Wc\e Haltoz latly flrnapertor
VOL 9.
tKA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4.12.
NO. 47.
TEXAS JURY I
ACQUITS SNEAD
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Banker Who Murdered Al. and A. 1
Q. Boyc", Father and Son,
Released by Jury.
Furl \\ forth, Tex., l>.-c. '».—The
jury which has been heari;ng the
evidence against J. H. Snead, the
hanker, for the murder *»r Al.
and A. <1. Buyer, returned a ver
dict of "not guilty." When the
verdict was announced by the
foreman of the jury Snead gave
I tie cowboy yell and his attor
neys threw I heir hats in the air
and dance,! around until lined by;
the court fur contempt. This!
is the second trial <»f the case.
The lirsl resulted in mi verdict,,
iilfhoii^h Hi.- ,jur> were oul I 12 j
li urs.
•I. It. Snead. lln- di'fi'ndaul. and!
ihe yuunger of his Iwu viclinis,!
A. C. Ito'yee. Jr.. Were sludeulsi
Intfei her ill Southwestern I'ni-|
(Continued on page 3)
MARRIEDWQMEN !
AS CITIZENS
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Married Women Can Make Appli
cation for Citizenship Irre- '
spective of Hubby.
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Portland. On*.. l>cc. i.— 11» "v iew j
<»t 111•• questions concur ting tin* j
cii i/.enship of won it'll vol its, I'nil- !
Sialic Naturalization Examiner
Henry H. Ilozard. of Seattle, lias!
mailt' the following statement: j
".\ti uiarrii'il woiiian ran tit'f— '
si*If make tlt'claral ion of inli'n- i
I :oii t• * heroine a citizen of Hit; I
I' 11 i (t •• l Status or pel it-ion for rial-,
uralization while married. be- j
cause if Iht luisbantl is a i'ili/.t'ii j
she is llii'ii a riti/.t'ii. and it' lie is \
hii alien sin? must remain an alien i
11111 i I In* I'liaiiRes his stains. An j
Amt'i'iejin woman who marries a !
man of fo"-'inn birth uol natur
alized lakes his nationality, and \
loses her American' citizenship.]
An alien woman who murires an j
alien is in tin* same predica- j
mi'iil."
A DEGENERATE !
IS A PUZZLER
lii»is«', Idaho, I >••«•. 'i Malm
• itVieials, from Uov. Ilawle.v down. »
are jrreally perplexed as what
disposition in make of .fames
Wh it I akei', jhi" ||-year-ol,| ho\
who Killed his mother because
she compelled him to assist her',
io do tin- famil> washing, and,
who lias been sentenced to a It'l'lil
iii I he penitent iar\ of from in,
io ,"»n \ ears. When the boy was)
found ^uill\ of murder I lie trial f
Millie had no alternative 1ml to'
sentence him Io prison. Iml stale
officials ami many prominent cil
l/t'iis llll\e protested that I III* i
peiiilenllary is not lln* prop n* j
place in which to ctmllne the lad. :
WAXTKI)—\ Kodak "l\nsl-|
man Special" poslal card size, j
Address Uo\ HI, C,ori|o\a. Alaska, j
I.OHT—While poodle. Finder!
will kindly deliver to F. Korlh's
resilience.
Iion't forgot the <Jrand Ballon
lieceniber I 1 at Moose hall for
the benefit of the Catholic church.
l»on*t fail to see "The Profcs- i
lot " Friday night at Eagles hall. I
PEACE EFFORTS I
MEETING SUCCESS
Blockades Are Raised and Turks
Are Permitted to Re
.provision.
Sofia, Dec. i.—The allies may
sign an armistice without Oreec.e,
leaving the latter ^ country to
tight alone. The (Sre.'ks fear tliat
they will lose Salonika if the Bul
gars do not acquire Adrianople.
The allies lifl all 1 lorkades, per
mitting Turkey to re-provision.
Tlu» allies have agreed to the Ot
toman's proposals to eonlinue the j
peaee' negotiations in London.
Merlin, l)ee. i.--Kaiser W illiam !
Imielied Pri'nce Ferdinand. of j
lloumania. -demons!rat ing thej
solid relations between the triple,
-tlliamv and Houinania.
WATERWORKS
FOR THIS CITY
Fra"chi8e is Extended to Jos. A*
Bourke—Negotiating With
Capitalists to Build.
At llic regular meeting of the
city council held on Monday ev
ening that body renewed tin
charter to Jos. A. Bnurke for a
water an,j seewraue system wit 1»—
in the. city. Pnder tlit; term of
(he franchise if will have .'35 years
lo 1*11 n. and can he purchased al
any linn* after live years hy the
eit.v al an agreed \ahiation. i
Should I lie i>arlies he nnahle
to agree. each of them shall ap
point an appraiser and the Judge
of the I>istricl ('ourl appoint a
third party, the three to arrive
at an equitable valuation.
Work on the system must be,
begun by the second da> or.lune,]
IIM.'I. and must be completed!
within a year from that lime.|
The water works must be of suf- I
llcient capacity to supply the city I
for domestic and lire purposes.!
Mr. liourkc is now negol iat ing !
with Mr. Arinstiong. of Seattle,
to lake an interest in and lo
finance tho project, which un
doubtedly will he put through in
accordance with I In- terms ofihci
franchise. I
New Incorporations.
Tin' following articles id' in-'
I'orporalioi were tiled with the
rlerk of the district court:
Kusiiklana Mining capital i
1.0(1(1.000 shares 81. I. M. Price.
It >1. l>eLc«», K. (i. Ilohinson. in-J
i-orporal <>r>.
(look Inlet Packing capital ■
sjoo.ooo, i'.ooo share•> of a I nil j
I'liell. S. ( >. .Mel'ford, (ieo. lien;.* I
iiml .fno. A. Herbert, iuenrptiral-|
HI'S.
Tel I ii ri ii m Mines ('■•».. capital!
s.'ioo.ooo. isou.oiin shar' > i.f s| !
each. .1. A. Fagerherv;. Win.)
Kruiii and II. M. KaMerheiv. in- I
corporalers.
I.ake creek \oMng preciicl
-rj\es II a > I il out of I \ votes.
Itahlwin got J and Taiisey I. *Mi
lo Kelly pot til. The Lake creek
|io>s ewre a little shy on names
lo vole for. not having tickets. Ho
lliey voted for those whom I hey
knew to lie candidates Seward
i tale way.
For warm, ijuiel rooms at rea
sonable rales, go to the SI. Klias.
Try the New Panamn hotel, the
r»nly hotel with a first-class din
ing room In town. No bar.
"The ProTeHHor" will be staged
it Kaglos hall on Friday night by
he pupils of the high flfthool.
THE OIL FIGHT
IS NOW ON
Fir^t Cut on Naptha, Gasoline
and Disti'late is An
nounced.
South', I>er. i Gasoline ami
Naptha ha\'e Immmi cut one rent
a pa Hun and distillate one-half
rent. This is *he first step in
the ll^ht hrtween the Rockefeller
and llnl hschiltls interests for
control »»f I lie trade on the Pa
cific coast.
Kor warm, quiet rooms at rea
si• 11;i111e rates, jro to the SI. Klias.
HEAVY CHARGES :
BANK EXHIBITS!
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Brought From Fairbanks by Ex- 1
press at Cost of $2,000-Ship- i
ped in Water Tight Boxes
Sixteen boxes of exhibits in lli«-1
hunk casus were Drought from
l-'uirhauks In I).* um'iI in tin* har
m-Mr oast's, which will commence
tomorrow ami continue possibly
for I wo months.
Insid of cach wooden case was
a water tight hox made of gal
van i/t4,| |rou.to protect the rec
ords from water, while they were
being brought out over the trail.
The boxes, which weighed a ton
and a half, were brought out by
express and cost the government
$2,000 and it will require I he
same amount t<> return them to
Kairbanks. •
The records arc now in the
possession of I-'. C, Noyws, the re
ceiver of the defunct bank.
BAD MONEY |
IN PROFUSION
Philadelphia, Dec. i.-Hundreds
of counterfeit dollars and a com
plete .set of moulds, chemicals
and implements fur making bo
gus money were sdi/.ed by a sec
ret service agent last night in
a raid on a house in this city.
Alexander (larnier ami his wife,
May. were arrested, charged witti
counterfeiting, ami four other i
persons found in the house art-I
heiuii held l»> tile police ;is V\ iI — :
iies>c>.
FIRE THREATENS !
NEW YORK TOMBS;
I
New N ttrk. I »"c. 1.-. Smoke Irom |
a tire early lotlay m a si\-s|ory
lot: Imiltliug ou l-'ranklin street
threatened I•» overcome sexeral
I
prisoners in tin* Tombs prison.,
just across the narrow street, j
The lit- was llrsI seen h\ an at- |
lemlanl in I lie prison, who noli-j
llt'd the nearest lire house. All i
I lie prisoners were awakened by!
the' crackling of the tbiines and!
many of Ihein watched the pro
gress of the flam?* through their
barred windows, The fire was
extinguished aftnr an hour's work
with a loss of $20,000.
"Thn ClifT" tft healed with [
steam,. real steam, and „vou can j
fe*»l II, In fact, you can let in i
the fr«nh air and hHII have all'
Hie warmth you want.
HN6ERED FATHER
KILLS HIS CHILD
Angered at Wife Refusing Recon
ciliation Jumps in Front of
Rushing Trajn.
Si nl 11.\ I Mm*, i Ki'i'iUlst' of
liis wife refusing a reronrilialinn
willi him, ('. A. Johnson, willi
his si.\-.vcur-oli| son willi him
crying, "Don'l «lo il, papa," yes
terday jumped in front of an on
rushing Oregon and Washington
I rain. The rliihl was decapitated
hul the falher wil! recover. The
ninlhi'i* is proslcaleil over I lie (
<I<■;1111 <>r lii'i* rliihl.
REFUSE WONEN I
THE BALLOTi
i
Contention Tnat They Had Right
Under Constitution of 1776
He'd Unfounded
TiviiI «»n, ,\. J., I ice. 5 "I'll«"• j
court of i-itih's ami appeals lias ^
all iriiM'il I lie derision t»f I lie stale;
Miprcun* eourl holding thai \vo_ !
im>ii an* lint entitled under 11n* |
constitution of New Jersey lo volt* .
for «*i\ iI o(Tirol's, presidential i
••lectors or upon «|n«*sI ions sub- j
mi11c>«I to tin; people. They an*,
however, permitted lo voir al ;
school elections. i
KulTrajrists have lierel ofoi«r :
contended thai women were •*n — I
tilled to Mil#* under tin* slatei
const il ul ion of I 77<» at)«I I hat Ihisj
rip lit was iuipropcrl> taken awa> •
in I SK I. I
KOIl" HKNT--Threp furnished j
rooms Inquire of C. K. Bunnell. I
7,500«ERMANS i
CONVICTED CRIMES:
I
Derlin. I»ec. 'i.—Vccordiup I• > |
IlKures pi veil mi! by . l)r. Carl j
Fiiikelhci'K, head of the famous j
Moabil prison, 7,500,000 persons j
in fJerniauy have been eon\ielnl ;
of misdemeanors ami crimes in '
I In* period between IHK*J ami 10 10. I
hi*. Kiukelhern is one of <!er- j
many's greatest penal autliori- i
tics. All prisoners ;iI Moabil an* i
in sojiiarx conlim*m**ut ami must j
w -ar masks. j
HAVE JOBS FOR '
PAROLED MEN!
Chirauo. I lee. 'A C.on\it'ls pa- j
ruled from the stall* penitentiary,!
Iml \\ bo cannot )».• |r« • I nuh-ss '
I
1 h« > 11am* seeiii*i* I m a-lM.m >• i i i-',
I* \n<enl for 'it b'li-i* •>i,i*
i>i hit upon ill" cspi'dii'iil • • I I
eiherl isiug in ('.liiruMn papers.
An employment want "ad." kepi ;
sliimliiM in local papers ami i
staliiiM that those seeking em- '
pbiymeiil are al present eonviels !
in tin* penitentiary has obtained;
euiplo> menl from eight mereli- |
mils willing lo lake ii elianee mi
tin' parole,) men making wood.
Another buneh of road com- j
miss on horse* \yill leiixc for i
fill it inn in I he umrniOM. . • j
Fresh Morgan oyiterj fried in j
butter and cracker Vruinba at 'he;
VoMpz Cafe. i
HIM DIGS GRAVE
FOR HIMSELF
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— i
i
PraisM'g His Own Physical Con
dition When Death
I
Comes.
Muskoffcr, Okhl., I a_.Ii(>li I
Turliy, a {?•.»«! 75, unwit I iiiK'y diitf
liis own jsravr near llask«dl, ami i
when il was I111 isli«»<| foil into it, !
der|d.
Tnrhy ami another man starl
i'i| lo a frravc for an • >I<1 wo_
man who died 111«• day hrfoiv.
Tlmy had .in.-I IInis>li«><l and Tnr- i
l»y, sloopinp' ovi»r t«> (rather 111> .
his Ionls, hoasli'd of his physical j
strength for a man of his aye,
wIhmi I i < • fell dead into I In* pra\.\ !
Tnrhy will In* Inirii'd in I In* jri"ave
I hat In* d u ^ himsidf. Amdln'r
araNi* was dn^: for Hie woman. j
THE BANK CASES I
ON TOMORROWi
S
j
Fle'd Bel"g Granduajly Cleared
for the Real Fight in the
Bank Cases.
iHslrirl cmirl. railed In older
al 10 a. in.
Tin' Krutiil .iiii*> returned a true
hill against Olio (ilatz, charged
wilii shooting willi i111«• 111 to kill.
In lln* «»I" I lie 1 • ii i I •*«! Slates
\s. II.Miry Matsrn. f«ati<l«i ii I
pl.*ad not guilty.
I". S. I.. K. Winy. ilci.iurri-r
lil.il.
I'. S. %s. It. II. I >usi»itlu*rr>. • I*- —
niiitil* -it.
I'. S. \ >. K. 1. Itarin'111*. «!••_
niiirrcr fil«*«l.
I*. S. \s, A. II. I la i*li< * i*. dcmur
riT Ii I **< I.
I'. S. vs. \V. II. I'arsons. i|c_ ;
niurrer Ii
Counsel fur <I• • f>• 1111;i111 s in 111• •
bank cas.'s announced I hat iln'y
wi'i'i1 ready In go In I rial mi cer
tain «»t" lln.* rases*.
Court announced thai hr will
pass upon (Ik* demurrers tmuor
rnw moriiing.
Court asked counsel if lhc> ,
could nfrreo upon a rase In begin
in Ijir morning. Couns<*l asked |
that Dounlioe & Oslrander. Jus-j
i.'ph Murray ami K. K. HiI<-Iii«* be I
associated as counsel in I In
Mantel I e rjisi's.
I'd it jury c.\cu»e,| nnlil Wed
nesday al I" a. in.
Andreas Herm-i*. a ualixe «»»
Austria, a meiub ••• of lln* Signal
Corps, was ;i * 11 ii i i I ••• I In cili/cn
sliip.
I'eler Jackson, a ualixc of .Nor
way. w a- ailinillt'il h> cit i/.ciish ip.
Ilarrx Mat sue, rharued Willi as- .
sauli willi a ilaujii'roii* weapon. '
ph'a.i guiliy.
Demurrer lo lln* imlirl men!
against lllln (ilal/., charged willi
shoot inn willi in I rn I In kill, was I
overruled. Moiion In ipiasli ov- I
i-rriili-il defendant waived Iim.»
aid i• 111/• rciI plea of not. puilly.
\ do/en liorsis of i In* mail
• I
I'onuiiission were ilriven over I lie
Irail litis morning f«»r C.liilinn. j
Oilier animals will In* senl almi^
in a few days.
Herman Knlm was llneil *jr» !
an,| rosls hy Commissioner Shep
aril. churned willi ilrnnken an.I
disorderly routine!.
Till' HwVft Bixleeil C.luh will
mrel on Thursday evening. in.
dead of Friday us lierrlofore.
Ah .a mailer of fwU \Tlio l.lilT !
iif I he most comfortable place lo
nlop In Vnhloz. Why not. go
I here flrnl and save I lie einhor
ra**menl of changing?
fO PROTECT THE
ftMERIGAN TRADE
Passage of the Knox Bill Would
Protect American Foreign
Trad®.
Washington, l>ec. '• Presi
dent. Tafl has warnr«| I he powers
who discriminate indirectly
against American trade, hy rer
• miiiim'ik]in^r tin* passage of the
Knox itill, which permits the gov
ernment. instead of applying the
maximum duty to put on a grad
uated scale tax on imports, I In
maximum of which is -2~> per e'en I.
lie appeals to colilil'-ss to Uplift,
foreign polici.es a hove questions
of part i/.;in-diip. lie crelils the
eiiorinniK expanse of American
foreign trade to the policy deris
i \ e I \ d e - i - II; 11 e. I *'|>o||;ir 1 > i pl« • III —
a« >" and characterizes I tie >it
uat;"»n as "di»llar> hullets."
lie ad\i>es I lie joint action of
congress mi that I lie executive
111\ open new market>.
BAZAAR WAS A
GRAND SUCCESS
Children Have Great Fun With
Fishing Po"d-Mrs. F. M.
Brown Wins Table Runner
Tin' Ha/aar 11<• I• I ia<l nr-hl af
.\|niisi< hall by ill** \\ I It's <Suiltl
was a siirr»«>s from -slarl fin —
i>li. Valih-/ |» '"pit.'. ai«l«'i| by 111••
Ii* «• ili'Min Fairbanks. pnr
lliasi-l'il I III* rill in* rnllli'llls of
llii' hall. Jiiliii I.. M i*4 ■ hi ii. Ill)- i 11 -
li'rinr ailitrii<>\. purchas ',|
iMiniiuh raml> l<> -1<m• k a lirsl
«'lass candy sluri*. hni as fast as
In* pnrchasi'il ii hi- |iii'<«'iilfil box
afh'i* box |u Hi'* rhihli'i'.i, much
In Ih#• 11- ih'liplil «tMil asluiiishiii.'iil.
Tin* hall was \rry tastefully
ilfcorali'il ami booths were cnn
slrucl il sn as In h-axe lln» eeu
Ie r of I lit* hall for dancing;
whii'h slarletl about I I o'clock.
Mrs. I'. M. Hi'nwn won the
ht'iinf iI'nI I al>l«' I'uuui'i'. which had
been present ed In tin* <• 11i111 hy
.Mrs. l-firihI«>• >111.
FOLLOWS CUSTOM
OF HIS COUNTRY
I1111 *: i — • •. Iiit. i I li'al h ill a
I»i-i1111•• c mi ;i < .iM inaii |iri>i>n.
where In- \\a> si-i'N inu a 15-ycar
s.• 1111'111*" I'nr -pillmu hi lln' faee
of I**ii11»«•(*«• i* William. wa» tin
reason yi\i»n h> .Inlui Wi>o|*ki fur
alliMl'l''H'.- •'» end III- lll'i* |.i_
da>.
' I am a lieuieuaul in 11•.• «i'_
man arni>," \Vi*olski I«• I«I I h** |m.
lire, "aml readied I'lnrann
li'i'ilav I«ir a \isil. I rertivi'd
wnr,| last inuhi llial ui> broth
er hail ilu'il in pristui, where In*
was smiii fur -pill inu in I hi* kai
ser's face. I wanli-il In «|it* when
I learned i• T hi* ileal h."
Wisolski swallowed pni-mi hill
i* t^\peclc,| lo recou'r.'
Something Fine Tonight.
AI llii* Orphi'um luni^hl Hie
following line pictures will he
shown ill H o'clock sharp:
"f'.holern oil Hie Plains," a
prcal NN'esleVn ilrama.
"Ilrr Masfei'fVI Man," Hue
melodrama.
I' lltllUnK the Wheal Market,'*
cone»tly.
Hood music.
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