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CHAN!* BAi'IDS, .Mich.. Dec., •
Frank \\. Blair, of Dct’oit, treasi
of Sen. Newberry’s campaign p’* a
*d not guilty toda\ to the charge* o'
conspiracy, etc., tin* indictments h. »
ing been returned by the I*«'»{•■ al
(irand Jury.
Twenty one othm defendants p!<
ed innocent
Several piommcnt stat • poli* *
leaders were indicted Monday a*
these indictments include ^arnu< t ^ *
Dell, , former state treasurer; IM
want Bowman, former Federal d*
; A attorney, anil Louis Thompson,
onner probate judge.
|« lank l’dair previously ceit lied
that \ nvberry's campaign expen a *
wer - only $176,000. The grand ;u>y
turned a report that the expense*
were nearly a million dollats.
\V VS1UNGTON. Dec., d— The ‘3en
jt- Las adopted Senator Pomerene’s
resolution providing tor a senatorial
nv *stigation into the Newberry- i'ord
etion contest, resulting from the
fraud chaiges returned by the Oard
ttapids grand jury.
STUDENTS
TO MINE
THE COAL
LINCOLN, Nebraska. Doc., With
the temperature in Nebraska twelve
degrees below zero, the fuel situation
is becoming acute.
Governor McKelvie call* d tor vol
unteers to serve *f necessary ;»s <n»n
♦ rs in the states which serve coal tc
Nebm-ka. Several hundved studenS
of the State University have alremL
volunteered.
MINKS ARE UNDER THE
CONTROL OF MILITARY
PITTSBURGH. Kansas. Dec.. r—
Military control has boon declare 1 in
the mining fields of Crawford and
Cherokee countries.
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MINERS CONTINUE STRIKE
CHEYENNE, Dec.. S— Thirt.-en
hundred and fifty miners are today
striking as a protest to the fourteen
per cent wage increase which the op
erators posted last night at the mT.es
CASPER WYOMING, Dec., 3~
l.:tte yesterday afternoon, Wi'^air.
Carlisle, train bandit, escaped from :t
ranch house on Labonte Creek, noa*
(Hondo, by leaping through a window
when a sheriffs passe was about • <*
enter the house. Carlisle was wound
ed >n the hand. The posse lost his trail
y. >terday morning in the heavy sno v
st'v m. The sheriff expects to capture
Car’isle within a few hours. The ther
mometer is ten be’ow zero.
DOUGLAS, Dec., 3— Train robber
William Carlisle was caught early to >'
morning, taken unawares, but Jv*
Sheriff took one shot at him to make
sure of getting his man. Carlisle will
recover from the wound. He told the
sh< riff he di<f not blame him for
shooting him.
Carlisle has been near here since
the train robbery and the message
and telegrams purported to have bee,
signed “Carlisle ” have been fake*.
Carlisle will be taken back to the
penitentiary today.
C A R RENTIER WILL FIGHT
ISKCKETT— FORMER LOW MAN
PARIS; Dec., George Carpenter.
thrt French fighter, meets Beckett. the
B itish boxer tomorrow. Betting in
1 cn..on favors Beckett seven to five.
There is much French money up on
Carpcntitr.
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SEATTLE, Dec., 5— A special dis
patch to the Times from Washington,
i says the various departments have
| asked for tin* following appropriations
for Alaska:
$10,000 for protection and improve
ment of the Mount McKinley nati n:\
park.
$45,000 for the Pribiloff fisheries.
$0500 for maintaince of the Afog
nuk hatchery.
$0000 for maintenance of the Yes
Hay hatchery.
$100,000 for general fisheries ser
vice.
$20,000 for the construction of
buildings for tin* fur seal islands.
$250 000 for the improvement and
development of the Alaska herring •«
i dustry.
$120,000 for the care of insane.
$55,000 for the Alaska bourn! try
survey.
$75,000 for improvements to Ain -
ka lights.
$150,000 l’or lighthouses, light aim
fog signal at Cape Spencer.
$100,000 for investigation of Al:’ -
ka mineral resources.
$275,000 for education of the na
tives.
$125,000 for medical relief of Ala s
ka natives.
$0000 for reindeers.
$10,000 for protection of game.
$15,000 for prevention of licymv
liquor traffic.
$10,000 for harbor improvement; at
Nome.
$140,000 for the ext^ntion and bet
terment of the Alaska cable syst " i.
$100,000 for the Alaska road .
vice, building trails, etc.
$7000 for Alaska mine inspection.
$47,000 for the Alaska legisht' •
expenses.
CEXTKALIA, Wash., Dec., 3~
Mayor Rogers and the city commiss
ioners today issued a full and fornai
statement giving the facts of the Ar
mistice day massacre.
The statement says the Indusv ol
Worker.' of the World planned the at
tack on the overseas men a fortnight
in advance. They fired upon the
marchers without justification or ex
cuse. The men in the parade were not
armed.
8800' OUT
OF WORK
OAK/, Ind., Dec., 3— Eight thous
and ' *o! workers were thrown out of
work thic noon when the coal shortage
forced the American Sheet Tin 4^ate
to close.
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PARIS, Dec., 15— Germany has fie
lded not to sign the protocol the Al
lies presented her as condition for put
ting the treaty in effect.
It is officially announced hero that
there is a complete change of feeling
• it Germany since the American .>on
ate declined to ratify the treaty.
The Germans are supporting th<
government’s attitude and resisting
Allies demands for indemnity for sink
ing the ships in Scarpa Flow.
The protocol provided recomivnsr
fi r the ships.
ALEXANDER TO
RE IN CABINET
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 3— Pres;den< •
Wilson has selected Representative
Joshuc Willis Alexander, of Gallatin,
Missouri, to become Secretary of Com
merce, succeeding Redfield resigned.
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SEATTLE CELEBRATED
SEATTLc, Dec., 3— A public meet
ing was held last night in Meany Hall,
on the University of Washington
Campus, in honor of Seattle’s fiftieth
birthday. The charter was granted
just half a century ago.
LONDON, Dec., 3— Field Marshal
Sir Evelyn Wood, who (ttstlnguislw
himself in the late war, died here this
forenoon.
WASHINGTON', Dec., :i — Senator*
Fa'» this afternoon introduced a ns -
| lution asking President Wilson to s<*'
or diplomatic relations with .’b X'co.
Senator 1*: is charj.vs tin- .W \ .•/
Embaasv ’n ix'*, and t!ie ?..• xican con
salatos at San Francisco and N
Vo.k with d; *i ibut ng ki
paganda v.nh tin* know’* ’e * and cn*
sent of !\x>iil nt Carranza.
MIvYICO CITY, Dee., .‘I— The Mex
ican Sr Mate, in secret session, ent us*
id ter* Mention of the international al
ia i • •*) President Carranza, without -
' /Vlct'on or m.-usion. It is decltrcd
!v e that the relations with the l nit
cm .State : are very delicate.
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I5ULLLTTN— Indianapolis. Dec, ‘ i
— It is exp* cted contempt proeodii.g:. j
will be filed before tonight.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec., il
ex ■•‘cted the government will soon fil
citations for contempt of court against j
the TTnitcd Mine Workers officials and j
probably against tho mine operators.
The Dep utment of Justice has co'
lect*-d a mass of evidence against a
loged v:olators of the strike injunction j
The attorneys for the government
believe statements of individuals an
me s, which might encourage'the I
strike or an agreement by any two I
members of the unions to refrain from
Working,^constitute a violation of tr.c
injunction of the Federal Court .
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POl'NO '! AKKS PROP
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■ NEW YORK, Dec., 3— T!i' *
F pound dropped to three eighty
pine and one quarter cents today
the lowest in the history of t’u
’ World.
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W K A T II K K U K l' O It T
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The following is the weather repo»t
for the 24 hours ending at 7 o'clock
this morning:—
SEWARD 34, Rain, Calm.
Anchorage 16, Cloudy, North.
M a tan us k a 24, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 18, Clear, Calm.
CHICAGO, Dec., 3— W. B. Storey,
Federal manager of the Santa Fe rail
road, was today elected president to
succeed E. P. Ripley who has resigned
1'riles* ti <iv i> exceptional heavy
miow around the .switch back, the two
rotaries on the Southern division will
bunib noses at Milo 52 about Januaiy
bth.
A steam shovel is to be sent out to
Miie o2 ou the train tomorrow and
with the one woikmg now at Mile 5b,
a weak trestle near Mile 52 will be
tilled in ;)id heavy locomotives op Mat
'd from Seward to Anchorage soon al
ter the rotaries bump their noses on
vhc above date.
Tin completion of the fill-in of the
w>v.'>t»e near Mile 52 will mean heavy
jama with the largest kind of loio
n.iv'ves will be pulled from Seward tj
Anchorage.
Tunnel No 1 is now abandoned and
switchback will be hit by a new bridge
ju. l completed.
Between 125 and JdO men will hr
stationed at Mile 52 this winter.
The rotary on this end will be sta
tioned at Mile 40 (luring the wir.'er
and thus be able to work both way -*
if occassion demands.
George Colwell will remain in Sew
ard and attend to numerous improvo
i touts to be made in the Seward yarns
id on the Seward dock.
The above in brief are the p.r <
outlined by C. G. Jones, superintend
ent of construction and maintenance
on that part of the Southern Division
of the government railroad between
Seward and Milo 114, which is Anchoc
Mr. Jones is now in Seward but
with Mrs. Jones leaves on the tram
tomorrow for Milo 52 where he v ill
make hir. headquarters this winte .
0:lv r important work is now b"
ing planned for tho winter which when
copipleted will put tho government
railroad between Seward and Anchor
age in condition to handle all business,
heavy .and light in tho spring, at the
’uiest.