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\ OLUV.v ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, MONDAY. JANUARY IT. 1916. NUMBER 98. ,
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WORK OONE
8T DELEGATE
t -
* . ! ' OF REPRESENT.
IAT1VES FOR VARIOUS
PURPOSES
DISPLAY OF ACTIYITY
'•' hat v. : ci.tr?"a®. is Trying to
dr ' .he Territory
of i las ha
That tie people may judge nriaas
-.i E- < cx’.k .s endeavoring to do
•r them, tie- folio- lag hills idud
. e. e re."; vs-.i recently, are herein
reprafeioci Some shall be repro
.i full while others shall be
vEsiy la parts. Parts of ntiaor iis
pertstoce sha.. :e emitted. Tie first
taro feir.s litroli-ccii by the Delegate
were as felloes:
> IN THE HO . 'E
. REPRESENTATIVE?
DraenWr <>. 1913
sy-fifti. luse-cen hundred sad tea
Me. and the ne is hereby, jjfrea?
. by tfce smn of S45Ca»NS so meet
-he coat f i.:-h-.:-r*E3" spate seeded
:-:t rev-.r s f-:r the Territorial lesr-s
tasare :si ::t she Territorial library
Aj?i .r'._.-eihe .. .v.'.ei thereins.
and the Secretary of the Treasury
U hereby .vtth or*sed t-: enter sate
contract for the eocy«f sail
tmileihtig v. the Lindt of cost as
presided :r. the Art of r.,resets hun
Use.:; herein aasfcorited.
IN "HE HOUSE
t-F REPRESENTATIVE?
DeetJcWr i 1915
the peHie Sard; of the Vsited Sestes
slsaacted Is the Isstrif-. of Alaska,
whether 5-reeved or atssmiei.
frith of ■•'vri; the
aaste fcoaiestead lares,
shall. s'-'K-i-'-~ vt the prertsioES and
ll.'idtat- re; aeret-f. fce- entitled to
ester c*~e . . * en-t sixty aexes
or a Less ittity of Hsiappnspisated
r 1. • • ’ A. •
WORKING ON
HIS PROGRAM
\S WAS OUTLINED IN HIS MES
SAGE TO CONGRESS WHEN
FIRST MET
WASHINGTON. Jan. IT—Pres
ident Wilson begun w«rk to pat ir.
operation his plans as were out
ined in his message to congress
her. it first me:. He :s said to be
greatly in favor of opening up rail
roads. the establishment of large
munition factories and the manu
facture of other necessaries alone
the Sine of preparedness -
In case of emergency, the presi
dent favors the creation of facilit
ies to tnoboiixe our a rmy. The be
lief is prevalent here that he mil
have another message for congress, j
:n which he purposes enlarging op
en his plans. Tr.e message mar be
presented this week.
GREAT BRITAIN
GIVES WARNING
f H t T 1 \LE" UNITED STATES
INTERVENES SOMETHING
"ILL BE DONE
WASHINGTON. Jar- IT—Great
Britain t-iday, through her ambas
sador communicated to the depart -
near, that unless the United States
takes a hand in the Mexican affair
.-elects the foreigners. Euro
7-eas nations will have to take steps
for the- protection of their citiiens.
The British embassy has ordered
British subjects to leave Mexico. The
ambassador says that his country
■ "s not yet reecgniled Carranza as
the ie facto government.
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MORE THAN htvw> UNARMED
VICTIMS OF SUBMARINES
What Italy things of the recent
sinking of the User Persia by sub
".ar.r.es. •_$ reflected in tie press of
that country in the following:
-This new ertme ts a grsevous o'- ‘
fer.se against cmlizaricn." says the
Gioraale dTaiia. “especially as it
comes at almost the time of the
Austrian rote to America, with its
rredessior. of humanitarian pr.nci
The Tribuna recalls the fact that
during tie negotiations with the
United States concerning the Lusi
Germans sank the Arabic.
just as now. with the Austc-Axneri
;ar. exchanges over the Ancona in
rrogress. the Persia has been de
. -... I-tea Nat.: ta-e says —.at oe
r-*:ar with the Lu/aaia and enu
-.z with ire Persia, more than 2/»l
unarmed persons, including women,
ihiidrer. and aged and 01 persons
bav» bees sacrificed.
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Another sign that you are forty
.s when you fee I son of flattered
arut .set up “hen a flapper of eight
een attempts to stake yon to the
Mary Pickford eye.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Marker
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
Sim Jilt. III Hu I —lil———
Ed, V. Price & Company
CHICAGO, U. S. A.
January, 6, 1&I6.
ISr. P. J. Gilmore,
Kttdibn, Alaska.
Bear Sir:—
Foiio-win? the carton: paiaued by us for many
years, we wish our old caftsmm, as well as our new
- return. any toss made by sa darts? tie past lea
s'/.- - wbfch the iisis? has not given satisfactory
-"ear or tfce fronts hare not held tbeir ssape We
. leased to re-line the garment and pot in
e— : •. - - or f this cannot be done rrak? a new
cos? free of charge.
Very trsly yours,
' E. V. PRICE A CO.
W.J. B. IK THE
j LIMELIGHT
HE IS SAID TO BE MANEUVER
ING HIS FORCES TO START
ROW IN CONVENTION
RUMORS NUMEROUS
Many Belie't "ill Stand for the
Observance of Baltimore
Platform
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WASHINGTON, Jan. IT- All
kinds of rumors are afloat in refer
er.ee to the ex-secretary’s intentio t
as the coining Democratic national
convention. Many are of the opin
| ion that Bryan is now maneuvering
his forces with the intention of pre
venting the re-nomination of Wil
son by observing the “one term
plank" adopted at the last conven
tion at Baltimore.
Is is acknowledged that Bryan
has always been apposed to Wilson's
i ambition for re-nomination and that
possibly with his forces lined up,
win raise a row that will cause the
Wilson forces to stampede over the
other side.
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ROOT IS FOR PREPAREDNESS
NEW YORK. Jan. IT—ExSer.ator
Elisa Root, the roach talked o? car
didate for presidency or. the Repub
lican ticket at the coming election,
in a speech here before the bar
association spoke strongly in fav
or of preparedness and entirely ap
proves the presidents program.
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WILL VISIT AWHILE
Mrs. Alice Cosgrove who arrived
recently from Seattle is to make an
extended visit with her daughter
Mrs. Charles Cosgrove of this city.
Later she will visit her son in Ju
ueau before returning to Puget
Sound.
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KUKU GOING SOUTH
T»l* T eteeimft* V-•'
preparatory to her trip south, has
been taking on coal at the Ketchi- <
kan Wharf today. The Kukui sails
for Seattle Wednesday night or
Thursday morning and while south
she will be pat or, the dry dock for
art overhauling.
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CAMP FIRE GIRLS'
DANCE SUCCESSFUL
Tee dance given by the Camp Fire
Girls' Last Saturday night at the
Skating R.r.k afforded a pte-asanl
evening for about T-5 people. With
that cumber the floor was uncrown
ed, making it math more enjoyaoie
for tine dancers with a fair cotnpen
sati.a for the girls’ efforts.
NOTICE TO LOYAL MOOSE
Y attention is called to the fact
that there is business of utmost im
portance to come up tonight, and
you are earnestly recreated to be
:here. M. L. CAUGHEREN". V. D.
4 WOTHER SAD ACCIDENT 4
4 «
4 STANDARD OIL. Co.. 4
4 KETCHIKAN'. ALASKA. 4
4 The schooner “WX‘\ Capt. +
4 Hslver Ove. has been n?5>ened 4
4 a ttta! loss off Cape Rendal. 4
4 The captain and one man were +
4 lost with the schooner. Th ' 4
4 schooner was owned by Ha'vor 4
4 Ove, Hjahner Larsen and ret" 4
4 Nelson, all o' whom were, on the *
4 boat when lost, and Nelson +
4 is the only survivor. 4
4 K. L STEBERG, 4
4 Petersburg. Alaska. +
4 Jan. 13, 1916. 4
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wants AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
NEW YORK. Jan. 17—It was learn
:d today that the arrival of Gover
nor Yager, of Porto Rico, recently
in this country was for the purpose
of urging congress to pass an or
ganic act granting American citizen
ship to Porto Ricans. The Gover
nor is now in Washington soliciting
assistance.
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BATTERY NOT THE CAUSE
NEW YORK. Jan. 17—Reese
Hutchinson, a member of the naval
consulting board who investigated
the cause of the explosion on sub
marine E-2, reported today that the
explosion had not been caused by
defects in the battery, thus clear
ing the suspicion that Edison's claim
for the la'tery was correct.
GERMANS REFUSE
PERMISSION
TO SCANDINAVIAN PEACE DEL
EGATES TO RETURN OVER
SAME ROUTE (
THE HAGUE. Jan. IT—The Ger
man minister here today refused the
Scandinavian peace delegates per
mission to return to their home!
through Germany with a guarantee
of safety. He said that the route
was undesirable, inasmuch as the
:h sea was considered unsafe.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
Here's our old time friends Grace
Cunard and Francis Ford back a
gain. This time Miss Canard plays
three distinct parts. In the Re
turn of the Twins' Double, a three
part feature of the Bison brand- She
is discovered as the lady Raffles,
and is responsible for the thefts
that have mystified the detectives.
There is a succession of exciting
situations in this photoplay. The
Animated Weekly that is on this
same bill is exceptionally good, it
shows Mayor Mitchell reviewing the
thirteenth L'nited States infantry
on their return from three years
service in Alaska, and Billy Sunday
is welcomed by W. J. Bryan, when
he comes to preach to government
heads at the country's capitol, and
many other interesting events- The
show clo=es with a Universal Ike
comedy. Change of program Wed
nesday. Adv.
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1. E. ChSTezrz P??>. J R, H«ei:ir.a.-. V:«•{«» A R- Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Watch Repairing and Engraving. Diamonds, Etc.
Berthelsen & Pruell
The Big Curio Store of Alaska
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN. - * - ALASKA
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Hadley Lumber Yard
Correspond with R. L. Petty at Had
ley, Alaska before buying your Lumber.
His prices will save you money. This of
fer will only last a short time.
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BY CHIEF OF POLICE WHO
MADE THE ARREST
TO MURDER PARENTS
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Chicago Millionaire Was Marked
For Execution By His
Son's Order
CHICAGO, Jan. IT—Irving Her
bert Updike, sonof millionaire Fan
nam D. Updike, was overheard last
night by chief of police Lee, rehears
j :ng the details preceding the mur-1
aer of his parents The chief with j
several men made the arrest.
It appears that young Updike, j
due to his conduct, had been threat-;
ened with disinheritance by his j
father. This enraged the young :
man so that he planned the assass-,
ination of his parents by the use ox ;
what is known as the ‘Maxim silenc
er.”
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LOS ANGELES FLOODED
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17—Due to
a cloudburst reported in the moun
tains. the city is flooded like many
other southern towns. The streets i
have been turned into rivers. The
water has washed out so much rail
road track that the traffic is at a
standstill.
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RECORD OF SUBMARINES’
DOINGS
Here are the principal ships sunk
with loss to American life or prop- 1
ertv since the establishment of
the German submarine blackade:
February 21—American steamship
Evelyn sunk by mine.
February 23—American steamer
Carib sunk by mine in North sea.
March 10—Prince Eitel Friedrich
announces sinking of American
steamship William P. Frye.
March 28—Germans torpedo Brie
ttpampr FaloKo nf/ WoIac •
112 lost, one American.
May 1—American steamer Gulf
light torpedoed; two Americans lost.
May T—British liner Lusitania sunk
by German submarine off Kinsale.
More than 1,000 persons, r.ciuding
100 Americans lost.
May 25—American steamer Ne
braskan torpedoed or struck by mine
off Irish coast.
June 29—tDominion liner Armen
ian sunk by Germans. Eleven
American lives lost
August 19—White Star liner
Arabic sunk by German submarine.
Twenty lives lost.
November 10—Italian liner An
cona sunk in Mediteranean by Aus
trian submarine. Several Americans
lost.
January, 1, 1916—British liner
Persian off Crete. Several Ameri
cans among the passengers.
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BIG LEAP YEAR DANCE
At the Rink Saturday night Jan.
22. Look for further advertisement
REMOVE CAUSE
OF SUSPICION
j CHINESE NEWSPAPERS WAN’I
JAPAN TO DEPORT MEN WHO
ARE OBJECTION ABLE
PEKIN. .Jan. .17—Newspapers
, here are unanimous in demanding
that Japan deport Sun Yen Sen and
j other Chinese from Japan, thereby
removing all suspicion that China is
encouraging revolutionary move
ments.
The papers claim that Sun Y'en
Sen and other leaders want to create
the impression that China is de
sirous that a revolution take place
in Japan, and that so long as they
are allowed to remain in the coun
try, that impression will continue.
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LOADS OF POWDER PI T
UNDER SPECIAL GUARD
SEATTLE, Jan. 17—Fifty-seven
carloads of powder is being held at
Auburn awaiting steamships at
Seattle. The powder is intended
for Russia. Meanwhile, special
guards are in charge.
THREE DEATHS
RESULT OF RIOT
t ACTIONS AT SACRED HEART
CHURCH ENTER INTO FREE
FOR-ALL-FIGHT
SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 17—(Fac
tions belonging to the Church of
Sacred Heart of Jesus, entered in
to a free-for-all-fight that resulted
in the death of three and the injury
to twelve others. Clubs and every
thing that they could lay hands on
were used.
As the police failed to control the
mob, state troopers were called up
on to help. They are guarding the
church today. Since then many ar
rests have been made and more will
follow, although everything has
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CONCERT PROGRAM
LYCEUM CHORUS
Rehearsals for the concert prograr.i
to be given by the Lyceum Chorus
will commence tonight at eight o'
clock at the Fireman’s Hall.
The music has arrived and all
singers who wish an opportunity of
studying fine music are urged to
avail themselves of the benefit to
be derived from the rehearsals and
concert.
Especially we want all high school
students who wish to learn music
to join the chorus.
The weather is fine so do not de
lay but come tonight.
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ATTENTION A. B’S.
A meeting of the Arctic Brother
hood will be held at the Red Men’s
Hall this evening. Let every mem
ber attend.
H. M. STACKPOLE, A. C.
WILL SEE TO IT THAT GUILTY
ARE PUNISHED AS THEY
DESERVE
RENEW ASSURANCES
Americans Claim Murder Was
Committed at Instigation
Of Gen. Villa
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17,—Car
ranza’s representative here lias re
newed his chief’s assurances that
nothing will bo spared to apprehend
and punish the murderers of for
eigners among whom were eighteen
Americans. The ambassador said
that his government has already a
large force of men in the field in
search of the. responsible parties
Americans who have just return
ed from Mexico are argeed in the
statement made recently that Villa
was at the bottom of the slaughter
of foreigners. Furthermore, it is
the opinion of most of them that it
will continue so long as Villa is in
the country It is said that Villa’s in
tention is to force intervention by
the United States, that Carranza
may . be deposed.
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REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS WIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17—A re
port just received here says that
the revolutionary troops met and de
feated the government army under
the leadership of Yuan Shikai, head
of the Chinese government in the
province of Szechuen.
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PORTLAND, Jan. IT—The Mul
tnomah Hotel, the largest hotel in
Oregon, went into the hands of a
iver today.
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CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Jan. 17
—One third of the city of Bergen
was destroyed by fire last night.
It is said that over two thousand are
homeless. The loss is estimated at
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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.
LOCAL NOTICE* TO MARINERS
Alaska, Sumner Strait, Point St.
Albans Light established January
13, 1916, group flashing white, 2
flashes every six seconds, each flash
0.3 second duration, of 130 candle
power, 45 feet high, on a small
white house, on the point of land a
bout 7-8 miles northeasterly from
; Pt. Albans.
By direction of the Commissioner
: of Lighthouses.
C. DIBRELL, W.
Lighthouse Inspector.
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