®he J'oily
No. 254 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY,
IS! DIV. RETURNS
TOTALLED UP
Juueau, Deo. 5—The first divi
sion rote far delegu.'^ as near as
can te ascertained from unofficial
returns is aow complete. It stands:
The precinct o£ iDolomi, Wind
ham, Eagle River, Jualin, and Scow
Bar, which cast less thaji 100 votes
for delegate are missing for atlor-,
nev-general, aeaaior, representatives
wet and dry and eight hour law.
The vote for attorney-general
stands:
Ureeti, Socialist 370
Heckman, Republican .. .. 2079
Tfjuer, Democrat 1862
Hbckman plurality .. 217
F->r representatives the vote
stands:
Republican Oia<litl»tes
AlcCormacte .. ... ... •• 1799
Lena Morrow Lewis
Cha*. A. Sulzer ..
Jameg Wlok^rsham
Sulser plurality
335
2409
190S
501
Held .
Beuscu
1920
193S
FretLurn
1776
Democratic Cfefxd^lntes
Anderson
BayJeaa .
Connors .
Casey _
1469
1577
1547
191S
SociaiiHt
Ar&la .
Fahey .
Jielslng
366
3S0
4S5
TJiia electa Held, Beasoa and Mc
Corm&cJt, o» th.e Republican tick
et and Casey, Democrat. Fre
buza. will have to gala 23 votes
from the missingi precincts to over
come the McCormaei, lead. It is
uot believed be will bo able to
do BO.
For road commissioner the vote
finds: Hurl brut, Republican, 2026;)
Early, democrat, 1931. It is not
believed Jho missing precincts will
make any material change iu this
vote.
For attorney general 'he count
stands:
Cobli, Iudepenrteent _ — — 1307
GTlgBby, Democrat — — 1513
Schofield, Republican _ 1301
The vote cm. the liquor question
staada dry 2912 and wet 1661. On
the eight hour law the vote stands:
la favor 3559, opposed 592.
4652 voters polled their votes in
the delegate race in the first divi
sion. For attorney general 4121
votes were cast, Just 30 votes more
than was cast on the eight hour
referendum. On the liquor ques
tion 4473 voters cast a ballot for
and against.
The total vote for the Republi
can legislative ticket was 7433,
which gives an average of 1858
votes each. The total vote
KAISER MAY MAKE
HIS SOX A KING
Paris. — Germany la about j to
follow ujv hor declaration) oi Polisih.
independence with, fa similar an
nouncement regarding Lithuania,
according to jdiapatches from Switz
erland. Th«| dispatches said! that
the new Btate profcaihly SvilJ receive
Prince Eitel Friedrich, Becond! eon
of the emjporer, as Its sovereign
and will form a state of the (Ger
man empire with) a similar status
to that of Bayarja or Saxonjt. As
in the case of Poland, the dis
patches added, a Lithuanian, army
will'be formed to fight under Field
Marshal ;vanj Hindeni>urg. 'It is
estimated; that Litlruaania could
raise 150,000 men. '
for the Democratic! ticket was
6511, which gives an. average of
162S. H<}id and Benson ran ajioad
of the average on) their ticket. Cas
ey ran ahead of the averge on, th-e
Democratic; ticket amd was elected.
TOMATO CAN* WORTH $20,000
SJn Francisco, Nov.—Three boys,
whose total age will not reach twen
ty years, while playing yesterday
due- uc> a tomato cani containing
twen'v thousand dollars in federal
reserve bills.
110,1100,000 FOR
ALASKA 1R.
Washington, Dec. 5—-The De
oartmeuf of the Interior today ask
ed Congress to appropriate ten and
one half million for immediate use
,<n the continuation, of the govern
mou' railroad construction work
in Alaska.
It is believed that there will be
little if any opposition to the ap
propriation, being made.
FOUR BILLS
INTRODUCED
Washington, Dec. 5—Representa
t've Fitzgerald, of New York chair
man of the committee on appropria
tions has introduced four hills, two
of which proposing embargoes on
food stuffs, one regulating the trans
portation oS cold storage foods, and
the fcur'h. regulating the admission
of farm produce and) manufactured
foodstuffs to the parcels post.
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
—Suceeoor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
RELATIONS BRING 616 DAMAGE
SUIT AGAINS1 SEATTLE
Seattle, Dec. 5—Suits amount
ing to one hundred and seventy
ft\*> thousand dollars have been fil
ed agaii st the City of Seattlee by
relatives of the men who lost their
lives iu the raid made on Everett by
a mob composed of the Industrial
Workers of the World.
Tlio complaints claim that Seat
tle authorities Bhouldl have pre
venied the invasion, of the mob,
and are therefore liable for con
tributary negligence in, the deaths
which followed the clash) between
the mob and the ci'izens commit
tee.
ANDERSON ALTERS PLEA 10 GUILTY
In the case of the Government
vs. J. F. Anderson, wQrich, was on
'ho docket in United States Com
missioner Rasmuson's court this
morning, five complaints, bearing
the aa'ts of November 19, 20, 21
22, aud 24, respectively, with Geo.
■Naud as complainant in, each, case,
were read, chrging J. F. Anderson,
wi'h selling intoxicating liquor
without a license, on the dates men
tioned.
The defendant asked for time
to consult his attorney; before mak
!tig his plea, and a recess was de
clare I by the court until 2 o'clock
this afternoon .
At 2 o'clock court again, conven
ed, and by; stipulation between Dis
trict Attorney Smisar and. Mt. An
derson, the five charges were- with
drawn without prejudice to the gov
ernment upon the defendant chang
ing his plea of "not g-uilty'' _in
the case jvhidh,' had come to trial,
an-' in which he wag found guilty
by the jury, to one of "guilty."
'ihis practically disposes of the
charges against Mr. Andeerson, and
the court declared a recess until
It) o'clock Wednesday morning, at
which time he will pronounce sen
♦ence upon J. F. Anderson, pro
prietor of the Pantheon, and! John
A. Bender and William Childs, pro
prietors of the Mascot, for Belling
li.qucr without a license.
I-ondon .Dec. 5—The manner in
which the war is bei^g conducted is
the cause for the crisis in the
Uril.'sh political feW.
Lloyd George, war secretary, who
has handed in Ms resignation, has
oDenly expressed his approval of
forcing the battle in eastern Eu
rope, while some of tfce war school
are opposed toj this tactic, and
wished the operation o£ the British
to be confined to the West and
naval operations.
Premier Asquith, has vouchsafed
uo explanation to Parliament, and1
'his bcdy takes adjournment.
WOULD SULZER HAVE TO
RESIGN FROM SENATE
Tli0 Juneau Dispatch,! says that
if Sulzer is elected delegate to con
gress he would not Jn&Ye to resign
as a member of the territorial sen
ate as he could not take office in,
the national legislaturee until De
cember. Local; attorneys; however,
eay that the new congress will be
called in March! and that Sulzer
could not sit in both; bodies.
EAGLE C1T1T MAN GOES
TO PENITENTIARY
Portland, — Homer Ford con
victed Octoiber 6 of fraudulently de
uriving his common law wife of hgr
dower by forgery, has been sen
tenced toi the penitentiary from
ten to twenty years. Ford and his
wife were married before a United
States commissioner at Eagle, Alas
ka, ic *he early days.—Ex.
Copenhagen, Dec. 5—The Ger
man and. Austro-Hungarl-am, forces
are tlcsing in on Bucliaraest. Ru
manian troops, -who are standing
»iie bruut of the defense of their
eapitol have been defeated on three
sides, the attacking forces of the
Teutons driving *hem in, from the
outer fortifications.
Within three miles of the city ou
the south, the, German; thrust was
brought to a standstill by a timely
reinforcement of the Rumanians,
who made a desperate stand, and
forced the onrushing German troops
to retire.
CLAIM BRITTAMC WAS
USED AS ARMY TRANSPORT
Berlin, Dec. 5—Rotterdam re
uorts received hero today state
that ihe hospital ship Brittanic
which was sunk in t.he Aegean cea
on November 23, had five hundred
soldier on board at the time, and
that she was sunlc by a German sub-*
marine.
Tlie Wo mans Church] Austfiaxy
will meet in. business and social
session, 'Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Dec.'6 at the home of Mrs.
Colliscn. Mrs. Collisomi and Mrs.
Ask hostesses. ' 'AH mem
bers are urgedjto be dresent."
"We have the most extensiive stock
of flash lights ever carried In Skag
way. All the latest sizes and' vari
eties. Batteries to fit aU styles.
Gloibes for all makes of flash
lights. See them at Kellers'.
SWEET CIDER
We have just tapped a barrel! of extra
fine cider—absolutely sweet and non
alcoholic. Made from specially
selected apples
P. H. GANTY
CATTLE KING LEAVES
THOUSANDS TO POOR
San Fraacisco, — "To poor
of the city otf Gllroy, Cal., to be
distributed at Christmas timee, $16,*
000.
"To the poor of the city of
Brockenbejm, Kingdom o<f Wurtem
burg, Germany, $25,000."
The jvill of Henry Miller, w.ho
rose from Hitcher boy to land and
cattle baron, made public berg re
cently included| these reminiscenc
es of early poverty. In addition,
the multi-millionaire included! a
list of scores of employes who are
to receive sums ranging from $250
to life pensions a ad/ homes.
The estate wb-ichj consists whol
ly of stock in, corporations is left
to Nellie Miller Nickel, the testat
or's daughter, and her btusband, J.
Leroy Nickel, a trutee.
tl is protvideed that on their
death $50,000 shall be given to
San Francisco Charities, the remain
der going to their children, and
upon tbe death; of their children,
$300,000 is to be given to charity,
inducing the establishment of a
lioeiital in Gilroy, with| $500,000
more for tbe* establishment of a
medical research! hospital. Those
close to Miller in life estimated his
esta'e at $20,000,000 or more.
London,—A royal proclomatioa
*125 been issued! declaring all gold,
silver, paper money, securities,
checks, drafts, letters of credit and
an/ negotiable instruments, regard
ing the 'ransfer of money, as con
traband and subject to confiscation.
This is considered one of the
,mos* sweepinig! actions yet taken con
cernjng contraband goods since the
war started.
EICHT FOOT COW SHARK
IS GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY
Seattle, — An eight-foot cow
'shar1" weighing 600 pounds, has
I been added to the equipment of the
[ department of zoology; of the Uni
vers'ty of Washington. It will be
use1 in the study of comparative
zoology. The parasites on its skin
will also be studied by the zoo
logists. The shark was given to
tho university ib!y R. R. Jones of
W.st Seattle, wlw caught it near
Alk; Point in Puget Sound. Two
hours were consumed iu landing the
fish.
Cbriafmas Novelties at Kellers'.
OPERATION FAILS
10 SAVE LIFE
Tsrrj'own, N. J./ Dec. 5—John,
JD. Archioold, who lias been Berious
ly ill at his borne In this city for
♦lie vast several days wit fa' appendi
citis, was operated upon this morn
ing, that course being the only
hooe for his recovery, being held
out by his physicians. [The pa
tien* was in such a weakened con
diUon that he couldi not rally from
the operation, and died shortly
after the operation) had been per
formed.
John D. Rockerfeller, who has
b«>fcu a closo triendi and business
associate of the dead) man, was
present at the time of his death,
he having stayed at the bedside of
♦ he siclr man since Thanksgiving
night only leaving at short inter
vals for rest and nourishment.
FRENCH TRANSPORT
REPORTED SUNK
BY SUBMARINE
Berlin, Dec. 5 — A report has
been received here stating that the
French transport Karnak, which
was filled with troops had been
sunk near the island of Malta by a
German submarine* 1
BOUGHT CROPS AND
LET THEM ROT AWAY
Chicago,, Dec. 5—-Th-el sensation
al fac* was disclosed) in! the recent
probe into the hiigh! food prices, that
soeeula»ors bought! the growing
cress this year and. theni oermltted
them to rot so that a shortagee
mijO't be created and the crope in
hand bring large prices. Further
investigation will be made Into the
matter and some steps will he
tak*n to prevent euchl action in fu
ture, if not to punish/ the offend
er. ]'fi Mfilial3iJ
GEORGE JEXXIXGS AR
RESTED FOR BOOTLEGGING
Late this aftenoon a warrant was
issued for the arrest of George Jen
nings on the charge of aiding and
abetting the sale of intoxicating li
quors in Skagyyay,
This is the outcome of a sale
wh.'ch is known to have been going
on for several months past in vari
ous cabins, where men. w®re enabl
ed tc get liquor ou Sundays before
the saloons were closed, and since
which time liquors have been peddl
ed cu* to a certain number of men.
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure tD 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 COA1S OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Hinds
WILL CLAYSON