Washington, Doc. 2 — United
Stites District At term.}- George W. j
Anderson, bag instructed to |
ir>ake a t&orougih. pro^e into _ lis (
prices of food, stuffs tJuorghoiut the'
onMre country, and as a result of j:
!iis orders, he has already t»egur
» uation wU-S® investigation, and 'as
.bo Attorney General lua| Latlr'ac w
ill special 'agents throughout th<
jountry to co-operate, it Is believ
ed that t!he probe will be Df n
nest thorough nature. |
ATHENS ALMOST
HAS A Fll
London, Dec. 2—Word was re
ceived here this morning that
Athena was thrown into a state of
nan'c by reason ol a clash: which
arost" hetwgen Framchj Bailors and
1 urfc th troops yhen two French
cruisen entered Phaleron harbor
aud sent a smtll force o£ men ashore
oa shore leave, j
It was some time before tihe au
thorities could stop the battle, ajwf
durinj- the fight several ' Frenoh
sailor men and: several Turks we<ro
killed and a numibgr wounded.
KLOXD1KEK WKDDED
IX OLD MISSOURI
Wallace Cleveland Grant, "who is
engaged j uvjth the Canadian Klon
dike Company, us m engineer, re
turned to Dawson quietly with a
charming bride on'one the last
steamers of the year. He went out
dur>g the summer, ard was mar
ried 'a jold Missouri. The groom
is a son of Mrs. A. L. Grant, of
"\\ hi'ehorse. The 'ollowing report
of »hQ marriage » from jtSje Daily
Democrat, of'CairOhage, Missouri:
Mlsa Zel-eva Pearl Bo land, daugh
ter of Mr. and;'Mrs. B. F. Bolaaid,
was marrie*} to Wallace Cleveland
Gran*, of Dawson, Yukon Territory,
Canada, at S o'clock last nigh*
at 'be Bo land, home on South Ga<r
xisrou Avenue. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. D. W. Mob re.
I* was a quiet affair, only Im
mediate relatives being present.
Mrs. Grant is well known in
CaTthage- ,She was graduated, from
the Carthage high adhcol amd from
Ward-Belmont college a* Nashville,
Temj.
Mr. Grant is a descendant of the
former president of the United
Staf°s. 'He Is also a descendent of
former President Clveeland on| his
mother's side.
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[HAVE BEE ASKED TO
RECONSIDER DECISION
Washington, Dec. 1—Tlhef United
3*a»€e lias semt a ^ote tto Great
Britain and "Pramce requesting that
'hey reconsider their decision and
srant safe conduct, through/ j their
line*- to tii© niowly appointed Aus
tro-Huugaxiunj ambassador, [Count
Taruowski. It is thought here
tha» an agreeable understanding
will he reached shortly.
beueIm
WILL BE PASSED
London, Dec. 2—A strong ; im
pression i>revaila throughout di
plomatic circles in this (city that
Creat Britaiin will grant tl^e ro
ques* 0.1 the United States in which
L}>. i'ai-i is asked by Washington) to
t;ran' aaSe conduct cjf the new Aus
tro-Hur.gariaaii ambassador to the
United States through British j ter
ri'ory.
Seattle, Dec. 1—Enormous crowd
att^u 'ed the dedicatory exercises! of
the Masonia temple yesterday.
Brethern from a gr^it number of
Most Die lodges througiblcut 'he Un
'♦cd States :Mrore Bresei't at the
opening ceremony.
The new temple stands on the
Southeast corner ot. Pine S*re9t and
Harvai d Avenue.
GENTLEMEN—We offer you Har
mony -Pipe Blend as the 'newest
discovery in the art of blending
tobaccoe. 15c, In-the cream-col
ored-nut-brown tin. Keller Bros.
Drujf Company, Tobacco Counter.
K3
Ladies Georgette and
Crepe de Chine Waists
\ House Dresses and
Bungalow Aprons
NOW ON DISPLAY
Also a New Shipment of
Kayser Silk Underwear
ALBERT REINERT
—Sucoesaor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
MANUFACTURER DIES IK LONDON
London, [Dec, 2—Sir Hiram' 8.
, Max'-n, one of tbg greatest anms
manufacturers pf jthe world, diedl
here on the 24th,1 ot Novem&jpr, &f
fer ;a lingering illness.'
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim was
, bcru iu Sa.ngerviHe, M&tne, Flethru.
arv 6th, 1840 of humble parents and
his entire education) jconsisted of
common school aubdects. He ob
tained bla scientific! knowledge jby
readies anld attend Id a lectures. He
was granted many patents by; the
(Init'-rl States government for in
7entlfOB Ha went to England in
18S1, where ha made many other li>
ventlODB, includinfej J electrical de
vices cf all kin/da (
Lip CASE"
BEING HEARD
Hie case oi' the United btUts
vs. jack Andeison, sropirittor pf thq
Mascot, iu whkdx 'Anderson is
charged with, selling liquor with
out Uctnse to Geo. is'^aud on. is'ov.
IS, came up flor t trial in, the' Com
missioner's , Couat today at ' 10
a. ai.
lT'jsecuting Attorney fcimjser ap
•kwcu ..Li- .he government and
■->t'j\ e itagaji, of Haines w ^s acting
for Jack Anderson.
When the oase was called in
'he forenoon the case"agaii«t An
derson, in wlhichi he wag upocifical
ly charged withi selling liquor on
S o v. 24, amd for jvhichi Ra
o;'n had niovod for a dhange ( of
venue to Haines precinct, by mo
ticn of ,Jlr. Smiser, was discussed
aud the charge of selling liquor on
Nov. 18 talien up. iMx. Kagaaj, again
askt-xl for a change ,o£ venue, Wat
afer citing numero.ua, authorities
in substantiation. Judge Rasmuson
overruled the mot lorn..
A ! recess was then,' taken until
2 i>. m, in order tt> pecurg a jury
and the time of the court, from that
tin'e until 3:30'was oooupied in
selecting 12 men totry the case.
W. B. Hargraves, J. E. Douttit,
W. B. Wright, *\V. c. Blan.ch.ard,
Robert Browning, Franflt Feero, W.
W. jWest, Jas. MoCoy, Frank Mulr,
C. O. Walker, G. Rumple jacd M.
Huntley were 'finally choeen to
act as jurors in^th'a case.
C. C. Cole, LeeiGault and W. 'H.
Hnnson were challenged' 'by Rag-an,
while the District Attorney excused
J. J. Chambers and 'Max Cutfeldt.
District Attorney Smiser tihen
made a short opening address * to
the jury iu which he told j the
jury that the government was pre
pared to show ^otsv the defendant,
Jack Anderson, had sold wine to
Geo. Naud and another witness.
Ra^an said a few "words to the
jury and the court then declared ja
recess of 10 minutes .
NOTICE
The Womans Church] Auxiliary
will meet in [business and social
session, Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Dec.'6 at the borne. PC Mrs.
Collison. Mrs. (Qolllsoaj and] Mrs.
Ask hostesses. ' AH mean
bers are urged|to be present.'
EroTjaiblj; tie best known of his 1
Inventions are jthe Maxim machine |
gun and Oordlte, oqq of the highest 1
known [e.xp|loelve& He was "a inem- '
ber of the firou at [Vickers Sons & j
Maxim amid 'was one of the direct
ors o* .the affairs o" the corpora- 1
♦'on. He belonged! to numerous
scientific Jand engineering Bcxcte ties
ia >hi'- United States anld England'.
Hm -was made a Ohavalien Legion
De' Honneur by; the Frenchi govern- ■
meut and was knighted b|y Queen,
Victoria ia 1901. Since 1881 he
.has [made Ma home in London. He
was the father of Hiram Pencey (
Maxim, tie [Americ&in inventor who
patjmted the [Maxim silencer for i
firewrnoBi ■ . |
W. P. ROUTE TO
10 FLEET
In crder to! takg care of ^tfhe ra- j
nidly growing tolurist travel ia the
Nprta the White [Pass & Yukon |
Rou'e will let contracts soon for th$
Uuildingjof n sixteen-Jcnof * twin
screw steamer for Lake Atlinj and
a small stern-wheel staemer for
♦ho Taku and.1 Aflin| portage route,
according to "the announcement re
ently mad© by J. ;L. Burns Ule, gen
eral agent of the,company. In all
probability the two vsesels will be
built at-a Seattle plant and then
shloped knociloed doWn to White
horse, where they .will be assembl
ed an-} x>rOoeed unlder their own
str a® j*o their places in the 3,500
mile route of lakes and rivers in ,
Alaska, British Columbia and the
Yukon territory jover which' the
company operates steameia
The decision to (add the 'tfvo
vessels to the river and lake fleet
»s dn» to tflwa increasing popularity
cf the j White Pass & Yukon, Roiuta
among totrrists. j The passenger
traff'c doubled in 1915 and doubl
ed again jin 1916, according "to t/he
records of the company, and |'n
order to beep) 'pace with the busi
ness a great jdeal of new 'equip
ment has been added each;' year.
Last Vas'on a modern hotel was
built on Lake Atlin for the acccm
mrdution of the summer travel.
The twin-screw steamer will be
i N"y+hern, flyer, 150 feet long, ,
with accommodations fcr ninety to ,
a hundred) passengers. She will be i
asedf t tourist excursions on Lal^
.Vtlin. The oOiei; vessel 'will be
smaller, with, 'day-boaf accommoda
tions only. |
IEFFERSOX MAY BE SOLD TO J
CONCERN BUYING DOLPHIN |
Seattle, |Nov. 28. —The Crosby
rr&nsr.ortaition, Company of Milwau
kee, baB taken a» ontlon for the
p ur('has* of the Alaska St earn
3hio i Company's Jefferson. The
Seal is likely to go through. The
sane company recently fluir chased
the Dolphin. Both vessels will
bfi orerated on the St. [Lawrence
B'tt [service, If the ' Jefferson
deal '"s dosed.
Arthur Boone of Skagway, is
now employed at the Pueblo; tnlne.
You will need «ome of these for that ji
Thanksgiving Dinner 3
Preferred Stock Corn on Cob, Pumpkin, 3
Asparagus Tips. Tiny Green Beans, High 3
4
Q-rade Mincemeat in bulk or packages ji
Dromedary Dates, fresh Layer Figs, table 3
Raisins, Jordan Shelled Almonds, fresh j
English Walnuts, Almonds Brazel Nuts 3
Plum Pudding in 1 and 2 pound tins
4
2
4
P. H. GANTY j
Petrcgrad, Dec. 2—A new'drive
haa been txsgun: by the Russians in
the Caripajthlan district in an et
for* ro get past FaMtenhayma army
whith has recently; |imad^ cons'ider
able fains itt Rumania, having cap
tured several important twns, thus.
fs'abUs.hing a line for supplies. It
i 'he indention of the Russians to
make an etfort to get behind( the
uiaiu German, army; a ad tbus fiitlw*
nrevent the shipment Off Buppl'e*
frum iLe German bac^e, or eU>
force Falkerahayn, to re'uru north
iu order to prevent tte beiug cu&
oit from the Bource of his supplier
The 'eut're drive planned hf
the RusBians is to prevent the Getr
mans from capturLng Bucharest. Bu
charest will resist aa effort "t«
assist the Russian, force.
KAILROAD PRESIDENT
NEEDS ASSISTANCE
Nasbfvtlle, (Dec. ;1—President Pey
ton of the Nashrvflle, Chattanooga
R S* Louis .Railroad, has asked' the
the Federal Board of Mediation
'or.assistance int adduBtiDlg; the con
troversy witty the employes of his
road, wHjo 'have unanimously voted,
in favor of a strike unless 'Ms com
oan.v immediately] recognizes ;the
Eight Hovur Lay. |
discIrThe
DREADED GERIII
ot. Paul, I>gc. 2—Infantile par
l'.ysis can be cured ia> the verdict
;ivcu by the Doctors Mayo, 'of the
'among Mayo Institute at Roclies
,er near this city."
The famous surgeons claim that
hey have discovered the germ of
nfantjle paralysis through! analysis
.vhich has been conducted) in their
aboratories, and; that the germ
if one which can J)9 eradicated firom
he human system.
Washington, Dec. 1—Secretary
>f tie Navy Daniie^s has awarded]
son M arts for the building of more 1
nan sfcety five million) dollars i
vortf of.fighJtipig ships.
LOST—Hammered) gold bracelet <
i* the W. P. Utlileftic CIul) on Mom- 1
lav afternoon. Return to this of- i
ice and receive reward. 12-l-2t
TURK'S PROMISE
SAFE CONDUCT
Washington, D$c. JJ—The con
sent of Hie Turkish government
hastbeen forwarded to'ihg Depart
ment of Stat? o£ tha jUntted Statet
Cor tiie free entrance of relief sup
plies in to f Syria.
Great ,Quantities of supplies wktcfc
iiaye been/ donated by; various so
cieties Mid associatioa, oa well ,a«
'rem individuals have "been. re
ceived for relief oath's sufferere la
Syria, bu* it bas all been fceld pen-d
ng advioe from the Turin that It
svould be given; free and, safe 'cob
iuct to its final destination!.
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tBAVEL TO BE HEAVY
DURING COMING YEAR
Statue, Nov. 21—Cai E. Stone,
if St. Paul, nassienger traffic
uanaf< r of (the Great Northern
system, arrived in, Seattle y^ster
1ay (u an [early winter pleasure
.rip. He brings the information,
;hat the volume, of passenger trav
el to Alaska for the season ojfjl917
ivill be the beariest ever known,
iays tfie Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Doiiipany agents jia the East Jiave
jeen sounding out the summer pros
pects, ;and all report that th£ move
Bent beginning in lunejwill exceed
ill former proportions.
"The GTeat Northern," be> | paid,
'is now in condition to meet amy
wardships imposed by fa vigorous
,vl niter. Tie work o£| constxjujctioa
)f two and 'a half miles of ava
anche-oroof snow |sheds and tuai»
tels in tha Cascades will be com
pleted Decemlber 10. Tlhla !wM
naKe the line positively safe, anxi
>ur traffic* troubles Pre ore)" | i*
hose altitudes. We expect next
it«son. to do the largst jpasaeageqr
juslness io< our history.
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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 Hinds
WILL CLAYSON