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The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III. NUMBER 64. __ CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 15, 1917. ‘ PRICE TEN^CENTS. "
SHIPMENTS TO
SEA PORTS
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♦ (By Associated Press) 4
♦ NEW YOItK, Feb. 15. — Tho 4
4 railroads have been embargoed 4
4 in freight shipments for Atlan- 4
4 tic and gulf ports and nearly 4
4 all steamship lines have can- 4
4 celled tneir sailings. That rail- 4
4 road heads hero are informing 4
4 the manufacturers that this 4
4 situation, if continued, will re- 4
4 suit in unemployment in in- 4
4 land factories which would re- 4
4 duce the outputs and in conse- 4
4 quence decrease the transpor- 4
4 tat ion of raw materials. 4
4 The entente purchasers do 4
4 not pay for goods until deliv- 4
4 ered at the seaboard, and with 4
4 the railroads unable to com- 4
4 plete their deliveries the Indus- 4
4 tries will be forced to npply 4
4 to bankers for further credit 4
4 until the payment from foreign 4
4 buyers arrives. 4
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TO BE SENT TO'
BBT STATES
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. — News
papers and other publications contain
ing liquor advertisements are barred
from the mails in states prohibiting
such advertising by an amendment to
the postal bill adopted by the senate.
The amendment must yet pass the
house. The senate also adopted an
amendment making it a crime for per
sons in dry states to order, purchase
or cause to be transported any in
toxicating liquors into such states.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. — It. W.
Belling, brother in law of President
Wilson, appeared before the leak in
quiry and answered that he had sev
ered his connection with the F. A.
Connolly & Co. brokerage house,
which furnished the forecast of the
president's peace note to clients the
day before the note was published.
Belling denied any knowledge of the
forecast.
GOVT. HDADGIVES
SEATTLE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 15. — Requisitions
for supplies, with an estimated value
of over $1,000,000, for the Alaska gov
ernment railroad, have been received
by the commission purchasing agents
here, and the bids ^vill be required
Boon. This does not include the rails
already purchased.
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GERARD REACHES PARIS.
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Feb. 16. — Ambassador
Gerard and party have arrived here
from Berlin, on route to Washington?
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BELGIUM IN BETTER SHAPE
THAN MOST NEUTRALS.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. — Herbert
Hoover, chairman of the relief com
mission, says Belgium will emerge
from the war in better condition eco
nomically than any European neutral,
unless Belgium is destroyed by fight
ing.
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Herring fishermen in the inlet are
reported to be making large hauls
As high as 400 barrels of the fish
are said to have been caught in one
haul of a seine. There are about s
dozen outfits in the business.
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The spring showing of ladies’ wear
ing apparel at Clayson's must be seer
to be appreciated.
j _ADMIRAL BENSON.
Succeed* Dewey a* Head
of General Board of Pfavy.
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photo bv American Press AiMclaUm.
11; SOLDIERS
(By Associated Press)
VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 15.—The
soldiers from British Columbia, now
in the European war area, are voting
nine to one against prohibition, and it
now generally believed that prohibi
tion is beaten.
NIL VESSELS
IY VISIT,
up
Secretary of Navy Daniels has ac
knowledged the invitation of the Cor
jlova Chamber of Commerce to send
a naval fleet and personally attend
the semi-annual celebration to be held
in Alaska this summer. Writing un
der date of February 1, he Bays:
“I beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your telegram of the 31st ult., in
which you request that ships of the
navy may be designated to accompany
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce,
who will visit Alaska this summer
during the semi-centennial which wii
be celebrated in the coast towns.
“I regret exceedingly that it will
not be practicable to state at this
time whether or not the navy depart
ment can comply with your request,
as the assignment of naval vessels
must necessarily depend upon the de
mands for their services at the time.
Your request will be borne in mind,
however, and I shall be glad to make
the necessary arrangements if cir
cumstances at the time will permit.
I greatly appreciate the courtesy of
your personal invitation to me.”
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HILLED STHTE
(By Associated Press)
OLYMPIA, Feb. 14. — The senate
has passed the liquor bill, making the
state of Washington bone dry, which
is effective June 10. It is expected
that Governor Lister will promptly
sign the bill.
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Kachemak bay, in the Cook Inlet
country, is reported to have experi
enced an unusually mild winter sc
far this season. Very little snow hat
fallen and the cattle have done well
without foedlng.
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♦ WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. — ♦
♦ President Wilson has made no ♦
♦ definite plans about going be- ♦
♦ fore congress immediately, but ♦
♦ the official opinion Is growing ♦
♦ that the step will not bn long ♦
♦ delayed. Germany has not as ♦
♦ yet replied to the demand for ♦
♦ the release of the American ♦
♦ seamen taken from the steamer ♦
♦ Yarrowdale. ♦
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♦ WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. — ♦
♦ A new and vigorous demand •
♦ for the release of Americana ♦
♦ from the Yarrowdale, held as •
♦ prisoners In Germany, will be ♦
♦ sent soon, accompanied by a ♦
♦ full statement of the treatment ♦
♦ accorded Germans and Ger- ♦
♦ man ships In the United States. ♦
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(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Feb. 15. — The food min
Istry has fixed the minimum prices
throughout France for milk, butter
and cheese. A two course meal regu
lation, uffecting all hotels and restau
rants, became operative today.
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BUI.LISTS
LEAGUE
The suggestion has again been
made that Alaska might have a base
toll league of Its own and that divi
sion be pitted against division In the
finals for the championship of the
territory. The suggestion is made
this time by Glenn Carrington, the
former star pitched for the Seward
team, who arrived in Juneau recent
ly. He believes that the combined
teams of Anchorage and Seward
would at least put up a fight worth
seeing against the pick of this divi
sion, and he thinks Anchorage would
be more than pleased to have an op
portunlty to join with the other rail
road terminal city to form a combi
nation for the effort. The railroad
towns have some rattling good men,
as was shown when they played
against each other last summer. The
teams of Valdez and Cordova are
not, perhaps, in the same class, but
a good man or two can be found in all
those towns to strengthen weak spots.
The players of the Third suggested
such a league last year, and, to say
the least of it, "The Alaska League"
would look fine.—Juneau Dispatch.
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KODIAK CATTLE ARE GIVEN
THE TUBERCULIN TEST.
Superintendent Snodgrass, of the
government agricultural experimental
station, discovering that there were
some tubercular cattle in the govern
ment herd, secured the services of the
department's veterinary surgeon, Dr,
J. Madsen, of Seattle, to inspect the
herd and give tuberculin tests.
A number of the cattle were found
to be in advanced stages of the die
ease and were slaughtered and burn
ed. The suspects were segregated
and will be tested again in the spring
The barns and Btables were disinfect
ed and-precautions taken tu preren'
the healthy ones from contracting th«
disease.
Mr. Otto Kraft, of Kodiak, had t
valuable HolBteln cow, recently pur
chased in the states, which, upon ex
amination, was found to be tubercu
lar.
We were able by making applies
tion to have Dr. Madsen test the Or
phanage herd of 11 head. To our un
bounded satisfaction there was no
the slightest reaction in any of them
so that our cattle have a clean bil
of health.—Orphanage News Letter.
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GERMAN TROOPS HAVE
RETIRED OLD POSITIONS
(By Associated Press)
BEKLIN, Feb. 15. — The Germai
troops in the region between Herr
and the river Somme withdrew yet
terday from three advance position!
THREATENS TO
BREAK LAW IF
nUENOS, AIRES, Feb. 15. — Or
thodox people In Argentina are ter
ribly shocke.1 at a threat attributed
to Dr. Irignyen, the new president, to
break the law under certain circum
stances.
The doctor came into office with
numerous reform schemes In mind.
Since then, nearly as often as he haH
referred to one of these projects, some
one of his advisers has pointed out
to him that he can do nothing with
the plan because it runs counter to
existing legislation. Finally he Is
quoted as having said impressively:
“Any time I find I can’t do some
thing which ought to be done in the
public interest without breaking the
law, I’ll break the law.”
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♦ FOG BELLS TO GUIDE ♦
♦ TOURISTS IN COLORADO ♦
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♦ (By United Press) +
♦ DENVER, Colo., Feb. 15. — ♦
♦ Fog bella — another touch of ♦
♦ the atmosphere of the Swiss +
♦ Alps — are to be placed in the •
♦ Rocky mountain national park ♦
♦ to guide the traveler during the ♦
♦ times when mountain top and ♦
♦ clouds meet, and there comes ♦
♦ a mist that hides the traveler ♦
♦ and is liable to befog his sense ♦
♦ of direction. The hells will be ♦
♦ placed at what are considered ♦
♦ the most dangerous points of ♦
♦ the park territory. +
I The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
sent a iwUm uIm-^AchUh «T
Interior Lane last month;-po(ntlng out
the advantages to be de&ved from a
government constructed railroad,
which could be speedily and cheaply
built from Mile 42. on the Copper
Klver & Northwestern railway to the
Katalla coal fields. After a delay
of three weeks the following formal
acknowledgement of that communica
tion was written on February 1:
"Your telegram of January 7, rela
tive of the construction of a railroad
into the Bering river country, was
duly received, and in reply I beg to
assure you that careful consideration
will be given this matter.”
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LOCAL JOTTINQ8.
The fishing boat San Juan was in
port today, having aboard a good catch
of halibut.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. MHillard Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Assembly Club will hold one of
Its periodical dances at the Bungalow
hall tomorrow evening.
The weather took a decided change
for t>.d better today, and as the air
Is bracing, with the sun shining
everybody was In good spirits.
The steamer Mariposa left Seward
at 7 o'clock this morning and is due
here at midnight. She will be In port
about fourteen hours loading coppei
ore.
Those who witnessed the produc
Uon of “Nlobe" at the Empress the
atre last night pronounce the play s
strong one, and the acting of Haze
Dawn was most pleasing. This pro
duction will be repeated tonight.
-The first boom of -Inga for the for
dova Mill and Lumber Company wai
received last night, having beei
towed In by the launch Waif. Witl
this new mill In operation Cordovani
and interior mining operators will b<
able to purchase a good quality of na
tive lumber here and cheaper thai
lumber can be shipped from th<
. states.
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W. R. Reinteld left Anchorage re
, cently for the Nelchlna where he ha
I been prospecting for the past thre<
years. He has great confidence ii
the district and says the country ha
never been prospected despite the bi|
. stampede three years ago.
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Trappers in the Circle district ar
> reported to be experiencing a ver
» lean year. Lynx and mink are ver
- scarce and the trappers are barel
• making expenses.
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AMERICAN FUIE
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♦ (By Associated Press) +
♦ WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. — *
♦ American Minister Whitlock. .♦
♦ In Belgium, has been required ♦
♦ by the German authorities to +
♦ lower the American flag over ♦
♦ the American embassy at ♦
♦ Brussels, the seat of the Bel- ♦
♦ glan government. Whitlock ♦
♦ practically represented only ♦
b Belgian relief work. +
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(By United Press)
PEKING, Feb. 15. — Foreign pow
ers In China and her riches today are
turning watchful eyes toward Ameri
ca and her recent tendency to take
a hand in the financing of the Celes
tial republic. This has just been Il
lustrated by the action of the four
power loan group — Germany Is no
longer considered a member — In
addressing an Inquiry to the Chinese
department of finance concerning the
new American loan, concluded with
the Continental Commercial Bank of
Chicago.
From Information now available It
appears that the advance of $5,000,
000 already announced is a part of a
loan of $30,000,000 from which the
$5,000,000 will be deducted If the larg
er loan is concluded. Otherwise the
$5,000,000 loan Is to be repaid in
three years.
The loan will beer 6 per cent In
terest, will be issued at 97 1-2 and
will be secured by wine and tobacco
[taxes. It has already passed the
rftouso of representatives here.
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(Ry Associated Press)
CARRIZOZO, New Mexico, Feb. 15.
—New Mexico will have a Lincoln
highway of Its own if the bond issue
of $55,000 is voted on March 7, as It
is believed it will. The United States
government has promised to appro
priate an equal amount, making a to
tal of $110,000, for good roads in Lin
coln county.
As the road will run to the county
seat and will be confined to Lincoln
county. It will be called the "Lincoln
Highway" in spite of the fact that
the transcontinental highway bears
the same name.
The road bond election will be only
one of similar elections in the state
in the interest of better roads. Coun
ty and state accoclations have been
organized, funds raised and active
work Is being done.
CHURCHES JOIN
IN II VISIT TO
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. — To get th«
cliff dwellers of New York Interested
- hi church, Protaslani, Catholic, Jew
lsh and all other faiths Joined her<
in an effort to have their army ol
several thousand volunteer workeri
1 visit every one of the millions o'
1 homes in greater New York.
"We are not trying to change any
1 body’B belief,” said J. Shreve Durham
' International superintendent of tht
Home Visitation organisation. "A1
we want to do is to bring a friendliei
- spirit among all creeds and to en
> courage a livelier interest In churcl
> affairs. Among prominent clergymei
> sanctioning the campaign are Cardina
> Farley, Bishop Greer, Bishop Wilson
S Rabbi de S. Pool, and Bishops Bui
gess, McDonnell, Lelbert and Hayes.'
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5 The Nicolai tribe of the Talkeetni
r Indians, with their many children, an
r now comfortably settled In a new loi
< dwelling constructed for them by th
government.
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DR. CARY T, GRAYSON.
Praaidant'a Phyaielan Mantionad
For Rank of Roar Admiral.
Photo by American Preaa Association.
(By Associated Press)
BIRMINGHAM, Hftg., Feb. 15. —
The lives of eight hundred people In
a factory near Birmingham were en
dangered by a girl's love for cigarette
smoking, according to charges brought
by the government In a trial Just con
cluded here. The girl, Gladys Karr,
was fined £10 and received the most
severe admonition that it was in the
power of the court to administer.
It was explained that Miss Farr was
employed in the fuse huts at a big
munition factory. In these huts there
were a large quantity of open powder.
The huts were perhaps the most dan
gerous section of the factory’s “dan
ger area." Owing to the large amount
of powder about, the atmosphere was
highly explosive.
Miss Farr was seen to strike a
match on one of the fuse cases, and to
attempt to light a cigarette. Another
girl knocked the match out of her
hand. She told the court that she
lighted the match without thinking
what she was doing.
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(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 15. — To as
sure the protection and well being ot
Mexican laborers in foreign countries,
an order has been issued by the first
chief. General Carranza, providing that
before laborers seeking to contract
their services in foreign countries are
allowed to depart, such contracts
must be submitted to the labor sec
tion of the department of fomento
colonization and industry through the
consul of the country to which they
desire to go In order for such con
tracts to be approved they must show
_ that the laborers will be given proper
guarantees and that their rights will
be protected and that the government
of the country to which they go will
' give them the same aid and protec
tion accorded them at home.
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IRON COINAGE ISSUE IN
I SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15. — An Issue
of iron coinage is expected in Sweden
> shortly, according to the manager 01
> the Swedish State Bank. The mat
I ter has been the subject of discusslot
, and agreement between the three
- Scandinavian countries.
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J. W. Hewett, a resident of Juneau
l was taken into custody in that city rs
> cently on the charge of seducing i
[ young girl under promise of marriagi
) and then failed to carry out his agree
msnt
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SENATE Fills
NATION WIDE
♦ (By Associated Press) #
♦ WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 — ♦
♦ The Webb resolution, propos- ♦
♦ Ing national prohibition as a #
♦ constitutional amendment, was ♦
♦ reported to the house with a ♦
♦ majority report in favor of It ♦
♦ and a minority one opposing. ♦
♦ Democratic Leader Kltchin •
♦ says the measure will be taken ♦
♦ up by the house within a week,#
♦ and passed by the necessary ♦
♦ two-thirds vote. lie also stated ♦
♦ that it would not be acted on ♦
♦ by the senate before congress ♦
♦ adjourns on March 4. ♦
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PARTY SOON BE
(By Associated Press)
DUNEDIN, New Zealand. Feb. 15 —
The fate of Captain Aeneas A. Mack
intosh and nine of the crew of the
Aurora, one of the vessels of the
Shackleton expedition, who have not
been heard from since May 6, 1S16,
will soon be known. Sir Ernest Shack
leton, who sailed from Port Chalmers
on December 21, said he was hopeful
of finding the members of the
marooned Mackintosh party all well,
but he realized that they have been
exposed to grave dangers and he could
not conceal his anxiety about them.
Sir Ernest is proceeding to the res
cue of the Aurora, the same vessel
from which Mackintosh and his men
were separated when the steamer
broke from her moorings In a bliz
zard In Ross sea two years ago. These
men have had no means of knowing
that Sir Ernest's part of the ezpedl
dltlon, which was to have crossed the
southern Ice cape from the Weddell
sea. failed because their ship, the
Endurance, was crushed in the Ice.
Ignorant of this, It Is possible that
the Mackintosh party divided, and
some of Its members proceeded to
ward the pole to cache provisions for
Shackletons party, or have gone on
In search of him because of anxiety
over his non-appearance.
If there has been a division of the
Mackintosh party In this manner It
will render the rescue much more dif
ficult. for it will mean that the Aurora
will not only have to get through the
Ice in Ross sea and reach the spot
where the men were last seen, but Sir
Ernest will probably have to under
take a sledge journey as far at least
as the foot of Beardmore glacier. Pro
vided the Ice conditions are good, and
it is now mid-summer in the Antarctic,
Sir Ernest believed the Aurora would
reach Ross sea by January 6. Sir Er
nest-could not make further plans un
til he knew the circumstances, but if
he found the marooned party Intact
at Us original base he believed he
would be back In New Zealand with
the men not later than March.
The stranded men, in addition to
Captain Mackintosh, are: H. E. Wild,
In charge of stores; E. Joyce, In
charge of dogs; J. L. Cope, surgeon;
A. Stevens, chief of the scientific
staff; the Rev. A. P. Spencer-Smith,
chaplain; R. W. Richards and A. K.
Jack, scientific staff; V. G. Hayward,
secretary; and I. O. Gaze, commissar
iat officer.
GEORGE GARDEN
TO BE USED
—FDD 0EEICE5 ^
(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Feb. IS. — One of Prime
Minister Lloyd George's latest offi
cial acts is to turn over the garden
of his official residence on Downing
street to the builders, to be covered
with temporary buildings for the
housing of overflows from the neigh
boring government offices. During
the Asquith government the garden
was chiefly used as a playground for
1 Mr. Asquith's young son. who con
ducted there a series of ambitions ex
periments with toy aeroplanes. Most
, premiers have used the gardens a
great deal. Gladstone, for example,
i dined under the trees there pretty re
i gularly In summer.
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