BLACK HAND SLAYERS 'ON
THE PACIFIC COAST AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.—In
vestigation of the activities of the
international group of blackmailers
believed to havo been responsible
for the death of Police Lieutenant
Joseph Petrosini ■ of New York in
1909 was begun by the federal
grand jury.
The American headquarters of
the blackmailers organization has
shifted from New York to San
Francisco, according to reports said
tc have been made to the depart
ment of justic of secret service
operatives who have been working
here since last September, when
Tony do France of Chicago and Jo
seph Vetrono of New Y'ork were
arrested in San Jose. Secret ser
vice agents were said to have told
the grand jury today of six mur
ders in addition to that of Petro
sini, and numerous dynamite and
bomb outrages, responsibility for
which has been traced to the organ
ization.
Theodore Kytka, hand writing ex
pert told the inquisitors of the
threats against his life after threa
tening letters sent to others had
been placed in his hands for invest
igation. Prominent men said to
have been contributing victims also
testified to that efect.
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WHY PAY RENT?
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GREEKS BROUGHT
IT ON THNSELVES
BRITISHERS CLAIM THEIR
ACTION WERE JUSTIFIABLE
LONDON, Jan. 25.—The inter
view by the Associated Press of
King Constantine of Greece occup
ies a prominent position in news
papers here. The Daily News
which makes the interview its main
feature under the heading “an an
gry outburst by the King of Gree
ce,” also says of it editorially:
“It is abundanty evident from the
interviews granted by the king of
Greece to German and American
i journalists that the businesslike
measures the entente allies are tal
king for their protection but they
have inspired the king with lively
resentment. That is not altoge
ther astonishing.
“The conditions under which the
allies are encamped and soon will
be fighting on neutral soil are an
anomaly without parallel in modern
warfare and involve inevitably an
attitude equally anomalous toward
the neutrality of Greece. Apart
from the occupation of the Saloni
ki zone, her railways have been cut,
bridges blown up, certain of her is
lands borrowed and cosuls accredi
.ed to her, put under temporary
arrest.
“Such facts cannot and need not
be* disguised. They call for no de- |
fense from the allies, as Greece has j
one to thank but herself.”
The Daily News argues that
Greece broke faith with Serbia and
that she was responsible for the
loss of Galipoli peninsula by break
ing a promise, and also that the
occupation of Saloniki had been by
the invitation of Greece.
“If the submarines have bases on
the Greek coasts,they must be hunt
ed out. If the Greek railways serve
the purposes of the Austrians they
must be obstructed or destroyed.
That was the obvious and neccsary
corollary of the allies’ acceeptance
of the invitation of Mr. Venizelos
to land at Salaniki. And King Con
stantine likens his country to Bel
gium he shows himself trangely
careles of his reputation for hones
ty and common sense.”
GEN. JOFFRE SEES END OF
WAR FAR AWAY
PARIS, Jan. 29.—Gen. Joffre
says that the essential thing now
is for the civilians to do their part
in holdnig firm.
“If only the civilians will hold
firm that is the essential thing,”
said the French commander-in-chief
to a deputation from the national
Railroad Men’s union formed to
help the war sufferers.
“If Frenchmen keep steady we
shall have victory, not immediately,
or even soon, but eventually.”
“There is one thing which en
courages us above all others,” said
the head of the deputation. “It
is that the commander-in-chief en
joys the confidence of everyone of
the people who don’t say ‘Gen.
Joffre’ but ‘our Joffre’ or ‘Grand
father Joffre.’ ”
♦
At Heckman’s they sell regular
.75 aprons for .45 this week. Adv. 6t.
REFLECTIONS OF*^*^™*
BACHELOR GIRL
(By Helen Rowland in P.-I.)
The average masculine “expla
nation” is about as convincing as a
1 lace boudoir cap over a last night
coiffure.
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Nowadays, a typical debutante
canmake a grass widow feel like
an unsophisticated little prude, and
a sod widow- feel like the last yard
of silk at a remnant sale.
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Ending for an up-to-date love
story: “And so they were married
and lived happily until her mother
came to visit them, and he met her
pretty cousin from boarding school.
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A brilliant woman may make a
fool of a man, but it takes a lttle
pink-and-white “broiler” with a
dimple and one brain-cell to make
him make a fool of himelf.
♦
Of course, men are not vain; but
every mortal one of them secretly
imagines that on the day he mar
ries there will be a loud explosion
of fifty or sixty shattered maiden
hopes and hearts.
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SPECIAL NOTICE—LYCEUM
CHORUS
All members of the Lyceum Chor
us and all other singers who wish
to study interesting music, are urg
ed to attend the practice tonight
at Firemen’s Hall.
The w-eather Is fine and If all
w-ill turn out rapid progress can be
made.
The music selected for the pro
gram is the best ever and will be
worth the time of any and all who
w-ant to enjoy a good sing and to
improve the opportunity to learn to
sing and to read music.
Do not forget—tonight at eight
p.m.
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GREAT BRITAIN
PLANS STARVATION
WILL CUT GERMANY OFF
FROM ALL INTER
COURSE
Great Britain plans to put' in ef
fect within the next week or so
blockade policies which will cut
Germany off from all inetrcourse
by sea with the remainder of the
world-shutting off the importation
of all supplies.
Tho starvation policy, according
o information received here, will
provide for a physical blockade by
Britains fleet and submarines of all
tit an ports, not only in the North
Sea but in the Baltic.
This action has been demanded
’>y British press and public for
months. Evidence that the Brit
ish government already has set in
motion the machinery by which this
result is to be accomplished has
been unofficially communicated to
Washington.
The information further indicates
4hat the dispute between the Unit
d States and Britain over the lat
ter’s sea policy may be decided soon
without loss of prestige or honor
on either side. This settlement
will be based on two points.
One is the policy mentioned above
If the British Admiralty can
provide convincing proof of the ac
tual physical blockade of all Ger
man North Sea and JBaltic ports it
would do away with the American
contention that the present long
distance blockade is not real but
a paper one, and hence need not be
submitted to by neutral shipping.
The other point is that the re
sults of the British investigation
into the seizure and detention of
American ships and cargoes is prac
tically for promulgation, with
the decrees of adjustment in the
way of reparation, indemnity, and
payment for consficated cargoes
decided upon by the prize courts
in each specific instance.
These in a general way are the
tw0 principal issues over which
the American and British govern
ment has not been able to agree.
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IS LIMIT TO PARENT’S RIGHTS
(Woman’s Home Companion)
Who is going to decide what a
boy’s life work shall be ? Par
ents sometimes insist that this is
a part of their parental preroga
t:ve. They attempt to drive their
sons into callings for which they
have no taste, and no native apti
tude. Many a man today is ur>
happy and defeated, because his
self-willed father forced him into
a hus'ntss which he despised. Every
ycuth must decide for himself what
rhai! be ills calling He nay make
a mistake, fcu*. he is not; s likelv
l,i ’hinder as his fathi
N'ui is it vhlin the ,)i’> in.,- '
the , .'its ,< select hs r •- a >,
wife. parents ay in or
rigibly wrongheaded at this point.
They assume the right to dictate
to their son which girl he ought to
fall in love with. This is a form
of tyranny which must be unflinch
ingly resisted. The fact that a
man is younger than his parents is
not proof that they are wiser than
jhe, when it comes to the choosing
of a wife. A youth may, indeed,
choose the wrong woman, but he is
not so likely to err as his parents.
Instinct is often wiser than exper
ience, and a man in the twentis is
better fitted to settle certain ques
tions than are men twice or three
times his age. It is distressing
to a loyal hearted son to go con
trary in his matrimonial affairs to
the expressed wish of his father or
mother, but this is a cross which
many a son is called to bear.
AT THE CUSTOMSHOUSE
The following boats entered and
cleared from the local customshouse
since Saturday:
The Launch, Good Tidings, from
Port Simpson.
Redondo entered from Nanimo
and Seattle.
The fishing schooners, Zapora,
Senator, King and Winge and Pan
ama entered from Seattle and clear
ed for the sea fisheries.
The Carona cleared for Prince
Rupert.
The James Carruthers entered
fiom Prince Rupert.
The steamer Jefferson entered
from Seattle.
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NOTICE OF HEARING
OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the Commissioner’s Court, for
the Precinct of Ketchikan, Divisi n
Number One, of Alaska, in Pro
bate.
In the matter of the estate of
John Kearney, deceased.
To all Persons whom it May Con
cern:—
Notice is hereby given that Mike
Wadding, Administrator, of the a
bove estate, has filed his final ac
count as administrator of said es
tate, in this court and that Thurs
day, March 30, 1916 at 2 o’clock,
p.m., has been fixed as the time
for hearing objections against the
allowances of said account.
E. S. STACKPOLE,
Probate Judge
First Publication, Jan. 26, 1916.
Last Publication, Fed. 23, 1916.
THE ANSWER TO A
PERTINENT QUESTION !
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N.—Will you kindly inform your |
readers whether an American citi
zen who enlists in a foreign army
and takes the oath of allegiance to
that country ceases to be an Ameri
can? If so what is required of
him to become an American ciitzen
again when he returns to the Unit
ed Sattes ? The status of Ameri
cans who enlist in foreign armies is
not, I think, generally understood,
and is of great interest.
The following statement was is
sued by the Department of State:
“The department has received a
number of inquiries from people in
the United States asking whether
enlistment in a foreign army by
a citizen of the United States is
evidence that he has expatriated
himself and whether it is a breach
of his duty to enlist in a foreign
army.
“The law relative to expatriation
(Sec. 2, Act of March 2, 1907,)
says:
“ ‘That any American citizen
shall be deemed to have expatriat
ed himself when he has been na
turalized in any foreign state in
conformity of its laws or when he
has taken an oath of allegiance to
any foreign State.’
“Therefore when service in a for
eign army involves taking an oath
of allegiance to a foreign state, an
American citizen who enters such
service must be deemed to have
expatriated himself.
“Sendee in some foreign ar
mies and in some branches in some '
foreign armies does not require
an oath of allegiance to a foreign
State. On the other hand, an
oath of allegiance is required as a
service in some foreign armies. The
department cannot give authentic n
formation on the subject of the for
eign requirements in this respect,
because of their variation and be
cause they are subject to changes.
‘The department does not under
take to prescribe the duties of an
individual with reference to his ci
tizenship. It is of opinion, never
theless, that the observance of neu
trality in the conflict now engaging
certain European powers requires
American citizens to avoid parti
cipaton in those conflicts.”
An American who has lost his
citizenship or expatriated himself
must be re-naturalized if he wishes
to become an American citizen,
again, meeting the same requisition
and going through the same process
as any other “Alien.”
. C2QES
AT THE HOTELS
AT THE STEDMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raden
baugh, Pennoch Island; J. A. Gus
tafson, Kasaan; D. Noll; G. Cun
ningham, Seattle.
AT THE RE VILLA
Joe Anderson, West Coast; Ar
thur Johnson, West Coast; Mike
Gills, Klawack; Pete Delaney, City;
H. D. Thompson, City; S.Zynada,
Juneau; C. C. Harcey, Seattle; S. ;
Levinsen, Seattle.
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TONIGHT AT
THE GRAND
“THE TENTH COMMANDMENT”
Featuring Win, SIIAY and VIOLET MERSEREAl
“LITTLE EVA MANSFIELD”
In a drama of charming fantasy
And a comedy completes the show
Change of Program Wednesday
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