THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER S
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916. NUMBER 97. i
* PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS AN
OPPORTUNITY MUST BE
GIVEN CARRANZA
BEFORE INTERFERING
Time Would Come With the
P»oOi ot Inability to
Maintain Order
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—Inquir
ies made at the State Departmeiu
today revealed the attitude of the
administration in reference to the
Mexican situation as it is now. Ap
parently the great excitement and
widespread indignation over the
country at the news that Mexican
bandits had massacred more Ameri
cans, are subsiding. At 'east in
official circles.
M The President is quo' od today
^ as having expressed his opinion th it
tins government gi.o ample tine
to Carranza to demonstrate his in
ability to maintain order and prose
cute offenders. Until then, this
country should not intervene.
One of the representatives who
favors immediate action said that
manifestly, the administration was
in no mood to start a war with
Mexico in order to protect the
rights of freigners.
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J UXEAU CARPENTERS
HAVE ORGANIZED
JUNEAU, Jan. 14—The carpen
ters of Juneau last night took the
initial steps towards the formation
of a local, or union, and incidental- j
ly the building contractors of the J
city agreed on the wage scale ask
ed by the local.
Following the lead taken by the
carpenters of Juneau in organiz
ing a union, the plasterers will
rmeet tonight and take steps to
organize a local. The other branch
es of the building trades are dis
cussing meeting for the purpose
of forming a union and now it ap
pears as if a regular Trades Coun
cil will be the outcorag.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
Under the title of The Unseen
Terror, the sixth episode of the
Black Box, lets us into the secret
of Lenoras’ whereabouts, which
proves to be an atic chamber of an
old tenement house. Mysterious
eyes peer at her through the dark
ness and a pair of mysterious hands
place food before the frightened
girl. Quest attempts to forse Craig
to reveal I.enora’s hiding place but
a fire breaks out and compels both
men to escape by a rope. This chap
ter is full of thrills and mysteries.
The story grows more interesting
with every reel.
A good Animated Weekly, a single
reel drama and a comedy com
pletes the show. Change of program
Sunday night. Adv.
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K AISER’S ILLNESS
NOT SERIOUS
IT IS SAID THAT HE RECEIVES
VISITORS AND MINISTERS
ALMOST DAILY
LONDON, Jan. 15—The serious
ness of Emperor William’s illness
is said to have been overdrawn. So
much so, that rumors to that effect
have been ridiculed in Berlin by
every newspaper. An authoritative
statement today says that the Em
peror has never denied visitors thus
far and that his ministers visit
him daily.
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COMMENT AT THE HAGUE
THE HAGUE, Jan. 10—One of
the local papers commenting on the
sinking of the liner Persia says:
“The sinking of the Persia has
rrado an especially painful impres
sion. It. i .mid not have come at a
worse moment for the Austro
Amei'can negotiations. All appear
ance are against the central powers.
The world will ask; “Will there
never be an end to this manner of
warfare which antagonizes all hu
manity?” •
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ALAMEDA WAS LIBELED
VALDEZ, Jan. 5—A libel has
been filed by District Attorney W. j
X. Spence on instructions from the
attorney general in behalf of the
government against the steamship
Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship
Company. The libel is for $12,000
and alleges that the anchor of the
vessel fouled the government cable
at Valdez December 1”, 1014, dam
aging it and interrupting service.
The vessel was attached at Valdez
on her arrival a few days ago, but
was immediately released upon the
filing of bonds.
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THE DOINGS AT
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CLASSES IN PHYSICAL
CULTURE PRACTICING
Classes in physical culture began
practice Monday afternoon. It was
thought best to take the first four
afternoon of the week for the train
ing, instead of two whole days as
was first planned. Each class is
supposed to put in forty-five min-•
utes twice a week drilling in the
gymnasium, but as most of the
pupils have not yet the ability to
practice that long, the length of
time for each class in which to
practice has been shortened until
they get in better practice.
Friday afternoon an interior pic
ure of the school children march
to the music of the Victrola was
taken by Mr. Perkins. The Victro
la Company wanted a picture of one
of their Victrolas in use in Alaska,
as it thinks that this the only one
in school use in this territory.
Woodford Babbitt entered Miss
Hall’s room this week as a new
pupil from Douglas.
DOROTHY MICHENER.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
| Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
LJ Heckman Bldg.
Mr. P. J. Gilmore,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
Dear Sir:—
| Following the custom pursued by us for many
years, v;c wish our old customers, as well as our new
to return any coat made by us during the past sea
son in which the lining has not given satisfactory
wear or the frorts have not held their shape. We
will be pleased to re-line the garment and put in
lew fronts, or if this cannot be done, make a new
coat free of charge.
Very truly yours,
k E. V. PRICE & CO.
FRANCE REFUSES
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TO PERMIT SHIPPING MILK
TO GERMANY AS WELL
AS TO AUSTRIA
MILITARY REASONS
Even With the Assurance That
It Would be Distributed
By Red Cross
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—Yester
day the Department of State re
ceived from France an answer to
the request made some days ago for
a permit to ship milk, for the care
of babies in Germany and Aus
tria, from this country. The re
quest was made at the solicitation
of the Red Cross Association, repre
senting that the necessity was ab
solute. The Red Cross assuring
that the milk thus shipped would
be delivered to the needy babies by
authorized nurses for that purpose.
As urgent as it was represented,
France today replied with a re
fusal, stating that the refusa. to
grant permission was mere1 v for
“military reasons.”
Nu answer for the same request
to the British government has been
received yet. However, the same
reply as France gave is expected.
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CANADIAN SOCIALIST QUITS
DETROIT, Jan. 15—C. M. O’
Brien, former Socialist member of
parliament in the Alberta legisla
ture, has withdrawn from the Soc
ialist party in Canada and join
ed the American Socialist organiza
tion. His action was due to what he
termed the “Revolutionary char
acter of the Socialists in Vancouv
er”, who, he said, are running the
movement in Canada.
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MOTHER DIES IGNORANT
OF HER SON’S CRIME
CHICAGO, Jan. 12—Mrs. J. C.
Muenter, mother of Eric Muenter,
who in June last year placed a
joinb in the capitol at Washington
and later attempted to assassinate
J. Pierpont Morgan, died at her
home here ignorant of the crimes
her son committed.
Neither did she know that her
son, who committed suicide in jail
after shooting Morgan, was dead.
So far as the family was concerned,
Muenter, who was known as “Frank
Holt,” passed out of their lives
nine years ago, when he disappear
:d while police were searching for
him in connection with the myster
ious death of his wife as the re
sult of poisoning.
Mrs. Muenter died last Wednes
day a', the age of 73.
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FOR SALE—Choice four resi
dence lots at $300 each. Apply to
J»cob Pittinger, City. Adv.
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* MAY PROVE INTERESTING +
+ DOCUMENTS +
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+ LONDON, Jan. 15—The +
+ American ambassador is said to +
+ have received for transmission +
+ to President Wilson copies of +
+ letters seized from Captain von *
+ Papen at Falmouth purporting ♦
+ to have been written by R. +
+ von Maysenburg, German con- +
+ sul at New Orleans, in which +
+ the consul advised Germany to +
+ show the United States an +
+ “iron hand" until the time came +
+ for a reckoning with this coun- +
+ try. ♦
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NO TRACE OF MISSING MAN
Though several parties are out on
the search for Peter Overase, the
missing watchman from the Canoe
Pass cannery, no trace of him can
be found. There is a report here
that a special party from the Mar
shal’s office has been detailed on
the case and is ipvestiagting. Mr.
Overase has many friends here and
it is hoped that he can be found
alive.- Wrangell Sentinel.
BREAK RECORD
GUN SHOOTING
NAVY DEPARTMENT HIGHLY
PLEASED WITH THE
SHOWING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16—Secre
tary Daniels today gave out the re
sults obtained by the gunners in
their last practice. The record
shaws that any and all previous
records had been distanced.
The report says that the gunners
not only established a record for
themselves, but it was done with
thirty per cent, less espense.
The Secretary said that he would
recommend a large appropriation
this year that the good work'may
be kept up during the coming sea
son.
A KETCHIKANER TELLS
A FANCY STORY
Claims to Have Walked From Here
To New Orleans
(From Chicago Tribune)
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. &—Profes
ional walkers are not new to New
Orleans. They come and go on
world-round hikes and give out
picture post cards of themselves
in exchange for dimes or distribute
advertising literature that the re
cipient promptly throws away, but
Ed N. Clark, who walked into
town one day this week from Ket
chikan, Alaska, is of a different
sort. Clark did not make any effort
to sell pictures of himself; he dis
tributed no advertising matter and
; did not suggest that he be inter
viewed upon the commercial future
of the South or any kindred subject
of which lie admittedly knows noth
ing. Clark, while an acknowledged
magazine writer, really appears to
bewa Iking around the world for
the pure joy of open air and change
of scene.
AMERICANS
ARE RETURNING
FIFTY ARRIVED TODAY FROM
REGION WHERE SO MANY
WERE SLAUGHTERED
MORE WILL FOLLOW
Chihuahua District and Vicinity
Mexico is Said t0 Expect
Intervention
EL PASO, Jan. 15—Fifty Ameri
cans arrived this morning from
Chihuahua, where the eighteen
Americans were massacred a few
days ago.
One of the returning mine owners
of that region said that there were
approximately one hundred and fif
ty more remaining in the vicinity
of Chihuahua, but would likely ar
rive by special train sometime dur
ing the day. He said that the
massacre caused an intense feeling
among the law-abiding Mexicans
and they predict intervention by the
United States. As a matter of
fact, it is said that th ey expect
it and would welcome it.
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HARD WINTER IN ARIZONA
FLAGSTAFF", Ariz., Jan. 15—
The Majestic Opera House collap
sed yesterday under the weight of
snow which had fallen steadily for
forty-eight hours and which con
tinues unabated today. Many other
roofs buckled. The snowfall meas
ured 52 inches on the level at the
end of 48 hours. Weather forcasts
predict a continuation of the storm
for another 48 hours.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
IN CAPITAL CITY
VALDEZ, Jan. 11—Juneau was
selected as the place foi holding
the Democratic Territorial conven
tion and the date agreed upon as
May 24, at the meeting yesterday
of the Democratic Territorial Com
mittee.
With the exception of Committeman
Martin Harris of Fairbanks there
was a full representation from every
section.
Many ballots were cast before Ju
neau was decided upon as the place
of the convention, the capital city’s
bid being opposed by Ketchikan,
Fairbanks and Seward.
The May convention will nomin
ate a delegate to Congress ,and el
ect delegates to the National con
vention at St. Louis.
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“OLD OREGON” TO BECOME
TRAINING SHIP
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 15—The Unit
ed States battleship Oregon, “bull
dog of the navy,” that made the
famous trip around the horn dur
ing the Spanish war, will be turn
ed over to the California naval mil
itia at San Francisco, February 15,
according to orders received by the
commandmant from Secretary of
the navy, Daniels.
NEW GOVERNOR
FOR INDIA
BARON CHELMSLAND TO SUC
CEED BARON HARDINGS AS
HEAD OF COUNTRY
LONDON, Jan. 15—It was offic
ially stated today that Baron
Chelmsland, present governor of
Queensland, had received and ac
cepted the appointmeiu of Gover
nor General of India to succeed Bar
on Hardinge.
The appointment seems to meet
with the approval of all officials.
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TELLS OF AWFUL SCENES
LONDON, Jan. 15—Scenes of
horror preceded the final plunge of
the torpedoed liner Persia in the
Mediterranean, according to dis
patches from Alexandria.
The Persia turned turtle while
boats were being gotten away from
her side. Monster waves had wash
ed from her decks more than a
score of passengers who failed to
reach the boats. Then the steamer
dipped sharply to port, sending
men women and children slipping
down her decks into the water. Be
fore the eyes of the survivors in
the last boat she rolled over while
perhaps a score of persons were still
clinging to her decks.
LONDON, Jan. 15—The war of
fice today issued a statement to
the effect that four British air
ships were lost, according to a re
port received from Athens yester
day. The particulars were lacking.
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’FRISCO TO BE
DESTROYED
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
SERGEANT MAKES BOLD
PREDICTION
New York, Jan. 15—“San Fran
cisco, California, will be bombard
ed and destroyed by a hostile fleet
October 12, 3916.” Such is the
predicton of Sergeant T. G. Ster
rett, of the United States marine
corps. The prophecy is not made
from any advance military knowl
edge, but from the fact that he is
the seventh son of a seventh son
with no girls between, and his com
rades think him something of a fore
caster.
Sterrett not only predicts the
fall of “’Frisco,” but says that the
war will end on July 26, 1916.
It is pointed out that Sterrett
predicted a new railway station for
Kansas City in 1892. In 1912-13-14
and 15 he foretold with unerring ac
curacy the overflow' of the Ale
ghenv’s banks and the flooding of
Pittsburg’s downtown sections.
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SERGEANT SMITH IN TOWN
Sergeant Robert Smith, in charge
of the Salvation Army work in this
district, came down from Wrangell
last night on the Jefferson. He is
making the Revilla Hotel his head
quarters.
COLO INTENSE
OVER SHIES
I EVERY STATE IN THE UNION
REPORTS SUFFERING FROM
SEVERE WEATHER
ALL EXCEPT FLORIDA
Even California Is Complaining
Of the Severity of Ihc
Cold Wave
SEATTLE, Jan. 15—With the ex
ception of Florida, reports from
every state in the Union say that
suffering from cold and snow is
alarming. In many states, snow,
wind, end cold combined, is causing
unimagineable suffering to the
poor from lack of coal.
Even in California, the cold has
destroyed immense tracts of fruit
trees. In the northern part of the
state sixteen feet of snow is said
.o have fallen with the thermom
eter oelow zero.
In many states traffic is inter
rupted, duo to the heavy fall of
snow, that blocked the roads.
Massachusetts, New York and
Maino are buried in snow and many
are reported to have perished.
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WON’T SHAVE TILL
FORD ENDS WAR
NEW YORK, Jan. 11—Judge E.
Bemis of Boulder, Colo., 68 years
old, announces that he will not
submit to a shave or haircut until
Henry Ford and his peace advo
cates have accompanied the the su
preme task of restoring Europe to
sanity and “bringing the boys out
of the trenches.”
“Henry Ford and his party, I am
positive, will accomplish the task
they have undertaken said Judge
Bemis. “If they do not, then my
whiskers can grow until kingdom
come.”
MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Spokane, Thursday 20th.
Jefferson, Friday 21st,
Admiral Farragut, Friday 21.
Alki, Monday 25th.
Southbound
Northwestern, Friday 21st.
Admiral Evans, Monday 24th.
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JEFFERSON GOES SOUTH
The steamer Jefferson arrived
from the north about 30 o’clock last
night, bringing as passengers for
Ketchikan, Mr. and Mrs. K. W.
Smith, Mr and Mrs. Jas. Allen,
Robert Smith, Sam Guyot and Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Newman. She got
away for Seattle a litle later, tak
ing a lo tal shipment of 22 boxes of
halibut and 19 boxes of fresh sal
mon. She carried 41 passengers in
cluding Mrs. Clara V. Jones and P.
J. Gorman from Ketchikan.
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At Heckman’s they sell regular
.75 aprons for .45 this week. Adv. 6t.
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