* CELEBRATION
AT STRELNA
BIG SUCCESS
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STRELNA, July 8 (Special to the
Times).—Independence Day was most
appropriately observed at Strelna,
^ where visitors congregated from all
the surrounding country to assist in
^ commemorating this most important
and significant of our national holi
days. The exercises were opened
with an address by U. S. Commission
O’Connor, which, for. patriotism and
true Americanism could not be sur
passed, the one regret being that the
multitude in this country who oppose
our principles of government without
making on effort to acquaint them
selves with the real warp and woof
of genuine Americanism could not
have heard the Judge’s address. Var
-9 ious sports were indulged in and
prizes awarded to the following:
Horseshoe throwing contest—Prize,
$5.00, Messrs. Marten and Tibbs.
Pillow fight—Prize, $5.00, Mr. Otto
Amalong.
Ladies’ nail driving contest—First
prize, basket of candy, Mrs. Sal Reed;
Second prize, basket of candy, Mrs.
G. W. Lynch; Third prize, basket of
candy, Mrs. Goodlataw.
Ladies’ foot race—First prize, Mrs.
Sal Reed, $7.50; Second prize, Mrs.
Goodlataw, $5.00.
Boys’ race—First prize, Jimmy Dif
fley, $2.50; Second prize. Chitina Ed,
$1.00
Shot Put—Prize, Jim Mourekes,
$5.00.
Pie eating contest —Prize, Chitina
Gene. *
Ball game captained by Messrs,
Walter Summer and Sal Reed, re
sulted in a score of 3 to 4, in favor
of Mr. Reed’s team, prize $10.00. The
day’s sports were concluded with a
wrestling match between Jim Mour
ekes and Otto Amalong of Chitina and
Mile 158, respectively. Great inter
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the spectators in this contest and
quite a little betting indulged in. The
two men, however, were so evenly
matched in weight, strength, and tech
ie nique that after a combat of ninety
minutes neither was successful in de
feating the other and the contest end
ed in a tie, the prize of $60.00 being
evenly divided between the contest
ants. Spectators voted the match as
good as many “pulled off” by pro
* fessionals which they had witnessed
in the states.
Mr. and Mrs. Angus McLeod, of
Strelna assisted in the entertainment
of the guests with trips to the North
Midas Mines, some fifteen miles from
Strelna, the tw'o cars being driven by
Mr. and Mrs. McLeod. The guests
v/ere showrn through the mill and
viewed other points of interest at the
mine, which is managed by Mr. O. J.
Berg.
The scenery along the road is*
unique in its beauty, as is all Alas
ka scenery. “The End of a Perfect
Day” was brought about by dancing
in the evening to most delightful
music furnished by Mr. Robert Stak
lo, who is a finished artist on the
-♦ saxaphone, Mr. Tibbs, violin, both of
Chitina, writh Mrs. M. S. Wilson, of
Kennecott, at the piano. Of the hosts
of the Strelna Inn, Mr. and Mrs. V.
J. Dwyer, nothing need be said to
Alaskan readers, as they are far fam
ed for their abundant hospitality, as
wrell as for their most admirable and
attractive facilities for dispensing it.
The out-of-towm guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dwyer w'ere as follows: Dr. and
Mrs. F. B. Gillespie and Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. WRson, of Kennecott; Mr. and
Mrs. O. J. Berg, of the North Midas
Mine; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Summers,
of McCarthy; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scott
and Mr. and Mrs. Sal Reed, of Mile
158; Mrs. Jake Nafsted, of Tonsino;
Mrs. W. E. Leak, of Gulkana; Mrs.
T. W. Lynch, of Seattle; Mr. and Mrs.
^ E. M. Bates, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Morey, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Staklo,
*"Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Tibbs and Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Ketchum, of Chitina,
guests from the steam shovel crew,
pile driver crew, telephone crew, and
from all the section camps along the
line, as well as the men from the
North Midas Mine.
CHINESeTfOR CUBA
PASS THRU VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 8 (by As
sociated Press).—Vancouver is the
port of entry for a new influx of Chi
nese laborers to the western hemis
phere with Cuba as their destination.
Beginning to take on big proportions
this spring, the migration has brought
many hundreds of coolies through this
port in the past few months and the
number booked for the remainder of
the summer runs into the thousands.
Graham Broad fresh every day at
the City Bakery.
MOUNTED POLICE ON
A THREE YEARS’ TRIP
REGINA, Sask., July 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—With provisions to
last them two years, Sergeant White
of the royal Canadian mounted police
and two constables will leave Halifax
for Hudson bay, where they will take
their stations for the next three years.
The men recently left here for the
east. One of the constables is going
to Chesterfield inlet, the northernmost
point on the bay, where the police
have a detachment. Sergeant White
and the other constable will take a
post on the northeast coast of Hud
son bay near the Hudson straits.
VOLGA DISTRICT
NOW SUPPLIED
PLENTY FOOD
MOSCOW, July 8 (by Associated
Press).—The condition of the rural
population is excellent in the Volga
district, owing to the fact that much
which was formerly sold is now con
sumed, as money is valueless, the
peasants being unable to purchase
agricultural implements, seeds, cloth
ing and other manufactured articles.
This was gleaned by the Associated
Press correspondent who visifed the
towns of Nijninovogorod, Simbirsk,
Samara, and Saratoff, while on a tour
with the English labor delegation to
Volga recently.
There is an abundance of fresh eggs,
butter and milk in most villages and
in one town, which was visited, there
was 7,000 head of cattle for a popu
lation of 5,000.
The system of land tenure varies
but in the majority of the villages
the peasants are the actual owners
of the land, which has been distribut
ed since the revolution, in equal
shares for each adult inhabitant.
The government’s requisitions are
meeting with some opposition but the
peasants are permitted to retain 32
poods (1154 pounds) of flour per cap
ita as a yearly ration and must deliv
er up 100 liters (1120 quarts) of milk
per cow and 10 eggs per hen per year.
Many of the villages are being or
ganized on a commune basis, notably
: in the self-governing German com
; mime, with the capital at Marxstadt.
j The population of the German com
i m unity is 600,000, all of whom speak
pure German after an absence of 150
j years from their native country.
I The local government of Marxstadt
i is well organized with schools, hos
I pitals, social service, admirable ad
j ministrative offices, and a number of
: small industries such as leather fac
tones, flour mills and turning shops.
The Germans have formed and sent
to the front several regiments of in
fantry and cavalry, commanded by
their own officers.
Politically the villages have been
only slightly touched by the revolu
tion, party lines are practically non
existent, and the government seldom
interferes in its local matters. The
rich peasants are discontented with
I the present situation owing to the
redistribuion of land which has de
prived him of part of his holdings
( and which is makina the poorer pea
i r-ants better off thar. they ever were
before.
Evidences of the the government's
| efforts to modernize the rural popula
; tion appear on every hand by the es
I tablishment of schools for adult illit
:
I erates, libraries, reading rooms and
instruction in the new method of agri
! culture.
The food situation in the towns is
| fairly good though the lack of salt,
meat and fats is evident, but the sys
tem of food distribution is- effective
; with the speculative prices one-third
to one-tenth less than those in Mos
cow.
The metal works at Nijninopgorod
are operating with a force of 17,500,
who are turning out war material
while the flour mill, canning factory
and several other industries are also
being carried on.
The towns of Simbirsk and Samara
are still suffering from the effects of
Czecho-Slovakian occupation under
which the boys under military age
have been conscripted for service in
Siberia.
According to Everdorff, the assis
tant commissar of transportation, the
resumption of the river traffic-to Vol
ga will enormously increase the sup
ply of industrial fuel. It is estimated
that 120,000,000 poods (36.07 pounds)
of Baku oil will be delivered during
the present season, but already 400,
000 poods of oil has been received in
Nijninovgorod.
Dr. Von Zesch will leave Cordova
on a business trip July 6 and will
be absent from the city for about
six weeks. 28-6t'
TO CURB RENT
PROFITEER 11
BUENOS AIRES
BUENOS AIRES, July 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Rent profiteering in
Buenos Aires, which in the opinion
of many travelled visitors, yields to
no city in the world in the measure
of the excesses it has reached, will
soon be curbed if certain bills about
to be introduced into congress meet
with success.
The most radical of these measures
limits the rent of houses to the equi
valent of about $10.50 United States
money. Rents at twice this rate are
not uncommon for the ordinary one
story house with which Buenos Aires
abounds, rates of a year ago having
been in some instances trebled. Ac
cording to the author of the measure,
Deputy Tamborini, rents in Buenos
Aires now average 40 per cent of a
family’s domestic budget.
The bill also provides that an own
er shall not collect from any property
a rent in excess of eight per cent of
its assessed valuation. Landlords can
not transfer their contracts for rent
without the consent of the tenants,
nor can they evict a tenant on the
ground that he has violated some
municipal ordinance, except ’by court
order, Such excuses have been em
ployed by landlords against tenants
refusing to pay higher rent. Jail
penalties are provided for violation
of any of the provisions of the pro
posed law.
There has been but an insignificant
amount of building in Buenos Aires
since the beginning of the war. Only
within the last few months has it
been resumed and is on a small scale
compared with the building boom
which the war halted.
GEOLOGISTS TO REPORT
ON PETROLEUM IN THE
PEACE RIVER DISTRICT
VICTORIA, B. C., July 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Following steps last
year when Professor Gwillin was en
gaged by the provincial government
to investigate and report on petroleum
possibilities in the Peace river dis
trict, arrangements are being made for
further investigation during the sum
mer. Dr. John A. Dresser, consulting
geologist, Montreal, will head a party,
among members of which will be Prof.
MacLean of the University of Toronto
and Edmund Speaker, geologist of
John Hopkins university. The party
will investigate the section south of
the dominion block and also to the
northwest and its work will be more
detailed than any heretofore under
taken.
FILMS OF~GERMAn¥aKE
NOW TAKEN BY BRAZIL
_ V
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (by As
sociated Press).—North American
moving pictures, which during the
war period enjoyed a virtual mono
poly in the Brazilian field, are now
encountering competition of German
made films. For the first time since
1914. German films are being used in
local theaters.
A June bride may not know much
about cooking but she knows that
so long as she is a June bride she
won’t need to know anything about
it.
Party taking brown hat from restau
rant please exchange.
TIMES OFFICE
Springs and cots below cost at
Kennedy’s.
Hose and gloves for sale at the O
T-0 Shop, Windsor hotel. 17-tf
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
WANTED—Girl for general housework.
Apply Mrs. Brock. 6-tf
LOST—Brown hat in restaurant. Party
taking same please return to Times
Office. 6-tf
FOR SALE—American Bakery; half or
whole interest. 3-3t
WANTED—Two tie makers. Pay Tiny
cents straight for both first and second.
Parties to batch themselves. Apply
Blum. O’Neill Co., Cordova or Harry
Christie, Mile 19. tf
FOR SALE—Restaurant.. Apply to Geo.
Dooley. . tf
FOR SALE—Three-room partly fur
nished house at ocean dock. Phone
167-2 rings. 14-tf
FOR SALE—First-class pool table, In
good condition, Price $150. See F. H.
Foster. 11-tf
FOR RENT—Apartments In the Burk
hart flats. Phone 61. 3-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins.. Apply
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22-tf
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FOR RENT—Furnished Cabins. See
Dooley.
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THE PEARL IS THE BIRTHSTONE
FOR JUNE
WE HAVE PEARL STRINGS FROM $15.00 TO $30.00
PEARL RINGS, EARRINGS AND LAVALIERES
PAUL BLOEDHORN’S
Jeweler and Watchmaker. Phone 132
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