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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
Miller at Athena.

In eastern Oregon campaigning for
the election of Governor woodrow
Wilson. state Senator NJ. A. Miller OF
Lebanon. was here this morning fol-
lowing meeting at Hermiston last
night. In the little irrigation city he
smoke to a crowd of 400 and reports
from Hermiston show that the ad-
dress was effective in forwarding the
Wilson cause. This evening Senator
Miller will speak at Athena and to-
morrow night he will be at Milton.
Senator Miller visited here until 2
o'clock this afternoon as the guest
of w. NJ. Peterson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
Threo DRINKS in Court.

Munley Carter and Harry Moor
house each contributed five dollars to-
wards the city's expenses this morn
ing when they pleaded guilty to the
charge of drunkenness. D. Miivelle
took three days in Jail for the same
offenSe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
\. j. Sinnott Hcrc.

State Senator n. j. Sinnott of The
Dalles, and republican nominee for
congress from this district, was here
this morning and went to Pilot Rock
on the . o'clock train. He is travel
ing over the district in the interests
OF his candidacy and feels certain Of
election
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton


w. W, Stats has commenced action
in the circuit court for the collection
of $342,40 alleged to be due him from
the defendant for threshing of 1850
bushels of grain. l.. A. Esteb of
Echo, is attorney for the plaintiff.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
INSURANCE RATES
MAY BE INCREASED
Many Instances of Defective Wiring
Found; Corrections ordered
Made.

Unless the business men Of Pen
dleton make certain changes in their
electrical wiring to comply with the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25

About one-third of the worlds pro-
duct of pig iron is accounted for in
the United Kingdom, United States
and Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-25
CROOKS PAY BOYS
T OROB FOR THEM

New York oct. 25.--Fifty cents a
burglar is a rate usually paid to
boys by an organized gang of crooks
that employs the boys to do the bulk
of its work. according to testimony
of the young operators for the band,
in "A police court today
Three boys averaging a dozen years
in age, called as witnesses in the case
of John Clark. accused of a flat rob-
berry. admitted committing the crime,
but said it was instigated by Clark.
The amount of money that Rus
sian woman might inherit has been
limited until recently.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

Increase in Spot Demand Also
FaCtor-SeIIing Light and
Scattered.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Firm sales and
covering by local shorts resulted in the
cotton market opening steady. with prices
20 II points higher than the closing
quotations of Thursday. Good support
was given the market by big bulls and
spos interests. The selling was light and
scattered After the call prices made a
further advance of to II points on con-
tnuation of buying orders from the very
pest sources. Later a wave of profit TAX
ing prevailed, causing 4 decline Of to 5
points IN most active positions from the
early high levels.
The phenomenal strength in Liverpool
prevailed last night that this market
would take the bureau report figures as
bearish, but overnight they were con-
Strued by the majority of traders more
bulllsh than thought yesterday. The
larger spot interests continued their
aggrssslveness. while the local spectators
sold, also Wall Street houses which was
caused by weakness in the stock mar
ket; one certain firm was said to have
sold fully $4,000 bales yesterday and was
reported seller today However the
market maintained a steady tone and
Glsplayed considerable strength in face of
llquidatiOnS.
During the late forenoon and into the
afternoon session preCipitant short COW
ering movement and heavy buying by the
pig professionals caused a rapid ad-
vance. Prices regalned the early de-
clIneS and within a few minutes ranged
Is TO " points higher than the initial
figures This buying was based upon
expectations that the weekend statistics
would be bullish
At the close the market was very steady
with prices net gain Of 10 to IS points
from the final quotations of Thursday
RANGE IN NEW YORk FUTURES
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE

NEW YORK, Dec 13.-N L. Carpenter
q Co: our opinion is unchanged. Think
yesterdays report very bullish and be,
ileVe The world will so regard it when it
Is analyzed Demand for spots and
manufactured goods is on basis of IA
9Vo,ooo bales consumption of American
COTTON tPrlce OF spots will dictate the
price Of futures for the balance of this
season"
McFadden, Mitchell Cone. Gwathmey
and Waters leading buyers today
HILBERT, Finley and Hood. of Liverpool.
cable: Nothing offering in South.
Manchester active ana large buyers. Ex-
pect spinners to buy for immediate pres
Browne. Drakeford & Co. Liverpool.
cable: Market has advanced in conse-
quence Of nothing offering; sellers scarce. "
John ). Shute, Of Liverpool. recently
returned from a trip over Texas and
OkiahCma, after buying about 20 900 bales
Of Texas cotton and 10000 in Oklahoma.
tie sad that Texas cotton is high grade,
above Liverpool basis.
Spot cotton failed to follow the decline
IN futures and the chief bull argument
Is that futures will have to go up to par
Estimate Of E, F. Hutton on the com
mercial crop is l426I,000 bales as fol-
lows Alabama 1850, 600, Arkansas $50
900, Florida $1,000, Georgia 1870 600,
Louisiana 415,OOo, Mississippi 100000,
North Carolina 80 coo. Oklahoma | 100. -
Geo, South Carolina $50 zoe, Texas 4 1872
267 GOO
Spinners are expected to take a stand
in the market, now that the government
report - out Of the way
Following are II a. m bids: January
l2.65; March 70, May 12.72, July 12.6 50,
October II 30.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 13.-The wealth
er map shows freezing in northern half
of the belt; cloudy rainy in southern half.
Indications are for partly cloudy 10 fair
IN south portion; misty in coast districts;
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
STOCKS ERRATIC
IN CLOSING HOUR
Market Nervous With DeCIin-
ing Tendency in Fear of Fur
Their Foreign News.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK. Dec, 1S.-Lehigh Valley
was the feature of the market at the
opening today, advancing l1a on agrees
I'VE buying. The list was irregular. Some
STOCKS made good gains and others ma
terlal losses.
Canadian Pacific started weak with a
loss OF l point but within 10 minutes had
recovered this loss and gained - over
last nights final. Reading attracted
much attention by the strength which it
displayed. This issue opened at l647s for
a gam or q, but before 1880 o'clock had
advanced TO 1861 for net gain of 3
points over Thursdays closing Union
racine showed strength This issue be
gan az loo, an advance Of ] point over
last nights price, but on aggressive buy
ing soon gained 2sg An upturn of 2 was
scored IN Great Northern preferred.
Al the end Of half an hour trading the
nSt was urn on heavy supporting orders
ana spectators buying for proht-takng
on the bulge United states Steel COM
mon opened unchanged, but subsequently
gained q. Southern Pacific rose y.
American Smelling opened Il off, but
later recovered and gained -.
fractional losses We're sustained in
Utah Copper, Missouri Pacific, Consoli-
dated Gas, Beet Sugar and a few others.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London We're strong
In the late forenoon the important is
sues We're the center of a heavy attack
by bear traders and nearly all the gains
established in the early trading were
wiped out Canadian Pacific led the
downward movement with loss of 3
points. southern Pacific fell %, to 1907
and loss Of - was noted in Union Pa
cihc Lehigh Valley and Reading declined
p each. Declines ranging around 1
point were recorded in Atchson, Copper.
Steel common and New York Central
A steady tone was shown in the late
afternoon and the prices Of the more i'm
portant stocks ranged slightly above yes
terday's final. a god part of the buying
reflected the covering Of board room
shorts Canadian Pacific moved up {
points TO 257 shortly after noon, but later
after a few sales, fell to 256A Other
price movements We're narrow.
The market closed steady
Governments unchanged; other bonds
steady.
At the close the market was very steady
with prices net gain of 10 to 26 points
from the final quotations of Thursday
Stock ul1OtatfOus.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

HAYWARD G cLARk's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13-Liverpool
scorned the decline and came in sur
prisingy strong. with futures about 6
points better than due; spots 1 point
lower.
First trades here were at an advance
Of 10 points and the market ran up
quickly to 1924 for March. Sellers were
scarce, owing to the temper Of Liver
pool and New York, and little buying
caused an advance
Very bullish weekly statistics are ex-
pected. Movement figures well below
those Of last year and mill takings larger
than this week last year. Another bull
ish object, the expectation of which con-
tributes to the tirmness of the bullish
position in the market, is the census
report next week on December 90 1t
will in all probability show very small
ginnings for the period.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

G. a. Richards. 10 acres on Virginia ave
nue., in land lot /. Seventeenth district
part of Medlock subdivision. October 20
$4,000 Penal Sum-Henry r Hilder-
brand to Thomas H. McCrea, 2.9S acres
where northeast side Powers Ferry road
intersects west side Roswell road. De
cember 8.
R. w. Roberts, 7.67 acres on south line Of
land lot 1877, Fourteenth district, 303 feet
west of southeast corner said land lot
December 12. Transferred to A. +. L.ieb-
man December / g.
50 600 Penal Sum-W. A. Babb to T. b.
Hutchinson, lot 21O by 207 feet, northeast
corner Bellview avenue and Capitol View
avenue. December 6.
Sill 400 Penal Sum-Mrs Ernie Pope
estate (by administrator to Charles j.
Martin, Is acres on Wesley avenue and
Howell Mill road, in land lot 1876 Novem-
Der 18.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
UNAVOIDABLE CABLE NEWS
CAUSES WEAKNESS IN STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec 10 -Dow-Jones Com
pany says:
THE reaction in stocks was accumua-
MED by a rumor that war between AUS
tria and SerVia was inevitable' One OF
the large houses had O. cable from Ber-
lin TO hat eeffct. II was believed. how
ever, that ScTyia would receive the sup
port Of Russia
Canadian Pacific weakness was re-
garded as evidence of depression of sen
timeut I'm Berlin. Southern Pacific de.
cline due TO undoing Of straddles by spec
ulators who bought that stock as a hedge
against sales Of Union Pacific. having
been forced to cover in the latter. they
no longer cared TO retain position"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

$600O-W. H. Franklin individually and
as executor of the estate of Herman
Franklin and Mrs. Susan S Franklin ct
al to Clarence NJ Paine III, 1t2, 115, III,
119 Haynes street, 123 by 100 feet. De-
81 and to Carry out the WiI-A1il-
ton n Armstrong, executor of will of
Mrs Elizabeth X. Armstrong. to Milton
n Armstrong, lot 1874 by 430 feet, north
side Ponce DeLeon avenue 37G feet south
west of Jackson street, one-half interest;
also one-half interest in lot 65 by 325 feet,
north side Ponce DeLeon avenue, SO
feet southwest of Jackson street. De
Cember 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

S15O-Helen B. Leavens to Georgia
Power Company, right-o for trans
mission lines over a distance Of $50 feet
over part of land lots 1874 and 223. Four
teenth district December II, 1911.
S500-N. l.. Boiler to Georgia Railway
and Power Company, right-ofway for
transmission lines. etc. over land lot 1874,
Seventeenth district. November II,
Railway and Power Company, right of
way for transmission lines. etc, over land
lot 1874, Seventeenth district. Novem-
Der 25
way and Power Company. right-o way
for transmission lines, etc, 40 feet wide,
in land lot 1853. Seventeenth district De
cernhor II.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
GEoRGIA-Fulton County.

,, At Chambers, December IS, 1912.
Inc, appraisers on the application of
mrs X y, Spinks, widow of H. l.. Spinks.
deceased. for a twelve months support
. a}r herself and minor children, having duly
Hied their return, all persons are hereby
t ,bs TO show cause, if any they have, at
.ae HeNt January term of this court. why
said application should not be granted
JOHN R. WILKINSON. Ordinary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
THE WEATHER


WASFINGTON. Dec 49, The indica-
lions are that the weather win be fair
tonight and Saturday in all districts east
of tie Mississippi river
'TernDeratures will rise tonight in the
Ialte region tonight and Saturday in ohio
valley. The middle Atlantic, New England
states and Saturday i'm the South Atlantic
and east gulf states.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

Qrdinarys Office, December 10. 1912
Notice is hereby given to all concerned
tnat Robert Banks, late of said county,
died intestate, and no person has applied
for administration on the estate of said
deceased, ana that administration will be
vested in the county administrator or
some other fit and proper person. on the
irSt Monday in January next, unless valid
objection is made thereto
JOHN r. WILKINSON, Ordinary
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
power Of Attorney.

Lena Traub to her son, Herbert S.
Traub power to manage all business
matters cancel mortgages, etc, of every
kind. May II, 1911.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

q ooo . Warranty Deeds.
y, A'VC0-West END Park Comnanv to
cas, iSleh j. Williamson, lot 5Ox15O feet,
a S 060 street December r. 1912.
llil Lumber Company, lot 5OxI50 feat
~ Bao sac Lucille avenue, 800 feet west
Vi sIa3e6eples street. November IL. 1912.
Lot 5yq9 ssnn r Green to c. T. Parker
her l3, 1912 CO.. i'e'e'l'-
ys s9'o 80 Ohm S. Owens to Georgia Rail
west o sig, t0wer Company, lot 5OX267 feet
* 81 DOR avenue. December II. 1912
a. 'yS,ooV-O. ID. German, Sr. to Mrs Kate
aorr r,Suer ct al, lot 50x143 feet, northwest
cem 5ibes spring and Hunnicutt streets. De
car Sl'tI2l2 a-We End Park Company to Ed
5%@od Norris, lot 64x15S feet, north side
ALA Hou avenue, 10 feet west Of 10-foot
park' p Pelng lot 5, block 4; West End
7os s@'55-A j. Dixon to J. II. CaIdwell LOT
%;oAIi9O feet, southwest corner Griffin and
II o6 N0lreets, April 3, 1911
Gsarg}9 american "A Securities Company Of
6ouUrL I'eachtree Hills place; also lot
a 9VoIued by Peachtree creek, Junction
Inc +eS sd 81 line of land lot Ill and a
isrd T Iat feet east Of said east line of
* eo say ~ November 20, 1912.
w. ''o.oooIW L. Wallace to H. d. Brook,
5or ~ ,oo,Ir%ew street, 4Ox1OO feet. Deem
,5 5S'5g.29-J. w. Lyle to W. A. Babb, lot
Of 80; Iayson and Turner's roads: also lot
Decer,'T n. acres on south side Turner's road
Iiarr, ana Exchange of Property-Wil-
IS ami eo sever to William A. Sims, Nos
'ei4ber 90. 1912. -
Pa sra"oO-Mrs Mary H. Lucas to w. Nor
i n,, smith lot 72x9O feet east side Brad
Decar1EGoo, 70 teet south of E,zzard street
N-ip9,t2ooOC Edgar J. Perkerson to John E.
tree otr 10y Z5X2 20feet wide side Peach
r9l2 '"eIe' land lot 1916. November "a,
.5,250-Mrs Sarah c. shelInan 70 Mrs
West ~ W.. little, lot 50x205 feet, east side
rueI,, eachtree street, 81 feet south Of
''" street Decembr Il, 1912
g, -oo -, GUARDIANS Deeds.
dan ~ MIS- MIS-; Bessie r. McClelland, guar
HM3eg,llelland, to w. Hrc 9'l n9bn 1 of
TO- wv Ieet' south side Gordon street. 90
ig'5 west OF Ashby street. December IT,
dsr 't ,yV-Mrs. Lizzie NAV Little to Pru-
faet Insurance Company, lot so by eos
W feet 80 Slde West Peachtree street
Der south Of Twelfth street, Deem
pert ..gSuJohn E. White to Edgar j..
pea%%5t,Ssoonn' south half Of lot 10 block 8. on
feet re circle, land lot 105. Is by 200
a. november 30
CniteS Stars Emma L. Longwen to
NAM states Mortgage and Trust Com
Decent vv leachtree place; 40 by 100 feet.
Ins 5,iG9ooo-Jo6n E. White to Prudential
'e Company lot 25 by 22O feet,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
REAL ESTATE


~, ,"'SSV-J, 7. Taylor, West Tenth street,
o" 3 ss6 frame dwelling; day work.
s.o ,r,oV ~ each T. Taylor. two one
tre CIV o.-W r. Spalding f13 West Peach
ia street repair fire damage; D. J. Lee.
.r eoSVu 1-S, Brice, l7S Clark street;
ga frame dwelling; day work
ma '1 ~, Blackwell, 513 Pulliam street;
make repairs; day work,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
PORT RECEIPTS.

The following table shows receipts at
! the ports today compared with the same
day last year:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
Real Estate For Sale.
SHARP & BoH1sr0N
FAL HOME PROPOSITION

IDEAL HOME PROPOSITION
WEST PEACHTREE STREET.
on A LOT 5Ox200 on the swell
est part of this beautiful thor
onchfare we have a modern nine
room home. with cOnveniences as
foIlows: Five rooms down stairs,
toilet and lavatory, with hard
wood floors in every room but the
kitchen. hardwood staircase, four
bed rooms upstairs and two baths
with tile floors, also has large
closets. trunk room. and dandy
sleeping porch. This house has a
Tile roof and a great big tile
front yeranda. House is heated
with a hot water furnace, and
the radiators are placed with an
idea Of getting the best results
and still leaving the proper space
for the furniture. This is a
grand home, and we can make
easy terms.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
Legal Notices.

DECENTRALIZATION County.
Ordnary's Office, December 10. 1912.
Z II. Frazier has applied for letters of
administration on the estate of Alberta
NJ Gillian, deceased. This is, therefore
70 notify all concerned that the same will
be heard on the first Monday in January,
next.
JOHN r. WILKINSON, Ordinary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

west side Peachtree circle; land lot 1O5,
November 25
$1,000-Rebecca H. Lokey to Isabel A.
Levy. lot 56 IS and 1856 feet. northwest
corner Fourteenth and Pause streets.
December u
81 250-Helen j. Williamson to Equitable
Mortgage and Trust Company, lot so by
$50 feet, east side ontario avenue, 215
feet south Of Gordon street. December 70.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
MINING STOCKS.

Total sales, 55O,300 shares. X-Ex-dil
dend, q + / per cent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
Guardians Deeds.

50 I'm Guard ans Deeds.
dan MIS-; Bessie r. McCleland, guar
Nc5@1e1ydo William R., Jr., and John r.
g3x260 'sS ont' to W. A. Mccullough, lot
reef - south side Gordon street. 30
iq,S5 west Of Ashby street. December IL,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

Closed steady; sales 10000 barrels,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-05

through a peculiar system Of mulch
ing-can be a successful crop here.
while he thinks that hops could be
made TO return good commercial
values.
In summing M Mr.. Jasper says:
The Texas Panhandle viii grow
as good cotton as the Texas black
lands; rs good wheat rs Minnesota
OF Wisconsin: as good flax as the two
nakotas; as good cantaloupes and
watermelons as Colorado: as good
sweet potatoes as anywhere else: as
good fruits as Michigan or New Jer-
sey; as good corn and hogs as ILL.,
nois and Iowa: rs good mules as
Kentucky or Missouri az good mar
ket garden vegetables as the present
best truck farms In the world: bet
ter milo maize and kaffir than else
where IN the United States: will pro-
duce hens that will lay longer and
cackle less than any Others ir Uncle
Sans poultry yards: will grow the
best OF sugar beets and last. but
by no means least-has cane that I,
TO prove as valuable as molasse:
producer as II is as a stock feeder oil
seed seller
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-05
MRS. MCDONALD RETURNS -
FROM MCKINNEY VISIT

Mrs II. A. Mcdonald accompanied
by her son, James Field Mcdonald.
and the elder son. Lyman Mcdonald
and the latter's wife. returned tc
Amarillo Wednesday from McKin-
ney, where she spent the holidays
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Field. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman McDon-
aid. after a brief visit in Amarillo.
will return to their home on the
ranch near Plainv.ew.
The grandfather OF the Mcdonald
sons gave them a number OF Christ
mas gifts, including a ranch 10 each,
located In the republic of Mexico,
where he has extensive holdings. Mf.
Field has visited in Amarillo many
times, and has much real estate In
the Panhandle as we'll as in Central
North Texas.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-05
Personals

w. ]. Morton. president OF the
First State Fan kat Dumas. was here
yesterday.
f. r. Krtch has gone to Clarendon
where he accepts a position for the
remainder OF the year.
Mrs. Cobb. who was treated surgic-
ally at Saint Anthony's sanitarium re-
Gently. is improving slowly.
Rev. Edwin Weary. archdccon for
the Episcopal church In the Panhan-
die. leaves tomorrow for Canadian,
where he will preach Sunday.
L. b. Newly 10 reported quite III
at his home, 1903 Lincoln street
John Storm has returned from 4
weeks business trip TO Dallas.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-05
An1usenents

Russells Merry Makers scored \
decided hit at the Grand last night
with a clean and able presentation OF
THE Man God Forgot"
The drama was one OF keen la
terest throughout. with a thread OF
pathos lending color 10 the wocf OF
the production in It's entirety. 10
|Hts>el' ~hs >er<.>--& sss.-sns' Isah.",
role. maintained the high standard
% histrionic excellence set by his for.
mer appearances. and was ably SUP
ported by his we'll balanced and ca
pable company.
A between-act speciality by Fue'ae
Williams. a medley OF old Southern
song 'avorites. gave a touch of vari-
ETY. which was well received.
The Grand was comfortably heat
cd despite the keen cold which pre-
vailed outside. and a fair-sized audi
eBce greeted this second presentation
by the Merry Makers with hearty
applause.
The Man God Forgot" will be
offered again tonight and tomorrow
night. and local theater patrons
should not miss an opportunity to
see this worthy production.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-05
PAGE FIVE.
WOULD BUy FIFTEEN
STEAMERS FOR u. q.

Special 10 Tally Ness
Washington. ID. C.. Jan. 40 ell
courage trade and promote shipping
via the Panama Canal whef ccmplet-
ed. Senator Bristow OF Kansas has
introduced a bill providing that the
Government purchase fifteen steam
ships at cost Of $4,000. 900 10 ply
between ports OF the United States
and Caatral and South America
These afe tnsbs operated by the Pan
ANA Railroad. company. practically
all Of the stock oAwhich company Is
owned by the Government OF by some
other similar corporation on a twen-
ty-year lease contract. Senator Bris-
tow would have fast freightcrs OF
from 5000 10 10000 tons dlsplace-
ment. which would make sixteen
knots per hour and which would he
used In case OF need as auxiliary
cruisers and transports.
II the ships can not be constructed
in the United States at a cost not
exceeding 20 per cent above the cost
OF being built abroad the bill pro-
vides that foreign built vessels may
be purchased by the Secretary OF
War.