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PORTLAND, OREGON, - FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1916.
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VILLA CAUGHT,
EL PASO HEARS
Mexican Rebel Leader Re
ported Captured.
TRAP SPRUNG IN TRIANGLE
Three Carranza Detachments
Close In on Bandits in
Mountain Retreat.
CONSUL RECEIVES NEWS
Request Is Sent From Juarez
That Prisoners Be Put to
Death at Race Track.
' EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 20. Fran
cisco Villa has been captured at Ha
cienda San Geronimo by Carranza
forces under General Cavazos, ac
cording to a private telegram from
Chihuahua City received here. The
news is not officially confirmed, but
is credited by Carranza agents here.
The telegram came from the same
source that first reported the mas
sacre of Americans at Santa YsabeL
Cavazos was last reported to be
bringing prisoners from Guerrero to
Chihuahua.
News Confirmed by Consul.
Mexican Consul Andreas Garcia
late today confirmed the capture of
General Villa. His advices said that
the capture was effected by Maxim
iano Marquez, who recently also cap
tured General Jose Rodriguez, ona of
Villa's Generals..
A message announcing Villa's cap
ture also has been received at the of
fices of the American Smelting &
Refining Company.
Messages from Chihuahua today,
also confirming reports of the cap
ture of Villa, said also that several
bandits who participated in the San
Ysabel massacre were also captured
and are being brought to Chihuahua
City for execution.
Information Deemed Reliable.
Consul Garcia explained that his
confirmation of the report of the cap
ture of Villa was based on unofficial,
but reliable, information. He tele
graphed at once to Chihuahua City,
asking that official confirmation on
the part of General Jacinto Trevino,
the military chief of the northern
states, be given.
At the same time a message was
prepared, to be filed in the event of
a formal confirmation, requesting
that Villa be sent to Juarez to be ex
ecuted at the race track. This mes
sage was prepared at the office of
General Gabriel Gavira, commandant
at Juarez, who said that he had re
ceived nothing official concerning the
capture of the outlaw chieftain.
Rebel Caught in Triangle.
Hacienda San Geronimo is on the
boundary of the Hearst property,
named the Babricora Ranch, near the
railroad station of San Tomas, south
east of Madera.
Reports received here indicated that
Villa had been hemmed in in a triangle
formed in the mountains. Colonel
Maximo Marquez was on the south
west point, marching from Madera;
Colonel Jose Alexondo was closing in
on the northwest, while General
Cavazos advanced from the southeast.
Band Reported Slain on Capture.
Military telegraphers in Juarez, in
charge of all wires between that town
and Chihuahua City, declare that
every message which has come in so
far from the south tends to confirm
the report of Villa's capture. Villa,
they say, still is alive.
The following telegram was re
ceived from Albert H. Davison, a
prominent broker of Chihuahua City,
who is one of the best informed
Americans in Mexico:
"Your telegram received. Carranza
officials here declare reported capture
of Villa near San Geronimo absolutely
confirmed. They say Villa will be
brought alive to Chihuahua. His band
of 50 men were executed immediately
after capture."
Allies Bombard DodcaphaUli.
I.ONDON. Jan. 20. Allied warships
bombarded Pedeaghatch Tuesday, ac
cording to a Salonikt dispatch to Reu
trr's Telegram Company. The bom
bardment caused considerable damage.
A train was destroyed and several
slorcliuujicg were set afire,
COMPULSION BILL
AGAIN ADVANCED
iOCD CHEEKS GREET VICTORY
FOR GOVERNMENT.
Promise Made That Measure Will
Be Enforced Without Severity.
Asquitli Warmly Praised.
LONDON, Jan. 20. The military serv
ice bill passed through the committee
of the House of Commona at 11 o'clock
tonight amid loud cheers.
Walter Hume Long, president of the
local government hoard. In a speech
chosing the discussion, said he desired
to remove the impression that under
this bill the government was creating a
great monster in the form of a military
machine which would grab all coming
within its scope. There was no in
tention that the War Office should act
with undue severity, but on the con
trary it intended to maintain the pres
ent system almost identical, but giving
it a statutory position it hithero had
not occupied.
Philip Snowden, the Socialist mem
ber from Blackburn, speaking as an
opponent of the bill, paid a warm trib
ute to the generous way the bill had
been piloted through the House by
Andrew Bonar Law and Mr. Long.
Mr. Bonar Law then expressed the
grateful thanks of himself and Mr.
Long to all sections for the restraint
shown in committee.
John Dillon, Nationalist., added that
he had never .seen a measure that
might have so easily led to passionate,
heated debate pass through the House
with greater skill or a more concil
iatory manner. He thought that Pre
mier Asqulth never had shown greater
skill than in leaving its conduct to Mr.
Long and Mr. Bonar Law.
GIRL, 16, RATED BEST JUDGE
Lone Tree Lass Wins Corn Contest
Held at Caldwell.
CALDWELL, Idaho. Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) Sixteen-year-old Norah Mitchell,
of Lone Tree, was declared the best
Judge of corn in Idaho, winning first
prize from a field of 40 at the Idaho
Seed Show. The Lone Tree team, cap
tained by Miss Mitchell, won first in
judging and Boise second.
The afternoon convention session was
largely attended. Addresses on the
seed industry were delivered by J. A.
Watters, of Twin Falls: J. H. Lowell,
of Roswell; William Wagner, of Je
rome; A. J. Snyder, of Springfield, and
H. P. Ashby. of Boise. ' At the evening
session Justice William M. Morgan, of
the Idaho Supreme Court, addressed
the delegates on legislative matters.
Judging of the exhibits will be con
cluded Friday.
LIEUTENANT MALONE DEAD
Army Officer, Husband of Portland
Woman, Is Pneumonia Victim.
EL PASO. Tex., Jan. 20. (Special)
Lieutenant Harry S. Malonc. Company
H., Sixteenth Infantry, died at the
Fort Bliss General Hospital today of
pneumonia after an illness of a week.
He had been here only two weeks.
coming from Honolulu, where he bad
been stationed with the First Infan
try. His wife lives in Portland. Or., and
has been making her home there since
her husband has been on foreign and
border service. There will be a mlli
tary funeral, probably Friday, and the
body will either be sent to Portland
or to Arlington Cemetery at Washing
ton. He was to have been made
Captain soon.
MAN KILLED IN BRAWL
Clare O'Xcil Is Victim of Shooting
Fray at Riverside.
VALE, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) D.
M. McFadden has been arrested here
charged with the murder of Clare
O'Neil at Riverside, Malheur County,
last Tuesday.
McFadden formerly was a bartender,
but has been operating a soft-drink
house at Riverside since the first of
the year. ,
It is alleged he shot O'Neil In the
head with a rifle, killing him instantly.
O'Neil was intoxicated and had attacked
McFadden with rocks, according to in
formation given out. The trouble arose
over a boarding-house.
INSECT FEEDERS STARVE
Bluebirds on Farm Cannot Eat
Grain and Die In Snow Storm.
MONMOUTH, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
Last Spring E. R. Ostrom. a farmer
living near Monmouth, erected several
birdhouses on his farm, and in two of
these houses 12 bluebirds were hatched
and raised. During the snoW storm of
the past week all of these bluebirds
starved and froze to death. As the
bluebird feeds entirely on insect life,
they cannot be fed grain.
Hundreds of China pheasants have
been found frozen stiff, and also sev
eral bunches of quail.
DOG TEAMS RACE IN GALE
Alakan 108-Mile Contest Starts
Temperature 10 Below.
ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Jan. 20. Four
dog teams started today In the 64-mlle
race from Anchorage to Old Knik and
return. In spite of a northwest gale and
a temperature of 10 below zero. The
four teams which started were driven
by Albion Gustaffson, William Greer,
Walter Howard and J. Dixon.
Dixon was reported leading at Peters
Creek, 24 miles from the start. Gus-:
tafftiuu was second aud Howard third.
OREGON REPUBLICAN
CLUB IS LAUNCHED
Library Hall Filled by
Enthusiastic Party.
PROGRESSIVES HAVE BIG PART
Many Stand Throughout Meet
ing Lasting Long.
WOMEN AID ORGANIZATION
Permanent Officers of Body Bent
on Success in Presidential Con
test to Be Named at Future
Session at Armory.
The new Oregon Republican Club was
launched formally at an enthusiastic
gathering of men and women interested
in Republican success, held in the as
sembly hall of the Central Library,
last night.'
The meeting was the response to a
call for organization and party har
mony signed, by nearly 500 Republicans
of Portland last week. The big room
was jammed to the rear walls with one
of the largest crowds that' has ever
gathered at the Library.
Progressives Take Part.
Numbers, unable to get seats, stood
through the meeting, which lasted 2i
hours.
- Charles- A Johns- was elected tem
porary chairman; John Y. Richardson,
temporary secretary, and a constltu
tion and by-laws were adopted in the
course of a lively and interesting ses
sion. Progressives, just coming back or al
ready returned and considering them
selves -members again of the good old
party, took just as active a part in
the proceedings as did those who have
been Republicans all the time.
- - Future Meeting? Is Set. '
After a warm debate, led by John F.
Logan, who urged that permanent or
ganization, by all means, .'should . be
postponed to another meeting, that
there might not be the slightest ground
for suspicion that a "slate" had been
rushed through or proceedings "cut and
dried," the meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the chair without having
chosen permanent officers.
This meeting probably will be held
at the Armory, and the date next
Thursday night. If not within one
week, the meeting will undoubtedly be
held within two weeks.
BRITISH USE SMOKE BOMBS
Berlin Says Attack Was Beaten Off
With Heavy Loss.
BTRLIN. via London, Jan. 20. An at
tack by the British with the use of
smoke bombs on the German positions
north of Frellnghien, in Northern
France, is announced in today's offi
cial statement hy the German army
headquarters.
It is declared the attack was beaten
off with heavy loss to the British.
DEAL FOR OREGON
HOPS IS REPORTED
SALE OK 3000 BALES TO EX
POUTERS IS RUMORED.
E. Clemens Horst, ot San Francisco,
Said to Be Purchaser of Most
of Block Offered.
Reports were in circulation in local
I bop offices yesterday that the Oregon
I Hopgrowers' Association had disposed
of a large block of hops, variously es
timated at from S0OO to 8000 bales, to
E. Clemens Horst, of San Francisco,
and to other exporters.
The association is holding about
24.000 bales of the 1915 crop, and it is
understood that negotiations for the
sale of a part of the lot have been
under way for some time.
Mr. Horst, who is now in the city,
declined yesterday to make any state
ment regarding the reported deal.
J. L. Clark, vice-president of the Ore
gon Hopgrowers' Association, who is
said to have had a number of confer
ences with Mr. Horst in this city' in
the past few days, positively denied
last night that any deal had been
closed.
WOMEN BID FOR SALOON
State Fair Bar to Bo Closed if
Mothers' Council Gets Privilege:
DALLAS, Tex., Jan. 20. (Special.)
The Mothers' Council of Dallas voted
today to submit bids for the bar
privileges of the State Fair of Texas.
Half a million persons visit the fair
annually and the saloon man who gets
the liquor selling right pays from $3300
to $5000. The Mothers' Council will
raise a fund to buy the saloon right
and publicly burn the contract, if their
plans succeed.
The fair is owned by the people of
Dallas. The directors are not favorable
to liquor selling, but they say the fair
needs the money.
"If money is what you want, we will
give it to you," said an officer of the
Mothers' Council today.
RAIN STARTS UP MILLS
Salt Is Placed in Ponds to Prevent
Accumulation of Ice.
ELM A, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.)
The Vance Brothers' shingle and lum
ber mills and logging camps resumed
operations today after being closed
down since the last snow fall. The com
pany purchased two tons of rock salt
to' place in -the mill pond to keep it
free of ice.
Schaefer Brothers' logging camps are
running full capacity. Lyttle Brothers
at Porter and the Saginaw and Western
logging camps are getting ready to
start tomorrow should the rain keep up.
COPPERFIELD ECHO HEARD
Wife Asks Divorce From Witness
Who Aided Governor West.
BAKER. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) E.
A. Fitch, one of Governor West's wit
nesses at the time of the visit of Fern
Hobbs to Copperfield, appeared today
ae defendant in divorce proceedings.
Mrs. Fitch testified that Mr. Fitch
had left her destitute and that he had,
in the presence ot their children, ac
cused her of undue familiarity with
other men.
The Fitchs' son was said to have re
ceived liquor from Copperfield 6aloon
men. which was reported to Governor!
West.
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK!
WAR ISSUES AROUSE
SENATORS IN DEBATE
Belligerents on Both
Sides Accuser
gontrov:5j; heated
Hoke Smith Demands Embar
go Against Britain.
BORAH INDORSES STAND
Idahoan Willing to Take Responsi
bility, Not of Speech but Action.
Mississippian Says "Murder"
Merits First Attention.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Issues aris
ing from. the European war were dis
cussed without restraint in the Senate
today in the warmest debate on inter
national questions since Congress con
vened.
Great Britain's interference with
American trade was characterized as
'perpetual robbery," Germany was
branded as "guilty of murder;" plea:
were made for an embargo on muni
tions and foodstuffs to England
charges were made and denied that
British censors intercepted American
mail to take advantage of trade secrets.
Possibility of war to enforce Amer
ican rights did not escape attention,
but the suggestion of war was coun
terbalanced with appeal for calm de
liberation to await justice from cooler
heads after belligerents had recovered
from war madness.
Hoke Smith Proposes Embargo.
Debate was precipitated by Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, who delivered a long
prepared speech denouncing Great
Britain's course in holding up neutral
commerce, and particularly her inter
ference, with cotton shipments to Ger
many. He proposed an embargo
against England, who, he said, could
not continue the war without muni
tions from this country nor feeH her
people without food from the U. ited
States and other neutrals. His vigor
ous assaults on England's attitude
was - endorsed by Senator Borah,
Idaho, who said he was willing to take
responsibility- for "action, not speech
to protect American rights, but feared
embargo ' legislation could not be
passed by Congress.
From Senator Williams, the Georgia
Senator's utterances drew a stirring
reply, with a declaration he was not
willing to go to war for mere dollars,
nor to have the people of "Dixie1
placed in an attitude of holding, prop
erty on a plane with human life.
Williams Slakes Murder Charge.
Senator Williams said until the issue
of murdered American women and chil
dren on the high seas was settled he
could not nag the President of the
United States about property, nor to
attempt to force settlement for mone
tary loss of property from war-mad
dened people until he could appeal to
their calmer judgment when war had
ceased.
For several hours the Senate was
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FAMILY IS HELD
CAPTIVE BY YAQUIS
AMERICAN" ADMIRAL ENDEAV
ORING TO OBTAIN RELEASE.
Woman, 2 Daughters and 2 Sons
, Are Prisoners Mexican Au
thorities Preparing Campaign.
GUATMAS, Mexico, Jan. 20. (By
radio to San Diego. Cal.) Admiral
Cameron McR. Winslow, commander-in-chief
of the Pacific fleet, is making
every effort to secure the release from
Yaqui captivity of the family of John
Lehr, an American citizen, of Suaque
Grande, Sonora.
The Indians carried off Mrs. Lehr,
who is a Mexican, her two daughters,
aged 14 and 23, and her two boys, 5
and 7 years old, and have held them
captives since November 11. A son, 17,
was killed attempting to save his
mother and sisters. The Lehrs own
and were operating a 14,000-acre ranch
In the Upper Caqui Valley, about
miles northeast from here.
Troops continue to arrive here for
the campaign against the Indians.
The exact strength of the Taqul
force is not known, and the estimates
by those in authority here vary from
1500 to 4000. To prevent the Indians
from caching their arms and seeking
employment in the villages and outly
ing ranches, a census of all Yaquias
has been taken throughout the settle
ments, and the Covernor of Sonora has
issued a decree requiring all who em
ploy Indians to submit a monthly re
port snowing tne names of all em
ployed and the date of employment.
Failure to observe the edict is punish
able by imprisonment for one year.
HOUSE ON WAY TO BERLIN
Wilson's! Emissary Expected to Re
main Week in German Capital.
BERLIN, via London. Jan. 21. Lan
cer B. Winslow, secretary of the Amer
ican Legation at Berlin, leaves on Fri
day for Switzerland to meet Colonel
Edward M. House, President Wilson's
emissary, and escort him to Berlin.
Colonel House, it is expected, will re
main here about a week.
According to Mr. Winslow. Colonel
House is coming to Berlin merely to
transmit verbally President Wilson's
views and receive verbal report .from
Ambassador Gerard.
ELK SENT J0 COLORADO
Animals Bought by Citizens to Be
Turned Loose in Mountains.
BILLINGS, Mont., Jan. 20. One hun
dred selected elk from Yellowstone Na
tional Park went through here tonight
en route to Colorado Springs, Pueblo
and Idaho Springs, Colo., which raised
about $2500 by public subscription to
obtain them.
Fifty of the animals will be turned
loose on Pike's Peak and 25 each in the
mountains near Pueblo and Idaho
Springs.
Weather Twists Albany Car Track.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
As a result of the recent low tempera
ture and sudden changes, damage to
the extent of several hundred dollars
has been done to the brick pavement
along the Albany streetcar line. It
may be necessary to relay the entire
track because of the shrinking and
swelling resulting from the freeze.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 41
degrees; minimum, aeg-rees.
TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly winds. .
Mexico.
Villa captured. Page 1.
Family held captive by Yaaul Indians
American Admiral seeks their release.
rage l.
Villa's fall as rapid an his rise to fame.
Page 5.
War,
Kins of Greece says allies violated neu
trality, as did Germans in Belgium.
page z.
French troops glad to leave Serbia. Page 1.
Conscription bill passes committee stage in
commons, page l.
National.
Senators vigorously debate European war
Issues. Page J.
Brief of Portland lumber concerns points
out discrimination In railroad rates.
Page 4.
. i . Domestic.
Roosevelt says America is earning contempt
by Inaction wnile its people are being
slain, page 4.
Many lives lost in storms in California and
Arizona. . Page '1.
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle victims of liquor raid turn on
Sheriff Hodge. Page 1.
More than $40,000 distributed from forest
receipts among Oregon counties. Page 6.
Sport.
James John basketball team defeats Hill
Military Academy. 39 to 10. Page 12.
Walter Hammond, ex-Beaver, may go to
New Orleans, page vz.
Spokane boxers and wrestlers to compete
with Muitnomah Ciub athletes here to
night. Page 12.
Ice hockey season is now half over. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Sale of 3000 bales of Oregon hops is re
ported. Page 1.
Wool contracting prevented by high prices
asked by growers. page t.
Advance in ocean freights weakens wheat
at Chicago. Page If.
Wall-Btreet stocks weak, with specialties
leading in declines. Page 17.
Ice causes damage to three river steamers.
Pago 16. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Story of old Company I reaches former
member, . wounueo. vanauian oiticer.
Page 13.
Cops in band smile as letter week rolls on
In expectation oi Dig ucKei saie lor
bail. Page 9.
Part of exhibits from fair arrive at Cham
ber. Page 6.
Jitney law is put into force. Page 5.
Woman braves fire till call is answered.
Page 13.
Long file drops in letters to tourists.
Pare la.
Insurance agent recovers policy, but races
charge of tampering wun roans, rage id.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
Equality of common carriers is asserted In
action to lorce liquor ueucry. rage o.
School Boird authorizes employment of Mrs.!
11. L. Richards, page m.
SEATTLE ' VICTIMS'
TURN OH SHERIFF
Bondsmen May Be Sued
as Result of Raids.
OTHER OFFICIALS CALL HALT
Bob
Hodge Defies Governor
and Prosecutor.
POLICE TO PASS UP HOMES
District Attorney Lundiu Says Ho
Wants to Clean Vp Disreputable
Places and Does Not Want
Law Put Into Disrepute.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.)
Enraged millionaires, whose homes
were raided yesterday under the dry
law forbidding possession of more than
two quarts of spirituous liquors or 24
pints of malt drinks, today went after
the scalp of Sheriff Bob Hodge, threat
ening to oust the doughty "coal miner
of Newcastle," by attaching his official
status.
Mayor Hi Gill joined the forces of
Hodge's enemies by announcing he had
forbidden the police to raid any pri
vate homes, and Prosecutor Lundin,
generally considered a member of the
reform element and himself prominent
in King County Sunday school work
ers' circles, announced he would refuse
to issue any more informations for
raids on private homes.
Hodge la Defiant.
Hodge defies them all, asserting that
he Is going to enforce the law and
that these prosecutors and Mayors were
elected to enforce the initiative law
as it was and not to decide themselves
what sections of the people's mandate
should be obeyed.
Hodge declares if search warrants
are refused him by the Prosecuting At
torney's office, he will make arrests
and prosecute the cases himself.
Legal Battle Promised. -
Such are today's developments re
sulting from raids on the residences of
W. B. Boeing, The Highlands, presi
dent of the Greenwood Timber Com
pany and president of the Northwest
Aero Club, and D. E. Skinner, 725 Four
teenth avenue North, president of the
Skinner-Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation
and millionaire lumberman, in which
thousands of dollars' worth of liquor
was confiscated by deputy sheriffs.
Attorneys representing both of the
aggrieved citizens conferred today and
it is promised a hot legal battle will be .
started.
Bondsmen May Be Sued.
There also is possibility that civil
action may be brought against Sheriff ,
Hodge and his bondsmen, as the asser
tion is made that the fight, once begun,
no stone will be left unturned In an
effort to punish the Sheriff for what
yesterday's raid victims declare to be ,
illegal interference with their rights in
their homes.
Prosecuting Attorney Lundin, while
refusing to comment on yesterday's
raids, is firm in his declaration that
his office will not Issue further search
warrants for private homes on appli
cation of Sheriff Hodge.
Mr. Lundin Explains Stand.
Mr. Lundin says he wants to clean
up former saloons, hotels and blind
tigers, and doesn't want to get the law
into disrepute by invading homes. He ,
explains, however, as follows:
"The law leaves us little choice In
the matter, for if we refuse a com- t
plainant may go before any Justice of
the Peace or Superior Judge and de
mand a search warrant. I will, how
ever, put Hodge to that trouble"
Sheriff Isanea Deri.
Commenting on this statement, Mr.
Hodge says:
"I don't care what Prosecuting At
torney Lundin, Mayor Gill or Governor
Lister say about enforcing the dry
law. As chief executive officer of the
county of King, I recognize only the
provisions of the law and not instruc
tions from these worthies. I shall
continue to recognize' and investigate
any deputy's complaint that may come
to me, even if I am compelled to search
the homes of the rich and the exclusive
aristocratic clubs- I was informed thifi
morning that Lundin, Gill and Lister
had issued orders that no more resi
dences be entered. I'll take care of
that part of enforcing the law, and if
Lundin doesn't assist, I will swear out
the warrants and prosecute the cases '
myself.
Last Year's Work Cited.
There were. I am told, about 340
search warrants for liquor issued last
year directed against people In mod
erate circumstances. The Governor, the
Mayor or the Prosecuting Attorney
never felt called upon to interfere
until men of wealth and members of
exclusive social organizations arro
gated to themselves the rights denied
by law to the common people.
The poor man has not me means
to test out the law. The rich man
has. Now he will have his opportunity;
let him have the (Supreme Court settle
all contentions forever."
Grangers at Junction City.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) Seventy-five Grangers met in
Oddfellows Hall today for routine buxl-
ness. . P.. B. Coglon, county agricul
turist, and E. A. Keys, of the United
States Department of Agriculture, dis
cussed "Government farm burvey.
Out-of-town visitors were J. M. Uevers
and Walter Jones.
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