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VOLUME FOUR
Number 106
Ketchikan, Alaska* Tuesday February JS, 1919
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MAYOR HANSON HERO IN EAST
CONGRESS WRESTLING WITH RUSSIAN KNOT
MAYOR OLE HANSON IS A HERO
DOWN EAST SAYS J. E. BALK
Seattle’s Mayor Being Given Credit
For Course Taken During The
Recent Strike
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SEATTLE, Feb. 18:—According ft) Johh E. Ballaine, of Se
ward, Alaska, pioneer and sourdough, brother of Frank Bal
laine, who has just arrived here from the national capitol,
Mayor Ole Hanson is a hero in the east of vice-president size,
for his handling of the attempted revolution here. His action
during this period of national" stress has made him a nation
al figure.
Local business men of integrity claim that Hanson was of
•two minds as to which way to act until he was visited by a
committee of determined business men who informed him
which course he was expected to pursue. He decided to take
their advice, with the result that he is now' being acclaimed
as the man who saved the United States from anarchy.
Will Not Reopen Yards Tomorrow
Operators here issued a statement this afternoon that
they will not reopen the shipyards tomorrow as has been an
nounced already, in view of the conference now on, iooking to
the termination of the strike.
Mayor Hanson is confined to his bed suffering from neuri
tis. His physicians say he is on the verge of a nervous break
down, due to the recent trying time w'hich he has undergone.
SULZER [SELECTED DELEGATE
SAYS LATE DONOHOE REPORTS
JUNEAU, Feb. 18:—Thomas J. Donohoe, of Valdez, demo
cratic National committeeman for Alaska, received a telegram
here yesterday from Mr. Armstrong at Kodiak stating that
'he “Eloise” had brought news that Chas. A. Sulzer had car
ried all the Bristol Bay precincts. Another telegram today
’ from another source brings word that Sulzer lead there by
four to one.
Official returns from all of the first and fourth Divisions
and nearly all of theThird. and unofficial returns t from the
remainder show that Sulzer. is safely ahead without the Bristol
Ba. With the addition votes from there however, this settles
it. Sulzer is elected.—.Juneau Empire.
New Employe
Due March
Mr. Zimmerman, of the Portland
Lighthouse service office who is to
replace Mr. W. H. Spaulding who re
signed here January 1, will arrive
about March 1, according to word re
ceived by the local office today.
Mr. Zimmennan was due Feb. 1,
but has been delayed In receiving his
dieeh ir"rd frem the army in which he
enlisted last year.
MRS. C. D. CALHOUN LEAVES
Mrs. C’. D. Calhoun, of Craig, who
has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Petty for several days, left cn the
Princess for Seattle where she is tak
in? the bodg of her husband, the late
Deputy Marshal of Carig. for burial.
CitY of Seattle coming
SEATTLE. Feb. 18—The City of
Sc'tt'e sailed for the north this
morning at ten o'clock with the fol
lowing passengers for Ketchikan,
Madeline- Delcourj. Mrs. Manjaret
■Canal. M. L. Nelson. Mrs. C. A. Rey
holds. Erick Lundin, Florence Rey
nolds. W C Bartlet. P. J. Mullen.
tV H. Billers, C, Clemetvson, Dave
Brcwn Ernfcat E. Ste-re, H. F. Seh
'waibaibh, C. A. Hampton. G. E. Wes
terlund, L. Nelson, and Emily Peter
Passengers leaving on the Prin
cess Mary "Monday w-ere J. C. Mc
PefVnd Mrs. McFarland and child,
Mrs. John Lowrie and child, Mrs. C.
D. Calhoun. Mrs. H. R. Gould. Dan
r_John»on Henry Wilke. Mrs.. Wilke,
Lcu!s Hansen, A. A. Wakefield, F.
Reardon. William T. Mahoney* A.M.
Brevick, B. M. Naslund, M. Lawson,
J. It. Morgan, Ms. Morgan.
ROVEPE? -S OF BOATS
W- utlibound
Northbound
Farragut, -tomorrow.
Jefferson, 22gf. . -
160,000 SOLDIERS
NATURALIZED
War brought approximately 100,000
new citizens to the United States, fix
- of
Hon Denartment of Labor, aided this
great army of patriotic aliens to gain
the full p-ivileges of citizennship.
The ereate-r part of the Bureau’s
'work in the camps has nnonw ended,
•*« LVopo aro otUl foW D^tPnS to
be brought into the fold.Tbe signing
of the armistice halted a great project
to spread the idea of Americanism
among the members of the expeditio
nary forces who had goru> overseas be
fore the bureau had been able to natu
r-dize the foreign born In the contin
erntt; but these men will be naturaliz (
ed on their return to American soil, i
Sneehl legislation enacted by con
gress gave the bureau authority to
naturalize aliens who enlisted or were
drafted Info the armv wUhojit the de
lavtj norm a IK- remrired i,n tnhe natura
lization process. Ordinarily a period cf
".cMriro,, is, nr-oncoorr for
biit ths requirement was waived in
the. ease of the men who had proved
bv theft patriotism the devotion they
feit for their adopted land.
With the departure of the soldiers
f»r the camips the bureau’s naturalize
tion campaign began. The usual fees
were remitted in the case of the men
in uniform and the response on the
part of the soldiers to the suggestion
th,t t.hav become citizens was en
husiastic.
Mass naturalization were held in
n-,nV e-ntonnraelfts as a result Of
which thousands of soldiers were ta
Wen into citizenship at a time. There
was also a continuous stream of appll
cants .for citizenship who came lndlri
dually to the courts near military en
/.grepments of .smaller sfze. Bach for
ign-bom soldier had as wlfftesse'ejjwo"
comrades In the raois.
The opportunity that the army aff
'rded for naturalization Is illustrated
by the fact that one New Bag>aa4i
I. W.W. WEARING
UNIFORMNABBED
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 18:—V.
Masoo, wearing the uniform of an
American soldier was arrested here
by order of Colonel Kerfood when he
entered the first train carrying thd
<55th Coast Artillery regiment at The
DALLES and began distributing 1.
y?. W. propaganda literature among
the soldiers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18;—Detolle
of the cereal convention negotiated
at Buenos Aires between Argentina
and the European allies received
today show that Great Britian and
France are to receive a loan of 80,
000,000 pesos each and Italy 40,008
000 pesos for the purchase of Ar
gentina’s surplus grain.
SS. DORA IS SOLD
TO CANNERYMAN
SEATTLE, Ee'b. 18:—The Alaska
Steamship Company has sold the for
mer Se ward-Dutch Harbor mail
steamer Dora to Lars Mikkelien and
his associates who will operate her
in connection with their Alaska fish
eries and in service between Alaska
Peninsula ports. It was announced
here today.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18;—Cuban
capitalists have formed a corporation
with a capital of 85,000,000 to esUflfc
llsh a steamship line between that
republic and Mexico, according to re
ports published in the capital pres#.
Agents have 'been sent to the Unit
ed States, It Is added, to purchase
or lease ships.
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OTTAWA, Fi-.b. 18;—A big scheme
of vocational training for the wftcie
Dominion, involving federal assis
tance to the provinces totaling $23,
000,060 to be expended during the
next 10 years, is being worked cot
by the government and probably will
be enacted into legislation during
the coming session.
South To Buy
Supplies For
I
New Depot
Mr. C H. Rc bin non nsn'stunt sun-!
erintendent of the Lighthouse ser
vice here, was a southbound passen
ger on the Alaska Saturday night
on his way to Seattle where he will
*liP c\* ;
er and material for the construction
cf the new $90,000 Lighthouse De
pot which is to 'be built this season.;
The lighthouse tender Fern' which
is now cruising around Lynn Canal
is due to go south in about a week,
according to Captain W. C. Dibrell,
"•'d wi" remain south three wee&sj
loading supplies.
MARSHAL TANNER ON
HIS WAY NORTH
Marshal J. M. Tanner was a north
bound passenger yesterday on the
steamer Alaska on his way to Jan
tau, from McNeil Island where he
escorted a number of prisoners aft
er the recent term of court here
Marshal Tanner was very much
shocked over the death of his deputy
Mr C. D., Calhoun of whom he spoke
in the highest terms. No one has
been mentioned as yet, to take Mr.
OaHboun’s place. Marshal Tanner
stated.
company more than a score of tan
images were spoken and that they In
-bided almost anything but Engl lab.
The number of aliens who waived ex
-mption from draft and entered the
army was astonishingly large and
highly gratifying to the bureau of
Naturalization. Most of the worts of
naturalizing them has now beenn coo*
pleted, except tor those In the exp«4i
*ionary forces who will (fie granted
citizenship on their return- Tt Ip poe
sible that the full return may show
200,000 new citizens'* from the ranks
of the asoy.
SEC. LANE
PROMISES TO
DO HIS BEST
Says Has Not Lost
Faith in Alaska
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SEATTLE* Fob. 18: —Seorof.^ry
’ "in’, of the Department of the In
‘ °rior, wiring to the Alaska Bureau
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
•'oocrmlng tbelr efforts on behalf of
Alaska said, ‘‘I have not lost faith
*h thpt territory. 1 am in favor of
1 r.nlh turning the "world regarding this
great undeveloped land and will al<r
such program to my utmost.” He
said further that he was working to
geT’e'ncugh money to finish the road
the government is-building to Fair
banks.
69TH "COAST ARTILLERY
ARRIVES HOME TODAY
NEWPORT NEWS, Fab. 18:—The
Transport Murcery which arrived
here today font France carried the
69th Coast Artillery with the Wash
ington and Oregon units complete.
Sixty-Fifth Coast
Artillery Heroes
Are Welcomed
SEATTLE, Feb. 18:—Thi Si*tyi
fifth Coast Artillery which arrived
here this morning from France, many
of them heors of many battles, were
rfven a grand reception 'ey the pen
pie of the city. A parade, big d'aner
and a ball at the armory tcui&'’t ar
"eatvires of tlm welctme extended the
"-turning soldiers.
WINNIPEG. Feb. 17;—Implemen
•n« tfcj ri’pd-n tr ft’o c-tnUn" cut of ,
aliens who favored the German cause
during the war, the Manitoba govern
me,nt will immediately establish a
hoard of committee of Inquiry for the j
oy*»m*npH*Y> of mi&nri'+tjf* to'
consist, if possible, of a King’s bench j
judge, a returned soldier and repre
sentative of trades and labor council.
LIEUT. FINNEGAN!
RETURNS NO^TH
Li I ut. T. J. Finnegan of the United
States aviation Service who has been
a visitor in town for several days,
reui ltd to Juneau on the Alameda
last evening.
Lieut. Finnegan and his friend,
Lieut. Cri$» C. Tohnan. also of Se
•'<‘.ard. are now -Working hard to ob
tain the mall contract fio.-n tUe gov
e-mnent for the southeastern Alaska
route from Seattle. While in Seattle
Lieut. Finnegan consulted with W
E. Boeing of the Boeing Airplane
Company ct Seattle and arrange
ments have been practically settled
"or the furnishing of the necessary
'■apital should the 'hydoplane service
obtain the mail contract.
“Fog will be cvne of the main diffi
culties that a hydrophr.e would
have to •combat, along t’ e coast,"
Lieut. Finnegan said,, ” ard the ser
-V- could hardly be a su Jess until
it w as determined whetl. r or not
•his sculd be remedied.”
Lieut. Ff'vnegan Is working In con
junction with Gov. Riggs and the
Postofflce department In t' 3 Interest
of the hydroplane service, which It
is believed will solve the mall ques
tion f:r Alss'ka ccrst cities, at least..
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WAKEFIELD
SOUTH ON
BUSINESS
M'ycr A. A.Wi.'.teile’d was a south
bound pat.--eii“• r (1 the Princes*
V-gt evening for u short business
tr'p l> Scju\ ; «1 !:.-** •)’ Calif Or
■'1. A visit t h’t son ArtliUT who
h a §.udent St. Martins near
’ -itv wVl be made bv the Mayor/
'*•■ \Va’'e>fi<-i<i on Ms return home
will go north on a surveyfpg trip
Laurier Funeral
Set For Saturday
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OTTAWA, Canada, Feb. 18:—Sir
! Wilfred Laurier, long time leader of
I the Liberal party lp flannel <v -who
: died yesterday after a stroke of par
alj-sla from which die never rallied,
is to be plven a state ftmerel on Sat
urday.
Messages of sympathy are pour
ing in to Madamo Laurier from all
parts of the world.
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DUBLIN, Feb., 18:—Twelve Blna
Felners were found guilty of illegal
drilling in a private hall here and
were sentenced to si* months* tmfff
aonanent.
Munich In Hands
Of the Spartacans
MUNICH, Bavaria, Feb. 18:—Spar
■acans today seized the government
headquarters here today and took aill
the government troops prisoners.
They planted machines guns all
over the city so as to sweep the
streets in the vicinity of the army
buildings.
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LONDON, Feb. 18;—More than
4000 mechanics in the Royal Air ser
vice corps have refused to go on
duty in depots adjoining -London.
They claim that their contract with
the government aa soldier* In «afleC
and demand that they be demobiliz
ed and engaged S3 civilians to cop
Untie tV. -work or be given the pay ,
tfial civilians would earn.
NEW. YORK, Feb. 18;—The 19 cor-!
poration3 comprising the National
Association of Automobile Accessory
Jobbers and 20 individual defedants,
who have been on trial here for Borne
weeks charged with violation of the
Sherman anti-trust law',' were declar
ed not guilty by Federal Jury today, j
B. A. THANE i
ON HIS WAY TO
JUNEAU ON TRIP
i
Mr. B. L. Thane, for many years
—pnoenv nf the Alaska-Oastim-au
mines of Juneau, was a northbound
oassenger yesterday on his way to
Jueau to pay an annual visit to the
company’s property. \
Asked about the copper market to
day Mr. Thane said that owing to the
sudden coming of the armistice, the
United States was left with approxi
mately a billion pounds of copper In
ready made metal on the market.
This In normal times i3 about a
year’s suroply for the United States
and it is readily seen why added pro
Cuction at this time Is not good
usiness, which means tying up of
more money in metal.. Most of Jhe
copper was produced at high prices
and the Government and owners are
loath to sell it at less than cost, and
on the other hand if production Is
kept up at the present high cost of
labor and supplies, it will be at a
loss . In fact many of the large
mines have been producing at a i038
merely to keep their organizations
•ntaet. and have (been working onn a
sixtv percent basis. After the sur
puls has been absorbed however,
thin os will go forward rapidly and
production wfil 'be much 'better than
It has been for many years, Mr.
Thane explained.
A very interesting , phase in gold
production at this time, Mr- Th/ine.
said was the provision in the new
tax 'bill for the removal of excess
profits which will oneap so much to
the gold producers. During the war
they have been working at a loss,
or a little diet ter, but this will 'be re
medied with the passing of this .'bill
which Is praet’qolly pure to ‘be sue
-"ftsfW in go' tg ‘fyru.
OEORGE FITZUKRALI) . -
IS MUSTERED OUT
Fitzgerald, one of the Kef
>ys drafted last spring, who
amp Dodn when the arm Is
sun«l, .was an arrival to
ie steamer Alameda. He Is
r ofHarry Fitzgejald and
Osborne
SENATOR BORAH DECLINES
PRESIDENT’S INVITATION TO
DISCUS SLEAGUE OF NATIONS
steamer George Washington Passes
Azores With President Wilson
Enjoying Complete Rest
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18:—Senator Borah today de
clined President Wilson’s invitation to dine at the Whitehouse
and discuss the League of Nations. He said he could not al
low himself to be bound by a confidential discussion, no part
of Whichhe could use later in argument or public discussion.
SenateKieks Over The Traces
WASHINGTON, D. C., Peb. 18:—The Senate kicked over the
traces set up by President Wilson, and despite his pleas, be
gan the discussion of the League of Nations. Senator Var
daman criticised the the President for asking Congress to re
main silent temporarily. They proceeded to declare the Lea
gue unconstitutional.
The Senate is reported to be speeding up the Jones Anti
Bolsheviki bill.
ABOAR DS.S. Geo. Washington, Feb. 18:—The ship passed
the Azores today. President Wilson is taking a complete rest
today at the order of his personal physician. Admiral Cary
T. Grayson.
Peace Treaty To Be Finished Soon
PARIS, Feb. 18:—The delegates to the peace conference
fe preparing to complete the permanent peace treaty earlier
han was expected, on account of their intention to leave the
manj questions settlement of boundaries and the amount of
indemities teethe League of Nations,
Germany Accepts Armistice Terms
Germany has accepted in its entirety the new -set of severe
conditions for the renewal of the armistice, according to a
•eport made by Commander Foch to the Supreme Council
today.
Premier Borden Is Criticizing Delay
Premier Borden, of Canada, one of the delegates to the
Peace Conference for the Dominion is severely criticizing the
action of the British Government in delaying the return of
the Canadian soldiers to their homes in Canada.
American Troops To Be On Guard
BASEL, Feb. 18:—A Berlin dispatch just received here to
day says that American troops are expected to arrive in the
German capital shortly to guard the food sent there by the
United States, to be distributed to the population.
PEKIN, China, Feb. 18:—By direction of President Feng
Kuo-Chang, Premier Wang Shi Chuen has instructed the
Chines delegate sto the peace congress to disclose all secret
treaties between China and Japan to the congress.
PARIS. Feb. 18:—The Supreme Council is ’again wrestling
with the problems to be confronted and met in Russia.
President Favors Payment
LONDON, Feb. 18:—It is reported that the British dele
gates are more or less in favor of President W’ilson’s policy
regarding payments by Germany. As President Wilson has
always stated in his speeches and statements, he is in Javor
of payment by Germany for the damage caused by war, but
he seems quite unwilling to acquiesce in any imposition of
an indemnity in addition.
MR. AND MRS. WILKE
LEAVE FOR SOUTH
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilko left on
the Princess yesterday for a year's
absence for the 'benefit of Mr.
Wilke’s hea'lth. A visit to Mr. Wilke’s
old home In Missouri is contemplat
ed. Mr. H. C. Nunan. of Prince Ru
pert is taking Mr. Wilke’s 'place as
manager of the New England Fish
Company here, during 'his absence,
and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas are tak
ing the company house, occupied iby
I'hr Wilkes.
F'CniNS’ LEAVE FOR UR MO
Dr. '"id Mrs. D. W. Figgins left
Sunday for Craig where they will
locate for the summer. Dar. Figgins
‘■clicvt t'-is is a good location for
a physician and a splendid place to
-pend the summer months. Their
town bouse is to 'be rented during
their absence. Mr. E. C. Howard
has been appointed agent.
JDT.OH WM. T. MAHONEY
_ SOUTH FOR MONTH
. ..'c ■<. a. .. *— iviuy left 1 .si j
evening nn the Princess Mary for a
month’s holiday to southern Cialifor-,
uia to pay a visit to his old home, i
TWO RADIO
MEN ON WAY
Henry Fraivg Schwatiback. 1st class
electrician and A. C. Baird, 2nd class
electrician, of the regular navy, are
expected to arrive shortly to be add
ed to tile force of operators at the
local naval radio station.
The new men coming up now ■will
gradually replace the men in the re
serve force who will either bi^trans
ferred to other statiqns, be discharg
ed from the service, or remain here
if they so prefer. The Nayy has ac
<1 Hired from the Marconi Wireless
Company, practically every wireless
station in the county, with the excep
tion of possibly three, and wherever
possible is placing men from the re
gular navy in the positions, formerly
ocoupied by the men on the reserve
list.
TAX RETURN FORMS
OX H \NT> AT BANK
The new 1!U!> individual Income
Tax return forms may be had at the
Miners & M.’.chants Bank, which
has just ret eh id a l)ig supply.