PKICE 10 CENTS
No. 279 NINETEENTH YEAR SK AC-WAY. ALASKA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 5. 1917
YOUNG MAN FEARING ARREST ON
MURDER CHARGE TAKES HIS LIFE
AMantio City. Jan. 5—Bernard
Wesley Lewis, sou tit a wealthy
Pittsburg coal man, committed sui
cide in his hotel last night, his
dead body being dacovered by at
tendants when they forced the
door after receiving no response
to their repeated demands for en
trance to the room.
It is believed that in the Bui
I cide of young Lewis, the mystery
surrounding the mirrder of Maize
Colbert, the artists' model, wh.se
body was discovered in &er apart
ments iu Philadelphia recently,
death having beeu caused by shoot
ing, baa beeu cleared: up, as the
police had implicated Lewis iu the
murder, and it s thought that }ie
did away with, himself iu order to
escape arrest for the crime.
WILL HELP 10
SLOP LEAKS
Washington, Jan. 5—Thomas W.
Lawson, appearing today before the
congressional committee which had
cause or "leaks'* which) or© knowa
been appointed *o investigate the
*3 exist relative to eecret matters
«u and about the Whie House.
The latest matter which was glv- j
go unauthorized premature publicity
was the text pf President Wilson's
peace note ,and it is for the pur
pose of discovering who the
party is who disabused the confi
dence reposed in them.
coverTlast
ASSIGNMENT
Seattle, Jan. -5—David Panl, a i
well known Seattle news^aj-er man,
died suddenly while visiting in
C'-icago, where he had gone to spen
the holidaya
Mr. Paul was one of th§ best
known newspaper men along the
water front, he having covered this
field for various Seattle papers for j
several years past.
DIES AT WILLOWS CAMP
Joe Joyal, a tailor in Whitehorso
f-lncc 1900, and who went to the
Willows military camp with the
las Yukon contingent, suddenly
dropped dead Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 23. He was buried with full j
military honors on Wednesday, Dec. \
27, at the Willows cemetery near j
V'c'cria.
TORPEDO SI1S
816 TRANSPORT
Loudon, Jan. 5—The huge Brit
>s*i transport, Ivenia, has been
torpedoed ami sunk in the Mediter
ranean sea. On^ bundrd and fifty
military officers and men were lost.
Petrograd, Jan. 5—ThQ Russians
have completely evacuated the Do
trudja region, leaving behind them
the town of Match-in. They now
have crossed the Danube river and i
ar0 making for Braila.
Berlin, Jan. 5—About a thous- i
and prisoners and many machine >
guns were taken frcm the Rus- j
sians and Rumanians before they
could quit tlia town, of Macthin.
SEATTLE HAS BIG FIRE
Seattle, Jan. 2—A $50,000 fire
occuned In the MCormack Bro
thers' stOTe in the Collins block
early this morning and for a time
threatened to destroy the building.
The Collins block is at the corner
of James and Second Avenue.
MINE STATION OPENS
Seattle, Jan. 2—The government
experimental mine station for Alas
ka and the Northwest opened on
the University oI Washington
Campus this morning.
WOOL BATS
Comforters
Woollen Blankets
LADIES
Battle-ship
GREY SHOES
Warren-Green Hand
Made Shoes For Men
A Shoe that is made especially for hard
wear, to (it the requirements of miners
and all classes of men requiring a first
class shoe.
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 4!
On December 19, Delegate VVickei
sUum introduced to congress a pro
hibit Icn bill to prohibit the manu
facture and sale of alcoholic liquors
in tht Territory o£ Alaska, and for
other uurposes. This bill was re
ferred to the committee on terri
tories and ordered to li printed: and
a coov is now in. the handp of the
Alaskan.
Ihis is oue of th>e most drastic
nrohibi'ion blls ever introduced be
fore a legislative body, and if pass
ed w'll make Alaska even more than
"bone" dry. The act shall take
pffec* and be in full force on and
af.tr the first day of January, 1918.
This ac* provides a penalty for
'he sale of liquor, it provides for
Uansportation, the use of liquor by
druggists, recording of shipments,
permits from the district courts, in
toxicated persons, aid and abetting
of the sale of liquor, conviciton of
law breakers, property rigi.ts, suit
foi injury received from au intoxi
cated person, clubs and lodges, and
the collection or liquor revenue on
and af'er the first day of July 1917.
The act contains 39 sections.
The first'four sections read as
follows:
Sec. 1. Be i* enacted by th$ Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
fhe United States of America in
Congress assembled. That on and
after the first day of January, Anno
Domini nineteen hundred and eigh
teen, it shall be unlawful for any
person, house, association, firm,
company, club, or corporation, his,
its, or their agents, officers,
clerks, or servants, to sell, manu
facture, or dispose of any intoxicat
ine liquor or alcohol of any kind Jn
the Territory of Alaska, or to have
{u his cr its possession cr to trans
port any intoxicating liquor err al
cohol in tne Territory of Alaska un
less the same was procured and is
so possessed and transported under
a termit as hereinafter provided.
Wherever the term "liquor," "in
toxica*ing liquor," or "intoxicating
liquors" is used in this Act it shall
be deemed to juclude whiisky, bran
' dy, rum, gin, wine, ale, porter,
j beer, cordials, .hard or fermeuted
cider, alcoholic bitters, ethyl al
J cohol, all malt liquors, and all
' other acohoic liquors.
That auy person, or persons, or
! any house, company ( association,
club, or corporation, his, its, or
thair agents, officers, clerks, or
servants, who shall, directly or in
directly, violate the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemaenor, and upon eonvic
| tion thereof shall bo fined not less
| than $300 nor mQre than $1,000 or
'shall be imprisoned in thg Federal
I jail for a period of not less than
| thirty days nor more than one
'year, or by both Such, fine and im
prisonment in the discretion of the
court.
' Sec. 2. That before a pharmacist
shall be authorized to transport
pure alcohol fox scentific or me
chanical purposes or for compouud
'i>g oi nreparing medicnes, as pro
vided bv this Act, he shall procure
a permit for that purpose from the
judge of *he district court.
j Sec. 3. That to. procure such
permit a pharmacist Shall make and
I fi'e with the clerk of the said dis
trict court a statement in writing
j under oath stating that he desires
to transport puro alcohol fcr scien
tific or mechanical purposes or for
compounding, prepaiing, cr pre
servki? medicines only,as pro
vided by this Act, and giving his
name, the location of his place
I of business, a statement that he is
■ a licensed pharmacist, tliat he is
regularly engaged iu. the practice
of lus profession at the location
named, and that he will not violate
any provision Oif th's Act.
Sec. 4. That if the judge of the
district court of any division in Al
aska is satisfied oi the good faith
of the applicant he shall issue *o
such Dharmicist a permit to trans
port pure alcohol for compounding
preparing, or preserving medicines
j or for scientific or mechanical pur
oos'.-s.
GREAT BRITAIN TO KNOCK
THE UNITED STATES
Washington, Jau. 2—Commercial
interest of the United States and
more especially us they are repre
sented among the officials of the
exports »rade, are taking a keen in
terest in the plan of Prime Minis
ter Davkl Lloyd Geoge is said to
be making, effecting shipping be
t.vreii fhe United States and Great'
Britain. The plan as announced, is
♦o make Halifax, and presumably
o'hor Canadian harbors on the At
lantic the western terminus of eer
♦ain large British B'eamsl.ip lines,
thus decreasing tliQ importance of
Now York as a shipping center.
One of the main purposes of
the nc-w policy seems to be the up
building or Canada ns a return for
her heroic service rendered the
British Empire. The Cunard and
White Star lines are among those
to dock at Halifax Instead of New
York when the new policy has been
worked out.
Lot 4 in block 11, has been deed
ed by W. W. Boughton to N. E.
Black.
EMERGENCY MAIL
SERVICE FROM CORDOVA
TO FAIRBANKS
An order has been issued by the
r. O. Department authorizing tli
caief clerk of the railway mail ser
vice a'. Cordova to employ a carrier
to perform emergency service on tli
route between Co'idova and Fair
banks one way for the transporta
tion o* not to exceed 6,000 pounds
cf maw a month, from November 1, |
1910, to March! 31, 1917. This
servico is designed to take all tne J
mail destined for Fairbanks and
'nterior points in excess of the
amouuts carried under the regular
mail contracts.—Alaska Daily Dis
patch.
DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT
The regular semi-monthly dance
given by fhe Elks Lodge will be
held In their quarters tomorrow
n'gh». Selmer's orchestra will
furnish the music. Refreshments
of the kind tliat are known to all
who attend these popular dances
will be served. A large crowd is an
tieipated.
We Wish You a
HA PP Y and PR OS PER 0 US
NEW YEAR
P. H. GANTY
Seattle, Jan. 5—iBelieving that
they iiail one of th.o }iold-up> nieu
who have been robbing pedestrians
on the streets of this city, police
last night halted a man directly in
front of the oolice headquarters,
ana when the man started to run
aviiy, the officer began Siring bis
Distol at Mm, -with/ the result that
tbe man was killed Instantly.
When thft body was identified, it
was found that fche dead man was
Eramet Whitfield, -
Muskogee, Jail. 5—A tornado of
terrific violence which swept over
parts of Oklahoma this morning,
completely wrecked a s h., ol house
near here killing 11 children and
•tijuring 12 more. Other damage
was done *o various bulidings.
The Hague, Jan. 5—Belgians who
have been deported by the Germans
aro complaining bitterly cf the food
given them and of the bad treat
ment otherwise. Belgium is prac
tically depopulated of all able
bodied workingmen.
FIRST COLLEGE CLASS
FOR MINK SAFETY
Golden, Colo., Jan. 5—The first
•school or college cluss in mine safe
ty in the country, it is said, now
is in operation here. Students prac
tice mine rescue and first aid work
under conditons as nearly those of
actual mine ('isasters as it is pos
s'blo *o obtain.
J. C. Roberts, formerly head of a
mine-rescue care for the federal gov
ernment, is in charge of the course.
Practical experience is given the
students by sending them with oxy
ECn helmets and other apparatus,
into prospect holes and old mines
filled with formaldeheyde gas and
smckc, when they "rescue" members
of the class "oercomve" by the gas.
First and squads at the mine-moutlfs
demonstrate revibato y methods on
the "victims."
SENATE DELAYS
RAIIFIGATION
Washington, Jan.. 5—The United:
States senate has again, delayed ac
tion on the ratification, of Presi
dent Wilson's no'e which was seait to
the various European cow era pro
posing that a nariey, tending to
wards the establishment of peace
botween the warring nations be
had.
Various memfbers of the senate de
bated for fully two tours before
'he matter was get over until to
morrow's session Iftr final1 action.
Washington, Jan. 6—li}0 Sen
atorial commiUee, before whom
hearings relative to the proposed
railway legjslaUon. is beng held,
still continues its hearings, and a
great many changes in the. original
bill has been, proposed, which, will
be offered a- amendments to the
measure as originally proposed.
PORTLAND MAN
BREAKS UP MEETING
Portland, Jan. 5—Brandishing a
.knife and making various threats,
E. h. McClure, a citizen of this
city, last night brokg up an effi
ciency club meeting. He waa act
ing for the maturity manhood, club
which wanted the same halL
NO BASKET BALL TONIGHT
Giving to trouble with the boiler
at the White Pass club there will
be no basket ball game thi8 even
ing. The regular league game will
start next week.
The Overcoat
Assortment of the Town
THE RIGHT COAT FOR EVERY MAN
THE RIGHT COAT FOR EVERY PURPOSE
The Overcoat is a law unto itself, it has big work to
do —:no less than to "make the appearance of the
man" whenever he ventures out of doors.
Each season there is leading ideas in overcoats that
seem to take the nation by storm.
We pride oueselve3 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