The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-02
WASHINGTON. Feb. PIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-It now
looks as though there would be no
extra session of Congress. A few
days ago the President conferred
with some of the Democratic lead
ers and they discussed the advis-
ability of the president calling an
extra session of the Senate for the
purpose Of considering treaties legis-
lation. Considerable opposition has
since developed to any extra session
of both houses or even the Senate.
Another conference was held today
with the President and announce
ment was made this afternoon by
several of the leaders that it had
been practically decided not to call
any extra session.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The
naval bill as passed by the Senate
provides for the construction of two
battleships and FIVE sea-going sub
marine torpedo boats. The latter in
creases the coast defense submarines
from II, as provided in the House
bill, to 16. Considerable of dis
cussion preceded the. passage of the
bill, but the advocates of a larger
navy easily won out.
NEW YORK, March Progress
sive leaders held a meeting in this
city on Saturday night and went
over the political situation. 1t was
decided to maintain the Progressive
organization. Congressman Victor
Murdoch, of Wichita, Kansas, was
elected chairman of the Progressive
National committee, succeeding Jos.
pointed by the convention at Chi
cago, August Z, 1912 Many of the
old leaders have dropped away from
the Progressive party, but there is
still the semblance of organization.
Murdoch was defeated for the L. S.
Senate in the last election and after
March will have time to devote
more time to politics.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-New YORK
is to see its first So moving picture
show, and Broadway first-nighters,
whose tastes have been satiated with
pretty girls and twinkling toes for a
moon or two, are wondering if the
promoters can get away with it. BY
an arrangement with Klaw & Err
LANCER, D. W. Griffith will take over
the Forty-Second Street Theater for
the production, which is "The Birth
of a Nation 1t is a complete work
ing out of the contributory themes in
American history on which Thomas
Dixon founded his novel and play,
The Clansman" Over $4,000 peo-
pie were employed in making the
production. The promoters say it is
the most stupendous undertaking of
the kind the. world ever knew"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-George
Rublee was engrossed in an exami-
nation of the titles to the Alaska
Northern railway when the Presi-
dent suddenly determined to name
him for place on the new Trade
Commission. When he was named
as counsel for the Alaska Engineer
ing Commission the fact was recalled
that he came into considerable prom
inence on September last At that
time Senator Reed, of Missouri,
during the debate on the trade COM
mission bill, declared that he was a
persistent and tireless lobbyist and
asserted that Mr.. Rublee. and Repre-
sentative Stevens, of New Hamp-
shire, were seeking to insert
language in the trade commission
bill that would emasculate it. Ser,
ators Clapp, Walsh and Newland
came to Mr.. Rublee's defense. They
described him as a wealthy resident
of New Hampshire, allied with pro-
gressive thought in that state, who
mas! given much attention to eco
nomic subjects.
PORTLAND, Feb. 25. Death
came this afternoon to Marcus Tai
bot, one of the best known transport
tation men on the coast. He had
been in bad health for some time
past. For several years he had been
manager of the port here. He came
from Seattle, where he was first
agent for the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company and later manager CT
the Pacific-Alaska Navigation Com