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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 191(5. NUMBER 101.
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DE6U.ARES VILLA AND OTHERS
AS OUTLAWS AND MUST
BE EXECUTED
LOPEZ, CASlRO ALSO
Citizens are Authorized To
Kill Th*>m li It Can
Be Done
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—Presi
dent Carranza, of Mexico, has author
ized the ambasador here to notify
the department of State that a
proclamation had been issued over
his signature declaring Villa, Lopez
and Castro outlaws of the country.
The proclamation further states
• that any citizen "may execute them
without formality.”
It is said that Carranza’s order
will have the effect of sending many
men after the outlaws and that
it will be but a short time before
all factions will be harmonized and
peace restored.
PASSENGER TRAIN DITCHED
EL PASO, Jan. 20—A passenger
train from Chihuahua city to Juarez
has been reported as being ditched
some miles from the latter city.
While many were injured, no deaths
have been reported as yet.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2C—Os.-u
Hammerstein, ‘he Grand Opera im
pressario, is reported a bankrupt,
an involuntary petition to that ef
fect having been filed against him
today.
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PIGEONS AS PHOTOGRAPHERS
A harmless appearing pigeon, fly
ing over the trenches may be as
dangerous to the safety of the army
as the fastest scouting aeroplane.
The carrier pigeon often carries a
tiny camera fastened to its breast,
and takes 30 photographs during a
flight of six miles. The only authen
icated reports of the pigeon’s use
for this purpose have been of a Ger
man invention, sortie of the pigeons
having been brought down behind
the allied lines. Whether the allies
have tried the same means of get
ting photographs of German in
trenchments and troops is a matter
of conjecture.—Science Monthly.
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IMPROVEMENT AT STERDMAN
CAFE
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During the past few days the
feianageruent of the Stedman Cafe
has kept carpenters, electricians and
painters busy improving the interior
of that popular little eating house.
The partition between the restaur
ant and the old tailor shop has been
tom out which has enlarged the
dining room to cover the space form
erly occupied by both.
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SMITH M AKES
I GREAT PLEA
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UNITED STATES TO PREVENT
ENGLAND INCREASING HER
TRADE AT OUR EXPENSE
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—Senator
Hoke Smith in a splendid speech to
day of long duration pleaded that
j Congress take action to prevent
■ England from advancing her com
merce with other countries at our
expense. He said that England in
| attempting to destroy Germany,
; was taking advantage for agrandize
ment of her own commerce to our
; loss, from the fact that wehave
remained passive to the advantages
i offered by the war.
HONOULU SUFFERS
FROM HEAVY STORM
HONOLULU, Jan. 2 0—Seven
[ lives lost and many missing, is the
results of a terrific storm that has
been raging here and vicinity for
the last several days.
GERMANS SPEED PLANE
HAS ITS TRIAL TRIP
LONDON, Jan. 20—The new Ger
ban battle plane had its trial trip to
' day. and the report says that it
car easily make 180 miles an hour
: exceeding by far the builder’s expor
tations.
BILL REPORTED
FAVORABLY
INCLUDING ALASKA RAILROAD
APPROPRIATION FOR IM
MEDIATE USE
WASHINGTON’, Jan. 20—The
urgent deficiency bill for appropri
ation that has been in the commit
tee’s hands for several days, was
reported favorably this morning. The
bill includes the two million demand
ed for the continuation of the Al
aska railroad for immediate use.
It is thought that it will pass
both houses this week.
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LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska, Wrangell Strait, Peters
burg light 24, reported adrift Jan
uary 19, 1916, will be replaced on its i
station as soon as practicable.
By direction of the Commissioner j
of Lighthuses.
W. C. DIBRELL
Lighthuse Inspector, i
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LADIES OF THE BASKETBALL
CLUB ATTENTION
—
I All members of the Ladies’ Basket- j
ball Club are requested to be pres
ent for practice tonight.
BIG LEAP YEAR DANCE
At the Rink Saturday night Jan.
22. Look for further advertisement
STRONG STOVE CO.
VV. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
Ed. V. Price & Company
CHICAGO, U. S. A.
January, 6, 1916.
Mr. P. J. Gilmore,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
Dear Sir:—
Following the custom pursued by us for many
years, we 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 fronts have not held their shape. We
will be pleased to re-line the garment and put in
new fronts, or if this cannot be done, make a new
coat free of charge.
Very truly yours,
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E. V. PRICE & CO.
SWEDEN AFTER
TROUBLE BETWEEN COUNTRIES
IS ASSUMING VERY SER
IOUS CONDITION
MAY COME TO BLOWS
Each Seizes and Holds the Other’s
Mail and Carry on Most
Abusively
PARIS, Jan. 20—A report from
Stockholm says that the trouble
originating with Great Britain in
seizing Sweden’s mail, is assuming a
serious aspect. It has reached the
point that Sweden has done the
same thing and is holding England’s
mail.
It is aid that parliament will be
called together in the near future
to deal with the situation which is
said to be on the verge of breaking
all diplomatic relations and Sweden
taking part in the general war a
gainst the allies.
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NO REWARD WAS WANTED
FOR DOING THEIR DCTIES
BERLIN, Jan. 20—Several Social
ists were recently awarded the
Ludwig cross from King Ludwig, of
Bavaria, “for special meritorious
services rendered in the hour of
their country’s need.” However,
the Socialist’s thanked him cordial
ly for the distinction but declined the •
decoration. The Socialists news-.
paper, Munich Post, in chronicling!
the action of the Socialists adds
that they consider work for their
country’s welfare a duty and to be
performed without asking reward.
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OFFERS A LARGE PURSE
NEW YORK, Jan. 20—Jimmy
Johnson, manager of the Madison i
Square Garden, has offered $60,000
for a meeting of Willard and Mor
an in two contests. In the two con
tests Moran to receive $30,000.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
War! War! between Germany andi
France. The sight of the stubborn '
contest and of mighty guns belching
forth flames and the missels of
death when these things are shown .
on the screen coupled with a love
story that is nippen in the bud by
a foolish prank. Then comes sor
row and deep remorse, and finally
the retirement to the St. Agnes con
vent, which afterwards is destroyed
by the enemy. The combination of
this photoplay appeals to every' one,
and more and more we cry, In the
Name of the Prince of Peace.
No picture like this has ever been j
shown hen before If you miss it
Dry •- is; a grand picture.
The opening i icture is a nf-i lit- j
t’e cocieij comedy by the World’s!
All-Star comedy actors. No Black
Box for Friday hut a good sho v wi’l
be promised. Adv. .
JUNEAU IN MIDST
OF BLIZZARD
THERMOMETER REGISTERING
WAY BELOW ZERO AND
STILL GOING DOWN
JUNEAU, Jan. 20—A terrific
! blizzard started yesterday morning
| at about eleven o’clock, and is still
! getting worse. Old timers says
: that not since 1884 did they ever ex
, perience such a storm. The ther
i mometer dropped down to ten be
low zero and is still goin down. Traf
; tic is paralized. Big losses will be
the result as buildings are being
rocked from their foundations. Sings
are being blown down, shingles from
roofs torn and blown tc the four
corner of the earth. Gosh Ketchi
kan looks good to us all now.
G. C. B.
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4- WE ARE THANKFUL +
t - +
+ We are thankful—or should *
4< be. Yesterday at Juneau the +
4' thermometer registered eleven ♦
+ BELOW zero—below, do you +
4* get that?—and at Wrangell— +
4* another cold place, it register- +
4" ed four below. Here we are +
4* wearing straw hats. As a mat- "r
4' ter of fact, it was raining part 4
4* of the day. Thus proving be- 4>
4> yond a reasonable doubt that *
4* Ketchikan and vicinity constitu- 4*
4* te the only “Banana Belt” in +
+ Alaska. You had better move 4
+ down here folks. +
+ + 4, + 4,4'4’4,4, + + + 4,+
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JOHN ORCHARD DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS;
John Orchard, father of Sam Or- '
chard, of Shrimp Bay, died last ;
night at the Revilla Hotel after an ;
illness dating back to last Friday.
In company with his son Sam, he i
arrived in town late yesterday on i
the mail boat and was immediately j
taken to the Revilla Hotel, but died j
while Dr. Myers and his son was j
preparing him for bed.
Mr. Orchard was 74 years old, j
Dorn in London, Englanr and is sur-;
vived by two sons and four daught- |
ers. For forty-two years he had!
been a member of the Masonic Lodge
and at the time of his death he was
Past Grand Patron of the Order of
the Eastern Star of Texas. He has
been in Alaska for about three years
and during that time has lived with
his son and family at Shrimp Bay.
His body will be shipped to Texas
for burial.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Jefferson, Friday 21st,
Admiral Farragut, Friday 21.
Spokane, Thursday 21,
Southbound
Northwestern, Friday 21st.
Admiral Evans, Monday 24th.
Al-Ki Monday 24.
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THEY SURE ARE
AFTER THEM
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SHERIFF MAKES ANOTHER RAID
AND CAPTURE^ “BOOZE” IN
LARGE QUANTITY
THE MILLIONAIRES
Are Evidently Not Exempt From
The Drag Net That is
Being Used
SEATTLE, Jan. 20—W. E. Bolong
and D. E. Skinner, Seattle million
aires of the most exclusive kind
were subjected to indignities last
evening that may cost some one
serious trouble. The Sheriff, arm
ed with search warrants raided their
premises and confiscated a large i
quantity of liquors in both places.
D. E. Skinner is reported to have
said that he would fight the legality
of the Sheriff's action to the highest
tribunal, before he will voluntarily
submit to such indignities as to
nave the privacy of his home invad
ed by emisseries of the foolish law.
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STORK VISITS GILMORE HOME
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gil
more of Newtown, at 10 o’clock last
night an eight pound girl. Dr.
Story who is in attendance reports
mother and babe as doing nicely.
WILL LEAVE FOR JUNEAU
Paul Duzich, heretofore associat
ed with Mitchell Bilicich in the
Royal Cafe, has severed his con
nection with that establishment and
will leave on an early boat for Ju
neau, where he purposes entering In
to some other business. Paul will
be missed by the patrons of the
house as he was known to be
very accommodating and otherwise j
made himself popular.
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THE KUKUI ON WAY SOUTH j
The Lighthouse tender Kukui,1
which at an early hour this morning
sailed for the south, carried the
mail from the local post office. Mrs.
J. D. Pritchard accompanied by her
two children were passengers foi
Seattle, where they have gone to
visit relatives and friends. Capt.
Gregory has a full complement on
this trip. It is expected that Capt. j
Dibrell will be going south within a 1
short time for the purpose of super- *
vising the repairs and overhauling
of the Kukui, while she is in dry
dock.
MEETING OF* POCAHONTAS
All members of Tongass Council
Number 1, ,D. of P., are requested
to be present at a meeting in Red
Men’s Hall next Thursday evening
at 7:30. It is desired that all mem
bers be present at the given time in
order that important business be
'.aken into consideration, and the
meeting adjourned in time for the
sodial.
ANNA MORGAN, Pocahontas.
MONTENEGRINS
ARE FIGHTING
WOULD NOT ACCEPT TERMS
THAT WERE OFFERED 1)Y
TIIE TEUTONS
ROME, Jan. 20—A dispatch from
Cetinje says that the Montenegrins
have resumed their fight with the
Austrians. The fighting commenced
immediately after it was decided to
refuse te terms offered by the Teu
tons, and a fierce battlo is now
raging.
There was at no time a chance to
come to an understanding for sur
render, as the difference in the
terms could not be bridged, is the
report sent by the correspondent.
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COLLVILLE RESERVATION
TO BE OPENED FOR LOCATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—It was
officially announced today that in
the first part of March, President
Wilson will issue a proclamation
whereby the Collville Indian reser
vation will be thrown open for set
tlement about July first.
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FORTY CONVICTS ESCAPE
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 20
Forty convicts are reported to have
escaped from the state penitentiary
at Cummins.
BRYAN WILL FOLLOW
WILSOfPS STEPS
ON A TOUR OF THE COUNTRY
AND OPPOSITION TO PRO
GRAM FOR PREDAREDNESS
WASRINGTON, Jan. 20—W. J.
Bryan is reported to have expressed
his readiness to follow President
Wilson over the country on his con
templated speech-making tour on be
half of national defense program.
Bryan said that he would oppose
Wilson and would advocate univer
sal peace, sw ——
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SUBSTITUTES FOR ABSORBANT
COTTON ARE FOUND
Recent consular reports mention
several more or less successful cheap
substitutes for absorbant cotton that
have been introduced since the Euro
pean war began. One of these, now
on sale in Berlin, is known as “lig
nin,” and is made of pine cellulose.
It is said to absorb blood better than
cotton, but cannot compete with
the latter as a dressing for wounds.
It is however, pronounced satisfac
tory for use as a second dressing.
A cellulose wadding, made by a
Becret process from chemical wool
pulp, is now offered as a dressing
for wounds in Sweden. It comes
in very thin sheets, resembling tis
sue paper. The use of sterilized
sphagnumm oss for the same pur
pose appears to have been general
ized by the exigencies arising from
the war.—Scientific American.
KING IS VERY
SENDS FOIt ASSOCIATED PRESS
REPORTER AND MAKES
A CLEAN UP
OF HIS GREIVANCES
Says Greece Violation of Treaties
A Small Matter Compared
Allies Conduct
ATHENS, Jan. 20—King Con- -
stantine today sent for an Assoc
iated Press correspondent, and gave
vent to his feeling against the al
lies. He says that Greece violation
of treaties, as given out by the allies,
even it admitted, cannot be compar
ed with the treatment accorded his
country by both England and France
in closing out her ports and com
mitting other abuses.
The King gave as his reason for
call in the correspondent that lie
wishes the United States to know
through the Press the exact condi
tion, that in the event Greece joins
the Teutons against the allies, the
people may judge what lead her to
take the step. The correspondent
says that the King seemed deeply
affected by the turn of affair, which
he said he infinitely regretted.
CLOCK IS MADE
ENTIRELY OF STRAW
A clock made in Germany is con
structed of nothing but straw. Not
even a piece of stiffening cardboard
or a drop of glue has been used.
It is six feet high and is two feet
square. There are eight pendulums
which allow speed regulation. By
pressing a button on one side, the
cockwork is wound up and runs for
five hours. By pushing another but
ton, the hands can be set. The dial,
figures, pendudum, hands, even the
chain, weight gears and the skeleton
are of straw. The chain is 14 in
ches long and endless. In the con
struction of this clock, thousands' of
stalks or straw have been used,
mostly three and four fold to give
greater strength.—Science Monthly.
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AMERICAN S. S. SERBIA
When the Serbia, sister ship of
the Korea, Manchuria and the Mon
golia, all of which have been purch
ased by the Atlantic Transport Line
from the Pacific Mail Company,
steamed into the North river on
Monday she was marked on either
side, in letters which could be read
almost as plainly as the vessel her
self could be seen, at any distance
short of hull donw bwith the identify
ing legend “American SS. Serbia,”
and to make assurance doubly sure,
forward and aft of this unmistake
able notification if nationality Old
Glory was painted—flat and some
what streaked with rust stains, but
100 per cent, recognizable. To voy
agers from Hubbuken or Pavonia
she seemed a pretty sight.—New
York Sun. »