TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN
SERCETARY AND TREASURER
GIVES EVERYBODY A
FAIR WARNING
I was instructed by the Presi
dent of the Library Association to
write this but, really, find it very
difficult to write to somebody whom
you don’t even care to know, and it
is not a pleasing subject, but when
a thing becomes a duty we must
buckle up to it.
At the beginning of the year 19
15, the Library Association was
asked to include in their subscrip
tion list the Review of Reviews, on
account of its summary of interna
tional news, and we did so; plan
ning to have the copies bound and
kept for reference. At the end of
the year we find we have five cop
ies instead of twelve; seven copies
have been stolen. Many other
periodicals have been taken within
a few hours after being placed on
the table by someone that we have
not apprehended. At the beginning
of the New Year we hope there
will be some good resolutions a
dopted and followed by the guilty
person or person?, and tha‘ the dis
continuance of this practice will be
one of them. Re thankful that you
have access to i com fort ah!.; read
ing room and are permitted to read
such magazines as we have there
and when you go, leave them on the
table for others to enjoy, wh-i rer
trainly have as much right a-* yen
and doubtless as much int;>-;;t in
them. Seriously, if this d j ;s not
cease we mean to make ear-.eil ef
forts to apprehend the rwprit, as
there is nothing more annoying
than petty thieving.
HARRIET E. HUNT,
Acting Sec’y. and Trees.
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GOVERNMENT AIDS
FISHING INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
FINDS HALIBUT BANKS
Efforts of the department of
commerce to keep the fishing in
dustry of the North Pacific in the
hands of American interests, are
given in detail in the annual report
of the department that was made
public recently by Secretary Red
field. Describing the steps taken to
combat the Canadian short cut
through Prince Rupert, B. C., to the
Eastern markets, he says:
“The completion of the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway to Prince
Rupert, B. C., provides a shorter
line than has heretofore exioted be
tween the Eastern and Central
parts of the United States and Al
aska. Special efforts have been
made by the Canadian authorities to
attract to this route the large sup
plies of fresh fish, chiefly halibut,
caught in Alaskan waters and con
sumed largely in the United States.
This caused, naturally, anxiety to
the fishing interests of our North
r’—ific states, for the reason
that Prince Rupert is 500 miles
nearer to the Alaska fishing lines,
whence the supply has chiefly come,
than is Seattle, which is the head
quarters of the halibut fleet.
This, of course, would involve an
increased sailing of 1,000 miles if
the product was to be handled from
Seattle as heretofore. It became
important, therefore, to determine
whether a new source of supply for
halibut could be found nearer to
our own ports, sufficiently abun
dant and regular to warrant the es
tablishment of a definite fishery.
“The steamer Albatross, with her
regular crew supplemented by some
experienced halibut fishermen, be
gan this work in 1914 and has car
ried it further during the summer
of 1915. Meanwhile the discoveries
made during the previous fiscal
year have been charted and a report
thereon with maps has been publish
ed. As a result, during the first
two weeks of June, 1915, over 800,
000 pounds of halibut were taken
from these new banks.
“New banks, furthermore, have
been discovered directly off the
mouth of the Columbia river, where
none were supposed to exist, and
the survey of these was promptly
taken before this report was writ
ten. Its results will be promptly
published. Certain banks have been
definitely located which were only
known by rumor, and fishery trials
have been made thereon to show the
commercial possibilities in halibut
■*nd other fisheries. It may be said
that a new source of supply for
halibut has already been developed.
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AT THE HOTELS
AT THE RE VILLA
Ben Sandwick, B. F. Redman, A.
Kimball, C. L. Glover, Hadley; Jas.
Ferguson, G. H. Heidman, Williams
! 5rg, Aaa.
AT THE STEDMAN
Dave Jenkins, City; R. W. Frier
son, Seattle, 1
A PATHETIC
WAR STORY
SHE RAISED HER THREE SONS
TO BE SOLDIERS
The Berlin Vorwaerts, the great
Socialist daily which finds itself
suppressed almost every other day,
tells of a little tragedy that sort of
brings the lump to one’s throat.
The little drama rings true. The
story has it that the woman with
a ticket from Bremen to Oldenburg
entered the compartment. Two
young girls and a man accompany
ing a woman already were seated.
Over and over again, at inter
vals in a sing song tone, the wom
an began almost at once to count
on her fingers, "one, two, three,’’
"one, two, three.”
This impressed the girls as being
exceedingly funny; so they tittered.
When one of them leaned over and
whispered something to her com
panion, giggles followed.
The man seemed iritated every
time the girls tittered.
Turning to them suddenly, he
said, sharply:
“This woman is my wife. You
perhaps will stop your stupid gig
gling when I tel you that she has
lost three sons in battle. 1 am
taking her to an asylum.”
The click of the car wheels
broke the silence of the car.
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WHO IS THE SMALLEST MAN?
(Kansas City Times)
Just to forstall all tales of small
persons an ancient historian has
left the tale of one, Philetas of
Cos, who lived about 330 B. C., a
poet and grammarian, who was
said—so the historian recounts—to
have carried weights in his dress
to prevent his being blown away
Julia, niece of Augustus Ceasar,
had a dwarf named Coropas, two
feet high, and Amdromeda, a freed
maid of the same height. Alypius
of Alexandria of olden times, a
logician and plilosopher, was but 1
foot 5 1-2 inches high.
Geoffrey Hudson, an English
dwarf, when a youth 18 inches high,
was served in cold pie to the king
and queen of England by the Duch
ess of Buckingham in 1626. Geof
frey had a temper. He challenged
a Mr. Crofts. Mr. Crofts accepted
and went to the field of honor arm
ed with a squirt gun loaded with
water. However, the dwarf is said
to have shot one antagonist dead.
John d’Estrix was a present to
the Duke of Parma in 1592. He
then was 35 years old, had a long
beard, but was not more than three
feet high. He was skilled in lan
guages.
Count Borowlaski, a Polish man
of great accomplishments, was 39:
inches high on his 30th birthday.!
He had a sister, seven years young
er who could stand under his arm.
Chemah, a Chinese, was 25 inches i
when he was 42 years old.
Lucia Zarate, bom in Mexico, 20
inches tall, weighed 4 3-4 pounds.
American too, has had its famous
dwarfs. General Mite, Francis
Joseph Flynn, was bom in New
York in 1864. Thetop of his head
hit the yardstick at 21 inches. He
went to England in 1884 and was
married to Milly Edwards, two
pounds his junior in weight. Gen
Tom Thumb, Charles Stratton, was
but 31 inches tall ond 25 years old
when in 1863 he was married to
Lavinia Warren, 21 years old, 32
inches tall. Mrs. Tom Thumb re
cently celebrated the anniversary of
her 74th birthday. Mr. and Mrs
Tom Thumb and their child and
Commodore Nutt, another dwarf,
toured England together.
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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
PLEA FOR SIMPLE LIFE
I am bound to praiso the simple
life because I live it and find 11
good. I love a small house, plain
clothes, simple living. Manw per
sons know the luxury of a sklr
bath—a plunge in the pool or sea.
unhampered by clothing. That is
simplo life—direct contact with
things, life with false wrappings
torn away—the fine houses, fine
equipage, expensive habits, all cut
off.
How free one feels, how good
the elements taste, how close on
gets to them, how they fit one's
body and soul; how good to see
•Tie fire that warms you, or better
;vet, to cut the wood that feeds the
fire that warms you; to see the
spring where the water bubbles that
slakes your thirst, and to dip your
pail into it; to see the beams that
are the- stay of your four walls, and
the timbers that uphold the roof; to
be in contact with the sources of
your material life; to want no
extras, no shields; to find the air
and water exhilarating; to find
wild berries more satisfying than a
gift of tropic fruit; to be thrilled
by the stars at night; to be elated
over a bird’s nest—these are re
wards of simple life.—eJohu Bur
roughs.
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SOLDIERS STILL FRATERNAL
IZING
Fraternizing between the soldiers
in the opposite rows of trenches
has not been limited to the Christ
mas festival. In the Dewbury Re
porter, England, a letter is given
from J. F. Wood, in w hich he
says:
"We had an interesting conversa
tion with the Germans the other
night. One of them was shouting
find whistling, and we started to
shout back. One of them shouted.
“What lot are you, Kitchener’s?”
So one of our chaps shouted back
.‘No, we’re Canadian Then one of
our chaps a sked, ‘Have you any
Woodbines?' They said, No, but we
have some whisky and cigars,’ so
our chaps yelled ‘Bring some a
eross.” One of the enemy said,
‘You come half-way and I wl. in I
we won’t shoct. So our man got
over the parapet and the,/ didn’t
shoot. What i ar, > >u make of
them?”
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WATER POWER RECONAISANCE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
For several years the United
States Geological Survey has been
tpaking study of the water supply
of parts of Alaska. At first this
work was confined to Seward pen
insula; later it was extended to the
Yukon-Tanana region; and Water
Supply Paper 372, just issued, de
scribes the water resources of the
reion tributary to Conner • >
Prinro wjiunm Sound, and the
lower Susitna. Stream measure
ments made during only one seacor
cannot, of course, be relied upon
for estimating average flows, but
the Survey engineers, C. E. Ells
worth and R. W. Davenport, besides
making measurements of the flow
of some of the streams, obtained
much information on the topography
of the drainage basins, resivors,
and power sites. The data thus
obtained, when combined with the
Weather Bureau’s records of pre
cipitation, will serve as a general
guide to the engineer, who, how
ever will at once realize at once
that these facts must be supplemen
ted by careful and thorough sur
veys and measurements before he
can plan in detail any water-power
project. The paper will at least
show that the water powers avail
able throughout the year are not so
abundant in the south-central part
of Alaska as has sometimes been
assumed.
The general province discussed in
the report contains valuable miner
al deposits. In its eastern part lies
the Bering river coal field, with its
high-grade fuels, and also the
Katalla oil field. In the Copper
river basin and in the Prince Wil
liam Sound region, to the west,
there are valuable deposits of goM
PROGRAM
Metlakahtla Concert Band
RED MEN’S HALL
Wednesday Evening, December 29,1915
1. March Invercargill, Lithgow '
2. Overture Roymond Thomas
3. Trombone Solo, “The Sweetest S tory Ever Told, Stults
Mr. M. F. Vemey
II.
4. Largo, Handel
5. “Lost Chord,” Herbert Murchison, Band Accompaniment
6. Waltz Loin du Ball, Gillet
7. Hawaiian Patrol, “Kilaiiea” Stewart
8. Overture, Martha, Moses-Tobani
9. Serenade, Titl’s Titl
Clarinet, Mr. F. Williams
Saxaphone, Mr. P. Vemey
10. Selection Norma, Beilina
11. March American Republic
III.
Evedybody Dance
an dcopper, and in the Willow Creek
district of the Kenai peninsula,
which is also in the province, there
arc deposits of gold. Close at liana
is the Matanuska coal field. Take
it all in all, this is one of the rich
est mineral districts in Alaska, and
it contains also arable lands. More
over, it embraces the Copper river
and Susitna valleys, two of the
most, important gateways into in
land Alaska.
Appended to the main report is
a reprint of an article by J. C.
Hoyt on the water powers of south
eastern Alaska, so that Water-Sup
ply Paper 372 contains all avail
able information on the water
powers along the Pacific coast of
Alaska as far west as Cook Inlet.
A copy of this paper may be ob
''"'ned free on application to the
r>ivec*i--. U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington, D. C.
Launches
Rough Rider and Teddy
Monday, 8 a. m.—Chomley
(Sunny Point), connecting
with mail carrier for Suizer
and all points on West Coast
Prince of Wales Island.
Tuesday, 8 a. m.—Metlakahtla,
and Dolomi.
Wednesday, 8 a. m.—Lorlng
Yes Bay (Cannery Hatchery)
Bell Island Hot Springs and
Shrimp Bay.
Thursday, 8 a. m—Same as
Monday.
Friday, 8 a. m.—Kasaan, It
Camp, Rush & Brown and
Saturday, 8 a. m.— Hadley.
Hollis.
Carries Passengers and
Freight
Ed. J. Willimas
Master
Agents for
WADHAMS OIL CO
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Table of Distances from
Ketchikan
Seattle, 660 Wrange'.' 89
Petersburg 115 Juneau 223
Skagway 304 Sitka 202
Metlakahtla 15 Dolomi 27j
Hi black 30 Chomley 30 i
Kasaan 20) Ilollis 39
Kiam 32 Loring 21
Yes Bay 39 Cape Chacon 48
Sulzer 92 Howkan 73 ‘
Waterfall 103 Craig 121
Klawak 126 Karheen 150
Shakan via. Chacon 182
Bell Island 50 Uuuk uivor 70
Mary Island 23 Hadley 28 1
Three Tree Point 45 Stewart B. C. 150 ’
Prince Rupert 95
This table is complied in nautical
miles which are6080 feet. The larg
est part of this list was complied foi !
the Post Office by the Captain of tb
Gedney and is authentic.
SPECIALS
Fresh Olympia Oysters,
Chicken Tamales,
Fresh Choice Veal Chops
and Roasts.
ItKH- TU1VA1N 1V1HAT WAKIVHl
HAND CONCERT
The Metlakahtla Hand of thirty
pieces, will give a concert in Red
Men’s Hall next Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 29th. Watch for further
particulars. Ad.tf.
O- ■ -imwi'tob ———I II mu III I mi ■■iiiiimii ■ ■■■ wi
At the GRAND
TONIGHT
“The Character Woman”
Featuring Julia Stewart and Belle Adair
“A Twentieth Century Pirate”
With J. Warren Kerrigan
Animated Weekly and a Comedy
Change of Program Wednesday
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Butter, 35 cents per lb.
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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Send in your furs and get the .
I>est market prire for them
from IV ,1. Gilmore. adv.
| THANKS |
££ \S c wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued
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2! that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expecta- v?
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Pre-Inventory Sale 1
Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats I
We have a large and complete assortment of Men’s §
and Boy’s Suits which we want to reduce before stock-taking. $f
These we offer at the following prices:
MEN’S SUITS BOYS’ SUITS §
$20.00 Suits, all sizes /\/\ $7.50 Suits, all sizes rf)/) AA ||
Sale price iplw«v\/ Sale price ^UiUU H •
Hen’s $15.00 Raincoats are included C% /\i\ §
In this sale at. §
J. R. HECKMAN & CO. Service 1