The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-11
GENERAL NEWS
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GRAFT DISCOVERED

iiciais to the effect that Texas mill tia UA,cers haze Dsen guilty O. graft It is claimed that a large num- Der of militia uniforms have beer sold to the MeNicans. A rigid eN- animation of the charges is about to be made.
 FOR NEW CRUISERS.
 WASHINGTON D. C., Oct A. After a conference on the subject, President Wilson anG Secretary of the Navy Daniels have agreed that the naval program should include provision for the building of several fast battle cruisers.
 CONTEST HELD.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 4.-The telegraph tournament conducted at the lair grounds toGay Was won by Brickhouse, an operator employed by Hutton X company. He was sending for over twenty-five minutes and the last 510 words were sent in II minutes and eighteen seconds, mak- ing an average of over forty five words a minute and beating all send ing machines Herman Enrich won second place in the competition. The average ,elegrapher has a speed of about twenty-five words min ute.
 ON SALOON QUESTION.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. An cleo tion is being held in the city today at which it is to be determined whether the saloons are to be abol- ished or not.
 MILITIA ON JOB.
 PHOENIX, Ariz.. Oct. 4-'Tu Gutl. the disturbances of hourly occur renee that have broken out as re suit of the strike at Clifton, com- pany of the state militia was dis patched from here this morning.
 MINERS BALLOT.
 DENVER, Oct 4.-John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., spent the greater part Of the day inspecting a highway built entirely through the work of un- employed miners In the miners unions today the balloting was be gun on plan suggested by Nil Rockefeller for the settlement of diff ferences between the operators and the miners MT. Rockefeller rec1m- mends a method of obviating strikes which takes no cognizance of the National Mine Workers Union.
 5000 STRIKE.
 SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. A. Five thousand employees of the Gen. eral Electric company went out on strike today for an eight-hour day. The men have had the matter under consideration for some time past and it is only after failing to come to terms with their employers that the walkout was undertaken. There is no demand for increased wages made.
 MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct D. The manufacture of arms anG d.. munition on a scale immensely great CT than ever before in the history of the country will follow the adop- ton of the administration national defense program. The measure that the government will ask congress to pass at the coming session will call for the expenditure of half a billion dollars for the purpose of rendering the country safe against the attack of a foreign power. It is expected that this matter will con stitute the biggest issue of the forth coming session, and it is not consid- cred likely that it will De fought out along strictly party lines. h. fluential Democrats have spoken both for and against the proposed defense scheme.
 RECOMMENDS SUBWAY
 CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The mayor has recommended the construction of a municipal subway.
 MANY STARVING.
 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-As a re suit of the enormous destruction caused by the recent storm there are approximately 2.500 people liv- ing ir the district between this city and the mouth of the Mississippi river who are in actual danger of starvation. Several steamers that have been distributing supplies re- turned here today and the stories brought back on them tell of terrible privationS. In spite of all that has been attempted for the a]leviation of the distress, hundreds of families are still in pitiable conditions and it must be several days yet before they can be properly attended to- The returning steamers distributed food among at least fifteen hun dred persons who had been entirely without food for two days.
 WILL PAY THE COST.
 ARDMORE. Okla, Oct. 5.-The Santa Fe railroad company has as sumed entire responsibility for the almost entire destruction of the busi ness section of this city which was caused by the explosion of carload of gasoline on September 27 Fifty two lives were lost and a property loss of one million dollars entailed The company states that the losses will be reimbursed.
 MINERS AGREE.
 DENVER, Oct. 5.-The coal min CTS of Colorado by an overwhelming vote have agreed to accept John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,'s plan for set clement of labor disputes. The plan proposed is the submission of diff ferences by a committee of the em ployees to the company officials, per hitting of no interference by the National Mine Workers Union.
 It is reported that the governor will probably dismiss all the crim- inal charges arising out of the strike at Ludlow.
 LOAN FLoATED.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The loan to the allies has been closed, the un- derwritng having been completed, James J. Hill took million, Schwab twenty five ,nilliGns.. John D. Rocko feller ten millions and the munition manufacturers one hundred millions. OfferingS still continue to arrive,