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DEATH IS PENALTY
FOR ALL REBELS
Diaz Proposes to Deal
Out Stern Justice.
RA1DERST0EE SK0T0MSI3HT
Even Man Throwing Stone at
Train Must Die.
CIVIL LAW IN SUSPENSE
Parnate to Railroad. Telegraph and
Telephone Lines, Raiding of Vil
lage Means Death at Once
, r After Eight Iaj. "
MEXICO CITT. March 11 Thorough
ly aroused by the spread of brigandage
and vandalism Incident to the revolu
tlon led by Francisco Madero. and de
termined, to protect property, the Dlas
government next week will begin to
wage agalnet the lawless element a
pitiless war of extermination.
Resurrecting a proTlslon of the Mexi
can constitution not used In IS years,
the government will set aside for six
months certain personal guarantees.
Those detected la the act of highway
robbery, raiding a village or farm,
traln-wrecklns;. cutting telegraph or
telephone wires, or even of removing
a spike from a, railroad rail or throw
ing a stons at a train, will be summar
ily shot by tbosa making the arrest.' I
Law Will Bo Enacted Monday.
Tha bill providing for this drastic
measure was today sent to the com
mtttea of the permanent commission
congress. It was signed by Manuel
Macedo. sub-secretary of the .Depart
ment of the Interior, and clearly states
that Its enactment Is the wish of tha
iTesldent. .
Teat the measure did not become a
taw Is due solely to official farm. The
permansnt commission Is a body en
dowed with power to act during that
period when congress la not In session.
Tha members approved the measure,
but under the law It la necessary tnat
the bill come up for a second reading.
Jt wae referred to a eub-eommlttse
and this Is sxpected to report It to the
commission Monday at a special aes
rton. That It then will be favorably
acted upon Is undoubted.
Tha provision la one calculated to
permit the Federal government to put
Into effect at times of extraordinary
conditions, a form of government ap
proaching that of martial law. Under
the constitution th government may
go further and declare martial law.
but the provision Invoked does not
abrogate the power of the civil authori
ties, but does deny, la the cases of cer
tain crimes, the right of formal trial
to the accused. Possibly the nearest
approach found In the Constitution of
the United States Is that which permits,
nder certain conditions, the with
drawal of the right of habeas corpus.
Many Depredations Alleged.
Explanatory of the measure sent to
tha Congressional Commission, there
accompanied It a note also signed by
Mr. Macedo. In this the sub-secretary
reviews the growth of the railroad
systems of the republic and calls at
tention to the part they have played
la the development of the country.
Since the Inauguration of the revo
lution, the not ears, the lawless ele
ment has destroyed railroads In parts
of the republic as Well as other prop
erty: has endangered the lives of Indi
viduals, and has produced such a state
f affairs that the President considers
It advisable for ths government to avsll
Itself of Its constitutional light to sus
pend certain personal guarantees. An
analogous condition prevails, according
to this note. In the manner In which
the telegraph and telephone wjrea and
the transmission lines have been cut.
Dlas Asks Draotie Means.
The growing prevalence of highway
robbery, pillage and the raiding of vil
Iass and plantations Is discussed and
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vn inuTl.ANDOItEGOX. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCII 12, 1911. - PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WESTWARD RUSH
OF COLONISTS DUE
RAILWAY OFFICIALS PREPAR
ING FOR HEAVY TRAVEL.
Special Trains Begin Running and
Influx at End of Low Rate Pe
riod Will Beat Record.
CHICAGO. March 11. (Special ) Pas
senger traffic officials of railroads lead'
Ing from Chicago to tha Pacific Coast
report that It Is expected that at the
expiration of toe period during .which
colonist fares are In force, the totals
will show very substantial Increase over
last yesr. though so far colonist travel
has not been heavy.
It Is pointed out that as a general rule
the 'colonist rates offered In the Spring
are not taken advantage of to any great
extent at the Beginning, and that tne
bulk or the travel Is handled during the
latter part of the low rate period. The
rate offered this year Is 133 from Chicago
to Pacific Coast points as compared with
MS 50 for the ordinary second-clsss ticket.
Colonist passengers In the Spring sre
composed chiefly of persons " seeking
homes In the West, while in the rail the
low rates attract a very large number
of persona who spend the Winter In Cali
fornia. The present rates "went Into ef
feet last Friday and will be In force until
April Ml
Beginning tonight and continuing to
morrow and Tuesday, speclsl trains con
slating sxcluslvely of extra Pullman tour
ist sleeping cars will be operated on a
special schedule by the Union Pacific
and Southern Paclflo lines from Omaha
to Ban Francisco, connecting with regu-
lar trains via the Coast llnea for Port
land and Los Angeles. Dining car serv
ice, a la carte, will be furnished. Simi
lar trains will be operated April 1 i. 10
and 1L "
PORTLAND BANKING GAINS
Money Pot to Work Shows Increase
of Almost Million In Year.
Total deposits In the four National
banks of Portland, exclusive of the
Bank of California, at the close of
business. Tuesday. March 7. 111. were
f 30.:ilM5.S; the loans and discounts
aggregate $17.150.811. SS. as comparsd
with fll.I13.S0s at the close of busi
ness March 1. 110. the corresponding
date upon which the Controller of the
United States Treasury ordered a re
port The First National Bank continues to
lead In deposits, having f 13.ltS.10J.O3 to
tha credit of Individuals and other
banks. Tha Lumbermen's National
Bank, however, shows the greatest In
crease In deposits, the figures for
March 7. 111. and March 1. 1S10. be
ing fl.401.41S.2S and I J.T7S.178. J, re
spectively. DUNCAN TO TEACH CO-EDS
Varsity Girls to Acquire Grace of
Ancient Greeks.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. So
attle. Wash.. March 11. (Special.)
6txty women students of the University
ef Washington will receive private les
sons In Oreclan games under tha direc
tion of Raymond Dunrta. Duncan has
been expounding the Greek theories of
exercise and for tha past several weeks
ha has been speaking throughout the
city on the American and Greek cus
tom of llvlnc lie believes the Ameri
can gymnastics are crude.
This work will count tha same as
tha regular gymnasium drill for the
women.
The exercises will consist of the old
Grecian games practiced In ancient
times, and tha steps which tha Athe
nians practiced long to perfect.
IRON PIPE MAY SAVE LIVES
Four Miners Entombed Given Air
Through Slender Tube.
ClLFERT. Minn, March 11. Captain
Beny and three miners are entombed
tonight 160 feet down In the Elba mine
at Elba location, just outside of tha vil
lage.
Through an Iron pipe three Inches In
diameter air la being transmitted to the
entombed men. and the continued rap
plnga on the pipe encourage the rescue
partlea to believe that the four may be
reached tomorrow.
A fifth man In the party escaped with
painful Injuries. He reached the shaft
almost In a state of collapse and told
what had happened.
IS"
LY BUT WAR
LimantourSays Mexico
Would Fight.
THFEU" UNDESERVED, HE SAYS
He Laughs at Suggestion He
Become President.
DIAZ OFFERED HIM OFFICE
Mexico Great Financier Denies Re
public Wonld Die With' Dlas. .
Patrol or Coast by United
States Xot Understood.
NGNIHCAJCT SAYINGS OF 11
M.l.MOlB. "President Dlas Is truly a great
man and his death would be an In
estimable loss to Mexico, but even a
National bereavement doee not mean
that civil sovernment would disap
pear. "When an arrod force crosses the
border of a neighboring power with
out either Invitation or permission,
what doe that mean? It means
Invasion, occupation. And what do
invasion and occupation mean except
war?
"TCbat has Mexico done to deserve
a threat of war? None has been
made by the American Government,
but the inference of such a threat
hsa been taken br the newspapers."
Asked whether he approved the
assignment ot two American sun
boat a to patrol duty along the Mexi
can coast. Benor Limantour replied:
. "I cannot say that I diaapprevs of
what may be the wise Judgment ot a
friendly power, but I may say that I
do not understand. I think it is sn
attempt to Impress on us what a
powerful neighbor we have In the
north. And such an impression does
not need to be conveyed anew."
NEW YORK. March 11. "After Dlas.
what?"
Benor Jose Tvea Limantour, Mexican
Minister of Finance, In his apartments
overlooking Central Park, addressed
himself to the Question with an indig
nation foreign to his usual poised and
courtly manner. He had been shown
the report printed In some evening
paper that American financial Interests
with dominant holdings In Mexico have
on foot a plan to procure tha. resigna
tion of President Dlax and to set up
Eenor Limantour himself In the execu
tive chair. The suggestion that pri
vate capital, and foreign capital at
that, could make and unmake Mexican
administrations and ministries pro
voked both his ridicule and his anger.
'How stupid," wss the first word.
I should be the last person to be sus
pected of lending myself to such a de
sign." he added, "even If by a stretch
of Imagination one could auppose It
true. It is no secret that President
Dlas has several times asked me tb
accept the Presidency at the expiration
of his term. I have always refused,
because the duties which I now fulfill
are those most congenial to me and
because I believe I can be of more
serrlca to my country by continuing
with them. There la no truth In the
report.
Maderos Grew Rich Under Dlax.
"If It Is true that the Insurrectos or
certain of their leaders bold me In
some esteem, that la because I have
acted as adviser for the grandfathers
of these Maderos. who are now leaders
in the present uprising. They have
grown to be a wealthy family and their
wealth would seem to Indicate that
they have prospered under the govern
ment which they now attack."
The Mexican Minister was asked to
explain a dispatch from Mexico City
received this afternoon that the gov
ernment proposed to suspend the con
stitutional guarantees throughout the
republic, with the explanation that
INTERVENTION
FRANK
I ;
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather,
TESTKRDAT8 Maximum temperature. 49
.degrees; minimum. SO degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Mexice,
War Department swamped with offers of
militia officers to attend maneuvers.
Section 1, page 0.
Foreign diplomats predict crisis will lead
to American rule irom tne i-oie to rui-
ama. Section 1. page e.
Dlas proposes to Impose summary penalty
for acta of rebels. section l. page i.
Limantour says intervention would mean
war and resents threat, section 1. page l
Bliss- brigade assembles at San Diego and
sends sunboat to ujwfr uauxornia poris.
Section 1. page 6.
Domestic.
Colonist travel westward expected to be
largest ever. Section 1, page 1.
Government denies rate on lemon shipments
is conJlacatory. Section 1. page o.
Cm ma Calve, grand opera singer, secretly
marries Tenor GaspaxI year ago. mcuob
1. page 1.
Express drivers renew big strike in Kew
lorn, section, v page -Vrelgn.
Fear of Cantons, blocks progress of trial ot
suspects. Section I, page X.
Brttlsb Tories filibuster In Parliament. In
sult and offer to fight opponents, section
1. page 4.
Polities.
Republican -Progressive League already
shows signs of dissolution. Sectlon 1.
Pace 6.
Mayoralty race stirs Chicago. Section 1,
....
National.
New Secretary of Interior has yet no policy
ot administration. Section 1, pass i.
Sports.
McCredie angered at Los Angeles opening.
Section 4. page 4.
Seals hard at work, despite rain. Section
4. page a.
Fr ankle Burns seeking match with Wolgast
or Koran. Section 4, page J.
Track men prepare for big local meet April
8. Section . page .
Interscholaatlo baseball players out. Section
4. page .
Krohn has plan to secure ball -fields for
boy players. Section 4. pugs 8. ,
Dog show to be held In April. Section 4.
page 1.
Coacb Sterkle has hard task st Corvallls.
Section 4. page 7.
Wolsast's chance of retaining championship
slim, says J. J. CorbetL section x. pace
Multnomah and Irvlngton olubs doubtful as
to tennis tourney dates, section X, page x.
Buddy P.ysn's team defeats McCredle's nlns
by 7-8 score. Section & page 3.
Vernon defeats Boston Redm Sox No. 2 by
1 to o score. Section 2, page 3.
Riverside Driving Club seeks to' Interest
Park Board In plan for speedway. Section
a, page a. -
Pacific Northwest.
Errors In Senate Journal may make calling
of extra aeaslon ot Oregon Legislature
imperative, faction 1, page 1.
Seattle "old guard" defeated. Section 1.
page 10.
Deposed Grants Pass official forced to return
S232S to city. Section 1, page 10.
Corvallls co-eds take to use of bloomers.
Section L page 14.
Idaho Legislature free with coin. Section 1.
page 7.
Washington good road situation In sad
plight. Section 1. page 7.
Many aeek office in Tacoma recall election.
Section L page 10. .
' ' Beai sUtate and Building.
Demand heavy tor acreage tracts. Section
4. page 8.
Work being rushed on new Multnomah Ho
tel. Section 4, pass 8.
L. Gerllnger sells acreage near carshops.
Section 4, page 8.
Boulevard gives stimulus to Rose City Park
district. 6ectlon 4. page 0. .
Flans for Westminster Church accepted.
Section 4. page 9.
Regrade progressing rapidly. Section 4,
page 10. v
Building permits for week 283,584. Section
a. -Din 11.
Commercial and Marine.
Only three weeks' supply of onions left in
Oregon. Section 3. page IS.
Apples selling at highest prices of season.
Section 2, page IS.
Minor securities dealt In freely in Wall
street. Section 3. page 19.
British steamer Suveric, drawing 58 feet.
makes trip from Portland to Astoria
easily. Section Z. page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Roosevelt's Itinerary on Paclflo Coast ar
ranged. Section 8, page 11.
Bridge Illumination plan for all festival oc
casions. Section 8. page 12.
Portland, as city, rearing 00 th birthday.
Section 2, page 12. -
W. C. T. U. to bold contests In essays en
abstinence. 8ectlon S, page 12.
People must act on 18 measures at Juns
election. Section 4. page 12.
Portland School of Tradee abows great
progress. Section 4. page 12.
Railway officials and fender company settle
dlrTerem-e. fenders to be installed at
once. Section 2, page 20.
Prisoner. In face of strong evidence, con
tinues to deny Identity. Section 1. page
12.
Mother's salt to annul deed given to son
is argued in court. Section 1. page 14.
Prices of atsple produte increase steadily in
Portland market. Section 1. page 13.
Insurance man says Washington liability
law ia blow at business. Section 1, page
1.1.
Central Oregon will get first rush of tosr
Ints which starts tomorrow. Section 1.
psga 14.
Max and Aaron Holts doss deal for pur
chase of Olds, Wortman A King store.
Section 1, page 1.
Aftempt to drop charge of overspeedlng
against R. E. Williams angers Judge
7asweil. Section 1. page 13.
W. D. Wheelwright, of Port of Portland
Commission, blames Legislature for Com
mission mlxup. Section 1. page 4.
Stranded theatrical manager has sgent sr
rested who sold plsy. Section. 1. page 4.
Settlement of bridge insue expected to help
bond sales. Section I. psge 4.
Board of Education accused of Ignoring ad
vice or arcnuects. section x. page .
I OLDS, MAO
KING STORE SOLD
fc- ss I I is ss
Control Is Bought by
Holtz Brothers.
PRICE IS OYER $3,030,000
Heavy Financial Interests In
volved in Purchase.'
NAME WILL BE RETAINED
Transfer of Big Department Store
Includes Building, Stock, Ground
Lease, Stables, 'Warehouses
and Business Control.
The Arm of Olds, "Wortman & King
yesterday closed contracts for the sale
of the controlling Interest In the great
mercantile establishment at Morrison,
Alder, West Park and Tenth streets to
Aaron Holts, the Junior partner, and
his brother. Max Holtz, of New York
City. The transaction Includes, be
sides the department store, the build
ing and ground leases, stables, ware
houses and other properties. The
amount involved Is between $3,000,000
and $4,000,000. The Olds. Wortman
King Company Is Incorporated for
$2,000,000 and the Portland Building
Company, a subsidiary corporation con
trolling the ground lease and building,
Is capitalized for 1500,000. The busi
ness will continue to be conducted
under the name of Olds, Wortman &
King. There will be no change In the
policy of the institution, the retiring
members erf the firm retaining a sub
stantial interest in the buBlness.
Max Holtz, who Is the principal in
the negotiations for the Holtz brothers,
represents heavy financial interests In
tha East, the personnel of which will
be announced later.- On his own ac
count Max Holtz, who has Important
connections . in the mercantile world.
has made a heavy investment. - The
transaction Is one of the largest of the
kind In the history Of the Pacific Coast.
Max Holtz has been in Portland for
several weeks carrying forward the
negotiations.
William P. Olds, president of Olds,
Wortman & King, in announcing the
transactlqn yesterday said: . s
"Contracts have been entered into
by H. C. Wortman, C. W. King and my
self for the sale of the dominant inter
est in our business to our Junior part
ner. Aaron Holtz, and his brother, Max
Holtz, although we retain a substan
tial financial equity therein.
Retirement' Long Considered.
"For some years past I have had
under serious consideration the plan of
retiring from active business first, be
cause of unsatisfactory health, and
also for the reason that I deem It the
duty of every man of affairs who has
passed the meridian of life to conserve
his energies, and further to provide for
the proper continuance of bis impor
tant business enterprises in a manner
that will Insure their efficient oper
ation along permanent and progressive
lines.
"In View of the early maturity of the
leases of our old premises at Fifth
and Washington streets, - we decided
some years ago to remove our business
home to a new and promising location.
and in carrying out that programme
we acquired a BO-year lease of the
block bounded by- Morrison, Tenth,
West Park and Alder streets, on which
our present building Is located and now
occupied by us.
'Anticipating a strenuous period of
activity in the removal of our estab
lishment to Its new location and its
operation on a much larger scale, we
deemed it wise more widely to dis
tribute the responsibilities Involved In
the removal. Installation and operation
of the business in its new home, and we
therefore invited Aaron Holtz, who
had been associated with one of our
leading firms for 10 years, and whose
capsclty and ability were favorably
SECRET OF DIVA'S
MARRIAGE IS OUT
KM MA CAT. YE BECOMES WIFE OF
GASPARI LAST TEAR.
Famous Grand Opera Singer and
Tenor Marry in Marseilles.
Friend Gives Out News.
NEW YORK, March 11. (Special.)
Positive confirmation was given this
afternoon that Emma Calve, the grand
opera diva, is married to Alnor Gas
parl and has been his wife for a year,
the wedding being kept secret for pro
fessional reasons. Calve and Gaspari,
who is a tenor, departed this afternoon
aboard the steamer St. Paul for Italy.
Confirmation of the. rumor was this
afternoon given by a close friends of
Calve, who was at the pier to bid
farewell to the opera singer. This
friend revealed that the marriage cere
mony had been performed in Marseilles
last year. As both Calve and Gaspari
are opera singers they considered it
detrimental to their stage success to
announce the. wedding.
TAFT CHASES GOLF BALL
President, Unlike Rockefeller, Min
gles W ith Hotel Patrons.
AUGUSTA. Ga., March 11. President
Taft pursued a little white golf hall
rntmA ths pi eh teen-hole course of the
Country Club here today, and returned
from the course with the broaaesi
smile that has illuminated his face In
many -moons. It was his first game
since the closing week of tha season
at Beverly last October.
nrr. Taft bee-an his eight days va
cation1 Just as though he were the
most commonplace guest at tne ho
tel. He mingled with the throngs in
the lobhv. renewing acquaintances
made with many of the Winter visitors
in his stay here two years ago. and
he ate all his meala in the public
dining-room.
In strikinsr contrast to tha President
Is the seclusion of John D. Rockefel
ler, who is a fellow patron at the same
hotel.
Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft will
arrive tomorrow to spend the rest of
the week with -the Presidential party.
The party will return to Washington
March 20.
BEEF ONLY FOOD ON TRAIN
Stalled Passengers Eat Meat for
Five Consecutive Meals.
MADELINE, CaX. March 11- (Special.)
A train of the Nevada, California & Ore
gon line between this place and Alturas
had an experience Wednesday that the
passengers will remember all their lives.
The train, already half a day late, was
stalled midway between , the two towns In
a deep snow drift. Five regular meals
were missed by the passengers and the
only thing edible 'aboard the train was a
quarter 'of beef. This was cut up and
cooked without seasoning over a coal-oil
atove.
Added to the unpleasantness of the
trip was the overturning of part' of
the train. Three cars turned turtle, but
no one was Injured. This wea the second
accident that happened to the train in
two days on the trip, it meeting with
obstructions in the way of anowslldes,
and the crew was compelled to get out
and dig snow for several hours.
Then the coal gave out and Juniper
wood wae cut and used to keep the
steam up. .
REBELS TAKE AMERICANS
K. C. Hays Made Prisoner by Chi
huahua Insurrectos.
WASHINGTON, March 11. K. C Hays,
an American, has been taken prisoner by
the Mexican revolutionists In Chihuahua.
This information reached the State De
partment in a telegram from American
VIce-CounsuI Leonard, wh,o said that
while he had had no communication with
Hays he did not consider him in danger.
Nothing Is known here as to the Ameri
can's antecedents or the reason for his
arrest.
The detention of Hays, it is said, marks
a departure in the previous policy of the
Insurrectionists, who, it Is pointed out,
have refrained in the pae from Interfer
ence with Americans In the slightest
degree. In view of the past intense
regard for American Interests, It was
suggested In some quarters that possibly
the revolutionists had reeorted to a
change of policy to Involve the Mexican
government with the. United State.
SPECIAL OREGON
SESSION
IMPENDS
Senate Journal May
Contain Vital Errors.
IMPORTANT BILL IN BALANCE
Week's Rechecking by Clerks
Thus Far Futile.
WEST'S VETOES IN SHADOW
Xature' of Discrepancy Is Kept Se
cret Recalling of Houses May
Be Imperative Governor
Faces Quandary.
SALEM, Or., March 11. (Special.)
Reason for the rigorous re-revlslon
which has been conducted in connection
with the Senate Journal In the last
week leaked out today when it was as
certained that it has been a still hunt
for a missing link in the records,
which, if not discovered, threatens to
lead inevitably to the calling of a spe
cial session of the Legislature.
Every safeguard haB been thrown
about the rechecking. which has been
conducted by John P. Hunt, assistant
chief clerk, and force of clerks, after
Chief Clerk Flagg had finished his
work. They have all preserved the
strictest secrecy. But It leaked out
today that discovery had been made by
Mr. Hunt of a discrepancy in connec
tion with one of the most Important
bills passed at the session, and for that
reason the Secretary of State deoided
to retain him.
Only Three Days Left,
For a week Hunt has been searching
for the missing link, but it has not
been discovered. Three days more are
allotted for' the work and if the records
do not divulge the Information sought,
it will be up to Governor West to call
a special session.
There are but two bills which would
be considered of sufficient importance te
make a special session imperative. These
are the general appropriation bill, pro
viding for the payment of salaries and
expenses of officers and commissions,
and the other providing appropriations
for the state institutions in and around
Salem.
Errors in procedure in connection
with the general appropriation bill at
the 25th Assembly were responsible for
a special session. ,
It has been Intimated that missing
roll-calls in connection with the ap
propriation bills may be the object of
the search conducted for the last week,
but It would be possible to invalidate '
the bill to such an extent as to pro
duce serious complications if there
had been a failure to concur in amend
ments between the two houses.
If one of the big appropriation bills
should be found faulty it would be
practically impossible for the Governor
to dodge the inevitable session.
Three Inspections Futile.
Assistant Chief Clerk Hunt has gone
over the Journal three times and the
desired sections are still missing. It
is asserted on good authority that the
task now bears all of the earmarks of
futility, but he will not content him
self with this, and still further re
checking will be continued for three
days at least
Mr. Hunt refused to divulge any infor
mation today as to the nature of the dis
crepancies or the missing records.
Should a special session be found to
be an inevitable result of some failure
to record the proceedings of the upper
House of the Legislature properly. Gov
ernor West will be placed in a peculiar
position.
West May Face Quandary.
There are 64 "vetoed bills, all of them
having numerous friends, and many of
them undoubtedly having friends enough
to pass them over the veto of the Exec
utive. Should events so shape themselves that
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