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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
DAUGHTER MARRiES

Honorable Isaac Sowerby received word recently of the marriage of his eldest daughter Nina, to Charles John- son, in Bisbee, Arizona where MT. Johnson, who is a mining engineer, has been working Miss Sowerby has been visiting in southern California with Mrs. Sowerby for sometime and was attending summer school in Los Angeles.
 Mir Johnson is well known in south eastern Alaska, having lived for many years in Douglas, where he became acquainted :th his charming bride, years ago.
 The ''Ho; able Ike" has been look ing rather lonely these last few days and the real reason has just become known.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 22.-Beginning September 15. the export duty Of sisal fibre. one Of the principal products of Yucatan was fixed at percent. of the price paid for the fibre in foreign mar ke.s. The secretary of finance will K the average sales price of the fibre which shall be considered for taxing purposes each two months. basing his figures on the quotations in the fore ign markets
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
CANNERHS( END YEAR
 WITH BALL
Held Meeting Last Night and Appointed Committees to
 Start Ball A Rolling

Care, worry, hustle, bustle and everything that goes to make up a successful canning season, bringing furrows to brow, and crows feet to eyes, will all be cast to the four winds of heaven and the rafters of the big Moose Hall when the doors open on Friday evening, October twelfth, for the big Annual Cannerymen's Ball.
 The festivities will open at nine O. clock and the event is intended to be of the most democratic character and for all the people of the city.
 A meeting was held last evening and chairman and secretary were ap- pointed. Other working committees are to be appointed later.
 Preparations are now under way for one of the biggest and best balls ever given in Ketchikan," one of the prominent cannerymen said today, and if one can judge by the ball given last year, this one will be all that is prom ised All arrangements for the en- tertainment of Ketchikan's people and those of the surrounding country, have not yet been completed and will be announced later, as we'll as those con- mittees in charge of the various ar engagements. The ball will be the combined effort of the superintend- ents and owners of thirty-three can neries, and will be a very important event in the close of the most success ful canning season had in the north for sometime.
 Many Firms Represented
 Among the canneries to be represent ed are: Hidden Inlet, Nakat Inlet, Quadra, Roe Point, George Inlet. Ket- chikan Cannery, Pure Food Fish Co.,, Sunny Point Packing Co.,, of Ketchi- kan, Beege Packing Company, Ket- chikan Packing Co.,, J. L. Smiley & Co, Wards Cove Packing Co.,, Alas ka Packers Assn, of Loring, Yes Bay Cannery, Union Bay Fisheries, Santa Ana, Point Warde, Burnett Inlet, Lake Bay Cannery, Kasaan, Skowl Arm, Sunny Point Packing Co, of Sunny Point, Chomley Moira Sound, Hunters Bay, Rose Inlet, Alaska Fish Co.,. Craig Klawock. Heceta Packing Company, Metlakatla Packing Company.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
RARE TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS TONIGHT
 AT RED MEN HALL AT 8:15 P. M.

while a Chicago critic says: Mine. Marie Zendt is splendidly schooled artist, has a charming and gracious manner, no affectation, and is beauti- ful woman with a beautiful voice. She does, as few can, the lyric and colerat- ura work exquisitely."
 She will be assisted in her program this evening at Red Men Hall by Miss DuHamel violinist and MT. Penneil. 'Cellist, who have been heard often to advantage in Ketchikan.
 The Lyceum board has announced that Coupon number three of last seasons ticket will be good for the re- cital tonight.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
MONTANA BOYS NEGLECT TO
 ANSWER CALI
Are Being Rounded Up By the Sheriffs and Army Officials
 Are DeSerters
r, r. Pr5f~essl-e.5f.

Bt-TTE. Mont Sept. 22-Nearly la.E Of ta4 StTsr Bow Cou1tg's quota 0. drafted men. failed 70 report for enrichment for Camp Lewis and are desercers. according 70 the rules gov ern.Hg ,heir cases. The police and the coun-y authorities are out coop era-ing with army officers today in rounding ID the missing men Charge ot deserrion may be preferred against them.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
STILL HOARD GOLD
 IN FRANCE, POLICE
 RAID RESIDENCES
t4sso,gltsd F-ss}

PARIS. France. Sept. 22.-Reeeipts q the Bank of France show there is still 8 considerable amount of gold in private hands in France. l. is com. 5aS oHt a. present at the rate of about el1G.Bz4 francs q week.
 h searching the residences Of a re- gently in-erned Austrian subject at Nee the other day, the police fe1nd 22-1o3 francs in gold coins Of : --4I different countries. This gold was turned over 10 the bank of France while more than 100000 fra worth Of securities were put under ss~..
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
SHEPARD CONDITION
 CRITICAL IN SEATTLE
Threatened Strike for Next Mon-
 day May Tie Up Everything
t4sst .5ated Prs,s}

SEATTLE. Sept, 23-The shipyards condition here is considered critical today. and unless satisfactory progress is made in the negotiations at Wash ington. the threat of the metal workers to strike next Monday will go into ef- feet. tying up every shipyard. except The Skinner X Eddy which conceded 10 the new scale of wages. granting thirty.three per cent advance
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
CALLS UPON GOVMT. TO FIX PRICES OF
 COM MODITIES
Especial To Progressire-3rsner)

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 22.-At the meeting last night Of the American Business Men convention, a resolution was adopted, calling upon the govern ment 10 fix prices on all essential com modities for the public use as well as for the government. The resolution demands that action be taken imm ed lately as there appears to be a tenden cy of boosting up various articles.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
SEATTLE FIRM RESPONSIBLE
 FOR STRIKES
Chairman Hurley Says Shipyard Precipitated
 Trouble on Coast
Especial To Progressire-Niner)

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Chairman Hurley of the Federal Shipping Board after minute investigation, announc- ed this morning that the chief cause of all the strikes in the Pacific coast ship yards was due 10 the action of the Skinner & Eddy's shipyard manage ment in agreeing to fortyfour per cent increase in wages, thus precipi- tating a movement for the best work men to that plant and creating a de- mand for the same wages in other yards making lower profits.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
TODAY FIRST DAY OF 1. AUTUMN; SUN CROSSES !
 THE EQUATOR .

f Today is the First day of Au- < + tumn. The sun, in it's journey < < among the stars crosses the equa- <
 F tor, making the nights and the !
 + days twice during the year, about 4 F equal length. These periods are 4 ]. called the Vernal Equinox in + < Spring. about March 20. and the + f autumnal equinox in fall, which | + occurs today. It takes the sun |
 F seven or eight days longer to go | < from vernal to autumnal equinox !
 f than from autumnal to vernal ! F At these times many terrific | | storms are supposed to take place. ! + I
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
g ARE GIVEN WAR CROSSES

PARIS. Sept. 22.-Twenty-three Ambulance men have been decorated by the French government with the war cross during the last week. in ap- preciation of their work in the recent heavy fighting.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
CAPT. WERNER TO RETIRE

SEATTLE, Sept. 22-Captain Fred Werner, announces his retirement from the command of the steamship Alaska and severing his connection with the company. Wm. Jensen is spoken of as the probable commander Of the big liner.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
GOING SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. s. J. Waite and family who have spent the summer at Chom- ley will leave Oh the Princess this eve ming for Seattle where they will spend the winter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
PASSENGERS BRING REPORT OF THE
 SINKING OF BOATS
Two Steamers, One Submarine and Probably Two Were
 Sunk September 3.
,AsSOciatei PreSsl

ATLANTIC PORT. Sept. 22.-Pass- engerS arriving from England have brought news that two steamers of a fleet of six conveyed by'two destroyers which left the coast of Ireland Sep tember third, were sunk by German submarines a few hours after depart ing. One submarine and probably two were sl lk by the destroyers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES

SEATTLE. Sept 22.-The Pacific Steamship Company announces this morning that it will dispense with the services of C. D. Dunam, passenger and traffic manager. from October l.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22

Bert Nergaard, Roy McDougall, MT. and Mrs. Jensen, M. Mathison, H. Hen rikson, and O. Johnson, are guests at the Revilla today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
TlLLAMooK GOES WEsT

The Ttllamook sailed for Port Wal Ter this morning where it is expected she will take d cargo Of herring. MT Raleigh. local agent for the Grand Trunk. was on board, and expects to be back either Monday or Tuesday.
 DESPATCH GOES SOUTH
 The Despatch which arrived in port yesterday afternoon about four o'clock loaded canned salmon all night and sailed for the south this morning at three o'clock She loaded 2.500 cases from the Sunny Point cannery and 5000 from the KeJchikan cannery. Tn all she carried about 34.000 cases from various canneries in southeastern Al aska. Leaving Ketchikan were John Blakely, and Chas. Glover.
 The Princess Sophia which arrived from rhe north late this afternoon will sail south abou, eight o'clock tonight, after loading cargo Of frozen fish from the New England Fish company dock. Leaving for the south are s. J. Waite and family. George Pierrot, Mrs M Ridley and two steerage.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
WILL SING TOMORROW

Mme Zendt will sing at tomorrow mornings service at II o'clock at the Episcopal church, rendering Gounod's 70, Divine Redeemer."
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22

Nationl revenue in 1916 increased s49,927.4l6, due to larger custom re- ceipts,
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22

Frances financial needs for the last quarter Of the current year are placed at s2,250, 100000.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
ACCEPTANCE OF PEACE
 TERMS BY GERMANY
 CANNOT INFLUENCE U.

F WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Aus- <
 F tria-Germany' acceptance of the <
 t Pope's peace proposals has failed ! e to swerve the United States. The <
 F State Department announces to- < F day that the country's determin- + ation is to make no peace while < kaiserism lasts. F
 < +
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
 SOUTHBOITND.

Princess Sophia Saturday a. n. Prince George Sunday ?. n. Adimarl Evans Monday. Humboldt Tuesday night. Spokane Wednesday. Dolphin Tuesday.
 NORTHROUND. Northwestern Sunday Princess Alice onday ?. n. City Of Seattle Tuesday p. II. Prince Rupert Wednesday p. n. Admiral Watson Wednesday ?. n.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-22
NOTICE

The Electric Current will be <
 shut off on Sunday, Sept 23rd, +
 L from II: 30 A M to 1:00 P. M < t Citizens Light. Power & Water Co < } |
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Smile

1t doesn't pay to be ill natured. A
crouch in the system is as deadly to pro-
gress as ball and chain at the ankle. The
ball and chain combination does not keep
the wearer from toiling like all creation but
holds him back quite effectively. Same
way with crouch.
The fellow who gets up with smile,
carries it all day, and takes it home at
night-ah, the world will smile with him,
at him and for him. He may not amass
great riches, but he will glory in priceless
wealth of friends. Men may not uncover
at the mention, but wife and children will
listen for his footsteps and crown him with
affection. He may not be hailed as a con-
queror of others, but he will be blessed
with the realization that he has conquered
himself.
Cultivate the feeling that expresses itself
in a smile. 1t will make you happy and
cause you to be the means of happiness for
Others
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Smallest Engine

Tiny Tim is the name of the smallest
engine in the world. 1t is made of gold
and steel, and is so small that common
house fly seems large in comparison. 1t
weighs just four grains complete. which is
the weight of an ordinary match. 1t takes
over 100 such engines to weigh one ounce,
almost 1000 to weigh pound, and more
than 3, 200, 900 to weigh ton.
The engine bed and stand are of gold.
The shaft runs in hardened and ground
steel bearings inserted in the gold bed.
These bearings are counter bored from the
inside to form self-oiling bearing. The
fly wheel has steel center and arms, with
gold rim, and the complete wheel weighs
one grain.
The cylinder is of steel, with octagonal
base, highly polished. The stroke is 1872
of an inch, bore 3-l00 of an inch. Seven
teen pieces are used in the construction of
this engine.
The speed of the engine is 5000 revo-
lutions minute. When running 100 a
second no motion is visible to the eye, but
it makes a noise like the hum of a mosquito.
The horse power is LASS, 900 of one horse
power.
Compressed air is used to run it; and it
may be of some interest to note that the
amount required to make it hum can easily
be born on the eyeball without winking.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Army Rifles of Europe

The German Mauser can fire faster than
any other rifle used by the armies of Europe.
The magazine holds five cartridges, packed
in chargers.
The British rife is the outcome of the
South African war. Itholds ten cartrid ges,
and is sighted from 200 to $500 yards.
The Italian Mannlicher Carcano is rather
slow, discharging but fifteen rounds of shot
minute.
The French Lebel is the longest rifle.
The tube magazine under the barrel, holds
eight cartridges. The bullet used in it
weighs 1913 grains.
The Russian rifle is seven inches longer
than the British. 1t is capable of firing
twenty-four bullets to the minute
The bayonet is always fixed.
The Austrian rifle is the lightest of all,
yet its bullet, 244 grains is the heaviest used
by any of the powers. 1t is very rapid in
action.
The Belgian Mauser of 1889 holds five
cartridges, carried in clips. 1t cannot be
used as a single loader. 1t weighs over
eight pounds.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09

Leavss From Our Poets.
Fishing

/ do not go to fish for fish, l go to catch
the day
When up the dawn he comes to swish the
river mists away.
do not come because know the fish are
sure to bite;
60 to catch the songs that flow, the dreams
that greet my sight.
do not 60 to fish for fish, go TO fish fol
Dews
Along the shore, mile or more to visit
Mistress Muse.
l often find her daughters nine upon the
beach at play
And then the pleasure all is mine, to heal
the things they say.
l do not go to fish for fish, l go to be as
Who joys to sit and smile awhile, just lonely
with the sun.
Just with the chatter of the breeze upon the
ripping tide,
Just with the friendship of the trees, and OF
the birds beside.
l do not 60 to fish for fish. have no time
for that;
60 to stray away day, beneath my wide
trimmed hat;
1 go to drift, slow or swift, however wills my
boat:
Then something comes to cleanse and lift
the dust that's in my throat.
l do not go to fish for fish, hardly care a,
If any fish comes to my wish, good luck or
i'll befall.
60 to fish with memory bait upon the
singing stream,
And generally it is my fate, instead of fish
to dream.
To dream and drift, to swing and float, and
loaf the lonely hours,
Along the shore where glides my boat,
where bloom the fragrant flowers,
To lunch and smoke aud dream again the
long days golden span:
Then paddle home at night and feel just
like another man.-Maud r. Lemaley.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
On Making Mistakes

Most men are afraid of making mistakes.
like other men who make mistakes, who
have the dash, the energy, the warm blood
in their veins, to m a k e mistakes.
Everything in life is more or less gamble.
Timidity never accomplished anything in
this world. Faith is the handspring of en-
terprise. Mistakes make the game interest
ing. They lift above the dead level, stimu-
late imagination and keep hope young.
More good thoughts have persisted than
have seen the light of day. 1t is the easiest
thing in the world to reason the merit out
of new idea. The man who "gets there
is the man who has the courage to make
the plunge when the thought is fresh in his
mind-to strike while the iron is hot. Ideas,
like time and tide, wait for nobody. They
must be taken at the flood. The man who
attempts to argue all the way to the finish is
lost. Difficulties are at their worst in per-
spective. The plunge is the vital thing-
the begin ming, the life. Faith and experience
will take care of the rest. The world
real benefactors are its brave men-the men
who have the soul to dare to risk everything
fortune, reputation and life itself.
l don't believe at all in the sure thing
theory of getting something for nothing.
En-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Our Vital KNOWLEDGE

Fill the brain of man just as full as you
With the lore of the present or past;
Pack his mind to the brim with mythology
dim
Such as Jason close-reefed to a mast;
Teach him high mathematics and Greek and
quadratics,
Make him dizzy with science and art;
Yet the best things he II know and the things
he'll know best
Won't be found in his head-in his heart!
All the best of our truths the pre-pliocene
youths
Knew aeons ago without thinking;
All the things we have added-with which
we have padded
You can put in your eye without blinking.
There is piffle galore and then piffle some
We've persuaded ourselves is quite smart,
But the things we know best and the best
things we know
have been known all the while In our heart.
When crisis arrives in your fellow men S
lives
And it's right up to you to make good,
What's the thing you consult for the proper
result
And to find how to act as you should?
Does parchment diploma with college
aroma
Play ever so humble a part?
No-the best you should know, that you
ought to know best
Is on file in the shelves of your heart.
Have some brains if you can-'tis part of
man
That should never be suffered to rust;
Let escape not chance to make knowledge
IT'S the brainy man gathers the dust,
But mere brain, howe'er great, cannot love,
cannot hate,
Only minor, at most is its part.
For the best things to know and the things
to know best
Man has known, from the first, in his
heart.-Strickland GILLIAN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Eye of Submarine

''The periscope, the eye of the sub
marine is described as simple instrument
whose construction has proved COM
plicated problem for opticians. In its
simple FORM an optician says, 1T is a
vertical steel tube about 20 feet long, with a
rejecting prism at the top and the lenses of
a telescope at the bottom. 1t is, in fact, a
simple telescope whose line of light turns a
corner from horizontal to vertical as it
passes through the prism. This instrument
takes in As degrees of the horizon, or one
eighth of the total field, at one view. But
turning the tube on its axis, the rest comes
into sight successfully.
"This periscope gives very clear images,
but as it can be used with only one eye at
time it does not allow of Distinguishing
the different planes of vision very we'll, and
tires the observers eye rather quickly.
Binocular periscopes have been attempted,
but luminosity is lost by gaining the adj
vantage of stereoscopic vision.
"The so-called combination periscope
allows of vision with both eyes, though it
is not stereoscopic. A real image is thrown
on groundglass screen, much like that of
photograph camera; it may be looked at
with the two eyes, but no impression of
depth and space is given. The screen
avoids excessive fatigue, and it can be used
only in bright light. The size of the image
is often insufficient to bring out detail.
To obtain greater enlargement without
diminishing clearness too much. magnify
Ing lenses are sometimes added.
'The preceding periscopes do not enable
a commander to take a rapid survey of the
horizon; it takes five to ten seconds to make
complete circle. Again, the observer
must himself move around with the piece.
If the image is TO remain upright without
moving the eye-piece it is necessary to use
a compensatory prism whose movement
makes up for that of the eye-piece.
"This is the principle of the panoramic
periscope whose tube is fixed and bears at
its summit glass bulk containing a
rejecting prism mounted on base that
may be turned with handle. There is a
compromising prism that turns at half the
speed and keeps the image straight.
''To observe successfully all points of
the horizon it sufices to turn the crank,
without its being necessary for either
observer or eye-piece to change place.
Nevertheless, however rapid the oper-
alton, it does not enable the observer to see
the whole horizon at once. This is realized
in the periscope with ring-shaped eye.
piece. At the top OF the tube is ring
shaped lens which refracts toward the base
of the tube rays that reach it from all sides.
A panoramic image, is thus obtained that
includes all surrounding objects, although
they appear smaller and more distant
than with the naked eye. The observer
also sees, in the center of the panoramic
image, portion of the field on larger
.'-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
True Manhood

1t is not always the coat that tells,
Nor the collar your friend may wear;
1t is not only the shine of his shoes,
Nor the finished touch of his hair.
1t is not all in silken hat.
Nor the fitting neat of his gloves;
1t is not merely his cultured air,
Nor the circle in which he moves.
All, no! after all, tits the man himself,
AS he stands with his God alone;
lis the heaIt that beats beneath the coat;
The life that points to the throne.
The eye that cheers with its kindly glance
It's the arm around brother cast;
The hand that points to hope beyond,
I is love that endures to the last.
. -SeLected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
| Must

Too many of US live little negative lives,
doing the things that merely 'fall'' to us
or pass our way. We do little reaching
out and digging down. We think of 81
must for instance, as a positive that only
heroes and gods ought to associate with.
But unless your life is permeated by posi-
tives, by some personal responsibility of
effort, your character, at the end, will stand
weak indeed.
81 must said Lord Nelson at Trafalgar;
81 must" said Washington, at Valley
Forge; 81 must" said Mark Twain, with
bankruptcy clutching at his heart; 81 must, :"
says every great man and woman, sensing
duty, opportunity, crisis, and the large
success.-Er,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
DIG; In

Dig right in and do your bit,
Take your dose of work and grin;
Put your soul right into it,
That's the only way to win.
Don't sit down and loudly wall,
Just because your task is tough;
That's the surest way to fail;
Tackle it and show your stuff.
Each man living meets his test:
Hard jobs come to one and all
Dig right in and do your best,
Shirk it and you're sure to fall.
When you're up against job
That's distasteful, dig right in;
Don't take time to sigh or sob;
Do it, and you're bound to win.
Detroit Free Pres!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
Friends

Oh they are frmer friends by far
Than any other creatures are,
How happy their two lives must he,
Blessed with such perfect sympathy!
Where is the pair so fond as they
Together through the whole long day?
Indeed, it, sure they'd spend the night
On one same pillow if they might.
land, to be frank with you,
AT times-and unbeknown they doD
Each lives but for the others joy.
They are puppy and boy.-EG.