The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-05-04

, from the berg itself, touches the
thermometer the change is immedi-
ately noted on the electrically con-
trolled chart.
, HONOLULU, May 1.-Gen. Homer
Lee, the artist of New York and q
member of the bank note engraving
, firm of Homer Lee Bank Note Com.
, pany, arrived from China and is in
a pitiable physician condition. He
has become paralyzed and almost to.
tally blind. He won much fame by
the various exhibits he has made al
several expositions.
NEW YORK, May Report OF
the Copper Producers Association
for March shows decrease of half
million pounds in the stocks of avail
able, the daily production during the
month of March having averaged
4.03 million pounds as compared
with 4.12 million pounds during Feb
ruary. Electrolytic has ruled at 16
cents per pound recently.
DOVER, May 1.-The strength of
Governor Wilson has been increased
by the delegation from the State OF
Delaware. mere was no particular
fight waged against him, and he will
nave all the delegates from this
state, even though the number be
small.
WASHINGTON, May In an
swer to a request by the Senate, the
President has stated that this gov
eminent has no evidence adequate to
show that there has been any acquisi-
ton Of land in Mexico by Japan, or
that the latter government has any
intention of trying to acquire Mex
leo.
TEPIC, May 1.-The rebels were
given a decided setback yesterday.
The federals easily defeated the rebel
forces of 1000, under command of
Manuel Guerroco, killing 22O and
wounding a much larger number.
| OTTAWA, Ont, May 1.-"Had the
Titanic been equipped with micro
thermometer the accident could not
possibly have occurred" said Profess
sor H. T. Barnes, of McGill Univer-
sity Professor Barnes is the expert
who has made study of icebergs for
the Dominion government. He in
vented the microthermometer to de-
tect the presence of icebergs.
According to DR.. Barnes, when the
icebergs break away from the north
ern region and floats down on the
track of ocean-going steamers it be-
gins to melt. The water which floats
down its side is fresh water and is
considerably warmer than the salt
water of the ocean. The microther-
mometer is at the water line. When
the fresh water, which may be any
where from two to five miles away
BOSTON, May Later returns
positively give the % delegates to
the national convention from the
state of Massachusetts to President
Taft by an increased majority. The
eight delegates to be elected at large
will go to Roosevelt.
| OYSTER BAY, May 1.-Colonel
Roosevelt is very much disappointed
at his failure to carry the state of
Massachusetts. This morning he re-
nounced his claim to the eight dele
gates at large. He later telegraph
ed to his managers in Boston that
he would expect the eight delegates
to vote for President Taft, because
the latter had carried the state and
the voters declared that he was their
choice.
LONDON, May 1.-Lloyd's agent
at Smyrna has cabled that IT, most
ly Turks, have been lost, flying the
Turkish flag.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IA big
crowd last night witnessed an inter-
esting contest. 1t was between Jack
Britton, famous lightweight of Chi
cago, and Pal Moore, of Philadelphia,
and continued for twenty rounds.
Britton was the victor.
| JUNEAU, April 30.-Judge Lyons
has dismissed three of the six indict-
ments against officials of the trans
portation and coal companies which
were brought by reason of charges
, by the Humboldt Steamhsip Compa-
ny. One indictment was upheld and
the other two were sustained only
in part.
HALIFAX, April 30.-The steam
J er Mackay Bennett arrived early