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&$ MwMm Jill S wmui mt, fiS 84 Pages Six Sections VOL.. XXXIII-XO 17 " PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORXING, APRIL 26, 1914. ; Pmcfc FIVK CRXTS. W1LS0NAGREES TO MEDIATION BY3 REPUBLICS Good Offices of Brazil, Argentina and Chile Formally Accepted. HOPE FOR PEACE IS HELD Candor, However, Impels Ad- ministration to Say Plans May Be Frustrated. , RENEWED OUTRAGES FEARED Soberer Elements of Mexican People Appealed To. PROMPT RESULTS DESIRED Wish Expressed That Outcome May He -Made Known Before 111 Consi tiered Hostilities Dis appoint Hopes.' DBTEIOPMENTS IV FAK-AMEBI- CAJf EFFORTS TO AVERT WAR. President Wilson accepts offer of Brazilian. Argentine and Chilean en voys to mediate. ... " Envoys transmit acceptance to Spanish Ambassador, who Immedi ately sends It by cable to Spanish legation . at Mexico City for presen tation to General Huerta. General Carransa, bead of the con stitutionalists, informed of It through ' his representatives here. Diplomats announce no further steps would be taken by them until replies had been received. . United States acceptance distinctly declares emergency may arise to make negotiations futile. Army and Navy continue prepara tions for war. WASHINGTON, April 25. President Wilson announced tonight he had ac cepted an offer from Brazil, Argentina and Chile to use their good offices in an attempt to bring about a peaceful and friendly settlement of the difficulty between the United States and Mexico. The offer was formally submitted by the three Southern American envoys te Secretary Brayn and laid before the President. Good Offices Appreciated. The reply of the President made through the Secretary of State to the diplomatic representatives, was as fol lows: "The Government of the United States is deeply '" sensible of the friendliness, the good feeling- and the generous concern at peace and welfare of America manifested In the joint note Just received from your excellency tendering the good offices ofyour Gov ernment to effect, if possible, a settle ment of the present difficulty between the Government of the United States (Concluded on Page &.j DEADLIER MACHINE' GUN TO BE TRIED ORD.VAXCE THAT MOWS DOWN REGIMENTS OX WAY. Weapon Is Xot Only Lighter and Faster, bat Slakes Ammunition Exchange Possible. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. (Spe cial.) Army officers v ill watch with deep interest the working out of the new Benet-Mercier machine gun In actual war. The sun uses the same ammunition as that used by the In fantry in its new Springfield rifle, a shade less than a .30 caliber. The heavier machine gun used pre viously had the disadvantage of requir ing a half dozen mules where the same number of shots may now be packed on two. With the new gun the gunner may register more shots, and. It is believed, gain a higher percentage of hits. The feature of ammunition exchange be tween the machine gun and the infan try along the firing line alsomakes for increased efficiency. The gun is served by an assistant, who feeds belts of cartridges contain ing 20 shots each into the gun. The Sixth. Sixteenth and Twelfth In fantry, which left San Francisco for the front, are all armed with the new guns, before which it is believed a regiment of Mexican infantry wfll be unable to stand more than a few moments. AMERICANS SAVED BY GEtilVlAN MARINES Mobs at Tampico Put Lives in Peril. SHOT IS FIRED INTO HOTEL INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Besieged - Ones Handicapped by Lack of Ammunition. WOMEN TAKEN TO SHIPS DIVORCED WIFE IS SHOT Harry Favor, of Prosser, Wash., Flees After Attempting to Kill. PROSSER, Wash., April 25. (Spe cial.) Late today Harry Favor shot and seriously wounded his divorced wife, Lucile Slyiltz, near her home, two miles west of here. His ex-wifeNvas returning from town with two girl friends in ' a buggy. Favor stopped them and fired three shots, one striking the left breast and two the left arm. She may recover. Favor threatened his wife three months ago while attempting: to abduct her child, for which he served 30 days In the County Jail. Favor is still at large. RESTRAINT CHAFES T. R. Berlin Hears Colonel Wants to ganize Brigade for War. Or- LONDON. April 25. (Special.) A Berlin dispatch to the Observer says an American official whose name is not given has arrived there from South America and says . he met Colonel Roosevelt and that the Colonel wants to get into the Mexican fray at the earliest possible moment. The official says Colonel IJoosevelt Intends to organize a full cavalry bri gade, for which all the officers have been selected, to take the field as soon as the War Department sanctions such course. PLANS FOR MILITIA LAID Oregon Will Concentrate at Clacka mas, War Department Decides. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. . April 25. In event the Presi dent issues a call for militia, the Ore gon militia will concentrate and or ganize for field service-at Clackamas, under plans arranged by the militia division of the War Department today. The militia of Washington will con centrate at American Lake and the Idaho militia at Boise Barracks. VICTOR HERBERT IS LOW , . Composer in Critical Condition Fol lowing; Appendicitis Operation. LONDON, April 25. The condition of Victor Herbert, the composer, who was operated on this morning for appendi citis, was reported to be ' critical to night. ... Mr. Herbert suddenly became serious ly ill while being shown through Buck ingham Palace Wednesday.' Trouble Starts When American Ves sels Leave Fosltions Near Shore and Stconi to . Sea Insults Shouted by Marauders. GALVESTON, Tex., April 25, The Tampico situation has continued o serious, according 'to a wireless mes sage reaching here today, that two tor pedo boats yesterday were sent up the Panuco River at Tampico to get Amer icans. Refugees arriving 'Tiere from Tampico today said they were saved from rioting: Mexicans early Wednes day morning by German sailors. The story of the riot was told by Americans on the collier Cyclops, which anchored in quarantine here to day. , Insults Shouted From Streets. The trouble started Tuesday night, after the American warships at Tam pico had left their positions nearehore and steamed several miles out to sea in the afternoon. After dark bands of Mexicans began to parade the streets', shouting insults at Americans, who had withdrawn to the shelter of the prin cipal hotels in Tampico. About midnight a mob estimated at 600 began throwing stones at the Southern Hotel, where there were 20 or 30 American women and 300 Ameri can men. William Hanson, an ex Unlted States Deputy Marshal in South Texas, organized the men, .who had a few rifles and pistols, for resistance. The Americans, however, had so little ammunition that they did not dare open fire, fearing the Mexicans would kill them after their ammunition was spent. Shot Fired Through Window. The mob began pounding on the doors with clubs. One Mexican fired through a window, but no one was wounded. Captain Von Kohler, of the German cruiser Dresden, the refugees said, sent officers ashore notifying the mob that unless they dispersed within 15 minutes he would land marines. The mob withdrew. , The German sailors then took the women from the Southern and from the Imperial hotels aboard boats to ships In the harbor. The men marched out. Some gave their suitcases to Mexican porters. A few of the suit cases, the refugees said, were torn from the porters' hands by other Mexicans, thrown on the ground and trampled. There was some rioting at the Im perial Hotel. The Southern has been for years the headquarters for oil men in the- Tampico district. Coast Artillery Sent South. NEW YORK, April 25. The steam ships Concho, of the Mallory Line, and the Antilles, of the Morfcan Line, left here today carrying, in addition to their regular passengers, 273 members of the Coast Artillery, who had come from Fort Slocum. N. Y. On the Concho, bound for Galveston, were 150 of the men. On the Antilles were the remainder, bound for New Orleans. MEXICO Repair Ship Vestal Sails. NORFOLK. Va., April 25. The United States steamer Vestal, repair ship and tender for submarines, left for Norfolk Navy-Yard at 11:30 this morning. loaded with supplies, bound for Vera Crux. The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 83.8 uegrecs; minimum. 48.3 degree.. TODAY'S Showers, southerly winds. Mexico. Wilson accepts offer of mediation by Bra zil. Argentina and Chile. Section 1, page 1. Bryan not to resign; Cabinet friction denied. Section 1, page 2. Zeadllr machine guns than ever o be used on border. Section. 1. page 1. Every available ship on Pacific Coa.t to be prepared for action. Fectlon 1, page 6. Daniels pays tribute to first heroes of con flict, section 1, page 2. Consulate at Cananea threatened by mob. Section -1. page 5. Villa retains his views as to American oc cupation. Section 1. page 2. Congress strongly Inclined toward war. Sec tion 1, page Pacific Northwest. Logger,' whose life has been attempted sev eral times, asks Sheriff's aid. Section 1, page 8. Ileal Estate and Building. Mllwaukle takes steps for Bull Run water supply. Section 4. page 11. Salem Is largest prospective bond Issue seller in state. Section 4. page 11. Richmond's growth in year makes many new needs. Section 4, page 10. State Engineer Lewis draws picture of possi bilities . of Columbia's great future. Sec tion 4, page 11. Architects and builders busy on smaller projects. Section 4. page 10. Automobiles and Roads. Walter Glffard continues story of trip to Mount Hood. Section 4. page 4. Farmer is his own garage man. Section 4, page 7. . Rebuilt cars greater in value than new, cheap machines, says H. R. Roberts, Sec tion 4, page 8. American cars are appearing abroad. Section 4, page 4. Thirty-four start. 13 end in iOOO-mlie tour. Section 4, page 3. . . Commercial and Marine. j Bananas to be brought by steamer direct to Portland. Section 2. page 17. Wheat higher at Chicago on strength abroad and bulge In corn. Section 2. page 17. Stock selling heavy, but days losses -o small. Section 2, page 17. Dredging on Tongue Point crossing asked in petition. Section 2, page 6. Cargo for East coast accepted despite Mexi can situation. Section 2. page 6. Sports. Coast League results Portland 1. Venice 7; Los Angeles 3, Sacramento 2-(12 in nings); Oakland 6. San Francisco 2. Section 2. page I. Northwestern League results Spokane 3. Portland 1: Seattle 3. Vancouver 1; Vic toria . Tacoraa 3. Section 2, page 2. Northwestern League heads meet. Section 2. page 2. University of Oregon wins track meet from Multnomah Club. Section. 2. page 1. Tennis season opens; Kyle and Wolfard make good showing in South. Section 2, page 5. Country club harness races talked. Section -', page 4. - Multnomah Club baseball league opens sea son today. Section 2, page 5. Palo Alto High wins Berkeley track meet, at which record is broken. Section 2. pase 9. National Troting Association mldifles Its "every-heat-a-race" ruling. Section 2, page 4, Ritchie declared worthy of pugilistic chain, pionshlp. Section 2, page 4. Portland and Vicinity. Supreme Court denies right to grant ali mony before decree is ordered. Section 1, page 14. Meeting at Gresham to discuss opening co operative cannery. Section 1. page 12. Votes In Rose Festival Queen contest swamp counters. Section 1. page 12. Brooks, Or., priest to exhibit beautiful roses at Festival here. Section 2. page 18. Five hundred Portland men do (1000 road ' Job in day. Section 1, page 10. Union Avenue club protests against reopen ing of bride-approach hearing. y-lon 1 page 14. Schools discussed by Oregon Civic League. Section 1, page 10. Power truck goes through Sandy bridge car. rying five men. Section 1, page 10. GOfJGRESS WARLIKE; ACTION Us-llll II" House Lors Talk of Call on Wilson. DRASTIC CAMPAIGN WANTED CRACK SHOTS MAN GUNS AT CALEXIC0 XEW PIECES TRAINED OX MEXI CAN GARRISON. Sentiment Only Partly Modi fied by Mediation Plan. UNREST PLAINLY MANIFEST Concerted Action Not So Much in Evidence In Senate, but It Is Ex pected Bond of Silence Will Be Broken Monday. GUNBOAT READY QUICKLY Governor Returns VIcksburg to Navy 30 Minutes After Asked. OLYMPIA, Wash.. April 25. (Spe cial.) Just 30 minutes after Secretary of the Navy Daniels today telegraphed Governor Lister that the Government needed for Mexican service the gunboat VIcksburg, which has been used at Ta. coma as a training ship for the Wash ington Naval Militia, the Governor was able to telegraph back that the VIcks burg was ready. He also offered Secre tary Daniels the Washington Naval Mi litia, stating that to a man they were anxious to see service. The Governor, who had advance In formation the VIcksburg might be wanted, communicated with Adjutant- General Llewellyn over long-distance telephone immediately upon receiving Secretary Daniels' telegram. In half an hour all state supplies had been re moved from the gunboat. It was (turned over at once to the comman dant of the Puget Sound Navy-Yard at Bremerton. WASHINGTON, April 25. Though the Mexican crisis has been under sup- ' pression in Congress for several days while the President and ' his Cabinet executed plans of reprisals against the defiance of General Huerta. there is an Impelling under-current of feeling in both Senate and House for a declara tion of war, which was tempered some what tonight by the acceptance of of fers of mediation from Argentina, Bra zil and Chile. Leaders in Congress had for several days been Informally discussing the necessity for. an unequivocal declara tion of war, for a sweeping campaign in Mexico and for the ultimate estab lishment, by force of American arms, of peace and constitutional government in the battle-worn republic Breaking of Storm Predicted. No swell from the under-current reached the surface today, however, but Congressmen In both Houses had pre dicted a storm would break Monday as soon as American troops reached Vera Cruz to support the Naval forces there. Members who were most restive over the situation believed tonight, after learning of the intermediation proposals, that no further aggressive) action toward Mexico should be forced until it should become apparent that the good offices of South American na tions to compose the situation would fail. Although there was evidence of the feeling of dissatisfaction with present conditions In the Senate, probably the most remarkable evidence of unrest was given in the House. During a day devoted under the surface to a discus sion of Mexico, most of the leaders were in conference and sentiment de veloped was strongly in favor of war. Democrats Join Conference. In the conferences more than a dozen of the most prominent men on the Democratic side participated. Speak er Clark. Majority Leader Underwood, Chairman Flood, of the foreign rela tions committee; Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appropriations committee, and Chairman Hay, of the military commit tee, figured in all of them. The discussion was so outspoken that there was talk for a time of the appointment of a committee, to consist of Speaker Clark and Mr. Underwood, which should call on President Wilson and inform him that the sentiment of the House was for war. Developments of the day, however, particularly the appearance of hope that mediation by South American re publics might bring about a peaceful solution, interferred with this plan, and the conferences ended without definite conclusion, but with most of those who participated convinced that it was only a question of time until drastic action must be taken. House Leaders Belligerent. Out of the many conferences the at titude of the House leaders became ex- (Concluded on Page 2.) xntrenchments of Federals Who Worked All Night ajid Quit at Dawn Are Visible. CALKX'CO, Cal.. April 23. Two three-lncti guns brought by the Coast Artillery which arrived here today were pointed at the Mexican garrison. A heavy guard of gunners, considered among the regulars as crack shots, manned the guns. No explanation was offered by Cap tain James G. Harboard. ranking offi cer of the United States regular forces here, for his action, which followed quickly on his arrival. It is believed, however, that with Na tional and state forces numbering about duo men with two guns, the encamp ment east of the town, with no build ings or homes between it and the Mexi can garrison. Is the best location. The entrenchments of the Mexican Federals,- who worked at night and stopped at daybreak, are plainly visible. They encircle the garrison from the channel of New River eastward about Mexicali. BROWN IS DECLARED SANE Youth, AVho When 14 Killed Father Near Clichalis, May Go Free. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. April 25. (Special.) Tom Brown, who 10 years ago, .when 14 years old., killed his father near Chehalis and was sentenced to the criminal Insane ward in the State Penitentiary, was declared sane today by a Jury in Judge Wright's de partment of the Superior Court. The verdict returned by the Jury after 12 minutes' deliberation was In three parts: First, that Brown is sane; second, that there is no danger of a recurrence of his malady, and. third, that It is safe for society to have him at large. The verdict . caused m an affecting scene, the prisoner's mother and brothers weeping with joy. Brown was remanded to the custody of the Walla Walla turnkey until Mon day, the time allowed the Prosecuting Attorney of Lewis County to determine whether the state will appeal. - WAR TRAINS RUSH SOUTH Specials Carrying Troops and Am munition Pass Ashland. ASHLAND. Or., April 25. (Special.) The passing of troop and ammuni tion trains southbound is the order of. the day here. Recently if required 10 cars o transport the men. animals and equipment of a battalion of United States engineers bound from Vancou ver Barracks to Monterey. This morn ing, a special train conveying three cars of ammunition on a rush order from Vancouver to the Mexican border was making even faster time than the Shasta Limited through tills mountain section. STRIKERS ASKED TO KEEP TRUCE TODAY Leaders RequestCessa. tion of Violence. CONFERENCE MONDAY IS HOPE 'Red Cross' Party, Thought to .Be Bogus, Detained. MASS MEETING IS HELD 7 AMERICANS FACE DOOM Unconfirmed Wireless Suys Maas to Execute Prisoners. NEW ORLEANS, April 23. Wireless advices tonight from Vera Cruz re ported that Mexican Federal General Mass has found seven American pris oners guilty of certain charges and that he proposes to execute them. There is no confirmation of the report. VOLUNTEER BILL IS SIGNED President Puts Signature to War Expediency Measure. WASHINGTON, "April 25 President Wilson late today signed the volunteer Army- bill, which provides for the or ganization - of volunteer forces in time of war. Under the measure bodies of state militia would toe taken into the Federal service with 'their officers, who would be commissioned by the President. Union Men TJrgo That '.No Troopl Bo Sent In and Authorities In Counter-Pica Bid Worker ; Not to Start Trouble. j DENVER, April S3. Governor Ellas M. Am moss tonight at O o'clock, by wire, requested President Wilson to send Federal troops Into Colorado Im mediately' to handle the strike situ, stlos. TRINIDAD, Colo.. April 25. Peace in the Colorado coal camps will continue over Sunday if orders given by strike leaders to their followers are obeyed. Following a conference late today be tween Adjutant-General John Chase and officers of the United Mlneworkera of America. John R. Lawson addressed a massmeetlng of strikers here and urged them to abstain from any acts of violence until a conference be held In Denver tomorrow-, in which state of ficers and citizens will endeavor to ef. feet a settlement of the coal miners' strike. The outcome of the conference waa virtually a continuation of the truce arranged last night in Denver. Law sop and John McLennan announced they would go to Denver tomorrow to participate in the conference. "He Cross" Party Detained. A party carrying a Red Cross- flag and representing itself as being author ized to act for that organization was ordered under military detention by General Chase at the military head quarters and turned back to Trinidad. General Chase explained that he had been Informed by Dr. s. P. Morris. Red Cross district representative at Denver, that the party was not authorized to represent the organization. The party had gone from Trinidad with the inten tion of making further search of the ruins of the Ludlow tent colony for bodies. The union leaders asked that present arrangements be permitted to stand and that no troops be sent to Trinidad. Counter Requests Made. "They asked that no attacks 'be made upon the strikers, and in return I acked that no attack be made upon a detail which, will be sent to Aguilar tonight to get Superintendent Waddell." said General Chase. Superintendent William Waddell. of the Empire mine, was wounded during the attack upon that property Tues day. General Chase added that John Law son promised no attack would be made upon the troops and said the union leaders had promised to send word to the Aguilar strikers not to molest the soldiers. "I told the union leaders further." said General Chase, "that the militia was not seeking trouble and was mak ing no attacks upon anyone." Settlement It amor Denied. B. J. Matteson. assistant manager of the Colorado Fuel &. 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