The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-23
decision reached this afternoon.
 COMPERS PAY INCREASED.

Gompers of the American Federation of Labor has been increased from 8 900 a year to s7.5O0.
 DELEGATION SEEKS WILSON. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 19.- Representatives of the American Federation of Labor arrived in this city today from Philadelphia and called at the White House for the purpose of inducing President Will son to take charge of the coal mines in Southern Colorado and operate them in the name of the govern ment The delegation was accompa nied by Mother Jones.
 TEMPERATURE LOWER. OMAHA. Neb, Nov. 19. There has been a lowering of temperatures throughout Iowa during the past 24 hours Zero weather Is reported from number of points in that state this afternoon.
 STRANGE SHIP SIGHTED. BOSTON, Nov. 19 A strange steamship. which is believed to be a British warship, has been sighted near Cape Cod, where 1t Is cruising about as if in search of prizes. The craft resembles the Cunard liner Caronia. which has been changed into an auxiliary cruiser
 PROHIBITION EFFECTIVE.
 NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19.-Re- ports submitted today at the annual meeting of the National Brewers association show that the brewery business throughout the United States was less by ten per cent dur ing the past four months than 1t was during the same months a year ago. The decline is attributed to the growth of prohibition
 GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS
 WASHINGTON D. C., Nov. % The expected explanation from Cap tain Decker, of the cruiser Tennes- see, in regard to the Smyrna affair. failed to materialize today, and of ficials here are more perplexed than ever. ConsulGeneral Horton. of Smyrna. has been simil rlv silent President Wilson today, while admit ting that no explanation of the fir ing by the Turks on the Tennes- sees launch had been received, re- iterated his belief that there was little chance of the United States be- ing drawn into an imbroglio on ac- count of the incident .
 WILSON CRITICISED. BOSTON, Nov 2O.-Senator Lodge, in speech this afternoon. attack ed the policy of President Wilson as developed in his attitude In connec- tion with the firing on the Tennes- see
 PRESIDENT PRAISED.
 CHICAGO. Nov. 20-In an address before the Industrial club of this city, John Lind. who was President Wilson's special agent to Mexico, stated that there can be no lasting peace in Mexico until the workers own their own farms. He lauded the Presidents Mexican policy.
 STORM IN MAINE.
 BOSTON, Nov. 20-The coast of Maine is being swept by storm which in fierceness has not been equaled since last winter. Grave fears are entertained for the small CT coastwse shipping.
 QUARANTINE RAISED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 20 It was announced at the office of the secretary of agriculture today that the embargo placed on Canadi an cattle on account of the preva lence of foot and mouth disease, had been raised. Evidences of the dis ease in several of the afflicted To- calities are rapidly disappearing, and it is hoped that 1t will be complete ly eradicated in short time.
 BURDETTE FUNERAL. PASADENA, Cal, Nov. 20.-The funeral of Robert Jones Burdette. the humorist. who died yesterday of hardening of the arteries. will be held on Saturday afternoon. CITY MANAGER WANTED.
 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2O-At the election which is to take place here next month the voters of the city will have a chance to express their preference in regard to the City Manager plan. Friends of the re- form movement are confident that they will win out at the polls.
 STABLES BURNED.
 AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 20. - The famous Dodge racing stables were destroyed today by fire of un- known origin. Many horses were burned only few being taken from the stables alive The loss is estimated at s200000.
 DOCTOR IN TROUBLE
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2O-Dr Hans Morse. of this city, has been held to answer to the charge of performing criminal operation up on Ida Niles. the young girl brought here from Los Angeles by Herbert Lewis, the superintendent of the Children's Aid Society home of that city. The girl. who is only 15 years of age, told the court that Lewis, who committed suicide several days ago by taking poison, was respon' slble for her condition.
 EMPLOYERS BLAMED.
 PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. 20.- Secretary of Labor Wilson today ad dressed the convention of the Amer ican Federation of Labor. He as- serted that his department was try ing to seek justice for both em- ployer and employed. Industrial peace, he said. would not dawn un- til the employers of the country take more humanitarian view of labor.
 After fight lasting for five years, the federation voted that ele- vator constructors need not affiliate with the machinists.
 CLARK TO BE SPEAKER.
 ST. LOUIS. Nov. 20.-It Is con- ceded in political circles that Champ Clark will almost certainly be re- elected to the speakership of the house
 scHMlTz WANTS OFFICE. | SAN FRANCISCO Cal Nov 20-