The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. G. STEEL—PUBLISHERS—C. H. SCHEFFLER
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
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Single Copies .$ .10 Six Months (In advance) ... $ 6.00
One Month . 1.00 One Year (In advance) .... 10.00
Dally and Weekly, by carrier or mail, $1.25 per month.
Entered at the Postoffice at Cordova. Alaska, as second-class matter.
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WIRE DRAG A SAFETY FIRST EXPONENT.
The wire drag, thoroughly tried out in Alaskan waters with
fine success, is the subject of an interesting report by the Coast
and Geodetic Survey, which describes the work accomplished
and shows diagrams of the coast’s peculiarities and the opera
tion of the drag.
The drag has revolutionized hydrographic surveying. Tt
has disposed of the dangerous fallabilities of the old system of
sounding with the lead line which, even if carefully used, come
times failed to reveal the sea’s hidden dangers. rl he wire drag
betrays every underwater menace.
The report indicates that submerged rocks of a menacing
character may lie unknown in waters much frequented. The
drag brings them all to the skipper’s knowledge.
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PRINTERS’ INK AS A MEDICINE.
“Printers’ ink is saving more lives than any other single
agency employed by modern health workers,” said Edward A.
Moree, assistant secretary of the New York State Oharitties
Aid association, in an address at Rochester the other day.
Right for him!
Printers’ ink is the essential liquid of democracy. Kings
hate it. All the manipulators of privilege dread it. It is pois
on to the tyrant of the old' world and the boss of the new.
Tt is the sine qua non of liberty. Liberty to human souls is
what light is to human bodies.
Where there is no liberty there is darkness. Where there
is darkness there is disease.
Tt is printers’ ink that has scared the food fakers. Only at
a good round of printers’ ink will the vile, carrion flock of
unclean birds that fallen on human credulity and ignorance take
flight, they that sell plater of paris for bread, carpenters’ glue
for candy and God knows what vilness for fish, flesh and fowl.
Printers’ inks has prevented' more tuberculosis than all the
doctors have cured. Tt has spread right ideas of sanitation,
upset old mildewed superstitions, opened windows, lured peo
ple out doors, flooded fearsome brains with truth and depairing
hearts with hope.
It has built hospitals and supports them.
It has prevented' epidemics, driven huch-mouth authorities
to activity in remedial measures of cleansing. Cholrea and
small pox were conquered by it; malaria and yellow fever flee
before it.
It is all well enough to give an ondividual Epsom salts or
calomel, but what the public needs for what ails it is plenty of
printers’ ink.
There is some value in the medical profession, but also a
deal of hocus poems, as there is in everything that becomes pro
fessionalized. The best part of the science of medicine is that
part which can be told in plain language so that the common
man can understand. Every newspaper ought to have its
health department.
What people need' to know is the truth about health, about
drugs and about simple living. The more truth they know less
drugs they will take, the less useless and harmful food they will
eat, and the less they will run after religious curealls and crazy
fads.
The newspaper is the heal 1 j of the state.
“You may cun1 individuals of their ills in the privacy of
the sickroom,” says Moree, “but to cure the public of its ills
you must get into the newspapers.”
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The shedule of boats between Seattle and Southwestern
Alaska has been shot all to pieces during the past month and
it will be a relief when the regular service is again established.
The sympathy of the newspapers fraternity throughout
the United States is extended to Secretary of Navy Daniels in
the loss of his nwspaper plant, in South Carolina, which was
destroyed by fire last night.
l)r. Brooks confirms the probability of the existence of
large deposts of oil in Alaska but he also suggests that the gov
ernment lias withdrawn all oil lands from registry. Alaska is
getting to be like a jewler’s show window. Some day some
desperate citizen may just naturally “bust” in the front and
help himself.—Douglas News.
Dr. Bauer who has returned to Oregon from a two years’
pastorate at Nome attempts to solve the question “Why is a
mining camp.” After deploring conditions, as he found them
in the north, he says: “There is a kind of lonesome feeling for
the pastor of tin* little church as he faces the Ahazes and Jeza
bles, and there are no juniper trees to resort to.”
If automobiles, such as were shown on the screen at
Empress theatre last night, were in general use on the govern
ment road, there would be no trouble experienced in making
the trip from Fairbanks to Chitina, regardless of the condition
of the trail. The machine in question traveled along regard
less of mud, ruts or plank and barbed wire obstructions.
I Rooms With Bath First Class Dining Room
I COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mrs. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
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DR. W. H. CHASE r
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence, ,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m. -
DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
INSURE NOW I
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IN RELIABLE COMPANY
And Protect Your Family
In The
N. Y. Life Ins. Co
Thos. S. Scott
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED j
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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1. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
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Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
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One Visit
Will
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Regular Patron
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Restaurant j
Private Boxes
For
Large or Small
Parties
GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral velng of high flrade ore are
properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
Sound, adjoining navioable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this Is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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GOLD 1
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COFFEE
“ALWAYS” GOOD
SOLD IN SEALED CANS ONLY $
The Quality of Gold Shield Coffee has £
Won Favor in all Homes
Roasted and Packed by
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ALASKA I j
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers tailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
November 5 .... CITY OF PUEBLA .... November 16
November 6 .... NORTHWESTERN .... November 18
November 17.ALAMEDA.November 26
Regular freight service Tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, 3. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage |
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO. ^
PUGET SOUND- ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, October 17
ADMIRAL EVENS, October 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents %
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1 Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
Effective October 4th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and :
jg Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making gj
gj connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving jg
gj from Seattle.
gj Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, :
Mondays and Thursdays,
gj Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays,
gj Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays,
jjjj The above schedule subject to change without notice, gj
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- jx
tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
jg Tickets on sale -it Depot or up-town office, Alaska jg
jg Steamship Company building ig
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jg Superintendent Cordova Agent gj
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