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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. «1URSDAY, MARCH SO, 1916. NUMBER 160.
U. S. GETS LIMITED
USE OF RAILROAD
f. -—
FIRST TRAIN OF SUPPLIES LEFT THIS MORN
ING FROM EL PASO
WASHINGTON, Mirth 39—Tha
State Departr'.er.t last evening re
ternd a ferad permit frost Car
rara t- t_i the Mericaa Xetib
i«$an RsiivrsT for the trasasper
aske <f trs-sp? and supplies into
any part ©f Mexico in the capSare
of 'Villa. Tie Mfxk*an govenunent
♦ fcosertr. refuses to r.T» pesais
aea w» t ran sport ansnaa*itii©as. De
spite this restriction, the officers
here class: that the concession
awasts a great deal to the United
States as it wiH facilitate to swre
- EUGENE KANE
IS MISSING
THE MAN WHO EMBALMED
PECK AFTER THE LATTEE
HAP BEEN POISONED.
*■ NEW YORK. March 'Eugene
Kane, the rat who embalmed the
ranbshss of J F. Pack, futher-:*
!aw of Dr. Arthur Waite, who is
charged write havisg a.-i atinistered
foiaen th.it caased his death, is *
such wasted mas fey the authorit
ies.
Ti>- district attorney's -office -~*i
inferred that Ease was riven '-'25.
v t' swear that he as-M arsenic
in l s- »-■ rk. thus -iefss: the ao
tr-"'lts: • in the jeencr.-q of the
accused. ' v
WEST 3X PACIFIC TO BE SOLD
^ SAN FRANCISCO. March 30.—
The preoerty of the Western Pa
JiSe Railway that has heat is the
hands of the receiver for sometime,
waa ordered soM to-day fey the cir
cuit coast of appease. Following the
sale, it is said that aS the plans
have been perfected for a re—trsraul
xat: ;-n of the reed
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EL PASO. March • i.—The Unit
ed 'Sts --e 'notifies have been
notified by C&aisnza’s '.rent that a
duty Esnst be paid on all goods
skipped ffcrsogfc, whether it is army
sujjolk-s or so-t
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CLEVELAND. March Three
New York Centra; passenger train*
--ere wrecked yesterday saoniiiag
Thirty were killed a- i fifty xjp
i» Jared.
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MUNITION FACTORY
I> BLOWN UP
BUCHAREST. March ft .—Ac «
piotioa occurred at the rsunitier
fact .try at v. e":sc-:-rf. Austria, MB
iBg haadrerfs and injuring as aaay
meat s*f iswps sad supplies where
ever accessary.
Front EJ Faso, a repart was re
vived that the first train of sap
p'-:es for the troops hid left this
.-.wntbg and that other trains would
follow.
A dispatch from San Diego says
that ®e- s has reached the city that
■then the peon? in the town of Mas
•vlas. learned of the American jx
I* lit con into their country for the
: irpesse of capturing Villa, they
truth* »«>,! and the mob tore the
A ; ricer flags to pieces.
REPORT VILLA
TRAPPED AGAIN
INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT
THE CARRANZA AND VILLA
FORCES MEET.
COLUMBUS, March 30.—A wirv
"vss message just received says that
v : a w a? again entrapped. Scout?
also report, that the Carranxa and
V s fsrees had met and were en
gaged is a battle-with the Ameri
can troops rushing to the seen-;
usi: tit to take a hand.
HOPEFUL OF
SPEEDY ACTION
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FIRST GREAT MEASURE FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE IS
TAKEN UP BY SENATE.
VASHlXGTOX. March SO—The
today took op the all im
portant. qaestfoa of a national de-.
Sase. This is the first bill of a
sen« :f measure* to that «sd. This
-a* provideys for as Increase of
the army and hope is entertained
ihs: .t a-LT be disposed in short
order, as every, or nearly ever,
member has expressed Ms opinion
favoring the increase demanded.
MEXICANS BUY ALL
'YEAPONS AVAILABLE
PH UNIX. Ariz, March -SO.—
Spa..-: ha-American V.'ar Veterans ar
- our *5 V' ay they had confirmed
repc-rts presented a; their meetir-z
an r :ri; that all available arms
art arr.JEoaitioo held for sale by'
were - tats her-? had been p^rchas.--! i
by Mexicans.
Tbe veterans reported ail seers
armet a&i ready for daty as home
rirtards. Most of them are too old
for field service.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
SPRING GOODS
Are coming in faster than we expected them.
In order to make room for the
NEW GOODS
We will offer the following at
REDUCED PRICES
Men’s Mackinaws. Malore Pants. Wool L’nder
* wear Flannel Shirts, etc.
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
i
NEWENTEflPRISE
IS PROGRESSING
PILES DRIVEN. HOUSE AND
OFFICE BUILT AND THE
WHARF IS STARTED.
FORBER AND CLARK
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Report Hu, Already Contracts For
Scows And a Strong Gas Tug.
And Other Works.
Messrs. Furber 4 Clark, the en
terprising newcomers who have se
cured a shipways location on the
waterfront opposite Mr- Heath's
homestead o« the Charcoal Point
roadway, apparently mean business
if it can be judged by the amount
of work already .accomplished by
these men.
It is only a couple of weeks
ago that they arrived from the
States, and already they have the
piles driven for their wharf, a
house and office building construct
ed, and have started work on the
wharf, as well as the work for
the founoatron for scow building
ContTacts have been secured for
the construction of two scows of
16x50x4 for the Beegie Packing Co
Besides, they are figuring on i
large pile driver and a 45 foot
gas tug.
With Messrs. Furber 4 Clark
the users of boats have a com
bination of mechanics capable to
handle any kind of work. Mr. Clark
.5 a ooat builder of long experience
and Mr. Furber is a machinist of
marked ability. Although the firm
dees not intend to enter info the
field already occupied by the ma
chinist trade, yet experience "along
that due can only be called an
asset to tie firm as a whole. All
in all, tie enterprise is worthy of
encouragement by every user of \
beats in' Southeastern Alaska, and
particularly by the people of Eet
=~rikan wno wtd derive consider
able benefit from its location.
MAIDEN TRIP TONIGHT.
The steamer ■'Prince John" one
of the Grand Trunk Pacific liners,
will arrive from the south this ev
ening about ten o’clock- This is
the first trip of the steamer on
the new schedule promulgated by
the company some weeks ago.
The steamer will make a weekly"
trip between Prince Rupert and
Skagway. carrying passengers and
.re.gr* to and from ail ports in
Southeastern Alaska. This schedule
will be maintained until June when
other steamers will be added oa the
roc.
Mr. McNicholI, General Freight
and Passenger Age-it for the com
pany with headquarters at Prince;
Rty-r;. is expected to make the
round trip on the Prince John.
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The Dari y Progreslve-Miner de
rvered 75 cents per month.
J. J. DALY ACCEPTS
SCHOOL BOARD
NOMINATION
Diogenes, Use reporter, was out
\ osterday with his lantern, seeking
a man for the School Board elect
ion, according to that day's news
re per- Had he pursued his quest
■iown the street two blocks further,
he would hart discovered another
School Board candidate.
In looking over the grim rec
ord of the poat ten years, I fad
to notice an improvement in the
Ketchikan schoW, except that the
number of pupils has increased ma
terially. I j:t inclined to wonder
if any of the leaders of this so
called “Good Government" move
ment. could have so munificently
governed our School affairs.
I am in favor of a full High
School course, that will admit to
College a»d University entrance re
qvi re meats. Those requirements am
of a standard of training, that Ket
chikan deserves to enjoy. Tt is
Jelly within the power of t«; school
henna to give this town a high
schtol, yet thousands of dollars are
H« each year. sending children
below to complete their h><u school
ci u; -e.
Ti c building of a new school
buil«s ng rests solely with the City^
t >us til- The Compiled Laws of
Alaska, Section 627. Article 12,
states that she City Council has
the power to establish school dis
tricts, to provide them with suit
able school houses, and to provide
the recessary funds for the schools.
Has Ketchikan a suitable seheol ?
I will recommend to the City
Council the erection of a new mod
em school building. I will give
them all the ’Assistance within my
pc wer, financial or otherwise, to
complete that building this year.
Ketchikan has an assessed valu
ation of $!.-101 .->50. There are num
erous corporations within the lim
its of the town. I do not believe
there is a man in charge of those
corporations, but who would will
ingly pay for one year, an extra 5
mills of his assessment, for tho
purpose of giving the children of
this city proper school facilities.
J, J. DALY.
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HOLLAND MAY BE .
FORCED TO JOIN
COMMUNICATION IS SAID TO
HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED
BY THE GERMANS.
LONDON, March 30.—The com
plete suspension of communication
between Holland and England is
causing a great deal of speculation
as to the meaning of the interrupt
ion.
In Copenhagen it is rumored that
the interruption is due to the fact
that Germans have cut the cable,
although this is admitted to be a
mere rumor. However, no press
dispatches have been received from
Holland since last Tuesday.
KETCH
RETURN HOME
COUNCILMAN PATCHING RE
PORTS HAVING INVEST!.
GATED FIRE APPARATUS.
CAPITAL CITY LIVELY
But Has Nothin* on Ketchikan
I® The "‘ay of Managing
Municipal Affairs
Councilman W. H. Patching and
J. Close, who left here several days
ofi a visit to Juneau, returned
yesterday well pleased with their |
visit. Both report business quite
lively at the capital city and the j
people in a high frame of mind in •
regard to the outlook for the com
ing season, which they claim, is
very promising 0f good results.
, ln fhe city, Councilman
rching said that he had investi
gated the Juneau fire department,
streets improvements, etc-, but that!
he had found nothing for which !
the Juneau people could boast |
of over Ketchikan. Ketchikan
Councilman Patching claims, is just]
as progressive in all municipal af
fairs as Juneau
In regard to the importance of I
the two cities, he said that while
it was true that Juneau had a larg
er population than Ketchikan, if we
considered the unemployed, Ketch i-j
kan was much better off, in that!
only very few people were idle here.:
whereas, at Juneau, hundreds were'
merely walking the streets.
Deputy Marshal Sharp, who left
here at the same time with Messrs. |
Patching and Close, is still at Ju
neau attending court.
VON PAPEN HAD PLANNED
CANADIAN EXPEDITION
V ORK, March 30.—Vondei -
goltz, the man who yas arrested
some days ago charged with com
plicity in bomb plots, said today
that Capt- \ oh Papen had planned
a Canadian expedition but that the ]
plan had failed by the interference I
oi the United States authorities; j
that otherwise it would have been '
carried out.
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FAVORITISM IS CHARGED,
OTTAV, A, March 30.—Charges of,
favoritism were made today in the
Parliament against officials in
awarding contracts for munitions
and other army supplies.
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NEW V ORK, March 30.—John
McGrath, former secretary to ex
President Roosevelt, was committed
to jail for thirty days for disorder
ly conduct.
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WASHINGTON. March 30—Affi
davits sworn to by Americans when
they landed at Liverpool after the
sinking of the Sussex say that the
liner was torpedoed and sunk bv
a submarine.
SEATTLE COMMERCIAL
CLUB IS UP IN ARMS
PORT COMMISSIONER TAKES A HAND, WILL
TRY TO BREAK COMBINATION
SEATTLE, March 30.—At a meet
ing last evenin'g of the Commercial
Club, at which a large attendance
was present, a resolution protesting
against the use of Colorado mnrble
in the construction of the Arctic
Club building, was adopted, a copy
of which was sent to all concerned
as well as to members of congress.
The club went on record as favoring
the use of Alaska marble. This
was shown to be impossible clue to
the excessive rates of transporta
TRAINMEN
MAY STRIKE
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND TO
TAKE ACTION APRIL
TWENTY-NINTH.
NEW YORK, March 30.—A de
mand for an eight-hour day’s work
without 3 reduction in wages, hack
ed by four hundred thousand train
men, was made upon the railroad
officials last evening. The train
men have given the companies un
til April 29th to reply.
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WAS PURELY
ACCIDENTAL
ON THE MOTION OF DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, TAYLOR
IS FREED.
On the last northbound trip of
the Steamer Admiral Farragut.
which passed through here yester
day morning, among the passengers
were one A- H. Taylor and one
Chow Wow.
It appears that on the way up
from Seattle, this man Taylor, rati
amuck and in flourishing his gun,
discharged it, the bullet passing
through a door and wounding the
Chinaman, Chow Wow, in the left
arm, inflicting a painful but not
‘erious wound. On the arrival of
the Farragut here, a warrant was
sworn to-by the Chinaman, the man
taken into custody and the China
man to the hospital where he is
now Under the care of Dr. Story.
before the Farragut got away,
Ta -Sor was brought before the Com
missioner and as there was no evi
dence against him—the Chinaman
was in the hospital—on the motion
of the District Attorney, the mart
was discharged.
Taylor made his way to the oil
dock where the Farragut was tak
ing on oil, went aboard and pro
ceeded on his way to Seward.
_ mtM'nl. ’l""1—i . u ■ —i—
it ion by the various companies and
; made the purchase of marblo in
1 Alaska prohibitive.
Robert Bridges, president of the
port commission for Seattle, who is
a strong supporter of anything to
develop Alaska, wired Senator Poin
dexter at Washington, urging the
Senator to use his influence in hav
ing the government charter a ves
sel to he operated between Seattle
and Alaska, threby break up the
combination that is said to have
! been formed recently.
GERMANSARE
CHECKED AGAIN
ALLIES ADMIT OF GAIN HY
THE ENEMY', HIT CLAIM
NOT VERY IMPORTANT.
PARIS, March 30,- -The war of
fice today issued a statement in
which it is admitted that the Ger
mans drove a wedge into their
lines, but that after a terrific bat
tle, they Were forced back with no
possibility for any further advance.
The British troops have replaced
the worn out French troops on the
Western line of Verdun and will
hold one quarter of the line of de
fense.
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT TILLICUMS
The Tillikum Club held its usual
weekly dance at the Moose Hall
last night. A big crowd attended
and a jolly time was enjoed.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
The steamer Admiral Watson ar
rived from the north this morning
and after having loaded 25 boxes
of halibut and salmon from tho
halibut schooner San Juan, 87 boxes
from the Washington Fish & Oyster
Company, proceeded on her way
south.
• The steamer Georgia of the Jun
eau-Skagway-Sitka run, arrived in
port this morning and left an hour
after. The services of Pilot J.
Anderson were secured for the trip
to Seattle where the Georgia will
be overhauled.
The next boat from the north will
be the Humboldt today.
Tlie Alaska is due here next Mon
day.
From the south, the Alameda is
due here Saturday evening.
The Al-Ki is due tomorrow after
noon.
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