mm could
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Since war has been declared and
preparedness for military assaults on
the territory of the United States
proper is engaging much attention it
may not be improper to call attention
to the modest needs of Alaska and
the fact that the ports of this terri
tory are without defense of any kind.
A hostile cruiser could land marines
without opposition at any town on
the Alaska coast and burn it and de
stroy a commerce between Alaska and
the states exceeding $110,000,000 in
1916, and which promises to exceed
that figure each year for an indefinite
time to come.
Alaskan ports, almost without ex
ception could be made impregnable at
a minimum cost as military and naval
expenditures run ordinarily. This is
especially true of Seward and Anchor
age, the two water terminals of the
government syste mof railroads, points
at which an assault at present would
completely paralyze and largely de
stroy the chief industries of Alaska.
Moreover, a small force of invaders
could not only take the two terminals
without opposition, but could quickly
entrench themselves so that their sub
sequent disdoldgement could be effect
ed only at heavy cost in men and ma
terial.
Seward, the headquarters of rail
road activities, is located on Resurrec
tion bay, a deep sheet of water far
beyond gunshot from the open sea,
and reached by a narrow, winding
channel between lofty elevations, ver
itable Gibraltars, one on either side.
A few guns commanding the channel
would make the place impregnable to
the combined fleets of the world.
To get within gunshot of Anchorage
a warship would first have to pass
within easy range of Fire island, a
point leading itself to easy defense
almost as readily as the Resurrection
bay entrance.
With Seward and Anchorage pro
perly defended, the government rail
ways and the great Matanuska coal
fields would be safe. A direct attack
on these great properties by landing
would be impossible because of inter
vening impassable glaciers, while a
flank attack could be made only after
crossing mountain ranges which would
make Hannibal's descent upon Romo
seem easy by comparison. — New
York World.
- ALASKA FETE IS
EXPLOITED Of
Information regarding the arrivals
and departures of ships at and from
ports in Alaska will not be given out
at the cable office as heretofore, in
structions to this effect having been
received from the secretary of war.
This order is in accordance with
an agreement entered into between
the war and navy departments and
the heads of the various press asso
ciations a short time ago, that the
press of the country would refrain
from publishing "information, rumors
or reports tending to disclose the mili
tary or naval policies of the United
States.” The Associated Press volun
tarily agreed to observe the regula
tions and to use their influence to
have the newspapers throughout the
country obdterve them.
Based upon this agreement the war
and navy departments have prepared
a set of regulations covering the in
formation sought to be suppressed,
among which are the following:
“Departure of merchant vessels
should not be mentioned and it is
desired that the port of arrival be
omitted.
“Assignment of movement, whether
as groups or individuals of officers
and men of the military and naval es
tablishments.
“Transportation of mails, supplies
or munitions.”
As a result of these regulations of
ficers and men of the Signal Corps
are Instructed to give out no infor
mation covered by these regulations,
which includes the movement of mer
chant vessels.
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ACTIVE III
TRINIDAD, Colo., April 16. — Sill
stockings don't have anything to dc
with a lady’s ability to cast her hallo
intelligently, say the female ballotisti
of this town. And they are on th«
warpath today because some mere
male person made disparaging re
marks about "women with silk stock
ings and high-heeled shoes voting or
questions that affect the common pec
pie.” The women assert that "thi
womanhood of the town has bee:
openly discredited,” and they promts
retaliation at the next election.
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♦ WHATCHAMA COLUMN. ♦
♦ Lap*. ♦
♦ (By O. M„ United Press) ♦
♦ The lap is one of those rare hu- ♦
♦ man institutions which, though ♦
♦ constantly being sat upon still ♦
♦ survives. +
♦ It always appears when you sit ♦
♦ down. Nobody knows where it ♦
♦ goes when you stand up. It was ♦
♦ Invented by mothers. Mothers ♦
♦ have worn laps ever since Kve ♦
♦ evoluted from fig leaves to fur ♦
♦ belows. Fathers have the frame- ♦
♦ work for laps hut they lack the ♦
♦ connecting links. +
♦ Laps are used for many things. ♦
♦ among matrons for holding ♦
♦ babies and bowls of cake batter; ♦
♦ among lovers for holding each ♦
♦ other; and among various classes ♦
♦ of persons for a various number ♦
♦ of things. •
♦ Some folks haven't room in ♦
♦ their laps for anything but their ♦
♦ stomachs. +
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(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. April 10. — “Pre
pare for national service'’ is the nlo
gan of the women's section of the i
Navy League to Vmericaa women in
the second encampment ot the First
National Service School, at Chevy
Chase, beginning today. One thousand
women, representing every state in
the union, are here for training, to
sleep in army tents, live under mili
tary discipline for twenty days and
be instructed for national service by
doctors and nurses of the American
Bed Cross and non-commissioned offi
cers of the army, navy and marine
corps.
The government has recognized the
value of this training by turning over
to the committees in charge a govern
ment reservation of 27 acres. Here
the great encampment, which will be
the largest camp for women ever held
in the world, is pitched.
MINNEAPOLIS BABY
WEIGHS 21 POUNDS.
(By United Press)
MINNEAPOLIS, April 16. — Minne
apolis boasts of the biggest boy baby
in the world, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mandziak. He weighed 21
pounds at birth, according to records
filed with the city health department.
His parents are Polish. His father
is a laborer. He is in every way a
normal baby, except for his weight.
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The Skagway W. C. T. U. recently
circulated a petition for the establish
ment of a home for Old Ladies in the
territory of Alaska, and have present
ed the same to the legislature. Three
hundred and forty-five persons signed
the petition.
Appearing last Sunday in many of
the leading papers of the country with
a combined circulation of more than
6,000,000 readers, was a three-quarter
page article by Frank 0. Carpenter,
descriptive of Alaska's semi-centennial
celebrations to be held In the north
ern towns and the tour being arranged
by the Alaska bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and Commer
cial Club to participate in these cele
brations.
After describing In a most Interest
ing manner the principal features of
interest In the different localities. Mr.
Carpenter says:
“This celebration of an event of
national Importance will be held In n
unique manner, each town featuring
the industries and resources of Its lo
cality, making it In effect an All-Alas
ka celebration. The participating
party is being organized by the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce and Commercial Club, and
will be personally conducted by a vet
eran "sourdough.” The towns are
planning to hold celebrations of from
one to mree days duration.
In closing. Mr. Carpenter says:
This theory gives but little idea of
the wonders of the Alaska expedition.
In addition to the Industrial features
will be the scenic grandeur of the
inside passage, surpassing that of the
Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence,
the Inland Sea of Japan and the fiords
of Norway. There will be the won
ders of the Yukon, the following from
Its source to its mouth of one of the
mightiest rivers of our continent, go
ing through a wilderness which, in
most places, is an untouched and un
described as was the James river and
the Chesapeake bay before Captain
John Smith came into Hampton Roads.
It will include the sight of mountains
as beautiful as any In Switzerland,
and the exploration of glaciers far
greater than any in the Alps and
equalled only by those of Greenland
and Antartica. In both excursions the
ships will sail right under the great
river of ice which breaks out into
the sea at Taku; and at Cordova the
cars take the travelers to two glac
iers, each of which is as high as the
dome of the capitol at Washington.
There will also be the fascination of
the Eskimos and the Indians, of see
ing game, large and small, in its na
tive wilds, of the wonders of the mid
night sun and of the new world of
vegetation and sky and sea which is
peculiar to the Ear North.
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ALL GO TO SCHOOL
REGARDLESS OF AGE.
(By United Press)
TULSA, Okla., April 16. — Every
body in Tulsa went to school today.
It was All Go to School Day for
young, old middle aged of all sorts.
They all went, too.
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Alaskan Grill
M. E. HOLBEN, Prop.
The Place To Eat
Everything In Season
Service The BEST
Boxes For Large Or Tray Service
Small Parties Our Specialty
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
320,817
Have been built and actually lay or disappointment In secur
. delivered to retail buyers since Ing Ford cars. If, therefore, you
August 1, 1916. are planning to purchase a Ford
present the actual number man- order and take delivery now.
ufactured by us since August 1, Immediate orders will have
1916, and delivered by our prompt attention,
agents to retail buyers. This un- Delay In buying at this time
usual fall and winter demand for may cause you to wait several
Ford cars makes it necessary months. Enter your order today
for us to confine the distribu- for immediate delivery with our
tion of cars only to those agents authorized Ford agent listed be
who have orders for Immediate low and don’t be disappointed
delivery to retail customers, later on.
■ rather than to permit any agent
to stock cars In anticipation of PRICES F. O. B. VALDEZ,
later spring sales. ALASKA.
We are Issuing this notice to Runabout $460, Touring Car
Intending buyers that they may $475, Coupe-elet $620, Town Car
protect themselves against de- $715, Sedan $765.
Ford Motor Company
Owen E. Meals
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3 ~ VALDEZ, ALA8KA.
JENNINGS IAS
PREJUDICED.
SAYS ICG
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 14. — In fil
Ing his contest against the eh- (Ion
of Charles A. Sulzer as delegate to
congress from Alaska. James A. Wlck
ershain alleges:
(1) that the suit against the can
vassing board for a writ of mandamus
was brought without notice to him;
(2) that Judge Robert W. Jennings,
who tried the case and Collector of
Customs John F. Pugh, a member of
the canvassing board, were "preju
diced; (3) that the court, was with
out jurisdiction to hear the mandamus
suit; (4) that the Alaska election law
is invalid; (5) that the canvassing
board announced Its Intention to ap
ply to the court rule to all the returns
but was prevented by the writ of man
damus; (6) the canvassing board de
clared its intention to recite those
facts in its certificate of election, but
the court prevented It; (7) that simi
lar defects existed in other precincts
than those before the-court and the
application of the same rule them
would have given him the certificate
of election; (8) that 38 soldiers voted
at Eagle and Fort Gibbon for S-ilzer;
(9) that the election officials were ig
norant of the Alaska laws and their
requirements, being the first election
thereunder; (10) that It was Jmpos
slide for official ballots tu reach Chog
giung, Nushakag; (11) that the elec
tors there used Sulzor's sample bal
lots, striking out the name of Sul'or
and inserting that of Wickersham.
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NO DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST LADY DOGS.
LOS ANGELES, April 16. — The
city council of Los Angeles has grant
ed equal rights to lady dogs. The
council passed an ordinance making
the license tag for female canines the
same as that of the male of the spe
cies—three dollars.
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W. E. TERRILL
FREIGHTER
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Baggage and Freight Taken
over the Trail to Fairbanks.
TEAMS LEAVE CHITINA
FEBRUARY 5
MARCH 15
Baggage can be left at tho
Chitina Hotel, Chitina, or Alas
kan Hotel, Cordova.
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An Alaskan Product
Real Old German Lager
A Refreshing Drink
The Valdez Brewing Co.
Under New Management
Patronize Home Industry
On Tap In Every Saloon
I Alaskan Hotel |
g THE HOUSE OF COMFORT g
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
IN ALASKA |
BAR AND BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric g
Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
Bar in Connection ?•
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•iji ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Proprlteor* ART CLONINGER £
| CORDOVA, .... ALASKA |
I Foos Gas Engines 1
| 4 to 5C0 Horse Power
General Electric Motors |
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
| Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors |
Regal Boat Engines |
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| Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
|| ~ - Oxy-Acetylene Welding. —-—~i|
| CORDOVA, ALASKA |
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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A CHECK ACCOUNT A CHECK ON YOUR BUSINESS.
A commercial account is a good business barometer, it
automatically indicates whether you are going ahead or stand
ing still in your business. Deposit all the money you receive.
I ay out money by' check only. At the end of the month a glance
at your bank statement will show your total receipts and ex
penditures during that month. In other words, it will show
how much business you have done.
WE INVITE YOUR ACCOUNT.
The First Bank
Of Cordova
Territorial Depositary.
United States Depositary for Postal Savings Funds.
Commercial Department. Savings Department,.
Sr
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Cordova Mill &
Lumber Company
Manufacturers and Dealers in Rough and
Dressed Lumber.
Also Outside Lumber.
We Have Succeeded the Arctic Lumber Company and
All Alai 1 Orders Should be Addressed to Us.
Orders From up the Line Office and Mill Opposite
Promptly Attended to. Railroad Depot. Phone 5
E. A. HEGG
STATIONERY AND PHOTO SUPPLIES
Developing and Printing Phonographs
Views and Postcards Columbia Records
Art Pictures, Art Supplies , „ .
Picture Frames Sheet Music
Picture Framing Candies Always Fresh
Toilet Articles Cigars and Tobacco
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
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ALL THE LIGHT ON THE BOOK,
and none in the eyes is what makes
the electric light so superior for night
reading. And its brilliancy bring* out
the type with the utmost distinctive
ness so that reading is accompanied
by no strain on the eyes whatever.
Have you electricity In your homef
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
| Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry. |
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
§: Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. j|
ijii Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. |j
| Leave Cordova. Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thura
days and Saturdays. S
|jiji Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and §j
| Fridays. ;|
jij! Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thun- §
§j days and Fridays. |
| Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, j|
Thursdays and Saturdays. j|
The above schedule subject to change without notioe. j|
xj Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pesaenger Train* O*- S
*.;> <5;
tween Cordova and Chitina. §
ij5 . . I
is Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ^
I Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska
Steamship Company building Si
. Caleb Corser W. E. Brown |
Superintendent Cordova Agent §