The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-30

II F. al.SSha ' 3oHne me- Nho clupcd with Martha Warrington and Lola Norris early this year. were indicted today by the federal grrnd jury on the charge ot violating the Mann act.
 The iH indictments. it is believed. resulted rom the publicity which has been given 'hc case during the past week The men have been arrested. hu, il thought they will he released on bonds before L. night.
 WILL VISIT ALASKA. NEW YORK. June 26. Mary lobe. professor of history in the New York Normal college has an nounccd that she will visit Alaska this summer for the purpose of ex. uloring the southeastern portion of ] the northern territory. Miss lobe l will he accompanied on her trip by two Indian guides who will join her on her arrival on the Alaska coast
 WOMEN ARE FRANcHisEO. l SPRINGFIELD. June 26. Gov ] eruor Durne attached his signature i to the equal suffrage bill today i thereby living 10 the women Of i this state the right to ete at all elections The action of the gover nor was not surprise. as it was generally understood that he would sign the bill.
 WASHINGTON. June 26. - The sutfragettos Of this city are plan ufue q ruhlie demonstration in hon I of the granting of the franchise to the women of Illinois
 DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. GETT1SBGRG. June 2G. Up wards of f2Hoa Civil War Veterans have arri5ed here during the past TWO days for the purpose of attend ing the .emi-centennial anniversary celebration or the Battle of Gettys burg. Hundreds O. old soldiers are 4rIN Nue Il every train. and the o6 easion promises 10 be one of the Most notable of the kind in the history of the nation.
 MAY STRETCH HEMP.
 SPOkA%E. June 26. There is tie probability thaf Mrs. Mary John son will he sentenced to hane for the murder of her son. The trial of the woman ended today ir her conviction. and the evidence showed concmsively that the crime was prempdtafed. the motive being ii desire 10 become possessed of the insurance money on the young mans life.
 COMING AGAIN
 CHARLESTON. N. Va. June 26 If the present plans of the eoa miners of West Virginia are carried out every mine in the state vii be closed down Def re the end O next week. The workers, who have been fighting for the betterment O conditions in the mines. have deci!es fo call general strike. and it i! practically assured that at least h, Euuu miners will quit work on th' first of ,3uly How many more 0 The 75aao miners employed in tht state will join the strike is no known at this time. but it is pre- dfeted hy the union leaders tha fully 50.Blo will walk cut before the end of the coming month.
 The strike will be in the nature of a demonstration against the con ditions under which the miners art conn felled h work and against th' attitude of the state authorities, whC gave the mine owners their ful support during the recent labor trou ble in the Cabin and Paint creel districts
 There are more than soc coa mines in operation in the state a the present time, with an annual out pH' of $Gn,00000O.
 It is estimated that the stat' spent more than $100.000 in an ei fort to pat an end to the recen strike. The number of state militi; on duty during a large part o the time was 1.S00.
 BOYS IN RELAY.
 WASHINGTON. June 26. = Presi dent Wilson is greatly interested il relay race which is taking plac, hetwepn this city and Chicago un ' der the auspices of the Boy Scouts The presi lent started the race ol Tuesday. when he delivered a sealed message to a youthful sprinter t' be rushed to the Windy City. Th message reached Bedford, Pa. earl. . yesterday m rnins, and today it wa reported .om Youngstown, Ohio, q which point the carrier was fiv' hours ahead of schedule time.
 There are ID boys engaged il the relay and the splendid organi2a ton of the scout movement is em phasized in the smoothness witt , which the crosscountry run is pro crossing. N hitches have occurred thus far. and better time is bein' made than was anticipated. Tn boys are running day and night an' the message should reach Chicago early Saturday.
 The message given to the bo, scout who made the run out of thi city contained plea for cleal athletics and a lot of other good ad