SIX VESSELS
. ARELAUNCHED
AT OAKLAND
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Six steel vessels, to
taling nearly 60,000 tons, were
launched in Oakland inner harbor Sat
urday, in a space of less than an hour
—the largest number of ships and the
greatest tonnage ever set afloat on
one tide in the history of shipbuilding.
The nearest approach to this world’s
record was when Hog Island .sent five
vessels into the water on May 30 last,
totaling 39,000 tons.
The sextuple launching was made
the event of a country-wide celebra
tion under the auspices of the Oakland
Chamber of Commerce. Ten thousand
invitations were sent out to federal,
state, county and city officials and dis
tinguished personages, but as the gates
were thrown open to the public, it is
estimated that ten times that number
were present. The crowd is said to
have been a record-breaker also in the
witnessing of a launching.
Admirals, generals and high officers
of the marinees, with their staffs,
were special guests, as were members
of the consular corps and officials of
the United States Shipping Board. Six
bands, one for each vessele, furnished
music.
The first ship to go “overboard” was j
the Salina, a 10,000-ton tanker, named
after the city in Kansas as a reward
for its subscription in the Victory loan.
Mrs. R. J. Laubengayer of Salina was
the sponsor.
At ten-minute intervals the Janelew,
a 9,400-ton cargo boat, christened by
Mrs. R. S. Moore of San Francisco,
and the tanker Sapulpa, another Vic
tory loan ship, christened by Mrs. J.
W. Hoover of the Oklahoma city, took
the water.
Miss Natalie Byington of Reno, Nev.,
sponsored the City of Reno, another
Victory loan ship, and this was fol
lowed by the Mosella and the Jalapa,
for which the sponsors were respec
tively Mrs. J. A. Moore and Mrs.
George A. Arrnes of San Francisco.
While the launchings were taking
place airplanes flew overhead, carry
ing official photographers and motion
picture men, and dropping confetti,
serpentines and flowers. A mimic
battle was fought with the planes, us
ing daylight fireworks.
Following the launchings there was
a parade from the yard through the
principal streets of Oakland to the
headquarters of the Chamber of Com
merce. This was participated in by
the army, the navy and the marines,
and by state, federal, city and county
officials, civic and commercial organ
izations, lodges, secret societies and
other organizations, all in gaily deco
rated automobiles.
At the Hotel Oakland, following the
parade, a luncheon was served in
honor of the sponsors and the iistin
guished guests.
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JOSLYN TRIES
TO GIVE AWAY
HIS WIRELESS
A Washington dispatch to the Se
attle Times says:
The senate committed on commerce,
of which Senator Wesley L. Jones is
chairman, is about to begin hearings
on a bill introduced by the chairman
of the committee which provides for
the laying of an American cable by
American workmen from some point
on the Pacific coast to the Philippines.
The project will cost approximately
$20;OOQ,000, but only $500,000 is au
thorized to be appropriated in the
bill, and this sum is to be used in
investigation and other preliminary
FPrifc
* Wfiile it is expected that this cable
will be laid from Seattle and along the
Aleutian islands, which is the shortest
route and affords a number of short
submarine _ spans, the direction the
cable will take and the terminal poi
are to be decided by the Pacific cable
commission, an organization created
by the measure, and to be composed
of the. secretary of war, the secretary
of the navy, the secretary of com
merce and the postmaster general.
It is understood that the war de
partment is not at all sympathetic
with the proposition of transacting
cable and telegraph business. It has
had one experience along that line in
Alaska, and although the project has
been a successful and highly profitable
venture, signal corps officers seem
loath to extend their spheres of op
erations.
This is demonstrated in the fact that
Falcon Joslyn of Seattle, who owns
three wireless stations in Alaska, has
been trying to make the department a
present of these outfits, but without
success. Joslyn is unable to get
operators in Alaska. When the war
began his operators quit and joined
the colors. He borrowed substitutes
from the signal corps for the'duraticn
STATEMENT
Of the Ownership, Management, Cir
culation, etc., required by the act
of Congress of Aug. 24, 1912
Of the Cordova Daily Times, published
daily at Cordova, Alaska, for Oct. 1,
1919.
Territory of Alaska, ss.
Before me, a notary public in and
for the territory aforesaid, personally
appeared H. G. Steel, who, having been
duly sworn according to law, deposes
and says that he is the owner of the
Cordova Daily Times, and that the fol
lowing is, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, a true statement of the
ownership, management, circulation,
etc., of the aforesaid publication for
the date shown in the above caption,
required by the act of August 24, 1912,
embodied in Section 443, Postal Laws
and Regulations.
1. That the name and address of the
publisher, editor, managing editor and
business manager are: H. G. Steel,
Cordova, Alaska.
2. That the owner is: • H. G. Steel,
Cordova, Alaska.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees and other security holders
owning or holding 1 per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages
or other securities are: Mergenthaler
Linotype Company, New York.
That the average number of copies
of each issue of this publication sold
or distributed, through the mails or
otherwise, to paid subscribers during
(he six months preceding the date
shown above is 875.
H. G. STEEL, Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
his 10th day of October, 1919.
(Seal) EDWARD F. MEDLEY,
Notary Public.
(My commission expires Oct. 11, 1921.)
SUMMONS
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division. Torger
Asbjorson plaintiff vs. Caroline
Asbjornson, defendant. No. C-176.
rhe President of the United States of
(Official Publication) RESOURCES
Loans and discounts.'.. $335,804.92
Report of the Financial Con- Overdrafts . 2,327.18
dition of U' s- L'berty bonds. 70,645.00
Other bonds and warrants. 105,271.77
Banking house, furniture and fix- *
THE FIRST BANK OF c=
fnPnnVA cash items . 4,641.34
lAmi/U I n Cash on hand and due from banks 199,444.22
Located at Cordova, Territory Total .$742,173.13
of Alaska, at the Close of LIABILITIES
Business on the 6th day Capital stock paid in.$ 50,000.00
of October, 1919 Surplus fund . 7,500.00
Undivided profits, less expenses
paid . 11,878.62
Deposits . 670,421.32
Certified checks . 25.73
Cashier’s checks . 2,347.46
Total . $742,173.13
^'United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Division, ss.
I, M, Brock, president of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Correct—Attest: M. BROCK, President.
A. E. LATHROP
FRED GLASBRENNER
H. A. SLATER Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of October, 1919.
(Seal) WM. L. FURSMAN,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska. My commission expires
\ November 2, 1920. ,
of the war. These were withdrawn
a few weeks ago. Mr. Joslyn offered
to sell the stations to the government
at any price the war department fixed.
The offer was rejected.
He then offered to turn the stations
over to the government on any kind
of a profit-sharing basis the depart
ment chose to make. This proposition
also was declined.
It might be inferred from Mr. Jos
lyn’s apparent generosity that the sys
tems were not a financial success, but
such is not the case. They not only
make a profit for their owner every
year, but they “feed.” considerable
business for the government system.
The fact is the war department is not
anxious to extened its system to a
commercial project. Mr. Joslyn is
now figuring on installing wireless
telephones in lieu of telegraph keys,
and in the operation of which the serv
ice of a trained telegrapher is not
necessary.
In addition to encountering lack of
support from the war department, Sen
ator Jones’ bill for a Pacific cable
seems destined to meet formidable op
position from the Marconi company
and from the Pacific Cable Company,
both of which furnish a transpacific
service. The proposition that the bill
will be enacted into a law at this
session is therefore not rich in prom
ise.
TO WHOM IT "MAY CONCERN
The common council of the town of
Cordova, Alaska, has instructed me to
give notice to all persons owning dogs
within the corporate limits of the town
of Cordova that Ordinance No. 65,
which requires an anual tax of six
dollars, will be strictly enforced, and
all dogs upon which said tax has not
been paid by the 20th day of October
will be impounded and destroyed.
K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk. 7-20
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