COERCION USED
SEAT Slum
The full text of Delegate Jas. Wick
ershnm's protest against seating Chas
A. Sulzer has arrived and reviews
the whole story so far a it has gone,
winding up with the statement that
the canvassing hoard did give the cer
tificate to Chas. A. Sulzer but not
"before being coerced by the peremp
tory writ of mandamus so Issued and
signed by the said Robert W. Jen
nings.”
After the review of the case up to
that time Wickersham proceeds to
show thnt “said Sulzer wrongfully and
intending to secure an unlawful ad
vantage in said suit, and well know
ing this party to be the real contest
ant in this suit — brought his suit
against the said canvassing board and
unjustly in violation of the law re
fused to make his conte lant a party
to the said suit or to give this contest
ant any notice of the pendency there
of or any opportunity to appear there
in and to defend his right.”
Mr. Wickersham then states how
Judge Jennings was formerly a can
didate for election to Congress in
opposition to him, that he is a bitter
political partisan opponent, and that
John !■’. I’ugh, a member of the can
vassing board, is the brother in law
of “said Robert W. Jennings.” Con
tinuing, the petition says: "That
both said Jennings and said Pugh
well knew at all the times when the
said suit by the said Sulzer against
the said canvassing board was pending
that this contestant was a necessary
and proper party in interest in said
court, but both wrongfully and intend
ing to permit an unlawful and unjust
advantage to be taken of this con
testant and to have his right to said
office unlawfully taken from him in
his absence did all the matters and
things done by them or either of
them.”
Mr. Wickersham claims that the
district court at Juneau acquired no
jurisdiction, power or authority either
in equity of law, in said cause, and
he further claims that tlie pleadings
did not state any cause of action and
that the members of the canvassing
board were not real parties interested
therein. The petition further shows
that the contestant had not been no
tified of the proceedings and also that
action was brought in the court when
it appeared on the fact of the plead
ings that a plain, speedy and adequate
remedy at law was afforded by vari
ous acts of congress authorizing the
trial of such actions by the house of
representatives.
vvicKersnam declares mat me oniy
law relied upon by Judge Tennings as
authority for issuing the writ of man
damus was the one which provides
that where no official ballots have
been provided the judges of election
shall certify to the facts which pre
vented the use of official ballots, and
the petition goes on to state that the
canvassing board then declared their
intention “to so correct and amend
said canvass and compilation — so
as to apply the same rule of all re
turns before them, but the petition
proceeds,” said Robert W. Jennings,
judge, aforesaid, so unlawfully and un
justly extended his writ of mandamus
to prevent said truthful statement.’
After reciting the fact that the court
ordered a certificate forthwith “in the
usual form,” Wickersham says that the
law does not provide any form fot
such certificates and that the per
emptory rule was unlawful and was sc
issued to hinder and prevent the can
vassing board “from reciting the truth
and the facts.”
Other points in the protest are:
“That Chas. A. Sulzer — with in
tent to defraud the electors of Alas
ka — purposely and fraudulently con
fined his attack and objections to the
returns so pending — well knowing
there were the same or similar defects
in other precincts which returned ma
jorities for him which if rejected un
der the same rule of law would re
duce the total vote cast for him, said
Sulzer, below that cast for the con
testant.”
Mr. Wickersham then proceeds tc
name some other precincts in which
occurred the same “irregularities" as
those noted in the precincts directlj
concerned in the Juneau court pro
ceedings, and the details are gon<
into at some length. In the followlm
paragraph Wickersham shows that thi
same irregularities occurred in thi
Utica precinct in the legiMature elec
tion and that if the same rule hat
been applied as the Juneau court ap
plied in the delegate case, Reed shoult
have been seated instead of Corrigan
but it was not. The petition alst
deals with the election of Murray ove
Holland, when Murray was seated ac
cording to the law depended upon Sul
zer, Holland would have been seated
Mr. Wickersham further states tha
in Ragle and Fort Gibbon soldiers ti
the number of thirty-eight voted whi
were not lawful voters.
Mr. Wickersham also shows man:
other facts of vital importance, amonj
which is that official ballots could no
reach the Bristol bay precincts in tlm<
owing to lack of transportation.
The notice of contest is dated a
Washington on April 10, and Mr. Sul
zer is given thirty days tor a r^ply
There are only three contest cases be
fore congress altogether, so that a de
cision might be arrived at by the mid
dle of May.
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HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
DOING THEIR BIT
(By Associated Press)
OROVILLE, Cal., May 3. — The en
lire student body of the Orovllle high
school, consisting of more than 160
boys and girls, have joined the Red
Cross Society in a body. The stu
dents unanimously voted to join.
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VACANT LAND LISTED
WAR TIME PRODUCE
(By Associated Press)
EUREKA, Cal., May 3. — A clear
ing house list where owners of vacant
land can list their property, and pros
pective tillers can find out where they
can grow their war time produce, has
been established here. The county
farm bureau is assisting by furnish
ing seed to those who are unable to
buy it.
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! SPORTS
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* Gossip About Events of National
J Importance and the Persons
j Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
Thp Dpi n fnrtu fnnt nvnraaa crnlcar
carrying a crew of six men, a six cy
linder 100 horse power engine and
with a speed of 22 miles an hour, is
the first submarine chaser to make
its appearance on San Francisco bay.
The craft is the property of Commo
dore Carleton E. Miller, of the San
Francisco Yacht Club. The christen
ing of the boat was made the occasion
for a celebration among local yachts
men. Miller plans to add twenty feet
to the Del's length and another 100
horse-power to the engine and then
present the craft to the United States
navy.
Rich pay is reported to have been
located on Discovery on Dome creek,
owned by Luther Hess and operated
by Chris and Andrew Norland. They
have a good sized block of ground
that will go $2 to the foot of bedrock.
This was formerly one of Dome’s big
gest producers, but was supposed to
have been worked out.
Word has been received at Ketchi
kan from the Marconi headquarters
that the United States government
had taken over all the .Marconi wire
less stations in Alaska, and that all
operators at these stations are now in
the employ of the government. An
official of the navy department is ex
pected to come north soon to swear
ail operators into the service of the
government.
The Olympic Club of San Francisco,
an athletic club with a membership
of 3,000, has made arrangements to
give the members military training.
Both the gymnasium and athletic field
will be turned into drill grounds where
the men will be under expert instruc
tion. Rifles and equipment will be
furnished.
In order to devote its entire time
to preparedness measures in forming
submarine chasing patrols, the San
Francisco Yacht Club has cancelled its
summer cruising schedule.
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The perusal of the enrollment lists
in the Seward militia company show
that so far most of the men to sign
are from the ranks of the professions
and business men. But few working
men have signed.
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♦ WHATCHAMA COLUMN. ♦
♦ 8oup. ♦
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♦ Soup Is one of the less effective O
♦ foods it (a very filling. But it ♦
♦ does not take hold like corned ♦
♦ beef and cabbage. ♦
♦ Like music, our drama and our ♦
♦ opinions and our Incompetents. ♦
♦ soup ih canned, i hey have built ♦
♦ great palaces of delusion for it ♦
♦ There they coax it Into the mix- ♦
♦ ing vats, decoy it to gigantic ♦
♦ caldrons and get It all stirred up ♦
♦ with the idea that it's going to ♦
♦ be eaten. Then they blight its ♦
♦ hopes by pouring it into dark, ♦
♦ gloomy cans and it sits on a ♦
♦ shelf, weeks, months, maybe for ♦
♦ years, til] ..body calls for It. ♦
♦ No wonder soup gets despoil ♦
♦ dent. ♦
♦ We bought some the other day ♦
♦ that was—horrible. ♦
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CALIFORNIA JAPANESE
JOIN THE RED CROSS
(By Associated Press)
STOCKTON, May 3. — More than
1,500 Japanese residents of the San
Joaquin valley are expected to be en
rolled at the conclusion of a campaign
for Ited Cross memberships, which is
being held in the county. This is the
report of J. Kyono, secretary of the i
Japanese branch of the San Joaquin
county branch of the National Ited
Cross Association.
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EARLY SHIPMENT OF
CALIFORNIA CHERRIES
(By Associated Press)
VACAVILLE, Cal., May 3. — The
first shipment of California cherries
for the season of 1917 to go east from
here consisted of two eleven pound
boxes. One of these went to Chicago
and the other to Kansas City. The
first eastern shipment last year went
out on April 10. This year it was
thirteen days later. These first ship
ments bring fancy prices and have
been sold in the past for $10 and
$100 a pound.
STUDENTS WANTED
FOR FARM WORK
(By Associated Press)
GRASS VALLEY, Cal., May 3. -
The various boards of education will
be appealed to by the farmers of this
section asking an extension of several
weeks to the school summer vacations.
The students are wanted to harvest
the fruit and for other work in the
orchards and fields. At Lodi and
one or two other towns a like request
already has been granted.
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PATRIOTS ARE NOTIFIED
OF MEETING BY PHONE
(By Associated Press)
AUBURN, Cal., May 3. — In order
that a patriotic mass-meeting of the
citizens here should be a success, the
manager of the local telephone com
pany instructed his switchboard girls
to call up all subscribers, urging them
to attend.
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CHILDREN ENCOURAGED
TO RAISE TRUCK GARDENS.
(By Associated Press)
OROVILLE, Cal., May 3. — In or
der to encourage the children to raise
truck gardens, money prizes have been
offered which will be awarded to those
achieving the best results.
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Native experts at Nome state that
not for many years have the fox skins
been of such fine quality as those
caught this year. The fur is very
long and even.
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FOOD
(By Associated Press)
BERKELEY, May 3. — Miss Rthel
Moore, a member if th< California
Htato Connell of Defence, ha in,,]
the following never suggestions to
housewives for food conse, ration
1. Don't buy fo- l because of n3
attractive appearand* The most ■ ,,
nomlcal food is th t which supplies
the most nutrition t the least cost.
Study food values g learn how to sub
stitute cheaper for Dior, expensive
foods.
2. Select things ■'hieh are in sea
son and therefore I voral,;, j„ ,,rj,
3. Poor preparation reduces food
value. Prepare your food with a view
to getting all of Its vitfue on the table.
4. Don't throw away any good food
that might ho used on taking a little
thought.
f>. Care for the food that comes
Into the house. Study: methods of pre
servation.
6. Eliminate the Extravagant ex
penses of delivery t- the home. Don't
require delivery of snail orders twice
a day.
7. Plan menus to conserve fuel.
For instance, If menfJI being cooked
in the gas oven, n.osi of the other
dishes for the in, should lie al ,,
baked. Bad coast, t|on of oven and
lack of sufficient il .-v of air through
Ihe gas burner - al, ■ ai <■ ., t,,. Save
it by caring for your stoves.
Dr. L. H. Krone!, f tli ivernment
service in western YJaska, married
Vila* S. Antoln, ,, ,
uati, o nthe foui d nsi mt, a, ndmg
o advices receiw n the oil, • ,, ,
lay. Dr. and Mr, Y< h will be at
home at DUliogb Bi -tol i,after
tune 1.
Have yourit doi t ih,
rimes office.
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W. E. TERRILL
FREIGHTER
Baggage and Freight Taken
over the Trail to Fairbanks.
TEAMS LEAVE CHITINA
FEBRUARY 5
MARCH 15
Baggage can be left at the
Chitina Hotel, Chitina, or Alas
kan Hotel, Cordova.
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Ragle dance Saturday night.
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| MODERN LAUNDRY J
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F. A. Jones, Proprietor
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An Up To Date Steam Laundry
Experienced Capable Employes
I SANITARY
H Clothes Thoroughly Washed and
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SERVICE !
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Out of Town Work Given
f Careful, Prompt Attention
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: J 1st Avenue Below Alaskan Hotel
'I WE AIM TO PLEASE J
An Alaskan Product
Real Old German Lager
A Refreshing Drink
The ijdez Brewing Co.
Under New Management
Patronize Home Industry
On Tap In Every Saloon
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THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
INALASKA
BAR AND BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION. |
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric |
L'ghts, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath,
jjij Bar in Connection §:
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1 CORDOVA, ... . ALASKA 1
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| Foos Gas Engines |
| 4 to 5^0 Horse Power §
General Electric Motors
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chi igo Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines
| Harmon MachineryCo Inc \
| Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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i Cordova Mill &
Lumber Company I
Manufacturers and Dealers in Rough and
Dressed Lumber.
Also Outside Lumber.
We Nave Succeeded the Arctic Lumber Coni] unv .uni
All Mail Orders Should be Addressed to l
Orders From up the Line Office and Mill Opposite
Promptly Attended to. Railroad Depot. Phone 13
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E. A. HEGG
STATIONERY AND PHOTO SUPPLIE;
Developing and Printing Phonographs
Views and Postcards Columbia Record.,
Art Pictures, Art Supplies „ .
Picture Frames Sheet Music
Picture Framing Candies Always Fresh
Toilet Articles Cigars and Tobacco
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN liflJSlEmATr; HTTBn rxcnr— f
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ALL THE LIGHT ON THE BOOK,
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and none in the eyes is what make
the electric light so superior for nighl
reading. And its brilliancy bring! ou*
the type with the utim it distinct v< ,
I ness so that reading is accompanies
by no strain on the eyes whatever
Have you electricity in your hoiuaT
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES P°WEE
Office: FIRST STREET.
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! 1 Copper River &
11 Northwestern Ry.
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EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
I || Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina.
? || Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott
| Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, T’nure
i days and Saturdays.
| || Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and
I Fridays.
| Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thur*
j>: days and Fridays.
|| Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, ;
I Thursdays and Saturdays.
;il The above schedule subject to change without notice. :
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pettengitr Train* ©*
:■> tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska |
3 Steamship Company building
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I Caleb Corser W. E. Brown
Superintendent Cordova Agent