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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
NOTICE EO CREDITORS

In the Commissioners Court Tor the Precinct of Ketchikan. Alaska, Division Number 1. in Probate:
 In the matter of the estate of Tongass George, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that he undersigned, Patrick J. Gilmore, has been granted let CTS of administration, with the will annexed, of the estate of Fongass George, deceased, and Ill persons having claims against said estate, or said de- 'eased, are hereby requested to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers at my place of busin- 'ss at Ketchikan, Alaska, with n six months after the first publication of this notice.
 PATRICK ]. GILMORE. Administrator of the Estate of fongass George, deceased.
 c. II. COSGROVE
 Attorney for deceased. Dated Feb. lIth, 1914. First publication Feb. 13, 10I5 Last publication March. 20 !oI1
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
MOTHER FLOCK
 OF STEAMERS

The next three of four days will witness another epidemic of steambOatS. The Humboldt will arrive tomorrow; the spokane Monday; the Alki and Princess Maquinna Tuesday,; he Admiral Sampson Wednes . lay and the Jefferson Friday Ill northbound.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

Mrs. Daniel Southerland, wife of Senator Sutherland of Ruby. has been appointed a notary public by Governor Strong. Governor Strong also appoint ed Cyril P. Wood, of Iditarod, a notary public.
 Returning stampeders from ihe Marshall creek diggings bring the report to Ruby that the reported strike there last fall was a frost. Nothing has been found there and many of the prospectors feel that they have been duped.
 Skagway is organizing a basketball team composed en- tlrc'y of married women.
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 ff a Juneau paper presents tie matter in the right light, the Alaska Native Brother hood is Sorl of organized ef- fort on the part of the Indians to be able to buy booze.
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 The schooner Diamond was iosl on Feb. ? on Bird is!anu. one of Inc Shumagin group and the crew escaped to the shore, and finally reached lfnga.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
FEW SEINE BOAT
 IS EXPECTED

Those arriving on the North western yesterday report pass ng the seine boat Sunny Point ear Queen Charlotte Sound. 'he was making good time when passed and should arrive n Ketchikan within a short time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

Juneau papers insist that working men should keep away rom that town for the present.
 The streets are now crowded with idle men, alid many of
 hem are broke. If will be llf- ferent when spring work starts. f..'
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
THE WAND GOES SOUTH

The steamer Thomas L. Wand, of the Portland Steam ship company, cleared for the south about six o'clock this morning. Her southbound car 80 consists of about five hum dred tons of gypsum for Puget Sound.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
fROM SATURDAYS DAILY
 ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING

Capt. Joe Rose accidently shot himself with a shotgun while on board his power boat about noon today. He was brought to town and is under treatment by Dr. Myers. The charge of shot struck him just above the knee of his right leg.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
WILL INCREASE
 THE WORKING CREW

E. A. Eardly, manager of the Valparaiso mine at Dolomi, who arrived up on the Humboldt yesterday, informs the Miner Man that his plans for the year are to bring power down from the mine to the lower end O.! the drainage tunnel now being driVen and push work on same with a double shift. Unless difficulty now unforeseen is en- countered, the expectations are that the work will be fin ished by the first of July.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

X bowling tournament be tween teams representing Law son, Whitehorse, Skagway, Ju- neau and Treadwell, is now in progress in Juneau. At the last reports Skagway Was in the lead.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

Frank Burkhart and Craig Millar are in from the West Coast. Frank reports that he will begin can making this week.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

Have you friend in the States them the Daily or Weekly Miner.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20
"Alaska, the Worlds Meat

in this months Overland Monthly, written by Emil Hu- ja, a freshman in the depart ment of journalism at the Uni- versity of Washington. Huja predicts that the market for reindeer will increase as Inc cattle ranges are decreased, and that in time will be al most universally used in the United States.
 It came out of a clear sky, and it struck like a flash of lightning. And now the people of Douglas and Juneau will be good. It was the voice of one John Rustgard, United States District Attorney, crying in this wilderness of sin, Make your paths straight" All of which goes to show that this is an age of progress. It is probable that in the future we shall learn-as the illustrious John Frame al- ways puts tito be decent a. bout our indecencies. Doug las Island News,
 There is every probability that the matter of exporting live fur. bearing animals from Yukon will be given attention at the coming session of tug Yukon council. While such eXpOrtations may not be wholly forbidden, it certainly will be regulated, certain restrictions being necessary if the territory is to continue as a fur Ffpduc- ing country.
 II. P. King of Valdez and Rose A. Stoddord of Juneau have been appointed notaries oublic by Governor Strong.
 T. J. Josenhans, the architect, for some time connected with the Juneau Construction conn., pany, who returned to Seattle last summer, has been appoint ed superintendent of buildings at Seattle.
 Somebody sent Mayor Lew Shank of Indianapolis a couple of cats, and the mayor, being an auctioneer, offered them for sale.
 '.Herc they are-two fine, house broke Tabby cats-what am bid--yhat am I offered ?"
 'What's their names, Lew" asked huckster.
 "Tom and Jerry-what'll you give for Tom and Jerry?"
 ''Why don't you call them Cook and Perr?" asked d small boy.
 "Son, these are not pole cats," answered the mayor.
 'Preposterous claims are be- ing made by stock companies organized to exploit the Chis- ana diggings," is the way James Funchion, the widely known minig operator of Fair banks and other parts of the country, expressed himself re- gently while in Seattle. He said that the Aetna Investment X Trust company of Vancouver, B. G., is sending ont literature magnifying the Chisana dig gings, representing that mil lions are waiting the turn of the shovel. These dreams are described in pamphlet which . is being circulated by the com pany among the poorer classes of people. Petersburg Progers- sive.
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 Former Governor Walter E. Clark, writing to Governor J. F.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

-
 The time has come when It behoves the people of Ketchi- kan to look the town over and decide whom they are going to elect as City Councilmen for the next year. The election is less than a month away and it is high time to begin.
 The past year has been one of mixed results, but taken as a whole, the results have beer good, and to this paper it looks as though good business sense would demand that three oI four at least of the presen' council be reelected, so tha' the work planned by them may be finished. The system ot electing an entire new counc every year is not a good one as it takes three months ou' Of the twelve they are in offirt for them to get acquainte' with their work, with the rc. suit that practically twenty five per cent. of the time is lost as far as actual results arc concerned.
 Part of the present councii is in favor of buying a rock crusher and inauguarating i. system of permanent work or OCT streets, and the plan is ohc that must appeal to every citi- zen who is looking into thc future welfare of the commun fly.
 Then again the matter ol nomir ating candidates for thf Council should be treated with more respect and common sense. Under the present sys- tenn the whole thing is a joke. and every Tom, Dick and liar rvs name is offered irrespes- tive of his ability to do tht work required, and the reSul too often is that the men wkf should run-the property own CTS and the men who are inter. ested-become disgusted ani refuse to allow their names tC remain upon the ticket.
 When one stops to give tho matter a few moments sober thought the fallacy of putting men on the council who hay no business sense becomes az parent at once During th' coming year fully thirty thous- and dollars will have to be spent by Ketchikan's Common COuncil-a good big chunk 0 money and it will take care. furethOught, and actual busin- ess experience on the part Q fhe Council to see that tic town gets one hundred cents worth of results for each oi those dollars.
 Another thing which should be attended to is a uniforr.l> fair method of paying for street improvements. The greater part of the expense for stree; improvements should be borne by the owners of the abuttiE9 and not by the town as too often has been the case Tn the past.
 There are other matters which should be rectifiel. and the best, in fact the only sway to do is to see that good men are nominated for the Council. and being nominated. are elected.
 R. L. Petty'S term of office as Clerk of the School Board e\ pires shortly, end to this place if seems that he best thing for schools and town is to re-eleci him for another three years If he will accept the office.
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 \ bowling tournament be l 0 .0t II
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

The Skagway town council has decided to dam the river that runs through the town.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

re Eaily Miner, $1. per. mo
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

Roller skating is all the rage in Juneau and Douglas and competition between the local champions IS keen.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-03-20

Former Governor Walter E. Clark, writing to Governor J. F.. A Strong, from New York, Feb. II, sides among pther things, that he is looking into a number of newspaper propositions in he metropolis with the idea If getting back into business.
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 The Canadian Parliamcn s appropriation for the govern ment of Yukon Territory for fhe ensuing year amounts 10 $373,O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
London Correspondent
Says Belgians Make
q Habit of Success

London, Aug. IA, A M-The Post
correspondent with the Belgian army
sends the following:
The success of the Belgian army
has been astonishing. Every where
along the line of outposts the Germans
meet with battling checks. Like an
angry dog faced by a porCupine, the
vaunted Brussian army stands puzzled.
Il do not wish to exaggerate the
facts or to pretend that the Belgians
are winning series of important bat
ties. Their success so far are all in
trinsically small, but they are making
habit of success. All dread of the
Prussians is gone and that is a most
valuable gain.
Yesterday l walked some distance
with a soldier who was on his way
from Brussels to one of the Liege
forts, Clearly, therefore, the Liege
forts are not closely invested, when
individual soldiers can come and go.
The Belgians jokingly wonder when
the German military skill will begin
to show itself. The auracity of the
uhlan raids seems nothing more than
the audacity of bewilderment, like
men who passed from behind. In con-
tact with the Belgian cavalry, the Uh-
lans showed inferiority. Moreover,
neither the artillery nor infantry has
shown brilliancy.
"As an actual fact the attitude of
the Germans to-day is almost defen-
sive; certainly it is not offensive in
any spirited sense"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Measures to Uphold
Commerce and Credit
of u. S. Discussed
Br .4ssoeiated Press

Washington, d. c., Aug 14.-Cap-
tains of finance and industry con-
ferred to-day with President Wilson
and Secretary. McAdoo on measures
to uphold the commerce and credit of
the United States during the European
war.
Headed by j. p Morgan, James j.
Hill, James Speyer and other prom
inent figures in the nations business
life, they discussed means of restor-
ing Americas transatlantic trade and
the financial situation at home gener-
ally.
The conference agreed that the first
move must be to find ships to carry
cargoes congesting railroads and ter
minals. 1t was the general opinion,
however, that the government must
| provide a war risk for both ships and
cargoes, as already has been done by
| England and France, or the amend
ment to the shipping laws to bring
foreign vessels under American regis
ter would lose much of it's value.
| The prosopal to lower or substi-
tute the gold reserves in the banks
was not taken up.
! The question of providing a means
| of foreign exchange also was dis
cussed as one of the paramount prob
lens to be disposed of with the re-
sumption of trade.
After conference at the Treasury
| Department, where Secretary McAdoo
outlined the financial situation from
the governments point of view. the
businessmen went to the White House
/ to be received by the President.
| The request of ]. P. Morgan & Co.
for the attitude of the State Depart
ment toward ward loan to France
| has not yet been answered and will be
| further considered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
ALTOONA POLICE TRY
TO RETRIEVE DEFEAT
Meet Harrisburg PatroImen's Nine
on Island; Auto Trip
For Officials

altoona city officials, including
Mayor S. II. Walker. with their base
ball team, invaded Harrisburg to-day
They were here for sweet revenge.
Two weeks ago Mayor John K. Royal
took his bluecoat team to the Noun
tain City and the score was to in
favor of the Harrisburg patrolmen.
This afternoon at Island Park the
Altoona players, under the direction
of Detective John Bradley, who is
manager of the team, made gallant
fight for a victory. "Jawn' Hess was
on the mound for the HarrishurgerS
and he promised regular "Rube'
Waddell exhibition.
The game was started at 3.15. Pre-
ViouS to the contest there was q street
parade with the Harrisburg Train
mems band at the head. While the
band and players went over one route
Mayor John X. Royal with Altoona
officials went over the city park system
in autos After the game this even
ing there will be another trip for the
visitors. At 7 o'clock n banquet will
be served at Maennerchor Hall, North
street.
In the Altoona party are Mayor S.
II. Walker. Chief of Police James n.
Tillard. Detective John Bradley. team
manager, Commissioner of Public
Safety G. w. Kuebler. Commissioner
of Finance Harry ]. Shelley, Commits
sioner of Streets +. f.. Rooney,
License Tax Collector w. 3. Dunn,
City Solicitor j. w. Shields, City Clerk
w. j. Hamer and the following patrol
men. members of the baseball team:
j. r. Haines. J. r. McIlvaine. John
Graybill. william Basehore, william
Logue. Edgar Lyon. Roy Bennett. Fl.
b. Hornberg. George Kelley, Fred
Hiehr, Patrick Furlong and. w. p.
Sherlock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Dragons Killed in
Dash Into Barricade
By Associated Press

London, Aug. IA. $40 a. m.-The
Daily Nails Brussels correspondent
described the engagement at Haelen
as showing that the Belgians have
passed another good test. He says
that intermittent booming of heavy
guns was audible all morning. This
was punctuated about II o'clock by
sharp detonations, as the Belgians
blew up the brigades over the river
Gette just in the nick of time. They
were under shrapnel fire and the Ger
man cavalry was just dbouching to
cross.
With the bridges destroyed, the
fight resolved itself into an artillery
duel. the shrapnel bursting and leav-
ing a long trail of white smoke.
In the meantime squadron OF
Mecklenburg dragons, with rather re
duced effectiveness, endeavored to
penetrate the town of Diest at gal
lop. About a mile from the town
they dashed into barricade of Wag-
ons lined by Belgian infantry The
Germans had their revolvers drawn
and charged directly at the barricade.
The Belgians behind the barricade
opened murderous fire and all the
dragons were either killed or taken
prisoners. The only living things to
surmount the barrier were seven rider
less horses maddened by fear.
The Germans then tried to reduce
resistance at this point by a cross
fire from a battery but after an IN
terval ceased firing and owing TO SIM
liar repulses on other positions or thelr
front withdraw in disorder according
to some accounts, to the other side
of Gette.
Only two Belgians were wounded.
In front of the barricade the Germans
Law like a hedge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Stock Exchange in
San Francisco Fails
BY Associatcd PrcSS

San Francisco, Aug. Al. C. Will
son and Company members of the
New York Stock Exchange, the New
York Cotton Exchange, the Chicago
Board of Trade and the San Francisco
Stock and Band Exchange announced
here to-day that after careful delibe-
ration the firm had decided to go into
voluntary bankruptcy.
THE suspension" says a statement
given out at the offices of the com
pany, "is brought about solely by the
extraordinary American conditions
following on the European war
The banks to meet the drain of
money, naturally restricted their loans
and called for payment from their
debtors. We met these demands for
some time and then were compelled
in turn to call on our margin clients
to make additional payments on their
accounts. They answered that they
could furnish additional security but
not furnish additional money. The
exchanges being closed, we could not
even sell the securities of such de-
faulting clients"
What form the bankruptcy proceed
ings will take, cannot be determined
j. G. Wilson, senior member of the
firm, said to-day, until there had
been time to consult with Harris,
Winthrop and Company, the firms
New York correspondents.
The firm has branch offices in Port
land, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego
and Coronado, besides its two here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Philadelphia in With
Refugees From London

New York, Aug. IA. - The American n
night with more than 1000 men and
women who fled the home land at the
war cry in Europe. They were a gay
company, bringing grim tales of the
call to arms, and while their faces
frightened at the CLEAN of lights along
the American shore, their thoughts
were of those who had been left be-
hind.
They had seen the confusion that
followed the order to mobilize the
troops of France. They were in Eng
land when the word came that Ger
many had invaded Belgium, and they
saw the streets of London fill with
men clamoring to be off to the front.
In these moments, when patriotism was
firing the French and English people,
they heard the sober minded saying
that i'm the crisis all men looked TO
America as the country which could
save the civilization of Europe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Efforts Made to Close
All Boards of Trade
For Speculative Purposes

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. IA. Announce
ment of an effort to have closed all
Boards of Trade and other machinery
by means of which speculation in food
stuffs can be carried on was made here
to-day by Sol. Westerfeld. chairman of
the Trades relations committee of the
81 am taking the Initiative in this
matter by writing to +. b. Connolly. of
san Francisco. president of the ma
tional association, and members of the
executive board" said Mr.. Westerfeld
Discussion by correspondence will
require some time before we can de-
termine whether the association will
take the action that ! ask
The Chicago retailers are with me
on the subject. We have reason to be-
lieve that foreign spectators are buy
ing foodstuffs in the United States right
onw, and | am asking the executive
board to consider the advocacy of a
prohibition of the export of foodstuffs. .
Prices of cut meats, wholesale, were
unchanged to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Russian Consul Made
to Bow Before Statue
Rr Atsocintcd PrcSs

Paris. Aug. 14.-There was a fur
ther exodus of Americans to-day.
The French liner Chicago sailed from
Havre for New Yoek at o'clock this
morning and the French of the same
line sails at ! o'clock this afternoon.
The bitterness engendered by the
war is reflected in numberless anti
German stories. A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Zurich, Switzer-
land, to-day, says that travellers "e-
turning from the south of Germany
declare that the Russian consul at
Frankfort was forcibly taken from his
home and escorted to the statue of
Germania. After being compelled to
ermove his hat and bow to the statue
he was kicked and cuffed.
The Duke of Orleans has returned
to Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria- Hungary the collar of the Order
of the Golden Fleece, which was con-
ferred upon the French pretender in
1896 when he married the Arch
duchess Marie of Austria.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
Germans Surprised,
Fall Back in Disorder

London, Aug. Ia, 12.45 P. MA
dispatch from Brussels to Reuters
agency says that q battle near Eghe2ee,
north of Namur. which occurred yes
terday at Neville Tavere. on the
Namur-Tirlement railroad line, was
very keenly contested.
The Germans. according to the dis
patch. were mostly cavalrymen. They
were surprise by the Belgians and sus-
tanned severe casualties. Eventually
they fell back hurriedly on Huy. be-
tween Namur and LieGe.
The dispatch adds that three Ger
man aeroplanes flying over Dest were
brought down by the Belgian artillery
Two of the aviators were killed by
being dashed to earth and the third
was terribly injured
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
District Attorney at
Philadelphia Ready
to Prosecute Dealers
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, Aug. 15,-District
Attorney Rotan, of Philadelphia coun-
ty, said to-day that if any citizen
would lodge complaint with him
charging dealers with unlawfully
raising prices on foodstuffs he would
institute proceedings in an effort to
bring about conviction. There is suf-
ficient law in Pennsylvania to convict,
he said, if conspiracy can be proved
Special agents of the Department of
Justice are investigating here to-day
large concerns suspected of raising
prices in violation of law In con-
nection with the federal investigation
the United States district attorneys
office announced that it would be glad
to hear from individuals who have
cause for complaint
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14
British Tell of French
Successes in Mountains
Rr .Atsncintcd Pre-,

London, Aug. IA, 4 P. M.-The
official press bureau of the British
War Office and Admiralty to- day
issued news of a French success in the
Nosges mountains, A1sace, in the fol-
lowing words:
After successful resistance last
ing FIVE days at the passes of Sainte
MarieAuX-M Mines and lie Bonhomme
the French troops have occupied the
region of the Saale pass, which com
mands the valley of the Bruche, an
aff1uent of the Rhine.
''At Saale numerous desertions OF
German troops are notified.
THE French have taken many pris-
oners and captured some machine
guns"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-14

will return for session of court next
week.
On the calendar for Monday are
several cases for argument. Four
rules granted by Judge Seibert week
ago will also be heard. At present
court business is dull Harry H. Hol-
Ter, prothonotary, stated to-day that
it has been a long time since the pres
ent dull season has been equaled.
Granted a Soldiers Lcense.-John
B. Dettling, of Susquehana township,
to-day was granted soldiers ped
ding license. He was member of
Company B, 159th Pennsylvania Vol
unteers during the Civil War.
Order for Jury Drawing.-President
Judge George Kunkel yesterday issued
an order on Sheriff Harry Wells for
the drawing of Jurors for December
courts. The order calls for seventy
two petit jurors and sixty traverse
jurors. Criminal court will be held
during the week of December %.
Jurors drawn in this panel will also
serve in common pleas court the week
of October 5.