The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-01-13

for II years. Montayille Woodwork.
who, despite his ~ years, left his
home in Pesotum a village i'll Cndu!-
paisH county. III. 10 make his for
tune. is expected here in "A lea
days to attend family reunion
After amassins a consid, rable foI
tune in British Columbia and Alaska
Woodwork recently returned to this
country and discovered that his
wife was living, when on appl,ln.
at the pension office for his ba,.
pay he was told that he vas Iesa.-
ly dead, and that Mrs. Woodwork
mad been drawing his pension
SMOKE" UP AGAIN.
WASHINGTON. Jan. =. The
case OF Jack Johnson and his iond.
ness for white wives is nov befo,,.
the supreme court upon the question
OF the constitutionality of the Man,
act The arguments will be otai
ones
CHANCE SIGNS IN AMERICANS.
CHICAGO. Jan Frank Chan,.
formerly manager OF The Chicas,
Cubs, has signed as manager OF the
New York Americans for the nj.
suing three years at a salary c;
$4,000.
HENRY IN CONTEMPT.
WASHINGTON. Jan. >. Th.
committee which is probing tn,
money trust today voted to certif.
to Speaker CLARK that George {.
Henry. the New York banker. who
vas on the witness stand today, ~
in contempt for having refused 10
name those customers OF his bans
VINO speculaled in California H.
troleum stock.
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS MEET
NEW YORK. Jan. = The Ma.
tional Congress of Mothers in SEES
sion in this city this morning yoted
10 ask the senate committee ON
&a:ion OF Senator Smoot of Utaa
and his right to a seat in the Unit
Ell states senate. The congress BE-
lives his senatorship is menace
10 good morals and the cause of
true Homanhood, and will do its
hest to unseat the Mormon senator.
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
PORTLAND. Ore Jan. .. The
Alaska-Pacilic Fisheries company has
pledged itself TO give $4,000 bust
ness annually 10 the fund being
raised for the establishment of
steamship line between this city ard
Southeastern Alaska. the line to h..
gin operating this year.
GUESTS OF HONOR.
WASHINGTON. Jan .. Mrs.
Grover Cleveland and her fiancf.
Professor Preston. OF Princeton. were
the guests OF honor at a dinner
gwen by President and Mrs Taft in
I've White House last evening,
PAYING TELLER TO THE BAD.
SEATTLE Jan. q. Russell ".
Jennings. paving teller OF the Pacific
NatiGna! Bank OF Tacoma, was ar
rested this morning and confessed
tha' he has embe2Med money
amounting to several thousand dol
iafs from the bank Although his
n'erds will make good the shortaee.
it is said that the bank will prose
cute him to the end. as an example
10 future officials of the banks Ct
Puget Sound
CABLE DIRECTS WORLDS TRADE
WASHINGTON Jan .. Tie
congressional committee which is liz
vestigating the trust-control OF the
United States held a session yes
terday al which much valuable ties
timony regarding the operations OF
the trusts was deduced W. H.
Douglas, OF the firm OF Douglas a
Douglas. New York exporters, tes-
tilted before the committee that
Great Britain and Germany in IA
combination OF shipowners control
the oceans OF the world SO tar as
transportation is concerned, and that
the London managers OF steamship
lines by cable direct the course OF
the worlds trade.
WALL ST. WOULD CONTROL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Leslie
Mortler Shaw. secretary OF the
treasury in the cabinet of President
Roosevelt, later president of the
Carnegie Trust company, and today
president OF the First Mortgage Guai-
antee and Trust company of Phila-
delphia, yesterday testified before
the house committee on currency
and banking reform and which com
mittee is now investigating the al
legged money trust, stating that the
Central Reserve bank, which is pro-
posed by the National Monetary COM
mission, would be controlled by Wall
Street in case ii is established
MONSTER WOMAN PARADE.
WASHlNGl On. Jan. g. The
authorities OF the District OF Cot
umbia have given their consent TO
the monster parade which is being