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VOL. LIII NO. 16,319. PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MEXICANS AWED BY AMERICAN THREAT "CeaseFiring"Ordered From Across Line. TROOPER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Colonel Tate Tells Belligerents He Means Business. REBELS OCCUPY NOGALES Jterce right Precedes Withdrawal of Garrison, Which Crosses to United States and Surren ders to Patrol. Bl'LLETlXt LAREDO, Tex March 111 It la reported that Venaarlano Car ransa Governor of Coabuila. who re volted aa-alnnt the Huerta provisional KOverameBt. was captured aad ahot thla afternoon br federal troopa nsder Gen eral Trocr Anbert at a point between Ilajana and Honelova. Official confirmation of the execu tion had not been obtained up to a late hour. NOGALES, Art, March 13. Consti tutionalists overthrew the federal carrlson at Nog-ales, Sonora, tonight and now are In possession of the bor der town, after a fight which contin ued with little abatement for 12 hours. Casualties are estimated at 100 dead and twice as many wounded on both sides. Private Allen A. Umfleet, Troop G, Fifth Cavalry, U. S. A., was seriously wounded by a rebel bullet while doing pollce duty near the International line here. The shot passed through his face from nose to ear. No other Americans were wounded. Colonel Tate Makes Threat. The United States- soldier was shot shortly after 5 o'clock, when the at tack was at Its height. Lieutenant Colonel Tate, In charge of the Fifth Cavalry patrol, instantly sent word to General Obregon, In command of the rebel forces: ' "You have shot on of my men. Cease firing, or I shall be after you at once." At the same moment the firing from the regulars under Colonels Koster lltiky and Reyes slackened. By some preooncorted arrangement. Lieutenant Colonel Tate called his bugler and or dered him to sound the Mexican "cease firing" order. The federal gar rison Instantly obeyed, but desultory firing continued to come from the be siegers. Federals Surrender to Americans. General Obregon succeeded In hold ing back the fire from his men. so that Colonels Kosterlltzky rid Reyes with their forces were able to cross to the United States, where they surren dered to Colonel Wilbur W. Wilbur, Fifth Cavalry, who arrived lata to take command of the American troops. The Mexican federal soldiers stacked their arms before the American troop ers and disbanded. More than SO wounded from either side rest In hospitals here, while the dead dot the mesa land south of No gales. The attackers suffered most heavily. A rain of lead dropped over the American town, many citizens nar rowly escaping Injury. Stray balls fell Into the streets, some penetrated houses, narrowly missing Americans in their homes. The destruction In the Sonora town was great, though tile majority of buildings are of adobe. Three Desperate Attacks Made. General Obregon pave the order for attack early this morning and the reb els remained at some distance from the town until nightfall. Three des perate attacks upon the federal sol diers were necessary to dislodge them from the defensive position. The most strenuous assault was made at 5 o'clock, when constitutionalists charged the federal front, left Hank and rear. Hard fighting continued for a quarter of an hour, when a sudden assault was made by rebel reserves upon the right flank of the enemy. For half an hour longer the federal soldiers re sisted, but unable to face the slaugh ter from all sides, they retreated to the shelter of the town and firing from them practically ceased. It was at this time that Lieutenant Colonel Tate gave his order, "Cease firing." It Is said that the American officer had received orders to cross into Mexico if protection of Americans demanded such course, and give battle to the rebels and federals alike In the event they disobeyed his order to cease tiring. Immediately after the first bugle call from the American troop commander. Lieutenant Tate began 4s eembllng his men. Then the second call was given and obeyed. Obregon Shoots Celrbrator. A messenger from the American of ficer, with General Obregon at the time of the first bugle call, declared, on his return, that the rebel General Imme diately gave orders to cease firing, but that his Jubilant men fired their rifles In the air. At once. It is related by the messenger. General Obregon shot down the leader of the celebrators. A tCoacludd oa Ffte 5.1 STUDENTS BEATEN IN SUFFRAGE RIOT GLASGOW YOUTHS WHO START DISTTOBAXCE OUSTED. After Fifty Have Been Cast Into Street, Those Remaining Are Discreetly Well-Behaved. GLASGOW, March 13. Students of Glasgow University and 800 stewards. Including 50 dock laborers, fought at a suffrage meeting , In St Andrew's Hall tonight. The students fared bad ly. Many of them were beaten. Scores were injured. Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst. the suf fragette leader, It was announced early In the day, would address the suffra gettes. A large body of students from the university went to St. Andrew's Hall to break up the meeting. They got more than they bargained for. When Miss Janle Altan introduced Mrs. Pankhurst the students, who were In force at the back of the hall, started an uproar. Immediately the detach ment of stewards and dock laborers swooped down upon them. A free fight followed, and those who occupied chairs stood on them to watch the scrimmage. The organ started playing in order to drown the uproar, but the effort was without success. After a fierce engage nnt which lasted ten minutes, the stewards dragged or carried not fewer than 60 students Into the streets. Those left behind, finding themselves outnum bered, did not renew the fighting, but were discreetly well-behaved. A large and hostile crowd gathered outside the hall and Mrs. Pankhurst was obliged to make her escape by a side -exit MAN ON FLAG POLE SAVED Policemen TJse ladder to Get Daring Drunken Steeplejack. When a steeple-Jack essayed to hang his hat on a flag-pole atop a saloon at Seventeenth and Thurman streets yes terday. Patrolmen Coulter and Bewley, on motorcycles, made a hair-raising trip from the police station, responding to exoited Bummons from members of the big crowd which gathered in ex pectation of seeing the frail staff Bnap with its unwieldy burden. The officers. on their arrival, iouna me sweet packed with spectators. Narlv 75 feet above the street. Charles Hansen, who says he is a deep sea diver as weii- as a8teaa-Jaciu.DX hung suspended, making frantic efforts to drag himself, with an internal load of liquor, to the top of the pole. The climber disregarded commands to descend and it was necessary for the policemen to get a long ladder by which they mounted within reach of him and pulled him down. MAYOR'S PEN IS SOUVENIR Instrument TJsed In Naming "Broad way" to Be Preserved. The pen with which Mayor Rush, light signed the ordinance changing the name of Seventh street to Broad way will be presented to the State Historical Society by the property own ers whose petition resulted in the change. The ordinance was signed yesterday morning in the presence of a delega tion representing the Seventh-street Improvement Association, headed by X C. Beck, secretary. When the Mayor completed his signature, he handed the pen to the delegation as a souvenir. Secretary Beck received the gift with a bow and countered by handing the Mayor a neat black leather case. When Mr. Rushlight opened it he found a handsome silver-mounted fountain pen. Hand-shakings and felicitations fol lowed. $457,000 TAXES LUMP SUM Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Pays Largest Figure. The largest sum paid by any con cern in Portland for taxes was paid yesterday by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company. The total amount turned over to the Tax Collec tors of Multnomah and Clackamas counties was $457,000. This amounts to J12S0 a day for taxes for the street car and electric lighting company. It is stated that the taxes paid by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company In Multnomah County exceeds the combined taxes of all the other steam and electric railways operated in the county. .The $457,000 paid yester day does not. Include the special as sessment levied against the company It Is said the company pays out $1 for every $S taken In for taxable purposes. DUPONT'S SON KEEPS NAME Delaware Legislature Refuses to Or der Change When Mother Objects. DOVER, Del., March 13. The lower house of the Delaware Legislature de feated today the bill introduced at the Instance of Alfred I. Dupont to have the name of his young son, Alfred Victor Dupont. changed to Dorsey Cazenove Dupont, the family name of his wife, as he did not care any long er to have the boy named after him self. The bill passed the House some time ago, but when it was learned that Mrs. Dupont objected to changing the boy's name the House reconsidered its ac tion and sent it back to the commit tee. The bill was brought out of the committee by petition today after the chairman had refused to report it to the House. LONE SWEEPS SOUTH: 33 KILLED Wind Rages From New Orleans to Atlantic. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LARGE Many Injured, Some Fatally, by Destructive Tornado. 9 STATES ARE AFFECTED Reports of Disaster Come From Louisiana, Texas, Georgia., Ala bama, Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Arkansas', Tennessee. NEW ORLEANS, March IS. Thirty three persons are reported to have been killed and property valued at several hundred thousand dollars destroyed by a wind and rain storm which swept portions of Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mis souri, Illinois and Tennessee today. A deluge of rain extended over a more extensive area and practically demoralized telegraph and telephone service for several hours. Only meager reports from the strick en districts were obtainable. The prop erty damage at Brookland, Tex., was estimated at $100,000. 'All wires In the path of the storm were putout of com mission. Five Killed at Atlanta. . Latest reports of loss of life cam 9 from near Atlanta, where five -were killed. :. ' The town of Provencal, La., was practically wiped out by a cyclone this morning. A negro boy was killed and 16 persons injured. The storm cut a wide swath from three to 600 feet wide, demolishing business houses and 26 homes. At Montgomery City. Mo., large prop erty damage was caused and . several persons Injured, two believed fatally, tM fi which swept Montgomery County. - Storm Rasrea Hear St. Lonta. ' Three persons were hurt) and con siderable property damage done by a storm which passed over JerseyviUe. 30 miles northeast of St. Louis. Sever al houses were wrecked. The storm which swept over the counties of Peoria, Woodford and Tazewell In Illinois at 8 o'clock tonight did damage estimated at several thous and dollars. The wind at Peoria reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour. Window glass and signs in the business part of the city were broken and trees uprooted In the outlying districts. Small buildings were overturned. Both tele phone and telegraph communication is Concluded on Pas 4.) YC A HORSE ON HIM. I j - i ,.y......s. ....... V V 1 a.KHBiiBaaaKu f ED 1 08.0 INDEX OF TODATC NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 49 degrees; minimum, S3 dgreea . TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds. . Mexican armies cease firing- on command of Colonel of United States troops. P 1. Glasgow students badly worsted In attempt to break up suffrage meeting. Page V Kattonal. Blackfcot Indians bestow title of on Chief on Secretary Lane. Page 9. Democrats take charge of United States Senate. Page 2. Taft order cuts pay of Collector of Customs at Portland. Pago & Burleson wants Democrats to have chance at 35,000 post off ices. Page 4- Politics. ' Oregon Democrats rush for political pie. Page L Domestic. Roosevelt says practical idealism Is needed. Psge 2- Huge skyrocket with man Inside blown to pieces, but man escapes, page & New plan for nnmerging Harrlman lines agreed on by roads. Page 4. HolUs elected Senator from New Hampshire. Pago 9. Stock exchange criticises bills before New York Legislature. Page 8- . Schooner captain's wife takes wneel In hur ricane when sea strikes husband. Page 1. Thirty-three killed In cyclone which sweeps Southern states. Page 1 . . Sport. ... McCredle announces lineup and batting or der. Page ft. . Negro team defeats Beavers. Page 6. Eastern boat builders threaten to win lau rels from Oregon Wolf. Page T. Oxford, defeat s Cambridge in boat race " Page 7. Faciflo Northwest. Lister's veto on bridge appropriation is bus--talned. Session ends. Psge 1. W. H. H. Samson dies at advanced age. Pare 4. Commercial and Marine. New clip mohair bought at last year's prices. Page 19. ' Wheat declines at Chicago on bearish ca bles. Page 19. Stocks rally well after early attack by bear traders. Page 19. Port of Portland re-elects officers. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Mrs. Charles E. Run yon entertains for Mrs. William See. Page 33. Cyrus H. K. Curtis, of Curtis Publishing Company, Portland visitor, page 12. Salmon day to be widely observed. Page IS. Rosarlans aim to bring tourists from Eu rope to Rose Festival. Page 18. Harvey Beckwlth resigns Portland general agency of Wells-Fargo. Page 14. Oregon exploitation td be continued by Com. . mcTclal Club. Page 8. Sam Hill is honor guest at banquet. Page 14. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14. Proposed widening of Burnslde street to be fought by property owners. Page 14. Boy burglars caught and one confesses vari. ous crimes. Page 4. FRIEDMANN SERUM LAUDED Patient Who Received Injection Says He Has Improved Materially. NEW YORK, March ' 14. A young man who received an injection pf the turtle bacillus . administered Jby Dr. Friedmann last Saturday declares, ac cording to the Tribune this morning, that he has already improved materi ally and tells an interesting tale of the sensations he felt soon after taking the treatment. "About five hours after the time of the injection I felt a strange sensation In the calf of my leg," he said. "It was like a violent pulsation or motion. It began to spread until a tingling sensation thrilled my entire body. "Following the treatment my temper ature went very high, but it dropped in a day or two, and this morning was normal. I feel In every way like a different man. with a steadly Increas ing appetite, the night sweats gone and the feeling of exhaustion disappearing." OREGQrJ DEmUGRATS RUSH TO GET PIE Applications Pour In on Two Senators. HUNDREDS ASK FOR PLACES Large List Makes Early Ap pointments Improbable. U SEEK ATTORNEYSHIP Same Xumber Put in Bid for Post as United States Marshal; All May Have to Wait Until Special Ses sion of Congress Convenes. , OKEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash lngton, March 13. Senators Lane and Chamberlain are being swamped with applications from Oregon Democrats seeking Federal appointments and hun dreds of applications and indorsements continue to arrive dally. As yet neither Senator has been able completely to classify the applications thus far received and it Is doubtful If the Senators will be able to confer and agree upon men for the various vacant offices before next week. In that event, it is doubtful If any appoint ments will be made by President Wil son until the Bpeclal - session of Con gress convenes early in April. Senator Lane tonight completed a partial compilation of applications, oth er than for postmastershlps, and his list shows a superfluity of candidates for nearly every, office available. Be low are given the names of those Ore gon Democrats who are seeking ap polntments. ' Many Would Be District Attorney. For District Attorney, Portland Isaac Swett, Oglesby Young, John A Jeffrey, B. E. Haney and R. J. Slater, of Portland; B. S. Martin, Brownsville; R. L. Brown, Eugene; W. E. Grimes, Hub bard; J. D. Slater and Turner Oliver, La Grande: C E. Collier,' Mark Holmes, Ed Rand and A. E. Todd. For United States Marshal J. W. Grusst. Robert B. Beattle, Francis M. Oatfleld, C. M. Collier, Joseph E. Cro nan and D. L. Houston, all of Portland; H. L. Fenton. Dallas; Hugh McLaln, Marshfield: W. H. Canon. Medford; T. T. Dean, Grants Pass; Mark Holmes, Salem; Ed Rand, Baker; B. St. George Bishop, Klamath Falls; Gilbert Hedges, Oregon City. For Collector of Customs. Portland Milton A. Miller. Lebanon; E. E. Bar clay, Dr. L. H. Mott. Appralsershlp Eagerly Songht. For Appraiser, Portland George W. Joseph, John A Beard, T. J. Murphy, Concluded on Page 4.) WOMAN AT WHEEL SAVES SCHOONER SKIPPER'S WIFE AT HAND AS SEA STRIKES HUSBA2TD. Ship Has No Place. Says Mrs. Erlck son, for Man or Woman Who Shows White Feather. SAX FRANCISCO. March 13. (Spe cial.) In a hurricane that beset the schooner Defender for six days on her way from the Hawaiian Islands to this port, and came near sending the ves sel and all hands to the bottom, Mrs. Emile Erlckson, wife of the skipper, took the wheel when her husband was washed away from it by a mountain high wave which nearly carried him over the side. Mrs. Ertckson is not unaccustomed to storms at sea, for she spent her hon eymoon, in December, 1909. on board the Defender in the terrific storm which sent the schooner Susie M. Plum mer and all hands to wreck and death off the Washington coast. Every year since her first thrilling voyage she has made a practice of spending her vacation in making a trip to the islands with her husband on board the Hind, Rolph & Co. sugar windjammer. "We are well, but w. t." was the answer given by Mrs. Erlckson when asked about the storm which tore all the sails to pieces, stove in the fore castle head and stood the vessel on beamends SO times the first day, Feb ruary 22. "I was not frightened." she contin ued, "because I reckoned that If we were to go down we would all go to gether. " A woman's place Is by her husband in time of storm or trouble. "There were many times the first five days of the hurricane when I thought the vessel would founder, but there Is no place for a man or woman aboard ship who shows the white feather in time of danger." 1000 TEACHERS ARE PAID School Board Startles Reporter With Information. "Anything doing today," was a ques tion asked of R. E Thomas, clerk of the School Board. "I should say there Is something doing," he replied. The reporter scented a sensation of gigantic proportions, and was prepared for anything from the least to the greatest of startlers. "Every teacher and principal, every one connected with the .system," said the clery, "Is affected." "Let's have it," suggested the re porter. "We go to press every day and it takes tune to work up these big stories." "It is pay day." replied Clerk Thomas. "We have paid out more than $100,000 to about 1000 teachers." DR. BLALOCK IS STRICKEN Walla Walla Pioneer Physician Is Suffering From Apoplexy. WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 13. (Special.) Dr. N. G. Blalock, Walla Walla's pioneer physician and known on account of his work for the open river, suffered a stroke of apoplexy to day and at midnight was still uncon scious and in a very serious condition. His son. Dr. Y. C. Blalock. is in attend ance. His condition is such that he cannot be moved from his office, where he suffered the stroke, to his home. Dr. Blalock is 78 years old. Dr. Bla lock was one of the vice-presidents of the National Rivers and Harbors Con gress, and has been a pioneer in open river work, neglecting his own prac tice for this. OLD LAPP BARN BURNEP Landmark Set Afire by Workmen After Removing Contents. Last night marked the passing of one of Portland's oldest landmarks. when workmen set fire to the great barn on the old Ladd farm. For some time workmen have been engaged in hauling away the equipment and the lumber that was still useful. Tester day they pulled the barn over and set fire to it. Hundreds of persons from Eastmore land, Westmoreland, Woodstock and Reed College witnessed the blaze, which lighted the surrounding territory for a great distance. MUSTY THEORIES ASSAILED Economics Professor Says Practical Affairs Xeeded In Classes. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, March 13. "The professors of econom ics In American universities are too scientific and have too little regard for the human will," declared Professor M. L. Larkln, of the Stanford economics department, in an address here today. "The aim of economics," he continued, should be toward the teaching of prac tical affairs and not the theories of 15th century theorists. One difficulty in most institutions is that the teachers are Incapable. Poor pay is responsible for the dearth of capable instructors. HADLEY NEAR BREAKDOWN President of Yale in Southern Call fornla for Rest. LOS ANGELES, "March 13. Reported to be on the verge of a nervous break down. Dr. Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale, arrived today at the Summer ranch borne of E. 11. Pratt, treasurer of the Standard Oil Company, four miles from Nordhoff, in the OJal Valley. He is accompanied by his wife and Mr. Pratt, a . brother of Mrs. Hadley, who is also at his Summer home. LEGISLATURE ENDS BRIDGE BILL DEAD Lister's Veto Upheld In '' Closing Session. SUBSTITUTE IS CIRCUMVENTED Washington Solons Sweep 50C . Measures Into Oblivion. REAPPORTION FIGHT LOST Lawmakers Sing "Xearcr, My God, to Thee," as Finale to 60 Days'. Effort; Logged-Ofr Land Law One of Last Official Acts. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 13. (Spe cial.) With one sweep the Legislature tonight cast Into oblivion more than 500 bills, including the bridge appro priation hill and many of vital im portance to the stats and then to the refrain of "Nearer My God to Thee" drew down the curtain over the 13th session, one of the most unusual ses sions in the history of the state. Hope of securing financial aid from this state in building the proposed Pacific Highway bridge over the Co lumbia River between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., for at least two years vanished when the House of Representatives sustained the veto of Governor Lister of (500.000 bill with out a dissenting voice. -. The wild rush of affairs, which was expected to mark the closing hours, failed to come, the two houses putting through early this morning a resolu tion against the consideration during the day of any bills which had failed, to pass both houses. Only such measures as had been amended in one or the other of the branches after passage in the other were taken up and these only for the purpose of concurring in amendments. Conference committees were appointed on these bills,. about S5 xi numher. and . bef6r5rfl o'clock tonight practically all " had been cleaned up and the remaining business, including the 500 bills, were wiped out upon the adoption of a mo tion indefinitely to postpone all busi ness not otherwise disposed of. Important Bill. Mowed Down. Legislative reapportionment bills, blue sky laws, the Presidential preferential primary law, a drainage code, a water code, a fish code, liquor, legislation of every kind, appropriation bills, freak legislation of many new and novel kinds and hundreds of bills aimed to correct undesirable conditions In cer tain localities were among the measures which fell in the onslaught of final adjournment. It had been expected that new bills would be allowed to be considered up to the last minute as in other sessions, but the large number of measures o.i which concurrence to amendments was necessary before they could become law occasioned the resolution and brougbt the session to a peaceful close instead of to the riotious close which has marked most of the sessions In the past. Deatn Blow on McCoy Motion. The death blow to the hopes for the big bridge appropriation came on mo tion of Representative McCoy, of Van couver, one of the principal advocates of the bridge, who moved to lay th5 veto on the table as soon as it had beeu offclally read before the House. "Southwestern Washington's cher ished hopes having vanished." be said, "I move that the veto and the appro priation be laid on the table." Speaker Taylor put the question and a few scattered voices raising from thj din of the rush marking the semi final close of the session, echoed "yea, yea." There were no nays. Check Shown Support Lacks. The motion of Representative Mc Coy came after a hard day's work in checking up the votes In the House, which checking showed that there was no possible chance of the appropria tion being passed over the veto. Two thirds of all the votes, or 65 out of 97 members of the House, wonld have been required to over-ride the veto. On checking the vote McCoy found that he would do well to muster up 50 votes against the Governor. A resolution put through both houses early this morning providing that no new bills should be taken up during the day sounded the death knell of a plan which had been made by the Southwestern Washington delegation to put through a bill providing a reduc tion in the amount of the appropriation one-half. A bill calling for one eighth mill annual levy to raise 1300, 000 In four years. Instead of two. as provided in the original bill, waa in troduced, but there was no chance of getting it considered because of. the morning resolution. It was killed with the other legislation on the final ad journment. ' The veto coming when It did put us up against a fight that was more than we could stand," declared Repre sentative McCoy after the bill had been tabled. "Not until 7 o'clock tonight did we quit our efforts to muster up strength enough to over-ride the Gov ernor. At that time we could see that things were to be rushed through Just as fast as possible and that there was no chance of our getting the matter before the House In proper shape. 'Members were too busy with their (Concluded on Pace 14J