The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME IIII. NUMBER 74. CORDOVA. ALASKA. I HI DAY, SEPT EMBER 2ft, 1fll7 ~ . =•-, ■ - —, pa
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SPEEDY ACTION
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept, 28. — The food
administration has promised speedy
action in the fight being made for a
reduced price of bread.
ATTEMPT WRECK
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 28. — There was
considerable excitement when the
plans to wreck the machinery of a mu
nitions factory at the bidding of Ger
man agents were detected. The das
tardly deed was to be performed by a
hundred Germans interned ^uring the
month. When they were arrested
some of them had pulverized carborun
dum on their person, with which they
hoped to destroy the machinery.
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SWEDEN TRYING
TO PREVENT
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(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 28. — More
earnest efforts are being made to pre
vent emigration from Sweden as a re
sult of the publication of statistics
showing that in 1916 more than 7,100
persons left this country, ns compared
with fewer thun 4,100 in 1915 About
67 per cent of those who go are be
tween fifteen and thirty years age.
»nil virtually all tnhe passage for Tfrl
erica.
Notwithstanding the increased emi- -
gration last year, a great number of
Swedish-Americans who returned to
Sweden have been induced to remain
here, many having purchased farms,
while for others places of work have
been obtained through the instrumen
tality of the National Association Op
posed to Emigration.
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Bussell York lately received a letter
from Mike McDonald, now employed
at the Bonanza mine at Kennecott,
Alaska. Mike was formerly compres
Berrnan at the Ready Bullion for the
Treadwell Company, but after the late
depression he left for Seattle and it
Is of his experience there that he
writes his friend York.
It seems that when Mike reached
Seattle he met another old Treadwell
ite, Joe Ryan, who was running a jit
ney and making money hand over fist.
The business looked good to Mike,
and the second day after reaching Se
attle he, too, purchased a car which
he took to the country while he
achieved the gentle art of running it.
His trip to the country cost him just
|200, of which amount $100 was paid
to a farmer whose cow he ran over
and killed, and $100 was paid for hav
ing the car repaired after coming in
contact with the cow. The next day
Mike was given a free ride in a patrol
wagon for operating his car on a side
walk, so he decided to sell it, which
be did.
From Seattle McDonald went to Mi
ami, Arizona, where he met a number
of former Islanders and where he
went to work. But the Arizona climate
waa not to his liking and he came
back to the Pacific coast and took the
first steamer for Alaska, landing at
the Bonanza mine. He says he will
remain there until late fall, possibly
all winter, but may return to Seat
tle and buy another car. He also
suggests to York that there is money
to be made in the laundry business in
Seattle. He says that, in the event
of bis ever owning another car, he
hopes he will never get within a mile
of a cow. He advises York not to
Invest his wealth in cars when he
leawces the north.—Dougins News.
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O. E. Lambert, who recently pur
chased tbe old hospital building, on
the way to the dock, has transformed
it into three seven room apartments.
EIGHT BILLIONS
BE RAISED FOB
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. — The
senate and house conferees meet to
day to formally approve the war tax
bill. Revised, It will produce $2 700,
000,000 in revenue.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. — The
second Liberty loan of $3,000,000 duo
has been completed. Frank Sanders,
chairman of war savings committee,
announces that the campaign to sell j
$2,000,000,000 of war savings certifi
cates will be separate from the second
Liberty loan campaign’and probably
begin December 1 or after the Liberty
loan campaign ends.
Ill, if 5 ARE
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—Over one
hundred and fifty indictments were
found by the federal grand jury in the
recent investigations of Ifnlustrial
Workers' activities on the evidence
obtained in recent raids. The evidence
showed conspiracies and plots to ham
per the war and showed connection
with German sources.
SNIP BOARD TO
i riy vsncftffirt 1 Prei H
WASHINGTON. Sept. -28. - The
ships labor adjustment board recent
ly appointed by the government, will
leave on Wednesday next for Seattle
to adjust the shipyard strike there,
which is interfering with the war
plans of the navy department.
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MEETS Iff
(By Associated PreHs)
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 28. — Two
hundred thousand marchers partici
pated in a demonstration here yester
day against Germany for its action
in sending code messages through the
Swedish legation to Berlin. Uruguay
an senators and deputies led the pro
cession, which was an emphatic pro
test against the intrigue of Germany.
CHICAGOAN GETS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. — Edward
F. Garry, a Chicago ear manufacturer,
has been appointed in charge of the
shipping board, directly managing the
government's merchant fleet.
KING QF'SWEDEN
GMT
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 — Branting
the anti-government secretary of con
gress, and a leader of that body, has
gained fourteen seats in the chamber
of deputies elections. The king is
trying to form a new coalition
cabinet.
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Charles A. ltoss, president of the
Miners’ and Merchants' Bunk at Idit
arod, is in Cordova today on his way
to the states, he boing a passenger on
the Victoria from N'otne to Seattle.
KRESS WILL
NOT PROBE IIS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — The pro
posal to Investigate the charge that
members of congress acted auspicious
ly in connection with the charge made
by former Ambassador Bernstorff that
850,000 was to be used by Germany
to create sentiment in favor of that
country among our legislators was to
day rejected by the house, as that
body believes all of its members are
loyal and above suspicion.
ARE SELLING
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 28. — The Lib
erty bonds make a high record in sell
ing at sixteen hundredths above par.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28. — Secre
tary McAdoo addressed two patriotic
meetings under the auspices of the
Laborers' Loyal League.
LIEUT. KEATING
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WASHINGTON, Sept 28. — Lieuten
Hit Howard Keating, of Philadelphia
i member of the medical oofps, was I
.lightly wounded in an afr raid in I
Yume on September 24.
UASKAlCE ij
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The finding at Snug Harbor of fos
dlized oysters, snailH, reptiles and
curious sorts of shell fh*h which ordl
tarily are found only in waters of
ropical or semi-tropical countries, is
inother indication thut Alaska once
was a land of palms and sunshine, and
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probably was inhabited by dusky beau
ties and fierce warriors who hunted
the huge mammoths and other pre
glacial animals which roamed our hills
and valleys.
In every part of Alaska where min
Ing hus been conducted on a large
scale, these relics of former years
when the climate of the north was
similar to that now enjoyed by the
South Sea islands are found. In the
Fairbanks and Nome districts huge
tusks and bones of mammoths were
found frequently, and every camp
along the Yukon boasts of its fossils.
In the Cook Inlet country few of
these fossils have been discovered, but
with the increased mining develop
ment which will follow the opening up
of the country, it may be reasonably
expected that they will be found in
abundance.
The discovery of these fossils, opens
up a wide range for the imagination.
It Is not difficult to imagine this coun
try covered with denses forests which
were roamed by huge animals and in
festal by reptiles, the like of which
are found nowhere on earth today.
It was during this period that the
forosts which were the source of -our
coal fields flourished. From the ex
tent of these coal beds, it is evident
that these forests must have been
dense and of great size.
Not only nre the remains of animals
found, but occasionally the bones ol
humans, with characteristics which
stamp them as the remains of an ex
tinct race uncovered. The largest find
of this character was made several
years ago on an island off Cordova,
when a cave containing the bones of
a large number of humans was found.
This cuve apparently had been the
haven sought by the natives during
a great catastrophe ages ago. and all
had been entombed.
No doubt in years to come the an
cient history of Alaska will be read
front the many fossils found in the
mines, and it no doubt will contain all
the romance and Interest of other an
cient countries.—Anchorage Times.
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Try a loaf of “Sun Maid" Raisin
Bread. It’s really fine City Bakery.
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CABLE IS STILL
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i ♦ The government cable Is still *
♦ down between Sitka and Seattle, ♦
! ♦ and aa the whereabouts of the ♦
♦ cableahlp Ourn.«ide la shrouded ♦
♦ In myftery. IbSre Is no. telling ♦
, ♦ when the break will be repaired. ♦
♦ In the meantime messages are ♦
♦ being transmitted over the Mar- ♦
♦ coni system let, Ketchikan, sent ♦
♦ front tl^re to Sitka by cable and ♦
♦ from HKka forwarded to Cordova ♦
♦ through the na ry radio stations •
♦ On account of the volume of com- ♦
♦ mercial.business which Is given ♦
♦ preference, press messages are ♦
♦ belated, with a greatly reduced ♦
♦ service costing four tirneR as ♦
♦ much as when received direct ♦
♦ over the cable. This accounts ♦
♦ for the fact that The Daily Times +
♦ Is not receiving .ts full Assocl- ♦
♦ uted Press telegraphic news dur- ♦
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PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
The Admiral Watson la not expect
ed from Seattle until Monday morn
ing.
The steamer Admiral F&rragut Is
due from the westward at 11 o'clo'k
tonight.
On Monday the winter mail service
will start from Cordova to Fairbanks
■and points down the Yukon river.
The Order of Eastern Star held a
very enjoyable social at Masonic hall
last night, which, was well attended.
George A. Parks, of the United
St°*--,s land office. a ‘ .
cofdi 4 j'rio Seward pen
insula.
The Northern drug store today pub
lished a large assortment of old ivory
brought out from Nome on the steam
er Victoria.
George W. Sias, W. H. Seagrave and
P. W. Patrick will be among the out
going passengers from here on the
steamer Victoria.
There will he no light letters re
ceived at the Seattle or Alaskan of
fices during the break in the cable
which will probably last for ten days.
The Northland Club will entertain
its members and a few invited friends
at a dance to be given at Eagle hall
tonight.
Mrs. H. E. Reilly, Mrs. J. V. Shel
don und children and Mrs. Morris are
among the Nomeites spending the day
here. They are on their way to the
states.
Ix>uis H. Eisonlohr, of Philadelphia
Riley Wilson of Washington. A. J.
Jarmuth and F. H. Minord of New
York, eastern capitalists, interested In
the placer diggings near Nome, are
here on their return to the states.
The local exemption board has or
ganized by the election of George ('.
Hazelet as president and E. F. Medley
us secretary, and is ready to enter up
on its duties as soon as advised to do
so from Washington.
The steamer Victoria arrived In
port at 10 o’clock this morning, com
ing direct from Nome. She has a large
number of passengers aboard, prin
cipally from Yukon river points. The
Victoria will be here about thirty-six
hours louding copper ore.
Fred C. Schiller today purchased
from Finkelsteiu £ Sapiro the build
ing he now occupies on First street.
He will change the name of the place
to “Schiller’s" and inslal an electric
laundry in the basement to do the
work for his restaurant.
E. E. Powell, who is operating sev
eral dredges in the Nome country, is
a Cordova vlaitor. en route to the
states. He reports that when he left
Nome this season's cleanup amounted
to over $3,000,000, and It Is expected
that it will reach the $4,000,000 mark
which Is more than it has been for
several years past.
The local schools have resumed
their savings bank Bystem and start
the new term with $133.14 to theii
credit at the First Dank of Cordova
with a list of twenty-eight depositors
The deposits of the pupils will be col
lected on the second and fourth Frl
days of each month.
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Sept. 28. — The German
troops who attacked in the Argonne
region, were repulsed three times, suf
fering heavy losses.
LONDON, Sept. 28. — The German
counter attacks on new British posi
tions near Xennebeke were repulsed.
PKTROGRAD. Sept. 28. — The Rus
sians captured Orortiaru. two miles
west of Meri.
PKTROGRAD, Sept. 28. — Keren
sky addressed the Democrat congress
challenging his opixinents and defend
ing the government.
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Charles L Mason, secretary to
Chairman Kdes, of the Alaskan engi
neering commissiorf, who was a mem
her of the party of officials on their
recent trip to the interior, sends the
following to the Alaska Railroad Rec
ord at Anchorage:
Interpreting the Indian word rather
freely and using its verb form pro
duces a word description of niy re
cent trip, for 1 was a tenderfooter,
soft, downy and cushiony.
Leaving Anchorage on August 13 we
reached Cordova before autumn. Mr.
Corser, of the C. R. & N. W. railroad
had his private car awaiting us and
we were whisked away for Miles gla
cler. After listening to its awesome
thunder for a half hour we piled Into
a Ford car trained to run on a rail
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vliivfl)&. (
Chairman tides' party Is well bal
anced. There Is L. & I. Manager
Christensen, who acts as spokesman
and orator, Mr. Ferguson Is ballast
and the undersigned is luggage boy.
Now, there is a joke connected with
that last Item, but 1 never was much
good at telling jokes — on myself'
With a driver we filled every crack
and crevice of the railroading Ford
At Chitina Bobby Sheldon's Fords
made fine connection; In fact they
had been waiting for us for a week
It was 5:30, but we tore off 60 miles
to Copper Center, where the Tender
foot from Anchorage entered with
fear and trepidation his first road
house. The sumptuous supper served
table de hote looked like anything bin
war time, and we were all ready foi
the straw, which Is accurate for some
of the bunks. "Four-ftfly," the proprle
i lor said next morning, and when I
replied that each traveler was pay
ing for himself, he went on to explain
that he was quoting to me my Indi
j vidual bill. Well, to live thus isolate'
deserves some reward.
nt* were up wiui lue auu »uu ui
that day passed Gulkana. Sourdough
Meier’s and to Raxson, 87 miles. Bei
ries to right of us, boulders to left o
us. chug-holes in front of us, ouwari
we rambled. "And the morning am
the evening were the second day."
Then came the treacherous chang
| ing glacier streams, but we made foi
them at 5 o’clock in the morning am
I passed the most difficult before they
■ had time to swell to any great extent
| with the day's sun upon them. We
j were really surfeited with scenery
I Here a dashing stream, now a strip
I of dense woodland; ever drawing near
er the snow-capped range. As we ad
vanced the reception committees be
came larger and more insistent, and
we finally put on our veils! At last
came the summit, Donnell’s Dome, apd
the road house at Richardson's with
its Inviting white sheets, signs ol
drawing civilization. Distance for the
day 11a miles.
Only 70 miles lay between us and
Fairbanks, and Bobby Sheldon wired
that he would arrive at noon. As the
whistle blew for 12 o'clock we pulled
into the town's main street. Simply
Seldom Service, as Bobby mispro
nounces it. Distance traveled from
Chitlna 310 miles, over roads more or
less indifferent as to quality (the best
the road commission can do perhaps
with the funds available) in actual
running time of 30 hours.
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An automobile body made of seven
flat sections, which can be taken
apart for shipping flat or replaced If
Injured, has been Invented by an Eng
lishman in South Africa.
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Rubber diskB which may be replaced
when worn, are used Instead of bris
tles In a tooth brush patented by a
New York inventor.
DEPLETING III
OFIL5ICE
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(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
Sept.. 27—The cheapest place In the
world today to buy meat Is precisely
where the ordinary mortal might con
aider It the dearest—namely. In the
German occupied portions of Alsaace
md Terrain.
While meat In all other jiortlons of
Germany Is selling at an average of
4 and 7 marks a pound. It is being
«>ld. on the orders of the German gov
grnment in Alsace and Imrrain at 10
-ents a pound. The inhabitants of
the two provinces are allowed to have
it in any reasonable quantity and the
treat bulk of them are now buying
md eating more meat than before the
war.
While the motives of the German
government In this matter are quite
apparent. Swiss investigators who
have recently looked In to the affair
md whose reports have Just reached
'■'ranee, declare that the ultimate ef
fects upon both the population and
'he meat supply of the two provinces
will be disastrous In the extreme.
Under the system the German mill
ary authorities purchase from far
ners of Alsace and Lorraine all of
heir livestock at a very high price
giving them in payment a govern
nental certificate, which, up to the
present time, however, none of the
farmers have succeeded in cashing.
The animals are then turned over
to the local butcher who must kill
■hem and sell them, accounting to the
nllitary authorities for every pound
'lis re)>ort must provide for the dia
■•osition of all the meat at two murks
g pound, which is the price establish
‘d for those who are wealthy enough
•0 pay it, and which is still several
gnarka below the prevailing price in
the rest of Germany.
■ u iuc f*oor. However, the meat is
sold for 30 pfennigs a pound, and the
inference betwen tills and the two
itary authorities to the municipal
treasury of each locality. In some
)f tlie larger villages the municipal
authorities are thus obliged to pay
several thousand marks every week
Iniqultious as this from the stand
point of "high financing”. Swiss in
vestigators declare that it is by no
means the worst aspect of the ase
While the less than cost price al
which the meat is being sold to the
poorer people increases the conaump
lion far above normal, the peasents
ind farmery, tempted by the high
price which is paid them by the mil
itary authorities in certificates, are
selling ail of their live stock at a rate
that in a few months must wipe out
entirely the livestock of the two pro
vinces, and completely ruin tlte in
dustry.
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There will be a boat dance at Hcgg's
hall tonight. The inuBic will he fur
ilsbed by a reorganized orchestra, and
ill lovers of the terpsichorean art are
issured a good time. You are invite 1
:o be on hand tonight.
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E. C. Devine, publisher of the Nome
Nugget for many years, is a passenger
sboard the Victoria, accompanied by
iis wife. They are on their way to
he states, Mr. Devine having sold
“iis interest In the Nugget. They re
port having had a most delightful
rip and are looking forward to a plea
sant winter in the states.
BENNETT LEADS
RACE
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(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, 8ept. 28. — Bennett.
Republican. Is leadiug Mayor Mitchell
In the recount at the primary,
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CAIRO EAST OF
IPRES
(By Associated Presi)
BRITISH FRONT. Sept. 28. — The
British troops won a great victory east
>f Ypres, by gaining a thousand yards
>ver a wide front .
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(By Associated Press)
THE HAGUE. Netherlands, Sept. 28.
—The Dutch general staff, as well
is one or two foreigu military at
taches. are evincing considerable In
terest In a new armor material de
vised by an inventor here.
Broadly stated, the principle on
which It Is based Is that of distribut
ing the pressure of projectiles and ex
plosives as rapidly as possible with
the aid of a particular material spec
ially fitted for that task. The armor
consists of a system of double plates
icctfruifig to the nature of fhd pro
jectiles it Is intended to serve against.
Such space Is filled with a material
which Is very similar to sand, but It
Is of extremely fine grain and at the
tame time extraordinarily hard. It
further possesses a high specific- grav
ity, easily absorbs heat and has a high
melting imint. so that the separate
grains do not change their form even
it high temperatures. It is likewise
In a great measure reslstent to the
operation of acids.
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NEXT LIBERTY LOAN
TO OPEN OCTOBER 1.
Next Monday has been fixed as the
date for launching the next Liberty
loan campaign. The loan, as an
nounced by Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo, will be for three
billion dollars. Subscriptions, as in
the first Liberty loan, will be asked
of the general public. According to
the plans of the treasury department,
subscriptions will dose November 1.
Announcement was made at the
White House to the effect that Presi
dent Wilson had bought ten thousand
dollars’ worth of the first issue of Lib
erty bonds and that he had invested
$10,000 In farm loan bonds.
A statement was issued by the trea
sury department that Secretary Mc
Adoo was contemplating a tour of the
Pacific coast cities In October In the
interest of the second Liberty loan.
List of Lady Contestants
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