AMERICA MOST DECLARE ITS POSITION
WICKERSHAMS RE-ELECTION IS ASSURED
FOR PEACE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Vice
president .Marshall has laid before the
senate a letter from President Wilson,
in which he states that he has an im
portant < ommunication relating to for
eign affairs which he wished to lav
before the senate in person. The sen
ate adopted a resolution that it would
hear the president at 1 o’clock.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. — Presi
dent Wilson, in a personal address to
the senate this afternoon, laid down
the question as to whether the United
States shall depart from its tradi
tional policy of isolation and no en
tanqlements and take part in the
world league to preserve a peaceful
after-war.
The president explained why he be
lieved the time had come for the
world to know America’s position and
discussed the underlying causes on
which he believes a permanent peace
of the world is maintainable. While
Wilson was speaking directly to the
senators his address was in the hands
of all foreign governments.
The president wanted to know If
the attempt was made for such a peace
with other nations in the background
of a fundamental proposition, whether
the United States should alter its for
eign policy; that it w*« po*<Mh‘-r fmm
a league of nations tnere might come
a way to end the present war.
Wilson said he believed that no
peace, which was a peace of victory,
in the present war would be perm.-,
nent peace, and it must be taken for
granted that peace must come for
ward by some definite and concerted
^ power, which will make it virtually
impossible for any such catastrophe
to overwhelm us again. He declared
it was inconceivable that the people
of the United States should play no
part in that great enterprise: they
cannot in honor withhold service to
that which they are about to be chal
lenged to add their authority and their
power and force to other nations to
guarantee peace and justice through
out the world.
In holding out the expectation that
the United States would join other na
tions in league for peace, the presl
dent declared it must be clear to
every man who can think that there
is in this promise no breach of either
our tradition or our policy as a na.ion
but a fulfillment rather of all we
have professed or striven for.
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Illy Associated Press.)
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 22. — Seven
teen inches of snow fell during the
past twenty-four hours, breaking all
tecords. Tte temperature fell below
zero. Minnesota. Wisconsin, South
Dakota. North Dakota and northern
Nebraska are covered with snow, and
trains are greatly delayed.
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11>>' Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. — The
United States has asked Germany
whet tier there were any Americans
among the hundred and three neutral
sailors taken prisoners of war on the
German prize Yarrow dale, for huving
taken passage on an armed merchant
man. The inquiry was made entirely
on the press reports received.
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Now is the time to subscribe for the
Times $5 for six months.
BRITISH CRUISER
IS SUNK BY
RAIDER
(By Associated Press.)
PERNAMBPCO, Jan. 22. It is re
ported that the British cruiser Bias
row has been sunk by a Berman com
merce raider, a hundred and thirt
miles off Para. It is not known whe
ther the officers and sailors perished,
but the supposition is that they did.
BERLIN. Jan. 22. There is un
hounded rejoicing throughout Ber
many over the exploits of the raider
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ILL STREET
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 22. It is un
derstood in financial circles that the
peace leak incjuiry will he resumed
here tomorrow, but will not extend to
an investigation of the New York
slock exchange.
SEES TROOPS
HAVE STARTED
(By Associated Press)
KB PASO, .Tan. 22. There have
been all sorts of rumors afloat as to
the movement of the American troops
in Mexico. The announcement was of
ficially made that President Wilson
has approved of the withdrawal of the
soldiers, and army officers here pre
diet that the expedition will be out of
Mexico this week. This morning (len
oral Pershing and his men began their
return towards the border.
SAX AXTOXIO, Jan. 22'. — General
Funston denies that Pershing has
started on his return to the states.
LIGHTHOUSE CO.
The Lighthouse Packing Co., which
was the first outside concern to in
vade the dam beds of Cordova, and
has built up a constantly increasing
business during the past year, finds
that it is necessary to secure larger
quarters and increase the capacity of
its plant.
Carpenters are now at work on the
south end of the city dock erecting
a story and a half building, 42x72 feet,
which will be used this season by the
company for the putting up of its clam
pack.
The new machinery to be installed
in the plant includes an automatic
capping machine, automatic filler and
new process for shelling and clean
ing the claims and a double set of
boilers.
A power boat thirty-nine feet long
Is also being built to bring the clams
from the beds to the plant, and will
be ready to be launched about Feb
ruary.
The factory will have a capacity of
from 800 to 1,000 cases a day, and if
the weather is favorable a long pack
will l>e put up. Employment will be
given to about fifty people when the
new plant is in full operation.
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LOYOLAS ELECT OFFICERS.
At a meeting of the Iaiyola Club,
hold yesterday afterm>on, the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Jumes MacCormae; vice-president,
Mrs. C. M. Rosswog; secretary, Pat
rick Cannon; treasurer, John Muller.
(Rv Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. T2. The Or
man embassy at Washington was ap
prised of inside business information
of the banking firm or J, l>. Morgan
\- Co , on behalf of the French and
English governments, through the al
leged compile! between an employe
of the Morgan firm and a Wash
ington lawyer, who was a personal
friend of Ambasador Bernstorff. This
information was made public in a
brief in court here for William J
Burns, the detective, and Martin
Egan, who are accused as tappers of
private telephone wires.
GOING OUTSIDE
Tlek
liell Gold Mining Company, left for
the states on the Alameda, where he
will f lose a deal for the sale of a large
block of slock of the company, the
negotiations for the purchase of whkfy
have been practically completed. With
the proceeds of this sale of stock Mr.
McCoy will purchase the necessary
mining and milling machinery for op
crating the property of the company
on an extensive scale. He expects
to he absent about four weeks, and
will bring the machinery hack with
him, freight it in to the mine over the
now and install the same at an early
date, lie expects to have the rnachin
cry in operation early this summer
and anticipates the mine will enter
the dividend paying list before next
winter.
The properly of the company con
sists of a group of seven claims lo
i-ated about one and one half miles
from the Teikhell roadhouse, and
about the same distance from the gov
ernment road.
Development work on the property
consists of considerable stripping and
open cut work and 180 feet of tunnel
The main vein runs from 8 to 14 feet
in width and gives assay values on
the surface from $8 to $17.1 per ton.
It has been traced for a distance of
more than 1,000 feet.
In the tunnel a smaller vein, about
(I inches In width, was cut at a depth
of about 100 feet, from which assays
running as high as $1,100 per ton
have been had. The tunnel is now
within twelve feet of the main vein
The vein lies in a formation of slate
and graywacke. in which all the pay
ing mines of this district are found,
and cuts the formation at an angle of
about 45 degrees. The vein is cut by
an intrusive porphyry dike about
eight feet in width, along which runs
a quartz vein about three feet wide,
giving surface assays averaging about
$10 per ton. The property is an ex
ceedingly promising one. and is well
situated for economical operation.
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LICENSING OF CRIME TO
PAY CITY'S INDEBTEDNESS.
(Special to Daily Times.)
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 22. — The ex
pose of Commissioner of Public Safety
E. F. Jackson, that the money raised
to keep down the city tax was sweat
ed from gamblers and brothels by the
public and local courts, has created a
great sensation. It is said that over
$50,000 was raised in this way.
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WELL KNOWN MARINER
DIES IN THE STATES.
(Special to Daily Times.)
POUT TOWNSEND. Wash., Jan 22
On Saturday, ('apt. Malcolm Camp
bell, who arrived here several months
ago trom Juneau, died rrom paralysis
Campbell was for more than thirty
years a master of vessels engaged in
southeastern Alaska traffic.
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In 1916 the Alaska mines made a
mineral production of $50,900,000, an
increase of 64 per cent over the 1916
production.
DELEGATE CIS
(Special to Daily Times.)
JUNEAU, Jan 2, __ Thr, offl(,la)
canvas or the vote for the first divi
sion gives Snlr.er a lead of 4X1 votes
This is twelve I. votes than the
| Republican papers credited him with
and eighteen short of the claim made
by the Item ■< r.vlte pre Certificates
, will be issued to Hickman for senator
jlieid, Benson. Casey and McCormack i
for the legislature
n the canvas or th Second divi '
sion. without the vote from the Wade
Hampton precinct. l,n„wn as Mar
shall. Willow (re m I st Michael;
precinct number f,\ known as ITia :
iakleet, which at dng, and the
ftica vote, which v . ,e counted as !
J noon as th<‘ off!* turns arc* re*
eelved, Wlckersh; Ties the Sec j
jond division by .!■ • s. |„ ,hj„ ,n
I vision Corrigan ■ lected to tin
legislature, receive . | votes to >ls7
tor Tom Reed.
figuring on rhi- s for the two
other divisions n. t canvassed
Wickers ham h b meted delegate
l*y better than fifty plurality.
> /vuur./i, .Jim. -— i no mums
from all the Uristol bay precincts were
received here this afternoon, and the |
election so far j^ie Third division
concerned is^^B The vote to the'
■etMe-uad .*■*.,We u. th.
.local Detnocvats, «ho figured that ft I
would give SuIZtv a hig enough lead
to insure his election. Instead. Wick
ershum polled the , irger vote, it being !
as follows ('hogi ling, Wiekershant
25; Sulzer 3. Naknek, Wiekershant
it; Sttlzer 9. Nush gak, Wiekershant
10; Sulzer, 3. Tin ;t« no election
held at Koggiutu,
' A1.1 >h/., Jan, .; istol hay re
turns reached the ,>t th.. court
and give Wickers plurality oi
2o votes, insuring ■< tlon.
'll °f 'he precin now in for
the Third division t.. vote give
Joe Murray, of SI. reek, a plut
ality or seven vot Tom |{ol
Itiitl, ol Chitina, t , legislature
The other eandidat , t.-.l are Torn
•'rice and Frank < m, „f Anchor
age, and Charles It f \ ,i,|,.z j,,hn
Honan is the next .tor,
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FULL AMOUNT INo^RANCE
PAID TO S. BLUM 4 CO
Malcolm Hiock t ,1 ,h..
steamer Alameda > v afternoon
from Valdez, to w h ,. he aceom
panied K. G. Ford. „ , adjuster
for the companies ,1, s uluni
4 Co held policies, their loss
in the recent fire Mr ,„k reports,
that their losses w.qllick
lv, and to the ent isiaetion of
I oth the insurance m ,|..s ttlui th(.
insured, the full sat. ,,f th,, in
surunce being allowed
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DISCOVERER OF [ CREEK
ON Wav o STATES
Among the pas . s thl,
states on the Alamrd.. j s 1>l(
cher and wire and Jstnor, own
ers or discovery dan. „,d Nos. l
nhove and 1 below n Boob meek at
Tolstoi.
Pitcher is the di ,n,.,,.r of Hoob
creek and Is credited with having dis
posed or his interest t„r |lalr u lnj| |
lion dollars.
Mrs. Pitcher, wh, -ante to Alaska
seven years ago. f.av, that they had
an easy time on th< trail until they
arrived on th.- Turmc .ui, arm section,
where they were delayed bv new
snow.
Pitcher says he dues not believe
Tolstoi will be a big camp, but that
it will he a good little camp lie sold
his ground to Henry Riley.
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NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
•Judge Martin Moran, ,»r Nome, has
teen appointed IT. S commissioner at
Fortuna Hedge (Marshall), lie vas
commissioner at Kolmk some years
and is well known.
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THE SEWARD GATEWAY
CHANGES hands.
The control or the Seward Gateway
has been purchased by Harry lloben
and Frank Ballaine. who purchased
the interest or Barney Stone, and will
continue the publication ut the puper.
ABOUT PEOPLE
!
K. W. ('rother, a mining engineer
from Juneau, was In town yesterday,
George it Goshaw left on the Ala
meda for Seattle, hut will return in
the spring.
Dr .1 II McCollough, of Anchorage,
was a passenger on the Alameda (or
the outside.
Mrs. K. i, Clarke, wife of the C. It
A- N. \V. railway station agent at Ken
necott, was an outgoing passenger on
the Alameda.
G A. Vingar, a popular salesman,
arrived from the westward yesterday,
and left on this morning's train for
McCarthy.
The body of the late Angus Chis
holm, who committed suicide at Val
dez, was taken to Seattle on the Ala
meda for burial
Of course you are reading the I)a!l>
Times. Why not save a dollar by pay
ing six months' subscription in ad
vance; $."i will do the trick.
Mrs A. M McDonald, wife of the
Alaska Steamship Company agent at
Seward, spent yesterday, with Cordova
friends, on her way to the states
The Mariposa was due at Juneau to
day from Seattle, hut notice of her
arrival had not been received here
up to tlie hour of going to press.
< .1 Clifford, of the forestry ser
vi'e. formerly stationed here, hut
w hose headquarters is now at Seward,
was ,i Cordova visitor yesterday.
Anton Hide and family, of Seward,
"ere passengers on the Alameda ves
today for the states, on a short trip
Mr Hide recently lost his home by
tire.
The Bungalow club will meet at the
lied Dragon this evening for the pur
pose of transacting important business
and ail members are urged to be pre
sent.
W \V 1‘ilger. who closed out his
mercantile business at Anchorage,
was in town yesterday He is on his
way back east but expects to return
to Anchorage next spring with a
steam laundry outfit.
Romeo Hoyt and wife arrived from
Fairbanks yesterday afternoon, mak
ing the trip out in seven days. They
caught the Alameda and as it is going
the outside passage, will reach Seat-,
tie eleven days out from Fairbanks
Our former townsman, AA’nt, il Kra
mer. of A'uldez, lias received the sad
news of the death of his father at De
troit, alter a brief illness. Deceased !
w as 77 years old. and lust May he j
and his widow celebrated their golden1
wedding.
I in1 koi mi column wnicn me i ones
started last Saturday was cordially re
ccivcd l>y its readers, and items are
already sent in tor this week's publi
ration. We w ill appreciate any article
or notes on social doings, but must
have them not later than Friday
The entire program at the Fmpress
theatre last night was one of the best
shown here for some time, and a ban
tier house turned out to enjoy it. For
tiie benefit of (hose unable to attend
last night it will be repeated tonight
l.ee Van Slyke, for the past five
years Cnited States commissioner at
Susitna. accompanied by his wife,
mingled among old Cordova friends
yesterday. They will spend the win
ter in Taeonta. Lee's preeinct cast
a solid vote for Wickershant and in
sending in the election returns he also
forwarded his resignation. At a later
date an order was signed removing
him from office, hut in the language
of our former townsman "i beat 'em
to it."
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The Dally Time* Is a member of td*
Associated Pies*. Oct the new*
'TRAIL TRIP NOW
A PLEASURE
JAUNT
(Special to The Times.)
CHITINA, Jan. 2u. — For the first
time since its construction was begun
the Chltina-Fairbnnks auto road will
next summer be a practical and worth
while attraction to tourists The trip
to and from Fairbanks can now be
made in bo few days that it seems
worth while to those people who are
looking for new experiences in the
last frontier of North America. The
discomforts and uncertainties of tra
vel have been reduced so much that
they no longer repel the more adven
turous, and as a result of these the
cost of such a trip is becoming moder
ate. in anticipation of the increased
travel of this kind during the coming
summer there are preparations being
made for a much improved and more |
extensive auto service. J. S. M. Nel
son will maintain here at Chitina a
garage and repair shop in charge ol
an expert who can quickly and re
liably make repairs and alterations
on cars that come here, lie has the
agency for the Ford car and will
carry a line of parts and supplies for
that car as w.d| as for the Dodge and
Cadillac cars, experience having
shown that those (ar are becoming
recogniied as the best qualified for,
this country, each in its own class
There i* also the same disadvantage
in using an “odd” car on this road
that there Is in carrying an “odd” gun ;
in this country—It is difficult to get ;
repairs and ammunition
Anyone who wants reliable fnfonua-1
tion on auto travel and its attractions
between Chitina and Fairbanks and
also its distractions—can get it by
addressing .1 K M Nelson or Robert^
Sheldon, of Chitina.
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which has in (he past few years af
forded this community much of th• 1
better part of its social functions, has
taken on a renewed vigor and is plan |
ning a series of dances and entertain
ments. The dance on February 22
and the masquerade on St. Patrick's
day promise to bo particularly sue
cessful.
We will be pleased to hear of any
sickness about town. Such being very
rare, it is seldom we have the pleas
ure of informing the public of these
misfortunes.
Home and Nelson, who have ac
tively interested themselves in the |
mineral resources around Chitina for i
the last few years, are going to de i
velop a deposit of mollybdemim on the !
headwaters of the Chitina river, as
soon as weather conditions in the
spring are favorable for work The
deposit, which is of unusual extent, is j
In a location of very difficult access,
and its development is made possible j
only by reason of the unprecedented i
price the metal now commands —;
about $2 per pound. It is used in an
alloy with steel in the manufacture of
war munitions. However, we are ol
the opinion that the operators would
not delay peace one day to maintain
the price of their output..
Hilly Tibbs is now well established
in his new quarters in the building
formerly occupied by c C. Hull, where
he conducts his barber shop and also
provides card tables This promises
to become a popular resort for those
seeking this kind of amusement
We are informed by the treasurer
of the school Isiard that there is yet
some possibility that the term may
not be completed, owing to a lack of
funds. This would be regrettable in
any instance, and more particularly
this year, as the board was fortunate
in securing the services of so capable
a teacher as Miss Sarah Lanier
(Tough. The children have made un
usual progress and we earnestly hope
this term nor any succeeding term
will be interrupted. There ure eight
pupils in school now, representing
nearly all the grades from the prim
ary to high school.
Frank Spangler, of the Chitina bak
ery, became a member of the Arctic
Brotherhood recently He is now
qualified to make real sourdough hot
cakes and doughnuts without holes In
them. See if he don't!
The past month has been very quiet
in business, but there are indications
that it will Improve soon, in fact, it
U improving now.
WILSON TO PROO
LEGISLATION
(By Associate! Press i
WASHINGTON. Jan pr,
dent Wilson plans to no to th . i
two or three times ea< h
In ( lose touch with tin j,r -
the senate and house in order to h no
the consideration of hi- P ■ . it.
program and thn 0 oi,l tin h. pt,,
au extra session of , onpi< !P i.
gan his new custom to l l , l
probably continue it ,■ ich M I i
Wednesday and Thursdav
HOW RING IDOLS
SIZE OP BT 8
NEW VOliK, Jan The possi
billty that l.cs Darcy, tin; \nstralian
middleweight, ami George- i 'arpentier,
the French heavyweight, iiia, meet in
an American ring in the near future
makes a comparison of their pugilis
tice careeM ol more than ordinary in
terest should events so shape them
selves hat tin- French boxei and the
fighter from "Down Fnder" face in
the roped arena, t’arpent ier will hav»*
the advantage in weight, height and
reach.
Hurev is strictly a middleweight,
"hile th** Frenchman in i:'»14 was a
light heavyweight. The Uistralian
lias never enter*-il tie- ring mt-r l»;•»
pound*, while t’arpentiei •: - • n*
weight two \i*ar> a.. > »s t n ?.-n
to fifteen pounds above tli* ; 1 *>
It is reason a lib- t • > as<ume ih.it h»
lias gained additional iM.imla n, th
period he has served with tie- Ft* : \
irniy.
i 11; i "III tilt* i >•* .1 Ml. mm.
between four ami live in. in-. :!l
height of the two pugili.-'s w 1 li the
id vantage with Carpentier The p! v
sieal statistics of the boxers -h t> -
Durey's reach is not unit, .is an <
that of the French ring idol. I. :
far as can lie judged to : • -ult • then
is little difference in the hitting p..
srs of the two pugilists when alio',
nice is made for the variative in
•veight.
So far as the records show Put one
pugilist — Jell Smith lias ne t |„,th
Darev and Carpentier The French
boxer in Ibid won a twenty round do
•ision from Smith, who weighed lipi
pounds. Some fifteen months later
Darcy lost to Smith in five rounds
il Sidney in a return match, fought
i few months later, Darcy won on a
foul in two rounds, it is doubtful if
Smith was a better boxer when lie
faced Darcy than in his match with
i'arpentier.
In a majority of the contests in
which Carpentier has met \meWcsu
boxer* he has given away weight. Joe
Jeanette, who defeated the French
man in fifteen rounds, weighed more
than lb'i pounds, tlitnhoat Smith, from
whom Carpentier won on a foul in
six rounds, was over 1S5 pounds. Bom
bardier Wells, twice knocked out by
Carpentier. was within a few pounds
af 1B0 itt his two battles with the
French pugilist. Darcy has faced more
\merican ring men than Carpentier.
but has seldom given away weight
flabby. Mctiooiiy Murrav, Chip.
Smith and (ieorge Brown ill scaled
Bill pounds, or under, when they faced
the Australian.
OUTGOING PASSENGERS
ON STEAMER ALAMEDA
The steamer Alameda stilled for S.
attle shorth before midnight, going
via tiu outside passage tier pagsen
gers from Fordova, most of whom
ramp from Fairbanks and the inter
ior. were J K Kison. .lot- Wirkg. \
I Davis, S ltirehtand. W F. White
ley. if. Htmson. \\ i Finkerton. w
It Raeburn. John ll.trraek. .1 \i,
Mahan. H Warren l Fisher, Howard
Furtis, J M Nils,lit Hr I! K Mj,.rs
lioorge lioshuw. t; Thomson Mrs I
I Flarke, F I* Fagotti, Romeo jj0yi
and wife.
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Job Printing at the Times.