The Chitina leader., 1913-05-20

SACRAMENTO, May 20-Yester- day afternoon Governor Johnson signed the anti-alien bill, effective August IT After doing so he said: :: "I repeat that California, for the first time in her history, has an anti-alien law
 WASHINGTON, May 20-After mo- tification that Governor Johnson had signed the bill Secretary Bryan hand ed to Ambassador Chinda the reply or our government to the protest of Japan
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 2o-Dr David Starr Jordan, who has been president of Lelend Stanford Uni versity since 1891, has resigned this position to accept the Chancellorship of the institution. He will be sue ceeded as president by John Casper Branner, professor of geology, who has held that position since 1892, and also having filled the position of vice president of the university since 1899
 SEATTLE, May 20-The Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company has been awarded the contract for building a fifty ton naval submarine tender. Bids were recevied by the government and the lowest was for S32,000, by the company referred to.
 LONDON, May 20-Last night King George and the Queen left for Berlin, to attend the wedding of the Princess Victoria Louise.
 BERLIN, May 19-It is announced that arrangements have been per- fected for filling the vacant throne of the Duchy of Brunswick. After the marriage of Prince Ernest Aug ustus, Duke of Cumberland, to Prin- cess Victoria Louise, they will as- ttuu tO liS tuTOuS.
 POTSDAM, May 19-On Saturday the marriage was consummated of Prince Henry Reuss and Princess Victoria Marguerite, of Prussia
 WASHINGTON, May 2O-Senator Key Pittman, who recently intro- duced bill to revoke the order which established the Chugach for est reserve in Southwestern Alaska, announces his determination to push his measure to vote. He declares hat the original order was illegal and that investigation shows that there was no Justification or demand for the creating of this reserve, and it has simply tended to interfere with and prevent development in that sec tion of Alaska
 SEATTLE, May 19-An import ant purchase of ground in this vii cinity has been made by Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, and his brothers Henry M and Rufus c. They pro- pose to erect coke plant to cost sev- eral million dollars. Chas G. Dawes was Comptroller of the Currency from 1897 to 1902, and since his retirement from Washington has been president of the Central Trust Company of Illinois
 WASHINGTON, May 19-Secre- tary of commerce, Wm. c Redfield, announced that he will visit Alaska in July. He will sail north from Seattle on a government vessel and goes with the particular object of inspecting the Pribilof islands and familiarizing himself with the fur sealing conditions. He will likely visit Southwestern Alaska towns, in- cluding Seward, Valdez, Cordova and Katalla.
 SEATTLE, May 19-Among the passengers sailing from here last night on the Mariposa was George W. Evans, mining engineer of this city who has had considerable ex- perience in Alaska. He goes to Seward and will from there go in- land. He will investigate the mat ter of getting supplies from Knik to the Matanuska coal fields. In the meantime Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, Di rector of the Bureau of Mines, has ar rived from Washington and is organ izing party to join MT. Evans later and assist in mining several hundred tons of coal at Matanuska, to be used for steam testing purposes on one of the government battleships.
 SEATTLE, May 19.On next Thursday, on the schooner Transit, Paul Patkotak, an 1S-year-old Eski- mo, will sail for Point Barraw, the Arctic extremity of Alaska, to claim the hand of Miss Alice Ahlook, na- tive teacher in the Point Barrow Government School, who refused to marry him three years ago because of his lack of education. When he was rejected by Miss Ahlook the