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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-01

Inat way
Prosperity has ruined many a
man" remarked the moraiircr
We'll" rejolned the demoralixer.
80 was going to be ruined At all.
I'D prefer prosperity 20 DO IT,
FiKx
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-01

LoNDoN.-TURKIsH troops ar,
holding their own against the Greet
force attempting to advance on ia
nina.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-01

ENpIafNN ".
The x.Hero-AS. my boy. when
/ played Hamlet" tho audience
took Is minutes TO leave the house.
The Vicious ex.Comedian teold.
lyl--Was hs lames-Sew York
American
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-01

NEW YORK. Mir Maude II In.
gersoll. daughter Of the famous or.
ator. Col. Bob" Ingersoll. is today
the wife OF Wallace Mclean Pro.
basco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-01

TANotER--MUlAY HaFip.
former sultan Of Morocco.
Jailed Or. Cores, q Spanish
dentist, who persisted In dun
ming him for work done on the
imperial teeth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
CONTROL
Of WATER POWERS.
Resolution Adopted By Conser-
WALTON Congress.
HAD A STORMY SESSION
Private Ownership Advocates Make
Vigorous Fight, But Develop
Hopeless Minority.
Boilers Fail.

Washington. Monopolistic control
of water power in private hands was
denounced with declaration that no
water power rights owned by the pub
lie ever should be removed from pub
lie ownership by the National Conser-
walton Congress, just adjourned here.
The climax Of the water power fight
which had agitated the congress for
several days came after the commit
tee on resolutions, to which had been
referred divergent reports from the
waterway committee, submitted that
the matter had been taken from it's
hands by action of the convention in
accepting general principles upon
which the waterways committee
agreed. No mention of the majority
or minority reports, which differed as
to State and Federal control of water
power projects, was made in the reso-
buttons committee report to the con-
vention.
When the report had been read, Gift
ford Pinchot, former chief forester of
the United States and father of the
minority waterways report in the con-
gress, moved as an amendment to the
resolutions report declaration Of
principles on waterways control, SINH
lar to the ideas in the minority report
signed by himself, former Secretary
of War Henry L. Stimson and Joseph
N. Teat, of Oregon. This amendment
was adopted by vote of 317 to IS,
after one offered by Representative
Burnett, of Alabama, which injected
into the resolution the matter Of State
control Of waterway projects had been
defeated, 378 to 1872.
The Pinchot amendment, approved
after a stormy session during which
repeated attempts were made to adj
journ by some Southern and Western
delegates, declared that monopolistic
control of water power in private
hands was swiftly increasing in the
United States "far more rapidly than
public control thereof" that increasing
concentration of water power in
some hands" was accompanied by
growing control over the power-con-
Stunning agencies, the public service
companies of the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
PART
IN TINE OF WAR
Secretary Daniels on lmpor-
lance Of Flying Machines.
CONTRIBUTE TO PROSPERITY.
All OF the Various Types Dominating
Factors In the Success OF Future
campaigns-How They Can
Be Utilized.

st. Louis. Mo.-~"In my opinion the
newly developed art Of aviation will
not only tend to limit the duration
and scope of hostile operations, but
also~aid in the control of the seas, one
Of the elements contributing material
~ to the power and prosperity of a
nation"
Secretary Daniels made this state
ment here in the course of public
address upon aeronautics, In which he
discussed the conquest of the air by
the United States Army and Navy
and the part aerial navigation will
take In future wars.
1.-THE potentialities Of the aeroplane,
when applied to the art of war, are
extremely great and Its proper use
will undoubtedly be dominating fac
tor in the success Of future cam
paigns," said he. "The principal roles
Of the aeroplane In naval warfare will
be for scouting and reconnaissance
work and for offensive destructive.
operations against hostile fleets and
Notifications. Rash indeed will be the
commander OF an opposing fleet who
would head his vessels against the
feet or coast of an enemy possessing
q number Of these vicious wasps Of
war, and unfortunate indeed would be
a commander who did not have ready
at his call this means Of obtaining
supremacy in the air.
"A torpedo costs $4,000, and fire.
quently is lost in practice through de-
Election in direction that makes it i'm
possible to follow it from the crows
nest Of ship. But an aerial scout
can follow torpedo's course unerring
ly by watching it from above. The
price Of one torpedo win pay for sew
eral flying machines. Experts say
mines are easily picked up or To-
Gated by aerial scouts. One little
mine may wreck a $10,000,000 battle
ship. A flying machine, costing but
small sum, would mean the ships
safety. The dirigible balloon. like
wise, will play as important part in
naval warfare as the aeroplane. and
possibly will have greater effect on
naval strategy and tactics"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28

Caholzia creek. Practically all Of the
waterfall of the plateau was formerly
carried through the lower area by the
Cahokia creek to the Mississippi
river.
In the event of heavy rainfall the
water from the plateau would augment
the drainage Of the lower area, and the
Cahokia creek would overflow its
banks in the lower area. High water
in the Mississippi river and the Ca
hokia creek would frequently occur at
the same time. The Mississippi river
water packing up into the channel Of
the Cahokia creek would meet the
downward rush of the water from the
plateau and the result would be a
disastrous overflow. The Mississippi
river inundating the area from the
west and the Cahokia creek overflow
ing in the central part furnished
enough water to almost submerge tho
area. These overfiows occurred fire.
quently, and caused great inconven-
fence to traffic and devastation Of
property.
Keeping the Mississippi river out Of
the area was simply matter Of build
ing levee high enough, but harness
ing the Cahokia creek was problem
presenting number Of difficulties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
WALK TO AVOID STARVATION
Eight Children Trudse Forty Miles In
Search Of Father, Mother
and Food.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Facing starva-
ton in their isolated home in the
Malibu mountains, eight children,
ranging in ages from eighteen years
to eighteen months. started on a 40
mile walk to Los Angeles in search Of
food and their father and mother.
The father, R. w. Baller, homestead
er. came to Los Angeles some days
ago to seek work, they said.
After they had walked Is miles the
older children, taking turns in carry
ing the youngster as well as their pet
dog and cat, which they would not
leave to starve, they were found by
Ray Nimmo. an attorney of Los An
geles. He gave them money with
which to ride to this city, where they
have arrived
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
TO INVESTIGATE
COST OF MEATS
Living Problems Receives Atten-
ton Of Congress.
BEING SOLVED BY THE NAVY.
10 Limit Holding OF Food In Cold
Storage To Ninety Days-lnde-
pendent Action BY De-
partment OF Justice.

Washington. Another Federal in
,vestigation into the high cost Of liv-
ing, promising criminal prosecutions
II Attorney General McReynolds can
ind an alleged cold storage con-
spiracy, is under way and congress
sional investigation of different
Phase of the cost Of living problem
was threatened
While special agents Of the Depart
ment of Justice are sitting charges
that eggs, poultry and dairy products
are being piled up in cold storage to
maintain high prices and even force
them higher, Representative Britten.
of Illinois, is preparing to ask for a
congressional investigation into tbs
prices Of meat.
The proposal for a meat investiga-
ton was prompted by announcement
that the Navy had bought nearly S0O,-
900 pounds Of Australian fresh beef at
a half cent a pound lower than the
best prices Of American packers, and
10000 pounds of canned corned beef
from the Australian packers at eight
cents a pound cheaper than the lowest
price in the United States The price
paid was 1870 cents pound for the
fresh beef and 1887 cents for the
corned product.
Announcing his intention to ask for
congressional investigation of the
Nays beef contract, Congressman
Britten declared he wanted to develop
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
SAY M0NROE|SM
IS IRRITATING
Doctrine Scored at Pan Ameri-
can Conference.
DIMlNISHES OUR INFLUENCE.
George r. Tucker, Distinguished
Author, and Prof. Bingham, OF
Yale, Make Plea For South
American Republics.
(Copyrightl

Worcester, Mass. Prof. Hiram
Bingham, Of Yale, and George F.
Tucker, Of Boston, author Of The
Monroe Doctrine and other books,
spoke on the Monroe doctrine at the
Clark University Conference on Latin
America.
DR. Tucker urged the abandonment
of the Monroe Doctrine. 1.-THE views
of the Southern republics themselves. /"
he said, should be considered. The
present protectorate idea of the United
States is very different from the &C
ceptable service rendered to the
Latin-American countries 80 years
ago. If the Monroe Doctrine is as
serted to any further extent the
catholic spirit Of the patriot, and not
the infiamed temper Of the jingoist,
should be brought to the settlement Of
the differences. Even those South
Americans who do not fear our i'm
perialism realize the selfishness Of the
Monroe Doctrine, and 1t makes them
dislike US and mistrust our foreign
policy.
Consequently. by maintaining this
national shibboleth and adhering to
the words Monroe Doctrine we
diminish our possible influence for
good in the Western Hemisphere, and
we interfere with the growth Of our
foreign commerce.
eve owe 1t to ourselves to give up
the words Monroe Doctrine, and to
adopt policy Of Pan-American de-
tense which will enable us to secure
the friendship and support of our
neighbors in the Western Hemisphere,
which will increase our influence for
good among them. and will remove
any handicap in the development of
our foreign commerce.
/ Professor Bingham, head Of the de-
partment of Latin-American history at
Yale, declared that the Monroe Doc
trine is distasteful to the Latin-Ameri-
can countries. When the South
Americans use these Words he said,
cor compress them into one Mon
roeism: the meaning is for them q
sinister one. It spells tutelage and in
tervention; it means the desire Of the
great and powerful United States to
interfere in the personal affairs Of the
American republics. To the citizens
Of the leading American republics. like
Argentina, Brasil and Chilli. our ad-
herence to Monroeism is extremely
irritating. and even positively insult
ing. To the lesser republics, par
ticularly those around the Caribbean
Sea, Monroeism means interference,
Intervention. imperialism and annexa-
ton"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
MORE TROOPS
TO THE BORDER
An Infantry Regiment Ordered
to Ell Pas0.
MORE CAVALRY AT LAREDO.
United States and Great Britain
Acting In Harmony As To
Disposition OF Naval
Forces.

Washington. Reinforcement of the
American troops on the Mexican from
tier is the latest development relat-
ing to the Mexican problem, but this
movement of troops was declared to
be not at all alarming by official state
ments issued in explanation. 1t was
said at the War Department that one
Of two infantry regiments is to be or
dered Immediately to Fort Bliss, near
Ell Paso, for the purpose Of freeing
one Of the cavalry regiments now sta
toned at that fort for active duty
along the international line in the
execution of the neutrality laws. The
choice will fall upon the Sixteenth
infantry, now at the Preside, San
Francisco, or the Twentieth Infantry,
stationed at Fort Douglas. near Salt
Lake City. Utah.
To serve as a garrison and defend
the city Of Ell Paso from any possible
attack from the south of the line or to
police the city in case Of rioting it
was said that the infantry organization
would be as serviceable as the
mounted soldiers. On the other hand,
not being as mobile, the infantry could
scarcely fill the place of cavalry on
tine border patrol
The next result of the order is to
increase by full regiment the force
of American troops available to main
tain order along the border. That
their services may be needed for this
purpose was asserted by members of
the Texas congressional delegation,
and Secretary Garrison yielded to
their appeals when he learned through
the press dispatches that the Federal
leaders were again approaching
Juarez, opposite Ell Paso. and that the
rebel general, Villa. who only recent
ly had captured the town, had gone
forth to meet the Federals in battle.
With the feeling Of apprehension as
to the safety Of the oil tanks near
Tuxpam allayed by pledges from the
rebel leaders that there would be no
violation of property rights there. navy
officials were considerably relieved.
II was expected that one Of the two
British armored cruisers from Bar
BADGES would put in an appearance at
Tampico almost Immediately, and ap-
parently 1t was felt safe to withdraw
the battleship New Hampshire from
Tuxpam, particularly as the battle
ship Louisiana remains in that neigh
borhood to look after foreign interests.
With the removal of all misunder-
standing as to the reasons for the
visit Of the British ships to the oil
coast. it was felt that the lines OF
protection against anarchy would be
strengthened materially. There has
been fear that an attempt might be
made to IRE the great oil tanks,
wherein are stored nearly $4,000, 900
barrels of petoleum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
GUARDS OFF FLOODS
East Side Leyee and Sanitary
District Of Illinois.
Section Is = Municipality Chartered BY
the state and Has Power to Collect
Taxes to Keep the Mississippi
River Within Bounds.

East st. Louis. The east side levee
and sanitary district, in which the CRY
of East st. Louis Is situated, is mu-
nicipality, chartered by the state Of IL
linois and given power to levy and
collect taxes for the purpose of pro
viding food protection and drainage
for a $50 square mile area situated on
the east side Of the Mississippi river,
opposite the city Of st. Louis.
The area extends about 80 miles
along the Mississippi river, and is
bounded on the east by chain Of
bluffs. Within the area is large in
dustrial center, and a very prolific ag-
ricultural dietrict. The principal city
In the area is East St. Louis, which
has population of $4,000. The other
cities are Granite City, National City,
Madison, Venice, Brooklyn, Nameoki
and Cahokia.
In the past this area has had to en-
dure many floods, resulting from an
unusual combination of causes. The
estimated cost of the work provided
for in the present plans Of the east
6I0C 1GV0C anu sanitary QlSt1ICG 40 YVs-
100000. The east side levee and sani-
tary district as municipality embrace
a large territory, including the cities
mentioned, but is in no way directly
connected with them. The district
is governed by board of trustees
elected every four years, which board
appoints a chief engineer, a treasurer,
a clerk and attorney.
To appreciate the Significance Of
the measures taken by the east side
levee and sanitary district toguard
against future floods in the area, it
is necessary to have q clear under
standing of the causes Of the frequent
floods.
The area is comparatively low,
and the Mississippi river formerly
spread over large portion of it.
Through the area runs stream call
ed Cahokia creek. Lying northwest,
of the area is 200 square mile plat
eau, which forms watershed for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
NO HALT IN HuERTA PROGRAM.
General Villa LevIes on. Bank IN
Mexico City.

Mexico City. The Chamber of
Deputies completed the details OF
organization. appointing House COM
mittees.
In the Hobbies and at the National
Palace the idea prevailed that Presi-
dent Huerta is flxed in his determine
ton to permit the new Congress to
continue and Is planning to carry, out
the program Of the government for
the pacification Of the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
WILSON FINISHES MESSAGE.
just When He Win Read II Depends
On Circumstances.

Washington. President Wilson'S
annual message. which he will read to
Congress is finished, but just when it
will be delivered viii depend upon the
convenience Of both houses in arrang-
ing joint session. Hitherto, the
Presidents message has been read the
day after the converting Of Congress.
1t is expected that the President will
dwell considerably on the need for
early action on the Currency bill and
that he will develop. in general way.
the attitude of the Administration to-
ward trust legislation, leaving to the
Congressional committees the task Of
writing specific remedies. He also
will refer to the Mexican situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
NO WHITE HOUSE REcEP-
TIoN NEW YEARS DAY.

Washington. - President Will
son shattered a precedent of
more than 100 years standing
He announced that there
would be no public reception at
the White House on New Years
Day.
For many years it has been
customary for the President to
stand in the Blue Room from
two to five. hours and shake
hands with all who came along.
This will not be done this
year.
Instead the President will go
away from Washington for a
brief holiday vacation" and will
not be in the White House on
New Years Day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
YALE BEATEN BY HARVARD.
10000 People See Blue Defeated At
Cambridge, Mass.

Cambridge. Mass. ~ The Harvard
football team of 1918. with Fullback
Charles e. Brickley playing in the
stellar role. established new epoch
in Crimson gridiron history by de-
feating Yale, for the first time in the
stadium. Is to S. Although 20 points
were scored by the two elevens.
neither succeeded in carrying the ball
across the others goal line. and all
the points were the direct or indirect
result Of kicking.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
sLEAsE PARDoNs 100.
Wants conviets To Eat Thanksgiving
Dinners At Home.

Columbia. s. Ex-Governor Blease
pardoned 100 conyicts Monday. Twen-
ty-eight Of them were serving life
terms for murder and % for man
slaughter.
Il want 'em to eat Thanksgiving
dinner at home" Blease said.
The 100 pardons brings Blease's
clemency record since he assumed the
governorship. in 1911, up to 1872 cases.
Governor Blease win make his total
4 1000 in Christmas gifts Of pardons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
rwo TROOP TRAINS BLOWN UP.
Loses Or FederaIs Enormous, Says
General Villa.

Ell Paso, Eexas.-Two Federal troop
trains on the way from Chihuahua to
Juarez were blown up at Rancheria,
Sc miles south of Juarez. by dynamite
mines placed along the track by
rebels. This was the statement given
out by Gen. Francisco villa. who re-
turned to Juarez from that place,
where his troops are awaiting the ap-
proach of the Federals. He said
there were 1900 Federals on the train
destroyed and that the loss of life
was enormous. The rebels assert they
captured one of the two trains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
TO SMASH THE eco TRUST.
Attorney General To Investigate Cold
Storage Combination.

Washington Attorney General Nc
Reynolds Is considering an investiga-
ton of an alleged cold storage combi-
nation. which he believes may be re-
sponsible for the high price of eggs
and poultry. Charges have also
reached the department that cold stor-
age concerns in some instances sell
cold storage products for fresh ones.
Such transactions violate the Pure
Food law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
TRIsurE 70 OLD EMpLoYE:
justices Of Supreme Court Attend
MESSENGERS Funeral.

Washington. Five members Of the
United States Supreme Court, includ-
ing Chief Justice White, crowded into
a humble little home in Washington
to attend the funeral OF Archie Lewis,
the negro messenger who had taken
care of their robes ever since they
were elevated to the bench, Lewis
was serving the court when three OF
them Justices Day. Van Devanter
and Lamar were born and before
Chief Justice White and Justice
Holmes had started to school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
HAD oF PoLIcE RESIGNS.
Action Follows Exoneration OF so
Policemen From Charges.

Indianapolis. Ind. -Superintenden
of Police Martin J. Hyland resigned
when the Board of Public Works
exonerated the 80 patrolmen whom
Hyland had charged with insubordina-
ton for failure to ride on street cars
during the recent street car strike.
Capt. George v. Coffin was named act
ing superintendent Of police by Mayor
Shank.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
GIRLS GO ON HUNGER STRIKE.
But Return For Lunch At College
After Missing Meal.

Spartanburg. S. C.-Two hundred
young women students at Converse
College. who started hunger strike
at dinner as protest against the food,
returned for lunch. A dozen had
weakened at breakfast. Merely the
desire of the young ladies to try some
novel experience" was the comment
of DR.. Robert P. Pell. president of the
college.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
WILL BE LEFT TO JURY.
Judge Refuses Lunacy Commission
For Hans Schmidt.

New York.-The question whether
Hans Schmidt was insane when he
killed Anna Aumuller. cut up her body
and threw it into the Hudson will be
left to the jury that will try him for
murder. Judge Foster in the Court
of General Sessions denied motion
of Schmidt's attorney for the appoint
ment of a commission to pass on his
mental condition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
DYNAMITE DIDN'T ExPLo9E.
But Six Miners Were Fatally Injured
In Car Collision.

Bellaire. GA car carrying IL
miners collided with car hauling $50
pounds Of dynamite 400 feet from the
entrance Of the Pultney mine, near
here. Both cars left the rails. All
of the men were injured. six fatally.
It is believed. They were foreigners.
The dynamite did not explode. If it
had the IL men would have been killed
outright
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
A DARING ROBBERY.
Bank Cashier Held Up At Noon and
Locked In Safe.

Laurel, Miss.-Unobserved except
by his victim. robber entered the
Bank of Heidelberg. at Heidelberg.
Miss, shortly before noon. heldv the
cashier up at pistol point. got about
$1,000, locked the cashier in vault
and escaped on a freight train that
was passing nearby. The cashier was
liberated within half an hour and gave
the alarm.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
MlNE. EXPLOSION KILLED "a.
Six Others Were injured In Acton
(AIa.) Disaster.

Birmingham. Ala. Complete ex-
ploration Of the Alabama Fuel and
Iron Company's mine No. 2. at Acton,
in which an explosion occurred Tues
day afternoon, showed "a men were
killed and hurt. State mine officials
are investigating to determine the
cause of the explosion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-28
STILL HARPlNc ON PANAMA.
Colombian Senate Passes Resolution
OF Protest.

Bogota, Colombia. A resolution
protesting against any manifestation
Of approval of the "despoliation Of
Panama, publicly admitted by its
author, ex-President Roosevelt" was
unanimously adopted by the
Colombian Senate. The resolution
declares that "the attitude of the Gov
eminent and people OF the United
States is opposed to that of ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, as the present govern
ment has made quite clear its desire
to respect the laws of equity and JUS
tice."