The Chitina leader., 1913-05-06
LONDON. April so-After a seem

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of suffragettes fired train that was
on a siding at Teddington. Sew
eral cars were badly damaged be-
fore the flames could be extinguished
NEW YORK, May THE newest
dance is the pajama trot This was
, given by Mrs. Belnont's suffra-
gettes at an entertainment at Ter.
: race Garden. Fifteen young mem
bers of the suffrage league per-
girls had never worn pajamas be-
fore, but they did not appear to
mind that much. Nor did the men
who watched them. The money
realized from the entertainment will
De devoted to the cause"
LONDON, May 1.-The Home Of
, flee has announced that it is intend
led to put an end to the Suffragette
militancy that has been so annoying
, to the public peace and destructive
to property The first step was to
send hundred police to take pos
session of the Woman's Social and
Political Union. All women who
were found there were placed under
arrest. Similar action will be
taken wherever the militants con-
gregate.
CHICAGO May Jack Johnson
has again been indicted by federal
grand jury for violation of the Mann
act. He escaped before through
his marriage to the Cameron girl,
but it is alleged that he has been
mixed up in importing various
white girls for immoral purposes.
AUBURN, N. Y, May 1.-The
strike at the Harvester Irvine mills
has been adjusted and the men have
returned to work The mills have
been closed down for several weeks
and for a time it looked as if the
company would remove their works to
duct is marketed.
Friday-the first Friday of the
month-Mass and Holy Communion
at 8 a. m. Evening Devotion at
1880 p. m.
ROME May 1.-The announce
ment is made that Pope Plus has al
most recovered from his recent i'll
ness. He is gradually regaining
strength and his physicians announce
that by taking proper care Of him
self and not over exerting himself
in trying to carry on his manifold
duties, that he should live for a
number of years.
WASHINGTON, May 1-Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane has an
nounced that he has selected as his
first assistant secretary a man from
the Pacific coast He is Adolph c.
Miller, of Berkeley. He was born
| in San Francisco forty seven years
ago and is well-known economist.
He has been an instructor both at
Harvard and Cornell, and since 1902
has been professor of economics and
commerce at the University of CAL
ifornia, where he took his degrees
in 1887. He attended Harvard the
following year and in 1856 took a
course at the universities of Paris
and Munich.
BELLINGHAM, April go Jacob
Furth, of Seattle. the most promi-
nent and wealthy banker in the
state of Washington, received sen-
tence of fine of $4,000. He was
recently convicted of aiding and a.
betting William E. Schricker, for
ner president of the LaConner pri-
vate state bank in accepting depos-
| its, knowing the bank to be insol-
vent.
NEW YORK. May IA fete of
flowers will mark the opening of the
Coney Island season on Thursday,
May Is. This was decided upon at
meeting of the show and business
men of the island, and their press
agent in making known the puar
modestly prophesied that the affair
would mot only rival put surpass
the blaze of splendor that has char
acterized the fetes of Nice and other
European resorts" In addition to
the fetes Coney will have some free
feature each week. These will in
clude aeroplane flights, balloon as
tensions and athletic contests.
SEATTLE April 30-The steamer
Yukon sailed for Southwestern
Alaska ports on Saturday night with
a capacity load of freight and many
passengers. Included in the num-
Der was party of representatives
of the government who will visit the
coal fields of the Boring district and
assist in getting out the coal for a
test on naval vessels. Last sum-
mer SS5 tons were mined and sacked
and during the winter it was parity
transportated to tide water.
Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds,
commander in chief of the Pacific
reserve fleet, selected the names OF
eight men to accompany Passed AS
sistant Surgeon J. o. Downey on
the expedition to Alaska to explore
the coal districts here and search for
coal suitable for use in the vessels
| Of the navy The men ara all from