The Chitina leader., 1912-08-20
mission further given power to break any combination
between rail and water lines.

between rail and water lines.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The army appropriation bill,
providing expenditure of 100000 passed the Senate
It make provision for the position of chief of the
general staff corps which will have the effect of leaving Maj
Leonard Wood out in the cold strong effort has been
made for time to eliminate this department.
Another big appropriation bill also passed by the
Senate 1t provides for $l50OO00 PENSIONS and eliminates
all agencies after January first next
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-As expected President Taft
Yesterday in his veto of the iron and steel tariff BILL This
signed by Speaker Clark and Acting President
Bacon of the Senate Aug This the first of the
tariff revision bills passed by the Democratic progressive al
ance reach the president and close friends early
the conviction that he would veto it. because
gaon of the industry had been made by the tariff board
WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-Presdent Taft this afternoon
vetoed the Legislative Executive and Judicial bill He gave
as his that the Commerce Court had been
abolished and that the limit civil service employees had been
ixed years The President has consistently refused to
view with favor these two clauses and has been generally
expected that he would veto the BILL
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Tweve days ago number of
prominent citizens issued call for mass meeting to be held
Cooper Union to adopt plans to make effective the public
demand for the observance of law and order in this city,
The sgners of the call Jacob H. Schif, Eugenus H.
Outerbridge Eugene A. Phbn Henry Moskowitz, Allen Rob
nson Felix Adler number of prominent women, ncud
ing Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs E. H. Hartman, have been
asked become members of the womans auxiliary committee
There such response last evening upon the part
If men and women in all walks of fe as filled the large hall
verhowng. number of short addresses made and
gence committee appointed to do duty exposing the
reasonable alliance between the police and organized crime
also decided to popular subscription to provide
funds for investigation and the employment of lawyers and
detectives. The following declaration adopted
The state of awlessness existing in this city under
Of which have been committed with mpunity and
criminals permitted to go unpublished has reached point
where public sentiment demands that the officials charged with
enforcing the laws for the protection and we'll being of
citizens Shall perform the duties their Office in the fall
dence that such performance will have strong public support
CHICAGO Aug. 15-While the Democrats encouraged by
nope the Bull Moose party would have the effect of taking
he electoral of few from President Taft have
making confident claims that Woodrow Wilson would al
have wakover at the November election the Repub
managers have been busy trying gauge the correct stua
ion They have instituted close study of the conditions in
he various states and the headquarters here there abso
ute confidence that President Taft will be Charles
D. Hes chairman of the Republican national committee, has
all the figures and predictions received from trusted
eutenants throughout the country and is prepared to
risk his reputation prognostcaor by claiming that Pres
lent Taft will receive 3S4 votes from hirtour states AS
there only 53 votes in the electoral college, and 266 will
elect readily be that the Chairmans figures be
considerably discounted with still assured The various
greatly encouraged by of the results Of
close investigation into the political conditions of the country
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Hitchcock, of Nebras-
created mild sensation in the Senate yesterday by attack
ing of the officials in the service of the department of
Commerce and Labor He charged that George NJ Bowers
commissioner of the bureau of fisheries had been ndusous
effect the seal treaty recently made He declared that
the ugge upon the part of the North American Commercial
Company, in connection with the Pribof island SEALS
zone OF the most scandaous chapters in history 1t is
possible that investigating committee will be appointed
DETROIT, Aug. IA novel method to utilize the
essed weak to bring about justice has been evolved in
this city in connection with the city graft Edward G.
Schrer the deposed city clerk having confessed his
necton with various of graft considered splendid
weapon to be used bringing out facts concerning the
AS he has been
appointed assistant to Prosecuting Attorney Sheppard in
the trial of the aldermen on the charge of bribery.
WASHINGTON, Aug 14.-Yesterday afternoon the post