The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-19
EDISON SELECTED.

ildD EnQtaNOl SOtltEN IS very NItNf, in fact. fears are entertained for | his life.
 EDISON SELECTED
 WASHINGTON. n. C., July 12- Thomas A Edison. the inventor has accepted a position at the head of the advisory board of civilian in veutors for the bureau of invention which has been created by the navy department.
 CONSPIRACY SUSPECTED
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 12- Secret service agents are authority for the statement that there is req son to believe conspiracy exists in the United States, the object of which is to prevent the further shipment of munitions of war to the allied na- tions of Europe It is suspected that attempts will be made 10 destroy the munition factories in this country. It is also believed that it was the intention of the plotters 10 kill or kid nap the British ambassador as he came from the Morgan home on Monday night. after consulting with the financier.
 TO GREET BELL.
 SAN FRANCISCO. July 13- Speaker Champ Clark has consented to deliver the Liberty bell oration when the historic bell arrives from the East, The address will be de liyered at the exposition grounds. where the bell will be placed on eX- hbition during the remainder of the fair
 The bell arrived at Walla Walla today and is moving this way by easy stages. When near Pendleton. the bell was bombarded by boys standing on the high bank near the track. but no damage resulted. That was the only unpatriotic exhibition recorded since the beginning of the trip.
 ELkS ELECT
 LOS ANGELES. July 13.-Today's session of the Elks' convention was occupied with the election of officers and the choice of the convention city for 1916. James Nicholson, of Bos ton. was elected grand exalted ruler, Fred C. Robinson, of Dubuque. Iowa, was reelected grand secretary and Charles A. Whate of Chicago, was reelected grand treasurer. Balti more was named as the next meet ing place of the grand lodge
 BLETHEN DIES.
 SEATTLE, July 13.-Colonel Al den J. Blethen, editor-in-chief of the Seattle Times, who had been i'll for more than year, and whose death had been expected hourly for several days prior to his demise. died al the Blethen home in this city today. Editor Blethen who was also presi den of the Times Printing Company, had the reputation o1 being the most aggressive and successful news paperman of the West.
 ALIENlST SCORED.
 NEW YORK, July 13.-Dr Aus tin Flint, one of the alienists iden tified with the Thaw case was sub jected to a grilling today and ad- mitted on the stand that he had done very little in his line during the past nine years except in con nection with the present case.
 AFTER ROCKEFELLER
 CHICAGO, July 13.-CongTessman Frank Buchanan declares that he will introduce a resolution during the next session of congress com polling John D. Rockefeller, Jr, to answer the questions asked him by Chairman Frank Walsh of the fed eral commission on industrial re lations. As a penalty for refusing to testify, Buchanan would send the coal baron to jail for contempt
 GOOD RECORD MADE.
 NORFOLK. Va, July 13.-In a target practice which was held this afternoon by the gunners at Fort Monroe, targets anchored eight miles off ,-h cha3 talIIr The practice was witnessed by See retary Garrison and other prominent officials of the government.
 LAWSON LOSES.
 TRINIDAD. Colo. July 13.-The ap- plication of John Lawson for a new trial was denied today by the state supreme court and the condemned labor leader. who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder al legged to have been committed dur ing the late labor troubles in South ern Colorado was remanded to jail to await his transfer to the peni tentiary.
 MANY SEE FAIR.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 13,-The International exposition has issued d that eight million people have pass ed through the turnstiles since the opening of the fair during the latter part of February, which is an av- craze attendance of approximately fifty thousand daily There has been marked increase in the attendance during the past several weeks.
 REPLY DELAYED.
 CORNISH, N. H., July 13.-Presi dent Wilson intimated to callers to- day that it would be sometime next week before he would be ready to submit a draft of the second rejoin | der to Germany to the members of the cabinet. It is evident that he intends to take his time preparing | the document in which. it is believed, | the future policy of the United States | will be clearly outlined. The Presi | dent will return to Washington on Friday.
 THREATEN GOVERNOR.
 BOSTON, July 1.-The chief of police of this city today received l an unsigned note in which he was 1 warned that before long the gov ernor of Massachusetts would be killed, and that bombs would be i placed in both the state house and | the customs house. The police have l no clue to work on, but every effort l will be made to ascertain who sent | tho pota and to DroSacute the sender l