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VOLi. LVI. NO. 17,27G. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, ., 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. UNION PACIFICTRAIN HELD UP BY 1 MAN AMERICAN FORCE OF ROUT DEMOCRATS WIN 111 CHICAGO ELECTION PAY TAXES TODAY OR PAY INTEREST TRAIN WILL ENTER MARSHFIELD TODAY BEAVERS WIN FiRST; GUISTO BRIGHT STAR OVEIttiANO PASSKXGER ROBBED 5 3IILKS FROM CJIEVENJOi. noons to be open tilu 9 p. m. TO ACCOMMODATE CROWDS. PASSENGER SERVICE FROM. EC GENE TO BEGIN. SEWER FRAUD PROBE BECOMES HEATED Chief Inspector Tells of Cracks in Pipe. BANDITS Thirty of Enemy Slain in Surprise Attack. MANY HORSES ARE TAKEN Battle Much Similar to That at San Geronirno. VILLA IS NOT WITH BAND Brigands l'lco in. Disorder Before fcro Troopers of TentU Caval- ry -American Scouts Fired On at Bacliiniba. SAN GEROXIMO, Chihuahua, April 4. Via aeroplane to Colonia Dublan ani by wireless to Columbus. X. M.. April 4. Two hundred American cavalrymen under Colonel W. C. Brown, Tenth Cav alry, defeated an equal force of Vil listas in the second engagement of the campaign at Aguas Calientes, 30 miles north of Guerrero, on April 1. This report was made to General rershing today by two Mexican ranch men, who said that the Mexican forces lost 30 men and 40 horses, while the Americans suffered no casualties. Villa Not "With Band. Villa was not with the band, accord ing to the ranchmen, who asserted that the American troops believed at first they had encountered the bandit chief tain. An investigation showed that he had not been with the detachment. For hours the American cavalrymen followed Manuel Lopez,- one of Villa's lieutenants, and his bandits through tortuous winding canyons and almost Impassable trails of the mountains. Be lieving that they had eluded their pur suers the bandits relaxed their vigi lance and before they realized it they were confronted by the troops of the Tenth Cavalry. General Pershing's old regiment, which had been stationed near the town to intercept stray bands attempting to make their escape. Bandits Are Disorganized. . Only the most 'meager details of the ensuing engagement were brought here by the Mexican ranchmen, but in many respects it resembled that of a week ago at San Geronirno. Immediately the bandits realized the presence of Ameri can troops they began a hurried, disor ganized flight from their camp, some seizing their ponies and others trying to make their escape afoot. They went singly and in small parties, all firing at the American troops as they fled. None took time to aim, the ranchmen said, and as a result none of the bullets found a khaki-clad mark. Officers here are inclined to believe that if 30 bandits were killed in the running fight at least as many more were wounded. It was asserted also that because of the nature of the en gagement it is probable that some equipment supplies and prisoners may have been captured. The ranchmen told General Pershing that the Villistai were fleeing in scattered bands of three to five men before the negro cavalry men. American Scouts Fired On. Reports reaching here indicated that the force encountered by the American cavalrymen was the largest detach ment of the force defeated and scat tered at Guerrero a week ago today by Colonel Dodd's command. These troops were said to have been in the vicinity of Bachiniba Pass for several days. Two American scouts reported to General Pershing that they had been fired on by Villa outposts last Friday within the environs of Bachiniba and that they had returned the fire, but without result so far as they knew. Two troops of cavalry, sent to the town to intercept the Villistas, reached thera after the command had fled. SAX ANTONIO, April 4. The sec ond encounter -with one of Villa's scattered forces aroused deep in terest at General Funston's head quarters, where additional details were awaited eagerly, but the interest in the reports was not comparable to that displayed after the battle of San Ger onirno, when it was believed the cap ture of Villa himself was a question of hours. It was realized by Army of ficers that the effect of Colonel Brown's fight and of other minor en gagements that may occur is only in direct so far as the greater problem of catching Villa is concerned. Engagements of that character, it was said, may be expected now from time to time, and the running down or mc marauding banr- is essential to the safety of the American column, but it was indicated the only effects so far as Villa is concerned, will be to destroy the morale of his support Ing force and deprive him of a certain amount of strength. There are known to be other bands operating Jn that same part of Mexico, and a part of the American forces must remain to deal with thein while the other part pushes on in the pursuit of the f-'-r:tive chief. Entire Plan May Be Changed. The action south of Bachinava only served to stiffen the opinion of staff officers that if the punitive expedition is to complete its work a great many more troops must be sent into the country or the Mexican Central Rail road from Juarez to Chihuahua, and even through Chihuahua to points fur- (Concluded oa fag y. Column y.i, I'our Hundred and Fifty Dollars Obtained From Persona in One Coacli Posse in Pursuit. CHEYENNE, "Wyo.. April 4. Union Pacific Limited No. 1 was held up by a lone robber at Corlett Junction, five miles south of here, early tonight, ac cording to a report received here. Pas sengers were relieved of $4S0, it was said. The robber escaped. A faheriff's posse is hurrying to the scene. The robber appeared in the aisle of one of the Pullmans about 9 o'clock tonight shortly after the train had left Cheyenne. No one in the car appeared to know how the robber entered and attention was first called to his presence when he began to call for valuables from the passengers, flourishing a revolver to enforce his demands. After the man had collected about $t"i0 in cash he disappeared from the rear coach. Authorities at Cheyenne were noti fied and within a few minutes two automobiles with a Sheriff's posse were racing towards Corlett Junction. A deputy sheriff also started to the scene on a switch engine. In general, officials said, the robber answers the description of the man who within the last few weeks held up Union Pacific trains near Green River, Wyo., and Ogden, Utah. STANDARD OIL BOYCOTTED Pittsburg Auto Dealers Start Fight for Cheaper Gasoline. PITTSBURG, April 4. (Special. The Pittsburg Auto Dealers' Association has declared a boycott on the Standard Oil Company until the price of gasoline is lowered. All members have pledged themselves not to use gasoline from the Standard company. John J. Bell, president of the asso ciation, has written to the Council de manding that the Standard Company's contemplated move in installing nu merous small gasoline tanks for private consumers be prohibited by refusal to grant permits: The company is plan ning this move to combat the auto dealers. SOCIALISTS WIPED OUT Democrats Make Clean Sweep in Butte Municipal Election. BUTTE. Mont., April 4. Socialism ceased to be a factor in municipal pol itics in Butte when the Democrats, by a sweeping victory at . the polls, yes terday placed eight of their parly mem bers in the City Council, making that body solidly Democratic. Of a total of 6362 votes cast. 3639 were cast for Democratic candidates; 1829 for Socialists, and 801 for Re publicans, who had candidates In but four of the eight wards, and 92 were blanks. PAROLE REFUSED Y0UTSEY Accomplice in Goebel Assassination Loses Fight for Libert y. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 4. Parole was refused today by the State Board of Prison Commissioners to Henry Youtsey. convicted 16 yeara ago of conspiracy in the assassination of Gov ernor Goebel and sentenced to life im prisonment. Youtsey is the only person among the six accused of complicity in the assassination who is serving a prison term. The others either were acquit ted or received executive clemency. CIDER WITH 'KICK' PLUGGED Engene Grocer Stops Sale WJien Cus tomers Stagger; Suit Faced. EUGENE. Or.. April4. (Special.) Be cause his customers who purchased cider appeared to be intoxicated and came back for more, C. B. Bowman, grocer, of Noti, drove the plug back into the barrel and refused to make further sales or pay for the cider. As a result he is confronted by a suit for $40, the wholesale price of the cider. Mr. Bowman's defense is that the eider was not as represented and can not be sold legally in Oregon. BURTON WILL TOUR WEST Portland, Pendleton. Bel I Ingham and Spokane to Be Visited. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 4. Ex-Senator Burton, of Ohio, will leave on Friday for a swing through the West in the interest of his Presidential candidacy. On his way up the Pacific Coast he will speak in Portland. Pendleton, Bellingham and Spokane. No definite days have yet been ar ranged for these cities. NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED Badly Damaged German Torpedo Boat Is Seen Later. COPENHAGEN. April 4. via London, April 0. A naval engagement of some kind took place Monday in the Catte gat. according to dispatches received here from Kullen, Sweden. About noon, the dispatches say, a ter rific cannonade was heard from the sea and two hours later a. German tor pedo boat, badly damaged, was towed past Delsingborg. Fight on Thompson Di vides Republicans. COUNCIL IS ALMOST CAPTURED Suicide of Tuberculosis Expert Figures Strongly. ISSUES ARE PURELY LOCAL Mayor's Ambition to Enter Xational Committee Also Involved. AVonicn Fail to Support Own ' Sex on Opportunity. PRIXCIPAL RESULTS OF ELEC TIONS HELD YESTERDAY. Chicago Democrats carry 21 wards' for Aldermen; Mayor Thompson loses ground. Republicans make sweep In Kansas City. Social Democrat leads for Mayor of Milwaukee. Butte, Mont., retires all So cialists. Henry Ford leads Senator Smith as Republican choice for President in Michigan, but lead is being cut down. Muskogee, Okla., goes Demo cratic. Moline and Waukegan, 111., oust saloons; Bloomington and Lockport. formerly dry. go wet; women vote Moline dry and fem inine vote makes East Dubuque wet. North Platte, Neb., goes dry for first time. Baraga and Clare counties, Michigan, added to dry column. . CHICAGO. April 4. Democrats scored heavily in today's Aldermanic elections in the 35 wards of the city. A year ago the Democrats carried only seven wards and William H. Thompson," Republican. was elected Mayor by 147.477 majority. Today the Democrats carried 21 wards, the Socialists 1 and Republi cans but 13. There are J5 holdover Aldermen and. with the lineup revised to date, the Democrats came within four wards of wresting control of the City Council from their rivals. Anti-Thompson Faction Prevails. .. Of the Republicans elected only three bore the Thompson label. The others belonged to the anti-Thompson faction in the City Hall. Issues involved were local or purely political. Involved was Mayor Thomp son's ambition to succeed Roy O. West as Republican National committeeman. (Concluded on Page 5. Column 1.) HOLLAND If You Can't Stand in Line, Just .Mail Your Check for Required Amount Before Midnight. If you haven't paid the first install ment of your taxes yet, wake up! To day is your- last chance. Go to the Courthouse " and stand, in line for an hour or so, but pay your taxes or be prepared to pay 1 per cent a month interest on the first half, for it will be delinquent after today. The tax department on the first floor at, the north side of the Courthouse will be open until 9 o'clock; tonight to accommodate the crowds. You can't possibly spar ethe time to sand in line at the tax window? Then mail your check for the amount due, and mail it at the postoffice well before midnight No matter at what hour the letter may be mailed by you, the tax department will only accept without interest the money or checks bearing postmarks of April 5. The Portland Gas & Coke Company paid its taxes the first installment yesterday. The assessment amounted to 35.4S3.19. Taxes on the property of the William Ladd estate aleo were paid to the extent of the first half yesterday, totaling more than $55,000. Chief Deputy E. S. Huckabay. of the tax department, and four others have been on duty this week at the collec tion windows. RIOT N IRELAND REPORTED Berlin Hears Irreconeilablcs Made Trouble in Dublin. BERLIN. April 4. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) "It is reported from Amsterdam that on March 31 there was a meeting of the Sein Fein Society In Dublin to protest against expulsion of Irish leaders by the police," says the Overseas News Agency. "Rioting occurred, British officers and soldiers were insulted and an in spector of police was wounded. The police finally charged the crowd and dispersed it." CHECK WORTH $70,703,600 J. P. Morgan & Co. Draw Largest 4 Amount on Record. NEW YORK, April 4. A check for slightly, more than 170.703,600, said to by the largest ever drawn, passed through the New York Cle; ring-house today. It was made by J. P. Morgan & Co. on a local bank to the order of the Canadian government in payment of $75,000,000 par value 5 per cent bonds, recently purchased by a syndicate of bankers. WIRELESS SITE ACCEPTED Navy Department Sends Word to Marshfield on Radio Station. MARSHFIELD, Or.. April 4. (Spe cial.) The Navy Department, through Colonel E. H. Dodd. of Mare Island, has informed the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce the wireless site has been accepted and that the work will be started on the radio station about June 1. Plans and specifications are to be forwarded here and bids will be opened in Washington May 2. I'LL GUARD THIS GATE MYSELF, "HUSH-UP" METHOD Julu Inspectors Accuse Higher-Ups of Silencing Protests. JOB LOSS THREAT CHARGED Council Plans to Inspect Pine That Is Alleged to Ilave Been Cracked and Defective at Time It Was Laid in Montavilla Trunk. "We don't want any whitewashing proceedings," declared City Commis sioner Baker yesterday when the City Council took up the investigation of alleged fraud and collusion in connec tion with the Montavilla trunk sewer, built last year. The declaration suddenly stopped the wordy battle between Mayor Albee and Attorney Roger Sinnott over the right of Mr. Sinnott to ask questions of wit nesses at the investigation. The Mayor had admitted other out siders to ask questions and told Mr. Sinnott to sit down when he inter posed questions. Vitriolic Rebuke Given Mayor. This aroused Mr. Sinnott and he turned on the Mayor with a vitriolic rebuke. Mr. Baker went to Mr. Sin nott's rescue and he won his point. The bars then were dropped and the investigation was turned wide open. City inspectors, workmen and oth ers reiterated the statements they made last week before George W. Caldwell, of the Municipal Civil Service Board, that condemned and defective pipe was used in the sewer and that there was a mysterious hushing up of employes and workmen both by the city and the contractor, William LInd, when they talked about the aewer pipe defects. The hearing lasted all day and was far from finished. It was continued until Thursday morning- when others who had to do with the work-will be placed on the stand and quizzed. Coonrll Plans to Visit Srntr. The hearing probably will take sev eral days, inasmuch as it is planned by the Council to make a trip through at least part of the big sewer where Inspectors say they can point out the defects in the form of cracks. Sitting with the Council in the investigation is a committee of the Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Civil En gineers. The committee comprises J. P. Newell, George C. 'Mason and J. C. Stanard. At the outset Commissioner DIeck had City Attorney LaRoche and Chief Deputy City Attorney Tomllnson on hand to quiz the witnesses. William Deveny had the privilege of asking questions in behalf of residents of Montavilla. The hearing was progressing nicely (Concluded on Page 9. Column 2.) GENTLEMEN. Mail to Bo Carried From Inaugu ration or Schedule Celebra tion to Be Held in July. EUGENE. Or., April 4. (Special.) Passenger service between Eugene and Marshfield will be inaugurated over the Willamette-Pacific Railroad tomorrow with, one train each, way daily. Postmaster E. L. Campbell, of Eu gene, announced today that mail service over the new railroad will also begin tomorrow. This mail service has been brought about as the result of an ex ception by the Postoffice Department which, it is said, rarely enters into a contract with a railroad to carry mail before its actual completion. The letter mail has been going by stage from Roseburg to Marshfield, from Drain to Gardiner and from Eu gene to Florence; the second-class mail has been going by boat from Portland to Marshfield. There will be no celebration in con nection with the completion of the rail road at either end of the line tomorrow. Such an event on an elaborate scale is being planned for a date in July, when the Umpqua bridge will be completed. ZEPPELINS REPEAT RAID Attack Made Near Yarmouth, but British Deny Damage. BERLIN. April 4. (By wireless to Sayville. N. Y.) Another Zeppelin raid on the British coast was made on Mon day night, the Admiralty announced today. The fortifications near Yar mouth were attacked and the airships returned safely. The statement fol lows: "On the night of April 3-4. German naval airships attacked the southeast coast of England and threw explosive bombs on the fortifications near Great Yarmouth. Although they were shelled, the airships returned safely." LONDON. April 4. Zeppelins raided the British coast Monday night. No casualties are reported and no material damage was done. CHINESE NEWSIS STOLEN Opposition Papers Detected by False Report of Official's Death. SAN FRANCISCO. April 4. Reports emanating from Chinese sources here to the effect that the Governor of Can ton had been assassinated were said today to have come from a journalistic hoax. . Two Chinese papers, according to the tale, found their cablegrams were be ing used by opposition sheets. They agreed to have a cable sent to their address from Hongkong announcing the decease of the Canton official. It appeared exclusively in other papers, whereupon the conspirators discharged their messenger boy and proclaimed what they had done. Married Men to Aid Recruiter. LONDON. April 4 The Earl of Derby has approved a suggestion placed before him by a deputation from the National Union of Attested Married Men. that the members of the uniorl or ganize themselves in the country in committees to assist local recruiting officers in tracing single men and help ing to se-jure the services of such men for the army. . INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53 degrees; minimum, 4-4 decrees. TODAY'S Fair, westerly winds. Mexico, American troopers rout Mexican bandits. kill SO. Patre 1. Villa's escape due to mistake by Colonel Dodd's guide. Page 1. War. Powerful German attack near Verdun re pulsed. Page 4. Chancellor McKenna bases budget esti mate on another full year of war Page 4. Foreign. Hardships of Anarctic explorers described. Page S, National. Fate of volunteer provision in Army bill in doubt. Page 5. Demand made for Jail sentences instead of fines for meat packers. Page y. lomettic. Pitched battle and SOO arrests features of Kansas City election. Page 3. West Virginia strong for Burton for Presi dent. Page Lone robber holds up Union Pacific Over Jand Lami ted. Page J. Dcmocrat3 gain In Chicago, owing to fight on Thompson. Pago 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 6, San Francisco 4; Salt Lake 7. Oakland 4; Los Angeles 5, Vernon 'J. Page 1. Chicago Giants drub Oregon, 11 to 0. Page 14. O'Connell and Vance defer choice of ref eree. Page 15, Louis Guisto regarded as find of baseball world. Pago 15. Pacific Northwest. Dismissal of Mr. Cantine asked for by Statu Engineer. Page 6. Governor considering honor system. Page 6. "Brown farm near Olympia, is one of West's agricultural show places. Page 7. Train enters Marshfield today. Page 1. MrsL Marcclla Clark loses slander caso on appeal Page IS. Commercial and Marine. Europe does not refipond to wheat advances in American markets. Page 19. Wall street stock fluctuations due to manip ulation. Page la. Fie ex manager is investigating Portland Im ports. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Last chance today to pay taxes without in terest. Page 1. Women's Political Science Club again Lits rocks. page 12. Pendleton chooses candidate for Rose Fes tival queen. Page 11.- - Spokane rate case to be heard April 4. Page 8. E. G. Crawford elected president of Lum bermen's National Bank. Page '20. Mayor loses wordy battle in Council's aewer fraud probe. Fage 1. School girls' hat display is attractive. Page IS. Oregon apple growers urged to Join in Koderal plan. Page I. Oils from if an Diego are oi exhibition. Page S. Weather report, data and lor ecu tit. Pase JLU, Recruit Hits Home Run and Two-Bagger. PORTLAND BEATS SEALS, 64 "Busher's" Mighty Swats Cause Woe to 1 6,000 Fans. HIGG ADDS TO HIS LAURELS Veteran, Deprived of Chance at tlencr, tJoes in 'With Score 1-1 Against Him. Stops Hitting and Is Keturned Victor. Pai-ifie t'oant League Standing. w. i.. m.i w. i.. p t. Portland. .. 1 l l.nort'San Fran... O 1 .nun Salt I.uk.. 1 O !.Ofvnaklanl 0 1 .no.i L. Ansclea. 1 l l.OOOi Vernon 0 1 .fH" Ye&terda.v Results. At Pan Francifco Portland 6, tan Fran Cisco 4, At Unit I.akf Salt Lake 7. Oakland 4. At I. os Angeles Los Angelca o. Vernon BY ROSCOF. FAWCETT. SAX FRANCISCO. April 4. (.Special.) Jumping straight into the roast beef of the story. Portland defeated Pan Francisco, 6 to 4, in the opening tilt of the 1016 Pacific Coast League sca?"n this afternoon with approximately 13. 000 fans inside the palisades. Ixuis Guisto, the St. Mary's College youngster who broke into his first biij league game at first base for Portland, furnished fodder for nearly enough eN-c-itement to out-Villa Villa, Guisto made good for his press agents. lla protruded from today's box score like Jess Willard at a Japanese tea party. t.uiitto Starts Fireworks. Guisto's portion of the brilliant Tort land victory consisted of knocking; a, home run on his first trip at bat, a. two-bagger later on in the game, start ins the rally that brought Portland out from behind in the seventh Inning, be sides walking once and performing brilliantly at flint base. All this, too, from a mere "busher." Guisto's home run must have been taken from one of Burton iStandish'a justly famous classics. It ha "Frank Merriwell'" stamped all over it. As the 200-pound youngster stepped out to faco Bill Steen with the score a tense 0-0 in the second inning and every eye fixed upon him, a couple of his erst while chums from the college across the bay waddled out into view bearing between them a huge floral piece. Maybe it was "gates ajar" or "rest in unction" that is mere detail. Mighty Swat Horrifies Fans. The point is that the big Italian boy acknowledged the gift with a happy smile, nodded for the next bat ter. Gus Fisher, to carry the flowers to the bench for him. and then, as Bill Steen wound up and sent the glob ule whizzing- toward the home plat ter. Guisto hurled his mighty shoulders into action and cracked the first pitched ball on a dead lir.e into the left-field bleachers high and dry over the heads of the horrified throng bivouacked on the turf between the left fielder and the high board wall. It was a home run, with trimming. It paved the way for Steen's ulti mate retirement without question of m doubt. Steen and Noyes were the opposing twirlers. Oddly, in former days, thesa two big right-handers toiled for the very clubs against which their cunning was directed this afternoon. It mat tered little. Today's affair was tinc tured neither with memories nor mag. nanimity. 3koys nana Into Swatfest. Noyes lasted only until midway in the third inning. He was ahead, and had not allowed a safe hit until lhe third, when Bill Steen strode up and belted a two-bagger into the center field crowd. Fitzgerald's rather flukey single over second, a single into right by Autrey, which Bill Speas threw over Guisto's head in a valiant effort to flaar him, followed by Schaller's two-baggi r to right, greased the skids under Mr. Winfield Noyes, late of Kearney, Neb. Irve Higginbotham was hustled out into the picture by Boss McCredie, and this bit of managerial wisdom was largely responsible for the ultimate win. Higginbotham stopped the fusillade as suddenly as It had begun. Downs' sacrifice fly to Southworth enabled Schaller to score with the fourth tally of this eventful inning and after that the Seal batting would have put a wild turkey to sleep. Hiss's Honors Manifold. Higginbotham entered the game with the score practically 4-1 against nun and he walked to the showerbaths about one hour later a four-time win ner for Portland in opening engage ments. Possibly the big Teuton felt somewhat humiliated when McCredie did not honor him with the opening assignment again this Spring after his wonderful prowesses of the past. Possibly but what more crowning glory could come to any athlete than that, achieved by big Hiss this fourth day of April. Anno Domini. 191C? Higginbotham. besides pitching bril liant ball, assisted notably in the bom bardment that drove Steen from the mound in the seventh inning under an avalanche of five tallies. This Is on of Higg's old tricks. He helped n his own game at L.os Angelas last sea son by wielding a dangerous bludgeon. Guisto begun the seventh inning bat kCuncludcvi uu l'ic 14. Column l.j