EVIDENCE OF BIG SMUGGLING
RING IN WEST IS UNEARTHED
Now York, Feb. 17—Unite*
States customs Inspectors today
took $1500 worth of opium off Us
British steamer Fraukmount. "te
chief steward and twc of the Chin
ese crew were arrested and in their
possession was found papers Indicat
ing the existence of an immense
smuggling ring in the western hemi
sphere, Vancouver, B. C-, and Tc
coaiii. Wash., being two polati'
wher*> the smugglers are extremelj
ac !ve.
A'ter the letters had been found
on the prisoner, and their contjn-t
learned, revenue cutters pursued am
overtook the Prankmount, whic«;
had left this harbor for Portland
Maine.
When a search of the vessel waf
made by the rovenue officers 6,
000 tins of opium, valued at $30,
000, were found concealed In ths
coal bukners.
NO COMPROMISE
HIM GERMANY
London, Feb. 17—Winston
t'l archil, first lord ot the admiralty,
in the house of commons today »ld
th.u I'.reat Britain would use every
. uucf of sea pressure which she is
rr.pable of exerting to chok* off
Germany's food supply.
London, Feb. 17—Many Belgian
•hans have recently been adopts!
into English, Scotch and Irish fam
ilies.
OTEl> YUKON* GUIDE
LOSES LIFE IN* ARCTIC
Dawson, T. T., Feb.—Letters
' nought here by the Northwest
mounted police and Indian carriers
from MacPherson, at the mouth of
the MacKentie river, tell of the
finding of the body on October 1
of Joseph J&cqttot, noted half breed
trader and guide. His canoe and
other belongings were found near
Point Separation.
Apparently he vao on his way
from Arctic Red river to Fort Mac
Pherson when drowned. Jaquot has
been buying furs In the MacPher
son district several years In compe
titiot with the Hudson's Bay Co.
RUSSIANS IE
11AIY AUSTRIAN^
London, Feb. 17—Id the C*i"
oathians, according to late advice
received from there, the Russian?
have captured 1,000 Austrian pri*
oners, six machine gums and out
cannon.
PION EER HOME PROVES
ITS USEFULNESS
Superintendent Arthur J. Shouj
of the Alaska pioneers home at Sit
ka, reports that there are 42 in
mates of the home at the present
time.
These Inmates have come to the
home from every part of Alaska
and are men who failed to mak(
heir stake in the northland a.,t
were overtaken by old age and sick
ness.
The home is beautifully situated
in the old marine barracks, facing
the parade grounds and lookhv
west ever Silka Sounu. Everything
possible Is done for these old trail
blazers and their last days are maii<
comfortable as Is possible undci
circumstances.
That the home was a vital nec
essity for Alsaka has been proven b:
the number of these old pioneers
who have been cared for and give:
a comfortable home by the govern
ment.
NEW VICEROY Ol" IRELAND
Dublin, Ireland, Feb- 17—Lord
Wimborne today succeeded the Earl
of Aoerdeen as Lord Lieutenant ol
Ireland. The new viceroy is £
cousin of Winston Churchill.
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Your Measure
400 Spring Samples
to choose from. We guarantee
the fit. 5uits delivered iti 30 days
from time of leaving order. If not
right in every way we w ill not allow
you to pay for them. You take no
chances when ordering from us.
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ACT EFFECTIVE
The following circular, explains
tho operation of the new Harrison
act, regulating the sale of cocaine,
opium and their derivatives, which
I goes into effect Mrach 1st.
"Afier March 1st, 1915, any per
son who deals in cocaine, opium, 01
Miy of their derivatives or sources, ci
preparations of euch drugs, must reg
ister with the collector of internal
revenue in the district In which lie
resides.
"No person may sell cocaine, op
! ium, or any of their derivatles, or
| sources, and no person may buy
such drugs except on a written orde
on blanks furnished by the collector
of Internal revenue (priceof blanks
not to exceed $1.00 per 100). Such
order must be made in duplicate, one
copy to be kept on file by the ven
dor aud one copy to be retained to
tho nurchaser, and each file to 'be
subject to examination at any tiuie
by the authorized officers.
"The law docs not apply to the
dispensing and distribution of the
drugs aforesaid to a patient by a
physician, dentist or veterinary reg
i3tered under the act, but such per
sons are required to keep a record
as provided above, provided also no
I record is necessary for prescriptions
i in regular course of practice.
Prescriptions dated and signed by
a registered physician or veterlnar
1 ian are exempt from the provisions
' of the law, except the dealer dis
pensing such prescription must keep
on separate file for at least two
years subject to examination by au
thorized officers.
"Order blanks will be sold only t(
dealers registered under this act.
"On request by the collector of
internal revenue every person reg
istered under this act is required to
.live a sworn statement of said pur
chase, not to exceed a preiod ol
three months.
"Collectors, are authorized on
1 request, to furnish nlist of all or
uny persons who have registered it'
I accordance with the act.
"The law exempts from its pro
r visions all preparations and reme
dies that do not contain per fluid
ounce or avordupois ounce, if solid
or semi-solid more than as follows:
"1 grain opium; 1-S grain her
oin; 1-4 grain morphine; 1 grain co
calne.
"Preparations that are intended
for external use and do not contain
cocaine or its salts, eucaine or any
of Its salts or any synthetic sub
s itutes are exempt.
i "It is a crime for a person nol
! registered to have in his possessior
! any of the drugs named in the act
1 provided, this does not apply to a
• nurse under tha direction of a physi
I clan or dentist,
"The penalty for violating anj
> of the provisions of the act is f
; fine of $2,000, or imprisonment o:
| five years, or both."
COFFEY VS. SULLIVAN MEET
j New York, Feb. IT—Jim Coffe;
aui Jack (Twin) Sullivan ai>
to meet tonight In a ten round bou'
at Gib's club. Benny Leonard ani
Patsy Cllne, Harlem lightweight
i will mix In the preliminary scrap.
IHE AUDACIOUS
London, Feb. 17—Tlie British
battleship Audacious, which struck
a mine ol'f the coast of Ireland on
October 27th, and was afterward
towed into Belfast harbor for re
pairs, has been reconiiuissioned and
will re-enter active service Jiext
week.
LOF
The funeral of Chas. A. Sanbeck
was held this afternoon under the
aur ices of Skagway Lodge No. 25,
F. O. E., and was largely attended
by members of that order as we!l
as by the people of Skagway gener
ally, most of whom had known the
deceased for years and held hlni n
high respect for his quiet and un
assuming ways and habitual lndua
try.
At 1:30 the members of the lod^e
assembled in their hall on Fifth av- j
enue, and at 2 o'clock the ritualis
tic se.vlces were gone through wU'n
during which the Rev. L. H. Peder-1
sen was called upon by the Worthy
President and delivered a short j
eulogy.
Sirs. Weldon H. Warren sang,
"Lead Kindly Light." and the ser
vices at the hall were concluded by
all joining In and singing, "Near
er My God To Thee."
' At 2:30 the funeral train left the
intersection of Broadway and Fifth
avenue, bearing the remains to
their last resiing place in the new
cemetery, and notwithstanding ths
raw and blustery weather, there
was a num erous gathering assembled
a.' the graveside to pay a last tri
bute of respect to he departed.
FIREMEN'S BALL
OX FEBRUARY 22D
There is one date that every citi
zen of Skagway wantd to keep *p
en, and that Is Monday. February 22
Washington's birthd.iy, and date of
the big annual Firemen's ball. The
dance will be at the Elks' hall and
is going to be one of the biggest af
fairs that the firemen have eve
pulled off In lhex town. Several
new features arc bicj; worked" up
that will give the dancers, and ev
eryone else, a glorious good time.
. WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
WITH ONLY THIN DRESS
A late comer from tlio outalde
says that while visiting In one of
the Puget Sound cities, he attend
ed a gathering of ladles and gentle
men at a mind-reader's demonstra
tion. After the professor had proven
his ability to read a newspaper
through two thicknesses of horse
i blankets, one of the girls, who was
. oresent hurriedly left the room with
the remark that she "wasn't going
i, to stay any longer with Just
'that calico dreses on."
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Special Sale Coffee
You can secure Golden Gate Coffee
at Special Sale Price from us during
period beginning Feb, 35th until 20th
inclusive
1 lb. tins ... .35
21 lb. tins . . . .75
5 lb. tins ... $1.50
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
GOOD RESULTS ARE OBTAINED
FROM FAMOUS ENGINEER MINE
Capt. F. Alexanedr, owner of tho
fabulously rich Engineer mine in
Northern B. C., came- over on the
train yesterday from Careross ac
companied by Mrs. Alexander, and
they are now stopping at the Gold
Mi North hotel waiting for a boat to
take inem to Sitka, where Captaiu
Alexander is going to take treat
ment for sciatic rheumatism at the
I-ot springs.
Since going in last spring Ca.pt
Alexander has done much develop
ment on the Engineer mine and re.
covered rich returns in gold from
tho ore he has taken out and crush
ed while the work was going on.
During the tummw seasoi^ he
had from 12 to 14 men at work, by
whom the main tunnel was driven 1
an additional 200 feet, giving it a
to'tl length of 380 feet, passing fcr
thfc- entire distance through rich tel
lur'-'e and free milling ores.
In tho tunnel, at a place where
LAST OF WATSOX GROUP
OF COAL CLAIMS CANCELLED
By a recent decision rendered by J
the Juneau land office, two of the
claims or the Watson group in the _
Matanuska district, were cancelled
All of the remaining sixty-four i
claims in the group have either been
voluntarily relinquished by the claim
anf6 or cancelled.
Charges of fraud in the claim '
of Geo. M. Seward, were sustained,
but no evidence of fraud was found
as >o the claim of Horace S. Oakley.
It !s said the claims were prim
arily located in the interests of A.
B. Frost, of Chicago, and a syndi
cate of Frost's associates. The claims
were staked in 1905 and the feder
al investigation culminated in March
1913, by a trill of Frost before Fed
eral Judge K. M. Laudis, in the Un
ited States district court, Northern
Illinois. Frost was acquitted. He
was defended by Albert Fink, form
erly of Nome.
CALIFORNIA ORANGE SHOW
San Francisco. Feb. 17—Southern
California's annual orange and citru
proc.'cts show opened here today.
Exhibit® from various orange g ow
ing sections of California were en
tered in prize competitions. Thou
sands of visitors ars expected dur
ing the eight days of the show.
it is 75 feet below the surface, a
winze was sunk to a depth of 40
reet, i he ores from which when mill
ed returned between $f>,500 and ?6,
000 In gold.
There is a two-stamn mill on *60
property capable of reducing a ton
of ore to each stamp to a flour-like
fineness every 14 hours, and a
Fruevenner concentrator.
There are only four men at work
at the mine now, but in the spring
ii full crew will again be put on.
Captain Alexander has with him
several pounds of picked ore, fairly
matted with free gold, which assays
about 65 per cent, in that metal.
The ore is of a dark color and sus
ceptible of a high pol'sh, one of the
specimens which he ha? having been
subjected to that treatment with tho
insult that it Is one of the hand
somest pieces of quarti we have ever
seen, not excepting those used in the
jewelr's trade as setc for ringa,
watch charms and watch chains.
Ottawa, Feb. 17—No time is yet
fixed for the departure of the sec
ond contingent for the front and
the uress has been warned by cen-„
sors not to publish anything relat
ing to the movement of troops. This
is necessary or. account of the ac
tivity of the German submarines. It
probably will be over a month be
fore the second contingent goes,
while the third overseas fore* is
not likely to leave Canada before
May or June. The recruiting asd
organization, of the contingent will
be continued as long as they are
wanted by Lork Kitchener.
Heavy reinforcements will have
to N> sent forward monthly when
Canada has a couple of divisions ia
the firing line, as wastage of men
under war conditions, which will
prevail when the decisive campaign
opens next summer, will be hoavy.
OBSERVE CHILD WELFARE DAY
Salem, Ora, Feb. 17—Today is
"child welfare day" in Oregon by
proclamation of Governor Withy
combe. A number of meetings were
held throughout the state at which
< lio interests of children were discus
fed. • ' -
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Ready When You
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the clothes delivered when you want
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The Clothier