Cordova Daily Times
Entered i*t the Postofflce at Cor*
iova, Alaska, as second-class matter
Subscription Rates:
Single Copies .I 10
One Month . 1 Ofl
Blx Months (In advance. 6.00
One Year (In advance). 10.00
H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for repuhllcatlon ol
all news credited to It or not other
wise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein
All rights of repuhllcatlon of special
despatches herein are alBo reserved
FRIDAY. JANUARY 10. 10111
DEADHEAD ADVERTISING
Among tin* floods of first, second and
thirdclass mail matter pouring into
the Daily Times office is a big per
centage* of would be free advertising
matter That material comes from all
sorts of source’s, each trying to reach
the* people for a purpose*, and e»aeh
trying to work fin* newspaper pub
Ushers for some'thing for nothing.
Such dead-head advertising matter
is being circulate*el industriously all
over the* continent. It creates thou
sands of tons of useless and costly
haulage* in these* strenuous times
use»le*ss for tlie reason that e»vcry news
paper which is not gullible immedi
ately consigns the* whole lot to the*
waste paper basked.
It <-osfs money to obtain printers,
v t ite rs. manage*rs. bu.sine*ss office men
• oi I * irculators. and pap**r, ink and
al the overhead items essential in
p lishing a newspaper. Such items
ot xpeuse must come* out of tile* pa
ir* ' of the* paper, those open and
square* and honest enough to pay their
wav. If any one of the would be* dead
head exploiters of newspapers sue
ee. d, in getting a fre»e advertisement
*nto the- newspaper. the* man who is
h<» st • ' «»ugh to pay his way on sub
s* riptiori. job work or advertising ge*ts
tin worst of it by having to pay not
«m!’. for himself but also enough to
•' H cost e>l' handling the* dead
head's matter
I his abuse lias become such an enor
m.ity tha all over the- eontinent the*
publishe-r; an* shutting down on it
Organizations are* being effected in the*
1 nit*e| * ate*s and-Canada te> forestall
am *nt brigandage. Subtle* e*x
ploitatio; of newspaper space* is now
t a boo
I'or ;i , >iik tinii* min i! of flit' mutter
complained of went through the col
umns of magazines and newspapers
free. The beginning was ho insidious
that it scarcely was noticed. Later
it began to assume proportions that
encroached on column after column.
Hard-thinking, cool-headed publishers
then noticed that not only themselves
were being exploited, but also their
cash patrons, who were being deprived
of matter in reading columns that
should he in advertising space, and
that the costs vver<* all heaped on the*
limited number of pay customers in
st»*ad of upon the many seeking space.
Matter coming to the Daily Times
• •very mail contains many envelopes
from this bureau and that bureau,
from automobile houses, from land
age nts, railwav and other promoters,
and. sorry to say. to a large* extent
from various fi-deral and distant state*
and provincial governments.
In serine* districts such matter is
paid for. and in others the* attempt
is made to get it published free*. At
the- same* time many governments
practicing the* abuse* of seeking fre*e
publicity are* seekiing the* moral sup
port of the* press. True*, it may be
sought in laudable movements, even
in the- circulars e-omplaineel of, hut
newspaper making e-osts money If
a thing is for tin- good of the- whole*
people* it is worth paying fe>r e>n be
half of the* whole people*.
The* day of grutuitms by newspapers
at tin- high eost of a poorer class of
paper fen* tii«- cash patrons is past.
Let theise- who dance pay the tiddler.
Then will tin- press be abb* to conic
nearer being that ideal elefemder e>f
the* people which it can not be if in
adequately nourished. The ideal e»f
sue h a paper is uppermost in the*
dream of every honest newspaper man
and eve ry good citizen, and may be*
detecteel in tin* following historic epi
tome*
A dedication of the declared func
tlnns of a newspaper and its high pur
poses is chiseled in stone upon the
lofty walls of the new building of the
Detroit News. Quoting the president
of the News: "These inscriptions tire
not hidden in the’ foundation to he for
gotten. hut placed where they are
ever before the eye of all. a reminder
of services rendered and those ideals
we are all pledged to attain.”
Mirror of the public mind; inter
preter of the public intent; trouble!'
of the public conscience.
Reflector of every human interest;
friend of every righteous cause; on
couragor of every generous act.
Hearer of intelligence; (lispeller of
ignorance and prejudice; a light shin
ing into all dark places.
Promoter of civic welfare and civic
| unity; protector of civic rights.
| Scourge of evildoers; exposer of se
cret iniquities; unrelenting foe of priv
ilege and corruption.
Voice of till' lowly and oppressed;
advocate of the friendless; righter of
! public and private wrongs.
Chronicler oi acts; sifter of humors
| and opinions; minister of the truth
that makes men free.
Reporter of the new; remembrancer
of the idd and tried; herald of what is
| to come.
Defender of civic liberty; strength
oiler of loyally; pillar and stay of
democratic governfnents.
I'pbuilder of home; nourishcr of the
community spirit; art. letters and sci
ence vf the common people.
ALASKA MINING STOCKS
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.—Alaska Gold,
Alaska Juneau, 2.
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Advertise In the Dally TimeH.
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NOTICE
In the Matter of the Estate of Charles
Leslie Hale. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
derslgned has been by the United
States commissioner anil ex-ofticio
probate judge. Cordova precinct, ap- j
pointed administrator of the estate of
Charles Leslie Hale, deceased.
All parties having claims against
the said estate are hereby required
to present them with proper vouchers
within six months from the date of
this notice to the undersigned at the
office of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, Cordova, Alaska.
Dated Cordova. Alaska, Jan. 10.
unit.
FRED II TltACY. Administrator.
First publication. Jan. 10, 1919.
Last publication. Feb. 7. 1919.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
In the 1'niteil States Cutninisslonor's
Court. Corilova Precinct, Territory
of Alaska (In Probate).
In the Matter of the Estate of dun
nard Johnson. Diseased
Notice is hereby given that V C.
Vance, administrator of the estate of
dunnard Johnson, deceased, has ren
tiered and presented for settlement to. I
land tiled in the probate court of said
Cordova precinct, his final account as
such administrator, and that Tuesday,
the 15th day of April. 191!). at Id
o'clock a. in., at the court room of our
said probate court at Cordova, Alaska :
has been duly appointed by the pro
hate court for the settlement of the
final account, at which time and place
any person interested in said estate I
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account and
contest the same.
Witness the lion.
(Seal I A. .1. ADAMS.
Judge of the said Probate Court, and
the seal of said Court affixed, this
Kith day of January, 1 !i 11*.
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If you change your address, do noi
notify the carrier boy—report you;
new address to the office.
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The Dally Times job plant li
well equipped for all classo of com
merclal printing.
CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES. Prop.
Residence Shop
Phone 101-J. Phone 182
Machine Won of all Kinds,
Blacksmlthlng, General Repair
Ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and Shop: City Dock
Cordova, Alaska
Out o' Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention
JUST RECEIVED
A Large Shipment of
LIVE
CHICKENS
Excellent Fryers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FREY
Phone 22
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Good Tailoring
From $45 to $6j
REAL CLEANING
Tom Hubbert
4"' . " 1 '
Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Klectric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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BANK OF ALASKA
MOVED TO PERMANENT LOCATION OPPOSITE
NEW LATHROP BUILDING. BETTER FACILITIES
FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF CUSTOMERS ARE
NOW AFFORDED TO THE PUBLIC. YOUR AC
COUNT IS INVITED.
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NICHOLLS TRANSPORTATION CO.
Plying Between
Chitina and Fairbanks
%
Carrying Passengers and Freight from
Either End
Rates and other information can be obtained
from Fred Nicholls, at Paxson’s, or Oscar
Breedman, at Chitina
SANITATION SERVICE SATISFACTION
Perfect The Best Guaranteed
MODERN LAUNDRY
F. A. JONES, Proprietor
PHONE 66
First Avenue, Below Alaskan Hotel
ARE YOU GOING OUT THIS FALL?
Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at his new hotel in the heart of the city between
Powell and Mason Streets.
The Dale-Tallac Hotel
140 ELLIS STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
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So For the Next 15 Days We Are Going
to Slash Prices On All Our Lines
Of Merchandise.
Mattresses, Quilts, Wool and Cotton Blankets, Pillows, Sheets, etc., Springs and Folding Cots. All
kinds of Men’s wear, including Underwear, Top Shirts, Loggers’ Shirts, Mackinaws, Parkas, Leather
Vests, Felder Shoes and other furnishings too numerous to mention. Cutlery, Kitchenware, Wooden
ware, etc. Come! Look! See! At the
BARGAIN STORE ,N THE NORTHERN BLOCK