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H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918
A MISTAKEN ZEAL
In a mistaken zeal to do something
for the aboriginal inhabitants of
Alaska our great government annually
contributes a couple of hundred thou
sand dollars for establishment of new
and maintenance of already estab
lished native schools. Those schools,
scattered about wherever natives live
in this vast domain, are similar to
country public schools for the whiles.
Tito little native children, and big
ettes, too. for that matter, art* taught
reading, writing and arithmetic and
the like. And th.at is about as far
as this Idg, rich government goes to
wart! aiding the aborigines of Alaska
To give them a smattering of an edu
cation that is of little list1 to them,
under their present deplorable phvs
icul condition, and the government
dismisses its responsibility towards
them.
The government's policy toward the
natives of Alaska is all wrong. The
funds which it annually hppropiiates
could lie employed to real advantage
among the natives if the native
schools were entirely eliminated, and
in lieu thereof the natives taught san
itation and health and useful trades
and occupations, so that they might
become self-supporting. What is the
sense in teaching the native children
how to read, write and figure, and at
the same time neglect the health and
physical well-being of them? It is a
ridiculous policy, and one that should
l e changed.
We very often hear the thoughtless
expression that the natives are a fast
dying r:ee that will soon pass into
history, that it would he tpuite use
less to make an effort to improve
their physical well being We can not
subscribe to this harsh view of the
matter The native enjoys life as
well as it white person. He Is the
original inhabitant of Alaska. This
is primarily his country. The coining
ot tin- whites has made things harder
for the native. Hefore the advent of
tin' whites the natives lived with com
parative ease off the products of the
sea, the land and the air. The least
that Hie white race—which is the
dominating race in America—can do
i- to employ an Intelligent effort to
lessen Hie harden of the native.
■ ..led are corps of
tr-.imd sanitary experts and medical
men who are interested in their work
in the numerous native villages in
tile territory, in an effort to wipe out
disease and teach the natives preven
tive method.". They should likewise
he taught useful trades and occupa
tions la hurt, they should he taught
he., to guard themselves against dis
ease and how to make a living under
the (hanged conditions. Theoretical
sc hool learning is of no particular ad
vantage (o them in their present
pl.ysii a! state—Ex.
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MALE STUDENTS ARE
TAKING COOKING LESSONS
K IVT’VSIDK. Cal , Doc. 11.—A cook
in school exclusively for men has
keen opened at the evening high
school lu re, under the direction of
Mes i nie Croce, looking export of
the girls' high school. It is thought
tint this is ilie first cooking class
ever opened catering entirely to the
male element as students in this vi
cinity.
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SHIP REPAIRS
ARE HALTED
BY BOYCOTT
M'KXOS AIUKS. Dec. 3. The build
mg and repair of vessels of the allied
nations in this port has been almost
j stopped by a labor union boycott on
Brazilian pine. As this was the only
lumber on the local market the boy
cott on its use halted all woodwork
on ships.
The boycott is believed by shipping
agents here t<» have been evolved by
Germans and Spaniards in Buenos
Aires partly as a hindrance to allied
shipping. It has been alleged for a
year or more that German funds and
German ingenuity were behind the
labor organizations here which are
directed by Spaniards.
A *few ifronths ago nearly a dozen
allied vessels were damaged in col
lisions while being taken down tin*
river by licensed pilots of Austrian
and Greek birth. The collisions oc
curred in broad daylight and seemed
so obviously premeditated that ship
agents charged they were deliberately
brought about in the interests of the
Germans. A gov« rnment investiga
tion was started, hut no report was
evec made public.
Labor organizations delayed repair
work on them so that two of tin* ves
sels are still here with no hope rff
their being seaworthy for two or three
months men . Now all classes of ship
laborers an forbidden by their unions
to do any work on a ship on which
Brazilian pine has been used. The
r MMii: given is that all or more of the
Brazilian pine used in this city is im
ported by one Knglish firm which has
been boycotted by the labor unions
for several months.
Private industry is constructing sev
eral vessels in and near Buenos Aires
for sale to the allied governments, but
work on them was stopped by the
boycott.
PATRONS GIVE IDEA OF
KIND MOVIES WANTED
LONDON, Dec. :i The Cinema lie
Creative council, whose object is to
get more public benefit out of the
movies, gave a demonstration the
other day in a theatre of the kind of
program it wants shown in all picture
houses. No “low brow" comedians
cavorted on the screen, but the aud
ience found that amusement as well
as instruction came within the scope
of the council's scheme. Romance in
the shape of a film version of a famous
historical novel, humor and the Scrip
tures all had their place, in addition
to travel, "interest" or "news" and
propaganda films.
"It is perfectly monstrous that we
should stand outside this cinema bus
iness," said the Rev. H. R. L. Shep
hard, who presided. "The way in
which the cinema might be used for
benefiting the lot of the people is per
fectly amazing to anyone who has
thought at all."
Thirty-six societies of various kinds
are now co-operating in the work of
the council.
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Times’ telegraphic news Is reliable.
Times is equipped with the latest and
Sad but Not Unusual Ending to Youthful Dreams
CHICAGO.—George sieve and Ernest Marmorsteln, the twelve-year-old boys
who set out to conquer the world with an air gun, will eat off the mantel
piece for a week. For yesterday, after a memorable night In an Elgin police
station, the boys were turned over to
their respective parents for further
treatment.
The boys left Chicago two days
ago, taking an electric train, which
happened to lie going to Elgin.
Simultaneous with their departure. I
HOP that George Siove's father had
put away for the winter coal disap
peared.
It was while they were stocking
up for their long trip with cans of
sardines, sausage, matches, bread and
other essentials of camping that the storekeeper, suspicious of their large roll
of bills, notified the police.
Tin- air guns, previously purchased, were returned to the dealer for $i,
something less than the purchase price.
Besides these the boys bud bought boy scout blouses and hats, a hunting
knife and innumerable sodas.
Ernest spoke lightly of the escapade and smiled at the memory of the ice
cream he had consumed.
But George, the real instigator of the scheme, must bear the heavier pun
ishment. He Is held in solitary confinement by an indignant mother, who can't
quite forgive him for being the first of her 11 children to break the law.
FAIR PRICES FOR CORDOVA
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 30, 1918
(Official Announcement by the United States Food Administration)
The prices consumers should pay are based on the cost to retailers plus
a reasonable percentage to cover cost of doing business and a reasonable
profit. Any charges in excess of the amounts here named will be deemed as
unfair and unreasonable by the food administration.
Consumer
Commodity Retailer Pays Should 1'ay
(hits flour. Ill;- . ,79Vi- 1.0 i
Flour, 491b. sack. $3.29 $3.75
Flour, 24C-1I). sack. 1.70 1.90
Rye floor. 10s . .76 .95
Rice flour, lbs . Ml Vi 1.35
Corn flour, 10s . .70Va i.oti
Corn meal, IDs . .70 .85
Rolled eats, 9s . .78 Vi 1.00
Rice, .lap, 60-lb. sack. .11 .13Vi
Rice, Jap, per lb. .11 .15 *
Sugar, per lb. .10 Vi .12
Eggs, ranch, per dozen. ,8X l.Oo
Eggs, storage, per doz. .53 .66
Putter, best creamery . .66Vi .75
Putter, second grade, per lb. .52Vi .02Vi
Cheese, per lb. .33Vi .40
Prunes, per lb. .17 Vi ,22 Vi
Evaporated Apples, per lb.20V, .27
Dried apricots, fancy, per lb. .22 .27
Dried Apples, per lb. .17Vi .22'/.
Hams, Premium .•. .41 c. .60
Bacon. Premium . .57Vg .07v^.
Potatoes, sack lots, per pound. .03Vi J*4Vi
Potatoes, half sack lots, per pound. .03Vi .04’i
Canned mil, per ease. $7.40<R7.95 $8.25@>8.75
Canned milk, per dozen. .... 2.25
Canned Milk, per can. . .20
Beef, plate boiling, per lb. .20 .25
Beef, round steak, per lb. .28 .40
Beef, pot roast, per lb. .26 .35
Beef, prime rib roast. .32 Vi .45
Canned Goods— Per Can. Per Can Doz,
Peas, Extra Standard . .22 .30 $3.35
Peas, Standard . .18 .25 2.75
Tomatoes, solid pack, 3s. . . .30 3.35
Tomatoes, solid pack. 2Vis . .. .25 2.75
Pineapples, sliced . .26 Vi 2 for .75 ....
Pears, 2 Vis . .36 .60 6.75
A NATION'S STRENGTH
IS IN ITS FOOD SUPPLY
Eat lev*—W.urtv Mailing
Create a Reserve
AMERICA MUST «ETO
i no. t y >o. oooAujes
JUST RECEIVED
A Large Shipment of
LIVE
CHICKENS
Excellent Fryers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FREY
Phone 22
NOTICE TO FISHERMEN
Will buy any amount of codfish,
cod and shark liver.
5-tf OHM FISH & PACKING CO.
Jill . "I ... ■'«
BANK OF ALASKA
MOVED TO PERMANENT LOCATION OPPOSITE
NEW LATHROP BUILDING. BETTER FACILITIES
FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF CUSTOMERS ARE
NOW AFFORDED TO THE PUBLIC. YOUR AC
COUNT IS INVITED.
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1 here is one thing that a quitter should
never begin, and that it advertising. Y ears
ago Kendalls Soapine, Pyles Pearline and
Dobbin’s Electric were about the best known
soaps on the market. Today they are prac
tically forgotten.
As lads we wore Mundell’s Solar Tip ;
Shoes. We couldn’t scuff them out. They
were well advertised—but how many shoe
dealers know of them today?
How many remember Hecker s fat boy
and the famous self-raising pancakes?
Athlophoros, Brown’s Iron Bitters, St. Ja
cob’s Oil—only old-timers ever think of ask
ing for them. And the old-timers are dying
off at their predestined rate.
Bull Durham is now off the market—for
how long no one knows.
Its chief asset is good-will.
Suppose the war lasts five years more.
Suppose not a dollar were spent for Bull
Durham publicity in that time—how many
are likely to ask for “Bull” five years hence?
It is entirely possible for some other, by ad
vertising, to usurp its popularity in the mean
time. What, then, would be the shrunken
value of its tremendously valuable name?
It will be interesting to watch the strategy
of Bull Durham from now on. It is unlikely
that the owners will permit “Bull” to sink
into comparative oblivion.
Any business that was well known yes
terday undermines its future if it quits ad
vertising today. There is tomorrow to be
provided for and, no matter how big a bus
iness may be or how well it may have been
advertised, tomorrow is no time to resume.
The current is too swift for any one to think
that he can pick up anything that has been
allowed to drop overboard.
Think it over.