The Cordova Daily Times
^VOLTME II. KUMBER 440. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY’ 1.?, 1016. PRICE TEN CENTO.
RUN OF SALMON HAS COMMENCED
«T FISH OF THE SEASON
WEBEBROUGHTTO CORDOVA
YESTERDAY-CANNERIES BUSY
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Yesterday the first salmon made their appearance in
Prince William Sound, and today the cannorymen are hustling
out new gear in preparation of the large run which soon is
expected to commence.
To the Carlisle Packing Company belongs the honor of
canning the first salmon. Two hundred reds yesterday ran
afoul of the nets belonging to that company. They were
brought in by tin* cannery tender Cordova, and promptly ted
into the iron chink, and today are ready to be sent to any part
of the world.
The (’anoe Pass Packing Company reports a catch ot only
eighty sockeyes. 'The company reports that only sutlicient gear
to hold the fishing locations were in place. 1 lie iisli caught
were distributed among the residents ot the city. rl he tish
were brought in by the tender North Star.
Both canneries are prepared to run continually as soon as
tin* fish appear in sufficient ijTiantities. 1 he ( anoe Pass does
not expect the real run until May 17 or IS, but is ready to take
advantage of an earlier run if it sets in. Mon* men are going
out to the flats today, and the salmon will be brought in as fast
|4hey are caught.
President Clark, of the Clark-tJrahoiu cannery, has re
ceived no word from men they have on the flats, but is certain
that if the fish have commenced to run his fishermen caught
any that came in their direction.
For the first time this year the restaurants yesterday
placed fresh salmon on their bills of fare, and from now on the
main food fish of the north will occupy a prominent place in the
locfrl cafes. ==!==__.
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WILL LEAVE ON
FIRST 1
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Jack Miller, who for years has been \
making regular trips into the Slate j
creek country, where he works his I
property during the summer months,
is now in Cordova, and will leave
'lor the interior on the first train. I
Miller reports his men already on
the ground, and expects to find every
thing in readiness to commence oper
ations upon his arrival. He is hy
draulicking his property, and will work
only five men to a shift.
The indications, says Miller, /are
that there will be plenty of water this
summer. Last year he was able to
put in only about 40 days actual work,
largely on account of the great short
age of water.
There will be considerable activity
in the Slate creek country this sea
son, according to Miller. Elmer has
a JjMtge outfit on ground which lie
Tils there, hut just what work he
1 , do tills season Miller is unable to
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SAYS AMERICANS ARE NOT
FORCED INTO THE ARMY.
OTTAWA, May 10. — The Canadian
government officially denied today
tAmericans have been enticed to
ih Columbia with promises of
^Kiloyment and then pressed to eu
jHht in Canadian regiments for oversea
i^service. The statement that this has
f been done was credited to Robert E.
Mansfield, American consul at Van
couver. The subject was brought up
in parliament today by Representative
H. H. Stevens, of Vancouver, who
naked the government to co'.imun!
Y with Washington.
COURT REFUSES LICENSE
FOR DAVIS AT KNIK
The application for a liquor license
by A1 Davis of Knik, was before the
district court Wednesday. Mr. Davis
appeared personally, and was sub
jected to a severe croBs-examination
by the court and the district attorney.
The district attorney objected to the
granting of the license on the grounds
that Mr. Davis is alleged to have sold
liquors for transportation to various
points, including Anchorage, where
they were sold again. The court re
fused to renew’ the license and can
celled the remaining period of the
present license.
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ALASKAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ITS ANNUAL ELECTION.
The Alaskan Dental Association,
founded in 1914, and including in its
membership most of the dentists in
Alaska, last week held its annual elec
tion, and the following officers were
chosen: Dr. Charles Daggett, presi
dent. Seward: Dr. E. F. German, vice
president, Anchorage: Dr. R. Ma
thias. secretary-treasurer Juneau; Dr.
Herman Behla. trustee. Id it a rot!; Dr.
H. Cockerille, trustee, Valdez; Dr. L.
W. Fromm, trustee, Nome.
The purpose of the association as
stated in its constitution is: "The
promotion of efficient, scientific and
honest dentistry; the strengthening
of fraternal bonds as between den
tists; confidence as between them and
the laity; and the spreading of the
teaching of oral hygiene."
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ALASKA SHIP IS NOW
FLYING JAPANESE FLAG.
The Mackinaw, which formerly was
In the Alaska trade, sailing to Nome
principally, has been bought by the
Jap.-imae government for $300,000, and
Is row selling the Oriental seas with
Jap Fag i t her j>nk.
• PRESS REPORT COMING SLOWLY.
The cable is still down and press reports are coming
through very slowly. The additional operators today sent t<
the naval wireless station may serve to make the service bette:
next week, when the Times will again be able to supply it;
readerse with its usual full report of the day’s happenings.
CABLE IN HERE
In order to facilitate the rapid
transmission of messages while the
cable is down, William Mooney, Rob
ert Scearce and C. Sterling, three men
from the Valdez cable office, have
been transferred to the cable office
at Whitshed. where they will work
in conjunction with the naval wire
less station.
Xo word has yet been received as
to the Burnside having sailed from
Seattle to repair the cable, and the
time which must yet elapse before the
wire is working is indeterminate.
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NORTHWESTERN FOR SOUTHj
ST NOON loom
P. G. Gunter and C. T. Mixer were
the only passengers from Cordova on
the steamship Northwestern, which
sailed from this port for Seattle to
day. The Northwestern took 850 tons
of copper ore for Tacoma, and sailed
via the outside passage.
The steamship Mariposa, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, is due
to arrive from the westward early1
Monday morning.
The steamer Admiral Farragut, of |
the Admiral line, sailed from Juneau:
at 5 o’clock this morning, and is sche |
duled to arrive at Cordova tomorrow. I
PRESENTMRS MEI
REAPPOINTED
Miss Elsie Ware and Miss Cecelia
Burrows, last night were reappointed
by the Cordova school board as teach
ers for the coming year.
The reappointment of the two
young ladies to the positions which
they now occupy, according to Presi -
dent Green, is the result of the excel
lent work which both have done dur
ing: the past year.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED AT
RED DRAGON CLUB HOUSE.
Tile following new books have been
received at the Bed Dragon Club
House: “Phantom Rickshaw.” Kip
ling: “The Old Adam,” Bennett; “The
de Bercy Affair,” Holmes; “The
Jungle," Sinclair; “The Panama Ca
nal,” Baskin; “The Count of Monte
Cristo,” Dumas; "The Man Who Un
derstood Women," Merrick; “Phra the
Phoenician,” Arnold; Morgan Robert
son's “Sea Tales," 4 volumes.
Three large reproductions in colors
of scenes on the European battlefield
will be of interest. They are sup
plements to Idllustration, a French
periodical, which we received.
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BAR SILVER IS HIGHER
THAN IN PAST DECADE.
NEW YORK, May 10. — Bar sliver
Is quoted at 71 3-8 an ounce, the
highest price In almost a decade. A
month ago the quotation was 60 3-4,
■i"'\ in the war 56. and Just before
,the war 52 1-4 was a toir quotation.
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SAN PEDRO, May 10. — Wada, i
Japanese, well known in Alaska, par
(ietilarly in the Fairbanks section
where he Rained considerable fanp
as a runner, has disappeared fron
here under suspicions circumstances
Wada has been employed by a fish
in a company here for some time, atn
has incurred the enmity of the Japan
ese fishermen. It is said that hi
life has been threatened several time
and it is believed here that he ha
met with foul play, as there is m
reason known for his disappearance.
LIME KILNS WORKING 01
SEWARD OUTSKIRTS
Lime from local kilns is now a i>os
sibillty. The first delivery of fiv
barrels will be made in a few day
from Mile 6. where the deposit of lim
stone .the existence has been knowi
for some time, is now being worked
Claims were staked three month
ago on this lime stone ledge by Gee
Laughlin, Tom Hambright and M. A
Martin. Martin, who is assayer fo
the Harriman National Bank, testei
the lime and pronounced it pure dn(
a little company has been formed
There is plenty of timber on th
claims to burn the iime.—Sewari
Post.
CAPTAIN lATHROfBEGIN!
WORK AT ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, May 13. — Grea
building activity has commenced l^er
in many parts of the townsite.
C’apt. I.athrop has commenced worl
on the Empress Theatre building
which will also house the Bank c
Anchorage. This structure is to cos
$20,000, and will probably be the fines
motion picture house in the territorj
H. T. Fowler and associates hav
commenced work on two reinforce
concrete buildings, each of which wi
be two stories high.
The Cook Inlet Pioneer has adde
an addition to its building sufficien
to double the floor space and is plan
ning to issue an eight page, six co
until daily, beginning Monday.
ALASKA SAILED THUBSDA
FOR THE NORTH
SEATTLE, May 11. — (Delayed i
Transmission.) — The steamshl
Alaska, of the Alaska Steamship Co
sailed today for the north. The fo
lowing passengers were listed for ('or
Cordova: Mrs. J. Fillinger, A1 Lesse
l.ukelia Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. I
•Wright, and twenty-one steerage.
The first homestead colony on Ke
nai peninsula as the result of the go’
eminent railroad has been started i
lie moot hof Quarti cto«V-. on Kent
take.
LOIIE STRUGGLE IT VERDUN ,
: RIS SERVED TU CRISTJLIZE
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PARIS. April 13. — (By Associated
Press Correspondence.)—The battle of
Verdun appears to have had a great
moral effect in France. It has turned
attention from irritating discussions
over details of the conduct of the war
and has cut short an incipient revival
of partisan spirit in parliament and
in the press, which tiad been favored
by relative stagnation at the front.
Also it seems to have diminished the
number of pessimists and hence
creased French confidence in the final
outcome.
"They have shot their bolt." Is a
frequent commentary heard in places |
where two months ago there were ner-|
vous complaints as to the prolongs
tion of hostilities. "They can do no
more than they have done, which is
far from enough ever to shake the
French army.”
Shortly before the Germans at
I tacked Verdun some radical and So
cialist papers attacked the priests.1
the clericals and the “easy" class,
charging them with shirking arduous
and dangerous missions. No priest
or aristocrat, they said, had ever been
seen in a trench. They also accused
them of aiding and abetting the Ger
mans after having helped to bring
on the war In the hope that a dis
aster to France would overthrow ttie
republican or parliamentary regime.
They accused them of sending money
to Germany to subscribe to the Ger
man war loans. A wine shop keeper |
of the department of Lot. who re
* peated these accusations, was prose
' cuted and sentenced to three years'
' imprisonment, and was fined 1.000
francs.
1 The campaign against the priests
and clericals was even taken up by
such a conspicuous writer as Monsieur 1
* Paul Adam, w ho made similar charges j
I in ttie leading radical newspaper of
the South of France, the Depeche de
Toulouse, and drew upon himself a
storm of protest. The battle of Ver
dun did far more to stop the campaign
than the conviction of the wine shop
man of the Lot and the protests
against the articles of Monsieur Paul
Adam. It has, perhaps, accomplished
even more than the letter of the pre
mier. Monsieur Briand. declaring that
all such calumnies should be punished.
Today all parties including the So
cialists. who have just renewed their
declaration in favor of a war to the
bitter end. are working in harmony.
About two months ago it was pos
sible to witness such incidents as that
which took place in a tittle cafe in
the center of Paris. Two soldiers In
stained uniforms, smacking of the
front, were taking their morning cof
fee in a retired corner—modestly and
inconspicuously as is the way with
the men who have seen real service.
They were concealed from two civil
ians. “It's time it was brought to
a finish. If the generals in command
can't do it they ought to be replaced.’’
One of the soldiers rose to his feet
and confronted the pessimist. "My
good friend," he said, "you must have
had a hard time of it. When were
you mustered out? Tell us what you
have done in the war and what the
war's done to you to give you such
a tired feeling?" The civilian gulped
down the rest of the coffee and rushed
out of the cafe without replying.
Today thp cafe conversations are all
about some exploit around Verdun,
and what will happen to the Germans
if they persist in their effort to take
the ancient stronghold.
There is also less discussion of the
high cost of living than two months
ago, although there has been no ap
preciable easing of prices. This, too.
is accounted for by the heroic resist
tnce of the army.
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! Reports j
I have heen received from the Mabel
r
t mine, in the Willow creek district,
t that a rich ore shoot has been ep
. countered which will make the pro
? perty a valuable producer. The mine
* is controlled by William Bartholf.
M Latest reports from the placer strike
[on Lewis river indicate that suffi
' I cient values have been lined up to
( warrant a small camp.
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DEMAND FOR WATER
GROWS IN SEATTLE.
[ SEATTLE, May 10. — Consumption
of water in Seattle hotels lias actual
ly increased to such an extent since
prohibition went into effect on Jantt
ary 1. that the hotel keepers have
ii petitioned for a reduction in their
p water rates. A petition signed by
., nineteen leading hotel keepers was
- filed with the city council yesterday.
- asking for a 30 per cent reduction of
\ water rates. The petition s#ts forth
that since the first of January guests
are using water for other purposes
than bathing, and that the public
- washrooms have increased the use
r- of the HL’O until the consumption has
t become so great thut the hotels should
d have a lower rate. And Seattle water|
is not 'e y good at that.
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TRAIN If LEAVE
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Repairs on the Copper River &
Northwestern trestle at Mile 37 were
near completion today, and at 2
o'clock this afternoon indications were
that trains would be able to leave
Cordova tomorrow and go through to
the end of the line.
That the regular train would leave
Monday was stated as certain, with
the probabilities greatly in favor of
an extra out tomorrow.
Work on the trestle is being rushed
with nil possible speed, as the North
western. which sailed today, took the
last of the copper ore stored in the
yards here. In order to supply car
goes for the vessels southbound, it
will be necessary that the road bo
opened through to KennecotL^^^_
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BIG ORE SHIPMENT
CLEARS FROM SKAGWAY.
SHAG WAY. — The St. James has
finished unloading 2.000 tons of coal
for the White Pass route, and Is now
loading with ore. It will clear port
today loaded with 1,800 tons of or#
for th» Tacona smeltvr. ^ j 4