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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 203. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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PARISIANS ARE ON ALERT
PARIS, July 22—(Correspondece of The Associated Press)
—Night scouts of the aviation corps draw many spectators to
the heights of Montmartre, who linger there to a late hour
watching them dart across the sky of Paris like giant fireflies.
Among these are men who watch the lights of the town instead
of .die lights of the sky, and who can he seen carefully inspect
ing housetops and mansards with field glasses. They are
detectives looking out for night signals. Every light where
there should he no light is promptly run down. Tn hundreds
of cases it has turned out that the rule against lights visible
from the exterior has been infringed through heedlessness or
ignorance. Five cases of really suspicious lights have been
discovered thus far, and their authors arrrested and properly
dealt with.
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1 llln Ad Will r V/11V wi --- ti 1
police during the war in addition to the maintenance of order
amh the chase of ordinary criminals. They must turn out the
street gas lamps and warn the inhabitants when the approach
of German aeroplanes or Zeppelins is announced, occasionally
being obliged to climb four or five flights of stairs in order to
remonstrate with some tenant who is unaware that light shines
down from his windows into the streets.
A considerable number of the “plain clothes men” are de
tailed to watch everywhere for people spreading exaggerated
and harmful reports regarding military operations. It is
dangerous to be too pessimistic in public. The man who is
talking never knows whether the person seated beside him in
the tramear, the subway, or the cafe, is the civilian, he appears^
to be, or a secret service man. It is difficult to get anything out
of him as it is to recognize him, the model French detective
being closer than the oyster. They are sometimes seen taking
into custody loud talking amateur strategists, and frequently
the guilty man proves to be a person subject to military service
who has dogeded his duty—Belgians sometimes ns well as
French. .
Until recently the “apaches,” the street ruffians of Paris,
had been little heard from since the mobilization. Those who
were neither banished or «ent to the front seem to have been
succeeded by a younger, but quite promising, generation of
night prowlers. Frequent pitched battles with knives and
revolvers in the quarters of Montmarte most frequented by
this class have made it necessary for the police to take special
measures and many raids have been made upon suspicious
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EDITING A PAPER
Attempting to edit an Alaskan
newspaper with practically all means
6t communication cut off is an expert- j
ence that is being had in Cordova to-j
day, and as a result the Daily Times
feels that it owes its readers an ex
planation for the exceptionally poor
paper issued this afternoon.
The cable between Seattle and ^
Sitka has been out of commission
sip' e yesterday morning, with the ex
ception of a couple of messages that
came through today. The cableship
Burnside is engaged in cutting out the
‘‘faults" and hopes to have the repairs
completed by tomorrow.
When the cable is down our press
reports are received by wireless or
via the Canadian line, but not so to
today. The wireless between North
•id. Wash., and Sitka is not able to
do satisfactory work and no messages
are being sent. The Canadian line,
via Ashcroft is down north of Tonsina,
but this break is only temporary and
may be repaired at any minute.
To add to the editor's discomfort
the railroad line is tied-up and no
trains are arriving or departing, with
tt»e telephone line to Chitina and Mc
Ttirthy down. Neither are any steam
ers due at this time.
SASE AGAINST FISHERMEN
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
The case of the Cash Grocery
against Oscar Sunneson, Gust Steven
sen, Felix Wilson, Al. Peterson and
Chas. Eklund, for the collection of a
merchandise bill amounting to $189.85
was before Commissioner Medley, but
the case was later settled out of court.
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OSBORNE LOCATES
IN RAILROAD fcltY
It is reported that George Osborne
has bought two lots at Anchorage,
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and will open a jewelry store as soon
as his stock can reach the new camp
A month ago Mr. Osborne sold his in
terest in a local jewelry store to his
partner, Jorgan Nelson.—Juneau Em
plre.
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GOVERNOR APPOINTS
HEALTH COMMISSION
Dr. S. C. Shurick of Wrangell, Dr
W. G. Cassells of Fairbanks, Dr. W
D'Arcy Chace of Nome and Dr. W. H
Chase of Cordova were appointed tc
serve on the Territorial health com
mission, of which Gov. J. F. A. Stronf
j is ex-officio head.
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Excursion to Glaciers
There are about fifty round-tripper
on the steamer Alameda and when sh
reaches here tomorrow afternoon the;
will take a special train for th
glaciers. The boat will then go t
Orca and load a quantity of canne
salmon.
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The steamer Alameda is due to ai
rive at Seward at midnight and shoul
reach Cordova between 4 and 5 o’cloc
YOUTHFUL PRINCES
WITH GERMAN NAVY
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BERLIN, Aug. 4—Two young Ger
man princes, both still in their teens,
are now serving on the naval side of
the defensive forces of their Father
land. They are prince Sigismund, son
of Prince Henry and nephew of the
Kaiser, and Prince Heinrich XLVII of
Reuss, younger line.
Pioneer Passes Away.
Charles A. Craig, a pioneer of Cop
per Center, died at that place recently
of apoplexy.
0[flTH OF NOTED j|
SCULPTOR REPORTED
LONDON, Aug. 4—The death is an-:
nounced a' the front of Henri Gaudier:
lirzeska, a sculptor of the school
known as the "Vortlclsts.” Most of
his work was done and exhibited in1
London, although the artist was a
Frenchman.
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A Costly Hunt. U]
While out hunting the other day (-|
Geo. Lewis, of Slater’s restaurant, was ]
unfortunate enough to lose a wallet j
containing $310. I
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PANAMA CANAL EMPLOYES
RAISE FUND OF 525.01 TO
SECURE REWARD FOR SERVICE;
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PANAMA; July 22—(Correspondence of The Associated <n
Press)—The gold employes of the Panama Canal have about 1
completed an organization for the purpose of looking after "
their interests in Washington and on the isthmus relative to!‘w
conditions of employment and other matters. One of the chief j 5
objects will be tc» look after measures to be brought before '
Congress regarding longevity pay.
The organization has not yet been given a name but it *
probably will be known as the Panama Canal Employes’I(
Association. A large fund has been subscribed to pay the {
expenses of a committe recently sent to Washington to obtain 1
the rescinding of an executive order under which rent was A
being charged for quarters on the zone. This committee was 1
successful.
This success was the direct cause of the hew organization A
since it demonstrated according to moving spirits, what could ‘
he done if an organized effort is made. The new association 1
purposes to have prepared and presented in Congress a measure 1
providing for suitable reward for the civilian canal employes
just as the various army and' navy officers have been rewarded. \
The employes will contend that this reward should be in 1
the shape of longevity pay so that those who have been on the 1
isthmus for a certain number of years will be given a yearly in- (
crease in salary. This is t oinclude all employes whether j
members of unions or not. It is likely to this bill a pension 1
system will appended. \
The association already has gathered a fund of about $25,
000 from assessments made upon all the employes practically
all 1 of whom already have joined and have paid at least a por
tion of their assessments. A weekly paper will be started which
will be distributed to all employes and also to many govern
ment officials in Washington as well as to every member of
congresss.
It is declared probable that in order to accomplish its ob-;
jects the association will establish offices in Washington for the
purpose of making a direct personal appeal to members of,
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The following is the standing of the
big league teams up to August 1.
Per
American Association Won Lost Cent.
i Boston . 68 33 .637
■ Chicago . 68 35 .625
; Detroit . 57 36 .612
Washington . 44 47 .483
St. Louis.. 38 55 .408
Cleveland . 36 57 391
i Philadelphia . 32 61 .344
* Per
r National League Won Lost Cent.
i Philadelphia . 61 39 .568
) Brooklyn . 50 42 .543
1 Boston . 47 46 .505
Pittsburg . 46 46 .500
Chicago . 45 45 .500
- New York . 43 45 .465
1 St. Louis . 45 50 .464
£ Cincinnati . 38 42 .422
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WANTS SEWARD TO BE
THE CAPITAL OF ALASKA
The Iditarod Pioneer in its most
recent issue to hand comes out edi-j
torially in favor of establishing the j
capital of Alaska at Seward. The j
paper savs that the completion of the
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government railroad will make Sew-1
ard the most central place in the ter-j
rltory for the capital.
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NEW BREMERTON COMMANDER
WAS IN ALASKA YEARS AGO
('apt. Robert E. Coontz, the new
commander of the United States navy |
yard at Bremerton, was in Alaska in
the ’80s and early ’90s, and was mar
ried while stationed at Sitka in com
mand of the old gunboat Pinta.
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Changes in Residences
Fred Glassbrenner and wife have''
moved into the Adams’ home on C j
avenue, and Mrs. W. B. Hancock and
family have rented the Arctic Lum
ber Co.’s house, vacated by the Glass
brenner’s.
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Harold Chadwick is taking a week’s
vacation, which he will spend in
cruising around Prince William Sound
ARE BONG REOPENED
SUPPLE com EOR1AVY
MANCHESTER, England, July 22—(Correspondence of
le Associated' Press)—An interesting feature of the wartime
emand for coal is that it has brought about the reopening of
undreds of derelict mines in the remote valleys of the Pennine
hinge a lone line of hills that stretches from the vicinity of
Eanchester straight north to the Scottish border. The entire
pgion lies above immense fields of coal but difficulties of trans
ortation and' lack of capital have heretofore prevented any
xtensive development.
As the great coal districts of Southern Lancashire and
'orkshire become depleted, more attention must be paid to
liese upland deposits and tin problem of reaching them with
ransportation facilities must be met. At present there is no
ailwav which reaches within twenty miles of the most accessi
le fields.
Wartime prices, however have turned attention to these old
lines,and in a primitive way the owners and tenants have begun
ecking out a few hundred tons here and there and marketing it
t various points which can be reached by horse transport. The
lines are worked in old-time fashion by a few colliers each,
’here is little attempt at timbering, and the levies are con
tracted to drain naturally. The seams are approximately a
ard in thickness and as they pass level into the moors are easily
workable. Some of the mines were opened up many genera
ions ago and later abandoned; a few have been worked in half
learted fashion until galleries a couple of miles long have been
ut. Old church records old parchments and manorial deeds
re full of allusions to these deposits. The tenants of one
nanor were bound to attend twice in each year at certain pits
nth ponies and panniers to carry fuel to the hall or castle.
Onple refreshments for men and beast was provided by the
ord of the manor. In other manors the tenants were bound to
;ive certain days of labor to mining. In recognition of such
ervices the tenants were universally permitted to make free
ise of their lordship’s coal-mine for their own use, or for sale
irovided a certain small royalty was paid to my lord’s agents.
The cheapness with which the coal may be mined is indicat
'd by the fact that at one pit above Wensleysdale Tor example,
t is sold at the pit mouth at $1 a ton, but so severe is the climb
o the mine that 800 pounds is a good horse load. The coal is
>f fair liousehould quality. Nowhere in the entire region has
invone attempted to develop the property by sinking a shaft
n search of those deeper deposits which the configuration of
he countrv seems to promise.
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Charles E. Herron, Kepublican Ter- i
ritorial Chairman and president of the t
Sunrise Dredging Company, whiclr is
operating to the westward, has begun
i suit in the district court at Valdez I
igainst the American Dredge Building!
& Construction Company and asks for
judgment in the sum of $57,200. The
complaint states that they bought a l
dredge from the American Dredge 1
Building & Construction company and
paid down twenty-two thousand dol- '
lars on it. It alst^ claims that they 1
Bpent four thousand dollars to bring in 1
the dredge and twelve hundred dollars ’
for wages for the Construction com
pany’s crew. In addition to this they 1
claim thirty thousand dollars dam- 1
ages alleged to have been suffered by
them by the failure of the dredge to 1
operate in the manner said to have
been provided for In the contract.
The plaintiffs claim that the dredge
was unable to perform the work allot
ed to it and that it was defective In
various respects. The plaintiff com
pany, in short, alleges in Its complaint
that the "defendant herein has wholly
failed, neglected and refused to com
ply and fulfill the terms and condi
tions of the contract.”
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Send in your subscription now.
. A. MOORE IS FIRST
MAYOR OF ANCHORAGE
J. A. Moore, a very genial repre
entative of the land department who
i well known in different parts of
ilaska, has been appointed by the
overnment to take charge of the
luntcipal matters connected with the
ipbuilding of the new city of An
horage and may be regarded as a
ort of mayor. Uater the town will
tost likely be incorpoorated but for
he present it is his honor. Mayor
loore.
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1INE INSPECTOR SAYS
CAMPS ARE FLOURISHING
After a tour on which he visited
ractlcally every camp in the Terri
ory outside of Seward Peninsula
’erritorial Mine Inspector William
.laloney has reached Nome with the
eport that the camps in the interior
ire all flourishing, and particularly
n the Ruby and Iditarod districts,
dr. Maloney will remain in Nome un
it the last boat, unless his present
dans are changed unexpectedly.
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3R. ALFRED BROOKS SAYS
ROADS FIRST IMPORTANCE
That good roads, railroads and other
neans of transportation will mean
nore than anything else to Alaska's
levelopment is the opinion expressed
)y Alfred H. Brooks, head of the
United States Geological Survey, in
\laska.
The emlent geologist expressed the
jpinion that, in addition to other mtn
?ruls, Alaska will become an tmport
int factor in the world's production of
petroleum.
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