The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-11-19

while lying in bed at his cabin. he
had placed an electric bulb under the
bed clothes so as to warm his feet.
The heat was so intense that his legs
started to burn and the clothes be-
came ignited. His legs were nearly
burned off before the unfortunate
could get himself out of bed and
reach the door to call for assistance
He finally succeeded in getting as far
as the door, but before he could open
it his strength evidently gave way
and he sank to the floor in a dying
condition, and was dead by the time
neighbOrs arrived. They saw the
smoke coming from the cabin, al.
though little damage was done be.
cause the smouldering flames were
soon extingushed. Mr.. Waldron was
80 years of age and in earlier days
was a wealthy man in Los Angles
He was a deputy Marshal in Washing
ton territory back in 1854. He had
been long time in Alaska, and resid.
ed around Valdez since 1902. The
old pioneer had large number OF
friends who are shocked at this un-
fortunate ending of this well known
character.
TACOMA, Nov. LIT was on the
morning of October 10 that a jury in
Judge Cushman's court returned a
verdict of guilty in the case against
John Bullock and Charles E. Hous-
ton charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government. The jury had
been out eighteen hours. Former
United States Senator S. H. Piles, one
of the attorneys for the defendantse
was given until December to file a
bill of exceptions.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Cush-
man passed sentence on the two con-
victed men. He decreed that they
each serve a sentence of one year in
the King county Jail and pay a fine
of $4,000 The convictions entailed
a possible maximum penalty of two
years Imprisonment and a fine not II
exceed $4,000.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19-Another
Secretary to the President has been
advanced to responsible and lucra-
tive position. Today the announce
ment was made that Carmel Thomp-
son, acting Secretary to the Presi-
dent would be appointed to succeed
Lee McClung, resigned, as Treasurer
of the United States.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19-After a
weeks session the Clinical Congress
of Surgeons of North America ad
journed at the Waldorf-Astoria. More
than 1000 physicians and surgeons
were in attendance. This was the
third annual session of the congress,
the first having been held in Chica-
go in 1910. The president of the
congress ) DR.. Edward Martin of
Chicago.
Surgical clinics were held in the
hospitals and all the visitors had an
opportunity to see masters of their
specialities at work. For the even
ings six literary sessions were ar
ranged, at which prominent surgeons
read papers dealing with subjects of
live surgical interests.
An idea of the vast amount of
work that the surgeons accomplished
may be gained from the fact that the
program contained a list of 995 elm
les which We're held in public and pri-
vate hospitals in Manhattan, the
Bronx, and Brooklyn. At some of
these clinics several operations were
performed. In addition there was a
large number of laboratory demons
trations.
PHILADELPHIA Nov. 19-Under
the rules of a general letter issued
today by Director Cooke, no employe
in the Department of Public Works
may hereafter use profane language
to himself, a fellow employe or an
outsider without first getting a per-
nit
"No man." said the director,
SHOULD be permitted to cuss another
out on the rare instances when such
treatment is really good for the other
soul, unless he is tempermentally fit
ted for the work. If anyone comes
to me, and / think he has just cause,
and has the right sort of tempera-
ment, I'll give him permission and
let him take long breath and go to
it. Otherwise the rows and counter