The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-05-13

WASHINGTON May 10-The tar
tiff bill, as passed by the House, has
been introduced in the Senate and
referred to the Finance committee.
Under the present understanding the
committee will decline to hold open
| hearings. The matter was recently
brought to an issue by Senator Pen
rose, who endeavored to secure per-
sonal hearings before the committee
| for manufacturers and workmen in
terested in tariff changes. The ma
jority of the committee voted emphat-
ideally against this method. Inter-
ested persons, however will be CIV
en- an opportunity to file briefs or
statements with the committee, bear
ing on any of the tariff schedules.
WASHINGTON, May lot devel-
ops that not all Alaskans favor the
I construction of railroads in the
northern territory by the overnment.
The Senate Committee on Territories
has had a number of people before
it during the present week giving
their views on the Chamberlain bill,
which provides for the construction
of 1000 miles of railroad by the
government in Alaska, and the is
suing of $4,000, goo in bonds to pay
for the same. One of the emphat-
ic opposers is Dick Ryan, who en-
deavored to show the committee that
individuals would do the necessary
building if the government kept
hands off.
SEATTLE, May 10-Last night
of an exciting demonstration. A
smoker was given in honor of the
members of the Alaska Legislature
who are in the city. The assembly
room was cleared and the floor was
covered with saw dust so as to bet
ter give the various performances
that characterized the early days of
Alaska. In addition to the guests
there was a big attendance of the
club members. Various speeches
were made in which the work done
f! by the first Legislature of Alaska
| was generally commended.
| Announcement was made that Oh
Wednesday night next an informal
dinner will be given by the club in
| honor of Major J. F. A. Strong. the
new governor of Alaska, who will be
in the city at that time, enroute to
Juneau from Washington. He and
| Mrs. Strong arrived at noon to-day.
WASHINGTON, May 10-The tel
ephone situation on the Pacific coast
is to be thoroughly investigated by
the Government. Various compan-
| les have merged with the Bell COM
pany, and it is contended That a
strong monopoly has been created by
eliminating competing companies
c j. Smythe, of Nebraska, has just
been appointed special Assistant At
torney General to take charge of the
investigation.
ANNAPOLIS, MD. May 1O--Lieu-
tenant B. Richard Hill was found
dead in his room yesterday afternoon
with a bullet in his head. He had
been pursuing a rather wild career.
SEATTLE, May 10-The steamer
Alameda sailed from this port last
night for Southwestern Aleska. Pas
sengers booked for Cordova are as
follows: C. D. Coldwell, Mrs. H.
G.. Steel, Frank Thompson and wife,
w. d. Boyer, C. Hupp, w H.
Brown and wife, Frank Hoppe. w.
c. Hoppe and wife,, j C. Lewis and
wife, Walter Hoppe, William Clarke,
j. l.. Blank, o. Bravick, Walter Nc
Cullough.
WASHINGTON, May 1O-A unm-
Der of the Progressive Representa-
tives and Senators left here yeter-
day afternoon for Chicago. They
were headed by Senator Cummings
of Iowa, and will participate in a
conference looking toward the reor-
ganization of the Republican party.
AS the National committee will meet
at Washington two weeks later the
Progressives of the committee want
to be advised as to the attitude they
should adopt.
WASHINGTON May 9-Ambassa-
dor Chinda, who recently received a
formal protest from the Japanese
government because of the passage
of the anti-alien land owning bill by
the California Legislature, had an
audience with Secretary of State
Bryan this afternoon. He formally
presented the protest. Secretary
Bryan promised a reply as soon as
the matter had been considered by
the cabinet and a decision reached.
SANTA ANA. GALA, May 3
This afternoon Lieutenant ]. d. Park,
of the regular army, was killed by
fall from an aeroplane. He was
flying through the air when the ma
chine became careened in a high
tree. The turn came so quickly
that the Lieutenant was unable to
save himself and fell to the ground
death resulting almost instantly
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