The Chitina leader., 1913-05-20

tic over the prospects of Alaska, and declared that new development on {; large scale will soon be undertaken oy the rev administrator. Gov arnor Strong is to be enteirained to- night by the Arctic Club.
 Washington, May 14-In making arrangements for the administration of his turtle serum at 36 institutions in as many states Dr. Frederick Franz Friedman has evaded success fully any violation of the Federal ,aws regulating the sale of commod- ities in interstate traffic.
 SACRAMENTO, May 14-,At noon to-day Governor Johnson signed the bill prohibiting aliens from owning farming lands in the state of Cali fornia. He considere many pre- tests from Washington and other parts of the country, ana tiel de- cided there was no good rea&on why he should thwart the almost unani- nous will of the legislature i'll the matter.
 Capt Ben Durkee reacl1ed town early last evening with his launch Triton and will leave tomorrow morning for Valdez, to discharge 200 cases of gasoline. He brought 100 cases to Cordova It was all manufactured by the Alaska Oil and Refinery Co.
 TRENTON, May 1.-The jury re- form bill that has been championed by President Wilson, was defeated in the Senate yesterday afternoon The President was very much inter- ested in the measure, and on his re- cent trip to New Jersey sought to secure support for it.
 HARRISBURG, May 14-Secre- tary Bryan addressed the Pennsyl vania Legislature last night He drew distinction between democ- racy and aristoeracy. He predicted that before another general cleo tion that the Presidential primaries would be so general that there would be no need to hold national conven- tion.
 WASHINGTON, May 14-Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi, is prepar- ing to press at the next session of Congress an amendment to the Con- stitution which he believes is more important than tariff, money or trust legislation. He would modify the fourteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution, which makes a negro 3 citizen, and repeal the fifteenth a mendment which makes the negro voter.
 ST. LOUIS, May 14-This morn- ing the Daily Star was sold to Fred Warren and Fred Veon, two ardent Socialists. MT. Warren is editor of the Appeal to Reason"
 CHICAGO, May 14-Jack John son, who was recently indicted for the second time for violating the Mann act, was found guilty last night on seven counts. The particular action on which he was tried was for transporting Belle Schreiber, a white girl, from Pittsburg to Chicago for immoral purposes. It is alleged that he was also connected with sev- eral other importations.
 WASHINGTON, May 14-Secret service men have been called upon by the navy department to investigate leak through which plans for bat tleships and other documents have disappeared. It is feared that ag- ents for other governments are re- sponsible for the treachery of some of the employees of the department
 LONDON, May IA bomb wrap ped in Suffragette literature was this morning found in Westminster Ab- bey. Another bomb was delivered by mail carrier to Police Judge Henry Curtiss Bennett, who is try ing the various Suffragette leaders who have been arrested for wreck ing property
 WASHINGTON, May 14-John E. Wilkie, who has been division chief in he treasury department for many ye: S past. will shortly resign and accept commercial position in Chi caSo.
 BATTLE, May 14-The program For Potlach week has been tentative ly arranged and given to the public It is as follows:
 Wednesday evening, July 16- This will be Tillikum night, and the Tillikums will present big electric pageant to celebrate the coming of the first gold ship from Alaska
 Thurcday, July 17-Automobile parade, with aviation, band concert and boat racing features.
 Friday-Army and Navy day. Sec retary of the Navy Josephus Daniels