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BOISE, Oct. 23.—O. V. Allen,
state treasurer of Idaho, who was
yesterday arraigned cn the charge
of embezzling about $90,000 of state
money, plead guilty. He was sent
enced to from 5 to 10 years in the
penitentiary, and stands committed.
SEATTLE. Oct. 23.—T. H. Gim
mett, a citizen 45 years of age,
became so enraged at his wife when
she told him this morning that she
had started divorce proceedings, that
he shot and killed her. He then
took his own life.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. — The
newly appointed District Attorney,
R. F. Roth, for the Fairbanks dis
trict, had a close call from remain
ing out from officialdom for a few
months longer. Just before the
Senate adjourned on Saturday after
noon the judiciary committee favor
ably reported the name of Mr. Roth
and he was immediately thereafter
confirmed. He will now be in posi
tion to assume the duties of his new
office, as all the other preliminaries
had been arranged for. District
Attorney J. J. Crossley had nearly
'two years of his term yet to serve.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Car
ranza has made it known to the
government that he is willing that
the convention at Aguas Callientes
should request that both he and
Villa give way to a neutral man for
president.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—The
state department was advised this
afternoon that the Aguas Calientes
convention has appointed a com
mittee of five to assume the duties of
cabinet positions in Mexico.
MINEOLA, Oct. 24.—The culmi
nation of a sensational killing and
trial for murder is nearing an end.
In the case of Mrs. Carver on trial
for the murder of Mrs. Bailey, both
sides rested at noon and it is ex
pected that the addresses of attor
neys will be completed so that the
case can go to the jury late this
afternoon. It will be remembered
that Mrs. Bailey was seated in a
chair in the office of Dr. Carver,
dentist, when a shot from outside
and through an open window, took
fatal effect and caused almost instant
death. Indications pointed to the
wife of the dentist as the one who
had fired the shot. She had been
jealous of her husband’s attention
to other women and had a telephone
connection in her room ,so that she
might hear his cnversations. Both
the Dr. and his wife have stoutly
maintained her innocence. The
trial has attracted large crowds from
various sections of the state.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Franklin
D. Roosevelt, has made a statement
that 18,000 men would be needed in
case it were desired to man all the
warships now owned by the United
States.
BOISE, Oct. 22.—Considerable
excitement was evidenced about
the city when it was rumored that
- O. V. Allen, state treasurer, was a
defaulter. He is accused of having
embezzled $90,000 of state funds.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.—The board o(
arbitration to settle the dispute be
tween ninety-eight Western rail
roads and their engineers and fire
men will begin its sessions here
November 9.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Botii
branches of Congress adjourned this
afternoon at 4 o’clock. In th«
House the adjournment w-as sine die
but the filibustering in the Senatt
prevented similar action upon th«
part of that body. Administratior
leaders this morning devised a plar
that would be a practical solutior
of the deadlock and permit of ad
journment. Recesses will be taker
for three days at a time, unti!
November 10. Sessions of a few
minutes will be held each t’me with
out transacting any business. Aftai
the election a quorum will be callei!
back so that an adjournment maj
be taken sine die on November 10.
The late and authentic war news
is read in the Daily Alaskan.
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: * conditions in Poland. There is ♦
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* of Ivangored. A fresh shipment *
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JUNEAU, Oct. 26.—The Demo
cratic national party asks the
Democrats of Alaska to support
I Chas. E. Bunnell for Congress. On
Saturday Mr. Bunnell received the
following telegram, dated at Wash
ington, and addressed to Juneau:
"Every Democrat in Alaska ought to
vote for the Democratic nominee.”
Signed “E. Doremus, chairman Dem
ocratic National Congressional Com
mittee.” Bunnell is making an
active campaign in the First divi
sion. His meetings at Juneau and
other places were filled to overflow
ing. He handles the issues of the
campaign in a clean-cut manner and
without personalities. He exposes
Delegate Wickersham’s campaign
methods and attacks in such a way
as to make a decided hit. It is con
ceded that Bunnell will have a ma
jority in the First division, which
will have a larger vote than ever
before.
SEATTLE, Oct. 26.—The. steamer
I Alameda sailed north on Saturday.
For Cordova the passengers were
Mrs. Will Clayson, W. P. Hemen
way, C. H. Packard, R. B. Culver,
and two second-class. For Valdez
there are six cabin passengers and
for Seward F. H. Whitney and two
se.cond-class.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—A call
for a second convention to promote
America’s over-sea commerce was j
issued here by James A. Farrell, j
chairman of the foreign trade, coun
cil to be held in St. Louis on January
21-22 next.
SEiAi iLit;, uet. Z6.—a desperate
battle took place last evening be
tween the bandits who robbed the
Sedro Woolley National Bank of
$20,000 and a posse of pursuers. The
pursuers came up with the bandits
near Blaine. For an hour or more
there was a fusilade of bullets, in
which two men were killed and sev
eral were wounded. The leader of
the bandits received several wounds
and soon died. He is an Austrian
and had $4,000 in gold on his per
son. Two of the other bandits were
so badly wounded that they could
not get away and rather than be
captured they both killed them
selves. Of the pursuers Clifford
Adams, Canadian immigration in
spector at Hazelmuir, was killed,
while the Great Northern Special
Officer Kile was badly wounded.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 24.—President
Wilson was present last night at the
celebration of the anniversary of the
Y. M. C. A. He delivered the prin
cipal address and declared that
peace treaties between the United
States and many foreign countries
make the use of cannon unnecessary
to settle international disputes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The
war tax bill that has been sent to
conference was agreed to this morn
ing by the conferees. The re.port
was immediately thereafter pre
sented to the House and was passed.
Similar action was also taken by the
Sejiate, so that the measure but
awaits the President’s signature to
make It law. This disposes of all
important legislation and it is ex
pected that Congress will adjourn
tonight.
JUNEAU, Oct. 22.— Candidate
Bunnell repeated at Douglas the
experience he had at Juneau. Dur
ing two nights he addressed more
than 1,000 people, while hundreds
were turned away from the meetings
on account of the lack of standing
room. It is now conceded that he
will carry Juneau and Douglas by
large majorities. The. tide is run
ning fast toward Bunnell. This is a
conservative statement and is not
campaign dope. In his speeches
Mr. Bunnell promises to devote two
months to mastering the fisheries
question, if necessary, during the
‘ishing season. He also urges bet
ter police, protection on the interior
trails, a workman’s compensation
act and election reforms. He also
contends that the people of the othe.~
divisions should ass’st the interior
‘n securing a government power
plant. n5
MINEOLA, N. Y„ Oct. 26.—The
jury la the. murder trial came into
court and declared that they were
unable to agree upon a verdict.
Thereupon they were discharged.
Mrs. Carmen, the defendant, was re
leased in $25,000 bail.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. — The
delegates to the convention of the
American Bar Association closed
their session after the election of
■Peter J. Meldrim, of Savannah, as
president. The Association gave a
dinner in honor of the justices of
the supreme court, that was presided
■ over by former President William II.
Taft.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 22. — Prof.
Munsterberg. tendered his resigna
tion as a professor at "Harvard col
lege because of objection having
been made to a German continuing
in that capacity by a wealthy man
who had intended to will a million
dollars to the college. But upon the
request of the authorities the resig
nation was withdrawn.
JUNEAU, Oct. 20.—Chas. E. Bun
nell, Democratic candidate for Con
gress, last night addressed the larg
est political meeting ever held in
Juneau. The largest theater in town
was filled into the street and two
hundred were, turned away. In his
speech he made a decided hit and
wen the plaudits of the big audience.
He endorsed full territorial form of
government for Alaska, favored gov
ernment owned or operated rail
roads, government owned central
power plant in the Tanana valley,
and insisted that it was the duty of
the people of the First division to
stand on this issue with the people
of the Fourth division. He also
spoke, in favor of a uniform school
law and the great necessity for en
dorsing the present national adminis
tration. Judge Wickersham's at
tacks on him he tore into shreds. On
Sunday afternoon Mr. Bunnell, made
a short speech at the re.gular meet
ing of the Bartenders’ Local, in the
American Federation of Labor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Presi
dent Wilson delivered an address of
welcome to the members of the Am
erican Bar Association which is hold
ing its annual meeting in this city.
Willaim H. Taft is president of the
association, and in response to his
kind words yesterday, President
Wilson said that his strength rested
in the confidence which the people
have in him. He pleaded for human
izing law and added that public
opinion is the mistress of the world.
He said that processes of law are
slow and so likewise is the process j
by which opinion works jits will.
CHITINA, Oct. 21. — Arrange
ments had been made for a public
reception and meeting to be held for
Delegate James Wickersham after
his arrival here on Monday. His
roming aroused considerable interest
and enthusiasm, with the result that
the attendance at the meeting in
Arctic Brotherhood Hall was all that
his most ardent supporters could
have asked. The Delegate was in
good form and told the. audience as
sembled, which included men and ,
women, of his achievements during
his stay in Congress. His talk was
interesting and undoubtedly wen j
additional friends for the Delegate, j
On Tuesday morning he took the
train for McCarthy, returning here
this afternoon. At McCarthy he had
even a more enthusiastic meeting, |
and it is said that nearly everybody ;
there is supporting him. He will
leAve early in the morning on Bub
Sheldon’s automobile, expecting to
make good time in covering the dis
tance to Fairbanks, where he will
close the campaign.
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—The steamer
Mariposa sailed for the north last
night, having as Cordova passengers
Walter Dempsey and Mrs. Mary
Crocker. For Valdez there were four
passengers and six for Seward. «
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.—A visit to
this city has been made by A. H. |
Ginman, general supejintendent of1
the Pacific coast division of the Mar
coni Wireless Telegraph Company.
He is inaugurating for the north
west the service over the new circuit
to Honolulu. This service, made pos
sible by the recent completion of
the new receiving and sending sta
tions a short distance out of San
Francisco, provides for the sending
of messages from any point on the
Pacific coast of the. United States to
San Francisco and thence to the
Hawaiian Islands. It also makes
possible the sending of a night letter
to the islands from San Francisco,
at the rate of 8 cents a word, with
a slight increase for other points on
the coast, as compared with the
cable, rate of 35 cents.
Mr. Ginman says that the Ketchi
kan station, in the Alaska wireless
system, would be completed in an
other month, and that on its comple
tion the company would immediately
s*art to construct the station at
Juneau. “Seattle will be the, United
States terminus of the system,” he
said. “It will eventually be de
veloped all over Alaska in competi
tion with the military cable.”
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How did the name John Bull origi
nate to designate Englishmen? Waa it
originally a tarm of contempt?
The phrase was coined by a Scotch
man. and be mude it tit the subject so
well that it became permanent and
-•lassie. It originated with Dr. John
Arbuthnot <1007-17351. a physician and
author, who. though born in Scotland.
Ifved most of his life in London. He
waa the author of some scientific and
some satirical works, one of the latter
being a pamphlet entitled "Law is a
Bottomless Tit—Exemplified In the
Case of the Lord Strutt. John Bull,
Nicholas Frog and Lewis Baboon.
‘Who Spent All They Had In a Law
suit.” This pamphlet was published
in 1712 and a few years later was re
printed. with four others, under the
title of "History of John Bull." The
nickname was used by the author in a
satirical rather than a contemptuous
sense, and it stuck. In 1792 an Eng
lish horse named John Bull won the
Derby, and that helped the name
along, and in 1S20 Theodore nook
started a comic paper called John Bull.
So. whether Englishmen liked the nick
name or not. they made the best of it.
Which is the heavier, sand or clay?
Why do farmers call clay soil heavy?
There is no exact standard of com
parison. Sand is disintegrated rock,
and therefore one sand may be heavier
than another and some clays heavier
to the cubic foot than others. The ex
pression "heavy soil" does not relate to
avoirdupois weight any more than does
a heavy sea or heavy clouds. It means
soil that becomes clogged.
How does Alaska’s production of gold
compare with that of California, and
has Alaska other minerals beside gold?
In 1912 Alaska produced $17,398,943
worth of gold, and California $19,928,
500. Alaska Is producing largely of
copper, has coal fields of greater area
than those of Pennsylvania, extensive
marble quarries, etc.
Would like to know something about
tho early history of the United States
supreme court.
The supreme court of the United
States at its first session in 1790 con
sisted of a chief Justice and five asso
ciate justices. The numbej of asso
ciate justices was increased to six in
1807; increased to eight in 1837; In
creased to nine in 1863; decreased to
eight by the death of Justice Catron in
1865; decreased to seven in 1867 by the
death of Justice Wayne and again in
creased to eight, the present number,
in 1S70.
Please give the common names of
sulphate of magnesia, nitrate of silver,
chloride of mercury and oxide of hy
drogen.
Sulphate of magnesia Is epsom salts,
nitrate of silver is lunar caustic, chlo- (
ride of mercury is calomel, and oxide
hydrogen is water.
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Will a letter properly addressed be i
forwarded if the postage is not fully
prepaid?
Yes. even if no part of the postage is
prepaid. Cnder a recent rule of the
postottice department all first class mat- j
ter—that is. letters and post or postal
cards—may be dispatched whether or
not any postage is prepaid thereon.
Other articles will not be forwarded
unless prepaid, at least in part, and in
all cases of Insufficient prepayment
double the amount of the deficiency
shall be collected of the addressee. The
option of no prepayment or of part
prepayment of postage does not apply,
however, to either letters or other ar
ticles mailed with the apparent inten
tion of avoiding prepayment.
Does the Christian era date exactly
from the birth of Christ?
It was so intended when the calen
dar was fixed, but his birth is now gen
erally believed to have taken place
about four years before the period
from which we reckon the Christian
era.
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SEATTLE, Oct. 24.—Nearly all of
the Sedro-Woolley bank robbers are
now dead. This morning two more
•were killed by Deputy Sheriff Wilson,
of Whatcom county. He spotted them
creeping across the railway bridge
from Ferndale and fired in rapid
succession. Both shots took effect.
He found ?3,000 on the persons of
these two bandits. There is only
one more at'large.
SA.n FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.—
Robert E. McGlinn, a former Seattle
newspaper man is believed to have
been murdered in this city. His
body was found in the bay this
morning, with evidences of injury.
SEATTLE, Oct. 23.—The Admiral
Evans has sailed for the north with
Otto Ambrosius as a passenger for
Cordova and Mrs. Emil Davis for
1 Valdez.
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