The Chitina leader., 1915-10-05


sand ton dreadnaughts, that are about
to be built for the American navy.
The plans for the hull are unique in
many respects, the naval architects
having profited by the lessons learned
in the European war about the dan
ger Of submarine attacks. and import.
ant devices are to be installed which
will act as perfect defenses against
torpedo attacks. The matter of the
new devices has been kept a close
secret by the navy officials, but en-
haustive tests have been made. and the
department feels that they have
solved the problem.
ALBANY, Ore, Sept. 29-Otto
Hooker, the escaped convict from the
State penitentiary, who shot and MUIR
dered the warden of the prison, was
surrounded by posse near here last
night, and in the fight which followed,
was shot and killed. Hooker refused
to surrender when cornered, and kept
firing on the posse until the end.
When the body was recovered 1t was
found that several bullets had taken
effect on the convict.
ARDMORE, Okla, 29-The revised
figures of dead as a result of the ex.
plosion of a tank car filled with gaso-
line at the Santa Fe depot in this city,
places the number at forty-eight. The
property loss will easily run as high
as half million. Nearly one-half
of the dead were negroes. A relief
fund has been started for the families
of the victims, most of whom were
working men, with wives and children
dependent upon them.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29-The
city election which was held here yes
terday resulted in the reelection of
James Rolph as mayor, who easily
defeated his opponet former mayor
Eungene Schmitz. Schmitz made a
good fight, but was unable to recover
from the sigma of his removal from
Office when the graft conditions under
Ruef were exposed in the Golden Gate
city some years ago.
WASHINGTON. Sept. rs The
Weather Bureau reports extreme wea-
the rconditions in certain portions of
the states with early frosts being re-
corded in New England, the states
along the great lakes, the middle At
lantic states, and in the interior.
Along the Pacific coast the weather is
normal, and the same in the southern
states and along the gulf.
WALLA WALLA, Oct. ELMER
Holma, teller of the Farmers Savings
Bank in this city, was arrested yester
day charged with the embezzelment
of $4,000. Holman, when arrested
confessed his crime, and turned over
to the bank officials private property
to the amount of $4,000 in an effort
to make whatever restitution lay in his
power. Holman has always borne an
excellent reputation and has been with
the bank for years, rising to his pres
ent position from the post of bank
messenger, which he assumed when a
boy.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IA violent
West Indian hurricane swept over this
city the night before last leaving death
and devastation in its wake. The
wind at times reached the velocity of
one hundred and thirty miles per
hour. Between the hours of 6 and
$50 the wind reachest it's heighest,
at intervals going above 120 miles an
hour and once reaching the pinnacle
of 100. Between $50 and Z O'Clock
the average wind velocity was eighty
miles. Ten persons were killed by the
storm and $50 injured. The property
loss is at least a million and some of
the most important business blocks
in the city suffered severely from the
storm. Many churches, schools and
public buildings were damaged, and
the famous French market, one of the
most interesting sights in the city,
was partially wrecked. The roof of
the Masonic Temple was torn off, and
the entire telephone system democrat
lied, while for time outside tele-
graphic connection was cut off.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Another
wonderful invention in the telephone
field was subjected to a severe test
today and proved its validity when
Theodore N. Vail president of the Bell
Telephone Co., talked from his office
in New York with persons in the Mare