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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 191$. NUMBER 197
JUNEAU ELECTS
HER DELEGATE
IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT CHENEY WILL BE
RE ELECTED TO PRESENT POSITION
Jl'SEAL'. M. iy li—Art almost
complete returns front Wednesday's
piiffisrit J . .ute {bat the first di
■'sioa del-; catte-s to ch* democratic
convert - - •, .. be independent of
any factional control. Furthermore.
it is believed that the great ma
jority ef the i* legates of She First
dsvistoc oppose the re-election
of Attorney Cheney to his present
position of national committeeman.
Pretests against his ejection have
ai ready been received from other
divisions. -.ht refit-re. the delegates of
this division are not likely to over
look these prase sts
Th? delegates from the Juneau
precinct as ■-el] as those of the
nearby precinct have expressed their
desire to make of the convention a
mere conference without the cut and
dried program of the usual kind
Tfce independent element of Ju
neau elected their delegates to op
pose factions- Among those elect
ed were: Messrs- Hellentha!- Troy.
Casey. PeVtgrae. Sowerby, Stewart.
Barter.. Shartuck. Britt. Cobb (son
of Attorney Cobb). Marshall. For
est- Connor and seventeen others.
The voting is reported to have
been light everywhere- Juneau cast
S71. The adjoining precinets cast
nearly three hundred votes all told
Sitka, ninety are reported to have
cast their votes
BORDER LINE CO. v
MAKES AN OFFER
Tie Border Line Tnaspeiaden
Company :h head offices at Seat
tle. recently aancemced that provid
ed its empkyes join the National
Guard. the company trill grant
them two weeks' vacation and full
pay for the Sen days they will have
to spend in camp
Mr Hals..- the manager is report
ed : have expressed his approval
of th :• movement for preparedness
in :h; folk-wing:
'Na:.mil Guard work js a mag
nificent training for all young men.
portictfiarty those employed in of
fices I. gives them splendid physi
cs. an . t utal training and my ob
serve tl n has =h;wn that they
always "riaiifj. for the better posi
tion. o'e **■ su'd like to fee", in
time of war- that sente of the pre
par eti 'Are drawn pay from
5U wkJg learning hew to defend
their he -is and eemray."
Tie Gorier Lime Transportation
Company is me of the important
mar.se corporations of Seattle. Its
vessels ran between Seattle and
Soathesstem Alaska, and Seattle
and Brit is- Ctteba.
SOMETHING f OlNG
MORROW NIGHT
Invitations are otrt for the Can
nerymerT Gr -i Ball that is to take
jni-'e at the . —t.rg Rink tomorrow
evening. Tr— committee is charge
bar made arrangement to send pow
er boats to all nearby caaiser-es for
the convenience of those who have
expressed a desire to attend From
a!' tsdttat -- the-affair promises to
be THE BALL c-f the season.
Mr. R. t*. p.rr.ee Assistant Traf
fic Manager *-•: the Pacific Coast S
S Co- left for Prince Rupert on »he
Sophia thl? r ■ rtir.g. He will join
the Spc-lcar.e at Prince Rupert for
Seattle
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SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MENT TONIGHT 8:15
RED MEN'S HALL
Do not fail to come and see she
fancy drills and folk dances It is
going to he one of the best enter
tainments of the Lyceum coiase
Genera: admission, adults- 50c. or
coupon 5 of Season Ticket: children
not taking part. 25c extra Ryus
Drug store or at door after f:-30
p- m- Proceeds for the benefit of
the Ketchikan Public Schools.
Mr and Mrs- Reece arrived from
the south on the Prince John last
evening and are registered at the
Stedmas Mr- Reece is superintend
ent of the Itenton Gold Mining Co.,
operating at Hollis.
Mr Babbel, surveyor, arrived yes
terday from the south and left im
mediately for Kasaan to do some
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Ernest Specth, a mining man of
Kasaan. who has bees in town the
last few days, left this morning for
the hills, apparently on a silent
hunt- carrying a bunch of location
notices Mr- Specth promised to
devaige the nature of his trip on
his return in about a week
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Mr. W. B. Boyce, who has been
bookkeeper aBd accountant at Dolo
mi, in the employ of the Princeton
Mining and Mining Co-, for the last
two years, accompanied by hi- wife,
left on the Princess Sophia this
morning for Seattle- From Seattle
Mr and Mrs- Boyce will take an ex
tended trip through the middle and
eastern. States
Look for the school entertainment
program on pa|^ 3
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
RED CROSS HAS
FILED PROTEST
GREAT BRITAIN IS TAKEN TO
TASK FOR REFUSING
PERMISSION.
WASHINGTON, May 12. — Ex
President Taft today lodged a pro
test against Great Britain and her
allies tor refusing permission to
; the Red Cross Society to land hos
* pita! supplies in Germany.
It is said that the Red Cross So
s eiety has repeatedly requested that
i s permit be granted with the as
| surance of protection from motesta
t ion by the British warships to give
assistance to the sufferers of Ger
i many, which was positively refus
' ed
. CAPTAIN BOYD WAS
DECORATED BY KAISER
LONDON, May 12-—The Times
publishes a statement this morning
to the effect that the Kaiser had
; decorated Captain Boyd, the recall
; ed military attache at Washington
; D- C . with the emblem of the Order
of Red Eagle, for meritorious con
duct while military attache.
COPENHAGEN. May 12—A dis
| patch says that it was semt-official
[ !y announced yesterday that the
German gorerrment would not re
ply to the last American note, but
will merely confer with Ambassador
Gerard
ARE WORKING HARD
TO DEFEAT THE BILL
WASHINGTON, May 12—Sena
tor Sherman of Illinois together with
Senator Kenyon are working over
time in an endeavor to defeat the
River and Harbor appropriation bill
They have held the floor for the last
two days and show no desire to
abandon their task
PREMIER ASQUITH GOES TO
DUBLIN.
LONDON, May 12—Premier As
quit% and associates left fur Dublin
for the purpose of investigating the
recent rebellion.
JOHN DORE ACCUSED OF
MURDER.
Dore threw Sam Pell from the
top of a building in San Francisco
after a fiercely fought battle on the
roof of the hotel. Ruth Gallon and
Tom Kaoe were eye witnesses to i
the crime- The police recognizes
Pell as an old criminal and accept
Dore’? story without question.
The thief has thrown the deeds
to the Master Key mine down the
mine well of the hotel- An ashman
finds them and Wilkerson. through
an advertisement obtains them Dore
fitr.ding the deeds gone, takes Ruth
on a sea trip for her health- Mrs
Darrel] and Wilkerson are aboard
the same vessel in disguise.
For the story complete you win
have see the picture at the
Grand- (adv-)
SOCIALISTS PLAN
PEACE CONGRESS
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DELEGATES FROM NEUTRAL
NATIONS WILL MEET AT
THE HAGUE.
COPENHAGEN, May 12. — The
proposed plans for the International
Socialists' conference to be held at
The Hague on June 26, have been !
finally adopted and will be announc
ed shortly. The gathering will not
be a general congress as first pro
posed. It has been agreed that only
representatives of neutral countries
"ill attend.
Its immediate purpose will be to
bring about peace in the ranks of j
the Socialists, with the ultimate ob- '
ject of effecting peace in Europe |
through a united socialist move
ment
The countries which have already
signified their intention of sending
representatives are the United
States. Norway, Sweden. Spain, Den
mark, Holland, Switzerland and Ar
gentina
SEATTLE POLICE
HAKE A RAID
TAKE SEVENTY-FIVE THOUS
AND DOLLARS OF LIQUOR
OUT OF WAREHOUSES.
SEATTLE, Slay 12.—Last even-1
ing the police made a raid on divers
wartfiouses and stores and confiscat
ed nearly seventy-five thousand dol
lars worth of liquor- The liquor was
consigned to various drug stores
throughout the city and the States
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TWO SIDES TO REPORTS.
PARIS, May 12-—Both si ies at
the Verdun front have reported suc
cess the last 24 hours Like vise
'•oth sides chum to 'live started an
cT« :isive mo cement- i
HADLEY, May 11.—At a caucus
of the Democratic voters held at
Hadley, yesterday to elect delegates
to the Juneau convention to be held
May 24, Paul Nordstrom, merchant;
of this place, was elected delegate
MOTHER’SDAY
NEXT SUNDAY
Sunday, May 14 is Mothers’ Day. j
It will be fittingly observed at the
Methodist church at 11 a- m-, by a
program given by the children of
the Sunday school. You are cor
dially invited to attend.
The flov%-e r is a white carnation
The children will have these for
sale on Saturday
There wil] be no service in the
Nethodist church in the evening as
Mrs. C. T. Hatcher, Territorial Pres
ident of the W, C- T. U. will speak
in Redmen’s Hall then- — H. W.
Michener, Pastor. 2t
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN
LINER TORPl DOED
SAID TO HAVE BEEN ATTACKED
AND SINK WITHOUT A
WARNING
BERLIN, May 13—The Austro-j
Hungarian liner Dubrovnik, was tor-1
pedoed by the enemy yesterday in j
the Adriatic sea and sunk. The at- j
tack was made upon the liner with- I
out a warning and no chance Tor :
the crew was given to escape- The j
entire crew was lost together yith j
the liner
OYSTER BAY, May 12—Then j
Roosevelt in a letter recently sent j
to the secretary of the newly or- j
ganiied Non-Partisan League, which j
he has indorsed, says that one of
the objects of the league sfcou'd be j
'he nomination of non-partisan can- I
didate for the presidency
FAILED TO OBEY
ORDERS; IS KILLED
COLUMBUS. May 11—The re
mains of Private Albert Goodwin
were brought here today from the
int^rlQE qi Mexico wfaet* n„ r-w* kill
ed by a sergeant of his company.
He was shot five times- It appears
that Goodwin had been arrested for
a trivial offense and held by a
court martial. Later he refused to
obey orders and drew a revolver j
with which he threatened the ser
geant. when the latter shot him.
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SULZER NEWS ITEMS.
SULZER, May 11—The steamer
Curacao from Seattle and way ports
arrived last Monday with a cargo
of general supplies.
At nine o’clock yesterday, the I
steamer Ravalli cleared for Seattle
loaded with ore and marble.
The gas launch Carmen, Captain
Bert Miller in charge, arrived yes
terday from Massett, B. C. Craig
Miller and Ray Linton made the
trip on the Carmen.
£. V. BOYLE OF
CORDOVA IN TOWN
Mr. E. V. Boyle of Cordova, ar
rived from the north on the Ala- i
meda yesterday afternoon, to be In .
attendance upon his wife who was :
a passenger on the Mariposa, and :
was taken to the local hospital from j
that steamer last Sunday, suffering j
with appendicitis, and was operated
upon by Dr- Myers, assisted by Dr. |
Smith of the Alaska Road Commis> :
sion. Mr. Boyle is pwner and pro- j
prietor of the Cordova Drug Co. I
the principal drug store of Cordova, i
He is also a member of the Alaska
Territorial Board of Pharmacy from
the Third division. Upon his arrival
in Ketchikan, he was much gratified
to find his wife rest’i g eusi'y and
r;oing splendidly under the care of
uer physiciai rrd the hosnita1 stufT
EVERYBODY IS SAFE.
The United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company, having its home
office at Baltimore, Maryland, has
appointed Messrs. Ingersoll and War
der as its agents to execute judi- {
ciary and fiduciary bonds
I JESSE L. LASKY §
Presents 2j
i?/fa Jolivet I
In the Extraordinary Ramance w
The Unafraid I
IN FOUR BIG ACTS g
She is Assisted by fi
House Peters and Page Peters g
j i A New Play, and a New Actress, with scenes taken in the g
Montenegran Hills. , A Paramount Feature of Quality. y5
| PATHE DAILY NEWS: Spring Fashions and War Pictures
|' |; Tonight At the DREAM Friday and Saturday M
*: 01 Coming: Sunday, “Travelogue No. 3.” Scenes off Florida Keys. «
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OUR TROUBLE
WITH MEXICO
MORE BANDITS CROSSED THE BORDER AND
MADE AN ATTACK ON SOLDIERS
MARATHON, May 12.—A small
gang of Mexican bandits crossed
the border into the State last night
and attacked several soldiers and
civilians- After a short skirmish,
they fl'jd hack into the interior.
CORPUS CRISTIE, May 12—Two
more arrests were .made today in
connection with the recent discover
ed plot to start an uprising simul
taniously in Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico
BROWNSVILLE, May 12—Curtis
Bayle.s, an American farmer was
shot near his home here by a band
of. Mexicans yesterday morning.
W ASHINGTON, May 12. -Secre
tary Lansing said this morning that
Carranza had been notified by the
United States government that no
further concession would be granted,
and that preparation for any emer
gencies would be carried out accord
ingly
AUSTRIA-GERMANY
SEEKING PEACE
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PUBLISHER M'CLl'RE RETURNS j
FROM AN EXTENDED TRIP
ACROSS WATER.
NEW YORK, May 12—Mr. Mc
Clure, the well known publisher ar
rived yesterday from an extended
trip across the water where he visit
ed nearly every warring nation, and
after a close study of the conditions
abroad, he says that the only two
countries seeking peace ar€ Ger- I
many and Austria. The others, he |
says, are determined to carry out i
the war until defeat or victory is
their reward
The Princess Sophia, on time as
usual, arrived from the north this !
morning and took the following pas- !
sengers from Ketchikan: R. D. Pin- !
neo, and Chas. Granger for Prince ;
Rupert; Wm. B. Boyce and Mrs. |
Boyce, Robert Wood and S. P. M. ;
Bent for Seattle. On her next trip j
the Princess Sophia is due in Ket- j
chikan next Friday evening and due
to sail southbound again on the
Tuesday morning following.
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Mr. S. P. M. Bent, Assistant keep
er at Five Finger Island light sta
tion was a southbound passenger on j
the Princess Sophia this morning lor j
Seattle, on his annual leave- Mr. '
Bent expects to be absent about two
months
MRS. J. J. DALY HOME
FROM EXTENDED VISIT
Mrs. J. J. Daly was a returning
passenger on the Humboldt yester
day morning after an extended stay
in the south. Mrs. Daly has been
gone since last November, most of
which time was spent in Seattle.
Her many Ketchikan friends are
glad to welcome her home again
Don’t be stingy with your ap
plause tonight- The kiddies have
worked hard to please you. Tell
them so.
ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
The Dolphin, northbound, is due
Here this evening
The Alaska tomorrow evening.
The City of Seattle left last ev
ening from Seattle with the follow
ing passengers for Ketchikan: H.
McConnell and T. J- Proterick.
Passengers leaving on the Ala
meda southbound yesterday were C.
W. Briggs and 0- G. Hess.
The Spokane southbound is due
here tomorrow evening
The Prince John arrived in port
last evening northbound with eigh
teen passengers for Ketchikan, as
follows: Mr. and M^'s. J- H. Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs- Irene
Brown, M. M. Reece. Mr. Wood
worth, Ole Brink and ten second
class- Aboard the Prince John for
northern points were thirty passeng
ers for Juneau, one for Wrangell
and eleven for Skagway.
THOMPSON CONSTRUCTS
• MILD-CURING PLANT
H. R. Thompson, the grocer and
general supply merchant, returned
from a trip to Gooseneck Harbor.
Dali Island, where he is construct
ing a mild-curing plant to operate
this season- Heretofore, Mr. Thomp
son, who is quite a fish merchant,
has been operating from a scow,
buying and mild-curing throughout
the seasons- This year, after hav
ing acquired vast experience, decid
ed to construct a permanent plant
Dali island is some sixteen miles
from Forester island where so many
trollers congregate every year
Mr. Thompson will leave tomor
row for the island taking some 16
trollers along, and from now on.
will make weekly trips using the
power boat Myrtle, heretdforo
known as the “Pirate Ship” and
will take provisions and supplies
for the fishermen fishing along those
waters.
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GAS BOAT FOR SALE—20 ft
long, 3 h-p. Automatic engine and
gear included. All for $250. See
Fedderson. 4t