The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 349. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
[ WASHINGTON. .Ian. 28. — Presl
dent Wilson returned to the White
House today from New York, where
he addressed n meeting of the Hall
way Business Association last night.
The subject of Wilson’s address was
preparedness, and while he did not
go as far in discussing the subject as
it was intimated he would, he impres
sed upon his hearers the gravity of
the situation, and strongly inferred
that the United States was facing a
crisis. The President insisted that
an assurance of the continual life of
the American nation demanded that
a readjustment of the army be under
taken without delay. Procrastination
in this vital matter might be fatal,
he said. With the utmost solemnity
Wilson said that he could predict that
the outlook for the United States
would be as bright tomorrow as it was
today. He said, in part: "I am an
advocate of peace, and have always
been such, and as President of these
United States, I have struggled to
keep our country at peace with all
the world. Despite that, 1 consider
the liberty and honor of the nation
ns being of even more importance
than peace, and we must be ready to
fight for our own rights and the rights
of civilization and humanity if an
emergency should arise.” The Presi
dent will leave here again tonight
and will speak in Pittsburg on the
same subject, and will not return
home until he has completed his an
nounced itinerary of middle west
cities.
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SEWARD, Jan. 28. - Four men
crossed the Cook Inlet channel yes
terday in a dory for the purpose of
rescuing the castaways of a wrecked
launch, who have been signalling the
mainland from Fire Island. The res
cuers have not yet returned, and
fears are being entertained for their
safety. Then men who went on the
rescue expedition w#re named Balel
mer, Wicks, Kerwin and Ole Jacob
sen. The ice conditions in the inlet
are bad, and the stranded men on the
island may be out of food by this
time. They have been there for over
a week now, and their condition must
be desperate.
ELECTRIC FENCE
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TILBURG, Netherlands, Jan. 28. —
A continuous wire fence, charged with
electricity at high tension, marks the
border line between Belgium and Hoi
land. To touch the wire means In
stant death, and It is seemingly im
possible for even a cat to craw
through unscathed. As a matter ol
fact, electrocuted dogs, cats anc
chickens are often found enmeshed it
the wires. Resolute smugglers, how
ever, are undismayed and constantly
devise new tricks to circumvent th<
• line of "death."
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PASSENGERS AND MAIL HERE
PROM INTERIOR.
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Through traffic has again been re
sumed on the railroad after the short
tieup, and it is now believed that no
further trouble will be experienced,
for the present at least, in maintain
ing the regular schedule.
A rotary and one local arrived
from* Tiekel at 9 o’clock last night.
About 2 o’clock this morning the re
gular train reached here from Chitina.
She had fifteen passengers and sixty
sacks of mall from the interior.
The Next train for Chitina and Ken
necott will leave here Sunday morn
ing at 7 o’clock, according to informa
tion furnished us by the superinten
dent’s office at midnight.
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MERCHANT SHIPS
DENIED ENTRY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. — The
United States has taken definite ac
tion in regard to the request of Baron
Zwidenek. who asked what this coun
try was going to do about the Italian
liner Veona, which entered New York j
harbor with two guns mounted on her
stern. The matter was considered j
by the cabinet, and it has been de- j
| eided to request all the belligerents
to make a general agreement so as to
square their principles of submarine
warfare with the principles of human
ity and international law'. Tltis coun
try takes the position that merchant
ships should not carry any kind of
armament whatever. All of the con
tending powers have been notified
that unless they subscribe to these
principles, their armed merchantmen
'will be denied entiry to the various
American ports except under such
conditions as apply to warships.
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EAGLES TO ENTERTAIN ON FEB. 6
The anniversary dance and enter
tainment to be given by Cordova j
Aerie. P. O. E., at Eagle Hall on Sat
j urday night, February 6, is being
looked forward to with much pleasure
by those v.ho always attend this an
| nual event.
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HALF OF LOOT
CHICAGO, Jan. 28. — Kddie Mack,
a noted pickpocket, and four other
men, were taken into custody by the
police today, charged with the rob
bery of the Washington Park National
Bank yesterday. The men were ar
rested in a west side apartment house.
Half of the fifteen thousand dollars
that was stolen from the bank was
found in the rooms, but the remainder
has not so far been located. Jake
Stahl, formerly first baseman for the
Boston American league team, and
known to all baseball fans in the coun
try, ;is vice-president of the bank,
and was behind the cashier when the
robbers entered yesterday and made
their haul. He positively identified
the prisoners, and stated that one of
the men pointed two pistols in his
face.
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Those interested in Christian Sci
ence are invited to attend the meet
ing held in the Adams building
(down stairs) every Sunda> morning
at 11 o’clock.
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The Daily Times is the only office
in town equipped to do Job printing.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. — Presi
dent Wilson today appointed Louis |
I). Brandeis, of Boston, to the place i
on the supreme court of the United]
States, made vacant by the death of j
Justice Lamar. Mr. Brandeis enjoys]
a national reputation as a lawyer, and I
has been prominent in socialogical,!
industrial and railroad matters for
years. He is the first Jew to be ap
pointed to the supreme court bench.
Mr. Brandeis was born in Kentucky,
fifty-nine years ago, and was educat
ed at Harvard, receiving both his
collegiate and legal training in that
institution. He was the originator of
the savings bank insurance plan, now
in force In Massachusetts. He first
obtained national prominence as coun
sel for Gifford Pinchot in the latter's
fight to have Richard Ballinger re- j
moved ns secretary t>i me iiuenui
during the Tuft regime. Brandeis
was also counsel for the committee |
of shippers who appeared before the;
Interstate Commerce Commission tot
oppose the petition of the railroads'
for a general increase of freight rates.
He is well known as an authority on
labor and trust questions. The addi
tion of Mr. Brandeis to the supreme
court adds a man of undoubted ability
in legal knowledge, and peculiarly
fitted by reason of past training and
experience to deal with the great j
questions now before our court in-1
volving the industrial and railroad
situation in the country. The press
of the nation, with few exceptions, ap
prove the selection.
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COINS NS IP
BERLIN, Jan. ”S. — Though several ,
million iron five pfenning pieces have
been issued within tlie last two |
months, comparatively few of them
appear in circulation. This leads a
number of newspapers to declare that
they are being withheld as souvenirs,
and that the public. In doing this, is
defeating the very purpose for which
the coins were issued.
The papers insist that merely as a |
matter of patriotism the public should
wait until after the war before at
tempting to save up the new coins,
and declare that there will be ample
opportunity to collect "war souvenirs”
when normal conditions again have <
been established.
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TOKIO, Jan. 28. — The Japanese
virgins who planted the sacred rice
used during the recent coronation of
Emperor Yoshihito. have received
countless offers of marriage front all
parts of the Empire, and the young
men who tended the sacred rice have
been invited by prominent families to
become adopted sons. Participation
in the holy rites of the coronation Is
supposed to be accompanied by many
blessings, and the young women and
men who had to do with the sacred
rice are very greatly respected. Many
of the girls have already been wedded.
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BRISTOL, Kng., Jan. 28. — The la
bor congress in session here is still
iebating various questions affecting
abor's relations to the present war.
roday tlie Munitions Act was under
liscussion, and all the speakers op
posed the measure, and claimed that
t was inimical to the best interests
jf the workingmen, as it placed a
jowerful lever in the hands of the
‘apitalists for the purpose of coerc
ng labor on tee pretext of war. A
/ote was taken on a resolution de
nanding the drastic revision of the
present law, and it was adopted with
jut a dissenting voice. This is the
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gnored when they went on strike,
rhe matter was prevented from coni
ng to a head at that time by the
sood offices of David Lloyd (Teorge,
who settled the difficulty without en
'orcing the law, although the miners
were practically violating" its terms,
rhe members claimed that under the
irovisions of the bill it would be pos
sible to reduce the workers to a state
if vassalage, as it removed from them
heir inherent right of liberty oT av
ion, and subjected them to the pos
dbility of being forced to work for
wages which were entirely Inadequate,
rhe question of having the labor
Members in parliament oppose the
jresent coalition cabinet was discus
ted. and after a vigorous debate it
was voted to allow the laborites to re
mnie their places in the government.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 28. — University
of Washington students will play a
large part in the inaugural ceremon
ies at the University of Washington.
March 20 and 21, when Dr. Henry Suz
zallo will be formally inducted to the
office of president. The undergradu
ates will have an all-university as
sembly the first day, which will be at
tended by the faculty, and the learned
guests of the institution. Announce
ment of the plans for the inaugura
tion was made by Dr. O. Tl. Richard
son, professor of European history,
who is in charge of the ceremonies.
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PRINTING COSTS
LONDON. Jan. 28. — Complaint has
been made in many quarters regard
ing the useless expenditure in gov
ernment printing, which now costs the
British taxpayers $6,000,000 annually.
It Is pointed out that a great saving
can be made by doing away with cer
tain unnecessary and uninformative
blue books and reports.
The material in these reports likely
to be of interest to a certain class
could be easily printed in form of
summaries, it la suggested. There are
now tons upon tons of blue books, for
which there is no call whatever,
stored in the House of Commons.
STEAMERS TO COME DIRECT
FROM 'FRISCO.
M. A. Sprague, president of the
Lighthouse Packing Company, has re
ceived word from Seattle that the
Alaska Steamship Company has pur
chased two new steamers which it
will put on the run direct from San
Francisco to southeastern Alaska
ports. The information comes from
an authentic source, and will he news
to the people of the north.
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The Alameda will be here from the
westward late tonight on her way
south.
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1916 Pacific Coast tide tables have
arrived. Northern Drug Company.
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WILSON TO TALK
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. — Presi
dent Wilson has accepted an invita
tion to address the fourth annual
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United' States which is to be
held in Washington next month. Thi.s^
announcement was made by'John II. |
Fahey, of Boston, president of the I
National Chamber, following a con
ference with the President. Mr. Fahey
predicted the mo5t successful gather
ing in the history of the organization.
It was said that commercial pre
paredness would be a subject to re
ceive the same earnest attention from
bUBines men who are to assemble at
the forthcoming convention that mili
tary preparedness is now receiving
from the people at large. The sessions
will begin on Tuesday. February 8.
and last through Thursday, Febru
ary 10.
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STUDENT SELLS MANUSCRIPT TO
SMART SET.
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SEATTLE. Jan. 28. — Arthur Shan
non, it second year law student, at
the University of Washington, has
been notified of the acceptance of a
satiric article, "The Cynic," by the
Smart Set magazine. He is a gradu
ate of Georgetown University, at
Washington, D. C.
RUSSIA TO EFT
GOOOS FROM
NORWAY
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Jan. 28. —
When the new railway connecting
Petrograd with the Arctic port of
Alexandrovsk is finished it will he
possible to transport goods from
Troniso, in Norway, to the Russian
capital in five days' time. A new
steamship line has already been or
ganized to take advantage of the new
route, and it is expected that the rail
way will be available for use w’ithin
a month.
One of the difficulties of the Arch
angel route has been the tremendous
congestion of traffic, and this will
atill be a problem for some time, as
the new railway from Alexandrovsk
will at first be In a roundabout way
via Archangel. But a direct line from
Alexandrovsk to Petrograd is to be
completed as soon as possible.
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The steamer Northwestern is sche
duled to leave Seattle on Sunday
night.
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Just received, a selected list of late
Victoria records. Northern Drug
Company.
COUNCIL ELECTS
At a special meeting of the city
council, held last night. Charles M.
Rosswog was elected registrar of vot
ers, as it is necessary to have the
poll books open sixty days before the
election, on the first Tuesday tn
April, for voters to register.
The cpinlifications of a voter for
councilmen are: He or she shall be
a citizen of the t'nlted States, or one
who has declared his or "her intent
tion to become a citizen, twenty-one
years of age or over, who has resided
continuously one year next preceding
the election in the territory of Alas
ka, anti six months next, preceding the
election within the limits of the town
of Cordova.
All adults, male and female, who
are citizens of the United States, or
who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are residents
of the Cordova school district are eli
gible as voters at the school eleotion
Tho only other matter before the
meeting was the employment of a
special fire patrol. During the ex
tremely cold weather three extra men
were on duty, but as the climatic con
ditions are again normal it was de
cided to keep but one man on the job.
and Jack Way was selected as the
officer.
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The Cordova String Orchestra will
postpone its regular dance through
courtesy to the Fraiernal Order of
Eagles, which will give its annual
dance one wt?ek from tonight.
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LONDON. Jan. 27. — Parliament
ceased its labors today and was pro
rogued until February 13. An ad
dress from King George was read to
the members, the king congratulating
the legislators for the patriotism dis
played in standing firmly by the gov
ernment in its attitude towards the
great war. He reiterated that Great
Britain must refuse to admit defeat,
and would bring all its resources of
men and money forward if necessary
to ultimate victory. In closing his
speech he said: "We shall not lay
down our arms until we have vindi
cated our cause, which carries with
it the future of civilization.”
EXTENT DAMAGE
EAST PRUSSIA
BERLIN, Jan. 28. — The extent ot
the devastation done by the Russran
invasion of East Prussia is shown by
the fact that no less than 34,000 dwel
ling houses must be rebu" , of which
3,000 are in cities, and 15J.000 houses
must be equipped with furniture. The
government has erected a special
commission, with it> headquarters at
Koenigsberg, which is charged with
the duty of seeing that the architec
ture of the new houses is of a sort
harmonising with their surroundings.