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GEN. VILLA SEIZED
BY MEXICO REBELS
2000 Federal Volunteers Try
to Storm Libera! Station,
but Foes Compel Retreat.
2200 FOREIGNERS IN PERIL
Aliens In Laguna District Trying
to Escape From Country B
raaM of Battles IW-t-wrt-n Ma
dero's FVrre and Enemy.
EL PASO. Tex.. Marrh It. Word wax
rrcetvl here tonUht tiiat Ocneral
Tancho Villa, the federal leader In the
U(un district of Mexico, had been
raptured by rebele and orjerej hot
and that a rere battle waa fouRht at
Gomel Palaclo a week ago. Twenty
two hundred foreigners In the Laguna
district are said to be trying to escape
from the country.
News of the battle waa brought In by
three refugee Americans, the vanguard
of the Krrnch. litrmin and othr for
eigners firming from Mexico. Thlrty
elaht federal soldiers and ten rrbels
were kl.led la tl:e fighting. It was re
ported. The engagement was not de
cisive. Torreon and ISomea i'ulaclo. a
large railroad station, are connected
by streetcar. The latter was and Is
still In the hands of the so-called lib
erals, or rebels, while the former Is
controlled by the government troot.
Ttnusss la Battle.
Iablo Lavlne. a suppoed federal of
ficer, was discovered to have been tak
ing rifles and ammunition from Torreon
to Gomes f'alaclo. and It was determined
to attack tiomes Falarlo at once. A
force of federal volunteers was as
sembled for the purpose. The federal
regulars, numbering 1" men. declared
that they were loyal to Madero. but that
they would not leave the city to the
danger from looters. The volunteer
army was met on the outskirts of
Uomti r!aclo acd thousands of shots
were fired. The volunteers then re
treated back to Torreon.
The report of the capture of General
Psneho Villa came In a telegram from
General Orotco to General I'once at
Juarex. The telegram repeated a re
port which Oroxco had received from
General 8alasar at the front that
Colonel Salaasr. a semi-Independent
leader, killed, wounded nr captured a
portion of Villa's small force on Thurs
day and said that lxli he hsd over
taken and captured Villa and of his
men, with :.000 pesos.
Federal Chief Ordered bat.
Villa waa said to have offered to Join
the liberal movement. In reply to
which Oroxco. according to his tele
gram, ordered him shot. Uroaco and
Villa were personal enemies.
Villa. Ilk Oroxco, wss one of Fran
cisco 1. Madero's trusted leaders In tha
revolution against President Dlax.
When the present revolt started his
attitude was a matter vf speculation
for some time. Dth sides claimed
him. Three weeks ago he declared
himself loyal to his old chief. Ma
dero. Villa Farsserlr aa Oatlaw.
For years Villa waa an outlaw, lie
shot and killed a government official
- who had Insulted Villa's sister and
then fled to the hills, where, with a
score of followers, he lived the exist
ence of a bandit and held at bay ru
rales sent to take hlra for trial on the
murder charge, until the task was
abandoned aa hopeless.
One of the most reckless of his ex
ploits was two years ago. An official
of tha City of Chihuahua bad ordered
him shot on sight. Villa and two of
his men In broad daylight rode Into
the city. Encountering the official In
one of the big residential streets, he
shot and killed him. to great ass the
awe of his reputation that none at
tempted to stop him aa be cantered
out of the city again.
LVnOR LEADERS WANT PEACE
Campaign. Against Agitation Being
Condor-ted in Mexico.
LAREDO. Tex March 1. Two
thousand supporters of the "peace com
mission" movement In Mexico partlcl
poted today In a parade through the
streets of Nuevo Laredo, across the
Klo Grande from this place. Along the
line of march the name of Madero waa
greeted with almost continuous "vi
vas." The demonstration grew out of the
peace meeting In Nuevo Laredo under
the auspices of a "peace commission"
now traveling In Nuevo Itredo. The
commission hopes to creste sentiment
against further revolutionary agitation
among the masses of the Mexican peo
ple, particularly among members of la
bor unions.
The "commission" Is similar to oth
ers now at work In other portions of
the republic. Its members are union
labor leaders.
COLLEGE BARS POLITICS
l nlverlty of Minnesota Iean for
bids Activity on Campu-.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 1. Political
speeches and speake-rs are barred from
the campus of the University of Min
nesota. Ti Is edict has been Issued to all
upderaraduate political clubs by Dean
John . Downey, of the Academic Col
lege, who declares thst advocacy of
any particular candidate by outside
speaker will not be permitted on the
campus. University political clubs
and literary society heads declare they
will appeal the case to the faculty
ccunseL
PLEA FOR PENSIONS MADE
Kern Accuses Senators of Neglect
Beeanse Veterans Are Old.
WASHINGTON. March It Members
of the Senate today were accused by
Senator Kern, of Indiana, of crying
economy at the mention of pension
legislation only because old age la be
lieved to have robbed Civil War veter
ans of their Influence In political af.
fair.
The Senator urged the adoption of
the Sherwood doilar-a-day" pension
bill, and declared his opposition to the
rinont substitute, favorably reported
by the Senate pension committee.
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CRISIS SEEMS NEAR
British People Fear Revolution
Is Breeding.
REMEDY IS NOT CERTAIN
Parliament Vnllkely to Pass Mini
mum T'agc and Arbitration
Measure That loes Not Im
pon Penalty Also on Men.
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services have been reduced drastically,
some lines abolishing Sunday service.
At th Armstrong. Whltworth A Co.
shipbuilding works. Newcastle-on-Tyne.
notification has been given that
if the strike lasts another week 20,000
employes will be suspended.
Oat raged alio a Waltlag.
Tho Times says that It cannot be
foretold whether Premier Asqulth's
bill will settle the trouble. The miners
leaders give little encouragement by
their attitude. It continues. It says
further:
"Things are moving toward the
gravest uncertainties; still, they must
move, for this strike cannot be en
dured much longer by an outraged na
tion. It Is a thousand pities that we
could not wait a while longer In the
hope that the tendencies of any miners
to return to work voluntarily would
gather Irreolstlble force."
The Dally Mall tells tha miners that
they have caused the government to
unsheath a two-edged sword and warns
them that when the. proposed act be
comes a law anybody resisting it Is
liable to fine and Imprisonment.
Scotca aad Welsh Blaaaed.
"The Scotch and Southern Welsh
coal mine owners." says the Dally
News, "have driven the state to em
bark upon a course that is veiled with
fate and full of peril. Both masters
and men In the English fields are
anxious to settle, but the Scotch and
Welsh minority are determined to rule
or ruin, and hence the present disaster.
We must face It. Let us do so. hop
ing that as we have begun so we shall
nnlsh. and that we shall be able to say
that the greatest industrial struggle
known to the modern world has passed
away without the flash of saber or the
low of life in riot."
The Daily Chronicle urges the gov
ernment to stop short of compulsory
arbitration, if possible, adopting the
"most modern policy that will at all
restart the mines.
The Westminster Gaxette declares
that the disputants have brought about
a revolutionary situation. "Both labor
and capital." It says, "may henceforth
find themselves occupying a wholly
different .position under the British
law."
F.eaaeaile Caafaaloa Feared.
Pome business men fear that all
trades now will begin to clamor for a
legaly established minimum wage and
that the entire economic system of the
country will be thrown Into confusion.
The fact Is recalled, however, that Pre
mier Asqulth, in recommending a min
imum wage In the coal Industry, was
careful to say that this was one of the
great primary Industries, furnishing
Ufa blood to all other Industries, and
therefore occupied a unique position
from the point of view of the state.
Dr. Delsel. maker of the Delsel en
gine, lecturing before tha Institute of
Mechanical Engineers last night, de
clared that the coal miners of the world
could not strangle the world's Indus
try. "Oil. both mineral and vegetable."
he said, "will be used more and more.
England will continue to live by Its
coal, but In the form of gas coke and
oil. and tha last will be used In driv
ing engines to generate electricity In
bulk. Instead of a large part of tha
coal being wasted, as now. every ounce
of Its power-producing virtue will be
utilised."
RUPTURE IS CURABLE.
Revolts Not Influenced by Age or
Time standing. Keports Expert.
"Rupture Is not a tear or breach In
the abdominal wall as commonly sup
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posed, but is the stretching or dilating
of a natural opening, therefore subject
to closure," said F. H. Seeley, of Chl
raao, now at the Multnoma"h Hotel, who
will remain in Portland this Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Spermatic Shield Truss as now
used and approved by the United States
Government, will not only retain any
case of rupture perfectly, affording Im
mediate and complete relief, but closes
the opening In ten days on the average
case, producing results without surgery
or harmful Injections. Mr. Seeley has
documentary references from Govern
ment. Washington. D. C. for Inspection.
All charity cjjs.es without charge, or
anyone Interested will be shown the
truss or fitted If desired.
CLERK DROPS MAIL IN RIVER
Idaho Youth Trie to Save Himself
Work and Lands In Prlran.
LEWIPTON. Idaho, March 1- (Spe
cial.) Because Bay Schofleld. a young
postal clerk In the Lewtston Postoffice.
believed he was overworked, he took 42
letters of the third class, wrapped them
to prevent identification, rode to the
Lewlston-Clarkton bridge and tossed
the budget Into Snake River. The pack
age was found by a fisherman. Scho
fleld wanted to save himself work In
handling the letters.
When brought before United States
Commissioner O'Nell. he pleaded guilty
to robbing the malls and was bound
over to the United States grand Jury.
In his confession Schofleld said he
did not receive much pay. He had been
In the postal service five years and
was overworked. lie lives In Clarkston.
Wash., and has a wife and child.
The mail was a circular distributed
by the antl-Prohlbltionists.
JAPS QUIT CAUCASIANS
Big Liner Sado Mara Now Has Own
Country Captain.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March IS. The
Japanese liner Sado Maru arrived today
from the Orient, in command of Cap
tain L Isakawa, who displaced Captain
James C. Richards as master.
It Is said that Captain Richards was
the last Caucasian officer on any Jap
anese liner. When the big Japanese
steamship companies began service 15
years ago, European masters, mates
and engineers were employed altogeth
er, but they have been dropped one by
one.
WISCONSIN TAXES POPE
Plus X Muht Pay $20 on Inheritance
of $500 Is DeciKion.
MILWAUKEE. March It. Pop Plus
X will hsv to pay 120 Inheritance
tax under the laws of Wisconsin on a
$G00 bequest left him by Johanna
Brand. Milwaukee, who died January
17. 191L
A ruling to this effect was made here
today.
CUSTOMS FRAUD CHARGED
Machinery Importer Accused of Un
dervaluation on Large Scale.
NEW YORK. March 1. George H.
Dtehl, Jr, president of the Fortuna
Machinery Company, was arrested here
today on the charge of undervaluing
leather cutting machines Imported from
Germany. He was released on 12500
ball pending examination.
The approximate loss to the Govern
ment will not be less than $10,000, It
ta said.
RENT NEWPIAN0S, $4.
Bush Lane piano Co., 255 Wash.
Florence to Have New Cannery.
FLORKNCE. Or, March 1. (Spe
cial.) Work commenced this morning
to construct a salmon cannery across
the Siuslaw River from Florence for
W. E. Tallant, of Astoria. The work
is In charge of J. L. Sanborn. This will
make three canneries on the river. It
Is planned to have the new cannery
ready for business for the Dishing sea
son next Fall.
Opals expsnd with best to a greater de
gree thsn sny other precious stones. They
are frvqusatly lost because the expansion
forces Uie gold bands to which they are
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MAY P APRIL 1
Suspension of Work in Anthra
cite Region Inevitable if
Compromise Plan Fails.
8-HOUR DAY DEMANDED
Workmcn Also Ask for 20 Per Cent
Increase Employes in Soft Coal
Districts Liable to Strike
at Same Time.
v-tr'T-i- vntiv fnerh 1 A A suspension
of work of 180,000 miners in the anthra
cite region on April 1 can be prevent
ed only by compromise, but neither the
coal operators nor the miners gave the
slightest Indication today of yielding
from their positions.
The miners have declined to modify
their demands for a 20 per cent in
crease in wages, an eight-hour working
day. recognition of the union and other
conditions. The operators made no
counter proposal.
Members of the anthracite miners
committee conferred today on a state
ment given out by the operators that
It was impossible to advance wages un
less they could In some manner real
ize from the sale of coal produced an
added sum equal to the increase In
wages.
Should neither side retreat from its
present position the mlneworkers in
the hard coal region on the expiration
of the present working agreement on
March 31, will lay down their tools and
suspend work until sn agreement Is
reached. It Is within the power of the
policy committee at their meeting
March 25 In Cleveland to call a strike
In both the hard and soft-cpal regions,
should the bituminous men and their
employes fall to reai-h an agreement
at the Cleveland conference next Wed- i
nesday.
HEMERM RESIGNS'
FIXAXCK SYSTEM DISPLEASES
GERMAN TREASURER.
Plan to Cover Increase In Expendi
tures on Army and Xavy Held to
Stop Payment of Old Debt.
BERLIN. March IS. Adolph Wer
muth. Imperial Secretary of the Treas- j
ury, resignea nis ouice iuuay. uwun
Secretary Kuehn was appointed to suc
ced him.
Herr Wermuth resigned because he
was dissatisfied with the system of
finance adopted to cover the Increase
in expenditures on army and navy, ac
cording to the Lokal Anxelger. He had
abolished the old borrowing policy un
der which loans to cover deficits were
a customary feature of German bud
gets, and insisted on tbe principle that
no new expenditures should be in
curred without full arrangements for
covering them.
The abolition of the "love gifts."
which are an exemption from taxation
of a specified amount of the production
of distilleries. Is expected to yield less
than $12,500,000, or about one-third of
the estimated ultimate cost of the mil
itary reforms, probably stopping, ac
cording to Herr Wermuth, the redemp
tion of the National debt.
The German distillers" organization
has canceled all price lists and called
a meeting for March 19 to arrange an
advance In prices. In view of the pro
posed legislation abolishing the ex
emptions of excise duty which hither
to have been In force.
MOIiiCPS SOLD
BAY CITIES CONCERN GOES TO
PACIFIC STATES.
Sale Removes Possibility or Acqui
sition by San Francisco Elec
tion Once Called.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 16. (Spe
cial.) The Bay Cities Home Telephone
Company has been sold to the Pacific
States Telegraph Company. The change
of ownership was announced this after
noon by President Fries:, of the Home
Telephone Company.
The deal, closed today, involved the
payment of $693,000 In gold, $1,300,000
1 preferred stock of the Pacific States
Company, and $7,080,000 bonds of the
Home Long-Distance Telegraph Com
pany, which are guaranteed by the Pa
cific States Company.
The purchase includes all of the real
property of the Home Company and
also the franchise owned by the Home
Company. Whether the automatic tele,
phone system will be maintained or
abandoned Is a question that has not
been decided by the purchasers. The
Pacific States' engineers are now study
ing the system, and If It is found to
be feasible to use In connection with
the Pacific's urban and surburban sys
tem It will be continued and enlarged.
The Home Long-Dlstance Company
has filed notice with the Superior
Court that It had created a bonded
Indebtedness of 17,080.000. which is now
guaranteed by the Pacific and becomes
part of the purchase price.
The transfer of ownership removes all
possibility of the acquisition by the city
and county of San Francisco of the
Home Company, as was the purpose of
persons who Invoked the initiative to
bring about an election to determine
whether the municipality should buy
the plant. The Home had applied for
permission to sell to the Pacific States,
but the permit had been refused by the
Board of Supervisors and a petition for
an election started. City Attorney Long
gave it as his opinion that the election
called for April 29 was Invalid and un
der the law It was Impossible to call
another election within six months.
Mothers to Hear Address.
Rev. William E- Eliot, Jr.. and Dr.
P. j. payne will speak on social hy
giene at a meeting of the mothers of
Rose City Park school to be held to
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Rose City Park Church, East Forty
fifth and Hancock streets. The meeting
is under the auspices of the Social Hy
giene Society of Portland and Is for
mothers only.
The head of every family having no
piano, who sees one of the pianos ad
vertised on page 7. second section, of
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