The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-08

WOtOTmen and conductors nave it sumed their places Traffic. which was almost tied up for a week. ha- been resumed The mayor of the city and the strikers met in con ference yesterday. and it was at this conference that the affairs were SO adjusted that the men re- ported for work as usual this morn ing
 JUMPS FROM BRIDGE.
 SEATTLE. May 2-Bcrt Roche. d ranch hand. threw himself irom the Dearborn street bridge in thIs city today ana met instant death by his plunge of 250 feet No cause -l,en for tNc suicide of the man Quite a few bystanders saw his rash act.
 WOMEN STRIKING.
 NEW YORK May May day marks the renewal of the labor dis orders in this city The ladies gal ment workers stated today that ul- less their wages were increased bv the third of the month they would strike There are 6O.Qoo women ir volyed in the strike.
 IN CONFERENCE
 WASHINGTON. D. C. May . Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page the representative of the American people lu Italy. called on President Wilson in the White House this af- tcrnoon and was in conference with him for about an hour Neither gentleman would state what the conversation was about.
 LISTER WILL RUN.
 NORT YAKIMA, May 2-IIugh Wallace. the Democratic national committeeman for the State of Wash ington, today announced that Gov ernor Lister would be candidate fir reelection at the polls next November
 EXPLOSION WREcKs FACTORY.
 TRENTON, May An explosion this afternoon in the oil cloth works in the suburbs of this city caused the death of three of the workers and the serious injury of eight more The cause or the explosion is not known
 STRIKERS RIOTING.
 PITTSBURG. May . Forty-fiye thousand workers in the munition manufacturing establishments are on strike today. Owing to the riots and threats of violence the mount ed constabulary is not able to cop with the situation and the militia cavalry has been called 10 assist in keeping order
 TUG MEN OUT.
 NEW YORK, May HarbOr traf fic is at standstill as a result of strike declared by all tug boat engineers.
 The men want an increase in wages. The employers say that it cannot be granted if the companies are to exist
 NOTE UNSATISFACTORY
 WASHINGTON, D, C.. May g. From unofficial sources it was ascer tained today that the German note in reply to the one sent by Prest dent Wilson would be unsatisfac tory IL is understood here that the imperial German government in the note which is about ready for trans mission to the United States will state that while the German goF- ernment desires to do all that if can do to avoid a repetition of the Sussex affair, still. the German gov ernment cannot, for the reason that circumstances might arise that would make obedience to them i'm possible. give their submarine com manders definite instructions what | 10 do and when to do it.
 STRIKE COMING UP. CLEVELAND, May 3.--There is every indication that there will be q strike of the employees of the street railways in this city within day or two. The conductors and motormen are dissatisfied with the wages they are receiving and with the hours they are working, and they declared today that if the ma jority of the men favored a strike. one would be called immediately. and the traffic of the city would be | tied up.
 WE ARE SIXTH WASHINGTON, D. C., May B. Secretary of the Navy Josephus | Daniels today rated the navy of the United States as the sixth larg est in the world five other navies being superior in fighting strength. England, Germany, France, Japan and Russia surpass the United States as sea power. Since the Euro pean war commenced France Rus sia and Japan have passed the Unit ed States which was third in size i two years ago
 MILITIA CALLED PITTSBURG, May 3.-The national guard was called out to handle the strike situation at Turtle creek, in | the Monongahela valley, today. The strikers are causing much trouble, and it is feared that a pitched bat tie will result. The strikers and the strike breakers are in con tinual fight, and the situation got beyond the control of the local du- thorities so the state guards We're called out.
 TRIAL OVER. CHICAGO, May 3.-The trial of | William Lortmer is about concluded. The man who is charged with crin- nal interest in the Chicago bank scandal will soon know his fate | The government is now on its clos ing argument, and the case will be finished some time tomorrow. The belief in this city is that the de posed senator has an even chance to be acquitted.
 AFTER THE BOOZE | SEATTLE, May 3.-Mayor Hi Gill issued a sweeping police order today when he ordered the Seattle police department to smash into all sham drug stores and to break them up, stating at the same time that the mayor would stand back of them to the very last one. Mayor