The Chitina leader., 1915-02-23

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Since
the government ship purchase bill
was sidetracked by being sent to
conference. committee, with instrue-
lions to report out on February "a,
the Senate has been doing good
work in the consideration of the
appropriations bills: = The r-sundry
civil bill, with it's provisions for
S126, 100000 was passed without
much question. After adding ST.
100000 to the legislative and judi
eial appropriations both bills were
passed.
LOS ANGELES, Feb, 20.-This
city has been thrown into a state OF
intense excitement by reason OF an
Investigation that has been going on
for some days past. The government
has been concerned because of the
rumors that the neutrality laws Of
the country were to be violated. 4
probe was started with the result
that late last evening the federal
grand jury returned several indiet-
ments. Harry Chandler, manager
Of the Los Angeles Times, and SON
in-law of the proprietor, General
Otis. was the most prominent man
indicted. He is charged with having
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laws by recruiting soldiers to serve
in an invasion of Lower California.
Others similarly indicted include v.
]. Viljeon, former general in the
Beer war, Baltazar Aviles, former
governor of Lower California, and
Walter Booker.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-More
than a thousand leading women Of
the I'm States, assembled at the
nations canital, have united in an
effort IT, end war among civilized
nations fcrever The organization,
known as the "Woman's Peace
Party" is based on the idea that
mans efforts for peace have been q
failure for over five hundred years.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Sen-
ator Wesley l.. Jones is impressed
with the idea that immediate medi-
cal relief is needed by the natives il
Alaska The fund for that purpose
is exhausted and the amount pre-
vided in the sundry civil bill after
it becomes a law will not be avail
able until after June. In conse-
Quence the senator has introduced
an amendment to the sundry civil
bill making available Immediately
upon the passage of the bill the
$4,000 provided for medical relief
in Alaska
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-A COM
mittee of women waited on Presi-
dent Wilson this morning and to
their inquiries and request he told
them that an embargo on the expor-
tation of arms to belligerents in
Mexico would be completely I'M
neutral act.
SEATTLE. Feb. 22.-Childless
and craving for love which she has
repeatedly stated she did not re-
ceive, Mrs. C. P. Noble committed
suicide last night by asphyxiation
SEATTLE, Feb. 19.-Somewhat
of a sensation was created among
old Alaskans when word was passed
around last evening that DR.. F. B.
Whiting, formerly surgeon for the
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
way construction crews had beer
placed under arrest. The charge
against him was for administering
morphine to patient. Inquire!
made brought the explanation thai
fiend who was addicted to the drus
habit was in such critical state tina
the DR.. was induced to prescribe
morphine. A cop who had beer
keeping his eye on the fiend followed
him to the Dr.'s office, and the ar
rest was afterwards made. At leas
that's the way the story runs.
excelsior SPRINGS, Mo-, Feb
19.-Frank James, celebrated in tn,
bandit days. died at his home her
last night from an attack o
apoplexy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18Th,
state department has been formal!
advised that the forces of Carranz;
have evacuated Mexico City and tina
Zapata's forces have entered. There
is a shortage of some supplies AMI
no wheat bread is obtainable at thu
Mexican capital.