THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
V OL. IV.. NO. 499. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY. JUNE 20, 1914. PRICE, TEN CENTS
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Rich Placer Strike Is
Reported Near Haines
SKAGWAY. June 20.?A Hch
placer strike la reported near
Pleasant camp, north of Haines.
Gold was found in ruby sand on
bedrock at a depth of 25 feet. The
sand assays $1,800 to the ton.
There is a stampede from Skag
way to Haines.
DIVISION CONVENTION
FOR FRAME DEMOCRATS
A call has been issued for a conven
tion of the Frame faction of the Demo
crats of the first division to convene at
Ketchikan. July 15. The call is slgn
ed by K. C. Austin as "chairman of the
Territorial committee for Division No.
1. The call says it is for a conven
tion of "Progressive Democrats." and
that it is to be held for the purpose of
placing in nomination four candidates
for Representatives and one candidate
for Senator in the Territorial legisla
tur.
The call provides that:
"Said convention shall consist
of fifty delegates apportioned
among the voting precincts of the
First division of the Territory as
follows, towit: Juneau 13, Doug
las S. Ketchikan 8. Skagway 4,
\Y ran gel 1 2. Haines 2. Sitka 2,
Silver'Bow 1. Craig 2. Sulzer 1.
Petersburg 2. Scow Bay 1. Char
coal 3."
It is also provided that the same
delegates selected to the Ketchikan
convention shall also be delegates to
the convention that J. W. Frame has
called at Valdez.
The call issued by Austin is count.."
signed by J. \V. Frame.
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The Al-Ki is clue to arrive here
from the south on the 26th and will
sail for Sitka on her second excursion
of the season.
The Georgia arrived from Sitka at
midnight and sailed for Skagway at
1 p. m. She sails for Sitka again to
morrow.
The Admiral Sampson arrived from
the Westward at 11 o'clock yesterday
morning and sailed for the South an
hour later.
The Alameda is due to arrive in
port .Monday morning from Seattle.
The Northwestern arrived from the
Westward at 11 o'clock last night and
sailed south at twelve-thirty.
The Dolphin sailed south at two
o'clock this morning.
The freighter Santa Ana arrived in
port from the south last night.
The Al-Ki is due to arrive from the
south on the 26th.
The freighter Delhi sailed for the
Westward at 10 a. m. today after dis
charging freight here.
The Humboldt is scheduled to leave
on the 23rd for the North.
The Spokane arrived in port at 12:30
o'clock today noon from Sitka and
will sail for Seattle tonight at eight
o'clock.
PIONEER STOWS AWAY
AND LEAVES HOME
John Hammill. who has been at the
Pioneers' Home at Sitka for sometime,
stowed away on the Spokane, and was
put off at Juneau upon the arrival of
that ship at this port. The city au
thorities were looking for Hammill. as
Representative A. G. Shoup. superin
tendent of the Pioneers' Home, had
wired Gov. J. F. A. Strong, notifying
him that the man was missing.
Hammill has relatives in Los Ange
les. and declared to Chief of Police W.
H. McBride that he desires to go to
them and not back to the some, though
his treatment has been well.
Chief of Police McBride has under
taken to raise enough money to pay
the expenses of Hammil to Los Ange
les.
SPOKANE IN PORT.
The steamer Spokane arrived in
port from Skagway and Sitka at 12:30
o'clock today and will sail for the
South at S o'clock this evening.
Passengers for Seattle from Juneau
will include: Ed. Olson. A. A. Isbell.
Robret Gillisple, J. L. McRea, Louis
liassa and Tedrico Aissa. Aboard the
Spokane are 50 tourists that are mak
ing the round trip.
SAILING ON NORTHWESTERN
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The Northwestern arrived at 11 o'
clock last night from the Westward
and sailed for the South at 12:30 a.
m. Passengers from here for Seattle
were? E. M. Gott and wife, Geo. R. No
ble. John Wagner. J. H. Irving. W. F.
Merhcant and C. Harris and wife.
SAILING ON GEORGIA.
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The steamer Georgia sailed for
Skagway at one o'clock this morning
with the following passengers for that
place: Pat Lynch. Gus Staadacqer and
W. Johnson.
WANTED?A waitress, experience
not necessary. Star Restaurant. No
64 Front st. 6-20-2t.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Twenty-four hours ending at 3 p. m.:
Maximum?72.
Minimum 70.
Clear.
BASEBALL AT PARK
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
I Manager R. J. Wulzen, of the local
I baseball team, announces that there
will .be another game played between
the Juneau and Douglas teams at 3:15
o'clock sharp, tomorrow afternoon at
Recreation park. Ford will be In the
box for Juneau and Plttman will do
the twirling for Douglas.
This will be the seventh game of the
fifteen-game series, and as each side
has won three an interesting contest
is looked forward to. and a large
crowd is expected to be on hand.
The umpires decided on by the op
posing clubs are Spencer for Juneau
and Moeser for Douglas.
The regular admission of twenty-five
cents will be charged and every at
tendant who has not a season ticket
will be expected to pay.
OWNER AND CREW OF
WRECK PASS THROUGH
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L. A. Pedersen. owner of the wreck
ed bark Parmita; Capt. Nicholas Wag
ner. master, and forty-five members
of her crew passed through Juneau
last night on the steamer Northwest
ern on their way to San Francisco
from whence the vessel sailed April
17th.
There still remain sixteen members
of the crew at the scene of the wreck
who are making efforts to save as
much of the cargo as possible. Ac
cording to Mr. Pederson only one
eighth of the entire $65.000-cargo has
'. jer. saved.
The cannery crew that were aboard
the Parmita were taken to Unalaska
and Seward.
The steamer Northwestern picked
up the crew about twenty miles from
Seward, the steamer Dora having
brought them from Unalaska where
the revenue cutter Tahoma had land
ed them from the scene of the wreck.
CITY COUNCIL GRINDS
OUT ROUTINE MATTERS
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The City Council last night fixed
the rate of taxation on the assessed
valuation of the city at two per cent,
and authorized the publication of a
notice that the taxes will become de
linquent and Incur penalties if not
payable on or before the fourth Fri
day in July.
The bids for the improvement of
Calhoun avenue were rejected.
The Mayor was instructed to re
move the obstruction to Front street
near the Ousby dock caused by the
erection of a new building there.
The city treasurer was directed to
1 issue calls for the payment of out
standing city warrants in the order
of their issuance as money became
available for their payment.
The council discussed the proposi
tion of securing an auto truck for the
fire department, and those who spoke
j favored the proposition.
SMALL BLAZE AT
H. P. HANSON HOME
A small fire occurred at the resi
dence of H. P. Hanson on Dixon street
this morning at 10:30 o'clock which
called out the Juneau fire department.
The fire boys responded to the call
in a hurry and extinguishing the flame
in a very short time. The only dam
age resulting was caused by water and
the removal of a few shingles and
boards from the roof, and the loss will
not exceed $50.
A WOMAN WITHOUT A MAID.
"Just look at my hands" is the de
sponding cry of nearly every woman
who does her own house work. But
the woman who uses "Perfection
Cream" need not worry. It softens
and whitens the skin. 25 cent bottles
at the Juneau Drug Co.. 107 Front St.
Phone 250. 6-15-tf
F. AND A. M. MEETING.
Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, F. & A.
M.. will hold a stated communication
at 8 o'clock. Monday evening, June 22.
at Odd Fellows' hall. Work in F. C.
degree. Visiting Masons cordially in
vited to be present.
6-20-2t. E. D. BEATTIE. Secy.
FOURTH OF JULY BARGAINS.
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Beginning Monday we will offer spe
cial bargains in trimmed hats. The la
dles of Juneau cannot afford to miss
this opportunity. Inspection is in
vited. Mrs. William Winn. 6-20-6t.
PIONEERS ATTENTION!
There will be a special meeting of
Igloo No. 5 at Odd Fellows' hall, this
evening. Saturday. June 20. 1914, at 8
o'clock. Visiting members requested
to attend. By order of the President.
CEDRIC DAMS. Secy. It
When down town call at the Eure
ka Bakery and buy your Roman meal
bread, pumparnickel and oat meal
rocks. 302 Front St. Phone 2122. 18-6t
I am making special low prices on
white and gold band china in small
complete sets. I. J. SHARICK. 6-17-tf
Fresh Augustine & Kyers chocolates
?just arrived. Juneau Dmg Co., 107
Front st.. opposite Alaskan Hotel?
phone 250. 6-18-tf.
FOUND ? Two handkerchiefs, one
tie and a key. Inquire Empire office.
PUN PARADE FOR
FOURTH Of JULY
Among the many attractions to bo
witnessed In Juneau on the Fourth of
July will be a monster street parade.
This feature will be something entire
ly new and novel In the North, con
sisting of beautlfuljfloata, representing
different mercantile establishments
and other subjects, decorated automo
biles, bicycles, motorcycles, band wag
ons drawn by decorated horses, a
clown band, the Are department In uni
form, wild animals In cages, a steam
callope and numerous other Interest
ing novelties.
The parade will be over a mile in
length, and will be one of the great
est undertakings from an ainuesment
standpoint ever attempted in Alaska.
WHARFAGE RATES UP
BEFORE COUNCIL
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The proposal of Councilman J. R.
Willis to increase wharfage rates over
the city dock came up for extended
discussion before the City Council
last night. Mr. Willis moved that the
rates be advanced July 1st from 50
cents a ton to $1 a ton. The motion
was seconded by Councilman C. W.
Fries, and the matter went over until
the next meeting.
MBr. Willis recently had prepared a
statement of the city's wharf trans
actions covering the last eight years
and which showed that the net
Income of the wharf, on an original
Investment of $5,839, exclusive of pro
fits from the handling of coal, amounts
to $1,771.84 for the period, or about
4 per cent. Since the establishment
of the wharf the investment has been
increased, according to this state
ment. until the city has approximate
ly $30,000 invested in the dock plant,
including site, wharf, coal shed and
cold storage plant. Mr. Willis says
that to keep up the wharf and pro
vide facilities for handling the traffic
further investment will be required.
He believes that the property should
be made to pay reasonable interest
on the investment for the reason that
the benefits from wharf, are not suffi
ciently distributed among all the peo
ple to make it fair for the city to main
tain it without securing profit from
it; particularly at a time when the
demand for city improvements from
all sections of the town Is so great.
Mr. Willis said at the council meet
ing last night that the wharfage rates
in other Southeastern Alaska towns
runs from $1 to $1.50 a ton.
Mayor John Reck, on the other
hand, contends that the records of the
operation of the City Dock before 1912
are in such a condition that they can
not be accepted as a guide, and that
the wharf is now paying the city ap
proximately $300 a month, or a fair
interest on the Investment.
The matter will come up for con
sideration at the next meeting of the
Council.
HYPNOTIC PLAY AT
THE JUNEAU THEATRE
"Trilby," the wonderful hypnotic
play that has held the audience spell
bound in every English speaking city
of the world, will be presented Sun
day night at the Juneau theatre by
the popular "Royal Players." Prob
ably no play ever written has caused
so much comment as "Trilby." Its
weird scenes, its distinct types of
character, its drastic atmosphere from
beginning to end, makes it a play
which one never forgets.
Miss Elliott is particularly suited
for the title role, and Mr. Royal as
"Svengali," the hypnotist, is seen in
a wonderful impersonation. All the
other members will be seen to advan
tage. ***
THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SAILS FOR THE NORTH
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Seattle, June 20.?The City of Seat
tle sailed for Juneau last night with
the following named passengers: For
Juneau?Mrs. J. C. McBride, Miss Mc
Bride, Mrs. C. A. Cross. L. Vogt, E,
Robertson. Jos. Boyer, Jessie J. Bain,
John Robbins, Geo. Schmidt. Isaac
Baudieau. V. Sucich.
For Douglas?Mrs. George James
the Misses James, Mrs. Louise Ander
son, Mrs. D. Simphon, A. J. Fitzroau
rice, C. C. Palmer and Y. Yatnada.
FISHERIES BUREAU
CRAFT IS IN HARBOR
The Albatross, one of the steamen
in the service of the U. S. Bureau ol
Fisheries, arrived here last night frorr
Seattle at S:00 o'clock to await the ar
rival of Dr. E. Lester Jones, deputy U
I S. fish commissioner. When Dr. Jonei
arrives and joins the Albatross sh(
: sails for the Westward. Dr. Jones is in
vestignting the salmon fisheries of A1
j aska.
UNTIL THE 4th OF JULY,
at CharleB Goldstein's, a pair of Net
tleton shoes or a Stetson hat free wltl
every suit. 6-11-t
Free trip to San Francisco Pananu
Exposition if you buy your drugs fron
Juneau Drug Go.. 107 Front st? phom
250. 6-18-t
Phone your drug wants to "Thi
store that has what you want whei
you want it."
The Juneau Drug Co., 107 Front st
phone 250. Immediate delivery. 6-18-t
At the Tavern?
Special:
Ravlole in cheese, Bon Gusto styl
every Saturday and Sunday. Try i
?6-19-2L
Housekeeping rooms for rent. Aj
ply Dr. R. C. Mathls, Douglas. 6-16-t
CALGARY DEAD /
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CALGAItY, Alta., Juno 20?One hun
dred and olghty-two minerB are still ,
missing In the Hlllcrest mine. Fir
teen dead bodies havo been rocovored. ]
It 1b bolleyetj that those who are Ktill ]
missing can hot bo living, iu the ox
plosion was terrific, and felt for a (
great distance from the mine. i
ltescue crews, sent from here to <
Lethbrldge, are working with might
and main to get those who are in the .
mine. The force of the explosion ,
choked the mine workings with thous- ,
ands of tons of rock, earth and tim- ,
bers and the rescuers are having difll- ,
cult work.
The Hillcrest mine is one of the
properties of the Canadian Pacific at
Lethbrldge and vicinity.
PANAMA CANAL IS
OPEN EOR TRAFFIC;
PANAMA, June 20. ? Yestehday
marked the first use of the Panama
canal for commercial purposes by the
shipping of the world. The Santa
Clara, the first privately owned vessel
to pass through the canal, was let
through the locks and towed through
canal, passing from ocean to ocean. <
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Crews Get Practice.
PANAMA. June 20.?The Santa Cnt
alina, a steamer of American register,
passed through the Miraftores Pedro
Muguel locks and returned as the Bal
boa did for the purpose of giving ex
perience to the crews of the locks. ,
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JONES TO URGE
MONEY FOR NORTH 1
WASHINGTON, June 20. ? United
States Senator Wesley L. Jones, of i
Washington, yesterday announced that ]
he will offer amendments to the Sun- |
dry Civil appropriation bill providing ;
$110,000 for the protection of the |
seals of Alaska and $60,000 for aids ;
to navigation. i
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FUN GALORE TONIGHT
AT JUNEAU THEATRE
The Royal Players will present the
famous comedy. "Charley's Aunt." to
night at the Juneau theatre, and all
who enjoy a good hearty laugh can
not afford to miss it.
It is one of those vehicles written
for laughing purposes only, and the
many ridiculous situations keep the
audience in one continual spasm of
laughter.
Charles E. Royal will play the part
of the bogus aunt and the rest of the
company will be seen to good advan
tage. It has been a long time since
Juneau had a rip-roaring comedy and
from the big demand for seats, a full
house is assured. ""fit.
CARO COMMERCIAL BUILDING
STARTS CEMENT FOUNDATION
The concrete mixer was placed on
the grounds yesterday and the work
| of laying the cement piers for the
new Caro & Company commercial
building started along the lines of
construction.
This building Is to be 4SV& x 75 feet
ground surface, and two stories in
height. The lower floor is to be divid
' ed into two store rooms while the sec
ond floor will be given over to hotel
accommodation consisting of sixteen
rooms. Mr. Quackcnbush has the con
tract for the structure.
The building will be located next to
1 the Central hotel on Front street.
TWO SHOWS IN ONE.
At the Orphcum tonight the classic
masterpiece, "Homer's Odyssey" in 3
j reels, will be shown. The request for
j the repetition of "Cardinal Richelieu
. has been so strong that the manage
. ment has decided to repeat It and give
the two great features together. The
first show will start at 7:30, and the
sepond at 9:16.
Sunday and Monday the usual inter
- eBtlng program will be shown, as fol
i lows:
f Pathe Weekly.
"Clue to Her Parentage," being the
sixth of the "What Happened to Mary"
1 esrles.
1 "Bunny vs. Cutey," Is a laughable
? comedy with Wallie Van and John
Bunny.
"Alkali Ike's Home-Coming" is one
0 of the screamiest screams ever thrown
a on a screen.
"The Birthihark" Is a strong West
ern drama by the Lubin Co.
j Monday night is A. B. night at the
Orpheum.
VERY REV. CRIMONT RETURNING.
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t. The Very Rev. R. J. Crlmont, Pre
fect Apostolllc of the Catholic church
for Alaska, is returning to his head-,
quarters at this place on the Alnme
^ da. He has been at Seattle on official
'? business for the church.
ASQUITh TALKS
TO SUFFRAGETTES
LONDON, Juno 20. ? Premier As
jutth today received a delegation of
Pankhurst suffragettes. The Prime
Minister addressed the women "as
representatives of nn association
which has disassociated itself from the
criminal methods of those who have
done so much to put back the cause
jf women."
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YALE WINS CLOSE
RACE FROM HARVARD
NEW LONDON, Conn., June 20. ?
Yale won one of the closest and most
exciting four-mile, eight-oar varsity
?aces ever rowed when it defeated Har
vard by a single foot. This is 1 ale s
first victory from Harvard since 1907.
REGATTA NEXT FRIDAY.
POUCHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. June 20.;
Thc University of Washington crew
Is practicing daily for the great re
gain which takes place Friday, June
26th.
RATE CASE DECISION
READY FOR PUBLIC
BOSTON, June 20.?A Washington
dispatch says the Interstate Com
merce Commission's decision on the
rreight rate case is expected within
\ few days. The report has been writ
ten, and is being printed. It covers
J00 typewritten pages. It is stated
many increases will be allowed.
ADMIRAL FLETCHER
TAKES BRIEF REST
VERA CRUZ, Mox., June 20.?Roar
Admiral Frank F. Fletcher left today
on the Dolphin for a brief rest. He has
been in continuous service in Mexican
waters for more than a year. He was
the central figure in the Tamplco inci
dent and commanded at the capture
of Vera Cruz.
BOSTON POLICE OFFICER
KILLED BY FUGITIVE
BOSTON, Juno 20.?Police Inspec
tor Thomas F. Norton was killed in
a running fight last night following an
attempt to arrest Lawrence Robinson
wanted for triple murder. Robinson
was wounded as a result of the shoot
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DENMARK WOULD GIVE
WOMEN VOTERS' RIGHTS
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COPENHAGEN, June 20.?The up
per house is considering the bill just
passed by the lower house enfranchis
ing women and depriving the King of
the right to name 16 of the 66 mem
bers of the upper house.
MORGAN SOME REAL
ESTATE OWNER ALSO
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NEW YOKK, Juno 20? While he
was never regarded as a figure in real
estate matters the appraisal of J. Pier
pont Morgan's estate discloses that he
owned real estate in this State to the
value of $3,745,000.
ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTES
DESTROY $4,000,000
NEW YORK, June 20.?London ca
ble to the World estimates property
destroyed in Great Britin by suffra
gettes so far in 1914 at $4,000,000,
compared with $500,000 for full year
1913 and $40,000 for 1912.
JUNEAU BALL PLAYERS
CONTEST WITH SAILORS
The Gastineau-Juheau baseball team
are playing a practice game of ball this
afternoon at Recreation park with the
baseball team composed of the mem
bers of the U. S. Fisheries boat Alba
tross. The game was called at three
oclock.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ACCIDENT KILLS TWO
ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 20.?Just nf
I ter putting ashore an excursion of 1,
000 telephone girls the steamer Majes
tic with 3.1 on board ran Into the in
take of the Tower waterworks and
sank, two perishing.
FORMER CONGRESSMAN
DIES AT PORTLANC
PORTLAND, Ore.. June 20.?Formei
Congressman Richard Williams, o
this city died here yesterday.
LONGSHOREMAN NOT GUILTY.
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Arvid Franzen, one of the longshore
men who was mixed up in a row th
other night, was found not guilty i
Judge John B. Marshall's court thl
afternoon.
REPUBLICAN UNSEATED!
DEMOCRAT SUCCEEDS
WASHINGTON. Juno 20. ? The
House of Representatives passed a
resolution yesterday unseating Repre
sentative L. C. Dyer, Republican of
the 12.th .Missouri district, and seating
Michael 0. Gill, the contetsing Demo
crat, on account of charges of election
frauds that the House committee on
electeiftns reported were sustained.
This is the second time L. C. Dyer
has been unseated as the Representa
tive from this district. The 62nd
Congress deprived L. C. Dyer of his
seat on account of the corrupt use of
money at the election of 1910. At
that time the seat was declared va
cant. The olilclal canvass In 1912
showed Dyer to have a plurality of 7321
over Gill. Dyer is a millionaire.
GERMANY PLANNED TO
CAPTURE PHILIPPINES
BERLIN, June 20.?A book just pub
lished by an ex-diplomat in the Ger
man service says that Germany had
planned to capture the Philippines in
1898. It Is contended, however, that
the German foreign office had become
convinced that the Unltpd States did
not want the Islands. It Is alleged
that this idea was promoted by Amer-I
lean Ambassador Andrew D. White, l
who was personally opposed to the ac-j
quisltion of the islands.
It Is stated that few people realize I
how nearly the United States and
Germany were to war at one time. An I
alleged telegram from President Mc-I
Kinley to an American admiral In Cu-I
ban waters is quoted as follows:
"Don't risk a single ship. War with)
Germany imminent."
RAILROAD ENGINEERS
ACTIVE AT SEWARD
SEWARD, June 20. ? The railroad
commission is having the Seward
I.lght and Power company repair and
maintain the long distance telephone
from Seward to Mile 71 of the Alaska
Northern where they will connect with
a government line to their camp at I
Woodrow?Ship creek.
Commissioner Underwood and his
party are making an appraisement of
the Alaska Northern property for the I
l government
SEWARD TO HAVE
ADDITION ON MARKET
SEWARD, June 20.?Rob Ashiand, a
I former Sewardlte, came back to town
last night and today purchased from
[?'red I-aubner his homestead of 38
acres at $30,000. The Innd lies within
the incorporated limits of Seward and
will he put on the market at an early
date.
STRIKE ON FRANK
E. YOUNG'S PROPERTY
SEWARD. June 20. ? A new pay
streak has been opened on Copper
creek on ground owned by Frank E.
Youngs, and has caused quite a little
excitement and staking. Two miners
who are working on a lay are taking
out better than an ounce a day.
TWENTY-FIVE RUSSIAN
LAWYERS GO TO PRISON
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20?Twen
ty-fivo lawyers convicted of insulting
the Minister of Justice during the Be
liss trial, were yesterday sentenced to
six months' imprisonment.
FAMOUS ENGLISH LAWYER
IS DEAD AT LONDON
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LONDON. June 20. ? Sir Edward
Gray Mill, an authority on maritime
law, died here last night.
FORD EMPLOYEE KILLS
SELF WHEN PROMOTED
SEATTLE. Juno 20.? F. W. Lapp
man. promoted Thursday to be fore
man of the Ford automobile works at
this place, fearing that he could not
make good with the added responsi
bilities, committed suicide yesterday.
j CRIME LAID AGAINST
APPLICANT FOR OFFICE
SEATTLE, June 20. ? Nelson Mc
Pherson, an applicant for appoint
ment as collector of customs, was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of con
spiracy to bring Chinese 'into the
United States contrary to law.
LOS ANGELES WOMAN IS
KILLED ON CROWDED STREET
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LOS ANGELES. June 20.?Miss
Elizabeth Morgan was shot and killed
' last night on a crowded street by a
stranger who gave his name as John
Collins. Miss Morgan was shot five
times.
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WAR PREPARATIONS TO .
COST NEARLY $4,0000,0000,00C
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f ST. PETERSBURG,' June 19.?Rus
sla, says the Minister of Finance, ir
the next Ave years must spend $3,760,
000,000 for the army and navy.
STEEL TRUST STILL
DOES BUSINESI
e PITTSBURGH. June 20. ? Th
n steel corporation booked 396,000 ton
s in May, and shipped 675,000. New oi
ders are now 15,000 tons daily.
Villa Proclaims Angeles
Provisional President
NIAGARA FALLS, Canada, June 20.
?The Mexican delegates to the
peace conference received a telegram
this afternoon from the Mexican con
sul at El Paso saying that Gen. Villa
has issued a proclamation proclaiming
Gen. Angeles provisional President of
Mexico. It is said that the proclama
tion is accompanied by a statement
presenting the necessities for the ac
tion, and an address to the American
people in which it is set forth that
the move is one in the furtherance of
the Mexican policy of the American
administration.
Conference at Breaking Point.
NIAGARA FALLS, Juno 20. ? The
American delegates to the peace con
ference have conveyed the ultimatum
to the mediators that unless the Huer
ta delegates yield to the plans of the
American government at once the
mediation must end today or Monday.
Carranza to Have Cabinet ?
EL PASO, Tex., June 20.?Gen. Car
ranza has decided that he will form a
cabinet to share with him the re
sponsibility of conducting the Consti
tutionalist government.
The decision to do this is believed
to be the result of the discovery that *
practically all of the Constitutionalist
commanders, representing more than
60 per cent of their armed men In the
field, made it plain to Carranza that
as between himself and Villa In case
of a split they would follow the lat
ter.
WILSON AND BRYAN
MAY MAKE SPEECHES
WASHINGTON, June 20?The Dem
ocratic Congressional committee ex
pects to have the services of Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson and Secretary
of State William J. Bryan in the doubt
ful districts during the coming cam
paign. President Wilson is expected
to make speeches in Pennsylvania In
the interest of the Senatorial candi
dacy of Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer and in Iowa in support of Rep
resentative Maurice Connolly, the
Democratic candidate for Senator. If
he enters the campaign he will prob
ably also make speeches in Ohio, Il
linois. Wisconsin, Kansas and other
States where the Democrats hope to
gain Senators, as well as In Indiana
whore Senator Shiveley is a candi
date for re-election Secretary of State
Bryan almost certainly will engage In
an extensive tour. Other members of
the Cabinet who will probably partici
pate In the campaign are Secretary '
of Commerce William.C. Redfleld and
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson.
Wilson Vs. Roosevelt
PHILADELPHIA. June 20.?ftemo
crnt8 in Phllaedlphln are authority for
the statement that President Wood
row Wilson will personally defend his
administration against attacks of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt In speeches he
will make in Pennsylvania in the Fall
campaign.
HOUSE SWITCHES BILLS
ON SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
WASHINGTON, June 20. ? The
House committee on merchant marine
reported a bill embodying the main
features of the legislation proposed by
the Safety Sea convention recently
held In London as a substitute for the
La Follette seaman's bill which had
passed the Senate.
SENATE CONFIRMS SHARP
j AS AMBASSADOR TO PARIS
WASHINGTON, June 20.?The nom
ination of Representative William G.
Sharp, the Elyria, Ohio, manufacturer
to be Ambassador to France, was con
firmed by the Senate yesterday after
noon.
NEW YORK HAS ANOTHER
SHOCKING TRAGEDY
?+?
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., June 20. ?
The nude torso of a woman sewed in a
sack was found last night floating in
the Mohawk river. The head, arms
and legs of the body were missing.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
WASHINGTON, June 20.?It Is said
that President Woodrow Wilson will
soon suggest to Congress legislation
providing for the setting up of a ter
ritorial form of government In the
Philippines that will be in its way a
model for all other colonies of the
United States. He proposes to give to
the Philippines a legislature modelled
on the American Congress, with an
executive, or executives equivalent In
part to the Canadian Premier and his
Cabinet, but retaining in the form of
nn American Governor-General the ve
to power, a check on actions of the
legislature and executive branches.
"HONEY FITZ" TO BECOME
BOSTON MERCHANT PRINCE
BOSTON, Mass.. June 20. ? The
Post says former Mayor John F. Fltz
' gerald Is about to purchase the Oak
Hall Clothing store, and conduct the
' business under the name of the John
' F. Fitzgerald Clothing Co.
RITCHIE AND WELSH
TO FIGHT AT LONDON
LONDON, June 20.?Final nrtlcles
5 have beein signed for a 20-round tight
e between Freddie Welsh, the British
s light weight chnmpion, and Willie
r- Ritchie, the American champion, to
take place here July 7.