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The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
OF RAILROADS
 IS THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. - Reflect. ing the interest of the country at large are resolutions coming into Washing ton from trade bodies, requesting fur ther action by the Chamber of Com merce of the United States on the rail road situation.
 The Railway Business Association faVors an investigation upon correc- tion of defects in the system of rail way regulation. They advocate espec- ially that the national government should on behalf of the states regu- late instrumentalities of interstate commerce except in those spheres which are distinctively state. Also that congress, in order to keep regu- lation close to the people, should ere ate regional sub-commissions, appoint ed by the president and subordinate to the Interstate Commerce Commission. to conduct administration over areas corresponding to traffic movement. Finally, 1t is recommended that con gress, having chosen to leave to pri- yate capital the function of providing the people with rail highways. should insure reasonable extensions of such highways into new regions as we'll as the improvement of existing roads by declaring it by statute the policy of the government to permit such a sys- tenn of rates as will yield earnings sui ficient to attract investment for new construction.
 The Merchants Association of New York has sent to other commercial or ganizatiOns throughout the country copies of the pamphlet containing the resolutions adopted by the Associa- tion in support of the plan for prevent ing the interruption by strikes, of the operation of public utilities, together
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
NO MORE NOTES ION SUBMARINE CONTROVFRSY

BERLIN, Nov. 27.-t is officially announced that the leutons advancing both sides of the Alt at Wall acha and have pushed back the Roumanan forces beyond the Iopelog river The Teutons captured Alexandria, Rouman ian town forty miles southwest Bucharest The Ron manlans retired from the Danube of Orsova and were forced further the southeast by the Teuons and the forces blocked by the approach of the other Teuon armies in the in this section Twenty eight off ceT and twelve hundred captured by the Teuons also three cannon and much war material was taken
 PEIROGRAD, Nov. 27-The retiring Roumanians are re slsting the Teutons western Waacha using natural de- lenses The Teutons have occupied positions the Vee river between Rochi, Devede and Valen
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. - Ambassador Gerard vestor day conferred with Secretary Lansing presumably on the sub marine question and the deportation of Begians He also called on President Wilson and sails for Berlin December
 WASHINGTON, Nov 28.-Ambassador Gerard will return to Berlin next week. carrying the final word on the submarine question: which emphasizes the fact that more notes will be
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

with an outline by Henry R. Towne, of New York, telling how the plan might be carried into effect
 Briefly, it provides for the enforce ment of a contractual relation between employers and employees on public utilities It Is suggested not so much as a final solution of this important question, although the Merchants As sociation hopes it may prove to be such a solution, but as a means of bringing the matter forward for dis cussion. The Association has asked the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to submit the question to it's constituent members in the form of referendum in order that the sen timent of the business men of the country may be ascertained. It has also asked other organizations to join in requesting such d referendum.
 Typical of the manner in which com meTcial organizations all over the country are discussing the railroad situation at the present time is the expression of Charles F. Weed, presl- dent of the Boston Chamber of Com merCe. He said:
 Strike sand loekouts must cease It is my hope that the Boston Cham Der of Commerce may assume the leadership in proposing and securing legislation which will sound the death knell of strikes and lockouts in public service corporations in Massachusetts It should also do it's part toward se- curing national legislation to the same end with regard to public service cor porations engaged in interstate com merce"
 Early indications are that the Ma tional Council meeting in Washington will be largely attended
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
COLOGNE FEEDS HALF IF |TS
 POPULATION

COLOGNE, Nov. 2. -- The munici pality of Cologne is today the biggest restaurateur in the world. It feeds. six days week. nearly half of it's population of about 100000 persons at the astonishing price of two marks ofifty cents) a week for six square meals. It supplies the food from a kitchen that has cost millions to con struct and delivers it by means of hundreds Of teams and automobiles in utensils that alone represent an in vestment of thousands.
 To do this 1t has to employ all in all several thousand people, whereby it also does good because it thus gives employment to people who need it It invests, weekly and monthly. thou. sands of marks and manages to break about even on the investment.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
WELL KNOWN ENGINEER
 HEAD MINING STATION

George Watkins Evans, a vel known mining engineer of Seattle, has been appointed head of the United States mining station and university to be established at Fairbanks next summer.
 Evans is thoroughly familiar with mining conditions in Alaska, having spent number of years in the ter ritory. He wa salso the engineer ir charge of the party which took out the coal from the Matanuska field for a naval test about two years ago, and has made a careful examination of the Matanuska and Boring fields. During the past summer he also made an ex animation of the Matanuska fields.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

conferred Germany by President Wilson and the state de partment
 LONDON, Nov 28.-Great Britain has definitely refused to grant safe conduct to Count Taow the Austrian ambassa dor to the United States.
 SOFIA, Nov. 2S - The Czar has arrived at Kev on his way to the Roumanian frontier confer King Ferdinand of ROumania
 BERLIN, Nov. 2S-Woman now rendering invaluable aid in the administrative work of Belgium Governor General Von Blsslng having avaled himself of many female em ployees were obainabe
 Several hundred of them have been appointed hygcnc instructors sanitary inspectors of homes and factories and enfOrccs of the sanitary and other regulations introduced by the German regime The also give special attention to measures for combating the social evil.
 At the outset found very difficult discover women
 trained to this kind of work They have however proved them selves extraordinarily adaptable and have come to be what General von Bissng describes umanizing link between Belgian population and the governing machinery.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
WERE 25 DAYS ON TRAIL FROM
 IOlTARoD TO SEWARD

Henry Riley, Charles Ross, Angus Mckenzie, Harry Johnson, Jim Kepler, Joe Loranzo. Chester Brink and Harry Cunningham. of Iditarod. and Hans Erickson, of Innoko, formed a party of interior mining and business men who were passengers on the Alameda for the states. It took them twenty five days to make the trip from Idita- rod to Seward. Seven feet of snow fell on the trail, and as the weather moderated immediately afterward it was almost impossible. for several days. to make any headway with their dog teams.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
MASQUERADE BALL TO
 USHER IN NEW YEAR

The Cordova fire department, at a special meeting held last night, decid- ed to hold masquerade ball at Eagle hall on Saturday evening, December 30. The affair will be in charge of a committee consisting of Clark Byers, Charles Cerney, R. R. KerwOod, Doc" Ballard and Lewis Laska. It is un- derstood that a number of costumes will be brought here from Seattle to be rented to those desiring to masque. There will also be confetti. horns and all the accessories for the proper ush- ering in of the new year
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
MANY PASSENGERS LEAVE
 FOR STATES ON ALAMEDA

The steamer Alameda arrived from the westward about o'clock this morning and sailed for Seattle at II o'clock with the following passengers rem NordoYa: Mrs. E. Palmer. Mrs. F. Meyers. w. w. McKenna, A. Nal medal, Isaac Dutton, R. T. Smith. J. Harrington and wife, NJ. A. Hickey, C. Clark, Mrs. D. Robinson, Mrs. W. w. Clark, Mrs. F, Carroll, C. Lawson, Nj. E. Elmore, J. J. Blake and wife, Mrs. G. S Rizor Mrs. Dee Davis, II. R. Ol- sen and wife, Miss Stergmann and Miss Duffy. for Seattle; o. R. Hart. NJ. R. Fleming, Mrs. Foote and Miss FOote, for Juneau.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
kENhEcoTT COPPER COMPANY
 HAS NEW SET DIRECTORS

At the annual meeting of the Ken necott Copper Corporation held recent ly Elliot c. Bacon and s. w. Eccles resigned as directors. John Nj. Steel resigned as a director of the execu- tive committee.
 To fill these vacancies Wm. (. Pot ter was elected as director and a member Of the executive. and H. F. Guggenheim and F. A. Guggenheim were elected directors. Wm. c. Pot ter was also elected as chairman of the board
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
WIRELESS STATION HANDLING
 MESSAGES DURING BREAK

The cableship Burnside was sche- duied to leave Seattle today to repair the break in the Alaska cable, which is
 somewhere between Sitka and Valdez. In the meantime an efficient service is being maintained by wireless and on account of the increased volume of business at the navy radio station. Whitshed, Captain Nolan, of the Signal Service, has detailed three men to as sist the operators. They are John J. Motuka, Bill Mooney and R. Elmquist. who arrived in Cordova this morning on the steamer Alameda from Valdez.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
CANNOT ENFORCE CHANGE OF
 LANGUAGE

BERLIN, Nov. 2S. - Local authori- ties in various towns and cities having failed to enforce certain arbitrary changes in language, to the end that all words of foreign origin might be weeded out the minister of the inter for has taken a hand in the matter.
 In communication to all the presi. dents Of individual governments he urges that they give up the effort to weed out foreign words by compulsion. and that rather they work along lines Of common sense, leaving such words as are almost impossible of replace ment or translation into German and urging the acceptance of other worl is that may take the place of foreign words meaninglessly adopted
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
WICK BELLE VES I HAT HE |S
 REFLECTED

SEATTLE, Nov. 2S. - Delegate Wickersham is here attending the Alaska rate hearings before the In terstate Commerce Commission. He is keeping in touch with the election returns from Alaska, and as he has practically overcome Sulzer's big lead of week ago, expressed confidence in his reelection. Wickersham will go direct from here to Washington, to be present at the opening session of congress.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
GOVERNMENT TUG CARRIES
 VALUABLE CARGO BOOZE

The tug Roscoe, belonging to the Alaska engineering commission, has left Anchorage for Seward. The Ros- COG will take to Seward the stock of liquors seized by the U. S. deputy marshals at Point Possession last summer, which was shipped under false labels, and which. it is believed was about to be smuggled into An, chorage. The cargo consists of 382O bottles of whisky and S14 bottles of beer, and will be taken to Seward, where it is to be disposed of at pub lie auction on December 15.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
'RoAOHoUsE ON TRAIL
 DESTROYED BY FIRE.

The roadhouse at Birch lake, twelve miles this side of Richardson, was wholly destroyed by fire on Wednes- day. This stopping place on the government road, which was owned by Harry Simmons and James Chisholm. is said to have been one of the most beautifuully located and picturesque by travellers. The site is an extreme ly fertile one, and the proprietors always had one of the finest gardens in the country. The owners lost everything in the flames. and made their way to Richardson. The fire originated from an overloaded kitchen stove.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
WESTERN RATES EFFECTIVE
 ON GOVERNMENT RAILROAD.

Copies of the western classification rules for the handling of freight and fixing of rates have been distributed to the officials Of the government rail road, with instructions from the sec retary of the interior to operate the road under this schedule The rates are established by the Interstate Com merce Commission for all lines in the west.
 It is under these rules that rates for short hauls out of Anchorage were doubled recently
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
LABOR UNION ISSUING
 BONDS FOR NEW HALL,

At a recent meeting of the Alaska Labor Union at Anchorage it was voted to issue bonds in the sum of $15, ,OO0 for the purpose of raising the funds to complete the new hall It is expected to cost about $25,OOO, of which amount more than s7,000 has already been donated. The bonds will bear interest at per cent.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
NEW NORWEGIAN SHIP HELPLESS
 IN ALASKA

SEATTLE, Nov. 2S. - The new Norwegian steamer Niels Nelson, re, gently built in this city, bound for Nladivostok, lost it's rudder and is drifting helpless seventy-five miles from Triangle island, Alaska. The cruiser South Dakota and revenue cut. ters Snohomish and Manning are rush. ing to the rescue.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
ANOTHER HOSE STATION
 BE ESTABLISHED ON HILL

The city has received 500 feet of new hose for the fire department. and Chief DooIey is arranging to place the old hose on Fourth street, to protect the thirty-two cottages on the hill He will also organize an auxiliary night company to look after the apparatus at the new hose house.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
THIRTY ARRESTS FOR
 GAMBLING AT ANCHORAGE

Advices received from Anchorage state that thirty arrests have been made there within the past few days for gambling. Four Of the prisoners have plead guilty to the charge and paid fines. The remainder have elect ed to stand trial
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Two Fairbanks couples, MT, and Mrs. Tobias Fleischman and MT. and Mrs. Harry D. Marsh, celebrated their silver weddings in Harmonic Hall re- gently. They were the recipients of many handsome presents,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Mrs. l. A. Gilman, teacher of the Douglas native school. has caused the arrest of Mrs. Weaver, native wo' man. on the charge of not sending her son to school. to make a test of the compulsory education law.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Cornelius Jacobsen, a fisherman on the schooner Mira, slipped and fell on the sidewalk at Petersburg, fractur, ing his left leg below the knee and dis locatong his left ankle.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Robert Small. blacksmith of An chOrage, sustained considerable loss when his cabin back of his shop was destroyed by fire. The fire was caused by a defective flue.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Plans for the reorganization of the Petersburg fire department are under way The merchants of the city have pledged monthly contributions for the maintenance of the department,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
CO[D IMP TS UNUSUALLY
 HEAVY

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S. - The gold imports since January have been $496,0OO,O00, with the exchange on Germany the lowest since the war be- gan. A German mark is now worth only seventeen and oneeighth against a normal twenty-four cents.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
NORTHWESTERN IS ON
 THE WAY TO CORONA.

SEATTLE, Nov. 28. - The steamer Northwestern sailed from here Sunday for southwestern Alaska. Her Cor dova passengers were C. E. Emory and wife, Roy Hegg, L. Black and one steerage.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

The A. B.'s Of Juneau have formed an indoor baseball club, and 1t is ex- pected that other channel towns will follow suit. and a regular league schedule played this winter.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Henry Hart. a Juneau carpenter, was recently found insane by jury in the commissioners court in that city. He is suffering from religious mania, and will be sent to Morningside.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Coal from the mine at Matanuska will be sold at Anchorage, eommenc- ing July 1. according to reports re ceiyed at the railroad town. Some IS miles of track remain to be laid before the coal can be used for commercial purposes.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM
 cLAYsoNs BIG STORE

Will Clayson has many holiday sug- gestions to make to the people of Cor dova and the Copper river valley in new half page ad, which appears in this issue, and should be read by all seekers of Christmas gifts.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
SCOU J I CRUISER ID BE BUILT
 IN SEATTLE

WASHINGTON Nov. 28. - The Sc attle Construction and Drydock Com pany has been awarded the contract from the government to construct thirty-five knot scout cruiser which will cost $4,975, ,0O0
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

The young people and those who feel young are inv. cd to meet at the Loyola Club rooms this evening to take the necessary action ii the for nation of a social organization which will have for its object the entertain ment in different forms of the mem bers of the new club to he, You are respectfully requested to be present
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

The new stamp mill at the Three in-One mine, near Valdez, is nearly completedf and it is believed will be .eady for work by January 1.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Miss Juanita Anderson, formerly a school teacher at Seldoyia, has leased the Herbert building at that place and opened general merchandise store at that place.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Aaron Erickson. the game warden for the Seward district. was recently welded at Seward to Miss Mary Scott, of Anchorage, They will reside In Anchorage.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

The clerk of the district court at Nome turned over to the city $l ,599. S6 saloon licenses recently. This was the amount received for September Il, Censes.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
VILLA HAS BEEN DRIVEN
 TO THE MOUNTAINS

JUAREZ, Nov. 2S - It is reported that Villa has been finally routed from Chihuahua City. and is fleeing to the mountains.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

President Mexican government, whose forces have driven the Villistas from Chihuahua City to the mountains and are in full possession of that for titled city. Just what move the ban dits will next make is problematic. but it is believed that they will soon be heard from again.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
TWO AND HALF MILLIONS
 SPENT BY REPUBLICANS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. - It is of ficially stated that the contributions to the Republican national campaign were $2,5OO,OOO.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
JOTT|NGS ABOUT PEOPLE
 AND DO|NCS
F. $. Tracy and wife, of Anchorage, are spending couple Of days in town.

F. E. Tracy and wife, of Anchorage, are spending a couple Of days in town.
 Attorney R. E. Capers returned this morning from a business trip to Valdez
 Will Frame. of the Frame Auto Stage line, came down from Chitina on the last train. Judging from the number of tickets already sold the benefit ball to be given by the Cordova band. Thursday night, will be largely attended.
 The Cordoya barbers have agreed to close their shops on Thanksgiving day at o'clock in the afternoon.
 Mark Fleming left on the Alameda today for Juneau. and from there will go to Seattle to spend the holidays.
 Charles Fowlkes and his mother, Mrs. Esson, of Valdez, were outgoing passengers to the states on the steam. CT Alameda
 Capt. Frederick Mears, of the Alas ka engineering commission, greeted Cordoya friends today He is on his way to the states on official business.
 The fire drill last night was respon- ded to promptly by the local depart ment thus demonstrating it's eff ciency in case of need.
 Mrs. Arthur Pinkus. of Valdez. was a passenger on the Alameda for Port land, where she will spend the wfns ter to recuperate her health
 Among the prominent yaldezites who were passengers on the Alameda tor the states were Mrs. F. N. Brown and daughter, Mrs. l.. l.. Middlecamp, and Miss Blanche Fogg.
 Jack Chisholm, representing the West Coast Grocery Company Of Ia coma, who has had his headquarters at Anchorage during the past summer. was in town today on his way to the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

A new $50 horsepower boiler has been istalled In the new heating plant at the Perseverance mine near Ju- neau.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28
aFOLLETTE WINS BY AN
 UNUSUALLY LARGE MAJORITY

MADISON. Nov. 2S. - Senator La fona:te's official majority in the state of Wisconsin is 11S,0O0.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Mrs. A. J. Colter. of Cincinnati. Ohio, makes inquiry regarding her son. supposed to be in Alaska for the past three years His name is Harry Col ter. feet i inches tall lame in leg. Any information kindly inform Rev F. P. Ziegler.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

H.'A. Sprague is in town from the Pinnacle Rock Canning Company's plant and he reports that their new clam plant Is about completed, and within couple of weeks will begin putting up clans for the market
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

If in need of job printing phone the Daily Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Captain k. Hanson, formerly master Of the steamer Santa Ana. is making the trip on the Alameda as pilot The Santa Ana broke her shaft while southbound recently in southeastern Alaska waters.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Among the prominent Eaidezites who were passengers on the Alameda tor the states were Mrs. F. NJ. Brown and daughter. Mrs. l.. l.. Middlecamp, and Miss Blanche FOgg.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-28

Mrs. Arthur Pinkus, of Valdez, was a passenger on the Alameda for Port land, where she will spend the wfnsf ter to recuperate her health.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-04

labor men and women who participated
in the demonstration, Clarence ]. Moor
house. chief of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee Labor Bureau, reports
that 1900 Wilson eight hour buttons
were handed out to individuals before
the parade started.
Members of Reception Committee.
The members of the reception COM
mittee were as follows:
Clint C. Houston, chairman Woodrow
Wilson Labor Campaign Committee;
Mrs. Marie Potts, vice chairman;
William c. Thornton, president Trades
Assembly; ]. II. Mitchell, secretary
Building Trades Council; John McLennan,
president State Federation of Labor,
John r. Lawson, United Mine Workers
OF America; F. j. Mullen, secretary Rail
way Mems League; f. d. Elliott, Order
Railway Conductors; Clarence j. Moor
house, chief Labor Bureau Democratic
State Committee; Ernest Mills, secre-
tary Western Federation of Miners,
Thomas O. Spacey, labor member city
council; Miss Alice McCabe, Bakery and
Confectionery Workers Union Mrs. Lee
Champion, chairman Woman's Commit
tee; Mrs. May Peake. president wom-
ans Auxiliary International Association
OF Maehinists; A. r. Brady, vice presi-
dent Building Trades Council, and Eliz-
abeth Smith of the Garment Workers
Union.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-04

ers, 2l5 West Thirteenth avenue. 1t was
the first formal business session held
since the auxiliary was organized a
month ago. 1t was decided that a pro-
gram of work be adopted. This will
include a study of labor questions a
they relate to wives of union men and
home economies. Henceforth regular
meetings will be held the first Wednes-
day of each month, 2:So p. m at the
homes of members. After the business
session an hour of social entertainment
will be provided.
The Halloween dance given Monday
night in CALDWELL hall under auspices OF
Stereotypers and ElectrotyPers Union
No. l3, and the Ladies Auxiliary, was a
social and financial success. About l5o
couples were on the floor. and most
enjoyable evening was had by all pres
ent. The proceeds go to swell the fund
being raised to bring the International
convention to Denver in 1918.