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TIIE MOItXTNG OREGONTAN. SATURDAY APRILi 13, 101G. EDERAL f J URATE REDSKIN SCOUTS AID EXPEDITION IN PURSUIT OF VILLA. EFFORTS TO AGREE ON PURSUIT TOLD Store Opens , - Store Closes at 8:30 A. M. .Erfetlf at 5:30 P'"M Saturdays Saturdays Phone: - - Phone: j MarshaUSOSO , The Most in Value, the Best in Quality A 2112 I PLANT IS ADOPTED Senate Vote's, 43 to 22, for $15,000,000 Appropriation to Develop Power. Carranza's Proposal, Lan sing's Counter-Suggestions, Given Out in Mexico.' i i r . . . i ' i- :: : hf ..::. ....... . , COMMITTEE IS IGNORED Chamber lain and Two Other Demo crats Oppose Amendment, Seven Republicans Favor It Mili- , tia Provision Pending. WASHINGTON". April 14. Champions of a Government hydro-electric plant to produce nitrate for the manufac ture of war munitions and fertilizer Avon their fight in the Senate today toy inserting an amendment proposing- an appropriation of J15.000JOO for that purpose into the Chamberlain Armv increase bill. The vote was 43 to -'2. This action disposed of the second big contest over the Senate substitute for the House Army bill. It was taken in spite of the contentions of the mili tary committee that an Army reorgan ization measure was no place for water power legislation. A nitrate water power section in the House bill was de feated when the Hay bill wjs under consideration in the House, so that final determination of the issue must await action by the conference committee of the two houses. 9ir,OflO,0OO Expenditure Authorized. l odaj- s action was based on an Amendment by Senator Smith, of South Carolina. It would provide for sale of 1'anama Canal bonds by the Government for raising tho required 115.000.000, and the President would be authorized to designate not more than five water power sites to make them available for power plants to manufacture nitrates. Products of these plants, to be operated exclusively by the Government, not needed for manufacture of munitions of war, could be disposed of and sold by the Secretary of War for the manufac ture of fertilizer and "other useful products." Three Democrats. Senators Chamber lain, chairman of the military commit tee; Johnson of Maine and Hardwick, voted against the amendment, while feven Republicans. Senators Clapp, Gronna, Kenyon, LaFollette, McCumber, Norris and Polndexter joined with the majority in supporting it. Militia Oath Debated. Over the objection of the military committee, an amendment by Senator Pomerene giving military rank to mem bers of the dental corps was adopted. Senator Wadsworth urged adoption of his amendment to require officers and enlisted men on entering the National Guard to take an oath to obey the or ders both of the President and the Gov ernor of their state. He said the amend ment would strengthen the proposed Federalization of the National Guard by making tho officers and men Fed eral soldiers from the moment of en listment instead of only in time of war. Senator Chamberlain was willing to ac cept the amendment but considerable opposition developed among Southern Senators. On a rollcall for the proposal tho vote was 23 to 22, less than a quorum, and the Senate recessed. BOGUS 0PUJM RELEASED Customs Authorities Kid Themselves I of Perplexing Problem. SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 Cus toms authorities here washed their hands of a "white elephant" today when orders were received from Washington to release 12,000 tons of glucose which they seized on a Japanese steamer last December as opium. The alleged pseudo drug will be reshipped from here April 25 to its original destina tion. Callao, Peru, on the steamer Anyo Jla ru. When they found the glucose, the customs inspectors valuing the ship ment, which came from Hongkong, at $800,000, thought they had unearthed a gigantic drug-smuggling plot. BEER IS DUMPED INTO BAY (Continued From First Page.) seized by deputies in a raid on the drugstore Wednesday. This stock, five truck loads of it. has all been removed to the jail. Chief of Police Beckingham asserts he wants to co-operate with Mr. Lundin in putting an end to the illicit sale of liquor and has asked him how far the police and detectives may go in fer . retlng out the blind pigs. Chief Beckingham today ordered De tective Captain Tennant to put every available detective on the Job to clean up the bootleggers. He also ordered Sergeant Smart to report hereafter to Captain Willard, whom he has transferred from George town to headquarters, instead of Cap tain Stuart, to whom he has given a t0-day leave of absence. Captain Wil lard Is an old friend of Chief Becking ham's. in whom he has the utmost confidence. ' High Knight Templar Is Visitor. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 14. (Spe cial.) Lewis G. Clarke, grand com mander of Oregon Knights Templar, was here today on an official visit to the local commander-. A luncheon was tendered Mr. Clarke tonight at the Masonic Hall. After his arrival this morning from The Dalles Mr. Clarke was taken on a tour of the "orchard district. LL-AN Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. - X - I- - - & v ) ' ' ' ' - V " ' f -i : . ! - s, - t $ t 'ifA'S ' i . - ff - y ' : . y- ztC: v j . 1 1 .m j ) ' rhoto by Underwood. i;S-KI-BEX-DO. one of the number of redskin scouts who ar coinir This is Es-ki-ben-do, to neip tne expeditionary force capture Villa. Stramre-lookinc- fellows thev are. but regular soldiers, and proud of it as any in the Army. They are dressed in olive drab, the regular Army costume of the American soldier, b.ut neither rules nor officers could make them give up their eagle feathers, which sprouted incongruously from the regulation Army wide-brimmed hats of tho Apaches. The Indian in the photograph is the only one who gave up his feathers in compliance with the request of the officers. They are most ly squat, rawboned, powerful-looking fellows, the color of 'a well-used saddle ; their . unaccustomed clothing bunching on them like sacks, some of them with long, black hair falling down on their shoulders. They arc all some where between 50 and 70 years old. CITY IS DEFENDANT Infringement Suit Started on Account of Flushers. MR. DALY'S FIGURES WRONG Commissioner Kotified of Danger of Iiegal Entanglement in Buy ing Machines, Acocrding to Agent of Plaintiff Concern. The city of Portland yesterday was made defendant in a suit filed in the United states District Court by the Sanitary-Street Flushing Machine Com pany or St. Louis, Mo. It is alleged by the Missouri corporation that the street flushers. recently purchased by Commissioner Daly for municipal use, are an infringement upon a patent that is now in the possession of the plain tiff. Ten days are given the city of Portland to answer. - Beside praying for a judgment for costs and damages that the holder of tho patent declares has been sustained through the use of the Portland flush ers, the plaintiff also asks for a temporary injunction against the use of the flushers pending the outcome of the suit. According to C. W. Hodson, secretary of the Hodson-Fecnaughty Company, Portland agents. Commissioner Daly was apprised of the fact before the purchase erf the two machines from the Locomobile Company that his pur chase would be an infringement upon the patent held by the Sanitary Street Flushing Machine Company. It is de clared that any machine that delivers water from the tank to the street at an angle of 20 degrees or under is an infringement on the plaintiff's rights. The angle at which the water is de livered by the city's machines has been measured by George Scoggin, a Port land engineer, and affidavits have been made by Mr. Scoggin that the angle ranges between 3 and 12 degrees. The machines purchased by Commis sioner Daly were ordered last Novem ber for delivery in December. The bid of the Locomobile Company was ac cepted because it was the only com pany that promised a 30-day delivery. Tne bid of the locomobile Company was one of the highest, $11,000 being the price of tho two street flushers. The machines were delivered within 30 days after the bid was accepted, and then came the deep sncAv and they lay idle for some time. When the machines were purchased both Mr. Daly and the city's purchas ing agent were told that if the bid of the Locomobile Company was accepted an injunction would be probable, de clares Mr. Hodson. The flushers were purchased nevertheless, and Commis sioner Daly promised that the use of one machine would equal the work ac complished by 42 horses and 24 men. It has been discovered, however, that the work of one machine has meant only the saving of eight horses, less the cost of the maintenance of the trucks. PROFESSORS FOB ALLIES l.MVEHSITY OK MICHIGAN' REGENTS TO INVESTIGATE. IIIUlllMIIIIIIIHIilllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlUlu 1 PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL 1 1916 QUEEN CONTEST E Good for One Vote Void After Wednesday, April 19, 1916 Name , Organization E This coupon will count one vote when properly filled out and sent to Portland Rose Festival Contest Department, 337 Northwestern National Bank Building. Coupons must be E neatly trimmed and put in package with number of votes E E written on top. Alain 1430. E IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH Educators Declare Their Action Was I'rraonal, but Member of Congress Declares It Unneutral. DP;TR0IT, April 14. Frank B. Leland. of Detroit, one of the regents of the university of Michigan, said today that the board of regents probably would investigate alleged activities of Michi gan professors who have been charged with making unneutral statements regarding powers involved in the European war. Dispatches from Washington ' todav said that Representative Cramton, of Micnisan, nan protested against the action of 14 Michigan professors who. it is charged. signed a memorial declaring their sympathy for the entente allies and criticising Germany's war methods. AN'N" ARBOR. Mich.. April 14. Pro fessors of the VniverBfty of lichigan, whose names were attached to the me morial which expressed sympathy for the cause of the entente allies, said to day that their action was personal and was not Intended to invblve the university. It is understood that the memorial signed by prominent persons from various sections of the United States and addressed to the people of the entente nations was to have been published in the United States and abroad broadcast on April 17. CITIZENSHIP IS DENIED Seattle Judge Kules Austrian Re servist False to Own Country. SEATTLE. Wash., April 14. Citizen ship was denied today to Fred Langer, an Austrian, who took out his first pa pers in November, 1910, and reported to the Austrian Consulate last August as . reservist. Langer explained that he registered merely to save an inheritance in Aus tria, but Superior Judge Smith ruled that "a man false to his own govern ment might be expected to be false to his now government if tempted." - CARRANZA SETS A LIMIT (Continued From First Paje.) ness. Reports of troop movements among the Carranza garrisons as noted by his observers' continue to reach Washington for the information of the general staff. . MANY LIMITS ARE DEFINED First CJiier AVould Require Puni tive Expedition to Leave in. Five nays and Not to Advance Above 60 Kilometers. MEXICO CITY. April 14. Neftali Am ador. sub-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, gave out today a statement reviewing the negotiations between Alexico ana the United States on the subject of reciprocal expeditions across the bound' arv In rvursuit of bandits. The first proposal, made by Carranza on March 18. contained, the following articles: 1. Regular troops of either nation may cross boundary between the Rio Colorado and Piedras Negras when closely pursuing evil-doers. 2. Agreement subject to specinc con ditions. 3. Rccinrocal passage to bo made only in unpopulated regions, meaning those at least 10 kilometers irora any military camp or town. 4. Only in exceptional cases can pur suit be carried to points nearer than foregoing; such exceptional cases to be situations difficult of access. 5. Commander crossing line must promptly notify nearest official of coun try entered. I.lnilt of 60 Kilometers Made. 6. Pursuit to. be limited to zone of 60 kilometers on either side, pursuers to remain no longer than necessary. 7. Missing. 8. Limit of 1000 men in number of forces: limit of five days in time, ex cept in unusual cases. 9. None but cavalry permitted, but troops may carry machine guns. 10. Commanders to agree on code for mutual recognition. 11. Towns or camps never to be oc cupied. 12. Overt acts by expeditionaries to be punished by own governments. 13. Frivate property to be sacred. 14. Missing. 15. Agreement to continue one year, unless terminated on two months' no tice. Counter-Proposal Jm Made. The United States made these coun ter-proposals: 1. It is agreed regular forces of the republics may cross border in pursuit of escaping bandits. 2. Reciprocal passage limited to com. paratiyely uninhabited territory. J. Commander of pursuers to notify nearest official of district entered. 4. Government of country entered promises to co-operate in pursuit and summary execution of bandits. 5. Pursuers will return at once after punishing the band it is pursuing. When it has failed to do so, in no case will the pursuing party establish itself or remain longer than the time neces sary to accomplish its mission. 6. Towns not to be occupied under any pretext. 7. All abuses by pursuing force to be punished by own government. 8. In case of abuses by inhabitant! of country against pursuing forces. government of country in which abuse? are committed, will be solely responsible. 9. Agreement to continue in effect until terminated on two months" notice. Mexico Suggests Addition. The Mexican government on March. 25 suggested this addition: "No pursuit can be begun after thre days have elapsed from the time of the commission of the crime unless the of fenders have remained for that length of time in the territory where the crime was committed." On April 5 the Washington Govern ment sent another note agreeing to the proposition that only 60 kilometers of the border line be considered in the agreement and that the pursuing force would not remain in foreign territory more than IB days without a special agreement. The new note also agreed that no pursuit would begin after a period of three days had elapsed eince tho commission of the raid. To this wa8 added a special request that the expedition now in Mexico be considered a special case. The Mexican government refused to give its consent to this request and in turn demanded the recall of the Amer ican troors. SCHOOL FARCES CLEVER Mount Tabor Crowded, for Enter tainment by Farent-Teachcrs. An audience that filled the assembly hall of the Mount Tabor School, East Sixtieth street, to its capacity last night "attended the clever entertain ment given by tire Parent-Teachers As sociation. "Mrs. Biggs' Bargain Day" ami "Spreading the News" were the two farces rendered. In the first were Assistant Citv Su perintendent Grout, George Walter Hol- comn and Mrs. J. A. Haak. Others tak- ng part were: Mrs. A. C. Miller. Bei) Goodhart, Margaret Addis, Mrs. S. E llolcomb. Mrs. W. Boulette. Mrs. W. E. Chase, Mrs. F. E. Starback, Mrs. F. Snipe. Mrs. J. lioarkc and the cus tomers. "Spreading the News" was nresented by J. Cormack. Mrs. W. Shamway, Mrs. T. Graham. J. A. Eastman. Mrs. S. K. Finch, Mrs. E. F. Pierce, Mrs. S. K. Holromb, F. Vail. T. Graham and Dr. A. W. Botkin. Miss Nina Greathouse wa-s director. Walter Graham ren derrod violin selections. The performance will be renenieH in. night. BIG WATER MAIN BURSTS Flood Maroons Pedestrians and En dangers Power Sub-Station. The bursting of a 24-inch water main at First and Jefferson streets about 7:30 o'clock last night flooded the streets in that vicinity and the water ran into the Jefferson sub-station of the Portland Railway, Light & Power station to such depth that a fire en gine was called to pump out the build ing. " Water ran on the adjacent streets to such depth that pedestrians were ma rooned on curbings. The water rose to within a few inch es of high-voltage wires. One 11,000 volt wire was covered with water, but did no damage because of heavy insulation. Standard Oil Inereases Wages. NEW YORK. April 14. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey announced here today that, beginning April 17, wage3 of employes in all its refineries will be increased from 5 to 10 per cent. It was explained that the increase is voluntary. Don't JTa.il to Attend the Season's Crowning" CORSET SALE! 79c The Celebrated R- & G. Corsets in fancy coutils and batistes in pastel blues and white -all fash ionable models for stout and average figures. Regular $1.50 and $2.00 lines. This sale only at, pair. . '. The perfect fitting and splen did wearing qualities of the celebrated R. & G. Corsets are so well and favorably known that words from us as to their unusual merits are unnecessary that they are greatly underpriced is the winning feature of this sale. You have choice from models with heavy front steel and reinforced "-?r boning and waist for S stout figures; also S straight-line models for the average fig ure; in fact, all the season s styles and .n : . rri guaranteed R. & G. Corsets that sell regularly at $1.50 and $2 pair, P7Q. on sale at.. .. JC LOT 2 R. & G. Corsets in fancy and white coutil, shown in all popular models and sizes. Ji CQ Values to $2.50 at, pair ipX.OI LOT 3 R. & G. Corsets in 25 fashionable models, and the best materials; guaranteed djl QQ lines to $3.50, at, pair iJlI0 HIP About Half for Women's FINE SILK UNION SUITS Shown in low neck, sleeveless styles, dJO I Q in knee length, all sizes $4 grade. . . An unusual saving opportunity for those who would purchase fine Silk Union Suits at about one-half real worth. They are high-grade gar ments of perfect fit. and seasonable weight. They come in low neck, sleeveless styles, knee length and in all sizes. Union Suits regu larly sold at ?4. This Sale at Sale of Women's Vests 39c 50c and 65c Lines Fine Lisle and Cotton Vests in several styles, with pretty crochet yoke; all sizes in lines reg ularly sold at 50c and (35c, priced for OQ This Sale at Oi7C 31.25 Silk Hose for 59c A great bargain in Women's pure Ingrain Black Silk Hose, made with reinforced lisle heel, sole, toe and welt top to insure additional wear. Q Regular $1.25 grade. This Sale ,JJC $2.19 m n m Women's Coats In Spring Styles At $5.95 Fashionable Coats in wide-wale corduroy in white, Copenhagen blue, rose and green. Also popular models in shepherd checks CjC QC unexcelled values at Saturday Drug Sundry Specials! FOR ONE DAY ONLY 25c large Bath Soap and Rubber Wash Cloth 10c Wild Rose Glycerine Soap for ' . . -70 Creme Oil Soap, special Saturday, 3 for 25 15c box Toilet Soap, box 10c 25c large bars Castile Soap. .23 25c Williams Shaving Sticks. 200 25c Toilet Cream 19 25c Almond Cream 190 35c Cashmere Bouquet Soap, box 690- 50c Pompeian Massage Cream for 320 25c Vanity Fair Cold Cream 150 25c Pond's Vanishing Cream 180 25c Wh. Pine Cough Syrup.. 200 25cAsperin Tablets 200 25cFrostilla s 190 50c Robertine 390 50c Perfume, assorted odors, ounce 3o0 $1.50 Sleep Meter Alarm Clocks for $1.00 $1 guaranteed Alarm Clocks. 690 $2.50 large Eight-Day Alarm Clocks $1.89 H n n B n IIBBI1DBIIKIBBBI GOOD WISHES GIVEN Hiram Johnson Writes Letter to "United Republicans." PARTY UNION HOPED FOR Governor HimsscIC Says He Will Be Progressive While Party Lasts, or Vntll There Is Joint Ac tion in Convention. SAN FRANCISCO April 14. Gov ernor Johnson In an open letter written to a group of BO-called "United Re publicans," Bays that he himself will remain a Progressive as longr as that party lasts or "until there shall be what every man who follows passing events looks forward to Joint action upon common Rround of the Progres sive and Republican parties at their National conventions In Juno." He elves his good wishes, however, to the endeavors of the "United Re publican candidates." who say their purpose is the unification of the Re publican party "as a party of progross, and as such entitled to the support of that great majority of citizens of Cali fornia, who desire the reunion of our forces." The Governor closes his letter by saying: "You very aptly say that the purpose of your candidacy and the design of your ticket are to assist in makings the Republican party a party of progress and not of reaction nationally: and in California, to preserve the political and social advance which has been made in the past five years under the present administration. "In the very broadest spirit, I most heartily commend your purposes, thus expressed. Your movement is designed to bring Republicans and Progressives together nationally behind a nominee of the character that both Republicans nd Progressives can, consistently with their principles, support. I welcome your advent in this political party and I wish you, within your party, an over whelming success." LIFETIME EQUITY IS PLAN Artists" League of America Begins Move to Protect Painters. NKW YORK. April 14. The Artists' League of America has bejun a move ment to arouse the interests of organi zations of artists in the enactment of a. law giving artists a lifetime equity in their paintmgs. This would pro tect painters whose works greatly in crease in value in their lifetime. The idea was suggested because of the experience of Ralph A. Blakelock, one of whose paintings recently was sold to the Toledo. O.. museum for $20, 000. Blakelock sold it 20 years ago for $50. For 16 years he has been, an inmate of sanitariums and asylums. A similar movement was started in France, but was discontinued when the war began. SUPPLIES CAST INTO SEA Munitions Worth $60,000 Jettisoned to Save Stcamcfc Idc Maru. i HONOLULU. April 14. War supplies including powder, cartridges and ma chinery weighing 123 tons and valued at $60,000. were thrown overboard from the Japanese steamer Ide Marti, which arrived here April 12 under jury rud der, it was learned today. Tho cargo was Jettisoned to lighten tho disabled ship forward during a gale. The total value of the Tde Maru's cargo was estimated at $5.000,000kThe vessel's stay here for repairs. ivVas announced today, involves a loss to the charterers of $2000 a day. She must comply with the conditions of the sea man's act before a clearance will be granted her. The authorities are taking every pre caution to guard tho vessel against possible harm from enemy tples. SUICIDE THEORY IS DENIED Family of Jerry O'Brien Assert Death Due to Accident. Not denying that the death of Jerry O'Brien might have been caused indi rectly by the larga amount of pure grain alcohol he had consumed after purchases from the University Dru? Company, 6S4 Lombard street, relatives yesterday protested that the self-inflicted gunshot wound was accidental and not made with suicidal intent. O'Brien shot and killed himself in the presence of his family at his home. 201 Olympia street, Wednesday. He was unloading a revolver that he had loaded some nights before because of reports of a prowler in the neighbor hood. One of the cartridges stuck in the chambers of the revolver and was discharged. INSTALLMENTS TO BE PAID City to Adopt Xew Plan on Payments After May 1. The policy of accepting interest on bonded street assessments and letting installments run will be discontinued by the ctiy May 1. The City Council yestervjay adopted a recommendation of City Treasurer Adam s that property owners b required to pay Installments and interest in full when due. City Treasurer Adams says It is im perative that the city get in. money due from property owners on street as sessments because of tho necessity, within a short time, of redeeming a large number of bonds issued on the strength of the property owners' bond ed liens. Hulton's Offer Rejected. SALEM. Or.. April 14. (Special.) Governor Withycombe today refused to accept the suggestion of R. P. Hutton. superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, that he name City Attorneys throughout the state as special prose cutors to aid in enforcing the prohibi tion law. The executive advised Hut ton that the present legal machinery was sufficient in his belief. OFFICER TALKS ON BATTLE Lit.-utciiuiit Itowc Gives Military Lecture at Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 14. I Spe cial.) Lieutenant Guy I. Rowe, of the Twenty-first Infantry, tonight gave a lecture on "Combat, or Battle" in the Rex Theater. This is one of a series of lectures leading up to the estab lishment of a iiummer camp hero lor military instruction of residents of the Pacific Northwest. It is hoped to hold the camp here for three weeks, some time between July 1 and September 1. The Knights of Columbus orchestra tonight furnished music for the event and moving pictures of "What Uncle Sarn Is Doing" were shown. A substitute for Imported ediblo eoiatln Is maflff In tho Philippine n from peawrtvl. Ml ($2900.-$3300 JL r.O.B. PORTLAND f Fact IsTb. 33 "ONLY A STEAM TURBINE" can be compared to the flow of power in a Packard Twin Six. Six power im pulses for each revolution of crank shaft. FRANK C. RIGGS COMPANY Cornell Road. 23d and Washington St I-.'-Tr: 1--,,yt;--.':r--?'.3.-v' TTvwr w-wTwarwacwr w.-r 1 C yMH Inn iWrnnnJ .1111! i i. -- - ... I I it," iii it i 11 If Try It for Plain Toast. 1 1 i Try It for Plain Toast, French Toast. Sand wiehea or Ordinary Tabi. U.o. ORDER A LOAF FROM YOUR GROCER TODAY I "Baked by Frans" At U U. S. Bakery EL lltb and FUader LlaWI J