THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME FOUR
Ketchikan, Alaska, Thursday April 24,1919
Number 159
ITALIAN DELEGATES BEGINNING
TO LEAVE FOR HALT IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE IS RELD TODAY
American, British and French Embassies In Rome
Are Being Guarded Each by 200 Soldiers Against
Possible Violence on the Part of Population
PARIS. April 24.—The Italian delegates- unable to secure the
city of Fiume in the peace settlement are beginning to hit the
trail for Rome. M. Thaon Revel being the first to mush. Prem
ier Lloyd George is beseeching Premier Vittorio to remain. The
remainder of the delegates who will leave are Baron Sonnino,
foreign minister; Antonio Salandra, former premier; and the
Marquis Salvago Raggi.
King Victor of Italy has wired Premier Orlando today not to
recede from the position taken respecting the Italian claims.
Premier Lloyd George has invited Orlando, President Wilson,
and Premier Clemenceau to confer with him this afternoon in a
final effort to reach an agreement.
Orlando and Wilson Meet Again Today
Premier Orlando replying further to President Wilson this
afternoon declared that he earnestly protests against the offens
i\ e supposition that the Italans will submit to any will save their
own. Explaining his reply Orlando said he copied Wilson's
method which is an innovation.
At four o'clock this afternoon Wilson, Orlando, Lloyd George
and Clemenceau held a meeting in a final effort to induce the
Italian delegates to remain in the conference. This was the
first time that Wilso nand Orlando have faced each other since
last Monday.
Premier Orlando said today, “I have written to Clemenceau
and Lloyd George that we remained allied with Great Britain
and France. We leave charging them to look after our interests.
It is superfluous to discuss President Wilson’s questions on
which he publicly speaks to our disadvantage.
PARIS, April 24.—Two hundred thousand Italian troops will
be dispatched to occupy the region around Fiume and the Dal
rration Coast, according to an announcement made today by Cap
tain Pozzi- a member of Premier Orlando’s staff.
LONDON. April 24.—British newspapers are regarding the
Orlando-Wilson controversy as presenting a grave situation and
one requiring much tact.
ROME. April 24.—The American, British and French em
bassies are feeing guarded each by two hundred soldiers against
possible violence from the population who are acclaiming Fiume
and the Dalmatian coast as Italy’s .iust dues.
HALF-HOLIDAY FOR
FRISCO UNIONS
SAN* PRAVCTSCO, Ar.ril 24.—All of
the unions affiliated with the San Fran
cispo Iron Trades Council have served
notification on tln ir cwu employers
that thev will begin taking a Saturday
W-fioPdav from now on. About 10
000 men will be affected it is an
nounced. No opposition is looked for
on the part of the employers, it is
said
GOING TO JUNEAU
Atty. and Mrs. A. H. Zeicler will
go north on the Jefferson tomorrow
to Juneau where Mr. Zeigler has busi
ness and expect to return on the same
steamer. Mr. Zeigler was formerly
connected with the firm of Cheney &
Zeig'er in Juneau, before he moved to
Ketchikan.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Halibut boats clearing for the sea
fisheries this week are Polaris. Magn
hel. Seymour, Glacier, Wasp, Swift
sure, Andrew Kelly, Star, Bringold.
Republic, Wilson, Eagle, Cape Spenc
er, Reliance, Tzarstoos, Volunteer and
Helen D.
The barge CC-39 in tow of the tug
Hero went thru on her way to Seat
tle yesterdav to take a cargo of pile
for Port Walter.
The Amuir with 250 tons for Ketchi
kan and 500 tons for Juneau, was a
visitor in port yesterday. On her re
turn south she will take on a cargo of
cooler ore at the Rush & Brown mine
to Anvox for the smelter.
The Wahler Star No. 1, arrived in
port this morning from Seattle on her
wav to Port Armstrong to start in
whaling.
TV Redondo, freighter of the Alas
ka Steamship company in port thi3
under command of Captain
t “**t* e-'rried live stock for Ka
saan and lumber for Petersburg, be
sides canney supplies for all the can
neries along the route.
MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Jefferson Friday.
Watson Saturday.
Alaska Mav 1st.
Evans Friday.
City oi Seattle Sunday.
USE AIRPLANES
TO SUBDUE MOB
IN SIMLA, INDIA
! SIMLA, India, April 24.—Airplanes
| were used for the first time in coping
with native trodblo in India here ■when
I n mcb attacking a passenger train in
'his district were dispersed by the
use of maehlnegun fire of bomb:;
dopped from the planes.
Martial law has been declared in
the districts of Lahore and Armitsar
where a “state of open rebellion a
gainst authority exists” according to
an nanouncement by the governor
general.
LOCAL WOMEN
WORKERS ORGANIZE
Mr. H. V. Hendrickson, secretary
for the Alaska Labor Union, Local No.
3. reported today that a very success
ful meeting had been called by Mrs.
James Coyle last evening to organize
a local women’s union. About thirty
five were present, representing the
waitresses, laundry workers, employ
es of stores and soft drink shops, and
other branches of labor. After the
Purposes of organizing wero fully ex
plained Mrs. Coyle appointed a sub
"ommittee to assist her in the work of
completing the organization, consisting
of two of the charter members, Mrs.
15 Hall and Mrs. B. Ream. Another
meeting will be held shortly to elect
"Beers and weekly meetings will be
'•‘•’d liter The meeting last evening
was held in the Alaska Labor Union
hall.
LEAVING FOR SUMMER
A. Mitchell Spaeth, son of Mr. ai»
Mr3 A. L. Spaeth expects to leave
ievt trip of the Alameda for Port
t~:i where be will be employed this
summer assisting Mr. M. A. Mitchell
in the Alaska-Waahington Products
Company plant.
Mitchell graduates this year from
high school but on account of tbs
early season, will not be aibla to atty
for the graduation exercise* whlc l
take place on Thursday, May 22nd.
D. I. Harner has leased the Beavt r
Falls Power Company's Shingle Mill
and will pay top prices for good cedar
logs.
Mayor Petty Threatens the
Success of the Victory Loan
JUNEAU, April 24,-“Please print, What would you call this, a request or in
timidation? The following is the telegram received by the Chairman of the
Senate here,” * - jjPF
“KETCHIKAN, April 23-lf the Liberty Loan is to be a success here, an eight
hour law provided in the Pennington bill must pass with no restrictions, It is
political suicide for the senators opposing us, so far as concerns labor, Sign
ed Robert L, Petty, Mayor of Ketchikan, E, Nixon, Aqent of the Deep Sea Fish
erman’s Union, and H, V, Hendrickson, Secretary of the Alaska Labor Union,”
“Such telegram causes resentment and does not help the Pennington bill,
which covers onlv sawmills, and other mills, factories, manufacturing or me
chanical establishments and canneries, What about miners, cooks, waiters,
butchers, employees in me^chantile establishments, onoshoremen and numer
ous other occunations? Prepare for suicide and funeral if the canneries are to
he included and the last mentioned occupations left out,”
Senator J, R, Heckman, To the Progressive-Miner.
USE SURPLUS STOCK
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 24. —
Fwinlr K Gorrf'l. secretm-v of the Nn
*lon!\i Canners Association announced
here after a conference with Quarter
masher Ooneal Ropers of the army that j
all surplus canned roods now in the j
hands of the war department will be ■
used up instead of being turned bach \
into trade. The department has agreed
to change the army ration to the ex ■
tent necessary to use up the surplus. |
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YAKIMA. April 24.— The infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Beaudry of Wapato.
who has been ill from ‘‘sleeping sick
ness” for the past twelve days, died
here yesterday. The child had influ j
enza prior to the attack but had ap
parently recovered until he fell into a
stupor from which he could not be
awakened.
WILL BE OUT OF
FRANCE BY AUGUST
i
LONDON, April 24.—AH American
troops willbe out of France by August
the War Department has learned to
day from Secretary Baker in a dis
patch just received here. j
H, C, L, STILL ALIVE j
CHICAGO, April 24—Mr. High-Cost
of-Living has not been slain yet, and
is apparently enjoying a profitable ex
istence. according to prices readied in
*he market today. Hogs are $21.15
Mmdred. the highest price known,
l ard is quoted at 34c and corn at
'L62 a bushel.
FOUR DAYS ALL
TIME NECESSARY
LONDON, April 24.—The London
Pal! Mall Gazette declares that aero
planes have made it possible to reach
any place in the world within four
days frern London.
DISASTER OF
PERILSOF SEA
A Canadian Government
Committee Holds Mas
ter Blameless
OTTAWA. April 23.—The Commit
tee investigating the disaster of the
Princess Sophia in Lynn Canal last
October 25, holds that the wreck was
due to the perils of the sea and holds
officials and the company blameless,
it was announced today.
The above decision has been awaited
with much anxiety on the part of rela
tives who lost members oftheir family
in the disaster in which over three
hundred lives were lost. Many claims
for damages have been put in pond
ing the decision of the committee. The
decision Is the result of a series of in
vestigations held in Vancouver, Vic
toria and Juneau.
HANSON TO’MAKE
COAST-TO-COAST
TRIP FOR LOAN
SEATTLE, April 23.—Mayor Ole
Hanson loft today on a coast-to-coast
speaking tour for the present Victory
Loan, at the request of the Govern
ment.
PORTLAND, April 24—The depart
ment of justice has ordered the re-!
lease from parole and the cancella
tion of bonds of more than 10,000 ene
my aliens. About 95 who are on pa
>ole in Oregon are affected by this or
der and will ibe free of restriction
within a short time.
TRACTOR SHOW ON
WALLA WAL' A, April 24. —Hun
dreds of people have ‘been pouring in
to this city for sc ^-ral days now to at
tend tlie tractor and power farming
demonstration whicli opened yesterday
and closes tomorrow. The home own
ers of Walla Walla have thrown open
their doors to the Commercial club’s
housing committee with the result
that Walla Walla has been able to
care for 2J),0i>0 visitors daily.
HONOLULU. H. T. April 24.—It is
believed that the only way to solve
the Japanese menace in Hawaii is to
start abolishing the use of the Japan
ese language in the schools and to up
hold the views of the late “Great A
merican’' who was for one flag, one
loyalty and one language.
Democratic Campaign
Opens May 28 And 29
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 24. —
T'lie Chicago meeting of -the Demo
■ratic National Committee has beeen
set for May 28-29. This meeting will
mark the opening of the democratic
oelitical campaign.
RIVER ON RAMPAGE
JAMESTOWN, N. D.. April 24.—The!
rising waters of the James river due1
to the spring thaw, lias caused more1
than 50 families to flee from their1
heaves, and others w;ho-were unable to:
make their way to safety in time were:
forced to remain in the second story of I
heir houses until rescued
WOMAN IN CHARGE
OF POLICE DEPT,
"
FARiGO, N. D., April 24.—Fargo now j
has a woman police commission. Mrs.
F II. Wilder, prominent in W. C. T,
U, and suffrage circles, was today
elected and has taken up her new offi
cial duties.
YOUR HAND?
1ST BOLSHEVKI
ARMY NOW FIGHTS
WITH UKRAINIANS
State Of Siege Declared In Bremen By Senate-Ham
burg Torn By Riots, Papers Suppressed
Herbert Hoover Arrives in Berlin
BERNE, Switzerland, April 24.—The major portion of the
Bolsheviki First Army, which surrendered recently to the
Ukrainians is now fighting in the region of Pripet with the
Ukrainians against the Bolsheviki.
VIENNA. April 24.—The Ukrainian revolutionists headed by
S;mon Pethera have driven the Bolsheviki out of Kiev.
The Sovietgovernment of Hungary is endeavori .7 to arrange
an armistice with the Rumanians according to word received
from Budapest today.
BERLIN, April 24.—A state of siege has L declared in
Bremen by the Senate, owing to the conditions in that city due
to the recent strike. Hamburg is also torn by lots. The Bre
men newspapers have been suppressed and letters are being
censored. The use of the telephones and teleg aphs have been
prohibited.
Herbert C. Hoover, director general of the inter- h. .1 relief
organization, arrived here today to make a further investiga
tion of food conditions.
Mr. Hoover announced that it will reouire $50,000,00. monthly
to feed Russia on the cessation of hostilities in that country as
provided in the agreement with the Allies.
JOHN D. SPENDS
MUCH FOR EDUCATION
NEW YORK, April 24.—The annual
report of the General education board,
founded 'by John D. Rockefeller to Pro.
tnote education in the United States,
issued here recently reports resourc
es of $4,675,273. Of appropriations
made by the board, $1,333,000 went to
medical schools, -650,000 to general
university endowments, $318,885 to
schools for negroes and $56,000 for edu
rational research and state education
al surveys.
Thwaites Will Locate In
Ketchikan
Mr. and Mrs. Thwaites who have
been visiting their cousins. Rev. Van
Vnrter and family, have decided to lo
cate permanently in Ketchikan.
This brines a new, if small, indus
try to this city. Mr. Thwaites pro
dn'es a very large percentage of all
M.p. photonapliic postcards and other
s'-enm views sold along the coast of
Alaska.
Mr. Twaites has had an unparalleled
opportunity to get pictures of Alaskan
scenery. For thirteen years he trav
eled as mail clerk on Alaskan steam
ers during which time he thoroughly
eombed evev mile of coast between Se
attle and Bering Sea. With a camera
as i ;s constant companion thero was
';ttie of scenic Value that escaped
him.
Always thirsting for more pictures
Mr. Thwaites even turned disaster in
to profit. Having been shipwrecked'
sc veal times his ever-read y camera:
was always brought into play and thus'
rare scenes of wrecks and castaways
were secured.
These pictures are now- to be produc
ed here, and for this purposo Mr
Thwaites has secured the store form
erly occupied by Editor Needham of
'the Alaska Pioneer. This has been
partitioned, papered and painted so
ns to make a very attractive office
""id display room “forward” with an
"snecialy well equipped workshop'
“aft”.
Mrs. Thwaites who is an artist will
assist her husband in ills work and
will specialize in the coloring of pho
tographs.
The Thwaites’ Art Shop as it will
prcbably be known, will be open for
business ir n few days. In tho mean
time this t. is glad to-welcome tills
new family in its midst.
BABY BORN WITH
FIVE FINGERS
A bihv daughter born to Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Stevens of Kasaan yester
day, April 23, is equipped with
mere than the usual number of fin
gers on her right hand, on which are
flv.- fingers and a thumb, all perfect
ly shaped. Dr. Story was in attend-,
an e and reports tho baby perfectly
normal otherwise.
It is called the Victory Loan be
cause the money It will bring in was
spent to force victory over Germany.
AUSTRALIAN LOSSES
ARE HEAVY IN WAR
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 24.
—According to a statement made pub
Me today ‘bv the government common
wealth, Australia’s total casualties
during the war, with the figures
brought up to Fob. S, for the current
vPnr. totaled 307,000. The total forces
of Australia, raised 'by voluntary on
'istments, were 400.000 out of a total
•'ovulation of less than 5,000,000. The
"'•suaHies were divided as follows:
Bead, 58.043: missing. 193; prison
ers. 438; wounded 166 606; sick. 82,
•09: unspecified, 209.
RHINE VILLAS FOR SALE CHEAP
COLOCrXE—In recent newspaper
advertisements an unusually large
"umber of villas and landed estates in
♦ he Rhineland have been offered for
sale at “sacrifice” prices. Many of
tn„S(, residences are on the hills along
•^e Rhine and are occupied only during
the summer months, the owners hav
ing homes in Berlin, Frankfort, Dres
a.in and other cities of the interior.
'Tnst of those eager to sell appear to
Vo Berman nobles and higher class
• while officials. Prices asked for
those properties ranging from 50,000
to 1,000,000 marks.
NEW YORK, April 24.—It lias been
■’Stimated here by the Diamond Work
ers’ Union in America that there are
25 000 diamond cutters and polishers
in tlie world. Of these only about 675
"re in the United States and these
have come mostly since the outbreak
of the European war, which crippled
the industry in Amsterdam and Ant
werp, F • - ’-Vs greatest centers, At
the b 0uniing e, . nresorit year there
vei o 36 diamond-ci: ting establish
ments in this country, nils is exclus
ive of shops where all kii i of stones
are cut.
Tn the West, cities, counties, and
States are focusing interest on public
works of all sorts, and reports from
Pisiver, 'Colo., sent to the United
States Department of T abor are typi
e«l of the general activity.
Denver will spend in the year 1919
•veip mtnnnon. Vpm-oximatcly $1,
neo nno «f this will be used for extend
ing and 'reproving the city's water
n-1-ntei-p Proiected street improve
urnts ineluding e-ad'ng and paving
will repuire $300,000, and $100,000, be
queathed by the -T. H. Voorhiea es
♦ ete will he employed in erecting a
-- eritvpjjc ■ ta Hie new civic
center.
The capital of Cc'omdo has planned
ail municipal development along artis
tic lines. Climat-- and location con
tribute to the best effects arohltctur
ally and assurance is given that the
after-tbo-war reconstruction work will
absorb much labor and add to the
h-autv of the city
“The most unmitigated curse of the
United States is the lock of thrift.”—
Frank Crane. Buy a Bond.
DENVFR TO SPEND