The Cordova
VOLUME II. NUMBER583. f 11111 CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY PRICE TEN CENTS
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SEATTLE. Nov. 6.—A bloody riot occurred at Everett
city wharf on Sunday afternoon, when two hundred and fifty
members of the Industrial Workers of the World attempted to
land from a steamer with the announced intention of enforcing
the right to free speech. Seven men were killed and fifty woun
ded in the battle that resulted.
A call for volunteers to go to Everett had been issued by
the Industrial Workers last week. The boat left Seattle before
noon and arrived at Everett at 2 o’clock. Sheriff McRae and
a citizens’ posse was on the wharf, and the sheriff told the visi
tors they could not land. The spokesman for the Industrials
started an argument with the sheriff, and while speaking evi
dently gave the signal and a shot was fired from the boat. The
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whr and on the boat. McRae was the first man shot, having
two wounds in his leg. The engineer of the boat started the en
gines, the hawsers snapped and the boat headed for Seattle with
its dead and wounded.
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Upon arrival at Seattle the dead were taken to the morgue,
the wounded to the city hospital and jail and the unwounded to !
jail. Eleven of the Industrials at the city hospital are severely
wounded, but will recover. Twenty of the slightly wounded
are at the city jail. There are a total of 297 Industrial Workers,
including the wounded, under arrest. The officials of Everett
and Seattle are conferring over the prosecution. The trouble
between Everett and the Iudustrials began last spring at the
time the shingle weavers were on a strike.
The dead at Everett are Charles O. Curtiss, former lieuten
ant of the Washington national guard; Jefferson Beard, former
sheriff of Snohomish county.. Eighteen others are wounded at
Everett, three of them are in a critical condition.. There are
five Industrial Workers dead at Seattle. Harry Pierce, Guard
Johnson, Felix Baron, Hugo Gerlot, a seaman of Milwaukee,
John Looney of Ayer Junction, Mass., and eleven Industrials
are among the severely wounded here.
JFNEAl', Nov. i;. The Daily liis Schofield, Kepublican legislative
patch, in iis siinn.iary of the political ticket meeting. There will be a torch
... . ... light procession with three bands in
situation in the first dm.-ion, will '
line. The Gastineau channel will pro
say in tomorrow mornings paper. |jably cast two thousand votes and
“The vote for delegate in the First the division vote will exceed thirty
division i close. Two weeks ago live hundred.
Sulzer was the leader in ihe First di
vision The campaign of Grigsby an- ANCHORAGE, Nov. ti. Delegate
gered the Ucpuhli. an organization, te Wickersham has lost no strength
suiting in practically tlic abandonment here since the arrival of Sulzer, and
of the Cobh . uxipaign and the draw he will carry Anchorage and the Cook
ing of lines closely between Wicker- Inlet country by an overwhelming ma
sham, Schofield and the Republican jority.
legislative ticket, The hip vote of
Gastineau channel, which includes, NOME, Nov. 6. — The Second divi
Juneau, will he a gj-,- .1 1 1 tor in the sion will cast Its vote for WU-kersbaui
result. Both sides now claim their and his plurality is estimated front 20«
poll shows vietcry. to 300.
“The Daily Dispitch declares the in
dependent poll shows that the channel FAIRBANKS, Nov. 6. “Its all
* Is for Wickersham by two hundred, ovei
Schofield by four hundred and the 1 Wie
legislative ticket by over fix.- bun xote tomorrow. The present delegate
dred. All outside precincts will cither j w ill carry practically every precinct
add to these pluralities or break even, in the Fourth division, and his plur
except about a hundred votes around ality Is placed anywhere from 1,000
the Ru’zer camp. *° 1.500 votes.
“The Republican campaign closes *
here tonight with a big Wickersham, SEWARD, Nov. 6. The principal
interest here has centered on the dele- ing generally supported by Republican
gate election, and Wiekersham is sure voters, and his advocates say he will
to carry the town. be elected by his usual large tnajor
•- ity. Mr. Wiekersham has served many
VALDEZ, Nov. 6. — The Wicker- years in congress. His Democratic
sham followers say there is no doubt opponent is Charles Sulzer, brother of
about Valdez casting its plurality vote William Sulzer. who was formerly
for the present delegate. governor of New York. Woman suf
- frage prevails in Alaska.
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 6. — Lena Mor -
row Lewis is speaking to packed JUNEAU, Nov. 6. — George I).
| houses at Anchorage, Matanuska and Schofield, candidate for attorney gen
| Moose creek. She is arousing intense eral. has made a whirlwind campaign
interest and great enthusiasm every- of the entire territory and will make
where, in showing up Sulzer's labor his closing address at a monster rally
record. The Socialists are making a here tonight. The •fo'Wcast is that
| hot ottiupaign a referendum vote is he will carry every division in the
j going overwhelmingly for the eight territory Cobh is out of the race and
| hour law. the fight is between Schofield and
I -- Grigsby. Schofield will get the solid
JUNEAU, Nov. 6. — Tomorrow Alas labor vote of the First division. Grigs
| ka will elect a delegate to congress by's campaign canard that Schofield
and an attorney general, and also will is not an Alaskan has been shown to
; vote on a law prohibiting the sale of be absurd and false. Grigsby's villifv
intoxicating liquor in the territory af- ing and mudslinging campaign against
ter 11H7. Although the Republican Wiekersham has thrown every Wicker
territorial convention refused to re sham vote in the First division to
nominate Delegate Wiekersham, be- Schofield, which he will carry by a
cause he refused to turn the patronage good majority over the combined votes
over to certain Republicans, he is be- of both Cobb and Grigsby.
9 GERMAN SUBMARINE IS ASHORE
BERLIN, Nov. f>. The Reiman submarine I ‘-"I worn
aground on the west coast of Jutland yesterday and was de
stroved by the crew.
LONDON. Nov. <>. It is officially announced that a Britisl
submarine operating in the North sea fired torpedoes at a Rei
man battleship, of a dreadnought type yesterday. The shell:
hit, but the ammmt of damage ini lifted is unknown.
WARSAW, Nov. (I. A manifesto by the kaiser and empor
or of Austria was read at noon on Saturday to assembled Polisl
r; pr. sentntivcs at the royal palace, calling again into exifitenc
tl,e ancient kingdom of Roland. < hitside in the great square be
fore the castle and in the spacious courtyard inhabitants ot th
old Polish capital gathered by the thousand's to attend the cere
ill Oliy ot the rebiith ol tin* 1 olish lint ion._
BERLIN, Nov. (i. Is: Koumauia, southwest of Prodeal, the
Teutons captured tin* Laomon height. The Teutons have also
progressed southeast of Rothenthurm pass.
PARIS, Nov. (!.—The Germans gained some ground at St.
Pierre Vaunt wood and the village of Saillisel.
LONDON, Nov (>.—A strong German counter attack com
polled the British troops to relinquish a portion of tin* ground
captured in the neighborhood of Butte and IJamarlencourt.
i BUCHAREST, Nov. (i.—The Roumanians compelled the
1 retirement of tin* Teutons at Dohrudja, and the retreating Teu
tons burned several villages.
MELBOURNE, Nov. G.- Tin* majority vote against con
scription is 73,(MX), although the count is still incomplete.
LOCH JOTTINGS
' ABOUT PEOPLE
AND DOINGS
Mrs. Frank Cunningham was a re
turning passenger on the F.vans fron
Seattle, where she attended the fun
eral of her mother.
Joe A. Murray left on this morning
train for his home in the interior. tl<
is a candidate for representative, am
has completed his campaign, in whirl
he made many friends here and to th<
westward. Ills election Is almost cer
i tain.
The steamer Admiral Kvans arrivei
in port last evening with the follow
lug paasenaera for Cordova: W. A
HeBse. It. O. Black. K. T. Shelton. J
A. Goodwin. Mrs. F. Cunningham am
Miss Myrtle Hollingsworth
The steamer Alameda is due In Coi
dova from Seattle tomorrow mornlni
at 3 O’clock.
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I Henry Alheit came down from Me
i t'arthy on yesterday’s train. He has
purchased some placer claims in the
N’izina district, and will leave
on the Northwestern for New York,
where he says he wants to hear the
band play He expects to return north
in January and will bring back a hy
draulic plant with him.
There is no registration required for
tomorrow's election. A year’s resi
dence in Alaska and thirty days in the
judicial division entitles the resident
j to vote in any precinct.
Hut little or no money was bet to
day on the territorial election. The
odds of 2 to 1 on VVlckersham’s elec
tion found no takers.
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The steamer Mariposa will not sail
from Seattle until Thursday, Instead of
Wednesday.
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The saloons will close tonight at
midnight, and not reopen until after
the polls close tomorrow evening.
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Vote early, but not too often.
Ix»st — Gold pis, rishbone shape
[ set with pearls. Liberal reward will
be paid for its return to this office.
Wm. A. Hesse has returned from a
business trip to Juneau.
Frank Townsend received two sil
ver foxes from the interior on yester
day's train, which he will send to his
ranch at Katalla on the launch Waif.
Mrs. C. H. Turner and daughter
are having the storeroom in the Burk
hardt building renovated and will star!
a boarding house and restaurant with
in the next few days. They will make
a specialty of meals at a regular price
The freighter Juneau sailed from
here today for the Tacoma smelter
with 3,000 tons of copper ore.
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NOTICE.
The First Bank of Cordova will be
closed on Tuesday, November 7, 1016,
that date being a legal holiday.
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LONG BRANCH, Nov. 6 — Presi
dent Wilson spent Sunday resting at
Shadow .Lawn.
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The Presbyterian ludles will serve
ice cream, cake and coffee at the
Windsor hotel. Tuesday, November 7;
ELECTION
The flection returns will
Empress Theatre tomorrow nig
SOTOS SUPPLANT
JAPAN
TOKIO, Nov. 6. — The electric car
and automobile Is steadily forcing the
tiny and artistic rlkisha to the wall.
Not so very long ago Tokio was
filled with fleet rlkisha runners.
Wealthy families boasted of their kur
lima men. But these fast runners, tall
and strong, are now scarcely met with.
Today the Japanese gentleman who
can afford neither carriage or motor
car, has a bright looking kuruma hung
on glittering bicycle wheels with huge
pacumaatic tires. With the reduction
of the number, the price of the public
rikUha has steadily increased until
It has almost become a luxury for
the masses of the people. The two
passenger kurunia which used to fig
ure in elopements and double suicides
has entirely disappeared.
RETURNS.
je thrown on the screen at the
Tit.
BOTH SIDES CL AIM
VICTORY STATES
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Chairmen
Wilcox and McCormick, of Republican !
and Democratic national committees,
today both reiterated their confidence
in the victory of their respective can
didates.
NEW YORK, Nov. ti. — Charles E
Hughes passed the forenoon at his
hotel, and visited the Republican na
tional headquarters this afternoon,
where he thanked the workers. Mr
Hughes will get the returns in his
holel room, surrounded by his family.
SEATTLE, Nov. ti. Washington
tomorrow will choose, besides presi
dential electors, a I'ntled States sen
ator, governor and full state ticket,
five congressmen, entire state house
of representatives and hail" the men
hers of the state senate. The Demo
crats have appealed for the re-election
of President Wilson on his record, and
have especially pointed to the Alaska
railroad work as proof of his interest
in the Northwest. The Republicans
have assailed the Underwood law a
destructive to Washington indie iro-^
Both Hughes anil Fairbanks ha\
stumped the state.
After the nomination o: Senator
Miles Poindexter, a former Pnurres
stive, as Republican candidate lor sen
ator, over Win. E. Humphrey, organi
zation candidate, friends of the latte:
threatened to holt the nomination, l>u
the threatened revolt did not tok.
form. Former United .States .iej**Uu
George Turner. Democratic candWat
for senator, in his campaign i uht
the support of dissatisfied Republi
cans.
Governor Ernest I.ister, Democrat
Is a candidate for re-eleetton. He Is
opposed by former Governor Henry
Mcltride, who was a prn rcssive lead
er four years ago. and whose nunmi:
tion appears to have lucn accepted
by both wings of the Republican.-'..
Of the nine initiative and referen
dum bills and one ronstitctional
inendment that will be on the ballot
general public interest i taken its
inly two bills which permit the manu
facture and delivery of beer to con
turners and the serving of liquor to
hotel j-ucsts.
■ DENVEiCcoloTT Nov. St tt'o is
sues have played a minor part in po
iitical campaigns in Colorado just
closed, and political sppalu- s have al
most without exception confined their
discussions to the record of the pies
ent national administration during the
past four years. A complete state
ticket will he voted on tomorrow
Another of the seven amendments
which Colorado citizens will vote upi u
and which was opposed by stockmen
of the state would prohibit livc-tofU
running upon unfenced range.
The absence of important state is
sues, political leaders declared, was
responsible largely for the luck of bit
terness and personalities during the
campaign.
PHOENIX, Ariz... Nov tl. In addi
tion to the candidates of the national
and state tickets, electors in this state
tomorrow will vote on twelve import
ant amendments to the state const I
tution. Two of those are by referen
dum from the legislature and the most
Important change contemplated is to
so alter the initiative and referendum
act, that before it can become effec
tive it must have a majority of all
the votes of the electors who are
called upon to decide upon it. Oppo
nents of the proposed measure point
out that every ballot not marked on
such questions as are submitted to the
voters, Is a vote against the measure.
PORTLAND, Nov. 6. — Having fired
(lie last rounds of ammunition in a
windup of speaking campaigns, the
: i.-veral political party organizations
in Oregon tonight await the verdict of
the voters at the polls in tomorrow’s
election.
Aside from a congressional contest |
in the Third district, which consists
of Portland, state interest is concerned
with the adoption or rejection of pro
posed constitutional amendments un
der tlie initiative. Of these, the two
which are attracting the most atten
tion are one to make Oregon absolute
ly “dry" by prohibiting limited im
ports of liquor, and the second is to
modify the present prohibition law
by permitting the manufacture of beer
within the state.
Organized labor is fathering a “land
r.d loan" initiative measure, which is
Interpreted by its opponents as a
single tax. Other measures propose
to limit taxes and indebtedness, abol
ish the Sunday closing law, and es
tablish rural credits.
Representative C. N. McArthur, of
• he Third congressional district, is the
only congressional incumbent In the
state who has opposition, A. W. Laf
i'< • rt \ who lout tho Woiuihlirstn nnmi.
nation to McArthur two yearB ago and
became an independent, again was de
feated in the primaries last spring and
- again an independent. He is recelv
ng the support of the f'rohibltionists,
md a number of Democratic leaders
yd arc opposing JVA. Jefrcy, the Do
rn u ratio primary nominee.
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HELENA, Mont., Nov. 6. — Voters
will go to the polls throughout the
slate tomorrow to decide whether
Montana " ill he "dry" after December
1DID. and to cast their votes for
1 ■ other amendments to the con
1 ism. an initiative measure and
a T n il, state and county officials.
The campaign was brought to a
tonight with speeches In almost
e\ ■1 r. city oi the state for and against
p hibition, which was by far the most
intense campaign issue. Speakers of
n i nal and state prominence cam
i igned both for and against the dry"
Issues
i io state Democratic ticket is head
ed ii\ Governor Samuel L>. Stewart,
who is seeking re-election. Frank J
Edwards of Helena, is his Republican
opponent Miss Jeanette Rankin and
G F Farr. Republicans, are being
I po d ill the race for representa
th in congress by John M. Evans,
m iimbent, and Harry B. Mitchell, on
lie Democratic ticket.
The amendments to be voted on are
to provide for the exemption of mort
gag s from taxation, to abolish the
powers of the state board of equiliza
lion, and to bond the state for the
' 1 lding of a twine factory at the state
prison. An initiative measure to re
live the 12-round boxing law is also
| to be \oted on.
S \ NT A FE, N. M., Nov. 6. — Bitter
and hard fought as was the first
state campaign, held five years ago.
the one ended by tomorrow's elec
tion well nigh has eclipsed it. Both
'sides have indulged in personalities
and each has put forth every effort
! to obtain the endorsement of its can
didates.
The officers elected tomorrow will
lie the first to take office under the
I two year term plan established by the
last legislature. While no eonstitu
tional amendments are to he voted
on. at least one, providing for state
wide prohibition, is in the air and
many candidates are pledged to it in
j one w ay or another.
Since neither side has an over
whelming majority In New Mexico,
and since both parties are anxious to
obtain as many senatorial votes as pos
sible because of the predominant na
tional issues, each state organization
has had considerable support from
the national committee of its party,
something which never before has
been In evidence in the state.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 6.—
Only two proposed amendments to the
constitution of the state of Utah are
to be submitted to the electors at the
elections tomorrow.
One has to do with the power of
taxation, "which shall never be sur
rendered, suspended or contracted
away.” The amendment provides that
all taxes shall be uniform upon the
same class of property within the ter
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax and shall be levied and col
lected for public purposes only.
The other proposed amendment
would make the auditor the auditor of
public accounts and having public
money deposited by the treasurer un
der the supervision of the board of
examiners.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. — Prohl
liiMnn tinil (ho npnntnHal rflpp hpfwftpn
Governor Hiram W. Johnson and Geo.
S. Patton, divided interest in the Cali
fornia election situation. Activities
of women, for and against President
Wilson, occupied considerable space
in the newspapers.
Governor Johnson, who was opposed
before his nomination by the Repub
lican state central committee, re
ceived Its endorsement thereafter,
running as a Progressive and Repub
lican. Patton of Los Angeles, was
active in reform politics years ago.
The contest was followed with wide
spread interest because, at the time
when the governor was seeking the
nomination and Charles E. Hughes
was In the state campaigning, the two,
while in a hotel one day at the same
time, never met.
A measure for complete prohibition,
effective in 1920, and one prohibiting
the sale of liquor in public places, in
cluding hotels and clubs, effective in
1918, were the center of an active
campaign, centering largely about the
state’s wine industry
The woman's party sent Miss Doris
Stevens, of New York, to California
to lead the opposition to President
Wilson. She was supported by a speak
ers' bureau. Late in the campaign,
the All Parties League for Wilson
was formed and conducted a fact cam
paign over the state, intended to aid
the president and to show that the
woman's party did not altogether rep
resent the California suffragists. Ou
its executive committee were Miss
Miriam Michelson, and other women
of literary prominence. Mrs. Sara
Bard Field was among the speakers
for the Woman's Party; her sister,
Mrs. Field Parton, spoke for the All
Parties' League for Wilson.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 6 — The
campaign which closed in Wyoming
tonight has centered in the fight for
a seat in the United States senate.
Clarence D. Clark, Republican, who is
a candidate to succeed himself, has
made an extensive speaking tour, as
has his Democratic opponent, John
B. Kendrick of Sheridan. Frank M
Mondell, Republican, who at present
represents the state In congress, is
opposed for re-election by John D
Clark of Cheyenne. Democrat.
The voters will select a new legisla
ture and judges of the district courts
No governor or other state officials
Is being chosen in Wyoming this fall
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Mil PANUflSS
uii unusnuu
PICKING, Nov. 6. — Chen Chln tao,
the new minister of finance, has out
lined plans for financial reform atul
prepared estimates on the possible
iuconie of China under effective ad
ministration, which shows an annual
total of 490,000.000 dollars silver.
This amount is la decided contrast
to the recent annual receipts of the
central government, which have been
about 70,000,000 dollars silver Of
this sum. the minister of finance says
I that only 30,000,000 dollars silver can
be ai-s lately depended upon.
The receipts of the central govern
ment have dwindled terribly under re
volutionary Influence. At present less
than half a dozen provinces are re
mitting to Peking, and finances are
in a precarious condition.
Chon Chin tao nas advised that a
foreign loan of one billion dollars sil
ver should be contracted at once. Of
this sum he would use 25,000,000 dol
lars silver for the resumption of specie
payment on the notes of the Bank of
China uud the Bank of Communica
tion. For the disbandment of sur
plus troops 20,000,000 dollars more w ill
be required. Reorganization In the
various privinces would claim an ex
penditure of 26,000,000 dollars, and he
suggests an appropriation of 6,000,000
dollars for the improvement of rail
ways, and 40,000,000 dollars for ad
minlstrative expenditure
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NOTICE.
Col. B. F. Millard, of Valdez, who
is developing the McKinley Lake min
ing properties, has authorized Dr. W.
H. Chase, of Cordova, to offer for sale
a limited amount of the first issue of
stack at ten cents per share, par
value $1.00. Call or see Dr. Chase.
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Housekeeping, good cook, compe
tent woman. Interior preferred. In
quire at Timee office. 28-3t