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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1914. NUMBER 181
NEW CANNERY
FOR KETCHIKAN
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THE NORTHLAND DOCK WILL BE
CENTER OF THIS BUISNESS ATTRACTION
A sign of sure prosperity was re
vealed today in >.v> report that a
nee rr.’.e-y was about to be con
structed right in the central part of
the city- On investigation it was
found that the report was accurate
and that all machinery necessary
t to r un a one line cannery had been
ordered and would soon be here
The building will soon be started
Its intended location being on the
Northland Dock. The coal shed
will be removed giving way for the
approach of steamers and landing
of passengers and freight
The cannery .will be for the pack
ing of half pound cans of salmon.
Mr. Hunt says that a scow will be
maintained under the cannery to re
cciv? all the refuse and v. him shall
be towed out as often as necessary.
It is the intention of the manage
ment to keep it in a strictly sani
tary condition at all times. Nothing
will be allowed to be thrown into
the bay
STEAMER IS SUNK
L WITHOUT WARNING
LONDON, April 24. — Survivors
of the British steamer Chic, that
was torpedoed and sunk recently
while on a voyage from Halifax
for Manchester with a cargo of
pulp, have arrived here
in an interview with the Daily
Gazette the men say the steamer
was fired on without warning by a
German submarine, two of the shots
taking effect- The submarine then
submerged
Seventeen members of the steam
er’s crew took to a lifeboat, which
capsized, and one was drowned.
The seamen say that while the
captain of the Chic and his offi
cers and part of his crew were still
on board the steamer the submarine
came up again close to the vessel
and, without warning, discharged
a torpedo and again submerged.
The Chic immediately began to sink
and those on board took to a gig.
The gig became separated from the
lifeboat, with the other members of
* the crew, during a storm and still
is missing. 1
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Mr- Rcunsfell is busy these days
driving traps. After having com
pleted the driving of two traps, to
day he went on the West coast of
Gavina island where he started the
driving of another and left Mr.
George at the desk
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• Mr- Foord is busy putting the
finishing touch .3 of the installation
of a large oil burner in the Kubley
Cigar stand- The burner will be
used to furnish heat to the whole
establishment
A SNAP
Mr- Renter, if you are looking for
a home, here you are: Cottage, 5
rooms, lot 50 by 140, two blocks
from the Tost Office. Fine garden
spot- Will sell on easy payments
if taken 1 efore May 1st- See U
S- Sh«i k i t Postoffice. * " *Gt adv
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Job printing neatly and prompt
done at the Progressive-Miner.
JUDGE BROWN TO C£ME
HERE AND HOLD COURT
(Juneau Empire-)
Judge Fred M- Brown- of Val
dez, has been directed by the At
torney-General to hold the Ketchi
kan term of the United States dis
trict court which has been called
for May 8th, and Judge Robert W.
Jennings will remain at Juneau and
continue to try cases that are on
the calendar at this place- Such
was the information received here
by Judge Jennings today from the
Department of Justice at Washing
ton.
The Krause cases and other liti
gation at Juneau have made it nec
essary that the Juneau term be
continued longer than customary,
hence the action of the Attorney
General.
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LONDON, April 24—Parliament
has taken the recruiting situation
in hand today and will endeavor to
solve the problem before other af
fairs are brought before the as
sembly.
LONDON, April 24—Two Brit
ish, one French and one Italian
steamers were sunk by German
submarines yesterday.
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WILL CELEBRATE SILVER
WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs- Radenbaugh have
issued invitations to a reception to
be held at their home on Pennocke
Island on Wednesday, the 25th of
April to celebrate the 25th anniver
sary of their wedding.
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DEMOCRATS HOLD PRIMARY.
The democratic primary was held in
Ket.hikan last Saturday night, and
the report says it was "largely at
tend?'' Four delegates were chos
en to attend the convention to be
held at Juneau on May 24th. Those
elected were C. H. Cosgrove, W.
T. Mahoney, J. F- Warder and D.
Noll.
BEEGLE PKG. CO.
ALMOST READY
BUILDING IS COMPLETED AND
MACHINERY WILL SOON BE
» INSTALLED.
Although ex-Mayor Beegle is slow
coining back, Manager Davies says
that the work is progressing satis
factorily- To prove this he points
out the fact that the new cannery
building is completed, the wharf is
ready and with the exception of a
few minor improvements, the build
ing is ready to receive the machin
ery. The big boiler is being put
in position and as soon as the rest
of the machinery arrives a force
of men will be put to work for its
installment- All in all and principal
ly along Newtown waterfront, the
business is looking up in Ketchikan.
Mr. Scholthan, part owner in the
new cannery and whose place of
business adjoins the cannery, is
rushed with work of all description.
The Northern Iron Works is no
place for an idle man he says.
Coming toward the center of the
town, we noticed that the Ketchikan
Iron Works is also rushing to keep
abreast of the work, and a new
man is put to work now and again
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DANGERS YET, IS
HOLLAND’S VIEW
THE ‘HAGUE, April 24—“The
dangers which the government fear
ed have not yet disappeared,” de
clared Premier Linden to a dele
gation which had requested him to
allow a furlough to Dutch soldiers
for the customary Easter holidays
The premier said emphatically
that no furloughs would be allowed,
declaring that the maintenance of
Dutch neutrality demanded the con
tinuance of the strictest measures,
“to prevent our being surprised by
events."
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DOING WELL IN FISH BUYING.
Very few of Ketchikan residents
realize what amount of fish comes
in port every day- The old com
plaint that the fishermen went to
other ports with their fish is dis
proved by the fact that thus far
this month, the Washington Oyster
& Fish Company has shipped over
300,000 pounds from this port- Be
sides, there are two other regular
fish buyers watching their oppor
tunity to purchase and have been
purchasers for some time- The New
England and San Juan companies
have their representatives on the
ground. Mr. Krogh, of the Wahs
ington market says that business is
picking up and is quite satisfied
with his showing.
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LEAVE FOR SULZER
- Mr- and Mrs. Duncan N. Campbell,
who have been here for the last
few days after an extended trip in
the states, left this morning for
Sulzer. where Mr- Campbell will
resume his position as foreman in
the Jumbo Mine, the property of
Senator Sulzer
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AMERICAN NOTE RECEIVED
WITH MARKED CALMNESS
BY THE PRESS.
MAY GRANT DEMAND
Chancellor Holds Conference With
Kaiser—Makes no Comment.
WASHINGTON, April 24—A dis
patch from Ambassador Gerard at
Berlin is to the effect that in his
opinion Germany will grant somo
concessions but whether they will
be sufficient to satisfy President is
not known. The dispatch says fur
ther that the German press has re
ceived the American note with
marked calmness, that no inflamma
tory remarks have been expressed
Ambassador Bemstorff could net be
seen this morning and it was said
that he had left town for the day
BERLIN, April 24.—The German
Chancellor has just returned from
the Kaiser’s headquarters where a
long conference was held, presum
ably to discuss the American note
and the reply the nature of which,
however, is problematical- If any
thing is known of what the answer
shall be, it is known only among
the high officials.
RIOTING REPORTED
IN PITTSBURG
GUARDS AT THE WESTING
HOUSE MUNITION PLANT
USE THEIR CLUBS.
PITTSBURGH, April 24—Several
deputy sheriffs who are on guard at
the Westinghouse munition plant,
the emploees of which went on
strike last Saturday, used their
clubs with telling effect on the strik
ers this morning when the strikers
attempted to interfere with those
working. There are thirteen thous
and men out on Strike- The militia
may be called out anytime as ser
ious trouble is anticipated.
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THE ANACORTES FISHING
COMPANY RESTRAINED
The court at Juneau granted a res
training order in the fish trap sit#;
case of the Pure food Fish Company
against the Anacortes Fish Company
and the case set for trial at the
next term of court to be held here
bo;-inning May P
FOR SALE—Round bottom dory
about 19 ft. long, two h-p- Standard
engine with gear for $300 cash. Am
obliged to sell at once as I have
had news calling me home to Nor
way. Apply at this office, or box
61 Postoffice. 4t
THE FRENCH
ADVANCING
HAVE TAKEN THE OFFENSIVE
AND HAVE GAINED
GROUNDS
LONDON, April 24.—The French
are reported to have taken the of
fensive and in a charge with the
use of hand grenades succeeded in
capturing considerable grounds from
the enemy.
A dispatch from Paris says that
the offensive movement started last
Saturday will be kept up as strong
re-enforcement is arriving hourly.
TYPHUS GERMS IN
BLOOD OF WIFE
GRAND RAPIDS, April 24.—Ac
croding to announcement made here
last Saturday typhus germs have
been found in the blood of Mrs
A. Waite, wife of the dentist await
ing trial in New York for the mur
der of his father-in-law, John E.
Peck, of Grand Rapids. Although
her condition is not considered ser
ious, she has gone to a sanitarium
for treatment.
During the illness of Mrs- Waite’s
parents in New York, according to
her story, her husband furnished
-uod jaziuio^u ut? siuarud aaq pue asq
taining a solution with which she
sprayed her throat. This treat
ment was said to render her im
mune from cold.
Dr. Waite has been found sane
by a commission composed of prom
inent physicians in New York and
will be tried for murder.
WILSON SIGNS DECREE.
WASHINGTON, April 24—Presi
dent Wilson today signed the bill
incorporating the American Aca
demy of Arts and Letters, which
includes in its memberships Mr.
Wilson, former President Roosevelt
and other authors, publicists and ar
tists. The President used an Eagle
feather pen with which he signed
the repeal of the Panama tolls'ex
exption act. Members of the Aca
demy are referred to as “immor
tals” in inimitation of a similar
institution in France.
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RUSSIANS IN MUTINY.
BERLIN, April 24. — The Over
Sea News Agency today made pub
lic the following:
"Russian soldiers at Nokolayevsk,
government of Samara, mutinied
and set fire to the barracks. Twenty
seven soldiers perished in the
flames- The men complained of ill
treatment at the hands of their of
ficers.
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THE GOVERNOR’S LADY.
David Belasco and Jessie L- Lasky
present the Paramount feature “The
Governor’s Lady” in five reels at
the Dream tonight- An excellent
feature with superb acting
Coming Wednesday, the first Key
stone Special Comedy and the Mu
tual masterpiece. “The Lure of the
Mask” in six reels. (adv )
VILLA REPORTED
FULL OF LIFE
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UNITED STASES SOLDIERS TO POLICE BORDER
UNTIL PEACE IS ASSURED
WASHINGTON, April 24.—Presi
dent Wilson announced today that
he had come to the conclusion that
the United States troops would be
maintained throughout the area
where bandits have roamed and
otherwise will be employed in the
policing of the borders until the
Mexican defacto government ap
pears able to prevent a repetition
of the raids upon the inhabitants of
the border states
EL PASO, April 24—Pablo Lopez.
Villa’s commander, reports the mur
der of seventeen Americans at
Santa Isabel- The murderers were
captured by the Carranza troops.
PRESIDIO, Tex-, April 24.--A
message arrived at Ojiniaga, oppos
ite here with the report that Villa
is at Aquachili with two hundred
men under his command and was
trying to recruit more men
CARRANZA WANTS
AN ANSWER
HIS REQUEST FOR THE WITH
DRAWAL OF TROOPS
„ UNHEADED.
WASHINGTON, April 24—Car
ranza’s request to President Wilson
for the withdrawal of the United
States troops from Mexico that was
made April 12th, still remained un
answered and today the department
was informed that the Mexican
government wishes that action be
taken in the matter.
A note will be sent to Carranza
setting forth the decision arrived at
by the president and his cabinet
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EAT POTATO SKINS
FOR YOUR HEALTH
WASHINGTON, April 24. — Eat
potato skins and apple peelings and
be well and strong was the gist of
the talk given by Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley, food expert, at the second
of a series of Lenten social service
meetings held at Rauscher’s- The
poor waste the most nourishing part
of their food in peeling apples and
potatoes and in their effort to live
on the most refined foods, accord
ing to the expert.
“Good food is the best kind of
vaccination you can practice.” “In
a well nourished body nature pro
vides enemies against disease.”
“Diet is the most potent factor in
longevity” These were a few of
.the thoughts advanced.
“The present tendency toward re
finement of foods deprives us of es
sential elements' of diet-” Said Dr.
Wiley. “We won’t buy flour unless i
it is as white as death- If you j
feed the chickens in your coop ex
! cluively on* bread made of white j
flour they will die, yet you con
stantly feed white bread to your ,
children. Fortunately they get some,
thing else, or they, too, would die- u
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Combings bought or made up at
Miller and Stevens’ Beauty Parlor.
THOUSANDS LOST AT SEA
LONDON, April 24—Since the
outbreak of the war 3,117 noncom
batants have lost their lives in
maritime disasters due to mines of
submarines of hostile lations. Of
these 1,754 were seamen, IRS fish
ermen and 1,175 passengers
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CROWN PRINCE HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE
GENEVA, April 24.—The report
reached here today that the crown
prince had another narrow escape
from death or injury recently on the
Verdun front. Accompanied by hir,
staff and a number of correspond
ents he approached to within range
of the heavy French guns, one she’l
exploded near the party. It is said
that several persons were wounded
fend that others including Colonel
Mueller, were knocked down
THE WATSON COMING
SEATTLE, April 24.—The steam
er Admiral Watson sailed for tile
north yesterday about the noon hour
with the following passengers for^
Ketchikan: Albert Eshner, H. P.
Thompson and Sam Bomstein.
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
From the south:
The Prince John is due here this
evening about 10:30.
The Jefferson is due here Wed
nesday.
The Spokane Friday and the Hum
boldt Saturday.
The Al-Ki leaves Seattle today
The Despatch passed through this
morning for Kake and Bonnet can
nery
From the north:
The Dolphin is due here tomorrow.
The City of Seattle is due here
southbound Wednesday
Th;e Evans is expected tomorrow
The agent for the Humboldt com
pany received a wire this morning
informing him that commencing
with the next sailing from Seattle,
the rates prevailing with other com
panies will be adopted and an in
crease made accordingly
JUST ARRIVED
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Hen’s Hats and Caps
i It is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
i up-to-date styles
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Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
Let us dress you up at a small
£OSt.
P. J. GILMORE The Clothier
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