EX-CONVICT MADE ATTEMPT
TO PUT OVER GIGANTIC STEAL
New York. Nov. 13—Colin T. Me»
h-jn who testified tod'-iv before the
congressional committee that is in
vestigating this sjijvision s£ivt. a ('.t
r.jlletl account of how an exconvicl
pul former employee of the EmerSe
ey Fleet Corporation attempted to
[:ur over deal (or the saly ofex
leess I jmber owned by the shiyl'ing
board.
rjv collusion with the head o£ the
r department it was Interii'Kl
iL fleece the government out of at
ii.ast a million dollars^
These Plans . wero lrustr:llt.d by
Miehan. •
l*i.ris. Nov. 15—SebastoPol has
f.'ll-n and' the Kussiau Eolshevikt
ha\e (KXUPipU the lit}'.
The BoUhevlkl "re rol'orted as
uiwer of the whole Crimean I'eni
:i.-ula.
Gel.Wrangell and the nie"ib..rs cf
his staff, with Marshal French and
tl.L. commissioners at Sebasio
»'j' were uken aboC-Ai; the French
v.arp!ii!> WalUeek Rousseau and are
cxi'lX tcJ to arrive at Cor.s*antiino|le
lo:.'..'rruw.
.S»bastopol> Nov. 15—.Mutinies in
t;ia lrmj" Is saJd to have Lve" t''o
cause of tivn. AVraiigells defeat.
The F'enth Wcrshii* Wahlevk Rou
3v->au is in ''ort to emtiork General
V>'r;i:gi.ll who is in U'.is oit?"
San Jos \ Xov. 13—Seated side-by
side. 1 ho woman holding some so v. -
i in :n ii-i- lap the bodies of 3Ir. and
Mr* SsmUel Kiokli, residents of
'j'aioam were found dead in their
liora» here ti>day.
PoCli cf them are o\vJ- s^e'ttv
years of ase and It was evidently -
ca.«e of Cpuble suicide.
Tne room had been stored ul' and
all air Passages dosed' and the gas
vas fount! turned on.
.-■•nttle, Nov. 13—Customs of; -
virs- here arrested George W. Palmei
a rei'n-sontative of.a big importing
f:r..i today.
t'alm.-r Is chars*"'': with brinr'ng ii
rri«ii ("Idna vast ciuanitks of morPb
in,. \rl:ii h lie had secreted in the
frsme of a l>aml)0 s • :mer chair
VVil'tam Ti'olferaui. linotype oPjr.it
• r 0:1 th0 Alaskan, and' Chris Lar
son. biakeiuan on tiie W. 1'. & V
Rout", who have been baching oa
jVvonili avo-for some time past have
moved to tii,. Go? ru North Hotel
whtr- they have so urod acioutoda
t'«t'S f»r tli^. winter.
Opportunity Knocks
at your door when, you have accumulated a
bank account, eveu tfetfugh it he small.
A small beginning often leads to a b'g ending.
First—Build the bank account and you will sure
find the opportunity to use it to your advantage.
BanK of AlasKa
TOILET SOAPS
We have a complete line cf high grade
toilet soaps at low prices. Special prices
by the box and dozen lots. It will pay you
to buy from us.
P. fi. GANTY
Full supply of fresh fruit and vegetables ex "SEATTLE"
i Vancouver, Nov. 15—The recont
takirg o\-or by the Canadian Pacific
Railway Co. of the Edmonton anl
Dunvegan Railway revived the re
port that Pfresident Beatty of the
;C r.-R. Proposes at no distant fu
ture to attempt to achieve his well
Iknown. aaubition of continuing thrj
! C. P. R. through. northern Canada 10
i t.? Alaska boundary.
L^Tko Plan is 'to cross Alaska to
Nome andthcro tunnelling under Ber
ring strf-Uts to a connection of the
trans-Siberian railway thus giving a
' continuous route by rail from Mont
real to Paris.
j.
Geneva, NY>v. 1G—The League of
X;iHons assembly met here today a
jniil the riuging of bells and much
jubilation.
One hunddred- delegates went into
session at. 11 o'clock.
Thtse delegates rePresenlbj forty
two- stat<g and, half tile flags of al- .
inos t every nation were ^displayed.
; The LlbeJrlan flag made its first
appearance hero ami was mistaken
for tUaKi ot the United States quite
frequently.
1 The Belgian Premier ot'ened' the
ssrlon by readir.g President Wil
son's convocation.
Cciutanttnoi'le. Nov. 17—Tht, "am.
' o* Ceneral Wrangell has been wip
ed'out and a number of his generals
txv.'o committed suicide
\ r.:ob in Sebastopol I'illaged the
A .i< man lied; Cross and took their
s;«.cK of Provisions and clothing
Am rican torpedo boat destroyers
; a- sjvastopoi are evacuating their
|ojfibers &n.d» families.
The American flestroytr Humph
reys has gone to take off Red
Cross supplies at Yala.
The United States transport Farra
il'.y has arrived with three huiddlred
s'>K end wounded.
A regular meeting of tile CilJ!
Council was held1 last night with Ma
' 1 or Shaw presiding.
AJ! of tli^ members were present.
I j\n ePMication for a franchise for
.'kctric light and water Purposes
was presented by Dr. L. S. Kell' r
representing interests who desire to
fuvag in that business was ivm
The Petition reads as follows:
■ To t!.0 Mayor and City Council of
Skagway, Alaska.
I 0 "tienien:
Realizing that th_, town of Skag
|way is suffering from, ana the tax
Payers ar<> heavily burdened by thj
CM rbitant prices now charged for
lights and watpr, and that the town
is in possession of everything, ex
Jcert Power, to furnish its o\vn light.
Power, and wateriandi
deriving that tn0 water riowin?
| from the immense living spring on
lSili Avenue, owned by the town, is
. much nioro wholesome tor family
c< nsumPtion and that by small ex
jaeEditure it can be made available
for all rurPoses Power ffipe and fam
, ily: 8nd ?
j Ba'.eiving. that If an exclusive
] ("-anihise was granted to a r«sPon
! siblff company, giving it the use of
i J.Is spring and its "water, and the
j exclusive right of the streets and al
jlioys for Poles an& other necessary
' appurtenances, for the carrying on
of an Electric Light and Poweir Co
,ti!e undersignefc) hereby applies for
' p'-.d nsks that such fjanchise be
j granted; I .
To carry on at Skagwayl and else
where in the territory of Alaska, the
businss of an electric light and Pow
; «r comPany in all its-branches, and
;a Particular to erect poles, laydtown
I establish, fix audi carry out all nec
essary cables- wires, lines, accumul
ators lamps andi works, and to gen
I orate, accumulate, distribute, an'^
suPMy elect/icity. and to light cdt
Lies. towns, streets, docks wharves
|uiarkets£ theatres, buildings, and rla
cos, both public arid private; to
furnish electric Power for miues and
o;licr Places; to furnish electric
,:uotor Power for serving machines,
.vashing machines, dentists, lathes,
ventilating fans and and oth0r mo
tors. to carry on the business of
electricians, mechanical engineers
sul'P'jors of eleotricfty for the Pur
pose of light, heat, anki motive pow
er. fr otherwise, and to manufacture
and deal in a^l aPPliances and things
lequired for or caPable of being uset
iii connoction with the generation
distribution, accumulation and em
ployment of electricity;
To hold;, own and Possess by pur
cli?se. louse, gift devise grant sei
tlnicnt of otherwise such lands buil
dings or other tenements as may be
required and- to ereet such buildings
(fo.. Its employees or others as the
, comPany may desire; to lay a cable
oir cables of any kin<\ along or at
| ross the bottom of the Skagway Riv
er or any other stream and to con
1 nott theso by cables, wires or or o
the. things or systems with iis Plant
or "lants, machiner}'' water or mo
tive power, of its own orr others, of
any j-ort and faehion as it may deem
oest;
! To supply tile town of Skagway an
I the neighborhood thereof with water
ili'd to carry on the business of a
I water works comBony in all its bran
ches; to sink wells and'shafts, and
to make. buildj and construct, rent
| lay down nn'<! maintain. reservoirs
| cisterns, culvorts filterbeds, main
I and other piPes and appliances, and
t> exedute and do all other works
and things necessary or convenient
for obtaining, storing, sclling d<eUv
e.lng, measuring and distributing
water, or otherwise for the purposes
or* the comPany;
To charge , collect, and receive
si-ih rents, compensation and tolls
•is it may agree to receive,"
To make anfl, Perform contracts o£
(Continues on page 4.)
PROMINENT JAPSTATESMftN
ftTTACKS EXCLUSION LAWS
Toklo, Nov. 15—Baron OJturoma
• he formed premier of Japan at a
mefting todlay strongly attacked the
Plan of excluding the Japanese from
A n erica by treaty.
; The formes- 'Premier salidl that he
biiieved Ui&t Washington was able
to stop California measures If Japan
should aPPaal to Amdrfcan sense of
morality. 1.
It that failed, said the D^ron, only
fOr*'e remained'.
i Ja,;>an. the spe^'er concluded, sin
, cerely <l'jsired- a solution of 'ilie Pro
blem, /earing otherwise the question
f i-ultf lead' up to an outburst of
! se'.f »'iorifl<.-ing Patriotism for whiili
I t.!:e Japanese peQPle are noted.
YELLOW LEGS HOLD BACK
STAMPEDERS HEADED NORTH
Vancouver. B. C. Nov. 15—A thou
sand staanPeders who are cfa-mPed at
the Peace river crossing are being
nrlit back by a cordon of Royal
Canadian Mounted Police to Pre
vent them from risking tlioiir lives
la the wifa| dash to geft through to
Fort Norman on th© MdCenzli±
.lver. ! i !
Thi Ire baa been a great discovery
of oil ltt Jthls region and thousands
are r^eParlngi tx> make the (ifash for
the Purpose of staking the oil field
rhe old. MJondJJce rule has again
been established as to the amount • i
provisions anV)| money the stamPeder
Tiae, tJo make sufre of their being a
ble to gejt in and out if nejcessary.
REPORTED ALIVE'
Par's, Nov. 13—The -Washington
(reports that GaPtain KilPatriak- j
tue American Red] Cfross worker in
Russia had not ibeen ikillleld by the
BolsheYiiti but was being held a Pri- '
8iner is confirmed in a 4e'eSraju
r^coived by the Paris branch of the
American Red CVoss from Sebasto
po! today.
REPORTED LOST
Seattle, Nov. 13—-B«rt Bruner a|
former A.tlin miner was reported mis!
IDE HIE PISS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE OF
COMFORT SERVICE SAFETY
FOR
Yukon Territory, AtKn District and
Interior Alaska
Through Tickets to and from Dawson,
Fairbanks, and all Interior Alaska
and Yukon River Points.
During the season of navigation eur fleet of tnedern steam
ers wfll operate regularly the eutlre leagth ®f the Yukon
River and its tributaries.
Daily train service(except Sunday) between Skagway and
Whitehorse. Parlor obserratiem cars o* every train
Pull information regarding passenger and freight ratee
upon applying to
H. Wheeler, General Hanager
Skaguay, Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building, Seattle. Wash.
fins today, lira. Bfrunner called up
on the Police headquarters today and
stated that her husband had been
missing for oxer five wedks.
Steps are being taken to find Brun
uer.
A few years ago Sruinner was ter
ribly chewed ufl by 4 b^ir at the
north end of ii&ke Atlln andt he ha3
suffered from the wounds ever since
Seattle, Nov, 15—Missing since
October 26th the body of Professor
Henry F. W. Kllian, & former teach
er of German In the Broadway High
school Was found in Puget 6oun4
today.
]'-;ofessor Kilian was dlsmiss6d
during the wa^ for Pro-Germanism
aud his activities along those lines.