INDICT BANKERS
Violated State Banking Laws by
Loaning Money to Themselves
—Owe $2,719,801. j
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NEW YORK, March 12.—The grand
jury today indicted Henry Siegle and
Frank Vogel, the partners in the pri
vate banking firm of Henry Siegle &
Co. The banking firm loaned all of its
money to the Simpson & Crawford
and Siegle stores in this city, and the
branch store in Boston. The com
pany is now in the hands of a re
ceiver.
Reorganization committees consist
ing of the depositors and creditors are .
working upon a plan to pay off all the j
- indebtedness and continue the bust- :
ness.
The bankers are indicted for vio- 1
fitting the state banking laws.
The liabilil ies of Siegle & Co. are j
$2,719,801, of which $2,550,320 is to ,
depositors of the bank. The assets of
the bank are $150,000 and a claim
against the Siegle dry goods stores
for several millions.
A number of depositors with the
bank were in the court room when the
two men were indicted and attempted
to assault them, but court attend
ants soon quelled the riot by throw
ing them out of the court room.
A BIG FIBE
Six Block!; Along the Water
Front Are^||^|J|,oyed—Two Ves
sels Lost.
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PORTLAND, Ore., March 12.—Six
blocks of water front property in this
city was destroyed by Ore this morn
ing and two large steamers were also
burned. The loss is estimated at
more than a ra'llion dollars.
The firemen were unable to check
the flames, which swept from block
to block in spite of the many streams
of water turned into the big ware
houses.
The flames spread so fast that the
big steamers were unable to swing out
into the Columbia river and escape
the fire and two of them were caught.
Tug boats pulled several others from
rite danger zone and towed them to
safety.
The city lire boats did excellent
work, throwing millions of gallons of
river water into the big warehouses.
NORWEGIANS ARE
GOING SOOTH
CHRISTIANIA, March 12—Emigra
tion from Norway has taken a strong
turn to Mexico and the Gulf of Mex
ico regions of the United States, ac
cording to a government report issued
here today. Heretofore Norwegian*
have, with hut few exceptions, emi
grated to Wisconsin, Minnesota, the
Dakotas and the Pacific Northwest,
but the trend is now said to be south
ward. The Norwegian Mexican Gulf
steamship line has just greatly in
creased its capital to provide facilities
for the new traffic.
Tony Carlson returned today front*
a trip to the states.
Speaker Champ Clark and Vice President Marshall Use Mastodon Pen Fur
nished By John Balfaine, of Seward—Was Made By a Skagway
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Indian—Mayor Sends Telegram to President.
WASHINGTON, March 12.—Presi
dent Wilson signed the Chamberlain
railroad bill this morning and it is
now a law. The bill was sent to the
president late yesterday after Speak
er Clark and Vice-president Marshall
had signed the bill with a pen fur
nished by John Ballaine, of Seward,
Alaska.
The pen used was a mastodon pen- |
holder with gold trimmings made by
an Indian at Skagway and Ballaine
will present it to the territory as a
memento to be kept in the museum.
The Alaskans here are jubilant and
all are leaving or preparing to leave
this city for the northland after the
long fight to prevent the enemies of
railroad construction from defeating
the measure.
Senator*. Chamberlain and Pittman
predict that the money spent by the
government in opening, the territory
is the best money they have spent and
that millions of people will find
homes in the north and that the un
told wealth of Alaska will now be
used for the benefit of the people of
the United States.
Commercial Club Wires President.
The Valdez Commercial Associa
tion this morning sent to President
Wilson a congratulatory message
when he signed the Alaska railroad
bill. The Association wired the pres
ident that they were prepared to fur
nish him with convincing proof that
Valdez offered the best route to the
interior of Alaska. The message is
as follows:
Valdez, Alaska, March 12, 1914.
The President, Washington, D. C.
Valdez appreciates your splendid
efforts culminating in enactment rail
road legislation and predicts that your
name will go down in history as Alas
ka’s greatest benefactor.
Valdez offers the best harbor and
shortest route for railroad into inter
ior, and will furnish convincing proof
to your representatives as soon as
they are named.
VALDEZ COMMERCIAL ASSOCIA
TION.
Chamber Commerce Sends Telegram.
The Chamber of Commerce also
sent a telegram to the presided as
follows:
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Valdez, Alaska. March 12. 1914.
Woodrow Wilson, President, of the
United States, Washington, D. C.
The people of Valdez; thank you
heartily for unlocking Alaska.
VALDEZ CHAMBER COMMERCE.
President White, of the chamber,
announced today that the organiza
tion would make every effort to pre
sent the claims of Valdez for the
ocean terminal of the government
road from Valdez to Fairbanks and
connecting with the Matanuska coal
fields.
Mayor Wires President.
Mayor Ritchie, on behalf of the
council and the citizens of Valdez
also wired to the president congratu
lating him upon the passage of the
bill.
SHE THE CHILD
Conference at New York to Protect
Children From Being Forced to
Labor in the Mills.
NEW YORK, March 12. Announce -
ment was made here today by the
National Child Labor Committee that
all the details have been completed
for the tenth annual national confer
ence which will open at New Orleans
on Sunday afternoon, March 15. Two
score or more of the most prominent
advocates of better child labor laws
,representing as many sections of the
country, have accepted ‘nvitations to
attend. Many will address the con
ference during the sessions which
will continue through Wednesday,
March 18.
The two important subjects which
will come before this year’s confer
ence, it was stated today, will be en
forcement of child labor laws and the
question of federal legislation with
special reference to the Owen-Palmer
child labor bill now pending in con
gress.
“The backwardness of southern
states and the exemptions that weak
en the laws of other states” also will
be discussed in detail. In connec
tion with today’s announcement of the
program, Owen R. Love joy, general
secretary of the National Child Labor
Committee issued the follow'ng ap
peal for funds:
il'To carry out the study of meth
ods of administration of child la bo
laws we need a larger staff, for our
work will be more comprehensive
than it has been in the past. The
legislative battle is far from won and
I tinless our income is greatly increas
ed we must face I he serious question
as to which line of effort it is most
urgently necessary for us to follow.
We should like to celebrate our tenth
anniversary With *a doubling of our
membership and a total income of
$100,000. Then it would be possible
for tts to continue our membership
and present work for better child
labor laws apd to take up adequately
the matter of enforcement of the
child labor laws already enacted.”
d’Annuiuio Back to Italy
RAJ11S, March 12.—Gabriel d’An
nunzio, thp Italian poet who announ
ced some years ago that he had come
to France to live and never expected
to return to Italy, will go back to hie
native land this spring according to
an announcement made today. He
will spend some time at Florence.
d'Annunzlo’s creditors are said io
have influenced his stay abroad.
Given Five-day Sentence for Speed
ing—Higher Courts Refuse to
Reverse Magistrate.
PORTLAND. Ore., March 12. Biilj
Parker, the millionaire clubman, start -
ed to serve his five-day sentence on
the rock pile today for violating the
speeding ordinance.
Parker was arrested for driving his
machine at a 30-mile clip through the
streets. The police magistrate sen
tenced him to serve five days on
toad work and in spite of every effort
Ic have the verdict reversed the high
er courts upheld the sentence and
Parker today started to break rock.
The police are kept busy keeping
away the curious crowds that wanted
to see a real millionaire do manual
labor.
MAY SIOP STRIKE
If the Men in Michigan and Colorado
Want to Quit Federation, is Will
ing to Settle Strike.
CHICAGO, March 12.--President
Moyer ol the Western Federation of
Miners announced today that the
Federation of Miners would uit the
strike in the copper regions of the
state of Michigan and the coal fields
of Colorado if the men in the two
states decide they are willing to lay
dawn.
The Federation has been standing
the cost of the strike and has paid
out many millions In striek benefits
until the treasury has almost become
depleted, but if the men are willing
to continue the fight Moyer said the
Federation would stand behind them
to the finish. ,
A. B. C. Tournament on.
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 12.—With
a record entry list, which reaches
i close to the six hundred mark and in
cludes the best bowlers of the Unit
ed States, the American Bowling
Congress tournament got under way
here today. Many thousands of dol
lars in frizes await the winners and
second and third men.
FIGHT TOLL BILL
Claim That All Pacific Coast States
Will be Ruined If the Tolls
Are Repealed
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WASHINGTON. March 12. The
senators representing western coast
j states today entered a strong protest
I against the repeal of the free canal
j tolls granted to the American coasting
! vessels.
1 The senator predicts commercial
j ruin for the western states if the Gill
is repealed.
Tlte tight in the Senate against the
bill will be the hardest fought battle
between the administration and anti
administration forces. Some of the
Democratic senator^ have signilied
their intention of fighting the attempt
to force American ships to pay toils
for the use of the canal.
REFUSED MADE
IRE FIRE ESCAPES
For Missouri Athletic Club—Some of
the Delinquent Officials Paid
Penalty With Their Lives.
ST. LOl'IS, March 12.—The Inves
tiatlon made into the burnin of the
Missouri Athletic Club last Sunday
niht and the consequent loss of 35
lives with scores injured, has devel
oped llie fact that the officials of the
club had been repeatedly warned by
the authorities that the building was
unsafe and that fire escapes should
be provided.
The club officials paid no attention
to the warning. Some of them are
now dead, and those living may be
arrested and prosecuted charged with
manslaughter.
The work in the ruins has been
concluded and the poliqe say that all
the bodies have been recovered.
Bertha to Make Another Trip.
SEATTLj^. Marcji 12.—The steamer
Dertfia, of the Admiral Line, will
leave here April 1 for Valdez and
oiher Alaska ports with a cargo of
gasoline and explosives.
T. M. Coftkerille, a distant relative
of Dr. Henry dockerlile, arrived on
the Evans this morning.'
CAPTURE A CITY
Kill Two Norwegian Missionaries Who
Were Teaching Chinks to be
Good—Sack the Town.
F’KKIN, Chin.*, . .Mmch 12. Five
hundred brigands Raptured liie town
ol' F.ao Hokow yesieruay, killed two
.Norwegian missionaries, sacked tin
town of everything of value, captured
a number of slaves and stole the
young girls of the cily and then left
for the mountains.
The, bandits set lire to the town
before leaving it and many of the
buildings were destroyed, but the
populace conquered the flames before
all was swept away . by the tire.
A large detachment of troops have
been sent to the scene to punish the
thieves and to protect the city from
any future attack.
Startled By Wedding Menu.
NEWTON, N. J„ March 12.—Miss
Anne l’auski and Peter Kerwiskl, of
Great Meadows, were married on
Wednesday, and the ceremony and
festivities which followed it have giv
en the staid American farmers of the
neighborhood enough food for gossi
to keep tongues a-clacking for the
rest of the winter.
One thing that set the farmers’
mouths agape was the amount of food
consumed by the wedding guests. The
feasting lasted two days, and here are
a few of the things eaten: A wag
onload of oysters, seven calves. 135
chickens, a barrel of whiskey ami $100
worth of beer.
Following the old Polish custom,
the bride danced with every who gave
her a quarter. She danced 178 times,
and thereby obtained $44 for house
keeping expenses.
Felix Diaz at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 1^.—Felix
Diaz, nephew of former President
Diaz of Mexico, reached here today
from New York and announced that
he had a peace plan to submit to the
State department.
Orpheum Pictures Tonight.
A line program of pictures tonight
at the Orpheum. Another fine
change on Saturday.
The Brothers, interesting drama.
Gaumont Weekly, world events of
interest.
The Ivomona Tragedy, one thousand
feet of comedy.
Mayor E. E. Ritchie returned to
Valdez this morning on the Evans
from Cordova, where he tried ser
eral law suits.
SUFFRAGETTES TRY
Start Work at Birmingham, Alabama
—Are Going to Fight Congress
man Underwood.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 12.
Women suffragettes in the opening
of a two days conference here prom
ised to take an open-handed swat at
Representative Underwood. They de
dared that his position against suf
frage, and his pledging the Demo
cratic party against it, was a suffi
dent reason to keep him out of the
United States Senate, for which he is
now a candidate. This question,
however, caused somewhat of a divis
ion in the ranks, for some of the
members held that such an attack
would not have an ill effect on his
chances, inasmuch as the state is not
yet strongly pro-suffrage.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and her
cohorts from the national suffragette
organization were on hand when the
convert ion was called to order today.
The doctor, despite a recent painful
injury, promised to take a leading
part in the conference. The more
radical delegates today thought that
an active slumping camppaign fo:
Hobson as against Underwood woul t
be the proper medicine to apply to
the leader ol the Democratic major
ity of the House.
FEAR AMERICANS
State Department Requests Two More
Regiments for Border Guard—
Ninth and Twelfth Sent.
W ASHINGTON. .Match 12 - The
situation along the Mexican border
has become so critical that the War
department today ordered the 9th and
12th regiments to do patrol duty up
on the request of the State depart
ment*.
The Americans along the border
are so incensed at the failure of the
government to protect them from the
raids of the Mexican bandits, who
are constantly stealing cattle and
horses and murdering Americans
whenever they can entice them across
the border, that it is feared American
cowboys and cattlemen will return the
raids and punish the Mexicans.
The raid of the Americans into
Mexico to recover the body of the
American cattleman Veragas, killed
by the federals, it is feared will be
followed by more.
HITCI-VMST
FIGHT TIGHT
MILWAUKEE, March 12.-All ar
rangements (or the big tight tonight
between Ritchie and Wolgast hay*
been completed and the mill is sched
uled to go 10 rounds. The betting
odds are slightly in favor ot Ritchie.
A large number of Chicago sports and
many from eastern cities are here
to watch the fight. U is said that
many thousands of dollars hare been
wagered on the outcome.
Normal Output Nanaimo Coal.
NANAIMO, B. C., tfaroh 1*!—1The
mines at this place have all resumed
operations and the output of < oa< U
again normal.