VOLUME FOUR
Ketchikan. Alaska. Fekuary 3. 1919
Number 95
PETROGRAD IS BEING
BOMBARDED
Seattle Strike Ordered for Thursday
ABOLISHMENT OF USE OF
SUBMARINE ASWAR WEAPON
IS NOW BEING^ CONSIDERED
Great Britian and United States put out feel
ers to other Nations Regarding
the Proposition
PARIS. Feb. 3:—The absolute abolishment of the use of the
-ubmarine on the high seas as a war weapon is under considera
tion by the peace congress today. Great Britian and the United
States are putting cut feelers to the other nations on the sub
ject with a view to submitting the proposition to the League of
Nations committee this week.
Gompers Elected Head of Commission
PARIS. Feb. 3:—Samuel J. Gompers. president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, has been elected president of the Inter
national Commission on labor, which is in session here. The
commission is working in conjunction with the peace congress to
endeavor to adjust the labor situations in various countries.
President Ordered Rest
PARIS. Feb. 3:—On orders from Dr. Grayson. President Wil
son passed a restful Sunday and was not permitted to attend
church or even receive callers. The President has been working
very strenuously, even at home, when not occupied with affairs
of the conference, and has bee overtaxing his strength. He
keeps his secretary busy at home when he should be resting.
GERMAN PEOPLE
GUILTY
Wry held t-e Hohenzoijems ra
spers t e f-:-» all t'e t-y s' Ge*
many in tr $ wa-? Why try a is
* ngu's-r re-tween the peep’s of Ge
— an/ and their government rf it can
ps shown that the?r methods of war
*a-e were just as nhu.man be*cre the
ex stence of their p-tsert govern
ment
And it can c« snown. -The very
devil* in hen are kinder to each other
than you German* a-e to year Own
peasantry"—*c S3 d Gustavus Adol
phus. the Swed sh king, to his own
Gt-tran trooper* in the Thirty Year*
War in a vain attempt to -estrair
tresr excestes That war. wnieh be
gan n ■?'?. just 3-X* years ago. was
fought in rr.iddie Eu<-ppe —a r y by
Germans, it was organized s* gand
age cn both sides, where non- com
oatants rad no rights whatever, in
a word it was German w-a-fare.
which can be traced Historically a;
far tack as 2500 yearn preserts two
striking exceptions, namely. t*ve Thir
ty Yea-*- Wa- and the present one.
Mo*e than SCO years ce'cr*. Christ,
while besieging Pa by-on. C / '-vs. the
Pers-an. sent th s proposed ag-eem-ent
to his opponent; "Peace to those that
a*e at peace war to those that are at
war.” and this gua-antee of proteo
t:on to the unarmed *3* accepted tr*
*arat ta Saracens, *ro o“*-red to tr*
conqueror* the eho.oe of "tribute, th*
Koran or th* sword." were far m,ore
me'crfu’ than were the Germans in
•n» Thirty Years' war.
German savants with aH their pre
tens on* to masterly -esva'ch, have
stud'C'fs'y avoided the field of inte'
national ’aw Search through the lit:
of ther:ties on that subject and you
w ii not fins one nam* tnat is inter
nationally accepted as an authority
or ever ras been. Again, when Presi
dent Lincoln caused to be issued ir
■&S3 the fi'St manual ever formulae
eo for tne guidance of troops in hot
V e territory it was followed nexl
yea' by France. Great Brttian ane
cthe«-s. But Germany instead gav<
notice tnat she had formulated a se
eret manual for the instruction of n«
army officer in occupied territory
Why s*-e desired it to be aroret wi
can now understand. Belgium ant
F'ance can testify. * *» ~
Clearly the German race rtieH is
"oraiy considered, cne of the "back
ward race.* and has been so for cen
tures. in ^ite of all the individua
exceptions th*t may be mentioned
Gemwany as a un;t must be held *6
counts bU for her nhedeeds.
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
SrnlhWnd
Alameda, 7 th.
North !r-nnd
Alaska. 7th.
City (A Seauip, »tn.
SILK WEAVERS
GO ON STRIKE
PATTERSON. N. J„ Peb. 3: —
Thirty-five tno-sand s>ik wea»e s
from the virions factories in this dis
trict went en strike today, demand
ing higher wage* and a 47-hour week,
or less than eiaht hour* a day.
ARTHUR ANDERSON
IS REMOVED HOME
Arthur Anderson. eldest son of
Captain add Mr*. A-J. Anderson, who
rss ceen confined In the Arthur Yate*
hospital for several weeks, suffering
*-cm Bronchitis, left for his home
today, 'eeling much improved.
A TRAVELLED
PHOTOGRAPH
Roy Hartman, a young married s©L
d'er in the 353rd Regiment in France
had ail hi* be:engings captured by a
Hun. among them hi* young wife"*
photograph.
Later, Harold Allegre, who quite
pub? *h>ng The Sedgewick Pantagraph
and went to war with the 353rd, while
acting as a dispatch bearer with the
victorious 353rd, found the photo
grapn in an old barn in which the
Hurt soldier* had been billeted. Not
ing that it had the welfsville, Kan,
photographer'* trademark on the pic
ture- Allegre mailei it to hi* own mo
ther who live* at Burlington. Mr*.
Allegre- having fr;end* at Wellsvjle.
sent the pnotograpn to them and it
was t-ocn placed in Mr*. Hartman’s
own hand*.
Her soldier husband had already
written of the loss of the picture, ao
now it will be again sent to him, af
ter its strange and unusual meander
ing*.—Howard (Kans.) Ccurant.
MAIL NOTICE.
Announcement is made that the
mail for Sulzer, Craig, Klawock, Sha
fcan, Hydaburg. Ye* Bay, Loring Hot
Sp'ing*. Hadley, Kasaan and Holli*
will dote at six in the evening prior
to the morning sailing of the mail
boat for the above place*.
The above notice also applie* to
the outlying camp* supplied by the
Ketchikan Po*t Office.
North and south bound mail will
e’tse w-thln one half hour after the
arrival of steame' in port, but it i*
eo vested that patrons of th* local
office mail their letters as early at
ott'V* f'jhno the day in order U
avoid congestion of the mail* upon
th* arrival of steamer.—3C
130 UNIONS VOTE STRIKE
Strike Ordered Thursday
Morning 10’clock says
Official announcement
SEATTLE, Feb, 3:—The delegate*
from one hundred and thirty unions
met today and pas*ed a resolution
requesting the Central Labor Council
to call a general stjke effectiv Thurs
day morning at ten o'clock.
It >s practically a foregone conclu
sion that the council will order the
strike. «
While deploring the necessity of
such action, the feeling among busi
ness men It that the situation must
be met with Arm determination on
their part to protect life and property.
LATER: An official announcement de
finitely orders the Strike for Thurs
day monrning at ten o'clock, and the
action is not contingent upon the Cen
tral council.
SEATTLE. Feb. 3:—Thousands of
revolutionary leaflets -urging the ship
: yard workers to take control of the
s Seattle yards, were distributed thru
- out the City today, and, carrying out
the Russian Bolsevlki ideas further,
tags bearing picturts of soldiers, sail
ors and workmen, are being sold in
.the streets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3:—There
, will be no strike here in sympathy
with the Seattle walk-out, according
to a decision reached at a mass meet
ing of workers held Sunday through
out the Bay district.
CASUALTIES
ARE GIVEN
OFFICIALLY
?7,762 Killed in Action
with many missing and
dead from wounds
_
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3: The offi
cial figure* of the Amr-inn crsu-h
tie*, which are reported 95 per cent
complete, net including those of the
two regiments of Marine* shew that
the major casualties in France are as
follows:
Killed in action. 27^fS2
Died of wounds. I’fjSK!
Missing in action, *>4,649
Prisene-s, 2.7*5
The wounded are not given in the'
report today.
ANCHORAGE BOY
KILLED IN SLIDE
SEATTLE. Feb. 3:—Raplh Pulver,
recently discharged from Fort Liscum,
Valdes. whe-e he served as a private,
was killed in a snowslide on Portage
Glacier near Anchorage, according to
a cable just received by his father
here. George A. Pulver.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Feb. 3.—Dur
ing an electrical storm this evening
lightning struck a tree, hundreds of
years old, in Stanley park, the tree
soon being a mass of flames. Many
fires were started in various parts of
the city, but ail were 4>eedily extin
guished. Through the burning out of
many transformers the street railway
was placed out of commission for a
considerable period. There was a
heavy deluge of rain accompanied
by a high wind.
TAKES POSITION
WITH U. S. SERVICE
Mis* Mary Mitchell, who arrived
oh the Lighthouse tender Cedar this
morning from her home in Lo* Ange
les, ha* accepted a position in the U.
8. Lighthouse office, and started her
new work this morning. The con
struction of the new depot south of
the Standard Oil Dock, necessitated
the employment of a new clerk in the
department.
Mist Mitchell will make her home
with her sister, Mrs. W. C. Dibrell
and Captain Dibrell.
Miss Mitchell is one of the most
charming girls Ketchikan has had.
>nd her many friends will be glad to
welcome her back to her old place,
a*ter an absence of eight months in
the southland.
BACK FROM FLORIDA
Mrs. Howe). wWe of U. S. Deouty
Marshal Sy Howell of Petersburg, but
'ormerly of this city, arrived on the
£uracoa yesterday and wi)l remain
with Mr. Howell who is here in at
endancec on the court and until the
next northbound boat, Friday. Mrs.
Hewel) is iust returning from a three
months visit in the East where she
visited her son who is at Annapolis,
and in Florida where they have made
'n investment :n land. It is their plan
-1 some futu'e time to make their
. heme in Florida.
DUTCH SHIPS TO BE
RETURNED BY U. S.
WASHINGTON^. D. C., Feb. 3:—
AIJ Dutch chips requisitioned by the
Unitad States during the war, have
been ordered returned to Holland im
mediately, according to an announce
ment made today by the war Depart
ment. The ships were seized by the
United State* while they were in
American ports.
ALASKA TO BE ASKED
FOR $500 IN THE
W. C. T. U. DRIVE
EVANSTON. Ill- Feb. 3-—In the
new drive planned by the W. C. T. U.
to raise a million dollars and a million
new*f#rufts- Alaska’s quota has been
set at $500, it was announced here
today. ,
SECRETARY HIE
Thinks law authorizing the
Sales and Leases of Coal
Lands should pass
WASHINGTON, O. C- Feb. 3: —
Secretary Lane, of the Department
ef the Interior ha* recommended the
adoption of a system of outright tales
and leases <>f all coal lands. He says
the leasing system under the law of
1914 has proved a failure and thinks
that a law authorizing the sales and
leases should be passed at this ses
sion.
HUNS RELEASED
BEES ON TROOPS
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan. 15; —
Swarms of wild bees were used py
German troops when they sought to
prevent the landing of British troops
at Tanga. Geramn East Africa, mak
ing possible the effective use ot ma
chine guns according to R. M. Ewart,
superintendent of the British East
Africa notice, who arrived here tody
en route to London.
The German troops, Ewart satd^ in
structed natives to collect millions of
wild African bees in wooden hives.
These hives were kept in readiness
and when the British trcops landed
the bees were released.
“Th» anory insects swarmed about
the men and horses," Ewart said,
“and while the men wer-. fighting
them off, many of them suffering In
tensely from scores of st'ngs, the
Germans turned loose with machine
guns inflicting heavy casualties.”—
Examiner.
MR. PPITVLI LEAVES
TONGASS TRACING CO.
Mr. I. G. Pruell, who fo- a number
of years has been in cha e of the
dry-goods department of i e Tongaes
Trading Company, has le . the store,
the first of the month a: has gone
into business with is p liter “r
Berthelson, in their jewelry ant 1
io store. The dry ooods line *1.-.
Tongaes Trading Company being cl-.
,ed out.
SENATORS
ARE URGING
LEGISLATION
Would have Hydro-air
planes for Mail service
to Southeastern Alaska
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3: —
Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Wash
ington. declared today that the de
plorable mail service was one of the
chief resasons for business stagnat
ion in Alaska, in a speech before the
senate. He stated it was also one of
the reasons for the exodus and de
■ cline of the population. He urged
' kirial mail servlce’as a remedial mea
sure with hydro-airplanes for the
.southeasten districts. He further
| argued that an immediate appropria
tion should be made at this time.
Senator Charles S. Thomas, of Co
lorado. deplored the restrictive mininq
policy now existing in Alaska, which,
he asserted contributed to the general
depression.
ALASKA PIONEERS
PASS AWAY SOUTH
SEATTLE, Feb, 3:—Word has been
received of the death of two of Alas
ka’s pioneers. Ole Jensen, one of the
men who carried through the first
survey on the coast of Alaska, died
■ this moning at Renton, aged ninety
one. E. Winman pioneer fish trap man
or Alaska, died in Peru, from an un
known cause.
EIGHT AMERICANS
KILLED ON TRAIN
BORDEAUX, F*b. 3:—When a
troop train ran into two German loco
motives standing at the station at
Monreamey, eight American soldiers
were killed and a large number
wounded by the concussion, it was
learned here today.
FISHING LICENSES
ARE REPEALED
Notice hat been received that all
license regulations issued by the Unit
ed States Food Adinistration coveting
Salt Water Fishermen In the Terri
tory of Alaska are repealed.
Al| Food Administration rules and
regulations as well as requirements
in reprocuring a fisherman’s license
3re rescinded, Alaska fishermen are
now free to operate in Alaskan waters
without a license in so lar as control
or regulation by the United 8tates
Food Administration is concerned.
It ehould be understood by all fish
ermen that the repeal of the regula
tions mentioned above in no way ef
fects the law requiring all 'aliens to
have declared their intentions to be
come citizens of the United States be
fore they are allowed to fish in Alas
kan waters.
J. M. Wyckoff,
Local Federal Food Administrator.
•9
RETURNS HOME
I
I
Mrs. Walter B. Sharpe and new
daughter Julia have left the Arthur
'.es Hosoital Saturday evening and
are now at home. The new girl was
born at the hospital • short time s§o.
UNIFICATION MEASURE FOR
AUSTRIA-GERMANY PASSED
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Emperor Charles of Austria would have a Divorce
from the Empress Zita, Many
Killed In Petrograd
BERLIN. Feb. 3:—The Staatsrat of German-Austria has un
animously passed a bill which provides for the unification of
that country with Germany, it is announced here today.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 3:—When the city was bombarded today
by Krondstadt artillery many were killed and scores wounded.
The Krondstadt is a maritime fortress of Russia about 20 miles
west of Petrograd, the most important naval station of the
country.
ZURICH, Feb. 3:—A Vienna dispatch declares that former
Emperor Charles I. of Austria is applying for a divorce from
his Italian wife, the former Empress Zita.
Democrats Trying
To Control Senate
Republicans Asserl
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 3: —
Republicans in the Senate are charg
ing the Democrats with an attemp!
to unseat Senator Newberry of Michi
gan and Phipps of Colorado so as tc
get control of tke senate.
COOPERATIVE
HOUSING URGED
Community building and manage
ment of homes over large areas was
urged by Lawson Purdy at a recenl
conference of the National Housing
Association as a solution of the hous
ing problem.
The area, he said, should be large
enough for a community that would
supply its own stores, schools
churches* amusements, and amenities
of all kinds. It must be convenient to
places of employment. Most of the
houses should be for single families
but there might be some multi-family
houses with ample ground about them
and some boarding houses, separate
for men and women. There should be
enough stores, but killing competition
should be secured for the business
property.
The land and buildings should be
owned by a corporation without capit
al stock, directed by trustees of abil
ity and public spirit. After a commu
nity spirit was formed some of the
trustees and perhaps all could be
chosen by the tenants. The capital
could be supplied at a profit by an in
dustrial corporation nearly which de
sired a stable supply of workers, by
the Government, by States, or by
Cities.
Such a community, Mr. Purdy said
could buy itself free in 25 to 50 years
and be well off in the meantime. If 1
per cent interest were paid on capita
and 2 per cent on a sinking fund the
principal would be paid off in aboul
27 years. When the property is paic
for the entire net earnings can bs
made available for community wel
tare and can be so maintained forever
MRS. ELLIOT AND
SON RETURN TODAV
Mrs. C. N. Elliot and son Philli >
were returning oassengers on th<
Cedar today f> Seattle, M's. Elliol
went south six -/reeks ago ont the
Cedar to help nurse her two sens anc
daughter, who were all victims of th<
Influenza, but who have naw recover
ed. Phillip Elliot after leaving here
last fall joined the Tank service
reaching Camp Dix, N. J. just wher
the armistice was signed. He ex
pects to spend the remainder of th<
winter here with his parents.
Twins were born to Mr. and Mrs
Walter Gray at the Arthur Yatei
Hospital Saturday, February 1, bu
one the babies lived, the little bo)
breathing but a few minutes afto
birth. The baby daughter however
is hale and ulrong and her pare.,',
are receiving the congratulations o'
their many friends. This is thoii
first child. Dr. Myers is in attendance
DOINGS OF THE
OSITHICT COURT
Court Imposes Sentence
Upon Nine Convicted
At this Term
Judge Robert W. Jennings, of the
District Court, sentenced nine per
sons convicted of various offenses at
this term of court, thismorning, and
will sentence Harry Kitchkoon this
afternoon. Sentences imposed this
morning were as follows:
Jose DeLaCruze, assault, sentence
six months, 1 day in Ketchikan jail.
Karl Holmberg, Sedition, sentence
fine $500 and costs; assault, $250 fine.
Charles and Forrest G. Finzel, sell
ing and giving intoxicating liquor,
sentence fined $250 and costs each.
Cimeon Quimpo, simpelple assault,
sentence 3 mOnths- Defendant has
spent four months in jail awaiting
trial.
Alonzo Cota, liquor to Indians,
sentence one month. Court took into
consideration five, months s^ent in
jail awaiting trial.
Brandes and Bolich, embezzlement
and fraudulent conversion of proper*
ty, sentence six months and one day
In Ketchikan jail.
Odin Julian Jensen, a native of Nor
way, was admitted to Citizenship
this morning after examination.
All business will be wound up this
afternoon, it is expected, when court
will adjourn.
Court officials will not be able to
ieave for the north until next Friday
when the Alaska is expected to arrive.
U. S. LIGHTHOUSE
TENDER CEDAR
BACK FROM SOUTH
Entirely overhauled in prepara
tion for season’s work, Brings
number -of Ketchikaners
The U. S. Lighthouse tender Cedar,
from Bremerton returned this mom
| ing about five o'clock, after an ab
sence of about six weeks, practically
all of which has been spent in drydock
at the Navy Yard. The Cedar has
been completely overhauled, scraped
and repainted and again ready for
the 19 9 season's work in Alaskan
waters.
The Cedar carried a few passengers
May Mitchell, sister of Mrs W. C. Dl
brell, Mrs. C. N. Elliot, and son Phil
lip, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wright, and
Mrs. Leadbotter, wife of Captain Lead
better.
-.
| MR. AND MRS. WRIGHT BACK
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wright, of the
Lighthouse Service, arrived today on
the Cedar after a six w«-ek's sojourn
in Portland, visiting with relative*.