The Chitina leader., 1911-12-23


the supreme court of Colorado, jus
handed down, has served completed,
to abolish the world famous juven
lie court of Judge Ben B. Lindsey
in Denver. The decision renders hi
present court null and void, and tn
business hitherto incumbent upo.
that tribunal reverts to the Ole coun
ty court, of which he is no longei
judge. The order of the supreme
bench also DEGREES that the. court
salary and that of his various as
sistanats shall be held up pend'a:
appeal
Bellingham Dec. ia name
sake of the late William E. Curtis re
sides here. And to him the grand
father has willed all his published
works, when are quite numerous
Curtis was 81 years old when he
died the fore part of this year, an6
since 1901 was special correspondent
for the Chicago necord-Herald.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Secretary
of the treasury McVeagh makes ar
appeal for immediate reform in the
banking currency system. He also
advocates scientific tariff legisla-
ton, based upon his observation OF
the customs service. He asks Con-
gress 'to light the lamp of practi-
cal experience"
New York, Dec. 19.-John Bige-
low, author and journalist. died here
today at the age of Sc years. In his
younger hays he neld many positions
of honor and public trust. In 1861
was minister to France, was executor
and trustee of the late Samuel E.
Tilden; and latterly has written
many works of an historical and
biographical nature.
New York, Dec. 19.-Joseph Cola,
of Brooklyn, who has worked out an
humble existence through his trade
as carpenter, has suddenly come
into wealth way beyond the dreams
of the average mortal. The british
government las been searching fol
him for years, IS he is the heir to
SS7, 100000. He is the sole heir
of an immense newfoundland es-
tate.
Seward, Dec. 19.-At the public
primaries held yesterday afternoon
in the Y, M. Z. A rooms two dele
gates, in the persons of l.. H. Ped
erson and L. v. Ray, were elected
to represent Seward at the non-par-
tisan convention to be held at Val
DEE on Jan. s.
Seattle, Dec. 19.-The steamer
Northwestern sailed for Southwest
ern Alaska shortly after 9 O'Clock
last night. She carries heavy con
signment of freight and consider
able number of passengers for this
season of the year. Thirteen are
booked for sCordova. M. S. Whit
tier, deputy collector of customs is
returning with his wife after a few
weeks vacation. The wife of w. H,
Bryant, accountant for the Copper
River & NorthW estern railway, will
join him for the winter. T. R.. Hunt,
agent in the forestry, service is re
turning after vacation outside.
c. C. Page, clerk of the court al
Fairbanks. will stage it to his home
from Chitina Other Cordova pas
sengers are E. j. Colvin, E. w.
Beedle, Mrs. Wallace HOWE, T. c.
West and wife, R. D. Shrivalle, Nal
coin McLaren and A. Beck.
London, Dec. 1S.-The house OF
Lords passed the National insurance
bill, and it has the approval of the
King. This measure provides for
the compulsory insurance against
sickness of the working class.
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-A very sensa
tionaJ suicide has excited a large
number of people who are acquaint-
ed with the parties concerned. Mrs
Edna Robinson, wealthy woman
who was recently divorced in Port.
land, Oregon, has been living here in
an apartment. A we'll known man
about town, Frank B. Cockerell, de-
voted much attention to the widow
but evidently things were not. run
ming smoothly with them. Last
night Mrs. Robinson caleld her low
er over the telephone and asked him
to listen. Immediately thereafter he
heard the report of a gun and all
was silent. He Immediately drove
to the apartment and found the
woman alone and unconscious with a
pistol wound from which it is be-
lieved she will die.
London, Dec. 1S.-The city is
agog over the announcement of a
notable wedding that occurred on
Sunday. The nuptials of Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, of New York
, and Mrs. Hollis McKim. of Balti
more, were celebrated quietly.
New York, Dec. 1S.-Nat Goodwin
is again free from the entanglement
of his last matrimonial venture, AM