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VERA CRUZ CAPTURED President Asks Approval of Fruit Outlook Bright In •'Measures Short of H'ar” NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Hood River District Washington, D. C., April 20. The Mexican crisla today awaited Presi dent Wilson** presentation of^the situ Hood River With the lower valley seen we are going to have a reverse of ation to congre««. House and senate leaders were early apple district bursting into bloom two conditions of last year, when the New weeks ahead of last year, experts are town and Pippins were light bearers. at the White House to learn the de The Nvwtowna will lie heavy this tails of the President's plana so they busy forming estimates of the crop of year, while the Spitzenbega will pro might prepare the necessary resolu this Fall. While the estimates are in duce leas heavily. The heavy rains of tions putting congress squarely behind definite, all agree that the tonnage recent date will cut down the pears and the President and giving him full au will be far in excess of the approxi cherries." thority to act. While the President's Huerta say» ho will show the world The rains have been succeeded by plans were not officially disclosed, Il that his rule is "mural and civilized.” mate 800,000 boxes of the past year. The crop of the year will be between brilliant sunshine with a light breeae. was conceded In official circles that he Wall Street is not alarinetl at the which is excellent weather for |«dlen- would ask congress to authorize what 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 box«*. “All indications are good,” says H. ization. are known in international law as Mexican war »care, but atoeks took a F. Davidson, president of the North The strawberry crop will move early **measuMM short of war,” which, decided slump. Pacific Fruit Distributors, who has thia year. Mr. Davidson says that the while not being a declaration of war Mare Island navy yard teals out left for Spokane with Wilmer Sieg, distributors expect to ship Kennewick on the ,»art of the United States, «hells for field gun« and a««embles 200 distributor sales manager, to lay plana strawberries by May 1, while local might be so construed by Huerta. tons of pro vision«. for the marketing of fruit crops of the fruit will be moving by the middle of According to bvHt-inforim-d officials Germany*!« hopeful that no serious year. "From the orchards that I have the month. these would consist of the following: trouble will occur («’tween the Unite«! 1 Seizure of the |«>rls of Tampico States an«l Mexico. and Vera Cruz. Railroad Work Rushed New Lead Pipe Industry Troops at the Presidio in San Fran 2- Seizure of the Mexican gunboats On New Coos Ray Line Established in Portland in those waters. cisco notify the War department they 3 Seizure of the railroad from Vera are ready to take thejleld In five min Marshfield Work on the Coos Bay Portland Another new industry for end of the Willamette-Pacific is pro the Pacific Northwest formally Cruz to the Mexican capital to a |«dnt utes. gressing rapidly. There are six camps opened its door* to the public Friday including a trestle 20 miles west of The London Standard believe« much Vera Cruz, to prevent the route to the good t«> foreign commercial interests between Sand Point, the approach to afternoon when representatives of the Mexican capital being blocked. the bridge to be built across the bay, will result from the present crisis in 4 Probably a request for a apeeial Mexico. and Black Creek, the southern |>ortal of commercial and buxines« organizations the 4300-foot tunnel through Wind witnessed what is said to be the first appropriation to carry cut these meas Firm« building aeroplanes and hy ure». The latter point, however, was Creek mountain. pouring of lead pipe in thia city. droplanes for the United States gov Hauser A Hauser, contractors, who Heretofore lead pipes have been not definite. Vera Cruz, Mex., April 21.—Vera Washington, April 21. — Rear Ad sublet the 17 miles between the points Rear Admiral Badger's ships will be ernment have l«>en ordered to rush ship[>ed here from San Francisco, Den at Tampico, early Wednesday, accord work with all possible haste. Cruz tonight is in the hands of forces miral Fletcher reported to the Navy named, have 600 men employed on the ver and the East. ing to latent calculations. Mildly Anti-American circulars ap from the United States warships, but department from Vera Cruz under date job. The Northwestern l.ead & Machin Secretary Bryan left his early con peared on th«’ stroel« of Mexico City, The sand fill and grade are complet ery Company located at 311-13 Front the occupation of the port was not ac of 10 p. m. that firing still was in ference with the President, saying the ed for a distance of 3J miles from complished without the loss of Ameri progress. There was no mention of Coos Bay. This fill borders the sand street, acted as hosts. Employes have situation was unchanged, that no new but the |«-ople seem to have no animo- ’ aity towards the United States. been at work for several weeks install can lives. further casualties. hill country and is a water level grade ing the heavy prosees required in the dispatches had been received and that Th<< Portland recruiting office 1« Four Americans, bluejackets ami nothing but a complete backdown by all the distance, and will continue so making of lead pipes. open l«>th day aisi evenings, and thirty marines, were killed by the fire of Huerta could stop the Washington gov for several miles northward. John T. Lund, secretary-treasurer of men were accepted in two hours Mon the Mexican soldiers and 20 fell The activity has caused a big in the new company, was located for 15 ernment's plan of action. wounded. The Mexican loss is not The attitude of Carranza and Villa, day evening, while only five were re crease in traffic between the bay and years in Denver, where he manufac known, but it is believed to have been the secretary said, he considered very jected. the inlet to the Ten-Mile section. tured lead pipes. A few months ago close to 200 dead and many wounded. favorable, anti did not expect any com- Vera Cruz, April 21.—The Ham The Brotherhood of Locomotive En he visited the Coast, looking for a lo The waterfront, the custom house burg-American steamer Ypiranga ar Pacific Highway Camp plicating developments from that gineer« ha« offer««) their «crvicca to cation, and after an invest igation of and all important piers. including rived in port today and signalled the phase of the situation. Wilson to man all troop and supply the various cities he decidisi to build On Summit of Siskiyous the those under the terminal works from flagship, voluntarily placing herself The general comment among con- train« necessary in case of invasion of plant in Portland. which extend the railroads to the cap under Rear Admiral Fletcher's orders. grewsmen was in hearty support of the Mexico- Ashland—A main camp at Stein ital, have been occupied. All the ter The Ypiranga will stand by and the man, with branches at Siskiyou and President and the possibilities of ac Governor Colquitt, of Texas, wired ritory around the American consulate captain has given his word that he Coles, is headquarters for work on the tion. Some, however, dissented from is strongly patrolled and detachments will not go out beyond hailing distance Pacific Highway in thia vicinity. The the President’s plan. Republican th«’ War department that four cities hold other sections of the city. Leader Mann, of the house, has hwutsl on the Mexican bonier will l«> in urg tomorrow. summit at Siskiyou will be the highest The Mexican commander. General a statement saying he is not in sym ent need of protection in case of ho«- elevation on the line. More than 100 In a letter to O. M. Plummer, sec Gustave Maas, offered a stubborn re pathy with the movement, and Senator tilitiea with Mexico. men are now on the job and this num retary-treasurer of the Portland Union sistance and for many hours there was •‘Not Looking for Trouble, Bristow commented adversely on the The full text of President Wilson's ber is being daily increased. Stockyards company and member of fighting in the streets. Toward night But Ready, ” Says Chief J. W. Sweeny, the Portland contrac the Portland school board. State Su- administration's attitude. message to congre«» on th«’ Mexican fall it was reported that the main According to official advices, Ameri question waa tran»mitte«l to Genera! Portland, Or., April 19.—"We’re tor, is present in person superintend |>erintendent of Schools Churchill ways; cans in Mexico are already la-ginning body of the federal garrison was in re Carranza, comman<ier-in-chief of the ing operations. He also is reported “Up to the present time 285 boys of not looking for trouble, but we’re treat westward. Officials understood that rebel forces. as a bidder on the first unit of the Oregon schools have enrolled for the to leave. Rear Admiral Fletcher, in command ready for anything,” said Franklin D. highway traversing California terri pig-feeding contest, and this means hundreds of Americans left Mexico The boanl of supervisors of Imperial of the United States warships, pre Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the tory, that section extending from the they have already begun to feed the City yesterday for Vera Cruz. Valley, Cal., have miked the military faced his occupation of the port by a The State Department, through Oregon bonier to Hornbrook. The sta ” authentic« for «oldiers to prot<«ct forty demand, through the American consul. navy, chatting democratically on Mex tion at Steinman being virtually on pig». O'Shaughnessy and by direct messages Similar work is being carried on in W. W. Canada, for its surrender. ican war conditions, naval prepared the line of the highway makes it very Washington, Idaho arsi Montana as a from Bryan to American consuls miles of irrigating canals from possi ble damage by Mexicans. ness and numerous other things at the General Maas promptly declined to ac convenient for persons visting the practical means of promoting the agri- throughout Mexico, has warned all Americans to leave. cede to thia demand, and shortly after Union Depot. Secretary Daniels lauds Admiral scene of operations as well as handy cutural and industrial education among Such protection ns the United States Badger for his action in the Tampico ward ten whaleboats were sent off The secretary, on his way from San for the shipping of supplies and ma school children. ha« undertaken to extend to foreigners episode. from the side of the transport Prairie chinery. will not be afforded. loaded with marines. These boats Francisco to Seattle and the Bremer Vincent Astor, who han been ser Finds New Gold Mine in effected a landing in the neighborhood ton navy yard, obligingly hopped off States Cannot Regulate iously ill with pneumonia, is re|>ortcd of the custom house before noon, and the Shasta Limited when a newspajier Josephine County Hills improving. Correspondence Schools a few minutes later Captain William camera man asked him to pose for a Portland County Treasurer Lewis R. Rush, of the battleship Florida, Ex-President Taft and Joseph M, Salem Attorney General Crawford, has received news from hi» son, Wade picture. He strolled bareheaded up who was in command of the operations Choate are re|a>rte«i to be oppoae«l to in an opinion held that the state law V. Lewis, th*t he, with his partner, and down the station platform during ashore, brought his flag in. April ha« been a war month through lolls exemption. providing that correspondence schools V. C. McKinney, have found gold in Captain Rush’s men had already the Shasta's half-hour wait here. must maintain resident schools, was paying quantities on their quartz the history of the United Stales. Four South Americans arrarig«-«! with taken up their positions. They num "The navy is prepared,” said Mr. unconstitutional. Mr. Crawford said claim, a mile and a half from Holland. of thi« nation'« great wars, and four guides of the Roosevelt expedition to bered 150 bluejackets from the Flori smaller ones, have begun in April. Roosevelt, who has been detailed by that the United States Supreme court I Josephine county. Treasurer Lewis da, 90 marines f.-em the Prairie and The revolt of the colonie« began on have them "discover” an unknown his superior. Secretary Daniels, to and several state Supreme courts had said that his son, after prospecting 65 marines from the Florida. Later take personal charge of the naval situ held that, inasmuch as correspondence April 19, 1775. The war with Mexico river in the Brazilian forests, which is through the hills of the Southern Ore these were augmented by a detach on April 24, ¡845. Hostilities to be namcil the "Teodora. ” ntarted ation on the Pacific Coast. "In 15 to schools were engaged in interstate gon county, had located on a claim ment from the Utah. in the Civil war broke out on April 12, 20 days all the vessels of the reserve business, they came within the pur It is report««! that Charles S. Mel The coming of the American forces fleet now at Bremerton, including the view of the interstate commerce laws. only a short distance from where he 1861, with the firing on Fort Sumpter. had prospected more than 25 years was not heralded by any great excite armored cruisers South Dakota and The Spani«h-American war began on len, ex-president of the New York, While he thought the state law a I ago. New Haven & Hartford railroad, may ment, but small crowds gathered to April 21. 1898. West Virginia, could be made ready good one, in that it was intended to The prospector« have just recently watch the landing. Soon the blue for sea service, if need be, to supple protect the residents of the state from Of the leaser wars, the Black Hawk be chosen leader of a railway em jackets and marines marched through ment the vessels already in commis dishonest correspondence schools, he . completed tunnel work on the Ix»ne Indian war, the Apache, Navajo and ploye»’ union numbering 2,000,900 i Laurel claim,. After running 66 feet men. the streets leading from the water said it was plain that the state .could one of the ledges was struck at a 40- Utah war, and the Seminole Indian sion. front and along the railroad yards. war all started in April. The Philip "These two vessels carry 800 men not pass laws regulating them. foot depth, the vein proving to be pine insurrection came to a head in Others proceeded to the American PORTLAND MARKETS ] each. About the only difficulty in the wider and the ore better than that on consulate, while still others were de way of putting them into commission April, 1899. the surface. Mining men who have OW Pioneer Sandstone ployed along the approaches to Central at once is lack of men. Because they Wheat Track prices: Club, 92c in to see the property declare the Plaza, in which General Maas had con are on reserve, they are manned Quarries to Re Reopened I I been per bushel; bluentcm, 98c; fortyfold, only Germans Are Ready to prospects to be favorable for a success centrated his men. by skeleton crews of about 200 men red Russian, 90Jc; valley, 92c. Newport—After a lapse of 16 years, ful quartz mine. Uphold Wilson's Stand 92jc; These maneuvers were effected each.” Barley Fe«-«l, $21.500(22 p«T ton; There are five different quartz veins the sandstone quarries of Pioneer, Lin without opposition, but suddenly Gen-; New York, April 20. The Mexican brewing, $23; rolled, $24.50m25.50. coln county, which furnished stone for on the ground, varying in width from Vral Maas challenged the advance with Oat« No 1 white, milling, $23 ;>cr the Call building and postoffice at San 18 inches to two feet, the ore averag- situation was referred to at the dinner Cadet* Ready for War. the first shots -a volley fired from a la«t night of the Associated German ton. Francisco, besides numerous other ! ing about $20 a ton in free gold. University of Washington, Seattle, point three blocks from the marines — Military societies, celebrating the 50th Hay No. 1 Eastern Orogon timo buildings, will resume operations. and two blocks south of the main April 22.—The University of Wash anniversary of the battle of Dueppel, thy, $160 17.50 per ton; mixe«l timo The McCann Cut Stone company, of Student* Visit Mill*. plaza, The marines replied immedi- ington could, in event of war, furnish Portland, has bought 20 acres near securing Schleswig-Holstein to Ger thy, $14«</15; valley grain hay, $12.50 Oregon City—A number of the up- ately, but the action ceased in a mo 600 able-bodied men at once from the Pioneer from James Bell, of that m!4; alfalfa, $ 12m 13. many. per classmen of the school of commerce ment. There was a lull for 10 min- cadet corps to serve as volunteers. "The measures so far taken by the Corn Whole, $34 |>er ton; cracked, place, and will begin operations at utes and then another brief exchange By the time they could be fully equip of the Oregon Agricultural college, President,” said Adolphe G. Koellde, $35. from the west end of Montesinos ped , either by the state or the United once. Lincoln county has given the with John A. Bexell, dean of the president of the societies, "are most Millfeed Bran, $23.50 per ton; street, where a federal outpost was States, as volunteers, the number Portland firm a place to erect buildings | school, and several members of the certainly approved by the German so shorts, $26; middings, $31. and to load its product on trains on stationed. would be increased by students not faculty were in Oregon City recenty cieties, and should war come, I am Vegetables Cauliflower, 75cm$1.25 At 12:30 the firing became general, now enlisted in the university military condition that the firm expends $5000 and were taken through the paper anti «ure that we shall prove ourselves per dozen; cucumbers, $1.75m2; «egg within 18 months. F. J. McCann said and at 1 o'clock the guns of the trans department. The National Guard of woolen mills. The trip is an annual worthy as those who, this day 50 years plant, 25c per pound; peppers, 35c; that $25,000 would be invested. port Prairie went into action. Washington maintains one company of affair for the students. Last year ago, fought and fell for the honor of radish«'«, 17Jc per dozen; head lettuce, Prior to this a detachment of blue university men on the campus, and they made a trip to Portland, and thi« the Fatherland.” $2 per crate; garlic, 12jc pound; War On Fly Declared. jackets from the Utah, holding the these are now ready to take up arms. year to Salem and Oregon City. The sprouts, 10m 11c; artichokes, 550 65c Monmouth — As the result of the ground between the consulate and the per dozen; celery, $3.7504 . r crate; work of the Women's Civic Improve- trip was made as guests of the Oregon Areoplanea Collide, Two Die. waterfront, opened fire with two of City Commercial club, O. E. Freytag. tomatoes, $40 4.50; hothouse, lettuce, Idaho Militia Ready. ment club, in conjunction with the Rue, France- Aviator Francois De their three-inch guns. The first shots 75cm$1 per box; spinach, 5c per Lewiston, Idaho, April 22.—Captain city council, the appearance of Mon of the publicity department, escorting. from these pieces were directed Roy and Marcel Dablin, who was mak pound; horseradish, 8m 10c; rhubarb, Jones, of Company F, of the Idaho mouth has been notably improved. against an ancient tower which once New Plant to Employ 200. ing a flight with him, were burned to 2m2jc; cabbage, 2c; asparagus, $10 served as a light house. This was oc State Militia, when informed that "Clean-up Day” was observed recent Portland -The Western Cooperage death as a result of a colli «on in the 1.25 per dozen; peas, 6jm7e pound. Governor Haines had telegraphed Pres ly, when streets, yards, alleys and va cupied by Mexican sharpshooters. Thousands of spectator« wit- company is contemplating the con air. Onions Oregon, per xack, $4.50. Lieutenant Commander Buchanan, ident Wilson that Idaho desired to be cant lots were gone over and thorough struction of a new plant just «outh of nessed the accident. De Roy's mach Potatoes Oregon, 65m75c per cwt; of the Florida, ordered that it be de the first state to offer the service« of ly cleaned. the public drydock at St. Johns, but ine and another piloted by Aviator buying price«, 40m 55c at shipping her National Guard, said: "Company The civic club also has taken an stroyed. Five shot« brought the old F is in first-class condition and is active part in the war on the housefly, no definite plans as yet have been out Bedault, with a passenger, ' M. Palla- points. Benito Juarez tower down. Evidently lined for the work. The company has deau, collided In mid-air. Egg» Fresh Oregon ranch, 1988 The women of the American colony ready to go to the front on 24 hours’ and is one of the six cities of the val applied to the Port of Portland com the gasoline tanka exploded, for both 19|c per dozen. notice. We are recruited to maximum ley joining in the movement. A study in Vera Cruz had already been placed mission for the use of a dredge to machines burst into flames and plunged Poultry Hen», 19c per potind; aboard the chartered steamers Esj>er- strength and our waiting list is grow of the city charter now takes up the make a fill of from 200.000 to 260,000 to the earth. De Roy and Dablin were broilers, 300 32c; turkeys, live, 180» ing rapdly. ” meetings each Friday afternoon. anza and Mexico, but the foreign col yards on its property. Nearly 200 men pinned down and the intense heat pre 20c; drcHsed, choice, 250,26c; ducks, ony, especially the American section, will be employed at the ultimate plan. vented rescuers from approaching. 17m 18c; geese, 100 12c. Idaho Militia Offered. Land Decision Awaited. was greaty augmented this morning " Butter Creamery prints, extra, 25c Boise, Idaho, April 19.— When dis when three trainloads arrived from the Foster — The 70 homesteaders in I nion Plan* Three Day*’ Fair. Rebel* Rian to Take Tampieo. per p«>und; cubes, 22c, capital. Some of these remained patches were shown him today which township 12 south, range 4 east, 25 Pork Fancy, 10Jm 1 lc per pound. Juarez, April 20. Orders for an im I m Grande — At a meeting of the ashore, but many were taken aboard indicated that war with Mexico was miles above here, are awaiting the Veal Fancy, 13ml3|c per pound. mediate renewal of the rebel attack on Union County Fair board it was de the steamers. So far as can be imminent,Governor Haines telegraphed Hops 1912 crop, prime and choice, action of the General Land commission cided to hold a three-day fair this Tampico with the purpose of capturing learned none of the refugees was in President Wilson that Idaho desire«! to at Washington regarding their right to year, the date set for September 22 to the town at the earliest possible mo 15m 17c; 1914 contracts, nominal. be the first state to offer the service« jured. file on their homesteads. On Decem 24, inclusive. J. A. Russell was re ment were issued last night. The de W<s»l Valley, 17m 18q per pound; of her National Guard. ber 22 last the "12-4” settlers made elected president; Albert Hunter, of sirability of speed said to have been Eastern Oregon, 12m 18c; mohair, Rebel* Not To Join Huerta. "application for filings” on their Island City, temporary secretary. emphasized in the order has given rise 1914 clip, 27c. 173 Given Up An Ixt*t. A gun Prieta — "No matter what claims, and on January 9 they were These, with N. K. West, J. A. Wood- to rumors that when the American Cascara bark — Old and new, 5c St. Johns, N. F.—After two weeks' notified by the Portland land office that ell, W. R. Ix-dbetffr, Claude Mackey warships start to enforce President pound. comes of the Tampico incidents, the constitutionalists cannot afford to join search for the missing sealer Southern their efforts to file had been rejected and J. W. Bush, were elected direct Wilson’s orders at Tampico they will _ Cattle Prime steers, $7.50m 8.25; Cross, the steamer Kyle has returned by those officers. The entrymen were ors. find not federal« but friendly rebels in choice, $7.3007.50; medium, $701 Huerta,” declared Francisco Elias, to port. The Southern Cross, with then allowed 30 days in which to ap 7.25; choice cows, $6.250(7; medium, possession. president of the Sonora war and land Crop* Look Good. $60 6.25; heifers, $6m7.25; light cal tax committee and spokesman for con her crew of 173 men has been finally peal to the General Land commission. Torpedo Root Destroyer* Sail. ve», $8m9; heavy, $6m7.50; bulls, $6 *L«banon—The farmers are working stitutionalists along the bonier in this given up as lost. Cannery Work to Regin. overtime on account of favorable Pensacola, Fla., April 20.—Orders 0 6.25; stags, $60 $7.50. vicinity. "In my opinion Huerta is Two Airship* Hurried. Hogs Light, $8m8.70; heavy, $7mi taking thia stand he has announced in Cottage Grove—With all but $100 weather and all sown grain is looking were received early today directing Washington, D. C., April 19. Or of the necessary stock subscribed, the fine, and the fruit crop promises to be the flotilla of 20 torpedo ts>at destroy 7.70. the belief that the people will flock to Sheep Lambs, wool, $6.7507.10; Peaches are ers here to put to sea immediately, his standard when he proclaim« him ders were sent late tonight by Secre promoters of the proposed cannery, at the best in many years. $606.25; wethers, wool, self a patriotic martyr standing alone tary Daniels for the sending of two at meeting, voted to commence work a full month in advance, ami prunes meeting Rear Admiral Badger’s fleet sheared, against the allied United States and hydroplanes with the torpedo-boat flo at once and have the institution ready are past the period when froet can in the Gulf and accompanying It to $5.7506; sheared, $5.35mfi.65; ewes, wool, $4.750,5; sheared, $4.2504.50. damage them. tilla from Pensacola, Fla. Tampico. constitutionalist forces,” he said. to handle this year’s crop. Resume of World’s Important Events Told in Brief. Four Americans Killed, 21 Wounded, During Fighting in Streets. MEXICANS MAKE STUBBORN FIGHT Enemy’s Loss Believed Fully 200 Westward Main Force Retreats Three-Inch Guns Bring Down Sharp shooters' Stronghold Fighting Continues. GERMAN LINER MARLS NO ATTEMPT TO LAND ARMS 285 BOYS ENROLLED IN PIG-RAISING CONTESTS APRIL IS WAR MONTH IN UNITED STATES HISTORY