PROFITEERING
IN SIBERIA IS
' MADE FINE ART
OMSK, Siberia, July 30 (Corres
pondence of Associated Press).—
Profiteering has reached its apex as
“a fine art” throughout central and
western Siberia, where no speculator
is satisfied with less than 100 per
cent profit and often gouges as much
* as 1,000 per cent out of his hapless
customers, according to stories com
ing in here.
These traders, many of them smug
glers, who, taking advantage of the
shortage of everything except the
products of the country, the unstable
value of the ruble and the difficulties
of transportation, contrive to get
through with a few pairs of shoes,
particularly ladies’ shoes, a few bolts
of silk or dress goods, a few cases of
tinned fruits, or, in fact, any foreign
made product whatsoever, reap rich
harvests.
Before a regular express service
was inaugurated the many special
trains coming up from Vladivostok
and Harbin were the targets of the
speculators. By connivance with the
porters and unknown to the other
occupants, nearly every special
brought in its complement of merch
andise stowed away under berths and
in obscure corners, to be handed over
upon arrival at some designated
point.
The Red Cross has had its difficul
ties side-stepping the designs of this
gentry from time to time. On one oc
casion, it is related, a Red Cross rep
resentative in Irkutsk was ap
proached with an offer of a hundred
pairs of shoes as a gift for the good
of the cause. In due time they ar
rived. from Dairen, but in place of
one hundred pairs there were one
thousand. They had passed the cus
toms free of charge, being consigned
to the Red Cross, and it was the
owner’s expectation that the extra
900 would be delivered to him. They
were ail bundled off to Dairen.
The speculators’ day will have
gone, however, it is said, as soon as
the traffic is readjusted under the
Interallied committee management
and legitimate commerce is resumed.
Many of the abuses have already been
corrected through closer government
inspection at the frontiers, but in
spite of all efforts to check it, the
speculation evil still persists.
PLENTY OF BIG GAME
ALONG GOVERNMENT ROAD
That the district through which the
government railroad operates is a big
game country is evidenced bv the
fact that a bull moose walked across
the railroad track within a few yards
of camp 86, in the Turnagain Arm dis
trict, and was shot by L. O. Nyberg,
foreman at the camp. The result of
the walking by the moose and the suc
cessful shooting by Foreman Nyberg
was that the occupants of the camp
feasted during the week on the fat
and choice portions of the carcass.
At Talkeetna a mother bear and two
cubs wandered about on the outskirts
of the town. They were shot by
Harry R. Brown, deputy United
States marshal, and T. R. Owrens, a
former employe of the Alaskan en
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gineering commission. The carcas
ses were eaten by the residents of
Talkeetna and the pelts were shipped
to Anchorage for tanning and mount
ing.—Alaska Railroad Record.
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! CHINESE BENEFICIARIES
OF BOXER INDEMNITY
TO BE EDUCATED HERE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16 (by As
sociated Press).—Oi\e hundred and
forty Chinese students, bound to com
plete their education in universities
of America under terms of the Boxer
indemnity, have arrived here. They
will be followed by some sixty more,
making the largest number yet to
come to this country in one year. ,
Of the first group seventy-three are
from Tsing Hua College, which was
established in Peking when the Unit
ed States returned to China the
Boxer indemnity money for educa
tional purposes. Every year a large
number of students are sent to the
United States, their expenses being
paid out of this returned indemnity
fund. These students, returning to
China, are playing an increasingly
important role in China's affairs.
Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese ambas
sador to the United States, and C. T.
Wong, both of whom were Chinese
delegates to the Paris peace con
ference, were educated in the United
States, and are members of the Amer
ican Returned Students’ Association.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’Neill Co. 3-tf
Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
Electric irons, 3 pounds to GV2
pounds. Prices $3.50 to $6.50 at the
Northwestern Hardware Company.
Home portraits of quality. Agency
Cordova drug store. Scarborough, pho
tographer. 14-tf
Try the Club Billiard Hall for
golden, silver and royal fizzes. 23-tf
SHOE REPAIRING
DIMON N1CKALOFF
Currier Building,
C Street. P. O. Box 986.
Keist Furniture
Company
la the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods on Commission
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
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YOUR FURS MADE TO ORDER
Best work guaranteed. Low
est prices. Over 2,000 Alaska
customers.
R. W. Drew
Tacoma's Expert Furreir
11th and B'dw’y, Tacoma, Wash.
COOPER ESTATE
LOTS AT SACRIFICE
The heirs of A. B. Cooper, deceased,
offer for sale the northwest double
corner of Third avenue and C streets
at $1260. This corner was bought by
Mr. Cooper a number of years ago
as the best residence or apartment
site he could buy. Look at it and you
will confirm his judgment.
SEE KELLY
Cordova Adjustment Company
! SMOKERS!!
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Do you know the Horseshoe
Billiard Hall carries one of the
most complete stocks of Tobacco
and Cigars handled by any store
! in Alaska?
We have special facilities for
| storing tobacco to preserve its
| strength and insure it reaching
| you in perfect condition. You
will find your favorite brand
j here, moist and fragrant.
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Standard Brands of
Cigars
including large sizes in the
Mozart, Lovera, Optimo, Up
mann, Roi-Tan and La Prefer
entia.
2 for 25c
$6.00 per box of 50
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Popular brands of Smoking To
baccos in tins, such as Velvet,
Prince Albert, Tuxedo.
3 for 50c
$2.00 per dozen
We carry a full line of Pipes,
Tobacco Pouches and other
Smokers’ Accessories.
THE HORSESHOE
BILLIARD HALL j
E. L. HARWOOD, Prop.
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WINDSOR HOTEL
L. WALN, Prop.
WHERE YOU GET
COMFORT AND SERVICE
And the Rates Are Right.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
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PROFESSIONAL
* DR. W. W. COUNCIL *
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and* Residence, Cordova
General Hospital ^Ostrander
Building).
Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 132
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store.
Residence, Alaska Hotel.
DR. W. D’ARCY CHACE *
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
windsoIr HOTEL
Hours:
1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
DR. CHAS. DAGGETT
DENTAL OFFICES
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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DR. CORA DAGGETT
SPECIALIST
Pyorrhea and Dental Prophylaxis
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DR. VON ZESCH
Dentist
ADAMS BUILDING
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DR. CHARLES M. RODSETHI
CHIROPRACTIC. PHYSICIAN
Northern Hotel,
Phone 158 i
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D0N0H0E & DIMOND 1
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices:
CORDOVA and VALDEZ
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1, OSTRANDER BUILDING
E. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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R. H. L. NOAKS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
SECOND ST., OPP. HOSPITAL
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FRANK A. METCALF *
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Juneau, Alaska
* MERCY R. MURRAY
Shampooing, Manicuring, Facial
and Scalp Treatment, Bleaching
ind Dyeing. Room 22, Hospital bldg.
Telephone 163, three Rings.
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H. I. CALL
Piano Tuning and Regulating
C St., Opp. Hegg’s
Phone 123—2 Rings
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THE ALPHA
SCHOOL OF DANCING
Private lessons every evening.
American Bakery. Phone 203.
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JUST RECEIVED
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
LIVE CHICKENS
Good Friers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FREY
Phone 22
SHOE REPAIRING
Shoes Dyed, $1.25
Ladles' Shoes half-soled $1.50
At Hubbert’s Tailor Shop
STEVE OROS
Phone 130
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3 | we dry for you. We simply proved laundering methods.
3 1 place your clothes in a magic A trial will be convincing.
| basket. In 15 minutes, without Telephone and we will have
| so much as a thread being dis- our driver call for your family
| turbed, they are practically dry. bundle. 1
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OF THE
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