The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-01-19
Late Telegraph. News

WASHINGTON, Jan. I9.-Secre-
.tarysof the Interior Lane, following
a conference with J. P. Morgan, said
today that a decision regarding the
Alaska railroad question might be
expected by the middle of February.
He said that no more could be paid
for existing lines than the appraised
,sAlue, - e.sJ I
The engineering commission will
make no recommendations as-to. the
route. but will merely submit data
and facts to the President, who will
select the route.
ROOSEVELT. N. Y, Jan. 10
Fourteen men were shot and four
MORALLY wounded in a battle today
between ESQ striking laborers and
SO deputy sheriffs at the plant of the
American Agricultural Chemical Co.
: JUNEAU, Jan. 16.-The city
council last night unanimously
passed a resolution to invite Presi-
dent Wilson to extend his western
trip in the spring to Alaska at the
time he visits the San Francisco
fair. Other towns of the coast par
ticulariy were urged to follow
Juneau's lead in this matter.
SEATTLE, Jan. 15.-word comes
from Washington that Secretary
Lanes remarks in his recent annual
report condemnatory of the evils of
bureaucracy in the federal govern
;ment are already finding their re-
Election in some other arms of the
federal service. The complaint of
the west, described by the seer etary.
against an excess of federal control
in western matters, is beginning to
be understood and appreciated in
Washington.
Thus, when DIR. George Otis
Smith, director of the geological
survey, was testifying !. before the
Sneate committee on public lands
the other day on the water power
bills, he said: ~
81 think sometimes that the con-
seryation view of development has
been defective, in that too much en-
iphasis has been put on the future.
We cannot save things for our chill
dren at too much expense to our
selves. But think that in many
cases we can absolutely coordinate
the future uses with the present
uses"
NACO. Ariz., Jan. 14.-Border
town saloons cannot escape Ari-
,zona's - prohibition law. as some
had hoped. by moving across the line
into Me-co wherever the Carranza
faction cor trols Military orders
have been issued enforcing the en-
barge on all liquor in Naco. Sonora,
Aqua, Prieta, Nacozari' and wherever
the Carranza' troops control: - Gen.
eral Hill says the order is, for his
troops protection. :-'%
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-sPromo
tion of rifle practice among high
school students and other American
youths, and also their elders will be
discussed tonight at the annual
meeting of the board of directors of
the National Rifle Association.
which offers several prizes annually
for various rifle competitions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. = The
plan to have an international fleet
participate at the official opening of
the Panama Canal has been abanl
doned, because of foreign complica~
tions. Secretary Daniels announced
today that instead of the proposed
international rendezvous at Hampton
Roads, the vessels which will par
ticipate in the celebration would pro-
coed directly to the Cristobal en-
trance of the canal and pass through
to the Pacific. -"tst
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ian Off
cial dispatch from Mexico City indi-
Gates that General Villa is in
supreme command of all the militia
'cf the Gutierrez administration and
! has set out to crush the forces of
General Carranza, his former col
league and superior officer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Appli-
cation was made today for char
ter for a new national bank at
Seward, Alaska, to be known as the
Hartman National Bank Of Alaska,
with a capitalization of $4,000.
The application was made by ]. H.
Sears, who gave his address as
"care Hartman National Bank, New
York" j. w. Hartman, G. Wander
bilt, w. A. Hartman and ]. A.
Noble.
1. SEATTLE, JAN. l3.-The Electric
Boat Company of New Jersey will
build three submarines for the
United States navy at the yards of
O M