The Cordova Daily Times
VOLl'MKir Nl’MBER 505. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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’ KNIGHTS PYTHIAS
MEET PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore., July 31. — Na
tional defense and the part the Knights
of Pythias are to play in it Is to he
, one of I he main topics before the con
vention of the Supreme Lodge, which
In gins its twenty ninth biennial ses
sion here tomorrow. The proposal to
build a Pythian home is another mat
ter that is expected lo cause lively
discussion.
Tonight the thousands of Pythians
from all over the United States were
guests at a public reception at the Na
tional Guard armory, at which short
addresses were made. Oils C. Moser,
of Portland, supreme representative,
presided. Brief responses were made
by members of the leading Pythian
officials and members of the Supreme
Lodge. The principal speaker was
James B. Watson, of Indiana, Republi
can nominee for the United States sen
ate.
Portland was gaily decorated along
the principal streets and brilliantly il
laminated in honor of the occasion
Ropes and clusters of multi-colored
electric lights festooned nearly all the
downtown streets. Banners and flags
in countless number floated overhead.
The first session of the Supreme
[jodge will bo held tomorrow. At the
same time the Supreme Temple, Py-j
tliian Sisters, will begin its four-!
teenlli biennial convention, and the
Grand Lodge of Oregon is to open iis
thirty fifth annual meeting. The Su
:
preme Lodge is expected to conclude j
its business on either August 8 or 9,
depending on the amount of business
to lie transacted.
ANOTHER CLAM MAGNATE
INSPECTING LOCAL BEDS.
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Rimer B. Hemrick, of brewery,
fame, who owns a clam cannery at
Aberdeen, Wash., was an arrival on ,
one oi the last boats. The fame of'
(lie Cordova dams lias reached the
states and those interested in that
industry are desirous of getting in on
the ground floor. Mr. Hemrick left
today to inspect the beds, and the
probabilities are that he will estab
lish a plant here.
HIED CRUISER
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NORFOLK. July 31. — An allied
cruiser is patrolling close to the
three mile limit, and American tor
pedo boats are following. Whether
the cruiser is waiting for the subma
rine Bremen or watching the move
ments of the Deutschland is not
known.
WASHINGTON, July 31. — Al
though it was authentically reported
that the Deutschland would leave Bal
timore, she is still there and is not
expected to get away today. Govern
ment officials have conferred on what
measures to take to protect the neu
trality of the United States, although
there is no evidence of any intention
to afford the submarine any special
protection.
WASHINGTON, July 31. — If the
Deutschland is endangered by a large
number of craft attempting to follow
her down Chesapeake bay the coast
guard cutter will probably interfere.
The commander of the Duetschland
fears a serious handicap if he is fol
lowed by a fleet of newspaper corres
pondents, photographers and sight
seers.
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RAILROAD RECEIVES 14 FLAT
CARS ON FREIGHTER CORDOVA.
The freighter Cordova arrived in
port at S o'clock last night with a big
cargo or freight. She is in command
of Captain Westerlund, us Captain
Tommy Moore has gone to the Kus
kokwim country.
Among the freight is fourteen flat
cars for the Copper River & North
western railway; 70 tons of pipe for
the Cordova Power Company; 107,000
feet of lumber, two cars of dynamite
and one car of ammonia for the Kenne
cott Copper Corporation; gasoline for
the Canoe Pass and Carlisle Packing
companies and also 5,000 empty cans
for the latter concern.
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Kd Uhl, a machinist of Tditarod, has
invented a thawing boiler capable of
operating two points which weights
only 100 pounds. ./•
TWO HUNDRED PERSONS
MEET DEATH FOREST FIRES
ENGLEHART, Ont., July 31.—Forest fires have been rag
ing in northern Ontario to an alarming extent, and yesterday
two hundred persons were burned to death. There were also
personal losses of life at Nushka, Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois
Falls and Bamore, where the flames have been checked, and as
it is now raining it is believed the fires in those sections are
now under control.___
ANCHORAGE, July 31. — John Carl
son, a miner, was found hanging to a
tree twenty miles south of the rail
way right of way. He left here Fri
day looking for work, and evidently
became despondent and took his life.
Milan Janoff was accidentally killed
by falling from a tree at Susitna sta
tion.
CORDOVAN NOW FIGHTING
AT FRONT WITH ENGLISH.
Ernest Van He Vord, a former Cor
dovan, is now at the front lighting
with tlie British as a member of the
G7th Battalion Westernscots, No. 4
Company, lMoneers of the Fourth divis
sion. In a letter written to Thomas
Davis, he says the allies are bound tt
be successful, and that at the tun«
they were expecting to make a big
advance on the Huns. Erne wanted U
be remembered to all his old friend*
and spoke of his faith in the Fori
Wells country, where he had staked
several claims.
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IIS GOLD
PARIS, JULY 31. — Exchanges of
gold for paper at the Hank of France
continue at the remarkably uniform
rate of about six million francs per
week. A committee has now been or
ganized under the presidency of M.
David-Mennet, president of the Paris
Chamber of Commerce, to give greater
impetus to the influx. The committee
includes the presidents of all the
chambers of commerce in France and
the most authorized representatives
of every branch of art, industry and
business. The object of the commit
tee is to co-operate with citizens in
every locality in France in a system
atic education of the people in the
great advantages to the country in
having all the gold in the Rank of
France.
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CHIEF SECRETARY IRELAND
HAS SEAT IN CABINET
LONDON, July 31. — Henry Edward
Duke, a barrister and Unionist mem
ber of the platform for Exeter, ha*
been appointed chief secretary of Ire
land, with a seat in the cabinet.
Four Men Instantly Killed and Many Injured
NEW YORK, July 31.—There was a terrific explosion of
ammunition at Black Tom pier, Jersey City, early Sunday morn
ing, which resulted in the death and injury of many men and
considerable damage to property.
Four men were killed outright, three mortally injured and
thirty-five others hurt. The estimated property loss is $35,
000,000.
The National Storage Company lost thirteen warehouses,
and $5,000,000 worth of ammunition stored there was de
stroyed.
The ammunition on the barges, which had been set adrift,'
bombarded the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island immigra- j
tion station with shells and shrapnel. The shock was felt all
over New York city, some of the buildings being badly shaken,
and $100,000 worth of glass broken. The immigration station
was damaged to the extent of $75,000, and the army post on
Bedloes island was also shelled, the damage amounting to
$100,000. The Statue of Liberty escaped undamaged.
Two men were arrested, charged with manslaughter for
permitting marges loaded with explosives to remain moored at
the pier over night, which is a violation of the law. The prison
ers are Albert M. Dickman, agent for the Lehigh Valley rail
road, and Alexander Davidson, superintendent of the National
Storage Company.
NEW YORK, July 31.—The National Storage Company
finds its loss is much greater than at first estimated, and the
thirteen warehouses destroyed by the explosion are valued at
from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. Raw sugar, which was in stor
age, and worth $3,500,000, was ruined.
Arabs Capture Turkish Garrison
CAIRO, July 31—The Arabs sprung a surprise on a Turk
ish garrison which they invaded with force, capturing the guns,
munitions, town and fort at Yembo, on the Red sea coast. The
enemy was totally unprepared for the attack and was forced to
retreat in disorder.
RUSSIANS PURSUING THE TEUTONS
PETROGRAD, July 31.—In the region of Brody, on the
Volhynia and Galicia frontier, the Russian troops are in hot
pursuit of the Teuton armies and have reached the rivers Gra
;erki and Zereth.
CAN SHIP SUPPLIES INTO POLAND.
WASHINGTON, July 31.—It is officially announced that
France acquiesces in the recent note issued by Great Britain,
permitting the shipment of American relief supplies into Po
land, where there is so much suffering. This request is condi
tional upon the promise that the occupying armies will not
seize or remove native food products.
EMPEROR JOSEPH VERY ILL.
VIENNA, July 31.—The report of the serious illness of
Emperor Francis Joseph has caused considerable alarm. He
was taken with a severe chill while inspecting the troops at the
front, and is now confined to his bed.
BRITISH ADVANCED THEIR POSTS.
LONDON, July 31.—The British troops made another ad
vance last night and their posts at three points on the plateau
north of Bazenti nand Lepetit have been moved further into the
territory of the enemy.
COUNTER ATTACKS OF GERMANS REPULSED.
PARIS, July 31.—North of Somme, between Hemwood and
Monaco farm, the Germans redoubled their counter attacks and
put up a desperate fight for a time, but finally all were driven
back.
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HARRY O'NEIL IS
CONTEST
Harry O’Neil yesterday demonstrat
ed his ability as a huBtler by turning
in at the last moment 14,110 votes in
the Times subscription contest, thus
winning the choice of either the bi
cycle or watch given by the Times to
the boy obtaining the greatest number
of new subscribers.
Johnny Rosswog, who, until the last
day had been at the head of the list
most of the time, also showed that he
had lost none of his abilities as a vote
getter, by turning in 7,651 votes, thus
cinching second place.
It is understood that both of the
boys are well satisfied with their re
spective positions. Johnny has a bi
cycle, and probably If he had won
would have chosen the watch. Harry
had his heart set on winning the
wheel, and never during the entire
month ceased to devote his energies
toward winning the first prize.
For the other boys who took part In
the contest, the Times proposes to do
something that will take away the
disappointment of losing. What this
is will be announced some time this
week.
Neither the bicycle nor watch have
yet arrived, due no doubt to the slow
ness with which freight is moving
on the outside. Both, however, should
be here this week. The cost of the
two articles Is practically the same,
and both the winners will have prizes
| of which they can be proud.
The final scores of the boys were:
Harry O'Neil.20,310
John Rosswog.15,985
George Wilson.4,925
Sam Hedges.3,712
Charley Royal.2,816
Brook Lamprey.2,256
Elwell Thawley.1-075
Edwin Bollinger.725
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Mrs. T. E. Hall was knocked down
and rendered unconscious by being
hit by a motorcycle in Juneau.
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An automobile club has been form
od In Fairbanks and a campaign has
been inaugurated for good roads.
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Permits for buildings, the aggregat*
cost of which will be 365,000, were is
sued in Juneau last month.
NIL SQUADRON
AT BRUGES
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, July 31.
—The German naval squadron at the
Belgian port of Bruges has been con
siderably strengthened in recent
weeks, according to the 'Amsterdam
Telegraaf, and now comprises at least
22 torpedo boats and torpedo destroy
ers, including many of a new type
with three funnels. Torpedo boats
have frequently passed through the
canals of Belgium, while dismounted
boats are said to have been trans
ported from Germany by that route.
BIG EXPENDITURE
DENVER, Colo., July 31. — The dis
tance from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast by rail is to be shortened by 73
miles. To accomplish this the longest
tunnel in the western hemisphere is
to be drilled through the continental
divide, according to plans now being
formulated.
This new stroke in competition for
transcontinental railway business is
said to be taking definite form through
local bankers, who, co-operating with
eastern capitalists, have subscribed
for $6,000,000 in bonds issued by the
Denver & Salt Bake railroad. The
tunnel. 6.04 miles in length, is to be
drilled through James Peak, one of the
lofty promontories of the Rockies, 50
miles west of Denver.
Thus the dream of the late David
Holiday Moffatt, once well known in
eastern financial circles, who, a gen
eration ago, came west and became in
terested in banking and building rail
roads, is about to be realized. The
railroad Moffat built now winds a tor
tuous way up the mountains, climbs
over James peak at an altitude of 11,*
660 feet, and before reaching Craig,
Colo., its western terminus, passes
through fifty-seven tunnels, most of
them chopped out of solid rock.
FOREST FIRES 00
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. — Cali
fornia's over threatening forest fires
of the dry season hold the minimum
menace to the great tracts of redwood
trees, spread exclusively over the
area of three counties, because the
bark, several inches thick, is almost
fire proof, although the inner tissues
of the redwood are inflammable. Lum
bermen say there is no recorded in
stance of the destruction of a red
wood grove by fire.
It is estimated that the California
redwood forests contain 80,000,000,000
board feet of lumber. Some of the
greatest redwoods have been standing
since the beginning of the Christian
era in the face of destructive forest
fires and other onslaughts of the ele
ments.
W. W. Johnson and associates are
reported to be preparing to open up
the Lost River tin mine, near Nome,
on an extensive scale.
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The recently completed home of
rancher Bjeermark and family on his
ranch near Fairbanks, was completely
destroyed by fire.
PEKING, July 31.—In the revolu
tionary outbreaks at Hankow last
night many natives were killed and
some Russian women injured. A large
district was also burned and looted,
and the uprising began to assume gi
gantic proportions when foreign vol
unteers interfered and checked the
trouble.
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Residents of Brooks, in the Tolo
vana district, claim to have the hand
somest town in the Tanana valley.
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The run of king salmon at Sitka has
been large this season, and many fish
are still reported to be running.
HEAD GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
RETURNING TO ALASKA.
SEATTLE. July 31. — Dr. Alfred
Brooks, director of the geological sur
vey, is in the city and will sail for
the north on the steamer Alaska, leav
ing here Thursday.
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PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC STILL
CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS.
NEW YORK, July 31. Twenty-four
new cases of infantile paralysis were
reported on Saturday.
AS APPLIED TO
ALASKA
Delegate Wickersham's bill to
amend the United States homestead
law in its application to Alaska, aud
for other purposes, as approved July
8, 1916, is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem
bled: That every person who is quali
fled under existing laws to make
homestead entry of the public lands
of the United States who has settled
upon or who shall hereafter settle
upon any of the public lands of the
United States situated in the district
of Alaska, whether surveyed or un
surveyed, with the intention of claim
ing the same under the homestead
laws, shall, subject to the provisions
and limitations of the act approved
March 3, 1903, chapter 1002, United
States statutes at large, page 1028, be
entitled to enter one hundred and
sixty acres or a less quantity of un
appropriated public land in said dis
trict of Alaska, and no more, and a
former homestead entry In any other
state or territory shall not be a bar to
a homestead entry in Alaska: Pro
vided. that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to limit or curtail
the area of any homestead claim here
tofore lawfully initiated.
Section 2. That there shall be ex
cepted from homestead settlement
and entry under this act the lands in
Minette and Pribiloff islands, the is
lands leased or occupied for the pro
pagation of foxes, and such other lands
as have been or may be reserved or
withdrawn from settlement or entry.
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TWO LOTS ON FIRST AVENUE
HAVE CHANGED HANDS.
Dr. W. H. Chase and Fred Nicholls,
of Paxon's road house, have closed the
deal for the purchase of two lots on
First avenue, the same having been
sold by Dr. C. L. Hale. They are lots
3 and 4, in block 5, and what improve
ments will be erected thereon has not
as yet been definitely decided.
BANDITS CROSS RIO GRANDE
KILL AMERICAN CAVALRYMEN
EL PASO, July 31.—Another clash took place five miles
below Fort Hancock at a nearly hour this morning, with five
Mexican bandits, in which two Americans were killed and one
wounded. The bandits had crossed the Rio Grande river when
the firing began, and in a short time all of them were killed.
Private John Y. Oney, of the Eighth cavalry, and Robert
Woods, a customs inspector, are dead, and Sergeant Lewis
Thompson, of the Eighth cavalry, seriously wounded.
ATTEMPTED LIVES
OF RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. — After
h thorough investigation the police be
lieve that the explosion which occur
red during the preparedness parade
on July 22 was the work of conspir
ators who planned to hurl the bomb
from the roof of a building In the
business section, while the united rail
road employees were passing. The
bomb was finally abandoned in the
street.
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Late reports reaching Fairbanks
strike in the (loodpaster country is a
very promising one.
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J. A. Dougherty, a former Fairbanks
hardware man, is now manager of a
ranch at Batogue. Mexico, according
to word which recently reached Fair
banks.
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Order your letter head* and enve-^
lopes now.
BIG DEATH RATE
FROM HEAT
ENDS
CHICAGO. July 31—The hot wave,
which has been sweeping the eastern
states, ended today, when a brisk
north wind sprung up. The heat be
gan its deadly work on July 1, and re
sulted in causing 284 deaths in this
city, of which number 115 occurred
yesterday.
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Bishop Rowe has left Juneau for
the interior via the Yukon river route
and will return to the coast via the
Fairbanks-Chitina road.
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Judge Robert Jennings, of the dis
trict court of the First division, is
taking a two weeks’ vacation and will
visit Victoria and other points.
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Ross Kinney, superintendent for the
road commission, has a force cf fif
teen men repairing the roads and
trails in the vicinity of Knik.
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Old papers tor sale at the Tune*
office.
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