Mother and Daughter
Formerly of Cordova,
Drowned In Oregon
Mrs. Henry W. McClam, formerly
of Cordova, who with her husband
and family have been living in Ore
gon, was recently drowned, with her
daughter, Lorna, aged 12. in the Co
lumbia river at Cascade Locks. Their
bodies were carried ov?r the rapius.
Mr. McClain went to r°scue Lorna
•when she was caught in the swift
current, although unable to swim.
Three other children looked on.
LONG SEARCH ENDS
FOR MAN BELIEVED
DROWNED IN LAKE
The return of Constable Gallagher
■to 350-Mile House, from Timothy
Mountain in the Dawson district,
says the Dawson News, has closed
the investigation and search by quite
a large party for George Bowers,
lost last winter. The police are sat
isfied no foul play occurred and that
Bowers, as far as can be ascertain
ed, met his death in Coffee lake by
falling through the ice about six
miles from his home. His testing
stick was found in the creek flowing
out of Coffee lake and also a scent
bottle was found on the lake shore
that he had been using for bait. The
lake was dragged without success,
owing to the bad condition of the
water.
W. E. Metzer of the New York
chamber of commerce declared that
police should be authorized to shoot
and kill drivers who fail to stop
when they run over people.
TABLE SHOWS VALUE
OF ALASKA PRODUCTS
SEATTLE, Wn, Aug. 7. {IP)—Value
of Alaska products for 3924 and for
the period from purchase of the ter
ritory to 1925 are:
1924 1867 to 1925
Minerals .$19,066,686 $ 537,286,413
Fish Products .... 39,141,135 692,751,251
Furs . 2,280,205 102,111,566
Timber . 211,339 579,302
Misc. 618,106 3,740,813
Totals .$61,317,370 $1,236,469,345
Engineers’ Skill Conquers
Turbulent Arkansas River
PU’EBLO, Colo., Aug. 7. {IP)—Man’s
battle has been won against the tur
bulent Arkansas river which in June
of 1921, overflowed its banks in an
angry flood, wreaking $30,000,000
damage on the surrounding country
side and taking a hundred lives.
The river has been turned recent
ly from its old natural channel into
a manmade passageway, wined with
concrete levees, and now, according
to engineers, there will be no recur
rence of the devastating flood dis
aster. The flood protection project
was not scheduled for completion un
til 1926 but thru favorable weather
conditions during the winter the
major portions of the project were
finished recently.
A difficult engineering problem was
encountered in the construction of
The new channel passed through the
yards of the Denver, Rio Grande
Western railway and in order to car
ry out the project it was necessary
to move the railroad yards during
the process of construction of the
newr channel. This was done without
interruption to the railroad service.
Of the $4,000,000 expended on the
flood protection project, $1,000,000
was utilized in the construction ol
the channel through the railroad
yards.
The flood protection work, engi
neers said, required the moving of 3,
100.000 cubic yards of dirt and con
struction of 34 miles of railroad track
and seven bridges and viaducts.
A concrete retention dam was
built across the river seven miles
north of Pueblo. The dam will store
21.000 acre feet of water which can
be utilized in local irrigation projects.
Japan Plans Higher Rate
Interest on Postal Savings
TOKIO, Aug. 7. (JP)—The Com
munications Department reports the
aggregate of postal savings in Jap
an at the end of May amounted to
1,127.857.S60 yen and the number of
depositors were given as 30,657,510.
Compared with the preceding month
the total deposits showed a decrease
of 3,168,474 yen, but the depositors
increased by 184,932.
At present four per cent inter
est is paid, but the Communications
Department is consulting with the
Finance Ministry with a view of
raising this rate in the hope of pre
venting a further decrease in sav
ings.
Uncle Sam Controls
700,000 Fur Seals
Approximately 700,000 animals con
stitute Uncle Sam’s great fur-seal
herd centering about the Pribilof
Islands in Bering Sea, a herd con
taining 90 per cent of the world’s
fur seals. Government sales of fur
skins during the fiscal year ending
; June 30, 1924, totaled $582,823. In
1923 sealskins taken from the islands
numbered 15,920. This trade passes
thru Seattle.
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If You Are Doing Business
With Mail Order Concerns <
If you are sending your cash out of town—doing business
with mail order concerns—keep mum about the growth—the indus
tries—the advantages or beauty of the town. You have no boast coming. It
is a good town not because of you, but in spite of you.
If you are not a Home Trader You are a
Traitor to the Best Interests of the Town
This community is made up of individuals. Its
depends on individual effort. If you send your money away for g
that can be purchased here, you injure the town—andyourself
When you buy from a mail order concern—your money is
gone for good. Not one red cent of it ever comes back. None of
it pays for taxes. None of it pays store rent, clerk hire—or does a blessed
one of the dozens of things accomplished by home-spent money.
Suppose- everyone in this city" sent' away t for their mer
chandise. The town would go to rack and ruin. You wouldn’t be
able to give property away. There would be little employment for labor.
Schools—churches—everything of a public nature would be stripped to poor
house poverty. There’s no reason why anyone should deal with mail order
concerns. Your home town merchant carries the best grades of merchandise
on the market They are goods of recognized merit. They are sold at
practically one price the world over. You know you are getting full value in
quality. The biggest manufacturers in the country insure that with their
trademarks. Your purchases are protected. There is no buying dissatisfaction
—long waits—long distance return costs—or delivery charges. - 1
Your dealer appreciates your patronage? He puts forth
every effort to hold your trade. He becomes intimately acquainted
with your likes and dislikes—consequently can serve you in the most satisfac
tory manner. And to top off all of these important advantages—your local
merchant can save you money, rv — ^ ~
By all means talk up your town—but first win the right to
speak by spending your money at home. It is the solid worth of home
spent money —not words that establishes the public wealth and welfare
of the community.
Donate to the good of the town by trading IN town—and get the greatest value for your dollars*
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.
Cal M. Brosius
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Telephone Main 148
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Strictly Modern Prices Reasonable
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