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The steamship Alameda is due from
Seattle on Friday.
The launch Pioneer will leave foi
Katalla tomorrow.
E. E. Ray was among the returning
Cordovans from Valdez last night.
Miss Ethel Graham has accepted i
clerical position in the local post
office.
Results of yesterday’s games in the
billiard tournament were. Graham
100, Scarborough 85; Clayson defeat
ed Crooker, 100 to 101.
R. H. L. Marshall returned Iasi
night from jury duty at Valdez, anc
will leave for his home at McCarthy
on tomorrow’s train.
The launches Prospector and Vir
ginia returned last night from Valdez
bringing back a number of Cordovans
who were excused from jury duty.
The ladies of the Altar Society oi
the Catholic church will meet at the
home of Mrs. R. J. DeLeo Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Rowley,
secretary.
There will be a dance at Eagle hall
tonight under the auspices of the Cor
dova Jazz Orchestra. Everybody is
invited, and all are assured a good
time.
-• “The Light Within,” the romance
of a beautiful girl’s escape from a mis
taken marriage, a human interest
drama of especially strong appeal to
women, played by Mme. Petrova, will
be at the Empress theater this even
ing ;also an interesting Ford educa
tional.
The committee in charge of the Cor
dova fire department’s annual mas
querade ball, to be held New Year’s
day, today received a telegram from
Seattle to the effect that fifty hand
some costumes would be shipped foi
the dance on the boat leaving there
December 20.
The Woman’s Guild will meet to
morrow afternoon at Eagle hall at 2
o’clock for the purpose of getting
ready for the bazaar and dance which
is to be held on Friday evening. If
there are any gentlemen about town
whose time hangs heavily upon their
hands, they, too, are invited to attend
this meeting, and incidentally help a
little with the heavy work.
REFERENDUM
ON DRY LAW
IS PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Representative O’Con
nell, Democrat, of New York, has in
troduced in the house a proposal for
a constitutional amendment providing
for a referendum vote on national pro
hibition.
RAILROAD BILL
UP FOR ACTION
BEFORE SENATE
WASHINGTON? Dec. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate yesterday
gave considerable time to the consid
eration of the Cummins railroad bill,
and its sponsors are hopeful of its
passage before the Christmas holidays.
The house arranged for the consid
eration of appropriation bills carrying
five billions of dollars, and adopted
the conference report on the Edge
bill, giving authorization to foreign
trade and financial corporations. The
bill now goes to the President for sig
nature.
COL. JACKLING WINS
MEDAL FOR WAR WORK
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—D. C. Jackling, the
widely-known mining man, has been
awarded the Distinguished Service
medal for war work as director of the
government explosives plants.
CHICAGO FEES
ILL EFFECTS OF
COAL STRIKE
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The Chicago public utilities
commission has ordered a 50 per cent
reduction in the number of trains on
the suburban lines operated by steam,
the closing of all department stores
two days each week, the closing of
all theaters one night each week, and
the limitation of business hours in all
stores to between 'the hours of 11
o'clock a. m. and 3:30 p. m., in order
to save coal.
The elevated trains are reduced to
one car each, except during the rush
hour.
Street lighting also has been lim
ited.
Only twenty-five days’ supply of
coal is in Chicago, and none is coming.
BILL IN CONGRESS
TO PREVENT JAPANESE
FROM ENTERING U. S.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 3 (by As
sociated Press).—Charles F. Curry,
congressman from California, has
wired the post of the American Legion
here that he will introduce a resolu
tion to cancel the “gentlemen's agree
ment” under which the Japanese are
permitted to enter the United States.
IDITAROD MAN MISSING
ON SEWARD TRAIL
Mike Conley, operator around Ophir
and owner of much valuable property,
left Iditarod six weeks ago over the
trail for Seward. Since leaving Idit
arod he has not been seen. Pete Krga
and five other men were deputized to
make a search for Conley on the way
out, but they report that they found
no trace of the well-known miner.
BEN MORTENSON SUICIDES
AT MORNINGSIDE ASYLUM
Ben Mortenson, an insane patient
committed from Unga on August 29,
1919, committed suicide at the Morn
ingside sanitarium on November 13
by hanging himself with a rope made p
from the threads of his trousers, ms
toes barely touching the floor when
the body was found.
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang re
ceived word this effect, the manager of
the asylum stating that most of the
Alaska insane manifested suicidal ten
dencies.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 14—3 rings.
Congoleum Rugs, suitable for every
room in your house, can be found at
the Northwestern Hardware Co.
Hub Bollinger has taken charge of
Hubbert’s tailor shop, and is prepared
to attend to your wants. 1-tf
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os-1
borne.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 14—3 rings.
Have your skates sharpened at the
C street machine shop. 24-4t
Best coffee in town served at the
City Bakery. 13-tj
Fresh French puffs daily at the City
Bakery. 13-tf
Delicious mince pie at; the City
Bakery. 13-tf
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOUND—A Yale lock key. Owner
can secure same at Times office. 3tf j
LOST—Pocketbook containing dis
charge papers from British army;
keep the money and return papers
to Kenny Holden. 2-tf
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FOR SALE—Cabinet graphophone,
electric sewing machine and Smith
typewriter. Apply Northern hotel.
29-3t
FOR SALE—Four square feet French
plate glass mirror. Apply Horse
shoe barber shop. 26-tf
WANTED—Two teachers want to rent
furniture, dishes and bedding. Call
at Times office. 21-tf
FOR SALE—A Florence automatic
coal oil range, three holes. Apply
to Frank Cunningham. 17-tf
GOOD board and room at Lakeview.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See J
Dooley. ^ L
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