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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30
Things We Think

Push and personality are not everything A goat has to be goat?
  It's all right love your neghbor, but it won't last long if the loving is all side. The whose time% is vaueess never can under stand how anybody elses time isn't worth the same amount.
 Pride goeth before fall," but if there was for it's existence, it also climbs after fall.
 It's hard tell which is be preferred-the chronic grounch the who thinks it is his duty to be so cheerful all the time that he's silly much of the time.
  Watch and pray,' advises the old hymn but if you your prayers to be answered it is well to do little work while you're watching. beautiful thought: Putting off until tomorrow that which ought to been done yesterday is putting debt upon today
 If it's any comfort to you-"the in million" is about the only one that ever gets million. We hear good deal about children who think they know than their parents but pity the children who don't know more than parents.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30
CHILD LABOR BEFORE CONGRESS

Child labor is a subject now receiving the special consideration of Congress and suhnis- sion of I constitutional amendment seems cer- tain. The chief feature of discussion now in progress is the kind of amendment that shall be submitted. On this there are radically diff ferent views. A number of amendments have been proposed in each House.
 Probably the most extreme view of the proposal to bestow power upon the Federal Government to control child labor is that offered by Senator Walsh, of Montana, a Democrat, whose amendment would give Con- gross power to prohibit the transportation in interstate commerce of the products of any employers of child labor. Since child in cludes persons under 21 years of age, if the Walsh amendment were adopted, Congress would be authorized to enact legislation to bar from interstate commerce all the products
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

of any ell plcyer who employed child under I21 ears, even if the child did not work upon the particular commodity offered for ship ment. Under the broad scope of that amend mcnt Congress could bar all the products of the Fold factory from commerce if the Ford
 establishment employed in any capacity a boy under 21
 One of the shortest amendments proposed
 is that by Senator Townsend, of Michigan. whose amendment reads: ''The Congress shall have power to regulate the employment and
 the hours of labor and condition of employ ment of persons under IS years of age.' It
 will be noted that this amendment does not contain the word ''prohibit,' but merely to regulate, and limits the period of childhood
 10 IS years of age.
 Senator Mccormick, of Illinois, has an amendment which would give Congress the power either to regulate or prohibit to any extent rot already done by Congress.
 Senator Lodge has proposed an amendment bestowing upon Congress power to prohibit or
 to regulate the hours of labor in mines, quar-
 ries, mills, canneres, workshops factories. or manufacturing establishments of persons
 under 1S years of age and of women. The
 principal feature of this amendment is that
 it grants power to prohibit the labor of wo- men, regardless of age, and does not apply to farm labor.
 The above amendments are fairly typical of the vari ous proposals Discussion will un- doubtedly he ccntorcd upon the features of amendments as thus indicated. In this con nectior 1t is interesting to note that in the IcamnaiGn of 1920 the Republican platform pledged inc party to ''seel1 means to enable Congress 10 prevent the evils of child lahor.' The Democratic Party declared in favor ot prohibition of child labor. II may fairly he assumed. therefore, that in the fight which is Inow pending, Democrats will line mp in favor }of prohibition of child labor entirely, while Republicans will center their efforts upon |oIiminatIom of the ''cviIs of child labor." The Democrats look upon child labor as an evil the Republicans deem some child labor proper. but propos to eradicate its abuses One of the early developments in the dis cussion has been a manifest opposition to na- tional legislation that will prevent children from engaging in such work as berry-pcljng and other farm work in vacation periods. This attitude of the farmers is met by recently announced war upon child labor upon farms. the view being that work on farms is as great
 an evil as work in factories since it interfcrcs with attendance at school
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30
Voice of the Alaska Press

Alaskans have no cause for worry the action taken by Congress in cutting out the free seed custom so long their good friend Dr. Georgeson is on the job as head of experimental agriculture in Alaska In that Washington graft it is always depended the politics of the Congressman to who received the seed Democrat could expect package of seed from Republican Congressman and vice versa But friend Doe CoOrgoson is narrOwminded as to question the politics of those to whom he sends seed packages Besides asEa-grown seed is better than the Washing ton article which always better for distributing than for planttns.- Str0llers Weekly, Juneau.
 To build ice house in Alaska appears like carrying coal Newcastle and yet Alaska probably has more ice plants the number population than any state in the union Despite the thousands glaciers in the country it is cheaper build plants and manufacture ice than break it off and haul it.-SeWard Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

T never did think very much of spirit rapping," confides a Cordovan. If they have anything to say let them come right out and say it, then we can understand what they are talking about. Never learned the rap language"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

Some of the young ladies now stop on the street, fish their powder puff out of their Russian boot and powder their noses in the glass of show window.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

Perhaps Senator Couzens' traction experience in Detroit will be of some benefit in his efforts to keep the Senate on the right track.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSION
 If Diogenes were to come to life and prowl around the srteets with his lantern he would probably be pinched as a bootlegger.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

No use getting all excited because somebody tells you to go to hell. You don't have to go unless you want fn
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30
GET A BIGGER THRILL

Jud Tunkins says people like con- trast. One minute they're reading the Office Cat and the next the murder news.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30
PERlLS OF THE PERIOD

Headline - "YOuth Takes Drink,
 Falls Into Coma" He's lucky that his life didn't come to@a full stop.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

Little bits O parcels
 From the grocery,
 Keeps the average felIer
 In state of poverty.
 The girls are going to keep on powdering. But it sure makes him made to find his coat covered with flour every time he leaves after calling on certain girl.
 Our friend, Carl Melby, advertises as follow:
 SAY TT WITH FLOWERS"
 That's mighty fine, but the draw back to it is that the average man cant afford more than a whisper.
 The supreme test of paternal love is when baby wants a drink about 3 a. m.
 If Lincoln had lived in modern time he might have said, Never flood your carbuotor while crossing track"
 In ten years from today fella will hafta go up alleys, turn to the left and rap three times in order to buy a package of chewing gum.
 We don't know much, not expected to, for we don't get pay for knowing much. But we do know that the way to get the best of an argument is to stay out of it.
 Little drops of water on little grains of sand," makes a helava diff ference in the price of land.
 There's many slip 'tWiXt stick and lip-a Cordova stenographer eX- plaincd a faint red streak running from her chin to her ear.
 What we cant understand is how the $15 clerk manages to dress bet ter than the $6o a week boss.
 The way some people act they must have been born with monkey glands. A pocket does not have to have a  hole in the bottom to be quickly emptied "~
 If you are honestly trying to mako others happy you need not worry about your own happiness.
 John D. says to save. Henry Ford says to spend it. Perhaps it is the practice of about 50-50 of what both
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

Every office has man who i' sorry the boss is so ignorant.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

The noisiest drum has nothing in but air.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

John D. says to save. Henry Ford says to spend it. Perhaps it is the practice of about 50-50 of what both says that keeps everyone poor.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30
POM E

Dedicated to the GrOcer) Little bits O parcels
 From the grocery, Keeps the average feller
 In a state of poverty.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

If you are honestly trying to mako others happy you need not worry about your own happiness.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

A pocket does not have to have a hole in the bottom to be quickly emptied. ~
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

The way some people act they must have been born with monkey glands.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

The girls are going to keep on powdering. But it sure makes him made to find his coat covered with flour every time he leaves after calling on a certain girl
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

What we cant understand is how the $15 clerk manages to dress bet ter than the $60 a week boss.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

We don't know much, not expected to, for we don't get pay for knowing much. But we do know that the way to get the best of an argument is to stay out of it.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-30

In ten years from today @ feIla will hafta go up alleys, turn to the left and rap three times in order to buy a package of chewing gum.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
WILL ALASKA USE HER OPPORTUNITY?

The attitude of the Senators and Representative in Congress who have just returned to the States af ter tour of this Territory causes one to wonder says the Juneau Elm pire if Alaska will live up to the opportunity that is beckoning.
 The chief tenor of the comment of the Senators and representatives has been that Alaska should have a wider measure of self-government. As far as quoted with scarcely an exception-if one at all-those mem bers of Congress who have studied the situation on the ground seem ready to give all-or a part-of AL aska a full Territorial form of Gov ernment. That the other members of Congress will be disposed to listen 10 the advlce Of those who have vited the country and viewed things on the ground there is not a ques- ton of doubt Now the question is, will Alaska profit from this golden opportunity to present her eases to Congress? Will she ask with unanimity for full Territorial form of government or will time be frittered away while factions quarrel over details of leg islation, the personnel of the public service and spar for strategic posi- tions in the next election?
 Delegate Sutherland has said that he favors full Territorial form oi government for Alaska. He has a chance to show that he means il and to accomplish something really worth while.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
REVERENCE FOR FLAG

The recen: action of the Ameri- can Legion in drawing up a code for flag observance strikes reSpon- sive chord in the hearts of all lovers of the Stars and Stripes says a Washington report sent out by the Capital News service.
 This code covering proper civil ian usage of the American flag and conduct in its presence was adopted at the conference of national organ zations. called by the American Legion, and a permanent commit tee authorized to disseminate it throughout the country.
 Each of the more than sixty or ganizations represented is to pro- mote the study of the words and music of "The Star Spangled Ban ner," and it's teaching in all schools and in juvenile organizations, as suggested by President Harding. State legislatures are asked to en- act uniform laws requiring dis play of the flag in and over all schools, parks, and playgrounds and over other public buildings.
 The code covers fifteen rules for display of the flag and a list of fifteen things to avoid, in addition to setting forth the proper use of bunt- ing, the salutes and pledges to the flag.
 i The suggestion of a fine arts commission that the flag, is "the wrong shape meets with little ap- proval.
 The flag is now 1.90 in length to 1 in. width, 19 feet long when it it 10 feet wide The proportions say the arbiters of beauty should be 1.67 to l. The flag is too long fol it's width to satisfy the sense of beauty of those who make beauty their business.
 The general coneensus of opinior seems to be that regardless of th' laws of proportion, the flag, in it. present shape, has been so long i identified with all that is reverenc ed in America ideals that a efang' in it would be a dissertation, not al improvement"
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
FISHERIES LEADING

Alaskan products from the date of the purchase of the Territory by the United States until January i, 1923, aggregated in value $1,113.- 355,S13, according to figures recent ly compiled by Seattle authorities. Products of the fisheries and allied industries during the entire period exceeded those of the mines by a. bout s2O,OOO,OOO.
 The value of the products of the salmon fisheries leads all other AL askan exports for the period cov- cred, being almost one-half billion dollars. Gold is second place, approx imately 100000 less than sal mon. Copper is in third place, more than s200,000,0OO less in value than that of the gold exports. Furs are in fourth place in value being just under the s1OO,000,O00 mark.
 The total value of Alaska exports for 1922 is given as S5s, s,531 ,025. Fisheries and allied products for that year were almost twice as great as for the entire period since the purchase. In the mineral divisions, gold was outranked by copper, the value of the latter being more than s2,0O0,0O0 greater than the former.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
ALASKA HAS NEW FRIENDS
(Sitka Tribune)

Second only in importance to the Presidents visit to Alaska was that of the Congressional party, and that the members were honestly eager to learn all about Alaska, was evidenc- ed by the fact that the leading men of the party were all more anxious to listen than talk.
 This visit is now past history-the Senators and Representative have travelled all over the Territory and been entertained by its people, al- ways with their eyes wide open that they might become well posted on Alaska and it's needs.
 When they return to Washington to take up their duties they will probably have an entirely different viewpoint on Alaska than previously
 In the Third Division they tray eled over the new Government rail road built at enormous expence and showing a correspondingly enormous deficit. They have seen the mush- room cities which have been shower ed with Uncle Sam's generosity and yet clamor for more.
 The general impression is that the Cambrai carried back to the State: full list of firm friends for Alaska
 It appears however from news paper report that Southeastern Alas ka impressed the party more than any other section. and one of the party stated to an interviewer that it appeared to have more substantial resources than other parts.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14

Doe" Council is having the last laugh over all those doughty bear hunters who for months have been kidding" him over claim made in a magazine article some time ago to the effect that he could kill black bear with a bow and arrow. With Mrs. Council and J. W. Cue ker, the big surgeon of the Cordova Hospital returned to Cordova recent ly from three weeks, outing near Yakataga Beach, bringing as tro- phies the pelts of nine black bears, one of which he killed with bow and arrow.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14

With contracts for several mil lion feet of lumber for shipment to Australia, England, China and other parts of the world, sawmills in Southeastern Alaska and Westward as far as Cordova, are operating at capacity. The Alaska Pulp and Paper Company is maintaining a production of 40 tons daily at Speel River and to date is the only paper pulp project functionig in the Ter ritory. Other pulp projects are in contemplation. Three hundred and thirty-four million cubic feet of tim Der in the Frederick's Sound dis trict are being advertised for leas- ing by the Forest Bureau.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
THE sTRoLLER'S LAMENT

''It is needless to call your atten- tion to the fact" writes the editor of The Stroller's Weekly in an Edi- torial addressed to President Hard ing that the government of which you are now the head has expended more than fifty-six million dollars in the construction of an experi- mental railroad from a salt water harbor in the westward to the in- terior a distance of nearly five hundred miles. It is not for us to say, MT. President, that this expen- diture was either unwise or prema- ture. We hope the time will come when it will be seen that the ex- penditure was wholly justified, but that time is not yet.
 1 ''The enterprise for which the expenditure of fifty-six million dol { lars was made, Mir. President, is wholly fathered, mothered and wet nursed by your department of the Interior which, we are sorry to note J is now endeavoring to foster, bolster up and exploit it at the expense of ! the remainder of Alaska including 1 the portions of it that possess the proven resources possess four fifths of the wealth and pay more than any four-ififths of the taxes. And yet the Department of the Interior, taking advantage of your then lack of knowledge of con. ditions as they exist in this coun- try, secured from you in an order removing from the very center ot the lode mining industry in Alaska the seat of the United States land office to a point contiguous to whicf more homesteads have been deserted and permitted to revert to the gov
 ernment during the past three years than have been taken up or filed up
 on. Not only this, but the moving ot the land office leaves Ketchikar
 Hyder and other mineral wealth possessing sections in the extrem'
 southern part of the Territory iron twelve hundred to fifteen hundred
 miles distant from land office
 while the point to which the office
 was removed from Juneau is within
 five hundred miles and in telephone
 speaking distance of another land
 office at Fairbanks"
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
Interior Alaskans. like those cit

Interior Alaskans. like those cit izens of other sections of Alaska already visited by the Presidential party, are glad to welcome Presi- dent and Mrs. Harding among them. The coming of the President is big event in any part of the United States and a much bigger event in far-away Alaska, and Alaskans are appreciative. The long, wearisome journey from the national capital leaves no room for doubt about the Presidents sincere interest in Alas ka-in his desire to get first-hand information regarding conditions m the Northern Territory in order that the solution of the many complex Alaskan problems may be expedited, and Alaskans are eager for the op- portunitv to render such assistance as will make the task of the President less difficult
 There is not much that Interior Alaskans want in the way of fed eral aid and the President probably will be less annoyed here by requests
 and petitions of that sort than in any other section of the Northland. Citizens of Nenana are appreciative of all that has already been done by the Federal Government and all that they ask is that the national administration continue to cooper ate in the upbuilding of Alaska, firm in the belief that time will prove the wisdom of aids to develop ment which have been inaugurated.
 The President and Mrs. Harding will find the hand of welcome eX- tended to them all along the line and The News is pleased to be able to say the welcome is a sincere one, reflecting genuine admiration of the able manner in which the affairs of a great nation are being administer ed, and appreciation of interest dis played at Washington in the welfare of Alaska-interest which has made it possible to arrange the spike driving ceremonies which tomorrow will mark the formal completion of the Government railroad enterprise
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
Howard wilmoth, we'll known olc

Howard Wilmoth, we'll known old timer, prominent in Anchorage fra ternal circles, now employed at
 Brown & Hawkins in Anchorage, is in receipt of a telegram from NJ. Staley, acting first assistant postmas- ter general at Washington, D. C., an- nouncing his appointment as post master at Wasifa, and authorized to take charge July 1. MT. Wilmoth left Anchorage immediately after the Fourth to take up his new duties
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
FIGHTING THE RAILROAD

One of the things that should and undoubtedly will be brought to the attention of Secretary of the h. terior Work, when he meets the people of Nenana in open hearing next week, is the unfriendly atti- tude which has been assumed by Canadian transportation officials to- ward the Alaska Railroad and In- terior Alaska communities.
 The White Pass, which long en- joyed a transportation monopoly on the waters of Interior Alaska, has never been friendly to the rail road enterprise, doubtless because the building of the railroad gave promise of bringing early relief to Interior Alaska shippers. And now that the railroad is completed and ready to carry tourists to and from the Interior, the White Pass and other Canadian transportation lines are conspiring to prevent travel down the Yukon river from Dawson to Nenana, notwithstanding the fact that White Pass passengers are mak- ing regular trips between the two points. The motive for this is the desire to compel tourists coming to Alaska on Canadian boats to re- turn on them. It does not appear to have occurred to the Canadian trans portation men that cooperation with the Alaska Railroad would result in increased travel in both directions, with ultimate gain in revenues all around. :
 The News does not hesitate to state that such a conspiracy exists. Every steamer arriving from Daw- son brings convincing evidence of it. Everything possible is being done by officials of the White Pass to prevent travellers from reaching the railroad from everything except actually refusing to sell tick cts and they have been known to do almost that.
 This attitude on the part of the unfriendly foreign companies is cost ing the railroad pretty sum in pas senger fares this summer. Three through passengers reached Nenana on the last steamer from Dawson and the number might as easily have been twenty times that num- Der for there are many tourists at Dawson eager to make the trip to Nenana.
 The Alaska Railroad needs all the business it can get. Members of Congress have intimated that appro- priations to meet deficits may be- come difficult to secure, which means revenues must be increased, and one of the surest and quickest ways to get additional business is to insist upon a fair proportion of
 tourist travel from the upper Yu- kon.
The Nenana news., 1923-07-14
Between 18o and 40 salmon car

Between 130 and 40 salmon can neries are operating and have sent crews North from the States this season. During 1922, 121 concerns engaged in packing salmon in the Territory. Although few of the old plants have been dismantled the majority of them will operate, to gether with several, new canneries opening this year. The present sea son will witness the operation of more concerns than since 1920 when 143 canneries were packing. Pres ent indications are that this years pack will be about the same as last year Several new canneries are opening and the production for 1928 is expected to sssw considerable increase over 1922. Further de velopement of the crab meat indus try is anticipated this year. Present indications are thar the herring paci will surpass that of last year.