VOLUME FOUR
THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MIN
Ketchikan, Alaska, Wednesday April 9, 1919
GERMAN STRIKERS IN ESSEN
TAKE POSSESSION OF GREAT
KRUPP MONITION WORKS
German National Government Declares It Will Never
Recognize the Soviet Government Of Ba
varia-Food Warehouses Looted
BERLIN. Germany, April 9.—Four hundred thousand work
ers in Germany are out in a general strike in the Dusseldorff
* and Essen districts, according to meagr* reports received here
today.
At Margeberg and Manheim. many of the food warehouses of
the government were looted, and the rioters and strikers de
manded the release of all political prisoners.
The German National Government under President Ebert de
, dared today that they will not recognize the Soviet governmentj
of Bavaria.
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COPENHAGEN. April 9.—A late Berlin dispatch asserts that
German troops have been ordered to Essen where the strikers
have taken possession of the famous Krupp Munition works.
American Red Cross Food Storage Plundered
BASEL. Switz., April 9.—Rioters have plundered the Ameri
can Red Cross food storage warehouses and sheds in the city of
Nuremburg. it was learned here today.
Allies May Have To Intervene
* PARIS. April 9.—At the latest session of the German Cabinet
of the National Government, it is reported that the consideration
of eventually making an appeal to the Allied armies to maintain
i order in Germany in the interest of the whole of Europe, was
suggested.
NEW OFFICE IS
NOW CREATED
1 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9.—Ray
mond E. Crist, has boon appointed do
4 *■ ],uty naturalization commissioner to
the new office created in the depart
ment of labor, which will operate un
der the name of director of citizenship
Expansion of the bureau's work-in
" teaching American ideals to alien resi
dents is planned.
G, J, CLEMENSON
PASSES AWAY IN
SEATTLE TODAY
Mr. Thomas Clemenson received the
sad news by wire today of the death of
his brother. Mr. C. J. Clemenson of
this city, who died in Seattle during an
absolutely necessary operation.
Mrs. Wrn. Winstrom. daughter of
Mr. Clemenson, sent the message to her
uncle here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Clemenson went
south on the last southbound trip of the
Princess Mary, with their two children
May and Thelma, leaving their daugh
ter Laura here with her uncle. Mr
Clemenson had been ill for some 1 inl
and had hoped that the operation would
relieve him of his suffering, which it
did, but not in the way it was expected.
Mr. Clemenson was just forty-three
years old, and had lived in Ketchikan
for eighteen years. He is a member of
the Eagle and Pioneer lodges and the
Canadian Order of Foresters.
The body will be brought back to
Ketchikan for burial by Mrs. Clemen
son and the children, as soon as trans
portation can be secured.
Friends of Mr. Clemenson will share
the grief of his widow and brother
here who mourn his untimely death.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT SAILS
SEATTLE, April 9.—The Admiral
Farragut is the first steamer to accept
bookings for Anchorage and will at
tempt to brave the ice of Cook Inlet.
She carried a total of 315 passengers
for the north, thirty of whom are for
Anchorage. For Ketchikan are S. W
Blake. W. A. Roberts, Thomas Gar
rick, J. C. Clayton, Thomas Baid, Pet
er Mehan. M. Fireman and twenty
Chinese.
NOME SAILINGS
JUNE 1 AND 2
SEATTLTE, April 9.—It was an
nounced today that the first Nome
sailings of the season will be the steam
ers North western and Senator on June
first and second.
MOVEMENTS Of ROATS
Sniitlhenivl_
Admiral Schley tonight.
Princess Friday.
Alameda loth.
N r'r h imH
Jefferson Saturday.
Farragut Friday.
SIGN A TREATY
SANTIAGO. Chile, April 9. — An
arbitration treaty lias been signed here
by the British Minister to Chile and the
Chlean Foreign Minister which pro
vides for the establishment of a Peace
Commission to solve difficulties which
may arise between Chile and Great
Britain and which cannot be adjusted
tIvrough diplomatic channels.
Railroad Organization
To Be Kept Intact
Anchorage, (By Mail).—Despite the!
fact that the sixty-fifth congress ad
journed March 4 without having passed
the civil sundry bill, carrying 74.000.000
for the prosecution of construction
and operation activities on the gov
ernment railroad, the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission, which has charge
of the transportation system, hopes to
keep its organization intact for all
'■radical purposes and to continue work
on a limited scale.
Until an appropriation shall be made
by congress, which cannot be done un
til the extra session next June, no new
construction work will be undertaken
by the Commission and operation and
maintenance will be somewhat cur
tailed.
At the time of the adjournment of
congress, there was available to the
Commission about $300,000 remaining
from the previous appropriation. Plans
have been formulated for making this
amount meet the expense of necessary
w ork until about July 1.
In an effort to assist the Commis
sion. the Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce recently adopted resolutions ask
ing the Secretary of the Navy to spend
in working the Eska and C'hickaloon
coal mines the $1,000,000 that congress
last summer appropriated for use by
him in prospecting and developing coal
lands in Alaska .with a view to ob
taining fuel supplies for naval ships.
Trese mines which employ about 200
men. are now operated by the Comis
sion. They furnish coal for rail wav
shops and buildings and also to Com
mercial patrons in towns along the line
of the road. If the operation of the
mines were temporarily taken over
by the secretary of the navy, lie with
the money at his disposal not only
could greatly expand their activities
/but would save to the Commission
funds badly needed by it in its Other
departments. ,
The request to the secretary of the;
navy is based on the desirability of af
fording opportunity of employment to
returned and reterning soldiers. If the
request is granted, all the Anchorage
young men who have or soon will
ccme home can obtain positions either
at the coal mines or on the rairoad. If
the naval money is withheld.g reat difi
ficulty will be experienced in making
places for returned soldiers.
Senator J. R. Heckman returned tc
Juneau on the Northwestern last even
ing, having adjusted the local mil'.
strike. Senator Heckman obtained j
leave of absence from the legislature'
to come south for a few days and has
returned to lus official duties.
HEBER B, HOYT
DIES IN TEXAS
SEATTLE, April it.—Heber B. Hoyt,
partner of the law firm of Gill, Hoyt
and Frye, of this city, died of typhoid
fever in Houston, Texas, today, where
he went a short time ago on a busi-i
ness trip.
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SAX FRANCISCO. April it.-—Inter
ments in four of the city’s biggest
cemeteries have been delayed on ac
count of a strike of the grave diggers,
who are asking for a wage increase
from $4 to $5 a day. Seventy four are
on strike.
LIEUT, NEELEY
KILLED BY FALL
SEATTLE, April 9.—The sad news
of the death of Lieutenant John E.
Neeley of Seattle, army aviator was re
ceived from Langley Field, Virginia,
today. The young aviator was instant
lv killed wh-n h:s machine fell froir.
a gro~ In iglit.
u.
GOES BACK TO
Declares Principal Work
Of Legislators Is Rais
ing Money
"You ask me what the legislature is
doing?" Senator J. R. Heckman said
last evening just 'before sailing on the
Northwestern for Juneau, ‘‘Well, we
are not doing half as much as wo would
like to do.”
"In the first place," he said, ‘‘we find
that our treasury is not in as good a
financial condition as we would like,
and therefore the most important thing
we have to do is to raise money. To
do this, taxes have to be raised. Dur
ing the year 1918, the Fisheries paid
7JL 3-4 per cent of the taxes of the Ter
ritory and from present indications,
the fish will have to stand another
raise,” he lamented.
Commenting on his fellow legislators
Mr. Heckman said, “I must say that!
the legislators are the finest bunch or i
men I ever had anything to do with
and 1 don’t believe Alaska will ever
have a better crowd again, although
they all seem to think the Fisheries!
should pay more taxes.” he added rue
fully.
"It will cost the territory about'
$500,000, for the schools in the next,
two years. Pioneers Home $100,000, Pen j
sions $50,000, and there will have to be!
at least $100,000 appropriated for
health and sanitary, to take care of:
the “flu”, and many other smaller a-j
mounts, so you see we must increase i
•he taxes." Mr. Heckman explained.
"Indications are,” lie declared,” that j
the eight-hour law will pass, with time
and one half for overtime. Of course
you know it is dangerous to a person’sj
health to work over eight hours with-;
>ut extra pay!”
“There is no doubt but that my!
Hatchery Bill will pass.” Mr. Heck
man said hopefully, “and if it does. I \
will see that the Governor get it be-!
fer we adjour. Last session it was lost1
on account of the carelessness of the
clerk of the Senate in not presenting it I
to the Gove rnor before the close of the j
session.’ ’
Mr. Heckman concluded by adding
that it was his opinion that there was
no question but that the Charcoal Point
Road would be built this summer, since
•he -100,000 appropriated last session
by the legislature was all used in the
north end of this division, and it was
to be expected that the Ketchikan dis
trict should get at least one half of
the appropriation made this year to be
used in this section.
HAVE OWN YACHT
Traveling salesmen in Michigan may
travel about in their own “flivver"
airplanes, and be called “high-fliers”
but they have nothing on Alaskan sales
men, more particularly, Dudley G. Al
len, Joe Meherin and John F. Chamber- ■
lain, who it is reported, arrived from
the West Coast on a private yacht last j
evening. They are registered at the
Stedman.
NORTH ON BUSINESS
Forest Supervisor W. G. Weigle was
a northbound passenger on the North
western last evening for Juneau where
be gees on a short official trip.
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The Cordova Herald will move into
the building oc cupied by the Har
mcr. Machinery Company which will
move to new quarters on ocean dock
lo be closer to the fishing fleet.
PROFESSOR
AND PARTY
SAIL NORTH
A Study Of Mount Katmai
Will Be Made
This Year
SEATTLE, April 9. — Professor
Griggs of Ohio State University and a
party of six scientists sailed on the Ad
miral Farragut today for Kadiak Isl
and where they plan to spend the
eoming summer making an exhaustive
study of Mount Katmai. Alaska’s vol
cano.
MADRID, April 9.—Queen Victoria
of Spain, who underwent a slight opera
tion here this week, is recuperating ra
pidly and is planning on visiting her
English home soon.
CANADIANS TO
LEAVE SIBERIA
ABOUT APRIL 20
VLADIVOSTOK, April 9.—It was an
t'Quncod hero today at the headquarters
of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces
to Siberia, that Canadian troops would
begin their evacuation of Siberia a
bout the 20th of the present month.
EL PASO, Tex., April 9.—One thous
and cavalry horses have been purchas
ed from the U. S. Army at Fort Bliss
remount station for the use of the
Mexican federal army. Five trousand
rifles were crossed Monday for the
Mexican arfv, a permit having been is
sued.
IMPROVEMENTS FOR
MARE ISLAND YARD
VALLEJO, Cal., April 9.—At the con
elusion of a two days’ inspection of tlie
navy yard at Mare Island, Admiral W
C. Parks, chief of the bureau of yard-'
and docks of the navy department, au
thorized improvements for the yard
which will cost approximate!'.- 32,500,
000, it was announced today.
TEXAS HAS ONLY
HELIUM PLANT
IN THE WORLPi
The United States Government is
now interested in a novel building pro
ject Involving an outlay of approxi
mately $900,000. It is constructing r
he'ium plant, the only one in the world
at North Fort Worth, Tex., and it is
expected that it will be in operation
'before May 1. This will give impetus
to building in the Texas city, according}
to reports received by the United |
States Department of Labor.
Helium, which American scientists!
have learned how to develop as a means
of aiding aerial warfare, removes the
danger of fire in the filling of gas ha'-:
loons. It is said to have about 92 per
cent of the Lifting power of hydrogen I
snd is not inflammable. The productsj
nf certain natural gas wells in Clay ■
Country, Tex., have been found best |
fitted fer the extractions of helium, and
this will 'be piped to Fort Worth.
After America entered the war th° |
problem of the industrial production)
of helium was referred to tile Uniter')
States Bureau of Mines, and an ex- ,y! ’
mental plant was erected at a cost of
$230,000. The location of this expert
mental plant was hidden, as far as)
possible, and the experiments con
ducted by the experts assigned to i' |
were kept secret, soldiers being op i
guard duty night and day, and new
papers not being permitted to meiiti" |
it.
When helium is manufactured ini
large quantities experts say that it will
be possible for large passenger and
freight airships to become vehicles of
everyday use.
VISITING HERE
Mrs. H. II. Townsend of Juneau, who
arrived on the Northwestern last even
ing on her way home, stopped over in
Ketchikan till the arrival of the Jeff- '
erson, and is the guest of her sister
in-law, Mrs. Jack Talbot.
Mrs. Townsend has been making her
home in Washington, D. C., for the past
year, while her huaband. Lieutenant
Townsend, was stationed at Camp
Humphries until his discharge about
six weeks ago. Mr. Townsend is now
in Juneau where liis wife will join him,
Mrs. Tonsend visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Talbot here a year ago las'
winter and during her stay here made
many friends who will he glad to re-i ■
new her acquaintance. -
DENVER BURIED
IN SNOW DRIFTS
DENVER, Colo., April 9.—Eighteen
inches of snow have fn’len in this part
of the state during tli • lastnight and
day, and the fall is accompanied by
one of the sharpest winds of the winter.
LONDON, April 9.—Renter’s agen
cy is quoting high authorities regarding
British post-war plans for the British
Navy, and says that there will be
homo fleet, and seven foreign squa
drons stationed in the Atlantic, wes
Atlantic. China, South Africa, South
America, East Indies, and the Mediter
ranean.
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FRESH PASTRY
FOR PARISIANS
PARIS, April 9.—A decree has 'been
issued by the French Government
which permits the baking af fresh pns
try. The use of bread flour in ibakin'
biscuits and pastry will be permitted
under tlie new regulations issued.
NEW SERVICE FOR
TERRITORY A
Aircraft Corporation Of
Seattle May Open
Route
Tho possibilities of stepping into f
seat of a huge dirigible in Seattle in the
morning and landing in Ketchikan the
evening of the same day, are beig ex
ploited here by two of the members
of the Harvey Cambell Aircraft Cor
poration of Seattle. Mr. It. B. McClary
and Mr. O. A, Campbell, whose son,
Kenneth Camp'bel, is Secretary for the
company,
poration of Seattle was incorporated un
rived on the Princess Mary from Sea
tie and will be in Ketchikan a few days
before going north to Juneau. They
are endeavorng to interest the people
of Alaska in becoming stockholders i».
their corporation the first in the field
in this very practical and essential bus
iness,—aerial transportation.
Mr. LcClary and Mr. Campbell ar
poration of Seattle was icorporated un
der the laws of the State of Washing
ton recently, for one million dollars.
The officers of the corporation are F.
H. Osgood, President, a well known
pioneer of the Spirit City who built
the first street car line in that city;
K. G. Harvey, vice-president, a bal
loon expert of twenty years experience;
It. H. Parsons, treasurer, President of
the Fruit Growers Association, and
Kenneth Campbell, Secretary, son oi
O. A. Campbell, a well known young
engineer who has just received his lion
orable discharge from the Marine
L’orps.
Among the stockholders who are
prominent in Seattle are Judge W. Ft.
Bogie, J. R. Lane, Frank Waterhouse.
Louis Hemrich and Moritz Thomsen.
The corporation has spent about $30,
J00 already in the construction oi
their first airship which will be used
more for demonstraton purposes. It
will be completed about June 15. This
ship is 160 feet long, that is the gas
bag measures that length, with a
width of 32 feet and has a lifting c
pacity of 5,000 pounds. The body oi
par portion of the ship is equipped witii
sight passenger seats with a capacity
of carrying one ton of mail, baggage or
freight besides. The gas bag contains
16,000 cubic feet of gas, the cost c.
filling which will be approximately
57,700.
Both Mr. McClary and Mr. Campbell
ire enthusiastic over the possibilities
of aerial service in Alaska, not only
llong the coast, but also in the interior
ind are confident that within five
years at the outset, dirigibles will be
used extensive}’ in this territory.
The difference between airships such
is the Harvey-Campbell Corporation
ire building, and ordinary airplanes
s the same difference as exists be
:ween a Ford car and a big truck. Both
lo the same but one with an infinite
ly bigger capacity. The dirigible is the
truck of the air, and much safer. The
lirigible’s engines are merely for speed
is the gas bag holds it up in the air
Should the machine have engine trou
ble, it would still remain in the air
Indefinitely, as there is no danger of
'as escaping.
After the first machines is complet
'd, the company expects to build much
argt-r dirigibles, with an increased ca
pacity. Every thousand feet of cubic
feet gas has a lifting capacity of 65
pounds, therefore the larger the bag. i
he more its lifting capacity. The first
ilrship, is always necessarly the more
ixpensive on account of initial luvest
Uents for patterns, etc., and it is esti
nated that in future these airshins
tpn- be built for an outlay of $10,000
■ach, outside of the gas. * * ,
CONFERENCE DECIDES AGAINST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT'BUT TO
KEEP KAISER UNDER CONTROL
Death Sentence Of Emil Cottin, Assailant Of Prem
ier Clemenceau Is Commuted To Ten
Years Imprisonment By Request
i
PARIS, April 9.—One of the British delegates is quoted today
as authority for the statement that the work of the peace con
ference is nearly completed.
The Commission on the Responsibility of the war having sub
mitted tl\eir findings to the Supreme Council, it was announced
today that the decision had been made against capital punish
ment tor the former Kaiser. Ib* will however, be kept under al
lied control. This decision was greatly influenced by the stand
made by the American delegates who announced ‘hemselves as
unwilling to adopt any expedients the constitution a" ty of which
might be questioned in the United States, and in tl j event that
the Europeans were determined to punish the former Kaiser
and his officials, they would have to act alone.
On the recommendation of both Premier Ck me-ceau and
President Poincare, the death sentence of Emil (Jottin, assail
ant of the former, has been commuted to ten years’ imprison
ment.
L’Echo de Paris today says that the peace terms require that
Germany make immediate payment on account, for indemnity
and destruction of twenty-five billion francs, in cash an ! raw
material.
MOSCOW. Russia, April 9.—A wireless despatch says that
- Odessa, the Russian port on the Baltic has been captured by the
| Ukrainian and Soviet soldiers.
PARIS, April 9.—The evacuation of Odessa by the Allied
I forces has been officially confirmed in despatches received
! here today.
Late News From Washington
Expect To Have Big Force To Enforce Prohibition
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9.—It was announced here today
the United States Government has specially detailed three
thousand Internal Revenue agents throughout the nation to en
force the Prohibition law which goes into effect on. July 1.
It is anticipated that the greatest trouble from manufactur
ers of whisky will be in the large cities.
Millions Will Pay Taxes This Year Is Report
"'WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 9.—Commissioner Hamel C. Rop
er. of Internal Revenue has announced that fully five million
Americans will pay income taxes and ten million will pay fed
eral taxes of all kinds this year.
More Reading Matter Wanted
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 9.—An appeal for more reading
after has been received by the National Headquarters of the
,d Cross here from General Pershing who declares that it is
'eded now more than ever before.
The Red Cross calls attention to the fact that a one-cent stamp
isted upon the cover still will take a magazine to a member of
!e expeditionary force, although some publishers reeentl>
•opped the notice to that effect.
FIREMEN ELECT
THEIR OFFICERS
At the meeting of the Firemen a1
the Firmen’s Hall last evening, the an
nual election of officers tool? plae >
and the new office of Captain of the
Chemicals was created and assigned
to Stanley Adams.
Chief Harvey M. Stackpole was re
elected unanimously, with Lawrence
Kubley Assistant Chief, N. R. Walker,
Captain of the liose cart, John Keel
captain of the hook and ladders, and
Messrs. Davies, Hunt and Morrison
trustees.
The matter of the Fireman’s Ball for
the benefit of the Firemen’s Fund, was
discussed and, it was decided to plar>
the tickets on sale immediately in the
various stores about town, so as to
insure its success. The dance is to
take place Easter Monday, April 21st,
and will be quite “the” affair of tin
season, 'being the first big public
dance, since the farewell dance to the
drafted boys . t May.
The ships are not an experiment or!
a try-out, ibut an established thing ;
They are the same as have been used [
successfully during the war in convoy- j
dug ships and are now being used a !
ibrond for passenger traffic. The R 33.
and R 34, the largest dirigibles in the j
world, are now planning on making the j
Atlantic flight, and it is after the pat-1
tern of these monster ships that the]
Harvey-Campbell ships are being built.1
Mr. McClary and Mr. Campbell will!
be at the Stedman for a few days long-,
or and arc canvassing the local busi j
ness men for their support and it is t I
be hoped that the enterprise will moo1
with the success to which it is ell
tltjjed;
business ra
AID SOLDIERS
Generous cooperation with the Cov
er -nont in its efforts to provide em
ployment for returned soldiers and to
stimulate business by putting under
way at once necessary home-building
nnd pub'5'' -’•kg construction, is re
ported by Frank J. Pollay, a speaker
for (he Information end Education
Service of the Depa-tme.-t of Labor,
who has been makirp an ex 'lided trip
through Central States.
Business men in general s ow a
willingness to get construction work
under way at once, and are anxious n
take eare of tlieir -eturned soldiers.
Mr, Pol lay feels that, many business
men show insufficient knowledge of
actual labor conditions and problems
in this country today.
Mr. Pollay finds labor conditions
and business prospects varying widely
in towns not far apart, though where
affairs are not now of tho best the
si'/ns of improvement aro plainly evi
dent. In Parkersburg, -W. V., lie
found a striking example of prosperity,
with construction work under way
>r provided for, and all classes in tho
community thoroughly satisfied.
VISITING OLD HOME
Mrs. E. T. Tomb, who arrived on the
Alameda is visiting her parents here,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson of Indian
town, for a few days before going over
to Mctlakatla whore she expects to re
main for a few months with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davies. Mr
Pom'b is a machinist at tho Kasaau
cannery for the summer
The ban which had be n placed on
ill Indian potlaches during the influ
■nza epidemic by Governor Riggs has
>een removed.