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THIS EVENING AT 8:00 SHARP FOR LAST TIME
A National Darling in a National Character
MARY PICKFORD
In the Characterization of that Famous Type of American Childhood
A Six-Act Romance
“RECECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM”
This story has been translated into several lanmi.mes and is used for English
reading in the public schools of European Cities
HEARST-PATHE NEWS—Latest Events from ‘’Over There”
Mrs. Jack Sapiro at the Piano
Admission 30c Children—Front Seats—10c
‘CLEOPATRA” Will Be Shown Wednesday and Thursday
Admission: Adults, 50c; Children, 25c
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HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
ANO PERSONAL INTEREST
The city council will moot tonight
in regular semi-monthly session.
A. J. Adams returned yesterday on
the tender Pioneer from a short trip
to Valdez.
James E. Wilson of the territorial
road commission is spending a couple
of days in town.
J. L Rackstrnm. special agent of
the Juneau land office, is spending
a few days in town.
A. Van Vechten scoured the hills
hack of E\ak for goats yesterday, hut
let tinted etn pt yhamled.
tieorg* I! Smith, representing the
Sullivan Machinery Company, u a - a
i ordova passenger on yesterday's
train.
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Falcon Joslin returned on yester
day's train from a trip to Kennecott
where he inspected the Bonanza and
Jumbo mines.
This morning Ike Kerfianen was
found guilty of violating the dry law
and Commissioner .Medley fined him
$150 and costs.
The last Admiral line steamei
south-bound took the following pas
sengers from Cordova: .1. I.. O'Brier
and wife. Mrs. 10. Salo, Mrs. A. II
Mann. Mrs. M Jacobson. Mrs. I’ John
soft. O. Alstad. If. Sveralie, Mrs. \V. B
Black. Carl Johnson. J. A. Smiser, ().
\V Uiddeubyor, F Fellmore, Carl Rid
denbyer. \ Olson. H. Johnson, C
Toucotiiolc end six steerage.
Mary Bit i.lotil in "Rebect a ot Sun
tty brook Farm ' \ ill be shown for the
I ..a r i tin u ativ It' Kvi-rylu ulv " li
saw bet last evening ray - it is hi t
bo ' picture Tomorrow 'The The •
I .lie." a I.• f. an. t titiedy . w i!
he ,-ltav it for i'ii» night only. Tiled.
Ihir.i. a- "t b-i patra," it on the o rei t:
. : .xsassszaaaa
Wednesday and Thursday. The ad
mission for Cleopatra will be 60 cents
and 25 cents.
Thomas .1 Davis and wife returned
last evening on the launch Reliance
from their trip of many experiences
to 1’ort Wells.
The pothole this side of McCarthy
took out several bents in the railroad
bridge at that place, and there was
no local out today
The local (ommlltee in charge ol
inking Hinds for the relief of the
I 'liiieniau and Syrian war sufferers
Hindi .i canvass of the town today and
,i liberal amount was contributed.
Frank Cunningham has returned
from Drier bay, where he spent the
past couple of months lishing for the
Kenai Racking Company, and reports
that he had an unusually good catch
AMERICA'S AID IN WAD
PRAISED BY NORTHCLIFFE
LONDON. Aug. 11*.-- Lord North*
| clifl'e. in wel cnning the representa
| tives of the overseas press and other
guests at a reception at the Times
office on Saturday last, gave high
praise to America’s aid In tin* war.
He said he dilated on American ef
foris because through the Times his
words would reach Germany. He
said he thought it wise to tell them
what America holds for the future.
Lord Northcliffe told of America's
efforts on land and sea, and in ship
building. construction of airplanes and
in food production. He estimated that
America would produce 1*».< mi Liberty
motors monthly
Speaking of the British part in the
war. tlie speaker said that h« British
lost last year in killed wounded and
mi- 'in:: v,»o.nnn men
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Tin* Northwestern Hardware Com
puny ha just received a shipment o
"!*• solve" a it ami drain dpe cb-.m
ers
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1 :n 1 • • - el.msilied ads get tin1 result-'
a. -u..
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Professor llerschel (' Parker has
returned tt> Maska from New York,
v here In* has been for the past two
months on important business eon
nected with tin* gold-platinum prop
crty In* is exploiting. Professor Par
ker is interested in three comparing
that have • \ten i\e holdings on the
Kahlitna. Susitna and tributary ri
ers 'file development, and prosper i
ing work has been under way for
about two years, under tin* superxi
sion of Professor Parker, in a sys
tematie and conscientious manner.
The prospecting orgiinally was tor
placer gold, hut with tin* platinum in
dications prominent throughout tin
ground. additional and more thorough
work was done on the property, with
the result that Professor Parker not
«>n 1 \ interested Kastern capitalists hut
aroused the administration to tin* im
portance and possibilities of tin*
field.
l.*..tir.,l< tlit-.iii..li Uiu utT/irl th.
field, which is < | u i t«• extensive. Inis
been brought to the attention of the
n lning world, and syndicates have
been formed by Professor Parker's
New York associates to finance the
industry, which will undoubtedly re
sult to the distinct advantage of An
chorage.
The property that is being pros
pected at (he present time consists oi
eighty claims on flic lower Kahlitna j
river, in the vicinity of MeDougal A j
K. Clark, prominent in engineering'
circles, lias direct charge of this sea
son's prospecting work, and with a
ton e of eight men is making a thor
ough test in the around Professor
Parker late: ill,it Hie . round is shal
lot' and * in not lie " •u io-d i:|i drill
in ad i.ini.ic
Till- ■ .1 "11 :•!" •" "!■ Path
lie. ill I la Cl' I A.on '
y i rd , i o ' ml t*' no tin *>' liv'd i in, *
j plant:. ground lutein-' and shaft
' lie is intcro -icd in tIm 1" or K '•> 1
litna ground, eonsisting ol the Me
Kav torty claims and forty claims
owned by Smith .A Hewitt, who have I
been working Hie property ftu sev-j
oral years
The ground controlled by the Kali- j
litna Gold-Platinum Deposits Com
puny, incorporated, of which Professor!
Parker is president, consists of sixty
claims on file upper Kahlitna river.
| and will lie worked in lho same man
! ner. This company. Professor Parker
Isays, has control of the process re
ccntly perfected to extract platinum,1
Inch is considered a valuable asset
Professor Parker is considered an
i authority, ami hi, latement that this
i la id ha.- great future possibilities is |
I parti* ularly encouraging at tills ttine
' 'i t-.. r*cc hers o' the syndicates be
hind tile movement have left tile d'*
: cislon entirely to his judgment, and
; Professor Parker states that this
year's tests should decide tile ipies
Uon. which would undoubtedly lie fa
1 curable lie says that the ground.
carry ing values ol L'A cents per yard,
| ii, gold and platinum, can lie profit
; ably worked, and fie is of the opinion
that the values will average higher
than this minimum amount. A favor
able report on tin* properly means
tin* expenditure of at least $^An,nno,
; which includes the installation of a
laboratory and reducing plant at An
chiuagc to handle tin* concentrates
AWECI BARK SUNK
HI GERMAN SUBMARINE
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1'.' The Nor
wegian hark N'ordhav lias been sunk
| lit a German submarine one hundred
miles off the Virginia capes. The crew ;
were saved.
SEATTLE POLICE ROUND UP
UNREGISTERED YOUTHS
SEATTLE, Auk lit.—The police
of this city early yesterday morning
rounded up 232 young men at dance
hulls who were found to be without
registration cards.
Hater all but seven of the men were
released.
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FOR SALE—Punching bag and plat
form ; reasonable . I’hone 38 6
rings. 174t
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A new atock of 26* and 30-callber
Newton rifles for your Inspection a:
I the Northwestern Hardware Co.
SUMMONS
in i In* ! »i- : ru t < •urt • <>r t In 'I'er: <u
in \la La. I'hinl ! >i\ -ion • «
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Fernand Cabell**. I >• i♦ *n* 1 ;int.
The I ’ i • - -111 ♦ • 111 ul file I lilted States n!
\meriiu. (ire* ting, t<> Fernand (la
belle, tin* above-named defendant
You are hereby required to appeal
in the district court lor the t**rritor
of Alaska. Third division, withir
thirty days after the completion «>
the publicatmn of this summons, t*
wit. within thirty days after tin* - '■<
day of September, laid, and ansv*
tho complaint of \iigustim Louis*
t. ab»*lb*. tin* above-named plaintiff, it
the above entitled cause, which cans*
i an action for divorce in one of tin
eases pres ribod by law. wherein tin
plaintifi prays f«»r a decree dissolvin.
tin* bonds of marriage between In.
self and von. and for stu b other am
further relief as t<» the court may ecu
tight am! proper in tin* premise- \m
you are hereby notified that it yoi
i .il to appear and answer -aid con
plaint as herein required tin* sail
plaintiff will take judgment i. aim
you for want thereoi. and will apply
to fin* * ourt for tin* relief demand***
in her complaint, as hereinbefore s* t
llllt.
Tin* order for the publi* utioii of tin
summons was duly mad** and entero*:
on the ll’th day of \ugust, 1!*1K
Witness tin* Hon. Charles K ltun
nell. presiding judge ot said court
and tin* seal thereof, this lJfh day ot
August, in the year of (Mir Lord th*
* in* thousand nine hundred and eight
eolith, and of *>ur indep*ndein ** Hi*
one hundred and forty third.
(Seal) AHTHl’It LANCS.
Clerk District Court. Third Division
Territory of Alaska.
First publication, \ugust l!*ls
Las* publication. Sept. 11♦ 1 x.
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MEATLESS
oni rir^vi
WHEATLESS
Tin* jnh print in u department of tin
Times is equipped with the latest am
best type fares for artistic work.
FOOD
■WILL WIN
THE
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I S. Food Adn:iia*tra».
i Talking powder his uits. ro'n
1 Vr<ad, muflins. hrown bread, grid
i .• lakes en waffled 13 wot dey
• iil " 1 ;: k l-r« ad
Yal! n .1 -v a 'em w :-! one cup
< r wh- at fb wr t**r h\n rap ; • r
• ,:ut«* l t• * sa \ •* all b*
dat kin 1 >** - .1 v. i U • b*
>' •!". S'"tin* folks km nt erl
\\ id.nit ai \ wheat at a:. am! .it *
glad t" do i! t- t heln \\ n de war.
I »a ain’t bad n.< i ir • h» t a h<-.
i fo‘ who's n\\:’e ta il np his rase
at rood ro’n bread i-r t isruii. er
1 lapjacks?
Turns 1 ■ 1st > > i J i • • 11 ads g* J the 1 .Is
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In these times everyone con- •
suits his conscience when pro- r
paring for his immediate and (
future needs.
Hoarding is contrary to the
public good. Intelligent econ
omy is a patriotic dutv.
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Many men need clothes now. <
Huy for a reasonable time
ahead but don’t hoard.
Het tIn* styloplus habit. You
will wear stylish, serviceable Lg
clothes at prices that permit §
thrift and destroy the tempta- fc
lion to hoard.
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BW^it>Miii8<ilK1llhii i
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The BLUM, O’NEILL Co.
Hardware Phone 48 :: Grocery Phone 6
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Save 10 Per Cent
While You Can
A BIG DISCOUNT ON
ALL COOK STOVES
AND RANGES
In order to reduce our stock of Stoves we
;• will jrivo a Id per cent discount, for a limited
■; time, on all Cook Stoves in our stock.
Come in and look them over. Buy now and
Save 10 per cent
FINKELSTEIN & SAPIRO
Phones: Grocery Dept., 21 Office, 72
Stop at the
Hotel Golden
WHEN IN
McCarthy
Alaska
The Cordova
Dining Room
Next Cordova House
Just a little bit better place than
any other to eat
Max Rosenberg, Prop.
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IN NEW LOCATION
KEIST FURNITURE COMPANY
lias moved into the building next to Alaska Steamship
OoniTwinv’s office
NEW AND SECOND-HAND
FURNITURE
Pay Highest Price for Used Furniture
Also Seven Furnished Rooms for Rent
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