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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-12
Wreck Kills Six Hundred.

Boston.-Report of a railroad acct
dent in Mexico last January, in which
600 lives were lost, is contained in a
letter received by the American board
Of commissioners for foreign missions.
from one of it's representatives at Man
zanillo, on the Mexican west coast.
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Japs Get china,a railroad.

Pekin, China,-At a conference re-
Gently between Japanese diplomats
and statesmen of China the Chinese
republic conceded an extension for a
period of 80 years of the present
Japanese railroad system in Manchu-
ria.
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French Steamer safe.

Paris, March Sire, which threat
ened the French steamship La Tou-
raine, has been brought under control
and all her passengers are safe on
board.
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MEXICO IN BAD WAY
PEOPLE AT CAPITOL ARE STARv-
ING AND RIOTS ARE OF FIRE.
ouENT OCCURRENCE.
WARN PRESIDENT CARRANZA
No Water or Lights in Mexico City
Food Is Scarce and Legal Money Is
Vital Question-Trains Are Not
Running on railroads..

Washington.-The foreign diploma
tic corps in Mexico City has decided
to leave in a body. Dispatches telling
of the decision were received here
Saturday by European diplomatists
and forwarded to their home govern
ments.
The Mexican situation topped by
this latest development, was admitted
in all quarters to be more critical than
it has been at any time since Huerta
precipitated the landing of troops at
Vera Cruz.
Secretary Bryan has received no
word from Carranza against General
Obregon's DEGREES in Mexico City and
his threat to leave the capital unpro-
tected with water and light plants out
of commission and the attendant pos
sibilities of footing and killing. Mr..
Bryan did not comment further today
than to say that the situation con-
tinued to be bad.
Carranza forces controlling the rail
road to Vera Cruz are refusing to per-
nit travel.
Juan H. Amador, head of General
Carranza's agency here, declared in a
formal statement that reports of the
gravity of the situation had been
grossly exaggerated" He declared
that General Obregon would do moth
ing to ''cause needless suffering"
The food situation in Mexico City,
already causing serious concern to of
ficials here, has been further compli-
Gated by a new decree by General OBJ
RECON, the Carranza commander, ord
ering all merchants in the capital to
open their shops and accept consti-
tutional currency.
Situation Very Serious.
Washington, March THE situa-
ton in Mexico City was described to-
night by high officials here as very Sc
rious. Starvation confronts the popu-
lace if General Obregon stays, it was
reported, and rioting is said to be i'm
minent if he ~evacuates the city. There
was some talk among diplomats of
the possibility of intervention, per
haps, by a coalition of South Ameri-
can powers, but this was discounted
because of geographical and other OBJ
s~tacles to a satisfactory plan of pro-
cedure.
Seize British Ship.
New Orleans.-The British teamer
Wyvisbrook has been seized by Car
rama authorities at Campeche and her
commander, Captain Muir, has been
placed in Jail, according to mail adj
vices received here tonight from Pro
greso.
U. S. Warns Carranza.
General C~arranza has been informed
in a note from the United States gov
eminent that unless there is an i'm
provement in conditions with respect
to foreigners and their interests in
Mexican territory under his control
such steps as may be necessary will
be taken by the American government
to obtain the desired protection.
The note is the strongest and most
emphatic document that has been sent
by the Washington government to
Mexico since the correspondence with
Huerta a year ago.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-12
Grand opera Company Quits.

San Francisco.-The National Grand
Opera company closed its engagement
here permanently Monday night. Poor
business was given as the reason.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-12
Ay.

The man who sells his honor deals
n something that he has not got.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-12
IDAHO NEWS OTE

By the passage of the new fish
and game law the legislature believes
it has removed that department from
politics.
There is enough matured timber
on the more than 100000 acres of
timber land owned by the state to
make a yearly harvest of $1,250,000.
Announcement has just been made
that the summer school will be held
in the Lewiston normal June s to July
II. The six weeks course this year
will be practically the same as last
summer.
At a recent meeting of the direct
ors of the St. Joe-St. Maries Valley
Falls association committees we're APP
pointed to assist the management in
conducting the fourth annual fair,
September 5, 8, and 10.
After being out 16 hours the jury
at Grangeville, in the Frank Hye
case returned q verdict of second
degree murder, carrying with it a
oShceHCe VI lioIH ~ years W liiS, dt
the option of the court. When the
verdict was read Hye collapsed. Hye
killed his wife and Hugh Kennedy on
the night of October 4, 1914.
While the movement against the
issuance of free transportation by
railroad companies has become ma
ton wide, the Idaho legislature has
passed a law providing that sheriffs
and their deputies, state officials
and their deputies-and members of
legislature-shall be given free
transportation by common carriers.
The amendment to give free rides to
members of the legislature was pass
ed by the senate.
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Situation Very Serious.
Seize British Ship.

New Orleans.-The British steamer
Wyvisbrook has been seized by Car
rama authorities at Campeche and her
commander, Captain Muir, has been
placed in Jail, according to mail adj
vices received here tonight from Pro
greSo.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-12

No race in 1907 and 1918.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
SHRINERS ON PACIFIC

Seattle, WASH, July 13-Matters
OF great Importance concerning the
future of the Shrine Order will be
acted upon during the list annual
council meeting which began here
today. At least two cities will Pc
tition for temples-KnoXville Tenn.
and Houston, Texas, in addition to
the one hundred and thirty-seven
now comprising the order. Many
jurisdictional questions will be con-
sidered also the 1916 meeting place
for which st. Louis is making
strong bid. OF only secondary i'm
portance will be the selection of the
new member of the imperial coun-
ell, the imperial outer guard
Portland, Oregon: Atlanta, Ca, and
severed other cities will present
candidates each year the officers of
this counciu move up one place, the
imperial potentate becoming past
imperial potentate and the deputy
imperial potentate succeeding in to
the lofty positions. AS the result
there IS one vacancy lowest rung of
the ladder each year, which is
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

improvement of rural schools, ended
with this information which is a
knockout blow to many of other
counties in their pretensions in the
matter of schools and good roads:
ut is perhaps not generally known
that Jackson county ranks third in
the State in school attendance, be-
ing exceeded in this respect only by
Duval and Hillsborough, and that it
has maintained this rank for the
past several years. Also that in the
number of schools maintained, it
ranks first in the entire State. The
splendid system of hard roads
throughout the county consisting of
a network of $50 miles of sand-clay,
hard surfaced highways, will enable
the party of educators to make the
campaign with ease in the few days
allotted
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
NEGRO EXPOSITION

negro national INDUSTRIAL eApo
sition opened at Richmond VIZ
sinia a few days ago, for whicn
congress appropriated the sum OF
s55 900. and it is said to be attract
ing considerable attention.
Organized to commemorate the
nroqrass made BIZ the NEGROES OF the
South in a half century, ana desish-
cd for the special purpose OF snow
ing the industrial development OF
the race under freedom, is it unique
AMONG expositions, and should aid
materially in their further advance
ment.
Not the least interesting aspect OF
the exposition is the fact that IL Is
held in a former slave state. but one
far enough advanced in civilization
10 divorce it's people from all respon-
sibilitv for the sale and use OF IN
tc xicants, and is also made the oc-
casion of proclamation by VIZ
ginia-born president calling atten-
ton to its earnest purpose.
In its natural resources, its eli
mate and soil and products, Virginia
was the best of the ORIGINAL Ameri-
can colonies. and it is coming to the
front again as a splendid common
wealth. jackson tMich., Patriot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
o Q q q o = q q q q q
THE FIGHTING STRENGTH
OF UNCLE SAM
q . . . o = 90 o 80 e-o@ o

Much is said in vague way con-
corning the armies of Europe and
the resources and fighting strength
of the different nations.
1t is not possible now to get from
abroad any trustworthy statistics
relating to the armies, the losses or
the possible endurance of the differ
ent people under the wars waste and
losses.
We have In the United States cen
sus probably as good guide to
these matters as we can consult at
this time. The population of the
| United States, in round numbers, in
= 1900 was 76 millions. In 1910 it
was 80 millions The white popula-
tion was 80 millions and the blacks
10 millions in 1910. In 1900 the
negro population was 1l.6 per cent.
of the total. In 1910 it was 1917
per cent. of the total
OF the total population, IS IL
millions are native and l3 1-2 for
eign- born
The total white population in
1910 was 81 "a millions, of which
white population 6S IA millions
were native, 40 12 millions were of
| native parentage, Is millions were
foreign parentage, millions We're
mixed parentage and 10 Il millions
| were foreign born.
We hear much of the great in
| crease of the foreign element in OR
population, but in 1850 the native
population was 90.3 per cent. of the
whole, and in 1910 it was $50 per
| cent.
The native population has in
creased from 81 millions in 1889 to
| rs 1-2 millions in 191C. The for
eign-bo population increased fron
IA millions in 1850 to Is IL mil
lions in 1910.
In 1910 there were - million
males 2 years of age and over. The
total number of women, II Years OF
age and over, is "a - millions.
In the United States TIE :mber
of men of militia 90 from Is to
! Ais 2O,475,6S4. of wlC,' in
round numbers. 10 millions are ma
tive whites, millions foreign or
mixed parentage, Al? millions for
roes. -Louisyille Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
IF INNOCENT. WHY NOT
MAKE A CLEAN BREAST

We never could understand why a
man arrested for a crime, and,
knowing himself to be perfectly in
nocent. should shut up like clam at
the bidding of his lawyer when
asked to give the facts for publica-
ton and retire as far within him
self as possible in deep, dark mys-
terious secrecy as though the light
of publicity would be fatal to his
case or would at least seriously di-
minish his chances for acquittal.
Truth is always consistent with
itself. and the innocent man need
never fear to tell his story from the
housetops and let all the world
know it as fully, as clearly and as
quickly as possible. We can very
well understand, though. how the
man who is not innocent, but very
much wants to be acquitted, will put
a stopper on his mouth for fear that
he may give himself away or so tan
gle himself in contradictions that
the various parts of his case won t
hang together. Such a man does
well to say nothing and leave to his
lawyer to construct as best he can
a theory that will pull him through
by some one or more of those in
genious devices which the gentle
men of the bar know so well how
to employ
The Mendenhall case is an in
stance in point. Mendenhall as
serts his absolute innocence of the
murder of Mrs. Eliot and her daugh-
ter. If that is true, every part Of
his statement concerning it would
be consistent with every other part
and with eXtraneous facts, and he
should be glad to tell the whole
story and give it the widest public
ity through the press. No innocent
man can trip himself UP by such a
method; no guilty man would dare
to employ it if his lawyer forbade
him. for mystery is the mother of
doubt; and the more mystery the
more doubt; and the more doubt the
better chance for acquittal.
If Mendenhall is innocent, it
would be good policy for him to tell
the reporters all the facts without
reserve and we note from news
item in the papers that it is said
he will make such statement be-
fore his case goes to trial.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
HATS OFF TO JACKSON COUNTY

Down here in South Florida,
where undoubtedly there is more i'm
migration and more development
than in any other part of the State,
we are in the habit of assuming
that we lead in all things, and not
only in our natural advantages. but
in our various developed resources
and achievements no other part of
the State can compare with us.
While this is true, generally
speaking, it is not universally true
as was proved by a dispatch in yes
terday's Telegram from Jackson
county. Down this way we don't
know much about that part of Flor
ida, but all the same Jackson, away
out west of the Chattahoochee, al
most leads the whole State in at
least two of the most vital and i'm
portant features of development and
is an example to all the rest of us.
The dispatch which was in refer
enee to countrywide educational
scampaign just inaugurated there
:.and flying sqqadren 6tspsakets to
stimulate interest in behalf of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
Traverses Eight States, 628 Towns
and 1873 Counties-Will Spend
Great Deal of Money

Millions of dollars, either in d.
rect appropriations or in approved
bond issues, are available for the
construction of the Dixie highway
system of roads in the eight States
between the Gulf of Mexico and the
Straits of Mackinac, says the Dixie
highway official organ of the asso-
citation, No. l, which has just been
published in newspaper form at
Chattanooga From reports made to
the Dixie Highway Association from
1873 counties traversed by designat-
ed lines of the highway it is found
that the aggregate road building
fund approximates S9,726,400.
Doesn't Yet Include West Coast
Route
This amount does not include
bond issues and appropriations in
western Florida and the eastern part
of lower Geor? ia, where two links
of the highway system are yet to be
designated by commissioners of the
respective states. Illinois, which
has the shortest link of the highway
between State lines, 1913 miles to be
exact, is the leading contributor
with two bond issues aggregating
$3,5O0,000. Cook county, Illinois,
has voted 100000, and Vermil-
lion county has issued S1,500,0OO in
highway bonds.
Appropriations from bond issues
and the tax levies in six of the eight
Dixie highway States so far report
ed are as follows: Florida palm
Beach county, 100000; Dade,
100000; Volusia. sSSO,0O0, and
St. Johns, s65O,OOO), $3.50, 900;
Georgia, $159,00O; Tennessee, 81
439, 900; Kentucky from Middles-
boro to the Blue Grass region. 1910
OO0), $97S,0O0; Indiana, 100000;
Illinois, $3,500,O0O.
Mileage Traversed in Eight States
According to figures compiled by
the Dixie Highway Association the
great north and south thorough
fares route bears the following
geographical relation to the eight
States as far as mileage, cities and
towns and counties traversed are
concerned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
MANY SEE MIRACLES
IN GEORGIA
Sufferers Rescued Swiftly After
Hope Had Faded and Long
Treatments Failed

Sufferers all over the State OF
Georgia have found a ready deliver
ance from the ills of stomach trou-
bles peculiarly common in the
South.
Remarkable stories of health re-
gained are told by hundreds who
have used Mayr's Wonderful Rem,
edy. 1t is a remedy with record
The first dose is always proof to any
stomach sufferer who tries it. 1t is
quick. Here's what two users say:
REV. j. POWELL, Statesboro
Cal just escaped the operating
table. Now | can eat what l please
| would be glad if everybody suffer
ing with stomach trouble could
learn of your remedy"
SAIISTA THOMAS, Is La France
St., Atlanta, Ga.-'T have taken
your remedy five weeks. 1t has done
me much good. | feel like | hardly
know my strength-my appetite is
fine."
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent results for stomach. liv-
er and intestinal ailments. Eat as
much and whatever you like. Nc
more distress after eating, pressure
of gas in the stomach and around
the heart. Get one bottle of your
druggist now and try it on an alb
solute guaranteed not satisfactory
money will be returned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

Our old friend Villa over in Mex
ico whom we were all disposed to
hail some months ago as new star
in the military armament of the
Napoleonic type, seems to be falling
down on his job. His luster is fad
ing, his fighting is inconsequent and
the magic of his name has departed
In the british, senseless slaughter
now in proeress in Mexico in which
there are so many causes and so
many leaders, the poor poems, who
have to shoot and be shot and don't
know who or what or why they are
fighting, have lost their chief in
spiration, for Villa touched their
imagination as he roared and bel
lowed through the battle and urged
them on with reckless exposure of
his own person. and now that vic
tory has deserted him they are like
the old guard with Napoleon in
eclipse.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

Short Talks in the Times-Union
charges us with near poetry in some
recent reflections in the Telegram
on the subject of tree planting along
the country roads of Florida. We
are not ashamed of it, and if it were
possible we would rise to the very
highest flights of lyric. epic or any
other impassioned form of noblest
verse to express our alteration for
fine big shade trees planted at fire.
quent intervals along the country
roads. And so acute is our feeling
on this subject that there have been
times when we felt the murderOus
instinct of the caveman and want
ed to use smashing club over the
head of the human ncndescript,
soul. nor even of true utility, raw
aged and devastated charming
landscape by brutality chopping
down noble old trees adjoining the
long, hot country roads and max
ing very oasis of grateful shade
and rest for the tired traveller and
his painting beast of burden. Trees
are among Gods best gifts to man
and along our public highways they
are constant source of pleasure
and utility. Especially are they val
liable in this hot climate, and some
our rural roads with their graceful
lines and the man who would chop
one of them down would he c,nsid-
cred a public enemy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
dnn't believe II

,,., fair? If you don't believe II
it's easy to find out. :,
Here are a few comparisons "
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No one is more interested tnan
YOU in keeping trade at home except
tho dealers themselves. Business
far them means business for you
More profits will mean larger adVer-
Using appropriations. More money
circulating at home means better
and more prosperous community as
whole from which you VIII reap
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Publishers Auxiliary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

The one note of rare, uncon
scious humor in the grim tragedy of
the times when half the world has
become shambles is the row be-
tween old General Miles and old
John L. Sullivan, eX-prize fighter
and reformed drunkard, because the
general won't sit on the same plat
form with John in the speaking
campaign against the liquor traffic
they are both engaged in. Both
have been warriors with other
weapons than their mouths, and now
that they can fight no more save
with wind and words it is rich COM
edy to note the snobbish old gen.
eral, adopting brass buttons and
rich uniforms to the last, pompously
rejecting the momentary social level
of the speaking platform with the
ex-king of bruisers while old John
bellows in reply that Miles is a
"strutting old peacock now in his
dotage."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

The Atlanta mob that threatened
Governor Slaton in the privacy of
his home because he committed
Franks sentence, gave that gentle
man such nationwide fame that
now he is being favorably mentioned
as Democratic candidate for vice
president. The gentlemen compos-
ing the mob are believed to be
shocked and grieved at this unex-
pected result of their rude attentions
to the governor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
TO REMOVE C0NvICTS FROM
MINES 10 ROADS

BirminghGm, Me- . July Sen :
ator Frank S. White, president of
the Alab9ma Convicts improvements
Association will make a strong ap-
peal to the executive committee
which met today, to bring influence
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
LAKElAND'S BEST CLOTHES q
Phone 243 Drane b

upon the legislature which ba,
reconvened, to do away with
convict lease system and tran,
the convicts from the mines hi
hi hways. 1t is considered il,
that the legislature of this state
adopt the convict regulations oil
state of Georfia. Some of the :
tors have visited Georgia and 4
led the methods pursued ty
state in handling its conyict
express satisfaction with condtj
found there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

eagerly sought after by Shriners
everywhere. If all goes well the sue
cessful candidate will head the or
der after twelve years of waiting
Conrad ID. Dykeman, candidate, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, was chosen last
year as an imperial outer guard.
Henry F. Neidringhaus of st. Louis,
is deputy imperial potentate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
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