The Chitina leader., 1914-01-20
NEWS BY WIRE

He was "a years old and was known
as ''the grand old man of Canada"
He was one of the pioneers of west
ern Canada and amassed an i'm
mense fortune with the development
of the western territories.
NORTH YAKIMA, Jan. 21.-
General Eugene M. Carr, an attor-
ney who has been practicing in
Seattle, and prominent in state
politics for years. died at the home
of his son here last night, from
cerebral hemorrhage.
TACOMA, Jan. 21.-Mrs. j. F.
Thomas, wife of train dispatcher
suicided this morning while her
husband was asleep in another
room. He is employed at night and
because the children disturbed his
slumbers he scolded his wife. She
sent the children to neighbor's
and while the husband slept tied a
rope around the gas fixtures and
stepped off a chair. She had been
children returned and gave the
alarm.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21.-Wilson
E. Davis, a veteran of the Union
army, has charged William Gardi-
ner, his business partner with muir
der. He has sworn out warrant
charging his partner with burning
| the residence of Wheeler, the aged
millionaire recluse, in order that he
could collect insurance on the build
ing. Wheeler and his aged wife
persisted in the flames.
KATALLA, Jan. 21.-The Alaska
Coal Company has been compelled
to close down it's operations on &C
count of the high price of coal. The
only other available fuel is green
wood and as it costs s25 a day for
this fuel the company was forced
to suspend operations for the pres
ent, at least. ~.~~i .5ss,~~>L.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 21.-
1t will be necessary for congress to
enact five different laws in order to
carry out the suggestions contained
| in President Wilson's message to
| govern the trusts.
KATALLA, Jan. 21.-The three
| year-old boy of Mrs. Erussard fell
| from a chair and broke his leg. AS
there is no one here to set the
| broken limb the mother left on the
Sampson this morning for Cordova
with her son who will be taken to
the railroad company's hospital and
treated by DR.. Council. Mrs Erus-
sard is the widow of one of the old
timers of this section and is caring
for seven children.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. al
After reading his trust message be-
fore the joint session yesterday,
President Wilson visited the Alaska
exhibit in the Senate building. Mr..
Mcpherson and several other
Alaskans took great pleasure in
showing him the display. The
president was very much interested
in the mineral and agricultural dis
plays.
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-Wil-
liam Eberwin, feeble old man who
is more than 80 years of age. was
sentenced in the court here this
morning to serve seven years in the
penitentiary for the murder of his
| wife.
Eberwin, who appeared to be in
his second childhood, confessed to
the crime and told the court that
his wife had begged him to kill her.
She was afraid that he would die
and that she, would be, left alone in
1.-THE World: : He graphically. ex-
planned how he had taken board
and beaten her to death. His wife
had been an invalid for several
years and was 80 years DID,.
TOXIC, Jan. 21.-Japanese, For
eign Minister Maxine announced to-
day that Japan regards as unsatis-
factory the replies of the United
States government to Japan's pro-
test in connection with the Califor-
mia land legislation which bars Jap
anese subjects from owning land in
the state.
Minister Maxine said: "The Jap
anese government recognizes the
necessity of celebrating other plans
for the solution of the California
land question. Plans are under
consideration but ! am not at liberty
as yet to state their nature. This
government Will however. accept
nothing less for it's subjects when
they are living abroad than this gov
eminent is willing to grant the
subjects of the country where the
controversy arises.