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THE MORXiXG -OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 20, ibl4, 3 TAFT PRAYS WAR WILL BE AVERTED ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF NAVY, WHO SAYS STATES IS PREPARED IP WAR COMES. UNITED the world around! Ideal iieai Ex-President Cautions Yale Men of Serious Results Wake of Conflict. STUDENTS CHARGE UP HILL Demonstration Organized on Cam pus Belligerent in Tone "Mex ico, . Good Night," One of Songs of Marching Hosts. NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 19. (Spe cial.) Twenty-five hundred Tale stu dents tonight took part in a sponta neous demonstration favoring waf with Mexico. Ex-President Taft, President Hadley and Secretary Stokes addressed the men. who marched to their homes and called for speeches on the war. Professor Taft said: "There are a great many circum stances which may yet prevent war. Every lover of his country ought to pray that this National calamity may be averted. "The President, as men in my consti tutional law class know, has no power to declare war. The power rests with Congress. While I believe it may be inferred that Congress will stand be hind the President in his position, it is not impossible that before Congress takes any step that is decidedly for war Mexico may comply with the United States' demands. . Subjugation Mighty Task. "A hlgh authority haB estimated for trie that it would take from 390,000 to 600,000 men a long time to subdue Mexico. I have had four years of ex perience In a country not, dissimilar to Mexico. War in Mexico would be guerrilla warfare. It would be a long, hard pull, but we would do it. - "General Sherman, who knew most about it, said "War is helL' Following In the wake of war comes a decadence in government, corruption and the tre mendous burden of pensions. We have had our experience in the Civil War and Spanish War. A war with Mexico will be no trail of glory it will be a trail of woe. Not one of you, when you look back at it after it was over, would welcome it. I hope you would greet it with a stem determination to meet your responsibility. Gentlemen, I hope God may avert war." Hadley Recall Days of '61. President Hadley said: "Gentlemen, I remember the days of '61. Whether war is inevitable, I don't know. If Jt is not, thts is the most serious day in your lives. As Tale men, If there is war, I hope you will make good with deeds as well as words. 'For God, for Country and for Tale.' " - Tonight's demonstration started on the campus. The gathering crowd later marched to the home of Secretary Stokes, who said he hoped "If there was war it would be a speedy one." Guns were shot off and a bugle sounded a charge for the column up the steep hill to Professor T. ffs house, and the students sang "Damn, Damn, Damn the Insurrectos" and "Yankee Doodle." Tale's football song. "Princeton, Good Night." was changed to "Mexico, Good Night." FORGING FIGHT IS VIEW rORTLAD MEJf THINK Hl'ERTA IS " "SAVING HIS BACON." Belief Held That Attempted Intervene tlon Will United Mexicans Against Common Enemy. "The conditions that seem imminent in our relations with Mexico since the refusal of Huerta to comply with our demands as to the extension of salutes to united States ships is what has been coming ineviably for months, in my Judgment," said C. V. Cooper, manager ot the Costilloa Rubber Plantation Company, last night. "I have expected this for a long time. I believe that Huerta is forcing the Issue. He feels that his position In the Presidency is wholly insecure, and if he can force intervention at this time he can not only save himself from dereat by the rebels, but can make pose as a national hero. "Eventually, I believe, that the in tervention of the United States will bring all of the factions in Mexico to gether in a united warfare against the Americans, whom they regard as the common enemy. This is the more like ly because it will be almost impossible for the American troops to get into the country without invading what is known as the 'rebel territory.'" P. A. Getz. manager of the Mexican Rubber Culture Company, said that he believed Huerta was forcing interven tion to save himself defeat by the rebels. "Pressed on all sides by the rebels and feeling that his days are numbered unless something can be made to di vert the rebels, he has grasped this method, which will not only make it possible for him to save himself from the rebels, but to hold the sympathy of his people against the United States. PORPOISE' PURSUES GIRL I'lsh Leaps Into Bout, Then Chases Fair Bather Ashore. MANHATTAN BEACH, Cal., April 19 Miss Catherine Nobles, a young so ciety girl from Nashville. Tenn.. had i thrilling experience with twin por poises when bathing in the surf today. Miss Nobles was diving from a launch, when the fish, attracted by the bright ness of her bathing suit, sprang upon the seat' beside her. In" an effort to elude them ifiss Nobles sprang Into the water and reached the shore line with the playful porpoises only a few feet in the rear. ; . -' Uf i - E fe- 4 Y v ( ' 7 Vv- ii - ! l- - ,, '' -' " ' , JJ i ' '7li fx ' i 4 "J ' A K. , ;l : . - , "V i tcA', ' - 1 KHAK Ll. D. ROOSEVELT PHOTOGRAPHED . YESTERDAY. AT ITNIO.V DEPOT UNCLE SAM IS READY Pacific Warships in Perfect Preparedness, He Says. GUNBOATS BEST ADAPTED Iack of Marines Is Only Item Be Criticised, Declares Offi . cial, In Free-Hand, Talk of Thirty Minutes. (Continued From First Pare.) to BENTON HAS DRY TICKET Limit of $1800 for Clerks' Salaries Plank of Prohibition Platform. I COnVALLIS. Or.. April 19. (Spe cial.) The Benton County Prohibition party met in convention here yester day and named a complete ticket. Most of the men nominated have filed for Republican- or Democratic nominations. A lengthy platform adopted provides that the Prohibition ists of this county shall favor the re duction of salaries of clerks in state and county offices, limiting the salary for any such etaployo to 11800 a year. Benton County will hivo 80 delegates at the state convention, to be livid in Portland in May. to the full legal strength, and we would have to get authority to enlist more men. It would be easy enough to get the men." . The 1600 men needed to man two such large vessels as the South Dakota and the West Virginia, Mr. Roosevelt went on to explain, would give a full complement for six gunboats. Inasmuch as light draft gunboats, which can go anywhere, would be even more effec tive than the big fighting ships In the kind of service required in Mex ican waters, Mr. Roosevelt intimated that gunboats will be sent lf more war ships are called for on the Pacific side. Secretary I Likeable Man. Mr. Roosevelt is a tall, likeable, well set up young man of about 35, with a hearty, handshake and a smile to be re membered. He is as thoroughly dem ocratic in person as he is in politics. No card introductions or anteroom cooling of heels to meet Mr. Roose velt: A reporter wedged into the draw ing-room compartment, where he was chatting with Mrs. Roosevelt and friends, and asked him toistep outside for a talk and a snapshot. That was all there was to it. He did not even bother about getting a hat. , Nor was he bashful about the picture, as so many celebrities, and near ones, like to pretend to be. Mr. Roosevelt explained this by saying. that he used to be a newspaperman himself, in Bos ton, 10 or 12 years ago, that he had often had to line up folks before the camera and knew the requirements of the "game." Mr. Roosevelt expects to pass today In Seattle. Tomorrow morning he will cross the bay to the Bremerton Navy Yard, and will put in Tuesday and Wednesday inspecting the Navy Yard, the drydock and various vessels there. Then, if his present plans are followed. .he will, leave Seattle Thursday, morn ing for Washington. .'' War' Might Keep Him.. "It's possible, that conditions might arise which would result In my remain ing on the Coast for some time." Mr. Roosevelt explained. "In that event, I will go to San Diego to be in active touch with naval movements in con nection with the Mexican situation. But I don't think this is likely.- In fact. the Navy on the Pacific Coast is in such fine shape generally that there wouldn't .be very much for me to do. It has been gratifying to find things so 'ship-shape. " ' There are 1500 marines now on the pacific Coast, Mr. Roosevelt went on to say, of whom 900 are ready for ac tlve service at a minute's notice, if they are needed to co-operate with the fleet on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Six hundred of these marines are at Mare Island and 800 at Bremerton But Mr. Roosevelt's visit to the Coast has not been wholly due to the Mex ican trouDie. one important reason for his trip has .been to investigate facilities at the different ports for the rceptlon of the battleships of the Atlantio squadron that are to be sent through the Panama Canal next Spring. "The passago of the canal will prob ably be made in April, J915," itald Mr, yooseVBlt. "Of course, it is very Ini portant fa know at first hand before tho fleet sails what arrangements oan be made fop daeklnef the vessels, for anchorage Xacilities and the like, Yvu don't like to send 16 or 17 battleships on a Jaunt of this kind without know ing in advance exactly what they are going to do after they get here. Battleships to Come Here. "We expect to send at least a few of the vessels of this big fleet to every navigable port on the Pacific Coast, and the people will have plenty of op portunity to see them while here." Mr. Roosevelt was especially -Jnquls itive about the depth of water on the Columbia River bar. "If battleships can cross the bar without danger you shall certainly have one or more of them up here," he promised. "I ain particularly sorry," he went on, "that I haven't the time on this trip to see more of Portland than to be seen from the depot." in secretary Koosevelts party are Mrs. Roosevelt, Commander George C Sweet, who Is acting as the secretary's personal aide, and Commander Mark Ellis, on his way from Mare Island to Bremerton to become executive of ficer of the South Dakota. - -Secretary Roosevelt is a cousin of ex-President Roosevelt. But the. kin snip, ne explained smilingly, Is a very distant one. MiR. ROOSEVELT IX SEATTLE Assistant Secretary to Spend Two Days at Xavy-Yard. SEATTLE. Wash, April 19. Assist ant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt arrived from San Francisco tonight for a three day s stay on Puget Sound, dur ing which he will inspect the Bremerton Navy-Yard and confer with Rear Ad miral Doyle, commanding tfie Pacific reserve fleet, regarding arrangements for manning properly the vessels held in his command. Mr. Roosevelt will remain in Seattle tomorrow and will spend Tuesday and Wednesday at the Navy-Yard, leaving tor Washington Thursday, unless de partmental affairs require his presence on the Coast for a longer time. 'I EXPECTED IT" KOOSEVELT News Is Received by Assistant Sec retary at Tacoma. TACOMA, April 19. Assistant Secre tary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt passed through here at 7:35 tonight, on his way to Seattle from San Franqisco. At the union station he was shown copies of - the- Associated .Press dis patches containing the news of Huerta's refusal to comply with President Wil son's ultimatum. 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Vienna Birmingham, VERA CRUZ IS QUIET Many Mexicans Unaware of Existing Tension. GREAT CONTEST PLANNED Final Spelling- Bee of Lane County to Have Xearly 1000 Entries. EUGENE, Or, April 19 (Special.) with arrangements made yesterday to obtain a building- for a school fair and exhibit, plans were completed for a school demonstration to be held In Eu gene -May 16. It will mark the final spelling contest of a series of four for the championship of Line County. Nearly 100& students representtns; every school In Lane County, from the third to the eighth grades, will com pete. . With those who will exhibit in the school fair, and with those who will participate In a hugre parade In which the school children from every school In the county will march, over 6000 children are ojipeoted to participate. Preei'liHit, Ban Franelswf for Seattle, f' roisi A.reaa, said many- will reach here tomorrow. The American Consul. W. W. Can ada, made public instructions from Secretary Bryan regarding- assistance to be given foreign refugees. There Is only one steamer available at pres ent for quartering refugees. This Is the Ksperanza, chartered by the Gov ernment from the Ward Lin p. The j steamer Mexico, of the same line, is In port, and it is regarded as probable that she will be commandeered if necessary. FLETCHER MEETS BRITON American Admiral Goes on Board Cruiser Eersex for Conference. Consul Canada Makes Pro vision for Refugees. VERA CRUZ, April 19. The British Rear Admiral, Sir Christopher Crad dock, who . arrived, here today from Tampico aboard the cruiser Essex, was visited by Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, in command of the Ameri can fleet, after the Essex anchored. They conferred for more than an hour, but nothing Is known relative to their plans. Vera Cruz is quiet, many of the Mexicans not even being aware of the tension existing between the two gov ernments. . The number of Americans' who ar rived from the capital today was slightly greater than usual and it is Ancient Cancer Cure. (Christian Herald.) It is evident that medical science, in its determination to master disease, has found in radium a powerful weapon against cancer, and the call upon the Government to retain Its -radium fields In tho West, and the proposition of dis tinguished physicians to aid the gen eral Government in a plan to cheapen the substance and universalize its treatment, is beautiful in the extreme. Hezekiah, King of Judah, who lived 700 years B. C. had a growth on his body, which may well have been a can cer, called in the record a boil. It was divine power that wrought the cure, but a material instrument was used in the poultice, the primitive remedy. "And Isaiah said, take a lump of figs. And they took and laid It on the boll, and he recovered." (II Kings, xx:T.) WAR EXTRA POPULAR Oregonians Telling Huerta's Refusal Eagerly Sought. 10,000 COPIES SELL FAST A Sporting Chance. A New Yorker and a Scot went Into a saloon together and spent several nours in convivial Intercourse. When they reached the parting glass, the New Yorker was about to settle for it. "Na, na!" protested Sandy; "ye'vebeen payln' for a thing a' the nicht. We'll toss up for this drink." CHRONOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES FIGHT FOR THE FLAG AGAINST THE QUIBBLING HUERTA. April 9 Assistant Paymaster and squad of bluejackets of the dis patch boat Dolphin are arrested at wharf In Tampico while loading, gasoline into whaleboat. Rear-Admiral Henry T. Mayo, senior naval officer there demands apology and firing of national saluate to Ameri can flag to make complete amends for the warlike act. April 10 General Zaragosa, Mexican commander at Tampico. makes apology but asks for permission to communicate with President Huerta as to firing of salute. Mall orderly from American battleship in Tam pico Is arrested but later released. April 11 President Wilson Instructs Charge O'Shaughnessy to de mand that Huerta order firing of salute at Tampico. Cipher messaga from State Department to O'Shaughnessy Is held up by military censor in City of Mexico. -April 13 Hnerta apologizes for Tampico arrests, but refuses ,to order firing of salute to the American flag. April 14 President Wilson rushes fleet to Tampico and other Mexi can ports and renews demand for firing of salute. April 15 Huerta gives conditional promise to fire salute and in quires whether it will be returned by American vessel. He is informed that it will be returned, as originally promised by Admiral Mayo. April 16 Huerta asks whether United States will agree to firing of "simultaneous salute," "but is informed that he must fire salute first, and It will then be returned by American vessel. April 17 Huerta submits another dilatory message, which President Wilson refers without const Jeration. April 18 Tired of Huerta's quibbling. President Wilson sends ulti matum demanding firing of the salute before 6 P. M. April 19, or a promise to fire one at a stipulated date. More warships are sent to Mexican waters. April 19 Huerta aks that Charge O'Shaughnessy give ashsurance in writing that United States will return salute. He asks also for more time to consider ultimatum. Both these requests are refused. Ad ditional vessels are ordered to Tamflco. Six Policemen Kcquired to Quiet Crowd as Newsboys Clamor for Papers Superiority of Asso ciated Press Service Shown. Fifteen minutes 'after the Associated Press dispatch- telling of General Huerta's final refusal to salute the United States flag had come from Washington last night. The Oregonlan had an extra on the streets with the news. Vhe dispatch arrived at 8 o'clock. At 8:15 newsboys were crying the extra. The papers sold as fast as the boys could hand them out. All day there had been a feeling ot suppressed excitement through the city. Everybody was talking of the Mexican situation. Hundreds of telephone calls came to The Oregonlan asking for the latest news, but until the dispatch came at 8 o'clock there was nothing definite to give out. The general restlessness and desire for news led thousands of persons to come down town.' The sidewalks were almost as thronged-as on a Saturday night. All were talking about the one subject War! The excitement almost equaled that in the days just before the Spanish American War. Oddly enough, that war began on April 21, 1898, just 16 years ago Tuesday. So great was the demand for The Oregonlan extra that the first "run" of 7001) copies was almost Immediately exhausted. Newsboys hurried back to clamor for more papers. Fully 10.000 were sold early in the evening. Some of the boys took out as many as 300 extras from the first "run" and re turned for more. For fully three hours before the ex tra came out the crowd of newsboys waiting for It In Alder and Sixth streets was so large that six policemen were on duty to maintain order. Many per sons stopped there to see the fun, and Incidentally, to get the first news. Last night's extra was only another evidence of The Oregonian's facilities for getting the news first, and of the promptness and superiority of the As sociated Press to any other news serv ice. No other Portland newspaper pub. lished a line about the Mexican situ ation last night. whiskers and hair." said the fashion -leader. "But how about me?" replied the smooth-shaven, bald-headed man. "I can't rainbow; I'll have to Easter egg."; BOND CAMPAIGN IS WAGED John II. Scott Works for $850,000' Issuc for Marion Roads. SALKM. Or.. April 19. (Special.) . John II. Scott. ex-County Judge, who has been put in charge of the campaign for the $6.50,000 good roads bond issue, has made an appeal to the voters of the county to support the proposition. He says: f. "Practically every form of develop-- mcnt in our county depends largeU' upon the permanent improvement of our puDlio nif(nndys. "Please do not condemn the plan un til you have thoroughly looked into the matter and have hern fully advised as to how you are to be affected by the bonding issue. ' You are going to be pleased when It is all done and you. will say 'Why did we not do this years ago, when Scott nrst talked, about It?'" The newest elopement trick van recently worked in Mwltxerland, where the psrenlfl ot the couple went on a trip to the top ot a mountain. While they wero there the couple itot a bobled. coasted down the mountainside and were away on an express before the parents could get down the moun tain on the mllwiv -Wholesale and Retail. Kat. 10O6. Color Scliemes. 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