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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
MExlCANS ARE HAPPY
IN REFUGEE CAMP
Plenty to Eat, Little Work and
Many AmusamGntS.

Fort Bliss, Tex.--There are many
situations more undesirable than that
Of a Mexican refugee enjoying Amer
lean bounty at Fort Bliss. AS a place
where there is abundance to eat and a
minimum of work. the camp has gain
ed such repute locally that the Ameri-
can soldiers guarding the camp must
be constantly on the lookout to prevent
hungry Mexicans from crawling under
or climbing over the wire fence sur
rounding the camp to join their more
fortunate fellows within. 1t is only
the Mexican officers who seem to feel
humiliated by il and desire to escape.
as half dozen have.1
Except in the matter Of sanitation,
personal cleanliness. etc. the Mexican
officers and their men are permitted to
do much as they please. And they
have made themselves perfectly at
home. A few hours after their arri-
val the women of the camp had pre-
pared as cOzy home for the winter,
from the Mexican point of view, as a
soldier could desire. They had little
to do beyond unloading their packs
containing household effects. blankets
and certain treasures they had man
aged to save. The government has fur
nished cOnical wall tents for houses,
which to most of the soldiers is a lux
ury.
The women are the hardest workers
in the camp, but they don't have to
forage for food and fuel. as many of
them have been doing for many months
In northern Mexico. With a CHEEKY
fire to take the bite out of the north
wind, and nothing TO do most of the
time but bask in the sun, the men.
women and children in the camp are
well content Every one in the camp
must take bath at least twice Il week.
There are showers available so that
those who care to may use them every
day, but only few take advantage
Of them. They have their cock fights,
and there is no lack of music by the
band Of the remnant army, most of
whose members managed to save their
musical instruments from the rebels
and from confiscation by the American
troops.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
FIRST TEST VOTE
WILSON VICTORY
Chamberlain Amendment TO k.bi-
tratlOn Treaties Lost.
VOTE WAS A NONPARTISAN CNE

Amendment Proposed the Exemption
From Arbitration of All Questions
Involving immigration, Panama Ca
nal Tolls, Monroe Doctrine and
Right Of Aliens to Admission to
Public Schools.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The first test
vote on the ratification of the arbi-
tration treaties in the senate result
ed in complete, victory for presi-
dent Wilson's arbitration policy. The
vote came on Senator ChamDerlain's
amendment offered to the Spanish
treaty. but which, if adopted. would
have been added to all Of the pend.
Ing treaties. The amendment was
lost, 40 to 13. The amendment pro-
posed to exempt from arbitration
questions involving either of four
things, the application of the Monroe
doctrine, immigration question, Pan
anna canal tolls and the right Of
aliens to admission to the public
schools of the United States.
The vote was nonpartisan one.
For example, Senators Lodge and
Root opposed the amendment. and
will vote for the ratification Of the
treaties. They are both Republicans.
On the other hand Senators O'Gor-
man, Chamberlain and Lane, all sup
porters Of the administration in most
things, voted for the Chamberlain
amendment. The two California SEN
ators, Perkins and Works, both Re
publicans, voted for the amendment,
as did Senator Poindexter, Bull
Moose from Washington state.
Other amendments were offered,
but they we're disposed Of without the
formality of a rollcall. The opposi-
ton to the treaties appeared to be
overwhelmed by the vote on the
Chamberlain amendment, which was
g blanket affair, intended TO rally to
its support every senator who object
ed to the form OF the treaties.
This result was regarded by ad-
ministration leaders as marking the
end of the controversy over the gov
ernment's foreign policy and assur-
ing the ratification of the treaties,
which expired more than q year ago,
with Great Britain, Japan, Italy,
Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and
Switzerland.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24

countries has been a menace to free
action on the part Of the workers. oe
ten when the men are overdrawn in
their accounts with the storekeeper
and the plantation owner, the workers
find themselves without any recourse
but to submit TO terms that are unjust.
In the instances quoted IL is not a ques-
tion of harsh treatment. but the talk.
ing advantage Of those who depend
more or less on employment else
where when unable TO make both ends
meet by working their own little plots
of land
A class OF men that often gives plan
tation owners and managers concern
are those brought from considerable
distance. They strike camp in the tim
Der districts and are paid fairly well.
In their cases it is sometimes no Small
task for the manager of the camp to
make them contented. Here the man
in authority must exercise caution. IL
is not enough that he should say he has
himself gone through much worse con-
ditions in the Paraguayan forests.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24

Chihuahua, Villa cursed and slapped
him and Benton drew back to strike
In resentment of oath and blow, when
Villa knocked him down with his re-
yolver. Whether the man was shot
by Villa as ne lay on the floor or was
later executed by order of the rebel
courtmartial, as officially stated by
rebel officers, it is not positively
known.
villa told his story to American
Consul l.. ID. Edwards, at a confer
ence held in the American consulate
at Juarez, and few hours later the
rebel leader hurried south to Chihua-
hua on special train, carrying car
load of ammunition which he had Just
cleared through an American house
The Dody of Benton was buried in
the Juarez cemetery. The widow of
Benton is begging her friends to in
tercede with the rebels in an effort
TO have the body exhumed and
brought to El Pasoy She can speak
very little English.
A mass meeting was arranged and
AiSfNo%H1NOAAo WOAU fAA6WA. up
the state department at Washington
for its alleged suppression of the con
sular report of the Benton case, and
calling on congress to demand from
the department of state a full record
of alleged crimes and outrages
against foreigners in Mexico.
When the tenor Of the resolutions
and of speeches to be made at the
meeting were learned by the police,
]. N. Davis, chief Of the department,
said that the meeting should not be
held, as the plan was dangerous. The
promoters Of the protest meeting
later decided to meet at the opera
house here the police could not in.
terfere.
The inability OF friends OF Benton
to get definite details had much to do
in arousing excitement.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
FOUND GIANTS IN CHINA.
6aldheaded Women Too+-Feet Bound
So Tight They Were Cut.

Washington. Major Il. M. Ashburn
of the army medical corps has I'M
earthed some strange things In China
as result of his studies of tropical
diseases. He reports to the war de-
partment that he found three giants
each about eight feet high. Two of
them were gate keepers at a geological
garden, one OF them apparently normal
except for his great size, while, says
the major, the other man had harsh.
resonant, deep bass voice, such as he
had never heard before.
Many baldheaded women attracted
the majors attention, and these wO-
men attempted to hide their badness
"by the use of black paint or stain.
which merely looked dirty"
Major Ashburn discovered strange
predilection of the Chinese doctors for
plasters and paste, and he declared "it
is a rare Chinaman who does not have
a plaster stuck on some part of his
anatomy" Finally he discovered that
the practice of foot binding to reduce
the size was carried on 10y the Chinese
women to such an excess as sometimes
to necessitate the amputatioD of the
feet.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24

included formal exercises of welcome
and an elaborate pageant cemmemor-
ating the landing of De Soto on the
shores of Florida.
Special church services will be held
tomorrow and oD Monday King Gas
parilla VIII, and his retinue win make
their formal entry into the city. The
carnival win close Tuesday with a
grand historical and floral parade.
Zach night Of the festivities there will
be gorgeous illuminations and electri-
cal pageants.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
Drastic Action Not Expected As
Sequel OF Benton Case
Excitement On The BOrderMass Meeting At Ell PasO, At
Witch 1t Was Planned TO CenSurG The American
State Department. Is Prevented By The Police
Execution OF william Benton, British Subject By
General Villa

Washington, Feb. 21.-That Great
Britain is in a peculiarly difficult posi-
tion with regard to the case of Will
Ham s. Benton, British subject who
was killed at Juarez by General villa,
is admitted here, assuming that she
will wish to observe her traditional
policy Of securing the punishment of
those responsible for the deaths of
British subjects in foreign lands. Her
hands, as are those of other Euro.
pean nations, are regarded as more
or less tied by the accession to tho
request of the United States that NO
action be taken by these govern
ments in Mexico until the United
States has made known its policy.
Great Britain recognizes the Huerta
government, but Juarez and the
whole state OF chihuahua have been
for so long in the hands Of the revo-
lutionists that Huerta does not even
claim to exercise any Jurisdiction
over that territory.
Adt Tic uShLu VI J0uLOu may 10
made the occasion of demands upon
the United States to take some action
In Mexico is regarded as quite prob
able. II is not seen, however, Just
what there is that the United States
government can do in the matter, now
that Benton is dead. .n,-.-..
In the Benton case, for the first
time since the present revolution be-
gan a year ago, the general warning
from the United States government
10 Mexican factions to protect all for
egners went unheeded, though there
Is every evidence to show that the
British ambassador and the state de-
partment were advised too late OF
Benton's impending fate to intercede
specifically for him.
The news shocked officials gener-
ally, who had come to believe that
General Villa fully recognized the
sosition of the American government
In regard to the protection of foreign
ers in Mexico, particularly in the
north Of that country.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
WOULD help ROADS
INCREASE REVENUES
Commerce Commission viii Co.
operate Along Certain Lines,

Washington, Feb. 21. = The inter
state commerce commission gave fur
ther evidence Of its purpose to CO.
operate along certain lines with the
railroads of the United States that
are seeking to increase their revenue.
\ The commission announced that it
was about to begin an inquiry to de-
termine whether it should authorize
the railroads to increase freight rates
on what is known as import bust
ness. Under the present practices
commodities imported from foreign
countries are assessed lower freight
rates for shipments inland than iden-
tical goods produced In this country.
This differential on import business
has been sustained by the commits
sion on the ground that it encourages
trade. Now that American producers
under the new tariff laws are obliged
to meet sharper competition in the
way of increased imports, general
complaint has been made against the
differential freight rate accorded the
import business.
The commission announced that on
April / the railroads would cancel al.
lowances made by them to certain
corporations that operate industrial
lines. This will add millions to rail
road receipts. II increased rates are
permitted on import business 1t is
the opinion of commission officials
that the receipt of the railroads will
be still further increased.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
CITY FOLKS IN THE WOODS
Careless About Their Fires and Cause
Many Forest BlsEes.

Washington. City folks careless
ness causes many forest fires, accord
ing to a statement just submitted to
the house agricultural committee by
Henry S, Graves, government forester.
'In the summer time" said Mr..
Graves, THE tourist and the camper
from the city. unaecustomed to the
woods. sets II good many ares from
carelessness. We estimate that there
are now using the national forests for
recreation purposes upward OF 1900
900 people ana in some cases II is a
very real problem with us--the guild
ance of the people-tO keep them from
setting fires carelessly Il is always
due TO careiessness "
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
CARNIVAL TIME IN TAMPA

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 21-The annual
festival of Gasparilla opened in Tam
pa today with the city gay in carnival
dress and filled with hundreds of Wis
itors. At sunrise the inauguration Of
the festival season was announced by
the firing of artillery salutes. AT 8
O'Clock thousands of homing pigeons
were released to carry messages of
greeting from Tampa to points
throughout the United States and
Canada. This afternoon the program
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
WORK
Question Complicated On The
Small Farm

Asuncion, Paraguay, Feb 2O-In the
course of the much warranted discus
sion regarding conditions prevailing in
certain of the rubber territories, the
fact is often lost sight Of that there
are laborers employed on extensive
plantations who fare better and whose
relations with their employers seem
more satisfactory
1t is not fair to apply the word
"peon" to all farm or forest workers of
native stock Peonage is term that
savors of slavery, and while It is true
that many among the indian popuIa-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
POISON LABELS FOR LIQUOR.

Anti saloon League Bill Would Compel
Use Of Skull and Crossbones.
Albany.-if the New York Anti-saloon
ieague has ats way frequenters of sa-
looms will be confronted with a ghast-
ly array of skulls and crossbones as
they let their gaze wander along the
rows of bottles to select the tlpple of
their fancy.
According to William III. Anderson,
state superintendent of the league, a
bill will be introduced in the legisla-
ture to compel liquor dealers to have
affixed TO every bottle containing a
beverage with per cent of its weight
made up of alcohol label bearing
the dread insignia adopted to distin
guish deadly poisOns
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24

Bellingham. Wash. Feb. 21.-Three
passengers in the Great Northern
irein bound for Vancouver resisted
three bandits and werc shot dead.
They are: Thomas B. Wadsworth,
Canadian conductor of Vancouver, B.
O.; r. L. Lee of Bremeron, Wash;
u. r. Adterson, travelling salesman of
Vancouver, B. C. The bandits board
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
Starts Growing Again at Thirty.

Aurora, Ill.-Hamilton Cherry, who
was six feet nine inches in height, is
dead at the age Of seventy three. He
was of ordinary height until thirty
years of age. when he began to grow
He came from family of giants, ev-
cry member being more than six feet
four inches tall.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
Castillo To Be Removed.

Fort Bliss, Tex. Feb. 21.-Maximo
Castillo continues to be held in, the
Fort Bliss guardhouse, but General
Hugh J.. Scott expects to get permls.
sion TO reno. . him to some interior
fort within few days, The general
considers it safer to have both Sala
Ear ana Castillo removed from tbs
border
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
TMn Enulishmen Mlsalnn.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 21.-Two more
Englishmen are reported as having
disappeared" in Juarez. The report
says the men, John Lawrence and a
companion named Curtis, went to
yuarez Wednesday to search for Will
liam 8. Benton. 1t is feared that
yhey, like Benton, have been shot.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
SEEKS NEW TRIAL
Mrs. Minnie Bond Files Motion In
Case Against Senator Gore.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 21.-As a pre-
liminary to appealing the case, attor-
neys for Mrs. Minnie Bond filed in
the district court a motion for a new
trial in her case against Senator
Gore, the principal grounds alleged
pelng the refusal Of the court to al
low certain questions to Gore regard
ing alleged acts of immortality in the
past and alleged bribery while a
member of the territorial Legislature
TO go before the jury. The questjons
we're put to Gore privately in the
judges chambers. and thus made a
part of the record. They are set out
at length in the motion for g new
trial.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
Crowds Welcome carranza.

Hermosillo, Mexico, Feb. 21.--A
military review and music by mill
tary bands marked the arrival here Of
General Carranza, head of the consti-
tutionalist revolution The chief came
from Culican, where he had been WIS.,
iting for two weeks. An immense
crowd met him at the station and
cheered him when he appeared.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
Il EXECUTION OF BENTON
Tragedy Followed Heated Clash With
General Villa.

FL Paso. Tex. Feb. 21.-William s..
Benton, the Scotchman, was executed
by Pancho Villa in Juarez because he
resented an epithet hurled at him by
villa that has made red-blooded men
fight since the world came into exist
once. He went to Villa to protest
against depredations by rebels on his
Los Remedies ranch in southwestern
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
PASSENGERS RESIST BANDITS
and ARE SHOT DEAD

ed the train at Burlington, few
miles south Of the place, where they
attacked the passengers in the day
coaches. Most Of the passengers con-
fronted by the thugs threw up their
hands, hut four men attempted to re-
sist. Three Of these were felled al
most instantly. The despersdoes es-
capped.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
red.Nal prIsoner, Escape.

El Paso, Tex. Feb. 21-A Mexican
paper published an extra here stating
hat General Francisco Castro and
Colonel Fernandez had escaped from
the prison camp at fort Bliss and
were in hiding at Las Cruces, N. M.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
Charles Murphy III.

Chicago, Feb. 81 President
Charles W. Murphy of the Cubs is
suffering from lumbago. He VIII re
main in bed for few days.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24

Music from 2 to $50 and
z to $3.50 p. m.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
THE BRIDES OWN STORY

fresh air. You can get good cross
ventilation either by having a cur
rent Of air pass from two opposite
windows, or from a door with open
transom opposite q window. On
really hot days 1t pays to have an
electric fan In the kitchen.
Next, eliminate the kitchen odors
that are so unpleasant. II you have
fireless cooker, of course, no cook
ing doors get into the room, and the
fireless itself can be ventilated at the
end of the day by leaving it open,
near the window. when no one is in
the kitchen. But IL you have any
kind OF stove, ventilating hood
overhead Will absorb cooking aromas
and carry them outside"
Is just that enough to make the
kitchen as good as outdoors2" l in
quired.
No, that's just half Equally I'M
portant is the lighting. The kitchen
should be sunny all over, If possible,
but II there are dark corners never
have working tables there. Use the
dark corners for storing things, for
your refrigerator, or supply closet.
But your preparing table, sink and
stove, the places where you sit or
stand doing kitchen work, should be
placed in the best light. as near a
window as possible.
"ff you make sure that the kitchen
is properly lighted and kept freshly
ventilated you not only make II
more wholesome place to stay in, but
II really makes 1t possible to work
better and faster not to speak of the
excellent effect on the disposition OF
the cook" ..--..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
"Flag-Mother : to Mass.

In the About People" department
of the November Woman's Home
Companion appear a picture and
sketch of Amelia Fowler-a wonder
full needleworker who has done some
remarkable work for her State and
her country. Following is an extract
from the article:
Her exqhisite skill in needlework.
the result of twenty years study and
experience. have earned Mrs. Fowler
the unique office of 'fiag-mother' TO
the State of Massachusetts,, charged
with the care of all the banners and
ensigns of the commonwealth. About
two years ago the national govern
ment borrowed Mrs. Fowler for the
still more important work of super
vising the repairing of two hundred
historical flags. most of them found
at the naval academy at Annapolis
Among these were many priceless
battle trophies including the blue
banner with the white lettering,
DON'T Give TIP the Shin' that was
flown by Commodore Perry in the
battle of Lake Erie, and also a royal
standard of England, said to be the
only one in the possession of any ma
ton other than Great Britain. The
material / use in preserving flags
says Mrs. Fowler, is linen, imported
from Ireland. | also use the finest
silk in working the net stitch. which
is exactly as If I made a silk net and
sewed it upon the flag.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
Dinner Lights

The lighting of the dinner table is
OF great importance, for on It de-
ponds not only the subtle aid of COM
fort or discomfort that lights always
give, but the attractive appearance
of the table and the people around It.
The low hanging light suspended
from the ceiling over the table Is
most decidedly an improvement on
the old-fashioned high chandelier
But often the low-hanging light Is
not quite right. Sometimes 1t is too
high, and the electric bulbs glare in
the eyes. Sometimes 1t Is hung SO
low that it inferes with the vision of
persons sitting opposite each other,
says an exchange.
A deep fringe of beads often makes
the high light more attractive, as 1t
breaks the glare of the light in the
eyes. The one that Is hung too low
can sometimes be raised few inches
without much trouble. The cluster Of
lights hanging not many feet from
the ceiling Is a good arrangement in
some dining rooms, although II gives
rather a cold and formal, because.
distant, light.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
A Cross-Stitch Cushion

Very effective and quickly made IL
the cross-stitch cushion.
Another factor in it's favor is that
the work is so simple that child car
do It.
On account of the necessary square
ness of the stitch n formal design is
the best to use for such cushion,
although very pretty French basket
designs heaped with rather square
stilted flowers can be obtained and
are we'll liked. One usually finds
cross-stitch done in only one or two
colors upon one article. With careful
grouping and manipulation several
colors can be combined in cross
stitching to great advantage and eff
fectiveness, says an exchange. This
last statement applies particularly to
the pastel or pale shades. such as pale
blues and pinks. lavenders and tender
greens, pale yellows, etc. A combina-
ton of pale shades upon an oyster
linen background makes a pretty pill
low for the boudoir.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
Sorting Frosted Fruit

A device for separating frosted or
anges and lemons from those not
damaged by frost, now being intro
duced In California, apparently pro-
vides a way OF preventing serious
losses among the cltrous fruit grow
ers.
1t IS practically impossible to dis
tinguish from the appearance Of the
peel which oranges or lemons are
sound and which have been damaged,
so that in the past much good fruit
has been thrown away and much de-
fective fruit has been packed and
shipped, says an exchange. There Is
q difference in specific gravity, the
sound fruit being heavier than frosted
fruit OF the same size. and II is this
difference that forms the basis of OPP
GRAFTON of the new separating device.