The Cordova daily times. [volume], November 01, 1917, Image 1

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(By Associated Press)
NT)OM, Nov. 1. — The reichstag
rs have rejected Hertllng as the
an chancellor on account of his
sltion to the democratic parlia
ary system and the reichstag re
ion for peace without annexation,
ding to Amsterdam dispatches,
dispatches were apparently writ
before the announcement made
rday that Hertiing had been of
the place, and was consulting
reichstag leaders.
TEUTONS ,
Rl.IN, NOv. 1. — The Teutons in
ting Italy captured 180,000 pris
^■.and over 1,500 Italian guns. The
eenth army of the Teutons yes
y gained another great victory,
ons of Italians made a stand at
amento river, where the Teutons
rated their rear guard positions
)f lower Tagliamento, where they
,'f and captured 60,000 men.
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$JDON, Nov. 1. — About thirty
toes, in seven groups, partlci
Apjast O^jht's /aid. Three of
;prnetrated to the neart of Lon
l’he casualties and damage w'as
NNERS TIMES
DNTEST BE
(By Associated Press)
i Daily Times' campaign for the
nyd other prizes closed last even
9 o’clock, and the ballot box
•ealed to await the arrival of the
ts of the candidates from out of
and as soon as they arrive the
count will be made by the judges
’.he prizes awarded. While the
dates have had a merry race and
hard work, the month passed
ly, and we hope profitably for
; maybe not from a monetary re
but from experience. Several of
andidates started in the cam
■■ with an idea of winning in a
days, while the others decided
<e beginning that they would take
, time and make a grand finish,
‘1 they have done, and at the close
atter class have made*a better
,‘ss for themselves as well as the
;\S.
|e announcement of the winners
{■appear in the Saturday issue, as
vts be announced from the window
l ‘ Northern Drug Company, where
irizes are assembled, about the
% time. So watch the window for
inouncement.
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SET LARGE AS A
WALNUT FOUND DAWSON
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j.WSON, Nov. 1—William Cooley
i uan Creek operator, brought tc
in several specimens of nuggets
iarticularly fine one being as
as a walnut. Cooley reports
fi good many men are preparing
. rk on Kirkman this winter.
•ong the most important opera
§ to be continued in the vicinttj
r.twson this winter will be thr
on Kirkman this winter.
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BRITISH GUNS
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Nov. 1.' — The BrYfistf
correspondent at Italian headquarters
reports that all of the British guns
with the Italian armies were saved,
and says that in the retreat the troops
were cheerful and good tempered, and
the evident firmness of the command
could organize them Into a fighting
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SEATTLE, Nov. 1. — The telephone
operators of Seattle, Portland. North
Yakima and other northwest cities are
striking, despite the request of Fed
eral Mediator Reed that they post
pone the strike pending arbitration.
The company is employing substitute
operators and the servfee is not badly
crippled. Men are operating many of
the switchboards here. Union leaders
say that nine hundred operators are
out. The telephone and electrical
workers also went on a strike. The
California operators did not go out.
1 APPLE SHOW
(H? Associated Press)
YUCAIPA, Cal.. Nov. 1. — Yucaipa
is today the center of interest of the
apple growing industry of southern
California. The sixth annual Southern
California Apple Show began a four
day session here today, and the
choicest products of the orchards of
this part of the state are in competi
tion with the big red apples which are
the foundation on which Yucaipa val
ley, lying high up on the southern
slope of San Gorgonia mountain, has
built its hope for fame and prosperity,
In addition to apples there is an in
dustrial section in which space was
reserved for a variety of exhibits rang
ing from apple grading machinery and
spraying machines to automobiles
Surrounding grammar and high
schools also contributed special dis
plays, including entries in a postei
contest for prizes offered by the ap
pie show association.
Frank Dillon, for many years man
ager of the Los Angeles basebdll clul
in the Pacific coast league, is now 8
rancher in Yucaipa valley, and is one
of the directors of the apple show as
80ciatlon.
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REPAIRING BURNED LAND
ST. JOE NATIONAL FOREST
(By Associated Press)
ST. MARIES, Idaho. Nov. 1—The
government has a crew of 60 men u
work replanting 820 acres of burnec
over land in the St. Joe National For
est here. The land is several miles
from a railroad ahd supplies are pack
ed in on horseback. Further plant
ings in the same forest are declaret
to be making satisfactory progress.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
* LAW CLASS IN WAR
(By United Press)
MOSCOW, Idahot- Nov. 1—Five o
the seven members of the law clasi
at the University of Idaho are in sonu
branch of the government service ant
a sixth is subject to call in the nex
national army quota.
Two members are In the officer'
training camp at San Francisco, oni
is at American Lake as a private, an
other is there as a lieutenant, and th<
fifth is at the Seattle Naval Train
ing Station.
WfSTlINGTQN, Nov. . — The Fin
land, under a*heavy convoy of sub
marines,, was unseen. The Finland was
otto of the largest steamers flying the
American flag before entering" the
transport service, and plied between
New York and Europe.
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(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. — Most
congressmen thought when the last
session adjourned, it had been the
most talkative in history, what with
the war, taxes, the draft and the boys
in the trenches to make speeches
about. With the last postponed num
ber of the Congressional Record con
taining canned “extension of speech
es," it has been found that the volume
is 300 pages shy of the previous high
mark.
Representative Joseph Walsh. Mas
sachusetts, is largely responsible.
Early in the session he began object
ing to what he termed “abuses of the
extension system.” Amateur poems,
essays on the war by precocious
Johnny, just twelve, years old. and Her
son of an important constituent., nbitu
aries in verse and others were taboo.
One objection will kill any proposal
to “extend." Walsh says a lot of the
boys get pretty "sore” at him.
WOMAN SLAYER
LIKELY BEACH
DEATH CHAIR
(By United Press!
CONCORD, N. C„ Oct. 51. — The
second step toward the deatn chair or
freedom of Gaston Bullock Means,
began here yesterday. The Cabarrus
county grand jury will decide — pro
bably, before night — whether a for
mer trial “should” be ordered on evi
dence tending to show he murdered
rich Mrs. Maude King, his benefact
ress here August 29.
It was six days to a day after the
globe trotting Chicago woman’s mys
terious death, that her protege and
confidant. Means, faced indictment on
the deed. Fourteen of the eighteen
'jurors must affirm the indictment. In
that event, a date will at once bo set
. for formal trial in the superior court
here.
Demand of the state for either a
change of venue to an adjoining coun
, ty of the district, or for a venire of
jurymen from an adjacent county, was
considered in event of an indictment.
Local sentiment here, where the
Means family has resided for many
years, it is felt, cannot altogether be
relied upon.
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SOLDIERS SENDING HOME
ALL KINDS SOUVENIRS.
i (By Associated Press)
( DEMING, N. M„ Nov. 1. — Horned
I toads, stuffed snakes, Indian pillows,
bows and arrows and beadwork are
the most popular articles for souven
i Irs to send home by the soldiers en
• camped here, It has been found. The
■ horned toads, mounted on small pieces
> of bark, have proved unusually popu
- lar, and the supply has veen exhaust
ed several times.
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KONDON, Nov. 4 sv Sir Eric tleddes,
firqt lord of the UAdmlralty, it*, the
tiouse of eommoy, asserted (hat he-,
tween forty and' fort^-five per cent
of the subroarh « iterating in the
North sea, Arctic and .Atlantic, of etifts
sln??fi the beginning of tfe war, bad
been sunk
0. S. SUPREME
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WASIUNO.TON, ypv. 1. —• The su
preme court may - wm have a press
gallery, just like baseball parks, race
(racks, or congress The churt plans'
to make Its dear frle ids, the reporters,
not only able to do their work hetter,
but more comfortable.
Acoustics of t hr supreme court
chamber the old s»-it»ie hall of Web
ster, Calhoun and Randolph — make
the arrangement somewhat difficult.
Employes and representatives of the
congressional press galleries are at
work confidently, however.
Whet) the first suggestion was made i
a quarter of a century ago that mere
reporter persons should.be aided and
encouraged in getting iftws of decis
ions promptly to the m« republic, some
austere judges thought involution and ;
chaos were near. Ihrt '.time works j
wonders and now the reporter stands
a good chance of having real comfy
workings quarters In the supreme
court of the United Statefdb
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LIFE PflMffi
BE
IN 1ST
CHICO, Cal., Nov. 1—The first Fed
eral Conference on "Rural Education
I and Life Problems," to be held in the
West will convene at the State Nor
mal School here December 3rd to 5th
inclusive.
United States Commissioner of Ed
ucation. P. P. Claxon, will assemble
educators and country-life yorkers
from Oregon, Washington and Cali
fornia to consider all phases of the
country life workers from Otegon,
Washington and California to consi
der all phases of the country-life pro
blem; J. L. McBrien, U. S. School Ex
tension Agent, will conduct the Chico
conference.
"Consolidation of Rural Schools,”
“Training the Rural Teacher,” "Co
operative Extension Workin Agricul
| ture and Home Economics,” “The Con
I nervation of Food,” "Rural Credits and
Land Consolidation," “Standardizing
the Rural School."; are among the
subjects included in the conference
j topics.
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STR. EVANS BREAKS HER
STEAM STEERING APPARATUS.
The steamer Admiral Evans arrived
from the south at 11:30 o'clock last
i night, after breaking her steam steer
ing apparatus about twenty miles east
of Capo' St. Ellas. The Evans was
forced to use her hand steering gear
in getting into port. The following
passengers arrived from the south: J.
B. Kelly and wife. Charles E. Hoover,
Mrs. M. A. Shea. Theodore Ferry. Mrs.
L. Bell, May Newman. Miss B. Berke
ley. Bobbie Elliot, L. B. Larsen.
The following passengers left for
westward points: Clarence Anderson,
O. Larsen, L. H. Garvey, Mrs. J. C.
Smith, John Haven, George Nichols.
I H. F. Andrus, F. A. Hotchkiss.
The Evans returned to port at 3
o'clock this afternoon to have addi
tional repairs made to her machinery,
and will leave for Valdez during the
night.
J> (By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Nov. I.—The three
egfit rate for letters is effective to
uiihro*. The jioatbfflce department
has instructed postmasters to return
(o senders, if knowh. all letters bear
ing insufficient postage. If senders
are^gknow^ the letters will be sent
•0 address apt! the deficient postage
coll Acted.
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(By Associated Press)
HA.VANA. Nov. 1. — The PalpcJo
Presidential, now (he official residence
of President Menocal. which was com
pleted in 1792. is soon to be abandoned
and a more beautiful and spacious
structure, now In course o£ erection
at a more central point, is fo take its
pldce.
In 1910 congress ceded to the provin
clal'councll of Havana a tract of land
which faces (he entrance to Havana
harbor and Morro Castle, on which
was to be erected a provincial palace.
The work of erection began In 1911.
Wit was discontinued after more than
$521,000 had been expended on the
building. President Menocal has given
his support to the plan of taking over
the structure for use as the national
capitol. and by making a few changes,
modeling it Into a palacio presidential
When completed the new palace,
final coal of which will be iostr thai
$1.000,000. will 4mj gn architcciw.i
tell. 4* gre**' ,i*JrK t*.**#* t
steel framework, will be covered with
squares of terra cotta. With the con
veraton of this edifice Into a preslden
tial palace the physiognomy of the
surrounding district will be completely
changed, in order that Its beauty may
not be marred by unsightly buildings
or undesirable business places.
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SPEAKER CLARK PREDICTS
GREATER PROFIT TAXES,
(By United Press!
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. — “Raising
money.” That is Speaker (’larks terse
answer to the question: “What will
be the chief work at the next session
of congress?” "However,” he said, ”1
think we will not raise as much as we
did last session. $21,000,000,000 The
ships we paid for, the aircraft we au
thorized. and a lot of guns and mill
tary material we bought, won’t have
to be duplicated. But there will b(
enough to raise to keep us busy. I
think we’ll have about a fifty-fifty
split on taxes and bonds. This will ne
cessitate greater profits taxes. Th(
present ratio is about sixty-five thirty
five, with bonds on the long end.
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SWIMMING POOL BE
CONSTRUCTED FORT BLISS
(By Associated Press)
FORT BLISS, Texas, Oct. t. — Sol
dices stationed at the post here or ii
camp near here will have a chance ti
swim and dive next summer. Tht; E
| Paso Chamber of Commerce has ap
propriated funds for the constructioi
, of a large pool near the parade grounc
and work has started on it. The poo
will be large enough to aeeommodati
, all of the soldiers stationed here. 1
will be heated and lighted.
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(INDIANS SHOW THEIR
PATRIOTISM AT EL PASO
YSLETA. Texas, Nov. 1'—When tin
l draft quota for El Paso county let
here for Camp Travis, S-’n Antonio
two members of the old Pueblo In
! dian tribe living here marched awa;
waving American flags. They wer
Mariano Colmenero, Jr. and Fernan
do Olguin, son and grandson of oh
Mariano Colmnero, who has led th
Indian dances in the churchyard of lh
mission here for-many .years.
MARIPOSA SlltS
ON RETURN TO
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, N’ov. 1. — The steamer
Mariposa sailed at 9 o’clock this morn
ing with the following passengers for
Cordova: Mrs. Will ClaysoB. Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. f>. n.
Irwin, Mrs. C. C. Swagart. Miss E.
Fletcher, VHsh T. Moore, C. A. fyirst
zel, C. E. Jones. Osckr A. Gleaser and
A. Cohn. •• *- ' *
FOOD DEALERS
PLACED BNDEfl '
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WASHINGTON. Nfov. 1. - Th. IP
eeOf-e restrictions upon the nation’*
manufacturers and distributors of ^
staple food commodities in n effort
I to eliminate the profiteering abuse,
has placed over a hundred thousand
I dealers under federal regulations, with
drastic regulations.provided for specu
lation, hoarding and ovcesslve profits.
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By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Nuit 1 t-. Thirty
J^«yV<T|nw two gen
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of \i)t. Batnsitsa plattett AccortWirr.
to cable reports the Italians ar- push
ing forward rapidly w th every pros
pect of checking the. Teuton's advance
British and French aid is lorthcoming.
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KILLS WOMAN -
IN SEATTLE 1
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—Crazed with In
fatuation for the wife of John Volk
nian, formerly a carpenter foreman on
th* Alaska Northern railroad at Sew
ard. Charles Butcher, a late arrival
from J,atouche, Alaska, shot and killed
Mrs. Bertha Volkman in her home in
this city and turning the gun on him
self died instantly Prior to the tra
gedy Butcher purchased $500 worth of
Liberty Imnds and left a note, stating
that they should be given to his sister.
Mrs. Volkman is a sister of Peter
Stanridge. a Coast League baseball
player.
Butcher became acquainted with the
woman while residing at Anchorage,
and it is stated annoyed her with his
attentions until she and her husband
d(parted for the south a month or so
1 ago on the Crook. Upon his arrival
here he sought out the Volkman's and
upon the woman asking him to cease
his attentions shot and killed her.
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NAVY RADIO SUPERINTENDENT
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Captain E. 11. Dodd. Pacific coast -u
perintendent of raidio service, was an
arrival on the steamer Evans, and
. gave the new navy station at Mile 14 t
an inspection, with reference to the
>' work done at that point and was high
: ly pleased with the efficient condition
. of the station. He also paid Mile 7 a
- short visit. Captain Dodd was in Oor
• dova in 1912. in reference to the work
> at the VVhitshed station. He will leave
on the Evans tonight for the westward
I to inspect the new station at Seward.
> The station at Whitshed has been
s abandoned and all of the radio busi
ness is now handled at Miles 7 and 14.
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