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oca tpeningk J. Bogard is now working for his brother, I. D. Bogart, who is installed in his new location. The Orca cannery has several men employed now, repairing buildings and making ready for a busy season. The steamship Victoria is due from Seattle early Wednesday morning, ■with a large list of passengers and twelve days’ mail for Cordova. Unfavorable weather conditions continued up the railroad line and no trains have left or arrived at Cordova in more than a week. An early change of weather is confi dently predicted. Meyer Blum of the First Bank of Cordova received word today that John McCrary of Copper Center, is waiting for a train at Chitina on his way to Valdez to have his recent fire loss adjusted by George Love. Judge Hayes, night watchman at the Ocean Dock, has the smartest dog in Cordova, his friends declare. He is a beautiful Cocker Spaniel. He is an office dog, trained to make himself useful. "Go, tidy up the of fice now,” Judge Hayes will say, kindly, and the spaniel immediately picks up every bit of stray paper and puts it in the waste-basket. The dog also announces visitors by barks. A joyous dinner party was given in honor of Edmund Bernoudy’s birthday Sunday at the home of Mrs. B. O. Graham. The table was artis tically decorated in pale green. The guests were. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. LaBelle, Miss Mollie Eastman, A. H. Pinkus, B. O. Graham, Harold Graham and Mr. and Mrs. E. Bernoudy. After dinner the guests enjoyed a theatre party at the Empress. Capt. William J. Crooker has had his boat, the Pioneer, thoroughly overhauled this winter preparatory to the summer run between Cordova and Katalla. The cabins have been rebuilt and rearranged with a view to the comfort of passengers, new en gines installed, and everything put in first-class shape. This is now one of the bet boats on Prince Wil lian Sound. She will go into service about May 1. The work of re building was done by C. J. Deverseth, one of Cordova’s expert boat build ers. The rotaries will start out about E:30 o’clock this afternoon to clear the railroad of snow drifts in order that traffic may be resumed between Cordova and Chitina. BAND MEETS TONIGHT FOR PRACTICE—THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS The Cordova Brass Band will meet at its usual place this evening for practice The Rev. R. S. Nicker son, who is the organizing director, said today the players were, doing remarkably well, making such pro gress that they will be ready for the community concert in the Em press Theatre on April 21. Proceeds from this event will be used to pur chase uniforms. All except four players started “absolutely green,” but they are all producing harmony now. “In another year,” said Rev Nickerson, “we shall have one of the best bands in Alaska. We are | playing a good grade of music. All [ the members are loyal in attendance, ; making every effort for development. We hope to be ready, when the Pres ident comes, to show him that Cor dova is not out in the wilderness en , tirely.” EVERYONE DISAPPOINTED IF PRESIDENT CAN’T COME | There was keen disappointment j about town today when the bulletin ! was receive,d~ from Washington that 1 President Harding might not be able to come to Alaska this summer on account of Congress having so great a grist of business that it probably will stay in session until snow flies, i The coming of the President has been for some time a hopeful topic in every home. The general senti ment is one of exasperation with the congressmen who require all summer for their wrangling over legislation. ALL SEEM TO WANTUBRARY Proposal Evokes Many Ideas for Good of the Community. All Cordovans seem to want ac tion immediately by the Literary Club, which meets tomorrow night, toward establishing the nucleus of a free public library. One of the Club members said today the proposal would be given attention. It the Club backs the movement, as expected, donations of books will be in order, likewise paintings for dec oration—as a start for the city's mu seum of fine arts. A commodious room downtown can be obtained, it is said, well adapted to the purpose. No definite plans have been at tempted, this being left for the Lit erary Club, but it has been suggested that the librarian at first be a vol unteer, who would attend and give out books at certain hours, daily. After awhile a regular librarian could be employed and open house be kept contilnually. Another suggestion is uiai a phonograph be obtained, together with the best grand opera and other music records, so that musical en tertainments could be given in the evenings, free to everybody. The idea is to announce the program of these entertainments in The Times. In this way everybody could have the pleasure of hearing the best music and at the same time look over the book supply. Several prominent citizens already have said they know of many per sons who would be glad to donate books for such a purpose; others know where paintings and other works of art might be- found, for the asking. WATER Beginning Saturday night and until further notice, the Water Mains will be shut off at seven o’clock in the evening and opened at seven o’clock in the morning. ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES A Sale Without Wind j* COR one week only we will * sell two numbers in our Washington semi-dress Shoe for $6.00 per pair. These are regular $8.00 and $10.00 values. The Blum-O’Neill Co. » Big Clearance Sale of DANIEL GREEN FELT SHOES 100 pairs While they last Going at $4.00 & $5.00 100 pairs THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN DO NOT MISS IT. Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention. Finkelstein & Sapiro - INCORPORATED “The Store that Satisfies” Grocery Phone 21 Office Phone 7 4 LET’S TRY THIS WAY Mailing Clerk Charles Game esti mated today, in reply to a Times in quiry, that 10,000 to 12,000 letters go outside on every passenger ship leav ing Cordova. He agreed that the idea of persuading letter writers to insert a light leaflet bearing the essential facts concerning Cordova would be a good way of advertising the communi ty. The plan certainly would get cir culation, he said, — half a million pieces pf advertising without cost, ex cept the printing of the leaflets. Postage is the chief cost in circulat ing community publicity. In this way Cordovans could advertise their town extensively free of charge, if they were supplied with the leaflets. The idea is to print upon a leaflet the size of a post-card all the essen tial facts regarding Cordova. The Times could get them out in 100,000 lots,—the more the cheaper. Many responses have been received, approving the suggestion. Malcolm Brock said he thought the plan would get rich results and that the letter writers—all being loyal Cordovans— would co-operate readily. This seemed to be the concensus of opinion. Incidentally, the postoffice is in need of a cancelling machine to expe dite the handling of letters. The Cor dova postoffice has probably more let ters than any city of its size on the outside and every postoffice with 5000 >or more leters has a cancelling ma chine. The work here is done by hand —a tedious and painstaking job. The launch Morning Star will leave for Katalla tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock. GOOD NEIGHBOR TELLS US WHERE QUESNEL DISTRICT IS—NEW STRIKE OF GOLD One of The Times's great family of readers, all of whom seem eager to help make the Best Newspaper in Alas ka, brought in today full information concerning the Quesnel district, where the new gold strike was made recent ly. Tomorrow’s Times will have it. We are optimistic. 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