ALASKA LEGISLATURE
AND HOWE RULE
After sixty cays of labor "-re
f —>5 Alaska Legislature '.i
journed on May 1st. Many
Lave been anxious to criticise,
and perhaps a some respeMs
she work done—or left undone—
was subject to crisicism. Hu
man nature is weak and ev- n
Alaskans are no! without fault
However, we car. say that the
mis..ikes made are our own.
made by our own representa
tives. and they are not greater
nor any harder to bear than the
countless other mistakes that
l av« marked the conduct of Al
aska affairs. Vrain. there are
those who expected that this
little band of ru n. hurriedly
selected and some hurried from
their distant h ' - ! take
p rt in the f >up : t home
rule, would be able in sixty
<f~ys to rev/. !*.,oirze A'r-Xa af
rs and establish all things
reeled for her com i. A
iking impossible. Another 1 •o
years will rok around and an
c her legislature will be in ses
sion at Juneau, having for their
help the m ' -n la d by this
firs*, body and for their guid
ance the mist Aes made. Dur
ing the intervening time C: 1
gress may take note of the dig
nified acts of our first law
making body and extend to us
s .il greater pm .leges and pow
ers. All the .me we are con
s :ous shat we are coming into
<: *r ow rigl - as • .tbeens of
t? e I’n.te 3 States. This alone
goes to Alaskans a justsfa-.a
1 on fur the proud boast that
t: ey are a-.- longer classed w.rfa
serfs and dependants .but are
row men bers and a part of the
power thai rules amooe the
peoples of the world.—Douglas
News.
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BRINGGOLD IN
WITH BIG CATCH
The halibut fisherman Bring
goii is in port outfitting for
another fishing trip. She ar
i-Ived in from the tanks Tues
day evening .with over 18,000
pounds of halibut on board.
1'. - amount of fish caught by
1 e men in less than two
weeks. ar.J soid at three cents
f*?“ pound—the going price now
ihe New Engian plant—netts
t j reity goodly sum to the man.
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IMPROVING AT H08PITAL
D. Cook- who was brought
•-'• cr Iron Do'.-mi the latter
P;n of ii-t week, where he wi«
i'jj red by failing from the
tr m track a distance of thirty
f -‘. is at the local hospital.
. a i according to the latest re
p r,- from that institution is
>wlv improving.
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WILL BUY FI8H AT SIMPSON
Ni ce B - - an.ck. "B-Jy" Se
r. right hand man in the
i Id curing business, will ?o
■ wn to Port Simpson on the
M tonight to buy mild-cured
-■ mon. There .s a curing sta
- n near that point, and Mice
eve is to secure a corioad of
fish there.
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THEY PEDDLED BOOZE
The government secured a
1 lotion in all three of the
eases up for trial thus far this
week. Monday. Charles Star -h
v.a- found guilty of furnishing
r a .ves with liquor; Tuesday.
ton. hi- partner, was treat
ed the same way. and yesterday
. e Rivera, the fomaleman.
v ho -aid he was selling dope
to put on fish bast that ;me!ied
; fid tasted I ke whiskey, dr-w
the -ame prize. Today John
\V. Mitchell, of Petersburg is
facing a jury on the same
charge.
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Fairbanks night •'-•bool Ihat
bft- been running alt winter,
tb-ed April 2! until next fall
when it will be renewed.
A GREAT SRiCKER
The smoker given 1 y the
Club last night was ;■
•mmer in every respect, R d
y : s 1! .11 was comfortably fil
led :»> tlie spectators, and the
1 program was all that could bo
desired. The star performer'
t - the evening of course w ere
■Ko Merrill Kids, who fought
ve round* of as good boxing
its ever was seen in Alaska,
v 1th not a dull moment during
the whole of the mill. So good
w ere they that the crowd hated
to see them slop, and showed
' ,■ r approval of their work h<\
.eep.r.e the youngster- bnsv af
ter they were through Sighting
• king up cash thrown into .he
ring. Theadore Brown appe tr
od iu a double capacity, in a
•. ■ i-rr-r. tered vocal solo. and in
. wo : v ml go with O. S'a f.
fireman off the Corwin.
Jack Close was there with his
V g -.gs." as was sis
Parry Sm th with characferis’.:.'
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and Lee Dillabaugh put up a
good two round fight, and lat
er. the former tried conclus
ions wlih his cousin Russel
Radenbaugh : a wrestlinv
ifc.v-t. iieerge Temple, who had
■ g ' T
i feted the program with some
0 fthe very latest popular song
After the program a very good
luncheon was served, wfcmh
1 completely filled the bill. The
j work of C. 0. Raymond at the
p sno was good.
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FISHING AT FORRESTER
The cannery tenser Forrester
.? in port from the West C
■ Prince of Wales island. She
'brines word that fishmc st; li
ed last M nday at Forrester Is
land, 115 fish being secured
the first day. The mild cur
ing stations out in that reg'on
rre ready for business and ex
pect to put up a big pack this
year.
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NEW JUDGE MONDAY
Judge Lyons made the an
nouncement in court this morn
:r.g that in all probability Rob
ert W. Jennings would take
Judge Lyons’ place on the
bench in this division next Mon
day morning.
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Lawson has taken up the cry
for a cleaner town, and ail the
worthless shacks must go.
From Whitehorse to Dawsor
n seven days is considered
good time for an automobile.
Richard S. Ryan ha; received
a patent to 160 acres os’ land on
the shores >f Controller Bay.
Prej •
cer way at Whitehorse for lie
celebration o? the birthday os
King Gecrge V., which occ :?
June 3rd.
The Wrangell Sentinel an
nounces that a pulp mill, with'
.< capacity of fifty ton-, w i
he built at the mouth of the
■»- re fiver and ■
1 home bay.
It : - reported that Jed. . W.
Troy, .i present editor of the
-hurie.* Empire, is to be g -
i fat y.b under Democratic r e
hr* the Suite of Washington.
A J . iea;i news item say- that
criers have been given by of
d- of C. P. R. to p .ct- a J
captains on the Prince-- May
and Princess Sophia *o make
Sentinel island by cay. ght.
Dr. I. If. M >o-e recently r»e
;o it from Ruby to be a witn.*
;n the MacDonald ••• • . "be
|Doctor was surgeon at Treii
. well at the time of the unfor
te happening.
The Briiish Columbia a<-ge d
jicral department is making a
scientific investigation of ‘.be
jpossibiliUes of the Queen Cbar
jlolte i-lands. Graham bland nd
the Skeen? and Stiklne valley-.
Official- are on the ground,
and will spend the s imn.tr
'there.
Tanng the • . s» work l as
da; s, pretty exhaustive le-is
bee been made with the view
of -thoroughly trying oat John
alien's “go a stick”. As is
• tty generally known to al
•st everybody ns Ur's ■ : .»».
■ an Fintien. : Sul . \
been working - rad.'.y e li
ve ;st ion with w! a i
!g locate ore veins si the
ground, in tbc same y that
nie old famih -. fork* i ; k in
r.e people's hands .1 to
rnfailiUy loefe rout * water
r'.ow she oar - - :v;. o. For
years Mr. F>. en - o--n
working amt .-xpevimo. . : to
find something with an affin
v for gold, - . or and oi . ; < r.
. i now it ! " - tV. he
t >- foaud it. Half a : • or
ss >ro local is and v;-:- -
row in the oily have tried out
■ rid - tht S t i
1 .r property tack of town, me
g at
5 iaces which Isas an effect on
the instrument. Thi> morning,
a <: cni re So to?: w as nia re to
;r\ ;o prove it out. A quantity
■ gold and - r ■ oin w- -fl
oured from the bank, p! cd in
k? nut hi., i* :i in r.e -••
ment of the Heckman huddsoe
under one of four boxes. The
instrument was r?\ oi \V.
T. Goie .She English mining
man's bands, and without the
least tbincnH) he located lie
treasure. ,1. R. lfeckman fol
lowed him after the coin had
secretly been moved to a new
i-daoe. and on the second at
!! npt placed his foot on 'he
> ash. Others present at the
: one were ('.apt. Connell, A. V
Wakefieln. :1m mining engi
jiuen, Frank Fold and Mr. Fiul
;i himself, and each is sat
- ad th; : -he contrivance has
dm power to locate the precious
; mineral.
If as appears probable, this
-m me of Mr. Fintsen's
l.;-s th-' an . ly to locate mine: a!
veins it v d mean a complete
: evolution in the matter of
I sc ;; g and. developing a
; ; 'pert). . - • would result in
,tl:c complete elimination of un.
: fees-, is work, as the leads
aid be spotted out and traced
■ .g the course. Mr. Fintzen
i- aux an- to try out his iu
. d w d go on to any
p •pery thi? locality to make
:• ~ts. He has sections of vari
ous strength on his instrument,
which e. able him to decide
v ' h d two or more veins is
the richer and the more profi
1: Me to work, also what mine
r;.!, th-'v carry the heaviest in
gold, silver or copper.
SUNOS PM
Sacramento. May 15—G<
i or Hiram $ in last night
v. .red Secretary of Stale Bryan
that with the highest respect
: Mr. Brj'j! d the Pre-rJt: !
aside]
-■.ate to approve the acts :i of
the legislature on the anti
i ,nd matter. Continuing he
slated that the problem was
an acute one and must be met
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FISH ARE SCARCE
Word come- from Camano
and Union R that the -prof
- imoa are ve y scarce, com
paratively none being ‘.keen,
lee launch Sunrise. v. eh
tame in from there this morn
s' g. towed in several of ‘he
trullers who 1
£ M.
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"Brother" P. :,*1 Ci wh
has been in charge of the Skag
way office of the Alaska Steam
- eomp-y ’ . : -i
..‘inter, wa- a passenger .-out]
the Jet.'er-.-n ; e- • ’ ay on
? - way to Nome.
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Mrs. 11. L. Faulkner Pier a
■a wuth r*- /•’ ! ‘‘ ' -
. !:• Sfat-?-. or c. .?
li ’uiboidi ye-‘*-i Jay a, ■ ■
.. i Will -Say . Ke ■ ! ... Cl
the adjournment of the pr- •.•:nt
erm of court.
'y route methods. California
- 1 #;\? practically a
.it on She matter and he
id i traitor to his state
J himself if he took any
her ?; oid. The matter had
t come up in a flash, but was
he re~’;r f the thought of the
?l mii.ds of California on a
. uter of vital importance for
,r?. He then stated that he
v. i > gn the bill today.
SMOKESTACK IN PLACE
Work on fixing the smoke
be ( s com
p • • 1 tin? morning and the lit
he ve??el was scheduled to
:? ve about four o’clock this
.on.“She will take two
"er.oe - from Ketchikan. P.
ITeel and J. J. Keenan, both
l eading f-jr Nome.
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:i< ! :-.r the country lying
v. - : hit. Sh Elias and Mt.
' • zl; h to ersume the mark
■ Mi he boundary a division
the A. -ka boundary survey
a V Jez during the
• • ; of March. The di
\ - -*n headed by Asa C. Baid
■ i ■■ hide? about a dozen
r: CiV'>f 7nomas Higgs will
•! the party ?oon.
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Over :• ■> hundred men arc
v emp.ojed in the shipyard?
• Whitehorse.
f. If You wart Reliability, Silence, Economy, Freedom Tt
From Trouble, and General Satisfaction o
I The Ralaco I
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& STANLEY 0AKSM1TH, Ketchikan, Alaska
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Confronted by sixty-three dif
■ fcreut applications for posi
tions on the teaching staff of
the local schools, the school
board was unable to decide
!lost night who to select for
the coming year. This diffi
culty was added , to by the fact
lluit the members of the board
l ave just about made up their
minds to remodel the lii.-yh
school curriculum, dropping
languages and the higher maili
t matios and substituting a bus
iness course instead. The mai
ler had been pul to the parents
of the children graduating from
the grammar grades this year,
who were unanimously in favor
id a business studies. It will
take another meeting to decide
on who to select for the teach
ing staff.
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EXAMINING HJS PLANTS
Engelbr. Wiese, the m'.ld
cured salmon packer, who came
north on a recent boat, is over
on the West Coast inspecting
ids interests in that region.
They consist of mild curing
plants at Waterfall and Pt. Con
elusion, and the cannery and
curing plant at Rose Inlet.
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WILL OPERATE
BOTH CANNERIES
H. Bergman. Alaska manager
for file Einderberger interests,
in town from Roe Point. Re
fells the Miner Man that his
company intends to operate
both the Roe Point and Fish
Egg canneries this season.
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BACK TO KETCHIKAN
Mike Kiely, one of the old
1 inters of this region, who has
been in the Portland Canal dis
trict prospecting and doing de
velopment work on mining
claims, is back again in Ketch
ikan. He will make his home
here for the time being, be
ing satisfied that Ketchikan
presents the best chance for a
man anywhere in this region.
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An immense black fox with
thick glossy fur that had been
purchased for an Eastern fox
raising company at a cost of
>1.500 escaped from its cage at
Fairbanks and got away into the
hills early this month. Not
withstanding that dozens of
hunters got out after it, it was
-till free to catch rabbits and
ptarmigan when last heard
from,
J. R. Keefer, representing the
pa.-senger traffic department of
the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company is making a tour of
the territory served by his
company. He has been with
the Pacific Coast people for
over thirty years.
A jury in the U. S. District
Court at Valdez gave Mrs. Reed
v idow of J. E. Reed, a judge
ment against the Copper River
and Northwestern Railway Co.
for $20,000. Reed an employee
of the company was killed Jan
uary i, 1012.
Work has begun with a large
crew on the Rambler Gold M n
mg Company’s claims at Val
dez. Development work will
be pushed along rapidly.
A. F. Demidoff has been ap
pointed postmaster at Kodiak
to succeed JE C. Hope, deceased
He was endorsed by C. E. Bun
fieii, Democratic Commitleman.
At ;< party given bv the Nome
Igloo ot Pioneers recently, a
vote of w’omen was taken on
the question of woman’s suf
frage for Alaska, and the vole
v ii- 2d co 17 against the suff
rage bill.
George Black, of Skagwav,
i ame in contact with a cir
cular saw. which inflicted a
wound 2d inche* long, extern! •
<ng from the shoulder joint to
the sternum .which it took a
bout one hundred and fifty
stitches to sew up.
STEAMER CORWIN
ON WAY. TO N0IV1E
The steamer Corwin, curoute
I rum Seattle to Nome, arrived
i;i port shortly after seven o'
clock this morning, in command
of Capt. H. J. Mealy, one of the
lost known navigators of the
north. The vessel will not he
able to get away until some
lime tomorrow owing to Ihe
jfael that her smokestack will
'have to he lengthened. Before
[starting on her present tr.p.
i new boilers were installed of
a different pattern than the
[old, with considerable more
grale space. The result was.
v hile sieamiug up here, the
draft was found to be unsatis
factory, and the heat in the
lire room excessive, rising a
t.ove 1 Id degrees. To remedy
this, (lie Northern Maoshtne
Works is putting an additional
five feet on her smoke,stack,
which is expected to straighten
matters out. The Corwin, of
which T. F. Murry .is the pur
ser. has Go passengers on board
and 123 tons of freight. As
soon as she finishes her re
pairs here and takes on board
jan additional supply of coal.
■ she will sail for Unimak Pass
and Dutch Harbor direct, prac
tically straight west from Dix
[ctis entrance. During the sum
mer the Corwin will operate on
the St. Miehaei-Nome-Kotzeb'ie
Sound run.
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ANOTHER BOAT
The steamer Northwestern
comes back or; the run again
Sunday, when she is scheduled
to leave Seattle. This will give
the Alaska Steamship company
four boats on the run, the Jef
ferson, Alameda, Mariposa and
Northwestern, This gives a
three day service with a jump
of six days tw ice a month ow
ing to the fact that the Dolphin
■ is -till out of commission. Sho
'will come on June 27 when the
iiiree day schedule will be the
[regular thing.
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JUDGE JENNINGS
COMING NORTH
Judge Robert W, Jennings is
on his way North and will ar
rive at Seattle tonight. He will
| probably leave that city for Ju-.
ji.ean with Major J. F, A. Strong
tomorrow. After his confirm
ation by the United States Sen
ate, Judge Jennings left Wash
ington for his old home at
Nashville, Tenn., where he vis
ited with relatives for a few
days. Mrs. Jennings received
a telegram from his Saturday
in which he said he would ar
rive at Seattle May 15th,
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Among the big, bright pros
pects for Skagtown is a hog
ranch. Corn planting time will
soon be there.
Malthoid
Hoofing
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A roofing guarantee is
worth no more than
the quality
of the rot'
If the roofing is not made to
make good, the
1 maker neve:- • 1IL
Buy Malthoid Roofing—lay it
carefully—you’ll never have
occasion to request us to protect
the makers guarantee.
Malthoid will render you a
roof service so good—
so long—
so satisfactory—you’ll forget the
guarantee.
The Paraffine Paint Co.’a
name on a roll
of Malthoid Roofing
i? guarantee enough for those
who have known them
for twenty-eight years.
Ketchikan Agent*
J. R. HECKMAN A COMPANY
TONQASS TRADING 00.