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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
WASHINGTON.

Great Britain has waived her naval
rights in Mexican waters to the Unit
ed States
Friends of Dr. Harvey w. Wiley,
former federal pure food chief, ad-
mitted that the doctor was considering
an offer to become health commission
er- of New York city
To protect the United States from
foreign potato diseases and to find a
way in which some of the foreign crop
may be brought in because of this
years scant native supply, estimated
to be almost 100,000.0OO bushels short,
Secretary of Agriculture Houston is
sued call for public meeting Dec
Is. to discuss the subject.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's accident bulletin, issued for the
quarter ended JunA 80, 1913, shows
that, as compared with returns of the
corresponding quarter of 1912, there
was total increase of 14O in the num-
Der Of persons killed, and of S,2S5 in
the number Of injured in railroad ac-
cidents OF all kinds in the United
States.
Growing out of the great coal strike
in Colorado. the state may undertake
the operation of it's own coal mines
Speaking of the move in this direction
Congressman Keating said: at is
spreading like wildfirc. l have little
doubt that when the election Is held
next year the necessary money and
authority will be given. SO the state
can operate the coal properties it
owns
George Washington's surveying
done in 1851, when as lad OF pine-
teen, he ran line with chain and
compass through the wilderness of
the Virginia hills for Lord Fairfax,
has been checked up by government
surveyors who has just made their re.
ports. They found the work of the
imomrtal patriot perfect.
Secretary McAdoo ordered state
meut issued declaring that banks
throughout the country reported to be
restricting credits in order to meet the
provisions OF the expected currency
law, are making a mistake.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
CONDENSED RECORD OF YHg
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. o O n q Q. ACHIEVE
MENrS. sUFFERiMGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Nsvspapsr Union News ssrvica
WEsvERN.

Henry W. Greenwell. 4 veteran the
atricaI manager. died at New Orleans
At the age of 81 years.
Honey bees drove two would-be rob
bers from the lonely hut of Ralph
Dawson, fifteen nllss northwest q
Palisade, Neb.
Word WAS received at Springfield
ILL., OF the death at Jacksonville. Fla.
Of Judge Charles T.. Jennings of Sa-
lem. ILL.,, a member OF the board OF
pardOns and a cousin of William Jen,
nings Bryan.
Many records have been broken dur
Ing 1918, but 1t was left to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kostruck Of Stevens
Point, Wis. to break the record for
babies when their twenty ninth off
spring put In its appearance. All are
living.
ProprietOrs Of more than 1900 a.
looms In Ohio closed their places Of
business in accordance with the pro-
visions OF the state liquor license law.
which limits the number of saloons in
wet territory" to one for each 500
population.
Charles Casavant, q laborer, went to
the sixth floor Of the Iowa building in
Sioux City. climbed a railing and
jumped to the stone floor OF the court.
He died instantly. Casavant's act is
believed to have been due to q love
affair.
A sudden drop in the price of eggs
from 10 to SIS cents a dozen brought
forth the fact that for a month 1000
women, members of the Los Angeles
Parent-teacher Association, quietly
and persistently have been boycotting
that commodity.
Des Mo!nes saloonkeepers, who
were closed up by decision of the Su-
preme Court Of Iowa, through their at
torneys, asked for permission to re-
open their places of business pending
final disposition Of the case. upon
which rehearing was asked.
Harry Spencer. murderer of Mrs.
Mildred Allison-Rexroat, was sen
fenced to be hanged at Wheaton, Ill.
Twenty-four hunters gave up their
lives in Wisconsin and northern Mich
igan and many more were wounded
during the deer season which opened
Nov. 10 and closed Nov. 30.
Thursday was joyous Thanksgiv-
ing for the 1900 employees of the
Homestake Mining Company, Dead
wood, s. D., all of whom were notified
by Superintendent Grier that the COM
pany would repeat its last years gift
of seven per cent of the annual
amount earned by each man. This
will be payable just before Christmas
to every man on the December pay,
roll. The total donation of the com:
pany to its men this year will pass
315O,O0O.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Nm. pstsrson Heads Te.ehsr,.

Pueblo.-Ths following officers Of
the Colorado Teachers Association
were elected: President. Mrs. Celia
Ossood Peterson Of Denver (Aurora); /;
auditor. James e. Hutchingson, Dem
YER: director, Miss Anna Keightley,
Pueblo; members of educational coun-
Gil: w. r. Sheldon, Denver; Wilson
Shaefer. Cripple Greek: H. 9. Phil
lips. Denver; Grace Eren Shoe. Den
yer: d. H. Hatch. Denver. Members
of the Colorado Teachers Association
sprang considerable Of q surprise with
the election of Mrs. Celia Osgood Pc
terson as the next president. With a
number Of prominent educators Of the
state. all men. competing for the hon
or, Mrs. Peterson slipped in and won
BY = good-sized majority.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Farmer. Ask State to Mine Coal.

La Salle.-Members of the La Sale
calls of the Weld County Farmers
union. have begun the circulation of
petitions asking the state to engage
in coal mining on its lands. The Weld
county organization recently passed
resolutions indorsing the plan and will
back it at the state union meeting in
January.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Militia Commission Begins Probe.

Trinidad.-The military commission
of the military district of Colorado,
created by order of General Chase, in
command of the Colorado National
Guard, began an inquisition which will
not end until the crimes growing out
of the coal strike in southern Colo
RADIO have been thoroughly investi
gated. Only minor cases came to tho
attention of the commission at its ini-
tial session
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Scout Virgins 10 Dead.

Denver.-Major Oliver P. Virgins,
pioneer. scout and soldier. is dead.
He lay in silence in his little dwelling
at 3419 Larimer street with q simple
prayer on his lips. Then he said he
was going to sleep. A moment later
the sunlight flooded over cot and 1t
was whispered that this Western man
of 80 years had passed out.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Strike Threatened In Utah.

Grand Junction.-Reports from
Price, Utah, Just across the Colorado
state line, indicate the probability OF
a sympathetic strike among the coal
miners in Carbon county. Forty or
ganizers have been busy in, the coal
CAMPS In that vicinity.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Horse and Dog Guard Dead Rider.

Cripple Creek-Thomas c. Pease,
a Colorado Springs bond broker, was
thrown from hired riding horse at
Edlowe, near the line between Teller
and Ell Paso counties, and killed.
When found by John Terill, the horse
and an Airedale dog belonging to the
horses owner were guarding the body.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
shafro.h Seek. Another 100000.

Grand Junction.-Senator Shafroth,
in a letter to the Chamber of Com
merce, offers to assist In getting a
larger appropriation for the Grand
Junction federal building. An appro-
priation for 100000 has already been
made and the senator says he viii try
to have an additional 100000 appro-
priated.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
NEW CONGRESS OPENS AND THE
DEMOCRATS CONSIDER THE
CURRENCY BILL.
BUDGET over BILLION
APPROPRIATION MgAsUREs TO
Dc CONSIDERED ~ the
HOUSE At ONCE.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Dec. 2-Congress closed
the extraordinary session which began
April THE longest In its history
and settled down to the grind of the
regular long" session. expected to
last we'll into next summer.
Only necessary fo-malities marked
the ending Of the old session and the
beginning Of the new.
An attempt to institute the proposed
drastic program of day ant night ses.
sions for the consideration OF the cur
rency bill failed.
Senator Burton. Rep.). Of Ohio, in.
troduced . currency bill of his own.
which would provide for the formation
Of q central bank. to be owned by the
public and operated by the govern
ment.
The House contented itself with o
brief meeting formally opening the
new session.
Representatives Keating and Taylor
represented Colorado whom the roll OF
states was called In the House. Rep
resentative Seldomridgc and family
will reach Washington today.
The President read his first general
message to Congress ct q joint session
Of the two houses and touched on
many Of the problems to be taken up
at the new session.
While the Senate Is working ON cur
rency legislation and disposition of the
Hetch Hetchy water supply bills dur
ing the early days Of the new session
the House will start work on the great
appropriation bills carrying more than
$1,000, 100000 of funds for the needs Of
the government during tae year that
begins next July. The estimates sub
mitted are $22,S64.067 in excess of the
appropriations for the last fiscal year
but their total falls $39.255,O66 below
the estimates for that year.
The estimates are as follows:
Legislative establishment, $685.
331.
Executive establishment, $3O.s0s..
2ss.
Judicial establishment, $1,242,110.
Department Of agriculture, $19,061.-
332.
Foreign Intercourse, $4,447.042.
Postoffice department including the
parcel post. $3O6,95S.117.
Military establishment, $105,937 ,544.
Naval establishment, $139,s31.95
Indian affairs, $10.20S,s65.
Pensions, $169,150,000.
Public works, $97,917,592.
Miscellaneous, $s4,393,213.
Permanent annual appropriations,
$131, ,196.407.
For the preservation and completion
Of vessels the navy department wants
$3.50 900; for the hulls and machin-
cry of the two battlcships and eight
torpedo boat destroyers which Secre-
tary Daniels wishes to build in the ffs-
cal year 1914-15, $7,sOO,0OO; for armor
and armament of vessels authorized,
$40, 900. The sum of 100000 is
wanted for naval defense mines and
appliances; $15O.00o for experimental
work in high explosives; $170,O00 for
the naval station at Pearl Harbor, Ha-
waii, and $75O,000 for additions to IA
cilities and for the purchase of addi-
tional ground at the naval proving
ground. To extend the naval gun fac
tory in Washington 100000 is asked.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
Samuel, Lona Acquitted.

Denver.-Sanuel Long. Jr. was &C.
uuitted on the charge Of shooting and
killing Philip Sandoval by jury. His
plea war selfdefense.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
IVA nabea. Corpus Case Goes Over

6oIAyd Tae e'
New York.-Arguments on the writ
of habeas corpus obtained in behalf OF
General Santos Zelaya, ex-President Of
Nicaragua, held in Jail here on a pro-
yisional warrant charging murder
and other Crimes" was adjourned.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
enolnser Burned to Death In Wreck

Central City.-Jamcs Duffy. so. en-
gineer, was burned to death under hic
engine in the wreck of a passenger
train on the High Line Of the Colorado
4 Southern at Black Hawk.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

2fs Winslsw's 0eosAin1 0vsuD ~ oA0Ag1n
toothiAG, 0oftea0 the g1RA, reduces iA0A0A0p
tlsa, ,Allays paia, ,sarss WtnA eelis, ,0ea beeaaAAo
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

The village gossip never has tine
to take q vacation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

ito Mature.
That article 70 rather vaSuA"
"Of course It II. Il u al about
London fogs."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

0fs. Charles AaGoanGA, 4 Z L
Xinnel1. NeAas c.. inAioa0, vsiteo:
Rseuna - beea Oo1sa11 70 -
] 60 foel eAfe IN saylAG that Il eave1
ny liSe. - ! vas Ill raa 6ova end vas.
Ing yosr PsssAa, bak an - ~ reaA
to recovery 1ov. ! eanA0t thank 20
too mueA."
Thooe uese ebjeee = NQvld ase6I
slaee esa RsW oeosoeo NsFUaa Tab.
eO1o.
At Yose 0ru0ist ~ Htoo NDenns
Lseky 0ey Ai0Aa0S ~ M
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

Fseteey Rs-aasaSssetsss1 ryps~vstsrs.
Remington No. 6 a0A No. I st ~,
es pr month, o. e37 oasA. 0atfA
Prsmisas No. 3 and No. 4 q ~, 9
Per month or S11.So cash. 0uAFaAtssA
By the manufacturse. 4 tyDeVsSese
wtll be shipped on appeovA q reestJe
Of Is and sstisfaotosy rsfsesasa
Write today. Remington TypsvsttaG
Co.. 1895 Champa 81. Dsavse. oelo-
Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

The Mems.
did you have . homily vAsa ysU
minister came to dinnsefs
NO. We had fried cAickaa.s
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04
greaAalxa Ydihsseaa.

gxpeAe1vo TeibUtoa.
~Pso0ls Who once threw bossUsts q
that man now throw EGGS"
with eggs at - oeats . Aossaf-
exolaimed young Afs. ToskiAs. NY!
Thsy must think Q lot oe hin"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04

emils. O wash day. That's Via -
=: r., RsS %ae ct0.s N nb.s sl.'. Gsssss vsisr
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-04


prison
Ernest Strohmeyer of Peetz, seven.
teen years old, is champion corn
grower of Logan county, under the
rules of the Boys Corn club set-forth
by the department of agriculture. This
entities him to be the governments
guest at Washington this winter, with
the champions of other states.
The referendum vote for officers OF
the Colorado State Federation Of La
Dor resulted in the election of John
McLennan for president. over John
Dinwiddie of Victor. by vote Of 15,.
$50 to 10,5o9. w. T. Hickey was re-
elected secretary, over Thomas p.
Rodgers of Denver, by a vote Of H..
1913 to 1925.
After a two-day conference of the
state executive committee of the Pro.
gressive party at the Auditorium hotel
Costigan and Griffith were declared
the committees choice b. standard
bearers Tor the party in the biennial
campaign next GUNNER.
| Denver women are wrought up oveI
the fact that the federal government
has appointed none of their sex iI
Colorado to federal positions, Prompt
action is being taken by prominent
clubwomen OF Denver to lay theil
grievances before administrative ant
legislative heads.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-13
seeeial Nugget Service

PEKIN. Nov. 13.-After two week of threats and rumors of rebellion against his authority on the part If the new senate of the republic Presi- dent Yuon Shi Kai today settled thr matter in so far as he is concerne | by issuing decree abolishing the senate as a branch of government and establishing in it's place an admnis- trative council whose members he ap- pointed himself. This takes the gov ernment entirely out of the hands of the people and practically makes Yuan a dictator. For he has appointed to the new council only men whom h" knows that he can influence and who will be subservient to his will
 The dissolution of the regularly elect ed senate was not accomplished with out show of force as the members of that body claimed that they held their positions by authority of the constitution and that the president had not the power to dissolve their body.
 As an answer to this protest Yuan sent regiment of soldiers to the halls of the assembly and had those mem
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-13
Special Nugget Service.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. l3.-Presid"nl Hucrta has issued what is supposed tn he Il defiance of the United States. Yesterday evening he issued Il call for the newly elected congress to meet This in absolutely defiance of the de ; mands of the United States which sent him word that under no circumstances: would this government recognize th' legality of the election or permit tho congress to act as such.
 Immediately after issuing the order calling the congress together Iiucrtr dropped out of sight and rumors of all sorts were flying around the city d.; to his whereabouts. It was said that he had fled the country. Then an other story went the rounds to the cf. feet that the president had gone int" the field to personally head the army that was to repcll the expected invas ion from the United States.
 Wherever the president was. and perhaps certain Spanish dane r knows more about that than anyone else he showed up at the palace again today and announced that he positive
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IF DEMANDS ARE REFUSED
 U. s. TO ACT AT ONCE

rlar"d against McXic" and that tn" ships now at Vera Cruz haN" opened fire on the fortiiirltions if not actually taken poSSrSsinn nf them and tn" city This will he tn" first moV" mad" in order tn establish Il base from which {" operHt" against Mexico City.
 At the same time tn" troops in Tex as will cross the border and the lonr expected invasion of the Suuthcru/ r,'- puhlic will he thing of rralitN/
 Tn" United States g0Voru1ncnt ha- f"rs"cn the possibility of h"stIliti". and has been quietly getting ready for q m"V" although all tn" while work ing for peace, and it will not talk. many hours for tn" army to get under way one" /th" order for an ad- vance is/issurd
 There does not now seem one chanc, in a hundred that War between tn" two countries can hc prevented
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would refuse to even consider the demands made hN the United state In reply to the utimat,m sent tn him Iy President Wilson through Special Representative John Lind lIu"rta Dc demands of the president of the Uni ted States and in H curt statement |" lind and the other diplomats in Mc%- icu City he said that any farther com - municatinns from the American gov crnmcnt would not be received.
 Lind tclrgraph"d IIl"rta's stat" mcnt to Washington and early today received instructions to inform Iiucrtl that unless he made a suitable reply to the ultimatum of the president of the United States hN six o'clock to night and unless he gave assurances that he would prevent the newly elected congress from meeting ana unless this action Was mad" known . the diplomatic corps in Mexico City hN midnight tonight. the United states would have no farther parleying witt the Mexican government and would immediately take SuCh steps as Wci" necessary to eliminate Iiucrtl from ail
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-13
AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE
 RESCUED BY BLUEJACKETS

.u.:d uf his column h" marched up '" the hcad,iutrtcrs "f th" general com manding and informed him that as II was necessary for tn" American sail that the troops cease firing for a tim" This the genera, indignantly r"tnsr' to .o Then Falcnnci pointed [" th" vessels in the harh"I with their Etu+ larincd on the trenches tnd informed thu. general that his orders were l. enter the town and that h" Was E"inH in and farther if any "t his men wer" iniurcd by the fire from the tr"nthe- the ships would open with their bis guns Al this the rebel commander decided L" order his mon to c"as" fir ing until falconcr got the Americana out nf the town.
 The American officer then advanced to the federal lines and made the sam arrangement with General p"lGard". Thus with the exception of new shots fired into the town from th' rebel batteries to the south. the Yan kcc officer arranged t true" untll h" could get his ronntrym"n int" th' boats and ont nf danger When th' American faE Wts seen |" be "n ita Way back {" the ships the hattl" opened up again
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-13
Special Nugget Service.

CLEVELAND Nov .13.-After there days of blockade of all activities by the great winter storm that swept over the city of Cleveland is gradually re- covering herself and beginning to re- sume business. The city has hcen 1ractically paralyzcd since Sunday and trere has been intense suffering on account of the cold weather and lack of rovisions. The last provision tran :, get into Cleveland arrived late Sun,,ay night since which time the city has been cut off from the out . side world. Even the wires were down and the plight of the town could not be wired out However those outside knew that the supply of fresh food on hand would not be enough to last for many days and the railroads which had been stalled by the blizzard have been making every effort to clear their tracks and get their trains through.
 Several of the city schools whict have been closed for several days
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participation in Mexican affairs. 2 TO the above communication which is considered th" last word from Washington on tn" present Situati"n lIurrta refused tn make any reply and this is considered as an indiCatin thai he is ready tn break d"tinat"ly with the United states. Unless Hucrtt ( haners his mind hrfor" midnight there is but one possible outcome WAR Nothing else will be left for resident Wilson and tn" congress If tn" I'uit"d states to do and il is cX .. prctrd that within the next twenty four hours that war will he d"Clar"d and the first American troops will ross the border
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-13
CLEVELAND RECOVERS
 FROM BAD STORM

managed to open today but few pupils were in attendance and it has been decided not to attempt to run the schools until next week when the streets will be somewhat cleared of snow and it is hoped the ears run ming again.
 No trolley ears are running at pres ent as the lines all went down during the blizzard and the companies have been unable up to the present time t) repair the breaks and get their traf , underway.
 There has been no fire protection in the city for several days hut a merci- full providence has prevented what the people most feared. confiagration. Had fire started with the water pow . CT crippled and the strong wind of the last few days blowing the town would have been in a worse plight than it is at present.
 One of the most serious matters that has to be contended with is the lack of provisions and milk. Many sick
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bers who refused to leave thrown out. He later announced that any member of the late legislative body who per sisted in defying his authority would be arrested and behcaded for conspir- acy. This threat put somewhat of Il damper on the enthusiasm "f the mil'- tant members as Yu0n controls tn military and has placed the city und"r martial law.
 There is considerable speculation aS to the object of the president in over riding the constitution and assumin:;
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-13
TODAY HUERTA'S LAST CHANG
LAT ER
RELATIONS SEVERED.
Special Nugget Service.


 VERA CRUZ. Nov. l9 SpeciM En y.y John Lind accompanied/ by tn rntirr official staff of the United States embassy to M1%ico left tn" tn" capital of the country to whiea they were accrrdited today and pro crrdcd to Vera Cruz here they wcr" a me" lak'H on board an American man of war. This is taken as a pra" tic;h abandonment "f tn" embassy an1 tn" final breaking off of diplomatic re Lniuns with Hucrta's governm"n' ((Vhilr Nelson o'Shaughnessy remained in Mexico City tu clos" up some hnSi- ness connected with abandoning tn" embassy and will join his c"nfr"rs is duy ar two.
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Gen D"leardu is short of artillery and it seemed only a question of tim until h" would hr forced {" surrrnd 1T in order to save tn" town from dc Strlction when unexpected help cane to him in the shape of q federal gun boat which had been rushed tn th" seen from Vera Cruz
 The gunhnat took up Il position in line with the rebel trenches to thr north of the town and "pond fire witr her three inch guns. thr"wnG shells into the rebel works from tn" flank. Gunncry is not one of the best things that the Mexican sailor does and fullN as many of the shells from the gun boat missed tn" trenches and landed n the town as hit the spot at which they were aimed This made th" plight "t the citizens and Americans in tn town douhly serious and word was tclegraphcd to tn" American admiral at Vera Cruz. That officer sent tn" Louisiana and Wheeling to tn" seen. of the fight at top speed. :.
 The landing of tn" American sail CTS took on somewhat the nature of Il comic opera scene despite th" V"IN serious natnr" "f tn" occasion.
 Lieutenant Commander F,,lruncl landed his men outSid" of the town and beyond the rebel trenches. Then with an American flag flying at tho
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WASlIINGTr\ Nov. l3 Secretary FryHn announced today that tn" pres id"nt would shortly make a statement in regard to the Mexican situation and in the light "f tn" developments of tho last twenty four hours it seems thai this statement will probably take thu f"rm "f making dcclaraii"n/of war Washington is expecting to hear hc T. for" morning hat war has been de