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The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12
INDIAN WOMEN
 GET MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY

LONDON, Jan. 5 Correspondence of the Associated Press).-Deep, sym pathy for the women of India and in terest in steps taken for their aC- vancement are voiced by Queen Mary in message she has sent to all women of the Indian empire. The queen also paid tribute to the Indian women for the part they played in urging their husbands, sons and brothers to render faithful service in the war. Queen Mary wrote:
 "A short time ago I sent message of thankfulness and hope to the wo- men of the empire. I wish now to add to it special message to the women of India. If my words are brief and simple, they are from the heart.
 q know that by the custom of their country and the time-honored tradi- tions by which they are reverently bound, the women of India are for the most part prevented from undertak.. ing those public and industrial tasks which their sisters in other parts Of the empire, when the man-poWer Of the country went forth in it's defense, were able to discharge. In the seclu- sion and solitude of their homes the women of India have had to bear the bitterness of partings, to suffer be- reavement and privation, to live through days and months of doubt and anxiety, in ignorance of the fortunes of the war, and without tidings, of their absent ones.
 Reports have reached me from many sources of their fortitude and endurance during the strain of the war which have filled me with admira- tion and gratitude. Many have done more than this. I have heard of let ters from Indian women to husbands, sons, and brothers with the forces, abroad, exhorting them to be brave in battle, stout-hearted in diversity, faithful to their country and the throne to the point of death. The history of India is full of the heroism and courage of it's women in the past. The war has shown that their spirit fs unabated.
 "The women of India are equally noted for their charity and compass sion. know how deeply they have been moved by the desolation which the war has brought into many house. holds, and how ready they have been to provide relief for the sick and wounded, and to tighten the privations of their poorer neighbors.
 q rejoice to think that many influ- ences are at work which make for the greater well-being and advancement of the women of India. I watch with the deepest interest and sympathy every step that is taken to bring the means of education and knowledge more within their reach, to provide greater facilities for their obtaining proper medical relief through the agency of their own sex i1 womens hospitals or in the privacy of their own homes, to widen their interests and activities, and to secure to them the adequate protection of the law.
 q wish, with all my heart, that every success may crown these ef- forts"
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12

of Edward Gustafson, deceased-ss.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed administrator of the estate Of Edward Gustafson. deceased, to the creditors and all persons having claims against the said Edward. Gus tafson, deceased, to present the same, with the necessary vouchers, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice, to the ad' ministrator at his place of business at Strelna, in Chitina precinct, terri tory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the bus1- ness of the said estate.
 VI. DIVER, Administrator.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the United States Commissioners Court in and for Cordova Precinct, Territory of Alaska. In Probate. In the matter of the Estate of William Herrold, deceased. x
 Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned administrator of the es- tate of William Herrold, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons hay. ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at the office of Frank H. Foster, attorney at law, at Cordova, Alaska, the same being the place of business of said estate.
 Dated the 18th day of January, 1919.
 K. G. ROBINSON,
 '> Administrator. Jonuary 16. 1919. 5w
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
 In the United States Commissioners Court, Chitina Precinct, Third Divi- sion, Territory of Alaska Qn Pro- bate). In the matter of the Estate
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12

Along the Pacific northwest coast residents think nothing of roses and other flowers in bloom almost through 'Out the winter, but Juneau has had a mild sensation this winter of seeing pansies bloom in the open air.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12

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The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-12

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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
THE GERMAN WARNING

The warning contained in the appeal sent to President Wilson by Germanys religious leaders is indicative that the Hun mind has not yet assimilated the lessons 1t should have derived from the German collapse last fall. Germany-the ma jority of its people-seems to feel that it can conclude peace on at least equal terms with the allies.
 The origin of the appeal will carry no especial weight in the reception given it by the outside world These religious leaders, teachers of philosophy and ethics, have always been the strongest supporters of Pan-Ger- manism They have conceived of German God creation so terrible that the worship of his image brot the shadow of slavery to a whole world; to enthrone which, Germany became nation of murderers, people which sought to destroy the souls of her victims as well as their bodies.
 And the crimes which were committed by German armies were gloried in by these same leaders who are now appealing to Presi- dent Wilson to save them from an unjust punishment. One of the leading ministers of the gospel of the German God, proclaimed from his pulpit that the man who could not find it in his heart to rejoice at the destruc- tion of the Lusitania was no true German.
 The mind which was SO warped that it construed the teachings of religion so as to find an endorsement for acts of murderouS piracy such as that was could only be the pro duct of such teachings as were being furnish ed in German churches and schools. Only a people taught these things from childhood to the grave would sustain SO evil doctrine.
 The German appeal cannot change the terms which will be offered Germany by the allies What these terms are to be, is not known, but they will not be drawn up to suit any special class of Germans, whether it be preacher, philosopher, lawyer, doctor, mer- chant, workman or soldier. All of them are guilty of unmentionable crimes to a greater or less degree. Together as unit they at tempted to enforce vicious kulture on a peaceful world, and it is up to the whole na- ton to take the medicine which the world hopes will effect a cure.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
WUNSCH FREED FROM CHARGE:
 "N0T GUILTY

Yesterday morning in the distric, court the continuation of the trial of August Wunsch, charged with az. sault with deadly weapon, was held. the defendant being on the stand.
 Additional witnesses examined yes tsrday were Ed. New. who was called by the defendant. and James Hagen and Nels Stol, who appeared for the plaintiff in rebuttal of testi- mony. Ed New was also called by the plaintiff. Following the testi- timony both sides rested
 Appearing for the government were District Attorney Roth and his assis lant. Harry E. Pratt. Thomas Mar Quam appeared for the defendant. On the conclusion of the arguments a recess was taken at 5:15 until I:3U in the evening.
 At the evening session the jury was charged and retired to the jury room for their deliberations. Within ten minutes a verdict of mot guilty" was reached and so announced when called into court The prisoner was ordered released from custody.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
WHITEWASH OR REAL,

The entire territory of Alaska is deeply interested in the manner in which the es- tates of the victims of the Sophia disaster were administered at Juneau. Reports that graft and irregular proceedings were mixed in the deal which was handed out down there have deeply stirred the people in every section of the Northland and they want to know all the facts of the case.
 To reasonable persons, it would seem inn possible that anyone would make such catas- trophe an occasion in which to employ petty graft. No sane man would do SO. No honor able man would consider such course for one instant.
 The report from Juneau which we print ed in Saturdays issue of The Citizen of the proceedings of the grand jury there seems to make clear case of the question. The make up of that body should free it from any poli- tical complexion. The character of the men sitting on the investigation carries weight in the findings Those men are Alaskans. Many of them have been years in the North The Citizen is not inclined to hold an opinion that they would stoop to whitewash irregular ac- tions, even if committed by friends, in mat ter of this kind, nor that they would blind themselves deliberately to facts in order to keep from discovering such irregularities, or grating.
 It is more reasonable to believe that the charges which have been made were based on hearsay or were misstated than to think that the grand jurors combined to give malefactors a coat of whitewash for petty larceny of lenses. The reported investigation by com mittee from the territorial legislature should be made public in a short time and probably will confirm the findings of the grand jury, and while it may possibly contradict those findings, at the present time it seems apparent that charges of graft in connection with the administration of the estates of Sophia vic- tims were at least greatly exaggerated, if not entirely untrue.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07

ment aid. All the friends of the territory within and without working together for the same ends, must be heard by the government, and it is this united voice that will bring the results. The government is powerless to aid the territory without definite knowledge of the country's needs, and that definite knowl- edge must come from those who know, the people who live in the territory. They must do some rustling and pushing for themselves, or the government, however willing it may be, will be impotent to materially aid the terri tory.
 Alaska can pay the Nations war debt, and is ready and willing to do so, but it is up to the Alaskans themselves to show their readiness by working together for the best interests of the territory.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
DAN NOT PLAYING FAIR

Wednesday when The Citizen received a despatch from Juneau saying that Senator Sutherland's action in claiming mileage al- ing some wonderment and talk, we saw noth- ing strange about it from our own viewpoint, but printed the story as it came, giving our readers the news as it was regarded in the territorial capital But we did wire our cor respondent at Juneau asking for an explana- tion, which we give this morning in our news columns.
 The claim for mileage if it is correct lays Sutherland open to charge of illegal voting, if incorrect all the allowance he is entitled to is what is necessary to cover his expenses from his Juneau home to the capital building at IS cents per mile.
 Here is the situation as it is placed be- fore the people of Alaska. Sutherland and Mrs. Sutherland, after a residence of two years, or whereabouts, in the First division, having all the required qualifications of vot- CTS and establishing residence there DID vote at the delegate election of 1918 in the Juneau precinct By this action he gave full and sufficient notice that he had become a citizen of the First division and was bona AAuS SlIlLCA OA LID AOiAS ct SNoI lAlllC was in Juneau, and SO far as we know he has not established another residence anywhere else since that time, and we do know that he has not established one at Poorman, Ruby or any other place in this division.
 Now as to his claim for mileage Section 4 of the Organic Act, the Alaskan Bible com- piled by Dams patron and overlord Wicker sham, says, "That each member of the legis- lature shall be paid by the United States the sum of SIS per day for each days attendance while the legislature is in session and mileage in addition at the rate of fifteen cents per mile for each mile from his HOME to the capital and return by the nearest route" And this covers Dams case completely. Last Mo- vernber he said, My home is in Juneau" or words to that effect when he cast his ballot for Wickersham in that precinct. The very physical circumstances make it impossible for him to have reacquired residence at Poor man.
 The question next arising from the situa-
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
AND
 NENANA FINISH
 REFUGEE WORK

! While Tanana has the honor to be the first Panama Valley chapter to finish it's Refugee garment allotment. Livengood was not far behind Ne mana also finished the work in record time.
 Tanana was ready with twenty-nine morning blouses for women, mati- nees. as they are officially described. when the hurry-up call for these gar ment was received. These jackets follow the style that has been worn by the French peasant women for centuries.
 Livengood soon had ready sixty dresses for little girls. Mrs. F.. NJ Taylor made twenty of these. this being only a small part of the sewing that this lady has done ever since this chapter started it's war work. Mrs. Cox made nine; Mrs. Linn six. Mrs. Pierce five: Mrs. Martin. Mrs Peterson, Mrs. Iverson each four: tAV ShVoohAhCo w hCSlSAs SAOOh, 1uo- tafson, Allenwell. Cosslett, Gillian. Johnson and Miss Elliot each one dress.
 Livengood also shipped twenty seven sweaters, nineteen pairs of | socks and two quilts. Mrs. Gallian knit eight sweaters, one socks; Mrs. Peterson six socks; Miss Lee six sweaters; Mrs. Bell four socks; Miss LovejOy three socks. two sweaters Miss Elliot three socks; Mrs. CoSs- lett, Miss Clark, Mrs. Cochrane each three sweaters; Mrs. Martin one socks. one sweater: Mrs. Pierce one socks; Mrs. Linn one sweater. Miss Lee made one quilt alone as well as helping the Misses Mitchell. Clark and Lovejoy to make another. 1 work consisted in making seventy four shirts to be worn by the crippled and infirm men of the devastated areas of France. Fifty.tive pairs of socks. forty.seven sweaters. seven wash cloths and six hospital bags were shipped at the same time. Mrs. l.avin made the cloths and the bags as well as one sweater and one pair of socks. Mrs. Waechter knit one sweater and two pair of socks; Mrs. McCroskey four sweaters. five socks; Mrs. Southworth five sweaters; Mrs. Major four sweaters; Mrs. Sweatz three sweaters; the Mesdames Bow en. Gilcher. Sweeney. Fowler, Camp bell each two sweaters the Mes danes Anderson. Browne, Cooney. Dwyer. Ellenson, Foster, Lamont. More. Oldfeld, Smith. Taylor, Tyler. Wilson. the Misses Alta. Queenie and Muriei Russell. Anderson. Foster. McRae each one sweater Mrs. Nicely knit one pair of socks. the Mesdames Ekeland. Sogura. Ivey each two pairs; Mrs. Ryan. Bowman each i've pairs; while Mother Rothenburg has the fine record of fourteen pa.r
 while Mrs. Steele. Nenana's cham pion knitter, knit sixteen pairs.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07

ton, ana one Of interest to us m the Fourth division, is whether Mir. Sutherland is still entitled to hold office. There will probably be difference of opinion on this matter but The Citizen believes that the seat now occu- pied by him should be declared vacant We hold that it is impossible for man who is not a legal resident, who is not legally qualified voter, who, even should he return to this division tomorrow and set up a residence, would not be legally qualified to run at the next territorial election to fill the office he is now holding to fill such an office. It is logical to believe that such proceeding as is now going on is illegal.
 The qualifications for one desiring to fill the office of territorial senator have been plainly stated by the Organic Act Section of this Act reads, "The senate shall consist of eight members two from each of the four judicial divisions into which Alaska is now divided by the act of congress, each of whom shall have at the time of his election the qualifications of an elector in Alaska, and shall have been resident and an inhabitant in the division from which he is elected for at least two years prior to the date of his election"
 MT. Sutherland left the Fourth division prior to the delegate election of 1916 and has resided on the coast almost continuously since that time, and has not resumed his residence here. He abandoned his claim to a residence here when he voted at Juneau last Novem- Der or his vote will have to be thrown out and Wick loses there.
 The evidence, however, seems clear that he did abandon his residence here. Believing that he did, and is now resident of an en- tirely different division we think that the rule in such cases is to declare the office filled by such a person to be vacant. Sutherland has plainly lost all qualifications he ever pos sessed to be elected as senator from this division. And we hold that this fact makes him ineligible to continue in his present office
 The News-Miner holds up political prece- dent to us as guide, selecting Mark Hanna and one John L. Wilson as shining examples of "how it is done in Washington" If either of the two senators referred to ever went out side of the state which he represented to es- tabish residence and voted outside of his home state and still held his office or collectc mileage, The Citizen has yet to hear of it. Political boss that he was Senator Hanna didn't have the guts to pull off such stunt as that.
 Neither of the cases quoted by the News Miner is analogous to the one under discus sion. Sutherland is not citizen of the Fourth division and we are convinced that the office which he now draws down fifteen dollars daily for filling is and should be declared va |cant.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
AEROPLANE NAH. SERVICE

The effort which Senator Jones says he is making to get an extension of airplane mail service into Alaskan fields is much more ap- preciated by Alaslsans that his fight upon the secretary of interior in connection with the construction of the Alaskan railroad. It is to be hoped that he will be as successful in getting this for us as his protege Wickersham was in delaying and finally preventing the passage of our appropriations.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07

It would seem that from the viewpoint of the postal department the airplane would be an ideal means for mail delivery in this country. It would give quick service. The cost of operation could not exceed, nor even equal, the present expensive method of haul ing the mails. If it is at all possible, the de- partment should at any rate make experiments and see how they result.
 The extended use of aircraft during the past five years has developed them we'll be- yond the experimental stage. There are thou sands of trained aviators available who would be only too glad to turn their experience into practical channels which will enable them to gain livelihood
 There should be no insurrnountable diff faculties in the way of operating an aerial mail service all over Alaska The climatic overcome. It is likely that there might be days when the weather would be too cold for operation, but these would be so few that it would not detract from the value of such a service.
 The army has hundreds of training and other planes which might be used to make ex- perin1ents here. The postal appropriation contains an item of $8OOOOO for such experi- ments, according to Senator Jones and it IS not asking too much if we suggest to the gov ernment that small portion of this sum be expended in trying to better our present mail service.
 We arc grateful to the Washington sen ator for his letter to the. postmaster general on this subject. We would be even more grate- full if he would keep his hands off Alaskan politics and if he had gagged his heeler Wickersham when he started to throw his last fit of undesirable publicity
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-07
DEMENTED MAN
 IS BROUGHT IN

Yesterday afternoon Deputy Mar shal Wood returned from his search for Angelo Bertalina in the vicinity of the Colorado road house. It had been reported to the deputy that the demented man had taken to the hills but upon the arrival of the marshal at the road house the man was found there, in charge of his friends who were keeping him as quiet as circumstances would permit. Pend ing an inquiry as to his mental con- dition Bertalina will be held at the detention hospital.
 The unfortunate man Is under tho
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 The riprap work that will be put In place for the protection of the dock across the river has been start cd. About 600 feet will be built and anchored by . heavy deposit of gravel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

It will be recalled that they managed to get many American securities back d this country, where they sold early in the
 It may be possible that she sacrifice some of natural resources like the District the ron basins in the neighborhood of the French frontier and some of her potash deposits outside of Alsace Lorraine in reparation but after all that will be creating "Alsace Lorraine should the German peoples draw together again into powerful nation.
 Bonds? Where will Germany sell them in case it necessary to pledge her credit outside of her people and her present national debt is nearly $30 OOo 900? It is hardly likely that the German pub lie will care to add to their present holdings in securities Long before the ended it known that Germany was "pyramiding' her own credit.
 Along with the spread of Bolshevism, the defn- tion of boundaries the drafting of the League o Nations and the problems of demorazation, the Peace Conference at Paris must find way for the Germans make just reparation, without at the same time making it impossible to anything. It is delicate and extraordinary question, hard to solve and hung fine a balance that of the distribution of power in the proposed Nations League.