The Cordova Daily Times *
--- . _ . _ Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III. NUMBER 36. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATUR&A V j \\rADY n 1Q17 _ =r~
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GERMANY READY FOR ALL EMERGENCIES
SKATTLK, Jan. 1—Samuel Blum, a banker and mer
chant of Cordova and Valdez, was instantly killed late yester
day afternoon by falling from his offices on the third floor of
the Pacific block. He had been ailing for some time from
fainting spells, and feeling one of these attacks coming on, he
raised the window for fresh air. While leaning out he was
stricken and fell forward’, striking the sidewalk on Yesler
avenue.
Mr. Blum went to Alaska in 1898. He was 49 years of age,
and leaves a widow, two young sons and a daughter. His estate
is valued at half a million dollars, and he carried an insurance
policy on his life for $75,000. He had no business trouble and
his recent fire loss of $40,000 at Valdez was well insured.
Cordova was both shocked and grieved when the first news
of the accidental death of Mr. Blum was received'in a brief mes
sage last night by Malcolm Brock. There was no man in Alaska
who enjoyed the confidence and respect of the northland resi
dents more than did the deceased, and many are the expressions
ot regret at the sudden taking off of so good a friend and citi
zen, while deep is the sympathy extended to the bereaved
wife and children upon their great loss. Mr. Blum was in every
sense a family man, who idolized those whom he loved, and
part ot his life work was devoted to their comfort and happi
ness. He was a man of many sterling qualities, and his death
will leave a wide gap in the social, commercial and the indus
trial affairs ot the territory. His benevolence in dispensing
charity, without ostentation, will also be greatlv missed bv
many ot its recipients. Such a death is a severe blow to any
community, and here where Mr. Blum was best known and
loved it is all the harder to bear. Few men have crossed the
great divide with a larger circle of friends left behind, all of
whom keenly feel their loss.
Mr. Blum was born at San Francisco in 1898, where he at
tended the public schools, finishing his education in (Jermany.
At the age of seventeen years lie began his successful commer
cial career, and shortly thereafter embarked in business at FJk
creek, in the Sacramento valley. Later he established a mcr
eantilc and grain business at Butte, California. In 1898, when
the stampede to the Klondike was on, he came to Alaska, locat
ing at Juneau, where lie purchased the business of the Kohler
James Mercantile Company. When Valdez was located lie and
A. L. Levy opened business there under the firm name of A. L.
Levy & Co., Mr. Blum dividing his time between Valdez and
[Seattle. In 1904 he and his family moved to Vald.-z, and three
[years later lie took over the business, Mr. Levy retiring. With
the construction of the Copper River & Northwi >t. in railway
Mr. Blum established a bank and store at Cordova, ad a store
at ('liitina. All of these commercial enterprises ai >w anion^
the solid and successful institutions of the ten ito the banks
at Valdez and Cordova having since been dissas.- ,ted from
the mercantile business and incorporated as special concerns,
of which Mr. Blum was president, and holding tin nie office
in the other firms with which he was connected.
Mr. Blum leaves a wile, nee Miss Kstelle Leop <|. t.■ whom
he was married in 1904. at Seattle, and three chi dim: .John.
Allen and Klizabeth. He was a member of the locm Chumhci
of Commerce and Northland Club; a member of tin advisory
board of the National (’liamber of < 'omnierce and ah! n embo'i
of the .Juneau lodge of Hlks.
At a special meeting of the Cordova Ch.unbei i Coni
meree, held this afternoon, t he following resol lit i ns ■ uiiani
mously adopted:
A hereas, The sad news of the untimely death of s Blum,
one of the founders of the Cordova Chamhei ,.f C. l)Pr0(, (,f
Cordova, Alaska, has been received; and
V hereas, The deceased was one of the pioneer business
men ol ( ordova, unselfishly devoting his time nnd talents to
every movement which had for its object the improvement of
the economic and business conditions of Cordova and vicinity,
and taking a prominent part in the material up! iU.ng of the
community; and
A hereas, The death of the deceased dei>ri\*l rrhv of a
citizen esteemed for his sterling integrity, his great .follity and
a man whose heart had endeared him to all; therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the citizens of Cordova, extend to
the widow and bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy for
them ill this hour of sorrow for the loss of a iuisl>and' and
father, in which we join for the loss of a friend; he it
Further Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the
records of t he Cordova ( Mi amber of (Ynnmerce.
Another resolution was also passed l»v the Chamber, re
questing the merchants of Cordova, as a mark of respect to the
memory of our late townsman, to close their places .1 business
for an hour during the funeral, announcement of u ieh time
will be made when the arrangements for the burial ,ive been
completed.
ITALIAN BATTLESHIP AND
675 MEMBERS CREW LOST
WANTS $1,000 DAMAGES FROM
JUNEAU QUACK PHYSICIAN.
Mike Kadulovich, of Juneau, has
brought suit against A. W. Leuders,
of that city, asking damages in the
amount of $1,000 and costs of the ac
tion. Kadulovich alleges the defen
dant posed as a physician and treated
him for a disorder. The treatment,
he alleges, was such that it made him
worse Instead of better, and that he
was compelled to undergo an opera
tion at the hands of other physicians 1
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CAPTAIN AND FOURTEEN OFFICERS AMONG
THOSE WHO PERISH.
ROME. Jan. 13.—It has just been made public that
the battleship Regina Margherita was sunk on the night
of December 11, after striking two mines. Six hundred
and seventy-five men, including the captain and fourteen
officers perished. The balance of the crew, two hundred
and seventy sailors, was saved.
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RESISTED AN OFFICER AND
WAS SHOT IN MOULDER.
Oscar llson, a Ketch, . i resident,
was shot through the h, ider 1>>
Chief of Police Grant r -nth while
resisting arrest. The ter was
intoxicated and was kep all until
sober and then brought the mu
nicipal magistrate and It was
not until Olson had returned to his
friends that it was discovered he bad
been shot. Grant used his pistol as
a club for lack of a 1m ne an<)
although the gun wet, he did
not know the prisoner h en shot
Teutons Take Monastery
Also the Town of Mihales
(By the Associated Press)
BERLIN, .Ian. 1.1.—T he Teutons won further successes
along the Russian frontier at Moldavia and on the Sereth line
to the southwest at the junction of Buzean and Sereth rivers.
The Bulgarians captured the monastery and the Turks took the
town of Mihales by storm, capturing four hundred of the gar
rison and the remainder were drowned in the Sereth river.
The kaiser has issued a proclamation, saying: “Our ene
mies have dropped their mask, their aims being the crushing
of Germany and the dismemberment of the powers of its allied
countries and the enslavement of the freedom of Kurope and
the seas. What they could not achieve in thirty months of the
bloodiest fighting and unscrupulous economic war they will
fail to accomplish in the future. We are ready for all sacri
fices. ’ ’
WASHINGTON, Jail. 13.—It is officially annoim,. ,i that
Ambassador Gerard’s sjieeeli in Berlin, saying that trela
t*ons between the I'nited States and Germany wer. m. ,.0r
dial, was correctly reported.
PARIS, Jan. 13.—France was deprived of fifty per cent of
her resources in coal, 90 per cent of her iron ore, and so |M,r
°* ,l‘,'r ii'Mi and steel luaiiufaetui in^ establishments by tj|,.
man invasion. At the same time, the developments of the war
multiplied her needs of precisely the things which tlu>s(. 1Vsour.
ces supplied. Crippled as she was, France metamorphosed her
remaining industries and improvised new ones so as to utilize
to the maximum her remaining resources, not only supplying
her own army, but .handing over nearly a quurter of her output
in arms and munitions to her allies.
ANOTHER VESSEl
(By Associated Press.)
VICTORIA, Jan. 13. — The steamer
Stanley Dollar, recently purchased by
the Alaska Steamship Company, as
an ore freighter in the northern trade,
went on the rocks at Actice pass yes
terday, while bound from Seattle to
Vancouver. They hope to get the
vessel Off the rocks at high tide to
day.
SEATTLE, Jan. 13. — The Stanley
Dollar was floated this morning and
is returning to Seattle for repairs
OESTHUCTION IP
PUNT PURELY
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. — A police
investigation indicates that the de
struction of the Canadian ammunition
tdant in New Jersey yesterday was
| accidental, and the rumors that it was
the work of enemies of the allies is
without foundation. The damage is
estimated at $4,500,000.
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( Hy Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 13. — Harry
Thaw's mother will arrive here next
week and occupy a room at the hospi
tal, where her son is recovering front
his wounds. The family is undecided
whether they will resist the effort to
remove Thaw to New York for trial
on the charge of kidnapping.
JUNEAUITE DIES
ON BUT TO
SEATTLE
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 13. — Charles W
, Wells, who built the first house at
! Juneau in 1870, died in this city on
' Thursday night. Deceased was pro
| miuently identified with the early his
| lory of Alaska, and was formerly
j chairman of the Republican central
committee. He was 69 years old.
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PUCE LEI
WASHINGTON, Jun 13. — Plans
for the reopening of the leak Inquiry
on a broad scale has been agreed
upon by the house rules committee,
which drafted a resolution to present
to congress to empower the commit
tee to compel witnesses to testily in
reference to the advance information
given out in reference to President
Wilson's peace note. Several New
York brokers and Thomas I.awson
will be called early next week. The
house adopted the resolution. rm
powering the rules committee to com
pel witnesses to answer questions
WEATHER STATION FOR JUNEAU.
The federal climatological station
to be established at Juneau will soon
be a reality. The station will bo in
charge of M If. Somers, meterologlst.
of Philadelphia, associated with the
department of agriculture.
DEMOCRATS NOV
j CONCEDE THAT
WICK LEADS
(Special to Daily Times.)
FAIRBANKS. Jan. 13. — The com
plete official returns from ail th<
precincts in this division show tha!
Sulzer received 1688 votes and Wick
ershara 1681. The Morning Citizen
Democratic organ of the Tanana val
ley, and one of Sulzer’s strongest sup
porters, says: ■'Wickersham lead^
by eleven votes in the territory, count
ing all the votes cast. By leaving oul
the Utica precinct in the Second di
vision, where no election was author
ized, and which the present delegate
carried by a plurality of nine votes.
Wickersham still leads by two."
The Woman's Guild o! the Episcopal
church yesterday reorganized at the
Kectory and elected the following of
ficers: President. Mrs. Hedges; first
; vice-president, Mrs. Scott; second
I vice-president, Mrs. Ziegler; secre^
tary, Mrs. Chase; treasurer, Mrs.
Day; custodians. Mrs. Hegg and Mrs.
Phillips. The membership is over
twenty *
The rector feels that the church's
club house has failed for some time to
do its fully appointed task. The time
Heems opportune to restore it to its
| former flourishing condition, making
I it as it was, a valuable and vital con
| trihutlon to the community. The Ked
Dragon was the first church building
in town and the first mission of its
kind. In construction days its unique
character won for it a national repu
: tation, such periodicals as Collier's
and Literary Digest writing lengthy
I descriptions of its work.
The object of the Guild is to work
towards Its proper maintenance and
! improvement, to make it a real social
service All of those desiring to lend
a hand in this commendable enter
prise will he heartily welcome, and
the public is assured in the very near
i future of just such a social central
( lull house as was mentioned in an
editorial in this paper a few days ago
\ A house open at all times for every,
i one. In this way the church serves,
as it should, man s body, mind as well
as his soul The breadth of the object
I is beyond sectarian or denominational
j lines, and we shall all rejoice to see
j this, but one other indication of the
j town's prosperity.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Rev. B. P. Ziegler leaies on Mon
day's train for the missions of Chi
tlna and McCarthy, returning next
Friday.
William Canavan, watchman at tin
Bonanza mine, came down from Ken
j neoott on yesterday's train to spend
■ a few days with Cordova friends
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If the Spokane, from the westward
| arrives before noon on Sunday there
! will be services held in the Catholic
church, as Father Crlmont is expected
here on that boat.
Out of respect to the memory of the
late Mr. Samuel Blum, the Northern
Club, of which he was a member, has
indefinitely postponed Its dance which
was to take place tonight.
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TRAIL CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS.
Reports are coming in from all over
the country of the annual winter toll
taking many lives of prospectors and
mushers who hit the trail illy equip
l>ed.
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RUBY COOK SUICIDES.
Ralph Tabor, a cook, residing at
(Tipple, in the Ruby district, com
milted suicide recently at that place
by shooting himself through the head
with a 30-30 rifle.
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If you are feeling awful weary, and
the weather makes you blue, come
down to the Bungalow, the Bon Ton's
can cure you.
I CRUISER IS HO
AND DM ON
THE BEACH
(By Associated Press.)
EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 1!. — The
1 cruiser Milwaukee went on the beach
while attempting to salvage the
submarine 11-3. The Milwaukee is
now high and dry a hundred yards
from the submarine, and is in a difti
cult place.
PIONEERVALDEZ
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(Special to Daily Times )
VALDEZ, Jan 13. Angus Chis
holm, a prominent business man and
old-time Alaskan, committed suicide
yesterday by cutting his throat. No
motive is known for the rash act.
Chisholm came to Alaska in 'fix, and
was proprietor of the Senate saloon at
the time of his death, lie was about
! .it) years old.
PHOENIX LIKE
- VALDEZ HILL -
Mayor Slater has received the fol
lowing letter from Mayor Patterson,
of Valdez, in reply to his message
of sympathy and proffer of assist
anee to our neighboring town after
their recent fire;
"in behalf of the citizens of Valdez
I desire to express our sincere ap
I predation to yourself and the good
| people of Cordova for your wire of
sympathy and kind offer of assistance
after the recent great lire
"While it is a hard blow to Valdez,
we are thankful there was no loss of
life or injuries and everything looks
favorable for even better and more
1 substantial buildings on the old sites
as soon as the season will permit.
“Knowing that you will understand
that the past few days have been
strenuous ones, 1 trust you will par
don the delay ot this acknowledge
ment.
"Valdez sends to Cordova her best
wishes fora prosperous and successful
year.”
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SPOKANE WILL BE HERE
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
The steamer Spokane left Eatouche
at 2 45 o'clock this afternoon. » d
will be here early tomorrow morning
In her southbound trip, remaining in
| port but a few hours. Some malicious
j ly Inclined person circulated a report
| today to the effect that the Spokane
j had gone on the rocks, w hich w as
entirely without foundation. The
spreading of such false news causes
much worriment and injury and no
punishment is too severe for those
who are responsible for it If an ex
j ample was made of some of the of
fenders the practice would soon cease
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KICKED BY A MULE.
Recent arrivals from the interior re
port that Al Sutton, who was in
charge of one of the teams freighting
supplies from t’hitinu to Fairbanks,
for United States Marshal Erwin,
was kicked by a mule in the stable at
Yost's, and had three of his ribs
broken.
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ALASKA A LEATHER PRODUCER.
J. F. Eavurne. a Seward resident,
stopping at the Stevens hotel In Se
attle, told reporters that he had per
fected a process of tanning the hides
wi Alaska mud sharks whi, h made ,i
superior iiuality of leather
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BASKETBALL POPULAR SPORT.
The members of the Wrangell fire
department have formed a basketball
team and are anxious to meet the
Petersburg players. A series of games
will probably l,e arranged between the
two towoa.