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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1916, NUMBER 155.
0 VILLA
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A DECICIVE BATTLE IS ANTICIPATED BE
TWEEN AMERICAN AND MEXICAN TROOPS
• EL PASO, March 24—A dispatch
just received from Mexico City says
that Carranza has just received sthe
information that Villa was complete
ly sir aided at Eloso, five miles
south of N&miquipn by the Ameri
can troops and that a decisive battle
was imminent.
This report is said to have been 1
sent by General Bertani to General
Garcia, and that the former was 1
hurrying to join the American force ‘
CHARLEY ^LSON IS
REPORTED DROWNED
ACCIDENT HAPPENED TESTER- 1
DAY EVENING WHILE ON
GEORGE B.
Dave Broderious, a former busi
ness man of Ketchikan who has been
fishing of late,' returned today and j
► reports the drowning of Charley 01- !
son.
Mr. Broderious says thar Olson
and himself left some ten clays ago
and had been engaged in trolling
along Chomley Sound, near Casina
Point until last evening when the ac
cident occured. During the after
noon, they were out trolling in their j
respe' ive boats and had left then
power boat, the George B , anchored j
some sixty feet from shore, as it
was customary. About an hour be
fore quilting time, Olson left the
fishing ground in order to prepare
the dir ar. When Mr. Broderious
arrived, there was nobody aboard. He
called to his friends Fred Hayes, Ed.
* Erdin and another, who had been
trolling close by, to know if they
had seen Olson. Together they
searched the waters in the vicinity,
but found no sign of the missing
man, and as he failed to return this
morning, the yeame to town to make
their report.
Mr. Broderious believes that he |
presumably went to- the stem of the
boat wi* . ' kept their kindling
and in l ■ Ling some, fell overboard, i
That is the only way he can account j
for his disappearance.
Charley Olson was of Swedish !
parentage, but is not known to have J
any relatives in this country. He is j
well known and well thought of by ]
all who knew him.
JOHN DURKIN GOES HOME
L
After being in town for several
days making various purchases, John ,
c- Durkin, owner of several mining
4 claims on Gravina Island, returned
to his home this morning acompanied
* by several experienced miners. Mr. j
Durkin reported that his property is
. showing up remarkably well.
COtt’MV.US, March 24. — Lieut.
Gorrell, one of the missing aviators
Tor whose safety great fear was
expressed; was found last evening
with a leaking tank, but himself un
injured. The necessary repairs to
his machine having been made, he
resumed his journey on his way to
Casas Grander. The Lieutenant is
looking fqr the first two aviators
who are supposed to have been cap
SAYS AMERICAN TROOPS HAVE
ENGAGED VILLA AND HIS
* FOLLOWERS
CARRANZAS TO JOIN
The Latter Troops on Forced March
Was expected at Dawn.
This Morning i
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EL PASO, March 24.—A courier
from Juarez arrived early this morn
ing bringing the news that, the Am
eritan troops had caught up with
Villa and engaged the min a battle
tk.ar Et<v>e. The particulars were
t’-O; given- The same courier said
that he had been given to under
stand that General Dorello in com
mand of a detachment of Carranza’s
army was making a forced march to
reach the Americans and that he
was expected to join them at dawn
today.
TOM AT THE BAT
Tom Pierce, familiarly known as
“Kentucky Tom,” is temporarily em
ployed at the popular Royal Grill,
where he has taken the place of
Mitchell Bilicich. The latter is suf
fering from a mild attack <rf La
Grippe.
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DENIES ACCURACY OF REPORT.
In yesterday’s issue, a report was
made that tire “Bush" property had
been abandoned by the company
having an option on the same. This
report, evidently was inaccurate.as
Mr- Howard, who is indirectly inter
ested in, safd today that there could
|>e no truth in the report, and ex
pressed a desire to have the rumor
corrected. The property is said to
have proven all that was expected
of it.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg, j
SPRING GOODS l
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Are coming in faster than we expected them.
In order to make room for the
NEW GOODS
We will offer the following at
REDUCED PRICES
Men’s Mackinaws, Malore Pants. Wool Under
wear Flannel Shirts, etc.
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* P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
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submarine warfare agreed
UPON AT STAR CHAMBER
MEETING.
VERDUN UNDER FIRE
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Progress Is Said to Have Been
According to Plans And
Expectation.
BERLIN, March 24.—At a secret
meeting of the Reichstag yesterday,
an agreement was arrived at in ref
erence to submarine warfare, ac
cording to a half suppressed report
from one of the members; but while
a definite plan was agreed upon,
the outline was giveyri out only in
; parts and for which secrecy was
pledged. •
At the open meeting, th0 Reich
stag voted a thank for the progress
tints far made on Verdun and it
was said that it had satisfied all
expectation. The attack will still
continue.
VULGAR EXPPETIVES NOT
NECESSARILY PROFANE
Burgess Johnson, author, has been
lecturing to (he students of a fem
inist seminary and chose for his top
ic “The Everyday Profanity of Our
Best People.”
. Profanity is a word which'itself
has been outrageously profaned, as
is drolly made evident by Mr. John
son when he calls such expressions
as “gosh,” “golly,” “jiminy,”..“gee
whiz,” “by Jove” and many others ;
profane which are merely expletives 1
or explosives to relieve the sureharg- j
ed mind, both profound and super- I
ficial. They are slangy, they are
vulgar, they are really derivatives
from the larger oaths which have
a harsh savor of irreverence and
sacrilege, and in that sense they are
srofane- Any degradation of a lan
guage may properly be called a pro
fanation of it.
but what would ordinary and ex
traordinary humans have been if
thov had not possessed the “gosh,”
the “golly,” the “geewhiz” anti the
rest of an almost infinite vocabul
ary? With, the masses and the class
es these have been safety valves,
and lacking them (he profanity
might have leaped all limitations to
revel in “good round mouth-filling
oaths” instead of those of the ging
erbread flavor.
They do not think of these as pro
fanity, and it is a fact that most
who indulge in supreme irreverence
attach no sacrilegious meaning to
their silly and vain, but it is an im
mer ial habit, hard to eradicate.—
Pittsburgh Bisnatch.
KEYS LOST.
A bunch of sixteen or twenl;
keys on a small brass chain were
lost a few days ago Finder please
return to this office. (adv.)
! GERM AN LINERS
t.
THE COURT 01 ADMIRALTY KO
DECLARED IN DECISION
RENDERED.
LONDON, March 24.—The Hnm
burg-American liners Prinze Albert,
Kron Prinze and Cecile, wer0 de
clared today condemned and award
ed as prizes by the admiralty court.
The boats were captured early in
the war and have been held pend
ing a decision by the duly authoriz
ed authority.
THE STEAMERS SPOKANE AND
HUMBOLDT COMINGr
SEATTLE, March 24.—Both the
steamers Spokane and Humboldt left
; last night for the north.
The passengers for Ketcnikan on
j hoard the Spokane are: D. .J. Cuff no,
tV. J. Dutton and wife, A. Vandust,
wife and daughters, Violet and Elsa,
and seven steerage.
Aboard the Humboldt are: C. Rob
inson, G. Castle and two steerage.
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ARMY BILL IAS
PASSED HOUSE
HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUS
AND MEN WILL BE PEACE
STRENGTH.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—After
rejecting several bills, the house
yesterday afternoon finally passed
the bilt introduced by Representative
Hay. This bill provides for an in
crease in the-strength 0f the army
to one hundred and forty thousand
men. This may be said to be a
compromise between other bills
for the same purpose, all of which
provided all the way from two hun
dred to two hundred and fifty thous
and men.
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LOOKS SERIOUS
SAYS. REPORT
ASKS THAT PRECAUTION BE
TAKEN ALONG THE MEXI
CAN BORDERS.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Dis
patches from Douglas, Arizona, are
to the effect that Mexican troops
are massing along the borders in
great"* numbers, and that the inhabit
ants are in grave danger. It is
represented that the massacre at
Columbus could very well be re
peated. One report says that pre
caution be taken in time by sending
more troops.
Mr. V. J. Hoy, newspaper man,
is a guest at the Hotel Stedman.
Mr. Hoy is preparing a “Directory
of Ketchikan,” similar to the one
issued at -Juneau, and will be with
us indefinitely.
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JXO. R. BEEGLE J- H. DAVIES
Jno. R. Beegle & Co.
PHONE J4B ,
Life, Fire and Marine Insurance
Notaries Public and Customs Brokers
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OFFICE NEXT DOOR PACIFIC COAST S.S. CO.
REPRESENTATIVE SMITH OF
IDAHO INTRODUCED A BILL
TODAY TO THAT EFFECT.
! EFFECTIVE ONE YEAR
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The People Will bo. Denied a
, Voice In The Matter
Says Report.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Rep
resentative Smith of Idaho introduc
ed a bill before the house yesterday
prohibiting the sale of alcoholic bev
erages in Alaska, Hawaii, District
of Columbia, Porto Rico and Pana
ma Canal zone. The bill t0 become
effective one year from the date of
approval.
Among the several representatives
interviewed ou the subject by an
Associated Press correspondent, the
concensus of opinion is that the
bill will only meet defeat and re
tard the progress of prohibition. One
of the represent;!* ives expressed
himself in favor pf giving the peo
ple of the respective territories a
J chance to decide that question them
selves. v
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TURKEY TO SEND ALL HER
MEN AGAINST RUSSIANS
PARIS, March 21—The Turkish
government him decided, in view of
the- danger of the Russian advance,
to concentrate ail the available forc
es of the empire against Russia,
according to advices received in
Athens from Constantinople..
A majority of the troops in |
Thrace, on the Smyrna coast, on the t
coast of the sea of Marmosa and j
in Asia Minor will be sent to Ang
olia, Asia Minor. The Egyptian and
Mesopotamian expeditions are said
to have been completely abandoned:
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TUNGSTH>f PRICE JUMPS.
BOULDER, Col., March 22.—The I
price of tungsten ore jumped yes
terday from $75 to $90 per unit on
the local market. This rise repre
senting the highest price since the
European war began, is quoted for
60 .per cent ore. In February, 1015, j
'the same class of ore was quoted
at $5.75 per unit.
BREMERTON, Wash, March 24.
—Lieutenant Ormond Pailthorp
was found dead in his room aboard
the cruiser Saratoga this morning.
His death is attributed to a gun
shot wound, possibly self-inflicted.
An investigation has been ordered.
■ PETROGRAD, March 24.—General
Soukoolinoff, a former minister of
war and a member of the adminis
tration council, was- removed from
office by the other members who
resented his action at the contenf
plated Increase of the armies.
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We sell Seattle brewed “BOCK
BEER” at the Seattle Bar. adv.
ENUE ROAD
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;ata meeomcus meeting of COUNCIL
AM OBSTACLES REMOVED
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From the huge ail pala nee at the
special meeting .of Lie council held
last evening, it vas e fidont to all
that it was the moo- interesting
meeting of tho term if the present
council. Men and women, from all
over the city v. are either in atten
dance or had their representative.
The object of the meeting was of
vast importance, in that it involved
a deviation by the council of Its well
i and no less good policy introduce**
I at the beginning of the' term of of
fice and adhered to throughout.
With the exception of councilmcn
Patching and Sehlothan, every mem
her was present and in a mood to do
business. The meeting- was called
io order by Mayer Beeglo and in **
few well chosen words, e> . Mined th«
purpose of the meeting.
Briefly stated, the' peto' :.:i signed
by the required number of - property
owners and sbbui ting on l'..3 pro
posed Cliff ' ;onue or -.rovem at,
was read an<l after a ;'>v, dlscuaion
v f-t adopted with -on? amendment.
Hit amendment consi-fs of a «•- mg
from a ten-foot to a sixteon-foot
TO DiSCUSS ADVISABILITY OF
CALLING NAION \h GUARD
FOR DUTY.
mm
Tiie Necessity Is Not Such as to
Demand Immediate
Mobilisation.
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‘WASHINGTON, March 24,-Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson called a
meeting of his cabinet today and
the question of whether it was ad
visable to use the States Militia in
Mexico was discussed. Ji was rep
resented that the regulars should
be kept* on the hy d,; - and have
the militia tak; the field. However,
after a long discussion of the sub
ject, the cabinet arrived at the con
clusion that there v/as no immediate
need of such action-_
NEW YORK, March 24, -I t -Pres
ident Roosevelt arrived .today. Mr.
Roosevelt lock/ well and said that
he had enjoyed his trip immensely
and that he. was ready to take a
hand in th,- Mexican trouble.
The ’Daily Pro rresive-Inin..,- do
:voi-d,75 cents per month.
wet in width.
I iie reasonalen ;f the pi'opoFi
Mdi appealed L 1 i n ihc council and
l-iopcrty owners, and a feeling of
liaruiony and goo .1 intention per
meated the room
Haying been shown the council
that the construction of the avenue
according to the first plan would
injure or otherwise inconvenience
the Lighthouse Service, a motion
was made authorizing the council
to proceed to make arrangement
with the property owners who shal*
he affected by the change of route,
with the end in view' that the
Lighthouse Service may be accom
modated. The motion was adopted
and Mayor Beegie appointed Messrs.
King and Ryus a committee .o see
the property owners. One of the
| property owners Air. Johnson, who
','i present gave as his opinion
that the committee would find no
serious objections, and that as far
as he was concerned, the city would
lie accommodated.
i he business of the evening hav
ing been concluded, the meeting ad
journed.
GOOD GOVERNMENT
- TICKET
The following constitutes what
has been designated as the "Good
Government. Ticket,” to he voted
lor at the coming election. The can
didates whose names appear below
believe in and stand for
Economy
Permanent Improvement of the
Streets
Permanent. Sewers
Better School Facilities
Midnight Closing of Saloons
Requiring abutting property to
share in the cost of street and
sewer improvements,
A -Public 1 Recreation Park.
Me believe the Legislature should
he asked to amend the present law
by giving City Councils power to
create street anil sewer assessment
districts so that the cost may be
more generally distributed.
M'e indorse the policy of the pres
ent Council in all the reforms in
augurated during the past year.
For Mayor:
Fremont King.
For Councilmen:
J. H. Davies,
• W. A. Williams,
D, W. Hunt,
G. F. Paup,
G. IR. Shuck,
Ms H. Patching,
For School Treasurer:
IV. G. Strong.
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