The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-07

Fairbanks, Nov. 80. - The mer-
| chants of this city last night met
at a get-together banquet, in which
it was generally agreed that all would
boost for Fairbanks in the future,
forgetting past petty differences.
NEW YORK, Nov. 80. - The Gen.
sus, just taken by the police depart
ment, shows that this city has pop
ulation of 5,254.Oo,0 holding its rank
as the first city of the world in num-
Der of inhabitants.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. - eau
Gus of the Democratic members of
the national Senate was held yester-
day afternoon, which resulted in the
election of Senator Kern OF Indiana
as chairman of the meeting. and at.
forwards he was selected as floor
leader of the body when Congress
opens.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. - Chair.
man Sparkman. of the Rivers and
Harbor Commission, has held
lengthy conference with President
Wilson. after which he announced
that no new river and barber projects
would be provided for at the coming
session of Congress.
NEW YORK, Dec. /. - More than
usual interest centers in the tenth
annual convention of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association, to be
held in this city December %. Spe-
cial speakers on subjects relative to
college athletics and military train.
ing in the institutions holding mem
bership in the association, will in.
clude former president William H.
Taft, President Garfield of Williams.
Prof. Corwin, chairman Of the Yale
Athletic Association, and Dean Nc.
Clenahan of Princeton.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. - The State
Brewers Association. which is hold
ing it's annual meeting in this city,
has been seriously considering the
conditions In the liquor business
which have given rise to the tremen-
dous growth of the prohibition move
ment throughout the country, and are
devising ways and means to stop the
/ further spread of the prohibition
movement. The question of gambling
in saloons was thoroughly discussed,
and unanimously condemned by the
association in its sessions yesterday,
shaking dice for drinks and other
similar devices were held to lower the
tone of the liquor business and to be
one of the evils which should be
eradicated. A movement was started
to eliminate all saloons which are
not profitably operated, as 1t was
held to be inducive to sharp prac-
tice for the owner when times were
bad, with a resultant bad effect on
legitimate and properly conducted
| saloons.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 2. - The jury
which mas been trying Thomas Wat
son in the federal court on the cargo
of sending obscene matter through
the mails, was discharged today be-
cause the jurors were unable to agree
upon verdict. The jury stood ten
to two for acquittal, but after being
forced to consider the matter for al
most 4S hours, the foreman of
the body reported to the presiding
justice that there were no hopes of
securing an agreement. Watson was
tried for publishing vitriolic attacks
against the Roman Catholic Church
in his newspaper. and the case at.
tracted much attention.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. - A second
case of allowing a child to die be-
cause it would have been defective
and burden on society If allowed to
live. occurred in this city today, and
the matter is attracting national at
tention. and had renewed the contro-
versy that is waging around the.
ethics of the matter. The first case
arose in Chicago, where the child was
a mental defective, and the doctor
in charge Of the Maternity hospital
refused to perform an operation ne
cessary to save it's life. Today's case
in this city was decided by a board
of physicians, their verdict being that
it was better not to perform an op-
Grafton necessary to save little Mar
garet Roberts, a deformed, but men
tally sound baby. The infant died
this afternoon. The operation would
have easily resulted in saving the
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