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The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

At last. at last. the Advertiser has
released it's great secret. Tho front
rage OF Its Sunday Issue carries the
announcement of the gangs city tick
ct. After days OF anxious dickcrinS
and pickering. after slccplcss nights
nights filled with fOrbodinE pre-
motions OF certain defeat, the gung
leaders got busy SATURDAY and an
nounced on tn. streets that after
many cold turnd0wns they had found
three men who have consented to
sail under the stolen flag OF IA 30
called "Citizcns Ticket" The pir-
ates are on the high seas again and
are headed straight for the iccbergs.
Failing to land Sol II. Jaffa. John
f. Sherman. A. l.. Branson and u
number OF other first choiceB' the
gang at the eleventh hour succeeded
IN getting the tacit consent OF w. p.
Duniyavy who at caucus held at
agreed to make the race.
The gang was In the box
where they had to have some body to
head the ticket or lctanothcr day
slip by without making good their
promise to tell tho people" the
names of the candidates selected for
them.
I. q. MilIiken is slated for city
clerk. There was never any diff
Guilty In stating n candidate for this
office and the act Of bringing pres
sure to bear" was therefore omitted.
Il was not until n number of citi.
zens had refused to accept the nomi-
nation on the gang ticket for treas
urer that y. !. Mcmahon WAS select
ed. Up to that time Mr.. McMa hon
was perfectly willing to run for al
dcrman in the fifth ward. when a
gang henchmnn came to him and ask
cd him II he would accept the place
he readily consented. He felt like
he would be willing to try anything
once.
Mr.. McAlahon. though avowing
Democratic affiliations has been
hanging around on the outskirts OF
the crowd for some time looking for
chance to get something" from
somebody It Is no secret that on
recent visit to Denver he did little
lobbying ut the state house for Sen.
ator Barela and this fact was admit.
ted in the machine newspaper. Nc
Mahon. It is stated on good author.
itv. has put over" several little
jobs" for the gang on the quiet, new.
er letting his political activities in.
terfere with his duties as secretar,
of the Chamber OF Commerce which
serves him in good stead. At the last
minute Mr. Mcmahon decided he
would sooner be u candidate for cit!
treasurer than n candidate for al
derman.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE sun
Gry civii appropriation bill carrying
- total OF slI:.:1i.GiJ including -.
$4,000 for Panama canal forts. WINS
reported to the house today by the
appropriations committee, II also
recommends xlG.:G5.:yI FOR con
struc;ion work.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

New York. Feb, iI.-From pri-
vat. sources II il learned that Mr..
Morgan had an acute attach of indi-
g.stlon three or four days ago bu; II
passed OFF and he is now In his us
va! health. He Is leaving Alexan-
dr.a today on the lronia.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Washington. -. C.. Feb. IL
Sending the Meade to Philauel-
phia leaves tho transports Kilpat-
rick. Mcclellan and Sumner provis-
ioncd und ready for the transportn-
tion OF tho first brigade of the first
army corps. No official explanation
OF marching orders to the third cav
airy at San Antonia was obtainablc.
but II was plain the war and navy
departments were working to get
her to put their forces in further
state Of preparedness.
The purpose OF mobilization OF
marines at Philadelphia which began
today Is to concentrate 1000 of these
troops Mt Guantnamo. The transport
Is to sail with l 200 as soon as she
can be loaded: the other 500 are to
sail on the naval transport Prairie.
Marines from tho Washington bar
rncks nrc to join these from Norfolk
Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
Official announcement OF the move
mcnt says the purpose is to form IL
marine camp at Guantanamo in con-
ncction with the operations OF the
Atlantic fleet, but II is generally
understood to be a move of prepar-
edneses In connection with the Mex
team situation.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
ROOT BILL REJECTED

Roots proposed amendment to the
Panama Canal law TO repeal the pro-
vision giving free passage to Amer
Icon coast wiscs hips was rejected to-
day by the senate committee on In
icr-Oceanic canals. A motion to
table It carried TO 3. Senator,
Brapdagee. Page and Percy opposing
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Washington. ID. C.. Feb. i1.=McN
leo City wus virtually cut off from
the outside world today by the impo-
sItion Of an Iron censorship.
With no direct news dispatches
1roU, there and only one official dis
patch from Ambassador Wilson which
simply said fighting had been rcsun-
I'd and that the nrmisticc had been
broken. President TAFT and officials
waited In suspense.
The first dispatches OF the carly
DAY filtered down from Mexico City
TO Vera Cruz and said hoStilitics were
resumed.
MailcrO tciegranhcd close friends
In Washington today that he cxpcci.
cd definite results very soon. These
dispatches came through promptly.
Tho Mexican embassy declared that
no dispatches. whatever had been re-
ccivcd there aud that II was depend
ing upon press dispatches for Its in-
formation of the fighting In Mexico
CITY.
The army has gone rs far Us II can
under present arrangements for u
possible troop movement To Mexico
City. The plun to send au expcdl-
tionary force from Gnlveston has been
confronted with some difficulties In
occurring merchant ships.
II may he decided TO send som. OF
the transports at Newport News
around to Galveston.
,,,. neSfls Take Town v,,,
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
FIGHT GOES ON IN MEAi&s.
STRICT CENSORSHIP ON;
]. 5. GOVERNMENT ACTIVE

Washneton. Feb l7-Developmen the Mexican
in brief: NO. - ,
foro SSnd ne vis;l q nsor.p Which ut Of % nex d
patches md limited Official
fs reDIed to Aedero. plea for pon.ntevention
landing had
out the vital importance the
stuatioA."
Mexico
. decisive action in Mexico Civ
Admiral Sutherland aho ard amored Colorado
moved from Aasasn Aanzanlo where demon
staton reported
Aadsro sent personal Washington he
'expssted z definite result soon ~. - >,
at Vera Cruz. . r. , f.. -, \,
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Philadelphia. Feb. l1.--It was re-
ported at the Philadelphia navy yard
this afternoon that orders had been
issued for the mobilization of two
thousand marines to be drawn from
the several naval stations on the At
lantic coast. Reticence prevails at
the yard and official confirma lion
could not be had here.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Boston. Feb. 11.--Captain Dewitt
Coffman, commandant OF the Charles
town navy yard, received orders at
3.15 o'clock this afternoon to send
all the marines at the yard to Phila-
delphia Immediately.
The available marines number l'U
and they will leave at $3.50 this af-
ternOOn.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
MORGAN REPORTED
; ~ SERIOUSLY I'LL

London. Feb. Id Plerpont
Morgan has been taken seriously III
ut Cairo Egypt. according To IA dis
patch from Rome 10 the Exchange
Telegraph company.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
MARINES BEING
Modified At.
PH|LA.
AAAAA NN NHHH1

} Washington. Feb. l1.-Rc-
; ncwcd activity In preparations
} for u possible troop movement
10 Mexico were indicated today
In hurried orders to the army
} transport Meade at Newport
News to sail to the Philadelphia
navy yard. Expeditions OF ma
rines usually are assembled
} there. No official cXplana-
, tons were forthcoming.
J q q q q q q q q q q q Q Q
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
THE WEATHER
PHILOSOPHICAL PHELlX SAYS

9 n ur Il ay til
gang decided to
start out under
u new name an
Gomez wa,icd
across tn Rio
Grnndc an con-
fIdcntially told u
few q tn boys
that he was TIL
real President OF
Mexico.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
BULLETINS

Washington. Feb. Secretary
Knox today tclegraphed TO all con-
suiir offices to make II clear that the
policy OF the United States remains
uac hanged. Reports from consulatcs
and Admiral Sutherland ut Mazatian
said bitter un.i-American Keeling was
being manifested because of rumors
from Mexico City that military in
tervcntion already had begun.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Wash in.tcn. Feb. Is.--itehr Ad-
mirni Switzerland. commander OF the
Pacific fleet has gone with the crui-
ser Colorado from Mazuilan. TO Man.
zilO In response to request OF the
uni;.d States consul there. who re-
ported anti+Amcrican deinonstra
,ions. The big ship sailed last night
and should have arrived early today.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Norfolk. Feb. l7.-Sixty marines
under Lieutenant Case have been
ordered to leave her. tonight for
Philadelphia TO join other marine
forces being mobilized there from
stations on the Atlantic coast.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE: Considered Di,.:;c' OF
Columbia appropriation blli
Roots proposed repeal oi n"c
anuma Canal tolls rejected by inter-
oceanic canals committee
Interstate comMerrc co:uMittec
tentatively agreed 10 amend railway
valuation hill to include tc.cgrI phi
and express compahics
Senator Ashufsi introduced. ,ssc
luton asking resident Tart 10 'rgls-
nit fautes regarding Mexico.
Favorable report ON Hocko'-,icr
foundation bill ordered by juii'iar'
comm!ttc".
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Weather Forecast.
Tonight fair ana warmer III tue
southeast portion. Tuesday incrcas-
ing cloudincss with snow In wesct
portion afternoon and tonight.
Yesterdav's Temperatures. -,
Maximum .-. ........-- 90
Miimum ,.,,,.. ......'...t
Mean Id
No precipitation. Clear.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Wash ington. Feb. Mutua |
charges OF violation of the arinistlcc
in Mexico City led to It's termination
ut o'clock last night and the re-
ncwal OF fighting.
The Ms,lcro government has plant
cd dynamite near the citadel and
moved cannon during the armisttce.
Tho American embassy water supply
was cut off yesterday. Diaz has am
ply supplies but the government Is
short. The Berlin legation has been
partially destroyed. Descrtion from
the government side to the rebels Is
going on.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Laredo, Texas. Feb. 1.-The reb-
els today were stiil In quiet posses
sion of Eucvo Laredo, the Mexican
town opposite here. There was no
sign of federal troops said to be 'ad-
vanCinS.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

HOUSE: Considered legislation uf
suspended calendar.
Secretary Stimson appears before
foreign affairs committee on Niagara
Falls protection.
Sir Edmind Nat. a Canadian
banker authority. addr.,7ch currency
rciord committee.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Ioupt serious resistance. MatamOrar,
the Mexican town ncrOss the Rio
Grandc from Brownsville. pnsscd Into
| the hands OF Mexican rebels at five
O'Clock this morning. This In the
second Texas border town to be o.
cupicd by insurrccios since the Dia1
revolt. The other being Nucyo La
redo
The international bridge WAS op-
cn.d and the Americans who were
caught on tho other side are being
allowed to return to brownsville.
Officers under tho Mndcro govern
in.nt who Were arrested. upon TAX
Ing allegiance to Diax were rclcas-
cd and were In most eases given their
old positions. II is rumorcd that
soldiers at Rio Brova and Rcynosa
Mexico have Joined the Diaz move
mcnt.
Vera Cruz. Mex. Feb. l,.-iiostii-
!, tiles In Mexico between rebels and
icicrals were vigorously resumed at
sn early hour this morning. accord
Ing to information reaching here
from the capital.
The positions OF the two forces
had not undergone any change.
Felix DIaz and hts followers still
occupied the arscIaI from strategic.
al points In that district from which
they were directing a rRkinE fire on
the federal batteries. These replied
shot for ShO0
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

Lost articles are usually found
by honest pcOpJe--for most nll
people are essentially honest. You
can recover your valuableS u your
Lost al sounds tho alarm
promptly.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

urowuHssiIis. HsSIti!. TN. r!s.er raS. ASsTi4 With
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
WOULD REMOVE MENACE
IN WATERS Of ALASKA
Secretary Redfeld Appeals to Speak
er Clark for Adequate
Appropriation.

Heavy loss of life among travellers caused
by pinnacle formations in southeastern
Alaskan waters led Secretary Redfield of
the Department Of Commerce today to
send a communication to Speaker Clark
urging an appropriation to safeguard the
Alaskan coast.
The Importance of this safeguarding
at the earliest possible time" wrote Sec
rotary Redfeld, lis great. 1t is an act
of justice not only to the people of that
territory, but to the commerce Of the
Pacific northwest, which has so much at
stake, and which already has suffered so
severely for lack of protection to coast
on which the dangers of navigation are
of unusual character"
Secretary Redfield forwarded a joint
letter from the heads of the Alaskan
steamship companies directing attention
to the great menace to passengers, ships
and cargoeS and the necessity of locating
the hidden rocks.
Cites Shipwrecks.
The letter pointed out that the steam
ship California sustained loss of thirty
two lives by striking rock in Gambler
bay where the chart indicated seventy
live feet of water: the steamship Ohio
struck an uncharted rock in Tongas
narroWS, north of ketchikan. where
charts showed 1870 feet. and the steamship
Mariposa struck rock off Point Baker,
in Sumner straits, where the charts
showed 666 feet The two last vessels
escaped serious damage. Tongas narrows
and Sumner strait have been used by YES
sells since the Alaskan trade began. and
Gambler bay for two years. Nm addition
the Secretary cited the loss of the steam
ship Curacao and the lighthouse tender
Arms md 0ai hat fhn nf he
tender expended in necessary safeguards
probably would have saved all the losses
mentioned.
Liberal congressional action is urged
on pending estimates for new vessels for
the surveys, off-Shore soundings, wire
drag parties, a hree-hundred- and-twen-
ty-fve-thousand-d dollar lighthouse tender
and other aids to navigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
Jasper Returns in Favor.

Early this mornin. long bout the time
you wake up an think how glad you be
you amt gotter git up an dig a grave or
somethin', heard screech:
Fire. Man the pumps. Fire. Man
the pumps,''
1t sounded like il might be down in
the dinin room or kitchen. Then what
ever it was yelled lots louder:
Tumble UP, you lubbers, Fire!
Where's the watch below? Fret!
By that time l knowed it was Jasper,
thee dedicated parrot, which we had give
away cause he cussed too much to stay
in a Meth dist preachers family.
Gosh ali fishhooks. he's come back!
Won't Pa be mad?' thinks !.
He was 1 heard him bumpin' round in
his room an mutterin.
Fire! Fire! FIRE.! yells Jasper.
Pa must Of stepped on bent pin in the
dark. fer all of a suddin' he let her
flicker, an he done well for minister.
too.
.Dad-blame that doggone, ding-busted
red an yaller pest" says he III wiring
his dunn fiubbered neck when l git him. "
/ crawled out of my room Jest as Pa
was goin' downstairs with Ma holdin'
the lamp
l smelt smoke an ! guess Pa smelt it
then too. fer he jumped half way down.
stairs an made fer the kitchen.
Sure 'nough, some Goals had popped
out Of the stove an the floor was all
afire. 1t was goin' good jest, as we got
there.
Jasper was a-settin' on top of the dish
cupboard winkin' an yellin Fire. every
time he could get his breath fer the
smoke. He'd come in through the pantry
winder
Well. Ma went to the door an rung the
dinner bell fer help an Pa an me got
pals an begun to empty the rain bar
rel into the kitchen.
1t want much of a fire. once you got
holt of it an when the neighbors come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
FOR THE LEGION OF HONOR.
Nine. Sarah Rernhardt's Name Again
Being Urged.

NEW YORK. December 3i.-Dispatches
from Paris announce that the name Or
Sarah Bernhardt has again been suht-
mitted in the New Years list Of persons
nominated for membership TO the Legion
OF Honor.
of the famous actress, and rs President
Poincare is exerting his influence IN her
behalf the friends OF Nine Bernhardt
are hopeful. The nomination OF Nine.
Bernhard has been strongly opposed for
years by the grand chancellor of the
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
WANT CHARGE UPHELD.
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Roads
File Rate Plea in Supreme Court.

In a brief filed by counsel for the
Southern Pacific and the Atchison, To-
peka and Sante Fe railroads recently
The Supreme Court of the United States
is asked to uphold the right of the rail-
roads to charge extra compensation for the
delivery of freight cars on Industrial or
spur tracks. The Supreme Court is asked
TO confirm an injunction issued by the
Commerce Court against on order OF the
interstate commerce commission holding
invalid a charge of $3.50 per car for this
service in San Francisco and Los Ange-
les.
The railroads concerned contend that
the waving OF the right to charge for
such service in other cities because
of competition does not destroy or vitiate
the right to make such charges In cases
where the roads deem such course
advisable. or, In other words. at points
where competition does not exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
VALUE OF PHILIPPINES
TO THE UNITED STATES
Manila Merchant Points to Great
Trade Possibilities of
the Future.
Filipinos Cannot Be Fitted for Self
Government, He Says, Within
Half Century.

The Importance of the Philippines 10
TIE United States from a commercial and
economic standpoint is the subject of a
pamphlet prepared by Harold VI. Pitt.
president of the Manila Merchants As
ISOLATION. and just received here. The
Pamphlet is an argument for the reten-
ton of the islands by the United Sta
al least until they are fully able to man
age their own affairs
After speaking of various political and
economic changes in the United states in
recent years, Mr.. Pitt adds: But through
all this panorama of change and rumors
of change, the work of developing the
faroff Philippines. the education of their
people, the improving Of the conditions
under which those people live. the broad
ching of their opportunities and the slim
ulating of their economic activities, has
been progressing steadily and with not
able results. yet with little intimation TO
the average citizen of the United States
OF its tremendous significance with re-
lation to the future commercial suprem-
acy and political prestige of the United
States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
ion seems inherent in the disposition of

ton seems inherent in the disposition of
those peoples whose calendars point to a
beginning of yesterday, and, therefore.
contamination of tomorrow. Where the
perspective is unbroken over several
thousand years, there is the inertia of
too long a memory. and the being of
three-score short years bows in somber
resignation to an implacable, overwhelm-
ing fate.
1t is otherwise with the genius of the
Christian era whose 19l4th year begins
tomorrow. This era has been one of faith
in works, in accomplishment and in prog
ress. Its workday characteristic has been
to forget past errors and past sins, and
to keep the workers of today inspired by
lively expectancy of tomorn ~. Resig-
nation has been foreign to I'll its CEN
turtles. Dating its epoch year one from
the birth of the worlds noblest reformer
all it's successive years have continued
the story of reform, and the beginning Of
each of it's years has been welcomed
as the promise of fresh achievement.
:. !;
No signs of diminishing trust in the
utility of effort or of abatement of energy
in the name of
Faith Still Strong progress are ap-
in Western People hasin ~ ae
this year. On the contrary. the
program for the improvement of the
conditions of human life is larger
than before. Universal peace among
the peoples of the world is being
realized in vision by some Enthusiastic
reformers are proclaiming the equaliza-
ton Of the means for enjoying life to all
Of near generation. multiplicity of
schemes for more just and efficient gov
eminent is being propounded and zeal
ously advocated. Scientists. in good hopes
of ultimate success. are prosecuting a re-
lentless war upon the dread diseases that
aff1ict the race. Projects for the elimina-
ton of immemorial shadow spots from
social intercourse are being agitated.
Students of nature are turning their at
tention with increasing eXultation to the
task of bending her purposes to the great
er good of man. The new year will find
western peoples who are still able steadily
to forget the dependency of the examples
of fruitless endeavor of past generation,
a people who even forget their own fail
ures and faults of yesterday in the heat
Of the struggle to realize their own am
billions 1t will find that a thousand and
one movements are under way for the
realization of the millenium-the north
star of human life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
COURT ENDS
EXISTENCE AT MIDNIGHT
Last Act Is to Prepare Records in
Two Appeals to the Su-
preme Court.

Al the stroke of midnight tonight the
United States Court of Commerce will
cease TO exist. Preparation of the rec
ords in two cases appealed from the
Commerce Court othe Supreme Court of
the United States. which were docketed
yesterday. will practically complete the
work of the tribunal. The cases are those
of the tap lines. involving the rights and
privileges of sawmill railroads in the
southwest, particularly those running
back from trunk lines to lumber camps
in Arkansas. Louisiana. Missouri and
Texas.
The declaration is made that upon the
outcome of the litigation now pending be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States virtually depends the future de-
yelopment of the lumber industry of the
states mentioned.
I. c. G. Investigates Tap Lines.
Upon complaint that the through
railroads serving these states were US
ing the payment of allowances to the
tap lines as means for granting re-
bates and making unjust discrimina-
tons between lumbermen, the inter-
state commerce commission investigat-
ed the whole subject of tap lines. Sub
sequently it issued an order forbidding
the big railroads from granting an al
lowance to certain tap lines, which
served only owning companies en-
gagged in the lumber business. The
commission held that these tap lines
were part of the plant facilities as
distinguished from instruments of
transportation.
The Commerce Court held, when the
subject was brought before it, that
the commission had acted arbitrarily
in holding that the tap lines were COM
mon carriers and yet not engaged in
transportation.
The court, therefore. annulled that por-
ton of the order which held the tap lines
| of the proprietary companies were not
entitled to an allowance of the through
rates from the through railroads for the
transportation of logs or lumber on tap
lines. The government appealed TO the
Supreme Court on this point.
Right to Prohibit Discrimination.
The Commerce Court did hold. however,
that the commission had the power to
regulate the allowances of the main lines
to the tap lines and could prohibit any
discrimination found to exist. The main
the decision overruled.
On account of the Importance of the
cases. the government will ask the SUI
preme Court to advance them for early
hearing. In the event the court should
grant the request d decision in the mat
ter may be forthcoming in May or June
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
NOTED MICROSCOPES DEAD.
John Phin One of the Recognized
Authorities on Agriculture.

PATERSON, n J.. December 31.-John
Phin, one of the recognized authorities
on agriculture in the United States and .
voluminous writer on scientific subjects,
died Monday night of pneumonia at st.
Josephs Hospital after a few days ill
ness. He was eighty-five years old.
Prof. Phin was a charter member Of
the New York Microscopic Society. 1t
was microscopic that he came chief
~ into prominence after his retirement
from teaching twenty years ago. He
wrote more than 200 books on scientific
and other subjects.