IM VILLAGI
President W'ilson recently signed i
proclamation setting apart an area o
thirty-eight acres within the Tongas
national forest of Alaska as the Ol
Kassan national monument. The trac
embraces the abandoned Halda Indiai
village of Old Kasaan, situated 01
Prince of Wales island, in southeast
ern Alaska, about thirty miles wes
of Ketchikan.
The village of Old Kasaan was aban
doned by the Indians about ten yean
ago, and among the relies which re
main there are about fifty Indian to
tern poles, five or six of which ar<
classed as exceedingly good sped
mens.
In the deserted village there als(
remain eight large square buildings
which were originally constructed ac
cording to the peculiar plan of th<
Haida Indians, and which, it is state<
by those best qualified to know, rep
resent the best specimens of Haidi
architecture that now exist.
The largest of these buildings h
approximately 40 by 60 feet in size
and is made entirely of round am
carved timbers. There also remaii
a number of Indian graves with th<
typical small grave houses erected bj
the Alaskan Indians.
The proclamation establishing th<
national monument results from a re
commendation submitted to the presi
dent by the secretary of agriculture
in wmcn was sei iorm me necessuj
of preserving, so far as possible, this
interesting historic memorial.
In the past ten years, since the vil
lage was abandoned by the Indians
the buildings have been rapidly fall
ing into a state of dilapidation and de
cay, and a certain amount of vandal
ism by tourists and souvenir hunters
has been such as to render some form
of protection essential.
An examination of the area was
made jointly by representatives of ths
forest service and of the interior de
partment. and reports were submitted
strongly urging the establishment oi
of national monument, which recom
mendation was approved by the secre
taries of both departments. The
Smithsonian Institute strongly en
dorsed the proposition for the estab
lishment of a national monument
which also had the support and en
dorsement of James Wickersham, dele
gate from Alaska. This is the see
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ond national monument to be estab
lished in Alaska.
GOOD RULES IN
CASE MINE
DISASTER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—In it* re
cently issued handbook on “Rescu«
and Recovery Operations in Mines af
ter Fires and Explosions," whlet
should be in the hands of every mini
superintendent and mine foreman ir
the country, the bureau of mines, de
partment of interior, offers the fol
lowing important mien, which ouuuh
be observed at a coal mine immediate
ly following a disaster:
Summon assistance from the neares
mines.
Notify the state inspector and res
cue crews.
Organize your forces and assign du
ties.
Look after the ventilating fan am
repair it immediately if it has beei
damaged.
Place guards at all entrances ti
keep a record of all happenings.
Ascertain whether natural ventila
tiou is established at any openings
Procure permissible safety lamp
and etectric hand lamps for person
who are to explore the mine.
Shut off electric power on the trol
ley, power and light wires enterini
the mine, except those used for opei
ating the fan.
Procure brattice material or orde
it for immediate delivery.
Have a crew of men enter opening
that have intake currents of air an
look for men who may be injured o
overcome near the entrance.
Call as many doctors as are aval
able.
Procure portable fire extinguisher
and have them ready for immediat
use in case a fire Is discovered.
After a disaster In a shaft mini
get the hoisting appliances in tb
downcast compartment in conditio
for use by the explorers.
Keep on hand at all times a doze
safety lamps in good condition (c
emergency use.
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The caterpillar tread principle h«
been applied to a cart of English i
vention that is intended to travel ov
the softest ground.
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An electric generator small etyrng
to he carried in a man's pocket, y
powerful enough to discharge dyn
mite blasts has been invented.
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Methods for enlarging and reducii
phonograph records, giving increati
or diminished sound intensity, ha
been Invented by a Frenchman.
Gossip About Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. — The
, recent wrestling match between
{ "Strangler” Lewis of Kentucky and
, Ad Santell, champion of the Pacific
j coast, went a long way toward con
t vincing the sporting public here that
1 this sport is capable of attracting the
, interest and support of the public as
long as both the promoters and the
t principals play fair.
What is believed to be the largest
crowd that ever attended a wrestling
i bout on the Pacific coast, saw Lewis
obtain the only fall of the night after
one hour and forty-two minutes and
. forty seconds of the fastesL and best
wrestling ever seen here, according to
the estimate of the enthusiasts pre
, sent.
The so-called "stalling" tactics of
'he contestants, wherein they loaf and
play for time, has been considered the
.greatest drawback to the sport. By
setting a time limit of two hours on
the recent match, as well as requiring
that the referee render a decision one
way or the other on points, regardless
of whether there was any fill, the pro
moter largely eliminated these injur
ious practices.
It was apparent to the spectators,
and later confirmed by the referee,
that Santell, up to the time that he
was thrown, had a decided lead over
his rival on points. This evidently
was obvious to Lewis, who realised
that in order not to be beaten within
the shade over a quarter of an hour
left, he must overcome his opponent's
icau. i iie return w-as commendatory
of the promoter's plan for procuring
action for his patrons.
The agreement reached by Stanford
University and the University of San
ta Clara to play their annual game of
Rugby football on November 10 next,
puts at rest for another year at least
the question as to what brand of game
the two institutions will adopt.
In view' of the fact that the Santa
Clara university is not as strong nu
merically as its rival, Stanford has
agreed to waive the rule forbidding
the participation of freshmen. In re
turn for this concession, the Mis
sionites will require their players to
conform with the scholarship stand
ards which obtain at Palo Alto.
Thus Stanford and Santa Clara re
main the sole collegiate survivors of
the attempt made ten years ago to
introduce the English game Into Cali
fornia. Under the circumstances this
contest is the only intercollegiate
event of its kind, the rivals being
obliged to get their practice through
games with a few of the club teams
which still continue to support fif
teens.
In the meantime, with the formation
of a Pacific coast conference, which
now embraces practically all the
larger institutions along the western
seaboard, an intercollegiate schedule
of contests for the American code is
in the making, which will bring into
contact all of the more Important
teams.
This gives promise, not only of one
of the most interesting series of con
tests ever seen on the coast, but will
go far toward deciding a bona fide
champion team of the far west at the
nUnn /if ttvA nA*« fA/itlml 1 «AaaAn
less, as was the case this year with
Washington University and the Uni
versity of Oregon, two elevens play
1 to a tie.
With the interest of the public fo
cussed on the various 'varsity teams
which represent the pick and flower
of the men in each line of sport, it is
1 not difficult to see how the impression
1 prevails that sports are confined to
the few who excel in the various
* branches.
It is believed that few realize that
apart from the big squads maintained
* for the various 'varsities at the Unl
1 versity of California, nearly 1,500 stu
1 dents regularly participate In some
form of outdoor athletics.
There are at present 1,707 Univer
> sity of California men enrolled In
classes of physical culture for courses
which earn credit and 137 others in
r elective courses in physical education
which do not count for credit. Of the
* 1,707 in credit courses, 323 are work
1 ing in the ordinary gymnasium classes,
^ 52 are taking corrective gymnastics
and the rest are distributed among
' other athletic pursuits as follows:
Track 227, football 134, baseball 39,
B basketball 118, general recreation
0 sports 216, boxing 251, wrestling 97,
jiu jitsu 8, fencing 2, swimming 183,
>• athletic supervision (lectures) 8, prac
0 tical conduct of playgrounds 20, prac
n tice of physical education training 6,
advanced gymnastics 2, and advanced
n boxing and wrestling 23.
r The 1,087 of the students who are
participating in Intramural sports (as
distinguished from the 251 in intercol
s leglate sports) are distributed as fol
i- lows: Baseball 470, football 90, ten
>r nis 54, track 433, swimming 40. Be
sides these 1,087 the 261 in training
this fall for Intercollegiate athletics
h were as follows: For the 'varsity
;t football team 54, tor the freshman
football team 61, total for football 105;
soccer football 31, and track 115.
Practice Is now starting for about
ig 160 crew men, and golf and Ice hockey
Hi are the latest sports to be taken up
re by the students with a score of can
d Ida tea for each team.
Fly casting enthusiasts on the Pa
clflc coast likely are to see their
sport much stimulated If the efforts
of W. F. Backus, an official of the
Multnomah Anglers’ Club, of Port
land. and Paul W. Shattuck, of San
Francisco, are successful.
It Is the purpose of these two men
and their associates to form an organi
zation of Pacific coast fly casting
clubs, which will Include members at
all Important points up and down the
coast. The plan Is to hold touramentr
between clubs at Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma
and possibly San Diego.
Clubs in these cities are too far
from the east to enter into general
competition with the eastern clubs, or
to enter the national tournament, held
each year, but with Buch an organiza
tion on the coast, this In idaitfon 10
the northwestern tournament, which
was held in Portland last year, will
tend to make more competition and
bring the coast anglers closer together
according to the ideas of the promot
ers of the scheme.
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SHAKAN VOTE SHOWS UP
AND YAKUTAT IS NEXT.
Unofficial Information received from
Shakan via Wrangell is that Senator
Charles A. Sulzer received six ma
jority over Delegate Wlckersham at
that place. J. A. Snow, who has re
turned from the south end of the di
vision, talked with one of the Judges
of the election at Shakan precinct, and
with two of those who voted there.
He says they said their recollection
is that Sulzer received six majority
there. He said that the Judge of elec
tion was not sure whether Sulzer re
ceived six majority or six votes. How
ever, all of them were sure that eight
votes were polled, and that there were
only one or two votes for Wicker
sham.
Governor J. F. A. Strong has re
ceived the official returns from Sha
kan, but they are sealed and there
is nothing about them to indicate the
result.—Juneau Empire.
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Oil pressed from #opra. the dried
meat of cocoanuts, is rapidly replacing
animal fats in the manufacture of arti
ficial butters in Europe.
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Thirty feet of lamp cord combined
in a spring reel that is mounted on
a swivel enable an electric light to
be moved over an extensive area.
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In Switzerland there has been in
vented an electrically operated coin
in the slot machine for cleaning the
sides and soles of a person's shoes.
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A new United States battleship will
use 27,500 electrical horse-power,
enough to furnish heat, light and pow
er for a city of 100,000 population.
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A private train has been built for
the khedive of Egypt that is composed
of cars that get their current from
motors driven by gasoline engines.
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If in need of job printing phone the
Daily Times office.
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PRIZES TO BE
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Cordova Volunteer Fire
Department for Its annual masquerade
ball, to be held at Eagle Hall on Sat
urday night. December 30. An excel
lent orchestra has been engaged, the
hall will be appropriately decorated,
the floor put In excellent shape and
everybody supplied with an abundance
of serpentine. The admission has
been fixed at one dollar a couple.
This is to be strictly a masquerade
affair, and those who are not masked
will have to sit on the side lines, as
the floor will be reserved for the par
ticipants in the contests for the prizes,
who must be in costume aud masked.
Speaking of prizes, there will be many
of them, and all have an intrinsic
value. The local business men have
responded liberally, and the commit
tee announces that the following con
tributions have been made, and also
to whom the prizes will be awarded:
LIST OF PRIZES FOR LADIES.
Best Dressed Lady — First prize,
silk umbrella, donated by Mrs. Kate
Rolfe.
Best Dressed Lady — Second prize,
one electric flat iron, donated by the
Cordova Power Co.
Most Original Costume—Silk waist,
donated by Will Clayson.
Best Sustained Character — First
prize, manicure set, donated by Nor
thern Drug Co.
Best Sustained Character — Second
prize, one pillow cover, donated by E.
A. Hegg.
Most Comical Character — First
prize, one box perfume, donated by
Cordova Drug Co.
Most Comical Character — Second
prize, one cake, donated by Boas
Bakery.
Best Group — First prize, dinner
party for four, Siater'a Restaurant.
Beat Group — Secoud prise, $5.00
cash, donated by Alaska S. S. Co.
Best Topsy — One sack flour, do
Dated by Co-operative Trading Co.
Heat Dressed Fire Lady — Cut glass
salt and pepper, donated by Ben Oa
born.
' Special Prize (option of judges) —
Electric coffee percolator, donated by
Northwestern Hardware Co.
MEWS PRIZES.
Best Dressed Man — First prize, bas
ket of wine, donated by Alaskan Hotel.
Best Dressed Man — Second prize,
One box of Monopoles, donated by the
Northern saloon.
Most Original Costume — First
prize, bath robe, donated by Blum,
O’Neill Co.
Best Sustained Character — First
prize, half ton of coal, donated by the
Alaska Transfer Co.
Best Sustained Character — Second
prize, one box cigars, donated by
Thompson & Murphy.
Most Comical Character — First
prize, one hat, donated by Finkelstein
& Sapiro.
Most Comical Character — Second
prize, One flash light, donated by John
Rawson.
Best Group — First prize, dinner for
four, Fred’s Place.
Best Group — Second prize, two
bottles of Cliquot, donated by O'Brien
& Simpson.
Best Tramp — One meerschaum
pipe, donated by Horseshoe Liquor
Co.
Best Fireman — One humidor, do
nated by Cordova House.
Best Hebrew Character — One side
bacon, donated by Northern Meat
Market.
Special Prize (option of Judges) —
One basket wine, donated by Thomas
Davis.
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TOWN OF CORDOVA.
Municipal Taxes.
Town taxes are now due and pay
able to the town treasurer, H. 1.
ri’11 nt Ulr, s.reis,
Said taxes will be delinquent on
the second Monday In February, 1917,
at the hour of 6 o’clock p. m. Upon
all unpaid taxes after that time a pen
alty of five per cent will ve collected.
H. I. O’NEILL,
Town Treasurer.
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Ladles’ silk hosiery. In all the deli
cate shades, are the latest offering at
ClayBon'a.
Sheldon
AUTO STAGE LINE
Giving an all-year auto ser
vice between Chitina and Fair
banks, Alaska.
Enquire about them at Chitina
Hotel, Chitina, Alaska, before
making reservations elsewhere.
M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A Murphy, Props
Dealers <n
WINES, LIQUORS AND
GIOARS
Phone 107.
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Teach Your Boy the Value of a
Bank Account.
START your boy off right in the battle of life. Deposit
something to his credit in the bunk. If he is wot king for
_salary, ask him to place something aside weekly. If he
is in business, show him the importance of keeping a
goodly balance in bank. There’s no telling when an opportunity
may present itself whereby a little ready cash may be the foun
^ dation of a fortune. Wa do all kinds of banking. ^
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE
DAILY TIMES.
DELIVERED BY CARRIER, |
$1.00 PER MONTH.
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The HORSESHOE|
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
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Where We Can Always Find Our
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Finest Billiard and Pool Tables In
Alaska.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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Alaskan Hotel
THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
IN ALASKA
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric |i
Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath. U
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Bar in Connection £
ROBERT GOTT8CHALK Proprlteors ART CLONINGER :j:j
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA §
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THE WOMAN WHO RECEIVES
her guests under the soft light of elec
tricity looks her best and knowing
this feels at her best. No other light
Is so adaptable to artistic arrangement
or more convenient adjustment If
your home is not equipped for and
with electricity let us show you why
you should have it so at once.
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
I Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina.
Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott.
ji Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- §
days and Saturdays.
I Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and $:•
Fridays.
| Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- |
days and Fridays.
| Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, |
Thursdays and Saturdays.
| The above schedule subject to change without notice. l|
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Peaaenger Trains S«- «
twssn Cordova and Chitina.
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska :§
| Steamship Company building
| Caleb Corser W. E. Brown |
Superintendent Cordova Agent i|
I Foos Gas Engines 1
£ 4 to 500 Horse Power
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General Electric Motors |
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
1 Regal Boat Engines
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| Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
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Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed 4
Rates Reasonable \