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m t VOL,. I. IV. NO. 16,661. PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL. 20, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. I 5 4. 4 t HIIERTA WILL NOT SALUTE; SHIPS READY Dictator's Reply, After Much Equivocation, Is Flat Refusal. WILSON SPEEDS TO CAPITAL President Will Ask Congress for Authority to Take Action. SITUATION TENSE ALL DAY Formal Declaration of War, However, Is Unlikely. FUNDS TO BE ASKED FOR Deficiency Already Created by Ex traordinary Movements of Fleet. Senate May Validate Call ing of Militia. WASHINGTON, April 19. General Vlctoriana Huerta, provisional Presi dent of Mexico, flatly refused, tonight to accede to the unconditional demand of the United States that he salute the American flag. Congress .will be asked by President Wilson tomorrow for au thority to use armed force to uphold the honor and dignity of the Nation. Negotiations with Huerta over the demand for a salute in reparation for the arrest of American Bailors at Tam pico on April 10 came to a close to night at 6 P. M., the last hour given by President Wilson for a favorable Te sponse from the dictator. Pinal Word la Refusal. The final word of Huerta to Charge O'Shaughnessy was a refusal to com ply unless the United States would guarantee in writing that his salute be returned. President Wilson at midnight was on his way to Washington from White Sulphur Springs, preparing to read a message to Congress in Joint session as early as it can be arranged. In the meantime American war fleets were moving down both coasts on their way to Mexican waters to carry out the President's plans for reprisal. Declaration of War I'm likely. The crisis thus reached does not mean that there will be a formal dec laration of war, because the United States could not declare war against a government which it does not recog nise. President WIon will seek au thority, however, to send the armed forces into Mexico to seize the ports of Tampico and Vera Cruz and the rail, road trestle leading from Vera Cruz toward Mexico City. The President directed that a cab inet meeting be called for 10:30 tomor row, when the final arrangements for Pacific blockade of Mexican ports and other steps in the President's pro gramme will be deliberated. The breach that finally has come with Mexico will make it impossible, it was declared tonight on high authority, for the United States to protect foreigners in the republic further, and foreign gov ernments have been notified of the situation in this regard. Appropriation to Be Asked For. The President, it was asserted, not only would ask Congress for authority to use the armed forces to uphold the honor of the Nation, but also for an appropriation, a deficiency already having been created because of the expensive naval operations in anticipa tion of Huerta's defience of this Gov ernment. The President probably will ask fur ther that the Senate pass the volunteer act. which already has passed the House, providing for pressing into reg ular servie the militia regiments in the various states. In preparation for the crisis that must be met Senator Shlvely, chairman of the foreign relations committee, and Wood, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, called meetings of these committees for tomorrow. Representa tive Flood, who is on his honeymoon, telephoned from New York that h would return at once. Cruiser Albany Is Ready. SEATTLE, lWash., April 19. The cruiser Albany, which has been or dered into active service, will be ready to sail tomorrow and can get away as soon as definite orders are received. Work is being rushed on the cruisers Colorado. West Virginia and Chatta nooga at the Puget Sound Navy-yard. but not enough men are at the yard to man these vessels and if they are ordered into active service additional men must be sent here from other sta- . . . .... r w- NAVY'S FORCE FOR MEXICO IS 22,775 OFFICIALS AXXOCXCE 17,860 ARE OX VESSELS IX GULF. Off Pacific .Ports or En Rout to Them Are 3530 Sailors, 980 and 140 Officers. Marines WASHINGTON, April 19. Officials of the Navy Department said tonight there were now in Mexican waters or en route by east and west coasts, 17,950 sailors, 3970 marines and 855 officers. Of this number 14.170 sailors, 2990 marines and 700 officers are in the Gulf of Mexico, while off Pacific Mex ican ports or en route there are 3530 sailors. 9S0 marines and 140 officers. The force includes: At Vera Cms Two battleships, 1S20 Bailors, 120 marines; Prairie, 260 sail ors, 500 marines. At Tamplco Two . battleships, 1820 sailors, 120 marines; Des Moines, 240 sailors; Chester, 300 sailors. 200 ma rines; Dolphin, ' 180 sailors: San Fran cisco, 400 sailors; Solace (hospital ship) ;' Hancock (transport), 950 ma rines. With Admiral Badger en route to Tampico Eight battleships, 7280 sail' ors, 500 marines; Tacoma, 240 sailors Nashville, 180 sailors. . ' En route from Pensacola to Tampico Birmingham, 300 sailors; Dixie, re pair ship; 14 destroyers, 1150 sailors; Dixie will carry two hydro -aeroplanes with extra motors and pontoons. Battleship Mississippi at Pensacola. awaiting orders will carry 500 marines. On Mexican Pacific Coast Raleigh, 350 sailors;' New Orleans, 350 sailors Annapolis, 150 sailors; Yorktown, 180 sailors; California, 900 sailors, 60 ma rines; supply ship Glacier. En route to Mexican Pacific Coast Battleship South Dakota and Collier Jupiter, 860 marines; Cleveland, 350 sailors; Chattanooga, 350 sailors; Maryland, 900 - sailors, 60 marines. At San DiegoFive destroyers, 250 sailors and 15 officers. HAIL STORM HITS UNION Ground Made White and Severe Lightning Alarms People. UNION,: Or., April 19. (Special.) A severe storm passed over this city to day. . Hail, rain and an electric display alarmed the people. In the southern portion of the .city the hail fell sufficiently to whiten 'the ground and in many places drifted like' loose snow, o lng to the severe wind. It is not believed that any' serious damage was done to fruit, gardens or growing grain. , Xs: :- C i , y .;a"vrv f- I ' n-C T i A,; -, ' -' . - . .1 7 Jk' , . xu If-!' ! " 1 I lor ''VllU- 7 i--li i ll in ii i in r 1 1 - ... ....... , ' Fleet Photo Copyright by E. iluller, Jr., & Pack. Otker Photos by Underwood & Underwood. TOP, LBtT, BtTTLKDHIPS ON THEIR. W . Y, APRIL IS, 19l4 RIGHT. ADMIRAL MAYO, WHOSE DEMAND FOR SALUTE HIS GOVERNMENT BACKS, AND ADMIRAL FLKTCHEII, IN COM MAND OF FLEET AT VERA CRUZ BELOW, LEFT. AnMIR AI, BADUER, COH1IAKDER OF EXPEDITION NOW UNDER. WAVj AT BIGHT. ADMIRAL BADGER- UETTLT tS HIS SAILING ORDERS FKOX SECRETARY DANIELS . .X-.C . .-as4a . laAliiiiUinjilT HUERTA DEMANDS PROMISE IN WRITING Dictator Tries to Se cure Recognition. ALL TEMPORIZING REFUSED "Yes" or "No" to American Demand Only Way Out. PLANS FOR WAR CONTINUE Steps Taken That May Place Full Xaval and Military Estab ment in. Hands of President for Decisive Action. WASHINGTON. April 19. Through out the day the Mexican crisis occupied the absorbing attention of officials, dis pelling the usual calm of a beautiful mid-Spring Sunday. Secretary Bryan remained, up prac tically all last night awaiting word from Mexico. He was at the State Department until midnight, and. going home, continued telephoning to those in the cipher department until 4 o'clock. Shortly after. 9 Mr. Bryan had re ceived two messages from Mexico City. Both were from Charge O'Shaughnessy. The first merely was formal. stating that the message of President Wilson, giving Huerta until 6 o'clock tonight to yield, bad been communicated to Portillo Y Rojas, the minister of for eign affairs, and that a reply would follow. The second dispatch was in the nature of a reply, although the of ficial quickly perceived that it was not clearly responsive and definite as to the demands made by this Government, but raised a new issue i as to ' the- United States agreeing -In 'writing to return the Huerta salute. ' , ' .'. - ' '. Farther Farley Ja Reply. -.. Mr. Bryan summarized the TT'-ierta reply in a telegram to the President at White Sulphur Springs, and soon (Concluded on Page z. FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING DEPARTURE OF AMERICAN FLEET FOR MEXICO. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 63.2 degrees; minimum, 51.2 degrees. . TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds. Mexlea. Huerta flatly refuses to salute. Pace L Huerta demands promise in writing that salute will be returned. Fag 1. Carranza and Villa expected to confer today. Page 2. Aulttant Navy Secretary says. "we're ready," hurrying tnrougn city, face Oregon can send 2000 National Guard In 48 hours. Pace 2. Taft, addressing students, prays war may be averted. Pass Martial law will be declared at El Paso if disorder appears. Page 1. Navy's force in Mexican waters or en route im 22.773. Page 1. Vera Crux quiet. Many Mexicans - do not know tension exists. Page 3. National., Insistence on trust bills will delay ad journment of Congress. Page 2. Tolls repeal bill, anti-trust programme and other legislative matters to keep Con gress busy. Page 4. Domestic. . President's daughters . enthusiastic over tennis. Page 4. Sports. Coast League results: Oakland 4. Portland 3; Sacramento 8-2, Venice O-B; San rran cisco 6-4, Los Angeles 1-S. Page 12. Northwestern Leazue results: Seattle 2, Portland 1 (13 Innings); Vancouver o, Tacoma 1; Spokane 4. Victoria 1. Page 12. Oregon Yacht Club preparing for Rose Fes. tlva! programme, page 12. . Cleveland American League team's hoodoo stays and sixth game la lost, page iz. Pacific Northwest. Mrs. Krltlna Glmre and two daughters drowned la auto accident. Page a. Mr. Gllmore tells details of explosion Bear Bcappoose. page . Senator Borah centers interest in Idaho on politics. Page 9. - ' Portland and Vlnlclty. Political play at Baker Theater highly praised. Page 16. Piedmont Presbyterian Church is dedicated ana souoo subscribed. Page lu. Miss Llna Ostervold selected by . Woodmen as candidate for Festival Queen. Page la. Go-to-Church Sunday appeal answered by . . B0.GOU. Page 1.. . . ... .r Church Is a school for spiritual growth says Rr. F. L. Loveland at First Meth odist Church. Page. 10. Church' of Blessed Sacrament dedicated by Archbishop. Page 10. The Oregonlan's war extra . is ' bought by . thousands. . Page 3.. FLEET- IS DUE WEDNESDAY Badger Expected to Establish Wire less With Fletcher Today. . : ON BOARD THE U. & & ARKANSAS, at Sea, by Wireless," Via Key West, April 19. The.TJ.S. .fleet 'will anchor off Tampico about 4 o'clock Wednes day, according to present .calculations. The South Carolina Joined the fleet today, . - . ,. . ! -. ' R' ir-Admiral Badger expects to es tablish wireless communication "with Admiral Fletcher at Vera Crux tomor row. VE'RE READY' SAYS COAST NAVAL CHIEF Assistant Navy Secre tary Roosevelt Flit By. MEXP ot.;.nU0SEN'T WORRY Pacific Warships in Perfect Preparedness, He Says. GUNBOATS BEST ADAPTED Lack - of Marines Is Only Item to Be Criticised, Declares Offi cial, in. Free-Hand Talk ' of Thirty Minutes. ' "We're not looking for trouble, but were ready for anything. said Franklin D. Roosevelt. Assistant Secre tary of the Navy, chatting democrat ically on Mexican war conditions, naval preparedness and numerous other things at the Union Depot yesterday. The secretary, on his way from San Francisco to Seattle and the Bremerton Navy-Yard, obligingly hopped off the Shasta Limited when a newspaper cam era man asked him tp pose for a pic ture. He strolled bare-headed up and down the station platform during the Shasta's half-Jiour wait here. "The Navy is prepared," said Mr. Roosevelt, who has been detailed by his superior. Secretary Daniels, to take personal charge of the naval situ ation on the Pacific Coast. "In -15 to 20 days all the vessels of the reserve fleet now at Bremerton, Including the armored cruisers South Dakota and West Virginia, could be made ready for sea service, if need be, to supplement the vessels already in commission. "These two vessels carry 800 men each. About, the only difficulty in the way of putting them into commission at . once is lack of men. Because they are on reserve, they are manned only by skeleton crews of about 200 men each. "The Navy at present Is recruited up Concluded on - Page S.) EL PASO FACING MILITARY RULE TROOPS AT FORT - BLISS PRE PARED IX CASE OF DISORDER. City Quiet, Though Excited, Extra Editions of Papers Being Taken. Eagerly by Waiting Throngs. EL PASO, April 19 Troops at Fort Bliss are under orders to come into this city and place it under martial law the moment there is an appearance of concerted disorder. These instructions were issued by the War Department when the Tampico in cident first assumed a grave aspect, but became known only today. There Is a largs Mexican population here and the orders to - the troops at the fort, five miles from the city, were issued because of the possibility that partisans might start burning buildings or rioting. The city, however, was quiet tonight. although every one was excited over the possibility of war. Extra editions of the local papers were sold as fast as they could be printed, women and children being among the eager readers of the smallest scraps of information from Washington. The refugee colonies here and the presence of Americans and Europeans with business interests in Mexico gave news a vital interest. There are more tnan 2000 infantry cavalry and artillery at the post in readiness to descend on the city at a moment's notice. The gunners have the ranges of every important build ing and position in Juarez, across the river, also. BERTH GUARDS ESSENTIAL Railroad Responsible for Sleepers' Property, Rules Court. NEW YORK. April 19. According to a decision of the appellate division of the State Supreme Court here, a pas senger while asleep in a railroad sleep ing car is not expected or able to guard his property. The company must station employes to guard the passenger's .property, the court ruled, or be held responsible' for the loss of It. . MAN WEDS SON'S WIDOW Bride Has Fiv Young Children Bridegroom Six Grown Ones. SMYRNA. Del, April 19. (Special.) Joseph G. Robinson, aged 57. a re tired farmer of means, and Mrs. Bessie M. Robinson, aged 13, his daughter-in law. widow of his son Frank, were married here today. The bride has five children, ranging in age from 1 to 11 years. The bride groom has six grown children. Bin nnn nui iitto WILDUii DHLUItu CHILDREN'S FLAG Rest Sought in Diver sion of Country. MIND DIVERTED FROM CRISIS Nearly Complete Rest Found in West Virginia Hills. RETURN MADE AT NIGHT 'President Will Have Nothing to Say Tonight," Only Communica tion With Newspaper Men During: Whole Day. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va.. April 19 President Wilson detached himself almost completely from the Mexican crisis today, diverting his mind from worry over what Huerta's answer might be to the American ultimatum by a quiet day in the company of Mrs. Wilson and their daughters. The President arrived from Wash ington in his private car at 8 o'clock' this morning. He had finished break fast when a message came from Secre tary Bryan. Rest Soaght In 9tre.ll. "Encouraging, but not final," was the description given of Huerta's attitude, and a brief reply was dispatched to Washington. To forget the situation the President took a stroll in the sunlight. Only Mrs. Wilson accompanied him. On leaving the hotel they saw little children strug gling for possession of an American flag. Finally, a laughing youngster got it away from his playmates and raced up to the President. Children's Klaa: Saluted "Good morning," said the little fel low, as the President saluted the flag and took it. "What's your name?" asked the Pres ident. "Billy Holdem. Riverside Drive, New York." he said. "And yours," asked the President, as he turned to the others. "Mine's Albert Henry Billy Clay'- burgh," was the glib reply. Two little girls curtsied demurely and shook hands with Mrs. Wilson and then raced back to the hotel to their parents, shouting, "We've seen him; we've seen him." The President, smiling, continued his walk with Mrs. Wilson. Arm in arm. they strolled down the road, she In a white serge suit, a black hat and wear- i ing a bunch of violets, and he in a white fedora and a black cutaway suit. Mrs. Wilson looked much Improved by her 10 days' stay here. Church Service Omitted. On Teaching the golf links the two Secret Service men dropped back a dis tanco, the President and Mrs. Yilson walkel & few hundred yards to one of the benches at a tecing-ground. Here they sat for an hour. The nearest church is at Lewisburs. 10 miles away, and, as the President did not want to subject Mrs. Wilson to so long a journey, religious worshia was omitted. ,' In the afternoon the entire Wilson family went riding in a buckboard. They drove seven miles over the steep ! roads, climbing high in the Allegheny Range. When the President got buck to tiiej hotel he -left Mrs. Wilson and his daughters and went for a walk in tho hills, accompanied by secret service men. Returning at sundown, he pre pared to go aboard his private car with his family at 11 o'clock. It was due to leave here at 11:10 P. M. and arrive In Washington at 7:15 A. M. No Statement Made. At 10 P. M. this announcement was made from the room at the hotel: "The President will have nothing to say tonight." 1 This followed the receipt of long 1 messages from Washington. The Pres ident stayed In his room, and it is said rwas occupied in preparing an address to be delivered in person at a joint ses sion. The President prepared to leave at 11:12 P. M. TROOP CALL LOOKED FOR Adjutant-General Finzer Expects Kull Force Will Bo Needed. I "I do not expect any definite orders from Washington until tomorrow I night," said Adjutant-General W. K. Flnser, Quartermaster-General of Ore . gon, last night. "I believe the Presi dent will go to Congress before he calls out the state troops. "Yes. 1 expect war, and I believe that the whole force of troops will be called out immediately. "I visited Clackamas Station today, where all tentage and other parapher nalia is now ready to move Instantly." Albany Campaign. Success. ALBANY. Or., April 19. (Special.) Though rain fell just at church-golns time this morning it did net dampen the ardor with which "Go-to-Church Sunday" was celebrated here, and the day was a big success. Hundreds of people who are not in the habit of at tending services were present at either the morning or evening service, and some at both. Special musical pro grammes were a: - nged In many of the locpl cburchea for. thtj day's services.