THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER!
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at KetC ikan, Alaska as
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act of
March 3, 1879.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 8, 1915.
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LET THE CHIEF DO IT
Every few days someone comes in with a complaint
that they have lost this, that and other things. When
asked how it happened, the reply inviarably, is “the
things disappeared.” This is followed by either a
long tirade against the officials or the petty thives
or both.
Now, and as a matter of fact, the Progressive-Min
er is no detective. If it was it would have found the
party who took our Sunday dinner from the back
veranda sometime ago. In view of that fact, we would
advise those whose things have mysteriously disappear
ed to organize what may be called "spook hunter’s
Club.” There should be no doubt but what spooks are
the thieves, because a real live person would soon be
caught by the police. Our officers are always on the
alert for live thieves, but as they are only human, they
cannot see spooks, hence the disappearance of things
mysteriously.
Every town in Alaska at this time of the year is
more or less annoyed by gangs of petty thieves. Now
and again an example is made by punishing a guilty
party when caught. But the trouble is to catch them.
That’s where the rub comes in. To expect that one
officer can cover the whole town at once and the
same time, is unreasonable. While he may be here
watching a suspicious character, another is taking our
Sunday dinner to his cabin. The law can punish but
the law cannot always catch someone that it can pun
ish, and there you are.
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SHOWED LACK OF JUDGEMENT
According to all reports from the East, the equal
suffrage movement in the election just held, has had
a deplorable result, from which it will possibly have
a hard time to recover strength enough to survive.
From a distance prior to the election it looked as
though the movement would be irresistible, and con
sequently its advocates would have a walk-over, but as
it turned out, we are forced to admit that our judge
ment was also at fault. However, if we look back a
few weeks, we find that the statewide prohibitionists
joined the suffragists in the fight, and that’s where
both parties made their mistake. The moment that
real activity of both advocates of reforms were joined
from that very moment they sealed the verdict and de
feat was innevitable.
Hundreds of thousands of men throughout the
United tates would gladly grant the women the privil
ege to vote, provided they would agree to let the
liquor question alone. It is particularly so among the
bachelors. The bachelors are under the Impression
that as soon as the the prohibitionists joined the suf
fragists it meant the elimination of what they call
their privilege. And in a way they are right. To us
it seems that rf the advocates of these two reforms
had relegated the question of statewide prohibition on
the back seat and fought the suffrage movement by
itslf, they would have carried their point. Many
states have had the same experience, and whenever the
the suffragettes have tried alone, they have generally
succeeded. It is too much reform at one time, and men
who are very much accustomed to have their own
way revolt against a force that wants to make them
good so suddon like. It is to be hoped that the re
formers will know better next time.
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DUE TO THE TARIFF
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(From the Post-Intelligencer)
One of the later bulletins of the department of com
merce, covering the details of the foreign trade of the
country for the seven months ended with July 31,
gives an opportunity for an interesting comparison
of trade conditions under the Dingley tariff, under
the present tariff and under the present tariff as modi
fied by war conditions.
In the seven months of 1913 of which the statistics
are given the country was still unred the Dingley law.
In the seven months of 1914 the Democratic tariff
law was in effect and the war had just commenced at
the close of the period. The seven months of 1915
show the full influence of the war.
The figures show an extraordinary increase in im
ports, especially of goods placed on the free list as
soon as the Democratic law went into effect. The
effect of the war has been to drop the whole volume of
imports back substantially to what they were before
the importation of foreign goods was stimulated by
the expansion of the free list by the Democras and the
lowering of the duties on other products. The figures
also show that while under war conditions our imports
are rapidly approaching the highest figures of the
past, the entire gain in the volume of imports has been
of goods on which no duties are collected.
The explanation for the decreased income of the
government given by the Democrats is that the im
ports of the country have fallen off. The figures
given by the government itself show that the loss of
revenue is due to the reductions in the tariff duties and
lo no othei cause whatever.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
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Christian Science Society
Subject for November H, 15115.
"MORTALS AND IMMORTALS”
Front street. R.eteniis.au,
Regular Services Sunday 11 am
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7:30 p.m
All Are Welcome
Pint M. B. Church
Sunday Church service 11 a. m aad
f:M) p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30. p.m.
Friday choir meets 8 o'clock.
First and third Wednesday sfier
•onns at 2:80 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHEMEB, Pastor
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8;30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.m.
Sunday Vespers ai 7:30 p. m.
V\ eek Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
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Saint John's Church
Rev. Harry P. Corser, Priest in
charge.
Sunday 8 a.m. (second Sun
day of the month) Holy Com
munion.
h:45 a.m. Native Sunday
Sr liool.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer and
Sarmon. During December, 2nd
and 4lh Sundays.
7:30 p.ra. Evening Prayer
with Sermon. 2nd and 4th Sun
days of December. MusicaJ
service 1st and 3rd Sundays.
Thursday 8 p.m. Choir prac
tice.
Meeting of Vestry first Mon
day night of each month;
Woman’s Guild, alternate
Thursdays.
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lor Southern California Ports. Inlet points. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule w ithout notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent. NORTHLAND DOCK CO., Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
A Great Reduction Sale
In Dry Goods and Shoes at
GA TEWA Y STORE
These Lines are to be Closed Out
and the Sale Will Contnue till They
Are All Sold Out. It Will Pay You
To Call At Once.
A. Kaleel, Prop.
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“I cannot eat this or that food, it does
not agree with me.” Our advice to
all of them ia to take a
rfexogg, Dra,a
before and after each meal. 25c a box,
Ketchikan Drug Co.
FOR SALE
A house and lot on the Hill. Ap
ply at this office, or to Mrs. George
Chesney. Adv. tf.
CLEANING AND PRESSING
NEATLY DONE
In Rear of Jack Close’s Barber
Shop.
Suits cleaned and pressed SI.50
Suits presed 1.00
Suits dry cicanei E 2.50
Clothes called for and delivered
in any part of the city free of
charge.
Phone 13 J. C. HEIM Pror
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Nb-BONE CORSET.j
Mrs. George Washburn, local repre
sentative. Fittings in privacy at
Washburn’s Millinery Store. For in
formation call up G. 136. tf. adv.
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For Bent—Desirable four roomed
house hot and cold water, bath
room, and all the modern conven
iences. Fine view. A pply Mrs.
Young, Newtown. 6t adv.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Regular Meetings
Wcdn esday Locals
Visiting brother
cordially Invited
Hall for rent Mon
day. ThursdayNo.
.night Si lt irrd.
Mlilay Friday.
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Phone 13
Ketchikan
Messenger Service
Call them up for all kinds of
light delivery, window cleaning,
messenger service and odd jobs.
Office with Jack Close.
Remember Phone Numbe r 13
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JACK CORDELL, Propietor.
Draying
All Orders will be promptly
aid carefully executed.
Contracts Take'i For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompany
J. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
We make a specialty of
short orders at all times
of the day or night.
Our Dinners are un
equaled in the North.
Private boxes for dinner
parties.
WITCHELL BILICICH, Prop,
Stedman Hotel
HI STEVENS MGR.
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOR PERMANENT GUESTS IN
GOOD CLEAN ROOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
RATES UPON APPLICATION.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
56 Inch
White Moskeag Daisy Cloth
15 c. per yard
TONGASS TRADING COMPANY
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Get the Best at the Lowest Prices
When you buy for cnsh where goods arc sold on a cash bas
is, you have not helped to pay the other man’s bill.
It is worth your time to investigate and convince your
self of the amount you can save each month.
We deliver anywhere.
6. 6. Sparhawk, Ketchikan.
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Patronize Home Industry
When Buying a Cigar Call for
KETCHIKAN "CIGAR
It is made from the Purest and Sweetest
Havana filler the market offords. Made
by hand and union made
TRY ONE
j JOHN A. ANDERSON Ketchikan, Alaska
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the Lotus Buffet
Ketchikan Jffaska
The Originator and
Vendor of the Celebrated
“LOTUS FIZZ”
,‘Nuf said!
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ABE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER *OF TEETH
FROM
7 to _L±_Pit:h
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Oas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLAOKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
Q. E. LINGER FELT, Proprietor
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of |
I Spruce and Cedar Lumber • j
I Can fill any order either stock |
or cut to specifications ... I
: Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche j
for charter for freight purposes |
I Ketchikan Power Company j
SSaSaS3SSSSSS2SSB£ WE put up a good show
of the whitest and cleanest linen at
all times; and you may rely upon
the superior finish of all our work.
We have ample facilities for taking
care of hotel and borading-house work
all the year round, and we are noted
for the exceptional care and accuracy
we show in handling your laundry
work and for the reasonable chargee
we make. Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan, - - Alaska
Remember that the Firm of
1 A. E. WALKER & SON
S DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and
2 FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING-TACKLE,
2 TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock
S Prices Most Reasonable. ^
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