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WASHINGTON, March. 1— Presi- |
dent Wilson signed the railroad bill j
early Saturday evening: and at the
same time, in a proclamation, vested
practically ail powers in the bill and
>fives the executive to Hines who iv- ;
mains director general.
President Wilson replying: to the
request of the Railroad Brotherhood |
says Hines is now a commission *o •
adjust wag^J differences and said that i
was provided for in the bill.
Railroads were returned to priv.iV' j
control at midnight Sunday.
WASHINGTON. March l— The
operating division of the railroad ad- '
ministration, which has controlled tint
railroads for the past two years, ceas
•d to exist Sunday midnipht. Two
hundred and thirty lines were return
ed to the owners without incident. Di
rectoi General Hines alone remains to
clear up thousands of claims. The
government bill insures the roads a
fixed per centape of profits and also
created a fund from which railroads
may obtain povernment loan*.
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SENATOR IS DEAD
WASHINGTON, March 1— Sena
tor Bankhead, Democrat of Alabama,
died this forenoon of the prippe.
MONTESANO, March., 1— Judgi
Wilson has rule<l that the defense ha;
failed to show Warren Grimm guilt •
of an over act in the raid on the Wob
bly hall and also failed to show he hmi
a part in the alleged conspiracy to
make the alleged raid.
Judge Wilson ruled out all test’ •
mony relative to he conspiracy.
George Vandervcer will again at
tempt to prove conspiracy on Wednes
day, it is believed.
Walter Morrill* a witness, and a
marcher in the Armistice day parad \
partly corroborated the state’s con
tention that Grimm was at the head
of the contingent when a shot v.aa
fired. Morrill saw Grimm clasp his
stomach. This was at a considerable
distance from the Wobbly hall. Mor
rill also testified he saw a man in the
window of the Avalon hotel with what
he believed to be a gun.
Frank Furbush said ho witnessed
soldiers rushing toward the hall but
did not know whether this was befo>*e
or after the shooting.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, March l—
Acting upon the request of President
Wilson, both houses of the legislature
at a special session* have ratified suf
, fra ge.
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TWO THOUSAND STRIKE
BALTIMORE, March 1— Two
thousand unionists are striking at the
Baltimore Drydocks Ship Building Co,
on the open shop issue. Two thousand
additional workmen have been laid off
on account of the strike. The com par. v
is determined that the plant shall re
main as an open shop.
STEAMER GOES*AGROUND
IN BLINDING SNOWSTORM
BOSTON, March 1— The Leyland
liner Bohemian, carrying 63 passen
gers and 130 men in the crew, is
aground off Cape Sambro, Nova Sco
tia. The liner was enroute from Bos
ton to Liverpool at the time. Tugs
from Halifax have taken the passen
gers off in a blinding snowstorm with
out mishap.
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TRY TO KILL LORD
LONDON, March 1— Shots wer;
fired at Lord Acton, British military
minister to Finland at Helsingfors as
Acton was driving yesterday after
noon to the public square. Lord Acton
was not hit. No arrests have beer,
made. The motive for the shooting *s
not known.
SEATTLE, March 1— A special
from Washington to the Post-Intelli
gencer says Governor Thomas Riggs,
Jr., Leehy and Semmes have prepared
a bill for introduction today revolu
tionizing Alaska’s steamship trans
portation. Essential features are in
creases of the annual license tax on
ships in Alaska waters from the pre
sent $1 net registered ton to $3, np
plicable to every ship over 20 ton.:.
This revenue is to be placed iu the
territorial maritime fund to be used
to improve Alaska transportation con
ditions.
Gov., Riggs says the plan for ti c*
disbursement is the same which the
Canadians used. The money to be rais
ed by this tax will be used to recom
pense vessels for taking unprofitable
routes.
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’ ' WOMAN NOMINATED
• FOR HIGH OFFICE 4
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* WASHINGTON, March,I— Eh- *
* telle Collier has been nominated *
• for collector of Customs at Salt *
• Lake City. She is the first woman* 0
* ever appointed to be a collector ol
• Customs. *
TONG WAR
PROBABLE
SEATTLE, March 1— Chief of
Police Joe Warren this forenoon or
dered the police to round up and
search all suspicious looking Chinese
for firearms. Chief Warren fear*
there is going to be a tong war. The
Chinese have recently been reported
arming. Two have been arrested for
carrying arms.
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JAPANESE EMPEROR HAS
DISSOLVED THE DIET ON
ACCOUNT OF DISORDERS
WASHINGTON, March 1— A to
kio dispatch says the Emperor has
dissolved the Japanese diet as the re
sult of the recent violent scenes in
Parliament over the suffrage ques
tion. Premier Hara requested the dis
solution of Parliament It is Relieved
the Cabinet was unable to agree with
the Diet’s magistrate parties regard
ing the extension of suffrage.
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NOGALES, Ariz., March 1— J. A.
Eraser, American storekeeper and
postmaster of Ruby, Arizona, diea
this morning of wounds received when
Mexican bandits raided Fraser's store
last Friday. Fraser’s brother Alexan
der died Friday night from wounds
received in the raid.
NOGALES, Ariz., March 1— A
sheriff’s posse has returned after a
fruitless search below the internation
al boundary for Ezequiel Lara and
companion* alleged Mexican bandits,
charged with killing Alexander Fraser
and J. A. Fraser during a raid last
Friday.
The posse followed a hot trail to
the border where all trace was then
lost The commander of the Nogales
oil district denies the report thac
troops have crossed the border in pur
suit of the bandits.
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ALASKA REINDEER
WILL BE IMPORTED
MONTREAL, Can., March 1,—The
Dominion government has contracted
with F. S. Lawrence of Peace River,
for the importation of reindeer from
Alaska* it was published here today.
The North American Reindeer Com
pany has been formed, and a conces
sion granted giving it free grazing
rights on 75,000 acres west of H id
son's Bay.
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HOOVER’S NAME MAY
BE ON TWO TICKETS
LANSING Mich., Mar., 1— Her
bert Hoover’s name will probably ap
pear on both the Democratic and Re
publican ticket for President
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WASHINGTON, March 1— Rein
ing Secretary of the Interior Lane, \?
a parting report to President Wilson,
declares official Washington is a com
bination of political caucus drawing
rooms and civil service bureaus, con
taining statesmen who arc politicians
and politicians who are not statesmen,
poorly organized for its task, whi’ -•
fewer men «of larger capacity wo hi
do better.
Construction of the Alaska rail
ALAMEDAIS
ONTH WAY
SEATTLE, March 1— Steamer
Bailed for Alaska ports at 9 o'clock
Sunday morning with 180 passengers
the following being for Seward:—
I. Strom
Mrs. B. C. Christensen
F. L. Nehf
Mrs. Maude Gilmour
E. Williamson
P. M. Ketroff
John A. Davis
W. F. Davis and wife.
Miss Hans Walsh
Captain C. A. Johnson
L. Arntser
Charles Bates
W. A. Johnson
F. Cunningham
Vivian Morgan
Miss E. Jones
J. Loranger
Mrs. Hans Hansen
P. Leeman
E. Medard
Mrs. E. Ccrnek
J. C. Mangan
J. H. McCalhim
Karl Klemz
Arthur Husvick
H. Orelland
Frank O’Shea
O. B. Decus
James Aveot
D. Couture
J. McGill
Frank Swanberg
M. H. Decourcy
Ernest Levin
H. A. Tucker
George Paules
, Ira Ball
S. M. Jackson
Peter Jackson
rhree Steerage. ‘
toad and the opening of Alaskan
lands by a leasing system are among
the aims and accomplishments of his
administration, said Secretary Lane.
Mr. Lane said Alaska was hampered
by too much red tape in Washington,
which is a static policy in many gov
ernment bureaus. He declared Alaska
government should he administered by
a Federal Board in the territory and
be policed by a constabulary like the
Northwest Mounted police of Canada.
Mr. Lane also declared Alaska should
have her coasts made safe for naviga
tion and have Canadian muskoxen
crossed with native reindeer to fur
nish a new supply of meat for the
Pacific Coast.
Franklin Lane’s final report appeal
oil for the termination of the bureau
cratic control of Alaska.
Mr. Lane sent Representative Curry
a new letter enclosing a copy of iho
old bill creating the Alaska develop
ment board which Senator Chamber
lain introduced in 1914. The letter to
Congressman Curry urged the early
passage of the bill and says: “The
time has arrived 10 remove some of
the reservations from Alaska's re
sources.”
Mr. Lane says the oil land leasing
bill should help reduce the cost of liv
ing by reducing the prices of oil, coke,
gas and phosphate. The bill will in
crease the production of all of these
raw articles. It is expected royalty
'rom the lands will reach about ten
million dollars yearly. The act is a
radical departure from the old mining
laws as it retains titles of lands for
thA government and enables prospect
ors to work without a heavy initial
cost of buying the lands.
WOULD CHANGE
PROHI LAWS
mamrnmm •
ALBANY, N. Y., March 1— Will
iam Barnes and state Senator Henry
Sage, who probably will represent the
2Rtn congressional district at the Re
publican convention, has issued a
statement favoring a forceful plank
providing for the liberal revision of
the prohibition act.
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BRYAN AS DELEGATE
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LINCOLN. Neb., March 1— Follow
ers of Bryan announce a slate of dele
gates to the National Democratic con
vention with Bryan heading the list,
as a delegate at large.
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