RAILROAD RIGHT
OF WAY UNO
Telegraphic advices received by
George L. Armstrong, Fairbanks
representative of the general land
office, from the chief of the Alaskan
field division, state that the lands
within a strip five miles wide on each
side of the right of way of the gov
ernment railroad are open to location
and entry, the timber only being re
served for the uses of the govern
ment in connection with the construc
tion of the railroad. This reserve was
created by executive order No. 2217,
of the president of the United States,
and amended by executive order No.
2226, to include the lands along the
right of way from Broad Bass to Fair
banks.
Almost all, if not all, of this land
has been surveyed, but the survey
plats of the greater part of it have
not yet been filed officially in the
Fairbanks land office, so that with
the exception of those within a few
miles of Fairbanks the lands are offi
cially unsurveyed, and as such subject
to homestead location. Locators of
homesteads on unsurveyed lands have
a period of ninety days after the plats
arc officially filed within which to
make their respective locations. Af
ter that period, if the locator fails to
make entry, same may be made by any
other person. Valid homestead loca
tions cannot be made on unsurveyed
lands, as entry of such lands may he
made in the land office without any
preliminaries, other than an examina
tion of the land by the applicant to
assure him that it is non-mineral and
not claimed or occupied by any native.
Mineral locations are made in the
same manner, whether the lands are
surveyed or unsurveyed.
In any case, no timber within this
area can be taken or used by the
settler without the permission of the
Alaskan engineering commission. The
proper procedure for the settler iH to
make application in the land office
for such timber as ho wishes to cut,
and if this application is approved by
the Alaskan engineering commission,
permission will be granted him by a
representative of the land office to
take the timber.
Incidentally, it may be remarked
that experience shows that the engi
neering commission Is disposed to be
very liber: 1 In approving applications
for any of this limber, which they do
not literally need themselves. Of
course, the needs of the railroad have
to be given fli-Bt consideration — for
this purpose the timber reserve was
created by the president — but all de
partments of the government are anx
ious to see the country developed and
will be found willing to do everything
that they can to assist its develop
ment, so that many people may settle
along the line.
As finite a large number of people
have stated lately that they desire to
locate either homesteads or mineral
claims along the right of way of the
railroad, it is believed that this infor
mation will be of general interest.
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CLEVER RUSE OF
ESCAPE
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, Jan.
20. — An ingenious ruse, smacking
of pirate yarns, has Just enabled 40
Belgians to get safely out of Belgium.
A tugboat lay In the river Meuse at
Haccourt early one morning, guarded
by three German soldiers. One or
two Belgians casually approached and
entered into conversations with the
sentries, the sequel to a friendly chat
being an Invitation to have a drink
at the nearest hostelry. Here a sleep
ing potion was adroitly Introduced in
the unsuspecting Germans' glasses,
and a few minutes later the sentries
were carried aboard the boat in a
helpless condition.
Three Belgians quickly donned their
uniforms, the rest of the fugitive
party had already taken up fheir
quarters below, and the towboat was
soon steaming Hollandwards, the Ger
man war flag flying bravely at the
masthead, Arrived at the lock, orders
were Imperiously shouted and once
safely on the other side the little boat
sped down stream at full Bpeed, snap
I ing the wire that stretched across
the boundary and being soon after
wards run ashore on Dutch territory.
With borrowed plumes restored to
them, the Germans were given due
> n M OA 4 n «V t V\ »»> M *» Kll O U
uiiixutiDn tuul-ut >•••>(, •• ---
to Belgium.
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TOWN OF CORDOVA.
Municipal Taxes.
Town taxes are now due and pay
able to the town treasurer, H. I
O'Neill, at bis office.
Said taxes will be delinquent on
the second Monday In February, 1917,
at the hour of 6 o’clock p. m. Upon
all unpaid taxes after that time a pen
alty of five per cent will ve collected
ly I. O'NEILL,
Town Treasurer.
SIZE OF BALE
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. — While there
Is little, if any, possibility of a read
justment of the professional baseball
diamond as recently suggested by Pre
sident Percy D. llaughton, of the Bos
ton National League club, the pro
posed changes as outlined by the Har
vard football coach, offer a wide field
for speculation as to what would be
the result if such alterations were
made. At the present time the dia
mond proper is in reality a square,
measuring ninety feet to a side.
The bases are'”f!orisjdered to be 90
feet apart and the distance from the
home plate to the second base is 127
feet 3 3-8 inches. The pitcher’s slab
is not exactly half way between the
two points, but is located 60 feet 6
inches from the plate and 66 feet 3
3-8 inches from second base, Haugh
ton suggests that in order to equalize
the offensive and defensive strength
of the pitcher and batter it might be
found advtsable, upon Investigation,
to move first and third bases five
feet nearer the home plate, and de
crease the width of the plate.
If this were done it would change
the entire aspect of the baseball dia
mond, which would become, roughly,
kite shaped. As it is especially stipu
lated that second base is not to be
moved the result would be that the
distance from home plate to either
first or third base would be 85 feet,
and the distance from first to second
and from second to third base ap
proximately 95 feet. These figures
are based upon tire angles of the base
lines and do not take into considera
tion the base bak proper, which is
fifteen inches square and considerably
shortens the distance to be covered
by the base runner, who is, of course,
safe as soon as he touches the bag.
It would shorten the distance that
the batter would have to run in order
to be safe after a hit and for the run
ner attempting to score from third.
The regular playing positions Of the
infielders, in ail probability would be
shifted, as there would he an addi
tional ten feet of fair field to be cov
ered by the four players. The' first
and third baseman would be enabled
to play closer to the plate for a bunt,
but at the same time the batter would
have five feel less to rut) jn order to
reach first safely. The pltoUpr would
be able to watch runners on nftt and
third more closely as these bases
would be a 'rifle In front of him in
stead of at right angles, as they are at
present.
There has been no change [p the'
shape or measurements of the base
ball diamond since 1845, when the
rules were made to read that the dis
tance between first and third bases
and home plate and second base must
be 42 paces. There has been consid
erable discussion as to just what a
"pace" meant, but the generally ac
cepted inference is that a 'pace" is
equivalent to a yard. In order to
clear away all doubt the rules were
changed in 1856 to read that the dia
mond must be a square every side of
which measured ninety feet,
Decreasing the width of the home
plate would naturally give the pitcher
less leeway for the manipulation of
his curves and shoots. At the pro
sent time the plate is seventeen inch
es wide and if two or three Inches
were clipped from the white rubber
the hurler would have to come near
er "grooving" the bail in order to re
gister a called strike, and the bat
ter would have less area to protect
while waiting for a ball that suited
his idea of what he could hit safely.
Changes in the size and form of
the home plate have been more fre
quent than alterations to the-play
ing diamond. For some years previous
to 1900 the plate was a twelve inch
square so placed that one angle point
ed directly at the' pitcher and the
greatest width was seventeen inches
from the points that would be repre
sented by first and third bases on the
larger diamond. In 1900 the equare
plate was discarded for a five sided
plate measuring seventeen inches
acrocs the base; 8 1-2 Inches on the
sides and 12 Inches on the two an
gles that form the point which still
faces the pitcher as he delivers the
ball.
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WARSAW, Jan. 20. — Ry those who
know him, Archduke Charles Stephen,
cousin of the late Emperor Francis
Joseph, who has been selected as re
gent of Poland, Is considered a most
democratic sovereign, gifted with com
mon sense, ability and personal charm.
Conditions under which the Associ
ated Pres scorrespondent recently
made his acquaintance ilustrate the
democratic side of his character. The
correspondent was calling upon a
friend at one of the lesser hotels In
Vienna when a knock at the dor was
heard, and without further formality
a tall officer entered, shook hands,
shed his overcoat, which ho threw on
a bed, and embarked in informal con
versation. It was Poland's future sov
ereign who had thus made his way
to the hotel room without even calling
the services of an attendant when he
learned that a correspondent of an
American news agency was there.
The archduke conversed with the
greatest cordiality, displaying an in
timate knowledge and keen interest
concerning conditions of American
life, and volunteered his assistance to
facilitate the newspaperman's work.
He was particularly impressed with
the importance of the press in Ameri
ca and lamented the fact that the
newspapers did not play such a role
In Austria Hungary. He voiced, as
well as manifested, the belief in ile
mocratic customs and declared that
he had deliberately urged two of his
youngest sons, who had graduated
from the Austrian Military Academy
the day before, to take commissions
In ordinary line regiments instead of j
in one of the favorite guard organiza- j
lions. In the thick of the fighting in i
the Carpathians the archduke has
been living as simply as his subal
terns, learning at first hand the en
vironment of the officers and soldiers
front the rinks of his people. Ills
two sons followed his suggestion, like
their elder brother, Charles Albert,
and have entered line regiments, the
Thirteenth Chians.
DEER DESTROY
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GLASGOWN, Jail, 20. — Scotland
is suffering from the deer pest. Hun
dreds of herds of deer are descending
on farms and devouring the crops.
Farmers and land agents reported
these conditions at a recent meeting
of the Scottish Chamber of Agricul
ture and demanded amendments to the
game laws so that more deer could
be shot and the food supplies in
creased.
It seems that 9,000,000 of Scotland's
19,000,000 acres are officially de
scribed as "mountain and heath graz
ing land." Of this more than two
million acres are deer forest proper,
and on much of the rest deer compete
with sheep and cattle for the pasture.
A good landlord encloses his pre
serves with a deer fence and keeps
! it In repair. But it was said at the
| chamber meeting that there are many
bad landlords.
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Five dollars for eight hours is the
ruling pay at Marshall City.
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Nenana is to have a bank in the
spring, started by J. Casson Williams,
for the past year special distributing
agent for the Alaskan engineering
commission and formerly connected
with the Riggs National Bank of
Washington, I). C.
NOTICE
All creditors of the Cordova Pad
ing Company, who have not heretc
foro presented their claims to M
Rrock, at the Blum, O'Neill store, ar
requested to do so at once.
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John Rawson has removed his bai
gain store to the Northern block, oj
posite the Cordova House.
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Be a Dally Times reaaer.
A Penny Saved
Is a Penny
Gained.
By BREEN.
The wise housewife
saves many a penny read
ing the newspapers.
If there is a bargain
advertised she’ll not miss
it. She constantly is
looking for it.
It is up to the mer
chant. Keep the house
wife posted. l^>t her
know through the news
paper what you have to
offer. Incidentally men
today ransack the news
papers for bare ms as
assiduously as do women.
If you want to sell
your wares advertise.
Advertise in the best
medium, the newspajier.
Also if you want t< buy
successfully read t1 ad
vertisements.
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M. C. Thompson -A C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Prop*
Dealers !n
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CIGARS
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Rainier Pale
Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
'With Of WiiuGut Both.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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Six Months, $5.00
One Year, $10.00
Money in the hnnk is safer thnn in your own safe. The bank
takes the responsibility, and it does not cost you one cent.
Money in the bank gives you a credit standing which you
niigh need sooner or later in your business.
Money in the bank enables you to pay your accounts by
check, aixl thereby keep a better record of your income and
expenses.
Money in the hank is not spent as freely as money in your
pocket.
Money in the bank gives you a feeling of safety and satis
faction that you won’t enjoy otherwise.
We invite the accounts of finns and individuals. Whether
you have a large or small amount on deposit you will receive
courteous attention, the Bank aiming at all times to give satis
faction to its patrons.
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
RESOURCES OVER ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS
United States Depository for Postal Savings Funds.
Territorial Depository. Government Inspected.
Security—Service—Satisfaction
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
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BAR AND BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
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| CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
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ALL THE LIGHT ON THE BOOK,
and none in the eyes is what makes
! the electric light so superior tor night
reading. And its brilliancy brings out
..the type with the utmost distinctive
ness so that reading is accompanied
by no strain on the eyes whatever.
Have you electricity in your horneT
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
! Office: FIRST STREET.
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Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry. |
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina, i|i;
ip Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. j|
I; Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thun- $
days and Saturdays.
| Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and |
jij; Fridays
' pi Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thun- %
days and Fridays.
S Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, |
| Thursdays and Saturdays.
I The above selieuule subject to cbsigc v.’ithont notice.
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Peeeenger Trains Be
tween Cordova and Chitina,-"
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I’. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska %
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1 Caleb Corser W. E. Brown
§ Superintendent CordovaA^^it^y