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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-05
ASTHMA SUFFERER

Write today. I will tell you. free Of
for asthma which cured me after ply.
sicians and change OF climate failed.
l am SO grateful for my present good
health. after years of suffering. that ]
want every one to know of this Won
derful treatment. Mrs. Nellie Evans.
Box 555, r. 6. Des Moines. Iowa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-05
CAPT. UMPLEBY
RETURNS To
BORDER TONIGHT

Capt. J. a. Umpleby, commanding Co.
+. First Indiana infantry. leaves tonight
to join his command at Llano Grande,
Texas.
The head of the Gary guard company
has been spending a 20-day furlough
with his family at Crown Point.
During Capt. Umpleby's absence on
the border his place as county sealer
is being filed by Howard Hay, chair
man of the Gary city committee Of the
republican party. County commission
ers, in compliance with the law. will
hold Capt. UmpIeby's place for him IN
til he returns from Texas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-05

Golden opportunities for you In
TINES want ads.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
ORDINANCE NO. 119.

An ordinance providing for polling places and voting precincts for the General Election for the City of Ket- chikan, Alaska, to be held November 9th, 1916 for the purpose of electing a Delegate to the House of Represent atiyes from the Territory of Alaska, and one Senator and four Represents tiyes to the Legislature of the Terri tory of Alaska
 The Common Council of the City of Ketchikan does hereby ordain:
 Section L That the City of Ketchi- kan, shall constitute one voting pre- cinct for the General Election to be held November 7th, 1916, for the pur- pose of eIecting a Delegate to the House of Representative from the Territory of Alaska, and one Senator and four Representative to the Leg isIature of the Territory of Alaska, the boundaries whereof shall be coexten- SINe Nllu anu lueuliCdl Wltu lHe CUI- poration boundaries of the City of Ketchikan.
 Section 9 That the polling place for said voting precinct shall be the Council Chamber in the City Building on Main Street ill said City on Lot II of Block 15 of the Townsite of Ketchi- kan as surveyed and plated by J. C. Barber.
 Section 3. This ordinance shall be published in the Daily Progressive Miner, newspaper published in said City of Ketchikan by two publications thereof, and shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage and approval.
 Passed and approved this 4th day of October, 1916.
 ATTEST M J. IENEGHAN. s. A. PLUMLEY, Mayor.
 Clerk.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
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A Deadly Liquid Is
 New German Horror

The Germans continue to exercise their inventiyeness. but always in the same direction, namely, the perfection of some new horror. While at the front evrites the Perograd correspondent of the Morning PosD l heard of yet another novelty which had just been used at Kreyo. It is still something of a mystery. The Germans fired some sort of liquid which produced the sen sation of burning. Il was not liquid
 fire. which is an old device on the
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
THE ALAMEDA IN AND OUT.

The Alameda arrived from the north this morning about II o'clock from Kasaan where she made a long stop yesterday and loaded 12,000 cases of salmon, and after loading 100 boxes of frozen salmon from the New Eng land Fish Co. Dock left with the fol lowing passengers from this port for Seattle: c. c. Harris and wife, J. s Peck and family R. E. Linton. Nels Engdahl Martin Christopherson, E. F. Moore, Chas. Fienem, Ruby Stan ley. Fred Pickel, Gee Sam, John Bul- ger, Clarence Johnson, P. Eitna, Fin Cheek, and two steerage.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
League Is Organized.

At a meeting held last night the committee representing the newly formed basket ball association chose four teams composed of the following men:
 Team No. 1-C. Payne, Jack Hen dricks, A. Radenbaugh, Ray Hall, L.. Erickson, Manager R. Curtis, Bob Spaeth.
 Team No. 2.-C. ostrander, Art Hen rickson, L. Kubley, w. Janggen, Man ager C. Collen, M Caughrean, M. Schaffer
 Team No. 3.-F NJ. Lawson, B. De Bar, Manager, Jim Hendricks, Jesse Moran, A. Gum, R. Bartholomew, H.. Race, M Lettich.
 Team No. 10 Anderson. J. Tal- bot, Manager, R. Higbee, G. Drake, J. J. Raleigh, J. Rounsfeu, H. Stack pole.
 A series of games will commence about the latter part of next week. Announcement to be made later.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
DOUBLE WEDDING AT FAIRBANKS
lEairhanks Citizen-l

Fairbanks Citizen)
 Rev. George G. Bruce, pastor of the Presbyterian church, perfromed a double wedding cermony at the manse last Tuesday evening The contract ing parties were Gustav Wilson, of Brooks, and Miss Theresa Johnson, of Seattle, and Andrew Friedlund, of Fairbanks, and Miss Mary Gustafson. of Seattle. The brides arrived here together on one of the last boats
 The wedding of Wilson and Miss Johnson took place first with their friends acting as witnesses to the cere- mony. They then acted as witnesses to the wedding of Friedlund and Miss Gustafson.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN
 TOWN.


c. w. Hawksworth, head of the All aska Bureau of Education for the First division. returned to Ketchikan last evening aboard the Explorer from visit to the Government School at Metlakatla. Mir Hawksworth re ports that everything is in very sat. isfactory condition and that he is much encouraged with the outlook. He will be in town for the week end when he will again return to Metlakatla tc stay until the work on the pipeline is commenced.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
COMING: CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN 1.-THE FIREMAN"
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Russian front. but something that did not openly flame. A man struck. say, on rhe arm was not disabled, and on the second day thought lightly of his bun but on the third day, or at lat est on the fourth. he died. This new devuuy produces clottiug of the blood and consequent death This is not magnificent and it is not war, but it is particularly German.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Alaska - Wrangell Strait - Spike Rock Light established on brown steel cased cylindrical concre;e pier, sur mounted by a black square daymark on October 1st
 By direction of the Commissioner of Lighthouses. In the absence and by of the Inspector. = R. R. Superintendent.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
Worlds Series Returns.

The worlds series games by innings will be received at the Walker Drug Go. every day they play during the entire series. The games will start al 11:3O a. m, Ketchikan time. when each inning will be posted on the win dow. Everybody invited. First game Saturday, Oct 7th.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

The Santa Ana of the Alaska s. s. Co. left this. morning for Seattle load ed down with 24,0O0 cases of salmon from the west coast of Prince of Wales Island.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

Designed to carry packages weigh ing up to 250 pounds, a bicycle has been built with a frame that distribu- tes the load when carried in a basket in such manner that the balance is not disturbed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

Passengers for Ketchikan arriving from the north on the Alameda this Swere: Dr. and Mrs. Edgar 0. Campbell, of Sitka; Mrs Chas A Sulzer and son, of Sulzer; and M. B. Lenning, of Juneau.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
AT THE STEDMAN-

Jack Bates, Chas w. Hawksworth, C c. Harris and wife, R. Ericson, Mrs. Chas. A. Sulzer, Dr. and Mrs. Edgar O. Campbell and Miss Annie Bong.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

\ patent has been granted New York inventor for a guard to prevent the fingers of a person using a sewing machine being pushed under the need p
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

The Lady Eagles Club will give a Whist Party at A. B. Hall Tuesday, October 10th, at s o'clock. Admission 25c. Lunch served 5t
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06
REGISTERED AT HOTEL 5
AT THE RFVILLA.

M B, Lenning, L. M. Thayen, R. F. Linton, Mir and Mrs. J. R. Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Peck and sons, Joe Vingan
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

No. Underwood Visible Typewrit- CT for sale. Price S40.-Jno. R. Beeg- le & Co. adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

No. Underwood Visible Typewrit- CT for sale Price $40.-Jno. R. Beeg- le & Co. adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

With a view to improving the qual- ity of Philippine tobacco the insular government has put into force a law requiring the inspection of all that is exported.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

Fresh shipment of coats and suits at Heckman 3t
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

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EXTRAVACANCE

The story of mother and daughter who live far beyond their and de pay the penalty for their exaaganee Pcng that debt inc easiest thing the world get into and the hardest crawl of CLEO MADISON, HOBART HEN Weir
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

Near the Gateway Store d draw string money pouch containing be tween &6o and &8o mostly paper also q small purse inside containing lodge emblem. etc Finder please leave a Miner office and receive a suitable reward
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

Friday night white night at the Rink. Come and Timber up some ad.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

New coats at Heckman's.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

New suits at EIeckman's.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-06

AN ANIMATED EEKLY-Contaning views of the Flower Carnival Omaha Neb Asor Cup Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Thomas Edison the noted inventor Worlds Series Philadelphia Nationals battle Boston Red Sox for 195s premier base ball honors, Philadelphia Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

s.,,.ss a..as wlll cali Theodore Dresser our own
naturalistic and the mystic In his
tIfIs 80, included by John Lane under the
n<s,. rays OF the Natural and the Super
1kcsa ~, The dramatic effectiveness OF
IIf~-s n',le dramas may be questioned; their
interest In unquestionable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

~ ron the Yale University Press comes
.a'' ns Book Of the Yale Pageant" hand
fs,<s volume containing the scenario OF the
v~,..e ming pageant In celebration OF
''sr zooth Anniversary.
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NOTES OF AUTHORS
AND THEIR WORKS
Artist Opper Collaborates With
Aesop-New Edition of Gren-
fell Book on Labrador

Those who have enjoyed the Opper Mother
Goose will welcome Aesop. Opper and Com.
pany into the comfy of funmakers. What
Frederick d. Opper himself thinks about
being admitted into partnership with wise
old Aesop may be gathered from his re-
marks here quoted: 81 am glad this book
is about animals birds and insects because
like them. like all animals except the
skunk and him I respect. l like all birds
except the rooster and would like him too
II he did not get up so early. 1 Ike all in
sects who can be mentioned In polite COM
pany and though L do not like reptiles l am
sorry for them. used TO think II pity
that nature did not give our fellow crea-
lures Of the animal kingdom the power OF
speech. Their talk would probably be more
interesting than ours. But perhaps II Is just
as we'll as Il is Men would teach them to
lie and swear, and they might get to telling
tlresome stories and circulating gossip. A
dog fight would be a great deal worse than
il is II the dogs could call each other names
while they were fighting" But II the animals
cannot speak. they will miss little by IL
while they have two such interpreters as
Aesop, Opper & Co. "Aesop's Fables, With
Illustrations" by r. Opper. is published by
the ]. b. Lippincott Company.
An important book published by Hough-
ton Miffiin Company is the variorium ed-
tion OF Shakespeare's Sonnets, edited by
Raymond Macdonald Alden the text of the
quarto OF 1909 is printed verbatim and each
sonnet Is followed by the variant readings
of the most authoritative editions and by
interpretative notes from the leading COM
mentators.
Harriet Prescott Spofford. in her eighty
first year, with her pen still active, has
written "A Little Book Of Friends" in
which she tells Of the lives of such gifted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

women as Celia Thaxter. Gall Hamilton.
Anne Whiting. Louise Chandler Moulton,
Sara Orne Jewett Rose Terry Cooke and
Mrs. Annie Fields Little, Brown n Co.
publish the book
A large edition OF DR.. wilfred T. Gren-
fell's Tales OF the Labrador" published by
Houghton Mifiiin Company, has been taken
for England by Nisbett & Co.
This Is the day OF passports, as all who
have wandered into Europe recently de-
clare. when one returns to America one
at first on entering railroad station In
stinctively fumbles for his pass before
boarding train" says Mr.. Wadsworth
Camp, author OF the recently published
mystery story. The House of Fear"
Perhaps sort Of flgurative passport for
Mr.. Camp among his own people making
his readers free Of the outstanding facts
OF his career may not be out of order.
wadsworth Camp. then, Is a Philadelphian
by birth, but has spent a good deal OF his
time I'm such picturesque places as New
Jersey Florida and northern Africa. He Is
at home at present on recess appar-
emily from the battlefield and the Jungle,
amid the especially distinguished art colony
at Cornish, N. H.. and Windsor. VT
The thousands OF readers OF James NJ
| Beck's Evidence in the Case" will turn with
interest to his new volume, The War and
| Humanity" issued by the Putnams. This
volume presents an analysis Of the rights
and immunities OF non-combatants and OF
the duty Of the United States. The sub
jects considered are: THE Submarine Con-
| troversy" THE Case of Edith Cavell." The
| Foreign Policy of George Washington
where There Is No Vision" The book
| includes an appendix the letter of Cardinal
Mercier bearing upon the execution of Edith
| Cavell. the British nurse
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

Another good series OF plays is the Con-
tsnporary Dramatists. issued by Richard
=. Badger, of Boston. Among the new
volumes. Gorltis "Nachtasyl." a marvellous
sreeuon. Is freshly translated. Italy yields
- piaylet by Jaointo Benavente, called
me Smile OF Mona Lisa" and one a play
~ mat remarkable German. Hugo Won
nonnsnnsthai, Madonna Dianora," is
sIouEht over into English. as well as ''rhe
1Isat oaisoto," by Jose Echegaray already
essso here by William Faversham In
en@iiss ~ Nixon-Nirdlinger's The World and
- standberE's Advent" a very powerful
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

another selection from Strindbsrg's
s.ots comes In scribner's Fourth Series"
Rays by August strindberg." II in
s'uoes In general pieces less known by in
: nsuonal reputation. THE Bridal Crown"
m'scsilaneous folkplay; The Spook So
ssa The First Wa: ming" one-act COM
80 ana "Gustavus Vasa," one OF the
'.sde's historical dramas.
e. rIom the American Scandinavia Society
=. s'hes e YET another strindberg drama, Mas
az vaaL . historical play written in youth
'hus the nrpt OF his long series.
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ND NEWS JOTTINCS

time folks Of that ncirhborhood 'Marv
Crawford's Chart" und "Old Mahogany
show the Goshen OF a later date. IN ~
ing and the charm OF familiar things and
simple incidents that have made her pre-
vious volume 80 popular.
He was q retired sea captain but not too
old TO fall In love OF to need the Kuidancs
through troubled waters. The little town IN
which he lived grew too small for him. -
no went to the city. There. In a boarding
house. he met some people who reused HI
honest ire and others who were-wcii. quite
different. OF course the story n laid In
New England. Nowhere else could b
found the quaint mixture OF sentiment and
hard common sense that characterinee this
grixsled veteran OF the seas about whom
Elisabeth Lincoln Gould has woven .
charming little tale. titled simply ,'Cap'n
Cid" Crhe Penn Publishing Company.
Philadeiphia)
In Unfinished Portraits" (Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, New York; Jennette Lee has
built n series OF charming stories upon the
legendary incidents In the lives OF the
worlds greatest artists and composers
display sympathetic appreciation OF the
masters about whom she writes 30 attrsc-
lively Titan. Giorgione. Leonardo. Durer.
Schubert, Chopin and Bach appear IN the
book In more or less unfamiliar guise.
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frage and for their achievements IN iitera-
ture. Journalism and the arts.
MruL sponrord writes out OF her heart
with rare sympathy and understanding.
Each OF the personages discussed was a
friend in the full sense OF the present BIZ
ographer in miniature who writes there
fore. intimately as we'll as appreciatively.
Fine felcities OF style make more than or
dinarily attractive the dozen OF 30 sketches.
The subjects include Jane Andrews who Is
remembered TO this day for her Seven Lat
tie Sisters" and Ten Boys who Lived from
Then 10 Now; Louise Chandler Mouitin.
splendid critic and authentic poet; Anne
whitney, the sculptor, whose Rome was
remarkable marble; Sarah Orne Jewett.
novelist Of the plain folks" OF Maine, and
mistress OF short story techniuue Celia
Thaxter the temperamental singer OF the
Isle OF shoals; Gail Hamilton, brilliant
journalist and stimulating thinker and Mrs.
Fields. wife OF James Ticknor Fields. the
publisher, a true poet as well as female
Maeoenas, whose capacity for ample friend
ship was only eoualed by her bountiful hos
pitality
There is inspiration In Mrs spofford's
volume Of tender recoliections and just es-
timates II Is a book 10 read and keep TO
read again.
IT'S hard to write a story Of the Mexican
border nowadays without something In II
been able 10 leave our the films in her new
novel. The Heritage of the Sioux" Little.
Brown a Co, Boston). The Frying U
boys are again daredevil and laugh-malSing
figures IN the Bower story. There In
framed-up bank robbery for flm purposes
and real blowing for the sake OF loot.
This is only n hint of the adventurous
action that sweeps resistlessly through the
pages. Annie Many-Ponies, daughter OF
Sioux sachem. Is an appealing person OF
the drama. and the trust reposed In her is
well warranted. Altogether rattling
story. that IL better In conception and ex-
preston than the conventional thriller on
account OF Its emotional moments under
standingiy portrayed and It's touches OF real
humanity in characterization.
stimulating volume with what popu-
larry is called Kick" In Il Ia ''open That
Door," by r. Sturgis Ingersoll q, b. LIP
pincott Company, Philadelphia Its main
theme, although this Ia cleveriy concealed.
is how 10 get the best out OF life. And
Il develops this theme by being an en-
thusiastio introduction 20 those who do the
work OF the world, to that great source of
Inspiration and Observation-Disclosures. Tho
book. although small, contains a great deal
that is we'll worth the reading. Above all
else Il Ia noteworthy in that the author
never falls into the error OF mistaking senti-
mentalism for sentiment.
Eliza Calvert Halls new volume of Ken
lucky stories, Glover ana Blue Grass"
(Littie, Brown & Co., Boston), has the same
charm and sympathetic touch as has her
earlier success, Aunt Jane OF Kentucky"
The volume contains the last Aunt Jane
story, How Parson Page Went TO the
| Circus" and the story takes the reader
back once more to Goshen and the old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

In "a Little Book OF Friends" d.ittIe,
Brown a Co., Boston, Harriet Prescott
Spofford out of her wealth of memories of
lang syne shows that auld acquaintances are
not forgot. Mrs. Spofford was slngularly
fortunate over two generations In a wide
circle of friends who included the gifted
women of a past generation notable not
only In New England. but throughout the
country. for their interest In such public
movements as abolition, education and suf.
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NOVELIST M'CUTCHEON
DELVES INTO SURGERY
FOR PLOT OF NEW BOOK
Odd Angle to Popular Writer
Appears in His Volume.
From the House
tops"
OTHER AUTUMN ISSUES

Though Il may be a long way 60 Tip
perary, as alleged In one OF the popular
songs that marked the early days OF the
Great War. the distance conjured In the
mind OF the British Tommy is scarcely
greater than that which marks the space
between the mythical Graustark OF George
Barr McCutcheon's lively fancy and the
same authors field OF vision Prom the
Housetops," which is the title OF his latest
novel, just from the press OF Dodd. Mead a
Co, New York
The author In picturing the sneotion OF =
rioh old man for his nephew. an affection
which takes the form Of ostensibly disin-
hertting him 20 keep him from marrying the
gtrl OF his choice. whom he shrewdly and
accurately suspects OF wanting the nephew
In question on account OF his expected
wealth, carries the conceit farther by oaus-
Ing the old gentleman to marry the mer-
cenary person himself
Nephew Ia a surgeon who a year after
the hateful marriage In called on by the old
man TO perform n necessarily fatal opera
tion on his tortured body. The young sur
geon's objections are overruled by the POSI-
tive orderso OF tho dying man, who apparent
~ mas discovered hitherto unsuspected vir-
tues In his young wife. and is content TO
have his nephew marry his widow After
the tragedy OF the operation, which might
have been averted but for a fractional slip
OF the surgeons knife, the Inevitable hap
pens, and the young people are free TO follow
the dictates OF their hearts.
Mr.. McCutcheon makes Il clear that the
accident" OF the operating table by reason
OF the young surgeons SURPRISING skill
might have been averted but for an order
whispered TO him by the dying uncle Jus,
before he went under the ether The author
leaves II TO the readers conscience whether
this sort OF euthanasla is justinable. In view
| of the fact that the old man would have
died within a few months even II the ''ac.
cident" had not happened, and that both the
patient and the surgeon were aware of tn,
| fact that n successful operation would hav,
entailed only additional and hopeless suffer
| ing for the old man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-07

R.~s,ss,sl slso Issues new translation OF
iaps' II 10 well worth a rereading.
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fr..s ~ an has brought over four volumes
49, Annesley vaohell. a skillful ana vastly
~c<t writer OF comedies, whose only
c6i,< ter seen In Philadelphia Il s~rhs
i. -. Suinneys' is decidedly higher in
~. ,-s.el level while Mr. Vaoheli's serious
4 -. 's.p'.ysd ~ ~. In 'searohliEhts." drama
@'ES Arthur Jonsss rather slnssz.ss