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or sometimes at I5 cents lf thp pattprl the United States. with its prnhihitivt tariff the retail price is always much higher. The standard price retail is |: cents for the fabric wholesaled al 10 But vhPn the tariff is excessive it is 64 per cent on this printed dimity the dishonest retailer can ~get away with his deception and double sor more than donble his normal profit by selling the domestic article as imported" The retailer knows that be could not buy genuine imported dimity Of this uuHlity from foreign manufacturers agent in New York for less than 15lh or l615 cents. and the trade would re tail this at 9. He compares the do neStic and foreign fabrics and finds the American made Is equal in every respect 10 the fabric from abroad. So he says 10 himself. "Why not sell it as foreign goods at 8 price that will make it sttractve7T
 Mil Man Pockets it.
 Tn some caSes the manufacture takes tbe tariff favor for his own pocket. Tariff board sample No. g. Illustrates this No 34 is q fancy white goods used for dress wear Its manufacturer encountered a fair de nand for this material during the psSr season. Table No. I69 Of the tariff boards report shows a manufacturing profit Of % per cent. IL costs 10 manu facture this cloth 12lG cents yard The mill refuses to sell to any one ex renting the jobber. and through this chsnnel the cloth reaches the retailer st 221k to 25 cents 8 yard. The retail CT charges the consumer B to 30 rents according to lorstion and local compe tition.
 For comparison take the value of the fabric on weight. At tne r,snufzetur- inc cost Of 72.1e cents yard one pound of this goods IS worth s1.23 as it leaves the mill. When it reaches the consumer (st 3e cents a yard) the price has Ssen boosted to s1.20 e pound.
 The manufacturing cost of this cloth tn England is practically fhe same as here. yet the English manufacturer sells t for 15 A cents a yard. the job ber at 17.26 cents and the retailer at p cents.
 Rear in mind that the difference Tn cost of production at home and abroad" Tn this class Of fabric represented by sample No g. amounts to nothing bl3t the Pavne-Aldrich tarif on it equals 55.s9 per cent, or SIS cents per running yard.
 Fancy goodS of fhe type of sampie No. 94 are products of the fippitt Nc COIl- riaSs of mifiS The I'a vne- Aldrich biH- afsed the duty on this cloth from B to 55 a per cent. k it any wonder thai Senator Lll,pitt and NIT McColl weFe interested Tn amending the Payne biH-New York World
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(. B. SHERWOOD
 DIES OF DROPSY

Word was received here this week Wednesday that Chas. B. Sherwood who a few weeks ago vas sent to theSister'S Hospi al 1t Albuquerque for treatment of .iropsy died Wednesday morning til o'clock.
 Mr. Sherwood had not been eelng well torsome months and finally his case got 50 serious hat it was necessary Uo send i'm to a hospital for treatment.
 Mir Sherwood IS an old resi- lent of Winslow and Arizona. He came to Arizona from Stock ton, Cal, in the year 1868 W tn the soldiers during war timv and since then has made Arizona nis home having resided in vari ous different cities and making a few trips into old Mexico.
 He came to WinSlow this last time about two years ago hay iug made his home here being at one time part owner of this pap .rin company with old Uncle Timmie" Wallace.
 Mr. Sherwood was a printer by profession and until recently vas a member of the Globe Ty- biographical Umon of which he was one of the oldest members ie also was a member of the 5lobe Lodge of Eiks.
 The funeral services were held yesterday morning at the Catho- lie church at Albuquerque under auspices of the Albuquerque Lodge of Elks and his body laid to rest in Fairview cemetery in that city.
 The deceased was 66 years of age and 1t Is said that he has a few living relatives in~California where he spent his boyhood days but nothing has been heard of them so tar. His death Is mourned by his many friends tar and near.
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Ff7E TARfsf IN SUMNER DReso FOR HOT
 NQtA ft1tR READFNS

A rsn,S wsso fsnr1c usuufactared Iu New Eusiauo fot $ 2-s -euJS yard ,s >oid n5 me niannrurturpI at ll44 rents mauufactnr1ne pronJ of 47l9 per cent. less selling expenses of most pri cent The iohppf tUhoe Saie distrihurer adds 3ls rents-s profit of y2'ts per cent less selling expenses Tue retailer rdds smother 42s per -suL. and the American housewife gets he s.oth a1 9 .entS cloth that m EHgmnd 'au he houCht retail for l7 cents. tdenticai in and quality wBYf
 Cortou cnrrstn scrtm found in millions of homes Is made iu America st e cost that etves toe mannrarturer smpfe profit selling U 10 the print works sT rents yard The print works sefiS To tbe iobber st 70 i-3 cents. although t finishes the goods at COST of IS7 rents The 1obber adds 20 per cput- layinc down fhe eur tain sfrim 10 thp department store st I2la cents The retailer charges The American housewife l9 TO % rents More than likely he advertises it as ~IMPORTED" and sells ft for the top prtce. because the tariff is so high that the genuine imported goods cannOt he sold for less It costs iuSr ss much in England 10 make this curtain marerial vet rhe English retailer sells it for IS 22 cents t7la pence a yard against 70 to 29 cents under the American tariff WHYY-FroD World
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PRESENT TARIFF
 FOSTERS FRAUDS
Domestic Cotton Fabrics SO,d Americans as Imported. !"
CaEATING TIE CONSUMER

Less Than Der Cent Comes From Abroad. but Arner'csns Pay Ex- orb,tsnt Pr,oe For Home Goods Be cause ot Deception and erohibitive Tariff.
 By ROBERT KENNETH MAC LEA. Formerly consulting expert Of the tariff
 board-l
 New York. Aug. The prohibitfve tariff. revised upward by the Payne Aldrich law, permits and fosters wholesale frauds upon the American consumer of cotton goods.
 Less than 2 per cent Of the cotton fabrics consumed in the United States comes from abroad, becanse the pro tective duties have been made so high that importation is unprofitab bIe.
 Yet fully one-third Of The cotton piece goods going over retail counters Is sold as "IMPORTED" or under names implying q foreign origin.
 This deception is generally psrpe- trsted upon the consumer for ts7e pur- pose Of obtaining sxorbitsnt prices Tor domestic roods
 The consumer, believing the goods are imported and knowing that the tariG adds excessively to their cost pays 5O to l0O per cent more than fair nrire and does not suspect that he is being cheated.
 Drains the 7ooket5ook.
 let ms go straight to a specific ez ample of the operation Of tbis fraud Take the tari6 hoard's cloth sample No. 56. described as printed dim ity This Is a medium priced cotton fabric known to alrneSt every Ameri- can housewife What woman or girl haSn't possessed q dimitv dress within the isst few vearst And if she went to fbe cotton goods counter and hnHght the material hv the yard she no doubt saw such signs as.
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Drains the 7oet,tsook.

The Worlds tariff editor visited with me department store ina New Eng land citv Of l000o0 tnha6itantS and found recently 9 counter rifa1 with these soodS riaraFdeds
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01

cry for black slavery shouted Sen.
ator Tillman. The condition is no
worse than under the Democratic
tariff" retorted Senator Gallinger.
In the house, Representative Will
son of Pennsylvania proposed a reso.
luton to direct the committee on Ia
Dor of which he is chairman. to in.
vestigate conditions at Lawrence and
appropriating $4,000 for the work
To Take Over Express Business.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Gard.
ner, of Maine. introduced bill under
which the government would take
over the properties of express com.
panies and operate them as a part Of
the postal service extending the serv-
ice to the rural delivery. The meas
ure indicates the probable cost of TAX
ing over the properties as follows:
Real property. $14,932.169: equip
ment. $7.3s1.4 05; materials and sup.
plies. s13s,21O; advance payments on
contracts, $5.s36.666; franchises, good
will, etc. S1o,s77.3s9; total, 1885,
49,
While the balance sheets of the COM
pany show other assets of nearly
$4,000, 900. Senator Gardner argues
that these are not devoted to express
service and that this property might
be retained by the corporations with
out impairing its value.
1t is proposed that rates charged for
express service under the government
shall be based upon weight and length
Of haul, rather than upon the system
in effect for the carrying of mail.
While the bill introduced does not
fix rates, Senator Gardner offers fig
ures showing that express charges in
this country are now sixteen times
freight charges. and indicating that un-
der the postal system this ratio could
be reduced to about five and one-half
and. at the same time. express bust
ness would be extended to the entire
country
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
DENMARK HoNoRs BUSCH
Named by King to Take Charge o.
Musical Program.

Kansas City, Feb. 27.-Carl Busch,
conductor of the Kansas City Sym
phony orchestra. received word
through the Danish-American associa-
ton that he had been chosen to take
charge of the musical part of the pro-
gram incident to the presentation to
the Danish government of a national
park in Denmark, the gift of the asso-
citation. President Taft is honorary
president Of the association. The other
officers are Dr. Max Henius, c. NJ.
Hansen, Carl Antonsen and MAIDS Hen
ningsen of Chicago.
The festivities of presentation will
take place in Copenhagen, Aug. 3. Land
lying idle for centuries in the north.
ern part of the Jutland peninsula was
purchased for the park. Much OF the
Danish folklore is associated with
these desolate tracts 1t was the de-
sire of the association to preserve
some of this land in its natural state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
FoRT1FICAT1oNs BILL
Passed the House Without lingo
Amendments.

Washington, Feb. IS. - Phantom
fleets Of hostile ships and smouldering
ruins of capital, the capitulation Of
Washington, Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Norfolk and the invasion Of the
hills Of Virginia, wildly portrayed in
the house failed to procure an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for a site Of pro-
posed coast defense on Cape Henry.
The fortification appropriation bill
was passed without any structures on
private purchases OF powder by the
government.
With the coast defense bill out OF
the way. the house Immediately took
up the agricultural appropriation bill
which carries $15,s3s,976.
Hospital for Indians.
Washington, d. c. Representa-
tive C. B. Miller Of Duluth introduced
a bill for the establishment of a hospi-
tai for the Chippewas of Minnesota to
cost 100000. The bill provides that
the hospital shall be open to all the
Chippewas Of Minnesota. and is to be
under the control Of hoard of five
governors. three to he appointed by
the governor Of Minnesota. one by the
secretary of the Interior, and one to
be chosen by the Indians.
The bill provides that one part Of the
hospital be devoted to the care of tu-
berculosis patients. one part to other
contagious diseases. and one part TO
patients suffering from old age, dis
ability or other bodily intirmities AID.
mission TO the hospital would be upon
order of a majority of the board of
governors The hospital is to be in
charge of physician who is to re.
ceive salary of $500 year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
CONGRESSTOPROBE
LAWRENCE STRIKE.
WOULD KNOW n LAWS WERE
VIOLATED IN PREVENTING
REMOVAL OF CHILDREN.
LIKE ANTE-BELLuM DAYS
According TO Senator rl!!n,an, House
Resolutions Urges Appropriation
Of $4,000 for inquiry at
Lawrence.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The Law.
renee mills strike occupied the at.
tention of both houses of congress,
President Taft and Attorney General
Wickersham. Two resolutions direct.
ing an investigation of conditions by
federal authorities were introduced
but no action was taken upon them.
President Taft, however, at the re-.
quest of Representative Berger asked
Attorney General Wickersham to
learn if any federal laws had been
violated by the local authorities who
prevented the removal Of children
from the strike ridden district. The
attorney general instructed United
States Attorney French at Boston to
investigate.
Both houses of congress rang with
speeches. Senator Bailey quoted Sena.
tor Tillman as saying the Lawrence
strike had revealed conditions in
Massachusetts similar to those in the
slave states before the civil war.
They have substituted white slav.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
RIOTERS ATTACK AMERICANS
DURING STREET CAR TRoUeLE
At KINGSTON.
Iemaleans Stone Auto Party, Seriously
lnjurina New York
Woman.

Kingston, Feb. 2e.-Amer!cars were
not spared in the rioting which has
been going on here in connection with
the street railway. trouble A party Of
Americans driving in an automobile
we're attacked by mob and one Of
them was seriously injured. The party
included Capt. and Mrs. Fritz Du-
uuesne OF New York and Mr. and Mrs.
Wortley of Brooklyn A group Of men
attacked their automobile with bricks
and stones. Mrs. puauesne was struck
by one of the missiles. and was said
to be in a serious condition.
The Americans were in imminent
peril of their lives. but their assail-
ants we're finally beaten off by Capt.
Duquesne with hammer and Mr..
Wortley, armed with an axe handle.
Two OF the rioters were knocked un.
conscious and later were sent to hos
pital. Capt. DuquSsnc is the cele-
brated African big game hunter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
NORTH ALBION.

VIM. MCGEE visited al Din MCGEE 8
Monday evening.
WIN. Rolf was visitor at A. A.
Bigalk S Monday.
A number of friends and relatives
visited at Geo. Mlchel's Sunday.
Walt Volkman went to Preston Sat
urday for a short visit.
Herb keune spent Monday night
with his brother Anil.
Mrs. Albert Ludwig visited at Anil
keune's Tuesday.
Willie Bigalk visited at A. A.
Bigalk's Sunday evening.
Florence eager visited al Dan Nc
Gees from Friday until Sunday.
Newton Bigalk visited visited at
Anil Keune's Sunday evening.
John Walter made a business trip to
Granger Monday.
Henry Bigalk was a caller at VIM.
Bigalk s Monday.
Albert Bigalk had an operation ut
the Cresco hospital Monday. We are
all hoping for his speedy recovery.
Theresa Bronner visited at Anil
keune's the past week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
LOCKED UP BY HIS OWN WIFE
Author.L awyer Of Boston Tells Court
Hs 10 Compelled 10 Hide From
Spouse.

Boston.-s. Arthur Bent, Of Boston.
mas filed a bill in equity in the superior
court against his wife, Mrs. Mary H.
Bent, seeking to recover securities
worth $4,000. which he claims he
was forced into transferring to his
wife by threats while they were in
Europe in 1909 Since then. Bent al
leges, he has been treated with great
indignity and even locked in room
and has been obliged to hide from his
wife. Bent is lawyer and author Of
several books.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
SCIiLEY.

Gorden Stander is reported as being
confined to his bed with the quinsy.
Dr. Hess of Cresco was a profess
sional caller in our vicinity Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Michael Dvorak are
the proud parents of baby boy born
to them Sunday morning. Mrs.
Dvorak is reported as being quite sick.
C. A. Fosse had several tons of saw
dust shipped in and he is now having
it hauled.
What! you say the Union stock yards
have been transferred from Chicago to
the, streets of Schley? If ever we
have any stock yards here we hope
they will be in more appropriate
place than our streets.
Clement Barnes is visiting under the
parental roof.
Joseph Vrba is working for VIM.
Rathamel.
Chas. Degro moved into the Matt
Svoboda house, north of town, last
week.
Joseph C. Malek was a business
caller in Cresco Friday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
SARATOGA

Anna Aberg went to Cresco, Satur-
day, for weeks visit with relatives.
Lou Thomas, of McIr tire was in our
village, Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Schahh enter
tanned company, Friday evening.
John Filipi, who has been the guest
of his cousins, MIR. and Mrs. Yves.
Moses. returned to Cedar Rapids last
Saturday.
Winifred seavy was a guest at the
H. Watson home, Saturday and Sun
day.
Davy Dunn was a Riceville caller,
Saturday.
E. Monholland and E. Schahn were
at Riceville, Friday.
Many of our people are afflicted with
colds and lagrippe these days.
August Schimming came out from
Cresco. Saturday, for visit with the
John Jones family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abby Vail arrived home
Monday from their visit at Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. John Erbe and Mr..
and Mrs. E. Schahn were guests at
the L. J. Kelsey home, Sunday.
John johnson moved onto the Henry
Graf place, this week, and Geo. Jack
ney will move onto the Nick Graf place.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Bennett went to
Riceville. Friday, to have some dental
work done.
Our merchant, Cbas. F. Viebrock,
has ordered an auto; he will help US to
keep the roads smooth this summer.
There was large crowd out to
church Sunday, as usual.
A comedy drama in two acts entitled
Uncle Zachary" time of performance
ane ep1 thr t1' minute pharse entitled
MRS. Stubbins' Book Agent" will be
played on the same evening in the near
future. Watch for the date.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
CUMM1Ns' FATHER ILL.
No Hope Of Recovery for Sire Of Iowa
Senator.

Des Mones, Feb. 27.-Thomss l..
Csmmins. father Of Senator Cum
Minis, is critically i'll with pneumonia
at the nome of his son. j. G. Cum.
minis here. Attending physicians an
nounced that his condition was grow
ing worse and little hope for his re-
covery is entertained. Senator Cum
Minis left Washington following the
recent CT telesr..1 from relatives.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
GIRLS sW1NDLER yR1ED.
Forty Polish Maidens Attend Tria, Of

Forty Polish Maidens Attend Trial Of
"Love Token" Merchant.
Chicsc1, Feb. 2I.-With at least 40
Poll h girls in attendance in Judge
Lands court. the trial of George A.
Papaukey, mathematician and re
vealer Of the new laws Of Noses"
was Eeeun. All the girls have been
summoned as Witr esses to tell Of their
purchases from the Regent of the
Prince o. Darkness" of love tokens
and charms to make their sweet
hearts love them. .
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
The Duty Of Art.

Every gay, every bright word, or pic
ture. like every pleasant air OF mu.
sic, is piece of pleasure set afoat:
the reader catches 1t, and If he be
healthy, goes on his way rejoicing. and
it is the business Of art so to send
him as often as possible.-R. l.. Ste
venson.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
Jailed Woman PIa ms Novel.

Chicago, Feb. 2s.-Miss Geraldine
Nlngate. author who is in Jail be-
cause of what she terms work Of
iction-a warrant charging her with
passing forged hecks-said she was
putting her sojourn in a cell to goud
advantage by gathering material fer
novel
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
Gipsies Defy Police.

Fulda, Germany, Feb. 27.-The dis.
trict surrounding this city have been
in a state of virtual war for week,
owing to the presence of a band OF
gipsies who, after committing three
murders, sought refuge in the forests.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
Putting II ii. Wrong Way.

Putting Il the Wrong Way.
MANY a speaker is lauded as 'hav'
ing a fine command of language, ct
whom 1t might better be said, that his
language has a. command Of him. He
has the same command Of language
that rider has Of horse that Is
running away with him" -Whately
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
Steamer Found ers; 90 Drown

Brussels, Feb. 2S.--Thirty-two Of the
passengers and crew were drowned
BY laundering of the steamer Deliver
lnce, a government vessel plying on
the Kwango river. on the borders Of
the Belgium kongo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
slams Of the Times.

II see the young tady next door has
a beau" "She assures me that 1t is
purely platonic affection" I'm that
case your had better look over some
thing cheap in clocks, or something
of that kind"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
Convenient Shoe Horns.

A problem which has agitated the
feminine mind for some time has been
successfully solved at last. A way in
which women may reach their feet I'M
aided, even though corseted, comes to
relieve those who are overburdened
with obesity. How is this feat accom-.
plished? It's simple If one possesses
one of the new shoe horns which have
three-foot wooden handle attached
to the horn. This novelty is imported,
and though the price may seem high,
the relief purchased with one OF these
toilet accessories is certainly worth
the price.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
WALLACE FEFT NO WILL
Estate Of Banker, Murdered by. Son,
Estimated at Nearly $1,000, 600.

Drayton, N. D.. Feb. 2s.-H. w. Wal
lace, the Drayton banker who was
murdered last week by his son, did
NOT leave any will. The value of the
esrzte is uncertain, but it Is believed
to be close to 100000. Mr.. Wallace
had extensive property interests in
Pembina county, N. D.; Kittson coun-
ty. Minnesota, and in Winnipeg. The
widow and three children are the di.
rect heirs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.
Miss Freda Schwab of Cresco was
the guest of her friend Miss Myrtle
Schild from Friday to Sunday of last

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.
Miss Freda Schwab of Cresco was
the guest of her friend Miss Myrtle
Schild from Friday to Sunday of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shines little boy
has been under the Doctors care for a
number of days, but at present is con-
valescing again.
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Butt departed
for their future nome at Cavour, S. D.
Their many friends wish them long
and happy life in their western home.
DR.. L. Kaasa of Ridgeway made
professional calls here last week.
The w. M. s. of the Evangelical
church met at the home of Mrs. j. C..
Schwab of Cresco Wednesday,
An Assyrian missionary passed
through here last week to ask our peo-
pie for money to build some religious
institution.
Don't forget the basket social in the
Tom Stem district this Friday evening.
VIM. Kratz went to DEBORAH last
week to visit at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Schamel, and to ac-
company Mrs. K. home They both
arrived home Saturday evening.
Mr.. Wheeler of Cresco has been
saving wood for number along the
Otter Greek. this week.
Miss Hattie kratz was listed among
the sick for a few days last week.
Miss Addie Scheurer of Florence
vile concluded her visit in these parts
and returned home last Friday morn
ing.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
Evangelical church beginning Satur-
day evening of this week. The Elder.
Rev. Nolte of Cedar Falls. will assist
Rev. Schs ab in conducting the same.
The parents and intimate friends of
Miss Myrtle Schild had a surprise on
he: last Wednesday evening. 1t being
the eighteen anniversary of her birth
day. The company arrived at about
s O'Clock and games were soon played
galore of various kinds and the time
quickly passed by. Supper was served
at midnight and after playing few
new games the happy crowd departed
to their homes thus breaking up the
festivities of the evening.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
severaj Perjsh in Fire,

Portland. Ore, Feb. 1.-TWO men
are dead and several others are sup
posed to have persisted in fire in the
Gilman house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-01
Nevada Lands for Settlers.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-The l27.5oo
acres of land eliminated from the
Moapa National forest in Nevada by
President Taft, Dec. s, 1911, will be
thrown open to settlement, May Z,
1912,