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VOL,. I. IV. NO. 16,661.
PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL. 20, 1914.
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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-
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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. ,
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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.