Pacific Steamship Co.
Safety Courtesy Service
Two Sailings per Month via Inside Passage
Through Tickets to All California and Eastern Points
For information as to rates and sailing dates see agent
J. H. KLINE, Agent
Phone 223; Residence 222 Empress Building
ARE YOU GOING OUT THIS FALL?
Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at bis new hotel in the heart of the city between
Powell and Mason Streets.
The Dale-Tallac Hotel
140 ELLIS STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
I ALASKA TRANSFER
| COMPANY
g Transfer Storage Coal & Wood
AUTO SERVICE-DAY or NIGHT
Office Northern Hotel Building. Phone 85.
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF. PROP. PHONE 47
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
SOFT DRINKS OF ALL KINDS
THE POPULAR CORNER^
CORDOVA ALASKA
| NORTHERN MEAT MARKET
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
’$ FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON AND PRO
VISIONS
Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Orders from
| Mining Camps, Roadhouses and Interior Points
Halibut and Other Fresh Fish of All Kinds Will Be Kept
in Stock When Available
SMITH & GLASSBRENNER, Props.
JAMES E. WILSON
Solicits your vote for
Re-election for
ROAD COMMISSIONER
General Election Nov. 5.
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Daily Times classified advertisements get the results.
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN i
EXPOSES A GERMAN PLOT TO
CONTROL MUNITIONS PLANTS
A Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian, announces that he has tak
en over 1D.900 of the 20,000 shares of
capita] stock of the Bridgeport Pro
jectile Co., of Bridgeport. Conn., and
that this concern had reported to him
other property of approximate value
i of $500,000 held by it for and in be
half of Germany. In making this an
nouncement. Mr. Palmer hared the ef
forts of Count von Bernstorff. Dr. Al
bert. Dr. Item burg. Captain von Papen
and other German propagandists to
use the Bridgeport Projectile Co. to
prevent the manufacture and shipment
of arms and munitions to the allies.
Result of Extended Investigation.
The taking over of the stock of the
j Bridgeport Projectile Co. and the re
port by the company of the property
owned by the German government,
with the disclosures incident thereto,
followed many months of persistent
investigation by Francis P. Garvan.
director of the bureau of investiga
tion of tbe alien property custodian's
office.
Mr. Garvan found that propaganda
and crime having failed to prev« nt
the manufacture and shipm nt of
arms to our allies, the German pro
pagandists conceived the idea of pre
venting ilo shipments by creating
an American corporation, apparently
dominated and controlled by loyal
American citizens, ostensibly tor the
purpose of engaging in the manufac
ture of munitions on an enormous
scale The real purpose was t . ham
j per and hinder, if not to prev nt il
! together, other American mam. act ir
!* t from making munitions foi w) at
) < brman.v tlnn « on id* i d to • in*
j proha lib* dural ion of t h** war.
Planned to "Corner" Supples,
j If piano 1 to ha\ * this >rp< r
[ it ion bn.' lip ali tin* available sapplivs
| of powder, hydraulic presses an’i
j iiio.n and oth*T -applies and aat* .
; ial • v.-niial to the manulact ire < I
| mutiition Fit* plan also it olv* I
| i * in •; a c iI ion i .| < 4 »lit ru* f s writ tin*
' ali.- I gov rr:; unlit • t«» silppl v the - |
•u»h mat ■ rialof war. apparently ia
! ,'• od laith but in i«-a 1 ity with no it:
j tent ion of fulfilling them.
Tin* ultimate expenditure of approx
imately v 1 u.not),non for tliis parpos-*
was contemplated. It was thought
that the object sought was of sufficient
importance to Justify so large an ex
penditure.
Germany furnished the Money.
Mr Garvan found that the German
government had furnished the money
with which tin* Hridgeport Projectile
Co acquired its land, erected its fac
tory buildings, and fully equipped its
factories with machinery and certain
materials; that tin* company had made
a contract with tin* German agents
not to sell any munitions to any coun
try with which Germany was at war;
that tin* company contracted for the
entire powder output of the Aetna
Explosives Co, Inc., of Januar. 1.
loir,, for which approximately $5 000,
non was expende 1 These powder con
tracts were canceled, and the funds
advanced were returned to Germany.
He also found that the company had
contracted to manufacture for Ger
many 2.000.000 shrapnel cases, tin ob
vious purpose of which was to furnish
a plausible excuse for Its pureha: e of
powder, presses, etc . and that the
company was in turn protected b> the
guaranty of tin* Guaranty Trust Co.
that it would meet its drafts properly
signed to the extent of $">.000,000.
Incorporated in Connecticut.
George \V Hoadley. an American!
citizen of Hridgeport, Conn , caused
the Hridgeport Projectile Co. to he in
corporated under the laws of the State
of Connecticut in 111 la, with an au
thorized capital stock of $2,000,000.1
divided into 20.000 shares, each of the |
par value of $100. Iloadby had no
financial resources, but all of this
stock, except 10 qualifying directors' :
shares, was issued to him. The Im
perial Gorman government financed
the enterprise and furnished the mon
ey with which the Hridgeport Projec
tile Co. later acquired its land, erected
its factory buildings, and fully equip
ped the factories with machinery and
certain materials. The funds were
provided by the Deutsche bank under
negotiations conducted by Dr. Albert
and Hugo Schmidt
Contract for Shrapnel Cases.
On April 1. 1015, shortly after the
incorporation of the company, Hoadley
and one George W. dynes, an Amer
ican citizen of Temple, Texas, entered
into a contract for the ostensible man
ufacture of 2,000,000 shrapnel cases
at a price of $2.00 each. It was never
intended to manufacture all of these
shells, and the contract was for the
purpose of furnishing a plausible rea
son for the purchase by the Bridge
port Projectile Go., as provided In the
agreement, of large quantities of pow
der and other supplies needed for the
manufacture of complete shrapnel
rounds, and especially to enable it to
purchase or contract for the entire
output of hydraulic presses, without
which shells could not be made, until
January 1. 1916.
Hoadley, in turn, assigned the con
tract to the Bridgeport Projectile Co.,
and this assignment by him formed
the sole consideration of the issuance
to him of Hie entire capital stud; of
j the company of the par value of $2.
! oou.ooo.
Allies to Get No Munitions.
Upon the full and faithful perform
lance of the contract of April 1. 1915,
.Hoadley was to become tile owner of
the capital stock One of the eondi
lions of tlie agreement was that no
arms or ammunition were to be man
ufactured and shipped to France. Kng
land, or Russia, or to any person or
-corporation oilier than to Germany or
the United Slates, without the written
consent of the representatives of G -r
.a... "; to \i■ • J I 1M6, It- . ,i
puny had only Je.euu shrapnel cases
in the cour ■ of manufacture
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SAN \'\l \NUSfu. Oct l’ M- nii
Mention ot footprints led to the e.*n
vietion in Sacramento last week m
Warren .1. Davis, rancher of Klk cr« *k.
(Ilenn county, and his herder. M»*nr>
Hulett. on charges of starting fires
on the ('nlifornia national forest, the
Knifed States forest service offices
here have just been advi -ed
The two men started six fires on
Oetober . 1*17. in an ettorl t** « h at
a trail. Footprints at the seem* of j
tile tires were iflfllt i ti*Ml as those nt
Davis and Huh M and of their horses
Sixty two hundred acres were hurtled
over and worth of timber was
destroyed, the forest service reported 1
The first trial of the men resulted in
a disagreement hut on retrial they
were convicted
The forest service also reported
that Kd I’urke had been sentenc'd
to an is months’ term at McNeill
island for starting a lire m ar Kpper
Lake in l'.»17 The evidence against
him was collected by (’ \’ Itrereton. ,
in?-1 mi inr I nr ion*si srr\ i<■•■
♦
STAR BALL PLAYERS GET
PRIZED NAVY PROMOTION
(S UK AT I.AKKS. III., Oct. Js Two!
of the most highly prized promotions
nnmmnccil at the Orem Lakes naval
training station have gone to major |
league hall players John Paul Jones
of the New York (Hants and one of
tit * pitchers for the Orest Laics team
this year, and Verne (’lemons of the
St Louis Americans, also a navy play
er. have received their third r’.ilpe.
and now are tirst class gunner's mates
The rating is one of the most difficult
to attain in the navy The big league
players are now ready for sea duty.
♦
PRISONERS IN TEXAS JAIL
OFFER SERVICES TO DRAFT
BOARD IN ANSWER TO CALL
I
EL PASO. Tex.. Oct. L'S. Prisoners j
in the city jail here recently offered
their services to draft board No. 1 in
praparat: m of e.ie d loanair:>K for reg
istrants The of''ei tame in r - ponse
to a call from the hoard for volunteer
penmen to writ ' r»g! it:v.fits' names '
on *h' qiiestl mivtlres he'-re mailing.
COLORADO BARBERS IN
FUEL SAVING COMBINE
COLORADO SI'RINOK. Colo. Oct,
2X. - Four barber shops In Colorado
Sprint's have signed an agreement
to close early to save find Oother
shops are expected to adopt the plan,
which becomes operative November 1
Coder the agreement the shops will
close their doors at fi o'clock every
night except Saturday, when they will
i lose at h o'< lock Previously the dos
ing hour for Saturday night was 10
o'clock and for other nights 7 o'clock
♦
COLORADO CITY PRAYS EVERY
DAY FOR VICTORY OF ALLIES
TKI.MIIIAl). Colo. Oct. 2k The city
council of Trinidad has designated the
hour of noon as a time for prayer for
victory for the armies of the entente
powers Fire alarm bells are rutiE
dally as a reminder to the population
to pray.
(Paid Advertisement)
CHAS. A. SULZER
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET
FOR DELEGATE
CHARLES A. SULZER
For Senator
THOMAS C. PRICE
I'or Representatives
JOHN NOON JAS. H. PATTERSON
ELBERT E. RAY ROBERT D. SMALL
I* or Road Commissioner
JAMES E. WILSON
The above are the regular nominees of the Democratic
party. They are men who are heartily in accord with President
Wilson in the conduct of the war and his policies, and with
Governor Riggs in his program fcr Alaska’s development.
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletnc I.igmea
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Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
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