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CORDOVA, aska, FRIDAY JULY 2. l:>i:>.
NATIONAL AMERICANIZATION DAY
Advices from almost every quarter of the country indicate
a widespread enthusiasm has been aroused among civic
era over the plan to make the Fourth of .July this year an
aericanization Day.” Mayors’ committees in more than
cities, large and small, have been appointed and have
ed to carry out in part at least the ideas of the National
•ricanization Day committee, whose headquarters are in
city.
The idea, as already set forth in posters and in instructive
ature distributed in mills and factories, schools and
ges and civic and commercial organizations, is, roughly, to
d up a great proportion of the fifteen million foreign-bom
lents of America on Independence Day and, aside from the
-worn patriotic exercises of the day, to imbue newly
ralized citizens and aliens with the full sense of what
rica means to them.
In its preliminary work, the Americanization Day com
ee believes it has already stirred civic leaders, educational
critics and employers, particularly, to a new sense of what
oreign-born population means to America. Letters from a
t number of prominent citizens have borne expression to
dTect that the responsibility of the American towards the
i should be more fully set.
The manner in which the Americanization Day program
be carried out will vary somewhat in the different cities,
a large number of them will follow the suggestion of the
ral committtee as to holding a reception to which the
ign-born, whether citizens or not, will be invited to meet
• city officials and other prominent citizens. Arrangements
)eing made in a number of cities for the use of auditoriums
large platforms, on which the most recently added citizens
have special seats of honor. A special feature of the
sion will be the recitation in unison of the oath of tin*
;iance to the United States, as the American flag is
rled. Pageants and patriotic motion pictures will be a
of the program in some cities.
The United States Commissioner of Education, O. P. Clax
who has issued an official circular endorsing the movement,
that among the things which the speakers on Americaniza
Day should emphasize are: “That every foreign-speaking
on in America should learn English by attending the public
ols, because the English language is the master key to
xican opportunities and life, and the first step to real
ensliip; that every illiterate immigrant should learn to read
write so that he can read American newspapers and attend
onally to his business matters; and that adults and children,
re and foreign-born be given civic training in both evening
day schools, so that everyone in our country will under*
d the functions of our government, the principles of
ocracy and for what America stands.”
During the Flag Day exercises on June 14, the schools of
country largely furthered the movement for Americaniza
Day and the committee believes that the outpouring on
' 4th will be so inspiring that the idea, which is given
>n-wido consideration this year for the first time, will be
ied to still further success with each succeeding year.
In addition to the organized celebrations in the cities,
hborhood meeting of the foreign-bom are planned in the
ler communities, at which American employers or
hbors will be hosts.
The organization of the National Americanization Day
mittee includes more than fifty prominent men and women
very walk of life. Among them are: Nicholas Murray
ler, Thomas A. Edison, James Cardinal Gibbons, John Grier
aen, George Von L. Meyer, Jacob H. Schiff, Mrs. Cornelius
derbilt and General Leonard Wood. The chairman is
ik Trumbull and the treasurer, William Fellowes Morgan,
ew York. Everybody can endorse a movement of this kind
it tends to make us all better Americans.
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ELECTRICITY
The horse seems to be passing so far as most of the work
ins been doing through the centuries is concerned. He is
needed for the plow, the polo game, for cavalry and artil
, though for all these except polo the horse is liable to be
»rseded by the mule.
But we believe the steam engine is in about as much danger
xtinction as the horse.
Electricity is encroaching with great swiftness on the
m engine. Its latest advance is in supplying power to run
£ The report is that it takes up much less space, costs less
tiiat its application to the turbine on shipboard is vastly
e satisfactory than that of steam because no racing of the
ne or vibration is caused when the ship pitches and rolls in
orm.
• As its use has increased during the past few years it will
be strange ten years hence, to see a plant on a well-to-do
a that will milk the cows, light and warm the house; cook
food; wash and iron the clothes, sweep the rooms, work the
g t() Wake the hired girl, call the men to dinner and then
id the summer nights in increasing the size and flavor of
vegetables and giving a more pronounced brilliancy to the
rcr8.
And think of itl Through the ages it was trying to con
,e man that it was his friend and would like to be his
No wonder it got disgusted and now and then killed a man
his stupidity.
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are we easy marks?
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That the other cities of Alaska are pestered by the fly-bv
t gentlemen who visit our shores with a traveling bag and
> Attractive selling proposition is not news to us. When we
' ,, t caught ourselves, it amuses us to read of the tribula
. f the other fellow, who bought a check protecting device,
a dictionary, etc., only to find after paying something down,
that the agent was a fraud. The man with the $8.50 maps still
makes some of our leading citizens squirm when they think of
him. Everybody in Cordova should remember not to trade
with individuals of this ilk until they have been stamped with
the approval of the Chamber of Commerce. The Ketchikan
Progressive says a kinder word for the average Alaskan than
we would have in the premises. We thought we were rather
“easy marks” but in the following outburst the Progressive
says we are not, and as some of tin* good people of Cordova will
feel flattered under the circumstances, we hereby submit the
article:
“For the last several years an occasional ‘smart aleck’ has
dropped in on us, presumably taking us for easy marks, and we
reluctantly admit that some of us have fallen nt some time or
other to their alluring promises. However, the smart alecks
have never been so numerous as they are now or as they will
be with the construction of the government railroad. Recently,
a company of actors—dance hall actors—dropped in one us
with a “freezer” resulting in their hasty departure with surely
less money than they had when they arrived—and perhaps
wiser. On their trail came another with a “hot air” proposi
tion that he described ns the greatest dictionary every pub
lished, expecting us to waste perfectly good and valuable time
listening to his parrot-like harangue in the elaboration of the
work. Not only that, but for daring to interrupt the “spealer,”
he became very indignant and walked out.
“Now won’t some one teach those Captains of industry
manners and assure them that we Alaskans know what we want
in the way of shows, maps, lightning rods, dictionaries,
squeaking shoes and all the rest, and save us from a great deal
of annoyance and save the smart alecks from making asses of
themselves.”
MAKE A CALL FOR PEACE
The peace movement if pressed ought to begin to have an
effect very soon now. The war has been raging ten months
with nothing really gained anywhere except that the Germans
have been able to maintain the integrity of their country.
We read every day of the fighting along all the fronts and
the fact shines out clear in the dispatches that all the armies
engaged are tired to the limit of exhaustion except that of Italy
and when that has a few onsets with the combined Austrian
German armies it, too, will lx* tired. After another month the
days will begin to sensibly shorten; nothing is gained anywhere
and the awful sacrifices of life and property have not a thing to
show for them except devastated fields, ruined cities and the
tears of women and children. Let the most sanguine believer
in the success of one side or the other take a map and, beginning
at Calais, push his finger along the battle line clear to Constan
tinople, and then let him determine where lie can rest his finger
on a spot where, at the present time, a hope of success rests!
Is it not about time for reason to begin to assert itself?
When the war began President Wilson tendered the good
offices of our government to help adjust the differences that set
the nations to cutting each other’s throats.
Is it not time for him to make another tender?
When an irresistible wave strikes an immovable rock, only
shattered spray is seen.
That is about all that is seen where tin* tired armies are
waging war now. Is it not time for the neutral nations to assert
themselves and make a united appeal for peace? The Palace of
Peace stands vacant at The Hague. Is it not time for a gather
ing there and a call for peace?
Tt is whispered that in all the southeastern armies there an*
thousands of sick soldiers, and that the sanitary precautions
grow fewer and fewer. It will soon be time to gather the har
vest; not long until the advance guard of winter will be
trumpeting his coming.
Unless the rulers in Europe have lost their reason, they
ought by this time to listen to an appeal for peace.
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The Russians must all own automobiles. Frequent mention
is made in the dispatches of General So and So retiring.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and 8URGE0N
Office over Cordova Drug 8tor«.
Calls 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
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
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Also four groups of copper
properties on Prince William
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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
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an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
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ALASKA
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
June 24.NORTHWESTERN.July 4
June 30.MARIPOSA.July 10
Regular freight servfce Tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. 8eward, 5th; S. S. I.atouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale 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 Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next tailing from Seattle will be
ADMRIAL EVANS, JULY 5
ADMIRAL WATSON, JULY 15
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Soward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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Northwestern Ry.
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Two trains every six days between Cordova and ! I
■ - Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making 11
j; connection with Alaska Steamship Co. stear. crs arriving ' ’
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;; All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street ;;
;; Depot. ;;
; | Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- ' 1
; | tween Cordova and Chitina. ' >
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I Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 1*. M.
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