j Notice Of A. B.’s
| JULY 3rd and 4th, 1916
I A Big Open-air Concert and Dance will be held at their New Hail. Temporary dance floor |
| will be erected to accommodate the public. A lunch will be served free to all. I
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Committee In Charge: HANs *™cJlr r
J. IV. CORDELL
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IS NO LONGER
CALLED “PIPE DREAIT
THE LONG DREAMED OF CANAL
WILL SOON BE A
REALITY.
Twenty-five or thirty years ago,
says the Seattle Times, there wore
quite a few persons even in Seattle
who muttered "pipe dream” if anyone
spoke of the day when oiean ships
w'ould lie at anchor in the fresh water
harbor. Lake Union.
It is announced now that the gov
ernment's lake canal is to be com
pleted July 1. The Fremont bridge
is to be ready in August to allow the
passage of ships into Lake Union from
Salmon Bay. The Stone Avenue
bridge will be ready later. However,
the Canadian cableship Restorer will
likely be the first one to take advan
tage of the fresh water harbor and
proposes to be at anchor in Lake
Union about September.
In any event, the cableship has won
tiie distinction of being the first ves
sel to take up the question of lying in
the new fresh water harbor.
Under a provision of an old treaty,
the Restorer is entitled to the protec
tion of the Stars and Stripes during
the war. She is owned by an Ameri
can cable company. TVte treaty pro
vides that if the majority ownership
in a British merchant vessel is vested
in Americans, she may claim the pro
tection of the Stars and Stripes. Short
ly after the outbreak of the war. the
Restorer came to Seattle from Vic
toria and took refuge here.
Since German warships disappear
ed from the high seas, however, she
has stood in no need of protection,
but the British Columbia harbors are
pretty well congested with commer
cial and war shipping, so she will stay
here indefinitely.
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FRENCH “75’s" ARE ♦»
WONDERFUL MACHINES ♦>
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The “vertiable hose of death” gun
of the French is described in the
Prince Rupert Daily News as follows:
Millions of marks would willingly
be given by the Germans for the sec
ret of the miraculous “75,” “the most
perfect, most daintily-conceived en
gine of human slaughter which the
mind of man has devised.” But,
thanks to certain precautions taken
by our French Allies, no matter how
many of these guns the enemy may
capture, they cannot discover the sec
ret of the weapon which “blows great
holes in the scenery, and is a veritable
hose of death."
Technically, the “75" is a piece of
French light artillery of which the
calibre—the interior diameter of the
bore—is seventy-five millimeters, or
approximately 3 ins. In its extraor
dinary rapidity of fire, loading, and au
tomatic determination and mainten
ance of range lies the secret of the
French “75.” Prior to the invention
| ol' this gun, the rapidity of fire de
pended on the s' ill of the gun-layer,
who had to reh. the weapon after
each shot, owin; to the movement
caused by the re< ill. By r.n invention
I of the French gi unera, however, the
! recoii is absorbed, by a buffer to
which the gun is attached, instead of
the customary a: letree. Furthermore
the buffer not only absorbs the shock
but runs back tin gun so exactly into
its former posit on that no second
laying in order to find the range nec
essary.
Further improvements were carried
out in regard to the fuses of the shells,
which in ordinary circumsances could
only be fired as rapidly as tlie gun
ners could adjust the fuses. The
French got over this difficulty by
inventing a machine to set tlm fuse,
the details of which are still a secret.
The matter cannot be discovered even
when a "75" does fail into the enemy's
hands, since the opening of the buffer
which controls the recoil of the gun
causes the escape of compressed air.
The secret really lies in the exact
combination of this compressed air
and glycerine, which controls the fuse
setting device.
With the speed of fire of thirty
shells to the minute, the “75" resem
bles a machine gun rather than a
field piece in action. So exquisite is
the adjustment of the recoil that a
coin, or even a glass of water, can be
placed on the wheel while in action
without being jarred off. Another
great advantage of the “75” is that it
stands far more wear and tear than
the average big gun. whose life is
very short. After firing as many as
30,000 shells the “75” is still capable
of sending a few more, while its
capacity for work may be gathered
from the fact that there have been
j “75’s” in this war that have fired 1,
| 600 rounds in a single day.—Ex.
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| EDMONTON HAS A
WOMAN MAGISTRATE
EDMONTON, June lib—On July 1st.
j Mrs. Arthur Murphy, of Edmonton.
' takes her seat on the bench as the
specially selected official to adjudi
! cate upon the cases of women and
.girls arising in that community. Mrs.
, Murphy is the first woman police mug
istrate to lie appointed in the Domiu
j ion.
Mrs. Murphy is known all over
i Canada as “Janey Canuck,” the au
j thor of many interestng books of the
| west. For a number of years she has
J been convener of the committee on
legislation of the Local Council of
Women. Mrs. Murphy is prominent
in literary and social life in Edmon
ton and is president, of the Canadian
Women s Dress Club, while she has
taken an active part in every move
ment for the bettering of conditions
in her city and province. In 1914 she
was decorated by King George as a
Lady of Grace of the Order of St.
John of Jerusalem.
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Job work neatly and promptly done
by expert printers.
v IN THE COMMISt NilR'C
* COURT.
\V1.1. Silva, better known as “Kan
aka I.i l.’' wlio has been arrested on a
complaint sworn to by "Peter McKay,
a native, charging assault and bat
tery. was brought to trial before a
jur. . and was acquitted.
The evidence adduced at (he trial
showed that Peter wanted to obtain
liquor and went to Silva’s cabin. The
latter objected, but as Peter Insisted
ho was given what Silva considered
belonging t.o him—a beating.
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THEORY VS. FACTS.
As we have remarked before in
these columns, the prohibitionists
need only a high-sounding theory or
near-fact upon which to base their
arguments, and because of the
“cause" they are generally able to
get by without challenge A gift of
gab, an apparent irankness and a
cheerful directness frequently enable
a leader of “reform” to “get by”’ with
what in reality is a very faulty thought
or argument. An instance in point
occurred on Tuesday night last at a
meeting of what remains of the Give
Club:
The principal speaker of the even
ing was talking politics and prihibi
tion indiscriminately but profusely,
and Delegate Wickersham of Alaska
was given "his” by the speaker in
unmeasured stint. She frequently
i referred to the “Pork Barrel,” which
i most of the ladies present had ovi
' dently not heard of. Finally, one cur
ious lady asked the question:
“What is this ‘pork barrel?’ 1
| never heard of it. and the speaker
j of the evening explained:
"Why Delegate Wickersham can
| get $50,000 out of the Congression
al pork barrel to build a college oil
a sand lot out in tne woods near
i town, but lie won’t got $50,000 to
1 build a public school building in
Fairbanks!'’
There are by actual count just 537
| men in Congress, including the mem
bers of the Senate and the Delegates
' from the Territories who are in the
same fix as Delegate Wickersham
I regarding their ability to obtain from
j Congress money for schoolhouses in
their munic’plities, and Wicker
i sham’s number is ”537.’’ If money'
! COULD be obtained from Congress
ior public schools in municipalities
there would be 537 applications made
j for the same by members of Con
! gross, and after New York City,
I Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francis
co and Seattle and other large mu
nicipalities bad such schoolhouses on
every corner in the city and the re
maining members of Congress bad
received their share of such an im
possible pork barrel, Alaska might
get a little red sclioolliouse some
where on Cowless street, but there is
no possibility of Congress ever tak
ing over for the taxpayers of the
United States such a gigantic pjot
luch as would be the building of
MEN WHO WELCOME WAR. *
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Soldiers sometimes welcome war as
a means or release from a life which
remorse, despa.r or some other feel
ing has made intolerable to them, says
Loudon Answers.
A remarkable instance was that of
a young officer. Some time before the
present war broke out, he was one
day explaining the mechanism of a
loaded gun to his sister. In doing so,
lie accidently exploded the charge,
by which the poor girl was mortally
wounded.
Henceforth his sole ambition was to
die, and when war broke out lie joy
fully responded to the call to arms.
Before lie had been long at the front
his wish, was gratified.
Then there was the case of the son
of a country solicitor. While employ
ed in his father's office he absconded
will a large sum of money. The dis
grace preyed so much upon his fath
er's mind that he fell ill and died.
When the prodigal returned — as
prodigt Is ‘invariably do -he found the
home sold up and his mother and sis
tars dependent on charity.
For the first time he realized the
enormity of his wrongdoing, and join
ed the anny, with the determination
to take the first possible chance of ser
vice in the field. He went with his
regiment to France, and there dis
tinguished himself by a number of
daring exploits before he was him
self killed.
A singular story is told of a cer
tain brave officer who died fighting
like a lion in the ill-starred Darden
elies campaign.
Married only a couple of years, his
wife developed a scepticism as to his
valor, which was peculiarly mortify
ing to him.
Telling her that she would some day
have reason to be sorry for it, he
went out to Gallipoli resolved to un
dertake any task that presented the
maximum of danger. If his widow
still entertains any doubts as to his
gallantry, it certainly is not shared
by the deceased officer's comrades-in
arms.
Through unrequited love, a lion
hearted Scotchman gave tip his life j
in Flanders. Of good parentage and
considerable means, lie was at first j
regarded by the damsel as an ideal j
suitor.
When, however, lie lost most of his j
fortune, she demanded to he released !
from her engagement. This caused 1
him to give up all hope, and when |
lie crossed over the seat of war he [
had made up liis mind never to come |
buck.
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public school buildings for munic-i:
palities—the citizens of any town or ■
city must do that work, at their own j
expense; always have had to and al- j
ways will have to.-—Fairbanks News- j
Miner. (adv.)
A NEW COMER IN TOWN.
Horn unto Mr. and Mrs. A. VV. Ilaw
I ns, at halt' after six this morning, a
big baby boy. Dr. Anna Brown at
lf riling.
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GRATEFUL TO THE LADIES.
At a meeting of Camp No, 20, A. B..
a vote of thanks was tendered (he
la-lies who aided in making the op
ening a success.
AT THE HOTELS. *
AT THE STEDMAN.
C. L. Sawither, Seattle; W. J. O'
Hrien, Boston; A. Shyman, Seattle;
E. P. Raisdlett.
AT THE RBVILLA.
Harvey Setters, Sulzer; T. Sigurd
son.
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* KETCHIKAN AUTO SERVICE +
N. Caspe'-sen, Prop. +
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JAPANESE BRIDGE PARTY.
The bridge party giv< n by Mrs.
Conradi at the reside ice of Mrs.
Rounsel'ell last Friday af ernoon was
a moat delightful affair. The decora
tions were unique—wild crab apple
blossoms in profusion decorated the
i ms in lieu of the cherry blossoms
of Japan. Many l'ail , parasols
also. The rooms ligli Japanese
lanterns and Japanes ire cards
helped transplant tli, terry com
pany to the "Flower;’ (lorn." Hon
ors were won by Mr ills and Mrs.
Beegle.
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SKATING RINK will he kept ■*■
+ open every evening for the *r
<■ amusement of the public. Ad
+ mission 25c. John Hendricks, +
+ Manager. Ketchikan. +
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+ FIRST CLASS DRESSMAKING +
+ AND ALTERATIONS
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+ Mrs. Ferhmann’s - Phone 179 +
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White gloves can be tannea by
soaking them in a saffron solution un
til the requried tint lias been obtain
ed.
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ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
of the Ketchikan. Alaska, Post Office.
For week enaiug June 10, 1916.
Arvik, John
Brown, Chas. 11. >
Carlson, Tom
Chung, 1\. S
Chuck, Billy
Coy, Stanley
Dahlbeck, John C.
Hackney, F. R.
Johnson, Chas. H.
Morrs, John
Porters, Geo.
Samson, Wilfred G.
Sproule, George
Troy, John.
Walers, E.
When calling for the above, say
"Advertised." Parties claiming let
ters from the above list must pay a
fee of one cent for each letter claim
ed. All letters unclaimed by June
21, 1916 will be sent to the dead letter
office, Washington, D. C.
M. E. Swineford, Postmaster.
The Daily Progressive-Miner is for
sale at both the Walker Drug store
and the Ryus Drug Sore.
I vm!S jj the GRAND 1
XS TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1916. 15
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g Diana of the Eagle Mountains g
Jb A Kentucky Melodrama with Cleo. Madison and Joe King. A
two-reel feature based on familiar lines but handled in a pleasing O
S& manner. A love story combined with beautiful scenery of the
0 Kentucky mountains, and old man Bower’s illicit still. N O
1 “NO. 329” 8
The struggle of an innocent man to live down a prison record. $2
Pjj Murdock McQuarrie and Agnes Vernon play the leading parts. ^
5 In the Clutches of the Emperor §
M The story of a girl revolutionist, impersonated by Dorthy
Phillips. &
■ ; Where Ignorance is Bliss fj
ejj A country boob millionaire furnishes the comedy. 11
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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. JJ
A five-reel Broadway feature written and played by Lois Web
V? er and Phillip Smalley.
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I FREE! j
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§ With every 50c. hottle of Palm Olive I
j? Shampoo, or 50c. jar Palm Olive Cream |
g Yon will get three cakes of Palm Olive |
§ Soap free all this week
jj At the ^ |
I BELL ISLAND i
\ HOT SPRINGS
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£ Forty-five nuics north of Ketchi
J lean. Clean cabins, equipped for
j, light housekeeping. Reasonable rent
j al. Meals served if required. Week
p ly boat service from William’s dock,
| Ketchikan.
> MRS, HOUTS, Manager in charge
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\ MARY A. C. GIBSON
J | Stenographer
£ I Notary Public
OFFICES
Charcoal Point.
Phone 142
f Phone 106. First-Class Work
| F. MILLER
J Painting, ICalsomining, Paperhanging
and Graining a Specialty.
j KETCHIKAN, : : ALASKA
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
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f KETCHIKAN CIVIC CLUB.
| Meets every first and third Tucs
» day evening at 8 p. m., at the Coun
| cil Chambers. All women interest
> ed in the welfare of our city are
* cordially invited to attend-—Sec. B.
t P. Dickinson, M. D. ££
YOU’RE SAFE IN BUYING |
AMERICAN LADY CORSETS |:
You may think one corset looks zr
as good as another—it may— 52
but perhaps the value isn’t £2
there. A good reason why it Vy
is safe to buy AMERICAN w
L A D Y C O R S E T S. They’ve g
stood the test — they’re good 52
through and through—the de- £2
signs are advocated and authen- yy
tie. The materials are always
the best for wearing the long- W
est, and as for fitting qualities, 52
American Lady Corsets lead. O
WE NOW HAVE 52
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STOCK. W
» J.R. HECKMAN & CO. mi
The Department Store £2 ,j