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PORTLAND OKEGOX, 3IOXDAY, APRIL. 12, 1020
' PRICE FIVE CENTS
PORTLAND STRIKE
APPEARS ON Ulllli
Switchmen Reported to
Be Deserting Walkout.
JAPANESE SEIZE RAIL
LINE FROM RUSSIANS
CREEL CHARGED
'OTHER WOMAN' SAYS
SOCIETY SPLIT SHONTS
BALTIMORE-PORTLAND
LINE IS ANNOUNCED
WOOD HAS 68 OUT
OF 444 DELEGATES
SPRING BURSTS BONDS
AS 'OLD SOL' BEAMSi
SOPJORA SEIZES
FEDERAL OFFICES
All Mexican Government
Property Taken.
WITH NEWS Ap
RKPOUT SAYS ENTIRE LEtiTH
OF CSSUKI ROAD CAPIl'RED.
$1,000,000 AL1E.AT10. SLIT
BEFEDAXT FILES ANSWF.lt.
MONTHLY FREIGHT SERVICE
TO I1E WESTBOUND ONLV.
HIGHWAYS. OUT OF PORTLAND
FILLED BY MOTORISTS.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC IS RESUMED
Companies' Ultimatum for
Return to Be Enforced.
UNION MEETING IS HELD
Joint Sc&aion of Loyal and Rc
bclious I'aclions Considers
"cxl Steps lo Take.
. . .
SIMMAHY OK STRIKE CO.
IlTIOS. The strike of insurgent switch
men yesterday was marked by:
The decision of 600 yardmen
at Chicago to return to work
today, breaking strike at point
where it originated. Freight
embargoes lifted.
Defections from ranks of
strikers reported everywhere.
Large sections of country, no
tably New Kngland, southeast
ern, northwestern and moun
tain states, virtually unaffected
by walkout.
Kears of food famine in New
York allayed by arrival of sup
plies. New Jersey traffic hampered
by strike of everal thousand
men.
Seven hundred switchmen at
Milwaukee vote not to return to
work.
Two hundred and fifty strike
at Wellsvlllo, Ohio.
Afore quit in Pittsburg region.
Kive hundred abandon jobs at
Peoria, III. i
Cleveland blast and steel mills
begin laying off men.
Kvidences yesterday were plentiful
to sustain the belief that the switch
men's strike in Portland terminal
railroad yards, which has haKsd local
freight operations almost entirely for
three days past, was beyond its crest
and was shrinking steadily.
Krelght movement increased yes
terday, when all lines reported the re
sumption of shipments from the'r
terminals, and, in some instances, the
return of striking switchmen to their
jobs. Approximately 16 men have de
serted the illegal strike, it was said,
ten returning to the O.-W. R. & X.
company and six to the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle yards.
Switchmen Hold Meeting.
Late last night the switchmen, both
strikers and those who remained at
work, were in session in Albina, in
their union hall, to determine wheth
er the strike should continue. ' The
assembly was called by. W.-J. Babe,
deputy vice-president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, who is in
Portland as an emissary lor the res
toration of order among the switch
men, and to persuade them to ac
quiesce in the demands of their union
officials and end the unofficial strike.
At no time has the passenger serv
ice been seriously hampered by the
strike. Trains from the Northern Pa
cific terminal yards. Union station,
left and arrived on schedule time yes
terday, with four full crews working.
The switchmen constituting these
crews are men who have been long
in the service of the company and who
declined to Join the rebel unionists.
Switching Work Simplified.
Passenger trains arriving at Union
station are backed across the rivet
and turned on the "Y" when it is time
for them to make the return trip.
Once reversed in this simplified fash
ion, without the aid of the customary
switching crews, a new engine is
coupled on and the train backs into
the station again for departure on
schedule.
The Southern Pacific mustered one
yard crew at Brooklyn yards yester
tiay three switchmen and a foreman
and worked to such effect that
three freight trains were moved last
night, ending the tie-up in the
Southern Pacific yards.
Ultimatum to Be Enforced.
The men on the new crew were un
employed switchmen who . answered
an advertisement calling for strike
breakers. Company officials said that
the ultimatum against strikers, which
went into effect Saturday, will be
rigorously enforced and that none of
the rebel unionists will be reinstated.
AH yesterday morning the O. W. R.
& N. company, in its Albina yards,
had five switch engines working, with
complete crews. During the afternoon
ehift, however, only one crew was at
work, company officials saying that
this was sufficient to take care of th
business while connections with othei
lines remained inadequate.
At Umatilla, according to the O. TV,
It. & N. dispatcher, where the night
ehift 6truck early yesterday, the
ewitchmen have all reported back for
work. But at The Dalles, by late re
ports, the entire yard crew was still
t out on tstrike.
Two switch engines, with full com
plcments of men, were at work yes
iCoat.uacii o 1'aje Cpiuma S )
American General Declares Sibe
rian Question Will Adjust Itself
When Invaders Leave.
HONOLULU, T. H., April 11. (By
the Associated Press.) Japanese
troops have captured the entire
length of the Ussurl .railroad from
Vladivostok to Khabarovsk.
This was indicated in a cablegram
from Tokio received today by Shinpo,
a Japanese language newspaper here.
MANILA, P. I., April 9. (Delayed.)
The Russian situation will adjust
itself when the Japanese leave Siberia,
it was declared here today by Brigadier-General
William S. Graves, com
mander in chief of the American ex
peditionary forces' which recently
evacuated Siberia and are stationed
here.
"The majority of people in Siberia
are bolshevists," said General Graves.
"They are working for peace and the
good of the country and in my opin
ion they are trying to be fair and just
to the people. I estimate that 98 per
cent are bolsheviki.
"The anti-bolsheviki do not want
the Japanese to leave, because of the
immense concessions granted them
by the crown before the Russian deb
acle, .and which they would lose only
for the presence of the Japanese
forces."
SUICIDE PREVENTED TWICE
San Diego Prisoner, Held for Se
attle, Fails in Two Attempts.
SAN DIKGp, Cal., April 1 1. A sec
ond attempt to take his life was made
by Andrew Huirt at the county hos
pital here last night, Huirt being un
successful in attempting to cut the
arteries in his wrist, according to hos
pital officials.
The man, wanted in Seattle in con
nection with the disappearance of a
woman, was a patient at the institu
tion following his first unsuccessful
attempt at suicide soon after reaching
here yesterday. Huirt, who was said
to have lived under several names.
was brought here Saturday by Los
Angeles officers. Huirt had informed
them that he could furnish evidence
here which would disprove any ac
cusation against him.
Huirt was able to be taken to Los
Angeles today and left in custody of
two deputy sheriffs of Los Angeles
county.
APRIL "OLD OREGON" OUT
Alumni Quarterly Gives "Mucli
Space to Mil la Re Bill.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, April 11. (Special.) "Old Ore
gon." the quarterly magazine issued
by and for the alumni of the Univer
sity of Oregon, is just off the press
tor April, this numoe- is devoted in
considerable measure to the cam
paign for the passage of the higher
educational relief bill. The 4S pages
of the magazine are bound in light
green paper printed in dark green
ink and bearing in lemon yellow the
seal of the university as the cover
ornament.
Two editorials on the millage bill.
one of them by Homer D..AngeIl, 1900,
president of the alumni association.
and a signed article by . President
Campbell on state-wide university
day, urging work for the pending
measure, are contained in the issue.
Miss Charlie R. Kenton, '16, is edi
tor ,nad Miss Jeannette CalV-.ins, '18, is
advertising manager of the publi
cation. MEXICO VOICES PROTEST
Invasion . Charge Made Against
V. S. Naval Detachment.
EL PASO, Tex., April 11. The
Mexican government has formally
protested and requested an explana
tion from the United States for. the
invasion of Mexican territory by
American warships, Mt was an
nounced here Saturday at the Mexican
consulate.
The Mexican authorities, it was
said, charge that the submarine H-l
and four other submarines entered
Magdalena bay in Lower California
without permission, and that, after
anchoring, sailors went ashore and
pitched tents. A Mexican officer,
who demanded to know the reason
for the landing, was said to have been
informed by an American officer that
they were hunting game and that
immediately after they returned to
their ships tle submarines would
leave.
The answer 6f the American offi
cer is not taken as true by the Mex
ican government, it was said.
NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD
j
4 00 Miles Covered in Four Hours
and One Minute.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 11. Records
for the longest non-stop flight on the
Pacific coast were broken yesterday.
it was officially announced here to
day, when Lieutenant F. D. Hackett
flew from Mather field, Sacramento,
to Ream field in a DeHaviland U. S.-9
plane in four hours and one minute.
A new record was also established
in the length of time the flight was
made, this being the shortest time
recorded in covering the air line dis
tance between the two fields, 490
miles.
ALLEGED' SLAYERS FREED
Man and Wire Accused of Killing
Mrs. Hilda Xearaj.
DEADWOOD, S. D., April 11. Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Searle today were
acquitted of charges of killing Mrs.
Hilda Neamy, whose body was found
in the furnace of her home in Lead,
S. r., last January.
Mrs. Neamy was - Mrs. Scarles'
mother.
Printing Core- .ttee Files
Scathing Report.
LEGAL ACTION RECOMMENDED
Clique Used Bulletin
Propaganda, Charge.
for
FUND MISUSE ALLEGED
Work of. Ring F.xtcnds
Amaroc Xcws Assert
Even
Mem-
bers of Congress.
WASH1NGTO.V, April 11. (By the
Associated Press.) Legal proceedings
by the government against George
Creel, former chairman of the com
mittee on public information; Roger
W. Babson of Wellesley Hills, Mass.,
and others concerned in the transfer
of the committee's war publication.
the Official Bulletin, to Babson arc
recommended in a report made public
today by Senator Smoot, republican.
Utah, chairman,' and Representative
Kicss, republican, Pennsylvania, vice
chairman of the joint congressional
printing committee.
The report charges that Babson ob
tained the Bulletin in March, 1919, by
"secret connivance" with Creel and
others, "without the government re
ceiving a cent in compensation,' and
urges that suit be brought to obtain
"just compensation" for the govern
ment. Numerous abuses in government
publications, including army and navy
and other war service journals, are
charged in the report. Many of these
publications, it says, were used for
propaganda favorable to the league
of nations, the liquor interests and
officers In charge. Advertisements,
the report asserted, included "get-rich-quick"
oil speculations and polit
ical propaganda improper in govern
ment publications.
Funds Abutted Js Allegation.
Another alleged abuse-of - govern
ment funds charsed by the report was
printing of 30,144,362 copies of
speeches of federal officials at an ex
pense of 1442,798 to the government.
Paper consumed totaled 1,451,000
pounds.
The report says the committee un
der its power to supervise govern
ment printing investigated 266 jour
nals, magazines and periodicals and
discontinued 111 at a saving of Jl,
200.000 annually. Eight army and
navy newspapers and magazines were
suppressed at a saving of $400,000.
"This has been done," the report
states, "without a single protest from
any man in the ranks, chiefly in
whose interests it has been urged
the publications were printed. The
(Concluded on Page Column 1.)
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Late Head of New York Transit
Company Also Declared Opposed
to Duke's Wedding Daughter.
NEW YORK, April 11. Mrs. Aman
da Thomas, defendant in a suit for
$1,000,000 for alleged alienation of the
affections of Theodore P. Shonts, late
head of the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit company, 1 filed an amended an
swer to the suit late yesterday.
She produced documentary evi
dence, purporting to show Mr. and
Mrs.' Shonts executed a private sepa
ration agreement in 1917. The an
swer alleged the quarrel between Mr.
Shonts and his wife, who brought the
suit against Mrs. Thomas, residuary
legatee under Mr. Shonts' will, arose
out of the marriage of Mary Theodora
Shonts, youngest daughter of the
traction magnate, to the Duke de
Chaulne of France.
In a letter alleged to have been
written to his daughters in Paris, in
troduced in the answer, Mr. Shonts
accused his wife of "blackmailing
methods' and "a systematic campaign
of villification and slander, a cam
paign of lies too ltfw and vile for de
cent people to repeat." He also at
tacked Mrs. Shonts' social ambitions
as "of a character not in keeping with
the ideals of a plain citizen of the
United States." He declared his
aversion to "foreign alliances."
Shortly after Mrs. Shonts began a
suit for separation in. 1915, Mrs.
Thomas said in her answer that an
alienation suit, had been instituted
against Mrs. Thomas. This suit was
dropped, she said,- and Mrs. Shonts
signed a release in which she agreed
not to bring legal action against Mrs.
Thomas for any grievance she had at
the time.
STEAMER WABAN CRIPPLE
Blade Lost by Portland-Yokohama
Freight Carrier.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. April 11.
(SpeciaL) A report was received
here last night by the Pacific Steam
ship company that the steamer Wa
ban, which loaded flour and steel at
Portland for Yokohama, had lost a
blade from her propeller when she
had reached a point 2000 miles from
Portland.
The report stated that she was
making slow progress toward her des
tination but that Captain Watts ex
pects to make port without assist
ance. . '
LINER'S RELEASE SOUGHT
North German Lloyd Line Would
Have Service Resumed.
BERLIN", April 11. The Bremen
correspondent of the Vossische Zei
tung has reported that the North
German Lloyd steamship company,
following the example of the Hamburg-American
company, is negotiat
ing with the United States shipping
board with a view to resuming its
services.
The company aims to have its
former steamers released and sail
under the American flag, while it of
fers crews, port workers and techni
cal equipment.
Pacific -Mail Steamship Company
Gets Six New Vessels; Seattle
Also to Be Port or Call.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11. Estab
lishment of a monthly freight service,
westbound only, between Baltimore.
Portland and Seattle, was announced
today by the Pacific Mall Steamship
company. Six 8800-ton vessels have
been allocated to the Pacific Mail by
the United States shipping board .for
this service.
The first sailing will be the steamer
Westward Ho, now loading at Balti
more, some time this month. All of
the vessels are scheduled for delivery
at Baltimore. After arriving at Port
land and Seattle the chips will be
loaded and re-assigned by the ship
ping board.
J. G. Melvin. of the freight de
partment of the Pacific Mail, left here
today for Portland to open offices for
i'.is company in the. north to take cart
of the service. The officers of W. R.
Grace & Co. in Seattle, will act as
agents for the Pacific Mail in that
port.
RADIO STUDENTS UNITE
Astoria Amateur Wireless Associa
tion Is Reorganized.
ASTORIA, Or., April 11. (SpeciaJ.)
The Astoria Amateur Wireless as
sociation, with E. P. Hawkins, presi
dent; Carl Josephson, vice-presKlent;
E. A. Smith, secretary and treasurer,
and a charter membership of 15, re
organized April 1. The former organ
ization was discontinued at the out
break of the war.
The aim of this association is to
place all amateur wireless men of the
Lower Columbia river district under
one head. Classes will be held each
week under the supervision of Messrs.
Hawkins, Josephson and Smith, all
experienced commercial operators. A
chain of relay stations to Portland
is contemplated.
J. R. CHISHOLM DROWNS
Astoria Man Falls From Launch
at Knappa; Body Recovered.
ASTORIA, Or., April 11. (Special.)
J. Robert Chisholm, son of Mr. ajid
Mrs. W. R. Chisholm of this city, was
drowned at Knappa last night by
falling overboard from a launch on
which he was employed by the Big
Creek Logging company.
The body was recovered about three
hours after the accident. He was 26
years of age and besides his parents,
is survived by a widow, cne child, a
brother and two sisters.
MONEY IS GIVEN BY POPE
Farewell to Austrian Accompanied
by 1,000,000-Lirc Check.
ROME, April 11. Pope Benedict,
bidding farewell to jjr. Karl Renner,
the Australian chancellor, handed him
a check for 1,000,000 lire, payables to
Cardinal Piffl, archbishop of Vienna.
This sum is to be used for the bene
fit of Viennese philanthropic institutions.
Johnson Nearest Com
petitor, With 40..
NEW YORK GENERAL'S HOPE
Michigan Setback Expected!
to Be Offset.
DARK HORSE POSSIBILITY
Compromise May Be Effected
Either on Harding or Hughes,
More Likely the Latter.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, April 11. With 444 dele
gates chosen to the republican na
tional convention at Chicago, 68 are
instructed for Leonard Wood. 40 for
Hiram Johnson and eight for Gov
ernor Lowden.
The delegates who are uninstructed
must be examined to determine what
candidate at present is in the lead.
Unquestionably General Wood can
count for himself fully 'halt of the
uninstructed delegates against all
competitors and this would be a con
servative claim. An uninstructed dele
gate, however, is always a doubtful
quantity because, being unpledged,
he is subject to all of the cross cur
rents of politics and likely at any
time to be' swept into another column
if not tied to his original choice by
some strong personal likes. It is
necessary, therefore for Wood, in
order to win, to hold his present
strength among the unpledged dele
gates of whom it might be more near
ly true to eay he has three-fifths.
Michigan In Kxplalned.
It was a severe setback he received
in Michigan during the last week,
but one which is easily explained by
an insight to the local conditions in
that state. The best evidence that
General Wood remains in the lead is
the fact that the battle is still di
vided on the lines of the field against
Wood. It will be noticed that the
other contestants are not fighting
among themselves, except to the ex
tent that Hiram Johnson is attacking
Hoover, and that is due almost en
tirely to the California situation,
wherein Johnson must contest with
Hoover for his home state.
While the spirits of Wood men fell
last Tuesday night on the announce
ment of a Johnson landslide in Mich
igan, they were buoyed up the follow
ing day by the information that of
the 88 unpledged delegates chosen in
New York 80 were inclined to support
Wood. The substantial vote of Illi
nois next Tuesday will boost his stock,
although no one doubts that the state
will give its support to Its favorite
son. Governor Lowden, who, by the
way, is second candidate In the race,
notwithstanding failure of the un
instructed column to indicate it.
There are no Wood delegates on the
ballot in the Illinois primary. General
Wood's "object being merely to show
to the country that he is the second
choice of Illinois republicans by a
good vote.',
Itenalta Are Summarized.
The instructed delegates heretofore
enumerated are divided as follows:
Wood Georgia 2, Minnesota 12, Mis
sissippi 12, New Hampshire 8, New
Mexico 6, Oklahoma 2, South Dakota
10, Tennessee 12. Virginia" 2, Philip
pines 2; tota.1 68.
Johnson Michigan 30, North Da
kota 10; total 40.
Lowden Missouri "2, Virginia 6; to-j
tar 8. J
There appears to be considerable
doubt about the ten delegates in
North Dakota credited to Johnson, i
These delegates were originally
picked as Wood men, but won in a
primary in which Johnson's "men
were the only ones on the ballot."
The delegates are understood to eon
tend that the primary preference is
not binding because the voters had
no opportunity to express themselves
on any candidate except Johnson.
Dark Horse In Prospect.
The chances for a dark horse etill
exist with one candidate, Senator
Harding of Ohio, directing his course
straight toward that goal. Harding
has tried to keep on good terms with
all other candidates and their friends
and would not have shown any -opposition
to General Wood had not the
latter's "friends in Ohio insisted that
his name should go on the ballot
against Harding." As a consequence,
Harding is playing Hiram Johnson in
Ohio for second choice. It has been
remarked several times of late that
the probable dark horee, if there
shoud be a call for one, is more likely
.to be Charles E. Hughes, who, by
his own personal course, has jockeyed
himself into the position of a popular
favorite and the ideal compromise be
tween the ultra conservative and those
of the other extreme.
The one event of the last week of
least significance appears to have
been the LaFollette victory in Wis
consin An analysis shows it to have
been nothing more than a victory of
the Germans, the Victor Berger so
cialists and the Plumb plan leaguers.
LaFollette could not muster the same
strength in any future battle of this
campaign, it is pointed out, because
in their other contests in Wisconsin
this year the socialists will have their
own candidates. The nature of the
Sunshine Golden as Fresh-Churned
Butter and Breeze Redolent
of Blossom Breath.
The same impulse that makes the
iambs gambol, where they crop the
tender green of Willamette's pastur
age, filled the roads and paved high
ways yesterday, from the call of the
morning meadow lark to the last
drowsy chirp of the song sparrow,
with long and unending streams ot
motor vacationists.
No matter what the calendar may
say, or the almanac asseverate, yes
terday was the first day of spring.
That is to observe, that its com
ponents were clear sunshine, golden
as fresh-churned butter, a breeze that
was redolent of blossom breath, and
a sky that was blue as the corn
flower.
And with all these, as if to bind
them into the perfect entity, a cer
tain realization everywhere that the
quality of the breeze and the fluid
mellowness of tho sunshine were the
genuine brewage of spring headl
and delightful. For the first time
this season, in numbers at least, the
big gray ground squirrels alias "dig
gers" came out and raced over the
rocky pastures, flirting their tails at
the joyous weather. The wild cur
rant, blooming hitherto as though it
didn't care a great deal, burst sud
denly into a riot of rose color.
Motorists who followed the Colum
bia River highway yesterday say that
the scenic road was patronized as
heavily as ever it was in the "good
old summer time,' while picnic par
ties were in evidence all the way to
Multnomah falls and beyond.
And the picnickers and gophers and
motorists like the wild currant
don't really bloom in profusion until
spring is truly ours.
BIG APPLE CROP OUTLOOK
Yakima Grower Declares Fears of
Winter Kill Are Groundless.
YAKIMA, Wash., April' 11. (Spe
cial.) Yakima orchards will yield one
of the largest apple crops of apples
this1 year in their history, accord
ing to H. M. Gilbert, a veteran grower
and fruit shipper, who said yester
day that it had become evident, with
spring development of the trees, that
fears felt last winter that the fruit
buds had been killed by extreme, cold
were entirely groundless so far as
apples were concerned.
Peaches were killed to some extent,
but Mr. Gilbert said there would be
a fair crop of that fruit, as well as
of cherries, apricots and prunes, while
pears appeared not to have suffered
at all.
ARM BROKEN IN CRUSHER
Washougal Man Has -Narrow Es
cape When Dragged by Chain.
WASHOUGAU Wash.. April 11.
(Special.) Dave Wright, a pioneer
resident of Clarke county, met with
a serious accident Saturday when his
arm was caught in the rock crusher
located near town and nearly torn
from his body. It was broken several
times below the elbow. There is se
rious doubt whether the doctors can
save it.
He was working on the city crusher,
which has been operated by him
nearly all the time since it was pur
chased several years ago. He was
caught by the chain attached to the
machine and hauled between 20 and
30 feet In the air, where he hung sus
pended by the mangled arm until the
power was turned off.
WIND CAUSE OF DAMAGE
Communication Lines Broken Be
tween Kansas and Colorado.
PUEBLO. Colo., April 11. A high
wind accompanied by snow caused
considerable damage to communica
tion lines of Pueblo today and this
city is shut off from wire communi
cation with the east.
The Missouri Pacific railroad is
blocked by snow drifts between Ord
way, Colo., and McCracken, Kan.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTKRDAY'Jr? Maximum temperature, ti4
degrffa ; minimum. oS degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, winds becoming south
erly. Koreifn.
"Republic of So nor, seizes federal prop
erty. Page 1.
French armed occupation of Rhineland
heald break in allied unity. Pace 4.
Japanese seize Russian railroad. Page 1.
Paris hopes for amicable settlement of
Anglo-Krench crisis. Page 4.
Domestic
"Big Four" declare peak of switchmen's
strike la past. Pane 2.
"Other woman" declares voctat ambitions
of wife split Shonts ramlly. . Page J.
Baltimore-Portland westbound freight
service is announced. Page 1.
Spring bursts bonds as "Old Sol"' beams.
Page J.
Treasury to pay re ord interest rates.
Page 3.
George Creel accused of abuse of news
control. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Rescue from burning hotel described by
girl. Page 5.
Washington's democratic ex-lca!er is still
firm for Hoover. Page 5.
Sports.
Semi-pros stirred to action ly sunny
weather. Page 11.
Coast league results: Portland 6, Salt Lake
5; Sacramento 4-3, Seattle ti-::; San
Francisco 6-4, Vernon Oakland 1-5,
Los Angeles 0-4.
Winner of Hammer-Shannon go may meet
Benny Leonard. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Tiny nltrogen-flxlnjy animals working in
soil are friends of farmer. Page 16.
Junge decidees to waive extradition
Page IS.
Portland strike appears on wane. Page 1.
Church faces huge task, says Dr. W. a.
Waldo. Page 7.
Unique road caravan and parade to bene
fit local Industry. Page 16.
Building loans appear easy though decline
in costs is unlikely. Page 17.
rolie arrest 3 ."-yar-oId boy drivins at c lea
a,UUK Page IS.
'REPUBLIC POWER-COMPLETE
Spread of Secession to Other,
States, Outlook.
SINAL0A INDORSES ACTION
Acxt .Move Up to Carranza, De
clare Officials; Kail road Ap
peals lor AsbUtancc.
XOGALKS, Sonora, April 11. Customs-houses
and all property of the
federal government of Mexico wero
formally seized in the name of the
"Republic of Sonora" here today,
Sonora state officials, headed by
Governor Adolf ela huerta, gover
nor of Sonora, who has been pro
claimed "supreme power of the repub
lic of Sonora," by the state congress,
declared today while the state had
seceded, it would return to the Mexi
can republic upon guarantees from
the national administration that there
would be no infringement of the
state's rights by the federal govern
ment. H Mve" Carranxa'.
The secession, according to the of
ficials, was brought about by Car
ranza ordering federal troops into the
state. They said the next move was
up to Carranza. Unless he act po
litical leaders of Sonora said, the new
republic would defy the Mexican fed
eral government and resist with armed
forces any attempt of Carranza to
take back the state by force.
General P. Elias Calles. former gov
ernor of Sonora and who recently re
signed from the Carranza cabinet, has
been made supreme military com
mander of the state's military forces.
Calles has issued a proclamation call
ing for volunteers and calling on all
soldiers in the state to rally against
any threatened invasion by Carranza
forces.
Spread of the secession movement .
to other sections unless the govern
ment acts quickly was forecast here.
The . Sinaloa state congress, accord
ing to information received here, has
indorsed the action of the Sonora con
gress in demanding constitutional '
rights and Lower California, accord
ing to these reports, is expected to
do the same. Sinaloa politics are
closely interwoven with Sonora's and
both states are largely controlled by
General Alvara Obregon.
Sinaloa Snpporta Seicare.
Governor De Huerta's seizure of tha
Southern Pacific de Mexico railroad,
according to reports here, has won
supporters in Sinaloa where .vast
quantities of agricultural products
are awaiting shipment. In an inter
view today the governor said ths
state would hold the road within tha
state until the railroad arbitrated
or otherwise settled the strike. Tha
governor declared neither the strik
ers nor the officials have the right to
tic up the road and leave perishable
crops to ruin. Crops now arc moving
freely over the road, which is being
operated by strikers paid by the
state, the governor said.
Officials of the Southern Pacific
have appealed to the Mexican federal
government for assistance but Sonora
state officials said any attempt by
Car ran .a to force return of the prop
erty would be met by bloodshed.
A proposal to send a delegation of
Sonora citizens to Washington in an
effort to have the United States set-
tie the difficulties will depend on
Carranza's answer to Sonora, it was
said.
ii EXKR.X L OBItKUON" ACCUSED
Officer Alleged lo Have Aided
tieneral C'ejudo.
KL PASO, Texas., April 11. General
Obregon is formally accused of aid
ing General Cejudo, according to a.
report received here. General Obre
gon was called to Mexico City last
week to testify at Ccjudo's trial.
Mexico City newspapers of Wednes
day Quoted officials of the Mexican
war department to the effect that the
department has such a- volume of evi
dence against Obregon and his al
leged connections with Cejudo to war-'
rant his arrest, and trial as a co-defendant
with Cejudo. Cejudo is on
trial and Obregon was called to Mex
ico City a few days ago as a wiuicu.
The first official Intimation Obre
gon had he might be before the court
as a defendant instead of a witness
came, the newspapers said, when he
testified Tuesday. Then, it wa.; re
ported, the federal judge informed
Obregon that by orders of the war de
partment the court would be com
pelled to treat him not as a witness
but as a defendant. Obregon then de
clined to testify fully. Newspaper
men were excluded from the trial.
One of the chief bits of alleged evi
dence against Obregon. it was said,
was a letter which purports to have
been written by Cejudo to Obregon,
saying the rebel leader would con
tinue to receive Obregon's Instructions.
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