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The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
RAILROAD STORY
 AMUSES ALASKAN
ALASKAN
Sam Wall Makes Light of Reported
 Offer to Sell by The Gug3enheims'

sam W. Wall, newspaPerman, now 1 .a this city. but who spent five years in Alaska, trayeling all over the big territory. is disposed to fmu amosc- ment iu the story published yesleE- day under a Washington date tO the euect that the Gusgenheims will not resist an effort of the govern meat to take over the Copper River and Northwestern railroad"
 If lhe government is making any
 such effort it will be interesting
 news in Alaska, and it woJld be
 worth a trip up there 10 bc present
 when the news is received. saia MT. Wall. That piece of news Ike
 ,h.s should be sent out from Wash- !agtoa in apparent seriousness IS amazing to persons at all acquainted with the situation il pertains to. For the government to purchase ths railroad would be for thr Guggea- ae.ms to get back the tweN-y million invested in it and to have the ra.i-
 road. too,
 This Guggcuheim rat,roaI does uo, touch the coal fields which lie back os Controller bay, which it sot ou, to do. That branch. halted by the Cunningham scandal. would r"- main to be built. The road runs t" . tho Guggenheim copper min.s. and nowhere else. If il ts the coal in 'ha Controller bay region lho Sover.- mert is af-er i, c0G'd he rca-h"5 with a comparatively i@eXrowstHeroa
 u.-nct 10 Katalla-a Gi~ta".r of ".s than thirty miles of lavoI ,nw,rl
 Secretary Fisher went al O." .-No -round last summrr." ,out."'. N~. Wall. and reported in favor If ,nc Nata0uska coal as superior -" that near Controller bay. Tat r..
 lion IS reached by the Alaska North. r.0 vaHgoai. The promoters of ta", enterprise dld not have mo HI~-r - holm millions 10 draw upon. aui .. "- lU.,l.ng tho road s5ESn~cl s."
 .ard s,a1jjns Some g.a'~ a-a tl. |, usS a great ciamor tor a.l 2. he -N .m"v1 by the government .nr Inc 'r.M.uE of a roai that would ,tNo
 a...~s from the coast Co rhr interior .c Alaska A dozen hills were m,ro- #u."5 in congress.
 .I was in Washington as a news 0rG0or correspondent that winter
 'eo3-+-and kept in close touch with the matter. One of these bills pro Nrosod a road up the Copper river a0d another called for aid frr the Alaska Northern. which had already expended a large sum in reaching a point some 90 miles ont from Sew
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The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
.H|LLMAN TAKEN
 ID M NE|LS
WIDOWS AND CHILDREN
 DEFRAUDEO OF THOUSANDS
Convicted of Using Mails For Fraud ulent Purposes, Seattle Real Estate Man Gees to Federal Prison For Two Years.

SEATTLE, April 20-C. D. Hiilman, the millionaire real estate dealer, who was convicted of using the mails for fraudulent purposes in real estate transactions and sentenced to two years in the Federal penitentiary, will be taken to MCNeil's Island to- morrow to begin his term of incar- seratton
 The case has been one of the most stubbornly fought cases in the his tory of the Pacific Coast, and that Hillman is guilty of the crime must serve his lime in the penitentiary Is the verdict of the highest tribunals Of the United States
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
SPOKANE MADE QUICK
 TRIP-lN AT 5:3O A. M,

The Steamship Spokane. of the Pacific Coast Steamship company surprised the people this morning by getting into port a, 5:"O. She only remained in port two hours, having but six tons of freight
 She brought forty DaSSengers for this port. about eighteen of whom were from Prince Rupert
 W. R. Hillery and wife, II. H Draper and Mrs. James Kennedy wee passengers as far south as Juneau while II. c. Watson. of Whitehorse booked through to Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
VRssAR MAY ABOLISH
 FAMOUS DAISY CHAIN,

POUGHKEEI SEE. N. r, April , The lassar faculty is ser.ous.y con sidering the suspension Of the GUS tom of seiectrnE the tven,y-four prettiest girls Ll the sophomore cla-s 10 carry the famous daisy c1a-n. r. is said that the selection has fro ouently caused much III feeling among members of tao ria g Some of the college girls al.o ouie.t .o he custom on the groGn nat ne prominence given to it is likely ro
 cad outsiders to think .'rat personal comaliness Is more highly esteemed at vassar than scholarly attai-meu.s
 The daisy chain at vassar dats back nearly fifty years to the time the college was opened in 1865. Out of the sophomore class ea.h yeer. averaging $50 students. a committee Of class officials picks a group of iwenty-four young women. who seem to them to be the most beautiful and graceful in the class This years selection included ten girls from the middle Atlantic states. nine from the West four from New Eng land and one from the South
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
JUDGE sEHLeREDE SUFFERS
 LOSS OF EVE SIGHT,

Judge Sehlbrede. who has been troubled recently with defective eye sight. found, on consulting pr. Straw, that his right eye was practically useless. The consultation developed the eye was hindeTed from perform ing its duties by a clOt in the arter' ies which feed the organ. Judge Sehlbrcde is being treated for the trouble, a-d { ere is a possibility rf the sight 0.ing restored but it i said tg Do far from or oGratn-.- Mansfield Record
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
ID PROBE DEEP
 INTO ACCIDENT
INQUIRY TO BE OF
 MOST SERIOUS NATURE
Vice President Ishmay And Four Officers oF IIl-Fated Titaric Will be Held as Witnesses.

NEW YORK, April 2o-Ntce PreSi dent Ishmay. of the White Star Steamship Line and the four surviy ing officers of the wrecked Steam ship Titanic, appeared before the Sen ate investigating committee.
 The seriousness of the inquiry was disclosed when it was found that Vic President lshmay and the four off cers would be detained until the full investigation of the disaster was completed
 Prom wha, was learned from the survivors of the wreck. it iS believed that orders had been given 10 the nayigators o' the ship to make an attempt to lownr tho speed record between Liverpool and New York.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
EASY FOR ROOSEVELT
 ON PACIFIC COAST,

PORTLAND, Ore. April 2O-Re turns from the state Primaries held in this state yesterday show that Colonel Roosevelt ran first, while President Taft and Senator Robert La Toilette finished in the order named
 The Democrats of Oregon are evi dently in favor of Senator Wilson. as their candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President. as he easily carried the primaries in yes terday's election.
 Ben Selling is leading Senator Bourne for nomination, although tho returns are not all in.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
KANSAS PR MARY SHOW
 ROOSEVELT THE FAVoRlTE.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 2O-lncom' plete returns received at headquar' ters from the primaries held in this state yesterday indicates that Roose' welt carried the state by a consider able plurality
 President Taft is leading Senator LaFollette. while Champ Clark, Sen, Harmon and Woodrow Wilson are pretty well punched together for the democracy.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
HUMBOLDT WILL ARRIVE AT
 NINE p. Nj. AND SAILS AT TEN,

INNEAD. Np.t. -n-. ~Hetal--The S.,a~~ai. Ta.'o.- ..t .a-s port r,r SAa.w5r ac an. ".,'o.k th.s "2rnlrg wi should arrive racrc at nine o.,.o.a this ,.....s Captain nar-nwau. wa-..~ Q. .. Humboldt ~'.'.1 tna, t vn"# rr''a''y roquirr ono hour ju u.-.haran t.. .ar-o con- ~j2nnf ro SEorwov. anH that SC would sail imm-'faeN n 1uaf.,"
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
UNCLE SAMUEL WANTS MANY
 MORE MEN FOR TRE AR NY

WASHINGTON, D, C., April 20 Orders have been issued by the War Department. that all recruiting sta tions thoroughly canvass their local itios and carry on an active cam paiCn for recruits. accepting free'y applications from those applying for all arms of the service.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
PAYS ALIMONY AND IS
 RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.

NORTH YAKIMA. April oo.-Lowjs Irwin. who was arrested on complaint of his wife for nonTaymouJ of ali. moay, was released today upon his ctfcotiug settlement with his wife.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

LINCOLN, Neb.. April 20. p. m. Although the complete returns are not in, Champ Clark's plurality is es- timated at six thousand. while Roose- welt, JaFOllette and Taft finished in the order named
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

WICHITA, Kan, April 2O-Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt entered this state last night and tonight will make a speech at the opera house in this city.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

Many residents who were hc-o in the early boom day. vii remember Judge Sohlbre'e. as he was the first r. g. Commis toner of SkRg- way and continued as such for sev- eral years. He and his family occG- pied prominent place in the soC.al world of Skagwdy, ani was always formost in church circles
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
TEDDY GETS DELEGATES
 FROM ILLINOIS CONVENTION

SPRINGFIELD. Ill.. April 20-At the State Republican Convention, which was heli in this city yester- day. the Taft administration was praised. but tha delegates elected to the Republican National Convention were instructed for Roosevelt.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
DELEGATES OF TWO CoNVEN.
 TONS INSTRUCTED FOR CLARK,

PEORIA, nI.. April 2O-The Demo crats held two scperate conventions in this city yesterday, and thc dele ga'.s elected to the National Demo cratic Convention from both were pledged to Senator Champ Clark
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

PORTLAND, Ore, April 20, 4 D m. Complete returns show that Col Roosevelt carried the state by a large plurality.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
TAFT LEAVES THUR soAY FOR
 BEAN EATING STATE.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April % President Taft stated today that hs was making preparations to invade Massachusetts on campaign tour next ThuTSdeJ
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

WNSWINGTON. D C.. April % Senator lsi1o0o RavUar. os Maryland bitterly arks Vj-o-prcsidont Ish- may for ris'yi0g the lives of 'he pas senaor> of tho Titanic in his effort Io break tho sped record Co~ pas S.m-pr ship @.~n.s 'hr N'aui-.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

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The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

J. W. Martin and son of Haines came up to Skagway on tho Peterson today
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20
MANY LIVES
 WERE ESACRIFCED
LIFE sOATs NOT LOADED
 TO FULLEST CAPACITY
S.-,j,ers Tcli Of Many Seenss ot T--rIng Nerve. President Lauds Major SutL.

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 Benjamin Gu1ssua,.m appeared on -Ee Geyk Os the t.sao,cd boat wrao- ..- a dress suit. and called to the a.a-s to be remcmbe0eI 10 his a.uts.
 When the survivors were picked "n
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The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

Mrs. Higgin. daughter Of Col and Mrs. Marvin, came up on the Peter son today and is stopping at the Pullen House.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

Mrs. (LioutD Hinkas was a round trip passenger on tho Peterson from the Post today
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
BRAKE ARRESTED . ON MURDER CHARGE
Said To Be Wanted in Hart. seIle-Deputies Will Get
 $50 Reward

John Brake. white man aged about 52.Eears. was arrested last nighs by Deputy sheriffs Metcalf. Bonner. Hartsfeld. Helton and Potts and lodged in the county jail on a charge of mur- der. It was stated at the jail last night that Brake has been at largo for several months since he Is said to have shot and killed another white man in a livery stable in Hartselle. Ever since the shooting thorough search for Brake has been kept up and 1t was only last evening that the local authorities received q tipsthat he was in house in the vicinity of Boyles. Going to the suspected building they found Brake thero and arrested him without any trouble.
 The sheriff of Morgan county was notified of tho arrest late last night and expressed himself as being greatly pleased at the eaten. lie will arrive in Birmingham today to take the pria- oner back to Hartselle where he will be tried for murder.
 In connection with the arrest of Brake, the local deputy sheriffs will receive u reward of $150 which has been offered for his capture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
TURKEY ASKS POWERS
 FOR MEDIATION; HER
 ARMY IS ON LAST LINE
tContinued From Page one)

~~-----------~~--~~--- Territorial disinterestedness, which Is not acceptable to either Austria or Ger many. They are taking steps, however for the protection of Christians and their own political interests in Turkey One warship in addition to the vessels al ready dispatched to the Turkish ports. will be sent through the Dardenelles by each of the powers.
 Beyond the statement that the Turk ish army is retreating to the last line of Notifications outside Constantinople there was little news received from the seat of war tonight, Fighting was reported alung the line from Tchrlu to Serai which was the outcome doubtless of the effort of the defeated Turks to retire within the Tchalja lines, which the Bulgarians are doing their utmost to prevent.
 The besieging forces are tightening their grip around Adrianople and the lombard rnent is becoming more vigorous. In oth- CT directions the allies are conso.. Aat,ng their opposition of Turkish territory. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
BILL VINES HAVING
 TROUBLE FEELING
 PULSE OF NEW YORK
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lconsumed in cheering the big stars when they first made their appearance and began to twinkle. Teddy had the mis- fortune of having his rally first and his hired men in the audience gave him the glad hand for Il minutes, thinking sure that was going some" and would make all other demonstra- tions sound like a whisper. But the democrats came back the next night and made good. When Woody came to
 bat, there were about 10 or so Prince
 ton football rooters who started out to
 make conversation impracticable up as far as long acre square. Aided by d few thousand others 1t made the Roman mob at Anthony's oration seem a mere pilSer and they kept It up for 62 min utes. Woody stood up where the crowd
 could see him and grinned. Now and then he'd kiss a little lxidlet when IL
 was handed up to him by it's doating parent. This is a great stunt up hero as well as down south; when Woody did that 5000 Now Workers stood on
 their eyebrows and waved their feet in the murky atmosphere and otherwise lannoyed the sensibilities of a nervous person.
 The hotel l am stopping at Is right
 east of Broadway on Forty-third street,
 and next door to the famous Metripo,e
 where Rosenthal was shot They had to close up the Metripole on account of loss in patronage. Few people have any special craving for the style of
 sudden death dealt in by the alleged lt'gangsters" of New York. It Is very
 annoying to a methodical person to be
 called away from an excellent dinner of l lobster la Newberg with a brunette chicken on the side, only to be shot in
 the lobby. The dinners given at the
 Metripole were said to be excellent.
 but the .8S calibre bullets used for
 chasers are very trying on the eonsti-
 tuition. The reputation the hostlry es- | abolished for disposing of it's guests while they were full of dinner and hap | Dy did not seem to take with the people.
 so the hotel eurled up It's little toes
 and cashed in.
 have learned, however that Becker will never die in the electric chair. |
 can state this with very great positive ness. l cannot give the name of my
 informant for it was told me in the
 strictest confidence, but he knows all about It. This information was given
 me by a barber in good standing in the
 union, this very morning, while he was shaving me. and convincing me at tho same time that 1 needed an electric massarge medieated shampoo, a Turkish bath and q bigger salary. He
 told me not to quote him, but that
 Becker was closer to the electric chair
 now than he would ever be any more."
 He said his palls higher up would save
 him. One learns a great deal in places
 whore he least suspects of obtaining knowledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
PRESIDENT TAFT
 RETURNS TOV0TE Attends Church to Hear Progressive Sermon By Pastor

New York. November S.-President Taft left this city shortly after 8 o'clock to- night for Cincinnati, where he will cast his vote on Tuesday. He held con- ferences today with National Chairman Hiiles and State Chairman Barnes--his last 1912 campaign talks with leaders of his party.
 Besides Chairman IIilles and Barnes the President today had several other yisi- tors, among them President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia university, George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the re- publican national committee, and U. S. Grant of San Diego, Cal. His brother. Henry W. Taft, MT. and Mrs. Hilles, Secretary Carm Thompson and Major Rhoades, his military aid, dined with him ct his hotel
 In the morning the President attended the Church of the Messiah and heard the pastor, the Rev John Haynes Holmes, preach on "The Moral Significance of the New Politics" The sermon was in it's tenor in line with many of the pro- nouncements of the progressive party.
 "rhe new politics are not the politics of standpatsm, but of progress; not of Individual aggrandizement, but Of conse- cration to the social whole,' said Dr. Holmes. "We will no longer have the laws for human welfare repealed by the court, such as was done by the reaction ary court or appeals here in New York.
 The. President was impassive through out the sermon. pr. Holmes said after ward that he had no idea President Taft was to attend today's service that he did not wish to seem discourteous, but at the I. sermon for the Sunday before election; had announced it to his people and had no other sermon prepared. pr. Holmes described himself as ''an immediate so- cialist.' He was not bound to any party, he said, but expected to vote for Roose- welt.
 President Taft today received a letter fir, m Aunt Delia'' Torey, his venerable relative in Massachusetts, saying she and her sons were praying for his success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
CONSERVATIVES
 SWEEP ALL CUBA

Havana. November 3.--Latest returns show that the conservatives carried all the provinces in the recent elections for president vice president and other gov ernmental officers Great crowds cele- brated the conservative victory in the streets of Havana tonight, but good orr der was maintained everywhere by strong cavalry and infantry patrols.
 The president-eleet. Gen. Mariana Meno- cal, issued a statement declaring his administration was pledged to do it's ut most to develop the most friendly reia- tions between Cuba and the United States: that it would bring about drastic economic reforms in the government and radically amend the tariff law with the object of reducing the high cost of loving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
GENERAL WOOD GOES
 TO ATLANTA TODAY

Chattanooga, Tenn. November B. Major General Wood, chief of staff of the United States army leaves at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning for Atlanta en route to Washington. General Wood today inspected the site for the brigade post at Fort Oglethorpe, and went over all the battlefields around Chattanooga. including Lookout mountain. He made no statement before leaving Chatta- nooga. While in the city General Wood was the guest of Commodore A. L. Key. who was the naval aide of President Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, November 3.-tSpecial ).-The
 two large engines for the Woodward Iron
 company have arrived, and will be known
 as the 2S and %. The 2S weighs 150 tons,
 while the % weighs 106 tons. The 2S Is the
 lsrgest single engine in the district and
 the company expects this engine to do the
 work of two engines. All of the main line
 has been relaid with 90 pound steel rails, so that the large engines, which were manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive company at Philadelphia, Pa, can run
 on the line. The engines were brought to
 their destination by the Alabama Great Southern railroad, but because of their weight had to be detoured. The coke | crushing and screening plant which has | leen erected at the by-product plant has been completed and is now at work The columns for the new 400 ton fur-
 race are up, the stoves for the furnace
 being practically finished and the furnace
 is being rushed to completion. A hand ] s,me new bungalow IS being erected at Woodward by D. E. Wilson, the cashier A | number of other Improvements are be- l ing made by the Woodward company. Things were very quiet in police cir- cles last night and today. only 10 arrests being made.
 In the very near future the St. Aloysius Catholic church of Bessemer will break ground for a handsome up to date school building to cost about Sl2,00O. Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock the building com mittee, composed of J. D. OGara. H. F. Mundes, Steven Durick, John Haggerty,
 and James Sullivan. will meet at the home of Father Kittrick to discuss the plans and specifications for the new building. Within the past few years the enroll rnent of the school has grown so large that the present school is inadequate to accommodate the increased attendance. The new building will be constructed on the lots adjoining the church, now oc- cupied by the school.
 l. D. Davis, who for the past six years has had charge of the Feeders commis- sary, has gone to Johns where he took up his new position as manager of the commissary on November l. In about two weeks Mrs. Davis will join her hus- band in their new home.
 After a short illness Mrs. J. H. Crow died at her home Friday afternoon. The fureral was conducted from the family residence by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the Baptist church, yesterday rnorning at II o'clock. Interment took place at Cedar Hill cemetery. The de- ceased is survived by a husband and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
MEXICAN KIDNAPPED
 TWOAMER|CANS

two Americans on American soil and de- livery of them to foreign army is the charge on which Ramon Nunez stands convicted. The jury fin district court here late last night recommended a sen tenee of four years.
 The conviction may tend to bear out the claim of s50.000 each of Lawrence Con verse and Edwin Blatt against the Mex ican government for their detention by Mexican federal troops in Juarez jail just prior to the capture of the town by Madero' revolutionists last year.
 Nunez was charged with Kidnapping tho young Americans near Tornillo. Tex, and delivering them to General Navarro.