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THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES Eittered at the Postoffice at Cordova, Alaska, as Second-Class Matter. H. G. STEEL Proprietor and Publisher CHAS. J. FISK Associate Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies .$ .10 Owe Month (in advance) . 1.25 Six Months (in advance) . 6.00 Tear (in advance) . 12.00 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of at! news credited to it or not otherwise fitters published herein. An rights of republication of specin dispatches herein are also reserved. (Foreign Advertising Representative THE AMERICAN PRESS^ SSOCIATION FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921 SOLDIER BONUS For fear that speculators might buy up the land filed upon by exsoldiers by the terms of the bonus bill now up in the territorial legislature, the bill is being blocked. We can not con ceive what anyone would want with Alaskan farm land if they did not want to farm it, and if they bought it from the soldiers to farm, the ter ritory would be benefitted by having more farms and the soldiers would be enriched by the purchase price. The point as we look at it is not •well taken, even if a few thousand acres mighe be filed on by the soldiers, they would not be missed in the millions of acres in the great do main of Alaska. If the ex-soldier should sell out for a few dollars, he would have re ceived that much anyway as a bonus which would help recompense him for his war-time activities and it would not cost the territory a cent. In our way of thinking, the land bonus for ex-soldiers is the easiest way of all whom we compare it with some of the sums being given by various states that will almost cripple those states financially to raise, Alaska gets off without paying a cent and there is a possibility that a ■number of men who never would have taken up a homested will go to farming and increase the material wealth of the territory. — Douglas News. BUSINESS CONDITIONS World-wide liquidation has reached a point where it cannot be halted for the benefit of any group or unit of production either in the United States or elsewhere. Employers and work ers who are unwilling to face present conditions frankly and courageously ere retarding resumption of normal business and working against their <iwn interests. Prevailing wage scales, which under present condi tions are of little real advantage to the workers, are an absolute deter rent to the lowered costs which must be established before the prices of coa! and steel can be lowered and freight rates altered. High wage rates are purely illusory as long as wide spread unemployment or part time work reduces real income and im pairs purchasing power, The primary and wholesale mar-1 Irate, which for a time showed a spotty improvement, have in many lines again become dormant. Steel output has fallen to less than one half of mill capacity. Railway traffic and earnings are decreasing week by week, production of coa! has fallen to the lowest point in four years and building operations lag far behind the total of new construction known to be in immediate demand. Slow and moderate liquidation of bor rowing from the reserve banks is reflected in the slight but steady improvement in the reserve ratio of the federal reserve system, although me iaci snoum not ne overlooked that a substantial part of this improve ment is the result of gold importa tions, which have continued uninter rupted for many months. There have been further marked declines in whole sale prices, but coal and steel, while lower, are still out of line with the general price level. Buyers remain unwilling to contract for other than immediate necessities, which are at a minimum. NEW PROSPECTING METHODS News of the arrival at Edmonton of airplanes which are to proceed to the Fort Norman oil fields for use in prospecting marks an epoch in the north. These planes will be the first employed in prospecting, especially in the north. If they prove a sue cess, others may be expected to come soon. The plane gives promise of having a great advantage over many other means of transport for the prospec tor. It will cover in hours stretches which have required weeks to trav erse by dog team, canoe and even by steamer. It will reach within the fraction of a day locations now con sidered all but inaccessible. Men desiring to go into far distant district will be enabled to carry out fits for months of service as well as to transport themselves by the air routes. Trips to the supply center'i and mining recorder’s offices, r emergency trips for relief or in hur rying patients to centers where they can get medical attention will elimin ate much of the present handicap upon the miner and prospector. The greatest saving will be in the element of time, a key to a great share of the present high costs in operation upon the frontier. Yukon will watch with keen in terest the first attempts at utilization of the plane in the Mackenzie valley. Various interior and coast plane ser vices also are planned for Alaska, and these likewise will be observed with deep concern. The promise of success in the ad ventures is flattering, and it may not be long until the plane will be come an instrument of great service in this territory.—Dawson News. THINGS WE THINK Things Others "inlnk and What We Think of the Things Others Think. To err is human, and so is eriti cisni. An outgo tax would produce a big income. — — A girl who sparks isn't always a jewel. Women talk too muon and met chew tobacco. The eontepede ought to be able tc stand on its own feet. -♦— The average person swells all ui over a very small charitable act. Nearly all the sins of this work are committed by people who know better. Anyway, Noah didn’t have to pinny the water when his wife wanted to dc the washing. The longer you wait the more ef fort is required to catch up and tht harder to start. Tt is very unsatisfactory to have to argue a man into believing thal you agree with him. We often speak of the failures ol others as an excuse to brag of out own business sagacity. West Point is located about as far east as it is possible to get *n this glorious country of ours. -• It's funny how getting married brings a man to his senses—but it is then too late to use them. As long as he himself does not suf fer it seems hard to convince a man that his mistake is serious. The fellows who get up the folders for the railroads and summer re sorts are sure enough optimists. It may seem peculiar, h it the per son with the best known reputation for honesty does the least advertis ing himself. The cry that there are no holiest men is a false one. Think of the physician who cures his patient and shuts off his source of revenue. A Colorado woman has just recent ly received a divorce decree from a husband who died several years ago. We presume no defense was put up. It's funny that some people are so contrary that they try to argue you into believing that what you are try ing to argue them into believing is wrong. The man who took time to figure out that the people of this country spend nearly eight million dollars a year for shoe laces must be what the papers term a string fiend. PUBLISH LEGENDS OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HONOLULU, April 8 (by Associat ed Press).—Senator John Wise has introduced a bill in the territorial legislature to provide funds to col lect, print and publish legends and folklore of Hawaii. A sum of $5,000 is asked for the purpose. Leopards in Central Africa will kill and carry off women and children, hut rarely attack a man. When in Need of Drug Sundries VISIT US Our Stock of Cigars Are Second to None in Cordova We Pride Ourselves on Our Elegant Assort ment of Candies. Fresh Shipments on Every Boat NORTHERN DRUG CO, “THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA” “SERVICE” is our motto. -« Cordova Fish and Cold Storage Co. The Shop of Quality” Wholesale and Retail FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS FOWL AND FISH Out of town orders given strict attention Phone 141 GREECE CELEBRATES FREEDOM FROM TURKS ■ ATHENS, April 8 (by Associated Press).—Greece yesterday celebrated j the one hundredth anniversary of its j freedom from the Turkish yoke with parades, mass meetings and religious services. Prof. Ray Moodie of Illinois uni versity is authority for the statement that disease did not exist with the most ancient bacteria. Alaska has about 200,000 reindeer. Juneau Marble Works A. F. Knight, Prop. Monumental Work, Cemetery Fences, Etc. i --- See H. B. Watkins & Co. for photographs Prices or any information FERRY WAY, JUNEAU, ALASKA _ i CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING WANTED—A COOK—GOOD WAGES. At Cordova General hospital. 7-tf. FOR SALE—CORONA TYPEWRIT er, practically new, with case. En quire this office. A5-tf. FOR SALE—ONE PILE DRIVER complete, boiler, hoist, and 3200-lb. hammer. For further information address Nels Tjosvig, McCarthy, Alaska. 46t. FOR RENT—TWO ROOM FURN ished house. Inquire Paul Bloed horn. 31-tf. FOR RENT—APARTMENTS IN THE Burkhart Flats. Phone 61. 3-tf. FOR RENT—FUR NISI 1ED~CAB1NS. See Dooley. FOR RENT—CORNER STORE. AP ply Michelson & Currier. 7-tf. FOR SALE — BOAT, WITH SIX horse power engine. See John Steffgen. 24-tf. FOR RENT—THREE ROOM HOUSE partly furnished. Apply at Bank of Alaska. M15-tf. WANTED—MAID FOR GENERAL housework. Apply to Mrs. E. L. Harwood. 19-tf. EXPERT STENOGRAPHER - BOOK keeper wants position beginning June 20, Cordova, Anchorage or Fairbanks. Best Cordova reference. Address, Times office. 26-3t Write Violet Ray S. Dennison, Ohio., if you wish a pretty and wealthy wife. Enclose stamp. Heavy Cold? Chest All Clogged Up? Don’t Give it a Chance to i “Set In”—Use Dr. King’s New Discovery DON’T let it get a start. Dr. King’s New Discovery will get right down to work, relieving the tight feeling in the chest, quieting the rack ing cough, gently stimulating the bowels, thus eliminating the cold poisons. Always reliable. For fifty years a standard remedy. All the family can take it with helpful results. Eases the children’s croup. No harmful drugs. Convincing, healing taste that the kiddies like. AIL drug gists, 60 cents, $1.20 a bottle. For coldsandcougbs Dr: King’s New Discovery Feel Badly? Bowels Sluggish? Haven’t any “pep” in work or play? You’re constipated! The stimulating action of Dr. King’s Pills brings back old time energy, makes the bowels and liver respond to your strong healthy body. All druggists, 25c. ... ...1'_! the universal car, Touring Car, regular .$647.00 Touring Car, starter type . 717.00 Runabout, regular . 602.00 Runabout, starter type . 672.00 Chassis, regular . 567.00 Chassis, starter type . 637.00 Any of above types equipped Demountable Rims, extra. 25.0U Truck Chassis, solid tires . 712.00 Truck Chassis, Pneumatic tires 752.00 THESE PRICES FOR DELIVERY AT VALDEZ OR CORDOVA OWEN E. MEALS VALDEZ, ALASKA Authorized Agent R. W. DREW YOUR FURS MADE TO ORDER Best work guaranteed. Lowest Prices. Over 2,000 Alaska Customers TACOMA’S FUR EXPERT 11tb and B’rw'y, Tacoma, Wash. “A Bigger Cordova” -—-ir To the Merchants, Business and Professional Men of Cordova If our Attention is invited to the work that the Cordova Chamber of Commerce is doing. Investigating Inquiries freely frankly answered Cordova needs its Chamber of Commerce. Every business man and woman in the city should be a member. No investment pays better or is more permanent than membership in the local Chamber. DON’T BE A SLACKER! Come in with the present membership and help share the responsibility of making Cordova miGGER 9 Ketter JUUSIER i