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No. 256 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
8KAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER .10, 191ft
PRICK 10 CENTS
JURISTS SUSTAIN PROHIBITORY LAW
Washington State Supreme
Court Unanimous in Decis
ion Upholding Initiative and
Referendum — Liquor Men
Start Advertising Campaign
to Dispose of Stocks before
January 1.
Olympia, Dec. 10—At noon. to
day eig&t judges of th«j State Su
preme court gave their decision In
the prohibition law for the state
of Washington as enacted through
the initiative and referendum vot
ed upon at the election In Novem
ber, 1914.
The opinion of six of th« judges
coucu'red in one declsioi affirmlag
the validity of the law, while two
of the judges signed an afflrm&tor)
decisicn covering ona separate
point. As a result of the decision,
which contains over eighteen thou
sand words, and is the longest do
daion erar rendered t* the Btatc,
the State Supreme court stands un
animous la Its dectaioa of sustain
ing the prohibitory liquor law wltk
U the state of Washington.
As * result of this decision, all
aftersocn papers throughout the
state are carrying large advertise
ments for liquor firms, la which the
dealers are quoting prlc*» that are
the lowest erer known la tie li
quor traffic, and they are giving as
their reason for Jelling at these
prices ths fact that they must dis
pose of their stock at oace, as the
law becomes effective on Jansary
1. 1918.
BUS FIDE ACK GREEK
BORDER VIOLATING NEUTRALITY
Athens Dec. 10—It Is claimed |
that the neutrality agreement of
Greece has been violated by the
Bulgarian government.
Reports have been received here'
OLD ENOUGH
TO KNOW BETTER
Paris, Nov. 25—One of the sol
diers wV> recently received the -war
crosss is Corporal Charles surugua,
former mayor of Auiarre, a 76
year old volunteer who ha« been at
the front from the beginning of
that inlay ah.alia fired by th« Bui- j
garlaa fcrrcea durlmg & battle be- '
twoea Bulgar and AlUfT fares*
yeeterday, fell on <}re«k •oil, do
whicb »ook place near I«ake Doralu
log considerable duutgft.
the war. A citatkm la tb-q order*
of the day »ytt thai the a^ed -toI
unteer "ha« participated U tapper
<iad miner Is >11 thq work of the
trenches, night «®d day. uader the
enemy's firq without oaca ureakan
lag."
Monster Stirugue Is a Yetera* of
the war of 1870; ie had record
the red rosette of the LAgloa of
Honor before tfifl Tar.
—YES—
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You can do ALL of Your Christmas
Shopping. We have
Beautiful Gifts
Suitable for Man, Woman, Maid or Child.
Our Assortment is the Largest Ever
Shown in Skagway.
Values to suit every purse.
BRING Your Packages to us. We will
gladly WRAP THEM UP and help you
get them Ready to Post.
DO Your Shopping when MOST CON
VENIENT FOR YOU. We are here
to serve you.
Store OPEN EVERY EVENING until
9:30 o'clock.
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• Ll l\Wli LADIES'FURNISHER
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Athena, Dec. 10—While the
Austrian Bquadroa v»s engaged In
the bombardment of towns along
the Borthern Adriatic coast of
Albania yesterday evening, a great
fleet of Italian warships came upon
the scene and immediately engaged
the Austrian squadron.
At daylight this morning, the
engagement was again resumed,
and the fighting waa most terrific.
I' is known that a number of the
vessels which participated in the
great naval battle were deJtroyed,
but the result of the ultimate out
come of the battle has net yet
been iccelved or made public.
San Frasclsco, Dee. 10—Captain
Garlic* oof the Great Northern Rail
way Co.'b steamer Minnesota, which
was earoute from Seattle to Great
Britain loaded witli) wheat, barley an J
munitions of war, wirelessed today
that the two tugs had picked up
the Minnesota after the freighter
had been drifting helplessly for
thrse day* As 'he voss«'l is now
proceeding here at only a 3-knot
pace, two additional tugss have been
dispatched to aid the two t'- gs now
towing the Minnasosta.
San Francisco, Dec. 10- -Chemi
cals put in the water of th>. Minne
sota's boilers may have caused the
freighter's break down, according to
information received today by C
W. Wiley, marina superrinte deot of
tho. Great Northern Steamship Co.
Wiley says all of the Bis teen "boil
ers haYO been put out of commis
sion since the Minnesota left Seat
tle and Btated that secret srevice
mot charge W. A. Martin, a member
Of the crew, did the job.
BRITAIN WILL
WAR TEN YLARS
London, Dec. 10—Replying to
the statement that Germany would
settlf the war only by force of
arms, the British government has
made reply that the Allies are de
termined ta fight and continue the
war for ten years, if necessary, in
ordeT to gain their rights.
PAK1B TO HONOR
WOMEN MARTYRS
Paris, Nov. 25—The city coun
cil has decided to name streets af
ter Mise Edith Cavell and Emile
Despres, executed by the Germans
la Belgium.
I St. Paul Dec. 10—Loui« W. Hill,
head of the Great Northern com
[pany, the owners of the giant H*
i er Minnesota, 6aid today that In
formation had been receivtd from
British secret service men at Seat
[ tie that at least one pereon ie be
ing held in irons aboard the Min
nesota, charged with damaging her
machinery to such an extent as
to necessitate the abandonment of
her trip to London.
From San Dir>go, Calif., comes
news, pioked up thero by wireless
operators, that the disabled freight
er Minnesota w.:s wallowing In the
sta, practically helpless, a">out 25
miles southwest of the Co -onation
Islands for tlirve days Ibefcre help
arrived. The radio repoit3 re
ceived were meagre.
The Associated Press Sunday
claimed that two men were in
irons aboard the ship, and that
they were accused of caueing an
explosion In the freighter's engine
room.
crisis mm
6BITMERIED
Washington, Dec. 10—The Brit
ish government hits agreed to put
the matter of the seizure of the
Str. Hocking through a British prise
court. As a result of this decision
on the part of Great Britain, the
order requisitioning the steamer
seized by British cruieres at Hall
fax will be cancelled.
KAISER WILL SPEND
XMAS IX BRUSSELS
Amsterdam, Deo. 10 — Kaiser
William today signified his lnt^g
tion of going to Brussels before
Xmaa.
HaVE you made your*}
11 FRUIT CAKE •
THERE IS NOTHING NICER
Than a Good Fruit Cake
j!he XMAS TABLE
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH LOT OF
Citron, Orange & Lemon Peel
Powdered Cube Sugar
Fancy Sultana Raisins (in packages)
Fresh Seeded Raisins
Shelled Jordan Almonds
Of course the butter, eggs and other ingrodenta that
go into the ma', ing of the cake must be dependable.
You may depend onus to furnish you with the best only.
P H. GANTY
KRAUSE HELD 10 GRAND JURY
ON KIDNAPPING GHARGE
Juneau, Dec. 9—Edward Krauoo
wag bound over by Commissioner
Marshall yesterday afternoon, to
wait, action of tne grand. Jury on a
charge <if kidnaping William Chris
tie from the 700-stamp mill at Tread
well on the afternoon of October
20. The charge of impersonating an
officer .Commissioner Marshall took
under advisement and will later an
nounce his decision, and also fix
the amount of the prisoner's (ball
on the charge of which he is held.
About three hundred people gath
ered at the courthouse and all but
blocked the corridor. When the
little court room waa filled the
doors were shut although the crowd
got a look at Krauso as he was led
to aud from thu Jail by Dpeuties
Clark and Manning.
Kuzis Kraucj:unas, couiisel for
Krause, demanded at the start
of the hearing that Krause have a
hearing on the charge of murder,
for which Krause was extradited
from .Washington" state. He asked
if Krauee were under arrest, and
was told by the commissioner that)
the prisoner wu under arrest. How
ever, Krauczuji.is told Krause to
leave tne cou.t room. Deputy
Clarke laid a hand on Krause's
shoulder and the prisoner grinned
at the incident. Deputy District
Attorney Reagan suggested that Mr.
Krauczunas be .ucked up.
Krauszunas then announced he
was ready to proceed with the
hearing and District Attorney Smls
er called Nick King, foreman Of the
700-stamp mill it Treadwell, to the
Bland. He testified that the de
fendant called there and gave his
name as Miller, and asked for
William Christie. King called
Christie, he said, and Krause told
the latter that he was "Bent from
the court at Juneau to subpoena
him." Christie read a paper which
King Baid was typewritten, and
then, according to the witness,
signed his name on a Una separat
ed from the typewriting by a long
space. Krause then folded up the
paper and pocketed it and after.
Christie changed Ma cloth.ee, ac
companied Christie from the mill
King positively Identified Krause as
thg man who had taken Christie.
Tom Williamson, wharf assistant
at Treadwell, identified Krause afl
the man he saw coming to the
Treadwell dock with Christie, be
tween 3:30 and 4:00 p. m., October
30. He saw Christie get on a
launch, followed by Krause. "His
mustache might hare been darker,
but his features were the same,"
the witness said, looking at Krause.
Tom Smith, who 'was on the dock
arith Fred Flsfc, his engineer on
the gas boat Tillacum, knew Krause
and saw him there with "another
man." "I saw them get on the boat,
and I helped Krause get hie
launch away from the float," he
said. Krause was on the J>ow
of the boat, using a pike-pole and
he was helping at the Btern. Smith
said he knew Krause Bl*ce 1902
aa •Miller."
Smith, and Fred Flsk, who fol
lowed KrauBe'u launch, leaving
Treadwell soon afterward, and
tha» the last time they noticed
Krause'e launcfc it waa on a line
from the Cole dock in Juneau to
the F'nn ranch on the Douglas
shore, headed apparently for Sal
mon creek.
L. B. Adsit, who lives nearly two
miles from Juneau, on the Salmon
creek road, saw Krause launch at
anchor about 225 feet from his
house, between 4 and 5 o'clock Sat
urday evening, October 30, he testi
fied, and that on the following
morning, he saw the boat aer06s on
the Douglas Bhore. He said the
boat was mastless, and declared
that the picture he saw of Krause'o
boat wag the. picture of the boat
ho saw on Saturday and Sunday,
October 30 and 31.
Mrs. Christie was called and
told of the last time she saw her
husband. Mm. C. Z. Denney, de
puty clerk of the court, testified no
subpoena had been issued for
Christie and the government Tested.
Kraucrunas asked dismissal of
the charge and the motion was
denied, Krause waived making a
statement.
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