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Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
Mediators In still Hunt

Niagara Falls, Ont, June ia
search for man to take the place OF
Huerta as provisional president of
J Mexico today occupied the mediators,
following the signing of the first of a
series of protocols the first peace doc
nment provides for a transfer of pow
er from Huerta substantially as fol-
lows:
A government is to be constituted in
Mexico of q character to be later pro-
vided, which shall be recognized in
Mexico City on date to be fixed" and
which from that day forward shall
exercise public functions until there
shall be inaugurated a constitutional
president.
The language Of the protocol pur-
posely uses the phrase (which shall
be recognized in Mexico CITY," with
out specifying by whom, SO that in
another protocol recognition will be
promised by the United States as
well as the mediating countries, Ar
gentina, Brazil and Chile. The first
protocol is the only one which will
deal with the method of transfer. Il
omits the reference to constitutional
ist succession through the appoint
ment of minister of foreign affairs
which the Mexican pian had suggest
ed.
BY its simple affirmative statement
that government shall arise in Mex
leo City on certain date there is nj
prohibition of any particular way b.
which the transfer shall be accom-
plished but 1t is explicitly under
stood that the appointment by Gener
al Huerta of the man selected her
is one process to which the Unite,
States objected and which will not b
put into effect
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13

certain. according to members OF tbs
committee Developments within tn,
last two weeks It was understood
have practically made the entrance Of
the association to this city possible
For several weeks previous to that
date the committee had worked with
little encouragement.
The committee was appointed fol
lowing the conference here severa1
months ago OF three international sec
retaries of the X. NJ. "A with sew
eral business men. This is the begin
ming Of the last attempt to bring the
association here and, which apparent
ly will be successful.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT
LASSEN GROW WORSE
ASHES FALL Al. MINERAL, EiGH-
TEEN MILES AWAY FROM
THE CRATER

Reddfig, Cal, June IA fifth
eruption OF Mount Lassen, more vio-
lent even than that of last night,
which in turn was far greater than
any of those that preceded IL, oc-
Cured early today. For the first
time the smell Of sulphur was in the
air. Ashes fell at Mineral, Is miles
from the peak.
At this distance the mountain u
hidden in haze, but the United States
forestry station at Mineral reported
that the vast column Of blackened va
pors rising from the crater was visibly
tinged with sulphur fumes and that
sulphur could be smelf there. The
successive outbreaks of Mount Las
sen have been progressively furious
but the last two far overtopped the
others.
A searching party of three started to
day to look for Ranger Abbey and his
party of three, who failed to returrl
last night from a "Trip to the summit
who, it was feared. may have been
overcome BY gases IN the eruption
yesterday
Forest Ranger Abbey and his party
are safe Word that they had nscaped
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
Applies for Help

Vera Cruz, June 13.-Anticipating
the overthrow of the Huerta govern
ment, and fearing its consequences
for himself and for his family Cen
eral Lorenzo Mondragon, the older
brother of General Manuel Mondragon,
who was President Huerta's first sec
retary of war, now in Paris, took re-
fuge within the American lines here
today.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
RALLooNIsTs uNHuRT

Portland, Ore, June 13.-Captain
John Berry. pilot of the missing bal
loon Million Population Club, and his
aide, George Y. Y.iMorrison, walked into
Oregon City at GAS today. Their bal
loon was wrecked In a tree in the for
est some miles from Oregon City,
Thursday night, according to brief
telephone report received in Portland
from Morrison. and Berry was render
ed unconscious. but was not seriously
injured.
The balloon was smashed against 9
tall pine and collapsed in the tor
branches. Neither of the aeronalts
was thrown from the basket, but Ber
ry was hurled against the side witt
such force that he was knocked un
conscious.
While the rain came down in a de
huge and lightning flashed almost con
ltinuousIy. Morrison revived his com
panion as they hung in the tree top
hundred feet above. the ground. A
length Berry was able. with the al
of Morrison. to descend the trail ropt
to the ground. Before they descend
ed Morrison wrote his note telling Q
the mishap and asking for aid, whic
he attached to a carrier pigeon tha
arrived here yesterday
Thousands Of persons throughou
the oregon mountainous region star
ed today to beat denseiy timbere
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTED

Santa Fe, June I3.-Judge W. H.
Pope has appointed John H. Boyd of
Oscuro, Lincoln county. United
States commissioners.
John G. Sandy, a stationary engfn-
eer at Albuquerque, filed voluntary
bankruptcy proceedings in the federal
court giving his liabilities at $475.7d
and his assets at $1O2.50, the latter
consisting mostly of wages due him.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
Y. M. 9. a. FoR ALBUQUERQUE

Albuquerque. June 13.-Plans for
the establishment of a u NJ. G. A.
here viii be announced tonight at q
meeting OF the committee charged
with ascertaini1ig whether the citg
would support the institution. J. B
Handon. chairman, has called the
meeting for o'clock tonight at tbs
commercial club.
That q. branch Of the association
win be installed here IS nraoticaIIl
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13

slopes in search of the other two bal
looms which remain missing of the
four that sailed from here. Although
the contest has developed into mys-
terry that forebodes tragic sequel,
the happy escape of Berry and Nor
rison strengthened the hope that the
Springfield and the Kansas City III
aeronauts win turn up safe.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
GOLF TOURNEY RESULTS

Kansas City. Mo-, June 1s.-Ms A.
Mclaughlin of Denver and John Dsera
Cady OF Re-. Island, nls.. gave d<sa-
onstration of excellent g0lf il Ezza
championship finals of the Tournaments
OF the Trans Missippf golf assiciaiion-
The match was even at the end OF
nine holes
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
Approves of Protocol

Mr.. Towne declared today the sign
ing of the protocol was hopeful sign
of satisfactory settlement being
reached, but he looked upon today as
the most critical one since the me.
diation conference began. Mr.. Towne
was in touch early today with Huer
ta's commissioners at Niagara Falls
and also in communication with Me&
leo City by telegraph. !
Constitutionalist agents were silent
on the protocol, but c. A. Douglass,
one of iCarranza's legal representa-
tives conferred at length with Secre-
tary Bryan. ~
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13

TEACHER GRANTED EXTENSION
Santa F'e Juno 18.-Miss F1ieda
Stripe of Penalta, Valencia county
was today granted . rwo years exten-
sion Of her first grade certificate hg
ne depA iilieisf II iossioa
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
carranze Would Name Him

Saltillo Mex. June 1s.-(sia Lar
edo, Tex.)-After the despatch of Cen
eral Carranza's note to tre mediators
at Niagara Falls, It was stated anthor-
itatively that the constitutiona'fsts
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13
ANOTHER FRENcH CABINET

Paris, June 13.-Rene ViViani this
evening informed President Poincare
that he had succeeded IN forming
cabinet.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13

wish one of their own number to be-
come provisional president under med
iation plans, providing taking such
office cannot be construed in any
manner as legalizing any of Huerta's
acts.
The names of the three representa-
tives General Carranza will send TO
Niagara Falls win not be made pub
lie, and the scope of their powers will
not be outlined until Carranza re-
ceives an answer from the mediators
in reply to his note advising that he
was willing to send representatives
According ito announcement today
General Carranza made it plain that
he always had favored the conference
in principle and had accepted the good
offices of the mediators, but that mis-
understandings had influenced him te
delay appointment of representatives.
Fighting Continues
Military operations are being push
ed by the constitutionalists with the
utmost vigor. Desperate, fighting con-
tinued at and around Zacatecas, which
General Natera assaulted two days
ago. Natera's report, received here,
simply states that fighting was very
heavy but gave no indication of the
progress of the battle or the casual
ties. Reinforcements have been sent
to Natera.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13

KEEP your weather
eye peeled for a
mush faced book agent
who likes auto rides.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-13

FAIR; generally fair
tonight and Sunday,
with possible thunder
showers.
Evening star., 1914-03-22

purpose,-a desperate purpose the mere thought of
which might well have appalled, any living beachman.
They dared stop alarm the life if they
could They knew the catamaran was headed straight
for the wandering warhead; but there telling
whether in that fog they the Ships Bottom
could pick up its again. Cropping a1mlessly in
that smother might mean destruction for any boat.
Time pressed, and the boys knew they were "it'
"We got to get her an hang an holler, fore
o them unks rams her Little Flotsam gripped
his pluck in both grimy hands. "The squad don't
know where it a-this muck with the foghorn busted
Not o them fight ships knows she's loose, looks
like: ony us, Jetsam whispered. "Shes goin some,
Sam; wheelin' it like that warhead. Don't you think
better git in that umbrel?'
"'Fore she hits? Nix! If we do the fleets sharks
meat. We got to overhaul that wild torp. Gee! an
she on'y needs touch on the to-blim' F1otsam
shuddered in spite of his sturdy grit.
Somewhere in the binding fog the skipack boat was
skimning through. Maybe right under foot-it made
them crawl with the feel of it-a big Whitehead torpedo
lay in wait in the smoking tide waters, like snake
ground shark, with only coppery showing, and
loaded to the brass plungecap the end with dyna
mite, meanite cordite enough to blow the biggest
battleship of the squadron to Kingdom Come! With
the tide running and the wind rising there tell
ing where they would find that terror of the And
only touch that ugly snou needed to send her off
Evening star., 1914-03-22

in the sand Before the boarding party realized it the
light lying craft whirng out of the cut into the
fogbound Atlantic.
Al the same time that the cutter outside managed
touch off the mine, the long finger of rock with the
electric sren farthest of the Grdron reef went up
with roar of dynamite, and the automatic braying
ceased But just before-a second too late to beat the
blast-the destroyer launched torpedo. Now out
into the smoke where the rocks had been ominous
black form wriggled onward, the all-enshrouding
vapor swept in the sea, blotting out mans hand
before his face A loaded Whitehead torpedo loose
in the a1rway, "Barnegat blanket, the worst kind
of black binding fog with the foghorn sienced-and
only boys, white to the gills but unafraid and
donkey knew!
Quick chain lightning to things those Barnegat
boys were they wouldn't have spotted the runaway
torpedo when passed the blownup reef The revenue
and the torpeoboat the other side of the reef
could see that it had missed but Flotsam and Jet
sam, unblinded by the smoke, had clear view. They
both saw and understood.
"That destroyer lammed out her Whitehead when
the rev moo blowed the rocks l bet they both think
they blowed 'em Let 'er slide, Sam We got to go
now-we got to get that ole warhead!" they painted
in chorus.
They let the catanaran Slide, it got started
not bothering about the steering They could
work her port and starboard bit with the umbrella,
Evening star., 1914-03-22

the rap of the homemade catamaran, No wonder little
Flotsam said "Blim!'
But the lads held on Sons of the Service they were,
bound by the law of self sacrifice where ships and lives
lay in peril. And here maryland the time
short And they dared call out for fear of setting
boats in motion, round that terror.
"She'I boost EN- all rght-less she boosts first,
an Qun. 1t was Quin buckin set loose" said Jet
sam getting his breath "No wonder he looks scared"
Poor Equinox! He only knew he had been kidnapped,
and he did like this blind mans buff sea any
than the boys did He sat with dropping ears, listening
to the footing and snorng of the ogbound feet and
the dim boom of the Gridron somewhere off in the
smother, wondering what had become of that strange
burro which always lifted up his voice in the fog,
and than half minded to call to him for compan
ionship.
4If the lop picks up, it'll lam that warhead right out
Evening star., 1914-03-22

they got out far enough For a long minute
while the boat bored through the murk the three
staring; Flotsam and Jetsam in their faded Jerseys and
knickes, and tiny Quin squatting back his launches,
a frayed rope, souvenir of bootless attempt to
make him work fast dangling from his shaggy neck
7 T.oNG JOHNSON, of Ships Bottom crew, on patrol
heard braying voice raised in protest, traversing
the inlet in the smother and made beene for the life
saving station, spreading the alarm.
HIt's them crazy kids Flotsam an Jetsam gone out
with the tide he said. @An' Quin! The catamaran's
carryn 'em, an they're carryin the donk out to
an they got old umbrella for sail Jump Fellers!'
1t the kind of alarm and the kind of weather to
make the life savers jump. But Johnson wrong
about the boys being washed against their Wills
shanghaied by the catamaran Only Quin the
victim of Fate: Fotsam and Jetsam choke full of
Evening star., 1914-03-22

OUT Of the circle Of light the iron Shape waowed up
~ like wounded shark, scant boats length away
an ugly iron head with sheen of copper on its nose,
slaverine sea water, with the barest futter of an
automatic screw astern making its last kick Behind
them the wall of the cutters siren grew louder
aThat's her! That's the old warhead! An here
comes the 'Dago-snorin' head down on us!'
Flotsam flung himself fiat the raft, stretching out
his stubby arms to fend off the torpedo all wet and
huge and blinking evil.
aChuck us GUMS halter, SAM" he gasped. "That
hyderpane can't swing round an git back in time. We
got to swing her clear O the old 'Dago!'
3Orhang on holler WITCH end does heshoot outo?'
aHang f I know! Hustle" Flotsam's eye was on
the big brass cap shining the warheads nose Big
as the blazing sun of MONDAY it looked and wicked
Only tap-hs stomach went cold. But behind him
the Onondaga's siren doomed like drge. The good
old 'Dago!
For no other ship in the navy would Flotsam and
Continued page IS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
Germans Arc Ontwitted

NEW YORK. oct. SO.-How a Brit.
ish army officer was conveyed hall
way across the German empire into
France. disguised and acting as a
chauffeur to Count De Biscuccia Vii
lafrance, of Naples, Italy, was related
by the Count on his arrival here on
the steamer Carpathia.
with my wife and chauffeur. !
was motoring in Germany when the
war was declared" said the County.
AT Carlsbad l met the British Off
Ger, who was an old friend. He asked
if he could join my party as my
chauffeur, and l consented The reg
ular chauffeur became a manservant
We were arrested nine times before
reaching France. Only once was the
identity Of my friend suspected and
that was when he unconsciously re-
turned the military salute of sentry
who held us up.
In France our troubles continued.
During the seven days after we left
Carlsbad we were arrested 80 times
and l was accused in turn Of being
a spy of British, French, Russian.
Austrian and Italian nationality"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
EAT LESS MEAT If YOU FEEL
BACKACHY OR HAVE
BLADDER TROUBLE.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter 1t from the system.
Regular eaters OF meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like you relieve your
bowels: removing all the acids, waste
and poison. else you feel a dull mis-
cry in the kidney region, sharp pains
In the back or sick headache, dizzi-
ness, your stomach sours, tongue is
coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine is cloudy, full OF sediment; the
channels often get irritated, obliging
you to get up two or three times dur
sing the night.
To neutralize these Irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous
waste get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take ta-
blespoonful in a glass OF water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine and blad-
der disorders will disappear, This IA
nous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder ir-
ritatlon Jad Salts is inexpensive:
harmless ana makes a delightful ef-
fcrvescent lithia-water drink which
millions of men and women take now
and then, thus avoiding serious kid.
ney and bladder diseases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
WHAT'S INDIGESTION!
WHO CARES? LISTEN!
"PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN MAKES
SOUR, Classy STOMACHs
FEEL FINE AT ONCE.

Time Il! In five minutes all stom-
ach distress will go. No Indigestion,
heartburn. sourness or belching OF
gas, acid or eructations of undigested
food, no dizziness. bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed In regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most
certain indigestion remedy in the
whole world, ana besides It is harm.
less.
Millions OF men and women now
eat their favorite foods without fear
they know Pape's Diapepsin will
save them from any stomach misery
Please, for your sake. get a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store and put your
stomach right. Don't keep on being
miserable-life is too short-you are
not here long, so make your stay
ageeable. Eat what you like and
digest It; enjoy It, without dread of
rebellion in the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home. anyway. Should one OF the
family eat something which DON'T
agree with them, or in case of an at
tack OF indigestion, dyspepsia, gas
tritis or stomach arrangement, at day
time or during the night, 1t is handy
TO give the quickest, surest relief
known.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
Halloween BASKET SOCIAL
TO Be HELD At PILOT ROCK
ODD FELLOWS HALL PLACE Sc
LECTED-OTHER NEWS
NOTES OF TOWN.
lsneclal Correspondence.l }


PILOT ROCK, ore. Oct S0.-A
Halloween basket social will be held
Saturday night in odd Fellows hall
for the purpose of raising money to
be donated to Rev z. w. Warrington.
Everybody has been urged to attend
and buy basket
Bert Reeder of Nye sent Monday
here.
Miss Winnie Smith returned to her
home here Tuesday, after visiting her
sister, Mrs orville Rogers of Ellens-
burg, Wn., for few weeks.
Mrs. Douglas Belts of Pendleton
spent Tuesday at the home Of Mrs.
VIM. Evans
Mrs. william Evans returned home
from Pendleton Sunday, where she
spent a few days shopping.
A. c. Hemphill returned Sunday
from Portland where he has been on
business.
James shipp Of Portland was called
to the bedside OF his father, John
shipp. who is quite i'll with pneu-
Wonla, last saturday.
Newt ROyer was a visitor at the
county seat Tuesday.
George Johnston OF Nye was in town
Monday doing some trading.
Mrs. Charlie Martin spent Monday
at Pendleton doing ssme trading.
Retta E Wombough of Pendleton
is visiting here for a few days.
Paul Clark was business visitor
here Monday from Albee.
Miss Mable Schafer is visiting this
week at the home of Herbert Boylen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones of But
ter creek passed through here Mon
day on their way to Pendleton.
Dave Graphical Of .Pendleton paid
this town a short business call Mon
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
ARKANSAS MINERS
BATTLE DEPUTIES

FORT SMITH. Ark, Oct. 2o.-
Eight unoccupled houses at Prairie
Creek, owned by the Bache- -Denman
Coal company were burned while
United States deputy marshals were
guarding other property after being
engaged In an all night battle with
the incendlaries.
All telegraph and telephone wires
to Prairie Creek have been cut ana
the outcome Of the fighting is not
known.
Employees OF mine No. struck last
April when the company adopted the
open shop policy. Four OF the com.
pany's surface plants were burned in
July after miners and deputies had
battled six hours. two Of the partlci-
pants being killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
Constipation a
Penalty Of Age

Nothing is so essential to health
in advancing age as keeping the
bowels open. 1t makes one feel
younger AMI fresher and fOrestalls
colds, piles. tevers, and other de-
pendent ills.
Cathartics and purgatives are
violent and drastic in action and
should be avoided. a mild, effec-
tive laxative-tonic, recommended
by physicians and thousands who
have used it, is the combination of
simple herbs with pepsin sold by
druggists everywhere under the
name of DR., Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin. The price is fifty cents and
one dollar bottle. For a free
trial bottle write to DR.. W. B.
Caldwell, 45l Washington ST..
Monticello, Ill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30

SALEM ore, oct. SO.-Robert Pau
lus, of the Salem Fruit Union. and
Ralph Moores, secretary of the Salem
Commercial club, have made arrange
ments TO have loganberries served
on the shasta Limited. which passes
through Salem at 6 43 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The intention is to serve the berries
as the train passes through this city
and to inform the passengers that they
We're grown in this county. on the
menu cards will he printed; Logan
berries. the gift of Salem, Ore" Ber-
ries canned by the union will be sup
piled
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
Clnhs Prohibit Aliens.

LONDON, Oct S0.-The govern
ing committee of the City Carlton
Club has issued a circular to its mem
bers intimating that " it would be an
act of decency and avoid the possi-
bility of situations of embarrassment,
If those members who are of German
or Austro-H Hungarian origin, whether
naturalized or not, should not frequent
the club" Members are at the same
time requested to refrain from Of
fering hospitality in the club to per-
sons of such origin, Similar action is
being taken by other well known
clubs. one Of the South London
golf' club has added the clause: I'm
no circumstances will they be allowed
on the club premises or course"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
GERMANS WERE VERY SURE
OF REACHING FRENCH CAPITAL

ANTWERP, oct. SO.-The absolute
confidence OF the German army in its
ability to reach Paris is illustrated by
the discovery in the pocket of a
Prussian officer who died in a Brus-
sells hospital of manuscript German
French vocabulary. containing the fol-
lowing in the two languages:
(which is the way to the Place de
ropera?"
How far is it to the Moulin
Rogue?"
"Is the Louvre open now?"
"Give me three chickens, two bot
ties of champagne, and three bottles
of very old Burgundy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-30
PORTLAND BANKERS PREDICT
GREAT PROSPERITY REIGN

PORTLAND. Ore, oct. 29.-Pre-
dictions Of prosperity were made by
Portland bankers today.
"The country is in fine shape"
said John c. Alnsworth. president OF
the United States National bank
deposits with banks from such
towns as The Da!les and Walla walla
were never larger. There is a ready
sale at high prices for all our agri-
cultural products am informed
there is no longer any doubt about
obtaining all the ships necessary.
There is sufficient money to move the
crops"
I'VE couldn't keep prosperity away
II we tried" said Wilfred p. Jones,
vice president Of the Merchants Ma
tional bank. I'VE have got TO admit
that we have gone through somewhat
OF a sweating process but We are 60
ing 10 be all the better for It. What
we have TO sell is being bought and
the demands are increasing"