THE (AILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1916. NUMBER 217
ARE LINING UP
THEIR FORCES
PROGRESSIVES APPARENTLY NOT OPEN FOR A
COMPROMISE TO ELIMINATE ROOSEVELT •
CHICAGO, June 7.—From all indications, the trend of the
sentiment of the republican leaders is to the effect that an over
ture fur a compi’omise coming from the progressives would be
welcomed. Unfortunately, froixx a careful survey and consulta
tion with the most prominent progressive leaders, a compi-omise
is imposible, at least a compromise in which the elimination of
Roosevelt would be suggested.
Mr. Hitchcock today claims a big lead for Hughes on the
first ballot, but says that this lead may be i-educed with subse
quent trials at the nomination.
Senator Borah this morning called up Mr Roosevelt on
the phone and had a long conference. He l-efused to give out
anything for publication.
FANATIC CAUSE OF
TROUBLE AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, June 3.—Twenty thou
sand people marched in a demonstra
tion for preparedness here tonight.
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The parade was held at night so that
the line of marchers might be aug
mented. It began at S o'clock and
lasted two hours.
A riot nearly ensued when Dr. Mary
Eiiui, a Socialist and suffrage. leader, j
appeared suddenly in the parade with j
a banner which said: "Prepare to die. j
J. P. Morgan & Co. want prepared- j
ness." She was hustled out of the i
line. Two men who had started to
march itli her, tried to take her part
against a throng of a thousand who
were incensed at the banner.
In the midst of the excitement Dr.
Eiiui s'ezed an American flag from
one of the marchers and trampled on
it wavic her banner aloft and shout
S ing. She and her male companions
were arrested.
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LONDON, June 7.—H. L. Samuel, J
the horn s scretary has gone to Dub
In to tal e charge of the work of recon- j
structing the houses destroyed dur- I
ing the recent uprising and the com
pensation of owners for damage done
their property.
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DR. FIGGINS IMPROVING
Dr. Figgins. who sustained a sprain
ed ankle while coming down and
through t! • steps of a Newtown
house lar . ' evening, is much
improved, though stiii closely confin
ed to his home.
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HYDER P. M. HERE
Mr. Dan Lindeborg. Postmaster of
Hyder is a visitor in town, he came in
last evening on a short business trip
and plans tef return tomorrow. Mr.
Lindeborg travels on his own gas
boat.
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GONE FOR SHORT TRIP
E. C. Johnston, machine operator
at the Progressive-Miner office, left
on the Al-Ki for a short business
trip to Juneau.
GENERAL GOETHALS
WISHES TO RETIRE
CLAIMS THAT THERE. IS NO
LONGER ANY DANGER
OF SLIDES
WASHINGTON, June 7.—General
Goethals arriver here last evening
from New York, and this morning had
a long conference with Secretary
Baker, to whom he reiterated his
previous asserion hat he wishes to
retire to private life. He said that
in his opinion the danger of further
slides in the canal would cause no
more trouble.
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REMAINS OF SECRETARY
ARE WASHED ASHORE
LONDON, June, 7.—A dispatch
from Orkneys, Scotland, says that the
remains of Major Fitzgerald, Kit
chener's secretary, wrfT' washed a
shore this morning.
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PETERSBURG PARTY GOING
SOUTH ON CARMEN
The gas boat Carmen arrived in
port this afternoon from Petersburg
on the way to Seattle. Captain and
Mrs. Grinrod, accompanied by their
son and Miss Mary Allen as their
guest are making the trip south.
Miss Allen, who formerly lived in
Ketchikan, was busy greeting friends
while in port. Miss Allen will visit
in Seattle, Olympia, Bellingham and
other places on Puget Sound during
the next six weeks of her stay south,
returning with the Grinrods sometime
in July.
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EMPLOYED BY BUSINESS FIRM.
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Miss M. Nelson is a new arrival,
who came in on the Al- Ki from the
south to accept a position with the
firm of Capp and Bold.
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.. TILLIKUM CLUB TO DANCE
The committee on entertainment ot
the Tillikum Club announces a big
dance this evening and request the at
tendance of every member.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
[just ARRIVED
A new line of
* Hen’s Hats and C#ps
It is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
up-to-date styles
Our fur nishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
Let us dress you up at a small
cost.
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
STRIKE SITUATION
IS UNCHANGED
SAN FRANCISCO COMPANIES PRE
PARE TO EMPLOY
STRIKE-BREAKERS
SEATTLE, June 7.—Although one
can hear much talk of proposed com
promise and other rumors, the strike
situation may be said to be the same
today as it was yesterday. Vessels
can be seen here and there idle, wait
ing for a settlement, that they may
secure men to load. There has been
no serious violence reported the last
twenty-four hours with the exception
of a few minor fights.
A report from San Francisco this
morning states that several of the
companies there had perfected the
arrangement to employ strike-break
ers should the conference that is now j
being held prove unsatisfactory.
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DANISH PORTS ARE
RECEIVING SURVIVORS
COPENHAGEN. June 7.—All steam
ships arriving at Danish ports report
sighting floating bodies and bits of
wreckage.
The steamship Para arrived today
having picked up a raft aboard which
were three German survivors from
the torpedo boat V48. They had clung
to the raft for forty-eight hours and
were semi-conscious when rescued.
Thtev report that ninety-nine of the
crew of the V-48 perished and that in
all about twenty German torpedo
boats were destroyed.
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: VENICE BANKS CLOSE
AT TEUTON’S APPROACH
BERLIN, June 7.—The banks in
| Venice have been closed and all cash
moved southward - because of the
Austrian advance, Vienna reports to
night. Crowds of refugees from the
Trentino are pouring into northern
Italian towns and looting and rioting.
A mob destroyed the railway station
at Verona because Officials refused to
provide transportation further south
ward.
roosevelt"brings
DOWN BIG STICK
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WILL RUN ON A THIRD TICKET
IF HUGHES IS GIVEN
NOMINATION
CHICAGO, June 7.—Both conven
I tions opened at eleven o'clock this
morning. Immediately after the o
pening, word reached here that Roose
} velt, who remained at Oyster Bay,
would run on a third ticket should
I Hughes receive the nomination. This
was followed by a conference of the
republican leaders who were later
joined by a few progressives:
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new Family for ketchikan.
Mrs. Capp and child arrived on the
AI-Ki this morning to join her hus
band, E. L. Capp, who has been in the
i city for the past two months employ
ed in the H. R. Thompson Store. Mr.
and Mrs. Capp are related to Mrs.
Thompson and Mrs. Frank Capp of
the Electric Laundry. They will
make their home in the city perman
ently.
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Trunks and suit cases at Field's.
Separate skirts at $4.50 at Field’s,
extra value. adv.
IUNEAUITES PREFER
TO REMAIN WET
REPORT GIVES BIG MAJORITY
FOR WET, MANY FAILED
TO VOTE
JUNEAU, June 7.—Comparatively
few took the trouble to go to the polls
yesterday to cast their ballots. How
ever, the result shows that the maj
ority desires to keep the saloons.
The voters cast 722 votes and the
drys 2S4, there were 416 who voted
who had not been registered. Of
these it may be said that they are
mostly \Vet. There were also 723
registered voters who failed to cast
their votes. Outside of the down
town district, there was very little in
terest taken, apparently.
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WRANGELL IS DRY
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i The meager report from Wrangell
] shows that 134 voted dry while 119
I voted wet with 31 sealed. The num
ber of registration is not given.
From that for the wet to win will
require that of the 31 sealed votes,
24 must be wet.
DREADNAUGHTS ARE
WHAT THEY WANT
EXPERTS CAN SEE FROM THE
RECENT BRITISH-GERMAN
GREAT BATTLE
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WASHINGTON, June 7.—The sec
retary of the navy said today that the
chief lesson taught by the British
German naval engagement is the sup
eriority of the batleships over the
battle cruisers and the inestimable
value of the zeppelin as an active
lighting arm of the navy.
This is the opinion of the naval ex
perts after studying the reports thus
far received of Wednesday’s historic
battle.
The immediate effect has been to
crystalize sentment in the navy for
adding dreadnaughts to the naval bill
and to obtain an appropriation for
the purchase of dirigbles.
Ground work for a campaign to in
crease the naval bill was taken at a
conference today between secretary
Daniels, Rear Admiral Benson, chief
of naval operations, and senator Till
man, chairman of the senate naval
affairs committee.
Naval experts continued today to
credit the zeppelins with chief res
ponsibility for Germany’s naval vic
tory. Officers, including Admiral
Benson, were of the opinion that
these airships rendered invaluable
battle services.
Secretary' Daniels accepted the
views of the naval experts and gave
orders to hasten the experiments with
the first naval dirigible, which is now
under construction ai^d is soon to be
given a test at Pensacola, Fla.
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SWAT THE FLY
The season is here when the house
wife declares war on the house-fly.
This summer pest is a menace to
health as well as an annoyance.
May we ask that the businessmen
help by eliminating possible breeding
places. Will the owners of restau
rants. meat markets, merchants hand
ling fruit, fish houses, and stables pro
vide forthe dumping of refuse into
deep water.
CIVIC CLUB
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I J. E. Chilburg Pres. J. R. Heckman Vice-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
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Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Watch Repairing and Engraving. Diamonds, Etc.
Berthelsen Si Pruell
The Big Curio Store of Alaska
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAILORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, - - - ALASKA
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REAL ESTATE
We shall be obliged if you favor us with the price and
terms on any Real Estate yo u have for sale
RENT COLLECTIONS
We will undertake these for you.
J no. R. Beetle & Co.
«JNO. JR. BEEGLE PHONE 143 J. H. DAVIES
GENERAL INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE BROKERS
CUSTOMS BROKERS—NOTARIES.
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I WHOLE OF ENGLAND
IS IN MOURNING
‘curtains are lowered and
. . FLAGS AT HALF MAST FOR
LOSS OF KITCHENER
LONDON, .Tune 7.—The whole of
England is sad and deeply deplores
(lie untimely death of Lord Kitchener.
As evidence of sorrow, curtains *n
the war office were lowered and every
building displays flags at half mast.
An order was issued at the war
office this morning that the army
must wear mourning ni honor of the
great commander.
Every newspaper commenting on
the loss, say that the sad accident
came at an unopportune time, as the
country needed the advice and exper
’etice of the great commander on
whose good generalship the army de
pended so much
The Mail says that it is the hardest
blow since the outbreak of hostility,
and will be hard for the country to
forget.
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CONDEMNED ITALIAN
REFUSES TO EAT OR SLEEP j
NEW WESTMINISTER, June 7.
At five o'clock Monday evening. Roc
co Ferrante was condemned to die
for murdering Nick Forcald. About
an hour later, his civilian suit was
changed for prison clothes and for
the next fifty-five hours ue stood up
right in the position in wincn -e was
left, without speaking, without eating,
without drinking, absolutely motion
less as nearly as possible. Food and
drink were placed at his disposal but
he never gave them a glance. Short
before midnight Wednesday he sat
on his stool for ten minutess, then
rose to his feet and again became a
sntute of impenetrable silence.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 7.—With fi
fty-tWo bands playing martial airs and
scores of drum corps keeping the
marchers in step, 50,000 citizens of
the Crescent City passed in review be
fore the governor in a preparedness
parade.
Miss Lucille Ellis,' Queen of he last
Mardi Gras, Marshalled a division of
5,000 women.
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+ WHERE IS OLIE J. AMBLE +
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+ Olie J. Amble, formerly of +
+ Butte, Mont., and known as Oli- +
+ ver Amble. He was a miner +
4 by occupation, of Norwegian +
+■ parentage, about 56 years old, +
+ height 5 feet 8 inches, weight +
+ 160 pounds, blue eyes and light +
+ brown hair. Any information +
+ leading up to the discovery of +
+ his whereabout will be great- +
+ ly appreciated by this offiice. +
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A WORD TO WOMEN.
The world of men dresses by the
world of women, and falls into a dis
organized mob, socially, without them.
A community of old maids may be a
dry and sterile and unlovely assem
blage, but. it preserves all the punc
tilios of civilization, nay, refines them
to the nth degree; where an isolated
group of men, though it may con
struct railways and bridges, tame
floods and remove mountains, sinks
to a condition of savagery in its per
sonal conduct of life.—Isabel Paterson.
CUT OF TOTAL REGISTRATION OF 910 WETS 'OT
ED -151 AND CRTS 206, 12 CHALLENGED
The made-to-order election yesterday passed off without any
noticeable incident. The day was ideal and the. two automobiles
\ ere on the run every minute of the day carrying vo:. rs to and
from the poll.
Of the 918 registrations, 451 voted wet while 206 voted dry
and 12 were challenged, -their ballots being sealed in envelopes
and will be opened, should the court feel so disposed. However
and while 150 failed to go to the poll, if the same ratio is credited
to the wets as to the drys.thema.jority of the wet will be nearly
two to one, thus showing the feeling of those interested in the
matter.
The wets claim a great victory and are jubilant over their
rood fortune.
GREAT ACTIVITY
EAST OF YPRES
CASUALTIES GREATER .THAN
EVER REPORTED SINCE
BEGINNING
LONDON, June 7.—Reports from
the front along the Ypres. on the east
side say that the last two days has
been the hardest fighting and with
heavier easuaiities than at. any pre
vious battle since the foutbreak o
hostility. One report says that the
ground for miles is literally covered
with the dead.
Among the reported dead are two
generals.
BACK FROM TRIP EAST
Rev. Edward Marsden who left here
a month ago to attend the Presby
terian Convention in the East, return
ed today on the Alameda, looking as
though he had enjoyed his visit. A
record of his trip which he has pro
mised to write will be published later.
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NEARLY LOST HIS LIFE
Early this morning a cry for help
was heard at the city float and on in
vestigation it was found that a man
had fallen into the water and was
picked up by another who was unable
to haul the drenched one out without
assistance, hence the call for help. ■ j
It appears that one of the men on
the powerboat ‘Sealight on going to
his quarters, fell into the water. An
other from the boat Niagara, that
stood close by, heard the splash and
went to the rescue. Being alone
he was unable to pull Hie man on the
float, but held on, meanwhile calling
out for others to come. it was not
until some twenty-five minutes later
that help arrived and the man was
pulled out none the worse for his
early morning hath. The name of
the party nor the names of his help
could not be learned. Every move is
involved in mystery.
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Flannel shirts at Field’s. adv.
Men’s hats at Field’s, the good and
durable kind. adv.
ROOSEVELT OPPOSES HUGHES
OYSTER BAY, June 7.- In un in
terview t his morning, Roosevelt re
fused to. make the statement that, he
"as opposed to Hughes. However,
some of his close friends claim that
uc will enter tlie race on a third
ticket should Hughes receive the
nomination.
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TWO CHIEFS ARE
REPORTED KILLED
WASHINGTON, June 7. TtieAmer
ic.au marines met a detachment of
Haytian gendarmes and in the fight
that ensued, two Haytian chiefs and
nine men were killed. The battle
occurred last Sunday. The report
makes no mention of the American
causalities.
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GETTING READY FOR ATTACK
PETROGRAD, June7.—At last the
long contemplated attack of our for
ces along the entire Galician front is
about to be commenced. Troops
have been massing along the borders
for tlie last month, now conies the re
port. that ail preparations have been
completed. The attack may com
mence at any moment.
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ADMIRAL WATSON COMING
SEATTLE, June 7.—Tlie steamer
Admiral Watson sailed for the north
at seven o’closk last evening with
Aileen Henrickson and C. H, Gal
braith as passengers for Ketchikan.
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS.
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The Mariposa left last evening.
The Alameda northbound arrived
early this morning and left about
eight o'clock.
The Al-Ki came in northbound about
ten o'clock with a full cargo and large
passenger list.
Other boats unreported.
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As soon as the strike is settled
Field will have the Walk-over shoes
l'or sale. adv.
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