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The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30
WISER LAWS TO
 PERNIT I GROWTH OF NORTHLAND

A recent Washington dispatch says: On the invitation of the house committee on territories, James L. McPherson, manager of the Alaska bureau of the Seattle chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club, de- liVered an illustrate lecture on Alaska to the members of that committee and the members of the committee on public lands, in the house office building. It was unique among con- gressional hearings, as not bearing on any pending legislation, being merely for educational and not lobbying pur poses. The primary purpose was to show the remarkable increase Alaska made last year in mineral and other production, and also to emphasize the fact that the territory during the year actually lost 4,O00 population.
 Mr. McPherson's suggestion was
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30

NOT
 Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of May, 1918, between the hours of o'clock a. m. and ' o'clock p. m., an election will be held in the town of COrdoya, Alaska, and in the territory hereinafter described, to de- termine whether or not there shall be annexed to said town of Cordova that certain territory adjoining said town on the north described as fol- lows, to wit:
 Commencing at Cor. No 1 of U. s. Survey No. 449, thence south 89 deg. 20 min. west 521.5 feet to the point of | beginning; thence north 30 deg. 30 min. east 663.4 feet; thence north 10 deg. east 1,715 feet; thence north 37 deg. east 1880 feet; thence south 53 deg. east 1925 feet to Cor. No. 2 of l U. s. Survey No. 829; thence south 39 deg. 40 min. west 1,510 feet; thence south 19 deg. 30 min. west 490 feet; thence south deg. 40 min east 1920 feet to the northeast corner of that portion of said town of Cordova com monly called the Thirteen-Acre Tract, but which contains 1865 acres, which corner is on the north boundary line of said town; thence south 89 deg. 20 min. 1885 feet to the point of be, ginning.
 All qualified voters are entitled to vote at said election by placing upon their ballots the words. For annexa- tion to the town of Cordova," or Against annexation to the town of Cordova," or words equivalent thereto.
 The polling place in the town of | Cordova shall be on the second floor of the city hall, on Second street, therein. The polling place in the ter ritory proposed to be annexed shall be in the office of the Pioneer Pack ing Company, on second floor of their warehouse, situated on the approach to the Ocean dock.
 The officers of election in the town of Cordova shall be the following | Fred Rayer, D. A. Mosser and R. E Hegg, judges; and George Kennedy and H. I. Lewis, clerks. The officers of election in the territory proposed to be annexed shall be John Gillis and A. E, Black, judges, and Emma Shepard, clerk.
 Dated this 17th day of April. 1918. 1 NATHANIEL GREENE,
 Crown Seal) Town Clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30
HUN BOMBERS WRECo
 SIX SCHOOL HI6sES

LONDON, April 3O.-In ! recent air raid over London six school houses were hit by bombs. Although 1000 persons were sheltering in one and 800 in another, none was injured. More than 313 schools in the london districts are now available for air raid shelters. Sign posts are erected in most of the streets directing pedes- trians caught in the open to the near est shelter.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30

Under this last heading, he asked the adoption of a policy and lays that would prevent a monopoly and ex- ploitation; that would be susceptible of only one interpretation, and that would stimulate development and set clement.
 With the establishment of such a policy, he predicted the rapid settle ment and development of the terri tory after the war, when so much of the worlds manhood shall hare been released from military life.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30

Just wait until you hear all of those jokes which Messrs. Brock, Council, Chase, Daggett, Hillery and Haasch are going to spring in the big show on the 30th. Some end men! You'll laugh yourself sick and well again!
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30

Use less wheat ana meat. Buy local foods. Serve just enough. Use what Is left.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30

Quality talks. Smoke an Fl Roi Tan Cigar and be convinced; they are mild If
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30

Of Cordova, this institution has been in constant and per sonal touch with general bus iness conditions. This has enabled us to establish bank ing acilities particularly adapted to local needs.
 Efficient service, backed by able counsel in financial matters, is as- sured you by banking with
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-30
If you have found the key you will
 Vote For
 ARTHUR THOMPSON
 for the
 Legislature
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New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
"Abundant?" ?"-Nothinq

The table Of quotations is Just full Of figures as ever
and they all bigger The only blank IS the pathetic
record comfortably crowded with honest winter
tables celery and cauower being those present
They have all vanished entirely slipped into the scarce line
only the sturdy potato turnlp remaining normal"
1t the heart of winter we'll the depth of time and
the next month is apt to be endurance test from point
of view.
The cold storage egg has had the pertinence to go up
and 81 CENTS and the Federal Food Board they ug
gest nothing lower Many paid 80 to the for
in the spring. them into storage at 38 they out
costing AL sold to obber who candled and took his
and his profit and handed them to the retailer A. The
retailers margin is always at least IS 20 which
that pay 55 56 cents for the perfect
ab is established by every and the Federal Board
can only say "Amen."
There three flaws in the sanctity the record
however, Thousands Of storage have been sold fresh
this certainty not suise and most Of the
market being sold by the who originally held them
They sold loss by the original holder other whole
saers Ga transfer specifically prohibited by the Com
misson) who thoughtfuy collecting from helpless
public the first mans loss The retailer
proheerng except he practiseS deceit to gadehe
must get about SIS cents for No. eggs at the price which
they to him. The jobber and the wholesaler
who responsible for the double dea the eggs that
and have time to reflect these patriotic happenings
really eliminate few of food handlers who
afflicted with lncurabe gambling tendencies Any
specuates essential foodstufs either has that
deaf dumb and blind he traitor Cold storage products
will into their until they public confidence
and swathed in much myste great injustice handicap
to what should be great industry.
STORES AND LOCALITIES Ianuary
prices IN cents pound unless othercisc
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19

Business houses operated much as
usual, but with less heat and light.
Some OF the larger stores closed one
or more Of their entrances. Tho the
atres and particularly the motion pict-
urc places did big business.
The saloons opened at 0 o'clock, and
were notified by James J. Storrow.
Fuel Administrator for Now England
that they might remain open on the
holiday Mondays, but not use heat
moro than is necessary to prevent
freezing.
Mr.. Storrow also announced that all
schools were exempted from the pro
visions of the Garfield order. and that
all manufacturing plants which do not
use fuel could operate during the five
days period and the Mondays follow
ing.
The greatest amount of coal received
by water here this winter arrived to-
day. when bargcs and steamers brought
in 26,S75 tons. All but $500 tons OF
this was soft coal for public utilities
and manufacturing plants. Encourage
ing reports were received from various
points along the coast on the breaking
of the ice blockade. which has put
a severe handicap on AL coastwisc
traffic.
Railroad companies reported heavy
eastward movement Of coal over their
lines.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Few Violations Of Closing
!. Order Recorded on the
- First Day
Railroads to Supply
+: Work for Idle Men
Decree Earns Commenda-
tion i'm the Southern
States

Huel Administrator Garfielo's five
day closing period started yesterday
throughout the states east Of the Mis-
sissippi without any disorder and with
But few violations of the decree.
Where at first there had been inAig-
nation, due to the suddcnness of the
erder and its drastic nature, this feel
ing in many cases changed to a con-
Tiction that the "fucl dictator" might
know best wha: 20 do, and that obe-
dience to his orders was essential
Protests continued to pour INTO
Washington, but matching these there
began to appear numerous votes Of
communication of Garhcld's course by
local trade bodies and political assem-
''lagcs. The sentiment in favor cf the
order seemed strongest in the South.
All sections Of the East complied i'm
losing statistics of the number of men
idie and the :oss of wages. 50 far. no
distress due 10 tho order las been
reported. Municipalities set to work
to see that the poor were provided for
In somo cases. railroads and other
lines Of activity not affected by the
order offered TO employ all who could
rot pursue THEN accustomed trades.
ihc nutlOn Ias begUn to grumble
less and has taken up Its now way
burden almost with chccrfulncss.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Retail Stores to Open
To-day as Usual
Drygoods Houses, Acting as
Unit, to Discuss Monday
Closing Order

Retail houses, including department
stores, will be open to-day as usual.
Their proprietors have not yet ascer
tanned just how far the fuel conserva-
tlon order applies to them The Retail
Dry Goods Association will meet this
morning to discuss the situation that
VIII arise Oh Monday II. A. Saks.
president of the organization, said that
the big stores would act as a unit.
l.. /. Howe. secretary of the National
Dry Goods Association, has requested
stores i'll one hundred cities to ioin in
an appeal for modification of the fuel
ADMINISTRATIONS order, permitting a
gevcn-hour workday on Mondays. john
Wanamaker announced that "until
: urther notice" which would follow
the result of definite information. this
Htore will be open as usual every week
Gay from a. m. to . p. m."
In interpreting the order yesterday.
Albert II. Wiggin included stores
among the places which he told county
administrators must be closed on Mon.
day Other officials pointed out that
the Garfield order simply forbids the
delivery OF fuel to stores, saloons. the
atres, ETC., and declared that they were
tree to remain open providing thew
used only what fuel was necessary to
prevent their pipes from freezing,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
100000 in Pennsylvania,
Out, Including Many in
Pittsburgh Steel Mills

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1S.-Approxi-
matcly two million workers in Penn
sylvania Will be out Of employment
during the fve-day shutdown Of indus
tries. according to statistics compiled
by the State Department. OF Labor and
Industry at Harrisburg. One million
and half workers will be similarly
affected on the Monday holidays, and
the approximate loss in wages was
placed at STA 900.
Many OF the department stores and
manufacturing interests in Philadcl-
phia announced to-day that they would
pay their employees during the enforced d
suspension. While the majority Of in
dustrial leaders expressed disapproval
Of the order they said they would obey
1t "as y matter of course" William
Potter, Federal Fuel Administrator for
PenTs ylvania, declared to-day that the
power Of the police will be invoked to
force observance. The executive com
inittec Of the Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce has adopted q resolution
plodging cooperation.
Fully 100000 men in the Pittsburgh
district did not report for work, and
manufacturing industries said that this
number would be increased by 10000
others later.
Included in the closed plants were
the Homestead mills of the United
States Steel Corporation. with the eX-
ception Of a mill making ship plates;
the furnaces AND mills Of the Jones &
Iaughlin Steel Company. and several
thousand others OF less imDOrtancc
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Two County Heads
Order Disobedience
OF Garfield Decree
N. Y. and Indiana Local
Officials Take Law Into
Own Hands
Especial Correspondence


BINGHAMPTON, n. Y, Jan. 1S.-In
Broomc County to-day not wheel was
turning in any manufacturing plant.
The order of Fuel Administrator Gar
field was obcyed to the letter. In
Tompkins County, on the other hand,
every industry and other business wa.
humming as usual, owing to the ruling
OF Professor Dexter Kimball, County
Fuel Administrator.
Professor Kimball practically coun-
tcrmanded the Garfield order, directing
plants in Tompkins County to operate
as usual. Following a conference of
Leading manufacturers, he issued /,
statement in which he declared that
rather than work an injustice upon any
concern he would himself shoulder the
responsibility for ruling against Gar
fields order. However, he stated that
il after clear Interpretation of the
law had been made it was found that
the plants should have been closed,
they would be closed thereupon for a
day period All concerns were di-
rected TO BE ready to shut down at a
moments anoticc.
The supply of coal in Tompkins
County is nearly exhausted and eau
last but two days longer at the most.
VINCENNES, Ind, Jan. 1s.-Every
factory and manufacturing plant in
Knox County, Ind. was operating full
force to-day. regardless OF the orders
of Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield
for q five days suspension of work.
j. II. Jones, County Fuel Administrator,
declared he would not close the facto-
rlcs lacking official orders and fol
lowing the action of the United States
Senate yesterday in asking a suspen-
sion Of the order.
lie said he had been in touch with
the State Fuel Administration and
learned it had no definite orders. In
statement to newspaper men he as
serted there was plenty of coal in the
county and he could see no reason whv
work should not continue.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Some Food Substitutes

& M ap1e ape ana ntrated food for
IL IS WISE man IAN VINO knows food substitute for what
Ohc OF the most obvious and
Genus quart - gallon,
Ncu nothing oil oil
just
cooking N - N
Butter The next best which When
CT good oleo 80
- 10 o9 cents substantial
e as satisfactory
they serve perfectly for other especially cooking
ne made animal
better the
the Of
deceive
elected o
1T
substitute cold storage fresh this
Il to Al Here
health nourishmen and for anything cold
a hold its ~
when it comes to substituting powders largely baking
powders 1or eggs IN cooking substituting
lighter value of
valuable
cake and foods do
be real food
lllss cottnln on nd
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19

until tho last minute against Or. Gar
fields order. at the stroke of midnight
all opposition turned to loyal com
plance. Only score of violations OF
the ordNr were reported during the day
Most OF these were due to ignorance
and resulted only in a warning.
Street and elevated traffic was cut
down materially and watchful guards
kept the temperature in the cars at a
minimum while outside bclowzcro
weather prevailed.
Meanwhile organized efforts were
being made TO care for small wage
carners whose families had been left
In distress. Some plants announced
tina, they would pay part of the salaries
Of their workers LEFT in enforced idle
ness.
The railways concentrated their cf
forts ON the movement of coal. Evcry
road entering the city has given the
right of way to fuel. Chicago ,s shor,
800, 900 tons of coal it was announced,
but with the speeding up OF production
at the mines and the priority given fuel
by the roads it is expected that this
shortage soon will be wiped out.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Many Firms to Pay Full Wages;
Others to Divide Loss With + lei lp
Robert Gair's 0000 Employees to Get Weeks Pay or
Promise to Repay by Increased Efficiency Concern
to Cut Lunch Hour and Work Saturday Afternoons

make some arrangement by which the
losses might be divided. The sum of
these promises. it was agreed, indi-
Gated that employers would accept at
least half OF the wage loss.
Plan to Help Needy
The needy wago carncrs who will be
given no assistance by their employers
were the subject of conference at
the Womcn's City Club in the after
noon. Officers of labor unions, repre-
scntatves Of settlement houses and
relief societies took part In tho dis
cussion, which was called by the COM
mittcc on employment of tho Womcn's
National Defence.
A committee of five, appointed to call
on Washington for aid, sent this tele-
gram to Fuel Administrator Garfield:
AT meeting OF employers, employees
and public employment agents and So
cial workers, it was voted to ask your
guidance in order to sway public opin-
ion and help the Administration in this
crisis, as we'll as to give moral sup
port to the unemployed girls during
these days. viii the lengthening Of the
working day and full time on Saturday
be considered as conforming to your
order for Monday closing?"
"I4lc Steel Corporation can afford to
carry It's workers OVcc u llVe-udy peIloN
Of idleness," said Miss Rose Schneider
man, organizer for the Womens Trade
Union League, at the conference, but
many of the small employers arc just
struggling along on the edge now. /
don't sec how we can demand OF them
that they pay five days wages. This
will mean great suffering to thousands
of workers. We ought TO have n ma
tjonal out Of work insurance policy;
that is the only thing that could save
u.s."
II. Irving Wolff, head Of firm
that manufactures cotton garments, an
nounccd that his firm would pay a full
weeks wages to it's girl employees, who
arc TO shorten their luncheon hour by
fifteen minutes and work on Saturday
afternoons to make up for the Monday
closing. This will make a fortyfve
hour week instead Of tifty-hour
week He said that this would not be
in defiance of the order to save coal.
because the building would remain
warm on Saturday afternoons anyway
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Boston Takes q Holiday;
Many Workers Stay at
Home BY Misunderstanding


BOSTON, Jan. 1S.-Business in New
England to-day was trying to adjust
from the Fuel Administrators order
and subsequent notifications and the
rulings on technical points by state
administrators.
1; was estimated that three-foulths
Of the Industrial machinery had been
shut down last midnight, but some Of
the exempted classes working on war
munitions and whose managers had been
in doubt where they stood. resumed
work this morning or at noon with
such help as was available
Boston took on a holiday appear
ancc. The weather was moderate and
the reduced transportation facilities
were hard put to it to accommodate
the crowds that fockcd to the city.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Coal Cars Move Rapidly
As Chicago Obeys Order
And Provides for Poor

CHICAGO, Jan. 5S.-Ten thousand
manufacturing plants closed and an in
custrlal army of 100000 worker. idle
was Chicago's response to-day TO the
sweeping order OF the Federal fuel adj
iHlnlstration for the conservation Of
coal.
With the stlling OF the activities OF
the greatest industrial centre in the
Middle West and the consequent lifting
Of the burden Of commerce from the
storm harrassed railways, great streams
OF coal began moving through the
traffic jams.
Although captains of industry fought
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Fuel Director s Edict
Causes Arrest Here

To Frederick Langanfee. a laborcr
VINO lives at 1923 Parker Street. West
chester village, belongs the doubtful
honor of being the first man arrested
IN greater New York as a direct re-
suit of the fuel conservation order is
sued by Dr.. Garfield. lie will be ar
raigned this morning in the Morris j..
ania Court ON a charge of disorderly
conduct.
Patrolman Polsenski overheard Lam
ganfce, who was waiting for train at
he Simpson Street station of the
Bronx subway, muttering over and
over to himself: "They ought to hang
Garfield; they ought to hang Wilson,"
He was arrested when he refused to
cease his protest.
TO Magistrate Ten Eycl,, in the Mems
Night Court, Langanfee said
''l lost my job to-day. and then lost
my head
Later he asked permission to rctract
MS statement and plead not guilty
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
South Upholds Order,
Although Tobacco and
Cotton Plants Are Idle

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. 1S.-~lIundrcds
OF industrial plants IN the South were
closed to-day Cor five days under the
fuel restriction order and thousands
Of operatives were idle. No reports
OF violations Of tho order had been re
ccivcd Tonight and surface Indications
were that both manufacturers and
workers viewed tho situation philo-
sophically.
The South Carolina House Of Repre-
scntatives, in session at Columbia,
voted down by an overwhelming ma
jority u resolution asking Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield to rcscind the or
der, and the Atlanta Chamber of Com
mercc adopted 4 resolution approving
it. AT Roanoke. Va. business men in
mass meeting voted to observe tho or
der, while the Norfolk. Va. Retail Mcr-
chants Association asked merchants to
close all stores on Mondays during the
tcnwcck period as a purely patriotic
measure.
Scores of cotton mills using other
than water power will be closed for
the tiVe-day period. The tobacco inter
est probably was the largest outside OF
cotton to be affected by the order.
Cigar factories in Florida, Virginia and
other states were closed. as were to-
bacco ard cigarette plants in Virginia.
North Carolina and other sections.
The great industrial centre at Rir
mingham, Ala, was only slightly affected
as most OF the steel plants there are
engaged on government work. and at
the coal mines extra efforts were made
TO get out coal Shipyards, including
the navy yards al Norfolk. Charleston
and New Orleans and the Newport
News rlant, were in full operation.
In the Roanoke district, where about
2,000 workers were idle. the Norfolk
{; Western Railway offered to employ
hundreds of persons in repair and other
work on its lines and in it's shops dur
ing the days Of inactivity, including
Mondays.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19

New Yorks industrial leaders and
their employees will divide the trcmcn-
dous wage loss resulting from the shut
down TO conserve fuel, it developed yes
tcrday. Just how even this distribu-
tion will be still is matter of con-
lecture, but volunteer statisticians
were certain last night that it would
come close to being iifty-fifty basis.
Tho daily wage loss in the mctropoli
tan district during the days Of en-
forced idlcncss is estimated Mt S3,125,-
600, on Il basis of figures given out
by officers Of the Merchants Associa-
zion. This loss, which is much larger
than was originally estimated rs the
probable contribution of labor to the
conservation plan, was increased when
it was estimated that $50, 900 men and
women in the metropolitan district
would be thrown out of employment by
tho closing of industries here. The
general average for these workers, in
cluding boys and girls holding minor
Full Pay for Gair Employees.
One of the biggest concerns to pay
its employees in full for their lost
timo is the Robert Gair Company,
whose 10000 workers will receive full
pay checks next Saturday and each
week during the period Of Monday
holidays George W. Gair, vice-pres
ident and manager of the company
said that his employees had been placed
on honor TO repay the company in
increased efficiency whom thew re-
turned to work.
Many other big firms made similar
promises to their employees. The All
gaicr Shoe Company, employing many
men, women and children in its Brook
lyn factories. was among the first to
shoulder all the losses resulting from
the shutdown.
A. J.. Smith. head of the industrial
committee OF the Merchants Associa
ton. estimated that % per cent Of the
city's employers had agreed to pay
full salaries during the shutdown.
Others have announced that they had
reached 10 decision as yet, but would