THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
Entered at the Postofflce at Cordova,
Alaska, as second-class matter.
H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1919
THE POINT OF VIEW
The different ways in which a news
story may be dished up according to'
the manner in which it is viewed by
different reporters is a matter of in
terest. The average person scarcely
would think of James Wickersham as
a decrepit old man, and “blind in one
eye,” and it would be difficult to work
up a great deal of solicitude for the
“Fighting Jim” who had been over
come in personal conflict by a strap
ping young Hercules “six feet tall and
recently discharged from the army.”
It would be ill-advised to designate
the description of the “horrified spec
tators” of the Wickersham-Selby me
lee at Valdez grabbing young Selby
and of the danger of his being treated
roughly by “an outraged community”
as fiction. It may have been the
truth. As the public must rely on the
news furnished by spectators it must
take its choice of descriptions. The
report furnished by the Juneau Dis
patch is so at variance with the re
ports furnished by the Daily Times,
and collated from information from
several sources, that it is printed for 1
the sake of comparison and as an in
stance of how a specific incident may
be differently viewed by different per
sons. Here it is:
“Last Saturday at Valdez occurred
one of the most regretable incidents
in the political history of Alaska in
which Hon. James Wickersham, a
man aged 62 years and blind in one
eye, wns assaulted by Tom Selby, son
of H. R. Selby, publisher of the Val
dez Miner, who is a strapping young
man six feet tall and recently dis
charged from the United States army.
“The assault on Judge Wickersham
, occurred at the time Judge Wicker
• h"r examining certain members
of the United States signal corps
and their wives regarding their vote
in the delegate election of 1918,
which is being contested by Wicker
ham and Grigsby on account of the
death of Charles A. Sulzer.
“Advices from Valdez indicate
Judge Wickersham pinned down the
sister of Selby, who is married to
a signal corps operator, regarding
the time of her marriage and resi
dence in Alaska, something he had a
right to do so as to establish that
she had no right to exercise an elec
tion franchise as she was the wife of
a non-resident soldier. Just who ad
vised or urged the brother of the
woman to suddenly assault Judge
Wickersham is not known, but young
Selby did rush and strike Judge
Wickersham, knocking down the aged
man. Spectators, horrified at the
beastly exhibition' of a young man’s
hasty temper, instantly grabbed him,
and for a time it was feared young
Selby wduld be treated very roughly
by the outraged community. Later,
it is understood, young Selby at
tempted to make amends by a written
apology.
“Judge Wickersham was struck
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with the full force of the blow, which
knocked him down. For a moment he
did not know what had happened as
the young man assaulted him on the
blind side.
“In Juneau and elsewhere there has
been a great deal of discussion of
the incident and the manner in which
the disgraceful assault was heralded
in big type by the Juneau Empire,
many believing the assault had been
hatched by a league of discredited
Alaska Democratic politicians. Had a
similar assault been made on Robert
W. Jennings, James Smiser or any
other aged man in the territory it
would have been branded as an act
of a Bolshevik and no doubt a call
made by Governor Riggs for the
Vicksburg or sub-chasers. But in the
case of Judge Wickersham it was
taken as a moment of supreme sat
isfaction without regret. It can be
said to the credit of many prominent
Democrats, not engaged in feeding
at the public crib, that they de
nounced the assault on Judge Wick
ersham.”
The 1919 War Savings and Thrift
campaign is to be taken up with
renewed vigor for the remainder of
the year throughout the Twelfth Fed
eral Reserve District by the reorgan
ized War Loan Organization, of which
Robert E. Smith is director and C. A.
Farnsworth, formerly manager of the
General Publicity Committee in the
Victory Loan, is associate director.
Superintendent Lester Henderson,
Commissioner of Education for Alas
ka, has asked for 100 illustrated
Junior Red Cross posters for distribu
tion among the schools of the terri
tory, says the Red Cross Bulletin.
Following the announcement of the
Third Red Cross roll call, to be held
November 2 to 11, when the Ameri
can people will be asked to renew
their membership for 1920 and con
tribute $15,000,000 for the future work
of the organization, a preliminary out
line of the peace-time program of the
American Red Cross has been author
ized by National Headquarters, and
it is published in the current issue of
the Bulletin of the Northwestern di
vision.
Evidently friend Morrissey of the
Ketchikan Chronicle has learned that
modesty never accomplished much
in the newspaper game, for he adver
tises that his newspaper “has the
most complete Associated Press tele
graphic service of any paper in
Alaska,” that “the Associated Press
has representatives in every part of
the world gathering news for the
Chronicle,” and that its “editorials
and news matter are quoted as ex
tensively as any paper in Alaska.”
Success attend him.
ALASKA NOTE'"AND COMMENT
At Cordova they have one of the
finest theaters on the coast. It is
said that on an average of 700 people
attend the shows there each night.
Some town. What we would like to
know is who watches the city while
those 700 are at the show.—Douglas
Island News.
It is said that the “shimmie” dance
has invaded this part of the country.
With Taku weather coming on, we
would advise at least a chest pro
tector on besides. Alaskan houses
are awful draughty.—Douglas Island
News.
BIG OFFER REPORTED
TO HAVE BEEN MADE
FOR MINE AT HYDER
A report is being circulated in min
ing circles at Hyder that the Guggen
heims have offered $35,000,000 for the
Premier mine, says a special to the
Juneau Dispatch. Nothing authentic
could be learned of the report. The
mine, however, has been showing
excellent results, as $200,000 worth of
ore has been on the dump in the
course of development work and is
ready to be shipped over the snow
this winter. Whle operations are con
continuing at the mine the force is
not large as the main efforts at pres
ent are concentrated on the wagon
road, preparatory to hauling in the
compressor machinery and to ship
ore. The Premier Mining Company
has arranged to make shipments this
winter with a snow motor truck
such as has been successfully operat
ed in other places. A five-million
dollar corporation has been formed to
operate the Premier mine. In pio
neering the way in the Salmon river
section the Premier company is going
to great expense and it is understood
the plans for getting the ore out are
elaborate. The wagon road alone is
supposed to cost approximately $100,
000, and considerable money was also
spent in construction of the wharf at
Hyder over which last winter’s ore
shipments were handled. The Pre
mier mine was formerly called the
Bush mine.
The property was inspected by
Thane experts from Juneau over a
year ago.
IMPORTS INCREASE IN JULY
AND EXPORTS DECREASE
Imports in July were the largest in
the history of the country, while the
exports were the lowest in any month
of this year, according to a statement
given out recently by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, of
the department of commerce.
The July exports amounted to $570,
000,000, nearly $350,000,000 less than
in June, the high record month, but
an increase over the $507,000,000 ex
ports in July, 1918. For the seven
months ended with July the exports
were $4,618,000,000 in 1919, and
$3,482,000,000 in 1918, an increase of
nearly 33 per cent in one year.
July imports were valued at $345,
000,000 as against $293,000,000 in
June, 191lf, and $242,000,000 in July,
1918. They are the largest monthly
imports in the history of our foreign
trade, exceeding by $16,00,000 the pre
vious high record in May of this year.
Imports for the seven months ended
with July were $1,955,000,000 in 1919,
against $1,788,000,000 in 1918, an in
crease in the last year of less than
10 per cent.
The excess of exports over imports
was $225,000,000 in July, and $2,633,
000,000 in the seven months of this
year, $969,000,000 more than the ex
cess in the seven months’ period of
1918 of $1,694,000,000, an increase of
57 per cent.
BIG MEAT PACKERS
BEFORE GRAND JURY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The grand jury which
is called to meet at Chicago on Sep
tember 15 will consider anti-trust
proceedings against five big packing
concerns.
WAR-TIME METHODS
TO BE RESUMED
CHICAGO, Sept. 5 (by Associated
Press).—District Attorney Clyne ex
pects the government to make a fight
on the high cost of living by the ap
pointment of fair-price committees in
the various states similar to the war
time food organization.
SAN FRANCISCO CHAMPION
FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 5 (by
Asociated Press).—Johnston of San
Francisco won the national singles in
the turf court tennis championship,
defeating William Tilden II of Phila
delphia in three straight sets.
All Waists. .$6.50 and $7.50, 4.00
Georgette Waists... .$35.00, $20.00
Georgette Waists.... 15.00, 6.00
All Waists. 9.00, 6.00
Drummer Boys’ Stockings, 35c to
50c. Good bargains.
No goods taken back. No credit
on this sale.
Best bargains ever offered in
Alaska.
Sale Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday.
Sale of Table Cloths is still on.
THE REGENT
(MRS. JOHN NELSON)
Across St. from Modern Laundry
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SHOE REPAIRING
AT RED CABIN, OCEAN DOCK
Half-soling, $2.00
DIMON NICKALOFF
P. O. Box 986
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STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Overland! otel
MRS. J. W. KENNEDY
Chitina, Alaska
POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
B28T BRANDS OF 8IGARS KEPT
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We have never had so delightfully varied an assort- I
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Represented among them is every one of the sea- I
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ALASKA HERRING & IMPORTING Co. Inc.
Pier C, Foot of Main St. Seattle. Wash.
Wholesale Receivers and Distributors of all kinds of Salt Fish
Write us and let us know what you have to offer
CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM I
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Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workmen, producing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread
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I FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Choice business and residence
property.
FOR RENT
Furnished and unfurnished
apartments and cottages.
INSURANCE—
Fire and marine, life and ac
cident.
BONDS
Fidelity and surety.
CORDOVA ABSTRACT &
REALTY COMPANY
ROOM 1 ADAMS BUILDING
The Burkhardt
Hand Laundry
and Bath
Burkhardt Flats
Neatly Fitted up with Large
Porcelain Tubs. Everything
Clean and Sanitary.
Phone 61—three rings.
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral la a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor*
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you aatla
factorlly.
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Avenues