Empress Theatre
BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUE
SPECIAL FEATURES
Beautiful EMILY STEVENS
in
“The Slacker”
A play that will thrill the spine of the nation.
The mighty drama of the hour.
Not all the fighting is done by those who go to war.
"The Star-Spangled Banner” will mean more to you after you see "Th
Slacker "
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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Begins 8 p. m. Sharp Admission 30c and 10<
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
PHONE 61—3 RINGS
IMPORTANT RULING MAOE
BT FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Food Administrator I\ It Bradley
has just made an important ruling af
fecting the fishing industry, in which
it is held that fishermen have no right
to ask nor canneries have no right to
give a grub allowance or equivalent
in addition to the price set by the
food administration to be paid to fish
trmen for their catch.
A violation of this provision is put
ishahle by fine.
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NOTICE
Cordova Chapter No. 4, O. E. £
will meet in regular session Thursday
September 12. at S:.'iO p m.
2t EMMA HOWAHI), Secretary.
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One of the cleanest and most a
tractive places to eat is at the Krisc
Cafe.
, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
I AND PERSONAL INTEREST
C. J. Iverson of Kenneeott Is spend
ing a few days in town.
Miss Cooley of Chicago was an ar
rival here on last night's boat.
M. Flnkelstein left this afternoon
on a business trip to Anchorage.
.1 A. Webb of Fairbanks was an
arrival in town on yesterday's train.
J F. Chamberlain, the well-known
| salesman from Juneau, is a Cordova
; visitor.
■ | Attorney H. O. Graham left on the
| boat this afternoon for Valdez on a
j business trip.
Oak Olson of Juneau, representing
I Schwabachcr Bros, of Seattle, is
, spending a few days here.
A1 Norgrnn left today on a trip down
J the bay to visit the fish trail I" which
| George Kennedy is Interested
A meeting ol the Northland Club
j will be held on Saturday evening for
1 the election of new members
Walter Dempster has returned to
Cordova after having made a trip to
Mayo Bros' hospital at Rochester,
Minn
Mrs. George A. Harmon entertained
a number of friends at cards last even
. ing in honor of Mrs. Angus McLeod
of Strelna.
'■ Mrs. James Watson left this after
noon for Valdez to visit with her hus
band, who is one of the enlisted men
at Fort I.iscum.
Fred llaef. Fred Brotherson. Elmer
! Games and Harry Rolfe returned last
’ j night from a several days’ hunting
I trip to Martin river, and brought with
them about 300 ducks
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o Fresh Ever-Rendy flashlight batter
ies Blum-O'Neill Co. tf
Miss Sidney Neal of Eureka, Cal.,
^\ns an arrival on last night's Itoat,
and will go to Katalla, where she
will have charge of the schools.
Mrs. Hose Grimm, an experienced
trained nurse from Seattle, arrived on
last night’s boat to accept a position
at the Cordova general hospital.
James Primavera and wife of Ju
neau were arrivals here last night and
will make Cordova their home, Mr.
Primavera having accepted a position
as pressman at the Daily Times office.
The local exemption board Is in re
ceipt of a telegram from Captain J.
J. Finnegan of Juneau which states
that he has recommended that the
period for registration in Alaska un
der the new draft law be from October
15 to December 15.
A special meeting of the National
Council of Defense will be held at
Commissioner Medney's office at PAID
o'clock tonight to formulate plans for
raising Cordova's quota to the Fourth
Diberty loan, and a full attendance
of the members is requested.
The following passengers arrived
in Cordova on last night's boat: Miss
Neal. W Dempster, f. \V Peers C J.
Iverson, .1 A. Webb, J. Freeman, Mrs.
Hose Grimm, .1 II Van lderstine. It.
K. Wheaton, Kenneth Nathan, Mrs. S.
W. lingers. Miss C. W. Copley, W. A.
Shoemaker. Mr and Mrs J Prima
vera. Mr and Mrs. A. G. Brown, G.
II. Atchison and two steerage.
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♦ LLOYD GEORGE IS ♦
♦ SURE OF VICTORY ♦
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♦ MANCIIKSTKH, Kngland. ♦
♦ Sept. 1- "Nothing hut heart ♦
+ failure on the part of the en- ♦
♦ tire British nation can prevent ♦
♦ our achieving a re-al victory," ♦
♦ said David Lloyd (ieorge In a ♦
♦ speech delivered here last ♦
♦ night ♦
♦ The British premier said that ♦
♦ British casualties were but one- ♦
♦ fifth those of the liilti drive. ♦
♦ Mr Lloyd (Ieorge declared ♦
♦ that this must he the last war. ♦
♦ "But don't let us be misled into ♦
♦ believing that the establish- ♦
♦ ment of a league of nations ♦
♦ without power will in itself ♦
♦ secure the world against cat as- ♦
♦ trophe," he said. A league of ♦
♦ nations with the Prussians trl- ♦
♦ umphant would be a league of ♦
♦ the fox and geese. With one ♦
♦ fox and a quantity of geese, ♦
♦ the geese gradually diminish. ♦
♦ he concluded. ♦
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GEN PERSHING DESCENDS
FROM ALSATIAN STOCK
OKMFi.GFK, Okla.. Sept U’. Ac
cording to records in the possession
of Mrs. Hattie I. Hagar of Okmulgee.
General John J Pershing, commander
of the American expeditionary forces
it' France, is a direct descendant of
French Huguenots of Alsace, the
great-great grandfather of the present
general having been horn within
sight of the Rhine.
Mrs. Hagar. who is a second cousin
of the general, has in her possession
the complete family tree, from Fred
erick Pershing. great great-grand
father of General Pershing, was born
i- Alsace, about three-quarters of a
mile from the river Rhine.
When Frederick Pershing came to
America, in 1741'. the family name was
"Pfoersehin," which in French meant
"silk" anil in German, "peach." Some
years later members of the family
changed the name to better suit tin
Kngllsh language, and it became "Per
shin." Isaac Pershin, a prominent
member of the family, added the Una!
"g." Descendants of Frederick Per
shing are now scattered throughout
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the United States.
The Rev. Daniel Pershing, fourtl
son of Frederick, and great-grand
father of General Pershing, was ;
Methodist minister in Pennsylvania it
the latter part of the eighteenth cen
tury. The RCv. Daniel Pershing diet
in Derry township, Pennsylvania, it
:ss:l. Ills son. Joseph, was the grand
father of General Pershing, whost
father’s name was John Fletcher Per
siting
General Pershing's father movet
westward front Pennsylvania in tin
early days, and General Pershing was
horn at Laclede, Mo, according It
Mrs Hagar's data. His birthday was
ell September 1.1, ISfih.
Use the classified ad column of the
1 Times if you want results
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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. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and Fi Ave
| Looking Straight at the
I Clothes
| Question
How much shall I pay
this fall to get the right
quality and the right style
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
jii; price the nation over.
:jjj See the new fall styles
at the Styleplus Store. iji;
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Hardware Phone 48 Grocery Phone 6
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FOR SALE
SAWMILL
COMPLETE
Also Two* Launches,
One Large Scow,
Donkey, Cables, Etc.
About 30,000 Feet
of Lumber.
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P. L. Simpson
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WE HAVE arriving on the Alameda a
large shipment of peaches for
canning. Place your order early
so as to get them on arrival when they 1
are in the best condition.
The price will be very low as compared
with costs of other fruits.
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Also a large variety of other fruits and
fresh vegetables. |
FMELSTEIN & SAPIRO
“THE STORE THAT SATISFIES"
Phones: Grocery 21, Office 74
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FRISCO CAFE)
Everything in Season Served
Two Doors Below Modern Laundry.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
| GUS COZAKOS, Proprietor.
AIR IS
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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