VOLUME FOUR
Ketchikan, Alaska, Thursday April 10, 1919
Number 147
Premier Lloyd George Leaves Paris For England On
Monday to Address British Parliament But
!s Expected to Return in A Few Days
PARIS. April 10.—Prospects for an early peace continue to
prow brighter each hour and a new pace in deliberations by the
Council is being set.
Four more important ouestion have apparently been disposed
of finally, being on Reparations, Fiume, the Responsibility of the
War and the Saar Valley.
Premier Lloyd George leaves for London on Monday for the
purpose of addressing the British Parliament, he announced to
day. It is expected however, that he will return to Paris with
in a few days, to be here during the last stage of the conference.
At the opening of this morning’s session President Wilson ex
pressed the hone that thepreliminary neace agreement would be
ready in two days at the latest.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.—Advices received at the
White House today from President Wilson indicate that good
progress is being made at the peace conference.
German Ships Are In Good Order
yr—
LONDON. Ene., April 10.—In the opinion of the United
States Naval commission sent here to survey them, the condi
tion of the German merchant ships which will eventually be
used to transport American troops homeward, is surprisingly
good. It is not definitely known exactly what ships the United
States will ha assigned or iu.st when thev will he assigned but it
it is believed that the vessels most likelv to go to America will
1 -> the Zenrehn. 15 200 tons, the Prins Freidrich Wilhelm. 17—
000 tons, the Graf Waldenee. 12.000 tons. Patricia 14.400 tons,
the Cap Finisterr 1 1 “00 tons the Pretoria 13,200. the Cleveland
16.900 tons and the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The giant' ship
Imnerator 52 000 tons will also go to the U. S. She is at pres
ent stuck in the mud. but it. is believed she can be floated in a
few days.
The ships, as was originally arranged, will be manned by A
merican crew- now here and on their way to England
Ruble Notes Vre Barred In Great Britain
LONDON April 10.—The importation into the United King
dam of ah mbig notes other than these issued by the financial
department of dm Prov: Tonal Government of North Russia at
Archangel, is prohibited by a. proclamation issued, except when
under license lr rite Treasury.
New Problem For Conference To Solve
PARIS. April 10.—One cf the new problems the peace confer
ence is now tryingfo so*ve ia the ouestion of how to hand!© the
s tuation in case the Bolshevists succeed in maintaining a separ
ate government in Germany vi h headquarters in Munich.
Call On Queen Marie Of Rumania
President and Mrs. Wilson today called upon Queen Marie of
Rumania, who thanked them simply in the name of her people
for the great helping hand extended by the great republic of
America whom they represented, and which she expressed a
hope to visit at some not distant date.
JAPANESE-AMERICAN CORPORATION
FORMED TO OPERATE SS. LINE
SEATTLE, April 10.—Kotaro Mochizuki, a member of the Ja
panese Parliament, announced here today that a two hundred
million dollar corporation was being formed by Japanese and A
merican capitalists- including J. P. Morgan, Jr., to operate a
great steamship line between Seattle and the Orient.
February this year, reports Mr. Gerig
was the mildest February on record.
It is recorded only five days below zero,
and it also had the lightest fall of snow
for tliits time of the year. Ice condi
tions in Anchorage harbor have been
very favorable, so much so that the
Commission’s launch Alaska, was tak
en to Turnagain Arm by train to upd
ate between points of‘Steel.—Alaska Ry
Record.
Plans are said to be under way by
Cordova people for organization of a
company to be Known as idle Alaska
Aerial Transportation Company. Ac
cording to the plans a3 now outlined
several airplanes capable of carrying
two passengers and several hundred
pounds of baggage will be purchased
and regular trips made to Fairbanks
and way points.
MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Southbound
.Princess Friday.
City of Seattle Tuesday.
Alameda 15th.
Northbound--~
Jefferson Saturday.
Farragut Friday.,
Dr. J. A. (Sutherland, territoria1
health officer, has been notified by
Gov. Riggs that the territory cannot
pay the expenses in connection with
the fumigation of the mails at Fair
banks This action is taken by the
territory on the opinion given by the
surgeon general of the army that the
influenza germ cannot be carried in
the mails.
NEW SHINGLE
IVHLL TO START
.\Ir. D. I. Harner, who until recently
lias been in the employ of the Light
housc service at Tree Point Lighthouse
lies been made manager of tlie Beaver
Falls Power Company Shingle Mill,
which is to begin operating tomorrow
morning. The plant is located at
George Inlet.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Samuel Bornstein, Mrs. W. A. Bry
ant, Mr. Miller were arrivals on the
City of Seattle yesterday. Leaving for
the north were George II. Pike, Mrs.
Edna Starkloff, Chas. Weidle, A. Ander
son. IT. Fallstrom, F. W. Daly, Etta
Owens, W. G. and F. P. Cheney, W. G.
Johnson, Joe Meherin, M. C. Sullivaa
NO INCREASE FOR
STATE OF ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, II!., April 10.—Judge j
Foell In a decision today permanently.
restrained Postmaster General Burls-!
son from raising the telephone rates!
in the state of Illinois.
NEW YORK, April 10.—The world’s!
first “air port” is being established at
Atlantic City, N. J., it was announced
today, through tlve joint action by the
Aero Club of America, Aerial League
of America and the Atlantic City Aero
club.
NORTH AND SOUTH
COIIPLF ARE WED
TACOMA, April 10.—Mildred T.
Gear pf Honolulu, and Will M. Eddy,
of Nome, arrived from their long trips
to Tacoma and were married. They
had met in Chicago several years ago
and had corresponded during their
separation which culminated in their
wedding re They will eo to Nome
to live.
Have No Fear That Japan
May Absorb Their
islands
NEW KORK, Ap-i'l 10;—Manuel P.
.Quezon, President of the Philipiuo
senate declared todt in answer to
a question that tli • Philipino p-nple
themselves have no fear of Japan ab
sorbing their islands after independen
ce lias (been granted to the islands
The question has been raised as to
whether or not it would be safe to
grant independence to the islands now
(in view of the growing influx of Japan
ese, who might, it was feared, have an
ulterior motive.
RED CROSS MEETING
IN SEATTLE TODAY
SEATTLE, April 10.—Delegates from
114 chapters of the Northwestern Divi
sion of the American Red Cross, in
cluding the states of Washington, Ore
gon. and Idaho, and the territory of
Alaska, have arrived here to attend the
second annual conference here which
opens today and which will remain in
session for three days.
Unfinished war work will be review
ed and the Red Cross peace-time pro
gram considered. Guy E. Suavely,
sistant general manager of the Red
Cross, of Washington, D. C., will speak
on the peace program.
FIRST MEMORIAL
FOR ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK, April 10.—Tile first
permanent memorial to the late Colonel
Roosevelt on Long Island is the Roose
velt Church in Kaw Gardens. It is
’ protestant but undenominational and it
is expressly stipulated in the papers of
! incorporation that Colonel Roosevelt’s
i favorite hymn, "Onward Christian Sol
I diers,” shall he sung at all services.
WOMEN’S INTERESTS TO BE
REPRESENTED AT PARIS
The results ct Americaan experience
in coordinating efforts in behalf of
women workers through tlie Woman in
industry Service. United States D -
nartment of Labor, will he offered to
tlir Peace Conference by the represen
tatives of the National Women’s Trades
Union League, who sailed for France
on March 10 following an indorsement
of the proposed plan by President Wil
son, to present the intarests of women
workers to that body.
These representatives—'Miss Marv
Anderson, vice chairman of the Wash
ington committee of the National
Women’s Trades-Union League and
assistant director of the Women in
Industry Service, and Miss Rose
! Schneidermann, president of the
Women’s Trades Union League of New
York—except to speak before the com
missions that are considering labor
matters. One of the principal points
they expect to urge in Paris will be
the representation of women in the pro
posed international labor commission
and on any international labor bureau
that may be established.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Taylor, of tile
of the Alaska Steamship Company
were arrivals yesterday from Seattle
where they have spent tlie past six
weeks visiting.
Henry Yoager and John Logan of
Juneau are registered at the Revilin.
Japanese bovcrnment Has
Vouchsafed No Reply
As Yet
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 10.—Th<
United States Government has mad
an enquiry of Japan regarding th
cause of tile recent clash (between the
Japanese and American soldiers a'
Tientsin but has not received any ex
planation in answer to date.
American soldiers arc reported to
have made a raid on the Japanese con
sulate and beaten up the consul, at the
nnrt. of Tientsin, China, eighty miles
from Pekin.
KING FLIES HOME
PARIS, April 10.—King Albert of
Belgium who lias been holding confer
ences with the peace delegates return
ed to Brussels by airplane.
CYCLONE KILLS
MANY IN TEXAS
DALLAS, Texas, April 10.—Thirty
three persons were killed and hundreds
injured in various degrees as a result
of a terrific cyclone which swept the
northern counties of the state last Tues
day night.
KANSAS CITY, April 10.—Reports
from various parts of the country af
fected by the tornado and Cyclone
show that the total number of dead in
Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas, as a
result are one hundred and seventy
two. with about four hundred injured.
■C^idters Anri Sailors
To Havo National
IV1 eet St, Louis
'
NEW YORK, April 10.—Lieutenant
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has issued
a call for a caucus of the World War
Soldiers and Sailors to be held in St
Louis, on May S, preliminary to boldine
a national convention in November this
year.
“CLOUD COPS”
rf)R NEW Y^RK
THIS YEAR
NEW YORK. April 10.—When 26
American, British and French nviatms
were sworn in the office of Deputy Pn
lice Commissioner Wanamaker as mem
ber of the police reserves, the first
plans for a “cloud-cop” section of the
New York Police department materializ
cd. Uniforms have born ordered and
planes willl be ordered in May, The
squadron will probably lake the air ty
June it is announced.
When completed the squadron wi’>
comprise 150 men, including fliers, me
chanicians, supply officers, medical of
ficers, chaplain and cooks. Both
land and sea planes will be used and
landings will be built on top of high
buildings.
EX-SERVICE MEN
HOLD PRELIM
INARY MEETING
At Rod Men’s Hall last night a large
and enthusiastic mooting was held to
discuss the organization of the World’s
War veterans. A temporary organize
! tion was perfected to be known as “The
Sons of Democracy, Great War Vet
erans’’. Alaska Chapter Number One
I About fifty honorably discharged serv
ice men were present who were all en
tbusiastically in favor of the organiza
i icn of an association similar to the
1 many now being perfected in the
! States. All present signed applica
tions requesting membership. It was
brought, out at the organization tha*
there are approximately 200 service
I men in and around Ketchikan all of
whom will undoubtedly join the associa
I tion.
| The purpose of the organization, as
I brought out at the meeting, is to or
; an ire fer the political and economical
, welfare of all men who served in the
[ past world’s war.
A meeting will be held at Red Men V
! Hall at 2:30 p. im. Sunday, April 13 at
! whieli permanent organization will b
! effected and officers elected. 4
Any honorably discharged soldier,
sailer or marine Is elidible to member
ship and all are requested to either
send in their applications or be present
! at the meeting to he held next Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Strong returned
from Seattle on the Northwestern af
ter n ninth's holiday and Visit with
friends and relatives in the Puget
Souud cities.
AMERICAN SUBS v
ON WAY TO U, S,
LISBON, Spain. April 10.—Thirty
American submarine chasers sailed
from here today for Gibraltar on their
way back to the United States, it was
announced today.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.—When
a retort in the Illinois-Pacific Glass
Works overflowed, five men were scald
ed with molten glass, two perhaps fa
tally. A bursting steam pipe admitted
water into the retort, causing the fluid
to boil and overflow, showering the
men working about it. Two of the
men were covered with glass from
head to foot.
JAPANESE TO
SUPPRESS TROUBLE
HONOLULU, H. T., April 10. — A
Tokyo cable arriving here today states
fhat six battalions cf Japanese troops
have departed from Japan for Korea
where they have been ordered to sup
press the uprisings there.
Legislature Asked Not To
Embarrass Peace
Conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 10.—The
California senate "was asked today by
Secretary Lansing in Paris not to in
troduce or press at the present time,
the proposed anti-Japanese legislation.
“It would he particularly unfortun
ate to have those bills introduced or
pressed now,” the cable from France
reads..
NEW SUBMARINE
ISA SUCCESS
QUINCY, Mass., April 10.—The Na
vy Department has announced the suc
cessful trip of submarine R, 6., latest
of the ocean going subm rsi^Ks of the
United States Navy, launched here in
March. This ship is said to include
all the improvements in undersea boats
known In this country.
The R. 6 is about 200 feet long and
has a cruising radius of approximate
ly 8,000 miles. She was built at tho
yards of the Fore River Shipbuilding
Corporation and was designed by the
Electric Boat Company.
CHORUS GIRL
WEDS A COUNT
LONDON, April 10.—Miss Violet!
Lester, a chorus girl in one of the Lon
don Theatres became the bride this
week of Count Zborowski, a Polish no
1 bleiman who inherited a great fortune
from his American mother.
He is believed to be the son of Count
■' uorowski who married Mme de Stuers 1
and who was killed in an automobile j
accident on the French Riviera.
MRS, BRYANT AND
FATHER RETURN
Mrs. W. A. Bryant and father, Mr.
Miller, wore returning passengers on
the City of Seattle yesterday from a
month’s visit to Seattle for the bene
fit of Mr. Miller’s health. His many!
friends will be relieved to learn that j
ids trip has done him much good.
Professor W. G. Beattie of Metlakat
la, was a visitor in town-yesterday on
business. Superintendent li. E. Si
monds of the Annette Island Packing
Company was also a visitor from
Met lakatla.
‘IMMORTALS
EARL J. CHEEVERS,
Sergeant, Headquarters Co.,
132nd Infantry.
Sergeant Cheevcrs received
the Distinguished Service Cross
for extraordinary heroism in ac
tion near Bois de Forges,
(France, September 20, 1018.
While engaged in maintaining a
lino of communication, Ser
geant Choevers saw four of the
enemy enter a dugout during an
mi nek. Armed with only a pis- ^
tol, la* followed. Upon reach- rt
in?; the dugout he ordered the $
b men to come out. When the;.- r
refused, he entered and routed *
b out and captured twelve pits- L
£ jj
Workmen Form A Revolutionary Workmen’s Guard
And Demand Disarmament of Police Throughout
Germany and Affiliation With Soviets
BERLIN, April 10.—A Munich despatch today says that di
plomatic relations have been established between the Bavarian
and Russian Soviet Governments.
COPENHAGEN, April 10.—At a meeting of the strikers at
T amrendreer demands were formulated including the formation
of a revolutionary Workmen’s Guard, the establishment of politi
cal and economic relation swith the Russian Soviet Government
and the disarmament of the police throughout Germany.
German Government Listing Securities For Food
RERUN, April 10.—The listing of the securities which the
German Government has decreed shall be surrendered in order
to help nav for food delivered to Germany is now well under way
according to the Norreutsche Allgemaine Zeit; 1 r. \ list of
securities is also published and includes the bonds of thirty
three foreign railroads. Foreigners resident i Germany and
owning securities need not surrender or register them. They
may export their securities if it is proven that they were pur
chased before March 4, 1019. Precautions are being taken to
prevent the illicit transfer of securities from Germany + for
eign ownership to avoid confiscation. Owners will be paid in
proportion to the size of indemnities asked by the Allies.
American Soldiers Protest
S*"‘“
ARCHANGEL. April 10.—Asserting that the United States
is not at war with the Bolsheviki. a company of A merman troops
protested against returning to the scene of the fighting in South
Avchane-el but finally did so after an appeal had been made by
•'heir commander who assured, them that they were waging a
defensive battle.
Additional Explanations In
Regard To Victory Loan
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.—The following telegram from
Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass, explaining tax exemp
1 ;on features of the Victory Liberty Loan Act has been receiv
ed by Governor James K. Lynch of the Federal Reserve Bank:
“It is perhaps not generally understood that under the terms
of Section 2 (a) of the Victory Liberty Loan Act- the interest
ueeived on and after January 1, 1919, until the expiration of
e've years after the termination of the war, on an amount of
vc'ds of the First Liberty l oan converted, the Second Liberty
1 converted and unconverted, the Third Loan and the Fourth
' 'h^rf-v T onn, the principal of which does not exceed $30,000 in
1 ho aggregate, owned bv an individual partnership- association
a- corporation, will be exempt from surtaxes, excess profits and
war profits taxes nowor hereafter imposed by the United States,
upon the income or profits of individuals, partnerships, associa
tions or corporations.
“Not only is this exemption in addition to all other exemp
G«ns heretofore conferred, but it is independent of any subscrip
tion to the WtoryLiberty Loan, and is immediately effective.
TLo Victory Liberty l oan Act also contains a provision author
ing Hie Secretary of tbe Treasury to extend the privilege of
converting; 4 percent bonds of the First Liberty T oan converted
■md 4 percent bonds of the Second Liberty Loan into 4 1-4 percent
i ends, the higher interest rate to be effective from the semi
annual interest pavment date next succeeding the date of presen
tation for conversion.
“Having recommended that this conversion privilege be so ex
pended. 1 shall of course very promptly exercise the authority
Ihus conferred upon me and issue rer' ’ ’ ~ covering the
details.”
HEALTH RULES FOR
MOTHERS AND BABIES
The primary need of a baby is a com
petent mother, according to a dodger
on Tlie Care of the Babv, just Issued
the Children’s Bureau, United
States Department of Labor. This
h'e/let is ninth in a series on the care
of mothers and babies. Itgives within
"cur pages the essentials of baby car
ing and discusses briefly such topics
as food, clothing, and a well baby’s
daily program.
Other dodgers in the series deal with
Feeding the '■ :Id, Carv of the Mother
Birth Registi.i.ion, Milke, Breast and
Bottle Feedii The Preparation of
Vrtifieial Food. One dodger gives a
list of good books and pamphlets on
child care.
GOING ABOARD
George Mantanez, who has been rog
ulariy employed as head chef at the
Poodle Dog Grill, during the past five
years plans on leaving for an extended
trip to his old home in Greece. Mr.
Mautanez will leave on the next Prin
cess boat and will visit relatives in
ho States before sailing from Nov
York City.
He will go to Paris first where he
also has relatives.
WHEN PAYMENTS
* CAM BE MADE
Garter Glass Secretary of tho Treas
ury. has announce! tho dates upon
which payments will bn required on
tho notes of tho Victory Liberty Loan
as follows:
10 percent on or before May 10.
10 percent on or before July 15.
20 per cent on or boforo August 12.
20 percent on or hi fore September 9.
20 narcent on or before October 7.
20 percent on or before November 9.
"lit1' neorued interest on deferred in
stallments.
Payment in full can be made on May
20, tbe 10 per cent required with aplli
eation having been duly paid on or be
fore May 10. Payment can also be
completed on any installment date
with accrued interest.
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IS RECUPERATING “
Mr. Win. Patchng, mauagor of tue
grocery department of the J. R. Hack
man & Company, is recuperating from
an operation for adenoids and tonsils
performed on Tues lay. Ho is atlo to
be about but has not returned to bis
work yet.
Clias. E. Finzel of Finzel Bros, re
turned on the Northwestern from a
short business trip to Seattle.