From the No/?/ ty Sir Gilbert Parker
P/cturizedand personal// directed by,
J. STtuart Blsclcton
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“MISSING" was the last Stua Bhiekti.-Y. shown here and it was one of the best Para
mounts on the market, this is another head liner
PARAMOUNT MACK SEN NETT kO'.IEDY “LADIES FIRST"
One of the big two reel comedy hii Mack Sennnett’s stamp on these films guarantees all
laughs.
Responsive Dream
With the style of defence- after,
resorted to by lawyers it is not sur
prising that they should be vis ted
with weird hallucinations and wild
dreams and nightmares, but the read
ing of the dream of Att'y Ingersol!
must have made such an imoression
upon my mind as to occasion the f'1
lowing responsive dream. I seeme
to be back to the days of the Klon
dike rush when bawdy houses and
gambling dens vdero running wide
open in the business centres of Adas
kan towns. Open saloons wert> more
numerous than grocery store? and
all the most luring at* ’ -1
human ingenuity could devis*. were
leso'ted to to divert the minds of the
young and unwary of both sexes from
the path of morality and honor to
that more dazzling temptation, • Easy
money.” The law for Alaska's gov
■ i r. cnt were, apparently framed to
' pe pctuate this condition, as the rev
! cnue for the support of our schools
land municipalities was secured thru
i ’icr.ns'ng the liquor traffic; but we
1 hod in the town a lawyer known (to
himself) as an "Honest lawyer,” who
never tasted intoxing liquors and
had an afchoronce for the liquor traf
fic but ns time went on and he be
c""'e r real es‘ate owner, he made
extens'vs improvements in the way
of building a hotel and a store room
for rental, until he was deeply involv
e-4. f'nanciolly. In my dream I saw
this lawyer refusing to have a bar
room in his hotel, for sometime, but
fi r’!y s-'hing aha. a Temperance
hotel in an intemperate town was at
a disadvantage, he introduced the liou
or business in connection in all its
c-'-’ki’t Even then the busi
ness was not a great rgenev-making
ventur- • ntiI the rr ce of fish began
to mount higher, in consequence of
which the Cay laborer and fishermen
We Wish
? o Announce
A SPECIAf RE TION SALE
The kind that saves you money on all goods.
OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
Prices are now greatly reduced on all women’s
Coats and Dresses; Men’s Suits. Overcoats,
and Overcoats Mackinaws and Overalls. Also
Roys’ Suits and Overcoat: .
Seeing is believing, come, see. make a pur
chase and sa’e money thereby.
The BOX
IE
The Toy IJomlquartors
had more money to spend, and a
great portion of them got very busy
spending it as soon as they met their
very genial, barkeeper—friends and 1
protectors(?), to the extent that when
reason returned they would find them
selves sick, disgusted and broke but
without sufficient self command to
prevent a constant repetition of the
self-destroying practice. During this
period of such great prosperity of
the liquor dealers at the dreadful ex-1
pense of those with strong appetite-*
and poor self control, the Territorial
legislature passed an act submitting
the prohibition question to a vote o'
the people by which if prohibition
carried, liouor dealers we-e to have
until the first of July following to
carried by an overwheming majority,
even outlying mining camps, compos
ed principally cf old drinkers, voted
aoainst the traffic. Many, many of
those old confirmed drinkers, who had
soent all their earnings and the best
years of their lives and manhood in
support of the soul-destroying curse,
now voted against its continuance
Our delegate, the Honorable James
W'okersham. as the representative of
the whole peoDle of Alaska, prepared
and secured the passage of a “Bonr>
dry law” for the enforcement of the
cxoressrd will of the people of Alaska
Put whai s harvpst for the saloons
before the law went into effect. In
my dream I recalled scenes of crowds
cf fishermen and laborers congregat
ing in the saloons, of their wild sinq
inm cu-sing and fiohtinq; of the d'ffi
culties in getting the drunken and un
manageable fishing crews aboard their
boats. Put note: what a change had
come over our “Honest lawyer;” dur
ing those brisk times, since enqaging
;n this traffic of “Hell fire and Damna
tion.” He had made more unearned
money than he had ever dreamed pos
sible, in his situation, in so short a
time: visions of a financial ratina
with Rockefeller were before him, and
KERISMS
We will put the Ediscn Phonograph in your home
trial without any obligation.
on
We invite comparison, and will gladly put it with any
machines under the same conditions.
free
other
WALKER DRUG CO
Phone 26.
Your Pexall Store
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from a mental attitude of solicitude
for hi* fellow man his entire Interest
In life seemed to become self center
ed; he cursed the woman vote, be
cursed the prohibition vote and James
Wlckereham for not standing by the
liquor dealers regardless of the Peo
ple's expressed will; In fact his ment
al abberfations became of ^such a
character that he saw visions, at that
time, of Ketchikan as a cemetery, con
secrated to th« dead hopes of the liqu
or dealers of Alaska; he saw tall grass
growing In the Streets, from which
hordes of the Prohibition Clan would
emerge, led by bands of wild and
fierce women intent upon his destruc
tion, until he determined to migrate
to som« foreign land where s*ich on«ts
as women were unknown. Apparently
with this intent he left Alaska, leav
ing his hotel and business In trust
worthy hands and was gone for many
months, while the business continu
ed to prosper. The whisky stores
were closed, many who had not been
really sober for years past were re
stored to their normal selves and
from a condition of disgrace to them
selves and burden to the community
began to earn and save money, thus
surprising themselves by being able
to earn and spend their money in a
self-respecting way. Saloons were
converted into rsepectable places of
business not to be evaded by our
wives and children, and all lines of
business (except saloons) prospered
as never before but, strange to say.
the "Honest lawyer" finally returned
and, when questioned, admitted that
he had been mentally affected when
he left here. It is doubtful if he had
his case analyzed, but it is suspected
that it was superinducted by the aw
ful fear of a sudden sttonnage of so
great a volume of tainted money
nass;ng thru his hands every day,
from which practice he absorbed
enough to infect his system, as he
disclaims having drank any of his own
beverages. As I woke from my dream
and thought over this, really vivid re
oroduction of theoast and its bearing
upon the immediate future, it aopears
‘o me that the briliant prosoects tor
Ketchikan’s future have not been dim
med by the abolition of the liquor tra
ffic. It is well known that some are
not satisfied with a safe liaitimate
business, but seem to go out of their
way to violate and defy the law.
when it is absolutely inexpus&ble.
This country will prosper without
‘he saloon, both financially and mor
ally with a just and proper enforce
ment of the laws.
We’ve tried the old system of mak
nq our customers drunk to get their
money, let us treat with them now as
sentlemen. I bel'eve we can thrive
'ully as well in more ways than one
■with mutual resnect for one another.
To tell the truth I have been highly
-ileased with the changed business
-onditions.
Forest J. Hunt.
Princess Mary of England is to be
come a trained nurse. Her brother,
‘he heir to the throne, is in active
service at the front. Even royalty
cannot afford to be a stacker these
Hays.
One of the reasons a woman bosses
her busband about is because sh
knows, that when the daughter gets
to be about thirteen years of age
she’ll tell them both what they ought
*0 do.
The war lords may deceive the Ger
man people regarding the number of
American troops in France, but it will
be ali the worse for those junkers
when the truth comes, as it will even
tually.
Lord Northcliffe is probably correct
'hat American aione could defeat Ger
many, but at this stage there’s no use
in allowing a little well-placed flattery
‘o change a program that’s giving
everybody a chance.
Farmers may not wish to muzzle
he ox that treadeth out the corn, but
armers’ wives) often want to muzzle
:he harvest hand when he begins to
■oam around among the victuals.
QUICK ACTION! WHAT?
i
“Br-r-r-r-ing?”
“Hello! Miner office talking!’’
“Well say, take that ad. out I put
n for the dining room set last night,
've sold it seventeen times already,
ind I’m nearly gU’Byheaddd, telling
eople it's sold,” came the exasperat
’d voice of Mr. Howard over the
ihone this morning at 9:30.
MORAL: It pays to advertise in
he Miner, the hom'e paper.
WANTED—Girl at the Liberty
Lunch.—adv.
INDEPENDENT
DRAY I NO CO.
Coal & Frsight Hauled
Docks
Office Phone 64 Res. 134
CHRIS SORENSEN, Prop.
HOWARD BUYS
FURS
Stefl mall
At The GRAN D
TUESDAY — And — WEDNESDAY
Earl Williams and Grace Darmond
in “The Seal of Silence”
EARLE WILLIAMS
A dainty Comedy, “ON THE JUMP’
with the funny Harold Lloyd opens
the show.
COMING SOON:—“WAR AND THE
WOMAN” A big special attraction.
Earle Williams is considered photo
play's most finished actor and is a
great favorite everywhere and Grace
Darmond who is seen at a splendid
advantage in this play is conceded
the smartest gowned woman in the
movies. Kate Price and other stars
ripport this cast. t;
A Play that will appeal to everyone.
CRA< :13 I >ARMi N11
Despite the scarcity of leather, im-1
provident snakes refuse to be half
soled and so shed their entire old
skins, thus having to provide them
selves with new ones.
FOR SALE: A new Great Western
Heating Stove. Apply C. A. Smith
—adv. tf.
Crops are unusually good ill Eng
land this years, and we may as we I
admit now befort; someone makes us,
that the women are raising the crops
in England this year.
Fashionable Dressmaking. Call at
Romm 238, Revilja Hotel. Mrs. Vetsch
—adv. 3tp
Restaurant For Sale.—Address, M.
L., P. O. B. 742.—adv.
LOST—A lady’s gold watch, en
graved “A. V. B.” Reward offered
for recover of same, at this office, adv
FOR SALE: 5 H. P. Atlas Engine,
Price $300. at H. R. Thompso, Ketchi
kan. avtf.
At The LIBERTY
TUESDAY — And — WEDNESDAY
HAROLD LOCKWOOD m
“THE: SQUARE DECEIVER"
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Louise Gl&un
in the
“Strange
T rarssgressoi
A Ga um i>nt New.4
and Comedy
The Radiant Charm of Youth is
found in
\ 5 Act Metro Wonderplay of unusual
— fascination starring
Everybody’s Favorite
1 roid Lockwood
also Episode No. 4
HOl'SK OF MATE
‘’THE MAN FROM JAVA”
•JjaBSEagasa- w«^!M>wr«TOrriT i i» r ii» -m/ati
Louise Glaum In Triangle Play, “A
Strange Transgressor.” #
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-Service
Is the Quality Right ?
T'HA I'S.a vitally important question you'll want to
* ask yourself when you buy your new clothes.
In noriqal times this question don’t bother folks very
much. But times have changed. A good many manu
facturers and retail merchants are lowering quality
to meet price demands.
We have always conducted our store o;i the idea that
to attain the highest degree of success a business
must be built like a sky-scraper—“for keeps. And
when we started in business here we put into immedi
ate practice our theory that to build “for keeps” re
- quires adhering to the highest, quality standards and
giving full valuh—selling thoroughly dependable mer
chandise at absolutely minimum prices.
Buy your clothes at this store and you will have a
feeling of security that both quality and price are
right because we sell
Society Brand Clothes, Florsheim and
Utz & Dunn Shoes, Cooper, Medlicott and
Glastenbury Underwear
STOCK
J. R. HECKMAN & CO.
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