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Siiffiitiiliiiiir 1- Pages 1 to 18 VOL.. XXXII NO. 7. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 7 IE 0 CONS DERS TEMPORARY TRUCE Foreigners May Have Chance to Move. DIAZ IS REPORTED WILLING Mexican President Defies Sen V ate to Remove Him. COMMITTEE IS IGNORED American on Honeymoon Is Among Those Killed In Fighting, Which i Still Makes Capital Place of Extreme Danger. MEXICO CITT. Feb. 15., I P. M. The proposition Is under consideration by Madero and his Ministers to declare a truce of from 12 to 24 hours. The mat ter has been referred to General Hu erta, who has suspended hostilities un til 11 o'clock, when his answer will be given. In the Interim foreigners will be removed from the danger zone. It Is also proposed to define a zone about the American embassy which will be respected. Diaz has agreed, provided the Federals accept this proposal. Senate Sits as Battle Rages. While the federal guns pounded the Diaz fortifications in the arsenal and the rebels sent back shell for shell, the Senate sat today and discussed the ousting- of Madero from the Presidency. Confident of ultimately defeating "Diaz, Madero defied the Senate and Ig nored the counsel of Francisco de la Barra and other friends. He refused to resign, but did not take the trouble to make known his decision personally to. the Senate. The fighting in the streets of the Mexican capital at times today was as savage as on any other day of the week's battle. Ambassador VlUoa Narrowly Escapes. The American Ehnoassy again came directly within the line of tire today and the American Ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson, had a narrow escape from a rifle bullet, which whistled close to his head within the Embassy. Shortly before 5 o'clock the German Legation was struck by a shell. There were numerous casualties among noncombatants. A strange fatality seems to have followed R- M. Meredith, of Troy, O. He was slightly wounded two days ago while passing through the streets. Today a shell crashed Into Porter's Hotel and killed ' him. He was with his bride, who was Miss Gett, of Cynthlana, Ky on a honeymoon tour. Sidney Sutherland, correspondent of a Salt Lake City newspaper, but a resident of Mexico City, was wounded by the same shell. Madero Refuses to Resign. The situation in Mexico City, apart from Its terrifying aspect, is a remark able one. Friends of President Madero fully expected his resignation; but as the day wore along he became fixed in his determination to retain the reins of power. . To .the Spanish Minister, Eenor Cologan y Cologan, he said: "I will not resign. 1 was elected by the people. I am the constituted Presi dent. I will die before I resign." Amid all the confusions and alarms, at S o'clock the Mexican government applied the censorship to all dispatches and cable messages. This will vastly increase the difficulties of Informing the .outside world of the operations within the Mexican capital' and will effectually suppress incoming dis patches regarding conditions in other parts of the republic. During the night messengers went (Concluded on Pago 4. WILSON ARRANGES INAUGURAL PLANS FAMILY WILL- GO TO WASHIN-G-TOJT OX MARCH 3. Fresldent-elect Will Be Guest of Princeton Alumni at Smoker Xljjut Before Induction. - rru.M.jiuoi v x-vv. .... - dent-elect Wilson explained his plans for the inauguration so far as they had hAn arransed. Mr. Wilson and his family will leave here at 11 A. M, on Monday, March a. on a special train as guests of the stu dent body of Princeton University, ar riving in Washington at 4 P. M. J win sttTM a smoker Iven in his hon that night by the Princeton Alumni As ..M.Hnn r.t thai Dlxtrlct (if Columbia, tO which Princeton graduates generally have been Invited. He said tonight he wouM not make a sDeech. Mr. Wilson believes that his first utterances Washington should be his inaugural a The President-elect and his family will dri. the night In one or tne large hotels near the White House. On March 4 the usual programme of the inaugural ceremonies will De louoweo. idj " . rm mva fw aruests at lunch eon at the White House, but have made no plans for any other social functions. "We will follow Dreceaeni mat. uay. nr.. wii.nn remarked. The Governor passed the day at home arranging hi papers. - SNOWSLIDES ARE FEARED Coeur d'Alene District In Idaho Has Heaviest Fall on Record. WARDNER, Idaho, Feb. IS. (Spe clal.) Grave' danger now confronts Wardner and Kellogg in the form oi snowslldes. A break in the continued cold weather If accompanied by warm rain and wind will Bend tons of snow slipping down the steep hillsides and danger lurks In every ravine. Precau tions are being taken to guard against any catastrophe, such as ' visited the Couer d' Alene district In 1909. Never in the history of the camp has such a snowfall been recorded. Records show that 19 feet of snow fell In a little over a month. Every town In the Couer d'Alenes has literally been burled in snow hanks. In Wardner it was necessary to drive snow tunnels to get the streets opened for traffic, . and at the present time great banks of snow 13 feet high line the street In front of the business bouses. ... LIVING COST DUE FOR JOLT Portland Woman's Clnb Promises Fight on High Prices. . An assault upon the high cost of living, which Is expected to have some very definite and effective results will be initiated by the Portland Woman's Club at a meeting which has been called for Tuesday, February 18, at 2 P. M. The subject for the programme an nounced by Mrs. A. King Wilson, chair, man of the home economics department. Is "An Effective Means of Reducing the High Cost of Living." It will be dis cussed by experts who are familiar with its every phase. lira. Wilson says definite action will be taken which will bring welcome news to every housewife In Portland. An invitation has been extended by the club to members and friends to be pres ent. The meeting will be held at the Women of Woodcraft Hall, Tenth and Taylor streets. KUBELIK IS SERIOUSLY ILL Violinist Cancels All His Engage- incuts In Switzerland. t GENEVA, Switzerland. Feb. 16. -. (Special.) Jan Kubellk, the violinist, who was booked for a series of con certs In Switzerland, has telegraphed from his home in Bohemia cancelling his engagements because of serious ill ness, the nature of which is not stated. His wife and children are with him. . SOME "HANDS OFF' POLICY WILL BE GQNTfNUED Taft and Cabinet Can vass Situation. LATE NIGHT SESSION HELD Madero's Request for Non-ln tervention Considered. EARLY PEACE NOT SEEN Officials Admit That If Military Emergency .Arises, Ambassador Wilson May Be Required to Move to Safer . Quarters. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. "Hands off" Mexico for the' present was the decision of ' President Taft and the Cabinet reached at a prolonged session which lasted until past midnight. Mr. Taft and seven of his advisers met at the White House and after re viewing the situation from every point of view, and particularly the proposal of an armistice In Mexico City, during which non-combatants are to be re moved, with the creation of a neutral zone for the American Embassy, de termined to reaffirm the noninterven tion attitude of the United States, meanwhile keeping the Army and Navy ready tor instant action. Madero Not to Be Answered. The Cabinet meeting broke up Just after 12:30 A. M. Secretary Knox an nounced that Secretary Hilles would prepare to make public the only state ment to be given out. Other members of the Cabinet referred all Inquiries to Mr. Hilles. His statement was as fol lows: . "At a meeting tonight of the Cabi net, various dispatches from Mexico were considered and It was decided that the Information so far received afforded no basis for a change In the policy of the Government of the United States, already indicated many times in the last two years." It virtually was determined that no further- communication would go to President Madero at this time. Madero Urges Non-intervention. The direct occasion of the Cabinet meeting was an appeal from President Madero, of Mexico, sent by telegraph to President Taft, asking him to with hold Intervention by the United States, pending the attempt to put down the Diaz revolt. The President said he hoped that the disquieting dispatches from Mexico would not arouse the American people and that the pressure upon Congress would not become so great that a ma jority would feel called upon to respond to a demand for intervention. Accord ing to his latest Information there is little sentiment in congress for Inter vention. Washington officials today were of the opinion- that peace was no nearer than It was last Sunday night. Mili tary men believe that If Diaz had pressed his advantage that day, instead of intrenching himself in the arsenal, he would have prevailed before the dawn of Monday. Reports Freely Made Public. With a degree of freedom quite un diplomatic the reports of Ambassador Wilson and the American Consuls in Mexico, even Including caustio comment upon the conduct of the war, have been given out, so that it is probable that if Congress should adopt any of the pend ing resolutions calling for the official correspondence regarding the Mexican revolution there would be little to add (Concluded on page 4. OF THE PAST WEEK'S INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 64 degrees; minimum, 50 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly winds. Legislatures. -Senator Day attacks state Engineer Lewis as non-competent. Section 1, page 0. Bouse, passes "Blue Sky" bill by Mitchell ot Baker. Section 1. page 8. Senate donates $200,000 for Panaroa-Pa- crflo fair exhibit. Section 1, page 8. Washington legislators ng- tip scheme to - stave off llqupr legislation. Section 1. page 9. . Bill tor girls' Industrial home passed by Senate. section 1, page S. March 1 la date now set tor legislative ses sion's end. Section 1, page 1. Senate Inquisitors on Oregon naval militia split on report. Section 1, pace 8. Kolta bridge b)U passes House. Section 1. page 1. Mexico. Madero considering truce to give foreign ers chance to seek safety. Section 1. page 1 Taft and Cabinet decide to continue "hands off" policy. Section 1, page 1. Emllio Vasqnez Gomes crosses border and . proclaims himself President. Section 1, page 4. Barrett incident causes sensation in Wash ington. Section 1. cage 4, United States Embassy active In giving aid to endangered Americana section x, page 4. Foreign. Discoverer of alleged tuberculosis cure not officially recognized in Germany, flection 1. page 3. Plant life's age at pole determined by Scott party. . Section 1. page 1. National. "Bathtub trust" defendants . fined. Sec tion 1, page 6. Omnibus public building bill carries -125,-643,800 as reported to House. 8eotlon ' i a a o Wilson arranges plans for Inauguration. Sec tion l, page i. ' Trnmestlo. Suffrage army avoids crossing Delaware Rlver.and win marcn on loaay. . oovu1"1 Speaker Cannon guest of honor at farewell dinner at wasamaion. ocvuu Folsom prison plot escape foiled In nick lm Ration 1. DSKS 2. Jilted girl makes man take poison. Sec tion 1, page 4. Peace societies prepare to make war on war. section a. page jlv. Linemen vote to stand by demand for In in u'H o-o Kaatlon 1. Tare 7. Castro free to enter United States, rules Judge. section i. page a. Snorts. City bowling race close with end In sight this week. Section 2. page 8. Wolgast grows rich by fighting. Seotlon 2. Big house for Wolgaat-Murphy bout predict ed. OKUUU Multnomah to observe 15-mlnute ruling in wrestling douis ai mw. wim vt rv Kantian 2. case 4. Bope for winning track team at Eugene Is rising. Section 2. page 8. Multnomah and Oregon "Aggies" basket ball teams meet tomorrow mui. ooi.- tln. 9 . ... fi. Multnomah Cltib veterans have fun at an nual gridiron -spreao. otchoo Portland baseball season opens today with Football rules committee makes few minor changes. Section 2, page -. . Pacific . Northwest. Charge - of false registration made against Oregon geologist brands Dr. Hallock's theo- . ries as lake." section, i, pas . rAtimiMiUI snd Marine. Large orders for hop contracts on market. Section 2, page 17. Wheat declines at Chicago on selling by longs. Section 2, page 17 . Sham break In railroad stocks In Wall .t...t RMtlnn 1 naze 17. Weekly statement of New York banks shows improvement. section page ii Attempt to be made to float stranded bark Mlml. section z. page o. . Portland and Vicinity. President Farrell due tomorrow to 'begin plans for future oro.-w. t. sc. . sec tion 1. page 14. Meteorological summary and forecast.. Seo tlon 2, page 6. Rose-planting ceremonial planned for Wash ington s birthday, section 1, page id: Addison Bennett. reviewing Scott South Pole disaster, says heroism unsurpassed. Section 1. page 12., Charles B. Moores declares Republicans pre sented Oregon to democrats, section x. page 13. Cemetery change proposed In legislative bill meets opposition. Section 8, page 10. First day's registration includes 108 women. Section 1, page 18. L. O. Ralston, ex-president of American Bank A Trust Company, sued by Bank Examiner Wright for 834,800. Section 1, page 12. Sanitation committee sees attempt to keep prices up by destruction of good food. Section 1. page 16. Medical schools of Oregon universities agree on consolidation plan. Section 1, page 10. Co-operation between educational, -library and park boards proposed by R. L. Sabin. Section 4. page 1. Stephens Grammar School plan is big suc cess. Section 4. page 1. East Sldo organisation has big plans for year. Section 4, page 8. Charter committee to meet to harmonise . two proposed documcuts. Section 1. ' page 14. Two men suspected of robbing Allsky Cafe Jailed. Section 1, page 17. EVENTS ARE ILLUMINED BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. s SESSION'S END NOT SEEN TILL 1 Oregon Legislature Ad journment May Wait. HOUSE DECIDES TOMORROW Westerlund of Medford Asks Prolonged Assembly. SENATE LIKELY DIVIDED Plan Includes Dismissal of Steno graphic Aides arid to Have House Members Remain at Salem at Own Expense. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 15. -r(Special.) The Legislature undoubt edly will remain In session until March 1 or a date close to that. This much seems practically decided upon. The House has a lineup on the proposal and the division in the Senate does not seem to be of such a serious nature as to prevent the plan. One definite step was taken in this direction tonight, when the following resolution was introduced in the House by Westerlund of Medford calling for keeping In session until March 1. This has been referred to the resolutions committee and will be favorably re ported Monday. The resolution reads In part; "Whereas, It has been the custom of past sessions of the Legislative As sembly to adjourn sine die on the 40th calendar day after organization, after having served not more than 30 actual working days; and. Whereas, the 40th calendar day fol lowing the organization of the 27th biennial session of the Legislative As sembly falls on Friday, February 21; and. Few Measures Settled. "Whereas, Only a 'few measures ot general importance to the people of the State of Oregon have thus far been enacted by the 27th session o the Leg islative Assembly; and, "Whereas. The members of the 27th session of the Legislative Assembly have applied themselves faithfully and industriously to the consideration of the business of the session, but, owing to the unusually large number of bills presented, have been unable, to give the proper amount of attention to many of said bills, a large number of which are still in the hands, of committees; there fore, be it "Resolved," That the 27th session of the Legislative Assembly remain In ses sion for 40 actual working days and ad journ sine die on Saturday, March 1. 1913, at 5 o'clock P. M. ; and be it further Pay Also Fixed. "Resolved. That all members, officers, clerks .'and employes of the House of Representatives and Senate be paid upon the basis of the actual working days of their services; and "Be it further resolved. That no Sen ate bill he received in the House ot Representatives and no bill be received in the Senate after Wdnesday, Feb ruary 19, at 5 o'clock P. M." Some of the big appropriation bills will be turned In at such a time as will mean practically a necessity for hold ing over. This means that tne Legislature will have an opportunity to pass on every veto that the Governor submits. The date set will carry the session well past the last day when the Governor will be compelled to return his last bill to the session. Agreement probably will be reached on the county bonding road (Concluded on Page 9.) MARCH BRIDGE BILL VOTE AROUSES CHEERING HOUSE TAKES FAVORABLE AC TION, 8 7 TO 12. Connty May Issue Bonds and De duct Interest Amount From Taxes Due to State. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) The House tonight passed the Nolta Interstate bridge bill and en abling act introduced by the Multnomah delegation. Nolta, of Multnomah, briefly told of the benefits of the span and Speaker McArthur explained its provisions to the members. The bill provides that certain counties may issue bonds for Interstate bridges and may deduct yearly from the county taxes due the state the Interest on the bridge bonds as the state's portion of the expense of the bridge. The Interest will total 170.000 a year. Speaker McArthur said it is probable that three big railroads will build across the bridge, thereby giving a good revenue to cut down the interest cost. Lofgren, of Multnomah, detailed the great work already done by the inter state bridge committee. When the vote, which was 37 to 12, was announced, cheers broke forth from all sections of the House. PRINTER'S MISTAKE VITAL Tax Levy of $1,500,000 May Bo Saved for State Highway Fund. OLTMPIA Wash.. Feb. 15. (Special.) A printers' mistake may save the $1,500,000 tax levy for the state high way fund, agreed upon by the Wash lngton Legislature. Lawyers discovered today that the bill was not properly drawn up 'aw4 that In Its present ' form the courts would be certain to hold the levy 11 legal. Only the fact that when the Senate on Friday considered and passed the bill already passed by the House, the discovery was made that the printer had used the word "prepare" for the word "repair," may save the bill. Becauso of an amendment by the Senate correcting this error the bill had to be sent back to the House. That body can now refuse to concur on this amendment and send the bill back to the Senate, which can draw the entire bill in its proper form. Otherwise. It Is declared the good roads legislation so, greatly desired by all sections of the state would have had to wait an other two years in all probability. NAVY TESTING WIRELESS Cruiser to Determine Radius ot New Plant at Arlington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The scout cruiser Salem put out from Philadelphia today to make final tests of the new Navy wireless station at Arlington, preliminary to the acceptance of the plant from the contractors. The Salem's tests will be carried on for several weeks. Communication will first be established at a distance ot about 300 miles, the cruiser afterward continuing across the North Atlantic Ocean and making tests at Intervals, ultimately testing the power of the plant to receive and transmit mes sages from a distance of 3000 miles. Before returning the Salem will make tests from Gibraltar, among other points. HOUSE PASSES 59 BILLS Eight Are Killed, 8 Withdrawn, 1 Iaid on Table, 1 0 Re-referred. STATE CAPIToZTsalem, Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) The House adjourned at 12:15 this morning. The House today passed E9 bills, and killed eight. Eight were with drawn; one was laid on the table and 10 were re-referred. At midnight the House concurred in the Senate amendments to the Bar-rett-Hurd bill for bonding counties for roads. The bill as amended was then passed. This ends the road problem in the House. The vote was 47 -to 2. PLANT LIFE AGE AT POLE ESTABLISHED Climate Temperate in Past Eras Is Belief. VOLCANOES BURN BENEATH ICE Twice Since Creation Antarc tic Not Frigid It Is Held. . FOSSILS WELL PRESERVED Collections Greatly Enrich Science, Says Evans, and Will Solve Here tofore Unsettled Theories. Lava Fumes Annoy. Copyright. 1913, by The New Tork Times Company and The Oregoolan. CHRISTCHURCH. N. Z., Feb. 15. (Special.) That science has been en riched to an even greater degree than Is now comprehended, by the findings of the late Captain Scott and his party In the British Antarctic expedition is Indicated by Commander Evans In. his continued chronicle. His story of the result of the geological surveys and other incidents in the long trip in the region of the South Pole, and In which he accounts for apparent belief that the Antarctio Zone once or possibly twice In the history of the world had a tem perate climate and an abundance of olant life, follows: Geological results were obtained on the ascent of Mount Erebus. The .geological work done by the three par ties, southern, western and northern, is likely to prove of great value, es pecially as furnishing evidence rela tive to a formed connection between Australia and South America through the Antarctio continent. The collection and notes made by the several parties on Beardmore glacier are far better than was to be expected under the conditions. This Is the most southerly outcrop of rock on the route selected. There was no geologist in the southern party. In spite of this, collections were made with great Judgment from a height of 8000 feet, fossil plants and coal were brought back, being collected from al most the same place as was the coal discovered by Shacklcton. The plant specimens are very well preserved In sandstone and, shales and probably be long to late palacoyole or early mes- sovlo times. Lower down the glacier a find of fossils was made, consisting of corals in primitive form, typical of the early palacoyole period. Numerous Igneous rocks were also collected. These collections were chiefly mado by Dr. Wilson and Lletenant Bowers under ad verse conditions. Their notes are nec essarily not at present available. Climate Once Temperate Perhaps. Until experts have access to this material it is unwise to make definite inferences. In general terms It may be said that there is proof of tem perate conditions of climate havhvs obtained in the Antarctic at two periods of time In past ages. The Western party under Griffith Taylor made two Journeys to the mainland to Victoria Land for purely scientists purposes. A detailed geological and topographical survey was made from Mount Discovery to Granite Harbor and material gathered for a thorough description of antarctic physiography. Ice phenomena were especially observed and several measurements of the movements of glaciers made. In the case of Mackay glacier this amounted to 80 feet for one month. At Granite Harbor coal was found in the Beacon sandstone formation. It proved to be a semi-anthracite of medium quality and is probably of the (Concluded on Page 12.) f