The Cordova Daily Times
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H. Q. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 191(>.
LET EVERYBODY “TOTE” FAIR.
Tt is reported that there is a movement on foot at Juneau
and elsewhere in southeastern Alaska to request the territorial
authorities to cancel all liquor licenses in this district on the last
day of the present month and' refund to the licensees the money
covering the period up to the first of next July, to which date
the licenses were issued. According to this paper’s idea of
right and justice the* reported movement is out of place and its
carrying out would work a hardship on many who have prac
tically all their capital invested in the liquor business and who,
according to the law governing the late election, were given to
understand that they would lx* accorded more than a year to
arrange for retiring from the business, and' they are certainly
entitled to protection of their interests. Also, the people voted
on the subject with that same understanding and, having so
voted, they are content to await the due process of law.
On tlx* other hand, it is argued that a certain element now
engaged in the liquor industry and knowing the time is limited
in which they will be permitted to carry' on their industry', will
endeavor to make a “killing” between now and the time the
law shuts them up, by violating all the laws governing their
business. This argument is not sound, for the reason that the
law of the land will take care of all such violations. Tt must be
admitted, however, that there are many licensees who should
never have lx*en licensed and who care nothing for the law so
long as they are not detected in its violation. They are here
and in Juneau, and in every other place where liquor is licensed
to be sold. These are the fellows to watch, and they will be
watched. On their actions now and until the expiration of their
licenses will depend largely the result of the local option elec
tion which will be held in the early' summer to determine
whether or not they will continue in the business during the
latter part of next year.
To all law abiding licensees this paper is in favor of extend
ing even- right and privilege embodied in the territorial act
which provided’ for the late (‘lection on the liquor question, even
to permitting them to remain in business until the end of De
cember of next year. We believe in protecting property inter
ests so long as those interests protect themselves by complying
with the laws regulating them, but no further—Douglas News.
THEIR DAY IN COURT.
It is unthinkable that the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men contemplate a strike in case the Adamson law is taken into
the courts for a test case, as some of the newspapers have been
predicting, predicating that dangerous prophecy upon the state
ments of some of the lesser lights of unionism. It has been rep
resented by some that the mere instituting of injunction suits
automatically would start tin* strike, which the country feared
some weeks ago, and which brought about the quick passage
of the Adamson Ihav.
Vice-president Sines, of the brotherhood, does not A’erify
such predictions. He believes there is no danger of a strike
while the injunction suits are being tried, and that another
strike A'ote will be necessary, in any e\'ent.
The union men, as well as the railroads, should be deeply
interested in the validity or invalidity of the law. Enough ai
jieady of debatable ground lias been occupied, without under
taking a coercing of the courts by strike threats. Public sym
pathy is a necessary adjunct to a successful strike or to anv
other great enterprise, and it is doubtful if that would be gained'
Avere a strike to be declared because the railroads Wore asking!
for their “day in court.”
Mr. Sines sees the point. He says the brotherhood leaders
have not even considered calling a strike as an answer to the
suits begun to test the Adamson huv, and the mammoth indus
trial war which irresponsible newspaper have been flashing,
probably for sinister purposes, has very lift I or no basis in fact.
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England has clapped the ban nj»on jewelry importations.
The rule doesn’t apply to wrist watches, nor monocles, we hope,
else all is lost.
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Tlio king of 0recce seems U> feel convinced now flint tlie
alli(«s understand him tliorouglily. Quite so, <|uite so, as cical
as lard', isn’t if ?
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Some persons flourish most happily in a riot of unreason
ableness. That Wenatchee* fruit grower who jumped lot) feet
into the icy Columbia river might have made a better start by
crawling into a furnace.
The wavering of lines, the tug and push, the retreat and ad
vance — it s all mighty spectacular and expensive, but there is
not much to show for if. The war is still in the deadlock stage.
\\ ho has the “silver bullet?”
(Jreat Britain is on the verge of the meal ticket program,
such as frugal and far seeing (formally long ago adopted. Hug
land is loading her economic guns for the worst, and a lot of it.
Why, tlie prices her people have to pav for food are almost as
high as residents of the United States have to pay. Can any
body calculate, from the facts now at hand, what we of the
greatest of republics would be charged for food if we were at
war? Let us have peace.
( hicago is to call in a board of ten experts to figure out the
cheapest possible diet, and also will employ ten inspectors to
find out why food prices are so high. Dr. McCann has been
pointing month alter mouth to one of the several reasons, name
l\, o\ei leiinement ot foods and the public demand for ornate
cartons containing over refined foods. A little more good old
fashioned yellow corn meal, more unbolted flour, less gilt on
the containers, please. But there are other reasons, some of
which an energetic administration in the city of Washington
might correct, it it wen* not so very, vorv d<*eplv engrossed with
the brotherhood of man business in foreign parts.
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug 8tore. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
ing).
Phones—Residence 116; office 132.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Specialty of
jPorceluin, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O'Neill’s Store.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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