The Chitina leader., 1914-12-15
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I WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The In- terstate Commerce Commission 8 annual report recommends laws to control the capitalization Of rail-
 ways and to compel the use of steel cars on passenger trains. Several of the great railway systems volun- tarily have adopted the steel car,
 but there is general opposition among the directors against restric- tion of the privilege of unrestricted issue of stock and bonds.
 WEST ORANGE. N. J., Dec. 10.
 The immense plant for the manu- facture of the numerous electrical and other inventions of Thomas A. Edison at this place was destroyed by fire today, with the exception of the laboratory which was located in separate building. The loss $ reported to be s7,0O0.000., The work of rebuilding will be com menced as soon as the wreckags is sufficiently cool to. permit removal 'S-a WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 1O.ET: Secretary Lane in his annual report. touching ;, on the. subject of the subject of the Alaska railroad, says a line from coast points has been considered with--possible termini at Cordova, from which place now runs the Copper River & Northwestern line, which could be extended nor therly through the Chitina valley to Panama; also from Valdez, from which now runs an excellent govern ment wagon road extending through the Chitina Valley to Fairbanks. Consideration is also being given Portage Bay on the west coast of Prince William Sound, where no settlement now exists but which could be connected with Turnagain Arm by tunnel and extended on northerly through the susitna val ley to Fairbanks. Another route considered favorably is from Sew ard, from which now extends the Alaska Northern Railway Nor 72 miles to the eastern end Of Turn again Arm.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-When Lightweight Champion Freddie Welsh slowed away his share of the receipts for his bout with Shugrue at Madison Square Garden week ago, it brought his earnings for five weeks up to more than S50,000. It broke all get-rich-quick fighting known to civilized and uncivilized mankind. If Welsh could keep up the record for twelve months his in come for the 52 weeks would be the astonishing total of $520,000.
 But the money making record was not the only one smashed to atoms. During the year and six months that Willie Ritchie held the lightweight crown, he fought fewer men than Welsh has in the past 35 days. No champion in any division has ever fought that many men in the same period of time. ..-.
 Mighty few champions have fought that number of good men throughout their whole careers as titleholders. Welsh has fought 'em all, as they came along. Every man he has faced has been in the top division of lightweights. Both Vol gast and Ritchie found alibis to pre- vent a meeting with Young Shugrue. Welsh merely named the money for which he'd fight-and went in and fought Tn between the Baldwin and Shugrue fights, Welsh met Fred Y ellie at Boston on November 24, and Young Brown at Syracuse two nights later.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-Hon. James Wickersham, Delegate to Congress from Alaska, who was guest of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham Der of Commerce while in this city, leaves tonight for Washington. Judge WlckefSnam Salu tHdl Ino fate of the Alaska Development Board bill depends upon President Wilson, because it concerns the authority of 20 persons in as many different cabinet departments. He urges the Alaska Bureau to aid in securing the. passage of an appro- p1 nation for railway purposes and says that five millions, the amount Secretary Lane asks, is sufficient only for the first and minor part or the work. The Delegate will urge that Congress pass a school law bill or permit the territorial legis- lature to control education after funds have been provided, thus giv- ing the people of Alaska full author ity in the premises
 NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-On account of frequent war discussions and con-