The Cordova Daily Times ^
Y< lU'MK U. NUMBER 535. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 191(5. PRICE TEN CENTS ~
CIS STRIKE NSW
NKW YORK, Sept. 11. — With the
leaders, representing seven hundred
and fifty thousand union workmen in
New York and vicinity threatening to
call a sympathetic strike, traffic on
the subway and elevated lines to Man
hattan and the Bronx is impeded and
the surface system between these two
boroughs and Westchester country is
tied up. The general strike situation
has assumed a serious aspect.
NKW YORK, Sept. 11. — William
Fitzgerald, general organizer of the
street railway employees, asserts that
the efforts of the local traction inter
ests to crush the strike is a forerun
ner of a movement by capital to crush
labor throughout the country. Presi
dent Shouts, the the car companies,
says if labor organizers succeed they
will do to New York what the railroad
brotherhoods did to the government.
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AS III GOES
SO GOES TOE
ELECTION
APGPSTA, Sept. 11. — An unusual
ly heavy vote is today being polled
throughout the state of Maine. The
Republicans now claim a victory by
30,000 plurality, while the Democrats
believe they have won by a close
margin.
LONG BRANCH, N. .1., Sept. 11.
President Wilson has cancelled all of
his engagements and hastened to the
bedside of his sister, Mrs. Annie Howe,
who is reported dying at her home in
New London. Connecticut.
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TALKEETNA
J. B. Meenich, well known mining
man. who is in Cordova, has just com
pleted a tour of the mining districts
to the westward and brings news of
a strike on the Talkeetna river.
"The new strike was made by A1
Reel and his partner, David, a rela
tive oi Commissioner David of An
chorage. on the upper Talkeetna early
in July.' said Meenich. "The two lo
cated -4 claims along a forty foot
lodge of ore which is rich in copper,
gold and silver. No assays have been
made of it. but it is heavily mineral
ized and gold can be seen with the
naked e; e in much of the rock."
Pieces of the ore shown here by
Meenich are very rich In appearance
and the rock is unusually heavy with
mineral.
Meenich also told of the placer
strike on Indian river, which resulted
In many men quitting the railroad
work In that section to earn from $f>
to $18 per day with rockers and pans
on the bars.
“The real bonanza of the section,
however,” said Meenich, “is the Wil
low creek district. Martin's mine Is
into ore from which tie is cleaning up
from $13,000 to $14,000 per week
working one mill. The other mill is
idle on account of the scarcity of
hard rock miners. The outlook for
that part of flaska is exceedingly
bright, and should the new strike
prove up there will be another big
camp.”
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STAMP TAXES REPEALED.
Deputy Customs Collector (leorge
Kennedy has been informed that re
venue stamp taxes in schedules A and
B, on documents and cosmetics, was
repealed after midnight Saturday.
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GREEK RESERVISTS TO DISBAND
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LONDON, Sept. 11.—The indications are that there lias |1
been a general offensive against the Bulgarians in Macedonia 1
begun. Besides the British attack along the Struma river the '
Serbians are already advancing against the Bulgarians in the
lake Ostmva region. The French are attacking from Vardar!
to lake Doiran. In the meantime strong Russian forces are at
tacking the Bulgarians who invaded'the Roumanian province of
Dobrudja.
ATHENS, Sept. 11.— While allied ministers of war were | <
meeting in the French legation a number of reservists gathered,
'shouting “Long live the king; down with tin* entente.” Dur
ing the disturbance that followed four shots were fired, but no
body injured, and the reservists fled. Afterwards a guard was
landed from a French warship and the reservist clubs closed.
rile king will possibly accept the demand for the disbandment
>f the reservists league, of which the king is the honorary presi
lent.
Hi 1 A\\ A, Sept. 11.— I hi* Canadian troops have again tig
ired in a big battle on the Somme front, and the new casualty
ist shows the losses of several hundred.
BERLIN, Sept. 11.—The Russian attempts to capture
llalicz, which is the key to the defenses of Lemberg from the
southeast, have been frustrated.
PARIS, Sept. 11.—The British troops in Greek Macedonia
lave taken the offensive against the Bulgarians. They crossed
he Struma under a heavy fire, forty miles northeast of Saloni
<i, and attacked the villages of Nevolven and Karabamabes.
r us
Fsing a rope and ladder to mount
the glacier, Charles Emsweiler and
Frank Skeen located a lode of copper
ore on the old Likes property at Por
cupine bay for which searches have
been made ever since there has been
a seward.
The strike may put Resurrection
may on the map as a copper producer,
for should investigation show' the
values discovered to continue It will
rank with Ellamar and Latouche.
The lode is high grade copper, run
ning from -'ll to 35 per cent, and at
the point reached by means of scaling
the ice cliff was 30 feet in width.
Float ore running 35 per cent cop
per was found on the moraine at the
bottom of the glacier, and once S. E.
Likes, the discoverer, found a lead
of high grade ore quite a ways up the
glacier. After several years residence
at Porcupine bay in which he searched
the mountain each summer, Likes dis
posed of his holdings to Sam Silver
man for $2,500. Strange to relate, the
i next three years the snowfall was
so heavy that at no time during the
summer was Silverman able to reach
the lead, so he abandoned the prop
erty. It has been staked several times
since, but no one could find the lead
from which the highgrade float came,
and it has been a sort of "lost iode
copper mine ever since. The general
understanding has been that the lode
was under the glacier.
This spring Skeen and Emsweiler
staked the claim by way of experiment
and have examined it from time to
time.
On a recent visit they noted Likes'
■riginal monument about 60 feet above
the present level of the glacier, show
I ing how much the ice hud melted in
the past few years. This gave them
a hunch to examine the rim, hence
the rope ladder. About 3,00tt feet up
j the ice from a point where the iron
1 capping was shown by the rust they
! found the long looked for lode.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 11. — Thomas L
James, who was postmaster genera
under the late President Garfield, died
j at his home in this city. Deceased
j was 8t» years of age.
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BOOTLEGGERS ARE BOUND
OVER TO GRAND JURY
Otsi Osgood, Henry Fitzgerald and
Jack Hennessy, who were recently ar
rested in connection with the carlo
of liquors seized at Point Cumpbell
in Cook Inlet, were given a prelimiu
ary hearings before the United States
commissioner at Anchorage and wert
hound over under heavy bonds to th(
grand Jury. The charge against thr
men is that of shipping liquors into
the territory in misbranded packages
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Job Printing at tb« Times.
CENTURY DINNER
WAS BIG SUCCESS
On Saturday evening Manager Nels
Hawklnson, of the Carlisle Packing
Company, tendered a century dinner
to the officials of that corporation and
a number of Cordovans, in commemo
ration of the fact that this new can
nery has put up the largest pack of
salmon om any one concern in Alaska.
The affuirs was a most enjoyable one,
and will linger long in the memories
of all who were fortunate enough to
attend.
Mr. Ilawkinson welcomed the guests
in a few well chosen words, in which
he thanked the employees for their i
loyalty and co-operation, and ex
pressed his appreciation of the good
will extended to his company by the
people generally of Cordova. Mr.
Hazelet acted as toastmaster, and in
a most happy vein, introduced the
speakers, who included practically all
present, and it is needless to say that
many kind things were said about the
Carlisle Company and its efficient
staff of men. In fact, toasts were
drank to all of them, from President
Wright down to the "men behind the
gun” who were instrumental in estab
lishing a record pack during the first
season the plant has been in oper
ation.
The Cordova gu ests at toe uiiinei
were George C. Hazelet, Caleb Coraer,
Malcolm Brock, H. A. Slater, Fred
Glassbrenuer, K. J. De Leo, H. I.
O'Neill. George Dooley, Thos, S, Scott,
E. L. Harwood, Dr. W. W. Council, Dr*
W. H. Chase, P. L. Simpson, Edward
F. Medley, S. R. Hedges, Mr. Schmidt,
Mr. Dorkie, Mr. Aark. Mr. Lee and H. j
G. Steel. The Carlisle Packing Com
panv officials included Nels Hawkln
son. G. A. Steel, H. D. Sorvik, E. Rob
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tnson, ('apt. John Murray, Charles
Yuen and Ben Nakishma.
The banquet hall was tastefully dec
orated with flags, bunting and ever
green, while a net was stretched In
the center of the room, interwoven
with some fine specimens of King Sal
mon, making a very unique and pretty
effect. The dinner was one that ap
pealed to the guests, having been pre
pared in Chef Schreunger's best style
and served by competent help The
menu follows:
Dry Martini
Blue Points
Stuffed Olives Celery
Salted Almonds
Cream of Chicken
Planked Silver Salmon
Parisian Potatoes
Burgundy
Lamb Crops, Breaded
French Peas
Cigarettes
Stuffed Boast Chicken
Asparagus Tips
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style
Moet and Ch&ndon
White Seal
Waldprf Salad
Ice Cream Lemon Meringue Pie
Fruit Cake
Coffee
Neufachtel Cheese
Bent’s Water Crackers
Cigars
As a result of a thorough examina
tion of the fishing opportunities in
Alaska made in 11*15 by Nels Hawkin
son and covering a period of several
months Hnd requiring two trips to cen
tral and southwestern Alaska and the
Bering sea, it was decided by the Car
lisle Packing Company that they
, would erect a four line cannery at
■ < ordova. To this end the driving of
piles for a dock was begun late in
February, 1916.
Mr. Hawklnson, with a crew of able
assistants, arrived in ('ordova during
the last days of February, and al
though there was some delay in re
ceiving lumber for buildings- which
did not arrive until the first week in
March - and In spite of a great deal
| of Inclement weather, the buildings
were erected, machinery Installed and
everything was ready for the canning
| of salmon before the first day of May.
The run of red salmon started some
I what later than usual and the first
rish were caught on May 12, and were
canned and shipped on May 13. The
pack to date aggregates approximately
120,000 cases, and Is reported to be
the largest pack of any single cannery
in Alaska. It is anticipated that the
amount of the season's pack will ag
gregate 130,000 cases before the'can
nery closes down.
i When canning operations of the Car
lisle Hacking Company were started
in May of this year, the management
promised a complimentary dinner
when the pack reached fifty thousand
cases. When this amount was put up
the cannery waa handling 30,000 to
“0,000 fish per uay, ana no time COUid
be spared for Jollification, and before
an opportunity presented Itself the
pack had aggregated more than a hun
dred thousand cases. The cannery is
still packing nearly 1,000 cases of
salmon dally, but a part of a "day off
was taken on Saturday last, and the
“Century Dinner" was given to the em
ployees and a score of ('ordova busi
ness men also invited to share the
hospitality.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT PEOPLE
AND DOINGS
No word has as yet been received
from the Farragut, which Is to the
westward.
The district court convened at Val
dez this morning and a number of Cor
dovans are in attendance as witnesses
and jurors.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carlisle arrived in
the city yesterday after spending some
time in the interior. They will make
their home in Cordova in future.
P. Bouery and wife, 0. B. Poutet and
wife, M. U Stickney and John Brandt
came to town yesterday front Valdez
creek, where they spent the summer.
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The steamer Mariposa left Juneau
i at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. As
she goes to Skagway she is not expect
ed in Cordova until some time tomor
row.
P. C. Stoess and Wm. McIntosh, Be
attle mining men. who have been ex
autining property in the Interior, re
turned to Cordova on yesterday's
train.
The Seward papers say that It be 1
gins to look as though Valdez was to
get the Reynolds smelter, which they
understood was to be built on Resur
rection bay.
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Work has been started on K. I,, liar
wood's residence on C avenue, between
Second and Third streets by S. Jacob
son Ia>ed, who was awarded the con-1
tract for its construction.
Or W. H. Cnase and E. V. Boyle,
Republican divisional committeemen,
have called a meeting of the Hughes
Sohofield committee for 8 o'clock to
night to be held in i)r. Chase's office.
The steamer Admiral Watson is due
at Katalla Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, where 186 tons of freight will
be unloaded. The Watson will arrive
here Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock.
George C. Hazelet left this morning
on the launch Triton for Katalla,
where he will spend a couple of weeks
looking after business connected with
the St. Elias Oil Company, in which
he is interested.
A) McLaren came down from Mc
Carthy, where he is employed at the
Mother la>de copper mine, tie reports
that a large body of high grade ore
is being blocked out and the mine will
be a big shipper this winter.
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Considerable complaint is heard
from hunters, who have returued from
the Copper river flats that petty
thieves have been plying their voca
tion and in several instances have
stolen entire camp outfits
A meeting of the Cordova Building
Association will be held at the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms tonight at
8:.'10 o'clock, and a full turnout of
business men is requested, as plans
are being perfected for the erection
of more houses here.
GREUI OVATION
SYRACUSE, Sept. 11. — Charles E.
Hughes was welcomed at the station
by a great crowd of enthusiastic peo
pie, who cheered the Republican can
didate as he got off the train. Hughes
spoke at the state fair this afternoon
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Order your letter beads and enve
lopes now.
RETRACT HIS
STATEMENTS
WASHINGTON, Sept 11. — Henry
Ford, In replying to the libel suit for
$100,000, brought by the navy league |
because Ford impugned the motives I |
of the league's preparedness props
ganda, refuses to retract the state ;
ments he made. He declares that he ' 1
believes them to be true and will take ^
nothing back that he said.
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LODE STOUT IN:
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BENEFIT
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 11. —
“Alda.'' that story of love and tragedy
in ancient Egypt, told in song, is to
be presented here amid the modern
surroundings of a base ball park on
September 30, when the opera is given
by famous operatic stars for the bene
fit of the Youths' Directory of San
Francisco, and a fund for the preser
vation of California misssions at Kw
ing Field The opera will be sung in
Italian by artists from the Metropoli
tan and other opera companies.
The production of the opera will
be on a grand scale, according to pre
sent plans, more than 1,000 persons
taking part. The chorus alone is to
number 600, the ballet 75 and there
are to be 200 musicians, the others be
ing stars and the many supernutner
tries necessary to complete the enor
mous cast. It is planned to stage the
opera on a scale hitherto never at
tempted in the United. States. The
tpera will be given in full.
Among the famous stars will be
Emmy itestin as "Aida." i.eona Zino- 1
■ ieff, the Russian tenor, is to be cast |
for the part of “Rhadames," a part 1
he assumed in the production of the j 1
opera at the Pyramids In 1911. Clar
ence Whitehall, American baritone, is i
to be “Amonnrso." Henry Weldon,
basso, from the Brussels opera, is to
be cast for the part of "Ramphts."
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QUARTZ ORE
TEIKHELL
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Some fine specimens of gold quartz
were brought to Valdez by Nick Mec
kem from his recent find near Tei
kel. The specimens are almost pure
gold, with Just enough white quartz ,
to set off the yellow metal to advan
tage.
Mr. Meckem states that the new find
is but fifty to sixty feet front the
mouth of the tunnel on the claims he
has been working for the past two
years So far as known this new dis
covery has been covered by snow for
many years. This year, Mr. Meckem
says, the snow has melted back farther
than he ever saw it, and prompted
by curiosity he went over to look at;
the ground thus uncovered. Finding
traces of quartz he dug away some of j
the overburden and the sight which
met his eyes when he got down to j
the solid rock was electrifying The
bright yellow uietal stood forth big
as a house to Nick's eyes, and he
straightaway proceeded to gather in a
few specimens.
So plentifully is the gold distributed
through the rock that it ts not stretch
Ing it any to place the values at $200.
000 to $250,000 per ton, and Mr Mec
kem believea he can take out a nice |
little sum by panning the eroded rock
lying along the vein, anl when he re
turns to the property within a day or
two will take with him the necessary
pan to perform this work.
It ts not known how extensive this
ore body is, as but little work has
been done. When he returns he will
strip the lead as far as possible to de
terrains the extent of the pay chute
SPUN LARGEST
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Ql EBEC, Sept, l) — The new
entral span of the (Quebec bridge,
vhich fa the largest cantilever sus
•ension In the world, rollapsed and
ell into the st Lawrence river while
icing hoisted into position The span
vas six hundred and forty feet long,
nd weighed five thousand tons The
iridge stands in view of a structure
vhich collapsed nine years ago, killing
eventv men. The new bridge cost
17,000,000.
QUEBEC, Sept. 11. -—- Latest re
torts from the bridge accident place
he number of killed at twenty-five
fork men.
Iftil BANDITS
GIVE TROOPS
TIE SLIP
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 11. — Cen
tral Pershing’s scouts have been un
ihle to find any trace of the Villa
vand in the Santa Clara c anyon, where
hey are reported operating.
AFTER PEACE
SAI.T I.AKK, Kept II Prices of
milton, now high, because of the Ku
opean war, will go still higher even
ifter peace comes. K .] Hagenbarth,
(resident of the National Wool Grow
srs* Association, declared in his antni
1 address delivered here at the fifty
hird annual convention of the asso
•iation The next census, he said,
would show a shortage of thirty
(er cent In the flocks of the nation.
A two years' drouth in \ttstralia. and
he inroads of agriculture in South
America and New Zealand, Mr Magen
ta rth said, would prevent relief from
hose sources, while American conipe
ition was not pressing at present.
I'he world's wool supply is used up,
with over production impossible "for
many years to come."
Classification of the public domain,
ntelligent breeding, and a sane tariff
for wool protection were recommend
ed The forest servic e and the depart
ment of agriculture were lauded for
ipening summer pasture grounds a
policy credited by the speaker to "that
listinguished and far seeing patriot,
Theodore Roosevelt ' Congresses past
and present came in for warm repri
mand for playing politics with the
wool tariff, refusing to break up the
unclassified public domain, and for
stingy appropriations or none at all
to aid in improving the breeds of
sheep. A request by the association
and its friends for a congressional ap
propriation of $30,000 for a govern
mental breeding station, brought "the
magnificent sum of $8,500." the speak
er said, and committees sent to Wash
ington labored earnestly and in vain,
along many lines.
Just how much it costs to raise
sheep was set forth, in terms shatter
ing a somewhat popular belief that
it costs next to nothing "The cost
Involved In providing proper land hold
Ings (for lambing purposes), amt for
winter feeding, after we have iucluded
interest on the investment, and have
made a proper allowance for deprecia
tion and loss will range from five dol
lars per head per breeding ewe per
rear.”
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NO MORE CARPENTERS ARE
NEEDED AT ANCHORAGE.
The Alaska engineering commission
has secured all the carpenters it de
dres for the present, as the following
telegram from Lieutenant Mears at
Anchorage indicates:
"Reference my wire August 14 re
carpenters, there is sufficient carpen
ters now in Anchorage to take care
al all building work being done by
the commission."