(I’aid Advertising)
HOW NEWSPAPER “REPORTED”
DELEGATE SULZER’S SPEECH
Nonsensical Drivel Printed in Columns of The
Anchorage Times in Lieu of Re
marks of Candidate
(By Charles A. Derry)
1 Ik* .wrcriorage I IIIIPS complains
that "the eonteinptible tactics of the
Democratic ring art1 revealed in all
their hideousnesn by n report which
was sent out of this town to all the!
newspapers supposed to be support-j
ittg the (and'dacy of S"!;»r."
The "hideousness" appears to con
sist in the assertion that Delegate
Sulzer, after a thorough canvass of
the coast, "is assured of carrying
every town from Ketchikan to An-j
cho'rage." Also it may have been ini
reference to the statement that Wick-i
ersham’s "campaign of abuse, slan
der, distortion and direct misrepre-j
sentation has done him Immeasurable]
harm,"
Occasionally the t ruth is "hideous," j
but personally 1 can see nothing "hid
eous" about either one of these state-j
merits The assurances given Mr.
Sulzer make fur the truth of the for
mer, and if the effects of Mr. Wicker-j
sham's speech in Anchorage were
similar to those in Cordova, I can
vouch for the truth of the latter. From
the published reports of the speech
delivered at Anchorage by the ex
delegate it is seen to he identical with
that delivered in Cordova.
» * •
Speaking of ‘thideousnoss," I have
been looking for an appropriate word
to describe the Anchorage Times’s
write-up of Delegate Sul/.er’s speech
at Anchorage, and like Hassanio, 1
can say, "1 thank thee • * *. lor
teaching me that word." No other
in my somewhat ordinary vocabulary
is so appropriate. I have just bad
the pleasure of reading it, and in the
vernacular, "It's a scream."
To begin with, this remarkable ef
fusion is beaded, "Juneau's Tool Kails j
to Deny Slacker Charge." And before
discussing the literary gems to be
found in this article I wish to call at
tention to the quoted statement,
which is frequently reiterated in the
•ourse of tho write-up The Anchor
age Democrat, which contains a sten
ographic report of Mr. Sulzer’s speech,
is before me, and in this the delegate
is quoted as follows:
"Kvon though he < Wiekersham I did
not say 1 was a pro-German, the mere’
insinuation that 1 was a German was)
made for no other reason in the world
but to cast a cloud over my reputa
tion as a good, loyal American eiti
zen My father had seven children,
and live of them were boys. Mr.
Wiekersham is making some other
remarks about me. Yes, 1 have had
some military training and experi
ence It has been a keen regret to
me that I felt it my duty to remain
at my ]>ost in Washington and not
get into the war Three of those sons
of my father that 1 have just men
tioned took up arms in defense of
their country in 1898, in the Spanish
American war, and I was one of them
There were two older than myself
1 served during that war and those
two older brothers 1 bade good-bye to
on their way to the Philippines. They
both came back in coffins, with the
Stars and Stripes around them.”
Now I shall contend, and 1 am quite
sure that the voters of Alaska will!
agree with me. that tills is all the
answer that Mr Wi kersham's das
tardly charges deserve, and more. It
is hardly possible that Ihe voters ol
this territory will regard as a slacker
a man who is representing them inj
congress, and who In Itis young man j
hood volunteered for service and)
served under the Stars and Stripes
in ihe struggle between the rtilted
States and the last hated foreign
tyrant to infest the shores of the
N ■ Worl I
it:: tin* \nchonge Times, which:
hates the "hideousness" of "mislead
ing" messages, has not a word about j
this portion of Delegate Sulzer's
speech.
* * •
The Anchorage newspaper likewise
sees nothing "hideous" about the at
tempt by Mr. Wickersham to cast a
slur on Delegate Sulzer’s loyalty as
an American citizen because of the
fact that the delegate's father was
born on foreign soil. How many gen
erations of American-horn progenitors
must, an American citizen boast In
order to qualify as a loyal citizen, ac-J
cording to the Wickersham standard?
• • *
In the Introduction to the article in
question this sentence is found: “This
scurrilous opproblum stands ns put by
Judge Wickersham, that ‘Sulzer is al
slacker.' ”
, \ I >1 lit, JIH'ilM*, III.II III' :Ull liuuif,'
writer designates (his slander as
"scurrilous," yet says it stands. I’os
•ibly (hat is not the impression sought
to be conveyed; and Mr. Wickersham
Is unintentionally but properly
branded by his advocate
* • •
Again, the article says that Mr.
Sulzer "admitted being an American,
but rather overlooked any reference
to the slacker question. It is appar
ent that the writer was too busy pre
paring alleged "arguments" to pay
real attention to the speaker whose
remarks he was ostensibly reporting
for his paper.
* * *
Referring to Mr. Sulzer's “brief
military training,” the article says:
it is strange that such training would
lead a United States soldier to fight
against weak Spain, and not against
Germany, the avowed enemy of man
kind."
Now there is real argument! What
is there to be said against such thun
J» r as that?
* * •
Here are a few gems plucked at
random from this report of the speech
printed in the Anchorage Times, a
newspaper which abhors the “con
temptible tactics" of the Democrats,
and which of course must be consid
ered as measuring up to its own
ideals of what a newspaper should
say of a political opponent, and is
therefore devoid of "hideousress":
"Some humane knight shield re
I* asc ibis modern I'ronietheus bound
b\ such strmg chains of patriotism
to bis post of duty and moreover ad
vise him that his post of duty is far
from flic servile path he is now
nodding (sic) in answer to the sum
mons of the ring of political gangsters
in Juneau who dominate the mechan
ism of a rotten machine."
"Didn’t he admit that he recently
received his pay as post-man? Cer
tainly he did. Judge Wickersham
also said that ho was occasionally get
ting paid for representing Alaska."
"The gang at Juneau fairly thrust
the certificate of election in Mr. Sul
zer’s hands after a previous commit
tee had decided in favor of Judge
Wickersham that the taxpayers of
Alaska are paying double price for
perfectly inadequate services."
“bight here it must he acknowl
edged he's a good little Introducer.
(Jrammar is essential to military
training just as is arithmetic."
“There are lots of people who will
vote for him." (This, at least, is
true.)
I quoted the other day a gentleman
from Anchorage who was very lndig
mint (unnecessarily so, it seemed to
me at the time) about this same
“report” of Mr Sulzer's speech. I
understand his frame of mind now.
That a supposedly reputable news
paper should give publicity to such a
mass of drivel under the disguise of
"reporting" a candidate's speech as a
matter of news for its readers is in
comprehensible. At least if such pat
ter is to take the place of nowg it
should have the merit of being writ
ten by a man who knows that the tax
payers of Alaska have nothing what
ever to do with the payment of the
salary of its delegate in congress, and
who could be more sure of himself
than to refer to the territorial can
vassing board as a “pr viouc, com
mitter."
* * *
It is a blessing to the people of An
chorage that they are not entirely de
pendent for news of such importance
is (he utterances of their delegate
In congress upon the Wlckersham
ring organ. (1 i re tho word "ring"
ilvi-In reference to the Aneh.-r
rge Times, and not in ti t parrot like
manner that is assumed by that news
paper in referring to its opponents.)
rhe Democrat is to be commended for
Its enterprise in printing (he dele
gate's speech in full, so that the
voters might read for themselves.
* * •
The only possible excuse for gar
ding. misquoting and misrepresenting
in opponent is fear of his arguments,
ind this fear Is prophetic of defeat
Evidently the Anchorage newspaper
.vas afraid to give publicity to Dele
gate Sulzer’s dignified and manly an
iwer to the malicious and slanderous
■emarks of Mr. Wlckersham relative
o Delegate Sulzer’s loyalty and pa
rlotlsm.
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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 front 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 v 111 he held on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1918,
between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m.
and 7 o'clock p. m. of said day, for
the 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 ot
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 pulling place in
and for the town of Cordova.
(Signed)
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF CORDOVA.
By NATHANAEL C1REENE.
Clerk.
Oct. 2fi -Nov. 2.
s
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING
Iii United States Commissioner's
Court, in and for Cordova Precinct.
Territory of Alaska, in Probate.—•
ill the matter of the Estate of M.
K Pencoff, deceased
Notice is hereby given that K. E.
McConaghy, the administrator of the
above entitled estate, has rendered
and presented for settlement, and
tiled in said court. Ills final account
of his administration of said estate,
ami Unit the 27th day of January,
lit IP. at 10 o'clock a. m.. at the office
of the United States commissioner
at Cordova. Alaska, be set as the time
and place, fo the 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.
Last publication. Nov. 23. 1918.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING
In United States Commissioner's j
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 F. E.
McConaghy. 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,
and that the 27th day of January.
1919. at 10 o'clock a. in., at the office
of the United States commissioner at
Cordova, Alaska, be set as the time
and place for the settlement of said
account, at which place and time any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file exceptions to the said i
account and contest the same.
Dated this 26th day of October, 1918.
EDWARD !•’ MEDLEY.
Probate Judge.
Dated the 26th day of October. 1918.
laist publication. No. 23, 1918.
notice of sale of personal
PROPERTY.
Notice la hereby given that on No
vember 20, 1918, at 10 o'clock A. M.,
at the freight and passenger depot of
the Copper River & Northwestern
Railway In Chitlna, 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 he sufficient to
pay the just and reasonable charges
of said railway company for transpor
tation and for safely keeping and stor
ing said property, to-wit:
1 Auto truck. 1 Wagon body. 1 Auto
truck frame extra. 1 Tool box, 3 Ex
tra axles, 1 Seat. 3 Rods. I Warehouse
truck, 1 I’eavio. 4 Pieces ^xl iron. 2
Pieces angle iron. 1 Tool chest, 1 Rip
saw, 1 Hand drill, 1 Brace, 1 Pipe
cutter. 2 Pair tin snips, 1 Tape line,
1 Small hand drill. 1 Soldering iron.
1 Pair scales. 1 Spoke stave, 1 Steel
square, 1 Smoothe plane, t Block
plane, 1 Hack saw, 3 Clamps, 1 Rat
chet. 1 Try square, 1 Block plane, 1
Bench vise, 1 Coping saw frame, I
Claw bar. 1 Back saw 1 Door catch,
1 Stock dies, 1 Wood Tasp, 1 T-bevel.
2 Triangle squares, 1 Oil can, 1 Claw
Hammer, 1 Mallet, 1 Stave knife, 1
Wood chisel, 1 Key set, 3 Paint brush
es. 2 Drills for ratchets, 2 Hack saw
blades, 1 Match safe, 1 Socket wrench,
1 Small bnr steel, 1 Pile handle, 1
Piece copper tubing, 1 Ball wicklng,
7 Files, 1 Auto drive chain. I Pair
overalls, 4 Spark plugs, 2 Extra Bet
hearings, 2 Hinges, 1 Hasp. 1 Piece
solder, 1 Chalk line, 4 Extra holt hear
ing protectors. 3 Water gouge glasses,
1 Pair gloves, 1 Piece shafting, 5 Cable
clamps, 1 Belt punch, 5 Auger hots,
2 Gimlet hits. 1 Extension hit, 6 Rat
chet drill bits, 1 Oil stone, 0 Pipe
taps, 4 Old files. 2 Oil cups, 1 Bdl. wire
auto spokes and nipples, 1 Screw driv
er bit, Extra screws, washers, etc.
Tlie proceeds of such Bale to be
applied first to the discharge of said
railways company's lien on said prop
erty for freight and storage and the
cost of keeping and selling such prop
erty, the remainder, if any, to be paid
by said railway company to the owner
of said property.
Said wagon body wan consigned
from Seattle, Wash., by 11. V. Jones t
to A. Kronig, Ohltina, Alaska, on or 1
about August 12th, 1914, and the bal- c
ance, of said personal property was li
consigned from Shushanna Junction !>
(McCarthy). Alaska, by It. V. Jones h
to Chas. A. Matherson at Chitina, Al- r
aska, on or about April 10th, 1915. (
COPPER RIVER & NORTH- d
WESTERN RAILWAY. s
lly t^lob Corser. a
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TOWN ELECTION j
I C
Notice is hereby given that an elec jo
tion will be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 6. 1918, for the purpose of approv- I
ing or rejecting Ordinance No. 61 of ]
the town of Cordova. Alaska, entitled jx
"An ordinance amending ordinance ;x
No. 35, entitled 'An ordinance to pro- ::;
vide for geeral and special elections i £
in the town of Cordova, territory of!-:
Alaska.’ ’’
•Said ordinance provides for the x
election, at the next town election, of ••
a council of six members, a mayor, I •:
town clerk and a town treasurer. ()f ■
the first council selected, three mem-|x
bers will hold office for one year only, lx
and three members for two years; jx
and each year thereafter three coun-j;:
oilmen w ill be elected to hold office j j:
for two years. The mayor, town clerk! <
and town treasurer to be elected to
hold office for one year only.
Said ordinance to be in full force j;
and effect if approved by the voters j |
of the town of Cordova at the said IJ
election on November 5. 1918.
Voting place to be the Cordova :
town hall. Rolls will open from 8 :
a. m. to 7 p m. :
By order of the common council. ;
NATHANAEL C.REENE, j
Town Clerk. :
Oct. 22—lot :
SUMMONS—NO, 940
In tho District Court of the Territory ^
of Alaska, Third DivisionWilliam
MeFadden, plaintiff, vr. Mary Mr-|
Fadden, defendant
The I’resident of the United States of
\ in erica, greeting to Mary MeFad
den, the above-named defendant: '
You are hereby required to appear
in tlie district court of the territory j
of Alaska, Third division, within
thirty- dayn after the completion of
the publication of thin summons, to[
wit, within thirty days after the 9th
day of November. 191S, and answer
the complaint of William MeFadden,
the above named plaintiff, in the
above-entitled cause, which is an ac- |
tlon for divorce In one of the eases
proscribed bv law. wherein the
plaintiff prays an absolute divorce
from you. forever dissolving the
bonds of matrimony existing between i
you and the above-named plaintiff
and you are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear and answer the said i
complaint as herein required the said
plaintiff will take judgment against
you for want thereof, and will apply
to the court for the relief demanded e
lie-Sis said complaint ns 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 s sbli I
cation thereof Is the 9th day of No-1
vember, 1918.
Witness the Honorahle Fred M
Brown. Judge of said court, and the'
seal thereof, this 5th day of June, in 1
the year of Our I,ord one thousand J
nine hundred and eighteen, and of our
Independence the one hundred and
fortv-third.
ARTHUR LANG. Clerk
By C. H. WILCOX. Deputy
(Seal of District Court
for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division.)
It R Capers and B O. Graham.
Cordova, Alaska. attorneys for j
plaintiff
Date of first publication. Sept. 2s j
1918.
Date of last publication. Nov. 9,
1918.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner's
Court, Chitinn Precinct, Third Idvi
sion, Territory of Alaska (In Pro
bate.) In the matter of the Estate
of Edward Gustafson, deceased ;
Notice is hereby given hy the under-;
signed administrator of the estate of
Edward Gustafson, deceased, to the)
creditors and all persons having;
claims against the said Edward Gus-|
taf’son. doceased, to present the same, I
with the necessary voucher, within)
six months from She date of the first*
publication of this notice, to tho ad
ministrator at his place of business at)
Plrelna, in Chitinn precinct, territory)
of Alaska, the s ame being III" place j
for the transaction of the business of;
said estate. V I DWYER,
Administrator 1
Date of first publication, Oct. 20.j
1918.
Date of last publication. Nov. 3. (
1918.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In United States Commissioner's
Court iu and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska (In Probatet. - I
In the matter of the Estate of An- ;
drew Nelson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
designed administrator of th" estate |
of Andrew Nelson, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having!
Claims aguinst the said deceased, to
present the same, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months from the
date of the first publication of tills
nctire, to the administrator at his
place of business in Cordova, terrl- j
tory of Alaska, the same being the j
place for the transaction of said j
estate. K. E. HOLDEN.
Administrator.
NOTICE AND ORDER—NO. 1784-A
In the District Court of the United:
States for the Territory of Alaska.
Division No. 1.—Territory of Alaska.
platntlH. ra. Estate of A. B. Cooper, '
deceased, and W. R. Shepard, ad 1
mlnlstrator of the Estate of A. IS
Cooper, deceased, defendants.
Whereas, the attorney general of
te territory of Alaska has tiled an
lformation in the above-entitled
ruse alleging that A IS. Cooper died
itestate on or about the 28th day of
ovember, 1916. at Sitka, Alaska,
■aving an estate consisting of certain
■al estate situated in the towns of
ordova and Chitina, in the Third
ivislon of Alaska, of the value of
sven hundred tifty ($T5o.O<)) dollars,
tid of certain personal property of
te value of $00.26, and of certain
loneys amounting to the sum ot
183.39, and further alleging that said
state has escheated to the territory
[ Alaska; and
Whereas, said information prays
that said estate he adjudged to bn the
property of tho territory of Alaska:
Now, therefore, it is ordered that
all persons interested in the said
estate be and appear before the 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 the
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 the Cordova Dally Times, a
newspaper of general circulation pub
i Ilshed in Cordova, Alaska
Dated this 2kth dr nf September,
! 191k. ROBERT W JBXNINOH.
District Judge.
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Sec. 21, Election laws. -That in any precinct where the eleotion
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 tills event, certify to the facts which prevented the
use of the official ballots, which certificate must accompany and bu
made a part of the election returns.
SAMPLE BALLOT
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
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
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WHEN YOU VOTE FOR THE ABOVE CANDIDATES YOU
WILL BE VOTING FOR THE BEST INTERESTS
OF ALASKA
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5th, 1918
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