MANY CREWS
AT WORK ON
ALASKA ROADS
'Col. J. C. Gotwals, engineer officer
of the Alaska Road Commission, has
returned to Juneau from an inspec
Hbn trip of new construction work,
repairing and maintenance, and re
connaisance of projects to be engaged
in by the board next year. In speaking
of his trip to the Copper river valley
he says:
Considerable work is in progress
on the Richardson Highway. Two
large crews are operating between
Fairbanks and McCarthy, on the
Tanana river. The work in that
district consists of regrading, -grav
eling, and replacing worn bridges.
Gravel is being put in the road with
horse drawn vehicles. This method,
Trowever, is too expensive, said Col
onel Gotwals. Next season it will be
done by bottom dumping trailers
hauled by powerful tractors, which
will cut the cost and speed up the
work to a considerable degree.
Between McCarthy and Paxson,
just south of the summit of the
Alaska range, another large crew is
working. It has repaired the bridges
across the glacier streams be
tween Rapids and Yosts’ Roadhouse
and also repaired the damage done
last Spring by by some glacial over
flows. “This is by all means the
best stretch of trail we have, parti
cularly that portion in the vicinity of
Summit Lake,” said Colonel Gotwals.
4i Between Paxson and Sourdough road
house, there is a fourth crew work
ing chiefly around Hogan Hill. Its
work consists of regrading, graveling
and replacing bridges. Two crews are
engaged in regrading and graveling
between Sourdough and Chitina. The
gravel is being put on the road in this
district by means of dumping trucks.
Another crew is working on the mud
slides south of Honsina. The work
out from Valdez is proceeding vigor
ously and the road around Ketystone
Canyon was half completed on Aug. 1.
From Chitina, Colonel Gotwals, ac
companied by Mr. Jones, went over
the McCarthy-Nizina route upon
which $25,000 is being expended this
season. This work is being stretched
cut so that this summer’s work will
give a fair summer trail and an excel
lent winter trail as far as Nizina
river. The crew on this project is
under Gus Johnson, an old Alaskan
road commission foreman. The Midas
mine was also visited, Colonel Got
wals going from McCarthy to Strelna
on a speeder on the Copper River
& Northwestern Railroad and thence
over the Kuskulina river trail. The
Midas mine is in operation this year,
a force of 20 men beinb employed.
No work is in progress on the Kus
Kulana route other than protect
ing the bridge across the river.
HOLDFORlN
TRADE CONFAB
AT PASADENA
PASADENA, Cal., Aug. 7 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Representatives of the
commercial organizations and civic
bodies of Southern California will
gather here the latter part of this
month for a foreign trade confer
ence, the first of its kind to be held
in this region. Invitations have been
sent out to the foreigil Trade commit
tees of the various chambers of com
merce and boards “of trades.
The conference is designed to
bring home to the communities ad
jacent to Los Angeles harbor the im
portance to them of the develop
ment of overseas trade. The commit
tee in charge plans to offset the pop
ular belief prevalent in inland towns
that, because of their location, over
seas trade can mean nothing to
them and can benefit none but sea
port cities.
Efforts will be made to bring about
250 representatives to the conference
and dinner, it was said.
WILL HEAR PLEA OF
POLITICAL PRISONERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Attorney General Pal
mer today notified President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor that he would hear the plea
of the federation for release of polit
ical prisoners next Wednesday.
RUMANIA NEUTRAL TO POLAND
LONDON, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—The Rumanian minister to
France said today that country’s at
titude is strictly neutral toward Poland
and denied reports that Rumania
would aid Poland. He said the con
centration of troops on the frontier
was merely a precautionary measure.
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OIL LEASE LAW
INTERPRETAT
BY DEPARTMENT
That the construction of the oil
>
leasing law as applied to Alaska
by the department of the interior may
upset the calculations of many of
those who have made locations in
those who have made locations * in
Alaskan oil fields and in some in
stances work hardships on the pros
pectors if the unofficial views -taken
by the department are followed in
official decisions, is indicated by re
cently issued bulletins of the land
office which have just been received
by the Juneau office.
The Land Office Bulletin contains
duplicates of letters written by the
department officials to various in
quiries in which the department’s in
terpretation of the terms of the
leasing law is given. Probably the
most important and farreaching hold
ing is that the rule applicable to the
states, under which no more than one
permit can be held in the same struc
ture, applies with equal force to
Alaska.
Persons who have been taking
the greatest interest in Alaskan oil
fields have had to believe that this
rule was not to be considered as
affecting the territory. In fact, it is
stated here that in almost every field
that is being exploited, applications
have been made by several inter
ested people for more than a single
permit in the same structure. If
the department holds according to its
present interpretation, all applications
over and above one permit will be
thrown out.
The present interpretation, it is
understood, is not regarded as final,
merely being expressed in answer
to inquiries. No actual case has yet
been presented to the land office
for an official decision. Those who
are interested will make a strong ef
fort to get the rule set aside as far
as Alaska is concerned.
It is likewise held that under the
law the action of an agent in post
ing a notice is the action of his
principal. But the agent cannot
make an execution of application for
a permit to lease. This must be
done by the jprincipal himself.
It is held that no bond need Be
filed with the application for a per
mit. Bonds, however, will be re
quired at the time the permit is is
sued. The bond may be covered by
either surety bond, cash, or Liberty
bonds.
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been seriously ill at the hospital with
an attack of appendicitis, is con
valescing.
* * *
Father Van Der Pol is the parish
priest at Douglas.
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Mr .and Mrs. C. F. Chaffee of Ka
talla are spending a short time in
town.
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Malcolm Stratton, Weldon Nicholls,
Robert Atkinson and L. J. LaConte of
the Central Alaska Fisheries at Drier
bay were in town while the Alameda
was here.
^ ^ ^
Mrs. S. S. Lauris was the hostess
at a prettily appointed dinner on
Thursday evening when she enter
tained as honor guests William God
frey and Nels Tjosevig.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Faddis, for
merly of McCarthy, are residing in
Troy, N. Y. Mr. Faddis is the pro
prietor of a thriving restaurant busi
ness.
* * *
Miss Ruth Hill and Miss Eleanor
Pope of Minneapolis are in town on
their way to the states.
* # *
Carl L. Kays of the Canoe Pess Can
ning Company was in town on Tues
day.
* * *
John Rawson is at present located
in Seattle but expects to return to Cor
dova in the near future.
# * *
Mrs. N. M. Spencer and daughter
Mrs. Herman Kirsten, will leave or
the Northwestern for Portland. Mrs
Kirsten has spent the summer in Cor
dova as the guest of Mrs. Spencer
and Mrs. A. E. Black.
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Captain Thomas of the Franklin
Packing Company was in town this
week.
* * *
Mrs. J. D. McGowan left on the
Northwestren for a few weeks’ visit
with friends in Seward.
¥ ¥ ¥
Mrs. Sophia Scott has vacated her
home in railroad row and it will be
occupied by Walter E. Downing and
family. Mrs. Scott is residing in an
apartment over Blum-O’Neil’s.
* * *
Tom Donohoe Jr. has been confined
to his home with sickness.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hart and son
of Dallas, Tex., will leave on the
Northwestern for the states, after hav
ing made an extensive tour through
Alaska.
# * #
Miss Mary Baen Wright and MisL
Almira McGowan returned on Monday
morning from Liljeghren’s fox ranch
near Ellamar.
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Miss Ethel Graham was the hostess
on Friday evening at a pleasant
party. The young folks spent the
evening most enjoyablly in dancing,
music and games, at <the conclusion
of which represhments were served.
The guests at the Graham home
were Mr. and Mrs. G. E. LaBelle,
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Matson, Mrs. B.
O. Graham, Mrs. Henry Skog, Miss
Charlotte Bacon, Miss Ellen Fraisure,
Miss Madeline Buchanan, Miss Evan
geline Church, Miss Laura Bacon,
Miss Ethel Graham; Messers. Donald
McCrea, Frank Burns, Harold Gra
ham, Dr. W. H. Chase, Frank O’Brien,
H. M. Beck and Sanford Finkelstein.
^ ^ ^
Among the tourists who are vis
iting in Cordova are Miss Eliza
beth L. Knowles and Miss Mary A.
Williams of Ogden, Utah; Miss Bessie
Countach and Miss Annette G. West
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Fred
S. Clarke of Danville, Pennsylvania.
* * *
James Lewter and Lawrence P.
Mulligan of Mile 14 are in town.
* # *
Little Miss Betty Sherlock is to
celebrate her third birthday today.
* * *
Dr. Charles Daggett and family are
expected to return to Cordova about
the first of September. Dr. Daggett
visited the parents of Miss Marion
Daggett in Minneapolis and relatives
of Dr. M. L. Biggs in Omaha, Neb.
They expect to visit California be
fore returning.
# # #
Mrs. Chester Mellison and Mrs. H.
I. Call are to be the hostesses at a
bridge luncheon tonight given in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Walk
er and mother who will leave on the
Northwestern for the states. There
are to be four tables of bridge and
at the conclusion of which refresh
ments will be served.
The Frisco Cafe is open until mid
night and is prepared to serve you
with good eats. 7-tf
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing by and
between James Dinneen and Cyrille
Decuyper doing business in the Town
of Cordova, Alaska, under the firm
name and style of “Cash Grocery
Company of Cordova,” was on the 29th
day of July, 1920, dissolved by mu
tual consent; that said James Dineen
will hereafter conduct said business,
will collect all outstanding accounts
and settle all outstanding indebted
ness. CYRILLE DECUYPER
3-5t JAMES DINEEN
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—Furnished house in Old
town. Must be sold at once. Apply
Frisco Cafe. 4-41
FOR 'RENT—A newly furnished three
room apartment. Call Mrs. Lambert,
Smith Rooming House. 3-tf
WANTED—Machinist, lathe hand, wants
work for short time. Address Times
office. 3-lt
FOR SALE—Furnished house; $150; Ap
ply to George Kennedy. 2-tf
FOR SALE AND RENT—Pianos. Ex
pert piano tuning. Anderson piano
Shop, Juneau. 2-tf
FOR SALE—Three room house.. Inquire
R. A. Wilcox at Finkelstein & Sapiro’s
store or phone 142-3 rings. 26-10t
WANTED—Experienced waitress at the
Alaskan Grill. 20-tf
WANTED—An Ironing girl. Apply a!
Northern Laundry. 15-ti
FOR SALE—Three-room partly fur
nished house at ocean dock. Phone
167-2 rings. 14-tf
FOR RENT—Apartments In the Burk
hart flats. Phone 01. 8-t1
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins.. Applj
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22-tl
FOR RENT—Furnished Cabins. Se«
Dooley.
BREAK RECORD
LONG DISTANCE
NON-STOP TRIP
HONOLULU, Aug. 7 (by Associat
ed Press).—Squadron No. 2 of the
Atlantic battleship fleet, with Vice
Admiral Hilary P. Jones, command
ing and carrying upwards of 1,500
Annapolis midshipman, which arrived
here recently for an eight-day visit,
broke the record for the longest con
tinuous cruise for battleships in the
history of the United States navy,
according to officers of the fleet.
The leg of the trip from Panama to
Honolulu, 4,665 miles, is said to be
the longest non-stop voyage for
battleships in the navy’s annals. En
gine room records showed that an
average speed of 11 % knots was
maintained, as against the 10-knot
average speed when the Connecticut,
flagship of the squadron, led the At
lantic fleet around the world in 1908.
During their long voyage the mid
shipmen worked as regular sailors.
They swabbed decks, shoveled coal
and did everything that falls to the
lot of enlsted men. While in Hono
lulu,, officers and men of the fleet,
midshipmen and reservists were the
guests of honor at numbers of enter
tainments from the admiral’s ball
down to the private swiming party
at Waikiki.
PHILIPPINES AFTER
TERRITORIAL FORM
OF GOVERNMENT
MANILA, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—The American Chamber of
Commerce for the Philippines has
adopted resolutions asking that the
status of the islands be changed to
a territorial government under the
United States.
Improve
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
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