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No. 267 EIGHTEENTH YEAR 8KA6WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 191f» PRICK 10 OEMS
CANADA READY TO FIGHT UNTIL
BRITAIN'S CAUSE IS VICTORIOUS
New York, Dec. 23—At a ban
HU-t given in this city last night.
lYemier Borilen. of tha Dominion of
CanaJa, who w;u» one of the prin
ciple speakers, said that Cauada, as
well as all tha other British do
minions, is firmly Tesolved that
th» European war shall not bo ter
minated by any inconclusive terms
of oeacc, and that the conflict
vould be prolonged until thq enemy
would be compelled to accept terms
ns proposed by Great Britain.
Mr. Oorden Btated further, that
there is a wide significance of
conflice between the purpose to ar
?ue or to affirm tho justice ot the
British cause.
THE KAISER
REPORTED ILL
London, Dec. 23—Advices re
ceived hero this morning state
tbut tlie Kaiser is ill in l>ed an^
has consequently postponed his
visit to the western battlefront.
Ber'i.i, Dec. 23—General Vonem
mlch, conqueror of Leige, is dead.
Pneumonia contracted ou th© bat
tlefield is given as the cause of
his death.
RUSS SHELLS
DESTROY VARNA
Lrudon, Dec. 22 — Advices re
ceiver. here this morning state
that after a bombardment lasting
f.T ir.are than twenty-four hours,
Russian ships have completely de
stroyed the towu of Varna. Six
toon transports, toadod with Rus
sian troops were then landed suc
cessj'ully.
London, Dec. 22—The noted Boer
leider Christian Dewet, who has
Nvn confined in prison In South
Atrlii since the Boer wr.r, was to
day liberated on parole.
TURKS SINK TWO
ITALIAN MONITORS
London, Dec. 23—Two Italian
monitors were sunk this morning
by Turxish batteries off the coast of
Irak.
PEACE PARTY
IN HARD LUCK
I Christiania, Dec. 23—Lloyd Bing
ham, a member of the Ford peace
commission, is dead here from pneu
monia contracted a day or two be
fore the party arrived here. Mr.
lMugham was the husband of the
American actreee, Amelia Biughajn.
The Oscar II will sail today for
Stockholm with the entire party ex
cept Mr. Ford, who is 111 with pueu
|-»ouia and on the advice of his
physician will remain here a f®w
I days until he is fully recovered and
| will then rejoin the party by rail.
BELIEVE MISSING
LIPOID
New York, Dec. 23—Edmond Jus
tice, night watchman for tha Ham
bui g-American lino was arrested by
federal secret agents this morning,
charged with being implicated in the
plot for furnishing supplies to
Teutonic warships. It is believed
that in the arrest of Justice, the
missing link In the chain of eri- j
deuce which will lead to th«i»ex- <
posure of the entire plot has been
found. j
GENERAL MURRAY TO
SUCCEED SIR MONRO
Loudon, Dec. 23—The announce
ment was made at the yrar depart
ment today that Lieutenant Gen
eral Murray had been appointed as
the successor of Str Monro to com
mand the British forces in the Dar
danelles.
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SECOND AMERICAN NOTE III
EH CASE REACHES VIENNA
The Hague, Dec. 23—According
to dispatches received lioro today,
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,
has counselled the Austrian Foreign
Minister Burlan to grant the Am
erican demands lu the Ancona case.
Vienna, Dec. 23—The second note
from the United States to the Aus
trian government concerning the
sinking of the Italian steamer An
ccna was received here tonight by
Ambassador Frederick C. Penfield
auii will be delivered by him to
the Austrian government tomorrow.
Washington, Dec. 23—Secretary
o? State Lansing said this morning
tha*. he expected a prompt reply
to the note which the state depart
ment forwarded to Austria yester
day.
FISHER FAVORS i
PREPAREDNESS
Chicago, Dec. 22—Former Secre
tary of the Interior Walter Fisher,
<u a speech, which he matte last
night. stated that he waa strictly In I
favor or some plan for preparedness,
but fears that lu case the govern
ment should take too active part
in the protection of trade, that it
mlgU* result in trade imperialism.
CAM "
Seattle, Dec. & — The Seldovia i
Salmon cannery, which was peti
tioned into bankruptcy some few |
days ago, filed its schedules to
day, showing liabilities of $206,-1
COO and assets o£ only $G7,U00. j
The Seattle National biuik is the ,
largest creditor of the defunct con-.
cern, it having cashed the com
pany's paper to tho extent of $62,
000.
WIRELESS FLAXT SEALED
Baltimore, Dec. 23—-The wireless,
apparatus on the German steamer
Bulgaria, interned In the harbor |
here, has been sealed by a Uu't
ed States naval officer from Wash- !
ington. Local officials of the gov- !
ernment admitted that charges bad {
been made that messages were re
ceived and sent recently from the
Bhip.
THEY PLAY CHESS AS
PIKE SWEEPS HOUSE
Cleveland, Dec. 22—Nothing less
than a fire could have Interrupted
the chess game at the home of;
Mrs. Helen Doraman, 2540 Superior
Ave., last night. And even with j
tho flames crackling over their
heads, Mrs. Dorman and Charles
Schrader, her guest, had to be can- J
viuced that the sound was not,
(Continued on page 4.)
1ST PROTECT
ALASKAN PORTS
Seattle, Dec. 10—H. C. Strong,
of Ketchikan, at the chamber of
couimorce Alaska bureau luncheon
at the Arctic club yesterday, urged
legislation that "would make it com
pulsory for all American vessels en
gaged lu fishing to discharge their
catches at American ports. The
luncheon was given over to a dis
cussion of the halibut business as
it affects Seattle, Prince ^Rupert
and Southeastern Alaska ports, par
ticularly Ketchikan.
J. J. Daly, J. C. Barter, F. Ryus
ana H. C Strong, of Ketchikan, re
presenting the Ketchikan Commer
cial club; Judge William A. Gil
more, of Nome; A. B. lies, of Val
dez; W. B. Henderson, of the Un
ited States bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce; C. H. Black;
J. X. Cobb, of the Pacific Fisher
man, und F. C. Johnstone were the
gii-sts of honor. Judge Thomas
Burke, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, presided, and the follow
ing members of the executive com
mittee i/f the Alaska bureau -were
present; E. G. Anderson, E. B.
Bunvell, J. H. Edwards, J. C. Ford,
T. J. Gorman, James A.. Haight, J.
I'. Hartman, S H Hedges, Falcon
Joslin, Maurice D. Leehey, A. W.
Leonard, J. L. McPherson, E. L
Wels'er and A. H. Soelberg.
WOMAN STEALS
F
Vancouver, Dec. 23 — Mre. Min
nie Wood, wife of the gardener of |
the late W. R. Arnold, lias been
arrested on wholesale charges of J
shoplifting. No less than $4,000
worth of goods were found con
cealed under the basement of the
house in Point Grey. Her clothing
was filled with stolen goods at the
time of her arrest, the booty In-1
eluding a valuable pearl necklace j
iu her stocking. Her husband Is j
also held by the police- Ha., 'had
been out o' work for several months
but had $514 in liis pockets.
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PULL TEXT OF SUPREME COURT
DECISION III PROHIBITION ISSUE
Tkaf our readers may have the
full text oI tho decision of the
Washington State Supreme court
relative +0 tha state wide prohibi
tion question aa decided by the
l>cople of that state when thq is
8 ut, wae settled by a vote at the
urlls, we republish the decision as
printed iu the Olympic. Iteoordw.
LVC. 10.
By unanimous decision the su
preme court today; upheld the pro
hibition law, knocking out the last
hope, of tho saloon men that they
could continue in business in the
state of Washington after January
1.
At the 6amo time the. initiative
and referendum and woman's suf
frage amendments were upheld.
The decision handed down by the
supreme court today upholds the
ruliotr of Superior Judge D. F.
Wright in denying the uetition of
tho M. & K. Gotstein company of
Seattle to have the law declared nul
and void oil constitutional grounds.
The decision contains over 50
typewritten pages, which fell to
the lot. of Judge E. N. Parker to
write. Six other Judges affirmed hia
decision, those signing their names
being Judges Morris, Ellis, Hol
comb, Main, Gose and Mount.
Judges Chadwlck and Fullerton
wrote concurring opinions agreeing
in the main with the opinions of
their colleagues. The decision is
one of the most important decisions
ever made by the supreme court of
tho stato of Washington. It in
volved more momentuous ques
tions than were ever before pre
sented.
Xo decision has ever been await
ed with more anxiety by the people
ot «ne state. Upon the ruling of
the court depended whether, or not
Ihe verdict of the voters, who by a
substantial majority last fall voted
for orohlbition, was to be sustained,
or whether it was to bo declared in
valid on technical grounds. Those
the most affected are the liquor
dealers. For weeks they have been
on tba anxious seat, not knowing
whether to close out their stocks
and close up shop, or to renew their
leases and keep on buying goods to
be sold after the first of the year.
For weeks the air has been filled
with rumors purporting to come
from authentic sources declaring
that the measure was to be declared
invalid. The decision today Bets
at. rest all doubt on the matter.
Following are a few of the most
Important points made by the court
in its ruling:
The court holds that it cannot
tan$ judicial notice of the facts of
which there Is no official -record in
ut.jwcring the con ten! ion flf the ap
pellants that the initiitive and refer
eci'.'m amendment and the prohi
bition measure were not submitted
prooei ly, not having been] advertised
the proper length of lime before the
election.
Thg court holds that the amend
ment is but one Bectlon of the con
st tutlon, that it deals with one aufo
i Jcel and that it looks to the accom
plishment of one purpose, in ans
wering the question that the refer
endum and initiative were separate
propositions and should be voted on.
separately.
In tnswering the uoint that the
proh'oition measure Itself was not
given proper publication, it is ruled
as in the case of tie initiative pud
refeiendum amendment that thei
courts cannot take Judicial knowl
edge of which there is no official
Th«< folat raised that the pro
hibition measure did not have the
one-third of the total votes cast
at the elation is answered by
saying that vote6 cast at an elec
tion means the same as "the num
ber cf voters voting at the elec
tion" and '.hat since more than
one-third of thq voters voting at
the 1914 elecVon voted upon the
prohibition measure and that a
majority was in favor of its adop
tion, then It was constitutionally
adopted.
In answria* the points raised by
tho Washington Hotel Keepers' as
sociation "iat the law was In vio
lation of interstate commerce laws,
tho court says that this is a point
not properly before it at this time.
In this connection, however, the
co irt maintains that the law will
not violate the federal constitution,
citing the Webb-Kenyon act, which
diverts liquor of its character as an
object ot interstate commerce.
Judge Chadwiclc held thai Inso
far as his associates found no vio
lation o' the law In whether or
not the measure was not published
for the time required by law la
that It could take no judicial
Knowledge of *ho non-observance of
his duty by the secretary of state,
he could do no better than yield
his judgment to the majority.
(Continued on Page 3.)
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