VOL. I. TV. NO. 16,6GS.
PORTLAND. OREGON. TUESDAY APRIL 28, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BATTLE RAGES
AGAIN IN COAL
STRIKE CAMPS
Machine Guns Thunder and
Villages Burn as Strikers
Make New Attack.
TWO KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Among Wounded Is Girl Shot
While Fleeing in Auto With
e. Superintendent of Mine.
SEVERAL TOWNS UNDER FIRE
Bunkers in Flames Following
Terrific Explosion.
M'NALLY MINE CAPTURED
Louisville, Lafayette and Marshall
in Northern Colorado Zone At
. tacked and Phones Out Off.
Guards Are Driven Off.
:k - :
' Bl'LLETIN.
DE.TVEB. April 37. At 10:30 o'clock
'tonight it is reported here that the
'town of Louisville, Lafayette and
Marshall la the Northern Colorado coal
fields have been attached by strlklas;
miners with -machine auns, Louisville
betas; on fire. ' t
Telephone communication' 'vrftlt ' ail
three towns has -been 'totally- Inter
rupted. WASHIXGTOX, April 27. After a
Ions conference tonight at the White
House between the President, Secretary
garrison and Senator Thomas, Secre
tary Garrison announced that no orders
ending; Federal troops Into Colorado
would be Issued tonight. He said the
situation would be taken up again to
morrow morning.
WALSENBUEG, April 27. A battle
began at 2:30 this afternoon,when
strikers attacked the McNally coal
mine of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com.
pany, three-quarters of a milt west of
Walsenburg.
At 9 o'clock tonight two were re
ported dead and two were known to
have been wounded.
The dead, unidentified, are lying; on
the field.
The wounded are:
Miss Margaret Gregory, shot through
the arm.
Peet, striker, shot through the
leg.
The McNally mine is still burning
and the fighting continues.
Bullets Iu tie Anto.
Within 10 minutes after the first
shots were fired, every place in the
city from which the battle could be
seen was crowded with people with
field glasses. The marching and counter-marching
of the strikers and
guards loked like moving pictures.
Within a few minutes after the open,
lng of the shooting, men could be seen
coming down the hogback, behind the
McNolly mine and entering the camp
houses. The men had hardly reached
the main part of the camp when two
automobiles, bearing the superintend
ent and his family, dashed from the
mine grounds, with bullets kicking
dust around the wheels. The automo
biles pulled up at a doctor's office and
Miss Margaret Gregory was taken in.
She was the first to be wounded.
Olrl First Wounded.
A striker had shot through the door of
the superintendent's house just as they
were ready to leave. A watch ginned
to Miss Gregory's dress deflected the
bullet and It tore through her arm.
Hardly had the dust from the super
intendent's automobile settled when the
watchers could Bee a number of men
break from behind the boarding-house
and run for an overflow ditch that runs
between Walsenburg and the mine. The
men Jaad almost reached the ditch when
one of them fell.
Fire Envelopes Camp.
Ten minutes after the shooting of the
man at the ditch six strikers broke
from the mine In the direction of hog
backs. A few seconds later smoke be
gan Issuing from the larger buildings
of the camp. The boarding-house was
the first to go. A few minutes later
the bunkhouse was on fire and by dark
tonight the whole camp seemed to be
in flames.
Just after the fire started in the camp
houses a man on horseback made his
way carefully through the south edge
of town, and when clear of the build
lngs made a break for a position mid
way between the Walsen and McNally
Concluded on Page 2.)
DIAZ SUGGESTED AS
AID IN MEXICO NOW
COLOMBIA STATES MAX SEES
r POSSIBLE PEACE AGENT.
In , .Cablegram to Wilson, Huerta,
', Carranza and Villa. Rafael Reyes
Says Old Leader Can Help,
y
PARIS, April 27. General Rafael
Reyes, ex-President of the Republic of
Colombia, sent today the following
cablegram to President Wilson, Pro
visional President Huerta, Venustlano
Carranza and Francisco Villa:
"The cause of America and humanity
obliges me to indicate to you how
urgent It Is to have recourse to the un
doubted moral authority of the great
Porfirio Diaz, author of the progress
realized by Mexico, for solving the
present crisis.
"I proposed this last year at Havana
and the principal chiefs of Mexico had
accepted it before the assassination of
President Madero.
"General Porfirio Diaz Is strong, both
physically and intellectually.
"The hour has struck to save Mexico
In this way." "
General Reyes has been In communi
cation with General Diaz at Monte
Carlo, but whether the ex-Mexican
President is aware of the sending of
the telegram is not known.
PEACE BUREAU LAUDS ACT
President Wilson Honored by Cable
gram From Brussels.
WASHINGTON, April 27. President
Wilson received tonight from the In
ternational Peace Bureau of Brussels
a cablegram congratulating the United
States on accepting mediation in the
Mexican dispute. The cablegram was
as follows:
"The pacificists or the world heartily
congratulate the United States Gover
nor for having without hesitation ac
cepted the mediation of friendly
powers and so given a solemn testi
mony of its sincere desire to settle by
pacific . means all international dis
putes.. The United. States Government
remains the leader in the cause of uni
versal peace."
RIVAL ASKED TO RAISE
Complaint Says Baker Light and
Power Rates Low, Hence Wrong.
SALEM, Or., April 27. (Special.)
A unique complaint that its business-
rival be compelled to increase its rates
was made by the Eastern Oregon Light
& Power Company to the State Rail
road Commission today. ....
It is alleged that the Eagle River
Eleoeric Power ' Company's rates in
Baker1 are lower than those of " the
complainant, hence unreasonable and
discriminatory. The complainant asks
that reasonable rates, peremlttlng a
fair profit, be fixed for both companies
at Baker.
MEXICAN BANDITS NOW PLY
Mormon Colony In Western Chihua
hua Is Looted by C5.
EL PASO, Tex., April 27. Mormon
refugees from Colonia Juarez, a small
colony in Western Chihuahua, who ar
rived here today, - reported the settle
ment had been looted Sunday by 25
bandits, said to have been .part of
Maximo Castillo's band.
The robbers drove off a herd of
horses and took all the provisions they
could carry. The band is not affiliated
with either the federals or constitu
tionalists.
MISS WILSON EDITOR-TO-BE
Eldest Daughter of President on New
Magazine Launched' In June.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Miss Mar
garet Woodrow Wilson, the President's
eldest daughter, will be one of the edi
tors of a new magazine to be launched
in June for promoting the Use of pub
lic schoolhouses as centers of co-opera.
tlve enterprise and recreation, forums
of common counsel and as public poll
ing places, it was announced.
CALIFORNIA VOTERS ALERT
Registration Is 1,173,001 or In-
v crease of 186,000 Over 1912.
SACRAMENTO, -April 27 The total
registration tor the general election
this Fall will approximate 1,173,061, ac
cording to estimates furnished State
Printer F. W. Richardson by the 68
County Clerks of the state.
This will be an increase of 1S6.000
over the 1912 registration.
TANK STEAMER EXPLODES
Russian Kometa Blow s Up and 1 5 of
Crew of SO Perish.
ALGIERS, April 27. The Russian
tank steamer Kometa blew up today
off Sidl-Feruch, on the coast of Algeria.
Passing, steamers picked up 15 of the
crew of 30 which the Kometa carried.
The others perished.
Of the survivors nine 'were injured.
QU.EEN MAY CANCEL TRIP
Eleanora, of Bulgaria, Won't Sail for
Cnited States if War Comes.
SOFIA. April 27. Queen Eleanora. of
Bulgaria, has decided to cancel her pro
posed visit to the United States in case
of war between the United States and
Mexico.
Her majesty had contemplated satl
lng for America at the end of May. .
STARS AND STRIPES
F
Vera Cruz Occupation
Made Complete.
HUERTA'S SUPPORT WANING
Rebel Sympathizers in Mexico
City Protect Americans.
DICTATOR AWED, IS REPORT
Anti-Huerta Element in ' Capital Is
sues Handbills Blaming Pretend
er for Crisis and Demonstra
tion Changes Public Opinion.
VERA CRUZ, April 27. With all
ceremony, the firing of a. salute and
dress parade, the American flag was
raised today over the division head
quarters of Rear-Admiral Frank F.
Fletcher. Over the custom-house the
flag has been flying since the landing
of the American forces, but until now
there had been no ceremony Indicating
the formal occupation of -Vera Cruz.
The transports with Brigadier-Gen
eral Funston's . command aboard were
off port this afternoon, but there has
been no. indication that the military
forces will be sent ashore at this time.
If the. Army lands, the bluejackets now
on duty here will go aboard their ships.
but marines will be left for land serv
ice. Huerta Expels Five.
Five Americans who arrived by train
from Mexico City today were virtually
expelled by President Huerta. They
had been arrested at Pachuca for no
known cause. They are Dr. Hosklns,
R. Chattlon, J. Punstion, O. G. Smith
and Mr. Maddox. These men were sent
to the capital from Pachuca, .where Hu
erta told them. he would not hold them.
but ordered them to leave the country.
The more friendly attitude. , displayed
in the capital towards, foreigners . In
the last day or two was In a measure
explained today -when it was learned
from refugees that rebel supporters lit
Mexico City had taken steps to change
public opinion.
Handbills Censure Huerta.
They circulated handbills calling upon
the people to protect Americans and
denouncing Huerta as the cause of the
landing of the American naval forces at
Vera Cruz and also as the author of
false and inflammatory statements
published in Mexico City.
In the handbills ' the people were
call6d upon to Join in a big parade to
show disapproval of Huerta's attitude
and to indicate their own friendliness
(Concluded on Page 3.)
ORMALLY
HDISTEO
f r -. T;r ill ' x r r i - n - t - - i i , m r
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S3.4
dcarrees: minimum. 41.2 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly winds.
Mexico.
Marked progress is made In plan to mediate.
Pass 1.
Ex-President of Colombia says In Porfirio
' Dtas hope of peace la Mexico lies.
Pica 1 .
Villa rushes south to confer with Carranga.
Page 1.
Oregon marine at Vera Crux writes of Met-
incan warfare. Page 3,
ZTuerta General on west coast in Quay-mas
would surrender to rebels. Psge 3.
Seven hundred "American to quit Mexico
soon. Page 2.
Army Ignores all peace' plan negotiations.
rage l.
National.
Railroads say Government ' ownership only
alternative of new rates, are denied.
Page 2
Census shows big gains tor Oregon. Page 8.
Ttomestle.
Machine guna kill and" camps burn in new
uoioraao outDreasv rage i.
Frank A. Vanderlip blames inefficient fann
er for high cost of living. Page 3.
Sports. '
Darkhorse Seals to paddle with Beavers at
Recreation Psrk today. Page 8.
Northwestern League results: Portland 12,
Tacoma J; Seattle 4. Spokane i; Vancouver-Victoria
postponed, rain. Page 4.
Union Association opens today. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Broader movement in hop market at lower
range of -ices. . Pago 17.
Wheat lower at Chicago on reports of rain
la Winter and Spring crop belts. Page IT.
Change . in Mexican situation causes stam
pede of bears In Wall street. Page 17.
Independent steamer line to bring refugees
from Mexico (or halt tare. Page 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Contest looms for Republican nomination for
Governor of Idaho. Page Id.
Portland and Vicinity.
Bridge approach rehearing up to Governor
West. Page 19.
Prohibition nomination for Governor not
. wanted by Mr. Geer. Page 11.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page IT.
SUMMER SNOW IS FALLING
After Having Summer All Winter La
Grande Has Winter In Summer.
LAi GRANDE, Or., April 27. (Spe
cial.) After having Summer all Win
ter in Eastern Oregon, it now appears
as if Winter would last all Summer.
At Kamela, the summit of the Blue
Mountains, six Inches of snow fell last
night and hillsides - near La Grande
were covered with snow.
The storm commenced with high
wind, turning to rain-and later snow.
Ice was frozen in - watering troughs,
though it -Is reported that the fruit is
still unharmed. '
MARCONI TO BE SENATOR
Wireless Inventor to Be Honored by
v ", '.King. Victor. EmmanueVj," j
ROME, April 17. King W.-or Emman
uel Intends to nominate William Mar
coni, inventor of the wireless, a Sen
a tor at an early date.
Marconi has now. reached the age of
40 years, which makes him eligible for
that position.
Review Denied New York Times.
WASHINGTON. April 27. Application
of the New York Times Company for a
review by the Supreme Court of its
suit to enjoin the New York Sun from
printing the al'-sed copyrighted ac
count of Roald Amundsen's discovery of
the South Pole was denied today by
the court. The case involved a con
structlon of the copyright laws.
WILL HE FOLLOW DIAZ. OR FIGHT?
fcf - ETC. ETC.
VILLA GOES SOUTH
TO MEET CARRANZA
One or Other to Play
"Second Fiddle"
SITUATION SAID TO BE GRAVE
Problems of Military Cjvrs.
llii I I-,! Ot D
I1UW Uv w ..ivlSl.
AIDE HURRIES TO NORTH
Rafael Zubaran, Carranza's Minister
or Interior, Off for Waslrington
and Much Significance Giv
en to New Phase.
EL PASO. Tex., April 27. The rela
tions between General Carranza and
General Villa suddenly became the one
topic of conversation here today upon
dissemination of information brought
In by refugees and the sudden depart
ure of Villa for Carranza's headquar
ters in Chihuahua.
The two leaders will meet tonight
perhaps to compose their differences
over the attitude which the constitu
tionalists shall hold toward the United
States, and over grave problems of
military command. Refugees brought
word that affairs . between them had
reached a stage where one or the other
must accept a distinctly second posi
tion in the revolution.
Villa had contemplated a longer stay
at Juarez, but last night upon receipt
of certain telegrams from the south,
suddenly announced that - he would
leave In the morning.
Train Ordered Ready.
"Have a train ready for me in the
morning," he snapped, and the neces
sary orders were given.
Villa invited; Roberto V. Fesqueira,
Carranza's confidential agent here, to
go with him., but. Fesqueira, who is the
real foreign minister of the constitu
tionalists, although he holds no port
folio, pleaded pressure of business hare
and the train, after waiting five hours,
departed without him. .
Significance was attached also to the
departure - of Rafael Zubaran, Carran
za's minister of the interior, for Washington.-
He left at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and every effort was made to con
oeal the fact. With Fesqueira here
and Zubaran In Washington there will
be a complete chain for communication
with the latter city through agents
thoroughly familiar with sentiment in
Northern Mexico, with military politics
and the exchanges over the occupation
of Vera Cruz.
Carranza still is awaiting a reply
CConcluded on Page -
ARMY IGNORES ALL
PEACE PROSPECTS
MORE ARTILLERY TROOPS TO
MOVE OX VERA CRUZ.
Sixteen Mountain Guns Shipped and
Doctor Says Soldiers Are in Fine
Condition for Tropic Duty.
GALVESTON. Tex., April 27. The
note of peace sounded in tho Mexican
mediation negotiations today brought
no echo here, where the task of trans
forming the freighter San Marcos Into
an Army transport was rushed and the
ner loaded with supplies and made
with a troop of the Sixth Cavalry and
several batteries of the Tenth Field
Artillery.
The Army nere Is moving all its
available field artillery into Vera Cruz
to be prepared in event of a long cam
paign in the mountain passes to Mex
ico" City. Three hundred and forty
artillery and cavalrymen were ready
at Texas City tonight to board the San
Marcos. With the 18 mountain guns
that were shipped on the Satilla yes
terday and the battery sailing tomor
row there will be nearly a regiment of
artillery ready to take the field at
Vera Cruz within the week.
While Brigadier-General G. G. Davis,
in charge of the Army here, would give
no hint of plans for moving troops, it
was reported that artillery was being
given preference over cavalry in the
dispatch of men to Vera Cruz.
There are 300,000 rations at Vera
Cruz, with additional supplies going
on the San Marcos. Colonel Kranthauf.
of the quartermaster's department, to
night said that the Army had an addl
tional three months' supply in Galves
ton ready for shipment.
Officers of the medical department
say that the 4000. soldiers who have
gone to Vera Cruz are In fine physical
condition to live in the tropics, as all
of them have spent a year under Gulf
of Mexico Coast conditions at Gal
veston. A detachment of the Army signal
corps Is expected tomorrow from Fort
Leavenworth while several Army avia
tors are en route from San Diego.
TEXAS FLOODS RISE: 1 DEAD
Warnings Sent Out and Rescuers
Forced to Go to Relief.
DALLAS, Tex., April 27. First toll
of life was taken today by the Spring
flood general tnroughout Texas as the
result of three days' heavy rain, when
Thomas Mclntyre, 12 years old, of
Dallas, was drowned.
.. Predictions tonight -by Government
weather bureaus for continued rain re
suited in warnings being sent to per
sons In low lying sections to move to
high ground. At Waco, Dallas and
Waxahachle rescuers were forced to
day to go to the relief of persons
caught in their houses by rising waters.
From 2 to 6 Inches of rain was re
ported over the entire northern part
of the state. Weakened trestles and
washouts have interrupted railroad
schedules.
BRAZIL LIKES MEDIATION
Press Lauds President's Act to Ac
cent "Good Offices."
RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil. April 27.
Acceptance of the mediation between
the United States and Mexico proffered
by the diplomatic representatives of
Brazil, Argentina and Chile has. created
an excellent impression here. The
newspapers publish articles praising
the good will displayed by the Cabinet
at Washington. O Paiz says:
"The - example set by the United
States Is a stimulant to the magnificent
dream of universal peace."
MEXICANS TO FIGHT HUERTA
San Antonio Citizens Indorse Pres
ident Wilson's Stand.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. April 27. In
dorsement of President Wilson's stand
In the Mexican crisis is contained in a
telegram sent him from here today and
signed by SO Mexican citizens of the
United States residing in San Antonio.
They offer their services If war la
waged against Huerta.
AMERICAN TO ADVISE CHINA
Yuan Shi Kal Hires William W,
Rockhlll at $1000 a Month Salary.
PEKIN, April 27. William Wood
vllle Rockhlll, former United States
Ambassador to Turkey, has accepted
an engagement from President Yuan
.IS hi Kal as adviser-at-Iarge for the
Chinese government at a salary to
amount to tlOOO monthly.
His duties begin at once.
NEW BATTLESHIP LEAVES
New York, Witb 1112 Men, Sets Sail
for Mexican Waters.
NEWPORT, R. L, April 27. The new
battleship New York sailed for Mexico
today.
Although the ship's complement is
1000 she carried 1112 men. She will
call at Norfolk for -coal passers.
RECRUITS FLOCK TO. VILLA
35 Mexicans, First of Party of 100
to Go, Leave Richmond, Cal.
RICHMOND, Cal., April 27. Thirty
five Mexicans, the first of a consign
ment of 100, left here today for Mexico.
They will Join General Villa's rebel
army.
1HUERTA AGREES TO
MEDIATE TROUBLE
Pretender Formally Ac
cepts Proposal.
"SAME RACE" SPIRIT EVIDENT
Text of Note Not Made Pub
lic by Diplomats.
TENSION MUCH RELIEVED
Europe Brings Pressure to Rear on
Huerta to Agree to Peaceful
Procedure. Army and
Navy Continue Active.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Formal ac
ceptance by the Huerta government of
the offer of Argentina, Brazil and Chile
to use their good offices to bring about
an amicable settlement of the difficulty
between the United States and Mexico
was cabled to Spanish Ambassador Kl-
ano here tonight by Portillo y Itojas,
Foreign Minister in the Huerta cab
inet. Senor Kojas' note was transmitted
at once to the three South American
diplomats, who began a conference
which lasted far Into the night discus
sing the next move In their peace plan.
Text Not Made Public.
Neither Ambassador RIano nor the
peace envoys would make public tho
text ot the Huerta acceptance. It was
said, however, that Senor Rojas replied
briefly, accepting the offer and thank
ing the South American plenipotentia
ries and the Spanish Ambassador for
their good offices, with a reference to
"the real spirit of solidarity between
peoples of a same race.'
No, conditions are Imposed In an offer
of good offices, consequently the reply
from Mexico City was not expected to
deal with conditions which will be
reached when the peacemakers formu
late their plans and make known how
they propose to use the good offices
which have been accepted.
Ground to Be Felt Today.
It was suggested tonight that they
probably would as'.c ' the Washington
and Mexico City governments tomorrow
for statements as to what each would
demand in the event formal mediation
were undertaken and that upon the
nature of the responses to this request
would depend the proposals next to be
submitted.
Unofficial advices from Mexico City
already had made it virtually certain
that General Huerta would accept the
offer of the peace envoys, but the
formal announcement tonight tended
further to relieve the slackening ten
sion of the crisis. The news was given
to President Wilson, who expressed
himself as greatly pleased, although he
would make no further comment
Diplomats to Have Every Aid.
White House officials let It be known
that they were earnestly desirous of
aiding the South American diplomats
In every way possible and that no an
nouncements as to points that would be
Insisted upon by the United States
would be made, or anything else done,
at this time which might embarrass
their efforts.
Throughout official and diplomatic
circles the belief was expressed that
success of the peacemakers so far
necessarily would have a favorable
effect upon the situation; that even
though their efforts ultimately failed,
indirect diplomatic communication be
tween the United States and the Huerta
government has been restored tempo
rarily and the chance of a better under
standing Infinitely improved.
The success of the first steps toward
mediation, the prompt acceptance by
the United States, and the announce
ment of the Spanish Ambassador that
Huerta had accepted the tender of good
offices, produced a feeling of distinct
hope, which was reflected, not only in
Administration quarters, but In Con
gress as wjell. where "war talk" gave
way to a spirit of conciliation.
Throughout the day the three South
American envoys who have undertaken
the task of mediation held conferences
to arrange the preliminaries of pro
cedure. Europe Advises Huerta.
Pressure from Germany, Great Bri
tain and France advising Huerta to
accept the first steps toward media
tion and the approving attitude of
Latin-American countries to the set
tlement of tho controversy by Pan
American diplomacy emphasized the
world-wide Influences which are work
ing to bring about peace.
Meanwhile the Navy and War de
partments are perfecting the machin
ery of the Army and Navy for any un
expected turn in events.
Secretary -Daniels announced that h;
had telegraphed the full text of tht
mediation offer and its acceptance by
the United States to both- Rear-Admirals
Badger and Howard, with Instruc
tions to have the commanders of all
ships on the east and west coasts
spread the news throughout Mexico.
Hope to Get Refugees Away.
By this Mr. Daniels hopes the feelmsj
toward Americans may be alleviated
and refugees enabled to depart with
out molestation.
Advices received through the British
Embassy told of the completion of ar
rangements for the safe departure of
Americans from Mexico City, while the
French Ambassador gave the State De-
tCoacluded on Page S.)
ft
1:1 108.2