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WILKES-BARRE. PA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 11,  1914.
PRICE FIVE CRNTS
UNaE SAM FACES DANGER OF LOSING
ONLY R/JlltlM PRODUCING ORE IN WORLD
MUST GIVE AMERICANS ALL RIGHTS
Treaty on High Seaj Protec¬ tion Methods Furnishes Ticklish Problem
(CaWe to Indci>eii(I«'iit.)
London, Jan. 10.—Senator J. Ham¬ ilton I.iewis, recently appointed vice chairman of t^.c committee which is ! drawing up a treaty to be passed upon by the delegates to the interna¬ tional committee on Safety at 8ea, now in session at Loudon today told i the International Xews .Service: The j leaders of the conference now realize
Mexican Federals Driven From jPJjf^ Stroag Position By Heavy h Cannon Fire Cross American! Border And Surrender To!
The Patrol-Mercado Missing HIS FATE iSNOW^IN DOUBT
Nation's Executive Bids Fare
Well to the Gulf Coast Vacation Ends
(Telegraph to Independent) Presida,  Tex.,  Jan.  10,—0»?.aga has fallen and the federal army has sought refuge on Umted States soil and surrendered to Major McNamee  •'i.T.roander of the border patrol at Presidio.
Mercado's comu; r c*-cached the American side and surrend¬ ered to Major McNai."t   uut Mercado himself is missing.   It is not for the first time that the .\merican , known whether he fell 1   the fight  or was  captured  during the
delegation  will  not   consent    to    the I retreat
Sh' wouir^pr'evf„t'"thl'' uXVi! ^ Orosco and Salazar. th. • vo federal division commanders upon states from enforcing the full powers.:whose heads a price has befc\ set by Villa, are reported to have of the treaty. i cut their Way through the re'^tU lines to the south.
"It seems to be the idea here that j       General Caetro, another divi.icn commander has been    cap-
P""*^' itured. It was Castro, who comma-^ A the federals at Juarez when
if a British captain violates a vision of the treaty while in an American port, he is answerable to a British court only. My colleagues and myself have determined to see that the treaty will be so drawn that it will grise the Cnited State.s Jurisdiction «ver who evade its provisions. It looks now as though there would be a fight before we gain our point."
QUEEN CUTS DOWN COSTS
" at Last of the Royal Shoots
the latter town was captured by     i^a.
J.EBEL LOSS IS   ;.IGHT The federal losses during the atta    were very heavy, but the rebel loss is placed at less than lOO killeJ.
More than 2,5G0 federals surrendered to_Major McNamee and are being brought to the army camp here.
Several hundreds federals he:'ding for the river to cross to the American side were captured by Villa, Many of ti^ese will be executed.
Some of the federals who have surendered on tris side of the river saj'- the reason for the evacuation was exhaustn^p of the am munition supply,
I       The rebe.s are now in full possession of the evacnate<r\wn and .have sent cavalry columnsVout in al directions to rov.naitp the
^   ¦     ¦         i fleeing 'federals.
'iif     I       Villa's whirl^ftind assault under cover of heavy bombi?Tdn|nt Only One Table Provided tor °^ ^is big guns pLmted in An-oys within easy ranga of the stti . ,     .    f .,     n -   .1 posedly inijjre'rnHble federal fortress wrought havoc In the ranks Wi
the defenders aiad it soon became evident that further resistance was useless, j        A dash for the river was then determined upon.    Villa had
  I been expecting this and the retreating column was harrassed by
„ ,,   .   ^ .       ,   ., ifebel cavalry and subjected to a galling fire from tha guns which
Londr''!;;^' 't^:':r Marys ^ad been turned upon the fortress.   Great care, however^asTaken
tconomicai propensities haje been dl- that none of the shots should fal^ OU American territory and when
rected  toward  the  cNpeu.ses of the the retreating columu reached the river they were not   molested
roviil shoots.    It  has alwavs been the ; furtlie]-_
ch:r Tne'^r'rhr;u"rand 't";!        ,, , SURRENDER WAS PLANNED
ofher for th- e^iuerries and minor; " was estimated early m the day that the federal command- household oflciai.s. The queen re-1 crs at a Conference held in Ojinaga had decided if pressed too cenfiy order-d that but one table hard by Villa to make their way to the river, cross and surrende should be set ,^nd the order was ob- r to the American border patrol
served  .-.t  the last shoot  at f^Sandrinar- , •!?;*<„ .f„j        i - '..,,.
hnm.   When the eauerries   learned |       Fifty federal regulars Were captured by the    rebel    advance that they would have to wait until the S^iard near the river in the afternoon,  but it was announced that cuests had fin-;being regular troops they would not meet the fate that has been
their pockets  pronounced on all the federal vnlnnteers urlin l,OTr« f^iy^- ._..- ^t..
(Tclc-iraph   to   Indei>ciMlCMt.)
Pass Christian, -Mi.ss., Jan.  10.—The
gulf   coast   bid   farewell   to   President
Wilson  today.     More  than   2,000  per¬ sons bent uiion doing    honor    tn    Ihe
chief  magistrate   of   fhe   laud,     shook
hands  with   the  President In  the     45
minutes alloted  fo them  to say .good¬ bye.     There  were   whites   and   blacks
making a most picture.sriue .scene, deneral    Coford     of    Birmingham,
-Ma.,    who    fought     with     Wheeler's
Cavalry   in   the   Civil   War   and     has
never lilnched in his    l.>yalty    to    the
confederacy w.is another well    wisher
of   the   Prosiiient.     He   wore   Ills   old
confederate utyf.irm at the reception : and   told   the   President   that   all   the
south wus with him. I      Postmistress .-^impson of Pass Chris- I i ti«n who  is  hoping  for  a  re-aupoint- |
ment from the Presi.lent v^s i>nc of . his earliest handshakers and s.ae was I greeted so genially by the chief execu- j five that she says she is certain of j "holding her job," now.
Tt was once more a children's da^. I-Mthough they have had more than la share of attention by the Pr.'sident J since he came to this village they I came In force today and at th.", close j of the reception joined with a number,
I of  their   elders   in  singing  "America" ^ ^"'"'^' discoverer Owith her late hus-  save American radium for j In   front   of   the   veranda,   while   thei hand) of the  marvelous substances of'aryi who has attained more
The
the
tired   looking   little .severely   plain    dres.ii
woman   In ' ard   A. is   Madam  surge.^n.
Kelley,   celebrated   Baltimore   ed.       The jar labeled radium contains who  is  leading  the   fight  to'a,minute amount of the mefal. which
; President   bowed   to   them.       .U   his radloactl'''e properties, one of .which Is  results with    the    beneficial ! side   were   the   Mi.sses   Margrarft  and  now  fout'd   W> cure  certain  types   of  rays   thatt" any   other   med I Eleanor  Wilson     who.   expresi|od    to  cancer.      ^Standing "4s  the   veenrabl© The third man  is Frankl j their tJbwly made frier Is their c'ellgiit   L»r.    -\brahb-m   JacoW,    of   Xew "York   Secretary of the Interior, w I over   the   cordiality   of   the   reception City, a surKeon of renown, whose tea-   ing  the fight  to have Con ! tendered   them. ' timony to the  efflcancy of rarllum in   draw from    entry    all    federal    land
!     At   the  end   of the line Ool.  Robert   his own  case   of cancer is brOad   and   where carnotite    and    other    radium .| Ewing,  Democratic National Commit-i conclusive.      To  his left ls"Dr.  How-, boaring ores are discovered or suspect- teeman   from   Lonuislana,   dropped   in'
bath. The treatnu^n'^ has accom¬ plished marvels in case^ of rheuma¬ tism and  arterlo-sclerosls.
royal  family and their gu
ished the former filled their pockets pronouuced On all the federal volunteers who have faflenInto"tha
with  sandwiches   ind  declined   to  eat, }j„_ jg  „* Villa ""vc laiicu mil} xne
The steady stream of refugees crossing the river in the earlv evening had prepared Major McNamee and his men for the exodus
>rice Henrv invited two I of the federal garrison from Ojina3;a.    Fifty federals were  amon
or  a. week  of shooting , those  Crossiug late  in the afternoon.      It   was   explained   that   they      y"«'ng man of Nanticoke clears up th,  ^.ood   win   of  your   fellow  beings   an said.nothing  about   issuing  the   Invi-!^^^ ^f^" CUt off from the FortresS   by   the   rebels   and     had     been    !'¦^'^ "" '•"" * number of secret.service^ the good  will.you  bear toward  then
from the t.'ibl^ used by royalty
Ti incident that cr.\afcd mnre amuse ment than the luncheon  however,  oc curred  with   Pr school  frieds diret'tly after Christmas.     The  Prince
tations unti! a few days ^before the! ^^rcedto Seek refuge OU this sidc 3.S capture would mean immetiiale
guests   were   to   arrive.     Queen   Mary j CXecutioU then   informed    her   son    that    every j
:;'d";,'ho,;^l,:::;:"^;;,:ndr::r:3l5:! ^pi^^!!!,^"-^ -^^^ the beginning ofthe^t^ck whSi'b;:
to accommod ite the boys at Sindring- h;;m.   Queen   .Uary   insisted   the   boys
should not be allowed to come.   .See ] United States border patrol of   a large quantitv ofTederardorT
in
o see the President for a few minu-j %. He was the fir.st political as¬ sociate who has seen the President since coming to Pass Christian. Pre¬ sident Wilson told several of his visi¬ tors ihat he has not felt In better health in many years and exp'-essed pleasure at the happy termination of his visit. He le.aves Pa-ss Christian at 10. <5 tomorrow night and will reach WajhtH.-ton Tuesday morning.
SECRETlir
CLEARED !IP
BIG PUZZLE
FORD TALKS ABOUT HIS OIVISION OF THE PROFIT
MilKonaire Automobile Manufacturer   Treats   Financial Liberality with RemarkabI e  Lightness — Interview with Reporter Gives Insight  of  His  Character
The   a.rrest rhjrles  Greet,
an    Ohio    town former  well *known
BV WlI.T,Ti:   \rju>TT
(Telegraph to Indc'iiendcnt)
Xew York, Jan.  10—".A.fter all" .said
Henry Kord.  of L^etroit,   as we sat  at
of  lunch in the  New  York  -Athletic Club,
'what   makes life worth  living  Is the
d
The decision to evacuate Ojinaga was reached at 10 p m inst
and a half hour- "*"¦— *^- '-'>-'¦—- ^ -' _   f-j =>,,
I gan at 4 .'30 o 'clock.
One of the incidents of the s^irrender was the capture bv th^
has adopted In this epochal event. T asked him why he had seer, fit to ex¬ cept wom^n employes and young men of less than twenty-two year.s from his profit sharing benefactions.
"Well, we look beyond the individ¬ ual Wfirkmen to his respoiisl'billties," he said. "If he had been glib with the jargon of the soci.al reformer, ho would have said, "we look on the family rather than the Individual as the social unit."
URGENT NEED FORACTION
Wonderful Curative Powers
of Medical Discovery Can
Not Be Tried Out Here
dispatched two equerries to the boy homes to exolain why it would be im¬ possible to receive them. One boy 'Was af home, but the other was in Paris with his parents and after th*** messenger had chased him all over Paris, the boy said he had forgotten Rll nbout the engaaemenf. Hespi'te the Queen's crf.irts this became ,,iiblic and created  much amusemi>nt.
fowlerTeems to have lead in miner vote
\ot;ng fur the national board va- ¦ caucy in the local district of the miner's union was finished during the wt'ek and reports last night were to the t-ffect that David Fowler, the man from the Scranton end was a winner. The vote from that end of the district i.s almost unanimous in his  favor. . i
In this end of the district fhe ^oto fell off in a surprising mrtimer. The South Wilkes-Barre and the Kings¬ ton locals, two of the biggest in the field, are reported as casting a re. markably low vote because of the fact that the balloting was done at the local meeting instead of at the mine as In the case of the election for the district officials. Tlits it is clam¬ ed wll have a vital hiring on the candidacy of Thomas Davs, of N'an- tcoke, the only man who was con- si.lered as being \f\ the rimniijg with the Scranton man. 1
ments brought across by direction of the federal commander preparation for the evacuation,
(C'oiitliiiicd   on  page :{.)
TWO DWELLINGS WRECKED
By piYMouTH mt m
men having been in this city for sev ! "VVe are all of a sort, all hits of the eral -weeks. They worked up the ohce g-reat structifre of humanity, case and Tt is alleged that the dis-1 y^^ have asked me why I instal- covery of Greet has something fo do : jed tbe system of profit sharing which with the suicide at Nanticoke last has a-ws kened such interest. f did night   of  Mall  Carrier   Morgan. j this  fo-. my  own   pleasure   for  there^^J''^*''^
It is  claimed in  that town that the   j.,,   true  pleasure   in   feelini;   that  you   phr.ase. m.all   carries   was     informed      Friday  made   ..there hapny, lessened  to some        "For example.  If we have fifteen or nl.ght    .>f    the   fact   that    the    former   desree   the   burd.n.s    of   your   feUows  twenty girls doing  Identical  work  for
That  waa  what   he  meant,   but   he better'    to    talk    In    common
Disturbances in Workings of ColKery Under Legal Fire MUCH HASTE From Town s Officials Causes Extensive Dam¬ age in Heart of the Resident Section
young man wh(. was employed at the niade In many homes, the difference post office In that town bail been ;,ptween pinchi-ig-penury and a wage arrested. - He Is reported as saying ^y^^^ permits pleasures and a little "it's   all   up  now."       His  rash   act  hy   j5^yi,,,r  beside.
which life was almost instantly claim. "Wp are able to ?ij|p that by giving ed followed after the evening meal. (.,„r workers a .shai^ cf the profits The two men mentioned with a third jhpy have helped to ^Ifctr. T would are alleged to have been In a scheme gather do that than l^^ a big for- by which money orders were so mani- j^^p („ relatives, to impenoii il chari- pulated   as  to   give  them   a  big  sum   {[pg^    oi    libraries    or   nrm'seums.        T
think the best way to expejjd a big sum of money for the goo* of my fellows and I enjoy donig it. It's all so simple that It Isn't wort\» po much   discussion."
As  a   matter  of   fact,   no  one     ca^j talk intimately with  Mr. Ford witb..ut
of money. The scheme was a clever one and for a time it had the men charged with running it to earth    ool-
whtch only a little over $10 a week is paid, we do not admit them to a share in the profits, but If we find one of j them is a widow with a child or n. girl with a dependent m.ither, we make an exception in her case. She will be given a share to enable her to bear the burdens .she is carryln.g. It would bp the same with a boy under 'J 2. if he had responsibilities, not or¬ dinary for youths.
"Indeed  we  have  many such cases.
(Special to Indcpenden)t
Xew York, Jan. 10—Like the -wave of hot indignation which sometimea sweeps over a nation and leads Irresis¬ tibly to war the reall2<ation that the I'nited States ia In danger of losing one of its choicest possessions ha.i l.een suddenly borne to the minds of the  public   in  th(»   last  few  w^ka.
Radium will cure cancer. And the American people are on tho verge of allo'W'Ing its precious deposits of car¬ notite ore, now the principal source of the strangest of metals, to be ship¬ ped abroad for the benefit of foreign institutions.
If ever protection is needed, It la there.
Franklin K. Lane, S-'c-'etary of the Interior, has informed Cungresa that It should act and act quickly. The treatment of Representative Bremmer, of New Jersey, who is suffering from a great diseased mass that surrounds ono shoulder, has enforced the wam- , Ing.
I Fortunately imvst of the deposl^ of I carnolite are still government proper- I ty. Even should the private store of I ores 1)e sold abroad in tho highest I market,    the    pr^ople    of   t'he    United
ed.
Two double blocks were wrecked at Plymputh last evening by a mine cave of the Dodson colliery, and at an early hour this morning the subsidence was still in progress. The police of the town took charge of the situation early In the night and a large section of Vine street has been blocked off from traffic. The latest developments comes with startling effect as the of- offlcials  of the town  during the  past
hole about fourteen feet in depth.
The other hulldir^jp damaged by the disturbance of the surface is occupied by a Michael .Stauulin as a store. Here the building is badly cracked and the surface surrounding badly warped.
The entire section there is under¬ mined as a result of the operations in the upper vein of the colliery. State¬ ments were made last night that by jumping on the    surface    the
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now. We keep fairlv well informed ^'^^®«' °^ ^^""' ""^ '» «'''^''>' ^^n over of the home conditions of our em-i*"^® ^^^ "^ "^^^ '^ ^°^ ^'^'*' doomed filoyes.       Our   staff   of   doctors,   na.
lurally,  constantly visiting  the homos of  the   work   people  and   able   to   put
seeing that it is purely the    parent.il itjut'stion.s. which coming from the or- attitude toward his employes, th.at he (Continucfl   on  Pa<?n  Ten)
LUZERNE
PUT ON UD
week had been In court testifying aa i quivered and that there was danger of to the danger that threatened the | the entire section falling at any time, surface of the town from the opera- j Vine sireet is in the heart of the res- tions of this same mine.- ! idential   section  of the   upper  end   of
At the building owned by Thomas ' Plymouth .and a school house one Webb the botom of the cellar has • of the largest of the town is al.so sit- dropped out completely. The wall. ! iiated on that street. At a late hour however, remain standing undisturbed-j last night occupants of one of the and from the exterior of the building j houses moved out.
all looks safe and sound. The cellar ! adjoining houses have their effects has gone ("own a con.siderable dis- ready for removal-and if the disf^irb- tance. In the front of the yard at ; ance spreads further they also will the   same   residence   there   is  a  larjre j move, •
Before John Finley, deceased su¬ pervisor of. T iymouth township, had beer, laid at rest the political wheel.=i of that township had revolved and cjurt ¦•-.'as petitioned yesterday morn¬ ing to name John Seibert to fill the vacancy.
The   matter   came   regularly   before the   court   and   was   favorably   .acted upon. -\t  the time the judges thought whole ithat   the   men   who   sought   the   place   vealed" the fact that Vhe'oVder of Bur had  waited  for  the  Interment  of  the   gpgg    .Schultz,    who    took    office la.st man   whose   place    they   sought,^  but  Monday     morning   has   been   obeyed.
affairs Y'esterday  afternoon
GEN COXEY TO MARCH AGAIN
Proinptly     at    midnight      Luzerne Borough put on the lid.    -\t 1  o'clock this     (Sunday)   morning  a telephone ! S.   Coxey. message   to   the   west   side   town   re
(Tdosrapli   to  IndcT>eiu1ont.)
Xew Yorli, ,Ian.  10.—KJeneral Jacob ! f'"*   tuberculosis
who is down in the book, 'eady and eager to believe of fame as the le.iler of "Coxey's ; seeming miracles are related, army" iu its march on Washington In \ Funds .\n> Nc«'d<tl
, to die of cancer, h.ave still anenorm- ; oua amount of raw material with i which  to  work.
I      Radium will cure some types of can¬ cer absolutely.      It may cure all.  Wa can't   say   &a   to   the   Lost   point   be¬ cause we have not enough radium real ly   to   try.       Every   bit   of  radium   In the  hands of physicians in the  Unit¬ ed  States  works twenty  four hours  a day at  saving life,  but   .still   can  only reach   one  out   of  a  thou.sand. I     I'robably  no  medical  discovery  has ' ever  so  excited  the  nation as th« re- I cent announcement  of  certain cancer I cures.       Even despite the recent fall- j ure  of the  much  touted .turtle seripn the  jiubjic has been though
blic lieve
when   the   true   condition   of was  revealed  the  court   was reported as quite indignant.       As a result it is st'ited  that the  order  of court   mak-
1894   is  trying  to  dec ie whether   or I     The   I'nited   .St.iles   not   only
not another such mar<h   s to come off ! to   save   its   public   radium   treasurej
iieed-^
Sunday closing order
he     i.ssued   the xnd at  1 o'clock
in the near future.
"General" Co-xey gave o.
this morning it was impossible to begf  statement  today  on   the    .s
borrow, buy or steal evf n a lone cigar- -ng  the  appointment   will  be revoked   ette in the bailiwick of Chief Kllleen. first thing tomorrow morning and the       The  officer  wa.s located   ami  .staWcd
I from   private  exploitation.        Millions a lengthy ' are needed to set up plants where tho Jftct    of   ores   may   be   put   through   the   150 ^
Occupants of the men wh.i made the move are almost that promptly at the stroke of twelve certain to get a good lecture in the everything closed up tight The var- rules governing conduct. The appo nt- jous places that remain open all ment in   that event will   not be made night   were   serving   meaJis   only   thU
momlnK.
until th© latter part of the week.
hard times. parti(;ularly wit refer- steps necessary to eliminate the tre- ences to the new currency 1. '. Jtnd mcndousiy tiny proportion of the heal- advocated government owners."'ip' af^ ing salts. And, too, money Is n«ed. railroads and public utilities, -vt '»ted for expermentatlon. .Some of tho conclusion he was asl.:ed if he . ro-fbe.st proces.ses for extracting the ra- posed another "army ' and repb. d* djum are secrets, jalously guarded, "Well I haven't decidi i, but eom»-j wl^e],j ..,_<, ^atcr might be kept from thing will be done very soon." i* "'^tured Indian captive.     N«w pro-