The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. G. STEEL. C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publishers
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
_C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH (!, 1‘>15
INTEREST IN COMING ELECTION
NOT LACKING IN CORDOVA
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IN SOME parts of Southeastern Alaska the local papers coin
plain that the residents do not take sufficient interest in the
municipal election. This is certainly not the case in Cordo
va, where a large majority of the voters seem determined to
place the affairs of the city in hands of able and competent
councilmen. The Ketchikan Progressive advocates a well
regulated municipality in the following editorial:
“The approaching municipal election suggests reflection.
Many consider municipal elections lightly; and accordingly
take very little interest. That notion is false and should not
obtain among citizens of a well regulated town. It is true that
comparatively speaking, a municipal election can be classed as
a mere family affair; but to our way of thinking, it furnishes
one more reason to take a deep interest. A well-regulated and
orderly family is, and always will be envied; and to the same ex
tent a well-regulated municipality is to be desired. As a
general rule there is too much of that ‘don’t give a hoot’ sort
of interest taken about the government of our towns in Alaska.
Although, these very men who take the least interest in the
selection of town officials, are often the ones who find fault
with the officials’ actions.
“Long before the time comes for you to cast your votes, let
every voter look for the necessary qualifications in the candi
dates for election to the council and other offices. They should
all be progressive without being radical. They should be
enterprising, yet they should use good judgment. To retard
a progressive wave is foolish but no more so than to neglect
to check an impulsive idea.”
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Next Wednesday will be “Ladies Day” at the city hall,
when it is expected that a large number of the fair sex will see
that they are made qualified voters for the municipal election.
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In filling the vacancy on the People’s ticket, caused by the
resignation of Clias. M. Rosswog, a better selection could not
have been made than in naming Dr. V. A. Schmitz. He is one
of our deservedly popular business men, who enjoys the confi
dence and esteem of practically every person in town, for his
many sterling qualities.
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EUROPEAN POWERS PLAYING
THE GAME OF “TIT FOR TAT”
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ENGLAND says that Germany is violating the rules of war
and England no longer feels obliged to abide by them.
It’s to be a tit-for-tat policy hereafter, each fellow
for himself, satan take1 the hindmost. Now we are getting down
to the caraway in the comfit, and real war, nothing like the
parlor procedure1 of the past six months, is to be the* program.
George is going to make it just as lively lor \\ illie as lie
can, and Willie isn’t going to suffer himself to be remiss in any
of the amenities of cousinship. The kaiser and God, and the
king and God—God save the mark!—are determined to make
war just as terrible as civilization knows how to make it. Nei
ther of them wants it to be said that savagery has anything to
boast about. The affair seems at last to have got down to a pri
meval war footing and any old weapon goes. England sought
to starve Germany out, Germany alleges; Germany retored with
a bold plan to torpedo foodships for England out on the high
seas, and England replies with true British determination and
zest.
The weakness of the German position seems to be in the
declaration of a “war zone.” It is maintained that it Germany
has the right to declare a part of the high seas a “war zone
she might declare the high seas everywhere a war zone, and spill
her deadly bombs at random. Germany’s answer to this argu
ment is to*go ahead in the attempt to fix the “war zone” and she
attempts to justify it on the ground that no other recourse otters
a solution of her desparte predicament. Sin* replies that no
nation would submit to the starvation of its civilian population
as long as there remains one possibility of estoppel. And that
may be a truism the virtue of which can be measured only by
placing our nation in a like peril. \\ hat would the l nited
States do to save herself were an enemy intent upon starving
our civilians? And how far would we go as a nation in the at
tempt to starve out an enemy?
No doubt we would do in one extremity just what Eng
land is doing, or in the other extremity just what Germany is
doing. How far did the North go, for example; in attempting
to starve out the South 50 years ago? Of course, in that con
flict an actual blockade was established so that the situation was
different to some extent compared to the European situation.
But after all, the very unreason of war nullifies in extremities
most of the rules of war, so carefully contrived in times of
peace.
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The increased steamer service to Cordova begins in about
two weeks and thereafter nine passengers boats will arrive here
each month. From present indications the tourists travel this
summer promises to be unusally large, due no doubt to the
great number of Eastern people who will attend the San Fran
cisco exposition and also plan making a trip to Alaska.
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The Juneau Sunday Post remarks that “the Cordova Al
askan is proablv edited by some band box boy from Jonesville,
the States.” This from a Socialist paper, when our contem
porary is making great “pretenses” to being of the common
people. Another case of not being able to fool all the people
all the time.
THE ROOSEVELT TRAGEDY IS
A DISGRACE TO CIVILIZED AMERICA
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WITNKNNKS testifying before the New Jersey legisla
tive committee respecting working conditions in the
chemical plant at Roosevelt, where several strikers
recently were killed, apparently in cold blood, by deputy slier
itTs, declare that indescribable filth existed both in the plant
and in the homes of the workers, whose wages, it is said, were
sufficient to keep body and soul together only by miserly econ
omy. Several families living in one room, babies born and
babies dying amid the ruck, women and men quarreling over
the wretched nothings of slatternly housekeeping, children
growing out of innocence into the vicious knowledge which
such a state of affairs creates.
That Roosevelt situation is one of the ugliest in the Unit
ed States. In the Atlantic states there are several halls of
its kind. From all the testimony thus far gathered by inves
tigators the shooting of the strikers there a few weeks ago was
committed by hirelings in whose veins runs vitriol, not red
blood. It seems to have been another one of those instances
in which cowardice is emphasized by the possession of a deadly
weapon. _
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon i
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
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. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
ROBERT E CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
V. A. SCHMITZ
PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
Office at
CORNER DRUG STORE
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
•hone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
THE ARCTIC
LUMBER CO.
Still In Business and Carry
LUMBER OF ALL
DESCRIPTIONS
And Building Material
Prices Made on Orders for
Material
THE MODERN LAUNDRY
Phone 66
FANCY FLANNELS AND
STARCH WORK OUR
SPECIALTY
N. A. CLASEN, Prop.
HOUSEBUILDERS
ATTENTION
We make a specialty of Wall
papering, Kalsomtnlng, Painting,
Tinting and Sign Painting
Compare Our Prices With Com
Competitore Before
Ordering
W M. WOLF
Hegg Bldg. C Street
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One Visit
Will
Make You
A
Regular Patron
At
Slater’s
Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Lar^e or Small
Parties
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
If your shoes need Repairing,
bring then to
RUDOLF
The Shoemaker
He does first-class work. Satis
faction guaranteed. Prices Rea
sonable.
Opposite Dally Times
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IMPORTED WINES
KEY WEST CIGAR*
BONDED GOODS
NOTHING BUT THE BEST
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The MECCA
Thompson &. Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAQK.
Sails frcm 8settle Salts from Cordova—
February 24.MARIPOSA.March 3
March 2.ALAMEDA.March 9
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; S. S. I.atouche, 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 Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS, February 15
ADMIRAL WATSON, February 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 ohange without Notica.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local AgAuts
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i; Copper River &
I! Northwestern Ry.
:; EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. 11
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;: Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- ‘ -
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;; Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
;; Chitina for Kennecott— t
;: Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays
;; Kennecott for Chitina— < •
;; Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
;; Chitina for Cordova— • >
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
! '< 1 be above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
'! Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. J;
;; rickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska < •
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:: Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges jj
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Travel East
OVER THE !
“MILWAUKEE”
The Newest and Shortest Line to the East
Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valley, the Colum
x bia River, the Bitter Root Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
ersing a country of surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest *
and wonderful development.
TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
The Olympian and “The Columbian”
The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to
BUTTE, MILKS CITY. SIOUX CITY.
MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL. MILWAUKEE mid CHICAGO
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations, etc.,
call on or address
City Ticket Offices, Alaska Steamship Co. or Alaska Coast S. S. Co.
Cordova, Alaska, t
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
443 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B. C.
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Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle
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Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
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Office: FIRST STREET.
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