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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER J44. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The urgent deficiency bill,
which carries an appropriation of two million dollars for work
on the government railroad in Alaska, was passed by the House
this morning without a roll call. An effort was made to stir up
some opposition to the item for the Alaska railroad by Repre
sentative Gillette, of Massachusetts. He made a speech, criti
cising the work done by the commission, and prophesying fail
ure for the project. At the close of his talk he moved that the
Alaska item be stricken from the bill. Representative Fitz
gerald, of New York, the chairman of the appropriations com
mittee, replied to Gillette in a strong speech, defending the
commission and the present administration for their work for
Alaska and the railroad. The motion to amend the bill by
striking out the Alaska railroad item of two million was lost
by an overwhelming vote. The bill itself was passed by a viva
voce vote. j
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SEATTLE* Jan. 21. — Chairman
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Charles Herron, of the Republican
territorial committee of Alaska, an
nounced today that the committee
had decided to postpone the date of
holding the committee meeting, which
had been set for Seward, Alaska, on
January 27. The meeting will not be
held until the arrival of the Admiral
Evans at Seward on or about Febru
ary 5. The reason assigned for the
postponement is the -delay in receiv
ing the new rules promulgated by the
national committee of the Republican
party.
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VIENNA, Jan. 21. — Austria has
actively renewed her military activi
ties in Montenegro, and the assault on
the lines of the enemy has been com
menced. The army is moving ahead
and centering on the three cities of
Podgoritza, Antivari, the seaport of
Montenegro, and Scutari.
GREW SIX MEN
BELIEVED LAST
KETCHIKAN, Jan. 21—Wreckage
' said to be from the fishing schooner
Edison is reported as being washed up
by the sea at Cape Decision. The
wreckage has created thd fear, that
the fishing boat foundered in the last
| heavy gale which swept this section
land it is beginning to be believed that
the crew was lost. The sTilp should
have returned to port before this if all
was well, and I lie wreckage reported
today confirms the first suspicions of
disaster. The Edison car led a crew of
six men.
The steamer Admiral Evans is due
from the westward at !t o’clock this
morning, weather permitting.
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j ('has. Cracroft. who was formerly
j connected with the C. R. <£ N. W. rail -
I w-ay, is a returning passeiffcer on the
j Alameda.
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,1. H. SeHeti and wife are coming
home on the Alameda, from a trip to
pacific coast states.
MILLION DOLLAR LOSS
CAUSED Bl STORM
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21. — The worst
of the storm that has been devastat
ing southern California is now over.
The loss in San Diego county and in
the city will run over a million dol
lars. Fortunately no lives have been
lost.
DIXON WINS DOG
TEAM RACE
ANCHORAGE, Jan. .21- The first
dog race of -the winter was won hv
Frank Dixon. The course was from
Anchorage to Old Knik. The other
place winners were Walter Howard ,
second. Albion Gustaffson third and
and Wm, Greer fourth. The race!
hotly contested and for the greater
part of the distance was close, the j
winner pulling away from his com
petitors on the last section of the trip.
Considerable money changed hands on
the event the betting being mostly at
even money.
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VALDEZ VISITED BY
ANOTHER BIG BLAZE
VALDEZ, Jan. 21.—A disastrous fire broke out in the
bakery of Rudolf Schmidt, in the center of the town, at seven
o’clock this morning, that for a while threatened to spread and
repeat the conflagration which wiped out a large portion of the
city last July. The heroic efforts of the fire fighters manager
to save the surrounding property from being burned, with one
exception, so that but two buildings in all were destroyed.
Schmidt’s bakery is on McKinley street, the main street of tne
town, in the block opposite from where the July fire com
menced. Adjoining it is the building owned by A1 White, oc
cupied by Louie’s restaurant on the ground floor, and by Mr.
White as a residence on the upper floor.. The Liberty theatre,
owned by White, was the next building to his residence, and
was saved. The bakery building is owned by Dr. Daggett, of
Seward.
The firemen experienced the greatest difficulty in fight
ing the flames, as a high wind was blowing at the time and the
thermometer registered fourteen below zero: The chemicals
were absolutely useless, but three streams of water were thrown
on the fire in a short time, attention being mainly directed to
keeping the fire from spreading. For a time it seemed that
nothing would save the entire block from being destroyed, and
the greatest confusion reigned, while the occupants of the
nearby buildings were moving their belongings into the street,
i All of the stock and office fixutres of the Alaska road com
f mission, the Valdez Drug store, the Pioneer barker shop, Whit
ley’s butcher shop, Mrs. Winters’ ladies furnishing store, the
Pinzon bar and the Pinzon cigar store were carried out and
piled up in the highway. The precaution proved unnecessary,
as the fire was confined to the two buildings. A1 White and his
wife lost all of their personal possessions, saving just the
clothes they had on when they escaped from the building. The
firemen suffered severely because of the extreme cold and the
spray from the hose, several of them having their hands and
face frost bitten. The loss is but slightly covered by insurance,
the bakery store, where the blaze started, having a thousand
dollars on its stock, which will about half cover the loss. It
is thought that the remainder of the destroyed property was
not insured.
PREFERS SUICIDE
EL PASO, Jan. 21. — The Villa par
tisans here insist that the continued
reports of General Villa's capture are
I absurd. They state that he is safely
ensconsed in an old sanctuary, where
it will be impossible for his pursuers
to capture him. Villa is surounded
by devoted followers in sufficient
numbers to easily overcome any pos
sible attack that may be irtrected
against his present position. It is
said that Villa would commit suicide
rather than allow himself to fall into
the hands of Carranza, and thus invite
certain execution. His followers feel
confident that he cannot be taken
alive except it be through treachery
or while be is asleep.
EL PASO, Jan. 21. — The partisans
of General Villa in this city report
that they have received advices from
their chief, which assure them of his
safety. He is said to be in the Tarn
humare mountains, accompanied by
several hundred devoted followers. 1
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Dance at Eagle Hall Saturday night. ■
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GREECE PROTESTS
ENGLAND’S ACTION
Special by Associated Press.
ATHENS, Jan. 21. — The king of
Greece sent a message to the people
of the United States yesterday, pro
testing In the name of all neutrals
against the manner in which the al
lies were treating his ctfhntry. The
message was sent to America through
the medium of the Associated Press
correspondent, who was summoned to
an audience with the Mng and re
quested to transmit the message to
Hie United States.
The monarch said-that this action
was taken because It was the only
medium open to him whereby be
could fittingly express bis resentment
against the actions of tJie allies, who
had. contrary to international law,
and in insolent disregard of the rights
of Greece, blown up the bridge at
Demirhissar, fortified the city of Sa
loniki. entrenched themselves on Gre
cian territory and occupied the island
of Corfu and other Grecian posses
sions.
Constantine insisted that the piea
of military necessity advanced by the
French and English for these high
handed acts was similar to the argu
ment advanced by Germany in defence
of that country's violation of Belgian
neutrality. He was very bitter against
tbe allies, regretting the hopelessness
of armed action against these aggres
sors, and declared that the allies were
simply trying to unload on Greece the
results of their own stupidity in the
Balkans.
ATHENS. Ian. 21. — Great Britain
has allowed five thousand tons of coal
to be imported into Greece in order
to relieve the suffering being endured
by the peasantry and the poorer
classes in the cities for lack of proper
fuel. The commercial blockade is not
relaxed any further, and the situation
is critical. The Greek cabinet is in
constant session, and the results of
then doliberationsbire being anxiously
awaited, as it is felt that Greece is in
the power of the allies, and will be
felt to grant their demands even
though it is done with the utmost un
willingness.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 21.—The cold wave
which has ben sweeping through the |
states has reached Alaska, where one i
would have generally expected it to
come from. The coldest weather of .
the winter is reported at all of the j
important centers. At Valdez it is
sixteen below, at Tanana it is -64, at s
Nome -22 and at Eagle -56. \
:IRE PATROL GRIDS
GIT! IT NIGHT
In order to protect properly. Mayor
ilater !i;ts increased the fire patrol to
our members, under the direct charge
if Chief of Police Dooley. The town
las been divided into districts, and
nen assigned, so that every part of
he town will be personally looked
fter during these cold nights.
Block 1 and 2, First avenue, and
''ropt street from B. to D. street, Of- J
icer H. B. Wolking.
Block 11, First and Second avenues,
i. to B. streets, Officer Hub Bollin -1
;er.
Blocks 7 and 8, First and Second '
venues. Chief Dooley and Officer'
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; SAILS
WITH CORDOVA
SEATTLE. Jan. 21. — The Alameda
was unable to leave on Schedule time
from here last night, and did not sail
until tliis morning. Her passengers
for (iordova were Mrs. Griffith, Ed *
Loss, I. Stensland. Mrs. M. Goodrich,
H. Yonge, J. Duff. John Sellen and
wife. A. Hagen. ('. Cracroft, It. E.
Capers, Eric Champion, Mrs. D. Steele.
Mrs. Thelma Moe, J. Toalaud, Andrew
Cummings. The passenger list was
heavy for this time of the year, and
the boat carried considerable freight
for all Alaskan points of call.
Hill PARTY
A NV’HOTi.VGE, Tan. 21—Conflicting
stories are being circulated as to who
the parties are that bad their boat
caught in the ice and who are now
marooned on Eire island at the head
of Cook Inlet. Signal fires have been
lit at various points along the shore
uf the Inlet and these have been an
swered bv like fires from the island.
It is suposed that the men are Cap
tain Cramer of the government launch
Traveler and his crew of three men.
An effort is now being made to reach
them with a power boat.
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STRING ORCHESTRA DANCE WILL
BE HELD TONIGHT
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the dance to be given by the
Cordova String Orchestra at Eagle
hail tonight. This is to be the first of
a series of four dances and the proba
bilities are that a large crowd will at
tend all of these affairs.
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Attorney R. E. Capers, who spent
the holiday season in Los Angeles, is
on his way back to Cordova.
FLAMES BURN DOCK
AT SEWARD; BIG LOSS
SEWARD, Jan. 21.—A big fire occurred in this city last
night, which totally destroyed the only dock which the town
has, and burned considerable merchandise stored in the ware
houses thereon. Conflicting reports as to the cause of the
blaze are being circulated, one story having it that it was
caused from an overheated stove in a warehouse. This has
been denied, and nothing authentic is known as to the cause.
One of the warehouses, the west one, was destroyed, along
with its contents. There was stored here considerable freight
from the towns to the westward, and a large quantity of coal
for the Dora. The trestle approach to the dock was saved by
the firemen dynamiting it, and so preventing the flames from
spreading. The fire started in or near the west warehouse,
and when the flames commenced to lick their way towards the
east warehouse volunteer workers saved all the freight from
the latter building.
The total loss as a result of the fire was forty thousand
dollars. Ten thousand dollars of this loss is the value of the
merchandise destroyed. The dock was bought from private
owners by the government last year, having been erected by
the Alaska Northern railroad, and being included in the trans
fer of that road to the government.
ANOTHRE FLIGHT
IN COPPER
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. — The cop
per market is taking on an hysterical
ispect. The wildest rumors are fly—
ng about the exchange, reporting*
lales'of small lots for immediate ship-,
nent at prices ranging from 25 to 30
:ents. The large producers of the
netal are asking 24 12 to 25 1-4 for
•lectrolytic copper for later, deliveries.