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VOLUME ONE * KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1919. * __ NUMBER 183.
MORE OF VILLA’S
MEN KILLED
f
BY TENTH UNITED STATES
CAVALRY IN A FIGHT LAST
SUNDAY EVENING.
MORE MEN NEEDED
So Advises General Funston in a
telegram to The War
Department.
WASHINGTON. April 5. — More
■* than thirty men under the com
mand of one of General Villa's
chief, were killed by the Tenth
United States cavalry in a battle
fought last Sunday evening, is the
report that has just reached here.
The fight occurred at or near Aqua
* Calientes. The bandits were pur
sued but made their escape.
General Funston this morning wir- j
ed the war department at Washing
ton that more men were needed,
not only to protect the borders but
to protect the telegraph lines lead
ing to General Pershing’s supply
camp and the movement of the
troops.
k.
WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE
PARDONS SWEDISH OFFENDER
—
SEATTLE, April 5.—Prosecuting
Attorney Alfred H, Lundin was in- j
foimed this morning from Olympia |
that Gov. Ernest Lister had decid
ed to pardon Gusc Gustafson, now I
confined in the county jail.
Gu tafson, who is a master mar
iner and well known in the Puget
Sound-Alaska trade, has pleaded I
guilty to three forgeries. Since his
incarceration he has inherited some j
land in Sweden. Governor Lister
require that Gustafson keep a
promise to return to Sweden with i
* his wife and to henceforth remain
away from the United States.
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PRESIDENT
HOLDS MEETING
WILL SEND ANOTHER NOTE TO
GER’ * NT> WILL EX.
PECT PROMPT REPLY.
WASHINGTON, April 5.—After
the meeting of the President and
his cabinet, it was stated author
iatively that another note would be
sent to Germany in reference to
the sinking of the British liner Sus
sex and that a prompt reply would,
be expected.
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BREMERTON, April 5. — Spon
» taneons combustion caused the pitch
tank to explode and set fire to the
cruiser St. Louis. While the sail
ors put out the fire, it was found
impossible to control the inflow of
water.
BERLIN DOES
NOT WORRY
OVER HOLLAND’S GREAT WAR
PREPARATION THAT IS
GOING ON.
■■BERLIN, April 5. — Government
officials here do not seem to be
alarmed over the rush of Holland
in her preparation for war that is
reported and freely commented upon
by the press. One of the officials
said today that Germany knew of
no cause for such action and that
the government did not believe that
it was directed at Germany.
A report was received here this
morning that an unsuccessful at
tempt on the life of the Russian
czar had been made. No particu- j
lars were given.
KOREAN IS MURDERED.
NORTH ^\KIMA. April 4.—The !
body of C. S. Song, Korean, about
35 years old, was found under a
heap of straw on his ranch, ten
miles west of this city this morn
ing by school chi'dren. He had
been shot twice. A rifled money
belt was found on his body. Song I
had leased ten acres about a month
ago, and was engaged in putting
in a garden.
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DEMOCRATS LEADING
CHICAGO CONVENTION
•RRIED TWENTY-ONE WARDS
OFT OF THIRTY-FIVE, ONLY
HAD SEVEN BEFORE.
—
CHICAGO, April 5.—The Demo
crats are highly pleased over the
result of the municmal election.
Out of thirty-five wards, they car
ried by a large majority twenty,
compared wit<i iast year when they
inly carried s >en wards.
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A NEW ASSISTANT.
Mr. Jack Talbot, a recent arrival
from Seattle, has accepted a posi
tion as assistant and general all
round man in the office of the
Northland Dock company, under D.
W. Hunt.
Mr. Talbot is not a stranger in
a strange land as he spent some
:ime with the government wiredrag
net boat last summer. He came
up on the same boat a few days
ago with the intention of continuing
the work, but as this opportunity
was offered, he changed his mind
and accepted the position.
For the last three years Mr. Tal
bot has been attending the Univer
sity of Washington during the win
ter months.
FOFND A TROLLING BOAT.
Near Mountain Point last Friday.
Owner call and identify same.
—Jimmy Williams, Mountain Point
sear Saxman.
THE CITIZENS’ TICKET IS
AN EASY WINNER
M. J. HENEGHAN THE FIRST MAYOR ELECTED BY THE
WILL OF THE PEOPLE
With nature’s favor of an ideal
day, the votes cast at the muni
cipal election exceeded any previous
election in the history of the city.
Out of a total registration of 595;
nearly 500 cast their ballot; defeat
ing the “Good Government” ticket
by a large majority.
According to the return of the
judges of election, sections 3 and
4 of chapter 50, laws of the terri
tory of Alaska, were ratified and
accepted as the guide to future
action in the election of the mayors
of the city.
Pursuant to this, M. J. Heneghan
was elected First Mayor of the
town of Ketchikan by a majority
over Mr. King, his opponent, of
135 votes.
The following candidates for elect
ion to the council received the
votes set opposite their respective
name, and the seven receiving the
highest number of votes were de
clared by the judges elected and
certificates issued:
For Councilmen:
Brown, Edw.211.
Copeland, E. J.271.
Davies, J. H.257.
Gibson, Mrs. A. C. 67.
Gilmore, P. J.241.
Hunt. D. W.265.
Mahoney, Wm. T.282.
Patching, W. H.192.
Paup. G. E.198.
Pittinger, J.286.
Sampson, E. L.'.. 91.
Shuck, G. R.126.
Williams, W. A.143.
Two candidates contested for the
office of School Treasurer, who re- \
CHANCELLOR IS
MUCH VEXED
SAYS GERMANY HAS BEEN
OFTEN MISREPRESENTED
IN HER INTENTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 5. — The
Sayville Wireless Agency at Berlin
says that the Chancellor in a long
address delivered in the Reichstag
yesterday said that a protest again-1
the false reports that are continual
ly being circulated against Germany
should be made. He said that Ger
many has never had any intention
of starting an aggressive movement
against the United States, now or
>n the future. These reocrts, he
srv ’ vere evidently circulated for
the purpose of creating ill-feeling
between the nations and involve
them into a war that was never in
tended.
i ceived the following votes:
Daly, J. J.224.
Strong, W. G.297.
Mr. Strong was declared elected.
Brief Biographies of the Successful
Candidates.
R. J. Copeland does not need
much introduction as he has been
here the last sixteen years; served
three terms on the council and is
connected with a liquor house, owns
a home and other property and has
married children living here.
He was born in 1857 in Ray
county, in the State of Missouri.
Mayor M. J. Heneghan was born ;
in Ireland in July, 1874, and twelve j
years ago came to Netchikan dir
ect from Ireland and has lived
here from that time. He was elect- j
ed on the council four consecutive '
terms and given the Mayoralty for
one term. Mr. Heneghan is a baker
b\ occupation and besides his bak
ery, he is the owner of considerable
property in Ketchikan.
J. H. Davies was born in Pennsyl
vania in 1875. Several years ago
he came out west and to Alaska
later. He has resided in Ketchikan
since 1910 and held the office of
United States Deputy Marshal for
several years until last July when j
he resigned to look after his in
terests in the Pure Food cannery
of which he is part owner. He has.
never served on the council of Ket-<
chikan in any capacity before.
P. J. Gilmore has resided in the
city for the last fifteen years; has
served three terms on the council
and keeps a men’s furnishing store.
Besides his large business, he owns
JUNEAU ELECTS R. D
STEWART MAYOR
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE
MAN CITIZEN TICKET
IS VICTORIOUS,
JUNEAU, April 5.—With the ex
ception of Allen Shattuck who was
defeated by J. S. Morgan, the lat
ter running independent, the Citi
zen Ticket was elected by a hand
some majority. R. D. Stewart was
elected mayor without any opposi
tion.
The successful candidates for
councilmen were G. F. Miller, J. H.
King, E. J. McKenna, S. R. Ray
mond, Claude Erickson and J. S.
Morgan.
Guy McNaughton was elected
school treasurer.
See P. J. Gilmore’s adv. It will
pay you to read it. tf
considerable property in town. He
was bom in Ireland in 1878.
D. W. Hunt has been a resident.
of Ketchikan for the last sixteen '
years, but has never served on the
council. He is an accountant and ;
agent for the Northland Dock Co.,
and for the Border Line Transpor
tation Co. He was born in Arton
dale, Wash., Dec. 16, 1885.
W. T. Mahoney came to Ketchi
kan four years ago. For three years
prior to his coming here, he held ;
the position of accountant at Sul
zer, Alaska. He has never served
on the council before. He was bom
in Eureka, Cal. Two years ago he V
started the Rexal Drug Store and
later started the Ketchikan Soda
Water Bottling Works.
J. Pittinger, the “Dad” of the in
coming council, was born in the
the State of Ohio, in 1850, and when
as a young man he came to Port
land, Oregon, where he resided for
several years. Mr. Pittinger has
the distinction of being one of the
many councilmen who served by
right of election, on the first c"'ty
council of Portland after its conso- :
lidation. “Those were days of care- j
ful management” said Mr. Pitting- !
er; differing in degrees only to the
management of Ketchikan now.
“Dad” came here sixteen years
ago, was elected councilman eight
times and chosen Mayor three times.
When asked as to his occupation,
his reply was short but to the
point and merely answered “labor- |
er.” Mr. Pittinger is a retired
“laborer” and keeps himself busy I
looking after his property all over
the city.
SCHWAD IS
APPREHENSIVE
SAYS IF GOVERNMENT BUILDS
ARMOR PLANT MILL SPELL
RUINATION.
NEW ARK, April 5.—Schwab, the
steel magnate, chairman of the bil
lion dollar corporation, at a stock
holder meeting last evening, said
that if the government decided to
build the armor plate plants con
templated, it would mean the ruin
ation of the private corporations,
and that the plant of which he was
the head would be worthless.
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NEW'' YORK, April 5.—The trial
of Dr. Arthur W^aite, for the pois
oning of his father-in-law was post
poned on account of a relapse ir. ,
the condition of the prisoner.
JUSTICE HUGHES
WILL ACCEPT
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT
AT THE HANDS OF THE
REPUBLIC S NS.
WASHINGTON, April 5.—Justice
Hughes today announced that he
would accept the nomination for
candidate to the presidency on the
republican ticket at the coming
election, provided it was tendered
him at the convention and provided
further that he had no opposition.
The republicans are jubilant over
the Justice’s decision a<* this will
arsure a solid republican party at
the fall campaign.
UNCLE SAM LOOKING
FOR PROWLERS IN SULU
MANILA, April 5. — Travelers
from Mindanao say that the cruiser
Brooklyn is patrolling the Sulu
Sea, as Germans are suspected of
assembling U boat parts there. The J
activities ashore and afloat are re
garded as suspicious. The Allies’
warships swarm in these waters
and it is asserted are violating neu
trality. On one occasion one an
chored close to the shore on Bongo
Island, the crew landing and com
mandeering provisions.
KANSAS CITY IS
ALL EXCITEMENT
SEVERAL RIOTS WERE FOLLOW
ED BY ARREST OF TWO
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
KANSAS i TV Anri I ■ - The
nunicipal election yesterday was
everything from a fist fight to riots
on every street. Two hundred men
were arrested in the early part of
the day, and habeas proceedings
were instituted for their release.
This was ignored by the police com
missioners who were later arrested
for refusing to obey the mandate
of the court. The republicans won
nearly every office.
LONDON, April 5.—One British
and three neutral ships are report
ed to have been sunk by German
submarine yesterday. This is said
to have been the cause of the re
newed activity in preparing for war
by Holland.
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MARY PICKFORD CELEBRATES
TWENTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY.
NEW YORK, April 5. — Mary
Pickford, the highest paid and most
celebrated moving picture star born.
April 5, 1893, is today celebrating
her 23d birthday.
A FAIR WARNING.
Dcn’t fail to get your tickets for
the Lyceum Chorus at Ryus’ Drug
Store- Sale .open Tuesday, 4 p. m.
Adults 50c, children 25c. Reserved
seats 25c extra. Coupon 4 of sea
son tickets may be exchanged for
reserved seats for 25 cents.
COMMITTEE,
Ketchikan Lyceum.
HOUSE PASSED APPROPRIA
TION FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF BREMERTON.
CARRANZA PROTEST
Senate Armor Plates Bilj Is Also
• Favorably Reported by
The Committee.
WASHINGTON, April 5.—In the
house today, the bill for the ap
propriation of two million for the
improvement of the Bremerton navy
yard, passed the bill without op
position.
The Carranza protest in regard
to the shipping of supplies over
the Mexican railroad without the
usual payment of tariff, was taken
up and is under discussion.
The senate armor plate bill was
favorably reported this morning by
the naval committee.
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HTJRONG STOYF CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
TO MALE VOTERS I
I want every man in Ketchikan to cast
I his vote for
Ed. V. Price & Co.
for his Easter suit. Then after the elec
tion is over, all the people of the community
will admire you for your good judgement and
forethought.
See samples today. You have only three
weeks more to get that Easter “tog.”
We are not in politics but we are the
| strongest clothing house in Alaska.
> P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
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J. E. Chllbunt Pres. J. R. Heckman Vice-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier J.
Miners and Merchants Bank j:
Foreign and Domestic Exchange ?
Travelers Checks £
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent |
Territorial Depository ^
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Berth els en & Pruell j
The Big Curio Store of Alaska |
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
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Jno. R. Beegle & Co.
PHONE 140 j
Life, Fire and Marine Insurance
Notaries Public and Customs Brokers
OFFICE NEXT DOOR PACIFIC COAST S.S. CO.
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A SAD ACCIDENT
IS RECORDED
A 17-YEAR-OLD NATIVE BOY
OF SAXMAN DROWNED
LAST EVENING.
P. Verney, while on his way to
work in the Progressive-Miner of
fice this morning, overheard some
natives speaking about the drown- *
ing of a native boy. On further in
quiry, he reported the following:
It appears that Henry McKay,
a native boy of Saxman, a few
miles below Ketchikan in company
with Peter John, another native
boy, in some manner secured some
liquors and proceeded to imbibe.
About ten o'clock they made their
way towards the Thomas wharf or
float. The presumption is that in
their state they fell overboard.
Peter John finally managed to pull
himself on the float again, but the
unfortunate McKay never showed up
again until his body was fished out
of the bay this morning.
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Dell Cowan, an old timer of
Skagway, passed through on the
City of Seattle on his way to Port
land, Ore., to visit his mother who
is ill. _
ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
The steamer Santa Ana went
south this morning.
The City of Seattle this after
noon taking over 1000 boxes of hali
but from both the Cold Storage and
Mr. Krogh, the local fish buyer.
The Al-Ki is due here southbound
tomorrow morning. Also the Evans
and the Alaska, the latter is said
to be “mossliound” somewhere.
Northbound, the Spokane is due
here tomorrow morning followed
by the Humboldt and the Watson.
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! CHANGE OF PROGRAM AT 1
1 THE DREAM g
| 6 Reels WED. AND THUR. 8 Reels |
| . PATHE DAILY NEWS $
5 Russians and Turks battle in the snow. Some new fashions in nat- ar
2 colors. Many other excellent news items 22
I Tcrf OUT OF THE RUINS TrsE 1
One of the pictures that teach a lesson. At work in the big fac- zj
v tories and the dangers that are overlooked by all
ijj REQUEST PATHE DAILY NEWS REQUEST
'& rJ lie French submarines in action, one of the greatest war pictures f}
5 of the day. At the request of many we are running this extra 22
I THE BOARDING HOUSE FEUD §
$ Some Comedy! One of the regular boarding house comedies and EX
i$ romances
[X Another big show tonight. A mixed program that is up to m
the critic’s test. zjt
$ Friday and Saturday; the Paramount Feature:
6 “LOVE ROUTE,” featuring HAZEL DAWN £5
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