The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-10-01

spring election for harbor improve
ments has been held valid by the
supreme court. Before the bono
houses would buy them it was nee
essary that a test case be made ant
the state Now that this prelimin
airy has been disposed of the various
improvements for which the bonds
were voted will go ahead rapidly.
LAWRENCE, Sept. 2S.-There is
serious trouble again among the
textile workers in the mills in this
section. Because of the imprison.
ment of Ettor Givavonitti, and other
strike agitators. and disturbers
twelve thousand of the textile work.
ers have been ordered to strike and
today they are idle. The conditions
here are regarded as serious and
outbreaks are feared upon the. part
of the strikers.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. %. =
Thick rats and puffs saved the life
of Miss Pearl Barber, 81 years old,
when she was thrown and nearly
trampled by the field as she lay
Frustrated on the Charter Oak Park
track during the ladies' handicap
at the Grand Circuit races at Hart
ford. Seeing her fall, other wom-
en- riders pulled up their mounts
short and made a circuit around her.
Others lifted their horses bodily
over her She was unscratched from
the hoofs but was unconscious. The
that she wore thick rats and puffs
prevented a fractured skull. She
was badly shaken up.
TRENTON, Sept. 2S.-On charge
of stealing 81 from Anna Toerke,
her maid, Mrs Moses K. Malone of
East Orange was arrested yester-
day. Miss Toerke alleges that her
former mistress ON Saturday last
distracted the cash from her purse.
Mrs. Malone is said to admit that
she took SIS from the purse, but
says that the girl had stolen SIS
from her, and that she simply took
her own property out of the pocket
book.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Sept. 81. -
Miss Ximena McGlashan, of True
kee, Cal, daughter of c. F. McGlash-
an, historian of the Inflated Bonner
party, is grower of butterflies
which she sells to collectors. In
six weeks she has propagated and
sold 5000 mounted butterflies, for
which she received cents each, or
$50, averaging $50 a week.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-William
Sulzer, who has the distinction of
having represented a Congressional
district in the city of New York, in
the House of representatives for
past eighteen years, aspires to high
err honors. Announcement has just
been made that he is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor.a If Tammany should give
way to Governor Wilson's desire and
not insist upon the denomination of
Governor Dix, it is thought that Sui
ger might be acceptable. He is re-
garded as one of the strongest ad-
yocates that Alaska has had in the
House. He has mining interests in
the North.
SARATOGA, Sept. 2S.-The Re-
publican state convention has final
ly completed it's work, and named
what is generally regarded as a
strong ticket. There was quite a
sentiment favorable to the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Strauss for Governor,
but as he is the Progressive nomi-
nee it was thought that a regular
Republican would prove of greater
strength to the ticket. lobe Hedges,
of New York, was named for Gov
ernor, and eX-Congressman James
w. Wadsworth, of Geneseo, for
Lieutenant Governor
TOWNSVILLE, Wis :, Sept. %. -
Former Millionaire Edward l.. Dwy-
er enacted the last scene yesterday
in his great philanthropic act that
has been running for several years
past. He has thought than money
was more a curse than benefit and
gradually gave away his possessions
After giving his last dollar to a
tramp he repaired to his home and
took his life, concluding that he
f. could do no more good.