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TTTPJ urORXTXa ORFROVT.W, TUESDAY, 31 ARCH 10. 1914. dale was arrested several times in San Francisco. Neither resisted arrest. Army Ranks Depleted. A census of the remnant of the army driven across the river from Sacra mento established the fact that out of the estimated 1500 men encamped here early in the day, less than 500 were driven into Yolo .County. The re mainder, with the exception of about 50 that have been arrested, are at large in the city. Sheriff Ahern and Chief of Police Johnson issued a call to citizens to night for volunteers as Deputy Sheriffs. The streets of the city will be patrolled by 500 special deputized citizens in ad dition to the regular police force. A Cordon of special state police was thrown about the State Capitol build ing and grounds today and entrance to the Statehouse could be gained only by front doors. Two watchmen stood at the door of Governor Johnson's office and two more guarded the State STAR ROUTE BIDS FEW, FOR REASON . Secretary of War Acts in Ver- gara Case Bryan Asks Quick Report. Contracting Mail Carriers Re fuse to Act on Non-Profiting Agreement. . T HUERTA MAKES INTIMATION FEDERAL POLICY OPPOSED TWO DEPARTMENTS ENGAGED IN INQUIRY .Federal Lcuder .Hints-American Was Killed bj Rebels That Texas Hangers Did ot Violate Mex ican Sovereignty Is Belief. WASHINGTON, March 9. Two de partments of the United States Govern ment are engaged In seeking informa tion as to circumstances under which the body of Clemente Vergara, an American horse dealer, supposed to have been killed by Mexican federal soldiers near Hidalgo, Mexico, was found early Sunday on the American side of the Rio Grande. A telegram to the State Department today from American Consul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, informed the department that the body had been found and that details would be re ported by mail. No mention was made, of reports that Texas rangers crossed the border Saturday night and brought the body back, reporting their action to Governor Colquitt. The slow process did not satisfy Secretary Bryan, who promptly telegraphed the Consul to make his report by telegraph, and this is now being awaited. War Department Arts. Meanwhile the War Department has become Interested and Secretary Garri son called upon General Bliss at El Paso for information. This brought the following reply by wire: "Investigation Vergara affair being made. Thus far nothing known here, except as published in press." Reasonably assured that neither United States nor Texas officials had participated in ary action that might be regarded as in violation of Mexican sovereignty, the State Department is now confronted with the necessity of making fresh representations to Gen eral Huerta in the effort to secure the punishment of the persons guilty of "Vergara's killing. Bryan Calls In Moore. When the case was first brought to his attention by Charge O'Shaughnessy General Huerta promised an investiga tion and prompt punishment of the guilty parties if warranted by facts. Afterward the federal general at Nuevo Laredo intimated that Vergara had joined the constitutionalists and had been killed by them. The discovery of the body on the banks of the Rio Grande bearing half a dozen fatal wounds now furnishes tangible evidence for the farther prosecution of the .case. Secretary Bryau today asked John Bassett Moore, formerly counselor of tbo State .De partment, to come to his office for con sultation in the case, and it is Inferred that subsequent steps will be in accord ance with Mr. Moore's suggestions. Consul Letcher so far has made no report to the "State Department upon the c$se of Snyman, former Boer gen eral, and British ranch owner, who is asking protection for his property through the United States Government. CLARKE POTATO CROP SOLD Twenty-Five Carloads to Be Sent to Texas at 60 Cents Bushel. VANCOUVER. Wash.. March ' 9. Through tlie Vancouver Commercial Club about 25 carloads of Clarke County potatoes will be disposed of in Texas at a net price of 60 cents to the raisers. A committee was appointed, ot which Guy Bennett is chairman, and he found a market for the surplus potatoes grown here. The first car will be shipped at once and the others will follow at regular intervals. The price received last year for potatoes shipped in this manner was but 34 cents. INTERVENTION PLEA MADE (Continued From First Page.) would be a hundred times worse if we should go to war there." Border Excitement De-a-leal. Texans from the border had assured him, Senator Sheppard asserted, that there was no encitement, "except in the imagination of the Governor." and that they were dealing with both sides across the border in commercial ven tures without difficulty as long as they kept to their own affairs. The por tion of the population along the bor der which was American only in name, and was responsible for all the tales of outrages, .r.e said, actually takes "no interest in any politics. American or Mexican, and are berded to the polls every two years by unscrupulous poli ticians." "I believe that the majority of Americans believe. concluded the Texas Senator, "that if this matter is left to President Wilson he will find a way out without war. We will pray that the f oohlardiness of adventurous men and scheming politicians will not drive us into war." HUNGRY ARMY ROUTED Continued From First Page.) shield of Dr. John Griffiths' automobile, hitting him in the mouth. The army was shunted down Front street to the M-street bridge. One hundred broke loose and raided and wrecked a saloon en route. They Anally were guided over the M-street bridge and into Yolo County. Soldier Net Called Out. Appeals to Governor Johnson to call out the militia were unsuccessful, the Governor placing everything In the hands of Adjutant-General Ethan Allen Forbes, who was on the scene of action. At the Governor's request, BOO men were deputized late today, 400 to jo duty in Sacramento and 109 in Drod erlck. The Sheriff and District Attor ney of Yolo County are in charge ef the force of armed deputies. Among those arrested today after they had refused to accept transpor tation to the bay were; "General- Charles 1. JCelJy ad Ed ward rKaulMiacl. Teasftals. Tfftsj BODY- OK 'VICTIM OF CAKOE IXG ACCIDENT NOT YET FOUND. : tv:w'.;f v Dean Cullen. At a late hour last night the body of Dean Cullen, aged SO, who was drowned Sunday even ing after his canoe had fouled the cable of the Sellwood ferry, had not been recovered. The young man went for bis first canoe trip of the season . Sunday afternoon, taking with him Miss Delia Mueller, of 823 Patton avenue. They went to Milwaukie, where Mise Mueller left the canoe and returned home by streetcar. Cullen was em ployed by a typewriter company, where Miss Mueller is cashier. He lived with his mother and little sister Muriel at 412 Hall street. Treasury which contains more than 2,000,000. Orders were issued by the Sheriff's office to merchants to remove firearms from display windows. 7852 I DUO MEX IN M I IW' ATJKEE Police Report Shows 6830 Are Kesi- denls and 962 Professionals.'" MILWAUKEE. Wis., March 9. The army of unemployed in Milwaukee is only 7632. according to statistics gath ered by the police department, and this number is being increased daily. Of the Idle, 6830 are residents. The report shows that there are only 962 professional drones In. the city. TOLL PROTECTION ASKED gwvi:roii ustkr ukuhs modifi cation OF CANAL AMENDMENT. Ingon Chief Executive Sas Lum ber I ad m try EndaoKeretf. TACOMA, Wash, March 9. As the re sult of a meeting of representative lumber manufacturers In Tacoma to day in conference with Governor Lis ter, the Governor sent a telegram to President Wilson suggesting a modifi cation of the canal tolls amendment in the interest of the great lumber in dustry of the Pacific Coast. The tele- ram is as follows: The nassaxe of the tariff bill affected the lumber industry of the State of Washing ton by talcing all duty off lumber. The re peal of the free tolla through the Panama Canal for American ships engaged in coast wise trade would be in amount per thousand feet on lumber so bandied far in excess of the difference made by the passage of the tariff bill and would give to the lumber interests of British Columbia the full bene fit of this advantage. Inasmuch as the lumber from British Columbia points couia be handled to the ports of the United States in foreign ships at a mnch cheaper rate than our lumbermen would have to pay in American bottoms. We feel. Inas much as the duty has been taken off lum ber, that we at least should have an equal chance in oar own markets with foreign competition and hope it may be possible to decide on some plan whereby this result may be obtained. I would not presume to indicate any definite plan. Some methods suggested. , however, have been: First, all owing the shipment of our lum ber products from the Pacific Coast to the ports of other states in the union in for eign vessels so that we may have the bene fit of the same tonnage charges, and, sec ond, possibly a method whereby on ship ments from and to ports within the "United States a rebate on toll charges could be made. There may be other methods better than either of these suggested to bring about results. The repeal of the bill providing free tolls without some remedial legislation would not only be of incalculable damage to the lumber industry of our state and to the tens of thousands employed In it. but would also have a material effect on the general business conditions here. By pro viding some plan such as herein suggested would be secured a full and free competl tlon and bring benefit to the people of the lumber-using states of the Atlantic Coast. My sincere hope is that whatever may be done will give to our own Industries an eqnal chance with foreign competition In our own markets. CLASS TO DO PRINTING JOB Jefferson High Students Will Get Out Weekly Bulletin. The clans in the printing Cepartmonl In the Jefferson Hlsh School will print the weekly bulletin of the ochoota Fri day. This Is the first work for tna district that t,io class will hava under taken. Heretofore the bulletins have been mimeographed. The printing class epaned lw weeks aito undoi' tie Jnst?ii3ti9 i A, W. Lawrence, Interact ties feeri feasfi, and there ara 67 feej-a reiela4 i tfe class. As the work programme &a4 th equipment of ta plane M i Her assart it s lnt ended to umtaft&fc mfff of tn printing worn lor dtstrtsf. .Alleged Astrfiilaef rrsiga&j. charged wKi fiiw&tia 'Tiaji Keale'. on office, jti&tfg&kify' jriva puf Municipal Co;n yeiCfday. bcwla4 over to the gras4' ayjjeared clad i' 9 .overcoat bfuwsA pis only sws. j ei ?3AGe, PiSl - "sm X Bjjy'il'tf'lr1filiihy':rtA,'iTr r- 4 Government Fails to Allow Increase in Pay Proportionate to Increase In Mall AVeJght Parcel Post Is Factor. OREGONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 9. The difficulty which the Government Is having in awarding contracts for carrying the mails on star routes is due to the failure of the Postoffice Department to provide an equitable basis of compensation which will enable the contractors to nanaie the mails at something above cost. The Department has thus far been unwilling to award contracts In the western states at a figure which will enable contractors to make a profit, and has steadfastly refused to increase the com pensation In proportion to tne increase in weight of mails resulting from the parcel post system. Hence the rejec tion of 75 per cent of ail bids recently received. The establishment of the parcel post system increasing the weight of fourth class mails from the original four pounds' limits to 11 pounds and the subsequent orders increasing the limit to 20 and 50 pounds, respectively, for each package, has so changed the char acter of the "star service" that con tractors, particularly on the Western rouses, are in grave difficulty by rea son of the abnormal increase in gross weights of the mails, the extraordinary cost Imposed upon them by such in creases in the weight limits, and the impossibility of performing service on the original schedules. Matter heretofore carried by express, or freight, is now thrown upon the con tractors, thus requiring in many cases additional horses, mules and wagons. In cases where the mail is required to be packed on animals the number re quired in service might soon present the appearance of a caravan. Carriers Offer Snjccestlom. It is contended by carriers that the nearest approach to securing proposals upon a fair basis of compensation for carrying the mails under future adver tisements will be to prescribe on each route a maximum amount of weight that the contractor will be required to transport per single trip each way, the same as is now done ou star routes in Alaska. Practically every star route in Alaska where the serxice is carried by land is advertised In two ways, one In viting proposals for carrying any class of mail the Department may elect, the total weight not to exceed a specified number of pounds per trip, and the other inviting proposals for carrying on each trip "all mall offered." Under all these Alaska advertisements con tracts were made on those routes where definite limit of weight per trip was specified. The parcel post is doing to star route contractors and prospective- bidders In the Western states just what an adver tisement to "carry every trip all mail offered" would do to a bidder for serv ice on a star route in Alaska; it is impossible for a bidder to form any re liable estimate as to cost of equipment and operation, and make a fair bid alike to himself and the Government, unless he knows the maximum weight he will be called upon to carry per single trip each way. Definite Kaowledee Wanted. Star route bidders do not object to parcel post per se or care whether the weight limit be 20 pounds. 50 pounds. 100 pounds or more, but all bidders do desire some fairly definite statement of the maximum or approximate weight they will be required to carry each' trip so as to have a basis on which to make their calculations and submit pro posals. There would be practically no star route service in Alaska today, except at the most exorbitant cost, if bidders had been required to submit proposals for "carrying all mail offered" instead of proposals based on a maximum weight per single trip each way, be cause they would not know how to cal culate, and the Institution of parcel post and the uncertainties of the growth thereof under the 50-pound limit presents the same problem in the Western states, where the Department is inviting proposals for the four years from July 1. 1914. to June 30. 1918. A general advertisement was issued October 25, 1913, embracing 19 states, Including Montana, Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California. There were 5000 routes Included In these adver tisements. Less than 1000 routes were placed under contract. Readvertlse- ment of 4000 routes was due mostly to the uncertainties of parcel post. RATE PROTEST IS IDE PROPOSED ADVANCE IS EASTERN TERRITORY IS FOUGHT. Chairman of Inn Railroad Commission Representing- Eight States and S tlonal Livestock Body Arts. WASHIXOTOX March P. On behalf lo-ht- Wnntern States lowo, Kan aaa. Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Houth Dakota and. tho Nationul Llveeloei Association. CUor4 Thome, e'.ialrman of tn HftilroaA Commission, ot Jews, today protested to the Interstate tlam merca Commission against thl Pre. posed advance ef railroad freight rates lr eastern WrTiiupy, 1 Awowlmf HKtnR ilia TrAY&&&A 1 H crews, Mr, Tftofpe evpl&ined t"et thfle he represents "heartily fayer the elimi nation ef all free services and iayers ta shipper," 4r, Tho?fl 3s.iedsd .hs-i iintl 9 piiyoieaj yaiuatiojj faiisos4 pfopef? ties ftad peeft fnada & f easanabieaess e? faturnfj feaeiyefj py ih puaat hkuu not ton dfitsfSfiRed- "li is irm;' fa m: "ft?t i? e8S hftyg gms -ISftt supply ?esfs m-f s-sss iii, SW4 thaj. goffia fates hae gaa fttf3: Pff the fitflgF (land, mas) euppiy (-nets iW? g'Ovf dawn. a3 juaay rai fja-yji gm)' ft' ffr? ml fg-ygw-? of fVfVjfJ? Ite pastjifft fefffy fox rm. IS 111)4 rf$ wex 'STeaff fbajj for aay preceding year iai taer entire his-toi-y. :'S-asU. 4-eax-' e aaij. ."Uieir s;i reyr c-D lies were' mpre tii:wj fja9,80O9 greater tbaa li 1S0Q. '.Tb.ey tejf lis liidr properties hare b'eejj roanlng iowa. Thav aseat more Jjer mile on, maiijtor JjoaAA acure4 ARd. cquil'Wlfnt last Repairs Quick "We specialize in the prompt repair of broken lenses. , If we made your glasses and repairs are needed, just 'tele phone your name and address and new lens will be ready when you call. If your glasses were obtained ' elsewhere, bring in the pieces and new lenses will be ready in an hour or two. The most completely equipped shop in Portland makes this kind of service possible. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Corbett Bldy., Fifth and Morrison year than for any preceding year. They are maintaining properties bet ter than ever before. "Tho railroads contend their credit has been ruined and that their securi ties are no longer attractive to inves tors. As a fact, their securities sell for prices as high as those of any other companies on the market at the present time." HOWIE RULE BILL OFFERED (Continued From First Page.)- Parliament jvould be dssolved ' before the end of 1915 and the Irish Parlia ment assemble in July, 1915. the next imperial Parliament could not last be yond November, 1920. Therefore, the Premier said, there must be two general elections before inclusion could occur.' The counties would come In at the expiration of the sixth year unless the Imperial Parlia ment decided otherwise. In the mean time legislation and local government in the excluded counties would be dealt with locally by tho creation of some local board. Opposition Leader Objects. Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the op position, immediately rose and objected to the six-year limit. He urged the dissolution of the imperial parliament for the same sort of referendum for the United Kingdom as the government was offering the counties of Ulster. John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalist party, said his party was willing to make gerat sacrifices for peace, but the Premier had gone to the extreme limit of concessions. When the Irish Nationalists disliked the pro posals, still, if their opponents accepted them frankly, his colleagues were pre pared to do the same. Otherwise it was the government's duty to press the home rule bill with all the resources at its command. Carson. Prpm Way. Sir Edward Oarson leader of the Ulster Unionists, said "Ulster will not have this proposal, which means a sentence of death with a stay of execu tion." In behalf of Ulster, he rejected the proposals, but said that if the gov ernment would withdraw the six-year limit he would call an Ulster conven tion for consideration of the plan. Home rule In Ireland, with the four Protestant counties in the province of Ulster Antrim, Armagh. 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