The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

initiation next month. A special election for submission of the bill to voters is asked for November Z, 1915. To get it before the legisla- ture the petition must be ready by January and bear 32,000 sigma lures of qualified voters.
 The bill would permit the opera tion of breweries and authorize the sale of their product; would allow hotels with more than 50 room, in incorporated cities. to sell liquors to their guests and to serve the same in their dining rooms, restaurants and cafes and would permit the public to buy for home consumption not less than 12 quarters or more than AS quarts of alcoholic bev- erages.
 Opponents of prohibition argue that owing to the submission of the prohibition question at general election many did not vote upon It, that many others voted wrong through misunderstanding of the ballot and that the. 19,000 majority by which the prohibition law car- ried is not convincing evidence that a majority of the people favor pro- hibition., The advocates of the new measure are confident that if the. question were submitted alone in the qualified form it would be ap proved by a large majority, as it would effect the elimination of the saloon and the objectionable fea- lures of the business.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The prohibition amendment to the con- stitution, requiring two-thirds vote, was lest when the ballot was taken in the House last night after debate lasting almost ten hours. The vote was 197 for and 1S9 against. The five members from the state of Washington, for whom Representative J. A. Falconer acted as leader, voted dry
 SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23.-C. J. Jones, former traffic manager of the Alaska Steamship Company, et Seattle, died here today. He was located at Seattle. for about year. returning to San Francisco in 1913 to the position of general freight and passenger agent of the South ern Pacific
 CLEVELAND, Dec. 23-The Lake Shore Railroad was consolidated with the New York Central at meeting of stockholders held here today. The. transaction involves S300,e00, 900.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-It is claimed that oil was struck in the we'll which is being sunk at Ballard. The bailar, it is reported, brought up five gallons in three dips. People of Seattle. and it's northern suburbs are considerably excited over the event.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-The trial of Mrs. Anette Loder, on the charge Of using the mails to defraud in the sale of wildcat Alaska mining stock, was commenced here today. Mrs. Loder, released on bail after her first arrest, failed to appear for trial on the day set, December II, and was rearrested on a bench warrant at Galesburg, III.
 NOANK, Conn, Dec. 23-Already pretty hard up and fearing a tough winter in Connecticut with a new administration and legislature on the job, this village today got rid of some. of it's unnecessary posses sions, the village lookup and con- tents bringing sS3.12 under the hammer.
 The jail building, an unpretenti- ous affair, as compared with the Tombs or the Palais de Justice in Paris, was auctioned off to Squadito Brothers of Mystic, for S75, and two other bids carried off the jail stove and utensils for $6S7. A mattress brought $1.25.
 Connecticut tramps are peevish at the sale of their old-time refuge and say they will not go near Noank any more.