BOOTLEGGERS TO GIVE EVIDENCE
10 FEOEMD JURY TODAY
Seattle, Jan. 12—Logan. and Fred
BJllingsley and the ether people im
plicated iu the famous bootlegging
syndicate will go before the Federal
Grand Jury today, and it is believ
ed that their evidence will implicate
a number of higher-m* lu the case
Logan Billings ley stated that the
Rev. Mark A. Matthews had advis
ed him, together with his brother
to plead g*uilty to certain of the
charges lodged against them.
Mayor Hi Gill and Chief of Po
lice Becklngham. still deny amy con
nection whatsoever in the cases
vvhich are to he investigated by
the Grand Jury. Both men claim
tha* their names were brought into
tlje cases by enemies, and for the
ecle purpose of trying to; discredit
them in their offices.
BIG HUHITiON
PLANT BURNED
New York, Jan. 12—The muni
tion plunt of the Canadian Car and
Foundry Comity near Kingsland,
New Jersey, took fire after a series
o£ violent explosions in. the plant
had occurred and before the flames
could *e gotten under control a loss
of over $4,000,000 was sustained.
Seventeen persons who were em
cloyed in the plant at the time
of the explosions are missing and it
'8 believed tivat they have perished
iu the flamos.
While the fir© was in progress,
great quantities of cartridges which
were stored in various parts of the
premises, were exploded by the heat,
and made fighting of the fiTe a very
hazardous task.
Over half a million shells were
destroyed.
THAW TRIES
SUICIDE, FAILS
Philadelphia, Jan. 12 — Harry
Thjiw made an attempt to kill him
self late last uight while confined
In the c'iy jail. Shortly after the I
attempt was made, he was dis- j
covered by the jail guards, uad
medical assistance called, and it is
stated that he will recover. As a
consequence of his inury sustained
through attempted self destruction,
■his cose in which, he is accused of
kidnapping; and whipping young
Gum of Kansas City, has been
postponed, and will be taken u$> just
as 90011 as he is able to be brought
into court. ' ' |
Athens, Jau. 12—In compliance
with the Allies ultimatum, King
Constantino today surrendered six
ba'teries of mountain jjuais to com
manders of Allies troops who had
been appointed to receive them.
London, Jan. 12 — Reports re
ceived here today from Copenhagen
state chat the German and Bul
garian force® are violently bombard
ing the city of Galatz, -which is situ
ated at the confluence of the Dan
ube and the Pruth rivers. The Rue-!
siaa and Rumanian, forces there
have been defeated.
New London, Jan. 12—The un
dersea merchantman JDeutchlonil, is
reported to be due to arrive iu this
port earl}* next week. It is B»id
that U will bring a full cargo or
merchandise to the United States.
The Ci#y of Seattle will be th>e
next boat direc'ly from the outside
to bring mail to Skagway. It is due
Sunday, January 14.
JANUARY
CLEARANCE SALE
ONE-HALF G) OFF ON
MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS
MILLINERY and CERTAIN
UNES of SHOES
A LIBERAL DISCOUNT ON
all other lines of goods with the
exception of Contract Goods
SALE STARTS
WEDNESDAY
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ALLIES DEB1AND RESTITUTION ANDi
RESTORATION FROM GERMANY
Washington, Jan,. 12—The Allies
have made an answer to President
Wilson's note suggesting that terms
of ueace be made beitwean the war
ring nations of Eurojpe.
Jn their renly the Allies, with
oit exception; have refused to at
tend any conference which) might,
be arranged between the German
allies and the British entente.
The note states that peace wi
der the present conditions was im
possible, and1 they claim that
victory over their enemies must
first be attained before any effort
at tne establishment of peace can |
be made. In order to gain, peace, '
Germ-air? must make restitution of 1
all country gained tUrougly fcvrce of
arms must make reparation for all |
losses sustained; by sucli countries, (
and security is demandedi against,
the invasion of neutral coutarios.
In addition to these claims, the
Alii68 demand that Turks miust be
expelled from Europe.
Belgium sent a separate note to
the Unitod. States, jvhich. is almost
identical wifchj that which was sent
by ».h.o Allies.
WRANGELL MAX AGED
112 DIES IN THAT CITY
Wiaugell, Jan. 8—John Find
lavsaii, aged 110 or 112, died sud
denly- yesterday afternoon. He was
a native of Scotlaaid, and- followed
mi nil.g all of his life, retiring less
tlian ten yeare ago. He was in the
Frazier riv^r country in 1858 and
was an old man, then, then in the
C'asiar in 1874. Findlayson, made
Wraugell his headquarters for more
'han fifty years. He once oorrgs
oonded with thia authorities of his
heme town in an effort to learn the
exact -date of his birth but the re
cords had been destroyed! by fire.
He said he was eight oir ten years
old, serving an, apprenticeship, at
the time of the Battle of Waterloo.
The funeral will take place to
morrow from Red men's hall and wi
be largely attended.
^PREDICTS RUSH TO
TO ALASKA THIS YEAR
Seatlle, Jan, 2—W. J. Cassidy,
ureeiaent of tlhe Anchiorsige-Willow
Creek Mining & Development Com
pany, of Anchorage, is spending- a
month in the city transacting, busi
ness iu connection with, Ms hold
ings in the country back of Anchor
are. He is registered at the Frye
hotel, says the Post-Intelligencer.
"At least 12 good gold strikes
have been made in the "Willow creek
country during the last summeT,"
Mr. Cassidy said last evening in dis
cussirg the conditions in the region
whic*1 is being opened, "and dur
ing 'he coming summer five more
mills, in addition to the four in op
era ion. will beopeond to handle the
ore that is being mined. There
is great opportunity for thoee who
wish to prospect in the valley, even
a* tii8 stage of the development of
the region. I believe the spring of
1917 will see one of the greatest
gold rushes in the history of Alas
ka." I
Cassidy bas been interested in the
developmen t of Alaska's mineral
riches since be went there in 1900.
Beforo that time be |iad mined In
China, South America, Africa, and
Australia. He was one of the party
of five who discovered the famous
Kaliorlle mine of Australia, •whicb
has produced .more than $35,000,
000 in ores since its development.
SANTA RITA ARRIVES
Ths gas launch1 Santa Rita ar
riv»." in port thus morning and is
dut to sail tonight at 7 p. m. It
carried mail only from the Gasti
neau and Lynn Oanal cities.
M AX COMB CAMPBELL
DIES IX THE SOUTH
Word has been received in Ju-j
neau of the death, of Malcomb Camp^
bell at Port Townsend. Mr. Camp
bell died from the effects of
Brirht's Disease, complicated! by* a i
nart al paralysis, from whlohl hia h;'»d
been suffering for nearly a year. i
Malcomb Campbell was one of ,
the well known pioneers. He ar- j
rived in this section in 1887, coming
direct from Oakville, Cal., and he i
had made his home here continuous
ly since that time, withi tile exep
♦ion of short trims to other sec
tions of Alaska. He made the trip
over the summit to the Interior at
the time of the big rush, but for
the most part has been engaged in
mining, steamboating, and fishing ia
vhe Southeastern. Alaska section. j
• A our. a year ago Mr. Oambell
suffered a partial stroke of paraly
sis and for a time was confined to
his bed ait St. Ann Hospital Later
he was sent to the United States
Marine Hospital at Port Townsend,
where ho remained until the end. At
the t:me Oambell was taken sou till,
Cap ."In O'Brien, of the Mariposa, '
mailt' a special stop at Port Towns
ond to allow Campbell to land and
avoid the longer trip, to Seattle and
return.
Camtell was well along: in years
and was one of the best known men
}n this section. Generous of heart
and always ready to aid those in
distress and to answer all direct ap
peal for aid from Jus fellow men. j
A* the bedside at the t'nie of ,
his death were his brother, jack
Camo' ell, and his sister, Miss Anna
Campbell. He is survived by anoth
er brother. Prank Cambell and sis
ter. Mrs. Catherine I«?onh?.rdt. Ches*
tcr Leon hard t, at present employed
on the Standard Oil dock, and a
nephew of the deceased man. The
body will be shipped from Port
Townsend to Oakville, Cal., where
the funeral sen-ices will be held. —
Empire.
PACIFIC S. S. CO DOES
NOT CHARTER SANTA RITA
Yesterday's paper stated that the
Santa Rita was chartered by the
Fnci'ic Steamship Company. This
Is a mistake ,antl the publication
was merely the outcome of a con
versation whidh took place in a jok
ing maimer.
Don't forget the meeting of the
Tuesday club tonight in Pedersen
Pres. store. Anyoaie is welcome to
come and give tUeir ideas to. the
organisation.
CLAM CHOWDER-OYSTER STEW
Just the Thing For This Cold Weather
Try our Maximum Little Neck Clams and
Preferred.Stock Eastern Oysters. ~ [Put
up in I and 2 pound tins.
P. H. GANTY
Seattle, Jan. 12—Dr. Rolph M.
DeB't, who conducts a school of
philosophy in this city, and who is
head of the famous Beaux Arts Yo
ga colojiy, located on the east
shores of Lake Washington, was
yesterday married to Mrs. Dorothy
Gerber .
Both of these people }mve been
in the public eye more or less d'ur
ing * tie past several y ears, Dr. de
Bit 'or Waving theories regarding
the methods of living, and. Mrs.
.Gerber, who recently figured as
defendant in the courts over the
•custody of her child, when her
husband Dr. Gerber, sued for di
vorce and the custody of tlheir child.
The legal fight over the chiLd was
bitterly fought, hut the court fin
ally gave the dhild to tb§ father.
GERMANS 61
ALONG SERETH
Petrcgnad, Jan. 12—It is adi
mi'ted b©r« i>y the war department
that the Russian, forces operating
along the Sereth front liave ])cen
forced to make a retreat.
It is also reported fcere that the
Russian, forces Jiiave assumed the
aggressive in Galicia and also along
the Riga front, and are forcing the
eaPmy J>aclc at botihi points .
BOWLING GftiE
11 YEARS OLD
T a first matjch o£ jaodern com
petitive boiling in America was
played in New York pu Jan. 1, 1840
Bawling as an outdoor sport was
popular on this side of the Atlan
tic in the early days. Bowling
Green, at the foot of Broadway,
Manhatten, was leased by the muni
cipality in 1732 as a miblic bowl
ing green, and it still retains the
name.
From *he time the first indoor
match game was played to 1840, uu
til 1875, bowling was condiucted , in
a haphazard way, different rules
prevailing in nearly all cities, white
the length of alleys and size of
pins and balls varied widely.
In the last 40 years the game
has been standardized and bag be
come one of the most, p-optular of
winter sports. The war has bad a
bad effect on bowling in the large
cities by making it dfificult ta 6e~
icure pin boys. Native lads, espec
ially in the great cities of the east,
do not seem to care for such employ
ment and the falling off of immigra
tion 4as greatly reduced the supply
of foreign youngsters.
WHS GETS
FIVE YEARS
Whitehorse, Jan. 11—Special —
: A. D MoGinnis, who claims to be a
representative of tie Alaska Gas
tlneau Mining Company, was ar
rested here last week on, a charge
cf robbing guests in. the White
horse hotel. At nigfltf while ho
tel guests w-ere asleep or away,
Mr. HcGin.iiis would- search their
clot hit'g for money or other val
uables. He was found. guilty to
day by a Whitehorse court and sen
tenced *o serve five years in, the
penitentiary.
When first suspected of tfteft, tbe
Rovai Northwest Mounted Police
marked money and put it in cloth
ing in which it wa© thoiught McGin
nis would gearclhl for booty. It was
in this manner that he was caught.
Mr. MdGinnig is known in Skag
way as being a witness in the re
cent bootlegging cases which were
tried before Judge Rasmuaon.
BRITISH DIE
1
London, Jan. 12—BritishJ forces
have maintained a persistent ag
gressive against tUe Germaji forces
along the Somme front, and in a
fierce dash yesterday, captured the
entire line of trenches from the
town of Ancre to the sea.
In the campaign in the Palestine
district, the frontier town of Rafa
was capturod by British troops after
a fiercely fouglbt battle.
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We pride oueselves on being students in overcoats.
We buy from houses who have not only the reputa
tion for making overeoats right but the right overcoat
We carry several leading makes standing out con
spicuously such as Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and the
famous waterproof Kenyon Coats.
WILL CLAYSON