THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1919
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WICK’S PUNCH ONLY A FEINT
Upon one thing it safely can be said
that Alaskans are agreed. Frequent
demonstrations, as judge, delegate and
politician, during the paBt dozen years,
have supplied convincing evidence of
the fact that James Wickersham is a
fighter. The greater part of his time,
since he first journeyed to Washington
as Alaska’s delegate to congress, has
been devoted to fighting something or
somebody, and not a few of his admir
ers have continued to cast their votes
for him, year after year, JpecaUse of
the punch that was ever rehdy of de
livery. It was enough for them to
know that Wickersham could fight.
They admired him and voted for him
because of his aggressiveness, disre
garding motives and the risks of ill
advised and excessive fighting. The
noise ^of the fray, when Wickersham
started something, had a way of dim
ming issues and camouflaging person
al attacks.
While it is possible that some of
this fighting has been well intended,
the News is of the opinion that there
has been entirely too much of it. At
tacks directed against administration
officials and heads of departments
have resulted, in years gone by, in the
withholding of funds which should
have been made available for develop
ment purposes in Alaska; ten years of
personally conducted war on the Gug
genheims finds them more strongly
entrenched than ever in Alaska. Col.
Richardson, engaged for an equally
long period in defensive warfare op
posed by the delegate from Alaska,
has retired from the fray with honor,
and the major portion of territorial
road building continues tp be done
under the direction of the Alaska road
commission, of which Col. Richardson
was directing head during his long
term of service in the North. And
Thomas Riggs, Jr., against whom
Wickersham started a fight while
, Riggs was still a member of the Alas
ka engineering commission, has
emerged: from the battle as governor
of the territory. Throughout all his
campaigns Wickersham has main
tained his reputation as a fighter, but
he has failed to get results—failures
which have seemed to intensify his
lust for battle rather than to dismay
him, Alaskans have shown that they
admire a fighter, but they are only
human—there Is a limit to their admir
ation. And the time has come for
Wickersham to show them that his
fighting is worth while.
/ The reasonableness of the latest
Wickersham attack, directed against
Secretary Lane and the Alaskan engi
neering commission Is not apparent,
and It will be hard to convince Alas
kans that any good will come of It. In
fact, we very much ddtabt if it Is in
tended to result tn Denent to uie ici
•itory. It has more the appearance
jf a personal attack on the governor
ind we are forced to the belief that
our fighting former delegate woulc
not hesitate to upset the whole rail
road organization if, by so doing, he
could discredit or embarrass the chiel
executive of the territory. He woulc
stop the work of railroad building a
a time when Alaskans are striving te
recover from the ill effects of the war
for no other reason than to call atten
tion to alleged mistakes and misman
agement of one who is no longe
indentified with railroad construction
The fact that the work is now proceed
ing smoothly and economically, wit!
only a short stretch of road to be com
pleted, apparently is lost sight of er
tirely.
Alaskans, we feel safe in saylni
have had about all the fighting the
want. They are eager now to settl
down to the business of developln
Alaska and they need assistance am
co-operation, and the improved trans
portation facilities which the earl
completion of the government railroa
will',provide. If Wickersham will ben
his energies along those lines he wi!
be doing Alaskans and the territor
a real service. Fighting the govei
nor will not Speed development, an
Wickersham failed long ago to wres
Alaska from the grip of private tram
portation monopolies. It was this fai
ure that forced Alaskans to appea
to congress for the construction of
government owned and operated rai
road which would put a stop to rive
transportation profiteering. And no1
that the work is fairly under way, w
do not want it handicapped by ui
warranted opposition.—Nenana Newi
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CORDOVAN’S PRODIGALITY
IN STATES SENDS HIM
TO PSYCHOPATHIC WAR!
When Bert Leon Wood, a minin
prospector from Cordova, Alaska, b(
gan a promiscuous distribution of hi
wealth in Pershing Square recently h
brought a gathering around him, wit
the result that Mounted Traffic Office
i ewis was called and Wood eventi
ally found himself in the psychopothi
ward of the county hospital.
Wood has just handed a youm
woman a small bag of money, afte
she had twice refused it, find passim
dollars among the crowd, when th<
traffic congestion attracted the atten
tion of Officer Lewis. From the ac
counts given to the police, Wood gav<
away more than $100. His ramblim
talk furnished the officer with no elm
in his method of madness.
A large automatic pistol, two $
bills he still had on him, and a fev
papers showing he was known ai
“Prospector Red” in Alaska and as i
deputy sheriff in Montana were takei
from him.—Los Angeles Times.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISINI
WANTED—Two girls to work at th
Pinnacle Rock clam plant. Leav
here Monday. See George Dooley
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WANTED—Woman for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. Geo. Dooley.
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FOR RENT — Furnished cabir
Phone 182, Cordova Machine Works
FOR SALE—Two 20-foot and 26-foo
boats, equipped with three, five am
six horse-power engines. WIL1
CLAYSON. 4-t
LOST—A coral drop earring. Flnde
please return to Times office. 2-t
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. Se
Dooley. 31-t
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AT THE LOCAL
CHURCHES
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Episcopal Church
St. George’s Mission, Red Dragon
club hduse. Palm Sunday. Holy com
munion at 11 o’clock; church school
at 12 o’clock; evensong at 7:30 o’clock
’ Bishop Rowe will officiate and preach
at both the mprnlng and evening
services.
1 Easter Sunday services at the Epis
copal church will be held in the new
St. George’s Memorial church. Further
notice in regard to the consecration
’ will be made on Bishop Rowe’s re
r turn from the westward the week
a
aftei Easter.
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Presbyterian Church
Preaching services at 11 a. m., “A
f Duty Magnified.” Sunday school at 12 >
1 M., “Christ Our Saviour.” Preaching
* services at 8 p. m., “A Triumphal
1 Entry.” Special music at the evening
^ services is as follows: A violin solo,
"The Palms,” W. G. Smith. An anthem
* by the choir, "Crown Him King of
Kings,” L. Smith. This is the first
Passion week in centuries that Chris
tians have had free access to the Holy
City. Let us show our appreciation
1 by entering God’s house of worship.
Services oji Good Friday jit 8 p. m.
r We cordially invite you to worship
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with us tomorrow.
A. G. 3IJR1VER, Pastor.
Christian Science
Services will be held at 11 a. m.
Sunday at Masonic hall. Subject,
“Are Sins, Dieease and Death Real?”
Wednesday evening service at 8
o’clock. The reading room is open
| on Wednesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 8
o’clock. Sunday school at 12 m. All
are cordially invited.
; STEAMSHIP * MOVEMENTS
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i The steamer Northwestern left this
r afternoon for Shepertl’s Point, Nellie
- .Juan and Valdez, where she will dis
; charge large quantities of cannery
supplies, sailing from here for Seattle
; next Tuesday.
r Admiral Farragut passed Ketchikan
; at 9 o’clock last night on her north
) bound trip.
The freighter Ketchikan will be
- here Monday with a cargo of coal and
! gasoline.
; The Alaska sails from Seattle
s April 16 and the Northwestern May 1.
Both boats will go through to Anchor
1 age. The Northwestern comes direct
r to Cordova via the Outside passage,
i The Admiral Farragut is due from
i Seattle next Tuesday and will sail
i south May 2.
The Waif arrived from Katalla last -
night and left for Valdez with a cargo
t of gasolene from the Chilkat Ooil Com
pany’s plant.
Admiral Watson will be here from
the westward April 16.
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• FOR SALE—Four fish or clam boats
t with engines, complete; cheap. Cor
dova Machine Works, Phone 182.
THE
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POPULAR RECRE
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Where we can always And our
friends
Finest Billiard and Pool Tables
In Alaska
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DIMON NICKOLOFF
SHOE REPAIRING
' t Red Cabin (Ocean Dock)
I Men’s Shoes half-soled and
1 heels sewed and nailed.$2.75
Rubber heels and soles. 2.75
Radies’ Shoes half-soled. 2.00
C Heels, rubber and leather.75
Men’s haf-soles . 2.25
Children’s Shoes, heels and
30je3 .; 2.50
[ Harness Repairing; Automobile
Tires Vulcanized
, Rubber Boots Repaired
[ Hand and Machine Work
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Electric Wiring
and Repairs—
JOHN G. YOUNG
Leave Orders at Cordova
Sheet Metal Works.
Phone 148
LAUNCH WAIF
Running between Katalla, Cor
dova, Valdez and Latouche.
Trips made whenever weather
permits'.
MATTHEWS & ARNOLD
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I NOTICE
1 have sold my stock of second-hand goods to Mr. Keist
| and from now on will devote my entire energy to the
| workmen’s trade. Come in and look my stock over, see
| the quality of goods and get the prices.
| Here Are a Few of the
Articles 1 Carry I
I GENERAL LINE UNDERWEAR AND TOP SHIRTS . §
1 BLANKETS AND QUILTS 1
I LOGGERS’ SHOES AND SHOE FINDINGS '
I RAIN GOODS 1
I MATTRESSES AND SPRINGS
1 TENTS AND A LINE OF CANVAS GOODS
1 KITCHENWARE, STOVES
| CLAM DIGGERS’ SHOVELS AND SUPPLIES j
My Store’s Name Has Been Changed to
RAWS! IN’S
| GENERAL FURNISHINGS f
I We are with the Cash Store, in the Northern Block
| Everything Delivered Together
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