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VOL. LIII NO. 16,294. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TERRIBLE FIRE RAKES CAPITAL ALLDAUONG Diaz Holds His Ground, Enlarges Zone and At tacks Palace, MADERO'S COURAGE SUPERB Mexico's President Calmly Confident as He Directs Plan to Crush Rebels. CASUALTY LIST PUT AT 1800 Zapatistas on Outskirts Har ass Government Troops. 2 AMERICAN WOMEN DEAD Several Thousand Criminals Set J 'roc and Likely to Turn to Loot ing Heavy Guns Clear Roofs of Riflemen. MEXICO CITT, Feb. IX Ajltlrfpat fne an early resumption of hostilities tomorrow, more than 600 Americana fled tonight from their homea to tem porary abodes la the outskirts of the ltj. ivhere the danger from the fire mil be minimised. Ambassador Wilson, on Information from the atlonal Palace, knru that the sovernment planned a crnshinir blow, and, determined to save the Americans If possible, rented numerous houses, to which, under ting of truce, Keats of the embassy hurried in auto mobiles as many women and children as would atrce to be transported. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12. Mexico's capital was lorn asunder again today by aliot and shell. It was not until 9 o'clock that the fire ceased in all quarters. General Felix Diaz, In command of the rebel forces, fortified and en trenched in and around the arsenal, held his ground against the federals. Me did more than this. lie. subjected the city to a more terrible bombard ment than that of yesterday, enlarged his zone of action and sent forces against the national palace. Madero Is I npcrturbel. Madero was optimistic tonight. Throughout the bombardment and the Klmost continuous rattle of machine guns and rifles, the President went about his work in the palace appar ently unperturbed. He took counsel frequently with the Finance Minister, Ernesto Madero. From time to time he wa in conversation with General liuerta, the Commander-in-Chief, re garding the plans of attack. His cour age was great, his confidence remark able. At the arsenal General Diaz calmly directed the operations. He character ised them as solely defensive. He, too, vaB optimistic. t'-asnaltles dumber 1SOO. The casualties are estimated at not less than 500 dead and 1500 wounded In the two days" fighting. Two Ameri can women arc dead, shot to pieces by a shell. They wero Mrs. H. W. Holmes and Mrs. Percy Griffiths. Several Americans have been wounded. But tho total number of native non-combatants injured today undoubtedly was smalt. Experience Is fast teaching the cltlxcns to keep out of the line of fire. The reports from the Diaz headquar ters that his losses have been negli gible are received wiUi some doubt. About 10 o'clock tonight there was sharp action for a few minutes by a federal battery against the rebel posi tion, but at 11 o'clock the city was tranquil, Frith ail the street lights out Shot uad Shell Rain. For two hours this morning the rebel sunr.ers rained shot and shell at the lofty structures of the city, from the roofs of which federal sharpshooters and machine gun men had attempted to rake the Insurgents in the trenches and behind the barricades of the ar senal. The shells from the heavy guns of the rebels were well timed, the explo sions throwing bullets over the roofs. effectually clearing these buildings for a time at least of the picked federal troops. Some of the rebels' shells and not a few rifle bullets reached the national palace, but none did serious damage and It Is not believed that Diaz seri ously contemplates at the present time an attack on Madero's headquarters. Diss' llllaltt -Sot T)el eloped. Madero has promised to make a com Kued assault on the rebel positions to morrow, but the operations of today iConcluUvd oa Pas. 3.1 16 WITHOUT FOOD ARE HELD AT SEA LACXCH HENRIETTA WAITS HOCKS TO CROSS BAR. Friable to Sleen or Eat, Pleasure Party Including Women Puts In Distressing Night on Ocean. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. II. (Special.) ! Tired, hunsry and exhausted from loss j of sleep and lack of food, a party of i 16, four of whom are women, arrived i here today after an unpleasant night spent at sea In a little 13-ton launch. The women were Mrs. James Stevens. Mrs. Adklns, Miss Galnhort and Miss Bowman, of Tillamook, and the others on board were all residents of that place with the exception of John P. McCann, of this city. Early Tuesday morning the party left Tillamook on the gasoline launch Henrietta as tho guests of Captain E. E. Jenkins, master of the craft, to pass the day in deep sea fishing, expecting to return in the early afternoon. After fishing for several hours at the Netart Rocks, the party arrived at the Tillamook bar entrance at high tide yesterday afternoon. By that time the bar was breaking clear across and the lifesaving crew, seeing the launch romlng and fearing there would be trouble should the craft attempt to cross in, went outside and stood by to give assistance. Captain Jenkins, how ever, concluded it would be too danger ous to attempt the bar. especially with the women on board, and he headed up the coast, intending to make Nehalcm. There the conditions were no better. The Henrietta continued north, ar riving at the lightship about 11 o'clock last night. A llne-from that vessel was taken on board and the launch lay tiu re until after daylight, when she crossed Into the Columbia. One of the worst' features of the trip was the fact that there were no pro visions on board and the passengers had nothing to eat for 24 hours. HEALTH COSTS $20,000,000 Government Annually Expends Huge Sum In Various Departments. WASHINGTON', Feb. 12. An aggre gate of 119,800,086 Is expended annually by the Government to maintain the public health service of the various de partments, according to a statement today forwarded to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury. The state ment is made in compliance with the terms of a resolution introduced by Senator Works and adopted by the Senate. The health division of the War De partment is maintained at an annuai cost of $6,761,090. that of the Navy at a cost of 13,730,522 and that of the De partment of Agriculture at ,3,889,202. The health service of the Panama Canal costs 11,620,391 a year. The en tire health service of all departments employs 15,632 persons.' FLOWER TRIBUTE IS URGED Ad Club Members Will Do Honor to the Late Captain Seoft. Members of the Portland Ad Club, under a resolution unanimously adopted at tbe meeting at the Multnomah Ho tel yesterday, will wear, and will urge members of every other club of the city to wear, white flowers tomorrow as a tribute of mourning- to Captain Scott and his three companions who perished IB the South Polar regions. Following a reading by President Moore of Scott's last message to the world. Dr. David Walker, formerly identified with expeditions of North Polar explorers, ypoko in eulogy of Capta-ln Scott. George Hazen offered the resolution after Dr. Walker's address, and the vote to adopt it was unanimous. BARKENTINE IS OVERDUE Vessel, Coal-Laden From Australia, Last in Honolulu December 24. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. Fears are entertained hero for the safety of the barkeutlne Aurora, which left Hon olulu December 28. The Aurora left Newcastle. Australia, October 2, with a cargo of coal fur this port and put In at Honolulu December 24, having run short of provisions. The Aurora has always shown ex cellent sailing qualities and should have been in port two weeks agu. It Is owned by the Charles Nelson Com pany, of this city. AST0R WILL JOIN MILITIA Lato Colonel's Son to Kilter Navn Branch of State Guard. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. (Special.) Vincent Astor will soon Join Hie Naval Militia and become actively identified with that organization. He visited Governor Sulzer at Albany yesterday and told him of his plan. In Joining the Naval Militia young Astor will follow the footsteps of his father, John Jacob Astor, who served for many years as officer of tho Guard. THREE BELIEVED DROWNED Men Are Reported to Have Fallen Through Ice in Columbia. LVLE, Wash.. Feb. 13. (Specials Three men attempting to cross over from the Oregon shore to the Wash ington side by -walking on the ice which has jammed In the Columbia River were drowned shortly before midnight. This word was brought here early Oils morning by the night watchman of the Spokane, Portland &. Seattle rtirii xii. 35,000 MEN BEADY FOR INSTANT MOVE Taft to Let Congress Give Final Word. WARSHIPS AT NEARBY POINTS Transports Not to Land Sol diers Without Authority. POLICY FOUND DIFFICULT Presence of 17,000 Foreigners in City of Mexico, Appealing to Own Governments, Tends to Complicate Situation. WASHINGTON", Feb. 13. President Taft and the Cabinet are in accord that Congress shall share the responsibility for an intervention in Mexico. A day of conferences between the President and his advisers ended with the understanding that should con ditions in Mexico City become so much worse as to demand the landing of American troops, Mr. Taft will lay be fore the houses of Congress the full facts of the situation in a special mes sage. Every preliminary was arranged to day for the action which might follow such a course. Thirty-five thousand men of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps were put in readiness for move ment. Men Under Marching Order, The first brigade of the first Army division, just created In the reorgani zation, 3000 men In ail. and the nucleus of an expeditionary force of 15.000, was put on marching orders ready to en train for Newport News, Va., where Army transports wait under steam. Between 25U0 and 3000 marines of the Atlantic battleship fleet and at the Guantanamo naval station were pre pared for Immediate movement to Vera Cruz, where they might be kept aboard ship ready for landing to blaze an ave nue of escape to Mexico City for for eigners, as they did at Pekin. Fix dreadnoughts with approximately 6000 bluejackets and officers, now are rushing under full steam for Mexican ports four on the Atlantic and two on the Pacific. The first should arrive at their destination Friday, the last Sun day. Ten Other Crack Ship Ready. Ten other crack fighting ships of the Atlantic battleships, swinging at (Concluded on Page S. i s$-ytx.iA tS ' J li .v...: INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50 degrees; minimum. 30 degrees. TODAY'S Fair: easterly ' winds, probably shifting to southerly. Mexico. Mexico Citv subjected to more terrible bombardment than on Tuesday. Page j. Looters too much awed to operate actively. Page 8. Madero and Diaz both deaf to demands that nnng none be limited. Pare Z. State Department, alarmed by reports, aaks Ambassador Wilson to warn non-combatant!. Page 3. United States has .".5,000 men ready for in stant service. Page 1. British press sees justification for American Intervention. Page 2. Rebels destroy National Railroad station In City of Mexico. Page 4. LeUlatnre. . West's message adds to fire In day of turmoil in Legislature. Page 16. West hurls veto bombshell into legislative camp. Page IS. Two good roads bills in Washington may treble taxes. Page 14. Foreign. Kaiser, as farmer, in informal speech says experiments prove Germany can care for elf. Page L German Emperor's only daughter to wed Duke of Cumberland. Page 4. National. Rebel yell greets formal announcement ef election of Wilson. Page 6. Democrats split over demand for economy of appropriations. Page 1. Domestic Cold reduces suffrage ranks to lfl on first day of "hike" to Washington. Page 1. Cavalier! says eat spaghetti and be as beau tiful as dawn in Spring. Page 5. German Ambassador points out fact that his Nation and America have never had mis understanding. Page 7. Chinese educator says idea women have ballot throughout China Is wrong. Page 1. Railroad firemen believe strike Is Inevitable. Page 4. Legislative committee finds mere babies at work In New York. Page IV. Colonel Roosevelt again attacks Idaho court decision. Page 7. Sport. Big Harry Meek may come to Portland in trade for two twirlers. Page D. "Kid Williams" wins fierce 20-round fight from Kddle Caropi. Page 8. National League drafts schedule. Page S. Wolgast breaks with Manager Sam Jones. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Good Roads fight in Washington takes new turn. Page 18. Thomas S. Llppy, Seattle millionaire, sued for $50.0000 by brotber-in-law. Pago f. Launch and pleasure party of 16 are held at sea without food. Page 1. Addison Bennett describes attractions of Newport. "Paj?e 14. Briffadier-General Maus ordered to rush to troops expected to move. Page 3. Markets and Marine. Steamer Beaver is laid up at San Francisco ror repairs, .rage iv. Hop market improves. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Dr. Harry Lane. Senator-elect, unpledged regarding Keuerai jobs, rage im port land. Eugene & Eastern service to Corvallls probable before July 1. Page 12 Charitable organization plans new home for working girls, rage js. George W. Bates charged with assault by J. B. Ziegler. Page 13. Vast forest ra i n N ehalem Val ley to be made accessible by CO -mile railway. Page 19. Meteorological summary and weather fore cast. Page 14. Abraham Lincoln's birthday Is fittingly ob served in schools. Page 12. Portland men and women do honor to Lin coln at banquet. Page 14. Portland urged to invite visitors in 1915 at once. Page 11!. Alblna children enjoy story hour. Page 12. Turks Hope for Peace. CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 12. The Grand Vizier, Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, in an interview today, admitted that, while continuing the war, the Porte would strive to conclude peace on the basis of its recent note to the powers. Heavy fighting occurred in the Galll poll Peninsula today. COLD WORKS HAVOC IN SUFFRAGE RANKS Marchers Reduced Original 16. to WASHINGTON MARCH IS BEGUN War Correspondents Stick and So Does Man Bugler. SECRET MESSAGE CARRIED It Is to Wilson eclve Be nelivcred to Woodrow as Soon as He Will Re It, Which It Is Hoped Will Be March 4. METUCHEN', N. J.. Feb. 12. It was a half-frozen "array" of 16 suffragists reduced by cold and exposure to that number from an original hundred who left Newark, K. J., this morning that straggled Into this village shortly after 6 o'clock tonight to make the first "bivouac" of Its 250-mile march to Washington to carry a message to Woodrow Wilson on the day of his In auguration as President. From town to town as the first day of arduous tramping wore on, hikers In tens and twenties unostentatiously left the ranks and sought warmth in door ways. Later they confessed themselves deserters by boarding trains for their homes. ley Roads Encountered. Starting from Newark, N. J., after a tube ride under the Hudson River from New York, the women covered 16 miles in the face of a bitterly cold wind and over icy roads. The temperature was hovering around the zero mark and the women arrived here with their noses and ears red and tingling. The remaining 16, commanded by "General" Rosalie G. Jones, are the "regulars," who pledged themselves to march tin entire distance. The other 181 had volunteered for one day's march, but did not count on the cold weather, having proffered their promises when the mercury stood many degrees higher than it did today. Mounted Police Lend Way. The 16 miles were made in about five hours of actual marching. Headed by a platoon of mounted police and two volunteer men buglers, the departure from Newark was made after "General" Jones had delivered a speech, announc ing that they came with a secret mes sage for the new President of the United States, to be delivered to him (Concluded on Page 5.) WOMAN'S BATTLE IN CHINA NOT WON DR. YAMEI KIN SAYS BALLOT IS "WAY IX FUTURE." However, Sex Never Has Been Op pressed, and Is Great Power in Family Council Now. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 12. "There is an erroneous Impression abroad th;tt the women of the new Chinese republic have the right of suffrage." said Dr. Yamei Kin, a leading educator of China, addressing the Knife and Fork Club here tonight. "It Is true that the new government has taken steps to give suffrage to women and in some provinces they havj that right, but universal women's suf frage in China Is a thing way In the future. First, we want by education to make the women fit for the power they are later to have. "Woman never has been oppressed In China. She has always been allowed to do whatever she Is capable of. She is a great power in the family council, which, after all, in a republic, is the power of government." Miss Beatrice Forbes-Robinson, for merly of London, talking for equal suf frage, said the lot of the suffragist in America was much easier than that in England. "American men," she said, "say easily, 'Oh, let the women have what they want." but in England there ts a real antagonism between the sexes. The at titude of England's men in all walks of life is that the women must be kept 'their proper places. England absolutely man-dominated, and the mrn arc fighting hard to maintain that con trot" FLYING CYCLE HITS GIRL Two Seriously Hurt When Motor): PInnges Into Picnic Party. Hortense Piehereau, 18, 782 Commcr cial street, and Marlon Barton, 17, 784 Kirhy street, were run down and serl ously injured late yesterday afternoon by a motorcycle, which eyewitnesses stata was traveling at from 50 to 60 miles an hour, on the LInnton Road Miss Piehereau received, two frac tures or the left arm and numerous bruises and her condition Is considered serious. Miss Barton was badly bruised and several of her teeth were knocked out. Both are at Good Samaritan Hos pital, where they were hurried by W G. Karns and Peter Conaghen, who came along in an automobile shortly after the occurrence. According to statements made to De teeuves nyae and augtin. who are trying to learn the identity of the rider a party of high school girls was walk ing along the road, returning from picnic, when the motorcycle plunged into their midst. Some of the witnesses say two men were on the cycle, while others say that one man only was rid ing. PUBLIC CUPJSUNDER BAN Railroads May Install JFounlains on Advice of Health Officer. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The common drinking cup on passenger trains is under the ban in Oregon Following an investigation conducted yesterday by the State Railroad Com mission an order prohibiting their use was promulgated. Hereafter the bubbling fountain may be substituted, as this was recom mended by Dr. Calvin S. White, State Health Officer, who attended the meet ing, ajs the most sanitary appliance known. Seventeen of the 21 roads operating In the Btate were represented at the meeting and assurances were given on behalf of most of these that they would endeavor to meet with Dr. White's recommendation. Paraffined paper cups will fill the Commission's requirements, which also include an order as to the quality ot water to be supplied. BRIDGE BILL INDORSED House Committee Stamps Approval on Interstate Project. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 12. (6pecial.) The bill for the inter state bridge across the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver, j Wash., was Indorsed tonight in its en- u y iic tuiiiniiucc uii i untj a ttiiu highways of the House, and will be reported in tomorrow morning for ac tion. Representative Nolta, of Multnomah County, who has had much to do with the bridge subject, is elated over the outcome. The plan agreed upon by the com mittee is to report the bill in to the House in the morning, have it set for a special order at some near date, get it passed through the House and send it to the Senate without delay. In this manner It is believed it stands certain of passing at this session of the Legislature. THOMAS A. EDISON IS 66 Hundreds of Congratulatory Mes sages Received on Birthday. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. (Special.) Thomas A. Edison Is still reading to day hundreds of congratulatory tele grams, cablegrams and letters received In honor of his 66th birthday. Edison in reviewing the great things accomplished since his last birthday, paid tribute to Dr. Carrel, of New York, who recently received the Nobel prize. He placed little confidence, however, in the alleged cure for tuberculosis of Dr. Friedmann. "Carrel's work has been proved, Frledmann's has not," said Edison. DEMOCRATS SPLIT OVER ECONOMIES Removal of Naval Com mittee Demanded. FITZGERALD TALKS PLAINLY Appropriations Promise Outstrip Early Promises. to 60 THREATEN FILIBUSTER Public Buildings Committee. .l;,o Target of AUack--linproTcnicnU in Districts of Party Lead ers Are Provided. WASHIGTON, Feb. 12. Economy dif. ficult ies among the House Democrats today reached the leaders and efforts were made to reconcile the factions which threaten to precipitate a struggle over the naval appropriation bill with, its two battleships provision when it appears on the floor. Seaker Clark, Majority Leader Under wood and Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropriations com mittee, conferred over the entire ap propriations situation and Mr. Fitz gerald told the leaders in no uncertain terms that the appropriations were mounting to a much larger figure than had been anticipated. He recom mended vigorous cuts in the bills yet to be passed. After the conference, Mr. Underwood talked over the situation with members of the ways and means committee. Padgett Urged to Cut BUI. Last night's meeting of the economy advocates had taken up a resolution asking the ways and means committee to discipline the naval affairs com mittee for Increasing the navat bill. The bill as framed by the committee would carry about $1 46,000.000 and the economy advocates Insist that It - jj Id be cut about $20,000,000. Mr. Under wood called on Representative Padgett, of Tennessee, chairman of the naval af fairs committee, and urged him to en deavor to cut down the bill- Mr. Padgett called the Democrats of his committee together, but they were unable to agree on any reduction and the question was put over until to morrow. Flllbuater Im Threatened. The economy advocates, who are about 60 strong in the House, declare that they will filibuster and prevent the passage of the bill at this session unless the amount carried is materially reduced. They will hold another meet ing tomorrow night, and unless some thing is done in the way of reducing the bill in the meantime, a resolution by Representative Sisson, of Mississippi. will be taken up, which would demand that the ways and means committee remove the entire Democratic member ship of tho naval affairs committee for extravagance and failing to live up to the party's platform pledges." Building BUI Also Attacked. The public buildings omnibus bill also will be a target of attack in the House. Chairman Fitzgerald figures that the appropriations already proposed to be enacted by this session of Congress, ex clusive of the public buildings, run $116.030,000 above the total of the last year, cnairman tsurnett, or me puouc buildings committee, said tonight that his bill would aggregate about $26,- 000,000. It was reported that the bill included substantial provision for improvements the district of Democratic leader Underwood. Republican Leader Mann, Chairman Fitzgerald and other House leaders. LADY BUG SEASON OPENS Already 8,000,000 Arc In Captivity to Save Cantaloupe Crop. SACRAMENTO, i'eb. 21. The lady bug season has opened and collectors of the State Horticultural Commission ers force are going to tne mountains to gather the tiny creatures by the pound. Tho lady bug saves the cantaloupe crop of imperial aucy eacn year uy devourlng the aphis which otherwise would destroy the melon vines. Last week 100 pounds of lady bugs were gathered in tne uoasi itango mountains. Since there are 30,000 bugs to the pound, this makes 3,000,000 in captivity. From this time on the col- ectlon will be In progress In Humbug Canyon, near Towlc, In Placer County. SNUG TROUSERS CORRECT Tight-Fitting Clothes Agreed on for Men by National Jailors. CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 12. Styles In manufactured clothing follow closely the styles In women's clothes. It was explained today at the convention headquarters of the National Associa tion of Merchant Tailors. The empire gown of a type popular in 1830 recently was adopted for women. Now the side whiskers and tight coats of that period have come to be the correct thing in men's wear. The snug-flttlng coats and trousers, of course, are the ultra fashionable standard, but will not be adopted by all American men, because most of them decline to encase themselves, jo tight trpusera.