The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

It..|. '..'.I| ~lfLf--t VI ff1' .l'''. states. that Justice Lamar owed his aprrintmout 10 the supreme court. he hatue one of the first to have this honor accorded him by rrrsl dent rl opposite political fai,h
 MAY CONSOLIDATE.
 CHICAGO Ian r At ta" meet ing of tine rational ommitteemeH af the Progressive faftE. which ha# been in session f5r t.s pat tH, days. ir was Geeiued t1 hold t'. aat.oaa. convention oa June ir this city tie s-.' zine un. p!lc. n. a...t.- D. tEa Bepg-.ga1s. II" comrit'ram.u have @.trs t..' t.. P!cgrgss,..- and tEa Te@ul.r Er publigaus VIu be able 10 a-r.- UHH. tn. sam, candidate. as :n tErt H.n u.r ruIcilation between tho two wing ot the Republican party can n. brought about The pro -gam ai fra Progressiyes will ur-, -lrongy ; 'En necessity of mi i'ary grp3a, dues- of the nation.
 OPPOSED TO PLAN.
 WASHINGTON. D. (. Jan i2 President Wis5u is opposed to tn p.an c. compulsory military s'ry'y advocated before conGreas by Sccre. tary ,f Wal Garrison iie iS in 5.stent that d continental arMy al be raised and maintained along vol aHtall N.ps ii congress makes pro .t-loa for its adequate support.
 MAY BE DEAD,
 SEATTLE Ian. 12.-iat"r Ietci. 55n. Russian interpreter for the Burns I,r,ytHe agency who WAe lureG frow his home iH Seatu" ! Maln, Vernon by J forged telegram on October F.. is stll missing. an" the belief is general that l.. has gtl murdered.
 WITHOUT BENEFIT CF cLE2GT.
 SEATTLE, Jan. l2.-A uo'rl method of getting around the mar riagc laws of the state was adopted 5n Monday by F. J. Munson, West rrn mining nan, and Mrs. Rose Fet- terIy The latter had been divorced
 IT o0ly three months and could therefore not be remarriad Withia lha Sta.a of Washington for so-ue anne r.. come, so it Wa decided 10 laEc tha wedding on the high seas, where no time limit is placed on .em4uiages Accordingly the coupl, .at aboard the steamer Northwestern 3n Monday night and were promptly narl.,d by Captain O'Brien. The account of the ceremony was re r.ived hele iu wireless messages to friends
 ICE IN COLUMBIA. pOETLAND, Jan. 12.-AS tie r.. suit ci tie unusually severe weather that las boen prevailing the tolulh- aia river is HOW blocked to nayiga ion above Portland by ice.
 SNOHSTORMS PREVAIL WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 12- Heavy snovstolms are prcvaiiin9
 rom the Sinrras to Kansas. ald e> treme cold is reported from man. joints in the country.
 AFTER THE MONEY.
 NEW YORK, Jan, 12.-lt is under stood that two Ru3slans are nc" nroIte to this city for the pIrpus" 5f trying To float a iuan of one hun. ,rel million dollars for the Russian government.
 I9 THIRD EXPLOSION. WILMINGTON Del, Jan. 14-An ..I ..u at tsa Dupont Powder works the third to occur Tithi" .0lty-eieht hours. took place today t Hag glcy IGe officials of the com 1any are employma large armed orces at their various WOrIsS, a5 aoy are convinced the explosions taye teen maliclously caused, and edeIa agents are rendering all the assistance possible. but as yet no definite clues to the perpetrators of gny of the outIages nave been found.
 DENOUNCEs ENGLAND.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. F, Representative Foss, of Ohio, made ! fiery speech in the house this }ftemoUn in which he declared that ,ng!and's violations of the rights f neutra!s have exceeded those of }ermany.
 IS POSSIBILITY. ALBANY, Jan, 1-William Barnes, .hairman of the state Republican. committee of New York, announced oday that as there is a possibility i Theodore Roosevelt being can .idate for the Republican nomina ion for the presidency, he will no; tttend the national convention at 3hicago as a delegate but will g. in the capacity of a member of the national committee.
 HE IS WINNER. SEATTLE. Jan. 13.-Dr. Rufus Smith, a well known 10, al physician, yho recently visited New York to attend the wedding of his daughter Margaret to John Davis, of Seattle, took the occasion to speculate on le active stock market during hi 'tay in the metropolis. Fortune attended his efforts and he is credit ,d with having made millions.
 TO PROSECUTE AGAIN. WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 13.-- rbe government has decided to again prosecute William Rockefeller and other directors of the New Haven railroad, this time the prosel ution i being conducted under the Sherman antitrust law. In the previous trial l eleven of the directors Were ac- | iuitted, but the jury disagreed as to | the guilt of Rockefeller and four of | lis associates.
 EVEN WATER DENIED THEM. 1 SEATTLE, Jan. 13.-Owing to breaks that have occurred in the 1 main pipe the use of water for com nercial purposes has been prohibited
 lntil further notice. Large gangs 1 If men are employed in several 1 parts of the city tearing up the 5treets to get at the mains and il 1 expected that the repairs vii. l De completed by tomorrow.
 BREAKS RECORD. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13.-F'loyd Smith, employed as pilot by a local l aeroplane company, today smashed | the American altitude record for l aydroplane wben he ascended to height of 12,362 feet with a pas