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AN INTERESTING PROGRAM
Pathe Comedy as Introductory Picture
ETHEL BAKKYMOKK
In the Kivt Act Drama
THE LIFTED VEIL"
A Story with a Fine Plot and Good Acting
A Max Sennett Two-Keel Coinedv \r
‘‘A ROYAL ROGUE"
Featuring Billy Armstrong and .Juanita Hansen
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Mrs. Jack Sapiro at the Piano
Tonight at 8 Sharp Admission 30c and 10c
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[ QUITS ART FOR RED CROSS
Many men o( many minds, from
millionaires to musicians, have left
their own pay rolls or pianos to give
their entire time to the Hed Cross.
Now comes a woman who has
closed up her studio to take an execu
tive desk In the Red Cross. Early and
late Miss Mnlvlim Hoffman, sculptor,
is to be found at the New York County
chapter, where she hna charge of the
bureau of Information aud research
and of the foreign department.
For three years Miss Hoffman
studied with Rodin In Faria. When
the war broke out she organized, with
several other pupils of Rodin, the
French Artists’ Relief fund, of which
Rodin himself until his recent death
was honorary president.
While one hand now keeps in
touch for the Red Cross every day,
with main headquarters in Washing
ton. the bureau of public information,
the food commission, public charities
v ww/-t-u Winn 'll KUIII/.MI IUI1S,
the other hand labors for the Serbian National Defense League of America, to'
raise Serbian volunteers in this country and to send money to Serbian
orphans.
France, in accepting Miss TToffmnn’fl Large group called "Russian Bacch
•finale" for the Uan^cP of the Luxorabotug, recently paid thia hi^dj^ gifted
i»culptor a most urmsoal compliment
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suits 11is conscience when pre
paring for his immediate and
future needs. Si
Hoarding is contrary to the g
public good. Intelligent econ- is
H
mny is a patriotic duty.
Many men need clothes now. j§
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ahead but don’t hoard.
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will wear stylish, serviceable I
clothes at prices that permit g
thrift and destroy the tempta- fi
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The BLUM, O’NEILL Co.
I Hardware Phone 48 :: Grocery^ Phone 6
FOR CORDOVA
A. F Haines, general manager of
the Pacific Steamship Company, is a
passenger aboard the Admiral Schley,
making the round trip and visiting the
local agencies while the boat Is in
port. He spent several hours here
yesterday and, accompanied by his
wife and children, was shown through
the town in an auto by J, h. Kline.
Mr Haines expressed himself as be
ing very well pleased with the air of
prosperity that prevails here, and said
that Cordova was one of the busiest
towns he had visited
"You certainly have a bright future
- here," said Mr. Haines, "and we are
all looking for big developments in
this section within the next couple of
years Alaska is certainly a good
country to stay by. and Cordova is
particularly fortunate In possessing
both the metal and foodstuffs so badly
needed by the government.
"The Pacific Steamship Company
recognizes that after the war there
will he plenty of capital to develop
some of your present latent resources,
and Its future was never brighter.
"This is the first trip of the Ad
miral Schley in Alaskan waters, hnv
Ing been taken off the Seattle-San
Francisco run to facilitate the han
dling of our business in this North
land. We are doing all in our power
to increase our service to Southeast
ern Alaska, and as fast as boats are
available they are being secured to
relieve the passenger and freight con
gestion which exists at present."
POPE TO ASSIST ROYALTY
IN LEAVING RUSSIA
HOME. Aug 12. — Pope Benedict has
taken steps to assist out of Russia
the former Empress Alexandra and
her four daughters, who have made
pressing appeals for their liberation.
BY TEUTONS
ZUHICM, Aug. 12 Vienna advices
that the Austrian government
has ordered the public to hand over
every piece of the propaganda litera
ture* dropped by Italian airmen over
Vienna on Friday last.
Severe penalties are threatened for
failure to hand over the literature.
There was a wild scramble on thej
streets for the pamphlets when they
wort* dropped, and some of them sold
for as high as 20 crowns.
HAPPENINGS OE LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST
A freighter was in port lust night
for oil and provisions.
_
linn Pooling of Brooks was an ar
rival in town on yesterday's train.
Peter Cars, a former railroad em
ploye, died at the general hospital on
Saturday.
Attorney l*\ II. Foster and family
are spending several days at Straw
berry point
\V \V. Harvey will come down from
McCarthy and will leave on the first
boat for the States
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The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. C.uy
Higgtnson yesterday and left them a
baby boy. which has been named Ron
ald.
Mrs J. J. Murray and family and
the former's sister. Mrs. T. 1> Sharp,
will leave for the States on the next
south-bound steamer.
Nathanael (Sreene left yesterday for
the westward, and will visit Valdez.
Seward and Anchorage on his annual
inspection of the banks at those
places i
Ethel Barrymore in a live-art drama.
"The Lifted Veil,” and a Max Sennett
two-reel comedy, “A Royal Rogue.”
is the offering at the Empress the
ater tonight
Herbert Cooper. John I’ierson. Mag-1
nus Johnson, Edw ard 11 I limn and i
Jim Davis came down from Kennecott
yesterday, and are on their way to
Fort Lise cm to enlist
On Saturday ' vetting John Menno •
pies and William Coroles, section men
employed on the Copper River rail
way. wets- badly cut and bruised by
lullin'; between moving cars.
John Randall Dunn. Christian Sci
iMice lecturer from St Louis, is in
Fairbanks, and will return to the
States over the government trail, stop
ping over in Cordova for a few days.
Deputy Marshal .1 11 Miller and
Guard A. Hanot arrived from Fair
banks with two prisoners Carl N'igl.
an interned German, who is being
taken to Seattle, and Dan Ferisich, an
insane man. for the Morningside asy
lum.
F. E Kllbourne, for the past two
years foreman of the Daily Dispatch
office. Juneau, was an arrival in town
to accept a similar position on the
Daily Times. Mr. Kllbourne is ae
companied by his wife, and they ex
pect to make Cordova their future
home
If the weather is favorable the
launch Waif will leave for Kataila to
morrow George C Hazelet and F.
W. Van Campen will book passage for
| the Bering river coal fields and a
barge will be towed over with four
horses to be used in their develop
ment work at the mines
About three hundred persons took
advantage of the excursion to the
glaciers yesterday. The weather was
ideal until after the excursionists had
feasted their eyes on the wonders
and beauties of the great Ice fields
Rain commenced too late to spoil the
pleasures of the picnickers.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Noyes of
Fairbanks reached Cordova on yes
terday's train, having come as far as
Chltina in their own automobile Mr
Noyes is the receiver of the famous
Fuirbanks-Alaska bank, and he and
his wife are on their way to Califor
nia, where they will spend the win
ter. Accompanying them is their son
Glenn Noyes, who is on his way to Si
nttle to join his wife, who left Fair
banks last month and went out by
steamer
Misses Helen Criswell and Gene
vieve Creamer of Fairbanks reached
Cordova yesterday, and are going to
the States for an extended stay Miss
Criswell has been a stenographer in
United States Marshal Erwin’s office,
and was also secretary of the Red
Cross war fund committee Miss
Creamer has been connected with ins
triet Attorney Roth's office, and while
on a visit to the States, if possible,
will enter the service of the Red
Cross Roth young ladies were very
popular with the younger social set
at Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. F A Fisher will leave
on the steamship Alameda for Astoria,
Ore., and expect to spend next month
at their summer home at Clatsop
Reach Mr Fisher is secretary and
treasurer of the Lighthouse Racking
Company, and he and his wife made
many friends during the stay here.
They expect to return to Cordova in
the spring Mr and Mrs, E. A Fisher
will also leave on the Alameda for
the Outside, and after a short visit
ai Astoria will go to California, where
they expect to locate, as the latter
lias boon in poor health for several
months past.
The many Cordova friends of Col
.! .! Morrow will he glad to know
that he has been nominated for brig
adier general from the rank of colonel.
He is favorably remembered here as
| being the chairman of the. first com
mission sent north to look into the
| ad visabilitv of a railroad under gov
eminent supervision, he at that time
ranking as a major The commission
I was appointed August L’l. 11♦ 1 J. ami
•hortly after his appointment he came
north Associated with M or Mor
row on the < onitni d« 1 wi >* I. M
; Cox. Colin M lngersoll and Alfred
II. Hrooks. all of whom are idcntilmd
1 with the government in different d*
part merits.
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I Mrs T N. Hubbert wishes to an
nounce that she will receive pupils
I for vocal and piano instruction
jStudio, Michelcon Currier building,
phone d«\ 9-13
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time, on all Cook Stoves in our stock.
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