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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. SATURDAY. APRIL 29. 1916. NUMBER 186
GENERAL NEWS
ABOUT MEXICO
GENERAL OBREGON IS READY FOR BUSINESS
WILL MEET U. S. HALF WAY
EL PASO. Apr! 2$.—Gen- Obre
gon is qu ::ed in this rooming's pa
pers g ready so meet the
.Americans sP sir. agreement where
by masters may be adjusted ami
• ably He s?.'d that he was con
fident that with the co-operation of
the American troops on the border,
he would be able to maintain peace
in Mexico The general said forth
er that he was willing to grant per
aiission to the United States to oc
cupy certain parts of the country,
should the necessity ever require tt
COLUMBUS, April — Troops
consisting of more than a regiment
encamped on the border here yester
day and are ready to cross over at
a moments notice
BRINGS FORTH
SOUND REASONS
SENATOR SPEAKS IN FAVOR
OF THE S R ANTHONY
AMENDMENT.
WASHINGTON April 29.—Wom
en suffragists ere wtied the galleries
> to hear Senator Shafroth, of Color
ado- aree-i the Hate to adopt the
adrreEdmer: the constitution in
reference to woman suffrage
in the formation of the republic
the senator declared new principles
of govern me r.: wej^ put forth, one
of which was that all men were
created equal in rights- Continuing
he said:
“W idle men of our republic ac
knowledge these principles c-f gov
ernment-” he sa«L "as applicable
to all men. many refuse to recog
nise them, as applicable to worsen
They cling to their power like the
monarch ami the aristocracy dung
to theirs- They invoke the divine
■ right ci secx as the mocarths as
sened the divine right of kings
"The arrogance with which men
assert that women have a sphere
to which they should be confined
must be irritating to women of
thought and action- Who gave mas
the right to determine woman’s
sphere without ever, consulting her?
•‘Mary assume that -women do not
wan: equal suffrage That is no
argument ^ 'r.st a woman’s right
to vote, even if it were true. Even
prisoner: - satisfied with their
conditions
“It is ceodended that because wom
an cannot bear arsis, therefore she
is not entitled to participate in the
affairs of her country- I do not be
lieve that the right to vote should
be dependent npc-n the right to
kin”
Senator Skafroth mentioned the
incident of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
who was asked by Horace Greetey
« if there were a call by the govern
ment often the women for troops,
what she would do- Her reply was:
“I would do exactly as you did in
the Civil War. Mr Greeley. I would
hire a substitute.”
BRANDEIS MEETS
STRONG ENEMIES
STORMY DEBATE WAS WITNESS
ED IN THE SENATE OVER
APPOINTMENT
WASHINGTON, April 29. — A
stormy debate was witnessed yes
terday when the appointment of
Louis Brandeis for associate justice
of the supreme court was brought
up for confirmation- The nominee
was denounced freely and it was
plainly brought out that a most bit
ter fight would be carried over bis
appointment- It is thought here in
..fficial circles that the judiciary
committee will make an unfavorable
report against the president's choice
REDFIELD W ANTS A CHANGE.
WASHINGTON. April 29. — Sen
ator Clark of Arkansas- chariman
of the senate commerce committee,
had before him a communication
from Secretary Redfield urging fav
orable action on a bill which has
passed the house to repeal a pro
vision of the seaman’s act filing
the minimum number of life buoys
vessels shall carry- The secretary:
says the law is unfair -
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A GENEROUS CORPORATION.
SOUTH BETHLEM. April 29—The
steel corporation here today an
h ?*unced an increase of wages and a
redaction in hours' work- The in
crease of wages will affect some
twenty-four thousand employes- while
shortening of working hours
Vill affect twelve thousand This'
'tiep was voluntary on the part of
the corporation and trouble was j
impending
GREECE ON VERGE
OF REVOLUTION
ATHEVS. April 29-—From all in
dication? the country is on the verge
cf a revolution. The people are sl
ug ether disaiisfied with the poi cy
followed by King’s ministers
We have secured the agency for
Butterick Patterns and Publications
—J. R- Heckman & Co.
strom; stove co.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
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Heckman Bldg.
JUST ARRIVED [
A new line of
Hen’s Hats and Caps
It is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
| up-to-date styles
Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
| Let us dress you up at a small
) cost.
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OLD TIMERS RE
i TURNING HOME
.NEVER WERE SATISFIED WITH
STATES’ CONDITION
ALASKA FOR THEM
The former government survey
snip Gedney, Captain R. M«mnv
Jand. master, with W. W, Sander
son. first officer, Mr. Joseph Kil
dall. president and general manager
,of the Panama Pacific Commervia’
Company, owner of the steamer Ged
ney. arrived in port this morning
from Seattle, on their way to Sitka
and vicinity- The stop in Ketchi
kan was made for the purpose of
taking on box lumber, as the pur
pose of the company is to mild
cure, salt and box fish of all kinds
for the market
Tfce Panama Pacific Commercial
Company was organized a short time
ago and the Gedney "as purchased
from the government for a nominal
sum- It has since. been repaired
and put in fine shape for the work
contemplated bv the concern- Im
mediately after the company was
organized. Mr. Kiidall. who had been
chosen president and manager, made
a trip East and sold some 220.000
pounds of fish of al 1 kinds- On
his return, the boat was outfitted
with everything necessary to car
ry on a fishing busines on an ex
tensive scale- The Gedney is loaded
down with salt, barrels, nets and
provisions- It carries a gas launch
and other fishing boats
Mr. Kilhall said that his intention
was to go to Sitka or vicinity and
engage in fishing- Every man
aboard is experienced in the busi
ness and all have been long time
residents of Alaska- They all agree
that Alaska is the only place to
live in.
The Gedney left this afternoon
and will stop at Petersburg a few
hours and from there will proceed
to Sitka
The Gedney towed in the large
power boat “Edward Schnek” for
she Border Line Transportation Co
NEW YORK, April 29.—It is an
nounced today that a stew corpora
tion has been formed capitalized at
seventy million dollars- Its put
pose is to operate in the oil fiields
of Okahoma and in competition with
the Standard Oil company
GENERAL NEWS
BRITISH FORCES REPORTED
HAVING SURRENDERED
TO THE TURKS.
DUBLIN IS BURNING
Peter Pearce Proclaimed President
of The New Republic.
LONDON. April 29.—A dispatch
received this morning says that af
ter a seige lasting one hundred and
forty-five days, the britislj forces
surrendered at Kutelamara to the
, Turks- The troops were taken to
the city and left under guard In
what is known as the pesthole of
the city.
LONDON. April 29—“Dublin Is
burning” is the statement made at
; the foreign office this morning- A
statement was issued later in which
it is stated that fighting continues
in all the streets of the city; and
that fire had been started at various
places, although thus far. the mil!
tarv authority had kept it under
control thus far
It is said further that the revolu
tionists had declared Ireland a Re
public and designated Peter Pearce
as their first President
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ROOSEVELT FAVORS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
DECLARES HIMELF IN SUPPORT
' OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
NEW YORK, April 29—Ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt today in a signed
statement announces that be is in
favor of woman suffrage, and
pledges his support of the, move
ment for a constitutional amend
ment- He says that this is a na
tional issue that should not be evad
ed
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JUNEAU A- B- TEAM WINS
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
JUNEAU, April 29-—The Arctic
Brotherhood basket ball team won
the championship for southeastern
Alaska last night in a game with
the Treadwell team- The score stood
27 to 23- This was the third game
played by the teams and was for
the championship
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
Monday, May 1st will start Clean
up-Week. and citizens are requested
to remove cans, garbage and all oth
er nuisances from their yards and
lots- Clean-up and beautify your
1 property- By order of the Council
M J HENEGHAN,
Mayor
MURDER. PIRACY AND
BIGAMY ARE CHARGED
PANAMA CITY. April 29.—Geo
Dittmar, an American, is in jail in
Colon, charged with murder, piracy,
bigamy and larceny. He was arrest
ed on the high seas by the Panama
police while he was on. the schooner
Emperador
It is charged by the authorities
that Dittmar left a wife in Chicago
and came here, where he married a
Partaman Later, it is said, he mur
dered a Spaniard named Laurino
and Captain of the schooner Em
perador. at some point on the At
Ian- k coast and after stealing the
money which he found on board,
induced the crew to sail the vessel
to Mexico.
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Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Sate Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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MANUFACTURERS
TAKE ACTION
LOCK OCT THIRTY THOCSYNU
WORKERS IN CLOAK
FACTORIES.
NEW YORK. April 29. — The
Cloak and Skirt Manufacturers’ As
sociation. created a sensation this
morning by locking out over thirty
j i housand workers- The shops are
■ controlled by the association, and
runmrs have been circulated that a
| strike was imminent- It appears
now as though the association pre
i ferrtd to lock the workers out than
allow them to declare a strike- They
civ. as their reason that the future
, lacks the signs of prosperitv that
•variant the investment of large
I sums of money for speculation pur -
poses
FRENCH VESSEL HAS GUN
NEW YORK, April 29. — The
French liner Rochambeau arrived
from Bordeaux with a gun mounted
on her stern- She is the first
French passenger ship to reach this
port armed According to the com
mander. passenger ships plying to
the United States will henceforth be
armed, but solely for defensive pur
poses
KRAUSE GUILTY
OF KIDNAPPING
SEVEN MORE INDICTMENTS, NEXT WILL BE
TRIED FuR FORGERY
JUNEAU, April 29. — Edward
Krause, against whom the grand
jury recently found nine true bills
and who has been held to answer,
was convicted by a jury yesterday
of kidnapping one William Christie.
The trial lasted eleven days and
was bitterly fought by both sides
The jury after receiving instruction
from the court, retired and for 3
hours deliberated, returning a ver
dict of guilty as charged
The next case aginst Krause to
come before the court will be for
forgery. He having been charged,
with forgery by signing documents
in order, it is alleged to obtain
money belonging to men who have
disappeared mysteriously.
The first charge under which
Krause was convicted, was of im
personating an officer. It was al
leged that he had executed a sub
poena without authority commanding
William Christie to appear in court
at Juneau, when as a matter of
fact, Christie was not wanted. From
that day dates the disappearance
of the man for whom search has
been kept up ever since.
REVOLUTION IS
COOLING OFF SOME
FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH RE
PORTS HAVING THE SITC.
ATION WELL IN HAND.
—
LONDON. April 2!).—A dispatch
from Field Marshal French, in charge
of the British troops at Dublin,
says that he has the situation well
in hand and operation for the sup
pression of the rebellion is pro
gressing satisfactorily. The mili
tary authorities have taken all the
public buildings from the rebels and
have succeeded in arresting leaders
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY
MAY DAY DANCE
THIS EVENING
The May Day dance to be given by
the Daughters of Pocahontas Coun
cil No. 1 at Redmen’s Hall tonight
promises to be an unusually pleas
ant affair. The best of music, and
and abundance of “good eats” are
only two of the features planned
for the pleasure of the guests.
Remember that the “Pokies” are
charming hostesses, and that their
parties are always most enjoyable
affairs.
MORE RUSSIANS ENTER
> FRANCE.
MARSEILLES* April 29.—Another
contingent of Russian troops ar
rived, and were received with all
military hbnors
This is the second contingent and
will be followed'by another in a few
days- Tlie first was taken to the
front through Lyons, presumably
for service^with the French
CARRANZA SOLDIERS ARE
PAID FIVE CENTS A DAY
DOUGLAS. April 29- — Reports
reaching here recently from Naco
zari state that the garrison of 150
de facto Mexican troops has be
come insubordinate because of the
low price of Constitutionalist money.
The men are reported to be paid two
pesos a day in the de facto cur
rency and this is being received at i
two and one-half cents gold on the !
peso by merchants under govern
mental orders- Thus their wage is
equivalent to 5 cents American
money.
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LAST TIME TONIGHT.
Marguerite Clark in Gretna Green
will be on for the last time to
night- See this irrestable little
movie queen, in this delightful com
edy. At the Dream, the Home of
Paramount plays- Pictures that I
please. (adv)
SEATTLE SNOW STORM.
On the Pathe News at the Dream !
Sunday night, you will see the first
pictures of Seattje burried in snow,
excellent scenes in the business dis
trict, with dog teams hauling people
to work, the big Catholic Cathedral
dome collapses, and many other ex
cellent scenes- There will be six
reels on this bill, another one of
the Keystone Special comedies, in
two reels. A brand new Geo- Ade
Fable in slang, and a western two
reeler. featuring the wonder man
of the west. Wm. S. Hart, and up
to-the-minute show, with the latest
pictures. Our Pathe News reels
are all taken in 1916. Monday ,
night another Paramount feature-1
Wednesday night “Dope” in six |
reels- (adv)
NEW YORK, April 29. The
documents seized by the federal gov
ernment agents when they raided the
office of Wolf von Igel, have gained
new importance in that a German
code book was found that will serve
to unlock valuable information, since
many of the von Igel papers are in
cipher
Evidence received by the federal1
grand jury investigating the alleged
plot, convinced the U. S- district at
torney that the government can
legally deny the demand of the Ger
man ambassador for the return of
these papers- A witness testified
that when Igel leased his office in
1915, he made an affidavit that the
rooms were to be used" by him "as
an advertising agent and for no j
other purposes ” This evidence, the
attorney holds, refutes the assertion
of the German ambassador that
when the rooms were raided and
Igel was arrested, the agents violat
ed an office of the embassy
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SEATTLE, April 29—The DjI
phin sailed this aiming at nil"
o’clock- She has only one steerage
as passenger.
ALL ABOL^f THE BOATS
From the South Dm- Here
The
The
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The Jefferson this evening or early
tomorrow' morning
Neither the Farragut nor the Al
Ki have been reported.
The Princess Sophia is due here
Monday morning
The British freighter Henriette
returned from Hadley this morn
ing carrying 800 tons of ore from
the mines at that place for the
Anyox smelter.
The Granby barge, Henry Villard,
in tow of the British tug Comodore
went down yesterday evening loaded
with 2800 tons of ore from the
Granby mines at Hadley- All for
the Anyox smelter.
1 % MARGUERITE! CLARK f I
P In her foremost
Romantic Comedy
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j “ Gretna
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This irresistible iittie
Movie Queen in a four
H reel delightful comedy
triumph. :: ::
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