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V. G. VANCE, Prop.
OSTRANDER BLDG. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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575 Town Lots in Cordova.
Ranging in price from $50 up to $5000, and GOO
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P GKO. C. HAZELET, I
Cordova, Alaska. Trustee and Agent.
The Leading Hotel of Alaska
HOTEL
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THE HOTEL
CHITINA
ENLARGED AND COMPLETELY RENOVATED
SPACIOUS LOBBY STEAM HEATED
CAFE AND BAR
The Comfort Home of the Interior
T. W. CLONINGER ... A . t
Proprietor Chitina, Alsaka
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FIRST B/ OF CORDOVA
CAPITAL 8TOCK 826,000
4% on Time Deposits
Our Stockholder* Are
8. BLUM GEORGE C. HAZELET
M. BROCK FRED GLA8BRENNER
A. E. LATHOP DELIA LYON8
JAFET LINDEBERG >
DESPOSITORY FOR TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
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A PRIZE FIGHT AS
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STROLLER
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Editor E. J.White, who writes The
Stroller column in his Whitehorse
I Star, gives the following interesting
ac.count of his experience as a follow
I er of the manly art:
[ “After residing for a number of
> years at the corner of Broadway and
I Euclid Avenue, Mr. John Arthur John
> son moved back to his former home
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> on Nigger Alley Monday of this week.”
Next to witnessing the baptising in
Elder Passemplate’s creek of the con
verts accruing front an old-fashioned
Baptist revival, there is nothing which
appeals more strongly to the Stroller
than a prize fight. He loves a prize
fight but despises a prize fighter. The
hero with a tin ear and gutta percha
nose had better not pester around the
Stroller, especially when the latter is
armed.
But what the Stroller admires is
physical strength coupled with science,
and the two are more frepuently found
together in the roped arena than any
where else. That is why the Stroller
has been a constant attendant
all along the line from the day
Jim Corbett bested Charley Mitchell
in Jacksonville, Florida, to the time
Nick Burley changed the coutour of
Frank Slavin's map in Dawson until
the latter staggered up to the ropes
and, after discharging a handfull of
teeth, announced “Der aint no use to
continue de bloody go.”
Physical strength, the skill to ex
| ercise it, endurance of physical pun
isnment and tne ability to avert It |
are all to be admired and that is the
reason the ringside possesses a fas
cination for the Stroller. And, yet,
if the latter had his way, he would
kill off all the would-be prize ring
encyclopedias who hang around paint
stores and give the ring history of
every pugilist since the days of Jem
Mace down to the moving back to
Nigger Alley of Jack Johnson.
The news from Havana early this
week called to the mind of the Strol
ler the first and only prize fight he ev
er refereed. It was in Florida, and
the Stroller's man of all work, Zion—
Beautiful Zion, he was called around
the office—and another negro, Tuber
culosis Johnson. It was not n
friendly bout, far from it.
Zion had been in jail for thirty days
for stealing chickens and his wife,
Lizan, reckoned that he would be out
in the evening of the last day. In
stead he was released before break
fast, and when he reached his home
about 7 o'clock Tuberculosis was carv
ing the possum. Zion would have
overlooked a little thing like that, but
he would not overlook the fact that
Tuberculosis was wearing his Sunday
clothes, the same that Zion had worn
only six weeks before when ordained
an elder in Amazin’ Grace church.
Tuberculosis has also taken Zion’s
place in the printing office while the
latter was "doing time” and the fight
was really as to which of them was
to continue in the two positions—
at the table and in the office.
If Tuberculosis won Zion was to
resign from everything, Including his
position at the office and at the head
of the table at home. If Zion won,
Tube was to “quit pesterin' roun’ ”
and return Zion’s clothes.
The fight took place in the office
back yard, which was inclosed with
a high fence. Before calling “time”
for the first round the Stroller In
structed them to shake hands They
advanced as though to do so but in
stead, each spit In the face of the
other. After that there was no use
to call "time,” "bread” or anything
else The mill was on and it was a
hot one. Before they had been go
ing two minutes, each contestant had
discarded his gloves and was mutter
ing something that sounded like,
“My kingdom for a razor.”
At the end of twenty minutes they
were picking up teeth and throwing
at each other. Tube had shed most
of his wool and Zion most of his
clothes. It happened that a barrel
was standing in one corner of the
yard, and in some manner the bellig
erents happened to fall against it in
such a way that It crushed. Zion
was the first to seize the opportunity
for arming himself with a stave and
in less than a minute the fight was
over and Tuberculosis was IT. Zion
had won his old job, his clothes, his
place at his table and, as he proudly
announced to the Stroller, he had
vindicated his "Family Southern and
good name.”
Two days later and when Tubercu
losis had disappeared Trom the hori
zon, ar • Zion was again Installed in
his olv position, the Stroller heard
him remark to Old Somnam, the office
aligator, "Yo’ po’, mlsable old gator,
yo’ suttenly doan know nothin’ bout
de Joys 'sperlenced by de possor ob
a lovin’ wife.”
HAVE NOT HEARD
THAT WAR IS RAGING
LONDON, April 17—There are still
places which have heard of the world
war after eight months of conflict.
The Secretary of the Postmaster
General, in a casual report, mentions
the fact that Tristan da Cunha, a
group of British Islands in the South
Atlantic, has not received a mail
since the outbreak of the war.
These islands are entirely depend
ant upon chance communication from
South Africa, 1,500 miles away. Of
ten the inhabitants are a year or more
without communication from the out
side world. The population is only
about 80 in number, mainly descend
ants of shipwrecked sailors, and all
English.
Another place that has not heard
of the war is Yquitos, in Eastern Pe
ru. Its letters are taken by British
mail steamers up the Amazon to Ma
naos, and thence across South Amer
ica. Yquitos is only a few hundred
miles from Lima, the Pacific capita!
of Peru, but the wall of the Andes is
an almost impassable barrier.
IRISH CHANNEL TUNNEL
TALK IS REVIVED
LONDON, April 17—Proposals for
a tunnel between Great Britain and
Ireland, underneath the Irish channel,
have been revived by the difficulties
of navigation since the new German
submarine warfare came into effect.
One of the questions answered by
Premier Asquith in the house recent
ly was “whether, in view of recent op
erations In the Irish sea and possl
bility of blockade in the future, the
government wouid consider the advis
ability of constructing a tunnel be
tween Great Britain and Ireland.”
Mr. Asquith's reply did not com
mit the government either for or
against the scheme. He contented
himself with the observation that the
“suggestion of the honorable gentle
man is hardly practicable in the pres
! ent circumstances."
MEDICAL TREATMENT
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
LONDON, April 17—The care of
children has become such an import
ant part of the work of the free schools
administered by the London City Coun.
cil that provision has been made for
the medical and dental treatment of
106,676 children for the period ending
March 31. For the ensuing year It
is proposed to provide for 123,486 *
cases, to receive treatment at 63 cen
ters. In the past year $187,500 was
spent on the medical and dental treat
ment of children.
ANCIENT FORTRESS
AS PANAMA DEFENSE
PANAMA, April 17—Fort San Lo
renzo, an ancient fortress which stands
on a high bluff at the entrance to the
harbor at the mouth of the Chagres
River will again probably play a
part in the defense of the Isthmus.
Canal authorities are trying to obtain !
from Panama the right to reestablish
the old fortress, rebuilding it and
placing therein a number of modern
and nigh-power coast defense guns.
The Bite of the ancient fortress is |
important because it stands at the
entrance of a deep waterway from the
Caribbean sea to the Gatun locks,
dam and spillway. It is declared
that the Chagres river is easilv navi
gable for small torpedo boats and :•
submarines. The only obstacle Is a ji
bar at the mouth of the river, how- ji
ever this may be passed at high tide.
The Castle of San Lorenzo was
built by order of Phillip II. of Spam
In 1597 and for many years was con
sidered ,practically impregnable.
John Morgan and his buccaneers,
however, almost destroyed the fort
ress and the English, under Admiral
Vernor, captured it in 1740 and blew
the fort skyward. Since then it has
been an historic ruin.
The American government has long
regarded the mouth of the Chagres
river as an important point in the
coast defenses of the Panam acanal.
especially in view of the accessibility
of the locks, dam and spillway at
Gatun through the Btream. The
nearest fortification of any strength
and importance are now at Toro
Point, near Colon, which is about
eight miles east of San Lorenzo.
MANY RUSSIANS
MUSHING OVER TRAIL
Arrivals in town from over the
trail bring Information to the effect
that there are now more than 100
men enroute to Fairbanks, says the
Citizen. Most of the men are said
to be Russians, one arrival stating 4
that “it looks like the whole Russian .
army is advancing.”
The mushers are said to be scat- <
tered all along the trail between Fair
banks and Chitina. In fact all of
the roadhouses are doing an enor- 1
mous business. Most of the men '
are expected to reach town within
the next week or ten days.
PRESBYTERIAN *
The subjest of the morning sermon |
will be "If God Were Impersonal.” *
The evening subject will be “The Bi- ^
ble Man From Missouri.” 1
Sunday School at 12.
Junior Endeavor at 4.
J. L. Me BRIDE, PaBtor.
The northern life insurance company has
again to report a successful year, with marked gain*
in every direction.
The assets were Increased One hundred and Thirty five
1 housand Dollars! the resrve for the protection of Policy
holders, One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars.
Accident and 8lckness Claims of $28,478.00 were paid,
and Death Claims of $33,463.00.
No death Claim has ever been disputed.
All claims are paid immeditely on receipt of proofs.
Totnl paid to policyholders in 1914 was $116.209 26.
The Company's yearly Income was increased to $416.
605.00.
After paying dividends of eight per cent, to stockholders
and dividends of $32,661.24 to policyholders—
The net surplus of the Company was Increased more
than seventeen per cent, over the preceedlng year.
TRUK you need Life Insurance for the benefit of the
wife and children, but you want Insurance for more
than that alone.
Suppose you should get sick, or by accident you had
your hand mangled or your limbs crushed, or any of the
thousand and one mishaps which are liable to take place
—where does an old fashioned Life Insurance policy atall
The Insurance for you and for everbody Is the kind
that fully Insures by combining all 0f these features.
in 1 is the answer
Life, Accident and Health Insurance In one policy for
one premium. 7
Write or phone now for full Information.
N‘"':. Northern Life
Occupation: Home Office, Seattle
. Fill In coupon and mall to
A Jr " A. E. RANSOM
Div. Supt. for Alaska j
. A. J. Adams, Local Represerv
- tatlve, Cordova, Alaska.
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