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n TIIE -SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AriUL 9, 1911. W 1 ARM r IS SHOTTO PIECES Americans Who Join Mexican Rebels Slaughtered in Fight Near Border. WILLIAMS FATALLY HURT With Snperb Daring 80 Men March Out ealnt 500 With Marhlne Guns and Only SO Return Xo Quarter Glren Wounded. MEXICAU. Mex April $. General Ftaaler Williams burled his little bat tallon of rebels against Colonel Miguel Mayot'a BOS Mexican rea-ulara on the mesa fire miles south of alezlcall today. Ktghty Insurrectos went Into the fight; 29 returned from the battlefield. Williams himself waa fatally wound ed and Is now In the Custom-House here with his head torn by a fragment from an exploding- shell, with half a dozen (us I tl Tea of hJa fleeing command he waa overtaken by a Federal shell that lit In their midst and sent tip a reyser of flame and smoke and frag ments of human bodies. His wagon trains were captured with nearly all of the stores and Itve stock raptured In hla raid yesterday on American ranchers. Wounded Killed Without Mercy. gunrlTors atraggling Into Mexlcall might declare that the Federals took no prisoners. All those not killed by the fire of the Federal rifles, machine guns and artillery were slaughtered mercilessly with bayoneta In the hands of Federal soldiers. These lat ter also. It Is declared, fired on the ambulance which accompanied the rebel to the battlefield. Dr. W. B. .arklas. the aurgeon In charge, and his assistants, who reached -.exlcalt with the survlrora. appealed to Uni ted Statea authorities to send Rd Cross aid to the scene of the battle and save thou Injured. News of the rebel repulse waa . brought by mounted rebel who. with an arm ahot nearly off. fell ex hausted from hla horse In front of the headquarters of the Insurrecto com-manger-ln-chlef. General Valines, and burst Into tear. "We hare been slaughtered.' he cried. "My pai waa killed beside me. Ankrd who bis comrade waa, he re plied: i;eneml Stanley." Williams waa still known as Stanley to hla men of the "Independent di vision of the Liberal army." despite the revelation of hla real name and the fact that he waa a deserter from the Ninth Infantry of the I'nlted Statea Army. ljktrr he was brousht In alive, but pro nounced fatally wounded and taken to the I'nlted Statea Army hospital In the rustom-House at Calexlco. across the line. When General Salinas heard of his subordinate's fate, he maintained hia stoical raltn. "I told him he was a fool when he said he was going out to fight them. he remarked philosophically, "if he had remained here, the Federals would have been forced to attack us In a position of our own choosing. I ordered him to go out. bat only when he demanded It. Superb Daring Shown. Every detail of Williams sortie from the entrenched position of the rebels here la Mexlcall emphasised the superb daring of hla assault on the overwhelm ing Federal force. With hla troop In the military formation of a column of twos, he raarrhed directly south after crossing the to-foot wash of the New River, which aurrounda the town on three sides and constitute Its most for midable defense. Ills cavalry, number ing ST. formed the advance guard for hla Infantry, and In the rear brought up Ma wagon train with all the supplies and livestock taken In his recent raid. INSURGENTS ARE ARBITERS MontInaed From rirt ls. Payne- LEBANON COUPLE CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. f ' -,nr''' 'v. ' ? - eer . - . 1 w MR. AM) MRS. JOltX 7T. CRAVTAI."L. LEBANON. Or, April . (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. John N. Crandall. of this city, celebrated their golden wedding anlnversary last . Sunday by a reunion of all their aeven children at a dinner at their home In Lebanon. Mr. and Mrs. Crandall were married . at Bonaparte, Iowa, April S, 1S1. Mr. Crandall served In an Iowa regiment In the Union Army durfhg the Civil War. After the war he returned to Bonaparte and lived there until Is'I, "when the family moved to Smith Center, Kb, where they lived until JO years ago. when they moved to Lebanon. Their children came to Lebanon with them, and five now live here. Besides numerous costly presents, a purse of $155 waa given to their parents by the children. Fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren were present at the reunion. - The children are: L. A. Crandall. L M. Crandall, A. I. Crandall. Mrs. W. M. Brown. Mrs. A. Q. Williams, all of this city; Mrs. L. A. Wiley, of Portland, and W. IL Crandall, of Roseburg. SUSPECT IS MAD Man Taken Near Colfax May Have Killed Engineer. TELLS- IMPOSSIBLE TALE declared In general that the Id rich rates are too high. As a matter of fact, the Senate In surged are finding themselvea In a rather embarrassing position Just now. They are between the devil and the deep sea. In the last campaign they denounced the Payne-Aldrlch law. as they had voted against it In the pre ceding session of Congress. Now that hey have an opportunity to revise that law. following the lead of a Demo cratic House of Representatives. . they healtate to act. If they vote for re vision, they Ignore their pet. tariff board: If they refuse to vote for re vision, they write themselves down aa Insincere, for the Democrats are now preparing to offer them the .oppor tunity they sought during the last cam paign. In.turgenU "it'll!' Divide. The probabilities are that there will not be unanimity of sentiment among the Senate Insurgents on the question of tariff revision. They could not get together on the Canadian reciprocity h'll In the last session, and they are not likely to do so during the present uulnn. And when It comes to the consideration of special tariff bills passed np to the Senate by the Demo cratic House, they will be utterly at sea. If they should get together, how ever, and should decide to art with the Ixmocrat. they probably could force - . . . . VIII. . inrougn mt noiu m ?, . , . ... ..m.ina oil.) I paraaa. But right there la where the regular Republlrana build up hope. They have no positive assurances aa yet. but Miey have strong reason to peueve mat a number of Democratic Senators will atand with them against the revision of the Payne-Aldrlch law this session. According to one of the foremost mem bers of the finance committee, several Democrats will be against "popgun" tariff legislation, and will Insist upon the postponement of this legislation un til the regular aesslon next December. This msy or may not be true, but If half a dosen Democrats should take this taad the Republican Insurgents would cease to hold the balance of power as regards tariff legislation and the Re publican regulars would triumph, at least temporarily. Other FellowV State to B lUt. Xam of J. Wesley Clark Given by PrLwnrr Who Answers Descrip tion of Painter Who Shot Lowe Down In Cot. . COLrAX. Wash, April (Special.) A supposedly Insane man answering the description of K. H. Jones, the alleged murderer of Engineer Anthony Lowe at Waahtucna. Wash.. March It, wss ar rested at LewMon Junction today by Charles Shepeu-d and A. Stewart. The Inaane man waa brought to Colfax and gave hla name aa J. Wesley Clarke. He waa drat seen by passengers arriving In Ltrwlston Junction from Lewleon to day and was along Snake River nude. He was given clothea after being arrested and claims to have been In an earth quake, having seen two children killed, claiming a brick church dropped over on hla clothea. Clarke claims to be a painter, having worked In Sacramento and San Francisco before coming to Vancouver and Pasco. He admits being put off several tralna but said he never had any trouble with an engineer. Clarke declared Ms father and mother spent their time working In Portland and Salem, hla father's name being Dave Clarke. Clarke is S feet Inches In height, smooth and peaked face, light blue eyea and sandy hair. He has a bad wound on the right leg. Clarke answers) every description of the murderer and will be .held until officers rench Colfax. letters exposing the aliened slayer's psst life were found under a rock by a girl. The letters Indicate that Jones com mitted some Infraction of the law in Oklahoma, and at one time lived In in Francau-o under the name of Frank Dlvtlblie. A postal photo from San Francisco wss addressed. F. El Jones, Vancouver. Wash., from his wife. A postal photo of Jonea and letters from hla wife and brother. Artnur Jor.ee. were found. Letters from the wife would Indicate that he was a wife deerrter. Jones had worked In Spokane up to the time of the murder, when he ahot Lowe because he wss ordered off the blind bag gage. timber owners of Coos County and a part of Douglas County. - " It has been decided to-keep In the field sbout 30 regular wardens, this number to be lncreaevrd during the season of fire danger. About 25 miles of telephone lines will be built this Summer through the timber for the use of the wardens and trails will be cut through all of the surge timber tracts. Directors of the association are: George Beale, E. C. Roberts. J. F. Blandish. A. B. Adcleherger and L. J. Simpson. Offi cers for the ensuing year are: President, 1 J. Simpson; vice-president. George W. Beale: aecretary and treasurer, A. n Adelsbcrger; assistant secretary, W. J. Conrad. The local association expect to co operate with the new State Forestry Board and will distribute a large amount of literature with a view of Instructing the people In regard to fire protection. The association last year fought the forest Area at less cost than any other county In the state and suffered but small losa by lire. The Coos County Tax Association, an organization which In also composed of large timber holders, haa elected the following officers: President, A. EI Adelew berger; vice-president. J. O. Stemmler; secretary and treasurer. W. J. Conrad. The headquarters of both organisations will be in the office of Mr. Conrad In Marshfleld. The tax association will ex tend Its territory to take In Curry Coun ty and a part of Douglas County west of the Coast range. The association has paid out for Its members about 170.000 in taxes this year, the secretary being authorized to look after taxes for the owners. SHIP TO BE SUNK Centennial to Portray Historic Wreck of Tonquin. PAIN COMPANY ENGAGED KONG LOY IS SORROWFUL Vancouver Chinese) Business Man Denied Citizen's Papers. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April . (Special.) Kong Loy. a well-known Chinese gardener and bualnessman of Vancouver, today applied for citizen ship papers, and was much disap pointed when refused, as he said the height of hla ambition waa to become a citizen of Lncle Sam. and to learn that It will ever be Impossible, was a sh'k to him. Kong Ley wears American clothes, has hla queue clipped off. smokes good cigars, drink American whiskey and always contributes liberally toward the Fourth of July celebration.- He took several first prizes at the Clark Coun ty Harvest Show Isnt year and haa won prizes la the- Fourth of July Doubt will prevail as to the ultimate tariff programme nntil the House bas passed several of Its proposed bills re ducing the duties imposed by the Payne-Aldrlch law. Until that time. Senate Inaurgenta will not be la a po sition to tell whether the Democratic programme will be acceptable or not. It la barely possible that. If the House showed reasonable moderation some of the Insurgents would be willing to vote for the House bills without waiting for the report of the tariff board. But If the House bills are extremely radloal. the chance of getting Insurgent sup port wiU be more remote. MONMOUTH VOTES $20,000 Dond ' Ieue for Xrvr School Build ing Generglly Favored. MONMOUTH. Or- April . (Special.) The election today for the $;.eoo bond Issue for the new school building waa carried by a vote of 133 against 23. At no time haa any municipal question stirred the people to as much enthusi astic support as was given In favor of this Improvement, while the opposition was confined mostly to a small number of taxpavere who considered the amount asked larger than necessary at ths present time. An Interesting fea ture of the election was the large num ber of women who voted and all In fa vor of the bond Issue. COOS PREPARES FOR FIRE Patrol Association to Keep 30 War dens In Forests. MARSH FIELD. Or.. April t-Speclal.) The Cooe) County Fire Patrol Associa tion ha decided upon extensive work to protect the timber areas of Coos Coun ty. The association as composed of large FOREST FIRES DOOMED STATE OFFICIALS TO "RESTRICT TIME FOR OniiOOR BLAZES. New Latvi on Subject Ready for Dis tribution and Authorities Ask Citizens for Help. SALEM. Or.. , April 8. (Special.) Forest fires., one of the greatest sources of destruction of the most val uable resources of the state, will soon be restricted and their terrors largely reduced If the people will co-operate with the State Foreater In the admin istration of the new forestry law en acted by the last Legislature, which will be ready for distribution in pamphlet, form In the near future. One of the most Important provi sions 'of the-law la that making a closed season for burning from June 1 to - October 1. during which period outdoor fires of all kinds are pro hibited except under most stringent regulations and the probability of heavy penalties. In this connection the State Forester urges upon everyone the necessity of doing all possible burning before the closed season begins and thus save the trouble and risk of doing It by permis sion during that season of greatest danger when fire spreads so easily and rapidly. The State Forester desires the as sistance and co-operation of everyone In the protection of property from for est, graaa or brush fires, and to this end Invites suggestions and Informa tion calculated to assist In any manner in the performance of his most Import ant duties. Copies of the law will be promptly furnished to all who desire them. Requests and' communications addressed to F. A. Elliott, State For ester, at the Capitol Building, Salem, will receive prompt and appreciative attention. GRANTS PASS BUSY CITY Thirteen Cars of Freight Received -I In One Pay at Station. ORANTS PASS. Or, April g. (Special.) The largest amount of freight ever re ceived at this station In one dsy was received yesterday, when the local train et out 13 cars of merchandise and house hold goods. A few years ago, when the smaller engines were hauling freight over the mountain divisions of Southern Oregon, that number of cars would hsve been a tralnload tor sucn engines., in cars were loaded with everything that goes to make up the rapid development of a country, auch as household goods. I vest or k. merchandise, heavy machinery for the mines, farming Implements, tools, brick and various building ma terial for structural work. Including plate glaee) and Onlahing material: Farmers to Hear Iectures. CHEHALJ3. Wash, April 8. (Spe claD The programme has been ar ranged for the farmera' Institute which will be held in cnenaiis April zo-zi. under direction of Instructors from the State College at Pullman. A. B. Ny-. strom, Robert C Ashby, W. O. Brlerly. R. W. Thatcher and H. w. Sparks will lecture on dairying, fruitgrowing, pests of varloua kind, stump burning snd other subjects of Interest to farmers. The Instructors have a special car. and the aesalons will be held In the Citi zens' Clubrooms. The Cltisens' Club Is taking an active Interest la exploiting the meeting. Realistic Scene In Fire to Be Shown ' Dozen Times in Celebration at Astoria COO Dan cer to Appear, ASTORIA. Or., April I. (Special.) Twelve times during the Astoria Cen- tennial a replica of the good ship Ton quin will De blown to atoms and sunk 'in a sea of blood and Ore," according to the specifications presented by the fains i"lre works Company. This original production Is to be called "Pioneer Days of Astoria and the De struction of the Tonquin." According to the present plans of the Astoria Centen nial committee. It will be available for the entertainment of the public from August 1J to August za. The plan of the Pain Company Is to reproduce the arrival of the Astor trad ing party at the original port of what is now called Astoria. Two hundred ballet dancers, four bands of Indians, European artists and local talent will take part In the production. ine scenario sails for action showing the landing at Fort Astor or Point George, a Pacific trading post household. log cabins, the big living-room, dining- room, warehouse, smith's forge, stockade. Astor Company's ship Tonquin and the whole surrounded by Indian canoes. tepees and the like. The spectacle opens with the arrival of the Tonquin, Captain Jonathan Thorn commanding, with the Astor trading party aboard. Including Alexander Mc Kay, Duncan McDougall. Daniel and Robert Stewart and others. Idve Scenes Are Enacted. Captain Thorn sends a small crew in boats to look over the landing, explore the settlement and build houses. A quar rel among partners follows the arrival of Hunt. John Day, and Crooks, of the overland expedition. There are acenes depleting the visits of the Indians, trad ing with the red men, and the exchange of beads, knives, pots and pans. The beautiful Indian girl, the Princess Concomley. attracts the attention of Mc Dougall. He falls In love with her, and beseeches the old chief, Concomley, head of the Chinook Indians, for the hand of his daughter in marriage. The old chief. thinking this would be advantageous to his tribe, agrees to the wedding and the ceremony proceeds, during which there are general rejoicing, dances, and the Indians swear eternal friendship for the whites. In the ceremonies an Indian chief Is caught purloining articles from the ware house and is brought before the head trader. The Indian denounces the new traders and Captain Thorn and accuses them of being stingy. The skipper or ders the chief off his boat, but the other Indians are aroused to defend the rene gade and the navigating officer then drivea all of them overboard. Then there Is a hurried meeting of the settlers. In which McKay urges Captain Thorn to sail away at once. The advice Is accepted, but before he can raise anchor the Indians return, are repulsed. and in a terrible hand-to-hand encounter prevail over the crew, until Lewis, ship's clerk, seeing that death to all is in evitable, sets off the powder magazine. destroying the ship. Realistic Sinking Planned. Then, according to the scenario, "the ahlp sinks in a sea of blood and fire. thus ending the tragedy of the Tonquin. Soon afterwards the ship Beaver ar rives to relieve those left at the fort, and a new American flag is raised to music and the new town of Astoria Is proclaimed to the world. In connection with the working out of this great fireworks pantomime, special acrobatic aquatic and aerial feats will be performed. In addition, as special side features, there will be "Peary at the North Pole" "The Pillar of Light" which was the sensation of the Portola Festival. San Francisco: "The Mikado'- Fan," "The Union Screen" and "Jocko, the Monkey Acrobat." These will be followed by portraits of prominent Ore- gonians, ending with "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Old Lang Syne." The portrayal will cost the Centennial committee $12,000. It Is planned to mount the spectacle on barges moored In the Columbia River opposite the docks of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company, the officers of which have agreed to give free use of tne dock. Oregon Spring Flowers FOR Eastertide A Holiday of Flowers The coming Eastertide will be an eventful one in .the history of Portland's popular floral shop. Every known Spring flower and plant will be represented by the finest and best specimens. First and most important are our mag nificent BeriTiuda Easter Lilies crowned with their pure white trumpet-shaped flowers, followed by many other Popular Flowering Plants including Hydrangeas, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Rambler Roses, the latter bein; entirely new to Portland. Fine Cut Flowers of all seasonable varieties will be as popular as ever. Roses, Car nations, Violets, Lily of the Val ley, Calla Lilies, Easter Lilies, Narcissus, Sweet Peas, etc., in a great variety of colors and of fin est quality. Our Easter Sale commences Monday morning and eontines all week. Popular prices will prevail on this great occasion. Make selections early and avoid the rush which will be su,re to occur later in the week. Clarke Bros. Florists 287 Morrison St, Opposite Corbett Building. the lowest In the state; so low. that the State Board of Tax Commissioners has described them as "rotten." The property of the County Is now asses sed at $18,000,000, and It should be assessed, says the assessor, at about 1125,000.000. If the raises proposed by the assessor are pot Into effect the advance will be one of the most radical ever made In the state. CLARK FAIR IS IMPROVED New Buildings and Exhibit Booths Are to Be Erected. K1L00P5 LINE SURE BIDS FOR BTJILDIXG 163-MILE EXTENSION TO BE CALLED. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 8. (Spe cial.) The Clark County Fair Assocla tlon has bought 10 acres of the Falk tract on Burnt Bridge Creek, on which to build falrarrounds. buildings, live stock pens and arenas, and necessary buildings In which to hold the annual Clark County Harvest Show. The County Commissioners have ap proprlated 82000 to the association and $6000 of the capital stock of $15,000 has already been subscribed. Many of the county granges are buying stock and it Is expected that It will all be sold. The fairgrounds site is on a trolley line, within Scent fare of Vancouver, .nd can be used as a picnic grounds when not In use by the Harvest Show. Clement Scott, who managed the First Annual Harvest Show so sue cesefully last year, has been secured for this year. C6 Canadian Northern Road From Hope Will Cost $15,000,000 and Is to Be Done In Two Years. VANCOUVER, B. C April S. Macken zie. Mann & Co. will, on Tuesday next. call for bids for the construction of 163 miles of the Canadian Northern Railway from Hope to the crossing of the North Thompson River at Kamloops. Bids will be received up to Msy 12 and the work, which will be awarded in four sections, must be completed within two years of the date of the signing of contracts. The tenders Include clearing, grubbing. grading, bridges, trestles, culverts, ma sonry and fencing. The construction Is in four sections as follows: Hope to Boston Bar, 40 miles; Boston Bar to Lytton, ZS miles; Lo'tton to Ash- croft, 44 miles; Ashcrott to Kamloops, 51 miles. ' The estimated cost of construction of the 16$ miles is about $15,000,000. as some of the work Is heavy. eBtween Hope and Kamloops numerous tunnels, aggre gating a total of two and thr-quarter miles, will have to be driven. Tne long est tunnel. IMA feet, will be on the north side of Kamloops Lake at Battle tsiurr. The next longest. KjOO feet, will pierce a mountain near Tale. A great deal of construction along the Fraser River, es pecially In the canyon, will cost $300,000 a mile. 99 Humphreys' Seventy-Seven breaks np Grip and L0 Keep a sharp look out for changes in the weather, and at the first feel ing of a Cold take "Seventy-seven"; it shortens and moderates the attack. Don't wait until your bones begin to ache, and you have Pains and Sore ness in the Head and Chest, Cough, Sore Throat, General Prostration and Fever, or the cure may take longer. All drugstores, 25c, or mailed. . Humphreys Homee. Medicine Co., Cor. WUllam and Ann Streets. New York. CHEHALIS VALUES TO RISE FREE EXCURSION Increase Id Assessment Valuations May Go to 500 Per Cent. ABERDEEN. "Wash, April S. (Spe cial.) Property values In Chehalls County will be raised this year at least 100 per -cent and probably 500 per cent within the next two years ir tne plans of County Assessor F. E. Jones are carried out. Support for his proposed Increases Is coming from heavy pro perty ownera and capitalists of the county. Valuations in Chehalls County are TODAY For Particulars SEE PAGE 14, SECTION 1. Oregonian, Today. 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More style guaranteed at less price than any other make in the world. Pre-Easter exhibit ,of neckwear! Things you've never dreamed of strictly correct dope slip-easy bands priced from $1 up to $4 Robinson & Co. On Washington Street, Near Fifth Street