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


perial affairs. He explained that
when Great Braitain no longer as
sumes the sole responsibility of the
defense Of the seas that she can no
longer undertake to assume the sole
responsibility and control of her
foreign policy.
TOXIC, Dec. 6-The Elder states
that large number of men are meet
ing, at the Imperial palace. to con-
slider the cabinet crisis. They will
endeavor to decide upon some strong
figure to succeed Premier Saionjo.
so as to recommend his appointment.
1t is generally believed that unless
great care is exercised in the selection
of a cabinet that future trouble will
result.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5-Arrange-
ments are now making for the plac-
ing of ten million dollars for pen
sions. sick benefits and life insurance
on January 1, for the employees of the
Bell Telephone system and associated
interets. The fund will be created
from year to year by appropriations
of the American Telephone and Teie-
graph Company and associated COM
panies, the Western Union Telegraph
Company and the Western Electric
Company. This provision is made
without contributions of any kind
from the employees.
NEW YORK, Dec. Slate yester-
day afternoon federal Judge Chas. NJ.
Hough quashed the Indictment
against the American Sugar Refining
Company, President Thomas and
other officials who are charged with
conspiracy in restraint OF trade.
This is the result of prot:a.ted legal
battle.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 6-David
Eccles. president of the Amalgama-
ted Sugar Companies, died in this
city last night from heart disease.
He had been ailing for some time
past.
CHICAGO, Dec. s - Governor
Thomas Marshall is in the city at
tending the session of the federal
council of ehuches. He has always
been very much interested in church
work.
GLASGOW, Dec. 6-The UNIVERSE
ty students have been very much per-
turbed by the actions of the suffra-
gettes in their obstruction Of property
and insulting of public men who may
not agree with their views. Then,
in order to give these women a dose
of their own medicine, and if posi-
BILE to impress upon them the Unjust
ice of their actions, the students
wrecked the headquarters of the Wo-
mans Social Political Union. And
as consequence last night there
were many tears and wild axpostuIa-
TONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-President
Taft has renominated Walter F.
Frear as Governor OF the Hawaii is
lands. His term haG expired and
charges were made against him,
which Secretary Fisher recently went
to Honolulu to investigate. He re-
ported them unsubstatiated and as a
consequence the reappointment fol-
lows.
TOXIC, Dec. 5-Since the resigna-
ton Of Minister of War Oyyehera
there has been much effort put forth
to find satisfactory successor, but
without result. In the meantime
dissention developed among other
members of the cabinet, with the re-
suit all resigned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-Attorney
General Wiekersham, in his annual
report to Congress strongly endorses
the Sherman antitrust law and OPP
poses amendments to it. He sets
cut that under the provisions of the
present law that trusts can be con
trolled, and that to tinker with the
provisions would likely result in
making the law less effective.
SEATTLE, Dec. 6-Somewnat of
sensational suit was filed in the
federal court yesterday. Action is
brought by j. D. Meenach against
Frank NJ. Jordan. He seeks to re-
cover damages in the sum Of a quart
er of million dollars. He alleges
that Jordan bought from him a con-
trolling interest in the Gladnau1ht