AMBASSADOR GERARD IKES
SILLY REMARK AT BANQUET
Washington, Jan. 9.—James W.
Ge^anl, ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary, from the Unit
ed °*ates to Germany, who recent
ly retiirued to Berlin after a short
leave of absence, has lieeu asked
bv United S'atcs government
lor an explanation of what was the
meanicjr of liis remark "X-ct since the
beginning of the war have th<j rela
ticiis l' America and Germany been
so cordial" \vhi<"h lie is reported to
hive made in a s:»etclv at a lanqu t
w liich wag given in his honor in
Berlin upon, his arrival thare.
President Wilson, asked for the
explanation, feaiirg tlict such a re
mark might not be taken as an, im
partial or neutral speech by; the al
lies.
Washington, Jan. S>.—Thomas W.
1-awsc.n, tlxe noted financier, appear
G'1 yesterday afternoon before the
committee which/ is investigating
the "leak of premature federal ac
t'cns, has made many insinuations.
Uo startled members of the commit
tee by his assertions, but refused to
make known »he names of any per
sons «com might be implicated in
his assertions.
"The stoci exchange certainly of
fers a fertile f&ld for investiga
tion. I am in the game myself and
cer»ainly yriU be able to give some
Interesting testimony if it really is
desired.
"I know any numbor of men who
avearagodid not have $50,000 but
new, as a result of playing the mar
ket have from $50,000,000 to 60,000
000 each. This situation alone
should ■warrant investigation."
i*etrcgrad, Jan. 9.—Today for the
fir» time details regarding the
<leat> o' Monk Rasputin who was
the ciose friend and advisor of the
Cwr was sriveu out.
Monk Rasputin had gone to
France and was a guest of Yusup
cffs palace. HeTe he was told that
he had to kill himself, and was
handed a pistol with which to do
♦he act. Instead of shooting him
self he turned the gun los^ on the
otl'i* priests present, aid '«.h«y in
♦ urn shot at him, killing hini dead.
BUFFALO BILL
Denver, Jan. 9.—AM hopes for
th* recovery of Colonel William F.
j Cody was given up this morning at
' 2 o'cloeK whoa the noted scout ©n
I tered sir.t-e of coma, fi oui whi<li h
; c. Vid not be arousod. From bullet
ins whjcli have been posted by his
£hlsi<"isns, it is only a matter of a
few hours when te faonous old
frontiersman will pass away.
A very aieat pamphlet lias been
issue-d by the CaouwLian Pacific Rail
way « hich introduces the new Gov
ernor General of Canada and wbiich
has heen sent to their agents and
friends wiiit wishes for a prosper
ous 1917 season.
The book says that their e-xcel
euci,s, the Duke and Duchess of
Devonshire, represent the crown in
t'ic gr?a<est of the Dominions of th
British Empire. The duties of the
Duke are to assemble Parliament, to
consul* with the Kingr's Privy Coun
cil ft-r Canada and submit their
views to the Secra'ary of State in
England, while he is expected to
keep himself entirely aloof from
L>ar'r political controversy.
The Duke of Devonshire repre
sents one of the most powerful of
♦ ho great English families. Vistor
Chiist'an William Cavendish.
The Duckess of DevOin shire is the
daughter of a former Governor-Gen
eral r* Canada, The Marquis of
I.andsdcwne.
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JANUARY
CLEARANCE SALE
❖
ONE-HALF © OFF ON
MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS
MILLINERY and CERTAIN
LINES of SHOES
A LIBERAL DISCOUNT ON
all other lines of gopds with the
exception of Contract Goods
SALE STARTS
WEDNESDAY
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
SILK STOCKING MURDER STiLL
REMAINS BAFFLING MYSTERY
Philadelphia, Jan.9.—Major Smith
has tniteri personal charge P£ tlie
silk stocking wikicii wag found, tied
tightly aroumdi the neck of Grace
Roberts, the artists model, whose
murdered body was found In her a
•jartments iu this city the last day
of the old year.
| While the police claim to Jiavo •
several clews wiici. ttey are fol- ^
lowing up, mystery 9urrounding
the young woman's death is still
unsolved.
Grace Roberts, oir Mazie Calbert,
a> she is sometimes called, 'was a
most popular young woman, number
jii" ajaoung her aoquaintences prouir
inent lawyers, newspaper men, phys
icians, busines men, detectives,
theatrical people, Iwtel men, and
other prominent men, of Philadel
phia, while she evidently correspond
ed witi a great many; prominent
men all over tlie country.
JUNEAU Ml MAKES i »EW GAS
I —
A substitute air gas, that will
take the place and can bg used for
the same purposes as gasoline, dis
tillate, cooking gas, illuminating
gas or heating gas, has been inveut
;eu by Charles Warner, of Juneau
! and a member of the local Etksi
j lodge, says the Empire of January
5. Mr. Warner is a mechanic and
inventor and has b&en -working on
•his invention for the past two years.
Ho has now brought it to a point
where he is making practical tests
and is demonstrating the production
to his friends.
The gas is produced by blowing
air tnrough. tanks containing a
dry Dowdered chemical and is ab
solu'ely dry when produced. Water
thrown into the tank, or even heavy
oils do not interfere witty <h© pro
duction of the gas. It has already
been used to run a gasooline engine
under tests made by Mr. Warner.
A small cylinder, ten incites long
by five inchea in diameter, will hold
enougo chemical to produce 1500
cubic feet of the gas. The storage
space needed to hold 200 gallons
of gasoline, wfliich1 Wfll run the or
dinar gasoline feoct for two days,
will hold enough, chemical to run
the bra! for six miontlJiB. The cost
of th • compound is paid to be about
hal' »he present cost cf gasoline.
Mm* gases of this kind will not
expl-ode from an electric spark when
| confined, but no sucih. trouble is
Icuii' with Mr. Warner's discovery
whic' has been used to operate a
gasoline engine and worked per
fee'ly A small tank of the chemi
cal could bo s:t vji in a Jicuse with i
an at.tachcd air tank, with a 2
pi.un weight, and would generate'
sufficient gas tc furnish light, heat
an J cocKing facilities fcr the erdir
nary family for months.
Air can l>e delivered through, the
chemical at any pressure from two
♦o 110 pounds and the gas gener
ated will correspond in pressure to
tha' . f the ai'r. Mr. Warner is not
piving his find much publicity as
ye', but claims that it will revolu
tionize the entire gasoline engine
industry, from marne engines to
auto and aeroplanes. One of the
big drawbacks of the naroplane Jn
diib'r.v at tli£ present time is the |
inability to carry enough, fuel for |
lone vcyages. Mr. Warner claims |
that with his find they will be en
able to carry enough to circle the j
world without trouble.
Plainfield, X. J., Jan. 5—Francis
Charles. Langhome, who was a mem
ber f r, committoc that selected the
name cf the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks, died at his
h one here. He was 72 years old
and was born in New York. His
vote is said to Jiave decided the
choice of the Elks instead of Buf
faloes.
MINERAL PRODUCTION
INCREASES 54 PER CENT
Waal). D. C. ,Jan. 9.—The value
o' the total mineral production of
Alaska in 1916 la estimated to
have hen $50,900,000; that of 1915
.RMS $32,854,000 and was Itself
great* r than in any previous year.
The increase in 1916 was therefore
ov<>r $18,000,000,, or more than 54
oer cent. Although, this enormous
increase in output yas in large meas
tire due *o the large tannage and
I'igh Drace of copDcr, yet nearly
all other minerals were produced in,
greater quantities 'h.an in, the pre
vious > ear. During 32 years of min
ium Alaska has produced over $351
ooo.ooo worrthj of gold, silver, ooppcf
au£ other minerals.
It can not be expected tha> Alas
ka will continue to produce so much
mineral wealth each! vear, yet the
large amount of n reparation mn.de
in 1916 for lode and placer mining
and thg development of the coal
mining industry, now assured, give
promise of a continuous liealthy
g-rcw'i) of the mining industry of
the Territory. This is esoecfally
true of the Pacific coast region aud
o" the territory served by railroads
built or under construction.
The Alaska mines are belieevd
to have produced gold *o the value
of ab» u* $17,050,000 in 1916, com
oared with $16,700,000 in 1915
Tiiis makes the total value of the
gold mined in the Territory about
.$277,900,000, of which some $196,
S00.000 has been won from the plac
ers. in 1916 about 120,850,000
pounds of copper was produced in
Alaska, valued at about $32,400,
000, -1
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
GRAND JURY STILL INVESTIGATING
ILLEGAL SHIPMENTS OF LIQUORS
Seattle, January 9. — The Feder
al Grand Jury; resumed Its investl
gaVions Into the illegal shipments of
jntoxieaHng liquors this morning.
Many, state and city officials will
ha examined, summons having been
aerv.ed on «. number o£ Seattle's pol
ice department liquor squad as well
as tiansfer mien and' managers of
various transportation companies,
both; rail and water.
it is understood that Logan, Bil
lingsley will go before the Grand
Jury anfi tell his story, which, ac
cording to liis lawyer, Attorney Cum
niin'/a ol the firm of Vandervee;-a: d
Cumin?" will implicate Borne of
the h-isher-ups in, the city govern
ment. • • ; , ijj
1'etrfgrad, Jan. 9.—Reports given,
out at headquarters today claim a
Russian victory at several points a
Icug tte Dvinsk river. Berlin ad
mits defeats along the Russo-Gali
cian f 1 on/1 near tho Gulf of Riga.
BBElililO
BE INSPECTED
Washington, Jan, 9.—Lemual P.
Eadgett, chariman of naval affairs,
aud also chairman of the house nava
ccmmi'tee will visit tha west coast
during *he coming summer, and will
make a gp.ecial visit *o the navy
yards at Bremerton, for the purpose
of inspecting that station.
IO TAKE OVER TELEGRAPH
Washington, Jan. 8—Postmaster
General Burleson asked congress re
centt" for three hundred thousand
dollars to enable the postoffioe de
partment to take over the telegraph
an " telephone utilij.es in Alaska,
Porto Rico and Hawaii and the gen
eral belief is that the money Will
bs granted.
Burleson's annual report shows a
surplus of five and a quarter mil
lions and it contains many; recom
irendafions for changes far the bet
ter.
The pupils of the Fairbanks pub
lic school have adopted a savings
bank system. Deposits are received
by the teachers every Monday and
the sums are turned over to the |
principal who deposits them in the
bank to the credit of the depositors.
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 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
Washington, D. C., Jan. 9—Golds
an'3 silver production in America for
1916 fell pelowi 1915, according to
repor+s made public recently. The
decrease was over $8,000,000 for
gold and 2,000,000 ounces of silver.
The 1916 production according- to
mint officials was: gold $92,316,
000, silver 72,883400 ounces.
California leads with a gold pro
duction of over $22,000,000.
Cold-ado is second -with, over $19,
000,000 and Alaska is th-irct with.
$16,240,300.
Berlin, Jan. 9.—Tokshani has fal
len before the advance of the Ger
man troops which! have kept up a
persistent offensive for several days,
past.
.The Russian army has fallen tack
to Sereth, and Las taken a deter
mine'! stand with the hores of hold
ing Moldovia.
popeIIio
SYMPATHIZE
Rome.. Jan. 9.—It js stated here
that the Pope has stated that he
vai in sympathy with *he text of
Presidents Wilson's notg to the war
rics nations of Europe,