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The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31
EDITORIAL PAGE

for naval development and for the creation of a strong second line of defense on land, in the form of well-rrained civilian soldiery, are not to match tho army program in indifference to immediate needs and possible perils. The plans favored by the democratic majority in re- spect to the regular army are so easy-going, so careless of impend- ing dangers and so Ostrich-like in their blindness that they cannot fail to excite derision in Europe.
 The country makes no mistake in believing that thorough and ade- quate plans for national defense must begin with a sweeping change in the control of the national gov ernment, in the White House and in both houses of congress.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31
Don't TakeaC Chance
YOu should Act In Time

If you suffer from backache;
 If you have headaches. dizzy spellsi .G
 If the kidney secretiOns are ir- regular,
 Don't delay-llkely your kidneys are sick.
 Thousands recommend DOan's Kidney Pills.
 Read the statement of this grate- ful user.
 Mrs. D. Mason, 2715 East c St. Tacoma, Wash, says: The first symptou of kidney trouble in my case was Q dull, heavy aching in my beck. My back got lame and weak and l had severe headache; and dizzy spells. The kidney se- cretions were too frequent and distressing in passage. l always felt tired and worn out. l tried a number of medivines, but wasn | benefited until l used Doan's Kid icy oils. Two boxes entirely re- moved the trouble"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get Deans Kidney Pills-the same tras Ms. Mason had. Fostre-Mu- burn Cc.. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31
SLOW ARMY EXPANSION

It appears that the plans of con- gress for army growth arc to be carried into effect far in the future. Money Is to be provided for only 1O5,O men in the next fiscal year. It Is hoped that there will be 211,- 900 by 1921.
 Such preparations fOr national defense rest upon the assumption that the country will be able to dodge all grave trouble with power ful rivals for the next five years. The theory is that the American republic can take It's own time to get ready to protect It's rights.
 It Is to be hoped that the plans
The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31

My fathers [ rear rnur II SHe is disposed to be cranky there will be trouble in the family. My father Is a well disposed man and I am sure will be able to get on with his bride, but as for a mOther-in-law, if she Is like the most of them 1t will be monkey and a parrot business between them"
 Miss Fielding stood looking nt Mir. Edmonds with amaZement and grow Ing anger for a few moments, then swept out of the room, saying as she went that her mother must have gone stark, staring mad. Reaching the front door she went out, shutting tt behind her not over carefully.
 "I wonder what the governor means" said Mir Edmonds to himself, "by ty- ing himself up to young thing like that and evidently with fine temper. And won't she make 1t hot for mel"
 He waited until Gwen had had time to get some distance from the house, then went into the hall, took his hat, crammed n down on his head, and went his way.
 The next day Mrs. Fielding returned, learned that Mir. Edmonds had called and asked Gwen If she was pleased with him.
 "Pleased with himr' said Gwen. Mamma, have you gone mad to en- gage yourself to a young fellow who says he would like to change you for two girls, each twenty years oldP'
 Gwen! What do you meanY
 Why. mother; he's young enough to be your son."
 He Is sixty-two."
 Mother and daughter looked at each other without speaking.
 Are you sure that it was Mir. Ed monds who calledT asked the mother.
 Gwen went to a dresser, took card from 1t and handed 1t to her mother
 "Why. this is Harry's card"
 Harry"
 Yes. stupid! Didn't you see the junior on it? Harry Is Mr. Edmonds' only son. He is worth S250yOOO in his own right and would make a good catch for you"
 Catch" cried Gwen In dismay. "l expect he considers that he has caught a tartar"
The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Cancer Precautions.


 Q A writer in a medical journal Q 6 mentions, among the kind of Q g things on the slrin which must c e be observed for cancer, all . Q moles and warts which grow in Q Q size; all moles which change 2 6 their color and grow dark brown Q Q or black; all sealing warts, es- Q Q pecislly on the lips. the ears, the Q g eyelids, the cheeks or the hands. 2 g He further states that ''per- Q 6 haps the most frequent cIcitant Q Q of all. so far as skin cancer is 6 Q concerned, is dandrufr. It falls 6 g from the scalp and lights on the Q e ear, eyelids, nose, neck, lips and . Q face, and if there is already a 2 g sealing spot or thickentng or 9 6 a wart, a mole or a gland ready Q 6 to receive the dandruff scale 1t Q 6 sets this spot alive with activity, Q Q and It goes on to form skin Q 6 cancer. Probably 60 per cent of Q g skin cancers are due to this Q 2 cause, and many a cancer has Q 6 been prevented and may be pre- Q Q vented by curing the dandru6 or Q Q by preventing 1t" 2 G G @ @ @ e @ @ 6 @ @ 0 c Q &@%@
The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31
A DOUBLE MISTAKE
By EIINOR MARSH

"Ah, Mir. EdmOndsl Happy to see you. But confess that am sur prised."
 "At what, may l RskT'
 Mother wrote me that you were very young looking for your age, but l did not expect to see a man who can not have reached middle age"
 And have been told that you, too, do not look your age"
 "I? Why, how old do you think me"
 "A man has no right to think at all about a lady's age. I was given to un- derstand that you do not look forty"
 "Fortyw
 That's what was told. To me you don't look over twenty. But perhaps there are two of you about twenty each"
 You speak in riddles"
 Did you never hear of the man who said that a woman of forty should be like a bank bill that may be changed for two twenties2 Ha, ha" MT. Edmonds was the only one of the two who laughed at his own joke Miss Fielding looked at him, wonder ing If he were not a tride daft Her mother, who was . widow, had writ ten her that she was engaged to be married 10 a Mir. Edmonds, who would call upon her; that he was of suitable age for the mother and she hoped Gwen would be pleased with him. Was her mother to marry a man who appeared to be fifteen or twenty years younger than herself. who cracked jokes about changing the woman be was to marry for two girls2 What did 1t all mean?
 As for Edmonds, his father had written him of his engagement and had asked him to call on his idncee, who would be at home after a certain date. He supposed he was calling on his future stepmother. and Gwen sup posed she was receiving her future stepfather.
 T must confess, MT. Edmonds," said Gwen coldly, that you are quite diff Serent man from the one I expected to see"
 And confess" was the smiling re- ply, that am very agreeably disap- pointed in you"
 Gwen looked at him with a blank stare. 'What kind of a person did you expect to meetY' she asked,
 "A woman twice your age"
 And l expected to find in yo1 a man from fifty to sixty"
 My father in that case would be from eighty to hundred"
 q am not considering your father. am speaking of a man of suitable age"-
 But would you consider a man three quarters of century old a suita- ble match for a girF'- "Giri! Do you consider my mother girlT'
 It was now Mfr. Edmonds' turn to be astonlshed ''I was given to under stand that both your parents were dead" he said.
 My father Is dead, but assure you that If you are to talk as nonsensically to my mother as you have been talk ing to me youH find her very much alive. I assure you she will not brook a proposal to change her for two young girls"
 "An I have to say" rejolned MT. Ed. monds, with puzzled look on his face, 'Is that, while know nothing what ever of the prospective mother-in-law. the bride to be Is very charming"
 'What mOtber-in-law" ..-,,.- = ------~>r---S~a>--S--zl " --ses
The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-31
Rsena You Wslklns.

"rhe lime. the place and the girl arc seldom found together"
 "True. The girl is usually half an hour late."-Louisville Courier-JournaL
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19

Three Tree Point 45 Stewart B. U. I50 Prince Rupert 95
 This table is complied in nautical miles which are60S0 feet. The Iarg- est part of this list was complied fol the Post Office by the Captain of tn Gedney and isauthentic.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
THE WORLD SAYS, ISN'T IT TOO BAD!

From the day the Kaiser cancelled his trip to the western front he was reported i'll and his illness has remained mystery At that time the first thing that was done was to put him to bed-presumably. The second thing was to report that he had the grippe " Then it was left the world to hope that he would die Later the first report was changed to throat trouble due to cancer. The worlds hope that he would lie, created by the grippe, increased mmeas- urabv. But when still later it was reported that his only trouble was a boil the back of his neck, the world said "pffle,' and added "cussedness is coming out" This was followed by silence sure indication of disappointment.
 But just wait, comes the news that the Elm peror is suffering from deep seated afflict'on and that the malady is complicated by the reappearanee of his old throat trouble which has extended to the mouth. It is even asserted that it will be necessary to provide him with artificial palate made of silver and that he'll die-and the world says "Isnt that too badi"
 However, from all these reports the only one who benefits by them is the old Emperor Francts Joseph The old sorely annoyed before the Kaiser tcok sick because he reported to te either parazed, dead something every so often. It is the other fellows turn now.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19

All kinds of commercial print ing dcne at the Progressive Miner.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday-8.00 a.m., Holy commun- ion, Except first Sunday in the month";
 1O:00 Native Sunday School. 11:00 am. Morning Prayer and Sermon. (Holy Communion, first Sunday in the month"; 12:00 m. Sunday School. 300 pm. Native Service, with Interpreter.
 7:30 Evening Prayer and Sermon. Holy Days-10:30 am. Holy Com- 1nunion.
 Tuesday-S:OO pm. St. Johns Social Club, Guild Room. Wednesday-2:00 pm. Native Women's Guild, Indian Indian School House.
 Thursday-2:9O pm. St. Johns Guild, Guild Room Alternate Thurs days.)
 7:.OO p.m.St. Johns Athletic Club, Boys, Guild Room.
 Friday-8:OO pm. Choir Rehear- sal, Guild Room.
 A sincere welcome is extended to all, especially to newcomers. REV. HAROLD H. KELLY,
 Pastor. I---i #zz
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
PROTECTING MUNITION PLANTS
lFrom the Philadelphia Ledgerl

(From the Philadelphia Ledger)
 "Two detectives follow about wherever 1 go'
 That statement made to yesterday in the presence of a military of high rank by q prom inent man connected with of greatest mak- CTS of munitions.
 The detectives are there to that German spies known to be in the works-do not attempt to get any information by force, do other and worse mischief But the manufacturer didn't to be at all disturbed.
 "When this is over," he said i've will have in the United States the finest lot of war munition plants in the world thoroughly equipped and ready for for government 1 fear, moreover that we shall need all of them.
 I hope his guess is wrong about the need but ne knows exactly what he is talking about when dis. cussing the value and efficiency of factories that produce death-deaing implements.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
CANADA WOULD TRADE COINS (From Toronto Globe)

May it please Col Denson to note that the Ottawa Journal truly loyal paper, desires to have truck and trade with the Yankees the extent hat Cana da and the United States shall agree to coin'separ atey and of distinctive national character each5, 10 25 and 50cent pieces, and if you like, silver dol lars and gold $5 $10 and$20-doar pieces, of the weight of precious metal, and making each legal tender in the other country As has been stated often enough, that is what the Latin monetary union in Europe does-France Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and Greece. An arrangement which works without a hitch between five countries should work well enough between two. Why should not the Dominion govern ment make a suggestion of this kind to Washington Somebody has to make a start"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Advertised, Letter list of the Ket- chikan, Alaska, Post Office, for the the week ending Jan. 15, 1916. Carlson, John.
 Mccarthy, William Patterson, Miss Maggie Remmen, Conrad Williams, Isabel Hays, Fred All letters unclaimed by Jan. 20, 1916, will be sent to the Dead Let ter Office, Washington, D. c. Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed. When calling for the above, say Advertised.
 NJ. E. SWINEFORD,
 Postmaster.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska. Regular Services Sunday Il am. Wednesday evening reading and Song Services at 7;30 p. m.
 ALL ARE WELCOME. Subject for Sunday Jan. Is, 1916
 LIFE"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
FAMINE IN BIRD-LAND

Should the birds be fed? That is question that all humantarans answer in the affirmative these days They say that the birds are hungry; that the snow has covered their sources of food For that reason they must be fed at once hundreds will starve to death.
 Did we ever consider that would starve also without the birds? birdless land would be but
 desert for insect pests and would make agriculture
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
FIRST M. E. CHURCH

Sunday Church Service Il a. m and 7;30 p. m.
 Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:3O p.m
 Friday Choir meets at 500 p. m First and Third Wednesday after moons at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
 H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
THINK IT OVER, FELLERs!

In Great Britain just it is of get mar led or go and get killed At least this compulsory service may be interpreted as meaning just that be- cause the unmarried alone forced in the ice. At that, there will be who will consider that there isn't much choice. Think it fellers and be prepared in the United States becomes in yolved in war
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19

It was mighty nice of the school board to give the kids day of recreation The kids have lost nothing by being absent from school such day yester- day with splendid ice to skate on They appreciate such kindness and they will work harder for that.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
impossible.

impossible.
 By all let feed the birds. If you throw out the crumbs from your table board where the birds can reach it, it will surprise many people how many of those interesting feathered visitors will be- regular patrons of the arder distributed about the household premises, if they favored with a show of kindness and hospitality
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-19
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Low Mass at 8:30 a. n. High Mass at t0:30 a, n. Sunday School at 2:30p. m. Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m. Week Day Mass at s a. m. Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
 Pastor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27
SYNOPSIS.

On windward Island paHion intriFles
Mrs Golden into an appearance 90 rsIl
which causes Golden % Cartafe ugi tnr
ture the Italian by branding his farr ana
crushing his hand Pauiuu floods iN. ls
land and kidnans ioldtn's NuIc faDEhttr
Margery Iweiys years later Boo NtA Nerk
Masked one rescues Mafglu ffNm l.ts
gar and takes her Ga hsf fathers home
whence she Is retapiured M4tggff 3
mother ffuitlessly implores Golden o. tina
their daughter The Laughing MASK
again takes MargerY away from leeaf
Legar sends 20 Golden a Warning ana q
demand for a portion % the chart ot
Nindward Island Margery meets her
mother The chart is lost lu "a fight be-.
tween Mauley and one of lertre hsulh-
men, but is recovered hv tNU Laughing
Mask Count Ia Fspares figures iu a
dubious attempt as entrap ltetr and
claims iu have killed hm Golden house
is dynamited during masked ball Les
gar escapes but Ia Fspares IS crushed in
the ruins. MargefN rtstuts the Laughing
Mask from the police Muulry finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent 80 DIS lowe lie saves
her from MauN's poisoned arrows Man
ley plans mock funeral which falls TO
accomplish the desired purpose the cap
ture of the Iron CLAW and hs gang Mar
gerry is saved from death at the hands OF
the Iron Claw hy the Laughing Mask An
attempt by the Iron Claw a. blow up The
O'Mara cottage Is frustrated iu the nick
Of time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open slulees Of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous. stagnant matter.

Those of Ne who are accustomed to
frpl dul and heavy vhen We arise.
splitting headache stuny from cold.
foul tongue nasty breath. acid
stomach. lame back. can. instead.
both look aad feel az fresh AZ a daisy
always ty washing the polsons aud
toxins from The h0dY with paosphaled
hot water each morning.
We should drink. before breakfast.
4 rlaas of Zeal hot water with a tea.
spoonful ~ limestone phosphate ia
it TO flush from the stomach liver,
Nlneys ana lrn yards Ol b0wels The
previous days ndlgeatihle waste. sour
bile and poisonous toxins thus cleans.
iue. svorteulng ava purifying the
entire alimeniary tract before putting
mora food into the stomach
The action ~ limestone phosphate
aud bot water on an empty stomach
ls wonderfully lnvlr0ratlng Il cleans
ont all ihe sour fermgniations. gases.
waste and acldlly and gives one
splendid appetite FOR breakfast aud
q is said tO be- bat a little while until
the fusca hcrln 10 appear IN the
chonha quarter pound ~ limestone
phosphate Nlll cost very little AZ the
drug store. but Ia sufficient 10 make
anyone who "a bothered with bilious
Lcaa. constipation. stomach trouble or
rheumatism real enthusiast on ths
subject n internal sanitation Try
% aud ynn are assured that you viii
hook better and igel better ia esssy
way shortly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27
BIC EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take a glass Of salts before breakfast
If your Back hurts or Bladder
bothsrs you

TIE 'merlean men and women mast
guard constantly sgsinst kidusy trouble,
i,eaas. ~ eAt lae ni4eh and al our food
e firn our blpoi is filled sith urio
ae.i ahlsh the kidneys strive 10 alter
0Ht. they weaken from Dvefwork become
sluggish tie sllHinatise tissues clog and
tHs f,salI is kidney trouble. bladder
asness and a general decline 10 health.
Nhen sour k.dneys feel Ike Jumps Of
tai sour back hurts or the urine 10
emf. fan ai sediment or y0a are
chH - seek felisi tso or three times
dHnng TIE night i you suffer with sick
Hea#aehe or dizzy Aarr'us spells. a.
s1umeh Or You ave rhe0mai.tr when
tlc weather Is bad, get from your phaf'
maeist about four ounces of Jai salts
take tablespoonful IN glass Of
water before breakfast for a few days
anil your Kidneys viii then act aae.
lAis famous salts Is made from the acid
u grapes and lemon juice, eonhined with
lihia, and has been used ior generations
10 flush and stlmulate cloEned Kidneys
20 neutralile the acids in the urine 30 It
no longer is a source Of irritation, thus
ending bladder lisorders
Jad salts il inexpensive cannot in
iure. makes delightful eferveseens
hthia water beverage. aud belongs IN
ererg home. because nobody can make
a mistake BY having a good kidney aasA-
ing any tins,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27

70 le driver o' mysterious hmon
sine vhct seem "a g hs casually .n.
gaged ln following his own move"
merts
Follow thai iax|eah he com
mandci hIs DRIVER as he loapgd a'o
the san moving car
The man .u ihe limousine sat tlne
and silent taiehng tho feN of
mpe eqsr ia,e Vhen. neal W ilat
It vas iabrr them hetoad tho ten. ls
OF the eity Itself. Do dfep ssaf the
side hlinis of his car reached m'er
the seat ana took fgom 1s biiw
place i1pannei iin hoS remarkably
similar to en- actors makeur hpx
Balancing this on h.s knees he trst
removed his mask of yelow cloths
adjusted small folding mirror "a
The box lii and hus.oi himfell with
the assortment 90 pigments ana eesmci
les Of the makeup putty therein com.
tanned The clear lined face which
FIRST gazed iuto the folding mrrs
slowly bot mmisiakahly honme un.
,ertod into something repollant % The
eye.
Tho next moment the limousine
came 20 a stap at the roadside
That taNleah haa just ,nrnei in al
the lOllalro INN. iho w~ll1aihed dfiN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27
THIRTEENTH EPISODE
The Hidden Face.

Enoch Golden looked at the heavy
shadows about his daughters eyes
Then he seated himself heavily in the
armchair which size had so abstract
edly turned about for him
"Margery." he said with an effort
at sternness, "are you still worrying
about that young ManleyY"
For a moment or two the girl re-
mained silent
q can't help II, father" she finally
acknowledged. And she further dis
comhted her frownlng parent by a
suspicion OF tears in her downcast
eyes.
"BLt don't believe David Manley is
any more dead than ! am" the old
millionaire finally and stoutly as.
severated.
"Then why has there been no word
of him, no trace Of him, since tho
night OF that awful explosion
This question, apparently, was not
an easy one to answer But Enoch
Golden was not 10 be lightly dis
suaded from his task OF consolation.
"l1l tell you what ! believe. my
girl. believe everything's all right,
no matter what you think. Every
things going to come out all right.
Before the week Is out, II what the po-
lice tell me is true, we're going to
have this man Legar safe behind tho
prison bars where he belongs. What's
troubling me more than David Manley
just now IS the problem OF this
Laughing Mask person | had nothing
less than a deputy commissioner call
me up this morning. for the authort
ties down in Center street are con
vinced OF the fact this Laughing Mask
would be better haul than even
Legar himself They claim TO have
a clear record against him, and In ten
minutes I've got to face delegation
from the detective bureau and tel
them for the twentieth time just how
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27

For what che stared a. seemed moro
like ghaue house oadayar than a
human Face
And Lcsar lrew back AZ the sight
of those l6a'lsomo feaiures lis
hacked rlaa away. aiafIug ~ that
face. until h6 me 70 The c'octfic but
ton set in ~ VAN lie reached ont
~ switch ho elofr0.nr f0r tha
fffurgle 90 0reeacane landing bad
lft a euraa hanging half oser tia
s0dow. ani Ihis made fhe light uHt
certain uf eycn as Leear lifted ms
finger TO tta slieh q sudden knock
sounded On e door oi The room
Both Rol Fran and the aoman
turned mafe - Leear And as they
looked. the knock vas repeated loui.
er than br.1sa
Lock hr 20 that closet" aas the
Iron claws whispered command
"And lhrotH sim a the fret sound :
leesr. vHa lad alrcaey crossed 70
the door that opened lnfo the hail..
waited There mn tho cls. door had
been locked and shut
no found a chambcrmaid standing
there
rs ia.rr hing the natter slr1"
fhe asked Genuine alarm
The matter What should Do fhs
natter" a I'd the sleeny eyed Or
cupant Of ie rJon
y lhoaYI heard scream slr. -
explainel te chambermaIi already
relieved
not ln faa room my dear" calmly
announced ieear-
Tm sor y was mistaken" *
plalned tha i.
Il vas H Egan who stepped "a
lfpars side the key aa8 once moro
silently turned n the lock.
Here's sTnet ring took IN your
man IN there Would that give You
any fie a. r. 10 h. ig
Legar st13a adying the ring turn
lng f over arl over IN his hand
No. he saally announced gHl
I'm ~ ma ri tip 70 orr Old friend
Golden - nd him that ring n
show him aeye got the Laughing
Mask here With II will % a note
giving him hs last chance % hand
over that aaarti"
"And who'll carry that notel asked