THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Kocthikan. Alaska as second class mat
ter October 81. 1914 under the Act of March 3. 1879
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1915
GENEROUS JUST IN SPOTS
It has always been thus; our government is gen
erous just in spots.
Every time congress meets, appropriation for this,
that, and other things is made, it may be for some con
crete postoffice buildings in sonic one-horse town, but the
home of the congressman or something. Or It may be
for exhibition purposes at some fair or other. Or it
may be for the chartering of boats for the convenience of
some investigators, like Ur. Jones, for instance, whose
expenses and salary while investigating the fisheries of
Alaska amounted to nearly as much as a new cable would
cost. If we consider the benefit that we will derive
from the investigator’s investigation of the fisheries and
the benefit we would derive from a new cable, the spo
ted generosity of our government becomes glaringly ap
parent, and shows either carelessness or lack of good
management.
For years the old rotten Alaska government cable
has caused untold inconveniences to those who pay for
its supposed maintainance. If our government cannot
afford to give us two cables, at least it should without
delay, replace the old makeshift with a new one. Should
this be impracticable, whatever is paid to the operators
of the cable should be paid to the Marconi Wireless as
a subsidy and discard the old cable. The people pay
for a good service and they should have it. They pay
to when the operators do not give them value received.
Not that the operators are to blame because they have
their bands tied, or tangled, as it were- in a rotten cable;
but just the same, people pay their wages which shows
that our government is generous just in spots.
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SENATOR SULZER IS A NICE FELLOW?
That Senator Sulzer is a nice man, very generous
and everything, everybody knows. Nevertheless he made
the offiee force grouchy the other day when he sent a
long potato vine without even the smell of a potatoe left to
it. Naturally, the conclusion is that if the senator Is
a nice fellow, he cannot be nice all the time, because, if
a man is mean enough to squeeze the smell of potatoes
,f £ a vine before be semis it to one who generously gives
display space for advertising purposes, thnt man Is not
nice at all times; there is no use of talking. Not only
lid the senator squeeze the smell of potatoes off the
,-ine but he requited the messenger who brought, the
Ane in to say thnt possibly he—the Senator—would prob
ably send the potatoes later. That is all very well,
nt supposing the senator forgets, where shall we eome In
itf
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AN EXPLANATION IS DUE OUR PATRONS
Yesterday’s luck of telegraphic news due to the
weak in the cable caused the Progressive-Miner a great
leal of trouble inanmucli as we had to disappoint our
readers who are anxious to read the nows of the day.
And while the inconvenience was unavoidable so far as
we are concerned, yet to fill the Progressive-Miner with
interesting news is of no small import, and since we
greatly desire to please our readers, the lack of telegraph
ic items was deeply regretted.
The operator of the Marconi Wireless system was
asked to help in the matter by calling Juneau, but the
excuse given was that “the system was to busy with
commercial business.”
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GERMANY SOLVENT TILL 1920
(From the New Kepublie)
No modern state would find difficulty In levying
taxes that take for public purposes 16 per cent, of tliO
private income of its citizens. No state in the world's
history has succeeded in taking so much as 30 per cent.,
and it is very doubtful that even German efficiency could
extract a proportion approaching this limit.
Apart from the productive revenues of the Imper
ial government and the states—against which we have
already set an appropriate share of the public debt—two
billion and a half may be regarded as the maximum a
mount that can be raised by the empire and states In time"
of peace. Tho inevitable current expenditures, civil and
military, will absorb a billion and more. With all due
allowances for underestimation of such requirements,
and for overestimation of total revenues, we may safely
claim a possible billion of revenues for the service of the
debt. On a 6 per cent, basis, a billion of revenue would
provide for a debt principal of sixteen and two-thirds
billions. Germany can by this reckoning carry on the
war until the autumn of 1!>20 without becoming actually
insolvent.
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AUNT DEIJA AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Miss Delia Torrev, of Millbury, Mass., enjoys two
great distinctions. One is that she is Ex President Taft's
favorite aunt, atld the other rests on the fact that she
is tiie champion long-distance, variegated, and highly sea
soned pie maker of the United states. She frequently went
to the White House in Washington, and there made no
secret of the fact that she is old-fashioned in her views and
by no means in sympathy with all tie; newfangled Ideas
of the younger generation.
She proved this not long ago to Doctor Harvey W.
Wilev, who went down like a ninepin when confronted
bv her wit. The doctor, whose wife is a suffragist,
has become an ardent advocate of woman’s rights, and
he began to try to convert “Aunt Delia" to the eause.
She listened attentively to the food expert’s fulminations,
and dismissed the subject with this comment:
“Shucks, doctor; if there is one thing a man can
do without the help of a woman, for goodnos.- sake let
him do it in peace."
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
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AMONQ XHE OHUECHDS
Christian Science Society
Subject for Sunday Oct. 3rd, 1916
“ UNREALITY”
Front street, Ketcnikan,
Regular Services Sunday 11 am
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 8.00 p.m
All Are Welcome
First M £ Church
Sunday Ghureb service 11 a bi *od
f:30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30. ja.ui.
Friday choir moet* 8 o’clock
First and third Wednesday »l ter
•oons at Z:30 Ladies Aid Society
H. W. MIOHENER, Paster
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.m.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week bay Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
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Saint John’s Church
Rev. Harry P. Corser. 1‘ni -i
charge.
Sunday 8 a.m. «ecuiul Sun
day of the'month j Holy l.nm ■
uuuiin.
0:45 a.m. Native Sunday
School.
i 4 a.m. Morning Prayer and
Sanuoii. During December, 2nd
and 4Ui Sundays.
7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
wi ii Sermon. 2nd and 4th Sun
d t of December. Musical
si vice 1st and 3rd Sundays.
Thursday 8 p.m. Choir prae
ti 6.
Meeting of Vestry first Mon
day night of each month;
Woman’s Guild, alternate
Thursdays.
Delicate Children
usually only need a food tonic to make
them strong and healthy
$2SSSk Emulsion
containing RypopKotphitea
is not only the best food tonic but is
pleasant to take. Sold only by os..
Ketchikan Drag Co.
Hit The Traill
For the East
Via the
“MILWAUKEE”}
The New Short Line and the Alaskan’s Favorite |
All-steel trains and a
Top=notch service where
You’ll he among friends
From start to finish.
For information or literature write or ask,
C. M. TAYLOR, Local Agent, or
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent
Juneau, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
. Pcget Sound-Calikornia Pcgei Sockd auska Hum
Route —Tacoma and Seattle lor Ketchi
—Seattle-San Francisco, con- kan. Petersburg. Juneau, Katalla
, . „ , Yakutai. Cordova, Valdez, Port
nechng with the Yale and Havard Wells Elian.-,ir. La Touche. Cook
lor Southern California Ports. Inlet points. Rewurd and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent. NORTHLAND DOGK CO.. Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan
A Great Reduction Sale
In Dry Goods and Shoes at
GATEWAY STORE
These Lines are to be Closed Out
and the Sale Will Contnue till They
Are All Sold Out. It Will Pay You
To Call At Once.
A. KaleeL Prop.
Royal Hotel j
ENTIRELY REMORLED
HANS APSCH, Prop. j
| Beds 50 Cents Per Night
k BUST BRAND OF
.jj Wines, Liquors, Cigars
jj FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
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1XHE QRANdI
To-Night! I
“The Lamb, Woman and the Wolf” if
FEATURING PAULINE BUSH, MURDOCK MCQUARRIE AND 3$
LON CHANSY
“The Acid Test” If
FEATURING CLEO MADISON
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I CHANGE OF PROGRAM WEDNESDAY NIGHT W
Just Received a Line of
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Men’s working pants, a $5.00 value for $3.50
Men’s Biue 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 ENGINES
1 he Engine of Refiinement
Made in All Sizes : : :
Sold at popular Prices : :
H. R. Thompson
Distributer
Ketchikan Alaska
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GANNON S BAKERY & GROCERY
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
Golcieu Wax beans .20c. 2 for .35
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .35
Hominy, 20c. 2 for .35
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .35
Krout, 20c. 2 for .35
E. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Corn -16
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, .15
Fancy selected Hazelwood Ranch
Eggs, per (loz. .40
Lend jhrerer 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
ly Roll, Lemon Roll. Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca
roons. Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toa3t.
Draying
All Orders will c ,;ij
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Take t Hor Air/ v->rh
Ketchikan
DrayingCompan>
J. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
For Rent—Desirable four roomed
house, hot and cold water, bath
room, and all the modern conven
iences. Fine view. A |>ply Airs.
Young, Newtown. 6t a.lv,
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To Hold Examinations
Forest Supervisor,
Dear Sir:—
It has heen decided to hold a rang
er examination this fall on or about
| October 25 and 20. You. have been
! designated as the examining officer
lor the examination to be held at
your headquarters.
Yours very truly,
C. J. BUCK
Acting District Forester.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Regular Meetings
\ V edn esday Loco 1 s
Visiting brother
cordially invited
Hall for rent Mon
day. Thursday No
. night £: nasi i.‘.
22klay 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 can 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
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6. 6. Sparhawk, Ketchikan.
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
JOHN A. ANDERSON Ketchikan, Alaska ;
the Lotus Buffet
Ketchikan Jflaska
The Originator and
Vendor of the Celebrated
“LOTUS FIZZ”
‘Nuf said!
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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ABE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANY NUMBER OF TEETII
. FROM
7 tw _!i_Pit :h
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy - Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMITIIING AND
j GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
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* We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of |
Spruce and Cedar Lumber f
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Can fill any order either stock $
| or cut to specifications ... |
I Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche |
/ I
for charter for freight purposes *
Ketchikan Power Company §
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
home work ca equal and we can
prove it.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
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For Your
Hardware, Clothing, Shoes, Underwear,
Fishing Outfits.
The Celebrated Walrus Oil Clothing
Go To
N. F. ZIMMERMAN
Ketchikan - - Alaska
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Remember that the Firm of 5
5 gr A. E. WALKER & CO. §
S DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and S
Jj FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING-TACKLE, ^
^ TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock ^
jj Prices Most Reasonable. ^
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