The Cordova Daily Times1
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. * I
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CMKIKIVA, ALASKA, SATLKDAY, FKBM’AKY 17, 1!U7.
THE NATION AND THE RAILROADS.
This winter up to date lias greatly emphasized how entire
ly this country rests upon the capacity of the transportation
companies to carry on the nation’s business and supply the
people's wants. The lives of the people of the great cities abso
lutely depend upon them, and their sudden stoppage for a
month would not only paralyze all business, but would fill the
cities with riot and death.
For many years there has been a steady warfare made
upon railroads, on the old' cry that they were engines of oppres
sion to the people. This has so hurt their credit that they have
not been able to obtain the money to keep them up to the need
ed efficiency or to build branch lines. The late J. J. Ilill for
years before his death was Bounding against the prosecution
which came in the prosecutions directed against the railroads
almost discriminately, and he explained that they prevented
the obtaining of the money absolutely needed to keep them in a
condition to perform the increasing work exacted of them.
This winter lias opened' the minds of millions of people to
the fact that that business, and in a large measure, the lives of
the people depend upon their roads and their efficiency. And
the burdens of the railroads will steadily increase as the popu
lation increases.
We suspect that this ceaseless agitation against them will
ultimately lead to the utter demoralization of the great trans
portation systems; and then to government ownership of the
railroads, with all the attendant dangers.
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LIKE FINDING SOMETHING IN YOUR POCKET.
This long suffering community is indebted to the district
attorney's department of the federal administration of the
Fourth division of Alaska for the return to this cam]) of an
other era of nastiness which will make the bright and clean
summer of this season smell like a civet cat in the nostrils of
public decency—the retrial of the Callahan case. Messrs. Cal
lahan and Woold'rige were snatched through a slimy trial which
nauseated the entire cam]) to a conviction which would not
stand up again in the higher courts, and we must have the
whole mess stirred up again this summer. This news is dis
couraging.
For their ability to start something which they cannot go
Ihrough with and to refrain from starting worth-while things
because of the fear that they can’t go through with them this
camp is indebted to the department of justice for a condition
of criminal affairs and social conditions that are so bad that
even we do not dard mention them. George Smith was convict
ed of “rolling” a drunk, his conviction “stood up” and lie is
serving time — because his girl told on him. Aside from that
the results from the district attorney’s efforts seem to have
been a blank. Life and property are not considered safe here
today by those who know conditions as they are, and the com
munity is helpless. The public advertising of th6 nauseating ■
crimes and the details circulated generally throughout the dis
trict have brought in their train other nauseating crimes which
are infinitely worse than the originals. This condition cannot 1
endure, and it is nominally at an end so far as we are concerned
—in the interests of the general public the News-Miner cannot '
stand more of it. and we today declare ourselves henceforward
tor the effort to end the era.—Fairbanks News-Miner. -——
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Thomas Riggs, Jr., a member of the Alaskan engineering
commission, is forming a company of engineers at Nenana, and <
will offer their services to Uncle Sam. i
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The Fairbanks News-Miner says it has positive informa
tion that the government has had a special agent in that town
for months, whose duty it is to report rabid utterances on the
war question, and the namfs of persons who showed an un
neutral interest in the war.
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From a Democratic source it is learned that if the Demo
cratic candidate for delegate to congress finds by the official
returns of the canvassing board that Delegate Wickersham is
in the lead, he will contest the election, presumably in the hope
that a Democratic congress will seat Him. It occurs to us that
the Democratic candidate should abide by the reshlt as deter
mined by the official canvassing board, the members of which
are Democrats. The people like a manly loser.—Anchorage
Times. __ ‘
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When Ordering Job Work Don’t
Think It Is Your Duty to Build Up
Concerns In the States, But Give
The People Who Are Paying
Wages and Spending Their Money
In Cordova a Chance to Live.
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The Dally Times Is n member of the
ssoclated Press, and Its telegraphic
ervlce Is the best money can bay.
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5DSINESS DIRECTORY
lordova’a Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTEL8.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum. O’Neill Co.
Finkelstein & Saplro.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O’Neill Co. '
Finkelstein & Saplro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater’s Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O'Neil Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS.
Fuqua & McConaghy.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express,
Alaska Transfer Company.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Northern.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Paciflc-Alaska Nav. Co.
BAKERY.
Boss Bakery and Coffee House. ...
LAUNDRY.
Modern Steam Laundry.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, 4c.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
Dr. Charles Dagget, Dentist.
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
Leone Langdon, Piano Lessons.
Dr. Robert Simpson, Classes Fitted.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. llazelet.
Sheldon
AUTO STAGE LINE
Giving an all-year auto ser
vice between Cbitlna and Fair
banks, Alaska.
Enquire about them at Cbitlna
Hotel, Chltina, Alaska, before
making reservations elsewhere.
INSURANCE
-IRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire in
eliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London,
Jhoenlx, Hartford, Northern, Globe
nd Rutgers, and others; alT ’strong”
Joard Companies.
We also represent the Maryland'
'asualty Company, and issue Fidelity
nd Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Morphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
Largest and Most Complete
Stock of
Candy, Stationery
and Toilet
Articles
Agents For
Victrolas and
Edison Phonographs
The Northern Drug Co.
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LEONE LANGDON
PIANO AND VOICE LESSONS.
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Empress Building, Room 21. Phone 85 ■
WM, A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
ing).
Phones— Residence 115; office 132.
DR. 0. L. HALE
DENTIST
Specialty of
Porcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O'Neill's Store.
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
AND
DR. HOMER BLYTH
DENTAL OFFICES
Suite 1, Northern Hotel Block.
Phone 200. Cordova,
P. O. Box 185. Alaska.
Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Evenings by Appointment.
ROBERT SIMPSON
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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glasses Fitted. Lenses Ground.
CITY LAUNDRY
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite l’ostoffice.
Best of Hand Work. Give Us
a Call.
Howard & Lund
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Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
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PHONE 68.
Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
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ADMIRAL LINE
SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Evans About February 10. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska Porta Steamers—President, Governor,
8EATTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Schley
Jan. 24, Feb. S, Feb. 15. and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and Ix>a Angeles.Dally Except Sunday
8an Francisco and San Dlege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamers Harvard. Yale, President, Governor, Admirals Schley, and
Dewrey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt., Cordova Alaska.
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\ STEAMSHIP CO.
Faat and commodloua steamara aalllng between Seattle, Ketch
ikan. Wrangell, Juneau, 8kagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward.
Feb. 16 - - Alaska - - Feb. 23
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Latonche, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
Thle company reaervea the right to change achedule of eteamera
without notice.
Tlcketa on aale at up town office Alaaka Steamehlp Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not bo received at the dock later than one hour before
aalllng time.
P. B. TRACY, S. R. HEDGES,
General Agent Agent
•* ' GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
Ik* TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE,
1 £; COAL AND WOOD.
ALASKA TRANSFER
COMPANY
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
Ft „ For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
■ ” Mdse and Household Goods,
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA-Phone 85
CITY EXPRESS
And Transfer Company
STANTON & JOHNSON.
Meet All Trains and All Boats—Day or Night.
PHONE 141.
OFFICE - OPPOSITE ALASKAN HOTEL
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WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
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Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in 1
| rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your I
j§ own? j|
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and 1
| *ee if it can’t be arranged. |
THE TIME TO BE TRULY LOYAL.
Whatever happens as the result of Germany’s grim deter- ]
mination to draw a cordon of submarines around her enemies,
and her blunt warning to the neutral nations to keep at a safe <
distance while she proceeds with her plan to starve England
into subjection, it becomes the plain duty of all Americans to
stand firmly behind their government in whatever it thinks
best to do. If the worst comes, they must prepare to stake
their lives, fortunes and sacred honor upon the outcome. They
must stand together—a nation with but a single purpose—and
solemnly resolve to face the issue as becomes a great people in
such an awful hour.
Germany is desperate. Her hopes for a consultation over
terms of peace blasted, her diplomacy thrown into the discard,
her plea for sympathy unanswered, she has struck like tin*
lightning and staked her very existence on the success of the
terrible move. She is thinking now, not of tin* rights of neutral
nations, hut of her own starving popub'Gon and the calamity
that will come if she fails. She can hear nothing but the cries
of her people, and in this she finds supreme justification for her
unprecedented action. Never was a nation more powerful—
for the spirit of the superhuman is now asserting itself in the
belief of ultimate invincibility—and never was a nation so dan
gerous to deal with as Germany today.
In this critical hour, may our leaders exercise a full meas
ure of patient regard for the rights of other nations, but keep
ever in mind our own national honor and dignity. And' may
America make no mistakes.
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