The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
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H. G. STEEL. C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publishers
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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cc>R I )OVA, AI .ASKaTtHURSDAY, APRIlT^mfT
U. S. COMMISSIONED ADAMS RESIGNS
ATTORNEY MEDLEY HIS SUCCESSOR
I I'.1 w®,A- i A''“"w ‘™,1<'r‘'(1 '•« rosiRnation on Unit
J m C“,nm'S8'oner “< Cordova and Attorney E F
Medley lias liaen appointed Ilia successor. Mr Adams has
add tins federal office for several years and during “TtW
tune has discharged his duties in an impartial and efficient
manner. Lat fall he tendered his resignation, as other bus
iness matters required his attention. Judge Brown how
ever recognized his worth, and was loth to have the govern
ment lose Ins services, and consequently prevailed upon Judge
Adams to continue in office.
In the meantime some trivial charges were trumped up
against the commissioner by factional enemies, and Judge Ad
ams immediately withdrew his resignation, at the same time in
sisting upon a thorough investigation. This resulted in a
public hearing being held at Cordova by Judge Brown, with
District Attorney Spence and' United States Marshal Brenne
mann in attendance. After going into the matter fully, and
hearing all the evidence, Judge Brown completely exonerated
•Judge Adams, and even went so far as to compliment the com
missioner on the excellent manner in which he Was conductin<r
his office.
Having been completely vindicated and intending to short
ly leave on an extended trip to the States, Judge Adams last
week again tendered his resignation, with the request that it
be accepted and his successor immediately named. This
Judge Brown has done, and in writing Judge Adams of his ac
tion, he pays him the following deserved tribute: “I may
say to you that I feel that you have conducted your office in a
very capable, conscientious and courageous manner and 1
regret that you feel it necessary to resign.”
Cordova’s new commissioner, E. F. Medley, is one of Al
aska’s prominent young attorneys, who is in every way qual
ified' to discharge the duties of that office, and the Times con
gratulates him upon his appointment.
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IMPORTANT DECISION AFFECTING LEGAL
STANDING FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ALASKA
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IF a decision handed down by Judge Brown at Valdez yes
terday morning shall be affirmed by the Circuit Court of
Appeals, it is highly probable that the Territorial Treas
ury will profit by a goodly sum annually, in the shape of li
cense fees paid by foreign corporations, and that many com
panies m the states now selling goods in Alaska will hasten to
comply with the territorial laws.
The case was that of W. J .Van Schuvver & Company a
corporation organized' in Oregon, against S. O. Breedman, for
merly of Cordova, and was brought to recover the price of
goods sold. Breedman, through his attorney R. E. Capers,
defended on the ground that the plaintiff had not complied with
the provisions of Chapter 23 of the Civil Code of Alaska. Un
der the terms of that chapter, a foreign corporation doing bus
iness in Alaska must file a copy of its charter, appoint a resident
agent for service of process, and must also file a statement
showing its assets, capital, etc., annually. In the event of the
death or removal of the agent for service, another agent must
be appointted. The law provides that if any foreign corpora
tion shall tail to comply with all these provisions, it cannot
sue a citizen of Alaska on any contract made with the citizen
while it is engaged in doing business in the territory.
The plaintiff had filed its charter about 1900, and had ap
pointed an agent. The agent died before the goods were
sold, and no other was appointed. Further the plaintiff had
not filed the annual statements required of it. The plaintiff
admitted a failure to comply with the laws, but contended that
it was not doing business in Alaska, and the only question to
be decided was whether it was in fact engaged in business here.
The goods were sold by traveling salesmen, who sent the
orders to I ortland for filling. Some evidence tended to show
that these orders were not binding until approved in Oregon.
On the other hand it was shown that the salesmen collected
money the corporation on its trips, and often settled ac
counts with customers. This course of business had been go
ing on for about fifteen years.
Judge Brown dismissed the suit, holding that the trans
actions and methods of trade constituted' doing business in
Alaska. I he argument was advanced by the plaintiff’s at
torneys that Chapter 23, insofar as it applied to contracts taken
by salesmen subject to approval in another state, conflicted
with the commerce clause of the constitution. Most of the
states have laws very similar to the laws of Alaska and the
supreme court has held that they are invalid so far as* they an- I
ply to transactions had through salesmen, because no state can
regulate inter-state business. But the defendant urged and
Judge Brown held', that this is not a law of a state but of
Congress itself, which has the right to regulate inter-state
commerce.
The deicsion on appeal will doubtless be watched with
much interest. The law has never heretofore been settled
on questions named, and both lawyers and business concerns
will be glad to have the matter decided.
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Y\ dh the arrival of the steamer Evans yesterday Cordova
presented a busy scene, and reminded one of the construction
days on the Copper River & North western railway. There
wlere over two hundred men aboard the boat for Ship Creek,
and they were the first of the rush to the scene of government
railroad activity in the Cook Inlet district. The indications
are that from now on all the steamers from Seattle will be
crowded with passengers headed for the westward.
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The census takers are busily engaged in taking n poll
of Cordovans on the “wet'* and “dry” question, for the guid
ance of the district court in the granting of liquor licenses,
which come up for renewal on July 1.
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Hurry along those engineers to make the survey of the
branch line from the Copper River railway to the Bering River
coal fields, Mr. Secretary of the interior. The opening up ol
this fuel means a big smelter for Cordova and it cannot come
too soon.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug 3tore.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counceilor at I aw
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
THE ARCTIC
LUMBER CO.
Still In Business and Carry
LUMBER OF ALL
DESCRIPTIONS
And Building Material
Prices Made on Orders for
Material
THE MODERN LAUNDRY
Phone 86
FANCY FLANNELS AND
STARCH WORK OUR
SPECIALTY
N. A. CLASEN, Prop.
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then subscribe for The Times, Dally
•»r Weekly, or both.
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Kinney has a comer on Coffee
What we mean Is COFFEE, not the
wlshy-wlshy kind you have been
buying and nicknamed coffee. One
can of Dwight Edwards will couvlnoe
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRPHER
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STATIONERY
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Four big groups of fine copper
properties on navigable water on
Prince William Sound. Large
amount of shipping ore In sight on
these properties and ore could be
taken out at once in from two to
three places on each group to help
the expense of opening same up.
Prices and terms reasonable.
8. A. HEMPLE,
Valdez, Alaska.
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\@\ALASKA
\ STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdea and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
8*lls frem IsslUs SaHs from Cordova
April 12.NORTHWESTERN.April 22
April 18.MARIPOSA.APRIL 27
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juntau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Expios
I vet. S. S. Seward. S. 8. Seward, 6th; 8. 8. Latouche, t5th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
Thle company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on tale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not bo received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket ’Ag«nt
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. 8. CO. ALA8KA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next tailing from 8eattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS, April 15
ADMIRAL WATSON, April 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notices
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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i Copper River &
; Northwestern Rv.
:: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1915. i ‘
;: Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave i I
.. nue— ,,
;; Mondays and Thursdays ;;
;; Chitina for Kennecott—
;: Tuesdays and Fridays ! 1
;; Kennecott for Chitina— ;;
,, Wednesdays and Saturdays ''
I Chitina for Cordova— ! I
;; Tuesdays and Fridays <'
|a|>°ve schedule subject to change without notice.
; Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
■ Q. tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska ■■
;; Steamship Company building ;;
| Caleb Carser S. R. Hedges
!: Superintendent Cordova Agent ! I
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