The steamship Alameda, of the
Alaska Steamship Co., arrived in Cor-^
dova this morning at 4 o'clock from |
the west, and will sail again for £he
south tonight at 8 o'clock. She will
load 1,400 tons of ore and 2,200 Qases
of salmon here today.
The steamship Admiral Farragut, of
the Paeiflc-Alaska Navigation Co., ar
jived from the west this afternoon and
will sail tonight for the south. She
has a cargo of ore taken on at Ella
mar.
The steamship Northwestern, of the
Alaska Steamship Co., which sailed
from Seattle Monday, is coming direct
to Cordova via the outside passage,
and should arrive here Saturday. The
steamship Mariposa, of the same line,
which sailed for the north yesterday,
is coming via the inside and will ar
rive here August 1.
The steamship Victoria, coming from
Nome to Cordova via Seward and Val
dez, was in Valdez this afternoon at 3
o'clock, and is expected here tomorrow
morning at 7 o'clock. She will sail
from Cordova direct to Seattle via the
outside.
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HOW MARINES SAVE FEET.
WASHINGTON, July 27. — That
United States marines suffer little
from foot troubles on long hikes in
the tropics, Is attributed to the fact
that they invariably sprinkle soap
powder into their shoes, or soap their
stockings just prior to the march, ac
cording to_a naval surgeon Just re
turned to his city from Haiti.
In the Haitian campaign the United
States marines were sometimes forced
to march thirty or more miles a day,
over rough mountainous roads, and
the cases of blistering, or painful
swelling of the feet, were almost neg
ligible.
WIRELESS STEEL
COINS ON
Felix Freyhold, sent here by the bu
reau of public works, in charge of na
val construction at Bremerton, to take
charge of the erection of the raldlo
station at Mile 14, left on the train
this morning to oversee the work
which now Is in progress.
Freyhold Is much pleased with Cor
dova. and is particularly struck with
the activity which Is so noticeable on
all sides.
The steel for the first sixty feet of
the two 300 foot towers which will be
erected at Mile 14, is expected to ar
rive on the steamship Cordova on her
next trip north. This comprises about
half the total amount of steel neces
sary, the towers growing lighter nearer ^
the top. It Is expected that the plant
will be completed and working In No
vember.
Chris Kruppler, who has the con
tract for the erection of the wireless
buildings, has his concrete work prac
tically finished, and will have no diffi
culty in finishing the rest of the work
in the time provided in his contract.
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HELP WANTED.
Men and women wanted to work in
cannery by the hour. Apply Carlisle
Packing Co.
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For Sale—New Yukon hand sewing
machine. Bargain. Kawson.
SATURN Iti 10
lit! LOCAL
Two baseball games between the
rrew of the IT. S. 8. Saturn and the
local team will be played Sunday af
ternoon. The games will be seven In
nings each. The first contest will
take place at 2 o’clock and the second
game will follow immediately.
The Saturn crew comes with a con
siderable reputation as baseballlsts,
and promises to give the local team a
run for the money.
The Cordova team for the two games
will include: Harwood, Slnnis, pitch
ers; Ripley, catcher; Council, first
base; Bauer, Jewitt, second base; Bax
ter. Stephenson, shortstop; Taylor,
third base; Johanson, McPherson, Sny
der, Coughey, fielders.
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BUTLER ON COAST FOR HUGHES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. — Hr
Nicholas Murray Butler, head of Co
lumbia university, arrived here yester
day from New York for a three weeks
visit. He was accompanied by Mrs
Butler and Miss Sarah Schuyler But
ler, their daughter. Dr. Butler came
here, he said, in the interest of the
candidacy of Charles Evans Hughes
for president of the United States.
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A man never complains of poor eye
sight because he is unable to see his
own faults.
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITAI/
IAN ARMY IN AUSTRIA. July 20. —
(Correspondenced of the Associate
Press.) — The use of caves as hid
ing places for cannon Is one of the
curious aides to artillery work In these
mountains. Both Austrian and Italian
artillery officers have exercised the
greatest ingenuity in finding the pro
per caves for their cannon, since once
well located the pieces are compara
tively safe from discovery. The dam
age on both sides by such hidden
pieces has been severe.
On one occasion the correspondent
of the Associated Press while near
the Isonzo river witnessed an artil
lery duel between an Italian battery
so hidden and three Austrian batteries
which were seeking to protect the
mouth of a cavern until an Austrian
piece could be dragged Into It. Sev
eral of the Italian regiments and those
of the Austrians as well knocked off
their daily business for a time to watch
the duel.
The Austrians had for some days
been attempting to plant a cannon In
a cavern, the mouth of which was
plainly visible from the Italian lines,
but the Italian battery from Its cavern
on the opposite side of the Isonzo kept
up such a hot fire day and night that
the Austrians had not yet succeeded
in their attempt. On this particular
morning they had kept up a steady
fire from several heavy guns on the
Italian battery, and under cover of
this fire, had almost dragged their
piece, apparently one of 14ft millimetre
calibre, inside the cavern’s mouth, a
line of trenches having been thrown
up to the mouth of the cavern to pro
tect the soldiers dragging it.
As the piece was slowly turning in
side the mouth of the cavern, the Aus
trian troops set up a mighty roar,
mocking the Italians, throwing their
caps high into the air. The Austrian
cannon also threw shell after shell
across the intervening valley of the
Isonzo, each shell exploding seemingly
at the mouth of the cavern used by the
Italian battery or else inside it. One
series of shell shots from an Austrian
205 exploded almost every two min
utes about the Italian’s hiding place,
i wreathing it in a dense smoke.
Just as the Austrian piece seemed
at last to approach safely within the
cavern, a shell from the Italian gun
fell plum upon It, knocked it over, and
scattered the soldiers pulling on Its
ropes and shoving on its blocks.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
The Cordova Power Company has
Installed a new safe in its office.
Mrs. Jack Carlyle left on this morn
ing's train for McCarthy, where she
will spend the summer with her hus
band.
Mrs. A. Hatley, of Tacoma, and
Mrs. Fred Bunce, of Seward, will sail
for the south tonight after a short
stay in Cordova.
Mr. It. T. Sloper and wife, of New
Britain, Conn., arrived on the steam
ship Alameda from the west and will
- make a trip to the end of the Copper
River & Northwestern Railway before
returning south.
Miss Katherine Esterley returned
on the steamship Alameda after a
round trip to Anchorage. She will re
main in Cordova until the arrival of
the steamship Mariposa, which vessel
she will take for the south.
Mr. W. T. Rust, of Tacoma, is a pas
senger on the steamship Alameda, on
his return trip to his home after visit
ing Anchorage. He was in Cordova
several years ago and is astonished at
the evidence of growth seen here at
^very hand.
25,000,000 DAILY NOW
ATTEND THE MOVIES.
CHICAGO, July 27. — There are 21,
600 picture theatres In the United
States, with a dally attendance of 25,
000,000, according to statistics issued
at the first open session of the sixth
annual convention of the Motion Pic
ture Exhibitors' League of America,
held here today. The amount invest
ed in film piunis, machines, electrical
equipment, theatres, etc., was gtveh ns
$2,000,000,000.
Fred J. Harrington, of Pittsburg,
president, is a candidate for re-elec
tion. A. P. Tugwell, of Calais, is men
tioned ns a possible candidate for the
presidency. More than 2,000 delegates
are in attendance. The convention
will continue six more days.
REYNOLDS WILL;
The following communication, which
will prove of great interest to the peo
ple of Cordova and vicinity, was hand
ed to the Times today:
“There will appear In the Valdez
papers the following Invitation, which
being intended for all Independent
owners of mining property on Prince
William Sound and adjacent territory,
It may be well for our mining men of
Cordova to take notice and act ac
cordingly:
” 'To Independent mine owners and
operators of Prince William Sound:
“ 'Gentlemen — You are invited to
attend a conference at Valdez, Satur
day, August 5. to consider and act
upon a plan in our mutual Interests,
to market our copper output to the
best advantage In the present high
market. If- I>. RKYNOLDS.'
"Mr. Reynolds, after an absence of
nine years, has just passed through
Cordova on board the Admiral Watson,
on his way to Valdez, where he will
take up a home and in his usual ener
getic manner will proceed to make
things hum In the mining industry.
“To those of you who lived in Alas
ka prior to 1906 it is scarcely neces
sary to IntroduC#* Mr. Reynolds. At
that time he was probably the beat
known man along the coast. He is a
man of wonderful energy, and pos
sesses the confidence of many of the
large moneyed Interests of the east,
lie Is here now to stay, and take up
the work of mine's and their products
In co-operation with those of us who
have good possessions, but are held
back for want of resources. He is
still in possession of some of the
properties taken up by him prior to
1906, but being a man of large oper
ations, his endeavor will be to alter
the copper situation as it now exists
on the Sound, and rise It to a proper
producing industry.
“Accompanying Mr. Reynolds is a
corps of engineers, and there is none
of our properties too humble for them
to Investigate. They have the market
and the backing, while we have the
copper. So it is only natural that we
should see Mr. Reynolds and, if pos
sible, come together.”
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HUGE METEOR FALLS ON FARM,
EMITTING SMOKE AND GASES.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., July 27. — A
meteor, the unburied part of which is
£s large as a five-room house, fell last
night on the farm of J. \V. Skipes, 2(1
miles west of Hot Springs.
Farmers of the vicinity today w'ere
afraid to approach the meteor because
of gases and smoke still arising from
it. A party of scientists and news
paper men left Hot Springs to view'
the meteor.
Empress Theatre
FRIDAY, JULY 28.
Daniel Froliman Presents Mary Piekford in the Celebrated R<>
m antic Comedy
"SUCH A LITTLE QUEEN."
In Five Reels of Motion pictures.
Show at 8 p. m. Admission 25 Cents
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BAILEY PLANES
MAYPOLE’S HAMMERS
STARRET’S and YANKEE TOOLS
BUCK CHISELS
For the Motorboatman
DAYTON DYNAMO
K. W. and WIZARD MAGNETOS
COLUMBIA HOTSHOT BATTERIES
BORER’S SEMI-ROTARY PUMPS.
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EDISON’S CAUSTIC SODA AND OIL
Northwestern Hardware Co.
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Insure your property against fire In
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We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
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We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co,
Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare J75.00.
40 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office; Chitina Hotel, Chitiua,
Alaska.
TAILORING
CLEANING AND PRESSING.
Detmer's Woolens for Ladies’ and
Gents’ Suitings. Prompt Attention to
Remodelling of Ladies’ and Gents'
Suits. Reasonable Prices. Satisfac
tion Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130. Mickelson Building.
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AT THE
MOUNTAIN INN
Good hunting and fishing. Also fish
and game for sale In season. Boats
for rent, good meals and beds. Rates
$2.50 per day.
The Walkers
ALAGANICK, ALASKA.
Twenty Mile* From Cordova.
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MEN’S REQUIREMENTS AND MEN’S
INCLINATIONS.
FOR THAT REASON WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO
YOU THE BEST LINES OF MERCHANDISE
IN THE CITY.
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Many families are Paying out from S200 to $500 in ijS
rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your j|
|| own? jji;
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