THE PROGRESSIVE-MINER
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan, Alaska a?
second class matter October 21, 1914, under the act of
March 3, 1879.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. FEBRUARY 2, 1,916
THE WRONG WAY ABOUT
Conte to think seriously of the matter, we
come to the conclusion that President M ilson is
barking up the wrong tree. He wants to get at
the very heart or root of the trouble to rented} the
cause of a human ill through the wTong process.
But it can never do your ulcerated tooth any good
to go ge out your in-grow.ng toe nail. Not the
least bit. Puli out the tooth and you pull out the
trouble. Just the same with the iiquor traffic.
Stop the manufacture of liquor and you stop drunk
eness. And we may go a step further and add;
stop the manufacture of arms and ammunitions and
you stop the wars.
President Wf^on is about the country preaching
preparedness to prevent wars; and when he is done
along this line, the chances are that he will return
to Washington and start delivering long lectures in
favor state-wide prohibition, which means nothing
more nor less than stopping the manufacture of li
quors. thus removing the very root of the evil of
drunkeness. Then why not be consistent and stop
the manufacture of arms and ammunitions for the
fighting nations and let the other neutrals do the
same and see how soon the war will stop.
It seems to s that should the advocates of re
form in the liquor traffic turn their attention to
this very ill and use as much* energy to prevent it
as they do to prevent drunkeness, they would con
vince the president that it is his duty to persuade
congress to stop the manufacture of weapons of war,
they would do more to humanity than they
do in breaking their necks in an endeavor to save
a few sots from perdition through the liquors. After
all what do a few drunken men amount to com
pare with the millions of children, women and old
men suffering through the manufacture of imple
ments of war. Those children, if allowed to live,
will grow sour at the world and will continue in
' their ancestors’ footsteps, and that is, warring
against one another.
It is often said that nobody wants war. That '
is all bosh. For instance; President Wilson wants
war since he is advocating the. manufacture of the j
very instruments with which to wage war; and he
has many followers. So, the fallacy of his eon- j
tention that he does not want war is shown.
The socialists—the great peace advocates? Like- j
wise the labor unions, the church people all over the |
world, should they desire to he consistent, they would !
soon stop the war, and all they would have to do j
would be to compel their respective governments to :
stop the manufacture of war implements. How
simple it is when you come to think about it.’ ’tet.
simple as it may be, we have not tried to use that ;
weapon with the same persistence that we have tried ]
to close up the saloons. If we really want univer- j
sal and lasting peace, let us stop the manufacture
of implements of war, thereby stopping those mad
savages from killing one another.. It may be.
however, that President Wilson as well as the re
formers. socialists and church people prefer the sav
ages dead than alive, therefore, they help them in
the work of extermination by furnishing them with
instruments; which makes them accomplices and
guilty of slaughtering the innocents. However, with
us, consistency should be uniform and not only in
! spots.
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WHAT SHIFFIXG NEEDS
(Philadelphia Ledger)
All that the American shipbuilder asks at this
; time is protection from foolish legislation. Upon
i him, as on the shipowner, government interference
I weighs heavily. The present scarcity has created
j an unprecedented demand for new tonnage. No eom
i petition by the foreign builder, concerning which the
i politicians have been so anxious in the past, need
now be feared. All over the world the ship yards
■ are working to full capacity. The menace to the
I American shipbuilder is that such prosperity cannot
last under existing laws. When the immediate de
mand is over we are certain to have idle yards
unlees the shipowner is permitted to do a profitable
business in norma! conditions. This seamen’s act
alone would make that impossible. Add to that
the threat of government ownership, and private cap
ital will be forced to find some safer and more pro
fitable investment. The advocates of the ship pur
chase bill who talk of building up the American mer
chant marine by provisions are in effect urging its
destruction.
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A FARM AND CULTURE
A man should have a farm or mechanical craft
for hisculture. We must have a basis for our
higher accomplishments, our delicate entertainments
of potery and philosophy, in the work of our hands.
Manual labor is the study of the external world.
The advantages of riches will remain with him who
procured them not with te heir. I feel some shame
before my woodchopper. my plowman and my cook,
for they have some sort of self-sufficiency; they can
contrive without my aid to bring the day and year
round, but I depend on them, and have not earned by
ues a right to my arms and feet.—Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MRS. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
AT THE CHURCHES
AMONG THE CHITECHE*
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
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Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska, j
Regular Services Sunday 11 am. ■
Wednesday evening reading and
Song Services at 7;30 p- K
ALL ARE WELCOME.
Subject for February 6, ‘Spirit”
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
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Sunday Church Service H a- m.
and ";30 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:30 p.m.
Friday Choir meets at 8:00 p. m.
First and Third Wednesday after
cons at 2:30 Ladie; Aid Society.
H. W. MICHEN'ER, Pastor. I
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low' Mass at 8:30 a. cq.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.iii.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
vVeek Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Puter.
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday—8.00 am., Holy commun
ion, (Except first Sunday in the
month.)
10:00 Native Sunday SchooL
11:00 am. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. .(Holy Communion, first
Sunday in the month.)
12:00 m. Sunday SchooL
3:00 pm. Native Service, with
Interpreter.
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 pm. Native
Women’s Guild, I r ian Indian School
House.
Thursday—2:30 pm. St. John’s
Guild, Guild Room I Alternate Thurs
days.)
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,
all, especially to newcomer*.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLY,
Pastor.
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Ketchikan Meat Co.
PHONE 120
We make a specialty of Camp and
Cannery trade
Carstens Packing Co., owners
Night Phone S120
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Hit The Trail
For the East
Via the
“MILWAUKEE”
The New Short Line and the Alaskan’s Favorite
All-steel trams and a
Top-notch service where
Yoa’II be among friends
From start to finish.
Fer 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
PTGKT SoryZKJAUJTOBSlIA PCGKT SOUKD ALASKA KOUTft
Koct* — Tacoma and Seattle lor Ketch 1
SeaUie-Sen Francisco, coti- kan. Petersburg. Juneau. Kataflla
~eb"6 -Hi the Yd. «d Havard YUoud Cortov*. Valdez. Port
Wells. Eiiauiar. LaToucbe. Cook
lor Southern Ctlikrmi Port,. XnJet potato. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right rcwerved to rbacge -ebedaie wabout notloe.
H GALLAGHER. Ageat. NORTHLAND DOCK GO., Ami
_Jnne*u_PHONE 60 Ketchikan
Table of Distances from
j
Ketchikan
Seattle, 6fi0 Wrange!' 891
Petersburg 115 Juneau 223,
Sk agway 304 Sitka 292
Metlakaht la 15 Dolorni 271
Niblack 30 Chomley 30i
Kasaan 291 Hollis 39!
Kiam 32 Loring 21 j
Yes Bay 39 Cape Chacon 43 j
•Milter 62 Rowlcmn 73,
Waterfall 103 Craig 121 j
Klavrak 126 Karheen 1601
Abakan Tin. Chacon 182;
Bell Island 50 Unuk River 70 j
Mary Island 23 Hadley 28 ,
Three Tree Point 45 Stewart B. C. 1501
Prince Rupert 95
This table is complied in nautical
miles which areOOSO feet. The larg-;
est part of tills list was complied foi
the Post Office by the Captain of th
Gedney and isauthentlc.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Avertised letter list of the Ket
chikan, Alaska Post Office. For
the week ending Jan. 29, 1916.
Chlopeck E.
Christensen John
Coombs. Leonard S.
Hultman, O.
Jarbe, Mrs. Lizzie
Keshies, Mrs. Wm.
Olsen, R.
Perez, Jose
Peterson. J. M.
Supt. Hydro Electric Plant
All letters unclaimed by Feb. 12,
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. SWINRFORB,
Postmaster.
Job printing neatly and prompt-j
ly done at the Progressive-Miner.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224. regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brothers
cordially invited
Hall for rent. Mon*
day. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
I
Draying
All Orders will oe prompt-1 \ j
a ad carefully executed.
Contracts Take't For Anv \Aork
Ketchikan
DrayingCompan>
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.
MITCHELL BILICICH. Prop
Stedman Hotel
IRA H. KING. Manager
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
MEN'S 0 VERCOA TS
50 per cent OFF
Our entire stock of overcoats will be closed out
at 50 per cent off
$27.00 Coats, now , $13.50
$25.00 ” ” $12.50
$20.00 ” ” $10.00
$18.00 ” ” $ 9.00
Come early and get yours while the assortment
is good, as we only have a few left
Our entire line of
Corsets at One-third Off
Including Nemos and R. & G., the two best cor
sets made j
Tongass Trading Co.
_WEDNESDAY SPECIALS
Alpine Milk $3.60 case.lbs. Rice 26c.
3 bot. Bluing 25c.3bot. Amonia 25c.
4 lb. Tapioca 25c. 6 cans Babbitts Cleanser 25c.
3 Com Starch 25c. 3 cans Clams 25c.
50 lb. sk. Flour $1,403 lb. Best Prunes 25c.
E. E. SPARHAWK
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Superior To All Others
Sold by All Dealers iu FIRST CLASS Fishing Gear in the
Following Sizes
V*
For hand trolling, io oz. i, i$, 2, 3 lbs.
Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced _
Accurately Cut
ANT NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to 14 Pitch
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy = Acetylene *
Welding
BLACKSMITHING AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor,
; We Manufacture and Keep in Stock ail kinds of j
Spruce and Cedar Lumber
Can fill any order either stock
or cut to specifications . . .
; Steamer Vigilant and Barge Blanche ii
for charter for freight purposes
; Ketchikan Power Company !
WE HOLD FAST
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to the idea that a satisfied customer
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do „ur very best with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
is you will appreciate if you send
Phone 24.
KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
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Remember that the Firm of
A. E. WALKER & SON
DEALS in HOUSE-FURNITURE as well as in HUNTERS’ and
^ FISHERMEN’S SUPPLIES, such as GUNS, FISHING-TACKLE,
2 TENTS of all Sizes, and kept constantly in stock
^ Prices Most Reasonable.
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Black* Silver, Cross, Red, White and Blue, Lynx,
Bear, Marten end other Far bearers collected In yoar section
SHIP YOUR Funs DIRECT to “SHUIIEHT** the largest
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a reliable—responsible—safe Fur House with an unblemished rep
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