PRACTICAL AID
FOR FARMERS
OF TERRITORY
ANCHORAGE, March 18. — Fifty
thousand dollars should be set aside
as a federal fund from which loans
could be made to Alaska farmers to
enable them to buy livestock, agri
cultural implements and machinery,
suggests Andrew Christensen, man
ager of the land and industrial de
partment of the Alaskan engineering
commission, in an official report to
William C. Edes, chairman of the com
mission. The yields of root crops
greatly exceed in quantity the demand
of local markets, and such products
cannot be shipped at a profit to dist
ant places, so Mr. Christensen urges
that farmers be aided and encouraged
to direct their efforts to meat, butter,
cheese, eggs, milk and dairy products.
“Twelve to fifteen years’ experience
with agriculture in Alaska,” he says,
"has demonstrated that the Alaska
soils will produce all kinds of root
crops, such as potatoes, turnips, car
rots, radishes, lettuce, cabbage, etc.,
and that there is now grave danger of
over-production in this class of prod
ucts. During the season of 1917 there
was an over-production of several
hundred tons of potatoes and turnips
in the Matanuska valley, considerable
or wmcn went to waste because ot the
lack of market. It is, therefore, of
the utmost importance that diversified
farming be immediately undertaken;
otherwise many farmers will give up
in despair and leave the territory. It
has also been deminstrated that oats,
barley and rye, when properly cured,
make excellent feed for stock. These
small grains can be also matured. The
farmers in the Tanana valley have
matured wheat and it will not be long
before sufficient wheat will be raised
in the Interior to supply flour. How
ever, there cannot be full development
of the agricultural resources of the
territory until all branches of agri
culture are thoroughly established.
In order to encourage diversified
farming it will be necessary for the
government to render aid in some
way. If the stock and dairy industry
can be encouraged it will have a tend
ency to make Alaska self-supporting,
a situation which is very much de
sired. This will result in bolding in
the territory twenty million dollars or
more which is now paid by the people
of Alaska to the producers and com
mission houses in the States, and in
the cost of freight from the States to
Alaska. This money can then be used
by the farmers in improving their
farms and in the upbuilding of other
industries in the territory. Not only
would this result in retaining money
in the territory, but it would make
living conditions 'there better. At
present .nearly all meat, butter,
cheese, eggs, milk and dairy products
of that kind are imported and conse
quently it is not as fresh or whole
some as if it were supplied locally.
Diversified farming would encourage
the development of the agricultural
lands and the establishment of perma
nent homes. The people of Alaska
would then become more firmly at
tached to the soil. They would be
encouraged to bring in and raise their
families in the territory because of
being able to live on fresh products
from the farms instead of living on
canned and cold storage foods, as is
largely the case today. In other
words, the people of Alaska would be
able to live as well there as the peo
ple in the States, which will have a
large influence in establishing a per
manent population, instead of the un
stable and migratory one of the
present.
"Congress is at present rendering
financial aid to the Indians through
out the United States. The policy of
the government advancing money for
the purchase of seeds, animals, ma
chinery, tools, implements and other
equipment to the Indian's has resulted
in encouraging the development of
agricultural lands and many of the
Indians are now self-supporting. It
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CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNE8, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmlthing, 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 8trlot
Attention.
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would seem that If the government
will thus help the Indians that it
should at least do as much for the
whites of Alaska, especially since it
will undoubtedly result in bringing
increased revenue to the Alaska rail
road in which the government will
have invested $35,000,000 or more.
On account of the isolation of Alas
ka, the great expense incident to ship
ping in stock, machinery, equipment
and supplies for the farmers, and
other hardships and difficulties not
experienced by the formers in the
States, the development of the agricul
tural lpnds tributary to the railroad
will be exceedingly slow unless the
.agriculturalists are given government
aid. Many of them are anxious to
get a few head of sheep, cattle, pigs,
chickens, etc., in order to get a start,
but on account of the exorbitant
freight rates between Seattle and
Alaska and the initial expense inci
dent to the purchase, it is utterly im
possible for many of them to under
take it. It is, therefore, suggested
that congress be asked to authorize
the of $50,000 for the purchase of
stock, farming implements and ma
chinery to be sold to bona fide farm
ers on long-term payments of from
five to ten annual installments.’’
FOREIGNERS
INTRODUCING
BOLSHEVISM
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5 (by mail).—
Bolsheviki literature is being distrib
uted among Mexican laborers and la
bor leaders, it is said, are spreading
the gospel by word of mouth. These
propagandists, according to reports,
base their arguments on literature
that is being brought into Mexico
from the United States by a Bolshevik
agent, who is either Russian or Aus
trian.
According to the Excelsior, the
propaganda is being carried on se
cretly but actively, and that within a
short time the results will show. Sev
eral industrial disputes, the paper
adds, were inspired by the Bolsheviki.
Recent reports from Vera Cruz say
that two Bolshevik agents have landed
there.
Labor troubles in Tampico during
the last year of the world war were
blamed on I. W. W. agents instigated
by Germans. The principal union la
bor organizations of the country, the
Confederation de Syndicates Obreros
del Distrito Federal, officially denies
any Bolshevik affiliations or sympa
thies.
MEXICANS PREPARING
FOR COMING ELECTIONS
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10 (by mail).—
Most of the generals of divisions of the
Mexican army in active service at
tended a recent conference at the na
tional palace with President Carranza,
to formulate a campaign to suppress
rebels and bandits In Mexico long be
fore the opening of active political
campaigns for the presidency in the
1920 elections. It is hoped that by
suppressing all outlawry, both the
presidential campaign and the after
math will be without disorder.
A.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE
IN NEW YORK STATE
ALBANY, N. Y., March 18.—Black
ing on shining shoes on Sunday after
3 p. m., if done as a business, would
be a misdemeanor if a bill introduced
by Senator John J. Boylan of New
York becomes a law. The measure,
however, would not apply to hotels of
a certain room capacity or to ferry
boats.
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REGIMENTAL FUNDS MUST
GO TO GENERAL STAFF
SALT LAKE, March 18.—A fund
estimated at more than $10,0000, the
regimental fund of the 145th artillery,
a Utah organization recently dis
charged, must be turned over to the
director of finance, purchase, storage
and traffic division of the general
staff of the army, according to a re
cent ruling. The fund was collected
through a concert tour of the regi
mental band just a few weeks before
the Utah boys sailed for France.
Disposition of the fund is in the
hands of the secretary of war, accord
ing to the order. The soldiers antici
pated many functions with the aid of
the fund, but all anticipations have
now gone glimmering.
If you change your address, do not
notify the carrier boy—report your
sew address to the office.
INSIGHT INTO
CHARACTER OF
RUSSPEOPLE
ARCHANGEL, Dec. 26, via London,
Feb. 6 (Correspondence of the Asso
ciated Press).—An interesting insight
into the views of a Russian leader on
the troubles and failings of his own
people is given by President Nicholas
B. Tchaikovsky of the Northern region
in an article written for the American
Sentinel, the newspaper for American
soldiers, published at Archangel.
Writing for the members of the
American expeditionary force, Presi
dent Tchaikovsky said: "It is true
that Russian culture is very recent,
and lacks the brilliancy and accom
plishment that are so characteristic
of the large American cities. It is
particularly noticeable that what we
borrow from abroad does not easily
adjust itself to our foundations. But,
as if afraid to be left behind by our
more progressive neighbors, we have
acquired this foreign superstructure
without having first properly prepared
the foundation.
“Thus we had brilliant electric light
ing in our capitals long ago, whereas
the-peasants in the villages have only
to light their huts. Our universities
and scientists are well known through
out the world, while scarcely 30 per
cent of our country folk are able to
read and write.
“In our social and political life one
observes the same peculiarity. For
more than fifty years we lived under
a rule of veritable slavery to bureau
crats, imperial gendarmes and police,
being deprived of the most elementary
rights of citizenship. But at the same
time we used to have all shades of
political and socialistic doctrine, whose
exponents sought an immediate an
swer to the social problems and the
adoption of ideal methods of distrib
uting the wealth of the country.
“In a word, we have been very anx
ious to absorb the latest ideas of west
ern civilization without being at all
sure that there was room for them
in our own life. We have always
been more concerned with the affairs
of the wide world than with the* cry
ing needs and faults of our own na
tion. We have actually learned to be
indifferent to our own national inter
ests and ashamed to be patriotic.
“Unfortunately, some of our splen
did natural gifts, our achievements in
art, music and literature, have given
some of us the conceit that we have
been called upon to teach other na
tions how to solve their most difficult
and complicated problems. Thus it is
said that Lenine, according to his own
statement, undertook so daringly hiB
dangerous experiment with our Rus
sian affairs not so much for our own
sake as to teach a lesson to all man
kind. Leaving aside his other mo
tives, it would be difficult to find a
better personification of vanity and
conceit.”
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STRA EXPERIENCES
OF FRENCH SOLDIERS
PARIS, Feb. 10 (Correspondence of
the Associated Press).—The adven
tures of two French stragglers, Sergt.
Lesquern and Private Levesque, who,
becoming separated from their units
after the battle of Charleroi, remained
in hiding for more than four years in
German-occupied territory, are told in
the newspaper La Victoire. In the
early days of the war civilians helped
the two soldiers, but as the German
domination became weightier they
took to the woods.
They made their home in the forest
of Sapogne, in the vicinity of Sedan.
Their dwelling 'was a dugout, so con
cealed that it was never discovered,
although the forest, which harbors
wild boar and other game, was a fa
vorite hunting ground for German of
ficers. The French stragglers lived on
wild animals, hare and other game.'
One German who ventured Into too
close proximity to their dugout is also
buried where he fell.
They made an attempt to escape
In 1915, but on the Dutch frontier they
were Bhot at by the German sentries,
and the sergeant was wounded, so the
two of them returned to their forest.
The severe winter of 1916 brought
them terrible sufferings. They were
snowed in and almost starved.
They owe their lives to an old Bel
gian poacher and smuggler who,
throughout all the years of their ad
ventures, helped them with provf
slons. They are now In a French hos
pital, recovering from the effects of
their privations.
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Job printing at Dally Times offloS.
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AUSTRALIANS
ARE ADMIRERS
OF AMERICANS
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 15 (by
mail).—Australians have learned to
appreciate the value of the American
soldier In the world war, according to
the late Lieutenant Cecil Healy of the
Australian expeditionary force, an in
ternational swimming champion, who
was killed last summer in France.
Lieutenant Healy, who was one of
the best swimmers In the world over
the long and middle distance courses,
competed at the Olympic games in
Stockholm. In a letter to a friend
here he said:
"Until America ranged herself defi
nitely on our side I entertained strong
misgivings as to what the ultimate
issue would be, but when the United
States declared war the Teutons’
chances of obtaining world domina
tion vanished forever in my estima
tion. I at once ventured to prophesy
amongst my coterie of friends that it
would be Yankee brains, Yankee
wealth and resources alone that would
enable us to stave off defeat.
"To any group of soldiers that I
happened to come upon in our camp
that were discussing the Yankees I
told that I had made one of a bunch
of athletes who left Australia to com
pete against Americans at the Olym
pic games. We were convinced, I
assured them, that the Yanks were
ail talk, as was supposed. But I ex
plained that after we had had an op
portunity of seeing for ourselves what
they could do in the way of organiza
tion, and had seen evidence of their
shrewd and businesslike systems, and
observed the fact that they were
equipped with everything that brains
could suggest and money buy; and
moreover, had met them as man to
man (in most instances receiving a
sound trouncing at their hands), we
began to regard them highly.
“Ultimately we returned to Aus
tralia with the firm impression that
the Yank was about as worthy an ad
versary as would be met with in any
hemisphere.”
Lieutenant Healy was killed in the
Australians’ capture of Mont St.
Quentin.
HIGHPRICES
RESULTING IN
MUCHIDLENESS
COBLENZ, Feb. 16 (Correspondence
of the Associated Press).—It will be
many years before prices in the Rhine
land will fall to a pre-war level, ac
cording to German economists, a view
shared by officers of the Third army
of occupation who have been detailed
to study the situation. Since the ar
mistice was signed there has been a
general increase in prices, with but
few exceptions to show a downward
trend.
In certain classes of the population
there was a hazy notion that a sudden
fall in the prices of all necessaries
would take place at the end of the
war. It appeared to be based on noth
ing more than an impression that con
iitions in the coming peace time would
be practically identical with those be
fore the war, and buyers of finished
iron products such as machinery, hard
ware, field and garden implements and
steel wire have not placed their or
ders. A consequence has been a hesi
tancy on the part of manufacturers to
make the effort to reach their old
marks of production, incidentally leav
ing unemployed thousands of dis
charged soldiers.
Reasons given why lower prices are
not to be expected are the Increase in
the cost of raw materials, the higher
wages demanded and the eight-hour
day.
Advances in the prices of coal, coke,
Bteel, iron and lead were registered
on the first of the year, making it rea
sonably certain that still higher prices
will be charged for finished products.
On account of the scarcity of coal
many factories remain closed with
out sign of early reopening.
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PENN8YVANIA COAL PRODUCTION
CONNBLLSVILLE, Pa., March 18.
—Further figures, showing Pennsyl
vania’s contribution of fuel during the
trying year of 1918 have been Issued
by J. P. Walsh, mine Inspector of the
Ninth Bituminous Coal district. Ac
sorting to t&e report tie district
produced 7,199,946 tons of coal dur
ing the year, in addition to 3,778,948
tons of ooke.
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PROFESSIONAL I
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and 8URGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls May Be Left at Cordova
Drug Store
Residence, Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence, Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander
Building).
Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 182
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DR. W. D'ARCY CHACE
Physician and Surgeon
WIND80R HOTEL
Hours:
1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
Dr. Chas. Daggett
Northern Hotel Building
Cordova
DENTISTRY
Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Special attention to
Prophylaxis and Pyorrhea
PHONE 200
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTO R N EY-AT-L A W
ROOM 1 OSTRANDER BLDG.
F. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA, ALA8KA
DONALD C. FAIRMAN
Will accept a limited number of
pupils for piano instruction
STUDIO EMPRESS BLDG.
Phone 29-2
Mrs. T. N. Hubbert
Teacher of Voice and Piano
RESIDENCE
Street Leading to Dock
DIMON NICKOLOFF
Shoe Repairing
RED CABIN OCEAN DOCK
YOUR FURS MADE TO ORDER |f:
Best work guaranteed. Low- :§•
est prices. Over 2,000 Alaska
customers.
R. W. Drew
Tacoma’s Expert Furreir $•
;i| 11th and B’dw’y, Tacoma, Wash.
NEW NEEDLE ART SHOP
All kinds of Stamped Em
broidery Goods, Fancy Knitting
Yarns. Sweaters and Socks
knit to order.
Lessons Given in
EMBROIDERY, KNITTING
AND CROCHET WORK
IDA DOWALDER
C St., Adams Bldg.
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Auntie Keating’s
Wee
Shop
has outgrown its original
location, and has removed
into the
WILLIAMS BUILDING
First Street
with a complete line of
Men’s, Women’s and Chil
dren’s Goods.
Come In and look my
stock over.
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral is a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you satis
factorily.
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Avenues
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Cordova |
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The City Beautiful ;
Help to keep it so by using a ;
Garbage Can. Plenty of them at J
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CORDOVA 5
SHEET METAL WORKS X
Phone 143 !
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FOR SALE
FOR 8ALE:
Choice business and resi
dence property.
FOR RENT
Furnished and unfurnished
apartments and cottages.
INSURANCE
Fire and marine, life and ac
cident
BONDS
Fidelity and surety.
CORDOVA ABSTRACT and
REALTY COMPANY
ROOM 1, ADAMS BUILDING.
FOR SALE
New Boat Hulls
Fish and Clam Power Boat
Hulls now ready at shop on Sec
ond street, next to jail building.
E. D. LACY
Alaska
Barber
Shop
Has been removed to Kenny
Holden’s pool room, where the
best of service will be given.
Two chairs, with Frank Cun
ningham and Ben Sherman,
formerly of Fairbanks, always
on the job.
WINDSOR HOTEL
' L. WALN, Prop.
WHERE YOU GET
COMFORT AM) SERVICE
And tha Rataa Are Right.
CORDOVA, ALA8KA
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md meat rallAbla world iawa.