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H. G. 8TEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917.
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AN APPRECIATED DECISION.
General satisfaction was expressed on all sides with the de
vision of the highest tribunal of the land upholding Alaska’s
territorial tax law.
The claim of cannery men that they wore victims ot a
double tax unlawfully levied was based on a tlimsy foundation,
but not so flimsy as their claim that this so-called double tax
was to blame for the high cost of canned salmon. Law is pecu
liar in that it lends itself to many and varied interpretations,
but the speed with which the lower courts arrived at decisions
upholding the territory was a forerunner of the final decree.
The decision means additional home rule powers for the
territory in that the legislature may now maintain itself and
provide funds for enforcing its edicts.
The farce which followed the attempt to enforce acts
passed at the first session, because there were no funds to en
able the* proper officials to act, need not be repeated.
Alaskans now have a chance to prove by deed their abili
ties in self government. By properly administering our affairs
through the medium of the coming legislature and properly
spending the money derived through the tax measure just up
held we can lay the foundation for demands upon congress for
further powers. Thus the territory will gain home rule.
And the very next step should be a movement to gain ter
ritorial control over the fish resources, just the opposite from
the plan provided in the Alexander bill. These fish belong to
the whole I'nited States, but they are caught in Alaskan waters
and Alaskans know more about conditions which surround the
catching than do a lot of bureaucrats ft,000 miles away, and the
very fact that Alaskans are aroused over the misadministra
tion of its fishing industry is proof that we are aware of the
value of this our greatest resource, and are prepared to safe
guard it if given a chance.
But in outlining plans for the future don’t overlook show
ing appreciation for this tax decision. Most just judges, Alas
ka greets you. May that satisfaction be yours which is due all
for work well done.—Ex.
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RE A “BONE DRY ALASKA.”
From the amount of drunkenness now being practiced by
the Indians of Douglas island it is evident that the law prohibit
ing supplying natives with intoxicants is being flagrantly vio
lated by some person or persons to the officers of the law un
known.—Douglas News.
The prohibition bill for Alaska introduced by Delegate
Wiekersham is so hide-bound and bone dry as to almost cause
the reader to yearn for a drink. If the bill gets by and is rigid
lv enforced, there will be very little conviviality of the old
school variety in Alaska in the sweet by and by. The proposed
bill reads as though it might have been drawn up by a man who
had been out the night before and had a grudge against him
self. But it is just what Alaskans indicated by their recent vote
that they they wanted, .lames, your bill is all right.—Douglas
News.
Apparently the prohibition law to be applied to Alaska by
congress will make us Alaskans the most temperate people on
earth and almost as dry as the people of the other two worlds.
The two chief places to be occupied in the next stage of exist
ence an* also dry. One of them is dry by choice and the other
is dry by compulsion. Alaska is dry by both. But always re
member that one year from now it will be harder to find a bot
tle of whiskey than a rich paystreak. And this is all the better.
As it has been decided to make the territory dry at all let it be
perfectly dry. The worst phase of prohibition is that it tempts
people to be law breakers. With so large a territory' as this it
might well happen that moonshining and bootlegging would
take the place of saloons and leave the last state of the territory
worse than the first.—-Seward Gateway.
According to a Washington dispatch, Alaska is to be made
“bone dry,” whatever that means. We venture the prediction
that congress will do no such a thing, at least not until our leg
islature meets and memorialize congress to that effect. Just
because our delegate wants to punish his supporters who failed
to elect him, congress will not be a party to his scheme. As a
matter of fact, congress was not asked to make Alaska dry by
any authorized representative. The people who voted dry at
the last election merely said to their legislators that it was their
wish to make Alaska dry. They never asked the delegate to
ask congress to do so, not by a jug full. In view of that fact, we
feel certain that congress will take no action in the matter un
til our legislature meets, and and should it pass a law to make
Alaska dry, the act will go through its regular channel until it
reaches congress, and if that law is approved by congress,
Alaska shall become dry. Delegate Wiekersham’s desire to
the contrary notwithstanding.—Ketchikan Miner.
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Anchorage is growing real fussed up over tne tact that she
has a larger vote tha nany other city in northwestern Alaska,
and promises to use her vote to pull things she desires her way.
As a warning to this precocious child we might remark that
any time the cities of Cordova, Valdez and Seward combine
their votes against her, which is liable to happen if she gets too
greedy, the angel child is liable to get it where Maggie wore
her heads. We are willing to stand on our merits when it comes
to inducing new capital to invest in our separate localities, but
when a rival town starts pinching the raisins out of our piece
of cake it may be logically expected that we will fight with
might and main to retain the precious industries we have. The
Northland should be developed by puiiing in investments from
the states, not trying to slip them away from each other.—Val
dez Prospector.
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Seattle Alaskans are busy these days making up the slate
for the new federal appointees, but there is no need for any out
side assistance. The* Juneau bunch of Democrats have proven
that they are capable of rising to an emergency.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
lordova's Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
Klnkelstein & Saplro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O'Neil Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS.
Fugua k McConaghy.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Pacific-Alaska Nav. Co.
BAKERY.
Boss Bakery and Coffee House. ..
LAUNDRY.
Modern Steam Laundry.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, Ac.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
SECONDHAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. II. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Ilale, Dentist.
Dr. Charles Dagget, Dentist.
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
Asa b. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Yalde;
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. llazolet.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainior Brew. Co., San Francisco.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TH
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIR
DIVISION, CORDOVA PR ECI NCI
AT CORDOVA.
No. 112.
In the Matter of the Estate of J. \A
Durnen, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The undersigned executor of the e:
tate of J. \V. Durnen, deceased, hen
by gives notice that all persons hai
ing claims against the said estate, ar
admonished and required to presen
the same, with tlie proper voucher:
within six months from the date hen
of. to the undersigned executor at hi
office and place of business, namely a
Slater’s Restaurant, on First Strec
in said Cordova.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska this 271
day of December, 1910.
HENRY A. SLATER,
Executor of the estate of J. W. Durnei
Deceased.
Date of first publication, Decombe
29. 1916.
Date of last publication, January 2(
1917.
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after February 20.
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U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store, Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
ing).
I’hunes—Residence 115; office 132.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Specialty of
Domdain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O’Neill's Store.
DR. CHARLES. DAGGETT
NORTHERN HOTEL BLDG.
Phone 200. Cordova.
i Dental Offices Will be Ready About
? January 20th.
E. F. MEDLEY.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
" Room 1
si Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
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SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Htr. Kvantt about February 0 Mondays, Fridays and : iturdaya
To Seattle and Alaska Ports Steamers President, Governor,
SEATTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Piiiiitiila, \dn r.il S hley
Jan. 24, Feb. 2, Feb. 15. and Admiral llewey,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and Los Angeles. Hally Kxce|>i Sunday
San Francisco and Han Diego.Monday Thursday Saturday
' Steamers —Harvard, Vale, President, (lo.ernor, Admirals S' Id- , and
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Fast "and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
Ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
Jan. 19 .MARIPOSA . Jan. 20
Jan. 25. ALAMEDA . Feb. 1.
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Void'-/,
and Eureka also make regular trips.
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
ealllng time.
F. B. TRACY, S R. HEDGES,
General Agent Agent j
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Mice
trificatiun, you’ll enjoy the coinl'ortuhlc an-.on
modations and you’ll like the little court.-i - m
cident to ‘Milwaukee” service.
S. H. HEDGES. Agent, Cordova, Alaska, l'lion. 7...
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ALASKA TRANSFER
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UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85
CITY EXPRESS
And Transfer Company
STANTON & JOHNSON.
Meet All Trains and All Boats—Day or Night.
PHONE 141.
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