The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-03
GENERAL NEWS
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 INDIANAPOLIS. Feb 2i The rr-u.a- aHruA convection ot the International Association of Hrid-r a.! ru..urai Iron Workers open .t her. su-a. Nth ,ull at,rHGdu," of dcle-at,s from pra,ticall every .trr ct he United states.
 Ets.Gas 'h, regular election of oi- tsers for the ensuing scar. the "s sa.-tioH WHI tv organized accord fuE to uiaus whE,h have teen sus- gcstcd s5u,e the conviction of th" %> members oi ihe association on the charge of dluami ing
 Many uf the delegates are strongly Ur-ing the reelection ot President Eyau. who Was sentenced 10 seNei years in prison for his connection With the outrases and who af Prgserf Is ou' oa bail pending he hoarina of The appeal which has been taken te the hi-her court
 | is practically assured that Io- s,=tA NeC2ors ehc .s acting see retary. Nili receive the office pr '.Hlcutit.
 STEPHENS RECALLED.
 Los ANGELES. Feb T --lincoin SteGfeus the newspaper man. who declared on the stand last week tha' the state had failed 10 show mo. tive for the bribery which is charg- ed a2ainsi Clarence Darroa. vas called to the stand a'ain today and testified that the confession ot ,he MeNamaras had been obtained sny- eraj da,s 5,to9" thvr" was any talk ol uri5er. Sfefieus declared that hal aa=r= A,eu my hriber. of jurors the attorney :ar the defense would Hot nayt permitted the ayGami. CTS h confess lhrFr crime
 ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
 LaS ANGELES Feb 2t The heaviest GOwupuur of rain ever r.. corded in this section oi the state occurred here last night and today when a totai oi H. inches CT water Ill within The saarc of 2o hours. Cat siderable Gama2e resulted in the tity lgo-or and thraushout the sur rounding eua.fry fhe loss will run we'll into thu thousands through the i!eoajE- dI canals and difches and tn" washing eut ut roads
 \ number of basemenls iu ihe city were filled with water because of the inability of the gu,ters t0 carry off the rain.
 PRO AND CON
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb 2l.- Preparations are being made tot tNo biz haHquots 10 he held in this city au Saturday riahI. one of which wili bo sort et preliminary to ihe demonstration ot the sufiraeettes to he held next week. and another q friendly easheriug of the women opposed .o Woman's suffrage who will be in the city during the in aHsural parade to carry on their campaign aeaiHst their ambitious sisters
 The suf,rasettes who are enrou,e te this city on foot reached Ralti- more this afternoon and will re- main there over night
 BORDER FORGE TO STANDARD. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 Seere- tary of War Stimson announced to- day that there will he mobilization Of the second division of the army at Galveston. and d tull quota of in- fautrv. artillery and cavalry. bring ing the border force up 10 2e,0o0 men.
 SPECIAL SESSION APRIL 1. TRENTON Feb 24. = President. Elect Wilson announced today th4t he will call special session of con gress to convene ill Washington or April lst.
 UNION A TRUST,
 CHICAGO Feb. 24, Charging that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has violated the provisions of the sherman anti trust law, the government has in stituted an action against the labor organization with the object of com polling it's dissolution The govern ment makes the specific charge that the electrical workers have inter fered with the messages of the Pos tai Telegraph company in an effort 10 compel the granting of the de mands OI the union.
 DON'T WANT JACK.
 BTFFALD. Feb 24.-A genera order has been issued which is to he effective throughout the Domin- ion of Canada barring the entrance of Jack Johnson. the colored pueilist into that country on the grounds that he is an undesirable citizen.
 l. is not known that Johnson will make another attempt to cross the line from the nlted States. but the action undoubtedly was prompted b}
 
 try as soon as he is liberated from the Chicago jail.
 FAvoRS INCOME TAX.
 LOS ANGELES. Feb. 24.-George w. Perkins. addressing the chamber of commerce of this city said: Il believe in the income tax as l be lieve in the inheritance tax. Our people must curtail enormous in, comes in self protection.
 GATHERING OF I'll ECLANS.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 24- The question of appointments under the new president is the all absorb ing one of the hour. Democrats from all quarters of the republic are coming in. The faces are all new ones 10 Washington. as nothing but Republicans have been in evidence here for many years. Senators and congressman are being worked over time by these visitors; nearly all want office Arizona is about the only state in the Union that hasn't dozen of applicants here for posi- tiOns.
 SULZER INTERESTED.
 ALBANY. Feb 9. Governor