THREE HUNDREO PEOPLE
BE KILLED 11 MB
s
(United Pre?? TeleQraph-C?ble Service.)
SMYRNA. Asia Minor. Jan 21.?
The losu of lire In the earthquakes
which shook the province of Smyrna
Monday and Tuesday last has bi-on
estimated at 300 Probably 2.000 peo- 1
pie were wounded, many of them
seriously The- loss of life In the out
lying parts of the province has uot
been learned, but It will not be
heavy.
The earthquakes are continuing to
day an<l the people are terror
stricken. Smyri a wan completely de
stroyed by an earthquake In 17S A. !>?
and many people fear there will he a
repetition of that disaster. Some of
the buildings in the city have boon
badty ruined ami many badly damage
The loss In properly can- hardly be
estimated.
FIGHT IDE ON
GUNNISON
(By United Trsse.)
WASHINGTON. .Ian. 21.? A delega
tion of Juneau men are here to pro
test against the confirmation by con
gress of Royal A. Gunnison as judge
of the First Judicial division of Alas
ka. They will present their reasons
tomorrow to congress It is thought
i-ire that confirnu^lon of Judge Gun
nison ahd Powells, t'nlted States mar
shal at Xoiue, will not be decided un
til after March 4. when President
T:ilt will take office.
STILL ROODED
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(By United Press.)
SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 21.? The
floods are still rising In all the east
ern portion of Washington and th?
damage is great along all the big
rivers. The damage will be especially
great along the Columbia and Yakima
rivers, as orchards have been washed
out. Irrigation ditches swept away
and property generally damaged. Rail
road traffic is completely demoralized
Several bridges and trestles have beti
swept away.
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MFI GREETS
ROCKEFELLER
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(By United Press.)
AUGUSTA, <!a., .Ian. 21. ? John 1>
Rockefeller mid several leading oil
magnates of the south meet William
H. Tli ft at the banquet given in i
honor of the president-elect last night.
Taft and Rockefeller shook hands cor I
dlally and chatted for some tlim I
about commonplace topics.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.? The'
house committee on military affaire
today made a recommendation that
an appropriation of M.r>0, 000 be made
for the construction and repair of th>
Alaskan roads. The funds will be ex
pends! by the Alaskan Koad cominis
sion. The appropriation was just the
amount asked for by the Koad com
mission. Most of th" money will b<
expended in constructing a main
trunk line road between Valdez and
Fairbanks. On its completion th?
summer mails will ?o to the Interlot
that way.
1 20% DISCOUNT SALf T0|
CONflNLIf ?
' 1
i* y
t To give our patrons who have been un- ?
X able to attend our First. Discount Sale, J
j; owing to the extremeiv cold weather, an T
opportunity to take advantage of the :j;
jr generous discounts on seasonable goods 1;
we have decided to continue it for one ;j;
J week longer All departments are af- ?
*!* fected bythis sale and include our lines of %
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J 3.
Y Underwear and hosiery, woolen, s^lk and cotton .j.
?f* divs.- goods', blankets, comfortables, flannels, out- |
J iug and canton, every line brought from a pleuti- 4*
X ful market at lowest prices. Vour money will go X
T farthest and buy more from X
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! Cynch and Kennedy I
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-f The Up-to-DateHaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings 4
^ The Ladies Home Jontnal Patterns 10 and 15 cent
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SULTAN
(By United Pre*?.) ,
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. .Ian.
21. ? A plot to uBtmRHlnntP 'Abdul
ItnmlU, Sultan of Turkey. ha* been
discovered by the iiccret police. An
Implicating letter fell Into their
liundH. Many aro connected with
the affair and already a hundred con
Hplrators have been arretted Coii
atantlnoplc U In a Btato of e*clt<<
went. The Sultan In clonoly Ruard^l
In hlR palace.
FOB JUDGE MISTED
HU EMBEZZLING MS
(United Pre*? JTeleflraph-Cable Service.)
TACOM A, -Inn. 21. ? M. .1. Gdk-don,
former state supreme Judge, ami at
torney for the Great Northern rail
road, was arrested tortny on a charge j
of embezzling $9.000 from the rail i
road company. Gordon was released
on $10,000 bonds.
Gordon's arrest Is the latest devel
opment In the Root scandal. Thrc<
months ago Gordon alleged that he
had paid the campaign expenses of i
Milo Root, who was elected to the
state supreme court of Washington
The Inference was that Hoot nan to;
favor tlie railroad In matter* of l"Kt*
latlon. Root resigned from the su
prome court, bnt denied accepting
money. He was censured strongly l?
a report made by the Washington Hai
association.
It Is believed that Gordon chnrit.i!
Root with accepting money s<> thai
he might partially nceonnt for some
of the railroad's funds he (Oordonl
held In trust
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CHICAGO, .Inn. 21. The petSron-"
ing of destitute mothers by the gov
ernment Is advo ated by Mrs. C H.
Zimmerman. of the Kvnnston Wo
man's chib. In a pit a last night. Mrs.
Zimmerman said:
"A mother's time Is worth as much
to the state as a man's time. Men
are so busy making money that they
huva no time to think of the feelings
of others and cannot see the need of
such.
"Many men who are willing to let
women get down on their knees and
scrub their offlre floors ought to 'jo
ashamed that there i ; no provision
ashamed that there Is no provision
In our laws for the pensioning of the
destitute mother as well as the old
soldier."
George Xoot's condition Is practlc
ally unchanged at the White Pass
hospital. He Is very low and his re
covery Is hardlj expected.
9 9 9
("apt. Pete Madsen did not take
the Hegg to Haines today on account
of the^ heavy sea in Lynn canal. He
expects to leave tomorrow morning,
however
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(By United Pre*-.)
liONDOM, .Ian. 21. ? English news
papers arc utterly In the dark today
regarding the much-discussed mo\ ?
meiits'of King Kdward, who ha l? < ;
persistently reported an contemplating
a visit to southern France in search,
of health. ??
All inquiries made at the palace to 1
day were answered with the unsatis
factory statement that the king"
plans are indefinite.
The king's physicians are anxiou
that he quit the unfavorable winter
climate "bf England Edward would
quickly comply with their dNtrn but
for the fear that thin would occasion i
undue alarm
In addition U> his lir nchial and in
testinal troubles, it wa learned todav
that the king Is suffering from neur
algla.
Fred Archer is still at tii 1
suffering from a severe <k <t
threatens to become pnetim<?uia
The Skagway Checker and Chess |
club will meet at the home, of .1 l>
Stinebaugh tomorrow evening for
the purpose of completing their orgai?
1 ration
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NORWAY
MACKEREL
(SALT)
Fat--Fresh--Juicy
at -
GANTY & FRANDSON
CM HORROR WORSE
lH FB REPORTED
(United Pr?? T?l#of?ph-CtW? ??fvle?.)
CHICAGO, Jan 21. ? ' The flr?t ra
port* of the fire that awept the muni
cipal crlb worku yeaterdajr were not
< XA?er*te<l. 80 far M d??d bod lea
have bwn recorerel and mor* than
20 of the Injured are burned beyond
recovery no thai iMr deatha are ei
pooled,
Relief tun are ont at the crib and
diver* are workln* to brlnt up the
dead bodlea Nearly all the men Im
prlaoned In the tunnel yeaterday were
Muff orated
The municipal crib la built abore
tlM hn*? wat or main* that ar# b*4nc
laid ali mlloa cm' into Lak? Mlrhl?aa
Calaaona ar# hol nr drlron and U??
rr>mpr>na?i1 alr and anpplloa ar* has
dlod from tli# rrlb worta Wh?n th?
fl ro ranght jr??t<?rdajr th# la hor ora bad
no ?*rjipo Tn*ro w aa no m*ana ot
mining iho a horo and thoy had to
rhooao b?ltwn doatb by llr? of
<1 r?wnin* a fow nanacd to cliac to
lho tiro bora half aubmorirod la Ui?
ley walor* of lAko Mlrhlaan Tho
mon fh th? oalaaona worr almoat all
anffocatod whon tbo alr pump* woro
doatroyod
ALL IS PET III
ATHENS
(By United Pr???.)
ATHKNS. (Jreece. Ian SI ?No
fresh earthquake hare lx>en felt here
today and the wild alarm canaed by
the quake of Tuenday which hilled
over fifty people ha* somewhat anb
slded. No confirmation ha* been re
reived to the report that the 8echke.
plr Island* were sunk In the sea
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LONG FLIT
(By United Presa.)
LOS ANOELES. Cal.. Jan It ? C
A. Coey. president of the Aeronan
tique club, of Chicago. *Ute? that he
will mak?* an attempt to crow the
continent In hi* balloon, the Chicago
He ba* b???m carefully RtudyinK th*
local situation from the standpoint
of a balloonist, and la firmly con
vinced that the project la feaalble
VOLCANO STILL
THREATENING
(?y Units* Prsas.)
MA MILA. p I, Jan tl -Un, ?
nmoko and bot Kult** ar* atW roming
out of tbe Voir* no I^urna* but do
tertoil* <lam??r hu boon done ??
cept in the vicinity of the cntw.
Thoro la atill a rood doal of oneasl
n?M amonit th?poopl?? of Manila and
?otw> of the more timid have left
their hones In the city and gone to
the Intsrter of UM> Island
CALIFORNIA IS
SOMEWHAT DAMP
(By United Praaal
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan 11 ?The
heary down poor of rain la rontlnu
Inc Sacramento ia cut off from all
communication by the flooded rlrera.
Train aerrlce la badly interrupt*!.
The water* are atill Main*
I nun I
We have just received
S a new line of suits for
Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately^ priced,
$15.00 to $22.50, come
in and look them fover.
See window display!