Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-15

Washington

First National bank of New York
City were recounted by George F. Ba.
ker, chairman Of It's board of direc.
tors, in testifying before the house
money trust investigating committee
In Washington. Mr.. Baker furnished
records showing that since its organi.
zatton In 1863 with capitalization OF
100000, the bank had made more
than $S0,00o,o0o profits.
Congress was asked to appropriate
$250,000 for continuing the investiga,
ton Of the commission of economy
and efficiency into the executive de.
partments Of the government in spe
ctal message by President Taft.
Taking of testimony in the tmpeach.
ment trial Of Judge Robert w. Arch.
bald ended in the United States sen.
ate, after House Manager Sterling had
grilled the accused jurist for three
hours, with the aid of seven senator's.
Domestic
Maud Malone, militant suffraglst
Of New York, who had the distinction
Of having been arrested and convicted
for disturbing meeting at which
Woodrow Wilson was speaking, ap
peared in the court of appeals sessions
In Brooklyn and asked that she be
fined In order that she might appeal
her case. Her request was granted.
William H. Schroeder, the engineer,
had been drinking the night before and
had slept fewer than three hours;
hence the wreck on the Delaware,
~Lackawanna & Western railroad at
Corning, N. Y, last Independence day,
in which 40 persons lost their lives
and Is others were injured. The New
York state public service commission
SO declared after a careful investiga.
ton.
Utah's four electoral votes for vice.
president will be cast for Governor
Hadley of Missouri. This was the
agreement reached by the electors.
The $4,000 cubic yards of earth and
rock which began to slide about a
month ago in the Culebra cut in the
Panama canal Is described as small
matter in official reports and less
than the quantity estimated is likely
to move.
With his service revolver Police
man Edward Burke killed his wife
and himself at their home In Newark,
N. j., in the presence Of their two
children.
Establishment Of food markets in
all New York state and the enactment
OF legislation to favor the producer as
two ways to reduce the cost OF living
are aims Of the state of New York
Market league. - -
Western Nova Scotia Is the latest
section Of the Atlantic coast to report
q lobster famine. The season.. which
opened December Is, is said by fish.
ermen and packers to have been an
almost complete failure. -. ..>.
:. .:s$ 81 - $sv'-.. Il:
Mrs. Mamie NJ Holland; the Park
City (Utah) city recorder, whose &C.
counts were found short, has REIN.
bursed the city to the amount of her
shortage, but refuses to resign her
Office. .=... > . u. =:
The much-discussed project OF
bridge across the Hudson was revived
at mass meeting at Hackensack. N.
j., under the auspices OF several or.
ganizations interested in the scheme
when It was announced that borines
were started In the river bed and
along shore to test foundation posi-.
zbilities. 's.+s z= =s.= 5.5
# Ten thousand girls employed Is
white goods factories walked out Ia
Join the general strike Of garment
makers 81. New York city, and It 4,
expected that 80 900 more . girls en-.
=ployed ii various branches 81 the gar
=mlnt indpatrx. H1ll "a on, CON,