THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX. City Editor.
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POLICE PROTECTION FOR ALASKA
SIMILAR TO THAT IN YUKON
WilKiN Delegate Wickerslmm met with the Commercial
Club just before leaving for the outside one of the
suggestions made to him was that he should endeavor
to get established in Alaska a system of police similar to {lie
Canadian Northwest Mounted police organiation. It is ques
tionable whether the suggestion was a good one, says the Fair
banks News-Miner.
No one will deny that the territory suffers from lack of
police protection, or that such a body of men as is suggested
would be very useful. But whether the vast amount of money
necessary tor the upkeep of the organization could not be put
•° bettter purpose in other ways in the territory is another
question.
In the early days of the Canadian Northwest the police
rendered themselves particularly useful by adopting and pur
suing the policy that prevention of crime was far preferable
to mere punishment. To attain this end the impression
had to bo conveyed that there were policemen everywhere,
even in the most remote parts of the country. This was a big
undertaking in view of the size of the territory and the small
ness of the force, but it was accomplished by the development
of a patrol system which enabled the man in charge of one de'
tachment to keep in daily touch with his nighbors, and there
were very few trails in the territory which were not ridden
every day by at least one policeman. The settlers were afford
ed a feeling of security and, although the same elements which
tend to disturbance in other new countries were present, there
was little crime. It was by demonstrating that a handful of
men could largely prevent crime in a country so vast Unit the
mounted police really earned the reputation of which they have
every reason to be proud.
To develop and maintain such a system in Alaska would
cost an enormous sum yearly, even in the case of only a few
hundred men being employed. But the fact remains that the
prospector and traveler in the lonesome places is accorded
no protection and the tale of murder done is one that has all
too frequently to be told.
The Canadian mounted police are practically soldiers in
vested with police powers. They wear soldiers’ uniforms,
draw soldiers’ pay and are drilled exactly the same as is the
mounted infantry' of. the regular army. The government al
ready in maintaining in Alaska several companies of troops,
most of which have lots of idle time on their hands. It would
seem quite feasible that such a system of patrolling as was used
in the Canadian territory could be inaugurated by the sftldiers,
and that, if they were given police powers, they could serve
equally well as deterrents of crime as did the mounted police
in the old days. A certain number of men from each post
could be told off to the duty and under a qualified instructor
trained especially for the work. At each of the telegraph
stations one or more men in addition to the operators could
be quartered and the trail between posts patrolled every day.
The smallness of the extra cost that would be entailed in
installing such a system should appeal to the government and it
would at least be much better for the territory than no police
force at all.
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WHEN THE BIG FLEETS MEET
WAR ON LAND WILL SEEM TAME
P TO DATE in the European war there lias beet) no meet
ing of the two great fleets, and save for the sinking of
four German cruisers by several English warships there
has been no decisive battle at sea. When that time comes it will
make the contests on land seem tame by comparison.
It this expected battle in the Baltic or North Sea comes
off, the ships not the men, will be in armor. Steam will lit* the
motive power to propel the ships and electricity will load the
great guns. There will also be the torpedo boat and the sub
marine boat with their deadly dynamite and the destruction
will be above and under the astonished sea.
On the one side the slogan will be “all for Fatherland,”
on the other the shades of Howard and Drake and Blake and
Collingwood and Nelson—and the others who, for five cen
turies have kept tin1 standard of Britian supreme on the sea,
will be* invoked and the world will shudder when the story
shall be told.
They each will go into battle invoking the favor of the
same God and neither will remember that almost two thousand
years ago a standard of peace was upreared; that the nations
which have turned with most devotion to that standard have
been the most blessed and most enlightened, that the softened
splendor of the modern world has come to the nations, they
will beat their swords into plowshares and learn war no more.
\\ hen this war is over the wisdom of the world contemplat
ing it will declare that it was the crime of all ages and because
of it Europe will be one great house of mourning for a genera
tion to come.
For us on this side* of the sea the lesson that it should
impress upon government and people is that out side our free
Republic, the plighted faith and the most solemn covenants are
not enough to bind other nations to keep the peace when an in
satiable commercialism or a lust for power and plunder awkens
their pride or their cupidity, that fact should ever be kept in
mind, and accentuate the other fact that to insure peace we
should always be prepared for war.
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and a little organization along these line's would not go amiss in
Cordova. When it comes to dJ>tomism the Daily Times is rid
ing on the same seat with the driver and invites every resident
of the Copper River valley to jump into the wagon. Let the
laggards do the walking.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
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DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office hour*: 10 to 12 a. m., Katalla
Company Hospital; 2 to 4 and
7 to 8 p. m. at office in the
Railroad Hospital
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store.' Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney-at-Law
GENERAL CIVIL PRACTICE
Suit 3, Adam* Block Cordova, Alaska
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Attorney and Councellor at 1
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S. BLUM, Prc*. M. BROCK, Vice-Pre*. THOS. SCOTT. Cathler
FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA I
CAPITAL 8TOCK $25,000
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Steamer ADMIRAL EVANS aaila from Seattle on
DECEMBER 5 T H
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan. Juneau, Yakutat,
Kataila, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice
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A T A C If A STEAMSHIP
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
December 1. ALAMEDA .December 8
December 9 . MARIPOSA.December 17
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos
ives, S. 8. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule qf steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office A ska Steamship Bkfg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
; Copper River &
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Northwestern Ry.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. ‘ ‘
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Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- 1!
nue— ' 11
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Chitina for Kennecott— ! ’
I Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. < ■
1 Kennecott for Chitina—
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. ;;
Chitina for Cordova— ;;
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
The above schedule subject to change without not ice. ;;
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 1*. M. !!
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office. Alaska ;;
Steamship Company building !!
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Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
Superintendent Cordova Agent •>
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