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WHY LKT I'S DISt'KIMlX.YTK
Immediately upon taking charge of tlio office in Ketchikan. Deputy I
Marshal Handy, under Instructions from the assistant district attorney. I
proceeded to give the women In the restricted district orders to leave town, |
to clean out. It was given out by the officials that this was the start of the
cleanup of Ketchikan.
i
Splendid! But why the delay? Why not proceed all the way up (own.
to clean out the joints that are infinitely worse than those which were giv
«n orders to shut up and get out of town? Why not continue on up XIis
Kion street to the numerous notorious bootlegging joints and to the less
regulated places of Ill-fame where there is alson an utter disregard for the
law? . vi jyjf
And. upon reaching Front street, why not turn to the left and right and
continue the orders to the joints along the main thoroughfare of the town
to close up? Why not get after the fake hotels, the numerous "soft" drink
joints, the "tail" cab drivers, and the others who are generally known and
reputed to be quite as notorious peddlers of booze and even dope, who are
infinitely worse than the places that have been visited officially?
General reputation Is that there are twenty-five or more houses in the
so-called "red light" district. But it is a matter of common knowledge that
there is fully as great a number of similar places uptown, that there are
some fourteen or fifteen colored women who are conducting similar places,
to say nothing of the many whites who are strewn about town generally.
They are under no semblance of police control and generally are Just as
bad as those ordered out of town.
There Is no question that a thirsty soul can get just as much booze now
as he could before the orders were Issued and there is no question that the
seeker may find companions of the same kind uptown that he could find to
day In the district.
During the late lamented Democratic administration there was uiuch
criticism, and properly so. of the failure to "clean up." There have been
many promises made of what would be done when the change of adminis
tration was brought, and after some six months or more it has failed to
materialize. And it will not materialize if it is to rest with simply the "or
ders" that have been issued. Similar orders, the same orders were issued
by the enactment of the bone dry law, bv the laws against narcotics, by the
laws against the conducting of bawdy houses.
1-et the officials not camouflage. Let them clean up the whole town
and not sections of it. Let them not pick on the woman in the restricted
district who never dares do anything but be herded about, while her sister
in other parts of the town carries on as usual. The start Is all right, but
let it not stop there. Repeatedly that old story has been told and with no
results. Some of the officials might have thought that the business men
would "holler" If these orders were issued. But they are not going to
wbimp»-r a bit. The "orders" meet with approval, if they go further, but
not if the "clean-up" is to end there.
About a year ago there was a murder in one of the joints in Ketchikan.
At the time it was said that the murdered man "was no good" that no
harm was done. But now. om far away Sweden comes the sad story that
the murdered man was -ot nearly as bad as painted, that he was the father
of two small children aud that he left a widow who is now compelled to
struggle along to support them. Also the news comes that during his life]
John Swanson sent money back home regularly to carq for those two'
children and his wife.
True, he was implicated with the rum runners and gamblers in Ket
chikan. but it was just the sort of joints that are now operating in Ketchi
kan that found him an easy prey originally. And it is these same joints
and others like them in other places that will find other victims and drag
them down the ladder until they will make up the gang of reprobates such
as are hanging around Ketchikan today, living on the earnings of "their
women."
If (here is to be a cleanup, let it be genuine. Let it Include the run
ning out of town of all these riff-raff males us well as females, and let
these uptown bawdy houses meet the same fate as those in the district. Let
the notorious "soft" drink parlors which sell forty drinks of hard liquor to
every "soft drink, and those "hotels" which are housing and which expect
to house the women driven from the district lie given their legal deserts.
But let not the officers fool themselves into thinking that these "or
cers" have brought about a cleanup, or will bring it about, nor should they
be fooled to the extent of thinking that the public will be fooled to the ex
tent of thinking that the officials are making such progress that the open
door blind pigs are not so numerous, and that it is becoming difficult to find
liquor. If it can be done at Juneau it can be done in Ketchikan.—Ketchi
kan Chronicle.
WRAM.Kl.I. TO HAVE DEPUTY
CLEKK (»K HISTBICT COURT
An item of news that will be more
than welcome is that W range 11 is
to have a deputy clerk of the district
court after the first of the year.
in the past it had been necessary
for local people tc have considera
ble correspondence with the clerk
of the district court at Juneau re
garding federal licsnses and other
matters. In the future federal 11
censes may be paid here, and var
ious other matters which are usual
ly handled by the tlerk of the dis
trict court may be attended to by
the deputy clerk at Wrangell.
Judge Keed has named Wm. G.
Thomas to be deputy clerk of the
district court at Wrangell, the ap
pointment to take effect January 1.
Judge Thomas is this week attend
ing to the matter of executing his
bond, and will no doubt qualify on
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Mr. iljiiev forgot that he was play
lug a hypocrite's part, and his gener
ous nature overrame him.
"l>og my cats." he blustered, "what's
the use glvin' him the vessel If we
don't give him some spondulicks to
outfit her with grub an" supplies? Poor
devil! I het he ain't cot a cent to
bless himself with. Scraggsy. old tar
pot, If we're coin' to turn over a new
leaf an' be Christians, let's sail under
a full cloud o' canvas."
"Ry Neptune, that's so, Gib. lids
feller did us an awful dirty trick, but
at the same time tlrere ain't a coward
ly bone In his hull carcass. I ain't
forgot how he stood to the guns that
day off the Coronados when we was
attacked by the Mexicans."
"Stake the feller, (lib." advised Mc
Guffey, and wiped away a vngrnnt
tear, lie was quite overcome at his
own generosity and the manner In
which It had touched the hard heart
of the Iniquitous tnnte.
Mr. Glhney laid live one hundred
dollar hills in the male's palm.
"Goori-by." he said gently. "an" see
If you can't he as much of a man an'
as good a sport hereafter us them
you've wronged an' who's forgive you
fully and freely."
One by one the three freebooters of
the green-pea trade pumped the
stricken mate's hand, to---.ed him a
scrap of advice, and went overside In
to the small boat which was to take
them ashore. It wa* « solemn parting
and Mr. Glhney and McGuffey were
snuffling audibly.
The next day. us the 11 Uonlnn
steamed out of the harbor, hearing th<
syndicate hack to San Krain'is<ii, they
looked across at the little Maggie II
for the last time, utid observed that
the mate was on deck, superintetid'ng
three Kanaka sailors who were hoist
ing supplies aboard from a hiitnhoat.
Commodore Glhney bade his tirst
command a misty farewell.
"Good-by, little ship." he yelled and
waved his hand. "GawdYou was
a witch In n light wind."
Seven days al'ter leaving Honolulu,
the Milonlan steamed into San Fran
cisco bay. The syndicate could not
wait until she had tied up at her di-'V.
and the minute the steuliter had passed
iliiarantine Mr. Gibnvy luiUed « p
Injr launch. Hag and ha •—ige the
happy quartette descended to the
launch and landed at Melggs wharf.
Mr. Glhney stepped Into the vvharfln- I
ger's otlhv and requested permission
to use the telephone.
"What's up. Gib?" demanded f'up
tain Scruggs.
"1 wai t to 'phone for a autonio'ille
to come down an' snake us up town
!n style. This syndicate ain't a . n'
to come rnmpin' home to Gawd'« < • ••m
try look in" like a lot o' Kyetaiiiii |<V
dlers. We're goln' to the best h"tel
an' we're goln' In style."
With tlii' assistance of the wharfin
ger hii automobile wag summoned iml
In due course thp members of the .n
dli-ate found themselves wiscmn-i il In
a fashionable sulie In Sun Kratiri.- "'s
most fashionable hotel. .Mr. Gihney i
stored the syndicate's pearls In the ho- !
tel safe, deposited an emergency roll I
with the hotel clerk, and hanked the |
balance of the company funds In the i
names of all four; after which the syn- i
dlcate cave Itself up to a period of '
Joy unconflned.
At the end of a week of riot and I
revelry Mr. Glbne.v revived sufficiently
to muster aJl hands and lead them to j
a Turkish bath. Two days In the hath ]
restored them wonderfully, and when I
the worthy commodore eventually cot
them back to the hotel he announced |
that henceforth the lid was on—and i
on tight. Captain Scrsgps. who was
hard to manage In his cup* and the
most prodigal of prodigals with steam
up to a certain pressure, demurred at
this.
"No more sky-lnrkln', Scrnggsy, yon
old cut-up." Mr. Glbney ordered. "We
had our good time cornln' after all
that we've been through, hut It's time
to g*t down to business agin. Hlches
has wings. Scraggsy, old salamander,
an' even If we are ushore. I'm still the
commodore. Now, set around an' we'll
hold a meetln'."
He hanged the chiffonier with his
great (1st. "Meetln' o' the Maggie syn
dicate," he announced. "Meetln'll
come to order. The first business be
fore the meetln' Is a call for volun
teers to furnish a money-makln' Idee
for the syndicate."
Nells Halvorsen shook his sorrel
head. He hnd no Ideas. R. Mcfiuffey,
Esquire, shook his head also. Captain
Scraggs wanted to sing.
"T see It's up to me to suggest some
thln'." Mr. Glbney smiled !>enlgnly. as
If a money-making Idea was the easiest
thing on earth to produce. "The last
thing I remember before we went to
that Turkish bath was us four vlsltln"
a fortune teller an' huvln' our fortunes
told, past, present an' future, for a
dollar a throw. Anybody here remem
ber what his fortun* was?"
It appeared that no one remembered,
not even Mr. Glbney. He therefore
continued:
"The chair will app'Int Mr. MrTSuf
fey an* himself a committee o' two
to wnlt on one o' these here olalrvor
ntits and have their fortunes told
agin."
McfiUfTey. who was as superstitious
as n negro, seconded (he motion heart
ily and the committee forthwith sal
lied forth to consult the clairvoyant.
Within the hour they returned.
"Members o' the syndicate," the com
modore announced, "we got an Idea.
Not a heltiva pood one. but fair to
nilddlln'. Me an' Mac calls on this
Madame de What-you-may-eall-her an'
the minute she pets a lamp at my mlt
(It Is worthy of remark here that Mr.
Glbney had a starfish tattooed <>n the
back of his left hand, a full-rigged ship
across his breast, and a porgcous pic
ture of a lady climbing a ladder
adorned the inner side of his brawny
right forearm. The feet of the lady
In question hung down below the fringe
of Mr. Oihney's short sleeve) she pot
up nn' says: 'My friend, you're mak
ln' a grave mistake remainln' ashore.
Your fortune lies at sea.' Then she
threw a tit an' mumbled something
about a light-haired man that was
go In' to cross my path. I guess she
must have meant Scrnggsy or Sells,
both heln' blondes—an' she come out
of her trance shlverln' an" shakln'.
"'Your fortune lies at sea. my
friend." she kept on savin'. 'do forth
an" seek It."
" T.lnime the longitude an' latitude,
mnant.' I says, 'an' I'll go out.'
"'l.ook In the shippln' news In the
•'Meetin' o' the Maggie Syndicate In
My Room," He pawled. "I've Found
Our Fortune."
papers tomorrower,' she pipes up.
'Five dollars, please.'"
"You dfiln't give tier five dollars,
did you?" gapped Captain Srrsgg*.
"Why. Oil), my dear boy, I thought
you was sober."
"So I was."
"Then. Gib, all T got to say Is that
you're a sucker. You want to consult
the rest of us befi.re you go throwin*
■way the funds o' the syndicate on
Mich torn-fool Idees as—"
McC.ufTey saw a storm gathering on
Mr. (iihney'8 brows, and hastened te
Intervene.
"Meetin's adjourned." he announced,
"peiullu" the Issue o' the papers to
morrow moniin'. Scraggsy, yon
oughter J'lne the Hand o" Hope.
You're Ufly whej you got a drink Id
you."
Neils llalvorsen Interfered to beg
a cigar of Mr. Glbney and the affair
passed over.
At six o'clock the following morn
ing the numbers of the syndicate were
awukem-d by a prodigious pounding
at their respective doors. Answering
the summons, they found Mr. Gibney
in undress uniform and the morning
paper clutched In his hand.
"Meetin' o' the Maggie syndicate In
tuy room." he bawled. "I've found
•mr fortune."
The meeting came to order without
the formality of dressing, and the
commodore, spreading the [tper on
his knee, read aloud:
"FOR SALE CHEAP
"The stern-wheel steamer Victor,
•.veU found, sfuunch and newly painted.
Boilers and engines in excellent shape.
Vessel must be sold to close out an
•state. Address .lohn Coakley, Jack
son Street wharf."
"How d'ye know she's a fortune,
Olb?" XIctiufTey demanded. "I/emme
look tit her engines before you get |
excitM."
"I aint saying she Is," Mr. Glbney
retorted testily. "limine finish read
In'!" lie continued:
"REPORTS PASSING DERELICT
"The steam schooner Arethusa,
Grays Harbor to Oakland Long wharf,
reports passing a derelict schooner
twenty miles off Point Reyei at si*
o'clock last night. The derelict was
down by the head, and her rail Just
showed above the water. It was Im
possible to learn her Identity.
"The presence of this derelict In
the steamer lanes to North Pacific
ports la a distinct menace to naviga
tion, and it Is probable that a revenue
cutter will be dispatched today to
search for the derelict and either tow
her Into port or destroy her."
"Gentlemen o' the syndicate, them's
the only two items In the shlppln'
page that looks likely. The question
Is, In which lies our fortune?"
Nells Halvorsen spoke up, giving It
as his opinion that the fortune-telllnc
lady probably knew her business and
that their fortune reaJly lay at sea.
The derelict was at sea. How else,
then, could the prophecy be Inter
preted?
"Well, this steamer Victor Isn't ex
actly traveling overland," McGuffey
suggested. He had a secret hankering
to mess around some real engines
acaln, and gave It as his opinion that
fortune was more likely to lurk In a
solid stern wheel steamer with good
engines and hollers than In a battered
hulk at sea Captain Scraggs agreed
with him most heartily and a tie vote
resulted, Mr. Glbney Inclining toward
the derelict.
"What're we gotn" to do about It,
Gib?" Captain Scraggs demanded.
"When In doubt. Scraggsy, old tar
pot, always play trumps. In order to
make no mistake, right after break
fast you an' McGuffey go down to
Jackson street wharf an' Interview
this man C-oakley about his steamer
Victor. You been goln' to sea long
enough to know n good hull when yon
see It, an' If we can't trust Mac to
know a good set of Inner works we'd
better dissolve the syndicate. As for
me an' Nells, we'U go down to the
Front an' charter a tug an' chase out
after that there derelict before the
rerenue cutter gets her an' blows her
out o' the path o' commerce with a
stick o" dynamite."
Forthwith Mr. Glbney and Nells,
Rfter snatchlnc a hasty breakfast, de
parted for the waterfront, where they
chartered a tug for three days and
put to sea. At about ten o'clock Cap
tain Scraggs and McGuffey strolled
leisurely down to Jackson street wharf
to Inspect the Victor. By noon they
had completed a most satisfactory In
spection of the steamer's hull and
boilers, and bought her In for seven
thousand dollars. Cnptaln Scrapes
was delighted. He said she was worth
ten thousand. Already he had de
cided that heavy and profitable
freights awaited the syndicate along
the Sacramento river, where the farm
ers und orchardisrs had been for
years the victims of n monopoly and
a, gentlemen's agreement between the
two steamboat lines that piled be
tween Sacramento, Stockton and San
Francisco.
On the afternoon of the third day
Mr Glbney and Veils Halvorsen re
turned from sea. They were unutter
ably weary and hollow-eyed for lack
of sleep.
"Well. I snp|>ose yon two suckers
found that derelict." challenged Me
Gnffey.
"Yep. Found her an' got a line
aboard an' lowed her In. an' It was
a touch Job. She's layln' over on the
Rerfcejey tide flats, an' at lowtlde to
morrow we'll go over an' find out
what we've got. Don't even know her
name yet. She's practically sub
mereed."
"I think you was awful foolish, Gib,
bo.vln' a pig In a poke that way. I
don't believe In coin' In blind. Me
an' Mac's bought a real ship. We
own the Victor "
'Tit dend on my reet." growled the
commodore, and jumping Into bed he
refused to discuss the matter fnrther
and ws« sound asleep In a 11flfv.
(Continued on Saturday)
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