The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14

..a saved the cay and the ban .... vas con luded without fur r- incident Ptc .ai1. p-iFoniu- H"r responsible for the iuterrup-
 HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
 F1tT DODGE. la. Feb IL Twenty members Of the local l,!g, .; llaF had marrow escape irow death today when their clubrooms Er.Ir destroyed by fire
 NOT FOR THEM.
 FRNNkFORT. Ky Feb. l1.-Ac- r.HaD.au7 debate. closely bordering g acr.OT-i encounters. character
 ..n consideration of the pro ga-ai ig submit th" prohibition ques- firu to statewide vote. which ... the principal business before ..e lower branch of the state leg,
 uIr today. The measure was u't defeated, the vote being taken at late hour this after .aun
 The same bill was defeated in i-' an0ar" several days ago
 BEHAVIOR HONORsD. , E"W YORK Feb. 11.-R. G. Rhett, eX-mayor of Charlestown. has been elected president of the Chamber If Commerce of the United States fer th" ensuing year. All of the other officer, who served last year We're reelected.
 IS BIG CONTRIBUTION.
 LONG BEACH Feb 11.-Nathan Straus. tLe well known merchant and phi'anthropist has contributed the sum of $35O 900 to the Jewish ieliet fund, the money to be eX- p.rdrd in aiding sufferers of all &I Ho!!ties in the war zones of Europe.
 SCOTT IS SECRETARY.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. H. '". Gen Hugh L. Scott, chief Of taf Of the United States army, 's now in charge of the affairs of 5. ar department, having become secretary ad interim automatically apon the retirement of Secre ,ary Garrison, who resigned yesterday because Of his inability to persuade President Wilson to commit himself
 the continental army plan advo, catcd by the cabinet member
 President Wilson signed an ex- ecutite order today, naming Scott acting secretary for a period of thirty days. before the expiration of which time GarrsOn's successor un- doubtodly will have been selected. The President will give the ques- tion lis undivided attention during the next few days having announc- rd that he would spend the week end on the Potomac river on the Nayfiower, He will leave ilnmedi- ately after the dinner whi"h is being given in his honor tonight by Postmaster-General Burleson
 There Is much speculation re. garding the probable action of the President, and many names are being considered as p"seihlo "' poiutees Among those most prG:., inently mentioned for the place are Swager Sherman, chairman Of the house Qualifications committee Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
 Following the retirement of Sec retary Garrison, Assistant Secre- tary Breckinridge, as a mark of loyalty to his chief, also tandorcd hie rosi@nation to the President.
 Mr Garrison steadfastly refuses to discuss his resignation. He says. however. that it is his intention to retire from politics and public life absolutely
 BLAMES EDISON
 NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Lieutenant C. W. Nimitz, +who acting as coun scl for Lieutenant NJ Cooke, the commander of the submarine E-2, de~Iared today that the officer was not responsible for the explosion aboard the ship, but that the Edl- son Storag" Battery company was morally and criminally liable.
 COXEY WANTS TOGA
 COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 11,-Gen- eral Jacob s. CoXey, who led an army of unemployed across the continent several years age, an n0unces that he will enter the race for the United States scnat" 10 succeed Senator Pomerene