Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
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the local news published herein.
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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1918
A BUSINESS-LIKE PROPOSAL
With a view towards relieving the
almost hopeless congestion of official
ac tivities in Washington, Congressman
Robbins of Pennsylvania has come for
ward with a most sensible suggestion.
It is his idea that many of the gov
ernmental bureaus could be more ad
vantageously conducted were they re
moved from the national capital to
those sections of the country wherein
arc centralized activities over which!
they have respective supervision. For
instance, he thinks that the Food Ad
ministration should establsh its head
quarters at Chicago, the center of the
food-producing territory; the Shipping
Board at New York, the nerve center
ol our commerce; and the Fuel Ad
ministration at Pittsburgh, which is in
lie heart of the coal Industry
There would be a double advantage
in such an arrangement; Not only
would those in charge of these sev
eral departments be enabled to do
business at close range and keep in
immediate touch with their respec-j
live activities, but it would mater
ially relieve the pressure at Wash
ington. Were this done, the bureaus
could till be cotnodiously situated in
the cities chosen, and be- able to
transact business with more facility
than the present. Washingeon is at the
tin sent time overcrowded; its offices i
and officials being packed together as
tightly as sardines in a can. and the
situation is rapidly growing much
worse.
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NOT DOING OUR FULL DUTY
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When you talk about revolt, starva-j
tion and other bugaboos that are sup
posed to weaken Germany and dis
organize her fighting forces you are
not only giving aid and comfort to
the enemy hut you are making a fool
of yourself, measured by the ordinary
standard of intelligence The well
regulated Hun is a savage by instinct,
and a savage will thrive and grow
strong on fare that would weaken and
discourage a higher grade of civiliza-f
tion. So make up your mind that ini
any starvation game the Huns have
the odds in their favor as l'ar as en
durance is concerned. Here in the!
United States we have contracted
gout, dyspepsia and other diseases
that go with overeating and drinking.
Now. because the food administration,
has laid down a few rules and regu
lations for the good of the cause, and
at the same time for the good of our
general health, we are given to boast-;
ing of the patriotic sacrifices we are
making. The fact of the matter is
that while Mr. Hoover has performed
Ills work most capably we have not
yet made even a good start in the con
servation of food—we have been a na
tion of overeaters so long that It re
quires time to get us down to a sen
sible, reasonable basis of eating. Had
(iermany and Austria today 50 per
cent of the food allowance per cap
ita that we have In the United States
for civilians, the arrogance and cok
sureness of the Huns would be in
creased 100 per cent We are eating
like gluttons as compared with the
countries we are fighting, but the Hun
has been taught the very essential les
son of keeping a full gauge of steam
with less wastage of fuel. If it be
comes necessary for the government
to make further reductions In our ra
tions, as It probably will. It will only
put us one step nearer the right sort
of living that Is the best safeguard
for the healthful physical and men
tal development of a great nation. It
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v.i'l be a most excellent thing Tor all
c:' ns if the majority of the present
! food regulations remain in efTect after
I the war. Wp will have less pussy
I apoplectics and more alert minds and
bodies, trained to defend themselves
against the foes in our own house
holds. Also we will breed a better
and more Capable race of people when
I we quit making garbage cans out of
our stomachs.
So remember there will lie no food
riots or othe/ riots of any conse
quence in Germany for a long time to
come. The savage instinct and blood
lust will follow the mailed fist to the
i finish and the finish can only be made
| satisfactory to civilization by the
wholesale killing of Germans and
I feeding our allies as they deserve to
I lie fed.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST
Mrs. .1. li. Bogart returned homo to
day ftaini a pleasure trip to the states.
Itev Harry C. Munro was a Farra
gut passenger en route to Katouche.
City council meets in semi-monthly
session tonight.
II M Parker is acting as purser
on the present trip of the Northwest
ern.
Pete Conta is requested to immed
iately report to the local exemption
hoard.
Captain Geo II Palmer, pioneer
merchant of Knlk. was a passenger
to the westward on the Farragut.
Hr K. A. Kyvig of Anchorage was
homeward bound on the Farragut from
a trip outside.
Steamer Northwestern is scheduled
to leave for Valdez tomorrow morn
ing at li o'clock
A .1 Wendler, one of the leading
business men of Anchorage, was
aboard the Farragut on his way home
from a trip to the states.
Mrs Sophia Scott returned on yes
terday's train from a several weeks'
vislt with friends at Strelna and Mc
Carthy.
Mrs .1. C. Dougherty has moved her
ladies' furnishing store to the Schiller t
building, next door to the old place of |
business.
Mrs Kd. Itichniond left for Val-i
tiez yesterday to visit with her hus
band, who is at Fort Idscum, before
he is transferred to the states.
('apt. A. C. Lathrop left on the Far
ragut yesterday morning for Anchor
age, and expects to return to Cor
dova on the North western
1,. I- Cummings was an arrival on
today’s boat from Seattle to accept j
a position in the office of the Blum,
O'Neil Company.
W M Klliott of Valdez is here to-j
day on his return from the states, j
where he has been attending the Ma
onic grand lodge
"The Bad Boy,’’ a comedv-drama in
five acts at Ktnpress theater tonight
Also a Triangle comedy, "Maggie’s1
First False Step."
Charles St. Clair was an arrival j
yesterday from Seattle and will leave;
shortly for Katalla, where he has oil!
land holdings which are being devel-j
oped.
Mrs. .1. C. Kline was an arrival in
I
I Cordova yesterday to ioln her husband,
' the new agent for the Pacific Steam
ship Company.
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Mrs. M. Brook of San Pranslsco ar
rived In Cordova on the steamer North
western and will spend a couple of
months here visiting her son, Mal
; coin! Brock.
The restricted district closed Sun
day at midnight, in compliance with
orders from the United States Mar
shall's office.
S. F. Hood was a returning passen
ger on the Northwestern from a trip
outside to visit his son before he
leaves for France.
Mrs. T ('. Brice and daughter, Miss
Lois of Anchorage aro visiting Cor
dova friends today on their return
home from a trip to the stater,.
Mrs. K. K. Manteil was an arrival on
today's steamer and has taken a lease
I on the rooming house over the North
; ern drug store.
I
Mrs. John He Leo, mother of Hoy
He Leo. assistant superintendent of
the Copper River railway, left Se
attle today to visit her son and his
family in Cordova.
Word has been received to ihe ef
fect that O. ('. Meyers, formerly with
the Cordova Bower Company, does
not intend to return here, having se
cured a position in the states
The regular Thursday train will
leave here on Wednesday morning
and return early Thursday in order
thal the people along the Copper
River valley may attend the Fourth of
July celebration in Cordova.
D. C. Sargent will leave on the
steamer Alaska for the outside in
order to attend a meeting of the ex
plosive inspectors in Chicago on July
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Jack Stafford and John Boyd of
Fairbanks arrived from Dawson this
morning and left on the train for
Strelna to visit his friend. Angus Me-;
Dougal.
Mrs. Helen Van Cant pen, whose j
short stories have entertained many!
magazine readers, was the guest of
Cordova friends today She is on her
way to Seward, where she expects to
spend the summer.
F. M Jordan and I. L Middle-j
camp, owner and superintendent re-j
sportively of the Ellamar copper mine,
spent the day in town, on their re-'
turn to the westward from the states.
The remains of Sam Ning, a China
man employed at the Hoonah Pack
ing Company, who died here, will he
shipped to Seattle by undertaker Hol
den. oil the next southbound boat
Mrs 1! O Graham and daughters.
Misses Mildred and Ethel Graham, of
Seattle, arrived today to make Cordova
their future home. Mr. Graham Is at
torney for the Copper llivor ft North
western railway.
Fred S. Frederiekson, of the Blum,
O’Neil store, was today inducted into
military service upon instructions from
the Kitsap county. Washington, local
board and w ill leave on the Northwest
ern for Fort l.istum
The remains of Jalmor lasacson,
who was killed on the Copper Riverj
railway Friday afternoon, were buried
at Cordova cemetery today. Rev. E.
P. Zoigler oficiating Deceased was
25 years old
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Yesterday afternoon the deck burned
off a siv span bridge at Mile 72, which
was reported today and the local left
here at noon. The fire was caused by
hot coals dropping from a passing lo
comotive.
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Judge K. F Medley "ill deliver the
Fourth of July oration at Nugget
Creek, where a celebration has been
arranged for the miners in that sec
tion. A program of athletic events
will take place and as prizes War
Savings stamps are to be awarded,
instead of cash.
E. T. Stanuard, manager of the Ken
necott Coper Corporation mines, ac
companied by his bride, was In town
today receiving the congratulations of
his friends Mr. and Mrs. Stanuard
are going through to Latouche, but
will shortly ruturn to Cordova, and
leave for Kennecott. their future
home. *
Fifty of the draft men from Juneau.
Wrangell and Petersburg, who have
been stationed at Fort Seward. Haines,
for the past couple of weeks, are
aboard the statner Northwestern for
Fort Liseum. Valdez, where they will
relieve the men there, as the Four
teenth infantry expects to be shortly
transferred to the states
The steamer Northwestern arrived
at 10 o'clock this morning with the
following passengers for Cordova:
Mrs. It (). Graham, Mildred Graham.
Ethel Graham. W ilandall. S E. Hood,
S H. Conner. Katherine Koblser., Mrs.
C. C. Hobison. L. L. Cummings, Mrs.
.1 IV Ilogart, M Mann, Mrs. N Stod
dard. Mrs. Mantel!. P C Williams, J
Nordstrom. Also 40 steerage.
The steamer Admiral Farragut
docked here at 5 o'clock Sunday. Her
Cordova passengers were Mrs. J. H.
Kline. Mrs. Jennie Saunders. Mrs. Wm.
Harding. Laura Jane Harding, Clar
ence Smith. Chas F. Sinclair, Ed.
Erstad. W. C. Bradley, II G. Con
way. Mason II. Flemming. John Glske,
K. Youcknen, David Maxwell. Joe Bur
nis and nine third cabin.
I
When Planning a Visit to
McCarthy stop at
Marshall’s
Rooms Large, Light
Sunny and Commodious
Your Glad Rags—
Look just like new when cleaned at
--TOM HUBBERTS
A Group of Prominent Bankers and Capitalists Conceived the Idea of
and Financed the
BANK OF ALASKA
With tne Aim that Its Growth Will Give
the Name Full Significance
Practically all the territorial banks In Alaska h3d their origin In
a mercantile business, and were the outgrowth of a condition. The
BANK OF ALASKA was launched purely as a bank, and without the
support of other interests than the business that comes to It in the
regular channels.
The trend of American banking legislation is toward branch bank
ing systems. The pioneer In this territory is the BANK OF ALASKA,
which is the first and so far the only branch system.
Complying with the laws and regulations governing the Institu
tion, from the combined paid-in capital there Is apportioned to each
branch sufficient capital to cover the legal requiremnt of an Inde
pendent bank. Each branch makes f' II Individual report to the bank
ing board. Each must show how it Is progressing Individually.
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vantages of a metropolitan bank, having the facilities of checking ac
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JUST RECEIVED
A Large Shipment of
UVE
CHICKENS
Excellent Fryers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FRY
Phone 22