E=E! THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINEROii=i
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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 3. 1910, DUMBER 103.
Some Pertinent Questions
Answered
Tomorrow, the electorate of tho
city will have an opportunity to
decide how they will want their
affairs handled for the next year,
and there are some questions of
importance to decide- The follow
ing are some of these questiops:
Shall “economy” be cast to the
fore winds and return to the _an
nual deficiency system ?
Shall ;he streets, where possible
be permanently paved or shall the
rocks be covered up with planks ?
Shall we have a system of sew.
erege instead of each one dumping
his sewage in his own or his neigh
bor’s back yard ?
Shall we have better school fa
cilities or continue the children in
the unsanitary basement of the
present building ?
Do the people approve of the
saloons being closed at midnight
or do they want to return to the
drunken rowdyism which formerly
took place in the small hours of
the morning ? This is a vital
question with the people who have
a conception of good government.
Shall the legislature be asked for
power to create street and sewer
assessment districts so that the
cost be more equitably distributed, j
or shall we continue as in the past
for lack of funds ?
All these things are of vital im
portance to the city. The candi
dates on the “Good Govemment
Ticket’’ have defined their position
upon the above subjects. If the
opposing candidates have any views
upon these' subjects, they have fail
ed to take the public into their
confidence.
The voter has a right to know
what n candidate stands for. if
anything, before he casts his ballot
VERDUN IS AGAIN
CENTER OF ATTACK
THE FRENCH HAVE COMPLETE.
LY EVACUATED THE VAUX
STRONGHOLD.
LONDON, April 3.—A dispatch
from Paris says that the French
had completely evacuated Vaux and
took another position in anticipation
of a forced attack on the line least
guarded from the enemy.
Another report is to the effect
that the offensive movement start
ed by the Germans last Saturday,
still continues with the fire directed
principally on the northeast and
northwest of the fortifications of
Verdur.. *
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A QUEER KIND
OF PRINCIPLE
Mr. Heneghan says it w-as “prin
ciple” that controlled him in the
mayoralty contest last year- Cer
tainly! No doubt! That's the kind
of principle some people have
Let us .....v; this principle: Mr.
Heneghan was elected by the peo
ple to serve as councilman, but he
never became a councilman because
he refused to take the oath of of
fice and therefore could not have
been made mayor if the council
had so desired. Not only that
but by refusing to qualify he made
it necessary for the mayor to ask
the legislature to amend the law.
which was done, in order that the
Heneghan vacancy might be filled
as the law at that time did not
provide for filling a vacancy where
the person elected refused to take
the oath of office. This is a pecul
iar brand of principle.
JNO. R. BEEGLE.
ZEPPLINS RAID COAST
OF SCOTLAND
THE SOUTHEASTERN" COUNTIES
OF ENGLAND ARE ALSO
VISITED.
LONDON, April 3.—Last even
ing both the northern eoast of
Scotland and the Southeastern coast
of England were raided by a fleet
of Zepplins that dropped bombs ail
along as they passed. Official re
ports are lacking as to the amount
of damage they inflicted, although
casualties were reported.
-GRANBY COMPANY ADOPT
SLIDING WAGE SCALE
Hadley, Alaska, April l, 1916.
The Progressive-Miner,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
Gentlemen:—
Will you kindly print the follow
ing news item in your paper.
“Notice has been received that
the Granby Co. has adopted a slid
ing wage scale for the underground
men at their properties in this dis
trict. The wages vary with the
price of copper as follows:
“With copper below 16 cts. per
pound the miners wages will be
$3.50 per shift; muckers, trammers
$-3.00 per shift. With copper be
tween 16 cts. and 18 cts- the min
ers wages will be $3.75 pev sh’ft
and the muckers and trammers
$-3.25. With copper above 18 cts.
the miners wage will be $4.00 per
shift and the muckers and tram
mers S3-50 per shift.
This scale goes into effect April
1st, 1918.
“Yours verv truly,
“N. W. SWEETSEP,
“Superintendent.”
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The caretaker of the Moos-- Hall
found a key this morning in the
hall. The owner may have same
by calling at this office.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
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
j strongest clothing house in Alaska.
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
LOOKING AT THINGS
FROM ANOTHER ANGLE
WRITER WITH FACTS AND
LOGIC BRINGS OFT SOUND
DEDUCTION.
—
Several days ago eight of our
citizens publicly consented to allo\y
their names to be used as candidates !
for the eight municipal offices to j
be filled at Tuesday's election, and j
under the head of Good Govern
ment ticket stated in plain and con- |
cise language the principles for j
which they stand and the improve- j
ment for which they intend to work j
if the citizens intrust their muni- j
cipal affairs to them during thr j
coming year.
Since then we have been treated
to numerous communications from:
other candidates and their friends
much of it consisting of mud sling
ing. innuendo or defense of past
acts, but all utterly failing to state
in any manner how they or their
candidates intend to conduct our,
affairs if elected to the next coun ;
ell*
In none do we find any specific ;
charge of lack of ability or of irv
tegrity against any of the candi
dates on the Good Government tick
et, nor any criticism of any kind
regarding the platform upon which
they are working. The term Good
Government appears to have caus
ed these independent, and each lor
himself candidates, soDie consterna
tion, as though it were a new idea,
but their great criticism of the
ticket is the fact that ^ contains
the names of several whom they
spurn as hired men, and from their
lofty position of independence and
prosperity these communicating.,
each for himself, candidates and j
their Pro Bono friend appear to j
think that any man who receives
pay for his labor, his time or the
work of his brains is utterly unfit
.o have a voice in our public affairs
or to take any part in their man- j
agement.
Since becoming a voter and even
before that time the writer has
been compelled to pay his monthly !
bills with money received for his1
work, but because of this fact he
does not believe that he and all
the other many workers who accept
wages for their work, should be
perpetually barred from taking a
part in the management of our,
civic affairs.
Take from Ketchikan all the men
who are paid for their work and
the families dependent upon them,
and how many voters would you
have left. A very small handful,
and this superior and fortunate
group are able to furnish employ
ment for even a smaller number.
This and many future elections in
Ketchikan should be and will be
decided by the bone and sinew of'
the community — the wage earner
and his family—and there is cer- ]
tainly no reason why we should be
compelled to entrust our municipal
affairs to the sole management of
thr very small circle of independ
ent business men whose present
prosperity relieves them of the
necessity of receiving wages and in
most cases of paying any cut.
GEN. mo
TAKES A GANG
ISSl’ES PROCLAMATION CALL
ING I'PON VILLA FOLLOWERS
TO LAY DOWN ARMS.
GIVES THEM WARNING
That This Will be The Last Cal!
Before They Are
Compelled.
TORREON, April 3. — General
Trevino, in command of the govern
ment fo.ces m th'i distti t, issued
,i prod i ■■ ation * i 3 morning callinc
on rvciy A ilia follower to lay
down their arms, according to a
report just received. The procla
mation says that this will be the
last call made upon the people, and
that unless they comply within ten
days, they shall be dealt with as
rebels against the government of*
their country.
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IN FEAR OF
EXECUTION
BEG FOR ASSURANCE THAT HE
WILL BE KEPT IN
AMERICA.
NEW \ ORK, April 3.—The stow
away discovered aboard the British
liner from New York to Vladvostok
a few days' ago, and who held up
the Captain and crew and compell
ed a change of course, has been
brought back and is now held here
pending action by the authorities.
The man fears execution if he is
sent to England and is repeatedly
begging for assurance that he will
be kept in America.
It was learned at the police head
quarters this morning that through
the arrest of the stowaway, another
plot had been discovered that will
lead to more arrests
CLIFF AVENUE ROAD
BEING SURVEYED
Early this morning Street Com
Inissioner Shark, assisted by Mr.
Wakefield ‘ arid others, began the
work of surveying the Cliff Avenue
roadway preparatory to start the
construction work that will be rush
ed to competition
We believe in supporting men who
come from the great majority of
our voters who can work together
in harmony for the building up
of our little town, who can and
will give us an efficient, economical
and good government, who candidly
state the principles for which they)
are working and who are free from |
all taint of past strife and personal
bickerings
Yours for good government.
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TALK IS CHEAP;
FACTS COUNT
To the Editor Progressive-Miner,
SIR: I noticed an article by
Mr. E. L. Sampson in your Sat
urday’s issue calling the incoming
council to repudiate the acts of
its predecessor’s and cancel: the
agreement made with the parties
incorporated into the townsite in
order that the Town might get the
benefit of the federal taxes.
In this connection I would like
to state- a few facts
When the town was started it
was a matter of great importance
to incorporate the Ketchikan can
nery property in the townsite, and
at the same time unless the Fidalgo j
Island Packing Company came in
of their own free will it was im-1
possible to coerce them into doing
SO.
In view of this the first council
made an agreement which has been
Ii\ed up to by all its successors
making the city taxes a stated sum
and in consequence the town has
benefited to the extent of some
$35,000 which it otherwise would
not have obtained.
In the correspondence that took
place at that time between the
manager of the cannery and his
principals it was conceived that
some small souled individual might
endeavor to set this agreement aside
but in view of the fact that it has
held for so many years without
being called into question it ap
pears that such people are few and
far between.
From my knowledge of Mr. j
Sampson’s reputation I believe that
when the above facts are called I
to his attention he would be the
last person to question the wis
dom of the first Ketchikan Council
in making this agreement or the
honorable course of its successors
in living up to it
Yours very truly,
GEO. F. ROMSEFELL,
Alaska Agent Fidalgo Island
Packing Company.
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Mrs- J. W. Young will entertain
the Ladies’ Aid and those interest
ed at her home in Newtown on j
Wednesday afternoon at the usual
hour. All are invited to attend
and bring their sewing.
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A CONVERSATION THAT
WAS OVERHEARD TODAY;
Will you take in a show with
me tonight? Most certainly! Where
will we go ? Why, up to see David
Harum. Is that great picture up
here already? I saw it at the
Liberty theatre in Seattle only a
few months ago, but I want to see j
it again, as I have read the book
since then, and there are several
parts that will be clear to me now.
What house is it at ? The “Para
mount House,” the theatre that
shows all the big pictures here, i
the Dream. How many reels are
there ? Five.
Who is playing the title role?
Wm. H. Cnne, assited by Harold
Lockwood and May Allison.
What time does the first show
star*? 7:30. Alright I’ll b^ there.
BANDIT VILLA HAS
MADE HIS ESCAPE
THE BELIEF IS THAT HE WAS NOT WOUNDED
AS WAS OFTEN REPORTED
SAN ANTONJO, April 3—Tho
report that Villa had been wounded
is discredited here, and particularly
by the officials at the military
headquarters. The belief is gain
ing ground that when Villa discov
ered that his pursuers were de
termined to follow to his place of
safety, he sent a detachment of his
troops ahead as a decoy, and him
self took another direction with the
intention of coming in the rear of
the pursuers unaware. However
Villa has apparently disappeared
No reports have been received from
General Pershing during the night.
General Funston said today that
he does not believe that Villa was
ever surrounded by tho Americans,
nor even the Mexican troops.
Lieutenant John Mort’s trial by
court martial was terminted today.
He was found guilty and sentenced
to a reprimand
The charges against the Lieuten
ant arose from his leading enlisted
men across the border in an en
deavor to release two soldiers who
had been detained by the Villa
bandits. While found guilty, the -
Lieutenant lias the good wishes of
all those who know him.
CAUTIOUS IN
HIS DECISION
—
STILL HOLDING SUSSEX MAT
TER FOR NEEDED FURTHER
INFORMATION.
WASHINGTON, April 3.—Secre
tary Lansing said today that no
decision had been arrived at in the
plan that may be followed in the
matter of the sinking of the Sus
sex. He said that it would be
useless to take action before all
the necessary informations are re
ceived.
A report has reached the State
Department that since the sinking;
of the Sussex, other ships have
been bombarded that were carrying:
Americans, but that no official re
ports have thus far been made.
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TEN THOUSAND
GO ON STRIKE
LABORERS DEMAND HIGHER
WAGES FROM THE SUBWAY
CONSTRUCTION CO.
NEW YORK, April 3.—Ten thous
asd laborers went on strike this
morning. The cause is said to be
the refusal to grant higher wages.
This has had the effect of blocking
the work on the subway and every
department in the gigantic enter
prise is at a standstill.
There is a report circulated that
IVTnyor Mitchell will n limit! in
the settlement of the difficulty, and
bring the resumption of the wor-;
soon.
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MINORITY REPORT
MILL BE PRESENTED
WASHINGTON, April 3—Sena
tor Cummings anonunced today that
a minority report adversely to Louis
Brandeis’ confirmation to the su
preme couit bench, would be pre
sented in due time to the judiciary
committee. Senator Cummings was
a member of the investigating
board or sub-committee who listen
ed to the chai'ges against the nom
inee.
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
From the north due here are the
Al-Ki tomorrow morning followed
by the City of Seattle Wednesday
morning at two o’clock.
The Alaska that is north has not
reported yet. Likewise other boats.
From the south the Spokane is
due here this evening. The Watson
to leave Seattle tonight.
The Dolphin is due to leave for
the north the fifth.
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Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Gust
Nergana of Newtown last night.
April 2, at 11:30 a 14 pound baby
girl. Dr. Brown reports mother
; and daughter as doing nicely this
morning,
GOVERNMENT TUG BOATS
ON WAY TO ANCHORAGE
Five large scows and two tup
boats, the Forest L. Crosby, Cap
tain J- C. Brownfield, master, own
ed by a private company and an
other tug boat owned by the gov
ernment but name unknown, pas
sed through last Saturday on their
way to Anchorage. The Crosby was
towing three large barges while
the other to\v%d two. These barges
will be used for lighterage at the
government railroad terminal.
PRINCE JOHN SOUTHBOUND.
The Grand Trunk Pacific steamer
Prince John will be along early to
morrow morning southbound. It will
remain,in port until 8 o’clock. From
here it will make direct connection
at Prince Rupert with the “Chil
oshlin,” a sister ship of the palatial
steamer Prince Rupert. Fare to Se
attle, $22.00. (adv.)
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NEW SPRING MILLINERY ON
DISPLAY AT HECKMAN’S adv.
I DAVID HARUMl
FIVE
REELS
Two
Nights
Only
FIVE I
REELS I
Monday R
and
Tuesday g
I FEATURING S
WILLIAM H. CRANE I
In one of his greatest characterizations
A PARAMOUNT FEATURE that has set the show goers through- $
out the country wild. A picture that will please, entertain and reach g
far into the minds of all who see it. iS
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