The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

The so4r,h is being carried or
diligently but without likelihood OF
immediate success.
DANIELS TO GET INVITATION.
VICTORIA. r. G., July ia for.
NAL invitation will be extended to
Secretary + the Navy Daniels TO
visit this city during his stay on the
Pacific coast. The invitation pro F.
ably will he sent over 10 Seattle
tomorrow.
HIS LAST LEAP.
PORTLAND. July Eugene
Langdon. retired banker. com
mitted suicide today by jumping into
the waters of the Willamette river a.
Albany. The tragic leap to death
was Witnessed by number of leo-
pie. bat before any Of them couli
reach Langd he vas dead. The
deceased leaves a widow and daugh-
Ter To mourn his loss. No cause is
given for the rash act.
TOO WARM FOR COMFORT.
OMAHA Iuly Is. Two deaths
occurred in this city today as a
result of the extreme heat which
prevails throughout the greater par.
of the state. No deaths have occur
red utsi,ie o. this city. 50 far as
known. but reports received ON
a number OF places this afternoon
indicate that there is general sui
l.niu@ ftr Gahuut lie +, IRE s'a.#
and that many people have been
Frustrated
JACK STANLEY DEAD.
SttLf 81 MARIE. Mich. July
l6.=Jaek Stanley. the vaudeville
actor died here today. 5 anley
claimed relationship to the explorer
of the same name
BIG FIGHT IN PROGRESS.
EAGLE PASS. July t6.-Adyices
received from across the Mexi an
line this aftcrn on state that q
fierce battle is raging near Her
manos. state OF toahuila, hotWre-
the constitutonaliSts and the fclcr
ais General Masa is a the head oil
three thousand Ilucrta troops am
an equal number o. men az tishtin-
under the rebei fiaL. Neither sid
appeared to have any OF the best q
it at the time the last reports wer
sent out
ROOSEVELT SOAKED.
GRAND CANYON. Col. July Ii.
Colonel Roosevelt and his two soa#
were tHoroushl} arenchea in the
heavy transform which swept the
nstse sac 10 A.. The RooseEplt>
are camping out and We're unpre
pared for the sudden downP0ur.
JACKSON TINKER DEAD.
WASHINGTON, July Ii, jackson
Tinker. the veteran newspaper CO.
res oudent. died IN IA local hospita
today from appendicitis.
CHORUS SINGS TO DANIELS.
SEATTLE. july In an address
before the members of the Arctic
club at banquet given in his honor
this afternoon. Secretary of the NasA
Daniels stated that the opening Of
the Panama Canal would be follow
ed Immediately BY the strens lhnnin2
Of thc Pacific fleet. He said The
department planned the stationins
OF many of the Atlantic battleship.
on the Pacific { asst and that once
the caa5l Is opened BIZ fleet vii
hover continually about the Western
end OF The connecting | ink between
the two oceans.
ore of the features Of the banquet
was the singing by a mae chorus
nearly all Of the verses having beer
composed fer the occasion. One Re
refrain ran as follows;
When your nayy's out to sea.
And the Japs are chasing thee,
Then you'll wish with all your
soul
That you had used Alaska coal.
Before the Japs get on your tracks
Get Northern coal in your smoke
stacks.
Secretary Daniels reviewed the
naval parade today, which fo' ne
part Of the big Potlatch pr cession
There were upwards 2.o2e m
rnes and sailors in the line o.
march.
MISSING SMITH FOUND.
PORTLAND. July 1.-THE remains
of Mrs. Smith were found today b!
the searching party which was dis
patched to Mt. St. Helens early thls
week to locate the Two mssins
mountain climbers-C Hinton Smiu
and his Wife. The body of Ms
Smith was found close to the sp
where her husband was killed. and il
was evident from the appearance OF
the body that she came to her deati
from exposure and starvation.
MERCURY DROPS.
CHICAGO. July 17.-Cooler wea
Their prevails throughout the entire
Middle West today. The tempera
ture dropped several degrees this
afternoon, and the weather bureau
predicts still further decline fol
tomorrow.
GARRISON VISITS ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, Ga, July Secre
tary OF War Garrison arrived her
today on tour of inspection OF
army posts.
ACCEPTS FUSION NOMINATION
NEW YORK, July John P
Mitchell. the recently appointed col
lector of customs for the port OF
New York, has signifed his willing
ness t. accept the mayoralty nomi
nation on the fusion ticket.
STRIKERS RETURN.
/ PATTERSON, n. j.. July 1.-THE
silk mill strike. which has been il
progress here during the past several
weeks, ended today in a victory for
the mill owners. Many OF the strik'
ers returned to work today. and it is
expected that all of the old employees
will be put back on the payroll be