The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-11-26
SEATTLE. Nov. 25-For a short


time last night the people of Seattle
forgot abort the purity squad, the
recall of Mayor Cotterill, and even
the election iof Woodrow Wilson.
About nine o'clock there were three
distinct earthquake shocks. Homes
rocked and there was great conster-
nation for a short time However,
there was very little damage done,
although many were badly frighten-
ed. fearing that there was to be
repetition of the San Francisco dis
aster.
PUEBLO, Nov. 2s-There is great
CONSERVATION amoig the railroads
operating in Colorado. A federal
grand jury has been investigating the
matter of discrimination in rates
Late on Saturday night indictments
were returned aginst officers of the
Denver & Rio Grand railroad and the
Colorado & Southern railroad for
granting rebates to the Colorado Fuel
Company. and fifteen other COM
panies for accepting rebates.
SEATTLE, Nov. 2S-tin Saturday
the members of the New York COM
mission for the Panama-Pacific ex-
position, were in this city. Later
they took the train for San Francisco,
where they will select a site for the
New York building.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25-In
holding their annual convention the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association are proving that they are
fast learning the progressive ways of
Col. Roosevelt. A big row has been
on over the proposed declaration that
women should take an active part
in partisan politics. Mrs. Belmont
of New York, has bitterly opposed
this position and has bolted the con-
vention now in session here. Many
others followed her. The element
favoring the partisan attitude is led
by Jane Adams, the first vice presi-
dent of the Association.
At the annual election of officers
this afternoon DR. Anna Howard Shaw
was reelected to the position of
President.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash, Nov
24-W. E. Schricker, the LaConner
banker, who has been on trial for re-
ceiving deposits when he knew the
bank was insolvent, was found
guilty by jury on Saturday evening
The case was hard fought.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-After a
long consideration and much investi-
cation board of arbitration has
made announcement of an advance in
wages that will be gratifying to thirty
thousand engineers. They are en-
ployed by fifty Eastern railroads
and a few months ago it looked as
though most of these railroads would
be tied up through general strike
The matter at issue, however, was
finally referred to an arbitration
board, with the result that the wages
of the engineers will be increased.
The full decision is in the nature of
a compromise. all the demands not
being granted.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. %
Governor Woodrow Wilson who is
here enjoying rest and trying to re-
main in seclusion, has been much an
noyed by American kodak fiends, who
have sought to snap him upon all
American so annoyed him that he
lost patience and threatened to thrash
him unless he desited. And there
upon his tormentor fed.
ROCHESTER, Nov. % - The
American Federation of Labor closed
its convention IN Saturday night.
Samuel Gompers was reelected
President and it was decided to held
the next meeting at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Nov. 25-The steamer
Northwestern sailed from this port
last night with fifty-three passengers.
The cabin passengers for Cordova are
Miss C. Carrigan. NJ S. Whittier, Miss
\. E. Barnett, w. H. Mullen E. B.
Weldt and Calvin Hazelet.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25-In the
trial of the alleged dynamiters one
of the indicted men named Hockins
has had his bail doubled. In doing
this the court announced that it was
because Hockins had deceived
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