The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-08
GENERAL NEWS
BY TELEGRAP
WHEAT DROPS

age through lNS DhIudUclltS IS nav
ing the effect OF knocking the bottom
out OF the wheat market in the
United States. through fear that the
great stores of wheat in Russia will
be released
PROHIBITION NOW LAW.
DIES MONIES, Ia, March l.
The recently-passed prohibition bill,
which prohibits the manufacture and
sale of liquor in this state after the
first of next year. was signed by the
governor today.
MURDOCH is CHAIRMAN.
NEW YORK, March 1.-Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch, of Kansas.
has been chosen chairman of the ma
tional committee Of the Progressive
party
RESERVES ORGANIZE,
NEW YORK, March 2.-It is eX-
pected that within short time
500 600 men will be enrolled in the
American Legion Of First Reserves.
The organization will be made up
of former army. navy and militia
men throughout the nation, and il is
expected that it will much better
insure the country's preparedness in
time of war
WANT HANGING REiNsTATEO.
OLYMPIA. Wash. March 2.-The
state senate today voted to repeal
the anti-Eanging law and to have
the death penalty again reinstated.
Before the bill will become law,
however, it will have 10 be passed
by the lower house and then secure
the signature Of the governor
WOOLLEY APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March q
Robert Woolley of Virginia. was
today nominated by President Wilson
for the appointment as director OF
the mint. to succeed George +. Rob
erts, resigned.
MINERS ENTOMBED.
WHEELING W Va. March q
In one of the mines of the Poca-
hontas Consolidated company, near
Thurmond, this state, 100 miners
were entombed yesterday, and there
appears little hope that any of them
will be rescued alive. The rescue
work is being pushed with all pos
sible speed but none of those i'm
prisoned had been reached tonight.
FRAUD CHARGED.
PORTLAND ore. March "a
million-dollar swindle is charged
against the officers and statesmen Of
the now defunct United States Cash
ier company in an indictment re
turned by the grand jury. The con
Germ was incorporated for $1,250,OOO
and sold capital stock sufficient to
bring il a4yut one million dollars
on the la--e representation that il
owned pl.ente I'D five change-mak
ing ma--inea. .ae company was
~, loo
BLAME YOUi.. ROCKEFELLER.
WASHINGTON d. c.. March q
The mines investigating committee
of the lower house, which has just
completed a probe into the condition
of affairs in the Colorado mines ana
the causes leading up to the strike,
today made public its report, which
is OF the most drastic nature. John
d. Rockefeller Jr.. is personally
pilloried with criticism for refusing
to arbitrate the difficulties existing
between the operators and the
miners at the start, the report stat
ing that had he adopted a different
attitude, the lives of many men
women and children might have
been saved.
The Colorado militia is also scath
~
the striking miners and their fami
lies The report condemns the con
ditions which in general prevailed
at the mines. but no conclusive
proof of peonage was secured. The
committee appeals for compulsory
arbitration when such situations
arise declaring that these disturb
ances and troubles between opera
ting companies and employees are
nationwide in Importance.
ANARCHISTS AT WORK.
NEW YORK, March Mot in
many years has so profound a sen
sation been caused in this city as
was occa6ioned today by the arrest
OF two anarchists in the act of at
tempting to blow up Saint Patrick's
cathedral and the subsequent I'M
folding of a plot which had for its
object the wrecking of the largest
banking institutions and the murder
of the most prominent capitalists OF
the country. The police claim that
they have been closely in touch
with the anarchists and were for the
past several months fully apprised
OF their plans.
Frank Baldo, one of the cleVerest
plain clothes men on the force, has,
it was stated today at headquarters,
worked with the anarchists for a
month past, manufacturing bombs
and laying plans. This morning,
during the Lenten services, he sat
with the bomb tArower while the
latter lighted the fuse and threw
it at the altar Immediately the
church bristled with detectives. the
bomb was seized, the fuse eXtin
guished and the thrower, whose
name is Frank Abarno, was hustled
to headquarters.
TRIP ABANDONED
WASHINGTON, d. c., March s.
President Wilson has practically
abandoned his trip to the Panama
canal, which was scheduled for July.
The serious aspect of the interna'
tional relations of the United States
is given as the reason for the
change Of plans.
ANARCHISTS INDICTED.
NEW YORK, March ST e two
anarchists who were placed under
arrest yesterday while engaged in a
deliberate attempt to destroy ST.
Patrick's cathedral, were indicted to-
day by the grand jury on the charge
OF placing a lighted bomb in pub
lie place. The bail in each case was
placed at $4,000.
DYNAMITERS ARRAiGNED.