THE IAILY PROGRESSIVE-MlNEi
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2i. 1913. NUMBER EIGHTY.
JURY FIS
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AGAINST PAIL KOENIG AND
ACCOMPLICE CALLED RICH
ARD LEVENDECKER
OTHERS TO FOLLOW
Acev-f ... The Pros* tiling
Attorney Who Has the
Cast's in Hand
NEW YORK. Dec. 24—After a
thorough investigation by the fed
eral grand jury row in session her:
true bills were found against Paul
Koenig ami one of his accomplices'
whose ns.Te is gtwn as Richard
Leyendecker. who cave been and.
arrest for the Last several days.
The indictment comes from an In
TostigatNn into the inter-led de
struction of the Welland Canal by
the department of justice of !a*e.
Sometime ag>?- Frederick Meti'sr
was arrested sa connection with the
plot and is reported to have made
a statement implicating Koenig
that was foUawed by the latter's
arrest- At the time Merrier said
that Keonig had 25 agents ic Ne -
York alone, and ret-rrted the r*
s®ks of his investigation to C&pt
von Paper, the German military
attache.
According to Metiler's Koenig's
activities through agents extending
to Quebec- Roriington. Yt.; Rest on
ami Portland, Me. His activities,
in this city. Merrier charged fur
ther. brought into fcis possession, a
m ssg other thing's, secret reports
made by attaches of the Russian
embassy c-n the results of tests of
speed boats in Long Island soand
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CORDOVA TO HAVE
A CLAM CANNERY
Os the North westers last even
ing was a crew of twenty-five men
in charge of H. W. Sprague, of
Astoria. Oregc-n. bound for Cordova
where a clast cannery wit* be estab
i listed. Mr. Sprague said that they
v«rs titeoy a.org; ad the eqnlp
ment in the way machinery etc
and would start the mstnciaB of
the plant at office and that he ex
pected to start operations at an
early date.
The company was recently organ
ized and secured the services of Mr.
Sprague as superintendent and man
ager. due to his long experience in
the business.
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A NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. W.-t Ulmer ur*. recently in
the office c-f the Renton. Washing
ton, newspaper, and an old exper
ienced machine man and ail round
printer, arr-ved Last evening on the
Northwestern, and will take a posi
tion in the Progressive Miner of
fice.
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ATTENTION EAGLES
There will be r.t- meeting of the
Eagle; Lodge evening.
W. T. MAHONEY. W. P.
RUSSIANS SINK
TURKISH SHIP
AND DISABLE ANOTHER IN A
RUNNING FIGHT IN THE
IONIAN SEA
LONDON, Dec. 24—According ;r
a report fnx» Athens, a Russian
cruiser ran down and sunk the
Turkish cruiser Hidrilli and dis
abled the Saltan Selim in a run
ring fight in the Ionian Sea yes
terday. The ciew of the stink
cruiser was lost, but the disabled
one managed to make its escape.
To what etent it was damaged,
is nos known.
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l\ S. ARMY OFFICER IS
HELD AS GERMAN SPY
SE'NCTCN, Dec. 24—Tr.
- tr dc ardent has. been unofficial
ly advised tha- Lieutenanent F’
ward L. Dyer oi the Coast srtll
lery. who had been given three
months' leav- of absence from da
in the Philippine Islands, is detain
ed in Signapere as a German spy
having neglected to obtain a pass
port on leaving the Philippines.
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KAISER REFUSES TO SET
CANADIAN PRISONER FREE
MONTREAL. Dec. 24—The Get
—an government has refused to lib
erate Dr. H. Belacd. former pos.
master general of Canada, who was
capture*! is the fall of Antwerp
'out has offered to exchange him
tor Prar.s von Rinteien. according
to advices received by A. Ecrement.
a forcer member of parliament,
von Rir.te'er. is now understood to
be in the tower of London under
sentence of death for espionage.
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NAVAL RESERVE TO BE
TRAINED ON EASTLAND
CHICAGO, Dec. 24—The steam
er Eastland, which overturned in
the Chicago river July 24. causing
the loss oi 812 lives, -.was sold to *
the Illinois? naval reserve today for
545.000. Alterations will be made
in her hull to make her seaworthy,
and she will be used as a training
ship. The vessel was sold to satis
fy salvage claims of the comapr.y
which raised her.
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BERNHARDT IS NOT COMING
PARIS. Dec. 24—Owing to her
illness. Sarah Bernhardt has aban
doned her intended trip to tic- 1
United States, although she is re
ported to be gaining in health.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR’
Tie sails are spread, the ship rides
free ,
For a voyage through the unknown
pear.
And we wan: our friends to sail
with ns
To a land of success and geo’
cheer.
For never on a New Year's morn
ing
Hava we put out to sea
With a clearer conscience, better
hope.
Or a heart more light and free
KETCHIKAN IP.ON WORKS
G. E. Lingerfelt, Mgr
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
Merry Xmas
To All
P. J. Gilmore
FORD GETS
COLD FEE!
ON WAY HOME TO TAKE REST
FOLLOWING ADVICES OF
HIS PHYSICIANS
LEFT THIS MORNING
From Bergen on Steamer Bergen
sfjord Bound for The
United States
CHRISTAIN'IA. Dec. 24—The
Norwegian liner Bergensfjord. sail
ed this morning from Bergen carry
ing Henry Ford, leader of the
Peace Expedition, to his home ir
America
Mr. Ford stated just before h:
departure that the peace expedi
tion would continue its work unde'
the auspices of the Women Inter
national Peace Association. This
return home, he said, was on the
advice of his physicians who in
sisted that he should take a much
needed rest.
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KITCHENER MAY
BE DEPOSED
PERSISTENT RUMOR HAS IT
THAT GEN. ROBERTSON
WILL BE SUCCESSOR
LONDON, Dec. 24—Earl Kitch
ener, whose resignation as com
mander genera! of the British forc
es is persistently going the rounds,
may be succeeded by General Rob
ertson. It has been known few
sometime that the great command
er was the cause of many frictions,
due to his dictatorial tendency a
mong the war commission. It was
said by a high official that Kitchen
er never took any advice, but that
he always maintained the right to
dictate. This wa objected to by
.-everal members; hence the rumor
of his resignation soon.
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CHARLIE F1NZEL RETURNS
Chas. E. Finzel. who has been in
Seattle the past ten days purchas
ing furnishings and equipment for
the new club rooms which he will
open over the Lotus, returned on
the Northwestern last night.
Charlie says that he got a fine
outfit and hopes to give a grand
opening Jan. tSh, however, the date
will be announced a= soon as it can
be determined.
CHARCOAL ROAD COMPLETED
C-ntractor E. A. Heath announc
" .at the original contract on the
Charcoal Point Road is completed.
He is now working on a small ad
dition contract, constructing a turn
out and storage platform. It is
r.ow up to the City to get busy cn
the Cliff Avenue project and con
nect up with the new road. At the
present time it begins no where
i.Ef, end in a bVlfC
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♦ CHRISTMAS ♦
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♦ fomorrow, the festival of ♦
♦ t * Nativity of. Christ observ- ♦
♦ ea by the Christian Church +
♦ yearly on the 25th day of lie- 4
♦ cember. is called Christmas. 4
4 When the first efforts were 4
4 made <o fix the period of ♦
4 the year when the advent 4
4 should take place, there were 4
4 advocates for the 20th of May +
4 and still others for the 20th +
4 or the 21st of April. However. ♦
4 the Oriental Christians were ♦
4 generally of the opinion that 4
4 that both the birth and bap- +
4 tism of Jesus took place on +
4 the 6th of January. This was 4
4 objected to by a certain 4
4 bishop of Rome who contended 4
4 for the 25th of December. +
4 showing that the proper time +
4 for that particular holiday was 4
4 immediately after passing the 4
4 shortest day of the year. This 4
4 was readily accepted by var- 4
4 ious nations who had just ob- +
4 served a festival of rejoicing ♦
4 that the shortest day was +
4 passed. There are good re as- 4
4 ons to believe that the period 4
4 fixed for the celebration of +
4 Christmas was agreed upon by +
4 the different factions between *
♦ the years 337 and 352 A. D. 4
4 and has been kept up. with an 4
4 increasing fervor to this day. 4
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EMPEROR WILLIAM IS SAID
TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL
LONDON, Dec. 24—When Em
peror William was ordered by his
'physicians to take to his bed a day or
two ago. none suspected the cause
of his illness. His physicians,
however, announced today that th
cause of his illness is a malignant
cancer of the throat.
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SECOND NOTE APPEARS
QUITE SATISFACTORY
VIENNA. Dec. 24—While not of
ficially so announced, yet the sec
ond American note on the Ancona
incident that was received yester
day, appears to be satisfactory.
This is evidenced by the lack of
advers comments in this morning
papers.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
The Pocket Wireless, installment
number three, of The Black Box.
will be one of the attractions at
the Grand tonight and tomorrow
night. Quest now ha
two robberies to untangle. Coma
and see this expert criminologist a*
work. The mysterious hands leave
the Black Box on the table, which
: is found to contain Mrs. Rhein
hold’s jewels, and many other mys
terious things take place in this
two reels.
An Animated Weekly, showing
the latest models of gasoline driven
motor vehicles used at the war
front, and a German cruiser sunk
in a sea fight and many other in
teresting events.
Grandfather’s Romance, played
by the Eclair Juvenile company, is
a single reel drama. An extra good
■Joker comedy with Max Asher In
the leading part is the closing pfc
\ ture.
Don’t forget the matinee at 12:30
and two p.m. Saturday. The A
B.’s are in charge at 12:30. Merry
Christinas and a Happy Ney Year
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J E Cb:-mrj Pres. J. R HeekBao Vice-pres. A R. Larson Caabkrr
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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THE GREEKS
ARE FIGHTING
START WITH SMALL DETACH
MENTS IS FOLLOWED BY l
GENERAL SLAUGHTER
REPULSE BULGARIANS
This it is Said is The Beginning
Of What May be Another
Serbian Affair
PARIS, Dee. 24—Meager reports
from Athens say that a few de
tachments of soldier® met other
Bulgarian advance guard and l'ight
in began, resulting in the Bulgar
ians being repulsed but not untii
the Grecians had been terribly
diminished by the loss of men.
Re-enforcements was sent but the
outcome is yet unknown. The figh
began, it is said in the province of
Epirus, at the western end of tin
Serbo-Greek border.
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GREAT ADC OVER
THE WILSONS
SUITE OF ROOME DECORATED
AND CHRISTMAS TREE MADE
PART OF DECORATION
HOT SPRINGS, Ya.. Dec. 24
Decorators have been busy the last
two days decorating President Wil
son and bride’s rooms in anticipa
tion of a large number of visitors
to arrive this evening to spend
Christmas day with the newly mar
ried couple.
Mrs. Wilson’s mother and many
others are expected early today
and will remain over Christmas .
day. A large Christmas tree has
been installed in a room adjoining
the president’s suite.
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“NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT”
Jones was a past master of the)
habit of carelessness. He droppe ’ ;
things around in any old place ar.
afterwards neve rremembered where
place was. One night he rose
from bed to get some- medicine and
swallowed his collar button in mi •
take for a cough drop.
“Mary,” said he to his wife when
the awful truth dawned upon him,!
“I have swallowed m>' collar bur
ton.”
“That’s all right,” responded wife
in a tone of evident satisfaction
“There’s nothing to worry about." 1
“Nothing to worry about”? re
turned father. “Do you-”
“That’s what I said,” interrupted
little wiffey. “For once in your
life you know where you’ve put it.”
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Mr. Williams, the mail carrier,
announces that the mail boat which
is due to leave Saturday, will leave
Triday at 8 a.m. instead, for this
SOMETHING
IS WRONG
VII. TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE
TWO COUNTRIES SUDDENLY
BROUGHT TO STANDSTILL
EL l’ASO, Dec. 24—An order
was issued whereby ail ine Ameri
cans in Jure/, are ordered to leave
at once. This from the Mexico-,
government. Simultaneously. an
order from the department at
Washington was issued thaj Amenf'
cans should be held on this side of
the border line between the coun
tries. To enforce th order, soldiers
have been placed at all bridges to
prevent any infraction of the or
der. Traffic has been stopped en
tirely.
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BIG CANADIAN PACIFIC
BORE NEAR COMPLETION
CALGARY, Dee. 24—The big |
P ester's Pass tunnel of the Canad
ian Pacific Railway is practical’/
completed. The last part of the ^
boring operations having been done \
yesterday. The tunnel, which, is j
five miles long, passes through the i
dome of the great Si Ik irk range of |
mountains, and is s.aid to be the i
longest tunnel on the continent and
one of the longest in the world.
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LARGE NUMBER OF KETCHt
KANERS IN SEATTLE HOTELS
SEATTLE. 'Dee. 24—A tour of the
hotels this morning revealed the i
fact that there are al arge number j
of Ketchikaners at the hotels here I
to spend the holidays.
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WONDERFUL FREAKS
OF SATURE i
GOSHEN, Ind., Dec. 22—Two j
pigs thought to be the most cur- !
ious specimens of their kind ever
bom. although dead are being pre
served in alcohol by their owner,
Frank Baker, of West Goshen.
Scores of people have come miles
to see the freak pigs, which were
bom with a litter of fifteen.
One has two bodies, but only
one head; also has eight legs, two
tails, four ears, one having a horn
growing from it. The other pig
has a trunk similiar to that of a
baby elephant; has one large eye in
the center of its forehead, with a
three inch tail just above the eye,
also a long tail at the natural place.
The pigs are Jersey Reds.
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THE BIG XMAS BALL
Don’t overlook the main even*,
of the holiday season, thc bi^
Arctic Brotherhood Ball, tomorrow
night at the Red Men’s Hall. It
isgoing to be a merry event, just
what you will need to finish off
the big Christmas dinner. The
Ernanon Orchestra will be there
with the proper music. If you
miss it you will be sorry. Admis
sion 50 cents everybody. Adv.
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BASKET BALL GAME
There will be a real Basket Ball
game next Monday night at the
Rink, between the Metiakahtia and
Ketchikan teams. Turn out, you
rooters, this will be some game—
somtehing doing every minute.
Admission 25 cents. Adv. 2t.
TO TAKE A HAND
ON THE REQUEST OF JAPAN
DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE
PROPER INQUIRIES
INTO SINKING OF BOAT
Many Officials Arc Inclined to
Relieve That Trouble
Is Unavoidable
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24—The
Japanese consular agent hero was
authorized by his government to
request the United States to obtain
an accurate version of the sinking
of the Japanese liner yesterday.
It is hinted lie re that the Jep
anese government will take a firm
stand in the matter and trouble
may be expected to result.
The failure of the sumbarine
commanded to give warning, to the
steamer of bis intended action, is
believed to be correct as at first
reported.
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SWEDEN EXPERIENCES COLD
EST WEATHER IN 150 YEARS
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 24—The cold
est wave in 150 years is now con
trolling the traffic of the country’.
The thermometer registering scor
es of places at sixty-two below
zero. Traffic and all other business
is paralized.
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LAGRIPPE CAUSING TROUBLE
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24—Re
ports from all over the state say
that the people are experiencing
the worst cases of lagrippe that
ever affected them. Many’ deaths
aro reported. The epidemic is sai-,1
to cover the entire state.
MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Humboldt, Sunday morning.
Princess May Monday morning.
Southbound
Al-Ki, this afternoon.
Jefferson, 9 tonight.
City of Seattle, Christmas.
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HUMBOLDT IS COMING
SEATTLE, Dec. 24—'The steam
er Humboldt left during the night
for the north with one steerage
passenger for Ketchikan.
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NORTHWESTERN ARRIVED
Ketchikan’s Christmas ship, tho
steamer Northwestern arrived last
night at 9:30, making the trip up
from Seattle in less than 48 hours.
She carried a total of 61 passen
gers; those for Ketchikan were
Wm. ULmer, C. E. Finzel, E. I’.
Heard, H. H. Morton. After unload
ing 75 tons of local freight she
got away for the north, taking one
passenger from Ketchikan, Miss T.
E. Doster.
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Don’t forget Red Men’s Ball New
Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 1915,
I TONIGHT AT THE HOME OF 1
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| TWO NIGHTS ONLY. OUR XMAS FEATURE I
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