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Cordovans Are to be Congratulated Upon their Verdict of Yesterday
EHE) The Cordova Daily Times P1F
\()M'MKONF, NTMBKR III XDHHD AND FOLK. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1915~ PRICK TFX CENTS
ELECTS SIX OUT OF THE SEVEN COUNCILMEN
The elty election yesterday resulted
practically as the supporters of the
Peoples’ party had predicted and
wagered their money—In the election
of six out of seven of their candidates
the single victor on the Citizens' tic
ket wining by but two votes. For
clerk of the school board D. A. Mos
ser defeated F. A. Jones.
The council-elect is It. A. Slater,
Bartley Howard, V. A. Schmitz, Thos.
C. Price, W. L. Smith, E. J. Davis and
Chas. Ross.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
was a steady downpour of rain all day,
the interest in the contest was at
white heat and the friends of both
tickets work from early until late in
the hope of gaining a little strength
for their favorites. But the lines had
been pretty closely drawn and but
few votes were changed during the
day. With a resignation of 349,
there were 322 ballots cast. The dif
ference cun be accounted for from the
fact that a number of people who had
registered were not now living in the
city limits and several illegal voters
were not allowed to vote. So far as
known every person entitled to vote
went to the polls and expressed his or
her preference lor council and clerk
of the school board. The women took
For Councilmen
PEOPLES’ TICKET
Henry A. Slater.174
Bartley Howard .168
V. A. Schmitz .166
Thomas C. Price.165
Wm. L. Smith .165
Edgar J. Davis .164
Geo. C. Hazelet .162
CITIZENS’ TICKET
Chas. Ross .164
Dr. W. H. Chase.158
E. E. Ray .155
Price Nettleton .148
E. V. Boyle.148
J. E. Currier .142
Chas. J. Goodall .136
For Clerk School Board
D. A. Mosser .199
F. A. Jones.100
orderly and the election passed off
without a disturbance of any kind.
Considerable money had been bet on
the result, those backing the Peoples'
ticket being compelled to give odds In
order to get takers. Even money was
wagered that the Peoples’ party would
elect five men, and some few bets
were made that six would land in the
an active part ami were as much in
terested in the result as the men.
Everything about the polls was
safe column. Both sides expressed
tlieir confidence in coming out vic
torious, but the backers of the Citizens
ticket were not willing to risk much
money on their judgment, although
they ucceeded in putting up quite n
large sum of money when the Peo
ples' supporters declared themselves
In favor of covering all bets that five (
af their candidates would win. I
When the polls closed at 7 o'clock
a large crowd gathered at the city
hall to witness the count. The first
eight ballots were straight ones for ,
the Peoples’ ticket and when the count ,
reached seventy the Peoples’ ticket
was leading about two to one. A lit
tle later the Citizens' ticket took a ,
spurt and for a time the count was ,
neck and neck. The last batch of ,
ballots were most straight ones and
the final result showed that six out of ,
the seven candidates on the Peoples’
ticket were elected nml one on the
Citizens’ ticket. !
Never before at any election were i
as many proportionate straight tickets >
voted. There were 147 for the Peo-[ :
pies' ticket and 132 for the Citizens'| <
ticket, with 42 split tickets. 11
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Capt. A. K. Lathrop boarded the Al
ameda at Seattle last night for Cor
dova, after having spent six or seven
weekB there.
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G. N. Barnhart, one of the old-timers
of the Nizina country, arrived on the
Mariposa and will leave on the nex^
train for the interior. He will spend
the summer on Dan creek.
J. J. Godfrey, president of the Moth
er Lode Copper Mines Cd., accom
panied by Mrs. Godfrel, were arrivals
from the interior on yesterday’s train.
They for Valdez on the steamer Ala
meda.
G. Howard Birch, who is operating
a large hydraulic plant on Dnn Creek,
was an arrival on the Mariposa last
evening. He will leave for the inter
ior in a day or two to take up the
season’s work.
Deming Wheeler, and his guide,
John Sigurds, arrived in town on the
the train yesterday afternoon. They
have just completed a trip of several
months duration, covering a large part
of interior Alaska, and as far north
as the Seward Peninsula.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Horace Leach, of Chftina, wan an
rrival on the train yesterday after
loon.
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K. J. Ives, the well known mining
perator. was an arrival on the Marl
iosa last evening.
Mrs. Jack Sapiro, who has sj)cnt the
iast couple of months in Seattle with
icr mother, Mrs. Finkeistein. left for
icre last night on the Alameda.
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E. Stroecker, of Fairbanks, who pas
ed through Cordova several weeks
igo enroute to the states, was a re
aming passenger on the Mariposa.
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Robert L. Patton is returning to
'ordova to take charge of the gov
rnment cable office, \V. E. Gilbert
:oing back to the states. Mr. Patton,
iceompanied by his wife, left Seattle
ast night on the Alameda.
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V. A. Schmitz arrived last evening
rom a visit to the outside of about
wo months. During his absence Mr.
Ichmitz visited the Goddard Hot
springs near Sitka, and Seattle and
ither cities on the coast. He re
ams much improved in health.
55 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, April 7—The steamer
Alameda sailed last night for South
Western Alaska, with 205 passengers
of both classes. These going to Cor
dova were Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.
l’atton, Mrs. Jack Sapiro, Mr. and
Mrs. P. Tamany, Mrs. Una Latmorne,
Mrs. D. H. Sexton, Capt. A. E. Lathrop,
E. B. Hanley, Mrs. J. B. Hurd, H. W.
Sherdian, Victor Mission, N. J. Mc
Govern, F. H. Jourdan, Chas Skoff
land, J. J. Fraisnel, O. P. Shounard,
Tom Rouneg, Keefer Knill, Roger
Knill and thirty-three steerage, most
of whom are to work in the new cam
nery to be established at Cordova.
ALASKANS WILL
JUNEAU, April 7—Senator McGann,
of Nome, saved the day for statehood
yesterday when the resolutions for
statehood and fuller territoritorial
government came up for considera
tion. When a motion to indefinite
postpone action on the resolution for
statehood was voted on, McGann lined
himself up with Hubbard, Sutherland
and Gaustad, and the motion was de
feated. The question of statehood for
Alaska will be submitted to a vote of
the people of the territory.
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OFFERED FOR
SURVEY
WASHINGTON, April 7—The Unit
ed States Coast and Geodetic Survey
has just completed the charts of Kus
kokwim bay and river, the result of
four years of surveying. These charts
show the newly discovered channels
leading to the mouth of the river and
will be the means of opening up the
great valley of the Kus^tokwim to de
velopment.
SEATTLE, April 7—Sixty vessels
have ben offered to the coast and geo
detic survey for the wire drag survey
work in Alaska waters. Among these
are the well-known steamer Dora, and
the staunch fishing boat King &
Winge. One big and two small ves
sels will be required for the work,
and must be delivered at Ketchikan
or Juneau by May 1.
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Thomas B. Hyde and F. C. Fitz
gerald, engineers for the A. V. N. Co„
were arrivals on the Mariposa, enroute
to Fairbanks. ,
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M. Edgren, of Kennecott, who went
outside some time ago to visit the
Fair, returned last evening on the
Mariposa.
Jft
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i ED IN IS
SUNK BE BRITISH
BERLIN, April 7—An official bulletin issued today states
that the German submarine l 29 lias not returned, and as the
British Admiralty report vessel and crew sunk, it must there
fore be regarded as lost.
This submarine, with the same crew now reported lost,
gained a world-wide notoriety for its activities. It was the
boat which sank the British cruisers Ilogue, Abrukir and Creasy
last September, sank one French and four British vessels in the
English channel in March, and damaged three others.
F5TEIERE
STIRS SWEDEN TO ACTION
STOCKHOLM, April 7—The seizure yesterday of the
Swedish steamer England, and the confiscating of her cargo,
will probably result in greater activity of the government in de
fense of Swedish rights. The vessel was bound from Buenos
Ayres to Gotenburg, Sweden, with a cargo of bran and maize, a
neutral vessel bound from one neutral port to another. The
steamer belonged to the Swedish Naval Minister Brostrom,
and urgent representations will be made to Germany on the de
sirability of releasing the vessel.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT ORIS
r _ e
BERLIN, April 7—An official bulletin, issued today, states
that the Germans have been compelled to abandon the village
Breigratchten, captured from the Belgians, because of the heavy
bombardment to which the village has been subjected since the
German occupation.
RUSSIANS FORCEPASSINTh E
CARMAN MOUNTAINS
LONDON, April 7—Advices received here indicate that
the Russian offensive movement in the Carpathians, in the
vicinity of Lupkow pass, has been checked, but the Russians
have forced their way through Rostok pass and have captured
two villages on the southern side of the range.
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VALDEZ
VALDEZ, April 7—The count II
manlc election was warmly contested,
and lesulted in the election of the
following: Ed. Wood, Wm. Finical,
Wm. Thomas, H. King, A. Von Gun
ther. F. M. Boyle and Thomas lleckey
for councilmen. Al. White, an Inde
pendent candidate for the council was
defeated by a clight plurality. Chas.
Ganty was elected to the office of clerk
of the school board, the office being
made vacant by the resignation of
Judge C. E. Bunnell. Dr. Henry
Cockerille was elected school director,
succeeding A. Von Gunther, whose
term expired.
OFFER wiLUARD I
LONDON, April 7—A syndicate here
has wired to Jess Willard, the con
querer of Jack Johnson, an offer of
$20,000 for a battle with Frank Moran.
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PITTSBURG, April 7—The Carnegie
Steel company has just booked an or
der from the French government fot
16,000 tons of steel for making shrap
i.ell.
COLOGNE GAZETTE SUNS THE
UNITED STATES FOR SHUNS
PARTIALITY TO ENGLAND
BERLIN, April 7—The Cologne Gazette, in commenting on
the American note tOTjreat Britain on the blockade of German
ports declared by the allies, bitterly arraigns the L’nited States
government for what it terms tlit* partiality shown in favor of
Great Britain.
The paper states that the communication appears to be
directed against Germany, rather than against Great Britain,
and is so framed that England' may leave tin* communication
without having any reason to fear any serious steps will be
taken by the American government.
ITALY TREATffiGWitniA
ID ILL PARTICIPATE I j
LONDON, April 7—Negotiations between Italy and Serbia
have been about completed, whereby Italy consents to Serbia
acquiring territory o lithe Adriatic sea, providing Serbia does
not fortify the acquired territory. If this agreement is con
cluded Italy will undoubtedly participate in the war on the
side of the allies.
ITALIAN WAOIPS CONCENTRATING
WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF ADRIATIC
ROME, April 7—The warships of the Italian fleet have de
parted'suddely from tlu* Mediterranean naval sattions, and are
concentrating at Agosta, Sicily and at Taranto, in the Gulf of
Taranto, within a few hours of the Adriatic sea, and tin* Aus
trian coast.
SOFIA, April 7—Two Russian delegates have arrived here
to treat with the Bulgarian government for the establishment of
direct communication, over the Bulgarian railroads, between
Russian and Salonika in Greece.
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CAPETOWN, S. A., April 7—British troops have crossed
the border into German West Africa and have occupied the
town of \\ armbad. The Germans made no opposition to the
British advance.
NOTED ATTORNEY
IS CRITICALLY
PORTLAND. Ore., April 7—Wilson
Hume, an attorney of this city, and
well known in Alaska, particularly In
Nome, where he was one of the at
torneys engaged in the famous litiga
tion over the rich mining claims of
that section in the early days, was
shot in the back today, in his office,
by F. A. t'onsentino. Hume's condi
tion Is consdered critical. It Is gen
erally believed that t'onsentino in
tended to kill A. ('. Smith, another
lawyer in Hume’s office, and mistook
his victim.
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WASHINGTON. April 7—The Ger
1 man government, through the Am
bassador here, has protested to the
United States government against the
detention of the German steamer
Odenwald which tried to leave the har
bor of San Juan, Porto Rico, without
clearing, and was libelled by the gov
ernment.
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CHICAGO GllltS
PLURALITY
CHICAGO, April 7—William Hale
Thompson. Republican, was elected
mayor of this city yesterday by a plu
rality of 139,000, the largest ever
given a mayor of this city. The vote
stood, for Thompson, 391,000; Swit
zer, Democrat, 252,000; Stedman, So
cialist, 24,000.
Thompson's plurality was the re
sult of the woman's vote, more than
60 per cent of which went to the Re
publican candidate.
For the first time in the history of
; Chicago, a negro was elected to the
city council. Oscar Del’riest, one of
the successful candidates, is a full
blooded negro.
"Hinkey Dink" McKenna was re
elected to the board of alderman by a
big plurality. Only one socilist was
elected to the council, the new coun
cil being composed of 33 Democrats,
one Republican, two progressives and
three Independents.
Fifty-five out of 102 counties of Illi
nois went dry. Three counties, which
had recently acquired 100 new saloons,
were voted out. Centralia, which has
been wet for 60 years, was voted dry.
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Mr. nnd Mrs. P. Tamany are re
turning passengers on the Alameda
from a trip to the states.
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H. H. Ross, of Fairbanks, arrived
' here last evening on the Mariposa,
enroute to the interior.
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