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The Cordova Daily Times
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Entered at the PoetoSce at Cordova, Alaaka. a* »#cond claso matter.
H. O. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 15,11U6. |
TO OUR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
The Times is doing all in its power to insure the prompt
delivery of the paper along the line of the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway. Many complaints have reached us that
the paper is not being received regularly. Our subscribers will
confer a favor on the Times if they will write us, specifying the
dates which are missed, in the future, and we will take steps to
find out where the trouble lies.
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IS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PAID?
On June 15 the Times sent a circular letter to its mail sub
scribers, in which it was announced that all who are in arrears
on July 15 will be dropped from the list.
The increased cost of paper makes it impossible for the
Times to carry the large number of accounts as it has in the
past. We want a large circulation, but it must be a paid cir
culation.
If you miss your paper of July 16 you will know it is be
cause you neglected to send' in the money due for past papers.
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HOUSES ARE NEEDED.
For the past three months Cordova has been suffering
from a house famine, which at last has reached proportions
where something must be done if a great injury to the city is to
be avoided.
It now is, and has been for the time above mentioned, im
possible for a man with a family to find a suitable habitation.
This speaks well for the growth of the city, but the time now
has arrived when the evil effects are felt.
This week two men with families announced that unless
they were able, before the expiration of tin* following week to
find places for their families, they would be compelled to send
them to the outside. No doubt many similar cases have oc
curred without anybody being the wiser. Every time a man
sends his family away from the city, it means that Cordova has
lost a citizen. Not only the wife and children, if there are any,
but the man himself, as his interests will not be centered here
as they would be if his family were here, and one who might
be a desirable citizen under the circumstances, becomes merely
an inhabitant.
Until the past several weeks there was reason for the lack
of buildings in the city on account of the scarcity of lumber.
This reason now has been overcome, and there is no excuse
why this city should not have houses in which newcomers can
place their families.
It has been suggested that the newcomers build their own
houses. This ,however, is not worthy of consideration. Few
men coming to this country with their families have the neces
sary money with which to build, and those who have are unwil
ling to invest until after they have become settled and know
they are to remain.
If there were a number of neat, modern four or five room
houses which could be rented at from $20 to 25 per month, all
would quickly be filled, and the city would be the better for
their having been built.
The Times believes it is up to the people of Cordova, if
they expect to make this city the metropolis of Alaska, to start
now and provide for hundreds who are coming here each month.
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LIEUTENANT MEARS, PLEASE NOTE.
There is a story of incompetency on the part of some c ■ fi
cial in the commissary department at Anchorage going the
rounds, which sounds fishy, but which, if true, should result in
a general cleaning out of that branch of the engineering com
mission’s staff.
it goes something like this: ‘‘A survey party of some 22
men are working their way north from Matanuska Junction,
moving camp every day or so. Supplies were sent out from
Anchorage for this party, and among the articles included
were several cases of tomato catsup, nine kegs of pickles and a
whole beef. The party used one or two bottles of catsup, a few
pickles out of one keg and as much of one quarter of the beef
as could be consumed before it began to spoil, after which they
chucked the rest into the brush on moving to the next camp.”
Other tales similar to this have drifted over from the inlet
until it has been commonly stated that the engineering com
mission is spending money with a lavish hand on that division,
but is so economical as to be stingy on this end.
The only reason that this is given publicity is that it is
common talk both here and at Anchorage ami, therefore, it is
either a knock or an expose of waste on wdiich no one makes
anything except the wholesalers who supply goods to the com
mission ’s commissary.—Seward Post.
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One thing that strikes the newcomer favorably in every
instance, is the better appearance of Valdez residence property
than in the majority of mining towns along the const. All, or
nearly all, our residence property is nicely painted and our
property owners take great pride in the appearance of their
dwellings. And about ninety nine and nine-tenths per ceut of
this social pride is due to the efforts of the Civic League.—Val
dez Prosj>ector.
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Are you lucky enough to be liable for an income tax. If
so, you had better come to the front and pay it, and thank the
Lord that you have to.
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Between the Mexicans on our southern border and' man
eating sharks on the Atlantic coast, the administration is hav
ing a busy time.
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The interest in the Times subscription contest has traveled
to the neighboring cities, where the daily standings of the boys
are w atched with great interest.
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You can’t stop it. Cordova is destined to be the center of
the clam industry for the whole world.
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SPORTS
Goitlp About Event* of National
Importance and the Per*on*
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
TACOMA. July 5. — Recollections
of old-time ring warfare, the days
when men used to battle to a finish
on the turf under what was then
called Ixmdon prize ring rules, wore
returned to us last night when In an
open field about six miles from Olym
pia, Billy Weeks of Vancouver, B. C.,
who holds the ring title of Canadian
middleweight champion, and Johnny
Fitzpatrick of Oklahoma, fought to
a finish with five-ounce gloves for a
posted cash purse of $250 and a side
bet of $1,600. Weeks knocked the
Oklahoma man out in the seventh
round with a left to the body, fol
lowed by a quick right hook to the
chin. Seventeen persons, the two
principals and a small boy of about
14 years .from a neighboring ranch,
were the only spectators.
Coming from Kverett, where the
party had witnessed the match yester
day afternoon between Travie Davis
and Harry Anderson, the sportsmen
rode in autos to a point just a short
distance over the line into Thurston
county, and within but about six miles
of the state capital. Running their
machines about half a mile off the
road, through a small clump of tim
ber and then out into an open space
completely surrounded with trees, the
autos were banked in a circle, in the
center of which a ring was pitchec
on the short grass. The lights frotr
the seven machines were turned on
and these shone directly into the
ring, making it as light as day. I
was a picturesque sight. Twenty min
utes after the ring was in readiness
the two boxers, evenly matched as te
weight and size, were stripped in the
center of the ring and ready for ac
tion. The entire program, which hae
been mapped out hurriedly, was gom
through as though it had been re
hearsed for weeks. There was not s
slip.
After the formality of the transfe
of the bets had been dispensed wltl
and the boxers had been assisted inti
their clothing, the autos quietly pullei
out to the road and whisked away is
the direction of Tacoma. There wa
no loud yelling or talking; the part;
was as orderly as though attending i
gospel meeting.
WHISKERS AND BASEBALL.
Whiskers might be just the mode d<
jour among presidential candidates
but in the modern up to the ininut
game of baseball they are passe. The;
might add dignity to a governor—bu
not to a ball player.
The last trace of hirsute decoratin;
passed from view when John Titu
of the Phillies surrendered to the fans
several years ago and permitted a
barber to lather his upper lip.
It has been nigh on 20 years since
the day of full-blown face fringe such
as Charles E. Hughes unfurls to the I
breeze. In those happy days there
was more wWlskers than baseball. (It
is now just the reverse.) Imagine if
you can the ball field of a decade ago,
with its scampering youngsters, or (
"colts,” as they were called, all
adorned with a full set of “Governor
Hughes.” Or, better still. Just imag
ine a ball park of today with all the !
barbers on a strike. How Ty Cobb
will look If Hughes and his physlog
nomic fashion carry the country next
November is shown by cartoonists.
Another sketch Is drawn from a por
trait of Bralnerd, the pitcher of the
famous Cincinnati Red Stockings. It
shows that star hurler possessed of
a countenance concealer that even the
governor himself might envy.
And to dispel the Illusion that such1
whiskers were merely ornamental and
not useful, let it be known that
Bralnerd and his team of bewhiskered:
“boys" played through the season of
1869—a schedule of 57 games—with
out once suffering defeat. This is the;
record.
Connne Mack should find food for1
thought in every hair on their faces.
And there are plenty more managers;
who might break up losing streaks
and barber shops at one and the same i
time.
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FAMOUS RACE HORSE DIES.
SAVAGE, Minn., July 12. — Dan
Patch, the greatest pacing stallion the
world ever produced, died here to
day. He was the holder of the fol
lowing world's records: One-half
mile, 56 seconds; one mile, 1:55 1-14;
mile on half mile track, 2:02; mile
to high wheel sulky, 2:04 3-4; and two
miles, 4:17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
DIVISION.
Notice of Term of Court at Cordova,
Alaska.
The President of the United States of
America, to the Residents of the
Third Division of the Territory ofj
Alaska, and to All Whom It May
Concern, Greeting:
You, and each and all of you, will
please take notice that by an order of|
' the court, duly made and entered, a
' term of the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Division, has
' been called and will be held in Cor
dova, Alaska, beginning on the 17th
day of July, 1916, and will continue as
> long thereafter as the public welfare;
- may require.
s Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 13th
r day of June, 1916.
t FRED M. BROWN,
District Judge.
; (District Court Seal)
i Attest: Arthur Lang, Clerk.
Advertising
Not an Expense
ADVERTISING IS AN
INVESTMENT
Not An Expense, and Should Be Treated as Such.
Because it has been the habit of
some merchants to look upon It at an
expanse, A WRONG VIEW HAS
BEEN GAINED. Perhaps the miscon
ception arose from the fact that In
bookkeeping it has been the habit to
charge advertising to expense.
ADVERTISING PRODUCES NEW
BUSINESS — It SWELLS THE VOL
UME OF BUSINESS AND PROFIT—
THEREFORE IT IS AN INVEST
MENT.
Only the man who looks upon ad
vertising as an expense, who is afraid
of it, prejudiced against It, loses
money in advertising.
THE MAN WHO TREATS ADVER
TISING AS AN INVESTMENT AND
GIVES IT THE ATTENTION AN IN
VESTMENT REQUIRES — KNOW8
THAT EVERY DOLLAR RIGHTLY
INVESTED IN THIS DIRECTION
YIELDS COMPOUND INTEREST —
AND MORE.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. 8. Deputy Surveyor.
IOX 358. CORDOVA. ALASKA.
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and SURGEON
>fflce over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. jn. to 12 noon,
tallroad Hospital; 2 to 6 p. m , Adams
luildlng. Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,
16; Office. 132.
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E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
kdama Block CORDOVA, ALA8KA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
O E N T I 8 T
Office In Adame Building
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Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Day and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladies.
Ladles' Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Razors Honed. Children's Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find In
town, go to J. Rawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
8mokere Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE *
•Billiards and Pool
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
© ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fact and eommodloue eteamert tailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE. .
Bails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
July 3. NORTHWESTERN.July 13
July 6. MARIPOSA . July 17
July 12 ..ALASKA.July 23
Regular freight aervlce for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creak,
Treadwell, Douglaa, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Exploe
Ivea, S. 8. Seward. S. 8. Seward, 5th; S. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
Thle company reeervea the right to change achedule of eteamere
without notice.
Tlcketa on tale at up-town office Alaska Steamahlp Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
calling time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co. *
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next calling from 8eattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON .'..July 16
I ADMIRAL EVANS . July 23
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.July 30
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet polntc and Kodiak
laland.
Seattle-San Franclcco connecting with cteamere Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porta.
Schedule cubject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO.. Local Agents
The World’s Mightiest Locomotives
Now haul the “Olympian" and the "Columbian" over the
Bitter Roots and Rockies—with the electrification of 44U *
miles of its main line, the “MILWAUKEE" is better
than ever prepared to look after the comfort and acco
modations of Its patrons. ee■
Remember this when you come outside.
TOM TALLENT. Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. E. Harris, T. P. A., Juneau, Alaska.
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EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916. |
jf Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. i|
if Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. if
if Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- if
if days and Saturdays. |
|f Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and if
if Fridays.
| Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- if
■ if days and Fridays.
if Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, if
fi Thursdays and Saturdays. if
The above schedule subject to change without notice, fi
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be
jiji tween Cordova and Chitina.
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if Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I’. M.
if Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska fi
Si Steamship Company buildiug if
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| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
if Superintendent Cordova Agent fi
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, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.