The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-04-13
MADISON wis. April s.-An

| MADSON, Wis, April S.-An
eight weeks special study course
for mechanics opened today at the
University of Wisconsin The class
is limited to twelve skilled mechan-
les who desire to be trained to teach
industrial arts. They will get free
training and in addition be paid $50
each for their eight weeks study.
SEATTLE, April bids were
this morning opened for vessels
with which to drag the Alaskan
waters. Sixty small craft were ten
dered by the Seattle owners. 1t is
expected that decision will be
made within the next couple of
weeks as it is desired to make a
selection and equip the vessels as
early as possible so as to 60 north
| and start in on the work that is so
| badly needed and for which Con-
gress has made an appropriation.
| ALBANY, N Y, April 1.-THE
New York states seventh constitu-
tional convention has opened here.
Francis, NJ. Hugo, secretary of state,
called the meeting to order. The
conventions purpose is the revision
of the states constitution. Impor-
tant questions to be considered in
clude votes for women" the re-
organization of the judiciary and
the short ballot. Other issues which
will be brought before the conven-
ton are the simplifcation of the
election system, home rule for
cities, commission form of govern
ment, old age. pensions and the con-
servation of natural resources
WASHINGTON, April Tt was
on April 6, 1909, when Rear Ad-
miral Robert E. Peary finally
reached the North Pole, after hav-
ing made the final dash of 100 miles
in five days with one member of his
crew and 4 Eskimos. Last night
the Admiral celebrated the ami
versary of the attainment by giving
an Alaskan dinner in honor of Sec
rotary of Commerce Redfield. The
latter stated that the good ship
Roosevelt which had safely taken
the explorer to the north and as
safely returned him, would soon sail
from New York via the Panama
Canal for the Alaskan coast, where
it would do service for the govern
ment
+ PORTLAND, Ore, April w.
T. Hume, prominent attorney OF
this city, was shot and probably |
fatally wounded at noon today The |
man who did the deed was S. A. |
Constantine, an Italian. He poured |
three shots into Humes' back. Con-
stantino held a grievance against |
Hume because the latter defended |
A M. Brighwick, another attorney,
charged with having retained money
belonging to an Italian. In the
early days of Nome Hume was as
sistant district attorney, and is one
of the characters who figure in Rex
Beach's famous story, The Spoil
ers."
TOXIC, April Premier Ok
una, in an address just delivered, /
declares that Germany has compli- |
Gated the Chinese situation by at |
tempting to make China believe that |
Japan sought to annex China. |
CHICAGO, April Z. - William
Hale Thompson, Republican, club
man, sportsman and reputed mil |
lionaire real estate owner, was
elected mayor yesterday by 140,00
plurality and carried the entire Re-
publican ticket with him. He was
opposed by Robert M. Sweitzer, the
Democratic nominee. The election
marks the passing from public life,
probably forever, of Carter H. Har-
rison, mayor of Chicago, son of Car
ter H. Harrison, the first, who was
assassihated while serving as
Worlds Fair mayor of Chicago, in
1898. Harrison II equalled his
fathers record of 5 terms and actu
ally served two more years than his
father, as his last term was for
four years, while his fathers five
terms and his own first four were of
two years each.