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The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
DROWN WHEN JAR TAKES
 FATAL PLUNGE
Associated Press.)

BOSTON, Nov. 7-Between thirty and forty persons were drowned here tonight when a crowded passenger car on the Boston elevated railway plunged through an open draw bridge into Fort Point channel, just outside of the South station terminal. Twelve of the passengers were rescued by boats, but it is known to a certainty that several met death. Only two bodies have so far been recovered, and it is believed that the remainder are still at the bottom of the chan nel, pinned down by the car on which they were travelling when they took the fatal plunge.
 MoIorman Welsh and Conductor Mckee, the men who were operating the car, jumped to safety before the car jumped over the edge of the drawbridge They have been placed under arrest and will probably be held pending an investigation of the catastrophe.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
OPERATORS ARE ACTlVE-ROADS GOOD-MOVlNG PICTURE
 SHOW FOR BROOKS.

According to the late reports, Brooks gives promise of being a live mining camp this winter. Gus Peterson has secured lay on the claims back of town and will start work there soon. Therefore the whole of the paystreak will be mined then, There will be about 150 men at work this winter.
 There has been quite a stampede to the Promised Land. The pros pectors have found excellent pros poets, but no paystreak has yet been located. The prospects were found on Bear and Butte creeks. The Nelsons, who have been in Brooks for some time, have returned to Mike Hess creek, where they will prospect for the winter.
 Lynn & Co. and Crooks & Co. sluiced practically up to the first of November. They will soon be blocking out new work for the win ter.
 Frank McGarvey will leave for the
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

Tolovana country about November IS to represent his claims. Roy Ferguson is already on his way there for that purpose
 According to the reports. money was very tight last winter but now 1t is fairly plentiful. Most of the people feel that this winter will be a good one. The operators themselves have begun to feel that they are not working on wildcat proposi- tion, but that they are on a safe and sane basis. Therefore they are keeping up their representing work. both in the Livengood district and over the divide.
 John Miller has sold out his res taurant in Brooks and will go to An chorage for the winter. He will take his family with him. They may re- turn in the spring.
 c. L. Stevens, the operator at the wireless station, will start a moving picture show at Brooks. His outfit should be there by this time.
 The new wagon road that is being built by the Alaska Road commis sion to Terminal Is now nearly com pleted The road has been speedily and efficiently built The road is thirteen miles long. It can be used part of the way by the frcighters that make West Fork, where the saw mills are located.
 The trail from Olnes to Brooks is Tn the best condition it was ever in. There is about six inches of sham dome there is from four to six feet As the traffic is very heavy, the trail Is broken in fine shape. One witness counted thirty-two head of horses on Wickersham dome alone.
 Very little interest has been shown in politics so far, as not much litera- ture has reached there from Fair banks this campaign. For delegate the people seem to favor Wicker sham, although it is difficult to get any definite information. In regard to the wet and dry campaign the drys seem to be in the majority.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
WAS ATTACKING
 WILSON POLICIES

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. B. When Professor William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, attempted to make a speech here tonight, he was hooted so loud ly and so long that he withdrew from the speaking platform, giving up all effort to make talk. The jeers started few moments after Professor Taft started to speak. or when he got far enough along in his talk to start knocking the Adamson law and the other measures put through by the Democratic admin istration for the good of labor, The audience of Professor Taft was com posed chiefly of intuition workers.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
Banking Centers
 May Be Changed

BATAVIA, D. E. Indies, Oct. 31.-- The position of London as the worlds banker, and the possibility of eliminating that city to the advantage of Amsterdam in financial operations between the Dutch East Indies and America, are dealt with in the re port of the Java bank, which is the central banking institution of the colony.
 The financing of the sugar crop as well as of the largest part of the other products of the colony. has al ways taken place in London. While little can be said with certainty as to whether a change in this will occur as a result of the restrictions placed on the gold market, it is possible that, since various products are be- ing shipped direct to America, Flu ropean banking centers will in future be eliminated. This would clear the position, unless the present impedi- ments to a free gold traffic in London should be entirely removed again.
 Japan will perhaps in the same way be able to do without London's s mediation for it's payments in the Dutch East Indies, the report says, now that it's gold stocks have been so considerably strengthened in con
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
PIONEERS HAVE
 B|C ATTENDANCE.

At the meeting last night of the Fairbanks Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, there were l20 members in attend ance. Two new members, Oscar Pearson and William Howie, were admitted James Mcintosh was re instaled.
 report from the Grand Igloo session held in Nome was received. but as the time was short it was not read. The Pioneer Annual, a book published by the Grand lgloo, was received. In all 400 copies came. which will be sold among the mem bers of the lodge.
 The next meeting of the local igloo will be held in two weeks The meeting last night was the first of the semi-monthly meetings. In the winter the meetings of the igloo are held every two weeks. The new ritual adopted at the session of the Grand Igloo, will be read.
 After the business meeting last night a short social meeting was held, at which refreshments were served.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
Associated Press.)

SEATTLE. Nov 6-That those members of the organization known as the Industrial Workers of the World who participated in the battle at Everett yesterday will be prose cHted for murder. was the state ment issued tonight by Prosecuting Attorney Webb. of Snohomish county. The state attorney has announced that he has already started to col, feet evidence in the case. He has discovered that. as a result of the battle on the wharf at Everett yes terday. a total of seven people were killed and more than fifty wounded.
 WOMEN ARE INVOLVED.
 SEATTLE. Nov. 6.-Superior Judge Dykeman has refused writ of ha- beas corpus to three women who have been lodged in jail here as the result of the rioting yesterday at Everett The arrests of the women were made last night They are ac- cused of complicity in the rioting, in that they are members of the l. W. w, and as such, helped to se- cure the 250 volunteers who went to Everett from this city. prepared to enter the town. In refusing to grant the writ the judge stated that he thought the women were better off in jail. for a few days at least.
 WILL FIGHT MURDER CHARGE.
 SEATTLE, Nov 6.-Secretary Nah Ter, of the local organization of h. dustrial Workers of the World, has announced that the organization will fight the right of the county officials to prosecute it's members who par ticipated in the riot at Everett, on murder charge The national orga- nization. he says, is now taking a hand in the proceedings, his state ment being to the effect that he re ceived d telegram from William D. Haywood, president of the national organization, tonight, stating that he is trying to get Frank Walsh to take charge of the defense. Walsh
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
SENDS CREW TO
DEVELOP MINE.

VALDEZ, Sept, 17.-E. D. Reiter sent crew of men down yesterday morning to Port Wells to commence development work on a group of claims which he took over under bond last week from J. D Hamilton. The claims cover quartz vein of considerable size, and the surface showings indicate that the ore car ries exceptionally high values. The disinterested parties who have seen the property report that it Is one of the best looking properties in that section, and the opinion is expressed that 1t is an extension of the rich vein in the Granite mine, which has been such an excellent producer.
 It is Mr Reiter's Intention to do sufficient work upon the vein to demonstrate its value, and if found to carry out the surface indications will place large crew or men on the property and speedily develop the ground to the producing stage.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
General Mining News

tance of nearly 5000 feet This property shows a similarity to the properties working in the Willow creek country. in that there appears to be several leads on the same prop erty. all of which show high grade values. There is an abundance of water power right at hand to de velop these properties, and the pres ent wagon road goes directly past his mill site.
 The properties will be worked from tunnel low down in the mountains. making 1t possible for d single camp for both mill and mine workers, thus saving greatly in the expense.
 Mir. Rae is also the owner Of four claims on Ffshhook creek, about 1000 feet distant from the Martin and Independence properties. This group of claims is known as the Mona Lisa group, and has well prospecJed ledge three feet wide. showing values of $11 per ton.
 This last named property and the other properties described have been incorporated by Rae and associates under the name of the Alaska Will low Creek Mines Development com pany, and work will continue steaci- ly on the ground until next spring. when a mill will be placed there
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
Economical Dictator
 For Germany Named
HE WILL HAVE CHARGE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT
 THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
Associated Press.)

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-General Grooner Lombard has been ap- pointed economic dictator of the German empire, with absolute power to control the exports and imports of the empire, as well as the food distribution. He has not yet made announcement of his policy, but it is believed that it will be very conservative one, along the lines of food dis tribution particularly. Excepting foodstuffs and other necessities which are hard to import, how ever, it is believed that the new economic dictator will advocate a free policy.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
SALUTE
 THE POLISH FLAG
Associated Press.)

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-Although no de- tails have been announced and no imperial action has been taken, an nouncement has been made to the effect that Germany is to keep her promise to the Poles and re-estab- fish the kingdom of Poland. Wheth- CT or not the boundaries will be the same as those of ancient Poland Is not stated, nor will all of the boun- daries of the new kingdom be deter mined until after the war is over. The German promise made to the Poles shortly after the taking of Warsaw by the Germans, however, is being figuratively kept, as the Polish flag was hoisted today at Lublin amidst the applause of the populace.
 For the present Lublin will be the capital of the new kingdom, ac- cording to the announcement made today. It is thought altogether prob able, however, that the former capi tai. Warsaw, will be given back to the Poles again after the war is over.
 According to the dispatches re- ceived here telling of the event to- day, the widest excitement prevailed at Lublin during the ceremonies in- cidental to the flas raising. The Aus trian governor general was wildly cheered as he rode through the streets, and the populace otherwise gave vent to its spirits in celebra- ton of the occasion.
 One of the features of the flag raising ceremonies was the salute of the Polish flag after it had been raised to the mast head over the headquarters of the governor general.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
FIRE DESTROYS MESSHOUSE IN
 CLEARY GREEK

from Chatanika were to the effect that the messhouse of Pierson & Johnson, operating on Number 6 be- low on Cleary creek, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Its burn ing occasions considerable loss to the operators, as all of their clothing supplies and tools were housed there
 The manner of the starting of the fire is not known. The operators themselves were in town at the time and there was not supposed to be a fire in the house.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
COMMITTEE OF CITY COUNCIL MAKES COMPARATIVE RE-
 PORT FOR TWO YEARS.

Acting on a request of Mayor R. K. Myers, the committee on finance of the city council has submitted q comparative report of the receipts and expenditures for the past two years. and also a budget for the next six months. The report of the committee was submitted to the coun- cil at their meeting last Tuesday night The budget was prepared night The comparative statement was to show on what basis the budget was based. The budget was prepared in order that the council may have something on which to base their tax estimate when that matter comes before the council. Ac- cording to the budget the expense for the next six months, from Sep tember 30, 1916, to April 12. 1917, will be s35,125.O0
 When this sum Is added to the indebtedness on April 12, 1916, which was $5,323.47, and to the deficit for the last six months, s21.7S3.01, 1t equals $51,58454. Of this sum, ac cording to the report, s44,000 must be raised by taxation
 The committee also submitted an estimate of the amount of money to be received from the federal govern ment as the city's share of the mer cantile and liquor money. The esti- mated amount was sS,000.
 The comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures Is given in periods of six months. The first statement covers the year prior to the time of the present council. This period ended on April 12, 1916. The report is as follows:
 Second six months ........ S43, ,947.41
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
THOMAS BRUCE PASSES AWAY
 IN SEATTLE

According to a letter received by Dr. W. G. Cassels from Dr. A. F. Ed wards, of Seattle, Thomas Bruce died in Seattle on October 13 Tom Bruce, as he was familiarly called, was an oldtimer in the Dawson country, hay ing been connected in the early days with the Merchants Cafe and later with the Green Tree Inn of Dawson. Later he went out to Seattle and was the promoter of the Arctic club there. The building cost in the neighbor- hood of s1,500,000 and was the finest club building in the northwest at the time of it's erection.
 He served as the general manager of the club for number of years. Later he was the manager of the Savoy Hotel Grill. It is not gener- ally known that he was fine Shake speareian scholar. He was a quiet and unassuming man. He was one of the best known and liked men in the north. The announcement of his death comes as a severe blow to the oldtimers of the country.
 According to the doctors letter, MT. Bruce was i'll for only a short time. His death was the result of severe attack of pulmonary hem orrhages. He was apparently well up to the time of the first attack which took place on Saturday morn ing, not quite week before his death. He wished to be taken to a hospital. but the doctor was afraid to move him for some time. In the middle of the week, however. he had i'm proved to such an extent that the doctor felt that he could safely be moved. He was moved on Thursday and died on Friday morning. The funeral was held on October IT,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
German Ambassador
 Visits Deutschland
COUNT VON BERNSTORFF WILL SEND OFFICIAL MAIL OUT
 ON SUBMARINE.
Associated Press.p

NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov. 6. Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, arrived here tonight from Wash ington, D. c. His purpose in com ing was to visit the German merchant submarine Deutschland, which is soon to leave port, but the date of the departure of which has not been announced. Count von Bernstorff was closet ed for several hours with Cap tain Paul Koenig and the eXecu- tive officer of the Deutschland. He brought a suit case full of official mail, which, it is under stood, is to be delivered to the emperor.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
WRITING PAPER
 FOR SOLDIERS

FL PASO, Texas, Oct. 31.-Three motor trucks left Columbus, N. NJ, recently loaded with 100000 sheets of letter paper, 75,000 envelopes, three tons of magazines, twenty-four gross of pencils and 1000 testaments for distribution by the Young Mems Christian Association among the sol diers of the American punitive force in Mexico.
 The gift to General Pershing's men was the result of trip to Columbus by the field secretary of the associa- tion, who learned of the shortage of writing material in the expedition.
 Heretofore the association has had too much of it's time taken up with the camps of the National Guard and of the regulars at the border towns to give full attention to the men in Mexico. But, according to Secretary Adams other truckloads of writing pads and reading matter will follow now at regular intervals.
 The Ohio camp near Fl Paso open ed its new '. NJ. c. A. building re- gently It is 40X120 feet, with read ing and writing tables, tables for checkers, dominoes and other games, and a moving picture screen with d 120-foot throw. The building is capa ble of seating an entire regiment at one time.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Oct. 31.- Aida" the opera written to cole brate the opening of the Suez canal was produced here recently in base ball park on the largest scale ever attempted in the West. Johanna Gadski was obtained for the title role when it was learned that Emmy Destinn, who had promised to sing. had been detained by the Austrian government. Seats provided for 20,- 900 auditors from Oregon, Arizona, Nevada and other nearby states. The decorations were by Herman Rosse. Josiah Euro conducted. The opera was given for local charity.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
WALSH WILL NOT ACT.

KANSAS CITY. Mo- Nov. 6.-In- terviewed here tonight on the pros pect of his being employed to de- fend the Industrial Workers of the World who participated in the riot at Everett, Washington, yesterday, Frank Walsh, formerly chairman of the federal industrial commission, de clared that he will not acr. He did not deny, however, that his services as attorney for the I. ". W.'s, who are charged with murder, had been solicited by wire b. William D. Hay. wood, president of the national l. W w. organization.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

allies with munitions and foodstufIs, and partly by sending 10 neutral countries goods which the combat ant powers at present are unable to supply them. Being free from all serious competition. her manufactur- CTS are making enormous profits, which they are employing in laying down new plants and erecting new workshops America will thus be in better position to compete in the worlds markets at the close of the war than she has ever been before.
 "In order to be able to deal sue cessfully with American competition the needs of the Empire can be sup piled from within it's own borders, with abundance to spare for the re ouirements of other nations. But this requires imperial organization and a closer partnership between the Mother country and the Dominlons One of the principal instruments to ac- complish this is imperial preference, the admission of products of foreign countries. The Dominions already give a preference in their markets to this country and to one another. It only remains for us to reciprocate that preference, and in order to cope with American competition we must also have a greatly extended tariff.
 American goods which enter into competition with our own produc- tions must no longer be allowed to enter our market without paying tax or toll. We must treat American goods in the same way as America treats English goods. Such a policy will not decrease the volume of oul trade with America, but il will regu- late 1t and direct 1t into more profita- ble channels. It will give us a ne gotiating power such as We do not at present possess, which will enable us to obtain better terms of entry into the American market. Further, it will enable us to encourage the importation of such goods as We re quire which do not compete with our own, and to discourage the importa- tation of goods which can be made equally well in our country by Brit ish labor.
 "The policy indicated with regard to our dealings with neuuals is purely defensive We dc not seek trade war" with our neutrals. One object is to free our markets and those of our allies from German domination, so that We may trade under fair terms of competition. We do not promise anything in the nature or IdTlI uLlOll ulittitt dSHt4l''' neutral countries. It is not our policy to exclude neutrals from our market, but to attract them to it, in order that we may pay for the goods we purchase from them by goods made in this country
 But 1t is also our policy to obtain more favorable terms of entry for our foreign goods into neutral coun- tries, and we can only obtain this by tariff negotiation. The war has taught us the necessity of coming into line with other civilized nations in order to protect our home indus tries and to raise additional revenue, No neutral country, least of all the United States, can object to our adopting an economic system which they have proved to be adVanta- geous, nor can they imagine that such a policy be dictated by motives antagonistic to their own trade and prosperity"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

That is, this council will go out of office with practically the same deficit as they assumed on taking office. The estimate of the taxes Is based on a raise in the tax levy.
 The following is the estimate for the various departments that were sub mitted by the committee to the coun- cil, and constitutes the budget:
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

sequence of the big War supplies; moreover the gold al the Japanese governments disposal abroad amounts to as much as 500,oO0 yen. After the war the central states of Europe will probably no longer finance via Lon don, and will utilize the credit Hol- land can offer for this purpose. At all events, it seems likely that Am sterdam, in the future, will take the lions share in the financing of pure ly East Indian undertakings.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

The building of the railroad has also given an impetus to the mining industry. and there is good prospect for considerable traffic for the rail- road when 1t is finully completed.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
FRENCH WIN
 FROM GERMANS
Associated Press.)

PARIS, Nov. By sudden as sault today the French forces took the German positions along a front of two and one-half miles extending from Chaulnes wood to Ablaincourt refinery, according to official reports received here and bulletined by the war office. The report credits the French with the capture of 800 pris oners. It also states that the Ger mans made a desperate counter at tack in an effort to recover their lost positions, but to no avail.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13

The Polish flag now floats beside the Austrian colcrs on all of the public buildings of Lublin.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
WILL PROSECUTE
 EVERETT I.W.W'S

was formerly chairman of the feder al industrial relations commission.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
I. W. WIS RESPONSIBLE.

EVERETT, Wn, Nov. 6.-The coro- ners jury. which held an inquest over the body of c. O. Curtis, who was killed in yesterdays riot, today. holds the Industrial Workers of the World. who started the riot, respon- sible for Curtis death. The Indus trial Workers were on board the steamer Verona, and the witnesses who gave evidence at the inquest today testified that the first shots, those which precipitated the rioting, were fired from the boat. The evi dence also showed that it was not until that time that any member of the posse fired a shot. but that they returned the fire from the boat, com polling the l. W. W.'s to seek cover end to head the boat for Seattle.