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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA.'ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ft, 101(5.
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF US.
Under the head of “Resources of Alaska,” and the sub
head, “They Are Quite Sufficient to Justify Admission as a
State,” tin* following appeared editorially in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle of July 2fi. While to some outsiders the editor
may appear to have overdrawn our pictures, as it were, yet the
Alaskans will not be flattered thereby, because the article con
tains nothing but the truth. Ft follows:
“The copper, gold’, salmon and coal industries of Alaska
assure to that territory a population and wealth amply suffi
cient for the responsibilities of statehood. And there are agri
cultural possibilities and other material resources sufficient to
assure ample revenues for all state purposes.
“As the development of Alaska calls for a very high degree
of virility, that quality is manifest and prominent in all the in
habitants. The weak or irresolute do not seek Alaska for their
homes.
“The day is past when Alaska was thought of merely as a
placer mining cam]), to la* exploited quickly and deserted.
Those who now go to Alaska go there to stay.
“Moreover, there is no race problem. The people of Alas
ka are Americans, and proud of it. They are bone of our bone
and flesh of our flesh, and desire recognation as such at our
hands.
“And’ being such they deeply resent official or any other
reference which places them outside the l nited States — as
when an official report says that ‘the sales of Alaska to the
United States in the last fiscal year aggregated $00,000,000.’
“The attempt to govern such a people in such a country
from Washington should be abandoned. The people of Alaska
should at once proceed to/ollow the example of California, or
ganize themselves as a state, and apply to congress for ndmis
ci/vn TIlPV will (ret it.”
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Wo aro informed by the Juneau Empire that Charles A.
Sulzer, Democratic candidate for delegate to congress, will
carry the southwestern Alaska coast towns by a large majority,
which is certainly showing loyalty to a cause, inasmuch as Mr.
Sulzer never visited, and is scarcely known at Cordova, Seward
and Anchorage. Better wait, neighbor, until your standard
bearer tours this section before making any such rash claims.
While Mr. Sulbzer may prove a tower of strength, unsupported
statements such as these may do the candidate more harm than
good.
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In a recent telegram from Washington Judge Wickersham
announced that lie had refused the nomination for re-election
at the hands of the Shackleford committee, appointed at the
Seward convention for that purpose. He says lie will run as an
independent Republican, and not otherwise, and will make a
tour of the territory in the interest of his candidacy as soon as
he can leave Washington. When he does come the fireworks
will likely be set off, as the campaign is already beginning to
warm up, and the delegate a long way off.
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The Democrats of the First division held their convention
at Juneau, and as a picture of Alaska’s delegate to congress oc
cupies a prominent place on its walls, there came near being a
row. Some insisted that the picture be turned’ to the* wall,
while the more sane delegates did not think it was up to them
to make free use of the furniture of the place. Finally, to ap
pease the dissatisfied a motion prevailed that the picture be
considered turned to the wall. Such trivialities are amusing,
to say the least.
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One of our brightest exchanges is the Ketchikan Progres
sive, which is a credit to the town in which it is published. Edi
tor Rivaid’s editorial page is especially interesting, as he usu
ally handles his subjects in a manner that leaves no doubt in
the minds of the readers as to just where he stands on all pub
lic matters.
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Emperor Francis Joseph is reported to have been taken
with a severe chill while watching his troops, and we may de
pend upon it that tin* English paragraphers will insist that it
began in his feet.
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Fairbanks is to have another new daily next Monday, when
Editor Caskey begins the publication of his weekly newspaper
as the Morning Citizen, which will make three dailies for the
terminus of the government railroad.
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The grandeur and wonders of the scenery along the Copper
River railway, and especially at Miles and Childs glaciers, were
again extolled today by a large number of tourists who are pas
sengers on the steamer Alaska.
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Both political parties in Alaska have declared in favor of
a direct primary law, which should be sufficient warning to the
candidates to the territorial senate and legislature to get on the
band wagon and’ ride.
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There are a number of dilapidated sidewalks on First ave
nue that need repairing or replacing, else the city may be bur
dened with a damage suit.
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The German soldiers who play hide and seek with the al
lies in the French villages would undoubtedly rather play Lon
don bridges falling down.
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News that the aged emperor of Austria is ill makes us
wonder how the old fellow has managed to bear up under the
strain so long.
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Hughes really knew it all the time. He was only foolin’
when he said something about it all being so sudden. _
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There continues to be a “few drops’’ of rain falling each
day—presumably to lay the dust. .
SPORTS
Gossip About Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. — That
a world's champion does noj achieve
the distinction without a lot of hard
work nor maintain his honors with
out constant hard training Is exem
plified In the ease of Imday Langer,
the Los Angeles star. Langer is said
to be a, hard and faithful worker In
the matter of conditioning himself.
A typical day in the routine of pre
paration for a meet which the cham
pion undergoes is about as follows:
At 8 o'clock In the morning he ap
pears on the beach In his bathing suit
and takes a long run on the hard sand.
Then for nearly two hours he plays
in the surf Indulging in all manner
of pastimes that will strengthen him,
such as dragging an eight foot surf
boat out through the breakers, lying
flat on It and then paddling it with
his arms for half a mile or more.
His beach workout is topped with
a couple of fast dashes in the tank.
He lunches heartily at noon. Until
2 o'clock he rests and then goes to
the gymnasium at the Los Angeles
Athletic Club, where he works on the
machines and plays handball for two
hours. At 4:30 he again dons his
bathing suit for a couple of fast
sprints in the tank.
Langer believes that rowing is an
excellent exercise for strengthening
all the muscles of the body, and he
expected to include it in his training.
Talk of a revival of a tug of war in
San Francisco is meeting with consid
erable encouragement. A few year?
ago the knights of the cleats engaged
in an international tournament which
which lasted a week. The attendance
came fully up to the expectations, and
it is believed the sport would be con
tinued. For some reason it was no1
taken up except to be added as a
feature event at occasional large pic
nlcs or outings.
Plans now under consideration in
elude an International pull for eighi
teams, a second division to be made
of teams of labor organizations; and
a third division composed of clubs
and fraternities. These pulls, it is
proposed to stage in the open all
arena w'ithin the next few months.
In order to do away with any likeli
hood of the men straining themselves
the innovation of allowing an inter
val of at least two nights between con
tests will he tried out. In the pas
teams have been required to pull or
j successive nights, resulting occasion
ally in some participant being over
come by the exertion. Teams alreadj
have begun systematic training. A
the last Internationals the German ant
Canadian teams made particularly im
presslve showings.
Under the system to be inaugurate!
there will be four pulls on the first
night; with winners meeting winners
and losers meeting losers In the sec
ond round. The third and final round
will be decided with the runner-up
in each round, and the losers will
pull against each other.
Directors or the Spokane Country
Club have obtained the necessary pro
perty to increase the length of the golf
I course hot ween 400 and 500 yards. The
length of the course now Is slightly
under 6,000 yards, and while many
championship courses are no longer,
the course that approximates 6,500 to
6,700 yards has been found to be near
er the ideal.
Pacific coast golfers who have
played over the Spokane Country Club
links will be pleased to learn that
the distance between some of the holes
will be increased. While the general
opinion of visiting golfers has been
most favorable, it always has been
qualified by the criticism that the
course was a trifle short. Work on
the extension of the course will ru»t
be undertaken until next fall in order
not to interfere with the summer play.
Letters from members of the Santa
Clara baseball team which invaded
the Hawaiian islands, as well as re
i ports in the Honolulu papers, indicate
that the trip was not the success ex
pected. Neither from a financial nor
j athletic standpoint has it realized the
hopes of the promoters. The untver
j sity players played far below the
1 standard of which they generally are
capable. This, resulted in many de
feats, and box office receipts suffered.
Misfortune seems to have dogged
I the footsteps of the players^ Joe Ma
j her and Bensburg were badly injured
, soon after the team's arrival in Hono
i lulu. This necessitated a general
! shifting of the men into positions with
which they were not familiar, with
the consequent ragged play in which
j team work was sadly lacking. Poor
j defensive work is generally ascribed
! as the outstanding fault of the college
team.
Hoy Bliss, the Santa Clara left
handed pitcher, is one of the few men
who played up to his standard. He ac
quitted himself creditably and his
work on the mound was favorably
commented on by the Honolulu sport
ing writers.
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The Nome Chamber of Commerce is
patting itself on the hack for the aid
it claims to have extended to the Alas
ka road commission in getting the ap
I propriatlon of $500,000 for the Alaska
| roads and trails.
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Investigation by the marshal's of
| fice at Fairbanks reveals that the
skelton of a man reported found re
cently near the Miller creek divide by
a prospector is nothing more than the
bones of a caribou.
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Old mpe-a 10 cents a bundle —
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Times office.
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Calla may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
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DR W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. m. to 12 noon.
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. m., Adams
Duilding. Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,
16; Office. 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adame Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
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ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adame Building
SB... 1 i 1
Ikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Skagw*/, Cor.dova, Valdez, Seward, and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Bails, from Seattle. Soils from Cordova.
July 25.NORTHWESTERN . Aug. 1
July 26.. MARIPOSA.Aug. 5
Aug. 3.ALASKA.. Aug. 13
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Lr,touche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. 8. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
Thla 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. 8. 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,
Katallp, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
3chedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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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.
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Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Hay and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladles.
Ladies’ Facial Massage ami
Shampooing.
i 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. ltawson's Second
Hand Store and see what he ha3
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
Phone 107.
"JJHJJ.- -1*1 U-'JJ!i!L!'»' "g'"S
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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| Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
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| EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916. |
g; Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. gj
| g; Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. gi
ig Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thur3- gj
§j days and Saturdays. |i
g; Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and ;g
gi Fridays. j|
;g Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- |
|! days and Fridays. g:
gi Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, gi
gi Thursdays and Saturdays. gi
The above schedule subject to change without notice. ;g
;ij: Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* B«- £:
tween Cordova and Chitina. $;
X;
g Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale-*it Depot or up town office, Alaska gi
I Steamship Company building- |j
| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges if
| Superintendent Cordova Agent ^
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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.