The Cordova [Daily
(Member of As^»ciated Press)
VOL. IV, NO. 149 CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1919. PRICE TEN CFNTS
MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN HAS
INTRODUCED BILL TO CONSERVE
FISHING IN ALASKAN WATERS
WASHINGTON, May 29 (by Associated
Press).—Representative Alexander, a Missouri
Dmocrat, has introduced a bill in congress to con
serve Alaska fishing. It provides that canneries
and fishermen must obtain a license to operate from
the secretary of commerce, who would lease fixed
locations for fifteen years or less. Alexander intro
duced another measure proposing that December
and January be a closed season for halibut in the
Pacific ocean.
RATEINCREASE
ONLY AFFECTS
THE TOURISTS
SEATTLE, May 29 (by Associated
Press).—Officials of the Alaska
Steamship Company say that the re
cent application to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for an increase
in rates affects through passenger and
freight business originating at points
other than Seattle, such as tourist
tickets sold at inland points. It
amounts to about one per cent of the
total business. The application is in
tended to raise these rates to the
rates adopted in March.
OTER BEAR
FIRST BOAT
FOR NOME
SEATTLE, May 29 (by Associated
Press).—When the Bering Sea winter
ice breaks early in June the first
steamer to plow north over the releas
ed waters will be the United States
revenue cutter Bear. Every spring for
thirty-three years the Bear has been
the first into the northern sea with
mail and supplies for isolated Alaska
points as far north as Point Barrow,
the corner of the continent.
First sight of the Bear’s smoke over
the southern horizon means to the
Alaskan 3 in the far north that their
long winter of ice and snow is over
and the fresh supplies from the out
side world can be had.
The Bear left here several days ago
with mail for isolated northern post
offices and supplies for the govern
ment schools and reindeer stations in
Alaska and the federal sealing station
on the Pribiloff islands.
The Bear left several weeks ahead
of the regular passenger boats, the
first one of which is due to leave early
in June. The Bear was to steam di
rect for Unalaska and there await the
breakup of the ice in the Bering.
In the fall the Bear will be the last
steamer to leave the north before the
ice locks the seas. She will spend
the summer patrolling the Bering sea,
carrying government officials from
port to port, guarding shipping, help
■ ing (disabled vessels and in general
. living up to her nickname of “The
Good Samaritan of the Bering."
NAVAL PROGRAM FOR
1916 WILL LIKELY BE
COMPLETED AT ONCE
WASHINGTON, May 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The general navy
board recommends that the 1916 build
ing program be completed as rapidly
as possible. It is expected that six
teen first-class battleships will com
prise our portion of the peace time
force.
SENATOR LOSES
HIS MILEAGE
TO INTERIOR
JUNEAU, May 29 (Special to Daily
Times).—The controller of the treas
ury has refused to allow Senator Dan
Sutherland mileage from Ruby to Ju
neau, on the ground that he is a resi
dent of Juneau. Sutherland drew mile
age two years ago from Juneau to
Ruby and this year.from Ruby to Ju
neau after he had ceased to be a resi
dent of Ruby’ The Empire called the
senator a “mileage grabber” and the
controverysy was submitted to the
controller of the treasury and decided
as stated.
WAR1NSUL_5E
BUREAU VERY
BUSY PLACE
WASHINGTON May 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—More than a ton o£ In
coming mail daily, and nearly as much
outgoing mail, has made it necessary
for the bureau of war risk insurance
to build up a postal system of its own
larger than is maintained by any
single institution except the postoffice
in the United States. An announce
ment today by the bureau said an av
erage of 80,000 persons.write daily, in
quiring about allotments and allow
ances, insurance policies, or compen
sation payments, or remitting checks
and currency as premiums on insur
ance. This also means that each let
ter must be answered and that makes
an outgoing mail of 80,000 letters.
Since the bureau has 13,000 em
ployes and 36 divisions devoted to var
ious phases of the bureau’s work, the
opening, reading, sorting and delivery
of these letters to the proper divisions
is a taBk requiring more than 100
employes.
Mail is received every half hour,
and most of it is opened by machinery
and tied in bundles for delivery to the
first set of readers. The readers per
use each letter to ascertain to what
division it should be routed, 'check up
to see that the envelope contains the
check or bill which the letter may say
it contains, and that the return ad
dress is on the letter as well as the
envelope. Thousands of letters come
without return address making it dif
ficult to trace them. Hundreds of en
velopes contain currency Without let
ter or address to Identify them. Many
are signed by an inadequate name,
such as "Mrs. Smith,” so that identi
fication must be worked out laborious
ly by clerks.
When letters give insufficient infor
mation upon which a reply may be
based, a form setting forth all the
necessary information is sent to the
writer.
Outgoing letters are sorted accord
ing to the states for which they are
destined and tied in bundles and
placed in separate sacks before leav
ing the bureau in order that they may
be more rapidly handled in the federal
postoffices.
| WILSON’S CANDIDACY
rests on Mate of league |
CHICAGO, May 29 (by Associated |j
1 h’ress). — National Democratic Chairman §j
| Cummins believes that fPresident Wilson’s |
|i;i candidacy for a third tei n| will be determined ;|
% largely by the fate of t ta league of nations. j|
i;j; |”^e is the opinion that vjTilson will run again j|
| the senate fails to ratify the league, which he |
ijl; believes is unbearable. 1 j|
JUAREZ GARRISOliiSOON BE
ATTACKED BY! VELA’S ARMY
•Jl Ahh/, May 29 (by Asso liilled Press).—It is reported
ibat Villa trops .are moving in tip direction of tlie Juarez gar
rison, which is said here to be .fr^ng enough to resist any
attack. I . " J
CONDITIONS CHA( Ti«D IN MEXICO
I
HAVANA, May 29 (by Yssbciated Press).—Travelers
from Vera Cruz and Tampico say the conditions in Mexico are
becoming more chaotic daily, ai d she Carranza censorship is
reported very stringent.
AMERICAN NAVAL SEAPLANE
DUE IN ENGLiND TOMORROW
BREST, May 29 (by AsociaLd Press) —The NC-4 leaves
Lisbon tomorrow for Plymouth, juift^ather permitting. Com
mander Read wants to rach EnJ-ad on Memorial Day.
PLYMOUTH, May 29 (by Associated Press).—The admir
alty is planning to give the NC-4’s crew a great reception upon
their arrival here.
EIGHTY AMERICANS MISSING
AS RESULT OF COBLENZ FIRE
LONDON, May 29 (by Associated Press).—A Cologne dis
patch says that as a result of the fire in the building occupied
by American soldiers in the Coblenz area and the explosion of
a munitions dump yesterday eighty men are missing.
FORMER KING OF BAVARIA
IS FAST BECOMING INSANE
GENEVA, May 29 (by Associated Pres).—The doctors
say former King Ludwig, of Bavaria, is becoming insane. He
lias violent fits in which he declares Bavaria won the war. He
wants to return to Munich heading a victorious army.
BIG RUN FISH
IS EXPECTED
THIS YEAR
ASTORIA, Ore., May 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—With the salmon fish
ing industry of the lower Columbia
river open, the fishermen are making
optimistic forecasts for the season’s
catch. The number of fishermen this
year exceed those of any previous
year by more than 1,000. The fisher
men say the results are greater than
lor the same periods in the past, sea
sons.
More than 2,500 trailers are out on
the rivgr dally, while there are up
wards of 3,000 glllnettevB engaged In
supplying the 27 canneries In Astoria
slone. Most pf these men reside In.
Astoria.
One of the five varieties of salmon
tound In these waters, the Royal
Chinook salmon brlngp the best re
numeration to the fishermen and also
to the canners. Its flesh Is red and it
grows to enormous size, weighing
from 100 to 125 pounds. However, the
average weight is in the neighborhood
of 30 pounds. The fisherman receives
11)4 cents a pound for this variety.
Next comes the blueback which av
erages about two feet in length and
weigh from 3 to 7 pounds, and bring
9)4 cents a pound to the fisherman.
There are many others, including the
silvMsktas, pale pink in flesh which,
along with the steelhead and graylings •
which bring from 6 to 6 cents a pound.
Large quantities of sturgeon, too,
are being caught by the fishermen,
and these are a source of considerable
revenue to the fishermen during the
season which ends August 25.
Last year’s pack at the local can
neries amounted to almost a million
ogaes of 48 one-pound cans, worth to
tiie packer approximately 87,600,000.
ANOTHER PTOMAINE DEATH
BAWBON, May 29 (by Associated
Press).—William Lawson, assistant
superintendents of the Yukon Gold
Company, hah died as the result of
being poisoned at the Hunker creek
damp. .
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GERMANS PRESENT COUNTER
PEACE PROPOSAL ITALIANS
ARE GRANTED A CONCESSION
PARIS, May 29 (by Associated Press).—The German
counter proposals to the peace treaty were delivered and will
be.considered by the council at its morning session. Brockdorff
leaves Versailles today for Spa.
ITALY GETS DALMATION ISLANDS
fPARIS, May 29 (by Associated Press).—Those who stand
high in the confidence of the peace delegates say that the
Adriatic question has been practically settled as a result of
yesterday’s conferences. It is understood that the Italians will
certainly receive the Dalmation islands but not Zara and
Sebenico.
IS A DECREASE
IN INCOME OF
LOCAL ROAD
BOSTON, May 29.—There was no
phange in the investments of the Ken
necott Copper Corporation during
1918, the report at the end of 1918
showing 016,504 shares of Utah Cop
per Company, still owned.
No value beyond the nominal $1 has
ret been placed upon the 48,174 shares
pf Copper River & Northwestern Rail
way Company stock although during
he past two years the property has
peen handling a record tonnage.
There was a reduction of $575,000
n the book value of Copper River &
Northwestern Railway bonds from
which had. accrued prior to the date
;he company bought its bonds.
There was also a decrease of $1,
187,134 to $50,606,946 in book value
pf Kennecott’s investment in Utah
Hopper stock, occasioned by the re
peipt of capital distribution of a like
imount on Utah shares.
Operating income of the Copffer
liver & Northwestern Railroad for
;he past year amounted to $581,329,
laginst $1,210,303 in the preceding
fear.
Undivided profits of $176,530 were
•eported at the end of the year by
he Alaska Steamship Company of
which Kennecott owns more than 50
per cent. The steamship company paid
(450,000 in dividends against $350,000
n the previous year and $1,740,000 two
fears ago. The total revenue for 1918
amounted to $3,733,938, the smallest
dnce 1915.
HORTICULTURAL
CONVENTION
IN SESSION
RIVERSIDE, Cal., May 29 (by As
sociated Press).—A series of confer
snces, which according to George H.
Hecke, state horticultural commis
sioner are expected to result in a
union of the western states for mutual
protection of the plant Industry of the
west from invasion of insect pests,
will be opened here tomorrow.
Six conferences and conventions
will be held during the week which
Has been officially designated horticul
tural week. They were planned for
last May, but were postponed until
November on account of the war, and
it that time was postponed until this
week because of the Influenza epi
iemlc in the state.
Edward M. Blnhorn, of Honolulu,
who arrived in California early in May
Holds the mileage record for any of
the delegates atendlng the conference.
Among the meetings planned for the
week are the fifty-first California fruit
growers and farmers convention; in
terstate plant quarantine conference,
California county horticultural com
missioners conventipn, convention of
the California association of nursery
MONUMENT TO
BE DEDICATED
TOMORROW PJ.
The monument at Flag Hill in mem
ory of the boys of Cordova and the
Copper river valley is in shape to be
dedicated tomorrow. The large con
crete mounting is crowned with a can
non and inscribed with the names of
all of our boys who gave their lives
either “over there” or “over here”.
Until the bronze tablet arrives from
the east a temporary inscription will
be in place.
After the dedicatory speech which
will be delivered by Attorney Frank
H. Foster the unveiling will take place
after which the acceptance on the
A. J. MacConnell will then recite a
poem of her own composition entitled
“Lest We Forget,” a most beautiful
and appropriate piece of verse.
The children of the town will then
file by the memorial depositing
thereon their floral offerings to the
memory of our heroes after which
taps will be sounded by the bugler.
The men in town who have been
in the service are requested to meet
at the city hall at 2:15 p. m. and from
there to march to the base of Flag
Hill.
Here is an opportunity for every
citizen to do honor on Memorial Day
to the men whom many of us bid God
speed. They gave everything they
had and paid the supreme sacrifice.
Every effoVt should be made by every
man, woman and child of Cordova to
do them reverence and to honor their
memory. Nothing in Cordova’s his
tory could command a more impera
tive call than this to be present.
The ceremony will start sharp at
2:30 o’clock.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
SOON TO BE NAMED
PARIS, May 29 (by Associated
Press).—Duke of Devonshire and Gen
eral Smuts are mentioned as the pos
sible appointees as British ambassa
dor to Washington.
WAR DEPARTMENTS’
EXPENDITURES TO
BE INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, May 29 (by Asso
ciated Press.)—Representative Gra
ham, Republican, has prepared a reso
lution providing for an Investigation
of the war department’s expenditures.
man; vegetable growers conference
and the convention of the . Pacific
slope branch of the American asso
ciation of economic entomologists.
Governor Estaban Cantu of the
northern district of Lower California,
has been Invited as a delegate. Brit
ish Columbia, Hawaii, and Florida
ajso will be represented as well as
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana.
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari
zona, Nevada, Utah and California.