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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 191(1.
SCHOFIELD IS GIVEN THE DOUBLE CROSS.
When the news of the Republican divisional convention,
held at Juneau on Wednesday, reaches George I). Schofield, of
Nome, who is the G. O. P. nominee for attorney general of
Alaska, he will no doubt cry aloud to be delivered from the
machinations of his friends, and can you blame him? Of
course politics is an uncertain game at best to play, but then
there is always a certain amount of loyalty to be expected from
one’s friends. Loss than three months ago, when Shackleford’s
steam roller convention was held at Seward, the Juneau boss
rewarded Schofield with the nomiiiation for attorney general
for delivering the proxies from Nome and that section, so that
they could be used—not in the interests or according to the
wishes of the people who sent them—but in order to further
one man’s political purposes. This accomplished, and the Re
publicans of the Third division so dissatisfied that when they
held their divisional convention at Valdez they repudiated
Shackleford and his cohorts for the manner in which they
abused the confidence of the voters, the “birds of a feather”
should have stood together and finished their work of attempt
ing to wreck the Republican party. Of course they may not
have been successful in their plans, but then this would' have
been no fault of theirs.
Practically the same delegates who attended the Seward
convention from the First division were the representatives to
the divisional pow wow at Juneau, and what did they do. Na
turally one would expect them to endorse the candidate they
had nominated at Seward for attorney general, but Schofield
fared another fate. ’Tis true some conscience stricken dele
gate did mention the matter, but no sooner was this done than
a friend of Wickersham also wanted a resolution passed, ap
proving our congressman’s efforts at Washington, and right
here is where the finesse of the Juneau boss was strained to a
breaking point in order to prevent any endorsement of the
present delegate. In fact, to bring this about it was necessary
to call the board of strategy' together and after a lengthy con
ference, some bright mind suggested a divorce of the divisional
convention from territorial politics. This was the solution, and
it was as eagerly adopted as a drowning man clutches at a
straw. As soon as the boss saw the light he quickly forced this
subterfuge on the convention for the purpose of getting even,
as he supposed, with an arch-enemy, even if he had' at the same
time to discard his friend Schofield in order to hold a winning
hand. This is one way of playing the game, and we might add,
the usual way in southeastern Alaska when Shackleford holds
the whip.
According to District Attorney Roth of Fairbanks, native
or part native women of any age, married to qualified white
men, may vote; also those natives with residence qualifications,
who have severed tribal relations, may vote. It chn hardly be
possible that a federal official gave any such advice, for the
• reason that practically every layman knows that an unmarried
woman, either white or native, under the age of twenty-one
years cannot vote in Alaska, and marriage does not confer this
right upon her. While we have woman suffrage in the terri
tory, all must be twenty-one in order to vote, regardless of
their martial relations, if they possess the other qualifications.
In less than two months the mail from Fairbanks, the Ta
nana valley, Ruby, Nome and Seward peninsula will be routed
via Cordova, and as the present appropriation for clerk hire in
the local post office is inadequate to expeditiously and efficient
ly handle the large volume of mail that is dispatched through
here during the winter months, an agitation should at once be
started in favor of supplying sufficient help to properly handle
the work and give the interior residents the service they are
entitled to, and should receive.
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If any further evidence is needed as to the prosperity of
Cordova it is only necessary to mention the fact that all of the
new industries recently established here are working to their
capacity, and scarcely a week passes that some capitalist does
not come here to look over the field with a view to starting an
other one, with the probabilities of Cordova becoming the
busiest center of Alaska within the coming twelve months.
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If there is any person out of employment in Cordova at the
present time it is because they are not willing to work. This
is one~of the busiest and most substantial towns in the north,
and the brightest days are still ahead.
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The weather man has been mighty good to us for the past
few months and so we’ll have to forgive him for breaking in
on us so ruthlessly for several days this week.
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\\ ithin a very short time the political air about Cordova
will be filled with the oratory of the numerous candidates seek
ing the support of the local voters.
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Captain Whitney, United States inspector of boilers,
speaks of us as “busy Cordova, with its $2,000,(XX) copper ore
shipments each month.” *
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Although dreadful in its results, the infantile paralysis
epidemic has stirred the cities back east to adopt better sani
tary nleasures.
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Of course we need more homes here. On this one point, at
least, we are all agreed, so why not let the building begin at
once?
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As the game season approaches Cordova hunters are getting
themselves in readiness for the slaughter.
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That was some little blow we had last night, with the flood
gates wide open.
Fine weather—for the rubber dealers. |
SPORTS
Gossip About Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are in the Head
Liner Classes.
New York. Aug. 11. — The pausing
of the Federal league was supposed
to mark the end of frenzied finance In
baseball it the big league magnates
were correctly quoted shortly after
that memorial occurrence. Recent
events, however, would lead to the be
lief that although their Intentions may
have leaned in that direction at the
time, they are still ready and willing
to spend big sums, or what are re
ported to be big sums, for players
whom they believe may help them
In their struggle for pennants.
The deal which shifted Mathewson
to Cincinnati and Herzog to New
York Involved some thousands of dol
lars in addition to the extra players
who also figured in the transaction.
The New York club is understood to
have paid something like $10,000 In
cash to Cincinnati along with Mathew
son, Roush and McKechnie for the
privilege of signing Herzog and Kille
fer.
Herzog received a new three year
contract with the Giants at a yearly
salary of $10,000 per season, and Kille
fer's contract was continued at the
original figures. Mathewson signed
a three year contract with Cincinnati
to manage that club at an annual sal
ary said to be in excess of Herzog's
stipend in the same position, bringing
the amount somewhere in the neigh
borhood of $40,000. In all more than
$75,000 was involved in the deal, al
though the shifting of contracts makes
the actual outlay of money less than
this amount.
Weeghan of Chicago and Ebbets o!
I Brooklyn offered about $80,000 each
for the privilege of doing lousiness
with Herzog without success. The
former then proceeded to purchase in
other quarters, and in a short time
had accumulated Wortman, Kelly,
Mollwitz and Carter at an expense re
ported to be in excess of $80,000. These
amounts savor of the days when the
Feds were busy bidding against or
ganized baseball, and, after making
reasonable allowance for exaggera
tion, lead to the belief that somebody
must be making money in baseball
notwithstanding the copious rainy
spells, war, movies and other factors
which were supposed to he curtailing
gate receipts.
According to an authority who keeps
close tabs upon the receipts and ex
penses of major college athletics,
there is also some money in college
baseball and football. The net pro
fits of the Harvard, Yale, Princeton
and Pennsylvania elevents last season
Is set at a trifle over $340,000, while
the nines showed a profit of some
thing over $30,000. The fact that the
football teams, playing less than a
third as many games as the b"ieball
nines, were able to pile up about
eight times the profits of the diamond
combinations, phows that the gridiron
game still bolds first place as a
money maker in college sports.
Dates for the soccer nations! ehal
lenge cup competition for the coming
! Heason have been announced as fol
lows:
Qualifying Hound — On or before
October 22, 1916.
First Hound — On or before Novem
ber 19, 1916.
Second Hound — On or before De
cember 17, 1916.
Third Round •— On or before Janu i
ary 14, 1917.
Fourth Hound — On or before Feb
ruary 26, 1917.
Semi-finals — On or before March
26, 1917.
Finals — On or before April 22,
1917.
The executive committees of the Na
tional Baseball Federation has ar
ranged the following schedule for the
inter-city series for the amateur^
baseball championship of the country
| September 9-lo, first round: Akron at
I Canton, Dayton at Cincinnati, Chicago
at Des Moines, Toledo at Detroit, Co
lumbus at Cleveland, Johnstown nt
Pittsburg. Second round: Des Moines
Chicago winner vs. Toledo-Detroit
^winner, Akron-Canton winner vs.'
Pittsburg-Johnstown winner, Dayton,
| Cincinnati winner vs. Cleveland Co
lumhus winner. Third round: Akron
Canton and*, Pittsburg-Johnstown win
I ncr vs lies Moines and Toledo-Detrcit
v,inner, Davton-Cincinnati and Clave
i land Columbus winner vs. Southern1
champions.
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NOTICE.
The Town Council hereby gives no
tice that on and after this date the
provisions of Ordinance No. 14 will
tie strictly enforced.. This ordinance
requires any person or corporation
who desires to erect, alter, repair or
remove any building within the cor
porate limits of the town of Cordova
to make written application to the
town clerk to secure a permit to do
such work. Section 2 of said ordi
nance is as follows:
"Any owner, builder or contractor
who shall violate any of the provisions
if the above section shall be fined in
a sum not less than five ($6) dollars
nor more than one hundred ($100.00)
dollars for each offense.”
EDWARD F. MEDLEY,
Town Clerk.
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Nick Barge, with a drill, has un
covered rich pay on the Brower claim
at Nome, adjoining the famous Bes
sie claim. The ground is difficult to
work on account of water.
Old papers 10 cents a bundle •—
Times office.
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| Printing neatly done at the Times.
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Advertising
Not an Expense
ADVERTISING IS AN
INVESTMENT
Not An Expense, and Should Be Treated as Such.
Because it has been the habit of
some merchants to look upon It as an
expense, A WRONG VIEW HAS
BEEN GAINED. Perhaps the miscon
ception arose from the fact that in
bookkeeping it has been the habit to
charge advertising to expense.
ADVERTISING PRODUCES NEW
BUSINESS — It SWELLS THE VOL
UME OF BUSINESS AND PROFIT—
THEREFORE IT IS AN INVEST
MENT.
Only the man who looks upon ad
vertising as an expense, who is afraid
of it, prejudiced against It, loses
money in advertising.
THE MAN WHO TREATS ADVER
TISING AS AN INVESTMENT AND
GIVES IT THE ATTENTION AN IN
VESTMENT REQUIRES — KNOWS
THAT EVERY DOLLAR RIGHTLY
INVESTED IN THIS DIRECTION
YIELDS COMPOUND INTEREST —
AND MORE.
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALA8KA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug 8tore. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a m. to 12 noon,
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. m.. Adams
Building, Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,
46; Office. 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
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Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Hay and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladies.
Ladles' Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Razors Honed, Children's Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find In
town, go to J. Rawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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M. C. Thompson H. C.. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phons 107.
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Choice Tobacco*, Cigars and
8mokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
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Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE l
■Billiards and Pool
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Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
J— Mill I »■■■!—■!■■■■■ ,
GOING TO FAIRBANKS
Take
FRAME’S AUTO STAGE
Leaves Chltina for Fairbanks
on July 6 and every six days
thereafter.
Wire Chltina Hotel for reser
vations.
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ALASKA
_ STEAMSHIP CO.
Fa»t and cothmoduui steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagw*/. Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
' ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Kails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
July 25.NORTHWESTERN. Aug. 1
July 26. MARIPOSA . Aug. 5
Aug. 3.ALASKA.Aug. 13
Regular freight service for Ketcnikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8. 1
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 Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 3. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT . August 6
ADMIRAL WATSON . August 13
ADMIRAL EVANS.August 20
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cock 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
NEW LOW FARES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20TH
Through Tickets from S. W. Alaskan ports to Minne
apolis, St. Paul, Chicago and all points East will be
on sale via Seattle and the ‘'Milwaukee” Railway at
the low fares on and after August 20th by the
Alaska S. S. Co. and the Pacific Alaska Nav. C. Full
Information from
TOM TALLENT. Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. E. Harris, T. P. A., Juneau, Alaska.
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I Copper River & |
| Northwestern Ry.
j! EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
j| Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. fj
j fi Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. if
if Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- jf
|i days and Saturdays.
fi Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and if
fi Fridays. - |j
if Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- if
if days and Fridays.
if Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, j|
fi Thursdays and Saturdays. v fi
The above schedule subject to change without notice, jf
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be
•X v!
tween Cordova and Chitina.
fi Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
if Tickets on sale /it Depot or up town office, Alaska if
|| Steamship Company building
| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
|: Superintendent Cordova Agent |j
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
25 and 40 Watt Lamps. 35c.
60 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.