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PIHCHOT WILL FORGE TflFT
TO DEFINE HIS POSITION
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 17?
Chief Forester Pinchot has s**nt a
letter to President Taft asking the
President to plainly define his posi
tion in regard to the Pinchot-Balliu
ger controversy. Pinchot's letter
states the controversy has reached
such a stage that Taft must either
.sustain one or the other of the eon
tending parties.
At the cabinet meeting held yester
day the Pinchot-Balllnger controversy
I was not mentioned.
MORE LIGHTS
(By Unlt?t< Fress.1
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 17? An
impropriation for IS0.000 for addltion
al lights along the Inside passag"
Alaska Is contained in the estlni
at. of the Department of Commerce
atul Labor.
DEATH CULLS
(By Un'ted Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 17? Chark<
Crittenton of New York, a wealthy j
philanthropist who founded the Flor
ence Crittenton rescue homes for way
ward girls throughout the United
States, died here today of pneumonia
aft.?r a week's illness. Mr. Critten
ton was traveling over the country j
Inspecting the different rescue homes, j
MILITIA LEAVE CAIRO
(By United Press.)
CAIRO. III. Nov. IC? Order has
been restored in this city and today
the militia left. The grand Jury Is
Investigating In an effort to discover
the ringleaders of the lynching mob.
Oysters on the half shell, 50c at th
Pack Train Restaurant. tf.
ECUADOR IS
(By United Pr??)
GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. Nov. 16?
Muring th? liuit two weeks of October
there were sixty-six cases of bubonic
plague, twenty-three of which proved
fatal, and sixteen cases of yellow fe
ver with nine deaths In Ecuador.
JSP I
(By United Prest.)
TOKYO. \ov. 16? The army man
euvers will begin tomorrow. They
will be witnessed 1>V the Bmperor
and also by Field Marshal Lord Kit
chener and military attaches of all
the embassies. They will continue
for five days.
CHURCH SALE NEXT SATURDAY
The Ladles Aid of the l*re?byterian
church will hold a cooked food, apron,
fancy bag, laundry bag and work bag
sale at 3 o'clock next Saturday after
noon at the \V. C. T. U. rooms on
lower Broadway. All bachelors are
}nvlted to come and ge< their dinners.
It will also be an opportunity to buy
handsome bags and aprons.
Fresh Oysters served In any style
at the Pack Train Restaurant, DOc. tf
GENTLEMEN I
DO YOUR THANKSGIV- |
ING SHOPPING NOW |
YOUR THANKSGIVING
DINNER must be bought at t lie ??
last moment, but that isn't ^
necessary in clothes buying. Don't
wait nut il the store is packed and ?.
we can't give you the careful v
attention we'd like. Pick out the **
suit and ovetcoat you want, and if *.
necessary let it hang in your ward- . ?
robe ready for the occasion. Of ? ?
course, if you can't get away and ' *
must wait until the last moment, ..
you'll tind us ready to serve you. ??
So you can'l go wrong no matter ??
when you come. * *
THE SUITS are all made in the ..
nobbiest styles-striking cut! effects, ? ?
wide handsome lapels, natural *r
well-built shoulders and honest **
mato-ials thru and thru. From ..
$12:50 to *30. ?t?
THE OVERCOATS are most | "
attractive in style and perfect in lit. . ?
Each and every coat a model of ???
comfort and style. Priced at *12:50 * *
to ?;:n. * *
Copyright iq&) by
Hart >cba:fn*r ?V Mux
i LYNCH & KENNEDY!
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The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
*jwH"I I I I Hi I I I I : I I :
GUGGEHIS PURCHASE THE
YOUNG MINE AT CHICHAGOF
(Special to the Dally Alaskan)
SITKA. Nov. 17 ? Heary Bratnober
today purchased a three-fourths In
terest In the Young mine on Chicha
gof island. Edward DeGroff still re
tains one-fourth Interest. Mr. De
Groff's faith In the future of the mine
is so great that he refused to dis
pose of his interest. Bratnober Is suj
posed to be representing a Guggen
heim syndicate.
The exact price paid by the syn
dicate for their share is not known,
but it Is stated ctt reliable author
ity that it is more than $100,000.
The Young mine was discovered
about four years ago by Ralph Young
and John Newell, natives, who trans
(erred one half interest to Mrs. De
Groff, Kelly and Gamble and under
their management the mine has paid
from the start. So much rich float
waH taken up from the surface that
whan sacked and shipped to the
smelter it paid for all the develop
ment and the Installation of a stamp
and roller mill and electric power
plant. Over $150,000 have already
been taken out.
IK EMU MS!
(By Unltftd Presa.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 17? The Western
Union Telegraph company has been ;
mwged by the American Telegraph
and Telephone company which con
txols more than 10,000,000 miles of
telegraph aaid telephone wires.
ALL IS READY
FOR REARING
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Nov. 17? The hearing 011
the Cunningham coal claims will be
held here tomorrow by the General
Land Office. The article by Louis
Ola vis in Collier's Weekly alleging
that frauds were being perpetrated In
connection with the Cunningham coal
claims has attracted general atten
tion to the hearing aaid a number of
eastern publications have special men
in Seattle to "cover" the hearing.
EDITOR LIKES
RIS POSITION
(By United Press.)
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Nov. 16?
William Robinson, editor o ( the Ros
well Register- Tribune, and a well
known author, who was offered the
governorship of New Mexico to suc
ceed Gov. George Curry, whose resig
nation takes effect next February,
announced today that he did not feel
competent to hold the position and
would decline the offer.
Mr. Robinson said:
"I am a newspaper man and would
rather work on a newspaper than be
president."
DRIFT ELS
TRAGIC TALE
CAPE TOWN ? A quantity of char
rod wreckage, including bits of a
vet>*H's deckhouse, have been washed
ashore near Port Alfred, on the south
east coast of Cape Colony. There are
indications that the wreckage is from
the British steamer Waratah, which
with some 300 passengers and a car
go of metal and wool has never be?n
heard from since she sailed from
Port N'ataJ on July 2G for London..
MILK "1ST
BOOSTS RATE
NEW YORK? New York's millions
wUl have to pay high record prices
for their milk after Monday next. To
day it was announced that the price
will be raised from 8 to 9 cents a
quart
The reason advanced is that feed is
so high that the farmers' demands
have put up wholesale rates to a
point where the dealers cannot sell
at the old price and make a profit.
The advance will add tens of thous
ands o X dollars to the city's milk bill.
The Woman's Guild of S. Saviour's
church will meet at 2:30 o'clock to
morrow afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Hubert Hayward.
I
:: Direct From The Orchard;:
| "Apple Cider" 1
!! I!
j; We can now supply you with Pure Apple f
:: Cider Sold in bulk at, per gallon ::
p 60c.
fGANTY & FRANDSONf
CALL MILITIA 10 CONTROL
ENRAGED MOB OF NIBS
(By United Press.)
CHERRY, 111. Nov. 17? Two com
panies of militia arrived I11 Cherry
today. It Is feared that serious riot
ing will occur when the bodies are ta
ken out of the coal mine. Many of
the workmen openly charge that the
accident was caused by criminal neg
ligence and assert that many lives
could have been saved had not the
mine manager ordered the tunnels
sealed so as to prevent the total de
struction of the mine by fire.
AMUNDSEN TO
ML NORTH
(By United PrestO
NEW YORK. Nov. 17? Capt. Rolf
Amundson arrived in New York today
from Denmark. He will proceed to
San Francisco where he will outfit
Nansen's old vessel, the Fram, and
leave San Francisco In 1911 for a
five years cruise In the arctic regions.
DOUGK
CITY WHARF
Residents of Juneau here attending
the district court report that there
was a public celebration held in Doug
las last Saturday night to commemor
ate the completion of the new city
wharf which has been erected by the
people of the town. A meeting was
held in the Natatorlum, the band
played and the citizens were out in
force.
The city wharf was bulit at the
suggestion of Mayor O'Connor and
the Humboldt landed the first load
of freight there last Friday.
At the present time both Juneau
and Douglas have municipal wharves
which were erected by the people
and managed on a co-operative basis.
There will be band practice loiright
at Fireman's hall. All members are
requested to be present.
LABOR SUNDAY
RECOMMENDED
(By United Press)
TORONTO. Nov. 17? The American
Federation of Labor today recommend
ed that the Sunday before Labor day
be designated as Labor Sunday and
that ministers throughout the country
be urged to discuss labor problems oil'
that day.
BOTH GUI
LARGE BILLS
The suit and counter-suit of S. J.
WeRzman and Capt. M. J. O'Connor,
both of Haines occupied the center
o' the ?tago at the district court to
day. Judge Cushman Is hearing the
case and it will probably be com
pleted before tomorrow noon.
Mr. Weltzman asserts that Capt.
O'Connor owes him $776.15 for mer
chandise, freighting, assessment work
on claims and board rendered In the
summer of 1900. Capt. O'Connor
claims that for services rendered In
the way of locating mines, freighting
and etc. Mr. Weltzman owes him
$fiC4.23.
The case has been In court several
times before. R. A. Gunnison Is re
presenting Capt. O'Connor and John
G. Heid is representing Mr, WeFtz
man.
Mr. Weltzman was on the stand dur
ing today's session making as ac
counting of the transactions in ques
tion.
1KB
With Snap
This is the
Overcoat Store
of the town
The new Fall Fashions
in Suits and Overcoats
are waiting for your
approval
Let ns show you the
IDEAL GARMENTS
For Young Men
WILL CM CLOTHIER