THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1920
LAND-LEASING BILL PASSES
The conference committee having
agreed upon the provisions of the coal
fej>d oil land-leasing bill, today sub
mitted its report and the senate and
house immediately passed the act,
which will become a law as soon as
President Wilson attaches his signa
ture to it, which he will likely do this
week. *
Just what the provisions of the bill
are, so far as it relates to Alaska, is
not definitely known since it has
passed through the conference com
mittee, but our press dispatches last
week intimated that it was more lib
eral than in the original form.
Cordova is the gateway to both the
oil and coal lands in the Katalla and
Yakataga fields, and in consequence
will reap considerable benefit from
the new law, if the bill permits of the
development of these natural re
sources. In order that our readers
may be fully informed as to the pro
visions of the bill, the Daily Times
has wired the Associated Press to
furnish it with them, which will be
published as soon as received.
HENRY FORD IS FOOLED SOME
' When we heard that Henry Ford
had decided to spend his millions in
publishing an international webkly
from the little camp of Dearborn,
Mich., we immediately grabbed the
impression that this would be a news
paper that no editor could afford to
be without; that having all that
money and being unpurchasable, and
the most independent man on earth,
he would handle every subject without
gloves, and right. We had always in
tended to subscribe for that paper,
but had neglected it, and yesterday
in our mail we received a copy ad
dressed to “W. F. Thompson,” it being
“The Ford International Weekly,” the
Dearborn Independent, for November
15. After taking one look at it and
reading the leading article, Henry
Ford lost a subscriber.
it seems that Henry is credulous;
that he hasn’t had as much experi
ence in the newspaper game as we
have since we started to learn the
business at Howard City, Mich., forty
years ago last August. Henry takes
a well-written article from,,, an un
known correspondent and futures it
as the truth, whereas in inis $ase he
is simply playing the promoter’s game
for the promoter, unconsciously, no
doubt. His page is a full-page pic
ture of imaginary conditions in Alaska.
There’s a fellow sitting in a hard^
wood chair on solid ice, on a moun
tain in Alaska (it is labeled “Alaska”),
his Stetson hat nicely peaked beside
him on the ice; he is in his shirt
sleeves and a white linen shirt, at
that, with a tie and a flowing collar
and prospector’s boots. The only
other thing he has on is a vest and
an expression of despair and rage,
while over him as in a dream are the
Continental band of fife and drums,
three pieces, handed down from Wash
ington’s time, indicating the spirit of
Freedom. And the whole article,
breathing fire and smoke and alleging
horrible conditions in Alaska, is noth
ing but an Outside promoter’s wail be
cause the government will not allow
uon-resident get-rich-quick fakirs to
grab all the oil and mineral and tim
ber wealth of Alaska, preferring to
hold said wealth for Alaskans of the
next generation, who will know how
to make something of it.—Fairbanks
News-lVIiner.
Now that the oil and coal land
leasing bill has passed both houses, it
is only a question of a few days when
it will be signed by the President,
and the law become operative. This
should be the beginning of a new era
f®r Cordova.
ENGLISH ARMY OFFICER
WANTS TO MAKE FLIGHT
ACROSS PACIFIC OCEAN
VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 11 (by
Associated Press).—Major D. A. Yar
nold of the Royal flying corps, who
was in Vancouver recently, is today
en route to England to obtain permis
sion to attempt to fly across the Pa
i cific ocean. If the formal approval is
obtained, Major Yarnold intends to
proceed to Weybridge to superintend
the construction of the machine he
hopes to pilot from San Francisco to
Australia.
Major Yajnold is listed among the
Brigtish aces. Thirty-two German air
planes and eight sausage balloons are
officially recorded to his credit. He
wears several decorations and was
thrice wounded in action.
The flight between San Francisco
and Honolulu is the most difficult part
of the jaunt to Australia ,in Major Yar
nold’s opinion. The total distance is
estimated at 6,575 miles. From Syd
ney, Australia, to' the Fiji islands is
about 1,748 miles; from Fiji to Hono
lulu is 2,736 miles, and from Honolulu
to San Francisco is 2,089 miles.
WILL USE GAS MASKS
IN EXTINGUISHING FIRE
LONG RAGING IN MINE
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 11 (by Asso
ciated Press)—Gas masks such as were
used by the American army in France
are to be supplied to the men of the
United Verde Mining Company at Je
rome, Ariz., to overcome sulphur
fumes while they make the last dash
to put out the fire which has been
raging in the mine, far underground,
for the past twenty years, according
to Commissioner Johnson of the Ari
zona corporations commission.
To reach the fire and attack it from
a new angle, a new opening is to be
made, the commissioner says. To do
that it has been Hound necessary to
remove an lod slag dump which is
a veritable mountain. A gigantic
steam shovel, s#id to be one of the
largest in existence, is to move the
slag mountain. Six bites and it fills
a car with slag; 300 bites and a train
is ready to move.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prioes that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
Delicious mince pie at the City
Bakery. 13-tf
Congoleum Rugs, suitable for every
room in your house, can be found at
the Northwestern Hardware Co.
Job printing at Dally Times office.1
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light housekeeping. Phone 128.
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C Street. P. O. Box 9M.
Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods on Commission
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
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