THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska *>
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act a
March 3, 1ST?.
THE PROGRESSIVE PRINTING COMPANY
J. E. RIVARD . Edit©:
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Single copy . .5 cents Sue months, $4aX
By earner. per meats, TS cents One year, SSsOt
ADVERTISING RATES Funstated on appixeatio*
The Pwyressi ve-Mtaer is strictly non-partisan mu
devoted to me best interests ©i our city, Sculbeaatere
Alaska is pan. ulsr ana the Territory is genera,.
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA APRIL 12, 1916.
FOUND ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
Ac.;rung m Prof. Meanest who is accreditee
wrath being an expert :n eaucatwaai matters, Ketchi
kan needs x- iStinc .p. .A a matter of fact, from
'■'■ha: cue hears ar. and tews, one would think that
the Frefesscr da a put ms “foot" into :t. as it were,
by pomttng out defects in cur school system that is
a commandsy has th:s should not co'aut Yes indeed,
fee seems to hive aes the very foundation (oid
titrsrs ana rea..te that cur sohevi was far behind
tame. He printed rut the inadequacy of our school
tomes; me recess.a for at least two more teachers;
the n-ca-d of a digit scicci and many ether things that
are essential the proper edutat-sn of c*ar children.
However rude the professor may have been In daring
to teh as tine truth many ;f us wad admire him for
his puck- F or :: takes a brave bey to teach his
parents a lessen mat they am t care tc »eam
Those of as w he expected to be complimented
f.;r our devotion to cur schools are sadly disappointed
today, because car pride—we have any—was not
caasidered m the cast by the prefe-sser. Seme of ts
For years w* have maintained a school just ap
parently to follow- ;hs custom, cut have failed to
read:re that the manner of giving the children an
education has greatly changed since we were kids
attend-ng school V.k have failed to fellow progress
but preferred to remain back -umbers until some
blows tarred us I:-:;;. Of course it hurt, but he told
WE CAN'T SEE IT THAT WAT.
President Vl .ls*m may have found justircarlon to
change to life _mpr_s.mm.era the sentence of death
imposed by the jury wfce- heard the ease and the
mum upon It the Japanese murderer of Frank
Emnn s-mte r tears ag:a but can'* see it that
’S'SJ*.
It i; trtse that many axe opposed to the exe
cation of criminals; and the pres Kirn; may be one
of the many. Nevertheless. in our opinion Itow
should have suffered death. For, didn't he take his
rkUrn’c life? Wasn't that life as dear to his vic
tim as it is to Itow? Besides. Dunn had committed
no wrong to Itow that demanded such a reprisal:
whereas. Itow in taking Dunn's life, not only com
mitted a wrong to his victim but to society as well,
which, according to custom adopted by a great ma
jority deserved the penalty imposed by the jury and
the court.
Murderers should not all forfeit their lives. More
over. there are worse crimes than committing murder;
vet. in this instance, the sentence should have been
carried out- in our opinion. Mow, who is benefited
by the commutation of the sentence? Surely, Itow
will riot, since a life imprisonment is said to be
worse than death. The country- wil; not. since the
murderer will everafter be a charge upon the taxpay
ers- After all, the kindly disposition of the president
will no: benefit humanity in the least: furthermore,
his action should not pointed out as an example
to follow, because it would be equal to encouraging
murder.
A HARD PROBLEM.
It ss said that Dial, the "Iren Master" of Mexi
co. with +3.036 trained Mexican veterans- at his
command, besides 3,500 Mexican raraies in the moun
tainous part of Mexico where Villa is now hiding,
failed to round up the bandits in fifteen years. From
that, car, any one imagine how long it will take
General Pershing to round up Villa and his gang
who are trained villians with a base of supplies with
about -5.006 men ? That is the problem that con
front the United States at this time.
GERMANY'S HAM) IN MEXICO.
(Toronto Mail.)
There is every- reason to suspect that German
agents in Mexico br-bed Villa to make his raid into
American territory, with the object of embroiling
the two countries in war and concentrating the en
ergy of fee United States upon the task of sub
duing her warlike neighbor. Wife a Mexican war
on her hands the United States government might
think it advisable to forbid the export of arms and
munitions until its own needs were supplied, and
as it is m a state of extreme un p re pared r- ess.
months might pass before it would feel safe enough
to remove the embargo. This undoubtedly would
prove an embarrassment to the allies, but by no
means so hampering as similar action would have
been a year ago or even some months ago. It would,
however, be the best stroke that the agents of Ger
many have been able to land on this continent since
the beginning of the war. Tens of millions of dol
lars have been spent in plots that have yielded ab
solutely no d:v:dends- Probably a hundred thou
sand dollars would sufiice to send Villa on his mur
dering expedition across the border. If fee plot
succeeds, the Teutons will have every reason to
consider their money well invested.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
AT THE C Hl'RCHES
CHRISTIAN' SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front 5‘.ree: Keiffilraa, Uaska
Regular Services Sunday 11 m.
Wednesday eTrT. mg r5s.i-r.g- ss:
Song ferr,og at ";•% p. m.
Sdbjees for Apr.; 15. ‘Doctrine of
JfkXfStkSSUESi tm "
ALL ABE WELCOME
FIRST M- E. CHTTBCH
Sunday Church Starrice 11 a a
and 7p30 p. m.
Tbsnday Prayer Meeting i • '• pjn.
Friday Choir meets at S:00 p. m
First and Third Wednesday after
. ..>33 at 2 >30 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. MICHENEE, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
U. a Misi at 8:30 a. m.
H.^a Mass at 10:30 a. m.
rjalay school at 2:3Gp.tn.
S-iOiay Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
vV eek Day Mas? at 8 a. ca.
Rev. PALL P. KER.NS.
Pastor
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8-50 am-, Holy eommxs
icr, {Except first Sunday in the
month.)
10:00 Native Sunday SchooL
1140 am- Morning Prayer and
Semoos. {Holy Comns union, first
Sunday in the month-/
12.-00 m. Sunday Sehc/oL
7 S‘Jj Evening Prayer and SersoB
Hoty Days—10:% an Holy Com
ICQIiiOIL
T oesday—6:00 pm. St. John’s
Social Ciab, G — Id Room.
Wednesday—2.% jam Native
Women's Go.id. Indian Sohool House
Thursday—2:-V) pm. St- John’s
Guild Room.
7: 00 p.m-St- Joint’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. KELLEY,
• , Pastor.
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THE EVIXRUDE
A friend in seed is a friend indeed.
This ycea wi3 find is an Evinrude.
Unpaid ia Power aad Daribiltty
Idea! motor for trolling Tho
foor-ej-de can be slowed down to
two Eiles per hear. £;
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Birrs less gasoline per horse jg
cower. u
5
At least inrestigaie before bay- “
^ng any other motor.
HANDLE ALL PARTS. E
II. G. KL'BLEY |
Dealer in General Merchandise
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. £
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
\S e make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carslens Packing C,o. Owners
Ni^ht Phone S120
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For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
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N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan *■ - Alaska
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised Setter list of the Ket
chikan, Alaska Post Office. For
the week ending April S. 1916.
Don Abemethy, Simeon G. Ayers.
Fred Bronson. Arthur Frey. Willie
' Lang. K. Wallace. May me Wallace
; to), J. G. Welch. Herr T. Peterson.
At] letters unclaimed hv April
j ~. 1916, will be sent to the dead
j 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. SWINKPORP,
Postmaster.
Job printing neatly and prompt
done at the Progressive-Miner.
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Job printing neatly ai.d prompt
ly done a? the Progressive-Miner.
\NOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot cf "s-ion
street, the people may fir -'her
place of amusement where v . can
shoot away their little wads, Mr
DeYoung will attend to the res'
Just go and shoot away all you mind
to.
Draying
\1) Orders will oe promptly
a ad carefully executed
Contracts Taken For An- rk
Ketchikan
DrayingCompanx
J. W CORDELL, Propietcr
Phone No. 60.
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Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Parlor
Melllravie Building, Main St.
Hours. 10:30 a. m. to 5.30 V m.
Spevia! work by appointment
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Otlioe in Residence
Hours. 10 a. in. to 4 p. ni.
LOYAL ORDE!* 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
SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOE , 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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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 be3t
coffees the worid 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
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 os your order today.
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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, Wilde?
DON’T MISS THIS
OPPORTUNITY
84000 worth of Drv (ioods at less
* i
than original cost
I am retiring from the dry goods business to stock other
lines. In view of the fact th .it prices are going up on nearly
everything you cannot afford to pass up the greatest sale in
dry goods ever ottered the people of Ketchikan.
Laces, Ribbons, Embroido ry Muslin, Wool and Cotton Un
derwear, Hosiery. Silks and Satins, Cotton Poplins, and aP
piece goods. Hats, Caps and all Men's Furnishings.
Make your selections early as this stock will not last long.
E. E. Sparhawk
Telephone (» Ketchikan. Alaska
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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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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT AEE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER *OE TEETH ^
FROM
7 to _14_ Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Qas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMTTHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
| We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of ;;
! Spruce and Cedar Lumber
Can fill any order either stock
1 or cut to specifications ... ! I
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; Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche :
; for charter for freight purposes
; Ketchikan Power Company ;
to the idea that a satisfied customei
is a mighty good advertisement.
AI o that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do „ur very hest with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best 4
is you will appreciate if you send
your thing here next time.
l‘hone U.
KETCHIKAN S’^KAM LAUNDRY
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Buy
Columbia
Batteries
Cost No More Last Longer
For all ignition work
Citizens’ Light, Power & Water Co. *