THE PROGRESSIVE- MINER
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a.
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act oi
March 3, 1879.
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hL’FlYiihAN, Tvi..i.mvA, JANUARY 24, 1916.
President Wilson says that it would be “unwise”
to give publicity to certain communications received
at the Department of State ,and in a way, refuses the
senate the information demanded. Evidently, there
is something wrong somewhere which adds another
reasonfo r giving it publicity. If the Mexicans have
been insulting in their remarks, they have not only
insulted the President, but they have insulted the
country. For that reason the people should know
We hope that the senate will insist in informing the
American people.
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Some pathetic souls have seen through the con
duct of the Juneau people and have come to the con
clusion that they were all gding to perdition alarm
ingly fast. So much so that they have invited Billy
Sunday to make them a visit and advise them. But
we are going to tell Billy that it won’t do those peo
ple any good. They are too far gone.
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SUPREME COURT VACANCY
(From the P.-I.)
President Wilson has an exceptionally good oppor
tunity to give the country an object lesson in pure
Americanism bv appointing William Howard Taft to
the place on the supreme court bench made vacant
by t he death of Justice Lamar, of Georgia. If there
is a branch of the federal government which should
be kept free from narrow partisan politics,
it 13 the supreme court.
It is worthy of thought that, as president of the
United States, Mr. Taft appointed Justice Lamar and
justice I.urton and elevated to the chief justiceship
Justice White, all Democrats of the South. It was
the ability of the Republican predecessor of Presi
dent Wilson to raise above partisanship of sectional
ism which endeared him to many people in the solidly
Democratic South. Not to be outdone in magnanimity
it is notable that those foremost in urging Mr. Taft’s
aopintnient are Southern Democrats.
It is idle to speak of Mr. Taft’s many qualifica
tions for the high position. His career as a judge
has been unusually briliant, and it seems probable
that no other man now in the public eye could bring
so mush ability to the serious and gravely impor
tant work of the supreme court. That he would or
nament as well as strengthen the court seems beyond
question.
News dispatches from Washington within the last
few days indicate that the president is scrutinizing!
the court to asertain if there is a nice political
balance between the Republican and Democratic parties
in its personel. It is broadly hinted that a deserving
Democrat might be named for the purpose of more
nearly equalizing political representation in that aug
ust body. In this manner character, worth ability are
given second place to mere political faith.
It is significant at this time to note that Southeren
newspapers such as the Augusta Chronicle are not in
harmony wih the purpose attributed to the president
and are urging the chief executive to rise superior to
the demand for party spoils. Southern newspapers
and Southern leaders of Democracy would be pleas
ed if a Democracratic president should be as broad
minded as his Republican predecessor.
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FOR THE CARELESS SMOKER
A new'rule of the forest reserve promises a less
ening of the danger of forest fires from careless
smokers. Says the Everett Tribune:
“There weren’t so niany forest fires as usual last
year. And men in the forestry service say that one
of the principal reasons is the new rules sent out from
Washington last summer.
"The rule is simply this: ‘Break your match in
two before you throw it away.’
“It may sound absurd. But if you’ve never tried
it, suppose you do so. You’ll find that you can’t
break that match in two without burning your fin
gers, unless you’ve blown it out and held it for
a moment for the glowing end to cool.
“Thousands of hunters and campers in ail the na
tional forests caught up that rule because it struck
their fancy and was perfectly n mple and easy.
Most fires in the woods have probob. • been caused by
lighted matches thrown away by careless smokers.
Those broken matches don’t start any fires.
“It may occur to the reader, however, that there
arc far more people throwing away lighted matches
in homes and offices and public places than there are
in forests. And most city fires come from that very
cause.”
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SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
The struggle of life among the birds and other
wild creatures is so severe that the feeble and mal
formed, or the handicapped in any way, quickly drop
out. Probably none of them ever dies from old age.
They are cut off in ther prime. A weeding out pro
cess goes on from the time they leave the nest. A
full measure of life, the perfection of every quill
and feather, and unerring instinct, carry them along.
They are always in the enemy’s country; they are al
ways on the firing line; eternal vigilance and cease
less a ctivity are the price of life with them. The
natural length of life of our smaller birds is cal
culated to be eight or ten years, but probobly not one
in a thousand r eaches that age. Not half a dozen
times in my life have I found the body of a dead
bird that did not show some marke of violence.—John
Burroughs. t
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
AT THE CHURCHES
A_MONG THE OHUSCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Regular Services Sunday 11 a.m.
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7;30 p. m.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
Subject for Sunday, Jan. 23, 1916.
“TRUTH”
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
Sunday Church Service 11 a. m.
and 7;30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30 p.m.
Friday Choir meets at 8:00 p. m.
First and Third Wednesday after
noons at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Muss ut 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.in.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 a.m., Holy commun
ion, (Except first Sunday in the
month.)
10:00 Native Sunday School.
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. (Holy Communion, first
Sunday in the month.)
12:00 m. Sunday School.
3:00 p.m. Native Service, with
Interpreter.
7:30 Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Holy Days—10:30 a.m. Holy Com
munion.
Tuesday—8:00 p.m. St. John’s
Social Club, Guild Room.
Wednesday—2:00 p.m. Native
Women’s Guild, Indian Indian School
House.
Thursday—2:30 p.m. St. John's
Guild, Guild Room (Alternate Thurs
days.)
7:.00 p.m.St. John’s Athletic Club,
Boy’s, Guild Room.
Friday—8:00 p.m. Choir Rehear
sal, Guild Room.
A sincere welcome is extended to :
all, especially to newcomers.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLY,
Pastor.
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carstens Packing Co., owners
Night Phone S120
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Hit The Trail
For the East
Via the
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The New Short Line and the Alaskan’s Favorite
All-steel trains and a
Top-notch service where
You’ll be among friends
From start to finish.
For information or literature write or ask,
C. M. TAYLOR, Local Agent, or
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent
Juneau, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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Table of Distances from
Ketchikan
Seattle, 660 VVrange'.’ 89
Petersburg 115 Juneau 223
Skagway 304 Sitka 292
Metlak&htla 15 Dolomi 274
Niblaok 30 Choinley 304
Kasaan 294 Hollis 39
Kiam 32 faring 21
Yes Bay 39 Cape Chacon 48
Sulzer 92 Howkan 73
Waterfall 103 Craig 121
Klawak 126 Karheen 150
Shakan via. Chacon 182
Bell Island 50 Unuk River 70
Mary Island 23 Hadley 28
llnee Tree Point 45 Stewart B. C. 150
Prince Rupert 95
This table is complied In nautical
miles which are6080 feet. The larg
est part of this list was complied foi
the Post Office by the Captain of th
Gedney and isautlientlc.
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J. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
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We make a specialty of
short orders at all times
of the day or night.
Our Dinners are un
eaualed in the North.
Private boxes for dinner .
parties.
MITCHELL BILICICH. Prop
Stedman Hotel
. IRA H. KING, Manager
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
A Few of Our January
BARGAINS
$5.00 Nemo Corsets, now $3.50
2.50 Nemo Corsets, now 1.50
3.00 R. & G. Corsets, now 2.00
2.50 R. & G. Corsets, now 1.50
2.00 R. & G. Corsets, now 1.00
1.25 R. & G. Corsets, now .75
Ladies Wool Union Suits, One=third off
Children’s 3 Buckle Arctic Over
shoes
Regular $2.25 kind, now $1.00 per pair
Just the thing to keep your children’s feet dry
and warm
Tongass Trading Co.
FISH SPECIALTIES
Finnan Haddie 20c. lb.
Kippered Black Cod 20c. lb.
Kippered Salmon 20c. lb.
Alaska Smoked Salmon 30c. lb.
Fresh Salmon 2 lbs., 25c.
Fresh Crabs 15c. and 2 for 25c.
H. R. Thompson, Store
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The Ketc hikan Cigar F actory <
Will now thankfully receive mail orders from out
of town stores. We will ship cigars anywhere
For information write the |
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY j
JOHN A. ANDERSON, Prop. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Trolling Sinkers ¥
Superior To AH Others
Sold by All Dealers iu FIRST GLASS Fishing Gear in the
Following Sizes „
For hand trolling, 10 oz. i, 2, 3 lbs.
For Power Trolling 6 and 9 lbs.
E. HECKMAN & CO., Distributers
Loring, Alaska
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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to _Li_ Pit :h
AGENTS FOR
5
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene i
Welding
BLACKSMI THING AND
GENERAL MA CHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor.
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of |
| Spruce and Cedar Lumber f
Can fill any order either stock f
or cut to specifications ... f
I Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche f
for charter for freight purposes |
Ketchikan Power Company | *
WE HOLD PAST
<o the idea that a satisfied customer
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do 0ur very best with every bit of ^
launrdy work. How good that best
is you will appreciate if you send
Phone 24.
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