m JURIES WILL 1MB A
HAND IN HIGH PRICES PROBE
Washing-ton, Dec. 9—As a result
cf a conference between President
W'isou and Attorney General Greg
or", the federal grand jury tttrough
O" all parts of the Un ted States
will ma£e a deep Drobe Into the
h'rh cos' o£ living.
Tne fact that the prices of food
s*- "s liave taken such. enormous
skyward jumns i3 caus'ng the great
est uueasine«s tlirougLout t!-<
country, as it will mean, uneasiness
in the labor yorld, and this cai:
culv be followed bv demands foi
.ncrcase of wages iii order to meel
•*h.( ever increasing irriccs of al!
commodities of life.
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Wasi ngtonj Dec. 1. — More thai*
100,000 Belgians have been deport
ed Tom Belgium by German milita
ry authorities, according ta inform
ation presented to the state de
Dar'meo* today by Minister Haven
lth. Deportations, the minster
said, are continuing at the rate of
3,000 a week.
Ttie United States, the minister
said, wac being lolced to by the Bel- J
elans *c secure an amelioration of
♦be B^uation. Xo further action,
*y this government was suggested,
however, as It was sought only to |
autmit the latest facts.
BULGARS ST!LL
E
Berlin. Dec. 9 — The Rumanian j
army la still retreading before Von
Macieusen's forces along the south
ern boundary, aoid yesterday a di-1
vision o* eight thousand troops
were made prisoners.
Paris, Dec. 9—It Ifls finally been
officially announced that the battle
shin Suffren, which has been unre
ported for the past several days,
Has been destroyed.
In an encounter wi'h an under
sea craf', flying the German flag,
the big craft was unable to cope
wi'h the smaller adversary, and the
U-boa' finally succeedcd in discharg
ir.g a torpedo at the big iih!P which
h't and tare an immense hole in
her bottom, causing her to sink al
mos' immediately.
FILRCE FIGHTING IX PROGRESS
Berlin, Dec. 9—Reports from
the Southeastern section of Servia
and the Southwestern part of B>ul
gaija, along the Macedonian front
state that far several days past,
heavy fighting has taken place.
While there has been great loss
of life on both sides, neither one
o" tie combatant armies have made
anv especial gain in advance.
Agent Dortero of the Humboldt
3. 3. Crmpany, has received) advice
frojj Ketchikan to the effect that
tat- Humboldt will arrvie in this
dot* tomorrow (Sunday) night at
9 o'clock.
Washington, Dec. 9—The Inter
state Commerce Commission are in
the midst of a heap of information
wi. ch fhey are investigating lead
ing up tn t.he cause of 'he car short
as--. In all sections of the Unit
ed States freight is accumulating,
and. shortage in one section caus
ed by the delays to shipping from
others, is most aggravating, and it
's now being used in some sections
as an excuse for increasing the
cost of food stuffs and other com
mcdiMes. necessary to life.
JERSEY CLOTH COSTUME
—FEATURED IN NOVEMBER VOGUE
WILL BE ON DISPLAY
Street Dresses
Party Gowns, Fur Trimmed
Georgette Crepe Afternoon Gowns
A New Assortment of Gaiters in
White, Yellow and Gray
Holiday Handkerchiefs and Books
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
TREAT! SIGNED
BY DELEGATES
11 Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 24—A
■ orotoccl providing for the condi
t'cnai withdrawal of American,
tro< i;s cow in ChiUfuahua, Mexico,
and *'or the military control of the
border, but with) tie suipplementaJ
stipulation that United States trocpa
shall be sent into Mexico in pur
suit of bandits at any time the Am
erican government deems it neces
sary, was signed here today by the
members of the Mexican American
joii«» commission.
One of the official copies was
taken by Albert J. Paul, of the
Mexican commission, who left heire
tonight for New York, whence he
will star' Monday for Mexico to
s'-^mit it to Gen. Venusti'ano Car
ranza for his approval. The other
copy will be delivered to the Ameri
can government by Secretary of the
In'erior Franklin K. Lane, chair
■ m;ir of the American commission,
(who leit here today for Washing
ton.
If protocol is ratified by the
two governments the commission
wfJ reconvene December to re
sume the discussion of other ques
tions affecting the two countries,
especially those related' to the pro
tec* ion of life and property of Am
ericans.
After the protocol "was signed Sec
retary Lane issued a statement de
f'ning the policy of the United
States government toward Mexico, j
He stated that he believed Gen
eral Carranza, a strong man and |
that he should be given a "full
chance," adding that "Mexico Will
! do right either without our help or
w ith it. This is her choice."
"We will help her to get into
BRITISH PUT
BAH ON COPPED
London, Dec. 9 — For the pur
pose of conserving the available
supply, of copper, the British gov
ern men* has placed a ban upon the
uae> of copter for any purpose what
soever, other than, for the finishing
uo of sucbi contracts which may at
the present time be- underway. Af
ter these contracts have been exe
cuted, manufacturers havei been no
tified that they will not be permit
ted to use copper, as the British
government will use the entire
available supply ef the British em
pire.
JUST ONE WORD
Berlin, Ncv. 23—A letter re
ceived at the German army head
quarters on the western front was
addressed as follows:
'Kriegsverpflegungsf eldprovi-(
antamtsinspektorstellvertTieler."
Tbir- monumental word signifies
••acting inspector of the field am
bulance and commissariat depart
mint."
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poor' shap^ fi she can understand
tha' we mean- to be her friend. The
world wants a new Mexclo where
'he Dooi and ignorant will have a
chancj. To this extent the world
is with the revolution.
"The worldt has no sympathy wi'th
exolciteis, but it has great respect
for Tights that are vested and we
shall go along with the world in
orrtec'ing suchi rights. But revo
lution must not mean anarchy."
Three separate prohibition laws
may be necessary before Alaska fin
ally will enter the dry. column, as
of 'he vagueness of existing! stat
utes on the gubgect, in the opinion
of John W. Troy, editor and pub
lisatr of the Alaska Juneau Empire
at Juneau. Air. Troy; is in Seattle
for a few days for a rest. He is ac
companied by Miss Helen Troy, his
daughter.
"Alaska went dry; overwhelming
ly so far aa the peoiple wgre con
cerned,'' Air. Troy said, yesterday
at the Frye. "There were proibably
only two or three precincts in the
whole territory that returned* a
'we" majority. Kv?-y incorporat
ed town ia all of Alaska voted 'dry'.
Eveiy division returned a big
'diy' majority, so that the propor
tion of dry votes to. wet was al
most five to three."
Mr. Troy said that the legality
of the so-called referendum measure
was likely to be questioned by some
on the grounds that the legislature
of Alaska had' no power to refer or
delegate powers to others which
had been distinctly delegated to It
by the organic act. Again, some
Alaskans have contended, accord
ing to Mr. Troy, that in, order to
make the matter doubly cure, the
legislation should pass a definite
prohibition law to confirm the
des're of the voters as expressed in
tUe referendum on November 7. Oth
er students of Alaska's organic
act claim that such1 an act would
be wi'bout the province of the ter
r' rial legislature, inasmuch as
conrress withheld certain powers
to !'sel' when Alaska's territorial
government was organizeed, and
that the power of regrula'ing or
prohibiting the sale and manufac
ture of liquor was one of the pow
ers so withheld.
TLe referendum measure was
passed by the 1915 legislature after
toeing introduced by C. K. Snow, re
oresentativej from 'he fourth judicial
division in the territorial legislature!
An actiTe wet and dry campaign
wa« waged in every Alaskan com
munity, particularly in the inter
ior. where the bulk of the rote was
suDOOsed to be.
Mr. Troy's paper, the Empire, i9
'he biggest newspaper in Alaska.
His olant is the most complete in
the whole territory, including, as it
does, the only web1 perfecting press
in Alaska. Recently, when the pa
per moved into a new building, a
forfy-elght page special edition, was
Issued.—Seattle. P.-L
SWEET CIDER
We have just tapped a barrell of extra
fine cider—absolutely sweet and non
alcoholic. Made from specially
selected apples
P. H. GANTY
WILSON IRIS OVER ACTIV
ITIES OF GERMAN SUBMARINES
Washington, Dec. 9—The activi
ties of the German U-boats is again
a source of worry to President Wil
son. The results of the conferenc
»s with the German diplomats rela
tive to the sinking of several olijps
in v/Meh, tlxo Germans have ad
mitted 'ueir responsibility does not
seem to lessen, their activities, al
' though they have ehojvn in, their
statements tbat tie commanders of
tiie at'acking Bubmarines bad sup
posed or believed certain ships to
be transports or auxiliary cruisers,
or otherwise actively engaged! in
a belligerent manner, no great cau
tioj was taken to fully ascertain
tlia* such wias the case before the
sus^ecte^ shii> was destroyed.
The American protest against the
Goiman deportation of Belgium la
boxeis has again been Laid before
t'io German, chancellor. In laying
the case before the German govern
ment, the State Department made
the lerse comment, "Tha Interview
has taken pLace."
ALLEGED MASONS
M. INDICTED
Portland, Dec. 1 — Portland's
spuiioue Masonic order died today
with tne indictment of S. H. Haines
Fmnk Motter and E. E. Stackhouse,
if8 founders, under a criminal stat
ute passed in 1911 or the protec
tion of secret and, fraternal orders.
Motter and Stackhouse must also
stand trial on a charge of obtain
ing money by false pretenses. The
alleged offense consisted of taking
? 10 from C. H. Borquist for mem
bershio in the order.
Motter has confessed to Deputy
District Attorney Ryan, according tcj
R-an. The confession) admitted
Robert Burns lodge No. 47, Ancient
and Accepted Scottish, Rite Ma
sons, does not exist, and implicated
the other two accuse* men.
The indictment charges Motter,
Haines and Stackhouse represented
themselves as accredited) members
of the Masonic order and! qualified
to make other memibers. They have j
no affiliation with any Masonia
lod/i.e. - «. . .
Mot'er is said to have induced
young Borquist and hia brother to
pay $10 for neatly engraved certi
ficates of membership in the spur
ious oMer.
The new lodge of alleged Ma
sons had 9G degrees, and the $10
entitled the new members to take
every one of them, it was said. The
The Borquists were told that the
membership cardi was presentable in
any Masonic lodge ?n the world. Al
leged victims of the scheme were
out through a pretended ceremony
of initiation.
I
Agent Weir of the Pacific S. S.
Company reoeiVed advice today that
♦he steamship City of Seattle wouldi
arriv* in this port early Monday
morning.
London, Dec. 9—Prime. Minister
L'-yd George lias already; met with
a conflict in the new cabinet. [The
ol-l leaders of the opposition, at
tacked liirn and tLi3 advanced pro
gram. In the Liberal party; there
is a decided 8®lit, and it is be
lieved. that there will be con
siderable friction between the two
Bides thus formed, unless a reconcil
iation can be affected.
Halifax, Dec. 9—A wireless mes
sage oi warning was received here
todav stating that a German "raid
er"- had succeeded in passing the
Brit'sh patrol off the Scotland coast
art1 fia4- it was in the Atlantic
headed for the course of ships ply
ing between England and America.
The identity of the vessel could
not be learned ,l?ut the Allies have
sent out warnings to all ships to
be on their guard. The exact
jvjiercabotuts of the vessel could
not be determined.
The Eagles will give a dance this
evening at their hall on, Fifth Ave.,
to which the general public is cor
d ".lly invited.
The music will be good, the
orchestra being under the direction
of Prof. Gene Smith and he will
have 'he traps to help him out. As
usual the hosts of the evening will
serve a lunch at midnight
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of oar town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . . .
HALF HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COATS OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Kinds
WILL CLAYSON