VOLUME FOUR
HMKtM
Ketchikan, Aleak*, Wednesday, March 19.1919
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Number 129
WASHINGTON CONGRESSMAN
LIKELY TO SPONSOR BILL
CARRYING APPROPRIATION
SPOKANE, Wash., Mar. 19.—The bill carrying the final ap
propriation for the completion of the Alaska Railroad is to be
supported by the full Washington State Delegation of Congress
men. so Congressman Webster declared today on his arrival
home from Washington, D. C. One of the Washington con
gressmen is likely to sponsor the bill, he added.
SENATOR ATTACKS LEAGUE
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., Mar. 19.—Senator Reed address
ing the legislature here, declared that the League of Nations
would abrogate the Monroe Doctrine and violate the American
constitution. He made a very bitter attack against the con
stitution of the league and declared it should be left up to the
American people to decide whether or no they shall be a
party to it.
■O
To the Editor:
You are reque ted to give pub
lieity to this announcement, which
has been sent to all important morn
ing and afternoon papers in the
United States, not merely for what
ever news value it may posses*, but
In order to aid in obtaining proper
ly qualified applicants for the super
vtsorship in your district, to the end
that a complete and accurate con
sue may be taken.
very truly yours,
Sam. L. Rogers, Director.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 17. _
The Act providing for the Four
censuses was signed by the Preel
dent on March 3. The enumeration,
which will be made in January 1920
is now less than ten months die
tant; and the Census Bureau already
has under consideration the selection
and appointment of not to exceed
400 supervisors who will have charge
of the 90,000 enumerators. The su
per visors’ districts will, in modt
cases, except in the large cities,
have the same boundaries as the
Congressional districts. The super
visors, under the law, are to be ap
pointed by the Secretary of Com
meree upon the recommendation
of the Director of the Censue.
The following instructions have
been given by the Secretary of Com
meree to the Director of the Census
in regard to the procedurs to be fol
lowed in making selections and ap
pointments of census supervise rs.
“Conforming to the assurances
given the President in my tetter to
him of March 3rd, you will please be
guided by the following instruct
ions respecting appointments to the
post of supervisor in connection with
the taking of the Fourteenth Census
of the United States:
“A test examination, of which a
record will be kept, is to be requir
ed for appointment to the post of
•upervlsor. In addition to this, a
careful personal inquiry is to be
separately made respecting the quali
flcations of each candidate. Of thia
inquiry, also, a record will be kept
“In making appointment* from
those who shall have passed the
quiry as to qualifications, preference
I* to be given to those candidates
wh» have had executive adminis
: trative. statistical or accounting ex
: perience and to those who have had
charge of bodies of men as adminis
! tratars, provided is all cases that
men with the experience stated pos
sees the other qualifications neces
sary.
“ You will arrange to give notice
to the above effect to every candi
date applying fo appointment and
to hie sponsors, and no candidtes
are to be selected for appointment
who do not pass both tne test exam
ination and the personal inquiry.
“You are requested to ask the Civ
il Service Commission to prepare the
blanks for the test examination or to
cooperate with you in the prepara
tion of thsm. You will welcome the
assistance of the Civil Service Com
mission in this and in any other
respect in which they can be help
tul to you.
“It is my earnest desire, as I know
it is your own, that this census
shall be an example in its quality,
as well as in its promptness. I need
hardly say that neither result can
be had unless the supervisors are
selected with special care to their
Individual fitness for their task. I
am depending on you as the resp ns
ible officer in immediate charge of
the work to see that every precau
tion is taken to achieve this result.
In paricular, the appearance as well
as the fact of political patronage are
to be avoided and fitness for the
work to be done will be the control
ling factor In the appointments.”
The Director of the Census has al
ready taken steps to carry out the
instructions of the Secretary.
The supervisors’ duties will occu
py their time for the greater part of
a year, beginning about July 1, 1919.
Their compensation will be $1,500.
plus $1 for each thousand or major
fraction of a thousand of population
enumerated. The total compensation
In an average-sized district, outside
a large city, will therefore be be
tween -1,700 and $1,800. Clerk hire
and other necessary expenses will be
raid by the Government.
All candidates for euperviscrship
should address their applications to
the Director of the Census, Washing
ton, D. C.
F, A, Stocking, Jr,
Home From France
14 Months At Front
“Ev*ry American soldier who
went to France, fought his woret bat
tie right in Brest,” said Fred A.
Stocking, Jr., who arrived on the
Princess Mary Monday on a visit to
his parents here, after spending four
t«en months at the front with the
Signal Corps.
Mr. Socking left New York on
November 27. 1917, and was with
second American convoy to land in
France. After spending only one day
at Brest, the American debarkation
point, he and his companions were
leaded in the famous French cattle
cars marked "Hombres 40, Chevaux
meaning room for forty men and
eight horses. However 43 soldiers
were Jammed into this particular
car, where they were obliged to eat
•fid sleep, standing up of course.. -
until their three-days trip to the
front was ever.
His first experiences at the front
were ee e member of the famous
military police, and after a short tims
with the 8ignl Corps,—that branch of
th« service which braved all dangers
to keep the lines of communication
clear. Fourteen months dodging the
she*is and not a scratch was the a
rn»in9 record ettianed by Mr. Btook
Ing, for which he wears two gold
ctripes.
Paris In August
Five day# In Paris, three of which
were punctuated at twenty minute
intervale by he bursting of monster
shells from the famous big German
Berthas, the long-range monsters
which shelled Paris from a distance
of 73 miles, were spent by Mr.
Stocking between August 1 and 6,
“The bombardment would start in
about 11 o’clock, then the Germans
would call a halt for lunch, starting
in at 1:30 and sending the shells ov
er till seven o'clock in the evening,”
he said. "For three days this kept
up, but there was very little damage
done by the big guns. The air raid
ers were the cause of the most Seri
ous wreckage.” During the same
visit the German Gothas dropped visit
ing cards one night, in the shape of
bombs, but two of the machines were
downed after the searchlights had
ferreted them out from their hiding
place among the clouds, Mr. Stock
Ing learned the neat morning.
Conditions At Brest
"Yea, I can tell you all about
Brest and I guess every other soldier
who was there will be glad to say
the same,” this young soldier answer
ed a little bitterly on being ques
tioned regarding the scandal of the
American camp conditions at the
French port "Our crowd arrived
there in the latter part of January,
BOMB EXPLODES
KILLING WIFE OF
A FRISCO BANKER
OAKLAND. Mar. .9.—Mrs. George
Greenwood, wife of d prominent
banker of Oakland and San Francisco
was killed at her home here last
night when a bomb placed in her gar
den exploded while she was out walk
■ng around.
U. S. TROOPS IN
SIBERIA TO BE
WITHDRAWN
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LOS ANGELES. Calif., Mar. 19. —
Secretary Newton D. Baker, who ar
j rived here today with General March.
{ announced that all American troops
now rationed in Siberia are to be
' withdrawn early this spring.
ALASKA TO
HAVE TEN
SUBS HERE
Puget Sound Naval Sta
tion To Have Control
Of Radio
SEATTLE. Mar. 19.—Ten subma ;
rine chasers built in Bremerton have j
been assigned far naval patrol work■
to run down violators of the Marine
and Fisheries laws in Alaskan wat;
ers this season, it was announced at
the Navy yards today. The subchas^
ers will help the local authorities ini
keeping order at the various canner j
’es in their alloted districts.
A further announcement made to I
day was that the Puget Sound Nava! i
Station in July will take over from j
the Mare Island Naval Station the !
iuriadicion of the Alaska radio sta:
tion*.
Those Who Come And Go
_*
L. B. Ardent, of Juneau, partner
of E. C. DelzeUe, is a visitor in town j
’nd a guest at the Revilla.
E. F. Moore, President of the
George Inlet cannery, and Jim Ander
son, superintendent of the cannery,
were arrivals from the south today. .
S. Pederson, superintendent of Na
kat Inlet. W. D. Robson, bookkeeper,
and the following crew arrived today
tor Nakat, T. D. Greenway, Hans
Petersen, L. J. Siegfried, P. M. John
son. B. Johanson, L. Sampson, and
two orientals.
Oak Olson, of Schwabacher Bros,
is here from Juneau and is at the Re
villa.
Mrs. C. E. Ashton, a pioneer bus
iness woman of Anchorage, is an ar
rival from the north, and will be:
here for a short time looking over the
town, with a possible view to locati
Ing here
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H. Bergman, of Seattle, of the Berg
man Fisheries of Ketchikan and Wran;
gell, is an arrival from the south on
the Alameda today.
Mrs. A. W. Thomas, wife of Cap;
tain Thomas, of Port Walter is an!
arrival from the south for a short I
visit and is a guest at the Stedman
while in town.
Superintendent J. E. Taplin and
Mrs. Taplin of the Smiley cannery.:
at Charcoal point arrived from the
south last evening.
in the usual cattle cars. Debarking:
at Brest, we marched to the camp, j
four miles further to find room. It
was about two in the morning, pitch
dark, raining as it does 300 days in
the year at Brest, and the mud was,
anywhere from 12 to 14 inches thick
—that’s no joke either."
“After arriving at camp, were we j
found we had to march two miles to
a Marine Kitchen for mess. On the.
way we were always obliged to be At
attention all the time; not allowed
to talk, smoke, sing or look side
ways. I remember one bunch there
who started to cheer when they got
on board the transports to go home, j
they were tickled at leaving Brest,:
you know, and their commander or
dered them off and kept them there
two months. So when we left, we
didn’t cheer, you bet.”
"French wife?” Well ! should say;
not. an American girl for mine,” he
concluded with a big smile, and a <
sort of reminiscent lookl
MAJ. GEN. C. T. fcENOHER |
!
A new photograph of MaJ. Qon.
Charles T. Menohor, hew director of
the United State* air ifcrvlce, who haa
been decorated with the distinguished
service medal for his work aa com*
mander of the Rainbow division.
Rainbow Division
To Sail April 19
WASHINGTON, O. C., Mar. 19. —
The War Departmdnt announced to
'ay that he Ratntxfw ^Olvxision will
sail from Brest, ‘ Fradfce, for New
York on April 19.
OTTO ANDERSON IS
BACK FROM CAMP
Otto G. Anderson, formerly owner
)f the Cheney Grocery, who disposed
of his business when ha. was draftsd
’ast year, returned on the Alameda
today from Camp Grant, and has
started work already in the grocery
department of the Tongasa Trading
Company.
Mr. Anderson wae at Camp Dodga
for about thres months, and at Camp
Grant the remainder of the time. He
visited in Chicago and Seattle before
returning.and he is sti|l akigi*.
Assistant Superintendent W. B.
Robinson of the Lighthouse Service,
returned on the Alafeda today from
Seattle after a month's absence io
Seattle where he has been superin
tending the purchase of building ma
terials for the hew $90,000 Light
house Depot to be conetrueed here
this summer, south of the Standard
Oil Dock.
W. A. Ross, of the Furniture De
partment of J. R. Heckman 4. Co.,
returned last evening from Seattle
where he hat been visiting his fami
>y for the past three month*. Mr.
Ross says business in Seattle Is de
moralized since the strike, and Ketch
ikan looks pretty good to him. Hie
family may return this summer after
school closes.
CAPTAIN DAVIS
NOW ON ALAMEDA
The Alameda arrived this morning
from the eouth sailing for the north
early this afternoon, after discharging
much freight and many passegers
here Capt. C. 3. Davis is in com
mand.
Capt Davis’ quarters were invaded
this morning for information concern
ing his career as a mariner and he
modestly admitted having taveled A1
askan waters for the past eighteen
years, having made his first trip
north to Nome in 1901. Sixteen
years have been in the service of the |
Alaska Steamship Company. He has
acted as pitot on the Farralon. Jeff!
erson. Mariposa and Alameda and has;
been master of the Valdez for the
oast year, or until she was put on the!
dyydocks two months ago.
Capt. Davis Is no stranger to the;
Alameda, having taken her north on;
her second trip to Alaska in 1910. He
is a nice quiet old gentleman who
was slightly hampered by a cold to
day and admitted that he felt much
better when he didn't have one, but
then, who doesn’t.
Arthur Moa, one of the last crowd
pf drafted boys from Ketchikan who
was at Camp .Dodge, arrived on the
Princess after being mustered out
Feb. 14. Sinco His release he has been
visiting his parents in Fairmont, Washj
He was the adopted "god-eon” of
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hunt
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
Soqt1» bound- ■■
Princees Friday.
City of Seattle' Thureday p. m.
Jefferson Saturday night.
■HnrtM>rnmd‘ ■ • ■ — — - —
Admiral 8chiey 5 p. m. oday.
City of Seattle next Tueaday.
Alaska Saturday 89.
SEATTLE WOMAN
TAKES POISON
DURING DINNER
SEATTLE, Mar. 19.—Mrs. Gracs G.
Storrs, wife of DuJiey M. Storrs, for
mer deputy sheriff, dropped dead af
ter taking a dose of strychnine poi
son while dining with Miss Ruth
Garrison.
Miss Garrison, who is just 18 years
old, admitted to the police that she
loved 8torrs and had had beseeched
him to secure a divorce from his
wife.
“I'm Innocent, but love Dudley
Storrs with all my heart and soul,”
Miss Garrison said today when ar
rested on suspicion.
Miss Garrison told the police this
afternoon that she had planned to so
to Alaska until Mr. Sorrs could get a
divorce. Storrs is now working in the
Okanagan as an auto mechanic.
NAVY FLYER
TO CROSS
ATLANTIC
It, Commander Patrick
Bellinger Crack Flyer
Chosen For The Feat
NORFOLK, Va.. Map. 19. — Lieut.
CCommanfer Patrick Beltlngfrr^ de
clared to be the U. S. Navy’s crack
aviator, will attempt to cross be
Atlantic in a naval seap’ane, starting
from Hampton Roads in a few days
it was announced here today.
Lieut. Bellinger is holding a confer
ence with Navy officials today in
Washington relative to the propos
ed flight. The Navy is ambitious to
accomplish the feat before any for
ign flyer triumphs.
NATIVE FAIR
AT KLAWOCK
DRAWS CROWD
W. T. Loop, head of the Bureau of
Education for natives in Alaska, and
Mr. Chas. W. Hawkesworth, superin
tendent of the first division, return
ed yesterday from the west coast
where they have been attending the
native fair held at Klawock March
11 to 14, Inclusive.
Between eight and nine hundred
natives attended, coming from. Metla
katla, Hydaburg, Klawock, Wrangell,
Kake, Juneau, Douglas, Haines.
Klukwan. Hoonah. Killisnoon, Sitka
and Yakutat. To facilitate the plac
ing of visitors, all the houses in the
village were numbered. Every dele
gation was banqueted at the big pub
'ic hall where the exercises took
place.
Delegate-elect, Chas. Sulzer opened
the fair and made a great address
and was received with great enthu
siasm by the people assembled. Oth
er speakers at the fair were W. T.
Lopp who spoke on “The School
Fair, Its Value," W. G. Beattie who
chose "100 per cent Schools, How
They Are Made," as a subject. Marius
Haneome of Hydaburg spoke on
"How the World War Effects the A1
asks Native," and Chas. E. Snyder of
Kake, on "Americanization. One Coun
try, One Language, One Flag." Chas.
W. Hawkaworth spoke on “The Health
Crusade.” Chas E. Hibbs. spoke on
“Pare&t'Teachers Associations" The
dosing address was given by Mr.
Lopp on “The New Citizen."
Prominent native speakers were the
Mayers of Klawock and Hydaburg,
George Haldane, Luke Frank, Haines
DeWitt, Paul Liberty, Ralph Young.
Robert Peratovich and Billie Benson.
Rev. Edward Marsden of Metlakatla
sounded the keynote of the fair by
using as his theme the motto: Have
a goal—set a mark.
Basket ball games, concerts by the'
various bands, banquets ond inspec
tion of the various exhibits'Thom the
native towns were all part Of the
big program lasting throughout four
days. * j
Mr. and Mrs. A .H. Battin, of Livin
good, Alaska, who arrived- On the
Princess are planning- to-' locate in
Ketchikan, according to Mrs A. D.
Bosworth, mother of Mrs. Battin. Mrs.
Battin visited for several months last
spring on her way south where Mr.!
Battin Joined her last fall, -rney are
gueete of Mrs. Bosworth.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones, of J. R.
Heckman & Company's furniture de|
partment, were arrivals or the Mary
last evening from Bulkley, Wash., ,
where they have been guests of Mr.
Jones’ father.
COUNCIL MEETING
There will be a meeting of the coun
ell this evening at the council cham
bm it the usual hour.
ASQUITH MAY BE
FIRST PRESIDENT
LEAGUE NATIONS
The Removal of the Special Fortifications About the
City of Paris is Authorized by the
French Chamber of Deputies
LONDON* Mar. 19.—The London Daily Mirror says in today’s
issue that former Prime Minister. Lord Asquith is likely to be
the first President of the League of Nations, from all indica
tions. ' ’
LONDON, Mar. 19.—Eight great German steamships have
been dispatched from Hamburg, Germany, to secure cargoes of
food from the allied nations for the Germans.
PARIS, Mar. 19.—Lord Cecil, one of the Bril ■ C legates to
the peace conference declared today that the League of Nations
will strengthen rather than weaken the Monroe Doctrine and
that the present war has left the United States i«. position of
enormous power.
Official intimation has been made that the T "ague of Nations
may be attached to the peace treaty as an appendix, making Ger
nranv sign the peace treaty but not admitting her to the League
of Nations membership.
The French Chamber of Deputies today authorized the re
moral of the special fortifications placed about the city of Paris
during the period of the war..
The peace terms have been amended, at the suggestion of the
American Delegates to provide shorter terms of occupation in
in German territory so as to bring about the earlier return of
the American army in occupation.
Premier Lloyd George has announced here today that he
plans on remaining in Paris until the Peace Treaty has been
concluded. '“***
Argentine is the first neutral country to ask for membership
in the League of Nations, it was announced this afternoon.
Immensely Strong Fortifications To Go
LONDON. Mar. 19.—The Naval Correspondent of the London
Laily Mail, describing the immensely strong fortifications on
the island of Heligoland which have been ordered dismantled
by the Supreme War Council, says:
“The summit of the island is bomb proof and the batteries
are so placed as to be invisible from the sea. The heavy guns
three 11 inch and 12 inch weapons probably were replaced dur
ing the war by 15 inch guns. The guns are mounted in steel
turrets of great thickness. All the batter;es and observation
posts are connected by subterranean passages and the roads
lending up to them run al«ng galleries which are shell proof.
The guns aremounted after the usual German fashion, so as
to give them an immense range, from 10 to 12 12 sea miles. To
enable the island to withstand the concussion of their discharge
and resist fire directed against it> $30,000,000 is said to have
been spent before 1910, and subsequently other large sums were
allotted.
The immense seaplane sheds are of the disappearing type
and could be lowered as a protection asainst long range fire.
There are store shops and repair works with all the usual equip
ment. The fortifications presumably will be blown up but their
destruction will be no easy business. They are of a reinforced
concrete and steel and a very large quantity of explosives will
be required.
The fortifications at either entrance to the Kiel canal are of
immense strength and are lavishly supplied with the heaviest
guns in steel turrets.”
WILL CONNECT IRELAND AND
CANADA BY WIRELESS SHORTLY
LONDON, Mar. 19.—Ireland and Canada have ;.ow been con
nected by Wireless Telephone, according t ; an a. ouncement
made here today by Marconi, the inventor tl the Ma "*ni wire
less telegraph. The Wireless telephone has been in use on a
number of ships but until the present has been e.'ltablis. be
tween countries at such a distance.
CHANCE TO WIN CONTEST EXTENDED
Two .weeks have been added to the period of the \ ictory Loan
slogan contest. Instead of closing March 22 the final day will
be April 5.
This extension of time was made at the request of the South
ern California Liberty Loan committee, which will make a
special :am(paign to arouse interest during the last three weeks
in the hope that good enough slogans may be created to give
Southern California the distinction of winnin all three of the
cash prizes of $30, $20 and $10.
The only limit in the contest is the numbe- of words that ca::
be used in any slogan. Twelve is the limit but the shorter the
better declares the Slogan Editor, who adds, ‘ We want a sth
ring battle cry that will express the spirit of the country in
floating.; this last loan.”
Here are a few of the thousands that have been submitted:
“Vfttory Bonds Bind Victory.”
“Don’t Quit Because the. Kaiser Did.”
^Xre You Grateful? Loan.”
“What is Victory Worth to You?”
“Prosperity for Posterity.”
“You Ordered Victory. Pay the Price.”
“This Loan is the Last. Let’s Finish it Fist.”
“If You Don’t Like Our Victory Loan, Try Germany’s.”