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575 Town Lots in Cordova.
Ranging in price from $50 up to $3000, and 600
Town lots in Chitina from $50 to $1000. Any
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For particulars—Call on or write to
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Cordova, Alaska. Trustee and Agent.
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THE HOTEL
CHITINA
ENI.ARGED AND COMPLETELY RENOVATED
SPACIOUS LOBBY STEAM HEATED
CAFE AND BAR
The Comfort Home of the Interior
T. W. CLONINGER ^ .A. ,
Proprietor Chitina, Alsaka
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jj gestion to put in your “Jimmy Pipe” and smoke.
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Cordova. Carve your name in the Hall of Fame.
The Cordova Daily Times wants your advertising.
GET IN THE WAGON AND RIDE
FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000
4% on Time Deposits
Our Stockholders Are
S. BLUM GEORGE C. HA2ELET
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M. BROCK FRED GLASBRENNER
A. E. LATHOP DELIA LYONS
• ; ' JAFET LINDEBERQ
DESPOSITORY FOR TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
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HOLLAND FIGHTS
MONOPOLY OF
! SHORES
The memorial introduced In the
Territorial Legislature by Represent
ative T. H. Holland of Chltina Is desig
nated to correct the abuse of the pres
ent homestead laws in the barring of
ingress and egress to tide-water, by
corporations and individuals.
The text of the memorial is as fol
lows:
"Your memorialists, the Legislative
assembly of the Territory of Alaska,
respectfully represent.
"That the Act of Congress, approv
ed May 14, 1898, entitled ‘An act ex
tending the homestend laws, etc., to
Alaska,' and the act of Congress
amendatory thereof, approved March
3, 1903, (U. S. Stat. 30—409 and U.
S. Stat. 32—1038, respectively, pro
vide, inter alia, that between home
stead, S. A. homestead and manufac
turing site surveys abutting on navi
gable waters, a shore space of eighty
rods, direct meastyoment, must be
reserved from entry:
"That in practical operation, the
intent of said provisions of law (which
was to prevent monopolization of
shore fronts on navigable waters) is
largely nullified, to the advantage of
corporations, companies, associations
and individuals:
"That, although theoretically It pre
vents the monopilization of shore
frontings, In reality it does not. While
it is true that it does prevent a mon
opolization by title, It does not as to
occupancy and use by adjoining claim
ants when It is to their Interests to
exercise control of the same.
“That by such provision of law, a
single claimant may obtain practical
control of nn extensive shore frontage
as may be desired at a trifling ex
pense, by procuring title to small
tracts at lawful Intervals by scripping
them with Soldiers' Additional Home
stead script—no occupancy of or im
provements being reqired in connec
tion with such claim. By such means
it is feasible, not only to obtain prac
tical control of extensive water front
age, but to debar others from estab
lishing homesteads, canneries of oth
er enterprises wlthfri the limits that
a single claimant wishes to control;
Therefore, ,
ne it resolved by the Legislative
assembly of the Territory of Alaska,
that we respectfully and earnestly pe
tition your honorable body to repeal
the aforesaid acts in so far as re
lates to navigable waters, and sub
stitute instead enactments for all
classes of valid claims and right-of
way whatsoever sort along said navi
gable waters, and as far Inland as
conditions may require, the easements
to include wagon roads, railroads, both
stead and electric, telephone and elec
tric power lines, pipe lines, flumes,
tunnels, ditches etc. The easements
should also provide for the crossing
over or under other previous rights
of-way for any uprpose, but in such
manner as not to obstruct or interfere
with the proper operation of such in
tercepted right-of-way.
“Be it further resolved, That a copy
of this memorial be sent to the Presi
dent of the United States, the Presi
dent of the United States Senate,
the Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, the chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Lands of the United
States Senate the chairman of the
committee on public lands of the
United States House of Repre
sentatives, the honorable James Wick
ersham, Delegate to Congress from
Alaska, and the Commissioner of the
General Land Office.”
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ANOTHER HUNTER
REPORTED MISSING
Game Warden A. Schneider reports
a hunter lost on Admiral ity Island the
30th of last month, and up to date no
traces of him can be found. As it
was cold and rniny at the time of his
disappearance and he was without
food, it is feared by the warden that
he has perished.
The hunter, a Narwegian boy, was
the companion of Dr. White, of Sitka,
and his son-in-law on White’s boat,
cruslng in Hawk inlet. On the morn
ing of March 30, the boy went ashore,
supposedly to hunt grouse. He did
not return that night and the next
day search was instituted, but to no
avail.
He has been missing for three days
now, and though Dr. White and Mr
Ron-in-law have scoured the slopes of
the Island in the vlclnty of Hawk In
let, they have been unable to get any
trace of him.
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SUNDAY BASE BALL
GROWING IN POPUIARIIY
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The demand for Sunday baseball
and other kinds of sport seems to be
growing In many sections of the coun
try. Measures legalizing 8unday
sports are now pending not only In
the legislature of the Empire state,
but In those of New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Nevada and Kansas. In ad
dition they have recently been decid
ed in several western states. In
many places the bills have received
more consideration than they have in
the past. The only state that has
taken any definite stand for curtail
ing any kihd of sports is California.
The Exposition track In San-Fran
cisco will be used by the amateurs
for matinee racing every Sunday in
May, June, July August, September
and October.
John R. Robinson is a creature up
on whom fortune always smiles. Go
ing to Havana in search of bouts for
the ancient but still "Durable Dane,”
Battling Nelson, he ran full tilt into
the imported Johnson \V(l|ard bout,
and signed himself as press agent
for Jack Curley.
Harvard and Yale rowing authori
ties have agreed upon championship
single sculls events for individual
oarsmen of the two colleges. It
will be held some In May.
The University of Pennsylvania's
relay carnival will be without com
petition of an international flavor this
year, and enthusiasm will have to be
stirred by home rivalry on the cinder
path and field. No fleetfooted Eng
glishmen will be seen on Franklin
Field wearing the light and dark blue
of Britain's two great universities.
Oxford and Cambridge have gone to
war, and American collegians must
wait until better years to regain lost
honors in international sport.
Jimmy Kelly, the Newark boy, whose
correct name is Bob Taggart, is play
ing a bang-up game for the Pittsburg
Feds, who are training at Atlanta,
Ga. He is playing the outfield, and,
according to reports from th camp,
some of his catches have been of the
sensational order. His terrific bat
ting has also been a feature of the
early conditioning season. What
impressed Manager Rebel Oakes most
is Kelly's speedy work on the base
paths.
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NOME FACES BEER
AND SMOKE FAMINE
In a letter received last week from
Nome, business !n the Northern camp
Is said to have been very good this
winter, but the supply of various and
sundry foods and luxuries is said to
be running shy.
The letter, in part says:
“There has been a lot going on up
here this winter and the town has
been as lively as usual. The saloons
have done more business than last
year and the barrel beer is all gone
now, also cigarettes are about out,
and milk, eggs, potatoes will all be
gone when the boats get here. In
fact all of the groceries will be about
used up by the opening of navigation.”
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Some cooking at the Windsor grill.
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The way* and mean* committees of
the Senate and House have been giv
ing serious thought to the revenue
law which may be ofTered as a joint
committee bill to the Legislature for
adoption. Some of the cardinal feat
ures of the proposed bill have been
practically decided upon. Unless
sentiment changes, it may be fore
casted that the bill will contain pro
visions for four sources of revenue:
(1) A property tax.
(2) I license tax simlllnr to that
provided by the last legislature.
(3) A per capita, or poll tax.
(4) Corporation tax.
The percaplta or poll tax, while ad
mittedly unpopular in some sections
of the Territory, is believed by mem
bers of the committees to be Just
and reasonable, and, in many sections,
popular and desirable. It is the Idea
of the members of the ways and
means committee that the funds de
rived from tha source shall go to
ward the maintenance of the Pioneers'
Home at Sitka and to support of in
digent and needy pioneers under some
plan such as that provided in the Al
drich bill, which proposes to give them
a pension, while in need, of $12.50 a
month, in case they prefer that to go
ing to the Home.
Assessors to Be Appointed
The bill will also provide for the
appointment of assessors—one in
each of the four legislative divisions.
These will have the power to appoint
the necessary number of deputies, and
they and their deputies will list the
property subject to taxation, place
values upon It and make returns to j
the board of equalization, which, it:
is promised, shall consist of the Gov
ernor. the Secretary of the Territory,
and the Territorial Treasurer.
It is proposed that these sources of
revenue shall be supplemented by a
comprehensive license law, similiar to
that passed by the First Legislature,
which was based npon the idea of the
Federal occupation tax law.
The corporation tax will, undoubt
e be retained, and possibly, the tax
increased.
The members of the ways and
means committee believe that under
some comprehensive plan as the fore
going taxes need not be heavy in any
particular place, in order to produce ■
ample revenue for Territorial pur
poses.
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LAWRENCE BARRETT a mild
Havana smoke at all dealers.
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Fresn shipment* or com on the cob
at Kinney’s.
J. F. R APPLEBY
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CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA. ALASKA
ForJ>ale
Four big groups of fine copper
properties on navigable water on
Prince William Sound. Large
amount of shipping ore In sight on
these properties and ore could be
taken out at once in from two to
three places on each group to help
the expense of opening same up.
Prices and terms reasonable.
S. A. HEMPLE,
Valdez, Alaska.
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THK NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ha»
again to report a successful year, with marked galDa
in every direction.
1 he uaeti were increased One hundred and Thirty-five
Thousand Dollars! the resrve for the protection of Policy
holders, One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars.
Accident and Sickness Claims of *28,478.00 were paid,
and Death Claims of *33,453.00.
No death Claim has ever been disputed.
All claims are paid Immeditely on receipt of proofs.
Total paid to policyholders In 1914 was *116,209.26.
The ( ompany's yearly income was increased to *415,
505.00.
After paying dividends of eight per cent, to stockholders
and dividends of *32.661.24 to policyholders—
The net surplus of the Company was increased more
than seventeen per cent, over the preceeding year
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'““'1 A. E. RANSOM
Dlv. Supt. for Alaska
J'^®. A. J. Adams, Local Represen
------- tative, Cordova, Alaska.
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