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S I MEXICAN REBEL LEADER PLACES LARGE ORDER FOR ARMAMENT WITH REVOLUTIONARY AGENT I MMINISTRitllGN WILL CEJECT President M?y Proclaim Embargo if U. S. Manufacturers Sell Counter to Policy of Government * ★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ " * * * * New Orleans. La.—Instruc ★ tions from Adolfo de la Huer w ta's ★ leader^ at Vera Cruz, to pur ★ chase and assemble in N -w Or * Mexican revolutionary ★ leans. 3.000,(j0o rifle* cartridges. ★ I.OOO.fHul rounds of machine gun *■ ★ ammunition. ô.oOO rifles and ★ 10 machine guns, were received ★ ★ here by Teodoro Frezieres, rev- ★ Washington. — Shipment of arms from the Cnited States to th« de Im H uerai revolutionary group in Mexico is being discouraged by the admin's rration as against the policy of the! . . American government. ... , , ., . _ „ The attitude ot this government on .. .. . , the question was sent to the depart ..... . , x . ^ , mem of justice agents In New Orleans. . .. .. ...... after a conference between officials c .. .. ,, ... . , . of tue attorney „' lierais office and of ., . . . the state depart ment. . . ., . . . .. .. . , Officials said that, while it is law ★ olutiouary agent. ★ fnl. fr<>m a strictly technical staml polnt, for the revolutionists to pur chase arms in this country, provided their activities «lid not violate the «-on splracy clause of the a«t the fonmnting on American movements against friendly nations, they did not believe American manu , prohibiting soil of facturées would run counter to the policy of rheir government, regarding a policy of an embargo. It was pointed «»ur. however, that the presdent has authority to proclaim an embargo. Ir some quarters it was stated the double hazard of a possible embargo, coupled with the effect the sale of arms to the de la Huerta group would have on future bids for government contracts, would weigh heavily with manu/ac turers who might be inclin«*d to make such transactions. War and navy department officials, however, do not believe there Is avail able in this country material in quan ririe? desired by the «le la Huerta f«irccs. stock and regular reserve equipment warehouses, of course, contain them, but the business of private manufac turers of military rifles has nut been remunerative since the war depart ment has been building its own guns surplus The government's under federal patents. REBELS WEAKENING; LACK FOOD AMD AMMUNITION Washington.—The Mexican embassy, In a statement «lealing with the revolu tionary situation in Mexico, said thou sands of civilians were flocking to the < thregon colors in all parts of the republic. "Thousands of civilians. • • said the statement, "the majority with previou» military training, are volunteering to assist the government to put down the rebellion. In the state of Oaxaca, vol imwrs are bpintr organize] nnd «imp I'"' ,0 mo y wl,h ,he forces against the rebels, under Gen crals Garcia, Virgil and Maycotte. These rebels are short of food, am munition and in a precarious condi As fast ns the volunteers can be eqnipped they are being organized, Already the government has large tlon. 6» bodies under training and shortly will | he able to move them against the rebels. Others of the loyal volunteer, force will he used as garrisons. "Ihe assassination of Governor Car rfllo. of Yucatan, by de la Huerta rebels stirred the republic to its heart. Notwithstanding the news pub lished by rebel agents, they have not begun any new military activities. And on the other hand, the g«/vernment are prepared to attack the _ Famous Resort Destroyed by Fire Los Angeles. Cal—Fire, said to have! originated In a small fish market on the ocean-front walk, virtually wiped ont the entire Ocean Park amusement zone, with damage estimated at fr««re *2,0on.ono to $4.000,000. Most of the loss mas sustained In the destruction of three pleasure piers, the Pickering million-dollar pier, and Frazier amuse ment pier and Lick's dome. Spread ing quickly from the point of origin, the flames threatened the whole con-1 • « forces rebels. •• cession district, before thousands of pleasure seekers strolling along the j «>« ean front realized what had hno ...ear front realized what had hap pened. One of the first structures to go down in th- p,th of thr .onflagr». fion WJIK Ih** «Hunt ntnner Labor at Helm in Britain London,—The coming week will nee the rcoj»ening of parliNtnent under the unique clr-uniMance of the date al ready having been settled «m when the present Baldwin government will «uf fer defeat and resign to make waj for Great Britain - * first labor governmem This 1« the plna proclaimed bj the government'* ««ppomeat*. and alnee the r«»mplete collapse of the recent attempt to engineer a combi nation of the par ti«* to "keep labor out," there taeens no re**«n why it should aot bo co ted. L« * j treasure State News In : : Tabloid Review WM» » »« « » Shipments , from Beaverhead • large, nearly 3.CM1 head having been of steers and fat cows county have been sent from local shipping points within Most of the ranchers are An 2 fi ti*^ and there is Fat i a mon tin I shipping to Los j a general feeling here that better times are in store for the cattlemen. cows have brought four and one-half ! cents while heavy steers have sold I from seven and one-quarter to seven i While Santa Clans was making his ' rounds, thieves made a successful raid, i the second within the last three months, on the NosselM'arker store In underwear and jewelry, valued at •ximutely $1 .(**). was taken. The ! police have no clue. Anaconda. through a rear window. Costly mer cha noise, including silk waists, stock ings. gained Entrance w a $ ; ( Tw.. ■■ari.M.ls ..f <-..rn-fe.1 hoj-s. K<> j nonm-ed the he« •'hip,.«! from that .section in many months, left .>uflo!k recently for the Spokane market. The hogs were pastured on sweet during the summer and i 1 turned into corn 1 ni . t r ke*t j | . w . ; rriends of Miss Leida Keratin, a i, ^ . . . _ . , . ' former teacher tn the Troy school, fear ! . , .... 'that she has met with disaster since . . . ; her departure from that pla<*e. No . . * . . . . . won! has been received by any of her * , . , * '. i friends since she has left. She was i . ! traveling in Wyoming at the tune of t , . . . the tram wreck at Casper, and the I recent finding of the body of a young ! woman unidentified, has led to the •lover the fall fields to fatten for That system of raising hogs. according to Suffolk farmers, seems to be the most profitable method of pro in dneing p<*rk in « entrai Montana. j i 1 | 1 alarm as to her safety. Recognizing in Kalispell an advan | tageous distributing point the Reliance j Refining company lias decided r<* build ; a 2(X>-barrel refinery at that plac«*. A site for the plant has been purchased » and it is believed this unit will be en larged until the company has a large ) Pl an t Kalispell. ; damage to cattle herds in Toole county, Mountain lions and coyotes are h!«o Wolves are doing a great deal of reported numerous in the same vicin ity. A government trapper has been sent into the district to aid the c« r tle men in protecting their stock and erad icating the animals. ** Military training, consisting of two fifty-minute peri«»ds a week, will he given in the Roundup high school. The j training is selective and carries credits. The training will he under the super vision of Captain T. A. Renier, of the (j. S. Army. Montana wli' ne well represented at the Northwest development conference in Spokane on January 3. Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman. Liv ingston, Miles City. Missoula and Butte will have delegates Helena, Fire, believed to have been iucen i iiary. destroyed the granary of H. A. ; Stoven, of no;ir Scoby recently, and the owner suffered the loss of 1.2U0 bushels of wheat, 1.800 bushels of oat« and 270 bushels of mixed grain. Five pool halls In Bearcreek have been chjsed up« and strict orders given to the remaining parlors to close promptly at 10:30 by the newly organ ized law enforcement league at that place. I i supply, A new, wood pip« «ygtem of water bringing water to Missoula fr««m Cold Springs, will cost that city ?S7«.Of0 awirrtine to estimates fur i ,lish, • ,, an engineering coneern. i John Schoengarth, of near Lindsay, was given a coat of tar and feathers i by a mob of masked men, recently. I No reason for the action of the mob is j given. More than 140.000 pounds of alfalfa geed, bringing its growers In round s«une *30,000 was raiaed in powder River county last season, * * * ' known as the only uoman man of an iron foundry in America, and a resident of Great Falls for more thun thirty years, where in 1907 she assumed management of her father 1 * lr <> n works, died at that place. She *ccompaai«d her father to the Falls f rom Nashina, If. H., !■ 1800. B1LLMAN—Andrew Billman, who in i made the trip from Colorado to with a bull team and has , been 8 r ^ ldent o1 T>* a ^ eTer ** nre ' at bis home la Big Timber, He *"•* onf> of the b ** t knrtwn P'oneors 1 state, having be«« present at j early day "opening*" of A ★ ★ * MONTANA PIONEERS ON THE LAST LONG TRAIL A WOODBURY— Miss Cerul« Wood . WIRTH Mrs. Gita nan Wlrta, aged ^ y*«rs. and for more tfcaa 40 years a resident of Wolf Greek, near Great bn,h,r " ,h ' " rlr " borne of her daugh*^, Mr*. Leon Morris. In Great Fal* ROWKr Jame* IWve. t we« ran«*ber of Park sf that aectioa sin«« 1891, *1*4 at fb« home of relatif. I. Waldon M T, while etMtlng Ihm. M GRIMMON — IkMm mon. on« of the •tafte's earliest pros pectors, who located )m Butte farty «wo years aga. dl*4 at hi* home there after u long Illness. TABOR—John P. 'Ihtbtr, known throughout the himai« «ammo unit y as •Uncle Johnnie" who fnr forty (hcee year« hud engaged ta the rsislng sf hvestock in and around Simms. I*e4 there at an aAvnaeed age. EWS FROM EARBY E1GHBÜRH00DS N ! ■ Hard W inters in ^weet Ctrass Big Timber Pioneer: Senator Mc j Donnell, who is one of the oldest of! section and j j the old timers in this ! who has kept a dairy every winter, ; says that thi5 CX)ld sp€l] is ^ worst since the memorable winter of 1886 *87, when the thermometer hung around 40 below for six weeks and reached the lew figures of 44 and 451 below. The winter, the senator says. was one that will live in history. In the winter of 1881-'82, he says, the meTcury dropped to 60 and 62 below Q n Big*Timber creek. One stockman fnm Helena who brought in 1.700 '-ead of cattle to feed on Otter creek, roU nded up one lone »teer in the spii mr r " ' Hipply-Ragland, Nuptials Park County News: Miss Golda . Ragland daughter of Mr. and Mrs. • f) t Ragland 1 314 south Second I strevt. was maiTied Tuesday after j noon to Charles Hipply of this city. I The ceremony took place at the bride's 1 narents. Rev. Thomas Huxley of fit iating. The couple were attended by Frank e d_ Catherine Brady and Mr. Ragland. After the ceremony a w ding dinner was served. The bride' is the county clerk and recorder, a y very estimable young lady and well known throughout the county. Hipply is in the employ of the Yel-1 lowstone Camps Co. The couple wnll make their home at 312 south Second Mr. street. Forty Below in Shields Valley Shields Valley Record: The Shields valley experienced the first severe cold spell of the season the first of the week, in common with the gen era! fall of the mercury which pre vailed throughout the United States, The thermometer began dropping on, Sunday and by Monday moi-nin? it! registered from 30 to 40 degrees be low zero, according to the locality. During the following 48 hours, the temperature averaged 20 degrees be low zero and since then it has hov ered around the zero mark. No suf fering is reported from any part of as farmers are well for tbe valley, tified with fuel and feed. Boh Hampton Returns to Sidnev Belgrade Journal: Robt. M. Hamp-i „ . , T>..i ton, formerly manager of the Bel-. . T . . , M cj. , „ ^raue Journal, but now of the Sidney t, , j , . , , j tt Herald, left for home Monday. He had been called here by the serious, sickness of little Mary Hampton, his , ,, , a! - lf . j nipce, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Hampton. Little Mary having taken a turn for the better he returned to Sidney. Mrs. R. M. Hampton remaining here for a few days. To Rush Bill Thru Congress M. L. Wilson w jjj story of the farmin situat i on in Montana to Washington. He |eft M ond»y. and will , , ,. , _ appear be ore t e congressiona m ittee in favor ot the Export or Relgtade Journal: m poration measure now before con gress. The intention is to rush the bill through congress as early as pos sible, in time to give it a fair test in of Mr. J rp- v ar>A B idger Times sho? and within ha t j 411 ^ fornis . and half-pnnted sheets were enroute 1 to Bridger by car. Pressmen com pleted the job and The Picket-Jwr was ^ Red Lodge ready for dis tribution the following morning. export marketing grain. Wilson will not return for several 1 weeks. I Bridger Times Prints Journal Red-Lodge Picket-Journal: By the j use of The Bridger Times shop ! through the courtesy of J. T. Spenc er, The Picket-Journal was enabled to get off the press with only a few hours delay last week after suffering serious breakage of its own press. After printing only a few sheets last Thursday a heavy casting on The Picket-Journal press broke; immedi ate repair was out of the question. By telephone Mr. Spencer graciously consented to permit the use of The 1 i _ j l«K y ir< * Bad««* on the Job Three Forks Herald: The city fire 1 [ . . „ . « . department ™ called oat Saturday afternoon to extinguish a fire which threatened to destroy the Earl Price house on First Avenue, and which « occupied by Archie McDonald and . J fire W " fr0m an <"«*««*«1 stove. The deoart ment was not ten* tn putting out the fire. Testing Out New County Fergus County (Lewistown) Ajr gus: A friendly suit to test the va lidity of the petition asking for the creation of Petroleum county waa in ?*ituted on WodTK^day with W F j Gary as the plaintiff and Chari« J. i Marshall as attorney. The action asks for an injunction to enjoin J. L. Martin, clerk and recorder of Fer with the g'us county from proceeding a ."rangements for the special election set for February 23. it was agreed , by all parties that an outside judge acceptable to all parties will sit in the case. 1 Bootlegger Draws Prison lernt Columbus News: £»anie> haiicxl into court from Absarokee for last November, and . i Runner 1 the second tin e j was retained for lack of bondsmen, J %vas hauled before the judge, H. 1 Miller this morning and entered a j of ** char * red ' -** herc upon the good judge handed a six at he to one year state aTui *300 fine as a reward for W» bootlegging activities, Stanley ley Searls will accompany over to Deer Lodge tomorrow. i Manhattan Masquerade Enjoyed Rffcky Mountain American: ! Masquerade dance at the Jack White Î hall, dancing the old year out and the ! New Year in was splendidly attended. I All enjoyed themselves in a real o!d The ! i fashioned wav. 1 j | ' Manhattan last week, while in wn ; ^e fanner-owned paper a fnena My during whivh be renewed his j subscription for another year. A Real "Friendly" Visit Rocky Mountain American: Y rung of Morris spent a few days in W. I. I Papa Passes the Smokes Tosten Times: While in town re Rauser was wearinu a | mg cigars i ments. cently George happv smile, and incidentally pas? around with his compli It was a girl bom on Thurs clay, December 20th. i ! Girls Acted Very Gentlemanly Three Forks Herald: ladies of our city started leap year out right by giving a dancing party at the I. O. O. F. hall New Year's night. About 1 o'clock everyone went j down to the Van Noy hmch room I w'here lunch was served. The girls The younc ; P roved themselves perfect gentlemen Northern Pacific Agent Transferred Three Forks Herald: Agent Black ard and wife have transferred from the Three Forks station, to Twin Bridges. The many friends cf the Blackanls regret to see them eave. but wish them well in their new lo The place will be fillet! here cation. by Mr. Lofgren. of Billings. AgreeaMy Surprised ' Three Forks Herald; Our people ,, ! were agreeablv surprised Tuesday ; , . * when thev received the announcement * , , w _ _ ... th <- ^rrmire of Mrs Clara Snnth. one of the P ,on «' I rs of this <nty who was married to Lou Leach, also oi j our city, and who is one of the prom inent employees of the Milwaukee road. The happy couple were rnar ! ried at Bozeman last Monday by Judge B. B. I»aw. They were ac companied to the county seat by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Menapace and Clar ence Laughrey, son of the bride. ■ Married on Christmas Dav Three Forks; Herald: TYie home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bailey of Ham ilton, Mont., was the scene of ?. pretty wedding when their daughter Miss Tsobel was joined in wedlock to George Leslie Barker of Three Forks, on Christmas dav. j IF KIDNEYS ACT BAD TAKE SALTS Says Backache Often Means You Have Not Been Drinking Enough Water Wlw« y#« wak* U p with backache and dull misery in the kidney region it may mean you have been eating foods which create acide, says a well-known authority. A* excess of such acids overworks the kidneys in their effort te filter it from the blood and they become sort of paralyzed and loggy. Whe* your kidneys get sluggish and dog you must relieve them, like you reheve your bowels, removing aU the body's urinous wkste, else you have backache, sick headache, dizzy spells ; Either consult a good, reliable physi cian at once or get from your pharma ciat about four take a tablespoonful in a glass of "vater before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with hthia, and has been used for >ears to kelp dean and stimulate sluggish Kid »cys, also to neutralize acids in system, so they no longer irritate, tbu* often relieving bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpenisvc, cannot in jure and makes a delightful efferv«-^ c ' hthia-water dr ink . Drink lots of water. By all means have your phy* 1 * oiaa examine your kidneys at least twK* • year. of Jad Sah«: ounces the your stomach sours, tongue is coated, and when the weather. is bad twinges. The you have rheumatic urine is cloudy, full of sediment, channel* often get »ore, water »«»Mb and you are obbgred to seek relief two or throe tueee during the night. Santa Brin*" Babr Boy Three Forks Herald: Santa called the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rremer, and left a bouncing 1 baby Xmas Eve. al ^ov, Kreme*. Mrs, will be better remembered here a« on Sally Holmes. t Farm Bureau Elects Officers election of officers last Friday, and made out a tentative program for activities. President in his annual address, rc Pari* J Park County News: The i County Farm bureau held its annual ! next years ( Sumner, viewed the work of the past year, - and resolutions were adopted emlors ing the Wheat Export corporation the Railroad commission, for effort , reducing freight rates by the elim where ! • in Har-lination of passenger trains Î possible, and a resolution was passed thanking the county commissioners, the Chamber of Commerce, Secretarv of Park county, and county poultry' show Sumner was re-elected presided ot tLe association; Mrs. Batt-s. the press those who made successful the Park President Fred F. D. Cooke, i-retary; Thomas Dry nan, treasurer; M. D. Sleeves, chairman of the board Henry Hunt led of directors. ..... Christmas ni„ .t for fightmu. Livingston Fighters Get Rough Park County News: and Wilbur Hall were arrested rn Both men are said to have been drinking resulting in a puaire 1 which soon t 1 * blows. Hunt is alleged to have used a knife on bis opoonent. doing considerable damage with the weapon. Hall then proceeded to make a phys ical wreck out of Hunt. Hunt was charged with assault and fined 8100 which he naid. The ease against Hall was dismissed. Mid-Winter Excursion To Los Angeles $ 68.40 Round January 19th Limit April 1st A Popular rate excursion Trip From Butte Montana From Winter to Su min Special train through to Los Angele leave Butte 8 :30 p. m., January 1? Via. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Make Early Reservations For reservations and further details Henry Coulam. General Agent. 229 Rialto Bldg.. Butte, Montana. 1 Chri* f \ 1 l'rwram* ; n ad«v Journ r^T-st de;i*htlul ments was stage ! Thursday which r.u re than women ■ Another bril mas «/ri corr ; evening. 1K cillf I 3.5 i* À W h S l fl 1 1 \ *r * 1 i t hurt .. >u .u a i was •r it. i nt were* <. c i n ir a ne eluding a large number rt as songs vor ! Ouch! Rub B-ckacht Stiffness. Tib , Rub Pain from tria! bei "St. Ja» v; *> t . r I Back hurt y up without sharp aches arc ! Thar's lumhap ; from a strain, ar ; moment you rub ing, penetrating i Nothing else res? and stittr.e'. simply rub it ert • comes the pain. doesn't burn the ?k : r. Limber vg>! D ' t c ; ~ small trial Fettle of c'i. Jacobs Oil" from acy b* :; after using it iu't rc^- -. that you ever had bacKsd or sciatica, because ycur never hurt or cau«e ar rr.ore - It never disappear t? ar.d ha; ommended for (ft HK* » :a :