The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-22
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AVIATOR KILLED..

AVIATOR KILLED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Is, In
he presence OF thousands Of visit
tors 10 the Panams-Pacific Interna
tionsl exposition Lincoln Beachey,
one Of the best known American
ayiators dropped 10 mis- death in
The bay this afternoon from height
of 5000 feet The fatal fall oc
CURED while the popular aviator -as
making a perpendicular drop in his
new monoplane The machine WAS
seen to crumple when BeaChy at
tempted TO right it. and the unfortu
nate aviator fell into tn. water and
WAS drowned If he was not slready
dead when he struck His body
~ss recovered later
ALLIES BUY HORSES
KANSAS CITY March Is Agents
OF the French government have con
tracted for the purchase of $4,000
artillery and cavalry horses in this
state, the Transaction involving sum
between 100000 and ssO00.000
Deliveries will begin immediately aud
continue a. rapidly as ths horses can
be gathered together.
DON'T WANT THE JOB
ALBANY n Y. March IL
Elihu Root, United States senator
and one OF the leaders Of the Re
publican party, who has been men
toned frequently as a Presidential
disability. declared emphatically to-
day that be would not be candi-
date for the Republican nomination.
EXPECTS EXTRA SESSION
SEATTLE March Represents
tive William Z. Humphrey arrived
here today from the national capt
tai Asked regarding the probable
ity of an extra session being called,
re expressed the belief that the
lawmakers would be called together
sometime during the fall for the
purpose OF considering the Mexican
situation and the financial troubles
which involve the nation.
GOES TO PEN SOON.
WASHINGTON. D C, March Is
John Bullock who wa. arrested here
last week on bench warrant. will
be taken to Seattle during the week
10 serve his sentence of one year
for defrsuding IN government in
connection with the awarding Of
Alaska coal contracts.
LEGISLATOR FIRED.
DENVER, March Is Represent
alive Rowland. of the state legisla-
ture, was expelled from membership
in the general assembly today on
the charge of perjury growing out
Of the investigation to ascertain the
motive behind the fight which is be
ing made against Judge Ben B.
Lindsey OF the juvenile court 1t
was charged that Rowland had re
oeived mysterious package con
tanning rto1ey to be paid for GUST
ing Lin ~ Who has been q thorn
in the Dc e the crooked politicians
and gJsf;ers # N-',~er for a num-
Der OF years. 'Iie:y on account of
his series c, 6 IS entitled The
Mark of the Be. which were pub
lished in Egeryl lys magazine
Other members are being investi-
gated. and further sensational de
velopments are expected
COUNTRY FACES DEFICIT.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March ID
Representative John J. Fitzgerald.
chairman of the house appropria-
lions committee in discussing the
work OF the last congress, said that
the country faced deficit Of s113,-
600 1000 in consequence OF the eX-
travagance Of the lawmakers, who
appropriated sums aggregatins near
~ billion and quarter
10 NOW AT REST.
TARRYTOWN. n. Y. March Is
The funeral services over the re
mains Of the late Mrs John d,
Rockefeller were held al the Rookie
Teller home here today, following
the arrival of the husband and son
from Florida The body has been
placed temporarily in the Archbol0
receiving vault
PAINTERS STRIKE.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Twelve
hundred painters OF this city went
out on strike today as the result of
disagreement with the Master
Painters association. 1t is believed
however that the trouble will be ad-
justed soon, negotiations already hav-
ing been started to bring about q
settlement Of the differences
PATIENTLY WAITING.
NEWPORT NEWS, March ID
Two British and two French ships
have taken up positions outside the
harbor, where they are awaiting the
German auxiliary cruiser Eitel Fred
erick, which is undergoing repairs
here.
EAGLES BURY BEAcAEY
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal March 10
The funeral of Lincoln Beachey. the
popular aviator who fell to his death
in the bay yesterday while making
an exhibition flight, will be held to-
morrow under the auspices of the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles. OF which
tho deceased was \ member.
Beachey left an estate valued at
several hundred thousand dollars.
the larger part of which amount
is invested in government bonds.
SAY JURY - FIXED.
LOS ANGELES, March l6.-In-
stead Of entering pleas to the charge
of murder when their cases were
called today. both Caplan and
Schmidt moved to have the indict-
ments against them Quashed charg
ing that the members OF the grand
jury were prejudiced, Argument on
the motion to Quash was deferred
until next week, in order TO give
the district attorney time to pre-
pare counter affidavits.
THAW STILL PRISONER.
NEW YORK. March 16. - When
the Thaw case was called today. JUS
tice Page decided that the slayer of
Stanford White had never been liber-
ated from Aatteawan asylum and.