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The searchlight., 1912-12-27
CANADIANS BUY LOTS.
Have Invested Half Million Al
Great Falls Since
December 1.

Great Falls.-In the first twelve days
of December. more than half million
dollars worth of real estate was pur-
chased in this city by Canadian CAPT.
talists at prices which three months
ago were declared to be unreasonable.
As one result OF the purchase many
tenants Of business property are nerv-
Gus lest there may be an increase in
rents at the expiration of present
leases. First avenue N. has been the
commanding district and lots have sold
on that avenue for as much as $3.50 Q
front foot.
One OF the big sales was that in
which James Jennison of Minneapolis
was a large holder He and his asso-
ciates disposed of a tract at $2S1.25
an acre. the total consideration being
$4,000.
Another large trade was for go
acres, the land lying west of the city.
This sold for 500 an acre. The lat
ter piece was bought by McCutcheon
Brothers of Calgary. while William
Cousins of Medicine Hat got the Jen-
nison-McMillan land.
1t is reported the Canadian will
erect an eight-story building on one Of
their lots on First avenue ~, and that
Q portion OF the structure will be used
for large department store, while the
rest will be for Offices.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
CUT CHICAGO PRICES.
Campaign Causes Groeers to Ad~er.
tise Fresh Eggs at - Cents a
Dozen.

Chicago. Dec. %. Women who
started out to break the price Of eggs
here as warning to dealers not to
try to raise the price. sold to 30.0cc
housekeepers and caused grocers I,
advertise fresh eggs at - cents a doz.
en- OF less as an Offset to the cheaper
egg campaign.
More than 100000 eggs were sold at
the 80 24-cent egg stations. established
by the women's committee. Incident.
ally. the Chicago Clean Food club,
which engineered the egg campaign,
made a profit Of 2h cents q dozen on
the eggs. The sum will be used in
the clubs further campaign for clean
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
Use Found for Sweet Glover.

Great Falls.-Declaring that sweet
clover. which in Montana has been ac-
cepted as a nuisance, is in fact the
source OF possible wealth, George
Pearson. fiber expert. of Nottingham,
England. is exhibiting large amount
Of fiber which he has taken from sweet
clover at a mill which he is operating
at Fromberg. by q process which he
uses also in getting the fiber from fax
straw. The tow. or fiber. was made
under the inspection Of Mayor Thomas
Dudley Of Fromberg and is declared to
be between Bombay hemp and Italian
sun hemp in color. texture and quality.
Mr.. Pearson has submitted some Of
the fiber to eastern mill men and has
their Endorsement Of 1t for making
many grades of cordage and canvas
and for upholstering work.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
U. S. RAIDS S1O,OOO,OOO MILL
SIX NEW YORK STOCK PROMO.
TIERS ARE ACCUSED.
Raid Conducted by Postoffiee inspee-
tors at Offices Of Sterling
Debenture Co.

New York. Dec. 23.-On a federal in
dictment charging fraudulent use Of
the mails in promoting stock for a
mill where linen was supposed to be
made in a day. six men were arrested
In q raid conducted by postofiice in
spectors at the Offices of the Sterling
Debenture company here.
The authorities estimate that the
yearly income OF the promoters in this
and other ventures has been more than
$1.000.O00 and that nearly $4,000. 900
OF the pubhc's money has been paid
over to them since they began doing
business
Investors in many parts OF the coun-
try are named in the indictment as
complaining witnesses and the alleged
unlawful conspiracy specified extend
ed over a period of 10 months. ending
Dec. 81. 1909. Government authorities
here have been investigating COM
plants against the defendants for six
years, they say.
The men arrested are Frank w. Shu.
maker. former president OF the Ster-
ling Debenture company. and Harry
II. Platt, Samuel f. Findlay. Edwin A.
Barron. Wilbur NJ Stone and Sidney
Rosenbaum.
They were held in bail aggregating
$32.500. Three other men are named
in the indictment. One of them. ac-
cording to news received last night,
has been arrested in Chicago. The
! others are believed to be in Brookfield.
Mass
According to the indictment, invest
ors were induced to send money to the
Sterling Debenture company for the
purchase of stock In the Oxford Linen
Mills. Maine corporation. under the
fraudulent representation that the OK.
ford mills owned. exclusively. patent
and secret processes that would manu-.
facture linen from American grown
| fax at one-third the cost OF foreign
| linen. and In quicker time.
| According to the postal authorities,
the Oxford Linen Mills are not now
connected with the Sterling Debenture
company. having broken away from
any affiliation with that concern.
One Arrest In Chicago.
Chicago.-George N. Middlebrooks
former president of the Sterling De
benture company Of New York. was ar,
rested here on a charge OF using the
mails to defrand.
Arrest at North erookf'eId.
Brookfield.-Frank C. Winchell, for.
mer president of the Oxford Linen
mills. was arrested at North Brookfield
by Federal Inspector Charles A. Ban
croft.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
NEWS OF MONTANA |
States Case for Murder Of -Montans
Brakeman Breaks Down at
Missouia.
impestsnt happenings es the
Week Briefly Told.

MISUNDERSTANDING discrepancies in
the statements Of George Clifton, alias
Ed Burns, convict brought here
from the Indiana state penitent;ary a.
chief witness for the prosecution In
the case against James L. Moore,
whose trial ON a charge of having
murdered J. NJ. Ballard, a Northern
Pacific brakeman, was started in dis
trict court, resulted in a dismissal Of
the charge.
An investigation conducted by the
county attorney brought to light the
falseness of Clifton's story and when
court convened the prosecuting attor-
ney submitted an affidavit asking that
the case be dismissed. Judge Web
ster granted the motion and Moore
hurried out a free man.
1t was upon information furnished
by Clifton that Moore was arrested.
He said that Moore had "peached" on
him in Portland and that he wanted
to get even. His story was to the
effect that he met Moore in Butte
June 16, and that he next saw him in
Missoula on the evening of June Is,
where he next met him on an empty
flatcar on a west-bound Northern Pa
cific freight.
He asserted that Moore and McCar-
thy got into a dispute with the brake
man and that the fight which resulted
in Billiards. death followed. He said
that Ballard pulled a gun and that
Moore took 1t away from him and fired
the fatal shot. According to Clifton.
he jumped OF the car during the shoot.
ing and did not see Moore again until
June %. when he met him in Butte.
Clifton was taken back to the Indiana
penitentiary.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
WOMEN WALK ONWARD.
Four Suffraeettes Entertained OveI
Sunday by Poushkeepsie
Sisters.

Wappingers Falls. N. Y. Dec. 23.-
"Albany only so miles away"
This was the cry of the little band
Of suffragists which arrived here after
an eight miles walk from Fishkill over
good roads. The four pedestrians
Miss Rosalie Jones. Miss Ida Crafts.
Mrs. Jessie NJ. Stubs and Mrs. La
vinia Dock-spent Friday night at a
hotel and there to plod the seven
miles to Poughkeepsie. remain over
Sunday.
When the party left Fishkin they
we're accompanied by a score Of en-
thusiastic suffragettes. and on their
arrival here they were met by a large
delegation with rousing cheers.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
Wilson Visits Princeton.

Princeton. N. j.. Dec. 24.-President
elect Woodrow Wilson became "Presi-
dent Wilson OF Princeton university"
lAgain Sunday but only for . few min
l0tes. After q ive-hour walk through
Princeton. during which the eovernor
lacter as guide for half . dozen cor.
Fespondents, he turned into Seventy.
Mine" Hall. . dormitory donated BY
the class Of 1879. Of which he was Q
member. II Was the first time the
former president Of the university had
seen his old once In two yearA
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
NAME CABINET MARI.
IN MEANTIME WILL LOOK OVER
FIELD AND GET oPIN-
IONS.
EXPECTS NO DIFFICULTY
Thinks Right Men Will Be Easily
Found-Wili See Bryan. Clark
and Others During the
Next Few Days.

Trenton, ". ]. Dec. 23.-Whether
William Jennings Bryan. or any of the
other prominent Democrats being
mentioned by politicians generally
for places in the cabinet Of President
elect Wilson. will be appointed to
portfolios probably will not be known
until a few days before Inauguration
day. Governor Wilson said that very
likely he would not make an an
nouncement of importance until about
March /.
To Confer with Leaders.
Within the next "a hours he will
talk with Mr.. Bryan and before New
Years he expects to see Speaker
Clark, Representative Underwood.
Senators O'Gorman. Hoke Smith. Gore
and other prominent Democratic lead
ers: but he indicated that he meant
to keep strict silence about appoint
ments until ready to make a general
statement on the subject.
Scattering announcements would
be foolish" he said. even IL had
them to make. I'll wait until pretty
late. The time will depend somewhat
on the number OF written communi-
cations received. All these letters re-
commending individuals for Office are
being grouped and will be taken up
separately"
Mr.. Wilson indicated that he would
not feel at liberty to make final deci-
sion until the merits of all possible
candidates had been set forth to him.
Wants All Opinions Possible.
What ] am sincerely trying to do,
he added. rs to see the field Of choice
and to try to get as many opinions
as possible that are worth while"
The president elect likewise made
II clear that though gossip may be
heard far and wide, he would main
tain a policy Of silence and nothing
would be definitely known until he
made the announcements over his
own signature.
Mr.. Wilson was asked IL he believed
he would encounter any difnculty In
getting the men desired for cabinet
portfolios to accept. II had been sug-
gested that in the case OF the attor-
ney generalship. noted lawyers often
had been reluctant to leave their prac-
tice. and for this reason many able
men were not pushed by their friends.
That has not been my experience
thus far" the governor replied with q
smile. I've asked some persons and
they have been ready with their
names"
Receives Campaign Report
The governor received a call from
Rolla Wells. treasurer Of the national
Democratic committee and former
mayor OF ST. Louis. who brought a
bound volume showing campaign con-
tributions and expenditures. a fac
smile Of which recently was filed
with the clerk of the house of repre-.
sentatives.
The governor pointed with evident
pride to the neat tabulations of ex.
penditures and contributions with the
thousands of names and items.
Il venture to say" he said. that
it's a better looking report than the
| other two fellows filed. It's the best
conspectus Of its kind I've ever seen
and Is an interesting document, be
cause it's the first report under the
law requiring the publicity Of cam
| paign contributions"
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
To sina Over Long Distance.

Milwaukee. Dec. 23.-Unable to re-
turn to his home in Northfield, Mimi.
Stearns. pastor Of the English Ln-
theran Church of the Ascension here.
will have the forty members Of the
choir Of his Sunday school sing to
Mrs. II. X. Stearns. his mother. over
the long distance telephone. The
strains of Christmas carols will travel
almost 500 miles over the wires before
they reach the ears of Mrs. Stearns.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. %. - The
complaint in the long-expected suit Of
the federal government against the
Southern Pacific railroad. involving
title to $3.50. .oo0. 900 worth Of supposed
mineral bearing lands in Fresno coun
". was filed here in the United States
district court for the southern district
Of California Other suits are to fol-
Low in which the government will con-
test the ownership Of . total OF $780,.
0o0. 900 worth OF lands. according to
B. d. Townsend.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Ithaca. N. Y. Dec. 23.-Cornell has
a perfect woman. according to an an
nouncement by DR.. Esther s. Parker.
the physical examiner at Sage Col.
lege OF Women Students. Miss Elsie
Scheel of Brooklyn. Is the most per
feet physically Of any student she has
ever examined. DR.. Parker declares
her measurements. although she is tai
Ter and weighs more. being nearer
the proportions Of Venus De Milo than
any woman at Cornell since she. her.
self. has been connected with the stan.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
DAILY MARKET REPORT.

Twin City Markets.
Minneapolis. Dec. 23.-Wheat. Decem-
Der. soAe: May. s5he: No, I northern.
sac: No. corn. isHe: No. white oatS
sie; barley. mailing; sec; No. rya
Duluth, Dec. s3.-wheat. December.
ssSc: No. l northern. s2se: No. 1
South St Paul. Dec. ss.-cattle-
Steers. Ssso: cows. st.0oa5.l5: calves,
lambs. ss,ss@fsb. -1
. Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Dec. e3.-Cattle, receipts,
500: market steady; beeves- Ss.i59s.7s;
Teas Teas stss5ss sssss $40 e SIS; western western
stsoa7;5o: cows and heifers. s2.7o0
$50: calves. S6.50Gs75.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000: market steady
at Friday.s average: light. ssssSLs7h:
SsSkn Ssik Of ssiss. ,iise Rsis'' ''ss'';
..sassP ssssP na,iSs Rsss'R sSGS .e:ssss @ssaf.
st.0e q $50: yearlings. S5;fs q SIS:
GSl5.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Great Fans.-J. J. Dimmick Of Hia-
vatha, Kan. who. with his brother. e.
]. Dimmick. is engaged In banking
there, lies at the point OF death at =
local hospital a. the result Of being
thrown from an automobile. He sus-
tanned . conclusion Of the brain. and
the attending physician gives no hope
n to his recovery. His daughter and
his brother have been summoned to
the injured mans bedside. He came
here . few days ago to buy land and
secures Q large tract near Cascade.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

New York. Dec. s3.-The American
Tobacco company was awarded q YER
dict by direction Of Judge Mayer In
the u. s. district court in the $780,
600 damage suit brought by Z. Locker
and company. Brooklyn tobacco job
bers. The Metropolitan Tobacco COM
pany. codefendant was awarded a
similar verdict. The plaintiffs sought
treble damages under the Sherman
antitrust law. alleging they had In
CURED losses through violation of the
law by the defendant companies.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
Ties Up Victims With Wire.

Roundup.-A hold-up in which un-
usual methods were employed was
committed in a resort at Milestone, .
small town near here. The desperado.
after covering the inmates with a re-
volyer. punched them and bound them
together in bundle with heavy iron
wire. which he carried. After Sc
curely binding the half dozen men
and women he robbed them Of every.
thing Of value and after searching the
house for other articles Of value. de-
parted leaving his victims bound Ia
such manner as prevented them es-
Gaping to give an alarm until he had
several hours start.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
Cat Funeral Hailed.

Atlantic City, N. j.. Dec. 23.-A fu-
neral procession consisting of Mrs.
Catherine Carter. . wealthy resident
Of Memphis. Tenn. and an undertaken.
and the body Of her pet cat Tiger" /"
was halted at the entrance to Pleas
antville cemetery. "You can't get a
permit to bury that cat here" group
of cemetery officials announced. Mrs.
Carter was indignant
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

The lnfanta Eulalia stirred up trou.
BILE with her frst book and will stir
mp more with her second. She il con-
vinced that every wife must be beau
tiful
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

II is reported that American million.
aires are being skinned by London art
dealers. But anybody that can skin
an American millionaire Ia entitled to
the pelt.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
Steamer Ashore.

Southport, s. C.. Dec. %. The
steamer Carib Of the Clyde line. carry.
ing both freight and passengers from
Georgetown. s. C.. for New York. went
ashore during the thick weather in
side Of Cape Fear. The revenue cut
ter Seminole is standing by.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Nov q washington scientist says
that The woman Of the future will bs
bald-hsaAed- To which forecast WON
sn win oontemptuously and significant.
ly reply. -Rats!"
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A prominent aviator has constructed
an aeroplane that he guarantees to be
fool proof" Fall proof" would be
better
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
Greeks Kill Turkish Admiral.

Athens. Dec. 21.-It is reported here
that the Turkish admiral Habil Pasha
was killed in the naval engagement
between the Greeks and Turks Oh
the Dardanelles on Dec. Is. He was
on board the flagship Kheyr-Ed Din
Bar.Barosso, which is said to have sus-
tanned great damage.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

II has been ruled In Oregon that
juries must be comprised only Of men.
Just what Interpretation does the
court put on the word "peersr"
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A Washington Judge placed an In
corrigible boy on probation on condi-
ton that he takes a cold bath every
morning. A pretty chilly proposition.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A California scientist Is at work on
something doubly important. II Is the
coaching Of q hy-eating insect that
will not have to be swatted.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A New York modiste believes she
can copyright the styles. Useless!
They'd change before the copyright
was perfected.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

II is said that 9 per cent. Of the
youngsters OF New York play truant-
New York is undeniably the school
boys paradise.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

An Italian prince Is studying di.
sorce in Newport Still his American
heiress, when he gets her. will teach
him all he needs to know on that
score.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

= TIE California scientist who has dis
covered way OF preventing badness
should open an ofiice in the population
center of the country.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Train robberies are becoming fire.
Quent and some think a correspond
ence school is turning the business to
account
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

In the days Of vomen's rights II II
claimed that the city streets will be
lighted by sewing-machine power
with the men at the pedals.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

French students are complaining
Of the invasion Of the Latin Quarter
by foreigners. Perhaps they want the
time and place for real study.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Chicago win be twenty hours from
New York. instead Of eighteen hours.
during the winter months. But that's
near enough for the rest Of the coun.
Try.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

The decision OF Swarthmore upon
classmen to haze only fresh" fresh
men who need II" may perhaps be
counted as progress.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A Berlin specialist comes to bat
with the statement that knitting in
bed Is fine for the nerves II takes
nerve to do II. all right.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
SAFETY OF SUBJECTS
MEXICO MUST SEE THAT LIVES
AND PROPERTY ARE GUARDED
DURING WAR.
NOTE BEING PREPARED.
Great Care Exercised in Writing Let.
ter to President Madero
-Depredations De-
eiared to Be.

Washington. Dec. 23.-Henry Lane
Wilson, the American ambassador to
Mexico. who has been here in confer
ence with state department officials
regarding conditions growing out Of
the Mexican revolution. has left for
New York, preparatory to sailing for
his post, without the expected note of
representations which this govern
ment is preparing 10 be sent TO the
Mexican government demanding pro
lection for American citizens and prop
erty.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Gar Ferdinand has cornered much
glory. but Hans Wagner has batted
above 300 now for sixteen consecu-
tive years
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

The automobile may be the amoi-
tious goal OF many. but the horse
show still draws the clothes
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A teacher says she believes in rul-
Ing children with love even II 1t has
TO be applied with a ruler,
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

The Japanese are eating beef so
that they'll grow tall. Probably be-
lieve the price will aid
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Swine breeders have produced .
blue pig. A Poland China, most
likely.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Nov gold 10 getting scarce. Trou.
bles are certainly multiplying on this
poor planet.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

praehman May BE Chief Rabbi.
London, Dec. 81. The Jewish
World says that in all probability DR..
Bernard Drachman Of New York may
be invited to become chief rabbi q
the British empire.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

The chicken Flip" is the latest SO
ciety dance Sounds more like new
kind of drink.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Masculine fashion plates interest
nobody. No one even glances al
them IL he can avoid IT.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

VIII some one kindly step TO the
front and explain why is the word
CLASSY?
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

Many divorces, II must be conceded
are exemplifications OF the old saying.
Easy come. easy 60"
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

A Columbia university professor
says that vacations are not necessary.
Neither are some professors.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

When the farmer comes to town In
his auto he makes the city chap step
lively.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27
To Build international Highway.

To Build international Highway.
Fort William. Ont. Dec. "A
party Of surveyors have left to survey
. route for the International highway,
to be built from Fort William to Du-
luth.
The searchlight., 1912-12-27

the Mexican revolution. has left for
New York, preparatory TO sailing for
his post, without the expected note of
representations which this govern
ment is preparing 10 be sent TO the
Mexican government demanding pro
lection for American citizens and prop
erty.
Great Care Exercised.
This action is taken as a further evi.
dence of the intention of the admins.
tration TO deal with this delicate and
difficult situation with circumspec.
tion and in a spirit Of deliberation. The
communication is now being prepared
with the greatest care at the state de.
partment and will be transmitted to
er his arrival in Mexico City. early in
January.
The deliberations with which the of.
fciafs are moving in the preparation OF
the case of the United States versus
Mexico is expected to result in the
production of the brief that is expect.
ed 10 be we'll nigh unreasonable eH-
cept by a promise Of prompt and ade-
quate action on the part of the Mexi-
can government TO fairly and fully
meet the demands Of the United States
in the matter of the protection of
American interests in Mexico.
Conditions Growing Worse.
Justification for this demand by the
United States government is declared
to be found in the numerous reports
TO the state department from every
quarter to the general effect that con.
ditions in Mexico have grown worse
since the dispatch OF Secretary Knox's
note OF protest last September and
that there has been a marked increase
in brigandage and in the kidnapping
OF Americans for ransom. and in the
levying OF forced war loans by the
rebels upon American mines and plan.
tations.
Secretary Stone OF Missouri. who is
q member of the foreign relations COM
mittee. issued a statement in which
he expressed the opinion that the pres
ent administration should leave the
Mexican situation in statu quo until
Governor Wilson assumes the presi,
dency."
Committee Hears Complaint.
The senate subcommittee on foreign
relations, which has been engaged in
investigating conditions along the
Mexican border. held a meeting yester.
day to afford an opportunity to George
Fred Williams of Boston to lay before
IL a pumbar of letters bearing on the
situation.
Mr.. Williams is president OF the Los
ARGOS Smelling and Mining company
which has extensive properties u
miles from Toluca in the state of Mex
leo.
The letters presented were from {
Mr.. Tucker. manager of the Los Ar
COS company and described condi
| tion OF continued turbulence and bat
tling with bandits for the las, four o.
five months.
Bandits Destroy Property.
Mr.. Traeger declared that the sol
diers which were sent to his assistance
by the government last November ha
been withdrawn leaving the importan
mining centers Of Zacualpan and Suite
pee and the surrounding country er
tirely unguarded. He said that las
August a pitched battle was tough
with the bandits In Zacualpan in whic
the mines and its buildings wer
burned and everything ruined ths
could not be carried away. and a mil
ing engineer. a Mr.. Platt was take