Work on the lighthouse at Cape St.
Elias has not been suspended, accord
ing to Captain Orr, of the power
schooner Pioneer, which arrived from
Katalla this morning.
•'All the rough work on the light
has been completed,” he said, "and
the men are being let go as rapidly as
the work on which they have been en
gaged Is completed. It is true that
rumors have been in circulation to
the effect that there is not sufficient
money to complete the work, but it
was told to me by men in authority
that while the appropriation will run
rather close, there yet remains plenty
with which to complete the light. It
is expected by the men in charge that
the light will be working by Octo
ber 10.”
Captain Orr brought four passen
gers from Katalla with him on the
Pioneer, and is to bring back ten men
for work on the railway if he can get
them.
Business is good at Katalla, accord
ing to Captain Orr. The oil fields un
der the management of the St. Elias
Oil Company are expected to bring
much business to the camp. A new
concrete base has been built under
the large still, and when that is work
ing no difficulty will be experienced
in supplying the surrounding district
with all the oil it will need.
Coal now is being delivered at Ka
talla from the McDonald mine on Ber
ing lake, according to Captain Orr,
who yesterday delivered 50 tons to
the St. Elias lighthouse and 50 tons
for the use of the St. Elias Oil Com
pany. The mine iww is operating con
tinuously and regular delivery of coal
is contracted.
C. II. Waters, a mining engineer, re
turned yesterday from a trip up the
line.
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TWO BALL GAMES FOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
There will be two games of ball
played at the park on Sunday after
.noon, between the U. S. 8. Saturn
team and the local club. The first
game takes place at 2 o'clock and the
second will follow immediately.
The Cordova players are requested
to report on the grounds at 1:30.
o'clock, as the first contest will begin j
promptly at 2 o’clock. The local team ,
will be selected from the following
material: Harwood. Slnnls, pitchers;
Ripley, catcher; Council, first base;
Bauer, Jewltt, second base; Baxter,
Stephenson, shortstop; Taylor, third
base; Johanson, Mci’herson, Snyder,
Coughoy, fielders.
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NORTHWESTERN ARRIVES
WITH BIG CARGO FREIGHT
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in port at 2 o'clock this afternoon, com
ing direct from Seattle via the out
side passage. She had 540 tons of
freight aboard for here, including two
carloads of radio tower steel for the
new station at Mile 14. The North
western will be here until early to
morrow morning, when she sails for
the westward, only going as far as
Seward. The Cordova passengers were
as follows:
Ernestine Desiltls, Mrs. W. R. Cad
dis and four children, W. S. Newlln,
Mrs. Newlin, Hans Nyman, E. E. Hem
rich, Walter Hemrich, Bertha Whit
lock, Charles Merrill.
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Work on the dam of the Cordova
Power Company at the plant which
supplies power to the city, l» being
carried on as rapidly ns possible. The
gravel and sand which has accumu
lated In front of the Intake must be
cleared out, and on account of the
great quantity which was there, has
taken much longer than at first an
ticipated.
After the accumulated sand and
gravel has been removed, the new con
crete must be laid and given a chance
to harden before the water Is again
turned into the reservoir.
During the time required for the
repairs on the dam, the power has
been shut off in the mornings in order
to give the men a chance to work.
Once the dam is repaired the twenty
four hour service will be resumed.
Work on the extension of the pipe
line to Heney creek, which will insure
the city an ample supply of water at
all times, will he commenced as soon
as the new pipe arrives. It is expected
on the steamship Cordova, which al
ready is supposed to be on her way to
the north.
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The sailing of the steamer Alaska
from Seattle has been postponed until
Thursday morning next.
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W. S. Nowlin and wife returned this
afternoon from an extended trip to
Philadelphia and other eastern cities.
ALASKA PLAY ON SUNDAY
“Burning Daylight,” which will be|
shown nt the Bmpress tomorrow
night, is a story dealing exclusively
with Alaska in the early days.
The play opens with a dull evening
at tlie Tivoli, a saloon and dance hall
in Circle City, Alaska, in mid-winter.
Kverjone is bored and everything
reckless bravado of Its men, as when I
Kearns, another sourdough, wins one
hundred and twenty-seven thousand
dollars in one game of poker.
All through the earlier scenes runs
Burning Daylight's “hunch" that the
big strike Is coming soon; and we soon
see that his faith is justified, when
Cannuck, a sqiiawman. and Skookum
drags, until the dramatic entrance
of Burning Daylight, when his blithe
leadership asserts itself and he be
comes the center of attraction, from
Nell, a dance hall girl who loves him,
down to the newest chechako (tender
foot ) of the crowd.
Watching Burning Daylight ur the
play unfolds, we get a true picture of
life as it was in those early Klondike
days, thp picturesque side of its ro
mance and daring; the feats of endur
ance on the trail, as when Burning
Daylight makes the round trip from
Circle City to Dyea, some of it on
unbroken trail, in sixty days; and the
.(Ini, his brother-in-law, strike gold
"from the grass roots down," at Gold
Bottom.
"The big strike's come, .boys, and
Carmack’s made it,” says Burning
Daylight quietly, and from that time
on he hends every energy to "riding
his hunch;" not only in staking claims,
but taking every advantage of the
astounding development of the Klon
dike which began with the discovery
of gold, of "the gosh-dangdest stam
pede that ever was.” Not until he
has accumulated eleven million dol
lars does he carry out a long-cherished
plan to go to the states.
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WOMEN IIS
PARIS, July 29. — The latest statis
tics of the labor department show that
while women outnumbered men in
France before the war by 750,682 (in
a total population of 29,602,258) the
war will probably decrease the num
ber of men at least a million, giving
the women a majority of 1,750,000.
The additional million excess female
population will bo obliged, in part at
least, to support themselves, increas
ing considerably the percentage of
female wage earners, which according
to statistics of the year 1912 was one
fourth of the total number of employed
In commercial and industrial estab
lishments subject to inspection by
the labor department.
There were 11,000,000 persons earn
ing salary or wageH in France before
the war. They were distributed as
follows:
Farm hands.3,300,000
House servants. 900,000
Government employees .. .. 800,000
Commercial employees .. ..1,000,000
Industrial employees.5,000,000
Of the 4,360,000 workers in com
mercial and industrial enterprises in
pected in 1912, 1,212,890 were women
and girls. There were, besides, a mil
lion women and girls mostly garment
makers engaged on piece work at
home, and escaping the inspection law.
They brought the total of female wage
enrners up to 2,212,890 as against 3,
787,110 men. Since the war began at
least 150,000 women have been added
to the number, making In round num
bers 2,360,000.
Half of the total war losses in men
will fall on the factories and com
mercial establishments, decreasing the
total number of male wage earners to
2,287,110. Supposing that half the
same number of women will replace
them, it will bring their total up to
2,860,000, or 47 per cent of the whole.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Windsor Hotel — H. W. DuBoIs,
James C. Robinson, E. B. Hanley, Wm.
Jean, Jake Logan, Nicholas Fleinis,
II. S. Hutchinson.
Alaskan Hotel — F. J. Webber,
T. M. Dermett, H. E. Harris, R. Nor
man, Nome; C. H. Waters, I). Fowler,
W. G. Kyle, Wm. Morrison, P. A. Turn
berg, Geo. K. Naknno, Seattle; F. J.
ithines, Miles Glacier; V. Hendrick
son, Nels Tjosevlg, J. A. Terry, C. P. D.
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Wm. Faddis and family were return
ing passengers on the steamer North
western and will leave for McCarthy
on Monday's train.
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MIbs D. Foster, of Fairbanks, arrived
in Cordova on the train yesterday.
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CHURCH NOTICES.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
St. George’s Episcopal Mission. Red
Dragon Club House — Sixth Sunday
after Trinity. There will be no morn
ing or evening service, as the deacon
In charge is out of town. Sunday
school as usual at 12 o’clock.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching, 11 a. m., "The Reward of
the Merciful;" Sabbath school, 12:15
p. m.; preaching, 8 p. m., "The Oak
and the Reed;” Rible study, Tuesday
evening at 8 p. m. The choir will ren
der special music at the evening ser
vice. You are cordially invited to all
of our services.
A. a. SHRIVER, Pastor.
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HELP WANTED.
Men and women wanted to work in
cannery by the hour. Apply Carlisle
Packing Co.
INSURANCE
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire in
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenix. Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Rutgers, and others; all strong
Hoard Companies.
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 $75.00.
40 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Ohitlna Hotel, ('hitina,
Alaska. ,,
TAILORING
CLEANING AND PRESSING.
Detiner's Woolens for Ladies’ and
Gents’ Suitings. Prompt Attention to
Remodelling of Ladles’ and Gents'
Suits. Reasonatde Prices. Satisfac
tion Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130. Mlckelson Building.
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.
For the Mechanic
WHITE’S ADZES AND HAND AXES
DISTON’S HAND SAWS
BAILEY PLANES
MAYPOLE’S HAMMERS
STARRET’S and YANKEE TOOLS
BUCK CHISELS
Empress Theatre
SUNDAY, JULY 30.
Bosworth, Inc*., Presents the Great Alaskan Play,
“BURNING DAYLIGHT.”
By .Jack London.
Show at 8 p. m. Admission 25 Cents.
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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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The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Headquarters for
Boat Supplies
Agents for
NATIONAL SPARK COILS
Type Star 1 Cylinder - $4.50
Type Wizard 1 Cylinder 5.50
Type 21-31 1 Cylinder.-.6.50
Type Star 2 Cylinder.8.50
Type Wizard 2 Cylinder..10.50
Type 21-31 2 Cylinder.12.50
The Auto-Marine 1 Cylinder 9.50
National Weatherproof 1 Cylinder 7.50
Wizard Magnetos
SPARK PLUGS: V-Ray, Champion,
Herz Mercedes, Johns-Manville and Rajah
Vulcan Heavy Duty Marine Motor 4 H.P. Jump Spark
ALL KINDS OF SHIP CHANDLERY KATALLA GASOLINE and DISTILLATE
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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 i
IN THE CITY.
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Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in p
rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your 2
own?
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and p
|i eee if it can’t be arranged. |
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FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
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I Cordova and Anchorage
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
| For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
§ Mdse, and Household Goods
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MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
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