The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-11
Late Telegraph News

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for the materials to be used in the
construction of the greater" super.
dreadnought California. The kee
lof this big battleship will be laid a,
the Brooklyn navy yard SO soon as
the superdreadnought arizona take:
the water. The latter vessel will be
launched early in June, and it is
expected to prove one of the greatest
naval celebrations in the history OF
New York. The time selected fol-
the great ship to take her plunge
into the East river is one when the
entire Atlantic, fleet will be in New
York waters, making it possible for
$4,000 officers and men of that
organization to witness the cere-
mony. President Wilson will be
urged to go to Brooklyn for the
launching. If he does, he will be
the first President to witness a
battleship launching in New York in
the last ten years.
In addition to the President,
those who are expected to witness
the launching of the Arizona are:
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt, Admiral
Fletcher, the commander-in-chief of
the Atlantic fleet, and his staff, the
four rear admirals commanding the
battleship divisions of the Atlantic
fleet, Admiral Dewey, Governor
Whitman, and large delegation
from Arizona, including the gov
ernor and the lucky girl who will be
selected to name the superdread-
nought. At fewest, 10000 persons
from New York City, in addition to
out-of-town guests, probably will be
invited.
The Arizona. when she goes into
commission, will have a displace-
ment of 81, 400 tons. She will be
sos feet long, will have a speed of
81 lnots, aud will have cost the gov
eminent more than 100000 to
build and equip. She will have a
main battery of twelve 14-inch guns,
ering proiectiles that weight 1,400
! mounds each, in addition to a second
airy battery of twenty-five 5-inch
guns. Her crew will number about
1,000 officers and men.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-At the
city election, held Yesterday, Mayor
Preston, Democrat, was reelected.
Other Democrats were elected TO
municipal office.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 5.-Charles
Bryan, brother of Secretary OF
State William ]. Bryan, was yester-
day elected one of the five city COM
missioners.
WASHINGTON, May lot has
been decided that DR.. Edward Ewing
Pratt, chief of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. will leave
this city for the west on Saturday
next. On his way he will visit
Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans,
Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles. He
| is to attend the convention of the
| California Bankers Association at
San Francisco, May 81, % and 20,
and, in place of Secretary Redfeld,
will deliver an address there
JUNEAU, May S.-Now that the
legislature has adjourned and the
members have left for their respec-
tive homes, the one absorbing topic
of conversation is the liquor ques-
ton. The expression on the sub
ject of renewal of licenses indicates
that there is a considerable change
of sentiment since last year. With
the exception of Sitka the vote ir
the various towns in this division
was largely wet Now it is a seri
Gus question whether many of the
towns will vote wet at the specia
| election to be held on May "a. II
may be interesting to know the re
suit of the census taken last yeal
in the several towns, when the nos
non-committal and not seen were
counted as against the granting Of
licenses. In answer to the question
'Do you favor the issuance Of
licenses to sell liquor?" the follow
ing figures resulted:
Juneau-Yes, 1886; no, 424
n-committal, 80; not seen, 81;
total, 1876. 20 /,
4 Douglas-Yes, 500; no, 1923; non
committal, II; not seen, 76; total
79S.
i Haines-Yes, 70; no, "a; non
committal, IL; not seen, 10; total
I125.
!, REPRESENTATIVES., 104; no, So
non-committal, 16; not seen, 13
total, 1856.
Skagway-Yes, 296: no, rs; non