The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-16
ACTION OF THE
HIGH.BROWS

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NAVY CIVIL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON. u C.. Dec. 8
Through the issuance of an exe,u-
tive order today. President Taft
placed 10000 navy yard workers on
the civil service list The list in
Cludes only the more skilled work
ers. many of whom already have
been in the employ of the govern
ment a number of years. The Pres
idrnts order places the men safe
y beyond the reach of the spoils
system. which will he set in motion
by the Democrats on March
PROMISES TO COMMUTE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Q. At
she solicitation of CONGRESSMAN Der
GER. the Socialist representative
from Wisconsin, President Taft has
promised to commute the sentence
If Private Herold Otey 10 two years.
OfeE. Who vas a member of Com
Pany l5f. coast artillery. was SEN
fenced for drinking, and afterward
iTf-e about il 10 his en,tarior ,y,;
cor The sentence vii ho aa,a
mu'ed OH Christmas day.
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES.
60 ' +I,.;a ~ senator
fund fnyastigating rommittoa intrn'
Aurnd a hin in The nn,ar ha,,,' -,
aav which eroyides fhat mo norson
firm. cnrnoration or ossociation sbaIi
send money from one etata - annth,
er for ramnaian nnrnosos or far ~,
eurrosa of iuf1uancing III. s1,,.il,,,
OF any candidate for office
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f,,r iah, t,,..,l 'oei.',
II -. $50 'i'ioi i'''
..ress foday on he onastioa Of
tnu.ar term for Presidents Of ~
Tinted states Tba Wastarn sara
tor declares that he is in favor nf
IN. six-year term 9itb , nrobihi,orr
proyiso against recollection
senator Worle aleo danioroa hi.,,
self In favor ~ the direct o1.,.tio,
II senators
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no h, ,-,l,ad AZ ','o'l 'oI,''il.
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Az HiH eel' HlesSdee 10
ne senate asking Tor radical chang
''',' 'ii''' procedure he
- o',iarts tH'' 'hP pres
nv - anu '-ui'llo"s governing
'''' To- Vi patents dts wei aa
Ha'''5 VI ',ie ''"S covering paieh's
~, ana a,il'trSo'et' ana
s'Ss''s.S 'Iie fttheuies ne Noulo
~ 'as Sen''o MAKE mo Jaw.
OILS TO BE ARBiTRATED.
" ASH NJ TON. Dec. 10. 1t is
/ oHdtfst ood III TINS city that Prest-
eHt 1T VIII Hrse that the inter
hai loiai dispute over the proposed
TONS OF the Panama canal he set
I 'ied ny arbitration.
he President announces that he
/ VII Visit the canal zone during the
present month, the date of his de
Hartnre ffoa'- he capital having been
ARRANGED Tor the i5th.
PROBE STOCK EXCHANGE.
+ WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. A
number of New York bankers were
present at today's session of the
"Her, ssional money trust investi-
CATION The New York stock eX-
chance is being :pquired into at
present.
GOVERNOR OF CANAL ZONE
+ WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The
report is in circulation in this city
that Colonel George Washington
+ Goethals, chief engineer of the ran
anna canal, is to be offered the GOV
ernorship of the canal zone by Pres
! ident Taft as soon as the construc-
J ton of the big ditch has been com
pleted
] Al the request of President Taft
FL bill was introduced in the senate
today providing for the creation o.
"a major general for Cocktails.
SCHlFF iS<MONEY WITNESS.
/ WASHINGTON. Dec. II. Jacob
( Henri Shift the New York banker
who lately gained international no
toriety through his world automobile
+ our. was called as witness this
week before the money trust in
auiry.
DEVELOPMENT STUDY.