THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Kecthtknn, Alaska as second class mat
ter October lil, 1914 umler the Act of March 3, 1878
Published Dally by
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M. A. MITCHELL ... Manager
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8,1915.
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HAS UNPREPAREDNESS EVER PREVENTED WAR?
Vice-President Marshall is quoted as having ex
pressed his opinion that predaredness should be encourag
ed to a limited extent, and with the courage of his con
viction, he purposes working to that end.
The peaee-at-any-pricc advocates claim that pre
paredness mears war. No man was over so far from the
truth. But did unpreparedness ever keep a country out
of trouble? Preparedness is common sense, pure and
simple, and must not be confused with “militarism” as
the peace advocates try to make it appear. It Is an
acknowledged fact that our navy, army and coast de
fense system is insufficient with which to protect our
selves from attack. That being so, it would be better
had we none at all.
The present European war has given us a lesson
that should be learned thoroughly. It lias shown us
that our navy is far from being strong enough for Its
duty as a first line of defense. It has shown us that our
harbor defenses are not sufficient; and that our forts are
deficient in guns and men; that it would take a month
to mobolizc our small forces at any given point on our
coast. It has shown us all that and more.
Some of the misguided peaee-at-any-pricc extremists
arguo that in case of war we would not need strengthen
ing our defenses; that we could do as Germany did, and
that is mine our coasts and no enemy could reach us. Tho
very acme of absurdity. Germany’s short coast lines
cannot be compared with our thousands of miles and her
harbors have natural protections as well as the strongest
fortifications. We could not hope to lay mines all a
long our coasts and for the purpose of protecting our
harbors we can only claim six mine planters, officially
described as “sufficient for instruction in time of
peace.” Such is our condition. Yes indeed, we are a
great nation, provided however, that our claim is not dis
puted. .
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“We are creators, in the sense that our world Is
largely what we choose fo make it.”
WHO OWNS THE COUNTRY?
Home fishermen and others hereabout nre of the
(•pinion that Colonel Jacklin, owner of the yacht Cypress,
owns Alaska and all the waters adjacent thereto. They
base this opinion upon the action of the Colonel as exem
plified a day or two ago when at full speed and comfort
ably housed in his palatial yacht, he slid down and out
of the country unmindful of any rights other people may
have along his route of travel. He sped through the
narrow channels while hundreds and hundreds of small
crafts wore at anchor or tied to .floats on both sides of
the narrow passageway, with presumably never a thought
about the trouble and inconvenience—not speaking of
la mages—he was causing others less fortunate than be
in the way of wealth. There is ft name for such a man,
likewise a place where they keep them when they show
contempt fbr the law and t,hg rights of others.
There ought to bo some regulations applicable in such
i ease; and come to think about it, there are. Then
ivhy not apply the proper remedy? It’s up to you Messrs.
Officials whose duty it is to protect other people’s rights.
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CAN’T UNDERSTAND IT
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(From the New York Sun)
Mr. Gisaku Takikawa, vice president of the Kobe
Chamber of Commerce, reveals himself as distressingly
ignorant of the duties of American statesmanship when
lie says:
“In Japan we have liked the Pacific Mail Stcam
ihip Company. We have considered its dealings always
fair and above suspicion. That this important concern
should be forced out of business by American legislation,
which from a Japanese viewpoint at least might be ex
pected to encourage and foster a national project, Is some
filing that an Oriental mind cannot quite comprehend.”
His quaint Japanese notion that “American legis
lation might be expected to encourage and foster a nation
al project” will arouse unrestrained hilarity among our
lawmakers, who know that their first duty Is to block
and obstruct the progress of industry and to penalize suc
success. His failure to comprehend the ideals of legis
lators struggle to enforce will convince them again of the
immeasurable superiority of the West as compared with
the East.
Has not the grand purpose and high aim of our
statesmanship been for years to cripple, restrain and pun
ish American enterprise! Cannot Mr. Takikawa be made
to understand that the object of our government is to
take from those who have and prevent others rrom gett
ing!
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AN INDIAN’3 COMMENT
(From the Leavenworth (Kan.) Times)
Are we civilized? A young woman of this efty
who visited the Grand canyon a few weeks ago had an
educated Indian as a guide one day and as the party went
along they saw a father, aggravated by something his
young son had done, stop on the edge of the canyon and
give the boy a thorough spanking. The Indian was in
dignant. “That is what I call barbarous,” he exclaim
ed. “Now that boy will always remember this great
canyon as the place where he received a spanking. He
might have carried a picture of its grandeur In his mind
that would have grown with the years and would have
assisted in developing him, but now all that Is spoiled.
We Indians don’t do things that way. We expect our
children to endure pain, but we don’t inflict it.” And
wasn’t the Indian right?
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
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▲MONO THJfi OHUROHiUI
Christian Science Society
Subject Sunday, October 10, 1915
“Are Sin, Disease and Death Real?”
Front street, ft.etenik.an,
Regular Services Sunday 11 ani
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7:30 p.m
All Are Wefoome
First M. M. Church
Sunday Church service 11 a. m and
f:30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30. p.m.
Friday choir meets 8 o’clock.
First and third Wednesday after
noons at 2:30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MIC'HENER, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 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.
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Saint John’s Church
Rov. Harry P. Gorser, Priest in
charge.
Sunday 8 a.m. (second Sun
day of the month) Holy Com
munion.
9:15 a.m. Native 8unday
School.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. During December, 2nd
and Uh Sundays.
7:90 p.m. Evening Prayer
wi !i Sermon. 2nd and 4th Sun
deys of December. Musical
sc.-.ice 1st and 3rd Sundays.
’i'liursday 8 p.m. Choir prac
tice.
Meeting of Vestry first Mon
day night of each month;
Woman’s Guild, alternate
Thursdays.
V If You Are Losing Weight
and your nerves are in bad condition,
we recommend
SS£SS£i Emu?*."
containing Hgpophotjihilcc
a food and nerve tonic prescription, j
Ketchikan Drug Co.
Hit The Trail
For the Fast
Via the
“MILWAUKEE”
The New Short Line and the Alaskan’s Favorite I
All-steel trains and a
Top-notch service where
| You’ll be among friends
From start to finish.
Far 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
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
Pugbt Sound-Calikor.nia Puget Sound-Alaska Route
Route —Tacoma and Seattle lor Ketchi
—Seatlle-San Francisco, con- kan. Petersburg, Juneau. Katalla
, * .l vi it, , Yakutal, Cordova, Valdez, Port
nectmg with the Yale and Hav.rd Wells. Ellamar, La Touche, Cook
lor Sonthern California Porta. Inlet points, Sew aril 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 without notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent. NORTHLAND DOCK CO., Agent
Jnneeu PHONE 60 Ketchikan
A Great Reduction Sale
In Dry Goods and Shoes at
GATEWAY 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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Royal Hotel li
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HANS APSCH, Prop.
Beds 50 Cents Per Night j|
BEST BRAND OF
Wines, Liquors, Cigars j
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN J
sjsassswacKJ
I THE nRAND 1
To-Night! 1
“Trey 0’ Hearts’’ i|
10th INSTALLMENT • S !
“Beneath the Mask” \t
FEATURING ETHEL GRANDIN (j
“Neighbors” 1’
A STERLING COMEDY >
Sunday Night |
“A Prisoner of the Apaches” |;
A WARNER FEATURE IN THREE PARTS $ ’
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Just Received a Line of
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Men’s working pants, a $5.00 value for $3.50
Men’s Blue Serge, a $7.00 value for $5.00
Boys’ Grey Mixture, a $1.75 value for $1.25
Boys’ Blue Serge, a $2.00 value for $1.50
. TONGASS TRADING COMPANY
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STERLING ENOINES
The Engine of Refinement
Made in All Sizes : : :
Sold at popular Prices : :
H. R. Thompson
Distributer
Ketchikan Alaska
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CANNON'S BAKERY SGROCERY
13 lbs. cane sugar $1.00
All milk 3 cans .25
8 oz. can Bakers cocoa .25
Amocat Coffee .40
Reliance Coffee .40
Gold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .15 & .20
String beans, ,20c. two for .35
Golden Wax beans .20c. 2 for .35
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .35
Hominy, 20c. 2 for .35
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for k .35
Krout, 20c. 2 for .35
E. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Corn .15
Draying
All Orders will oc promptly
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Takei For Anv Work
Ketchikan
DrayingCompan>
J. W. COEDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
For Bent—Desirable four roomed
nouse; hot and cold water, bath
room, and all the modern conven
iences. Fine view. A.pply Mrs.
JTeung, Newtown. 6t a.lv.
h Hold Examinations
Forest Supervisor,
Dear Sir:—.
It has been decided to hold a rang
:r examination this fall on or ubout
Dctober 25 and 26. You have been
lesignated as the examining officer
:or the examination to be held at
rour headquarters.
Yours very truly,
C. J. BUCK
Acting District Forester.
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, ,15
Fancy selected Hazelwood Ranch
Eggs, per doz. .40
Lend fhrerer cocoanut per lb. .20
Baking powder, per lb. .15
Your money back if not satisfied.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angel Food, White Cake, Jel
iy Roll, Lemou Roll, Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca
roons. Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Regular Meetings
Wednesday Locals
Visiting brother
cordially* invited
Hall for rent Mon
day, ThursdayNo.
, night Faluiord.
234day Friday.
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.
MITCHELL BILICICH, Prop
Cash and no Credit Tells the Tale
I cart Save You Money and the Trouble of sending
Out of Ketchikan for Your Supplies.
Get My Prices on first class groceries for Your
Winter’s Supplies, before buying elsewhere. >
There has been no chgnge made in the class of
Commodities which I have always carried, simply a
matter of safety first.
Phone 6
€. 6. Sparbawk, Ketchikan.
Patronize Home Industry
When Buying a Cigar Call for
1 KETCHIKAN CIGAR
It is made from the Purest and Sweetest
Havana filler the market offords. Made
by hand and union made
TRY ONE
JOHN A. ANDERSON Ketchikan, Alaska
Zbe Lotus Buffet
Ketchikan Jflaska
The Originator and
Vendor of the Celebrated
“LOTUS FIZZ”
‘Nuf said!
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANTE. NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Qas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITIIING AND
GENE RAX. MACHINE WORK
O. E. L1NOERFELT, Proprietor
I We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of I
Spruce and Cedar Lumber |
Can fill any order either stock I .
or cut to specifications ... 1
; Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche |
for charter for freight purposes j
; Ketchikan. Power Company I
TAKE DOWN YOUR
LACE CURTAINS
and send themto this laundry to be
done up. When you get them back
you’ll not be able to tell them from
new" ones. We have a special knack
of doing up lace curtains that no
homo work ca equal and we can
prove it.
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
| PT* A. E. WALKER & CO.
^ DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and
J FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING-TACKLE,
^ TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock
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