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ANCHORAUK. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH -’L 1017.
DECISION FAVORS SULZER.
The district judge of the First judicial division ot Alaska
lias decided that Mr. Charles A. Sulzer, who was the demo
cratic candidate for delegate to congress in the November elec
tion. is “legally" elected, and the territorial canvassing hoard
is required! under the decision of this federal judge, to issue a
certificate of election to the democratic candidate, 'hi the
other hand, the people of Alaska, as expressed by the ballot,
gave a plurality of ’>1 votes in favor of the lion, dames \\ ieker
sham, and he i' the rightfully elected delegate to congress from
this territory, regardless ot any decision to the coutiaiy that
may he handed down by a district judge or any other judge.
That Judge Wickersham had a plurality of -'ll votes over
Mr. Sulzer was the oflieial finding of the territorial canvassing
board, composed of Governor J. F. A. Strong. Surveyor < ieneral
and FiX-Ofticio Secretary Charles H. Davidson and Collector ot
Customs d. F. Pugh. All of the members of this canvassing
hoard are democratic office-holders. Two of them. Governor
Strong and Secretary Davidson, proved themselves high-mind
ed men. rather than petty politicians, and ruled that the certifi
cate of election should go to him who was rightfully elected to
represent the people of Alaska at tilt* national, congress. Hut
the federal court intervened, with the result that Mr. Sulzer,
a minority candidate, has an honor thrust upon him—willing
ly, no doubt—that is in direct contravention to the will of the
people as expressed at the polls.
Technicalities, or alleged technicalities, have been employ
ed to deny Delegate Wickersham of his rights. It appears
that some half dozen voting precincts, remotely situated, did
not receive (through no fault of their own) the “regular
printed ballots in time for use at the delegate election. Father
than be denied the right to exercise their prerogative, type
written or written ballots were employed, in lieu of the printed
ones, supposed to be made available tor use by the del ks ot
the court in the respective judicial divisions in Alaska.
The decision of the district judge holds these “home
made” ballots to be invalid, and the easting out ot them gives
a pluralitv of votes in favor ot Mr. Sulzer.
Judge Wickersham may lind consolation in the thought
that a plurality of all the votes east at the November election
were recorded in his favor.
When Mr. Sulzer. through this decision, takes his seat in
the halls of the national congress, he will do so in the full
knowledge that he is not there through the will <>r wish of the
people of Alaska, but rather through a court decision based
on mere technicalities. Few men of the calibre fit to rep re
sent the people of Alaska in the congress would care to assume
a seat under these circumstances. A really big man would
abide by the will of the electorate, if convinced that his oppon
cut were rightfully elected.
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crease asked is very gratifying.
Many improvements in The TIMES are contemplated this
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putting the new projects into effect. It is the intention of the
Anchorage Publishing company to produce the best paper in
Alaska, and make it so far superior to other publications that
it will be recognized as a paper in a class by itself. The let
ters which we have received from our numerous advertisers
has given us the needed encouragement, and The TIMES this
summer will be one of which every i^oijfin Anchorage may
well be proud._
COLI) STORAGE PLANT
FOR CARSTENS PACKING CO.
E. Albrecht, master mechanic for
the Carstens Packing company, of Se
attle, arrived in the city yesterday
over the trail from Seward and is
stopping at the Hotel Anchorage.
Mr. Albrecht visited their plant at
Seward and other coast towns en
route to Anchorage and will remain
in this city until the first of June
superintending the erection of a cold
storage plant. The new plant will
l»e erected in the rear of the present
market and will be 16 by 76 feet and
modern throughout. The plant will
consist of one sharp beef, sharp fish,
refrigerator and one zero freezer.
Jn addition to the cold storage plant
ihe company will install one cold
storage counter of the latest type in
the meat market and otherwise im
prove the establishment.
Mr. Albrecht says that his company
is exceptionally well satisfied with
their Anchorage investment and are
prepared to increase their plant as
business requires.
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out a filler. In order to get it at Se
attle price you must order before
Sunday night. Cost only 1-3 as much
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\Y A SHIN GTO X.—W i th conscri p
tion as a basis, the army general start?
has worked out a plan of operation
for the United States army to be fol
lowed in war. In the main this pftin
involves:
First, using the present regular ar
my and national guard as a force to
train an army of 2,000,000 in one
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year, sending no troops to Kurope
during this period.
Second, obtaining the immediate
passage of a universal military serv
ice law and calling out the first three
classes under that law for training.
Third, establishing training camps
in every state, and more than one
camp in states that have large cities.
Fourth, putting American munition
plants and other factories to work
turning out supplies for an army of
this size and converting other factor
ies so that they may manufacture war
material.
100 Divisions Planned.
The tentative plan of the army gen
eral staff calls for the creation of
100 army divisions of 20,000 officers
and men each. For this army there
would be required something like 50,
000 officers. At present there are
6,000 officers in the United States
army.
If the present plan of giving a ma
jor general command of a division
were carried out, there would be 100
major generals needed instead of the
present half dozen, and a proportion
ate increase in brigadier generals,
which would necessitate the creation
: of a big list of general officers from
the grades below.
In preparing the data for the pro
posed universal service bill the army
! staff decided that there would be 1,
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000.000 young men .subject to call for
military training every year, if the
call embraced every youth attaining
the agp of 18 or lit that year. It was
estimated that one-third of this num
ber would not be available, through
failure to meet physical standards
and for-other causes, leaving some
thing like 605,000 men in each class.
Would fall Out Three ( lasses.
To give the army a force of 2,000,
000 in the tirst year, therefore, ^lie
general staff would call out the first
Three classes; that is, those young
men attaining the ages of 18, 19 and
20 the first year.
Using all the present regular and
militia officers and such noncommis
i sioned officers as were capable as a
training force, staff officers belieye
an army of 2,000,000 could be turned
out in a year, and that an army of
4,000,000 could be trained in two
| years. The United States army
then would be able to meet any situ
ation which it might be called upon
to face.
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'DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN
DAWSON WIPES OUT LAND
MARKS OF OTHER DAYS
DAWSON, Y. T„ Feb. 22.—Two
lives were lost in a fire last night
that destroyed three hotels and other
buildings, entailing a loss estimated at
$200,000, on which there was only
I $10,000 insurance.
| The men who perished were Charles
| W. C. Tabor, dean of the Dawson bar
I and one of the most prominent men
! in the Yukon territory, and William
I McAdam, veteran White Pass stage
driver on the Whitehorse and Dawson
overland route.
The fire started in the Yukonia ho
tel, when the thermometer was 20 de
grees below zero. It swept northward
along the famous old block, the center
of the greatest dramatic of historic
I Dawson, taking out a third of the
block facing First avenue. Buildings
destroyed include the Yukonia hotel,
owned by Joe Segbers, representing
an investment of $50,000 and formerly
the famous Tom Chisholm Aurora of
1 early days; Pioneer hotel, owned by
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Dan Tolmie; Cronin hotel, owned by
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and Martin Pinskey’s clothing store.,
Pinskay saved his entire stock. The |
Cronin house was vacant, but was fur- j
nished. The entire furniture equip
ment of all three hotels was lost. All
structures mentioned were burned to
cinders excepting the Pioneer, which is
an ice-clad skeleton.
The old Northern hptolDWdfiig and
the old Monte Carlo -HgMWWrailding,
both empty, were wrecked. The Monte
Carlo was tom down to stop the fire.
Despite the bitter cold, the Dawson
paid fire department and many volun
teers fought the flames four hours des
perately to prevent the fire spreading
to other stores and hotels.
John Laumster, of Tacoma; Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Segbers, Harry Bridges,
Harry Pinkiert, James Purden and
Harry Barber had narrow escapes.
Segbers rushed through the flames,
took his wife from a room where she
was sleeping and jumped on an ad
joining roof into the deep snow, where
both lay ur^til discovered by rescue I
parties, who found them nearly froz-!
en.
Tabor and McAdam, who had gone
to bed in the Yukonia hotel, were cut
off by the flames and smoke. The fire
started on the second floor and spread
like a flash in all directions on the
paper lining, causing an explosion that
burst from the windows of all floors
simultaneously. The bodies have not
been found.
Tabor was formerly a member of
the Yukon legislature and was select
ed to ran again next month. 'He be
longed prominent family in Fred
erickton, N. B., was once secretary to
a member of the cabinet at Ottawa
and secretary to a governor in Ver
mont. He leaves a wife, who is in San
Francisco. McAdams came from On
tario, and leaves relatives in Otta
wa, some in the Yukon and a wife in
Whitehorse. ,
Fred Carlquist, who is a graduate
optician from San Francisco, is per
manently established with George Os
born, the C. St. Jeweler, and will ex
amine eyes free. 260
Gus Johnson lost the first game of
dice in his cigar store on Fourth Ave
nus, between K and I. 648
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