The Chitina leader., 1914-02-17

is published in a local paper toda.
in which Governor Strong state
that unless the people of Alaska
working privately and through com
mercial clubs, chambers of com
merce and town councils make !:
concerted demand for a special ap
preparation for the purpose Alasks
will not have a proper exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition. He urges
that the people of Alaska back uI
his efforts and those of Delegate
Wickersham for the special appro
priation.
Governor Strong asks congress tc
make special appropriation Of
100000 for the Alaska exhibit al
the congressional appropriation fol
federal display leaves practically
nothing for the Alaska exhibit.
Prof. Gecrgeson, chief of the
government experimental farms ia
Alaska, is working for the appro-
priation and has stated that unless
the special appropriation is granted
by Congress the Alaska exhibit will
be confined to products of the gov
eminent farms and that Alaska
would lose the advertising which
would result from display of her
mineral products at the fair.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. IA
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, died here
this afternoon from kidney trouble.
He had been ill for some time but
his case was not regarded as seri-
Gus. He has been a senator since
1894 and was leader of the Demo-
Gratis in the upper house for many
years. Previous to being elected
senator he was speaker in the
Georgia house of representatives
from 1870 to 1898. He was candi-
date several times for governor of
the state and in 1888 came within
one vote of securing the nomina-
ton which would have been equiva-
lent to election.
NEW YORK, Feb. Ex-senator
Borah, addressed the Lincoln Re-
publican club here last night. In
speaking of the changes going on
within the Republican party he de-
clared that it would rise to greater
power and glory than ever before.
Many persons believed the party
was dissolving when it was in reality
passing through stage of evolution
which would unite the factions in
one party truly representative of
the American people.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA
sensation was created in four fami-
lies here this morning and gave the
gossips something to talk about
when it was discovered that two
couples, none of whom are 90
years old, had eloped and been mar
ried by minister at Redwood City.
May Cook, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of Police Commissioner Cook,
eloped with Henry Rohr, the 49,
year-old son of a wealthy widow liv-
ing at Alameda.
Miss Cook and Rohr were accom-
panied by Winny Webb, the 17-year-
old daughter Of U. s. Webb, attor-
ney general of the state, and Paul
Commission, the 19-year-old son of a
prominent physician. After the
wedding of the first couple they all
returned to Redwood City from an
auto ride and Miss Webb and Con-
nishon were married. The parents
of the young people have declared
that they will break up loves young
dream as none of the children have
reached the legal age.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IA
Louis Lane, who recently returned
from the Arctic, will take a party
of Boston society people to the
Arctic next summer. He is quoted
in an interview as saying: II believe
polar yachting will become popular
as a recreation among the rich OF
America. Many of them are tired
of going to Europe every year. The
trip along the coast Of Alaska ex'
cseds anything in the world FOL
grandeur Of scenery. There ii
Apmething fascinating about tn
North which catches one. There Il
no healthier place in the world and
It will not be many years befors
the. wealthy people Of Europe viii
also be making their summer trip'
to the Arctic"
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. Ia
DR.. Subhinds Rose. Of the Univer
sity Of Iowa, testifying before tn
House committee on immigratio,
predicted that the "dercest revolu
ton, the world has ever known will
result II Great Britain approves o
the Hindu exclusion policies of tn
other British colonies" Canada
South Africa, New Zealand and Aus