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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL. 1. NO. 16. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1912. - PRICE 10 CENT8.
AN OLD-TIME BUSINESS MAN KILLED
HERMAN D. KIRMSE JEWELER,
MEETS DEATH AT KETCHIKAN
Herman D. Kirmse was accidental
ly killed at Ketchikan on Monday
night. This news was Hashed to Ju
neau by the wireless operator on the
Princess May some hours before the
vessel docked. Th<_ report soon
spread over the town causing a pain
ful shock to the many people here
who were intimately acquainted with
him. Many refused to believe the
rumor until the story of the ratal ac
cident was contirraed by passengers
arriving on the Princess May
No blame attaches to anvone so far
as is known. It is one of those in
stances in the affair* of humanity,
that cannot be ascrib* o to any cause!
but that of an inscrutable providence.
Mr. Kirmse had con.e to the dock/
and stepping on the square timber
rail attempted to shake hands with
the purser aboard the Humboldt. In
some manner be lost'hts balance and
went headlong over the edge strik
ing the guard of the vessel. His head
was crushed and death must nave re-!
suited instantly. The body was re
covered from the water immediately
after.
Few people in Alaska were as well
known as Mr. Kirmse Here he had
made his home const-.ntlv since the
great gold stampede. His house was,
in Skagway where he conducted
a thriving business for years. Only:
last j ar he had established a branch
at Ketchikan. A few days ago he.
with his family, stopped off at Ju
neau a few hours while en route to
Ketchikan.
Herman D. Kirmse was a native of
Iowa, having been born in Des Moines
in 1863. He learned the jewelry bus-:
iness in a small town of his native
state and later wenr to Deadwood.
So. Dakota, where he engaged in that
business. From Deadwood he went
I to l-os Angeles and Santa Barbara,
California and then up the coast to
Washington, settling in Everett for a
short time. He was swept North in
the tirst Dawson rush arriving in
Skagway lu 1897. Ho went to Daw
son and Atlin engaging in mining for
a time and was very successful at At
I tin.
In 1S9S he returned to Skagway and
established himself In the jewelry
business which grew- to be of such
importance that he felt in incum
bent to expand by establishing the
branch house in Ketchikan.
At the Alaska-Yukon Exposition, of
1909, th^ Kirmse exhibit carried first
honors and was one of the most at
tractive features in tht Alaska build
ing.
Mr. Kirmse had been married twice.
He married his first -.ife in Califor
nia. She died the fall of 1899 leav
ing their little daughter Gladys. He
married the second time Miss Hazel
Cleveland, by whom he bad two sons,
John, aged 6. and Daniel, aged 3.
All of the children are living and
were with them at Ketchikan.
Mr. Kirmse was a member of the
Skagway lodge of Elks and of Camp
Skagway of the Arctic Brotnerhood
and other fraternities.
His widow is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. CI*--eland, of Ju
neau. and a sister to Chilo J. Cleve
land and Mrs. Malony, wife of Judge
John F. Malony, all of whom are
pioneer residents of J-menu.
A particularly distressing Incident
connected with the tragedy Is that
Judge Malony and wife arrived on
the Spokane a few houts after it hap
pened. Judge and Mrs. Malony had
been to Seattle to be present at their
daughters wedding ano were en route
home.
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Marine Notes;;
HIIIDIIIIItlllHIHIItll
The fishing boat Gjoa was taking
on oil this morning and expected to
get away for the halibut banks today.
The fishing schooner Active is un
loading a twenty-thousand pound
catch of halibut.
The fishing boat Dick yesterday
came in with IS boxes of halibut ?
which were shipped on the Spokane, ;
The Dick sailed for the banks today.
The fishing launch White Star left
for the banks of Icy Straits this morn
ing.
The fishing boat Belle left for the
halibut grounds this morning.
The launch Iowa arrived last night
from Gypsum.
Half a dozen of the fishing fleet
are expected in today.
It is expected that there will be
a large halibut shipment on the Spo
kane.
The Princess May arrived at 7:30:
and left at 9 last night for Skagway.
The Dolphin arrived from Skag
way at 9 last night and sailed for Se
attle at 10:30.
The Spokane is due in Juneau to-;
morrow.
The Georgia will arrive from Sitka
at eight tomorrow morning and will
sail for Skagway before noon.
The Princess May is expected
back from Skagway tomorrow night
to sail South from Juneau at 4 a. m.
Friday.
The Malony bidding was thronged
this afternoon with patrons of the
sale being conducted there by the
Itidies' Altar Society. Tomorrow the
bis; doll will be raffled away.
Mrs. W. H. Britt is now comfortably
settled in Portland for the winter, ac
cording to letters received by Mr.
Britt. who remained in Juneau.
Remember your Christmas attire.
It is now time to order your holiday
clothes. Come now while there is
yet plenty to pick from. Remember
too, that Wolland's is the only place
in Juneau to go to for you clothes.
F. WOLLAND
Second street Phone 6-6
NOTICE.
In order to insure the publication
of advertisements in The Daily Em
pire, copy should reach the office not
later than 9 a. m.
OCCUPATIONS OF
THE LEGISLATORS
Following are the occupations of the
men who will comprise the first Alas
ka territorial legislature:
The Senate?H. T. Tripp, Juneau,
mining: J. M. Tanner, Skagway,
harware merchant: George E. Bald
win. Valdez, mining engineer; B. F.
Millard, mining; Henry Roden, Idit
arod. lawyer: D. A. Sutherland,
Ruby, mining; El wood Bruner,
Nome, lawyer; Conrad Freeding,
Nome, grocer. The fromer consti
tute the Senate.
The House?Charles E. Ingersoll,
Ketchikan, lawyer and hotel proprie
tor; Arthur G. Shoup, Sitka, saw
mill proprietor; William Stubbins.
Douglas, dry goods,etc.; N. J. Svind
seth, Wrangel, fisherman; Thomas
W. Gaffney, Nome, miner; Chas. D.
Jones, Nome, miner; J. C. Kenedy,
Nome, miner; E. Grimm, Nome, min
er; R. D. Gray, Katalla, wharf and
commission business; E. V. Boyle.
Valdez. physician and druggist; H.
B. Ingram, Valdez, wholesale and re
tail cigar dealer; Milo Kelly. Knik,
miner: William Burns, Fairbanks,
miner; Dan Driscoll. Fairbanks, hotel
proprietor; C. Mulally. Chena, miner;
E. B. Collins, Fairbanks creek, miner.
STEFFANSON'S PLANS
FOR EXPLORING ARCTIC.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. ? V.
Steffanson, the Arctic explorer, is
now in this city preparatory to out
fitting his next Arctic expedition.
Three winters and four summers will
be devoted to the work of exploring
Victoria island and Prince Patrick isl
and and looking for a new continent.
He will be accompanied by six scien
tists. There will be two bases of op
eration after he reaches the Arctic
?one at Prince Patrick island, will
be a base of geographical work, and
at some other point another will be
located for geological and ethnologi
cal investigation.
NOW WHO ARE THESE?
LONDON. Nov. 20.?Charles Wilkins
Short, Jr., of Boston, and Countess
Camilla Hoyos were married today at
Holy Trinity church.
Thanksgiving cards, cut flowers,
new and attractive novelties at the
| Winter & Pond Art Store. ???
SECRETARY FISHER THREATENS
WATER POWER CORPORATIONS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. ? Secre
tary of the Interior Walter L Fisher
has served notice on water power
corporations holding licenses from the
United States that they would be
forced to grant reasonable rates to
consumers regardless of any ancient I
[
contracts thoy may have made.
Secretary Klshor &1bo told tho pow
er companies that If such rates were
not granted within a reasonable time
he would bring suits In the federal
courts of tho respective states In
which the power plants arc located,
to revoke their licenses.
UNDERWOOD FAVORS DISCRIMINATION
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Nov. 20.?In
an address delivered here by Oscar
W. Underwood, chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
he strongly urged the restoration of
the American Merchant Marine. Ho
added: "We should return to the doc
trine of our Democratic fathers and
discriminate In favor of American
ships in order to find a foreign mar
ket for our BurplUB products."
HYDE PLACED
ON TRIAL!
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.?Charles H.
Hyde, former city chamberlain under
Mayor William G. Gaynor. was placed
on trial today on a charge of having
forced Joseph G. Robin, president of
tlje defunct Northern Bank, to make
a loan to the Carnegie Trust Com
pany.
Hyde, it is alleged threatened to
withdraw city funds on deposit in the
Northern Bank unless the loan was
made. The Northern fuilOd. and
Robin is now serving time in connec
tion with its failure.
BOMB MANIAC AT
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 20?Armed |
with an Infernal machine and dyna-'
mite enough to destroy several city
blocks, and a big bottle of nitro
glycerine. last night, Albert Henry
Davis, a masked maniac, took pos
session of the Los Angeles police sta
tion and held it for an hour.
Thousands of people on the streets
in the vicinity of the police station !
were thrown Into a panic and sought I
safety at a distance.
Police Detective Hosick at the im
minent risk of his life, slipped be
hind the maniac and knocked him un
conscious. The fuse attached to the
infernal machine had been automat
ically ignited, and Detective Drown
picked it up from the floor of the
station where it was sputtering
smartly and threw the fuse box into
the street, and sticks of dynabite,
which Davis had dropped on the
floor when he entered the police sta
tion were also kicked into the street
and scatttered about the pavement.
Brown jumped on the fuse and
broke its connection with the infern
al machine, and thus prevented the
explosion which the mauiac evidently
had planned so carefully. Davis was
locked up. Not much is known about
the man, but the police are looking
up his record.
LADIES' AID BAZAARR.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
their annual bazaar on Wednesday
afternoon and evening, Dec. 4, at Tay
lor's Candy Store. This promises to
be the most interesting bazaar ever
held by the society, and will have a
number of unique features.
MOOSE WILL DANCE.
"Howdy Pap!" Oh you Moose.
The big time comes oft next Friday
evening when Juneau Lodge, No. 700,
L. O. O. M. gives its social and dance,
in honor of the largo number of
members who recently Joined.
An entertaining program has been
arranged containing some special fea
tures, and there will be dancing dur
ing the evening. There is a surprise
in store for the ladies who attend and
a royal good time is anticipated. In
vitation is by card only?ask a
Moose.
Ladies furs for Holiday trade. W.
H. Case. tf
The Daily Empire delivered in Ju
neau. Douglas and Treadwell for $1.00
a month. '
BRYAN MAY BE
IN CABINET
SEATTLE, N6v. 20.?A special to
the Post-Intelligencer, on authority
that can hardly be questioned, says
that William Jennings Bryan will be
offered the portfolio of Secretary of
State In President Wilson's cabinet,
if he will accept it.
Mr. Bryan is reported to have said
recently while in Washington that he
would not accept any position what
soever.
ARIAL HONEYMOON
FOR THIS COUPLE
PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 20? Si
Chrlstoflferson. an aviator, and Mrs.
Emma Pecker, were married here to
day. After the ceremony they went
on an aerial honeymoon in Chrtstof
tenon's biplane, their destination be
ing Carson Springs, in Columbia
County.
FIRST REAL WORK
BEGAN TODAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20?The first
real work preparatory to the forth
coming session of Congress began
today, when the sub-committee of the
House committee on appropriations
began its work, which includes the
consideration of the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriations.
EARTH, NOT WAR DISTURBANCE
MECICO CITY Nov. 20.?This city
was visited by an earthquake shock j
at 7:15 yesterday morning.
LISTER IS ELECTED
BY 560 VOTES. ?
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.?Returns from
all the voting precincts of the state
have been received. They show* that 1
Ernest Lister, the Democrat candi- '
date for governor, has a majority over ,
Governor M. E. Hay, Republican, the
present incumbent, of 560 votes. Gov.
Hay stated there would be no con- \
tesL I
All the other state otlicinls elect- i
ed, are Republicans.
(
OLD-TIME PIONEER
HAS PASSED ON.
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.?Taylor Hold
en, a pioneer customs inspector and ,
police officer of this city, died here i
today. Ilolden came to Seattle in <
1880. In 1887 he joined the stampede ]
to the Klondike, and later was in
Nome and Fairbanks. He was about '
58 years old.
DIED WHILE BUYING
COFFIN FOR WIFE. ]
I
RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 19.?Going i
to an undertakers to buy a coffin in
which to bury his wife. George New- ]
ton caught sight of the coffin display i
and collapsed, dying In a few min
utes.
WARREN WILL GO BACK.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. 20.?The >
Republicans will control the Wyom
ing legislature, and Senator Warren
will be re-elected
A
ALLIES TAKE
STRATEGIC POINT
RIKKA. Nov. 20. ? Tho combined
Servian and Montenegro troops have
occupied AIcsbIa, on the Adriatic
coast, tho chief source of supply for
the besieged Turkish garrison in
Scutari.
It Is believed that the Turks must
soon surrender the city.
Relations Not Amicable.
LONDON, Nov. 20.?The Salonicn
correspondent of the TimeB tele
graphs that the relations between the
Greeks and Bulgarians arc far from
amicable.
Bulgarian Concession to Turks.
LONDON, Nov. 20.?The Sofia. Bul
garia, correspondent of the London
Times, says that there is good reas
on to believe that the Turkish govern
ment haB been informed that Con
stantinople, the shores of the sea of
Marmora, the Dardanelles and some
small adjacent territory may remain
under Turkish sovereignty.
Seryians Bayonet Consul.
VIENNA. Nov. 20?The relations
between Austria and Servia have be
come more strained than ever because
of the bayoneting of the Austrian
consul at Prisrerd, by Servian tro.ips,
who, it is also alleged, killed 111
men and 25 women with machine
guns.
Cholera Among Bulgarian Troops.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 20.?Cho'era
has broken out among the Bjlga?inn
troops and many death it is said, are
occurring dally.
ASSASSINATION WAS
THE RESULT OF PLOT.
MADRID, Nov. 20. ? The Madrid
police have announced that the as
sassination of Premier Canalejas was
the result of a plot, arranged at Ha
vana, during the meeting of the In
ternational Anarchists some time ago.
WATSON INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 20?Thom
as E. Watson, editor of Watson's
Magazine, has been indicted by a fed
eral grand Jury for sending obscene
magazine matter through the United
States malls. Watson has been ar
raigning Catholicism in a virulent
manner.
RECEIVER FOR LIBERIA.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.? On the
recommendation of President Taft,
Reid Page Clark has been appointed
general receiver of customs for Li
beria, Africa, by American, German
and British bunkers.
THOMPSON SUCCEEDS
McCLUNG AS TREASUREP.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. ? Carni
Thompson, Secretary to President
Taft, has been appointed Treasurer
of the United States, to succeed Lee
McClung, resigned.
Thompson was formerly Secre
tary of state Ohio, but has been Pres
ident Taft's secretary for the past
few months, succeeding Chas. D.
Ilillcs, now chairman of the Kepubl
can National Committee.
KILLED WIFE AND SELF.
SEATTLE, Nov." 19.?In a fit of
lealous rage Charles E. Noe, a ship
carpenter, shot and killed his wife to
Jay at the Hote' Craig In this city.
Noe then took his own life.
THE MATTER OF
A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The matter of providing a public
library and reading room in Juneau
Is to receive some attention in the
near future.
One business man said that such a
plan should receive the support of
ill well intentloned citizens.
The territorial library while in its
present state offers but little ser
vice to the man who has an idle
hour to spend or an evening to de
vote to such employment as reading
or acquiring knowledge.
Special prices on Holiday goods.
W. H. Case. tf
ALLIES WILLING TO LET
TURKS KEEP CONSTANTINOPLE
LONDON, Nov. 20.?A special dis
patch to the Daily News from Con
stantinople says that the allies de
mand the surrender of the Tchatalja
lines and all strategic points.
The allies arc willing that the Turks
should retain Constantinople and a
strip of the coast.
It Is alleged on good authority that
the Bulgarians and Greeks are quar
reling about the disposition to be made
of Monastir, which was captured by
the allies on Monday.
NO STATE LINES EOR COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. ? Chair
man Prouty of the Interstate Com
merce Commission delivered the prin
cipal address today at the meeting of
the Interstate Association of Railway j
Commissioners, in session in this!
city. In the course of his speech j
Chairman Prouty referred to the
work that had been accomplished by
the National Commission and the
State Commissions of various states,
and he emphasized the statement that
"there should be no such thing as
state lines where commercial interests
are at stake."
Austria May Lose Provinces
BERLIN, Nov. 20.?Another serious
complication In the present muddled
situation in Europe has arisen In the
occupation by the Balkan allies of the
port of Alesslo, on the Adriatic sea.
The disruption of the Austrian pro
vinces of Dalmatia, Herzegovina, Bos
nia, Croatia and Slavonfa and their
going over to Servia and her Balkan
allies is predicted as the inevitable
result, should Austria try to prevent
the Servian occupants of Adriatic
ports.
Clark Favors Filipinos Freedom
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20?Speaker
Champ Clark in an interview with
Delegate Quezon, of the Philippine
inlands, relative to the Filipino peo
ple and the independence of the isl
ands, said that the Filipinos should
be given their indenpendence and it
should be guaranteed by the United
States. Ho added that he desired to
see tho islands free and declared that
he would endeavor to bring about
this condition, which he believed
would be for their own good.
COAL SHORTAGE
ON PACIFIC COAST
There seems to be a well authen
ticated report that there will be a
coal shortage all over the Pacific
Coast during the coining winter, and
Juneau's business men have been giv
ing the subject some thought.
When .Mayor Bishop was ap-j
proached on the subject, he stated
that there would probably bo a
shortage but the situation in Juneau
would be all right if the people who
can find room would only take the
coal away from the City bunkers so
that more could be shipped In im
mediately.
HIT ON HEAD BY
BY A PIECE OF TIMBER.
John Groth was hit on the head by
a piece of timber while making a
change of timbers in the Persever
ance mine yesterday, shortly after one
o'clock. The injured man was hur
ried to St. Ann's and is receiving the
best of attention.
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Clayton Irish, a bookkeeper in the
employ of the Perseverance was to
day discharged from St. Ann's hos
pital.
Alfred Carlson was taken to the
hospital today and will undergo a
minor operation tomorrow morning.
Dr. Simpson is in attendance.
Geo. Kohlhepp has recovered suf
flcietnly to receive visitors at St.
Ann's
CHARGED WITH THE
MURDER OF CLIENT.
GOSHEN, N. Y., Nov. 19. ? The
trial of Burton W. Gibson, the New
York lawyer, who is accused of mur
dering his client, Countess Rosa
Monasschik, begau today.
PIONEER MINING COMPANY
SUED FOR $600,000.
SEATLE, Nov. 20?John Tiberg,
arrested on an indictment charging
him with stealing gold dust valued
at $30,000, and who was ackuitted re
cently at Nome, has begun suit
against the Pioneer Mining Company
for $600,000 damages.
Complete assortments of hammered
brass, at I. J. SHAI&ICK'S.
WANTS RAILROAD
TAXING REFORM
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 20? C. W.
Masterson, a blind man who was elect
ed to the state legislature, at the re
cent election, is a strong advocate of
a new method of taxing railroads, and
he says he will work for this reform
at the coming legislative session in
January. In an Interview, he said:
"I would let the railroads turn in
their own figures on the value of
their property and then let the peo
ple base freight rates on their valu
ation.
"The fact that I atn blind means
that I cannot spend much time run
ning around looking politicians, but
I will be in the House all the time
working."
Masterson, is a Democrat, and so
far as known, he is the only blind
legislator in the country with the
exception of Senator Gore, of Okla
homa.
ARRANGING MEMORIAL
SERVICES OF B. P. O. E.
Judge Grover C. Winn, J. B. Mar
shall and 1^. C. Jamison, the commit
tee of arrangements having in charge
the Elks' memorir' services, are mak
ing good progress.
The memorial services are to be
held 011 the first Suuday in December,
which is the first day of the month.
The services will consist of the usual
exercises provided by the ritual as
well as a very attractive musical pro
gram.
The Treadwell orchestra has al
ready consented to attend and serve.
There will also be a male quartet and
several vocal solos.
JUNEAU-WRANGEL-KETCHIKAN
CABLE AGAIN WORKING.
The United States telegraph office
in Juneau this morning received a
cable announcing that the cable ship
Burnside bad completed the repairs to
the broken cable between Wrangel
and Juneau, and between Ketchikan
and Juneau. Service can now bo re
sumed between Juneau and those
points. The last break repaired was
at Dry straits, from which point the
Burnside was leaving for Juneau at
one p. m. today.
Silk petticoats in taffetas and mos
selains, all colors, $.'1.C5.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN.