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Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, November 27, 1915
NO. 21
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—Violent
gales and haij atoms occurred
throughout western Washlhgton yes
terday. Hundreds of telephones in
Seattle and Tacoma were put out of
commission While a heavy 'storm
* prevailed in the harbor, shipping
anstdined ho damage
• ' CHEHAL1S, Wash;, Nov. 27—The
most terriilc storm known in years
swept over this section of the state
yesterday. It was the equal of the
cyclonic storms of the east. Giant
trees were uprooted and turned up
s'kle down. For miles the telegraph
wires were torn-down by falling
trees. This city and C’entralia were
in the center of the storm belt, and
suffered a considerable damage.
There ■ were no casualties as far as
can be learned.
SAX FRANCISCO. Xov. 27.—A
* sensation was created here today by
the arrest oC C. C. Crowley and
George Fickert at the instance of the
federal authorities. They are charged
with traveling throughout the
United States in the interest of the
big bomb plot, arranging for the de
struction of munition works, the
placing of bombs on vessels laden
with munitions of war, and the cre
ating of labor strikes and troubles.
* The dynaiuityig of the barge in Se
attle harbor is laid ai their door.
Crowley was himself employed as
* ah investigator of the bomb plots,
while Fickert was in charge of the
secret service of the Southern Pacific
Railway Compauy.
HOLY WAR IN
BERLIN, N'ov. 27.—A holy war
alatnst the French in Algiers has
ijeVn inaugurated. Many Arabs are
responding to the* call to take up
ari!-\ against the French government
in Algiers. This is the information
that roaches Berlin from Constanti
nople tbday.
ROME, Nov. 27.—Kaiser Wilhelm
has granted the request 0f Ute pope
aud will commute ttie death sentence
imposed on Count I>e Hemteune, a
Belgium Catholic.
The first of the popular Saturday
night dances will be given tonight
in the Byrne Hall, starting at nine
o'clock sharp. The now famous or
chestra of Prof. Robert Foster will
provide the music iui *.ne occasion,
and it- goes without saying thac it
will be all that could be desired,
especially now that the lloor has
been relaid and put in excellent con
dition. The price of admission will
be seventy-five cents for the gentle
men, with the ladies free. Every
body is invited, and the management
w U see that all thoroughly enjoy
themselves.
Chicken dinner Sunday at the
Merchants Cafe.
Lyall & Smith's Kandy Store will
decorate their windows Dec. I with
the finest line of Xmas boxes ever
put on display in Alaska. Take a
look, and remember the girl.
A very good place to eat. Mer
chants Cafe.
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One of the latest additions to the
business district of our prosperous
little city is Brown & Hawkins nice
new store, all lit* up" with electric
lights', and only one block from Ro
barts’ Billiard and Bowling Parlors
Furnished rooms, with heat, hoi
and cold water,.for gentlemen only
at the Merchants Cafe.
VILLASTAS FI
kb eon
NOGALES, Ar-7... Nov. 2 7.—Villa
troops stat.jned la a garrison at No
gales. Souora state, in Mexico, looted
the town and shot and wounded a
number of the residents. Tho non
participauts fled in terror to the
Amorican side for refuge. Many of
the wounded were brought here and
are being cared for. Yesterday af
ternoon the Villa soldiers, drunlc
with wine, came to the border and
shot across the border into Amer
ican territory. T7. S. infantry sta
. tioned here returned the Are and
i Killed quite a number of the Vil
la-stats. The Villastas retreated into
Mexico. The American troops did
not cross line. No American
troops were killed.
C1FMITH KING
ROME, Xov. 27.—Lord Kitchener
—ar minister in the British cabinet
[ reached here yesterday. He comes
| to confer with the king and premier
of Italy with reference to further
[ plans for prosecuting' the war.
SEATTLE, Xov. -7—Coach Liobie
t the University of Washington
| football team, has tendered tils res
ignation. it is believed he will sc
as coach to the Wisconsin universitj
team.
P. McCormick & Co., who had a
herd rock railroad contract at the
mouth of Knik riier, on which lne>
nave been at work sine’e the middle
of .June, broke camp and came tc
Anchorage yesterday. Their worlt
completed the grading to Matanusks
Landing.
Ladies' Day at Robarts' Billiard
and Cowling Parlors proved beyond
a doubt that there are several ladj
bowlers who with some practice will
keep the men bowlers guessing.
No, we do not exchange for books
from other libraries. We have 1,001
new books in our circulating library
The News Stand. Fourth avenue, be
tween G and H.
Choicest cigars, candies, fruits
grape juice, at the Alaska Poo
Room.
Remember, this is the last raontt
that you get the 10x16 photo free, ai
the McCain Studio, Third avenui
and H street.
Go to The Model for photo sup
plies. We also develop and print
Opposite Brown & Hawkins, cornel
Fourth and E street.
For Sale—An Edison phonograp!
and sixty records, as good as new;
cheap. Cali and hear them played
Wm, Oliver, C street, between Thlrc
and Fourth. —1
Having received special mould
ings, lumber furniture, fixtures
fancy veneer, etc., I am now in i
position to1 do anything in the furni
ture line.
WILKES, Shop 4th and H.
AND CREW ARE LOSE
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VICTORIA. B, C., Nov. 27.—The
. Chilean schooner Caralmapu : was
| driven ashore in a violent storm a
Vancouver island - Thursday. The
vessel hit the beach at Schooner cove
and was battered to pieces by the
tremendous waves. The crew of |
twenty-five, unable to get off the
wreck, were washed overboard .and.f
drowned.
The Canadian- Pacific steamer
Princess-^laquinna made a heroic ef
fort to rescue the crew bf the
stricken schooner, but the terrific
ihshoro seas forced an abandonment
of all attempts.- "The steamer was
compelled to stand off. while passen
gers and-crew were agonizing spec
tators of the, drowning of tno
schooner's crew.
Yesterday morning brown & Haw
kins. the big merchants, opened for j
, business in their newly-built store I
building. located at the comer of
Fourth avenue and E street. The
plana under which the store was
constructed, and carried out to the
letter by the builders, comprehends
convenience, light, comfort. and
plenty of space for the accommoda
tion and proper display of the vari
ous lines carried in stock.
The building is substantial and
well built, presenting an attractive
appearance. Seventy feet of plate
glass, or nine pieces of ten-foot plate
glass, give an adequate display of
goods from the streets. The plate
glass fronts on Fourth avenue and
extends around the corner to 15
street. The front entrance to the
store is at the corner. As you enter
the. store, the clothing department is
on the right or Fourth avenue aide.
To the left, on the E street side, is
the grocery department. Directly
across from the grocer'/ department
is the hardware department. Going
up a short hittiit of stairs, you come
to balconies extending around the
store, which are occupied by the iur
niture department. As you enter
the store, the cashier amt bookkeep
.v-/Mi Tho nffi IB
enclosed bv glass,, and is ver y at
tractive and convenient. At the
rear ?nd of the store wide steps lead
to the basement beneath. The base
ment is roomy, warm and well light
ed, end affords :i big space for stor
age purposes. A warm storage room
is in connection.
The store is equipped with an
eiectric lighting system, operated by
gasoline power. The system lights
all departments of the big store and
is a solution of the light problem,
besides lessening the danger of Are.
A hot-air heating system supplies
warmth and cotntort throughout the
structure.
The whole plan of the store Is
modern, up-to-date and well appoint
ed .and in many respects is perhaps
the swellest store building in Alaska.
Convenience and display of goods
are the leading features.
Two warehouses are immediately
contiguous to the big store building,
and. aside from these, the big firm
has four others, all stocked to their
capacity with goods.
In discussing the matter of food
supplies for the winter, Mr. Charles
K. Brown, the member of the firm
who has been in charge of its afTalrs
here, said to the Pioneer:
“We have ample goods to supply
all our patrons throughout the win
ter—that is, unless there should be
an appreciable increase tn the popu
lation. which we hardly anticipate
until next spring.”
Mr. Brown will depart for Seward
in a few days, soon after which he
will leave for Seattle on business af
fairs.
Say, some dance, wasn t it ? Yes,
ami another one coming up, by the
Elks. You know what that moans.
And all m Roberts' hhall.
Headquarters for mining men
Merchants Hotel, .T. Casey McDannel,
manager.
Good selection of dolls at The
News Stand. 4th avenue, between G
and H streets.
WARDEN REFUSES
10 HANG IAN
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 27.—War
(leu Sims, of the state penitentiary,
refused to obey the order for the
execution of William Fallen, who
was to have been banned yesterday
morning. Sims declares that Fallen
is insane and says he will have nc
hand in the execution of a demented
man. It is believed that the failure
of the warden to execute Fallen on
the date set will result in his dis
charge from the penitentiary, on tht
grounds that he cannot he placed it
jeopardy twice for the same crime
He cannot be held on an insanity
charge unt’l he has been found in
sane by a court of competent juris
diction.
CYCLONE m
HOI SPIES
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. N'ov. 2 7.
A terrific- cyclone swept o’ er the lien
Springs region of, Arkansas yester
day, leaving death and dent ruction
in its wake. Ten are known to ha t
been killed outright, while thirty
persons are missing. The wires arc
down in the stricken district, and
details of the storm s visitation arc
lacking.
The oonynittee having charge of
the B. P. O. E. smoker will meet at
McCulloughs Pioneer Store tninnr
row (Sunday) at 3:2'' o'clock sharp
(imposing the committee are: A
j. Wendler, W. T. Normile, John J
' (Mad". Georg.- M. Campbell, Charles
Ucwker, C. W. Bush. Dr. E. S
Iteedy, E. M. Culbertson. F. t>. Me
CuUough. F. A. Martin, J. H. Smith
\y g Woolever, Frank Pierce, Wm
Hinds, I). E. Madden. C. M. Eck
mann. .1. R. Rock.
One of the pr're winners omitted
from the published list in yester
day's paper was the man who por
trayed Charles Chaplin, the come
dian. He captured the prize as th<
most comical character, and de
served it. Mrs. Alfred Carlson, ai
Mrs. Katzenjamrner. took the prizi
as the most comical female char
sc ter.
Wanted—Ladie3 to call and sei
my line of new stamped linens, pi.
low.cases, nightgowns, center pieces
dresser scarfs, luncheon sets, guesi
towels, aprons, boudoir and autc
caps: Orders taken for Xmas work
Mrs. Grace Oliver, C street, betweet
Third and Fourth, east side. —ll
Get your Xmas cards at the Newi
Stand. Fourth avenue, between C
and H.
Anchorage views, stationery, phott
supplies, tobaccos, cigars, candies
etc., at The Model, corner Fourtt
and E street.
Window Shades, ail sizes. Eck
mann’s Furniture Store.
Bring your films to McCain':
Studio for development and printing
Work guaranteed.
Lost—At Robarts’ Hall, on nigh
of masquerade, a long, black worstei
overcoat. Return to Pilger's store
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Xk'W YORK, Nov. 27.—Many
prominent American citizens have
accepted Henry Ford's invitation to
serve on a peace commission to visit
the warring powers in Europe and
Asia, in an,effort to secure terms of
peace. Among the most prominent
members of the commission will be
•Thomas Edison, the great inventor;
John Wannamaker, the merchant
prince and philanthropist; Judge
Li.ndsey, the noted" juvenile judge of
Denver, and Jane Addams, the fam
ous 'slum worker of Chicago. Ford
will accompany the commission. Ho
has chartered a special steamship,
which will sail in a day or so direct
to Stockholm, in Sweden.
Ford lias made a contribution of
ten million dollars in an effort to
bring about peacei He is the multi
millionaire automobile man.
XKW YORK. So\. 27. Out of '
the Trenches by Christmas, ’ is the
slogan adopted by the Fori peace
commission, about to depart tor Ku
rope. Hear: Ford, iu a statement
to the imcss today, declared tie had
in hfs possession signed statements
: front high officials on bdth’ sides, de
[ daring that they, wo'ti id ' 'welcome
■ peace Ford said he- was’ prepared
to expend any number of million .
dollars, if he could aid in iiavirig the
way for peace. He further declared
his willingness to spend niitlibtis for
preparedness on the part of the
C lifted States, as he believed this
j was the better way to preserve peace
in this country.
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GO TO FRONT
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27.
Governor Black, of the Yukon Ter
ritory, who is here attending the ex
position. has wired his resignation
to the premier at Ottawa, and has
accepted a commission as eaptatn of
a company of Yukon recruits that
will go tig the front. The recruits
will go to Vancouver. R. C . for a
three-months' training, and will
then return to Oawson -end march
overland from thence to Van^oi > r
DOUBLE MURDER
IN ST. LOUIS
ST LOUIS, Nov. 2 7.—Mr.-. Street
■ ife o Captain street, of the Mad
ison. Ml., police force, a'u] Charles
Farmier, ?. St. Louis' patrolman,
were allot and killed in an alley in a
back street here last night. Captain
Street, who accompanied hi.; wife
and the patrolman, who were taking
in the sights of the tenderloin dis
trict. was shot in fee leg. Complete
mvstery surrounds the affair. Street
has been arrested.
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Some anxiety is felt for the safety
of the launc.i Onward, which left
here the first of the week for some
point down the inlet. There i3 a
report that several passengers, in
"leding Mr. Fred Tracy, who were
aboard the Farragut. not wishing to
go as far as Seward, hailed the On
ward and went aboard that craft last
Tuesday afternoon. Thus far no
tidings have been received from the
Onward, but it is presumed that she
rut into Kenal and that all are safe.
The Commission sent a man out this
tn rniiig with a dog team, and it is
thought that all will return to An
rhorage within a day or two.
Harry Locke, port captain and
master mechanic. J. A. Moore, town
site manager, and Charles S. .Tones,
assistant superintendent of construc
tion. involuntary passengers to Sew
ard on the steamer Admiral Farra
gut. departed this mor.iing, enroute
overland, for Anchorage.
Postage stamps at Uncle Sam's
rates, any old day. Robarts' Billiard
and Bowling Parlors.
We sell postage stamps at all
hours. Robarts’ Billiard Hall.
For Rent—Nicely furnished front
room, over Merchants Cafe.
The Alaska Pool Room—best
I'-ghts, good tablos. good service.
Lost—Dory, with 3 1-2 horse
power Evinrude engine. Paintec
t' taed color, with newly-pitched seams
I Return to Franklin Johnston and re
. coive reward.
POLAND PEOPLE
FACING FAMINE
BERLIN, Nov. 2 7. Four thou
' Hand Polish to.van have been burned
yi a million people are' starving
The conditions in Poland are worse
then those maintaining ia Belgium.
This is the statement of an Araer
i lean relief commissioner who has
I just returned here from an inveati
• Ration of the situation' in Found,
; following the evacuation by the Rus
i sian troops.
After arising from a Thanksgiving
dinner at his home in this town,
Howard Hillman drew a revolver,
shot and killed l:’s vif*. and then
turned the gun on himself, with a
similar result. Hillman was a prom
inent business man here. No cause
was assigned for the mad act.
LONG BEACH, .Cal.. Nov. 27.—A
Salt Lake train struck an oil motor
vagou and knocked it from the
track here yesterda>. Charles Vol
lemar and his brother, occupants of
the motor wagon, were Instantly
killed.
WNOPNCKMKXT.
Thanking the people of Anchor
age for their splendid participation
in the grand masquerade ball, the
management of the Robarts hall
dances announce that on Xmas eve
they will give a grand ball, on New
Tear's eve an “old-timers’ batV' and
a grand masquerade ball on St. Val
j entine’s night.
Also that, owing to the grand mas
querade coming so close to their
regular Saturday night daticesV they
; thought best to postpone tonight’s
| dance for a week, so all may be as
I sured of a good time op Saturday
1 night, December t, at the Robarts
• hall, where the best floor and the
! best music obtainable will be found.
Board and room at The Merchants.
TO THK BILLIARD PLAYERS.
Our tables are ail regulation size
| and new and fast. Our cues are the
j best money can buy. and are always
i kept in perfect shape. Come in and
1 try a game. Robaits' Billiard and
i Bowling Parlors.
Fried chicken and hot biscuits at
j the Merchants Cafe.
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Chicken tamale and hot corn
bread. Merchants Cafe.