The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-04-06

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sire Of the Alaska Engineering Conn
mission to use Alaska wood for the
purpose of making railroad ties.
Tests of Alaska spruce and hemlock
are now being made at the state
| university to determine whether
they are sufficiently strong to be
used as ties. 1t is expected that
Lieut.. Mears, one of the Commits
sion, will arrive here tomorrow, the
| other two to follow within ten days.
Most of the supplies for the railroad
construction forces will be pur-
| chased in this city.
SEATTLE, March 31.-Former
Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks, of Indianapolis, is in Seattle
| on his return from the Panama expo
sit.on. In discussing Alaska he de-,
clares that if the federal government
pays due heed to the demand for de-
velopment in the territory as it
ought, the future greatness of Alaska
is assured. He believes that the
present and future. administrations
are bound to keep going the program
that has been started toward rail-
road building and the general de-
velopment of the resources of the.
territory.
SEATTLE, March 31.-Although
the 30th of each month will be
sailing day under the new six
day schedule, the steamer Mari
posa will not get away until tonight.
She will have the following passen-
gers for Cordova:
Chas. A. Matheson, John Peterson,
Gust Nelson, Alfred Anderson, James
Malcolm, VIM. Sull, John Hanson,
Carl Sunberg, E. J. Ives, Mary Diff
fley, Thomas B. Hyde, H. H. Ross,
F. M. Poore, T. J. McCroskey,
Edward Stroecker, and four steer
age. For Valdez there were four
cabin and six Storage. For Seward
20 cabin and four steerage.
SEATTLE, March 31.-A terrible
fatality that resulted in the killing
of four prominent members of old
time families occurred early last
evening. The party was out driving
with Mrs. M. j. Carkeek, in her
machine, with Paul Kumai, a Jap
anese chauffeur at the wheel While
speeding along the road south of
town and near Allentown, the ma
chine dashed off the bridge that
crosses the Duwamish and threw the
occupants into the stream. Mrs. !
Carkeek was seriously injured and |
the driver only slightly hurt. But
the other occupants were killed. |
They were Thomas w. Proscn and
wife, who have lived in Seattle SINCE
the earl days, Mr.. Prosch being one
Intelligencer. Mrs H. F. Beecher, |
wife of Capt. Beecher, who is son
of the late Rev. Henry Ward |
Beecher, was another victim. The |
fourth was Miss Margaret Lenora !
Denny, daughter of the late A. A.
Denny, who was one of the original
founders of Seattle. AS these people
were all well known and were Of |
pioneer families, the announcement |
of their killing threw a pail over the |
city last night.
SEATTLE, March 31.-Labor |
union agitators were out in force |
last night and in various ways !
sought to induce the street car men
to enter upon a general strike. Vari
Gus riots resulted and at times the
police were unable to cope with the
mobs. Disturbances occurred in diff
ferent parts of the city and when |
the employees on the cars would re-
fuse to abandon the cars the mob
would take possession Car windows
were smashed, trolley ropes were
cut, fare boxes and controller han
dies confscated. All this caused
delay to traffic, much inconvenience
to passengers, and in some instances
injury to the conductor or motor
man. The men have persistently re-
fused to strike and the street cars
are running today. In the mean
time the jitney buses are being filled
to capacity, as passengers thus avoid
delay and any prospect of injury.