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NoT lM-TWELBT^aYKAK. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUE8IIAY JANUARY 1H, 191# PRICE, 10 CENT8
SEC. BALLINGER DENIES ALL
ALLEGATIONS OF HITCHCOCK
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 18? Sec- i
rotary of the Interior Balllnger has ;
tuade an emphatic denial to the chair*
es of mis-use of public funds made
against him yesterday by Represent I
ative Hitchcock of Nebraska.
B&lllnger is highly indignant over
Hitchcock's charges ami unless the
latter can sustain his allegations It
is likely that he will find himself in a
serious predicament. .
STUIEHOOD SILL IS FUSSED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 17?
The House of Representatives today
passed the bill srantliiR statehood to
New Mexico and Arizona.
GOV. HUGHES TO QUIT POLITICS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Jan. 18? Gov. Hughes
of New York announced today that
when his term as governor Is complet
ed he will retire from politics and re
new his practice of law.
Hughes has often been mentioned
as a candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1312.
BANKER MUST
SERVE TIME
(By Alaska News Bureau)
Washington, d. c. Jan. 17? The
United States supreme court today
denied the writ of certiorari applied
for by John Walsh, the Chicago bank
er. who was convicted of mis-using
the funds entrusted to his care.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Jan. 18? Violent winds
accompanied by the heaviest rains of '?
years are prevalent over the entire
Pacific Northwest.
MILLIONAIRE j
IS GENEROUS
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
CHlCAGO.Jan. 18? The will of Hen
ry Elliott, the deceased millionaire,
was filed in the probate court yes
terday and it was ascertained that he
had bequeathed $2,000,000 for the es
tablishment and maintainance of a
home for friendless children to be lo
cated in Chicago. Prominent educa
tors and social workers are named to
carry out his plans.
JEFFERSON IN AND OUT
The Jefferson arrived in port at
S : 30 last night with 14 passengers
and 60 tons of freight, including a
big consignment of pipe for the Yu
kon Gold company of Dawson. The
Jefferson sailed south at 2 o'clock
this morning with 23 passengers. j
SALE
1-3
off
TO
CONTINUE
1-3
off
J FOR ONE WEEK MORE
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$
Owing to tfce Inclemency of the Weather Last Week, we have de
cided to Run our Sale ONE WEEK LONGER. It will give our out
of town patrons an Opportunity to Purchase goods at Prices that
will NOT Work a Hardship on their Pocket Books.
Come Yourself or Send Your Orders.
STRICTLY A CASH SALE %
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers ^
Lm I II I I I"I"I"H"H I I
ILLB IB
OF IKE OF FUNDS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 17?
Representative Hitchcock of Nebras
ka today filed a sensational affidavit
alleging that Secretary of the Inter
lor Balllnger and others arc guilty of
Improper use of public money. Mr.
Hitchcock declares that Balllnger us
ed public funds in defraying the travel
lng expenses of his nephew.
PIMM PRAISES TflFT MEASURES
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. .Ian. IS? Gif
ford Pinchot today PiulorstuI tho it
commendations of President Taft on
conservation in his special message
to Congress.
BIG TOURIST TRAVEL PREDICTED
John H. Bunch, general freight and
passenger agent of the Alaska Steam
ship company, arrived In Skagway on
the Jefferson last night on a tour
of inspection. Mr. Bunch will prob
ably go to Haines Friday and then
work his way down the coast.
"Things are rather quiet now,"
said Mr. Bunch today, "but we expect
an unusually large tourist travel be
tween Seattle and Skagway this sum
mer. Every day we are receiving in
quiries from people from all portions
of the United States and several larg
parties have signified their inten
tlon of making the trip next summer.
"The advertising given by the A.
Y.-P. exposition is having Its effect
and the indications are that all the
lines will be crowded with tourists
this summer."
Mr. Hunch verified the report that
the freight rates from Seattle to
Southeastern Alaska ports will be re
stored to the figures In force before
the rate war. This will be done tVib.
1.
He denied, however, that the com
pany intended to raise the present
passenger rates.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Jan. IS? The grand jury
today returned twenty-four indlct
monts against slot machine owners
in King county for violations of the
state anti-gambling law.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 18? Bra
zilian Ambassador Nabuco died here
last night at the Brazilian embassy
from a ruptured blood vessel in the
brain. He was sixty years old and
had a long and honored carper of
public service.
BILL SQUIRES
KNOCKED OUT
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SIDNEY, N. S. W. Jan. 71? Bill
Lang knocked out Bill Squires this
afternoon In a fight to decide the
heavyweight championship of Aus
tralia. The fight ended In the sev
onth round.
COUNCIL HELD
BRIEF SESSION
The town council held a brief and
unimportant session last night. The
council was only in session about
twenty minutes and adjourned after
allowing the monthly bills. All the
j eouncilmen were present except Herb
' Taylor.
MARMALADE
I
X Jas. Keiller & Sons Dundee Marmalade is
.r. known all over the world for its
f Purity and Excellence
WE HAVE IT
1 -lb. Jars 35c., 3 for $1.00 4-lb. Tins 90c
GANTY & FRANDSON
DECLARES HE HAS WATCHED
mm BUILD CANALS
BOSTON. Jan. 3? According to an
announcement he made today, Dr.
PercLval Lowell, of the Lowell observ
atory, has been watching the people
of Mars build their canals. Prof. Low
ell, who has studied the red planet
for years, declares that he is now
convinced that it is inhabited and
points to the phenomena which he
has recorded.
Dr. Lowell discovered two new ca
nals on the face of Mars on Septem
ber 30, 1909, when one section of the
planet came into view after being out
of sight for six weeks. Dr. Lowell
concluded that they had been built by
the Maritians in the time that por
tion of Mars had been in hiding. The
new canals are said to have the nar
row, regular lines of the older chan
nels.
(By Alaska New# Bureau)
CHICAGO. Jan. 18? John Walsh
has been returned to Chicago from
en route to the federal penitentiary
at Port Leavenworth. Late yesterday
afternoon his attorneys filed a peti
tion asking for a new trial on account
of the alleged mis-conduct of jurors
during the trial and conviction of
Walsh.
The judge issued a stay of execu
tion pending a decision as to the
grantin.3 of a new trial.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18? Walsh left
last night in the custody of a United
States deputy marshal for FV>rt Leav
enworth. Kansas, where he has been
sentenced to serve five years in the
federal prison.
L
(By Alaska News Bureau)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey. Jan.
18 ? Charles W. Fairbanks, vice pres
ident of the United States under Pres
ident Roosevelt, was presented to the
Sultan of Turkey today. This Is an
honor accorded very few persons.
IS
GIVEN MEDALS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 18? Mrs. Mary
Hart, who had charge of the Alaskan
women's exhibit at the A-Y-P. expo
sition, has been presented with three
gold melads for her work in education ,
art and women's work at the expo
sition. Mrs. Hart left for the east
last night on a visit.
GOV. MM
VISITS SITKA
(Special to the Da'Jy Alaskan)
SITKA. Jan. 18 ? Gov. Walter E.
Clark arrived in Sitka yesterday to
inspect the government reservation
and the property belonging to the
Alaska Historical Society's library
and museum. Last night) thel Govern
or attended the regular meeting of
the Camp Sitka Arctic Brotherhood.
Mrs. Tony Stanich was a south
bound passenger 011 the Jefferson.
Natty,
Snappy
and of
True
Value
These are tbe features
we insist upon every
garment we handle.
We want good style
and we must have the
best of value. We
have built up this
business by giving our
customers the best
merchandise the world
produces and we mean
to continue this policy
The new fall and wint
er suits and overcoats
are here come and
look them over.
[WILL CLU. CLOTHIER