Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-29

was the birth of t1e prosrossiva dore Roosevelt as it's God father.
 Tine year 1912 also witnesses inc discovery of thef (sourh Pole by Captain Roald Amudson the Dan sh :. explorer.
 In the field Of science great prog- ress was made. especially in sur slcal experiments. The Noble prize. Tor the most notable achievement of the year n the latter field, was ava. rded to Dr.. Alexis Carrell of the Rockefeller Institute. Although pr. Carrell is Frenchman by birth. he has labored in America for years. lie IS, to all events and purposes all American, and the work he did for wh ch he was given he Noble award, Was performed in an American in stitute erected by an American phil anthropist Therefore Amer ca claims the honor,
 The year 1912 has witnessed the passing of many prominent men, Among the eminent Americans who died dur ng the year were. Rear Ad- neral Robley D. Evans, and Ambass- ador Whitelaw Re q,
 The most sensational individual crime of the year, at least in America, was the 2ssassinat on of Herman Rosenthal, the New York gambler, by four gunmen acting as agents of Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker l The latter and his four hired mur- i derers are now under the sentance of death,
 The circumstances surround ng this crime and the subsequent devel- i opments arising from it's consti5u- ted the most earnes, steps over taken in probing nun cipal corruption.
 The immediate result of the Becker crime was the opening of the Alder manos invs stigation, wh oh revealed the revolting details of the alliance between the police and the under 1 world.
 i Another event which stirred the heart of the nat on was the dastardy l attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt at Milwaukee, by John Shrank. New York crank who isl now in an insane asylum. In the mater of legislation, per- haps the most important featuresI were the vetoe of the New Democratic Congress's tarrf bills relating FoI wool, cotton and iron. and the far-I liners free list, by President Taft. And the defeat in Canada of the Rel ciprocity Agreement. Several important opinions Werei handed down by the U. s. Supreme| Court The chief of these be ng thdj opinion touching the Union Paciflcl merger. The action taken by theI court resulted in the dissolv.ng of the great railroad combination which, had been effected by the late B. H. Hartman.
 Another Supreme Court decision which caused much comment was nj relation to the Anthracite Coal Trust' While the opinion of the court pur-
 to many commentators hold that it wlll| not injure the coal interests in the| least
 The year 1912 still found our neigh GAL FOUR MIR. JAGgers .... bor on the south, Mexico restless and disturbed by internal dissensions Several revolutionary uprlslngs against the existing administration were made. Onei of them, led by naphew of General Porifr o Diaz, for mer president of Mexico, promised to develop into formidable menace to the Ma6l:ro regime. But Diaz was cap turel within a few days, together with other leaders. The latter were| exacuted but Diaz is stll ill prizon.
 1912i
 Ian. HI, Rider, the English nov erst is made baronet. Chinese Ill II. S. raise flag of new Chinese he- publ c. Daniel Haword is lnaugur- a,ed President of Republic Of Llber a Jan. 2-Alfrad Tennyson Dlckehs' son of the English novelist, dies al the Hotel Astor, N. Y. City. Dr. sun vat-seu takes the oath as provis onal nresident of the Chinese Republic
 Jan.s-Rear Admiral D. (Fignting Bob) Evans, dies at his home in Wash ngton D. c.
 Jan. 4-Brig-Genl. Joseph M. cam who fired the first shot at Gettysburs'