The Chitina leader., 1914-12-01
stewart, Fort Wayne, Indiana, two

Stewart, Fort Wayne, Indiana, two lightweights, will furnish a prece- dent in sporting circles this after noon for women only will be ad- mitted to see the scrap. Two sport ing writers are staging the affair in order to convince the fair spectators that there is nothing brutal in box ing. Admittance will be free. GALVESTON, Tex. Nov. 2s.-- Speakers of national note feature the program of the State Federation of EWomen's Clubs is holding it's annual three days convention here today. Mrs. Percy V. PennyDacker, presi- dent of the General Federation; Miss
 Helen Boswell of New York and M g
 Lutie E. Stearns of Madison, Wis, Hare scheduled to deliver addresses. | SEATTLE. Nov. 2S.-The single ltax question will be debated by 1iteams from the various high schools l:of the state at number or Wash liington cities and towns during the winter. The state. has been divided into four sections and debates will
 be held at different times, until the
 final winner is chosen in each dis trict r'our prizes ol s25 each will be awarded the successful team in each district.
 BOSTON, Nov. 2S.-Tim Murnane,
 President of the New England League, and dean of Boston baseball, is cut up over the fact that several of the Boston Braves have been lured upon the stage There is absolutely no excuse for Gowdy and
 hudolph in their stage venture, says Murnane.
 No excuse whatever except several thousand dollars to put away in the old family sock! Murnane is Will ing to excuse Manager StaIlings, as he says George needs the money, there being no market for the $30,- 900 worth of cotton he has on his Georgia plantation. We'll, Rudolph has new baby at his home.
 CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 2S.-A model post omce and hundreds of efficiency devices for the office and workshop were shewn to several n6 of fho .>x Cleveland's business efficiency expo. sition here.
 The postoftice showed clerks work, and the general handling of the mails. Packages insecureiy wrapped and parcels loosely boxed were shown as examples of efficiency in the use of mails. Labor saving devices were exhibited by manufac- turers from all over the United States.
 LINCOLN, Neb., Nov 2S.-Mem- bers enrolled under the Christian Endeavor banner throughout the state are gathered in this city for the three days session of the Ne braska christian Endeavor Associa. tion.
 It is considered probable that Sunday baseball will come up for dis cussion. The movement for Sunday: baseball has grown recently in Nebraska, some prominent church. goers favoring it. It is said that some of the high officials of the high officials of the Nebraska Chris .tian Endeavor Association signed a petition for the submission of the Sunday baseball issue to the voters.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Rear Admiral Blue, chief of the bureau of navigation, navy department, in his annual report urges a redistribution of grades. He states that under the present system the class of IS
 junior lieutenants cannot reach the grade of lieutenant commander short of 40 years service.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-F. c. Elliott, a Chlcago attorney who has for several years been connected with the company, was selected as presi- dent of the White Pass & Yukon Railway Company; H. F. Wheeler,
 was elected general manager and A. F. Zipf, formerly with the Northern Navigation Company was elected traffic manager. Formal announce
 ment of apointments to other posi- tions will be made later.
 COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 27.-Gov- ernor Blease distributed Thanksgiv- ing cheer generously yesterday, issu- ing 100 pardons to prisoners in the state penitentiary.
 NORFOLK. Nov 27-The hattIe-