OiL TANK BUILDERS ARRIVE
On board the Alki yesterday
was the tank building gang «»f
the Standard Oil company, con:
ing here to erect oil tanks just
nbove the Strong oil dock. H.
A. Harris one of the construc
tion engineers of the company
came up and will remain untii
the work is well started, after
which G. L. Edmondson, con
struction foreman, will be in
charge. Three main tanks will
be build at once, with the nec
essary piping and measuring
tanks. This work will take
from three to four months, and
there is every probability, that
one, and possibly two other
tans will be built in addition,
which would keep the gang
busy until well on into the fall
When finished, the plant will
be the most complete on the
Pacific coast north of Rich
mond Beach. The material for
the first tank, to hold distillate,
arrived on a recent boat and is
now on the oil dock, work on
which will be begun at once,
while that on the others will
follow as soon as the material
, - on the ground and the found
rtions are in readiness. An
idea of the size of the plant is
gotten when we realize that
with the three tanks full there
will be over ten thousand tons
of oil.
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TOM MAKES A
GOOD OFFICER
Among the officer- in at
tendance at the coming term
of the District court i> United
states Deputy Mar.-hal Thoma
Elsmore, formerly assistant
postmaster in the local post of
fire. Tom is stationed at Pet
ersburg. and according to word
coming down from there and
the headquarters office in Ju
neau, U making good.
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THEY ALL COME BACK
Another instance of Alaskan- j
returning was brought to mind
today when H. \\ . Darr. form
erlv blacksmith at the Northern
Machine Works called on he
Miner Man. Mr. Darr presided
at the forge at the machine shop
• for some time five or six years
ago. and then drifted out and 1
back to hi* old home at Red
Wing. Kansas. He returned
north this last week, and will
go to work as blacksmith for
the LonDeVan.
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WIRELESS STRIKE IS ON
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The wireles- operators on the
A’ki report that the strike r,i
•wireless men on the coast i- on
and will be fought out to a iii;
;..h. The men are confident of
winning as practically every
man on the coast capable ot
passing the government exam
ination in securing a license is
a member of the union. Tim
government requirements ai'e
that no steamer carrying pas
senger- may leave without li
« eased men in charge of the
plants. This gives
Hi,, operators the advantage in
fight. The Northland
Shamship company, operating
the Aiki is the fir.-t company to
accede to the demands of the
men. And this by a company
branded in the public print a
x • -cab” concern.
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SOME FINE PICTURES
Bergstn*s-er the photograph
er has some fine pictures on
display in his -Indio windows.
They are the product of a true
artist, and the subjects-Ketch
,k ,n girls—can't be beaten any
where on earth.
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OH, YOU BASEBALL!
Did anybody even whisper
baseball? This fine weather
makes a fellow want io get out
mi the sand lot and try to put
5t few of 'em over. Won’t some
Irody please start something.
BOOKKEEPER ARRIVES
FOR THE NEW ENGLAND
Mnong the passengers on the
Jefferson yesterday morning
was Louis Kemper, who comes
a< bookkeeper for the New Eng
;h>nd Fish company, taking the
| position vacated by J. E. Latte
jrop. Mr. Kemper hails from
i Ford, Idaho.
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BRINGGOLD BRINGS FISH
Tiie halibut schooner Bring
gold arrived in port Saturday
| night with 7000 pounds of ha 11
J.ut. Slie sold them to the New
England Fish company, which
company is putting them in
cold storage.
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ALKI AND SAMPSON
BOTH SOUTH TOMORROW
Word comes from Juneau to
day that the steamers Alki and
Admiral Sampson are both on
| their way south to this port.
The former leaving that city
yesterday morning, the latter
this morning. The Alki will
rail in at Kake and Wrangell
!with cargo on her way south,
'ii that she will not get here
until about five o’clock tomor
row morning, while the Samp
son will arrive shortly after.
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JEFFERSON CALLS
IN NORTHBOUND
The steamer Jefferson of. the
Alaska Steamship company’s
fleet, made port northbound a
iliout three o’clock’ yesterday
morning after a good trip up
Her passengers for Ketchikan
were Mrs. C. II. and Miss Lillian
Patterson. Edward Duncan and
Louis Kemper. She had 10T
passengers all told for this an I
points north, including several
'for the Beauclerc cannery on
K nil island where she was
scheduled to call this trip on
| her way north.
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The spring term of the Uni
ted States Di-trict Court con
vened at the courthouse thi*
morning. Judge Thomas Lyons
on the bench. The following
appeared a* grand jurymen,
\Y. A. Bryant.
James Millar.
\Y J. Sully.
L 0. Pruell.
\V. E. Perkins.
John McLaughlin.
A. B. Thorsen.
C. E. Lindig.
M. M. Heath.
1 Ed. Heald.
I. McBride.
Donald Sinclair.
Albert Refling.
I. bn Fintzen.
’A’. J. Sully wa* excused for
non- citizenship. As this left
but thirteen members .a special
von re was issued, return:.idc
at (wo o’clock for ten more
; n rymen.
There are -ixteen bindover
•a*e- for the consideration of
Hie grand jury thirteen of which
'are on the old familiar charge
of furnishing liquor to natives,
on embezzlement, one larceny
end one for a - saul I with a dan
gcrou* weapon.
The Ketchikan cases are Juan
Ar.am*. F’. Ilyroff, Antonio Riv
crn. Cha-. Starish and Clinton,
il.e latter a native, charged
with “booze” peddling; Thn~.
L. Fay. a*-,au!t with a dangerous
'weapon.
From Wrangell come Thus.
Nagle for liquor peddling to
natives, P. Funic charged with
embezzlement a.nd Jack Hop
kins and Rob Roberts with
'erand larceny.
Petersburg’s eight cases are
:,!I for the same offense—mik
ing native* and wb i-key the
defendants being Julius Olid
victor Etiennio. Edward Her
man, Albert Jacobson. John \V.
Mitchell, W. P. Moyer*, S. K.
Park. Gardner Sullivan and Joe
Waters.
The Oaity Minor, $1 per mo
2333C&33C833C“::-2
Vi Dayton Citizens' Relief Committee
£$ Dayton, Ohio, April 18, 1913 vj
Vi To the Honorable Mayor, W
£-1 Ketchikan, Alaska. w
Vi Dear Sir: 15
As Chairman of the Dayton Citizens’
Vj Relief Committee, I desire to extend tc» Vi
£2 you and, through yoi-, to the people of W
Ketchikan our sincere thanks and deep Vi
I appreciation of tho material assistance fal
you have afforded us. Please accept Vj
this grateful recognition of our practical £^
sympathy not only or. behalf of this Com- J»<f
mittee, but in the nr.me of every citizen M
of Dayton.
It is a beutirul tribute to the Ameri- £2
can people when one city will come to 32
the relief of another, sorely afflicted, JJ
•v with the promptness and whole-hearted
If ness with which tiic city of Ketchikan «
fa* answered the call of Dayton’s distress.
15 Our city is passing through a dark sr
fa* period in her history, yet we are rot vv
V} dismayed; the words of cheer, encourago If
££ ment and kindly sympathy we have re- fa*
ry ceived from our Piste” cities throughout 15
£2 the length and breadth of the land, large fa*
Vy and small alike, have lightened the gloom 15
£2 that surrounded us and given us the fal
strength to enter confidently upon the Vi
e» work of building a bigger, better and £*•
32 grander Dayton. 25
We shall never forget your kindness £2
fa* to us and Ketchikan will ever be held in Vy
fend and grateful rememberance by £2
fa: every man, woman and child who calls
1^ Dayton “Home”. £2
far Very Sincerely, 32
O JOHN H. PATTERSON O
fa> Chairman 32
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VERY LITTLE
INTEREST TAKEN
But two persons. Mr. and Mrs
George Rounsefell were pres
ent at the meeting of the school
!■> ard Saturday night in re
sponse to the invitation exten
ded through the Miner for par-1
eut- and those interested in the
welfare of the schools and
children to attend. In ap ip
formal manner the school an '
it-- management discussed. It
i' a pity that people with child
ren attending school lack inter
;est enough in the school to at
tend a meeting of this kind, and
they certainly will have no
ground for complaint if mat
ters are not conducted ip such
a way as to suit them in the
future, as they apparently re
fuse to do their share in the
school maagement.
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The venire for additional
1 grand jurymen issued yesterday
i.''lilted in the retention of the
; following for service on fhai
ho ly;
G11 s Grooi.
.1. Pittinger.
Thomas Barrey.
'Twt. Casperson.
[.. I). Ryus.
r. M. Taylor.
I .i f McWilliams.
John Howard.
\V. I.. Poison.
I. ibert Graham.
Donald Sinclair of Wrangell
was elected foreman ol the
!l.idy. which got down to busi
. - - at once. The first ca-e
■, i, thir consideration was that
'id the United States against S.
K. Park, charged with furnish
• i ,• liquor to Indians, and a
/‘not true bill” was returned.
Thi' morning the Court order
ed hi* discharge from custody.
This morning Judge Lyons
’'f-' the case of the Alaska Pa
iijfic Fisheries for trial on May
r, at lb a. m.
The eo'e of the United States
vs. M. Kono, el al. was set for
Mi v 0.
In the divorce hearing of
Bernice Rogers vs. Caleb Rog
ei '. a decision was given in
ravin* of the plaintiff.
John Reynolds was admitted
to eitizenship.
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HIGH CLASS MAN COMING
J. R. Heckman wires from
Seattle that lie ha- 'cciired
high class comedian for the
Gross Show. He is Raymond
George Temple and will nr
.,ve on iiie Mariposa, which
Uai!s from the Sound tonight.
CinACAO PILES UP
ON BEACH AT CRAIG
Word comes from the West
i.m -t that the steamer Curacao
l Hie Pacific Coast S. S. com
I'.' i :• is piled up high and dry
on the beach at Craig, with lit
tle prospects of getting off fo*
the next day or two. It seems
tint the vessel had been to To
1 een where she had taken on
tons of block marble, and
was proceeding on her way
with Capt. “Paddy” Timmon
pilot when she struck the sand
spit just in front of Craig at
high fide, last Sunday morning.
\s the marble blocks are
ho heavy for her gear to lift
■ -id throw overboard, she will
have lo wait until the tide en
ables her to float clear. She
i; it's r>gon an even keel in the
Mud. so will probably not in
jure he -oil*.
353 TENDER GOES NORTH
The P. A. F. Co.’s steamship
arrived here from Bellingham
this morning enrpnte tu the
company’s canneries at Excur
~;o i Inlet, King’s Cove and
Fi it Morrel. She carried over
I! "ee hundred pas-engers amt
a i argo of snpjilies. She was
delayed about a week at Belling
ham with a broken propellor.
DOWN FROM WRANGELL
I)r. S. C. Shuriek and wife
were passengers on board the
Sampson ln.-f night for a few
(' visit in Ketchikan. J. J.
MTuguc, one of Wrangell's
1 iiIcher -. formerly a resident
of Ketchikan, also capie down
on business,
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SUSPECTED OF INSANITY
I-'red Henson, who was actimr
i; it erly on the hill near the
Wireless station yesterday.
|was taken in hand by the Us. F.
Murshat’s office, and commit
! for vagrancy. He is ap
r. utlj demented, and will be
u ,mi a few days to see if he
- nightens out. In case there
,o•<« no -igus of improvement.
In- will probubiv be examined
| n- to hi- sfinify,
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MAYOR HENEGHAN
BUYS BUSINESS BLOCK
A real estate deal has just
neen completed by W. P l’aw
1 trs, transferring tile biisines •
v.operly occupied by the H. R.
’) iiornpson store and Dr. Ken
nedy to Mayor M. J. Henegh.u .
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POSE INLET CANNERY TO
PUT UP 40,000 PACK
Emil Larson, superintend of
the Wiese cannery at Rose In
let has been a local visitor for
the past few days. He reports
lliat his cannery is making
preparations for a 40,000 case
pack this year. Mr. Larson
built the cannery last year and
was one of the few canneries
on the west coast to get up a
full pack last year.
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A PROMISING SUBURB
The relatively fine weather
yesterday called out Ketchikan
people in great numbers as
pedestrians. Those happening
to turn their footsteps south
were agreeably surprised to sec
the way in which Ketchikan's
new southern suburb, Broo;;
Smithville, is growing. There
are now no less than seven
residences up or under con
struction, and others contemp
lated. George town-on-Iha-hiM
just south of Brook-Smithville
claimed considerable attention
too, but it is feared that its
population will not grow as
rapidly as its neighbor, at least
until aeroplanes are a little
c (reaper.
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PUTTING IT UP
TO CONGRESS
Tlie Senate committee on fish
cries, fish and game has pre
pared a memorial to Congress
that is up for consideration.
I The essential features of the
memorial are briefly as fol
lows.
The abolishment of the jigger
on all fish traps is demanded
and that leads he limited to
COO feet in length; traps and
pound nets seines not to he
used within a mile of a salmon
si ream, hay or estuary of any
-almon stream; its posts or
monuments to be placed mark
ing the mouths of all salmon
slreams; that all traps now lo
cated within the limits sought
lo be made prohibitive he re
moved. Fish trap sites are de
clared lo he special privileges
and it is recommended that a
bar he set .against title to such
.-ites; government hatcheries
are recommended.
The memorial sets forth that
al the legislative hearing it was
shown by the evidence of can
nery men and fishermen en
gaged in the calling for liveli
hood that the salmon supply
was being rapidly depleted and
that legislation was necessary
imedintely in order to protect
the fishing industry and prevent
j (lie extermination of the fish
j -apply.
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MODERN METHODS
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION
According to today’s issue, E.
A. Heath’s “Modern Methods”
| lias suspended publication. The
Miner Man is sorry on Mr.
Heath’s account that he has
I been unable to make the paper
pay expenses, for never have
we heard of or seen fairer com
j petition. This paper will al
jways he willing and ready lo
extend the fraternal hand lo any
publication Mr. Heath may
| father ir. the future and wish
it long life and prosperity.
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TWO TRUE BILLS
The Grand Jury yesterday af
ternoon brought in two true
b. lls against Petersburg de
fendants. One against Julius
Victor Etiennio charged with
furnishing a native wtlh liquor;
the other against \V. P. Moves
c, l, the charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon.
! Cordova is to have a second
newspaper.
The town of Il-ihy voled on
Ihe question of incorporation.
The Fkagway Improvement
'society announces Mav 1st as
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|“CU,ai,up Hay”.
AN EXCITING TIME
The slory is circulating a
rouncl town today I hat an ex
citing time was had at the
Spaulding-Malone residence
last night. It appears that the
former arrived at home after
die lion. Biddy had retired, and
having rather cold feet built up
the fire (o warm them up be
fore retiring for fear of wak
ing his partner. While waiting
for the fire to get under way,
he went to sleep, and didn’t
wake up until the red-hot stove
pipe had set the cabin roof on
tire. Galling to Malone he
dashed out, undertook to climb
up on the roof, and slipping off
landed in a pool of water deep
enough to wet his all over. By
this time Biddy appeared on the
scene clad in his smile and his
pajamas, and was met with a
pail of water landed amidships,
thus sousing both partners.
Fortunately help arrived by this
lime and at last the flames were
subdued to the satisfaction and
peace of the community.
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YESTERDAY WAS
A RECORD BREAKER
Yesterday was the busiest
day the local cable office ever
had in its history. During the
time is was open, il received
no less than 118 messages. The
great majority of them were
from far northern and interior
points and sent here to be for
warded by (he Admiral Samp
son to the Sound owing to the
break in the Seattle-Sitka cable.
As several of the messages
were more Ilian two hundred
word* in length, the local force
inis certainly busy.
A CAPABLE OFFICIAL
A petition is being circulated
about town asking for the re
tention in and reappointment
to the office of Court Commis
sioner of E. S. Stackpole. The
Miner Man lakes great pleasure
in endorsing the movement.
Judge Stackpole is the right
man in the right place—a fear
less and fair judge—a compe
tent and painstaking recorder
of deeds—and the general good
oi' the town and district will
be subserved by his retention
in office. *
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NOTICE TO MARINERS
i Sunnier Strait, Eye Opener
I.ight reported extinguished
April 10th, 1013, was re-lighted
April 27th, 1013.
Sumner Strait. Beauciere Is
land Light, reported extinguish
ed, April 10th 1013, was re
lighted, April 27th. 1013.
Wrangell Strait, South Ledg*
Bony 1, reported out. of posi
tion, was reset in proper p<v
silinn on April 2Xth. 1013.
By direction of the commis
sioner of Lighthouses. Iri the
absence and by the direction of
the Inspector.
MILO HOADLEY
Superintendent.
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BAD MONEY IN FAIRBANKS
The banks ol Fairbanks sent
out a general warning last week.'
that there were in circulation in
that many spurious coins ,nl 1 of
which were gold, and of the
$20 denomination. Several of
them were deposited by in
nocent tradespeople during Hi*
early part of the week, who had
accepted them in good faith
the trade. From whence the
counterfeits sprung is, ol
course, a mystery, and will be
looked into by the authorities.
--.Alaska Citizen.
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For the first time in the his
tory of Alaska a determined at
tempt is to lie made To grow
apples on ;i large scale in Cook
inlet country. On the present
\oynge of the Alaska Coast
Company's steamship Yukon a
shipment of fruit trees are be
ing carried Xorth.