The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
WASHINGTON. March 1s.-As a


result of investigations made on
Pribilof Islands last July an order
| was issued this morning by Secre-
| tary of Commerce Redfield. 1t en-
joins strict and absolute prohibition
| on all the islands. No liquor is al
| lowed to be made there, taken there,
charges were sent to the department.
involving some of the officials on St.
Paul island. Drunkenness and gen.
| eral immortality was charged. DR..
E. Lester Jones, deputy commits
sioner of of fisheries, was sent to
| investigate and on his recommends
ton several officials were dismissed.
NEW YORK, March Let was
expected that Justice Page would
issue an order today returning
Harry Thaw to the asylum at Mat
teawan. But another delay has been
occasioned by the asking of two
writs of habeas corpus, upon which
it is hoped to secure his release.
MOUNT VERNON, WASH, March
1S.-This morning an intense excite
ment was created throughout the
town by sensational killing that
occurred on the street. Birdeen
Peterson, an auto salesman and son
of rich farmer, was met by his
sweetheart Mae Agezed and they en-
gagged in an animated conversation.
Suddenly she was seen to pull gun
and shot followed. Peterson
dropped to the ground and it WIS
found that he had been instantly
killed. While the crowd was looking
after the man, the young woman
swallowed poison and is expected to
die at any moment The friends of
Miss Agezed claimed that Peterson
had promised to marry her but that
of late his attentions had been
directed elsewhere.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The
United States has entered a vigor-
GUS protest against Americans and
other foreigners from being forced
to pay part of the million pesos, as
tax levied by Villa at Monterey,
Mexico. He had declared that it was
his intention to have everyone par
ticipate in the. taxation.
LOS ANGELES, March 10
David A. Epstein, prominent
Juneau merchant, died here today.
He came south for his health but
instead of improving, death soon
came.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S-The
federal circuit court of appeals gave
a decision in case that has been
before the court for year or more
past. 1t is an appeal in the case of
Maury Diggs and Caminetti They
had both been found guilty of white
slavery in having induced a couple
of girls to go with them to a neigh
boring state. During the appeal the
decision sustains the action in the
lower court in sentencing Diggs and
Caminetti to terms in the federal
penitentiary at McNeil's Island.
PHILADELPHIA, March IS. =,
Champ Clark, speaker of the House,
delivered st. Patrick's Day address
here last night. He declared that
President Wilson was bearing the
heaviest load of any President since
the days of Lincoln. He further
added that Wilson is one of the
great Presidents of the republic, and
that their names can be counted on
the fingers of one hand. His remarks
were greeted with extraordinary ap-
plause, showing clearly that the
sympathies of the people in the
audience were with President Will
son.
GALVESTON, March 17.-The
tender of the battleship Delaware
was fired on by snipers March 10 at
Vera Cruz. This information was
brought here today by passengers on
the Norwegian steamship Tampico.
They say that the tender went into
the harbor for Captain Rogers of the
Delaware, and was fired upon while
inbound and again while returning
to the warship, although no one was
injured.