The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11

last man that the plo,ters threat med was Governor Hiram Johnson and it was in come ton with this ease that the Italian was arrested
 GETTING ADJUSTED.
 CHICAGO. Sept The eNecutiyes nf = Western railroads today re opened the negotiations with the representatives of the trainmen and Will try 10 reach an agreement as to many points not covered by the Adamson law which gave the train men an eight-hour day The train men are not adverse 10 listening to the arguments of the railroad employers. It is not unlikely that tnr matter will be adjusted
 MUSTERED OUT.
 WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept '. orders were issued today that 15,- auu National Guaidsmen, who have been seeing duty on the border should be mustered out of the fed rral service
 BIG STRIKE ON NEW YORK. Sept "A big street ear strike was declared at midnight last ght, and was in full swing by o'clock this morning. Three thousand non-union men, employed during the early hours of the morn ing were maintaiuing partial schedule. but in many sections of the city cars were tied up for blocks Elevated trains which at tempted to maintain a service, Were bombaIded blockaded and wrecked by stones bottles and other missiles thrown by the striking employees and their friends.
 GREAT NORTHERN COMES IN ST. PAUL, Sept 7-After con ference held here today by the heads of the Great Northern rail aoad. announcement was made that the company will comply at once with the terms of the Adamson eight hour bill
 HIS REPLY.
 SEATTLE. Sept Mayor Hi Gill. answering an inquiry sent to him by the mayor of Vancouver where a battle for prohibition is be ing waged It egarding the effect of prohibition on the city of Seattle. said in reply:
 "The effect of prohibition is only good. It is for the best. Business conditions in this city are constant ly improving"
 COULDN'T STAND IT.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Rath- CT than separate from her husband who returned to their home in this city and told his wife that he had obtained work on board an ocean vessel, Mrs Dayton Carter waited until he Was asleep. stopped up all the holes and cracks in the room. put her arm gently over his body. turned on the gas and died with smile on her face. The young woman was 20 years of age.
 HIS NUMBER LEARNED
 SEATTLE, Sept S.-John W. RO- berts. a prominent candidate for the Republican nomination for sheriff was indicted today by the federal grand jury and arrested on a charge of eXtortion There are six counts in the indictment The prosecution alleges that Roberts. together with Leo F. Coyne. collected $2.000 hush money from Clifford Marlborough, a Mississippi man, who came to Seat tie last winter Tn company With half breed colored girl.
 Coyne is under arrest in Fl Paso Texas. and will be brought back here as soon as eXtradition papers can be secured.
 STORM HITS SEATTLE
 SEATTLE, Sept. S.-An electric storm visited this city this evening Nine fires were started in as many buildings which were struck by lightning The fires were quickly put out and the damage was slight The storm was one of the most se- we're that has visited the northwest for some years
 NEW BOATS FOR PACIFIC. SEATTLE. Sept St became known today that orders had been placed on the Pacific coast for the construction of fourteen new steam ships at a cost of S22000,000 This fleet will be used for general mer ichandise and lumber business from Puget Sound and Columbia river ports and will be put in operation as soon as they can be constructed. Of the fourteen vessels to be built. eight will be of steel, The construction contracts have been let to shipyards at Seattle, Astoria and San Francisco