ITEMS OF INTEREST"
The largest theater in the world
is said to be the opera house in
Paris. It covers three acres of
ground and has a cubic mass of 4,
287,000 feet. The cost of the build
ing was $25,000,000.
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The Apollo Musical club of Chi
cago has launched a movement to
celebrate the establishment of peace
—when peace arrives—by a choral
jubilee in which choruses from all
over the country will take part.
The Ottawa (Canada) Electric
Railway company has maintained
clocks in its streetcars for 24 years.
These are small wall clocks of Con
necticut manufacture. They are reg
ulated twice a day,and the Ottawa
public finds them a great conven
ience.
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An undertaking is on foot for
the preservation of Old World folk
songs that have survived in America
since the colonial days. The Unit
ed States government is aiding mat
ters, and the search for old English,
Scotch and Welsh ballads is being
prosecuted by the Bureau of Edu
cation of the Department of the
Interior in cooperation with Dr. C.
Alphonso Smith, Professor of Eng
lish in the University of Virginia
and founder and president of the
‘Virginia Folklore Society.
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. SCPJPPS ENGINE,
GUARANTEED A-l CONDITION.
$300 CASH.
H. R. THOMPSON. tf.
FOR QUICK SALE
One interest In the fcurus 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. Box 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 and 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.
MRS. 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
from P. J. Gilmore. adv.
BOTH WILL BE THANKFUL
We will thank you to subscribe
for the Daily Progressive-Miner for
eight months, $5.00 cash, and you
will thank us.
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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.
DELEGATE WANTS
SOME MORE POWER
INTRODUCES ANOTHER BILL
GIVING TERRITORIAL LEGIS
LATURE AUTHORITY TOACT
In The House of Representatives
December 16, 1916
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A Bill To amend an Act entitled
“An Act to create a legislative as- j
sembly in the Territory of Alaska,
to confer legislative power thereon,
and for other purposes,” approved
August twenty-fourth, nineteen hun
dred and twelve.
Whereas house joint memorial
numbered twelve, adopted by the
Legislature of Alaska at its sec
ond session on April fourteenth
and twenty-first, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, prays Congress that
the Legislature of the Territory of
Alaska be given legislative juris
diction and control over the schools
in said Territory and be given au
thority to alter, amend, modify,
and repeal the laws providing for ]
taxes on business and trades there
in, and that the moneys composing
the "Alaska fund” now paid into
the Territory of the United States
be paid by the clerks of the district
courts of Alaska into the treasury
Alaska, to be distributed under the
direction of the Territorial legis
lature: Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That in addition
to the powers conferred on the Leg
islature of the Territory of Alas
ka by the Act of Congress entitled
“An Act to create a legislative as
sembly in the Territory of Alaska
to confer legislative power thereon,
and for other purposes,” approved
Vugust twenty-fourth, nineteen
teen hundred and twelve, the said
Legislative Assembly oft he Ter
ritory of Alaska is hereby empow
ered and authorized to alter, amend,
modify, or repeal the Act of Con
gress entitled “An Act to provide
for the construction and mainten
ance of roads, the establishment and
maintenance of roads, the establish
ment and maintenance of schools,
and the care and support of insane
persons in the District of Alask.a,
and for other purposes,” approv
ed January twenty-seventh, nine
teen hundred and five, and the
several Acts amendatory thereof.
Sec. 2. That on and after July
first, nineteen hundred and seven
teen, all moneys derived from and
collected for liquor licenses, occu
pation, or trade licenses outside <f
incorporated towns in the Territory
of Alaska and now paid into the
“Alaska fund,” in the Treasury De
partment of the United States, in
pursuance to the Act of Congress
of January twenty-seventh, nineteen
hundred and five, and the several
Acts amendatory thereof, shall be
paid to the Territorial treasurer of
Alaska by the clerks of the dis
trict courts in Alaska, and the
Legislature of the Territory of Al
aska is hereby authorized and em
powered to appropriate and expend
the said fund for Territorial uses.
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A “SUBMARINE” VIOLIN *
THE LATEST
A “submarine” violin will come
as a novelty to most people, yet this
is the latest device employed in the
UnitedStates Navy. A taut wire
is stretched alongside a submarine
torpedo boat and is set in vibra
tion by a wheel, which acts exactly
like a violin bow. The vessel itself
acts as a resonator. The wheel is
set in motion by a motor, which
works in response to an ordinary
Morse telegraph key. The dots and
dashes hum through the water, and
their vibrations are caught by a
telephone receiving apparatus a
shore. A speed of eight words a
minute is the best record yet. The
experiments at Hampton Roads show
that the vibrations can be heard
clearly at a distance of five miles.
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The Daily Progresive-Miner de
livered 75 cents per month.
THEY WILL HAVE TO
“TUNE UP”
TheKaiser, who apart from being
a w'arlord is a musical soul, has
discovered to his horror that the
officers of his enormous army are
weak on enunciation and emit their
rugged orders in tones which vary
greatly in pitch, at the same time
“swallowing” half their words. He
accordingly called in Professor
Spiess, who made experiments and
decided that all orders should be
given in C natural. If this order
is carried aut,| we may expect the
British War Office to invent a ma
chine employing tuning forks or
resonators which will respond to
the tone of C natural. In this way
the tones of command issued by an
invading German army would be
carriel across the water and caught
by the resonators in ample time to
safeguard the threatened coast.
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THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE- MIN
ER, EIGHT MONTHS FOR $5.00
CASH.
THANK YOU!
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All kinds of commercial print
ing done at the Progressive-Miner.
ACME OF ABSURDITY j
IN OREGON, SHOWN
“FILLER” WILL HAVE TO BE
INSERTED FOR THE SAINT
LY OREGONIANS
(From the Portland Telegram)
This week’s edition of Life, the
humorous weekly, sets before its
readers one entire page of nice
white paper, perfectly blank. In the
regular edition a liquor advertise
ment appeared in this position, but
because of the prohibition law such
Oregon, Washington and Idaho and
he publishers met the emergency
by lifting the objectionable matter
from the form and printing a spec
ial, expurgated edition for these
three states. Several small spac
es are also seen to be blank in the
present issue.
The Oregon News Company, dis
tributors of magazines and periodi
cals, did not know of the anti
advertisement clause in the prohib
tion law until ten days ago. East
ern publishers were telegraphed con
cerning the approaching situation.
In most instances February issues
were already printed, and many
magazines for that month will
soon be delivered with liquor ad
vertisements included. It is be
lieved the March issues will com
ply with the law. Whether Life
and the other will allow the space to
remain blank or will insert ‘Filler”
matter for Northwestern consump
tion is not known.
News dealers all over the state
are anxiously inquiring of the
distributing company how the pres
ent condition may be met. Some
are painstakingly clipping out the
liquor advertisements and others
consider they will be dealt with len
iently if complaint is made against
them.
In Spokane whole editions have
been withdrawn from sale because
of the objectionable advertisements.
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UNCLE SAM HEATS HOMES AT
NOMINAL FIGURE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—'The
government is selling electricity for
heating purposes at astonishingly
low rates in the thriving Idaho
towns of Rupert and Burley where
three out of every four buildings and
homes, large and small, are being
heated by electricity. Current for
$1 to §1.25 a month a kilowat of
capacity is being supplied as a by
product from the government’s
water-power plant installed by the
reclamation service on the Mindo
ka reclamation project. The prim
ary purpose of the plant located at
the diversion dam on the Snake
river near Minidoka is to pump
water for the irrigation of about 50,
000 acres of land too high to be
covered by gravity canals. The
water hast o be lifted about 70 feet
an to do this 10,000 horsepower are
required during the summer irriga
tion season. In winter, however,
the greater part of this power
would be wasted were it not for the
development of electric heating and
this accounts for the low rates
[ charged by the government for pow
er. The revenue from heating would
show a loss if heating were the
only purpose of the plant. Sold
as a by-product from an installa
tion required for other purposes
electric heat is helping to carry
the cost of operation as well as
serving the cause of conservation.
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Music with meals is now so firm
ly established in the world’s big
cities that we are not surprised to
learn that a nickname has been
found fox- it. It is called “Menial
Music.”.
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BIG LEAP YEAR DANCE
At the Rink Saturday night Jan.
22. Look for further advertisement
Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items
Launches
Rough Rider and Teddy
iVionday, 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,
Hollis.
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.
Shrimp Bay.
Thursday, 8 a. m—Same as
Yes Bay (Cannery Hatchery)
BeU Island Hot 8prings and
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THE HUMBLE BEAN
“In the name of humanity,” the
plea is made for the bean, to eat.
How ttruly in the fear of poverty
is poverty begot! -
The gastronomic proclivities of
the humble bean have given it fame
in the making of brawn. Its field
is extended to the directing of
brawn, as confined in a bag, in the
hand of a child, the mind gains
control and orders the brawn.
As the brain and the brawn com
pare on their planes, as direction
and control are supreme to brute
'orce, so the beans been promoted, |
when put in a bag in the hand of j
■ child. So off with the hat and
shout hurrah for the bean.
E. L. SAMPSON.
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It beats all how we entirely fail
to find an explanation for our hate
of the man who is described to us
by the women folks as having such
perfectly lovely manners.
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A man’s idea of Purgatory: A
game “on” at the club, a cafe on
the comer, a girl pn the telephone—
and the wife “onto” everything!
One woman’s “mate” is another
womas’s pastime.
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REDONDO GOES Sf UTH
The steamer Redondo made port
from the north last 1 ight about
H o'clock and get awav about two
hours later.
She had aboard about .V tons of
salt fish O mi Petersburg and took
aboard at Keichikan r> boxes and
three tierces of salmon.
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ARIZONA DOES NOT
WANT VERY MUCH
Governor Hunt of Arizona is
said to have written to Governor
Johnson of California, asking his
co-operation in the movement un
dertaken by commercial bodies of
Arizona, having for its object the
annexation of a portion of Mexico
by that state in order that it may
thus acquire a sea port. The plan
is to establish the international
boundary further south, placing
Guaymas, Sonora, within the Unit
ed States.
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TWO DEATH RATES THE SAME
(London Chronicle)
The Duchess of Marlborough
held an “At Home” recently at
Sunderland house, Mayfair, to as
sist the efforts of the Woman’s
League of Service, a society found
ed in 1910 to befriend mothers and
babies and to further the interests
of motherhood. Lady Sydenham
presided.
The importance of xthe work of
the league is to be seen when it
is realized that, roughly speaking,
for every soldier killed on the bat
tlefield one baby dies at home, ac
cording to the actual figures of the
infantile death rate.
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Subscribe foi the Daily Progres
sive-Miner. Only 75 cts. a month.
LET FOORD DO IT
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Why bother and take the risk ot
fire from gasoline torches trying
to thaw your pipes, when Foord,
the plumber, can do it safely and
quickly with his new electrical pipe
thawer without uncovering the pip
es. Call Phont 91. Adv. tf.
I—1,1111,1
If you are looking for something
you have lost; or something you
need whether it is a bargain in
elthes, engines, meal tickets, position
or whatnot, read the “Classified Ads
column.” It is there.
TONIGHT AT
THE GRAND
“In the Name of the Prince of Peace”
A Dryeda four part story presentde by the
World’s Feature Company
The Story. War is declared between Germany
and France and the father leaves
to join his regiment
“Sauce for the Gander”
A World’s All Star comedy
A First Class Show
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Corn .15
Ail milk 3 cans .25
8 oz. can Bakers cocoa .25
Roliance Coffee .40
Gold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .15 & .20
String beans, ,20c. two for .35
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .36
Krout, 20c. 2 for .36 i
E. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Golden Wax beans ,20c. 2 for .36
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .35
Hominy, 20c. 2 for .36
Solid Pack, Araocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, .15
Ranch Eggs per doz. .35
or 3 doz for $1.00
Lend fhrerer cocoanut per lb. .20
Baking powder, per lb. .15
Your money back if not satisfied.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angol Food, White Cake, Jel- <j
ly Roll, Lemon Roll, Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca
roons. Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Since anil Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
I THANKS I
£x We wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued w
w patronage during the past year, and we are glad to announce 1
w that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expeeta
|| tions. This only goes further to prove that our customers are jt?
aa our friends, and we take this opportunity to w ish them all a ^
£1 Bright and Prosperous New Year £2
g R YUS'SA YS §
That good teeth is the key to good health, and he recommends £2
Peredixo Tooth Paste o
g 25c THE TUBE §
Xi Our Selection of New Years Cards is Complete lj
| SPECIAL THIS WEEK §
§ EXTRA 10 PER CENT OFF on everything in our Jewelry g
W Department except Diamonds. This in addition to our spec- Si
as ial sale prices o
g RYUS DRUG”COMPANY I
aS • ESTABLISHED 1901 £2
g BRING YOUR NEXT PRESCRIPTION TO US &
GREAT “CLEAN UP” SALE 1
14 days left-CONTINUES-14 days left
For the next 14 days the balance of |
-Our Entire Stock of-—i $'
Ladies’ Coats Children’s Coats ||
Ladies’ Suits Misses’ Coats
Ladies’ Dresses Children’s Dresses J
-are at your disposal at a-1
DISCOUNT OF 20 PER CENT I
This means that you had better get busy right away to get a selection, rj
as the stock is not very large to
I Take Home Any r/1 D € 9 /) /) 1
Hat In The Store 1 U $ 4 .V V |
Bungalow Aprons - 45c. Laces and Trimmings - 0ll6 Half PriC6 |J
I $3.00 Flannel Waists - - $1.50 Embroideries - 0ll6 Half PriCC ¥$
NOTE:- We regret not being able to give you proper service during the past two weeks on «
account of inventory; but we are now entirely at your service.
stock J. R. Heckman & Co. service §
Department Store jf