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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL U, 1916. NUMBER 171
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THINGS QUIET
IN MEXICO
VILLA IS THOUGHT TO HAVE LEFT
HIS MAIN BODY OF TROOPS
MEXICO CITY. Apr!; 12.—A re
port fr: ' md'.tbge asjthority was
rew;-;.R . ;r? Las? eve ring to the
effect that had left the eosa
mand his array and was in hid
ing i b the Seana Maine rr.etm
tains. and woold sot be caught.
The above wa$ in some way
verified by she fact that his follow
ers in eocntani of one- of Villa’s
Ltestecattts. passed through Chi
K.USER'S BOYHOOD CHUM
COMMITS S11C1DE
DENVER A?ri RL—Dr. E. V.
KltBfcows&jreem. a boyhood friend of
Kaiser WHheir:. killed himself here
by severing the arteries is his
wrists and ankles. He was des
pondent over 1 r.g illness- Accord
ing to Ms wife who was with hint
at his death, 'he doctor in his boy
hood fays was a member of the
Kaiser's rt rim t and a close friend
of the present rtier cf Germany.
WOUNDED MEXICANS
ARE BROUGHT HERE
MEN WHO DESERTED AT THE
RAID OF COLUMBUS
RETURNED.
COLUMBUS. April 12—Several
woanie.. -lex..an soldiers and form
er followers :: VRLa, who jaad?
ated ,n •.• the inhabit
ants c-i this sewn an i carstsred
btit who -ter deserted- were casght
and brought back yesterday. A oe
tac ament of the sixth cavalry had
been ©at searching for them.
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FANCY WORK AND TEA
NEXT m.TURDAY AT T^ O
The Ladies' Aid wEI give their
big amt tat sale of fancy work in
the M. E- chttrci basement next
Samrisy. April 15th. beginning at
2 p. rt. They will also servo tea.
coffee * ch ate and fake for
which * charge of 15 cents will be
mate. On the seme day and place
the W. W. Gtris wRi have a booth
of h i me made candies and one
of fancy ami nsefnl amities of
baby elchkirr for sale. Remember.
Saturday i - m. ft
huahna yesterday morning early fol
lowed by C tmnn't forces close
behind.
Another report says that Villa
: will disguise himself 3S a peon ar t
will attempt to reach the coast
whence he purposes leaving the
country. This last report, how
ever. has been in circulation for
sometime, and it has led many to
believe that he will rerer be
caught.
KING GEORGES HANDSOME
GIFT.
LONDON. Aprtl 12—King George
has placed $300,000 a: the disposal
of the treasury, with the following
sir-pi® explanation:
' It :s the King's wish that this
which he gives in consecaence of
the war. should be applied in what
ever manner deemed best in the
opinion of his majesty's govern
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THEY ALL WANT A
SLICE OE ALASKA
TRAN ^CONTINENTAL RAILROAD
MEN REALIZE IMPORTANCE
OF THE TERRITORY.
E. A. Lawrence, Traveling Pas
ses per A get: for the Oregon-Wash
ington Railread 4 Navigation Co
in ; r.section with the Union Pa
cific System, with headquarters at
"IS Second Avenue. Seattle, is a
passe ner on the Admiral Evans on
his way Juneau and other points
of interest.
Mr. Lawrence visited the Pro
gressive- Miser office and said that
his company had decided to enter
the Alaska held and would endeavor
by a" legitimate meats to bring
people to the country. That be
had :eer. appointed to represent
the :: mtauay cn the ground and
make his headquarters at Ju
neau from which place he would
travel back and forth during the
ssr.-m.er season. He expressed him
self a= confident that thousands of
pe-fle would visit Alaska this sea
son. but he fears that the trans
portation com paries —31 not be able
-o handle al; the traffic.
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N W kORK. April 12.—Six war
- were issued for -he arrest of
six men implicated in the plot to
bring -inures of the Wfllard-Jobn
son fight into the country.
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We sell Seattle brewed “ROCK
BEER" at the Seattle Bar. adv.
THE DOINGS AT
WASHINGTON
HOUSE PASSES RIVER AND
HARBOR BILL BY A LARGE
MAJORITY.
WASHINGTON. April 12. — At
> the afternoon session of the house,
yesterday, the river and harbor
appropriation hili was passed by a
• large majority. Forty million dol
lars "as appropriated for the pur
pose.
Samuel Gompers appeared before
the house committee yesterday and
in a statement made to the mem
bers. he denied the correctness of
the report that the increase of the
'ages demanded was out of pro
nertion of the increase of the liv
ing expenses.
Mr. Belmont, chairman of the
Navy League, in addressing the
members a: the annua! convention
■•esterday. outlined the fundamental
principles involved in the policy of
preparedness, and said that in his
opinion the volunteer system advo
cated by some was wrong, that the
system would work badly during
war time. He favors an increase
of the army and navy through ?
rational act. making service com
-ulsorv.
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STOWAWAY CHARGED
WITH PIRACY
WILL BE TAKEN TO DELAWARE
FOR TRIAL TO BEGIN
TOMORROW.
NEV. YORK, April 12.—Ernest
Schiller, the stowaway who single
handed he!d up the crew o? the
British liner Mapotto. will be tak
en to Delaware today for trial
which has been set for tomorrow.
Schiller is highly pleased at the
decision arrived at- He preferred to
be tried before a United State*
court than be taken to England,
where, he says he would be made
to pay the penalty with his life.
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ANOTHER FRAUD
DISCOVERED
THE FRAUD IS SAID TO HAVE
BEEN CARRIED ON BY THE
USE OF THE MAILS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.—
Another huge land swindle vas
brought to Sight yesterday through
the postoffice department officials
The swindle is said to have been
earned on an extensive scale in
volving millions in a fraudulent
sale of Southern Pacific lands
Many Canadians are said to have
been caught by the swindle.
LONDON. April 12.—The Ad
miralty announced today the sink
ing of the steamer Senator.
BE RECALLED
AND THE HUNT FOR VILLA AND
HIS GANG OF BANDITS
TERMINATED.
EITHER DEAD OR LOST
Is The Belief of Men Competent
To Judge of Mexican
Character.
EL PASO. April 12.—It is the
opinion of a large number of men
competent to judge the character
and actions of the Mexican bandits
. that unless Villa is found and cap
tured, the punitive expedition of
the United States army after Villa,
may as well be recalled. It is
said that should Villa be still alive
he would have shown fight lone
before this day, and if dead, his
followers will never face the fire
of the American soldiers. Others
are inclined to the belief that Villa
has made his way into the Durango
mountains and put himself beyond
the reach of any armed body of
men.
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NEW YORK. April 12.— '
The American National Lea
gue will open the season
here tomorrow with the first
game.
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KAISER SUFFERS
BREAK DOWN
ATTRIBUTED TO SHOCK AT HIS
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
A BOMB.
LONDON, April 12.- -The news
Jt m
papers this morning contain a state
ment to the effect that the Kaiser
was suffering from a break down
attributed to a shock received when
a bomb exploded in his immediate
vieinty, and whch left no doubt in
any one's mind of his narrow es
cape. He is said to be almost a
nervous '.creek,
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EXPECTING A BIG BATTLE.
LONDON, April 21.—The Times’
military correspondent at Verdun
says that the French predict a big
battle on the British front in the
near future.
“The Germans,” says the corres
pondent, “have their armies mobil
ized in two places, one facing the
British army and the other around
Verdun. The first group numbers
thirty-four divisions and the sec
ond thirty divisions. The rest of
the line is thinly held.”
MAYOR GILL
| TAKES ACTION
REMOVES CHIEF OF POLICE
LANG AND APPOINTS CUAS.
BECKINGHAM.
SEATTLE. April 12.—Mayor Gill
summarily removed Chief of Police
{ l-ang from office yesterday and ap
1 pointed Charles Beekingham in his i
s Stead.
Chief Lang has been under fire
| fur some months. It started when
i some women complained of the
i chief’s familiarity in restaurants !
due it was supposed to the use of
too much liquors. From that time i
! his every move has been scrutiniz- ;
ed with the result of his dismissal '
from office.
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SHOWING AN INCREASE IN
TRADE.
NEW YORK, April 12.—Accord
ing to the report made by the Hol
land Steamship Company, the in
crease in trade for the fiscal year
ending January 1. exceeds six mil
lion and one-quarter.
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KANSAS CITY'. April 12.—Dr
Hyde, for the fourth time will
face another jury for the murder
of the Swope family some years
ago.
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DR. HALL YOUNG
ON THE WAR PATH
SAYS IGNORANCE, SKEPTICISM
AND GREED OF CONGRESS
RETARD NORTHLAND.
NEW Y'ORK, April 12.—Dr. Hall
Y'oung, the former minister in
charge of the Presbyterian Missions
in Alaska, who spent years in that
country, is quoted in one of the
newspapers here as charging con
gress with ignorance of the needs
of Alaska. This, together with the
greed and selfish syndicates, he
says, retard the development of the
north.
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•took LAW into THEIR OWN
HANDS.
IDA BEL, April 12. — Y'esterday
Oscar Martin, a negro was taken
from the courtroom here and hang
ed by a mob at the rear of the
courthouse from which his prelim
inary trial had been in progress.
Five hundred persons were in the
mob. many of whom had listened
to the evidence during the begin
ning of the trial. The negro was
charged with attacking a 13-vear
old white girl while she was with a
companion in the woods near Bis
marck.
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LOS ANGELES, April 12.—The
jury’ in the Chaplan dynamiting
case was completed today. The
trial will commence tomorrow.
FOR RENT—Five room hou.-°
with bath. Phone 62. .adv.
F. B. WATSON
INTERVIEWED
SAYS RAISE ON PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT RATES WAS UNAVOIDABLE
Mr. B. F, Watson, General Pas
senger and Freight Agent for the
Admiral Line of steamers on the
Alaska run, was a passenger on
the Evans today, and gave the
Progressive-Miner a chance to learn
at first hand the reason for the
increased rates on both freight and
passengers to and from Alaska.
When confronted with the fact that
neither the Canadian steamers nor
the Humboldt Company intended to
announce an increase, Mr. Watson
explained that he could readily un
derstand the situation of the Can
adian companies but as to the Hum
boldt, he was at a loss to account
for its demurrer.
The Seaman law that has just
gone into effect, he said, had thrown
a great deal of unavoidable ex
pense. An expense that will in
volve the expenditure of some §25,
000 just on the start, besides the
maintainance of a grew on each
steamer much more expensive than
the former law required. The Can
adian Company, he said, was not
under that law, but under the
Dominion law fashioned after tlio
British law which has always fav
ored commerce on the seas, where
as, our government has driven our
ships from the seas and apparently
wants to keep them out.
Mr. Watson admitted that the in
crease in rates throughout south
eastern and southwestern Alaska,
did not seem to give Ketchikan a
fair deal, inasmuch as the people
of this vicinity were taxed much
more in proportion than other com
1 munities farther north.
You will notice, said the genial
] agent, that the Evans came in to
| day and not last night nor tonight
| but in the daytime; and from now
| on, it shall be the rule and not the
! exception.
Mr. Watson will go on the Evans
J as far as Seward where he will
await the arrival of the Farragut
aboard of which he is to take pas
sage for Anchorage; the Farragut
will be the first steamer of the
line to go to Anchorage this sea
| son. It will be followed by the
i Aroline.
HAS HAPPENED AS
WAS ANTICIPATED
WITH THE EXPECTED RESULT
THE BRITISH WERE
REPULSED.
BERLIN, Aprd 12.—The war of
fice today issued a bulletin in which
it is stated that the long expect
ed attack by the British forces has
been made with the equally ex
pected result; that is,* they were re
pulsed. The attack on our position
was made on the forces occupying
the low hill west of Ypres, and
while the fighting was desperate,
no great injury was inflicted on
our troops, says the bulletin.
CANADA PLANS BARBED
WIRE AT THE BORDER
TORONTO, April 12. — Barbed
wire entanglements will be erected
along a portion of the frontier of
Canada in the neighborhood of the
electric plant at Niagara Falls.
The area of the park about the
plant will be closed to the public.
The present armed guard will be
increased and no one will be al
lowed to approach or enter the
restricted area without a pass.
Arc lights will illuminate the
fence at night and street cars will
be escorted through the enclosure
under armed guards.
ALL ABOUT THL BO ATS
The Northwestern sailed at noon
today for the north. She has no
passengers for Ketchikan. '
The Jefferson will sail tonight
from Seattle with the following
passengers for Ketchikan: L. O.
Gary, R. L. Stanchfield, A. Clyde
T. A. Ehyig Wm. Lewis W. Wal
lace and T. A. Elwig.
The steamer Evans came in this
morning with over three hundred
passengers for the northern points.
She had a full cargo including 30
000 cans for the Ketchikan cannery.
The Dolphin southbound left port
about one o’clock taking Mrs. E. J.
Moore and H. Burgman as pas
sengers from Ketchikan.
The Alameda is reported to have
left Cordova at 9:15 yesterday
morning.
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PRESIDENT WANTS TO KNOW.
SALEM, Ore., April 12.—Evident
ly, President Wilson • wants to
know how he stands with the peo
ple of the State. It was learned
today that the president had sent
a personal, telegram to State Sec
retary Olcott, requesting that his
name be put on the primary elect
ion ballot.
WASHINGTON, April 12.—Mere
dith Nicholson, of Indianapolis, has
been appointed Assistant Secretary
of War.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
JUST ARRIVED
. A new line of
Hen’s Hats and Caps
it is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
up-to-date styles
Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
Let us dress you up at a small
cost.
P. J. GILMORE. The Clothier
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Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent c
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THE DREAM |
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I A comedy of the bride that was-to-be, the groom that cj
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I THE HERMIT OF BIRD ISLAND f
S An excellent three reel Lubin Feature with plenty of
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| HAM and BUD HAM and BUI) ^
i Rushing The Lunch Counter H
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