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Cordova, September 16
Engineer H. B. Malcolm and his
party of seven men left on the
morning train for Mile 38. They
will be joined by three men who
have been working on the Chitina
bridge, who will come down on the
returning train. This force will be
employed for three or four weeks
in surveying a proposed railway line
from Mile 38 to connect about 10
miles distant with a line that runs
from Mile 49 to the Bering River
coal fields via Lake Charlotte. The
new line is being run by the Alaska
Engineering Commission, who se
cured employes of the Copper River
V & Northwestern Railway to do the
V work, as other competent men were
lnot available. In the party from
\Cordova were: A. J. Henneke, Jim
\alcolm and Jake Logan.
the Chamber —of Commerce
eting last night a large number
■letters were read from members
lthe House and Senate, in answer
■the communications sent out by
M Chamber urging legislation for
- ^the opening of the coal fields. Many
expressions of friendship for Alaska
were made and the statement was
freely made that everything possible
would be done tending to the de
velopment of the territory. Various
Senators expressed the belief that
coal legislation would soon be
passed. Reference was made to the
r Ferris bill which has since passed
the House, and the suggestion was
made that in all probability it would
be strengthened in the Senate.
The objection to the House, bill is
that it is so loaded with penalty
provisions as to make it peactieally
unworkable. Then again it makes no
provision for the rights of existing
claimants, who have paid an aggre
gate of $300,000 to the government,
and who have, expended many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in
doing work on their claims.
Cordova, September IT
C. D. Colwell, of the Fundy Fox
Company, with headquarters at
Cordova, is a passenger from the;
westward on the steamer North- j
western. He brings with him a
large shipment of foxes.
The. steamer Northwestern re-:
turned from the westward this
afternoon and tied up at the Orca
cannery at 2 o’clock. After taking
on 4,000 cases of canned salmon she
will put into port, reaching here at
< o’clock this evening. After tak
ing aboard 5 cars of Bonanza cop
per ore she. will leave for the south
at 10 or 11 o’clock.
Passengers sailing south from
Cordova will be A. Samuels and wife
and W. T. Aiken for Juneau, and C.
E. Giffln, Miss Sue Horan, Mrs. M.
V. Lattin and daughter, D. O. Ed
monds, W. N. Fleming, for Seattle.
Miss Sue Horan, of Seattle, has
been the guest of Mrs. Abe Court
wright for the past few weeks, and
has had a pleasant northern experi
ence. A number of social affairs
have, been given for her. She leaves
on the steamer tonight for home.
Cordova, September 18
There was a good attendance of
members at the meeting last night
of the Wiekersham Club. The. par
ticular matter under discussion was
the endorsement of a candidate from
Cordova for the Territorial Senate.
Two men had been spoken of, Geo.
Dooley and Dr. W. H. Chase, When
the subject was broached Mr. Dooley
took the floor and stated that he
had decided not to be a candidate for
any office at the approaching elec
tion. Asked for an expression Dr.
Chase, stated that he would enter
the fight if he received the unanim
o£'> endorsement of the club and
the pledge of the members for their
active support. His name was then
presented and by a unanimous vote
he was placed in the running. It,
was decided not to make any en
dorsements, for the present at least,
of candidates for the House.
The steamer Mariposa reached
port ths morning at 10 o'clock and
was here until nearly 2 this after
noon. She brought but few passen
gers, those for this section being as
:ollows:
For Cordova—Sam T. Brightwell,
Mrs. G. Raymond and child, Mrs.
Lillian McClurg, Mrs. H. N. Wilson.
For Valdez—Peter Anderson and
family, Miss Anderson, Oscar Brink,
Harry H. Hewer, C. B. Llversailer.
Nels Ulander and wife, J. A. Wagner.
Inspector General Eben Murray,
of the U. S. army, accompanied by
Col. Swift, is making a tour of In
spection for the war department of
the army posts in Alaska. They
went through to the westward on
* the Admiral Evans and may return
to Cordova on that steamer tomor
row, as they contemplate a tour to
the Interior, via Chitina.
Cordova, September 19
At 5 o’clock tomorrow morning
the U. S. transport Buffalo will leave
Cordova harbor for Sitka, where a
crew of civilians will be employed j
in making repair to the radio sta
tion. The vessel expects to be there
three to four weeks, and has been
at Cordova for seven weeks. There
are 13 officers, 214 enlisted men and
42 civilians, in charge of Mr. Han-;
comb. The officers, all in the
United States navy, are as follows:
Capt. M. M. Taylor, commander;
Lieut. H. Frankepberger, executive I
officer; Lieut. A. H. Douglas; Lieut, j
S. Kraus, engineer officer; Lieut. H. I
T. Smith: Ensign F. Welden; Ensign;
S. E. Bray; P. A. Surgeon W. A.
Pugh; Paymaster N. B. Farwell; A.
N. Anderson, boatswain; J. B. Mar
tin, chief machinist; J. I. Haley,
chief carpenter; H. A. Hooten, as
sistant paymaster.
Lee Butler, E. W. Exum and
Harry Rolfe left on the launch i
Pansy for Martin Island, to test
the hunting.
The ladies of St. Joseph's Catholic
Church will hold a card party on
Wednesday evening, at the Windsor (
Hotel, commencing at 8:30 o’clock.
Two of the officers of the steamer
Mariposa dropped off at Cordova and
will join the vessel here on her re
turn from the westward Monday
evening. They are Purser Billy
Harris and Assistant Engineer Dick
Willis. In company with Fred
Trace.v and E. L. Harwood they have
gone out to the Copper River flats
on a hunting expedition. They ex-1
pect to return with enough game to
keen the steamer supplied all the
way to Seattle.
John McCann is one of the pas
sengers who came in from Chitina
♦odav and will be in this neighbor
hood for a couple, of weeks.
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Cordova, September 21
Theo. F. Kenney and Jose.oh Hun
ter were returning passengers on
Saturday’s train, having come from
Valdez creek, where the placer sea
son for this year is about at an end.
W. E. Dunkle, mining expert for
the Guggenheim interests was a
passenger on Saturday’s train, re
turning from two months spent in
the Chisana. He states that pros
pects look more encouraging for that
camp than they did six months ago.
Considerable work will be done this
winter, £nd when bedrock is
reached on some of the ground that
is now being worked it is expected
that good pay will be established on
several creeks. Mr. Dunkle w-ill gc
to the westward on the steamer
Watson and will investigate the
reports concerning the reported
strikes on Broad Pass.
Paymaster N. B. Farwell secured
permission from the department to
take his wife and father and mother
with him on the transport Buffalo,
which sailed for Sitka yesterday.
Mrs. Hooten also accompanied her
husband.
The steamer Admiral Evans is ex
pected from the westward between
6 and 7 o’clock this evening, and
will be in port a couple of hours be
fore sailing south.
The steamer Mariposa will likely
reach Cordova some time tomorrow
morning from the westward, and will j
be here se.veral hours loading copper i
ore.
The steamer Admiral Watson will ]
be delayed in reaching here, as she!
has not yet sailed westward from j
Juneau. She me.t with some slight
mishap to her engine and that is now
being repaired.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Norgren
celebrated the.!r recent marriage by
a wedding supper last night at the
Windsor hotel. A large number of I
‘nvited friends were there and from i
9:30 until midnight a general good
time was had. The large, room and
table were decorated with daisies,
nasturtiums and forget-me-nots. Af
ter a sumptuous repast had been
enjoyed Walter Gaffney, president of
the Cupid Club acted as toastmaster
and called upon most of the guests
present. Some of the replies were
full of wit and bright observations,
affording much interest and enter
tainment. All agreed that the Cupid
Club is one of the most successful
institutions in the community, and
that the consummation of the last
alliance was one of the most pleas
ing of the several notable affairs
since the organization has brought
a number of our young people into
close communion. Mrs. Lewis played
Wagner’s wedding march as the
Rruests filed into the dining room.
Those participating in the pelasures
of the evening were:
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Kinney, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Sapiro, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Lewis.
Mrs. Kate Rolfe, Miss Barrus, Miss
Whalen. Miss Ware, Miss Rosswog,
Miss Cobb. Mr. Peter Shearman.
Mr. Walter Gaffney, Mr. Will Clav
son, Mr. T. M. Hunt, Mr. Dick
O’Neill, Mr. H. W. Kirby. Mr. W. B.
Gilbert, Mr. Geo. Kennedy, Mr. A1
Norgren, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Nor
gren.
M. Finkelstein will be a passenger
on the morning train to Chltina,
where he will arrange to start the
sale of the goods in the Finkelstein
& Sapiro store, as it is the intention
to close out there as soon as possible.
In order to do this some great bar
gains will be offered.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. McClellan and
son N. D. McClellan are at the
Windsor, the men having returned
from a season in the Chisana. They
will g0 to their home in California
and as usual Mac will return to
Alaska next spring.
Dan Stacey, who has be.en in the
Chisana for the past year was a re
turning passenger on Saturday in
company with a large number of
miners wb0 have been in e in
terior for months past. Dan says
♦hey will all return shortly after the
first of the year and that there is a
more hopeful feeling than ever that
a good small camp will be estab
lished.
The transport Buffalo sailed awav
at 6 o'clock yesterday morning and
as a consequence there are a num
ber of mourners about town.
On Saturday night the Empress
theater was about tw-o-tliirds filled
with men and women, who went tc
hear Lena Morrow Lewis talk on
“War, the Handmaid of Capitalism.'
She is an earnest and forceful
speaker and recited many instructive
and interesting features of the
great European war. She holds that
caintalism is very largely responsible
for the bloody slaughter that is now
going on across the sea. To most
quickly and effectually end the strife
she would stop the importation of
foodstuffs from America to the war
ring nations. Among other things
she said:
“On the surface, it seems the
wars of the. present and the past are
originated because of certain ideals
of patriotism and national honor
which move men to action, but
deeper inquiry reveals the real and
fundamental cause. War is started
for economic reasons. The. ruling
classes, which in all countries con
sist of those who control the pro
duction and distribution of the
necessities of life, require a larger
or more active market for the pur
chase and consumption of the.ir com
modities. War brings about this
desired condition of things in vari
ous ways. It increases the terri
tory of the victorious nation, it
ture of war necessities and it af
fords ample opportunities to the
money lenders to loan their money
to the nations engaged at a high
rate of interest. Hence they favor
war for the.ir own selfish interests.
Capitalism and war form a logical
and inevitatble union. They are
joined together in a vital kinship.
War is the natural offspring of the
present industrial and economic
system. * * *
“When Socialism is triumphant,
war will be a thing of the past. The
working men do not start a war.
Their common interests lie in the
other direction. They realize they
have to do the fighting, make the
sacrifices and foot the bills or pass
them on to their children, while the
ruling classes remain at home and
reap the profits.
“When Socialism is supreme the
patriotism of the working class wili
show itself, not in the clamor for
war or in the crossing of swords, but
in the maintenance and development
of those industries and institutions
which make, for the peace, happiness
and welfare of humanity. The com
mon interests of the human race will
blend all mankind into an immense
brotherhood where there can be no
stimulates certain industries which
are directly engaged in the manufac
war, for the cause of war shall for
ever be removed from the heart of
war.
“If Oermrrw or any other one of
the civirzed nations win the present
war, what have we to fear.' Is it
their art. their science, their music
or their industry? No! What we
do fear is theirrfspirit of militarism
and their burden of war taxes and
the systems of capitalism.”
Harry Fasset is now the govern
ment ^gent at the Pribilof Islands,
having been promoted to this post
by the department at Washington on
the 14 th. I. M. Ball has been
named as storekeeper of the Alaska
salmon fisheries.
A number of our hunters returned
home today with many ducks and
grouse.
Subscribe for the Cliltina Leader.
ASTORIA, Sept. 21.—The dis
aster that happened to the lumber
schooner Leggett is fully as great
as the early reports indicated. The
total number of lost was 73. The.
survivors are Alexander Powell, of
Stockton, and Charles Pullman, both
members of the crew.
FOll SENATOR
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j Thos. C. Price, of Cordova.
Pr. \V. H. Chase, of Cordova,
Geo. R. (ioshaw, of Chisana.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
John Lyons, of Valdez.
A1 White, of Valdez.
Chas. M. I»ay, of Valdez.
H. B. Ingram, of Valdez.
Tom Holland, of Chitina.
J. J. Finnigan, of Chisana.
There may be others but the
above are full fledged candidates for
legislative honors from the Third
judicial division. At present there is
a move on at Valdez to bring out a
senatorial candidate while efforts
are being made to have Senator Ray
of Seward, or some other western
; candidate get into the running.
I Other candidates for the house are
i also discussed. Nearly all the can
didates are running without party
nominations, and it is generally ex
pected that personality and acquaint
ance will count for more than poli
I ics in the race that is now on. In
j ’aeh division there is one senator
; and four representatives to be
| ejected.
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The last freight from Seattle to
connect with the down river steam
boats from Dawson came north cn
he steamer Mariposa to Skagway.
This will reach the interior t0 con
lect with the last sail'ng from Daw
ton on the 21st. With the delivery
>f the Mariuosa’s interior cargo, the
I
; rcignt movement on the Yukon
| river ended until next spring. The,
[movement of freight for Yukon
j river points via the St. Michael
! rate way closed with the delivery of
! he interior freight carried by the
| steamship Victoria, sailing from
Seattle August 23. The Mariposa's
cargo will bring the interior Alaska
freight movement on the river to an
end as regards the Skagway gate
| way. nny additional freight, as
! well as government maT and pas
sengers will now go via Cordova
and Chitina for the next eight
months.
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There has been considerable dis
icussion in this section as to the in
tent of the. law with reference to
casting one ticket with the name of
candidate for Delegate to Congress
and for members of the legislature.
Heretofore the Delegate election has
been, hjeld in November, but this
year and hereafter they will both be
held in November. A law distinctly !
provides the size and character of I
the ticket to be voted for Delegate, i
Another law provides for the elec
tion of legislators, and there is noth,
ing to indicate that all candidates
should be voted for on the one
ticket. That may be done when an
Australian ballot law is given us,
bnt at present two tickets are un
doubtedly necessary. In the First
division the matter .has been under
discussion and the. officials there
have promulgated the general order
that two tickets and two ballot boxes
must be used on November 3, al
though the same election officers and
polling places will be used and the
same hours observed for both elec
tions. Clerk of the Court J. W. Beil
issued a circular letter of instruc
tions to election officers recently
j setting forth the. construction of the
statute. The letter says:
“The provisions of the Acts of
Congress of May 7, 1906, and August
24, 1912; provide for two elections,
one for Delegate to Congress and one
for Territorial Legislature,
“It will be necessary to provide
two ballot boxes, one to be marked
“Delegate” and one to be marked
“Legislature.
“Separate, tally sheets and certifi
cates of results should be returned
for the Delegate and Legislature.”
It is further held by Clerk of the
Court Bell that if a ballot contain
ing a vate for Delegate and Leg's
lative candidates is' put in the
‘Delegate” box; only the vote for
Delegate will be counted; and if a I
ballot containing votes for the Dele
gate. and Legislative candidates is
nut in the "Legslature” box only the |
Legislative ballot will be counted. !
SEATTLE, Sept. 21.—aCapt. W. -T. |
^mithe. principal of the Seattle!
Vautical school, died at his home j
here yesterday.
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George R. Goshaw
TO T£E VOTERS OF THE THIRD DIVISION:
As it is impossible for me at tills time, owing to the close of
the mining and business at this placer camp, to come liefore you in
person, I find it necessary to make this announcement through the
medium of the press.
I desire your vote for Senator to the Territorial
Legislature, from the Third Division, at the
Election on Tuesday, November the Third.
My friends hare not urged me to seek this office, nor does the
office seek me, 1 SEEK THE OFFICE, and I want your support
and rote. •
I am solely responsible for my candidacy, and have made no
pledges or promises to any individual, party or concern, and if
elected will go to Juneau, absolutely unhampered with tics of any
kind; t<> do that which will advance the interests «,f the whole
people of Alaska;—not to go there and vote “aye and nay” during
the session, hut to work with a will and knowledge of ntTairs,
gained from a considerable experience, especially in this Division,
and continue such work, throughout the year and the entire term
of office.
If you feel that you can XOT honestly and sincerely cast your
ballot for any of the other candidates for this office, THEN VOTE?
FOR ME. Yours very truly,
Chisana, Alaska, Sept. 1. 1914. fJEOECE R. ROSH.MV.
For Senator
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