THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1919.
UNITED STATES—A GOING CON
CERN.
There is a passing uneasiness in the
public mind in the United States
•which is manifesting itself in various
ways. The war has shaken individu
als out of their former easy habits of
thinking—or not thinking—and the
acquisition of knowledge is proving
acutely painful to many kinds of
brains. Some of them are unequal to
the strain of absorbing truth. They
are turning sour, pessimistic or bol
shevist, according to the temperament
of the individual. One type of mind
that seems to be increasing in num
bers is that which would throw away
ali the good that cannot stand ten
minutes of quiet analysis. This kind
of hair-trigger American is reveling
now in the chaotic state of affairs,
hoping to see a complete, overturn in
which he will stand a chance of grab
bing some advantage which he cannot
hope to acquire in honest competition
with his feliows.
,,,Tbe fault, .however, does not, Ue
With the’ shallow-pated or the merely
unripe intellects. Some of the strong
est business men in the country are
behaving as though their brains had
deserted them. Instead of concentra
i tion upon the new problems that are
' presented and quietly conferring upon
ways and means to co-operate on a
sensible course of, action,-they are
throwing fuel upon the bolshevik bon
fires by il^gon3ldered speech and
unwise acts/ : Others have drawn into
their shells, refusing to loosen their
minds of their pocketbooks for the
sake of keeping the wheels turbing.
They excuse this turtle-like maneuver
by asserting that “no one know^ what
is coming,’’ and “we must wait to see
what the peace conference will do,”
cr similar nonsense.
Of course, no one knows what is
coming. But it is not presumable that
the richest, strongest, most solvent,
most active and most independently
placed nation in the world will con
tinue on the map? Surely that is not
a violent assumption, althoqgh, strict
ly speaking, it is no more capable of
demonstration than any other future
proposition. It is sufficient, however,
for the ordinary American if he will
but stop to think that he and his fate
are bound up in the fate of the coun
try. If the United States is to go
down, the average American would
just as soon go down with it; If the
"United States is to go forward, the
average citizen is satisfied to go along,
rather than seek his future in other
countries.
The banks are bulging with money.
The people of this country are rich.
Their government borrowed billions,
but it borrowed from the people who
have recovered most of the money in
business and at the same time hold
the bonds, which are drawing Interest.
The bankers of the country are cau
tious—a good trait in bankers, if it
does not degenerate into mere sheep
ish timidity. Would it not be well
for the bankers to examine them
selves and the country and ask
•whether they are not a bit too cau
tious for the best interest of all con
cerned? Does the United States de
pend upon the peace conference after
* all? Is It not rather a fact that the
United States has been held back too
long in its normal domestic develop
ment until it is too cramped? The
100,000,000 individuals of this country
want more railroads, more buildings,
more homes, more schools, more
churches, more suburbs, more farms,
more gardens, more of everything that
brings comfort. Why shouldn’t the
people have what they want when
they have the money to buy ltt
With all due respect to the strength
of the late German empire, it seems
to us that many Americans are con
ceding too much to the prowess ol
the enemy when they are afraid to go
forward In business because of “un
settled conditions.” Are they afraid
Germany will come back and start
another war? Not a chance! Nor
will anybody else start a war that
need bother the United States. This
mighty, eager nation is suffering now
from nothing more than a false state
of mind on the part of its own people.
They have been shaken and are un
easy. Let them think twice and they
will perceive that the old United
States intact, bigger and richer than
ever, with greater prestige abroad
and greater markets both at home
and abroad than ever before. The
victory of liberty did not hurt the
United States, however terrible it
wounded Germany. The free nations
will give us a better market than
Germany ever dreamed of giving. All
that Americans need to do now, if
they wish prosperity, is to cut out
foreign notions of government, throw
away their cry over the peace con
ference and the settlement of foreign
questions, roll up their sleeves and
get busy.—Washington Post.
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COMMENTS OF ALASKA PAPERS.
A vocational training school at
Anchorage is a subject that is being
discussed among those primarily con
cerned in educational matters. Good
idea!—Anchorage Times.
Alaska has been the prospector’s
paradise for the past fifteen years,
and the prospecting days of the north
will return with cheaper transporta
tion and supplies.—Juneau Dispatch.
To Uncle Sam—Alaskans are not
without knowing your poverty. They
know you cannot afford the price of
a new cable, jience their patience.
Some day you’ll think about us, won’t
you?—Ketchikan Miner.
In reading the annual report of the
atcting collector of customs for Alaska
it is seen that the Alaska trade fell off
several million dollars. The shrink
age was mostly in copper and gold. If
we did not send out as much minerals
in 1918 as we did the year before it
would seem that the territory more
than held its own when you think of
the several . thousand young fighting
men that left the territory with Uncle
Sam's army. Their worth can not be
measured in dollars, but if it could it
would be seen that the year 1918 was
the biggest in the history of Alaska.—
Douglas News.
Telegraphic news told us yesterday
that congress had been generous
enough to appropriate $100,000 for a
federal building at Cordova. *That Is
well, as Cprdova is a very prosperous
town and deserves encouragement
and naturally attention. But while
we envy not the Cordova citizens’
good fortune, we feel like remarking
that in. passing the “buck” congress
should have noticed Ketchikan and
dip in a little deeper; for surely if
there is any berg in Alaska that can
show a greater necessity for a federal
building than Ketchikan, we don’t
lpow which it is. ' Even the desolate
Fairbanks and Juneau towns have
been getting generous appropriations
from congress—Ketchikan Miner.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Take notice that the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Orazio
Salvini, deceased, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described personal
property. Sale to take place at the
place of business of the undersigned
on C street, in the town of Cordova,
Alaska, on the 10th day of March,
1919, at the hour of 10 o’clack a. m.,
and to continue until said property is
sold.
List of Property.
12 Oars.
1 new herring net, 2-inch mesh.
5 empty barrels.
1 box twine.
2 sacks sea corks.
6 cork lines.
Lead lines.
2 wat5r breakers. -
400 fathom salmon net.
FRED SCHRAMM,
Administrator.
Dated the 24th day of February, 1919.
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MACHINE SHOPS
TO BE LOANED
TO SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25— Repre
sentative Charles Pope Caldwell of
New York has introduced a bill under'
which high schools and other educa
tional institutions in the United States
may be equipped with a first-class ma
chine shop for industrial training.
The machines with which to equip
these schools are now in the posses
sion of the war department, and Mr.
Caldwell proposes that “the secretary
of war shall lend them to trade and
technical schools, universities and
other recognized educational institu
tions, which, in the discretion of the
secretary of war, should have such
equipment.”
The government is protected, it
being provided that “each institution
so equipped shall be responsible to
the United States of America, under
regulations to be prescribed ‘by the
secretary of war for the proper care
of the safe return of such equipment
when demanded, ordinary wear and
tear excepted.”
There is estimated to be between
$200,000,000 to $300,000,000 worth of
government-owned machine tools,
bought on account of the war, of
which amount perhaps one-third may
be absorbed by existing arsenals. The
remainder, according to the terms of
the appropriation bill under which
they w^re bought, must be sold to
bring the greatest possible returns to
the government.
There is no ready market for these
tools at the present time, machine
shops throughout the country being
overstocked on account, of their ex
pansion during the war. * Therefore,
the sale of these tools, unless made at
a considerable 103s, will be strung
over a number of years, which will
have the effect of demoralizing the
machine-building industry and lower
ing wages in that field. This will also
entail the storage of these tools at the
government expense, and storage
charges on this class of machinery
approximates 20 cents per square foot
nAr annum.
One of the leading legislators has
said of this proposal: “The govern
ment can well afford to give this ma
chinery outright to Schools' that will
put it in good use as it then would go
back to the use of tlfe people who
have paid for it in the first place.”
This plan would appeal with par
ticular strength to labor organizations
as it will put each of their members
in the mechanical trade in a position
to better his equipment for competi
tion in the labor maiket, and at the
same time puts to the best practical
use equipment which he and his fel
low machinists have already pro
duced, and which if it is not used for
this purpose will reduce the employ
ment in these lines for several years
to come.
W. P. Graham, dean of the L. C.
Smith College of Applied Science of
Syracuse University, says of this
plan: “I am sure that nothing better
could be done with much of the ma
chine tool equipment which is no
longer needed for either war or peace
than to place it in the schools. The
return to the country at large in tlie
way of men trained for industry would
net by any means be negligible.”
There is a precedent in this pro
posal in that the war department has
been for many years empowered to
lend military equipment to national
guard organizations and other bodies
for military training purposes. This
material can, of course, all be recalled
In case It Is needed in the event of
another wan Before munitions can
be made, however, the United States
must have the machines with which
to make them and thiB proposal gives
a means not only to educate all who
desire to become mechanics in the
public schools of America but also
provides storage on this material at
no cost to the government, and in
sures its availability when needed.
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Fresh shipment of Brookfield saus
age arrived on this boat. Blum,
O’Neill Co.
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SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES
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It is of interest to know that the
druggist-mayor of Douglas, who ad
vised Islanders, in his store adver
tisement to "fortify their systems”
with Tanlac, was himself among the
victims of the epidemic, his case be
ing among the most severe recorded.
The Canadian Pacific Steamship
company announces that the reward
of $50 for bodies of Sophia wreck
victims, which was discontinued on
January first, still stands, and that
sum will be paid if the terms of the
announcement are complied with.
J. A. Magill, of the Beluga Whaling
Company of Cook Inlet, writes from
New York that he has secured Capital
and will return to Alaska in the spring
with sufficient capital to build a new
plant. He also says that he will make
things hum. Mr. Magill was formerly
a well known traveling man making
this part of the country.
Hearing that the Haines Indians
were going into the Champagne Land
ing country to trap, Colonel Knight
of the Yukon has sent a mounted
police patrol into that country to turn
them back. This step was taken in
accordance with the Yukon territory's
police to try and isolate that-territory
from the coast to prevent influenza
from getting a foothold there.
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE:
Choice business and resi
dence property.
FOR RENT
Furnished and unfurnished
apartments and cottages.
INSURANCE
Fire and marine, life and ac
cident.
BONDS
Fidelity and surety
CORDOVA ABSTRACT and
REALTY COMPANY
: ROOM 1, AOAMS BUILDtNO.
CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNE*. Prop.
Reeldence Shop
Phono 1014. Phone 1S2
Machine Worn of all Kindi,
Blackimlthlng, General Repair
Ing, Horae Shoeing, Oiy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
PM PATRIOT)
Office and Shop: City Dock
Cordova. Alaeka.
Out of Town Joba Given Strict
Attention.
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Electric Wiring
and Repairs—
JOHN G. YOUNG
Leave Ordere at Cordova
8heet Metal Worka.
Phons 149
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“Help make the world safe for men who
are trying to make reverence for law the polit
ical religion of the nations.”
Ponder on this utterance and let it be a guide to your
action in the reforms that should resolve from the pres
ent social unrest.
The variety of our industries insures a wonderful
future for us, but without a bank account you will be
handicapped.
Don’t be afraid to come in and talk your affairs
over, so that you can open an account now with the
BANK OF ALASKA
Capital $170,000.00
ALASKA’S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
Cordova Skagway Wrangell Anchorage
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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
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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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For clothes of the better style,
workmanship, and for less, see
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We Do Up-to-Date Cleaning
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JUST RECEIVED
A LINE OF SHUTS, PANTS, WOOL BLANKETS
QUILTS, ETC. FROM F. A. PATRICK AND CO.
We also handle the Hirsch-Weis and Co. “Rose City"
brand of Mackinaws, Loggers’ Shirts, Rainset and Au
apelle Clothing.
Black Bear brand of union made Overalls and Jackets.
A complete line of Wool and Cotton Blankets, Qullti of all kinds,
Bed Spreads, Sheets and Pillow Slips, Wool Sox and Insoles.
Parkees, Qloves and Mittens, 8hoe Paoa and Rubber Overshoes.
Tents, Bed Sheets, Pack Sacks and Clothes Sage.
Towers’ Fleh Brand Oil Coats.
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