TOE MORNING OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, JULY SO, 191.
MEXICAN POLICY
FURTHER DELAYED
REPUBLICANS HOT
CHIEF OF ARMY ENGINEERS WHO STEPS OUT IN FAVOR OF
OFFICER NEXT IN LINE.
TO HASTEN TARIFF
ingr-uuic
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Administration Makes Plain Its
Intention to Study Facts
Carefully.
Leaders Sav Thev will Not
Permit Currency Bill to
Accelerate Pace.
HUERTA GIVES ASSURANCE
"THREAT" IS DISCLAIMED
2
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rroviMonal President Says Xo In-?!
justice or Violence Will Be Done
to American!- While He
Is in Office.
WASHINGTON. July 29. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan today
studied reports, at- their disposal on
conditions in Mexico:
Indications were that-the appearance
before the Senate committee, on for
eign relations tomorrow of Ambassa
dor Wilson, the last -stage of the pro
gramme of the Administration to dis
' cover the facts of the situation before
announcing a policy, would be reached.
While a resolution in the . House
called for a Joint committee to obtain
documents in the Mexican situation and
another in the Senate sought the opin
ion of that body on the question of
recognizing the billigerency of the
constitutionalists. Aoministration of
ficials acain declared that there would
be no haste in formulating a definite
policy toward Mexico.
Bryan to Lecture -raJn.
Secretary Bryan said that no propo
sition for mediation had been submit
ted to cither of the two factions in
Mexico and incidentally remarked that
: he might go back to the lecture plat
form in a few days.
Some Administration --officials sug
gest the United" States" first should re
frain from interference while the
Mexican leaders themselves endeavor
to compose their differences. The atti
tude of the United States against rec
ognizing the Huerta administration al
ready is being outlined in Mexico, ac
cording to reports here, as indicating
that the abdication of Huerta in favor
of a compromise provisional President
. is inevitable. .
Iluerta Giprmiu Regret.
A declaration from President Huerta
. that no American in Mexico shall suf
fer injustice or violence "with his cog
nizance" was made public by the State
Department today in the following an
nouncement:
'"President Huerta has expressed
himself us regretting very much that
the American Government should
. ascribe to the influence of the Mexi
can government any action which
might be construed as antagonistic to
'Americans during his occupancy of
executive authority, and desires the
State Department to. be assured that no
Injustice or violence shall be done to
'Americans with his cognizance while
he Is in his present position.
"The Mexican Consul at El Paso has
informed the Mexican Foreign Office
that the matter of the shooting of
Dixon has been satisfactorily arranged
and it is stated that the government
at Mexico City seems most desirous of
meeting the desires of the United States
in every way possible."
Fim Allayed at Krontera.
Commander Ktttelle, of the gunboat
Wheeling, reported from Frontera that
American fears there have been al
layed by the arrival of- 400 Mexican
federal troops, who are driving the
rebels away from the city.
Admiral Fletcher, commanding the
American squadron in the Gulf ot
Mexico, reported that he intended to
order the gunboat Wheeling to visit
Puerte Mexico, in Vera Cruz State,
Campeche, in Tabasco, and Progreso. in
Yucatan, to observe conditions as they
affect Americans and other foreigners
in those ports.
Rear-Admiral Cowies, commanding
the Pacific squadron, reported that he
had obseived an aeroplane flying over
Guaymas harbor, evidently trying to
drop a bomb on the Mexican federal
gunboat Tamplco.
However, ho did not verify unofficial
reports that the Tampico had been de-'
stroyed by the aviator.
DEMAND MADE ON M'ADOO
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GENERAL, "WHULIAM H. BIXBV.
BIXBY STEPS DOWN
Army Engineer Gives Brother
Officer Chance for Honor.
CAREER IS NOTEWORTHY
pointed to the. old
18S4, from Ohio.
signal service in
General Asks for . Retirement Ahead
or Time in Order That, Colonel
Kussell May Reach High
est Place in Corps."
WASHINGTON. July 29. At his own
request General William H. Bixby, chief
of engineers of the United States Army,
will retire August 11 in favor of
Colonel William T. Rossell, senior
colonel of the engineer corps.
General - Bixby would not leave the
active service on account of age until
next December, two months after the
date upon which Colonel Rossell must
retire. Hence he asked for retirement
before that date in order that his
brother officer might reach ths highest
place in the engineer corps.
General Bixby, who is a native of
Charlestown. Mass., is a West Point
graduate, and his long career -in the
Army has had to do with most or the
great engineering projects which have
fallen to the charge of Army engineers.
He is an authority on the construc
tion of bridges, having demonstrated
the practicability of a 3000-foot span
across the Hudson Kiver in the race oi
strenuous opposition from engineering
circles.
Colonel Rossell is a native of Ala
bama and is also a West Pointer, hav
ing been graduated in 1873. He has
been in charge of some of the most im
portant river and harbor projects in
the South, and is at present engineer of
the eastern division, with, headquarters
at New York.
INSTITUTE DATES NAMED
First Teachers' Meeting August 18
. and Last One November 24.
SALEM, Or,, July 29.-(Speclal.) Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
Churchill today announced the follow
ing schedule for the annual county in
stitutes: August 18-22, Coos County, North Bend;
September 17-19, Morrow County, Heppner:
September 22-24, Crook County, Prlnevllle;
September 29-30, October 1-3, State Fair
-week; October 6-8, Grant County, John
Day; October 6-S. Wasco and Sherman
Counties, The- Dalles; October 8-10. Harney
County, Burns; October 13-15, Lake County,
lakevlew; Octeber 1&-17, Klamatn (Jounty,
Klamath Falls; October 20-22, Jackson
and Josephine Counties, Grants Pass; Octo
ber .22-24. Douglas County. Roseburg; Octo
ber 22-24. Umatilla County. Pendleton;
October 2T-29. Lane -County, Eugene; Octo
ber 29-31, Marion County. Saiem; October
29-31, Polk County, Dallas; November 3-5,
Gilliam and Wheeler Counties, Condon;
November 5-T, Hood River County. Hood
River; November 10-12, Washington County,
Hilisboro; November 12-14, Tillamook Coun
ty, Tillamook; November 17-10, Clatsop
County, Astoria: November 19-21, Columbia
Counts', St. Helens: November 24-26, Linn
and Benton Counties, Albany; November 24
26. Union. Baker and Wallowa Counties
Jointly with the eastern division of the
State ' Teachers' Association, L,& Grande.
rience. his declaration this morning is
the most abominable attempt to in
fluence Congressional action which has
come from the Administration, or, so
far as I know, from any other, and
it looks like a concerted drive on'the
part of the high officials of the Ad
ministration to influence the judg
ment and opinions of the business com
munity." Chairman Glass, of the House com
mittee,- and his Democratic colleagues
made it. plain they shared Secretary
McAdoo's opinion, but Mr. Glass said
the committee was too busy with the
Aflmlnlstratton currency bill to under
take an investigation at this time.
The Democrats of the House bank
ing tnd currency committee struggled
along today with the consideration of
the Administration bill. Representa
tive Bulkeley, of Ohio, continued his
attack on the broad powers conferred
by the Mil on the proposed Federal1
reserve board. By a vote of eight to
three the committee declined to adopt
an amendment striking out the section
of the bill allowing the board to sus
pend th-j reserve requirements of the
bill for periods of 30 days and to re
new such suspensions for 15-day
periods.
RUSSIAN PULP NOT FREE
Treasury Department Limits Appli
cation of Recent Decision. -WASHINGTON,
July 29. Secretary
McAdoo today announced that wood
pulp and paper would not be admitted
free of duty from Russia under any
most favored nation" treaty, the
treaty of commerce and navigation be
tween the United States and Russia
having been abrogated.
1 he customs court recentlv decided
that European countries with favored
nation treaties with the United States
were entitled to free pulp and paper
because that provision was granted to
Canada. The Treasury Department has
accepted that principle, but for the
time being will apply it only to Nor
way, Austria-Hungary and Germany,
which, aside from Russia, were the
only countries directly Involved in the
decision. ' -
German Societies Protest to Con
gress Against Proposed Duty on
Foreign Books, Which Sow
Come In Free.
WASHINGTON. July 29 Republican
Senators made It clear today that they
would not hasten consideration of the
tariff bill If the President and Demo
cratic leaders of Congress insist on the
enactment of currency legislation at
this session. Senator GallingBr said
the ReDublicans were In no temper to
be forced and Senator Lodge insisted
that assurance of a prolonged hot
Summer sun would not be conducive to
hastening tariff action.
Discussion on this point arose when
Senator Gallinger sought information
of the intent of the Democrats. Sena
tor Simmons said, he hoped that the
Republicans were not making threats
to delay purposely the passage of the
tariff, which all business interests
wanted sneedily. Republican Senators
assured him that they were making no
threats, but that it was bound to fol
low that, -there would be no haste with
the tariff unless an early adjournment
should be the inducement therefor.
Progressive Will Not Delay.
Progressive Republicans disclaimed
intent to delay voting on the tariff un
necessarily, despite what else might be
in store. Senator Borah, declaring that
statements to the contrary from other
sources did not express the view of all
on the minority side.
Following an attack on the bill by
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, lit
tle progress was made in consideration
of the earthenware schedule, several
hours being occupied in discussing the
rates on pumice stone and fluorspar.
Senator Sterling declared, the country
was not ready to abandon the policy of
protection.
Twenty Millions Rule Ninety.
"The fact remains," he said, "that
through Southern representation at the
other end of the Capitol and on this
floor, your 20,000,000 are rulers over
90.000.000. With your 67.000,000 bush
els of wheat you, in effect, demand that
the producers of 630.000,000 bushels
shall come into competition with the
surnlus wheat of the world."
German societies throughout the
United States have sent protests to
Congress and to President Wilson
against the proposed duty of 15 per
cent on foreign books. German books
are now on the free list, but would be
subjected to the 15 per cent tax under
the tariff bill now pending in tne oen-
ate. The German organizations de
clare the proposed duty would be a
tax on "scientific and literary progress.-'
HEAT RECORDS BROKEN
SERBS SURROUND SOFIA
INVESTMENT OF BTTIXJAKIAN
CAPITAIi COMPIETE.
Ambassadorial Conference Decides
Prince Shall Be' Nominated to
Itule Over Albania. .
EXCHANGE
TO INVESTIGATE
Member io Be Summoned About Sale
of Bonds at Ixw Price.
NEW YORK, July 29. Edward A.
Manice. a member of the Stock Ex
change, is to appear tomorrow before
the Kxchange committee on business
cqnduct and explain his sale on last
Saturday of 25 United States Govern
ment twos ut 95.J4, which established a
low record price on that date. The
transaction caused much comment in
brokerage circles because the seller
stipulated a 20-day option for delivery
of the bonds. Such contracts are not
unusual in speculative stocks and
bonds, but rarely occur in the Govern
ment bond department.
James B. Matson, president of the
Stock Exchange, said today:
"The sale last Saturday of 25 Gov
ernment twos, seller 20, "was brouglA
to the attention of the officers of the
exchange and the committee cn busi
ness conduct as soon as the transaction
took place. The committee is now in
vestigating the matter."
Centralia Discusses Franchise.
CENTRAX.IA. Wash., July. 29. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the City Com
mission today the petition for a fran
chise of the Olympia & Southern to
operate trains through Centralia was
taken up. No definite action was ta
ken. Since the city went under the
commisxton form of government all
matters of franchises and special priv
ileges will have to be submitted to a
vote of the people. .-".
LONDON, July 29. The investment
of Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, is com
plete. the last connecting link of the
railway having been cut by the Servian
troops.
The Bulgarian forces concentrated in
Servia, as well as the inhabitants of
the capital, are threatened -with famine
and the Bulgarian government has
asked Roumania to consent to the
opening of the railroad lino running
from Varna on the Black Sea to Sofia,
in order that provisions may be
brought into the city. It is expected
that Roumania will consent to this ar
rangement.
The ambassadorial conference set
tied today the status of New Albania.
A Prince will be nominated six months
hence to rule over the new state.- In
the meantime a commission of control,
composed of one representative of each
power, will organize the administration
with the aid or a swcoisn oincer o
the gendarmerie.
The Greeks still are operating by
sea and direct land. The Bulgarians
who were defeated recently at Kresna
Pass, turned on the pursuing Greeks
to the northwest of Djuma, Fierce
fightinft occurred, the reinforced Bui
zarians making a desperate attempt
to recapture their lost positions. The
battle lasted throughout Sunday, the
Greeks thrice being ejected at the poin
of the bayonet from one position. Both
.1.. niiffoTA Vitn-v11v. Accordinsr to
a Greek account of the battle neither
side had gained a decisive advantage
at nightfall Sunday but 'under cover
of darkness the shaken Bulgars retired
after abandoning and setting fire t
the town of Djuma, which later th
Greeks occupied.
The Greek fleet has occupied th
ports of Lagos, Maronia and Makri o
the coast of Thrace, and a Greek force
has captured the town of Gumurjina,
13 miles inland from the Aegean Sea,
and about 75 miles southwest of Adri
anople.
Marvin Head of Weather Bureau.
WASHINGTON. July 29. Professo
Charles F. Marvin today was nominated
Chief of the Weather Bureau, to sue
ceed Willis L. Moore, recently removed.
Professor Marvin is now chief of th
instrument division. ho was ap
Fourth and Morrison Street Stock of
Chesterfield Clothes
and
Men's Furnishings
$25 and $20
Chesterfield Suits
$35 and $30
Chesterfield Suits
fllsp
$1.50 $3.00 $1.25 $2.50 $2.00
Shirts Soft Felt Hats Shirts English Cloth Hats Shirts
$1.15 $2.25 95c $1.50 $1.45
50c Balbriggan
Underwear ...
35c
$1.25 Union
Suits
85c
50c Neck
wear . . .
35c
CHICAGO HAS 9 9 BUT PROSTRA
TIONS ARE PEW.
Mercury Climbs as High as 110 in
Central West Continued Hot
Weather Predicted.
LITTLE DEALERS HELPED
Lumbermen's Official Says Associa
tion Benefited Consumer.
CHICAGO, July 29. Except for the
help of the Northwestern Lumbermen's
Association small retail lumber yards
everywhere would have been put out
of business by., Jhe mail order houses,
according to the statement of W. G.
Hollis, secretary of the association, in
the Federal suit against the so-called
umber trust today.
"Th help riven the little fellows has
been all that kept the control of the
lumber business out of the hands of a
few big houses." he said, "The activi
ties of the association have helped in
Keeping- ine consumer from being
piacea ai a disadvantage.
COPPER MINERS BATTLE
(Continued from Page One.)
meetings , in AUraeeU and Calumet tonight.
Mineowners were noncommittal as to
their reply to tha proposal, saying they
would consider It improper to announce
a decision until after they had talked
with General Abbey tomorrow.
"Even if the grass grows in the
streets of every mining town, the West
ern Federation of Miners never will be
recognised," said one company official
today.
Mlneownera' Reply Forecast.
It is probable the meneowners will
tell the state authorities that they al
ways nave Deen willing to disci. k
grievances with their own employes,
but that union officials from othr
communities cannot be considered as
parties interested in local problems.
"The striKe will cost the Federation
$150,000 a month if It lasts 60 days."
was the estimate of one company presi
dent today, and he added that the con
dition of the metal market was such
that the companies could recoup losses
much more rapidly than the union.
The district produces normally 17,
500,000 pounds of copper monthly, and
advances in the selling prices of the
product are expected confidently by the
mine managements.
CHICAGO, July 29. The hottest
weather of this Summer visited Chi
cago today. On top of the Federal
building inn. the coolest spot in tne
downtown district, the temperature
was 99 degrees, but in other sections
It was three or four degrees hotter. The
heat wave, however, was relieved by
brisk winds, and there was not the toll
of death and prostrations which were
caused by the hot spell or ten days in
the early part of the Summer. Only
few prostrations were reported. The
forecast was for continued warm
weather.-
It was the hottest day on record in
Galesburg. 111., the thermometer reach
ing 104 degrees. John A. Mlley, a
teamster, is not expected to live and
several others aro seriously ill as
result of the heat. The thermometer
registered 122 degrees in the sun this
afternoon.
It was the hottest day of the year at
Dubuque, la., the Government ther
mometer registering 99 degrees at
o'clock. In many factories workmen
were forced to quit work.
Hot weather records for several
years were broken at Pes Moines, when
the Government weather bureau ther
mometer registered 101 degrees. Bur
lington reported a temperature of 110
degrees, officially, while Davenport's
weather bureau registered 101. Other
points in Iowa reported similar hist.
temperatures.
The mercury climbed to 101 at the
Peoria; 111., station of the Government
bureau. It was the hottest in the his
tory of the Peoria station. -
Two drownings, one suicide and two
prostrations are attributed to the heat
wave that visited Bt. faui, une max
imum temperature at -the Governmen
bureau was 92.'
One death and six prostrations from
heat were reported at Zanesville. Ther
mometers registered 102 degrees on the
street level.
A cyclone swept a large section o
territory five miles west of Aberdeen
S. D., and, did -considerable damage to
buildings and crops. No reports of los
of life have been received.
- Quincy, 111... suffered its hottest day
since August 6, 1911, - when the Gov
eminent thermometer registered 105
degrees. Only , one prostration was re
ported.
The -death of one adult and 12 babie
from heat and three prostrations were
reported at Cleveland. The maximum
official temperature was 88 degrees.
two degrees lower than the highest re
corded this Summer.
WELFARE PROBE . PLANNED
Washington State Commission Get
ting Ready for Wort.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. July 29. (Special.)
Washington's industrial welfare com
mission probably will first Investigate
mercantile establisnments. particularly
department stores, 5 and 10 cent stores,
hotels, laundries, canneries, factories
and retail millinery houses in wmcn
women and minors are employed.
This decision has been reached ten
tatively by the four members of the
commission, though through courtesy
to the unnamed fifth member no action
will be taken until he or she qualifies.
Blank3 for securing statistical Infor
mation are being prepared, however,
and will be ready to send out when the
commission is completed.
The commission has reached the con
clusion that it will be impossible on the
appropriation provided for the bten-
nium to cover every industry in the
Fourth and Morrison Street Store
State and will attempt to work with
those employing the largest number of
women and minors and those in which
need for a minimum wage appears most
insistent.
Higher Cement Rate Suspended.
OREGON! AN NETS BUREAU. Wash.
ington, July 29. The Interstate Com
merce Commission has suspended until
November 29 the proposed advance ol
from 3 to 10 cents per 3 00 pounds of
cement shipped from Gardiner and
Trident. Mont., to Portland, Seattle and
Spokane. Hearings will be held to de
termine the reasonableness of proposed
advance.
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