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THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume XI. Number 89. “_SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3,1917_Ten Cento the Copy
DELEGATE VOTE •
TAKEN BEFORE
JUDGE JENNINGS
Court Asked to Rule on the
Australian Ballot
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Jl’NKAl , Saturday, March 3.—
Judge Jennings issued an alter
native writ of mandamus late
yesterday, which is returnable to
day. directing the canvassing
board to show cause why they
should not issue a certificate of
election to C harles Sul/er as dele
gate.
Attack is made on the precincts
where no otficial ballots were used
and no certificate of explanation
returned.
If Judge Jennings holds with
Attorney General Grigsby that
the use of the Australian baPot J
is mandatory and throws out the
disputed districts, Sulzer would
win by a small plurality.
The mandamus proceedings
were postponed late today until
Tuesday afternoon.
District Attorney Smiser, en
gaged by the canvassing board,
stated that he was not qualitL^d
to appear and sought postpone
ment so that the board could se
cure a legal representative.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
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The Admiral Evans will sail for
Seward and way ports tonight.
The Admiral Watson is due in Cor
dova at 3 o’clock this afternoon.
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The Alameda is due in Juneau to
morrow.
The train left this morning at 8:30
for Mile 40.
GOVERNMENT
HAS STOPPED
ISSUEOF MAPS
Coast Pilot and Charts
Withheld on Account
of War Danger
Information was received here on
the last mail that owing to the possi
bility of this country being involved
in international difficulties it has been
deemed necessary to suspend tempor
arily the issue of charts, coast pilots
and inside routes.
This statement was sent out by K.
Lester Jones, superintendent of the
U. S. coast and geodetic survey, who
stated that when conditions warrant
the bureau will resume the issue ot
the above publications.
PURSE SEINE
BOAT COMING
FROM SEATTLE
—
The purse seine bout Pennsylvania, j
purchased at Seattle by the Kenai j
Fishing & Trading Co., of which John
Noon is president and other local peo
ple part owners, sailed from Seattle
for Seward on February 26, according
to advices reecived here by mail.
The boat has 40 tons of freight for
her owners in addition to the usual
fishing equipment.
There »ill not be a rehearsal
for the minstrel show this even
ing, but those taking part are
urged to be present at the A. B.
hall at 3:30 o’clock tmorrow af
ternoon.
SI NATE JAMM ; MAY
FORC! OTA SESSION
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 3.—In the closing
hours of the 64th Congress, Senator LaFollette continued
to oppose the bill allowing the president to arm ships, and
Senator Stone is apparently determined to fight to the
last for his amendment, which would withhold all protec
tion from munition carrying ships.
Representatives of the president communicated to
the senate leader late today that the president has no in
tention of taking action which would bring war with
Germany unless congress is summoned in extra session to
act on any condition which may arise.
Representative Mann in debate in the house of repre
sentatives this afternoon declared that the senate had be
come jammed with legislation that cannot possibly pass
and that an extra session was ‘‘probably unavoidable.”
PRESIDENT SIGNS "BONE DRV"
AND BIG APPROPRIATION BILLS
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 3. — The senate
passed the conference postal bill this afternoon and was
at once signed by the president. It carries with it the
“bone dry” clause forbidding the shipment of liquor to
prohibition territory and will, when it goes Into effect,
make one-third of the United States completely dry.
The president also signed the emergency revenue bill,
carrying appropriations for $450,000,000.
The senate early today passed the naval bill, appro
priating $535,000,000.
ZIMMERMANNS KS
TO JIISTIEY MOVE I
AGAINST G.S.
BERLIN, Saturday, March 3.—Virtually admitting
the truth of the charges made in the United States, that
Germany had plotted to secure the aid of Mexico and
Japan in the event that war followed the breaking off of
diplomatic relations by President Wilson, Foreign Minis
ter Zimmerman made a statement today in which he
justifies such action.
Zimmerman said that Germany was justified in tak
ing the action contemplated on the ground that the United
States tried to array the South American republics
against Germany, publicly calling on them to join the
United States in breaking off relations with the imperial
German government as a protest against unrestricted
submarine warfare.
GERMANS TOLD OF ACT
AMSTERDAM, Saturday, March 3.—Dispatches re
ceived today from a semi-official German news agency
carried to newspapers throughout Germany a statement
frankly admitting Germany’s part in the affair against
the United States.
The government’s case is that the German minister
was told that if the United States declared war he should
at once offer an alliance with the Mexican government.
He was expressly instructed, the dispatch said to take no
such action unless certain that the United States would
declare war,- and that the attempt to unite other neutrals
against Germany was considered sufficient to lead Ger
manv to believe that the United States would follow it
with a declaration of war.
CARRANZA REFUSES TO TALK
GUADALAJARA, Saturday, March 3. — President
Carranza denied himself today to all parties seeking in
formation regarding the Zimmerman note. He also re
fused to answer written and cabled messages, asking
whether or not the contents of the note had been trans
mitted to him by German Minister von Eckhardt.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT INDIGNANT
TOKYO, Saturday, March 3. — Japan made it em
phatically known today that the imperial Japanese govern
ment had received no proposition from Mexico or Ger
many to join them in a possible war against the U. S.
Viscount Motono, foreign minister, announced that
if Mexico received the proposal that country showed in
justice in not transmitting it to Japan.
Failure to notify Japan and thus give her an oppor
tunity to vigorously decline, it was pointed out, might
have placed her in the position of having appeared to
consider a break with her allies for purposes of joining
with the enemy, a most discreditable act.
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ZIMMERMAN USED
SOFT WORDS IN OPEN
AMSTERDAM, Saturday, March 3.
—Berlin dispatches received today
quote Foreign Minister Zimmerman
in discussing before the Reichstag,
Thursday, the question of proposed
reopening of relations between the
United States and Germany. He said
in part:
“Every speaker here has expressly
emphasized that a breach with Amrei
ca was regrettable and it will un
doubtedly be still more regrettable if
it comes to war between Germany and
the United States, between whom
there are ancient friendly relations
and no political antagonism. Econ
omically we are drawn to each other
and should really be economic allies, j
i Thus it is comprehensible that the im
perial government* desires to endeavor
to avoid everything which might in-1
j tensify the conflict.”
! WILSON WILL TAKE OATH SUNDAY
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 3. —President
Wilson will take the oath of office tomorrow at noon. He
will go to the capitol and be present at the final session of
congress which expires at that hour.
Chief Justice White will administer the oath of office
in the president’s room adjoining the senate chamber.
PETITION FOR
ADMINISTRATOR
TO RE OPPOSED
Interesting Case From Inlet
Will be Heard by
Commissioner
There will be a hearing this after
noon in the matter of the petition of
Mrs. Elizabeth Block Markle, of Sel
dovia, for the appointment of her hus
band H. A. Markle as administrator
of the estate of her former husband,
Adam Block, deceased. She will be
represented by Attorney Mooers, of
the firm of Leahey, Bay & Mooers.
The petition will be opposed by
Mrs. Annie Christensen a daughter of
Block by a former wife, who is now
here. She will be represented by L.
L. James, Jr.
This case has been the cause of con
siderable excitement at Seldovia,
where Block lived for a number of
years and conducted a store. Since
the death of Block his widow, who is
the mother of four of his children,
married H. A. Markle, and Mrs.
Christensen continued to conduct the
store.
The latter contends that if Markle
is named administrator the property
held in trust for the four minor child
ren will not be properly handled. She
does not benefit by the will and does
not ask to be named administratrix,
but does ask that some one other
than the children’s step father be
named.
When it became known in Seldovia
that Mrs. Christenson was coming to
Seward to oppose the petition it was
also reported that she was about to
take with her the will made by Block.
This will had been on fde in the com
missioner’s office here for some time,
but the Seldovia officials did not know
it, so a warrant was issued by U. S.
Commissioner Nordyke of Seldovia,
charging Mrs. Christenson with hav
ing “stolen property” in her posses
sion. She avoided arrest*by remain
ing off the boat until just before it
sailed and managed to reach here.
The outcome of the case is awaited
with interest by those involved.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum . 38
Minimum . 32
Current . 35
Weather . Cloudy
Wind ..;. South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled and warmer.
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HOPE FOLKS
HEAR SERMONS;
IS RARE TREAT
Religious Services Held on
Arm For Second Time
in Eighteen Years
For the second time in 18 years, re
ligous services were held in Hope last
week. The services were held by
Rev. H. C. Munro, of the Community
church here, who before leaving or
ganized a non-sectarian Sunday
! school.
“I found Hope the most enthusiatic
and optimistic town of its size it has
ever been my pleasure to visit,” said
Rev. Munro. There are 71 people
there counting all the children and I
learned that about 10 more are out
side on trips, making 80 inhabitants
in all.
Xiu one in Hope wants to leave o*’
expects to leave and all are boosting
the place as being on the verge of its
best season of mining development in
years.
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44All who were able, attended the
four services I held, including repre
sentatives of many protestants, and
both Roman and Greek Catholic
churches, and were positive in their
pledge to make the Sunday school for
■ the benefit of 18 children residing
i there.”
Rev. Munro will visit Hope once a
month in the future.
THIS COUPLE FROM
MARSHALL LOVE
THEIR ALASKA BEST
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Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Blanker, of
Marshall, who arrived on the North
! western and are guests at the Seward
hotel, will start Monday on the 1,200
mile journey home. They have 14
, dogs and a complete outfit for the
mush.
Blanker has property on Willow
creek and Disappointment in the Mar
shall distinct. They have with them
the two largest nuggets taken from
Willow creek last season, one a long
slug of gold is worth $79. They went
outside in September, and were not
very well pleased with things in the
states after four years on tho
frontier.
“They do not know what courtesy
means, down in Los Angeles,”
j said Mrs. Blanker,” and I was poorly
impressed the rest of the coast towns.
1 As for me 1 would rather have a pair
of overalls and snow shoes and a dog
team in Alaska, than many fine auto
mobiles and live outside.”
EXPECT CHINA TO
WAR ON G IMANY
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 3.—It is regarded
certain here that China will join the allies in making war
on Germany, if the entente will guarantee her safety
from invasion and join in relaxing restrictions imposed
upon the eastern empire by the powers after the “Boxer”
troubles.
OFFERS YACHT TO NAVY
SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday, March 3. — John D.
Spreckels today offered his yacht Venetian for use as an
auxiliary cruiser for the U. S. if needed.
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