EFFORTS MADE
STOP CHURCH
WITHDRAWALS
BERLIN, July 10 (by Associated
Press).—So great is the falling of in
P church membership here that the
Berlin synod of the German Lutheran
^ church has voted to take drastic
measures against persons who with
draw. Reports read at recent meet
ings show that while in 1915 there
were only 25 defactions, the number
last year reached 5,287. As many
women as men withdraw, most of
them being young, and the majority
members of the Social-Democratic
party.
The Synod resolved that all those
withdrawing should be exculded from
the privileges of the church, their
children to be denied baptism and
to receive confirmation instruction
only on certain conditions. To make
these measures effective the synod
voted to introduce cards to show that
the holders are bona fide church mem
bers.
Escape from church taxation is said
to be the principal reason for the with
drawals. Every German citizen is
assumed to be a member of the state
church and is taxed for its upkeep.
Formerly there were few withdrawals
owing to the difficulties placed in the
way of those wishing to do so and also
the social discredit accompanied by
the act. But under a new law all a
person has to do is to appear before
a designated official and state his de
sire to give up his church member
ship. Thereafter he is exempt from
the payment of church taxes.
OUTLOOK GOOD
FOR FUTURE OF
SLAV REPUBLIC
LONDON, July 10 (by Associated
Dress).—Dr. Alice Masaryk, daughter
of the president of the Czecho-Slovak
republic and herself the president of
the Czecho-Slovak Red Cross, who has
been visiting London, expressed her
self hopefully with regard to the fu
ture of her country.
“There is a promise of a good har
vest,” she said, “the sugar beet crop
is estimated at 700,000 metric tons
of which 400,000 tons will be avail
able for export. The political out
look is also good, the new constitu
tion having provided a sound working
basis. Its democratic character af
forded protection for the minorities
in the German districts which could
not be given up.
“The Germans,” she remarked, “will
not have such a hard time in the re
public as we had when they were in
power.”
The children of Czecho-Slovakia are
being organized into a junior Red
^ Cross, men of the Serbian army as
sisting. Over 3,000 schools were
built in one year in the eastern part
of the country which was very much
neglected under the Maglar rule and :
the children are being taugh’t the i
importance of personal hygiene.
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 10 (by
Associated Press).—Within thirty i
days it is expected to have the rails
laid on the 15- mile road which will <
connect the copper mines at Copper
Mountain, in the Okanogan valley, 1
with the Kettle velley railway, it is :
announced.
Some thirteen million tons of ore
^S^said to be awaiting shipment, i
The fifteen miles of railway traverse 1
a most difficult country, and cost ]
$1,500,000 to build, without track lay- ]
ing. It has been heavy rock work ]
trestles and bridges all the way. {
ASKS DAMAGES BECAUSE
HOUSEKEEPER DELAYED -
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WINNIPEG, July 10 (by Associated <
Press).—The Grand Trunk Pacific
railway has received an unusual re
quest from a Saskatchewan farmer
who demanded $5,000 from it because
of alleged delay of six weeks in ob
tain ng transportation for his house
keeper, who was coni ng from Louis
ana. A later letter compromised
on $1,000.
w-- “Please no not make me go to law
about this,” he urged, ”for I know
that you have more money than I
have. Just send the money along and
f I will call it square.” He has not yet .
received his thousand, officials stated.
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ering. She went to Los Angeles, but
finding herself no better, came back
to Seattle, where her illness, which
had developed into tuberculosis
caused her death Monday.
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The Boy Scouts are planning to
row over in their big boat to Haw
kins island this evening and camp
there for the night.
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Frank W. Marshal, better known
here as “Shorty,” writes that he is
foreman of a crew of men at Mile 45
out from Seward Jack Courtney, a
railroad man wrell known here, is
working on the Anchorage division,
Iv* nny Holden is working on the Sew
ard division, and Mri Ho.'den is wait
ing table at one of the messhousjs
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Red Rickert and Dalton Barr moved
into the Presbyterian manse Wednes
day and will “batch” there. It is
hoped that the former associations of
their new environment will have a
good effect upon the young men and
help to keep them in the straight and
narrow path.
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Mrs. W. L. Gug of Seward, with her
children, Paul and Esther, was on the
Alaska, en route to their new home
at Berkeley, California. Mr. Guy, who
has been for several years employed
by the supply department of the A.
E. C. in Seward, has recently been
transferred to Anchorage.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Damon Brown, wife of
one of the radio men at Mile 7. Mr.
Brown left on the last trip of the
Alameda to be with her. She died
at San Diego, California.
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Accorrding to news received by the
last boat, Rev. E. P. Zeigler, and
family were in Vancouver, B. C. about
to start for Detroit.
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Three gold stars on a service pin—
such was the barge of honor worn by
Mike Miller, of Seward, an Alaskan
since 1898, and for the past two years
chef at the Seward Grill. He roomed
at the Seward Hotel and many a trav
eler has notified the big Irishman sit
ting in the lobby. “Yes,” the proprie
tor would say, “Mike lost his entire
family in the war, two of his sons
done to death in a German prison,
and the youngest died of the flu just
as the transport bringing him home
docked in New York harbor. It’s gone
pretty hard with Mike.”
Well, when the Alaska was in port,
south-bound, Monday, Mike was on
board.
“I’m going out to Seattle,” he call
ad to a friend whom he spied on the ,
dock just as the gang-plank was ■
aauled up. “Going out to see my sons.” ;
“Your sons? Why, I thought—”
“Yes, my sons! Hadn’t you heard? (
rhe papers were full of it. I was in
Seattle last fall, walking along the
street, when I heard some one call (
Father!’ I never can tell you how I 1
:elt, for I came face to face with the £
lead—two of my sons! I had had an
afficial notification of their deaths
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n a Hun prison pen. I couldn’t be
lieve it—they were so changed—so
starved and crippled—and the hair of I
he oldest had turned white, tho he’s
mly thirty. They told me the Ger- i
nans had purposely infected them
ivith every disease they could—black
liphtheria, typhoid—but somehow '
hey lived through it, and they were
sailing me on the street—”
'But the Alaska had swung far from <
lie dock and was heading for the \
south.
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The Alaskan grill is closed for a few
lays for repairs and will be opened 1
mder new management. Frank
Douglas, the proprietor has sold his '
ease to two wTell-known buiness men
lere. Among other new features, two
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>f the boxes will be taken out and
i. window out.
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A curious sort of monster was
srought in Thursday from the fishing f
)anks by one of the Carlisle Com- .
>any’s scows. Several experts diag- F
nosed it as a porpoise; others de
clared it was a shark. It had been
caught in one of the fish traps. What
ever it was, it was over six feet long,
and too heavy for three men to carry.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spaulding and
daughter Miss Harriet, returned yes
terday to their home on Strawberry
point, Hinchinbrook Island, after
spending a few days here.
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The freighter Cordova arrived in
port this morning from Nome. She is
one of the first boats to get in to
Nome this season. After taking on
800 tons of ore here, she will sail
south some time tonight.
JAMAICA HAS
GREAT AMOUNT
OF REAL CASH!
KINSTON, Jamaica, July 10 (by
Associated Press).—There has never
been so much money in Jamaica as
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now. The sugar and banana plant
ers are fast becoming wealthy and if
the present wave of prosperity con
tinues for a few more years the
island will have at least a dozen mil
lionaires.
Before the war sugar fetched only
$30 per ton; today it is bringing $600
per ton in the English market. The
island’s inhibitants are experiencing
great difficulty in getting adequate
supplies and it is only through the
action of the food controller that eight
per cent of the output is kept for
home consumption. The prosperity of
sugar planters has led to large sums
being invested in the purchase of up
to-date machinery for the manufact
ure of sugar. Another central factory
costing $1,500,000 will shortly be erect
ed in the eastern portion of the island.
This year’s sugar crop has received
a set back owing to a drought last-!
iqg about three months. The result
is that there will be a shortage in
the output.
THE CHURCHES
Church of St. Joseph
Mass and Communion at 8:30 a. m.
Mass and Benediction at 10:30 a. m. j
Tomorrow usual services at St. Jo
seph’s church. Father McMillan’s)
trip out the line has been postponed ! -
until some time in August.
Christian Science
Services will be held at 11 a. tm.
in Masonic hall; Subject “Scra
ment.” Wednesday evening ser
vices at 8 o’clock. The reading room
is open on Wednesday from 2 to 5
?and from 7 to 8 p. m. Sunday school
it 12 noon. All are cordially invited. |
Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Sunday school
ivill meet at 11 o’clock. The topic
)f the lesson will be “Jonothan Be
’riends David,” found in 1st Samuel
JOth Chapter, 32nd to 42nd verses.
Preaching services in evening at 7
Tclock.
Dr. Von Zesch will leave Cordova
>n a business trip July 6 and will
)e absent from the city for about
iix weeks. 28-6t
Graham Bread fresh every day at
he City Bakery.
:OR RENT—An unfurnished three-room
apartment, with steam heat and run
ning water: also single room furnished.
Apply Northern Hotel. 9-tf
/VANTED—Girl for general housework.
Apply Mrs. Brock. 6-tf
-OST—Brown hat in restaurant. Party
taking same please return to Times
)ffice. 6-tf
WANTED—Two tie makers. Pay TiTty
cents straight for both first and second.
Parties to batch themselves. Apply
Blum, O’Neill Co., Cordova or Harry
Christie, Mile 19. tf
:OR SALE—Restaurant.. Apply to Geo.
Dooley. tf
-OR SALE—Three-room partly fur
nished house at ocean dock. Phone
167-2 rings. 14-tf
rOR SALE—First-class pool table, In
good condition, Price $150. See F. H.
Foster. 11-tf
rOR RENT—Apartments In the Burk
hart flats. Phone 61. 3-tf
'OR RENT—Furnished cabins.. Apply
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22-tf
OR RENT—Furnished Cabins. See
Dooley.
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CORDOVA BEVERAGE AND
DAIRY COMPANY •
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CORDOVA, ALASKA
Distributors of ice Cream Manufacturers from
BLUE STAR DAIRY MILK Fresh Milk and Cream
* From Certified Cows We specialize in family trade
BUSINESS HOURS: 8 A. M. TO 7 P. M.
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MY LINE IN
HOWARD, HAMILTON AND ELGIN
WATCHES
IS NOW COMPLETE—THOSE WATCHES HAVE STANDARD
PRICES AND ARE SOLD HERE AT THE SAME PRICE AS ALL
OVER THE STATES
PAUL BLOEDHORN’S
Jeweler and Watchmaker. Phone 132
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP.
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
Soft Drinks of All Kinds
The Popular Corner
PHONE 47 CORDOVA, ALASKA
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CHIROPRACTIC
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It is not an art of Massage acquired by apprenticeship.
The treatment is relieving the impingment of nerves of different
vertebrae, permitting the proper nerve force to the diseased organ
or tissue.
The science is taught in recognized Colleges, and confer the
degree
DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC.
The course is three years, covering a number of subjects to enable
the student to carefully diagnose your case.
CURRICULUM SUBJECTS
Anatomy and Dissection Bacteriology
Histology Pathology
Physiology Embryology
Symptommatology Gynecology
Chiropractic Philosophy Obstetrics
Chiropractic Orthopedic Medical Diagnosis
Palpation Physical Diagnosis
Nerve Tracing Hygiene and Sanitation
Spinal Analysis Spinography
Chemistry Eye, Ear, Nose Throat and Skin
Minor and Operative Surgery
After July 1st, my wife, ELLA W. WIGHT, who Is also a full
term graduate, will be associated with me in practice.
Thanking you, CECIL J. WIGHT,
Hours 11 A. M. to 8:30 P. M. Chiropractor.
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