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A Full Leased Wire Dispatches Toddy's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR OH TRAINS AND NEWS SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS stands, five cents - - A " REBELS MAY VE MEXICAN IIM IF MEDIATORS FAIL Overthrow of President Huerta Would Simplify Matters Greatly VILLA HOLDS ENTIRE NORTHERN COUNTRY Dissention Among Constitu . tionalists Only Fear of Foreign Oficials By John Edwin Nevis. Washington, May 6.-y:The Washing ton administration -,va: relying on the rebels to save- the Mexican situation. That President Wilson nud Secretary of State Bryan believed the constitu tionalists would overthrow President Huerla beforo the "A. B. C."" mediat ors could accomplbu anything tangi ble, was learned definitely. This was why the president was willing to have the start on formal negotiations de layed until Mny 18, when they were scheduled to begin at Niagara Palls, Canada. Oenernl Villa has assured George ('arothers, the state department's spe cial ngent in northern Mexico and that he and his ineu- will occupy Saltillo, Han Luis Potosi and Tampi''o within 10 days, clinching the rebel's hold on the north and opening to them two direct routes to the capital. The only thing which worried ad ntliiKrfr'atiori otticinls was the fear of dissension among the . rebels. There were minors that Villa and other con stitutionalist leaders were quarreling mid tome observers of the situation were afraid n split might occur, one j rebel taction joining Huerta. "Never theless, the administration was hope ful. ' No Definite Plans. In the meantime Secretary Bryan said tlio mediators had submitted' no definite plans. It was considered cer tain that the United States would re ject any proposition disposing merely of the Tampico incident, on the ground that that" involved a question of na tional honor, and that questions of na tional honor are not subject to media tion. On the other hand, it was under stood Huerta would not consider any suggestion involving his own retire ment. General Funston reported from Vera Cruz that the Mexicans were concen trating at the most favorable points for attacking the city. Major Butler, of the Vera Cruz force, was authority i'or.the statement that not only was the track itself but the .bridges on the Vera Cruz-Mexican City railroad wero mined. Mexicans Guard Railroad. General Funston notified the war department today that the Mexicans were gathering at various points "to guard the railroad in case we ad vance." Garrison intimated that Funston had been with discretionary powers. Consul Boney and his wife of San Luis Potosi were reported sai'e at Mex ico City and preparing to leave for Vera Cruz tonight. There were still rumors, however, that Consul Silliman of Saltillo was in jail at San Luis Potosi. AdmiralBadger reported from Vera Cruz today that the rebels attacked a federal force in the northwestern part of Vera Cruz state V-stelay, but that the engagement was indecisive. Bad ger also forwarded a dispatch Bent from Tampico by Admiral Mayo relat ing a rumor that General Villa was inarching to take and bum the town. ' Eecruitlng Militia. Jefferson City, Mo., May 6. Adjut ant General O'Meara, of the Missouri National Guard, received ordeis today from the war department to recruit the ' militia of the state to five full regi ments of 12 companies each and with 150 men to a company. t . L. W. Keenan, of Portland, was hail ed before Justico of the Peace Web ster this morning on the charge of giv ing liquor to Stella Wisncr and Gladys Hathorn, two minor girt? of this city, ness again. O. E. Hathorn, the father over to await the action of the next grand jury under 250 bonds. The bonds were furnished by a local busi He waived examination and was bound of one of the girls, appeared as private prosecutor. Infested with the fanr.-Iife genu and spring notions, Attorney John D. Tur ner, of thii city, is' putting in sonic good licks ou his farm a few miles north of here at present. Attorney Turner states that he has harvested several bushels of gooseberries and 13 upending his spare time brightening np the plow bandies ani hoeing tardea. Increase of Ten a Is New Forecast ' Portland, Ore., May 6. An increase of about 10,000,000 bushels in the wheat erop alone is the forecast fn the Pacific northwest at this time, accord ing to reports received by The Journal from over 200 special crop correspond ents located in the various districts of Oregon, Idaho and Washington, Pres ent prospects are for a total of 8(5, 000,000 bushels of wheat for the three states." The condition of the winter wheat crop today in the three states is suffi ciently good to enable growers to har vest an average of 25 bushels per acre while the spring showing is at least 20 bushels average. An increase acreage is shown both for winter and spring planting. The great increase in the winter acreage is one special reason for the unusual bumper outlook in the three states. The conditions of corn is much Ices favorable than had been forecast. The cool weather has kept the plants backward and while there is still much time for the crop to recuperate, it. is fearod that the output will be below expectations. MISTERS TEAR THAT OWNERS IN TEND TO OPERATE WITH NE GROES AND JAPANEaxi. Denver, Colo., May 0. Troublo over the surrender of arms in the mine strik ers hands was threatened in the Colo rado coal fields today. That the strikers suspected the own ers planned to operate their mines with negro and Japanese employees, protect ed by federal troops, was plainly inti mated in a telegram Bent by Secretary William Hickey, of the Colorado Feder ation of Labor, to Congressman Keat ing in Washington. L'nion lenders here agreed that their mica were the strikers lndividufl prop erty, and if they declined t" surrender them thero vas .air-way in which the leader -raoia compel them., to do so. They did say, however, that they would advise disarmament. Governor Ammons also announced that Captain Dorn, commanding the militinmen, who reached Oak Creek last night, had reported to him that conditions were bad and he feared an outbreak. "It is impossible to convince the striking miners that they will get a square deal," telegraphed Secretary of the State Federation of Labor William Hickey to Congrcssan Keating in Washington today, "with the coal com panies importing negroes and Jnpancse under armed guurd. We take this to mean they have the protection of the federal troops." Washington, May 6. "Absentee ownership is the underlying cause of tlio Colorado coal mine war," was the stntement here today of Hywoll Davis, the eastern mine owner chosen by Sec retary of Labor Wilson as one of the conciliators in the struggle in the west ern state. "But it is unfortunnto," he added, "that criticism has centered on the Rockefellers. I do not think they own more than a tenth of the Colorado mins. "Wo conciliators intend to seek facts first and then a working basis will be arrived at. .-e mean to inter view everyone, from the governor downwards." 'r REBELS WIN VICTORY AT ACAPONETA CITY Nogales, Ariz., May 6. Details of a decisive rebel victoiy over the Mexi can federals at Acaponeta, an import ant city on the border of the states of Tepic and Sinaloa, were received today by the constitutionalist junta at No gales, Sonora. A message direct from General Al varez Obregon, commanding the rebels in tiiat section, said that his men had dispersed a Btrong federal commanfl un der General Solarcs. capturing 1,600 men, three cannon, 2,000 rifles and a million rounds of ammunition. Obre gon has under his standard the troops of the rebel Generals Blanco, Diegucz I'U'i Buelna. A later message from Obregon, dated Ht noon yesterday, slid that the rebels nail plrnost entirely . surrounded the pot of Mazatlan and that its fall was but a mat tor of days. , Rebel artillery had exchanged shots with ths federal gunboat Morelos in Mazatlan harbor, it was stated, and so badly damaged it that it was grounded. . Ic was also claimed that the rebels have taken the Isla de Picda, com muuding the harbor of Mazatlan, and are mounting cannon there. HAITI MOST PAY FOR SAWMILL BURNED IN WAR Port Au Prince, May 6. The British diplomamtic representative today gave the Haitian government nntil ti p. m. to pay $'1:2,000 to an Englishman who hi.l a sawmill burned during the Le eorte revolution. ANOTHER AVIATOR KILLED. Tangier, May 0. Lieutenant Lague was killed here today when his aero plane turned turtle at an altitude of 1500 feet. GGS TESTIFIES III 1 1 IN E Says Girl Called Him "Mr. Diggs, the Lady Killer," ' and Drank Toast AFRAID TO GO HOME AS RENT WAS DUE Testimony Introduced to Show That Pearring Girl Smoked Cigarettes San Francisco, Mav 6. Former Stale Architect Maury I. Diggf, accused of criminally attacking Miss Ida Tear ring here New Year's ovo, took tho stand today in his own defense. At torneys for the defenso promised that his testimony would De sensational, it was expected the case would be ar gucd this afternoon and probably would reach the jury bcloro noon tomorrow. "1 met Ida May Pearring," sail Diggs, "on the of to; noon of December 2:i, 1013. I was with 1'lorian Fischei. Wo were going to tho St. Francis hotel and met Miss Pearring and Miss Sulli van. We went at onco Jo a cafe and there Fischer asked Miss Pearring 's age. She snid sho was 21 years old on December 9 last. "When Fischer introduced me as Mr.-Diggi both girls said they thought he was joking. I reached in my pock et and showed them A letter from W. J. Smith, of Oakland, hoping to prove my ideutity beyond a doubt. "Later I met Mrs. Pearring and at tended a turkey dinner given in the Pearring apartrrjt ou the nieht of De cember 30. At the fable rcfereneo to myself and my identity was agniu made and 1 told them again that I was Maury Dlggs. Miss Sullivan then said, 'Hero's a toast to Mr. Diggs, tne lady niuer.' Then she read a toast from a card. Met Miss Pearrinir. "Last New Year's eve 1 met Miss Pearring in Miss Su!livans apartment about "J o'clock, ibo came in with Walter Gilligan, Wo remained at tho apartment until about 11 o'clock and then went out to get something to eat. Miss Pearring did not ask to be taken home. We left tho restaurant about 11:45 and about midnight passed the iioiiann notei. " 'This is where you live, isn't it, Mr. Gilligan?' asked Miss Pearring. 'Let's go in and have, a drink. I'm thirsty.' "We went into the hotel and Gilli gan rang for a drink. It was served by a bellboy. Later we rang for an other drink and the bellboy refused to serve it, saying it was too "late. "Miss Pearring then asked to stay at the hotel, saying that if she went home so late the landlady would ask then to move as her mother had not panl the rent; that she had noskey and would have to wake the landlady to get in. She asked me to get her a room, but I told her I didn't have the money to pay for it. Then Gilli gan volunteered and got Miss Pearring a room. I told Gilligan I had missed the last boat for-Oakland and asked if I could remain in the hotel with him. We then wont into the elevator and went to Gilligan 's room. "Gilligan said he would give Miss Pearring a pair of his pajamas. She looked around and said: 'Why can't 1 have this room, so 1 can have a brush and comb in the morning' Gilligan turned the room over to her and we engaged a room on tho tenth floor. Door Was Unlocked. "I romaincd with Gilligan all night. We got up at 10 o'clock in the morn ing and had a few drinks. About 2 o'clock Gilligan said he had an ap pointment with Fischer and we went back to his room. The door was shut but was unlocked. Wo walked in and Miss Pearring was btill in bed. " 'My goodness, girl,' I said, havn't you gone home -yet V " 'No, and I am not going homo,' she answered. " 'Have you had anything to eatf I asked. "I told her that I wanted to change my shirt and she told me to go right ahead. I said all riuiit. that I cnnld j stand it if she could. I took my shirt off and was sitting on the edge of the bed when Fischer came in. He rang for a drink. After we had the drink Gilligan and I left. Fischer re mained in the room. Thon we visited another saloon and met Paul Spott. Wo remained there until 3 o'clock and then returned to Gilligan 'a room. Miss Pearring was fitting on the edge of the bed, still wearing Gilligan 's pa-, jamas. Fischer wu reading a maga zine. We had several drinks and sep arated. "January 7 I found a message at a San Francisco faloon asking me to call up Mrs. Pearring. I did. , " 'This is Mother Pearring,' she ! raid. ' I want vou to coma un hero land brinff some Dinner. It van Ann 't ASSAULT Views of Battleship New York, Greatest In World, and Captain ft 9 : . iy UliTQ , a: wtvvr . .f iff' V ''.1 '1 J lil 4' Photos by American Press Association. i . TUB battlesh'lp New York, which recently went into servlte and which, with Its sister ship, the Texas, Is the greatest battleship In the world In actual (,'oinniistdou, was prepared to tuke part In the Mexlcnu sit uation. The top picture In the Illustration shows tbe Ung raising ou the New York at the time It wna put Into service. The lower view allows two of the great fourteen Inch guns on the New York. Both the New York and the Texas carry this size caliber of cannon. They are the only battleships of the world thus equipped. Cuptaln Thomas S. Kodgers of the New York Is also shown. ; Mexican Senoritas Smile and Smuggle Cartridges El Paso, Texas, May 6. The federal outposts at Saltillo had already been engaged early today by General Pablo Gonzales' Mexican rebels, according to a dispatch received here from Torreon. Only preliminary skirmishing waa go ing on, howover, it was stated, the main- attack not having been begun. General Villa expected to join Gon.aies this afternoon. That numbers of senoritas from the other sido of the border have been smuggling cartridges from ill Pobo to Juarez wholesale leaked out today. There was nothing complicated or mysterious about it. The young women simply looked so innocent and smiled Japanese Customs May, Be Cause of Rice Yakohama, May 0. Political and court circles at Tokio are much exer cised at present over the question whether or not to postpone the new emperor's coronation. The intention had been ot hold the ceremony this falll but in Borne quar ters the objection has been raised that this would be too soon after the late Dowager Empress' death. As against this the opponents of de lay argue that a postponement until 1915 means a postponement until 1916. This is because rice planted during a period of national mourning will not do as an offering to the imperial ances tors. bring 4,.)00 I will cause troublo in your federal case, and have yon arrested.' " '-I haven't done anything to get into trouble about,' I answered, ana' then left the phone. Then the warrant was sworn out for my arreBt. " REBELS POUR STEADY FB3E UPON GUNBOAT Washington, May 6. Admiral How ard reported to the navy department from -the Mexican west coast this afternoon that rebels, entrenched on Piedra Island, Mazatlan, poured a steady rifle and field gun fire all day yesterday upon the federal gunboat. Morelos, aground in the harbor. The Weather Fair tonight and Thursday; light frost east portion; winds mostly northerly. 'A . ay n - ?v . .jir.vr tit i I - v f I 1 .V'. Ai ',.v M M S 1J ? .if I .,"(" ' 'T.V IB JffW i III ' .j." ft. so prettily at the customs guards and soldiers on the international bridge that it never occurred to anyone to ask them embarrassing questions. Finally, however, Un infautryman in 1 Paso happened to hear a jingling sound as a pretty young Mexican girl boarded a Juarez bound street car ami followed. He was rewarded by sooing a cartridge or two drop from the sus pect's blouse beforo she reached the Mcxicaln side of the Rio Grando. Accordingly Customs Collector Cobb has stationed woninn inspectors on the bridge to interrogate suspected women ammunition runners and, if necessary, to search them. Famine in 1915 The dowager did not dio until after the current year's crop was planted but if tho coronation Bhould go over until next year tho seasons of na tional mourning and of rice planting would overlap. ...v.u... v , ...... ,K ctilious concerning anything li cration of the period of m ( ourtiers generally, being very pun- ke deso- penod of mourning, favor postponement until 1916, Politi cians, on other hand, are worried by the growth of an anti-MJiiiBTcliistic spirit throughout the country and are anxious for a great pageant of royalty as soon as possible in the hope of counteracting it. No decision is yet In sight. BECKER IS DENIED A CHANGE OF VENUE Attorney for Defense of Ex-Policeman Moves that Whitman be Declared In Contempt of Court for Prejudicial Interviews. New York, May 6. Application by attorneys representing former Police Lieutenant Charles P. Bcckrer, recent ly granted a new trial on a charge of slaying' Herman Kosenthal, for a change of venue was denied here today oy Justice Heabury. Defense Attorney Martin Manton moved that District Attorney Whitman bo declared in contempt because of al leged interviews given to newspapers prejudicial to Deckel-'s cause. The court will rule on Manton ' motion this afternoon. Mrs. Becker, the defendant's wife, was tho only woman in the courtroom, Bourke cockran is assisting the de fense. District Attorney Whitman denied that he had given improper mat ter to the newspapers. He said that Becker, both in the Tombs here and in Hing Sing prison, had given out statements prejudicial to the people's case. The court refused to postpone the trial and ordered the' examination of talesmen to proceed. . . , 23 Counties Fail to Send in Lists LAST DAT TOR MAILING OUT PAMPHLETS PA8SES AND LAW NOT COMPLIED WITH.' Under the law, today is the. last on which the secretary is supposed to mail pamphlets to the voters, but that it will not be done is a certainty, for the sim ple reason that the office is not able to send mail to unknown persons or addresses. Of the 34 counties in the state only 11 have complied with the law and sent in the full and complete registration list. The 23 failing to comply with the law are: Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Crook, Jackson, Jose phine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Linn, Lin coln, Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Um.Cia, Union, Wal lowa, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill. The secretary of state got busy this morning and called the nearby counties by phone and wired the others. Ben ton, Polk, Yamhill, Clackamas and Multnomah answered that lists would be forwardod today. The Lane county clerk said he was "busy with court work but would attend to it when he got time," and the Washington county clerk Baid he "was busy in court but would attend to it as soon as possible.' it will he seen from tins the secretary cannot finish sending the pamphlets as required by law. He will howovor keep mailing them until all aro Bent, if the lists get here before eloction day. Most of the pnmphlets have boon mailed, as all the counties have sent in the larger part of tho lists. INVITATIONS SENT OUT BY TELEPHONE White House Wedding Marked by In formalities Gift of U. a Senate WiU Probably be a Diamond Stud ded Gold Bracelet. Washington, May 6. Invitations sent out tor the wedding here tomor row or Miss tlcanor. Wilson, daughter of President and Mrs. Wilson, to Secre tary of the Treasury McAdoo were not even engraved, and tho bride seemed to be inviting many of her friends over the tolephono. Numerous gifts fiavo been weived nt tho White Hous Tho gift of the United States senate probably will bo a diamond studded gold brncelot and will be sent to Miss Wilson either tonight or tomorrow. It was understood horo that the couple will leavo on a sea trip im mediately after the coremony. OIL LANDS FOUND IN JOHOAY VALLEY Prof. Alfred Collier, of University of Oregon, Makes Report on Researches Carried on During Search for Coal Lands. Eugenie, May 0. Asphaltum, indi cating the presonce of oil in larger quantities than in other places in Ore gon which have been dovolnpod, exists around ('ovo Creek noa rClarno, John Day Valley, Oregon, according to a re port mndo public today by Professor Alfrod (Joiner, head of the department of geology Ox tho University of Oregon In the employ of the Orogon bureau of mines and goology Professor (.'oilier headed a party last summer. Though commercial coal was tho object of the search, none was found of sufficient value to warrant development. Spring seems to have arrivod at last GR IIS REPUTED TO VILLA Oakland, Cal., May 6. Captain John T. Novillo, war correspondent abid former officer on the personal staff of the late Governor Gonzales of the state Chihuahua, deniod today the ac curacy of General Villa' biography as published In the London Tolegrapb and read yesterday in the United States senate by Senator Lodge of Massa chusetts. "I was with Villa almost daily from tho beginning of the Madero revolu tion in 1110 until after he took the field last year against Huerta," Nev ille saiiL "To my certain knowledge e.nil from socrot service representatives which I received while in the secret service of Presidont Madoro, Villa has never outraged any woman and has never claimed to have but one wife. This woman is constantly by his side when his military movements will per mit and ho has shown great devotion to her. "The stories that Villa is a deserter from the United Statos army, that he has with him at all times a number of women of ill fame and that he kept an American girl a prisoner at Mon terey for many months are wild fabri cations. Villa has never been at Mon terey, 'no has always treated Ameri cans with deference. KilU Federal Oficar. "While young man Villa killed a 111 CAPITAL PLOTS RIFE Administration . Torn by In trigues Among Officers v of Influence ; HUERTA'S OVERTHROW : SEEMS INEVITABLE City Is Certain to Be Looted, But Villa Is Prefer red to Zapata By William Q. Shepherd. Vera Cru, Mex., Mny 9, Utter chaos reigns in Mexico City, according to refugees from the capital who still continue to reach here a fow at a time. An anti-liuerta revolt at the capital unquestionably is iuimineut, the refu gees say. Tho dictator was declared to be drinking heavily again and in an irresponsible and dangerous condi tion. The peoplo aro beginning to realize that the city's capture by Goncral Villa is seriously threatened. But what they fear still more is that Oenernl Zapata will capture it first. Of Villa, and his men they are afraid. Of Za pata and his infinitely more crnel fol lowers they are literally in abject ter- . ror. The police aro another source of wor ry. Huerta is said lo know that there are Villa agents among them but to hesitato at an attempt to disarm them, lost he precipitate an outbreak on their part. In tho meantime there are ru mors that the Villa agents among them fare planning to -scire tho capital.-" - General Castro s attitude is another source of uneasiness. He is one of the strong men among the soldiers, and an attempt by him to gain control of , the army is considered a possibility at any moment. The prosperous class of Mexicans la even moro anxious to get out of the city than are the foreigners. All who can possibly do so are fleeing. They look for disorders from within and for nttnek from without. Uses Marines for Extortion. In Vera Cruz the military court waa working to its capacity today. Three Americans havo becu deported. Among them was U. R. Muleahy. He recopted to tho military authorities that he knew of a cache of Mexican aims and ammunition and was given a equad of marines to seize them. Instead of lead ing them to the cache, ho went with them to a local gambling bouse, where, taking it for grunted that the soldiers knew no Spanish, he demanded and re ceived $5,000 under the threat that otherwise the marines would take it forcibly. Jlis trick was detected, however; his arrest followed, and the provost sen tenced him to five years' imprison ment, which was afterward commuted to one merely of deportation. Superintendent of Instruction Juan (Continued on page two.) AR Mexican federal aimy officer near his homo at San Andreas after the officer had attacked Villa's sister. From that time on he was the object of President Diaz's wrath. When not being tracked by the federals he woiked as a cow boy. "That Villa killed Francisco Boza in tho plaza of Chihuahua in 1907 is true. Rcza was a member of Villa'a baud which made war on the govern ment of the state of Chihuahua under Croel and Terrazas. Keza was cap tured, placed in the penitentiary and then given his freedom when he prom ised to return to the mountains and assassinate Villa. The peons apprised Villa, and he rode into Chihuahua and shot him. "When the Madero revolution started Villa raised an armed force in the San Andreas district and niada open warfare on tho liaz government. That he killed Carlos Alotorre and Luis Ortez at C'asaa Grandes in Jan uary, 1911, is not true, as Villa waa not there at the time. Casas Grandea during that mouth was in the hands of Diaz. Villa was not there nntil he went there with Madero several weeks later. Not a man was exocnted in the town told no ransom was demanded as the supporters of Dias had left for (Continued on page 8.) CHAOS HAH EDEU