WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—A. Mitch
ell Palmer, alien property custodian,
authorizes the following statement:
Federal agents have begun a search
of the country from coast to coast to
get in alien property still outstanding.
Holders of property thus uncovered
who have failed to report may be
fined $10,000 or imprisoned for ten
years, or both.
The law will be impartially enforced
against all individuals or corporations
who fail to report the possession of
enemy property. Full notice has been
given and the time for making reports
liberally extended. Nevertheless it is
apparent that holders of both large
and small blocks of property are eith
er not reporting it or are attempting
to conceal it in part. Others are at
tempting to transfer property for the
duration of the war to be turned back
to the enemy owners after peace is
declared. To stop these practices the
fullest powers provided by the ‘‘trad
ing-with-the-enemy act” will, if nec
pc.Rflrv hp PYPrtPrI
Certain Communities Lax
Only a small number of reports have
been received from certain commun
ities. There seems to be an astonish
ing lack of knowledge of the law and
its requirements. A president of a
trust company recently admitted that
be held $100,000 worth of German se
curities in his vaults. When asked to
explain why he had not complied with
the law, he replied that he did not
know there was any law which re-1
quired a report.
In another instance a citizen failed j
to report information that German- j
■owned bonds were being regularly |
clipped and sent to an address in j
Sweden to be relayed to Germany, be
cause hr. could not betray a confidence.
No Excuse in Future
These excuses can not be accepted
in the future. Every loyal citizen must
come forward and give any informa
tion which will stop the flow of money
into enemy territory. It is imperative
as a matter of national defense that
all alien property be immediately
placed in the hands of the alien prop-1
orty custodian. It will not be neces
sary in the administration of the alien j
property custodian's office to reveal j
the sources of information.
It should be borne in mind that an |
American citizen now in Germany is
technically an enemy, within the mean-j
ing of the act, but may for good cause |
t e declared by the custodian not an j
■enemy. A German citizen in the
i’nited States is. on the other hand, |
not considered an enemy under the i
act, provided he peaceably resides in
.this country, obeys the law, and does
not engage in any form of activity j
against the government of the United |
States.
Alt Citizens Urged to Assist
All citizens or friends of this coun-1
try who have any knowledge of prop
erty held by any person for or on ac-1
count of an alien enemy, or of a trans
fer of such property to any other in
dividual or institution, or of any debts
owing by any person to an alien enemy
or of persons who are officers or di
rectors of corporations of whch any
Of the capital stock is owned by any
one defined as an enemy or who may
have custody or control of any prop
erty either alone or with others who
are classed as alien enemies under the
law, are earnestly urged to come for
ward and make a full report of any in
formation in their possession that may
assist in the locating of such property.
This is not only a duty but an imper
ative patriotic necessity. Information
of this character to be forwarded at
once to the Alien Property Custodian,
•Bureau of Investigation, AN ashington,
D. C.
Property May Be Taken
The alien property custodian has is
sued the following statement:
The proclamation by the President
including under the term “enemy" ir
the trading-with-the-enemy act al
alien enemies who have been perman
ently interned under the jurisdictioi
o' the war department, is based upoi
the pow'ers given to him under sectioi
2 of the trading-with-the-enemy act.
Its object and purpose is to enabb
the alien property custodian to taki
over and manage the property o
alien enemes of large mOans who haw
teen permanently interned, and t
eliminate any possibility of their cai
rying on, from the internment camps
trading activities which might be ir
imical to the interests of the Unite
States.
It must be noted, however, that th
proclamation is limited to a small clas
of alien enemies and does not includ
in its scope an alien enemy under a
rest in a local jail who has not bee
transferred to the war departmen
nor an alien enemy already released o
parole, nor the great body of alien en
emies subject to regulation by the
President under the power conferred
by Revised Statutes 4067.
The government of the United
States does not intend to interfere
with the property of the ordinary alien
enemy, be he either German or Aus
trian, and this proclamation is strictly
limited in its operation to those who
have been found to be dangerous and
who have been transferred to the war
department for permanent detention.
unotherganneryIo
BE BIT ST MUTST
YAKUTAT, March 8.—The outlook
in Kakutat at the present time is good.
The Libby, McNeil & Libby sal
mon cannery is already receiving
freight in enormous quantities. This
speaks well for the fishing next sum
mer. And a certain Mr. Dodd is build
ing another cannery here. This will
be the greatest help for Yakutat. It
will boost prices for the fish, and the
steamship companies will give better
service.
The native women have organized
an Auxiliary Red Cross Society. The
erecutive committee consists of Mrs.
Axelson, Mrs. Ivadeetoo, Mrs. Y.
George, Mrs. Gray and Mrs. James.
Each member has donated a splendid
pair of moccasins to the Red Cross.
These were beaded in the national
colors with a large shield on the top,
very attractive and most serviceable
for soldiers confined to hospitals. As
they were of a large skin, 51 pairs
filled a large mail sack.
As soon as the Red Cross buttons
arrive there will be another collection
for the cause of freedom. And the na
tives take a special pride in being loyal
to their country. Perhaps some of
their white brothers have something
to learn from them in this respect.
The weather man has been rather
good to us so far. At no time have
we had zero weather, and' the snow
has not measured more than 27 inches
at any one time.
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LIEUT. JOHN K. RICHARDS
uieui. dunn r\. nurwii as»> u. *». ^
was one of the officers of the America
destroyer Jacob Jones who survive
when that vessel was torpedoed an
sunk by a German submarine.
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^ NOTICE.
—
Owing to the danger rrora trains an
teams skiing and coasting is prohibi
ed on all streets west of the east ma
gin line of First avenue.
J. J. MURRAY,
Chief of Police.
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Bargain Notice—For sale one fou
foot fireproof safe, three National cat
registers. Adress Prospector, Valde
ORDER SETTING TIME FOR HEAR
ING PETITION AND GIVING
NOTICE
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division—In the
Matter of the Alteration of the
boundaries of, the enbirge, ent of
the corporate "units of am* the an
nexation of new territory 'o the
town of Cordova, Alaska, incor
porated.
A petition having this day been pre
( sented to the above entitled court Sor
i the purpose of Instituting proceedings
I restored by fats’ for the annexation of
I territory, therefr* described, t0 the *r
|(orporated town «f Cordova, Alaska;
'and it appearing t(/ the court that said
j petition is signed by enough qualified
electors of said town to constitute
more than one-fifth of the number of
-votes cast at the last outnicfpal eiec
' tion held ir, said town, and fcy more
than five actual residents’or owners of
substantial property interests in land
or possessory rights in land'or tide’ land
or improvements upon land or tide
land within the limits of the-territory
so proposed to be annexed and to^
corporated within the limits of the cor
porate town of Cordova aforesaid,
said petition setting forth the boundur'
ies of the territory so proposed to' he*
annexed to said town, and being veri
fied by two of the signers of said peti
tion, and having attached thereto' a
plat based upon an actual survey ly-’a
competent surveyor, setting forth the
limits a-ad boundaries thereof by meres
and bounds, and stating the number aft
inhabitants therein;:
Now, therefore. It appearing to the
. court that said petition fa in the form'
and substance required1 by law.
It is ordered and' decreed that said
i petition be heard and considered by
the court on the Bath day of April,
1918, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at
the court room of this court in either
, Valdez, Alaska, or sat'd’ Cordova, if said
day be a day of jurisdiction in said
court, or it the same- be not a dlav of
jurisdiction;, then said hearing shall
be held on tlie first day of jurisdiction
thereafter. It is further ordered that
! notice of such Hearing be given by
posting primed or typewritten copies
j of this order in three conspicuous
places within the limits of the cor
porate town of Cordova, Alaska', and
by posting; *ueh copies- to three eon
| spicuous places within the limits of
the territory so proposed to be an
nexed to and' incorporated within the
Timits of said’, town: off ObrcRwa, and
by publishing a copy of this order for
four consecutive weeks in the Cordova
Daily Times, a dhily newspaper of gen
eral circulation published to sundown
of Cordova; such publication; to be
made in said newspaper onr< each
week until live publications have been
tnade.
Dated at Cordova, Alhska, this tlth,
day of MVtruh; 1918..
FRKDfM. BROWN.
District Judge.
' March 12-18-25-Apr. 1-8.
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For sale at a bargain. Walker's Inn
at Alaganic. For terms apply to Cor
Idova Abstract & ISCeaity Adaims
Building;
Use less wheat and meat. Buy local
foods. Serve just enough. Use what
Is left.
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Bargain Notice—For sate one four
foot fireproof safe, three National cash
registers. Adress Prospector, Valdez.
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j OUR GROWTH |
| Deoosits as reported to the Territorial 1
| Banking Board under dates of
FEBRUARY 10, 1915 . . . $192,265.67
I “ 7, 1916 . . . 282,355.00
I “ 15, 1917 . . . 458,688.55
I “ 14, 1918 . . . 513,580.89
Our Deposits on Feb. 25, 1918 were
l $547,981.06
| THIS GROWTH is a reflection of the
increasing prosperity of
| this community
First Bank of Cordova
We offer you every banking facility that a strong,
conservative* completely equipped bank may render
| Commercial Department Drafts and Money Orders
Foreign Department Payable in all parts
Savings Department of the world
| SECURITY SERVICE SATISFACTION
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Thus Star of the Hast AaaflSzry will
meet srt the home of Mrs. Jack Sapiro
on M«6aday afternoons at i-.l'i o'clock
Ever./body invite 1.
MRS. S'JrWA SCO IT,
FESH OF ALL KINDS
HALIBUT, CODFISH! and
RED SNAPPER
Ice Hass for PerishaMes. Big Stock
Always oi». HhotE
CORDOVA FRUIT MARKET
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The Red Dragon
CORDOVA. tUSSA
Headquarters o£ Cordova
Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded in 190S
by Episcopal church. Opeu
from 1 p. m. ta 10 p. m.
REV E. Pt ZIEGLER
Supt.
MEET ME AT
THE
IS ‘HORSESHOE’
POPULAR RECREA
TION PLACE
Where we can always find our
friends
Finest Billiard and Pool Ta
bles in Alaska
BEST GRADES OF STAND
ARD BRANDS OF CIGARS
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PHONE
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GERMS
Completly
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Work Galled
For and
j| No slipshod work. Delivered
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Our cleaning and ironing pro-! .
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We launder everything. I J jg
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Your Work and YOU'LL Proprietor
NEVER GO ELSE- FIRST AVENUE
WHERE Below Alaskan Hotel 1
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
DOOLEY AND GREEN1G
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
Fine Job Printing at the Times Office