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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
~~Q)H|)()VA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, -ILLY 2(1, 1916,
NO STRINGS ON PARKER.
It is evident that while Theodore Roosevelt is the man re
sponsible for the existence of the Progressive party, it does not
lie in his power to disband the organization.
It would make but a sorry spectacle if the hundreds of
thousands of men and women who voted the Progressive ticket
at tin* last election should desert the party now at the behest of
one man.
When th»* Progressives at Chicago nominated Col. Parker,
of Louisiana, they named a man who evidently believed in the
principles of his party and is determined to stand by that party
even if he has to stand alone.
Even though not agreeing with the political beliefs of Col.
Parker, he has earned the respect and admiration of every
American.
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THE PROPOSED TAX ON COPPER.
In commenting last week upon the proposed federal tax on
copper, we did not have the text of the measure before us, and
therefore had to be cautious. It was inconcievable to us at that
time that copper alone among the metals should be taxed, yet
mention of no other was made in the press dispatches. How
ever, they prove to be correct. Out of the entire long list of
crude commodities copper is singled for special taxation!
That congress should have such a conception is dumb
founding. Why copper and not iron, lead, zinc and the rest?
Why not coal and petroleum? Why not wool, leather, wheat,
corn and cotton? The one thing that baldly stands out is the
unfairness of this project. Here we have class legislation with
a vengeance. Copper producers are right in standing aghast at
the enormity of the idea.
But this is not the worst of it. The proposed act reads:
“Every person smelting copper ore, refining metallic copper or
alloying copper shall pay . . . an excise tax ...
(on) the gross receipts . . . from the sale or disposition of
crude or unrefined copper if sold or disposed of for any purpose
except for relining or alloying.”
We interpret this as meaning that the miner does not have
to pay anything unless he smelts and refines. The smelter does
not have to pay anything unless he sells his pig copper for cast
ing purposes. The refiner has to pay (of course he will throw
back upon the smelter) and the brass maker has to pay again
for the refined copper that he uses. If the profit be less than
10 per cent nobody has lo pay. This lets out the careless, little
fellow. Of course it is only the small class of big fellows at
whom congress in its present spirit is aiming. The thing is
bungling and monstrous.
Alas! Class legislation is the governing idea in the new
revenue bill as a whole. The income tax is doubled in rate
without there being any reduction in the exemption limit. This
tax is thus kept distinctly as a class tax. It falls upon a very
small percentage of the population of the country, and chiefly
upon the people of a few states. The proposed tax on copper
is even more narrowly limited. There is talk among the pro
ducers of spreading it among the consumers generally, but how
is that going to be done when half of our copper production
must he sold in foreign markets in competition with the copper
of the rest of the world?
We find no fault with the principle that taxes must be
raised. We advocate military preparedness, and' that is going
to cost money, which must be supplied by the people, but let
them do it on a basis of equality. We do find fault with plans
for unequal taxation, for class taxation, that are made the cloak
for all kinds of governmental extravagance. We gruipble
about a tax on copper to provide money to build marble post
offices in Yahoo and shack towns and to dredge creeks in the
prairies. We object to the expenditure of public money to main
tain and aggrandize the jobberies—the bureaus in Washing
ton that spend vast sums to prepare bulletins gravely to inform
us that the Dutch have taken Holland', to print the mouthings
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rietv of enterprises that broach upon the scandalous.
Now that congress has learned how easy it is not only to
spend other people’s money, but also to get it, how long is it
going to be before the income tax is quintupled and a tax on
copper is levied and quadrupled? And what is going to be the
economic result if the earnings of profitable industry be sucked
away to be wasted?
This copper tax may not be felt so keenly when copper is
above 20c, as it will at the normal of about 15c and under. Con
sider a producer whose cost is 12c and’ whose output is 67,000,
000 pounds at 15c. Gross output, $10,050,000; net output, $2,
010,000; excise tax, $191,500; rate, 9 1-2 per cent. When the
price for copper gets down to 14c, the determination of the 10
per cent profit under the clause that grants exemption will be
gin to be interesting.—Engineering & Mining Journal.
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Lord Robert Cecil says the American press does not under
stand the British blacklist of American individuals and firms,
and that when we do there will be no opposition. Of course if
we are kicked in the face we may get angry, but a satisfactory
explanation always will clear the atmosphere.
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The crown prince has just made his seventh grand attack
.t Verdun, but if the French hold on at the present rate Fred
erick William will have to content himself with the scriptural
formula of seven times seven.
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The Germans may issue egg cards in September, entitling
the holders to two eggs a week. This may recall quite forcibly
to the Teutons the joke about the two eggs, “too (two) bad.’’
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It is safe to say that Cordova is the only city that is suf
fering from an insufficiency of docking facilities, and this city
has the largest dock in Alaska at that.
If a few more shots are fired across the Mexican border
there may yet be a war.
Gossip About Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
STANDING OF CLUBS JULY 18.
National.
Won. Lost. PcL'
New York.48 34 .586
Boston.45 35 .663
Cleveland.46 36 .661
Chicago.42 26 .538
Washington.42 38 .625
Detroit.43 40 .518
St. Louis.37 45 .451
Philadelphia.18 57 .240
American.
Won. I>ost. Pet.
Brooklyn.46 30 .600
Boston.40 31 .563
Philadelphia.41 32 .562
New York.37 38 .493
Chicago.39 42 .481
Pittsburg.35 40 .467
St. I.outs.37 45 .451
Cincinnati.33 48 .407
Northwestern.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Spokane.46 30 .605
Butte.40 36 .526
Tacoma.36 39 .480
Vancouver.37 42 .468
Seattle.38 43 .463
Great Kalis.32 39 .451
NEW YORK, July 15. — Although
another two months must elapse be
fore the candidates for the eastern
.'varsity football teams begin to as
semble for gridiron practice, coaches
find managers are already preparing
for the coming pigskin campaign.
Footballs are being distributed among
the players for use during the vaca
tion period, and those who will have
charge of the squads are taking stock
of the material available for big au
tumn drives on lime scored fields.
In the case of at least two of the
big university squads this preliminary
activity is made necessary as a result
of complete changes in tho coaching
system and personnel for the coming
season. Both Pennsylvania and Yale
will enter the football arena this fall
with a new coaching corps in charge
of the teams, and the playing of the
elevens under these mentors will be
watched with more than the usual in
terest by both those affiliated with
these universities and the general
football fan.
At Yale Tad Jones, who signed a
three year contract last winter, will
be head coach. He will be assisted by
Trainer Mike Sweeney; Arthur Brides,
and several other well known Yale
players of the past, with Walter Camp
occupying his old time position of ad
visory coach and strategist. Jones, it
is hoped by Yale men, will prove to
be the Moses to lead the Eli football
clan into the land of gridiron victor
ies, a place which the Blue has seen
but from afar la recent years.
Pennsylvania la In somewhat of a
similar position, and has selected
Robert Folwell as the coach to bring
again to Franklin Field the gridiron
glory which In former years was as
sociated with the Red and Blue elev
ens. Folwell, like Jones, has some ex
cellent material to begin work with,
and will be assisted by Charley Whar
ton and By. Dickson, as well as other
former Quaker players of repute. If
Colwell's record as coach at Lafayette
and Washington, and Jefferson can be
taken as a criterion, Pennsylvania will
be a gridiron opponent to be treated
with great respect during 1916.
At the other leading eastern Instl-'
tutions where football Is accorded
strong support, there will be little
change in either the coaching staffs
or the system in vogue during the
past few years. Percy Haughton will |
not be able to devote his entire time
to the Harvard squad during the early
portion of the autumn, because hisi
duties as president of the Boston Na-1
tional League baseball club will re
quire much of his attention until
about the middle of October. Leo
Leary Is expected to do much of the
preliminary coaching, assisted by
Charley Bricklev and other Harvard
stars of yesteryear.
“Speedy” Rush will again be In
charge of the Princeton football des-j
tiny, assisted by a larger squad of
graduate? than was the case a season
ago. This will be rush's second year
with the Tugers, and judging from
the progress the team made under his
instruction last fall, the Tigers should
be formidable on the gridiron this au
tumn. At Cornell Dr. A1 Sharpe will
face the task of developing another
Red and White team capable of play
ing a game along the lines of Cornell's
championship eleven in 1915. Dart
mouth will also depend upon Frank
Cavanaugh to maintain the high stand- (
ard of the Hanover teams of the past
few years. Olenn Warner will be back
at Pittsburg, and Foster Sanford at
Rutgers, in addition to several other
coaches who have succeeded in put- j
ting small colleges in prominent places
on the eastern football map.
Yale Bowl Costly.
The recent report of the committee
in charge of the building and man
agement of the Yale Bowl, the largest
college football arena In the country,
shows that the grounds and structure
have cost almost $738,000 to date, and
that another $150,000 will be required
to complete the project as originally
outlined.
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W. K. Atchison, a pioneer of Skag
way. was drowned recently In the
Skagway river about four miles from
the town.
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Reports from Chititu creek, in the
N’izina country, state that the miners
in that section are having a prosper
ous season.
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Job Printing at the Times.
Advertising
Not an Expense
—
ADVERTISING IS AN
INVESTMENT
Not An Expense, and Should Be Treated as Such.
Because it has been the habit of
some merchants to look upon It as an
expense, A WRONG VIEW HAS
BEEN GAINED. Perhaps the miscon
ception arose from the fact that In
bookkeeping it has been the habit to
charge advertising to expense.
ADVERTISING PRODUCES NEW
BUSINESS — It SWELLS THE VOL
UME OF BUSINESS AND PROFIT—
THEREFORE IT IS AN INVEST
MENT.
Only the man who looks upon ad
vertising $s an expense, who is afraid
of it, prejudiced against it, loses
money In advertising.
THE MAN WHO TREATS ADVER
TISING AS AN INVESTMENT AND
GIVES IT THE ATTENTION AN IN
VESTMENT REQUIRES — KNOWS
THAT EVERY DOLLAR RIGHTLY
INVESTED IN THIS DIRECTION
YIELDS COMPOUND INTEREST —
AND MORE.
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WM A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. 8. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN 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 Hours—10 a. in. to 12 noon,
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. m., Adams
Building. Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,
46; Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adame Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
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Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska j
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
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Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at A11 Hours, Day 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 he 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.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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M C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers >n
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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I Choice Tobaccos, Clgara and
Smokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar 8tore.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE I
•Billiards and Pool
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabaah and
Qarrlck Pipes.
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GOING TO FAIRBANKS
Take
FRAME’S AUTO STAGE
Leaves Cbttina for Fairbanks
on July 6 and every six days
thereafter.
Wire Chitlna Hotel for reser
vations.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fait am^coWmiodloue ateamere tailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrange'l, Juneau, Skagway, Coi.dcva, Valdez, Seward- and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
July 13.ALASKA .July 24
July 16.ALAMEDA . July 26
July 25. NORTHWESTERN . Aug. 2
Regular freight aervlce for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglaa, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Exploa
Ivea, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, Sth; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
Thlt company reaervea the right to change achedule of ateamera
without notice.
Tlckett on tale at up town office Alatka Steamahlp Bldg. Baggaga
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
tailing time.
F. B TRACY, T. J. TALLENT, l
General Agent Agent |
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next tailing 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 polntt and Kodiak
Itland.
Seattle San Francltco connecting with ateamert Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porta.
Schedule aubject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Loral Agents
The World's Mightiest Locomotives
Now haul the "Olympian" aiul the ‘‘Columbian" over the
Hitter Roots and Rockies—with the electrification of 4 to
miles or its main line, the “MILWAUKEE” is better
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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| Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
g Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. g
g Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. g
g Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- §j
g days and Saturdays. g
g Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and g
g Fridays. g
g Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- g
g days and Fridays. g
i| Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, g
g Thursdays and Saturdays. g
The above schedule subject to change without uotice. g
£• Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be
jij: tween Cordova and Chitina. :£
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. g
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town oflice, Alaska g
Si Steamship Company building g
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| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
g Superintendent Cordova Agent g
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.