The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-01-14
Denver, Jan. 12.-United States

February 16. 1853, and began the
practice of law in 1877, locating in
Denver two years later. From the
beginning of his practice in Colorado,
Senator Hughes has given special at
tention to mining and irrigation liti-
CATION, and has been for many years
professor of mining law in the law
school of the University of Denver.
He was elected to succeed Senator
Teller year ago, after having been
the unanimous choice of the Demo-
cratic state convention for the po-
sition
Madison, Wis, Jan. 12.-Charges
of fraud have been made against the
election of United States Senator
Stephenson, who was elected May II
1907, to fill out the unexpired term
of Hon. ]. C. Spooner, who resigned
in March of that year, and was re-
elected March 4, 1909.
Washington, Jan. 12.-F'or the
complete marking of the boundary
line and making surveys between
Alaska and Canada an appropriation
of 100000 is asked.
Washington, Jan. 12.-The census
committee reports favorably in the
Crumpacker bill, which increases the
membership of the House to 435.
Washington, Jan. 12.-The parcels
post has proven failure, on account
of its inefficiency, and the loss to the
government last year was s17,000,-
900.
Washington, Jan. 12.-The Judic-
airy committee of the Senate has
recommended the submission of an
amendment to the constitution for
The election of senators.
Indianapolis, Jan. PA bill has
been introduced in the legislature
compelling lobbyists to register,
showing who they represent as sal
ary men and the bills advocated by
them.
Seattle, Jan. 12.-The steamer
Bertha arrived this morning from
Southwestern Alaska.
New York, Jan. 12.-The largest
aviation school in the world is to be
opened next summer at Long Island.
New York, Jan. 12.-Misogynists
may we'll view with alarm the in
creasing numbers of women in the
learned professions. Their gloomiest
predictions have again been fulfilled,
for Harris Koppelman, a lawyer of
this city, has just married Miss Es-
Their Kunstler, also a lawyer, who
measured wits with him in a mu-
nicipal court case here a few months
ago and won for her client YER
dict, together with the costs of said
action" Koppelman not only lost
his case, but his heart as well, and
he and his Portia were married yes
terday in the presence of many
friends.
Boston, Jan. 12.-Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, against whom Governor
Foss is making bitter fight for re-
election, seems impossible to defeat
and he will undoubtedly be returned
to the Senate, where he has repre-
sented Massachusetts, for the past
eighteen years, having served four
terms in Congress prior to that time.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Minister
Wilson has wired the State Depart
ment that the backbone of the Mexi-
can revolution is broken.
Washington, jan 12.-Congress-
man John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania
introduces a bill in the House which
virtually continues the present non
partisan tariff.
Seattle, Jan. 12.-The commercial
clubs of this city have united in a
demand of the Postoffice Department
that a weekly mail be established
between Iditarod and Kuskokwim
Chicago, Jan. 12.-Another store
has been wrecked by bomb, max
ing the fiftieth, which work is at
tributed to gambling and labor IN
fluence.
Washington, Jan. 13.--PresidentTaft
sent a special message to Congress
today recommending the appropria-
ton of s5.000,00O for the initial
work on the fertilization Of the Pan
ANA canal.