The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-02-10

SCS6lOn " NOlc upOh th6 ASooS VI ShO
road of the Chicago, Rock Island l.
Pacific Cmpany for 80 years. The
line was originally built by the Rice
Belt & Southern Railway Company,
the Rock Island becoming interested
later.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. r.
The resolution introduced in the
Senate by Senator Norris, of
Nebraska, providing for thorough
federal investigation of the affairs
of the New Haven railroad, passed
this morning without a dissenting
vote. 1t is believed that the invests
cation will result in the conviction
of some of the officials of the rail-
road who were guilty of manipulate
ing it's affairs to their own profit at
the expense of the stockholders and
loss of life to the public.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. T.
Some of the "higher ups" who were
involved in the past transactions in
the New Haven Railroad were
severely scored by Senator Borah in
the Senate yesterday. He declared
that some of them, who were occu-
plying honored positions in the
financial world should be occupying
cells in prisons as they were GRIM
inals and responsible for the deaths
of scores of passengers killed on
the railroad. with such examples
before them as the New Haven
railroad" declared the Idaho SEN
ator, SIS it any wonder that the sem
timent in favor of government
ownership of railroads is growing.
The men who made millions out of
the road at the expense of the stock
holders and the travelling public
are criminals and should be wear
ing striped SUITS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. IA
new wage agreement to prevent any
suspension of work on April l, upon
which date the present contract be-
tween operators and miners in Ohio,
Indiana and Western Pennsylvania
expires, was the important matter
discussed here today at confer
ence of miners and operators. The
operators reiterated statements
made previously that if other states
follow the example of Ohio in the
passing of laws similar to the Ohio
anti-screen law, it will put them out
of business.
By the Ohio law miners are paid
on a run-of-the-mine basis. The
present contract between the min
ers and the operators expressly
states that unless there has been a
month of disagreement over the
wage question, the agreement can
not be terminated by strike or
walkout Operators today declared
that the conference Of today was
called in, bad faith in order that
the disagreement will have con-
tinued for month by April 1. The
miners holly denied the charge.
SEATTLE, Feb. Lieut.. Parker,
of the 18th United States Infantry,
who is held prisoner at Fort Law
ton, will be courtmartialed for
shortage in his accounts while in
charge of the canteen at Fort
Seward, Alaska. His relatives have
made the shortage good and have
been trying to keep the matter from
coming to trial, but without success.
HAVRE, Mont, Feb. THE
mercury has stood at AZ below zero
all day with strong north wind
blowing. Business is suspended as
citizens fear to venture out in the
storm. Telephone messages have
been received from the rural dis
tricts regarding farmers who failed
to reach their homes and it is feared
that some of them have persisted.
CHICAGO, Feb. Tt is an
nounced that the supreme court WEI
hand down its decision in the
Illinois Woman's Suffrage test case
on the 18th of February. The case
is entitled Scoun VS.. the Election
Commissioners of Chicago. and in
wolves the right of women to par
ticipate in municipal elections.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. To-
Accompanied by Will H. Parry, OF
Seattle, Secretaries Daniels, Lane
and Garrison. visited the Alaska
exhibit in the Senate building today.
AS was the case with President Will
son, they announced that they
could only spare half hour but be-
came SO interested in the Alaskan
products that an hour had slipped
away before they were aware that
time was passing.
SEATTLE. Feb. 9.-The bandit
who was killed by Robert Avann,
the grocer, during an attempted
holdup, has been recognized as Ed
ward Swapp, a photographer. He