The Cordova Daily Times
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VOI^MKlll. NTMBKR 46. _ CORDOVA, ALASKA, TIH'KSD AY* JANUARY 25,1917. PBICKTI V < Is
GOVERNMENT PETITIONED FOR RAILROAD TO COAL FILL
JOHN HOD DIES
ON TRIP TO
JUNEAU, Jan. 25. — Attorney John
(I. licit died at San Francisco, where
lie went to appear before the circuit
court of appeals and argue the case
brought bv the people of southeastern
Alaska against the other divisions of
the territory to prevent them from
receiving a pro rata share of the for
estry funds.
Ileid was a member of the terri
torial legislature, former Republican
national committeeman, a large pro
perty owner here and the oldest mem
ber of the Alaska bar in years of
service.
TEOTON ATTACKS
HAVE BEEN
PKTROC.RAI), Jan. 25. — Savage
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25. — Fifty na
tives were killed and two hundred in
jured by an earthquake on the island
of Hall Malay archipelago. Thousands
of homes, factories and native tern pies
were destroyed.
ENGLISH LABOR
PEACE
MANCHESTER. .Tail. 25. — At the
annual meeting of the Labor party a
resolution favoring immediate peace
offer proposals was rejected by a vote
of three to one. The convention un
animously adopted a resolution de
manding the immediate conscription
of accumulated wealth to lighten the
financial burdens of the war. The re
solution also urges a taxation of not
under fifteen shillings on a pound of
unearned incomes and a direct tax
ation of land and the nationalization
of the banking systems. Ramsey Mc
Donald. labor member of parliament,
said that after the war the country
will be left with a debt of four billion
L pounds, with an annual fixed charge
I of over two hundred million pounds.
I .ENT OF
\MATERIAL FOR
\ IT.R.R.
BvASHINCTON. Jan 25. — A big
Hpinent of engineering equipment
^■n the Panama canal zone for gov
^■ncni railroad construction in Alas
^Bill be made on the steamer Tur
Krown, leaving in February. The
^B> will consist of flat cars, loco
^Bres, steam shovels and dump
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. BeS WILSON VETOES
B IMMIGRATION bill
^HtIMORE, Jan. 25. — Cardinal
■p expresses the hope that Pre
^^KtVilson will \eto the immigra
^Bposts on the move.
^^BSO, Jan. 25. — The American
H^Bin Mexico have evacuated El
ALASKA BANKERS
LIKELY TO
A movement is on foot looking to
v.-ard the organization of an Alaskan
1'ankers’ Association. All of the in
i titutions along the coast have been
broached on the subject and are en
thusiastically in favor of the idea.
The matter will now be submitted to
the interior banks, and if agreeable
to them a permanent organization will
immediately be effected.
The following banks have signified
their desire to join such an organiza
tion: Miners and Merchants, Ketchi
kan; First National and B. M. Beh
rends, Juneau; First Territorial, Doug
las; Bank of Alaska, Skagway, Wran
gell and Anchorage; First Bank of
Cordova; First Bank of Valdez; Sew
ard Bank and llarritnau National.
Seward; Bank of Anchorage.
The idea is to promote the general
welfare and usefulness of the banks
of the territory, and to secure uni
formity of action, together with the
practical benefits to be derived from
personal acquaintance and from the
discussion of subjects of importance
to the banking and commercial inter
ests of Alaska; and especially in or
der to secure the proper considera
tion of questions regarding the finan
cial and commercial usages, customs
and laws which affect the banking in
terests, and for the protection against
loss by crime.
The need of some such protective
association is becoming more appar
ent each day to those interested, and
as soon as the matter has been laid
before the First National and Ameri
can banks, at Fairbanks, the Miners
and Merchants bank at lditarod, and
the Alaska Banking & Safe Deposit
Company and Miners and Merchants
bank at Nome and they favor the idan
an association will be formed.
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LEGISLATION TO1
REGULATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. — Stand
ing squarely behind the recently ex
pressed views of President Wilson,
a report presented by a committee on
railroads of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States declares
tne operation of railways shall not be
interrupted by railroads or by em
ployees until after investigation. This
report has been issued for a refer
endum vote of the commercial organi
zations of the country.
In connection with the railroad con
troversy of last summer, the National
Chamber by an overwhelming vote
had askod that congress direct the In
terstate Commerce Commission to in
vestigate the causes leading up to the
threatened strike before a settlement
be attempted. The new report fol
lows the same fundamental principle
for a full investigation before a
strike or lockout, but suggests differ
ent agencies and laws for carrying it
out.
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SUPPORT OE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 — The
railroad brotherhoods laid before Pre
sident Wilson its proposals for a com
promise in railway legislation, which
he promised to consider. The senate
and the interstate commerce commis
sion has twice rejected the president’s
plan. The labor leaders proposed a
provision for an Investigation of the
labor disputes by a mixed board of
employees and employers.
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GREEKS VERY SORRY
FOR THEIR ACTIONS
LONDON, Jan. 25. — The Greek
government has formally expressed
its regrets over the events of last
December, when the allied forces at
Athens were fired on by the Greeks.
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Why not learn to dance and enjoy
yourself. See Prof. Hegg.
KATALLA RESIDENTS
PRAY FOR ACTION
KATALLA, Jan. 25. — At a largely
attended meeting of the citizens ol
Katalla and vicinity, held last even
ing, a petition was unanimously adop
ted and Is being signed by every re
sident of this section, asking that the
government build a railroad to the
Bering river coal fields. Captain Ben
Iturkee president over the assemblage,
which drafted and will forward to
(’resident Wilson and the members
of congress the following memorial
W'e, the undersigned citizens of Ka
talla, Alaska, respectfully pray that
a small portion of the appropriation
of $35,000,000, made by congress for
the construction of 1,000 miles of gov
ernment railroad in Alaska, be used
in constructing a line of road through
the Katalla and Mirror Slough oil
fields to the Bering river coal field,
a distance of about fifty miles.
In support of this prayer we re
spectfully submit:
First: That the Alaska engineering
commission, appointed by. the presi
dent in conformity with the Alaska
railroad act, is now engaged In -con
structing a line of railroad from Sew
ard, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska, a
distance of about 700 miles.
Second: That the road now under
construction will provide transporta
tion for the Matanuska and Nenana
coal fields and the country tributary
thereto, but will in no way provide
transportation for the Bering river
coal, nor the oil of the Katalla and
Mirror Slough fields.
Third: That an estimate of the cosi
of construction and equipment of the
road now being built from Seward
to Fairbanks by the Alaska engineer
ing commission, is $27,000,000, leaving
$8,000,000 of the $35,000,000 appropri
ated still to be used.
Fourth: That the line of road here
in prayed for has been surveyed by
private parties and careful animates
of the cost of construction and equip
ment made and that said amount does
not exceed $3,000,000.
Fifth: That the geological reports
of the government show the coni oi
the Bering river field to he equal in
quality and quantity to that of any
other coal field in Alaskn.
Sixth: That the Katalla ami Mir
ror Slough fields are the only fields
producing commercial oil in the ter
ritor.v.
Seventh: That under the present
policy of the government in Construe
ing all naval vessels for the us. of oil.
(he oil of these fields is of vie.I im
portance to the government.
Kighlh: That the coal of tin Iter
mg river field and the product; of the
oil are absolutely necessary to ihe re
dilation of the vast deposits of copper
and other ores of the Copper river
\ alley.
Ninth: That without this coal anil
nil. development of this section must
cease.
Tenth: That owing to all coal anil
oil lands in the territory having been
withdrawn from private entry, pri
vnte captal cannot be found to fur
nish transportation for the coal and
j oil. The past ten years are sufficient
to emphasize this fact. Different par
' lies have undertaken to construct dif
| lerent roads and all have failed with
j eonseiptent disaster to this com
I inanity.
Klevonth That under the present
| policy of leasing all coal and oil lands
: the government alone can successfully
: engage in transportation.
Therefore, we most earnestly pray
that ... of the $:ia,000,000 ap
proprlated by congress for the eon
struct ion of railroads in Alaska, be
set aside and that the same be applied
to tite construction of a road from
the Hering riier coal field through the
Katalla anil Mirror Slough oil fields
j to a point on the Copper itiver &
Northwestern railway, where these
products can reach a market anil bar
lor already established; and furthei
that the president Instruct one of the
three members of the present Alaska
engineering commission to at once
; begin the construction of said line,
j and to this end your petitioners will
' ever pray.
Off Again, On Again
Wickersham Leads by 36
The steamer Mariposa arrived from
the south late this afternoon.
Sulzer Wick.
First Division.2395 1900
Second Division. 073 880
Third Division.1083 1972
Fourth Division.1 145 1408
Totals.0190 0232
Wickersham's plurality 30.
JUNEAU, Jan. 25. — The canvas
sing board today adjourned subject to
the call of the president Many of
ihe returns from the Fourth division
are defective, as no notices of orders
of election were sent to the board by
the commissioners. These liar- been
sent for and until their arrival it is
impossible to do anything more
The count as it now stands give
Wickersham a plurality of 3t with
L'U votes more for him in the returns
from the Bristol Bay precincts, vhich
have been opened at Valdez, and are
now on their way to Juneau
The vote of the First division is
complete as follows: Sulzer Ti9a.
Wickersham 190ti.
In the Second division, without
I'tica, which was passed for the pro
sent, Sulzer has 87.'!, Wickersham 888.
The Third division complete, except
the Bristol Bay precincts, gives Sul
zer lt;x:!, Wickersham 1971'.
Of the forty-eight precincts counted
in tile Fourth division, Sulzer has 1445
votes and Wickersham 14ti8.
EMPIRE.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT PEOPLE
AND DOINGS
A train will leave for the interior
tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock.
George C. llazelet has returned
from a business trip to Kutalla.
Henry He Weiss was a returning
passenger today from a trip to San
Francisco.
Attorney II. E. Capers returned on
today’s steamer from an extended trip
to the states.
The launch Waif came over from
Katalla yesterday afternoon with a
cargo of gasoline.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walsh have
returned home after spending some
time with friends outside.
W. L. Smith and wife, who spent
the past couple of months in the
states, returned to Cordova today.
Herman L. Geutsch. who pilots pas
sengers over the Seward-Anchorage
trail with a fast team of dogs, circled
among Cordova friends today.
Rex Beach, author of “Spoilers’
and other Alaskan stories, and Fred
Stone, the actorti have written Joe
lback. making an appointment to
come to Cordova in the spring on a
hunt for big game.
In order that we may “see’ourselves
and others see us.” and incidentally
to remind us of the ink dabs on our
physiognomy, Mayor Slater has pre
sented the Hally Times force with a
large mirror, encased in an oak
A * :Li.
SUPER DREADNAUGHT
IS LAUNCHED TODAY
NEWPORT NEWS, Jan. 25. The
super-dreadnought Mississippi was
launched today.
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HONOLULU, Jan. 25. — An attempt
to break down the Chinese exclusion
act in so tar as it applies to Hawaii,
is being planned by the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce here, which
has despatched a representative, w
H. Kindle, of Honolulu, to Washington
to interest congressmen and other na
tional officers in a plan to bring here
30,000 Chinese from China to work in
the rice fields. Farm Cornn, a local
Chinese business man, also is making
arrangements to go to the national
capital for the same purpose.
When a party of United States con
gressmen visited Hawaii last summer.
a committee of the United Chinese So
ciety laid before members of the
party, including John L. Harnett,
Chairman of the house immigration
committee, details of a plan for abro
gating the Chinese exclusion act, or
so modifying it as to permit of the
Importation of such labor as might be
needed in the islands.
Realizing that organized labor has
always opposed the admission of the
Orientals, Mr. Kindle has been in
structed to confer with Samuel Comp
ere, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and other lalmr lead
ers, to explain the peculiar conditions
in Hawaii regarding unskilled labor
and, if possible, obtain their approba
tion of the scheme for importing Chi
nese.
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Fred Rapp has returned from a trip
to the stales.
SI PASSENGERS
ARRIVE ON TOE
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
port about I! o'clock and brought fifty
one passengers for Cordova. She sails
for the westward at 11 o'clock tonight.
The passenger list follows:
For Cordova — liana Berg. F. A.
McDonald. Ed Walsh. Mrs Walsh. F.
Itapp, R. E. Capers, II. lie Weiss, W.
E. Smith, Mrs. Smith, ('has. Metzdorf,
W. I). Metzdorf, Jennie Zaramba, J.
E. Borger, Mrs. II. Koulhcim, Mrs. N.
E. Kennedy, Mrs. George Chesnev, II
Sorenson, Win. Malberg, Eouise De
Jonhe, M. Perovich, S Myetavich, P
li'okich, M. Woolich, ('. E. Quinton.
E. Mellich, A. Bulloftovich, A. Smith
Win. Kent, F. ('. Reich, Dan McGin
ley, James Farrell, Sam J. Johnson.
John Patten, B. Grant, T. Boyle, M
Hull. .1. Sheppard, Mrs. Sheppard, San
Adams, (’. E. Mullin and eleven steer
iafie'
For Valdez. Captain J. C. Mahal
I fey, J. M. Emiel, F. M. Manus, F. E
Harlow, I* Palmage, 1’. Parker, K
Chill, II C. Delzellu, G. M Scott, E
Anderson. II. Peterson and four steer
age.
For Eatouche — Mrs. W Bozant
Wilmer Bozant, and two steerage.
For Seward John Kercerosky, E.
It. Tarwater, Robert Kent, Mrs. May
Dehon, Mrs. Rod Ebbert, Mrs. W. I.u
ken, F. Mulve.v, II. B. Nellson, A. Ci.
Balls, A. Shyman, F. J. Cox, John F.
Sawyer, II. E. Geutsch. U. W. Ross,
H C. Roberts, c. Zulie and seventeen
steerage.
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The Miss Russell, former partner of
Miss Bertha Williams, and whom the
latter says she will not be responsible
for debts contracted by her, iH not
M.ss Jean Russell.
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SPECIAL TAX IS
LEVIED Oil ALL
CORPORATIONS
Collector of internal revenue tor the
government, David J. Wjlllams, has
issued n notire to Alaskans of what Is
known as a "special excise tax on cor
porations " It is supposed that the
levying of this tax is one of the means
being taken by the government for
meeting the deficiency' in government
funds which. It is said, is sure io ma
ture at the end of the fiscal year, or
June .30, 1918, unless something is
done to fill the government rollers in
the meantime. The notice is as fol
lows:
"The act of congress of September
8, 1916, Impress a special tax, effec
tive January 1, 1917, upon every cor
poration having a capital stock rep
resented by shares and In business
during the preceding fiscal year. July
1. 1916, to June lit.t, 1916 The amount
of this tax Is measured by the aver
age lair market value (not the par
value i of the slock outstanding at the
i lose of (he preceding fiscal year and
is computed at the annual rate of 3o
cents Tor each even full $l,noO of such
market value exceeding the $99,0011
which is allowed as an exemption. ,
"As special taxes due (lie I'nitod '
States are always reckoned upon (lie j
government's fiscal year, July 1 to ■
June 30, the rate of tax for the six
months' period, January 1, 1917, to
June Jo, 11*17, will he 36 cents per
;
$1,000 of market value of stock over
$99,000. Also, as special taxes ar*- j
payable during the month in which
the liability commences, the returns I
for this capital stock tax, with re
mittances to cover, must, in order to i
avoid the penalties for delinquency,
be in the hands of the collector of in
ternal revenues within the month of j
Jftminfy. T917, and within the month*
dM'h July thereafter. Although the
Inability for this tax attaches only
where the market value of the capital
stock exceeded $99,000 by one or more
even $1,000, a return must be filed i
within the prescribed time by every
corporation organized for profit and
having a capital stock represented
by shares of the market value of $76,
000 or over, unless the corporation is
not engaged in business during tin
preceding year us above defined.
"No returns of capital stock tax
are required from corporations which
tire exempt from making income tax
returns, or which have no capital
stock represented by shares, or which
were not in business during the pre
ceding fiscal year."
MEETING JAPAN:
BREAKS UP
IN JOT
TOKIO, Jan. 25. — The emperor
dissolved the house of representatives
while Yukio Ozaki, former minister
of justice and leader of the Constitu
tional party, was addressing a mass
meeting called to demand the resig ,
nation of the Terauchi cabinet. Two
men armed with short swords sprang
on the platform and tried to stab Oza
ki, but they were overpowered and ar
rested.
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RETIRE TOR A
—TRIBU MIEE
PETROGRAD. Jan. 25. South
west of the river Aa the Russians look
the offensive, but were obliged to
yield ground before the German of
Tensive, retiring a third of a mile
BERLIN, Jan 25. — The Russian,
positions on a front of six miles on j
the northern end of the Russo-Galieian
line captured by the Germans, the lat
ter took 1,700 prisoners.
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FRANCE SUFFERING
FROM COAL SHORTAGE
PARIS. Jail 25. — The French peo
ple are suffering from the severe cold,
aggravated by a coal shortage. 1 he
wolves and bears have also descend
ed from the mountains.
ELECTRIC MS
BE BUILT BT
I
NEW YORK, Jan i'"». The lire,
tors of the Chicago A Milwaukee rail
road have authorized the « I.
lion of two hundred miles of the i
get Sound division from Othello.
Washington, to tin- Pacific •.» • ■
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WASHINGTON Jan. | r« i
dent Wilson today rebuked a delei
lion from the Maryland League j .r
National Peace, which attacked tin
national guard and advocated miliiarv
training, tor it unr- trailed l.m.:
age. Wilson said milit.:r> tiainin :
would have a better i ham-e tor .-up
port it its advoi at* were m<e. r- i
wonable in their attitude
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COAL LEASE IS
The first coal lease 1be granted
in Alaska under the new ruling was
received ir; \nc borage. Win. Martin,
pf Seattle. TTarnrr TCmflft* f7t.it
the lease of Rskn rrc<*k f’oal Onto
pany had be< i llowi d and the author
ity came dir**«• i; • n the commission
er of the government l.tmi ;• r
Washington . h
acres of valuabb- « i. ! land in tin* M.i
tamiska field and i> u.\n.-., I. i \ n
dicate compo ■ 1 ;-riat i; ill;. !•* il
capitalists.
The lease has been pending lor
some time, but the company ha> i c<n
working the mines and d»*
the property for several week', ami
have shipped some coal to \nchor.r. 1
With tho definite information that
the lease has been granted, the com
pany will commence work on perma
nent development of an extensive na
ture, including substantial buildings
and bunkers. It is understood that
the government will build a -pin from
the railroad track to the mines and
that an aditional fort ** of miners will
be put on and the property will be
worked to full capacity.
HOSPITAL TRAIN
TRIP
FORT Ml.IRS. Jnn. The non
army hospital train, the first to he
used by the American army ami the
first in use on the Western Hemis
phere, recently took I'll patients from
the United States army base hospital
here to the general hospital at Hot
Springs. Ark The train departed af
ter having picked up sick soldiers at
Nogules. Douglas, Columbus and other
army camps along the Mexican hol
der. The train is known officially as
‘■Hospital Train No I Fluted Slates
Army Medical Department."
This hospital train . .insists of ten
Pullman cars converted into wards,
operating rooms, nurses tpiarlers ami
commissary department. Four of
these have a capacity u! "x patients
each, and two others of 11' patients
each The lower berths have been
removed and white steel cots with
steel springs put in their places. The
upper berths were left hut windows
and doors were cut to give additional
ventilation
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EVANS ON WAV HERE.
SKATT1.H. .1 tn "V The steamer
Admiral IA os -ailed for southwest
era \laska last night The only pas
sengers lor t otlova were Robert
Jones. W Hit it ml four steerage.
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