The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
GENERAL NEWS
 BY TELEGRAPH
TALK ACROSS NATION.

odore N Vail. president of the Amer ican Telegraph * Telephone com pany. today ana conversed over the new transcontinental line with Thom- as Watson. at San Francisco. Wat son. who was an early assoclale ot Bells. heard the first word spoken over the telephone in Boston in 1915.
 TAAW WANTS EXAMINATION. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. When Harry Thaw was arraigned today on the charge of conspiracy, his counsel made the request that the Mattea wan escape be sent to Bellevue nos pital for the purpose of determin- ing his mental status. Justice Da- wis. before whom Thaw was taken. took the matter under advisement and announced that the formal ar raignment would be held on We'd nesday. at which time the motion 10 send Flaw to Bellevue would be decided.
 FAvoRs UNIONS.
 NEW YORK. Jan Testifyins before the federal industrial rela- lions committee today. John D. Rockefeller. Jr. declared that he
  said, however, that he believed the employers of labor should have the right to conduct their business on tGe open shop basis
 GOVERNORS MAY MEET,
 TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. Ex-Governor Capper has issued call for con vention of the governors of all the states in the Union, to be held at St. Louis, commencing April for t purpose of considering the ad- visibility Of urging congress to pro hibit the shipment Of clothing, food, arms. ammunition and livestock to inc European nations engaged in war. Governor Capper is strongly III favor of such an embarso, and he already has the assurance of sup port from number of other state executives
 WANTS LABOR SIDE.
 NEW YORK. Jan. 2G-John n. Rockefeller, Jr., principal owner Of ,he Southern Colorado coal mines which were idle many months dur ing the past year as the result of strike troubles, has invited Mother Jones to place before him all the information in her possession re earding the strike situation.
 Mother" Jones was one of the committee in charge of the strike.
 BOY RoBS BANK
 HOUSTON. Tex, Jan. 26. The Guarantee State bank was the scene of daring holdup today. when q boy bandit entered t1e iutl-u,ie-. and drove the bank employees into the vault at the point of a gun, locked them in, and then escaped with S5,000
 Officers attracted 10 the scene gave chase to the youthful robber, and after running fight of ten blocks the bandit fell mortally wounded. The money was recovered.
 FAVOR WOMEN
 DES MONIES, Ia. Jan. 26.-Sen- ator Allen has introduced a resolu- tion in the upper house of the state legislature extending the right Of franchise to women.
 CRATER DIES.
 PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 26-John Young, former auditor of the Farm CTS Deposit National bank, who, with another employe, was convict en on the charge of stealing S1,500,- 900 from the institution. died today Of tuberculosis, in the Pennsylvania state penitenti9ry.
 EARTHQUAKE IN CANAL.
 PANAMA. Jan. 26. - Three short, sharp earthquake shocks were felt today throughout the canal zone, and for a time it was feared that the canal had suffered injury. It is re- ported officially this afternoon, how ever, that no damage resulted
 WILL MERGE LINES
 SEATTLE, Jan. 26 Frank A. Nanderlip, the New York banker is on his way to this city for the purpose of completing the merger of the Oregon X Washington Rail- way & Navigation company, the Oregon Short Line and the Union Pacific. The deal has been pending for some time, according to an art- cle appearing in today's Times. and will be brought to a head quickly upon the arrival of Vanderlip, who is due here tomorrow from the South. J. D. Farrell, of this city, will be the executive head of the combine.
 URGES PROHIBITION.
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 2b- Governor Hayes sent a message to the state legislature today in which e strongly advocated the adoption of law prohibiting the sale of liquor within the boundaries of the state A statewide bill already has been presented tn tie lawmakers and the measure is now under con- sideration. A bitter fight is prom iSed
 WILL VISIT STRIKERS.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 27.--It is an nounced here today that it is the intention of John D. Rockefeller, Jr, to visit the Southern Colorado strike region in company with Mother" Jones. who will be given the op- portunhy to present the strikers side of the case.
 The coal mines of which Rocke- feller Is the chief owner have re- stunned operations on limited scale LEGISLATURE DEADLOckED.
 SPRINGFIELD. H., Jan. 27.-Al- though the state legislature has been in session nearly four weeks, the lower house has been unable to select speaker owing to the dead lock which has existed. Neither side shows any signs of weakening
 NURSE GETS VERDICT.
 BANGOR Me Ian 27-E1izaheth