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EFFORTS TO END THE
. STRIKE IN MICHIGAN
COPPERJINES FAIL
Department of Labor Official An
nounces His Attempts at Con
ciliation Futile.
BLAMES ATTITUDE OF OWNERS
Operators Refuse Recognition of
Union in Any Form.
DENTON MAKES A STATEMENT
One of Barons Says Walkout is
Already Settled.
NOTHING TO DO WITH W. F. M.
Krery Possible Itcsonrce of Labor
World AV1I1 He Coiled on to
Win Victory Over the
Companion.
HOUGHTON. Mich.. Jan. 4,-Efforts to
end tho strike ot copper minors by con
ciliation failed last night. John 13. Dens
more of the Department of Labor so an
nounced after a final effort to bring
the warring Interests together. He did
not hesitate, to blame his failure upon
the uncompromising attitude of the mine
owners.
Tho rock that split the negotiations
and shattered hopes of peace was tho
question of recognition of the union.
"In a nutshell the question was whether
the union men should go back to work
with or without discrimination the com
panies refused to do anything but dis
criminate ugainst members of the union."
Mr. Densmore said.
"It means a struggle to tho bitter end,"
said O. N. Hilton, chief counsel for the
Western Federation of Miners, who has
represented President C. II. Moyer hero
slnco the latter's deportation. "Tho out
come Is due entirely to the attitude of
the companies. They wanted every
thing and would concedo nothing."
Union' Last Word.
Tho union's last word was an offer to
withdraw tho Western Federation from
tho field, Its place to be taken by a
union affiliated with the Michigan State
Federation of Labor, the United Mine
Workers or some similar body. This was
rejected by the companies.
The employing Interests sugested to
Mr. Densmore that a secret vote of tho
men on strike, If properly safeguarded,
would show a majority of them In favor
of returning to work outside the union
fold. When this was broached to the
federation men there was an immedlato
declination to submit tho caso to any
euch, test. Word of the negotiations was
wired to the secretary of labor by Mr.
Densmoro tonight.
Statements by mlno managers took
practically tie 'same grounds' for'rcftisal
to treat with the unions as that Issued In
Boston tonight by the oxecutlve heads
of the Calumet &, Ilecla company.
"It was simply a case of asking us
to burden ourselves with an organization
whose history Is one of violence," said
V. E. Denton of the Copper Range Con
solidated company. "The proposals thnt
reached us were mere subterfuges, did
not go to tho merits of the question and
sought to force us to recognize indi
rectly an organization with which wo
will have nothing to do and have never
treated.
Already Settled Strike.
"As a matter of fact, wo have already
settled this strike. The men now work
(Contlnucd on Page Two.)
Waves Wash Body
of Missing Jessie
E. McOann Ashore
Jessie E. McCann, the young settlement
worker who disappeared from her Brook
lyn homo a month ago, was given up by
the sea today. It was found by a watch
man shortly after daybreak at Coney
Island, having been washed nshoro during
last night's storm.
Identification of the young woman was
made possible by a signet ring with tho
Initials -J. E. M." and by articles of
clothing Miss McCann wore when she
disappeared.
Miss McCann was last seen by her
family when sho left her home December
, supposedly to attend to settlement
work duties. A few days later her father,
n well-to-do business man. notified the
police of her disappearance and offered a
Jl.OOj reward for Information ns to her
whereabouts. He also had her photo
graph thrown on the screen of moving
picture theaters throughout the east in
the hope that this would lead to the find
ing of the young woman.
There were no signs of violence 6n the
body, according to physicians, nnd the
police have no clue as to the manner In
which she was drowned.
The Weather
Temperature nt
O i::.-! f,rt Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
C a. m u
C a. m 14
"a. m 14
K a. m 14
9 a. m ii
10 a. m is
m 15
1J m 1G
1 p. in is
2 p. m 17
3 p. m 17
P- ni w
5 P- m 17
6 p. m n
7 p. m 16
Local Itecord.
Comparative
. 1914. 1913. 181. 1911.
Highest yesterday 17 27 11 as
lowest yesterday 13 IS 6 12
Mean temperature 15 22 3 ID
Precipitation 01 .to .00 .0)
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal tomperature 21
Deficiency for the day 6
Total excess since March 1 9J9
Normul precipitation Oi Inch
Deficiency for the day 01 Inch
I'otal rainfall sine March 1 31. "4 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 4.36 inches
1ef!clcncy for cor. pflriod, 1013. 4.2T inchos
efieiency for cor. period. 1912.11.41 inches
" " Indicates below zero.
I A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
HOLMES DEMANDS LOYALTY
Not Willing to Turn Over Party
Leadership to Epperson.
DESERTER WELCOME TO RETURN
Wonlil Hive AVny to Any ProR-res-lve
(lint Cnnie with Contrite
llrnrt nmt Wnnts to lie
True Republican.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 4.-(Spccial.)-Judge E.
P. Holmes of Lincoln Is not satisfied
tlmt Chairman A. C. Epperson, of tho
bull moose wing of the republican pnrty
and his committee arc the ones who
should lead tho party In the coming
campaign. When asked what ho thought
of what Mr. Epperson nad said nt tho
meeting of tho committee, ho replied:
"Yes, I read what Mr. Epperson said
In the paper with reference to the re
publican party. Ho says 'The repub
lican party Is now a unit, harmonious nnd
agreeable, standing by the platform at
the last state convention nnd working
for Its principles In the future.'
"The republican party has always been
In Just this position and was always a
unit, harmonious any agreeable, stand
ing by Its stato ns well ns national plat
form, but when these words come from
so prominent a gentleman, who left tno
party and acted as chairman of tho stato
committee of a third party and labored
so hard to defeat tho republican party.
It seems to mo rather ludicrous. It the
people that left tho party and followed
tho 'will of the wisp' of tho so-cnlled
progressive party desire to como back,
ot course, they aro moro than welcome
and whllo I do not know what tho
straight republican state committee will
do, as one of that commlttco I would
bo unalterably opposed to trust tho wel
fare of tho republican party In tho hands
of a commlttco of men presided over
by Mr. Epperson, who were disloyal ami
renounced the republican party and Its
platform and aided so materially In the
defeat of President Taft, bringing thereby
upon tho country a democratic adminis
tration. Want Reltnlilc Ilepnbllcnim.
"Personally I have not tho time nor
Inclination to look after tho Interests of
the party and would cheerfully give way
to any of the so-called progressives that
come with a contrite heart and want to
asstst once moro in bringing tho party
to that success which would Inevitably
be the result, but I want a committee
and a chairman that aro true repub
licans and that can bo trusted to not again
fall us at a momsnt so critical as In a
presidential campaign.
"I notlco Mr. Epperson says 'that he
does not blamo the national committee
for not recognizing his committee. It had
reason to believe that It was trying to
elect Roosevelt Instead of Taft.' From
his present attitude I am surprised ho
would make this statement and he cer
tainly would not blame the republicans
in continuing to look upon his committee
with distrust and suspicion. I have no
Idea what the straight republican statq
committee will do. but. L' take It you. will
find them busy at the old stand, desiring
In every wny'to Unite tho republicans of
this stato and attempting to restore that
vote In Nebraska to tho support of tho
republican ticket that so long gave us
an administration of public affairs that
gave confldenco and prosperity to all tho
people in the administration of their pri
vate affairs and that proved itself safo
and sane In all matters pertaining to the
affairs of the government.
"I am sure there aro many thousands
of republicans la Nebraska that feel the
came as I do and the time will come when
they will get together."
Bryan Hints a War
With Mexico Last
Possible Eecourse
LINCOLN, Jon. 4. In speaking nt the
Young Men's Christian association here
today on a semi-religious subject, W. J.
Bryan touched upon the policy of the
administration regarding Mexico, hinting
that war with that country will be but
the last possible recourse. Pausing dra
matically In the midst of a discussion
that was entirely foreign to the Mexican
problem, Secretary Bryan gave this
toast:
"Tho peace movement God speed It In
Its passage around the world. I pray
God that He may help me to make It
unnecessary that this government shall
go to war with Mexico. I do not want
men to die before guns for their country;
I want them to live for their country."
Other than thls'ono fervid declaration
the secretary of state did not touch on
governmental affairs.
Several years ago when the present
secretary of state began to gain prom
inence he promised the Young Men's
Christian association of his home city
that ho would appear at one Sunday aft
ernoon meeting at the Oliver theater each
year, no matter how far away he
might be.
Mr. Bryan leaves here tomorrow morn
ing for Topeka, Kan., where he speaks
tomorrow night. On Tuesday he ad
dresses tho Chamber of Commerce of
Lincoln on tho subject, "The New Era."
R0GUS '.AND DEAL CAUSES
ARREST OF MAN WORKING IT
FREMONT. Neb., Jan. 4.-(Special Tel
egram.) A man believed to bo Harry
Ijoralno was arrested at Wlnslow this
afternoon by Sheriff Condlt on the charge
of defrauding the Fidelity Trust com
pany out of $400 by means of the old bogus
deed and loan game.
Tho $100 was an advance on a $3,000
loan which ho did not succeed In pulling
off. Representing himself as Andrew
Rodgcrs, the owner 0f a valuable piece
of land near Dorge to E. It. Ourney and
Frank Knapp of the trust company, ho
made out an application for the loan and
furnished an abstract of title. There
was a little defect In the abstract which
he wanted to correct, othetwlse the com
pany would probably be out J3.000 Instead
of $100. He never got around to fix this
up, though the first transaction was
thiee months ago. This morning he
telephoned from Scrlbner. The officers
traced him to Wlnslow. where ho was nr
tosted about noon.
Another Fremont man was caught by
the tame kind of swindle about four years
ago for ,.
1 I C!
Drawn for The Beeby Al Coffmnn.
FAST RUN FOUTOCK TRAIN
Special Comes on Passenger Time
from Billings, Mont.
FORTY-EIGHT CARS OF STOCK
Fif teen Thousand Cam of Sheep. nfttil
Cuttle Rushed from Trctinnrr
State" to Make the Mom
day Market.
This Is a wtory or going to market
deluxe. A story of riding nearly 1,000
miles on a stock train with cattlemen
who spent" tho New Year glvlng"a mln-'
strel show.
Tho train was a special tranl of f,orty
elght cars. It left Billings on New
Year's ove via the Burlington route
bound for Omaha. , "Up ahead" In tho
stock cars wero some 15,000 head of cat
tle and Bhoep mostly sheep. "Bnck be
hind" In a private coach wero tho follow
ing, many of whom aro among tho most
prominent men in stock circles in all of
Montana or at least tho southeastern
section of tho Treasurer State: Herman
H. Peters, banker and stockman of Bill
ings; Joe Kuslnsklm of Brldgcr, Mont.,
one of the very largest raisers of stock
In Montana; Clint Q. Hough of Cowley,
Mont., stockman, whoso brother Is ono
of Billings' prominent bankers; J. A.
Dawdle, stockman, of Bridgor; James
Carson, stockman, of Brldgcr; Frank
Bover, stockman, of Billings, nnd T. J.
Jones of Manderson, Wyo.
Thcro wero forty-two people In tho
party aa well ns a commissary depart
ment and two cooks.
New Year's eve, promptly on tho stroke
ot 12, a minstrel show was staged thut
lasted until close to noon New Year's
day. This delay was caused by the fact
that the "stago" was made out of a
gasollno stovo acting as tho main braco
for tho stage, and as tho meals were
served every hour the show had to ho
Interrupted while another meal was be
ing prepared.
Long stops were made at Alliance and
at Lincoln to feed the stock. Eliminating
theso delays the actual running tlmo was
within eight hours of passenger time, and
Is said to bo tho fastest running time
ever made by stock train from Montana
to this city.
The stock will arrive here from Lin
coln this morning In tlmo for tho ".Mon
day market." It also marks one of tho
largest slnglo shipments mnde In many
moons.
Canal in Shape to
Pass Vessels Within
the Next Thirty Days
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Tho Panama
canal will bo In condition to pass ves
sels nil tho way across the Isthmus
within tho next thirty days. It was
learned today, unless some unexpected
obstacle Is encountered. This Is tho
Judgment of a high official.
Tho only remaining obstacles to pre
vent passage at this moment are at the
Cucaracha slide, which blocks the cut
at Culebra, and the few additional slides
of relatively minor Importance in the
samo locality. The dredging Is pro
gressing satisfactorily on these elides,
and as soon as a channel of sufficient
width and depth Is established It will
be possible to pass vessels through from
the Atlantic to thp Pacific.
In view of tho uncertain condition sur
rounding tho work It has been deemed
Impolitic to attempt to fix a date for
tho opening of the canal, Hvei after
the pasMge In possible soveral months
must Ih spent in training the operating
force before the waterway is opened to
commerce-
The Hanging
Steamer Sinking
South of Nantucket
NEWPORT, R. I., Jan. 4. The steamer
Wasca was reported tonight In a sinking
condition south of Nantucket, with tho
tcumer Mnnuol Tnlero standing by. but
fdlV'jf water nnd unable, to render ns
sistuncr.. The revenue cutter Seneca
started to the rescue
A message from the Nantucket south
shoals lightship said that tho sea was
running high and that a gnlo was blow
ing, accompanied by a heavy rain.
SHERIFF GIVES INFLUENCE
McShane Receives Shares in Fan
ning Corporation.
FELL OUT FEW MONTHS LATER
Lawsultn Reveal Sheriff MeSlinnr'n
Former Friendly Relation! vtllh
I'nvlnir Contractor and Local
Democrat to Power.
How Sheriff Felix MoSnnne, Jr.. con
tributing . nothing but his "Influence,"
acquired nn Interest In tho Horn Auto
Supply company, a corporation financed
by Charles E. Fanning, paving contractor
and power In local democratic politics,
Ih a story given to tho public for tho
first time through lawsultK filed yester
day in which William Horn is plaintiff
and Fanning 1b defendant.
Mr. Horn sued Mr. Fanning for $9,000,
alleging ho has been ousted from tho
company, and in n second suit demanded
SZS.COO damages for alleged slander.
According to Horn's allegations prior
to the Incorporation of tho company
which occurred March 1, 1912, Fanning
and Sheriff McShnne wore on terms of
Intimate friendship ajid Fanning said ho
wanted to establish McShuna In a per
manent business In which ho would inako
good profits.
It Is related that when the company
was formed Fanning put up the money,
Horn furnished tho experience and Mc
Shano contributed his "Influence" and
his "extenslvo acquaintance." Of the
$10,000 of capital stock half' was Issued
to Fanning and one-fourth each to Horn
and McShane. Fanning becamo president
of the company. McShano vlco president
and Horn manager.
Then, the court Is Informed, the com
pany prospered to tho extent of $12,000
profits, and all went well until Novem
ber 1, 1912, when McShane and Fanning
"becamo estranged." McShane ceased to
imy attention to the business, taking his
"Influonco" elsewhere, nnd Fanning be
gan to appear regularly at the com
pany's place of business, 2127 Farnam
street.
Horn and Fanning likewise became
estranged and, according to tho former,
Fanning was so discourteous that fur.
ther relations with him became Intoler
able ajid ho left Fanning nil alone with
the business. Horn alleges. his one-fourth
share in tho company Is worth J,Oj0 and
asks tho courts to give him n Judgment
for this amount against Fanning.
In his second suit Horn sets forth tho
Itnpollto remarks which ho alleges Fan
ning made to and concerning him, some
of whicli nre more than rude, and re
quests thnt tho latter contribute $36,00)
damages for slander.
Simon lima),
LYONS, Neb., Jan. 4. (Spr eluU-ftmon
Bosst, died at a hospital In Sevannah,
Mo., after having his leg amputated, lie
was taken there ti be treated for a
cancer. He lemr a widow, two little
daughters, lxlden a mothor, Mrs. Jeso
Ilenst of Decatur, Neb., and' several
brothers and staters. Ills elster, .Mr.
Dean Dalrymph and brother, Oroeley
llcsst, rcsMo here
Committee
STORM HITS JERSEY COAST
Fierce Gnle Drives Huge Seas
Against the Bulkheads.
NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
l)ainnu. to Property Already Mount
Well tlHii HnnilreiU. of Tiiniw
Miinds, Mostly to HvrelllnirM
nnd Other HiilldliiK.
NEW YORK. Jnn. I.-Wltii a seventy-hlx-mllo
galo from the northeast driving
hugo sens agnlnst bulkheads already
weakenod or broken through by tho great
storm of Christmas night, the Now
Jersay coast points yesterday underwent
perhaps tho worst expcrlcnco thoy have
had in many years. A high surf ran
along tho entlro coast, and It was feared
that with the coming ot high tide towards
morning the sens would wash over much
territory which did not suffer in tho pre
vious storm.
So far no loss of life has been reported.
Tho damage to property already mounts
well Into tho hundreds of thousands. Most
of this has been dona to dwellings anil
other structures which tho storm of two
weeks ago left without protection by
breaking down bulkheads and weakening
others.
Seabrlght, as before, bore tho brunt of
the storm, ns tho result of Its oxpose.il
position on a narrow sundsplt between
the ocean, and tho Shrowsbcrry river. To
day bulkheads that hnd withstood tho
previous storm gave way. Additional sec
tions wero flooded nnd more summer
dwellings wero wrecked or undermined.
Tho Octagon hotel, damaged already to
tho extent ot $00,000, mny becomo a total
loss.
Church ICndaiiKered.
The old Peters church at Galileo Is en
dangered. It Is in an exposed position
nnd Is In danger of going Into tho sea.
Fishermen worked hard to save the
church. Along the bulkheads' front the
waves beat with tremendous force. Fre
quently thoy roito to u height of thirty
feet when they broke. When darkness
anno llttlo progress had been mude by
workers: ulong tho shoio to stop tho seus'
ravages with tempornry bulkhendlng. To
add to their difficulties the electric lights
went out. leaving Scubrlght and vicinity
In darkness. After a tlmo the lights were
started up again.
Traffic was Interfered with considerably
by tho storm. Tho bulkheads at Nor
mandlo giving away, all train service on
the Highland division of the Central rail
way of New Jersey had to be discon
tinued. Many telephone wires In tho dis
trict aro down.
At Asbury Park, although the ocean
attacked furiously tho entlro length of
the board walk and the gtoiips of bath
houses, no great damage had been done
up to a late hour.
Situation Critical.
On Long Island, uh well as on tho
Jersey coast, the situation In many
places wns regarded as critical. Many
of the temporary bulkheads erected
after tho storm on CluUtinas night have
been swept out to sen with the result
that much property Is at the mercy of
tho high waves. At For Rockaway and
Rockaway Beach, many small houses
have been washed out to sea, and for
a time several of the large summer hotels
wero in danger. Hasty reinforcements of
their foundations averted great loss.
Most of the piers In tho vicinity have
! been destroyed and many boats are lost.
Hdgemere's entire water front Is In
peril, huge eB washing over the eighteen-foot
bulkheads, which protect the
place. In what Ut known as tho Hum
mells" section every bmnkwator has been
thrown down and many buildings are
In danger of collapsing, due to a weaken
ing of their foundations by the Inrushlng
waters
INSPECTORS KEEP MUM
IN P0ST0FFICE ROBBERY
KEARNEY. Ncb Jnn. 4.-(H.celal Tel
egram.) Inspectors on tho postofflca rob
bery case In this city havo been. Joined
by Drtectlvo Brennrrr of Kansas City for
years a government ecrc. servlco man.
While not much In ho'np given out by tho
Inspectors, it Is believed that clues havo
boon found nnd thnt some hoailwny will
bo made Within n, few days. The In
surance company today made settlement
with tho bank for tho J5.000 In currency
which wsh taken.
DAKOTANS ARE LINING UP
Republicans Appear to Have Slate
Making About Done.
CRAWFORD LACKS OPPOSITION
Mony on the fftitte Ticket Arc
Likely to Ili Pat Up for Iteiionil
nntlon, nn Opposition U Xot
Developing .Strongly.
PIERRE. 8. D Jan. 4.-Hpcclal Telr-ginm.)-Up
to tonight tho work of tho
committeemen and candidates and their
backers who aro on thu ground may best
bo described as milling with. a lot of open
places. '
The majority crowd is In better jliapo
up to this tlmo than the minority. Tno
matter of renomlnatlon settles tho mat
ter so far as Crawford for tho senute,
Ilyrno for governor, Ewnrt for treasurer
and Htppcrleo for land commissioner aro
concerned, ns none of them have opposi
tion. For railway commissioner In tho Sec
ond district, up to this time, F. C. Robin
son of Crpton, who wants renomlnatlon,
und P. W, Dougherty have thu field
wltli John Hnnten of Wutertown Is bo
lug discussed, nnd if he gets Into tho fitld
It will bo because ho lias string tissur
nnces. Sniur Have Kany Mrdillnir.
For the rest of tho ticket tho sltuntlon
looks like Lugg of tlutohlneon county
for superintendent of Instruction: Andr.
son of Day for attorney genaral; for
secretin y oi state, itond ot IStunley Is tho
only open candidate, and his outlook ap
pears good, with tho possibilities for op
position. For auditor tho open candidates ure
Relchman of Gregory, Handlln of Meado
and Miles of Spink, the situation tonight
appearing to be In favor of Rclchmann.
Dillon In the first and Royul Johnson
In the second havo no congressional op
position, whllo in the third Ruce of
Dcadwood, Redflold of Pennington, Wil
son of Fall River. Bartlne of Lyman and
Julius Johnson of Stanley aro all In the
field.
Tho minority has nothing lined up yet
and Is attempting iui adjustment plan
before they settle anything.
l-'fw Demo Apprnr.
O. D. Anderson of Aurora Is hero as a
democratic candidate for governor, but
only a few democrats aro yet on tho
ground. Mrs. J. L. Pyle of Huron, Mrs.
G. H. Ullllnghurst of Pierre, Mrs. Powell
of Sturgls nnd Miss Bird of Hello Fourche
are tho delegation here looking after the
Interests of suffrage,
THIRTY HUSBANDS FORCED
TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jnn 4 Thirty lazy
husbands, arrested for nonsupport of
their families and confined In the county
stockade, earned J901 in Decembor Tho
money was paid over to their wives nnd
children. The work was clearing land,
under supervision of deputy sheriffs.
Wages wero paid according to the slzo
of the family. A man with a large family
received $1..V a day, while ono with only
a wife depenient on him was paid Jl.
FLEE FROM FORIOUS
FIRING OF REBELS TO
THE AMERICAN SIDE
Women, Children and Deserting
Soldiers Flock to Border and
Cross River.
NUMBER OF REFUGEES LARGE
Patrol and Red Cross Face Serious
Problem in Feeding Them.
.BATTLE REMAINS UNDECIDED
Constitutionalists Pu Their Artil
lery Into Action.
MANY HUNDREDS WOUNDED
One Shell front the IloleKlng
Force IlrliiK Seventy-Nix Men
to the (innmil Seen
from U. S.
PRESIDIO. Tex., Jan. 4,-Flcelng from
tho heaviest firing In all the flvb days
bnttlo between the federals at OJInaga,
Moxlco, (lenerul Ortega's rebel army,
which is suiiuiindlng tho villnge, wouv-u
children and deserting soldiers flocked to
tho border and crossed the river In such
numbers today that the United States
border patrol and tho Red Cross faced a
serious problem of feeding tho refugees.
It was necessary to permit food to bo
sent across tho river to save the lives of
women, children and wounded federal
soldiers. For such tin waded through tho
river thoro wns no shelter. Tho church
nn tho few buildings hero had been con
verted Into Rod Cross hospitals.
Deserters Made I'rUoncrs.
Major Michael McNnmee, commanding
officer of the patrol, also received a few
federal deserters and held them prisoners
on this side. The refugees were scat
tered for almost two miles up and down
tho river bunk. Most of them wero camp
followers. At icmoto points wounded
rebels also camo to tho rlvur. Major Mt
Nr.iuee extended to tho combatants ot
both sides such aid hb humanity dictated.
Tho arrival of tho camp followers,
who usually remain with the soldiers
until tho situation becomes untenable for
them, was regarded ns tho precursor of
n greater exodus.' Major McNamoe hns
been on tho alert ,for a week for a pos
sible flight of the whole federal army.
Though tho buttlo between tho 4,000 de
fending federals and 0,000 or moro rebels
among the hills progressed until Into In
tho day It remained undecided ut night
fall. Pnt Artillery Into Action.
The rebels put their nrtlllcry (nto ac
tion. One shell nlone, It was observed
through field glasses, brought sovcuty
slx soldiers to tho, ground. Observers or.
tho American side -were of tho opinion
that tho total wounded may bo 703 or
K00, whllo the number of killed would be
jess than half of thnt number.
Toward night tho firing Of the rcbeli
slackened. This was followed at once
by a silencing ot tho fcdcrul arms. The
United States troops along tho river, while
prepared for an emergency, had not IobI
sight of tho possibility that tho rebels
ammunition might run out, wltieh woulc
necessitate their temporary fulling buck
tienernl llllsn Mxplnlnn Pulley.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .-Further offl
olnl explanation of tho action ot th
Texas border patrol In disarming Mexl
cans nnd fotclug them back across tin
Rio Gruudo was received today from
Bragadler acnornl Bliss. Ills rorort says
"So far as known at tho hcadqusrtctt
what has been done at Presidio is in
accord with tho unbroken piactlce along
the border. Any ono seeking refuge cr
claiming asylum Is received. Frcquontl
armed parties of federals or rebels crost
without evident Intent to surrender ot
seek nsylum. If not found by our patrols,
they cross back nt convenient time and
place. Their International status Is thai
ot armed Invaders of United States terri
tory. If caught' by our patrols they are
disarmed and either held or put back
across tho river, according to clrcum
stances of tho case. Under no circum
stances nre they obliged to return where
thoy cuh be taken by their enemies. Fed
erals aro sent over to the command from
which they enmc and the same Is true
of tho rebels. Depriving them of their
arms Is adopted.
Requirement) of Humanity Met.
"Any other rulo will result In the
Big Bend country being overrun with
swarms of small armed parties of Mexi
cans terrorists They would require all
ot Major McNameo's force and probably
more nnd he would bo unable to perform
his Important duty of receiving the main
(Continued on Page Two.)
What Advertising
Did For You
In 1913 newspaper adver
tising did a great many thing
for millions and millions of
people.
How much of the good you j
iook unto yourself depended
upon how carefully you con
sidered your Heo and what U
offeree you In valuablo infor
mation. It spoke an interesting and
ever changing story of all ot
tho things for which you spent
your money.
It told you tho best time to
buy, the best places to buy auu
the best things to buy.
Manufacturers Joined hands
with retailers and explained by
word and plcturo the merits of
countless brands of merchan
dise that you were Interested
In.
How much of the good you
got from 1013 newspaper ad
vertising was pretty much In
your own hands!
The New Year will be a bet
ter jear for you If you will In
crease your Interest in The
uee s advertisements.
