Fair play., 1911-03-18
EVENTS OF A WEEK
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NEWS IN A NUT SHELL
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Mexico will resent intervention by
the United States or any other couR
try for the purpose of protecting the
dives and property of their citizens
resident in Mexico. In statement
Senoy de la Rarra, Mexican ambas.
sadcr to the United States. says Mex
ico believes herself fully competent
to protect all interests In the country,
not only her own, but those Of for
eigners.
His head crushed in as by club, p.
j. Cahill. a brakeman on train No. 4O1
of the Burlington railroad, was found
by the side of the tracks near Lari-
more, Mo, by T. C. Cage. foreman
of the outbound switch yards at St.
Louis, who went out on a switch en-
gine to look for him. Box car thieves
are believed to have murdered him.
The veil that has been thrown by
all officials, high and low, about the
joint "maneuvers" of the army and
navy along the Mexican border and
in the Gulf of Mexico has been put
aside. First of ALL the government
feared the formation of an insurrec-
ton government in Lower California.
With the formation of such govern
ment the United States would be com
PEELED to keep continual watch on the
whole southern frontier. Secondly. It
was feared that American property In
Mexico, valued at hundreds of mil
lions, might be swept away and it
was desired to protect, as well, the in
terests of foreigners who, keeping In
mind the Monroe doctrine, might look
naturally to the United States for
such protection.
Paymaster's Clerk Lee of the battle
ship Georgia, flagship Of the Fourth
division of the Atlantic feet is want
ed for the theft of more than $4,000
from the Georgia's safe, which was
robbed two weeks ago at Guantanamo.
David Jayne Hill, American ambas-
sador to Germany, has been ordered
10 Washington to discuss matters
pending between the two govern
ments.
Great Britain will build five addi-
tional battleships of the Dreadnaught
type during the coming year. They
are provided for In the naval esti-
mates made public.
The body of Herman Labo, the four
year-old son of Joseph Labo. the
wealthy Joliet Qll.) florist, was found
in cesspool near greenhouse at
the Labo home by party OF search
ers. Whether the boy had accidentally
fallen into the pool or had been killed
and thrown into the place could not
be determined,
An increase approximating 10 per
cent has been granted TO engineers,
firemen, trainmen and conductors OF
the Wabash railroad in a settlement
of the wage controversy effected.
The most extensive movement OF
troops and war vessels ever executed
in this country in time of peace Is now
under way by order of the president,
as communicating chief of the army
and navy. The objective is the coun-
try north of the Mexican boundary and
the waters of the two nations AT either
end of II. Twenty thousand soldiers,
more than one-fourth of the army of
the United States of all arms OF the
service, are moving toward the border.
Four armored cruisers, comprising the
fifth division Of the Atlantic fleet, have
been ordered from northern waters to
the naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba,
t.
shortly will be, ON IT'S way 10 assemble
at San Pedro and San Diego, Cal. Two
thousand marines are preparing to
make the Guantanamo STATEN their
temporary headquarters.
With Democratic leaders OF the next
house in conference on q program,
the impeachment of Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger as one of the big
features OF the extra session looms
as strong possibility.
Official announcement was made
that Charles D. Hilles, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, Is to succeed
Charles d. Norton as secretary to the
president on April 4.
A strike of 10000 coal miners of
Ohio and western Pennsylvania prob
ably will be called by the United Mine
Workers of America, according to Sec
retary George Savage of Ohio district
No. 6.
England will join hands with Ger.
many In a war against American Nor
mons.
]. L. Walker, mayor of Pineville,
La, was shot and killed by William
McManus, following trouble over
case in court.
There will be no appeal from the de-
cision OF the interstate commerce COM
mission denying the railroads the right
40 increase their rates, The eastern
railroads yielded and at meeting
decided to cancel the proposed ad-
vance on or before March Is. The
western railroads have submitted.
Confessing they had fraudulently So
cured government lands in New Mex
loo Robert G. Mullen and Charles A.
Tbomp.on of Kansas City, Mo-. and A.
o,easor. of Grand Rapids, Mich, were
Nned 81 900 each in the federal court