The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

by a Congressional committee into
the financial methods now in vogue
by the institutions throughout the
country. Walter E. Frew, President
of the Corn Exchange bank, of New
York was on the witness stand, under
examination by attorney Samuel I'm
termeyer, when he made the asser-
ton that trust agreements exist by
which five men control 100000
deposits in two New York institu-
tions.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1l-An import
ant statement has been issued con-
corning the future of President Taft.
1t is given on the authority of close
friend and is to the effect that after
he retires from Washington, William
H. Taft will accept the Kent Profess
sorship of law at Yale University at
New Haven. Conn. This position has
remained untitled since the death of
former Ambassador Phelps.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11--Con-
gresham Humphrey, of Seattle, is de-
sirous of giving the Alaska Northern
another chance to build their rail-
road from Seward into the M1:anuska
coal 4elds. He offered a bill yester-
day extending the time three years
for the completion of the rsilroad.
Their previous rights had lapsed and
when bill was sought to be :'assed
at the last session. giving All exten-
SIGN of time, it was opposed by Secre-
tary Fisher.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 9-Last
night a single bandit held up the
Imperial limited train, ON the Cana
dian Pacific railroad, as she was with
in the city limits. The Conductor
was commanded to give the signal to
hold the train, and at the point of a
gun the bandit went through the
Pullmans and made a rich haul of
money and valuables from the pas
sengers. He then gave the signal
for the train to go ahead and he
jumped therefrom and soon disap-
peared in the darkness.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-Secretary
of War Stimson has submitted his an
nual report. In it he expresses n
strong condemnation of those who
would, through misplaced sentiment
tally and lazy self-interest," cast the
PHILIPPINES onto the world. He
states that Immediately upon the
completion of the Panama canal the
Hawaii posts would be the most im-
portant in the Pacific. Pearl Har-
Dor, he declares will be the great
strategic base of importance in the
protection of the Pacific coast.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-Senator
Clapp presented bill in the Senate
Saturday afternoon limiting the ex-
penditure of campaign funds during
a Presidential contest.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9-The Ways
and Means Committee of House has
decided to begin the tariff hearing the
first week in January. They have
decided that they can not leave for
Panama on the nineteenth, as con-
templated, and that trip will likely be
indefinitely postponed.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9-In obedi
ence to papal decree every Catholic
church in the Republic held special
mass at midnight. They prayed for
divine Intervention in the settlement
of the insurgency that was running
the republic. Reports today state
that there was a general attendance
in every section of the republic.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s-An impor-
tant conference was held here Satur-
day night. 1t was attended by the
Republican Governors who had just
come from the big gathering of Gov
errors at Richmond and the Republi-
can party leaders in both branches
of Congress. The subject under dis
cussion was the proposed re-organiza-
ton of the party. 1t was finally
agreed that there should be no def
mite steps taken toward reorganiza-
ton until after the special session
of Congress.
CORFU, Dec. S-The first regi-
ment of the Greeks has been landed
on the coast of Epirus, for the pro-
lection of the feet The Greek flag
has been hoisted.