The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
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H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1915.
A PARABLE
Running a newspaper is generally lying on n bed of thorns,
with an occasional bouquet thrown at the editor. Quite often
the editors rise up in their places and complain of the treat
ment they receive from the public. Over in Seward there is a
severe controversy between a part of the people and the Gate
way. We know nothing of the merits of the case, but tin* editor
of the Gateway has written an editorial, which deserves being
reprinted, because of its delicate way of handling the subject,
and because perhaps all editors have a little sympathy with the
man on the Gateway. The editorial follows:
“An editor died and found himself in the next world. Being
out of a job and having learned that newspaper men could
reside with the Heaven bunch because of the suffering endured
by scribes on earth he started a paper which, to satisfy the
greater number of the population, lie called The Hod Hot I’oker.
Benefiting by past experience in the mundane sphere he made
it his policy not to take part in disputes. He would treat all
people alike. This worked well for a time. All sides declared
their delight at having at last a really good newspaper that
went to the limit of exepnse to give the people the best. But
he found that in leaving the world people had brought with
them, contrary to what he had been led to believe, some of
their human characteristics. In the first place, the community
was divided into two cliques. The minority were in heaven, a
fact which bore out what he had been taught, and the “Big
Four” were in hell. Again contrary to his teaching he found
angels and devils mingling without, however, mixing. His
first trouble came when a concert was give and he overlooked
mentioning the name of Mrs. Beelzebub’s Annie. Mrs. B. tele
phoned an order to stop her subscription. Next day lie eompli
mented’ Davey .Jones on a fine new stock of pitchforks that
arrived on the Santa Ana and a former Bishop, who always
had his photograph taken on earth with a shepherd’s staff and
lived up to his reputation by shipping in such goods, took his
advertisement out of the Poker. At last the editor began to
find that to speak well about one man hurt another almost as
much as if you had delivered a direct attack on himself. He
began seriously considering the advisability of calling in Holy
Job to give him an editorial appointment but he learned that
Job would decline his namesake with the excuse that lie was
afraid of losing his rep. He said he got his name in the first
place from the job that was put up on him in the fertilizer fake.
“Fortunately the editor didn’t have much soul left after
his mundane trials. He was calloused and, indeed, he could
look behind the cover of the others and see some good in those
who were in heaven and even some good' in those who
were—not.
"xie Kept up ms spirits and when the city election came
around lie tried to be fair but, alas, one side had insisted on
declaring him under the influence of tin- other side and they
refused to give him the printing of ordinances providing for
the new pavements on Paradise Alley. One side also worked
to get gold' pavements on Satanic avenue and hired a political
friend for night-watchman although there was no money to pay
him. The same good folks who wanted the gold pavements
for themselves refused to give clinkers to the others. Even tla
big four fired the reliable Peter because he had been suspected
of voting wrong. But these were small troubles to the editor
of the Poker compared to those arising from the desire of tin
weak minded who always wanted to get their own faddish
ideas published' to the exclusion of real news. Those people
finally came to the conclusion that the Poker didn’t know its
business and they decided to start in opposition. The editor
of the Poker chuckled, lie had expected opposition of some
kind but he hadn’t dared to hope for one that would play so
beautifully into his hand's. A few brilliant lights who failed
to pass muster either with St. Peter or the Poker same out of
sultry seclusion and, making “angels” of their friends, started
the Daily Brimstone. Six months later the editor of tin- Brim
stone entered the office of the editor of the Poker.
“ ‘Good mornin, Mr. Editor,’ lie said.
“‘Morning. What dye want! I’m busy.’
“ ‘Say, we’ll sell that plant of ours for two hits on the
dollar.’
“ ‘You ain’t satisfied P
“ ‘Nope; when we took on the job we thought wo could'
make it stick and live in heaven.’
“ ‘Well that’s all right,’ answered the Brains of tin- Poker.
‘You can go to hell with your paper.’ ”
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BOY OR GIRL?
Which is worth more? A New Jersey jury lms passed' upon
this question. In a case which involved an estimate of the
pecuniary loss through tlie death of twins—boy and girl of
three months old—by the infection of bad milk, it was held that
the boy baby’s life was worth $2,000 to his parents and the life
of the girl baby counted only for $1,000 in the investment
family production.
Perhaps the Supreme Court, to whose more enlightened
judgment the case has been carried, will modify this allotment.
But at this moment it stands ns the estimate of legal sentiment
in New Jersey.
Are then, boy babies worth in prospective value twice as
much as'girl babies? Some of the evidence produced before
the New Jersey court, and' subsequently vouchsafed, conflicts,
with this conclusion. “In the home,” says one of these, “the
girl is worth much more that the boy. To call her less reminds
one of the primitive heathen custom in old India of throwing
girl babies to the crocodiles. Another mother declares that
“generally in families of the working and professional classes
girls are of much more economic value in the home than are
bovs.” And another, looking ahead says that as they grow
up the boys ought to and probably will, earn more than the
girls for the family support.
Hut it is not altogether a question of economics. The
philoprogenitive sentiment comes in here as the controlling
impulse.
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PRUNES
Casting out the ancient and more or less honorable board
mg house jest, the news that prunes are to be lower in price this
year is very good to hear. The big Pacific coast crop is
responsible, to which may be added the smaller opportunities
to export the surplus to Europe.
Those who study the habit and the habitat of the prune
estimate that California will produce about 175,000,000 pounds
of prunes this year. In Oregon, Washington and Idaho the
dried prune output will run at least 25,(MX),000 pounds
according to the best posted prune men. It is therefore almost
assured, there will be a tonnage this year of 200,000,(XX) pounds
on the Pacific Coast, against 100,(XX),(XX) pounds last year.
For the past four or five years, according to official
statistics, the exports of Northwestern and California prunes
have been about 45 per cent of the total production. This
year a conservative estimate is 10 per cent, and some packers
figure even a smaller quantity. With these conditions it can
not be expected that prices will be as high as during the past
two or three years.
We all ought to rejoice about this matter. Properly cobked,
prunes make as delicious and as healthful a sauce as cAn be
obtained. And their usefulness extends to many another table
article. Hail the cheaper prune!
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An Everett man, with property, and money in hank, killed
himself, leaving a note to the effect that he was “no good on
earth.” In the first place he was unmarried, and without the
anchorage to earth which wife and children give. Then, lie
had nothing to do—which is worse. Idling is deadly, whether
enforced or voluntary, and the country has too many idlers to
give the involuntary idlers something to do. That would ease
both.
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The sun of experience seems partly to be dissipating the
“twilight sleep,” after the magazines and yellow papers have
printed many columns fulsomely expatiating upon its alleged
blessings. In all things where Dame Nature functions, natural
laws should be considered.
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The United States mint at tin* San Francisco fair is
striking off $50 gold pieces, a proceeding that may be full of
technical interest, but what’s the use!
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Cherries are ripe and no one knows it better than the
robins, all the scarecrows in Christendom notwithstanding. But,
don’t begrudge the bird’s a bite!
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Thieves in Seattle stole a ton of lead and notwithstanding
their handicap they thus far have outrun the police.
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If the Russians would only stay licked the Kaiser could
attend to some other little matters in Flanders.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between 8eattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
8HIP CREEK, via IN8IDE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
Jane 18.. ALAMEDA. June 28
June 24.NORTHWESTERN.July 4
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, 8heep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, 8. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
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 be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. S. CO. ALASKA COAST C^.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, JUNE 25
ADMRIAL EVANS, JULY 5
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.
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;; Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making ' ■
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;; Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, ;;
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I Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be \;
1 tween Cordova and Chitina. ' ’
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! Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. 11
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