The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-19
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PLANT WRECKED BY BOMB

PLANT WRECKED BY BOMB
 KANSAS CITY. April 12-The seven-story cooling building of the Cudahy Packing company was al most totally destroyed today by the explosion of a bomb. which was placed on one of the lower floors. Officials of the company believe that the wreck was the work of a dis charged employe. and the authorities are working on that theory.
 ENAeimS DIVORCED.
 NEW YORK. April f2--An inter iocutory decree of divorce has been granted to Grace GuggenEeim. wife of Robert Guggenheim. son of Dan iel GuGgenheim. The husband for merly looked after the Guggenheim interests at their Seattle office.
 CROOKS SENTENCED.
 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April l2- Mayor Roberts, of Terre Haute. who, with o6 associates. was convicted last week on the charge of tam pering with the elections last No sember. was sentenced today to a term of six years at Leavenworth. in addition to which he must pay a fine of $2.OO0 Eli Redman, who was elected circuit judge by the Roberts gang. and Sheriff Shea were given five years each, with fine ut Fl 900 attached. The other sen ,ences range from two to three years.
 WILL STILL HANG THEM.
 TRENTON. \. J., April l2.-The lower house of the state legislature has defeated the senate bill proyid- ing for the abolition of capital pun ishment.
 OFFERED GOOD PLACE
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 12.- Major-General William Gorgas, wLo was elevated to the office of sur seon-general of the United States army several months ago. in recog- hilton of his services in the canal zone has been offered a permanent place on the Rockefeller Foundation staff He has not yet announced whether or not he will accept
 WANTS HOME GUARD.
 HONOLULU, April l2.-In a for mai address delivered before the ter ritorial house Of representatives, Ma jor-General Carter urged the pass age of a compulsory military in struction bill. in order to insure the training of men sufficient for an adequate home guard. A large home guard. the officer declared is absolutely necessary for the protec- ton of the islands.
 AVIATOR KILLED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April l2- Aviator Cecil Teoli, the first ayi- ator 10 make the flight over the An des mountains. weS Killed today on the local aviation field as lhe re- sult of an accident which caused his machine .o Iall to the ground.
 OFFICIALS SUED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. April l2.- The Bisss National bank, one of the largest t.n.n nG.a. institutions in this city, has begu.! q ,rgal action against Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller Of tie Currency N llliains to compel those officials to resist from their alleged efforts to dictate the affairs of the bank The officials of the bank claim that they have been persecuted because of thslr refusal to pay certain interests on government bonds held by tGe bank. The suit promises some sen sational developments.
 CAN RAISE HER.
 HONOLULU, April 13.-The div ing work, which Is expected to result in the raising of the submerged sub marine F4. was begun today by the five expert divers who arrived on Sunday on the cruiser Charleston. The divers have made a careful sur vey of the craft and express the be lief that 1t can be brought to the surface without further serious delay.
 PATIENTS ENDANGERED.
 CHICAGO, April 13.-The lives of 100 convalescent patients at the state hospital for the insane were threat ened for time early this morning when the frame building in which they were confined caught on fire. The prompt action of the attendants, however, prevented the loss of a single life. all of the inmates being removed to a place of safety quickly and without disorder. The building was practically destroyed.
 CAN NOT GET THERE.
 GLOBE, Arizn April 13.-Nice- President Marshall, who was sched uled to officiate at the filling of the great Roosevelt irrigation reservoir tomorrow. will be unable to attend the formal opening of the big pro ject, because of mild attack of ptomaine poisoning.
 VESSEL LEAKING.
 NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 13. The officers of the German con yerted cruiser kronprinz Wilhelm have made formal request for per mission to remain in port sufficiently long to make needed repairs to their vessel. The claim is made that the ship is leaking badly and that the boilers are defective.
 Government engineers probably will look the vessel over tomorrow
 WREckERS GUILTY.
 NEW YORK. April l3.-FranK Arbano and Carmine Carbone, the two men charged with conspirinS to wreck St. Patrick's cathedral by placing bombs in the edifice, were found guilty late this afternoon by jury, at the conclusion of a sen sational hearing, during which an effort was made by the defense to prove that the bomb was placed in the church by the detective who made the arrest The verdict of the jury was accompanied by recon mendatiOn for clemency.
 ARE MIRRORING THERE.
 SAN DIEGO, April l3-Local newspapers claim to have secured information to the effect that Brit ish, Japanese and Australian war ships are using Magdalena bay as