The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-17

county, yesterday pleaded guilty to
the charge of embezzling his clients
money, and was sentenced to the
state reformatory. He is a young
man of much ability and but 20
years of age. He explains that it was
not drinking or gambling that got
him into trouble, but rather the
spendthirftness of youth. He led an
extravagant life and when he got into
desperate straits he would borrow
from Peter to pay Paul.
PARIS, Dec. 14-Mrs. Marie
Barnes, an attractive American wo-
man, has caused mild sensation
here because of infatuation for
Walter Mum French, a sportsman of
note. This afternoon they quarreled
and Mrs. Barnes took shot at the
gay lothario. The bullet took effect
and he is in serious condition.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Mrs. Barnes
is a well known figure in this city.
She was first married to David
Barnes, of Baltimore, then in 1910
she was married to George H. Greed,
Chilean millionaire.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 14-There is
trouble in the Pasadena polo club,
By resolution Luther Mccarthy, a
Canadian player, was barred from
playing. The objection to him is
that he is a pugilist. Luther didn't
like this action and declares that he
will appeal to Canada Some of his
supporters have also taken up the
matter and the affair has caused con-
siderable excitement
NEW YORK, Dec. 14-James E.
Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur
Athletic Union and chairman of the
New York City Recreation Commits
sion, will shortly present to the New
| York Board of Estimates plans for
a stadium which he proposes to have
erected in Central Park, where all
kinds of athletic contests may be
held. He will ask for an appropria-
ton of $5,000,000 for the structure,
which would be a duplicate of the
white marble stadium in Athens. A
similar scheme was proposed in190S,
but was rejected on the ground that
it would deface the park. Mr.. Sulli-
van declares that such a structure as
he now plans would beautify rather
than deface the park. He believes
that it's completion would lead to the
holding of an Olympic meet in New
York City.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-The
Senate passed a resolution approving
the plan that provides for the appro-
priation of two million dollars for
the erection of memorial in this
city to the martyred President, Abra-
ham Lincoln.
HONOLULU, Dec. 13-It was stat
ed here this morning that Rear-Ad-
miral Walter c. Cowles, Comman-
dant of the Naval station at this
Point, would be relieved from duty
| here. 1t is not definitely known
just what his new assignment will be,
but it is unofficially reported that he
will take command of the Pacific fleet
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-An-
nouncement has been made that CON-
mandant Cowles at the Hawii naval
station will be succeeded by Rear
Admiral Chas. B. T. Moore, now Com
mandant at the naval station at
Cavite, PHILIPPINE Islands.
SALEM, Mass, Dec. 14-One of
the sequals to the recent strike and
labor outbreaks was the hanging yes
terday afternoon of four of the men
who had been tried and found guilty
of murder. They were executed in
pairs, Michael Morgan and Noble
Fauder going first and followed by
H. E. Roberts and Frank Garrison.
BOSTON, Dec. 14-Mrs. Anthony
Wroblesky of Adams, Mass, one of
family of IS children, of which
there were two pairs of twins, her
self being one of them, gave birth to
twins, boy and girl. Four of Mrs.
Wroblesky's sisters are the mothers
of twins. A photograph of five sisters
and the five pairs of twins has been
sent to Colonel Roosevelt.
SANTO DOMINGO. Dec. 17-Al-