A. E. HARRIS
IS OPTIMITTIC
rHEDICTS transcontenti
NENTAL RATES FOR KET
CHIKAN AND VICINITY
Mr. A. E. Harris, Traveling
Passenger Agent for the Chicago,
Mihvauke & St. Paul, who spent
several days in town this week
looking after the interests of that
road, returned to his headquarters
in Juneau on the Jefferson this
morning. While in town he stated
to the Progressive-Miner that the
transportation companies are work
ing on the matter of terminal rates
for Ketchikan, and that his people
were particularly active along that
line, having secured an agreement
from the trans-continental roads to
absorb two-thirds of the difference
if the steamship lines would absorb
the other third Mr. Harris is con
fident that it is only a matter of a
little time till some arrangement of
that kind will be effected, and Ket
chikan will enjoy the same freight
rates as Seattle and other Sound
ports.
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KNOWS SHE RULES THE ROOST
(From Pathfinder)
The French women is the "man”
of the family as a rule. This was
illustrated in our hotel in Paris,
where madame tended to the of
fice and ran everything, while she
kept her husband on the go from
early till late doing the upstairs
work. Practically all the "chamber
maids” in Paris are men.
The first thing we noticed on
reaching Paris was a woman cab
driver. Most of the street huck
sters and venders are women—but
well able to look out for themselves
they are husky’ specimens, who arc
Some of the cries of the hucksters
are very musical. We were special
ly taken with the call of the fish
women. who in announcing for in
stance "bon maquereau”—‘good
mackerel”—would sing a regular
little song.
As y’ou go through Paris you
are struck with the large number
of women who run stores and all
kinds of enterprises. They invar
iably keen strict accounts, and
after closing hours they will be
seen pouring over their ledgers and
planning how to make ends meet.
It seems rather strange that the
French women should never have
made any special demand for the
suffrage, or the other “rights
women”—perhaps because they real
ize that they already rule the roost.
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A house and lot on the Hill. Ap
ply at this office, or to Mrs. George
Chesney’. Adv. tf.
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SPECIALTY
August chickens weight from I
and 1-2 to 2 pounds each alive or
dressed, delivered at any time.
A. W. BRINDLE. Phone G 105
SWEDISH BOAT TO RESCUE
LONDON, Dec. 21—Another in
cident has recently been added to
the chapter of unusual adventures
experienced by the bark Andrew
Welch, an American vessel, accord
ing to the Post’s Stockholm cor
respondent. On the night of Dec.
15 a German torpedo boat was
sighted off Haelmstad, where the
Welch had taken refuge and ap
proaching rapidly with the inten
tion of capturing her, but was
thwarted by the arrival of a
Swedish torpedo boat, which was
immediately dispatched for the
protection of the bark.
The Andrew Welch, maritime re
ords list as an American bark of
863 tons, and according to dis
patches her career is being watched
with interest on Scandinavia. The
bark sailed from San Francisco
August 19 with a cargo of beans
for Haelmstad and since that date
she has been chased by British
patrol boats and British subma
rines, crippled by storms and final
ly put into Bergen in distress.
Norway granted the vessel per
mission to return to England, but
instead she started for Haelmstad.
where it was found there was no
receiver for her cargo of beans,
valued at 150,000. On the night
of December 3 a steamship arrived
to convoy her to Germany, but a
Swedish torpedo boat forced the
Andrew Welch to return to Haelm
stad.
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DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA
IS DEMANDED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—In his
fourthcoming annual report Secre
tary Lane says that the govern
ment should continue its sympa
thetic co-operation in the develop
ment of Alaska. He urges that
the confusion in administrative
‘action in Alaskan affairs should be
> abolished. "It would be too hazard
ous a thing to surrender these re
sources to local control or disposal,
for those who have lived in any
new country know how great the
temptation is to grant away water
front and power sites forest and
other exceptional resources to those
who come offering large sums for
Ypiick investment. Yet this should
not drive us into a policy that
makes slow administration a necs
sity.
"The confusion in administrative
'action in Alaska is well known. I
have tried to give it currency that
it might hasten the establishment
of some method of co-ordinaten con
trol of Alaskan affairs, primarily
in the hands of a resident com
mission but always in touch with
and responsive to the wish of con
gress and the president through
one of the departments.”
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In Madagascar there has beer,
discovered a tree producing coffee
that is said to be f»®c from caffein.
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If you arc looking for handsome
Christmas gifts, see display at
Mrs. Washburn’s Millinery store, ad
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FOR RENT—Five room house
with bath. Phone 62. .adv.
After January the first I will
engage in the practice of dentistry
at my residence.
Office hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
E. E. SPARHAWK D. D. S.
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JULIUS RESIGNS
Julius Sternberg, game warden
for this district is down fro if)
Wrangell with his staunch little
cruiser, Photo, and will spend
Christmas in this vicinity. He an
nounces his resignation as game
warden, effective Dec. 31st, and
after that date will devote himself
to other lines ofwork.
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RETURNS FOR A VISIT
Dr. J. J. Pittenger, son of M~
and Mrs. Jacob Pittenger, and form
erly a dental practitioner in Ket
chikan, arrived on the Jefferson
this morning or a holiday visit at
the old home.
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OVER FROM SUNNY POINT ..
.Tens Anderson, superintendent
of the Sunny Point Cannery Is a
local visitor. Jens is one ofthe
few cannerymen who do not flit
southward for the winter at the
close of the fishing season.
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ON BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Superintendent Hancock of the
Yes Bay hatchery was a passenger
to Seattle last evening on the Ad
miral Farragut. He has not spent
a Christmas out side of Alaska *<"
nine years, this year by combining
business and pleasure he proposes
to spend the holidays in Seattle.
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CAPT. NORD WILL NOT
STAY ON KANSAS CITY
(From Post-Intelligencer)
The steamer Kansas City, recent
ly purchased in San Francisco by
the Alaska Steamship Company and
sent on a trip to Anchorage, arriv
ed in Seattle yesterday from Ta
coma, where she discharged cargo.
The work of overhauling and re
finishing her for the Alaska trade
will begin immediately.
Capt. Gus Nord went down to
San Francisco to get the ship and
has been in command of her since.
The company wanted to keep him
on the vessel, but he is anxious to
return to his one and qnly love,
the steamship Jefferson. “He wants
to go back to his own ship,” said
Mr. Harris, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, yesterday. "I guess
it is pretty nearly his own ship,
for he has been master of the Jef
ferson ever since she was launch
ed.”
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ORDER YOUR XMAS TREE
Leave your order at H. R. Thomp*
son's store for your Christmas
Tree. Adv. 5t.
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SPECIALS
Fresh Olympia Oysters,
Chicken Tamales,
Fresh Choice Veal Chops
and Roasts.
KKICmiVAIM MEAT MAKKEI.
I BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY GOODS I
Now is the^time to get the best and
get it to suit : |1
We can meet your wants if
With bright new goods to please j"|
every buyer who is seeking ail ap- jj;
propriate gift for young or old
PRICES RIGHT AND REASONABLE ||
Cut Prices on Parisian Ivo- |j
ry goods for the Holidays. jjjj
See our prices before pur- i!j
chasing elsewhere $
Berthelsen & Pruell §
HALF MILLION JOIN
IN ONE WEEK
LONDON, Dec. 21—According tc
the Evening News, last week’s j
rush for enrollment brought in
more than 500,000 recruits for the
British army.
The vote for another million me
for the army which Premier
' Asquith intended to move on Thurs
day of this week has been postpou
ed until next week.
The premier had promised to
give the house of commons the re
suits of the Earl of Derby's re
cruiting also on Thursday, but it
has been found impossible to tabu
late the figures on time, and this
announcement is likewise postpon
ed until next week.
Between 2,000,000 and 2,500,000
men have enlisted under the plan
of the Earl of Derby, director c*
recruiting, according to the Dail”
Sketch. The paper says this figure
may be reduced under an analysis
and that it is quite possible thaf
the figures relative to single men j
may prove to be below the requiv- j
ed standard.
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ARSON PLOT DISCOVERED
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21—The
discovery of six barrels of gasoline
and other inflammable material
i piled on the floor of a liquor store
under a lodging house, where GO
persons were asleep, caused the ar- <
' rest today of three men one or j
whom the police afterward declarer! ,
made a full statement, concernin'"-1
an arson nlnt. The men under ar
rest are Micheal Crowe, a former
Omaha policeman: Joseph Landers
a wrestler, apd F. D. Hardman
propietor of the linuor store. Crow*
was questioned three hours hv «<o j
•police and made the statemen" !
which, according to officer j
cated four men in a scheme in I
procure $10,000 insurance mopev. j
Crowe was credited wOh h p,-*n -
stated that it was the plan *n o'-. |
nlode the gasoline hv ♦Tireo-ic-. - |
torch through an onen rv-i;^u».. |
in which case the lives of the i
i>eople asleep in the lodging house j
above would have been endangered i
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
_
Pacific Building & Loan stock
holders are requested to make their
payments early this month so that
same may reach the Home Office
before' the last day of the year. The
Dec. payment is now due.
M. A. MITCHELL, Agt.
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FOR SALE-—40 H. P. Standard
Engine. „ Phone G171 or apply
aboard the Taku II. 6t adv.
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'See
NEWMAN
for
Christmas Cards
and
Price Tickets
CANNON’S BAKERY
\ND GROCERY
EGGS 35 cents a Dozen
The fact that I am
shipping in Six hundred
dozen a week, should
recommend the eggs.
But if you are in doubt
as to the quality, stop
in and I will break a
few for you.
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Job printing neatly and quickly
• lone at the Progressive-Minor.
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DON’T FORGET
The Bon Marche Xmas
Novelties will soon be on display
at prices that will surprise you.
Hand painted China, toys of all
kinds and lots of other goods suit
able for Xmas gifts. Adv. tf.
BOTH WILL BE THANKFUL
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We will thank you to subscribe
eight months, $5.00 cash, and you
will thank us.
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for the Daily Progressive-Miner for
At the GRAND
TONIGHT
Monday, the Last night of the >
KEITH and KING Engagement
They will present an Irish knock about comedy
“LIGHTS O’ LONDON”
A stirring five reel melodrama
l REMEMBER, Vaudeville Monday Only and the
Feature two nights
ilary Pickford the Next Change
IT IS WELL TO REMEMBER 1
That the time to buy is when you have most to buy from, and that is right now. We have just XjJ
^ received a shipment of holi day goods. jw
^I PYRALIN IVORY, Table sets, and individual pieces, LATEST DU BARRY design
j | / ; Toilet Sets In solid ebony, Black Walnut, Cherty. and Sterling Silver. Js5
MILITARY BRUSHES in sets of Sterling Silver, Cherry and solid Ebony in handsome leather £5
cases.
£& HAND MIRRORS in Birdseye Maple, Pyralin Ivory, Solid TV ny, and Black Walnut. * M
jjX Crane’s, Johnstons and Imperial Candies. This includes (King of All Candies) “MARY GARDEN” fcj
Chocolates.
| Tinkertoys and Dolls I
Best selection of these
omc and investigate. W
We have bargains in r ’
will certainly % j
pany |
THE BEST | i
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is coops i
hardware department offers you a g
ich to select useful and appropriate |i
hristmas Presents |;
SENTING THE VERY BEST E
VI ERICA MERCHANDISE |
s and electrical appliances. S’
"HESTER guns. |
ids, g
. CO. and POPE MF'G. CO., bicycle makers |
Racycle, Columbia, Rambler, Merkle and
§
Standard Merchandise |
Beckman & Co. service 1