Cordova Daily Times
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1918
ALASKA’S GOOD SHOWING
The United States customs report
* shows that Alaska's 1917 business
reached a value of $141,125,452, com
pared with $119,937,443 for the preced
ing year. And this despite the fact
that labor troubles and shortage of
■water cut down the output of copper
and placer gold. Alaska shipped 70,
862 pounds of antimony ore valued at
$8,837; copper shipments reached a
value of $27,243,510, as compared with
the value of $35,534,039 the preceding
year, showing a slight decrease. Can
ned salmon reached a total of $41,478,
514, and the total for all fish was $45,
049,056; 219 tons of tin ore were ship
ped; marble valued at $72,406; lead
bullion valued at $9,156; gypsum at
$43,800; fur and skins at $379,580; fish
and whale oil at $706,674; fertilzer at
$37,752; turnips 219,894 pounds, valued
at $4,929; tungsten ore at $19,550;
gold and silver at $14,939,440.
For the value of merchandise ship
ped to Alaska the Third division led
with $19,234,642, due to government
railway material, with the First divi
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tal for the Second division was $1,992,
533, and for the Fourth, $4,561,525.
The Fourth division led in the value of
gold and silver exported with a total
of $6,452,157. and the First division
came next with a total of $4,592,716, j
with the Second with a total of $2,573,- <
186, and the Third with a total of $t,-j
321,381.
If to the foregoing be added the
value of products of the sail consumed 1
locally, and other local industries'
which do not figure in either export or j
import totals, save possibly for mer
chandise ordered from the outside, the 1
1917 trade balance for a white popula
tion vf *oi,s than 65,000 would give a *
Tanfly comprehensive idea of the won-1
'Oertui Tewowccp.R of Alaska. And the1
ground has not even been scratched. I
When 'the 'fotrcst products are utilized,'
Mnd the wat*r power is harnessed and
'arge areas of soil are brought un-!,
der cultivation, tho total will make the'
<enllre nation sit up and take notice.
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HOOVER VS. HUNGER ,
Our friend Mr. Hoover seems to ex
ercise an uncanny power over his fel
low citizens these days. He has tre
mendous power, to be sure—that con
ferred upon him by congress and the
President—but we have come to look
upon him, not so much as a legally;
i constituted authority, as a friendly
oracle. His moral influence is most
impressive. Americans as a rule re-,
serve the right to their own opinions'
but, so far as food conservation is con-'
cerned, they seem to have abandoned
every idea save to follow where the
food administrator leads. They watch
bis beck and nod and scramble to do
his bidding. So it is that as a precau-,
tion against the hard winter, they;
have put all their eggs in one basket
and Mr. Hoover is carrying the basket, j
Several months ago we were fearful
of a food shortage. Happily, that pre
diction was a false alarm. Our crops
have exceeded all expectations and we
are assured that the foodstuffs now
available will be sufficient for all pur
poses at home and abroad if we exer
cise reasonable economy and avoid
waste. So far so good, but does this
guarantee a substantial reduction in
prices? Mr. Hoover assures us that
it does and shows how the price-fixing
program works out with respect to
wheat and flour. We quote his own
words:
“We have in the food administration
put into action a form of price control
through purchase of the exports of
wheat and flour. The government must
buy or contract the buying of wheat
for export and the export volume con
trols the price. We were immediate
ly confronted with price determination.
To determine it we called in the farm
er himself and gave him the majority
of the commission to determine a fair
prtce We gave him the national
balance and prayed him to weigh care
fully and justly. For the first time in
history he had a voice in his own price
and unanimously determined upon
$2.20 per bushel, with certain differ
entials on locality and grade.
“Wen then created a voluntary en
gine of our best commercial men to
carry it into effect and eliminate all
speculation, and to reduce the cost of
distribution in hopes of finding relief
to the consumer. We can now measure
the results. The farmer will receive
60 cents per bushel more for his wheat
than his average last year. Sixty
cents per bushel is equal to about $3.00
per barrel in flour. The price of
wholesale flour is today $3.00 less per
barrel than the last four months’ av
erage. So here is the measure of re
duced speculation and distribution
charges—$3.00 per barrel increase to
the farmer and $3.00 decrease to the
consumer.”
Along with his many other accom
plishments Mr. Hoover seems to nave
mastered the art of playiny both ends
against the middle.
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MINE OUR COAL
There is coal in Alaska, plenty of it,
but it lies in the ground waiting for
the human energy to get it out. Why?
That is the question to which the
Alaskan bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce is seeking an answer.
It has just issued two informing book
lets on the subject of Alaskan develop
ment.
It seems that helpful legislation is
needed to stimulate activity. The gov
ernment is now constructing a railroad
line that will tap some of the coal
fields. But that is clearly not enough.
Men are not going to put money and
hard work into such a ha^ird as coal
mining in that region unless they have
a reasonably fair field for getting a
decent return for their investment, j
The sane thing to do is to change the 1
Jaws if they unduly hinder and ham
per.
Alaska Is a land of great possibili
ties, and Uncle Sam should give such
encouragement as will aid in develop
ment, while at the same time safe
guarding the interests of the people.
This should not be a difficult matter,
and we believe the Alaskan bureau is
doing good work in calling attention
to the defects that exist.—Bristol.
Conn., Press.
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DELAY MUST BE CONFESSED
“In no way can the United States
help more than in building ships. Is
she succeeding?” asks Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the English admiralty.
The telegraph wire that brought
this query in a news story also car
ried news of testimony in Washington
that the United States cannot build
nore than three million tons of ships
n 1918. The mark set was fonr and a
talf millions.
Sir Eric Geddes will have to be
inswered that the United States has
lot been doing all possible to build
ships.
He will have to be told, what be
ioubtless knows, that when the cry
or ships was loudest those in charge
>f the ships building* program argued
whether it was advisable to build
wooden ships.
Instead of building ships of every
and as fast as possible, the oppon
ents of wooden ships held up the pro
gram. There was a delay in establish
ng wooden ship yards, and yards that
were established were not given all
;he contracts they could handle.
Miserable business, was this, and it
is now being recognized as such.
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Local fishermen are not very well
pleased with the bill recently intro
duced in congress by Delegate Sulzer
for the regulation and protection of
the fisheries of the territory and will
in all probability take some united ac
tion in protesting against its becoming
a law.
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Cordova Republicans have endorsed
the candidacies of H. A. Slater and
Jos. H. Murray for representatives and
James L. Galen for road overseer.
They are among the best citizens of
the Copper River valley and are ex
pected to bring home the bacon.
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But ten days remain in which to
file nomination papers and not a
single candidate has cast his hat in
the ring for either the Deocratic or
Republican nominations for Delegate
to congress from Alaska or attorney
general for the territory.
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Press reports mention a Dutct
scientist who has constructed vacuum
walls to make his quarters abaolutel>
quiet. Nothing wonderful about that!
Several local merchants obtain the
same results by simply failing to ad
vertise.
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Germany may have plenty of amuui
nition to protect the Kiel canal, bu
what she requires is ammunition fo
the alimentary canal. Shells are de
structive, but they are not digestible
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The federal officials throughout the
territory ape allowing no bootlegger
to escape.
Bank Statement
(Official Publication)
Report of the financial condition of
the First Bank of Cordova, located at
Cordova, Territory of Alaska, at the
close of business on the 14th day of
February, 1918:
Resources
Loans and discounts .$203,559.09
Overdrafts . 5,940.30
Bonds and warrants. 203,850.04
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures . 22,987.13
Checks on other banks and
other cash items . 9,249.70
Cash on hand and due from
banks . 121,854.84
Total .$567,441.10
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in.$ 50,000.00
Undivided profits less ex
penses paid . 1,234.82
Due to banks—deposits .... 1,213.50
Deposits ..,Vi 512,367.39
Certified checks .. 425.73
Cashier’s checks .2,199 66 1
Total . $567,441.10
•United States of America, Territory
of Alaska, Third Judicial Division, ss.
1, Thos. S. Scott, cashier of- the
above named bank, db solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and be
lief
THOS. S. SCOTT,
., Cashier.
(Correct Attest)
G. C. HAZELET,
M. BROCK,
* Directors.
(Seal)
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 19th day of February, 1918.
V. P. abbot,
Notary Public in and for the Territory
of Alaska. My commission expires
\ on inot
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DESERTER ARRESTED
BY DEPUTY MOSSMAN
Mamalmar Lundgreen has been
taken into custody at Anchorage,
charged with desertion. Lundgreen
had registered at Hoquiam, ant! a roes
'sage to- the exemption board at that
place brought forth the response that
Lundgreen had been conscripted for
the army, but had failed to report. He
, was given a hearing, before the draft
board at Anchorage, and upoi* a deci
sion of that board that Lundgreen had
willfully failed5 to answer to the draft
he was delivered over to the solitary
authorities at AtMftorage.
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Bargain Notice—For sale one four
foot fireproof safe, three National sash
registers. Adress Prospector. Vaitfe*,
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Nice warm, sanitary baths at the
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Don’t Be Deluded
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vnn JIeN*CAN °R THE ST0CkiNG WILL NOT PROTECT
Tn nQp VINGS IF Y°U ALL0W 0UR GOVERNMENT
TO LOSE.
THE WHEETSIT«\™? 7*° Y0UR SHOULDER TO
BE IF Y0U ARE A FRIEND DON’T
ANDHELP SAvrwufvl ENEMY BE FRIENDLY
a«JJ HELP SAVE WHAT YOU HAVE RTTV nowsv
MENT WAR ISSUES AND PUT THE BALANCE IN CIR
CULATION BY DEPOSITING WITH BALANCE IN CIE
Bank of Alaska
V ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
\ CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $105,500.00
A. “AN INSTITUTION OF STRENGTH AND CHARACTER”
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Millinery Birds & Passage
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Hats for winter resort wear, along
with other apparel for tourists that
Journey southward, are all ready for
the companies of women that will
soon turn their backs upon the lands
of snow. A glimpse of them is allur
ing enough to fix s wavering purpose
and determine those who may to fol
low them to the ends of the
earth; that Is to those ends that pro
ject themselves into the Gulf of Mex
ico, or the South Atlantic, or the Pa
cific In California. Wherever they
go they must vie with the best efforts
of millinery designers.
Many “of the models prepared for
toorlsts are not so distinctly summer
like as to bar them from wear In the
north, but the greater number belong
only In lands of the sun. At the top
of the group pictured, there is a fine
turban of black slpper straw, with
crown-top of black satin. It Is a typi
cal southern tourlstfCnodel, beautifully
shaped and simply trimmed. Its broad
spread of black, glossy wings suggests
flight In a happy course—southward.
The black hat at the left, of ma
llnes and panne velvet, bows to edict
for simplicity In millinery and makes
■ us marvel at the style and beauty of
Its lines. It belongs to no section or
. climate, being an adaptable hat for
afternoon wear anywhere; and dress
hats of this kind now extend their
usefulness to evening wear also. It
could hardly be simpler, with Its fln
s Ishlng touch merely u pin that cannot
, even be classed as ‘‘fancy.’’ its head
Is u long coll of panne velvet, and that
is all there is of trimming, and no one g
who sees tfte model wishes for mors. |
To some millions of us who spend our i
winters nosth. this Is the-most interest
ing hat in tbs group.
At the right the hat. of “peenit"
braid belongs, like the butterffles. j
among growing flowers. It Is g novel
weave in straw in a light turopotae
blue color, with a narrow lace mesh
woven In two rows in the body erf the
hat. The brim la faced with orchid
pink velour, and narrow atrip* of It
are laced through the mesh in the hat. i l
Tassels that finish the trimming are «
made erf these narrow strips. This is i«
something new under the sun, and hats
of braid' are shown in ail the lovely
light colors that herald the spring.
The New Shoe*
Shoes have taken a decided turn to
ward the oxford variety. With the
daytime dress which has come to be
a part of every woman's wardrobe, ox
fords of dark brown leuther are con
sidered smart. They have low heels
and are worn with dark brown stock
ings. Patent leather oxfords were
seen with a velvet afternoon frock. ,
Spats with pumps are worn by many
women, and there are a few brown
shoes with lighter suede tops. For eve
ning, slippers made of cloth of silver
or gold were more generally worn than
anything else.
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