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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1914.
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HEAVY DEMAND
LOCAL LUMBER
Manager Finical Put Extra Crew On
Planer to Keep Up With the
Demand—Has Fine Logs.
Manager Finical, of the Copper Riv
er Lumber Company, has been forced
to put on a night crew on the planer,
as the demand for lumber has become
so heavy that the company cannot
keep its stock up. The planer is
worked day and night in order that
the buildings under construction may
be completed. The demand for side
walk lumber this season has been ex
ceptionally heavy. .
The company this season secured
the finest bunch of saw logs that they
have had for many years, and but
little knotty timber is now' turned out
in the local mill. The logs were se
cured in Fidalgo bay and Sawmill
bay.
WE MUST STAND APART.
If the Mexican federals have evac
uated Saltillo there is no reason why
they should not also give up San
Luis Potosi without a struggle, and
in that case there will be no likeli
hood of determined opposition to the
constitutionalist advance at Zaca
tecas, Aguascalientes and Queretaro.
The common soldiers among the fed -
erals are doubtless ready to join the
conquering revolutionists. That is the
old story in Mexico. Ruthless slaugh
ter of helpless prisoners is also an old
story there. It is obvious that the
Mexican spirit has not changed since
the inhuman sacrifice of 357 men of
Fannin’s captured forces in Texas on
Palm Sunday, 1836, less than a month
after Santa Anna’s ruthless slaughter
of the sick and well alike in the Ala
mo. Human life counts for nothing
in Mexico.
However, Villa’s murder of his pris
oner’s of war would not be a matter
of great present interest to us if it
were not for the too general feeling
throughout the country that the ad
ministration at' Washington has some
sort of an understanding with the
constitutionalists. No pains should be
spared to relieve the public mind in
this matter. We cannot afford to take
sides in the Mexican struggle. The
killing of Benton, the murder of many
Americans in the railroad tununel at
Cumbre, have not yet been satisfac
torily explained. With the avowed
object of the revolution Americans
generally sympathize, but they can
not approve of many of the practices
of Villa and his followers.
With the elimination of Huerta and
the conquest of the capital by Car
ranza, the , position of the United
States in relation to the Mexican
troubles will be beyond criticism if
all entanglements are avoided. If, in
spite of the good will of the South
American diplomats and the disposi
tion of the American delegates to
make reasonable concessions and of
the delegates appointed by Gen.'Hu
erta to deal fairly with all questions,
the conference fails, there will be a
change in the situation which may
force new responsibilities on the gov
ernment at Washington. At present
we are all hoping that the confer
ence may accomplish its purpose, and
thus far the hope is justifiable. But
in no circumstances' can the admin
istration condone the cold-blooded
murder of prisoners of war.—New
York Times.
The development of water power
for furnishing electric light and pow
er for Manila and its suburbs Is
planned by a street railway company
now using Japanese coal to generate
current.
Argentina has the longest piece of
sUpight railroad in the world, a 211
mite stretch without a curve.
CUBAN PRESIDENT
READY FOR REVOLT
Government Makes Plans to
Put Down Any Outbreak.
LOAN DILL NOT YET PASSEO
Liberal* In Opposition to Government
Have Fifteen Thousand Rifle* In
Their Possession—Ammunition Like
wise Shipped to That Country—Ad
ministration Prepared For Conflict.
Havana.—The Cuban government is
adopting plans to prevent other out
breaks similar to the recent uprising
of the banditti in Santa Clara prov
ince. It expects to be so firmly in
trenched In authority that should ac-'
tual revolution occur it can be put
down quickly. President Menocal has
announced he will not brook armed op-'
position to his administration, and
those who attempt it will have their
necks “twisted.” The administration
has quietly prepared itself should con
flict occur. The army is generally re
garded as loyal.
It is known that about 15,000 rifles
and many thousand rounds of ammu
nition are scattered over the island,
supposedly in the hands of the Liber
als. who are opposing the administra
tion. Information from the national
palace says the island has been care
fully “gone over” by government se
cret service men and every move of
the opposition is known. “There can
be no uprising of any consequence,”
they say. Besides the armed forces,
the administration has the backing of
the majority of the Cuban Veterans’
association of the War of Independ
ence. The veterans number about 20,
000 men and are widely scattered.
The central camp is In Havana. Gen
eral Emilio Nunez, secretary of ag
riculture in Menocal’s cabinet, is presi
dent of the veterans. They offered
PRESIDENT MBNOCAIi OP CUBA.
their services to the president last
spring when rumors of revolution were
rife
President Menocal bus not yet been
able to secure the passage through con
gress of the bill providing for the na
tional loan of $13,000,000.
Dr. Alfredo Zayas. leader of the Lib
erals. has given out a statement say
ing his party was acting for the best
Interests of Cuba and would not force
a conflict. If one came, however, the
consequences would be upon the heads
of Conservatives, the party of Men
ocal.
Colonel Orestes Ferrara, ex-speaker
and at present the "strong man” of the
Cuban congress, has declared himself
against the proposed national loan of
$15,000,000 and some other policies of
the administration. He has thrown
down the gantlet to Menocal and de
clares the loan will not Jje allowed to
pass congress. He exerts great influ
ence in Cuban political and legal af
fairs.
Colonel Ferrara said he was not a
party to the rumored compromise be
tween the political factions whereby
the government would repay English
Investors amounts invested in the
Ports company of Cuba In return for
Liberal support for the loan measure,
in fact he did not believe the Liber
als would be a party to such an agree
ment
“1 am not opposed to anything that
tends to upbuild Cuba and its national
credit” he said.
SIMPLIFIES NAVIGATION.
U. 8. Naval Observatory laauaa Con
donaad Computations.
Washington.—A contribution to safe
ty at aea baa been made by the United
States naval observatory In the form
of a publication. which greatly slmpll
8ea and facilitates computations Inci
dent to the navigator’s work.
Elaborate . Interpolations are done
away with and all. Information con
densed and made readily accessible.
The publication contains only thirty
seven pages and a star chart, yet con
tains all the Information ordinarily
required by navigators la practical
everyday work.
At present it will be Issued aa s sap
pi ament hot later will be included In
the Nanttmri Almanac itaaif.
' RABBIT SKINS BY MAIL
8ent by Parcel Poet From Washington
State to Paris.
Tacoma, Wash.—From Chewelah, In
Stevens county, this state, 80.000 rab
bit skins have Just been sent by parcel
post to Paris for manufacture Into fur
bats.
, The shipments were made by men
who rounded up many rabbits nnd paid
ranchers for thousands more. Ranch
ers hope that n market will be found
for millions of jack rabbits, now re
garded as pests throughout eastern
Washington and Oregon.
Each package of pelts for Paris re
quired a blank customs invoice on a
linen tag specially provided by the
postotlice.
Surrounding counties and adjacent
states are deluging Chewelah with let
ters of inquiry regarding the rabbit
market. The department of agricul
ture is seeking Information to assist in
extending the market.
TWENTY DOGS TO EACH BABY.
Legislator Shocked by Conditions In
Boston’s Back Bay.
Boston.—That the Back Bay has
twenty (logs to every Infant a full
score of keunels to each perambulator,
was the assertion made by Represent
ative John L. Donovan, the “Mayor of
Chinatown.” in opposing the bill au
thorizing cities and towns to provide
for the care and disposal of homeless
dogs and cats.
"Out in the Back Bay,” he said,
“there are more cats and dogs than
there are children and I am not sur
prised If the Back Bay has become
alarmed over Its unfortunates. I say
let the Back Bay take care of its cats
and dogs. I hope the bill will be
killed.” _
BLOOD FROZEN 40,000 YEARS.
Taxidermists Discover Liquid In Ani
mal Found In Ice Block.
Paris.—The taxidermists at the Nat
ural History museum are now prepar
ing the body of a mammoth which
lived 40,000 years ago and was recent
ly found frozen in a Siberian Ice block.
The animal was so large that it had
to be quartered before being brought
to the Paris museum.
The experts discovered in a vein a
few drops of brownish substance which
proved on analysis to be blood which
had remained liquid through 400 cen
turies.
The carcass was in excellent condi
tion, the hide being intact and the
flesh showing no signs of decomposi
tion.
WOMAN TAKES JOB
AS TOWN MARSHAL
Offer, Made In Spirit of Lev
' Ity, Accepted by Writer.
Cbesaning, Mich.—Blanche D. In
galls, editor and part owner of the
Chesaning Monitor, a weekly news
paper, has been appointed marshal to
fill the vacancy caused by the dismiss
al of the man ^officer some weeks ago.
She 'has formally accepted the ap
pointment and says she will begin the
work of Improving the morals of the
town at once.
The old. marshal was dismissed be
cause the village officials bad no
money to pay for his services, and be
was no sooner off the job than things
that upsiet the peace and dignity of
this staid little town began to happen.
Miss Ingalls also began to write and
In her paper said uncomplimentary
things about the way things were
being run. The whole place was “go
ing to the bad because there was no
one to maintain order." she often
hinted.
But the officials remained firm until
now and kept the marshal Job open
until a special meeting of the council
was called and the president named a
man for the place. The other mem
bers. declined to confirm the appoint
ment and Miss Ingalls’ name was sug
gested. The vote for her was unani
mous, partly, she says, “because they
thought I wanted to run the town.’’
At the outset Marshal Ingalls faces
a knotty problem, as there Is no Jail
“fit to house a human.”
“And." she says. “I am never going
to lock anybody up In that place they
call a Jail. 1 don’t know what I’m go
ing to do, but I’m going to do some
thing. Things will begin to pop here
pretty quick and 1 am going to be
right in the center of the popper."
LONDON HAS ESCALATORS.
Thirty Thousand Rids on “Now Toy"
the First Day. ;
London.—London bas been given' an
other new toy to play with. Escalators
at Charing Cross Embankment station
connecting the district and the Water
loo railways were opened, and It is
estimated In the first three hours 10,
000' persons had made trips on them.
When the escalators ceased revolv
ing In the early boars the total cargo
for the day probably reached 80,000
passengers.
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Proposes $15,000,000 Air Fleet.
Washington.—A $15,000,000 aeroplane
fleet was proposed In a bill by Repre
sentative L* Engle of Florida. He
painted a picture of cities being de
stroyed by rhombs'and compared tbs
foreign air fleets with that of. the
United States, which, he said, wee
composed of "twelve obsolete man kill
ing aeroplanes."
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