WAR IS FORCING A CHANGE
IN' WOMEN’S DRESS
The London Chronicle says that
kilts instead of skirts for women
street car conductors, it seems, are
to be the new style. It is reported
from Oldham that skirts being
found inconvenient and in wet
weather a source of discomfort, es
pecially when the car steps had to
be ciimfced, h“ve been discarded
in the women conductor’s uniform
and replaced by kilts and leggings,
buttoned up the sides. If soldiers
may wear kilts, why not tram con
ductors? The new fashion may for
a time cause amusement, and even
ridicule, as was the case with um
brellas when first introduced, but
additional comfort may overcome
prejudice and lead to the innovation
being generally adopted.
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AT THE HOTELS
AT THE RE VILLA
C. E. Giebel Loring: Geo. W.
Woodruff, City; W. C. Baird. Sea
ttle,; W. K. Martin. E. Moorehouse,
City; Mrs. I. D. Downing, Seattle.
AT THE STEDMAN
H. Marcus, Seattle; Mrs. F. A.
Hamilton. A. Van Mavern, Juneau;
W.! F. Reichevien, Craing; J. A.
Solmes, Chicago; J. Meherin, Ju
neau; A. H. Fong, H. De Gueldre.
Mathew Scott. E. Buschmann.
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CLASIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Great “cleanup” sale for the rest
of the month of January at Heck
man’s. Adv. tf.
FOR SALE
A 14 H.P. SCKIPPS ENGINE,
GUARANTEED A-l CONDITION.
SSOO CASH.
H. R. THOMPSON. tf.
FOR QUICK SALE
One interest in the Lrurus Group
of Marble claims on Dali Island will
be sold cheap if taken a t once. Best
marble prospect in the country.
Address, P. O. Bos 73. Ad. 6t.
At Heckman’s they sell regular
.75 aprons for .45 this week. Adv. 6t.
FOR SALE—Choice four resi
dence lots at $300 each. Apply to
Jacob Pittinger, City. Adv.
French Flannel Waists, formerly
$3.00 now sold for $1.50 at Heck
man's. Adv. tf.
FOUND
Found, a plain gold band ring
with three initials engraved upon
the inside. Owner please call at
this office and prove property, ad tf
FOUND—In Tongass Narrows a
14 ft green skiff. Owner apply
this office prove property aud pay
for this notice. Adv. 6t.
KETCHIKAN MEAT COMPANY
SPECIALS
fresh Chicken tamales,
Fresh Sound Oysters,
3 Doz. Eggs 95 cents.
Would like a few more boadrers,
good home cooking, family style.
We give meal tickets at reasonable
rates. Located over Kriedler’s
Lumber shop. 26t.
MP.S. RETSCH
WHY PAY RENT?
When Mr. Peckham with the
Ryus Drug & Jewelry Co., is of
fering his furnished home at a
very low figure for a quick sale.
Five rooms and large bath room.
Splendid view. Call and see Mr.
Peckham at once. Adv. tf.
SPECIALTY
August chickens weight from 1
and 1-2 to 2 pounds each alive or
dressed, delivered at any time.
A. W. BRINDLE. Phone G 105.
Notice—Skates sharpened at Sul
ly’s. Adv. tf.
The quality of Ladysmith Coal is
guaranteed by the Northland Dock
company. adv.
FOR RENT—Five room house
with bath. Phone 62. -adv.
Send in your furs and get the
best market price for them
Dorn P. J. Gilmore. adv.
BOTH MILL BE THANKFUL
We will thank you to subscribe
for the Daily Progressive-Miner fox
eight months, $5.00 cash, and you
will thank us.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may find another
place of amusement where they can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and shoot away all you mind
to.
OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
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Remember “charity begins at
i home,” so why not feed your feath
' ered friends who are about your
doors these cold winter} days look
ing for crumbs. You do not have io
be a member of the Audubon Soci
ety or be a real omitholigist to
j throw grain or crumbs to the rob
I ins and ground thrush or any other
i birds that may be about. It is
; best to place the food in sheltered
i spots or under the eaves of the
roofs.
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NOTED CANNERYMAN DIES
IN SEATTLE
j The ma-agemout of the Stednnr,
| Hotel is in receip* of a Memorm"
j stating tho death of Emil Lai son
| ir. Seatt’e January 12.
It is sad news to Mr. Larsen’s
i many Alaska friends as he has been
Swell known in tnd around Ket.hi
! kan for many ye.iis.
For several senM>n; he was super
intendent of the T;> se Inlet salmon
cannery.
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Don’t forget the big Leap Year
dance to be given at the Rink Sat
urday night, Jan. 22nd. Music by
the Emanon Orchestra. Ladies
choice until 11 o’clock. There will
be a prize waltz given at 11:30
Come girls its your turn to show
the boys a good time. Admission
50 cents. Adv.
GOES
TO RESUME DUTT
Edw. Pecor was a passenger from
Ketchikan on the Jefferson this
morning for Cordova, where he will
resume his duties with the Light
house Service.
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AN AFTER EFFECT OF
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT
C. E. Ingersill is in receipt of a
letter from Mrs. C. M. Smith, sis
ter of R. Irwin, one of the unfor
tunate men aboard the Frances K
at the time of the accident, stating
that her mother, who lives in War
ranton Virginia, died recently of
Cerebal Hemorrhage, caused by
shock received by the death of
her son.
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OLDTIMER SICK IN HOSPITAL
B. Brock, an oldtimer of Alaska,
is sick and was taken to the local
hospital yesterday. About nine
years ago the old gentleman was a
resident of Ketchikan and went
from here to the Interior. Recently
he went to Seattle for treatment
but not receiving much benefit he
returned io Ketchikan. He has a
nermit to the Old Soldiers Home,
but being a penniless old man. sick
in our local hospital, he is unable
to get there. t
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AFT THE CUSTOMSHOUSE
The following steamers made pert
and cleared from the local customs
house early this morning.
Jefferson, and Admiral Farragut
northbound.
The fishing schooners Yakutat,
Elsie and Venus cleared yesterday
for Prince Rupert.
The schooner Aurora cleared for
the fishing grounds.
WOULD LEAD TO THE
CLOSING OF CHURCHES
A propos of me reform wave that
is being fanned in Oregon, a writer
is in favor of closing up everything
even the churches. He says in part:
Since the crape has been nailed
on the door of Portland, why not
take the whole town out to the
cemetery and bury it. ?
Let us close the “movies” on Sun
day. Working people should rest on
that day, or if they will not rest let
them go to church. Is that not
enough amusement for one week?
And on second thought think of all
the nickles that would be contribut
ed to such a worthy cause.
Then in regard to the moral side
of the question. Is it not true that
“ignorance is bliss”? Now to keep
us in absolute ignorance I suggest
that we stop the sale of all books,
magazines and other literature that
has not been passed by a board of
| censorship. Yet let us include the
newspapers. Of course if the local
board does not have time to go over
all of them, that will make a job
i for some one else. Maybe I could
| get on. If they carry out the pres
| ent plans of closing everything I
I will need it. I think that I could
decide just what other people in this
city should read and see. Then
again after I have seen or read all
the “good” ones, why should the
people see them anyway? They do
not want to be shocked anyway.
This is clearly shown by the number
of people that go to the theaters
when a picture pertaining to sex
problems is exhibited.
If this kind of picture is to be
shown a law should be passed pro
hibiting any person under the age
of 75 from attending them. Let us
stop. Close and prohibit everything.
Even the churches, because if
everything that is real bad were re
moved we would not need them to
save us.
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Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items
REPORTS A DELIGHTFUL
VACATION
Jliss F, Moorhouse, local book
' keeper for the Standard Oil Co.,
returned on the steamer Admiral
Farragut this morning after a va
! cation of one month with friends
and relatives in Seattle.
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ARRIVED ON JEFFERSON
I
Among the Jefferson’s pessenger?
for Ketchikan this morning was E.
; Buschmann, Superintendent of the
Quadra Cannery. Mr. Ruschmann
is busy this ^ morning making prep
i orations to go to the cannery.
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BACK FROM VACATION
George W. Woorduff arrived on
I the steamer Admiral Farragut this
j morning from months vacation in
Seattle and vicinity. In connection
with a well spent vacation Mr.
Woodruff reports the business out-!
look in Seattle during the coming
year as good.
A larger business than ever be-1
, fore is expected between Seattle j
and the South American countries. |
and all steamship companies oper
arting in Alaska are making plan- i
for a large business in the north
pm country during the coming sum
mer.
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Mr. John Lhote, one of Ketchi
kans well known mining men, came
over from liis claims located at
I Vallenar Bay. He reports as hav
: ing put in a considerable drift and
j that the ore is showing up in good
shape. According to Mr. Lhote, a
revival of mining operations sim
ilar to those of the olden days are
looked for in the near future.
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Mr. W. J. Wright continues to re
i main under the care of a physician.
A severe cold was contracted about
. two weeks ago which later develop
; ed into an attack of la grippe, from
j which he is slowly recovering.
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i ENJOYABLE V.KNING
fePEXT AT C ARDS
At the home of Mrs. C. J. Clem
i ensson jesterday evening a number
! of friends enjoyed the hospitality <,f
the hostess. Cards with refresh
| ments were enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs.
A. Brindle and son, Mr. Jacob
Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. E. Ep
; person. The hostess was assisted
l by her daughter Margaret.
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A MEMORY GAME
For those who do not play cards
1 or go to dances or other amusements
! that are enjoyed throughout the
j long winter evenings, the following,
i a game of memory in which you
I pay forfeits for mistakes and also
j for laughing, may well be adopted
i with safety, unless the authorities
j interpret* the paying of forfeits for
j mistakes as gambling. In that case
| it would be hazardous.
The players sit in a circle, says
| the Philadelphia Record. One be
j gins by saying solemnly, “One old
j ox opening oysters.” Everybody re
j peats this in turn. Then she be
' gins again, "One old ox opening
oysters,” two tired turtles trotting
to Trenton.” This goes round the
i circle The next repetition is: “One
I old ox opening oysters, two tired
j turtles trotting to Trenton, three
j tame tigers taking tea.” This is
' repeated by each one, always be
j ginning at “One old ox,” adding a
: new alteration each time. Some
j examples are given, but it is more
fun to make them up as you og a
; long.
“Four fat frairs fishing for
; frogs.”
j “Five fairies fighting furious
! fireflies.”
“Six soldiers shooting snipe.”
"Seven salmon sailing southward,”
‘ N'ine nimble noblemen nibbling
.nuts.”
“Ten tall tinkers tentatively toil
ing.” '
“Eleven earnest emigrants eating
early eggplants.”
“Twelve terrible talebearers tell
ing truths.”
Launches
Rough Rider and Teddy
Monday, 8 a. m.—Chomley
(Sunny Point), connecting
with mail carrier for Sulzer
and all points on West Coast
Prince of Wales Island.
Tuesday, 8 a. m.—Metlakahtla,
and Dolomi.
Camp, Rush & Brown and
Saturday, 8 a. m.~ Hadley.
Hoiiis.
Monday.
Friday, 8 a. m.—Kasaan, It
Wednesday, 8 a. m.—Lorlng
Carries Passengers and
Freight
Ed. J. Willimas
Master
Agents for
WADHAM8 OIL CO.
8hrimp Bay.
Thursday, 8 a. m—Same as
Yes Bay (Cannery Hatchery).
Bell Island Hot Springs and
BERNSTORFF WAS LIBERAL
LONDON, Jan. 21—The letter to
[ Capt. Franz von Papen, recalled
German millitary attache at Wash
ington, written in New Orleans and
signed with the initials "V M.” was
on the official paper of the Ger
man consul at New Orleans. British
officials assume that the letter was
from Baron von Meysenburg, form
er German consul at New Orleans,
and it was so designaten in the
cony supplied to the American em
bassy.
The examination is proceeding of
the letters and documents taken
from Captain von Papen. Letters
from the Riggs National Bank at
Washington to the captain show
that the bank advised him that Am
bassador von Bernstorff had depos
ited $2,580 to his credit early in
December of 1914, and $2,000 early
in February of 1915. Karl yin Jan
uary of 1915 the German embassy
deposited $3,000 tot he credit of von
Papen. On other occasions the em
bassy paid to his account a total of
$6,000 in amounts of $2,000 each.
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SOCIALISTS STAND FOR RIGHT
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21—An ex
planation of the disorderly scenes
witinessed in the Prussian diet a
day or two ago was received here
today. It appears that it arose from
the speech made by the Socialist
leader Heer Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch
said in part:
“We demand the re-establishment
of the complete independence of
Belgium. If the enemy governments
are not yet ready to listen to de
mands for peace, their attitude is in
marked contrast to the feeling pre
vailing among the different people
who everywhere are demanding
peace. We demand electoral reform
on behaLf of the women, and, above
all, secrecy of the ballot.”
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—Presi
dent Wilson announced today that
he would formally open the fight
for preparedness with a speech to
be delivered on the 29th at Pitts
purg. Pa.
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GRAND LEAP-YEAR BALL
The Ladies Basket Ball Club will
give a Leap-year Ball in the Red
Men’s Hall on the evening of Feb.
29th, for the purpose of raising
money to build a gymnasium. The
girls plan to make this ball the
greatest feature of the season.
Nothing will be omitted that will
help to make it a success, and every
one is guaranteed a delightful •’time.
The members of the club will act
as Floor Committee and everyone
come out and boost the gymnasium.
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LADIES AID TO HOLD SALK
The Ladies Aid of the M. F.
Church wish to announce that they
will hold teir big Annual Sale about
Easter time. 6t.
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BIG LEAP YEAR DANCE
At the Rink Saturday night Jan.
22. Look for further advertisement
LET FOORD DO IT
Why bother and take the risk of
ire from gasoline torches trying
to thaw your pipes, when Foorrt,
-.he plumber, can do it safely and
mickly with his new electrical pipe
thawer without uncovering the pip
s. Gall Phont 91. Adv. tf.
If you aro looking for something
you have lost; or something you
need whether it is a bargain in
clthes, engines, meal tickets, position
or whatnot, read the “Classified Ads
column.” It is there.
TONIGHT AT
THE GRAND
‘The Honor of the Humble’
A two reel feature with Florence Lawrence and
Matt Moore in the leading parts
An Animated Weekly
A single reel drama and a comedy completes the
show
Change of Program Sunday Night
No “Black Box” Tonight
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CANNON’S .BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Corn JL6
Axl milk 3 cans .25
fi oz. can Bakers cocoa .25
Reliance Coffee .40
Gold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .15 & .20
String beans, ,20c. two for .35
Swoet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .35
Krout, 20c. 2 for .35
R. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Golden Wax beans ,20c. 2 for .35
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .35
Hominy, 20c. 2 for .55
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, .15
Ranch Eggs per tloz. .35
or 3 tloz for $1.00
Lend shrerer cocoanut per lb. .20
Baking powder, per lb. .15
Your money back if not satisfied.
i
; Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angel Food, White Cake, Jel
ly Roll, Lemon Roll, Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maea
roons. Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co
! eoanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
| THANKS |
£$ We wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued
w patronage during the past year, and we are glad to announce w
?? that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expecta- tv
k tions. This only goes further to prove that our customers are 0
g our friends, and we take this opportunity to wish them all a g
52 Bright and Prosperous New Year S2
I RYUS~SA ys §
That good teeth is the key to good health, and he recommends 52
H Peredixo Tooth Paste o
g 25c THE TUBE ti
Our Selection of New Years Cards is Complete o
| SPECIAL THIS WEEK |
§ EXTR V 10 PER CENT OFF on everything in our Jewelry g
w Department except Diamonds. This in addition to our spec- g
« ial sale prices 52
I RYUS DRUG”COMPANY §
SS ESTABLISHED P901 52
g BRING YOUR NEXT PRESCRIPTION TO US
1 GREAT “CLEAN UP” SALE j
$ 14 days left CONTINUES-14 days left §
1 For the next 14 days the balance of i
|-Our Entire Stock of---j n
1 Ladies’ Coats Children’s Coats |
I I Ladies’ Suits Misses’ Coats 1
Ladies’ Dresses Children’s Dresses jj:
-are at your disposal at a-^ w
DISCOUNT OF 20 PER CENT 1
This means that you had better get busy right away to get a selection, w
as the stock is not very large v?
Take Home Any F f\ D f 9 /)/) i
Hat In The Store 1 U IK $ 4 .1/ V |
Bungalow Aprons - 45c. Laces and Trimmings - OnC Half PriC6 «
$3.00 Flannel Waists - - $1.50 Embroideries - HllC Half PriC6
NOTE:- VVe regret not being able to give you proper service during the past two weeks on o
account of inventory; but we are now entirely at your service. w
1 stock J. R. Heckman & Co. service g
a Department Store j|