The Chitina leader., 1911-05-27
NEWS
 TOLD IN BRIEF

I three months trial, by avoiding ex- orbitant prices which the city black
 smiths charged, according to the re- port of the fire commissioner. New York. May 26.-A double
 decked flower garden will occupy all
 the sunny portions of the municipal ferryboat Midlothian as it plies the
 East River this summer. The boat
 was recently turned over to the tu- berculosis prevention committee as a summer hospital for child consump- lives. and the little tots who have permanent homes on board will have charge of the garden.
 Chicago, May 26.-The National Lumber Manufacturers protes, against reciprocity and reduction of the tariff on lumber
 Seattle, May 26.-Since the indict- ment of Col. Blethen and his man. aging and city editors of The Times, the Post-Intelligencer has taken ad
 vantage of the cloud hanging over them by publishing some caustic edi- torials, which resulted yesterday in Col. Blethen filing suit for crimi- nal libel and also suing the Post
 Intelligencer for $100,000 in civil libel case.
 Seattle, May 16.-Ot particular in terest to this part of the country is the Pacific Northwest Tourist Asso citation recently formed at Tacoma for the purpose of stimulating tourist travel this way. The promotion forces at work here have been too busy building up the population and developing the business resources to pay any particular attention to the tourist crop. Notwithstanding it is this crop which pays California as much as anything else. Now, how ever, the Northwest will reach out for the travelling public. The first set of officers consists of L. w. Pratt travelling president; M. J. Carrigan, Ralph Hoyt and G. w. Coburn, vice presidents; N. B. Coffman treasurer; A. L. Sommers, secretary.
 Seattle, May 1.-The steamer Northwestern sailed last night for Southwestern Alaska. She has a good list of passengers for Cordova\ including E. c. Hawkins, Geo. Bald win and Mrs. George Davison.
 Seattle. May 22.-Uncle Sam will begin work on the Lake Washington canal on June 1st, and the event will be celebrated in proper form by the people of Puget Sound. After twen- ty-five years of effort, often against |discouraging odds. the canal advo- Cates have won out. The last ob- stacle was removed recently when 1.-the commissioners of King county agreed to indemnify the government against any damages resulting from the canal. Congress appropriated
 $2,25O,OOO for. the construction of locks, and the preliminary contracts
 have been let. When completed, this
 improvement will give Seattle the lsrgest fresh water harbor for deep sea traffic in the world.
 Seattle, May 22.-The most prac-
 tical suggestion yet advanced to force the administration to act in the un- disputed Alaska coal land cases, is
 that the commercial bodies of the
 entire Pacific coast be united in the sending of big delegation of Vest
 ern business men to Washington, D. C., to camp on the trail of President
 Taft until he acts. For from five to seven years Alaskans have been wait ing for some action in cases where federal investigators found no ir- irregularities; they have paid their
 money. and the government keeps l it, and makes no excuse or apology
 for years of inaction and delay. Pres ident Taft should be shown, by con certed movement of the Pacific coast
 cities, that he is jeopardizing his own
 standing with the people of the West. Paris, May 22.-A monoplane
 plunged into a crowd of spectators,
 killing Minister of War Berteaux, and
 injuring the premier and score of
 others.
 Seattle, May Ex-Governor Will
 son. of New Jersey, who is making
 tour of the West with a view to
 strengthening his chances for secur- | ing the Democratic nomination for