The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23

HAVANA, CuOa, ftD- lp orial services ill nor Of the Name were held in this city today. the ceremony being attended by many prominent officials and a number oi Americans.
 ARLINGTON Feb. l6.-The Name memorial services which were held here today were witnessed by army officials and may distinguished visl- tors from all sections of the couh- try. The chief feature of the occA, sim was parade of soldiers and marines
 President Wilson was prevented from attending by illness.
 VESSELS IN STORM.
 NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-Wireless adyices received this afternoon from several vessels state that they are unable 70 come into harbor be cause of the violent storm which Is raging. It is believed that fully score of boats are stormb und along the coast. and it is feared that some of them will come to grief,
 Several ships already have been wrecked since the commencement ot the storm. and a vast amount ot damage has resulted along the coast
 NEW YORK SUFFERS.
 NEW YORK, Feb 16.-There has been n, abatement of the blizzard which has been raging in this state during the past several days. Coal groceries and milk are running short in this city and suffering is acute, There have been a number of dea hs during the past two days.
 MAN KILLED IN AUTO RACE
 LOS ANGELES. Feb. l6. One man was killed and five thers more or less seriously injured this after noon on the beach when Dave Lewis. one of the entries in the Vanderbilt cup race. lost control of his car and crashed into the crowd which lined the course. The autoist was one of those injured. and so seriously was ha hurt that tis considered doubt full if he will be able to enter the race which is scheduled to take place at Santa Monica on Saturday
 The accident occurred while Lewis was making a trial run in his racing car, and it is estiated that he was going at the rate of 5o miles an hour when he made the fatal sWerVe The car was completely wrecked.
 Practically all of the entries for the big race have arrived oH the coast. and the beach is the scene Of constant activity. Great crowds line the course every afternoon 10 watch the racers practice for the event. and it is expected that the race will be witnessed by a record at tendance
 GORE ON STAND.
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. 16. Senator Thomas P. Gore. who is the defendant in a s30,000 damage suit now on trial here, took the stand in his own defense this after noon and made a sweeping denial of all the charges contained in the complaint.
 Mrs. Minnie Bond, the complain ant, charges the blind senator with defamation of character and attempt ed assault
 FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL.
 LOS ANGELES. Feb. 16 Silas Christofferson. the aviator Nho is making a flight from San Francisco to San Diego, arrived here today, having made the flight over the mountains without mishap, although he had been delayed several times previously by minor accidents. He declares that he will fly the re mainder of the distance without stop, and will be ready to start on the return trip before the end of the week
 While in the South, Chrstofferson will give several exhibition Highs
 STRIKE BREAKERS CONVICTED
 HOUGHTON, Mich, Feb. 16-Four strikebreakers who were brought here by the owners of the copper mines to assist in breaking the strike, were convicted today on the charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a striker At the time the murder was committed, the convicted men were acting in the capacity of mine guards, and the testimony in troduced showed that their attack upon the dead striker was unprovok- ed.
 PRESIDENT ILL.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 16.- The condition of President Wilson Is such today that his physicians have ordered him to keep to his room. His condition is not serious, but the persistency with which his cold hangs on is a source of annoy ance to the doctors, and drastic treatment is being applied.
 Until his condition improves, the President will not be permitted to see callers or to attend to any of the routine business of his office. COMMISSION TO STUDY LABOR.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16- The federal commission on indus trial relations is making plans for the investigation of labor condi- tions in the larger cities throughout the United States, where there are said to be thousands of men out of employment.
 It is believed the reports which have reacehd the capital are greatly exaggerated, the swelling of the number of idle workers being a part of conspiracy to discredit the ad- ministration.
 BUSINESS UNiNJURED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IT, James J. Hill, the railroad mag nate. is authority for the statement that the business interests of the country are not afraid of President Wilson's antitrust program. There is nothing in the present attitude Of