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The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Texas MILITIA IS RUSHED
TO MEET Mexican RAIDERS
BEING MASSED AT
MENACED BORDER
Carranzistas Place 10000 Men Along
Railroad in Rear of Pershings
Forces to Prevent Seizure
of the Railways

Ell, PASO, May 30-Gen. Funston
has ordered the Texas militia to the
border, massing the volunteers at
points where the American boundary
is being menaced by the big Mexican
armies which have been sent north by
Gen. Trevino.
Three regiments of Texas guards
men have been ordered to the line.
They will "dig in and prepare to pre-
vent depredations by Mexicans on
American soil.
While the United States is awaiting
the demands which Carranza is send
ing to Washington by special messen-
ger, Gen. Trevino is so dispOsing his
troops as to offer the American army
in Mexico the greatest possible resist
ance.
The 10000 men under his command
are being placed along the line of the
Mexican Central and Mexican North
western railroads, which are the lines
the United States would have to seize
in the event of open war. Defended
as they will be by Trevino's forces and
the artillery which he is bringing
north, their capture would prove a most
difficult task and one which would be
expensive in the cost Of material and
men.
A separate command of 5000 OF
Trevino's men has been Nent to pa
troll the border" This force is under
command of Canuto Reyes, who until
three weeks ago was one of Villa S
chief supporters. Now he will have a
formidable force and will have the Car
rama sanction to prowl along the
United States boundary Trouble with
him is confidently expected.
A battalion of motorcycle soldiers
has been organized here, and will be
held in readiness for quickly reinforc-
ing any threatened point along the
border.
Big Mexican garrisons are being es-
tablished at Galena and other points
which menace Gen. Pershings lines in
Mexico.
In the district south of Presidio
Tex, bandit raids are reported as be-
coming more numerous, and guards
have been sent there. Gen. VillanueVs
is in command of 400 Villista bandits
in this section.
Gen. Funston recognizes the need fol
additional troops, and is reported tC
have asked the war department to call
out the militia of the states of Louisi
ana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
CITRUS MEN LOSE
SUIT FOR $4,000

LOS ANGELES, May 30.-After try
ing for years to recover $4,000 from
the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and
Salt Lake railroads.. in the way of
reparation for alleged overcharges for
preceding and pre-icing California
fruits shipped to eastern points, or
ange growers of Southern California
lost their case before the interstate
commerce commission at Washington.
In 1911 the commission decided that
the shippers should be allowel to pre-
cool and pre-ice fruit shipped by them,
without re-icing in transit, by paying
to the companies $3.50 a car, whereas
companies had made a charge pre-
vious to that time of $50.
Action was started by the shippers
Immediately to recover $4,000, being
the amount they had paid in excess
of $3.50 a car during several years
preceding 1911.
This means that the shippers have
lost out, and that they will have to
abide by the decision and lose the
amount claimed.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
.Europe's War Debt

WASHINGTON May 3O,-The lat
est compilation of the debts and in
terest charges which the European
war is piling upon the shoulders of the
people of the principal nations en-
gagged are here summarized:
Great Britain-Pre-war, $3,250,000,-
900; added to March 81, $7,450,0O0,-
600; probable total by Aug. Il, $13,-
500,000,000 interest charge, $550,O00,-
900.
German empire and states-Pre-
war, $4,O0O,00O,0O0; probable. saddition
for empire alone by Aug. 1,,::s$1 ,OOO,-
100000; estimated interest charge for
empire and states, $762,0O0,000.
France-Probable total by Aug. 1,
$14, 900, 100000; interest charge, $685.
100000. !:
Russia-Probable total by Aug. 1,
00,000,000; interest charge, $685.
100000.
Austria-Hungary = Pre-war,. $780,
100000; probable total by Aug. 1, So
OOO,OOO,O0O.
There's the size of the direct mort
gage upon posterity that the European
war has brought to the peoples of
Europe.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
HIGH HURDLE RECORD
SMASHED BY SIMPSON

COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 30.-The
University of Missouri won the annual
Missouri valley conference track and
field meet, scoring 49, points to 25 for
Kansas, which won second place, and
22h for Iowa State, which won third
Robert Simpson, the hurdler of Mis-
souri,, made a new worlds record in
the 120-yard hurdles, making the dis
tance in ID 3-5 seconds. This is one
fifth of a second under his previous
worlds record Simpson also tied the
worlds record in the 220-yard low hur-
dies, making the distance in % 3-5 sec
onds
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
UNCLE SAM STUDIES
THE STAFF OF LIFE

WASHINGTON May 80. Two
branches of the government have in
stituted investigations which are
aimed toward the protection of bread,
the basic food of the people of the
world
The United States public health SER
vice is making elaborate researches to
determine the effects of various kinds
of flour on the human system.
The department of justice is prepar-
ing for retrial the bleached flour case,
in which it will attempt to- prove that
flour artificially whitened is harmful
and should be suppressed.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
100000 sLAVs UNDER
ARMS, SAYS AMERICAN

NEW YORK, May 30.-A.lP. Conger,
American representative in Russia Of
a tractor company. of Racine, Wis,
who arrived on the Scandinavian
American liner Frederick VIII, said,
after close study Of military condi-
tions during his two years in Russia,
that the Russians have nearly 10000
900 men under arms. Half of this
number, he said, were on the various
battle fronts; the rest were in re-
serve, some undergoing training, and
some ready to go to whatever point at
which they may be needed.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
MAN WALKING BACKWARDS
ON WAGER REACHES N. Y

NEW YORK, May 3O.-Patrick Har-
mon, of Seattle, paraded up the steps
of the city hall, walking backward,
guiding himself by means of a reflec-
tor. Harmon explained that he trav-
eled 5000 miles, which he says he
covered in 239 days, and that the freak
walk was the result of wager made
in a club in Seattle that he could not
walk the distance in 260 days.
The man who took Harmon's end of
the bet promised him $500 if he won.
w. H. BaltaZor, of Seattle, was en-
gagged by other men to follow Harmon
and see that he never kept his eyes
from the setting sun while moving
eastward.
Harmon walked backward every
inch of the distance" declared the
watchman.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Well Is Record Gusher

SANTA ANA, May 3O.-What is de-
clared by some oil men to be the
greatest oil we'll ever struck in Orange
county was brought in by the Union
Oil company at Fullerton.
The well looks to be a great pro-
ducer. Oil men say that it will flow
$4,000 barrels of oil a day.
The we'll came in with crash. The
prospect, located on the Hole prop
erty, north of Fullerton, but within
the city limits, was down about $500
feet when the gusher broke loose.
Oil spouted $50 feet over the derrick
and tore out one side of the structure.
In a lull of the spouting, workmen
managed to clap on cap, and the well
is now under control
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
NEW YORK MAY TURN
CLOCK AHEAD ONE HOUR

NEW YORK, May 30-Borough
President Marks announced that a
vote of borough employees shows them
to be practically unanimously in favor
of the movement to turn the clock
forward an hour and in view of this
referendum" he has called a meeting
of merchants and representatives of
various organizations at his Office to
consider the adoption of the scheme
throughout the city.
He says that among it's advantages
are benefits to health, saving in arti-
fetal illumination, additional afternoon
hour for recreation, more daylight for
home workers, more efficient work in
industrial plants, and better condi
tions for sleep.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Allies Refuse to End War

WASHINGTON May 30.-Intima-
tions that, though Germany may now
be desirous of peace, the allies will
not consider cessation of 'hostilities
until the kaiser's military power is
broken, have been given, it is said, by
sources close to the governments in
entente capitals.
1t is understood, too, that from these
sources President Wilson and Secre-
tary of State Lansing have received
intimations that the entente powers
do not consider this the proper time
for peace. President Wilson, it is un-
derstood, has had the situation made
clear to him by confidential sources
that the allies are determined to fight
to a finish.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
$15,000,ooo HIGHWAY
BONDS ARE ENDORSED

. REDDING, Cal, May 3O.-The state
conventions of county supervisors and
commercial secretaries ended here
with the selection by both of Sacra-
mento as the next meeting place, dur
ing the coming regular session of the
legislature The commercial secre-
taries elected S. Glen Andruss, secre-
ary-manager of the Sacramento
Chamber of Comerce, as president,
and adopted a resolution favoring a
bond issue of $15,0O0,O00 for state
highway purposes.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Seven Steamers Sunk

LONDON, May 29-The Italian
steamship Birmania, 2,215 tons; the
Italian liner st. Andrea; the Italian
bark Erminia, 1,544 tons; the French
steamship Languedoc, 1872 tons; the
Greek steamship Anastasios-Co Coroneos,
1,901 tons; the Swedish steamship
Rosalind, SIT tons, and the German
steamship Worms, 4,428 tons, have
been sunk.
The St. Andrea was destroyed: by:an
Austrian submarine. The crew of the
ROsalind, which was sunk by mine
off Stockholm skerries, was saved.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
ORDERS RUSHED FOR
MORE LICENSE PLATES

LOS ANGELES, May 3O.-Rush or
ders for more auto license plates we're
given in order to supply a record
breaking demand for the Identification
tags. Los Angeles has furnished 2,678
tags this month, an increase of SS7
over last year, according to L. w. But
Ter, chief of the local bureau More
than 100000 automobiles will bear Cal
ifornia registers before the end of the
year, he says.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
BURN 100000 OF
VERA CRUZ PAPER

MEXICO CITY, May 29-Paper cur
rency amounting to $46,O00000 was
burned in the courtyard of the national
bankers interested spectators. The
money was part of the old Vera Cruz
issue, which is slowly being supplant-
ed by the new, uncounterfeited bills.
The total amount of paper bills pub
licly burned up to date aggregates
more than 100,000000 pesos.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
College May Change Home

SAN JOSE, May 3O.-The possibil
ity of the College of the Pacific, a
Methodist institution, being removed
from San Jose was limited by Presi-
dent John L. Seaton in an address at
the commencement exercises. He said
that the transfer would be made if an
endowment fund of $1,OOO,000 is OBJ
tanned He also announced that a
campaign for a 100000 endowment
fund. would be launched throughout the
coast Aug. 1.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Uphold Minimum Waoe Law

TACOMA, Wash, May 50.-The
minimum wage law for women was
upheld by jury in Superior Judge
Cards department when it found A.
M. Anderson guilty of failing to pay
Miss Marie Stair the $40 minimum re-
quired by law for office work. This
is said to be the first case of this kind
tried in superior court, and it will be
carried to the supreme court for a
final hearing.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
U. S. WEIGHTS URGED
BY CALIFORNIANS

SACRAMENTO, May 3O.--The gov
ernment, not the respective states, is
to take responsibility for destroying
all irregular weights and standards,
if a plan of State Superintendent of
Weights and Measures Charles G.
Johnson is put into effect He is on
his way to attend the eleventh annual
conference of weights and measures
officials, which meets in Washington.
We will work to effect uniform laws
for the handling of scales.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
WEEKS NEWS FROM
NE|GHBOR|NC Cities
BRIEF OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
condensed Resume Of ihe Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest from Nearby
PIaGes---MIl Allow Rapid Scanning
Woolen Mills Moved

PORTLAND, May 30.-The Marys
vile Woolen mills, at Marysville, Cal,
which have been idle for several years
and which recently were purchased by
woolen mill men of Oregon, will be
dismantled, and their equipment re-
moved to Oregon mills.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
CALIFORNIA EDITORS ASK
$18,0O0,O00 ROAD FUND PROBE

EUREKA, May 30.-The California
Press association here adopted resolu-
tions calling upon the highway COM
mission for an accounting of the S1S,-
100000 bond issue and resolution en-
dorsing the proposed new issue of $15,-
100000 if the statement is found salts
factory. The association reelected
Friend Richardson as president, also
all other officers.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Thompson To Be Acting Governor

SACRAMENTO, May 3O.-Newton
Thompson, president pro tenn of the
senate and administration floor leader
in the upper house, will act as gov
ernor of the state of California during
the absence of Gov. Hiram w. Johnson
at the Progressive national convention
at Chicago next month.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
CONDENSATION OF
CURRENT EVENTS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF both HEMISPHERES
Dispatches PiGturng Developments From the Out
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented In Brief
Berlin Admits Crop SHORTAGE

BERLIN, May 29.-That while ade-
quate nourishment is assured the Ger
man population, there is an acute scar
city of some foodstuffs, caused by
short crops, was admitted here. The
food situation, however, is to be han
died by the new national food dictator,
Won Battocki, say officials
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Clocks To Be Set Forward

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 3O.-The
clocks of Kansas City will be set, for
ward an hour, to conform to the 'day-
light-saving plan," from the first Sum
day in June to the first Sunday in Oc-
tober, if an ordinance that was passed
in the lower house of the city council
is favorably acted on by the upper
house. Friends of the measure say
it's passage is assured.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Kansas Needs 10000 Men

TOPEKA, Kan, May 3O.-The state
free employment bureau fears a short
age of harvest hands. The help-want-
ed bulletin has not been prepared, but
early reports show the need of from
$4,000 to 10000 hands to harvest the
wheat. Few requests for jobs have
been received thus far, due to prosper
Gus conditions in other sections.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Bill to Prevent Overlooking

PORTLAND, May 3O.-Federal reg
ulation of deep-water vessels to pre-
vent overlooking will be provided in a
bill planned by the Marino Engineers
Beneficial association. The engineers
say there is at present no adequate
law to prevent dangerous overlooking.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
BANANA CROP BEST
SINCE 1912, CONSUL

\ WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The Hon
duran banana crop this year is the
heaviest since 1912, the returns fol
April, according to exporters figures
being rs per cent greater than for the
same month last year, declares Amer
lean Consul Dyer, in report to Secre-
tary of Commerce William G. Red
field.
The Parker post., 1916-06-03
Stanford Museum Started

PALO ALTO, May 30.-Nearly 500
alumni took part in alumni day on the
campus The most important part of
the varied program was the laying of
the cornerstone of the $4,000 Thomas
Welton Stanford Arts museum, which
will be the first unit in Stanford's Sec
ond quadrangle.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
Blind Man Does
 Editorial Work

MILFORD, O., June 4.-C. Magee Adams, 22 years old and an Ohio State University graduate and blind is the editor of the Valley Enter prise, the weekly newspaper here, and does practically all the work on 1t except in the mechanical de partments. The paper has been revolutionized since the blind edi- tor took charge q month ago, sub scribers say It is now arranged much like a city daily and exhibits signs of enterprise which are as un- familiar as they are interesting to it's readers.
 Adams use typewriter. An as sistant reads man" of the local items turned in by subscribers and he rewrites hem in better news form. He attends meetings and re members them we'll without taking note. During spare hours he writes stories for magazines.
 Adams has been blind since he was II years old.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
PREP PAREDNESS PARADES SEEN
 IN MANY CITIES
THOUSANDS DO HOMAGE TO 40 INSPIRATIONS PET
 POLICY.

PORTLAND. Ore, June 4-Fully 10000 people marched in the pre- paredness parade in this city today, and many more thousands witnessed the giant demonstration of the ef- fectiveness of the preparedness pol! cy Of the Democratic administra. ton from all points of vantage And the parade was a sight which 1t is Of this city to see
 A near riot was precipitated when Dr. Mary Esqui. a Socialist, attempt ed 10 break up the parade That Is. she suddenly appeared in the midst of the paraders bearing banner inscribed Prepare to die: Morgan X Co want preparedness She was arrested and taken to jail before any harm was done
 TEN THOUSAND MARCH
 SALT LAKE CITY. June 4-Ten thousand people marched in the pre- paredness parade In this city today Those in line consisted of people Tn all walks of life including gov l ernment, city and state officials. 5000 IN LINE.
 NEW ORLEANS. June 4-The preparedness demonstration in this city was second to nothing ever seen here excepting during Mardi GIas week. More than 50,000 peo- pie were in the parade, the line extending for miles There were many beautiful floats made. chiefly of automobiles
 IN ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS, June 4.-Fully 25000O people viewed the 75,000 marchers who made up the preparedness pa rade in this city today. There were no disorders of any kind It had been predicted that there would be trouble. but the police were amply prepared to cope with 1t. HOLIDAY AT MEMPHIS. MEMPHIS, June 4.-Preparedness | day in this city was the occasion for a holiday. Practically the en- tire population of the city turned out fully 40OGO marchers being in line
 CHICAGO BEATS NEW YORK. CHICAGO, June 4.-The prepared ness parade held in this city today was larger than that which recently took place at New York and ac- cordingly all of the newspapers are rejoicing The parade was reviewed | by number of the great men of the nation. who are now here to attend the Republican national con vention some of them being in line. The enormous size of the parade | Is credited to the fact that large number of visitors are now here to attend the convention.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
Insane Man oisons
 Eleven In Asylum
MIXES FORhALlN WITH EPSON SALTS-ONE OF FELLOW
 PATIENTS DIES.

PHILADELPHIA, June A. John Rosakoff, an inmate of the municipal insane asylum, poisoned all of the other in mates of the institution today by mixing formalin with epson salts, dose of which is given all of the insane patients daily. AS result one of the patients Is dead, while the remainder are seriously ill. Rosakoff him. self is at the point of death, having been given medicine from the same receptacle as his fel- low patients.
 Rosakoff had been an inmate of the institution for some time and was believed to be recover ing from his ailment. For that reason he had been given con- siderable liberty and was allowed the freedom of the house and grounds.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
Young Woman May
 Find Buried Gold

SAN FRANCISCO, June Miss Marie St. Clair t'enton, 23 years old an adventurous young English woman. sailed yesterday on the Unit ed Fruit company's steamship ri wives for a treasure island in the gulf of Darien, where she hopes to find pieces Of eight, doubloons and other menentoes of pirate days.
 Miss Fenton is cousin of Capt Sackville White, a nautical adyen- turer On November IS Captain Whites personal repI esentative, Ran dolph c. Lewis, reached New York from Colon He brought with him an ancient chest and a marvellous account of treasure trove that had been discovered by Captain White.
 Fascinating pirate things were found, he said somewhere in the Gulf of Darien, in Colombia, by Captain White. It is to help Capt White find more pirate treasure that Miss Fenton has sailed. She will land at Cartagena, Colombia. where she will join Capt. White and party of fellow adventurers.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
BRANDEIS CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June A. Louis D. Brandeis, the Boston at torney, has been confirmed as su- preme court justice by the United States senate by a vote of more than two to one The fight waged against his confirmation was the most strenuous in the history of the country in the matter of appoint ments to public positions. The fight in favor of Brandeis was led by President Wilson in person, one of his chief opponents having been ex- President Taft. The new appointee will be sworn into office Monday at noon.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
SITUATION IN MEXICO IS THE
 TOPIC 0F DAY
WILSON AND LANSING ARE NOW TALKING OVER LATEST
 NOTE OF CARRANZA.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June A. A conference is scheduled to take place today tetween President Will son and Secretary Lansing relative to the latest note received by the United State, from the Carranza government oi Mexico. It is be- lieved in official circles here, how ever that the President and Sec retary Lansing are both of the same mind, namely, that the United States troops shall remain in Mexico un til their object is accomplished, re- gardless of the demands of Car ranza. It is known to a certainty that Secretary Lansing considers the latest Carranza note diplomatic insult
 SCOUTS FIGHT BANDITS.
 NAMIQUIPA Mexico, June A. A scouting party of Apache Indians attached to the force of General pershing made a surprise attack on a band of bandits this morning, the latter being put to hurried flight, Several of the bandits were killed and some of the equipment of the party was captured.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
THE FIGHTING
 BEFORE VERDUN.

PARIS, June 4.-The French fore es on the right bank of the Mouse secured a strategic victory today, when they successfully launched a totally nexpected assault against the German trenches. The Germans saw the attack coming after if was too late and tried to mass rein forcements in time to repel it, but all to no avail It Is admitted by the war office that the Germans made slight advance today at VauX pass It is also admitted that the Austrian forces, lately brought up by the Germans, took the first line of French trenches between de Douaumont and Vaux.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
ALASKA THREATENED.

SEATTLE June "A shortage Of food supplies shipped from this port on north bound steamers threatens southeastern snd southwestern Al aska if the lNngshoremen's strih" continues for ten days. The strike las already been responsible for the postpOneinent of the sailing of the steamship Admiral Watson for the north The boat was to have sailed today Boats sailing for Nome oday were also delayed, the Vic torir being the only one which left her dock The striking longshore- men held a parade today but there were less than 1000 men in line.
 WON'T LET FEM WORK
 TACOMA, June 4-Showing to what length the longshoremen's uni on is going in its strike. a number of non-unlon men were prevented from going to work today on the docks There was no violence, the would-be strike breakers being told that any action on their part would not be tolerated Ten of them were removed from steamer which they had started 10 load.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
Demand Positions I
 For Crippled Men
GENERAL WORKERS OF BUTTE STRlkE-WANT CRIPPLES
 ON STREET CARS.

BUTTE Mont. June 4.-The local organization of the General Union Workers of this state has gone on a strike, one of the demands made by them being the most unusual ever re- corded in the annals of labor unions. It Is that the crippled members of the union, men In. capacitated by reason of injuries sustained a. other employment. but who are yet able to do such work as manipulate cars. be giy- en charge of the street cars of the city.
 And the pay demanded for the men is 50 cents per hour. This is not considered eXorbitant. in view of the fact that the crip- ples. or most of them, can do the work just as well as though they were perfect physically.