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H. G. 3TEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1916.
TUBERCULOSIS IN ALASKA.
The entertaining letters of Frank G. Carpenter in the
Courier-Journal have turned the eyes of thousands to the pos
sibilities of employment in Alaska. In no other field, however,
has the American done greater good than in educating the na
tives in sanitation and hygiene, as hinted at in one of Mr .Car
penter’s communications some time ago.
Amplifying the Courier-Journal correspondent’s descrip
tion of the “cleanup” work in various communities of our
Northwestern territory, a writer in a medical journal says that
both official and unofficial medical men have confined most
of their efforts to combatting the ravages of the ‘greta white
plague,” which, contrary to the popular belief, flourishes as
freely in the cold white North as in more temperate zones. This
disease, he says, is so common in Alaska that every white man
or white woman and most of the natives think first of tubercu
losis as the cause of all ailments, whether external or internal.
About 75 per cent of the natives are suffering from the dread
ailment, he declares.
Most of us have come to believe that hardy and vigorous
races, reared in an almost frigid atmosphere arid' inured to the
elements, should have developed constitutions hardened and
resistent, capable of throwing off the attacks of disease. While
this is more or less true, a description of the mode of living of
the Eskimo natives shows us readily enough the reason for the
prevalence of tuberculosis:
“The houses are usually one room with a storm door en
trance, low ceiling and about fifteen feet square. Every pos
sible crack is closed so as to keep them warm, and no attempt
whatsoever is made at ventilation. In this little house will live
[lie entire family and at times other families. The natives also
store all their belongings, except dogs, in the house; so we find
poorly tanned and foul smelling furs, seal oil and’ fish that have
been caught possibly many months before and in a decompos
ing state, a few dirty vessels, some tools or implements and
sometimes a stove.
“Water is very scarce, particularly so in the winter, as
everything is frozen and all water is obtained by melting ice.
Considering this, we can readily understand that the Eskimos
rarely and in some cases never bathe. They also rub them
selves with with seal oil and when you enter one of these houses
you encounter an odor incomparable in intensity and'offensive
ness. They sometimes catch fish in summer and bury it in the
ground, possibly to keep flies away (even the frigid zone can
not escape this pest); then will exhume this decomposed mass
in winter and eat it as such, or perhaps cook it for themselves
and their dogs.”
Such conditions as these American medical men — practi
tioners, missionaries and officials — have set themselves to eli
minate. Education has done much and can do more for such
folk, Alaska’s only opportunity, it would seem, does not lie in
its commercial development.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
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COPPER AND SPELTER DECLINE.
The decline in the prices for copper and zinc have produced
the usual dissatisfaction, although the level for each of these
metals is still very high, especially of copper. Some people de
ceive themselves by refusing to admit that there has been any
decline, or offer the excuse that the decline has been on very
small business and comfort themselves with the belief that no
considerable quantity of metal can be obtained at the prices
quoted.
A cataclysmic decline usually happens on very small sales.
When in 1907 copper fell from about 25c to below 12c, the
sales on the wav down were relatively trifling, and the volume
of business did not attain large proportions until the bottom
had' been reached. We are not looking for any such decline in
copper now, as happened in 1907. There was lately some large
business pending, which failed to be consummated owing to in
ability of buyers and sellers to agree upon price.
It is really a pity that the establishment of prices has to be
a matter of trading. There ought to be some means of enabling
spelter producers to take consumers by the scruff of the neck
and compel them to pay 15c per pound for the average output.
Hut so long as buyers are independent and will not buy unless
they want to, what can be done!—Engineering & Mining
Journl. t ts
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THE UNITED STATES FOR NIGHT SCHOOLS.
The United States government favors night schools. It
goes farther than that in a bulletin just issued by presenting
powerful arguments for them. Comparative, expenditures of
many of the large cities are given, revealing “surprising dif
ferences.” The largest per capita expense was 44.3 cents in
Newark and the lowest Baltimore with 3.9 cents.
New York city, first in population, spends 17.4 cents, and
Kansas City, the last on the list in population, has the next low
est percentage for night school purposes, 14.1 cents. The bulle
tin reads:
“\\ lnle those figures do not have any necessary connection
with the character of the work accomplished, and while there
are undoubtedly varying conditions to be considered, yet it
must be admitted that per capita expenditure on evening
schools gives some measure of the community interest in this
type of work.
“Evening schools offer almost the only means of combat
ting illiteracy and inability to speak English among adult
aliens, two disabilaties which have already reached disquieting
proportions in the United States. Society has stamped both as
liabilities, and the public weal demands a united effort to dis
charge such liabilities. Elimination of illiteracy and inability
to speak English is only one form of educational preparedness.
Are the school budgets of the 21 leading American cities mak
ing due provision to meet this responsibility?—Tacoma News.
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“The open door in China is closing” declares a magazine
writer who is trying to put the “slam” into the affair.
SPORTS
Gossip ^bout Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
HE HAS DILLON'S NUMBER.
Some boxers are made to order for
others who do not quite rank as high
In the firmament of fistiana as the
man they put It over on. Young Corbett
could always beat Terry McGove.-n,
Joe Gans was always Dal Hawkins'
master, and so on. Battling Levlnsky
seems to have something on Jack
Dllllon. At Baltimore, for the
edification of the Elks, In conven
tion there, Levlnsky shaded the erub> i
erwelght champion in a ten round I
no-decision contest.
Dillon weighed about 172 pounds and
Levlnsky six pounds heavier.
Dillon probably owes his light
heavyweight title to the poor crowd.
The bout was first scheduled as a 15-1
round affair, to a decision, but this:
was changed when the promoters re- ^
fused to stage the affair to a losing
crowd.
The men fought somewhat cautious-1
ly during the first three rounds.!
There was some rough work In the
fourth session, when Dillon forced the ^
fighting and tried for a knockout. Le-j
vinsky met him at his own game, how l
ever, and both men hit and missed j
in equal proportion.
Dillon kept trying for a knockout in
the fifth and sixth rounds, but Levin
sky's speedy left made him miss many
blows.
The furious onslaught In the sev
enth, which w’as decidedly to Levin
sky’s advantage, seemed to give the
New Yorker more confidence, and the
lloosier was obliged to take severe
punishment in the remaining rounds.
It was the fourth meeting between
Dillon and Levlnsky. On April 14,
1914, Dillon won a 12-round decision
over Levinskq, at Butte, Mont. Sub
sequent to that bout they met twice
over the 10-round route, and Levlnsky
was accredited with the popular de
cision.
TRAP SHOOTERS MAKE RECORD.
MADISON. Wls, July 18. — The
Badger Gun club of Milwaukee yester
day set a new record for five men
team with 480 out of a possible 500
targets in the Wisconsin trap shooters'
tourney here. The former record was
479.
EDDIE MAIER EXPELLED.
LOS ANGELES, July 18. — Direc
tors of the Pacific Coast League who
expelled Eddie R. Maier, president of
the Vernon club, from the board last
night remained here today to finish
business for which the special moot
ing was called, the first directors'
meeting ever held here.
Two sessions held yesterday were
devoted to the Haler expulsion, which
followed the Tiger head'* failure to
appear at the second night tension and
his alleged refusal to give Information
about the Vernon team's affairs.
Among the matters before the board
was the possibility of Increasing the
18 player and the 14,500 a month sal
ary limits. Informal comment of the
directors Indicated the limits would
not be raised.
NEW WORLD'S TRAP RECORD.
PERU, Ind., July 18. — A new
world's record, It was stated, was set
yesterday afternoon by C. A. Young,
of Springfield, Ohio, at the Iloosier
class Ic shoot, when he broken 100 con
secutive targets at a distance of 23
yards.
ROWING RACES ON WILAMETTE.
PORTLAND. Ore., July 18. — Ideal
weather prevailed today for the open
ing of the rowing races on the Willa
mette river, between the Ooeur
d’Alene, Idaho, Rowing Club and the
Portland Rowing Club.
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JOKES
Some Are Funny; Others
Are Not; But All Are
Nonsensical.
A merchant was visited by a friend
and customer from the country whom
he entertained by a visit to the the
ater. When the lights were low, the
merchant drew forth a pair of opera
glasses and handed them to his guest.
A contented “Ah” slipped from the
countryman, and then hlH arms in the
air were discernable.
"What's the trouble?” asked the
host.
The answer came in a distressingly
plain whisper of disappointment: ”Oh,
nothing, only the thing's empty.”
Small Nellie had been to an “Uncle
Tom’s Cabin” matinee. After the show
was over she said: “Mamma, does
little Eva play again tonight?”
“Yes, dear. 1 suppose so,” replied
the mother.
“Well,” continued Nellie, after a mo
ment's thought, “I don’t see how she
can die and go to heaven at 4 o’clock
and get back in time to die again at
8 o’clock.”
"I got off a good joke on my wife
tuther day,” admitted Gap Johnson, of
Rumpus Ridge, Ark. “She recited
stithin’ she’d read in a book she got
hold of some'rs about 'Man's work ex
tends from sun to sun, but woman’s
work is never done,’ and it ’peared to
give her considerable satisfaction.
And I says, ‘Good reason why,’ says I,
'she never gets started!’ — just like
that. Yaw-haw-haw! ”—Life.
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Job Printing at the Times.
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WM A HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHV8ICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova -Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hour»--10 a. m. to 12 noon,
liailrond Hospital; 2 to 5 p. in., Adams
Building, lioom 6.
Phones—Kealdence, 115; Hospital,
46; Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
O E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
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Alaskan Hotel
[Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Pay and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladles.
Ladies' Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
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. Rawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what ho has
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.
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Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107. %
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I Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
Smokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE l
•Billiards and Pool *
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
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Ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cor.dcva, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Kails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
July 13.ALASKA .July 24
July 16.ALAMEDA .July 26
July 25.NORTHWESTERN . Aug. 2
Regular freight service for KetcniKan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. 8. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. 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
•ailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.July 30
ADMIRAL WATSON.August 6
ADMIRAL EVANS.August 13
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 Agents
The World's Mightiest Locomotives
Now haul the “Olympian" and the “Columbian" over the
Hitter Roots and Rockies—with the electrification of 440
miles of it.-i main line, the “MILWAUKEE" Is betler
than ever prepared to look after the comfort and acco
modations of its patrons.
Remember this when you come outside.
TOM TALLENT. Agent
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. E. Harris, T. P. A., Juneau, Alaska.
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| Northwestern Ry.
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
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ig Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. jijj
gi Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- g?
gi days and Saturdays. jg
gi Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and jg
gj Fridays. jg
gj Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- gj
jg days and Fridays.
jg Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, jjjj
gi Thursdays and Saturdays.
jg The above schedule subject to change without notice, gj
$: Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pe*»enger Train* Be
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jg Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I*. M. Ig
jg Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska |i|j
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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.