The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS
H. G. STEEL. C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publisher*
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915.
A PLAIN STATEMENTS OF FACTS OF AN
“UNFORTUNATE” WHO FAILED TO LEAVE
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ONE of the latest outbursts on the editorial page of our
small daily contains about as much truth as can be
found in most of the effusions of this gifted writer. A
plain statement of the facts connected with the “illustration”
cited will hardly arouse the sympathy of the community for the
“poor unfortunate” mentioned.
The sister of this man, a school teacher in Bellingham,
purchased from the Bellingham agent of the Pacific Alaska
Navigation Co. a ticket from Cordova to Bellingham, and sent
it to the Deputy Marshal in Cordova with instructions that
under no circumstances to deliver it to the man, but to give it
to the purser of the ship and see that the man was notified that
transportation had been provided.
The man was notified that the marshal had a ticket, also of
the hour at which the boat would arrive. Neither Capt.
Lathrop nor the purser of the Evans knew the man by sight, but
the ticket was given the purser and he was told that the man
would be on board the ship- That he failed to get down in time
was the fault of no one but himself. lie had ample notice and
plenty of time to make the boat had he wished to do so.
Owing to the fact that the ticket was bought and paid for
in Bellingham, any refund on the unused ticket would have to
be made at that office or in Seattle. No funds have ever been
received for this man by anyone in Cordova.
Tf our “near-great” would spend just a little more time in
ascertaining facts, it would doubtless save itself many a ridicu
lous blunder
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A million horseshoes have been ordered by Russia in Penn
sylvania. That’s good luck for Pennsylvania.
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No demurrer has been filed against the killing of a thousand
lawyers by one of the armies in the European war.
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One of these days a jitney built for four but carrying eight
is going to furnish a luxurious job for the undertaker.
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The fire department is planning to give our amusement
loving people a unique night's entertainment the latter part of
the month.
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It is none too early for the Cordova Park Association to get
together and devise ways and means for putting the ball ground
in good shape for an early season of the national sport.
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Southeastern Alaska Democrats are said to lx* somewhat
surprised at the report that newly appointed District Attorney
for that division is a deep, dyed-in-the-wool Republican.
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Alaska’s population is reported to have increased 3,000 in
the last year. The gain is small, but it is encouraging just the
same, and we may expect to see the increase take a big jump
when the railroad work starts.
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Administration officials have decided to mosey along till the
end of the year, trusting to luck to keep expenses within hail of
the income. They are unable, they say, to tell just how gov
ernment finances stand or what will be the outcome.
Deputy Marshal Brightwell and Chief of Police Wain have
started in earnest to clean-up the town of undesirables, if yes
terday’s court record is any criterion. Four of these individu
als were caught in the drag-net within a very short time. Let.
the good work continue.
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The Associated Press, which in the United States practi
cally controls the spelling of foreign names, has issued a bulle
tin saying that hereafter it shall be “Serbia” and Serbian” in
stead of Servia and Servian. This is in accord with Serbian
desire. “Sevia,” as they loo at it, sounds too much like the
Latin word meaning slave or servant.
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The Fairbanks Times commends Judge Bunnel for decid
ing to make no change in the court house at the present time,
and says that situation does not demand immediate action, and
in its opinion the Judge has acted' very wiseley in deferring
action. This announcement, however, will no doubt prove dis*
appointing to the small army of office seekers.
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The “near-great” local paper Ms the mark of misrepre
sentation stamped on it, and this its own doing. At the mast
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the statement that the “Alaskan is the only daily newspaper
published at Cordova.” The public knows differently, and so
does our contempary—judging from the amount of grey matter
wasted in the effort to discredit the Cordova Daily Times.
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A femine stenographer out of the offices of a late lamented
uplift magazine published, as it widely boasted, in the interests
of the “common people,” testified before a congressional com
mittee recently that the magazine, in the early davs of the
north pole controversy, was under an agreement with Admiral
Peary to print noting disorediatable to him, and that, when
Dr. Cook’s account of his Arctic travels was received, it was
mutilated in order to leave the impression that he had failed to
reach the pole. Congress is now investigating the Cook-Peary
controversy, and possibly some light will be thrown upon the
question. The testimony adduced at the hearing is interesting
chiefly on account of the allegations made against the magazine,
which occupied a position in the very forefront of the muck
rakers.
It is said that the I nited States liaH enough artillery am
innntion on hand to last just a day and a half in case of war.
And we’ve been spending annually almost as much as Germany
on our army and nnvy!
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Colonel Roosevelt has bloomed out in new colors. He is
now posing as a friend for the poor and of the people of Alaska,
and urging that work be rushed on the Alaska railroad. This
sentiment is to be appreciated by the people of Alaska, but this
question arises to one’s mind: Why did' not Mr. Roosevelt, at
the time of the panic of his administration propose tin* buliding
of a railroad here for the mutual good of the Territory and the
unemployedT—Fairbanks Citizen.
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The Daily Times has no explanation or apology to make
for the excellent and authentic telegraphic service it receives
from the Associated Press, and envious competitors cannot in
any way discredit it. A comparison of the two locals papers is
sufficient to prove how woefully lacking the “neargreat” is in
teltgraphic news, even after it raises the date on mail copy.
But this deception is in keeping with its insinuation that it re
ceives later news than The Times. Our filings are earlier for
the reason that the Associated Press sends its service to this
paper several hours before it appears in the Seattle dailies
from which the Alaskan correspondent cribs his news. The
“500 words sent by the special correspondent of the Dai!)
Alaskan” must find its way elsewhere as it certainly never
reaches Cordova—at least on any one day
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at I aw
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Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
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February 1. ALAMEDA .. February 8
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EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. ; j
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Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
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; Chitina for Cordova— * -
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