The Daily "Times
V<)hr^E TE NUMBER GOO. _ CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916. PRICK TEN CENTS
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ATI.ANTIC CITY, Nov. 25. — The
protocol signed by the American and
Mexican joint committee provides
first for the withdrawal of the Am
erican troops within forty days from
the approval of the protocal by the
reape five governments, provided that
within that time conditions do not
endanger the border; second, Amcri
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ot the border and the Mexicans their
side; third, it shall he left to the com
mantling officers of their respective
forces to co-operate when necessary
to use force. Americans reserve the
right to chase bandits into Mexico.
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KANSAS CITY, Nov. 25. — The
government railroad attorneys have
agreed to appeal to live supreme court
the Missouri, Oklahoma K Gulf case,
in which Judge Hooker recenlh de
elded Ihi Adamson eight hour law
unconstitutional. The ippeal will ho
taken immediately, the only question
being whether the supreme court will
decide the case before January 1,
when th i o\t l.i , a heduled to go
into effect.
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(lent Wilson < mcelled his plans to at
tend the army and navv football game
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in New York tod u because of a
cold from which he has been suffer
ing for several days past llis con
dition is not eoi idcr ■ 1 serious, hut
ho remained indoois and had no call
ers.
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FDR WINTER 15
SEATTLE, Nov. 24. The winter
schedule of passenger and freight
steamers operated by the . Alaska
Steamship Company to southeastern
and southwestern Vlaska has been
announced. The new schedule becomes
effective December 1. and is as fol
lows:
The Mariposa and the Vlameda will
do the passenger hauling to south
* eastern and southwestern Vlaska dur
ing the winter. They will alternate
in sailing from Seattle on the first,
eighth, sixteenth and twenty-fourth
of each month.
The Jefferson will he the only pas
senger steamer performing exclusive
ly southeastern Vlaska work. It will
sail from Seattle on the ninth and
twenty-second of each month.
Freighters for southeastern and
southwestern Alaska will he the Eu
reka, Valdes, I atmtche and Cordova,
with sailings from Seattle weekly.
The freighters Kedondo and Santi
Ana, for southeastern points only, will
sail from Seattle weekly.
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WILL BRING STEAMER
THROUGH PANAMA CANAI .
Captain John Johnson, one of the j
best known Alaskan navigators, has
left for Mobile to take command of1
the steamer Henry T. Scott, recently '
purchased by the Alaska Steamship
Company for the Alaska route. Cap
tain Johnson will bring the newly pur
chased steamer through the Panama
canal, arriving at Seattle in April.
A 11 {laNS, Nov. 2d.—The provisional government of Greece
:,s formed by the supporters of \ eni/.elos, lias formal I v declared
war on the Bulgarians. In circles close to the Greek court it is
•colarod that any attempt on the part of the allies to obtain
possession of klrook arms and ammunition, as demanded by Ad
miral Fouriiet, will meet with opposition.
BKR1.IN, Nov. 2d.- Several towns in Roumania, south of
tli ■ Alt pass, have been captured bv the Teutons. Tile resist
nice of the Roumanians in the lowlands and lower Alt has been
woken, and the Teutons crossed the Alt river. Mackeiisen also
crossed' the I>anube river with a force of men and gained a foot
mg on Roumanian soil.
Id ( 11A R l'.S I, Nov. 2. i. I lie (iernia its crossed t lie 1 )a uu be
at Islac/.e. near the mouth of Alt and Zimnit/n
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BKRUX, Nov. 2d. A Savville wireless says the Austro
Germans in the interior of Roumania crossed the Alt river, the
chief and natural barrier defending Bucharest, where it was
expected that the Roumanians would make their strongest
stand.
South of Alt pass, in the Transylvanian Alps tlm Gormans
were driven forward, capturing two small villages and two
thousand prisoners. Tin* repulse concentrated on the Italian
and Serbian attacks on the Macedonian front.
I K I R< MiRAD, Nov. 2o. — 1 In* (Ierman> crossed tin* 1 tanube
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river, near Zimnitza, seventy miles southwest of Bucharest.
N< >FIA, Nov. 25.—The Bulgarians have occupied the is
lands in the Danube river, southwest of Craiova.
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—It is officially stated that the Rouman
inn resistance in the extreme western section has been broken
(>n the Wallachian plains the Teutons are approaching the All
river.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 25.—Travelers from Munich report
that a new super-Zeppelin fell in a storm in the woods, near
Mainz. There is only one survivor of a crew of twenty-eight.
LONDON, Nov. 25. Nothing important has happened at
the front during the past twenty four hours, say officials.
BERLIN, Nov. 2a. (Jermnny denies that a submarine sank
the English hospital ship Britannic.
MELBOI RNE, Nov. 25.—Australia has prohibited the sale
f wool and sheep skins.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 25.—The auxiliary service bill, pend
ing in the reichstag, provides for the service of all men between
the ages of 17 and tit). Besides millions rendered liable to ser
vice in the army it would affect three million people for other
duties. The minister of 1 lie interior says the purpose of the bill
is the mobilization of labor needed in the manufacture of muni
lions and war materials of all kinds.
CORRECTED VOTE
CUES SULZER
LEAD 51
Sulzer Wick
First Division.2363 1886
Second Division .589 762
rhird Division.1638 1901
Fourth Division.1592 1572
Totals.6182 6121
Sulzer's plurality.61
According to a recheck on the re
in ns from newspapers received in
lesterday's mail, the only discrepancy
u the vote for delegate to congress
tppears in the First division. There
he Empire found that the figures rc
eived by it from three precincts were
tot reported correctly, whereby Sulzer
lost 22 votes credited to him anil
U'ii kersham gained 3 votes over the
lumber credited to him. According to
lie Empire this cuts Sulzer’s plural
ty in the First division from 51S to
193, and cuts his lead in the territory
tom 160 to 82. The vote at Nizina is
not included in this count, and re
luces Sulzer's lead 5 more votes. The
rttneau Dispatch, however, insists that
is original figures giving Sulzer a
ilurality of 177 in the First are cor
ed. and if they are and there are no
‘Images in the other divisions, Sulzer
s ahead 61 votes.
In the Third division Wickersham
ms a plurality of 263, with about fit'
leen precincts unreported. Word
•omes from Shushanna that about
to votes were cast there, and most
if them for Wiekersham. The indi
nations are the present delegate will
Uso carry many of the precincts to the
westward and have a plurality of close
to too in the division.
From Hie Second division tlie De
mocrats expect Sulzer to get a big
vote at Marshall City, many claiming
i plurality of 100 votes there. It is
stated that a Cordovan received a wire
from Frank Waskey yesterday, and
according to the figures given by him
Sutler's lead at Marshall City is 3t.
There is still Dime creek to hear from,
which both sides are claiming.
There is hot one unreported pre
cinct in the First, Shakan, where
8 votes were cast two years ago. In
the Fourth there are several small
precincts to hear from.
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KUSKULANA COPPER CLAIMS
TO BE FURTHER DEVELOPED.
Melville Hickey, who recently bond
ed four copper claims on the Kusku
tuna river from Chris Tjosevig, Chns
Young and Oscar Pierson, for $55,000,
is in Cordova. He expects to leave
on the steamer Alameda for the states,
but let a contract for the driving of
several hundred feet more of tunnel,
and if the property continues to show
up as good as it now looks, it will be
developed next year on a large scale
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FISH NETS GIVEN UNIVERSITY.
SEATTLE. Nov. 25. — The United
States bureau of fisheries has given
the university department of zoology
a set of model nets to he used in il
lustrating work in the fisheries course.
CORDOVA WOMAN'S MOTHER
IS BURNED TO DEATH.
On the lust trip south of the steamer
Xoi Ill western, W ||. Schmidt. man
ager ol the Pioneer Packing Company,
and his brother in law. Max P. Gradl.
both accompanied bv their wives, left
I Cordova for their homes in Aberdeen,
Wash. Upon arrival at Juneau Mrs.
Gradl received a telegram that her
mother had been burned to death fol
lowing the lighting of a fire with coal
oil.
KSSKX, Germany, Xov. 25 The
war time earnings of the employees of
Krupp are indicated by their savings j
in the bank established for them by
the firm. For the fiscal year 1915-16
the number of depositors in the Krupp j
savings institution increased by the ;
record breaking figure id' K,S»k::. and
their deposits by 4,865,602 marks That j
brings the total number of depositors
up to ill,897. and tbe total savings up
to 12,864,983 marks. The number of
savers thus is nearly one half of the
number of persons employed by Krupp.
and three-fourths of the number em
ployed at about the beginning of the
fiscal year for which I tie figures were
taken.
WORKS OF ART
UKRLIN, Nov. 25. - Rich Germans ,
still have money for other purposes
than buying war bonds, as is evident
from an auction sale of oil paintings
just held here. A collection of 144
pictures, which belonged to the late I
Privy Councillor Hugo Schmeil. of j
Dresden, brought a total of $285,000.
The highest price, $14,570, was paid
for an early w ork of Max Llebermann I
in the style of Rembrandt, represent-,
ittg a girl making preserves. A small i
portrait liy l.iehe! brought $10,000. and ;
two other portraits by him $5,460, butj
r Lenbach portrait of Iilsmarck (in
civilian clothing) went at the sur
prisingly low price of $2,300. A pea
sant's farm yard at noon by Segantini.
a small canvass, was knocked down
at $5,800, which shows that the great
ltaliun master has lost nothing of his
popularity in Germany through the
war. Three pictures by Frenchman
Courbet brought together only $11,800.
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A number of young folks are for
mulating plans for the organisation
of a social club, dancing to be the
winter pastime and mountain climbing
Indulged in during the summer
mouths.
CABLE LIKELY BE OUT
COMMISSION SOME TIME.
The f able is broken between Sitka
u l Valdez, and as the whereabouts
til the rableship Burnside Is unknown,
it is likely that communication by
wire with the states will he interrupt
ed tor several weeks. In the mean
time the Daily Times is receiving its
Associated Dress reports by wireless
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There will bo a dance at Eagle hall
THE IIAtlEE, Nov, 25. — To pre
vent irregular attendance In the sec
ond chamber of the Dutch parliament
the prime minister. Mr. Port van dor
Linden, has brought forward the pro
posal that members shall be paid an
extra fee of $2 for every sitting they
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yearly salary of members shall be
raised Horn $800 to $1,20", with right
to pension.
According to the Dutch constitution,
not only is tin. chamber debarred from J
taking any decision unless more than
half its members are present, but it
may not even deliberate. The ‘‘ab
senteeism” has not only sometime pre
vented parliamentary sittings opening
at the appointed hour, but has even
entirely stopped the chamber from
proceeding with its business.
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REVELLE TO SECURE TITLE
TO SEWARD HOMESTEAD.
A copy of a recent decision of the
secretary of the interior has been re
ceived by the officers of the Juneau
land office, which declares that Cap
tain Harry E. Revelle shall receive
patent to his homestead of 320 acres,
located adjacent to the townsite of
Seward, on Resurrection bay.
The granting of the patent was
originally contested on the ground
of fraud and a hearing was held be
fore the Juneau officers of the land of
lice, who decided that Revelle was
entitled to receive a patent to at least
;;S acres of the ground, as no evidence
of fraud existed in regard to that part
of the tract.
The commissioner of the general
land office reversed this decision, and
held that no pan of the claim was al
low able if any fraud existed on any
part of it. The secretary, to whom an
appeal was taken, has uow reversed
I lie decision of the commissioner of
the land office, and held with the Ju
neau officers, hut went furthei and de
cided that Revelle should receive pat
eut ui the entire tract of 320 acres. ,
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Rev. Father Fletcher left on the Ala
meda for Valdez. He experts to be
hack in about two weeks.
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Mrs. Edna Rainier and Mrs. F. Car
roll were arrivals in Cordova on yes
terday's train.
iTSPEcncnui
PEHFDHMflNCE
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 26. — Nearly
$00,000 was raised on the so-called
"Barnens Dag" (Children's Day) in
Stockholm, a city of less than 400,000
inhabitants. The institution is an an
nual one, started some years ago to
raise a fund to send poor children to
the country for a vacation in the sum
mer time. Cowboys and cowgirls, in
chaps, sombreros and flannel shirts,
rode about the streets bearing con
tribution boxes. Boys and girls in fan
tastic costumes, hayrack loads of
merry young people in varied guise,
automibiles carrying popular actors
and actresses all made it their busi
ness to see that nobody escaped with
out contributing his mite. A big spec
tacular performance in the Stadium
wound up the proceedings and added
greatly to the day's proceeds.
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OFF FOR NORWAY.
SEATTLE, Nov. 26. — In order to
study biochemistry at the University
of Christiania, H. I’. A. von Wold, a
teaching fellow In the University of
Washington department of zoology,
lias left the camps for his home in
Norway.
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Meet me at Eagle hall tonight.
HOLLAND PRINCES PLAN 10
DEVELOP COLON!
THE HAGUE. Nov. 25. — It is an
nauouced that a number of Holland's
colonial merchant princes have formed
a syndicate to inquire into the ques
tion of what fresh plantation enter
prises can be founded in Dutch Gui
ana with a view to helping raise it
from its present weak condition, and
applying to this struggling South Am
eriean colony the expert knowledge,
energy and capital which have at
taint'd such good results in the Dutch
East Indies.
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SHORT COURSE IN FORESTRY
AND LOGGING OPENS JAN. 3
SEATTLE, Nov. 25. — Detailed ar
rangements are now under way for
the ninth session of the short winter
courses in logging, lumbering and for
estry, to be held from January 3 to
March 30. at the University of Wash
ington. The work Is for men engaged
In forestry and lumbering, who wish
to increase their efficiency, and for
those who wish to enter these fields
of work. As usual, there will be spe
cial courses for forest rangers and
gutu lie, loggers and for lumber sulcs
men, architects, engineers and timber
inspectors.
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The steamer Alameda did not sail
for the westward until 5 o'clock this
morning.
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VILLA FINALLY
VICTORIOUS AT
CHIHUAHUA
EL PASO, Nov. 25. — The third day
of Villa's attack upon Chihuahua City
>poned at dawn this morning, lie re
tired yesterday afternoon as a ntili
tary ruse, redoubling his forces for
another attack, which resulted in a
victorious engagement.
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BOSTON, Nov. 25. — Resolutions
calling for the securing of an eight
hour day h\ law was disposed of lot
another year when the American Fed
eration of Labor voted to put the re
solutions in the hands of a special
committee and let the measure lie tin
til the fate of the Adamson law ha
been determined.
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Last night what might have proven
i serious or possibly fatal accident oc
curred to two youngsters who wore
coasting down li street They were
on the sidewalk, and as the grade P
a steep one, were going lickity split
and had gained such momentum tin1
it was impossible to stop the *U'<1 from
crossing First avenue at the intersec
tion. An automobile was also round
inK the corner at the same time, and
were it not for the presence of mind
of the driver, there- would have been
a very sad accident to chronicle to
day.
For several winters past it has beep
necessary to forbid roasting on the
side streets, and Chief Dooley has in
structcd Officer Anderson, who is or,
day duty, to take up all sleds of boys
who insist upon taking this hazardous
risk. Several accidents have occurred
in the past, which should serve as a
lesson, and to prevent their repeti
tlon Chief Dooley has not only issued
an edict against the practice, but also
calls upon the co-operation of the par
ents to assist him in the good work
he has undertaken.
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FEW VACANT HOUSES 10 BE
FOUND IN BERLIN |
BERLIN, Nov. 25. — For every thou |
sand houses, with or without attached i
stores, in Berlin, no less than sixty
six stand empty as a result of the war. j
according to statistics compiled by the i
statistical bureau of Greater Berlin
The great majority of the empty
houses are flats with one and two
rooms in addition to kitchen and bath
The majority lie in the north, east and
south sections of Berlin, where the
poorer portion of the population lives
The total numbor of empty build
lngs has now reached 39,863, in 1916.
as against 27,809 in December, 1913.
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JOHNSON AFTER CHAIRMANSHIP
COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
Congressman Albert Johnson, who
visited Cordova last month, and was
re-elected to his old seat, gave out the
following interview ut Tacoma before
leaving the other day for the east:
"If the house is organized by the
Republicans, 1 expei-t to be chairman
of either the territories committee or
the Immigration committee, it the
Democrats, however, organize the
house with the aid of the independent
vote, it is certain that Democrats w ill
head these committees. Organization
has already commenced, and I wish
to reach Washington as early as pos
sible to take part in the preliminary .
work.”
SOCIAL CLUBS
ENTERTAIN
LAOIES
Last evening the Northland Club
entertained the ladies at a card party.
was the game played, and about
thirty guests were present. Mrs. R.
J. lie Leo won the ladies' prize and
Dr. \V. w Council captured the prize
for the gentlemen, the booby being
awarded to John Muller. After eards
there was a lum heon served, and a de
light iu] time was hud by all who en
joyed the club's hospitality.
The ladies of the Loyola Social Club
-a\e a putty yesterday in honor of
Mrs. .[ r Kockafellow, a member of
ihe club from Chitina. About twenty
ladie s were present, and spent a very
pleasant atternoon Cards were played
tor a time, alter which light refresh
ments were served Mrs. Kockafellow
was a returning passenger to Chitina
•n tills morning's train.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. ”4. — The
Old Kasaan National Monument,”
onsistlng of acres within the Ton
;:iss national forest. Alaska, has just
>.een created by presidential procla
nation as a result of recommendations
made by the secretary of agriculture.
The tra<t enihraces the well known
ib.mdoned Madia Indian village ot Old
Kasaan, situated on Prince of Wales
"'•and, in southeastern Alaska, about
thirty miles west of Ketchikan.
I'he village was abandoned by the
Indi ms about ten years ago. Among
the relics which remain are about 50
indi in totem pules, five or six of
which are lapsed as exceedingly good
specimens. In the deserted village
there are also eight large square
buildings, which were originally con
structed according to tile peculiar
ulan of the llalda Indians, and which
U is stated by those best qualified to
know, represent the best specimens
of Itaiila architecture that now ex
ists. The largest of these buildings
is approximately 40 by 60 feet in size
and is made entirely of round and
carved timbers. There also remain a
number of Indian grave houses erected
by the Alaska Indians.
Since the village was abandoned by
ihe Indians the buildings have been
rapidly falling into a state of dilapida
tion and decay, and a certain amount
if vandalism by tourists and souvenir
hunters renders some form of pro
tection essential. An examination of
the area was made jointly by repre
sentatives of the forest service and
>f the interior department, and reports
strongly urging the establishment of
a national monument were approved
by the secretaries of both depart
ments. The Smithsonian Institution
strongly endorsed the proposition for
[he establishment of a national monu
ment. The new national monument
will he protected and administered by
[he forest service, as is the case with
ill monuments located within the na
tional forests.
SUBSTITUTE FDR MILK NOW
USED IN EONDDN
LONDON. Nov. 25. — To avo>>’«.
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hardships arising out of the h
price of inilk, the Housewives
League has put on the market
palled “milk improver." It is a w>
powder, with (lie correct combinatio.
if bone and flesh forming constitu
»nls. A penny's worth, mixed with
i pint of water, is added to a pint of
•ow's milk, and the housewife has a
iU&rt of "just as sued."
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The local stores are making their
toliday display of goods und some of
he windows look very attractive.
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The display of party and afternoon
towns at Olayson's store Is attracting
nuch attention among the ladies.