The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE~1, 1915
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ALASKA EXECUTIVE AS VIEWED
BY THE SUNSET MAGAZINE
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TIIU “Interesting Westerners” department of Sunset
Magazine for May contains an interesting article on
Gov. J. F. A. Strong by Frank Carleton Teck, news
paperman, poet, and author, and at present secretary of the
Port Angeles, Wash., Commercial Club. With the article is
an excellent full page half-tone picture of Governor Strong in
the executive office at Juneau.
The article appears under the heading, “The First
Alaskan,” and is as follows:
“He is typical of the Northland—white crowned like its
mountains, straight and rugged like its evergreens. He is
typical of the aggressive and optimistic citizenship of the new
Northland—vigorous in mind and body, keen-eyed and clear
headed. There’s nothing commonplace about J. F. A. Strong,
the first Alaskan governor of Alaska—he looks and acts the
part.
“But neither is there anything austere or aloof about him.
As a genial proposition he is as common and mingling as a
muck luck. He is one of the most approachable and engaging
of men, and therefore no one is more popular than he among the
mushers and sourdoughs of Alaska, who have known him as
one of them for the last seventeen years, or among the news
paper toilers ot the Pacific coast who have recognized him as a
worthy fellow worker for more than a quarter of a century.
“Governor Strong has mushed', dog-sledded, prospected,
picked and shoveled and windlassed his way in various gold
districts of Alaska. Just about all the sourdoughs know him
well, from snow-outcrop to bedrock. His personal acquaintance
among them is remarkably general. They all address him with
genial but respectfully familiarity as ‘Major,’ and liis person
ality fits the title so aptly, despite civilian raiment, that even
the dullest imagination readily supplies the gold cord,
epaulets and chapeau of militant romance.”
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Just at present the people of the First Division are threat
ening seriously to break away from the remainder of Alaska, if
they can. The newspaprs, at last, are holding that Damocles
sword over the beds of the unfortunate wretches of the Second,
Third and Fourth divisions and we had better be careful to
nourish the slender thread that prolongs our lift*. The whole
trouble, or the greater part of it, seems to come from the
horrible decision of the legislature to tax the fishing interests
more than other industries. Tin* members of the legislature
from the three “secondary” divisions had the temerity to
support the proposal to place most of the taxation on the
shoulders of those who make money out of Alaska without
developing Alaska, who spend the money made in Alaska out
side, who have constantly to bt* watched to prevent them from
destroying the fisheries of Alaska, and who are not Alaskans in
the real sense of the word.—Seward Gateway.
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_ commenting on the action of the Seward council in
deciding that it is not necessary to print ordinances in the
local paper the Douglas News says: “In the future they will
simply be posted in three conspicuous places, where the people
and the horses and the mules and the donkeys will have an
equal chance at them. We can’t say that we admire the fence
post style of advertising at any time, and there may be several
reasons tor that. We know a case when* a preacher whose
congregation had deserted him, thought to attract attention to
himselt and his crude and selfish notions by writing his ideas on
boards, but only succeeded in exciting ridicule and attracting
an excellent variety of garden fartilizer. The Seward council
may just as well learn its lesson now as at some future time. TIfe
people of Alaska read the newspapers and obey the laws, but
pay little or no attention to ideas and things found on boards
and posts, and they know pretty well what they are about, too.”
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The reply of the imperial German government to President
Wilson’s note, re the sinking of the steamers Gulflight and
Lusitania, was awaited with thrill and its receipt yesterday was
a great disappointment to the administration and the American
public. Germany’s answer was in the nature of a rebuff and
Mr. Wilson will immediately transmit another note to the war
lord and demand a satisfactory, at least definite, response.
Upon this reply may probably mean a state of war, if not
actual warfare; it means, in either event, a united union—e
pluribus unum in its fullest realities. For weal, for woe the
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The conditions in Mexico City are described as “indesrib
abiy loathesome,” with bandits rampant, officials negligent,
uncertainty and alarm everywhere, and the food situation
precarious. “Home, home, sweet home!” Whatever discords
there have been in the American chorus ought to disappear.
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A Boston scientist has discovered adrcnin, which, he says,
will remove that tired feeling in a minute. It will, he assures
us, do more to rinse the fatigue out of the human body than
several hours’ sleep, and now we don’t care a ding how early
in the morning business activity sets in.
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The great Russian strategic movement continues. Grati
fying success accompanies it. Its simplicity is astonishing, and
commends itself to military leaders now and henceforth. It
consists of retreating with great rapidity in the hope of
running the Germans to death.
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Have you given that back yard the attention it needs. If
not, do so at once.
With last evening’s issue the Cordova Daily Alaskan
suspended publication and the Daily Times has undergone a
slight re arrangement in its force, but will continue to furnish
the residents of Cordova, Prince William Sound and the Copper
River valle\ with a daily ami weekly newspaper
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And now, having completed our education in Serbinn,
Montenegrnn, Turkish, Russian, German, Austrian, English,
French, Belgian, Dutch, .Japanese and Chinese, we’ve got to
light in and learn Italian. Life is just one jawbreaker after
another.
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The Russian military press agents are a bit slow with their
stories <rf enormous lgsses of tfJemians and Austrians in the
(arpntiijnjlfe, and tln^r statement is vague enough to be near
ridicitJlo6s>| Still, ouf'Wvor can tell what’s wlmt in war times.
A
wk-Vxt sidont Taft says too many churches and too many
ministers are causing cracks in the foundation of religion. It
stands in Weed of the cement of co-operation. That’s a concrete
proposition, isn’t it? i *
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Fhose who are not going to the stales this summer may
give as a good reason the fact that ocean travel is not safe,
since a marine mine was picked from the waters of the Pacific
Ocean nfcnr Cape Flattery.
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The joy with which the Balkan states will crack Turkey in
the neck when fche time comes is comparable only to the
unspeakable ecstacies• of Col. Roosevelt’s thanks to the
acquitting jury. -•
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The cast has escaped from the bag. Italy has a bun that
will shoot taster and further than any other gun. Therefore
war!
Tiny Switzerland has a narmy of 500,000 watching her
serrated borders. She is an island of armed peace in the
maelstrom of war.
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Eleven nations are at it. Greece and Bulgaria will make
it thirteen, and they’re all welcome to whatever good luck they
can see in it.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
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.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between 8eattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. 8kagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
May 18 .NORTHWESTERN.May 27
May 24.MARIPOSA.June 3
Regular freight service Tor Ketchikan, Juntau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, 8. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 3. Latouche. 15th: 8. 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. ALA8KA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, May 15
ADMIRAL EVANS, MAY 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, 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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Chitina for Kennecott— ! I
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Chitina for Cordova—
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Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- ' 1
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
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Superintendent Cordova Agent ■ ■
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