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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. YOI LI-NO. 1JS.G91. 5 GRATEFUL TUFT'S HELP Ambassador Is Told of American Purpose. PEACE AND ORDER TO BE AIDED President Assures De la Barra of Friendship. JAPAN GETS NO FAVORS Rumors of Conrrtons Are Einphat trail? Denied by EnvoyMexicans Satisfied No Invasion Is In tended Diss I Well. MEXICO CITT. Mrch ia-Fore!m Minister Creel has ak- Francisco da la Barra. Mxlran Aeiir-assiadir at Wash-tr.e-ton. to extend to President Taft his thanks for the latter's frler.dlr attitude and for the explanation he sent to Presi dent Dlas relative to the mobilisation of American troops. "Mexico could not expect anything else from a country which has shown herself to be such a friend during; so many years, and that so efficiently has dlrd In her economic development." Mr. Creel says in his telegram to Mr. de la Barra. adding-, "the words of the President will ao doubt tranquil: 1 Mexican opinion." America Win Aid Mexico. In another message of the Ambassa dor to Minister Creel reaardlns; a con ference he hsj with President Taft yesterday, ha says: -President Taft warmly eulogised President Dlaa and added that the American Government would try to aid, within proper limits, the causa of peace and order In Mexico; that It could not be Indifferent, aa much on account of Mexico belnc a neighbor as because of American capital Invested in Mexico. He ended by saving the United States was determined to fulfil its International duties, among; which was the maintenance of the sovereign ty of other countries, especially In deal Ins with Mexico, with whom It bad such friendly relations." No Concessions Given Japan. That Mexico has granted to Japan no concession for the maintenance of a naval station and no privileges on the Tehuantepee Railway are statements which Mr. Creel this afternoon authorized Mr. de la Barra to make. The Increasing rumor In the United States that Mexico had entered Into an agreement with Japan whereby the lat ter was to be permitted to use certain ports along the Coast of Lower Cali fornia and be granted special privileges for the transportation of supplies over the Isthmian Railroad, caused Mr. de la Barra to send to the foreign office today a request that he be permitted to make a definite statement regarding the charges. It advises the government to make uch changea In the personnel of pub lic officials as are necessary to allay popular disapproval and to do It at once without fear of offending any one. regardless of fila political stand-In-. Intervention Means War. "Intervention would not mean what It did In Cuba. Honduras or Nicaragua a military diversion eaelly realized." says El Tlempo, "and without any la mentable result. It would mean a genuine war with Mexico, though our frontier might be occupied, our ports blockaded, our communication with the rest of the world cut off." El Tlempo suggests that Interna tional war might follow Intervention, and sarcastically ventures the opinion that the Americans would find It "bad for business." the Knglieh words being used. The mobilization of troops Is characterized aa the com mand, "attention." and a .warning to Mexico to re-establish quickly the peace of the country. The paper sums up the progress be ing made In the suppression of the revolution, find It satisfactory and concludes with the statement that the fate of the country now rests with the government. American In vectors Pleased. Railroad officials and other Ameri cans representing; large business In terests in Mexico express themselves mm well pleased with the action of the United States In sending an army to the border, seeing In this nothing but friendliness toward the Mexican gov ernment. Few foreigners In Mexico, wln.se Interests are here, sympathize with the rebels, and they heartily welcome the suggestion that the American Government Intends to aid In their repression. It la difficult to find one who be lieves It would be the policy of the United States to do more than prevent filibustering and the smuggling of arms and ammunition across the bor der. In their offices and clubs, the Americans are congratulating one an other on the attitude taken by the United States, and declare their con fidence In the ability of the Mexican government to deal with the situa tion now that the chief source of sup plies and men la cut off from the In surrectos. Mexicans, officials and private clti tCeaolwled eo Page I) MEXICO OR FOR CHANGE, TIME STOPS IN FRANCE CLOCKS DO NOT TICK FOR 9 MIXTTES 21 SECONDS. Object Is to Comply With Law Slak ing Time Same In All Places Within Radios of 15 Degrees. PARIS. March 10. (Special.) Start ing exactly at midnight tonight, time was annihilated In France for a space of nine minutes and 21 seconds. On the stroke of the hour, all clocks In the Re- public were stopped for the period Indi cated In order to comply with the law making time the same In all places. within a radius of 15 degrees, and regu lating It from the meridian of Green wich. England. All railway trains. If on time, were held up. while those behind schedule. were allowed to make up the difference. The new time will not be used at the wireless stations for signalling ships until June SO. next- Owing to the change In time, an In teresting question has arisen. It Is ques tionable If a child that Is born and dies within the elapsed time will have ever legally lived. This point Is puzsltng lawyers. MAN AND WIFE TO PAY ALL President of Defunct Bank Gives Up Property to Save Depositors. FAIRBANKS. Alaska, March la-Cap- taln E. T. Barnette. president of the defunct Washington-Alaska Bank, which went into the hands of a receiver Jan uary S. and Mrs. Barnette. signed an agreement today whereby the depositors in the bonk are secured against loss. Captain and Mrs. Barnette agreed to give trust deeds) on property owned by them In Mexico, business property In Fairbanks, and Interest, rentals and royal ties received by them on mining proper ties. The agreement also provides that the depositors are to receive per cent Interest from the date of the closing of the bank until final settlement Is made. It la generally believed that the Barnettes mill arrange to pay off In full in a short time, rather than pay the heavy Interest charges. The depositors have already received a 1(1-4 per cent dividend from the bank. A Federal grand Jury Is now Investigat ing the failure. It la estimated that the bank lacks $300,000 of having enough to pay all depositors In full. When the bank failed Its liabilities were placed at si.euo.cco. BANK CLEARINGS LARGER Portland One of Few Cities to Show Increase for Week. Portland again made Its usual favorable honing In bsnk clearings for the week ended March 9. Bradstreet's report shows that this city wns one of a few cities in the United States In which bank clear ings, during the week mentioned, exceeded the total for the corresponding week of 19:0. It waa the only la rue city on the Pacific Coast to make a gain. Portland's bank clearings amounted to $10.533,W0. while Seattle's clearings for the same week mere S10.3U.OOO. Port land's Increase was 10.1 per cent. The record of other Paciflc Coast cities was aa follows: San Francisco, 44 per cent loss; Los Angeles, 1-1 per cent loss; Se attle. 8.S per cent lots; Tacoma, 28.1 per cent loss; Spokane. 4.5 per cent loss. Only three cities In the country made a greater proportionate gain than did Port land. These were Detroit, with a gain of 12.S per cent; Atlanta, with a gain of 13 per cent, and Baltimore, with a gain of 11.7 per cent. DICKINSON POINTS WAY Secretary of War Would See Negroes In Land of Their Own. ATLANTA. Ga.. March 10. Speaking before the Southern Commercial Con gress here today. Secretary of War Dickinson said that he hoped to see a solution of the negro problem through the voluntary departure of young blacka to a new country which they would govern themselves, under the protection of the United States. He admitted that the time was not yet right for such a move, partly be cause the South's labor problem has not been settled. SMITH OF IOWA RESIGNS One of Cannon's Lieutenants In House Quits Office. DE3 MOINES. Ia. March 10 Governor B. F. Carroll today recefved the resigna tion of Representative Walter L Smith, of the Ninth Iowa Congressional District, to take effect March 15. Mr. Smith was one of the leading standpatters in the House in the Sixty- first Congress. He was one of Speaker Cannon's lieutenants and was a member of the committee on rules. As such, he was a mark for the most violent assaults of the Insurgents. SUFFRAGIST DROPS DEAD Mrs. George Savage Was last Head of Washington Association. SEATTLE. March 10. Mrs. George L Savage, one of the most prominent equal suffrage workers In the state, dropped dead of heart disease at a meeting of the Women's Century Club today. Mrs. Savage was the first secretary and the last president of the Washing ton Equal Suffrage Association, having been associated with tbe organization 22 years. She was born at Walla Walla, Waao In 1S6L TAFT HOPEFUL OF RECIPROCITY PresidentExpectsParty Lines to Break. CONGRESS GIVEN BROAD HINT No Other Legislation Needed " at Extra Session. ! WOOL FIGURES PROMISED In Speech at Atlanta President Says Data, for New Wool Tariff Will Be Furnished in December. Good Laws Passed. ATLANTA, Ga.. March 10. President Taft In a speech before the closing ses slon of the Southern Commercial Con gress tonight made a plea to the young men of the New South to take up the political issues from a broad and lib eral standpoint and to eliminate from their consideration narrow partisan ship and sectionalism. The President reviewed the ac- complishmenta of the last Congress, declaring that In Its three sessions It had enacted more helpful legislation than any other Congress since the Civil War. Mr. Taft asserted that the greatest accomplishment of the short session. ended March 4. was the ratification of the Japanese treaty. Hopeful of Reciprocity. Tne greatest disappointment, he said, was the failure of Congress to ratify the reciprocity agreement with Canada. In this connection he referred to his action in calling an extra session of Congress to convene on April 4. -My opinion Is." said Mr. Taft, "that a majority of both houses, disregard ing party lines, will seize so great a National opportunity and promptly ratify the agreement before proceeding to other business." . . . "If." he added significantly, "It Is deemed wise or necessary to proceed to otherj busi ness." Perhaps unconsciously, the President uttered the hope that the Democrats of the. new House might not deem It necessary to go Into other matters than the ratification of the Canadian agree ment. How far his Influence In that direction will carry weight remains to be seen. Wool Tariff to Be Attacked. In the hope, perhaps, that tariff leg islation may be avoided at the extra session, the President today pledged himself to furnish to the Democratic House at Its regular meeting In De cember a report from the tariff com mission on schedule K of the Payne Aldrlch act the wool and woolens schedule. Other leading speakers at the clos ing session of the Congress were Got- (Concluded on Page 5). "SHUTUP!" ,' ;; -- - 1 , 1 . f ..... te-.ee .... ..... ...... e.s.s INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 49 degrees; minimum, 88 degrees. TODAT'8 Occasional light rain followed by clearing weather In the afternoon; south. west winds. Mexico. Diss refuses to renew lease of Magdalena Bar to United States. Face Z. Rebels st Mexican start to attack Ensenada and Vega will oppose advance, page i. Troops at San Antonio provisioned for four months and expect active service, rage National auord officers are eager for serv ice. Page 2. jaexico. tnansiui to ioii ior Himujs denies concessions have been promised Japan. Page 1. lorclgn. Tim stops over nine minutes In France, to be changed. Page 1. Earl of Crewe's illness will keeo him eut of nubile, life for two months. Page 8- KatlonaL Taft has new scheme to checkmate Bourne ' on Oregoa appointments, rage o. President Taft expresses hope Congress will pass reciprocity bill snd do no more at extra session, rage x. Domestic Railroad asserts it loses tlO.08 on every car of lemons hauled East. Page S. Peoole of Kenosha County. Wis., move to , prohibit powder mills. Page 8. Danville grand Jury Indicts 25 for vote selling, including Coroner. Page 1. Sports. Western turfmen, back of 150,000 race track on Idaho line. Page T. . Beavers wade to ball park for practice. Page 7. Paciflc Northwest. Millionaire townsite promoter Illllman found gulltv of misusing malls, rage l. Siege of Insurgency In Washington Legisla ture last session lasts jd nours. o. District Attorney Oscar Cain, of Eastern Washington, may be removed. Page 6. Dispatchers, roadmasters and' trainmasters get Increased salaries. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Demand for Oregon hops is revived. Psge 19. Crop damage fear agitates Chicago wheat traders. Page lu. Mexican railway shares higher in Wall street. Page 10. Buying Is conservative in most lines of trade. page 1. Chief engineer of Northumbia accused of smuggling. Page IS. . Portland and Vicinity. Judge Cleeton ylls Mrs. Velguth she must learn to earn own living, rage xe. Speaker Rusk offers regiment of plainsmen to Secretary of War. Page 13. James whealen. arrested, charged with re ceiving stolen Bunion, rage s. - Port of Portland defends refusal to retire from office. Page 4. Mayor Simon undecided whether he win be candidate tor re-election. Page 12. Tbree witnesses testify Karnoff Is not Bub- bard, alleged forger, page 11. Work on electric extension from Salem to Eugene will be started soon. Page 8. Railroad and city agree on bridge rights. Page 4. Colonial travel will be heavy. Page 14. Volume of wheat bought for Orient disap pointing, page 18. First trains run over Mount Hood road. Page 8. County Court decides Stewart Hulln, "Jack, tne. Clipper, is mentally incompetent. Page 12. EUGENE DRIEST IN OREGON Pipe at Pumping Station Breaks; Fire Warnings Out. EUGENE, Or., March 10. (Special.) Aa the result of the breaking of a pipe at the city pumping station today, Eugene Is probably the "driest" city In Oregon today. The break occurred In the 12-lnch main which leads from the pumps to the reservoirs, and the water poured out into the pump pit, flooding It, and short- circuiting and burning out one of the three motors which operate the ma chinery. At the time the accident occurred, there was only a small supply of water In the reservoirs, as they are being flushed and cleaned, and by g o'clock this morning the mains were dry. . The chemical en gines at the Are department are being held In Immediate readiness, and spe cial flre warnings have been Issued. HILLMAN GUILTY; MAILS MIS USED Seattle Townsite Pro moter Hard Hit. BAIL PLACED AT $100,000 Penalty for Crime May Total . ,65 Years in Prison. CONTEST WILL GO HIGHER Millionaire Succeeds In Getting Woman to Go on Bond Convict ed Man Talks of Stigma of Going to Penitentiary. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 10. Clar ence D. Hlllman, the millionaire town site promoter, waa found guilty of using the malls to" defraud by a jury In the Federal Court today. The Jury, which was out 24 hours, ac quitted Hlllman on the first five indict ments, charging a misdemeanor, and convicted him on IS counts of the sixth Indictment, charging a felony. The maximum penalty for each of the 13 counts on which Hlllman Is found guilty Is five years' imprisonment and $1000 fine, making a total possible of 65 years' imprisonment and $13,000 fine. Contempt Sentence "Waits. Hlllman had already been found guilty of contempt of court for tampering with Jurors summoned to try his case, but sentence was deferred pending the trial of the criminal charge, the court holding that It might prejudice the case to sen tence Hlllman for contempt criminal trial was pending. It is probable that Hillman will De sentenced on the contempt finding at the same time that sentence is passed on the criminal indictment. As soon as the verdict had been read. counsel for Hlllman gave nonce oi a motion for a new trial. Pending fur ther proceedings In the case. Judge George Donworth increased muraau bond from $30,000 to $100,000 and re manded him to the custody of the Mar shal until ball was furnished. milman in Good Humor. When it was announced that the Jury had arrived at a veraici tne at torneys were sent for and Hlllman, who had been loitering about the building all day, hurried into . the courtroom. He appeared to do in unus ually good humor. Cheer up," he said to a group or newspaper reporters as he took his seat by his counsel. When the verdict was handed to the court the reading of the findings was begun in the numerical order of the indictments. When the verdict of not guilty on the first five indictments had been read there was a tendency among (Concluded on Page 3.) RAILROADS GIVE WAGE INCREASE DISPATCHERS, TRAIX .VXD ROADMASTERS AFFEOTEp. Northern Pacific and North Bank Lines Make Concessions and Others Slay Follow. SPOKANE, Wash., March 10. One of the most sweeping increases in wages made by railroads in years without threats of strike was made known to day when notices were received that the Northern Pacific and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroads had given their dispatchers, trainmasters and roadmasters a 10 per cent increase in pay, for which a demand was made several months ago, effective March 1. It is expected that other roads will follow suit within the next few days. The other railroads that have been asked to give the added wage are the Oregon-Wrashington Railroad- & Navi gatlon Company, Great Northern, Spo kane & Inland Empire and the Spokane & International. It Is estimated 2000 men through the East and West will be affected. Dispatchers formerly receiving $140 are raised to $175; chief dispatchers from $175 to $190; night chiefs from $160 to $165; trainmasters from $175 to $190, and district roadmaster from $140 to $155. More than 100 men in Spokane are affected by the Increase already, and that number will be trebled when the other roads grant the advance, as it is expected they will do. RECEIVER SUES FOR $88,908 Los Angeles Company Defendant on Alleged Bond Sale. TACOMA. Wash.. March 10. (Spe cial.) W. D. Tyler, receiver of the Northwestern Long Distance Telephone Company, has filed suit in the Federal Court against the National Securities Company, of Los Angeles, to recover $88,908.74 alleged to be due on a sale of bonds delivered to the securities company. The complaint cites that the National Securities Company agreed to purchase $1,500,000 of bonds at 80 cents on the dollar and that later the board of di rectors of the Northern Securities Com pany, who are alleged .also to have had control of the telephone company at that time, adopted a resolution where by they paid only 70 cents on the dol lar. The suit asks for not only the $88, 9C8.74 involved, the difference In the alleged contract sum and the sum paid, but Interest on this amount from the time the contract was made and costs of Vhe suit. YOUNG SPARKS BENEDICT Son of Wealthy Los Angeles Man Se cretly Weds Montana Girl. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 10 (Spe cial.) Miss Mabel V. Quick, of Great Falls, Mont, and Harold Stlcklr Sparks, of Los Angeles, were married December 20, but their closest friends did not know until today. Mr. Sparks is a son of a wealthy Los Angeles man and went to Great Falls to learn a trade in the smelters. He sought a room at the home where Miss Quick resided and before he had been long a lodger, he became also a suitor. There was no love lost, however, for Miss Quick was willing to become Mrs. Sparks at an early date. Sparks feared Sparks senior might think he ought not to marry so young, so they were married secretly. The fact leaked out through the court rec ords. Mr. and Mrs. Sparks will leave Montana Saturday for Los Angeles, where the bride will be introduced into her new home. CO-EDS TAKE TO BASEBALL University of Washington Women Don Masculine Toggery. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se attle, March 10. From now on un til the close of the college year one of the principal athletics of the women at the University of Washing ton will be baseball, whose first turn out for the women was yesterday. Many fair sex fans donned the masculine baseball toggery and worked out on their field. Miss Jessie Merrick, physical director of the University, said yesterday: "I consider no game so healthful out side of tennis as baseball. This sport will comprise an important place in women's athletics." In addition, it is planned to take up the old Grecian games and tne Tegu lar track stunts. The women will be provided with a better field for their athletics. ARMY TO GET 2 BIPLANES Curtiss AV1I1 Supply Airships for Use on Mexican Border. LOS ANGELES, March 10. According to Lieutenant J. C. Walker, who, to gether with Lieutenants Ellison and Beck, has been receiving instructions at San Diego in the operation of aero planes, the United States Government closed a contract today with Glenn Curtiss for two biplanes to be used for scouting along the western' Mexi can boundary during the present mob ilization of troops. Lieutenant Walker said that the plan was to work under the direction of General Bliss and cover about 200 miles of the international line. 25 ARE nlDICTED FOB VOTE Coroner at Danville Is Among Accused. MONEY DIVIDED BY VOTE CLUB Candidate Says He Paid $9000 to Run for Sheriff. GRAND JUROR ON HIS LIST His Anxiety to End Inquiry Xow Ex plained Grand Jury Tentative ly Votes 260 True Bills, but Many May Be Killed. DANVILLE, 111., March 10. (Special.) Twenty-five politicians and ward work ers were Indicted this afternoon by the Vermilion County vote probe grand Jury. They are charged with having received "pay" from candidates. The money, the Indictments allege, influenced their votes. Included in the list Is an indictment against County Coroner Ralph Cole. Ha is charged with having unlawfully ob tained $350 from Charles Knox, a wealthy Oakwood township farmer, who was de feated In the Republican primaries for Sheriff. A true bill also was voted against James Carter, a negro politician, who has handled the Gobin Gulch vote. Less Than 100 May Suffer. The indictments, which were returned shortly before 4 o'clock, were suppressed for service and bench warrants ordered drawn up. These will be turned over to Sheriff Shepard . tomorrow morning. After ,theee true bills had been re turned Foreman Goedwine Informed the court that the Jury had further business. An adjournment was then taken until Monday. An attempt will be made to end tha inquiry by Tuesday night. While ona Juror declared 200 indictments had been voted, an "insurgent" member asserted that they had only been tentatively de cided upon and that an attempt would be made to prevent their return in court. If this plan succeeds less than 100 trua bills against Vermilion County's reputed 3600 vote-sellers will be the farcical re sult of the six weeks' investigation. Vote Club Levies Toll. The indictment of Cole is based upon Information given personally by Charles Knox, who opposed Sheriff Shenard and Hardy H. Whitlock. ex-County Treasurer, under Indictment for embezzling $37,500 of the county's funds, at the Republican primaries. He informed the grand Jury that he paid nearly $9000 to make tho race. More tl:an $3000 of this, sum, ha said, went to a "vote club" presided over by several prominent politicians, whera the cash bled from candidates was split over the table. Grand Juror Among Grafters. In his charges against the politicians Knox said that Cole had obtained $350 from him to carry on an automobile campaign. Knox is said to have kept a liet of his expenditures and the grand Jury, It Is eald, found the name of ona of Its own members on the list. This man has been especially anxious to end the investigation. The indictment of ward workers Is an unprecedented action. It was originally the idea of ex-Foreman Woodyard, who contended that these men were "out for the money" and that the graft they obtained was merely a compensation for their franchises. MOTOR CARS ARE WANTED North Bank Road to Be Petitioned for Service. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 10. (Spe cial.) A movement has been started to petition the North Bank Road to in stall gasoline motor-car service from Portland to Vancouver, Camas andi Washougal, and all intervening stops. There are many trains running over the road now, but they do not make tha desired stops. The plan Is to make It convenient for persons living on the Washington side to go to Portland and return, nd this would naturally draw much local trade to Portland. With a gasoline motor-car service, the residents' here could go to Portland at various times during the day, do their business there and return home, without loss of time. Persons living in Portland could visit any of the towns along the line and spend the day, re turning to Portland when they so de sired. They come to this county for a day's outing, returning to Portland in the evening. POTATO CROP IS BUMPER Riverside, Wash., Farmer Realizes $1185 on 1910 Yield. CHEHALIS, Wash.. March 10. (Spe cial.) G. Dugaw, a farmer living in Riverside, adjoining this city, has al ready sold $1185.75 worth of potatoes from six acres of his land. He has 50 sacks still on hand and hla family have had spuds all Winter front tbe same crop . . SELLING '4