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THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME FOUR
Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday Feb. 2S4919
Number 114
LABOR SITUATION IN GREAT BRITAIN CONSIDERED SERIOUS
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS DOES
NOT CONFLICT WITH U. S.
CONSTITUTION SAYS WILSON
Plans Perfected For the Sailing Of President From
New York Wednesday Morning—Taft To
Speak With Wilson Tuesday Night
WASHINGTON. D. C*. Feb. 2SAccording to * cable re
chived by President Wilson today from Premier Orlando, the
Italian people comprehend and acclaim with joy the high value
and everythin? significant of the League of Nations.
Senator Lodge declared in the Senate today that the League
mast be fundamentally revised. He claimed that the constitu
tion of the League contravenes the Monroe Doctrine and will
deal a blew to American sovreignty.
"Internationalism has come or is coming and the world must
choose between a sane internationalism or an anarchistic one.”
declared Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee in a speech on the League of Nations.
“Humanity will not tolerate wars over questions that can be
settled bv peaceful methods along the lines of justice, and rea
son. Men will not allow themselves to be led forever to-slaugh
ter useles slyand unneeessaril’." he added.
President Wilson in a talk with newspapermen this morning
assured them that he was convinced that the charter of the
League of Nations in no way conflicted with the American Con
stitution or the Monroe Doctrine.
new YORK. Feb. 25:—William Howard Taft today accept
ed an invitation to speak with President Wilson at the Metro
politan Opera House nest Tuesday night.
Plans have been completed today for the sailing of President
and Mrs. Wilson from New York March 5. on the S.h>. George
Washington.
SPARTACANS OCCUPY PUBLIC
BUILDINGS IN MUNICH ALSO
SEIZE BANK NOTE PRESSES
German Cabinet Sends .An Ultimatum To Illegal
Soviet Government At Munich Will Take
Measures To Stop Revolt
ZURICH. Switzerland. Feb. 28:—A Berlin dispatch this
morning says that the German government is much concerned
r er a report from Munich. The Spartacan leaders there have
<■ cupied the public buildings and have seized the bank note
I -esses.
rTer a three hour's session the German Cabinet declared
C at it would take energetic measures to suppress the revolu
C mists. An ultimatum was sent to the illegal soviet govern
» ent at Munich.
Government Isolated At Weimar
BERLIN. Feb. 2*.—The German government is practically
isolated at Weimar today, in central Germany is growing worse
u.id a state of seige has been proclaimed at Aischaffenburg. A
'Port from Leipzig says that the phsicians there ha%e gone
< i strike. _
El'EMY ALIEN' DIE •
BURIED BY CITY
r nera' S-erv-.ce* for Harry Bum*.
Ge- s» enemy ares who died at tie
Ar. .t Yates hospital yesterday aft
fr.-aa. *c» held this mors ng ana
be .* buried in the Isea* cemetery
! ching was known of the man
ext. : tnat he was about 55 years of
2g rd had registered here under
the -err,y a en act. He was found
is s shack in Newtown in a very
we.-- condition. He has been ill for
ssr —e and was aimost dying
wht found- The city council w*=
ap- d to asd ne was taken to the
rc* where everything was dose
for . but in vain. He had no fam
ily - '-tends is this country.
C Pringt pisao tuner, who ha*
bee sy in Ketchikan for the past
b«! eft on the Atarreda yesterday
for ttie.
M(. -:ments of boats
S«c i> nnd
Prii midnight ton• ght.
* A d- R cd.maa, tomorrow sight.
Adr Fj'rag..t. Wednesday
V . b ur.d
C . bcattie, Tuoaaiy.
NORTHWESTERN
IN TROUBLE
The steamer Northwestern whict
arrives from the south last evwtflt
was obliged to remain in port al
vhht art) day on account of an ac
c Pent to her steam pipe connect®)
with tie after winch. Just Befor
ant -g the steam was sent Into th.
ec'd i'on pipes too rapidly and th
water frcae. craeking the pipe*. A
most of the 115 ten* of freight fo
“'etchikan was in the after part o
"*cfd, no unlosd:n? was don* unt
has seen repaired, early thi
—crning.
T'#r* were about fifty passenger
'or Ketchikan on board, Including
number of returned soldiers fror
Cams Dodge, Camp Grant and Cam
Lewie.
Leav ng for the north from Ketch
Van a-e Representative Jack Davlei
A' C. Baird, of the Washington She
Co., D. C. Sargent^ territorial ini
zz of rrr‘ca ves. Rev. J. H. Cor
; read of the Presbyterian mitsicn
n Alaska, Senate-’and Mrs. J. f
Htokmac, and Ctu •• Olivsr.
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WILL RETURN ALL
INDUSTRIA^MATERIAL
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 21.—All In
dustrial material taken from France
and Belgium must be returbsrf* itnee
decided today by the German (WblSt -
Assembly,
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 28.—A cut of
60 cents per day in wager har fawn am
counted by the * n in'T m ITiiietlill(~ II
Refining company at its aweetter at
East Helena. The low prior ottbad
was given a* tL treason,
ENGAGEMENTS
PRINCE OF WALES
’ - -BEING DENIED
PARIS. Feb. 28. The report of the
anouacement of an engagement be
tween the Prince** Yolande, eldest
daughter of the King of Italy to the
Prince of Wales, is being denied by
the Italian embassy hers.
REVENUE BILL
IMPOSES A
STAMPTAX
Effective Feb, 25, all
Narcotics must Bear
Stamps on Stoppers
TACOMA. Feb. 2*. — David Wil
liams. collector of Internal Revenue
has sent out the following message
today. -The new revenue law Impos
es a stamp tax effective February Zb,
on all narcotic druge it the rate of
one cect for each ounce or fraction
’ tnerecf. A|i persona registered un
der the Harrison Narcotic Lew should
at once order from the Collector of
Internal Revenue, Tacoma, stamps In
number and denominations sufficient
to stamp up the narcotic stock on
hand. Tne stamps shoud be affixed
tc the container so as to effectually
seal the stopper, cover or wrapping
thereof and should be cancelled by
noting thereon the initiate of the
person using the stamps and the date
on which tney are affixed. Narcotics
may hereafter be told or distributed
only in or from tie original stamped
container.”
HOME OF PATRICK
HENRY BURNED DOWN
LYNCHBURG. Pa., Feb. 28_The
historic home of Patrick Henry. “Red
Hill.” was destroyed by fire here but
many famous relics were saved. Tne
, house is about 30 mile* from Lynch
burg.
STANDARD OIL
DISPLAYS SERVICE
FUG 2675 STARS
The local office of the Standard Oit
Company ia proudly dieolaying a
service flag bearing a number of
ntar* and figure* 2.673. denoting the
total number of men from the com
pany m the service of Uncle Sam.
Marehal tBostonj Smith, who went
south a year ago to Tacoma to work in
the shipyard* as a ship carpenter,
writes to the Progressive-Miner that he
will return to Ketchikan very toon if
the strike is not settled. He says the
Tacoma weather is lovely and the
trees are all budding with new leaves.
MISS MINA CHAFPIN WILL
RETURN SOON
Miss Mina Chaffin ,who left Or.
Myers' office last September to Join the
Red C'e*s nursing corps, has bees re
'eased from further service at the
Vancouver Barracks where she has
been stationed, and will return ta
Ketchikan on one of the Bret boats
north, according to word received by
Or. Myers yesterday.
Chat. C. Oliver, secretary of the
k A'atkr Labor Union No. 5, leaves for
i Juneau on the Northwestern today to
t >.trend the session of the Territorial
1EP. BILLETTE
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FOP SPEAKER
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Republican of Springfield
Wins over Mann and
Philip Campbell
WASHINGTON, P. .. Feb. 28.—The
Republican confertncc which met !'j
ast evening nominated ftepretenta
ive Gillen, a# speaker of the House.
Frederick Huntington Giliett, of
Jprinffield, wae born at Westfield,
utass^ Oct. 6, 1851;: graduated from
\mh«rst College in 1874 and Harvard
.aw School in 1877: was admitted to
:he bar in Springfljeld in 1877; was as
sistant attorney general of Massachu
setts fr«*t 1879 to 1882: was eleet
rd to tha Massachusetts House of Rep
-esentative* in 1890 and 1891; was:
iiected to the FWtythird Congress in
1892 and has been reelected to ail tuc-(
reeding Congresses, receiving at the
[ast election 20 064 votes, to 11r|
595 for Thro bold M. Conor, Demo-i
rrat. and 1.343 for George H. Wrenn.
Socialist.
DISCHARGEBUTTON j
TO BE OF BRONZE
WASHINGTON, Feb., 28:— A bronze
lapelbutton, similar to that of the G.
A. R. will be issued by the War Depart
ment to the soldiers of the United I
States when “hit-ora bly discharged.” |
A design hat been selected from 15'
models submitted by American artists
and sculptors. It Is announced.
OTTAWA, Feb., 28:—According to(
the monthly statement Issued by th#|
naval department today, the total va
lue of sea fish at the point of landing
on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
during the month of January was
1606,556, There was a decrease of •
$224,121 as compared with January
!917aays the statement.
SKY RIDING FOR
PRAIRIE FARMERS
REGINA. Canada, Feb. 28—George
Kondel. a prosperous farmer of the,
Aylesbury district, will soon be at the'
wheel of a powerful two-seater air
ciane which he has just purchased in
Toronto. He paid $5,000 for the ma
chine. and has a fondness for speed,
being the owner of three automobiles.
His farm is one of the show places of
the district.
FATHER AND EIGHT
SONS IN SERVICE
NEW YORK. Feb, 28—Private Geo I
Luden, of Vancouver, B. C., aged 54
year*, returned today from the front
where he served aa a private on sev-.
era! fronts rather than accept a com
mieeion in the quartermaster corps,
which had been offered him. He was
a veteran of the Philipcme wars, and
w’th hi, eight tons left his farm to
join the 82nd Artillery.
REVEALS LOSSES
IN SHIPS
Fifteen cargo ships, with a dead
weight tonage of 103,692, were lost
during 1918 by the Naval Overseas
Transno-taticn Service, according to
reoort made public here by the Dis
‘rict Supervisor of the Third Naval
trict. The removal of the ban of se
, crecy, vital during the war as a
; shield to these vessels and their
crews, discloses that six ships, aggre
gating 424)71 tons, were sunk in col
•<s'on. and four vessels totaling 16,
994' tons, were destroyed by fire- and
explosion. Crews of navy cargo ships
are said to have endured the great
; est hardships of the war.? “Not only
! were these crews confronted with the
: normal perila of the sea,” saye there
| pirt, “hut they faced destruction from
: torpedo, collision and othsr unforsesn
accidents that might cause fire in ln
•larnmable cargoes.” The personnel of
- ■e Nava! Overseas Transportation
Service it the present time indues 5,
tOCO officers and 46,000 Mlirttf tnsn.
SRIZILIAN SQUADRON
IN FRENCH WATERS!
CHERBOURG, Feb, 28.—The Br*
ilian squardron, consisting Of the:
ruiser Bahia and four destroyers
rhicW have been stationed here for the
ast week, will leave today to Join the
ateraliled squadrons at Toulon. The
fflciata of the squadron havn been Mr
ertained by the French officials of
he town during the'rr vtelt in port.
LONDON. Eng., Feb. 28. The Gov
rnment has lecided to release an ad
litional 50 per cent of spirits for pub
ic consumption, it was announced to
lay.
PRESIDENT OF NEW
HUN-AUSTRIAN STATE
IS A MURDERER
LONDON. Feb. 28.—According to
eports from Vienna received by the
cxchage Telegraph company, Dr. Fred
rick Adler, who assassinated Premier
Sturghk in Vienna in 1916.has been pro
:!aimed president of the German-Aus
Irian republic by the defense troops
outside the town hall.
DAMAGING
EVIDENCE
IS FOUND
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Documents connecting the
Seattle 1, W, W, with
Germans Seized
SEATTELE, Feb. 28.—An amazing
link which connects the recent doings
of the anarchists, and I. W. W. in Se
attle with the German government
‘-•as been unearthed by the federal ef
*;cials today.
Records, letters, and other valuable
documentary evidence which it is be
lieved will prove beyond a shadow of
a doubt that the attempted revolution
was fostered by German money, were
seized in a Jaoanese warehouse today.
They had been stored there, it was
'earned by a radical !. W. W.. John
Engdal. The papers found will be very
valuable in tracing the workings of
*he revolutionists in the United States
and other countries, and many per
sons hitherto unsuspected, are in
criminated.
“NO BEER, NO WORK”
STRIKE ON JULY 1
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—It was an
nounced at a meeting here that strikes
on July 1, to make effective the slo
gan "no beer, no work,” have been
voted by the New York iron workers,
•hiobuiiders, longshoremen, hatters,
stationary firemen, pavers and ram
mers’ unions.
MOTION PICTURES
DEPICT RAILROAD
ACTIVITIES
Anchorage, (By Mall).—Motion pic
t"res will visualize to persons in the
state# constructing and operating
work and agricultural activities along
*he ro'ite of the government railroad
• n Alaska Nine thousand two hundred
and forty feet of film have been sent
>om Anchorage to Washington City,
-nd after exhibition to administration
"ffieialt, senators and representatives
eongres.1 they will be shown on
a-r»pns in various parts of the country.
Mot* of the pictures were taken last
*all at the time of the visit of E. O
McCormick, chairman, and memberi
of the federal commission appointed
by President Wilson to investigate thf
i resources cf Alaska, particularly a<
. the line of the government rail
i -ad All the work in connection
j with the exposing, printing and trim
■ ming the motion fims was done In Am
j chorage by the official photographei
j of the Alaskan Engineering Commls
j s‘on,
The scenes depict construction ant
■ '-wro»ion on the railroad route from
Seward to Indian River, which is 1W
- 'es north of Anchorage; Includi
farming development In the Matanusk;
■'-'lev. and show coal mining at Eski
and CtjickalPfi).,.
LLOYD GEORGESAYS
CAUSE OF UNREST
MUST BE LOCATED
Great Britain Does Not Make Effort To Deal With
Situation, France And American and
Whoie World Will Suffer
■ ,!|0ND0X, Feb.28.'—The industrial conference which met
at Westminster yesterday, has at the suggestion of Prem
ie t‘ Lloyd George, appointed a committee composed of repre
sentatives. both the employers and employees to investigate
the cause of-unrest in the United Kingdom Lloyd George
told the inhtstrial conference today that if Great Britain
stood still and did nothing to determine th ecause for the un
rest throughout the country that America and France would
do likewise and nothing but catastrophe could follow.
According to a brief statement the Premier has offered a
royal commission to inquire into the question of wages and
hours and understood that the commission should report by
end of March. The present disposition of the miners’ dele
gates is not to wait beyond March 15, which date has been fix
ed upon for a national strike, but they have agreed to discuss
the premier’s proposal during the present conference. The
situation is quite serious and as a result the Premier has post
poned his visit to Paris.
,The vice-president of the federation on leaving the confer
ence with the premier this morning, said: **We cannot live on
hopes. That is what the government expects us to do.”
Decision of Aciion to Take on
Russian Situation Deferred
PARIS. Feb. 28:—Foreign Minister Pichon announced to
day that the attempt on the life of Premier Clemenceau had
defferred a decision on the Russian situation which was under
consideration when the Premier was attacked. He declared
that there was reason to believe that an agreement on the gen
eral policy to be adopted would be reached shortly. Regarding
reparation and indemnities, Mr. Pichon stated that when it is
known what amount Germany will be able to pay toward the
total claims of the allies, it will be an easy matter to agree on
the proportion due each one.
Robert Smiles, leader of the miners, sail that they must
press for an immediate reply to their demands for an incre^*
of thirtv per cent in wages and a reduction in hours. e
prime minister replied that he was unable to give this conces
sion without inquiry, which is to be made by the committee ap
pointed today. .—
Dudley C. Allen of the Tru-Blu Bis
cuit Company, and A. Van Mavem of
the West Caost Grocery Company, are
arrivals from the north and are at the
Stedman Hotel.
Sarr. Guyot of Fisher tiros, oi
and Mrs. Guyot arrived on the North
western yesterday from the south
and will be in town till the arrival of
the next northbound steamer. They
are at the Revilla Hotel.
MUST MEET WAR BILLS
WITH LOAN-GOV. LYNCH
To the Citizens of the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District:
The Fifth “Victory” Liberty
liOan is in si"ht. Let us thank Lod
that it is not just the Fifth Loan.
Victory means the end of the war,
the end of loans, the dawn of peace
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JAMES K. LYNCH
Governor, 12th Federal Reeerve Dlitrl
and prosperity. It means that the
market price of government bonds
will soon stabilize at par or better.
It also means that commercial, agri
cultural, and industrial afl'uirs will
stabilize, and that the Hun-inspired
clamor will cease.
We were advised that the war
would last through 1919, probably
through 1920, so we were prepared
for that; to have done less would
: have been suicide. We prepared to
j crush the Ilun on his own ground,
| and lie prudently quit. It cost us
j some money but it saved the lives of
half a million of our men. Was
money ever better spent ?
Now we have bills to pay, prom
! iscs to make good, our men to bring
j home. This will take from five to
six billion dollars. Let us get. ready
i and raise it. A big task, but the
last, and therefore easy. All to
| gether, shoulder to shoulder, and
the loan goes over!
The “Ninety-first” is the l'aeinc
Coast Division; remember their
achievement, and honor ourselves
!iv living up to it.
James K. Lwcy,
, Governor, Federal Reserve Hank of
Kan Francisco; Chairman, Lih
erty Conn General executive
1 Board, Twelfth Federal Reserve
:t District.