Seattle, Jan. €—Reports which
have been, circulated about 'he
Btreeta of this city, say that Lo
scaa Billingsley, who was a/rrested in
Sau Francisco on charges that he
had violated the Interstate Com
merce laws relative to the shipment
c* iu'oxicating lquors, resulting in
an ndctment beng retutrned against
him by the Federal Grand Jury, has
made a clean confession by Clay
AUeu, district attorney. In this
coufesaion, it 9 clamed, Billlnssley
s'ated that he had made payments
to city and county officials for im
munity.
These charges made by BJUings
lev have been denied by Mayor
Gill and Chief of Police Becliius
ham and) Sheriff Hodge.
WOMAN GEIS
APPOINTMENT
Washington, Jan. 6—Mrs. Fran
ces Ax tell, of Bellingham, Washing
ton, has accepted a position as
member of the Federal Compensa
tion hoard.
Mrs. Axtell wa a candidate on tha
Democratic ticket for congress in
the recent election. She was a
member of the Washington State
legislature.
Seattle, Jan. 6—Doctor Percival
Allen, who recently escaped from
the King- County jail has been ar- ,
rested in Hemit, Californa. He
will be brought back here, where
he is wanted on a chasrge of mur
dfr.
H VTS ATTACK MAX
IX CITY STREET
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 6—Otis
Ta"gar« of this city was attacked j
and severely bitten by seven rats j
on the Moreau drive, near the •
eastern terminus of the local street
car lin^.
Taggart saw the rats crossing the (
street and shied a rock at them, ■
supposing they would seek cover in. j
the weeds by the roadside. Instead, j
♦her charged him and swarmed over
h'm, biting him on the legs and !
hands. There jvas no h.Iep. near, ,
but Taggart managed to fight them
off He jvas bleeding from a uum- j
str of wounds when he reached theJ
s'reet car line.
LOSES LIFE 13
Seattle, Jan. 6—Emmet "Whit
field, the hold-up artist who was
shot by the police in front of police*
headquarters a few days ago, died
in the city hospital this morning, i
Just before his death, Whitfield
made a confession to the police, j
'ha4 he -was guilty o£ highway rob
herv, but that ho received his I
death wound while pereptrating his
f>n»* hold-up.
iR BULLETIN
Berlin, Jan. 6—After a persist
ent siege of more than pevea days,
German and Bulgarian troops have
on ,ered the *own of Braila, which
*«• < ne of the most important com
mercial cities of Rumania.
Petrograd, Jan. 6—Reports have j
bee a received here that German fore
es liave captured a large Island in-j
♦he Dvina river, near Glandtan.
Paris, Jan. 6—This morning the
Servian army beg;un an offensive j
movement agaius th© Macedonian .
front.
Paris, Jan. 6—From information j
at hand, which is said to he of an
authentic source, tb§ Central Pow
ers are believed to again be in con
templation of another not§ tending
towards the establishment! of peace
between the warring nations of ]
Europe.
For good laundry service |»in«T
reasonable prices call Cole, (J to 8
p. mi. l*hoto,e 38.
(Subscribe far thai Paily Alag&aft)
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
w ear, to fit 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 41
UNITED STATES HAS BIGGEST
THE IN HISTORY FOB EXPORTS
Washington, Jan. 6—Exports for
November were the largest on re
cord, exceding those for September
b*- $3,000,000. Tho total for No
vember, as announced by the Bu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. of the Department of Com
merce, is $517^900,000. The to- !
tal exports for the 11 months end
with November were $4,961,-'
200,000 against $.3,195,400,000 foT!
tha same period of 1915 and $2,
250,800,000 in 1913, which was
the largest total for normal years.
November imports were valued at
$177,000,000, representing' a plight
dwrease when compared with, those
for October ($178,700,000) but ex
ceeding by $21,500,000 those for
November, 1915, and by; $35,000,
000, or 25 per cent, th.e November
avgrage from 1911 to 1915. The
eleven months' Imports were valued
a' $2,186,800,000 as against $1,
606,800,000 in 1915 andi $1,674,
600,000 in 1914, th^ former high
record year in imports.
Of the November imports, 66 per
cen* entered free of duty, being
about *he same proportion as that
f"r November, 1915.
Place the blame where you will,!
ffven credit the weather man witl*
having driven the devotees in doors,
if you please, bu* the fact remains
that vhe past week has brought
forth more high, scores on the
Elks alleys than fox several weeks
past.
The fact 'hat there are sev
eral contests in progress and more
are being arranged for, may have
added an impetus to the interest in
the sport ,and during the wintor
'here will be several games played
'hat will furnish, entertainment to
all members of the lodge.
Those rolling high scores for the j
oaa* week were:
A. C. Blancjiard 213, J. Huntley
204, Jimmy Kennedy 202, Oscar Sel
ler tied himself in two gam^s with
a score of 201.
On ladies night two* good! scares '
were posted, Mrs. Scott rolling 184
and Mrs. P. H. Ganty 174.
Mrs. Scott is a Pacific Coast
chdmpicn, having a record of an
average for ten games of 192, and
anotner average for 60 games of
182. She has numerous medals
which she as won in bowling trurn
men's at Los Angeles and other
Pacific Coast cities.
WL.VTHKlt report
Skagway, snow, calm, 19 above.
Wiitehorse, clear, b- w. 3 below.
Lower LeBarge, clsudy, calm,
20 below .
Hoo'alinqua, clear, calm, IS be
low.
Big Salmon, cloudy, calm, 30 be
low.
Carmacks, cloudy, oalm,—.
Selkirk, cloudy, calm, 25 below.
Isaac Creek, cloudy, calm, 25 be
low.
Ogilvie, cloudy, calm, 17 below.
Dawson, snow, calm, 18 below.
Repairs to the boiler in the W.
P. club have been completed, so mem
bers may again enjoy the use of the
building.
In glancing over tlie paper for to
day we notice that one of Skagway's
popular newly-weds is going to sup
port his better half even though, he
has 'o take in washing.
AUCTION SALE
HISTORIC HOTEL
A large number of prospective
Duyers were, ou hand this morning
when Marshal Frank Coot began, to
auction off the personal property of
the famous old Fifth Avenue ho
tel. The old building is somewhat
damp ccld and dilapidated, yet the
furniture inside is in good conditon.
This hotel enjoyed a prosperous
business during ths boom days of
Skagway, but several years ago its
owners became discouraged and left
the hotel with fires burning, beds
imde, silverware and everything
♦here, and locked the doois.
The olace lias been the scene of
much looting in recent years, and
what iE left now is only the heav
ier articles of furniture, snch as
bedding, dressers, mattr©TScs, tables
carpets, buffets, easy chairs, etc.
These poods are what a'e being
sold today by the marshal In or
der to nay up creditors of the ho
tel.
MAXY ASPIRANTS
FOR GOVERNOR
(Cordova Times)
It seems to be generally believed
among the Democrats that Major J.
F. A. .Strong will not seek reap
pointment as governor of Alaska
when his present term expires nest
spring. And what has been the
result? Practically every prominent
aud near-prominent member of the
party in power is a candidate for
tliis high office. It s understood
that Judge Jennings of the First Di
vision is willing to resign from the
bench, as is also Judge Bunnell, of
the Fourth division, jf they can
Ian'' the gubernatorialship. John,
W. Troy, of the Juenau Empire,
would not be adverse to having the
liebfning strike in his di
rection, while the Tanana valley has
a score of willing Democrats who
hanker after the Job, among them
beli.g E. TV. Griffin, the Chena mer
chant. if the Third division is go
inc to out forth a cand-date we have
not vet h£ard his name mentioned.
From present indications it Will
be a free-for-all fight, but we have
an Mea that the fellow who has
the supppr of NaUoanl Committee
man T. J. Donohoe, of Valdez, Will
have a little bit the best of the
other fellows who have thrown their
hats in the ring.
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
Washington;, Jan. 6—Represents |
tive William R. Wood, oC Indiana,
in the News, published by Thomas
W. Lawson, in the "Leak" investi
gat'on which, is reported in, the
News, qualifies his statement in
Yc;\ing Secretary Tumulty, the
President's private secretary, and
H. W. Boiling, brother in law to (
President Wilson, by paying that
His remarks were all based on Jiere
say.
Tumulty makes a statement In,
he says tfca1- he did not even,
know that President Wilson, intend
ed to indite a note *a th.o European
nations touching on geace. The
hearings will be continued on. Mon
day, at which; time Mr. LawBon will
be heard.
DEMAND BIG FOR
ALASKA FURS
Th? demand for Alaska and Yu
kon furg is still insistent, and A. B.
Shuiiprt tiie big fur dealer of Chi
cago says that he h&8 large orders
for Alaska furs, foxes and lynx in
particular. Interior mink as well as
good colored coast mink are also
selling freely and bringing good
prices.
The prices quoted by Shubart at
this time are good, and he states
that the demand at present -would
warrant shipment of large quantl- J
ties, but it might be that the prices
may go dojvn liater in the season.
Red fox are quoted as high as
£25 for No. 1 extra large skins, and
heavy furred lynx are quoted at
.$.25 per skin, while average or
medium skins are bringing from
$10 to $12 each. Mink are quoted;
at $8 'or No. 1, extra large dark col
ored skins, and medium $3.25 to
$4.00.
White fox are bringing $25 to
$30 for No. 1, extra large skins, and
for No. 1. medium grades $14 to
$.10 is being patf.
Wolverine are quoted at $7.00 to
$ifcOO fen" extra large to average
nelts, wolf skins are about the
same.
SENATE VOTES
10 RATIFY
Washington, Jan. G—The senate
today ratified 'he action of Presi
dent Wilson in sending the peace
note to the European, nations by a
vote of forty-eigh* to seventeen.
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Seattle, Jan. 6—A1 J. Rounds,
WM*er McDonald, and Oscar Lowe,
have plead1 guilty *o having robbed!
the bank a* Bothel on Dec. 5th,
aud will be sentenced today. The
sentence "which) may to imposed
Tiuges from ffve to fifteen years.
10
Bremerton, Jan. .6—Secretary of
the Navy Daniels ha3 notified the
Govarnmenit Navy Yards at fhis
ulace that the United States gov
ernment would build a three mil
lion dpllar ammunition ship.
ELKS DANCE
Don't forget the big dance at the
Elks' lodge tonight. A good time is
promised to all who attend. The
floor is in excellent condition, and
Selmer's orchestra has promised thei
best in music.
COLE MOVES TO SHAW HOUSE
C C. Cole and wife have vacat
ed the Hillery cottage and are now
comfortably setlekl in what is known
as t&e Shaw house, near the Golden
Nor*h Hotel. W, H. Henson lately
occupied this house*
PIONEERS MEETING
Notice has 'been received that the
regular meeting of the Polneers of
Alaska hap been postponed until
the first Monday in February, whicbl
is February 5.
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 oueselves on being students in overcoats.
We buy from houses who have not only the reputa
tion for making overcoats 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