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The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

them responsible for many of the worlds troubles, the speaker quoted the parable of the rich man who went to Christ for advice and was told that 1t was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter Heaven. Giving this a local application, the speaker said that it was one of our many mis- takes to pick out the rich man as among the worst to be found.
 ''If I had to wait until reached heaven for my reward, wouldn't try to earn it," he said. "No man embarks on a venture who does not draw the line of demarkatlon between those things which can be done hon estly and those which are not right. This is the verdict of history; like wise of common sense. God Is on the side of right, and because of that we are on the side of God in this work. Let's get together and do things that have been done elsewhere and Cordo. va will be better and more prosper. ous place to live. have in this ser. ies of sermons talked of life as it is and as it should be in Cordova. Will you do the things that should be done?"
 Rev. Mcbride will next Sunday com mence a series of sermons on the sub ject: Men and Women of Today, the title of the first subdivision being "The Man who Succeeded and Failed.
 The congregation yesterday was on, of the largest since the winter ser vices commenced to be held in tn, theatre.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

been residents of Cordova for a year or more
 "If you were out of work and hun gry, what would you do? was the prob lem submitted to a late arrival The answer was identical with that made by others preceding him and immortal ized by the late President Taft: God knows"
 After general discussion lasting about an hour, a committee of two consisting of E. Walter and R. F.. Hegner was appointed to confer with the city council at tonight's meeting. regarding employment. Hegner who was selected chairman of the meeting. stated that he wasn't one of the unem- ployed.
 The statement was made that local merchants are and have been very liberal in granting credit to those they know, but strangers have hard pick ing"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
DEVELOPING COPPER
 CLAIM AT MILE 52

James Brennan came down from Mile 52, where he has been mining for some time. He and his partners, H. Thisted, Ed. Rodee and John Fill finger, are opening up some copper claims, and the development work so far done has brought satisfactory re- suits This property is not being op- ened up for speculative purposes, but as soon as conditions warrant the owners claim to have money avail. able to put machinery on the ground. They are operating under the name of the North Star Mining Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
SENATE VOTES TO INVESTIGATE
 LOBBYING

WASHINGTON, Feb. i5-Investiga- tion of all charges that powerful out side influences are at work for and against the ship purchase bill was ordered by the senate today Admin. istration democrats and alibustering republicans voted unanimously to !u- vestigate the charges of lobbying by the so-called shipping trust; also to inquire into any and all known neso- tiations by the administration offic. ials to buy ships of belligerant nations.
 Filibustering in the senate contir. ues with no open indications that the forces of either side are wiling 10 make concessions or surrender.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
RID COMMUNITY OF R|FFRAFF
 THE REMEDY

"The Remedy" for Whats the Mat. ter With Cordova." as presented by Rev. Jas. Mcbride yesterday in the third of his series of sermons at the Empress theatre, condensed into a few words, is: Abolish the saloon and thus rid the community of an un- desirable element that makes these places headquarters and that holds the balance of power in politics.
 Don't think I'm against the saloon," said the minister. Tin against 1t be- cause of the illegal abuses that are tolerated in Cordova in connection with them. If they were on the square there would be more money here for all of us. Cordova is behind Valdez and Seward in respect to cleaning up, and the prechers did not take the lead In either of those places. The busi- nessmen did the work.
 This reform movement is not popu. lar now and you'll lose out have been told. The right sentiment exists here if someone would lead the move ment to concentrate it. Some day the riffraff will disappaer. There are good many of them here and they l talk and make themselves conspicuous when other people are afraid, and be- cause there is something in it. for them. You cannot expect the mar shals and police to drive out all such characters, for all of them are not law breakers and something beyond the law permits them to remain. What is to be done? Formulate, express and stand by a healthier public opin- ion. When one man takes up the cudgel for right and decency, don't stand back and wait forghim to fight the battle alone-don't wait for the movement to become popular. Stand by him and you will be surprised to see how many will swing into line. Get out and fight when fighting Is good. Just tackle the things that cant be done and you will be sur prised to see how easily they can be done.
 More than 10 per cent of Cordova's voting population is represented here today, and we can do these things for the common good if we try"
 The speaker stated that more than 70 per cent of the population of the population of the Copper River val ley had signed the petition to Con- gross asking that prohibition law for Alaska be passed; that while a large majority in Cordova opposed such a law, 113 signatures had been obtained at Chitina, where i1S votes were cast at the last general election.
  ular custom of abusing the rich just because they are rich and holding
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
Council to Meet Tonight

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the city council will be held to- night. No business of importance is scheduled for consideration other than the hearing to be given a committee representing laboring men who are out of employment.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
LANE SAYS START WORK LIN ROAD
 IN JUNE

Richard s. Ryan, promoter of the proposed railroad from Controller bay to the Boring river coal field, in his effort to prevent the government from purchasing the Copper River & Nortb. western railway, has submitted a pro posal to Secretary Lane to furnish transportation to Copper river copper ores nd to Boring coal. Mir. Ryan would build line himself from Mile Forty on the Copper River road to the coal fields, and thence down to tidewater on Controller bay.
 He would erect smelters at the coal fields to smelt the ores from the Cop per river He estimates that for | sS00000 a breakwater could be built which would make Controller bay safe The Brooks railroad commission two years ago estimated that the break water would cost s2,OOO,OOO.
 MT. Ryan tells Secretary Lane that all he wants is permission from the government to build on his own ac- count. The proposal is under con. sideration.
 The stenographic report of Secre- tary Lanes testimony before the ap propriations committee, Feb. 1, has been made public. This significant passage occurred in the testimony:
 What we want to do is to be in a position to begin operations in June wherever we are going, and we want to have some leeway so that whatever road we determine to purchase, if we determine to purchase any road, will have some kind of a deposit to make on it."
 Chairman Fitzgerald said: "So that
 your purpose now is. after the route is determined. if you decide to pur- chase one of the roads, to purchase it and then be able to go ahead with the construction wark in addition?
 "Yes." said Secretary Lane, "so as to get our coal available as soon as possible; that would be my idea" And then he emphasized the thought that the first consideration is to get out the coal,
 While great secrecy surrounds all matters connected with the Alaskan railway subject, and orders have ap- parently gone out in the last ten days to all officers of the government to give no information, it is known that personal representatives of the bond. holders of the Alaska Northern have
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

been in consultation with Secretary Lane recently. It is believed that counter propositions have been sub mitted and are now under consilera- tion.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
EXTRA SESSION 4 MAIN TOPIC AT
 CAPITOL

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15-Extrl ses- sion talk was uppermost at the capi- tol today. Five big supply bills are still unpassed by the house and 13 are unpassed by the senate, while pas sage of appropriation and ship pur- chase bills will be a much more diff cult problem.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
UNEMP PLOYED ID
 CONFER WITH . COUNCIL

The meeting held at the city hall yesterday afternoon, in response to call of the national office of the Socialist party, brought to light the fact that there are between 30 and 40 men in Cordova who are going without the common necessities of life because of the scarcity of employment here and in this vicinity; that there are at least three men for every job; that the present greatest source of revenue for laborers Is at the dock loading and unloading steamers; that the average of arrivals Is one a week, furnishing work for not more than 20 men for one of these short jobs. Only nine of these, however, were at the meet ing; the explanation being given that the others were at the dock waiting arrival of the Mariposa from the south. Six of these nine, it was stated, were absolutely destitute. Four are miners, one a fisherman and one said he was
 "a gentleman of leisure" although willing to work at anything. Judged by appearances, there wasn't a "stew bum" or an q Won't Work" among them. In ages they ranged from about 25 to 50. A majority of them have
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15
CHURCH WORKERS TO
 MEET ON WEDNESDAY

The Womens Society of Church Workers will meet at the manse Wed. nesday afternoon. All members are requested to be present. \ cordial invitation is extended to all women of the congregation. as this is a social meeting.
 Mrs. WALN, Secy.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

Mrs. T. B. Hand, of Mccarthy. was passenger arriving on the train from the interior yesterday. She Is reg istered at the Windsor Hotel
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

CLOSING OUT Two dozen Ladies Sweaters at $1. and s1.5O at S. BLUM & co.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

You will be pleased If you eat at the Windsor grill.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-15

Mrs. Ora Barrows returned on yes terday's train from Mccarthy, where she spent several weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
GREATEST BATTLE OF ALL
TIMES in UNITED STATES
BY HUGH 8. FULLERTON.

Whenever veterans of the prize
ring. reporters who have wit
messed scores of battles, lovers of
the game OF fisticuffs gather to
talk over battles long forgotten,
struggles in the roped arena from
the time of Sayers and Goss down
they tell yarns of game and bril-
liant men and then, when the con-
versation lulls someone says:
"Ah, but did you see Jimmy
Barry and Casper Leon?"
That was fight. Among all
the battles that have watched
that was the greatest and most
sportsmanlike fight l ever have
seen. or all the fighters I ever
have seen Jimmy Barry was the
greatest, the cleanest and the
most wonderful.
1t was east against west-for
Caspar Leon was the greatest of
the eastern bantamweights.
They said Barry was commence
ing to go back; that he had passed
his zenith as fighter. He had
held the bantam championship
for years, beating all corners and
fighting even up among the
ightweights. Leon was young,
ambitious, wild to gain the title.
Leon was challenger and side
bet of $1,000 was made. George
Siler was chosen referee. l re-
member the boxers talking to-
gether in friendly fashion 10
minutes before they stepped into
the ring. That was September Is,
1904.
The fight that followed was one
that no one who saw 1t ever will
forget. For four rounds 1t SEEM
ed as If Leon by his brilliant
speed, would overwhelm the lit
tie Chicagoan who was fighting
for the body. Barry's left was
like a flash and he drove it into
Icons body with short, jolting
jabs.
Jimmy had jabebd home a left
that hurt and whipped over his
right, rocking Leon on his feet.
At the end of the next round
Leon seemed tired but still fight
ing nd in the eighteenth he went
down from slashing right on
the jaw.
The Chicago crowd thought 1t
was all over but for the next two
rounds Leon came back like
wild cat, fighting all over Barry
and forcing the issue at every
step.
The start of the twenty-third
saw the beginning of the end.
Barry was the fresher. Leon by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
FLY-CASTERS
PRACTICE
AT PARK

An advance hint on the inter-
est to surround the fly casting.
bait casting, and distance casting
competition of the Sportsnian's
Show was given yesterday after
noon when several veteran fisher
men gathered In Wright park to
practice mp on their summer ca
ercise. A large crowd gathered
for the practice work, and apy
plauded smartly as each cast was
made.
@. T. butcher and William j.
Bailey made perfect casts of fly
and bait for a distance OF over 30
feet. They made distance casts
of fully 200 feet. Among the
others who attended were r. b.
Mason, N. d. Moser and H. j.
Mason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
b A S e b A LII
b @ KING

whipping Johnson II they fight
honestly. Is that the negro is
80 far out of condition that
half a dozen others could do
the same thing.
The whole affair looks bad.
Jack Curley, Wizards mana
ger, Is the chief promoter. Cur
ley promoted the notorious
Gotch-Hackenschmidt wrestling
fake In Chicago. To have a
manager acting as head Of the
promoting syndicate is bad
looking In itself.
Summing up the "big fight"
looks more like big frost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
IN THE World OF SPORTS
REMEMBER BARNUM JofNsoNW FIGHT

what / think-that's different.
I think not, and excuslng VIII
lard from any part OF #. do
not believe Jack johnson will
fight any man on the level.
Admitting that johnson man.
ages to reach the scene of the
battle without being arrested,
what 10 the outlook
johnson has been fighting
framed-up battles for years.
The true inside story Of the JEFF
fries fight has not been told.
The fight itself probably was
square-but the preceding
events were rank. The cham
pion framed In France with Jim
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

that possibility
Willard is a joke as q heavy
weight champion. He has the
size. the strength and the en-
durance, but as a boxer john
son would make him look
cheap. He has heighth and
reach---and johnson never has
fought q man as tall as him
self.
Wizards past record
amounts to little. He is slow.
awkward and telegraphs his
blows. His footwork Is clumsy
and one continually fears he'll
stumble over his feet and break
his neck. His sole chance of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

Johnson. British and French
critics accuse him of framing
with Frank Koran and hint
that Moran tried to slip some
thing over and failed.
Johnson Is utterly untrust-
worthy. He has, for three
years, been In no condition to
fight real battle. Compared
with the negro that beat JEFF
fries he is . joke. Even SO
there was enough of his tre-
mendous physical power left to
go 20 rounds with Moran.
The big negro IL Unfortunately
egottstical. He never would
agree to be beaten. Throw out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
BROTTEM TRADED FOR HE'S TER

Tony Brottem, one Of the two
catchers retained on the Tiger re-
serve LIST from last season. has
been traded to Bob Brown of the
Vancouver club for Holster. the
husky young infielder who played
70 cleyerly last year for the Brit
ish Columbia city.
Brown Is anxious to have two
catchers. Russ Hall apparently
b going TO depend on Stevens be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
The Magnste
70 His Lawyer
BY FULLERTON.

ID rOILENAON.
Oh, quote me law of the things
that I can
And the things that they can
not do.
A law that only applies to them
And never to me or you.
Oh. read me again from that dear
old case
OF Dubinski versus MacHales.
Where the court decided Dubins-
XII could jump
Because of dirt under Macs
fingernails.
Oh, cite me the case of Larry
O'Rourke
Who wanted ten thousand
from me
Read only the cases l want to
hear
And add eighty bucks to your
fee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

- Ao0A - - A<A1-sA <S~~s
March 6, or Whereabouts. we
are to learn whether the BIRTH
rate, as estimated by Barnum
IL still In effect.
At present most of the fight
fans and critics are pointing
their nostrils toward Juarez
and shifting the southwest wind
suspiciously.
l have been bombarded with
letters inquiring whether or
not the fight scheduled to take
place between Jack Johnson
and Jess willard on that date
will be on the level. ! do not
know. II they want to know
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
BIG SPECIAL
FEATURES
All Teams Will
Help Aberdeen
To Get Players

All the teams Of the NORTH
western circuit are going to help
Aberdeen get started for the 1915
season.
Pitcher Jimmy Clark, one Of
the stars of the pennant-winning
Vancouver Beavers, has been
turned over to John s. Barnes OF
~ Aberdeen team. and 1t IL ex-
pccted that this week Seattle and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
SOCCER
TEAM IN line
is CHAMPIONS

Dofeating the Seattle Celtics by
= score of two goals to none, the
Tacoma Nationals at Athletic park
yesterday Afternoon put themselv es
IN 4 good position to win the Nc
MILAN championship trophy cup.
They are now rated as the lead
Ing soccer team of the Northwest.
Yesterdays game was played on
Z good dry field, and was one of
the fastest of the season. The
locals were hard pressed through
out the contest to prevent the Wis
it0rs from making goal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
RAILROAD men
DIVIDE HONORS

The Northern Pacific-Milwau-
kee athletic meet at the Y. M. G.
A. gymnasium Saturday night de-
veloped lot of fun. but gave
neither side victory. The two
teams were split even at the end
Of the evening.
The Milwaukee basketball
team defeated the N. p, 81 to q.
In other events the employees of
both railroads divided honors SO
evenly that 1t was decided to call
the meet q draw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
HARDY LOSES
FIRST REAL
MATCH

ELLENSBURG, WASH, Jan. 25
Mike Hardy, former amateur
heavyweight champion wrestler of
the Northwest and the University
Of Washington. lost his first pro-
fessional match Friday night
when he wrestled Jack Hartman
Of Burlington, la. He suffered
= torn ligament of the rib and
the match was declared forfeited
ct the end of the first fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

hind the bat most Of the time
this year, with an auxiliary catch
.er to help out whenever Stevens
is not In playing condition. Brot-
tenn played good ball last year
and fans anticipated that lie
would remain with the Tigers.
He has been managing the Park
land academy basketball team
this winter, while spending the
season with his parents at the
prairie suburb.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

brilliant rallies and superb dis
plays of boxing came back again
and again and drove Barry back.
In the twenty-fifth he was down
again and the bell saved him.
Barry was fighting like . ma
chine. In the twenty-sixth and
again In the twenty-seventh Jim
my had his man down but he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
MANY IN ANNUAL RUN

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. q.
"A hundred amateur sprinters
we're entered for the annual cross
country run today at Hemming
park. Merchants offered cups
and prizes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

a right. and Leon sank to the
ground-beaten.
Before the count was over Bar
ry had his arms around Leon
helping him to his corner. And,
when he came from the ring Bar
ry was crying. His eyes were wet
from sorrow that he had hurt
SO game and square an adversary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25

would not stop until. in the TWEEN
ty-eighth a left caused Leon to
halt In the midst of rally. His
arms sank as IL he was deadly
weary and hurt and as they
dropped Barry stepped back and
looked at the referee. Siler made
not a motion and Barry leaped
forward shot over q right, a left,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
WILLIAMS and
KILBANE MATCHED

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20. -
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion, and Kid Williams. ban
tamweight, will box in this city
for six rounds February "a, 20
weight 1872 pounds ringside. Ar
rangements for the bout were
completed today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-25
THERE MUST Be A
HITCH SOMEWHERE

NEW YORK, Jan. 25. - The
deal for the New York Yankees
has not been completed as yet, it
was admitted today. and Col.
John Jacob Rupert is not yet
owner of the club. The cause of
the delay is not explained.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-31

Lightness and sparkle are featured
In the fashions CT the hour In much
of the fnery employing tulle. light
laces and nets embroidered with pail
le.tes.
Older women have the privilege OF
appropriating to themselves the hand
soonest laces and richest fabrics. De-
sides. they may look to intricacy and
beauty of design for effects more per-
manently fascinating than those ac-
complished with airy tulle and glitter
ing spangles. A blouse.of lace, illus
trated in the picture above, portrays
combination of laces with green
satin ribbon and band embroidery in
green black and gold that is rich and
effective, and distinctly design for
the mature woman.
A foundation bodice is made, for
this blouse, of narrow val insertions
in two patterns. They are set to-
gether in alternating rows, the edges
overcast or whipped" together by
hand. The bodice and sleeves are
made separately, and the sleeves set
in. The bands OF insertion are ex-
tended into high collar bound at the
top with q fold of green satin. A
band Of green satin ribbon. five inches
vide. is set acr6ss the front Of t4lk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-31
Much Gold Overlooked.

The sequence of events so often OBJ
served in the history of gold-mining
camps has been repeated in the VIII
low Creek district, Alaska The
earliest prospectors, in 1897, were pri-
marily interested in the search for
placer gold, and having found it, were
too busily engaged In mining to trace
the stream gold to the veins from
which it originally came. 1t was near
ly ten years later that the first of the
valuable quartz veias that now yield
most Of the gold mined in the district
was discovered. Since 1906, however.
quartz mining has progressed steadily
and has rested upon a substantial
basis
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-31


Although better, combination than
the well-tailored shirtwaist and the
well-ftting cloth skirt, for business
wear, is yet undiscovered, the one
piece frock is just as appropriate. It
is sometimes more practical than light
colored waists for wear in the smoke
laden air of cities, inasmuch as it
saves their constant laundering.
But the business girl is not to be
deprived of the beauty of crisp and
clearly white near her face. in the
one-piece gown. All the models shown
are either made to be worn with a col
lar and chemisette of sheer, washable
materials, or are designed with col
lars that allow the introduction of
turnoEers of white A good design to
be worn with high collar and chemi-
settle is pictured here. The launder-
ing of this bit Of neckwear is an easy
matter, and when net is used for max
ing it, ironing may even be dispensed
with. Shirtwaists of plain or plaid
silk are similarly designed and worn
with cloth tailored skirts.
The frock in the picture is of dark
blue and green plaid in an indistinct