EmpressTheatre
BEAUTIFUL
Constance Talmage
in the 5-Act Comedy Drama
Betsy s Burglar
ALSA BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUE
COMEDY—“SOME CHICKEN.”
Tonight—One Show, at 8 p. m. Sharp. Admission 30c and 10c
THE BURKHART
Hand Laundry and Baths
BURKHART BUILDING, REAR OF HERALD OFFICE
Newly Fitted Up With Large Porcelain Tubs.
Everything Clean and Sanitary.
WATER ALWAYS HOT. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
ESCAPED TURK OFFICERS
TO JOIN ENTENTE ALLIES
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Eight Turk
ish officers, prisoners of war in Si
beria, succeeded in escaping, aided by
the English consul in Vladivostok,
and after a long, arduous journey, full
of peril, have reached New* York.
They were Arabs, forced into the
Turkish army, and had seen service in
the Caucasus and the eastern front.
They told of the hatred between the
Austrian and German prisoners in
Russia and said they never would
congregate in the same place.
In the buttle in Samar Kamien, one
ot the men said. Enver Pasha, chief
ot the Turkish staff, escaped capture
by only three minutes, lie had been
betrayed and a trap set for him.
The eight men expect to return to
the Hejhaz, where they will join the
forces of King Hussein, in league with
I file entente allies.
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Fresh Ever-Rcady flashlight batter
: ies. Hlum-O'Neill Co. tf
CUNNINGHAM OPERATING
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Clarence Cunningham, who several
years ago was in the limelight in con
nection with Katalla coal lands, is
now at tile head of mining operations
at several well-known silver-lead prop
erties in tin* Slocan district of Brit
ish Columbia namely, the Hewitt*
I,orna Dootie and Van Hoi mines, near
Silvcrton; the Idaho Alamo, the Sov
tielgn and Wonderful, in the neigh
borhood of Sandon Several of these
mines an* now shippers, though at
ti.e time they were taken over by
Mi. Cunningham and his associates
t!;*•>' fiad little or no ore in sight. An
extension of the period in which the
pun base money. .<75,000, of the Won
derful. Is to he paid lias lately been
obtained, thus giving the prospective
piinhaseis three years longer in
which to complete the purchase. If
if. understood that .Mr Cunningham's
associates in these mining enterprises
are his brother, who is a well-known
doctor, practicing in Spokane, and
some Now York men. Alaska and
Northwest .Mining Journal.
HBOS LEFT JUNEAU
BT LIGHT Of TOE MOON
Did von over wake up on Monday
morning shy about fifty-fifty of the
help? This is what the Dispatch did
lids glorious and wet Monday morn
ing. On Saturday night a job printer
I and make-up man named Brainerd
and his wife, who also filled an es
sential position in the back office,
received their pay checks. Karly
Sunday morning they took themselves
lienee on the good ship I’rince George
; hound In civilization. On Monday the
- Dispatch found itself on the half por
tion" as far as the back office help
was concerned.
It's these little incidents that make
life worth living, tmt it is certainly
h I. Juneau Dispatch
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Fresh Kver-Keady flashlight batter
ies Ilium O'Neill Co. tf
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| Looking Straight at the |
1 Clothes |
v.
Question
How much shall I pay
this fall to get the right %
quality and the right style g
in my clothes?
The man who looks at
this question STRAIGHT
sees a mid-road between
extravagance and thrift.
He looks straight at |
Styleplus Clothes.
They have the right
style.
They give the desired
wear.
They always sell at a
moderate price.
Styleplus Clothes are
made on the big volume
plan, in only a few differ
ent grades. This reduces
costs to the minimum and
always produces style and
wearing qualities unique
at the prices.
Each grade is the same
price the nation over.
See the new fall styles
at the Styleplus Store.
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The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Hardware Phone 48 Grocery Phone 6
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HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
UNO PERSONAL INTEREST
There is some talk of establishing
a public market in Cordova.
Mrs. Frey and children of McCarthy
arc spending a few days in Cordova.
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The mid-week services of the Pres- j
hyterian church have been postponed 1
for one week.
Superintendent Caleb Corser and
John Sellin returned yesterday from
a successful hunting trip to Willow
creek.
Tom 11Hilbert has just received the
De.tmcr samples, and has a large se
lection at and TV1 Book them
over early.
| he W ar Chest fund, lor which con
tributions are now being solicited is
to tie used exclusively for the pur
chase of materials and supplies lor
the local lied Cross chapter.
Hr. W. W. Council returned on yes
terday afternoon's train from l>un
creek, where he dressed the injuries
oi three men who were victims ot an
explosion at Howard Birch's mine.
An excellent change of pictures this.,
evening at the Empress theater. Con-,
stance Talmadge. in "Betsy's Bur
glar"; Burton Holmes' Travels and
tin- comedy, "Some Clucken. Show
begins at S o'clock sharp.
The Northern Drug Company has
changed hands and its former presi
dent A Van Vechten will leave on
the next steamship for the south to
enlist in the service of Fncle Sam.
W. I. Eursmati has taken over the
stock and good will While he will
not give the business his personal at
tention he will la* th*• head of it with
a competent graduate pharmacist in
charge of the store.
Only routine business was trans
acted at Iasi night's meeting ol the
j city council Eire Chief Phillips re
j ported that there were no lires Iasi
month, and Health Officer Chase
stated that the town was free of con j
tagious diseases. Chief of Police i
Brotberson made two arrests.
It was announced that chimney |
forms will be secured in order to aid j
property holders in complying with
the new fire ordinance.
A light was ordered placed on thej
' float at the city dock.
PORTO RICO'S GOVERNOR
TO BE INVESTIGATED
SAN Jt'AN, Portii Kico, Sep' 4—
The national war labor hoard at
Washington is taking steps to invi'i
;j-;,• charges made by Samuel (iom
pet s. president ol the American Fed
eration ol Labor, in May last, that
(inventor \ager el Fnrlo Kico had in
ti llered with the efforts of Porto Ki
ciin workers to improve their condi
tions.
Santiago Iglesias. Porto Kican or
ganizer lor the American Federation
111 Labor, has written to the executive
council of the local organization here
,, set a dale for uti investigation to
he conducted by a commission ap
pointed b> the war labor board.
Members ol the executive council
lavnr an immediate investigation, hut
the acting president of the local fed
oration, Prudencio Martinez, advises
postponing it until January or Febru
ary. when tlte wages ot the Porto Ki
can cigurmaki rs are to he revised and
I v hen work in the cane holds and fao
j icries will lie at Its height.
MUST HAVE CORSETS 00
WAR STOPS RIGHT NOIN
LONDON. Altg JO. t insels are war
essentails.
During the hearing ol an appeal lie
tore a local tribunal on behalf of
three men by it linn making steels
i tor corsets it was stated that the
ministry of munitions had recognized
that to get efficiency in work front
women munition workers it is neces
sary to see that they- have corsets,
and despite great scarcity of steel,
had released 1500 tons for making
corsets.
The men were granted six months
exemption.
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REDUCTION IN HATS
in order to make room for our new
fall goods we will sell all of our fall
and winter hats at 15 per cent reduc
tion for the next five days.
3-6t MRS. KATE ROLFE.
HU NTINGSEASO N
Will Soon Be Here—Prepare Now for the
Opening of the Duck Season.
We Carry a Full Line of
Guns and Ammunition
Winchester and Remington
Shotguns
Winchester and Arrow Shells
Decoys
Hunters Coats and Vests
Boat Supplies
Complete Line of Luncheon
Goods
MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
DURING THE HUNTING SEASON
FINKELSTEIN & SAPIRO
Phones: Grocery 21, Office 74
JAPANESE BANKS SUPPLY f
FUNDS TO BUIEB RAILWAY
PEKING, Sept. 4—An agreement
foa a loan of $20,000,000 for construc
tion of the Kirin-Huiuing railway has
been signed by Tsa Ju-liu, minister of
communications, and representatives'
of Japanese banks. The proposed rati-1
way will extend from Kirin to Huin-j
ing, in Korea, a distance of about 277
miles. It will be known as the Ki-1
liui railway.
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Times classified ads get the results.
I'se the damnified ad column of the
rimes If you want results
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral is a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you sat
isfactorily.
K. C. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Avo
FRISCOCAFE
WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS
TOMORROW MORNING
Two Doors Below Modem Laundry.
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YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
GUS COZAKOS, Proprietor.
AIRIS
CHEAPER
THAN COAL
“I X L” HEATERS burn
less coal and more air than
other heaters.
“I X Ls” are the original
Hot Blasts.
Buy your “I X L’ ’before
the cold days begin.
Yours truly,
CORDOVA’S
STOVEMAN
AGENT.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Only Exclusive Hardware Store in Cordova
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