The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917.
boDGiNG dRAfT iKi jAlL=
It is remarkable In V'ifi'w of his re
marks in hie OWn defense, that Earl
Crissman should agree with the at
torney for the prosecution that a
twelve month sentence in jail was
about right In his case before the „ury.
He hurled metaphorical bricks at the
government, declaring that the war
was purely a i-apitallstic affair; em
phasized his delicacy of feelings,
which would not permit him to kill an.
other person, and wound up by preen
ing himself on his intelligence — a
mentality of such high degree that it
made it impossible for him to take
orders from on officer who was su
perior to hint ‘only in brute force.
Crissman did not register for draft, if
we are to credit his words, because he
was averse to the '‘degrading influence
of the army.’’
We suppose, by virtue of his ex
pressed willingness to languish "at
least a year" in prison, that he consid
ers he will be thrown among mental
superior and that his aesthetic taste
ord superfine sensibilities will Jind
much upon which to found reconcilia
tion for twelve months of inactivity.
When a mail is canary colored from
armpit to armpit, forward and back,
he can find justification for almost,
anything. Crissman only mildly re
sented being registered for draft be
fore he was sent to jail. He his fig
ured, naturally, that so long as he is
behind the bars in this country, his
precious (to him only) hide is safe.
Like a lot of others, he believes that
if he can dodge service for a year, he
can avoid duty in the trenches.
It fs possible Judge Cushman did
not consider this view of the case.
It is likely that, had he believed Criss
man was seeking to avoid trench duty
by spending his time in jail, the term
would have been a short one and the
yellow streak would have been given
an opportunity to become red in ser
vice.—Tacoma News.
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Lieutenant Lufbery, the American
aviator in France, has downed his
thirteenth German adversary. Now
hear the superstitious ones predict an
end to Lufbery’s activity.
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Columbia Law School has a woman
instructor for the first time in its
history. She wdll not try to make
every woman her own lawyer, but will
point out pitfalls into which she might
stumble while conducting her own af
fairs.. '
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Coal in Honolulu is selling at $27 a
ton. Where is the hero who will vol
. unteer to carry the message to Gar
field?
AN OBJECT LESSON.
Passing the buck — a good poker
term, with which most Americans are
familiar — seems to be the only re
ply Seattle has made to the public
and military demand that vice condi
tions there be abated. True, there
have been meetings at which the sub
ject has been discussed, but always
there has been manifest a "Let Bill
do it” spirit — a desire to shift re
sponsibility; to avoid acceptance of
the onus of becon\ing known as a "re
form" leader.
Judge Hiram E. Hadley has put the
work of cleaning house properly be
fore the constituted authorities. He
was asked to head a citizens’ commit
tee to be organized for the purpose
of making the law effective and com
polling public officials to do the work
for which they are paid. He has de
dined to undertake the task, not be
cause in his opinion, there is no rea
son for such a commission. In his let
ter of refusal, he pillories the men
charged with law enforcement — par
ticularly the chief executive. Ht
points out that Mayor Gill and his po
lice force have all the authority re
quired; that nothing remains to b<
done other than plain duty — and hr
urges that the machinery already pro
vided be set in motion with a view' t<
cleaning up the city.
Judge Hadley’s decision was mad*
known following a conference in hit
office of representatives of various
church and civic bodies. The con
elusions of this conference were that
the mayor — and no one else — pos
sessed the pow-er to proceed with th<
clean-up; that jt was legally impos
sible for Mr. Gill to delegate that au
thority to anyone else.
The inevitable has happened in Se
attle. A recalled mayor has been pui
back into office. He was ousted foi
cause. His re-election, to him, and t(
the anti-reform element, was vindiea
tion. The view was that the majoritj
of the people wanted an open town—
and they got it. Now it has gotter
away from them and liberty has be
come license. The worst element se
cured control — and it has bun wild
so wild that it has well nigh killei
the goose — and their golden eggi
are about to be taken from them.
Instead of being a beautifully clear
city, Seattle has begun to degenerate
and it is on the down grade at a ter
rific clip. No one — particularly thosi
who feel the “liberals" put them in of
fice — is left to apply the brakes. Se
attle is in the hands of the wreckers—
moral and otherwise — and there wil
be no stopping until they feel the;
have reached the limit and must seel
other places to despoil.
Tacoma and other Sound cities, of
course, will profit by Seattle * Infamy.
A state bordering hysteria already has
begun to be manifest. The wildest
stories of mutilation are being writ
ten out and gossiped about. Sealtle
soon will see the result of an exodus.
Decent people will shun her as they
would the plague. Business will dwin
dle as the population decreases — but
until then the plunderers, the gamb
lers, the bootleggers and the moral
lepers will continue their fell endeav
ors. There will be no Improvement
until the wreckers begin to see the
effects of their evil work in declining
financial returns.
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A sweet time is in prospect for the
"gentlemen" who were responsible for
the hiding of 10,000,000 pounds of su
gar at Buffalo. It may be that they
will be able to convince Food Admin
istrator Hoover of the necessity for
• storing away such a quantity of this
much needed article, but we doubt It.
The circumstances surrounding the j
case would indicate a well thought out ]
plan to profiteer on a large Scale. The !
federal authorities no doubt will go
to the bottom of the case and wifi find
those responsible, and when they do.
there can be no question that an ex
ample will be made. The opportunity
to convince the people of the United
States that the administration at
Washington means business Iq too
great to let it slip.
u is iiseiy mat senator uatouette is
! at heart a German sympathizer, but
j there is no question but that he has
! grbatly strained his chances of future
' preference by endeavoring to paddle
I is peace canoe against the current of
I public sentiment. Lafollette simply
iverestimated his hold on the public,
and he now, doubtless, sees the mis
take he made, but is too bull-headed
to acknowledge it. At any rate, his
political goose is cooked to a-clnder,
and he should substitute "y” for the
last four letters of his name.—Ex.
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Britain’s "contemptible little army”
seems to be worrying the German war
experts who find it more and more
difficult in keeping the boche in ig
norance of the true situation in north
ern France, and the general staff is
not saying much nowadays about the
ease with which they could whip "de
generate France."
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Snowing in Chicago with the mer
cury only a trifle above the freezing
point, says the dispatches. That’s not
as important as it was a year ago.
The weather doesn’t cut the ice it did
last winter, as Hoover is on gjl'i-d
over the potato supply.
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A scrub woman at Wilkesbarre who
bought the first $1,000 Liberty bond
sold in that city has just paid $1,500
for more bonds. After paying over
her money she picked up her mop and
resumed work. The "come back" stag
gered the bond committee.
There is a shortage in the jute sup
ply this year, but plenty of rope for
traitors.
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Stir your coffee and see’how much
farther one lump of sweetening will
go. One of the great American wastes
has been the use of sugar in tea and
coffee.
I (By United Press)
London, Nov. ‘J. — After one of the
most miraculous escapes of the war,
Major Bannatyne. F>. S. O., is today
^ lecovering from his injuries in the
[ C'ireencester hospital.
r While flying alone at a height of
! more than 1.000 feet, his engine
. caught fire. He headed tho machine
towards the ground. Within- a few
minutes the flames reached his feet,
lie climbed out of the seat ami then
crawled along the body of the plane
toward the nil, while the blazing
dane plunged toward tho earth- The
flames reached him again. He swung
himself off (he frame and hung by his
hands under the machine — now a
piass of flames. Just before the glow
ering wreck struck the ground Ban
natyne dropped. He fell into a plowed
field and was picked up suffering from
a broken arm, scores of .cuts and with
i all his hair scorched to a crisp. The
[ machine crashed into a shed and both
j were consumed by the flames.
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There will be a sheet and pollow
case dance at the Red Dragon Club
House Friday night, for the young
people. Everyone invited.
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$1,000,000.00
And More In Resources Is Now Possessed
by the Bank of Alaska System
A Y oung Institution to be sure but conservative handling of
Funds and Considerate Treatment of Patrons is
producing what it’s organizers intended,
“An Institution of Strength
and Character.”
Bank of Alaska
I Looking ahead to November 15th, 1942, can see the thrifty
| citizens, children who now possess Liberty Bonds, arranging *
1 redemption of their Bonds and receiving the accumulated
| --interest.
I Checking Accounts Savings Accounts
f Time Deposits Traveler’s Checks j|
| Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent jj
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The HORSESHOE
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
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Finest Billiard and Pool 1 ablei In j
Alaska.
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BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
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The Red Dragon
CORDOVA, ALASKA
A club house for everyman.
Recreation, read i n g. pool
room, circulating library and
late periodicals.
Founded 1908 by Episcopal
Church.
Hours 2 p. m. to 11 p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, Supt.
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groaned and suffered
for years with boots that
made his feet feel like a spe
cial punishment, has sudden
ly found that he has pretty
good feet after all, when he
wears “HiPRESS” Boots.
Just the other day we got a let
ter from a man “Inside”telling us
he hadn’t had boot comfort for
years until he tried “HI PRESS.”
There Isn't another boot made
like “IMPRESS.” It's welded
into one piece without a seam and
it outwears any other boot on the
market.
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When Ordering Job Work Don't
Think It la Your Duty to Build Up
Concerns In the States, But Give
The People Who Are Paying
Wages and Spending Their Money
In Cordova a Chance to Live.
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