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THE SUNDAY OREGONXAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 28, 1917. fhHSHINBSARFililS nRflFRFnTflRFTIIRH WIIUUMLU 1U I II- I U 1 111 Troops Already Under Way to Relieve Militia for Patrol Duty on Border, CARRANZA TO STAND ALONE GIRL WHO SAYS SHE IS "QUEEN OF ALASKA," SAYS NEW YORK WINTER IS TOO WARM. "Washington Decides to Xiet First Chief Settle His Own Problems. Homeward March Across Wastes to Be Hurried. VASHIXGTON", Jan. 27. Withdrawal of the American military expedition in Mexico was ordered by the War De partment today, and by the end of an other week the entire command, after ten months on Mexican soil, probably will have recrossed into the United States. The order went to General Funston, In command at the border, and left to Ills discretion the exact time of start ing the northward movement and the details of carrying it out. For several weeks he has known of the Admin istration's determination to order the troops back to the border, and under his direction the expedition has been concentrated for the long march. All Soon to Be In Motion. Officials here understand some ad vance units already have started north and believe that within 48 hours the whole column will be in motion. At the border the regulars will re lieve a considerable portion, if not all, of the National Guardsmen remaining on duty there. Already about 25,000 of the state troops In the border patrol have been ordered home and their movement probably will be under way by the time Pershing's men arrive on American soil. Although officials have been silent on the subject of Mexico since failure of the Joint Commission negotiations, developments outwardly have coupled the troop withdrawal with Carranza's refusal to accept the Atlantic City pro tocol and have plainly forecast an in tention to let the First Chief' settle for himself hereafter the many prob lems endangering the tenure of the de facto government. A patrol considered adequate to pro tect the border will be maintained rig idly, however, and notice has been served on Carranza that the United States will not hesitate to use its armed forces again, if necessary, to protect American territory and Ameri can rights. The Americans on the Joint commission told their Mexican colleagues at Atlantic City this Gov ernment would never relinquish the right of unlimited and unrestricted pursuit of bandits guilty of border depredations. That Pershing's command, sent into Mexico last March to disperse the bandits who raided Columbus, will be regrouped at the border and put into a condition of preparedness for a re currence of raiding, is not doubted here, and in that connection Army offi cers arc observing with keen interest the preparations being made by Villa and his followers and allies to occupy the territory that Pershing will" evac uate. f . ' . Men to. Be ICeM Tofeef net,' Of the'12,000 men in Pershing's com mand 10,000 have been concentrated at Colonia Dublan for the march north. Most of that number have been there for many weeks, but a large part ar rived within the last two days from lil Valle, which has been the southern most point of the expeditionary force since the fight at Carrizal. The plan is to march the entire force out at the same time, leaving no detachment too far in the rear as a bait for at tacks from wandering bands of rebels. . The first stop the army will make after leaving Colonia Dublan will be at Corralitos, 15 miles to the north, in the opinion of Army officers here. At Corralitos there is water. The next water is at OJo de Federico, 20 miles farther on and between Ojo de Fede rico and the border the distance is 75 miles. In that long stretch there is little water, and it is believed here General Persuing will force his com mand to a fast pace after leaving the second waterhole. From Ojo de Fede rico there will go forward with the column a string of water tanks. Few Traces to Be Left. Whether the railroad will be used for the transportation of any of the supplies will depend upon General Per shing's judgment. There is at Colonia Dublan a huge quantity of stores, in creased now by those brought north from El Valle. 5 General Pershing will leave behind htm as few physical traces of his pres ence as possible. Dispatches already received from his headquarters indicate that the flimsy shelters, adobe and "wood, are being removed at all points where erected by the Americans. When the Americans evacuated Vera Cruz they left standing many light wooden structures they had erected and these promptly were utilized by the native forces. It has been indicated that the border guard will be maintained in definitely at almost its present poten tial strength even if it is reduced in numbers. It is pointed out that the stationing of Pershing's 12,000 men along the border will make up for the withdrawal of more than an equal num ber of Guardsmen, because a large part of the strength of the Army on the border has been used up to now in sup porting the column south of the line. Vllln May OccnpT Zone. Many Army officers high in the serv ice believe that the withdrawal of Gen eral Pershing will mean early occupa tion of the territory about Colonia Dublan by Villa' and his followers. General Obregon has ordered the forces of Generals Marguia and Dleguez to that section, but Information at the War Department indicates that Villa, with a strong command, has been mov ing steadily forward into strategic positions nearby, prepared for a deter mined interference with Carranza's forces wherever he can. Some slight anxiety was displayed at the War Department today over the outcome of the skirmishing between Mexicans and American troops on the border near Ruby, Ariz. No official report was received, but unofficial re ports indicating the Mexicans might be de facto government troops gave rise to the suggestion that the encounter might develop a complication delaying tne witnarawai oi derailing. Such contingency, however, was not be lieved likely. f wwM - W '' . 5 ii4 'Will ' J'L-. - V y Aim r I' V , d W- -X f . yBnoots MISS LOUISE SACHEM. GOTHAM FOUND HOT! Winter Uncomfortably; Warm Says "Alaskan" Girl. - SKYSCRAPER IS AMAZING LO. RALSTON WANTS VERDICT SET ASIDE Judgment for $24,200 in Case of. Defunct Bank Declared Contrary to Precedent. SIMILAR SUITS ARE CITED Contention Made That Particular Point Upon Which. Judgment Was Rendered Have Absolved Should Himi Big Buildings Are Like SnovsIlde, Says "Queen" of Xortli Country, Who Is on Sight-Seeing Visit in Nation's Metropolis. NEW YORK. Jan. 23. (Special.) From a miner's cabin in the eternal snow wastes of Kuyakuk, in Northern Alaska,- Louise Sachen, 19 years old, has come to New x"orlt to realize and see the immense skyscrapers and sub ways she was told of by miners who ha seen them, according to her own siory. She has created a sensation in New York by her eccentric manner isms. One of the first things Miss Sachen had- to say when sne reached here Sat urday was: "Gee, it's warm!" This during a cold spell. Where Miss Sachen had been living 70 below zero is the regular thing, she said. Another interesting statement she made was that "chuck" cost more up in Alaska than it does in.little old New York.' That was a surprfse; enough to make most people glad they were not living In Alaska. Miss Sachen weighs 120 pounds, is five feet seven inches and is very pretty. She has taken her first ride in the "submarine trains'" and has looked up the sides of the skyscrapers until her back pained her. "Lord! These high buildings!" she gasped. "It's like walking under a snowslide." Up around Kuyakuk Miss Sachen says she is known as the "Queen of Alaska." She is stopping at a prominent hotel, which she said was recommended to her as "a pretty good boarding-house." MISS SACIHUf IS KANSAS GIRL Father Indicates Daughter Has "Put One Over" on New Yorkers. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) If the man who says he is her father can be believed. Miss Louise Sachen, the" Queen of Alaska," who has been the eensation of Isew York during the last week, came from Kan sas City, Kan., originally, instead of Koyukuk, Alaska. Miss Sachen has been astonishing the blase Eastern metropolis with tales of her Alaskan experiences, while she naively exclaimed at the wonders of civilization, upon which she said her eyes never had rested before. Two New York newspapers and many over the country have given much space to her stories and pictures of her. Nicholas Sachen, laborer. of Dugarro street, Kansas City, Kan., said too ay: "Sure Louise Is my daughter. She came home from Alaska last June. She'd been up there two years, working in boarding-houses. I believe. I don t know anything about Koyukuk." According to Sachen, the girl he says is his daughter arrived in New York via Chicago, instead of by steamboat from Alaska, and by dog sled from Fairbanks. "She went to Chicago," he said, "be cause she could get 18 a week there. That was laet Fall. I've seen some ot them stories in the New York papers about her, but they sure got some things twisted." Last Summer the. Miss Sachen of Kansas City, Kan., appeared in the Kansas Cfty (Kan.) Police Court as a witness in the case of a dog which had bitten a boy. She was fashionably gowned. Mexican border "station, a few miles west, but It is not believed he was pres ent at the fight. It is not known by miiciiuaifts ai me scene oi me iignung who commanded the attackers, though Captain Serrano was with them several days before the attack. Bloodstains Found on Roclcs. C. Bernard, supervisor of Pima County, returning to Arivaca from the scene of the fighting early tonight, con firmed reports that the Mexican band which clashed with the Americans was a company of Carranza soldiers under Captain Serrano. He said he was in formed they had been patroling the line in that Vicinity administering the customs. "They were the only Mexican troops in the country west of Nogales," said Mr. Bernard, "and have always been known as Carranza followers. If they were not Carranza soldiers this week, they were last." Mr. Bernard said the Utah cavalry pursued the Mexicans more than a mile into Mexico. In the rocks where the Mexicans hid themselves the American troops found a number of blood stains, he said, adding that they evidently car ried off their wounded. Ban on Patent Curealls Proposed. RALEIGH. N. C Jan. 27. A bill pro hibiting the sale or advertising in this state of patent proprietary medicines purporting to cure so-called incurable diseases was passed today'by the upper house or the General Assembly. Hawaiian Dry Bill Drastic. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The Ha waiian prohibition bill was reported to the House today. It prohibits impor tation, receiving, shipping, manufac turing, selling, giviag or use of liquor. NO AMERICANS ARE LOST (Continued From First Page.) an American was so much as scratched by the bullets of the attackers. Lieutenant Arns' force returned to camp at Arivaca tonight. Arivaca about six miles north of the stone house. Troops F and O of the Utah Cavalry arrived at Ruby, where the Montana mine is located, tonight. They are commanded by Major Wallace, "who now Is in charge of the situation. American ranchers say they are posi tive the attackers were de facto tcoops, as individual soldiers seen among them were known to be from the regular Carranza garrison, which was sent to that point recently. Captain Serrano has been in command of the Mexican troops stationed at asabe. a Sonora-Arizona ARIVACA, Ariz., Jan. 27. The Mex ican bandits who have been keeping up a running gunnght with American troopers and cowboys at Ruby, Ariz., were driven across the international boundary today by Americans. The Mexicans took refuge in adobe houses, but were routed out by troopers and the houses burned. The Mexicans have fled to the hills. The fight started Friday morning. when American cowboys saw Mexicans rounding up cattle on the American side of the boundary line, according to Americans arriving here tonight. Fifteen cowboys, it is asserted, returned the fire of about 20 Mexicans, who kept up the fight until they were safe behind rocks on the Mexican side of the line. NOGALES. Ariz., Jan. 27. The fight ing at Ruby, Ariz., between American troops and Mexicans was caused by some 25 irresponsible Mexican bandit cattle rustlers, according to a state ment made by Brigadier-General E. H. Plummer here late tonight. The ban dits, he said, were resisting cowboys who were trying to recover stolen cat tle. He said the Mexican bandits fired first from the American side of the boundary line. R.D. HUME SUES BILYEUS CASE IS ECHO OP FAILURE CASHIER COMPANY. OF I'ortlnndrr Files Action In HilUboro Court, Charging Fraud In Transfer of Land to Wife. HILLSBORO, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) R. D. Hume, of Portland, has filed suit In. the Circuit Court against Thomas and Josephine Bilyeu asking decree setting aside a deed made March 7, 1914, whereby Bilyeu trans ferred to his wife title to property lying partly within the limits of Hills boro. The suit is an echo of the failure of the United States Cashier Company, and Hume claims that there is due him from Bilyeu $21,500 for the sale ot patents by Hume In London. England. the complaint recites the bringing of suit in Multnomah County and the se curing of a Judgment, and alleges that the transfer was made immediately after his complaint was filed. Notwithstanding, a consideration of $5000 .was given, plaintiff charges there Was no consideration: that Bilyeu la Insolvent and that the transfer was made to defraud him. The 'property involved includes 35.14 acres, and the residence upon it was occupied by Bilyeu as a home. During the palmy days or the cashier company he embarked upon an extensive plan of landscape gardening and beautifica tion. During the past year most of Bilyeu's time has been spent in Chi cago. In a proceeding unlaue in the annals of Oregon courts, the Circuit Court of Multnomah County is asked, in a suit tiled yesterday, to set aside the decree for (24,200 entered against L. O. Ral ston, former president and stockholder of the defunct American Bank & Trust Company, on the mandate of the Su preme Court of the state. Whether the attempt in the lower court is successful or unsuccessful, an appeal to the Supreme Court will be taken, in which Mr.' Ralston hopes to force a ruling by that body on a de murrer said to be virtually Identical in law to one sustained by the higher court in a similar case. Through Attorneys Charles A. Johns and Fulton & Bowerman, Mr. Ralston is contending that the reason the Su preme Court of Oregon reversed the decree of a lower court In the suit of the Superintendent of Banks against Waterbury, Miller, and others, to re cover about $80,000, founded upon their alleged liability as subscribers of un paid capital stock of the American Bank & Trust Company, should have been the basis of a similar action in the appeal of the Ralston case from an unfavorable decree in & lower court. Ralatton Demurrer Ignored. In the Waterbury case, the Supreme Court sustained a general demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of suit. In the Ralston case, & general demurrer was made but ignored by the Supreme Court iu the opinion handed down. Mr. Ralston asserts that the com plaint in the suit against him is sub ject to the same criticism and has the same legal defects as those which led to the sustaining of the demurrer in the Waterbury case. By reason of this,- the suit of Mr. Ralston, entitled "L. O. Ralston agalrst b. G. tar pent, as Superintendent ot Banks in behalf of the creditors of the American Bank & Trust Company, in solvent, and the American Bank & Trust Company," seeks to have the de cree entered against him on the man date of the- Supreme Court set aside and declared null and void. That the Circuit Court has power to do that is contended by his attorneys. The mat ter, probably will come to-fssue in the lower court on a demurrer to the com plaint filed yesterday. Verdict for 50.000 Returned. Following the failure of the Amer ican Bank & Trust Company, the Su perintendent of Banks began suit against Mr. Ralston to recover about 50,000, based on his alleged liability as subscriber and holder ot unpaid capital -stock. Circuit Judge Morrow rendered a decree against him for the ull amount. I An appeal was taken :and in the original opinion of the Supreme Court the amount of judgment was cut down to $35,000. and after a petition for re hearing it was cut down to $24,200. The mandate of the higher court-was ssued April 7. 1916. and entered April 20 in the lower court rendering Judg ment of $24,200. The Waterbury suit grew out of the failure of the same bank about the time the Ralston suit was commenced, and was for $80,000. Judgment for the full amount was. given by Circuit Judge Morrow, but on an appeal the decree was reversed and a general demurrer to the complaint sustained. Attorneys Awarded Fees. The Ralston case is that in which Attorneys I. H. Van Winkle and Sid ney J. Graham recently were awarded $6000 as attorneys fees by Judge Kav- anaugh. In the complaint tiled yesterday. which covers more than 100 typewrit ten pages, it is Mr. Ralston's conten tion that in legal effect the complaint against him is identical with the Waterbury complaint, and that if Waterbury, Miller and others are not liable on the complaint against them, for the same reason he is not liable on the complaint against him. Mr. Kalston alleges that the de murrer in his case was argued before the Supreme Court, but never consid ered or decided by that court. He also asserts that in his supplemental brief, he cited a Pennsylvania case which was cited and approved by the Supreme Court in its opinion in the Waterbury case. The legal novelty Is presented in asking the lower court to declare null and void a decree of that court based on the mandate of the Supreme Court. 1,118,000 GET MORE PAY Wage Increase Granted by 52 6 Es- tablislunents In 2 Months. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Wage rises ranging from 5 to 10 per cent were given to 1,118.000 workers in the United States during Ispvember and December, Secretary Wilson, of the Labor Depart ment, estimated today in a compilation of figures covering J8 states and show- ing that 526 establishments Increased the size of the pay envelope. The Sec retary called attention to the fact that 244 of the increases were voluntary, Strikes brought 99 increases. The largest -number of employes benefited were in the iron and steel industry, They number 36d.ouo. The textile in dustrles were next with 226.000. Most of the Increases, the Secretary pointed out, were granted after th National election. Important Announcement Ever 2ealous in our efforts to perfect our faculties for best serving our patrons and to maintain this store's maxim of always giving the BEST VALUES we announce that beginning with our f icsal year, February 1, we will inaugurate strictly a cash policy of buying and selling. Charge Accounts Will Be Discontinued By thus eliminating the expense and inestimable loss incident to the credit policy, we are at once enabled to give our customers, the benefit of much lower prices on high-grade merchandise than can be offered by the other stores doing a credit business. Comparative Prices Will Be Eliminated From Our Advertising Every( buying advantage we gain goes straight to the people who pat ronize us.' We ask a fair share for ourselves no more. We have never taken more, consequently we have more than the mere satisfaction of suc ceeding we have the consciousness of having dealt fairly with those who - have given us success. ' The true test of value-giving is the comparison of offerings here and elsewhere, and by such comparison we are willing to leave the decision to your own best judgment as to where you can be served to the greatest personal advantage. It is gratifying to learn that another prominent concern has also determined to discontinue the practice of quoting comparative prices. COME AND COMPARE THESE OFFERINGS Store Opens at 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. INL Saturdays at 6 P. M. MAYOR GILL IS INDICTED (Concluded from Page .2.) Gill's commissions from the estate was entered. This assignment was to James MeFarland, to be applied on a note for $7500 uttered by Mr. and Mrs. tilll and due March 1. 1916, and next on a note for the same amount due April 27, 1917. The assignment is dated April 27. 1915 MeFarland recently brought suit against the Mayor for $15,000, asking a foreclosure of a mortgage on the rest dence of Mayor GilL and other property and foe whatever commissions might be awarded on the Ferguson estate for an amount sufficient to satisfy both notes. Hood River Lumbermen to Move. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) J. E. Robertson, formerly man ager of the Stanley-Smith Lumber Company, of this city, will leave Mon day for Silverton, where he will be come assistant general manager of the Silver Falls Lumber Company. Mr. Robertson, who has resided here for the past 10 years, has been prominent in municipal and civic affairs. He has also served as member of the board of directors of the Commercial Club. Before coming to Hood River Mr. Rob ertson was connected with the Grand Ronde Lumber Company, in Eastern Oregon. The family will remove to Silverton later. 0ut-of-the-0rdinary Values in Undermuslins Garments for Both Women and Children Gowns in good styles and serviceable ma terials reduced to. 39J Combination Suits in small sizes only, to close at 39 Corset Covers in broken lines, especially reduced to : . -39 Drawers in embroidery and lace trimmed styles, to close at 39 At 39c Garment Garments for Both Women and Children Skirts in embroidery and lace trimmmed styles, to close at .-. 39J Children's Muslin Skirts, in broken lines, reduced to 39 6 Baby Dresses, in many styles, especially reduced to 39 Brassieres, in all the best styles, especially reduced to 39d Most Wonderful Values in Embroideries Four Great Lots to Select From 45-inch Voile Embroideries in floral and conventional designs, with scalloped or margin edge. 27-inch Dainty Baby and Dress Flouncing;, in ruffled hemstitched and scalloped edge styles. At 25c Yard Four Great Lots ' - ' to Select From 27-inch Dress Flouncings in floral and con ventional designs in medium and large patterns. 18-inch cambric, Batiste and -'Nainsook Corset Cover and Flouncing" Embroideries. EUGENE GROWERS MEET FRl'IT MEN'S ASSOCIATION HEARS REPORT OF SUCCESSFl'Ii YEAR. after landlnir a number headed again for the sea. of sailors Canadian Election Contest Ends. MONTREAL, Jan. 27 In the first Federal election contest since the war began Albert Sevlgny, Minister of In ternal Revenue, defeated Lucien Can non. Liberal candidate, in the bye election in Dorchester County. Quebec, today. The victor, who was re-elected, formerly was Speaker of the House of Commons. Read The Oregonlan classified ads M. H. Harlow Is Elected rresment ana Other Officers Are Named, Plant to Be Enlarged. EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) The Eugene Fruit Growers' Associa tion, in an annual report by its man ager, J. . 1011, maae pumi announces an increase in volume 01 business during tne year 1916 amount ing to 133 per cent. The total sales of the association s products aggregated $262,271.74, and the amount paid to the growers, $159,488.54. The report .wae made at the annua! meeting of the stockholders in the as sociation, of whom there are 595 hold ing $34,470 worth of paid-up stocK. During the last week steps were taken to prepare for the- enlargement of the plant in Eugene. A tract of land adjoining the association's property was purchased as a building site. The association was formed nine years ago. The report states that for the first time In its history all prod ucts were sold by January 1. During the year the association paid $27,773.52 for labor. Officers of the aseociation were elected for the ensuing year as fol lows: President. M. H. Harlow; vice-president. J. Beebe: secretary. J. O. Holt Directors, M. H.. Harlow, J. Beebe. E. L. Ayers. F. W. Miller. F. B. Chase, John Thramer. F. B. Harlow, George A. Dorrls. F. L. Waite. Britons Land at Rio Janeiro. RIO JANEIRO. Brazil, Jan. 27. The British auxiliary cruiser Orama, at tached to the British squadron search in or for the German raider In the South Atlantic, put into this port today, and! Be Careful in Using Soap on Your Hair Flour Rate Complaint Justified. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Complaint that prevailing freight rates on flour and other wheat products from Utah and Idaho to San Francisco. San Jose, Stockton and other California and Ne vada points are too high was found Justified today by the Interstate Com merce Commission which issued an or der requiring the railroads to establish not later than April 16, rates that shall not exceed by more than 5 cents per hundred pounds the present rates on wheat. Head The Oregonian classified ads. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very Injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use Is Just plain mulsified cocoanut oil, for.lt is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap ' and beats the most expensive soaps or anything else all to pieces. Tou can get this at any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. about a teaspoonful Is all that la required. It makes an abun dance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and Is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy, and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff. Adv. Food Prices Have Never Been Lower AND THESE ARE OF THE HIGHEST GRADE This almost unbelievable reduction on quality foods like these is made so that you will remember the opening of our new store Monday, Feb. 5th. f - rs. ft a Take advantage of this, again. It will never occur THESE PRICES GOOD ONLY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. (Tear this list out now order early in the morning.) Mail Orders When 'Accompanied by Remittance Promptly Shipped. Mdlhenny's Prese rved Figs, regular 25c per tin, 3 tins for 50. Arm and Hammer Baking Soda, regular 10c per package, 2 packages for 15CV V Shaker Salt, regularly 10c per box, 2 boxes for 150 Mayer's "Society Coffee," 2 lbs. for 85. Magnus & Lauer's Vanilla or Lemon Extract, 2-oz. bottles, regular 25c, for 15 per bottle. Bluing, regular 2 bottles for ?5c, for 3 bottles for 25i. Stereo Cubes, regular 35c per tin, for 250 per tin. Una Peaches, regular 15c, for 100 a can, or $1.10 a dozen. L. MAYER & CO. Bet. Morrison 4b Alder Portland's Leadlbar Grorers for Over Thirty Yrara. A Week From Tomorrow, February 5, in the Corbett Bldg. "On the Square," 166 Fifth Street, Opposite I'ostofflce. MAIS 8432 A -4432