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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 10,1917.
THE HEALING HANDS OF TIMEf
What will come after the war? A 11
pessimistic contemporary would have i
us believe that so much racial hatred I
has been engendered by the conflict i
that the bitterness which will ensue
will make a world of peace but little i
more desirable than war itself. The
prediction is far fetched. It is true
that the world will resemble a vast
hospital above ground and a vast >
cemetery beneath, and that the ra- <
vages of war will leave a lasting im- £
pression upon all the peoples of the i
earth. The wreckage of the conflict £
will not easily be repaired, especially '
that of the old world Where the work I
of reconstructing the ruins must be t
carried on by crippled races. These t
people would not be human if they 1
did not harbor hatred in their hearts (
for a while; they will atempt to
brand each other with the mark of '
Cain for a time; then there will come t
a day when all their grievances will c
be forgoten in the glorious work of t
rebuilding their respective communi- £
ties and redeeming civilization from t
the calamity which befell it. Thus t
will the healing hands of Time assu- t
age the grief, sooth the smarting £
pains and eventually efface the scars ’£
that now disfigure the finest peoples t
of the earth. (
Like individuals, nations are prone •
to forgive and forget. History tells <
us this. Napoleon was called the i
“Great Butcher" of his generation but 1
in less than a quarter of a century he
was celebrated in romance. Grant i
was termed the “Bloody Butcher”, >
even by his own people; now he is i
universally declared by all Americans >
as the greatest as the greatest cap- 1
tain of the age. Sherman was the 1
most detested of all the soldiers of 1
the Rebellion because of his ruthless t
methods, yet when he died he was k
borne to the grave by three generals -
in gray uniform who, with three un
ion generals, acted as pallbearers.
The splendid feeling and friendship
that sprang up betwen the two fam
ous captains of the Blue and the Gray "
at the close of the Rebellion is now o
cherished as one of the finest trad- li
itions of the Republic. w
No civil war was more bitterly i*
contested man tnat between the' e
North and South. During the dark 18
days of the Kebellion men felt that J '*
an enduring feud had been engendered |
and viewed the future with despair d
in their hearts. Then came that day ii
of days at Appomattox when Grant b
met Lee and dictated terms of the h
surrender of the Confederacy. It c
took barely three minutes for the
former to pen the memorandum of 8
agreement. Lee was wearing the a
splendid sword presented to him by r
the loving hands of his people and ob- b
served the custom of war by tender- 8
ing it to Grant. The latter gracious- o
ly waved it aside and wrote in the t
peace document: “‘‘The side arms a
of the officers shall be returned." o
And then, as if prompted by an after
thought, he wrote these magnani- 1
mous words: "The horses shall be re- 1
turned so that they can cultivate the e
fields.” The terms finally agreed r
upon. Grant quietly inquired of Lee *
as to the state of his starving sol- s
diers and issued an order to his com
missary division to honor the requl- -‘
sition of the Confederate commander f
for all needed supplies. The Blue •
and the Gray mingled freely around f
many a campfire that night and the (
long feud was at an end.
Then we are reminded of Lincoln’s
generous words, uttered in response
to the inquiry as to how he proposed i
eo deal with the South, now that it j
had surrendered. “I shall treat them '<
as though they never went away,” he >
replied. An unkind fate struck him
down before he could put his policies
of reconstruction into operation but 1
not until he had convinced the South 1
of his* sincere friendship and forgive
ness. So it was that the death of
this man came as a more severe
shock to the Southland than did de
feat itself, and those who had for
long years painted him as as black as
mortal hands and hearts could paint
another, mourned his irreparable loss
and sorowed to the very depths of
their souls.
And so there will come a day when
the hatreds of men arising out of the
jresent war will be effaced. The
■urse on those guilty of causing the
iwful conmlick will wreck its own
lompensation, and then the bloody
lag will be furled and time will wash
ill the stains away.
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ALASKA STANDS BY
THE GOVERNMENT.
Alaska is patriotic to the core, in
ilaska there will be no Hindering of
nlistments. no publication of articles
dverse to the interests of army or
iavy, no slandering of the president
nd other officers of the government
.hile war lasts. The legislature has
assed an act covering the whole mat
er and attached an emergency clause
o it so that the law immediately
oes into effect. The first section
f the act is in part, as follows:
"That in time of war or whenever
«r has been declared to exist be
ween the United States and any
ther nation or country, it shall be
nlawful for any person to do or com
mit, or cause to be done or comrnit
ed, any seditious act or thing, or to
tter, write, print or publish, or cause
o be written, printed or published
ny seditious matter whatsoever; or
o, or cause to be done, any act or
hing, or to utter, print, or publish or
ause to be written, printed or pub
ished, anything tending to excite dis
ontent, trouble, ill-feeling or hostil
ty against the government of the
Jnited States.”
The act provides heavy penalties
n both fines and imprisonment for
ts violation, but to show that the leg
slatuse was truly American there was
dded a proviso: "Provided, how
iver, that nothing in this act con
ained shall be so construed as to
rohiblt fair and honest criticism of
he policy, orders, or action of the
overnment or of any of said officers."
-Omaha World-Herald.
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LUCKY ALASKA.
In these troublous times, when the
orld is in turmoil and in the travail
f a new order of things it is good to
ve in Alaska. The strife and unrest
hich is sweeping the country outside
unknown here, and Alaskans are
tjoyfng the even tenors of their way,
scure in a peace and plenty unusual
i war times.
News reports from the outside in
icate that industrial unrest is sweep
ig the states and paralyzing Indus
y. The community outside which
isn't at least one strike under way
tnsiders itself lucky.
And taking advantage of the labor
iarcity, the industrial agitator is
broad in the land arousing class hat
id and stirring up their followers to
irroristic deeds. Scarcely a day pas
38 but that the troops are called
ut in some state to suppress Indus
■ial riots and disorders of some kind,
nd the courts are busy dealing with
t'fenders of this kind.
Workingmen have the opportunity
3 make the highest wages in history
ut in many cases they arejibliged to
uts, and thus are not able to take
emain idle through strikes and lock
heir proper advantage of the labor
hortage.
All of these things are unknown in
ilaska, thank goodness. The only ef
eet of the war on the territory has
een an increase in the cost of living,
nd that has not been greater than
n the outside.
LET'S EAT ALASKA POTATOES
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
s in receipt of a communication from
L Christensen, manager of the Land
nd Industrial Department of the Al
iskan Engineering commission, in
vhhich he desires brought to the at
ention of the people of this section,
he importance of a more general
:onsumption of potatoes and thus ef
'ect a saving in wheat and meat.
The Matanuska Valley raises a
arge crop of potatoes and we cannot
:oo strongly urge upon all consumers
.0 use this product. There is no cotn
nunity in Alaska more stable and
prosperous than Cordova and our peo
ple can do a patriotic act, and at the
same time help out the ranchers to
he westward by Insisting that they
be supplied with Alaskan grown
spuds.
;By Associated Press)
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Oct. 10. — The
province of British Columbia has gone
dry under the provisions of a bill rati
fied by the electors last year. Every
bar, brewery and distillery in the pro
vince has closed its doors to the sale
of liquor.
Breweries may ship to points out
side the province, if they can find a
market. Consumers may import
liquor.
The vending of liquor will be car
ried on by the government officials,
who will have no interest in its sale.
They may sell under the following
heads:
For merchandise or scientific pur
poses, ten gallons.
To druggists, five gallons.
To physicians, two quarts.
To dentists, one pint.
To veterinary surgeons, one gallon.
To superintendents for hospitals
use, to ministers of the gospel for sac
remental purposes. All these are safe
guarded by limitations as to doctors'
prescriptions, etc.
Thp arlminiKtratinn nf thp art will
fall to the provincial police, and the
records of sales are to be constantly
open for police inspection, and month
ly returns are to be made to the de
partment. No liquor may be con
sumed on the premises; it must be
sold for cash and only between the
hours of 7 a. m. and 6 p. m., closing
at 5 o’clock Saturday night. Clubs
are prohibited from selling liquor or
carrying it.
The vital clause of the act is Sec
tion 10. It provides:
“Except as provided by this act,
no person shall, within the province,
by himself, his clerk, servant or agent,
expose for sale, or directly or indi
rectly, or upon any pretence, or upon
any devise sell or barter, or offer to
sell or barter or in consideration of
the purchase or transfer of any pro
perty or thing, or for any other con
sideration or at any time of tfte trans
fer or any property or thing give to
any person any liquor.’’
The penalty for infraction of this
clause is imprisonment on the first
offense for not less than six months
or more than twelve months, with
hard labor; for a second offence hard
labor and imprisonment for from
twelve to twenty-one months. There
are lesser penalties for breaking other
sections.
There are wided powers of search,
and the ones of proof of sales, pre
scriptions, etc., Is on the accused.
The percentage of alcohol sold tin
ier the prohibitions of this act. is two
[>er cent proof. It does not apply to
vinegar, cider, or denatured alcohol.
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ALLIED FLAGS FLOATED
SAN JACINTO PLAZA.
(By Associated Press)
EL PASO, Oct. 10. — Flags of every
allied nation fly from the big steel
'lagpole of the San Jacinto plaza here.
Mayor Charles Davis ordered his pur
chasing agent to obtain the flags of
each ally and have them displayed
every clear day from the flagpole in
Ihe down-town plaza. The flags com
pletely fill the high flagstaff, the Am
erican flag being at the top, with a
Texas flag next and the British flag
under the famous Lone Star banner of
Ihe Texas republic.
Sporting goods, cutlery, flashlights. ~
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High tirade. Straight Kentucky
BOURBON WHISKEY.
Quality Like Truth, Commends
Itself.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA !
A club house for everyman.
Kecreation, re a d i n g, pool
room, circulating library and
late periodicals.
Founded 1908 by Episcopal
Church. —
Hours 2 p. m. to 11 p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, Supt.
PIANO TUNER
George Anderson, expert and
factory representative for high
gratW- pianos, players and elec
tric pianos, will be in Cordova
in the near future.
GEORGE ANDERSON
Box 991. Juneau, Alaska. —
M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers la
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 1*7. ~
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The Secretary of the Treasury has requested all banks
throughout the United States to assist the Government
in selling the new issue of Liberty Bonds.
We understand that the rate of 4 per cent, will be paid.
It is our opinion that you will have no trouble in selling
the Bonds after the war should you wish to do so.
Victory for America will advance civilization. You must assist
and do your bit. All you need pay row is 2 per cent, on the
amount you wish to purchase or you can deposit the entire amout.
You Must Act Quickly for the
Sale ends this Month
Bank of Alaska
HARDWARE CROCKERY
You’ll Have to Hurry
It there’s a leakage somewhere in your fuel
supply; it your coal bill is higher than it ought
to be, you’d better take quick steps to stop it.
You might as well have a hole in the coal bucket
as to use a heater that shoots three-fourths of
the heat straight up the erimney. Ten to one
that’s just what-your stove is doing. Now, here
is a stove that’s built on a different principle.
Just say 1. X. L. Heater to us, and we will put
you in possession of some facts that will put
dollars in your pocket.
“ATTENTION!”
The next new born baby that arrives in the
city of Cordova, we will present the parents,
without charge, the best go-cart in our store.
Northwestern
Hardware Company
CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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First Class Barber Shop in ♦
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Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
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Cordova Alaska (
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Furnished cabins. See Dooley.
MEET ME AT
The HORSESHOE
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
Mnest Billiard and Pool Tables In
Alaska.
IEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand for
pruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
lelivered.
X)RDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY