MIS BEING
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(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. — With
a week behind them, the men who
have been undergoing the intensive
training at the Presidio military reser
vation here with a view to becoming
commissioned officers in the present
national emergency, have acquired a
considerable inkling as to what will
be demanded of them for the remain
ing portion of the three months of in
struction and preparation.
Those who had an idea that it would
be something in the nature of a vaca
tion have found out their error, but
they have cheerfully adjusted their
views. It already has been impressed
on them that in offering their ser
vices they have assumed the highest
type of obligation — the responsibil
ity for human lives which will depend
on their capability as leaders in any
kind of an emergency with which they
may be confronted at the front.
"It is big time stuff,” is the way one
of the men put it.
The majority of the men found that
their feet were first affected by the
strenuous work called for. “Not cold
feet, mind you,” said a prospective of
ficer. That it was not "cold feet"
was indicated by the perceptible limp
with which many went about their
duties. Marching and counter-march
ing with heavy shoes has been hard
on feet softened by being comfortably
tucked away under an office desk.
There hasn't been a whimper, but
there has been a general stampede for
cold water buckets in which to cool
off the burning extremities after the
drills. Immune to this ill have been
the men who have been members of
"hiking” clubs, and used to long week
ly tramps over the country of a Sun
day.
Standing at attention while being
drilled in the school of the soldier,
policing of company streets, which
means a vigorous use of the broom,
shovel and wheelbarrow, and other
manual exercises has made for aching
bones.
"1 don’t need any alarm clock to
get me up these mornings,” groaned a
former bank clerk, "but a derrick
would come in mighty handy to get
me started on my next day’s routine
until I get limbered up.”
Now, the sore feet and the aching
bones are beginning to disappear and
the men's "wind” is improving. The
boxer or wrestler undergoes a severe
training for the work he does. The
man who went into the officers' re
serve camp has learned that it takes
preparation for any kind of hard phy
sical work. Under the circumstances
the work is becoming “more comfort
able” from a bodily point of view as
the men become hardened.
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MONTANA STUDENTS ARE
DOING FARM WORK.
(By Associated Press)
BOZEMAN. Mont., May 26. — The
majority of young men engaged in the
study of agriculture at the State Col
lege of Montana left for the farms and
ranches of Montana during the early
part of May to do their part in in
creasing the food supply of the state
and nation. The exodus was stimu
lated by the decision of the college to
grant credits for the semester’s work
six weeks in advance of the end of
the semester, provided the student so
released should go actively into the
work of agricultural production.
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OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN ELK
DYING FROM STARVATION.
(By Associated Press)
PORT ANGELES, Wash., May 26.—
The snow is lying unusually late in
the Olympic mountains, and the herds
of elk are suffering from hunger. Near
Taft, at the Jackson creek ranger sta
tion, forest rangers recently found
three elk dead from starvation. One
of them was a cow, too weak to give
birth to her fawn. Hundreds of elk
were wandering about in that region
in feeble condition from lack of food.
The close protection of the elk has re
sulted in overstocking the mountains.
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Otis Ross, A. G. Bradford and Rol
and Martin, engineers with the land
office at Juneau, have been ordered to
the Presidio at San Francisco to be
gin training in the officers' training
corps. These men recently took an
. examination at Fort Seward for com
missions in the officers' reserve corps.
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On account of the soaring prices of
foodstuffs four restaurants in Juneau
closed their doors recently. A plan
is now under way there, led by one of
the leading restaurant men, to encour
age the consumption of fish, that local
product being both cheap and nu
tritious.
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The cat and dog tangle between the
city council and Mayor Valentine of
Juneau still continues. The mayor has
refused to sign the salary warrant for
Chief of Police Harding, whom he
tired, and who was reinstated by the
council, and an action has been
brought in the district court to com
pel him to either sign the warrant or
show cause why he should not.
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., May 26. — Pic
turesiiiie portrayals of lire In the ok
west at three hlg roundups will vk
with the war for Oregon’s attentior
this summer. Patriotic demonstrations
however, will be placed ahead of th<
bucking horses, cowboys and Indiam
at the affairs, according to the pro
grams.
Two of the gatherings will be hek
over the Fourth of July, the Westerr
Oregon Roundup at Albany July 2, 3
and 4, and the Rogue River Roundup
at Ashland July 3, 4 and 5. The third,
called by its managers, the "world’i
greatest frontier exhibition,” and "the
epic drama of the west," will be held
at Pendleton, September 20, 21 and 22.
Many cowboys and vaqueros who
drew plaudits at roundups in previous
years will be in the army this year,
it is expected. The exact number of
missing performers, however, will pro
bably not be known until roundup
time,
“Let ’er buck” is the slogan of the
Pendleton roundup. “Scratch ’em,
cowboy,” will be shouted at the Albany
show, and “Hyiu Hehe” will be heard
at Ashland.
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(By Associated Press)
MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 26. —
Oregon coast Indians, remnants of the
Coos, Umpqua and Siuslaw tribes,
have elected Jimmy Johnson, of Reed
port, Ore., chief and have organized
to fight their claim of over $12,000,000
against the United States government
for land they assert was taken from
them in defiance of the treaty of em
pire signed by Indian and government
representatives here August 30, 1855.
George Wasson, a graduate of Car
lisle, whose forefathers were full
blooded members of the Coos tribe,
has been delegated by the Indians here
to go to Washington and press their
claim before congress or the Indian
commissioner. The lands are near
here.
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JAPAN IS AFTER
TRADE SOUTH
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 28. — When
the Japanese steamer Kafako Maru
arrived in this port the captain an
nounced that his was the first steamer
of a regular service established be
tween Japan aand South America. His
ship brought the first cargo of Japan
ese manufactures ever shipped to this
market. It included celluloid articles,
toilet articles, perfumes, silk goods
and some canned foods. The next
ship in this service, the captain de
clared, will bring the first lot of im
migrants from Japan to Brazil, 5,000
of whom must arrive before the end of
December, according to a contract
signed by the Brazilian state of Sao
Paulo and the Japanese government.
The Japanese immigrants will be colo
nized on the coffee and rice planta
tions of the interior of Sao Paulo. The
Kafako Maru took a return cargo of
rubber, woods, minerals and coffee.
The service will be four steamers per
year to begin.
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QUALIFICATIONS GOVT. R. R.
MEN FOR ARMY ASKED.
For the purpose of enabling the de
partment of the interior to maintain
a complete record of its officers and
employees, all technical and clerical
employees of the Alaskan engineering
commission have been requested by
Secretary Lane to furnish detailed in
formation concerning their educational
and military qualifications. Blanks foi
this purpose have been distributed
among the various branches of tht
work, to be filled out and forwarded
to Washington.
The information asked for is as fol
lows: Name, age, sex, color, positior
and salary, length of service, date o
birth, where born, military experienct
or training, general education, technl
cal education, knowledge of foreigt
languages, professional knowledge o
foreign countries, intimate and pro
fessional knowledge of foreign regions
mechanical ability (including use o
automobiles), administrative and bus!
ness experience (including field partj
organization and management.).
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KETCHIKAN BOY NAVAL CADET
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer has ap
nointed Denis E. Sutphen, of Ketchi
kan, Alaska, as principal for midship
man at Annapolis, the examinatioi
taking place June 27.
ElllS WILL FLY
ID 1 OF THE
(By Associated Press)
BOULDER, Col., May 26. — "If we're
husky enough to play basketball and
climb mountains,” said Miss Halcyon
Robinson, a Junior at the University
of Colorado, "we're husky enough to
harvest crops.”
The “flying squadron” is a party of
girl students of the state university
organized along the lines laid down
by Miss Robinson, and to be rein
forced by the formation of similar bod
ies elsewhere, who will "fly” to the
aid of any farmer in Colorado who
finds he cannot secure sufficient field
labor.
These squadrons are not to be limi
ted to students. The plan, as level
oped, calls for the organization of simi
lar bodies in her home county by each
girl who is a member of the original
“co-ed” squadron.
A central board, with a faculty mem
ber, is to have headquarters in Boul
der and advise in organization mat
ters and in actual supply of help to
farmers and fruitgrowers who need It
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PROVIDING AGAINST A
SHORTAGE OF LABOR.
FORT LUPTON, Col., May 26. —
Employment bureaus in each consid
erable town in the country, and an ad
vertising campaign in eastern news
papers are two of the steps decided
on by the Wold county farmers and
business men to provide against the
shortage of labor due to the war’s de
mands upon the population. The em
ployment bureau services will be free
and the advertising be devoted to urg
ing farm laborers to come to the
county.
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WELL KNOWN ALASKAN DEAD
James W. Hill, superintendent of
the Wells Fargo Express Company
for Alaska, Washington and Oregon,
and formerly a banker of Fairbanks,
died in Portland last week.
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The Rev. T. S. Harple, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Fairbanks,
officiated at a most unusual ceremony
recently, when he preached the fu
neral sermon of little four-year-old
Ellen Erickson, and a few minutes
later, or immediately after the fun
eral, christened the boby brother of
the little girl born a short time before
her death.
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J. C. Murray, manager of the Cache
Creek Dredging Company, arrived at
Anchorage recently from the states en
route to the property of the company
on Cache creek. The company has
sufficient coal blocked out or in its
bunkers to last the dredge all summer
and it is expected that the amount of
gravel handled this year will far ex
ceed that of any previous year.
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organize a rifle club I
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(By Associated Press)
PHOENIX. May 26. — Phoenix wo
men are planning to be ready to de
fend themselves when necessary after
the men of the city have been called
to war. Under the auspices of the
women's club a woman's rifle corps
is being organized and will be under
the instruction of army officers.
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Concerns In the States, But Give
The People Who Are Paying
Wages and Spending Their Money
In Cordova a Chance to Live.
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reduces the cost of electricity
amazingly. It may be said
that no modern home can af
ford not to have electricity
for lights and other purposes.
We shall be glad to show you
how really economical elec
trical service is.
Cordova Power Co.
lights water phones power
Office: FIRST STREET
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up his mind to save.
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a little each month and be as well off ns the average man.
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Under New Management
Patronize Home Industry
On Tap In Every Saloon
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
LONG AND SHORT MILL WOOD FOR SALE
Manufacturers and Dealers in Rough and
Dressed Lumber.
Also Outside Lumber
We Have Succeeded the Arctic Lumber Company and
All Mail Orders Should be Addressed to Us.
Orders From up the Line Office and Mill Opposite
Promptly Attended to. Railroad Depot. Phone 5
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FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
CHITINA AND KENNECOTT
Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays
days, Thursdays and Fridays.
Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tues
days and Fridays.
Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to change with
out notice.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular
Passenger Trains Between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot
office, one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER, W. E. BROWN,
Superintendent. Agt. Cordova Wharf
R. K. BROWN, Jr., Ticket Agent.