The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-07-21

/ fight between the Bunnell and Dono-
hoe factions, but an arrangement
| was made whereby both these men
were placed on the ticket. $50 votes
! were cast at the caucus. The voters
elected Mrs. Albert White to head
the delegation. The one receiving
| the next highest vote was Chas. E.
Bunnell, territorial committeeman.
i Others elected were: Robt. Ferguson
| Joe Baxter, c. J Todd, Frank Lows,
James Wilson, Ed. Maddox and T. j.
Donohoe.
MEXICO CITY, July 15.-At 10
o'clock last night the family and
close personal friends of Huerta left
on a special train accompanied by
three military trains for Vera Cruz,
the railroad having been repaired 10
| that port. At noon today Huerta
was still here and had not yet
resigned.
DENVER, July 15.-The next big
| convention of the Elks will go to
Los Angeles during the early sum-
mer of 1915. This decision was ar
rived at last night by the thousands
of delegates from all over the
United States who are in attend
ance at the present session.
LONDON, July Is. Godfrey
Isaacs, managing director of the
Marconi wireless, gave sensational
evidence before the dominions'
royal commission on the imminent
developments in wireless telephone
service
1.-The work now being done with
| wireless telephony clearly shows
that distance is only a question OF
the power of the machine he said.
Mr. Marconi expects that as soon
as he has a few mechanical arrange
ments made at Carnarvon, Wales, ne
will be able to telephone to New
York.
81 expect the Bell Telephone Com
pany in New York to be wirelessing
before the end of the year. 1t has
been proved to be impossible 10
telephone New York with cable
When the wireless service be-
tween Buenos Aires and this country
is operating, l do not hesitate to
say that the Marconi Company can
telephone as well as telegraph to
Argentina
OTTAWA, July 1.-THE Can
adian Maratime Parliament an
nounces that it will not be possible
to inflict punishment on Albert
Tuftenes, the third officer of the
collier Storstadt. In disobeying
orders he was found responsible for
the accident to the Empress of Ire
land and the consequent loss of
nearly 1 ,000 lives. AS Tuftenes is
a Norwegian and holds certificate
as Norwegian navigator. the Can
adams are unable to punish him.
SEATTLE, July 14.-Beginning
July % the Pacific-Alaska Naviga-
ton Company, will route their
steamers Admiral Sampson and
Admiral Evans via Skagway, both
going and returning from South
western Alaska. This action has
been decided upon in retaliation for
the action of the Alaska Steamship
Company in morning in on the
IL Ia ho GU mr.
Mariosa, Alameda and Northwestern
are now run to the head of naviga-
ton in the Inlet.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Sen-
ator Root has introduced special
bill for the issue of coins to COM
memorate the opening of the
Panama canal.
BOSTON, July 1.-THE suit
threatened to be filed by the minor
ity stockholders of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad,
became an actuality this afternoon.
The papers were filed in the supreme
court, in the sum of S306, 100000.
The appointment of receiver is also
asked for.
SEATTLE, July IA. - United
States Senator Wesley L. Jones is
candidate to succeed himself and
made the proper filing today, as a
Republican. The chief aspirant on
the Democratic side is former Sen
ator George Turner.
FAIRBANKS, July 14.-Robert
Sheldon, with three passengers ar
rived in his five-passenger Ford auto
on Monday morning at o'clock. He
was just two and a half days out
from Chitina, having left there on
Friday afternoon at 1920 o'clock
The actual running time of the 325
miles was "a hours and so minutes.
This breaks all previous records by
seven hours. Sheldon will leave
Thursday on the return trip to
| Chitina.