The Chitina leader., 1915-10-26

house of J. P. Morgan & Co.,, today received a shipment of five million dollars from England. The shipment, which was all in gold soveriegns, will be used to liquidate the debts incurred by the English government in the United States, for munitions of war.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 19-The steamer Alameda sailed for Southwestern AT aska last night, with the following passengers for Cordova: Mrs. Ava Flames, Mrs. E. S. Norland and baby, Mrs. J. Victor Carter and baby, E. NJ. Bates and wife, Geo. Coleman and wife, Fly. Maillard, Jr. and wife, Frank Townsend and John Wiklund.
 NEW YORK, 20-Robert Ward. the principal packer of the Federal Leag- ue. the outlaw major league organiza- tion, died yesterday. The death of Ward is predicted to have an adverse effect on the fortunes of the Federal League, which did not have a very prosperous season.
 TRENTON. N. J. Oct. 2O-In the special election held yesterday on the question of woman suffrage, the hopes of the advocates of the cause were blasted, for the stat voted against the measure by a majority of fifty thousand. But one county in the en- tire state gave a majority in favor of the women. and throughout the rest of the state the vote was not even close. The suffragists profess not to be discouraged, but they are keenly disappointed over the outcome, which is a surprise to the political observ- CTS, as we'll as the women, for the editorial opinion of the state was largely in favor of the bill.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 2O-Roger Bresna- han, manager of the Chicago National League Baseball Club, and several other prominent ball players had their cases in court defaulted when they failed to appear. The men were charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, the warrants being served last night. All the men who failed to appear were prevented from doing so because of injuries sustained in an accident. resulting in a collision due to reckless driving of the automo- bile handled by Bresnahan.
 RALEIGH, N. C., Oct. 20-Secre- tary of the Navy Daniels in speech here today said that the government intended ot build it's own ships here after. He said that the experiment of government manufacture of munitions was so great a success that they felt equally fine results would be gleaned from the building of submarines and destroyers. As an illustration Daniels said that where the government had formerly paid eighty cents a pound for powder, the navy was now making its own powder at net cost of twenty five cents per pound.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O-President Wilson issued a proclamation today placing an embargo on the shipment of arms into Mexico. Under the terms of the decree while Carranza as the re- cognized head of the contry can obtain all the supplies needed, Villa, Zapata and their adherents will be prevented from purchasing arms and ammunition in the United States. The embargo is a part of the movement to hasten the restoration of peace in Mexico, as the Pan-American conference has decided to throw their influence to CarranZa, now that official recognition has been given to him.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 22-The United States collier Prometheus sailed from here yesterday bound for Cordova. The Prometheus carries new equip ment for the wireless station at Cape to repair the damage done by the recent alcohol explosion at the plant.
 WASHINGTON. Oct. 21-If the policy of the Wilson administration for increased defense by enlarging the navy is adopted by the coming Con- gres it will mean that the United States will run close to England by 1925 as the leading naval power in the world. This unless Great Britain takes an unusual spurt of naval build- ing, for the contemplated increase in the ships of the United States is some- thing extraordinary in the annals of modern navies. If the program goes through, in ten years, this country