The Chitina leader., 1915-03-16
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 16.
The dreadnaught Pennsylvania

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was launched this morning at the
shipyards in this place, amid elab-
crate ceremonies. There was a
large number of officials and spec
tators present. Secretary Daniels
made the statement that the Penn
sylvania would be the most powerful
ship in the world. 1t will contain
all the most modern appliances of
armament and has the very latest
| devices applicable to a fast and
powerful, battleship.
! WASHINGTON, March 11.-Sec-
rotary of the Treasury William G.
McAdoo is in hospital in this city,
to be operated on for appendicitis
| When this announcement was made
this morning it caused geAeral sur
! prise as it was not known that the
| secretary was afflicted.
Olympia, March 1.-THE legis-
| lature of Washington has just
| passed over the. governors. veto
three bills that have to. do with pro-
gressive measures passed by the
previous legislature. The new bills
provide that initiative and referen-
dunn petitions must be signed only
at the places where registration is
carried on. This is taken as a blow
at the effectiveness of the measures.
Heretofore petitions were allowed
to be circulated from home to home
and office to office, with the result
that voters could sign without put
ting themselves to any inconveni-
ence.
WASHINGTON, March Ill. H.
Sears, one of the incorporators and
directors of the Hartman National
Bank of Alaska, at Seward, an
nounced this morning that it was
expected and hoped to open the new
bank by the middle of April.
SEATTLE, March 1O.-WilI H.
Parry the newly appointed member
of the Trades Commission, has set
his house in order and left on the
morning train for Washington He
Will reach the national capital IN
time to attend the first meeting of
the Commission on Monday next.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Sec-
rotary of State Bryan has again
issued warning to all Americans
lingering in Mexico City. He urges
them to Immediately leave the
country and states that transporta-
tion will be given as many as desire
to go. This statement is regarded as
significant and many presume. that
the government intends to adopt |
drastic measures to enforce order |
and cessation of theft and looting. |
Reports from the southern country |
indicate that there has been very
little Improvement in conditions
WASHINGTON, March 10.-This
morning Rear Admiral Frank 3. |
Fletcher was designated as admiral,
and he hoisted his flag on the battle
ship New York. He is commanding
the Atlantic fleet. Secretary of the |
Navy Daniels announces also that !
Rear Admirals Thomas B. Howard ,
commanding the Pacific fleet and |
Walter c. Cowles, commanding the |
Asiatic fleet, would become admirals
either tomorrow or on Friday
SEATTLE, March 1O.-For a few
days it looked as though ]. D. Low |
man would not be able to pull
through. But he. has taken turn
for the better and his friends are
now more hopeful that he will re-
cover from his present serious
illness.
OLYMPIA, March 10.-Governor
Lister this morning vetoed three
bills that had for their object the
curtailment of the use of the initia-
tive and referendum.
COPENHAGEN, March 10.-Ger-
man agents are buying dogs of all
kinds in West Jutland from farm
ers and peasants, as much as $14
being offered for fat dogs. These,
it is said, are being made into
sausages for human consumption,
principally among the German popu-
latiOn