THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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n>hM)()VA, ALASKA. W KPN'KPA V, 1 >K( 'KM PKH Hi, 1!>14
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION DOING
GREAT THINGS FOR ALASKA
NOT \V 1 I IISl AN DING the fact that there are many serious
problems confronting the United States brought about
by conditions obtaining in European countries Presi
dent Wilson continues to be faithful to the pledges of his party
and insists that there is still much work to be done by the ad
ministration if the resources of Alaska are to be fully developed.
I he members of his cabinet are equally as active in behalf of
the interests of this territory, all of which is an encouraging
sign and means much to the people of this northern Empire.
President Wilson in his message to Congress, the other
day, dwelt at some length upon the need of more aids to navi
gation m Alaskan waters, stating that “the surveys were woe
fully incomplete and that ships and lives had been lost at nearly
every point in the treading of the courses that were supposed to
be well-known channels.”
In a few weeks the Alaska Engineering Commission wil
submit its report of the routes surveyed and investigated for
Ihe construction of $115,000,000 worth of government trunk lines
and branches in the territory and we have assurances that the
President will not delay in making the selection of routes.
Secretary of Interior Lane, who is to have direct charge of this
work, recently announced that he would ask the present con
gress for an appropriation of $5,000,000 to begin the prelimin
ary construction work.
Secretary of Nevy Garrison has just reported that tin* tests
of the Alaska coal made on the cruiser Maryland are highly
satisfactory and that the navy can hereafter secure its fuel
supply for the Pacific fleet from the extensive coal fields of the
north, and thus save the government the expense of binding
this coal from the East. ITe also believes that it will materially
assist in reducing the cost of operating tin1 new government
railroads in Alaska.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield is .also asking Congress
to vote half a million dollars for the protection of ocean going
commerce in Alaska waters, nearly half of which amount to be
devoted to a dragwire survey of the channels and a proper
charting of the same, the balance in providing new vessels for
the geodetic survey service.
Thus we find President Wilson and three numbers of his
cabinet actively supporting measures for the betterment of
Alaska, and the people of this territory gratefully appreciate
the efforts being made in our behalf, fully realizing that being
pushed as a part of the administrative program it is only a
question of a very short time when all of these measures will be
adopted and put into effect.
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ALASKA’S LAW PROBLEM
IS VERY SERIOUS ONE
IF THE next Alaska legislature attempts to change some of
tin- laws passed by the the previous session it may find itself
in a peculiar legal mix-up that will not easily be put aside.
It is pointed out by one of the leading lawyers of Fairbanks that
inasmuch as the laws passed by the last legislature were later
approved by congress, they are now federal laws, which cannot
be changed by the legislature. This will ultimately have to be
thrashed out in the courts, probably, should the next session
decide to make any changes.
If this condition be correct, then it will be necessary for
the next session of the legislature to get congress to ratify any
of its amendments to the work of the previous session.
All this tangle came from the lack of good judgment used
by the members of the former session of the legislature. If
they had followed the rule, which is the only safe one, of never
passing a law until they had first determined that they had the
right to do so, much expense and trouble would lx* avoided.
This brings to mind the necessity of the appointment of an
attorney general for the Territory, whose duty it would lx* to
guide lawmakers in legal questions.—Fairbanks Citizen.
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! WARS IS WHAT SHERMAN
j SAID AND THEN SOME
WHEN old Bill Sherman said that war to Tophet bore
a close resemblance, he conversed but of what he saw
and entertained distinct remembrance. Not so with
us and yet we’re willing to back his play with our last’ shilling;
for every day, week in and out, this war in Europe gets our goat.
It takes our money, brings us cusses, and our front page most
sadly musses; most of our time it takes us now, to tell just when,
and why and how this awful scrap was started; because so many
are inquiring our busted phone now needs new wiring. Most
of the shekels in our sock, Requested for a season wetter, we’ve
used to keep us out of hock and pay each day for our news let
ter. This was enough, but now comes worse, in fact the straw
which breaks the camel, this new war tax would make one curse
its mysteriers trying to unravel; to add now to our discontent, '
and make the harder life’s tough battle, we have to pay an extra
cent on all wires sent us from Seattle.—Ex.
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COL. MILLARD, of Valdez, is credited with saying that he
will contest the election of Senator Hubbard on the ground
that he is not a bona fide resident of Alaska and in case is suc
cessful it means that Tlios. C. Price, of Cordova, will occupy a
seat in the next Territorial Senate.
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THE government detention hospitals at Fairbanks and
Nome are completed, but as no funds are available for their
maintenance the unfortunate insane of Alaska will continue to
be sent to the Morningside Sanitarium in^l^^gon.
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IWENTY DAYS FROM
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Among the passengers on the Her
ha are William Hyland and William
Heitman who nrrived at Seward from
Idltnrod with the last mnil team. Mr.
Heitman Is the dredge mannger for
he Ouggenheim dredge in the Interior
'amp. Klgln Vaughn who brought the
nail In says that seven or eight men
ire coming Just ahead of the next
nail and eight or ten travelers are
;omlng behind It. The trails were
rtad during the last mall trip but the
wo men who arrived with It made the
lourney In twenty days.
HFESSIONIIL DIRECTORY
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorneyat-Law
GENERAL CIVIL PRACTICE
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Suit 3. Adams Block Cordova, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room I
Mams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
V. A. SCHMITZ
PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
Office at
CORNER DRUG STORE
If your shoes need Repairing,
bring then to
RUDOLF
The Shoemaker
He does first-class work. Satis
faction guaranteed. Prices Rea
sonable.
Opposite Daily Times
THE MODERN LAUNDRY!
Phone 66
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FANCY FLANNELS AND
STARCH WORK OUR
SPECIALTY
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N. A. CLASEN, Prop.
HOUSEBUILDERS;
ATTENTION
We make a specialty of Wall
papering, Kalsomining, Painting,
Tinting and Sign Painting
Compare Our Prices With Corn
Competitors Before
Ordering
W M. WOLF
Hegg Bldg. C Street
If you were tit the last
FIRE M E N’ S
New Year’s Dance
You had
A GOOD TIME
^ -There will be another
of the same
THIS YEAR
Buy your ticket Early
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s. BLUM, Pre*. M. BROCK, Vice-Pres. THOS. SCOTT, Caahler
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FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000
DESPOSITORY FOR TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
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■ GEORGE DOOLEV, Secretary. • ,
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; 120 Steam Heated i’ooms Single and Ensuite
; Hot and Cold Water, Electric Lights
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THE HOTEL
CHITINA
ENLARGED AND COMPLETELY RENOVATED
SPACIOUS LOBBY —- STEAM HEATED
CAFE AND BAR
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The Comfort Home of the Interior j
T. VV. CLONINGEK . A . 1
Proprietor Lhitina, Alsaka
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Holiday
Merchandise
NOW ON DISPLAY.
We are ready for the Holiday Season with
an unusually large line of Christmas Gifts.
Here you will find the useful combined with j
the ornamental, and such variety that it will jj
be easy to decide the perplexing question.
WHAT SHULL I GIVE THEM FOR CHRISTMAS
The line consists of Handsome Toilet Sets, '
Hand Painted China, Cut Glass, Smoking Sets,
Percolators, Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Carv
ing Sets, Jewel Boxes, and many other appro
priate gifts that go to make I
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EASY
Make your selections now and we will re- !
serve them for you until Christmas.
WILL THERE BE A VICTROLA IN YOUR
HOME THIS CHRISTMAS?
Northern Drug Co. I
THE flORNTP.R TTPTTn RTnPE i
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Steamer ADMIRAL EVAN8 (alia from Seattle on
DECEMBER 5 T H
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat.
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local AgratK
A T A Qlf A STEAMSHIP
ilLii jAfi COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from 8eattle— Sails from Cordova—
December 1. ALAMEDA .December 8
December 9 . MARIPOSA.December 17
Regular freight servlet, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Cceek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This 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 bp received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Copper River &
Northwestern Ry. |.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. ‘|
Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- : I
nue— •'
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays !,
Chitina for Kennecott— !!
’ Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. ' >
Kenneoott for Chitina— 1!
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
Chitina for Cordova— ''
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
The above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I*. M. ;;
Tickets nn sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska
Steamship Company building !!
Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
Superintendent Cordova Agent ' ’
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Travel East
OVER THE !
“ MILWAUKEE ”
The Newest and Shortest Line to the East
Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valley, the Colum
bia River, the Bitter Root Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
ersing a country of surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest
and wonderful development.
TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
“The Olympian” and “The Columbian”
The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to j
BUTTK, MILES CITY'. SIOUX CITY. !
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. PAUL. MILWAUKEE and CHICAGO |
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations, etc., j
call on or address
City Ticket Offices, Alaska Steamship Co. or Alaska Coast S. S. Co. H
Cordova, Alaska, j
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
443 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B. C.
j or j;
y Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle
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Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
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