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VOL. LVI.-XO. 17.2G1. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 191C. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICANS ARE SO MILES INTO MEXICO $40,000 A DAY IS COST OF PURSUIT IMS INTEREST III GRANT LANDS LARGE ASTORIA WILL HAVE $300,000 SHIPYARD SEATTLE CONCERN ACQUIRES FRONTAGE OF 1200 FEET. PORTLAND VIEW OF RATE DISPUTE GIVEN INDIANA MOOSE GET ONLY 7567 VOTES BRITAIN POTS BAH m m luxuries AKMY OFFICERS GIVE FfGl'KES OX VILLA CAMPAIGN. FAIRBANKS POLLS 17 6,178 TO 1 CO, 423 FOR WILSON. .IS" Carranza Forbids En try Into City. CAMP OUTSIDE IS PERMITTED Garrison Commander atCasas Grandes Gets Orders. OUTLAWS BURN BRIDGE Tension Between Nations at El Paso and Juarez Increases Children - on Mexican Side Throw Mud on Passing Americans. E.L. PASO, Tex., March 17. American troops will reach Casas Grandes at midnight tonight. General Gabriel Ga vira announced at Juarez late today. Casas Grandes is a little more than 60 miles from the point where Colonel Goorge A. Dodd's columns entered Mexico, so that the Americans have been moving more than 30 rrfSles a day. General Gavira announced that he had a telegram that a courier from the Americans already had reached Casas Grandes, announcing that the United States troops might be expected about midnight. 'The General said he had telegraphed Lieutenant - Colonel Refugio S. Davila, in command of the Constitutionalist garrison at Casas Grandes, not to permit the Americans to occupy that city. Occupation of Cities Forbidden. His instructions from General Car ranza, said General Gavira. did not give him authority to let American troops .occupy a city. It would be con trary to General Carranza's orders, he said. "Would your instructions present the Americans from passing by Casas Grandes?" General Gavira was asked. "No." Would they forbid the Americans to camp outside the city?" was asked. "No," the General replied, "but they are not to occupy the city." "Under those instructions," he was sfked, "would it be permissible for them to march through the streets of Casas Grandes?" "No," the General replied. Outlaw Burn Bridge. Simultaneously with the news of the whereabouts of the American column came the news that Villa's followers had burned a railroad bridge on the Northwestern Railroad of Mexico, be tween Summit and San Pedro, Chihua hua. The burned hridge is directly in the line of 'advance of the main expedi tionary force, which started from Co lumbus and would strike the railroad at Guzeman, 40 miles north 'if Corrali tos. It was close to the latter place that the bandits are said to have mur dered five Mexican ranchers on Sun day and to have driven off their horses. Arrivals from Columbus today re ported intense activity at the American military base. They said fresh troops were being sent forward across "the border both night and day, and that one aeroplane had already joined the forces in Mexico. Seven other aircraft are flying over the border continually in Bcouting expeditions. Peons May Support Villa. With the practical certainty that, the American soldiers had at last reached the Villa territory, the questions of absorbing interest on the border are how many men has Villa and will he fight or run. Americans from the Casas Grandes region assert that the peons there are certain to support Villa, partly through his system of ter rorism and partly through the glamor of his reputation as a warrior. The Carranza officials here and in Juarez insist that Villa has disbanded whatever men he had with him and will not offer to fight, but will rely for safety on his knowledge of the almost inaccessible mountains of the Sierra Madre. which he knows by heart. Americans who know Villa and the country in which he has taken refug. are equally confident that he will at tmpt to check his pursuers by i guerilla campaign. Trnolon on Border Increased. The tension between the two nation at this point on the border was notice ably sharper today, as far as Juarez was concerned. Few Americans vis ited Juarez today, and those few re turned with word of a decidedly hostile attitude shown toward them by the nr....! .11 C -1 11.II. In some instances the children in the streets threw mud at passing Ameri cans and shouted insults after them. Customs officials on the American side of the international bridge reported that they had heard scattered shots fired in Juarez the past two nights, but were unable to ascertain the cause of the shooting. COLUMNS SOON TO DIVIDE Pershin? Nearly Ready to Begin Systematic Search. SAN ANTONIO, March 17. Calcula tions about Army headquarters here today indicated that General Pershing soon will be in position to re-divide bis forces and from near the heirt of the region, where Villa has beeil op erating begin a systematic search for him. Official reports to General Funs- Concluded on Fage 4, Column 2.) Carranza Officials Hope American Soldiers Will Not Be Called On to Garrison Cities. EL, PASO, Tex., March 17. The Unit ed States' pursuit of Villa, under pres ent arrangements, is costing the Gov ernment $40,000 a day, according to estimates made here today by Army officers. Carranza oficials. it was learned to day, have been discussing with some concern whether American troops dur ing the Villa pursuit would have to occupy any Mexican cities and the ef fect of such occupation on Mexican public sentiment. The Carranza offi cers have frankly expressed the hope that the garrisoning of the cities can be left to their own troops. The American Army's choice of the Chihuahua desert as its place of entry precludes for the present such a prob lem as city garrison duty. WATER PURIFIERS ORDERED Precautions Taken Against Disease in Mexican Campaign. NEW YORK, March 17. Orders were received by the United States depot .quartermaster here today for 125 water purifiers to equip the American troops in their campaign against Villa in Mexico. The purifiers are intended to prevent the spread of disease which might follow the drinking of unsteril ized water from pools or rivers. They are canvas-covered rubber bags, each with a capacity of 20 gallons. When the water is dipped from pools and placed in the bags purifying chemi cals are added, and after 10 minutes the water can be drunk without dan ger, it is asserted. This system Is not effective against poisoned water. CHILD LABOR BILL DISLIKED Representatives of Mothers Say Some Training Is Valuable. WASHINGTON, March 17. Mrs. A. A. Birney, secretary of the National Mothers' Congress, and Miss Mary A. Garrett, of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court and Probation Association, today opposed the Keating-Owen child labor bill before the Senate Interstate Com merce Commission. The Mothers' Congress, the committee told, was composed of 100,000 mothers who were becoming more convinced that any cast Iron rule applied to child labor was a mistake, and that a moder ate vocational training in various in dustries was a good thing for the chil dren. HEN LAYS .1000 EGGS Oregon Fowl Breaks World's Rec ord in Agricultural College Test.v OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE. Corvallis, March 17. (Special.) "Ore gona," a White Leghorn hen at the Agricultural College, has laid her thou sandth egg. "This," said Professor Dryden, "is the greatest long distance trap-nest record known to the world." At the end of her fifth year the hen had laid 987 eggs. She has now laid, at the beginning of her sixth year, the 13 necessary to make her a 1000 egg hen. Formerly it was believed the domestic hen could lay 600 eggs and no more in her lifetime. LINN VETERANS ARE READY Men Who Know Spanish Language Could Be Mobilized if Needed. ALBANY, Or., March 17. (Special.) Frank C. Stellmacher, past department commander of the United Spanish War Veterans of Oregon, announced today that he could raise a company of 100 veterans in this vicinity if they were needed. The Albany post has a membership of about 50 and the veterans of Cor vallis, Lebanon, Brownsville, Toledo, Philomath. Newport and Alsea have sent word they are ready for service. Mr. Stellmacher -says all these men are familiar with the Spanish language. STOLEN BILL USED IN SPAIN Ninth of 20 Gold Notes for $10,000 Each, Taken in 1912, Reappears. NEW YORK, March 17. A United States Government $10,000 gold note, one of 20 of the same denomination stolen from, the mall in September, 1912. on the way to New York from Havana, Cuba, was received today by a bank in this city, from the American Bank of Madrid, Spain. It was the ninth of the stolen notes to reappear since the theft. As the notes appear they are given to the in surance company which paid insurance covering the amount of the theft. MEXICANS STAB AMERICAN Fight Follows Attempt to Stop Hos tile Speech in Spanish. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., March 17. John Lightburn was stabbed and prob ably fatally wounded in an anti-American outbreak late today at Point Isa bel, Tex., 23 miles below here on the Gulf Coast. He attempted to stop a Mexican who was making an anti-American speech in Spanish and sustained his wounds in a resulting fight. Officers stopped be outbreak. One Mexican was ar rested. Point Isabel was reported quiet tonight. Tract Worth $150,000 Held for Debt. LETTER TELLS OF TRANSFER Sum Due From Smith Lumber Company Is $63,000. TESTIMONY IS SOUGHT Man Who Represented Wilson in Mexico to Be Called On to Ex plain Why He Wanted Vali dating Provision Included. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 17. John Lind, or Min nesota, who was President Wilson's personal envoy to Mexico during the Huerta administration, was ehown to day to have a much heavier Interest in the Oregon & California grant lands than heretofore had been supposed, and after baring several important facts the sub-committee which is redrafting the land grant bill voted to summon Mr. Lind to Washington to explain fully bis connection with the transac tion. It is expected he will be heard Tuesday. Representative Kent, of California, who previously sought to ?how that C. A. Smith had no Interest in the Attorney-General's amendment confirm ing outstanding executory contracts, appeared today and read a second tele gram from his son-in-law, G. S. Arnold, who is now land attorney for C. A Smith. A previous telegram from Arnold said that Mr. Smith had no in terest whatever in that amendment. The message read today said that Mr. Smith had transferred to Mr. Lind his interest in between 5000 and 7000 acres of Oregon & California' lands in satis faction of Mr. Lind's claim against the C. A. Smith Lumber Company, amount ing to 163,000. Letters Establish ConnrtiOD. The sub-committee thought it more essential than ever to clear up Lind's connection with the Attorney-General's amendment and Representative Len root, of Wisconsin, with whom Mr. Lind recently conferred, then produced a let ter from Mr. Lind saying his interest was explained in a letter he had writ ten Senator Chamberlain. This latter letter Lenroot also read. InN it Mr. Lind said that Mr. Smith owed him a large sum of money and had trans ferred to him a tract of Oregon & California land as security. The trus tees of the C. A. Smith Lumber Com pany, he said, knew all about the trans action, and he further said that the transfer was on record in Oregon. On top of this S. W. Williams, of the Department of Justice, informed the sub-committee that Mr. Lind had con ferred with the Department of Justice with reference to the amendment now in dispute, and admitted further that the amendment had been suggested by Mr. Lind and was intended to protect his interests, as ,well as the interest (Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) I THE SACRIFICE. J I ' Ck 1 . U i " - i J 4 , t , ......... Ground Will Be Broken Monday for Ways Completed Plant Is to Employ -100 Men. ASTORIA, Or., March 17. With the acquisition of 1200 feet of frontage on Young's Bay, at the foot of Seventh street in this city, the 3, A. McEachern Company, of Seattle and Astoria, today completed final details that will give Astoria a $300,000 shipbuilding concern with expansion unlimited. Ground will be broken for the ways Monday. t , W. W. Clark, vice-president, who built the battleship Nebraska for Moran Bros., now with the Seattle Construc tion & Drydock Company, will be manager. Soundings have been made and show that deep water . fronts the . property with & deep channel to the main chan nel entrance. The concern will employ 400 men when the plant opens. The firm is low bidder on barges for the Alaska Railway Commission, and has other bids In for vessels. Timber can be secured close at hand. Local capital is interested in the en terprise. The capacity of the yards as to wooden vessels will be unlimited. . BRIDGE RULES ARE ISSUED Jockeying for Place and Getting Out of Line Forbidden. Vehicles crossing Portland bridges will go sinstle file and there will be no jockeying Io places, if the rules adopted by the Board of County Com missioners yesterday, as follows, are observed: "It is to be understood that all traffic shall pass over the bridges in single file in double columns; that all slow going vehicles shall pass on the right hand of the bridges and their ap proaches; fast-moving rehicles shall keep to the center and there shall be no diverging from the lines when once taken. In no case shall a vehicle pass to the left of a streetcar while on the approaches of the bridges." BANDS NOT SENT TO FRONT Musicians Regarded as Useless Ap pendage and Kept on Border. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 17. There will be no music for the soldiers at either General Pershing's or Colonel Dodd's commands to enjoy while on the march or in camp. Not a single regimental band has been taken with the expedition. This is because it was desired not to handicap the expedition with any useless appendage, not because the ab sence of martial music was expected to aid in secrecy regarding troop movements. SLIDE KILLS 1; HURTS TWO University Students at Salt Lake Caught While at Play. . SALT LAKE CITY, March 17. Vin cent Winter, 17 years old, was instant ly killed and two other students of the Latter-Day Saints University were in jured by a fall of earth and sand here today. Students and members of the faculty were gathering material for the tennis courts of the university when the'acci dent happened. cu v: StratesHs? Is Dec. !cu Factor. FRANK H. RANSOM ON STAND Alleged- Inconsistencies in De mands Explained. EARLY DECISION UNLIKELY Effort of J. G". Wilson to Read Into Record Opinions of 3Ir. Teal on Value of River in Rate making Results in Tilt. Portland lumber manufacturers in sist that their position at the termini of four great transcontinental railroads, at the foot of a water grade from the Interior and in the center of an active industrial and commercial community entitles them to an advantage in freight rates over rival districts not so favor ably situated. This is the substance of the conten tions made before Edgar Watklns. ex aminer attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission, yesterday by Frank H. Ransom, manager of the Eastern & Western Lumber Company, of Portland. Allefced Inconsistencies Explained. Mr. Ransom apparently was the spokesman for all the other large mills operating in Portland, which are seek ing a restoration of the two and one half cent preferential rate to Southern Idaho and Northern Utah. As he was conducted through a series of ques tions by James G. Wilson, attorney for the Portland lumbermen. Mr. Ransom explained away the alleged Inconsist ency of the Portland mills in demand ing a parity with the Willamette Val ley mills on California shipments and a preferential rate over the Valley mills on Southern Idaho and Nortnern Utah business. Mr. Ransom natural advantages Justify the attitude of the Portland lumbermen in both instances. J. N. Teal, counsel for the Valley mills, could not shake him from this contention. Rebuttal Evidence Given. Mr. Ransom was introduced as a re buttal witness and presumably for the purpose of counteracfing the testimony given on Thursday by A. C. Dixon, man ager for the Booth-Kelly Lumber Com pany, who presented the views of the Valley shippers. He declared that the Portland mills have had no undue advantage over the Valley mills or over the mills of Grays Harbor and Puget Sound, even under a 2-cent favorable differential, which existed prior to October 11 last year. He said that the Valley mills, by reason of lower operating costs, were able to absorb the differential and to continue in competition with the Port land manufacturers. Mr. Ransom admitted that the group (Concluded on Page 7. Column 2.) Progressive Candidate for Nomina tion" for Senate Leads Party Ticket in Hopeless Race. INDIANAPOLIS. March 17. Fewer than S0O0 votes were polled by the Progressives throughout Indiana in the primary of March 7. according to fig ures contained in the report of the of cial canvassing board, made public to day. James B. Wilson, who was pro posed for the Progressive nomination for the United States Senate, received 7567, the highest number cast for any Progressive' candidate. President Wilson received a total of 160,423 votes, -which was the highest number announced for any candidate on the Democratic ticket. Charles W. Fairbanks, candidate for the Republican, nomination for the Presidency, polled a total of 176.178. 30,000,000 FEET IN ORDER Great Northern Railroad Will Build Snowsheds in Cascades. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 17. The Great Northern Railroad announced today that it Would purchase immedi ately 30.000,000 feet of lumber to be used in the construction of new snow sheds to protect its line across the Cascade Mountains from snowslides. The lumber will cost between S300.- 000 and $ 100.000, and will be one of the largest orders placed in the North west in recent years. STUDENTS STRIKE FOR DAY Iowa Engineers Refuse to Study on St. Patrick's and See Shows. AMES, la.. March 17. Engineering students at Iowa State College went on a strike today in honor of St. Patrick's day. They held ceremonies this morn ing at the college and "rushed" down town picture theaters in the afternoon No interference was attempted by local authorities and no Injuries were reported. PEACE RUMOR IS REVIVED Turkish Diplomat Said to Be Seeking Sena rate Compact. LONDON, March 17. -.The Rome cor respondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company sends the following: A message from Berne says that Naby Bey, cx-Turkish Ambassador at Rome, is reported to be endeavoring to negotiate a separate peace for Turkey with the allies." , MR. WILSON WEARS GREEN Necktie and Sprig of Shamrock Are Gifts of John Redmond. WASHINGTON, March 17. President Wilson celebrated St. Patrick's day to day by wearing a green necktie and a sprig of shamrock.. Boili were sent him by John Red mond. the Irish. Nationalist leader in the British Parliament. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, &S aeffrees; minimum, 4 degrees. TODAY'S f'air; northerly winds. Mexico. American troops HO miles Into Mexico;' entry into city 01 casas uranaes to be refused by Carranza general. Page 1. Pursuit of Vtila costing United States $40,000 a aay. rage i. Fifty thousand dollars reward reported of fered tor Villa, Page 4. Wmr. Britain to make drastic order against lm portation of luxuries. Page 1. Carolyn Wilson says Germany is looking to c nina lor trade after war. Pajce 6. German treasury secretary asks for more taxes. Page 6. Officers of Dutch liner insist she -was tor pedoed. Page 8. Von Tirpf tz' retirement not to change Ger man submarine policy. page 6. National Only one voice raised in House against Array bill. Page 2. Admiral Benson urges big Navy-yard at San Francisco. Page 2. Secretary Daniels charged with holding Navy back two years. Page 2. John I-ind found to have large Interest In Oregon & California lands. Page 1. Domestic. Ex-President Taft is St. Patrick Day speaker. Page a. Inneses fear lynching In Georgia. Page S. Sport. Beavers beat St. Mary's College 6 to 3 In first gamof season. Page 25. Aggies will wrestle Washington State to night. Pajfe 14. Wil lard -Moran tickets already bring in $100,000. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Eugene students eager to form guard compa nies. Page 7. Klamath murder defendant relates home stead dispute. Page 3. Astoria to have new $300,000 shipyard. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Flour prices reduced, owing to decline In wheat. Page 10. Peace talk causes sharp drop In wheat at Chicago. Page 10. Manipulation In Wall-street stocks con tinues. Page 19. Eastern mills turn down new business which they cannot handle. Page 19. Portland's lumber boom makes great de mand for carriers. Page 18. Columbia River gets naval black eye from Secretary Daniels. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. School officers elect today. Page 11. Irish pay honor to pation saint in church and at celebrations. Page 7- Abolition of privately-owned employment agencies proposed. Page 18. Hotel men propose abolishment of State Welfare Commission. Page 8. R. K. Strahorn urges rait project before Realty Board. Page S. Commissioner Daly's auto street cleaners fail to make good. Page 8. $2r.orx damage suit against moral sinad Is thrown out of court. Page '20. Portland lumber rate hearing concluded. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. Drastic Order Coming to Relieve Shipping. IMPORTS TO BE RESTRICTED Autos, Cutlery, Fancy Goods ' and Soap Included. FRUITS TO COME LATER Every Vekel Under Brili?.)! I-'la: Now Under Government Control and All Cargo Space Saved for Necessities. LONDON, March 17. A f ar-reachins order in council, which will totally pro hibit Importation into the United King dom of a large number of articles which come under the general headins of luxuries, w ill he issued by the Brit ish government at an early date. Among the things which will he placed under the ban will be automo biles for private use, musical instru ments, cutlery of all kinds, hardware, yarns, chinaware, fancy goods and soaps. The order will apply equally to all countries, including the British dominions and colonies. Tonnage Needed for Necessities. This forecast of the coming order in council was giver to the Associated Press today by Walter Ruhciman. president of the Board of Trade. Mr. Runciman admitted that articles in addition to those named would be placed on the list of prohibited im ports. He declared it was absolutely necessary to limit the shipment of bulky luxuries to provide room on ships for necessaries. "But please remember." said Mr. Runciman, "that the issuance of this order is forced on the country not ss a matter of policy, but entirely be cause of shortage in tonnage. . "We want exports from the United States; we want your wheat, cotton and meat, and we need other things which we cannot get if the space aboard vessels id taken up with luxuries. All Ships Xow Controlled. "Kverything possible is being d- no to relieve the shortage in ships. Every ship flying the British flag is now con trolled by the government. Immense numbers of them have been requisi tioned. Others are subject . to direc tion by way of license. Whether it will be necessary to requisition more vessels I cannot say, but for my part 1 hope that this will not be done." Mr. Runciman said the Importation of some fresh fruits probably would be prohibited later, but he pointed out that this would affect the United States only .slightly. Turning from the matter of imports to the general indus trial situation in the British Isles, Mr. Runciman said there never had been greater activity in the larger indus tries, that wages were higher than ever before, and that the percentage of unemployment never had been so small in the history of the country. . Unemployment Almost Unknown. "In all the larger industries," Mr. Runciman continued, "there has never beer greater activity, but the bulk of the output, of course, is for war pur poses. The only trades relatively quiet are the building, linen and some of the luxury producing trades, but even in these there is little unemployment, the working people either having se cured other employment or gone into the army. Tie amount of short time is comparatie!y small. The propor tion of unemployment in the trades unions at the present is about one half of 1 per cent. In normal times it is about 5 per cent, and in time of peace it has scarcely ever fallen below 2 per cent; The same condition pre vails in the nonunion trades. 'Those who have .joined the forces have been replaced by young people, men beyond the military age and large numbers of women. Longer hours are being worked in nearly all the trades, and it is estimated that this overtime represents an increase of 4 per cent in the number of persons employed. A few firms have had to shut down but among the active firms only 7 per cent of their machinery was idle dur ing the war. This is a better record than for peace times. Wages Generally Increased. "Because of the heavy demand for labor and the higher cost of living, wages have increased since the out break of the war, and nearly all classes of workers are receiving more money. About 5,500.000 people have received raises, and the Increase in wages has been roughly 1,000.000 a week. Be sides this, many of the- people have been transferred to the better-paying munitions industries. Labor, on the whole, in spite of one or two notable exceptions, has been reasonable in it.-j demands since the war began. One influence which contributed to this has been the limitation of profits in indus tries employed in the manufacture and transportation of munitions. "Women who have taken the places of men in various trades are doing amazingly good work. It is estimated that the number of women who have been substituted for men in the metal trade is 77,000, in the leather trades 14,000 and in the miscellaneous trades 274,000. Besides these many'are in the. government employ, an increasingly (.Concluded on. page 6 Column 2.)