The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
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H. G. STEEL—PUBLISHERS—C. H. SCHEFFLER
H. G. 8TEEL, Editor and Manager
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DAVID AND GOLIATH
Germany is every day sinking British merchant ships all
around the British islands with little inexpensive submarines.
It is sail! that Germany is turning out a new submarine every
ten days for use in British and Russian waters, and in the
Adriatic and Mediterranean.
The question is, would it not be better to build more
swordfish and less whales.
What would become of the Arizona’s $12,000,000 worth of
steel and explosives and her crew of 1,000 men, if assailed by a
little $150,000 submarine?
No doubt the British navy prevented a German invasion
of England last autumn, hut it cannot prevent the little under
sea assassins from sinking every day her merchant ships. The
question is: Has not the nation that has the greatest number
of submarines and can handle them the best the most effective
navy?
Horse men divide horses into three classes: The blood
horse, the plug, and the “general purpose” horse, by the last
meaning a horse that is at once good for the plow, the road and
when needed, the saddle. Does not the submarine come under
the head of an “all-purpose” fighting craft?
The Arizona seems to be about the ne-plus ultra of the
huge fighting ship, and' in direct battle would sink or put to
flight a score of inferior ships. She seems to he to ships what
Goliath was to fighting men until David, with his sling and a
pebble from the brook drove the pebble into the giant’s fore
head.
Had Israel possessed a navy, we suspect that David would
have petitioned to run a submarine.
Had Cervera, when bottled up in Santiago harbor, pos
sessed half a dozen submarines, they might have stolen out at
night and sunk both the Sampson and Schley squadrons.
Should not the utmost intense study of our naval authori
ties be to see if the submarine cannot be so perfected as to be
the chiefest guardian of our coast cities and a mighty factor in
a naval battle?
The German officer who commanded the submarine that
destroyed the Majestic and the Triumph in the Dardanelles,
Captain Otto Herrin, in his report wrote:
“Just before noon, looking through the periscope, I saw
the Majestic surrounded by ten ships steaming around her in
a constant circle for her protection * * *. Seeing a welcome
space between the encircling ships, I pressed the electric
button and the torpedo was going. It cought the Majestic a
little to the rear of amidships.”
There was as little difficulty in sending the Triumph to
the bottom: the first torpedo did the business before tin* sun
was up.—Ex.
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TO PREVENT RAILROAD EXPLOITATION
Legislation making it impossible to appoint receivers of
railroad properties without the consent of the interstate com
merce commission may be introduced and pressed for passage
at the coming session of congress as a result of the investiga
tion of the Rock Island' receivership by the interestate com
merce commission. It also is proposed that receivers shall not
be appointed without an opportunity for the stockholders, who
are the owners of the railroad, to be heard.
In the case of the Rock Island, according to the testimony
produced before the commission, it was shown that the
receivership was precipitated by the demands of men who had
no direct ownership in the road and in the face of the protest
against the proceedings registered by the stockholders. What
ever may be the merits or demerits of the Rock Island case, it
is argued, the spectacular career of the road the last few years,
its financial troubles ami the losses incurred by its stock
holders make it an object of particular attention on the part of
members of congress.
The purpose of the legislation suggested is to make it
impossible to take snap judgment which may militate against I
a majority of the stockholders or creditors of a railroad
property, and it seems not unjust that there should be a provi
sion that would give the interstate commerce commission power
to name the receivers of the property of a common carrier
when it is demonstrated that a receivership is necessary. That
would follow the English law, which confers power similar to
that now exercised by the comptroller of currency in the case
of a national bank which may be in difficulties.
Congressional committees will be asked to take testimony,
in order that its feasibility may be widely discussed'. It is
believed such an inquiry would show that nearly all the rail
roads are operated strictly within the restrictions imposed by
the interstate commerce commission and that the chief sufferers
from the exploitations of a few roads have been the railroads
themselves.—Tacoma Ledger.
Recent arrivals from the interior bring the news that Bob
Sheldon made a trip between Chitina and Fairbanks in his auto
in seven days. This is the fastest time ever made between the
two cities for both ways, and is conclusive proof that the easiest
and quickest route to tin1 interior is via Cordova and Chitina.
This knowledge is being grasped by more and mare people
rvery year, and is going to result in undoubted material pros
perity to this section before many years.
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Motor boating never enjoyed such opportunities as are
>ffered its devotees this summer. The fine night, cloudless and
varrn keeps the boats on the bay and on the lake until the late
lours, or the wee sum’ ones, just as you wish to call them.
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The fine weather this summer has been a great factor in
mproving the flavor of the salmon berries. The luscious fruit
ian be found in abundance and many of the local house wives
\re engage in preserving the delicious flavor in berries.
The trip to the glaciers yesterday was a revelation to all
those who never before had an opportunity to watch these giant
naturnl wonders at close range. With reports like thunder,
and imitating the sharp rattle and crackle of machine guns,
huge masses of ice tore lose from the Childs glacier and heaved
tumultuously and thunderously into the river. One becomes
impressed with the greatness of nature and the littleness of
man when viewing the glaciers, and such an attitude of mind
is good for us all.
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Signs increase that the science of levitation has been
occupying as much attention as the science of navigation in
the Unittsl States naval academy. The boys became deft in
“lifting” examination papers.
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The sultan isn’t going to die. He sent for a German
physician who, it is said, has cured him, though he was in a
desperate wny. A German doctor couldn’t afford to let the
Turkish rules pass hence just now.
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Cordova has California heat for weather this summer, for
it is not even cold at night in this country, and the sun shines
all the time.
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We Americans are said to be investing $000,000,000 in
music, which may be one of the several reasons why business
is singing in a minor key just now.
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And now England must surrender the steak if she hopes to
win the stake.
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. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA. ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA. ALASKA
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GEO F. WHITE
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Established 1911. Formerly 12 years
with Tacoma Smelter
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BONDED GOODS
NOTHING BUT THE BEST
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GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral velng of high ftrade ore are
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
properties on Prince William
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between 8eattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
June 30.MARIPOSA. July 10
July 7.ALAMEDA. ....July 17
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. 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.
F. B. TRACY, ' T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
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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 WATSON, JULY 15
ADMIRAL EVANS, JULY 25
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 TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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Copper River &
Northwestern Ry.
;; Effective June 12th, 1915.
;; Two trains every six days between Cordova and !!
;; Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making 1!
; | connection with Alaska Steamship Co. utcr.mers arriving ''
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;; Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, <■
;; and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and •
;; Cordova. F
;; All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street ;;
; | Depot.
; ; Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- '
|| tween Cordova and Chitina. F
,, I lie above schedule subject to change without notice. !!
; Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 p. M. ;;
F Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska
II Steamship Company building F
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|| Superintendent Cordova Agent
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