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The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
LARGER LIGHT |S NEEDED CAPE
 SPENCER

Mariners on the southwestern Alas ka run are emphatic in their assertion that larger light and one with a longer flash is needed at Cape Spen- cer, the entrance to Icy Straits.
 The light on Cape Spencer is one of the small blinker lights used by the lighthouse service and is auto matic in it's action" said captain of one Of the steamers running to south western Alaska Tt blinks for five seconds and is then dark for fifteen seconds. On dark nights it is hard to pick it up exactly You are stand. ing on the bridge looking for it. It flashes and by the time your glasses are turned on it is out With a boat swinging in a heavy sea it is impos- stble to keep the light located and the next time it blinks it may be away off to one side. The next time it may be way off to the other side. and in real nick weather the flashes may not be seen at all on account of snow or rain squalls obscuring the light just at the time it flashes.
 You can say for me that the light Is better than nothing. and it is en- tirely inadequate for the prominent no- Sition it occupies in the navigation of those waters. In the Canadian wa ters the lights are never out. They flash and then die down. but there is always enough light burning To see and they can be located without trouble The Canadian lights penar. ate their gas as they use il. but those kind Of lights are impractical for the Alaskan waters. as the water in tba works of the buoy would freeze.
 "I maintain that a permanent fpbt station should be established on the Cape, and that if is just as important as the light on Cape St. Elias. Sneak. ing of the latter light, it is a good hBhL but it was spoiled by the loca- ton of it Cape St EIias is almost a straight mountain I,5oo feet in height With a pinnacle rock off the outer end and several hundred feet in height
 The light Was located at the base 9t the high mountain S6 feet above the water. which. counting the height tn" ship above the water. gives if a '"nge of fifteen miles in clear weather ih murkv weather its light is not Wis. ihie until within a few miles Of if At the same time the pinnacle rock on the outer end of the Cape obscures the light for a distance of many miles while passing the Cape. The light 'an be seen from neither side of the Cape but while passing the Cape it is 1bscured entirely.
 T maintain that the light uonid have been far more effective if inc government had cut a shelf in the side Of the mountain several hundred .eet above the water level and in stalled the light or blasted off the top of the pinnacle rock and placed if on top of it However. that light is in and there Is no Use crying over spilled milk, but the light on Cape Spencer IS a crying need. and one that should he remedied as soon as possible"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19

bEhlAI\ Iec I9-Ine GeI1nanS captured thousand Russians and Roumanans yesterday the Roumanan front The Russians and Roumanan at Dobruda continue and are approaching the lower Danube river
 BERLIN Dee. 19-The Bulgarian government announces that l2OOOO Roumanan and 5000 captured PARIS Dec 19General Joffro has handed over the com mand of the armies ill the north and northeast to General Ne Ve, the new French commander in chief offre has been made president of the allied military council
 LONDON Dec 18The peace note of the central powers was today delivered to the British by Ambassador Page.
 LONDON, Dec lS-Bonar Law told the house of commons that Lloyd George would state the British govemments war policy tomorrow.
 LONDON, Dee. l9Thc food restriction became operative yesterday Hotels and restaurants forbidden to serve over two courses of food for breakfast luncheon and three courses for dinner.
 ROME Dee. l9.-Ambassador Thomas N Page has been gathering evidence from twenty five American hoses aboard the Italian steamship 'aacmo which topelocd and sunk o the spanish coast The testimony showed that the PaaIe mo was sunk unWamcd and made no attempt to escape
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
ARMY IN FAVOR UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Thousands Of Rournaniars Captured

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-Maor General Scott chief of the staff of the army told the senate military committee that the army and general staff recommended without apology that voluntary system be installed because the time had arrived when the United States unless intends avoid cost must resort to the universal liability military training and service Scott said that the volunteer system nt inefficient and dangerous that universal training was democratic, reliable efficient and economical and within ears would render the United States immune attack 
 WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-General Leonard Wood told the senate committee that the militia mobilization showed it's complete nefficiency
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-President Wilson told callers hat he had reached decision in reference to universal train ing and would not do until definite answers had been laid be lore h lie stated however, that the idea attractive but had decided on definite plans The president did not agree that the national guard failure
 MADRID, Dec 19-A twenty four hours general strike >an was called as protest against the papers published
 ROME Dec l9.-Foreign Minister Sonnno told the cham Der of deputies that the German peace propoa contained m gn of conditions basis for negotiations and that the an swer of the allies to the proposal will be published when drawn up.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
SCHOOL IN MINE SAFETY |S
 OPENED

GOLDEN, Colo, Dec. IS. - The first school or college class in mine safety in the country. it is said, now is in operation here. Students prac. tice mine rescue and first aid work under conditions as nearly those of actual mine disasters as it is possible to obtain. J. c. Roberts, formerly head of a mine rescue car for the fed. eral government, is in charge of the course.
 Practical experience is given the students by sending them, with oxy- gen helmets and other apparatus, into prospect holes and old mines filled with formaldehyde gas and smoke when they rescue" members of the class overcome" by the gas. First aid squads at the mine mouths demon. strate revibatory methods on the victim"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
CENSUS BURE All MAKES |TS
 REPORT

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 18.-Ac- cording to the annual report of Direc- tor sam L. Rogers, of the bureau of the census, to Secretary William C. Redfield, of the department of com merce. covering the fiscal year ended June 30, 1916. which has just been made public, the census bureau dur ing that year compiled and published the greater part of the primary or fun damental statistics from its latest can vass of the manufacturing industries of the country and carried on numer- ous other inquiries which it is direct ed by law to make at regular inter vals. The preliminary figures from the manufactures census - which show, among other things. that during the calendar year 1914 the manufac- turing industries of this country turn ed out products valued at over twenty four billion dollars and gave employ ment to more than eight million per sons, to whom were paid approximate ly $5,367 100000 in salaries and wages were published at earlier dates. re latively to the period covered, than the corresponding ones for preceding censuses. The bureau has begun the issuance of the final reports in the form of series of bulletins which will later be bound together in large volumes.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
CHURCH SHOULD ELIMINATE
 POLITICS

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Is. - At a ses sion of the quadrennial meeting of the Federal Council of the Churches of 'hrist in America, the Rev Worth M. fippy. of Vanderbilt University, read the report of the commission on church and social service, outlining m exhaustive program of general so. 'ial welfare
 The attitude of the church to re creation, was one Of the subjects on which he laid stress This attitude he said, has been on the whole criti- cal and negative; it should now be come sympathetic. positive and az gressiye. It should be contended that 1t is a Christian service, a natural ex- pression of Christian love"
 The commission urged better or, ganization among the churches for education for social service, and dis. cussed the relation of the pulpit to politics. It said, in part:
 In their relation to public officials. ministers, evangelists and ministers associations are urged to reduce the prevailing attitude of criticism to- ward public servants and to adopt one of sympathy and cooperation, reserv- ing public attacks, as workingmen re- serve the strike, to be used only as last resort The remarkable ad- vance in municipal government in the United States during the last decade justifies such change of attitude. %
 It also took up the problem Of un- employment and declared that when period of unemployment due to in dustrial depression strikes a commun- ity, it is immensely important for the churches to organize in a great way. to meet the emergency"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
coRDOVA YOUNG LADY
 DIES AT SANITARIUM

w. ]. Shepard received the sad news of the death of his daughter, Miss Az nes, in yesterdays mail She had been in poor health for some time past, and left here about three months ago to receive treatment in q sanitarium in Idaho. Recently her letters have been very cheerful and she reported that her health was slowly improving. so that when the news Of her death was received it was a great shock to her family and friends. Miss Shepard was popular among the younger set, and we'll liked by all who knew here.
 ANCHORAGE MONEY ORDERS.
 The money order business of the Anchorage postoffice averages around $55,000 per month, About $1, 200 goes to foreign countries.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
TAX RATE FIXED BY
 COUNCIL AT TEN MILLS.

At a meeting of the City Council held last night, tax rate of ten mills for the ensuing year was placed on property valuation of $946,271. This will give sufficient funds with which to conduct the municipality until April. 1918, regardless of what action is taken in reference to the license money now derived from the saloons In case this is still available there will he funds on hand for sewer and street improvement
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
ALASKA STEAMERS ARE
 PUT ON FRISCO RUN

The steamers Northwestern and Valdez have been taken off the south. western Alaska run and are now ply ing between Seattle and San Fran cisco. This is construed as an open, ing wedge on the part of the Alaska Steamship Company to run in oppo- sition to the Pacific Steamship Com line. The Alaska Steamship Company is now negotiating for the paiatial steamers Northern Pacific and Great Northern. built and operated by the Great Northern railroad.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
HAD HIS FEET FROZEN
 MuSHiNG FROM BUILDING.

Clad in his night clothes and in his bare feet, Jimmy Chisholm, proprie- tor Of the Birch Lake roadhouse, on the Chitina-Fairbanks road, was com pelled to mush about 30 miles in 20 degrees below zero and through ankle deep snow to the nearest roadhouse. following the burning of his place re- gently. His feet were badly frozen.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
FIRE ME N WAN I YOUR MORAL
 SUPPORT
TO the Property Owners and Business
 Men of C0rdova:

To the Property Owners ana Business
 Men of COrdova:
 Last year the Cordova Fire Depart ment gave their annual dance. and in the general payment of all bills the department showed a deficit of 80 cents. Now. Mir. Business Men do you realize that there are men in this de partment who are willing at all times to take a chance on life and limb in your behalf, and are willing at all times to respond to any and all alarms, and these same men have nothing at stake in Cordova? Do you realize that by your lack of interest in fire matters that you make 1t a struggle to keep competent bunch of men eli. unused? We have, therefore, accept, ed your donations and will say that you have not been cheap or niggardIy with us, but by your nOn-attendance at our affairs other than smokers, and then in very small proportion, you have showed utter neglect.
 We don't want your financial sup port. Give us more of your moral support; be with us even if you have to come to criticise. Tell us your needs; find fault and tell us what you think of us.
 But be there! Do you also realize that l could count the actual number or business men on the fingers of one hand that take any interest in the ac tive service of this department
 We have about 75 men on the active list Of this department, and have never failed to be on the job in case of need and we are considered one of the best volunteer fire departments on the coast
 The city has done it's duty in regard to our quarters, and we have A gym. nasium, shower baths and to my know ledge there are business men here that have never seen the place.
 Now. MT. Business Man. We are going to try and give you a good time on the last day of this month in the form Of a masquerade, and want you to be there. This letter is meant tc call to mind also that there are busi ness houses here that have no repre sentation in this organization W, Will take a chance on any able bodied man that is willing to join us. IT closing we ask you to be with us ant ot us' and in a very short while guarantee you one of the finest oreapi cations in the North.
 Do you also realize that all none, paid by the city for drills and fire, Is not taken by members individually It all goes into the treasury for tn, use Of the department as a whole fo social events. Now, Mir Business Man and property holder wake up [, the fact that we need you, and yo, need us.
 Turn out at our affairs en mass and show your appreciation.
 CORDOVA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 By Geo. Dooley. Chiei
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
DEPUTY MARSHAL SULLIVAN
 DIES AFTER OPERATION

telegram was received today from Seattle, announcing the death of De putty Marshal Albert Sullivan, of Val dez, who was recently operated on for appendicitis. Deceased was well and favorably known throughout Alaska, and his many friends will be pained to learn of his death.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
WHEAT CROP |S NOT UP TO
 STANDARD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. - The American farmers, foreseeing the con tinued heavy demand for wheat from the warning nations of Europe, planted an acreage last autumn second in size in the nations history, but the poor weather conditions sent the crops into winter dormancy. They are two per cent below the condition of last De- cember's crops and four and a half per cent below the last ten years av- craze. The wheat condition is seventy two per cent of normal
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
KNIFE DID A GOOD JOB.

While cutting tobacco for his after dinner smoke, Tom Carrigan, an em- ployee of the Treadwell mine, his knife slipped, severing the tendons and big arteries Of the left wrist and talk ing out a circular cut of flesh nearly the width of the wrist. It is said the tendons will have to be sewed together again or he will lose the use of his hand.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
SILVER LOVING CUP IS
 PRIZE NOME DOG RACE

John Borden, the Chicago sports, man, who financed Captain Louis Lanes Great Bear expedition. which was wrecked on Pinnacle Rock in Bering Sea, and who was personally member of the expedition, has sent massive silver cup to Nome to be raced for under the auspices of the Nome Kennel Club.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
SPOKANE MAKES HIT AS
 A PASSENGER VESSEL

The steamer Spokane made it's ini, tial trip to CordOya yesterday and was inspected by a large number of townspeople, who were favorably i'm pressed with its appointments. The private baths are an innovation on yes sells on this run. The Spokane is owned by the Pacific Steamship Com many and will return to Cordova next month, taking the place of the Ad miral Evans.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
PAINTING EQUIPMENT GREEN

All the steamships of the former Pa cifio Coast Steamship Company are being repainted green, buff and white Even the docks in Seattle are adopt ing these colors, all of which is to conform to the standard of the Ad miral Line, or the new Pacific Steam ship Company, which is operating both fleets.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
PUT ONE OVER UNCLE SAM.

Passengers on the government rail road who fail to get their ticket be- fore boarding a train will be penal ized % cents each. according to a re- cent ruling. The rule was brought about through several mushers having escaped paying fares by springing $100 bills on the conductor.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
WILL SAVE HIS SIGHT.

Assistant District Attorney Harry Pratt of Fairbanks, who went outside recently to have his eyes treated, fearing permanent blindness, wired his wife at Fairbanks that his eyesight will be saved.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19

F. J. Rasmussen, first officer on the Mariposa, is not coming north on the present trip of the Mariposa, having laid off so that he might take unto himself a bride.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
CARRANZA HAS NUT SIGNED
 PROTOCOL

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19. - Car ranza has not as yet signed the proto- col for the settlement of difficulties with the United States, but regards the terms favorably.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19

It Is reported that the cableship Burnside, which is in the Yakutat har- bor has had her wireless apparatus carried away by the storm which has heen raging there.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK

Sneak thieves are becoming preva- lent at Fairbanks. Recently one fam fly lost $S0 worth of provisions and several others have reported losing clothing taken from the lines.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
DREDGING SEASON PROFITABLE

Reports from the Circle district state that considerable work was done there this summer The Berry Dredge Company had one dredge working on Mammoth creek, and hydraulic plants on Eagle. Mammoth and Mastodon creeks, and the season was a profit able one despite the lack of rain.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
POS TMASTER AT ANCHORAGE |S
 REAPPO|NTED

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 - The name of Fred B. Wood. the present in cumbent, was sent by President Will son to the senate for confirmation as postmaster at Anchorage.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
Territorial Mining Inspector Wil. liam Maloney left yesterday for the westward.

James Holmes, of Tacoma. c. J Rathbone and Alex Hoffman, of Seat tie, were Cordoya arrivals on the Spokane.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
SENATORS WANT THEIR LIQUOR
 AT CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec 19. - Senator Smott's prohibition bill, which would not only prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor at the capital, but also prevent the importation for personal use, was rejected by the senate, the vote being 61 to s.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19

CHICAGO, Dec. 19. - Princess Chi may. daughter of Eber B, Ward, of De troit, died yesterday at Padua, Italy.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19
DE AT H CLAIMS PROMINENT
 PEOPLE

WORCHESTER, Mass, Dee. 19. - Former Congressman John K. Thayer, one of the prominent Democratic lead CTS of this state, died at his home here today.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19

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The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-19

Be 8 Daily Times reader.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-06
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas W. M. Currier of Waldo. in the
County of Waldo and State of Maine bv his
mortgage deed dated the eighth day of De-
cember A ID. 1913, and recorded in the Waldo
County Registry of Deeds, Book 3O5 Page
352. conveyed to me, the undersigned. a GER
tain parcel of real estate situated in Waldo
aforesaid, and bounded as follows: A certain
lot or parcel of land situated in Waldo afore-
said, bounded and described as follows. to wit.
Beginning on the west side of the road lead
ing from George Simmons to Belfast as the
same ran in 1858 on the southeast corner of
land then occupied by said Simmons; thence
southeriy on said road about fifty rods to an
ash stump; thence westerly on land then of H.
F. Hawkins and Joshua Thompson about fiftv
rods to stake and stones, thence northerly
on land then of E. F. Sheldon on the stone wall
as then laid to said Simmons land about fiftv
rods to stake and stones thence on said
Simmons land to first mentioned bound. con-
ainln about sixteen acres.
Also another parcel of land situated in said
Waldo formerly owned and occupied by George
Simmons, being north and westerly of said de-
scribed parcel and joining the same contain
ing fifty acres, more or less. Meaning to con-
vey the same premises conveyed to me, W. +.
Packard by Walter S. Packard, ct ais by deed
dated July 10, 1897, and recorded in Waldo
Registry of Deeds, Book 24S Page 234: and
whereas the condition of said mortgage has
been broken.
(,ow, therefore. by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof | claim foreclosure of
said mortgage. VIM. F. PACKARD.
June 2lst, A. D. 1916.
H. C,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-06
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