The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-17
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and ranging from one to three points.
 LoRlMER ON STAND. CHICAGO. April l3-Willlam LOT. finer, former United States senator. will take the stand today to testify l in his own behalf at his trial in ] connection with the Lasalle bank failure. It is expected that his i life story will be reviewed during i his direct and cross examination REWARD OFFERED 1 SEATTLE. April Ex-Governor Lister has offered a reward of five 1 hundred dollars for the capture of ! the slayer of Mrs. Corinne Wheeler and Miss Kate Swift, whose murders occurred on April The police confess that they are entirely at a loss for clew.
 TEDDY COULD WIN. | NEW YORK, April 13.-Thomas | Corkery. a politician of Spokane, today called on Theodore Roosevelt and told him he could readily carry l Texas today as a result of President Wilson's Mexican policy.
 STANDS BY FRIEND.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., April 13- ! President Wilson this afternoon gave an emphatic denial to the runor that the nomination of Louis D. | Brandeis to the supreme court may 1 be withdrawn.
 LET CITIES SELL IT. 1 SEATTLE, April 13.-Mayor Gill went on record today on the prohibi. l ton question, saying:
 "I am in favor of asking tn. state legislature to enact law which will permit cities of the | first class to sell whiskey upon physicians prescription; druggists | should not be allowed to control an apparently unrestricted liquor busi ness"
 FOR MAKING BOMBS. NEW YORK, April 13-Four Hamburg American line employees were arrested today charged with manufacturing bombs aboard interned vessels for the destruction of mer- i Chantmen carrying munitions of war. regardless of nationality
 BEER DESTROYED.
 SEATTLE April l4-Mayor Gill today caused to be dumped into 1 Elliott bay one thousand casks of Confiscated beer.
 FIRE HITS seLLINGAAM.
 BELLINGHAM, April 14.-Several business houses in this city were destroyed by fire today. a high wind making the work of the fire-fighters difficult The losses occasioned by the fire are estimated at fifty thou sand dollars
 CARGO JETTlsoNED.
 HONOLULU, April 14-A steamer putting In here today, enroute from Seattle to Vladivostok, with war munitions for Russia, reports hay ing had 10 iettison the cargo dur i ing a heavy storm.
 WILL GO ON STRIKE
 PORTLAND, April 1.-The Paci- fiC coast seamen's union has de- clared for d raise in wages of s per month, and 1t is stated that the men will strike on May first unless their demands are aCceded to.
 THEIR CHANGE IS NOW.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 14-- 1 Governor Johnson, in discussing the political outlook today, declared that the Republicans have now a good chance to heal their wounds.
 TEDDY TALKS.
 
 Roosevelt, in discussing the ap- preaching political campaign. said today: Tt has been said from time to time, that the fight against l Wilson is to be waged on the tar if Such an appeal will be to the belly of the American people, and not to the soul The American people are capable of finding their own soul"
 LANSING GETS NEWS. WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. 1 The State department received word this afternoon that a big shipment l of United States mail. consigned to an American ship near Constanti DIr a h" Il seized by the Brit 1 ish government. In the report re- ceived 1t was stated that the British authorities did not open the sacks or censor the mail when 1t was l found that the shipment was con | signed to American officials
 DRILLING BOY PRISONERS.
 MONROE, April 14-.As step in the direction of national pre- | paredness a military ornaization has l taken in hand the work of drilling the inmates of the local reformatory. 1 The boys are interested in the work and are showing much aptitude.
 DRUNK ON CIDER. | BELLINGHAM, April l4.-Investi- gation having proved that a number of men arrested for drunkenness ac- quired their jags from cider, the police department caused to be made an analysis of the beverage that was being offered for sale in sev- eral soft" drink emporiums. It was proved to contain seven per cent Icohol and all that could be found by the police was confiscated SUBMARINE QUESTION. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14.- President Wilson and his cabinet have decided to bring the submarine situation between the United States and Germany to an issue in con- gress. The opinion prevails in otf1- cial circles here that a break with the kaisers government threatens as a result of the unsatisfactory statement made by Germany as to the attack on the Sussex. It is openly asserted that the state de partment is in possession of evi- dence which directly controverts the statements made in the reply by von Jagow to the American note of pro test and the impression prevails here that von Bernstorff is likely to be handed his papers unless some