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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
HOT FIGHT FOR
FEDERAL BANKS
Big Cities Have Commenced An
Active Campaign.
HALF DOZEN IN THE ARENA.
Treasury Department Receives TeIe-
grams Giving Reasons Why the
Contestant Cities Should
Be Selected.

Washington. - Active campaigning
for federal reserve banks to be estab-
lished under the new banking and cur
rency system has been begun by a
halfdozen big cities in different parts
of the United States, and among the
scores of kilograms received at the
Treasury Department more than half
were devoted to laying bare the rea-
sons for executive approval Of their
claims.
Secretaries McAdoo and Houston,
the Organization committee" author
lied by the new law to choose the re-
serve cities, considered tentative plans
for making up the list of not less than
eight and not more than twelve cities
to be given federal banks Under the
law the organization committee is
given the utmost freedom in naming
the cities, and the two cabinet officers
intend to make an exhaustive but
rapid inquiry into the geographical ad-
vantages and financial relations of
most of the large cities.
One plan that has been suggested to
the secretaries is that they make a
personal investigation of the claims of
cities which are regarded as possible
locations, and another is that they
hold hearings in Washington. Officials
who favor the first plan believe that
it can be carried out more quickly and
to greater advantage by reason of the
number of persons who could be
reached. A decision probably will be
announced within a few days.
The campaign for a reserve bank
has been pressed most vigorously by
Seattle, Wash. Scores Of kilograms
were received from bankers and bust
ness men of Seattle pointing out its
proximity to Alaska, which is to be
included in the system, its advantages
as a financial center and urging other
reasons for giving it a reserve bank.
According to one telegram, Seattle is
planning a big demonstration to cele-
brate the enactment of the law and to
boom her chances for getting a bank.
Kansas City, Mo-. is making a SINH
lar fight, with the support of many
Nearby CLUES. hIuhtSOld bdhho anu
business houses took up the cudgels
in behalf of st. Paul and Minneapolis,
and bankers in the South are speaking
up in favor of Atlanta, New Orleans
and Dallas, Philadelphia and Balti-
more are at odds over one bank. Al
together, it promises to be lively for
the organization committee before its
work is done.
Banks in the following cities applied
for membership in the reserve sys-
tenn: Beaumont, Tex; Union, S. c.;
St. Adams, Vt; Portland, Me; San
Diego, Cal; Adams, Mimi; Milwaukee,
Wis; Rochester, N. Y; Little Rock,
Ark; Austin, Tex; Portsmouth, N. H;
Mobile, Ala; Carbondale, Col;
Tacoma, Wash, and Lewiston, Mont.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01

WashingtOn.-It is understood by
the officials here that the elaborate
welcome accorded to Senior de la
Barra by the populace of Toxic was
particularly designed to express the
dissent of one of the japanese political
factions from the Official reception
planned by the government
In his capacity of special envoy
from Mexico to acknowledge the par.
ticipation of Japan in the Mexican cen
tennial, diplomatic etiquette provides
for certain formal functions in honor
of Senior de la Barra. The japanese
government, It was explained here, had
adhered strictly to the regular court
ceremonial in such cases prescribed.
A faction opposed to the government,
however, arranged reception of its
own, including a torchlight procession,
speechmaking and sword presentation,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
JAPS 60 WILD
OVER MEXICAN
Bonfires and Fireworks for
Special Envoy LaBarra.
PRESENTED WITH A SWORD.
Charge Discrimination Against the
Japanese and Express DisapproVaI
Of Japanese Participation In
Panama Exposition.

Tokio.-A so-called national well
come was given here to Francisco de
la Barra, special envoy from Mexico to
thank Japan for her participation in
the Mexican Centennial. Several thou
sands of people carrying lanterns as
Lembled in the city park, where
speeches delivered by prominent men
were loudly cheered. This was fol-
lowed by a brilliant display of fire
works and numerous bonfires.
A procession was then formed and
proceeded to the hotel, where Senior
de la Barra is staying. After the
crowd had serenaded the visitor, a
committee of members of Parliament
and other popular leaders mounted the
balcony, where de la Barra greeted
them amid prolonged cheering.
The committee presented to the visi-
tor sword and other gifts, which he
acknowledged briefly and then called
for cheers for the emperor and the
Japanese nation.
The procession later marched to the
Mexican legation and the Imperial
Palace, in front of which another
meeting was held. A resolution was
adopted criticising the United States
for discriminating against the Japan
csc and expressing disapproval of
Japanese participation in the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco.
At dinner given at night by the
merchants of Toxic in honor of Senior
de Ia Barra, Baron Maxine, the foreign
minister, in a speech favored the
strengthening of trade between Japan
and Mexico.
The opposition press is attacking
the foreign office for its alleged
timidity in the reception of Senior de
la Barra, declaring that it fears any
enthusiasm shown for the Mexican
would cause resentment in the United
States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
BORDEN REFUSES TITLE.
Premier OF Canada Was Selected For
New-Year Honor.

Ottawa-Premier Robert L. Borden
mas again declined a title in connec-
ton with the forthcoming New Years
nonors, according to a London dis
patch to the Journal. Mr.. Borden, 1t
is stated, is democratic in his tastes
and prefers to follow the example of
Balfour, Chamberlain, Gladstone and
Bright, each of whom refused to &C
cept a title.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01

gray hat, wandered about the station
inquiring when the royal train would
return. He was seen speaking to an
other man Of mysterious appearance,
who disappeared when he saw the po-
lice watching him. The red-haired,
red.handed man was arrested, and
gave his name as Edouard Rettet.
He declared that he had dyed his hair
and hands scarlet for a joke.
AS he had done nothing, the police
let him go, but he was not allowed
to remain at the station to see the
king of Spain arrive, and he is be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
BOTH DEAD IN PISTOL DUEL.
Town Marshal and Deputy Sheriff In
Street Encounter.

Copper Hill, Tenn.-As result of a
street duel with revolvers here Town
Marshal Gus Barclay is dead and
Deputy Sheriff G. E. Hood is said to
be dying, with two bullet wounds in
his breast, Barely had arrested Hood
twice in the last week for drunken
ness. They fired on sight and fell
within a few feet of each other.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
Wants Soldiers to swageer.

Soldiers ought to swagger according
to the colonel of the One Hundred and
Sixteenth regiment, which is located
at Vannes, near Lorient. France. He
has issued special order to be read
in every company of his command.
which reads as follows: "A soldiers
uniform is only comely when it is
worn with pride, even with swagger.
Under these conditions it is incompar-
able. Try to be chic, and while you
are In the army, at least put some
heart into Yourself"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
MANY PERISH IN FIRE.
A Terrible confIagration At George
town, British Guiana.

Georgetown, British Guiana.-The
loss caused by the recent fire here was
estimated at 100000. Six blocks Of
business houses and tenements were
destroyed The total of known dead
is %; many more are missing and
large number were injured. The gov
eminent and the Salvation Army have
provided shelter for hundreds of home
less
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
s5,ooo,ooo NEW COINS ISSUED.
Treasury Supplies Demand For Bright
Pieces For Xmas.

Washington.-More than S5,000,000
worth of bright new gold and silver
pieces of 1913 mintage, most of which
found their way into Christmas stock
ings were distributed by the Treasury
this month to the banks throughout
the country. Brand new SIS gold
pieces were presented to each of the
46 House pages as Christmas gifts by
Representative Farr, of Pennsylvania.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
TO PoPULARlzE PARCEL POST.
Housekeepers Plan To Get In Direct
Touch With Farmers.

Washington.-In an effort to reduce
the cost of living a movement is on
foot here to interest farmers in Vir-
ginia and Maryland and other nearby
States in the parcels post ct a
meeting of the local Housekeepers'
Alliance to be held here January Z
plans will be formulated for getting
new containers for eggs and milk and
other products into the hands of farm
ers, who will be urged to ship direct
to consumers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
A VAN WITH SCARLET HAIR
Odd Character Held by Police Wanted
to See King Alfonso
Of Spain.

Paris.-The police on duty at the
Care des Invalides spent some anxious
moments j1st before the return Of the
king of Spain from Rambouillet, where
he had been shooting.
A nan with scarlet hair, hands
dyef scarlet, a scarlet muffler around
his neck, and scarlet feather In his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
BATHED AT COMFY ISLAND.
One Hundred and Thirty Took Dip On
Christmas Day.

New York.-Christmas was cele-
brated by one hundred and thirty of
the winter bathers, men and women,
at Coney Island. The water regis tered
35 degrees, while the temperature of
the atmosphere was 81 degrees. AS
the bathers appeared from the bath
houses each was enveloped in bath
robe, which was quickly discarded at
the edge of the surf. The majority
remained in the water for fully Is
minutes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
TO BECOME A DEAcoNEss.
Admiral DahIgren's Granddaughter To
Enter Religious Life.

New York.-The latest addition to
the ranks of society women to enter
religious life is Miss Romola Dahl
gren, granddaughter of Rear Admiral
Dahlgren, U. S. N. Miss Dahlgren al
ways has been interested in the work
of the deaconesses of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and soon will enter,
it is announced, the Deaconess'
Home in New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
NO REVIEW OF "FAsrlsTs" CASE.
Conviction OF Woman For Mansiaugh.
ter Stands.

ashington.-Justice McKenna, OF
the Supreme Court, refused to grant
an application for review by the
court of the conviction of Linda Bur
field Hazard, licensed osteopath and
"fastist" in Kapsap county, Washing.
ton, of manslaughter. The woman
was charged with causing the death
of Claire Williamson by Withholding
food from her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
ADMIRAL DEWEY is rs.
Hero Of Manila Bay Has No Formal
Celebration.

Neutrality-suspicious. Dewey, the ad-
miral of the Navy and hero of Manila
Bay, began the celebration of his
seventy-sixth birthday Friday by APP
pearing early at his Office to dis
charge the duties entailed upon him
as president of the Navy General
Board.
He received many birthday gifts and
oongratulatory kilograms from all
parts of the country and spent part
of the day visiting with his son, who
came from Chicago for the occasion
There will be no formal celebration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
MAKES AVIATION RECORD.
Lincoln Beachey Turns Five Loop-the.
Loops At $50 Feet UP.

San Francisco. - Lincoln Beachey
celebrated Christmas by breaking a
worlds record, looping the loop FIVE
consecutive times from a height of $50
feet and landing in a narrow street on
the Panama Pacific Exposition
grounds. Beachey turned a double
loop at height of 800 feet, which, he
says, is record in itself, as Pegoud,
the originator of this particular freak
of aviation, always has performed
from a great height.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
LESS HOURS, NO CUT IN WAGES
New Hampshire Mill Decision Affects
10000 Employees.

Manchester, N. H.-The Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company announced
to the 5000 operatives of its cotton
mills that the new law limiting en-
ployment to So hours each week would
not bring any reduction in wages. The
mills now run S. hours weekly. Opera
ton under the new schedule will be-
gin January 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
TWO MEN KILLED BY TRAINS.
Accidents Occur On 3. G. o. About
Same Time.

Cumberland, Md.-Iwo men were
killed about the same time Monday on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
David ]. McDiffett, near lockwood,
was run down while on his way home
from work. Hoy Evans, SO years old,
son of Doctor and Mrs. Joseph Evans,
Jane Lew, w. Va, died at a hospital
in Clarksburg from injuries received
a few hours before when he We run
over by train at the Baltimo- and
Ohio passenger station
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK.
Fireman Hurt When Their Locomotive
SidesWiped Another.

Wilmington, Del. - Hamilton R
Woolford, engineer, was killed and j.
II. Rawlins, fireman, was probably
fatally injured at Clayton, Del, when
the locomotive they were running side
swiped another locomotive drawing a
freight train. Both lived in Washing
ton. The accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
REFUSES TO PAY INCOME TAX.
Or. Anna Shaw Says Taxation With.
out Representation Is Tyranny.

New York-Dr, Anna Howard Shaw.
president of the National American
" oman Suffrage Association, has re
fused to pay her income tax and an.
nounces her intention to fight the law.
While at her house in Moylan, Pa, re-
Gently she was asked TO fill out a
paper stating the amount of her in.
come and from what source it was de-
rived Instead of obeying she wrote
on the official sheet her declaration
of principles. which in brief are that
taxation without representation is
tyranny"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
ONLY 6 UNION MEN NEEDED AID.
Seattle, Wash, Provides Employment
To Help Its Destitute.

Seattle, Wash.-Of 1900 men who
have applied to the city for employ
ment on work specially provided to
aid the destitute only six are mem
bers of labor unions. The city OFF,
cials question the applicants for re-
lief in order that those who belong
to fraternal and other organizations
may be helped by such bodies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
KILLED IN XMAS
FESTIVAL PANIC
False Alarm of Fire Causes
Panic in Hall.
IA BODIES IN CHASTITY ROW
Perhaps a Dozen Other Corpses
Thought To Have Been Taken
Away BY Friends and
Relatives.

Calumet, Mich.-Fourscore persons,
mostly children, lost their lives at a
Christmas celebration by copper mine
strikers in an Italian hall because of
needless panic caused by a false
alarm of fire.
While several hundred miners and
their wives looked on, the children
pressed eagerly toward the stage to
receive Christmas presents. At that
instant man put his head in at the
door of the hall and yelled Fire."
The cry was taken up by those in
the hall. Everyone rushed for the
doors. The weaker were thrown to
the floor and those behind tried to
climb over those ahead of them.
A merciless, frightful scramble, a
desperate fight for life ensued. The
narrow exits soon become completely
choked upon the shrieking and frenzied
humanity. Cries of agony, mingled
with the screams of women and chill
dren in mortal terror, filled the air.
The principal exit was a narrow
stairway at the back of the hall. When
this had been cleared of the bodies
that filled it to the top and quick
accounting had been made, it was
found that "A corpses were piled up
beside the building. 1t is thought that
dozen others were carried away by
friends.
Victims Mostly Children.
The dead included 81 girls, 10 boys,
10 women and men.
Excited men and women stood about
the building, some dazed by the sud
den change from holiday festivities to
tragedy, others calling Historically for
missing children and a few even
threatening violence to the rescuers
for keeping them back from the long
row of bodies.
There was not much work for the
many doctors who hurried to the scene
as soon as the alarm was spread, for
those not killed in the first rush were
held upright and safe by the very
force of the onrush toward the exits.
Only three injured persons were
taken TO hospitals and few went
home with assistance of friends.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
CHILD KILLED BY MOTHER.
Shell Exploded AS Woman Took Is
From Gun.

Southboro, Mass.-Alice the IL.
year-old daughter of c. w. Whitney,
a Boston publisher was accidentally
shot and killed by her mother Mrs.
Whitney was extracting a shell from
the magazine of a rife when the
weapon was discharged, the bullet
entering the child's heart.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
Valuable Hint From Germany.

Many industrial firms in Germany
provide their workmen square pieces
of cloth for cleaning purposes instead
of the cotton waste that is usual here.
The scheme has the advantage of econ
omy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
JUDsoN C. CLEMENTS RENAMED.

Senate Confirms Him AS Interstate
Commerce Commissioner.
Standardization c. Clements,
of Georgia, was reappointed by Presi-
dent Wilson member of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and his
nomination was hurried to the Senate,
which Immediately confirmed him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
No Favorltes.

Definition of boarding house straw
berry shortcake: A circular solid,
every point in which perimeter is
equidistant from the strawberry
Evervbodv's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01

II see, Mary, that in our city there
is one policeman for every 521 inhabi-
tants," said the lady Of the house.
Don't know. and don't care" was the
maids reply. I've got mine already"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
Another Evil.

Willis-"I see fellow in New York
took out $25O,OO0 insurance on 5000
worth of goods" Gillis-"That's
nothing l know lot of fellows who
carry $4,000 life insurance on 80
cent life"-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
Man ze WEEDS for Third lime.

Hackensack, N. J.-Richard W.
Paulson, seventy-six, has just taken
his third wife, Mrs. Armenia Wyborn.
fifty-nine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01
$4,000 in Xmas Tovs Burn.

Boston.-A Christmas tree loaded
with pretty gifts and $4,000 worth of
toys and general stock were burned
in a fire in a local store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-01

ing Swallowed by the police until more
is learned about him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-15

him by his adopted father, Samuel
Churchill, an old sea captain at ST
Johns, N. S., contingent on his mar
rying before July 25, 1914. He says
he is looking for a ''girl between the
ages of q and 40, who must be fair
ly good looking, able to ride a horse
and play piano" Nearly all the
eligible unmarried woman hurried
downtown to see him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-15

SON u URNS UP q OLAIW F1Io
FATHERS $4,000 ESTATE
South Bend, Ind, Jan. 15.-Otto
Buck Churchill, who left LaPorte,
Ind, twenty years ago because his
father disapproved of love affair
with an actress, returned TO claim his
fathers estate of $4,000 and de-
clares he is heir to $S0,OOO,O00 left
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23
LOCAL JOTTlNGS.

P. P Lucchini is a visitor in town from Kattala, having made the trip overland from the coal city
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23
GUGG|ES INVEST S25O l, l l ] IN
 BROAD PASS

Tom Aitken, the wealthy operator of the interior has purchased the quartz property of the Wells boys in the Broad Pass for a quarter of a million dollars. Two thousand dollars were paid down in cash and further payment of eight thousand dollars will be made in thirty days. The pro perty consits of three claims on what is known as the Mammoth ledge.
 It is reported the deal was consum- mated by Aitken for the Guggenheims and that the great smelling firm is about to develop that section on a very extensive scale.
 The latest news from Broad Pass seems to confirm the most optimistic statements made about it notwith- standing the scepticism which has been in evidence in quarters outside.
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23

ample water for the purpose. under q strong head, which will operate two giants. The sluice boxes have been installed, having been sunk about six feet into the rim, and everything is in readiness to commence mining on n large scale next spring.
 The mining conditions are almost ideal, there being a fall of about 8O feet to care for these tailing, and the company has secured a considerable area of creek ground to care for the waste. It is estimated that these bench claims will yield enormously under the hydraulic method of mining. as under the old tunneIing method by pick and shovel they have already produced a large sum, and a handsome profit over the cost of working.
 Pete Monahan, who was the original owner of the Tammany Bench, after selling to the company, purchased a number of creek claims from other parties. During the past summer he has done considerable prospecting on the ground, which, while showing up well, is deep.
 Carlson, another of the pioneers of the Vadez creek diggings, is also staying with the country after having sold his original holdings to the com pany. He has other ground which he is prospecting with good results.
 The country in the vicinity of Val dez creek is very highly mineralized and it is anticipated that long before the placer fields are exhausted it will become a prominent quartz camp, as gold, silver and other float is common, and the veins from which the speci- mems were detached will undoubtedly be found by some of the prospectors who are beginning to visit that sec tion.
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23
VALDEZ CREEK |S COMING TO
 FRONT

J. c. Duff, one of the pioneer pros pectors of the Valdez Creek district and who owns some valuable ground there, was an arrival from the interior Tuesday, where he has spent the past summer in prospecting his ground. He has been operating a drill, and reports striking some very excellent ground, which, after some further prospecting to determine the method of operation, he will proceed to work on a considerable scale.
 MT. Duff states that the outlook for the Valdez creek district is exception ally good. The Valdez Creek Mining Co, a Boston concern, which took over a large part of the individual holdings on the creek, including the rich Tammany Bench group belong ing Pete Monahan, has installed pro bably one of the largest and best hy- draulic plants in this section, and dur ing the past summer have done an i'm mense amount of preparatory work, and late in the season a little mining, but only for few days, during which time it was demonstrated that they have ground that justifies the great outlay they have made.
 The ground the company is prepar- ing to work is the Tammany bench and other bench ground adjoining, A pipe line has been put in, carrying
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23
SPECIAL BOXES OF XMAS HOSIERY

If you don't know what else to get for Father or Brother you'lI always quess right if you buy him a box of Fancy Black Hose, In fine cotton, mercerized, lisIe or silk.
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23
TRAVELLERS BAGS
 AND TRUNKS

Here are two items which in recent years have become very popular as Christmas Gifts, and cause the glver to be long remembered on ac. count of the satisfaction the gift affords.
The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23
DEATH OF U. ]. JONES
 WELL-KNOWN IN CORDOvA

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23-C. J Jones, traffic manager of the Southern Pacific railway, dropped dead today from heart failure. He came here from Seattle a couple of years ago where he held a similar position with the Alaska Steamship Company and Copper River & Northwestern rail. way.