FAMINE IS
The freighter Seward arrived thl
morning with a large cargo of coa
and thus relieves f'the fuel fiamln
that has existed hero recently. Sh
also has aboard considerable frelgh
for Capt. A. E. Lathrop. including
moving picture outfit, which she wa
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the Seward had fourteen hundrei
tons for Anchorage, and Lieut. Mear
of the engineering commission want
ed the Alaska Steamship Company t
discharge this freight at (loose Baj
about eight miles from Anohoragf
The company, however, decided no
to take chances with the vessel am
refused to grant the request. As i
result most of this freight was die
charged at Seward. It Included
complete equipment for the fire do
partment at Anchorage, as well a;
r>4.000 feet of bridge and dimensioi
lumber, a locomotive crane and othe
material for the commission.
JUST ARRIVED.
Excellent assortment of Nugge
.Tewlery for Christmas trade. Come ii
and look it over.
CLAYSON, The Ciotheir.
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The sailing of the steamer North
western from Seattle has been post
poned until December 21.
FARRAGUS ARRIVES WITH 8EVE
PASSENGERS.
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The steamer Admiral Farragut a
rived here about 2 o’clock this mori
tng and left for the westward ts
hours later. Her passengers for Co
dova were: Mrs. A. Chittenden. Mr
M. E. Goodrich. E. L. Booth, Wir
A. Hesse, O. G. Reeves. Wm. Pa
terson and Ttlmas 8ore;'. For Va
dez: Miss E. Falh. For Latouch*
E. R. Driese. For Seward: C. (
Sutherland, K E. McKean, E. Gra(
' Bell and B. H. Beross.
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Discusslng the effects of this state
( venture with prohibition, the warde
of the state penitentiary here toda
, Raid that since prohibitory law wei
, into effect the number of negro pri
. oners in his institution had decrease
eight per cent and was constant!
decreasing. He expressed hlmse
emphatically as believing that thl
decrease was entirely due to tli
suppression of the liquor traffic.
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New assortment of Christina
Ccards and letters, at Hegg’s.
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One-fourth off on all cut glass i
the Blum, O’Neill Co.
DENVER INSISTS
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e DENVER. Colo.. Dec. 14. — Prob
lems affecting national, state and mu
nicipal revenues and legal controver
I, ^les have grown out of the enact
ment of state-wide prohibition laws
In Colorado, effective January 1, 1916.
Legal questions Involve efforts to ob
tain a referendum vote on the statu
tory ponalty law and the right of
cities operating under special char
ter to regulate their liquor traffic.
Under tho people’s mandate, given
at the general elections November 3,
1914, fourteen breweries and more
than 1500 saloons will be closed, cut
ting off more thnn a million dollars
B revenuo of federal, state and munlcl
11 pal governments annually received In
y various forma of taxation.
Prior to the adoption of the eon
' st Ituttonal amendment a large por
[1 tlon of northern Colorado was "dry''
y territory under the local option law
passed In 1907. Colorado Springs,
B third largest city, excluded saloons,
e the late General William L. Palmer,
who laid out much of the land upon
which the city was built, having
B barred saloons In deeds to property.
The vote of Colorado electors on
November 3, 1914, on the prohibition
1 constitutional amendment was- For
129,589, against 118,017. Denver alone
returned a "wet” majority, the fig
ures favoring retention by approxi
mately 10,000. George A. Carlson, an
avowed adherent of the "drys,” was
elected governor at this time.
The ensuing legislature enacted a
measure designed to enforce the pro
hibition amendment and to provide
penalties for Its violation. This law
was enacted by a unanimous vote In
the senate.
Violators are subject to severe pen
alties. First offences are made mis
demeanors carrying fines of $100 to
$300, or a Jail sentence of thirty days
to six months, or both. Second or
subsequent offences within five years
are mane a felony, punishable by a
penitentiary sentence of from one to
three years for an Individual, or a
fine of $1,000 to $3,000 for corpora
tions. Officers refusing or neglect
ing to enforce the law are subject to
being ousted from office.
Advertising or soliciting Intoxicat
ing liquor for sale Is prohibited.
Any building used for Illegally
handling liquor Is subject to being
closed by the courts. Liquor, or li
quor containers found on the proper
ty are to be held without property
rights pending the decision of the
court.
As to civil liability, the law pro-1
vides that any person injured ori
whose property or means of support
has suffered at the hands of an in- j
toxicated person shall have right of
action against any peTSon or firm
that illegally furnished the liquor.
At the Denver city election. May
19, 1915, the electors by a vote of
21.372 to 18,722. authorised the addi
tion of an amendment to the charter
empowering city officials to issue
saloon licenses and assume general
supervision of the liquor traffic. The
enactment of the amendment formed
the basis of a friendly suit to deter
mine the constitutionality of such
legislation by cities operating under
special charter, and at the request
of Governor Carlson the supreme
court accepted original jurisdiction In
an action brought to prevent Denver
authorities from Issuing a saloon li
cense to August Koch, extending be
yond January 1, 1916,
Counsel for the state argued that
it possessed authority to enforce the
constitutional and legislative prohibi
tion enactments, and that cities op
erating under special charter had no
more right to adopt legislation Ip con
travention than they had to provide
penalties for murder or other crimes.
Attorneys for the city held that the
charter, granted by the legislature,
gives the city authorities peculiar
powers with reference to liquor su
pervlsion, as well as other matters of
municipal government.
Prior to the filing of the suit, op
ponents of prohibition filed with the
secretary of state a petition seeking
to submit the prohibition penalty law
to a referendum at the next general
election. Secretary John E. Hamer
refused to accept the petition on the
ground that It contained a "safety
clause"—a proviso stipulating that
the measure Is necessary to “the Im
mediate preservation of health, peace
and safety" of the commonwealth.
Under Colorado's Initiative and refer
endum law the "safety clause” may
be attached to any bill, and was de
signed to prevent referendums. Sec
retary Ramer was upheld In the dis
trict court In mandamus proceedings
to compel the acceptance of the peti
tion and this was appealed to the
supreme court.
RITCHIE IS NOT SEEKING
ANY OFFICE
Under a Valde* date line the Sew
ard Gateway of December 4 prints
nn alleged dispatch stating that E.
E. Ritchie, of Valdez, will be a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Congress In 1916. In a local story
discussing Wlckersham as the pos
sible Republican nominee, the Gate
way say's:
"Ritchie was formerly a strong
supporter of Wlckersham, but Is now
a dyed-ln- the-wool Republican, If the
dyeing process can be affected on
such order.”
These articles were shown to Mr.
Ritchie yesterday and he made this
statement:
"The Gateway dispatch was prob
ably faked In Seward. I am not a
candidate for Congress, or nny other
office, big or little, elective or ap
pointive. I hope to have a chance
to support a Republican for Congress
In 1916.
"As to the Republican dye in my
wool being recent, I was born In the
party In Northern Illinois, where the
Democracy used to call them Black
Republicans. I supported Judge
Wlckersham In two campaigns when
there was no Republican organiza
tion In Alaska deserving of the name.
I would have supported him a third
time, but In 1912 he got the notion
that the Roosevelt garbage cart was
the band wagon, and he trie dto load
all his Republican friends into It. I
refused to be delivered as a political
pawn to the outfit that set Alaska
back twenty years by allowing Jack
ass bureaucrats to practice their
fads on the territory. I try to do my
own thinking, unlike a lot of Wick
ersham followers who whoop It up
for him no matter what he does.
“There is no personal quarrel be
tween Judge Wlckersham and my
self. I do not owe him anything and
he does not owe me anything. I sup
ported Mm when I thought he was
right and opposed him when he went
wrong. I spent more money for him
In two campaigns than any other man
In Valdez, and supported him with a
newspaper that never cost him a
cent. He will no doubt freely admit
this, and also, that I never asked him
for a personal favor In my life,
though I sometimes made requests
for other people."—Valdez Miner.
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LAST SOCIAL AND TLA OF
YEAR ON WEDNESDAY
At the last business meeting ot
the Woman’s Society of Church
Workers, held at the house of Mrs.
Vgnce, an invitation was extended by
Mrs. Snyder to the society and their
friends to spend their last social and
silver tea of the year at the Wel
lington, opposite the Alaskan Hotel,
First street, on Wednesday after
noon. at 2:30 o’clock. The Invitation
was accepted. Come and enjoy a
pleasant afternoon.
MitS. L. WALN, Secretary.
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Furnished Cottages — Third Ave
nue* and Observation Knoll. Apply
Alaska Transfer Co.
One-fourth off on fancy china at
the Blum, O’Neill Co.
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MEET VALDEZ
VALDEZ, Dec. 14. — Chairman
Joseph Baxter, of the Democratic ter
ritorial committee, has called a meet
ing of the committee to be held here
on January 10, to fix the time and
place for the holding of the terror,
ial convention, and arranging for the
holding of primaries.
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PARLIAMENTARY LAW.
Mrs. Lewis will open a class in par
liamentary law for the general pub
lic at the City Hall tonight at 8:30
p. m. If you belong to any kind of
an organisation you need to know
something about parliamentary law.
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Found—An emblem of the F. O.
E. Owner can secure same at the
Times office.
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The freighter Latouche has aboard
a locomotive crane and five ballast
cars for the engineering commission
at Anchorage.
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One-fourth off on fancy china at
the Blum, O’Neill Co.
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Don’t overlook Fuller’s barber shop
Located at Alaskan hotel, not Cordova j
House. 1
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We have the largest line of Men’s Wear
from which to choose your Xmas gifts. Every
thing that a man can wear will be found here,
from a pair of 25 cent garters to a $35 suit.
Trunks.$10 to $50
Traveling Bags.$5 to $25
Suit Cases.$5 to $25
Bath Robes, Smoking Jackets, Men’s Fur
nishings in Xmas boxes. Everything for men,
STYLEPLUS.
HART, SHAFFNER & MARX.
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[Empress Theatre
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915.
,fi‘ PATHE WEEKLY NEWS, NO. 63. ' *
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OUT OF THE PAST, V'
,Tr A Two Act Vitigraph Drama. V ■
WIGOS TAKES THE REST CURE,
A Selig Comedy.
Admission 25 Cents. ^ First Show at 8 p. m. Sharp.
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Make Your Christmas Gifts Useful Gifts—Gifts §t
?; That Can Be Used and Full Value Received.
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Ornaments Are Dustworthy and Depreciate in Value. j|
| There is Nothing More Pleasing Than a Few Pair of |i
| Socks, a Couple of Shirts or Some Ties.
SUGGESTIONS |
ji handkerchiefs, Ties, Hosiery, Hats, Shirts, Shoes, Sweat- i
rs, Smoking Jackets, Gloves, Underwear, Suits, Grips, £
j| Suitcases, Toilet Sets, Ladies’ Wear.
We Have Special Inducements in Ladies’ Hose— |
| Silk, Silk Lisle, Cashmere.
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