The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-16
NENANA STRIKE ACITAT0RS
 INTERNED BY GOVERNMENT
{ Special to The Cltizcu)

Ontcd Marshal L.. 1. ErWln Intl nave Dccl formally nerncd by the federal officials alien enemies o tlc United States so, and being taken tO Fair banks incarceration probably remain in prison unu the end oi the German subjects All three are be ieyed to be of German nationality.
 Smith and BeringsoIn taken into custody yes terday the charge ol making seditous uttcances. At practically the time Charles estor the cel strike agitaor taken into custody the charge of eduou> libel the charge being preferred under the law passed by the last territorial legislature. This morning Henry Acr who presided so-caled labor union meeting last night in the absence oi Lcstor who jail the tlmc also arrested on charge similar those under which smith and Bcring>ohn being held. All are charged with making seluou, utteranccs.
 LESTOR FOUND GUILTY
 The trial of Charles Icstor the chief strike agator on the charge seCous be started yesterday afternoon at o'clock before Commissioner Robert l.. Burns, and after several ntcrmissons, concluded at Ol2 clock last night District Attorney R. r. Roth had delivered scathng denunciation ol the defendant The case was then immediately given the ury, winch returned yer dict oi guilty charged after delberatng for eighteen minutes Commissioner Burns thereupon made the an nouuccmen that would be passed upon estor at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The crime of which Lestor stands convicted was com 1itteI during speech the waterfront here on July 2 when he is alleged have said that the red flag will yet above the Stars and Stripes and the soldiers Will be on their knees before Iaborng men, He was arrested ueS day after an investigation by District Attorney R r. K0t of Fairbanks assisted by the local federal officials and spent q few hours in ai but liberated Tuesday mSh under hond~ of s OOO the time trial being for clock mi, afternoon Since being found guilty Lesor has again been rcmanded to the custody of the marshall although he made effort stay of jai and he has already gwen notice that he will appeal the case to the higher court
 The trial started this afternoon scheduled, re cess being taken at o'clock IL resumed at O:oO ana another recess taken zl5. Court then convened again at S:l the session lasting until the trial was over and the verdict of the jury had been returned The mem bers the jury sitting the case were Ross Pae1 leorSe \auticr L. L. aughln (oreman), (. Redman H. w. Ster- ling, Hi Grey, George w. Pennington F. K NayDen' W. Abbev S HowelI W. II. Gilcher and |. 5. Moore
 were government and the defense. Lesor conducted h1s own case and District Attorney Roth represented the govern nlet The defendant himself however, did not take the stand ill his behalf, being apparently o the oplo that he could do himself i'll his address before the jury.
 In his opening address to the jury lasting but few moments District Attorney Roth reviewed the case and the testimony of the various witnesses, saying but little reaNe to the personality ol the defendant himself Lestor loI lowed him. and his entire speech play for the sym ,at1y of the iurv He told his wife and children; ot how they would hate learn that he had been conNlcted o the crime of which he stood accused lie also tod oI his eldest who he said, had given hS blood loI the cause of the allies the batefields o Trance III Cana dian regiment He further stated that ne would as soon he taken out in the street and shot be convicted o1 the crime of which he stood accused
 During the remarks Iestor the district attorney oD leced several times, but the defendant stayed with ls e o talk until had spoken hour Mr. Roth then made his closing address, which scat1n8 arra8nneht oI IesOr from t1llsh
 estor stands convicted under a law; passed M the last Alaska legislature providing for the prosecution of inst such cases as his The law passed under a emergency and approved May 5 l9l/ 1t provides that defendant convicted under its proNsos may DC sell fenced to pay fine of S OOO serve al sentence o one year punished by both fine and imprisonment Tor first ofelse and that the fine and a1I sentence may DC doubled for a second ote1Se ~ - ..
 STRIKE QUILTING DOWN.
 All quiet in labor union circles tonight but the meet ine which had been scheduled failed to mature on account of the trial which attended by all who could cro"o ;, tI siOner's court rOOn Whether not there will be labor meeting night remains to be seer but it stated this evening that move toward hold ing is being made
 IT is being generally considered here however, that inc strike situation is quieng down considerably Certain ;t is that work on the railroad going unabaed 1t IS therefore considered that within the next few days at the
 t oct;ca1,, all of the strikers will have returned to work or their places the steel gang, from winch most ol