The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News _ __
VOLUME III. NUMBER 13L CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 12,1917. PRICE TEN CENTS.
QUOTATIONS DF
INTEREST TO
ALASKANS
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 12. — Potatoes are
strong and a few large sales were
made last week. Dealers are con
tracting for new crops, some paying
six cents a pound. A large amount
of butter is stored, but a drop is im
probable. Eggs have taken a decided
drop. Vegetables are still climbing,
but dealers predict a rapid drop in
price owing to the new crop. The
live stock market is strong, few ship
ments arriving. Family patent flour
is retailing at from $15 to $20 a bar
rel. Canned goods, tea, package goods
and nearly all staples advanced yes
terday. Potatoes brought $90 a ton;
eggs, ranch, 32 and 33 cents a dozen;
butter in cubes 37 cents, in bricks 38
cents a pound; cheese, cream bricks
25 cents a pound; cabbage six and
seven cents a pound; onions six and
six and a half cents a pound; apples.
$2.35 and $2.75 a box.
CHICAGO, May 12. — Yesterday
May wheat sold at $3.19 a bushel. The
Chicago board of trade today suspen
ded May wheat as speculative, and on
option fixed at it $3.18 as a settlement
price. If the board had not intervened
the price might have been forced to
$10 a bushel.
NEW YORK, May 12. — The cop
per demand is fair and prices firmly
mair ^ined. Spot and nearby deliv
eries brought from 31 to 33 3-4 cents
a pound, and 28 to 30 cents for later
deliveries.
CHICAGO, May 12. — The most sen
sational wheat advance in history oc
curred today. July and September op
tions gaining 27 to 31 cents. July
closed at $2.73 and September at $2.74.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 12. — At the
factory patent flour sold for $17.10 a
barrel.
m John Reintfl-"ancrf
Katy Chomovitska, both of Nuchek,
were united in holy matrimony by
Rev. E. P. Ziegler.
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I BALL GAME WILL
BE ATTRACTION
; TOMORROW
There will be something doing every
minute on the ball field tomorrow af
ternoon, when the Saturn boys cross
bats with the Cordova club. Ashes
are today being hauled on the diamond
and it will be put in as good condition
as possible for tomorrow’s contest.
The following will be the lineup of
the Saturn team: J. Keyes, first base;
T. Beiler, shortstop; P. Adams, left
field; F. Christy, second base; L. Frif
fiths, third base; G. Cole, right field;
J. Byers, center field; J. Quinn, pit
cher; Nathan Clark, catcher.
Captain Ripley has an all-star club,
but the individual players have not as
yet been placed. There are four good
and they will all be given
tryout. Lon Ontai, the Chinese won
, will be there, and Ed Harwood,
Truckee and Eddy will also occupy
the pitcher’s box.
It is the intention of the committee
to place a piano on the ball field so
that third baseman Griffiths can en
tertain the audience with some of his
well known ragtime. Pitcher Quinn,
of the Saturn team, was in the custody
of a chiropractic all last evening, and
we are assured that he will deliver
all the round house curves known to
nature and the ball fans. While Cor
dova wishes it understood that all
friendship ceases when this battle
royal is in progress, we feel that our
lineup will give a good account of
themselves.
STRIIe COAL
MINERS BEEN
AVERTED
(By Associated Press!
WASHINGTON, May 12. — The
through Secretary of La
Wtlson, has persuaded the Cen
Penusylvania miners and operat
to prevent a strike of 75,00(1
Ten Million Americans To Be Drafted
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♦ WASHINGTON, May 12. — Ten million ♦
♦ men in the Fnited States, from the ages of 2l 4
♦ to MO years inclusive, will he subject to selec- 4
4 live conscription by July 1, the census bureau 4
4 says. 41
♦ Tin* bouse is debating the war revenue 4i
4 bill, and the senate finance committee is hold 4
4 ing hearings with the big interests protesting 4 j
4 against the taxes. 4 i
4 The espionage bill will pass the senate to- 4
4 night, with a modified censorship section. 4
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WASHINGTON, May 12.—The American com
mission to Russia includes Elihu Root of Now York,
Charles R. Crane, a Chicago manufacturer; John R.
Mott, a Y. M. C. A. leader; C. Y. Russia McCormack,
president of the International Harvester Company;
James Duncan, vice-president of the American Fede
ration of Labor; Charles Edward Russell, a Socialist
and writer, and Major General Hugh Scott.
LONDON, May 12.—It is officially announced
that the British troops are attacking the Hinden
burg line, and have gained an objective point, taking
hundreds of. prisoners. The British attacked n. ar
Belecourt, on both sides of Arras, the Cambria road
and north of the Searpel river.
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BOSTON, May 12.—The French mission has re
ceived a great welcome here. A fund of $250,Odd,
from the citizens engaged in providing for the fath
erless children of France, has been given to Gem ral
Joffre.
STOCKHOLM, Mav 12. I’he By.edLl,, •»
,,j v...' T"’nnvT 3 fr'i'To-ence, decided
ii*y*-cttp Three countries would not mix in the war,
but maintain a policy of impartial neutrality.
WASHINGTON, May 12. — The house, after a
stormy debate, voted to instruct its conferees of the
army Hill to restore the senate amendment ami per
mit Colonel Roosevelt to lead a division to France.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—Charles Taft, a son
of former president William Howard Taft, has en
listed as a private in the artillery.
BERLIN, May 12.—It is semi officially an
nounced that Chancellor Bethman Ilollweg will de
liver a speech on Germany’s war aims on Tuesday
next in the roichstag.
AMSTERDAM, May 12. — A German torpedo
boat was hit in yesterday’s battle between the Brit
ish and German destroyers.
BERLIN, May 12. — The loss of Lieutenant
Commanders Wagenor and Bash, prominent subma
rine commanders, was disclosed by a reichstag
speech eulogizing them. The German mail service
to Spain, Mexico, South America, Central America
and the Orient lias been discontinued. The country
is suffering groat discomfort owing to the shortage
of fuel, and coal is being apportioned by the govern
ment.
PETROGRAD, May 12. — The executive com
mittee of Russian workers and soldiers’ delegates
resolved to convene in a neutral country for an inter
national Socialist conference to discuss peace.
PEKING, May 10.—The Chinese parliament re
fused to declare war on Germany, despite the urging
of the premier.
WASHINGTON, May 12.r Plans are being
formed loj! ju^ney to
'crtftipefmon among flu- allied nations for
purchasing supplies in the Fluted States markets.
The concentration of the expenditure of billions of
dollars in the hands of a single man is contemplated.
SAX FRANCISCO, May 12.—The following
Alaskans have been called for training as officers at
the Presidio camp: Grover Achors, Jesse B. Burden,
Wtn. II. Combs, Simon Fostick, Chester Morrish, Roy
V. Craig, Robert J. Shepard, Louis M. Zellermaver
and R. L. Bradford of Juneau.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The senate late this
afternoon struck the entire newspaper censorship
provision from the espionage bill.
PKTROGRAI), May 12.—The executive council
of the council of workmen’s and soldier’s delegates
decided not to participate in the formation of a coa
lition government.
PORT AU PRINCE, May 12.—The Haitian con
gress has refused to declare war on Germany.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The senate is still
debating the espionage bill. Senator Hiram Johnson,
of California, moved to strike the entire newspaper
censorship section. He said that the inefficient gen
eral who led armies needlessly to slaughter would be
protected by the section. Senator Stone approved of
the section, and said the time had come to limit the
freedom of the press.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—Secretary of Com
merce Redfield today advocated the strict govern
ment control of the food situation as a means of
checking the rapid rise in food prices. He urged the
immediate passage of the administration food bills
pending in congress.
BERLIN, May 12.—The Germania, a clerical or
gan, iiidicatcH that Chancellor Bethman von Ilollweg
will not make a statement of peace terms before the
reichstag, deciding that it is inadvisable at present.
The reform movement is proceeding rapidly, the
aristocracy protesting, but the chancellor’s position
is unshaken by attacks.
NIANr MMIM
r B.S.TO
(By United Press)
ST. PAUL, May 12. — With farmers
and agricultural experts co-operating
to raise the largest crops in the his
tory of the great Northwest, a labor
crisis which may defeat the carefully
laid plans to increase production is
developing serious proportions.
So serious is the labor shortage
that plans to furolugh hundreds of
men who will be attending summer
training camps at Fort Snelling and
pour them into the harvest fields of
the Northwest have been suggested.
Attention will be turned immedi
ately to stemming the tide of immi
gration into Canada. Five hundred
farm hands are crossing the line daily,
it is estimated. The Canadian gov
ernment has begun a systematic cam
paign to attract American farmer*
ind farm laborers to her vast fields
left deserted by the call to arms.
Homesteads are offered on easy con
litions. Men are given certificates
promising they will not be called on
or military service. Every promise
if success and wealth is held out to
them.
This campaign is seriously objected
to by the Northwest. It is held inimi
cal to the interests of the United
3tate« and discourteous to an ally
when the United States is facing a
labor crisis.
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Harry Againsky, husband of Babe
Brown, who sometime since wus bru
tally murdered at Douglas, who was
arrested on suspicion of having been
implicated in the crime, and against
whom the officials were unable to se
cure sufficient evidence to convict him
uf the crime, pleaded guilty to the
charge of white slavery recently at
Juneau, and was sentenced to one
year and one day at McNeil’S Island.
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The jury in the case of the United
3tates vs. Louis Goyette, recently tried
rt Fairbanks, returned a verdict of
guilty of assault with a dangerous
weapon. Goyette shot his partner,
Dick Creighton, last fall with a 22
■alibre rifle. He alleged that Creigh
ton and others were attempting to de
raud him out of certain mining pro
perty.
Hit IS NOT IN!
(Following the open declarations in
the British house of commons for wo
man suffrage by Premier Lloyd
George and ex-Premier Asquith, and
a consequent revival of the eternal
question in France, the United Press
consulted one of the best authorities
on internal politics in Paris, who ex
presses his convictions in the follow
ing interview.)
(By United Press)
PARIS, April 10. — (By Mail.) —
“Whether British women smash all
English tradition and vote after the
war or not, France can never follow
England's example.
"Votes for women Is. and must re
main, a dead letter in France.
“The subject is as complicated as
it is simple,” the United Press inform
ant declared. "The simplicity lies in
the fact that France is vastly Catholic.
3f the country's 38,000,000 inhabitants
pnly one million are protestants and
150,000 are Jews. This leaves about
thirty-six and three-quarter millions of
people under direct or indirect influ
pnce of the Catholic church.
"The republican government of
France is neither clerical nor anti
clerical. But clerical Influence — the
influence once so all powerful in
France — today takes practically no
recognized part in the making of the
French laws and the direction of pub
lic affairs. This situation dates from
the very beginning of the present form
pf government, when the government
said to the church, ‘we will give you 1
freedom and independence, but never 1
pccupy yourselves with political ques
tions.' That was a long time ago. But
today the clericals have a strong de
sire to have political influence. Their
preponderating sentiment Is in favor
pf woman suffrage. 1
"French workers, as a rule, are ■
thinkers and men of advanced ideas, i
But French women — the ordinary c
Bveryday women — do not think with i
their husbands. They are closely al
lied with the church. Thus to literally i
throw the vote to the average woman I
pf France would be to reconstitute the i
political power of the church and so <
weaken the foundations of representa
tive government. I
"France long ago separated the I
hurch from the state. It is not pro- i
pable, therefore, that the law making I
MU I Hi PLANS
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McCarthy Is planning on a big cele
bration on July 4, and the chairman of
he committee, who is a live wire,
writes as follows to the Dally Times:
“Enclosed find copy of a Fourth of
ruly poster. Please get this up on
food big posters and in your best
style.
“We have taken up the matter of an
bxcursion from your town with the
■ailroad company, and expect to have
bne “hiyu” time. This country has
been a source of Cordova's prosperity
long enough for you people to take a
trip up and a look at the source of
the dollars. We have all kinds of
pretty things to show the good people j
bf Cordova, as well as a good time,
[freak away from the crowded haunts
bf teeming activity and bust into a
•eal good time for once in your lives.”
GENERAL DIAZ
KILLED III
(By Associated Press)
EE PASO, May 12. — Official ad
vices to the Mexican consulate report
hat (leneral Felix Diaz was killed by
General Caliinayor. a former Zapata
eader, in a dispute over the command
>t revolutionary forces in Oaxaca pro
vince.
Contractor (ieorge Nelson, who is
building a railroad from Katalla to the
3ering river coal fields, is in town
m business.
issemblies will again come under the
lominatlug influence of a single poll
leal party, and least of all a clerical
>arty. This is the complicity and.elm
ilicity of the woman suffrage question
n France. The question is not the
lame with England. There it is a
dear cut, uncomplicated issue, and the
vords of England's progressive prem
er seem to indicate that British suf
ragists will win their long fought for
ause without much fuss soon after
he war..”
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(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, May 12. — General
Carranza has issued a decree provid
ing for hastening the liquidation of
the banks of emission now under whai
corresponds to a federal receivership
under special rules to be promulgated
by the government. The object ol
this order, the decree states is tc
avoid delay and damage to the Inter
eats of stockholders, depositors and
holders of the paper issues of the
banks. If it is found that the bankt
are not able to liquidate In full the
issues outstanding the secretary of the
treasury will consign the affairs o!
the banks to the courts so that pro
cedure may be had promptly undei
the bankruptcy laws. If it is found
that frauds have been committed those
responsible will be turned over to the
criminal courts for action.
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(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 12
—The shortage of illuminating oil has
become so serious in Denmark thal
all electric power stations using oil
engines are to be closed next month
and the use of petroleum for lighting
purposes will be prohibited. Copen
hagen, which obtains its electric light
supply from coal power, will not be
affected, but almost every other town
in Denmark will be seriously ham
pered. with the exception of a part
of North Zeeland, which obtains elec
tricity from Sweden.
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Incorporation papers have been filec
with the clerk of. the court at Fair
banks for the Tolstoi Mining Com
pany, with J. E. Riley, Charles Rost
and Ira D. Orton as incorporutors. The
object of the incorporation is believed
to be the handling of the large area
of mining ground acquired last fall
by J. K. Riley and associates on Boob
creek.
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(By Associated Press)
JUAREZ, May 12. — Going to war
in Mexico is picturesque. Women and
children are taken on board the troop
trains with their baskets of food, the
pots, pans and kettles which make
up the furnishings of a poor Mexican's
home, the women often taking bird
cages, dogs and even goats with them
on these troop trains.
When General Murguia's trains ar
rived in Juarez recently in pursuit of
the Villa forces, many tourists came
from El Paso to witness the plctur
esque spectacle presented by the army
of the north in its typical field equip
ment. The soidiers wear the distinc
tive skull and crossbones of General
Muguia’s “Brigada de Muerto''
Death Brigade — on their campaign
hats, the Yaqui Indians wearing, in ad
dition, a crimson band on their hats
as their regimental insignia. These
soldiers were covered with the white
dust of the desert campaign, their
khaki uniforms were soiled with much
careless eating and their sandals tied
to their brown toes with straps.
The wome nare even more pictur
esque. They wear the bright colored
calico dresses of the Mexican Indians,
carry their babies in their arms and
often bear the entire burden of the
soldier’s camp equipment on their
backs. Little girls pat the flour and
water tortilla cakes in their little
brown hands, while babies sleep in the
shade of a blanket stretched over the
roof of the troop train cars. Bundles
of firewood hang from the sides of
the cars, quarters of beef swing from
the beans of the box cars as the
trains roll along, while the lean,
bruised cavalry horses stand patiently
in the stock cars.
When leaving a town the Mexican
de factor soldiers fire their rifles in
commanders, and the train disappears
in a cloud of alkali dust, often pursued
by soldiers who have tarried too long
in a nearby cantina ur saloon and
missed the train.
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The Empress Sunday evening, two
shows at 7:30 and 9 sharp. The su
bllme emotional artiste. Mine. Petrova
in “The Scarlet Woman." A Metro,
in five exquisite acts. Also a fine
I comedy.
In uniformity with the plans adopt
ed by a federation of all the promi
nent women's organizations of the
country in a league for public survlco
during the war, the women of Cordova
are asked to join in the organization
of a local branch of the Alaska Wom
an's Patriotic League. A mass-meet
ing of women will be held for this
purpose at llegg's hall. Tuesday after
noon. May 15, at .1 o'clock. A musical
program of patriotic airs will bo ren
dered and an address on ''Patriotism's
Call to Womanhood" will be made by
Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher, who assist
ed in the organization of the mother
brunch of the league at Juneau, and
the first local branch at Skagway.
The purpose of the league is simply
to enroll the women of Alaska for ser
vice, as the following pledge implies:
"Recognizing, in this time of nation
al crisis, our responsibilities as citi
zens of the United States and of the
territory of Alaska, we pledge our loy
alty to the flag and its defenders, and
to the federal government, in any field
of service to which we may be called."
The league has no system of dues
paying membership, and it is designed
to further the work of the Red Cross
and kindred movements. A president
and secretary will be elected, and a
monthly meeting will be held, at
which questions relative to woman's
part in the war, especially in the mat
ter of food conservation, will be dis
cussed. Mrs. J. F. A. Strong, wife of
the governor, is the founder and pre
sident general of the Alaska Woman's
Patriotic League. Every woman in
Cordova is urged to attend the meet
ing Tuesday afternoon.
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THEBE WITH
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, May 12.—The zip. the
pep, the earnestness and the all round
dash included in the makeup of the
Boston Braves which carried that team
from the depths of last place to a
world’s championship in 1914, stand
a chance of tearing holes in an other
wise well laid out plan of one John
McGraw this year.
The Braves are different from other
baseball clubs. They are trained that
way by George Stallings, and because
they are different, fans are born all
over again in the enthusiasm of base
ball when they visit a park where the
Boston ruffians are performing.
It is natural for a baseball player
to get out on the field, smite himself
with his hands, jam his paws together
and shout “Attaboy."
But with the Braves it's something
else. A shout from a member of that
baseball club is one step in the George
Stalling's methods of winning a base
ball gajno.
Ed Konetchv is just a great, big.
overgrown man who learned to play
ball. John Evers is a bundle of
nerves, always fighting. Walter Ma
ranville is a little fellow with a mar
vellous pair of hands and a set of
nerves that won't quit fighting. Red
Smith is just a ball player who has
learned to fight and fight hard for
every step of a baseball game. The
outfield represents the same thing.
The Braves have been called a money
team. Sportsmanship, they say, is a
word that doesn't thrive in the vicin
ity of the Braves' field. But watch
the turnstiles where the Braves play.
The crowd likes it.
To watch the Braves in action the
is the most entertaining thing In sport.
The Braves are not made up of high
class stars, every cog perfect. They
are just plain, everyday ball players,
some of them men who couldn't hold
their places on any other team.
Stallings has been given a record
of hard words on the baseball field,
a heavy fist and a growl for every
player. But players never performed
for another manager like they do for
George Stallings. In the vernacular
of the streets, “ya gotta hand it ta
George.”
Stallings is making his bid for pen
nant honors this year in the face of
the most trying opposition. He is fac
ing in the New York Giants a power
ful aggregation of baseball players.
But It will pay to turn back over his
tory's pages and note that John Mc
Graw had been voted a pennant in
1914. and that he had actually reached
the crest of the heap and was driv
ing along when the Braves came along
and wrecked his little wagon in their
mad dash from last to first place.
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