WAS SUBDUED
WITH PISTOLS
FOUGHT FOUR GOVERNMENT
OFFICERS BEFORE HE
WAS ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, April 26—All that
transpired at the arrest of Wolf
von Igel, secretary for Franz von
Papon, former military attache to
the German embassy, was not told
until today when he gave out an
account himself.
When the four agents of the gov
ernment entered his office, they
commanded him to submit to arrest
A fist fight ensued and it was not
until the officers drew their pistols
and told him that they would use
them unless he went with them
peaceably that he finally consented
However, he is said to have told
the officers to “go ahead and shoot"
if they wanted to.
Ingel is charged with conspiracy
to blow up the Welland canal and
an indictment was found by the
grand jury.
The department of justice claims
that Capt. von Papen planned the
conspiracy. Tauscher supplied the
explosives and firearms together
with Igel and that Fritzen and Go
vani carried the dynamite to the
place
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Figures published by British life
insurance corporations show that
since August. 1914, nearly $35,000,
000 has been paid in war claims
The industrial companies alone have
disbursed $7,100,000 on 80,000 poli
cies.
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The best royal pianist is prob
ably Princess Victoria of England,
who so often plays to her mother.
Queen Alexandra. The piano used
at Marlborough Houe by her royal
highness is a magnificent instru
ment, bearing the inscription. “Vic
toria, from Papa and Mamma, 1895.”
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIME.
M. H. Kirschbaum has installed
what he calls a “Champion Shoe
Machine” and from now on, he is
prepared to do all kinds of work
in the shoe line. Heretofore, his
work has been confined mostly In
repairing, but with the machine, the
manufacture of shoes will go on
To watch the machine at work will
prove of interest to many old resi
dents of Ketchikan.
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To ship a mirror without break
ing the glass paste narrow strips of
paper diagonally across the glass.
This breaks the vibrations and pre
vents the damage that often results
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WHY MEN WEAR BOWS
ON LEFT SIDE OF HAT
Why do men wear bows on the
left side of their hats ? A hatter
gives the following explanation:
“In the old days, when men were
much in the open air and hats were
an expensive article of attire, they
used to tie a cord round the crown
and let the ends fall on the left
side so that it could be grasped if
a gust threatened to carry off their
headgear. The reason the cords fell
on the left side was that theo left
hand was more often free than the
right hand. Later on the ends came
to be tied in a bow, and later still
they became useless; but the bow
has remained, and it will probably
remain till the event of the next
deluge”
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Rapid speakers pronounce from
7,000 to 7,500 words an hour, or
about two words a second
Those who have trouble in open
ing a sardine can will find this is
a good way: Start the key as usual
then insert the blade of a can open
er in the loop of the key and turn
This acts as a lever, removes all
strain and opens the can easily.
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All kinds or commercial print
ing dene at the Progressive-Miner.
WINDING WATCHES
BY ELECTRICITY
While the winding of one’s watch
would seem to call for but a small
amount of energy, it assumes a
most significant aspect when mul
tiplied several hundred times, as in
the instance of a watch repairing
concern in New York city part of
whose work it is to wind 700
watches or more each day. To facil
itate the work the firm makes use
of an electric motor which drives
a small, felt-lined socket through
friction drive- It is only necessary
to start up the motor and hold
the stem of a watch against the
felt-lined socket to wind the time
piece- When the watch is complete
ly wound the tightened spring over
comes the pressure between the mo
tor pulley and the friction disk, with
the result that slippage takes place
Simple as this electric watch wind
ing equipment is, it replaced several
men formerly required for the work.
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INTERESTING NOTES FROM
THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD
General de Castelnau, the famous
French commander, had nine sons
when the war broke out- Now one
is at school, five are fighting on
the western front, while three have
been killed.
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Field Marshal Sir Evelyn W’ood.
who has written a new book, made
numerous recruiting speeches, and
marched with the City National
Guard to Hyde Park recently, is
77 years of age- He won the Vic
toria Cross as long ago as 1858
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Following recent discoveries of de
posits an American syndicate has
opened a manganese mine in Pan
ama
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Seven pounds of apricot jam can
be made from one pound of dried
apricots
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The slower you eat the less food
you require.
HE IS WISER TODAY.
M■ T. McBride, one of the pass
engers aboard the Admiral Evans
last evening, while the boat was in
port made up his mind to see the
city, but instead of following the
usual way of travel, kicked his way
between two buildings and lost his
hat and accused several whom he
happened to meet of trying to keep
him off the streets. Officers Grant
and Blackmar were soon on the
scene and tried to reason with him
However, McBride could not sec
the point and struck at the offi
cers when he was gathered in and
locked up. Before the steamer sail
ed for the north, as McBride was
! on his way to Seward, Chief Grant
decided to take him before the
Municipal Magistrate and give the
man a chance to proceed. In tak
ing him out of the jail, he be
came very abusive and struck the
Chief in the face. He was immed
iately put back in the cell and kept
there until this morning when he
was taken before the Judge who
fined him $50 as an inducement to
become wiser.
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A SNAP
Mr. Renter, if you are looking for
a home, here you are: Cottage, 6
rooms, lot 50 by 140, two blocks
from the Post Office. Fine garden
spot- Will sell on easy payments
if taken let'ore May 1st. See U.
S- Sheik rt Postoffice. * " *0t adv
K. Stenslid, baker at Petersburg
announces in the local paper that
he is selling a 16-ounce loaf of
bread for 5 cents. What is the
matter with our bakers here ?
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Combings bought or made up at
Miller and Stevens’ Beauty Parlor.
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MIXED VACCINATION
FOR SEVERAL DISEASES
“One of the most signal advances
recently made in the prophylactic
use of vaccines,” says a medical au
thority, “is Castellani’s method of
combined vaccination, which is now
being used on an extensive scale in
France and Italy."
Dr. Castellani has prepared ten
combinations of vaccines, each con
taining the microorganisms of from
three to six different diseases, and
these are giving highly satisfactory
results. The combinations are as
follows: 1. Typhoid, with two var
ieties of paratyphoid- 2. Typhoid,
with Malta fever. 3. Typhoid, two
paratyphoids, becillus asiaticus and
bacillus eolumbensis. 5. The same,
with Malta fever. 6. Typhoid, two
paratyphoids and four different dys
enteries. 7. Cholera, with bubonic
plague. 8. Cholera, typhoid and two
paratyphoids. 9. Cholera, bubonic
plague, typhoid and two paratyph
oids. 10. The same, with Malta fe*
ver.
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WAR AN ANTIDOTE FOR MAD
NESS
Medical inquiry indicates that
there has been a considerable re
duction of insanity since the war
began.
Dr. William Graham of the Bel
fast Lunatic Asylum says: “It is
not the great tragedies of life that
sap the forces of the brain and
wreck the psychic organism. On
the contrary, it is the small worries,
the deadly moaotony of a narrow
and circumscribed existence, the dull
drab of a life without joy and bar
ren of an achievement, the self-cen
tered, anaemic consciousness—it Is
these experiences that weaken and
diminish personality and so leave
it a prey to inherited predispositions
or to the slings and arrows of out
rageous fortune.”
Dr. Graham quotes with approval
Lord Bryce’s recent statement that
the effect of the fighting on thous
ands of men has been to sober
them, to stir their deepest thoughts,
and to inspire them with an urgent
desire for some idealistic basis of
life, and he “believes that one of
the eventful results of the war will
be a great decrease in the amount
of mental instability which has
been growing in recent years.”
At the GRAND
ROCK OF HOPE
A two part drama featuring Harry Myers and Rosemary J
Theba. A romatic story in memory of the schooner Hope, wreck- \
ed December 24, 1882.
A LUCKY DECEPTION
A two-act photo-farce with Eddie Lyons and Victoria Forde.
Universal Ike
Nearly Gets Married
Three reels of comedy on the bill Wednesday and Thursday.
(Episode 6 of THE MASTER KEY Friday and Saturday.
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y Month End Sale of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
I NOW, MR. MAN AND BOY, Now’s the time for you to
buy that Suit or Pair of Trousers. The Bon Marche is
§ going to give you a chance to buy at a great saving to
H you. There are two hundred suits and three hundred
« pairs of Trousers in this month end sale for you to
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Men’s Suits
$18 all wool Cashmere Suits $11.50
$20 Worsted Serg and
Fancy Cheviot Suits - - $13.50
$25 Scotch Cheviots Suits $15.00
Men’s Trousers
$2.50 Wool Trousers • • • $1.95
$3.50 Wool Trousers - - - $2.50
$5.00 Wool Trousers - - - $3.50
$6.00 Worsted Trousers - - $4.00
Boys’ Suits H
$5.00 Russian and g?
Buddy Tucker Suits - - $3.50
$6.00 Norfolk Suits - - - $4.50
We now have a full line of
Men’s Boys’ and Girls’
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CLASIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
See our new line of Millinery be
fore buying elsewhere. Opened on
April 1st. John Koel’s building
next to the Printing Office.
MESDAMES PATCHING & CROSS
adv.
FOR SALE—A two room cabin
and a lot on Stedman Ave., City.
The lot is 30 foot front by 160
feet deep. For particulars apply to
"Dad” De Young. Adv. tf.
Send in your furs and pet the
best market price for them
from P. J. Gilmore. adv.
..NOTICE to THE PUBLIC.
Hereafter, the Skating Rink will
be opened to the public every day
and evening of the week. Saturday*
afternoons and evenings will be
for the children and beginners
Friday evening for whites only.
Saturday afternoon for children.
tf MANAGER.
FOUND A TROLLING BOAT.
Near Mountain Point last Friday.
Owner call and identify same.
—Jimmy Williams, Mountain Point,
near Saxman.
KETCHIKAN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
FREE READING ROOM
10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
MR8. J. B. THOMPSON
Librarian
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the wearer style, elegance of line, fj >
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Indies and misses sport hats in Aj i
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