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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

and in many of the nearby cities and towns of Southern California, to do their bit towards making Christmas for soldiers an enjoyable holiday. Men serving in the regular army those who went with the National Guard units. and those who responded to the call from civil life, all are to be re- membered, according to the plans of the most of the committees. The men i'll the various branches of naval ser vice are to have equal recognition.
 In Los Angeles. Mayor Frederick T. Woodman. has designated com- mittee, headed by himself to collect funds and gifts, and see that suitable remembrance goes to every man now serving his country and calling Los Angeles his home. The large number Of men in the services from here makes the task stupendous, but the committee will organize immediately
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
HOMEGROWN POTATOES
 CREATING SENSATION

Travellers and townspeople are alike slror.sed and curious over the display o: home grown potatoes being shown n the window of the Progressive-Min- er ofice. The potatoes shown are of -wo varieties being displayed by three Man rom different sections of the country Two groups from town were srawn in the garden of MT. A. R. Lar son. of the Miners & Merchants Bank and MT NJ J Bugge. local capitalist, while the other is a Metlakatla prod uct by Rev. Edward efarsden.
 ketchikan is now harvesting her Homegrown products, planted early -h.s spring during the war garden" campaign Some are in vacant plots, others on hillsides. others in back yards and many are Dock gardens" grown in boxes. It is surprising what a variety Of flowers. vegetables and herbs can be grown in small space. Mrs. Hamilton. Of Newtown, tas in a dozen or so boxes. grown dozens Of varieties of flowers, besides vegetables for her own use. including green peas. lettuce. onions, turnips, cabbages and many others.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
COUNCIL. MEETING

T1e regular meeting Of the council Eas seld last night with Mayor Hene- -1ea presiding and all the members present..
 The reports Of the various commit s5s municipal treasurer. magistrate sud clerk were read. approved and lS ordered paid
 re subject of New Business"
 -tran- a, Grant and Bowden
 a- ~as ordered removed 10 high s are man and a new hydrant
 q Kennedy and Water streets. m a complaint O. Father Kern. the .asWa.k il iron. Q: the church was -. repaired.
 Tn security bonds Of the magistrate and clerk were accepted and placed or file.
 TAe clerk was instructed 10 notify Mr. ] J. Daly Of the dangerous con- on 9t the electric light pole in !. 5- .he Me-odist church.
 : ss-a-ioa was adopted remitting -as assessment levied for street i'm s-oyemea. against MT Pruell. The reason Eor remitting the assessment
 .a, .ae property or the claimant TaS nor benefited by the improve msa-.
 The council appropriated s3.oo0 for -he school
 T4e Edmond street steps were or !@ i rebuilt and reduced 10 six feet wide. Ta= purchasing agent of the city authorized 70 buy fifty kegs ot nails
 The council adjourned
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
MR. WEIGLE HEARD FROM

The friends and acquaintances of MT W. G. Weigle. forest supervisor tor Alaska, will be glad to know that he is recuperating very quickly from a minor operation at the hospital in Anchorage, and is expected to arrive in Ketchikan on or about the 10th of the month.
 MT R L. Fromme. of the Olympic National forest reserve, who went to -ie westward with Mir Weigle some ,aree weeks ago. on an inspection rip $ expected 10 arrive on the -earaer Al-ki today. He is to relieve 1Ir We:gle if the latter is accepted .-l active service in France with the naH Forestry battalion. Mir. Weigle was obliged 10 undergo small opera. ion 10 pass the physical examination aad decided 10 have it done as soon as possible
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
SEWARD IS FAVORED
 WITH CHEAP COAL

The Seward Gateway of recent date says:
 Nelson & Co, came into Seward from the Westward with a few tons of Bluff Point coal of very high grade. MT. Nelson says if market can be found here and satisfactory arrange ments can be made with local parties 10 handle the coal this winter. he will make regular trips to the Inlet and supply any quantity desired. Nelson will return at once to the coal fields and start bringing in the coal by barg- es as soon as necessary arrangements can be made. It is safe to say that he will have no trouble in securing the orders. as well as a representa- i've agent here.
 The coal is of extra high grade and
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
PART OF RECEIPTS FROM MATCH TO 60
 TO THE RED CROSS

Managers o: the coming wrestling match between T. Lersten, Of Ketchi- az and Frank Miller Of Juneau, to La s.f 8, tae Moose Hall. Thursday, Ce-c55- 11th. have announced that V Der cent Of the total gate receipts vii ts turned over 10 the local Chap fer of -he Red Gross.
 Doors viii open al S:30 and several .ox.ag preliminaries have been ar ranged 70 take place before the main sven-. which is to decide the heavy we.gh- cham p:onship Of Alaska
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
LEAVING FOR SOUTH SOON

Mrs. N. E. Gregory and daughter, Miss Bessie, are expecting to leave very soon for Seattle where they will spend the winter. pending Capt. Greg. ory's assignment to new duties. Capt Gregory is in command of the Light house tender kukui which leaves Alas ka permanently in few weeks. She has been replaced by the new tender Cedar. built for northern service last spring.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
RhE All DOPE

E@r4 5S E.-a Is tonight Tle5 5-.h chapter 5f the Lass ot the .5I-.- tz-Iaflsss
 foar rel Keystone com se ~ -r@ head liner tonight. 4oa9 t@e- os laughs is the correct ...s Q. \ Modern Enoch Arden. Florence Red vii b here Satur- day T a ess re, Paine Gold Rooster p.ay
 Narsae-..= Clark on sunday night . -Ae a=a.as, play 9: al -L--..e Lady Eileen
 Don tasge- Helen and Company -o s1- ss -4-y az- :a 3 new chapter. e-t n me meantime Go 70 the Dream
 adv
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
COMING IN FOR WINTER

Mrs. Roy Hewitt, and her mother. Mrs H. G. Kubley who has been visit ing with her at George Inlet for the past two weeks are expected in today for a visit. Mir and Mrs. Hewitt are planning on spending the winter in town this season and will again take up their residence in Newtown. now occupied by Capt. and Mrs. Gregory.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

test and we understand can be sold in Seward at big saving over pres ent prices. This coal comes from the mine of Mrs Whorf, located near Sel- dovia. and the supply is unlimited. It is easily accessible and a coal route from Seldovia to Seward can easily be established that can be operated by boats or barges through the entire winter months
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
LEAVING FOR SEATTLE

Miss Bertha Scott. who until very recently has been doing public steno- graphy in the offices of the ketchikan Brokerage Go, and later in the Miners < Merchants Bank, where she resign ed this week. leaves on the Al-ki this evening for her home in Seattle where she will visit her parents.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
At the DREAM

friends of both contestants declare -.lat the men are both working hard and faithfully and believe that they win be in the best of condition by next week for the deciding match for the heavyweight championship.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

J. A. Pibles of Moira Sound, Mrs. F. s. Bames and Agnes Mclaughlin. of Lake Bay. Alice Sarkies. of Kasaan adn Charles B. Crater. of Yes Bay are registered at the Stedman.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

Mrs. Geo. Sovde and son Melvin of Mahoney Hegihts. are leaving on the Al-ki this evening for Seattle. where they spend the winter. returning in the spring
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

A. Strand. of Craig. w. J. Coulter, H. K. Paris. and H. A. Highriter of the 'It" Mine, H. Andrews. A. s. Goodro. D. Bonnet and wife of Kasaan are guests at the Revilla today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
KETCHLKAN FURNITURE
 COMPANY

Before yo1 Bay, sell or ex- change your furniture. fisnre with tho Ketchikan Furniture Company.
 Front Street near the Electric Company's office.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

Capt. and Mrs. w. c. Dibbrell en- tertained Capt. and Mrs. c. G. Quill liar of the Patterson at dinner last evening at their home on Mob Hill.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

! Mrs. w. H. Greene, of Newtown ex-
 poets to leave on the Al-ki this even-
 ing with her children for Seattle. on a visit.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
LOS ANGELES PEOPLE
 ARE ORGANIZING
 XMAS COM MITTEES
Will Collect Funds and Gifts Suitable for Soldiers on
 The Front

LOS ANGELES, Oct 3.-"Christmas Committees are being formed here,
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

and the members are sure that there will be whoehearted response to it's requests, which will be formulated as soon as possible.
 Other towns are facing an equally eXacting task, as the proportion of men in service is no less than from the great cities. The form that the Christmas remembrance will take is not fully decided, but the committee men and women here believe each man should have an individual gift, and possibly there will be a joint re- membrance for units originating in the various towns. altho the exigen- cies of the service have caused many such units to lose their identity, so far as sectional origin is concerned.
 WANTED-two or three women to
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
WALKER|SNS NJ. F

Being some why solicit and merit your drug and drug sundries patronage.
 People successfully working the plan for for tee 3honing many their household needs many many advantages of shopping walkers" by telephone.
 stocks complete quality always uniformly good prices always right-never knowingly undersod those who have yet favored with paronage-shoud try shopping with by telephone need be medcnea candy delight the expected guest-a article ne delivery system prompt efficient any of town
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04

WANTED-two or three women to help at Lunch Counter, Moose Hall Friday Night. Inquire Max Tyron, at New York Restaurant.-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
Friday and Saturday
INTRIGUE"

Not much for Name but it Vitagraph Blue Ribbon ture Starring charming Peggy and and Marc Macermott Lit leBobby Connolly.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-04
1.-The Hearts Tribute''
MIR. AND MRS SIDNEY DREW
Featuring June Daye and Helen Green

which is educational well comedy and opens u
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
,LAB(RREcRUIER
PAYS A big FINE
Judge Heen Levies Five Hundred
Dollars and Costs on
ELS. Snyder

=. j III !. 4. n. v,
~ >. Snyder was hne1 Ave hppfred
dollars and the costs OF court ycster
aav nv. .fn.loo HAN IN tI.e 'eiren,i court
~ ss.,1 49, 49,. e......
a'.s'+ 2ns"eF snthfee ~ P'yf ~
not guilty 70 guilty Of unlaWfui'y re-
eruiting labor In the Territory for SER
vice away from the Islands. j.
An array Of legal talent represented
Snyder IN court City Attorney Brown
appeared Tor the government, while
Deputy City Attorney Garden was on
hand In A whispeflng capacity, Judge
fIeep denied the defendant's petition
that the 5000 seized BY the police and
held Is evidence be returned TO Snyder.
Taking into consideration the ma
ture OF this case, Judge Heen read
from his written decision, the first,
ny the way, he has handed down since
becoming circuit judge 'sthat IA. t.
being one in which money u used, or
likely to be used; and In view Of the
assuraoto made by the prosecution I'M
It's answer to the petition that Il has
possessiont OF certain specific facts
which Viii show the materially OF the
money int question As evidence, the
conrt Is impcIled to deny the petition.
This ruling q based on the authority
Of the Territory of Hawaii VS. Hoo
KQop, ~ Hawy p, 307,''
After the conrt had announced its
decision ON the petition for the res
turn Of the evidence money, Attorney
r. w. Breckops asked leave to with,
draw Snyder = former plea Of not gull.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
First Message From
Fighting American
Fleet Reaches Here

T. !
The first message from the American
feet now aiding the guarding Of the
North Sea, under the command Of Vice
Admiral Sims, was received in Hawaii
on the last mail from the States. II
came in the form Of postcard from 10.
seph A. Roberts, who was for several
months here on board the Alert as first
class fireman, and who viii lbe remem.
bered BY nanysof the men in the,service
The card iS,one which has been de.
signed by. the British eensors TO cut
down the work Of that institution, aud
contains the following directions: 4
(. Nothing is 10. be written on this side
except the date and the signature OF the
sender. Sentences not repaired may be
crossed out. If anything else is added
the postcard win be destroyed.
Following this are the following sen.
fences:
81 am quite well. 81
f'f have been admitted 10 tho hos.
pital-
wounded and ami getting well.
sick and hope TO return to
dirty soon.
~ have received your
letter dated
telegram dated .8
parcel dated
card dated
Letter follows at first opportunity.
81 have received no letter from
YOU :. ~
for long time. ia
lately.
tsSignature only,
Joe "a. RoBERTs,
"Date, June Z, 1917.
The card was received by p. L, Cor.
nett, a soldier in the Second infantry
at Fort Shafter, who was a close friend
Of Roberts while the latter was sta.
ltioneashere. Etf SIS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
new DUTCH liner
IS PALAT|AL ONE
Vessel mich Win Be Here In
Few Weeks Is Size of
Tenyo Marll i.

On her FIRST trip bound for San Fran
ciscossince she was put on the newly
opened Jaya-Pacifc line, the Princess
Juliana viii arrive at Yokohama next
Saturday from Batavia. She belongs
to the feet of the Nederlaud Royal
Mail and has been plying between Hol-
land and Java through the Meditef-
ranean until that line was closed by
Germany's submarine warfare.
With the Princess Jnliana, eight. fine
passenger liners have been commission
ed on the new transpaei6c line, the 9TH
,er seven being the Rembrandt, Goei-
toer, Rindjani, Vondel, Willies, Ophir
and Grotius. The first Eve named
have already started on the new service.
The last two are not known here, but
the place of one of these WINS prob.
ably taken by the Oranje.
4 The Princess JuIiana is the biggest
liner on the new line with the ekcep-
tion Of the Koninger der NederlandeT.
She has displacement Of % 600 tons,
the same size as the big twin liners,
the Tenyo Maru and Shinyo MARI of
the Togo Kisen lKaiaha. On account
of quite d different style Of conetruc-
ton for cabin passengers, the Princess
Juliana In spite of her size, has accom-
modations for only III saloon, rs sec
ond class and "a steerage passengers,
although each of the big 4. X, X, lin.
ers can carry $50 saloon, IS second
class and $50 steerage passengers.
All these Dutch liners are equipped
with every modem eonvepiepee. They
are specially excellent for tropical tray
81, Owing TO q heavy passenger traf-
&c, most of the aecommodations on the
star Princess liner have been booked.
Because Of, many applications for cargo
space, the company Is reported to have
decided to carry cargo from Japan to
Java, taking a through cargo only.
Cargo space on every liner sailing
from Batavia j. practically cold out
there and il is not known when the
company win be able 10 carry cargo
from. Japan to the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
0DgDMMISSI0N
begins ONCENSOS
Seeks Complete Data On Sup
plies IN Territory From All
Hawaii Merchants

A 81 70 & h .
Dennite knowledge Of the amount Of
food on hand in Hawaii is Of vital in.
terest just now, to the people them-
selves and to the food commission'
which has the duty OF solving the Ter
ritory's food problems. To gain this
dchnite Information the food commits.
sIon is mailing 2boO circular queries
this week 70 al retail and wholesale
dealers IN the Islands.
The commission has found that this
data IL absolutely necessary before 4
Isofe, Intelligent plan can be created
for conserving food supplies in the
Territory The circular letter. printed
IN English. Chinese and Japanese. saws
to the dealer 10 whom Il Is addressed:'
You are requested BY the Territor-
ial Food Commission to report on this
blank the qua1itities Of the food stuns
named below which are in your posses.
sion on June 30, Ig17.v IL enumerntes
the cereal products, dry beans. peas,
ientils. meat fish, dairy products. eggs.
oils and fats vegetables, fruits and
canned goods, asking the dealer to set
opposite each item the amount he has
on hand, in pounds, bags, cans OF gal.
Ions, as the ease may be. &
The dealer also Is asked whether he
imports any Of these, or buys them in
Hawaii. This Is to ascertain what i'm.
portati0ns are made other than those
which come Through Honolulu.
Retail and wholesale firms are asked
to answer the questions accurately
and fhoronrhly. and return the eirc,l-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
BLbCKMAIL Charge
AGAINST SAFFERy
Clerk Accused Of Impersonating
Federal Officer To Blk
Prominent Local People

The arrest Of Tom Saffery, d part
Hawaiian connected with one Of the
Honolulu draying companies. who is
now IN the hands OF the federal au
thOrities on a charge Of impersonating
an officer OF the United States gov.
eminent, and who Is accused of hay
ing, blackmaiied many prominent PEG
pile gpf this city, caused shiver "a
run up and down tho spines yesterday
of several web known women of Homo
lulu who, according TO federal officials,
have been the victims Of Saffery 4
operations. Many Of them fear that
their names will De brought out In con
nection with the affair.
II is specifically charged that Saffery
aud some of his companions made D
practise of waiting on the drives most
used by joyriders and waiting until
they caught prominent people in com
promising circumstances. When they
did, they would follow some OF them,
usually the women, home, gain admit
itanee to the house and one Of them,
generally, the federal officials say,
Saffery, would announce that they
we're federal agents who had evidence
OF actions the victims would not care
to have known. Whereupon, it is al,
legged, they collected whateYer they
could, from $40 up, and departed.
United States Marshal Smiddy said
Yesterday that the federal authorities
had for several months heard reports
Of this new form Of matchmaking, but
that until the arrest Saturday night of
sahery, they had never succeeded in
getting sufficient evidence to make an
arrest. Saffery was arrested upon q
description furnished Smildy by some
OF the women who had been blagk-
mailed. One Of them identified SAT-
fiery yesterday, but her name is with,
held ~ the federal authorities, as, they
say, she was an innocent victim and
they did not desire to subject her to
notorieiy,
The statement made to the police by
Sanery that hewas drunk and did not
know. what he was doing was positively
denied by the woman who identified
him. He was entirely sober, she told
the federal authorities 4, g
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
mrs PARlsB|ESM
California HOME
We'll Known Woman Passes
Away IN Escandldo, Says
Word To Relatives Here

-.
Mrs. Catherine Iewera Paris. we'll
known in Honolulu through her many
years residence here. died m Fecon-,
dido, near San Diego, California, on
Sunday, according 10 news received
here by her children and other rela.
fives.
AZ Catherine Levers, Mrs. Paris
came 70 Honolulu, with her sister. Jane
LEVERS, IN 1886. The two sisters con.
Quoted private school in this city and
gave lessons in music, painting and
nnguaRes, many Of the foremoff IA.
mnaipa womeh OF this city having been
fheir pupils. Catherine Levers married
the late Thomas Hudson Paris. who
died IN San Diego in 1891. For a time
the young conple lived in Saefnmento.
but later returned to Hawai-, where her
husband ran A plantation store AZ Wal
hee. Maui. and at Waimku. IN the
spring Of 1881 they went back 10 cali.
iQrnirF She was bora in Dublin, Ire-
land, on March 10, 1928, and was eighty
n,pe years, two months and twelve days
old az the time Of her death.
Three children survive the deceased.
Mrs.: II. L. Kerr " this city, Mrs.
frederick hudson Of. Escondido. and
Edwin II. Paris, treasurer and manager
Of =. o. Hall 4 Son Of Honolulu. She
was sister of Christopher Levers who,
with Mr.. Dixon, founded the firm Of
LAYERS 4 Dixon, now the well known
lfm Of Levers q Cooke Robert lew
ers Of Levers & Cooke is a cousin Of
the deceased, as was also the late Mrs.
James A, Hopper.
The deceased endeared herself to
many Of the old5time Honolulans and
those who survive her win learn with
deep regret OF Mrs. Paris death.