NEW BRITISH CABINET MOVED
TAKE OVERJlL WAR PROFITS
Would Contract Munition Factories and
Transportation of War Supplies
Government to Benefit from Revenue
Loudou, Dec. 8 — DavPd Lloyd
George. Great Britain's new prime
minister, ai«i head of the British
cabinet is reported as having ac
cented the advanced program of
the Radical members of the cajbin
et in which it is proposed that the
government take over all the muni-1
tiou plants and other war material.
manufactures, also that the gov
ernment conduct its oyvnj transpor-!
tat;ou business in so far as the
movement of war munitions and sui
plJes arc concerned, and that the
British government benefit from aui
revenues that may accrue from such
eourc.es.
It is also understood that an
agreement has l>een reached with
the Unionist party th&t they are
to have a member of their party in
the cabinet, and that there will al
so oe a member of the Unionists at
all peace negotiations.
S*iem, One., Dec. 8—John A- j
Carson, who was attorney for the
Guggenheim and Havemeyer luter-,
eats in Alaska during1 the years'
from 1905 to 1910, died at his'
home In this city yesterday.
The death of the well known at
torneys was very sudden, bo hay- !
♦lig been ill only a short time.
Duilng the time he was counsel
tor the Guggenheims and Havemey
era 'a Alaska, he figured conspkru
busly in the Controller Bay contTO- j
Tersv, and also took an. active part
lu the Ballinger-Pinchot issiu.e
Tae deceased was a brother of '
Sir Edward Carson, the Irish states-'
man. '.S3
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SWT A RETA STORM BOUND \\
The gas launch Santa Reta,
wb'ch vas due In this port Wednes-!
day, has up to the time of going to |
press failed to put in an appear- |
ance. Cable iaquiry to Haines fail*
to reveal her whereaibouts, and it I
is kuo<«'D 'hat she has no», returned
to Juneau. It is safe to presume |
that the little craft is lying to j
In s"me sheltering cove until the
firrv of the gale whjchl 3a sweeping
Lvnn canal blows itself out, and
the launch is able to safely re
sump her journey. She has a large
consigr.men*. of mall.
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GIKL GIVES IT §10,000
TO LIVE IX BIG CITV
Chicago, Nov. 27—After a year's
experience of life ou a farm, Mary
Smith today gave up $10,000 to
return to Chicago. -Miss Smjth. was
selected last year from among a
large number of candidates to be
come h ousels eejper and daughter of
"Uncle Jimmy' 'and "Aunt Louisa"
raokhurst, a lonely old couple, liv
ing o:i a farm at Amboy, 111. She
was to receive $10,000 on their
death.
"1 left because of the drudgery
in a farm house and because of
misunderstandings," she said.
"Tuere was no man in the case."
GETS HIS JOB BACK
Washington. Dec. 7—Edwin F.
Sweet, who resigned as assistant set
re'ary of commerce to run for
."ovtrnor of Michigan, and was de
feated, was given, a recess appoint
ment to his former position last
Thursday by President Wilson.
Washington, Dec. S—In the in
vestigation which is being, made in
to the sinking of the steamer Ar
abic, representatives of the Ger
man government admitted today
that a German submarine was the
cause of the destruction of the ship,
but claims that the commander of
the submarine thought that the
vessel was an auxiliary warship.
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
I Berlin, Dec. 8—IThe fall of the
Rumanian capital, the city of Bu
charest, is being celebrated through
the entire German empire today.
| The newspapers regard the-cap
ture of the Rumanian seat of gov
ernment of thl greatest importance,
j In Austria the fall of Bucharest
is considered as a means of hasten
ing 'lie declaration of peace between!
the warring nations.
With the downfall of their1 oaipi
tal, 'he Rumanians are reported to
be in a disorganized! and dispirited
condition.
VILLA BANDITS
SLAV AID LOOT
j El Paso, Dec. 8—Advice trom
! across the Mexican, border Is re
ceived here this morning stating1
the Villa bandita are again on, the
warpath, andl that besides destroy
ing several homes near Parral, three
•iuurder3 have been committed. It
is not stated in tfc.e advice whether
or not the three persons killed are
Americans.
in the City o£ Chihuahua ♦here is
great lawlessness, numerous resi
dent's having been looted, and oth
er indignities; perpetrated upon
'he people of that city.
LANE'S REPORT 10 CONGRESS
| IAS FRIENOLY ALASKA TONE
Secretary of the Interior Would Like
Laws for Fish Protection—Abolish
ment of Bureaus and Greater Scope
For Home Rule.
Washington, Dec. 8—Secretary
Lane's report has been rceeived. by
congress, and. the report takes up
at length the Alaska questions.
In his report tji© Secretary of
the Interior urges protection for
'he Alaska fsh. He states bow
the fish is threatened withi exter-j
mination , and hop- the salmon'
s'reams are being depleted by the
d.sifetr«ird cf the provisions now in
effect, protecting to some extent
the salmon dtirlngi the spawning
season. '
Mr. Lane also urges legislation
granting a larger measure of home
rulo tor Alaska. He points out
whereby the present act is so re
strictive that the legislation pass
ed by the territorial legislature is
a farce, as it does not meet the end
for which it >vas intended.
The Secretary calls the| attention,
of congress to the present methods
of governing Alaska by1 bureaus,
and states that there are too many
bureaus, and that these bureaus
even, are 'restricted in their pow
ers. -
GREAT MINING FUTURE
Alaska holds more Dromise for
t>c future than any mining coun
try in the world, according to
Georse Arrons, general manager
of ifce Fairbanks Gold Mining Com
pany, who has ust returned! from i
fie North. He is enrou'ee to his'
horr.e in London, and is at the New j
Wasnington, says the Seattle Times. I
"r. have been in the mining game |
sincj my youth," said Mr. Arrons
yes'er'lav, "and I have operated in
Australia, Southj Africa, Russia and
Alaska. I knqw of no country rich
er in mineral wealth: than the Al
askan Territory.
"Probably the best thing that has
ever happened tp the country was
♦he oroliibition measure just pass
ed by th» people there.
"The annual app«ro!priatioa of
?£09,000 for road building is in no
way sufficient for the needs of our
country. The government engineers
<n charge of this work are compet
ent and they certainly give the
North th£ worthl of a Jialf million,
buf as I said, it is not enough."
Arrons is a director in the com
pany which he represents and has
l-e^n spending his summers on the
property near Fairbanks for the last
five years. He will leave Sunday
for New Yotfk and later will sail
for LiverDOOl.
GETS WORLDS LARGEST
WIRELESS CONTRACT
Sealtte. Dec. 8—Kilhourne &
Clark revived a contract today
fiora Hannevig Brothers of Norway,
to equip their 170 steamships with
wireless apparatuses for ?400,000.
This is the greatest wireless con
tract ever let in the world.
Claude Greene of Petersburg, has
sen' to the recording office at
Skagway two notices of mining
claims which he has lately made in
the Porcupine district. One of the
claims is for a lode and is desig
nated bv the name of Iron Duke
while the other is a placer claim
and bears the name of Horseshoe.
Use of "a'' and "an."
Do most educated people say "a
unique example" or "an unique ex
ample?" In deference to the rule they
probably write "an," but if you notice
their pronunciation, when they are
talking naturally and not thinking of
how they pronounce, they will almost
Invariably say "a." And this is quite
natural, for "unique" begins with a
consonant. It Is pronounced "yuneek."
Similarly most people say both "a his
tory" and "a historical fact," unless
they drop the consonant "h" and say
"an 'istorical fact."—London Chronicle.
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
ADVERTISING PLAN PERFECTED
ALASKA TflJAPRiCH BENEFIT
Millions of Dollars to be Expended to
Put Greater Northwest in Limelight
Alaska will Profit by Reflected Glory
Seattle. Dec. 8—At a dinner giv
en hy 'lie Northwest Tourist As
sociation at tha Arctic club last
even'ug, plans for an enormous ad
vesUsing cajnlpaign were perfected.
The plans emlbrace the states of
Washington and'Oregon and West
ern Britiah) Columbia.
A vas* amount of money is to
be expended in advertising the re
sources of tha Greater Northwest
for the purpose of directing the at
teution of capital an!d liome seek
ers, as well as tli© tourists to the
uossibllUiea of this* vast domain.
Alcskan has not been overlooked
<n tl>e plans, as the value of the
tourists business in. passing through,
the Pacific! Coast cities ia well un
derstood by the civla bodies, and
tho "See the Groat Nortb.'west First"
['publicity literature will include! min
ute information! and practical de
scriptions of the l>eauties( oj thef
Alaska tours.
"SERGT. MAJ. KEN.
HANNAN" IP 10U PLEASE
In a letter received in, Skagiway
on the last mail boat, th^ lnforma- I
tlon Is given out that "our" Ken- J
neth Hannan la now a Sergeant-'
Major in His Majesty's army.
Jus* when the promotion was
made was not stated, but the let-'
ter goes on to tell that Sergeant
Major K. B. Hannan Jias eight ser
gean's and 220 men under him. He
'a the senior non-commissionedl of
ficer of his company, the 134th Bat
talion, C. E. F., stationed in or
near I.ondbn.
This advancement to Mr. Hannan
comes as a pleasnt surprise to his
many friends in, Skagway, and they
one and all extend to himj through
the columns of this paper their
heartiest congratulations aud best
wishes for a noble and successful
military career. I
STEEL ORDERS
E
Ne# York, Dec. 8—Unfilled or
ders of the United States Steel
Corporation for the month' ending
Oct ber 31 last, were 10,015,260
tons, breaking! all previous records.
Tho figures showed an increase of
492,076 over those of the pre
ceding month.
Tho previous high record jvas 9,
937,789 tons made Last May, since
which, time the monthly; statements
ha' shown a steady decline.
ANOTHER Si
FOR P.S.S. CO.
Seattle, Dec. 8 — Negotiations
tor ibe purchase of the well known
steamer Northland by the Pacific
Steamship Company, from the Parr
McCormlclfl Steamship| Company, of
San Francisco, are practically com
pleted and the vessel will prob
ably change hands within, the next
few days.
The Northland, which) has a
dead weight carrying capacity of
l,6o0 tons, was formerly under char
ter to the Dent Lumber Company
iu the Coast trade and later was
taken over by the Border Line
Transportation, Company and placed
011 the Alaska route. The latter
charter expiredi a month ago and
the vessel, after loading a cargo of
lumber at St. Helens for her own
ers, has but recently reached! San
Francisco. ; | | v | J^fll
The Northland will bg used in
tho Alaska freight service of the
big steamship! company.
LAUDER BUYS REAL
ESTATE FOR SOX G SI
London, Dec. 8 — Harry Lander
has purccased the estate of Glen
oratner and the lands of Baltimore.
Argyllstire. The estate, which' is
at Lock Eck, about six miles from
St rancher, consists of about 14,000
acres.
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Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of our 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 AU Hinds
WILL CLAYSON