THE PROGRESSIVE -MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a.
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act ol
March 3, 1879.
THE PROGRESSIVE PRINTING COMPANY
J. E. RIVARD . Editoi
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Single copf ...6 cents Six months, $4.0t
By carrier, per monts, 76 cents One year, $8.0C
ADVERTISING RATES Furnished on applicatioi
The Progressive-Miner is strictly non-partisan am
devoted to the best interests of our city, Southeaster*
Alaska in particular and the Territory in general.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, APRIL 10, 1916.
OUR TURN NEXT.
Fashion may start from Paris, London or New
York but as it reaches us we are prone to adopt it.
and this regardless whether it is adoptable to our
condit'on or not. So long it is the fashion, the st... 1c
we soon avail ourselves of the change, and we go
happily on. The same can be said about reforms.
Let some community adopt a reform and if it proves
beneficial others will soon follow. In other words
we like to copy others—in some things if not in all
things. This exists as a general rule in all com
munities and our community is no exception. Thus
we place our community in the class that follows
style, customs and reforms. We want to be good
like the rest of the good people. And it is a good
thing that we are so inclined.
Last week, Seattle, the city which style and
fashion we copy the most, had a “cleanup” week
and everybody took a hand, cleaned up their back
yards and helped a great deal the appearance of the
city. This is a “sty^e” or a "fashion” well worth
copying. Why not take next week as a “cleanup
week” and let us all turn out and do some of that
work that make up so much for health and ap
pearance.
SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE.
Every newspaper—or nearly so—in the country
is full of reports of the present rush of business
throughout the country. The military authority is
complaining of a shortage of men. This shortage is
attributed to the fact that the country is booming
and therefore nearly every man is employed. Every
transportation line is taxed beyond its capacity. Am
munition factories and all other kinds of factories
are running double shifts. These newspaper reports
are corroborated by men returning from the States
who state that everybody seems to be busy. Yet.
Secretary of Labor Wilson says that there are an
average of 3,000,000 idle people in the United
States during the year for about two months; 2,500,
000 an average of five months anil 750,000 an aver
age of forty-two weeks.
With all our wealth about which we boast so
much, it would seem that the number of idle is far
in excess of what it should be. Obviously, there is
something wrong somewhere.
TALK ABOUT “BANANA BELT” WEATHER.
Really some of us would kick if we were in
heaven. Who of us did not find fault with tho
weather last month? Yet, Ketchikan had many nice,
clear sunshiny days during the month of March, and
still we found fault. Seattle must be populated with
people of different temperament than we are. This
is what the weather bureau reports for that city in
March: “March was the wettest since 1904. Precipita
tion for the month, totaled 5.45 inches. There were
twenty-four cloudy, six partly cloudy and one clear
days.” With all that, the people never said boo.
PROS AND ANTIS.
(Post-Intelligencer.)
In spite of the poet’s declaration that “it is bet
ter to fight for the good than to rail at the ill,”
there is amongst us a somewhat large class of
would-be reformers who seem only to arrive at a
statement of principles through a process of can
cellation. Lacking in some way the ability to for
mulate and uphold positive principles, they avail
themselves of such formulation by other people to
advance a negative. Or. seeing in the conduct of
other people something to condemn, they make
their own attitude plain by opposition. In a large
number of cases the opposition may very well be
justified, and it is the good citizen’s perennial pre
rogative to lift up his protesting voice against evils
unobserved oi too leniently tolerated. “Kickers”
and “knockers” serve admirably at times to keep
somnolently inclined officials alert. But even in
these cases the opposition must be based on some
positive principle, or the result will be demoraliz
ing. Reformers of the merely critical or destruc
tive type may as a preliminary perform a useful
service, but their part can never be more than
that of preparing for reforms of the constructive
order. These are the work of men of the larger
vision.
Despite all that which the republican bosses can
do, Roosevelt will be the next nominee for the
presidency, because he is the only man who can lead
the party into power again. The people have con
fidence in him and unless the bosses accept him as
their leader, another rest will be forced upon them.
At least, that is the way it looks now.f
The Alaska legislature has provided for a vote
next November on the wet or dry question so there
seems to be very little reason for introducing in con
gress at present a bill to make the territory dry.
willy or nilly. No matter what one might think of
the prohibition question it must be admitted that en
acting it for the outlying territories is government
without consent of the governed. Wait, Congress, and
see what Alaska itself will do.—(Seward Gateway.)
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
AT THE CHU RCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Regular Services Sunday 11 a.m.
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7;30 p. m.
Subject for April 2, “Unreality.”
ALL ARE WELCOME.
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
i jus at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.u).
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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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.
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 School House
Thursday—2:30 p.m. St. John’s
Guild Room.
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
nil, especially to newcomers.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
Pastor.
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THE EVINRUDE
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This you will find in an Evinrude.
Unequtled in Power and Duribility
Ideal motor for trolling. Tho
four-cycle can be slowed down to
two miles per hour.
Bums less gasoline per horse
power.
At least investigate before buy
ing any other motor.
HANDLE ALL PARTS.
H. G. KUBLEY
Dealer in General Merchandise
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carstens Packing (\o. Owners
Night Phone 8120
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Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
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Ketchikan. - - Alaska
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised letter list of the Ket
rhikan, Alaska Post- Office. For
the week ending April 8, 1916.
Don Abernethy, Simeon G. Ayers.
Fred Bronson, Arthur Frey, Willie
Lang, K. Wallace, Mayme Wallace
(3), J. G. Welch, Herr T. Peterson.
All letters unclaimed by April
22, 1916, will be sent to the dead
letter office, Washington, D. C.
Parties claiming letters from the
above list must pay a fee of one
cent for each letter claimed.
When calling for the above, say
Advertised.
M. E. SWINKFORD,
Postmaster.
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done at the Progressive-Miner.
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ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-openlng of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may fird ■mother
place of amusement where v / can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and shoot away all you mind
to.
Draying
All Orders will be promptly
aad carefully executed.
Contracts Taken For Anv Work
Ketchikan
Dray ing Company
J. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Parlor
Melllravie Building, Main St.
Hours, 10:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. ■
Special work by appointment
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Honrs, 10 a. in, to 4 p. in.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224, regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brothers
invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
ROYAL-CAFE
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]
Mitchell Bilicich, Co.
Stedman Hotel
IRA H. KING, Manager
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection 1
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
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3 POUNDS
DELIVERED
AT YOUR
HOME
The high cost of living may be reduced. NOT
by buying CHEAP GOODS, but by buying the best
goods cheap. *
YOUR great problem is, to get the best value to
be had for the money; and TO GIVE the best value
that can be given for the money, is OUR great aim.
For fifteen years we have been selling the best
coffees the world has produced, from the Islands of
Java and Sumatra, from Arabia, from South and
Central America, and while these coffees each have
some predominating fine quality, the problem has
been to combine them and yet preserve all their fine
qualities and to so blend them as to reach PERFECT
ION IN THE CUP.
\ This has now been accomplished. You will find
l a coffee THAT JUST SUITS YOU in CRYSTAL
BLEND, a coffee that stands alone UNEQUALED.
Let us send you a pound package to convince you
that it is THE BEST COFFEE YOU EVER DRANK.
Phone us your order today.
Tongass Trading Co.
GENERAL BOAT BUILDING
AT THOMAS DOCK
Estimates Furnished,
Prices Reasonable.
CANNERY WORK A SPECIALTY
Boat work of all kinds promptly done.
H. CRICKS, Builder
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I WASHINGTON FISH CEL OYSTER CO.. Inc.
Phone 173
Wholesale dealers in Fish, Oysters, Clams and Crabs.
Fresh fish shipped to all parts of the United States
The new Fish Market supplies to families as well as to steamers in any
quantity
Cold Storage Building Ketchikan, Alaska
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