The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-29

quantities on the market. At the
closing hour this afternoon. the price
had dropped 81 a barrel.
ECHOES FROM TITANIC.
NEW YORK. March 22.-The trial
of the suit instituted by the Oceanic
Steam Navigation company, owners
of the Titanic, to determine the eN-
tent of liability. has been set for
May before the federal court. If
the decision is unfayorable to the
company, the many damage suits
which have been filed by relatives of
Titanic victims will be pressed in
an effort to collect from the owners
of the wrecked liner.
BARELY ESCAPED
PORTLAND. Ore, March 22.-
Thirty-nine persons, occupants of the
Grand Oaks apartment house, had
narrow escape from death early this
morning, when the building was
practically destroyed by fire, The
flames spread with such rapidity that
nearly all Of those residing in the
building We're forced to rush into the
street in their night clothes. Sever
al who could not escape by the stairs
We're rescued from windows.
TO PROTECT AMERICANS.
WASHINGTON. D. c. March 23.-
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
despatched a torpedo boat destroyer
to San Juan, Porto Rico, to assist
the American customs officials at
that port in preventing the depart
ure of vessels which fail to COM
ply with the rules regulating clear
ance papers. Special orders have
been issued to hold the steamships
Odenwald and President until they
have complied with the regulations.
The master of the Odenwald. who
attempted to leave port yesterday
without papers. but was stopped by
a shot across his bow, will be prose
cuted by. the government.
The Odenwald was held under the
recently adopted congressional reso
luton empowering the President to
refuse clearance papers to vessels en-
gagged in supplying foreign warships
With provisions and equipment.
ROOSEVELT IGNORED.
OLYMPIA. Wash, March %
The joint conference committee of
the Washington and Oregon Bar as
sociations has extended invitations
TO President Wilson and former
President Taft to address the meet
ing of the association which is
scheduled TO be held in this city
in August. The name of Colonel
Roosevelt was not mentioned during
the meeting.
MACHINES DESTROYED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March %
Twenty-Five thousand short weight
measures of various kinds have been
taken from local stores and shops
during the past four months by of
ficials OF the municipal bureau of
weights and me sures. The entire
collection was dumped into the bay
today.
MOTORS FOR RUSSIA
TACOMA, March 23.-The arrival
in this city of 26 traction automo-
biles, boxed ready for shipment to
Vladivostok for the Russian war de-
partment, has aroused general dis
cussion here regarding the status
OF such shipment. There is an
air of mystery about the arrival of
the machines and their presence on
the dock, where they are awaiting
shipment to the Russian port on the
other side of the Pacific.
AMBASSADOR APPEALS.
WASHINGTON, D. c. March %
German Ambassador Count Won
Bernstein has appealed to the state
sui Muller, who is under arrest in
Seattle on the charge Of conspiring
to obtain information regarding the
alleged shipment of submarines into
Canada BY he Seattle Construction
& Dry Dock company. The diplomat
declares that the arrest of Muller
is a violation of the treaty between
Germany and the United States.
Advces received from the Pacific
coast this afternoon state that the
prosecuting attorney of Seattle has
fatty refused to dismiss the charge
against the consul, on the ground
that foreign diplomats are not i'm
mune from arrest on criminal
charges.
HE GOT THE MONEY.
SEATTLE, March PA verdict
of guilty was returned this after
noon against Patrolman Schuman on
the charge Of accepting brides from
women who operate in the Pike
street cafes.
BECKER APPEALS.
ALBANY. N, Y, March 24-The
E. Becker. former police lieutenant
OF New York city, began here today.
IN BAD WITH STATE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March "a
Sheriff Shea, City Magistrate Smith
and three of the defendants in the
Terre Haute election fraud cases
were placed under arrest today,
charged with tampering with the
witnesses summoned by the state to
testify against Mayor Roberts and
his associates.
REPRESENTS WILSON,.
SAN FRANCISCO, March "a
The PanamaPaciic International
exposition was formally opened this
afternoon by Vice-President Mar
shall, who is here as the personal
representative OF President Wilson
In his opening address. the vice
president said that he felt i'll at
ease as the spokesman of the great
est peacemaker the United States
has ever known.
The firing of 10 guns by the war
ships in the harbor was part of the
opening ceremonies.
SPRINGS A LEAK.
NEW YORK, March 24.-The
steamship Denver, enroute TO this
city from Bremen with the crews
Of the various American vessels
sunk in the North sea by the Ger
mans, sprang leak when halfway