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CORDOVA, A CASK A. SAT1RDAV, FKHRCARV ‘ili. 1!Hfi.
THE PORK BARREL.
The World's Work for February invite's public attention
to the possible elimination ol the' pork barred b\ intioelucing
I he budget system, under which Congress simply would pass
upon the recemimenehitions of administration eifficers in public
wen-k business. The program wemlel remove from Cetngress a
gre>nt deal of the e*vil of present slipshod systems, wherein a
yeallv worthy public enterprise e>ft<*n ge*ts net help because the
man representing the elistrict wbe*re the lie-1 p is elesired lacks
tractile power, while an unworthy pretje*ct sometime's is given
ten times what it deserves because* the* congressman represent
ing it can tell a getetd steiry or by shrewd trading is able to e*n
force his elemands.
Our pork barrel progre*ss is ridieidous. It lacks so much
of business sense* and contains set much of sordiel self-interest
and ineffectiveness.
The system, or lack of system, has ceist us innumerable*
millions of dollars. It has been eme- of the causes lor building
up an enetrmous catalogue* e>f public employes. It is one ol the*
reasems why our army and navy have* cost set much, and why _
thi'y coni]tare unfavorably with theise of othe*r nations spend
ing far less money.
The* verv atmeisphere etf the- city <>l \\ ashington is
tainte'd with pork. There* is no other air .just like it. 11"' (
greoel etf Wall Street emits an odetr all its own, and it is nett
pleasant tet the nostrils of men who are accustomeel tet ozone;
the exudations etf Washington are* different in taste, but no less
eiffensive*. Ami 111e• re■ will not be muedi effective* ventilation and
purification as letijg as the* initiation of monetary measures lies
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countable by their constituencies for an occasional shipment ot
bacon.
The can experts of the nation are in session at Louisville.
It is safe to say their discussions will bo free from cant.
If aeroplanes come into general use for delivery ot mail
the service of the postoffice will be of a higher class than ever.
The frequency with which Villa has been reported sur
rounded in Mexico has been equalled only by the scarcity ot
reports of his capture.
“Deliver the goods” may now take a seat beside “trust”
and “graft” in the company of new acquisitions to tlm
language, it seems. President \V ilson used it in one ot his
speeches.
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While Representative Kitehin, the Democratic House
leader, and the President can’t agree on military preparedness,
there is some consolation in the fact that they agree on com
mercial preparedness.
Galicia, under fire for several months, is now under
water. The men in the trenches are puddling about knee deep
in slime. There are worse things than walking to work in the -
snow once or twice a year.
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If the weather man’s hearing is good, and he is listening,
we don’t think his auditory apparatus is recording any of the
signals of rapturous enthusiasm over what he has been handing
us, and he is showing no symptoms of a tardy reformation.
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That New Mexico man who killed' his bride to be and shot
himself because his prospective mother in law stepped in at the
last moment and stopped his wedding, will never know what
pleasurable satisfaction he might have enjoyed bv the inter
ference had lu' only smiled and remained serene.
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The German forces have arranged for a meal ticket for
some time to come by buying the remainder of Roumania’s
cereal crops—1,000,000 tons of corn, 350,000 tons of wheat,
150,000 tons of barley and 100,000 tons of oats. A short ton of s
wheat will yield about 1,500 pounds of flour — more than that m
probably, as the Germans are now grinding it.
They’ve been celebrating “Kansas Day” in Kansas.^ Now
why should anybody in Kansas want to celebrate “Kansas
Dav.’” It might be fitting for one to celebrate “Kansas Day
if i1(» Pad escaped from the state. We assume that Kansans in
Kansas who celebrated “Kansas Day” never have been away
from home and don’t know any better.
Sir George Paish, in a lecture in London last evening, said
that the best qualities of the British nation are common-sense
ami courage, combined with a lack of imagination a category
which all will accept with credulity, with especial emphasis on
the third division. Recent action by England with respect to
the United States and international law complete the argument
that the British are lacking in imagination. Otherwise they
certainly would laugh themselves to death. ^
Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
Rooms With Bath First Class Dining Room
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mrs. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
CHITINA - - * ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
)ffice over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence.
Alaskan Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
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Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
*dams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
CLOTHES
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Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E. A. HEGG!
PHOTOGRAPHER
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COMPLETE LINE OF STATIONERY.
ALASKAL
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fait and commodious steamers tailing between Seattle, Ketch
| Ikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Knils from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
ALAMEDA.February 23
February 20 .... NORTHWESTERN .... February 29
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek, A.
Treadwell, Douglai. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos- JP
Ivea. S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
Thli company reiervei the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
| sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT, I
|_ General Agent_ Ticket A(jent J
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. .February 9
ADMIRAL WATSON.February 18
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez. Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA J BANSFER CO., Local Agents
| Copper River &
j| Northwestern Ry. j
| Effective October 4th, 1915. £
i|§ Two trains every six days between Cordova and |
£ Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making £
£ connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving £
, £ from Seattle.
: Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, £
f: Mondays and Thursdays. £
; Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. £
£ Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays.
£ Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays.
£ The above schedule subject to change without notice. £
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pesaenger Trains Be- £
£ tween Cordova and Chitina. £
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets'on sale /it Depot or up-town office, Alaska £
£ Steamship Company building £
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| Caleb Carser S. R. Hedges 1>J
Superintendent Cordova Agent |
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