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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DEC. 27, 1913. PRICE, TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT MOYER IS THE VICTIM OF A EOUL AnACK
Squatters Prevent Mining
Company From Using Land
There was a clash yesterday after
noon between employees of the Alas
ka. Juneau Mining company and de
fendants in an action brought Wednes
day last by the mine company to oust |
them from portions of the hillside some
distance back from Lower Front street
and within the area of the company's
mill site.
The mine employees started to put
in a post for an electric line from the
transformer to the mouth of the tun
nel. Several of those who had locat
ed 01: the ground in question resisted
their efforts. Mrs. Win. Hyde stood
guard over the disputed hole with an
axe in her hand. The marshal's office
was informed of the trouble and an
officers dispatched to the scene. He
took the axe away from Mrs. Hyde,
but no arrests were made. Meantime
the mine employees, acting under de
finite instructions from Superintend
ent R. A. Kinzie not to use violence,
had withdrawn.
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Hyde
appeared before United States Com
missioner J. B. Marshall and asked for
a warrant againts the company em
ployees on the grounds of criminal
trespass. The Commissioner inform
ed them that he would not issue a war
rant to them, any more than he would
to the company, while a civil suit was
pending, which was brought for the ,
purpose of finaly settling title to the !
ground. He also warned parties to
the action against violence of any kind !
during the pendency of the suit, and
stated further that even should the j
mine company cover the ground with
improvements, that fact would not give
it one shade the best of it in a contest
for title to the ground, and, further
more, it would have to remove the im
provements at its own expense should
the decision of the court be favorable
to the defendants in the action.
The Alaska-Juneau mining company,
which has a previous location on the
ground claimed by the squatters under
the mill site law, desires to stretch a
wire over the property in question fori
the purpose of lighting the change
room at the mouth of the tunnel so
that the crew at work on the Gold
creek side of the company's holdings
can be taken to and from their work
through the tunnel instead of compel
ling them to walk a mile and a half
around the basin road to the place
they work.
QUARREL VICTIM
TO BE BURIED
The remains of G. Lassila. the Fin
lander killed by a shot fired by Gust
Jwusola at Tenakee, will be buried
from the undertaking parlors of C. W.
Young. The coroner's jury which met
yesterday and continued its final hear
ing until material witnesses could be
secured, viewed the remains and the j
nature of the wound, and a doctor's
certificate of the cause of death has ,
also be. n given the officers, so that it
not be necessary to longer hold the
body.
Attorney Z. R. Cheney represents
Jwusola, who does not deny the kill
ing, but refuses on the advice of his
attorney, to talk about the same.
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QUIET WEDDING AT
THE TRINITY RECTORY
Miss Gudrun Marie Monsas and Mr
John Eugene Thorgerson were united
in marriage last evening at the Rec
tory of the Trinity Episcopal church.
Rev. G. E. Renison officiating. The
wedding was private. The witnesses
were Mrs. J. E. Barragar and Mrs. G.
E. Renison. Mr. and Mrs. Thorger
son will reside at the Perseverance
mine where Mr. Thorgerson has a po
sition with the Alaska-Gastineau min
ing company.
MERCHANTS SATISFIED
WITH CHRISTMAS TRADE
Crowds of people thronged the
streets Christmas Day. The restau
rants and places of amusement were
packed. Considering the number of
people in town, and ho occasion,
there was very little d.surbance of
any kind.
One and all alike the merchants and
business men express themselves as
pleased with the volume of Christmas
trade transacted. Their enterprise in.
stocking up with a wonderful variety
of goods has received its own reward
in the many sales made.
MISSOURI SUES
FOR OVERCHARGES
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dc. 27? Suit
against the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad for $2,000,000 for ex
cess rates charged shippers and trav
elers since the Missouri rate laws went
into effect was filed by Attorney-Gen
eral John T. Barker today. The valid
ity of the Missouri law has been the
subject matter of litigation for some
time, and pending a final decision the
railroads charged the old rates.
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STREET TALKERS ARE
"HOARDERS" IN JAIL
E. C. Briggs and John Kayser, ar- !
rested for speaking on the streets in i
violation of city ordinance No. 125,
were fined $25 each by Police Magis
trate J. B. Marshall yesterday after
noon. T hey refused to pay the fine im
posed and will serve it out in jail.
The jury which the men demanded
earlier in the day, and for which the
hearing was postponed until the after
noon hour, did not materialize. The
police magistrate found the law pro
vides that in cases of petty misdemean
or parties to an action demanding a
jury trial must first deposit with a I
court officer the jury fees. When in
formed of this the two men refused to
comply with the law, and the magis
trate proceeded to try their cases.
Some time before court convened,
Kayser lounged in the courtroom puff
ing a cigarette, commented in a slight
ing manner upon the court, the court
officials, the city officials and every
thing connected with the same. He in
timated to a few of his sympathizers
present that he was about to become
the "goat" for a "Kangaroo court."
When the two men were being tried
Kayser repeated his remarks, "sassed"
the magistrate, said that the whole
town of Juneau was owned by the big
companies, and indulged in a species
of "cheap talk," apparently with the
sole view of making an impression on i
those present and that he was the j
martyred friend of the working classes, j
TWO MORE "TALKERS"
ARE UNDER ARREST
O. Ross and John Fayne were ar- 1
rested last evening by officers Tom
Dull and J. H. Wheeler for violation of
city ordinance No. 1'25. They are hav
ing their hearing this afternoon.
The two men were haranguing a
crowd when arrested. They stated j
that every evening two men would
take their place as long as the city
ordinance to which they object is in ex
istence.
E. C. Briggs and John Kayser, who
were arrested for the same offense and
committed to jail refused to clean the
sidewalk of snow this morning and
were put on a limited diet.
SEATTLE PAPER DISCUSSES
GODFREY CHEALANDER
Godfrey Chealander had slipped out
of sight in a way until he surprised
his friends the other day by slipping
back into town, no longer an Alas
kan, but a farmer. He first came here
as Godfrey Chealander of Skagway.
Then he went other places as Godfrey
Chealander of Seattle, and now he is
in town registered as Godfrey Cheal
ander of Mabton. In these sentences
his recent peregrinations are briefly
summarized.
Mr. Chealander first came nito prom
inence as an Alaska commissioner to
the Lewis and Clark fair at Portland.
He conceived the idea then that some
sort of an Alaska exposition would be
a fine means of spreading some infor
mation concerning the territory in re
gions where at that time only misinfor
mation existed. Out of this grew the
, Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition, an
enterprise which, in its inception, owed
much t<? Mr. Chealander as its moving
pirit. During all the preliminary work
he was active and his name became
well known in Seattle and the North
west. It will be a surprise to many to
learn that he has turned farmer ? Seat
tle Poset-Intelligencer.
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LONE FISHERMAN IS
BACK ON ISLAND RUN
The improved Lone Fisherman is
back on the Douglas Island ferry run.
It has had a new boiler put in and been
otherwise improved. It is now making
better time than ever before.
MRS. HAZZARD Off
FOR PEN ALONE
SEATTLE, Dec. 27 ? Mrs. Linda Bur
field Hazzard, the fast doctor, left -yes
terday for Walla Walla, unattended
by guards where she will surrender
herself to the officials of the peniten
tiary. She refused to await the re
ceipt of the decision of the United
States supreme court before entering
the penitentiary to which she was sen
tenced on a conviction for second de
gree murder in conenction with the
death of iMiss Claire Williamson, an
English girl who died while taking
her treatment at Olalla, Wash.
TENAKEE SHOOTING
NOT AMONG SLAVS
Slavonian residents of Juneau re
sent the erroneous published state- j
ment that the men involved in the j
shooting at Tenakee, Wednesday, when
Gust Jwusola is alleged to have shot
and killed G. I.assila, were members of I
their race, when, an a matter of fact,
none of those concerned in the affair !
were Slavs.
'if this were the first offense against
our race," said John Jurija, of this
city, "we would pass the matter over
as a mistake, but numerous occasions
have come up where it has been pub
lished that Slavs committed this and
that crime when those concerned in
the acts alleged to have been commit
ted have not been members of our
race at all.
"We request that the press in the
future refrain from accusing offenders
against the law of being Slavs unless
positive that the information is cor
rect."
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WOMEN PIONEERS ARE
DOING THEIR PART
Worthy of the song of a bard or the
verse of a poet is the manner in which
woman has and is playing her part
in the development of the Northland,
often under the stress of extreme hard
ship and sometimes in the shadow of
tragedy.
An exchange tells about Mrs. Cuning
ham leaving Dawson with a six weeks'
old babe and two other children for a
150 mile mush. Some years ago Mrs.
James Montgomery, the wife of the ;
man who started one of the first gold
stampedes to the White river, gave j
birth to a child there. She was the 1
only white woman in that part of the
country at the time and often stayed ,
alone for days while her husband was
hunting or prospecting. The members '
of this family later lost their lives
while trying to run the Chitina river
in a boat.
The Fairbanks papers last winter
printed news items about a woman
with two children, one a mere babe,
left alone in a cabin on the Totalinka
river. The husband had left for Fair
banks to get supplies. The mother
started for another cabin with her two
children on a handsled, and the baby
was frozen when she reached shelter
and she herself was exhausted.
Aside from these tragedies their
have been others. Moreover, the bit
terness of many breaking hearts, de
nied the softening influence of former
associations, has never been made pub
lic and will never be known. Living in
the wilderness hath all the charm and
enchantment of a poem when viewed
in the perspective of distance, but it is
a grim story of privation as lived by
many of the women in Alaska. And
yet they are taking their stand be
side their husbands and hoping the
same as the latter hope that some day
Congress will wake up and allow Alas
ka's resources to be opened so that
they may realize something substan
tial on what they have gone through
and by reason thereof properly educate
their children.
CHILDREN TO BE GUESTS
OF GOV. AND MRS. STRONG
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The children of Juneau will be guests
of Gov. and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong at a
matinee at the Orpheum theatre Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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MR. AND MRS. B. M.
BEHRENDS ENTERTAIN
One of the pleasant affairs of the
week was a dinner given by Mr. and
Mrs. B. M. Behrends. The table was
attractive with a beautiful center piece
of red carnations. Covers were laid
for Gov. and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Whipple, Miss Behr
ends and Dr. L. O. Sloane.
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SPOKANE IN AND OUT.
The Spokane arrived from Skagway
this afternoon and sailed south at 3
o'clock.
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The Empire $1.00 a month delivered
Committee Prepares to
Organize Reserve Banks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.? The or-,
ganiv ation committee which will !
launch the Federal reserve banking !
system have announced plans that will
be followed in marking the boundaries
of the several regional reserve dis
tricts and the selection of the reserve
cities. Public hearings will be held
in which the advocates of the fourteen
large cities that are asking to be des
ignated as reserve cities will be given |
a chance to make their represents- 1
tions. The cities asking for such a
designation are Boston, New York,
Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Seattle,
Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, Los An
geles, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta,
Cincinnati and Cleveland.
The law provides for not less than
eight or more than twelve reserve
banks.
BANK LOOTER
PAYS MONEY BACK
CHICAGO, Dec. 27. ? Paul Stensland,
*
former president of the Milwaukee ave
nue state bank, whb' absconded with a
half-million of its funds in 1906, is re
paying the losess to depositors. He
recently, it was discovered yesterday,
placed more than $250,000 in the hands
of James Keeley as trustees for the
depositors.
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SKAGWAY AND WHITEHORSE
AFTER CHISANA TRAVEL
The merchants and other business
men of Skagway and Whitehorse are
contributing to a fund to assist Dr. L.
S. Lugden to produce his moving pic
tures of the White *Pass route to the
Chisana diggings. Skagwayans con
tributed between $400 and $500 to the
fund.
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H. J. RAYMOND CO.
REMEMBERS EMPLOYEES
The H. J. Raymond Company re
membered its employees Christmas
Day. Manager D. M. Evans, of the
grocery department, was the recipient
of a handsome, latest model, Waltham
gold watch and chain. The watch was
engraved with Mr. Evan's initials.
Manager D. H. Delzelle, manager of
the clothing department, was present
ed with $40 in cash, and the other em
ployees received $20 each.
"ALL ROADS LEAD" TO
PERSEVERANCE MINE
Judging from the number of people
who left this afternoon for the Perse
verance mine to be guests tonight of
the Ptarmigan Club for their "Rough
neck" party, only a corporal's guard
will be left in Juneau.
The sleds left town filled with peo
ple and many others planend to walk.
B. L. Thane, manager, and members of
his office force, left during the early
afternoon and will be on hand to help
receive the guests.
This event has been the most talked
about topic for several days past. The
many prospective guests have been
looking forward to it with keen antici
pation of pleasure. Moreover, there
is a warm bond of friendship and com
radeship between the residents of the
city and the officers and employees of
the mine, which makes the entertain
ment the more interesting.
While the mine management has
an excellent equipped mess house for
getting up a banquet, many things
have been ordered from town especial
ly for the occasion. One order alone
from William Taylor's candy store in
cluded 25 gallons of ice cream.
Some of the mine officials thought
that probably one hundred an fifty
people would be present, but town peo
ple judged the number would reach
nearer three hundred. In any event,
there will be plenty for everyone, no
matter how large the crowd.
The people will leave the mine at
10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon for
town.
STEEL FOR BIG MILL
WILL SOON ARRIVE
The steel for the big mill to be erect
ed at Sheep creek for the Alaska-Gas
tineau company is almost ready for
shipment and will be received here
during February.
Meantime work on the foundations
for the mill will be pushed and it is
expected by the management that the
mill will be ready for business in
March.
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SPECIAL SALE.
Prices on hats and other ladies'
goods at actual cost. Come and see.
MRS. J. C. FUNK.
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Even the cook eats at the Pioneer.
Opp. City Dock 12-20-tf.
NEW YORK IN
BLIZZARD'S THROES
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NEW YORK, Dec. 27.? New York
City and vicinity is storm swept.
Heavy winds and biting cold accom- ;
panied by falling snow have united to j
create blizzard conditions. Ten per
sons have perished in East river and
along the Jersey coast in the last 24
I hours.
TWO KENTUCKIANS
EIGHT NOVEL DUEL
LEXINGTON," Ky!T Dec. 27.? Solo
mon Jackson and Tate Saunders, of '
Pineville, near here, fought a fatal
duel here yesterday as the result of ;
a quarrel. Under the arrangements
previously made the men clasped their
left hands and held a loaded revolver
in the right. At a signal they raised
they revolvers and fired. Both men
were killed.
JEFFERSON IS ON
HER WAY TO JUNEAU
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SEATTLE, Dec. 27. ? The Jefferson
,
! sailed from this place for Juneau last
night with the following passengers:
For Juneau ? J. M. McDonald, V. E.
Hackett, L. J. Reedy, I. A. Hinsler,
| R. Hooker, H. Harper, Eva Cole, Ed.
Schwinn and wife, M. Allaben, wife
1 and son, Sophie Carlson, and five sec
; ond class.
For Douglas ? Miss Jennie Coretti,
I Miss Minnie Clark, M. Yakamic, J. F.
.Mull and six steerage.
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TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE.
The Bill for tonight and Sunday's
matine at the Orpheum theatre prom
; 'ses to be of the same high standard
j as has been shown through the week.
"The Mayor's Crusade," is a Kal
j em drama, showing the efforts of a
l city official to remedy industrial condi
tions.
"The Sheriff's Luck," is a first
' class Essany drama.
"Father's Hot Toddy,' is laughable
Vitagraph comedy of domestic differ
| ences and ultimate happiness.
"Bunny's Umbrella," is a series of
mishaps to that funny individual over
the loss and recovery of his umbrel
la.
"The Dog Show," is a dandy Vita
i graph comedy that will close the en
tertainment
Sunday Night's Bill.
Sunday night's bill will consist of ,
the regular "Pa the Weekly." includ
ing further travels with Mutt and Jeff.
"The Receiving Teller," is a Pathe
picture of deep interest and strong dra
matic situations.
"Jink's Birthday Party," is a first
class farce comedy by the Biograph
company.
"Sue Simpkin's Ambition," is a fun
ny Vitagraph comedy of a stage
struck maiden, and featuring the star
performers, Leah Baird and Harry
Northups, in the leading roles.
(All guaranteed good.)
ALASKAN HOTEL ARRIVALS:
J. D. Taylor, Perseverance; R. A.
McGreggor, Perseverance; Wm. O'
i Brien, Perseverance; Paul Vnlcent,
Tenake; Wm. Smith, city.
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UNDELIVERED PRESENTS.
A number of undelivered packages
still remain at the express office.
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NUMBER COURT CASES.*
A number of court cases are pend
ing for the term which will begin Jan
6th.
Head of Organized Miners
Shot And Beaten Up
AMERICANS GIVE
MUCH EOR XMAS
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 27 ? Chicago's
Christmas mail from December 19th
to December 24th, inclusive, to resi
dents within the city included 2,500,
000 parcels post packages and 2,000,
000 Christmas cards. In the first-class
outgoing mail Christmas day there
were 2,518,000 pieces. This is an in
crease of 33% over the mail matter
handled during the same period for
last year.
New York Sends Money Abroad.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 ? The money
orders sent abroad and certified by
the New York exchange office for the
first ten days in December exceeded
the orders sent out last year in the
same time by more than one-sixth.
For the same period the increase in
the postal money order shipments
amounted to $1,039,632.
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Boston Ships Money.
BOSTON, Dec. 27 ? More than $2,
000,000 in Christmas money orders
were sent out of Boston for Europe
during the first 10 days in December.
ENGLISHMEN AFTER
COSTA RICA CONCESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.? Authentic
advices received from Costa Rica in
dicate that agents of Lord Cowdray
have not abandoned their efforts to
obtain enormously valuable oil con
cessions from the government of that
republic. A new contract is being pre
pared which will be radically differ
ent from that which the Costa Rican
Congress refused to indorse several
days ago. There 's a remote possi
bility that the concession will be grant
ed unless the United States govern
ment agents now in the field block ne
gotiations.
Politics Caused Pearson's Withdrawal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.? A Panama
special says the political issues in the
Colombian Congress and certain exter
nal question led Lord Murray to with
draw the oil contract he was negotiat
ing with the Bogota government for
oil concessions to the Pearson syndi
cate. Lord Murray admits having met
with competition from powerful Ameri
can interests, but denies that Pearsons
were hostile to such competition.
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DEPRESSION TALK
IS ALL "TOMMYROT"
NE WYORK, Dec. 27? "All this talk
about a busines depression is 'tommy
rot,' " said Andrew Carnegie yester
day. "The basis on which we are do
ing business was never more health
ful," he continued," and the low prices
at which stocks and securities are sell
ing is due only to the elimination of the
gambling spirit and the mental condi
tion of speculators."
"No Panic," Says Londoner.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.? Sir George Pa
ish, of the London Statist, speaking
here said: "My study of American rail
roads convinces me that there should
be higher freight rates. On the whole
1 have no apprehensions for the fu
ture. The business depression is gen
eral throughout the world, being felt
'r South America as well as in Europe.
It is by no means the most acute in the
United States. As far as I am able
to judge the people of the United
States may rest assured that there will
be no panic."
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YALE UNIVERSITY
BUILDER IS DEAD
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 27. ? Arthur
Barnes, who built most of the Yale
University buildings, died here last
night.
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VICE- PRESIDENT JOINS
CHAUTAUQUA LECTURERS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.? Vice-Pres
ident Thomas R. Marshall has signed
a contract to fill Chautauqua lecture
engagements next year if they do not
interfere with his official duties.
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Nicely furnished room to let, with
bath, two minutes from business dis
trict. 123 Gold st. 12-18-tf.
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Good board and rooms by the day.
week or month. Rates reasonable. St.
George House, formerly the Simpson
hospital. 10-3-tf
GREKNBAY, Wis.. Dec. 27? Presi
dent Moyer of the Western Federation
of Miners is said to have been attack
ed and severely beaten up while en
gaged with the federation's business
in the Hancock district yesterday.
Moyer Blames Citizens' Alliance.
GREEN'BAY, Wis., Dec. 27.? Presi
dent Moyer passed through this place
on a train today. He confirms the re
port of the attack on him yesterday.
In adidtiun to being beat up, he was
shot and is suffering from a wound
I He charges that gunmen employed by
j the Citizens' Alliance, after shooting
and beating him, dragged him a ni'Ie
and placed him on the train.
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Moyer Was Attacked in Hotel.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec 27? Presi
dent Moyer passed through this place
this afternoon. He says he was at
tacked while in his room by 25 men.
! "They struck me on the head." he says,
"shot me and dragged me from my
hotel through the streets and placed
? me on the train."
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HUERTA SEEKS
AID OF JAPS
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MEXICO CITY, Doc. 27? According
i to diplomats, Huerta is known to have
been trying to flirt with Japan ever
' since he has been President, and is
; making a desperate appeal through
Senor Delabarra for assistance, offer
ing in exchange a most important
concession that will guarantee the
special envoy a respectful hearing.
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Wells-Fargo Not For Huerta.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 ? President
I Caldwell of the Wells-Fargo Express
? Co., announces that he has issued ex
1 plicit directions that no efforts be
; made to get concessions from the Mex
ican government, and that no money
be loaned the Huerta administration
War Costs Mormans $10,000,000.
SALT LAKE, Utah, D**c. 27? It is es
timated that the revolution in Mexico
has caused a loss to Mormon colonies
from the United States of more than
$10,000,000. Mormon leaders declare
that the flower of their colonies Is in
Mexico.
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G. W. WICKERSHAM AND
TAFT S BROTHER TOGETHER
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XEW YORK. Dec. 27. ? Former At
torney-General George W. Wickersham
".ill form a lew law firm with Hnnry
W. Taft and Edwin P. Grosvenor.
CONGRESSMAN TO BE
BOSTON POSTMASTER
BOSTON. Dec. 27. ? A Washington
special states that there is a practical
; agreement that Representative W. F.
Murray shall not be nominated for
postmaster of Boston until late next
autumn. Senator John W. Weeks and
Representative A. J. Peters are in ac
! cord on this point.
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
IS HIT HARD BLOW
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NEW YORK, Dec. 27.? The Ameri
can Express at 106 Friday was 195
points below its high price of 1910.
That is the record decline.
HIGHEST PRICeTpAID
FOR FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.? The sale of
the northeast corner of Fifth avenue
and Forty-first street New York, for
?175 a square foot marks a new high
price for Fifth avenue land. A few
years ago $163 a square foot was paid.
FRENCH FAILURE
CAUSES RECEIVORSHIP
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.? The Missouri.
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad has been
placed in the hands of a receiver
through a suit brought by the Baldwin
locomotive Co., a creditor. The re
ceivership was due to the failure of
a Paris bank that financed the road.
The road extends 335 miles from Den
i Ison, Tex., to Baxter, Kas.
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HINTS TO THE WISE:? It is get
ting near to the day when you will fi
nally have to make up your mind just
what to buy for Christmas and New
Year's gifts. The popular fancy runs
this year to Parisian Ivory. A splen
did assortment of it may be seen at
j Doran's Drug Store. 12-10-tf.