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U HIT IK A. sVH UDAY, APRIL 15
LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAL
ALASKA’S INDKJKXTS.
Delegate Wiekersham has Intro
duced the following bill in Congress,
which provides for the care of the
fricligent of Alaska:
"Be“it enacted by the Senate and
Blouse of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled:. That the several com
missioners in the District of Alaska
are hereby constituted overseers of
the poor within their respective pre
cincts and such adjacent precincts
within their respective divisions as
may not have a duly appointed com
missioner, or, in the absence of such
and as such overseer, if shall be the
duty of the commissioner to inquire
into all cases of destitution that may
come to his knowledge, and when
convinced of the necessity and de
serving character ol' an alleged indi
gent he shall so find and order the
marshall to take charge of such per
son for the purpose of rendering
necessary assistance.
Sec. 2. That upon a person being
ec remitted to the care of the mar
shal, as provided in the preceding
section, he shall provide the aid that
seems best suited to the need of the
particular case. Where detention
hospitals are established as provid
ed by act approved June 25, 1910,
entitled, “An act to provide for the
care and support of insane persons
in the.territory of Alaska,” the mar
shal shall utilize such, as far as prac
ticable, where the indigent does not
require medical hospital accommo
dations gnd treatment. Where aid
to families or other persons is prop
er and desirable without detaining
them, such shall bo provided, and
where the public good will be best
served indigents may be transported
beyond the district.
See. 3. That when a person dies
witho.pt an incorporated town and in
destitute circumstances the commis
sioner may order that he be decently
buried by the marshal at the ex
pense of the I’nited States.
Sec. I. That where a destitute
person is in need of urgent and im
mediate assistance and action by the
commissioner for any reason cannot
be had. the marshal or any deputy
or other person may render such aid
and forthwith submit the facts to
the commissioner, and the same shall
be a legal charge under this act. if
the commissioner finds that the said
aid was necessary and could not be
delayed, and that the disbursements
are just and reasonable.
Sec. 5. That in the absence of the
marshal or a deputy marshal, the
commissioner may appoint a person
to act as such in indigent cases and
until the services of a marshal can he
had.
Sec. 6. That the act approved
June 2-j, lk 10, above referred to,
is hereby amended so that the hos
pitals therein provided for may be
known as houses of detention for in
digents and insane, and the sum of
.dollars is hereby appropriat
in’ the maintenance thereof, and
t expenditures provided for un
; : act, and the same or as much
roof as may be necessary shall be
isl.ursed by the marshal and ac
counted for in case of other judic
iary funds; hut his accounts there
for shall b&-examined and approved
by the district judge and United
States attorney for the division
wherein expended.
Sec! ;7. That the actual and nec
essary expenses of the marshal or
any deputy or person appointed by
the commissioner, as above provided
/>r travel and subsistence in
in Indigent cases shall be pay
t£ from the appropriation herein
Provided, but no compensation shall
f be made for voluntary services ren
dered under this act.
EASTER’S GOLD.
Along the road, towards Calvary's
Mount—
He tottered—pale and spent.
The Prince of Peace—at Bethlehem
born,
Now, ’neath his rude cross bent.
Above His brow, a crown of thorns.
Cruel, pricked the Sacred Head,
And, wneresoever His footsteps fell.
The ground was tinged with red.
His journey’s end—the Cross? Ah,
no!
Nor yet the tomb’s cold gray;
For ’twixt death’s night and ilfe’s
fair morn
There rolled but one short day.
The way was long, His Cross loomed
black,
The tomb yawned darkly cold;
But Christ arose—and, lo! the mists
Gave place to Easter’s gold.
A FEW QUESTIONS.
Could you write your name or shave
your face?
Could you walk a slack wire high?
Could you stand on top a telephone
pole
And gaze up at the sky?
C6uld you grind an ax or file a saw?
Eat your clams with sand in the
shell,
Next morning after a strenuous
night,
When you really felt like h—1?
Why of course not—very well
then.
Could you lie down on your downy
cot
To sleep the sleep of the just,
While your roommate with the night
horse
With a poker your head would
bust,
Or stick a knife into your guts,
To steal away your appendix?
Could you dream on sweetly, softly,
In such a h—1 of a fix?
Why of courst not—very well
then.
Could you walk down to your dinner
With the billows rolling high,
On a stuffy, rolling steamboat,
When you’re sick enough to die?
Could you sit and chat and tell a
joke,
And scan the sickening food?
Could you eat it down and hold it
there,
And say it tasted good?
Why of course not—very well
then.
Could you sit down on the slippery
ice
And dislocate your elbow?
Could you kick a brick in an old
straw hat,
And just about “bust” your big
toe?
Could you drive a nail into the wall,
And give your thumb a whack?
Could you be a real nice gentleman
And not make the air “black”?
Why of course not—very well
then.
Could you hold a damsel on your
knee,
And look into her eyes,
Where the flickering fickle love-light
lies—
And lies, and lies, and lies—
With her medical huir and store
made teeth,
When both were false you knew,
Could you “warm up” to her proper
ly?
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Los Angeles, April 12.—A most
dramatic tragedy occurred in this
city yesterday, when Celestio Dania
compelled his 16-year-old sweetheart
to bring a revolver to him in the
hospital, where he was seriously ill.
Dania is a hypnotist, and by exer
cise of his powers forced the girl
to hand him the pistol as he lay
in the hospital and present herself
to his fire. He shot her three times
and then turned the weapon on him
self. The supposition is that. Dania
was convinced of his approaching
death, and jealously fearing that his
sweetheart would forget him after
death, attempted to prevent the sep
aration by shooting them both. There
is a possibility that both may recov
er.
San Francisco, April 12.—Foster
Kelly is now languishing in jail. He
was sued for $100,000 for alienatiing
the affections of Henry’s wife, and
being unable to secure'the necessary
bail was sent to jail.
Washington, April 12.—The Dem
ocrats of the House caucus and de
cide to act on the Canadian reci
procity bill. The farmers will be
placed on the free list, then will fol
low the wool and cotton schedules.
San Francisco, April 12.—Mrs.
Henry, who abducted her two chil
dren from her divorced husband, has
been located and a court order to
produce the children has been serv
ed. She was living quietly in a cot
tage near the city. Nothing has been
heard of the co-respondent In the
case, Foster eKUy.
New York, April 12.—Charles D.
S>VltttBB
A second time the barrier has been passed;
The mountains grim that held the tribes apart,
For untold years impassable to men!
Not now as then by climbing to the sky. *
Like ’venturous goats athwart the Mountain side,
But through the chasm where the glaciers plowed
A narrow gorge, precipitous and ;wild;
Where angry waters boiled around the rocks
That close its water course from rim to rim.
Where snow-capped peaks' attempt to pierce the sky,
Where avalanche • and glaciers crash and roar,
And drench with mighty waves the farther shore;
Where all the forces of the icy king—
Fierce winds and snow storms, ice and swirling floods.
In thunderous tones cried loud to him who_ dared;
“Thus far thou cotnest, but thou shalt not pass!”
The timid native heard the voices weird
On Spirit Mountain and delayed his steps,
But from the unknown land beyond the gorge
The birds brought whispers of a land of gold.
And precious metals dressed in various guise;
And men who feared not storm or evil witch,
With hope and patience as their guides.
Crept up and on and farther day by day.
And reached the valleys where the sunshine lay.
Where one may crawl, his followers may walk,
And they but pioneer to those who ride;
And so the gorge has heard the shouts of men—
Not here and there, but from a thousand throats—
'Its silent walls have echoed with the roar
And cannonading of the hurtling blasts;
Huge webs of steel have spanned it8 raging streams.
And tunnels pierced each frowning precipice,
Until today the daintiest may pass
In cushioned comfort to the land of goTd.
The land that holds within its bosom deep
The nietal red that chains the ether waves
And binds them to the service of the world.
A land as beauteous in its Summer dress
Of roses, daisies and forget-me-nots
That when the first soft balmy breath of Spring
Is wafted downward to the Southern lands,
The swift-winged swallow and the linnet red,
The tiny warbler and the humming bird,
Brave storm and tempest and the ocean’s wrath
In a mad race to reach their natal home.
The searching hand has reached the miser's hoard,
And one by one its prizes will unfold,
To probe the mystery of each recess
And bare its treasures to the open sky.
What though the blood flows sluggishly today?
Aladdin’s lamp may not be fabled lore;
Each touch of wealth will send electric thrills,
To vitalize the life blood of the child,
And send it bounding through arterial ways
In endless circuit to the pulsing heart
Of man full-grown—Cordova by the Sea.
April 1, 1911. —R. H. STRETCH.
A ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ AAAJAAAA AAAAaAAA
Norton, formerly President Taft’s
secretary, has been elected vice-presi
dent of the First National bank of
this city.
Victoria, B. C., April 12.—At the
inquest of nine members of the crew
drowned on the fishing schooner
! Iroquois, which turned turtle in a
storm, the testimony showed that
Capt. Sears deserted the sinking ves
sel and took a life boat.
Washington, April 12.—The
Speaker’s auto will be given a long
rest. Two years, at least, of idle
ness await the handsome $6,000 mo
tor car which a generous Congress
purchased for the use of Speaker
Cannon two years ago, and then, re
lenting of its bargain, a year later,
refused to appropriate the sum nec
essary for its upkeep.
Champ Clark as Speaker will not
make use of the conveyance. Mr.
Clark thinks that it would be incon
sistent for him to scurry around
Washington in a car for which he
thrice refused to vote for and for
which lie was unwilling that even
the expense of chauffeur and repairs
should be provided by the last Con
gress. Mr. Clark said today:
“No auto for me. I made somt
observations regarding that $6,000
folly a couple of years ago when 1
opposed the appropriation. When I
say a thing as a member of the mi
nority I am prepared to stand by
it when I become a member of the
majority. 1 don’t care what becomes
of the machine. I will not use it.”
DR. A. F. HEIMLICH
. . PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
MacCORMAC HOTEL, CORDOYA,
Telephone 29
GEO. DOOLEY
General Commission Merchant
Agent: Agent:
Armour’s Hot Drink Supplies Fire Extinguishers
Kahn Bros. “Monogram” Royal Typewriter Co.
“What We Haven't Got We Get”
New and Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold
ALASKA STEAHSHIP CO.
Fastest and most commodious et" » sailing between
Cordova and Seattle.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova —
April H.. .ALAMEDA.April 16
April 16.1. . NORTH W9ST9RN .April 24
April 24.ALAMEDA. . . ..May 1
May 1.NORTHWESTERN.....__ . May 9
TIUs company reserves tbe right to change scheuale or
steamers without notice.
Tickets oh sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg.
Baggage or freight will not be received at dock later *i»»» one
hour before sailing cline,
R. J. BARRY, THOMAS J. TALLENT
_______ Ticket Agent
Buy Vour Cloth ingj at the Home
Store and Save the Freight
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AT CORDOVA PRICES
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