MEXICAN TOWN
WHICH SHOWS
' WAR RAVAGES
OJINAGA, Mexico, Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press)—Rearing their crumb
ling walls along the sky-line of the
south bank of the Rio Grande, the
ruins of Ojinaga, opposite Presidio,
Texas, tragically exemplify the rav
ages wrought in Mexico by eight
years of revolution.
The town, which has been frequent
ly mentioned in the news dispatches
recently as the headquarters of Gen
eral Antonio Pruneda, who was in
structed by his superiors to co-operate
with the American punitive expedi
tion, has been bombarded several
times and has been in the hands of
many masters.
Years ago it was a flourishing little
city, doing considerable business with
the American side.
Today it is a wreck. The custom
house, the walls of which are gaily
decorated in colors of pathetic tawdri
ness, as if to conceal the underlying
shabbiness of the structure; the
ancient church, which has escaped
comparatively scathless; the flat
roofed, one-story military head
quarters; a few dingy shops—these
are the Ojinaga that is. And scat
tered throughout the town are the
empty and cracked shells of build
ings that were.
Ojinaga’s rum is more nearly com
plete than that of most other revolt
racked Chihuahua towns. Chihuahua
City. too. has been battered and bur
feted by war, but it still wears at
least the semblance of some prosper
ity. Juarez has gone through many
an ordeal of fire and sword: yet it
retains a certain air of bustle and
gaiety.
Not so with Ojinaga. Her own citi
zens are quickest to admit the town’s
utter desolation; but they are also
quick to add that when normal con
ditions are restored. Presidio’s twin
again will come into her own.
MONTANA PRESS MAKES
SENSIBLE SUGGESTION
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—While exact figures
will not be obtainable until late au
tumn, when snow comes and foresters
can make a complete survey, it has
been semi-officially estimated that be
tween 300,000 and 400,000 acres of
* valuable timber will have been
f burned in Montana this year.
The heavy loss this year is excep
tional, but there has scarcely been a
year in which the damage was not
tremendous. The state press is be
ginning to urge vigorously a reorgan
ization of the government’s forest
protection system.
One recommendation which has at
tracted considerable attention is to
use military forces in peace times
for forest patrol.
Job printing at Daily Times
AMERICAN TOWNS
HAVE JUST GRIEVANCE
AGAINST PASSPORTS
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—Passport regula
tions of the United States, which
prevent hundreds of Mexicans in
Sonora from crossing to this side of
the international line to do their
trading, have caused considerable
complaint among the merchants of
Arizona border towns who have here
tofore reaped a harvest from Mexican
patronage.
The Mexican shoppers often pre
sented some peculiar contrasts. For
merly many Mexican families, their
nakedness barely covered by the
rags they wore, but with thousands
of dollars in their purses, crossed the
border for their annual buying trip.
After a day or two they would re
cross to the Mexican side, members
of the family wearing as much of
their clothing purchases as possible in
order to escape Mexican import du
ties. Sometimes a man would be
seen wearing several suits of cloth
ing, with four or five hats, one upon
the other, on his head. Such sights,
once common, are rarely observed
now.
NATIVES OF TAHITI
BITTEN BY STRIKE BUG
PAPEETE, Tahiti, Aug. 20 (bv
/
mail).—A successful strike of Papette
wharf laborers for a substantial ad
vance in wages has been followed by
a general demand for increases by all
classes of labor in Tahiti and neigh
boring islands.
The demands generally have been
granted because the labor supply is
very short.
The leading trading houses of Pa
peete have joined in an effort to
remedy the situation and, it is re
ported, an attempt may be made to
bring in a thousand Japanese or
other laborers.
SOCIETY ISLANDERS
OPPOSED TO CHINESE
PAPEETE, Tahiti, Aug. 20 (by
mail).—Boycott of the Chinese in the
Society Islands is the object of a
movement started by returned sol
diers.
The Chinese are so firmly estab
lished in Tahiti and other French
islands that many believe the eco
nomic movement against them will
not meet with success.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
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borne.
Try the Club Billiard Hall for
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DIMON NICKALOFF
Currier Building,
C Street. P. Q- Box 986‘
Keist Furniture
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New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods on Commission
Next dcor to Alaska S. S. Office
YOUR FURS MADE TO ORDER
Best work guaranteed. Low
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customers.
R. W. Drew
Tacoma's Expert Furreir
11th and B’dw'y, Tacoma, Wash. ,
COOPER ESTATE
LOTS AT SACRIFICE
The heirs of A. B. Cooper, deceased,
offer for sale the northwest double
corner of Third avenue and C streets
at $1250. This corner was bought by
Mr. Cooper a number of years ago
as the best residence or apartment
site he could buy. Look at it and you
will confirm his judgment.
SEE KELLY
Cordova Adjustment Company
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Billiard Hall carries one of the
most complete stocks of Tobacco
and Cigars handled by any store
in Alaska?
We have special facilities for
storing tobacco to preserve its
strength and insure it reaching
you in perfect condition. You
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here, moist and fragrant.
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Standard Brands of
Cigars
including large sizes in the
Mozart, Lovera, Optimo, Up
mann, Roi-Tan and La Prefer
entia.
2 for 25c
$6.0Q per box of 50
Popular brands of Smoking To
baccos in tins, such as Velvet,
Prince Albert, Tuxedo.
3 for 50c
$2.00 per dozen
We carry a full line of Pipes,
Tobacco Pouches and other
Smokers’ Accessories.
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BILLIARD HALL
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WINDSOR HOTEL
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C St., Opp. Hegg's
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A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
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Good Friers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
' JOElREY
Phone 22
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And the Rates Are Right.
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