The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-01
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 BURNED TO DEATH. l PIT lSBtkG. Oct. 25-Ninetrar employees .oi the Union Paper Box company are dead and six are misc ing as the result of a fire which | practically destroyed the plant oper- atcd by that concern today. The majority of the victims were girls Mayor Armstrong took an active part in the rescue work and almost | lost his life while engaged in search l ing for the victims. He was or T come by smoke and dragged from the building unconscious. He soon recovered, however. and resumed the 1 search.
 BOAT INVESTIGATED ! WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct 25- 1 The American steamship Zealandia is being investigated by the customs l officials on suspicion that the vessel | has been fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser and turned over to the Ger man authorities The boat has been | located at Mexican port on the East coast. and will be held there until the American authorities have concluded their investigations.
 EINsR ON FiRE | CHARLESTON, s. C., Oct. 25.- i The Mallory liner Colorado, laden with cotton for New York. is re, p"rted to have caught fire when sey- eral days out of port and is now adrift, having been abandoned by the crew. The report of the disaster was received in this city by wire less, the message having been flash ed by the vessel which rescued the members of the crew from their Derilous position on the burning ! liner.
 ON LIQUOR QUESTION.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 25.-Advices re ceived from the state capital tonight convey the information that the argu ments in the liquor law contest were concluded late this afternoon before the supreme court and de ci5ion Is expected during the week It is confidently believed here that the recently passed law prohibiting 1 the sale Ct liqucr in the state vii be permitted to stand.
 PIONEER SUICIDES.
 SEATTLE. Oct. 25.-Judge Thomas ! 'aun. pi"1eer Of the northwest ended his life in a local hotel to- night by swallowing a quantity or carbolic acid. His rash act is at trbuted to ill health.
 EDISON IS GUEST.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25.-- Thomas Edison was the guest of honor at the Panama Pacific interna. 1 tonal exposition this afternoon an. was entertained with a varied pro | gram of considerable length. Tha chief feature of the entertainment was a procession of school children the parade being of such length thai it required two hours to pass through the Court of the Universe, from which point the inventor reviewed the children.
 PLOT DISCOVERED
 NEW YORK, Oct. 25- Several Germans were placed under arrest in this city today on the charge Of conspiring to destroy ships leaving American ports with munitions for the allies. One of the conspirators who calls himself Fay. admits that he came to the United States last April forN-the express purpose ol blowing up or otherwise preventing the departure of munition-laden yes sels. He says he came through an arrangement with the German secret service, but claims that he acted ill dependently of the German embassy in this country and had nothing to do with any other German repre- sentatives here.
 WASHINGTO,S, D. c. Ot. o5.- Attorney4General Gregory expresses the belief that a gigantic conspiracy ;y, Io b,,I he arrest of Fay and his associates.
 FORD TALKS. 1 SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Oct 26.- manufacturer, this afternoon ad San Quentin prison, explaining hi! of discharged convicts. He stated that many such had been in his employ and he had so far seen no reason for changing his policy ot offering them work when there were vacancies in his factories | THREE ARRESTED. ! PITTSBU RG, Oct. 26.-1hree oth cials of the Union Box company werl today arrested and charged wi.n culpable negligence in connection with the fire that occurred yesterday at the plant and was responsible for the death of nineteen girls and the injury Of many more.
 M'ADOO AT SEATTLE.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 26.-The large rooms of the Commercial club were packed this afternoon with business men and others anxious to meet secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. Urging that the ship purchase bill should be considered part of the administration scheme for national defense, MT. McAdoo strongly set forth it's merits. The bill, he said contemplates the appropriation of fifty million dollars, which would be placed in the hands of a board of five members. This board would pur- chase ships of 500,O00 gross ton mage, which would be used as com mon carriers in times of peace and ] as auxiliaries to the American navy in times of war. He threw a wet blanket on the hopes of those favo" ing the ship subsidy bill, declaring that opposition to such bill had always been a plank in the Demo cratic campaign platform, and that the members of the house, as well as President Wilson were opposed to subsidies.
 FAY coNFEssEs.
 NEW YORK. Oct 26.-Accordins