The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME III. NUMBER 17. " CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916. ~ T“'m
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ENGLAND
ALLIES’ POLICY
IS OUTLINED
LONDON, Dec*. 19.—Premier Lloyd George today told the
house of commons that they should know before entering upon
negotiations that Germany was prepared to accede to the only
terms whereon it is possible for obtaining and maintaining
peace* throughout Europe. He said that without reparation
peace* was impossible*, and that for the allies to enter into pro
posals of which they had no knowledge would be to put their
heads into a noose* with the* rope* in the* hands of Germany; that
the* central powers’ note* and the chancellorships offeree! small
hope for honorable* and lasting peace. The premier continued:
“Our answer, which will be* given, will be in full accord with the*
allies, after each of the allies had separately and independently
arrives! at the* same* conclusion. I am glad of the* first answer
given by France and Russia that the* allies would insist onlv
that tin* end of the* war must be* a complete guarantee against
Prussian militarism elisturbing the* peae*e* of Europe. The allies’
formal reply will be* give*n in a few days. We await until we*
hear what terms and guarantee's tlu*re are surer than those Ger
many has already broken. Meanwhile we* will put ejur trust in
our unbroke nanny, and during the war shipping will be na
tionalized in a true sense.”
LONDON, Dec. 20.—Lloyd George’s reply to the German
peace offer meets with a chorus from the British press. The
general comment is to the effect that if Germany really wishes
peace she will state the terms which can form a basis for discus
sion, when tin* joint reply of the allies has been received'.
1 he task lias been allotted Arthur Chamberlain, as director
general of the national service, of scheduling certain industries
as indispensable and supplying them with the necessary labor,
and at the same time putting the dispensable industries on final
allowances ot labor and raw material. This one man power is
stupendous, but Chamberlain’s great experience in business
will probably carry him through. He will have a military direc
tor to conduct the recruiting for the army and a civil director
in charge of the recruiting for the industrial work.
Of a group of German prisoners taken by the British Sun
day, only one of them had heard anything about the German
peace proposal from his country. The lack of demonstrations
from anv part of the German trenches cduses speculation as to
whether the peace overtures were permitted to reach the men
actually engaged on the fighting line.
IB IT I’RRDAM, Dec. 20.—Deputy Schapero, of the Dutch
parliament, says that a peace movement is being considered bv
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland^- The co opera
tion of Holland is also desired.
B Rif LIN, Dec. 20.—The Germans make no effort to belit
tle the French gains on the Verdun front, but declare that the
results attained have no effect on Genrmany’s situation. The
continued German advance in Ifoumania has straightened the
line and released a larger number of troops for service else
where.
LONDON, Dec. 19.—Lloyd George has stated that the al
lies have decided to recognize the agents of Venizelos regarding
the mobilization of labor. The premier said that no man would
be taken into tin* army it capable of rendering more useful ser
vice outside. Arthur Chamberlain was appointed director of
the general national service. Asquith offered to place ut the
disposal of the government whatever experience he possessed.
PRTROGRAR, Dec. 20.—The passage across the Russian
frontier of thousands of Roumanians, who abandoned their
houses and property before the invasion of the Germans and
Bulgarians, casts a shadow of the new refuge problem on Rus
sia. Refugees are pouring into Odessa, Kieve and other south
ern Russian cities. 1 hey are destitute and helpless and present
a difficult problem.
PRTROGRAI), Dec. 20.—It is officially announced that
the Russians, operating in the region of Biistritsa, in Galicia,
broke through the barbed wire entanglements before the Teu
ton advance posts and penetrated into Bohorod, CzhiiV and
Stare, southwest of Stanislau. The Teutons fled in disorder,
and many prisoners were taken.
Last evening about 7 o’clock, while
an engine or. the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad was returning
from the oil tank it ran down Gus
Johnson and Gus Axaner at the north
end or the bridge over the slough. The
men were on the track, and had a
hand sled with them, which was load
ed with blankets and refreshments,
both liquid and solid. They were on
their way to Eyak, where they have
been engaged in cutting wood. The
engine was backing up at the tune of
the accident, and none of the crew
saw the men before they were struck.
Johnson and Axaner were immedi
ately removed to the hospital and upon
examination the latter was found to
have suffered no injuries and was im
mediately discharged. Johnson had
one of his ribs crushed and his head
cut. but hiB wounds are not serious
it is said that both men had been
drinking and paid no attention to the
approaching engine.
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LUTHER BURBANK WILL
WED HI8 SECRETARY.
SANTA HOSA, Cal., Dec. 20. -Tu
ther Burbank, the famous plant breed
er, has had a visit from Cupid, and
although 67 years old, he will load a
bride to the altar tomorrow1, when he
marries Miss Elizabeth Waters, his
secretary.
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NAVIGATING OFFICER OF
FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA DEAD.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Dec. 20. — Cap
tain Carlos (L Calkins, navigating of
ficer of the Dewey flagship, Olympia,
at the battle in Manila bay, died here
today. l!e was 66 years of age.
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POINTS
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. — After a day
of fitful rallies and declines, the
stocks broke violently at the final
trading, the losses extending to shares
of all descriptions, except rails. The
declines ranged from five to fifteen
points, with a drop of seventy-two
points in Bethlehem Steel on a single
sale. The shipping stocks were among
the heaviest sufferers, with muni
tions and equipments recording losses
almost as much.
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ARE KILLED
IN BATTLE
JUAREZ, Dec. 20.—A member of
the home guards reports that Ban
delio Uribe, a follower of Villa and
the originator of the custom of cut
ting off the ears of Carranza prison
ers, was captured and executed, with
seventeen followers by the home
guards, after a battle southwest of
Chihuahua City, during which many
Villlstas w’ere killed.
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TRAINED
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. — Major
General Scott, chief of the general
staff of the army, told the senate mili
tary committee that the national
guard force mobilized on the Mexican
border would have required nearly a
year of intensive training to prepare
it to meet trained troops. He further
stated that fortunately the Mexicans
are untrained soldiers.
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ELECT ITS IN
HONOLULU, Dec. 19. — A bill seek
ing to give the voters of Hawaii the
right to elect the governor of the ter
ritory will be introduced in congress
at the coming short session by Dele
gate Kalanianaole, according to a
statement issued by him.
Under the present laws, the gover
or is appointed by the president, and
the people of the territory have no
thing to say us to who their chief ex
ecutive may be.
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MARIPOSA IN MORNING
The steamer Mariposa is due
from Seattle tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o’clock, with a mini-!
her of passengers for Cordova.
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DEATH OF AL SULLIVAN
AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED.
SEATTLE. Dec. 19. — Albert F.
Sullivan, deputy United States mar
shal at Valdei!, died at the hospital
here. He was operated on by Dr
Whiting for appendicitis on Decem
ber 11. Deceased was 36 years of!
age, and an old-time resident of
Alaska.
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BOSTONIANS WANT THEIR “TEA."
BOSTON. Dec. 20. — This city went
wet by a vote of 63,000 to 30,000. Billy
Sunday led the dry campaign.
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TEXAS SOLID FOR WILSON.
AUSTIN, Dec. 20. — According to
the official count Wilson carried Texas
by a plurality of 221,000.
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HIGH RATES GOVT. RAILROAD.
A new tariff schedule recently is
sued by the Alaska engineering com
mission at Seward, show that freight
rates from Seward to Kern creek cary
from 18 to 88 cents per 100 pounds;
from Seward to Mile 25, 10 cents to
50 cents per 100 pounds. These are
rates on carload lota.
LACK OF POWER
OF PRESIDENT
TO VETO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. — Lack of
power of the chief executive to veto
the so-called “pork barrel” items in
appropriation legislation is dealt with
in a referendum soon to be voted upon
by the members of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States. Com
mercial organizations, both local and
national to the number of 800, will be
asked to express themselves as to
whether the United States constitution
should be so amended as to permit
the president to approve or disap
prove any separate items or provisions
contained in any appropriation bill.
It is said, as things now stand, the
president is practically powerless to
prevent the abuses which lie at the
root of certain governmental extrava
gances by reason of the fact that he
can exercise no discretion as to indi
vidual items, but must accept meas
ores as a whole or reject them as a
whole.
Th»» filliiiltinn nt onl'irfrtno thn rtrnui
dent's power of veto in connec
tion with appropriation bills was pre
sented for the consideration of the
National Chamber by the Merchants'
Association of New York, who de
clared it is prima facie the intent of
the Constitution of the United States
that the president shall have power
to prevent the enactment of legislation
to which he objects unless upon a re
consideration two-thirds of the mem
bers of each house of congress reap
prove the bill disapproved by the pre
sident. This implies, it is said, that
the president shall be free to give
effect to his independent judgment
upon the merits of bills which come
before him for approval or disap
proval.
WOMAN MINE OPERATOR
ON WAY TO THE STATES.
Among the arrivals in Cordova on
yesterday's train was Mrs. Jennie
Cleveland, of Hot Springs, who is on
her way to the states, for the first
time in fifteen years. Mrs. Cleveland
has the distinction of being the most
successful and persistent mining wo
man in the north. She has played the
mining game uphill and down, winning
heavy and losing heavy by turns, but
she never quits. Like her partner.
Sylvester Howell, she likes the min
ing game and continues to stick to it
She has never had any desire, like
many others who have made money
in the north, to go out and see the
bright lights of the states, contenting
herself in being of material assistance
in developing the country, and »he
would not go outside even now except
called on pressing business.
WOMAN ADMITS
TOST A LONE
In speaking of the death of a fortnei
Cordova woman at Fairbanks on De
cember 11, the News Miner says:
“From the effects of asphyxiation
or poison, self- administered, a woman
at Olnes, known as Georgia Phillips,
lies dead today, a suicide. Yesterday
morning she was found in bed with a
towel wrapped around her face. The
towel was saturated vyith chloroform,
or some other anaesthetic, the nature
of which has not been determined yet.
Attempts were made to resuscitate
her yesterday and It was believed for
a time that she would be recover, but
she passed away about 9 o'clock last
night.
Commissioner S. R. Weiss went to
the scene of the tragedy and took
charge of the remains, as well as sev
eral notes left by her. While there
were parts of the note which the com
missioner did not wish to make pub
lic this afternoon, he said that one
>f them said, in part:
"1 have run a long, hard race, and
have lost.”
Then the woman went on to re
quest that her son, Clinton Phillips,
at Knnis. Montana, be notified of her
death. She also requested that she be
buried in Fairbanks.
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WILL START WORK IN APRIL.
Thomas Higgs, Jr., of the Alaska
engineering commission at Fairbanks,
asserts that fully 2.000 men will be
employed by the commission on the
Fairbanks end of the government road
next season. He expects the work to
commence early In April.
ALASKANS 10
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Captain Gilbert T. Rude, formerly
in command of the geodetic survey
steamer Taka, with headquarters at
Cordova, but who is now captain of
the steamer Isis, of the same ser
vice in Virginia, has been granted a
license as master of steam vessels,
unlimited tonnage, for oceans, by the
United States Inspectors. Norfolk, Va.
STOOD “SIDE BY EACH."
E. VV. Griffin, the Chena merchant,
«ho is one of the leading Democrats
in the interior, and is being mentioned
as a candidate to succeed Governor
Strong, evidently has a friend in the
White House, judging from the fol
lowing letter he received recently
from President Wilson:
"Your kind message of congratula
tion gave me peculiar pleasure because
it came from one who has served at
my side in the effort to keep the
government in the hands of the
people."
DIRECT FROM THE TRENCHES.
Captain F. E. Kleinschmidt, son-in
law of Rev. S. Hail Y'oung, former pas
tor of the Cordova Presbyterian
hurch, has broken into the film busi
ness, where his pictures are making
a decided hit, as well as netting hint
a big sum of money. Kleinschmidt
was an \r tic explorer, big game hunt
er and head of the Carnegie museum
expeditions in Alaska and Siberia and
has just passed two years with the
Austro-German forces on three fronts,
as an American war correspondent
During Ibis time he made more than
10.000 feet of moving pictures, por
fraying every phase of the European
conflict, and this film Is now being
shown in the states.
Kleinschmidt was at the vanguard
of the armies that made the terrific
drive against Russia last summer
from the Carpathian mountains across
Poland into Russia from Tarnow over
Przemsyl, Lemberg, Warsaw, to
Rrest-Lttovsk, up the line where the
irinies are standing now. Then he
oarticipated in the campaign in the
Balkans against Serbia, and finally
went to the Italian front to witness
'here the great fourth Tsonzo battle
'■id sea fights in the Mediterranean,
to carries a collection of more than
100.000 feet of motion pictures of the
war, portraying every phase of mili
tary activity.
SEES A NEW LIGHT.
Editor Thompson, of the Fairbanks j
News-Miner, who has just gone j
through a strenuous campaign by ue '
oting all of his surplus energy in
'he effort to keep the territory wet
mu at tne same time whooping 'er up
for the Democratic candidate for dele
gate to congress, is beginning to lose !
'aith in mankind. Mis first awaken
ing came when the "drys" swept Alas
ka, but lie found some consolation in
ihe fact that Sulzer led Wickershain
and he proceeded to write lengthy edi
torials, proclaiming victory for his
candidate and explaining how the pre
sent delegate was defeated. This els (
tion was strung over a period of four
weeks, at the end of which the sec
ond awakening has come, and Thomp
son now admits that the official re
turns favor Wickershain. Since he
wrote the following article Sulzer's
plurality has been reduced to nine
votes, with a number of precincts still
to hear from:
“Dike a shell from a 40-centimete:
gun, the official returns in the Third
division delegate returns struck the
Democrats this morning. After figur
tng for some days that Charles A. Sul
zer, Democratic candidate for delegate
had a substantial lead, the official,
verified returns to date show that
Delegate Wickershain is only 12 votei
behind his opponent. With only this
slight lead to overcome, the delegate
now looks as though he has a better
hance of winning than he has ap
peared to have had since election day.
“Owing to the changes that are like
ly to take place during the rechecking
if the vote, the verification of all pre
incts, it 1b possible that no one will
know definitely who Is elected until
the canvassing board, consisting of
Governor J. F. A. Strong, Collector of
Customs Hugh and Secretary of the
Territory Charles E. Davidson, com
pletes Its work. And It may even go
farther than that and not be decided
until the house of representatives of
the national congress has a chance
to look over the returns.
“With a territory' much greater than
my state In the Union, and with less
means and slower methods of com
munication than any of the states,
the Alaska election takes first prise
this year for its uncertainty. Many
people are heard to say that it seems
to take longer than ever before. Such
is not the case, but in former years
the elections were so one-sided that
oo one ever cared whether the smaller
precincts would get in."
STANDARD TEST
DENVER, Dec. 19. — Among the im
tortant matters to be considered at
he convention of oil men of the Uni
ed States next summer will he the
luestion of standardization of tests
or crude and refined oils of all kinds
more particularly, however, gasoline
benzine and similar oils. It is pointed
>ut that such standardization is made
necessary because of the great con
''usion that now exists, due to the
treat variety of methods in use in
the various states.
It is said a uniform system has been
tdvocated by oil men for some time
but that no concerted action has ever
been taken. It is with this in view
that the convention of oil men will
be held, according to James Duce,
Colorado state oil inspector. Mr.
Duce already has begun making ar
rangetnents for the meetings, which
will be attended by approximately 600
oil men front all parts of the country, i
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FORMER ALASKAN DIES AT
SALT LAKE CITY
Captain Hans Christian Pande. of j
Tacoma, who gave Alaska basin its j
name, passed away while visiting his '■
son at Salt Hake City, where he was ;
stricken with pneumonia. Captain
i’ande was born in Norway, his father j
being a ship owner, and the son was !
ilso interested in shipping, and fol
lowed the sea until he located at Ta
•oma in 1889, when he became a mem
her of the real estate firm or Pande. ]
Nelson & t'o. In 1898, while serving i
ts a United States Inspector at Sitka. ^
Maska, he made the discovery of a ;
rich gold deposit near Sitka, which
was named Pande's Basin. It after
ward passed into the hands of capi
lalists "and was a great wealth pro
ducer.
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TWO NOME CADETS ARE
VICTIMS OF APPENDICITIS
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A curious coincidence is reported in
a Nome family when a short time ago
,<Ir. and Mrs. Kell or that place re
ceived a wire from Annapolis that
their son Eugene had been operated
upon for appendicitis. Exactly eight
years ago to a day the Kells received
a similar telegram from the naval
academy that their son Irwin had un
dergone an operation for appendicitis,
as a result of which he died. The co
Incidence goes further, in that the
young men were stricken with the
same disease, at the same place and j
at the same age. Happily Gene is de I
dared out of danger.
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ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.
At a meeting of the Order of the
Eastern Star the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term:
Worthy Matron — Mrs. R. I,. Patton.
. Worthy Patron — Ed Currier.
Associate Matron — Mrs. Glasbren
ner.
Secretary — R. L. Patton.
1 reasurer — Peter Shearman.
Conductress — Mrs. Day.
Associate Conductress — Mrs. Grant j
Reed.
Chaplain — L. D. Black.
Marshal — Mrs. Lillian Fillinger.
Organist — Mrs. M. S. Wilson.
Adah ■ Mrs. Ellinor Adams.
Ruth — Mrs. Anna Currier.
Esther — Mrs. Zella Slater.
Martha — Mrs. Emma Howard.
Electa Mrs. Mary C. blames.
Warder — Mrs. Anna Elliott.
Sentinel — Iver Suphellen.
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NOME MINER INJURED.
Monte Blair, a well known Nome
mining man, was a victim of a seri
ous accident recently when he fell
from the roof of the boiler house on
the Three Star claim, breaking an
arm and dislocating a shoulder. He
was taken to Nome for treatment
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EXPORTS THROUGH ALASKA
The value of the trade with Siber- !
ian and northern Arctic ports, beyond I
the boundary line is impressively dis
played in the records of the customs
house, showing that whalebone, furs
and ivory valued at approximately
|240,000 will have passed through
Nome to the outside by the close of
the season.
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PUPILS ARRANGE
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The boys and girls of the Cordova
schools are planning a Joyous time
! the last day of school before the
'hristnias holidays Each room is
•oing to have a Christmas party. The
trimary room will have some volur
ary recitations and music, then their
tames and Christmas gifts. Their
tree is a good size for the numerous
little ones, and they are radiant with
anticipation. The intermediate and
tpper grades have separate trees.
Their party will consist of games,
;ift giving and good things to eat. The
tpper grades have chosen as their
Santa Claus a boy who has won the
;ood feeling of ail his school mates.
He is to choose his helpers when he
■omes to strip the tree of its precious
burden.
The pupils of the seventh, eighth
aid ninth grades, through their study
if civics and the regular reading of
the “current events," have learned to
look out and away from their present
surroundings. Arter looking about
heir own town anil finding that those
n actual want were being cared for.
•hey thought of the girls and boys
ihroad who are destitute, innocent,
helpless bystanders in the desperate
great war of Europe. In discussing
ibis question there arose an imjiulse
to give. Each pupil has agreed to
>arn one dollar during the vacation
rhey are to earn the money them
selves and make a written statement
if the way in which they earned it.
•ionic of the girls at first had qualms
s to how they would earn, hut the
boys were full of suggestions. Some
have already earned a part, and are
very earnest. They had learned that
me dollar would keep a child over
a week in Europe under present con
litions. so with each pupil's dollar
twelve children could live twelve
weeks, so they figure. It seems a
mere drop in the bucket, hut it takes
the drops to fill the bucket, as we
know. The girls and boys are getting
.uau. oment from their experiences, as
well as learning to make a kindly eon
rihutiun.
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WYOMING IS
INCREASING
CHEYENNE. Dec. 1!*. — Buffalo,
iho distinctive beast of the American
plains, long thought to be near ex
tinction, are increasing rapidly in Wy
oming, according to State Game War
den Wilson. The animals are scat
tering over the entire northwestern
portion of the state, he says.
A herd of buffalo at Thermopolis is
in excellent condition, according to
his report to the governor. Seven
calves were born this year. Two bulls
from the Yellowstone Park reserve
will be added to the herd this winter.
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ICICLES IN TUNNEL
HOLD UP SEWARD TRAIN.
A train on the government railroad
at Mile 52. out from Seward, stopped
while the crew went ahead to chop
some huge icicles out of one of the
tunnels. When the ice was cleared
away it was found the locomotive had
frozen to the tracks and could not be
moved. A man was sent back to the
nearest section crew for reinforce
ments and after an hour or two of
hard work the engine was freed.
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r«u.3 UU«!V OnMI-1 HI. U
PICKS UP $20 GOLD PIECE.
Fritz Uandroth. the shift boss em
ployed on the combination shaft at
Treadwell, fell a distance of five feet
on some hard rock and dirt at the bot
tom of the shaft, and as he started to
rise saw something glitter, which
proved to be n $20 gold piece. This
spot was the place which in 1910 sev
eral persons were killed. Other sou
venirs of a similar character have
been picked up at this spot since.
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KN!K HOTEL is sold.
Mrs. McMayhill has purchased the
Pioneel hotel at Knlk from Frazer &
Davis. This hostelry was formerly
owned and operated by Frank Cannon,
who was recently elected to the Alas
ka legislature.
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Cordova Aerie, Fraternal Order of
fCagles, will' hold its annual election
of officers tonight.