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MR. McADOO’S AMBITION.
There are those who claim to be in
tin* confidence of Secretary McAdoo
who say that a great injustice Is be- 1
ing done him in charging that he has 1
). ( eyes on the Presidency and that ‘
In is utilizing his powerful posts to 1
Th.it »*nd. These men would have us 1
believe that this man has no political '
: iibitions whatever, that all his hopes
nnd thoughts are centered on the plan
to perfect the co-ordination of all the (
railroads of the country and eventual- 1
lv hand them to the people for good. 1
? d that this accomplishment is his i *
c rowning ambition
This is rather difficult to believe.|f
Jt is no disgrace for any American
to nurse Presidential ambitions, and
w.* have thought that the men who|.
were too big to even consider accept-j ^
ii g the Presidency all belonged to a
farmer and better day. Come to think ^
«•: it. however, we do recall the fel
V'
h w who. according to Champ Clark,j ^
in a spirited debate in Congress sev- j
1 1 years ago likened himself unto N
Ceniy Clay, saying. 'I would rather (
be right than President.” Which de- f
< laimer provoked his sarcastic op- (j
ponent to sav: “lion't worry You've s
get no ( hanee to be either." (
And so with Mr McAdoo IIis A
el'.iinces tor the Presidency, even lie- :i
fere he took control oi the railroads, p
were few and far removed And since s
bis aceesion to the transportation h
throne of the country we fail to see tj
wherein he has improved his chances .\
in the slightest degree True, he has s,
been making big noise with his rail- m
way administration. and attained sev-1 w
oral admirabh results, but at a tre- s
ruem'ous ost to tin* country in dollars A
and cents, and at incalculable incon- <>
vc.nit nee ml injury tn the travelling
and shipping public \ccepting his s
voluminous r* ports for what they are M
worth, we le;.rn of the great saving s)
that ha been effected in train miles, j.
and of the great increase in ton miles, j
etc., etc., but the patient American
people art entitled m some sort of t
a respect ible show ing in return for •
giving the dire toi general carte -
blanche i o i mi the road, as it hap
pens to suit his I'aiiey He may be,
hauling more irail ie l ban t In road
ever » arrieil before and he may have
curtailed certain uncalled-for extra
vagances m then operation, hut that
is no sign that hi- administration is
an nmiuali ied sun e> er that public
ownership is desirable
As we view the situation, it is not
altogether fair t(» compare the pres
<>nt conditions with the past Itather
compare Mr McAdoo's achievements
with those that might have been at
tained by some praetieal railroader
had he been given the same rein
t'amy the government saying to the
late Harriman, or any of the great
railway chiefs of the present; “Here,
you take the roads and run them All
laws interfering with their combina
tion arc annulled, and all prosecu
tions and predjudloes arc set aside.
Hun them as a single system. What
ever you may require for rehabilitat
log and extending the lines will be
allowed priority over all other Indus-1
tries. If the revenues in effect are
not sufficient, raise the passenger and
freight tariffs 25 per cent for a start
er. and If that isn't sufficient, call}
on the government for additional fin
ances. Also, if labor demands an in-1
crease, don’t quarrel; pay the men |
what they want and Uncle Sam will i
see you through."
This may sound extravagant but it |
just about sets out the facts In their |
true light And if it too much to say
that had any ot tin- railroad wizards
In-* n given tin- same opportunity as
Mr. M < Adoo. nr *• ■ :< mu j portion
• ir ■ e mi •},! |inu ) ,. i•;i mying I" t
ter service, and at less cost to our
• he as taxpayer.-, and as travel
!*ts or shippci V No. tin present ad
mini 'Nation oi the rail ys i.- siill
; • Ny inii« h ot an experiment, all
nsidered And wliat we like
least ot all is the apparent determin
ation of the director general to put
ih* mads in such a ti\ that it \'ill
become an impossibility to ever re
turn them to their rightful owners.
As we understand it. Mr. McAdoo was
;iven control ot them for the purpose
it insuring greater transportation *»f
• ienev during the war and not to
ieliherately pave the way for govern
ment ownership thereafter.
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FILM NOTES IF
INTEBESTTI
Manager Pinkus of the Empress
heater announces that tin* new Mary
‘iekford-Artcraft picture, “Rebecca of
>uniivbrook Farm.'' adapted from the
anions book and play of the same
lame by Kate Douglas Wiggin and
harlotte Thompson, will show Sun
lay and Monday. The announcement
>f this film has attracted conslder
ible interest among the particular ad
uirers of Mary Pickford. as well as
hr* many thousands who have read
in* charming story or seen the play.
Theda Bara as “Cleopatra” will be
liown next Wednesday and Thurs
lay. This is a super picture of great
nerit. If was photographed in Cal
rornia It represents the co-ordinat
<1 playing of 35,000 people. It was
ninths in tin* making and represents
In* expenditure of enormous sums for
tie erection of Egyptian and Roman
ities. It portrays tin* world’s first
aval battle, the battle of Actinia,
ini the first great naval conflict ever
lined Eighty-five vessels were os
ecially constructed tor fin* naval
attic scenes, ami later burned to tin*
ater's edge Miss Bara wears fifty
istinctively different costumes To
latch each costume tin* siren of tin*
lie wears a complete set of jewels,
ft y sets of dazzling and different
aubles. Before and during the pro
mt ion ten seamstresses were con
!antiy working on Miss Bara’s oos
imes. Twenty five hundred people
ho dn not appear on tin* screen were
stive in the work of production ear
enters, masons, painters, hostlers,
lipbuilders, ami the like. Thirty-live
undred horses were used in tin* hat
• * and desert scenes. At the Seattle
letropolitan theatre. 11,4«hi people
iw this picture in one week, and 77.
M) at the New York Lyric in eb*ven
eeks Every resident of Cordova
lould see tliis great historic play,
dmission will h** the same as the*
ltsido, r»u cents.
('apt Lathrop has contracted for
ime of tin* biggest pictures on the
larkot to he shown here soon Such
ars as Clara Kimball Young. Doug
airbanks. Win S Hart, and Helen
olmes in a big -oriol. are featured.
I'or tonight and Saturday (leo. M.
ohan in his great comedy-drama
Seven Keys to Baldnate ”
SOLDIER 80T5
PORT I.ISCI'M. Aug 12 Private:
Plrich, Crews. Anderson and Hogin
| arrived at the post recently after hav
ing been stationed the past year a
.guard stations on the Coper River A
Northwestern Railway Private II. (i
Plrich has been stationed on the rail
way one year and twelve days, whirl
he says is equal to 2.2N:!,9nX,999 years
j Outside
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• V'pt I,owes and Idem. McClur*
ato wearing the "expert huntsmen'
medal. On a ris ent tri|* ,n McCarthy
t Ivy killed a large mountain goal
from the deck of a speeder, something
unknown in tile history of hunting
A couple of natives arrived from
Kodiak to he enlisted in the C. S
army. They are tine looking hoys and
Will make good soldiers.
One of the new recruits on K I',
which means "keep paddling" in the
dishwater, was recently heard to say.
"I thought Ma learned me to wash
dishes at home tint this is the del'll
dost sanitary place I ever saw "
Humor says that another son of
Mars will soon enter the ranks of the
llenediets It all depends on whether
the girl is willing or not.
A Cordova man who was recently
examined passed all hut his teeth,
and a rookie was heard to grumble.
"H . he don't need 'em if the boats
don't run more regular '
If by any chance your superior of
ficer happens to call you down it is
a grave breach of etiquette to salute
iiiill tin* next time you meet him He
may still he mad and not want to
speak
Whenever your officer gives you an
order for which you can see no rea
son ask him to explain it to you rare
fully, it may develop that you know
more about army regulations than
he does and he will be humiliated
If you are absent without leave and
they call you down about it tell them
you are taking your next furlough
on the instalment plan This wflt
give you a reputation as a joker and
they will lie eharmed.
When you awake at night and can
not go hack to sleep fry singing some
old ballad in a sweet voice, such as
"Meet Me in the Brickyard Where
Heinz' I’iekles Bloom," or "Remem
ber a Loving Heart Heats Beneath
an Army Blanket." This will muk
you popular with your comrades
When you reach the Post semi in
your card to the commandant, ('.ill
on him frequently Take an interest
In his family They may be lonesome
and longing for a kind word.
We might enumerate a thousand
lessons in deportment but we believe
these tirst lessons carefully followed
will convince the readers of our
knowledge of military affairs. Many
of the above have been tried ie.it
not the second time.
I'. S. K«m»1 Administration.
Do or Hung n<-/. "Dar’s Sugar in
<le Gourd," but I'.r’er "later ’lows
dat do only sugar he's atudyin'
’bout now-a-days Is what’s In do
sugar bowl en hit’s fprinc ter stay
dar.
Do folks wots doin’ do flghtin’
Titus’ have sugar fust.
But of dars onny sweet’nin’ in
de gourd now’days, he sho’ gwino
ter git tapped. Vauso dry's lookin'
for syrups en 'lasses en honey to
'’substitute.'’
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FORFEITURE NOTICE
| To lins! ('arlstrom:
You are hereby notified that 1 have
expended during the years 1914 and
pi til $200 in labor and improvements
upon the "peep Gulch" placer mining
claim, situate on right limit of Ghititu
creek, admitting No 8 creek claim and ,.
on first tier of benches, in Nizina v
mining district. McCarthy recording
precinct. Alaska, the location cortitl-11;|
cate of which is found of record in :|:
Book 9. Page 41. ia the office of the
recorder of said recording precinct,
in order to hold said claim under the :;:
provisions of Section 2324 of the lie- j u:
vised Statutes of the United States
and the amendments thereto approved i
January 22. 1880. eoneerning annual
j labor upon mining claims, being the,:-:
| amount required to hold said claim
j for the period ending on the 31st da> ij;
of December. 1914. and the 31st day •;•
of December. 1916; and If within j'
ninety days after the publication of >
this notice, you fail or refuse to con -
tribute your proportion of such ex
penditure as a co-owner, which
amounts to $100, vour interest in the
claim will become the property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure, by
the terms of said section
F PETER MILLER
First publication, Aug. 10. 1918
Last publication. Nov. 16, 1918
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They do more
than please the taste—
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Chesterfield
CIGARETTES
of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC tobaccos-Blended
KENNY HOLDEN’S
Pool and Billiard Pari ors
CIGARS, SOFT DRINKS AND TOBACCO
FIRST-CLASS BARBER SHOP
IN CONNECTION
MUSIC EVERY NIGHT PHONE 15
Win the War
With
Men ; Food ; Money
'T'HH NATH )N is lumishiny the men; von must
* save the loud; and you should help raise the
monev. Do not delap in opening vour aeeount at
Bank of Alaska
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Little
Americans
Do your bit
Eat Corn meal mush
Oatmeal-Corn flakgs
Hominy and rice with
mill^ Eat,no wheat cereals.
Leave nothing onyour plate.
U N ITBO STATES fOOD AOMINII TEAT IO W
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“Bevo” Is Here
It’s a drink that surely fills the bill.
Delivered to the trade or families in
large or small quantities
FRED HAEF, Distributor
A1 a s k a n G ri II
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JAMES & DOUGLAS, Proprietors
“The Home of Quality and Attention"
The Popular Restaurant of Cordova. Everything First-Class
Special Attention Giverr to Parties
< >n<> Visit to tin- Alaska Grill W ill Make You a
lu'Uular Patron
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