The Chitina leader., 1915-05-25
HOUSTON, Texas, May PA

| HOUSTON, Texas, May IA
crusfAe against disease and against
destroyers of social welfare will be
launched at the fourth session OF
the. Southern Sociological Congress
held in this city. The general theme
! of the program was, THE Conserva-
ton sof HEALTH" but the sixty speak
ers were asked specially to consider
the widest crusade possible. Six
departments studied the following
aspects of the general theme:
Moral Health" Health and the
Race Relations" 1.-THE Church as
the Conserver of Social Health, .
''The Health of Children" THE
Prevention of Communicable Dis
cases." and Mental Health"
now numbers in : its membership
about 200 persons. The president
of the United States and the govern
ors of the states and territories of
Washington, Oregon, California,
Arizona, Nevada, Icano, Montana,
Alaska and Hawaii are honorary
members of the society, as is also
Dr.. H. NJ Smith, U. S. commissioner
of fisheries. A comprehensive pro-
gram is being prepared for the COM
ing meeting, and a large attendance
| is expected.
SYRACUSE, May 21.-After the
libel case went to the jury yesterday
afternoon there were all kinds of
predictions as to the verdict that
would be rendered, and how soon,
with large. element insistent that
the jury would disagree. Late in
the evening when verdict had not
been returned and the jury was
ordered locked up for the night the
theory of disagreement became more
generally accepted. However, it
proved to be. wrong, for this morn
ing when court convened the jury
was ready to report. By unanim-
Gus vote it was decided that Col
Roosevelt had not libeled Mr.
Barnes. The only disagreement was
on the question as to how the costs
of the case should be divided, and
that was put up to the court.
The judge instructed the jury that
it was their duty to make definite
return as to the disposition of costs.
Accordingly he sent the twelve men
back to their room. Late this after
noon they had not reported and he
then sent word to them that if they
did not soon agree they would be
locked up for the night and not dis
charged before tomorrow morning.
In the meantime Col. Roosevelt is
wearing broad smile and seems to
be at peace with the world and not
worrying over who may have to pay
the costs of trial.
REDDING, Cal, May 21.-Again
has Mount Lassen broken forth in
eruption. Today she was sending
forth veritable river of mud. The
broad acreage of farms has been
buried under from four to six feet
of mud People from Bat creek are
fleeing for the lives. There have
been other eruptions during the
past few months but this is the
most serious that has yet developed.
The property destruction will be
considerable, with the probabilities
that some life will be lost.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 20.-Fur-
Their plans for the utilization of the
Mississippi river as a means of per-
hitting the expectation of North
west grain to Norway, were formu-
lated here today by S. H. Greeley
of the Equity COOPERATIVE Ex-
change. Recalling the big demand
for grain in Norway, he says it can
be shipped from St. Paul to New
Orleans by boat and then reloaded
on Norwegian boats, with bigger
margin to farmers than if sent
through the commercial-exchange
board of trade. alleged combine.
SEATTLE, May 20.-The route
west of the Liberty Bell has been
definitely decided on. 1t will be &C
| companied by special train con-
tanning Mayor G.. S. Blankenburg.
members of Council and other off,
Gals of Philadelphia. The start
from that city will be on July 5.
From Philadelphia it will go directly
west to Pittsburg, over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad; from there through
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to Chicago