The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME HI. NUMBER 21. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1916. PRICE TENCENTS
GERMANY PROPOSES PEACE CONFERENCE
Grant Reed returned on to
day’s train from Bonanza, in
the Shushanna district. Tie
reports that the trail to Mc
Carthy was in a frightful con
dition and lie was unfortunate
enough to freeze one of his feet.
Mr. Reed brought out the elec
tion returns from his precinct,
which gave Wickersham fi
votes and Sulzer 4. This gives
the present delegate a lead of
I) in the territory.
LIQUOR DEALER
JAIL
SEATTLE, Dec. 26. — Logan Bil
lingsley, head of the alleged liquor im
porting syndicate indicted last week,
who was arrested at San Francisco
arrived here yesterday. Being unable
to furnish a bond for $13,500. he spent
his Christinas in the county jail. Bil
lingsley alleged that the liquor had
been shipped from San Francisco to
Alaska addressed in care of Seattle
companies and controlled by them
The liquor, however, was sold here
and not shipped to Alaska.
VILLA IS' ON WAV
TO ATTACK
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 26. — Aftei
his great victory in capturing Torreon
Villa and his bandits went eastward
where they plan an attack or
Montrey.
STfl. SANTA ANf
The Alaska Steamship Compan:
will place the steamship Santa Am
on the route between Seward and Be
thel next May, the schedule provld
ing for calls at Alaska peninsula port
en route. Most of these ports are no\
served in the summer by the famou
“big little'' steamship Dora, the aqua
tic bulldog of the North Pacific. Th
Santa Ana, with freight and passer
gers, will sail May 20 from Seattle fo
Bethel direct and after dischargln
there, will steam to Seward to begi
t regular service in the run. If bus
ness warrants, the Dora will also b
operated on the route. The Kuok<
kwim river service will be maintaine
from the end of May until the end c
August, with a round voyage eac
month.
The Santa Ana's ports of call aft«
leaving Seward will consist of Seld<
via, Kodiak, llvak, Karluk, Cold Ba:
Chlgnik, Unga, Sand Point, King Cov
Belkofsky, Saanak, Scotch Cape, Cat
Sarlchef, Akutan, Unalaska, Nakne
Nushagak, and thence to Bethel.
If the Dora is not needed on tt
route she will be taken back to Sea
tie and tied up. The Sana Ana is ha
ing new boilers installed in Seattl
When she returns to commission si
will operate as a freighter in tl
Seattle-Southeastern Alaska routes u
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SALE OF WEST INDIES TO
UNITED STATES RATIFIE
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 23. — Tl
king and cabinet have ratified tl
treaty sale of the Danish West Indi
to the United States.
BERLIN, Dec. 26—The text of Germany’s answer to Pre
sident Wilson’s note has been transmitted to Ambassador Ger
ard. It proposes the immediate meeting of delegates from th<
belligerent nations to discuss peace plans.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 26.—The Telegraff says: “Ger
many’s reply to Holland’s note regarding the deportation of
Belgian workmen is framed in such terms that it is considered
inadvisable to communicate it to the Dutch parliament.” The
government requested Berlin to make a reply to its request that
would be presentable to parliament, but this was disregarded.
ROME, Dec. 26.—The pope, in speaking to Cardinal Ga
parri, said of President Wilson’s note: “It is a document
showing the honesty, justice aid farsightedness of the American
president.”
PARIS, Dec. 26.—In an address at the national congress
of the French Socialist party, Arthur Henderson, a British cabi
net minister, and G. H. Roberts, member of the British parlia
ment, both affirmed amid enthusiastic cheers, “The war must
be fought until full guarantees are obtained for lasting peace.’
Emile Vandervelde, a Belgian Socialist leader, declared: “Tin
struggle must be carried on until Belgium and Serbia are dcliv
ered and Caesarism laid lr^w.”
GENEVA, Dec. 2(3.—The Geneva Journal, in discussing
President Wilson’s note, praises him warmly. It says In* has
caused, during this dark Christmas a gleam of hope, and hopes
that his efforts may he successful.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.—President Wilson’s note has been sub
jected to continuous discussions and conferences by German
diplomats since its delivery. Foreign Secretary Zlimmern dined
Sunday night with the kaiser at Potsdam, and had an opportun
ity to learn the emperor’s views on the suggestions made. In
addition there is a lively interchange of views proceeding be
tween the capitals of the central powers. The note will he an
swered only in agreement of the Teutonic allies, but already it
is evident that the recommendation is meeting with a sympa
thetic reception in official circles and in a mood possibly, unless
the proposal is blocked from the other side, that it may lead
to the bringing out of a statement in some form of the central
powers’ ideas of the movement on foot for peace.
R< >ME, Dec. 26.—The pope pleaded for peace in an address
at the Christmas reception to the sacred college.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.—-The Teutons continue their successes
in Roumanin, and’ 5,500 more prisoners were taken. The town
of Filipiehti, on the railroad between Buzen and Bralia, was
captured at the point of the bayonet. Strongly entrenched Rus
sian positions on both sides of the village were stormed.
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IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, I)ec. 26. — The weather
today was the finest that has been
experienced here on Christmas in
years. There was less destitution than
usual, and all worthy cases were aided
by benevolent people and organiza
tions. The church choirs sang carols
on the streets last night. All the
downtown hotels were unable to fur
nish rooms to applicants last night,
the big crowd being ascribed to the
general prosperity.
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34 CARS COPPER
ORE IS READY
' FOR SMELTER
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» W. B. Hancock, superintendent of
i the Mother Lode copper mines, was in
town over Sunday, and reports that
8 his company is working a large force
i- of men and taking out considerable
1 ore. Thirty-four carloads are now at
f the lower tunnel, ready to be freighted
h to McCarthy, where there is already
eight cars awaiting shipment to the
r smelter.
As the Mother Lode Company has
raised over $1,000,000 lor the develop
s’ ment of these rich claims, a trail or
’ traction road will be the first thing
constructed. It will be from the mine
to McCarthy, a distance of thirteen
e and a half miles, and to cost between
, $25,000 and $30,000. A hydro-electric
. power plant will be installed for the
, running of the machinery in the mine
e and mill.
ie New office buildings, bunk and mess
houses have already been erected, and
the work of equipping the mine and
making it one of the btg producers
of copper will be pushed from this
time forward.
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One of the banner audiences of the
te season attended Km press theatre last
te night, and the program was an excep
9s tionally strong one, which will be re
peated tonight.
Christmas was appropriately oh
icrved in Cordova, and Santa Claui
uade his annual visit to the homes o
ill the little ones, remembering then
with toys and candies, while the usua
exchange of gifts took place among tin
)lder folk. A number of very prettil;
Jecorated trees graced local homes
the weather was ideal and all seemei
to enjoy the holiday.
Services were held in the differen
churches, all of which were well al
tended.
The children of the 1’resbyteriai
Sunday school rendered their heav
program to a packed house. The Sur
day school room was very tastefull
decorated with festoons, Christma
bells, green boughs and a Christma
tree occupied the corner of the plai
form. The tree was embellished wit
popcorn, tinsel, stars, gifts and sea'
tered throughout the tree were beaut
ful colored lights which added beaut
to the tree and spirit to the occasiot
The spirit of the Christmas seaso
gripped the hearts of the old an
young alike. The children rendere
their recitations and songs in a ver
able mauner. reflecting credit upo
both scholar and the teacher. Th
audience supported and encourage
the children in the usual manne
which brought satisfaction to tti
young hearts.
Space will not allow us to make mei
tlon of the merits of each numb*
rendered on the program, but it wu
the expression of all present that
was one of the "best yet" Christms
programs rendered by this progress!*
SijnHay SChOu!.
The offering of the evening will 1
given to one of the Presbyterian o
phanages on the coast to make hapi
the lonely hearts of these unfort
nates.
Following the benediction came tl
distribution of gifts, when eat
scholar of the school was remember*
by the teacher, the school or sou
j friends. Visiting children and adults
j were not forgotten in this part of the
program, thus each and all went home
carrying in their hearts the Christmas
spirit of peace and gqod cheer.
The Christmas morning service at
St. George's Episcopal Mission was a
gratification to all present. The morn
ing prayer was, as Is customary, fol
lowed by the Holy Communion, a most
fitting evpression of gratitude and
praise. The musical . selections by
Mrs. W. H. Chase, Miss Shepard and
Mrs. O'Neill were most welcome, high
ly rendered and most appropriate.
Mrs. Hedges presided at the piano in
her usual masterly manner. After the
service the club house''waa assaulted
and captured by the younger element
of the parish. The sally was quick
and effective and the Christmas tree
soon stripped. The toys were sent
from our old friend, Dr. Newton, the
candy being contributed by Messrs
Mosser and Brightwell, to whom the
children and rector express their
thanks and best wlsheB.
At midnight Christmas eve the Ca
tholic church was thronged with peo
ple to attend the services.
A Solemn High Mass was sung. Very
Rev. Kr. Crfmont, prefect apostolic of
Alaska, officiating, asisted by Master
John Rosswog as master of ceremon
, les, Harry O'Neill, Jr , and Stanley
O'Morthrom serving as acolytes.
Rosew’ig’s Mass in “G" was beauti
fully rendered by the choir, consisting
of Mrs. ],eaeh. soprano; Mrs W H
Chase, alto; Dr. Daggett, tenor; Mr.
Alvah Fames and F. A. Jones, bass.
Mrs. J. Sapiro presided at the organ.
The church was most tastefully and
beautifully decorated for the ocea
1 sion.
On Christmas day, at 8:3(1 a. m„ the
second mass was said and a third at
1 10:30 a. m.
1 On Sunday afternoon the Loyola
Club was the mecca for the children
• of Cordova, as a special program had
I been prepared fo their benefit by the
members of that organization. An ela
I borately trimmed tree, brilliantly II
- luminated by electric bulbs, was bur
dened with gifts for the little ones,
> which Santa Claus delivered in per
’ son. Then there was ice cream and
■ candy. On Thursday evening u
t Christmas tree party will be held by
3 the Loyolas for their members and
3 their friends.
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I LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Craig Hazelet came over from La
’ touche, where he holds a responsible
' position at the Reatson mine, to spend
! the Christmas holiday season at home.
* The steamer Mariposa was in port
' on Sunday, leaving that afternon, af
II ter the arrival of the mail from Fair
u banks.
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W. W. Getchell. of Seward, who la
e prominent In mining and political
circles, was here Sunday on his way
to the states,
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8 An impromptu dance was given al
' the Loyola (Tub rooms last night
8 which was thoroughly enjoyed by a
e number of young people.
e The steamer Admiral Watson tefi
N Juneau at 3 o'clock yesterday after
y noon and is due here tomoriow.
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Miss FranciB Root, an attractive
,e and accomplished daughter of Post
h master W. E. Root, of Seward, is th(
d guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams dur
.e ing the holiday season.
TO THE STATES
This Is
LOUIS GOLDEN,
of Fairbanks, Alaska,
Return C. O. D. After 90 Days
Thus tagged with a bell and strap,
one of the beat known reaidenta of in
terior Alaska, arrived in Cordova on
Sunday’s train, on his way to the
states. It is Louie’s first trip outside
after nineteen years' continuous rest
dence in the territory, and his only
excuse for making the trip is the Tact
that his physical condition demands
that he make the acquaintance of a
surgeon's knife.
The Fairbanks News-Miner gives the
following account of the send-off "Ciol
die" received at the hands of his
friends:
"Leroy To/.ier has procured a copy
of that Wfzenheimer standard of lit
erature: "The Bunc, and How to De
tect Its Presence, by Norine Mohr,"
considered to be the best thoughts
upon safety first ever gathered to
gether and printed for the protection
of those who travel little and thereby
gather much moss. A file of the La
dies' Home Journal for the past two
years was procured for Louis to read
at the rodhouses nights so that by the
time he reaches Cordova he will know
how to act in a ladylike manner and
will not appear upon the streets of
Seattle with all his personal wardrobe
on him at one time, as he does at
home, for if a man shows up on Big
town streets wearing two suits of un
derclothing, three shirts, four vests
five coats and six sweaters, as I,ouis
does at home, the police wouldn't be
able to keep the separators away fron
him If they neglected all other work
"All the boys are doing is precau
tionary work It shouldn't be neces
sary if it were anybody else but Louis
but in his case it is. Mrs. Golden re
turned from the outside only recently
and she knows the ways of the world
and could "wise” Louis to what he
is going up against, and has wiBed
him, but a certain kind of men always
think they know more than their
wives do. and in such cases it Is ne
cessary to do team work to protect
a fellow of that kind. There Is a feel
ing among the masses that Rrunq and
Kube are making a sacrifice play in
preparing Louis for the sacrifice —
they haven't been outside since Dr
Bell Invented the telephone and dare
not go, although they want to. Ia>uis
Is not so well as they are, and they
figure that if he can go and get back
alive or in fair condition, they can
muster up courage enough to try It.
and therefore they are masters of cere
mony in the coming celebration or
pre-wake.
"However, you never can tell. Ixruis
is one of those men who can lose and
lose and lose and smile, and you never
know what minute luck will turn and
lund them among those present. He
will have the bell and the Inscription
on it. and all the guards to safety
first procurable in Our Town, with
Ned Griffin along with him to carry
Louis' money and kep it safe, and the
luck of the innocent and guileless may
- stick with him until he returns again
—at least, we hope so.”
In answer to hiB communication to
>he postoffice department regarding
the establishment of a winter mail ser
vice between Valdez and Willow creek
Captain Robert M. Nolan, officer in
charge of the First division of the
Vlaska military telegraph and cable
•iystem, has received a reply from the
second postmaster general, in which
't Is stated that "A representative of
this office has recently made investi
gation of the conditions affecting the
proposed service and it is found that
owing to the very limited miml er of
persons that would be served during
the winter months the department
would not be warranted in incurring
the expense that would be involved in
providing the service.”
The Valdez Chamber of Commerce
also interested itself in the proposed
service, and communicated with the
department, urging the service be es
tablished and in reply received in
the last steamer mail a letter from the
second pastmaster general almost
identical with that received by Captain
Nolan.
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PARIS, Deo. 2fi. — Nothin* hasj
tvailed to check the increase of the
•ost of living in France. Bread only
has escaped the tendency. Everything
dse considered, it costs at least 75
than it did three years ago. War, of
•ourse, is the first explanation, hut
economic experts declare that diffi
culties of transportation and high
freights form the chief factors and
that these difficulties are due largely
to the failure of the government to
have ever carried out the projects for
interior navigation which were urged
by de Freycinet, Baudin and Audif
fred years ago In the opinion of these
same economic authorities the failure
of French to realize these canal pro
jects has been responsible for her
tnomaious position in the world car
ying trade.
Although some 200 to 500 miles
nearer America and from 200 to 2,000 j
miles nearer the extreme Oriental
markets than Antwerp or Hamburg,
the French port of Marseilles before
the war was surpassed by those Bel (
gian and German ports in Central Eu- j
ropean trade to the Orient, while Bor
deaux, Havre and other French Allan ;
tic ports were far behind them in trade |
with the two Americas. The marvel
lous internal organization of navlga J
tion and transportation in Belgium and
Germany enabled them to drain to
ward their ports nearly all the foreign
Itound traffic of Central Europe,
though lengthening the rouse and in
creasing the time of delivery.
Geneva, for instance, is further from
Antwerp than it is from Bordeaux,
vet In 1912 Bordeaux received almost
nothing from Switzerland, while Ant
werp received 31,000 tons to be ship
tied hv its lnmrer mute to Euronean
ports. In the same year Bordeaux re
ceived and forwarded to Geneva only
4,500 tons, while Antwerp was a way
station for 44,000 tons going to Switz
erland.
The new necessities created by the
war, however, made Bordeaux the port
of 35,000 tons of cotton and grain and
other commodities en route for Switz
erland in 1915. Economic authorities
argue that with proper facilities four
years ago Bordeaux would have re
ceived a lion's share of the 75,000 tons
of ingoing und outgoing Swiss traffic
In 1912.
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NO VOTES FOR SULZER;
COMMISSIONER IS CANNED.
U. S. Commissioner Dee Van Slyke,
of Susitna station, has been relieved
from the duties of his office. Mr. Van
Slyke was supposedly a Democrat, and
as there is nothing on the records to
show that he was ill or otherw ise de
tained from voting on election day,
but the returns from his precinct
show a solid Wickersham vote. This
may or may not have had something
to do with his enforced resignation.
It is also rumored that some other of
ficials in the division holding office
under a Democratic administration
as Democrats, may share a similar
fate in the near future.—Valdex Pros
pector.
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The u having departed when nug
;ets were to be picked up in every
rne's backyard in Alaska, sailormen
>n the steamer Northwestern attempt
’d a substitute way to easy wealth. It
('ailed.
Iaist midnight a squad of county and
city officers, muffled up to ward the
cold, hailed the Northwestern at the
Tacoma smelter dock at Ruston and
a few moments later swarmed up the
gangplank and began a search of the
vessel. The ship had arrived yester
day from Alaska with ore. It had
stopped a few hours in Seattle.
The hunt was rewarded. In the
sailors’ quarters the officers found
28 quarts of whisky and two gallons
of port wine. Some it was nicely
packed in suitcases. Some was in
gunnysacks.
The sailors, blinking the sleep out
of their eyes, professed no personal
interest in the proceedings.
Sailors Absent Minded.
It seemed in a fit of absent ininded
ness, all the sailors owning the suit
cases and sacks had left the steamer
at Seattle. They had not even left
their cards. However, one of the sail
ors produced a key to one of the suit
cases in the forecastle and opened it.
with a show of confidence. It con
tained linen. Keys to the whisky
rilled suitcases were strangely miss
ing.
The officers could do no more than
lug off the liquor. This they did. Then
the captain of the Northwestern en
tertained Deputy Prosecutor Thomp
son and County Detective Shaw at a
I o'clock luncheon. They had coffee.
On a charge that he had sold liquor
in Ruston, one of the sailors was taken
into custody He gave the name of
Cecil Augustus Rodriguez, of Lima,
Peru. Tacoma News.
ROME, Dec. 20. The big commer
cial and financial problem now dia
turbing Italy is the depreciation of her
money in foreign markets. N'otwith
standing the success of her armies
and the confidence at home and
abroad that her territory cannot be
invaded, the lire (19.3 rents) has con
tinued to drop in value ever since
Italy ent ~o.< the war.
At the begi nlng of the war art Am
erican dollar was worth five lire fif
teen centimes During the present
year this dollar in Italy has had an
average value of six lire fifty centimes
This same general depreciation ap
plies to every country in Europe.
The lire, before the war quoted at
par with the French franc, has lost
lit to 15 per cent of its purchasing
lower there. In others words, during
the present year It has taken an aver
age of 112 lire to buy 100 French
francs, the lowest average value of
the lire on the Paris bourse since
1871. when the present Italian gov
ernment had just firmly established
itself by the taking of Rome.
In calling attention to these facts.
Italie, of Rome, points out that the
life in Switzerland loses 28 per cent
of its value and is worth no more in
proportion than the Germany mark,
whereas the Spanish dollar or five pe
setas piece, having less actual silver
in it than the five-life or five-franc
piece, is now worth in Paris six francs.
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DEATH AND BURIAL OF
MRS. FRANK JOHNSON.
Buried — At Eyak cemetery, Sarah
Johnson, beloved wife of Frank John
son. Born 1886. died December 24,
1916. Rev. E. P. Ziegler officiating.
The service was held at Lambert’s
undertaking rooms, from which place
the bereaved and many friends went
to the cemetery. Mr. Johnson is in
the employ of the Carlisle Packing Co,
The sympathy of the community goes
to him.
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INSTALLING MACHINERY FOR
NEW SAWMILL PLANT.
The Cordova Mill and Lumber Com
pany today began the work of Instal
ling Its plant on Water street. In the
building occupied by C. J. Goodall as
; a planing mill. It is understood that
this new concern has enough orders
ahead for lumber to keep it buay saw
jiug lumber for the next six months.
LONDON, Deo. 20.—Following up its victory over the
Turks in the capture of El Arish, ninety miles east of the Suez
! canal, the British forces in Egypt have captured the strong
Turkish position at Majhadah, twenty miles southeast of El
Arish, taking 1,100 prisoners, two guns and quantities of war
material.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 26. — Renewed heavy fighting is pro
gressing in eastern Wallachia, and the Russians were forced to
yield ground at some points. The Russians lost the height north
of the Buzen Rimnik road, but repulsed all other attacks. Tult
sclia and Isaktchn, in Dobrudja, were evacuated by the Rus
sinus, who repulsed'the Teuton attack north of Uzul valley.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.—General Maokensen’s Dobrudja force,
after capturing Isaktchn on the Danube river, began an attack
on the bridgehead at Matchin, in the northwestern comer of
Dobrudja province, to which place the Russo-Roumaninns re
treated.
LISBON, Deo. 26.—The cabinet has decided to create a war
commission and'a public service commission, both of which will
have extensive powers.
BERNE, Dec. 26. — It is believed here that the Swedish
government will soon approach the belligerents on the subject
of peace, in the same way as did the Swiss president.
JASSY, Dec. 26.—The Roumanian parliament opened on
December 22. The king said that the Roumanian army had
struggled against the forces of four combined enemies in a
manner that was justifying Roumanin to look to the future with
absolute confidence.