The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-10-06
Late Telegraph News

/ WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Reports
received here indicate that there was
general observance of Presiden,
Wilson's peace Sunday throughout
the United States. All ministers of.
fered up prayers that peace might
be restored to warning Europe, while
the large audiences were given op-
/ portunity to make their silen,
offerings. At the White House the
President and George Harvey cele-
brated peace Sunday in harmony
meeting. Mr.. Harvey is editor and
owner of the American Review and
was one of the first to bring out
I Governor Wilson as Presidential
possibility. But after the nominal
ton their relations became strained
and since then the best of feeling
has not prevailed. They came to a
better understanding yesterday and
are again friends.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Dor
othy Agan Mason has sued former
| Governor Sulzer for $4,000 for
furthering his political ambitions.
| His friends say that his ambitions
have been blighted, instead of fur
| thered, and that he should bring a
counter action for damages.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Charles
E. Peabody, of Seattle, has been
appointed as director of the fed
eral reserve bank at San Francisco.
Mr.. Peabody was formerly president
of the Alaska Steamship Company
and is at present engaged in the
transportation business.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s. This
afternoon in conversation with call
ers President Wilson stated that it
was not the intention to have a ses-
sion of Congress in November, but
that when adjournment was made
On October Ii it would be until the
regular session commences in De-
cember. He stated that the final
passage of the antitrust war tax and
the Alaska coal leasing bill would
complete the work of the present
session.
WASHINGTON, Oct Some of
the Republican members of the
Senate are very much worked up
over the Clayton antitrust bill. This
afternoon in fiery speech Senator
Smith of Michigan, expressed the
wish that Providence might inter-
fere to prevent the enactment of the
bill. Senator Bristow, of Kansas,
in debating the bill charged that the
President was surrendering to the
most sinister influences of the
south. 1t is expected that the meas
ure will pass.
SEATTLE, Oct. Capt G. w.
Porter, of San Francisco, observer
for the Alaska Engineering Commits
sion, will tonight have notes taken
in Alaska on the snow fall and
baromic conditions at several points
along the various railway routes
which have recently been surveyed
by the government.
OTTAWA. Oct 3.-The Methodist
General Conference took an impor-
tant step this afternoon. After the
question had been thoroughly Ge-
bated and considered of amalgam-
ating various denominations, vote
was taken. The conference endorsed
| the movement for the consolidation
| of the Methodist, Presbyterian and
Congregational churches of Canada.
This is considered as an index of
| what the other denominations are
| expected to do.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Repre-
sentative Mann, of Illinois, the Re-
| publican leader in the House de-
clared today in strong speech that
the surrender to PHILIPPINE indie
| pendence means the surrender of
| American strategic command COM
mercially and otherwise, of the
Pacific. He strongly urges that the
| United States retain her present
hold on the islands, and to make no
| concessions to the demand for self
government He maintains that this
idea is largely fostered by foreign
nations in order to accomplish
| American REIMBURSEMENT.
| SEATTLE, Oct. 2.-The executive
offices of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company were yesterday trans
ferred from San Francisco to this
city. Geo. H. Higbee, vice president
and manager has retired and E. G
Ward has been advanced to that
position. He has been assistant
manager with headquarters al
Seattle. The steamship company 1:
one of the subsidiary companies o.
the Pacific Coast Company which
operates the Columbia e Puge
Sound Railway between Seattle ant
!, Its coal mines at Black Diamond an(