SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
Alec Allen, who has been working
this summer on river steamers ply
ing between Whitehorse and Daw
son, is a composer of songs. He re
cently left for Vancouver, B. Q., to
•put some of his songs on the market.
After the city of Ketchikan had
cleaned a lot of old garbage out of
Ketchikan creek, which flows through
the town, some rascal threw a lot of
dirty junk in again fouling the
stream. The people are looking for
him.
A forest fire near Dawson recently
destroyed 1,500 cords of wood that
had been cut and piled on the banks
of Wounded Moose creek. The wood
had been stored there in preparation
-•of being hauled to Dominion creek
the coming winter.
C. Howland, a stranger in Peters
burg, was recently picked up there
and found to be insane. He was
taken to the hospital, as he feigned
illness, and after getting there he
raised such a rumpus that he had to
be subdued with a club.
^ Dr. Dickinson, of Ketchikan recent
ly presented the city council of Peters
burg with a bill of $1,500 for sendees
rendered during the smallpox epidem
ic of last winter. The council dis
claimed any liability in the matter
and refused to pay the bill.
» The postoffice department is asking
for bids for a monthly mail service
to the Kantishna district. The weight
limit is to be 400 pounds. If this serv
ice is put in, it will be the first reg
ular service in the district since the
discovery of gold there a decade ago.
A Wrangell man. unable to secure
reservations on a boat out of Seattle
to his home town, went to Prince
Rupert on a Grand Trunk boat.. Prom
Prince Rupert he went to Ketchikan
on the Tillamook and from Ketchikan
he secured accommodations on the
Jefferson to Wrangell.
It is planned to install a gas engine
to cost $6,900 at the Petersburg elec
trical plant there and to make it pos
sible to furnish electricity needed.
The addition to the plant would only
be used until the new hydroelectric
ptant for which the town is to bond it
self can be "constructed.
Mrs. Josie Savioci, a chambermaid
employed at the Royal hotel at
Ketchikan, died recently from swal
lowing cherry pits. She ate cherries
while on a picnic and swallowed the
pits. About 6 o’clock in the even
ing she complained of feeling ill.
Kn operation was performed, but it
was too late.
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Five thousand dollars have been
spent by Ketchikan business men to
make a park there. They have as
yetTvery little to show for the money
invested. The Chronicle is advocat
ing the carrying on of the work and
the spending of more money so that
the city may have a recreation
grounds.
The Petersburg Lumber Company
has been awarded a fine stand of
2,450,000 board feet of timber in
Pillar Bay by the Forestry Service
recently. Board used at the Shrin
ers’ buffet luncheon were sawed from
timber in the vicinity and were 19%
inches in width, 1 1-4 inches thick
and 34 feet long, entirely free from
knots.
The fish situation at Petersburg
as far as it concerns seiners, gill
netters and trollers, is said to be
acute. Very few mild curers are op
erating there this season and the
weather has been so warm that it is
rfiard to keep the fish for the fresh
fish market. The Ripley Fish Com
pany has stopped buying for a time.
OF LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S
Wearing Apparel
AT THE
WEE SHOP i
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LENA MORROW LEWIS
RETURNS TO SEATTLE
FOR FALL CAMPAIGN
Lena Morrow Lewis, candidate for
Alaska delegate to congress in 1912
on the Socialist ticket, returned to
Seattle from California as head of the
Socialist organization work in the
states of Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana. She has been engaged in or
jganization work in the state of Cali
fornia for the past two years.
Miss Lewis declares the candidacy
iof Eugene Debs for president will
be vigorously pushed during the next
60 days, and that the Socialist
party does not recoghize the efforts of
the 48’ers at Chicago. She says al
though it seerns impossible to elect
the Socialist candidate at the present
time it will in no wise discourage
the Socialists; that in time their na
tional organization will be successful
ir. a national election.
Miss Lewis is the first woman to
run for public office in Alaska. She
challenged both old party candidates
to joint debate, and both Wickersham
and Sulzer declined to impose on the
time of a woman in the political
game. In fact, Lena Morrow Lewis
was insistent, much to the amusement
of the friends of Wickersham and
Sulzer.
WILL CONNECT
GREAT LAKES
WITH OCEAN
DETROIT, Mich., July 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Charles Evans Fow
ler, of New York, representing the
American Society of Civil Engineers,
told the Tidewater Congress here
that construction of a Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence waterway was certain to be
seriously undertaken. He declared
that upward of 50,000,000 persons on
the North American continent who
heretofore had regarded ocean com
merce as of little personal concern,
would find their lives linked with the
sea.
“With completion of the proposed
waterway Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland,
Toledo, Detroit, Windsor, Chicago
Milwaukee, Duluth and other lake
cities will become ocean ports and
the vast areas of their hinterland will
be territory from which to draw di
rectly for ocean commerce,” Mr. Fow
ler said.
The speaker emphasized the need of
studying shipping and port conditions
on the part of all those affected and
reviewed at length developments of
world ports during recent years, more
especially during and since the war.
Speaking of inland ports, he said:
“Great Lakes cities are well situa
ted to handle an immense volume of
ocean commerce in perhaps the most
economical manner of any region in
the world. The chief reason for this
is the fact that shipping men have
been thoroughly schooled in the
handling of immense tonnage of ore
cargoes, as well as large amounts of
coal, wheat and lumber.
“The Great Lakes cities of Buffalo,
Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Milwau
kee and Duluth have planned exten
sive shin terminals, and much of the
construction has been completed.
These terminals, and much of the con
struction has been completed. These
cities and a great number of others
are in a position to have extensive
ocean terminals completed and ready
for operation at the opening of the
ship canal for ocean business.”
Mr. Fowler said the Montreal har
bor commission had stated plainly
the reasons for need of port develop
ment and that such development
should be carried out by any city de
siring to become a factor in handling
water commerce.
“The ports, that are doing the big
gest business, and doing it most effi
ciently, are those that have kept their
facilities ahead of actual require
ments,” he said.
The speaker urged installation of
labor saving cargo handling machin
ery at all lake ports, stating port
officials on inland waters could well
profit by the mistakes of those on thp
Atlantic and Pacific coasts in this
respect.
Several Petersburg halibut boats
have transferred their base of opera
tions from that place to Prince Ru
pert for the summer so they can fish
in Hecate straits and run to Seattle
with their catch if necessary. It is
difficult to sell at Petersburg owing
to cold storage facilities. Most of
the other halibut boats that have their
home ports at Petersburg are fishing
salmon at the present time.
After the show drop into the Alaskan
Grill and enjoy a prime cup of coffee
and French puff pastry. 20-tf
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PRESS BUREAU
TAKES PLACE
OLD SYSTE
MEXICO CITY, July 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Creation here of an
official bureau of information for the
foreign press was followed, within a
fortnight, by the disappearance from
the cable office in Mexico City of
the censors who, the constitution of
1917 to the contrary, had revised all
messages, press messages in particu
lar, for the last 10 years.
Bringing of the censorship to the at
tention of President de la Huerta has
been the most notable feat thus far
performed by the information bureau.
All foreign correspondents have been
listed and identification cards (pho
tographs attached) issued to them.
Operated through the Department of
the Interior, over which Man,uel
Aguirre Berlanga presided, and with
Mario Mendez, general manager of
the national telegraph lines as o,Jiief
censor, the censors were a factor not
to be disregarded up until May 7,
when the Carranza government evacu
ated the capital. During the war,
charges were made of pro-Germanism
against Berlanga and Mendez often
were linked with intimations of the
value of the censorship to the Ger
mans in Mexico.
Not only were allied business inter
ests resentful and powerless, but for
eign correspondents faced a greater
inconvenience, even danger. Even
though the censor halted transmission
for the Carranza government, the
mere filing of such a story was suf
ficient ground for declaring the cor
respondent a “pernicious foreigner.”
When President de la Huerta met
all the “little ones,” as Mexican of
fication terms journalists, t«f the
foreign press at a luncheon on June :
12, he was asked about the censorship
and declared he did not know it exist
ed. Immediately he directed Colonel
Benito Ramirez, his chief of staff, to
order its discontinuance.
The seiners in the vicinity of
Wrangell and on the West Coast have
gone on a strike. They are holding
out for last year’s prices which were:
Humpies, 5c; dogs, 7c; sockeyes, 30c
--cannery gear and boat.
George W. Baker, senior member
of the firm of Baker-Hanson Co., of
Arizona, arrived at Skagway a few
days ago and has started prospect
work on a number of mining claims
in the Skagway valley that are
*nown to be mineralized. A carload
of steel and mining machinery was
sent oilt from the city to White Pass
City, from which base the operations
will be carried on.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
WANTED—A Position by all-around
blacksmith, mine or shop. 26-6t
FOR SALE—Three room house.. Inquire
R. A. Wilcox at Finkelstein & Sapiro’s
store or phone 142-3 rings. 26-10t
LOST—Envelope containing note. Also
receipt for money. Reward for return
to Times Office. 2fe
LOST—Diamond engagement ring; also
old ivory and nugget dinner ring. Re
ward for return to G. A. Greenlee ■
Times Office. tf.
WANTED—Experienced waitress at the
Alaskan Grill. 20-tf
WANTED—Waitress. Apply to Alaskan
Grill. 15-tf
WANTED—An ironing girl. Apply at
Northern Laundry. 15-tf
FOUND—Key in front of Alaska Public
Utilities office. Owner can secure same
at Times office. 14-tf
FOR SALE—Three-room partly fur
nished house at ocean dock. Phone
167-2 rings. 14-tf
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FOR SALE—First-class pool table, In
good condition, Price $150. See F. H.
Foster. 11-tf
FOR RENT—Apartments In the Burk
hart flats. Phone 61. 3-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins.. Apply
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished Cabins. See
Dooley. *
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CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmilhing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and Shop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
NEW YORKERS
TO INCREASE
PLAY HOUSES
NEW YORK, July 28 (by Associated
Press).—Millions are being spent for
new play houses to insure New York
ers ample amusement this winter, al
though flat builders cannot get loans
for housing the masses of the metro
politan district.
This was revealed today when a
survey was made of the rush of thea
ter constructions, which disclosed
that $25,000,000 wTorth of new amuse
ment houses were under way.
Many of the new playhouses are
wiping out old flats and dwellings ur
gently needed for homes, social wel
fare investigators declare, and as a
result the housing shortage is be
coming acute.
The theater builders assert that
the immense sums pouring into
places of amusement are justified
as the new construction guarantees
them a profitable return on the in
vestment.
Although there are 500 running
theaters in the greater city and 650 in
the entire metropolitan district, eight
new theaters costing more than $12,
000,000 are planned in Long Acre
Times Square district, three in Green
wich Village, four large houses and a
score of smaller theaters in the
Bronx, three in Washington Heights
and five in Brooklyn.
There are now 115 theaters operat
ing in Brooklyn.
ARAB SHOWS SPEED
ON CINDER PATHS
PARIS, July 28 (by Associated
Press).—French trainers at the Join
ville school for soldier athletes claim
to have discovered one of the greatest
runners of all times in the person of
one Adbadahine, a sergeant in an Al
gerian colored company. This Arab,
who three months ago knew absolutely
nothing about running, has been turn
ing in 51 seconds for the 400-meters
quite regularly. The “black hope,” as
the French call him, running alone and
unpaced, negotiated the 800-meters in
1.54 flat. He is entered at Antwerp
in the 400 and 800-meter races. He
runs with an easy and free motion and
great resembles the great Tom Long
boat.
Al. Godski, oldtime Fairbanks man,
died in a sanitarium in Montana just
48 hours before his wife passed away
at Fairbanks of cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. Gadski died on the morning of
June 29.
Advertise in the Daily Times
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A LOOK IN THE MIRROR
after you have used our cold cream, talcum
powder and other toilet requisite will show
what wonderful complexion improvments
they are. Their continued use will improve
even the most obstinate complexion and pre
serve the finest one. A visit will show why our
toilet wares are the preference of the daintest
women.
NORTHERN DRUG
THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA
“Service” Is Our Motto
JOHN SHELL, 131, “AIN’T DEAD YIT”
“Uncle” Johnny Shell, who is go
ing on his 132cl year, does not pur
pose to be bossed by any “upstart’'
father-in-law, by heck. A few days
ago, the second wife of the world’s
oldest man, a young woman In her
thirties, died at their mountain home
on Hell-Fur-Sartin creek, in Leslie
county.
“Uncle” John’s six-year-old son,
his constant companion since the lit
tle fellow was old enough to walk,
was all that wTas left to him. He
would be a comfort during the short
period left for him, the old mountain
eer told his neighbors.
George Chappell, a man in his
sixties, is “Uncle” John’s father-in
law. He took charge of his grandson
and started home with him. “Uncle”
John was too old, father-in-law held,
to take care of the boy. He should
be sent to school.
Mis protests going unneeaea,
“Uncle” John appeared with his “flintlock,” of his Indian fight days. He
shouted to Chappell to stop.
Knowing the old man’s reputation as the best shot in Leslie county, Chap
pell obeyed. The boy ran back to his father as the father-in-law retreated
hastily from the farm.
*1 ain’t dead yit, by a long shot,” declared the old man.
HONG KONG
RESTAURANT
CHINESE NOODLES
CHOP SUEY
All Kind* of Light Lunch®#
Tray Service Our Specialty
CHARLEY CHONG
Phone 169
SMITH &
M’CONAGHY
Plumber* and
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and S STS.
CORDOVA BEVERAGE AND
DAIRY COMPANY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Distributors of Ice Cream Manufacturers from
BLUE STAR DAIRY MILK Fresh Miik and Cream
From Certified Cows We specialize in family trade
BUSINESS HOURS: 8 A. M. TO 7 P. M.
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a MY LINE IN
- HOWARD, HAMILTON AND ELGIN
WATCHES
IS NOW COMPLETE—THOSE WATCHES HAVE STANDARD
PRICES AND ARE SOLD HERE AT THE SAME PRICE AS ALL
OVER THE STATES
PAUL BLOEDHORN S
Jeweler and Watchmaker. Phone 132
LUMBER
WHOLESALE RETAIL
Prompt Attention Given to Small as Well as
Large Orders
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER COMPANY
Phone 5 P. 0. Box 218
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP.
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
Soft Drinks of All Kinds,
The Popular Corner
PHONE 47 CORDOVA, ALASKA