The Chitina leader., 1914-12-22

upon his arrival here from thu Panama Canal, will be commis stoned by President Wilson to bui!t the Alaska railroad. A similar re port was started when the bill fol the government road in that terri tory was under consideration an( before he was selected as chic executive of the Canal Zone.
 PARIS, Dec. 21.-Horace B. Dun bar, formerly proprietor of ths Rainier Grand Hotel at Seattle, k dead here after long lingering ill ness. He came to Europe to seek restoration of health at several oi the noted springs.
 BEDDING, Cal, Dec. 21.-Mt Kanaka, 15 miles west of this city and Is miles north of Mt Lassen, broke out in an eruption today. This eruption is less violent than most of the numerous ones which attracted attention to Mt Lassen during the past six months, but is covering a wide area of territory with ashes.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 21.-Construc- iion has started on two cannery tenders for Alaska. J. F. Duthie X Co.,, will build a stern wheel wooden steamer at their ship build ing plant on the East Waterway. It will be 120 feet long, 30 feet beam, with a draft of F feet. She will be equipped with locomotive ma rine boiler and a 300-horse power engine. The tender will be craft of about 1S0 tons burden and will carry crew of eight men. The shallow draft is made necessary by the~fact that the vessel will be oper- ated on the flats of the Copper River delta. Delivery is to be made March Is. The cost will De about s35,000. The vessel will De used as a tender for the cannery at Orca, near Cordova, operated by the Northwest Fisheries Go.
 Another contract for the construc- ton of 9o-foot gasoline powered cannery tender costing approxi- mately s2o.oOo has been awarded by the Northwestern Fisheries Company to E. W. Heath, who has bodybuilding yards at 4Oxbow, on the Duwamish river. The vessel will act as a tender for the company's canrerv z" Uyak, Kodiak Island. She vii rave beam of 20 feet, 5 inches fld a molded depth of 10 feet 2 ;n@h>s The tender will De equipped with 1S0-horsepower en- zine. Delivery is to be made in the spring.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Per- mission has been granted by the state department for 300 German women and children stranded l1 China to pass through the United States on their way to the fatner- land. They were members of he colony which was broken up when the Japanese captured Tsing Tau.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Repre- sentative Gardner, leader Of the movement in the House for bigger army and navy, appeared before the House Naval committee and asked for the appropriation of funds recommended by the General Naval Board.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Rear Admiral Fiske, member Of the general board Of the navy, testified today that it would take five years to put the navy in the highest state of efficiency.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The In terstate Commerce Commission to- day granted the application oi eastern railroads for per cent advance in freight rates, except or certain specified commodities.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-J. P Morgan had another conference to day with Secretary Lane, at whicf he told the secretary he would 1T few days submit definite writ ten proposal on behalf of the flask; Syndicate to sell the Copper Rive & Northwestern Railway to tn government The secretary will giv out no intimation Of his intention il regard to the proposition.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 1S.-Industria unrest reached an acute stage her today when a mob composed of 20 Industrial Workers of the Worl raided a big restaurant on Secon Avenue and forcibly seized fooc Forty of the leaders were arrested The crowd had previous to the raic refused to go to the municipal hote for unemployed which was recent established and where odd jobs ar furnished those who are really l want.
 COLON, Dec. IS. - Governo Goethals sailed for Washington to