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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1916.
REPUBLICAN SOLIDARITY.
Certain aspects of the presidential contest in the United
states will afford ample scope for impartial discussion, and
these will appeal with peculiar force to a newspaper that is de
sirous above all things of viewing the situation broadly and
without bias or prejudice. Uven before the campaign has taken
on its active phase such an opportunity is offered in the decis
ion of former United States H. nator A.Beveridge of Indiana,
not only to return to the Republican fold, but to “take the
stump” for Charles Kvans Hughes. When it is remembered
that Mr. Beveridge was line of the foremost leaders in the revolt
ol 11)12, and that he was chairman of tin* Progressive national
convention which nominated Theodore Roosevelt in that year,
the significance of this decision will not be hidden from the
reader. Taken in connection with the return of other leaders
of the revolt, not to mention the acquiescence of Colonel Roose
velt in the Republican platform and ticket, too much import
mice cannot be given to the former senator’s reconciliation. It
will be taken, by seasoned partisan campaigners, to mean that
the Republican party is going to present a solid front to their
opponents in the coming battle.
The Democrats are probably farsighted and wise enough
to see and understand, from the signs already offered, that no
thing is to be gained, and that much may be lost, through de
pendence upon Republican defection. A few, no doubt, among
* be Republicans who rebelled in 1912 will hold out to the end;
it may be taken for granted, however, that the unreconciled ole
Illullt Will Ini inmi I u iviul Ini' tii*» Iioiwt imrl In- I'm 1 lilt! I tlnnl>o><C'
who have never been wholly bound up with the interests of
either the Republican or Democratic parties. These are natu
ral and habitual Progressives. They will remain Progressives,
with or without a party organization. How many of them
there are it is impossible to say. Equally impossible is it to say
how they will vote in November. The one thing reasonably cer
tain is that they will not be greatly influenced by the course of
Mr. Beveridge or by the course of Mr. Roosevelt. They are
idealists rather than partisans or hero worshippers.
But if this be true, and there is no good’ reason for question
ing it, the reverse of it also is true, namely, that the great body
of the Republicans who were in revolt four years ago, are now
content to be in line with the old organization. These are Re
publicans by instinct as well as by habit. They are Republicans
because they are not Democrats. They are partisans, not ideal
ists. They could not be convinced that any worthy purpose
might be served in maintaining a division in the Republican
party which would enable the Democratic party to win. They
may not be wholly satisfied with the leadership, with the poli
tics or with the management of the Republican party, but they
prefer it, nevertheless, to the Democratic party. Democrats are
Democrats for the same reason. Outside the ranks of both
there is an independent or floating vote than may be the de
termining factor in the election, that often has been tire deter
mining factor; but, even so, unity within the party, whether it
be the Republican or the Democratic, is a prime essential.
From present indications there is little doubt that the Re
oiiblican party will poll a percentage of its vote this year as
large as any recorded in its history. It will not be able to poll
all of the 4,119,507 votes cast for Roosevelt in 1912, in addition
to those cast for Taft, because these were not all Republican
\otes. The Progressive party, it is true, drew mainly upon the
Republican vote of that year, but by no means exclusively.
Not all Progressives were former Republicans. It might be safe
to say that one third of them were* non-partisans, and that they
are non partisans today.
In connection with his declaration that he would “take the
Dump” for Charles Evans Hughes, former Senator Beveridge
made the statement that the Progressive party “no longer ex
ists,” and that, therefore, Progressives “must either support
tile candidate of some other party or refrain from voting alto
gether.’’ “1 shall vote for Mr. Hughes,’’ he added. “In taking
this stand 1 do not make nor imply any criticism of Progressives
who max decide different.’’ Mr. Beveridge’s attitude has
come to be typical. There can be no misconception of its mean
ing in the eyes of experienced politicians. The Republican
party, as ail organization, may meet with serious difficulties as
the campaign advances, but dissension in the rank and file will
probably not be among them.
The situation is very different from that which confronted
the Democratic party four years ago. The party in poxver must
fight hard and continuously this year for every inch of ground
n possesses, aim n must nice an me disadvantages mat go wall
tlie defensive in a presidential fight. Not only have tens of
thousands of the secessionists of 1912 returned to the old flag
and renewed their allegiance, hut, as may he found illustrated
in the case of former Senator Beveridge and many others, they
are preparing to win their way back to complete confidence by
working for the Hughes ticket with all the energy, enthusiasm
and skill they are able to command. Thus, the Democratic
party finds itself confronted by an opposition actually strength
ened by recent division. The determination of the returned
Progressives to prove their loyalty cannot fail to inspire the
rank and file in general with a new ardor and a new hope.
From all appearances, the Republican party, solidified,
awake and aggressive, is equipped for the making of one of its
old-time campaigns.
The Danes call their house the “folkething” and their sen
ate the “langsthing,” which seems as sensible a definition as
any we have heard, especially the “thing” part of it. Why can’t
v/e eall our house tin* “ wildtiling” and our senate the “would
be thing!”
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The baseball season is rapidly drawing to a close, which
reminds us that it would not be a bad idea to play a game to
morrow.
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Welcome, thrice welcome, little sunshine.
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In tliw uriA.t raitiv cummer time
ANNOUNCEMENT
THIS FIRST HANK (IF
CORDOVA wishes to au
nounce that on or about
September first it will
open a
SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT.
INTEREST will tie paid
upon deposits made for
savings account at the
prevailing rate paid by
outside banks.
THIS BANK appreciates
the convenience to deposi
tors of having a Savings
Department at home, in
stead of being obliged to
transact business of this
nature at a distance, and
the desire of this Bank to
offer the public every
banking facility lias re
sulted in the determina
tion to establish a SAV
INGS DEPARTMENT.
FREE PERMIT'
ISSUED COAL
Mine
Manager A. Christensen, of the Ian
and Industrial department of the Alat
kan engineering Commission, has fti
nished die Daily Times with a eireula
issued by the general land office a
Washington. I). C„ dated July 20, coi
Corning the regulations governing fre
coal mining permits.
It will be noted that whereas th
regulations approved May 18, 191i
provided that free coal mining pe
mils would not he allowed in the He
ing river or Matanuska eoal field:
the commissioner of the general lan
office In said circular construes thi
restriction in the regulations to appl
to those coal lands that have been sui
veyed into leasing blocks or tract
within said Bering river and Matanu
ka coal fields. Therefore, outside c
the surveyed leasing blocks or tract
In the Bering river and Matanusk
i oal fields, permits for free use ma
he secured upon proper application o
form 4-020 to (he register and receive
IT. S. land office. Juneau. Alaska.
Application form may lie secu-?d a
the office of United States Commii
sioner Medley by anyone desiring I
secure such permit.
The commissioner of Ihe land offlc
issued the following notice:
In paragraph 1 of the regulation
governing free coal mining permit
under section 10 of the act of Oct<
ber 20, 1914 (28 Stat., 741), approved
December 20, 1914, and now appearing
at page 29 of the general regulations,
approved May 18, 1916, affecting coal
lands in Alaska, the following state
ment occurs:
“Owing to there pelng no settle
! ments or local industries in or adja
cent to the Bering or Matanuska coal
fields, and the contemplated leasing
offer of coal lands in said fields, these
! regulations and the permits provided
| for shall not at present apply to coal
j deposits in those fields."
In view of the fact that coal lands
I for leasing in Matanuska and Bering
river fields have been surveyed into
\ elasing blocks or tracts, I am of the
J opinion that hereafter the restriction
] in the regulations should be con
I strued as applying only to those lands
I included in such leasing blocks or
tracts.
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NOTICE.
Owing to the prevalence of whoop
j ing cough in Cordova, parents of all
; children afflicted with a persistent
I cough are hereby ordered to keep
! them away from other children not so
| afflicted, and out of all stores, hotels.
! places of amusement, and not allow
I them to play on the main or business
I! streets of the town.
W. W, COUNCIL,
Health Officer.
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Diver Stagger recently recovered
two pieces of structural steel from
the bottom of the bay near the Alas
ka-Juneau dock, dropped overboard
from the freighter Ravalli. The steel
1 the mill, and its loss would have seri
ously delayed construction work.
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r D. A. Woods, a Juneau transfer man,
t was the first to break the new ordi
nance against the taking of liquors
R Into the restricted district of that
city He pleaded guilty, but sentence
R was suspended as he was not aware
of the contents of the package deliv
'• ered.
*' An aeroplane route will be started
next year between Valdez and Fair
S
banks, if the plans of Captain George
v !
, Strixner materialize. Mr. Strixner is
; one of the present mail contractors,
I and believes the aero route Is perfect
ly feasible, and would prove a paying
proposition.
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: Howard & Lund
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Contractors and Builders
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Kst i mates Furnished.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and 8URGEON
Otfic* over Cordova Drug Store.
Call* may be left at Oordova
Drug 8tor». Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. m. to 12 noon,
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. in.. Adams
Building, Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,
46; Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
’ Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Hay and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladles,
Ladies’ Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Razors Honed, Children's Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you cau't find iu
town, go to J. Lawson's Second
Hand Store and see what ho has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
M C. Thompson H C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
Smokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE '
•Billiards and Pool
Headquarters tor the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
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GOING TO FAIRBANKS
Take
FRAME’S AUTO STAGE
I,eaves Chitina tor Fairbanks
on July 6 and evory six days
thereafter.
Wire Chitina Hotel for reser
vations.
\M\ ALASKA
\ _ STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast andcommodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagwa/, Cor.diva, Va dez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, vis INSIDE PASSAGE.
Bails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
Aug. 13 . NORTHWESTERN Sept. 1
Aug. 16 . MARIPOSA . Aug. 26
Aug. 27. ALAMEDA Sept. 6
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Lstouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be revived at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
_General Agent Agent
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Pacific-AIaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.August G
ADMIRAL WATSON. August 13
ADMIRAL EVANS. August 20
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
v.srd for Southern California Ports.
3chedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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NEW LOW FARES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20TII
Through Tickets from S. W. Alaskan ports to Minne
apolis. St. Paul, Chicago and all points East will be
on sale via Seattle and the “Milwaukee” Railway at
the low fares on and after August 20th by the
Alaska S. S. Co. and the Pacific Alaska Nav. C Tull
information from
TOM TAI.LKXT, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST PAUL RY.
I A. K. Harris, T. i\ A , Juneau. Ai
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| Copper River & 3
| Northwestern Ry. |
| EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
£ Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. £
£ Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. £
£ Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- £
jij: days and Saturdays. - £
£ Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and
£ Fridays.
£ Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- £
days and Fridays. £
£ Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, £
£ Thursdays and Saturdays.
£ The above schedule subject to change without notice. £
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- £
tween Cordova and Chitina.
£ Freight received from 9 A M to 5 I*. M.
£ Tickets on sale it Depot or tip town olliee, Alaska £
£ Steamship Coinpanv building £
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| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges |
Superintendent Cordova Agent £
Cordova Power
Company
UGH1S, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
60 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Qas Filled Lamps...$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.
Advertising
Not an Expense
ADVERTISING IS AN
INVESTMENT
Not An Expense, and Shouia Be Treated aa Such.
Because It has been the habit of
some merchants to look upon It as an
expense, A WRONG VIEW HAS
BEEN GAINED. Perhaps the miscon
ception arose from the fact that In
bookkeeping It has been the habit to
charge advertising to expense.
ADVERTISING PRODUCES NEW
BUSINESS — It SWELLS THE VOL
UME OF BUSINESS AND PROFIT—
THEREFORE IT IS AN INVEST
MENT.
Only the man who looks upon ad
vertising as an expense, who is afraid
of It, prejudiced against It, loses
money in advertising.
THE MAN WHO TREATS ADVER
TISING AS AN INVESTMENT AND
GIVES IT THE ATTENTION AN IN
VESTMENT REQUIRES — KNOWS
THAT EVERY DOLLAR RIGHTLY
INVESTED IN THIS DIRECTION
YIELDS COMPOUND INTEREST —
AND MORE.