PORTLAND, OKEGON, .MONDAY, MAY 13, 1912. PKICE FIVE CENTS. VOL LI I NO. IG.O."S. SAN FRANCISCO BAY MAY BE BRIDGED TAFT LEAVES FOR BOY. BREAD-MAKER it $700 INHERITANCE COSTS MAN $750 XEWS OF LEGACY STARTS LA BORER TO "SEE TOWX." REBELS DEFEATED BEATS 29 CO-EDS CAMPAIGN If! OHIO FALLS FAR TO DEATH WITH HEAVY LOSS COST OK INPriRTAKIXG WOULD PK 9C6.000.000. MALK COOK AVTXS SECOND IX COXTEST WITH 30 GIRLS. HARMONY" PLAN 111 IDAHO OPPOSED PORTLAND WOMAN Desert Around Conejos Covered With Dead. BATTLE CONTINUES ALL DAY Orozco Forced to Abandon Cannon and Retreat North. TRUCY AUBERT WOUNDED Federal Say Enemy I Surrounded. Five Thousand on Side Contend. Encasement May Take Place at l-cakn. AT TUB FEDERAL. FRONT. CON E JOi. Meilco. Mar II. Twelve hours of brink fighting en the desert plain; 300 iiiIIm south of th American border between a force of SO00 rebels under General Oroso and an equally strong body f federal under General Ituerta revolted today In a decided advantage to the government. The flrhtlna; was begun at daybreak, and at nightfall the sandy mesas be tween here and Trrrao. 14 mllea north, where the lnsurrectoa were gradually forced bark, were covered with dead nl wounded. Federal C'emmaader Woaaded. Nearly &) are believed to bave been killed and wounded on both sides. A nturier brought the Information that li-nrral Trucy Aubert. the dashing federal commander, had been shot in the leg. The rebels abandoned ten cannon and much ammunition In their retreat. (iters! Joaquin Tellex, who had been stationed In the rear of Huerta's vanguard, at noon was sent around to I he eastward to flank the rebels and ft off their retreat. Federal head quarters assert tonight that the rebels sre completely surrounded and that il.e seconJ day of fighting will prove ."jualty derisive. fWli Retreatlaa; Xertaward. This town, only yesterday occupied by the vanguard of the rebels, waa riddled with bullets when the federals iraltnped Into It at sunset. Over the foothills to the north the Insurrectos ro'il.l be seen retreating. ;-ncral Htierta has been receiving many telegrams of congratulation on the outcome of the day's fighting. Should the advantage gained today be 'ollowed by equal success tomorrow, the federal leaders are confident It will mean the annihilation of the Insurreclo army. irneral Hurrta considers it probable, however, that the rebels will make tlirlr last stand at K.vcalon. their cen tral hasi II miles to the north, where they hare built fortifications and trenches In the last fortnight. Federal tiaaaers Alas Trae. It the steady artillery Are of t- government troops that dislodged the enemy. The aim of the federal gun ners waa true. They began to shell the rebel positions at daybreak. For a time the Insurrectos flrrd In volleys, and seven federal officers were wound ed. Only a few hours, however, they Ithstood the Herce cannonading, and txn organ to evacuate their positions. Ceneral T-llex arrived at nightfall with a oVta-hment of i;o men In the vallejr behind Conejos, where the van- KU4rn or repels gathered. It seems likely tonight that unless the rebels continue to fight desperately, a large number ef prisoners will be taken when dawn breaks. Bridge Baraed ea Retreat. A they retreated the Liberals de stroyed several brldzes. but the fed erals are equipped with pontoons and will not be seriously affected. Enthusiasm In the federal camp Is Intense. Word reached here that the City of Torreon Is celebrating the vic tory with street parades and music General Huerta. talked enthusiast) cally of the fight. "After IS houra of fighting today." he fald. "my troops took the positions of the rebels by storm. The artillery ftre was superb. My forces, filled with enthusiasm, have once more shown ths power of the government and they cov ered themselves with glory. Prevtatee Trala Deatreyed. "We raptured from the enemy ten cannon and wagons, with many hand bombs of dynamite. The enemy re treated In precipitate flight tn the north. Those who escaped burned bridges and a train with 10 cars of provisions was destroyed. These cars and five krldsea are still on fire. "Three trains of reinforcements ar med for the rebels, but the heavy ar ti!ry fire from our batteries pre vented them from detraining. "Up to now. 10 p. M-. I have bad no time to go over the battleground. 1 bave Information, however, that the dead number more thaa 500. "On our part we had an almost neg ligible loss, except that unfortunately General Trucy Aobert Is slightly wounded In one foot." Artillery Ftre F.rrer-Hve. More than 20 federal cannon were In a.-tlon at one time. The enemy was rntrrnrhed In the hills In a line 1 3 miles long. Th federal fire was di rected so well that every shell hit a I I tCoae4i4 Tan for Huge. Structure. Permier slon to Build Whlrh Congress Granted. Filed by Architect. SAN" FRANCISCO. May 12. A msp and plans of the proposed bridge across San Francisco Bay to Oakland, permis sion to construct which waa recently granted by Congress to Allan C. Rush, were filed yesterday with the Board of Supervisors. The roadway will swing ISO feet above the water, hung from ten steel and concrete piers, constituting eight arches. The total suspension will be 17,40 feet. In sections 1230 feet long. Four thousand feet will rest on Terba Buena. Island, whlchi will divide the structure In halves. The Sen Kran clsco approach will take off from the summit of Telegraph lit 11. which has been reserved by the Government for a light station. Rush estimates the total cost at $2.- 000.000. The total cost of the Brooklyn bridge to date. Including remodelling for elevated trains and trolley tracks, has been about 1:3.400.000. and of the Queensborough bridge. $17. 164. 000. The length of the Qoeensborough bridge, the longest across the East River. Is 7449 fret. Including approaches, or one mile. 31 feet. The Oakland bridge will be four miles. 730 feet long, of which three miles. .1000 feet mould be over water. HYDRO-CYCLE CROSSES BAY Inventor Demons! rates Success New Mode of Navigation. of SAX FRANCISCO. May II. A nov elty in navigation was Introduced here today when Eugene Frey. an Inventor, rode across San Francisco Bay on his home-made hydromotorcycle. The dis tance from the starting point In Ala meda over Frey'a circuitous course to the dork In this city waa 13 miles and the queer looking craft was Just one hour on the way. Frey's engine worked perfectly and he was never In danger. lie sported along south of the path of the ferry steamers to the delight and surprise ot the thousands of trans-bay pleasure seekers who witnessed his feat. The return trip will be made tomorrow. The machine consists of a double pontoon attached to a motorcycle. On land the pontoons are raised and the machine Is operated as a motorcycle. OLD NOTE FOUND IN VAULT County Treasurer " In ahlnton Discover Territorial Hello. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Slay 12. Spe- clsl.) A promlaory note dated May 9, lliT. when Mount Vernon was capital of the territory, has been found by W. R. Fletcher, County Treasurer. In a vault. Apparently the note was never paid. It In signed G H. Hunder." and Is for 132.50. payable to the Treasurer of the Territory. No record of it can be found, but It Is believed by Mr. Fletcher to have been an amount bor rowed from the Irrevocable school fund In operation at that time. In one corner is a small seal show Ing Mount Vernon to be the territorial capital. It la Just it years and four days since the note was made out, and apparently It has been in the county vaulta since then. PATERSON TOGAG I. W. W. Official Denounces Men Who Won't Work or Let Others Do So. PATERSOV. N. J.. Mar II. Chief of Police rtlmeon Issued an order today prohibiting the Industrial Workers of the World from holding a meeting- In any part of the city and Instructing the poire to disperse them should any attempt he madn to violate the or der. To a committee of the Industrial Workera of the World who protested at the order the chief said: "You ought to be sent about your business. You wont work and you won't allow other persons to work. Tou have driven manufacturers out of town and tf you don't take care you will shortly drive yourselves out." FATHER AND 2 SONS DROWN Canoe on Lake Washington Cp slsee; Aid Comes Too Ite. SEATTLE. Wesru. May 1. William A. Cowen. a plasterer, aged t. and his two sons, William John, aged II. and Everett G aged 10. were drowned In Lake Washington today, when their canoe, from which they were nshlng. cap tied. The father, who was a strong swim mer, attempted to save his boys, and kept them afloat until aid was almost nt hand, when he became exhausted and the trio sank. The bodies were recovered. 'FEEDER' RATES RESTORED Western Road Prevented From Cancelling Lower Charges. WASHINGTON. Msy II. The Inter state Commerce CommlsMon has Issued an order requiring Western railroads to put Into effect and maintain for two year from June 11. I'll, the rates on feeder" cattle and sheep defined In the report of the Commission on March II this yesr. In effevt. this order retains the rates on stock cattle and sheep whl-U have b-en In force for a long time, the cancellation by the railroads of the lower rates on' such livestock being held able. by the Commission as unreason- Colonel Will Be Only One Day Behind. BUCKEYE OUTCOME CRUCIAL Winning State Means Nomina tion, Says Taft Men. SPEECHES TAKE NEW TURN President and Ills Advisers Confer In Washington Stress Is Laid on Outcome In Montana, Dixon's Home State. WASHINGTON. May 12. (Special.) President Taft left for Ohio tonight to engage In what may be the decisive campaign for the nomination at Chi cago next month. Colonel Roosevelt will be only J4 hours behind the Presi dent, and both on reaching the Buck eye field will remain In action until the eve of the primaries. May 21.' Just before leaving the Capital, the President was In consultation with his chief political advisers. It was said subsequently thst some new features will be developed In the Taft speeches, but the exact nature of these new fa tures was not divulged. It Is under stood that he will attack Instead of defend. It is said that Colonel Roose velt's position In the United States Steel Corporation's absorption of the Tennessee Coal tc Iron Company would be one of the subjects of criticism by Mr. Taft. Okie Resale Deeply Impertaat. The Taft managers are making no effort to conceal their anxiety over the outcome of battles that lie Immediately ahead. If the President sweeps Ohio lie will be nominated, in the opinion of his managers and also In the opinion of unbiased observers. If he splits even in Ms own star-.-he sO 11 will have a chance for the nomination. Even th,e President's closest friends make no stronger claim than that. Mr. Taft was told lsst week that be must spend more than a week In Ohio In active campaigning. The President's tour will be one of tho hardest he has yet made. Sixty three speeches already are scheduled and his only opportunity to rest dur ing the ten days will be on Thursday In Cleveland and next Sunday, when ho (Concluded on Pas a. Reputation of Female Domestic Scl enoe Class Receives Severe Blow at University of Nevada. RENO, Xev May 12. (Special.) The reputation of co-cds at the Uni verslty of Nevada as breadmakers re ceived a severe blow today when male student, competing with 30 girls, won second prize In the bread-baking contest. Harold Manton, of Portland. Or., a sophomore registered In the depart- close margin that he missed receiving the first award. Manion with several fellow-students enrolled In the domes tic science department several- months ago and proved such an apt student that he was entered in the bread-bak Ing contest. The loaves of bread entered in the contest were tagged with a number nd It was not until the Judges had sampled the product of the contest ants and awarded the prises that It was discovered that Manion had won. Manion will enter Cornell University next year. EX-FIANCEE LEFT FORTUNE Former Portland Woman to Receive $50,000 From Estate. REDDING. Cal.. May 12. (Special.) Mrs. Albert Salb, who before her marriage was Miss Evallne Robinson, of Portland, and now Is the wife of a Redding photographer, has received word that the estate of Delbert Coff- mun, who died five years ago in Port land, is about ready for administration and that she will receive about $50,000 next Fall. Mrs. Salb was engaged to marry young Coffman and after meeting Mr. Salb broke off the engagement with Mr. Coffmas and was married to her present husband. Shortly afterward Coffman died and having Inherited a big estate from his father, willed a portion of it to his former fiancee. Mr. Coffman's mother was recently n San Francisco, where Mrs. Salb met her and received tha news regarding her portion. THIEVES SET WOMAN AFIRE Doctor's Wife, 111 and Alone, Man- x a.:c.-t to Put Out Blaze. CHICAGO. May 12. Burglars entered the home of Dr. W. H. Starr last night nd found Mrs. Starr alone and 111 In bed. - After binding her with strips orn from a bed sheet they robbed her nd set fire to her night dress. Mrs. Starr msnaged to kick out the fire, her feet having been left un bound. She was found unconscious several hours later by her husband. The burglars took $100, two diamond rings valued at $350 and silverware valued at several hundred dollars. OH YOTJ SHRINERS! Doubt Clouds Outcome at Lewiston May 16 BORAH MAY BE BIG FACTOR Republican Forces Divide on Sharp Issues of Leaders. CLASHES ARE DUE EARLY Review of Political Situation Gives Roosevelt Good Lead la Instruct ed Delegation; State Chair man May Be Deposed. BOISE. Idaho, May 12. (Special.) The probable action of the Idaho Re publican state convention on May 16 Is still much in doubt. It is conceded that Roosevelt has more of the In structed delegates than has Taft, It is 'conceded, also, that Roosevelt has far from- enough Instructed dele gates to enter the convention and abso lutely control that body, and it is ad mitted that the unlnstructed delegates still hold the balance of power. State Chairman C. L. Ueltman is making a strong plea for harmony within the rank and file of the party at Lewiston. claiming; that to divide sharply there on the Presidential issue will cause a split in the party at tb general election. He la for an unln structed delegation to Chicago. Incl dentally, Mr. Heltman expects to be one or the eight delegates. Harmony Programme Opposed. The Taft and Roosevelt leaders who met, clashed and won in the primaries held in the various counties of this tate where dcle-jates were elected to he Lewiston convention, are not will ing to follow the harmony'programm advocated by Heltman. They are look ng and preparing' for a bitter con ention fight In which they expect to see that body dominated either by the Taft or the Roosevelt delegates, an ustructed delegates elected to the Ka tlonal convention. Tho Roosevelt peo pie declare that It is inconsistent on the part of the state chairman in his harmony programme to be a strong Taft man at the start, later lean to wards Roosevelt and now Insist on an unlnstructed delegation. Heltman's friends say that his only objpet In ad vocatlng harmony Is to prevent a serl (Concluded on Pass 2.) Wallace "Lumberjack"' Runs Up Bills at Hotels and Bars Before He Ever Sees Money. WALLACE, Idaho, May 12. (Spe cial.) Inheriting $700 has proved ex pensive for 'William Ducharme. a lum berjack, who. as a result of his sup posed good fortune, stands loser by more than $50. Ho has not seen a penny of his money yet, and he doubts now if he will. It was two months ago that Ducliame learned of the generosity of a relative In Wisconsin. He Immediately quit work and went to Enaville, the near est settlement, "to take In the town." as he expressed it, pending: the arrival of the legacy. With the money in a Wallace bank at the first of this week, he found himself confronted with a board bill of more than $40. bills at two hotels with bars attached of $160 and $37a, and $150 out as tho result of the loss of work. In addition to this, his new outfit was stolen. T. R. REASSURES BRITONS Colouel Says Annexation of Canada Xot in His Mind. LONDON, May 12. (Special.) Colonel Roosevelt, in reply to a cabled request from the Daily Mall to explain his indorsement of President Taft's "adjunct" letter, says that tho assump tion that the "political reasons" spoken of in his own letter meant annexation was unwarranted. The Colonel says he had not the slightest thought of annexation or of Canada's subordina tion to tho United States. Colonel Roosevelt, in his dispatch, cites his speeches at Detroit and New York In February, 1911, as showing the chief reason why he favored reciprocity was to promote tho most kindly and friendly good feeling between the two countries. In his cablegram Colonel Roosevel says that he has always done every thing In his power to enable the United States and Canada to llva together in peace and harmony, with mutual re spect and esteem. He always has spoken of Canada, lie says, as a friend ly nation on whose independence he would no more dream of encouraging aggression than he would of such ac tion by another nation at the expense of the United States. COLLEGE CITES 7 WONDERS AVireless Is First Among Xamed by Cornell. Iiist ITHACA, N. T May 12. (Special) The seven wonders of the world as se lected by the faculty, graduates and seniors of the chemists' seminary at Cornell University, were announced by Professor L. M. Dennis today. A few weeks ago the prominent scientific magazines set a list to Cor nell, containing 67 wonders of modern times and requested the chemical de partment to pick out seven of them as representing the greatest of modern human ingenuity. The seven selected in the order of their importance fol low: Wirefefs, synthetic chemistry, radi um, antitoxins, aeroplanes, Panama Canal, telephone. POLICE PROBE SHOOTING Boys Play With Revolver; One Goes to Hospital Injury Serious. Police are investigating a shooting which occurred Saturday afternoon and which Lawrence Perry, 14 years old. was seriouwly wounded. The injured boy was taken to St. Vincent's Hos pital. Although the shooting occurred shortly after noon, police said lat night that they had not been notified of tho accident by the hospital .authorities. Perry s home Is at 1314 Willamette boulevard. The bullet passed through the boy's stomach. The wound was inflicted 1th a -22-callber revolver. Perry and companion, named Armstrong, were playing In the machine shop of the lad's brother, when Armstrong took own the revolver, which was hanging loaded on the wall. Not knowing it was loaded. It Is said, the lad pointed the weapon at Perry and pulled the trigger. SHIPS COLLIDE AT SEA San Pedro Damages Mayflower and Tows Her to Golden Gate. SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. Badly waterlogged, the sailing schooner May flower was towed Into this port tonight by the steam schooner San Pedro, with hlch the Mayflower was In collision at 9 o'clock last night off Point Reyes. Captain Bendlckson, of the San Pedro, was hurled to the deck by the force of the collison and his shoulder was dis located. Arter the smash, the Mayflower be gan immediately to take in water. The San Pedro, which escaped injury, at once took the disabled vessel in tow. HUMILITY MEETS REWARD 3Ian Run Over by Auto Apologizes; Driver Buys Cigars. FORT MADISON, Iowa. May 12. Peter Brahnan, a laborer, was run over by an automobile on a business street here today. He arose unhurt and apologized for having gotten In the way of the machine. Dr. C. S. Phllpot, tho driver, accept ed the apology and bought cigars. Mrs. W.P. Fuller Drops Three Stories. WINDOW PLUNGE IS MYSTERY Wife of Weil-Known Contrac tor Victim; Act Unexplained. ILL-HEALTH IS SUFFERED Alone at Time, It Is Believed Wom an Eaintcd While Looking- Down Into Street: Husband, Out of Town, Is Notified. Mrs. Perry McDonald Fuller, whose husband is a member of the railway contracting firm of Fuller & Bain, fell three stories from a window in her apartments at the Wlckersham, at Eighteenth and Flanders streets, yes terday afternoon, and sustained in juries that resulted in her death two hours later. How the accident occurred is a mys tery. No one was In the room at the time. Mrs. Fuller's maid had left the room a few minutes before to bring some lunch. When she returned Mrs. Fuller was gone. Shouts of other per sons in the buiUling attracted the maid's attention, and looking out of the window she saw Mrs. Fuller lying in the street surrounded by several persons. Mrs. Fuller was an invalid and had been ill for nearly a year. It is be lieved she went to the window and that while there was attacked by a faint ing spell that caused her to fall for ward. Falntine Spells Suffered. Saturday night she had had several fainting attacks. Late last year she was at the Good Samaritan Hospital for three months, and underwent an operation there. At Christmas time she left the hospital. Mrs. Fuller- fell on the Flanders street side. The fall was seen by a girl in the apartments across the street, who gave the alarm. Joseph Hammond, a salesman for Hartman & Thompson, who has apart ments with his father at the Wicker sham, heard Mrs. Fuller strike the ground. He rushed her to the Good Samaritan Hospital in an automobile. Mrs. Fuller's injuries show that she struck on her head. Several ribs on her right side were broken and one of her lungs waB injured. The internal injuries. It is believed, caused hor death. Operation Xot Advised. She was attended by Dr. R. J. Marsh and Dr. A. J. Giesy. Because of the severity of the shock it was decided not to perform an operation. " When taken to the hospital she asked that her maid remain with her. When she was first picked up she was deliri ous and did not recognize anyone. At that time she uttered a few words. among them the name of her husband. Mr. Fuller was In Eugene when the accident occurred. He reached the city late last night. Until he makes a fuller investiga tion of the facts, the Coroner does not know whether an Inquest will be held. The body was taken to Dunning & Mc- Entee's undertaking rooms. FARMERS "GET TOGETHER" Trout Lake Commercial Club Men Meet at White Salmon. WHITE SALMON, Wash.. May 12. Farmers of Trout -Lake Valley put away their seeders and other imple ments yesterday afternoon and attend ed a get-together meeting ot thoir Commercial Club, whicli has a mem bership of 27, mostly ranchers. C. C. Chapman, of Portland, made the principal address. Mr. Chapjnan said that, as a result of publicity work by the club, two officials of the Great Northern, one of them Louis Hill, will visit the Upper White Salmon Vailey to ascertain its resources as a feeder to the S. P. & S. K. R. Two things over which the club en thuses most are county division and good roads. A campaign of publicity is being planned. A banquet was held at Hotel Guler in the evening. L. W. Coate was toastmaster. STRIKE FAILS TO SPREAD Examiner Only Paper in San Fran cisco So Par Affected. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. The pressmen's strike has not extended to night beyond the Examiner, which ap peared, this morning with a four-page news section, but which was planning to print eight pages tomorrow. At a meeting of the Publishers' As sociation last night a proposal that all other newspapers of the city should cut down their issues to the same size as the Examiner did not carry and un less it should subsequently be put Into effect, the understanding is that the strike will not spread. There has been no violence and no arrests have been made.