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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
— CORDOVA. ALASKA, TUESDAY. AUGUST 1, 1916.
A MISDIRECTED COMPARISON.
In justification of the “blacklist” the British cite the pro
clamation issued by President Lincoln in the course of the Civil
war. That was an instrument designed solely in the interests
of self-preservation and was not employed with the hope or ex
pectation of developing a world trade at the expense of sister
nations. It was not to injure the South when the South had
returned to the Union. It was not intended ns a blow at Eng
land’s commerce, except ns southern agents had established
themselves in England—an actuality which worked to the great
hurt of the North in that bitter struggle. English aid to the
South prolonged the suffering.
The North had not proclaimed an intention to destroy the
South; had noU^worn to ostractize the South when the war
closed; had not begun a world wide campaign to monopolize the
i;; trade; had not sent agents far and wide to ruin the South’s
business connections forever. Tt was a war measure pure and
simple and was directed chiefly at England because it was most
necessary. It was not a trade measure.
English threats and boastings paint with altogether an
other color the purposes of the “blacklist.” Tt is foolish to put
Lincoln’s manifesto and the British “blacklist” in the same
class. Their purposes are not analagous.
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News comes from the Isthmus of Panama that an active
propaganda is being conducted by canal officials for the widen
ing of the canal zone and for the complete removal to another
site and Americanization of the Panamanian city of Colon.
Plans include extending the zone so that it will include at least
15 miles each way from the canal, instead of five miles as is now
the case, and the moving of tin* city of Colon to the site of the
old city of Porto Bello, the Atlantic terminal of the old trail
across the isthmus in the California gold rush.
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Now that the troops are to leave Mexico, it will be a path
otic thing to welcome them with tumult, to pay a tribute to
their bravery and their willingness, to their patience in the face
of taunts and physical trials, to their ingenuity under fightful
handicaps. It would' do no harm to have the bands blare, the
banners flaunted and to cheer Uncle Sam’s men as they come
tramping back over the sun-baked border.
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The Daily Times subscription contest aroused considerable
interest among tin* boys, who polled 51,898 votes. Hairy
O’Neil had 20,.’’.10 to his credit, and will get the bicycle, while
John Rosswog came next with 15,985, and' his reward is a
watch. The other boys who took part in the contest made a
creditable showing, and as a result lite subscription list of the
Times was greatly increased.
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The president of tin* Bethlehem Steel Works announces
that $70,000,000 of the company’s profits, instead of being dis
tributed as dividends, will be expended in a new plant and im
provements of old ones. The expenditures will be made not for
war but for peace purposes, because it is realized that the end
of the big war orders has come.
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The feeling cannot be avoided that Seward, intentionally
or unintentionally, is being neglected just at present. Every
thing that crops up seems to indicate carelessness about giving
us our place in the sun. Even in the matter of wireless com
munication it is felt since the Saturn pulled out that we are not
yet near relief.—Seward Post.
The Valdez Prospector wants the Shackleford wing of the
Republican party to drop the idea of nominating a candidate
for delegate to congress and throw its strength to Sulzer, as it
believes this is the only way to divide the large vote Wicker
sham will receive.
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Half a dozen New York young women were real mad the
other day because several gallant firemen burst in the door of
their gymnasium and saved them from burning to death. The
gil ls were not exactly in calling costume. Hence their indigna
tion.
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E. L. Beddell and Arthur Frame, of Anchorage, who were
nominated at the recent Republican divisional convention for
the legislature, are ineligible as candidates on account of not
having resided’ in the division the necessary two years,
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There are still many of our townsmen who have faith in the
Port Wells country as a mining district, and they are backing
up their judgment with the cash necessary to open up some of
the likely looking properties.
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There may he other sections of Alaska that are prosperous,
hut none can claim the distinction of shipping the quantity of
mineral and salmon that goes from this port every week.
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The mosquito that sings is the male and lie doesn’t bite.
He merely sings to divert the attention of the victim, while his
wife drinks a dipper of blood.
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Cordova has a good hall team and sufficient interest should'
be taken in the game by the fans to see that the park receives
needed improvements.
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There are a few sidewalks that need repairing and a little
paint would brighten up some of the buildings on the main
thoroughfare.
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If the weather in August is as pleasant ns it was through
out July there will l>e no cause for complaint.
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There is an abundance of the luscious salmon berries on the
hills surrounding Cordova.
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Submarine liners may next engage in traffic with the lost
^continent of Atlantis. . _.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1. — Oil
mour Doble, of the University of
Washington football team. Is the first
of the coaches to open the new season
with a “hard luck" story which be
comes so plentiful as the season pro
gresses, and which nowadays always
are taken with liberal applications of
salt. Dob(e is radiating gloom, and
the source is the Mexican situation,
President Wilson, Carranza and Villa,
all of which he feels are conspiring to
break his wonderful record of nine
seasons of unbroken victory on the
gridiron.
“With the cnll of the National Guard
for border duty, four of seven of last
season's veterans joined the colors,
as well as three of his best second
string men, on whom he counted to
fill up the gaps made by graduation.
These men are Murphy, Grimm, Me
Kechnie, Logg, Waring, Hardie and
Boyle.
“! am not certain what proportions
of our opponents' teams have gone out
with the guard," said the coach, “and
the situation may be better in Septem
ber. However, we are confronted with
a difficult schedule at the best, and in
the present circumstances I have no
high hopes.”
Rival coaches smile knowingly, sim
ilar wails have been emitted by Dobie
during the past nine years, during
which time his teams have yet to feel
the sting of defeat.
On the other hand, preliminary re
ports from the University of Oregon,
at Eugene; and the University of
Southern California are more optimis
tic. According to A. R. Tiffany, grad
uate manager for Oregon, only one of
last year's regulars, lost through
graduation, will be missing In this
year’s lineup. With the exception of
“Rig Jim” Cossman, the line will be
intact from end to end. Coach Bez
dek has several second string men,
who already have won their block let
ters, ready to step into any breaches
that may occur.
Pro-season training camps have
been put under the ban by conference
rules, and the Oregon squad therefor
will not get into its playing togs be
fore September 11, the opening day
of college. The first game is sche
duled with Willamette, at Eugene, on
October 7.
Graduate Manager Warren Bovard.
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, is completing his playing
schedule which he expect* to an
nounce shortly. With Fred Kelly,
Howard Drew, Jerry Craig and Phil
Murray, the southerners believe that
they will have the fastest backfield
on the Pacific coast, if not in the
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country. Every man ia capable of
10.2 or better In the hundred yard*.
Follower* of track athletic* at the
; University of California were jubilant
at the new* that Frank Sloman. the
San Franclaco Polytechnic high school
boy champion athlete, had changed his
mind about entering the University of
Pennsylvania and has applied for ad
I mission to the state Institution at
Berkeley.
Sloman Is the holder of the scholas
tic record of the United States for the
quarter mile run, and he Is looked
upon by many experts as a formidable
contender for the world's honor In
| the event which now Is held by Ted
Meredith, considered the greatest ’
track athlete ever turned out by the 1
University of Pennsylvania.
Sloman became nationally known
last year at the exposition champion
ships. Trained by Frank Foster, of
; the Olympic club, and running under
i Its colors, Sloman stepped down a
| quarter mile straightaway in 48 l-f> j
seconds, a mark which bettered by j
three-fifths of a second that set by
I Meredith during his last year at
! school.
While Sloman will be barred from
! 'varsity competition for a year by
the freshman eligibility rule, under the
1 guidance of Coach Walter Christie, of!
i the University of California, the San
Francisco boy will be carefully!
groomed and developed. He will be'
j eligible, however, to compete in all
freshman meets. Sloman will take a 1
course of study In journalism.
Dr. D. C. Hall, head of the physical
education department at the Univer
sity of Washington, is quoted as say
ing that "unless a person can swim he
should never go canoeing." He then
gives some important "safety first"
suggestions in case of accident, which
are particularly timely in view of the
present vacation season. They are ns
follows:
“The accidents occur usually in one
of two ways, either by changing places
in the canoe, or while getting into or
out of the canoe. The craft often is ^
capsized by taking the waves In the
wrong way. The right way is to cut
across them diagonally. If whitecaps |
are visible, do not attempt the open
water, but stay close to shore.
"When the canoe is overturned, the
persons in it should seize the canoe
Immediately and hang on with arms
locked across it. Even for expert
swimmers, this is the best way, es
pecially where the water is cold. No j
attempt should be made to change,
places in a canoe until the canoe Is
beached.”
The University of Washington has
a definite set of regulations governing
canoeing.
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.Mrs. De O.raff, who broke her ankle,
seven weeks ago by falling on a slip
pery pavement, was able to remove the
cast yesterday and as the swelling Is
fast disappearing from her foot, she
! onn expects to be able to be about
again.
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.
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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.
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WM. A. HESSE
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Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 35*. CORDOVA, ALASKA. (
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calle may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. ReelSence,
Alaekan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHY8ICAN 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 t
Adams Block COROOVA, ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
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Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
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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
Phono 107.
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Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
8mokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar 8tore.
The,
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE *
•Billiards and Pool*
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
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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.
Fast and cdlhmodiuus stsamsrs sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sksgwsy, Cor.dcva, Valdez, Seward, and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Bails 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. Explo* |
Ives, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of eteamere
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Btdg. Baggage
or freight will not bn 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 8. S. CO. ALASKA COA8T 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, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-8an Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
The World's Mightiest Locomotives
Now haul the "Olympian" and the "Columbian" over the
Hitter Hoots and Rockies—with the electrification of 440
miles of its main line, the "MILWAUKEE" is better
than ever prepared to look after the comfort and acco
modations of its patrons.
Remember this when you come outside.
TOM TALLENT. Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. E. Harris, T. P. A., Juneau, Alaska.
j Copper River &
j Northwestern Ry.
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EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. Q
ij;: Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. |!
| Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- |
days and Saturdays. |;
II Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and ;g
|| Fridays.
|| Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- Si
days and Fridays. |x
I Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, |
SI Thursdays and Saturdays. I;|j
The above schedule subject to change without notice. j|
jS Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Peesenger Tralne Be
|:j: tween Cordova and Chitina.
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
SI Tickets on sale /it Depot or up town oflice, Alaska Si
Si Steamship Company building S
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1 Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
ij; Superintendent Cordova Agent ;S
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, Oas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.