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
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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.