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The Chitina leader., 1912-03-16

! WASHINGTON, March 15.-Her-
bert Knox Smith, commissioner of
corporations, has made a report to
the President that is somewhat start
ling in it's information. After a
thorough investigation Mr.. Smith
states that ten concerns now control
the water-sites of the country that
are not within the possession of the
government. He recommends that
the government take steps to pre-
serve title to such sites as still re-
main. 49,, ...,.e.,.
The Chitina leader., 1912-03-16
LOCAL JOTT|NGS

Abe Stein left for Fairbanks this
week with 200 cases of eggs and
other freight. His seven teams of
horses and mules We're as fine ami
mails as have passed through Chitina
this year. He had unique and re-
liable method of keeping his eggs
from freezing on the trail. Each
sled was entirely covered by a sheet
iron case about five inches high.
Through doors in the side of this
case could be placed the small stoves
commonly used on the stage lines,
and. which consume the slow-burn-
ing carbon bricks. The gentle heat
from these keeps the eggs placed
above them from freezing.
The few inches of snow and cold
err weather during the past week
have put the trail in good shape
again.
Harry Warren arrived in town on
Monday from Fairbanks and will re-
turn in few days.
Fifty head Of cattle for the White
Meat Market at Fairbanks arrived
on Mondays train in good condition.
j. H. Miller, of that firm, says there
will be shipment every month
hereafter.
]. L. Brown entertained friends
atia house warming party Thursday
evening. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Leach, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. F. M. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
The Chitina leader., 1912-03-16
BOOST FOR THE AUTOMOBILE ROAD

Cordova has at last aroused to the necessity of rendering
every possible assistance the eneavor induce
to make liberal appropriation for the of an auto
mobile road between Chna and Fairbanks for summer USE
At meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday night
was decided that appropriate letter. setting forth the needs
and advantages OF rapid communication between the
the interior OF Alaska be prepared and mailed to every mem
Der OF the House and Senate The citizens generally
be called upon to send copies of this letter their friends
business connections throughout the states with the request
that they be signed and forwarded to of
Fairbanks took similar action couple of months ago. and it
believed that opportune time again deuge the
members OF Congress with reminders that the hour deliver
ance is at hand and that their influence in securing large
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-09-20
COMING EVENTS

Sept. 25-Dance, opera house, Mazda
& Remlin's Trio Harp Orchestra,
of Red Wing, Mimi.
Oct 1O-Gibson's Harp Orchestra,
dance, "'24'' club hall.
Oct. 24-and thereafter, Rev. Roches-
ter and wife, revival meetings,
Christian Church
Every Night-"Daylight Pictures" at
The Unique.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
SIX MORE ARE INDICTED
THIRTEEN MUST FACE TRIAL
FOR ELECTION CORRUPTION.
Grand Jury, Which Has Been lnvesti.
eating Vote in jefferson County,
Makes Its final Report.

Steubenville, O.-SiX more men,
in addition to the seven indicted
recently by the grand jury investiga.
ting election corruption in Jefferson
county, were indicted Dec. 13. The
new victims of the probe are:
John A. Mansfield, eX-common pleas
judge, accused of exceeding the eX-
pense limit allowed by law in his cam
paign for the Republican nomination
for state representative.
w. c. Brown, Republican prosecut-
ing attorney-elect, accused of exceed
ing the expense limit allowed by Law.
James ellison, accused of giving
away keg of beer in the interests
of his brother, John S. ellison, Repub-
lican state epresentative-elect.
Henry F. LAUDER, justice of peace,
and A. F. Bernier, Republican member
of the board of elections, accused OF
trying to bribe Alfred Wilkinson, Re
publican judicial committeeman, to
vote for Carl H. Smith, candidate for
the nomination for common pleas
Judge.
Alfred Critten, accused of soliciting
sum of money from E. Dewitt Ers.
kline, candidate for county prosecutor.
In addition, new indictments were
returned against John G. Belknap, Re.
publican probate judge-elect, and Rich.
and Gibson, postmaster of Steuben.
vile.
Belknap is accused of exceeding his
legal expense limit and also of paving
So to Edward Connor, a ward worker,
and So each to divers ward workers,
to aid his candidacy.
ellison is accused of paying $40 to
Edward Smith to work for Robert Nc.
Cleary, candidate for county treasurer
After submitting this report the
grand jury adjourned The probe will
be continued by the grand jury meet
ing in January.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
FOUR HANGED IN ONE DAY
Men Die on Galows Despite Efforts
to Save Their Lives That Are
Unprecedented.

Salem, Ore. = Four men were
hanged in the penitentiary in
this city in one day, despite eorts tc
save their lives that are unprecedent
ed. The Quartette had been under re
prieve granted by Gov. Oswald West
for varying periods in order that the
electorate of the state might have an
opportunity to pronounce its verdict
whether the men should hang. The
verdict was given on Nov. 5, and was
in favor of hanging.
Gov. West then turned a deaf cal
to the scores of appeals that he save
the mems lives. He declared that he
would let the hangings go on as he
believed that that was the only way
to convince the people of the state
that legal hangings should be discon
tinued.
The men executed were Franz
Garrison, Noble Faulder, H. f
Roberts and Mike Morgan, all mur
derers from obscure counties in the
state.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
D|SPOSES OF HARD COAL CASE
Supreme Court Dsmisses General
Charge of Conspiracy Against Roads
but Upholds Other Accusations.

Washington, d. C.-The end Of
the ten-year fight against the anthra-
cite coal trust initiated and conduct
ed by William r. Hearst was reached
when the supreme court of the United
States handed down a decision, the
effect of which will be to destroy the
combination which now controls the
price of coal. Following is the decis-
ion of the supreme court in a nutshell:
Dismissed the general charge of
conspiracy against the Reading and
other railroads involved in the anthra.
cite coal trust suit, but sustained the
other charges of the government, de.
claring the 65 percent contracts be-
tween coal producers and the rail-
roads illegal and ordering the dissolu.
tion of the Temple Iron Co. The
court refused to dissolve an alleged
combination of six railroads, 43 coal
operators and number of subsidiary
mining companies which the govern.
ment charged was in control of all the
anthracite deposits in Pennsylvania.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
HE KNEW WHAT TO AVOID
II Knowing uman Nature Would Do
II This Man Would havo Made
Good Preacher.

'Dr. John Haynes Holmes, who
preached Bull Moose sermon to
President Taft the Sunday before cleo
ton day, isn't like Washington
White" said member Of DR.. Holmes
Church of the Messiah In New York
Washington White was an aged
hod carrier. Laying down HIS paper
one evening, he said to his wife over
his spectacles:
Martha, believe I'd make .
preacher. Listen, now, and I'll give
you a sermon
"The old man then stood up to the
table and beloved out vigorous dis.
course on the wickedness of the idola-
tors of the Orient.
His wife said at the end:
"a good enough sermon, Washing
ton, but you've told us all about the
sins of the foreigners and never
word about the sins of the folks at
home here
Ha, ha, ha, understand preachin'
too well for that laughed the willy old
man"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
WHITELAW REID
CROSSES DIVIDE
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO ENG
LAND DIES AT HIS PALATlAL
LONDON HOME.
WAS IN BED BUT SHORT TIME
Diplomats Breakdown Dates From
His Trip to New York Last Win
ter-Had Been Sufferer From
Asthma for Years.

London, -Whitelaw Reid,
American ambassador to the court of
St. James, died at Dorchester House,
his palatial London home, at ten min
utes after noon Dec. Is. Only his wife
and daughter, the Hon. Mrs. John HUI
bert Ward, were at the bedside when
the end came.
Contrary to many reports, the am
bassador did not take to his bed until
Friday night, when for the first time
he consented to turn over all official
correspondence to Irwin Laughlin, first
secretary of the embassy. Until that
time the ambassador believed himself
suffering merely from the effects of
the cold which he caught Nov. 1, when
he addressed the students of the Uni
versity College of Wales at Aberyst-
wyth.
AS late as Friday che ambassador
sent a large number of dispatches to
the state department at Washington,
which he dictated himself and signed.
During the night he fell into a stupor
from which he did not rally except at
intervals. He was unconscious prac-
tically all of Saturday and Saturday
night, although every aid known to
medical science was applied. There
was a slight rally early Sunday morn
ing, but the patient soon sunk into
unconsciousness from which he did
not again rally.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20

Ambassador Reid's breakdown dates
from his trip to New York last winter
to entertain the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught, who came from Ottawa to
be the ambassadors guests at his town
house in New York. He had been a
sufferer from asthma for many years
and it had been his habit every win
ter to spend several weeks in the
south of France, where he seemed to
find relief from the harassing ailment.
Last winter, however, in order to
entertain the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught and their daughter, the
Princess Patricia, he abandoned his
trip to France and sailed for New
York. His social duties there ia.
tigued him greatly and when he left
New York on the return trip last Feb
ruary his nerves were in a serious
condition. On the way over he caught
a severe cold, the effects of which in
his overwrought nervous state he was
unable to shake off.
King George has inquired daily as
to the ambassadors condition since
the fact that he was seriously i'll be-
came known. The Hon. John Ward,
who was at Dorchester House, tele-
phoned Buckingham palace immediate.
ly when the death occurred and with.
in half an hour Sir John Legge, the
queens equerry, called to convey the
coincidence of the king and queen.
Other members of the royal family, in.
cluding the Dowager Queen AleXan-
dra, and the Princess Victoria sent
dispatches bearing their coincidence
to Mrs. Reid.
Bulletins announcing the death of
the ambassador We're posted at all the
prominent hotel in London.
The following official statement was
issued at Dorchester House by the at.
tending physicians:
"a fortnight ago the ambassador
had return of the asthma from
which he had previously suffered Sc
verely at considerable intervals. Grad,
ually bronchitis supervened and the
asthma paroXysms became very Sc
cere, leading to extreme exhaustion
1t was hoped that he might rally as
no pneumonia symptoms had appeared
Although with great difficulty the
paroxysms of asthma were gotten un
der control, early Sunday the ex
haustion became extreme. Mr.. REID
died of pulmonary oedema at ten min
utes past IL o'clock.
The physicians attending Ambassa
dor Reid were Sir Thomas Barlow
Sir William Osler, w. Hale White anC
Richard Rowlands.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
ITCHING AND BURNING

iberia, MOT was troubled with
scalp eczema for about five years and
tried everything heard of, but all OF
no avail. The doctors told me would
have to have my head shaved. Being
a woman, hated the idea of that.
was told by friend that the Cuticura
Remedies would do me good. This
spring purchased two boxes Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and one cake Of Cuti-
cura Soap. After using one box Of
Cuticura Ointment 1 considered the
cure permanent, but continued to use
1t to make sure and used about one.
half the other box. Now am entirely
"The disease began on the back Of
my head, taking the form Of ring
worm, only more severe, rising to
thick, rough scale that would come OF
when soaked with oil or warm water,
bringing few hairs each time, but in
few days would form again, larger
each time, and spreading until the en-
tire back of the head was covered with
the scale. This was accompanied by
q terrible itching and burning sensa-
ton. Now my head is completely we'll
and my hair growing nicely" (SigneD
Mrs. Geo. F. Clark. Mar. %, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cutcura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Blaze Is Seen for Miles.

Bayonne, N. IA fire that could
be seen for miles and at which
the damage is between $125,OOO to
s150,000 occurred in the big barrel fac.
tory of the Tidewater Oil Co., Stand.
ard oil corporation at constable Hook.
The barrel factory was building $50
feet wida bY 45O feet long. II was
filled with the costlest machinery, cal.
culated to reduce the hand work to
Ia minimum. 1t was stored with in.
lfiammable oak and hickory that could
be steamed and bent for the heavy
ibogshead used TO transport oil.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Prince Regent of Bavaria Dies.

Munich, Bavaria.-Luitpold, prince
regent of Bavaria, died here. He was
81 years old, He had been in failing
health for several months and his
death was not unexpected. Luitpold
was 65 years of age and had lived a
long useful life as a great German
military leader when he was called
upon in 1886 to take the throne of
Bavaria, the second largest state in
the German empire, His call to the
regency was the result of the insanity
of King Ludwig IL, and his brother
King Otto.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Helen Gould to Wed RaIIroader.

New York City.-"Mr, and Mrs.
George ]. Gould announce the engage.
ment of their sister. Miss Helen Gould,
to Finley ]. Shepard of St. Louis." /"
This brief announcement made by
George j, Gould at Georgian Court, his
Lakewood, N. j., home, gave the first
intimation of the coming marriage OF
the eldest daughter Of the late ],
Gould who, by her numerous acts OF
philanthropy, has endeared herself to
thousands. For more than six months
Miss Gould has been engaged to Fin
Finley ]. Shepard, railroad official.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Butter Is Robbed Of Its Guardians.

Chicago, Ill. - One hundred and
twenty million pounds of butter, i'm
prisoned in cold storage and hitherto
protected from hungry nation by
the price committee of the Elgin but
ter board, has been robbed of Its
guardians.
In a wild and stormy session OF
the Elgin butter board at Elgin, the
price quotation committee was abol
ished. This committee met once a
week and arbitrarily fixed a weekly
price for butter that served as basis
Of quotations throughout the country
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Misty Past.

'T am afraid" said Senator Sorg-
hum, that the alteration in which
have become involved must be more
or less obscure to the casual listener"
About all you have both said lately
Is You're another"
Yes. And we have said 1t so often
that am afraid nobody remembers
exactly what either of us was accused
OF being. in the first place"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
wickersham Attacks Candy Trust.

T h ] a e p h I a, Pa.-The "candy
trust" of Philadelphia was attacked
by Attorney General Wickersham i1
civil antitrust suit filed here against
the Philadelphia Jobbing Confection
ers' Association.
) Members and officers of the associa
ton have combined and conspired, Il
is charged, to coerce candy manufac
turers from selling direct to retailers
to consumers or to jobbers other thar
members of the association. The attor
ney general asks for injunction agains
alleged violation OF the Sherman law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Gust Congressman Bowman.

Washington, d. C.-The seat Of
Representative Charles C. Bowman,
Republican of Eleventh Pennsylvania
district, was declared vacant by a
party vote 1913 to 11s. Corruption and
intimidation of voters was the charge
preferred by the contestant, George
r. Mclean, Democrat, and sustained
by the house elections committee.
The house, however, voted down a
resolution declaring that Mclean was
entitled to Bowman's seat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
ADMITS TRADING ON
. CHANGE IS GAMBLE.
NEW YORK BROKER TELLS MON
EY TRUST PRo6ERs ABOUT
SHORT SELLING.
PRACTICE is NOT FORBIDDEN
Admits object Is to Make Money on
Break in the Market by Sell
Ing What You Have
Not Got.
MAIN POINTS IN TESTIMONY.


t-That "sf,ort selling" which forms a
considerable part of the transactions on
the exchange, is gambling pure and
simple.
2-That exchange members generally
consider any kind of manlpuations of
stocks legitimate so long as the commits
sions are paid to the brokers.
3-That the New York stock exchange
clearing house acts solely for its members
and merely in the capacity of an auditing
department.
4-That actual stock certificates are not
used on the stock exchange and that
transfers are arranged by clearing house
tickets.
5-That favoritism Of the New York
stock exchange for the American Bank
Note Company, In which j. p. Morgan is
a heavy stockhoider, enables that en-
craving concern to hold a monopoly on the
engraving of listed securities, thereby
reapng profit of $1,000 a day or S73o,o
a year.
-N-%-%
Washington, d. C.-"Short selling"
which is popular in the stock
exchange at New York, is gambling
pure and simple, and is not forbidden
by the regulations Of the exchange,
which has no duty toward the public
in prohibiting such manipulations, ac-
cording to the testimony of Frank X.
Sturgis, New York broker and former
president of the stock exchange.
Sturgis was on the stand in the con-
gressional inquiry into the alleged.
money trust.
Sturgis said "short selling" was sell
ing stock not owned by the seller in
order to buy it in later at a lower
price.
The object is to make money on a
break in the market by selling what
you have not got, isn't that so?"
YES" replied Sturgis.
DO you believe short selling justi-
fable in normal market?"
"That is a question between every
man and his own conscience"
DO you personally approve short
selling in normal market?"
Personally 1 do not"
THE stock exchange does not dis
courage short selling?"
"It takes no position in the mat
ter"
HAS the exchange ever undertaken
to promulgate a regulation against
short selling?"
mo"
Sturgis said he never had urged
such regulation among his fellow
members of the governing board of
the exchange.
"It is not part of my duty to urge.
moral reforms on the community" he
said.
Untermyer reviewed arguments in
favor of short selling as a balance,
on a rising market and as steadying
a general market situation.
Don't you think the moral obloquy
of such transaction outweighs any
arguments in it's favor?"
Yes, / do, personally"
"As a matter of fact, that is gam
bling, pure and simpler"
Yes, very largely" answered Stur-
gis.
The question of the moral duty of
the stock exchange to the public in
volved Mr.. Sturgis and the lawyer in
heated argument.
"The exchange, as such, has no duty
toward the public" said Sturgis, lex
cept to maintain a place to do busi-
ness and to surround that business
with proper safeguards" The wit
ness said that he did not believe the
stock exchange was guilty Of mislead-
ing banks as to the value of securi-
ties manipulated
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
Why Girls Postpone.

Nell-Isn't Alice soon going to
marry Jack?
Belle don't know. She says she
hates to give up the dollar and half
shows for the ten-cent moving pic
tureA-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20


manager of Cleveland, PainesviIle G.
AshtabuIa Railway, WIloughby.
David Stowe, AshtabuIa.
Mrs. David Stowe.
): AN
Ashtabula, O.-At least six per-
sons We're killed and five were
injured at the Center-st grade cross
ing of the Lake Shore and Pennsyl-
vania railroads here when a fast
freight train crashed into an Ashta-
bula rapid transit street car, carrying
between 10 and 20 people to the Ash
tabula Lyceum course entertainment.
The train, northbound on a branch
of the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern, consisted of 20 heavily loaded
coal cars. 1t plowed through the
street car and piled up hundreds Of
tons of coal on top of the wreckage.
Twenty hopper coal cars were
wrecked and 10000 tons of coal and
debris strewed the tracks for half
block. One car crashed through F.
H. Dorman's grocery store and spilled
its contents therein. The side of Mrs.
Francis Calver's residence was torn
away and so feet of Richards Bros
brick warehouse was demolished.
The wreckage of the coal train was
piled 40 feet in the air.
Several of the freight cars tipped
over and coal was piled high.
1t is apparent from the condition of
the cars that the engineer applied the
brakes In vain attempt to obviate
accident, for the train buckled near
the locomotive. The engine itself re-
mained upright and the crew, Engi-
neer d. e. O'Connor and Fireman G.
HerchberbeS both of Erie, escaped.
AS the gates of the crossing were
not down, an investigation was begun
by the police department.
This disaster is the worst grade
crossing accident that ever occurred
in Ashtabula.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20

Or. P1erce's Pleasant Pellets euro consti- =
patton. Constipation Is the cause OF many
diseases- Cure tho cause and you euro the
disease. Easy 10 take. Adv.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20

Mrs winelow's Soothing Syrup for child-eB
teethins, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ston, a1lAys pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle s
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20

A scientist has discovered that the
onion Is a cure for love.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20

But tip doesn't always come to the
man who waits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20
TRAIN HITS CAR, SIX DIE
FREIGHT BRINGS DEATH AND IN
JURY TO PASSENGERS.
Twenty Hopper Vehicles Are Wrecked
and 10000 Tons of Coal and De-
bris StreW Tracks.
VICTIMS OF ACCIDENT.
DEAD,

DEAD,
Laura Lcaphart, Ashtabula.
Mrs. Frank C. Bartlett, Ashtabua.
Mrs. w. H. Cook, Ashtabula.
Mrs. George kitson, Ashtabula.
Mrs. John c. Espy, wife of traffic
manager of Cleveland, Painesvile 6
AshtabuIa Railway, WiIloughby.
David Stowe, AshtabuIa.
Mrs. David Stowe.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-20
Maine is Still Dry

O, what fall was there, my countrymen! Plais-
ted, the who declared prohibition in Maine to be
failure and who pledged himself to program that
suited the vets, has been defeated. Prohibition
mains in the constitution and governor has been
elected who stands for law enforcement. The vets
confidently predicted the reelection Of Plasted, and
worked strenuousy toward that purpose. They had
found, they said that prohibition failure, and
wanted sensible laws enacted and to enforce
such enactments. Much was based on the vote of
year ago, when the good people Of Maine retained
their prohibitory law by narrow margin.
The old state is to be congratulated. Deceit has
not avaled to change the order of things here The
vets knew all along that prohibition prohibited
under officials less openly defiant Of the law,
and more less hostile to its enforcement.