PRY IAW IS
YERYJfRM
Persons Pound Guilty of Drunkenness
IJ able to Pine of $lOOO and
One Year in Jail or Both.
The liquor traffic is a highly dan
gerous business since January 1.
Under the law it is equally danger
ous to give away a drink, and any
person found intoxicated in a public
place will be treated the same as if
he were caught selling liquor.
The law provides that on and after
I he Iir8t day of January, 1918, it shall
be unlawful for any person, house,
association, firm, company, club or
corporation, his, its or their agents,
officers, clerks or servants, to manu
facture, sell, give or otherwise dis
pose of any Intoxicating liquor
or alcohol of any kind in the territory
of Alaska of to have in his or its pos
session or to transport any intoxicat
ing liquor or alcohol in the territory
of Alaska unless the same was pro
cured and is so possessed and trans
ported as hereinafter provided.
Whenever the term “liquor," “in
toxicating liquor,” or “intoxicating
liquors' is used in this act it shall be
deemed to include whisky, brandy,
rum, gin, wine, ale. porter, beer, cor
dials, hard or fermented cider, alco
holic hitters and all malt liquors, in
cluding all alcoholic compounds, clas
sed by the United States internal rev
enue bureau as ‘compound liquors.'
The law permits a druggist to pur
chase alcohol lor scientific, mechani
cal or artistic purposes or for com
pounding or preparing medicines, af
ter having first procured an order
from the judge of the district court.
No person may purchase alcohol from
a druggist except he first procure an
order from the judge of the district
court, and no druggist may sell alco
hol except upon the presentation to
him by the purchaser of an order of
the court, the original order to be
retained by the druggist and the du
plicate order affixed to the receptacle
which contains the alcohol and must
remain so affixed so long as the re
ceptacle contains any alcohol.
Sacramental Wines
Sacramental wines may be procured
in the same manner.
It will be unlawful for a steamship
company to accept a shipment of
liquor unless to the shipment is at
tached the order of the court permit
ting the shipment. Steamship compan
ies must keep a record of all such
shipments and must have the record
open for public inspection at all times.
Transfer companies in Alaska must
also keep such records. Druggists
after receipt of such shipment under
such orders must cancel orders but
allow the cancelled orders to remain
on the original packages so long as
they contain alcohol.
This law makes It unlawful to keep
or give away liquor aB well as to
practice any scheme or device for the
purpose of evading the law.
The law provides a punishment of
a fine not exceeding $1,000 or a term
not exceeding one year In Jail, or both
fine and Imprisonment for violations.
Drunkenness in public places is al
so prohibited under similar penalties.
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MUST MCI NO
7 PEACE AS VET
Theodore Roostevolt State*, that Am
erica Would do Wrong to Ac
cept Peace Without Victory
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—In an ad
dress here last night Theodore Roose
velt stated that America must ac
cept no peace without overwhelming
viotory, and that any other klpd of
peace would be disastrous to the na
tion. ,
THREE ABOVE IN VALDEZ
The temperature in Valdes . ..this
morning at 7 o'clock was three above,
with a light northwest wind blowing.,
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A number of hunters were out
on the flats after ducks'yesterday, but
judging ]$nu the UjMtbut Utfl^dam
age was flotoe to' the ducks.
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BY U. 8. OPERATION
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NEW YORK Jan. 14—The assump
j tion that non-dividend paying rail
; road properties will greatly benefit
' by reinforcement of management and
| guarantees of net incomes was con
! sidared responsible for strong ad
vances in the stocks of these roads In
the stock market today. The extra
ordinary demand for these issues was
the feature of the trading.
' New Haven has also developed a
sudden burst of strength, gaining five
points. United States 8teel. Union Pa
cific and a few other leaders later
reached the best prices of the day. The
close was strong. 8ales were estimat
ed at 1,200,000 shares.
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Prominent Republican of Pocatello,
Idaho, Passes Away at the Na
tion’s Capital
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WASHINGTON. D. t\. Jan. 14.—
Senator James H. Brady. Republican,
of Pocatello, Idaho, died at a local
hospital here yesterday, from a com
plication of diseases, aged 56 years.
He was born in Pennsylvania, and
educated in the public schools and
at the Leavenworth, Kan., Normal.
He taught school three years, and
then became owner of several news
papers, which he successfully edited;
moved to Idaho in 1985; honorary
member of the Grand Army of the
Republic; honorary member of Kan
sas Historical Society; trustee Whit
man College, Wa)la Walla, Wash;
Chairman of Republican State Central
Committee of Id^ho 1904 to 1908;
delegate to Republican National Con
vention in 1&00, *908 and 1916;
member of national committee to no
tify President of nomination, 1908;
elected governor of Idaho, November
3. 1908; elected U. S. Senator 1913;
re-elected bjr direct vote of people
1914. His term expired in 1921.
Senator Brady will^be buried at
Pocatello.
Constant Attack Kept Up On North
Italian Front—Kneray Forced
to Give Ground
ROME, Jan. 14.—The British kept
up a constant attack on the German
and Austrian fronts all day yester
day in the Asiago plateau north of
Monteila, on the left bank ot the
Piave. m many sections the enemy
were forced, to retreat. The enemy
were also driven back north of Monte
Mellago. with serious losses in men
said guns.
Contractor Charles Crawford has
secured a contract for erecting the
new cannery to be constructed this
season in the vicinity of Nellie Juan.
REP. WILLIAM S. VARE
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NEUTRAL NATIONS
Delegates Prom Mexico Said to be
Strongly Pro-German—Anwted
When in Rraxilian Port
BUENOS AIRES. Jan. 14.—The
delegates to the congress of neutral
nations, of the Latln-American coun
tries, arrived here Sundrfy, ostensi
bly to attend the convention, but it is
state dthey have a secret mission un
known to even the Argentine govern
ment. The members of the delegation,
which is composed of military men.
aviators, and newspaper correspond
ents are openly pro-German. The
commission was arrested at Bahai,
Brazil, while en route, on the grounds
that it was more pro-German than
Mexican, and at other ports were re
fused permission to land. The mem
bers arrested were afterward releas
ed and proceeded to this port.
LEADERS SEATTLE
Former <iffioer French Aviation Corps
and Young Clerk Charged with
Grave Crime
SEATTLE. Jan. 14.—43. Muri Gor
don. a former officer in the French
aviation corps and J. Frank Drake, a
clerk for M. Prager & Co., of this
city, have been arrested and identi
fied as the leaders of the mob which
wrecked the Pikkot Printing plant of
this city. A reward of >500 had been
offered for the arrest and conviction
of the guilty men and detectives
quickly traced the crime to the accus
ed.
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Crew of lilack Sea Heel Mutinies ami
Massacres Sixty Officers of
Russian Navy
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 14 -Sixty
Russian naval officers, including four
admirals of the Russian Black Sea
fleet were massacred yesterday when
the crews of the warships mutinied
and joined the Bolshevik! movement,
according to a dispatch from Sebasto
pol, Crimea. The men have seised the
vessel and elected officers from the
crewB.
Government Authorities State that
Vessel Deliberately Run on Reef
by Quartermaster
SEATTLE, Jan. 14.—Government
authorities disclosed today that the
steamship Spokane was deliberately
wrecked on Idol Point by William
Swanson, a German masquerading as
a quartermaster, but was not a mem
ber of her crew. He was at the wheel
at the time of the accident, and was
later arrested by the authorities on
suspicion but was afterwards releas
ed. He cannot now be found.
COLD IN MINNESOTA
DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 14—Eveleth,
Minn., where it was 49 degrees belpw
zero, was believed to be the coldest
town in the country.
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It is reported, that John CL Snyder
will leave on one of the nest bdpte
IfcMNMlKte
ARMY CAPTAIN
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Confesses of Robbery at damp Fua
ston and Murder of Guards, and
'Rien Shoots Self
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CAMP FUNSTON, Fort Riley, Kan.,
Jan. 14.—Captain Lewis R. Whistler
of this cantonment, after virtually
confessing to the robbery of the army
bank on the military reserration Fri
day night, during which the rice
president and three guards were kill
ed with axes, shot and killed himself
today. A large amount of money was
taken at the time, as well as a num
ber of Liberty Loan bonds. It is not
known If Capt. Whistler divulged the
names of bis confederates, but other
arrests are looked for. t
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Funds Still Missing
CAMP FUNSTON, Jan. 14.—As
$50,000 or the funds of the armyi
bank robbed Friday night are still j
missing it is believed that Capt.
Whistler, the self-confessed bandit,|
had a number of accomplices.
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Victim, and is Brother Chief j
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CHEHALIS. Wash., Jan 14 —Os
car B. Main, a brother of Justice
Main of the supreme court, was af
rested today charged with the mur
der of Fred Swayne, a grocer, who
was found dead in his stdre at Napa
vine, last week. Young Main was a
pallbearer at the fuleral of his alleg
ed victim, and was loud in his pro
testations of indignation at the brutal
murder. !
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TO CUT SPRUICE
Takes Contract to Deliver Two Hun
dred Thousand Feet Monthly—
Will Ship to I Vince Rupert
PORTLAND, Jan. 14.—The Signal
Corps has signed a contract with F.
G. Tromble, of Craig, Alaska, for a
monthly output of 300,000 feet of
spruce, with the understanding that
the output will be increased to 2,
000,000 feet per month by Tromble.
The timber cut will be shipped to Ur
plane plants throughout the United
States by way of Prince Rupert.
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Slaking Off New York Const With
Forty-three Persons Aboard—
Message Indicates Collision
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NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—An S. 0. S.
call received this morning Indicates
that the steamship Texas is sinking
off the coast somewhere, as the result
of a collision with an unnamed ves
sel. She has 43 persons aboard. Tugs
have been dispatched to her assist
ance- The Texas is a steel screw
steamer of 220 tons burden, 1,00 feet
long, 23 feet beam, and 12 feet depth
of hold. She is owned by J. B. Wool
ford, and was built at Galveston,
Texas.
PEORIA, 111., Jan. 14.—A,. 8tra
the bank president who killed, hi
cashier, Berne 54. Mead, reoeqfciyt
held, without ball on a murder
by verdict of a coroner's Jury .
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AMERICANS ARB
CITED BY GEN. HAIG
LONDON. Jan. 14.—Field Marshal
Haig, the British commander-in-chief
hag submitted a list of names of per
sons serving on the western front as
deaervlpg of special mention. The
list, wbiqfc was published lq the Lon
don Oafette. toptaips the names ol
many Americans attached to the Am
erican army nursing corps.
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No Word in Reward to Draft.
No word has as yet been received
as to the date the draft for Alaslcs
registrants will take place. It is
believed that it will now be deferred
until spring.
nine H. BROOKS
IS IN FRANCE
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Prominent Geologist, Well Known in
Alaska, for His Observations
is at Wivuvn Front
SEATTLE. Jan. 14.—Alfred II.
Brooks, geologist in charge of Alaska
mineral work since 1902, and well
known to thousands of Alaskan, is
now with Gen. Pershing in France,
and is busily designing dug-outs and
trenches on the western front.
ARMY HAH OWN HOUCK
HARIS, Jan. 14.— The American
army now has its own military police
in Paris and the principal American
military centers in France. They have
just made their appearance in Place
de L’Opera, wearing the regulation
uniform with a black arm badge with
tbe letter* "M. P.” for ‘.‘military po
lice” la red. Tbl* makes the third po
lice force operating la Paris, tk* Brit
ish army having had its special mili
tary police kerb for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Cuddy and Geo.
Cuddy spent Sunday at Comfort and
Sulphide Gulch.
WORST STORM
IN MY YEARS
Thousands of Volunteers Shovel Snow
OtT Tracks so Railways Can Re
sume Operations
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CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Thousands of
volunteer workmen shoveled snow to
day in an endeavor to rescue Chicago
and the middle west from the grip of
the worst storm known in thirty
years. Huge drifts formed along the
tracks, and sbovelers labored un
availing to keep the tracks clear for
traffic. Much suffering ensued in the
poorer quarters of the city, and sev
eral deaths from cold are reported.
TKMPKRATURR DROPS 1NH1DK
The temperature has dropped from
10 to 25 degrees at many points in
side, at Salcba the mercury register
ing 36 below toddy
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Willing to Acknowledge Independ
ence of Ukraine and Leave Mat
ter to be Settled letter
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14.— Count
Czernin, German delegate to the
Brest-Litovsk peace convention, an
nounced today to the Russian dele
gates that the central powers would
acknowledge the Independence of the
republic of Ukraine, and leave the
question up to Russia to settle at the
conclusiou of the war.
SLAVER OK TEACHER IS
GIVEN LIKE SENTENCE
UCONIA, N. H., Jan 14.- Mor
ris l'. Bradford, who shot and killed
Miss Alice B. Richards and wounded
. two other teachers at the New Hamp
j shire school for the feeble minded on
June 28. today pleaded guilty to first
i degree murder and was sentenced to
j prison for life. He had previously
pleaded not guilty by reason of in
sanity and his trial was set to begin
next Monday.
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Imprisoned and Charged with Treas
on to Republic in Connection
with Bolo Pasha Plot
P-V’E'v Ian 14 Former Premier
C'ailldux has been arrested and im
prisoned charged with treason in con
nection with the work of Bolo Pasha,
the spy.
PIXZON PIT8 IN KINK
STOCK OK GKOCKKIKH
Sandy Levy, proprietor of the Piu
zon has placed a stock of groceries
and notions in his place of business
and will also handle mens gloves,
shirts, and other articles of clothing.
Mr. Levy states that he will be ready
to do business with his customers 2 4
hours a day.
LENINE PRAISES
WfLSON’S SPEACH
Orders Full Text Telegraphed to Pre
mier Trotzky at Brest-Litovsk
4 'onferenre
PETROGKAD, Jan. 14.—Premier
Lenine read President Wilson’s ad
dress to congress yesterday and watt
so impressd with it that he ordered
it telegraphed in full to Leon Trot
zky, who Is attending the Breet-Llto
vsk conference.
IK UNO
IRK
Armistice Broken and Twenty Thous
and Men landed on Russian Soil
—Hub Sinks Transport
PETROORAD, Jan. 14— A dispatch
from Kuban says the Turks hare
broken their armistice with the Rus
sian# and lauded SO,000 troops at Tre
bisond and 14*#, and that a Russian,
transport has been sunk by a Turkish
euhjnariae.
The armistioe between Turkey and
Russia expired at noon Saturday. Jan
nary it, and it la battered that the
Turks stole a march o» the Russian
forces. Russia and Turkey could ecu#*
in nn stearate neaoe stream eut.
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