THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES I
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GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
H. G. STEEL. C. H. WILCOX. C. H. SCHEFFLER. Publishers
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C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY <;. 1915.
ASSOCIATED PRESS CONTRADICTS
DAILY ALASKAN’S STATEMENT
KNOWING full well the Daily Alaskan overreached itself
in making the statement that “the Alaskan was offered
membership in the Associated' Press, but rejected the
offer,” we sent a telegram to that association yesterday morn
ing apprasing it of the boast made by our contemporary, but too
late for publication in yesterday’s Times we received an an
swer which completely nails the lie to the front door of the
basement across the alley. We herewith publish the message
so that our readrs can judge of the veracity and reliability of
the “official organ” in this as well as other matters that have
of late been in controversy:
‘‘Know nothing about membership being offered
the Daily Alaskan and refused by that paper. Must
be elected before they can get report. The Associated
Press never canvasses for members.
(Signed) ASSOCIATED PRESS.”
This is a case in which the Alaskan is “caught with the
goods” and is branded' as a falsifier by the greatest newsgat her
ing agency in the United States. Our contemporary may per
suo these tactics in some of its local affairs, but when it does
it fools nobody but itself.
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CARE OF ALASKA’S INSANE SHOULD
BE AT SANITARIUM IN TERRITORY
IIEQUENTLY compliant has been made by the Alaska
newspapers of the treatment accorded patients from
this territory at the Morningside sanitarium, in Portland,
Oregon, and Governor Strong, who 1ms recently visited that in
stitution, has expressed' himself as being very much dissatisfied
with the way our insane inmates are treated and also with the
sanitary conditions prevailing there. In fact he is so thorough
ly aroused that he is preparing a report to send to the Depart
ment of Justice at Washington appraising tin* officials of his
investigation, with a request for improved conditions.
Portland newspapers have also alleged at various times
that the hospital was not being conducted for the best interests
of the patients from Alaska. But in spite of the fact that these
complaints have been of long standing, and in spite of the fur
ther fact that tin* governor and various other interested officials
have visited Portland on various occasions, it seems that the
place lias not until now been properly inspected'.
But it is better that an evil be corrected late than never
corrected. On behalf of tin* unfortunate Alaskans who are
sent to the asylum the government should be urged to maintain
a hospital of its own, in which greed of a contractor cannot in'
terfere with the necessary expenses, or early dismissal of pati
ents who are cured.
Right now is a good time to urge congress to build its own
insane asylum for Alaskans in Alaska, where the inmates can
be visited by their friends and relatives and where it will be
under the eyes of federal officials of the Territory.
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SUGGESTION IS MADE TO BRING
BELGIUMS HERE AS FARMERS
WO or three separate projects have been set on foot in the
States for bringing the homeless Belgian people to
America and getting them started in new lines of exist
ence. Practically every railroad in the country is fostering a
plan of this kind, and is supporting a movement that has been
started under the direction of the Railroad Industrial Improve
ment association.
Another effort is being mad'e by the people of California to
bring people from Belgium and aid'them in getting small farms
in California. The last, however, is meeting with some opposi
tion on the part of the labor unions of that state.
There are really but few places in the country where fore
ign immigrants are needed, for in most places tin* country is
now getting thickly populated with Americans. But there are
a few places, one of which is Alaska, where these needy people
could be placed with advantage to themselves and to the com
munity,
The people of Belgium have gained a wide reputation for
their industry, especially in the matter of agriculture, in which
they excel. They understand how to get the most from the soil
and how to limit waste on farms, and' as a result they have be
come model farmers.
It is just that class of people that Alaska needs. They will
accomplish more in the matter of economic agriculture than our
average American farmer, who is so accustomed to having
plenty of land that he does not intensify its products.
There is one great difficulty, however, in the way of bring
ing these desirable people here, and that is a lack of funds to be
used in maintaining them while their farms are being de
veloped.
1 his difficulty would stand in the way of a large immigra
tion of those people here, but a moderate number would soon
be enabled to make a living, for there will be all kinds of jobs
for willing hands, at least during the development period of the
mines and the farms here.
If the railroads, which are backing this great movement to
bring the needy Belgian fanners to America, would investigate
conditions here, they would be almost certain to direct a part of
the immigration this way.—Fairbanks Citizen.
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The Associated Press furnishes The Daily Times with at
least one scoop today, and it will not greatly strengthen
the cause of the ring that is continually making rash and un
true statements in the hope ot detracting from its own short
comings.
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“Mayor Boyle and Councilman Ooodall may not he liter
ary artists," says their mouth-piece. Certainly, no one ever
made any such accusation against them, especially after read
ing tin* silly vaporings to which their names were signed, even
if somebody else was the real author of this dribble.
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The weather continues soft and mild and from present in
dications we are not going to have our usual fall of snow this
winter, a fact very few people will regret.
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Just for a change we are having little rain today; very
seasonable weather for midwinter.
MINING INSECTOR IN
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Word come from Nome that William
J. Maloney, the territorial mine In
spector and Tony Protopapaa, a Nome
merchant, met with n serious nccident
near Unalakleet, while bound for the
upper Yukon and Tanan river. Pro
topapas was riding o^ the sled when
the accident happened and was seri
ously Injured. Several of the dogs
broke through the Ice and were lost.
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Today's news in today’s Daily Times
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Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
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DENTIST
Office in Adams Building
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Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
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INSIDE PASSAGE
Sails from SMtn»— Sails from Cordova—
January 1. ALAMEDA .January V
January 8.MARIPOSA. January 1G
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos’
Ives, S. 8. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves 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.
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General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
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PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, January 11, Through to Kodiak
ADMIRAL EVANS, January 25, To Seward only
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Vakutat,
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 TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
Copper River &
Northwestern Ry.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. ] j
j Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- <'
f nue— ;;
[ Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays ‘ ■
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I Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. «•
t Kennecott for Chitina— • •
t Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. ;;
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l Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to f> P. M. ;;
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