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No. 2S3 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAfcrWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY
GILL EXPECTS 111 GET INDICTED
FOB BOOTLEGGING IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Jan. 10—In an interview
which he gave out to the Seattle
Po9t Intelligencer, Mayor Hiram C
Gill stated when speaking: of the
liquor probe which is being made by
♦ he Federal Grand Jury, that he
had uo doubt but tha' he would be
indicted as belns Implicated in tha
illegal traffic. He said that it was
a frame-up against him by a num
ber of his political enemies, but that
when the time oame he could prove
tha* he was in 110 wise connected
with any combine which was en
eared in bootlegging.
When Fred B'llngsley and \V. H.
Lielow, under indictment far Viola
tion o'" the Interstate Commerce law
relating to the shipment of intoxicat
ing liquors were arraigned. Logan
Hiilingsley refused to let them plead
jruilty to the charges as preferred,
claiming that they were in no wise
'capllcated in the bootlegging com- j
bine, but that in so far as they are
concerned1, he alone was to blame.
District Attorney Clay Allen re
quested that a spec'al prosecutor
be appointed to try the oases against J
lUllingsley et al, but thds was re- j
fused by Attorney General Gregory
of Washingtton, D. C.
THAW IS ii
IN TROUBLE
New York, Jan. 10—Harry Thaw
is again in trouble after fifteen
xiouths freedom. He fcas been lu
dicted by the Grand Jury for having
kidnapped Fred Gump, of Kansas
City, Mo., a young man of nititeeu
years of age.
The indictment also charges That
wi'h. not only kidnapping, but it
is alleged that when Thaw had tak
en his victim by force to a secluded
Jiiw-t, he administered a severe whip
l>lng to the* young man.
Thaw was released, from the
Mattewan Insane Asylum about fif
teeu months ago, after one of the
hardes* fought legal battles ever
wj>ged. He was convicted of kill
ing Stanford Whits several years
*i;o, since ■which time he has con
tinually been fighting for liis re
lease. ' .
SENATE VOTES j
D. C. BONE OUT
|
Washington, Jan. 10—The "Bone j
Cry" bill came up in the United
S'atts senate at yesterday's session
of that body, and after considerable
debate was put to a vote wit'/, the
result that the bill was passed pro
viding for the total exclusion into
and the prohibition from manufac
ture of all ino'xlcating liqoirrs in
the District of Columbia by u vote |
of fifty-five for to thirty two againsl
tho act.
WILL NOT TELL
WHO DID II
Washington, Jan. 10—Thomas W.
Lawson still persists in refusing to
divulge the names of those persons
whom he claims gave out secret
news relative to international mat
ters which, might have an effect 011.
'he stock markets of the United
States.
He has been threatened w ith con
tempt of court, but that has had
no effect on him, and even the threat
by the Congressional investigation
committee that they would dropi the
•uquiry unless the information was
given, has been ineffectual in mak
ing him give out th© names of
those whom he claims to know were
implicated.
STILL FIGHTING
LAST ENEMY
Denver, Jan. 10—Colonel William
F. Cody is making a ptrong battle
for life. In spite of the fact tfiat
his Dhvsicians claimed that death,
would occur within a short time
after he fell into a state of coma
early yesterday morning, the ro
bust old scout &till hangs on, fight
ing off the relentless foe, as he did
the savage red skins on the western
plains years ago.
His condition is reported as very
low, and that it is only a question
how great his vitality is as to the
length of time until life will become
extinct.
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 goods with the
exception of Contract Goods
SALE STARTS
WEDNESDAY
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
SlilE CUM if MILE 8
GIVES HUMBLE USSIIf TESTS
A molybdenite claim discovered, by
Chas. Cartwrig&t and Joe Guyot
about eight mile# from here gives
promise cf being one of the biggest
and most valuable mines in the. vi
cinity of Skiagway. Recent assay
*<?3ts made in Juneau show values
*aken from this prospect to sun
irom $500 to $1000 par ton.
A tunnel has been driven 50
feet tn'o the mountain, aide and the
farther in its g®es the richer the
ore becomes. This molybdenite) was
firs' discovered in the surface rock
t.nd traced along a blanket veiin,
I t j feet wide, for a distance of
more than on# and one^half miles.
There are very few molybdenite
mines in the world, and the value of
the ore is groat since it is a good
substitute for platinum and tung
sten. The metal is practically non
fusible. Tlio ore occurs in foliated
masses cr scales, and is lead-graj
in coicir, witli a metallic luster. In
feeling it is soft and like graphite.
I The metal is used largely for
hardening steel, especially the steel
vsed in the large fighting machines
of Europe.
Mr. Cartwiright said that if they
•could not bond their prcxerty to
some big concern, that he and his
partner \vouJd work it themselves
this summer. The process of min
'ne is very simple, it being the
crushing of the rock to a 20 grain
mesu, aud then the washing of jt in
sluice boxes similar to placer gold
milling. . j
BELIEVE JAPAN WOULD
TAKE OVEH PHILIPPINES
Cincinnati, Jan. 10—"If the Un
ited States withdraws from the
Philippines, will there be any guar
antee against the seizure of the is
lands by another nation? I am
afraid not."
This was a statement made by
J.amctt A. Robertson, of Washington,
who spoke at the closing session of
'■he American Historical association.
"I cannot believe that the Japan
ese government, notwithstanding
ceitain public utterances, is desinou
of annexing the islands, as Jap
anese interests lie to the north and
northwest. But I am certain that
Japanese interests would demand th J
occupation of the Philippines In |
e'ise of withdrawal by the United
States, for no other reason than to
forestall their occupation by anoth
er nation."
PRISON FOR HOARDERS
OF FOOD IS PROPOSED
Washington, D. C., Jan. 9—In a
bill introduced by Senator Poindex
ter, it is proposed that a penalty of
from six months to three years in the
»enitentiary be imposed on those
who stare foodstuffs to corner the
market.
GOVERNOR LISTKR IS
AGAIN INUGURATED
Olyrrpia, Jan. 10—Governor Er
nest I.ister was today inaugurated
Governor of the State of Washing
ton.
Governor Lister was elected to
succeed himself at the last Novem
ber election.
ALSACE TO BE BATTLE GROUND
Paris Jan. 10—It is reported
here that in all probability, Alsace
Lorraine will be included1 in the
sphere of the western operations.
MEASLES IN KETCHIKAN
Many cases of measles have bro
ken out in Ketchikan recently. The
epidemic is so prevalent that an
order has bo$n signed by all the
Physicians of the City urging the
health offioer to Isolate all cases
and giving instructions for the pre
vention or remedy of the malady.
CHAIN' CO-OPEJt ATI V E
STOltES FOR ALASKA
Plans are in the making for anJ
immense co-op etrative department
a'are and supply house iii Alaska.
The i;©adquart€jis will be at Juneau,
w'tli branches at Ketchikan, W'ran
goli and Anchorage. it is the
plan of the promoters to have each
establishment a modern supply
house for miners, fishermen and
boatmen, while the retail depart
ment will carry everything' needed
by the general public.
Probably 110 city in the United
States today offers so many mer
cantile advantages as either Juneau
or Ketchikan, while Fairbanks, lo
cated in the interior and soon to be
the terminus of the government raiU
road, offers a nu-s opportunity for
a new dry goods sfore, general mer
chandise store, machine and black
smith's shop, om])itied hardware and
ship chandelery.—Railway and Ma
rine News .
DEATH CALLS MANY
NOTED PEOPLE IX lftlfi
Here are some of the world-fam
ed people who answered tho call of
the gtim reaper in 1916:
Ear1 Ki'chener, British general in
charge o* the conduc' of the wajr;
Franz Jos f, emperor of Austria and
kin? of Hungary and Bohemia;
TMcliard Harding Davis, writer of
"Gallagher" and other stories; Sir
Rortr Casement, Irish Revolution
is'; Inez Milholland Boissevain,
callrd "Uie most beautiful suffra
gette." Jack London, author of
"Tre Call of th*» Wild," John D.
Arch bold, president of the Stand
ard Oil Company; James J. Hill,
builder of the Great Northern rail
road; Henry James, expatriated Am
ericaa novelist: James Witcomb
Ri'ey, the "Hoosier poet," and Hi
ram Maxim, inventor of firearms
and explosives, and cousin of Hud
son Maxim.
NOME FISHING
According to the records, herring
and fish products of a value of
?0,500 were exported from Nome
Idur'np. the present season, pointing
conclusively to a rapid growth of
an heretofore practically latent in
dustry. Six hundred barrels of salt
t ed 'ish were shipped to the out
| Eide markets on the last boats out.
CLAM CHOWDER-OYSTER STEW
Just the Thing For This Cold Weather
Try our Maximum Liltle Neck Clams and
Preferred Stock Eastern Oysters. ,Put
up in 1 and 2 pound tins.
P. H. GANTY
Seattle, Jan. 10—Milo Adalbert
Rcot, ex-judge of th^ Supreme
Court, and for many yeanp past a
a prpminen: lawyer and politician,
<n this state, died at his homo at
152G 13th Ave. south in this city
earlv this morning, of pneumonia,
after a short illness .
Judge Roct was born in Bureau
County, 111., January 22, 1963. He
was educatedJ iu New York state,
and graduated from t.he Albany Law
School in, 1883. He read law for
several years before he was admit
ted to the bar. He came to Wash
ington in 1883 ,and immediately en
tered the practice of law. He was
Probate Judge for the county of
Thurston from 1887 to 1890. Was
prosecuting attorney from 1893 to
1897. Was made judge of the Su
preme Court pn Jan. 23, 1905,
which position he held until 1908,
when he resigned. He was re-elect
ed for the term of 1909-1915, tout
did not qualify, preferring to carry
on a private practice t>f law to that
of a public life. He waa Republican
'n. politics, belonged to the Presby
terian church, was a member of the
Masonic Order and wag also a
member of the Sons of the Ameri
can Resolution.
Berlin, Jan. 10—The German forc
es now operating in the Moldavia
district are 6lowly forcing their way
towards the Sereth river. Their pro
grtsp has been slow, and each1 step
in advance h'as been, stubbornly op-,
pesed by the Russians.
Petrograd, Jan. 10 — Alexander
Trepoff, Prime Minister fif Russia,
•has resigned; his position after
scarcely more than one months ser
vice. He gave only a very short
.notice of his intention of throwing
uu his job. ' ,
JAPAN DENIES DEAL
WITH GREAT BRITAIN"
Ntw York, — Denial that Great
Bri'ain has agreed to famish Japan
after the war, with six battle ships
as part of the price of Japanese par
ticipation in the conflict was made
here in a cable message £rom the
Japanese governmnt. A rumor of
arrangements between the two na
tions that might have a detrimental
effect on the political an<3| commercia
interests of the United States had
been heard here and in Washington,
and had caused grave disquietude. 1
OFFENSIVE
IS CHECKED
London, Jan. 10—The Russian of
fensive movement near Riga lias
been held in check hy the Teutons,
but in order to hold out against
the strong force of Russians which
was hurled agaiast them, the Ger
mans gave up the island in the
Dvina river which they; had recent
ly taken .
WOMEN PICKET
II. S. CAPITAL
Washington, Jan. 10—It was de
cided by the Woman Suffragists
\vhc are now in this city pending the
action oe Congress on the Sheppard
bill, which provides for equal rights
to women, that until the bill was
'aken up and disposed of they
would maintain a picket in and
about ♦.he national oapitol.
SUPREME JUSTICE QUIZZES
WITNESSES OX STAND
Washington, Jan. 10—The Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States has taken a hand
in the court argument of the Adam
son Kight Hour law. At yesterday's
session he asked many questions of
the Railway managers and the presi
dents of the Trainmens Brother
hoods. •'
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