The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-14

DEE IA 1914.
Tape conspiracy case Tape. who
/ formerly was connected with the inn
migration service, was accused of
conspiring to murder a Chinaman.
/ REUNION PLANNED.
| WASHINGTON. u, c.. Dec. 10
\ reunion Of the family OF Presi-
dent Wilson is planned for Christ
/ mas.
sToRk EXPECTED
| WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. 10
/ II is reported here that the stork
/ is towering over the home OF Mrs.
Sayre. daughter Of President VII
! son.
TO TAX MARRIAGES.
! TOLEDO. o. Dec 10-The latest
war tax revenue announced Is to be de
rived from marriages. ministers hav.
| ing received instructions to attach
In l0-cent STAMP to all marriage GER
! tificates issued
BRYAN ORDERS PROBE.
| WASHINGTON. n c.. Dec. IL
| Secretary Of State Bryan has order
/ ed an Investigation to ascertain the
truth or falsitv of the charge that
( American firms are manufacturing
/ dum-dum bullets for Great Britain.
| Count Won Bernstorff. German am
/ basSador to the United States. is
| behind tie charge.
| CONGRESSMAN PAYNE DIES
/ WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec IL
/ Representative Serene f. Payne of
/ New York died suddenly at his apart
in, oft is
being attributed to heart failure
/ Representative Payne was active in
! framing the Mckinley and Dingley
tariff laws and was the author of
the Payne tariff bill.
| Funeral services will be held in
| the hall of the house of representa-
| tives on Sunday. after which the
body will be taken to Auburn New
York. for burial
PRESENTS OPPOSED
! CHICAGO, Dec. IL - Officials OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway have served notice on the
employees of the road that Christ
mas presents will not be accepted
by the heads Of the departments this
year
WANTS THAW ExTRADITED
/ WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. IL
William Travers Jerome. special
counsel for the state of New York
in the Thaw case. is pleading be
fore the supreme court Of the United
States to secure the eXtradition of
the Matteawan escape from New
| Hampshire.
COLD is EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. IL
The United States weather bureau
has issued a forecast in which it is
predicted that lower temperatures
will prevail throughout the country
during the next SO hours. The cold
wave will extend to Alaska.
WANT ANIMALS.
/ DALLAS Tex, Dec. 11.-Agents
Of the Ger"oan government are ne
sotiatino With Texas horse raisers
for tie purchase Of 10000 horses
and u ono mules for use in the Ger
man army
WOULD KEEP SOLDIERS.
/ WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IL
Governor Ammons has telegraphed
Pres dent Wilson protesting against
the withdrawal of the federal sol
diers from Colorado. The state ex-
ecutive says that he does not con-
slider it advisable to take all the
soldiers from the strike region at
/ this time.
CHILDREN BURNED.
| PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 11.-Six
children and two school teachers
We're painfully burned this afternoon
during the Christmas tree celebra-
ton which marked the closing Of
the school The tree was ignited
by one of the candles, and in an
instant the decorations were ablaZe.
Several of the children also were
I hurt in an attempt to escape from
the room.
RESERVOIR LEAKS.
! SEATTLE, Dec. II. - The Cedar
river reservoir, from which this city
receives its water supply, has sprung
serious leak, and it is feared that
! the entire project is in danger of
collapse The reservoir cost Seat
tie million and half
STOPS MERCHANTMEN.
| BROOKLYN, N Y. Dec. lit
is reported here that the transat-
lantic liner asuncion was held up
recently in midocea~ By British
cruiser and demand made for
smoking tobacco for the crew CT
the warship. The officers of the
Asuncion believe that the cruiser
had a different object in stopping
the liner and used the tobacco de-
mand as a pretext in order that
the vessel might be surveyed at