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VOLUME FOUR
Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday, February 21, 1919
OUR FLAG
Tomorrow is the
187th Anniversary
Of Washington's
Birthday
Tomorrow. Saturday February 22nd. is the 187th anniversary
of the birth of George Washintoo. First Presient of the Unite
States. He was born in 1732 and died in 1799.
Facts About Washington
He was 6 feet 2 inches tall. He had brown hair, which became
thin and gray. “He never knelt in church” said Bishop White.
Mrs. Washington knelt.
His nephew who lived for years with the Washingtons, said
he was always up before sunrise. He knelt in privat epraver.
both morning and evening.
He sat for hourss without speaking aloud but had a habit of
moving his lips while thinking.
For some reason which his family never knew. \\ ashington
stopped taking communion years before he died. Mrs. Washing
ton invariably remained for that sendee.
Washington had smallpox when a boy while visiting the Bar
badoes.
He received an appointment to go in the navy when 14 years
of age. but his mother objected, and so it was given up.
Washington had a special fondness for sorrel horses. He rode
a fine one at the battle of Trenton.
Fairly close neighbors as they were. Washington and Jefferson
never saw each oth.er after Washington retired from the presi
dency. nearly three years before his death. They were not on
friendly terms at that period.
When Lafayette and Roehambeau wrote to Washington, which
they did freouently, they employed the English language, al
though" Roehambeau wrote in French and had his letters trans
lated before mailing.
All the states took official action upon the farewell address,
and several states did the usual thing o fhaving it bound as a
part of their laws.
Washington was the only person whose birthday was publicly
celebrated while he lived. February 22 was quite widely obser
ved while he was president.
John Adams, while president, in Philadelphia, refused to sanc
tion the celebration of Washington’s birthday on the ground, as
he afterward said, that it was a slight upon the highest official
of the land to honor thus a private citizen.
Washington died at the beginning of the last hour of the last
day of the week, of the last month in the year of the last
year of the century.
tT. S RICHFR THAN BEFORE WAR
(By Carter Glass, Secretary of the Treasury)
A thing difficult to understand is the reactionary spirit which
in some ouarters. seems to have seized hold of American business.
It manifests itself in a gloomy and pessimistic view of the future
in no way justified by conditions present or discernible, and in a
disposition to cavil at further expenditures the government is
under the necessity of making in order to liquidate the war.
Instead of days of dark foreboding, these should be days of
rejoicing of confidence and of high resolve. America is least
injured of any of the nations which took active part in the death
grapple with autocracy on the soil of France and Flanders. Our
fieldlhave not been devastated, our homes and factories have not
been razed famine does not stalk amone us. In all material
things the nation is richer and stronger than it was before we
went to war.
Is the American spirit less courageous than is the spirit of the
French or of the Belgians? France, sorrowing, but undaunted,
has set about to repair the wreck the ruthless invader wrought,
and refuses to view the future darkly. Belgian, stripped of all
save honor, looks forward to the day when a greater nation will
rise on the ruins of the old. Shall America, then, bend and groan
under the imaginings of a burden which it should bear lightly,
if felt at all.
Si>ht should ne%*er be lost of the fact that America’s war debt
is substantially all owed to the American people. Money to meet
the interest charges on it and eventually to pay off the principal
will flow back to the sources whence it came. A national debt
of this character is not a burden to cripple future business.
It shouM be kept in mind also that the issues of Liberty Bonds
were paid for. or are beino- pa?d for. almost entirely bv the
current aavinna of the papnle. There was no imnairrnent of the
capital which had accumulated fr^m the envin"s of former years.
More capital is available today for the financing of legitimate
business than ever before in the history of the nation. Moreover
it must he remerpt'ered for at least two vears prior to the entran
ce of this country into war. American business em’oved unprece
dented n^o-noritv. with enormous profits, untaxed beyond the
In affectincr the savings bv means of which thev bought t ;her
ty Bonds, the American people learned the lessons of thrift, the
benefits of which will be felt bv our children and our children’s
children. The billion dollar indemnity which Bismarck levied
in the belief that it would Veen France prostrate raiuvenated
hVanee and enabled Vr.r fo hoeowo tho chief ctiimblincr-hlocV to
f’erinan-.-’u dream of vrjrj/j clowl nation, po America's war debt
if'firrh+lv viewed and * -died choidd rraVp for the con
tehfment and pr' ~ ' obstacle
to business nr ; and other
things whic’ .us* out®.. _.uia of fancy.
PREMIER KURT EISNER IS KILLED TOD A Y
AMSTERBAM, Feb.. 21:-B Munich dispatch just re
ceived here says that Premier Kurt Eisner of Bavaria
was shot and killed by Count Arce Valli a nobleman.
CELEBRATION OF
GOLDEN JUBILEE
ELABORATE
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 21:—
The celebration of the Golden Jubi
lee of Cardinal Jame» Gibbons, began
here yesterday.
Cardinal Gibbons was born in Bal
timore in 1834, and will celebrate
his 85th birthday On July 23. He was
ordained a Roman Catholic priest in
•'861, was made vicar apostolic with
title of bishop in 1868 and was no
minated as cardinal, invested with
the princepiy insgnia in 1886. He is
the author of The Faith of Our Fa
thers: Our Christian Heritage: The
Ambassador of Christ. He resides
in Baltimore.
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6ft,000 MFN
QUIT WORK !N
PETROGRAD
LONDON. Feb. 21:— Sixrty thou
sand workmen are on strike in Pet
rograd according to a retiable wire
less dispatch just received here this
morning, which states that the men
are reported as disgusted with Bol
shevistic rule and are demanding
the icvil war conditions in Russia
be ended.
PANK LOOTER FOUND
CONDUCTING BUSINESS
IN SEATTLE ARRESTED
SEATTLE. Wash... Feb. 21;—Will
iam Mannon Grisson, charged with
looting a ..Chicago. Bank recently
of which he was cashier, to the ex
tent of two hundred thousand doll
ars was arrested here today and will
be returned to answer to the charge.
He was carrying on a manufacturing
name.
Lieut. Waterhouse
Dies in England
LONDON, Feb. 21.—Lieutenant Jo
seph Waterhouse, of Seattle member
of the British Royal Air Force, son
of Frank Waterhouse, died here to
day of Influenza.
GHERARDI GOING TO BERLIN
PARIS, Feb. 21;—Captain Walter
R. Gherardi, former American Naval
Attache at Berlin, who is at the head
of the oarty to be sent to Germany
to investigate political, social, and
economic conditions for the Ameri
can delegation of the Peace Confer
ence, will make his headquarters in
Berlin. The other members of the
unofficial mission, however, will be
stationed in various German cities.
Dr. H. H. Field and Lieutenant
George Howe of the party will be
stationed in Munich.
Marshal Sharpe
Takes Nan North
Deputy Marshal Walter B. Sharpe
left on the City of Seattle last even
ing for Wrangell where he is escort
ing Harry Kitchkoon, murderer, who
Is to serve his life sentence there.
Kitchkoon is the aged native who
was found guilty last year of murd
ering the old native woman, Mary
Kushnick, after plying her with liqu
or, ostensibly for purposes of robb
ery. Sentence was prostponed until
this term of court, when It was de
cided by the court to place him in
the Wrangell jail which is in t bett
<r condition than the local Jail.
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Alameda, Thursday, . ,
Princess, Monday.
■ City of Seattle, Tuesday.
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»5f'rson. 22nd.
City cl Seattle, Monday night.
I Alaska, Thursday.
U. S. TROOPS1
ENTERING 1
BERLIN 1
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Cniiser St. Louis ,
1300 Western
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Men Across
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 21-.—Ameri
can troops,, mainly New ..Yorkers 1
have arrived in Berlin to protect the
transports of food which are being '
sent to Germany, it is reported in a
dispatch received here today.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The Cruis
er St. Louis and thirteen hundred
troops mainly from the state of '
Washington, arrived in the harbor
today. A rfbieil other transpoifts
which have been delayed are due ,
within the next thirty hours.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21: —
The War Departrrxent aunounoced
today that all American troops, in
cluding those in occupation of Ger
many can be returned to the United
States by next Septembter.
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U. c. Officers Are
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Honored by French
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ARCHANGEL, Russia, Feb. 21: —
Thirty American officers and men
who have been serving under a
French Commands* on the Vologda
front wrre decorated with French
War Crosses today for gallant ser
vice.
BERLIN PAPER STARTS
AIRPLANE DELIVERY
WEJMAR—One of the British
newspapers has setablished for ses
sions of the national assembly of
the first regular airplane delivery
inaugurated on the continent. The
morning and noon editions of this
newspaper are delivered at Weimar
two hours after publication.
ENGINEERS WILL EMBARK
SAN FRANCISO. Feb. 21:—The
eighteenth railway engineers, a regi
ment recruited from California and
other Pacific coast states, will em
bark from Bordeaux, March 1. Word
cf the contemplated return came to
Mayor James Rolph through Capt.
D. W. Pierson of the eighteenth en
gineers, who is in San Francisco on
special service.
GEN. WOOD SOUGHT AS EDITOR
NEW YORK, Feb. 21;—Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood may fill the post of
contributing editor to the Metropoli
tan Magazine, left vacant by the
death of Colonel Roosevelt, accord
ing to Henry J. Whigham, editor and
publisher of the magazine. Mr. Whig
ham said the offer had been made
to General Wood and no reply had
been ieceived. His accepance of the
offer will be contingent, the editor
said, upon the permission of the sec
retary of war.
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iboto by American Press Association
Major GenaraJ Leonard Wood.
MERGER AND HIS
FRIENDS GIVEN
20 YEARS EACH
CHICAGO, Feb. 21—Victor L. Bcr
ier socialist and bis associates, who
were found guilty of conspiracy a
l?inst the United States, were sen
enced to serve twenty years each
>yJudge Landis after denying their
notions for a new trial. They were
eleased under tewenty-five thousand
loliar bail each.
LUXEMBURG, Feb. 21;—The form
:r Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide left
.uxemburg today for Switzerland. She
was accompanied as far as Thionville
>y her mother and the Grand Duchess
Charlotte and the Princess Hilda and
\ntoinette, her sister.
WOMAN TELIS
COMMITTEE OF
PROPAGANDA
WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 21: —
Irtrs. Louis Bryant, testifying before
he Senate Propaganda committee
lere, admitteed having visited Rus
sia and returning hej-e to spread Bol
ihevism. She said that her hus
jand John Reed, and American writ
ir, is temporarily employed in the
jropaganda department of the Rus
;ian Government.
Mrs. Bryant was one of the wo
men who participated in the recent
suffragists riot in Washington when
in effigy of President Wilson was
>urned as a protest for woman’s
suffrage.
NEW RED GROSS HEAD
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21;—Dr Living
ston Farrand, President of the Uni
versity of Colorado has been appoint
:d by President Wilson Chairman of
:he Central Committee of the Ameri
:an Red Cross and in that capacity
vill becme the executive head of
hat organization.
This announcement was made sim
ultaneously with another to the ef
ect that the Red Cross War Council
would retire on March 1, on which
iae Dr. Farrand will assume his
lew position.
WRITING THE HISTORY
OF THE WAR
PARIS, Feb. 21;—To insure the
writing of an accurate history of the
war, a score of officers under orders
to etun to Ameica have been detain
ed and Sent to Italy to make a study
3f the regions over which the Italian
and Austrian campaigns were fought
A large number of officers are now
L-ngaged in studying the devastated
regions of France and Belgium for
same purposes.
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HYDABURG PLAYS METLAKATLA
The victorious Basket ball team
fj-om Hydaburg which defeated the
Wrangell team on the 13th inst.,
with a score of 69-12 and the Kasaan
team on the 17th, score £7-18 arriv
ed In Ketchikan yesterday on thelf
way to play Metlakatfa, where they
expect to put up a-good fight for the
honors.
The boys report that they mad*
the trip from Hydaburg, via the Por
tage, where they were met by th<
boats from Kasaan. After the game
Monday evening they were royally
entertained bv their hosts.
The visitors played the swiff
Meti'akalva team, last evening and
won the game, score 27-23.
Kaeaan will play Metlakatia this
evening and Hydaburg and Metlaka
tla will battle again tomorrow night
BACK FROM CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Charlotte A. Reynolds anc
daughter Fotyence returned yesrte
day from northern Caliiomia. Mrs
Reynolds went south to visit witf
hrr son last fall taking her sor
Cyril with her. Florence joined hei
mother and brother last December
On her way south Mies Reynolds euf
f„red a nair-'nl accident when she
fell on the deck of the steamer anc
snra’m-d her ankle, confining her ti
her home for many weeks.
SECRETARY WILSON SAYS
STRIKERS IN EAST AND
WEST ARE BOLSHEVIKIS
Desperate Fight Being Waged to
have Metal Trades Convention
To Order Walkout
NEW aYORIv, Feb., 21:—Secretary Wilson of the Department
of Labor declared in his address last night that strikers of the
shipyard workers in Seattle; the coal miners and the miners in
Butte. Montana, and the textile workers of Lawrence, Mass,
were born Bolshevikis, and that if their efforts had not been
crushed at birth, would have led no one knows where.
PORTLAND. Feb., 21:—A desperate fight to have the metal
trades convention order a coast-wide walk-out in the shipyards,
is being made by men here in sympathy with the strikers of
Seattle who are still out.
Clemenceau Considered Out
of Danger. Receives Officials
PARIS, Feb., 21:—Premier Clemenceau is now regarded as out
cl' danger, and was sufficiently strong to receive the members of
the Supreme Council this afternoon for a short session.
Urge French as League Language.
PARIS, Feb. 21:—The Matin in today's issue makes ..aplea
for the adoption of French as the official language of the ..So
ciety of Nations. It points out that it has been the language
of diplomacy since the eighteenth century and ..that. ..it ..was
the language of the Algeciras and the ..HAGUE ..Conference,
and it argues that, while French is not ..superior ..to ..other
ianguage, it is recognized as pecularly adapted for expressing
clearly and unambiguously fine shaes of thought.
ToKeep Army In Field.
PARIS, Feb. 21:—L’lntransigeant announces today that it
understands that an interallied army is soon to be formed to
keep the field until Germany makes a complete financial settle
metn of all indemnities and pays for all her destruction of pu
blic and personal property.
France Wants Indemnities
France will demand that Germany pay for four hundred and
fifty thousand houses which her armies destroyed during
their occupation. This does not include the list of factories
and places of business which were ramsacked and looted.
Switzerland A Hotbed Of Anarchists
PARIS, Fei.21:—Plots unearthed in Switzerland are prov
ing that that country is a veritable hotbed of pro-German con
spiracies. One of the schemes disclosed was that the radicals
had planned to assassinate both Clemenceau and President
Wilson, but were unable to cross the frontier into France.
Germany Suspends Polish Hostilities
BERLIN, Feb. 21:—In compliance with the new terms ..of
the armistice renewal it is announced today that ..hostilities
against Poland have been suspended.
TOKIO ,Feb., 21:—Premier Hara during a speech in the Jap
anese Diet today expressed great surprise that China should in
sist on the return of Tsingtao, and asserted that she had no right
to make such a demand.
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President Wilson Will Reach The
Whitehouse Early Tuesday Morning
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21:—President Wilson will reach the
Whitehouse here next Tuesday morning, according to an announ
cement made today by Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment. President Wilson will re-embark on the George Washing
ton about March 5, for France.
Sherman And Borah Introduce Resolution
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21;—Senators Sherman and
Borah today introduced a resolution in the senate requesting
President Wilson not to discuss the League of Nations while
in Boston. The resolution demands that the people be given
a vote on the League of Nations contitution before the gov
ernment binds itself under compact.
Professor an Mrs. W. G. Bpattie,
of Metlakatla arrived in town today
and will be here until the middle of
next week. Durig their stay in
town they will be guests of Catpain
and Mrs. W. C. Dlbrell.
W. C. Baird of the Washington
Shoo Company was an arrival from
the south yesterday. Mj*. Baird is
a guest at the Revilla.
R. 0. Me Phall. of Seattle, Karl
Muller of Loring. Hugh R. Chllborg
• and Toddy Voss of tho Salt Chueh
Mine are guests at the Revilla.
Tomorrow ir: bcinr obs erved as
tores. The ban!: will be closed a
at 12 o’clock noon.
SAN FRANCISCO
TO HAVE 5c. LOAF
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob., 21:— Three
bakers of Creek decsc,nt buckled on
their armour yesterday and declared
war upon the bread combined by flint
articles of incorporation with the
county clerk. The company will be
known as the Athens Baking Campa
oy and ’" ill manufacture broad to he
&old at A vs cents the Io$f of the
reruiatio nslze.
a lesral holiday b ythe bank and
11 day while the stores will close