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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18

4 the suggestions of Ambassador Wilson
in the capacity as dean OF the diplo-
matte corps in the Mexican capital,
have been so complete and satisfae-
tory as to justify officials, in their
opinion, for the strictly neutral atti-
tude observed by the United States.
1t was noted that yesterday the fed
eral batteries that threatened to draw
the FIRE Of the rebels upon the lega-
ton quarter were promptly removed
by General Huerta upon the request
OF the American ambassador, who al
so has been given the largest powers
and freedom of movement in extend
ing aid to Americans and other for
eigners within the fighting line.
Apparently the policy adopted by
the United States in dealing with the
Mexican situation has met with the
unqualified approval of the European
powers. During the last week Secre-
tary Knox has talked with several Of
the ambassadors. In no instance has
there been a disposition to criticise
the administration for not intervening.
Red Cross Disbanded
A large number Of Mexican federals
have been killed during heavy fight
ing in the vicinity Of the American
embassy at Mexico City. Many bull
let's have entered the embassy build
ing, but only slight damage has been
done. With sickness and famine con
fronting the people Of Mexico City
in consequence of ten days Of street
fighting, the White and Red Cross or
ganizations have been disbanded, ow-
ling to the internal political lntrigues
Ambassador Wilson has established
an embassy relief organization
Dlaz May Take Residential Section
General Diaz and bis rebel command
may soon BE- in full control Of the
residential section OF Mexico City, ae-
cording to dispatch from Ambassa'
dor Wilson. Diaz is reported to have
advanced his line to the corner OF
Insurgentes and Mia streets, appar-
entity with the intention of attacking
a nearby battery.
Although federal firing was vigor
Icus throughout yesterday, Ambassador
Wilson reports he was unable to dis.
cover that it had inflicted any dam.
age to the citadel, although much
damage was done to other buildings
and many people were killed
Firing went on practically the whole
night from both the federal and rebel
positions. In the total darkness it
was impossible to ascertain whether
any ADVANTAGE had been gained by
either side
AT dawn the artillery duel died
down gradually and finally ceased at
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18

Mexico City, Feb. 1S.-President
Madero agreed today in principle to
the appointment or president ad
interim.
The announcement that Madero
had agreed to the appointment of a
provisional president was made on
the authority of the Mexican foreign
minister, Senor LascuraIn.
The news of Maderos decision be-
came known in the early forenoon.
At that hour the position of the gov
ernment was weakening and The fed
eral troops were apparently becoming
domoralized.
Between and 10 O'Clock the reb-
ell artillery came into action only cas-
ually. Neither side had yet made
any use of mortar ire, as had been
threatened. About 10 o'clock the fir
ing became hotter and the big guns
of the rebels at the arsenal were
brought into play on the national pal
ace with fierce fire. The palace
itself was threatened with an attack
by bodies Of rebels who had made a
sortie.
Desultory cannon fire from both the
rebel and federal positions was still
in progress at noon The belief, how
ever, was gaining that settlement
Of some kind would be reached before
night
The situation of the government
forces became so critical that one
strong detachment Of federal troops
retired from the capital before noon
and marched in the direction Of Cuer-
navaea, 40 miles to the southwark
soon after noon firing practically
ceased for some unknown reason.
Late today no one, even those pos
sessed Of a pass, was permitted to
enter the national palace This was
by special order Of General Huerta'
commander-in-chief OF the federals.
A group Of senators who believed
they could bring about peace asked
General TIuerta for permission to hold
a meeting OF the senate without in
terruption. They were told by the
commander-in-chief that he would give
them his answer later.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
UNDER THE ERDMAN ACT
EACH PARTY WILL BE REPRE-
sENTED AND THERE WILL BE
UNlNTEREsTED MEMBER.
MUST ABIDE BY RESULT
DECISION REACHED BY THE AR
BITRAToRs WILL BE BIND.
ING AND FINAL.

New York, Feb. 1S.-There will be
no firemen's strike on the eastern
railroads. The railroads yielded to-
day and agreed to arbitrate under
the Erdman act the controversy with
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen. The firemen
had stood, to a man, for this method
of arbitration ever since the dead.
lock began; the railroads had stood
firm for arbitration before commits
sion of six men. Three men, acting
under the law, will decide the fire
mems claims and their decision viii
be binding.
The firemen selected their repre-
sentative on the board Of arbitrators
as soon as the railroads decision
was announced. He is Albert Phil
lips of Sacramento, Calf, vice presi-
dent of their organization. The rail
roads selected as their man A. w. At
terbuly, vice president and general
manager of the Pennsylvania lines,
east. Within day or two these
men will select the third or neutral
member.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
SENATE WILL TAKE IT UP
AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO
HAVE SIMILAR ACTION TAKEN
IN THE UPPER BRANCH
.DlLLINGHAM MAKES SPEECH
SAYS THE PROPOSED LAW is
NECESSARY TO PROTECT
AMERICAN LABOR

Washington, Feb. 1S.-President
Taft's veto of the Burnett-Dflingham
immigration bill was overturned in the
senate today when the bill was re-
passed, 72 to 1S. greatly in excess of
the two-thirds vote necessary. An
attempt will be made to re-pass the
bill in the house
Senator Dillingham;, one of The
authors of the bill, attacked Secretary
Nagel for condemning the literacy test
"The immigration commission" said
Senator Dillingham;, had made an in
vestigation Of all the principal indus
tries east Of the Rocky mountains and
it showed that immigrants who came
in more than a decade ago were draw
ing higher wages than those who have
arrived within the last ten years.
This cheap, unskilled class of labor
coming in for the last ten years has
crowded out the better class of immi-
grants.
The immigration commission shows
that 81 per cent of this class Of i'm
grants enter singly and work for low
wages, crowding out the older class
of immigrants It is for the congress
of the United States to say whether
it wants that class or not"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
WILSON'S PET
BILLS PASSED
SEVEN NEW ANTITRUST LAWS
WILL BE ADDED TO NEW
JERSEY STATUTES

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 1S.-Governor
WILSON'S seven antttrust bills this
afternoon passed the house in exactly
the same form as they passed the SEN
ate last week The bills now 20 back
to the senate, the body in which they
originated, for formal transmission to
the governor.
The senate already having adjourn
ed for the,day, the bills will not reach
the governor until tomorrow, when
they win be signed and become laws.
The opposition to the bills In the
house was largely perfunctory and
came only from the republican minor
ity, which embraces eight OF the so
members Of the assembly.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
WILSON DODGES WHEN
SUFFRAGETTES CONE
PREslDENT-ELEcT HIDES IN or.
FlcE IN GARRETT OF NEW
JERSEY CAPITOL.

Trenton, n. j., Feb. President
elect Wilson was caught in a jam Of
several hundred suffragettes wnen
he arrived at the state house To-Day
The women, carrying yellow flags
on which was the slogan Votes for
women crowded the corridors Of
the building and the governor was
delayed several minutes trying to
get through the door
The suffragettes were not awart
the president-elect was in the crowd
and continued to the assembly cham
Der where hearing was held on the
suffrage question. The governor stole
away to an office on the top floor Of
the building and dictated letters
without being disturbed Or discov
cred
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
Miners RECEIVE
A Low WAGE
TESTIMONY BEFORE COLORADO
INVESTIGATORS is TO THAT
EFFECT.

Denver, Feb. 1S-The investigation
OF the strike in the northern Colo
rado coal fields was commenced to-
day by a special joint legislative COM
mittee. The miners are represented
at the hearing by T A. McHarg and
M. NJ, Rim; the operators by E. j..
Churchill and J.. B. sickman.
John Lawson, president of District
Is, United Mine Workers OIL America,
was the first witness examined. He
testified that the annual wages Of
miners in the northern Colorado
fields are from $3.50 to $500.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
DR.. FRIEDMAN SAILS
FOR new YORK TODAY
WILL ENDEAvoh 70 CURE 95
OUT OF 100 CASES OF
TUBERCULOSIS.

Berlin, Feb. 18.-Dr Friedrich
Friedman, whose clamis to the dis
coyery of serum curing nibercu-
losis have been much discussed.
sailed for New York today on the
steamer Kron Prinzessin Cecilie. He
took with him a quantity Of the live
germs which he asserts are so eff
flcacious, and It is understood he pro
poses to attefnpt to cure IS out Of
100 cases OF tuberculosis, a test for
which New York banker has Of
fered slOOO,OO0 fee II success is at
tanned.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
&c eEssIoN PRoPoaEp.

Washington, FEB Is House Lead
ers today began putting into effect
their plans for handling the large
amount Of business remaining TO be
disposed Of before Maren 4. Cnai
man Fitzgerald, Of the appropriation
COMMITTEES. secured adoption af an or
der that the house meet every daE 9 g
1920 a. n. and gave notice 80 woula
ask for late sessions every day be-
ginning tomorrow
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
NEeRo PoRrER TEsTIEIEs.

Vernon. Texas, Feb. 1s.--A negro
porter's testimony was brought into
the trial Of John Beal Sneed for the
alleged murder OF AL G Boyce, Jrs
today. The defense introduced q
transcript Of the testimony Of the
negro, who was employed on the
train that carried Boyce, eloping with
Mrs. sneed from Fort Worth IN No.
vember, 1911, to Canada
Testimony Of nine defense Witnesses
was given as tending to show that Al
6. Boyce was in Fort Worth and Dali
las last summer while Mrs. Sneed was
n Dallas, and was planning to elope
with a second time.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
RuIes q War are Abserved

Washington, Feb. Secretary
Knox told President Taft and the
cabinet today that Notwithstanding all
the fierce lighting in the City Of Mex
leo, for the last eight days, there had
been no infraction Of the rules of civ
ilized warfare or Of the principles OF
international law. as would warrant
any interference by the United States
The responsiveness Of both President
Madero and General DIaz, he said, to
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
- WOMEN vorE

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 1S.-The
Missouri senate TO-DAY sent to en-
grossment by a vote Of 19 to Z, the
bill giving women the right to vote.
The senate defeated a proposed CON
stitutional amendment containing a
grandfather clause" and prescribing
the payment Of poll tax as a qualifi-
cation for. voting.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
No sENAToR ELEcTEp.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-The
fourth joint ballot of the legislature
for the long term senatorship today
resulted in no choice. L. Y Sher-
man, republican, received 76 votes;
J. P. Lewis, democrat, 81 votes, and
F. H. Funk, progressive, 19 votes;
necessary, 1O9 votes. The fourth
joint ballot in the short term sena-
tCrship resulted in no choice.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
GOES BEFORE THE GOVERNOR
ACCOMPANYING THE LAS VEGAS
LOBBY SUPPOSEDLY TO
HELP ITS CAUSE.
He IS ROUNDLY CONDEMNED
DELEGATION FROM THIS CITY
PASSES RESOLUTION FAVOR
ING BOARD MEASURE.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 1S.-Desplte
the fact that he assisted in framing
the measure and announced that he
favored its passage, John D. w. Weed
er, yesterday afternoon, when he ac.
companied the Las Vegas delegation
that called upon Governor William
G. Mcdonald TO ask his support for
the bill authorizing the board Of trus-
tees of the Las Vegas land grant to
invest its funds in such manner
as to insure the completion vi the
irrigation project north OF Las We
gas. arose with majestic mien anu
the sunlight shining upon his hand-
some gray locks and informed the
governor that he was opposed 10 the
proposed law as it had been drawn
He proceeded to explain verbosely
and more OF less eloquentlg the reaS
sons for which he opposed the bill.
Mr.. VeedeT, however, apparently
did not make any great impression
upon the chief executive Of the state,
who informed the committee he
would be glad to do anything in mis-
power to assist it in secuEr Inv reg
islation sought.
But Mr.. veeder was not squelched-
He went forth from the committee
room, held little junta with Leu-
tenant Governor L. c. de Baca and
began a campaign to defeat the bill.
It is understood that MIR. de Baca
5 giving Mr.. veeder all possible as
In order to convince the governor
nd every legislator that the bin
rawn yesterday mornine by the Las
'egas committee meets the approx
of the entire delegation, that body
eld a meeting this afternoon and
dopted unanimously the following
presented By Jefferson
'aynolds
Resolved that it is the sense u
his meeting that the bin as drawn
p meets the approval Of ali the
aembers OF the Las Vegas delegation
nd is absolutely necessary to make
ossible the completion Of the Las
'egas irrigation system, and any OF
ort to change the measure on the
art OF John D, w. veeder or Z. c.
Baca is without the approval Of
his meeting and is condemned By
s.
This morning the Las Vegas lob
y met with the finance committee
i the house Of representatives anc
RESENTED the bill FOR The Information
nd consideration Of that body. The
Measure is said to have met tho APP
,roval Of the committee. II is likely
hat it viii be introduced late tnia
iftcmoen
Members Of the Las Vegas deIega-
ion declare that they have been as
ured by prominent members OF the
legislature that the bin will be
assed.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
TODAY IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON Feb. is. Senate: Key
Pittman Of Nevada sworn IN to com
plete term Of the late Senator Nixon.
District Of Columbia committee
agreed to report favorably bill pre-
scribing eight hour day for women
workers in the District Of Columbia
Debate opened on immigration bill,
with agreement 10 vote at p. m. on
its re-passage over the presidents
veto.
House. Considered miscellaneous
LEGISLATION.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
Announcement IS MADE by
MINISTER LASCURAIN With
APPROVAL OF The EXECUTIVE
Government Troops, Seeing Battle Is Hope
less, Begin Leaving Mexican Capital
AMPLE PROTECTION AFFORDED AMERICANS

Every Request Of the Consul Is Being Granted By Leaders Of Both
Warning Factions United States Course Is Commended by
Many Foreign NatOnS-This Government Begins Assem-
bling Fighting Forces at Guantanamo, Cuba, and
Orders Are Sent to All Army Posts to BE Ready
For Marching at Short Notice
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18

Continued on Page Four
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
Rebels broke the ArmlstIee

The Mexican embassy today gave
out the following Official telegram re-
ceived in regard to the break Of the
armistice in Mexico City:
THE cause of the breaking of the
armistice was that the rebels took adj
vantage Of 1t to Try to install piece
of artillery at the corner Of Victoria
and Dalderas streets. The federal ar
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
Daily Maxim

John D. W. Apparently
is a Rapid Change
Artist
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01
RUSSIA'S POLICE SYSTEM.
II Has an Assistant In Every House In
ST. Petersburq.

The Russian Rolice system is eX-
tremely complicated, for it practically
gives Russia an assistant policeman in
every house in st. Petersburg. The
landlord has private porter or acts as
porter himself. A porter has authority
to make an arrest, and he is obliged to
rush from the house to the street at
the sound of police whistle.
AS there is a policeman stationed at
every block, which is the limit of his
oeat, and as every policeman within a
certain radius may respond with the
porters to the signal, it takes but a
few seconds to get platoon of uni
formed men, with almost a regiment
Of porter policemen together.
Russia has also a most elaborate
system of training its policemen, and
some time ago there was opened at
st. Petersburg fully equipped police
mans college, designed to train men in
all the various duties of an officer of
the law. At this college policemen are
made familiar with the tools used by
criminals, their teachers holding that
they cannot become proficient police
men in any other way.
The Russian policeman attends lee
lures at which burglars methods and
instruments are explained, so that he
can checkmate them, while he has the
advantage of the criminal museum,
which is attached to the college. There
every appurtenance known to the
breaker of the law must be expert
mented with until its every use is thor
oughly nderstood.-London Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01

which has already engaged in several
minor skirmishes, will be thrown in
the balance against her.
In the beginning the strategic aim
Of the Bulgarian movements was to
cut off the Servian army operating in
northern Macedonia from Belgrade
and Saloniki. To do this seven bridges
on the Servian railway north of Vran-
Je were destroyed by the Bulgars, thus
isolating the Servians on the north,
while the recapture of Bjevgels by the
Bulgarian arms, which is forty-five
miles northwest of Saloniki, cut them
off from the Greeks on the south.
These advantages, however, were min.
imized by the Greek successes In
southern Macedonia and by the sturdy
defense of the Servian armies at
Kotchana and Istip.
At present a great part of the Bull
garian army is cut off from supplies.
except such as 1t can obtain on the
enemies land and by road, a Greek
force under King Constantine at Dol
ran having severed their railroad con-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01

gary in war also, But with the for
NAL declaration of war; between the
states, this danger was averted
A dramatic feature of the interne-
cine war fever, which has been sweep
ing over southeastern Europe since
the disagreement over the division Of
spoils arose, was the ultimatum forced
upon King Charles of Roumania, Civ
ing him the choice Of signing an order
for the mobilization Of the great Rou-
manian army Of 100000 men or abdi-
eating. He had determined that Rou-
mania should remain neutral in the
fratricidal struggle that is now going
on, but the head Of the war party,
Prime Minister Titus Majoresco, at the
head Of mob of wildly shouting sup
porters, cOerced him into signing the
order.
According to the latest dispatches,
Europe will now make no move to in
terfere in the struggle between the
Balkan states. The problem which the
powers now face is To lOcalize hostili-
ties and keep the Turk from entering
the arena also, as the porte seems in.
clined to do.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01
a Good Doctor,

Sunshine and fresh air are the
greatest enemies of tuberculosis" says
a medical authority. So sit on the
sunny side of the house, the car, the
office or the fishing pool. Get out in
the field with the birds and the beasts.
Face the breeze and don't be afraid Of
the gale. Roll the window shade ever
up and never down. Make your sun
shade over into a cane. Remember
DR.. Sunshine is not only an enemy to
you can remember to name, including
the ingrowiSg crouch and many other
things. So let him shine in!-Detroit
Free Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01
PATH OF THE SUN.
Its Relation to the Equinoxes and tho
Solstiees.

SOISIlCeS'
The suns path is called the ecliptic.
It is a great circle of the celestial
sphere, cutting the celestial equator at
two points $50 degrees apart and max
ing with it an angle Of 231a degrees
known as the obliquity of the ecliptic.
The crossing points are called the equi-
noxes, because the days and nights are
then equal, and the points midway be-
tween the equinoXes are the solstices,
because the sun then seems to stand
still for a few days.
The ecliptic is so called because
eclipses occur only when the moon is
crossing it or is near it, for the moons
orbit cuts the ecliptic in two points,
called nodes or knots, and at other
times is above or below it. If the
moon, when in either node. is in line
with the sun and the earth we have
an eclipse, either total or annular. If
she is near her node we have a partial
eclipse.
The moons nodes are not stationary,
but move backward on the moons
orbit. completing a revolution in about
nineteen years, when the eclipseS of
the period recur in the same order and
at about the same intervals as before.
This period Of eighteen years and elev-
en- days is called the saros. 1t was
known to the Chaldeans and the
Greeks and gave them their data for
computing eclipses.
Any intelligent person can trace the
suns path in the heavens. If the sun
rises exactly in the east and sets in
the west it is the time Of the equi-
noXes. If the sunrise and sunset
points are farthest north and the sun
at monday is highest in the heavens
1t is the time of the summer solstice.
If the sunrise and sunset points are
farthest south and the sun is very low
In the heavens at MONDAY it is the
time Of the winter solstice.-Harper's
Weekly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01
OCEAN CANAL FOR CANADA.
Will Connect Canadian Great Lakes
With ST. Lawrence River.

Arrangements for the construction
of a new canal between the Canadian
great lakes and st. Lawrence river
have advanced rapidly during the past
few weeks, and having obtained Off
cial support to the extent that the Ca
madam government will guarantee any
issue of bonds necessary in connection
with this matter, it is proposed to COM
mence construction work practically at
once.
The canal is intended to assist the
Canadian wheat growers who at pres.
ent have to break bulk as soon as the
great lakes have been traversed, be
fore the crop can be loaded into ocean
going vessels. If this difficulty could
be overcome, a vast amount of time,
labor and money would be saved. It
is, therefore, anticipated that the en-
terprise will pay for itself without
much difficulty
1t is stated that the entire financing
Of the scheme will be carried out in
Canada.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01
HONOR POETS OF THE SOUTH.
Monument to the Four Greatest Un-
Veiled at Augusta, Ga.

A magnificent monument, the gift of
Mrs. d. w. Cole of Nashville, Tenn,
has been unveiled at Augusta, Ga, to
the memory of the south's four great
poets, Sidney Lanier, Father Ryan,
James r, Randall and Paul Hamilton
Hayne
The monument was erected by the
donor as a memorial to her father, the
late Henry f. Russell, one time mayor
of Augusta, who died several years
ago.
The monument is composed of a
granite base of three pieces, on which
rest four columns of the same mate
rial, supporting a roof Of granite. In
side the four columns is fitted block
of granite of darker hue, each face
of which contains the name of one Of
fhe poets, the date of his birth and
death and an inscriptIS7 from his
writings.