The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-10
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NORFOLK. March 9.-Eighteen
members of the crew of the wrecked
steamer Charlemange Tower, Jr..
last Saturday and carried to sea in
an open boat have been rescued
from their perilous position. They
were picked up by the steamer Bay
Port and landed here yesterday.
They had nearly persisted from
exposure.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3.
President Wilson spent Saturday
afternoon in this city and strolled
along the streets unattended with
out being recognized. He went to
noted occulist Office to have his
eyes examined and then went to
bookstore where he purchased
book before returning to keep his
appointment with the occulist.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Seven per-
sons are known to have persisted
and more than a score are missing
and are believed to be in the ruins
of the Missouri Athletic club build
ing which was destroyed by fire
early this morning. The building
was occupied entirely by members
of the club and was one of the finest
in the city.
The fire started in the basement
and had gained great Roadway be-
fore an alarm was turned in. Many
were injured by jumping from the
upper stories to the pavements and
adjoining buildings. An investiga-
ton has been ordered by the mayor
as it is claimed the building was not
properly equipped with rire escapes.
Streams of water are still being
played on the ruins and idle work
men are being engaged to search for
the bodies of those believed to have
persisted.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9.-That
prohibition will never be enforced
in any Christian country is the opin-
ion of Cardinal Gibbons, who is
visiting his brother mere He said:
prohibition can never be enforced
in America or any other Christian
country because it is restriction of
the citizens rights. Temperance in
liquor, as in all things, is urged by
the church as the solution of the
problem"
ST LOUIS, March "a search
of the ruins of the Missouri Athletic
Club building which was destroyed
by fire this morning has revealed 80
bodies. 1t is believed that all who
lost their lives have now been
accounted for.
NEW YORK, March 9.-The Aero
Club has announced that Alphonson
Pegoud, the trick aeroplanist, will
visit this country early next sum-
mer and was seeking engagements
for his famous upside-down flights.
The proposed world aeroplane race
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition
has aroused great interest in Europe
but many firms are hesitating from
making entry owing to the enor-
nous cost which the flight of
machine around the world would
cost. 1t is estimated that from so
to 80 days would be consumed in
making the flight.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, March 9.
George Ramsey, who was arrested
for embezzlement of $4,000 from
the Honey Brook National bank,
where he had been employed as
assistant cashier for several years,
was admitted to bail today in the
sum of $4,000.
COLUMBUS, O., March 9-The
contention of Tax Deputy Fackler,
of Cleveland, that owing to a defect
in the Ohio State TAX law that the
personal property taxes of John d.
Rockefeller in Ohio, could not be
collected has been overruled by
Attorney General Hogan and the
Tax commission The tax in Rookie
feller's case amounts to several
million dollars.
HANCOCK, Mich, March 9.-Be-
fore the Congressional investigation
committee which is completing it's
labors of Investigating conditions in
the strike districts, the National
Guardsmen were bitterly attacked
by representatives of the Unions.
Scores of witnesses were introduced
by the Western Federation of Min
ers who gave testimony that the
militiamen had interferred with
parades and even attacked the min
ers as they were passing along the
streets.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Several
shoe companies which closed down
last December renewed operations
this morning and put on about 5000
workers. The secretary of the
union to which the operatives be-
long report that more than 10000
have started to work during the
past two weeks after more than
three months of idleness Other
factories have announced their in
tention of resuming at an early date
with a full force.
Rolling mills and many kindred