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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER SIXTY-EIGHT. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1196 PRTCE TEN CENTS
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MUTINEERS MASSACRE ALL ()FFICERS
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MANILA, Feb. 24—A report lots readied here
that four hundred members of the Fifth Light Ben
galeae infantry, enroute for Egypt, which revolted
nt Singapore, were killed, ns were also seven (human
prisoners of war from the detention camp, who join
ed with the natives when promised their freedom by
the revolters.
The mutineers killed' all their officers, which
were principally English, and then attacked the civil
inns, killing a number including several women.
That portion of the region-lit remaining loyal, rein
forced by civilians, engaged in a pitched battle with
the rebels, who were finally subdued when all hut
one hundred of them had been killed.
PARIS, Feb. 24—A correspondent of the
Journal, who witnessed the operations of the tier
mans in North Poland, states that they lost fullv
fifty thousand men in their attacks upon the Rus
sian positions along tin- Rawka river in tin- region of
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Borjimow and Gumbinen.
He stales that the German army in flu* east is
being gradually but implacably worn down, and
whether they attack or merely act on the defensive
the German army is steadily melting away.
The feverish activity of the Germans, and tliier
frightful sacrifice of lives show that they realize that
they are lighting against time, and unless some over
whelmingly victory is gained before the spring cam
paign opens they are doomed to defeat.
CORDOVA GETS RADIO STATION
Cordova is to receive one of the six large radio
stations to be constructed in the United States by
the Navy Department; five of these plants will be
built at strategic points in the states and one in
Alaska. They are to form a part of the naval system
in the event of war and last summer when the
cruiser Buffalo was in Prince William Sound Com
mander Taylor had instructions to make an investi
gation of conditions along this coast and recommend
what he considered the most suitable site for one of<
these large stations. Together with Mr. Gillis, of the
local naval wireless plant, Commander Taylor visit
ed Mile 13, along the Copper River & Northwestern
railway, and was favorably impressed with tl.e su
perior advantages of that place, and that he made a
recommendation in favor of that site is now apparent
from the following self-explanatory telegram rece
ived by the Cordova Chamber of Commerce from
Geo. C. Hazelet at Washington:
“Radio station for Copper River flats i3 now as
sured. Work will be begun in June ”
EIGHT-HOUR lit
UPHEO BY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24—The Su
preme court handed down a decision
declaring the California Women's
Kight Hour law constitutional. The
law provides that eight hours shall
constitute a day’s work for women in
the state in all branches of manufac
turing and mercantile business ex
cept in harvesting, canning fruits,
boarding houses, and graduate nurses
in hospitals. In its finding the court
holds that reducing the hours of labor
of women to eight hours is not an
Improper exercises of the police pow
ers of the state.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—The in
vestigation made by the Attorney
General, under the direction of the
President, as to whether the recent
rapid rise in the price of foodstffs
was caused by unlawful combinations,
tins been completed. The Attorney
General, in his report on the subject,
states that he has uncovered no evi
dence sufficient to warrant criminal
prosecutions.
BLOCKADE DOES
NOT EFFECT
NEW YORK, Feb. 24—The German
blockade of the British and French
coasts have apparently had little or no
effect upon shipping so far as this
port is concerned. Steamers ore
clearing regularly for ports within the
danger zone prescribed by Germany.
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Notices to Eagles.
Owing to the entertainment given
this evening by the Fire Department
there will be no meeting of the Eagles.
GEO. DOOLEY, Secretary.
COMMISSIONER ADAMS VINDICATED
BY COURT OF TRADUCERS’ ATTACKS
There was a large attendance at the
hearing held by Juuduge Fred M.
[frown, of the District Court, in the city
hall last night on the charges filed a
gainst U. S. Commissioner A. J. Ad
ams by Will A. Steel.
The many attacks and criticisms
made on the commissioner by the
Daily Alaskan had aroused in the pub
lic a desire to see the matter settled
and an opportunity to find out what
his detractors had on the local judge
was eagerly seized.
The hearing was conducted by
Judge Brown in a wholly informal
manner, so that the proceedings were
not disturbed or interrupted to an un
due extent by extraneous matters.
Neither the complainant or the ac
cused were represented by attorneys,
but both were given the privilege of
examining the witnesses.
The full complement of court offic
ials were present Clerk of the Court
Arthur Lang acted In his official ca
pacity, and District Attorney Spence
and Marshal Brenneman were behind
the rail. The proceedings were made
a matter of record by Mr. Hamburg
er, the judge’s private secretary.
The first witness was the complain
ant, Mr. Steel. The charges were
nine in number and the Judge consid
ered them seriatim. The gist of the
first was that Judge Adams had tried
municipal cases in his court, and that
he and Deputy Marshay Brightwell
had connived to boost their fees. The!
only evidence introduced on either
of these questions was that petty mu
nicipal cases occurring within the city
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limits had been brought before the
Commissioner upon the sworn Com
plaint of the chief of police. The
court explained to the witness that
In such cases the Municipal court and
the Commissioner’s court had concur
rent jurisdiction.
The second charge was to the ef
fect that the Northern Drug Co. had
slot machines in its store, contrary
to law; that Mr. Adams was a stock
holder in the store.and often operat
ed the machines. Mr. Steel tried to
pass this charge off by saying that
he would take it up later, but the court
insisted in considering the charges in
order. Thereupon the witness tes
tified he knew that such machines
were in the store. Judge Brown
asked the witness if he was acting
from a sense of public duty in bring
ing the charges or whether they were
actuated by a private feeling against
Mr. Adams. Mr. Steel replied that he
was acting solely from a sense of
public duty, whereupon the court ask
ed him whether or not slot machines
were operated in any other drug store
here, and complainant hesitatingly ad
mitted that they were. The Judge
then inquired why he had waited so
long to bring the matter to the at
tention of the officials as he must have
known for a number of years that such
machines were being operated. The
witness replied that he was bringing
these charges against Mr. Adams in
his official capacity as Commissioner.
Judge Brown then addressed the Dis
trict Attorney and called his atten
tion to the charge of Mr. Steel that
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the slot machines were illegal, and
that the matter was therefore proper
ly before his office for action. The
District Attorney replied saying that
the matter would receive prompt at
tention from him.
In discussing the third charge the
court said that the substance of it was
that B. F. Medley, a local attorney,
was a partner of Judge Adams con
trary to the statute. The witness had
no testimony to prove the partner
ship relation. He said Mr. Medley
and Mr. Adams occupied the same offi
ce, and that Medley acted as editor of
Alaska Times for a period. There
was evidence that Mr. Adams was a
stockholder in the corporation that
published the Alaska Times. The
fourth charge also challenged Mr.
Medley's connection with Mr. Adams,
on the ground that whenever the law
required the commissioner to appoint
an attorney, he had appo^ted Mr.
Medley. The complaining witness did
not have any direct information on
these matters, saying only that he
had heard so and so.
The fifth charge involved the pub
lishing of legal notices from the com
missioner's court in the Alaska Times,
and centered on ttie point whether or
not such notices should not have been
published in the Daily Alaskan, the
newspaper, partly owned and man
aged by the complaining witness. One
case was cited, where exception was
taken to the charge made by the
Times for this publication. The eom
,*nissioner introduced receipts from
the Alaskan showing that practically
the same price had been paid it for
legal notices.
The sixth charge was dismissed l>y
the court because it was only a ques
tion of what sthe proper court proced
ure was. and the court said that the at
torney's in such a case, if aggrieved
would have known how to protect
themselves, and that there was noth
ing that would affect such a question
as was being raised by this hearing.
The next charge was to the effect
that Mr. Adams had paid money direct
to litigants and ignored attorney's of
record. Mr. Steel said the Attorney
C. M. Frazier would testify on that
matter.
The eight charge of refusing to al
low attorney's fees was dismissed
by Judge Brown on the same ground
as the sixth charge, the court stating
however, that it had never been the
practice in this division to allow at
torneys fees in the commissioners
courts and in the district court only
in cases of suits on notes and mortga
ges where the instrument sued upon
so provided.
The ninth charge was to the effect
that Mr. Adams had at a certain time
unlawfully assaulted Mr. Steel, the
circumstances of such assault being
described by the witness.
Complainant then asked the court
to call ex-Chief of Police Henneke as a
witness and he responded. Later
Chief Wain also testified. Both these
witnesses were called on the question
of arrests made in the limits for petty
offenses. Both said the offenders
were tried before Judge Adams al
though the latter had at various times
insisted that these cases should lie
brought before the city magistrate.
Doth stated that the complaint always
charged a violation of the Alaska
Code and not of a city ordinance.
Mr. Steel cross examined these wit
neesses at length, with the result that
Judge again called the attention of
District Attorney Spence to a matter
that deserved his attention. He ask
ed him to look into the matter of
bringing such offenses in the U. S.
Courts and consider what was best
to be done in regard to having the city
stand the expense of prosecuting and
punishing such offenders.
James Flynn was next called. He
said he had been editor and man
ager of the Alaska Times. Ho de
tailed the organization of the concern
as to who had financed it, and who
the stockholders were. He swore
that while he was editor and manager
Mr. Adams never interfered with him
in any manner, ns to the policy or
conduct of said paper, and that all
legal notices were charged for at the
regular rate of Hi cents a line for the
first insertion and 5 cents a line for
subsequent insertions.
Attorney C. M. Frazier was then
called and told of the case of Iteidy &
Co., against H. A. Cook, where the
commissioner had paid certain money
direct to Harry O'Neill, one of the
partners Instead of to the attorney.
He also told of a dispute in that case
he had with Judge Adams because the
judge would not allow him an at
torney's fee. Said that Mr. Adams
had shown him a letter from District
Attorney Walker sustaining Mr.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 24—The su
preme court of the United States yes
terday handed down a decision which
validates the withdrawal, by President
Taft, of immense tracts of oil lands in
California and Wyoming from entry.
The withdrawal of these public, lands
was made in 1909, and was done with
out legislation empowering the action.
This decision of the court annuls en
ries made by Individuals and corpora
tions which are valued at more than
one hundred million dollars.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Secretary
Bryan is investigating the charge
made by the German and Austrian
ministers that submarine vessels were
being built in the United States for
Great Britain, and were being sent to
Canada for trans-shipment. So far
the investigation has revealed noth
in gto substantiate the charges, all
works at which such vessels might he '
built having been questioned on the $£&
iibjet t, and without exception have
BERLIN, Feb. 24—The card system
of obtaining bread went into effect
throughout Germany today. Every
German must have a card issued by
the government to get bread at the
restaurants or at the bakeshops.
BERLIN. Feb. 24—It is officially an
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nounced that the entire crew of the
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American steamer Carib, which was
sunk by a mine off Helgoland, has been
saved.
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Real news in the Daily Times, all
the time.
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GFLfiRFEESECTION OF POLAND
PETROGRAD, Fob. 24—The Germans are apparently con
centrating their attention to the Russian fortresses along the
rivers Nieman and Border, intending, with their left wing safely
established in Russian territory, to make a general advance
southward and effect a junction with the Austro-German forces
advancing from the south, from the Carpathian region, and thus
asquire a large section of Poland. The success of this move
ment is dependent largely upon the capture of the Russian
border fortresses, Ossewitz being the first. Here the Germans
have been repulsed and their advance stayed.
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BERLIN, Fob. 24—The government has announced that it
will soon issue its second war loan of $250,000,000, bearing 5
per cent interst. It is anticipated in official circles that the loan
will be rapidly subscribed.
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GENEVA, Feb. 24 —The Serbian troops have again com
menced an invasion of Austria, and are co-operating with tin
Russian movement against the Austrians
SECRET MEETINGS ftT THE HOGUE
THE PRAGUE, Feb. 24—Interesting developments are ex
pocted momentarily from the numerous meetings which havt
been held here recently between representatives of the various
nations represented here, The subject of tht‘se meetings has
been kept secret, but it is generally believed that it has a stronjj
bearing on the efforts that are being made to promote peace be
tween the warring nations.
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SENATE RAISES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 The Army
appropriation bill passed the senate
this morning. Tho bill carries the ap
propriation for Alaska roads, to be ex
pended under the supervision of the
Alaska Road Commission, and the
appropriation for this purpose was
increased b> the senate to $200,000.
The concurrence of the House is ueees
sary, however, to the appropriation
of IhlB amount.
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Today's news in today's Daily Times
BERLIN, Fob. 24 Dr Kuczynski, statieian for the gov
ernment, urges that the government seize all stocks of potatoes
throughout the empire, lie calls attention to the fact that the
potato supply, at its present rate of consumption, will not last
four months, and will he exhausted long before the new crop
will ripen. As potatoes now form an important article of diet,
the exhaustion of the supply will place Germany in a critical
position.
The Socialists demand the exportation of the stock of pota
toes, hut the government maintains that this course is im
possible.
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BERLIN, Feb. 24 - An official report recc ved' here today
states that the Russian forces have advanced in North Poland
and have crossed the Bohr river in two places.