The Chitina leader., 1911-05-20
CABLEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

night. a strong memorial was adopt ed, which is directed to President Taft. asking for the opening of the Alaska coal fields, and endorsing the Cordova spirit. The memorial sets forth the great injustice done the people of the north by the withhold ing from development of it's greatest resource and asks that the adminis- tration take decisive action in the matter.
 Washington, May 17.-Congress has been asked to investigate charges preferred against Commissioner Wor- cester. of the Philippines.
 Chicago, May 1.-The heat here today is intense and it is regarded as the hottest May day experienced in the city during the past twenty years, many deaths resulting from prostra- tions.
 w COu, Vhdy PSShSAOAi has been received from the Hawaiian legislature asking for admission to statehood.
 Washington, May 1.-The House passes a resolution to at once begin an investigation of the steel trust.
 Washington, May 1.-The report of the Tariff Board on board wood and pulp has been presented to Pres ident Taft.
 Washington, May 1.-The House is considering the judiciary recall in the Arizona constitution.
 Atlantic City, May 1.-The Pres byterian general assembly is in ses- sion here and will try the heresy charges.
 New York, May 17.-Former Sec 'etary of Commerce and Labor Oscar 5. Strauss called meeting of the Hebrews of this city and they de- ,ided to aid the sufferers of Ayssinia by making a contribution of $5O,0OO.
 Columbus, May 17.-Three mem- bers of the legislature have been in- dicted by the grand jury for solicit ing bribes.
 Lucerne, Switzerland, May IT, The first aerotaxi, carrying passen- gers for public service, made it's ap- pearance today and is success.
 Washington, May 1.-The Demo- cratic members of Congress are en- gagged in lively wrangle because the Rules committee has selected the to conduct the investiga- tions of the sugar and steel trusts.
 San Francisco, May 17.-Wolgast is the favorite in his fight with Burns May 27, the betting being 10 to in his favor.
 Los Angeles, May 17.-Addison Hartle met with fatal accident, while taking flight in his aeroplane He fell from the machine and was killed.
 Los Angeles, May 17.-Mary Sch reber jumped from the fourth story of a building, with suicidal intent, but alighted on an awning and was 
 New York, May 17.-Rose Deger- an, a cook, lay down for a nap on B sofa in the home of former em- ployer last night and was strangled to death by tight collar. Her form CT mistress found the lifeless body with the collar drawn into the skin of the neck.
 Dusseldorf. May 1.-The Zeppelin dirigible balloon is again total wreck.
 Columbus, O., May I'D. w. implicated with former State Printer Mark Slater in the al legged state house supply graft cases, changed his plea to guilty when it was intimated that Slater would turn states evidence, and was sen- tenced to a year in the penitentiary. London. May 17.-Caruso, the fla
 . nous singer, who has been incapaci- tated from fulfilling engagements on account of throat trouble. is again we'll and there is considerable rejoic- ing among his thousands of friends.
 Washington. May 17.-Represen- tative Mann has introduced bill in the House for the closing of the postoffices on Sunday for general de- livery of mail.
 Tacoma, May 17.-At yesterdays