Empress Theatre
THE SENSATION OF NEW YORK
GEO. M. COHAN
In the Six Act Comedy Drama
“Seven Keys to Baldpate”
George M. Cohan as the 'lankee Doodle Hoy has heaps ot pe|
I1HAKST I’ATllE NEWS With the Hoys < ivi There
Mrs. Jack Sapiro at the Piano
Tonight at 8 Sharp General Admission 30
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TO MITES'
SEATTLE, Aug. 16.—A vessel of
the Admiral line sailed yesterday with
the following passengers for Cordova:
In c. Sargent, F. If Hard, George
I). Hurbank. Mrs. Charles Grahn, Mrs.
Leslie Kash, Mr. and Mrs Joe Stew
art. Harold H. Alingreen and V. Sar
usal.
SEATTLE. Aug. 16. All Alaska
Steamship Company vessel left tot
the north with tin- following pa-on
gers lor Conlo'.a:
Mrs. S M. lira IT. J o Moore, Mi
F. E. ('outlier. William Fontello. Heat
rite Counter, Warren Nelson. Wain.
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Rommel. Jack Lewis, Miss June /
len. J V. Rydick and wife. J. 1> Ma
C'ormae, Robert (lottschalk, Mrs. I
I Call. Irva Call, Mrs \V. A. Tayl
and thirty seven men for the Copp
River K Northwestern railway at
Kennecott.
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The drive for the Armenian ar
Syrian relief fund will be commenct
next Monday by the local committe
All citizens, younp and old, are e
peeled to do their best. All funt
contributed will po directly to the r
lief work Thousands of women at
children are in need of food and clot
inp. Cordova's quota is Jl.onu. A
effort will lie made to "po over tl
top" and Uphold Cordova's past rep
i -i t Ion
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> BORO TRIP OF
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15 >l)by Sheldon returned to Ohitina
last evening irom his first personally
| 'inducted auto stage tour to Fair
I h.iiiks this season, in which he broke
ail previous i ecordh, covering the dis
i. i -»“' *ii laeni..-iwo hours’ running
i line His passengers were Governor
; aim Mrs. i nomas Higgs, Jr., and In.
s t;n < ; the l nited States Geologl
« .. i Survey
1 he return trip to ('hitina Sheldon
made m two days and eight hours,
me actual running time being only
thirty hours lor Jl'.i miles. The first
(lav out from Fairbanks HO miles
(Was made in a nine hours’ run, and
tuu days oi heavy ruin prevented a
C molar record to that made with
! Governor Higgs and party.
] Those arriving at Minimi lust night
Irom tile Interior were
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! J. ! Hugh, collector of customs for
)r Alaska; H. \\ Uulfuis, consulting on
>r gineer ol the Alaska Copper Corpora
(j lion, Mrs. M. G Hefoir, principal ol
the McCarthy public school, and Miss
Geneva Sheets, who will teach school
at ( hitina.
^ Hobby Sheldon has made the Ford
machine known in Alaska, and is lam
B.
^ mis all over the country as the hrst
^ man who proved that an auto stage
line was practicable over the Fair
^ banks-Chitina trail. Cnit* d States
mails are also carried by the Sheldon
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i, Itobertson. another driver, reached
I. ( hitina last night, and made about
(he same lime as the other auto
All arrivals report the Ira.l In good
condition, in spit, of the recent rain
I' is muddy in a feu place . Inn on
tin1 whole very good, as tie running
'lime shows
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The Deep Sea Food ITod .e,s Colo
party is Imilding a large wharf at i;s
plant on Halibut cove. Kachetnak hay.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST
A south-bound steamer is due here
Saturday night.
John K. Carr, a rancher at Chena,
came to Cordova on today's train.
Two new pool tables have been In
stalled in the Horseshoe billlan hall
There will he three steamers here
from Seattle the early part of next
week
Mrs. John Myers of Fairbanks was
an arrival in town on this alli-rnoon s
I train.
(!tis Stipovlch returned to Cordova
I tod av from Fairbanks, where he spent
I the past few months.
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Mrs. H V. Hoyle is a returning pus
*senger on one of the steamers that
left Seattle yesterday
Carl Johnson will leave tomorrow
for the States, where In- intends to en
list in Curie Sam's service.
Mrs. Charles (Iraher of MoCarthj
is among the passengers en route !<
Cordova from the Outside.
A Van Written will leave tomorrow
night on a hunting trip, and says hr
does not intend to return without on<
or more goats.
Robert (lottsehalk, who left hen
about two months ago on a trip back
Hast, left Seattle yesterday on his re
turn to ('ordova.
I». C. Sargent, inspector o| »-xplo
sives for Alaska, is now on his retun
to Cordova lrom an official ’rip ti
Washington, I). C.
The Keist Furniture <'i-mpany ha
i removed from it location on Secnm:
street t«) the building m \t to tie
Masks Steamship Company mTe *-.
.lames D, M.■« < 'urmar, who ha; lie t
at Mayo Unis ’ institute a! Kim Master
' Minn., undergoing a surgical opera
tion. is on his way home, having let
Seattle yesterday.
The mall arriving from the Interioi
this afternoon for the States wil
leave here tomorrow and reach Se
attle in less than a week from tin
time it left Fairbanks.
An Alaska Steamship Compan;
1 tioat put into port late this afternooi
on its southbound trip from Nome
.iiiil will remain here long enough Ic
Mad 1 ,iion tons of ore
.1. V. I.yiliek. auditor of the Coppe
ilther railway, who with his famil;
Ireo ! o enjoying an extended vara
tion in the States, are returning hoini
ion an Alaska Steamship Comp.in;
\ essel.
Cits Wilson, who was arrested las
night for violating the dry law, win
found guilty of the charge in the com
. missiotier's court this morning, am
Judge Medley sentenced him to servi
i four months In the federal jail ui
Ya hie/..
Thomas .1 Davis and .1. I. (Vllrien
left about a week ago in a smali
Maiituh for their sawmill at Port
Wells, and as they tailed to return
in a couple of days, as expected, the
launch Knife has started out to try
i m locate them.
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(leorgc M. 1 obnn, as the Yankee
Doodle Hoy in the feature coined)
drama. "Seven Keys to Haldpate," at
'the Kmpross theater this evening, is
! one of Ihe biggest hits yet shown it
jthis town, even better than "Broad
j way Jones," and that's going Borne
! Hearst-Pathe News shown tirst
Collector of Customs J. F. l’ugh ol
Juneau arrived in town this afternoon
from Fairbanks, after a tour or rn
spection of Interior camps. He re
ports the government trail in excel
lent condition, and made a remarkable
trip to Chltlna. Mr. l’ugh says thal
there was a big run of king salmot:
on the Yukon river this season.
A new stock of 35f. and 30-callbe
Newton rifles for your Inspection s
the Northwestern Hardware Co.
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Have you looked over our stock o
Congoleum rugs? The Northwester!
Hardware store.
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The "anglers" say “we have thi
right kind of tackle to get the bit
ones." Better outfit from the North
western Hardware Co.
OF CLOSE TIES
AMSTERDAM. Aug Hi. A state
moot emanating from Berlin says that
| the complete agreement between tier-:
! many ami Austria-Hungary has been j
demonstrated again at the meeting ot
the two emporors at Herman main
lieadtpiartern.
Autonomy in Austria-Hungary
I.UNDON. Aug Hi \ plan has
been adopted for the formation ot a j
league of Austro Hungarian states, to1
lie autonomous in dealing "ith home
a ffaiis. at wording to a Vienna dis
patch
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M VN'CHKST! It. Mass. Vug Hi
| 1 ’-evident VV'ii on and tiis wife, who !
\.-d heft esterd.a> and are oceu
■ i \ in - - 'lie summer home of Colonel
IHie.se, atv seeking seclusion They
:!:avi taken up temporary housekeep
ing by themselves.
The President has more guards than
ever before. The secret service has
increased its detail, and the marines
are picketing the grounds.
Newspaper men have been asked:
not to follow the President on his
I automobile rities.
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ON WHEATLESS n«f5
Utsr NO BIAD ClACmt
rASTKY CK BIXAkTAST
FOODS OOKTAIN1NO
WHEAT/
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LONDON. Aim Id It Is announced
that Hit; total allied casualties since
\i4tust S probably will D • smaller
than the number of Cerman captured.
Today's Casualty Lists
WAtSIHNOTON. Alin Id Two
hundred and twelve names were on
today s army casualty list-. Ot these,
;.: were killed in action and I'll were
severely wounded
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The Northwestern Hardware Com
puny lias just received a shipment ol
"Deso! n" sewer and drain pipe clean
ors
IRfin
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Jothes to!
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III these times everyone eon
suits his conscience when pre
paring for his immediate and
d I'lltlire needs. pi
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I Hoarding is contrary to the if
public Lrood. Intelligent econ- [ :
a innv is a patriotic duty.
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i Many men need clothes now.
Buy for a reasonable time
ahead but don’t hoard.
I Get the stylcplus habit. You £.
[ will wear stylish, serviceable
If clothes at prices that permit
Ife thrift and destroy the tenipta
|| tion to hoard.
i Lim lit V; W j
The BLUM, O’NEILL Co.
I Hardware Phone 48 :: Grocery Phone 6
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Save 10 Per Cent
1 While You Can
A BIG DISCOUNT ON
ALL COOK STOVES
AND RANGES
x; In older to reduce our stock of Stoves we
will cive a 1*) per cent discount, lor a limited x;
■x 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
*4; Stop at the
I Hotel Golden
WHEN IN
McCarthy
'I Alaska
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The Cordova
Dining Room
Next Cordova House
Just a little bit better place than
any other to eat
Max Rosenberg, Prop.
IN NEW LOCATION
KEIST FURNITURE COMPANY
t has moved into the building m\t to Alaska Steamship
i Oompnnv’s office
NEW AND SECOND-HAND
FURNITURE
1 Pay Highest Price for Used Furniture
: Also Seven Furnished Rooms for Rent
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