IN ALASKA
ARC FEIN
In his annual report to the seeretar
of the interior, Governor J. F. A
Strong discussed fully the labor con
ditions in Alaska and the Alaska garni
law. In reporting on labor condition
the report says that the supply of la
bor during the greater part of thi
fiscal year was fully equal to the de
mand for mechanics of various kind:
and for workmen on railroad construe
tion was greater than the supply. Th<
demand for miners has also beet
greater than during the previous year
A strike of laborers and artisans em
ployed on the construction of the gov
ernment railroad at Anchorage oc
curred during the early spring. In
creased wages were asked for ant
work was partially suspended, pend
ing an adjustment of the matters in
volved. A board of conciliation anti
mediation, appointed by the president
proceeded to Anchorage, where an ex
haustive investigation was conducted
The board recommended an increast
in the various wage scales, and the
men returned to work. There has been
no difficulty experienced since, and
the wisdom of settling the strike in an
amicable manner has bsen warmly
commended. No other labor troubles
of importance have been reported
elsewhere in the territory. In some
of the mining districts increases ol
wages have been reported, also a de
crease in the working hours of men
ftnHiInVPll in Rl1rfar»*» wnrlr uhnut thn
mines. In the placer mining districts
of interior Alaska the wage scale is
$5 per day and board for an eight
hour day. The territorial legislature
session of 1915, passed a law consti
tuting eight hours a day’s work. This
law has been generally observed, ex
cept in a few cases in the placer min
ing districts, where some of the em
ployers of labor have evinced a dis
position to disregard it. Suit has been
begun in the Fourth judicial division
to test the legality of the act.
An Eight Hour Day.
An act providing for an expression
by the electors of the territory, as
to whether they are in favor or are not
in favor of a general eight hour day
for all wage and salary earners, was
passed in the Alaska legislature at its
last session, for submission at the gen
eral election in November, 1916. The
act also provides that, if the question
Is decided in the affirmative, the leg
islature shall at its next session pass
such acts as may be necessary to
cause such expression of the wishes
of the electors to become effective.
In some of the fishing sections of
the territory the usual number of
men have not been employed by the
cannery operators because of a slack
season for salmon, the run of this fish
having been greatly below the normal,
especially in southeastern Alaska In
this industry many Indians and Fili
pinos, and Chinese, Japanese and other
aliens continue to be employed. Dur
ing the year 1915 about 5.000 Indians
were given employment, an Increase
over the previous year. The figures
for the year 1916 are not available.
There has been a substantial increase
in the number of men employed in the
iode mines of southeastern and south
western Alaska and in the Copper
river valley, due to the opening of
new mines, the resumption of work on
others, and an increase of men em
ployed in the mines which have been
steadily operated. The scale of wages
paid in lode mines in coastal Alaska
is from $3.50 to $4.50 per day.
rtciier or uesmuuon.
With the increase of the population
In Alaska and the lapse of years the
demand for relief of those persons
who have become indigent and Inca
pacitated from labor through old age,
sickness or accident has naturally in
creased, and these receive some mea
sure of relief when it is required
through the operation of an act ol
congress which provides that 10 pet
cent of the Alaska fund, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
appropriated and expended for theli
relief by the judges of the differenl
judicial divisions. The judges are re
quired to file quarterly reports of the
expenditures made by them under the
act with the secretary of the treas
ury and the governor of Alaska. An
appropriation for the relief of indi
gents of the territory, to be expended
under the direction of the governoi
is also made by the territorial legia
lature.
Chapter 64 of the sessions laws o:
Alaska, 1915, provides for allowance)
to be made to those who become Inca
pacltated from making a living, elthei
through physical disability or old age
provided they have been actual real
dents of the territory since 1905, ant
have reached the age of 65 years Th)
maximum allowance per month ii
$12.50, 107 persons receiving allow
ances from the territorial treasury
as compared with 13 on September 1
1916.
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high cost news print
KILLS HUNDREDS PAPER!
Seven hundred papers in the Unite*
States suspended in the last moot
owing to the high price of print papei
Paper manufacturers admit th
prices they are charging will put 2
per cent of the publications of th
country out of business in the nex
twelve months.
i SHOWS THE m
: TO PEACE AND
r Rev. A. G. Shrlver, pastor of thi
Presbyterian church, preached <
Christmas sermon at the Sundaj
morning service, his subject beinf
"There Was No Room in the Inn." Hii
text was taken from Luke 2:7:
"And she brought forth her first
born son and she wrapped him ir
swaddling clothes, and laid him in s
manger, because there was no room
for them in the Inn."
The following are excerpts from the
sermon:
"For over four thousand years the
world awaited the fulfillment of the
promise made of God to man in Gen
3:15 of the coming of a Saviour. Fiu
ally, the slow century, the slow year
and the slow day arrived, when the
world was to receiver her king. His
coming was announced by a host of
angels, who sang the first Christmas
"arol. ‘Glory to God In the Highest,
on Earth Peace, Good Will to Men.’
"To fulfill the prophecy of Mlcali,
God caused the unscrupulous Emperor
Caesar Augustus to issue a decree
compelling all the known world te
be enrolled, thus requiring each fam
ily to journey to the town of their
forefathers. So Joseph and Mary
went up to Bethlehem to enroll, while
there Mary "brought forth her first
born son.” Here we see the Son of
God, who laid aside His celestial robes
of glory for the homespun robe of
flesh and blood. Here lay the infant,
who WflH Kirtcr nf U'imr.i «r. A X ^~A
Lords, among the cattle, because there
was no room In the inn,
"I. Is there no room for this royal
guest in the palace?
"How can the kings of the earth
receive the Lord? He is the Prince of
Peace and they delight in war. He Is
a friend of the oppressed, while the
kings lay heavy burdens on their sub
jects. He mingled with the lowly,
while the royalty associate with the
blue bloods. The spirit of this heaven
ly king finds little in common with
the kings of the earth. He is not al
lowed to rule the life of the court
or affairs of the state.
"II. Is there no room for the Master
of ceremonies in society?
"The social life of the great cities
of Jerusalem. Athens and Rome had
no room for him, because He exposed
and denounced its superficialities and
vanity. The social life of today finds
no use for Him because It indulges in
idle talk, questionable amusements,
vain pomp, butterfly fashions, beastly
habits and the waste of time on things
that perish.
"HI. Is there no room for the Prince,
of Merchants in the mart?
"The honest business man finds it
hard to compete with the unscrupulous
business man, who gives a short yard
of measure or misrepresents his goods
to the public. The latter does not hesi
tate to transfer a bit of a had account
to a good account that he may get
his money. A large part of the busi
ness of the world will not allow Him
to direct their business enterprises,
because to them a dollar is of more
value than the Kingdom of God.
"IV. Is there no room for Him the
giver of peace, joy and eternal life in
the soul?
"There are scores of lives and homes
without peace, joy, happiness and the
hope of eternity. And there are as
many answers trying to say why these
blessings are absent, when the real
PYtilannt inn tn it all ia font v,m«
have given Him, who make* possible
all these blessings, no room in your
hearts. We crowd into our hearts
everything the world offers, but we
can find no room for our Saviour. I.
we do not permit Him to dwell within
this life can we expect to live with
Hint in Heaven?
“Since there was no room for Him
in the inn, left us give Him room In
hearts and aouls, now and forever
more. Amen."
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SEN. RONAN WILL PRESENT
BILL FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Senator-elect Jack Ronan has ex
pressed his willingness to introduce
in the legislature a bill providing for
the creation of divisional high schools
out of the territorial funds The pi in
has been Inaugurated here and Se<v
ard will be a strong applicant for one
of the establiahments should they be
created.—Gateway.
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LIQUOR DESTROYED BY
UNITED STATES MARSHAL.
The liquor seized by the government
authorities at Anchorage was de
1 stroyed on the beach by United States
1 j Deputy Marshal Evans, acting on in
1 struciions from Marshal Brennaman
• The liquor destroyed amounted to 218
. cases of whiskey and beer aid told
• Mr. Evans waited until he received
word from the inurauai before eeuitip
or disposing in any other way of th«
stock. The sale of It was to have taker
. place last week, but protests begur
by the Gateway and acted upon bj
1 the Woman's Club, caused the authort
i ties to change their minds Quite i
few people went to the beach near th<
• old powder house to witness the work
> Mr. Evans, assisted by Wiliam Weuv
a er and Mike Johnson, smashed thi
t bottles deliberately one by one an<
In bunches.—Seward Gateway.
'FARMERS' WIVE!
IN FRANCE
! PARIS, Dec. 28. — "The farmers <
Prance have done well for the countr
and their efforts in the wheat field a
well as on the battlefield must be n
cognized, ’ said Ch. Brillaud de Lat
jardiere. head of the great nation;
agriculturists’ society of France, to
correspondent of the Associated Presi
"Farm hands alone furnished mor
than a third of our fighting strength
more than the men of any other occi
pation, and their exploits have fui
nishel pages of citations in the Join
ual Official. The peasants at homo
particularly the women, have, in tbei
way, done quite as well. They hav
really been the 'staff of life’ to Franc
during these trying two years, sine
they have provided the bread, but ur
til lately they got only praise, whil
those at the front got decorations.
"Every peasant woman or farmer’
wife or daughter who has replaced i
man called to arms shall have a sor
of decoration, too, in the form of i
diploma that will tell what she ha
done for her country, just as a gen
eral’s citation makes known an ac
of heroism on the battlefield.”
M. Laujaridere is qualified to speal
for the rural population; he feels th<
pulse of French agriculture ever;
morning when he opens thousands o
letters that come to his office fron
''arms all over the country. He pre
sides over the Syndicate Central de;
\grieulteurs de France. This is no
luite the same thing as the Nations
Orange in the United States, but ii
many ways it bears the same relatior
Art i t U nmmKnee tin ... «„ 1_Li.
arises more than a thousand local syn
dicates besides 17.000 individual mem
bers among the elite of the Frencl
agriculturists.
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SEWARD CAPITAL STARTS
NEW CANNERY ON INLET
Additional cannery activity on Cool
fillet is in sight for the coining spring
as the result of the purchase by the
Northwestern Fisheries Company o
the cannery at Seldovia and the pro
posed construction of a clam and sal
cannery by a company recentlj
trganlzed by W. G. Whorf.
The new concern is known as the
Uaska Salmon and Clam Packers, In
corporated, and is backed almost en
irely by Seward capital. Whorf re
cently left for the states to arrange
for the shipment of the necessary ma
chinery and cannery equipment to the
Inlet early in the spring.
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Big assortment of ladies' embroi
dered handkerchiefs just received al
Clayson's. Drop in and see them.
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Wanted—Work by woman by day 01
hour. Apply this office. 31
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PRIZES TD BE
Elaborate preparations are beint
made by the Cordova Volunteer Fir*
Department for its annual masqueradt
ball, to be held at Eagle Hall on Sat
urday night, December 30. An excel
lent orchestra has been engaged, th<
hall will be appropriately decorated
the floor put In excellent shape anc
everybody supplied with an abundant'*
of serpentine. The admission ha*
been fixed at one dollar a couple.
This is to be strictly a masquerad*
affair, and those who are not maskec
will have to sit on the side lines, a*
the floor will be reserved for the par
tlcipants in the contests for the prizes
who must be in costume and masked
Speaking of prizes, there will be man*
of them, and all have an intrinsic
value. The local business men hav*
responded liberally, and the commit
tee announces that the following con
tributions have been made, and als*
to whom the prizes will be awarded:
LIST OF PRIZES FOR LADIES.
Best Dressed I,ady — First prize
silk umbrella, donated by Mrs. Kat*
Rolfe.
Best Dressed Lady — Second prize
one electric flat iron, donated by th*
Cordova Power Co.
Most Original Costume—Silk waist
donated by Will Clayson.
Best Sustained Character — Firs
prize, manicure set, donated by Nor
them Drug Co.
Best Sustained Character — Secon*
prize, one pillow cover, donated by li
A. Hegg.
Most Comical Character — Firs
prize, one box perfume, donated b;
Cordova Drug Co.
Most Comics! Character — Secon
prize, one cake, donated by Bos
Bakery.
Best Group — First prize, dinne
party for four, 3'.ater's Restaurant.
Best Group — Second prize, $6 0
cash, donated by Alaska S. S. Co.
Best Topsy — One sack flour, di
Dated by Co-operative Trading Co.
Beat Dressed Fire Lady — Cut glas
i salt and pepper, donated by Ben Oi
1 born.
, Special Prize toption of judges) -
) Electric coffee percolator, donated by
) Northwestern Hardware Co.
MEN’S PRIZES.
Best Dressed Man — First prize, bas
ket of wine, donated by Alaskan Hotel.
BeBt Dressed Man — Second prize,
One box of Monopoles, donated by the
Northern Baloon.
Most Original Costume — First
prize, bath robe, donated by Blum,
O’Neill Co.
Best Sustained Character — First
prize, half ton of coal, donated by the
y Alaska Transfer (to.
Best Sustained Character — Second
prize, one box cigars, donated by
j Thompson & Murphy.
Most Comical Character — First
| prize, one bat, donated by Finkelstein
& Sapiro.
Most Comical Character — Second
prize, One flash light, donated by John
Rawson.
k Best Group — First prize, dinner for
four, Fred’s Place.
Best Group — Second prize, two
bottles of Cliquot, donated by O'Brien
& Simpson.
, Best Tramp — One meerschaum
pipe, donated by Horseshoe Liquor
Co.
Best Fireman — One humidor, do
( nated by Cordova House.
L Best Hebrew Character — One side
t bacon, donated by Northern Meat
( Market.
, Special Prize (option of judges)
One basket wine, donated by Thomas
Davis.
TOWN OF CORDOVA.
Municipal Taxes.
1 Town taxes are now due and pay
able to the town treasurer, H. I.
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Said taxes will be delinquent <
the Becond Monday in February, 191
at the hour of 6 o'clock p. in. ITpi
all unpaid taxes after that time a pe
alty of five per cent will ve collecte
H. I. O'NEILL,
Town Treasurer.
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Ladies’ silk hosiery, in all the de
cate shados, are the latest offering
Clay son'*.
Sheldon
AUTO STAGE LINE
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Giving an all year auto ser
vice between Chitina and Fair
banks, Alaska.
Enquire about them at Chitina
Hotel. Chitina, Alaska, before
making reservations elsewhere.
M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
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j POPULAR RECREATION PLACE j
— Where We ('an Always Find Our
Friends.
Finest Billiard and Pool Tables in
Alaska.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
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Teach Your Boy the Value of a
Bank Account.
START your boy of! right in the battle of life. Deposit
something to his credit in the bunk. If lie is woiking for
a salary, ask him to place something aside weekly. If he
is in business, show him the importance of keeping a
goodly balance in bank. I here s no telling when an opportunity
may present itself whereby a little ready cash may be the fouu
1 dation of a fortune. We do all kinds of banking
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1THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
Manhattan Hotel
R W. FERRELL, Prop.
Filectric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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1 Alaskan Hotel 1
THE H0U8E OF COMFORT i:|:
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THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
INALASKA |
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
Bar in Connection
*• ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Proprlteor* ART CLONINGFR :$■
| CORDOVA, .... ALASKA |
THE WOMAN WHO RECEIVES
her guests under the soft light of elec
tricity looks her best and knowing
this feels at her best. No other light
is so adaptable to artistic arrangement
or more convenient adjustment. If
your home is not equipped for and
with electricity let us show you why
you should have it so at once.
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office. FIRST STREET.
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Copper River &
Northwestern Ry.
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EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. ;|
Ijji Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. 1
j| Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- £■
S days and Saturdays.
!>: Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and |
ji|i Fridays.
j| Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- ;§
days and Fridays.
5 Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, j|
6 Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to clniBge without notice. j|
:i! Dlnina Car in Connection With ell Regular Peeeenger Train* Be- |
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tween Cordova and Chitina.
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska ||
jj Steamship Company building i§
| Caleb Corser W. E. Brown |
Superintendent Cordova Agent j|
II Foos Gas Engines |
| 4 to 5C0 Horse Power
General Electric Motors
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines
| Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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When Ordering Beer
= 1 INSIST ONaa
Rainier Pale
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
; Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
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Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
s Satisfaction Guranteed !
'■ Rates Reasonable