AN OREGON FAUM produces not only a food, steadyv'tncome y, - tmt will produce great profit m well. : . ICany gut edge investments are Offered. -, i ta Til Journal'! Acreage for Sale ool : , nmns. WAJTT A 008I T0U W; ' IJTTIiB- rr-J ''-"-- : ' v ; The weather Pair . tonight ' and . Wednesday. . ' , COAST TEMPERATURES , T-f SA.iL Today. " : Boise . .'... .. ,, , , , 1 Seattle . , . ........ ...40 Spokane . . . . ..,.. aa Marshfield . i . . .'m an Francises., . ......8a Portland . . , H VOUX. NO. 19. - PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY ' EVENING, , MARCH 28.V 1911. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS KAZflhi??? ' BXTRAMHt E WITH :UNITEDISTATES;TR00PS!IN; TEXAS TO BE F r. TOY.: - "yi V1"1 V :; Willi 3D DAYS wmmmmm. U. S. GOVERNMENT r. " mm PREDICTS GLIMMER OF COIIII nco DAI CALIFORNIA FIND GIRL'S BODY SOLONS ADJOURN IN TRACT: MURDER V a L .-.'V.-. ' ,1. A : -M.,: M m 'kl,MA'.iV f W- .-V.v.-.' 1 , V . ., , jT v. v.-., .'.... .-r.'.v.:: , r ' J -Father of Provisional- Pxesi- ydenf Declares That Govern- ,k ment'Has Agreed to' Peace , ; Negotiations. . BORDER REPORTS SHOW, -I . 1 INCREASED ACTIVITY ;" Washington Orders Regiments I to Be Recruited to War Strength, Held Ready. v ; (Voltes Preee Leased Wirt. . f 8an. Antonio Texas, Marcti , 2$. -, Peace for Mexico within 80 days and .possibly within '10 days -was predicted here today by Francisco Madero Br., father of the provisional president, who la leading? the revolt against Dlas. . Senor. Madero told the United Press that the Mexican government had agreed to peace negotiations. ' Madero said: v - I "I do-not know where the peace ne gotiations will be-held. Perhaps here; and Gustavo, and myseir probably will represent the insurgents. I ' do not know who will represent the federals. Negotiations will begin soon. .Accord ing to our terms', Dias will be allowed to remain in office for three or four month to save hla pride. Then he will resign. ,i ' , "When- the Mexican congress meets on April 1 the poaltion 'of vice presi dent will be abolished and Corral wtl) lost, his. office. De La: Barra will he come . de facto vice president. Within a reasonable time Diai will notify the government that he Is tired of office and De La Barra will call a new. elec tion.". . .... '. .. "';' ; Madero said this plan would be ac ceptable to the Insurgents, who will, If It Is accepted, lay? down their arms pending the new election. He Intimated that Uniaht'our was slated to succeed -Was? ah satd'l3niarttdur,otifir,be'lve ceptahle to the rebels. ' Si siip vHi ' t Notwithstanding the Madero declara tion, the chancea that hostilities; will continue are seen here today In an order from the war department at "Washing ton to Lieutenant Colonel Ladd, adjutant general of the division here, tkat every regiment must immediately be recruited to Its full war; strength and be . pre pared for an Indefinite atay in the field. Gustavo Madero and Francisco Madero Sr. arrived here today , and went. Into conference at once with Alfonso and Julio Madero and other 'distinguished Mexicans. Their arrival, coupled with that of former American Ambassador De La Parra who cornea tomorrow, is regarded aa significant and political prophets today, see the probability of peace -in Mexico as a development of . (Continued .on Page Two.) (United Ptm Leased Wire.) Chicago, March 28. Miss Mamie I Blanha.i an 18-year-old model, ia lndig r nant today over the action of the Art Institute, which asked that she, pose nrbef ore a class ot which negro students formed a part Miss Blanha, whose figure is regard - ed aa almost perfect, had been posing but a short time' when she learned there were negro students in the class, and refused to go on. Persuasion was, of po avail, Miss Blanha instating that the negroes withdraw. She carried her point .Cnlted Preu Leased Wlre. Albany, N. Y, March 28.FoIlowlng last night's Democratic caucua when William F. Sheehan was eliminated as the regular caucus nominee ror unitea States senator, a half score, of candi dates are Jockeying for position in the race today. The caucus reconvenes to night.- - ' . V . - Sheehan has never been acceptable to r a score or more of up-state Demoorata, who bolted th causes, and deadlocked the state legislature.1 . " . i , The insurgents in the legialaturei to day notified the regulars that they must decide to support Herman Bidder Isa- , . dore Straus or Martin Glynn.' in the ' eveut of their refusal, the Insurgents will ask the Republicans to combine , . with - them and -thus elect one of the t . three.' tX":'. . --i-.,iir-- prj" " Unlied 'States -Seftator -DepewS today telegraphed Senator Brickett, - releasing - the Republican legislators from their ? . cauoua, pledges- binding them , to sup- ,: ,port-Depew for reelection.- GEORGE "IN TRAINING" -:k . v, FOR HIS CORONATION i ' t. ' ' i ' 1 i'-' i. 'sc. r ' London, March J8.Preparlng for his ' ' coronation like an athlet fffr'a Tenrd. Treaklnf tesCTanf"Gefffgf 6daf"Mij t Kuiia imo iruning. vnuer .a SKlliea in 1 -. struetor. Warned by his physicians that !; the strain of the great public functions , In June might sap hla strength, the king, 1 besides a strict course of dieting," ia de Voting seyerail hours dally to physical J. culture exercises. f ' -. s - ' ' , v - ' r 1 ! ,v ' i i a; " , , -tJi vr - - vv" '--1 - The upper lecture gives a comprehensive view of the maneuver ground at ;hown recruiting officers drilling a company of raw recruits for the . 1 Houston- Nearly every regiment has now been recruited to Its full MORRIS LOSES HIS TO SERVE 5 YEARS Sentence of Cashier of De funct Oregon Trust & Sav ingsaBank, for : $75,000 Embezzlement, Affirmed. (Salem Brtru of The Journal.) Balem, Or., March 28. W. Cooper Morris, found guilty of - embeszlement of about 176.000 In connection with the failure of the Oregon Trust-at Savings bank at Portland, . and , , sentenced , to serve five years in the "penitentiary at saiem, must serve his time. The case was affirmed on his appeal to the supreme court' today, in an opln ion written by Associate Justice George II. Burnett who Jncidentally was . the Judge who irled and "sentenced J. -ThOr- burn . .Boas, another : bank official of Portland. At that time Judge Bur'nett was Judge of the circuit court for" Ma rlon county. The p'rlnclpal contention of Morris waa ; to tho" alleged misconduct t)f a Juror named 1 Barton and incidentally misconduct Of C. U. Qantenbeln, the Judge who heard the case, and the-con duct of the prosecution. The record showa that after the testimony had been completed and prior to the argument of (Continued on Page Six.) 0",. X'. mm. V J, Herman RldUer,' .New York editor, who may bo elected United States senator ' ,.'' M Mmtmrtr's "in lu l JMMWIilM HIMH M I - N I I , v J I li f y t i if I ' & v " J 't i I ; $ - , ,x i ' i i - - x A V - y It i1 ' v H ill II v "V 1 BASEBALL SEASO INK ME STARTSOFFTODAY Portland Plays Initial Series ; at Los Angeles, Oakland at Sacramento and Vernon at San Francisco. Los Angeles, March 88. Portland and Los Angeles are going to pull the cork of the 1911 baseball season at the new Washington street park this afternoon and release a little' of that good old American game stuff, which Is America's chief tonic - , Walter McCredle and his squad are in grand shape... McCredle Is not do ing any .talking' regarding his team's chances. "We expect to win" a game or two during the season." is his mod est boast He has greatly strengthened his team since last year. ' . Both Dillon and Berry of the Angeles are confident of success. The local club has been strengthened by the adQ 41iiott-f Coleman and Frlene,- pitchers', the latter from Santa Clara college. The game- will be preceded by an automo bile parade through the streets. Mayor Alexander will pitch the first ball. Captain Dillon announced thls'motfn lng that he would use Southpaw Criger for the opening game on account of the many left-handed batters on Port land's team, but may conclude to put In big Delhi before the gong sounds. McCredle has primed Scaton up as his Initial, pitcher and will , use a new backstop In the ? shape of Kuhn, the Fresno wonder, according to tlte an nouncement this morning. "Pitcher Ben Henderson Joined, the Portland club yesteraay. - San Francisco, March 28. The air has a peculiar tang, the skies are bluer, the grass greener and the big and lit tle boys happier today than at any time since 1911 began. This general good Reeling concentrated today at Rec reation' park, where the San Francisco Coast league baseball's team was sched uled to open the season with Vernon. Three or four new faces will beveeen in the Seal lineup today and three In Hogan's, team. , 'At noon theplayers met at the grounds and mingled with the city of f lclals. Then Into buii wagons for a street parade,, "the greatest onts kind," as the circus men say. Sacramento, CaK, March 28.-6akland and Sacramento open up the Coast league baseball season this afternoon with the. usual preliminary parade and exercises. Sacramento has, been strength ened up by Its association with the Boston Americans and is looked on as the dark horse ia the, race for the nen- nant.J':i'.';ir-Y:V.:r;;;.,i'.Jr.,:;;v,':':;':l:fc:Vi,,, fiOODWINS DIVORCED; , DECREE HITS NAT RAP New York, "March 2S: Justice Gieae- rlcb Of the supreme court today con firmed the report of. Referee; J. Camp bell Thompson and granted to 5 Edna Goodrich an interlocutory decree of dl- totc f remNat -Oeed wln,-t h actofr Goodwin Is forbidden to remflrfv In this state While Mtus Goodrich lives. but Edna Is allowed to resume her maid en name and to wed .again . whenever she wishes. . It is anderstood that an agreement as to alimony was privately reached between Nat and Edna. Fort Sam Houston. IJclow are Twenty-eighth Infantry tt Fortran strength. v, ... . PEPQON MUSTDIE: VERDICT AFFIRMED Portland Mother Will Now See Poisoning of Her Daughter in Stevens County, During August, 1909, Avenged. (Special Pl.peteb to The Jmrnal.) Olympia, " Wash., March 28. The Washington supreme court here has re fused to reverse the Stevens county ver dict of guilty of murder in the first degree for George L. Pepoon. This ends so far as the courts are concerned the noted case In which Pepoon and hla supposed accomplice, Ray Wilcox, murdered Mrs. Edith Pepoon. The crime was committed two years a so on a farm owned by the de fendant In Stevens county. The, young wife had been 111 In bod, but on August 27, 1909, was able to sit up and appeared to be convalescing, when Wilcox, at the Instigation -of epomrgavir-iiBx-mndossTfrmedtcine" purporting to be a tonlCi Sh waa im mediately seized" with convulsions and died within an hour after swallowing the dose. J Thn nnaval vera at Viflelnnn a n .1 Iv&afM-.b. Mrs. Pepoon's mother could arrive from Portland, interment had taken place. The mother was suspicloua of the symptoms and applied to the prosecut ing attorney of Stevens county for an (Continued on Page Two.) ONE OF THE SIGNS OF SPRING First Jonmal Sjwrtlng JSxtr Off iciajly, Thirtyjinth Session Closed at Midnight,, but Assembly Does Not Quit Work Until Dawn. MUCH PROGRESSIVE . LEGISLATION PASSED Governor Hiram Johnson Re gards Work as Splendid; Makes Statement.' i . ; - : , (Doited Trees Leaied Wlr. . - Sacramento. Cal., March 28. After one of the longest and viewed from the standpolat of political leaders, of the most progressive sessions, the thirty-ninth California legislature adjourned sine die shortly before dawn today. Officially the legislature closed at mid night. The senate adjourned at 1 o'clock this morning and the assembly th'reo hours later. Commenting upon the work of the legislature, Governor Hiram Johnson, of California, made this statement to the United Press: y "It has been a splendid session and viewed from the standpoint of real progress this session of the legislature has been unique in the history of Cali fornia. It has moved this great state from a position of servitude to cor porations to a place In the front rank of the forces of progress throughout the nation. "It is the more encouraging that this result has been obtained with deter mined and well planned opposition to (Continued on Page Twelve.) PAY HEAVY COST Although President Taft Com muted Potter's Sentence in Land Fraud Case, Convict ed Man Still in Dilemma. Thaddeas Potter may have to serve a Jail sentence yet, In spite of the fact that President Taft has commuted his sentence of imprisonment for timber land frauds, to a fine of 850 and posts, Potter's friends aay he cannot raise the necessary money. If he does not he will have to work out his fine by spending 80 days in Jail. Potter was convicted of being In a conspiracy to defraud the government of timber land. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $600 and apend four months' in the county Jail. Last week President Taft commuted his sentence to a fine of 50, because Potter had given - valuable tcstl,rnony for the gov-eCTiBual- III-.Ctte..aainit. mere import ant criminals. The commutation was made upon recommendation of Special Prosecutor Heney. This would have been all right ha 1 nt not been that the law tacks the Irords "and costs" to Potter's fine of $60. In this case the "and costs' amounts to many times the fine Pot ter's case was a long and expensive one to try all the land fraud cases proved (Continued on Page Three.) appears tMls aiternoon. fAW HAVE TO GO . ip nni mr nrnnnT ! It) I ULIUL lLI Ulll . ' t-t r-m Coroner and Detectives Hurry to Beaumont When Message-Is" Received at Police Headquarters. Tne body of a murdered girl, about 17 years old, was found In the Beau mont tracts shortly before 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, according to the report which reached the police station this afternoon. The news eame in a telephone mes sage. "Patrolman Evans sent word that he was guarding the body, await ing the arrival of the coroner. Coroner Vordea was Immediately notified. Uni formed polloemen and detectives were hqrrled to the scene from polios head quarters. : The place of the reported f I north of Bom City erkr " f . Lntil the courts decide who's who and why In relation to Port of Portland affairs there will be two port commis sions, eacn claiming the right to trans set business and each withholding any thing in the nature of new business un til the constitutionality of the new port aw nas oeen established. As a necessary public service S. M. Mears, Joseph Goodman and H. M. Es terly will accept the appointments to the port commission tendered yesterday by Governor West and aj; announced in The, Journal yesterday afternoon. , Mr. Esterly has already accepted. Governor vvesi discussed the situation with him over' long distance telephone before the appointment was' announced. Mr. Esterly Is a lawyer who has taken great interest In municipal matters and port affairs. He is eager to begin service. Hears WiU starve. 8. M. Mears Is head of the Portland Cordage company and - has been one of the most active and valuable members of the Chamber of Commerce in relation to port affairs. He is particularly fa vorable to public docks. All other things being equal. Mr. Mears says ho will be glad to accept the governor's appointment with the honor and obli gations that go with it Mr. Goodman of Goodman Brothers, dealers in shoes, was at first a bit Un- (Contlnued on Page Three.) Mystery surrounds the death of Mrs Ralph Blosser, wife of a well "known local tinner living at 569 Tenlno ave nue, whose body was round lu bed at the home this afternoon. The husband had left the house short ly befoTteRHmm-jcriteffti tt u 'diss: covered by Mabel Blosser. sister-in-law of the deceased. The police Immediately started a search for Blosser, who was In Ignor ance of his wife's fate. Police authorities are inclined to be lieve that Mrs. Blosser committed sui cide. 1 PATENT PAVERS - PAL A bond Issue for $1,000,000 for a mu nicipal paving plant and the doing of all street work by the city was the recom mendation of aTmeeting of taxpayers presided over by Senator Dan Kellaher. at rooms of the East Side Business Men's club last night Work Is to be com menced at once to circulate petitions under the initiative and put the plan on the ballot foMhfr June election , Hard verbal Jolts for the patent pavers were passed out by Kellaher, Martin Watreus and others. , Kellaher said it is an outrage to advertise for bids under specifications that only one company can meet, thereby eliminating competition. A diversion was furnlahed By George M. Hyland, manager of the Hassam Paving company, who vehe mently denied a statement by Watrous that the city la districted in three, parts by the Hassam, bltuHthlo and asphalt companies. He also asserted that Port land paving prices are unusually cheap. He Issues a Befy. "I defy ou to name One block or street where the Hassam -company has entered Into a combination districting the city," he said. "Portland is paying less than almost any other city In toe United States for hard surface streets. I know.for I took a trip all over the Information, and I want to protest ( .t-t.mt- h Z against statements by uninformed per sons that give the wrong Impression. 1 was 'the". one." who -reduced' the cost of paving from prices you o?i; paid, my home Is here, and you should pot defame men who are living among you on hap- infix is TWO PORT BODIES ' WILD OFFICE UNTIL COURT ACTS ISTERY SURROUND BUM'S DEATH III Agents of. Department of Jus ticeWiir Bring; Criminal Charges Against Most Pow? erf ul Financiers. ' , ALLEGE GREAT TRUST1 ' ; GRIPS COAL INDUSTRY Fathered by Pennsylvania R. R., Billion Dollar Trust Has r Throttled Trade. - (United Trees Leseml Wire.) ' ' Washington,' March 28. As the . re sult of Ions; investigation into -what agents of the department of Justice declare i is the biggest trust in - the world, announcement was made here to- ?ay that criminal prosecutions of half a dozen of tha most powerful financiers In the United States are to be begun soon by the federal government. , Agents of , the department have re ported their find' of evidence showing that a billion . dollar combine exists., fathered by the Pennsylvania railroad and which was organised to control-the output of anthracite coal throughout the whole of the United States. , v Got Enormous Profit ! ... The government, it Is alleged, will try to ehow that this glgantlo combi nation has for years secretly used its power to extort enormous profits from the coal trade, throttling all competition -by withholding care from the concerns not In the trust, Dummy directors and secret alliances between the railroads and the mining companies are reported as the basis of the combine. The sub- sldlslng of small railroads and the buy . Ing up of enormous coal holdings are said to have been the steps by which the trust gained control of the coal sit uation. . '--.( K'':f;k.i-gin. f.: Officials of the department of Jus tice assert that . the .Pennsy lvajil tb Baltimore & Ohio, and , the Norfolk & Western railroads are most prominent lit the trust It Is also asserted that the Pennsylvania, through enormous (Continued on Page Three.) Mining of Syndicates in South-east China May Stir Up More "Trouble; 'Orientals Grant All Demands. (United Pree Leaned Wire London. March 28. Peking dispatches to the times today say that China has granted every Ruslan demand except the establishment of a Ruslan consulate at KobdOr-sgThese aoncesslons are expected - to 8aiisiy Kussla temporarily, but fresh troubles are anticipated as the result of Russian syndicates mining in southeast. China. The Times thinks Japan and Russia soon will Jointly present Manchurlan demands which will result In an armed clash. , AREtJOLTED: PLANT IS URGED haxard statements. The Hassam com PnJT lOi 150,000 In this city, and the men who incorporated It retired to go Into other business.'' . - , . The meeting heard Hyland' through, and then some one suggested that he ought to help along the municipal pav ing idea sb the Hassam people will not have to ioe money hereafter. Watrous, an attorney, presented the draft of a proposed charter amendment which he outlined,- It calls for a mu nicipal plant, the laying of all pavement by the city at cost Initiation of pro ceedings for improvement either by resolution of the council or by petition of 25 per cent of the property owners, nullification by remonstrance of (1 per efnt of the property owners,? perpetual maintenance of the streets when onco constructed from the general fund, and a bond issue of $1,00(1.000 to establish the plant . . Bavs City Killioas. "This will save the city millions f dollars," said Watrous. "I am rr vlnced that no amendment can l,e dran that will provide real cumpnilUon If) paving, i If we abollnh patent pavemeur and. advertise-for bids on materials lul l In i certain wsy, these same 'rompentn will come in and bid and war tlm x t I - .m4mK.a .'. M t. . ... ... ..... . f.! 11 fl ,? L " l . . C . adopt H Smff, J ,1 , M t I ,T ft municipal plant' . 8omf) difference of tiplnlwi devM'.r as to tne advisiibllity f 4tm s:t by tltf i ity or Lav I114 II,. (Continued on l utt.t ivi- SOOTHED FOR IE, RUSSIA EXPECTED TO GRUMBLE WE amy. '..fr-'.V'Mn Iw-.