The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III. NUMBER81.___CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917._ n . CENTS
CRUISER HITS
HIDDEN MINE
BERLIN, March 7.—The Overseas News Agency says the
Russian armored cruiser Rurik struck a mine in the Gullf of
Finland and was badly damaged. The Rurik docked at Cron
stadt. This news was received in Sweden despite the Russian
censorship.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Austria’s note, declaring ad
hesion to the general principles of unrestricted submarine war
fare, holds out but little hope of averting a break with Vienna.
Austria’s efforts to substitute for individual warning a general
warning to all vessels to not enter the barred zones, is unaccept
able to the United States, and its declaration about armed mer
chantmen is regardable as to pirate vessels which may be de
stroyed. This is especially significant in view of the intention
of the United States to arm merchant ships. A break with Aus
tria would probably be followed by a severance of relations
with Bulgaria and Turkey. Ambassador Penfield is fully pre
pared to meet any emergency.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—The prospects are that an
extra session of congress will be called not later than June. The
United States ift unlikely to press the issue created by Austria’s
new note because it has a conciliatory tone and Austrian sub
marines are operating only in the Adriatic and Medirettanean
seas, and are unlikely to violate any American rights.
TOKIO, March 7.—The diplomatic rupture between tin*
United States and Germany is welcomed enthusiastically
throughout Japan.
HABEAS CORPUS
SUIT LOST ir
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — Lieu
tenant Wernerhorn, a German reserv
ist, who dynamited the international
bridge near Vanceboro, Maine, In 1915,
lost his habeas corpus suit before the
supreme court yesterday. He con
tended that his German army com
mission exempted him from American
prosecution.
ENGLAND GETS
1 F
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
British claimants of the German prize
ship, Appam, at Newport News, Vir
ginia, won their suit in the supreme
court to regain possession of the ves
sel and its cargo. ,
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BRITISH TROOPS
ART MAKING
HEADWAY
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 7. — The British
troops are less than thirty miles from
Bagdad. Thirty-eight guns and much
other war materials was captured.
BERNE, March 7. — At Munich
yesterday was begun the government
sale of old clothes, ordered for the
entire empire. Purchasers were In
line for hours and a sale was made
only on the presentation of cards.
LONDON, March 7. — There has
been a substantial diminution In th’e
meat consumption of Great Britain
as a result of the recent appeal to the
people by the food controller, asking
them to place themselves on rations.
Consequently no Intention to Introduce
compulsory meatless days and meas
ures to regulate the prices of bacon,
butter, cheese and lard will be taken.
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BRITISH CAVALRY ADVANCE8
ON THE TIGRIS FRONT.
LONDON, March 7. — It Is official
ly announced that the British cavalry
was within nine miles of Ctesiphon, or
the Tigris front, Monday afternoon.
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The exterior of the Alaskan Hote
presents the appearance of a dot
pound, as placards and leashes art
conspicuously displayed, with an in
vitation to tie all dogs there.
> little more sunshine today.
NAVr FUNDS BE
WORK
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
emergency funds of the navy depart
ment may be used to continue the
survey work as the result of the
failure of congress to pass appropria
tions. Secretary Daniels will seek ad
vice as to whatever navy emergency
funds are divertable.
TROMilA
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7, — The
state department says the German
plots to foment revolutions in India
are entirely under control, so far as
operations in this country are con
cerned. The junta at Manila has also
been broken up.
BRITAIN WANTS
OUR BOATS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — Meas
ures to meet Great Britain's action in
forcing American ships to carry Brit
ish supplies is under consideration hy
the federal shipping board. President
Wilson’s proclamation prohibiting the
transfer of American ships to foreign
register, without the board's permis
sion, will be used as a weapon to Btop
British practices.
sends!® to
COLLEGE; MUST
BE PRODUCER
(By United Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. — Mrs
Esther Bercovitz Kehoe is sendinf
her husband to college today becausi
she believes in busineb efficiency
She is a designer for a tailoring com
pany.
If a woman discovers she can eari
more than her husband, says Mrs. Ke
hoe, the husband should be educate!
to such an extent that his earning ca
parity is equal to that of his wife. Am
while hubby is getting his education
wifie should support the family, sh
believes.
SENATE LIKELY
TO SHUT OF
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
Democratic and Republican members
of the closure committee have agreed
at a conference to recommend to their
party caucus a change of the rules so
that by a two-thirds vote in the sen
ate debate could be shut off and dila
tory tactics prevented. No amen,’
ment is offerable to a bill against
which closure is to be enforced after
a closure vote by the senate. This
will prevent any effort to offer a sub
stitute after a closure has been or
dered.
FIVE PErCENT
CLAUSE IS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
clause in the tariff law which granted
a five per cent discount in duties on
imports brought in American ships
or ships of the nation with which the
United States has favored nation trea
ties, was annulled by the supreme
court as unconstitutional.
The so-called “five per cent” cases
came before the supreme court
through a clause in the tariff law
which authorized reductions of five
per cent on duties on all merchan
dise imported In American ships. All
nations with which the United States
has the so-called "favored nation”
clause in commercial treaties protest
ed against the provisions as a dis
crimination and a violation of treaty
obligations. Nations which did not
have such treaties also made protests,
and the operation of the law wm held
up while the cases were taken through
the lower courts and up to the su
preme court.
Meanwhile the regular duties were
collected, until the federal treasury
amassed between $25,000,000 and $30,
000,000, which has been held ready to
return to Importers in case the court
decided the clause was invalid.
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or in to
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
definite impression that American
merchantmen will be armed in the
near future has gained ground today
following the conferences between
President Wilson and administration
leaders and Democratic Senators
Owen. Reed, Walsh, Swanson, Eames
and Hoke Smith, the committee named
by the senate caucus committee, who
discussed the proposed changes in the
senate rules. Secretaries Lansing and
McAdoo joined the conference.
At the conclusion of the conference
the Democratic senators hurried to the
capitol for a conference with the Re
publican leaders, to lay before them
a plan for a modified closure clause,
which the Democrats hope to bring
before the senate tomorrow.
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♦ WHATCHAMA COLUMN—TEA. «
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4 Tea used to be a strong, viru- 4
4 lent drink. 4
4 But today it is so weak it haB 4
4 to ride to the dining room on a 4
4 thirty dollar wagon. 4
4 We owe some department store 4
4 or other that much besides a 4
4 debt of gratitude for supporting 4
♦ our share of the now puny and 4
4 decrepit beverage to the table. 4
♦ We know a man who frequent- 4
♦ ly drives his wife into a blind 4
4 rage by saying: 4
4 “Agnes, if the tea isn’t able to 4
♦ be up and around today you 4
♦ might wheel us in a cup.” 4
4 One of these days she’ll hit 4
; 4 him with the wagon. 4
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Ole Sandangur, an employe of thi
Carlisle Packing Company, was badl;
i burned on Its boats today and wa
removed to the hospital for treatment
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When is a dog a dog?
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, A large number of passengers lef
s for the Interior on this morning'
train.
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♦ $100,000 preparation ♦
♦ AGAINST SPRING FLOODS. •
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♦ ST PAUL, March 7. — An ♦
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♦ flakes of snow begin to melt, this ♦
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♦ Northern Pacific has spent $100,- ♦
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I
1ST PUT
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
supreme court has sustained the judg
ment In the suit by Thomson & Co.,
New York shippers, against Session
Charles, W. Cayser and other British
ship owners for treble damages under
the Sherman lnw for alleged combina
tions of Bteamship shipping to South
Africa in 1895.
unurTeIgree
ON SPENKEH
JUNEAU, March 7. -4 The senate
is still deadlocked over |Be election of
a speaker. Another ha Cot "'as taken
today at noon and resulted in Hub
bard and Aldrich each receiving four
votes.
The legislature meets sit 2 o'clock
this afternoon, at which time it will
undoubtedly announce did appoint
ment of Its employees urn.
JUNEAU, March 6. — The senate
has appointed Millard Msrane, son of
Judge C. D. Murane, as messenger.
WANT TO CHANGE CAPITOL.
At the coming session of the legis
lature a resolution will be introduced
asking for a referendum of the whole
territory on the question as to where
the capitol of Alaska should be situ
ated. This information lias been re
ceived from unquestionable sources.
FAVORS ABOLISHING INSPECTOR.
Senator O. P. Gaustad has an
nounced that he will move in the com
ing session for the abolition of the
office of territorial mining inspector.
Senator Gaustad said:
"I will move for the abolition of this
office because of the pernicious poli
tical activity of the present incum
bent.’’
“IN THE HANDS OF FRIENDS.”
Charles A. Sulzer, Democratic can
dtdate In the late election for
congress, stated he had nothing to
say except that he has been busy min
ing and that he has not yet got Into
the harness in legislative affairs
Pressed to make a statement regard
ing the decision of the canvassing
board, Mr. Sulzer said he had nothing
to say: "I am in the hands of m>
friends,” said he.
MURRAY GETS CERTIFICATE.
At a meeting of the canvassing
board held Saturday, certificates o
election were issued to Phil Corrigan
as member of the house from the Sec
ond division. A certificate was als<
issued to Joseph Murray, Republics!
and Progressive Democrat of the Thin
division. This fills all positions ii
the legislature with the exception o
the one from the First division, causei
by the death of the late John G. Held
SUSPENSION ASSESSMENT WOR1
In the event of war Representativ
Snow will introduce in the legislatur
a memorial to be presented to cor
gress asking for the suspension of as
Bessment work on the properties c
all mine owners who leave Alaska t
join the army, during the period of th
war. Those who will not be fightln
in the ranks, according to the Intel
tlon, will not be included in this e:
emptlon.
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The Blum, O'Neill Company has ri
dded to open a branch store at M
Carthy and have just purchased til
grocery and clothing stock of Harve
& Co., at that place. Jack O'Nel
! and family will leave on tomorrow
' train for McCarthy, where they wl
1 make their home. Mr. O’Neill ar
• W. H. Goodwin, of the Chitina Cas
Store, will be in charge of the ne
place of business, while Dan Sextc
will also be employed there.
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• The Dally Times keeps you post!
on the latest war happenings.
FATE DELEGATE
(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, March 7. — The writ of
mandamus applied for to restrain the
canvassing board from Issuing a cer
tificate of election as delegate to con
gress to James Wickersham was
argued before the district court yes
terday, and late in the afternoon
Judge Jennings took the matter under
advisement.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — The
first compulsory workmen's compen
sation or industrial insurance law to
come before the supreme eoudrt was
yesterday upheld as constitutional.
The constitutionality of the law was
questioned in a suit by the state of
Washington against the Mountain
Timber Company, of Kalama, Wash.,
a Nebraska corporation, to collect
contributions to the state compensa
tion fund levied by the state indus
trial commission, created to enforce
the law and fix compensation of in
jured employes.
Extent of the law's application —
whether it or the federal employers'
liability act applies — to certain em
ployees of common carriers was in
volved in three other suits of such
employees for personal injuries.
In all four cases, the Washington
statute was upheld as constitutional,
and also applied to the common car
;rt*i3,‘ ttirr rrafrai
'statute to that extent. In the Moun
tain Timber case the state supreme
court held the law valid and gave
judgment to the state for the contrl
butions assessed. In the employees'
suits against the common carriers, tht
ninth circuit court of appeals at
firmed their dismissal by Federal
District Judge Neterer.
The Mountain Timber Co. case
was argued in February, 1916, but the
supreme court reached no decision
and it was reargued in January, 1917.
Between the two hearings Justices
Brandeis and Clarke were appointed.
Justice Lamar died and Justice
Hughes resigned.
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EDUCATORS Tl
MEET JULY 7
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore.. March 7. — Pre
parations for the great annual con
vention of the Nationul Education As
sociation, which begins here on July
7 next, and last a week, are already
well under way. Word has reached
local educational circles that the pro
gram for the main meeting as well as
those for the departmental organiza
tions are nearly completed, and will
be published soon.
The general program is in charge
1 of President Robert J. Aley, of Orono,
i Me., and work on it was started some
I time ago. Word has come from many
i of the departmental presidents that
r the program for these will be very
I comprehensive and Include topics ol
. greater interest than usual. Many
speakers of national reputation are tc
be invited to address the gatherings
Portland's new auditorium, seating
approximately 5,500 persons, will b<
dedicated on July 8, if present plans
are carried out. Work on the struc
f ture is being rushed to permit iti
J use by the convention. Its dedicatioi
s is planned as one of the features o
; the convention, all the delegates al
ready having been invited to take par
- in the musical program tentattvel;
prepared.
The Portland convention is the fina
>- gathering of teachers, which had it
>- beginning at the meeting of twenty
e two subsidiaries at Kansas City, Mo
y which came to a close recently. Thes
II meetings were held in preparation fo
s the general convention here.
11 It is planned for the Universities c
d Washington, Oregon and Idaho an
h the State Colleges of Oregon an
w Washington, to close their sumtnt
n schools for the week of the couventio
to permit the teachers and Instructoi
to take advantage of the meeting.
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Dance at Hegg's hall tonight
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♦ "WHETHER OR NOT." ♦
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♦ The goose that lays the golden ♦
♦ egg has nothing on the common ♦
♦ hen these days. — Old Man Sage ♦
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PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT
WEIL KNOWN PEOPLE
Miss Malda Beals arrived In Cor
dova from the Interior on yesterda>
train, on her way to the states.
Word has been received from our
townsman. W. A. Hesse, to the effect
that he Is meeting with much success
In Mew York by showing his Alaska
pictures.
The funeral of the late Jack Whalen
will take place from Lambert's un
dertaking parlors tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. William Landwehr, of Olnes,
reached here from the interior yester
day, en route to the states to spend
the summer with relatives.
The new dog ordinance is now in
full force and effect, and all sorts of
devices are being provided in order
to comply with the ordinance to kep
dogs on the street under a leash.
Mrs. J. E. Clark and small son John
arrived on yesterday's train from Fair
banks and are going to the states for 1
an extended visit with the former's
mother at Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Bruce Dennis and Jack Cronin ar
rived on their way to Katalla to look
over the oil fields there. They are
remaining in Juneau for a few days
and are at the Gastlneau.—Juneau
Dispatch.
Miss Lahill is spending a few days
in Cordova, awaiting a southbound
boat, being on the way to her home
in the states, after havlns «nent thu.;
winter si V-—1— — • -*■■■*' V”
Mrs. Ed. McAdam.
Dr. Tabue, formerly of Fairbanks,
is spending a few days in Cordova,
looking over the field. He has aban
doned the active practice of dentistry
and will hereafter devote his atten
tion to -some other line of business.
Information was received here to
day that Thomas Barclay was killed
at the Jumbo mine at Kennegott, but
ao particulars as to the accident were
obtainable. Deceased was a brother
of James Barclay, who recently met
his death near there by being buried
I in a snowslide.
Rev. George G. Bruce and wife, of
Fairbanks, arrived in Cordova on yes
terday’s train and are the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. Shriver. Rev. Bruce
has been pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Fairbanks for the past four
years, and is on his way to Juneau,
where he will fill the charge made va
cant by the resignation of Rev. Stev
ens. Rev. W. S. Marple, who is to
succeed Rev. Bruce, is expected In
Cordova on one of the next boats, on
his way to Fairbanks.
mfsiLK mi
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, March 7. — Unitei
States Senator O'Gorman, of New
York, the last of the silk hat states
men of the old order, has just closei
his public career. ‘T have eompletei
an uninterrupted public service of 2
years,” said the senator today, ”1!
years as judge and six years as sen
ator; and 1 must now give attentioi
to my private affairs.”
Senator O’Gorman was the only in
, fluential Tammany leader who su]
ported Woodrow Wilson for the presi
' dency from the first. In the earl
days of Wilson’s administration h
was very close to the president an
i regarded as his personal spokesma
on both sides of the capitol. Politicu
1 differences later over the appoin
? inent of the senator’s son in law. Out
- ley Field Malone, as collector of th
, port of New York, caused O'Gorman t
3 be less popular with the administr:
r tion. Secretary McAdoo, Presides
Wilson’s son In law, wanted Fran
f Polk, now assistant secretary of stuti
1 appointed to the place.
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r Mrs. Nathan, of Tacoma, and Mn
n Calvin Hatelet, patients at the loci
a hospital, are getting along nicely.
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Tickets will be on sale today for th
St. Patrick's day ball.
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 6. — The trial
was begun here yesterday in the state
superior court of seventy three men,
all of whom ire alleged to be mem
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World, charged with first degree mur
der on account of the shooting or De
puty Sheriff Jefferson Beard at Ev
erett, Wash., November 5, 1916, dur
ing a pistol battle between deputy
sheriffs on the city dock and a steam
er load of men who had gone to Ev
erett from Seattle with the announced
intention of holding a "free speech"
meeting on the street. Seven men
were killed during the fight, the dead
being Deputy Sheriff Beard, Deputy
Sheriff Charles O. Curtiss and these
members of the boat party: Felix
Baran, Hugo Gerlat, Gus Johnson,
John Looney and Abe Rabinowltz.
The defendants obtained a change
of venue from Snohomish county to
King county, on the ground that they
could not obtain a fair trial in Everett,
because of prejudice. It is expected
that the trial will consume several
weeks. In its information the state
named 198 witnesses. Fred O. Moore
of Los Angeles, is chief counsel for
the defendants, assisted by O. M. Hil
ton, of Denver, and others. The prose
cution is in charge of Prosecuting At
torney Lloyd L. Black, of Snohomish
county.
(By United Press)
ST. LOUIS, March 7 — The Browns,
about twenty strong, have departed
for Palestine, Texas, to begin the
spring training stunts preparatory to
making their annual effort to grab
off the pennant in the American
league. Fielder Jones, ruler of the
iron hand, was in charge of the gang.
The squad was composed of In and
outfielders Rumler, Shotton, Miller,
Stevens, Lavan and Slsler: pitchers
Weilman, Koob, Groom, Blank, Mc
Cabe, Sothoron and Kerr. Hartley and
Severeld made up the catching dele
gation. The squad will immediately be
gin warming up. The advance guard,
which reported at Palestine Sunday is
expected to receive the aggregation
that departed today.
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(Kv Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, March 7. — Little
doubt is expressed throughout Mexi
co as to the identity of the success
ful candidate for president of the re
public at the elections to be held on
Sunday, March 11. Although two
other candidates have announced
themselves. General Yenustiana Car
ranza, first chief of the Constitution
alist army in charge of the executive
power, practically has no opposition.
The two other candidates who have
announced themselves are Nicolas Zu
niaway Miranda, of Mexico City, and
Francisco A. Garcia, of Zaragoza, l’u
. ebla. The first is known as the per
l petual candidate, as he has appealed
to the voters for their ballots at every
i election for twenty years, opposing
Diaz and Madero. He is not taken
. seriously and neither is Garcia, who
is practically unknown.
The race for seats in the chamber
f of deputies and for senatorial mem
, berships, however, will provide many
1 close contests. There are many can
, didates in the field, some nominated
1 by political parties and some ruuuing
- independently.
Politicians will have little diffieul
, ty in "getting oift the voters’’ at this
, election, as those who are eligible, re
gistered and have not some excellent
t excuse are subject to a penalty of a
. month in jail or a fine of from 20
to 200 pesos each if they do not cast
their ballots. The new constitution
provides that the exercise of suffrage
at elections is one of the duties of a
1 Mexican citizen, and this provision
will be placed in effect
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e Of course you are going to the lion
Ton orchestra dance tonight.