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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-20
Two Are Missing in Fire.

Warroad, Mimi, March 2O.-An en-
tire block Of business buildings was
destroyed by fire at Roosevelt, ten
miles east of here. A man and boy
are missing at the Woodland hotel
and it is believed they are victims of
the fire
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-20
PRACTICE MARCHES BEGUN
Two Cavalry Regiments Take Hikes
@ at San Antonio.

4 s.
San Antonio, Tex, March 2O.The
first regimental hike of the modified
troops at Fort Sam Houston was made
when the Ninth and Eleventh cavalry
went on a practice march. The
Eleventh started at o'clock and the
Ninth left half an hour later, both re-
turning at noon. The camp is now
ready for the beginning Of the actual
maneuvers.
General Carter has made an order
regulating bugle calls. Reveille, will
be called at $50 o'clock, assembly at
s, tattoo at s p. M, and taps at 10
p. m. Within these limits brigade
commanders will regulate calls for the
respective brigades.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-20
Advertised LETTERS

List of advertised Letters. TO,
week ending March 1S, 1911. I'm
claimed.
Men
Arhart, Mr.. Henry,
Coons, MI. Fred,
Frost, Mr.. Frank, 90
Hanch. Mr.. Grilforf,
Knuteson, Mr.. Tom, It. 81
Lath, Mr.. J. B.
Liden. Mr.. John,
Mcclure, w. H.
Nogga, Mr.. Vincent,
Phillips, Mr.. Bob,
MILESTONE, Mr.. Fred,
Wilson, Mr.. B.
Woodward, MI. Hosea,
Fucker, Mr.. John,
Women
Bottineau, Mrs. Geo.
Berg, Miss Clara, ....
Hart, Mrs. Daniel, .. -,G
Jackson, Mrs. Aggie, 49,
Leighton. Mrs. Ira, ~ -.
+ Malhany, Mrs. Frieco. A..
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

William Il. walters. 2s; Elizabeth
McColl, "a.
August Glambin. rs; Tiilie Prtruks,
20.
Frank Hartleben, 2s; Anna Benin, "a.
John II. Shonebarger. So: hazel NJ.
Smith, 20.
Ludwig Glina. a; Katarzyna Bator.
10.
Henry II. Clark, 2b; Helen A, Thomas,
2E
Ralph y. Handy. 20; LILLIAN Foley. %.
George DeMaesschalek, 25i CelIne
Emil Kets, 2i; Emma Borowski. 20.
Giuseppe zsfarana. 81; vinanzal "a
fata. az
Fred Koslowski. "a; olga Tanen, %.
Ignatz NakelskL. 20: Frances Gaiota.
Albert F. Hnlbors. 81. Gertrude A.
Lewis, 2t.
DuddIeson 80.
Richard J. Conway. 40; Mary NAL
Johs Peters, 20, Mssd.lens eei.er.
Edgar. Mcconalogue. n. Romulus:
EsteIia Baker. ~. Dearborn.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
BIRTHS.

BOYS.
Fred Kean, Jr. SIS Livernois.
Jno. Clinton, 227 Kenilworth.
Louis Johnson, 70e Chene.
Chas. Wilkinson, 246 Second.
Arthur Ringe, 223 tWreford
J. III. Markham, 1s4 LlllibrIdge
David j. Winn, 3S Perry.
J. r. Smith. lil2 Brooklyn.
II. A. Wilson,
Paul Bondo. 637 Baker.
Jos Jankowski 646 X. Warren.
John cEaplinski. 1894 Dubois.
A. Geisler. 644 Junction.
Ernest Mead Baker. 203 East Grand
boulevard.
Andrew Lowry, 90 stanford.
Jan Marling. Ss3 Riopeiie.
GIRLS
Paul schaefer. 4s2 Mack.
w III. King 895 Seyburn.
Frank Polaski. 6O2 Trombly.
VIM. Lardie, 957 Trumbull
Jno. Scheck, $50 Gladwin.
VIM. IN. Smith, 1856 81 Antoine.
VIM. Dooyen, 1880 Mack.
Claud Reeves, IT'S Rademacher.
Jno. l. King, 46 Edmund-pl
David Neill. i4l Humboldt.
Edw. Kinner. 52l Fifteenth.
Chas McMichael. sac Cavalry.
Jno Kaslowsky 73O Palmer.
A. ". McCabe. i42 Beech.
NJ G. Murphy. All High w.
L. ri. Phelps. ss7 Trumbuii.
n. Samei as Albert
Mike Horwatk. 7ss Kirby.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
GIVE UP FIGHT.

Tuec Vacuum Cleaner FOLK Wont
Seek School Borad Contract Further
T. r. Roberts, Detroit manager OF
the United Electric Co., OF Canton,
o.. which manufactures the Tuec
vacuum cleaner, told The Times. Sat
urday morning, that, while his COM
pany felt that II was unfairly discrim
mated against by the board of educa
ton In connection with the letting oi
contract for vacuum cleaners, he
didn't think any further effort would
be made to revoke the action OF the
board.
The board has seen At to buy other
vacuum cleaners, In spite OF the
mayors veto,D said Mr.. Roberts, "and
I, don't think we shall make any fur
ther effort to get the contract. Our
cleaner showed, on a test with com
petitors. that II was better than the
others, scoring 97.6 points to S5.5 fol
the cleaner accepted by the board.
Had the board taken our machine, the
city would have saved over $4,000 on
the present contract
in Connection with the arguments
Of Inspector Burton against our clean.
er, there is one laughable incident.
He objected to the Tuec on the
ground that the hose used on our
cleaner had dragging weight OF ~
pounds, while that of the one bought
by the board was only 1S Ia pounds.
BY dragging weight mean the pull
ing of the hose across the floor. Now,
that ID q most ridiculous point on
which to find fault, because the 75
feet. OF hose attached to our cleaner
can be handled with the greatest oi
ease. Besides, the two janitors at the
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
DIED.

DIED.
GORNING--July "a, 1911. at 1894 War
ren-ave west. Minnie. beloved wife
OF f. 4. Corning and mother OF Arth-
ur. Walter. Ruth and Edna Corning
sister OF Mrs. John Morgdrige and
George and William Videan. Funeral
from home Saturday at y. IN. Can
adian papers please copy.
PURDY-SnddenIy, July zS. 1917. at
Greenfield. Mich. George. beloved
of Susan and the late William Pur-
dy.. brother OF Mrs. Frank Kellogg.
Funeral from his late residence. T6s
Williams ave Notice OF time later
FRAIN--July 81. Marie B., beloved
Prafn, sister of Miss Anna Messrs
Anthony. John, Frank. Edward and
Miss Agnes Funeral services from
parents residence TO St. Albertus
church, July 81. at $3.50 a. m stand
ard
KRANTz--July 2s. 1911, Joseph Krantz
beloved father OF Edna Krantz and
brother or Mrs. Glode Bondy, age AZ
years. Notice OF funeral later,
LEONARD-July 28 1911, at her resi-
dcnce, 262 Fourth-ave., Victoria. be-
loved wife or Edwin Leonard and
mother OF Mabel Leonard. Notice OF
funeral later
MAIIoN---July 2s. 1911. Frank. beloved
son OF Catherine and the late John
Mahon, brother OF Margaret and
Helen Mahon. Funeral from family
residence. ss Porter-st., Monday at
$50 and st. Aloysius church at 8
o'clock
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

fOh SALE--fAHMS.
10 ACRES ON CAR LINE
Good house. large barn, poultry house.
good soil. $500. Also A. without
buildings.
20 ACRES
5 mi from Algonac. Groom house
large barn, so fruit trees, 10 A. OF
hay, wheat, oats. corn and potatoes;
horse, two cows. calf. pig, chickens
and tools; only s1,s00.
20 ACRES
Near Utica, good new house and
barn. Will take lots or cottage In
Royal Oak, Birmingham or Pontiac.
80 ACRES
,ooSs wth ,cn 1Si.d,ss gso eroP Eso stock and
ance per cent. Will exchange for
lots or cottage.
$50 ACRES
IL mi. from city hall, stone road.
large house and barn: only $50 per
A. This r. snap and must be sold
to close an estate.
160 ACRES
Oakland Co. 40 mi from Detroit,
12-room house. 2 large barns. wind
mill: a; orchard; $500. VIII ex-
1s0 ACRES
Near South Lyon, large 13-room
house. large barns. 1s0-ton silo.
windmill. good land. SEQ per A. Will
sell on easy terms or take small
farm near town in exchange.
have large list OF farms. call
TO see me-
EYSTER. The Farm Man.
Bo7 MAJESTIC BLDG
OFFICE OPEN THURSDAY =
mos UNTIL s O'CLOCK.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
IN SOCIETY

rhs Michigan Authors association
u meet In the Hotel Cadillac, Thurs
evening, Aug. 8. At 5 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Z. Funke, viii leave
bnday for Huronia Beach. TO spend
Arrest Of the summer.
'rhs engagement OF Miss Marie
kuise Parker, daughter OF DR.. and
RS. Byron Parker, TO DR.. Ansel
looks Smith. OF Grand Rapids, is
fnounced.
lMiss Lyla Il. MacNanes. soprano. OF
1, ew York. will sing In the North
oodward Baptist church. Sunday
I 'brning.
|pI Detroit Retail Grocers will hold the
Mnual reunion and excursion TO Put
b b(-Bay, Wednesday, Aug. 2, on the
ew steamer Put.in-Bay.
nj o.
4 miss Stella Hough, OF the Woman's
kchange, is on a trip to Mackinac.
ves Cheneaux Islands, and other north
ia lake points.
A band concert, moving picture
bow and dance, to which the general
hblic Is cordially invited. will be
lven. Saturday evening, at Fort
Jayne, by the Twenty=Sixth Infantry.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Wine will give
4 reception, Sunday evening, Aug. 8.
u their home, No. 224 Montcalm-st.
hst, In honor OF the engagement or
teir daughter, Miss Mary Wine, 10
aaron M. Pregerson, which has Just
ihen announced.
d The Detroit theological club VIII
Ike a trip to Monroe Piers, Sunday.
lug, 6, on the specially chartered lit
de steamer Sullivan, which Will leave
he public lighting commission dock
ii 8 O'Clock. The excursion Is made
sbr the express purpose OF viewing and
Scking lotus blossoms, which grow al
ahe piers.
I Danish citizens OF Detroit have de-
ermined 10 have q clubhouse OF their
iwn and o committee has been formed
b solicit subscriptions and look for
suitable site. II Is expected that
bout $4,000 will be expended on the
iuilding. The committee having the
halter In hand Is composed Of DR..
lens Jorensen, Carl Hansen. Carl
Jacobsen, Hans Hansen and Edward
Ernst.
Or
Detroit chapter OF the American In
Ititute OF Banking will give the annual
moonlight, Thursday evening, Aug. 10.
Because OF the large number OF bank
Employees In the city, postcard invita-
ions have been issued, and only q
United number OF tickets will be sold
10 other than bank men. Fine music
viii be feature OF the excursion. The
boat will dock, at Detroit, at lO:3O
o'clock, to permit the early-tobed folk
10 get home In good time. while those
Who have no fear OF late hours VIII
set sail for another hour or two.
Or
The children In the asylums. homes.
hospitals and other public institutions
pf the city, will be given special
treat by the Wolverine Automobile
club, Friday afternoon, Aug. 4. The
little ones will be taken for q. ride
around the city and Belle Isle, In
autos, and then will enjoy basket
picnic. on Belle Isle, before the return
ride. w. D.. Rockwell. secretary or
the club, urges every member TO
send his, machine and as, many. autos
belonging to his friends as he can
secure, to the Hotel Griswold, at !
o'clock Friday, and their drivers viii
then be given instructions where to
go to pick up their loads. As the
lunch must be paid for, checks for
any amount. large or small, sent In for
the purpose by citizens generally, Will
be gratefully acknowledged by Mr..
1t Is intended to make the
outing an annual affeir.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
Sundays Q q m. and a:se D. m
For SUGAR ISLAND and TOLEDO
:c ssPsr p M fsxss sTnd.s: ss' sss ana = sns me-
DETROIT UNITED IxrERURsAN
LINES.

FLINT-sAGINAw LIMITEDs-s:as q.
m. and every two hours TO s;as p m
. D. m: north OF oxford Sundays only,
IL D. m. To Romeo. a. m, q M.
every two hours 10 10 D. m. IL .. m.
PORT HURON LIMITEDs-7ns q.
days. II p. m. Algonac limited dsiiy
except Sunday, 6;i6 D. m Through
locals, a. m. hourly to p. m. p.
m; Marine City 8 .. m; Mt. Clemens
local. half-hourly 90 y. m; hourly %
n d. m. Mt. Clemens via Shore Line.
s.a5 a. m. hourly 10 ii;ss y. m
TOLEDO LIMITEDs - 7;so a m.
every two hours TO $50 p. m Toledo
locals, g a m, hourly TO . y m. Mon
roe only 10 D. m. IL p m
PONTIAC LIMITEDs--4:se D. m. s:io
n m, b.so D. m. Locals, $40 q m. every
20 minutes TO 7:fo n. m; T:b a m. half
hourly 20 ,..s az z. m; .is p m. ;vrSin
n,nT.ss Ronrry 20 y S'ss I ,. M. s,io ,. m hourly
10 80 D. m, II 90 D, m. ana Birming-
ham only, midnight
JACKSON KALAMAZOO LIMTTHDs
= e.iO a m. every two hours 20 i;ie ..
m: Jackson Lansing Limited. e1e p
m. Jackson locals. a. M every TIVE
hours TO D, m. Ann Arbor only.
m. d. m, sac p. m. d. m. 10 ,. mL.
II % m. To Worthwhile. $50 m.
hourly 20 $50 p 70; 7;se ,,,D ? rn.,,.c,, =, : m
wYANporrE prv.--s,ss = r.s hsif.
hourly 20 s:ss .. m; hourly % hs'
ORCHARD LAKE Drv.-s : -
hourly q a y m
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
DAILY DEATH LIST.

clifford Wild. year. ss Ludden:
spasmodic asthma.
Edw. w. Roberts. "a years. st. Mary's
hospital: gunshot wound,
Harold Burnstein, Is years, 81.
Mary's hospital; Internal hemorrhage,
Ernest Delezenne, 40 years, 426
Crawford; gastritis acute.
Marie Gray. year. 10 Ludden; acute
bronchitis.
Chas Alger. SO years. Grace hos
pital; inquest pending. 1
Robt. w. Bruce, ] year. 346 Green
ave: CASTRO enteritis.
Louise b. Klein, SO years. Harper
hospital; hernia.
Augusta L. Mumford. s5 years. 81
Howard: burns.
Clara p. Brusster, 1s years. 2s7 w.
Grand boulevard; tuberculosis
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

Capron school. where the tests took
place, are able-bodiedl men. one being
a former motorman and the other a
city fireman. We are certainly sur
prised at the arguments and action or
Mr. Burton"
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
New Divorce sults.

The following suits for divorce were
filed Saturday: Genevieve vs. Lewis
j. Pierce, and John vs. Caroline Lueth
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
Put-in-Bay Excursions
and Cleveland by Daylight.
EVEUY UAH.

DOUBLE DAILY SERVICES TO cEDAn
POINT, sANDUskY AND pUT-IN-DAl
ON WEEK DAYS.
SER. Put-in- Bay tnewD leaves $3.50 z.
N. every day. str. Frank 70 Kirby
leaves st 100 ,. m. week days Fares,
Puf-tn-Day round trip, week days, 5oci
sunasyr. 7sc. To Cleveland, one way,
si.1s. To ssrdusky, one way, t1.oo. To
sanausky, round trip. same asy, 11.1s.
ASHLEY n DUSTIN sTEANER LINE.
Ffr.t street whsrf.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
Issues Warrant For Witness.

Roy w. Hawkins failed to appear as
. witness In the suit OF Harold X.
Jackson ys. William T. Wager, Satur-
day. In Justice Teagan's court. so the
justice issued warrant for him.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

i0-KCRE TRUCK FARM BARuATN-
Less thar mile from Bay City, near
stone road. Rich black loan soil :
5-rOom house. fair condition Barn.
class. arranged for horses. cows
and chickens Owner removed 20 dis
tant city and will sell for much less
than cost: 81, 900 on terms. Discount
for cash. M. J. Carley. Royal Oak.
Mich
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co., rs
John r. st. Ph. Main l4ss. or City sass.
jail.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
$500.

81, 600.
Near the Ford. Alden Sampson, Brush
and Gray motor plants: also -. u. r.
lights bath and cellar: hardwood
floors. convenient 20 car line; easy
terms. Let us show II 20 you
Lambrecht, Kelly & Co,
City or Main AIS. q Griswold-st.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

Fince Improved 40 Acres
All clay loan. 2h miles to town; price
$1,000. See my agent. M. MAYER. !.
JR.. Merrill, Mich
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

s.00o-ACRE RANCH. partly improved
famous Musselshell Valley. Montana
h $50 per acre. Ideal colonization prop
osition. c. L. Bauman. Minneapolis
MINI.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
WHITE STAR LINE

Wharf Foot OF Griswoid So.
For PORT HURON way ports steamer
leaves daily s:so q m and ,:se p N;
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
2sgs(|Ss;'siIEsII vEEHa

points south and east. leave daily l0:4s
.. m Fare TO Cleveland 81. PittsburF.
$3.50. Lower berth, $50: upper berth.
for XipenS. MaeEinac and way Port.
Monday and Saturday, p. m. Wedhss.
days and Fridays. s;3o.
For Buffalo and the East-Week.
dsys. 500 p. m sundays ana hohoayH
Week-End Excursiens every satur.
day, Cleveland, t3.b0; Buffalo. $50; Nj
aeara Falls Si Round trip returning 9
in time for business Monday morning.
For Mackinsc fsisnd--Spccial steam
er seryiceMondays 9:30 A. m. Thurs
days 9 % m No stop en- route except
al Goderich. Ont, every Friday ub-
bound and Saturday downbound.
CITY ticket Ofhees-Msjesfie Bids.,
~ ytooaxrsra-ave-. 17s Grt-wota-sf.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

F0a sALH--FARMs.
OPPORTUNITY FOR
INVESTMENT
7o-Acre Farm
North OF Detroit. l v miles from Wood
ward-ave. pavement; neighborins
lands selling from $500 10 800 per a.
izs quickly on this property; siso
M. J. CARLEY,
Royal Oak, Mioh.
i00-ACRE FARM ON CAR LINE
stop" In front. Large Yield OF al
falfa and other crops; Fruit ber-
the best farms in Troy township; 10
room residence. tenant house, barns
and other outbuiidings: spring. good
wells. water piped TO house and barn;
Two -y business Rsl a's lots AoS on Main Main.st Bar
M ]. cARLEY, Royal Oak. Mich.
b0-ACRE FARM near Orchard Lake.
with good buildings. fruit. crops. otc..
Bo-acre farm, AZ miles north OF Detroit;
new buildings. crops. fruit etc.
s-scre on car line. near Detroit; good
buildings, $4,000 l. A. Burdick. S0S
Majestic building. Main 3s7
FOR sALE-orchard Land, $50 acres
celebrated Wenatchee Valley, wash
ington. 81 acres applesg ~ acres
bearing. Irrigated from Columbia
river. Sickness forces sale. Ad-
dress box 7te, Wenatchee. Washing
ton.
IN ALoONAc-7h acres. good build :
tngs orchard and soil. near boat ana
car stop-t2.10o.
I have all size farms and farms that
will suit you
CAL. CURRIE.- -ALGoNAc. MICH.
FOR SKLE-f5.606 acres good land In
famous Baldwin County. Alabama,
Co. Pensacola. Fla
The Detroit times., 1911-07-29

The Michigan Authors association
u meet In the Hotel Cadillac, Thurs
evening, Aug. 3, at s o'clock.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-21
F. II. FURR DIES SUDDENLY
Prominent Citizen of Egger Sue
cumbs 10 Heart Trouble at
Home of Daughter.

f. II. Furr, one Of the oldest resi-
dents of Egger, and for many years
a Justice of the peace in Mountain
township, died suddenl Tuesday eve
ming at the supper table at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Emmet
Roby. He has been in bad health
for some time, suffering with a
stomach and heart trouble. Burial
was at Egger Thursday.
Mr.. Furr came TO Arkansas from
Mississippi in 1879, and TO Polk
county about two years later. He
was &C years old at the time of his
death. He is survived by nine chill
dren, five boys and four girls. all
grown and married. They ere: A
w. Furr, of Mena; Mrs. C. y. Leon
ard. Mrs. James Miller. S. l.. Furf
C. p. Furr, Mrs. Emmett Roby. All
Of Egger; Mrs Ross Ford OF Mena
g.. G. Furr Of Waters and ]. n. FurT
0f N0mble.
The deceased was Mason OF
long standing and a member of thr
N. +. church, South.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-21
ANXIOUS
TO HAVE PEACE
United States, Great Britain, Rus
sia, France, Germany ard Japan
Aiding Peace COnferees
in China.

Shanghai, Dec. i9.-Prespects of
establishing peace in China became
more definite today with the an
nouncement that all of the six great
powers of the world, the United
States, Japan, Great Britain, Russia,
France and Germany, are united
in a cooperative effort to assist
WI Ting Fang, representative of
the revolutionists, and Tag Shao vi,
representing Premier Yuan Shi
Kai, towards a successful culmina-
tion Of the present negotiations.
The strictest precautions have
been taken by city authorities for
the protection of Tang Shao vi, as
an intimatiofi has reached the po-
lice that some among the more hot
headed students have been advocat-
ing his assassination on the grounds
that he is supporting the Manchus
There is reason to believe that
this idea is absolutely without
foundation. Tang Shao vi is an adj
vocate of a constitutional monar-
chy, but does not support the re-
tention of the Manchu dynasty
His sympathies are with the Can
tonese reformers, but he does not
believe in a republic.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-21
OKLAHOMA HORSES
DYING BY HUNDREDS
Short Crop Leads to Feeding Bad
Grain, and Blind Saggers Are
Killing Animals in Great
Numbers.

Oklahoma City, Dec. i8.-Hun-
dreds Of head of horses and mules,
among them some of the best breed
ing stock in the country, are dying
of blind staggers in the eastern part
of the state, according to informa-
ton received at the state board of
agriculture. In the last two weeks
more than 500 head Of fine animals
have died in Delaware county alone,
and the death rate in other locali-
ties in the same time has reached
proportions of an epidemic.
Dr. j. X. Callicotte, state veteri-
marian, returned today from tour
Of the eastern side of the state,
where the disease has been most
fragrant, and he says that hundreds
Of farmers have lost entire herds
Death is caused by the animals eat
ing musted corn. As a rule, the
farmer in gathering his corn would
lake the best ears and leave the
nubbins on the stalk. These would
become musted by the moisture and
later stock would De turned intf
the field.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-21
Thirty MILLION
BANK DEPOSITORS
The Banks Owe Them Five Times
As Much Money As There Is
Money in Circulation in
the Country.

New York, Dec. f7-The "cam-
paign of education" for the reform
of the country's panic-breeding
banking system is the biggest nom
partisan movement ever undertak-
en-. The business mems organiza-
tion, the National Citizens League,
proposes to preach the gospel OF
sound banking until there is a
unanimous demand from the wage
earners and wage-payers of this
country { r reform.
The sound money campaign, Is
years ago, was bitter partisan
struggle; the sound banking cam
paign will be non-partisan. The
leading Democratic members OF
the congress, especially ohe south
ern leaders, are as keen as Presi-
dent Taft to keep banking reform
out of politics. The big men in
Washington on both sides of the
political fence insist that the only
kind of a banking and currency bill
that congress will agree upon will
be one that will safeguard the pro-
posed cooperative banking associ-
alton against both politics and Wall
street.
The campaign of education will
reach every bank depositor and ev-
cry wage-earner in the country, be-
cause bank depositors and wage
earners are the people who suffer
most severely from the panics caus-
ed by a bad banking system. The
banks of the country now have on
their books 30000,000 individual de-
posts. The last returns from the
government show that the banks
owe their 3O,0OO,000 depositors the
enormous sum of Si6,500,000,000
which is nearly five times as much
money as there is actual money in
the whole country.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-21
PEACECONFFRENCE
IN China monday
Delegates From Both ImperiaIs and
Rebels Arrive at Shanghai TO
Open Negotiations-Hopc
TO Reach Agreement.

Shanghai, Dec. iS.-The peace
conference between Wu Ting Fang,
the foreign secretary in the revolu-
tionary cabinet, and Tang Shao vi,
representing Premier Yuan Shi Kai
and five delegates selected by each
side, opened in the town hall here
at 2:30 this afternoon.
The delegates arrived at the town
hall at 2 o'clock. They immediate
ly proceeded to business. All ex-
cept the delegates were excluded
from the building, which is guard
ed by armed British police.
One of the notable facts in con-
nection with the peace conference
is that both principal personages are
natives of Canton and old friends,
On their first entrance into the
room the greeting of the delegates
was most friendly. Tang Shao vi
this morning said that he does not
represent the throne, but is a per-
sonal representative of Premier
Yuan Shi Kai. This declaration may
be regarded as significant one.