The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-16

 Mayor Rolph has suspended Police Commissioner Spiro and Fire Com missioner Donohue on charges of malieasance of office. HOW GAN THEY HELP IT? CHICAGO. Sept lU. On sus- piCion that soldiers stationed at Fort sheridan are being preyed upon by loan sharks. the government is about 10 start a rigid probe with a view To batting stop 10 a practice which Is thought to be demoraliZing the army men.
 SOMETHING ELSE
 WASHINGTON. Sept 10. A number of New York firms have fil- cd complaints with the interstate commission against what they al lege are excessive rates charged by the Western Union on cable and telegraph business.
 CAN'T STAND THE CAFE WASHINGTON. Sept h. Bruce lsmay. the president of the White Star Steamship line, announced pub licly today that he intends to resign from the company on January 1. lsmay. since his exhibition of COW ardice at the time of the founder ing of the Titanic, has been coldly received in his social set and has been subjected to much criticism in the British press, in spite of the fact that the board of inquiry practi Cally Whitewashed him of the charg- es of cowardice.
 ITS HOT STUFF.
 CHICAGO. Sept l0. - The heat in this city is almost unprecedented for this time of the year and there is much suffering. Two deaths have occurred and the hospitals have many cases of prostration The hot wave extends from the Atlantic coast as far west as the Rocky mountains, and at this time there appears little sign of abatement
 MOTORCYCLES.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 2. - Eddie Ed- sha. the noted motorcycle rider while racing yesterday al the MotordomH, lost control of his machine. It plung ed through the railing and into the crowd of spectators. Seven people, including the rider. were instantly killed. and six others are dying as a result of their injuries
 AUTOMOBILE.
 SEATTLE. Sept. g. - While re- turning from d visit 10 the grave of the late Michael ]. Heney, Mrs. Geo. W. Rice was killed yesterday when the automobile in which she was riding collided with a street car.
 AiRSHlP.
 CHICAGO, Sept 9. Vedrines, ha made a run of 1o5 miles in an hour today.
 PASSED ON.
 BAR HARBOR, Sept. g. Mrs, John k. Mclean. wife of the pro pretor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. died here today.
 SHE COMES HIGH.
 NEW YORK, Sept. g. - Nathan Allen, millionaire of Kenosha, Wis. today paid the United States GUS toms office here $lO0.0O0 duty upon jewels smuggled into the country by his sweetheart Mrs. Dwele Field Jenkins.
 MULTIPLIED DRUMS.
 SEATTLE. Sept. g. Captain Frank F.. Adams, of the First Wash. ingtOn company in the Spanish-Amer- ican war, died here today.
 HILLS PLANS.
 ST. PAUL, Sept. g. James Jerome Hill, former president of the Great Northern railroad and now director Of a dozen or more trans portation companies and financial in stitutions, has acquired a two-thirds interest in the Second National bank r1a panZation of trust company with capitalization of s2000000.
 ARREST ONE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept g. - Ed ward Smith was taken into custody today on suspicion of murdering and robbing Lydia Berger, the woman who was found dead and mutlated in her apartments on Saturday morn ing. and who is thought to have been robbed of several thousands of dollars in diamonds and other val uables. Smith makes an emphatic denial of the harge, but the police claim to have sufficient evidence to hold him for trial.
 "GiVE ME LIBERTY"
 CHARLESTON, Sept. g. - Orders have been issued to the troops now guarding the property of the coal barons against possible attack from the striking miners, to disarm any of the men who may be found with guns in their possession
 THE FALL GUYS.
 LAWRENCE, Sept. 9. - The trials of Ettor and Giovannitti, the two members of the Industrial Workers Of the World, who directed the great strike among the employees of local Woolen mills, have been set for Sep tember 30
 The two men, who are known as organizers and leaders of the move ment for better conditions among the members of their organization, are charged with murder, as a result of the deaths which occurred during the terrible struggle between the workers and the troops.
 FISHER HAVING A LOOK.
 HONOLULU, Sept II. Secre- tary of State Fisher, who came here to investigate the charges that had been preferred against Governor Wal ter E. Frear, has been looking into the allegations that the corporations are exercising undue control of the railways of the island A number of prominent railroad men and mer- chants have been summoned to testi- fly before commission appoint by MT. Fisher.
 A DELAY.