TO REGULATE
(Bv Associate• Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. — In con
nection with proposed amendments
to the Harrison narcotic law, which
are to be considered by congress,
Charles B. Towns, of New York, an
authority on anti-drug legislation,
urges that congres empower Presi
dent Wilson to appoint a committee
to investigate the whole subject of
federal responsibility in the solution
of the habit forming drug problem.
Devoting a twenty page pamphlet to
"the information of congress,” Mr.
Towns declares that the findings of
such a federal committee would help
the various states to arrive at a uni
form solution of the drug problem,
and "would establish a legislative,
medical and sociological precedent
would give this country for the
first time the primacy it ought to
have in asking other countries to join
with us once and for all in terminat
ing this evil.”
"My findings have shown," said Mr.
Towns, "that not more than ten per
cent of those afflicted with the drug
habit are entitled. to use drugs con
tinuously because of physical disa
bility. We are sacrificing ninety per
cent of those who could be well and
normal without the drug to alleviate
suffering of some few incurable per
sons.”
Among many loopholes in the pres
ent laws, Mr. Towns pointed out that
a drug taker or any person purport
ing to be a drug taker can at present
have just as many physicians pres
cribing a narcotic for him as he may
see fit to have, and he may demand
just as much of the drug as he
chooses to take.
"The doctor does not have to find
out whether or not the patient is a
confirmed drug taker; he can take
the man s word for it, and prescribe
just what the patient asks for. A few
such ‘patients' could practically cor
ner almost the entire habit forming
drug market, and, if they wanted to
do so, could establish themselves in
the habit forming drug business."
After pointing out the extent to
which many so-called patent medi
cines and "proprietaries” are respon
sible for the growth of drug addic
tion Mr Towns suggested that one
solution of the drug problem might
be to restrict the manufacture, sale,
prescribing and administering of opi
ates strictly to the crude opium, to
laudanum and paregoric, rnd to hold
the physician to a strict accounta
bility of all these he personally pre
scribes or administers.
“We can dispense even with mor
phine and all of the opium alkaloids,”
he said “l can go back to the time
in the south when there was an old
rosewood medicine chest with a ball
of opium and a vile paregoric, and
these easily met every possible need
where opiates were considered neces
sary to alleviate pain. The medical
profession would not be inconven
ienced in the slightest degree by such
a restriction and it would at once
eliminate every unfavorable hazard
that has grown out of the UBe of habit
forming drugs for medical prescrip
tion.”
Mr. Towns also urged that the sale
of hypodermic syringes should be
restricted to purchase by physicians'
prescription. “Outside of New York
State," he said, "these can be bought
in any drug store and in most de
partment stores as easily as a pack
age of chewing gum." He declared
that the nurse should not be allowed
possession of a hypodermic needle ex
cept by the physician's order, and
that the dose to be administered
should at all times be strictly regu
lated by the physician.
"A committee of able men appoint
ed by the president, with adequate ap
propriation to enable them to conduct
hearings and make investigations and
empowered to go to the bottom of the
drug problem — take off the roof and
open up the whole business to the
blue sky, could do wonders," said Mr.
Towns. "The states could then en
act proper corelative and interacting
legislation and the drug situation
would be securely In hand.
“As soon as the war is over the
time will be ripe and right for us to
bring about the necessary interna
tional understanding on this subject
with all of the prime movers of the
world."
KILLING YOUNG PIGS CAUSE
PORK EAAAINE
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 9. — Because of the
high cost of feeding stuffs farmers
have been destroying litters of young
pigs at birib, much to the dismay of
a government agricultural committee,
which has been conducting a cam
paign to induce stock raisers to help
ward off a pork famine. Farmers de
fended their action with the statement
that the government wa sallowing ex
port of meal to Holland which ought
to be kept in this country. The con
sequent Increased price of feeding
pigs, the farmers contended, made it
impossible for them to make a profit
on their pigs.
GOVT. RAILROAD'S
SHOP
One of the most notable improve
ments made at the Anchorage termi
nal during the season just passed is
the new machine shop, which is now
nearing completion.
The building consists of a main
structire 50 feet wide by 250 feet
long, flanked by a shed portion 40
by 250 feet feet, affording a total floor
space of 22,500 square feet. The main
structure is spanned by 21 heavy trus
ses, 50 feet clear span, spaced 12 1-2
foot centers and at a height suffi
cient to give 40 feet clear space below
them. Two tracks on 22-foot centers
run the entire length of the building
and will readily accommodate ten
units of rolling stock for repairs or
overhauling. Under these tracks, at
the easterly end of the building are
located twin concrete steam heated
repair pits, 50 feet in length, connect
ed by a transverse wheel drop-pit of
sufficient size to handle locomotive
drivers up to 48 inches in diameter.
Next season spicially designed hosit
ing cylinders will be Installed in the
pits to facilitate the removal of loco
motive drivers, and trucks; and an
electric overhead crane, traveling the
entire length of the shop, of 40 tons
capacity, with auxiliary 15 ton hoist
ing block, will be provided.
The blacksmith shop occupies the
westerly 100 feet of the shed portion
of the building. The present equip
ment, consisting of six forges, 3a 2,
000 pound steam hammer and plate
rolls with a capacity for handling
plates up to 5-8 of an inch thick and
12 feet wide, is to be augmented later
with punches and shears, pillar
cranes and the other necessary ap
paratus.
Next to the blacksmith shop is the
tool and supply room, with the usual
equipment of grinders and lathes.
Carried overhead at this point and
supported by the roof trusses are two
35 horse power motors, which are to
drive the line shafting as soon as
current is available. These motors
are very heavy, slow speed type and
were formerly in service at the Pan
ama canal, and it is to accommodate
these and other similar electrical
that makes necessary the use of 110
volt direct current for power pur
poses.
In the extreme east end of the shed
portion of the building am the shop
jffices, where provision has been
nade for private offices for the mas
;er mechanic, shop foreman and the
slerieal force. A stationery supply
room has also been provided.
Between the offices and the tool
room, occupying the remaining length
pf the building, is the machine shop
proper. The usual eequipment has |
been installed, including a car wheel
boring machine, planers, radial drill
press, axle lathe, bolt cutters and
pipe cutters. In addition, a new .36
inch lathe and 30 ton wheel press
have been placed.
The outer walls of the machine
shop are double, with eight inch air
space between and plank surfaces.
The entire roof is planged and cov
ered with asbestos rofing.
Pipe coils and radiators utilizing
the waste steam from the power plant
through a vacuum system, will fur
nish heat for the entire building, su
perseding the stoves now In use.
Natural lighting is provided by 148
large and 40 small windows, and a
skylight 130 inches wide, running the
full length of the building made up of
sheets of wire reinforced glass, 44 by
130 inches and weighing about 280
pounds each. Artificial liehtin* will
be provided by 300 and 200 watt Maz
da lamps suitably distributed through
out the shops.
It Is planned to instal a large am
ount of additional equipment next
season and when this is done the An
chorage shops will be of ample ca
pacity to undertake all ordinary rail
road and floating equipment repair
work, even of the heaviest type. —
Alaska Railroad Record.
AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN
TREATED KINDLY RUSSIA
STOCKHOLM, Jan 9. — Not all
American business men who visit Rus
sla succeed in doing as much bnsiness
as they had hoped — although the ex
ceptions are few and far between—
but whether they succeed or not they
come back to Stockholm telling the
same story of the manner in which
they were received.
"I am afraid that Americans don't
treat any foreigners the way tht
Russians treat Americans," said one
man Just back. "I have traveled some
10,000 miles in Russia in the last
few months, and been everywhere em
barrassed by kindness. Strangers
smoothed away difficulties of language
and customs for me, saw to It that
I had a seat in the crowded dining
cars, and in short looked after me at
if 1 were thOIr dearest friend. Othei
Americans told me they had received
the same welcome and attentions
everywhere.”
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Now is the time to subscribe for th<
Times — $5 for six months
MUCH SUFFERING
AMONG RELIEF
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 9. — Advices re
ceived here indicate that this winter
is causing the greatest amount of anx
iety among relief workers in the Holy
Land. The food situation is no bet
ter than it. was a year ago, and the
greatest suffering is caused by the
want of fuel and light.
The cold in Jerusalem during Janu
ary and February is intense, and the
scarcity of fuel is bo severe that it
is difficult to have a fire even to
cook with. Petroleum, formerly
brought in abundance from the Rus
sian oil fields as well as from Ameri
can sources, is not to be purchased
at any price. Coal, formerly obtained
from France and Wales, is nowhere
obtainable even in the smallest quan
tities. The only fuel remaining Is
wood, and very little of this is to be
had, and that at a very high price
Even before the war the wood supply
had become very scanty, owing to ne
glect of proper forestry work and the
lack of forest laws. In many districts
even the fruit trees are being cut
down to provide wood requisitioned
by the government for the operation
of trains.
Although the harvest throughout
Palestine has been very good, the peo
ple have derived little benefit, owing
to the requisitioning of all the crops
by the military authorities. Sugar
has long been practically unobtain
able. There are no stores of food
available for the peoples of the towns
this winter, but the peasants in the
country districts have in many cases
been able to hide a part of their crops
from the miltary. In towns, the desti
tution and exhaustion is so severe that
actual starvation seems the inevitable
lot of a considerable part of the in
habitants.
The Turkish government's introduc
tion of paper money has caused great
hardship. The inhabitants of Pales
tine are unused to such money, and
have no desire to become accustomed
to it. In spite of the most stringent
government regulations against any
preference being shown for coined
for paper money, and change is only
to be obtained secretly at a heavy loss
to the owner of notes.
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(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. !). — There are
approximately two and one half times
as many American sailors now ship
ping for foreign ports than at any
time previous to the war, according to
Dr. George S. Webster, secretary of
the American Seamen's Friety Soci
ety. He attributes this increase to
the increased wages being given sea
men and partly to the improved con
ditions under which they are work
ing.
Dr. WebBter says: "The past three
years have marked an almost unbe
lievable increase in the number of
Americans who are shipping us sail
ors. At our sailors’ home on the
North river waterfront, the men we
had previously cared for were almost
entirely British, Swedish and Ger
man. If an American born sailor
should have mingled with this com
pany, he would have been more or less
conspicuous. Today we frequently
lodge American sailors, and they are
practically all men who had not seen
service in the merchant marine prior
to the outbreak of the war. It is a
very fair estimate to say that fully
two and one half times as many Am
ericans are now seafaring men as
prior to the war. We can no longer
say the American is a 'land lubber.'
"We venture to predict at the Am
erican Seamen's Friend Society that
the proportion of American born sail
ors to those of other nationalities will
immensely increase after the war. In
case there is a slight lapse in Indus
trial activity, the seafaring life will
doubtless be of attraction to many
who have not heretofore considered
It.”
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John Rawson has removed his bar
gain store to the Northern block, op
posite the Cordova House.
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Ladies’ and gent's shoes oiled am
shined. Alaskan Hotel barber shop
Prompt delivery.
If in need of Job*printing phone tin
Dally TimeB office.
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TOWN OF CORDOVA.
Municipal Taxes.
Town taxes are now due and pa)
able to the town treasurer, H.
O’Neill, at his office.
Said taxes will be delinquent o
the second Monday in February, 191'
at the hour of 6 o’clock p m. Upo
all unpaid taxes after that time a pet
alty of five per cent will ve collected
H. I. O’NEILL,
Town Treasurer.
notice.
All creditors o' the Cordova Pad
,lng Company, who have not herett
| fore presented their claims to N
Brock, at the Blum, O’Neill Htore. ar
i requested to do so at once.
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Big assortment of ladles’ embro
dered handkerchiefs just received a
Clayson’s. Drop in and s< e them
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Be a Dally Times reaaer.
j A Penny Saved
Is a Penny
Gained.
By BREEN.
The wise housewife
raves many a penny read
ing the newspapers.
If there is -i bargain
advertised sh? not mis3
it. She o mtly is
looking for it.
It is up t the mer
chant. Keep he house
wife posted. Let her
know through the news
paper what yc i have to
offer. Incidentally men
today ransack the news
papers for btrgains as
assiduously as d< > women.
If you want to sell
your wares at 'vertise.
Advertise in the best
medium, the nevs ipaper.
Also if y >u want to buy
successfully read the ad
| vertiserr ents.
WMMKMM S -Ml1
Sheldon
AUTO STAGE LINE
Giving an all year auto ser
vice between Chitlna and Fair
banks, Alaska.
Enquire about them at Chitlna
Hotel, Chitlna, Alaska, _ before
making reservattogf*"here.
M. C. Thompion urphy
The MECCA
Thompion & Murphy, Propa
Dealer*
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phon* 107.
I $4,700,000,000 [
t . .
Is the total amount which the savings depositors have to their
, credit in the various banks throughout the country. These de
positors represent 10,GAG,000 people, and receive over $141,000,
(KM) in interest every year, and never have to worry about their
money.
These staggering figures furnish conclusive proof what
the spirit of thrift will accomplish.
These people started with a small amount, and by con
sistent saving have gradually built up savings accounts which
make them financially comfortable.
Are you one of these?
If not, join this army of savers and share their benefits.
You can start an account from one dollar up.
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
United States Depository for Postal Savings Funds.
Territorial Depository. Government Inspected.
Security—Service—Satisfaction
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE
DAILY TIMES.
DELIVERED BY CARRIER, I
$1.00 PER MONTH.
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MEET ME AT
The HORSESHOE
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
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Where We «'an Always Find Our
Friends.
j Finest Billiard and Pool Tables in
Alaska.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
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I Foos Gas Engines |
| 4 to 5C0 Horse Power
General Electric Motors
Rtebling Tramways
P lton Water Wheels
Chicagc >il Engines and Compressors
gal Boat Engines
S H armon Machinery Co Inc |
ijij Oxy-Acetylene Welding. i|
CORDOVA. ALASKA
When Ordering Beer I
” -IN' SI ST l >N ■=
Rainier Pale II
# 1111 ■— 1 1,1"
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 ~
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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| Alaskan Hotel 1
THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
•>; —
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
INALASKA |
| BAR AND BARBER SHO|KN CONNECTION. |
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
;? Bar in Connection £
ROBERT GOTT8CHALK Proprlteore ART CLONINGER
l CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
ALL THE LIGHT ON THE BOOK,
and none in the eyes is what makes
! tile electric light so superior for night
reading. And its brilliancy brlnga out
the type with the utmost distinctive
ness so that reading is accompanied
by no strain on the eyes whatever
Have you electricity in your home?
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
1 Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry. |
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina.
| Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. ;S
§; Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thun- §i
days and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and i§
Fridays.
$; Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- %
days and Fridays.
j| Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays,
i| Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to change without notioe.
Dining Car In Connection With al) Regular Peaaenger Trains '<•:
?: t>»«*n Cordova and Chitina.
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale tit Depot or up town office, Alaska §!
Steamship Company building
| Caleb Corser W. E. Brown
Superintendent Cordova Ag«nt i|
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