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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
MORGAN SUFFERING
SERIOUS ILLNESS

Rome, Feb. III. Pierpont Nor
gan has been stricken with a serious
ailment at Cairo. Egypt, and accord
ing to reports here, left Cairo today
accompanied by two physicians and
two nurses. He is said to have char
tered one entire deck of the Cunard
liner, Caronia, and is proceeding
either to Naples or the Rivera. The
nature of his illness is not known.
New York. Feb. ia direct de-
nial from Morgan who was reported
Ill at Cairo was received by H. P. Da-
vison a member of the firm. Morgan
wired he had entirely recovered from
an attack of indigestion and had
changed his plans to return to italy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Anglo Saxon is intense in Mexico"
said Huidekeyer, land Intervention by
this country in any form would mean
the welding of all the antagonistic
forces against the one common en-
emy. The United States would take
on its shoulders the enormous task of
subduing country where lines of
communication exist only in the set
tied part. Three distinct campaigns
would have to be wagon, in the north.
south and in central Mexico. Central
Mexico would be the only part of the
country in which decisive campaigns
could be made. The others would be
series of long rawn out skirmishes
and guerilla warfare in its worst
phase"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
RAILROAD STRIKE
MAY START TONIGHT

New York, Feb. lit is expected
that the fifty four railroads involved
In the threatened strike of the fire.
men will submit their new propositi-
on this afternoon as a result of con-
ference between the railroad heads
and Judge Knapp, and acting Labor
Commissioner Hughes, comprising the
board of mediation in the dispute. 1t
is generally expected the strike will
occur tonight despite this action, as
it is not believed the firemen will re-
cede from the original demands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
TAFT'S NOTE TO MADERO SOUNDS
WARNING: AMERICAN PROPERTY
MUST Be PROTECTED He SAYS

In reciprocating the anxiety shown
by your excellency, feel It my duty
to add sincerely and without reserve
that events of the past two years cul-
minating in the present most danger
Gus situation, has created in his coun-
ry an extreme pessimism. The pres
ent paramount duty is to secure
prompt and immediate relief from
the situation Your excellency some
what Is misinformed as to the policy
of the United States toward Mexico
which has been uniform for two years
and as to the naval movements and
other measures thus far taken"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Washington, Feb. 17.-An ultimat-
um carrying veiled threat is the
construction placed by diplomats upon
President Taft's answer to Madero's
appeal to the United States to main
tain a policy of "hands Off"
The answer says: "In view Of the
special friendship relations between
the two countries, cannot too
strongly impress upon your excel
Iency the vital Importance of the early
establishment of real peace and or
der. a condition which this govern
ment so long has hoped to see, be-
cause American citizens and property
must be protected and respected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Paris, Feb. 17.-Government off
cials and diplomats admittedly are
alarmed over the strained relations
between Roumania and Bulgaria re-
sulting from the boundary dispute and
Roumania's demand for partition of
Silistra. During the progress of the
in London between the
Turkish and Balkan ENJOYS. it was
reported the differences were settled
but the situation is said to be more
grave than at any time since Rouma-
mia first voiced its demands.
Constantinople, Feb. lit is semi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
SAN FRANCISCO TO HAVE
LIBERTY BELL AT FAIR

San Francisco, Feb. 17.-Housed in
a building made from timbers from
old Independence Hall. Philadelphia
the Liberty Bell will be displayed at
the Panama Pacific exposition here
in 1918.
This was the news contained in a
letter received by President C. C.
Moore of the exposition from Mayor
Blyankenburg, of Philadelphia.
The San Francisco home of the
Liberty Bell will be modelled after In
dependence hall
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
LOAN SHARK BILL,
TOO BROAD, Is KILLED

Salem, Or, Feb. 17.-Because it
contained a provision taxing all per-
sons lending money $50 a year, La
tourette's bill to regulate loan sharks
was killed in the house. 25 voting no
to "a ayes.
The measure was modelled after the
New York loan shark law. 1t makes
3 per cent month the highest rate
that could be charged and provided
that all interest charges should not
exceed 10 per cent a year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
EX-MAYOR KILLS HIS
BOYHOOD SWEETHEART

Ell Paso, Feb. 17.-George T. Gavin,
former mayor of East Dallas, Texas,
shot and killed Mrs. Phillip Gibson, a
boyhood sweetheart, and then shot
himself, He died shortly after in a
local hospital.
The shooting occurred at the home
of Cavins sister. where Mrs. Gibson
was visiting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
COX REFUSES TROOPS
FOR AKRON STRIKE

Akron. Ohio. Feb. 17.-Governor
Cox refused the request of a party of
local business men to rush troops to
this city to cope with strike of 1000
rubber workers here.
Cox instead sent two members of
the state board of arbitration to con-
fer with the men and their employ
ers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
TO GET RECORDS
OF SCOTS TRIP

London, Feb. Ito place in the
hands of the Royal Geographical So
ciety without delay the diaries of
Captain Scott and his companions,
Secretary Drake, in charge of the Of
ficial records of the expedition, will
leave Christ Church for London on
Thursday by way of Suez.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
Jews Expelled by Wholesale.

St. Petersburg. Feb. 17.-wholesale
expulsion of Jews are taking place
here, owing to the recent enforcement
of the law requiring Jewish merch-
ants and their agents visiting the cap
ital to produce registration cards.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
DIR. FRIEDMAN IS
READY TO SAIL

Berlin, Feb. 17.-Dr. Friedman is
booked to sail for America tomorrow
where it is stated he will submit a
sample of serum to the United States
government.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
KILLS HIS WIFE;
ATTEMPTS OWN LIFE

Winnipeg. Feb. 17.-E. G. Parkins,
"a, shot and killed his wife and NOR
tally wounded himself The cause of
the tragedy is unknown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Vera Cruz, Feb. 17.-Flghting was
resumed in Mexico City at noon
Preparations are being made here To
care for hundreds or Americans who
are fleeing. As result of the GEN.
sOrship no details have been received
of the battle.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE arrival
of the Nebraska and Vermont at Vera
Cruz Is reported in wireless dispatch
this afternoon to the navy depart
ment. They carry an expeditionary
force of nearly two thousand men,
augmenting the number of bluejack-
cts and marines at Vera Cruz to near
ly three thousand.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Directing the
president to transmit to congress all
the information in his possession re-
garding the Mexican situation mot in
compatible with public interest a
resolution was introduced in both
houses by Senator Ashurst and Con-
gresham Ayers.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Dispatches
from Ambassador Wilson confirm the
reports that the Diaz rebels have cap
tured Monterey. Neuvo and Laredo
and that they control the Laredo line
of the National railway. Consul
Hand at Saltillo reports that fourteen
bridges between Saltillo and Mon
terey are burned and all wires between
the two points are down. Consul Ed
wards at Juarez says the border news
papers are exciting the Mexicans by
claiming that American intervention
is certain.
Mexico City. Feb. 17.-(Censored)
-Madero's explanation of the circum-
stances In which yesterdays armistice
was broken as given out in an official
statement says: ''Diaz broke the ar
mistice by placing artillery at the in
tersection of Balderas and Victoria
streets. firing on the federal troops.
This compelled the government SOL
diers to renew the fighting"
The statement acknowledges a re-
ceipt of President Taft's note to Ma
dero. and added that the majority of
gress are opposed to Intervention be.
cause they realized what the true con-
ditions in Mexico are and because they
are convinced the Mexican government
is amply able to handle the situation.
Mexico City, Feb. 17.-The situation
this morning practically is unchanged
and 1t is expected that fighting will be
resumed before noon. Both factions
are resting after last nights cannon
aiding. This morning wagons and
automobiles ratified over the pave
ments with supplies for the refugees
on the outskirts of the city. No esti-
mates of the killed yesterday is OBJ
tainable.
Ell Paso, Feb. 17.-Official dispatch
nors sent from Mexico City to the
government of Chihuhua informed
them the federal troops were holding
their own and that the revolt seems
near an end Madero wired governor
Maytorena that efforts to get Genera.
Diaz to agree to an armistice to per-
NIT burial of the dead had failedt
Naytorena telegrapher friends here
that direct advices from Madero ad-
mitted the situation most distressing.
The business district and much of the
residential sections are Uttered with
dead and wounded and food Is becom-
ing scarce.
New York. Feb. 17.-De La Barra,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

who Is trying to restore peace in Mex
leo City, sent the following message to
the American people through the
United Press: LAS a simple citizen of
Mexico 1 wish to appeal to the sense
of justice of the American people.
hope they will not be led from their
present course regarding the sover-
eighty of the people of Mexico. Our
citizens by their patriotism ani vital.
ity will VIGOROUSLY survive the pres
ent crisis. l have no news suggest
ing that Madero intends to resign"
Mexico City, Feb. 17.-Although
scores of corpses We're incinerated
during yesterdays armistice the streets
about the palace are still Uttered with
dead bodies.
El Paso, Feb. 17.-Wire commune
cation overland to Mexico City was
restored briefly this morning. 1t was
stated the fighting continued inter-
during the night but stop
ped this morning. Diaz having agreed
to a truce.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
Madero Places Blame Upon Diaz
Whom He Claims Placed Cannon
and Opened Fire on FederalS.
DEAD LITTER STREETS

No Estimate Made OF Killed I'm Yes
terday's Fighting-De La Barra
Sends Message to American People
Situation In Mexico City Grows
More Alarming.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17
ARM|ST|CE BROKEN Off AND
FORCES ARE AGAIN IN COMBAT
ROOT BILL is
LAID ON TABLE

Washington, Feb. 17.-By a vote
of five to three the senate ca
nal committee tabled the Root
bill abolishing free tolls through
the Panama canal for American
vessels engaged in coastwise
trade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Vera Cruz. Feb. 17.-Flghting was
resumed in Mexico City at noon.
Preparations are being made here to
care for hundreds or Americans who
are fleeing. As a result of the CEN
sOrship no details have been received
of the battle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Washington. Feb 17.-The arrival
of the Nebraska and Vermont at Vera
this afternoon to the navy depart
ment. They carry an expeditionary
force of nearly two thousand men,
augmenting the number of bluejack-
cts and marines at Vera Cruz to near
" three thousand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

Washington, Feb. 17.-Directing the
president to transmit to congress all
the information in his possession re-
garding the Mexican situation mot in
compatible with public interest a
resolution was introduced in both
houses by Senator Ashurst and Con-
gresham Ayers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

New York, Feb. 17.-De La Barra,
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The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06
SEMI M o NTHLY MAGA ZINE

'You have knocked from under me- he said, "the
frail prop on which l leaned. l have been ex-
cusing myself by blaming the of bad luck have
encountered"
Stranleigh shook his head.
"You can't truthfully say that" he rejoned
quietly, 'while you have had the supreme good for
tune to retain the affection Of so clever and charm
ing wife,"
The gloom of the other lifted as the shadow of a
cloud at that moment fitted from the surface Of
the lake. He extended his hand, and Straneigh
grasped it.
"Ill never say ill-luck' again. cried Challis. "1
wish she had come with i wish she had heard
what you said"
"Oh, not for that reason" rejoined Stranleigh,
"but | should have liked her to enjoy this beautiful
scene"
eyes; and the deuce is, she practically owns the
place. You see that house across the lakeP
"a mansion, ID call it."
"a mansion it is. That s where my wife was
born and bred. Think of my selfshness in taking
her from it, to in wretched cottage, and
now - abject poverty"
ssT PREFER to think, rather of her nobility in
going. 1t revives in cynical man like myself
his former belief in the goodness of this world"
at came about in this way" continued Challis
'I graduated at technical college - engineering
l began work at the bottom Of the ladder, and
started in to do my best, being ambitious. This
was appreciated, and l rose rapidly"
"In what line 2" asked StranIeigh.
ain line which somewhat experimental. The
firm for which | worked might be called scientific
management association perhaps business doc
tor would be better term We were advisers
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06

sent here and there over the country to mills
where dividends falling off, business declining,
competition severe, and what-not | looked over the
works, talked with managers and men, formed con-
clusions then sent to my firm a report containing
Details and such suggestions as | had to offer. My
firm communicated with the proprietor of the works
accordingly, and collected its bill"
"An interesting occupation" said Stranlegh, alert
at once hearing something
0nNE day | was sent here to inspect the factory
- of Sanmore Anson, a large stone structure
which you could from here it not concealed
by that hill at right 1t had been in the Anson
family for several generations, and had earned
lot of money in its time, but is oldfashioned
as Noah's ark. 1t criminally wasteful of human
energy and mechanical power 1t should have had
a set of turbines, instead of the ancient grown,
overshot water wheels The machinery. out of
date, and ill-placed The material in Of man
ufacture, had to go upstairs and downstairs all over
the building, handled and re-handed, backward and
forward, instead of passing straight through the
factory, entering as material, and coming out
the finished product. reported to my firm that the
establishment needed a complete overhauling; that
it ought to have machinery, but that if it
compulsory to keep the old machines at work, they
should be entirely rearranged, in accordance with
sketch | submitted, that unnecessary handling
might be avoided. | set down the minimum expense
that must be incurred, and also submitted an esti-
mate covering the cost of turbines and
chlnery, which large in the bulk, but really the
most economical thing to do"
"And the expense objected to- perhaps the
ready money to carry out your suggestion not
availabeg What sort of Continued on Page ~
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15
SUNDAYS
 DOG RACE

Although yesterday was about the coid-st weather Sd far felt this winter tLcr- was plenty of enthusiasm cvinc- ed over the first dog rIce of the sea . son which was run from Lanes way i., Fort Davis and return nnd the teams got on in good shape. flashing Off through channel lined with sp-ctn = t,rs as far down as Sesnons.
 The finish wus not t-ex"itinss.aftrr th~ first two teams got in but most of the crowd waited around In the ,.Old to s,.. the trailers land hack at the starting point.
 The. teams finished ili tIh' follow in | time with Warrcn's bird dogs winning Stephenson driving. 27:4S: Bowen and l)elczcne. 2?:0i: Allen and DarlinGs s team. Allen driving. 32:6I: George l.omcn and Harold Lyle. driving for ellie Weaver. finished in the ortics numcd.
 The race was run for cnp present ,.i by Russ Downing
 The interest cvincrd in th,. race shows that the sport has lost none of its popularity.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15
Special Nussst Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 JOHANNESBURG. South Africa. Africa. Dec. lS--Sir lionel Phillips. tho heaviest mine owner and operator l.. South AfricW was shot three times and dangerously wounded here today by e Dutch storekeeper named Nissun
 After the shooting Nissun was ar rested and Sir Lionel was taken [" th' English hospital where he is tn a precarious condition from his wounds
 The trouble between the tw' meh' so ft.r as is known. Is the old "nc of the big corporation squeezing the In d. pendent miner out and forcing him tc r..lin.iuish his rich finds hccans. "t hck Of .,.pital with which to fight tho corpora, n,,I Sixxun himself confirm'' this as the reason for the shouting and says thnt three times in the last fif- iccn years has hc been on the brink oc making a fortune only to bc blocked hy the great syndicate at whose head Is Sir I.ionel Nissun has repeatedly
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15
MOOSE MEET IN NEW QUARTERS

Al tin. rGui,.r meeting M the Loyal Order of Moose held in their new quar tcrx in the Hunter building yesterday afternoon eighteen new members wer. ndGed to the roll. This brings the total membership of Nome lodge up to one hundred and twcnty-four
 Tho committee reported all arrange- mcnts madr for the social evening to t.. given at the Dream thpater Wed :,sa'ay evening.
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[. ,G.S uctin.t..ty u.riuicu tAAc ii.
 ..,~ d, .,vn .,isu ,ne biii wiii sU Oe- Al. tuc i,uusc wiInout lii.. nlucu de- -. Su eAciusiUn ciu use.
 ., iiiaJOrny m ie representatives ,,m me i'aa:inc coast states icni tneir ,niiucnre tu getting this exclusion tea- ., ..," tue usii unu It was thought that the practically ununinaOus dcsirc 6, the section Uf the country c:rccied D. ih. prOpvsed Legislation would b.. ,..h-h intU consideration by the com h.n.c U1t majority of the members m inr immigration commute. ... mousse are from states not directi, '""iIid uhd~r tf,e b,AneiuI infiu~n,,cs M Asi.iie immigration and the eff.Tts
 f the western c0nEressmcn have pis,v intellectual
 The fight for the exclusion vf th,. .Asiatics will be continued on the floor of. the house and in the senate. hut IL n", thought that the efforts of the N, stern congressman will avail then, much ns there seems to be Q dlsposi- ton among the members of the body not to enact any laws that will again stir up the controversy with Japan.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15
MINING OPERATOR WOUNDED
 BY DIScRuNTLED DuTCnMAn

fought hls big enemy through inc courts until his funds nre exhausted and his health gone. and he has lost at every turn. HeinE forced to rs. liLquish what he claims were his own discoveries into the cnpa cious mMw "f the corporation filled with richc. which he believes are his by all moral and legal right
 Th.. continual litigation in the courts and the repeated losing of property which he had every reason to believe was his 1t Is thought has prcycd on the mind of the man to such an extent that he hccamr unbalanced and com mitted the attempted murder while temporarily insane.
 Sir Lionel with his wife and dn ugh ter. tho laitrr a beautiful young girl of seventeen were taking tea on the vcranda of the Queens hotel about Ave o'clock In tn" afternoon when Mis- gun came up the steps and approach cd the group Sir Lionel saw the mnn
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15

taking of life or the stealing oe anything from . newspaper to a bank safe comes a natural a lighting q ciasrette. The police are always at war with the outlaws or else. when one of the gang rises to political pow CT. in league with them. and for halt century these two rivals gangs of savages in the heart of the great city have had things pretty much their own way In their own dominions.
 Recently war was declared between the outlaws of the west side and the outlaws of the east side. It was. as ia often the case with nations. over a boundary line. The west claimed that thcir territory for the purposes of Ioot nnd crime extended as far cast as Fifth avenue. while their rivals wouid only c"ncede Broadway above Twenty third strc ns the eastern horder.
 This argument in regard [" the boundary line of crime hns b"en go- ing on for several years and has re- suited In Il number of fights and in at least two murders. The feeling hc- been extremely high and there have tween the rival gangs hns at times from time to time heeb predictions of serious conflict.
 Yesterday by some secret method krcwn only to the under world word went forth that tho west sidcrs were
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15
Special Nugget Service

Special Nugget Service
 MEXICO CITY. Dec, I:. Ills. g"> errment of President H,"r,a has is- sued n statement which s,ys ti.nt nll danger of the capture of the city "i Tampico, where such ,l-sI"I:.t" tigh. = ing has been going on f'r week. i- past The report gives details "f ,h' final attack of the r~imi forces anu "f rfeir repeated charges agr inst ,hc "uI : works defending tho city in which over nine hundred of the rebel tesicgcrs were Silled and tw" thousand w"nnd : ed.
 Huerta praises the gallant drf''us.' made by the federal garrisnn a"l cummends them ls heroes and patriots.
 The fighting around Ta,npito has heen of the most sanEuinary nature and both sides used field guns and also guns of heavy caiihcr effectively The town itself Is practically demolished hy' the gunfirc and most of thr inlI,ini- tants have fled |" escape thc 'lrsir,r- tive fire of the hig guns and rifles.
 Most of the foreigners in the town were taken on hoard "n American gun bcat. which entered the river under fire. and later transferred tinr refugees to the battlcshirs lying farther "ff shore. Tho g,,nhoat then returned t.' near the scene of action and observed the fighting.
 There iS much rejoicing in govern
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and fearing that hu would make a scene before the guests Of the hotel aaked him to step into the Rnrden.
 Nissun compiled and the two men walked down the steps and into on" Ol the box border~d paths.
 About ten yards from. the hotel they stopped and indulgcd In earnest con- versation which later developed into argument and finally those who were watching the two men saw Nissun step few paces away. Suddenly the man wheeled about. drawing an automatic. pistoi as he turned. and without wcrd he opened fire nn his companion. Sir Lionel dropped at the first shot hut the would he nasassin fired three more times at the writhing man on the path. two of these shots took effect
 At the once of the chief of the po- lice Nissun admitted the shooting and Mid that as he could mt get justice through the courts he had been forced [, take matters Into his own hands.