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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
STAUNT0N PREPARES
FOR HOMECOMING
OF WOODROW WILSON
Associated Press Dispatch.

hSooN Aut1u AtHp I'lSpulNils
Staunton, Va, Dec. 1S.--Presi-
dent-cleet Wilson today sent word to
Staunton that he would arrive here
Friday evening, Dec. 81. to celebrate
his iifty-siXth birthday on Dec. %
in his native city, and be entertained
in the house of his birth. Along the
rail route through Virginia to this
city bonhrcs will be used as a well
come at various points as soon as
darkness falls,
Preparations for the "Wilson
Home Celebration are about COM
plete. Two hundred 16-feet white
columns, each surmounted by white
electric globe, Will line the principle
streets.
From these will be strung gar
lands of evergreen. entwined with
thousands of colored electric lights.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
Wall Street Gamblers Play With
Deposits of the Small
Institutions.
TO RESTRICT SPECULATION
Quiz Of Money Trust Committee
Finding Bug Under
the Chip"

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 1S.~-Ilow
Wall street CANDLES every day with
the money Of thousands of small
banks in the towns back home" and
of their millions Of depositors was
laid before the House money trust
investigation committee today.
Every day OF the year 1t was shown
that there are in the big banks OF
New York sums varying in extent
from half billion dollars to almost
a billion that is thrown into the
street" on loans for which Wall
street collateral only is taken as Sc
curity.
When the powers of the street"
want the money to gamble with they
bid up the money rates and stream
of gold flows into their Golfers When
times are more favorable these mil
lions find their way to the interior
banks, where they can be used to
finance industrial and commercial
needs.
This story Of the magnetic drawing
power Of the money centers in New
York was told today by J. B, Niven,
an expert accountant, who made a
special investigation of the subject
for the committee.
Nivens figures were based on an
inquiry into the amount of loans
made by thirty-two of the largest
New York City banks representing
the Stock Exchange interests, which.
it is claimed, arc the potent factors
in encouraging speculative practices.
The witness told how on November
| last, when the money rate in Wall
street was high $723,000,OOO of the
cash of the interior banks either was
loaned out to Wall street direct or
was on deposit in the big banks that
do money lending business. On
July | when the money rate was low,
these banks had more than one hun
dred million dollars less in the street
If speculation In Wall street can
be restricted, the witness stated, that
industrial interests of the interior
sections of the country would have
just about $3.50, 1000, 900 more upon
which to do business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
M ssouri Man Charged With Kill
ms Mother and Grandmother
With Axe.
BLOODY CLOTHES ARE FOUND
Placed Under Arrest After Testi.
mony at Coroner's Inquest
is Contradicted.
Associated Press Dispatch.


Columbia, Mo, Dec 1S.--Lee
Moore, who says he discovered the
dead bodies of his mother, Mrs
George Moore, and his grandmother,
Mrs. Mary j, Wilson, crushed with
an axe when he entered his home
here today, was arrested late this
afternoon, following his testimony
given at the coroner's inquest.
Moore denies that he knew any
thing Of the murder until he found
the bodies this morning. He said
he came here from Moberly to ar
range Christmas for the women.
A charge of first degree murder
was p aced against Moore who has
been employed at Moberly as a rail-
road car repairer When he report
cd to the police the discovery of tho
bodies he said he had arrived from
Mober y early this morning, but thC
authorities say Moore came here
yesterday afternoon and registered
at a local hotel under an assumed
name. A search at the hotel, where
Moore Is alleged to have stopped
last night, the police say, revealed
quantity of blood on tho towels
and bed clothing and on some OF
the clothing that the officers say
Moore wore. The hotel proprietor
the police say, identified Moore as
the occupant of the room and said
| Moore had acted strangely when he
registered
On the witness stand at the in
quest, Moore became confused and
at times refused to answer ques-
tions. Tho women were found dead
! their heads crushed with an axe
/ From the position of the bodies the
police believe Moore probably went
to the kitchen door and when Mrs
Moore opened IL. struck her down
and then attacked the o der woman
as she slept.
Il - i
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
GIANT WARSH|P
FOR OUR NAVY
Super Dreadnought Greater Than
Anything Designed
Elsewhere.

Washington, D. c., Dec 1S.--De-
scribing the Pennsylvania as "the
largest battleship yet designed for the
United States navy, and, so far as
known, the largest that has been de-
signed for any navy Secretary of
the Navy Myer gave out today the
following plans for the new monster:
Length over all, sos feet; breadth.
81 feet 4 inch; draft, % feet 10
inches; displacement, 31,400 tons;
speed, 81 knots; armament, twelve
14-inch guns, four submerged tor
pedo tubes, twenty-five 5-inch guns.
The vessel will be armored with lS-
inch plates. Bids will be opened on
February IS, 1913.
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Will Not Be Restrlcted-May En-
gage in Other Legal
0ccupat ors.
HANDICAPPED BY APPoINTEEs
Private Practice Impossible Be-
cause Of His Many Judicial
Appointments.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch
Washington Dec. 18.-Prosident
Taft has made up his mind to ao-
cept the proffer OF the Kent profess
sorship Of law at Yale and probably
will take up his duties at New
Haven car y in the spring.
The president was said tonight to
have determined upon accepting the
professorship for several reasons. de
will not be restricted to lectures to
Yale students, but will be permit
ted to lecture, If he desires, at other
law schools, or upon the platform,
or to engage in occupation which he
sees fit.
If the president had reformed to
Cincinnati to resume law practice,
he thought he would have but little
opportunity for practice. He thought
he could not appear in cases before
the supreme court, because lie has
appointed a majority Of its member
ship. He remembered when he
thought of the law that he had
named many Federal judges in Ohio
before whom he might have to ar
que cases and he believed that about
the only source of practice he could
take up was international and that
he regarded as uncertain.
At Yale the president will be IN
surroundings dear to him and in 8
position to engage in almost any
sort of business fitting to an, OK
president, The analogy between tbs
Yale professorship and Grover
Cleveland's relations appealed e
the president strongly and wher
many of his close friends wrote ant
advised him. approving his accept
ance Of the chair at Yale he de
cided to take II,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
PRESIDENT.ELECT WILSON
HAS CONFERENCE WITH
WILLIAM M'C0MB
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
Princeton, n. j., Dec. 1S.-Aftcr
three hours conference in New York
with William McComb, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
President-eloct Wilson said tonight
that he had taken up in earnest the
task of selecting cabinet. After
the conference McComb was asked
II the name OF Bryan had been con-
sidered. He answered in the af-
firmative.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
DEN0UNCE U. S. MAIL
ORDER LIQUOR TRADE

Washington, Dec. 1S.--Denuncia-
tion of the mail order liquor busi-
ness as the enemy of state prohi-
btion characterized the opening Of
the fight in the Senate for the pass
age of the Shepperd- Kenyon bill to
prohibit the shipment Of liquor
across state lines into dry" terri
tory.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
GOODBYE PIE.

Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. c., Dec. Is.
} Senator Brist0w of Kansas
) today introduced bill provid-
ing for a reference primary
for the appointment Of post
master which would affect the
} appointment Of every postmas-
ter in the country who received
$500 or more year. Bris-
tow's plan Is to hold a nomi-
mating election for postmaster
hereafter where vacancies oc-
cur for the postofflcc, filling
that office by the voice Of the
people. The candidate re-
ceiving the largest number of
, votes case in the nominating
II district is appointed by tho
postmaster general and would
serve a term of five years.
, Only after full hearing on
} written charges could a post
! master be removed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
MORGAN TAKES
STAND IN MONEY
TRUST" HEARING
Would Not Restrict Interstate Cor.
poration Deposits With
Private Banks.
FIRMS AFFILIATIONS PRoBED
seventy-eight Accounts With Morgan
House Had Total Deposits
of 81 Billion.
FIRMS AFFILIATIONS PRoBED
Associated Press Dispate h.


Washington, D. c., Dec. fS.--J.
Pierpont Morgan occupied the center
of the stage today before the So
called Money Trust Investigating
Committee of the House of Represen-
tativcs. The noted in2ncicr reached
Washington last night in response to
subpoena from The committee, but
it was not until 2:40 o'clock this af-
ternoon that the way was cleared for
his testimony to begin.
Morgan's testimony lasted barely
90 minutes and was largely prelimi-
nary to the testimony to be given to-
morrow when the committee re-
assemblies at 10;30 a. m.
Sam b. Untermyer. counsel for the
committee, conducted the examina-
tion of Morgan, asking a rapid series
of questions to bring out the general
standing Of the firm of 7. p Morgan
G. Company, its branch connections
in this country and abroad, and its
affiliations with many other financial
Institutions.
Favors Private Banks.
The chief point made today in the
examination Of Morgan was that he
favored allowing interstate corpor-
ations 10 deposit their funds Iii the
hands OF private bankers without re-
stricting them to institutions under
governmen supervision. He said this
was matter to be left to the discre-
tion of the boards of directors of the
corporations in question.
Morgan confirmed data prepared
by members of tho Morgan house,
showing that &c accounts with the
Morgan firm in January last had de-
posits Of $G8. 5000, and that 78
accounts on November 1 had depos-
its of $S1,96S, 700. The total capi-
tai, surplus and funded debts of these
depositers, Untermyer stated, was
$9,655, 600, 900. Morgan agreed to
this.
Prior to Morgan's examination the
committee had testimony bearing on
the so-called concentration of money
and credit. This was presented in
the form of checks prepared by
Phillip J. Schudder, which was
placed in the records.
This explanation showed that the
charts dealt with tho affiliation of
$50 directors in IS banks and trust
companies in New York, Chicago and
Boston.
1t showed that "thcse 1870 mon
held in all TAG directorships in 1874
banks and trust companies, trans
portation and industrial corpora
tions, having total resources of cap
italization Of $25,325, 900, 900"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19

Mrs. f.. J. Lcbo and children of
Tiptonvillc, Tenn, are in the city to
spend Christmas with the formers
mother, Mrs, Sarah'Sproat of Fourth
street,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
JUDGE HEAD SHOWS
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.

Spring gfield. Ill. Dec. lS.-Thc con-
dltion of Judge John P. Head of the
supreme court, who was stricken
with paralysis, is still critical,
though he showed some improvement
today. .a
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19

Rev. and Mrs NJ V. Baker of
Mound City spent Tuesday In Cairo
the guest of Rev. M. Fl. Loar and
family of 40S Eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19

A little son arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Lutz, 2200 Wash
ington avenue Wednesday morning
at $3.50 o'clock,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
WEATHER.

Illinois-Pair Wednesday, sncw
furTies extreme north portion,
colder; Thursday, fair.
Missouri-Fair and colder Wednes-
day; Thursday probably fair.
Kentucky--Fair and colder We'd
nesday;. Thursday fair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19
'CHlDREYS HONE
FUND CLIMBS
TOWARD $4,000
Lumber and Manufacturing interests
Swell Yesterdays
Contributions.
SUM NOW REACHES sl,aas.s4
Only Five More Days in Which to
Collect Subscriptions to
the Fund.

Previously acknowledged liza 90
donations Wednesday ~. l04.85
Total .a..... ~. .$l,223 .04
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-19

tCcncluaed on rass Eishtl
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The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
Rate War Promised Tn
 Transportation Circles

SkAGWAY, June IS. According to the gossip going on in transpor- tation circles in Seattle, control of the transportation business in the interior of Alaska, a monopoly for a long time, held by the Northern Commercial company, are to be the spells of a contest which has been inaugurated by Close Brothers and company.
 It gives promise of reaching from Alaska to the National capital, where lobbyists have been battling for the past three weeks, and the installation of line of steamships, costing several million dollars, to ply between Seattle and Skagway, also is among the probabilities. It is now reasonably certain that un- less a compromise is reached that one of the fiercest rate wars that the western country has seen in many years will be commenced.
 Just at present the strategic point is the establishment of sub port of entry at Fairbanks. The creation of this office will allow Canadian vessels to descend the Yukon below Eagle City, beyond which point they are not allowed to go at present American ves- sels are allowed to land at Dawson, in Canadian territory, support having been established in the early days of the Klondike for the pur- pose of bringing in American SUD- plies to American miners in British territory. The necessity for this support no longer exists and 1t Is threatened that if Secretary of the Treasury Franklin McVeagh does not establish the support of entry at Fairbanks, retaliation will be made by the abolition of the one at Dawson
 The petition presented to the sec. retary of the treasury asking for the establishment of the Fairbanks entry port recites that the White Pass X Yukon system is prepared
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

to extend its road sixty miles to the foot of Leberge, at a cost of g.. 50,O00, and to guarantee to deliver mail at Fairbanks to II days ear. Tier than 1t Is delivered by the Northern Commercial company by way of St Michael. It Is believed the Canadian government will grant a subsidy for the construction of this line, as it will enable the upper river vessels to remain in commis- sion about thirty days longer each year.
 The company also ayers that it has eighteen vessels and seventeen barges now on the ways at White horse. and that during the open sea son 1t is able to operate only about one-third of its plant It cheer. fully to furnish the government with all the competition 1t needs in water transportation in the interior of Alaska. The company also of fers to pay the expense of maintain ing the customs office at Fairbanks.
 "If the government desires a ready solution of the transportation difficulties of Alaska" said an off cer of the White Pass today, it doesn't have to strain it's eyesigh.. Here is all the competition needed. We are ready to begin a struggle for share of that trade, and We will undertake to put our ships in commission"
 The United States Geological Survey, in a recent report, said that owing to the heavy cost of trans portation in interior Alaska, more than one-half of the gold output of the Panama district had been paid out in freight bills. It is not con- tended that the Northern Commer- cial company has been charging all the tariff will bear, but that 1t has enjoyed monopoly of the trade through the inability of the Cana dian ships to enter American waters on the Yukon on the same grounds that the American vessels enter Canadian waters on the same stream
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
Shapely Shoes.

First Class Sergeant Eagan for Fairbanks to relieve Sergeant Schmanke.
 Corporal Simmons to take place of Private Smidt for Fairbanks office. Sergeant Foster for Hot Springs to relieve Sergeant Zimmerman. Sergeant Joseph to take place of Sergeant Campbell in Lieutenant Singleton's office.
 Corporal Sanford for Salcha.
 Corporal Schultz for Tolovana.
 First Class Private Ashmun for Cinema.
 First Class Private Benson for construction work in vicinity of Del ta.
 First Class Private Burgess for Delta.
 First Class Private Carlin for Me Carty.
 First Class Private Mahaer to Flu reka.
 First Class Private Sherman for Fairbanks wireless station.
 First Class Private Swann to Ne nana First Class Private Cline to Sal cha.
 First Class Private Funston to Flu reka.
 First Class Private Hill to Minto.
 "I started out on the theory that the world had an opening for me, and I went to find it."
 Did you find it?"
 "Oh, yes; Pm in a hole!"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
More Regarding That
 Valdez Convention
WIT OF F. M. BOYLE,

AFFIDAVIT OF F. M. BOYLE,
 Mayor of VaIdez.
 United States of America, Territory
 of America, ss.:
 l, F. M Boyle, being duly sworn, depose and say: That I am the mayor and chief executive of the town of Valdez; that I was present ill the hall where the Democratic Territorial convention was held March go, 1912, and was in posi- tion to observe all that happened in said convention, that there was no act of disorder committed by any one in said hall, of such a nature as to warrant a deputy United States marshal or any other peace officer in interfering with the ac tions of said convention, or any per son participating therein; that deputy United States marshal, claim ing to act in his official capacity, at the behest of A. J. Daly and asso- ciates attempted to intimidate dele gates who objected to the manner in which said A. J. Daily and asso- ciates were attempting to run the said convention; that acting in my official capacity as mayor of the town of Valdez, l objected to the interference of the deputy United States marshal, and informed said deputy that the municipality of Val dez had provided ample police pro- lection, if any should be needed, whereon the said deputy marshal re- tired; that to the best of my inform ation and belief, no person but a delegate or a holder of credentials, participated in or took part in any manner in said convention.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
REFER ID
 CHENA SPRINGS

The Big Cinema Hot Springs bid fair to be famous some day for their health giving properties, a fact that is recognized by the au. thorities at Washington, D. C., as the following letters received this past week would indicate.
 Washington, June ', 1912. Dr. F. G. Leblanc,
 Fairbanks, Alaska:
 My Dear Doctor-Herewith l send you copy of a letter which I have just received frfom the secretary of agriculture containing some state ments comparing the waters of the Big Cinema Hot Springs with other famous springs. thought you would be interested in discovering that the Big Cinema Hot Springs are likely to be famous for their medi- cinal qualities.
 Yours very truly,
 JAMES WICKERSHAM,
 Delegate from Alaska. Following Is the letter from the secretary of agriculture to Delegate Wickersham:
 Washington. June 3, 1912. Hon. James Wickersham,
 House of Representatives,
 Washington, D. C.:
 Dear Sir-Replying to your in. quiry in reference to the Big Cinema Hot Springs, analysis of which was made for you recently in the bureau of chemistry of this department, beg to advise you that the records in the bureau of chemistry show this wate! to be different from ally American h:.t springs which we have examined. TT @ principal character istic of the Big Cinema Hot Srrings Is it's content of sulphate, chloride and bicarbonate of sodium. While containing very much !ess mineral matter, in general character 1t is somewhat like the FelsenQuelle, one of the famous springs at Carlsbad in Bohemia. While the foreign spring contains something ever 6, 900 parts per million of mineral matter and Big Cinema springs con tains slightly over 400 parts peI million, the percentage composition of the principal salts in solution is somewhat similar. For instance the soluable salts in Big Cinema springs are composed of approxi mately 13.6 per cent sodium chloride 31.2 sodium sulphate and 35.6 pei cent sodium bicarbonate: while the salts of the Felsenquelle are com
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
GAINED
 MOUNTAIN TOP

The Herschel Parker, Belmore Browne Mt. Mckinley party reached Hot Springs Tuesday night where they addressed meeting at the Manley hotel that night, before pro- ceeding on their way Outside
 They report that they camped four days on the saddle between the two summits of the mountain. but blizzards prevented them mak. ing the last 300 feet of the ascent on the south or highest peak. They reached an elevation of 2,OOO feet. On the north peak an elevation of but 19,0OO feet was gained.
 July 6 when the party had reach ed the foot of the mountain the members were thrown to the ground by a terrific earthquake shock.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
SAlLlNGS CANCELLED
 BUSINESS IS POOR

Because of lack of business. two or the sailings for northern ports have been cancelled this past week. These were the Nictorias sailing from Seattle. August 1. and the umatilla's sailing from san Francfs- co, August 20.
 On July r. the Eureka sailed for St. Michael. July 30 is the date
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
WAGES MADE 0N
 UPR|VER BARS

Arrivals from the upper Panama working on the bars of the stream near the mouth of Goodpaster, using rockers, and that without plates or mercury they have been taking out better than wages.
 This savors of the old days of the grub stake miner, and if it be- comes noised about on the coast will doubtless result in a good many crossing over the mountains to the upper reaches of the Panama and trying the bars themselves.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
PEACE OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF VALDEZ.

 United States of America, Territory of Alaska, ss:
 l, w. T. Scott, being first duly sworn depose and say: That I am duly appointed peace officer of the town of Valdez: that acting fin my official capacity, l attended the Democratic territorial convention, held at Valdez, on the 29th day of March, 1912, that I was in a posi- tion to observe everything that hap pened in said convention: that there was no act of disorder committed by anyone, delegate or otherwise of such a nature as to warrant Unit ed States marshal or any other peace officer in interfering with the ac- tions of the said convention, or of any person participating therein. Dated at Valdez, Alaska, April IT, 1912.
 (Signed) w. T. SCOTT Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of April, 1912. (Signed) THOS. P. GERAGHTY.
 Notary Public for Alaska,
 residing at Valdez. (SEAL)
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

posed of 162 per cent sodium chlor- ide, 381 per cent sodium sulphate and 29.5 per cent sodium bicarbon- ate. The Felsenquelle Is also a thermal spring.
 Trusting the above information will be of service to you, am,
 Very Respectfully,
 JAMES WILSON,
 Secretary.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

MT. Parker reports that he saw no signs of the Lloyd flag. He also says that he gathered plenty of evidence to absolutely disprove the Cook stories.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
REPORT OF YEARS
 WORK

At the annual meeting of the Commercial club. held a week ago Monday night the work of the past year was reviewed and the re- port of the two secretaries who held office during the period from July 20 to June 30 was read and approv- ed.
 The election of a board of trustees resulted in the returning of the old board, composed of the following to office:
 A. J. Nordale, F. s. Gordon, Dan Driscoll, Dan Rose, R. & Mcdonald, Claude Kelly and Dave Petree. The directors will meet and choose the secretary of the club as provided by the bylaws.
 ReceiDts
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

the Senator leaves Seattle for Der ing sea ports. On August { the Leeianaw gets away. while on Aug ust Is the Senator will make an. other trip The Victoria will sail from Seattle August 26.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
MISS eALTIMoRE's INTENTION

Miss Baltimore will do her best To sing her sweetest tune, When Brigadier Democracy Comes courting her next June.
 Baltimore Sun.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, April 13,

Dated at Valdez, Alaska, April 13, 1912.
 (Signed) F. NJ. BOYLE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of April, 1912.
 "HOS. r. GERAGHTY,
 Notary Public for Alas
 ka, residing at Valdez (SEAL)