The Cordova Daily Times
V(U'rMK ]T- _CHUDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVKMBKH l.?, lfH(i. ~ PRICE TEN CENTS
FLOTILLA GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS IS SUNK
On Saturday afternoon the Cordov?
hearings in the Alaska rate eases
conducted by special examiner H. C
Wilson, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, were concluded. At this
session the complaints of the Valdez
merchants and shippers were present
ed by Senator Hubbard. A number of
freight bills were introduced, show
ing, as the Valdez merchants assert,
excessive and unfair through freight
rates and excessive wharfage charges
This is the first instance in which
the Interstate Commerce Commission
has taken eognizanrc of its jurisdic
tion over water transportation in
Alaska, and the investigation grew out
of the petition filed for the Sampson
Hardware Company of Fairbanks
which is seeking a reduction in the
freight rates.
The hearing here did not last as
long as expected, as a number of irn
portant papers from the Fairbanks
merchants had been forwarded to
Judge Wiekersham at Juneau, where
they will be presented. The hearing
there is set for November 23, but by
stipulation of all parties concerned
it is expected to lake place on Novem
ber la. There will also be a hearing
at Seattle on December 3, and then
the finding will be presented to the
commission at Washington.
Special Examiner Wilson, of Wash
ington, Judge Bogle, of Seattle, repre
senting the Alaska Steamship Com
pany; Attorney Grosscup, of Tacoma,
and General Traffic Manager James,
of the Pacific Steamship Company;
Judge Gorham, of Seattle, and Traffic
Manager Zipf, of the White Pass &
Yukon railway, and Delegate Wicker
sham, who is representing the people
in the effort to have the commission
establish joint through rates over
railroads in the states via Seattle and
by sea to \lnska ports and joint rates
over all railroads in the territory, left
for Juneau on the steamer Northwest
ern Sunday afternoon.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Ur. Carl
C.raves declares that he is certain of
freedom on the charge of blackmail.
He asserts that Ambassador llernstorff
made a stock market cleanup on the
submarine U-53 raid.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 13.
Burke Cochran, after reading a brief
of the trial ot timings, nas uecmeu 10
defend without any charge the other
alleged dynamiters accused of murder,
when a bomb was exploded during the
preparedness parade held here a
couple of months ago.
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TWO RADIO MEN ARE
MISSINC SINCE SATURDAY.
George Parker and Mr. Crowell, of
the naval wireless station at Whit
shed, left Cordova on Saturday after
noon at 2 o’clock In the raidio power
boat to return to the plant, and fail
ing to show up there considerable un
easiness was felt for their safety.
Captain George Scott and A1 Hamilton
started out today In a launch to hunt
for the missing men. Gate this after
noon it was reported that a boat has
been located anchored out ill the bay
and the friends of Messrs. Parker and
Crowell are hoping that it is the raidio
boat and its occupants are safe.
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WATSON LEAVES SEATTLE;
THREE CORDOVA PASSENGERS
SEATTLE. Nov. 13. The steamer
Admiral Watson sailed from here for
Southwestern Alaska on Sunday. Her
Cordova passengers are Mrs. E.
Brown, Miss Anna Morris and M
Bouney.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 13.—It has been officially stated that
a flotilla of German thirty-six knot torpedo boats bombarded
the Russian gulf of Finland on Friday last and that during the
engagement the majority of the German boats were sunk.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—The British troops in the offensive
north of Ancre river have advanced the maximum depth of a
mile, capturing from the Germans the towns of Beaumont, Ha
m* I and St. Pierre. Division fighting continues around the
town of Serre, two miles north of Beaumont and Hamel. Thus
far over 2,000 Germans have been captured.
SALON IK I, Nov. 13. — Tin* Serbians are continuing the
pursuit of the defeated Bulgarians in Corn a bend and captured
the village of Ivon, ten miles within the Serbian border. The
Serbians are apparently informed of a new crossing on the ( Vr
na river.
BKKLIN, Nov. 13. It is reported unofficially that a hill
will be passed for compulsory labor by civilians in.Germany.
SOFIA, Nov. 13.—An official statement says tin* Serbians
have formed a salient before the Bulgarian position, northeast
of Polog.
PKTKOGRAD, Nov. 13.—The Russians crossed the Danube
iivei into iAmjiuujh, two points souln ot icnenravocia. i • i<■
Russian fleet has also renewed its bombardment of Coiistanza
Maekeiisen \s retreat continues with demoralized forces and on<
third of its effectiveness lost.
BKKLIN, Nov. 13.—On the Transylvania front the Teuton* I
captured three villages and a thousand prisoners.
PARIS, Nov. 13.-—Official announcement is made that
since September 12 the Serbians in the Cerna distl iet eaptii', d
0,000 men and seventy-two cannon.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—The British troops attacked both
sides of the A Tic re river on the Somme front, taking a large
number of nrisoners.
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PARIS, Nov. 13.— -The Serbians won a brilliant viefnr j
over the Germans and Bulgarians in the Cerna districl, -mith
east of Monastir. The Serbs, supported by tlie French artiliei,. |
forced the enemy back two miles and captured a thousand pris ]
oners.
B1 CIIARKST, Nov. 13. 'Flu* Roumanians have vmld 1
ground to the enemy on the right bank of the river Ait.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT PEOPLE
Yesterday's rain and wind storm
was one not to be soon forgotten.
Captain Erickson has purchased the
(■olden hotel at McCarthy from Ed.
I.Indig.
ldstrict Attorney Spence came over
from Valdez on yesterday’s steamer to
look after some official business.
Will Idndig and wife came dow’n
from McCarthy on Sunday's train and
will remain here for the winter.
Ted Thisted was an outgoing pas
senger on the Northwestern for Mon
tana, where he will visit relatives.
The steamer Admiral Evans left
Seward at 3 o’clock this morning and
is due here early tomorrow morning.
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ta
tiana Mines railway, left here yester
day on a busines strip to New York.
Mrs. I). W. Walker and little daugh
ter, of Alganik, are spending a few
<lnva in Cnrfinvii hf»ini* rpyiHtprpil at
the Windsor hotel.
(I. A. Stratmon, Btation agent for
the Copper River railway at McCarthy
left on the steamer Northwestern on
a short trip to the states.
The steamer Mariposa is due In
Cordova from Seattle at 8 o'clock to
tomorrow night. She has 400 tons of
freight and a number of passengers
for here.
E. S. Sweeney, one of the officials
at the Bonanza mine, came down from
Kennecott on yesterday's train to
meet his future wife, who will arrive
On the Mariposa.
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Deputy Marshal Jos. Keister, of Chi
Una, arrived in town on yesterday's
train and left on the Northwestern
with an insane patient for the Port
land sanitarium.
l,ouis Klopsch, editor and owner of
the Fairbanks Times, which recently
suspended publication, left yesterday
for Juneau, and from there will go
to New York, returning north in the
spring.
James Brennan, who has been em
ployed along the line of the Copper
River railway, came to Cordova on
Sunday's train, and left for Seattle,
where he will spend the next three
months.
Rad Kalezlch, after spending a few
weeks In Valdez with his friends, left
for Cordova. Mr. Kalezlch spent the
past summer in the interior and in
tends to leave soon for the inside,
where he will prospect some ground
he discovered last summer. He has
a number of friends here who wish
him every success in his new venture.
—Valdez Prospector.
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Printing neatly done at the Times.
REPUBLICANS
WILL CONTROL
NEXT HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. — I’resi
dent Wilson is greatly concerned over
the political complexion of the next
congress, Jthe latest returns lndlctong
that the Republicans will be in con
trol with 217 members. The Demo
crats will have 212, and the Progres
sives, Socialists and independents fi.
Wilson desires to see the speaker and
chairmen of the committees Demo
crats.
He feels confident, however, that
enough Republicans will vote for his
hills to put them through the house.
Wilson declines to comment on the
election, hat is laying his plans to se
cure all legislation possible during
the short session, beginning in Decem
ber. lie particularly desires to see
the passage of hills to allow American
exporters to establish common selling
agencies abroad, to enlarge, increase
and create the machinery which will
prevent repetition of the recent state
I crisis.
Ilf IS GENERAL
INTEREST
The shrimp packing plant at Wran
gell, which has been out of operation
for some time past, has been reor
ganized and the plant will be en
larged and put in operation again.
Word has been received at Fair
banks that Adolph Marchi, formerly
a mining operator there, has been
killed while fighting in the Italian
army on the Austro-ltalian front.
J. Id. Allen, superintendent of the
Gold Bullion mine in the Willow creek
section near Anchorage, and Chris
Anderson, superintendent of trams,
have resigned their positions with the
company.
The Chatanika ditch, which supplies
the needs of the miners on Chatanika
and lower Cleary creeks, has closed
down for the season. The season has
been a profitable one for the owner,
Joe Girtz.
Spencer I,. Campbell, a regular rail
way mail clerk, has been detailed for
service this winter in the Seward post
office.
Thomas ltiggs, of the Alaska engi
neering commission, has moved his
headquarters from Fairbanks to the
new town of Nenana.
Leaving wood in the oven to dry
was the cause of a fire which caused
the newly built house of 11. J. Ward
in Seward to be badly scorched in
side.
A house, or rather a part of a house,
he was engaged in moving, fell on W.
It. Sehefflef at Seward recently, in
flicting injuries which confined him
to the hospital there.
The telegraph and telephone depart
ment of the Alaska engineering com
mission now has nearly 500 miles of
wire working between Anchorage.
Seward and points on the railroad line.
L. S. Itobe, of the Independence
mine, in the Willow creek* district,
has closed down for the season, but
will keep a force of men at work dur
ing the winter doing development
work.
Jack Wilson, a well known prospec
tor of the Willow creek district, re
ports the discovery of an exceedingly
rich quartz vein at the head of Fish
hook creek, in the vicinity of the Mur
tin and independence mines.
Judge K. Bunnell has reestab
lished the Chandalar recording fire
cinct, abolished some time ago when
tho commissione resigned and no one
was found competent to take the po
sition. John Barker has been named
as commissioner.
The American Tin Dredging Com
pany at York, Seward peninsula, is
said to be taking out about 60 tons
of tin in a season. This tin is sold
in Singapore at about $1,000 per ton.
For each ton of tin recovered about
$22 in gold dust anil nuggets is also
saved.
Babbits are reported to have been
practically exterminated in the Fair
banks country.
II is estimated that the output of
the Hot Springs district this season
has been from $600,000 to $1,000,000.
The Kugle river bridge, near Ju
tieau, which was recently washed out
by high water, has been replaced by |
the Alaska road commission.
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TENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
APPROPRIATELY CELEBRATED.
On Saturday evening last .Mr. and
Mrs. Clark H. Byers celebrated their
tenth wedding anniversary by enter
taining the members of their family
and a few friends Several hours
were pleasantly passed in playing
curds, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Milliard
winning the gentlemen's and ladies'
prizes, respectively, while Mrs. Jus.
Lyons was awarded the booby prize.
An elaborate supper was also served,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by the
guests.
LIEUT. MEARS PROMOTED.
Commissioner F. Mears, of the Alas
ka engineering commission, has re
ceived his commission promoting him
from first iieuteuant to the rank of
captain in the United States cavalry.
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ANCHORAGE ALMOST
BEAT EIGHT HOUR DAY.
The latest reports from Anchorage
are that It had only a majority of four
for the eight hour law'. The voting
was 644 for it and 640 against. It
went dry by 600 to 260.
SEATTLE, Nov. lit. \ powder bill
designed as a means oi m ulshing
powder to farmers for land clearing
will be laid before the next essi.ui of
the state legislature. The delegates
attending the second logged-off land
conference on the campus de idcd
upon this means of getting under cul
tivation those agricultural slump land
of the state which arc now unworked
because the farmers are unable to!
finance the clearing.
The bill would create agt iculnn al :
development districts, the limits of
which would be coextensive with the !
limits of the respective counties, au
thorized by legislative * enactment.!
Such districts would he organized by ;
the county commissioners upon tin;
petition of ,r>u owners of laud resident j
in the county, and he administered
by a board consisting of the county
engineer, the county auditor and the
county agriculturist.
This board would lie empowered to
acquire land by purchase; to manu
farlurp <»r i»iirfh;»*»» }w.*u *!“!\ *. :*!;*!
fuses, and land clearing equipment i
and to use the same for the purposes
of this act; to sell powder, fuses and
caps to any owner to an extent not
exceeding $1,000 and to lease the land
clearing equipment; to borrow atone;,
and issue bonds not to exceed $l’,",ii,
000 outstanding at any one time; to
raise revenue by levying an annual tax -
not exceeding one fourth of om mill:
and to employ necessarx help.
To provide for the operation of tin
ai t agricultural development bonds I
would be issued, payable not moie
than twenty years after date, and
bearing interest at not exceeding ,= ix
per cent. The bonds would he do
dared as preferential investment for
the permanent school fund and lor all
state, county, municipal and other t
public funds.
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UNIVERSITY FORCED TO ASK
FOR LARGER APPROPRIATION
SEATTLE. Nov. 13. Rapid and
far-reaching expansion of the public
service work of the University of
Washington, as well as vital internal
development has made ii neco; s in
according to Copintroller Herbert T
Condon, for the university to ask the
state legislature to increase the bien
nial appropriation which it will vote
next spring for the maintenance of the
istitution.
The budget prepared by Comptroller
Condon to cover the expenditures of
the university for the next two years
specifies u total of $1,XX4,9Hi. The
legislature at its last session voted
an appropriation of $1,110,000 for the?
biennium of 1916-17. The budget ts
based largely on the findings of the
state commission of educational xur
vey, appointed by the legislature of
1915 to investigate the state institu
tions of higher learning.
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John A. Davis, of the federal bureau
of mines, has been In Fairbanks for
the purpose of making a preliminary
survey of local conditions in connec
tion with the Alaska experimental sta
tlon to he established there.
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IIU I UIII1U UllUVVi
SULZER LEADS j
83 VOTES i
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With several outlying precincts still
ttnreported in each of the four judi
< iul divisions of the territory, the re-j
turns thus far received by the Daily
Times gives Sulzer a lead of 8.3 votes j
over Wickershara in the race for dele 1
gate to congress. While the result
is still in doubt, the Democrats feel
confident of victory, while the Wicker
sham supporters believe he has a good
• ha nee of winning. The vote follows:
Sulzer Wick
First Division . . . 2286 178f»i
Second Division . .. 622 78U
Third Division. 1582 18.32'
Fourth Division.1153 1463:
Total.5343 5860
Snlzer's plurality .83
Lewis Sulzer Wick.
Fidnlgo. 2 7 1
Landlock. 3 5
iranite . 12 1.3 27
l.utouehe ... 34 22
Copper Center 2 5 10
Matanuska . 47 41 46
Kllamar .. 6 20 18 j
lift' Mine. 5 6 8
Seward. 14 183 258
lalde/. 12 2.17 202
\nehorago. 218 316 412
'ordova. 14 157 201
lirdwood. 4 10 15
Katalla. 1 24 16
Iran by. 11 13'.'
I'ualaska. 2 57 30
Kodiak. 66 67
Bonanza. 4 9
ram bo. is
venneeott. 13 24
I if ... 17 30 ,i 1
Mien. 2 2 4
T ikhel ...... 5 4 17
Sourdough . 5
l "hit mu. 5 45 32
Tidil 5 4 H
Met' it lliy. 8 51 84
Strelna. 9 7
Moose (‘reek .... 41 46
K iiik . 6 11 41
Si’ldo* ia 13 61
t’nga. 1 51 32
Afnynak . 15 45
Total . . 421 1582 1812
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JUNEAU. Nov. 11. — Corrected-fig (
ires coining to the Daily Dispatch give j
the vote for delegate to congress as
follows:
Sulzer Wick ;
First Division.2286 1785
Second Division. 615 787
Third Division.1245 1918
Fourth Division.1453 1463
Total ... 5599 6953
Wkkersham's plurality .354
The missing precincts in the First
and Second divisions are conceded
will break even, while in the Third
and Fourth divisions Wickersham will
ciin a few votes.
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STEAMER SAILINGS.
The following sailings of the Alaska
steamship Company's boats from Se
title are announced: Alameda, No
vember 18; Mariposa. November 24;
Uameda, December 1; Mariposa, lie
comber 8; Alameda. December 16;
Mariposa, December 24.
HUGHES’ PLURALITY REDUCED.
ST. PAUL. Nov. 13. — The soldiers’
vote has reduced Hughes' plurality to
»50.
ST. PAUL. Nov. 13. — Hughes' plur
ality in Minnesota is now 229.
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ASTRONOMER LOWELL DEAD.
FLAGSTAFF. Arizona, Nov. 13. —
Percivttl Lowell, the famous astrono
mer, died here yesterday from apo
plexy.
About 300 men are now employed i
on the government railroad at Sew- j
ard and Anchorage, and it is stated j
that probably 2,000 or more will be ,
laid off in the near future.
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LANDLOCKED
GRANITE GO
rnn mini/
run vviui\
VALDEZ, Nov. 11. — The following
additional election returns have been
received from outlying precincts:
Granite Mine — Returns from pre
cinct give Lewis 12, Sulzer 13, Wick
ersham 27, Cobb 27, Grigsby 10, Scho
field 5, Dooley 6, Frame 17, German
24, Ronan 3, Cannon 3, Day 31, Heg
ner 11, YV J. Henry 1, YV. p. Henry 3,
Holland 21, Hunter 18, McCallum 30.
Murray 21, Noon 12, Price 8, Dieringer
3, Jeter 1, YY'ilson 11, YY'ood 28; dry 33,
wet 12; eight hour law 43, against 7.
La lid lock — Sulzer 3, YVickersham
3, Cobb 7, Schofield 1, Dooley 7, Ron
s'1 1, Cannon 2, Day 5, Hegner 2, Y\’.
1. Henry 3, Holland 6, McCallum 2,
Murray 1, Noon 6, Price 1, YY'ilson 3,
Wood 4; dry 5, wet 2; eight hour law
1, against 1.
Fidalgo — Lewis 2. Sulzer 7, YY'ick
ersham 1, Cobb 2. Grigsby 7, Schofield
I, Dooley 1, Frame 3, German 2, Ron
sn 4. Cannon 3, Day 6, Hegner 1, W.
I Henry 1, Holland 4, McCallum 8.
Murray 3, Noon 4, Price 4, Wilson R.
iVood 4; dry 9. wet 1; eight hour law
0.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. — Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson is again at the
White House after an absence of two
nonths. He says he is now prepared
o consider the submarine and Mexi
•an questions. It is also stated by
•lose friends that one or two changes
ire expected to be made in the cabi
>et next March.
ULIES'WIN ON
LONDON, Nov. 11. — An official
report issued this afternoon states
that the British captured the Ger
man trenches at Regina, which is the
northern end of the Somtne front,
rhe trench was captured after a des
perate hand to hand fight, the Ger
nan positions being taken for a dis
anee of 1,000 yards.
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UANY PASSENGERS LEAVE
ON STR. NORTHWESTERN.
The steamer Northwestern left here
Sunday afternoon at t o'clock, but on
tecount of the storm raging anchored
tut in the bay until today. The out
soing passengers were J. Schmidt and
vife, G. L. Fortney, A. Hamilton, Jack
Hanson, Mrs. Day, Falcon Joslin, A.
Larson. Don Karrv. W. C Heinz. C.
Humphrey, J. R. Ewing, A. V. Daut
•Ick, Cecil Maxwell, Dolly Bowers. D
Lowery, G. A. Smith. K. A. Jourdan.
I'. T Thisted, C. Johnson, P. F. Smith,
los. Keister, G. Wallace, Mrs. T. W.
darker, Jas. Brennan, G. A. Stratman.
’or Seattle; Judge and Mrs. Grosscup,
Vlr. and Mrs. James. Judge Bogle,
fudge Gorham, A. K. Zipt, Mr. and
Mrs. Person, Judge Wickersham.
'aleb Corser, Louis Klopsoh, H. C.
Wilson, H. A. Malone and Elm Wil
iams. (or Juneau.
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MILITARY TRAINING FACULTY
INCREASED eY GOVERNMF.NT.
SEATTLE, Nov. 13 Under provK
ton of the national defense act passed
>y congress last summer, which ex
ends federal aid to universities and
olleges giving military drill, First
Jeutenant William D. Frazer, Coast
irtillery, U. S. A., has been relieved
if his duties at Fort Barry, Cal., and
issigned to the University of Wash
ngton cadet corps. He will rank as
isslstant professor of military science
md tactics.
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IUNEAU PLANS RATIFICATION
WHEN SULZER RETURNS THERE
JUNEAU. Nov. 13. — The Empire
>ays Juneau plans a big ratification
»hen Charles A. Sulier, Democratic
'undidate for delegate, arrives here
rom Anchorage.