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The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06
ORDNANCE NO. 64.

Prohibiting persons under Is years of age from the Streets of the Town of Ketchikan during certain hours of the day. unless accompanied by Adult person etc.
 The Common Council of the Town of Ketchikan does hereby ordain: - Sec. l. That during the period from Oct 1st to March 3lst of each year it will be unlawful for any per- son under the age of Is years to go or be upon any of the public streets of the Town of Ketchikan between the hours of 9 o'clock p. m. and o'clock a. ID. of each day. unless accompanied by and in charge of a competent and adult person..
 Sec. 2 That during the period from April 1st to Sept. Both of each year it shall be unlawful for any per- son under the age of 16 years to go the Town of Ke chikan between the hours of 10 o'clock p. m. and o'clock a. m. of each day, unless accompanied by and in charge of competent adult person.
 Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any parent, or other person having the custody or control of any infant person under the age of l6 years to allow such infant person to go or be upon any of the public streets of the Town of Ketchikan between the hours specified in secs 1 and of this ordinance, unless accompanied by and in charge of competent adult person: and in any prosecution for the violation hereof the presence of the infant person, unattended upon any of the public streets, as afore- said, in violation hereof, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the guilt of the parent or other person having the custody or control of such infant person, of the violation of the provisions hereof.
 Sec. 4. Any person who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and punished by fine of not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollars.
 Sec. ,. This ordinance sh all take effect and be in force from and after it's passage and approval.
 Sec. 6. This ordinance shall be published in the Ketchikan Miner weekly newspaper in the Town of Ketchikan on the 9th day of April l907
 Passed and Approved this 3rd day of April 1907.
 F. ]. HUNT,
 President Common |
 Council and ex-officio
 Mayor.
 Attest:
 C. H. COSGROVE,
 Town Clerk, ]
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06
THE TREADWELL STRIKE.

The strike at the Treadwell, re-
 ported yesterday by cable, is not
 1t all surprising. The only wonder,
 considering the character of the men
 employed. is that something of the
 kind has not taken place long ago.
 It does not appear that the strike is
 based on demand for higher wages or shorter hours, but rather on an
 insistence on the part of the men on their right to dictate how the con- pany shall conduct it's business. coupled with demand for the dis charge of one of its employees, and the of it's boarding house system. This demand comes from the Slovenian miners, one of whose number recently undertook to reg ulste matters by firing shot at the offending steward whose discharge they now demand, the bullet going astray and killing an unoffending Jap.
 The fact is apparent. at this dis
 tance, that the trouble is due more
 han anything else to the persistence
 of the company in employing, in
 large measure, class of men who are incapable of appreciating good treatment. This policy was inaug- urated at an early day in the history of the mine, by the employment al- most exclusively of Chinese miners and laborers, whose places, after they had been forcibly ejected by the white miners of the neighborhood, were filled with Italians imported for the purpose. These were gradually got rid of and still more dangerous un-American element, substituted, until Treadwell was made into what is practically a colony of non- English speaking people. While they were ruled with an iron hand, all was well: but the present general manager, or superintendent, is most kindly dis posed gentleman, and if at all blam- able for the present trouble it is because of mistaken leniency in dealing with his employees. He has probably discovered by this time that Joe McDonald's revolver was far more efficacious than soft words and gentle ness in dealing with a class of men either too ignorant or too stubborn to and appreciate good If the strike shall result | in eliminating that element from the | mine, it will not only be equal and exact justice to the strikers them- selves, but distinct benefit to the at large. ]
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

We are so much in the habit of considering Russia land of cruelty and barbarism that we do not look
 for anything good in that quarter of the world. Yet it is authoritatively stated that the number of women employees of Russian railroads is in creasing rapidly. On the twenty-five state roads there are now 2, 900 woIen working as gatekeepers, clerks, telegraphers, etc. This looks like progress, but when the matter of earnings is considered, the picture is not so pleasing. The average wages are not over 135 rubles 8 year, or about s70. The highest paid are the clerks, who receive the equivalent of about s230 year, while at stations do not get more than about s20, with free lodg- ing.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06
A DRIFT TOWARD SOCIALISM.

It seems to be true that the drift of sentiment in the United States as we'll as elsewhere is toward many things which would nave been here tofore called socialistic. And not only is sentiment tending in that di- rection, but government. state and national, is doing much that smacks of socialism. The tendency must be recognized. and since it cannot be stemmed it should be steered in such manner as not to carry us too far.
 Mcody's magazine, a business pub lication which is not radically inclin- ed, illustrates the tendency referred to in an article on coal fields. Regard ing the agricultural lands it remarks that had our government thirty years ago begun the policy of leasing rather than of giving away lands it would now have an income from them big enough to build dozen 0,000, COG battleships every year and to support an army and navy big enough to lick all creation. Tariff and internal revenue laws would have been reduc- ed or abolished and the real farm CTS, as distinguished from the land speculators, would have been greatly benefited.
 Regarding the coal land it says:
 Suppose the national government now owned one-tenth of the anthracite coal fields and leased in tracts of a few acres each to small miners on royalty basis of fifty cents per tor what would the effect be upon prices: There would then be real competitlo [ in mining and hard coal would not cost more than SIPS ton to the rail- roads traversing the coal fields. Ther 1 if there were real competition ir carrying coal to the seaboard the charges for carriage would not exceed | fifty cents ton. Consumers in New
 York would then pay not more thar B instead of s6 ton, the present price. Of course, under such con- ditions there would be no anthracite coal trust and the Reading and other anthracite roads would have much smaller capitalizations. But should these losses worry the thousands ot industr es and the millions of people who would be benefited by cheap coal! President Roosevelt seems to have been animated by some such thought as this in his efforts to retain national control of the western mineral anC coal lands, and his position is strongly supported by macy very conservative people. Yet is it not socialism?
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Sailing from port to port with no country she can legally claim as home in fact, ship without a country is the barkentine Alta. Although owned by American citizens and paid for with American money, the Alta is not an American vessel and is not entitled to claim Uncle Sam's protec- tion or to fly the Stars and Stripes. The United States will not give her American register, and the shipping commissioner at San Francisco would not sign her crew before she left that port, consequently she could not even clear her cargo there.
 Upon arrival on the sound the Alta entered at the customs house at Port Townsend under protest, it is said, and from that port she will have to clear. Captain Thonagal states that the vessel encounters the same diff culties wherever she goes. The ex- perience is no new one.
 The Atlas last flag was the Gillian. She is owned by Americans at Manila and when they bought her she was put under Philippine register for the coasting trade there. The end of her trouble. which has excited more or less comment on sundry occasions, will be when the Philippine islands are declared territory. The Alta will then get American register with Manila as her home port just as number of vessels obtained American register when Hawaii was made territory. Naturally the Alta exper- fences difficulty in obtaining a crew as no government officials of any will sign her.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06
THE ELECTION.

Now that the municipal election is ,ver, a word or two concerning the issues, or pretended issues. broached turing the campaign uay not be considered wholly out of place. There vas. in fact, no real question Of inn oortance presented to the electors, whatever may have been the hints md whisperings concerning wide ,pen town as against the closed policy which now prevails. The only issue vas that of good government; ana
 hat issue was embodied in the personnel of the candidates on the opposing tickets. It may truthfuliy oe asserted that the question of wide open' or 'cloSed" town was Iot only not all issue, but that there gre very few electors who wouuld, II hey could, change the present exist tny conditions. Even those who suffered the most, pecuniarily. from he interference of the federal author ties last fall are open in their dec .aration that they do not favor a re- vival of the old order of things in respect to gambling. some going so far as to declare that they would themselves be the first to interpose an effective objection should an attempt be made to throw the town wide open. That question may, there : fore. be considered settled. if not finally, at least for long time to come.
 If The Miner had any criticism to offer in regard to the way the cleo . ton was conducted. it would extend 10 further than to the way in which | the selection of candidates was made. The fact that the winning ticket was knominated at caucus of the time and place for holding which DO general i written or printed notice was given. nay or may not have justified the action of two or three individuals meeting still more secretly and nam ng and filing a second ticket without he knowledge or consent of the gentlemen whose names were used. .Ld by thus securing the printing of heir names on the official ballot placing them in an equivocal position l before the electors. It did not matter hat all were good men, who would nave served the community well and
 5ruly. the manner in which they were
 put in nomination. if nomination il
 could properly be called, foredoomed | hem to the defeat which followed at
 he polls.
 This criticism is made as a text for
 he suggestion that $ different plar
 of nominations should be adopted fol
 uture municipal elections. Candi
 iates should hereafter be named 1T
 >pen. rather than in pal tially. ol
 sholly. secret caucuses, in order that
 hose whom the electors prefer for the
 public service may be afforded ar
 opportunity then and there either tC
 accept or decline the preferred honor,
 Thus. they may not then be unwill
 ngly forced into false position-ol
 n other words. without their consent
 simply be put up to be knocked i down.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

The "Alaska Guide" copy oi which has been received at this office, is on the order O: ''fake' publica- tion, issued in the interest of a very questionable New York scheme design ed to fleece unwary and unsuspect- ing pesons out of their money. It is made up of matter and illustrations that became utterly stale long ago, all except some of its figures concern ing the output of gold in Alaska, and
 in which it lies worse than an old fashioned gas meter ever dared try. It is published by Francis P. Bent, secretary and treasurer of 'The Alaska Grubstake Club" a concern whichspeople of small means will do well to steer clear ot
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

The Frisco style of indicting the bribers, as we'll as the bribed, will. if it gets general vogue, immensely improve conditions in municipal government throughout the country In the onslaught on the institution of bribery in connection with muni- cipal utilities the briber has so far fared somewhat better than the brib- ed, though, as matter of fact, he is every whit as dangerous and disrep- utable as the man he corrupts.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

The Panama Mining Record made the death of Albert Trabold, and his hurial under the auspices of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the occas- ion of some very pertinent remarks concerning the value Of membership in fraternal organizations. Trabold was German miner. and had no relations in Alaska, nor as far as known, in the United States, ''dy- ing," as the Record remarks, ''far away from his home and those bound
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

While the Canadian papers are tell ing all about man who died some place in the Dominion at the age of III years, up jumps frisky colored female over in Indiana. prov es she is 115, then dance hoe down, cuts pigeon wing and goes on about her business. No use, gentlemen, you can't beat us.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

It appears on counting the ballots last night that there were twenty-five electors who wanted to vote for J. J. Daily for treasurer of the school board but didn't know how. However, it din't matter much, as he had no opposition and got all the votes oi both punches, and was therefore unanimously elected.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Stuyvesant Fish says Roosevelt's $ administration has not wholly pleased him. We'll have to admit we are at I loss to know what can be done about 1t. unless every body should join the third term boomers and force the President to accept another term.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

It is reported that some local parties are contemplating engaging in the business of raising rutabagas on large scale on some property in the edge of town, and that an aerial tram way will be used for transporting the vegetables from the garden to the wharf. .-Wrangell Sentinel.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Did you know that today has been officially set apart as day of fasting and prayer? Well. that is a fact. Didn't know that Thanksgiving Day came this time of the year, did you? We'll it does in the commonwealth of Connecticut, and Rolin s. Woodruff, governor of that State, has so declar- ed officially in proclamation given under his hand and seal.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

No doubt many of the members of the Colorado legislature echoed the prayer in their hearts, but it is doubt ful if the chaplain added to his per sonal popularity when he spoke right out loud and thanked the Lord that all the members were out of jail and Sobpr v
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Must be going to do some ditch dig ging in real earnest in Panama. The Government has advertised, among other things, for 250 rocking chairs, 50) student lamps and l,00o ham, mocks. That looks like business.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Talking about Jonah and the whale, the man who hasn't faith enough to believe that the interior of the big fellow might have been fitted up with push buttons and other modern conveniences has no business putting into the conversation.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Legislative sessions are draw ing to close in a number of states. and members are spending sleepless nights framing up excuses and ex- plantations for the folks at home. Just about this season Anan...s has to look out for his honors.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

Upon his return from the Ironton jail ex-Senator Burton, of Kansas was met by a brass band and given more attention than he used to receive when he arrived from Washington.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-06

c. H. COSGROvE,
 Town Clerk,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17

The uncal1ed for letters remain
ing in the postofice of Brownsville,
for the week ending Saturday
May IS, 1907, are as follows:
LADIES LIST.
. Alatore Sra. Francisco de, AL
varado Srita. Julia, Colunga Sra.
Petra, Chapa Paula G. de, Doez
Miss Ricie, Florez Francisco, Gar
cia Andrea S. de, Guajardo Petra,
Hearn o. L. Mrs, King Mrs.
Helen NJ, Rain Sra. Andrea, La
brada Srita. Maria, Marquee Gaia
rina G. de, Posada Miss Ecleseria,
Ramirez Ninfa.
GENTLEMEN.
Anderson Frank, Belts w. O.,
Crane Chas. J., Cary Lumber Co.,
Crumring w. R. 2, Dieno Vicente,
Esquibel Esidro, Enterprise Art
Co., Frank A, Field D. NJ. Fer
nandez Rlorencio, Cara Camilo,
Gonzalez Jose Aguilar, Garcia Jo-
Sc, Gutierrez Jose Maria, Hedss
E., Hinojosa E., Hopkins, ]. H.,
Johnson E. R., Jimenez Jose G.,
Jordon W., Land c. H, Labrada
Domingo, Lopez Juan. Mendoza
Narciso, Meriweather & Barnes,
Nelson Arthur, Norton Sam 2,
Pennington E., Perry G.. Ross A.
L., Rice Brown, Ramsey G. G.,
Ramirez Jose Angel, Rodriguez
Ysac E, Smith Robert, Vela Ecle
serio, Vera Hortensio, Vasquez
John. Volan William, Zamentez
Antonio, Zuniga Dionicio, Izomoz-
ed Meityosnoik.
Persons calling for the above
letters please say advertised.
]. B. SHARPE, Postmaster.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17
Scientific Facts About Our Educa'
tionaI system.

Scientific examination of several
thousands of children by skilled
specialists and teachers in many
citis proves the following:
The number reported upon as
dull increases steadily year by year
until in the highest grammar grade
it is $50 per cent greater than in
the first year.
The number reported upon as
nervous increases 100 per cent in
the same time.
The number reported upon as
dull in arithmetic increases 400 pei
cent in five years. \
The number reported upon as
having defective eyesight increases
$50 per cent in seven years.
The number reported upon as
unruly increases 400 per cent in
eight years.
The number reported upon as la
zy increases 1000 per cent in seven
years.
Is it any wonder that a late New
York report acknowledges that
1872, 900 pupils are from one to sew
en- years behind the proper grade,
while another authority undertakes
to show that seven oft of ten pu-
pills enrolled are behind their grade
and, therefore, backward pupils?
At the time of promotion from
20 to so per cent fail to be promo
ted, thereby losing six months or a
year, though the majority are not
more than a few weeks behind
their classmates. There is abso-
lutely no defense for this loss of
time If'pupils are one month be-
hind they should lose one month,
not six months Or a year.
New York has been mentioned
for the reason that the conditions
are typical of most cities, though
no worse.-Dr. w. J. Shearer, Su-
perintendent of Schools, Elizabeth,
N. J.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17
FRIDAY. MAY II. 1907.
FITCH, CHIEF WffI7EWASH-
Err. IS PROMOTED.

Lieut.. Roger S. Fitch, OF the
First U. S. Cavalry, has gotten his
reward for the artistic job of white
washing done in the case of Capt.
Edgar A. Macklin, at which Fitch,
as Judge advocate, played the part
of master of ceremonies. This re-
ward comes in the form of an ap-
zoointment as aide to Brig. Gen.
Ehas. B. Hall. 1t was Fitch who
attempted to induce Joseph erik
ell not to testify against Macklin,
and who finally refused to put
Erixell on the witness stand, al
enough his was the strongest evil
dence that could be obtained
against the accused officer. 1t is
somewhat interesting to know that
Fitch is not a West Pointer, but
rose from the ranks, having serv-
ed FIRST as a private in President
Roosevelt's regiment of Rough
Riders He is undoubtedly man
of some ability, and it is to be re-
GREETED that his conception of duty
and honor is not what it should
be. If the army is TO depend up
ga such men as its Penroses,
Glenus, Macklins. Fitchs, and
KiIburns for its future command
.ers. and the honor of the flag to
be left to such keeping, then may
God help the people of the United
STATES.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17
IMPORTANT WITNESSES
NOT SUMMONED,

4vTtsShonld be borne in mind that
a number Of the leading witnesses
at Brownsville who could testify
against the negro soldiers have not
been summoned to Washington.
among these are members of the
Cowan family, whose home was
apparently the chief object OF
attack by the negroes. The
servant of the Cowans was not over
ten feet from the soldiers when
sf1ev first fred into the house, and
saw them when they did SO.
The Mexican woman who testi-
aed In tie Penrose trial as to the
soldiers having warned her and a
negro woman to go into the garri-
sou the night of Aug. Is, as there
was going to be trouble in town, is
another important witness who has
been ignored. There are also 9TH
ers In Brownsville who seHid give
5np0Ftant testimony to establish
the guilt of the negroes, who should
be Summoned to Washington also,
IF Brownsville is to have a fair
keariug.
There is reason to believe
that there are some who could
give important information on the
events of that night, who have
never spoken, for fear they may be
rlaced on the witness stand which
they wish to avoid, either through
objection to publicity or to incon-
venience. ALI such persons should
feel it their duty now, 10 behalf oi
TuSkice and the good name OF
Brownsville, to speak out. If. by
failure to prove the charge against
the negro soldiers on account Of
insufficient evidence or confusion
of those witnesses who have gone
TO Washington by the clever cross
questioning and tricks of Senator
Foraker, this crime should be fast,
<=ued upon Brownsville, those per.
sons who might have helped to es
Ezbaish the guilt of the soldiers and
g. save Brownsville's name and YET
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17
Gulf Coast Line Nurseries
KfngsvlIIe. Texas.

Everything in trees, plants and
vines to develop horticulture in
this new semi-tropic Texas-that
is, everything of certain adarta-
bility as to sort and variety.
Almost all fruits succeed here,
but only in certain special varie-
ties or grated on special roots.
We handle these only.
Write for CatalOg and Price List.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17

Mexico is strengthening her
forces on the Rio Graude border.
while the United States is leaving
its side of the border almost bare
of troops. Which side is adopting
the best policy?-BRowNsvILL
HERALD.
Perhaps the Twenty-ffth Infan-
try or the Ninth or Tenth Cavalry
are needed down there San An
tonic Express.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-17

One of the privileges of being
rich is not being afraid to carry
an old cotton umbrella that bulges
in the middle like sack of -four.