NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
Mrs. Par.kburst is much
learn th a t her d aughter
ja il.
London su ffrag ettes are
arm ed fojrce w ith w hich to
governm ent to give women
grieved to
is again in
raisin g an
compel the
suffrage.
HUERTA SILENT ABOUT NOTE
Friends of General Regard Commu
nication as Ultimatum.
Mexico C ity —The undercurrent of
conversation a t the national palace
carries rum ors reg ard in g P resident
H u e rta 's a ttitu d e in th e face of W ash
ing to n ’s dem ands th a t he retire , but
the p resident him self rem ains silent.
H u e rta ’s in tim ates are fam iliar
w ith th e term s of the com m unication
which they regard as m andatory. The
memorandum from W ashington says
th a t unless G eneral H u erta re tire s im
m ediately and th e re a fte r has nothing
to do w ith the conduct o f affairs or
the form ation of a new governm ent,
the P resident o f the U nited S tates
will issue an ultim atum , which if re
jected, will cause him to call on con
gress to authorize him to use ste rn e r
methods.
H u e rta 's friends reg ard th e A m eri
can com m unication as conclusive,
since G eneral H u erta is given no
choice regarding fu rth e r p articipation
in M exico’s official affairs.
General H u erta is rem inded th a t
any a tte m p t on his p a rt to leave as his
successor any o f th e men connected
w ith the coup d ’e ta t by which he ob
tained th e presidency o r to u tilize in
the proposed governm ent any of those
chosen in th e recent elections, even
those named as congressmen, would
resu lt in the definite breaking off of
all relations.
HUERTA IS ORDERED TO
RESIGN FROM PRESIDENCY
Ultimatum of United States Delivered
to Mexican Dictator.
Mexico C ity — P resto -i
H u erta
m ust resign th e presidency o* .-léxico
w ithout loss o f tim e and m ust not
The last steam er to leave the Yukon
leave as his successor G eneral Aure-
escaped from th e riv e r only by th e use
liano B lanquet, his m in ister of war,
of axes to keep h er wheel free from
ice.
or any oth er m em ber of his official
fam ily o r of th e unofficial coterie
T axicab drivers o f Philadelphia have
whom he m ight be expected to control.
struck for $2.50 a day, instead o f 20
T his ultim atum from W ashington
per cent of th e gross receipts of th eir
was conveyed to P resid en t H uerta
cars.
through his p riv ate secretary, Señor
A u thorities declare th a t for the first
Rabago, by Nelson O ’Shaughnessy,
tim e in history, the U nited S tates is
the A m erican charge d ’affaires, acting
prepared for w ar a t a m om ent’s no
under instructions from the S tate de
tice.
partm ent.
Señor Rabago presented the memo
A check for $25,000, th e balance of
randum to his ch ief late Sunday, but
a fee of $42,000, was paid a woman'
up to Tuesday evening P resident H u
law yer a t a luncheon given to Mrs.
e rta had returned no answ er, and, as
P ankhurst.
fa r as could be learned had guarded its
The W ashington, D. C., clim ate
contents from alm ost all of his official
does not agree w ith S ir Cecil Spring-
and in tim ate counsellors.
Those who
Rice, am bassador from England, and YUAN MAKES DRASTIC MOVE learned o f th e W ashington note regard
it is feared he will have to resign.
General H u e rta ’s position as one in
A toy wagon stan d in g n ear a sand Martial Law Prevails in Pekin— which he would be forced to give one
of two answ ers— refusal point blank to
bank a t Beloit, W is., led to the d is
Arrests and Executions.
comply w ith the demand, possibly go
covery of the bodies of two boys who
Pekin — The stru g g le betw een the ing so fa r as to hand the diplom atic
had been buried by a slide while play
Chinese p arliam en t
and P resid en t re p resen tativ e his passports or the
ing near the bank.
Yuan Shi Kai has brought about d ra s
A t the harv ester tru s t hearing it tic action by th e president, which, in elim ination of him self officially.
Those m ost in tim a te w ith the presi-
was predieted th a t the en tire country
the opinion of many, will have a seri- j d en t in sist th a t th e la tte r course will
is about in the hands o f a farm m ach
ous effect on p arliam en tary govern- not be taken for many reasons, chief
inery combine consisting of only two
m ent. L engthy presidential proclam- among which is th a t such an action
fam ilies, the McCormicks and Deer-
ations w ere issued a t m idnight expel- would be tan tam o u n t to subm ission to
ings.
ling th e Kwo Ming T ang p arty , num- j the rebels.
Official Mexico is no
Twenty-five students of Eugene, bering m ore than 300 m em bers, from longer in doubt th a t th e W ashington
O r., high school w ere suspended for p arliam ent.
adm in istratio n favors the rebel cause
engaging in a dancing party , follow
The proclam ations recount the diffi- and is convinced th a t th is is the means
ing an e n tertain m en t a t which it had culties w ith which the governm ent has taken by P resid en t W ilson and Secre-
been announced no dancing would be been stru g g lin g since the Manchu | ta ry B ryan to assist C arranza to win.
allowed
reign and describe d isa ste rs c ertain to
Changes in th e m ilitary situation
In deference to women voters, P o rt follow if p a rtie s such as the Kwo ! throughout the country include, ac-
I cording to la te st reports, th e advance
land has done away w ith ten ts as poll M ing T ang are p erm itted to exist.
A c risis in the situ a tio n w as reached 1 of the rebels to attack Zacatecas, but
ing places, and provided clean and
com fortable q u arters indoors by u tiliz la st week when the d ra ft of the pro the governm ent believes th a t the g a r
ing school houses, engine houses and posed constitu tio n which would make rison th ere is sufficiently strong to re
the p resident absolutely dependent on sist an a ttack successfully. Quere-
vacant store rooms.
the p arliam en t w as decided on.
taro, capital of the sta te of the same
The P ortiand-San Francisco steam er
M artial law is in operation in Pekin name, on the m ain line of the N ational
B eaver is found to be more seriously and the au th o ritie s are m aking arre sts railw ay, south of San Luis Potosi, is
injured by her recen t collision w ith and sum m ary executions.
P rep ara surrounded by rebels and practically
the lum ber schooner N ecanicum than tions are under way for th e elder in a sta te of siege. N orth of San Luis
was at first supposed, and she will statesm en who served under the Man- Potosi a new m ethod has been adopted
V robsb ly be ]a i{j U(, a long tim e for r e chus to resum e th e ir positions in the by the rebels to prevent the operation
pairs.
cabinet.
of tra in s. Placards addressed to em
A t various legations th e opinion is ployes have been posted notifying
Boston fishing boats are unable to held th a t only by Btrong action can the
them they would be hanged if they
go to sea on th e ir re g u la r trip s on ac president prevent th e d isruption of attem
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th e train s. __
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a re-
count of a scarcity o f ice.
L ittle had f su it the men are refu sin g to tak e out
China by h er own people.
A rtillery has been placed ready for been accomplished by p arliam ent, j trains,
which has devoted its tim e to opposing
action in the Colorado m iners strike.
the p resident since it convened.
Dis
The senate finance com m ittee re orders are spreading.
m ains in deadlock over the currency
bill.
Foreigners are leaving Mexico as
rapidly hs possible, and expect to lose
all they cannot tak e w ith them.
A Kansas m iser died of starvation
on his farm , which was well stocked.
He also had a large bank account.
A fa rm e r’s w ife a t E nterprise, O r.,
died of p erito n itis believed to have
been caused by e atin g raw w heat.
J. J. Hill says the country is w ater
logged w ith bonds.
Postm aster General Burleson is p re
paring to establish several model post-
offices, to be used us object lessons for
postm asters.
A Chicago m illionaire who died re
cently le ft $4,651,000 to his widow and
seven children, in stru ctin g them to de
vote $200,000 to charity.
A Boston man smashed a $50 plate
glass window in a re sta u ra n t because
he was charged 16 cents for a p late of
beans containing only 42 beans.
Q
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat — Track prices: Club, 79(H)
80c per bushel; bluestem, 90c; forty
fold, 81c; red Russian, 78c; valley,
80c.
Oats—No. 1 white, $25(d)25.50.
Corn—Whole, $37 ton; cracked, $38.
Millstuffs — Bran, $22 per ton;
shorts, $24; middlings, $30.
Hay— No. 1 Eastern Oregon tim
othy, $15(u 16; mixed timothy, $12oi)
14; alfalfa, $ 13(d)13.60; clover, $8.50
<g)9; valley grain hay, $110012.
Onions — Oregon, $2.15 per sack;
buying price, $1.75 f. o. b. shipping
points.
Vegetables— Cabbage, lOOltc per
pound; cauliflower, $1001.25 per doz
en; cucumbers, 400045c per dozen;
eggplant, 7c pound; head lettuce, $2
per c ra te ; peppers, 5(il)7c pound; to
matoes, 60c(d $1.60 per box; garlic,
12ic pound; sprouts, H e; artichokes,
$1.50 per dozen; squash, lie per
pound; pumpkins, l i e per pound; cel
ery, 50or75c per dozen.
Grean F ru it— Apples, 60cOi $2.50 per
box; peaches, SOwfiOc; pears, $1.26(d)
1.60: grapes, 60cfd$1.60 per c ra te ;
10(d,12ic per b a sk e t;
casabaa, 2c
pound; cranberries, $8.50(d) 11 per b a r
rel.
Potatoes Oregon, 90c0i$l per hun
dred; buyi.tg price, 76(d86c at ship
ping points.
Poultry—Hens, 14(itl4ic per pound;
springs,
14c; turkeys, live, 20c;
dressed, 26(d26c; ducks, ll(i£12c;
geese, 12c.
Eggs Oregon fresh ranch, candled,
43(d 44c dozen.
Butter—Oregon creamery, cubes,
84c per pound; butter fat, delivered,
34c.
Pork—Fancy, ll(ii,llic per pound.
Veal—Fancy, 14c per pound.
Hops—Prime 1913 crop, prime and
choice, 21(d.23c; 1912 crop, nominal.
Wool—Valley, 16oi.l8c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1 l(al6c; mohair, 1913
clip, 26(ii27c.
Cattle — Prime steers, $701:7.86;
choice, $6.75oi7; medium, $6.60oi
6.75: prime cows, $6 26or6 50; choice,
$6oi 6.26; heifers. $6(d6.?6; light,
calves, $8oi9; heavy, $6.75(d7.75;
bulls, $3.60oi 6; stags, $6.76oi6.75.
- Hogs— L ight, $8.26oi>8.36; heavy,
$701)7.60.
Sheep — Wethers, $4016; ewes,
$3.26<&4; lambs, $401.6.76.
STRIKERS
HOARDING
FOOD
¿^I solated
HANDS AND FEET BOUND,
MAN MAKES LONG SWIM
New Y ork— H arry Elionsky, o f New
Copper Mine Workers Prepare for London, Conn., who, though only 19
Idle Winter.
years old, weighs 265 pounds, swam
C alum et, M ich.—W ith no hope of a | from th e Brooklyn bridge to Bay
settlem en t o f the copper strik e in R ^ g e , a distance of e ig h t m iles, w ith
sight, the strik e rs have begun prepar- his hands and fe e t bound, and towed a
ations to carry th e ir fight for recogni-1 row boat in w hich w ere seven men
tion of th e union through the w inter. w eighing more th an h alf a ton.
He explains th e fa c t th a t the feat
Stores have been opened a t Hancock
and Red Ja c k e t by the W estern F eder took him three hours and eleven m in
ation of Miners, and o thers will be | utes by saying th a t the tide in B u tter
The
started a t L aurium ,
Ahmeek and milk channel was ag a in st him.
attached
to E lionsky's
South Range.
These stores will be | boat was
storked w ith provisions contributed by shoulders by a so rt o f "D u tc h collar”
strik e sym pathizers and labor unions arrangem ent.
The young sw im m er was in fine
and will be th e d istrib u tin g centers in
th e ir respective d istricts.
Leadors physical condition a t th e end of the
declare th ere is no suffering among jau n t. In addition to his newly-won
the strik e rs. Donations of money are honor of being champion m arine truck
being received from organizations horse of the world, Elionsky once
affiliated w ith the A m erican Federa swam 30 m iles in 15 hours.
tion o f Labor.
The Calum et & H ecla company is |
Autumn Mode 1» Mannish.
im porting strik e-b reak ers.
Present
P a ris—The fall Btyles as displayed
production is one-fifth of normal for a t the A uteuil races have d istin ct m as
the d istric t.
culine featu res.
The hats are black
The injunction ag ain st picketing velvet, modeled on the lines of a m an’s
will rem ain in force until November top h at and distin g u ish ed by a single
18, the d ate se t for argum ents before , fea th e r risin g two inches above the
the S tate Suprem e court.
crown.
Silk collars of the G ladstone type,
slightly stiffened and held in position
Low Cable Rate Wanted.
Tokio— In consequence o f the grow by a gold pin, w ere seen, worn w ith
tailored suits. T here w ere also self-
ing comm ercial relations betw een J a p colored
ties
worn w ith stand-up
an and the U nited S tates, and in view winged collars.
of the opening soon o f the Panam a
canal, the Jap an ese governm ent has
Male Decollete Hooted.
entered into negotiations w ith the ob
P ittsb u rg — D ecollette for men made
je c t o f o b tain in g reduced rates for te l
egraphic com m unication across the its appearance in Alvin th eater, th is
Pacific ocean Much of the telegraphic city. Ju z t a fte r the cu rtain rose on
business is now relayed by way of the first act two young men, dressed
Europe, b u t Jap an ese officials believe in the la te st mode, entered a low er
The
th e in te re sts of th e U nited S ta te s and box and the audience gasped.
Jap an req u ire the establishm ent o f a debonaire young gallan ts both wore
so ft w hite sh irts w ith so ft roll collars
cheaper system o f com m unication
arranged w ith deep V-shaped opening
in front, exposing a t least five inches
Ex-Outlaw Wants Job.
The audience, recovering
Sacram ento, Cal. — C hris Evans, o f chest.
crim inal p a rtn e r of S ontag in a series from the m om entary shock, began to
of tra in hold-ups and m urders th a t hoot and jeer. U nable to stand the
terrorized C alifornia 20 years ago, and rem arks, the two young gallan ts left.
now paroled from C alifornia prisons,
Prairie Fire is Menacing.
has applied to C alifornia au th o rities
V alentine, N eb—A p ra irie fire which
for perm ission to accept a position as
city w atchm an in Portland, Or. The sta rte d n ear the Rosebud Indian reser
man who was an outlaw for a y ear in vation in South D akota has assumed
the m ountains of Fresno and T ulare alarm ing proportions. I t has traveled
counties 20 years ago, a fte r having 30 m iles and fanned by a high wind is
robOed tra in s and killed several offi headed for Kewanee, Neb. Hundreds
cers, feels th a t he is specially fitted o f farm ers and ranchm en are out fight
ing the blaze, but have made no head
to r guardianship o f peace and order.
way. It has reached th e N iobrara
river, b u t no e stim ate can be placed
Foreign Butter Arrive».
Portland The first im portant ship on the propery loss a t th is tim e. G raz
m ent of foreign b u tte r has arrived ing is ruined along the sta te line
here.
A lot o f 6600 pounds of the and many fam ilie s’ homes are de
New Zealand product was received by stroyed.
a local broker, and la te r was p u t on
Vice President Off for Rest.
sale in a re ta il m ark et a t 371 cents a
K ansas C ity —Vice P resident M ar
pound.
The p rice o f the best P ort
shall, en route to A rizona to rest and
land-made b u tte r is 40 cents.
He
The im ported a rticle was pronouced hunt, passed through th is city.
good by ex p erts, b u t the differennee spent 45 m inutes in th e statio n be
betw een its price and th a t o f local tween tra in s, giv in g th a t tim e to a
b u tte r was not g re a t enough to cause cig ar and a stroll up and down the
platform . The Vice P resident was
any flurry in the trade.
accompanied by Mrs. M arshall. They
expect to go d irect to th e ir ranch near
Indian Land to Re Sold.
W ashington, D. C .—S ecretary Lane Phoenix.
has signed an order authorizing the
Pike's Peak Not Sinking.
sale o f the rem nant lands, com prising
W ashington, D. C.- R ecent reports
36,365 acres, in the Kiowa. Comanche,
Apache and W ichita Indian reserv a from l>enver th a t P ik e ’s Peak had
tions in Oklahoma. The sale will be sunk 39 feet in the last three years
by public auction a t Lawton, O kla., w ere exploded in a geological survey
bulletin issued here.
I beg nning December 8.
LAY IN FUEL, SAY PROPHETS
Prognosticators’ Association Says
Hard Winter Is Coming.
VO/THORVATH
an a DEAN HOARD
m p y p r y T « n -BY VY.dGRAPMAN Dt D fr UNITED MAIM AND (3RÍAT BRITAIN ♦
Reading, P a.— Fill your coal bins
and m ake o th er preparations for a
severe w inter. These tim ely w arnings
are sounded following the
annual
m eeting of the w eather prophets of
Berks county, held a t V irginsville,
nine m iles north of Reading. F or the
first tim e in many years the w eather
prognosticators of this section, who
have been m eeting in annual session
for the past 15 years periodically,
agree in predicting a severe w inter.
One reason given for cold w eather
this w in ter is th a t not for many years
have flies been as scarce as they have
been this year.
C aterpillars, wasps
and o th er insects disappeared earlier
than usual.
Samuel F. Glass, of Athol, who has
been forecasting w inter w eather for
45 years said :
“ I find th a t the
groundhogs in my section have gone
exceptionally deep this fall, and th a t
is a sure sign of a hard w inter. The
leaves are clinging to the trees longer
than usual this fall, and th is is an
other indication
of intensely cold
w eather, w ith plenty of snow. I have
noticed during the past 40 years th a t
w henever the trees and plants retain
th eir leaves the w inter will be a severe
o ne.”
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A m e ric a n a d been is o la te d fro m th e re n t
o f th e w o rld by th e uee o f Z - ra y s , a w o n
d e rfu l In v e n tio n o f H a n n ib a l P r u d e n t.
T h e In v e n tio n h a d s a v e d th e c o u n try
fro m fo re ig n In v a sio n , a n d th e c o n tin e n t
h a d b e en u n ite d u n d e r one g o v e rn m e n t
w ith P r u d e n t a s p re s id e n t. F o r h a lf a
c e n tu ry p e ac e a n d p ro s p e rity re ig n e d in
th is p a r t o f th e w o rld . T h e s to r y o p e n s
w ith P r e s id e n t P r u d e n t c ritic a lly 11L H is
d e a th Is h a s te n e d by th e re c e ip t o f a
m e ssa g e fro m C o u n t v on W e rd e n s te ln of
G e rm a n y t h a t h e h a s a t la s t s u cc e ed e d la
p e n e tr a tin g th e ra y s . D y in g , h e w a rn s
h is d a u g h te r A s t r a t h a t th is m e a n s a fo r
e ig n In v a sio n . H e te lls h e r to h u r r y to
th e I s la n d of C lry n e , b u t d ies b e fo re he
c a n te ll th e lo c a tio n o f th e p la c e. A s tra
Is n o m in a te d fo r th e p re s id e n c y by th e
c o n tin e n ta l p a r ty . N a p o le o n E d iso n c a lls
on A s tra . In fo rm s h e r t h a t he w a s a p u
pil of h e r f a th e r 's , a n d p ro m ise s to h e lp
h e r. H e g iv e s h e r a rin g m a d * o f a n e w
ly d is c o v e re d s u b s ta n c e w h ic h , h e s a y s ,
w ill solve th e p ro b le m o f flying. C h e v a l
ie r dl L e o n a p p e a r s In E u ro p e . H e c a lls
on v on W e r d e n s te ln a n d o ffers h im th e
s e c re t of m a k in g g o ld In r e tu r n fo r a b s o
lu te d is a r m a m e n t a n d p eace. T h e o h e v al-
le r Is s u sp e c te d o f b e in g a n A m e ric a n .
H e Is seiz e d a t n ig h t a n d c a r r ie d off In
a n a re o p la n e . A s t r a Is I n a u g u r a te d a s
p re s id e n t. She re c e iv e s a m e s s a g e fro m
E dison, w h o se lo n g s ile n ce h a s w o rrie d
h e r, t h a t h e h a s b e en a p ris o n e r fo r tw o
m o n th s on th e Is la n d o f H e lg o la n d a n d
h a s ju s t e sc a p e d . H e a n n o u n c e s t h a t th e
c o n fe d e r a te d fleet o f E u ro p e h a s sa ile d
fo r A m e ric a . H e p ro m ise s to c a ll on h e r
th e fo llo w in g n ig h t. C o u n te ss R o aln y , a
sp y , beoom es a p ris o n e r In h o p e o f s e c u r
in g N a p o le o n 's s e c re t. S h s fa lls In love
w ith him . S he a g r e e s to Join h im In a n
a tte m p t to e sc a p e . B y th e u se o f fire
w o rk s he s u m m o n s a c u rio u s fly in g m a
c h in e w h ic h re s e m b le s a m o n s te r eagle.
H e e sc a p e s a n d s e n d s h is m e ss a g e to
A stra . E d iso n c a lls on A s t r a a s p ro m ised .
H e tell* h e r hi* p la n s fo r d e fe n se h a v e
b een c o m p le ted b u t t h a t h e w ill g iv e f u ll
e r d e ta ils a t hi* w o rk s h o p on th e Isla n d
o f C lry n e In th e P a c ific . T h e y m a k e th e
trip In th r e e h o u rs . H is p la n s a r e b a se d
on th e p e c u lia r ity o f th e new s u b s ta n c e ,
c
n lth . w h ic h Is lig h te r th a n a n y k n o w n
B erlin— I t is reported here th a t $ 2 ,-' m lry
e ta l a n d Is p r a c tic a lly In d e s tru c tib le .
500,000 has been paid to retain a T h e E u r o p e a n s s u c c e e d In p a s s in g th e
o f Iso la tio n , b u t find t h a t th e A m e ri
new spaper mouthpiece for the k a is e r’s c line
a n s h a v e e s ta b lis h e d a s ec o n d one. E d i
use. The money was paid to the Au son d e liv e rs a n o te to v on W e rd e n s te ln
g sh ip d e m a n d in g t h a t th e fleet
g u st Scherl N ew spaper company, own b In e h w is ith fla
d ra w n . E d is o n Is a tta c k e d , b u t
ers of the B erlin Lokal A nzeiger, in by th e u se of so m e m y s te rio u s p o w e r h e
retu rn for a pledge to keep the paper ] d e s tr o y s tw o w a rs h ip s a n d s e v e ra l a e ro -
la n e s. R e a lis in g h is h e lp le s s n e s s W e r-
constantly a t the governm ent’s d is e n s te ln w ith d ra w * h ts fleet a n d c o n se n ts
to u n iv e rs a l d is a r m a m e n t. E d is o n 's m o th
posal.
111 on th e Is la n d o f C lryne C o u n te ss
T his influential journal was in dan e R r o Is
sln y o ffers to go a n d c o m fo rt h e r. h o p
ger of becoming the property of Ru in g to d is c o v e r E d is o n ’s s e c re ts . S he be
s to w e a v e a n e t a ro u n d S a n to s D u -
dolph Mosse, ow ner of the B erliner g p in
re l, E d is o n ’s a s s is ta n t. T h e c o u n te ss
T ageblatt. The tra n sfe r would have g e ts a le tte r fro m W e r d e n s te ln o fferin g
h e r th e p rin c e d o m o f B ch o m b u rg -L lth o w
le ft the im perial p arty w ithout an im- fo
r E d is o n 's s e o r e t E d iso n a n a S a n to s
s t a r t In s e a rc h of a new d e p o sit o f c lr y n
portant new spaper.
lth , th e ir s u p p ly b e in g a lm o s t e x h a u s te d .
T h e y And It o n th e e s ta te o f S c h o m b u rg -
L lth o w . T h e c o u n te s s A nally g e ts S a n to s
CARLOS MADERO LIKES IDEA In
to h e r c lu tc h e s . S he g e ts a n o th e r le tte r
fro m W e rd e n s te ln a s k in g h e r to And o u t
w h y E d iso n Is In te re s te d In th e S ch o m -
Rebels Declared to Be Able to Take b u r g e s ta te . E d iso n a p p lie s p e rs o n a lly to
W e r d e n s te ln w ith a n o ffe r fo r th e p ro p
Capita], If Armed.
e r ty , b u t g e ts no s a tis fa c tio n .
KAISER PAYS BIG FOR
CONTROL OF NEWSPAPER
S
O m aha—Only by liftin g the em bar
go on arm s, thus p e rm ittin g the con
stitu tio n a lis ts to m arch on Mexico
C ity and overthrow H u erta could the
U nited S ta te s assist Mexico in solving
the problems o f the revolution-torn re
public, according to Carlos Madero,
brother of the late President Francisco
Madero.
" I n Mexico we have 130,000 consti
tu tio n a lis ts,” declared Madero, "a n d
if the U nited States would p erm it us
to g et modern w ar equipm ent we
would m arch on th e C ity o f Mexico
and overthrow the force of 70,000 un
der the command of H uerta. Most all
the people in the country favor us.
and, once in power, we could easily
restore peace.
"In te rv e n tio n by the U nited S tates)
would only mean a long-draw n-out b a t
tle, in which all Mexicans alike would
g et to g eth er under one standard to
repel the common foe. I t would mean
a t the least a five-year struggle, which
in the end could not achieve th e re
sults in ten d ed .”
COUPLE WILL WED “UNSEEN”
Man Who Thinks Providence Made
Match Wants to Take Chance.
Philadelphia — Mrs. Marion C. A r
n ett, a widow of this city, will m arry
next week a man she bas never seen
and whose face she will not look on
until a fte r the wedding ceremony.- He
is Dr. Francis W. H artley, a prom i
nent th ro a t specialist, of Baltim ore.
He has never seen hi? bride.
A fte r courting th e widow for'several
m onths by mail and telephone, the
specialist received his answ er over the
telephone and it w as agreed th a t they
should not see each o th e r's face until
a fte r they w ere m arried. Mrs. A rnett
will hide her face behind a heavy
black veil until a fte r the ceremony.
Dr. H artley says th a t he does not
w ant to see his b rid e's face until a fte r
they are m arried, because th e ir w ed
ding has been planned by Providence
The doctor says his faith in Providence
is strong enough to tak e the chance.
He is a m em ber o f a religious sect
whose m em bers live by faith.
Policeman Kills Mexican.
Los A ngeles—As an indirect result
of the b itte r anti-A m erican feeling
among the thousands of M exicans in
Los A ngeles. Adolfo Moreno, a Mex
ican, was shot and killed here by Al
b e rt C. Staples, a policem an.
The
officer was w alking his b eat in the
Mexican q u arter, when he saw Mor
eno and four other men, all apparently
drunk, crossing the stre e t tow ard him.
Suddenly one of the q u in tet fired at
Staples.
The officer prom ptly shot
Moreno through th e body.
Then he
arrested J . Cortez, one of the men.
Militant Boosts Prices.
Chicago— W hite slavery was given
as one o f the causes of m ilitancy by
Mrs. Kmmaline Pankhurst in a lecture
to an audience largely composed of
women.
She named several laws
which she said discrim inated ag ain st
her sex, as reasons for the violent ta c
tics adopted in England.
Women of
the com m ittee on arrangem ents, dis
pleased because
Mrs. P an k h u rst's
m anager increased the price of stage
seats to $1.60, a fte r agreeing th a t no
seat should sell for more than $1, kept
th eir prom ise not to occupy chair*.
C H A P TER XVI.— Contlnusd.
“Is there an answ er?" he asked In
English.
"W ill you see th e countess person
ally?" asked the chancellor.
“W ho?” he asked stupidly.
“Oh, never m ind,” answ ered the
chancellor, knowing the man knew
nothing w hatever about the message.
“Who will coma a fte r the aniw er, if
there la one?"
“A bird m an.”
“A bird man?” The count did not
know w hether th e man was really
simple or n o t “W here do you live?"
“In America."
“H 'm ; th a t la a broad answ er. Yea,
th ere will be a m essage."
He sa t down and w rote:
"My Dear CounteBs: I am glad to
h ear from you. Your wishes will be
fulfilled to the letter. I will do my
best to prepare things for your re
ception. Your legal advisers will re
ceive the necessary papers in due
course.
“W ith best w ishes and hoping to
hear from you soon, I am,
“Von W erdensteln.”
H e sealed the letter, then gave It to
the man, who left the room.
The chancellor pondered deeply
over the situation, then started for
the royal palace to report Napoleon's
visit and R osltta's prom ises to his
majesty.
W hen Napoleon arrived hom e he
had a long conference with Aatra.
They were both eom ew hat depressed.
His disappointm ent In not securing
the Peak Suemeg was great, because
he had many Inventions th at required
the use of elrynlth, and he knew th at
the count’! actions w ere a m enace to
the peace movement.
They decided th a t they would m arry
In the month of July. T h at evening
they w ent to Clryne to tell th eir d eter
m ination to Mrt. Edleon.
Napoleon and Aetra spent another
day on Clryne. This tim e Napoleon
conducted the th ree women through
the wonderful plant where clrynlth
was refined and m anufactured Into
parte of aerodrom onaa and other uee-
ful articles.
R oeltta kept h er ears and eyes wide
open, hut not being trained along me
chanical linea she could not u n d e r
stand many of the th ln g i ahe saw.
Still she was glad th a t Napoleon hon
ored her with hi* confidence as from
now on there would be no objection to
her visiting the shops w henever (he
pleased.
Napoleon took A stra back to W ash
ington late In the afternoon. Mrs. Ed
ison and R oeltta walked down to the
sandy shore and sat listening to the
waves. The m other was dream ing of
the happy future for her son. The
other was weaving fin* thread* of the
net she was tangling about her friends.
Santo* was away, but he was ex
pected bask soon. She disliked to see
him leave her side, as ehe feared to
lose the control th a t she had gained
over him.
He returned th a t evening. When
Mr*. Edleon retired the countess stole
ont of the house end «trolled toward
the ehoro, w here ehe knew Santos
would be aw aiting her. Santo* was
the happiest of men when she greeted
him with passionate embrace* and
klaeea.
He wee like e faithful, obedient dog
W hatever Roeltta a sk id he did with
out question Tonight be handed her
the count’s letter, th a t came In answ er
to the one he had sent for her.
R osltta opened It, and he held hie
pocket flashlight so she could read.
“My little blond boy, the tim e is
nearing when my nam e will be
changed to Duprel. W hat do you think
of th at? Mrs. Duprel? Doesn’t th a t
sound good to you?”
Santos’ only answ er was kisses; he
had begun to m aster th e so-called lost
a r t very quickly.
“Do you know how I have m issed
you? Mr. Edison and A stra w ere here,
but since I know you I can ’t enjoy
them any more. I know It Is not right
to feel th at way, as Napoleon has been
very good to me, but my sym pathy Is
with you, d ear.” H er arm slipped
around his neck. ”1 cannot h ear him
criticise you.”
"C riticise m e? Is he dissatisfied
w ith m e?" The words were heavy
w ith dismay. R osltta knew th a t she
had touched the right strings. “Who
told you th a t? ”
"Don’t tak e It seriously, Santos. I
have tried to keep It to m yself, but
I— I could n o t ”
"Did he say th at I had not served
him well? Did he say th a t? "
“He did,” w hispered R oeltta.
Santos breathed fire and flame. Ro
s ltta subtly convinced Santos th a t he
was th e man, and not Napoleon E di
son, whose nam e should be the revered
one In A m erican history. W hen argu
m ents were weak, kisses strengthened
them , until poor Santos was molded
into a form th a t suited R osltta. Then
she said:
"I own th e clrynlth deposits In H un
gary. I never will give them to Na
poleon. I w ant you to be his m aster.
W ill you come with m e?”
”1 am with you and yours fo rev er!”
The tone In which th is was said was
enough for Rosltta. She knew she had
won.
C H A P TER XVII.
The Fifteenth of July,
July 15, the m arriage day of A stra
and Napoleon, had been declared a
continental holiday.
From n ear and far cam e congratu
lations. They had not planned a gor
geous cerem ony, but they could not
stop the expressions of love th a t cam e
from the loyal citizens. T he whole
capital was alive w ith color, and the
m essages th a t cam e and the sincere
joy of all, m ade th e day one to be
rem em bered for years to come.
A stra had m issed R osltta very much.
She had been unable to attend the
wedding, as she had been 111 on the
Island of C lryne for th e last few
weeks.
W hen Napoleon heard th a t the
countess was unable to attend th eir
wedding on account of h er indisposi
tion, he thoughtfully shook his head.
It seem ed Incredible th a t R osltta, who
was so full of vitality and energy,
should be 111. He only said: “Every
illness has a rem edy."
He did not give th e m a tte r fu rth e r
thought. He spent the last day before
his m arriage In his aerodrom one, the
American Eagle. W here he was, or
w hat he did, no one seem ed to know,
and he did not volunteer the lnforma-
tlon.
A fter th eir wedding luncheon A etra
returned to her presidential office, as
th ere w ere things th a t Bhe w anted to
atten d to personally. Especially the
crim inal case of Nikolay Mozrak. T he
C rim inal Court of the continent had
decreed capital punishm ent for a t
tem pted assassination of the President
of the U nited Republics of America.
A stra read the docum ent carefully,
and Instead of signing It, she w rote:
"Pardoned, and shall be Instantly re
leased.”
(Signed)
"ASTRA PRUDENT EDISON."
She dispatched the pardon by a spe
cial m essenger, and then took up other
m atters.
At seven o'clock aha was a t the Crys
tal Palace, to dress for the banquet of
the Continental Comm ercial and In
dustrial Association, one of the most
powerful societies organized to pro
m ote the w elfare of business people.
She and Napoleon drove to the new
C apital Hotel In an open car. The
banquet was arranged for 4,000 guests
and the whole upper floor was throw n
open for the purpose.
At eleven o'clock the presidential
party left and threaded Its way tow ard
the Cryetal Palace. At th e Palace
Judge Scanlan of th e C ontinental
Court aw aited them. Hla mission was
to deliver a heavy looking le tte r to the
President.
"Your excellency will pardon me for
taking this liberty, but Mr. Mozrak.
the prisoner you so kindly pardoned.
Insisted th at this le tte r Is Im portant,
and would not leave the prison until
I prom ised him that I would deliver It
personally.”
A etra took the le tte r and thanked
him for Its safe delivery, then dis
missed him with a few kind words.
Napoleon escorted his m other to her
rooms, then returned to th e library,
w here Aetra aw aited him. H er cas-
dtd, beautiful face was pale and taare
glistened In her eyes. H er whole be
ing expressed sorrow.
“W hat Is It, dear?" asked her h o e
hand, sym pathetically.
Instead of replying, she handed him
a letter. He recognized the fine hand
w riting of th e C ountess Roslny
It
reed:
“My dear Friend« and Protector*:
”1 am w riting thlz to you both, a* I
know you will be m arried when yon
receive It. 1 know you will receive all
kinds of presents, surprize* and con
gratulations. as you are both the be
loved of your followers. But la order
to giro m ore value to tho Mud wisnes,
I have decided to tell you th e tru th ,
the unvarnished, cruel tru th .
“I w onder If It will su rp rise you to
find th a t I am. and have been in the
service of Count von W erdensteln.
You have been th e kindest of hosts.
Indeed, so good th a t you m ade my task
really despicable but much easier.
“Don’t taka this very seriously. Life
Is m ade up of an equal portion of
bad and good, and the end is alw ays
the same. D eath g ath ers us all In,
and puts In our places others who may
find pleasure In destroying all th a t we
have created. You both dream of
world peace—I wish I could create
peace In my own h e a rt I
“I adm ire you both, especially Na
poleon, and for th a t reason, I h ate you
both, being unable to love you, as
th ere a re no middle stream s In my na
ture.
“T here Is no use of my telling you
wh&t I Intend to do; you will know It
soon enough, and you both will be
sorry th a t you ever m et the unhappy
person whose nam e waa, once, R osltta
Roslny.
“And now, I wish you all happiness,
until we m eet again.
“ROSITTA,
"P rincess of Schom burg Llthow.”
Napoleon quietly folded th e le tte r
and handed It back to A stra. He did
not seem disturbed a t all. He picked
up the envelope and law the New
York postm ark.
“It is clear. The countess has the
secret of clrynlth and, very likely, of
thp aerodrom one.”
"B ut how did she get It?”
"T h at rem ains to be seen. W erden
steln evidently thinks th a t everything
Is fair in love or w ar."
“W ill you read me th a t o th er letter,
the one th e judge brought?" asked
Astra.
"Of course, dear. This Is M ozrak’s
comm unication. I w onder w hat he haa
to say." H e opened th e heavy enve
lope and a num ber of sheets fell to
the table.
“To the P resid en t of the U nited Re
publics of A m erica:
“Since th a t unhappy event. In which
I was selected by F ate as th e Instru
m ent of Death, I have had many hours
to think clearly and to learn from my
Inner self th a t It la the rule of Love,
and not the rule of Force th a t should
rule the world. I have se t down the
following facts, so th a t your ladyship
shall know all the motive pow ers th a t
may govern hum an actions.
“T he fact th a t my bullet w ent astray
la due, not so much to th e quickness
of the g reat hum anitarian and A m eri
can patriot, Napoleon Edison, as to
the ta c t th a t I beheld the C ountess Ro
slny In your company. A mom ent of
hesitation la enough to fru stra te plans.
H er Influence naturally, unintention
ally saved your life, as my hand and
eye a re alw ays true. I am happy th a t
thlnga turned out as they did.
"Before I explain why th e countess’
presence saved you (she has done,
however, Involuntarily, a t least one
good act In h er life), I w ant to tell you
th a t my nam e Is not Mozrak, and 1 am
not a Russian.
"My nam e is Aetzel von R othenberg,
and som e years ago I wore the u n i
form of the fam ous Red H ussars
"Y ears ago, when on a vacation trip,
I traveled through Italy; a t th a t time
I could enjoy the g reat m arvels of Na
ture. I was young and noble-thinking
—and free. On the shore of the Lago
dl Magglore I found deatructlon.
"I waa tram ping through the coun
try with a sketching outfit and let
people think me an artist. In a se
cluded and beautiful spot, from w here
I had an uninterrupted view of the
snow-covered peaks of the Alps, and a
wide vista of surroundings pine-cov
ered land, I struck my easel and began
work. A girl em erged from th e only
path and walked tow ard me. I say a
girl, but I ought to say a vision She
was th e m ost bew itching c re atu re I
had ever seen.
“She cam e to me fearlessly and
greeted me In a friendly w ay; I
sketched her In my picture. Inelde of
an hour my fate-w as sealed, aa I had
fallen In lore with her.
"One day n ear the end of my vaoar
tlon, I received an Invitation to visit
the castle of the Roelnys. T here I
found her. She was m arried and had
a beautiful little girl about th ree years
old. She told me th a t she loved me,
th a t h er husband was cruel to her, and
I believed everything. We eloped—
and she made me a tra ito r Inside of a
few weeka. I wa* entrusted w iih im
po rtan t secrets and I entrusted them
to her. I loved her so!
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
LACE
INDUSTRY
IN VENICE
Process Is So Simple It Looks Lika
Child's Play, But Brings Thousands
ef Dollars Annually.
T he lace of Venice has been cele
brated for many centuries. It was
made originally by nuns w ithin the
walls of convents for ecclesiastical g ar
ments. Then, with the fall of the
Venetian republic, the convents w ere
closed and the lace Industry.ceased to
exist for an en tire century. In 1870
the Princess M argherita. afterw ard
queen of Italy, took m easure! to re-
vlve it, especially as a m ean t of pro
viding em ployment for Venetian wom
en. At present th ere a re
several
schools, subsidized by th e govern
m ent, In which the a rt Is taught.
The pupils are women of all ages.
Each sits on a low stool and holds a
plump, square cushion In her lap. On
this cushion Is pinned a strip of paper
m arked with the pattern to be follow
ed. and Into this p attern the nimble-
flngersd w orker sticks glass-headed
pins about which th e tw ists h er
threads.
From tw enty to fifty shuttles de
pend from all sides of the cushion,
and these are throw n across and back
with the rapidity of a typist handling
th e keys of her machine.
The process I* so sim ple th a t It
looks like play, but th e lace produced
represents thouaends of dollar*. The
sim ple laces grow rapidly under th e
dexterous fingers of the women, but
the exqulette rose point and other
sim ilar aorta are evolved much m ore
•lowly.—H arper’s Weekly.
Behind en His Schedule.
“W het'e the m atter, old top?"
“Lumbago.”
"I have a rem edy 1 w ith you'd try .”
“ITI put the rem edy on my w aiting
IlsL At my present ra te of progress
I'U get to It In about two years."