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

source OF considerable sp.Gulat ipH
This afternoon the thermometers H.
this city registered 15 degrees. a.,
highest point ever reached in JaHu
airy in any part of the state.
CASTRO ORDERED DEPoRrED.
NEW YORK. Jan. Former
President Castro. whom the state
department has ordered deported On
the ground that he is an undesir
able character. will conduct his own
light when the hearing of his writ
comes up in court.
Castro, upon arriving at Ellis
Island. was denied admission to the
United States. but before he could
be shipped back to Germany, h
secured writ of habeas corpus
and declared that he would land Oh
American soil despite the ruling OF
the department.
DANGER OF lNUNDATioN.
PITTSBURG. Jan. :. Swollen
by the melting SHOWS which arr
disappearing under the influence OF
the sudden heat wave. the rivers IN
every direction are running banh
full, and there is grave danger OF
general inundation.
TO REVISE BANK LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s. - Leslie
NJ. Shaw, secretary of the treasur,
in the cabinet of President Roose.
welt. appeared before the hous,
committee this afternoon in opposi
ton TO the proposed Aldrich none.
tary plan for the revision of the
national banking legislation.
Shaw declared that the proposed
plan is impractical and that its
adoption will not improve the bank
ing system at present in use through
out the United States.
SWEAR BY REDDIN.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 3. - The sum
OF $4,000 has been raised by the
unionists OF this city for the release
of Reddin. one OF the men confined
at Leavenworth on the charge of
dynamiting
The union men here swear by Red
din. who is one of the most popular
men in the ranks of the workers
AS an evidence OF their belief in
his innocence. Reddin's comrades
reelected him business agent of his
union after he had been convicted a,
Indianapolis
BODIES FLOAT ASHORE.
ASTORIA. Jan. s. - The bodies
OF several OF the drowned sailors
of the Associated Oil company :
wrecked steamer Roseerahs We're
washed ashore today. and a vigorous
search is being made along the coas,
i'll the hope that the remainer of the
crew will be found.
FRUIT GROWERS HOPEFUL.
Los ANGELES. Jan s. - 1hel
is more hopeful feeling among the
fruit growers in the southern citrus
belt today in consequence OF the
upward tendency of the tempera ,ure.
The cold wave was not as grea
last night as during the night be
fore, and this afternoon the weather
bureau issued Il very encouraging
report, which leads TO the belief
that the cold snap has ended.
Further freezing has been pre-
vented by the smudges Which have
been burning steadily since the lirsl
sign of frost, and it is now believed
that at least half of the citrus crop
will be saved in this part OF the
state. The estimated damage done
IS from 40 to % per cent
A STEADY RAIN HELPS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan S. A
steady rain began falling in this
city this afternoon and put an end
to the cold snap The weather pro
phets promise a general rise in TEN.
peratures throughout the state dur,
ing the night.
WATERWORkS THAWED.
SALT LAKE, Jan 8. - There has
been a sufficient rise i'll the temper
AZURE in this city during the past
"A hours to melt the Ice in the water
mains, and bring relief to the public,
which has been shivering during the
past several days as result of the
cold weather.
HONOR FRANKLIN LANE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s. Frank
lin X Lane. of California, who sue
eeeded Judson Clements, of Georgia. !
as chairman of the interstate com
merce commission, was reelected
head of the commission at meeting
of the commission held today.
SUICIDE CAUSES RETURN.
NEW YORK, Jan. s. - Saddened t
by the tragic end of Congressman
Wedemeyer, who committed suicide
last week by jumping from steam !
er while enroute to the capital from |
his home in Michigan, the members !
of the congressional Panama canal |
who recently went south I
on tour of inspection, have re /
turned to the city, and the announce
ment is made that the trip has been
abandoned for the time being
nIIrLECC IN LNCDirAI