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SOUTH ;
The steamship Alameda, of the Alas
ka Steamship Company, arrived from
the south this afternoon at 12:30
o’clock. She brought 225 tons of
freight for Cordova, and will remain
here about six hours, taking aboard ^
600 tons of ore.
The steamship Victoria, of the same
company, sailed from St. Michael
southbound Ms#T 18. She will come
via Seward, Valdez and Cordova, and 1
should arrive here tomorrow or Mon
day.
The Victoria has a large number of
tourists, who have made the tour down
the Yukon river and are returning
south via Nome.
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CORN CROP MAY BEAT
LAST YEAR’S RECORD YIELD.
WASHINGTON, July 22. — Growing
conditions during June improved the
prospects of the wheat and oats crops.
The department of agriculture in its
July crop report today forecasts the
combined crop of winter and spring
wheat at 759,000,000 bushels, which
is 44,000,000 bushels more than pre
dicted last month, and increased the
estimate of the final yield of oats
62,000,000 bushels more than forecast
ed in June.
A slight increase in the area plant
ed to corn this year was reported and
a crop of 2,8G6,000,000 bushels, which,
with favorable conditions might ex
ceed last year’s 3„055,000,000 bushels
record crop, was forecast. The con
dition of corn was reported as slightly
better than last year on July 1, but
was about 2 per cent below the ten
year average condition for July 1.
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Lost—Brooch, containing one U. S.
five dollar gold coin, two English gold
coins of $2.50 value; $10 reward. Fan
nie Martell, Alaskan Hotel. I
LOCAL JOTTING8.
Fred Thlsted returned yesterday
rom a trip up the Itne.
Joe Burke, agent of the department
if the interior, Is in Cordova on bus!
less,
John Terry, who la employed afTtoe
adlo station at Mile 14, was in'tite
Ity today.
C. W. Estes, Internal revenue collec
or, returned to Cordova yesterday on
he train, after a trip up the line as
ar as Kennecott.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
rulius Struck, of Mile 174, will be
ileased to learn of the" arrival on July
14 of Miss Elizabeth Jane Struck, 8
tounda.
Mrs. George Max Esterley, accom
tanied by her daughter Katherine, wap
t passenger on the steamship Ala
neda. which arrived In Cordova to
lay. Mrs. Esterley will join her hus
land In the Nizlna, and Miss Esterley
will continue on to Anchorage, return
ng on the Alameda to Cordova, wherf
ihe will remain for a short visit.
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3ERMAN SUBMARINE
TO SOUTH AMERICA
LONDON, July 22. — A report that
i sister ship of the German commer
•ial submarine Deutschland will arrivt
it Rio Janeiro within ten days Is con
rained in a dispatch from the Brazil
an city from a correspondent of thf
Exchange Telegraph Company.
CHURCH NOTICES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching service, 11 a. m.; "Th*
Hungry Shall be Fed.'' Sabbat!
school, 12:15 p. m. Preaching, 8 p. m.:
“The Romance of JosephSs Life.'
Bible study, Tuesday evening, 8 p. m
You are c ordlally Invited to our ser
vices.
A. O. SHRIVER, Pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
St. George's Episcopal Mission, Kei
Dragon Club House. — Fifth Sunda;
after Trinity. Morning service at 1
o'clock, Sunday school at 12 o'clock
evening service at 7 o'clock.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER.
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NOTICE.
Mrs. Boale, vice-president of th
National W. C. T. U., of New Yorl
City, will speak at the Presbyteria:
Church Sunday evening at 8 o’clock
The sermon announced will be posi
poned. The public is cordially invitei
I to this service.
! LONG HOURS BREAKING
DOWN GERMAN WOMEb
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The HAGUE, July 22. — The Tlerll
Arms Manufactory has reduced th
»work period of its 4,000 women on
ployees to eight hours. The V->:
waerts urges that all similar estal
lishments follow its example, as Ion
| hours, combined with underfeeding
are proving most injurious to th
women.
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Housekeeping rooms for rent. Ii
quire of Dr. W. H. Chase.
PARIS. July 17. — (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) — The duel
is one of the ancient institutions of
France that has fallen into neglect
during the war. The last sensational
encounter on the "field of honor" — a
' bloodless one — took place after the
election of the chamber of deputies In
1914, not long before hostilities broke
out. It was between Joseph Calllaux.
former minister of finance, and his
' unsuccessful opponent, Louis d'Allier
c I es. Calllaux fired Into the air and
1 d’Allieres fired into the ground.
• Since that meeting M. d’Allieres has
■ been grievously wounded on another
1 "field of honor.’’ Acting as interme
diary officer between the firing line
and the command in the rear, he was
hit by a fragment of a shell that
. maimed him. probably for life.
It is attributed to the fact that so
i many Frenchmen, like M. d’Allieres
o have shed their blood on the battlefield
that the duel has been abandoned and
•- there is a well defined sentiment that
i- it has come to an end for good and all.
g Some credit the "sacred union" of
;, parties and classes with this reform,
e while there are certain proofs that it
is due to popular deprecation of per
i _flt. a . I ..a L't.ono V» i*i an
i- while “the Germans are still at No
yon.” The “sacred union” has not
' prevented disputes and provocations.
Two men contesting for a favorable
i place from which to witness a review
' of troops on the Esplanade des Inval
ides came to blows, and one of them
tossed his card to the other.
"If you are eager to fight,” cried a
bystander, "why don’t you do as those
boys did,” pointing to some armless
and legless soldiers lined up before
the troops to be decorated.
Two young men in a popular cafe
exchanged sarcasms, followed by in
1, suits, blows and an exchange of cards.
“To Verdun with them,” cried the
spectators. “Put them out.”
The manager threw both of them
into the street, where the idlers jeered
them until in common defense they
made up their quarrel and walked off
together.
These are two hypotheses regarding
the duel after the war. In some cases
the disputants have both been combat
ants in the great war, and will find
it ridiculous to make a show of cour
age against each other after having
already shown it together many times
against a common enemy.
if they are both not combatants they
will, one or both of them, have been
heroes of the "rear,” to whom public
opinion will say: “No! No fighting!
If you were so thirsty for'blood and so
particular about honor, you would
have gotten your satisfaction out of
k the Germans.”
POLISH LANGUAGE IS AGAIN
TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
PULVAY, Russian Poland, July 21.
—October is to see the reopening, with
the Polish language in vogue, of the
Agricultural High School, which so far
as Polish is concerned, was closed
in 18G3. The Austro-Hungarian oc
cupation authorities in Russian Pol
and have decided to revive the in
stitution, and have entrusted the re
organization and conduct of the school
to Professor Dr. Stefan Surzycki, of
the University of Krakau.
The Pulvay high school, one of the
biggest educational institutions in
Russian Poland, was closed in 18(13
by the Russian authorities because its
pupils had taken part in the revolu
tion. It remained closed until the
year 18(19, when it was reopened as
a purely Russian school. It was closed
again at the outbreak of the war.
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WANT GUARDSMEN FREED.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 11. — A
movement was put under way today
to compel the government to return
td their homes here a score or more
of high school boys under 18 years
of age, who enlisted with the Oregon
National Guard and are now on the
Mexican border. ■»
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GERMAN CROPS FAVORABLE.
BERLIN, July 22. — The Berlin war
food office, of which Adolph von Ba
tockl is head, announced yesterday
that crop reports from various sec
tions of the country were, for the
most part, very favorable.
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SMITH BUYS LOT.
James Smith has purchased from
Allan Lund the southerly GO feet of
lot 4, block A, according to a deed
filed with the United State* cominis
y
sioner this morning.
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“The Spender," a gold rooster play,
to be shown at the Empress tomorrow
night, deals with Peter Lobert, young,
enthusiastic and tremendously alive,
who lets his reckless carelessness!
plunge him heavily Into debt just once
too often, and Is sent away by his
Indignant father, to seek his fortune
as best he may.
Bagley, the faithful old family ser
vant, casts his lot with his young mas
ter. That night, at the Royal Arms.
Peter's favorite cafe, he tells his boon
companions of his misfortune. The
picture of an American heiress gives
him an inspiration, and he declares
his Intention of going to America,
masquerading as a prince, and winning
the hand of the Yankee newly-rich.
And so they set out—Peter and Bay
ley,
As a prince, it doesn't take Bagley
long to gain entrance to the McCabe
home, and as a lover It doesn’t take
him long to gain admission to Nellie
McCabe’s heart.
They are married, much against the
wishes of Pat McCabe, who doesn't
put his faith In princes, and who or
ders Peter, now that he has her, to
take care of her. This hasn't been
Peter's idea at all, but since it has
cnme to a showdown, he tells her of
his poverty, and she. though disillu
sioned. sticks bravely by him.
Peter and Bagley get a job in Me
Cube's factory, unknown to McCabe.
The latter has trouble with his help,
who are incited to strike and riot
by Jim Walsh, a walking delegate.
Here are some tremendous scenes, in
which McCabe's factory is set afire, a
troop of cavalry rushed to the rescue,
and old McCabe saved by Peter, who
keeps the mob at bay by holding a
lighted cigarette over a kep of dyna
mite.
McCabe Is dumbfounded when he
learns the identity of his rescuer, but
Peter explains it all when he says
simply he couldn't let his baby's grand
father get hurt! There is a touching
reconciliation at the end.
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DEMAND FOR COPPER IS ON
INCREASE. SAY AGENCIES.
NEW YORK, July 22. — There is a
better demand for copper today. I*ead
ing agencies Intimate that a good bus!
ness is possible If the prices were
shaded. Business nowr is confined
..Klofln Hi paaollora
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DANCE POSTPONED.
The dance advertised to be
given by the Eagles tonight has
been postponed one week.
INSURANCE
FIRE. MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT j
Insure your property against fire In
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara. London,
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Hutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
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Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00.
40 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Chitina Hotel. Chitina,
Alaska.
TAILORING
CLEANING AND PRESSING.
Detmor's Woolens for Ladies' and
Gents' Suitings. Prompt Attention to
Remodelling of Ladles' and Gents’
Suits.^ Reasonable Prices. Satisfac
tion Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130. Mlckelson 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 Miles From Cordova.
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We Understand
MEN’S DESIRES, MEN’S NEEDS,
MEN’S REQUIREMENTS AND MEN’S
INCLINATIONS.
FOR THAT REASON WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO
YOU THE BEST LINES OF MERCHANDISE
IN THE CITY.
CLAYSON’S
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WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME? 1
Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in |
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| rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your j|
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Ijj: Own? :§
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and p
| see if it can’t be arranged.
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When Ordering Beer
=.. INSIST ON
Rainier Pale
FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE |
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE
COAL AND WOOD
| ALASKA TRANSFER CO. 1
Cordova and Anchorage
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
:ji; For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse, and Household Goods
| Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85 |
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We have just received a large shipment of the iji;
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| standard makes of #
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DUXBAK 1
j And FILSON KHAKI j
| Pants and Coats, Hats and Caps to match. The kind that |l
| are cravenetted and keep out wind and water.
Also a complete line of Ladies’ Khaki Skirts for jg
| outing purposes.
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
| FINKELSTEIN&SAPIR01
1 THE STORE THAT SATISFIES. |
Empress Theatre
SUNDAY, JULY 23.
PATHE, NO. 20.
Pa the Presents
“THE SPENDER.”
Gold Rooster Play in Five Parts, by George Brackett-Seitz,
Produced' by Donald Mackenzie.
Show at 8 p. m. Admission 25 Cent!
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For the Mechanic
WHITE’S ADZES AND HAND AXES
DISTON’S HAND SAWS
BAILEY PLANES
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MAYPOLE’S HAMMERS
STARRET’S and YANKEE TOOLS
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BUCK CHISELS
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For the Motorboatman
DAYTON DYNAMO
K. W. and WIZARD MAGNETOS
COLUMBIA HOTSHOT BATTERIES
BORER’S SEMI-ROTARY PUMPS.
SHEBLER CARBURETOR
EDISON’S CAUSTIC SODA AND OIL
Northwestern Hardware Co.
AGENTS CLAY AND GRAY MOTORS
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HATS
$2.50, $3.50
$4.00, $5.00
You will find your Summer Hat
among the very latest styles of
STETSONS, MALL0RYS
And HARDEMAN’S at
The Blum, O’Neill Company
HATS
$2.50 $3.50
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