The Alaska citizen., 1915-06-07
CONGRESS TO MEET.

called sometime this summer, prou
ably not later than September !.
Senator Chamberlain. who has also
arrived on the coast this week. also
expresses the belief that President
Wilson will find 1t necessary to sum
mon the lawmakers before the reg
ular winter session.
Chamberlain says that he Will in
troduce n resolution during the spec
ial session asking for an increase
n the standing army.
TO GET YANKEES HOME
AMSTERDAM. June Sit is re
ported here that Ambassador Gerard
has taken the preCaution 10 make
arrangements for special trains TO
take Americans out of Germany in
case of breach occurring between
that country and the United States.
WILL TALK PEACE.
NEW YORK. June among the
prominent men who have accepted
invitations to address the peate and
repai4tion conference to be held in
this city commencing June IA, are
,uarles j. Bonaparte and George
Won Lenserke Meyer former sec
retaries of the navy. Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, secretary of war in the
cabinet of President Taft, 19o9-l9l1
and Dickinson's successor in office,
Henry l.. Stimson, who was appoint
ed secretary of war in 1911
MAY LOSE "a.
HONOLULU June 3.-The work
or salyaging the sunken submarine
FL has been temporarily abandoned
again on account OF unfavorable
no &c
expressed that the craft will be
broken up by the action of the water
before the work of bringing it to
the surface can be completed.
FREAK CHILD BORN.
NEW YORK, June 3.-A freak
child was born in the foreign quarter
of this city today which has aroused
keen interest in medical circles the
infant being one of the most extra
| ordinary on record in this country.
The child which lived less than an
hour had two well-formed heads
and four arms. two of which were
we'll formed and the other two de
formed The infant was male and
weighed fifteen pounds.
TRUST WINS.
TRENTON, \. j.. June 3.-The
federal district court has refused 10
grant an Injunction against the
United States Steel corporation, In
the ruling handed down by the
court il is held that the corporation
has not violated the Sherman anti
trust law and should not be dis
solved. 1t is suggested in the de
, Cision that the price fixing should
be left to the federal trade com.
: mission.
TAFT WANTS PEACE
PHILADELPHIA. June 3,-In an
address delivered before the stu,
dents of Bryn Mawr college this
afternoon Professor Taft paid a
nigh tribute to the peace policy of
President Wilson, declaring that III
lingo occupied the White House
today, the United States would be
at war" The former executive said
further that President Wilson had
shown himself worthy of the support
of his countrymen and he urged
the students to stand sOlidly back
of him.
DIVIDEND AUTHORIZED.
DETROIT. June 4.-AccordinS to
All announcement made today a
stock dividend of $4,000 900 has
been authorized for July first, by
the Ford Automobile company. The
capitalization of the company has
been increased from S2,000000 to
/ 500 900 900
TALKS OF WAR.
SEATTLE, June An an address
delivered in this city last night,
Senator Albert b. Cummins, of Iowa.
declared that it was useless for the
people of the United States to try
to terminate the European war I'VE
can not end the war" said the SEN
ator. but after it is ended, We can
help to make war impossible in the
future"
COAL BUNkERs BURN.
SEATTLE, June A. The coal
( bunkers of the Pacific Coast Coal
company. containing $4,000 tons Of
coal was practically destroyed early
this morning by a fire which is be-
/ lieved to have resulted from spon-
taneous combustion. The fire burned
fiercely for several hours, resisting
the efforts of the fire department
and threatening surrounding prop
erty. The loss is estimated at $780,
900
STOCKS JUMP.
NEW YORK, June 4.-As the re-
suit of the favorable decision of the
federal district court Of New Jersey,
in which it was decided that the
United States Steel corporation had
not violated the Sherman antitrust
law, the shares OF that corporation
increased in value S20.000,000 over
night, and other stocks advanced
materially today.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., June T.
The monthly report OF the federal
reserve board, which was made pub
lie today. shows that there has been
marked improvement in condi-
tons throughout the United States
during the past month.
Garden Island Land
tiles Questioned