THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15 1920
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THE EIGHTY-ROD STRIP
The proposed development board to
handle federal business in Alaska
could find many opportunities for use
ful service.
Under our present laws a space of
eighty rods must be left between pub
lic land entries on tidewater.
The object of this law was to pre
vent corporations, principally by
means of soldiers’ additional home
stead applications, from gobbling all
the water front which might become
valuable along the shore of some par
ticular harbor.
In so far as it serves that purpose
it is a desirable law.
In its practical application, however,
if bona fide homesteaders desired to
locate in some particular bay, the re
sult would be. to isolate them from
one another, and to discourage the
building up of settlements.
The benefit intended to result from
the law could readily be accomplished
by requiring corporations seeking
water-front property to show that they
had actual need for it, and to follow
their applications for the land by put
ting it to some actual and beneficial
use within a reasonable time.
Their subsequent rights to the prop
erty could be made dependent upon a
genuine need for it and an actual use
•f It.
A development board having exten
sive powers could readily safeguard
the public welfare in granting the use
of water front to corporations, and
9 yet not interfere with actual settlers
in acquiring land for legitimate pur
poses.
At present representatives of the
laud department in Alaska are purely
administrative officers; they have no
•ption but to follow the strict letter
of the law, and there is no disposition
to complain of their performance of
their duties.
What is needed is the creation of a
governmental commi.ssion in Alaska
vested with authority to exercise some
discretion.—Ex.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
With the end of the present month,
©ur night telegraph service- ends in
curtown, there not being enough
business here to warrant the office in
Keeping open nights. Which would
make it exceedingly bad for a morn
ing newspaper.—Fairbanks News
Miner.
The near approach of spring is of
ficially indicated in Nenana by the
commencement of preparations for
the annual ice pool, Interior Alaska’s
classic sporting event. Tickets for
the big guessing contest have al
ready been prepared and are now be
ing distributed, and the other ar
rangements are moving along rapidly
under the general direction of Frank
Doner, acting in co-operation with
those who were identified with the
movement last year. —Nenana News.
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The name of the new editor of the
Juneau Capital is very suggestive. It
i« Plummer. Plummer suggests plums.
Plums suggest politics and politics
suggest national committeemen. Can
his advent into Alaska signify that
he will be one of the plum-ers who
will share in the political plums that
will be distributed if-? What’s the
use of going any farther; there will
he no change in administration and
Herron won’t be elected National Com
mitteeman, so there is no use figuring
so far ahead.—Douglas News.
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That Valdez is degenerating into
a peaceful, housecat existence, is* evi
denced by the city election this ^eek.
A committee had to make a house-to
house canvass to find men willing to
run on the municipal ticket, and but
56 voters out of a possible two hun
dred and seventy-five exercised their
right of franchise. Every other town
in the territory took advantage of the
election to have a regular Kilkenny
fair, with personalities and charges
flying thick and fast between the can
didates. Our people have lost the old
yim and vigor; the pep of bygone days
is lacking; our coco-cola diet is pro
ducing results.—Valdez Miner.
MANY DON OVERALLS
TO COMB AT COST OF
WEARING APPAREL
SEATTLE, April 15 (by Associated
Press).—Dispatches from all parts of
the country tell of the formation of
“overall and apron clubs” to combat
the high cost of clothing. Many edu
cational institutions have joined in the
movement, and firemen and policemen
I in some places have donned denim.
CABINET MEETINGS
TO BE HELD WEEKLY
WASHINGTON, April 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Dr. Grayson declares
that the cabinet meeting yesterday
was beneficial to President Wilson.
Members of the cabinet said the Presi
dent was in excellent humor.
Weekly meetings of the cabinet are
expected to be held hereafter.
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Next to direct color photog
raphy is Ansco Speedex Film—
the one film that gives in sihades
of black and white all the values
of the different colors in any
subject you photograph.
Ansco Speedex Film fit all
makes of cameras. We carry
all sizes; also Ansco Cameras,
Cyko Paper, Ansco Chemicals.
ROSSWOG’S
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You a Cigar We Can
Guess the Answer!
Think of the number of let
ters in the name of your favorite
tobacco or cigar.
Double this number.
Add eight.
Divide by two.
Subtract the number you
started with.
Multiply by three.
Add one.
Subtract six.
Come into the Horseshoe, and
if the man at the counter can
not tell you the correct answer
he will treat yqu to a cigar.
We are as certain of the su
perior quality of our cigars and
tobacco as we are of solving
this problem.
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A Special Sale for This Week
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WEE SHOP
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BEAUTY WORK I
Of All Kinds
Facial Massage
Manicuring and
Scalp Treatment
1:30 to 7 p. m.
Mrs. George Walker
WALKER APARTMENT
(Over Keist Furniture Store)
PHONE 131
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SILK UNDERWEAR HOUSE DRESSES
AND PETTICOATS
In and out sizes of the last two garments.
THE O-T-O SHOP
MRS. GRANT REED WINDSOR HOTEL
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CORDOVA
SHEET METAL
WORKS
Goods Manufactured to Order, of
Sheet Iron, Galvanized Iron, Tin
and Zinc
Phone 143
Second St., Next to Hospital
Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods pn Commission
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Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
THOROUGHLY MODERN. NEAREST TO EVERYTHING
|r * POPULAR PRICES
HOTEL ATWOOD
Corner First Ave. and Pine SL
SEATTLE, WASH.
J. A. Farnham and E. Taylor,
Proprietors
Headquarters for Alaskans. Ted
Taylor, formerly chief steward
S. S. Alaska
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