PURELY LOCAL
Miss Bessie M. White of Seattle
has been elected by the School Board
as the newr commercial teacher for
the high school.
In the commissioner’s court today
Andrew" Slicoff, a native, pleaded
guilty to the charge of violating the
Alaska bone dry law and was fined
$150 and costs.
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“Closed, Private Property,” is the
sign which graces an enclosure erect
ed on four feet of the lot adjoining
the Northern drug store on what is
known as Burkhardt way.
Condemnation proceedings have
been instituted in the commissioner’s
court against two barrels of cider,
seized at the ocean dock by Special
Agent Jos. A. Bourke, who charges
that the cider contains more than the
lawful amount of alcohol.
On Tuesday evening next Mr. Chas.
1. Ohrenstein, C. S. B., will deliver a
Christian Science lecture, in Masonic
hall, at 8.15 o’clock, to which the pub
lic is invited and is free. Mr. Ohren
stein is a member of the Board of
Lecturers kept by the Mother church,
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Boston.
KINGSTON BROTHERS NOT LOST
The Kingston brothers, who were
believed to have been murdered last
winter by Indians in the Arctic re
gion and for whom a long search
wTas instituted by both American and
Canadian authorities, have made
their apearance at Fort Yukon safe
and sound, where they learned for the
first time that parties had been sent
in search of them and they were sup
posed to be dead. The brothers say
they have been on the Arctic side of
the Firth river.
SKAGWAY GIRLS AS GUIDES
Two Skagway young ladies have
embarked in the business of guiding
tourists to places of interest around
Skagway. The girls have spent
practically all their lives in the town.
They recently acted as guides to a
party of fifteen tourists who visited
Denver glacier.
DESTROYER ZANE WILL
BE LAUNCHED TUESDAY
AT MARE ISLAND YARD
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The United States de
stroyer Zane, scheduled to be launched
at Mare Island navy yard August 12,
and to become part of the Pacific
fleet, will be named after Major Ran
dolph Talcott Zane of the marine
corps, who died from wounds and in
fluenza incurred in France.
The destroyer will be sponsored by
Mrs. Zane and her five-year-old
daughter. . Mrs. Zane is the daughter
of Governor William D. Stephens ol
California.
Major Zane commanded the Ameri
can forces in the town of Bouresches
during the famous German drive, when
marines and soldiers stopped their
way to Paris. In the action he was
severeely wounded. One bullet
lodged in his hip and an ear drum was
shattered by an exploding shell. For
his bravery and coolness in action he
was cited by Major General Barnett
and later decorated by General Per
shing.
Following partial recovery from his
wounds, Major Zane was provost mar
shal at Havre. An abscess developed
in his injured ear and he was forced
to undergo two operations. While re
covering a second time he was
stricken with influenza and died.
Major Zane was said to have
served with maany officers now sta
tioned with the Pacific fleet.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 8.—Prices for fish
at noon today were: Halibut, 13%c;
sablefish, 5c; ling and red cod, 4c.
BIG FEATURES TO BE SEEN
AT THE EMPRESS TONIGHT
Vivian Martin is some girl. See her
in “The Sunset Trail” tonight.
Talk about a real trip—“A Trip
Through the Hawaiian Islands” will be
the talk of the town.
Pathe News at the Empress tonight
—gives you all the news from every
corner of the earth.
Read the Daily Times Tor the latest
and most reliable w'orld news.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
Try the Club Billiard Hall for
golden, silver and royal fizzes. 23-tf
BEAUTIES OF
ALASKA Si
Every true Alaskan will read with
interest the following article, which
the Times prints in answey to many
requests*: for more information re
garding the plans of the motion pic
ture producing company now making
its headquarters in Cordova:
(By A'. I. Smith, President Beaux
Art Features Co.)
This is my seventh trip into Alaska
in the interest of motion pictures, and
—let me add—of Alaska. It has been
my privilege, by means of the motion
picture camera, to show the world
“outside” many of the beauties of
this wonderful country. Always I
have regretted that the great pulsing
life of Alaska—the joys and sorrows
of its people—such a splendid epic as
Robert Service reveals in his “sour
dough” poems, has not been inter
preted on the screen.
There have been many photoplays
dealing with Alaskan themes. The
tremendous success of “Carmen of the
Klondike,” “The Spoilers,” and other
picturizations of Rex Beach’s novels,
proves how keen is the world-wide
interest in the virile life of the north.
But none of these famous productions
contains a single scene actually pho
tographed in Alaska, or any actual
Alaskan characters.
It is, then, the purpose of the
Beaux-Art Features Co. to remedy this
effect by a sincere attempt to por
tray the great drama of the Northland
in photoplays of Alaska life not only
photographed in Alaska, but also with
true Alaskan types appearing in the
scenes. The present expedition has
been undertaken solely with the ob
ject of bringing to the screen, for
the first time, a presentation of Al
aska which will be authoritative and
genuine.
On our perilous journey into the
Valley of Smokes—the ha’zzards of
which may seem out of proportion to
the value of a few photoplay scenes
—we received hearty encouragement
and co-operation from Alaskans. The
officials of the steamship lines, the
cannery folk, and the townspeople
everywhere along our route have gone
out of their way to further our cause.
In short, the people of Alaska have,
realized what we are trying to do,
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and have told us in many ways: “We
are with you.”
Without this quick response and co
operation such an expedition would
be doomed to failure. We can only
show our appreciation and gratitude
by doing our best to interpret truly
the great heart of Alaska.
I have been asked whether there is
an opportunity for the people of Cor
dova to take part in some of our
photoplay scenes. This question is al
ready answered by what I have writ
ten above; but at the risk of repeti
tion let me assure you that our di
rector, Mr. Gittens, will be glad to
talk with any of you who may wish
to appear before the camera. Our
experience in other Alaskan towns
tells us that there must be any
amount of dramatic talent among the
ladies and gentlemen of Cordova.
It is a source of great pleasure to
us picture folk, to note the keen in
terest you display in “the movies.”
Your new Empress theater is one of
which any city might well be proud,
and it could only have been erected
in response to an overwhelming de
mand, not only for the best in pic
tures, but also for the finer things of
music and of architectural beauty.
May I here express my congratula
tions on this achievement to the peo
ple of Cordova and to my old friend
Captain Lathrop?
If you do not receive your copy of
;he Times regularly, please notify the
nrculation manager.
Special turkey and chicken dinner
lerved at the Cordova Grill on Sunday
rom 12 to 8 o’clock. Price $1.00.
We always have a supply of
jasteurized sweet milk and cream on
land. Also buttermilk and Bulgarian
mttermilk. City Dairy. Phone 187.
WANTED—Girl for general house
work. Apply Mrs. Calvin C. Hazelet.
Phone 23. 8-tf
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