TWO MILLION
PEOPLE CL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July
17 (by Associated Press).—On July 14,
one hundred years ago, Dr. Frank
Janies astonished the world by climb
ing to the top of Pike’s peak, 14,109
feet above the sea. Since that time
2.000.0U0 persons have made the trip
and Colorado Springs celebrated the
anniversary with ceremonies all along
the 18-mile serpentine automobile
highway to the summit.
Lieut. Zebulon M. Pike is credited
with trie discovery of the mountain in
1806. As hardy a pioneer as was ibe
discoverer, he declared the peak was
inaccessible and none dared to doubt
it until July 14, 1820, when Dr. James,
memoer of the Major Long expedi
turn succeeded in the attempt.
Major Long christened the mountain
James peak but the pioneers and
plainsmen persisted in giving it the
name of its discoverer and Pike’s peak
it has remained.
The history of tourist travel to this
most famous spot of the Rockies has
been that of the development of high
way transportation. First came a
bridle path, in 1817; two years later
a wagon road was built, and in 1801
a cog wheel railroad was constructed.
With the development of the auto
mobile industry came the demand for
a motor road and in 1916 the present
motor highway, winding around the
mountain in devious curves, with pre
cipitous rock walls flush against the
road on the one hand and deep
ravines on the other, was completed
at a cost of $300,000. It has an aver
age grade of 7 per cent and a maxi
mum of 1014 per cent. It was 20 feet
wide except at the curves, which were
extended to 50 feet for the greater
ui muiuriSLS,
Pike’s peak is eight miles in an air
line from Colorado Springs and the
greater part of the mountain is con
trolled by Colorado Springs to safe
guard the city’s water supply.
In April, 1919, a government war
tank attempted to climb the peak but
was blocked by snowdrifts. A month
later a caterpillar tractor made the
ascent.
Walking races, burro races, motor
cycle and automobile races have been
held on Pike’s peak. The first air
plane to cross the peak was flown over
the mountain on August 3, 1919,
piloted by Alexander Lendrum of Col
orado Springs.
The record for motor cars over the
12 miles from Crystal creek to the j
summit is held by Ralph Mulford, who
made it in 18 minutes and 26 seconds.!
In September the automobile hill-1
climbing contest, discontinued during '
the war, will be resumed. An air
plane race from Denver around Pike’s
peak and return will feature the event.
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FILIPINO STUDENTS
COMING TO AMERICA
MANILA, July 17 (by Associated
Press).—The Philippine government
will send to the United States this
year thirty-eight additional “pension
ados,” students who receive govern
ment aid in obtaining an education, ac
cording to a decision reached by the
council of state.
According to a statement by the
bureau of education, there is now a j
total of 800 Filipino students at the
various colleges and universities of the
United States, and of these 137 are
■“pensionados.” Most of the remainder
support themselves and pay their tui
tion by working during vacations, al
though a number are financed by
wealthy Filipino residents of the
islands.
The Philippine government appro
priated $150,000 for the maintenance
of these “pensionados” in college dur
ing the year 1920, and the maximum
allowed each student is $70 a month.
This maximum applies to students at
tending universities located in large
cities where the cost of living is
greater than in smaller communities.
Beanos for rent. Phone Anderson
piano expert. Windsor hotel. 13-3t
Silk underwear and skirts at Mrs.
Reed’s O-T-O Shop. Windsor hotel.
New and Second-hand Un-called-for
Suits for sale at Peyser’s Tailor Shop.
Ask for quality bread, the City
Bakery’s famous Cream Loaf
House dresses and notions at the
O.-T.-O. Shop. Windsor Hotel. 16-tf
Advertise in the Daily Times
GUATEMALA IS
IN BAD SHAPE
FINANCIALLY
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala,
July 17 (by Associated Press). — Ad
rian Vidaurre, minister of the treas
ury, told the Associated press that the
accounts of the Estrada Cabrera ad
ministration were found by the Her
rera government, its successor, in a
state of complete disorder. Not a
single entry had been made in the
account books of the various lepart
jients for several years past, the min
ister said, and the internal revenue
and customs records were in equally
bad shape.
The building containing the tax rec
ords was set on fire following the im
peachment of former President Ca
brera and all these records were de
stroyed. During Cabrera’s adminis
tration, Senor Vidaurre declared, the
president merely reported to congress
the total receipts and expenditures
without going into details and did not
explain in his annual messages the
disposition of large surpluses.
Under the new administration, Min
ister Vidaurre continued, various un
accounted for sums have constantly
been turning up in the various govern
ment departments. Large amounts of
■national currency deposited in boxes,
he said, were saved from the customs
house during the bombardment of
Gautemala City by the Cabrera forces
and funds have been found in the
vaults of the national treasury.
These sums could be used to meet
the expenditures of the new adminis
tration, according to Senor Vidaurre,
but with the view of straightening out
accounts, this money is not being
used, the funds for the government's
immediate needs being advanced by
the Bank of Colombia here on the per
sonal endorsement of President Her
rera.
CORDOVAN HEAD
OF SIBERIA CO.
AFTER TRADE
SEATTLE, July 17 (Special to the
Daily Times).—Officials of the Siber
ian Commercial Company have been
in touch with business men of the
Sound cities regarding future trade
with the north. President Stringer
of the Commercial company discussed
the commercial advantages and pos
sibilities of the north and by an es
pecially enlarged map of Siberia and
Alaska, pointed out the particular ter
ritory in which he said his company
would trade during the open season in
northern Siberia and Alaska.
Two steamers, he said, will ply be
tween southeastern Alaska, British
Columbia and Puget sound ports con
tinuously, while a third vessel will be
sent next week to Siberia with a car
go for barter and trade with the na
tives of northern Siberia and Alaska.
The company has warehouses at Nome
and expects to make at least three
trips into the northermost bays of
Siberia this summer before the ice
comes in the fall, bringing out furs,
ivory and products from the natives in
return for supplies sent from here.
The steamship has been added to
the fleet of the Siberian Commercial
Company and will start loading for
Ketchikan and Port Walter about the
middle of July.
In connection with the steamship
business between Seattle and Alaska
the Siberian Commercial Company is
sending the auxiliary powered schoon
er Iskum to Kolyma Bay with a full
load of general merchandise which
will be bartered for furs. The vessel
was scheduled to leave about the first
week in June but on account of ice
in the Bering straits, which are usual
ly navigable hv July 5, she did not
sail from Seattle until yesterday.
Never before in the history of nav
igation to Norton Sound have Bering
sea ice conditions been so severe, ac
cording to Capt. Fred Warner, master
of the steamship Victoria of the Alas
ka Steamship Company’s fleet, and
several of the passengers who came
out on the big liner, which arrived
here twelve hours ahead of the ex
pected time of her arrival.
Have you an old hat? Take It to
Peyser and have it made like new.
You’ll be surprised at the result.—Do
It now!—Phone 188—He’ll do the rest.
Geo. Anderson, piano expert Is in
Cordova until Friday. Phone Wind
sor hotel. 13-3t
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WHEN IN
KATALLA
STOP AT
THE BREAKERS
TH0MP80N & CHADWICK
CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E, R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and Shop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Atter' ion.
Ootimo Cigars
Pepp and “Juno”
GUS GELLES, AGENT
JUNEAU, ALASKA
SHAMPOOING
FACIAL AND
For MANICURING
/CALL
' 1-7-3
MRS. SWANBERG
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Sixty Steam-Heated Rooms, Electric-Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath
Cordova House
DOOLEY & GREENIG
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guaranteed :: Rates Reasonable
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Alaska
Steamship Company
Regular Sailings Between Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouche, Seward.
FROM SEATTLE— SAILS SOUTH—
JULY 1. ALAMEDA JULY 11
JULY 9. NORTHWESTERN JULY 18
JULY 15. ALASKA JULY 24
JULY 22. ALAMEDA .AUG. 1
JULY 29.:. NORTHWESTERN .Z AUG. 7
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives. *
This schedule subject to change without notice.
_ F. B. TRACY, Agent #
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LEAVE CORDOVA LEAVE CORDOVA
WATSON, July 20 EVANS, JULY 23
CALLS ANCHORAGE AND KODIAK
L. A. COUNTS, AGENT Res. Lathrop Apts.
Phone 132—2
CLEANING SETgST1
PRESSING Tailoring ;
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Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Monday and Thursday.
Trains leave Chitina for Kennecott Tuesday and Friday.
Trains leave Kennecott for Chitina Sunday and Thursday*
Dining Car in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. in. to 5 p. m., except Sundays
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER, Sjperintendent
MARK McALLAN Ticket Agent.
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CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM
Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workm** nooucing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread
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