The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TW<). NUMBER 432. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1910. PRICE TEN CENTS.
MODE GAINS MADE1
I FRENCH AT
PARIS, May 4. — French advances
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iii the vicinity of Deadman's Hill,
w4«re desperate attempts are being
made to regain ground lost during the
fierce German offensive, continued
during the night., and the gains made
yesterday were increased and consoli
dated.
The French soldiers are slowly re
covering the ground lost, and it is
stated that the German defense is not
so determined ?? had been expected.
BERLIN ADMITS FRENCH
HAVE MADE GAINS.
BERLIN, May 4. — The government
today announced that the Frencli had
obtained a foothold in the German ad
vance posts south of Deadman's Hill.
The ground gained, however, it is as
serted, is of no strategical value to the
enemy.
MORE RUSSIANS ARRIVE.
MARSEILLES, May 4. — Another
contingent of Russian soldiers was
landed here today. As in the case
of former troops arriving, the place
of embarking and the number of
lb ps is carefully withheld fvoto the
public.
CIVILIANS LEAVING METZ.
AMSTERDAM, May 4. — It is re
ported here today that the entire civil
population of Metz is-leaving the city,
and it is supposed the movement pre
sages some important military devel
opments. Metz is a city of 60,000 per
sand is defended by a fortress
which Is reputed to be one of the
strongest in the world. It is about
fifteen miles north of the fighting]
line.
TURKS AT SMYRNA.
ATHENS. May 4. — Large bodies of
Turkish troops are being concentrated
at Smyrna under command of General
Liman von Handers.
LONDON, May 4. — James M. Sul
livan, of New York, formerly American
minister to %in Domingo, was ar
rested today by the British authori
ties, charged with conspiracy in con
nection with the Irish rebellion. Sul
livan was born in Killarney, in the
agricultural district, and is forty
three years old.
jv FRIENDS ASK RELEASE.
Jff *VSHlN<;TON, May 4. — Friends
r of James M. Sullivan, who was arrest
ed at Dublin today, have petitioned
the government' to seek his release.
They claim Sullivan had no connec
tion whatever witli the uprising
Secretary Lansing .has said he will
make close inquiries into the circum
stances surrounding Sullivans arrest.
/' ^.Vtor OVERMAN TO RETIRE.
WASHINGTON, May 4. — Senator
Lee Slater Overman, of North Caro
lina, today announced his intention to
retire from politics dt the expiration
of his term. He was first elected to
the senate in 1903.
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The Alaska Cigar factory next week
will move into new quarters in the
Yhailding owned by George Blouen, op
^posite the Alaskan Hotel.
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. A rolling stone gathers no moss, hut
it gets so smooth that noholy bus
anything on it.—Puck.
DF THE PAST
ni BLIN, May 4. — The roundup ol
the rebels by the British authorities
is proceeding rapidly and systemati
tally. It is claimed that all who tool
part or were in any way connected
with the rebellion are known to th<
police. Notices are posted in all parts
of the city and surrounding countrj
warning all persons not to give she!
ter or help to any of the Sinn Fein
ners. Many houses are being searched
and where rebels are found the owners
are arrested, charged with partieipa
tion 1n tjte rebellion.
James Connolly, commandant gen
eral of the proposed Irish republic
who yesterday was reported to havs
been executed, hus been sentenced t(
imprisonment. Only three of thi
leaders were shot.
Wounded prisoners are being tried
rapidly, and in all cases the sentence
imposed are light.
THOMAS O’REILLY SHOT.
DUBLIN, May 4. — The body ol
Thomas O’lteBly, one of the leaders
of the rebellion, was found this morn
ing near the postoffice. It is sup
posed he was shot while attempting
to escape.
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GOV. STRONG INVITED TO
ATTEND PORTLAND FESTIVAL
Portland, Ore., May 4. — Governoi
F. A. Strong, of Alaska, has been in
vited to be present in Portland Jun*
7, when the new Columbia River High
way is dedicated as the opening dat
feature of the Tenth Annua! Ross
Festival in the Oregon metropolis.
The invitation has been penned o»
the fly-leaf of a handsome hooklel
descriptive of the scenery in th<
gorge of the Columbia river. Tin
river gorge has hen made passable foi
the first time in history as a direcl
result of tbe construction of this toad
way.
ZEPPELIN
LONDON, May 4. — Returning from
an unsuccessful raid on the coasts of
England and Scotland, the Zeppelin
L-20 last night fell at Hafso Firth,
Norway, and was wrecked. The crew
of sixteen men was rescued by the
Norwegian authorities and interned.
The L-20 was one of the five air
ships which last night attacked Eng
land. Unfavorable weather and accu
rate fire by the British anti-aircraft
guns forced the retirement of the
squadron. On the return voyage thej
L 20 ran short of gaspline. It was;
driven eastward and hurled against
the side of a mountain, where it was
completely wrecked.
BERLIN, May 4. — It was stated
today that the squadron of five Zep
pelins which sailed Tuesday to attack
the coast of England, was unable to
reach its destination on account of
sudden severe storms. No official
word has been received from the Nor
wegian government relative to the re
ported destruction of the L-20.
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LORIMER ACQUITTED OF
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.
CHICAGO, May 4. Fortner Sena
tor William Lorimer today was ac
quitted on the charge of embezzlement
and conspiracy to defraud.
lxwimer says he will begin life anew
and earn enough money to pay back
all persons who lost money through
the failure of the savings bank with
i which he was connected. One federal
indictment against Lorimer is still
pending, but It will not be pressed.
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CONSERVATIONISTS BELIEVE
IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.
WASHINGTON. May 4 — The Na
i tiona! Conservation Congress today
passed a resolution recommending
legislation which will allow the gov
ernment to grant water power sites
to private interests.
STEEL STRIKE IS!
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PITTSBURG, May 4. — The strike
ot Mac^'nis,,< and laborers yin the
steel works is spreading rapidly and
practically every plant in this dis
trict is now affected. One thousand
militiamen are guarding the factories
where strikes are in progress, and
thus far have prevented any disorder
since their arrival.
Officials of the XVostinghouse com
pany, where 15,000 men are out for
an eight-hour day, have consented to
a conference w ith the unions tomor
row, and a settlement is expected.
Both the state and federal officials
have offered their services as medi
ators in the differences between the
unions and owners, and It is supposed
their services will be accepted.
MUNICIPAL CAR LINES
BIG LOSS IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. May t. - The city of Se
attle lost $56,721.43 in the operation
of its two municipal car lines in 1915,
according to a report filed with Mayor
Gill by AV. AV. Clark and Frank L. Mit
ten. examiners for the stale bureau of
inspection. Illegal transfers of elec
trie sub-stations from the public utili
ties department .in charge of the oper
ation of the municipal lines, to the
light department, and in this way using
approximately $60,000 of money voted
for construction of the road to make
np deficits in operation, is charged.
The sale of power to the municipal
lines by the light department at
$.0123 a kilowatt hour less than the
cost of production, causing a loss to
the light department of $11,648.98, is
alleged. Other alleged irregularities
Include loans from the general fund
to the ear lines, on which no interest
is paid.
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Airs. AX’. AX’. Council, who has been
receiving treatment at the local hospi
tal. is now convalescent and expects
to return to her home in a few days.
OUTLINE OF THE
GERMAN NOTE j
WASHINGTON, May 4. — S cretary
Lansing today announced the receipt
of a dispatch from Ambassador Ger
ird, containing indications of the con
tents of the German reply to the ;
United States note in regard to sub-1
marine warfare.
Lansing refused to make any part
of the dispatch public, nor would hp
give any indication as to whether or
not the reply would prove acceptable
to the administration.
The general opinion among the dip
lomatic corps here is that the reply,
while it may not prove to be all that |
the American government asked, will
concede enough to avoid any rupture
between the two governments.
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VOICES FRANCE’S GRATITUDE.
PARIS, May 4. — "Some persons i
have dared to say that France did not *
appreciate the brotherly affection and
inexhaustible kindness of the Ameri-j
cans," writes Prof. Victor Bascher. of
tile Sorbonne university, in a long ar
ticle in the Petit Parisien, reviewing)
the work of various American war or
ganizations in France,
"It is a monstrous columny,” he
adds. "The truth is that France's j
gratiude equals America's charity.)
that site will never forget tlie sacred j
debt she contracted toward her sister i
republic.”
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DENY PEACE MOVE RUMOR.
BERLIN. May 4. — "The Norddeut
sche Allegemelne Zeitung states," says
the Overseas News Agency, "that ru
mors recently have been spread about
peace offers from our enemies. It
was said that the Russians had taken
measures in order to open negotia
tions. The German authorities wrjll
ignore completely any such proposals.
All these rumors are inventions."
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The steamship Admiral Evans, of
the Admiral line, sailed from Juneau
yesterday morning, and is due at Cor
:iova early Saturday morning.
SCOTT-OBREGON
AGREEMENT IS
WASHINGTON, May 4 — At a con
’erence between President Wilson and
Secretary Baker today, it was decided
to accept the main points of the Scott
Obregon agreement, which provides
for thp withdrawal of American troops
From Mexico. After Carranza accepts
the agreement Generals Scott and Ob
regon will again meet and ratify it.
It is known that the proposed agree
ment between the American and Mexi
can governments provides for the co
operation of the Mexican and Ameri
can soldiers in the pursuit of Villa
ind the clearing out of bandits in
Northern Mexico. It also provides for
[lie usp of Mexican railroads for the
transportation of supplies to the Am
erican troops.
No definite time is set for the re
turn of the C. S. soldiers, hut it is
understood they will cross the lino
main as soon as conditions in North
ern Mexico are such that the Carranza
troops can preserve order, and guar
antee the safety of American border
towns.
ANOTHER MAN AFTER VILLA.
Kl. PASO, May 4. — General Tre
vino left today to take personal
charge of * lie troops in the pursuit of
Villa.
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CHARLES SCOTT DIES IN
SEATTLE .
Thos. S. Scott is in receipt of a
cable conveying the sad information
of the death at Seattle yesterday
morning of his only brother, Charles
Albert Scott. This news will be re
ceived with sincere regret by a large
circle of friends and acquaintances
n the towns on Prince William Sound,
ivhere Judge Scott was so well and
’avorably known during his short re
sidence in Alaska.
Horn at Cory don. Indiana. 42 years
igo. Charley Scott came west with his
>arents. who settled at Seattle in the
>arly nineties. His father soon be
came a leading attorney and for sev
eral years was corporation counsel of
teattle. Charley took a position in
lis office as assistant, which he re
ained and creditably filled for 12
rears. He then came to Valdez in
1911, and practised law there for
ibouf a year. He accompanied the
irst "floating court" to the westward
nd looked after the interests of de
endants.
In August. 1912. Judge E. E. Cush
nan apt>ointed Mr. Scott as IJ. S. com
nissioner and recorder at Cordova,
le removed to our town with his sls
er. Miss Dora Scott, and during the
ew months that lie retained the office
.on the respect and high esteem of
II with whom he came in contact. He
;iter resigned, and with his sister, re
loved to Seattle, where he opened a
iw office and entered into general
ractice.
Judge Scott is survived by a de
nted brother and sister, but by his
lany sterling qualities lie made and
etained a host of sincere friends, who
ill grieve over the departure of a
jvable and upright man.
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APANESE HAS PLANS OF
U. S. FORTIFICATIONS.
NEW YORK, May 4. Documents
hich were found in the possession
f a young Japanese arraigned In a
rooklyn court today and which were
xid to contain plans of United States
irtifications and a note book with itt
;riptions alluding apparently to ira
dgration and California, have been
irned over to the local agents of the
apartment of justice, to be forwerded
i Washington.
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The following account or the Re-i
publican convention at Seward was!
written by a delegate from the Third
division, and enters fully into details.1
showing the ruthless manner in which
Shackleford overrode the only oppo
sition offered to his program:
The history of the recent Republi
can territorial convention at Seward
and its preliminaries seems worth em
balming while it is fresh. Kverybody
climbed on the band wagon construct
ed last winter in Seattle and chiefly;
owned there except about three
fourths of the delegates from thei
Third division, who refused all over-j
Hires to make the tiling unanimous, j
The convention was merely the rati-;
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fication of a Seattle slate, framed up;
like tills.
Numerous conferences were held
in Seattle last winter by several men
who spend more than half their time
in the states .for the purpose of niak
ing a slate for the Republican party
of Alaska in 191ti. I.ong before the
program was complete the under
standing with some of Delegate Wick
ershara’s friends was arrived at pro
viding for the nomination of the dele
gate as the Republican candidate for
congress. As early as January the
program put through at Seward in the
convention was agreed upon except
the nomination for attorney general,
which was arranged during the con
vention.
Right off the Slate.
When the convention met. C. D.j
Mir ace, Shackleford's new uationtl
committeeman, or Jafet I.indeberg’s,
as the case may be, made all the mo
lions for the temporary organization
from a paper he held in his hand. Mr.
Shackleford sat directly behind him
and issued several orders In a low
tone. Chairman George Irving, of Ju
neau, read all the committee appoint
ments from a paper. All of the names
were Shackleford men. The protest
ing delegates from the Third division
were not allowed to name anybody,
although in national conventions, even
when driven by steam roller process,
each state names its own members
of all committees.
Mr. Shackleford complained that
the opposition that he encountered
from the Third division had added
largely to the cost of his steam roller
campaign. He was particularly ag
grieved because one proxy on the old
territorial committee had cost him a
large sum of money to secure, when
a certain prominent man could have
obtained it for him, he asserted, with
out expense, hut had refused t lie re
quest that he do so. Mr. Shackleford|
mentioned freely that the freight bill
of his campaign had been very heavy,
but he did not disclose the source of
the nntzuma. Mayhap he considers
that the business of nobody but him
self and the contributors.
Two Big Voting Blocks.
The sixty votes of the Second di
vision were voted by W. A. Gilmore
and George D. Schofield. Nome men |
of high standing say that tin Kep il ll
can inters who gave the proxies are
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mostly auti-Shaekleford ami expected
the votes to be cast that way.
Forty-three votes from the Fourth
division were east by Thomas Lloyd,
proxy, for the band wagon. It is no
torious that the Fourth division has
always been overwhelmingly opposed
to Shackleford.
The Shackleford majority, at his
behest, refused to allow the three
fourths majority of the Third divi
sion to name its own members of the
new territorial committee. No seri
ous attempt was made in debate to
refute the fact that in national, state,
district and municipal conventions
everywhere, in all parties, each poli
tical division names its own commit
tee.
All for the Offices.
The reason given by Mr. Shackleford
for naming the committee members
from the Third division was that he
did not intend to leave his friends
in that division, a small minority, un
der control of the majority. He made
references to taking care of them
hereafter, which seemed to indicate
that tie was proceeding upon the sug
gestion of the immortal Flanagan in
the Chicago convention of 1880, “What
me we here for if not for the offices?”
The convention wound up with the
bizarre proceeding of naming a com
mittee to pick a candidate for delegate
to congress thereafter. This was due
to the failure of Judge Wickersham
o wire a stipulation agreeing to keep
liis hands off the federal patronage.
The judge seems to hate been t >o
busy to comply with tb» demand
made upon him on that matter. The
Shackleford-Wickersham agreement
made through various persons last
winter had a hole In it.
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Combine Deal Obscure.
The precise terms of the agreement
! for the nomination of Judge Wicker- i
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sham are disputed and uncertain.
Judge Widkersham denies that he ever ,
made any agreement or arrangement (
with Mr. Shackleford or his clan. Mr.
Shackleford asserts that through mu-1
tual triends. Kd C. Russell, of Juneau, i
being the chief agent of the delegate.
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it was stipulated that Judge Wicket
t
sham should pledge himself not to in- j
terfere with federal patronage, office
distribution being left to Mr. Shackle
ford as general broker for the Repub
licans of Alaska. Mr. Russell stated
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on the floor of the. convention that
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the arrangement in no wav reflected
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upon either Wiekersham or Shackle
ford, hut he made no disclosure of its
terms.
It is undisputed that after the elec- J
tion of delegates to the Seward con
vention on March 11, in which many
Shackleford delegates had been elect
ed by the support of Wiekersham men, v
direct demands were repeatedly made o
upon Delegate Wiekersham that he £
pledge himself in some unequivocal s
way to keep his hands off federal pat- (,
ronage and leave that wholly to Mr. e
Shackleford. Counter demands were n
made upon the delegate by supporters ti
in Alaska that tie have no alliance d
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