Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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WEDNESDAY, May 22, 1918
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A CITY BEAUTIFUL
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At least two members of the town j
council are in favor of a “clean-up” \
day for Cordova. These Solons have j
advocated that "Cordova the City I
Beautiful” would be an appropriate
slogan. There is no time like the J
present to inaugurate the movement.1
The effect will be pleasing to our-j
selves as well as to the tourist. As
an advertisement a clean city com-,
pares favorably with space in the
Daily Times.
Cordova will undoubtedly entertain'
more visitors this year than formerly
and clean streets make a lasting im-;
pression.
Personal pride should be sufficient
inducement for cleanliness. Competi
tion and shame often cause the de
sired result, but if necessary an or
dinance should be passed by the coun
cil making it compulsory for tenants
and property owners to remove the
debris and unsightly winter’s accumu
lations from their premises.
Clean-up day should not be confined
to First avenue. In the main First
avenue presents a respectable ap
pearance, but there are several eye
sores that should be removed. For
instance, there is a miniature pro
duction of Child’s glacier on First!
avenue that is anything but attrac
tive. Ice, clean ice, is all very well
in its proper place the refrigerator or
ice wagon; but dirty ice on First av
enue is neither a recommendation for
■Cordova nor the property owner nor
the tenant.
MEMORIAL DAY
Are the people of Cordova going to
overlook Memorial day? If not, it is
high time some concentrated effort |
was made to arrange a program fit- J
ting to the occasion. May 30 is a day
apart and will be recognized in every
town and city in the United States,
from the effete East to the wind-swept
plains of the West; from the sunny
South to the land of the midnight
sun.
Memorial day is a national holiday.
The banks, postoffice and public of
fices will be closed. It is especially
appropriate that the day be observed
in Cordova this year, not alone for
what the day means and stands for to
liberty-loving citizens, but in recogni
tion of the American soldiers fighting
for the just cause in the great war.
Never let it be said that Cordova
passed the bet.
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Cordova school children have in
vested a pro rata of $18.77 for war
savings stamps.
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All Cordova is anxiously looking!
forward to the night of May 27. All j
previous engagements have been can-1
celed and the books closed. Like^
grape nuts, "there's a reason,” viz.,'
the big vaudeville production, com
posed absolutely of local talent.
This is a. genuine patriotic move
ment, and the net proceeds will be
given to the Red Cross war fund. It
is not patriotism or humanity alone
that has caused the demand for tick
ets, which are on sale at the Northern
and Cordova drug stores; but the the
ater-loving people of Cordova realize j
that the vig vaudeville production
will be of exceptional merit.
Far be it from the Daily Times to
enter into the personal qualifications
of the individual artists. Enough to
make the assertion that company as!
a whole is a galaxy of stars.
Several of the performers have re- i
fused flattering offers from the Or-j
pheum circuit. Several others havej
aspirations. In any event, the pa
trons of the big vaudeville produc
tion will not bo disappointed. Under
the capable management of Mrs. Ninaj
Nichols the members of the company
are faithfully practicing their parts,
and by next Monday will be letter
perfect. The different members are
entering into the affair with patri
otic spirit which spells success. So
that the people of Cordova may real
ize the treat which is in store for
them at the Empress theater the
night of May 27, the Daily Times pub
lishes the program, as follows:
PART I
Overture . Orchestra
Flag Drill—Elaine Bollinger, Alice
Daggett, Jessie Graham, Edna and
Florence Rothwell, Ophelia How
ard, Dorothy Dooley and Helen
Downing
Directed by Mrs. S. Hedges
Song and Dance .
Mrs. W. H. Chase and Miss Ella
Fraisure
Solo—(a) “In the Garden of My
Heart”; (b) “I’m Sorry, Pal”...
.Mr. George James
Sketch—(a) “I'm Going to Follow
the Boys Over There”, (b) “I
Don’t Want to Get Well, (c) “I’ve
Lost My Pal,” (d) “Darktown
Strutters’ Ball.”
Mrs. Nina Nichols, Mr. W. A. Nourse j
Solo—(a)"I Hear You Callng Me,”'
(h) “Nora” .Mrs. Geo. Mosser
Song and Dance..Baby Alice Potts
Scotch Dance .
Masters Donald and Kenneth Mac
Cormac
Solo—(a) “Enchantment,” (b) “Lib
erty Bell” .Mrs. Harry Kerr
Illustrators—Dorothy Dooley, Edna
Rothwell, George Dooley, Hadley
Lamprey, Don Bollinger, Will Mur
ray and Donald Nichols
Accompanist (First Part)—Mrs. Jack
Sapiro
PART II
Turkish Harem—
Egyptian Dance—Mrs. W. H. Chase
and Miss Ella Fraisure
Solo—“Garden of Allah”.
.Mrs. Nina Nichols
Chorus—Misses Purvis, Bacon and
Fraisure, Mrs. Chase and Mr. Geo.
James
Dancing and Singinsr—Filipino String
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Orchestra, directed by Zaianas Ra
noa, assisted by Baby Alice Potts
Professor Will Kennedy, the famous
ventriloquist, late of the Orpheum
circuit
Solo—(a) “When the Bell in the
Lighthouse Rings,” (b! “Burning
Love”.. Mr. Servick
Violin Sol*.Mr. Adolph Rudolph
Accompanied by Mr. A. H. Pinkus
Vocal Solo (selected)..Mrs... Hubbert
Character Dance—Miss Ella Frai
sure and Mr. Kenny Holden
Duet—Miss Ruth Barrett and Miss
Frances Fraisure
Chorus—Misses O'Loughlin, Churchill,
Foster, Giles, Anderson and Purvis
Finale—‘‘Just Like Washington Cross
ed the Delaware”. .Mrs. Harry Kerr
Assisted by Misses Thawley, Taylor,
Mesdames Chase and Nichols and
Messrs. English. Gear, Still and
Brown.
Accompanist (Second Part)—Miss
Madeline Anderson
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The Home Guard drilled on the
baseball grounds last evening, as the
weather was favorable and the offi
cers wish to keep the men together
as much as possible.
After being lined into company
front the men were divided into
platoons of three squads each, and
instructed in some of the more com
plicated squad and platoon move
ments. After an hour of this the
platoons were thrown back into com
pany formation and drilled by Capt.
Gillis for the next half hour. Then
the company was marched up town
and after roll call was dismissed.
Captain Gillis made new appoint
ments last night as follows: F. A.
Jones, left guide under Calvin Haze
let; P. H. Singleton, sergeant, and
John Muller, left guide, under D.
Czerwenka, and A. Courfright, left
guide under Ivan Suppheltn.
Word is being awaited concerning
the guns and equipment which have
been consigned to the guard. If some
information is not received on the
steamship Alameda, Captain Gillis
declared, a tracer would be sent after
them at once.
At the next drill, Friday, May 24,
the men will assemble at their vari
ous halls and, if the weather permits,
will march to the baseball grounds
and drill there.
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The American Bakery serves good
bread.
The Bell Island Canning Company,
David Moss, president, has purchased
the cannery of the Ketchikan Pack
ing Company at Ketchikan, and is pre
paring to enlarge it to a capacity of
9,000 cases.
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The Marathon Pishing and Packing
Company, operating the floating can
nery barge Amelia, will locate the j
barge at Petersburg during the corn
ing season. The barge is equipped
to put up a pack of from thirty to
forty thousand cases of salmon.
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It is reported that the cannery lo
cated at Goose bay, on Knik arm, will
be transferred to Icy strait.
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T. P. Keenan of Juneau con
templates the erection of a salmon
cannery at Douglas.
A new halibut bank haa been lo
cated off Porpoise island.
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The one-line cannery of William Se
mar of Sitka has been completed.
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Go to the American Bakery for cof
fee and.
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Second-hand linoleum at Rawson’a
Bargain store. 7-tf
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
FOR SALE—Piano, $250 cash. Apply
Alaska Transfer Co. 22-tf
ROOM FOR RENT—Apply Dr. Coun
cll. _ tf.
WANTED—Stenographic position for
month or six weeks. Mrs. V. P.
Abbott, Windsor hotel.
LOST—An earring, between the Re
ception and the dock, on Sunday
last. Finder please return to Mrs.
James MacCormae.
LOST—Key ring, with three Keys,
return to Times office.
FOR SALE—Box couch. Apply Man
hattan Hotel.
WANTED—Boat builders and slip car
penters. Apply to Ohm Fish & Pack
ing Co. 11-tf
FOR SALE—1 4 H.P. Vulcan Marine
Engine complete. Inquire Blum
O’Neill Co. 9-16
WANTED—An experienced hardware
man; also deliveryman. Apply to
Finkelstein & Sapiro, Inc. 20-tf
FOR SALE—Gas boat “B. F. M, forty
two foot, twelve-foot beam, tan tons
net, thirty-six horse power, Kaklen
berg engine, full equipment Ad
dress W. R. Millard, Valdez. 5-4-2w
FOR RENT—Six unfurnislud cot
tages. Cordova Abstract & Realty
Co., Adams building.
LOST—Bunch of keys; one pass key,
two trunk keys, two safety deposit
keys and beer opener on small ring.
Finder return to Alaskan hotel.
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PIANO FOR SALE—Price $250. Write
Mrs. J. C. Martin, ValdeJ. Alaska,
j for further particulars.
FOR SALE—A piano. Apply to Thos.
I S. Scott 17-tf
OVER $100,000.00 IN DEPOSITS
On May 15th deposits were over $102,000.00.
The BANK OF ALASKA has reached its first
objective in less than nine months from the
date of opening in Cordova.
We wish to thank our patrons for their loyal
support and to invite those who are not now
depositors to become associated with the
Bank of Alaska
I THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
1 BONDS RECEIVED
The first consignment of full paid Bearer
Bonds have been received. All those who paid
during the earley part of the campaign may
call and receive their bonds.
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