REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
THE
' First Bank of Cordova
LOCATED AT CORDOVA, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 1916.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts.$133,049.23
Overdrafts. 747.50
^onds, Warrants and Other Securities. 76,790.80
Furniture and Fixtures. 2,800.00
Checks on Other Banks and Other Cash Items 820.01
CASH ON HAND AND DUE
FROM BANKS.
Total.$328,276.89
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in.$ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund. 1,000.00
Contingent Fund. 2,500.00
Undivided Profits. 6,614 57
Due to Banks—Deposits. 854.45
Deposits . 291,978.84
Certified Checks. 329.03
Total.$328,276.89
United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Divi
sion, ss.
I, THOS. R. SCOTT, Cashier of the above nainerl bank, do solemn
ly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my know
edge and belief. THOS. S. SCOTT, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
GEO. C. HAZELET,
FRED. GLASBRENNER. -Directors.
M. BROCK,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22ml day of May, lhlO.
(Notarial Seal) EDWARD F. MEDLEY,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My Commission Expires October 11, 1917.
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Ruhstaller’s Gilt Edge Beer.”
“^How do you like it?”
“FINE! Best beer brewed.”
Ask for it at the Horseshoe, Mint, Mecca, Windsor
Hotel, Alaskan Hotel, Simpson & O’Brien’s, Cordova
House and Northern Saloon.
I Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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, 6as Filled Lamps.$3.00
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Office: FIRST STRSST.
ENGLISH PRIZE
COURT MAKES
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LONDON, June 1. — A net gain of
$24,250,000 Inis been realized by Great
Britain from the seizure of enemy
ships and their cargoes in the last
twenty months of the war. according
to the record of the prize court. The
government has raptured 157 ships,
which have been disposed of after de
cision by the prize court as follows:
Ne. Tonnage
Sold. 42 54.772
Requisitioned. 42 56.1G2
Detained until after
the war and requi
sitioned .73 85.036;
Total.157 195.970
The results of the sales have been
approximately:
Proceeds of condemned ves
sels and interest.$1,674,023
Expense of sale. 26.540
Total proceeds of sale of
ships and cargoes.2J,2f-0,o00
There are many more vessels and
a large quantity of cargo «till before
the court. Some idea of the work
already done may tie gathered from
the fact that more than 1.000 writs
for prize court proceedings have been
issued.
The goods which have been seized
and condemned as contraband repre
sent every possible variety, ranging
from windmills, tombstones, and hu
man hair to wild animals, which were
intended for the Berlin zoo.
PARIS, June 1. — The whole num
ber of women employed in munition
making in France, according to the
secretary for munitions is 109,300. Of
these 20,293 are in state factories. A
very large proportion have had to
learn their business from the begin
ning.
In other directions the secretary
says the branches to which French
women have mostly taken are food In
dustries, textiles and the metal trades,
but many are also working in rubber
and sack making.
French women ,the secretary says,
learn very quickly, particularly the
use of the smaller machines which in
I some cases they master in a day; and
if, as a class, they are not very strong
they are, in compensation, very
nanuy. npeuamg oi me aueeeoniui
way in %'hich the wives of mobilized
wholesale and retail merchants, shop
keepers and other traders have car
ried on their husbands' businesses, the
secretary explains it by a fact not
very generally known abroad.
"The mobilization of husbands and
male relatives," he says, "increased
the responsibility of the wife without
producing any disorder or crisis. One
should know, in fact, that the family
in France is based on a close co-oper
ation between husband and wife in
^ industrial and commercial enterprises.
As a rule the husband keeps the wife
— fully informed about his undertakings
and looks on her generally as his best
adviser. This state of things is one
of the great forces of resistance to
national disorganization, and has not
seldom saved the nation at critical
periods of its home and foreign his
tory during past centuries.”
After noting that figures show a
progressive return to the normal con
dition of things in agriculture, cattle
raising and milk products before the
Nvar, the secretary concludes:
"Neither the wealth nor the resist
trig power of France, nor its future
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position in the world, has been affect-Lj
ed by the unjust aggression which has u?
meant for their destruction. On the
contrary, the French feel more soll-j:;:
darity than ever, and the female part j
of fhe population Is showing as much
energy in the peaceful tasks lm|>oaed £
on them from day to day as the male 1 |:j
population is showing In the opera-1 g
tions of war.” S
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BRITISH HELMETS PROVE ! iji
GREAT SAVERS OF LIFE. |
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LONDON, .lune 1. — The value of. |j
the helmets which are now being sup-1
plied to the British troops at the ’
front is indicated in an article in
the current issue of the British Medl-I
cal Journal, which says that in n big
fight where the Britishers were wear-!
in the new helmets the number of
penetrating gunshot wounds of the
head was ennui to less than one-half1
per cent, and the total number of|
fractures of the skull was under one
per com oi II injuries, iioaci mimnn
tii... been ( down, upon the expori-j
oni e of roe- nt wars, as accounting for
fifteen per rent of all casualties, and
the latest data show that, In trench
fights nt least, the percentage Is us
high as 25.
The British Helmet," the Journal «
explains, "protects the side and hack
of the nock and the temples and the
upper part of the face as well, of j
course, as the top and sides of the;
head. It has also a smooth round top.
It stands away from the head about
one third of an inch all around, the
weight being borne by a padded lea
ther hand fixed to the inner side of
the surrounding steel by a series of
jiidla rubber buffers, each about the
thickness of a lead pencil, and about
one inch long. The detail of construe
tio neonstitutes perhaps the most im
portant difference between the Brit
ish and French helmets. The buf
fer- are capable of diffusing and neu
tralizing the force of a blow, which,
falling on the closely fitted French
helmet, would tic conducted direct to
the brain pan."
PREPARING FOR BIG FAIR
IN LONDON AFTER THE WAR.
WINNIPEG, Canada, June 1. — The
provincial authorities in Canada are
receiving notice that a gigantic in
dustrial fair will be held in London
soon after the end of the war to bol
ster up Great Britain’s trade, and all
business enterprises of importance in *
the Dominion are being urged to par- $
ticlpate. K
Plans for carrying out the idea.
which originated in England, have -j!
been placed with a body of men to he
known as the "Empire Fair Commit- :•
tee." Erection of a huge auditorium,
more than three time sthe size of the ■!
Olvmnia. I^ndon's largest hall, which! !:
seats 10,000 persons, Is one of the J
steps contemplated by the fair offi- :•
cials.
Several of the British possessions, •!
including Egypt. Australia, New Zea- •:
land and South Africa, already have :•
reserved space, according to the let- j
ter. It is believed that Canada will .
join with other countries in making
the project a success.
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WAR KILLS NEWSPAPERS.
BERLIN, June 1. — Three thousand
newspapers and publications in Ger
many have had to go out of business,
generally on account of financial dif
ficulties, since the war began, ac
cording to the newspaper lists for the
imperial postal district. The list for
this year shows a falling off of 1,255
publications from the list of 1915, or
an average of more than three a day.
FOR SALE
COPPER PROPERTY
EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Near Beatson Mine, Latouche.
Close to tidewater. An excellent
opportunity for man with little money
to make large profit. Brice and terms
reasonable. Apply
PETER CANAVARA,
Latouche, Alaska.
HORTHERN MEAT MARKET J
WHOLESALE AHD RETAIL DEALERS IN
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DEVELOPING AND PRINTING.
Victor and Edison Victrolas. Stationery.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded.
We are the authorized agents for the U. S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey Charts and Tide Tables.
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Cleaning and Pressing
Detmer’s Woolens for Ladies' and Gents' Suitings. Prompt Attention
to Remodelling of Ladies’ and Gents’ Suits. Reasonable Prices.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130 Miekelson Building
FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE
COAL AND WOOD
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Cordova and Anchorage
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse, and Household Goods
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85 1
THE ‘MILWAUKEE” AGAIN TO THE FRONT
Through the extensive tnain-line Electrification of
its mountain divisions, the “Milwaukee” has again
made good its claim to being the Pioneer Line. This
colossal undertaking has attracted world wide atten
tion and wonderfully increased the safety and effi
ciency of the road.
For additional information call on or address
TOM TALLENT, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. E. Harris, T. P. A., Juneau, Alaska.
When Ordering Beer
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