POINTS REMEDY
HIGH COST OF
LIVING
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, Feb. 6. — That the
loss of public and private property In
the European theatres of war repre
sents a value of $5,98,r>,000,000 is the
estimate contained in a report of an
Inquiry made by the National Foreign
Trade Council, and submitted to the
fourth National Foreign Trade con-'
vontion. The estimate is frankly de
scribed as merely approximation, the
sources of information being official
European government reports, trade
and industrial journals, etc. The re
port says, In part, of Belgium and
northern France:
"The destruction of private dwell
ings is large where fighting has taken
place, but much is left that can be
used in rebuilding. Road repair will
form a heavy Item in budgets of small
er villages.
"The destruction of bridges can be
regarded as complete in every fight
ing zone. Railroad tracks have been
partly destroyed, but much has been
repaired for the use of the army and
civil population.
"The greatest enemy of industrial
property has not been military oper
ation, but enforced idleness of machi
nery and buildings. The destruction
of stocks of raw materials was exten
sive. Germany has removed part of
the. machinery and equipment of cer
tain Belgium plants to Germany to
obtain certain raw materials like cop
per or to furnish German plants with
additional machinery.
"Industries canot return with
peace at once to full operation.
Neither Belgium nor France will im
mediately require all raw materials,
machinery and industrial building to
be replaced. Conditions will be some
what different, however, in agricul
tural districts, where production has
been continued. Fields must be work
ed Immediately the owners return. Ag
rieultural machinery, seeds and build
ing material will be in immediate de
mand.
"After the Tlnlknn wnr it t,„»k
proximately one year to rebuild de
stroyed villages. It will require long
er in Belgium and France, because •>f
labor losses not replacable from tho
neighboring states. Industrial re
building will occupy more time. Many
new industrial buildings in Northern
France and Belgium may consist of
temporary structures, the total ex
pense of which mos,t likely will not
be more than one-third of the total
value of the former buildings. The
immediate needs of the two countries
dtfring the first year after the war
mgy be^ as follows: Agricultural
buildings, Belgium $50,000,000 and
France' $50,000,000; agricultural ma
chinery for ^Belgium '$50,000,000, and
France $50,000,000; industrial build
ings for Belgium $05,000,000 and for
France $50,000,000; mining machinery
for Belgium $60,000,000 and France
$40,000,000; iron industry machinery
for; Belgium $70,000,000 and France
$50,000,000; food making machines for
Belgium $3,000,000 and France $10,
000,000; chemical machinery Tor Bel
gium $6,000,000^8110 France $6,000,000;
textile machinery for Belgium $65,
000,QfJO, and France $50,0(10,000; elec
trical machinery and equipment for
Belgium $130,000,000 and France $50.
000,000; wood working machinery for
Belgium $20,000,000, and France $18.
000,000; paper making machinery for
Belgium $5,000,000, and Franco $3,
000,000. • •
/‘Both Belgium and France will
scarcely be aide to manufacture all
.they need for rebuilding, neither can
tjey import everything. Slate, bricks
ajid .mineral building supplies can be
^kufcplied locally. France tnay see her
self compelled to buy from abroad ap
proximately three-quarters of the tlm
required for rebuilding, while
practically all wanted by Belgium will
have to he imported.”
That Germany cannot resume her
export1 trade until the raw materials
have , been, imported for domestic
needs, is another probability to which
the report gives attention, with a com
ment thaf . Germany will restrict im
portations at first to essential ar
ticles. The destruction of property
in Poland is estimated at $875,000,000,
and that in‘Austria at about $600,000,
000,and the Balkans at $300,000,000.
OLDEST SALOON MAN IN
INTERIOR TO QUIT BUSINESS.
"Colonel" William H. McPhee, past
Krnnd president of the Pioneers of
Alaska, and the oldest saloon man In
l ulrbanks, and the Interior, both In
age and point of number of years In
business, has announced his retire
ment. That is, when his liquor license
expires on May 24 next It will not be
renewed. What he will do then Bill
does not say, but he thinks that he
"111 quit Alaska for good and all. He
Implies, however, that he may possibly
g"t into something else for a time If
the opportunity offers.
_Mr_McPhee, who is the proprietor
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of the Washington saloon, will pro
bably be the first man to quit busi
ness. He r.ould renew hi* license and
continue until the first day of Janu
ary, 1918, but he has definitely decld- '
ed not to do so. Most of the other sa- :
loon licenses of Fairbanks establish
ments expire In June next, and many
of the saloon men are expected to
continue In business until the prohl
bltlon law takes effect on January 1, :
1918.
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For Rent — Furnished cottage of
two rooms. Opposite Lakevlew, Old
Town. Apply this office.
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Job Printing at Dally Times office.
McCarthy goes wet by
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY..
McCarthy, Feb. 6. — The cenBus
incinerators have completed their
vork and the people here decided by
i vote of three to one that they are
n favor of the renewal of liquor
Icenaes.
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For Sale—A second-hand Sm'th Pre
nler typewriter. Apply to M. C.
rhompson.
N the U. 8. COMMISSIONER'S
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA. THIRD DIVISION. COR
DOVA PRECINCT,
n the Matter of the Eetate of A. B.
Cooper, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CEREDITORS.
Notice 1b hereby given* by the under
lined, administrator of the estate of
A. B. Cooper, deceased, to the credit
ors of, and all persons having claims
igainsL the said deceased to exhibit
hem, with the necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first pub
ieation of this notice, to the said ad
ninistrator, at C. M. Fraziers office
n the Town of Cordova, Territory of
Alaska, the same being the place for
Lhe transaction of business of saTa
ostate.
Dated February 6, 1916.
W. J. SHEPHARD,
Administrator of the Estate of A. B.
Cooper, Deceased.
first publication February 6. 1917.
EXPERT
PIANO TUNER
George Anderson, piano expert and
factory representative, will he in Cor
dova this coming summer. Expert
work in piano and organ tuning and
repairing guaranteed. For prices on
new and second hand pfanos and or
gans, also pianos for rental, address,
P. O. BOX 991, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
In The Near Future
We shall move the stock we purchased from THE
CO-OPERATIVE TRADING CO. to our new location.
This store will be one of the finest in the city, and you
will find it a pleasure to trade in this new and up to date j
place of business. j
We shall open with a complete line of GROCERIES
and CLOTHING, being the best that we can possibly buy.
With a stock that will meet all the demands of our pat
rons, and coupled with our ever-desire to give our cus
tomers the best in the way of QUALITY and SERVICE,
j we feel assured that our efforts will meet with the hearty
approval of the Cordova people.
At the present time we wish to serve the public in
every detail, and when you place an order with our store
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the same will receive our most careful attention.
FINKELSTEIN & SAPIRO. Inc.
Health and Comfort . m \ 'jj H
in Stephenson ■ j H
Underwear for Men I I 1 ■
Certified B \ jm
You office and professional men—• Ji/W 1 M
your efficiency, your earning power i{|j|jB .Ijjljlm
depends on your health. |ij :l III I Him
Your selection of underwear s' J 1
for winter is your selection
i of the protection you will have from ' T .J
cold and inclement weather. \ y
j Stephenson Underwear for men—certified for Heahh and
Comfort—made from fabrics that mret the rigid require*
ments of exhaustive scientific investgation as to I
| what material and weight is best suited to keep
f your body temperature normal—tests made
Prof. Gebhardt at Armour Institute.
Out of door workers—factory men
—men whose occupation de* |
| mands hard labor—and
| exposure to cold and
wet—buy under* ^
wear certified ! f
for health ^iMKSMlacSF^ There IS *
and com- Stephenson '
forL Fabric for you.'
Insist on Stephenson #'•
and the famous- Health
and Comfort Certificate.
'*,°u can 8et any style suit you
want in both union and two-piece*^’ :'
models—you have a wide range of prices 'C ; \
to select from—
And material and workmanship ar^ superior.. .. ■}
’ ■i*e*- * »•$<.'
P ices From $1.50 to $7.00
The Blum O’Neill Company
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WHY NOT
HAVE A SKI RIDE ON C STREET?
The Best All Winter Sport In Cordova
Skis From 4 to 8 Feet Long in Norway
Pine, sh and Hickory. Patent
Leather Bindings -
Northwestern Hardware Company
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1917. ,
revlously acknowledged receipts. $21 816 53
January Receipts—
Renta'8. 30.00 '
lr- S. government licenses. 184.80
Total Rpcelpts.$22,029.93
Disbursement*.
Previous January Total
Fire Department.$1,859.10 $ 164.90 $ 2,024.00
(leaning Streets. 421.24 66.10 487.34
Expense. 729.40 79.00 808.40
Public health, Indigent_ 391.91 92.60 490.41
Public bldg, and impvt .. 59.55 41.60 101.15
Light* . 1,434.10 176.50 1,610.60
Ass. and coll, taxes .. .. 254.10 24.00 278.10
Police department. 2,223.60 260.00 2,483.50
Board of education. 4,369.68 600.00 4,959.68
Election expenses . 35.36 35,36
Publishing and Printing.. 175.70 176.70
Total.$11,949.64 $1,504.60 $13,454.24 $13,464.24
Balance ... .$ 8,575.69
EDWARD F. MEDLEY, Town C'lerk.
BILLS PAID BY TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, FEB. 5, 1917.
Cordova Dally Times, printing and publishing.$ 32.00
Cordova Express, hauling . 3 25
Alaska Transfer Company, hauling. 2.40
W. H. Graves, labor. 5 00
N. W. Hardware Co., supplies... ,75
C. A. Bond, labor. 5 25
J. A. Cohrs, labor and supplies. 3.75
M. Kelley, labor. 5 25
| W- Cunningham, labor. 5.75
. Ira Samoreaux, labor. .. 5 75
j J- Hanson, labor... 575
j W. Tieman, labor. 5 75
James NIcholoff, labor. 5 75
, Grover Hanneman, labor. 6 00
W. W. Council, care indigent.215.00
1 J. K. Smart, caro indigent. 8.00
H. A. Siater, care indigent. ... . 39.50
^_EDWARD F. MEDLEY, Town Clerk.
hmpress Theater
TONIGHT ONLY, STARTING 8 P. M.
Tlie Favorite Comedian,
VICTOR MOORE,
Til a Picturization of the Supreme American Society Satire,
“Snobs”
Greatest Comedy Dramatic Hit Ever Offered in Pliotodramatic
Form.
“PATHE NEWS” and “CARTOON COMEDY”
E. A. HEGG
STATIONERY AND PHOTO SUPPLIES
Developing and Printing Phonographs
Views and Postcards Columbia Records
Art PirturM, Art Supplies sheet Mus,c
Picture Frames „ _ ,
Picture Framing Candies Always Fresh
Toilet Articles Cigars and Tobacco
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
HUH
y SAFETY FIRST J
1 MODERN LAUNDRY |
F. A. Jones, Proprietor
An Up To Date Steam Laundry 1
Experienced Capable Employes i
2 SANITARY I
Clothes Thoroughly Washed and11
Sterilized No Contamination *
SERVICE ||
Quick Work - Reliable - Courteous g
Out of Town Work Given I
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IPHONE 66 I
1st Avenue Below Alaskan Hotel I
To Our Friends and Patrons
We have sold our business to Finkelstein Mu pirn,
Inc., the well known Cordova merchants.
thank our friends and customers tor the generous
support they have given this store, and we trust that the
new owners will be favored with your business, as vmi
have favored uain the past two years.
Cordova Co-Operative Trading Co.
| Clayson’s
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WHEN PROPER CLOTHES WILL MAKE YOU
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THE STORE THAT SATISFIES