The Chitina leader., 1914-02-17
Late Telegraph News

4 Prince Frederick, who, with hi
younger brother Prince Knud
joined the Danish Boy Scouts las
| year, has been appointed "Englisl
translator" for that organization
He won the job by fulfilling three
tasks: writing long and reall.
clever essay in English on the boy
scout movement, translating al
article from a London newspaper
and in conversing in English fol
an hour.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 49,
The Senate has passed the bill intro.
duced by Senator Jones, of Wash.
ington state, authorizing agricu..
tural entries to be made for coal
as now applies in the states. The
law gives settlers title to the sur
face agricultural grounds but re-
tains and reserves title to the
underlying coal to the federal gov
eminent.
SEATTLE, Feb. 13.-Because his
! love was rejected by Miss Juanila
Walker of this city, Michael Sulli-
van, CT Illinois, committed suicide.
1t is case of the lady using her
privilege Of changing her mind.
They had been engaged but when
Sullivan arrived here to be married
Miss Walker told him she had
ceased to care for him.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Up to
noon today the police had reported
eleven deaths from the extreme cold
which has a grip on the entire
eastern coast. The sudden drop of
the mercury, which stands away be-
low zero, has brought untold misery
to thousands of homeless and I'M
fortunate people. The humane
society and other charity organiZa-.
lions are delivering coal in autos TO
the poor in the tenements on the
east side. The officers are making a
search among the foreign settle
ments where the new arrivals are
located.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10
Secretary of State Bryan has
directed American Minister McMil-
Ian, at Lima, Peru, to recognize the
new provisional government of Peru
on behalf of the United States.
TOXIC, Feb. 13.-As a result of
the recent riots when a mob num-
bering thousands attacked the par
lament buildings, Hugo Okra,
speaker of the house of represen-
tatives has rendered his resigna-
ton. The speaker was accused of
having been instrumental in sup
pressing the investigation of the
scandal in connection with grating
by the naval officers. He has de-
clared himself as favoring the in
vestigation and has resigned as
protest against the house refusing
his motion for that purpose.
REDWOOD CITY, Cal, Feb. 10.
California first women grand
jurors, those of San Mateo county,
like the work so we'll that they are
going to keep it up, even if they
must do Sc in an unofficial capacity
AS a preliminary step, plans were
completed today for the organiza-
ton of county committee of
women to investigate everything
that looks like it needs investiga-
ton. The leader in the movement is
Mrs. Racine McCroskey, who was a
member of the jury. Judge Buck
suggested such an organization
! when he discharged the jurettes
recently.
1 SOUTH BEND, Feb. 14.-After
months of investigation of a crime
of which he had received informa-
ton, a deputy sheriff yesterday UNI
covered the bodies of three Japan
csc millhands who had been MUIR
dered by their fellow countrymen
and their bodies secretly buried.
The murders took place last fall
and resulted from a quarrel over q
game of cards in local Japanese
rooming house where gambling was
permitted.
Several arrests followed the dis
covery. OF the bodies but it is be.
lieved- the guilty parties may have
left the country. The bodies of the
victims had. been literally cut t.
pieces in the fight which resulted In
their deaths. Physicians who dressed
i the wounds of Japanese. which
aroused the suspicious Of the officers
last fall. have given description o.
the men whom they were called tt
attend.
! QUEBEC, Feb. IA. "A heav!
earthquake was felt over the CITY
thia morning The center Of dis