The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA. THUR SPAY, OCTOBP]R 1H, 11)17.
^ THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA.
Generations of novelists in the fi
ture will be kept busy describing t
coming American boys the spirit of T
How this spirit swelled through th
land and laid the foundation for- th
newer and greater America that wil
he born of the war is a topic of ine)
haustible possibilities.
An instance of the courage that An
t riean boys are showing is a story tol
of a young Cornell graduate who hi
taken a degree ib engineering.
When the war broke out hd detei
mined to enlist, but bis employer
argued that he could be of more sei
vice in his profession than in th
army. He listened to their plea.
Then ho was drafted, and he r<
joiced in the call of his country. Agai
his employers interposed, urging tha
they could obtain exemption for hii
on any one of a half dozen grounds
He refused, declaring that he had r<
solved to enter the aviation corps.
His father then took a hand, imploi
ing him to change his mind, arguln
that he would be of more service i
the engineering branch of the arm
than in the air. He offered to use hi
influence in obtaining a commissio
for the boy in the engineers’ corps
But the son replied:
“If I meet my country's requiri
ments it may be possible, even if
last only one day at the front, to d
enough damage to our enemy to offse
—entirely—my loss. That is m
place.”
After weighing this the father r<
lented.
"I have the answer to that,” he sail
“you are right. Go.”
Sparta's time-honored stories c
heroism are in danger of being ou
done by incidents being chronicled i
America today.
PRESERVING DEMOCRACY.
The bars are up against the use o
the United States mails by disloya
publications — and it is high tim
they were up. Too long have sc
called newspapers spread seditiou
propaganda through the United States
using the very government whicl
with more or less concealment in foi
eign languages and double meanini
phrasing they have been attacking.
“I have every intention of denyini
the use of the mails to any newspape
or other publication that is disloyal,
Postmaster Burleson is quoted a
saying.
And now he has the authority t<
back up that statement. The tradinj
with the enemy- bill is chock full o
teeth in so far as the use of the mail:
is concerned.
The legislation not only permits th<
postoffice department to exercise lar
ger powers in denying the use of th<
mails to seditious publications, but re
quires foreign language newspaper
to submit to their local postmaster:
English translations of all matter the;
print relating to the conduct of thi
war or foreign policies of the govern
ment in respect of the war.
These translations are required ti
be forwarded by the local postmaster:
to the postmaster general in Washing
ton, who will promptly shut down tip
mails on any paper printing imprope
matter. Several penalties are provid
ed in cases where false or incomplete
translations are found to have been
i- submitted.
3 The editors and publishers of such
. papers as Bull and the Masses, which
b already have been excluded from the
b mails under the old law, will no long
1 er find it possible to send copies of
- their papers out by express, as the
new law provides severe penalties for
- express companies undertaking to
l transport publications excluded from
1 the mails.
yUe hew law further provides for
- the first time authority to exercise
t a censifTship of the mails. For the
• present, however, the intention of the
5 postoffice department is to censor
only such mails as go over the border
- into Mexico.
i No attempt will be made at this
t time to censor domestic mails, nor
l those that go across the Atlantic to
. Europe, reliance being placed in the
• elaborate British censorship to pre
vent any mails of an improper charac
- ter getting to Germany in that way.
? Should the British system fail to work
i in this regard, however, it is probable
<t that the American government will
s apply a strict censorship of its own to
i all outgoing mails.
The howl of the free speech advo
cates will avail nothing. The privi
■- lege has been so badly abused as to
1 necessitate drastic action. The will of
> the majority is the basic principle of
t our government. The majority is over
V whelmingly for the preservation of de
mocracy. The recalcitrant minority
- must and will be suppressed and pre
vented from indulging acts and words
, calculated to destroy democracy by
aiding autocracy,
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POLAR PORK.
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In exploiting Alaska we Americans
have brought the polar porker into
existence. Farmers in Alaska, even as
far north as St. Michael, are now rais
f ing pigs. And they are making as
1 much of a success of their venture as
5 some farmers are in warmer climes.
- The fact is, in some parts of Alaska
3 the native-grown hogs are as fine as
, any raised in this country. Alaskans
i are always intent upon raising as
- much and as varied a line of livestock
; as possible, due to the isolation of the
territory in which they live, and the
! consequent freight charges. Alaska
• will never be really as great as its
’ preceptors wish it to be until it can
i make itself independent of the outside
resources for all or most articles of
i food, and every new success in pro
ducing the things there which we are
accustomed to here at home is herald
ed as a triumph. When polar pork
becomes so common that Alaska can
i do her own packing the ice bill for
refrigeration should not be much of
i an item of expense. Livestock in Alas
• ka is an established industry. — Wil
i liamsport (Pa.) Grit.
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ALASKA IS BUSY.
W. A. Dickey, of Landlock, is devel
oping what is known as the Rue prop
> erty near Rue cove, on the east shore
i of Knights Island. This property was
- bought by W. A. Dickey and Fred B.
s Snyder, the latter of Minneapolis, last
• fall. It is a large phyrhotite vein, car
- rying copper. This ore body is ex
1 posed on the surface at intervals by
i open cut for about 400 feet and the
• outcrop can be traced for 2000 feet.
Fifteen men are regularly employed.
Development work will be continued
during the Bummer, and it is expected
that a large body of low grade copper
ore will be blocked out.
At Fidalgo bay the Alaska Mines
Corporation, under the management of
Byron Wilson, is working what is
known as the Schlosser property, un
der a bond and lease. The company
Is shipping to Tacoma from 400 to 500
tons of copper ore monthly that will
average about 13 per cent copper.
Twenty-five men are employed and
all mining Is done by hand,—Ex.
—
It is safe to say that, while a few
people have tumbled off and down
mountains In this portion of Alaska
this season, the custom will never
become a fad. The late Bill Nye knew
of a man who slid down a mountain
side in a gold pan and when he had
reached the bottom the only evidence
of the slider left were his pants but
tons and suspender buckles, the rest
being all fried away. — Douglas
News. ,i j
One certain way to aid in making
the approaching winter a period of
plenty and prosperity is to trade at
home. Keep each Alaska-made dollar
in Alaska doing Alaska’s work as long
as possible.—Juneau Empire.
The Royal Hotel at Skagway was
recently destroyed by fire, in which **
man perished. The blaze started m
the room of the unfortunate, Charles
Abbott, who was a cook at the An
drews mine. It is thought that he went
to sleep smoking a cigarette and that
the bedclothes caught fire, burning
him to death. Other occupants of the
upper floor barely escaped. Dam
age to the building is estimated at
$10,000.
SOMETHING NEW!
Our Expert Candy Maker has just
finished a batch of FRESH PEA
NUT BRITTLE and CHOCOLATE
CREAMS made right here in Cor
dova from the purest of ingredi
ents. Drop around and take a
look at our window. It it equive
lant to buying for you can't resist
the temptation once you see this
display of deliciousness. Just
think! You can purchase these
Cordova-Made Candies for the
same price that you pay for the
factory-made article. “Seeing is
believing", make it a point to call
around at the “Den of Sweets"
and enjoy the treat oft- yiur •Itt*
SANITARY CANDY KITCHEN
Next To Cordova House
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Sporting goods, cutlery, flashlights.!
it The Northwestern Hardware f"o.
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WHAT’S the use o’ kickin’?
The rain you don’t want Z
is doin’ some feller’s crops ■
a heap o’good, an’th’fish j!
alius bites better on dark
days. Anyway, try a
pipeful of VELVET, an’
somehow th* weather’s
; anything you’d like to
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^ VELVET, the Smoothest Smoking Tobacco, j
—intr ii—inc__ ii. nej.
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Aunty
Keating’s
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Opposite city Bakery. j
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Cedar Run
High Grade, Straight Kentucky
BOURBON WHISKEY.
Quality Like Truth, Commends
Itself.
FOR SALS BY THOS. DAVIS,
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THE MINT
NOTICE TO CERDITORS.
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In the Probate Court, for the Chitlna |
Precinct, Third Division of the Ter
ritory of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph
Kearns, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned administrator for the estate
of Joseph Kearns, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit with the necessary vouchers
within six months after the first pub
lication of this notice, at his place
of business in McCarthy, Chitina pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, the same
being the place for the transaction of
the business of Bald estate.
J. B. O’NEILL,
Administrator.
Dated at McCarthy, Alaska, Sep
tember 15. 1917,
Date of first publication, Septem
ber 19, 1917. 5f I
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The Red Dragon
CORDOVA. ALASKA
A club house for everyman.
Recreation, read lag, pool
room, circulating library and
late periodicals.
Founded 1908 by Episcopal
Church.
Hours 2 p. m. to 11 p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, Supt.
PIANO TUNER
George Anderson, expert and
factory representative for high
grade pianos, players and elec
tric pianos, will be in Cordova
in the near future.
GEORGE ANDERSON
Box 991. Juneau, Alaska. .
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M. C. Thompson a. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phans 1*7. 5
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I The Secretary of the Treasury has requested all banks
throughout the United States to assist the Government
in selling the new issue of Liberty Bonds. I
We understand that the rate of 4 per cent, will be paid.
It is our opinion that you will have no trouble in selling
the Bonds after the war should you wish to do so.
Victory for America will advance civilization. You must assist
and do your bit. All you need pay row is 2 per cent, on the
amount you wish to purchase or you can deposit the entire amout;
You Must Act Quickly for the
Sale ends this Month
Bank of Alaska
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? DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU ?
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That Half Your Life is spent in fixing food—
Each Year you and your Range are companions
In cooking over a thousand meals. Surely you
deserve the best; “The Great Majestic”, The
Range with the Reputation.
If you are going to build see
us for your hardware.
“Don't forget” that when you
go hunting that we carry all
kinds of guns, rifles and ammu
nition.
Behold the duck hunter! He
riseth early in the morning and
disturbeth the whole household.
Mighty are his preparations. He
goeth forth full of hope. When
the day is far spent he return
eth, smelling of strong drink
and the truth is not in him.
HARDWARE CROCKERY
Northwestern Hardware Co.
CORDOVA, ALASKA.
Boat Supplies Sporting Goods
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BATHS
Tub and Shower.
Bath House Open Day and
Night.
First Class Barber Shop in
Connection.
ALASKAN HOTEL
BARBER SHOP,
Frank Cunningham, Prop.
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Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
Advertise in the Times—It pays
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; MEET ME AT
TheHORSESHO
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Ours
j Friends. ^
Finest Billiard and Pool 'tables In
Alaska.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand for
spruce logs and $9 for hemlock
delivered.
t CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY