The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. • STEEL. C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publl.her.
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
_ C. H. WILCOX, CHy Editor.
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C<>m>(>\ A, AI -ASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1D15.
A little gambler’s view of a “long shot:” Betting that
one out of the seven has a chance of election.
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A large number of settlers have taken up homsteads near
Knik, believeing that there will be considerable activity in that
section when railroad construction begins.
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Judging from the large number of boats that are being
gotten in readiness for the fishing season the men who follow
that line ol business expect a big run of salmon this summer’
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It the Citizens’ ticket is practically without funds, as an
nounced in its official organ, who is going to finance the
“blind pig’’ next Tuesday that it maintained on Second
street on last election day
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Kx President Taft’s advice to stand by, firmly, calmly and'
patriotically, jettisoning jingoism and partisanship, is the sound
advice of a sound man whose even temper in the face of dis
appointment, ingratitude and' enmity is a national lesson.
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By attending the entertainment tomorrow night you will
be contributing you mite towards liquidating the indebtedness
against the Base Ball Park Association, and thus enable the
boys to go ahead and improve the grounds for this season’s
sports.
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The platform of the People’s ticket was promulgated by
its couneilmanic candidates, and means something, in which
it differs from the platform of the Citizens’ party, which was
prepared by the boss, and deals principally in meaningless
generalities.
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But few Alaskans seem to be leaving for the states, to at
tend the Panama-Pacific Exposition. This may be due to the
fact that many of them are awaiting some definite announce
ment in regard to the government railroad before making their
plans for the summer.
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As the election draws nearer but little money is being
wagered on the result. The Alaskan sprung the first bluff
early in the campaign, when it offered to bet $25 that four
men on the People’s ticket would not be elected, which was
promptly called. That paper is now willing to wager even
money that the entire People’s ticket will not win, which is
certainly an evidence of great confidence in the ticket it is
boosting.
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There is every indication that the followers of the Cit
izen’s ticket have lost faith in their candidates and the back
bone of the party is broken, declares a nobserver of the local
political situation. Oh, let’s not speak in terms of such bar
barity. Let us rather think that the people are tired of being
buncoed and that it has passed away quietly, peaceably and
without bloodshed and the sound of crunching bones, its de
mise being due to an anaesthesia emitted by its own ebullient
orators. In other words abuse and villification have sounded
the death-knell of the Citizens’ Party.
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Typhus fever, known alsfi as “spotted” fever, or “camp”
and “jail” fever—a malady which kills a great percentage of
its victims—is raging in Serbia to such an extent that the army
seems helpless and the nation devitalized. Typhus, like most
other diseases, is a product of dirt and crowding, and it is sup
posed to be communicated through the air. Actual contact
with its victims is not necessary. It is a frightful enemy of
mankind. Though children catch it more easily than adults,
the mortality rate among adults is higher than among children.
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“Now that the campaign is practically over the Peo
ple's ticket flaunts a platform,” says the Daily Alaskan. But
this statement does not jibe with the facts. The People’s
ticket launched its platform on Friday, March 2(5, ten days
prior to the election, and in ample time for the voters to
carefully scrutinize every plank. Last year the platform of
the Citizen’s ticket first saw the light of day on Sunday,
April 5, and the polls opened the following Tuesday morn
ing. But then, consistency does not figure to any extent in
the statements made by the supporters of the Citizens’ ticket.
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In a letter from Skagway people asking for a “secret
ballot” on the liquor question, Judge Jennings, of the federal
court, calls attention to the fact that an election would not rur
nish the exact information required by the court in granting
saloon licenses. The law provides that an applicant for a sa
loon license, etc., shall furnish evidence that a majority of the
residents within two miles of tin* proposed place for the sale
of liquor, etc., have given their consent to the sale of liquor.
This, an election would hardly accomplish. It might show a j
majority of tho.lt who participated in the election had or had
not given their consent as stated, but it would yield absolutely
no information as to the attitude of those who failed to vote.
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We ar e prepared to have the Seattle papers attempt to
turn every bit of Alaska enterprise or advertising to Seattle’s
credit, but we cannot see any good reason why local papers
should put in with the Seattle idea. Alaska has just succeed
ed in wrestling from Seattle our Arctic Brotherhood', which
Seattle annexed many years ago and refused to return to us,
and as the years go by we expect to regain many of the Alas
ka features which Seattle has burglarized Alaska of. From
now on Alaska will be careful and ride night-herd and day
herd over Alaska features when Seattle is anywdiere around,
and the thought that Seattle can steal our 1917 semi'centennial
exposition is a thought not to be tolerated’.—Fairbanks News
Miner.
I lie Indies of Cordova are taking an active interest in the
coming municipal election, nearly eighty of them having al
ready registered.
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“Men living in glass houses should not throw stone?” is a
true old saying which can lie heeded with good effect here.
The danger by retaliation is too patent.
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.
"the modern laundry I
Phone 66
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The assets were increased One hundred and Thirty-five
Thousand Hollars! the resrve for the protection of Policy
holders, One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Hollars.
Accident and Sickness Claims of $28,478.00 were paid,
and Heath 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 Company’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 ( jmpany was increased more
than seventeen per cent, over the preceeding year.
TRUE you need Life Insurance for the benefit of the
wife and children, but you want insurance for more
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Oiv. Supt. for Alaska
Age:. A. J. Adams, Local Represen
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fait and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAQl
Salts frcm Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
March 24.NORTHWESTERN.March 31
March 30.MARIPOSA .April 6
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juntau, 8heep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. 8. Seward, 5th; S. 8. I.stouche, 15th; S. S.
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 ’Aflent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, March 15
ADMIRAL EVANS, March 25
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 Notlco.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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Copper River &
Northwestern Ry.
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1915. II
Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- i:
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Mondays and Thursdays I;
Chitina for Kennecott— • ;;
Tuesdays and Fridays II
; Kennecott for Chitina— ! I
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Chitina for Cordova— ■ ’
Tuesdays a-nd Fridays ;;
1 he above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ;;
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Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges •!
Superintendent Cordova Agent <'
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Office: FIRST STREET.