The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-04

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| PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-on
! Saturday the 18th annual meeting
| of the American Academy of Politi-
cal and Social Science met here. The
sessions partook of the nature of a
national conference to consider the
important problems now confront
ing the United States, which have
Earisen. because, of the European con-
Eflict. Delegates appointed by the
governors of many states in the
union, and representatives of ma
Etional, civic and trade organizations
were, present. The meeting had, all
the earmarks of being the most i'm
portant national meeting that has
been held since the outbreak of the
4 European war; The topics discussed
included the following: American
Industry and Labor as Affected by
the European war;" international
Trade of the United States as at
fected by the European War" and
American, Neutrality and the Euro
pean War" Among the persons of
national regulations who partici-
pated in the discussions We're:
William C. Redfield secretary Of
commerce of the United States;
John Bassett Moore, L. L. D., pro-
lessor of International law, Column
bia University; Major General
Leonard S. Wood, U. s. A; Frank
A. Vanderlip, president National
City Bank, New York; John Hays
Hammond, New York City; Henry
Bruere, chamberlain, of New York
City; John H. Fahey, president,
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States; w. Morgan Shuster, New
York City; E. E. Pratt, chief of the
| United States Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce; Charles S.
Hamlin, Governor Federal Reserve
Board, Washington, D. c.; James A.
Farrell, chairman of the National
Foreign Trade Council.
TOXIC, May Although it was
reported once before that the big
liner Minnesota had been floated
and was on her way to Seattle, it
proved to be incorrect. However, it
| is known definitely that today she
was floated. Sic was ashore off
Iwayima, at the entrance of the
Inland Sea of Japan. The hull had
not been punctured and the big YES
sci was lying on ledge of rock.
Her cargo was first lightered before
the assembled salvage vessels
started to pull her Off The cabin
passengers aboard the Minnesota,
"a in all, were sent to San Fran
cisco, passage having been arranged
for them on the trans-Pacific liners
Tenyo Maru and Manchuria. The
Tenyo is, due at the Golden Gate
port May 10 and the Manchuria
May A.
WASHINGTON, May l. The
post office and navy departments
yesterday celebrated the anniversary
of their creation by Congress.
DETROIT, Mich, May 1.-The
stroke of IL last night witnessed the
permanent closing of more than 500
saloons and several breweries in ten
Michigan counties that swung from
wet" to dry in the recent state
election. Beginning today, "A couh-
ties in the state will be dry" terri
tory, while in only SO, will the
saloons continue to have legal
existence. The election placed more
than half of the area of the state in
''dry" territory, but nearly million
more persons will reside in the
wet" counties than in those that
are dry"
NEW YORK, May 1.-William
Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State,
is slated as the principal speaker at
a temperance meeting to be held in
Carnegie hall tonight, under the
auspices of the National Abstainers'
Union, non-sectarian and nom
political organization
SEATTLE, May 1.-The steamer
Northwestern sailed north last night
but will only go as far west rs
Seward. The steamers Alameda and
Mariposa will go through during the
season to Knik Anchorage, but the
Northwestern is only scheduled 20
go to Seward, to which place the
large crowd is now flocking. The
passengers for Cordova are: S.
Tucker, ]. NJ Dennis, M. w. Pape,
F. A. Coates, Harry Delveg, S. Nc
Kinnon and five second-class. For
Valdez there are nine cabin and 3
second class. For Seward there are
/ "a cabin and rs Second class maxi