THE PROGRESSIVE-MINES
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Entered at the Post Office at Ketchikan. Alaska as
seotad class matter October 21, 1914, mdn the act of
March S, 1ST9.
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J. E. RIVARD . Editor
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KETCHIKAN ALASKA. APRIL 29. 1914.
IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
If there eve? was any doubt of the truth of the
old say lug that “might makes right.” this doubt is
being dispelled with astonishing clearness by Eng
land: asi apparently *e certify to its correctness by
ccr placid aad certain distinct murmurs of acquiescence
The United Stares is an acknowledged neutral
nation in the present great war- We have had no'
trouble with Holland; for instance, and »e desire
to keep ©er commerce with the country. Likewise with
any other country. Germany included- Yet- England
ssys “you shall not take any parcel poet matters tc
Holland, because it may help ear enemies."
At the outbreak of the war. England disconnected
our essHsrsimkatk® facility with Germany. We neve?
said boo Now, is not this evidence that “might makes
right 1* England is the acknowledged queen of the
seas- because of her strength to compel obedience to
her hsii* From that it must follow that the strong
can crush the weak with absolute impunity, and ever
justify such actioa
It is said that six hundred bags of parcel post
matter comprising some 50.009 separate packages mail
ed for distribution in Holland are to be returned tc
sem-iers in America because the British authorities
contend that The parcels might reach and benefit the
centra; powers-- Germany is trying to do the same
by the use of her submarines—that is to say. she is
trying to prevent her e Berries from receiving any
support from any neutral scarce; yet we strongly ob
ject to her interference You see Germany fp not
“Queer ' of the seas, and that makes all the difference
in the world; although the interference is just the same
INCONSISTENT.
PdnkiaEs the Seward convention
state that the which the delegates
aad the members of coaid not agree, was
the plank in the gave the federal pat
ronage to the of the several divisions
Passably this is on the other hand there are
incamariencies between the declaration of th* plat
form and the action of the convention so glaring that
the delegate asay well have balked or. them instead of
d* question of patronage- Wick may. it is true. Have
ties.:mi to handle the patronage of the territory, for it
would mean added strength to his candidacy, but the
acts of the convention- so inconsistent with the plat
form. may also have been an important factor in the
refusal of the delegate to accept the terms proffer I
One of the important planks of the platform adopt
ed at the convention- proclaims that all Alaska offices
shall be filled by Alaskans- This plank is an im
portant one. and if carried out would mean a material
strengthening of the organisation throughout the ter
ritory, but when the convention, immediately following
the adoption of this platform, elects C. D. Murane as
national committeeman and W. A. Gilmore as one of
the delegates to the national convention, it deroon
trates beyond alt question that the platform was a
meaningless instrument t© the politicians, and was
adopted only as a means of catching the votes of the
people, and that, its principles were not considered
binding upon ehhp the political leaders or their candi
dates
C D- Murane was never an Alaskan in the true
sense of the word- It is true that he resided in Alaska
for several years while he filled the positit* of District
Attorney for the Third division and as Judge in the
Second But he has no legal residence in Alaska at
this time- and for several years past he has lived in
Seattle. He is a member of the bar of that city, and
to become such he must be an acknowledged resident
of King county- If Mr. Murane is a resklent of King
county the only manner in which he might be consider
ed a resident of Alaska is to acknowledge the claim
Seattle has made that Alaska belongs to that city
anyway, and should be governed from there. This is
all right if Alaskans do not object- But the people of
the North have had' the statement flung at them so
many times and from so m^ny different directions that
they are not able to govern themselves, like the Pbil
ipincs rod other semi-civilited races, that it does not
set well any more, and we believe they are likely to
revolt against any attempt to govern them from the
“Spirit City "
Mr. Gilmore was a resident of Alaska for a num
ber of years, but he has given up his residence in the
North, and like Mr.' Murane. is now a resident of Seat
tle- Mr. Gilmore- as as Alaskan, was probably entitled
to any honor the convention might bestow upon him,
bat when he ceased to he an Alaskan, when he became
a resident of Seattle and had absorbed the Seattle
ideas regarding Alaska he became as much of a
carpet-bagger as any federal official sent here from
the Stetes
Tfcere are plenty of able Alaskans- There is no
need to go outside of the country for federal officials
or party representatives- Until the Seattle bunch is
eliminated from Alaska politics, the candidates named
by the party will have as much chance of election at
the sands of the people as theprov erbial snowball
will have of maintaining its frigid condition in the
regions of perpetual fire
We have not seeq any announcement in the press
that John Troy has returned to Juneau; but an effusion
copied from the Empire convinces us that he has re
turned to the capital city. Yet a careful reading of
his “editorial"' or. “full territorial form of govern
ment” dees not lead us to believe that the “vacation”
caused any recuperation of his mental prostration. He
is stai Souccering around, unable to ascertain “where
he is at-”—<Vjh£ Star )
KETCfflKAN CAMP, MOl » A&l
every Moodav evening
a: 8 pm-, as Bed Men's "T'P.
Visiting _ae
LOYAL ORDKS MOOSE
AT THE CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Front Street, KetrrVar, Alaska.
Eegular Services Sunday II am-}
W««ie*day evseiag reading nd (
Song Services as 7;30 p. m.
Suby&es for April 23, “Probation
After Death.”
AM. ARE WELCOME.
FIRST K. E. CHURCH
Snnday CL tree Service 11 a c.
and 7;3© p. sc.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 8:3© pa.
Friday Cnotr meets as 6*6 p. os.
First and Third Wednesday after- j
-s at 236 Ladies Aid Society.
H. W. SHCHENEB, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low Mii= at 8:30 a. no.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2r&0p.La.
eunday Vespers at 7:80 p. a. -
Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.
Her. PAUL P. KERNS.
Paste*
ST. JOHN S EPISCOPAL CHVRCB
S uniay—S.C6 ut, Holy coaarssa
iffu, C Except first Sunday fa Qw}
weft)
19*6 Native Sunday School.
11*0 is. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. (Holy Cwrirsaalsn, Sret
Susday ia the month.)
12*6 eb. Sunday School.
7:30 Evestag Prayer and Sermon.
Holy Days—10:30 am- Holy Conv
niinirai
Tuesday—8*0 pas. St John's
Social Crab, Guild Boors.
Wednesday—2*6 pm. Native
Women’s Guild, India is School Haws *
Tmrsday—2>W pas- St. Jefea'i!
Guild Book.
7:13© pm-St. Join’s Athletic Crab,
Boy's, Guild Room
Friday—8*0 pm. Choir Rehear
sal Guild Bams.
A sincere welcome is extended to
ali espeoaSy to newcomer*.
REV. HAROLD H. KELLEY,
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PROFESSIONALS *
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Office* adjoining V S. Custom*
Offtoe
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Alton*} and
CeNSder at law
Offtoe—Tew* CoQjKiii CfcanH>erv
K+dUimm, Ai»*A»
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office is Residence
Hoars, 10 a. rru to 4 p. tn.
Miller & Stevens
Hairdressing Parlor
IfcLBnrie Bedding. Main Sc
Hokl 1030 a. b. to 5 3© p. m
Special work by appointment
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. IN6ERS0LL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ProEip; attention given to perfect
:ng land titles and securing patent?
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
J. FILLMORE WARDER
Attorney at Law
Geteral Practice Revilla Black
MARY A- C- G 1BSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Ifemton ,-i Home—
Pfcooe 142
Phone 106, First-Class Work
F. MILLER
Painting, Kaiso mining, Papertangicg
and Graining a Specialty.
KETCHIKAN, : : ALASKA
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FOR SALE
Bell Island Hat Springs
Located 43 mile, north of Ket
chikan, Alaska- Couponed of 12
cabins, -tore with $1,000 stack, deck
and walk from dock to Springs, a
distance of one quarter mil*.
Numerous number of spring*. Flee
of the largest cemented, walled and
* fenced in and the water ia seven
j feet deep. Creek (Tows by springs
! w ith good water power, being fed
! from four large takes.
Springs ar«. in the hands of the
i heirs of George Ree, and their de
i -ire ia to sell If reasonable price
j if offered in the near future.
Term* can be made on this sale.
Inquiries and information ran be
; had from W. L. ROE,
Ketrhikan, Alaska.
EVERYBODY IS
DOING IT, DOING IT.
DOING WHAT?
Going for a square meal
at the STEDMAN CAFE.
Give us a trial!
ROYAL-CAFE
rsTK!S=sss^^
We make a specialty
of Short Orders at all
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times of the day or night
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Our dinners are un
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equaled in the North?
1 Private Boxes for Dinner]
Mitch til Bilicich. Co.
braying
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All < >rdors will oe promptly j
aid carefully executed.
Contracts Taken for Anv V\ ork
Ketchikan
DrayingCompan>
J. W. CORDELL, Propietor.
Phone No. 60.
Mi l#i»i-M'M liniUllllUHII l»«l i* i* lAll»IH»«il«li
We Manufacture and Keep in Stock all kinds of I
Spruce and Cedar Lumber t
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Can fill any order either stock 4
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or cut to specifications ...
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Barge Blanche t
for charter for freight purposes l
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iii $
; Ketchikan Power Company \
Stedman Hotel
IRA H. KING, Manager
Headquarters for Commercial, Can
nery and Mining Men
First Class Cafe and Buffet in Connection
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SPECIAL WINTER RATES FOR PERMANENT QUESTS IN
GOOD CLEAN BOOMS STEAM HEATED, AND WITH ALL THE
SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
BATES UPON APPLICATION.
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
3 POUNDS I
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 beet 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
Centra! America, and while these coffees each have
some' predominating fine quality, the problem has
bees to combine them and yet preserve all their fins
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 m 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. \
Phore us your order today.
Tongass Trading Co.
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DON’T mss THIS
OPPORTUNITY
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$4000 worth of Dry Goods at less
than original cost
l am retiring from the dry goods business to ^tock other
lines. In view of the fact that prices are going uff on nearly
everything you cannot afford to pass up the greatest sale in
dry goods ever offered the people of Ketchikan.
traces, Ribbons, Embroido ry, Muslin, Wool and Cotton Un
derwear, Hosiery, Silks and Satina, Cotton Poplins, and all
piece goods. Hats, Caps and all Men’s Furnishings.
Make your selections early as this stock will not last long.
E. E. Sparhawk
Telephone 0 Ketchikan, Alaska
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Ketchikan Iron Works
We Cut Gears
THAT ARE
Evenly Spaced
Accurately Cut
ANT NUMBER OF TEETH
FROM
7 to JL±_Pit:h
AGENTS FOR
Atlas Gas Engines
Oxy- Acetylene
Welding
BLACKSMXTHINO AND
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
G. E. LINGERFELT, Proprietor
WE HOLD FAST
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to the idea that a satisfied custom<1
is a mighty good advertisement.
Also that a dissatisfied one is a
mighty good advertisement for
somebody else. Hence, we always
do Dur very best with every bit of
launrdy work. How good that best
ig you will appreciate if you send
your things here next time.
Phone 24.
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KETCHIKAN STEAM LAUNDRY
THE EVINRUDE
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This you will find in an Evinrude.
Uneqnaled in Power and Duribility
Ideal motor for trolling. The
four-cycle can be slowed down to
two miles per hour.
Burns 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.
Slows Down q: » ega
! To two miles per hour
Buy
Columbia
Batteries
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/Cost No More Last Longer