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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15
An American KILLS
IL Mexican Bandits

Mexico City, Dec. 1s.--slnFle
handed John wilkerson. an Amerl-
can. killed n men and wounded
others when 2s bandits tried to rob
the treasure house Of the califonesna
mine In oaxaca.
Government troops have been or
dered 70 concentrate In Mexico City.
an attack ON the capital BY General
Reyes being expected Saturday.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15
Merchants Are Invited
To Attend Smoker

The Merchants Association has
been extended an invitation BY the
Commercial Club 10 attend the
smoker Friday evening In a body.
Mr.. w r Corwith. secretary Of the
Greater Charlotte Club, will be the
guest Of the club and will make an
address. The meeting Il 20 be held
at the Commonwealth Club. begin
ming at . O'Clock.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

Durham Encampment No. "a. I
q. o. y. will hold a called meeting
this evening. Work will be done IA
the patrIarchal degree. All mem
bers are urged TO be present. Visit
ing brethren are welcome.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

Wilmington. Del. Doc. f4.--Ffre to-
day destroyed the warehouss OF the
IlarShhilton Iron and Steel Company.
sntalllng a iuse OF $1,000.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

New York, Dec. fs.--Af the s3d
hour Of the six-day bicycle race.
reached today. the ra GERS had COW
cred f,s2i miles and four laps.
Eight teams were tied on this score.
while four tsams were sns lap ana
two teams two ispz behind TIA
leaders
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE navy
department. today exonerated Ensign
X. s. Young of Concord OF The charges
preferred against him for deseriIng
has post iast summer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

Kansas City. Dec. Hilary W,
waldron. Juror In the trial Of Dr,
Hyde for the murder of Colonel
swopc. returned home today after
wandering over the state for several
days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

London. Dec. ia report from
Sc Petersburg that w. Morgan
shuster has been ousfed az treasurer
general Of Persia has not been con.
frmcd.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15
ts.20l.ssA.l1

The Attention oE the public Is re-
opsetfully eailes. to the above state
ment. We viii be pleased TO have
al pernOns who are seeking Z safe
place 10 deposit their active or idle
funda, 10 call on or write ~.
II. n. DUKE. Persidsut
=. 1. FULLER. Vice President.
JOHN r. Willy. Cashier
3. W. MINOR. Asst. Cashier.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

Dsihi. DC. iis-Sccret arrest here
have lead 70 the belief that plot
20 assaslnate King George has been
discovered,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15
rHE FINANCIAL HUB or
THE COMMUNITY.

Your home bank Is the hub to
which 3 attached the various
spokese OF the whole bussneas
community.
Closely and securely connectsd
the different in1erests a. fbe
community work we'll together. , +,
The bank is dependent upon he
people; the success Of the peo-
pie mean the success Of the
bank. The customers on THIS !
bank are more successful gem
orally than people who have no
bank connection whatever.
THIS bank strives TO give each
customer personal service
that would suit his individual
business interests. We appre-
ciate the Interest that our cE-
toners give US, and aim to
make every transaction sails
factory.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
DURHAM, N. C.
JULIAN 8. CARR, ProGide,x |
w. J. HOLLOWAY, Cashi~ |
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-15

of DuraSam. N. &.
Made 70 the North Carolina Corpora
tIon Commission at tho close Of
Business December 8, 1911.
Rc0oarcex
Losns and Investments $l.63z.57S.74l
nirpyturs and hxtures 100000
Cash
Items q 31.e79.l0
Cash Ia Vaults
and with
Banks 5s2.37t.s7
Total cash Ges.s5x.s7|
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
PROPER CHARITY.

It is pleasing to note that the work of bringing the public charity of the city to a business basis is
 being pushed, as will be seen from the chairman's notice in another col umn. The weather has been mild, so far, and there has been there fore, but a small amount of destitu- tion to care for, and this has been relieved largely from funds raised and expended by the Associated Charities in its partly organized form. The heavy drain comes, how ever, with the spring and summer months, when the health-seekers, at tracted by our genial climate, flock here. There are always destitute among them, who must be cared for, in addition to those who, in city of this size, will, through misfOr- tune, be forced to apply for aid. We must not forget that much of indis- eriminate charity is lost, going to the crafty dead beat. If, when the As soeiated Charities is in full working order, everyone solicited will refer the case to the agent, or relief com mittee, these professional sponges will soon be reduced to a minimum.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
HIDDEN TREASURE
 IS REPORTED FINANCED
From Sundays Daily.)

It will be learned with interest that the old Hidden Treasure mine, about five miles east of Turkey Sta tion, on the Bradshaw Mountain rail road, is to be revived and operated on a large scale, this announcement being made yesterday. MT. Reese of Ohio, one of the members of the com pany when it was organized, about six years ago, is at the works, and has selected George Rohpeter as his superintendent. The first ear load of material arrived Friday, and will be followed tomorrow by another. Also given publicity is that ample finances are behind the project and the plan is to operate permanently and to great depth.
 MT. Rohpeter, a few months ago, was in charge of the property, when it was being sampled at all under ground points, and through the fav- orable results the resumption of work follows. The enterprise is equipped with a ten stamp mill, a hoist capable of going to over 1000 feet in depth, and with sui fieient accommodations for a large force of miners. The ores carry free gold, and previous to the closing of the sale, produced handsomely. Al ter the present company assumed charge, short mill run was made, when internal troubles arose and the was closed, and has remain ed inactive until now.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
CLUB PRESIDENT ON
 WAY HERE

The Club women of the Territory are looking forward with a great deal of pleasure to the meeting of the Arizona Federation in Prescott, this week. Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis, president of the General Fed eratiOn, will attend the Arizona Fed eratiOn meeting, coming West espeei- ally for that purpose. That is re- garded by the local club as a de- eided compliment, in addition to the fact that they would always be pleased to be honored by a visit by any president, seyen if a special trip were not neeessary. / It is expected a. very large and enthusiastic body of women will come north from Phoe- nix on today's trains It will not only include the Phoenix delegates and officers, but the delegates and officers from the southern part of the Territory, including the presi- dent of the Arizona Federation, Mrs. $. C. Newsom of Tucson.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
NEW COLD GROWN MILL READY TOSTART
(Mohave County Miner.)

About the 21st of this month the big mill of the Frisco Mines and Power company is to be put in com. mission. Today the engines at the mill are to be tried out and every thing put in shape for the trying out of the plant. The mill is built along new lines, but it is said to be one of the most compact plants in the Territory. That it will be sue cess goes without saying, as it will be under the direct supervision. of one of the best mill men in the, eoun- try, E. H. Barton. who made f6e- big success of the Yellow .Astor plant. MT. Barton has had a world of ex- perienee in the handling of big plants and his knowledge will stand him in good stead in the bringing of this property to a successful issue. The ore is said to be very high grade and the saving of values through the au- tomatie filters is certain to be far above 90 per cent.
 The engines that are being used in this plant are new to the country, but the management believe they will be successful and economical. By their use it is expected that the de- velopment of power will be brought down to minimum.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18

If your job Is "shaky" a Journal.
 Miner liner will get you another one,
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
BANK INVESTS IN MINING

In Canada, We have the unusual example of bank investing the money of its depositors in mining enterprise. Unfortunately, the bank suspended payments last month and was involved in a law suit, during the course of which the presiding judge took occasion to condemn min ing investments in general, and in particular when it came to the use of banking funds. Probably the banking concern was unwise in mak- ing the investment; very likely it made other investments which were equally unwise. It is not shown that the mining investment was worth less or that it was responsible to q greater degree for the banks fail ure than any other investment it had made. In all probability its other investments have by this time been proven unable to return any thing in the way of profits that might go toward liquidation of it's indebtedness, and it may be that
 some time in the future enough will
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
THAT HITCHCOCK INTERVIEW

The seeming conflict in the. Jour.
 nalMiner dispatches on Thursday morning regarding the Hitchcock in terview, is easily explained. It is an unwritten law that the President shall never be quoted by any of his visitors. It is apparent that Judge Sames was too loquacious and re- vealed more than he should have done. Hence, it was up to Postmaster General Hitchcock to protect the President and to do this he cheerfully denied having talked to the President on the subject of the Constitution. Those shrewd enough to read between the lines will observe, however, that MT. Hitchcock, however, did not deny that the President had said that he would not disapprove the Constitution. Indeed, it is quite evi- dent that the chief executive has thus expressed himself several times in private interviews. It would, of course, be iE poor taste at this time to do so officially or publicly.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
WHY MAN WAS VILE,

The controversy over the exclusion of Bishop Heber's famous hymn, "From Greenland s ley Mountains, " from the new book of mission hymns by a committee of bishops, reetors and iaymen of the Protestant Epis- eopal church, gave rise to a num- Der of interesting stories in eonnec- tion with. the. author of the hymn.
 It was written on the impulse of the moment, according to one &C., count, the uncle of the author desir- ing something new to be used as a special musical effort at a missionary meeting he was about to hold. The gifted nephew was importuned to "write something,' and "From Greenland's ley Mountains" was the result.
 The hymn has been sung at mis- sionary meetings and at missions all over the world, and the reason given by the committee for dropping it, "that it emphasizes natural rather than revealed religion, apostrophiz- ing mountains and winds and river" " did not appeal to those who loved the old song.
 If the hymn has really been left out of the Episcopal hymn book, only the members of that church will be the losers, for it will doubtless con tinue to hold its place in the hymn als of other denominations.
 One particular good story that came out during the controversy over the hymn, relate. to the sec ond stanza:
 What though the spicy breezes
 Blow soft over Ceylon's Isle,
 Though every prospect pleases
 And only man is vile'
 Bishop Heber was keyed up to a high pitch; he had visited Ceylon' $ Isle and enjoyed the pleasing pros poets as well as the spicy breezes. Yet he could not forget that he had been presented with an exorbitant bill by the proprietor of a hotel, and that accounts for the line, "and only man is vile" The story is a good one, whether true or not, and the chances are in favor of its being substantially correct.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
A MATTER OF CHOICE

If the people of Arizona desire statehood they will reject the con, stitution. If they prefer to remain a territory they will vote to ratify it. It is simply a matter of choice with the majority of voters in Ari- zona. It is ineoneeivable that since the interview of Governor Sloar that there should be any one who has read his words, can doubt that he speaks by the card when he de- clares unequivocally that President Taft will disapprove the constitution as it now stands and that the initia- tive, referendum and recall must be eliminated before he will approve it But if any there be who doubt the accuracy of the Governors informa- tion, by all means let these gentle men get on the train and go to Washington and find out for them selves, provided of course, that their paramount wish is Statehood.
 If Arizonans prefer to register themselves in favor of certain the ories of government which the Taft administration characterize not only as unconstitutional, but as utterly vicious and unrepubliean, that is the privilege of Arizonans, but they should not attempt to evade the responsi- bility of defeating Statehood, not only for this year, but in all prob ability for an entire decade. This is not time for partisan politics and it is no time for personalities. It is high time for calm reasoning to- gether on the part of all men, what ever their occupation, whatever their political creed. That path toward Statehood is clear and unmistakablc. Whither will we gof :i.r.-.. ...'
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
TWO MILLION RIDE
 O. DAILY IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-one thing
 from which New Workers did not
 swear off on January 1st, is eommut-
 ing, since figures just compiled show that this eity's army of commuters
 is the largest in the world, the num-
 Der of daily travellers by city and suburban transit lines being over g. OOO,OO0. The population of the area including those who do business in the city is nearly 100000. The ex- act figure is 6,s46,O97, which is more than 100000 greater than the population of Illinois, the third state in the Union, including Chicago, the eountry's second city.
 This communication district, consist ing of the territory lying within thirty miles of Times Square, con- tains One-thirteenth of all the pee- pie in the continental territory of the United States. It equals the population of ix large southern states with 100000 to spare. It exceeds the combined population of Virginia, North Carolina and South. Carolina by something over 1,OOO,eOO. -
 Going West, one finds that the metropolitan district of New York has a greater population than the eleven Westernmost states, with nearly 25O,OOO in population still unmatched, notwithstanding that two of these states, Washington and Cali fornia, have more than 100000 each.
 Many foreign countries, with arm ies and navies and pretensions to be- ing wOrld-powers, have smaller popu- latiOns than New York's metropoli- tan district. Among them are The Netherlands, exclusive of colonies, with 5,591,7OO; Portugal proper with , 5,423,OO0; Sweden, with 5,294,OOO; Argentine Republic, with 6,21O,OOO; Chile, with 5,OOO,OOO; Greece and Denmark combined, with an aggregate population of about 5,OO0,OO0, while the district is within a few hun dred thousand of all Belgium. In view of these surprising figures, it is not difficult to understand the req son for the millions of dollars which are being spent here for transporta- ton improvements. .-.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
JUDICIARY RECALL
 WIDELY CRITICISED
HovalA. Smith Fears Powers That Be" May Not Accept Constitution And
 Favors Another Convention

 of the radical features of,the Consti- tuition, particularly the provision for the recall of the judges. MT. Smith favors a new constitutional eOnven- ton for Arizona that will eliminate those objections so freely voiced here, for the reason that he has be- come convinced that the "powers that be" may not accept the initial Statehood plan put forth at the re- cent gathering at Phoenix.
 Delegate Ralph H. Cameron is pre- pairing to take up number of i'm pOrtant bond issues before the Com. mittee on Territories, now that this branch of the House is getting down to business after having recovered from the effects of a rather long holiday vacation. Among the import ant bond matters pending is an issue for S60,000 by Phoenix, which has voted to take over the sewerage and drainage systems from a private cor poration and make it a municipal in stitutiOn.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
Editorial Comment

ditiOns?
 This paper believes that the de- mand for the Initiative, the Refer endum and the Recall, excepting the judiciary feature, is simply a big step forward in the evolution of the Re public. The principle is right. It is hastening the consummation of LincOln's idea of a government of the people, for the people and by the people," and Lincoln was the real father of the Republican party. The party in Arizona which fights against bringing government directly into the hands of the people, fights against the onward march of the Re public. The nation is moving on with a tremendous stride. To get in its way is to tempt annihilatiOn under it's wheels, whih, like the mills of the gods, grind exceedingly fine.
 The fight on February 9th is not against progressive government, but for a government under which tre- mendous progress may be made. The latter can only be secured by meet ing the conditions, voting down the Constitution, resembling the dele gates, and altering it so as to meet the conditions.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
CHAVEZ WEAKENs.

Sheriff Smith, who returned from Florence, Sunday morning, after de livering N. B. Chavez to the peni- tentiary, under sentence of death, for the murder sf Charles King, states that the doomed man lost his mirth- ful laugh on the road, and as he en- tered the prison gates his bravado mien had entirely passed away. Chavez nearly collapsed when he real ized the fate that awaited him, and even under the hope of his case go- ing to the Supreme Court, the long delay that is promised for his exeeu- tiOn has not relieved him of the gloom that has suddenly seized him.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
Especial to the JournaI.Mine ]


 WASHINGTON, D: C., Janl' l'16. - -t'The feeling of the people of Ari- zOna in reference to Statehood amounts almost to a passion," is the graphic description of the conditions in the Territory as impressed upon a great many prominent men of the Capital, beginning with President Taft and running down through the line of Senators, Congressman, news paper men and others, by Hoval A. Smith, the mining man from Bisbee. MT. Smith has undoubtedly done good work here, and his enforced presence at the Capitol incident to a slight illness from tonsilitis-from which he has recovered, has been to the ad- vantage of the Territory.
 Statehood would immediately in sure an inpouring of new settlers, and a tremendous development of our nat ural resources, which are the great est in the Vest" declares Mir. Smith. The visitor found the people of the Capital inclined to criticize some
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
TRIPLETs REMEMBERED

Besides the many congratulations Mir. and Mrs. Emmet Newton are re- eeiving over the advent of the trip lets to their home, several generous ly inclined friends are also showing their. appreciation by donating sub stantial presents. In this line, c. W Bennett, deputy recorder of the eoun- ty, yesterday forwarded by express three of the finest chickens raised at his home, one for each of the youngsters. This gift will be the nucleus for big poultry farm.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18
PERFECTnNG TITLE

A deed was filed for record yes terday from Geo. P. Harrington to the Fleetwood Mining Company for a group of six mines in the Brad shaw mountains, in which the con- sideration named is S25,0O0 The ob- jeet of this legal action is to quiet title to the property, the sale having taken place some months ago, in an escrow transaction.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-01-18

be realized from it's mining stock to repay depositors and discharge other obligations.
 If the bank had invested only in real estate, taking a chance for pro- fits on a possible advance in the value of the real estate, and had failed, the investment would have been considered quite the proper thing and failure eondoned on the grounds that a misealeulation had been made and the loss sustained in an honorable way. This bank has come into unfavOrable light and drag ged the mining industry with it, mainly because it was a small affair, backed by limited reserves and minus the machinery which charaeterizes larger and more. respected banking institutions which can drop a million here and there without so much as receiving a line of criticism. Also, it was caught in the act, which is more than befalls all it's larger brothers and sisters who are doubt less using money in divers and sun dry ways that would not be ap- proved by the ultra-eonservative financier, but which are protected in their operations by numerous rel ative and irrelative ramifieations which a small concern cannot create or support.
 The Canadian Mining Journal, commenting on the affair, says:
 "We referred to the judic- ial condemnation of mining invest ment. That condemnation was un- called for. An investment may be either good or bad. The banks in- vesment, if it was bad, was not so merely because it was a mining ir- vestment Properly controlled mining investments are as sound and profit able as any other. It implies sheer ignorance of facts to dispute this, and to sound a warning against min ing investments per SC for the sole reason that one particular venture has been badly managed, is illogi,al
 in the extreme.
 ''It is obviously true that a chart cred bank has no right to speculate in mining. Investment, however, $ totally different thing. The in vestment of money in developed ore reserves may not only be justifiahle, but it may also be extremely profit able. But it must always be post ulated that the investment be direct ed on proper banking principles, and that advances be made against as eertained physical assets.
 cit will be a happier day for Can ada when more of our banks put their Cor, rather, our) money into Canadian mines rather than into tropical indiscretions and awful anal carnations. .''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
THE HUTC HiSON-MORRIs6EY
WEDDING THIS MORNING.

This morning at. eleven o'clock at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. M B.
Hutchinson, 1873 North Court street,
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Margaret to Laurence NJ. Morrissey
was solemnized.
The rooms throughout we're beauti-
full, cut flowers and ferns being used
in profusion. The hall where the cere.
mony took place was banked with
ferns, white carnations and spirae.
In the dining room pink roses were
used, the table being adorned with
lunches of roses and pink ribbons,
and from the chandelier a shower of
wedding bells was suspended The
living room and parlor were decorated
with red roses and fall flowers
Preceding the ceremony Miss
Bertha Wormhoudt sang the beauti-
full solo Possession" Miss Ada Hall,
playing Mendelssohn's wedding march,
announced the coming of the bride and
groom who entered unattended and
were met at the improvised altar in
the hall by Miss Elizabeth Hutchinson,
George Morrissey, brother of the
groom and Rev. Father JaaSas Foley