The Cordova Daily Times
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TMI rOLIS AT MOMI.
Talcing can* of the “folks’’
ai home ' i- ilie work of 111(•
departincut lor the mainhn
iilii'c of social service agencies
of the woman’s committee of
1he council of National defense,
A constructive feature of this
work will he the securing of
volunteers to take the place of!
person# withdrawn from social
service agencies by war neces
sities. This will be done large
-ty by means of the registration
for Service now being taken ub
by the woman’s committee.
Mrs. Philip N. Moore, of St
bouis, as chairman of the de
partment, will send out a ques
tionaire to ascertain the needs
of the individual philanthropic
agencies ftf tft? COIffitTy? Sh«
will find out what is being
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done in district nursing, day
cursing, the work of civilian;
hospitals, philanthropy, chari
ties and social service. The:
result of tills survey is to be'
iahulated by the state chair
man of tin* woman’s commit-:
tee, and the needs of charities j
and protective associations
formulated.
Another feature of Mrs.
Moore’s plan includes graphic
•harts of tIm» opportunities for
service of women in connection
with the needs of various char
ities. These charts will he
hun^r conspicuously in local
headquarters to make a direct
appeal from the poor, the sick
and the helpless to any woman
who enters the headquarters to
'Oldster or to seek i format urn.
Mrs. Moojv says in a state
mont to the state chairman.
“This service for charity-wn
he made vastly more efficient
if the women who are willing
to ydve their tiine to it will un
dertake some traiiiim* for the
work. Consequently, a list of
the training classes in philan
thropy and social service
should be posted side by side
with the opportunities for ser
vice in tin* .local charities. It
will be fite duty of tjds iloen
| to beep tile survey and
1 e oppoi tmiiti* > for *--j vie
! up to dale at all tie <-s, ;.; I -1 to |
do everything po>>iblo to
stimulate interest 1 >\ visits to
the ehnritnhle institutions, lit
t'-rs, publicity, etc*. Jt i- evi
dent that this department
should be conducted in close
connection with the headquar
ters of the state divisions and
local units, with the publicity
committees and particularly
with the registration commit
tees and the committees on
training classes for women.”
DESPOTS OF DEMOCRACY.
There remains, unfortunate
ly, a large number of our citi
zens who are unable to recon
cile themselves to the advis
ability—the necessity, in fact
—of granting plenary powers
to our leaders as a practical
war measure, This, they say,
is utterly inconsistent with
the principles of a true democ
racy, flowever, they never
suggest a substitute plan, the
iwoioml Inn heiror tVirit we
A
could easily win the war by
waging it in a free-fov «n rash-1
ion, without creating tempor
ary ‘‘despots,” so to speak,
,empowered to resort to drastic
means to mobilize tin* nation’s
lull fighting strength.
Whenever we hear a grumb- j
ling citizen complain in such
manner wo are reminded of the
story that is told of Napoleon’s
interview with an old French
women, while traveling incog
nito through one of the prov
II** impiired as to her
• minion of the emperor, and
-<[•«> rep’ied: “It may !»«■ that
'*<* |s n tyrant like the rest, but
. :*.* otiu is are the kings of the
•nihility,' while he is one of us.
VVe have chosen him oiir
‘s dyes.”
l in* -ante may he said of our
own despots. \\ e vest then:
with power for a time and we
• xpect them to exercise it to
i whatever extent the occasion
• leinamls. Their acts we viev
ms tlit* supreme expression of
tin* centralized power that
springs from our very selves
and we have no fear of its
abuse. Our leaders, then, are,
not despots; they are hut tin*
persm\j| ieatiou of our own del
egated authority. But we
would have them act like des
pots in our name, when the
circumstances demand such at* :
fion. Scan the pages of Amer
ican history: Onr civil and
military leaders naturally fall
into two classes- the * who
1 id ii*>t hesitate to exercise tin*
power.- which 1'iey pe-se-M d,
and t lios ■ who did. \\ a-hiiiy
ton we firm and doniiiuuit:
-o was-Lincoln. Both were 1 »it
terly denounced as despot- in
their day. We love old An
drew Jackson fur his display
ot “backbone,” and forget all
his other faults. (Bant wn
mercilessly criticized for his.
daring use of power, yet lc*
conquered the Coufederaey j
and became the idol of the Am-1
criean people So with Slier
man. Cleveland’s outstand
ing characteristic was Ids pro
nounced courage to exercise
prerogatives of his office.
Rosevelt appealed to the pop
ular tancy because he did not
ear to wield the “big stick.”
r h-sideiit Wilson reached low
tide in the public estimation
when it was thought that he
was too indecisive av^rnia*
.iio great powers of the Prcsi |
lericv. Now that he lias shown
i determination to speak and
ict in a manner becoming the
dignity and authority of bis
ligh office, lie is riding on the* ii
’rest of the wave and all Am
erica is behind him.
Then why fear our despots?
We mnlu- thfgj*.gndj unmake
tliem with an enSeTray“tt <iu.
wonder of tile world. At best.!
their reign is of short dural
ion, but while they hold power
they must exorcise it in a man
ncr that will brook no unto
ward circumstances, arising
either at home or abroad.
Therein lies the safety of a
democracy and thus arc up
held the honor and dignity of 1
the Great Republic. Govern
meats always will speak in th
lone of despots, whether tin
longue that litters the man
date derives il< authority 1 \
“Divine Right” or from the!
common people.
Howard Kinney was advertised for
in the Fairbanks Citizen; and was next
morning located at 1 lot Springs. 1Tb;
sister has been enquiring for him.
Kinney is a freighter around Hoi
Springs and has been located there
for some time.
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Prepared!
To do your PRINTING
and* DO IT RIGHT!—in
a way that will please
the eye and a Price that
will suit the pocket-book
Give Us A TRIAL and
we will prove it to you.
“NufSed”
Job Printing Debt.
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FIRE!
A resident of Cordova had ;i
small lire in hlx house the o> Ivor
day. It wax extinguished by the
family at a loss of *KV> oo. The
a ■ <> day ho ttxiired through its.
The r.wt of h:> inxunni'-o 'or
three • ■arx was less than hix
loss at this trirlitr-; fire. Are
you. Mr. ITopurty Owner, p v-t
to w.m until joo have It.td it fir-*
before proteetinx yourself from
losa?
Any person wluhins; to build
( an M'c-uro a fino residential or
business lot in Cordova from its
,.n ri.optionally liberal t*nua.
rive hundred lots listed.
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE
ABSTRACTS
SURETY BONDS
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CORDOVA ABSTRACT and
REALTY COMPANY
ROOM 1, ADAMS BUILDING.
j Bank of Alaska
| ALASKA’S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM f
* Banks At
CORDOVA l
Anchorage Skagway Wrangell I
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $105,500.00
Resources Over $1,000,000.00
CORDOVA OFFICERS ' j
ANDREW STEVENSON w ,, HII , ,,pv
I’mml-nl . ,,R "VALERY
B. R. COLKETT .
C0MS^Rn41‘-,AuC0UNTS ' SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Safe Deposit Boxes Traveler, Checks
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I he NATIONAL ARMY is
drawn from our reserves of
i *hen, If you are drawn will
| you leave a cash reserve in the
: bank? You may not need it
during the war but you cer
tainly will when you are mus
' tered out.
Neither wage-earner nor mer- 1
chant can afford to always ft
live close to the margin of I
thei'r resources. Whether you I
join the colors or not, start B
now building up a reserve by 1
depositing with the BANK OF ft
ALASKA) an institution that I
carries ample reserves and §
builds for the future. 1
If You
ARE LAID UP IN THE HOSPITAL
YOUR EARNING POWER
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Poes your Insurance cover you? If nOt
Get a IN 1 POLICY IN THE J. D. Hollenbeck
j ' * I N0R1HEHN LIFE District Agent, Cordova j
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MEET ME AT
The HORSESHOE
POPULAR RECREATION PI ACE
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Where We ('hU Always Kind Uur
Krisnda.
Finest Billiard and Pool 1 abiwa In
A lawk*.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
•RANDS OF CIGARS.
Thb Rcb Dhabom
CSRDSVA. ALASKA
A i lub h'i t<e cwry iiu^ii.
It* nation, re u <1 ins. pool
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mom. circulating library u'bi
lab' periodii-aIs.
Koiimled IPOS by Kyi -Mv.il
Church.
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Hours 2 p. m. to 1,1 p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, Supt.
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When Ordering Job Work Don't
Think It is Your Duty to Build Up
Concerns In the States, But Give
The People Who Are Paying
Wa^es and Spending Their Money
bin Cordova a Chance to Live.
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