PRICE 10 CENTS
WICKERSH1 HAS ASSURANCE
THAT ALASKA BILL WILL PASS
Seattle Nov 10—The celebration j
of Alaska Day began at the Arctic
Club iu this city Saturday uoon and ^
contiuued uninterruptedly until mid- i
ulght. The piomotlou of interest •
In railroad construction in Alaska |
waa au important feature of the
celebration. Addresses were deliv- j
ered by Gov. Lister, of Washington, ;
Delegate Wlckersham of Alaska; ,
DOCTOR COE AND WIFE BOTH
CLAIM CONTROL STOCK CO.
Portland, Nov. 10—That Viola M.
Coe secured control of 96 shares of
stock ia the sxuitarlum compauy be
longing to her .iusband, Dr. Henry |
Waldo Coe, by looting his safety de- ;
posit bos durine his abseuce on a j
trip to Hawaii-during 1910, is tho ^
assertion made by the doctor in a
pleading filed la the circuit court, j
Mrs. Coe sued her husband last '
week to compel him to turn over j
moneys derived from the govern- (
ment for the care of the Alaska in- '
sane at the Moruiugside Hospital, iu
Montaville, of which she claims
ownership. Dr. Coe relates the in
cident of the stock to explain how
his wife became prominently con
nected with *he business which he
has conducted for IS years.
Attorney A. E. Clark, who repre
sents Dr. Coe ;.n the case, is author
ity for the statement that during
the recent financial troubles of the
doctor, his wifj secured a large por
tion of his property, which she still
retains as her own. 1 This includes
the interest 'n the hcepital, three
blocks iu Stanfield and 50 lots in the
same place, a town in eastern Ore
gon. which Dr. Coe estaablished sev
eral years ago with disastrous resul |
to himself financially. - J
Dr. Coe states that the sanitarium
company was established by himself j
in September,. 1S99, with a capital- !
lzation of $30,000. He took $15-1
700 in share3, Viola M. Coe was |
given one share, valued at $100, and I
L. O. Conuer, one share, valued at I
4100.
A. 11. DANCE.
The Arctic Brotherhood will give
a dance lc th'..r hall on the night
o' Saturday, Nov. 15th. The pub
lic is Invited to attend Admission
$1.00. Ladie3 free.
Senator Wesley L. Jones, Congress
men Falconer and Bryan, of \\ ashin
ton, and Senators Freeding and Rod
en and former Surveyor General Win
L. Uistin, of Alaska.
Wickersham in his speech said
that he had an assurance from Pres
ident Wilson that the Alsfikau rail
road bill will certaiuly pass Con
gress at the coming regular session.
NEW STEAMsHlP ON*
'A.'HE TRIANGLE Ht'-V
The steaniir Georgia which is
well along toward completing her
1100th voyage on the triangle run
between Skagway and Sitka with
Juneau as the center and alternat
ing point will soon be supplanted by
a larger and better vessel if the Ju
neau Steamsli-p company is award
ed the next mail contract for the Ju
neau Sitka Juneau-Skagway route. (
This announcement was made by (
Willis E. Nowcll, president of the .
Juneau Steamship company today.
"The bids are now in", said Pres- |
ideut Nowell, "and will be opened ;
November 11. The contract will
probably be awarded within 60 days
after they are opened. If our com- (
pany gets the contract we will im
mediately take steps to buy or build .
a much larger and better boat thau
the Georgia. The Georgia has been
a faithful craft but with the assur
ance of the mail contract the com
pany will be warranted in putting on1
a larger vessel.—Juneau Empire.
POMCEAIAX r\DEK ARREST
OX \ MCRDER CHARGE
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E. P. Robinson, who killed Charles
Riney . of St. I.ouis for shooting
squirrels in Swope park, was
brough' into curt Saturday charged
with second degree murder. ]
CHINESE CONGRESS IS
l \ MJ'.E T ) SECURE QCORUM (
Peking, Nov. 10—Neither house
of the Chinese Congress has been
able to secure a quorum since the
leceni t-xpulsioc of the three hun- '
died members and conditions are in '
a cliaoiJc state
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ri SL/fVOWHS MISS ON
1 WHITE m WE
The police have been unable to
abtaiu ouy trace or Mike Kovlcli
ind Nick Zakovlch wlio i were re
ported to have started down the
White the last of August. Rako
Brovich canie to Dawson recently
ind reported to the police here
:hat Mike and Nick were missing.
Brovich said that two other men,
presumably Slavonians, were with
:he party originally but they came
lown the Whit* with him.
According to the story which
Brovich gave to the police all five
nen were headed to Dawson from
he upper WhUe, when Mike and
<ick <ct on ,i raft near Canyon,
rhe three others remained ashore.
kYIUilAH VINCENT ASTOR
TO BE MARRIED SOON'
New York, Nov. 10—William Vin
;ent Astor, sou cf the late John Ja
:ob Astor, who met his death on the
ntanlc, has confirmed the report of
lis engagement to Miss Helen Hunt
ngton, of Hopeland House, Staats
>urg, N. Y. Mrs. Huntington has
ormally announced the engagement
The young people have known
ach other since childhood.
t"HE WIND BLOWS SOME I
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IN TOWN OK KETCHIKAN
David Jenkins had a narrow es-,
•ape from drowning Saturday night, !
lown at the cannary. In trying to |
>ass around it" corner of the can
lery 'where the dock is quite nar
aw, during tl>e strong wind he
ost. nis fcalame and was blown Into
he bay. Another"- man' was near
tut 'h- i/in for help, and Dave was
impelled to cling to a piling for
ibout thirty minutes before help
eached ' him. He was chilled
hrough and ; id about reached the
irnit of his 1 "durance.—Ketchikan
Jail.
ijOVERNOR FKXKEIi SIGNS
THAW EXTRADITION* PAPERS
Concord, N. H., Nov. 10—Gover
lor Felker Saturday honored the re
luest of the Governor of New York
or the extradition of Harry Thaw,
'lie case has thus been automati
ally transferred to the Federal j
ourts wheree it will be fought out.
"his does not mean that Thaw will
ie immediately returned ito Mat
ewan asylum, and his fight against
he conspiracy charge may be before
he courts for years.
XT ADOR TO BORROW
BIG BUNCH OF MONEY
Panama Nov. 10—Ceuevas Gar
ia Eeuadorea-11 minister to Panama
as been commissioned by the gov
rnment of Ecuador to borrow $33,
OO.O'.H1 in Europe for the installa
ion of water works and sewer sys
ems at Guayaquil and the bulld
ig of railroads 'in Ecuador. Mr.
larci.i will shortly leave for Europe.
Brovlch says that he and Charley
and Tom found the raft on an is
land later, but could not find any
trace of Nick and Mike. The three
men remaining ashore proceeded to
Donjek, and later Brovich, accord
ing 'o his own report, went back
up the riveer, searching for the
missing men. He was sure he got
back to the 'sland where he had
seen the stranded raft, but it was
missing. He feears the men were
drowned in the river. The police
thought possibly the two missing
men hod gotten ashore, but no
trace aas been found of them so far
as reported here to date.—Dawson
News. '
MAN FOUND NOT INSANE
HELD ON SIMILAR CHARGi
Wilbur Bankhead, a familiar char
acter about town, who yesterday
was found not Insane by a jury in
the commissioner's court, no soou
er was advised of the verdict thai,
he asked to be kept In jail as he
feared someona was pursuing him
v-ith evil Intent
Baukhead's sudden delusion prom
Led Commissioner J B. Marshal to
immediately swear out a new in
timity complaint against him and
within the next two or three edays
L.ankhead will again be tried on
lunacy charge?. The prisoner at
one time was cowcatcher here and
In Douglas. He insists that own
ers of dogs which went to their
Je;>'h by his hr.nd have entered in
to a conspiracy to take the life of
rhe- slayer of their pets.—Juneau
Dispatch. '
SOTTD LABOR. LEADER AD
DRESSES SEATTLE AUDIENCE
Seattle, Nov. 10—Olaf A. Tveit
moe, the noUd labor leader, is in
the city as a delegate to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor convention
which convenes today and which will
be in session until the 22nd. In ad
Iressing a meeting Friday evening,
called for the discussion of the im
migration question, he declared that
'the immigration problem will nev
;r be solved until there is no longer
social unrest in Europe and Asia."
W. R. Trotter, the Canadian dele
gate, took the stand "that Canadian
;abor desired the influx of aliens,
ivhich would soon become such a
Menace that parliament would bestir
tself and pass stringent immigra
ion laws." I
SUBMARINE CABLE FOR
TORT IS BERTHA'S CARGO
With five miles of deep sea cable
:onsigned to Fort William H. Sew
ird as the chief item in her large
:argo, the steam freighter Bertha
>f the Swan Navigation company,
irrived in port last night from Se
ittle. She brought a miscellaneous
:argo of freight for Juneau and has
'reight for Skagway, her destiiia
:ion.—Juneau Dispatch. .
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RECOGNIZES HIS INELIGIBILITY;
WILL CULL I NEW ELECTION
Mexico City, Nov. 10—President
luerta has isaaed a formal state
lent "o which lie admits his lnel
jibillty to remain president. He
romiBPs to call a new election at
nee, and In the interval before this
lection can be held will use his
eat endeavors to pacify the country.
Washington, Nov. 10—It ifl ru
lored here that Huerta has defied
tie United States, but the admln
stration haa not I closed its doors
IAME WARDEN SCOUTS FOB
VIOLATORS OP DEER LAW
A week haa passed since the close
f the open aesson for the killing
■ deer in Southeastern Alaska and
le last of the legitimate Yenison ha
een eaten until next year. Game
harden Schneider is keeping his
eather eye op($n for offenders of
:ie game laws and is at present out
n a cruise on his launch the "Eve".
-Juntau Dispatch.
EODKTIC SURVEY BOAT
ON WAY TO OUTSIDE
The coast Bnd geodetic Burvey
oat McArthur arrived on her way
juth yesterday afternoon from the
Westward. She haa. finished her
immer's work having been station
d this year at Seldovia surveying
le waters in the vicinity of Illamia
ay. They report the finest kind
f weather all summer and have
een able to accomplish a great deal
t work there.—Ketchikan Miner.
lOLAVD B. MOLINEAUX
GETS MARRIAGE LICENSE
New York, Nov. 10—Roland B.
tolincaux, twlcj tried for murder
C {Catherine J. Adams, is again in
le limelight, Laving applied for a
cense to marrv MIsb Margaret Con
ell. Application for the license
aa filed with th* clerk Saturday.
HE D1STBICT ATTORNEY GETS
WARNING FROM SALOON MEN
New York, Nov. 10—District At
>rney Whitman haa received a
arning from the saloon men of this
ty that he had better cease his In
stigations of municipal grafting.
'■in'Si him, nor have the rebels
been xecognized.
Paria, Nov. 10—The definition of
the United Sites' policy towards
Mexico la expected to be received
here tomorrow. French diplomats
believe that a majority of the Euro
pean i.overnments favor Huerta.
Berlin. Nov. 10—The German gov
ernment will back the United States
absolutely in its Mexican policy.
ALASi.A COAL WON'T BE
TESTED BEFORE JUNE
Not^or.eight months, or possibly
a year, will It be known definitely
whether the fine I bituminous coal
of the Matanuaka field in Alaska is
Buitable for t-'o use of Uncle Sam's
warships, according to John W.
Swift, special disbusing agent of the
United States navy. Swift is in Se
attle to purchase 300 tons of sup
piles to be used In transporting
800 tons of coal from the experi
mental mine at Matanuska to tide
water. He believes it will I require
practically the entire winter to get
the coal to tide water but expects
it will be on board one of the naval
collier* or some warship by June 1st,
CALLARMAN SELLS HIS
INTEREST IN PROGRESS
Fred A. Callarman who for the
past twenty months has been busi
ness manager and half owner of The
Progress, sold his stock to W. W.
Ligget last Saturday.
W. W. Llg&et, who haa been edi
tor of The Progress since Nov. 24,
1911, will continue as publisher of
the paper and there will be no
change in its policy as an independ
ent newspaper.—Pasco (Wash) Pro
gress.
SUPREME COURT SETS
ASIDE SUMMERS' SENTENCE
Washington, Nov. 10—The su
preme court here today set I aside
the sentence of Banker Summers, of
Juneau, Alaska, to serve five years
In the federal penitentiary, for al
leged bank frauds. The courts' rul
ing In effect dismisses the indict
ment against him. I
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