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BIASED NEWSPAPER REPORTS
RESENTED BY ANCHORAGE MAN
Says that Sulzer Will Carry Railroad Towns by
Good Majorities — Republican Howls
Against President’s Request
(By Charles A. Derry)
I
The partisanship which prompts a
newspaper to garble a political
speech merely because it is delivered
by a candidate of the opopsltc party
is indefensible from every standpoint.
If there be any excuse for printing a
report of a i peeeh it should at b sst
be accurate or an attempt at accu
racy should be apparent. Tlie Wick
ersham papers in this campaign have
made no attempt at fairness in this
respect. The Juneau Dispatch, re
porting what it was pleased to term
the speech of Delegate Sulzer some
weeks ago, filled two columns or
more, not with a report of the lan
guage used by the delegate, but with
alleged arguments attempting to re
fute statements made or alleged to
have been made. So attempt at fair
ness in speaking of the campaign is !
expected in the editorial columns of j
the Wlckersham papers; hut the pub
lic has a right to expect that matter
printed as news should he of that
nature, and not biased opinons of a
prejudiced writer.
Hen Devine, a business man of An
chorage. who was in Cordova Satur
day on >:is way Outside, bitterly as
sails the Anchorage Times because;
of similar tactics to those used by
the Dispatch. A stenographic report
of Wlckersham‘s speech in Anchor
age was printed in the Times of that
city. Hut when Sulzer spoke an al
leged report of the speech written I;'
Teddy Hedell was foisted upon the
public as tlie remark: of the dele
gate Now Teddy is "a most amusin'
cub." and his ilippant remarks upon
local happenings often serve to re
llevo a tedious ten minutes. Hut to
expect him to give a reliable report
of a Democratic candidate speech,
would in itself be amusing.
It was said, among other things !
that the audience was a slim one, j
and that many of those present grew
fidgety and left the hall before Mr
Sulzer finished; that there was no
enthusiasm, and that the delegate's re
marks were received in silence. All
of which Mr. Devine emphatically do
nies. On the contrary, he says. Mr
Sulzer had a larger audience than
greeted Mr. Wickersham: that there
was great enthusiasm for the Demo j
(ratio candidate, who made many
votes as a result of the meeting, and
tb it the audience, with the exception
of a few ladies who were accompanied j
by restless children, stayed until the
end. and heartily cheered the dele
gate.
.mi. nrnuc nays* mill lllf I tjiu I lo
sent out by the Wlckershamites to'
the effect that Mr. Wickersham will1
receive a majority of votes in An
chorage and at the railroad towns in
that vicinity is entirely misleading,
lie states that he has been around
the district considerably, and he is
convinced that Delegate Sulzer will)
receive substantial majorities in An ]
chorage and adjacent communities !
"The fact of the matter is," sntdi
Mr Devine, "that Wickersham lost
numbers of votes by his unwarranted]
attacks on Delegate Sulzer because,
of his German ancestry and his I
charges of pro-Germanism. There:
are many loyal Republicans who will j
not vote for Wickersham, also, be
cause they do not consider him a Re
publican, and they are resentful of
his rule or ruin attitude toward the
Republican party of Alaska. You can
uuote me as authority for saying that
Anchorage and the whole Anchorage
district is strongly for Delegate Sul
zcr, and i, as a resident of Anchor
age. would consider the election ol
Wickersham a calamity to the terri
tory and to that section in particu
iar."
The uni iir nieth'-d** of tho Anchor
age Times in its references to Dele
gate Sulzer and its untruthful reports
were resented by Mr Devine, and he
was indignant in recounting Instances
of this unfairess.
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As was to have beeo expected, the
Republican politicians and newspapers
profess to have received with aston
ishment and alarm the President’s
suggestion that a Democratic con
gress be returned in the forthcoming
elections No doubt President Wil
son himself discounted the opposi
tion of these extreme partisans when
he Issued his suggestion. It was not
addressed to tho partisan politicians,
but to the patriotic people of the coun
try. If hts idea Is not agreeable to
them, he is willing to bow to their
decision.
To patriotic citizens who place the,
country's welfare and the world's; ■
weltare above partisansnip mere wm
be nothing either alarming or dan-'
gerous in the proposal that a 1’resi-j
dent of the I'nited States, in thej
greatest crisis of its history, and in
the history of the world, should be
sustained by a majority in congress1
in sympathy with him and with hisj
policies, and prepared to back them
up witli the utmost confidence, Itj
does not require great w isdom to see |
that this step is not only logical but ^
essential in order that the required
"unity of command" shall prevail at!
home as at the front.
. . .
There are many high-minded and i
patriotic Republicans, both in con '
gress and outside of it, who have,
put the winning of the war above
every other consideration. Among
these are former President Taft and
Judge Hughes. Were congress con
stituted wholly of such men, or were
the opposition minority composed of
such. President Wilson's unique sug-,
gestion would never have been is
sued
Hut unfortunately such noble spir
its are rare. There arc too many men
in public life who are itcrnally look
ing for party advantage, even in the
midst of great crises. Roosevelt, for
instance, who throughout the war
and during the momentous discus
ions preceding it. was a hitter op
ponent of every move of President
Wilson, can not lie expected to view
the I'resilient's request in other than a
violent partisan spirit. And yet. from
the eminence of popularity which
Roosevelt had won during the brief
'-tpanish American war. tile Colonel
urged upon the people of the i'nited
States thi' verx step now proposed by,
President Wilson, that a majority of
congress in sympathy with the then
President he returned. And for otjee
there was logic in the Colonel's argu
ments.
• • •
The people of the United States
will see in President Wilson's re
quest something more than the party
leader looking for temporary advan
tage for his followers They will rec
ognize that us the undisputed spokes
man of the allies, both during the
present hostilities and In the mo
mentous adjustments that are to fol
low the unconditional surrender of
the Teutons, it would be a disaster
were the people at home to feel that!
an adverse majority in congress were
necessary to place a curb on the poli
cies of the President. They will see,!
also, that with a congress in hearty,
accord with him. the President will
he able to put into effect those prin
ciples of right and justice which he
has so nobly proclaimed as the basis
upon which a permanent peace can
be achieved and maintained.
• • •
If the chief executive is to be ham
pered by a Republican majority in
congress which, while claiming to
support him. merely aims to control^
him, the President wants it to he so
understood. And he confidently
awaits the decision of the ballot
. . .
President Wilson is the only chief
executive who has taken an Interest
in the opening up of Alaska's re
sources. He was elected upon a plat
form which expressly recognized the
necessity of developing the resources
of the territory. And under his ad
ministration the groat government
railway project was inaugurated and
is being pressed to completion. like
wise the coal and oil fields of this
territory, which had been sealed up
by a Republican administration, are
to lie put at the disposal of the pub
lic under a just and equitable leasing
law. which is now In the last stages
rf its passage through congress.
• • •
Aside from the motives of lofty
patriotism which call for such action,
lie lesser motive of self-interest and
desire for Alaska's welfare demand
that Alaskans at least comply with
the President’s request by voting to
-eturn to congress Charles A. Sulzcr,
the Democratic nominee for delegate
from Alaska.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
To the Electors of the Town of Cor
dova. Division No. :i, Territory of
Alaska:
Notice is hereby given that, pur
suant to an act of congress approved
May 7. 1906. entitled "An act provid
ing for the election of a delegate to
the house of representatives from the
territory of Alaska." and an act of
congress approved August 24. 1912,
entitled “An act to create a legisla
tive assembly In the territory of
Alaska, to confer legislative powers
thereon, and for other purposes," and
in conformity therewith, a general
election will be held on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1918.
between the hours of 8 o'clock a. tn.
and 7 o’clock p. m. of said day, for
'he purpose of electing the following
officers, to wit:
A delegate to the house of repre
sentatives from the territory of
Alaska.
One member of the senate of the
territory of Alaska.
Four members of the house of rep
resentatives of the territory ol
Alaska.
One road commissioner for road
district No. 3.
The common council of Cordova
having heretofore, by resolution, duly
designated the polling place in said
town, the electors are hereby noti
fied:
That all duly qualified voters resid
ing within the town of Cordova will
vote at the town hall, the same being
the duly designated polling plate in
and for the town of Cordova.
(Signed)
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF CORDOVA
I tv NATHANAEL GREENE.
Clerk.
Oct. 26 Nov. 2.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING
In United States Commissioner's
Court, in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, in Probate.—
In the matter of the Estate of M.
K PencolT, deceased
Notice is hereby given that F. E.
M Conaghy, the administrator of the
above entitled estate, has rendered
and presented for settlement, and
filed in said court, his final account
of his administration of said estate,
..n '. that the 27th day of January.
1919. at in o'clock a. m.. at the office
of the United States commissioner
at Cordova. Alaska, be set as the time
and place to the settlement of said
account, at which place and time any
person interested In said estate may
appear and tile exceptions to the said!
account and contest the same.
Dated this 2tith day of October. 1918.
EDWARD F. MEDLEY,
Probate Judge.
Dated the 26th day of October, 19IS.
Last publication. Nov. 23, 1918.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING
In United Stales Commissioner's
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.—In Probate.—
In the matter of the Estate of Bill
Orozugula. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that E. B.
McConaghy, the administrator of the
above entitled estate, has rendered
and presented for settlement, and
tiled in said court, his final account
of his administration of said estate,
end that the 27ih day of January.
1919, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the office
ef the United States commissioner at
Cordova, Alaska, be set as the time
and place for tho settlement of said
account, at which place and time any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file exceptions to the said
account and contest the same.
Dated this 26th day of October, 1918.
EDWARD F. MEDLEY.
Probate Judge.
Dated the 26th day of October. 1918.
I-ast publication, No. 23. 1918.
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
Notice Is hereby glvon that on No
vember 20. 1918, at 10 o’clock A M„
it the freight and passenger depot of
the Copper Utver & Northwestern
Railway In Chltlna. Alaska, the Cop
per River & Northwestern Railway
company will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described personal property or as
much thereof as may be sufficient to
pay the just and reasonable charges
>f said railway company for transpor
:ation and for safely keeping and ster
ng said property, to-wit:
1 Auto truck. 1 Wagon body, 1 Auto
truck frame extra. 1 Tool box, 3 Ex
ra axles. 1 Seat, 3 Rods, I Warehouse
ruck, 1 Peavie, 4 Pieces %xl iron, 2
I’leces angle Iron, 1 Tool chest. 1 Rip
law, 1 Hand drill, 1 Brace, 1 Pipe
utter, 2 Pair tin snips. 1 Tape lino,
l Small hand drill. 1 Soldering iron,
1 Pair scales, 1 Spoke stave, 1 Steel
square, 1 Smoothe plane, 1 Block
dune, 1 Hack saw, 3 Clamps, 1 Rat
diet, 1 Try square, 1 Block plane, 1
tlench vise, l Coping saw frame. I
'law bar. 1 Back saw, 1 Door catch,
I Stock dies, 1 Wood rasp, 1 T-bevel,
t Triangle squares, 1 Oil can, 1 Claw
Hammer. 1 Mallet, 1 Stave knife, 1
iVood chisel, 1 Key set, 3 Paint brush
es, 2 Drills for ratchets, 2 Hack saw
dades, 1 Match safe, 1 Socket wrench,
I Small bar steel, 1 File handle, 1
Piece copper tubing. 1 Ball wicking,
f Files, 1 Auto drive chain, 1 Pair
iveralls, 4 Spark plugs. 2 Extra set
icarings, 2 Hinges, 1 Hasp, 1 Piece
lolder, 1 Chalk line, 4 Extra bolt bear
ng protectors, 3 Water guage glasses,
i Pair gloves, 1 Piece shafting, 5 Cable
•lamps, 1 Belt punch, 5 Auger hots,
1 Gimlet hits, 1 Extension bit, 6 Rat
diet drill bits, 1 011 stone, 6 Pipe
aps, 4 Old files, 2 OH cups. 1 Bdl. wire
mto spokes and nipples, 1 Screw drlY
•r bit, Extra screws, washers, etc.
The proceeds of such sale to be
ipplied first to tho discharge of said
allways company’s lien on said prop
erty for freight amt storage and the
ost of keeping and selling such prop
Tty. the remainder, If any, to be paid
by said railway company to the owner
of said property.
Said wagon body was consigned
from Seattle. Wash., by It. V. Jones
to A. Kronig. Chltina, Alaska, on or
about August. 12th. 1914, and the bal
ance of said personal property was
consigned from Shushanna Junction
(McCarthy), Alaska, by It. V. Jones
to Chas. A. Matherson at Chltina, Al
aska, on or about April 10th, 1915.
COPPER RIVER & NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.
liy Caleb Corser.
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TOWN ELECTION
Notice Is hereby given that an elec j
tion will be held on Tuesday, Novem-1
ber 5, 1918, for the purpose of approv- |
ing or rejecting Ordinance No. G1 of I
the town of Cordova. Alaska, entitled
"An ordinance amending ordinance j
No. 35, entitled 'An ordinance to pro
vide for geeral and special elections j
in the town of Cordova, territory of’
Alaska.’ ”
Said ordinance provides for thej
election, at the next town election, of j
a council of six members, a mayor, j
town clerk and a town treasurer. Of j
the first council selected, three mem-j
bers will hold office for one year only,!
and three members for two years;
and each year thereafter three coun-j
■oilmen will be elected to hold office
for two years. The mayor, town clerk
and town treasurer to be elected toi
hold office for one year only.
Said ordinance to be in full force |
and effect if approved by the voters j
of the town of Cordova at the said j
election on November 6. 1918
Voting place to be the Cordova'
town hall. Polls will open from 8j
a. m. to 7 p m.
By order of the common council. j
NATI IA NA EL OR EENE,
Town Clerk.
Oct 22—lOt
SUMMONS—NO. 940
In the District Court of the Territory I
of VJaska. Third Division.— William
McKadden, plaintiff, vs. Mary Me-I
Fadden, defendant.
The President of the United States of
America, greeting to Mary McFad- j
den, the above-named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear;
In tic district court of the territory
of Alaska, Third division, within
thirty days after the completion of
tlie publication of this summons, to1
wit. within thirty days after the 9th j
day "f November. 1918. and answer
the ' omplaint of William McFadden, j
the above-named plaintiff, in the
abov. entitled cause, which is an ac
tion for divorce in one of the cases
prescribed by law. wherein the
plaintiff prays an absolute divorce
from you, forever dissolving the
bond of matrimony existing In- ween
you and the above-named plaintiff:
and vou are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint as herein required the said
plaint iff will take judgment against
you for want thereof, and will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
In his said complaint as hereinabove
set out.
The order for the publication of this
summons was duly made .and entered
on the 5th day of June. 1918. The date
of the first publication of this sum
mons Is the 28th day of September,
1918, and the date of the last publi
cation thereof is the 9th day of No
vember. 1918.
Witness the Honorable Fred M
Brown. Judge of said court, and the
seal thereof, this 5th day of June, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen, and of our
Independence the one hundred and
forty-third.
ART HCH I,A NO. Clerk.
By C. H WILCOX. Deputy
(Seal of District Court
for the Territory of
Alaska. Third Division.)
R E. Capers and R O. Graham.
Cordova. Alaska. attorneys for
plaintiff.
Date of first publication. Sept. 28,
1918.
Date of last publication. Nov. 9.
1918.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner's
Court, Chitina Kreclnct, Third Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska (In Pro
bate.) In the matter of the Estate
of Edward Gustafson, deceased.—ss.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Edward Gustafson, deceased to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against (he said Edward Gus
tafson. deceased, to present the same,
with the necessary voucher, within
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to the ad
ministrator at his place of business t t
Slrolna. in Chitina precinct, territory
of Alaska, the same being the pin a
Tor the transaction of the business of
said estate. V. I DWYER,
Administrator
Date of first publication. Oct. 25,
1918.
Date of last publication, Nov. 3.
1}*18.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In United States Commissioner's
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska (In l’ribate). -
In the matter of the Kstate of An
drew Nelson, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the un
dersigned administrator of the estate i
af Andrew Nelson, deceased, to the |
creditors of and all persons having
plaints against the said deceased, to j
present the same, with the necessary !
vouchers, within six months from the I
late of the first publication of this j
notice, to the administrator at his i
place of business In Cordova, terrl- j
ory of Alaska, the same being the !
place for the transaction of said j
sstate. K. B. HOIJ1BN,
Administrator.
NOTICE AND ORDER—NO. 1784-A
In the District Court of tho United j
States for the Territory of Alaska, j
Division No. 1.—Territory of Alaska,
plaintiff, vs. KRtate of A B. Cooper,
deceased, and W. H. Shepard, -id
mlnlstrator of the Kstate of A. B.
Cooper, deceased, defendants.
Whereas, the attorney general of i
the territory of Alaska has tiled an
information in the above-entitled \
cause alleging that A B. Cooper died ;
Intestate on or about the 28th day of
November, 1916, at Sitka. Alaska,
leaving an estate consisting of certain
real estate situated In the towns of
Cordova and Chltina. In the Third
division of Alaska, of the value of
seven hundred fifty ($750.00) dollars,:
and of certain personal property of
the value of $60.26, and of certain
moneys amounting to the sum of;
(283.39, and further alleging that said
estate has escheated to the territory !
>f Alaska; and
Whereas, said information prays
that Haiti estate tie adjudged to be tho
property of tho territory of Alaska:
Now, therefore, it la oVderad that
all persons interested In the said
estate be and appear before tho above
entitled court, at Juneau. Alaska, on
the 15th day of January, 1919, and
show cause, if any they have, why
the title to the said estate, money
and property should not vest In tho
territory of Alaska, the plaintiff
herein.
And it is further ordered that this
notice and order be published for six
consecutive weeks from the date
hereof in tho Cordova Daily Times, a
newspaper of general circulation pub
lished in Cordova, Alaska.
Dated this 28th d.:v of September,
1918. ROBERT W, JEN,NINOS,
District Judge.
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Sec. 21, Election Laws. That In any precinct where the election
has been legally called and no official ballots have been received the
voters are permitted to write or print their ballots, but the Judges of
election shall, In this event, certify to the facts which prevented the
use of the official ballots, which certilicate must accompany and be
made a part of the election returns.
SAMPLEBALLOT
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION
MARK "X" IN THE SQUARE AT THE LEFT OF THE NAME
OF THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE. IF
NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE
DO NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT, INSERT WITH PENCIL IN
BLANK SPACES.
For Delegate to Congress (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES WICKERSHAM
For Territorial Senator (Vote for one.)
0 ' J. W. WARD
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For Territorial Representative (Vote for four.)
0 HENRY SLATER
0 JOSEPH H. MURRAY
0 JOSEPH L. REED
0 J. LINDLEY GREEN
For Road Commissioner (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES L. GALEN
WHEN YOU VOTE FOR THE ABOVE CANDIDATES YOU
WILL BE VOTING FOR THE BEST INTERESTS
OF ALASKA
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5th, 1918