The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-15
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 PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. S-Th- first federal employment bureau to be established on the Pacific coast was opened by the government ir this city today in connection with the local postoffIce.
 CHARGED WITH MURDER.
 WHITE PLAINS. Feb Sired erick Mors has been placed under arrest on the charge of numbering eight inmates of the Odd Fellows home ar Workers The charge re cites that Mors. who was an at tache of the institution. killed the eight inmates because they were too old and feeble to work.
 OAClA IS COALlNG.
 NORFOLK. Va. Feb. S.-The Americanized German steamship pa cia. which left Galveston recently enroute 10 Rotterdam with cargo of cotton. is here filling her bunkers with coal before starting across the Atlantic
 DRUGGIST KILLED.
 SPOKANE Feb. <. Dr R. F. Sims. wealthy druggist of this city. died here today as the result of injuries received on Saturday night. when he was attacked and beaten by a thug
 ATTACK RlkEBREAkERs
 ROOSEVELT. x. Y. Jan. S.- Striking employees of the American Agricultural Chemical company. headed by women. attacked the strikebreakers al the plant today and engaged in a bloody riot. which resulted in serious injury 10 many on both sides When mob gather ed at the plant last month. the strikers were fired upon by deputies and number of them were severely beaten
 PARDON REQUESTED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb g. Count von Bernstortf, German am- bassador to the United states. has requested President Wilson to grant a pardon 10 Edwin t-Raymond, who is serving a sentence for threat enng the life of the diplomat.
 JUDGE TO BE TRIED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb g. A. G. Dayton. federal district judge of the Northern district of West Virginia, will be placed on trial on the charge of Irregularities. ac- cording to a decision reached today in the lower house of congress. after an investigation of the charges preferred against the Southern jur- ist Judge Dayton was appointed in 1905
 PRIEST MURDERED.
 NEW BRITAIN. Conn. Feb. 9 Father Zebrs of the Lithuanian Catholic church, was found in his rectory today. shot to death His housekeeper, Eva Gillinean, was found in her room in the attic. also dead but she had been strangled instead of shot as was the priest
 It is the belief of the authorities that the crime was committed by one of the parishioners for revenge.
 PACKERS CONVICTED.
 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. g. Upon their conviction today on the charge of violating the Missouri anti trust laws. five packing firms Were given the option of paying the sum of <25.0 each for quitting business in the state The convicted firms are Swift X Co. Armour X Co.,, the Morris company. the Hammond com pany. and the St. Louis Dressed Meat X Provision company.
 JOBBERS CONV CITED.
 ST. LOUIS Feb 9,-The ten men chiefly concerned in the famous mill ion-dollar jobbing-hOuse swindle. who were convicted last week on the charge of swindlne. were sentenced today to various terms in prison. ranging from one year upward. in addition to which they must each pay a fine of 5000 The convicted men established a chain of stores throughout the country. buying large stocks on credit and turning them into cash as fast as possible. after which they went into bankruptcy. When the firm failed there Were no assets.
 LEFTY DESTROYED
 ASTORIA, Ore, Feb. 9. - Under the heavy strain of continual pound ing of heavy seas, about a mile of the south jetty at the mouth Of the Columbia river gave away today entailing a loss of more than Sl. 900 000
 LAWMAKERS GET SMALLPOX.
 PHOENIN, Ariz, Feb. 9. Fol lowing the discovery of a second case of smallpox at the state capitol the city health officer has ordered an dQ1Oulnlntnt Ol lnt leg SlSldlul and the vaccination all the mem bers and attaches of the capitol
 Reading Clerk Lanier developed unmistakable symptoms of the dread disease this afternoon, and was sent to the pesthouse to join Representa- tive Brscot who was stricken yes terday Several other members are under suspicion.
 COSMETICS PROHIBITED.
 TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 10.-A bill has been introduced in the state leg islature which prohibits the use ot powder, false hair and perfume by women under 45 years of age.
 WANT FOOD PROTECTED.
 CHICAGO. Feb. 10.-The bakers of this city have united in an ap- peal to the government to place an embargo on the eXportation of flour from the United States.
 PLANT RESUMES.
 ELIZABETH, x. Y.. Feb 10.- The assembling plant of the Singer Sewing Machine company was start ed up on full time on Monday, with a full force of employees at work. The management of the company is authority for the statement that an unusually busy season is now in prospect
 WEST SPECIAL AGENT.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1O.-