The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15


 sand tanners in this gity strucs for higher wages today. dec.arins that the cost of living Was so hiEu now that they could no longer live on the wage they were being paid
 INVESTIGATE COAL PRICES.
 WASHINGTON. D. C. May g The federal trade commission all ueauyed teddy that lAe high prl." of coal and 'He reason therefor w'I be carefully investigated ty the com mission
 TACOMA MAN HONoREO.
 TACOMA. May 9.-Harold Rock hill, secretary 10 Mayor Fawcett, of this city. will be the candidate for vice presiden: of the United States on the prohibition ticke- next No yember
 WHICH WILL TT BE.
 WASHINGTON. D. C. May 10 There seems 10 be no question amons the Republicans in this city as to who the nominee of the convention will be They all agree that Jus ice Charles E. Hughes will be the choice of the party and they believe that he can win He is conservative. and has a perfectly clean record bCta as a man and as politician
 NEN YORK. May 1O.-The Re publican leaders express themselves as satisfied that Colonel Roosevelt will be the choice of the party al the convention, and that he will b. nominated and selected About thr only opposition the colonel is meet ing with is from William Barnes, former leader of the par y in Ne" York. and this opposition is of q purely personal nature.
 ROOSEVELT NOT WANTED.
 NEW YORK May 1o. -GoJrI, Perkins. leader of the Progressive party and the right hand man of Colonel Roosevelt, stated openly in letter 10 the New York Tribune that the Progressive par would not insist upon the nomination ol Colonel Roosevelt if the Republican, would nominate suitable man with progressive principles He refused to mention whom that man might be
 GERMANY PLEADS GUILTY. WASHINGTON. D C.. May 10 The interna ional situation was still further relieved today when Secrr- tary of State Lansing received a note from the German government in which Germany acknowledges the torpedoing of the French steamer Sussex in the channel. The note states tha the German government ~o."sts tC aay that the respons,- bility must be borne by the German government. and that the German government will gladly make repara- tiOn
 NEW MEN ON JOB.
 OLYMPIA. May 1O.-Governor List CT today appointed E. w. Olson, of Walla Wala, John Wilson, of Olym- pia. and F l Gill, of Spokane, aS industrial insurance commissioners to fill the places of the old mem bers of the commission who resigned the governor following scandal which ended in the conviction ol @iu is a clerk in the office.
 MORE PAPER MONEY.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 10.- The treasury department today rA- commended that fewer gold coins bc issued, and that more paper money be put in circulation The depart ment suggests that half currency and half gold be issued instead of one-third currency
 CALLED TO BELGIUM.
 SEATTLE May 10.-Samuel Hill, famous advocate of good roads, has been called to Belgium by King Al l.; # nl n to consult with the American over the rehabilitation of Belgium after the war. Mir Hill says that he judges from the call that the king of Belgium does not believe that the war will last much longer.
 STRIKE ANNOUNCED.
 SEATTLE, May 10,-The Pacif'' coast longshoremen's union an nounces that the men must have q fifteen per cent increase in their wages at this time or that strike will follow The employers will re port on the matter tomorroW.
 GETS MONEY ANYHOW.
 SEATTLE, May 10-Carola Jones, nineteen, pretty and winsome. must accept s12,OOO heart balm or stan9 new trial. She seems inclined to take the money even though she was awarded S25,000 at previous trial.
 STILL FIGHTING LIQUOR.
 SEATTLE, May 10-Eight per, sons were caught in the American Cafe in this city this evening when the police raided the place for vio- lating the dry law. The police have confiscated lot of liquor.
 EXPORTS FALLING OFF.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10- According to announcement mad today the shipment of meat from the United States to European countries during the past few months has increased materially, while the exportation Of other foodstuffs has dropped at the rate oI $7000,00H monthly.
 OIL WORKERS OUT.
 NEW YORK, May 12-Three thou sand employees of the Standard oil company are out on a strike. They refused to go to work this morninG Some time ago they made demand upon their employers for shorter hours and a slight increase in wages, and when this was not granted by midnight last night, the men re fused to go to work this morning. It is feared that trouble will follow the employment of strike breakers n0|NGS AT