The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-17

United States paying three million dollars for the privilege.
 IN CONFERENCE
 WASHINGTON. D. C., April 11- Colonel House visited the White House today for the fourth time since returning from his European tour, and was closeted with the President for several hours.
 CHARGED WITH PIRACY.
 NEW YORK. April 1-Clarence Hudson, who. under the alias of Ernest Schiller. took possession of the British ship Matopo, enroute to Russia with munitions of war Is being held on charge of piracy. His bail has been set at s25 900.
 ILLINOIS RETURNS.
 CHICAGO, April 1.-The early primary returns that have so far been received show that Wilson is the choice of the Democrats for the presidency, and sherman that of the Republicans.
 BEER cONFISCATED.
 SEATTLE. April IA carload of Rainier beer shipped to this city and marooned on a scow in the bay. has been confiscated by the police under the prohibition laws.
 RELICS SOLD.
 NEW YORK, April 11.-John P. estries from his fathers collection, the price being $2,000000.
 OUT FOR TEDDY.
 NEW YORK. April 12.-The New York Tribune today editorially de clares for Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency. declaring that the country needs him as he Is the only leader who can evoke real Americanism.
 OUT OF CASE.
 LOS ANGELES, April 12-Jacob Margolis, an attorney employed in he cast to d"f nt Davi' n the alleged dynamiter. today sudden ly withdrew from the case. This is the second similar incident in connection with the trial to occur within the past ten days. The in troduCtion of testimony in the case was commenced today.
 NOVELIST DIES.
 MOUNT KISCO, N. Y, April 12.- Richard Harding Davis, the well known novelist, died today at his residence as he was answering the telephone. His deCease is attributed to heart trouble, with which he had been afflicted for some time. MT. Davis. who was 51 years of age, was born in Philadelphia.
 WAS TIRED OF LIFE.
 SEATTLE. April 12-David Car rette, employed as gripman on the Yesler Way street care line, suffer ing from melancholia induced by breeding over the death of his wife, killed his nephew Joseph Orgis, and then himself this morning.
 PLANT BLOWN UP.
 ROANOKE Va. April 19 -The Dupont powder plant at Bluefied was blown up today and three peo- pie killed, There is the usual talk of incendiarism, but they have no proof as yet
 ROOSEVELT POPULAR.
 CHICAGO, April 12-The populari- ty of Roosevelt was attested dur ing the election yesterday in ur nistakable degree. Although W sherman was the only Republican nominee of the party. 11,62O people wrote the name of Roosevelt on their ballots.
 OUT IN STYLE.
 FL PASO, April 12.-The Apache scouts who are out for the Ameri- can army scouting after Bandit Villa are dressed within an inch of their lives, all of them wearing wrist watches and sun goggles
 AMBASSADOR QUITS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.- Henry Morgenthau is expected to submit his resignation as American awh&sSador to Turkey tomorrow The reasons for the step are not made public but 1t is generally believed that his leaning toward the fiGe of the Central powers in the European war has been more marked than was advisable Mir Morgen- thau was born in Mannheim, Ger New York, has been suggested as his successor.
 NOTE UNSATISFACTORY
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12- Secretary of State Lansing declares that he is dissatisfied with the British reply to the American note regarding the seizure of thirty eight Germans, Austrians and Turks from the American steamer China while that vessel was near Shanghai re- gently. Further negotiations on the subject have already been initiated
 THE LOST RETURNS
 SEATTLE April 12.-The Japan ese steamer lde Maru, which sailed on February 25 for the Orient, and later, on account of her non-appear ance, was given up for lost, en- tered the harbor at Honolulu today The vessel had been buffeted about at the will of wind and tide on ac- count of trouble with the steering gear, the rudder post having been broken shortly after she left port
 LIQUOR CONFlSCATED.
 SEATTLE, April 12-A James street drugstore was raided this af- ternoon by a deputy sheriff and as a result of the search made a stock of liquor valued at three thousand dollars was confiscated.
 KNOX WANTS TOGA.
 HARRISBURG, Pa, April 12.- Philander Knox, who was secretary of state in President Taft's cabinet, to accept which office he resigned from the United States senate, is again seeking the senatorship from this state. He was first appointed to the senate in 1904 by Governor Pennypacker, to fill out the unex- pired portion of the term of Mat thew Stanley Quay, deceased. He