THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
Entered at the Postoffice at Cordova,
Alaska, as second-class matter.
H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919
THE DEADLY PTOMAINE GERM
Alaska needs a sanitary commission
appointed whose duties would be to
examine shipments of canned goods
coming from the States to Alaska. In
conceivable as it may appear, there
are many firms in the States which
make a business of unloading spoiled
or ole. canned goods on the Alaska
trade. During the past few months
an epidemic of deaths has occurred
in the Northland from eatin gthis aged
and stale food. It is bad to eat such
stuff in the States, where a physi
cian is instantly available, but it is
criminal to ship it to Alaska, where
the sick man may be a hundred miles
from medical treatment and have no
idea what to do for ptomaine poison
ing.
Several years ago a Seattle whole
saler was relabeling a shipment of
canned goods destined for Alaska.
Many instances in Valdez have oc
curred where cans of meats have been
opened and the contents found to be
a small, hard lump of mouldy refuse.
A storekeeper here recently opened a
number of cans of shrimp and found
them all spoiled. Were these goods
inspected, or could there be a law
passed compelling canners to label the
date of the pack, much of the danger
of ptomaine germs would be elimi
nated. The merchants are helpless,
as the cans arrived in Alaska with
nice, fresh labels on them; but the
contents show they have been canned
for years.
The recent deaths of twelve men
at Hunker creek from eating canned
foods show that the danger is real. A
wholesaler who ships old stuff under a
new label is as guilty of murder as if
he had taken a gun and shot his vic
tims.
Alaska should refuse to be the dump
ing ground for spoiled food.—Valdez
Miner.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
According to advertisements in the
Cordova paper, to buy or sell anything
in that town one must either “See
Dooley” or “See Kelly.” That would
be a poor place for a Dutchman to do
business.—Douglas News.
That certain protective agencies
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relative to the interests of the fishing
industry have come here recently from
San Francisco and Seattle and are
actively at work in the community
proves a painful fact for our citizens
to face. If Juneau had been actively
interested in the local fisherman’s wel
fare much of the contention now go
ing on in Southeastern Alaska waters
could have been averted. Any town
that wishes to thrive by any one in
dustry must serve the industry. The
community can not go giving pink teas
and game dinners to the enemies of
those who produced the wealth that
bought the dinner. The trouble with
Juneau is, she thinks upside down.—
Juneau Gleam.
An English naturalist says an oyster
is a creature of low sensibility with
no head development; its nervous sys
tem is practically nil; it has no sen
sory apparatus to feed the conscious
ness with intelligence, and little else
except a body mass and a stomach.
Why, go on, man; you’re talking about
an I. W. W.—Valdez Miner.
Because a number of foreigners are
making trouble in various places in
the United States, even extending their
unlawful practices in Alaska, as is at
tested by late reports from Port Wal
ter, many peope complain at what
they designate the laxity of our im
migration laws, even going so far as
to assert that we have no laws upon
our statute books to exclude undesir
able persons nor any provision to de
port such persons as are found to be
undesirable after they have been here
for a time. The truth of the matter
is that we have splendid immigration
laws, and if they are properly enforced
we need nothing further upon our stat
ute books.—Juneau Empire.
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FOREST FIRES
STILL RAGING
IN NORTHWEST
SPOKANE, July 18 (by Associated
Press).—Cooler weather is lessening
slightly the seriousness of the forest
fires in Idaho, Montana and British
Columbia. Eighty American fire fight
ers have crossed the Canadian border
to help in fighting a fire which covers
about ten thousand acres, and which
is threatening to enter a valuable tim
ber stand east of Porthill, Idaho. A1
ready two hundred thousand dollars
damage has been done on the Canadiar
side of the boundary.
A fire on the Pack river, covering
from six to eight thousand acres, is
beyond control.
Lack of wind alone is preventing
an enormous destruction of timber ir
Northern Idaho and Western Montana
Wind Spreads Fire Near Helena
HELENA, Mont., July 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Seven hundred to a
thousand acres of timber in the Helena
forest is burning, and high winds are
spreading the flames.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
WRECKED BY STRIKERS
NEW YORK, July 18 (by Associated
Press).—Seventy-five striking seamer
today wrecked employment offices or
the Bowery, routing two hundred and
fifty men who were seeking work as
strike-breakers. There have been nc
arrests in connection with the matter
Just received, a shipment of fresl
cottage cheese. Get it at Blum
O’Neill’s, Cash Grocery, or City Dairy
Phone 187.
Tub and shower baths at the Holden
pool room barber shop. 9-tl
Advertise In the E>aily Times.
EXPLOSION IN
EASTERN MU
KILLS SCORE
BLUEFIELD, W. Va., July 18 (by
Associated Press).—Twenty-one min
ers were killed today in the Tazwell
mine, and two hundred were trapped
but were rescued later. Seven bodies
have been recovered.
Fire followed a terrific explosion
which destroyed the mine. Hundreds
joined in the work of rescue.
LEON TROTZKY
This is an official picture of Leon
Trotzky, coming from the Bolshevik
government of Russia.
Try the Club Billiard Hall foi
golden, silver and royal fizzes. 23-ti
Special turkey and chicken dinnei
served at the Cordova Grill on Sundaj
from 12 to 8 o’clock. Price $1.00.
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HOW TO COVER YOUR COTTON
Portierre Is Found to Be Serviceable
in Emergency; Box Cover Gives
Good Satisfaction.
Is it a problem in your bouse how'
to cover the couch, which must act as
a bed for the extra guest, or, at least,
for one of the family when there are
guests? There are several artistic
ways of. treating the bed couch which
will make It far from an eyesore to
living room or bedroom. First of all,
there is the plain couch cover to be
bought in the shops. Usually a single
portierre will be found a good invest
ment. This is thrown over the couch,
and, instead of being allowed to lie
full over the corners, the fullness is
mitred underneath, as it were, and the
boxed corner pinned into shape. Never
select a cover with fringe—it is the
worst of pitfalls for the unwary.
Then there is the made cover, with
a plain, straight top and the side box
plaited into that. The box cover that
has corner seams with plain top and
sides does not take so much material
and is just as attractive.
Little Cueto, the Cuban cigarro, is
playing the outfield for Moran’s Reds
every now and then. He can play any
position on the team and do a good
job of it, too.
* * *
The Louisville club has given Catch
er Frank Crossin his release, at his
own request. Crossin has just re
turned from France, where he served
for almost a year, and he will take his
time about seeking a baseball engage
ment.
The well-known “Westinghouse”
electric heaters are now for sale by
the Northwestern Hardware Co.
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Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Orders from
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