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CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY AUGUST 3, 1915.
THE EAGLE AND THE SWORDFISH
The submarine and the aeroplane were invented about the
same time. One is an assassin, the other a scout. We suggest
to Mr. Edison and his associate experts, as one of the first
things to consider is whether it cannot be possible for the scout
to be made available to successfully do up the assassin.
The sea eagle watches from his aerie on the cliffs for prey.
\\ hen a roliiking school of fish appear below he waits until
the right time then with a swoop and scream he darts down,
picks up a fish for breakfast and bears it triumphantly away.
The aeroplane makes fifty miles per hour easily but cannot
carry much weight. An object like an aeroplane is a difficult
one to hit by a cannon from shipboard. Only machine guns
are available and the aeroplane under the aeronaut can be
armored against this form of attack.
The torpedo has been perfected so that it can be kept
head-on when an attack is intended. Very well, why cannot
the small torpedo of the aeroplane be lowered by a steel wire
when the design is to destroy the submarine.
The scout sees the submarine or the periscope of a sub
marine, eagle like it makes its swoop at the same time unreel
ing its torpedo. The submarine seeing it dives, the wire from
the aeroplane draws the torpedo against it with a momentum
of 50 miles an hour; there is an explosion under the water;
more bubbles come to the surface, but “V-17” does not rise
any iqope.
There is no devil of man so devilish that some other man
cannot equal it. An aeroplane costs only a fraction of what a
submarine costs. It is easier to fill the air with aeroplanes
than the sea with submarines.
The only way to fight the devil is with fire.
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TOO MANY COOKS
.lust as there appears to be some happy tokens that the red
tape incubus which lias long manacled Alaska are about to be
loosened, the several zealous bureaus in Washington which
have to do with the territory rise to thwart the pleasurable
expectations. Secretary Lane, a western man and perhaps the
best equipped official in the national capital to deal justly with
the western affairs, has been working for many months on
plans designed to make Alaskan development possible. He
believes that a partial removal from Washington bureaucracy
to be necessary. But now hastens Forester Graves to Alaska,
with the aim, it is said, of radically amending the Lane pro
gram. Mr. Lane’s ideas are opposed, it is said, by every bureau
having to do with Alaska affairs. And there are sevei’al of
these bureaus and subbureaus, each with its zeal at 102 in in
the shade to reinforce its clutch on Alaska and western mat
ters. From this interlocking of varying and often divergent
interests there is always delay in development movements.
This state has felt it time and again. There are too many
ignorant cooks around the pot.—Tacoma News.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Who can definie the effect of music! What power to in
fluence the movement of individuals a sprightly song, filling
the mind with various stages of nympholepsy, may possess, is
hard to determine! It is pretty certain its only effect is not
to soothe; it inspires, awakes emotions.
1 he jewelers of America are meeting in Milwaukee, one
purpose of the gathering being to adopt a resolution clinch
ing the theory that jewelry is a necessity, not a luxury.
Undoubtedly true, in part, at least. There’s a safety pin, for
instance.
Mnay persons who have formerly gone to Europe for the
summer are now seeing Alaska and Yukon for the first time and
the majority of them are wondering why they have never made
the trip before. By another year ten thousand tourists should
have the northern bee which will later become a habit.
According to advices from the states money is piling up in
thy banks and is a drug on the market; it awaits the call of
industry and Alaska is full of opportunities for the investor.
The enlargement in the saving habit is excellent, 'out saved
monyy should be at work.
Ihe three Ms, Men, Material and Money, have never had
as much significance in Europe as at present and' without one,
the other two are of little account. Money is required to get
the material and men to use it after it is supplied.
Oh, foi the day of the sharp-pointed shoe and the high
collar, when the average man didn’t have time to worry about
anything else.
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Thaw’s mental condition has not improved much. He is
posing in his bathing suit for moving picture cameras at Atlan
tic City.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Call* may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES |
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gold-copper]
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral veing of high firade ore are
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
properties on Prince William
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy I
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Thompson & Murphy, Prop*
Dealers in
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CIGARS
Phone 107.
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The Assayer
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VALDEZ, ALASKA
Established 1911. Formerly 12 years
with Tacoma Smelter
E. F. MEDLEY
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CHARLES GAME
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fart and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, 8kagway, Cordova, Valdez, 8eward and
SHIP CREEK, via IN8IOE PASSAGE
Salle from Seattle— Salle from Cordova—
my 25.ALAMEDA.Aug. 5
my 31.NORTHWESTERN.Aug. 6
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. 8. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Utouche, 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steameAt.
without notice. t*
Tickets on eale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
_General Agent Tleket ’Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co,,
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. S. CO. ALASKA COA8T CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next tailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS, JULY 27
ADMIRAL WATSON, AUGUST 5
Via the INSIDE PAS8AGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet polnte and Kodiak
leland.
Seattle-San Francleco connecting with eteamera Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porte.
Schedule eubject to change without Notlceu
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
I Copper River & |
j Northwestern Rv. |
Effective June 12th, 1915.
| Two trains every six days between Cordova and I
£ Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making £
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving
£ from Seattle.
Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction,
fi and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and £
£ Cordova. if
All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street £
if Depot.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Peesenger Trains Be
tween Cordova and Chitina.
The above schedule subject to change without notice.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska if
if Steamship Company building
fi _____ £
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Superintendent Cordova Agent £
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