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'. ', i "I , "1 Portland's Rapid Growth COAST TEMPERATURES Means ; rreet profit to realty owmii. . - Many safe and profitable toTeatmeate , , are offered dally U OurtuU'e eal " V state oolnmns. Bead them. Tha weather Fair tonight and Sunday; easterly winds. . 8 A. M. Today Mm , Seattle Spokane Marshfield . . . Sen Francisco , ..: : m M , ........... 80 t- . M Portland fa : VOL. X. NO. 35. PORTLAND, OREGON; SATURDAY- EVENING, APIL 15, 1911.-TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES . PRICE TWO CENTS M. ,' Wt BANDIT CHRIS EVAN : - V, ..,.' ".. iKC&?7 . . f-jr DAUGfflTi MO SITUATION ON BORDER CRITICAL; AMERICAN TROOPS READY TO CROSS F TRIBULATIONS OF1 THE CANDIDATE , ADVICE GUARD OF MADEROS FORCES MEETS FEDERALS p s LONDON URGES UNC L E SAM CROSS BORDER UNCLE SAM GIVES ULTMATUM 10 Battle Rages 15 Miles South (Predicts That in Time United I Invasion of Mexico Believed BORDER FIGHTERS of Juarez Many Rebel Bands in Neighborhood of City. (Cntttd rrt-a Laaard Wtra.l El Paso. Texan, April 15. Cour ier arriving her at noon tndav reported that a l.sttle ua In progress t Bauche, 15 mllen south of Juarez. be tween 100 federa1 e;ivalr under Lieu tenant Angeln Jlmlni-7. find a force of insurrertoa, which in believed to bp the advance guard of Madero's army. Speculation prevailed today as to whether Mmlor'i's force had left Cssas Grande tn an effort to reinforce the In stirrecms at Agun Prlela. Two separate bands of rebels, It whs paid today, ai-li t: :i :n!t-i Inn. about 500, are known to l-e In i In- vicinity of Juarez, l.rtte Ifi.'ii tn(;lit a b.'ind of rebels chased u scouting parly of ruralcs al inoHt Into the it I tnl t s. (itUe-is of .linnet expected that city to he attacked la t night, and Jnimlri rlM of woiTien and children spent the night In El Paso. States Will Be Forced to "Police" Mexico to Preserve Monroe Doctrine. I I'nl ted Pi-ma Jointed Wire. ) London. April 1 fi. I V-'ia ring that only American administration of Mexican af fairs can prevent a reign of anarchy and chaos there, the newspapers of Lon- Nearer Now Than Ever Be foreTroops Ordered to Prepare to Cross Boundary. M 'lilted Pre I-en.ed Wire. Washington, April 15. American In vasion of Mexico, long predicted. Is, in the opinion of official Washington, nearer today than nt any time since I don today are practically a unit In urj;-''""' tiiii iIihi I'niied Ktmps troons cross the i der I Itlo Urande, and niilllary experts are I ((iioteil at length In ihe opinion that President Tall will he forced by events lo order tin- Invasion. The British foreign office is plainly excited by the Mexican situation. It j professes Ignorance of the reported I landing of nrllish bluejackets with i i Maxim from the gungoat Spenrwnter at Han (Jueniin. Mexico, but In the ab i nence of confirmation or absolute de nial, none of the officials will be quoted. Talk la General. Military experts generally are dis I'UHMing the Mexican situation' with great I interest and little else 5s spoken of In the army and navy clubs. The. consen sus of opinion is that the Mexican rebels want Intervention a.s the Amerl- t roups were mobilized on the hoi can patrol on the border is believed to General Naveim moved his troops have largely cut off their supply. Referring to President Taft's warn ing to President lliaa and the rebel chieftains, the Mail says today: u .."President Taft's action ' was Justi fied. If America intervenes It U be- Madero's Ten- Knt4. " r jouee - fee Mexican government makfcs Luche Is on the Mexican r'orthwest.T action necessary. If Dial jmnnot estauusn peace ne nas no reason to com plain If the United States steps In to secure American rights." Statement of Globe. The Globe says. "America must police the South and Central American republics or other governments will be compelled to in terfere to protect their own subjects and property, regardless of the Monroe doctrine. There Is no reason to sup pose that America contemplates the an nexation of Mexico or anything but the restoration of order. President Taft re alizes thnt hesitation might entail far reaching consequences, as unquestion ably Germany looks with longing eyes on more, than one. of the South Ameri can republics and would be glad to pos sess them. In view of these possibil ities. It Is surprising that the I'nlted States permits her military and naval strength to remain so absurdly Inadequate." outside the town today, and extended Ills picket lines to lour miles couth of Juaieg. It was expected that a battle would soon be fought on the outskirts t Jaure 1 Htdiro'i ronui' Hamil " r I5a ern railroad toward Cases Grandes , Wtyf, at last accounts, Madero's forces . were, massed for the advance on Juarez. Tlia first news of the rebel advance was received this morning when scouts reported to General Navarro that they had encountered Insurgents to the soutlT and had been driven back by rifle fire Xo information has yet been received as to .the strength of the force opposing Jlmineis command, but the Impression Is strong that Madero nt last Is roally coming, and that the battle of the cam paign to date will take place before Juarez this evening or tomorrow moru- Ing. Satisfied that the impending at tack will materialize, the Kl I'aso Chamber of Commerce today wired an appeal to President Taft to order pro tection for life and property on the American frontier here and to prevent a repetition of the shooting that cost lives at Agua Prleta. Patrol Established. To avoid so far as Is possible under existing conditions, any loss of life among Americans here, it was decided today that a military patrol will be es tablished through the center of Kl Paso when the fighting begins and in and about Juares. This patrol will keep all sight seers back from the border and will prevent any claims of contributory neg ligence by the Mexican government in1 case of any casualties on the American aide. Reinforcements Xft. One hundred Infantry and 60 cavalry j left Jaurei this afternoon to reinforce Jlmlnez. Lieutenant Colonel Puebleta was in command of the detachment, which was instructed to oppose the rebel advance to the last ditch. There was a small engagement this morning opposite Ysleta, the outcome of which is unknown. In addition, to the American com mand now here, a troop of the fourth United States cavalry has been ordered here fr,om New Mexico to protect the lives and interests of Americans along the border near Kl Paso. Excitement Increases. In Juaress excitement ' has increased. Many of the inhabitants have left and there is generally a repetition of the exciting scenes- which attended the Oro rco maneuvers., Following out the de mands of the American officers, the federals in Juarez today are planning to meet the rebels outsloTe the city and temporary breastworks are being thrown up In the cemetery south of Juarez, for the Installation of mortars. It Is learned todny that explicit or ders liavo been sent to Captain Uaujot at Agua Prlela to make It very clear to both federals nnd rebels that If fir ing on Douglas, Ariz., is repeated, Am erican troops wll cross the line and take an effective stand to end all dan- ! i;er to citizens of the United States. Ultimatum Goes Out. There is no doubt that President Taft : believes the situation is most critical. Following the receipt of cipher ines Huges last night from JJouglas, the president conferred at length with the heads of the etate war and Justice, de-j partments. and today an ultimatum is on its way to the chiefs of both the Mexican troops and the rebel who are warring near the line. This action, In part, Is believed to have been caused by the attitude of Kurope. This Is such that the Monroe doctrine Is virtually on trial for its life. Europe jooks to the United States to safeguard the lives' and property of European subjects in Mexico, and fail ure-; to dq so, itls believed-,' mla;Frt'Tf"' suit In' the entry, of one or mow &h-T 1 tlnental powers into the situation, with a possible landing and temporary oc cupation of parts of Mexico. To avoid this, It is said. President Taft has made up his mind to act with decision and has warned both of the warring Mexican factions that he will feel no compunction in dispatching Amenjcan land and sea forces across the bound ary If the occasion for such action is not prevented by the tactics of the rebels themselves. Ssmand Xecofnitlon. Encouraged by the success of Colonel Lopez at Agua Prlela, the revolutionary Junta here announced today Its Inten tion to formally demand recognition by the United States of their party as i l j L!!! El ' 7, ,,-... . i , . 1 , 1- , te- 1 . ii . . , U , ..ii, r 1 . .j .... .. . . hi it . 1 1 I nnnTrnm nrumni mnrm inn nnnnrh Innnin niun iiii i i urn 1 1 1- i hi- liiri ii ii uiiwii i mil uiikkmi i hwi hi iini lun i IS 111 III UIBIB SB S.IIIIS-SS SUII.1 I I II1UILUIUUI IIUUL I VlllLniil IIUUULLS UllllIU L. IflllU IIILL GROWERS SWAMP OF PROPER CENSUS LIVE IN PORTLAND; OREGON MEMBERS PLACE BY FRAUDS WIFE IS HERE NOW FAILING HEALTH GE TS FREEDOM FOR MAG PARTNER After Serving 12 Years of Life Term, California Outlaw Is Released by State Board of Prison Directors. N0RRIS' "THE OCTOPUS" TELLS STORY OF FIGHT. He and Other Settlers, Robbed of Lands by Southern Pa cific, Sought Reparation. (Continued on Page Three.) BRITISH OFFICERS ADMIT THEY LANDED FORCE AT SAN QUENTIN tt'iiltoil Trena leaned Wire.) Son nicgo, Cal., April 15. Officers of the British sloop of war Shearwater today admit they landed the first for eign force in Mexico since the revolu tion started. The Shearwater put SO marines ashore at San CJuentin, Lower California, last Tuesday when an attack on the town, which Blue is said to have been cap tured by the rebels, was threatened. A gun was mounted on ti hotel roof and British flags were raised In three places. These steps were taken, the British offi cers said, to protect British subjects, of whom there were several at San Quentin. The expected attack did not come and the refugees were taken to Knsenada capital of Lower California. YANKEE CAPTAIN BLOCKADES LINE; WAI WA FIRE FUND CHAIRMAN ACCUSED BY WIDOW American Commandant Issues Ultimatum Threatening, if One Bullet Whizzes Into Douglas, to "Clean Up." From Over All of State Tele grams and 'Letters Urging Later Action on Schedule K, Received by Delegation. (Continued on Page Six.) Chicago, April 15. Charging Harlow HlgglnboUiam, retired capitalist and chairman of the stockrards fire fund, with having invested the money and refusing to make cash divisions, widows and orphans of the victims have filed an application for the appointment of a receiver for the $211,000. Some of Hie widows say they are destitute and demand an Immediate distribution of the fund. . BRIDE CHANGES MIND IN CHANGING STOCKING; ASTORIA BOY LOSES HER (Special DUpatch to Tbe Journal.) Seattle, Wash., April 15. Clyde Rowan of Astoria, Or., had a ver- busy time In Seatle yesterday afternoon and evening trying "to get married and at last accounts he is still unsuccessful. Mtse Leonora Murphy, a pretty 19 yearC-oldl Seattle glii, in ttie morning promised to marry Rowan and together they hied themselves to a Jeweler's ai)d purchased the wedding ring. Then tliey started for, the court house to obtain the necessary marriage license. After i going more than half , way Miss Murphy,, according to Rowan, re membered that there vas a. hole in her right . stocking and ' insisted on return- in f norne and TJtrangfng-tt befor getyng the . license and having the ceremony performed, despite the earnettt protesta tions of Rowan, who has been. tit love with her for four year. -V". " V 1 , She finally won her point and re turned home but in changing her stock ings she changed her mind. She refused to go through with the ceremony and Rowan, disconsolate, went to ills hotel, . Late in the, afternoon she telephoned him that she was then at a place he knew well and if he could find her she would marry him at once. Rowan then started on a search for her Which lasted for several hours and In which he employed a big automobile which clicked off real money at an alarming rate that, did not" feaze the Oregon youth in the least Rowan Is being aided by a large squad of volunteer sleuths who learned of his predicament aiMl -he-does nrvt figure that the much" "Ot'Kht Miss Murphy can long remain In hiding. '. V riowan Is a son of Mrs. . Franeea i Rowan of Astoria, - ' . ... H1i1t1 PrM Iaeil Wire! Douglas, Ariz.. April 15, Following a report at 9 o'clock today that a large body of Mexican federals, marching to attack Agua Prleta was 1L' miles south east of that town and marchinir; fast, Captain Gairlot. U. B. A., blorknricd the International line between Agua Prletp and Douglas. No ore was allowed to pass In either direction. Captain Gaujot gave notice that he would arrest all fighting men, both rebels and federals, found on the Am erican side from now on, and would hold them, along with those arr'jstpd Thursday, until the end of the v,Tir. Douglas Excited. Douglas was wiUUy excited and, de spite the stern warning of Captain Oaujot, prepared to witness the im pending battle from the best available vantage points. Acting on telegraphic advices from Washington, Captain (Sau.tot issued an ultimatum to the rebels that any fir ing across the international line would meet with prompt reprisals on the part of the United States troops. Captain Oaujot said that he meant to Intervene if a single bullet, whistled over Fort Douglas, and he wired to Fort Huachuea for reinforcements. Gaujot said that he would meet fed eral forces now approaching Agua Prlet and deliver a similar warning. Woman Heads Cecals. Six hundred rebels, headed by Ma dame Talemantes, widow of the rebel colonel who with his three sons was ex ecuted by Colonel Chiapas at Sahuaria pa, arrived af Agua Prleta-last' night, The appearance of the determined Ama- zon Willi ner loyai lorce was tne occa sion for a wild demonstration. (Washington Bureau of Tb Jwnual.) Washington, April 15. Kvery mem ber of the Oregon delegation lias re ceived protests against the revision of the wool tariff, schedule K. .Protests come from all parts of Ore gon. Their substance Is that revision prior lo the report by the tariff com mission should not be attempted, prices Go Sown. Several growers wire that prices have gone off materially as a result of the agitation for a reduction. One grower lias intimate-1 that buyers are taking ad vantage by paying lower prices, not- withstandlns the fact that the market need not be lower. Senator Chamberlain said: "It is strange thtit wool prices should have gone down when manufacturers' prices for woolen goods have gone up steadily. It looks as though conditions prove that the only beneficiaries by schedule K are the manufacturers and that the farmers and the wool growers have Many of Paving Petition Per jurers Responsible for 16, 000 Names Thrown Out Last Fall. Bent and Broken, Aged Prison er Will Be Brought to This CityHome Will Be Made Here. (Continued on Page Three.) E XCLUDE ASIATICS AYS' PROPOSAL It became Known today almost to a certainty that many of the circulators of the Ellis paving petition. In which numerous illegal signatures have been noted by detectives working presumably for the paving companies of the city, were census enumerators who, by turn ing In thousands of fictitious names on the city census lists, caused the fed eral government to .strike off 16,000 from the total population of Portland. Because of their methods the city was robbed of Its proper place in the column of leading American municipalities, for it Is conceded that had the enumerators referred to made an effort to secure real names, inHtead of forging them, that as many as wera fogged could have been procured from bona fide residents who were never visited by the enumera tors. Special Agents Investigate. It Is said that special agents of the government are srt ill pursuing a quiet Investigation and that It has been aseer-' (Continued on Page Three.) 91 ELOPES WITH 75; "CHILDREN" RAGE (Bneelal Dlarffc to Ttia Jntiraal.) Sacramento, Cal, April 15. Chris Evans, noted bandit and train robber, who will be released from Folsom peni tentiary May day, will go to Portland, Or., to live. His aged wife is now living in Port land. She and the daughter who labored for years to have FJvans released, have made, all arrangements to take the 70-year-old convict to that city. Evans Is paralyzed and scarcely able to walk. Overcome with Joy, the aged prisoner broke down today when told that the order for his release had been signed. Evans suffered a stroke of apoplexy recently. He has been an invalid since that time. California Representative In troduces Resolution Put ting Ban on All. (United Pre T.ae1 VTire v Washington, April IS. Kxcluslon from the United States of Japanese, Koreans and Hindus and all other Asi atics on the same basis as that now applicable to Chinese, is provided for in a resolution Introduced in the house today by Representative Hays Repub lican, California). t Speaking to hi resolution. Hays de clared that the constant influx of Jap anese. Hindus and other Asiatic -labor ers into tne t-acino coaat states is a menace tb .the standard o( ' ilvin of For I American workingmen. His resolution more than an bttiir the soldiers of t"red" provides "'that H laws now In force Lopez, cheered her every appearance on the streets of Agua Prlctn. Bonfires were burned . until 11 o'clock when 'tape" were sounded. The-rebel . fores now num,bers MOjO. w The federals from th,.'eouth of Oananea number 1200. They xpected to arrive at Aooa. prohibiting "or regulating; . the coming of Chinese or persons of. Chinese des cent Into the United States are hereby made to. apply, to Japanese Koreans, Tartars, Malaya, Afghans Kat Indians, Lascars, Hindus and all others, tf Ail-s-Uc or Mongolian race." .' , , "Boy" of 62 Asks Police Find Love-Smitten Father and Bride. to Los Angeles, April 15. Reversing the us'.al order of things, the "children" of Joseph Johnson, 91. of Long Beach, today are searching for their father, who disappeared, and for Mrs, C. E. Cottington, 75, who' also is missing. The police were brought into the search today by C. F. Johnson. 62, who said he was the aged man's son, and asked them, If possible, to peevent his parent's and Mrs. Cottlngton's .mar riage. - . In his 'report to the police. Johnson said" his father ' disappeared yesterday after a stormy Interview with his sons, when he had told them of his plan's to marry Mrs., Cottlngion. ; .'Inquiry showed that the elder John son and his aged sweetheart had start ed for- Ives Annies in an automobile. Telesraphle advices from enunty c Evan's daughter. Winifred, formerly Mrs. A. A. Gulterrez and now living under the name of Winifred Hurrell, who Cftme to Sacramento five years ago to work for her father's release, was on of the last to hear of his parole and was completely overcome at the news. Her first thought was to get word to her mother, who is dangerously 111 with pneumonia in a Portland hospital. - "She Is in a condition where the glad news or rather s parole may save her life." said Miss purrell. "Oh. I'm so excited that I can hardly contain my self. I've waited and worked and hoped for this through flveMong years. Now that it has come. I can hardly believe it is true. Heat in Sacramento. "Mother will come down here to Sac ramento as soon as she is well enough to travel and will live with me here until father can join us. "This will be the first real day of sunshine for mamma In 17 years, as it is for me. It was then that father was taken to Folsom. I am afraid that If the news of his release Is not broken gently to mamma she may not BUrvive the shock." United Pnn Leawd Wirt ) Sacramento. Cal., April 15. -Chris Kvans, the noted bandit and train rob ber, Is a free man today. His order for parole from Fqlsom pen itentiary, where he has. been serving about 12 years of a life sentence, was made last night by the state hoard of prison directors. Evans' falling health prompted tha parole. Story Well Known. How Chris Evans, John Sontag and thdlr band first took up outlawry which ended in Sontag's death and landed Evans in a prison cell is well known to the old settlers of Tulare and Kings counties, California,' War with tha Southern Pacific, on Which is based Frank Norris' story of, "Th Octopus," waa the occasion of their first con flict with the law. On lands granted to the Southern Pa cific, Chris Evans, John Sontag and their friend were settlers, near Mus sel lsuglu-Jhe!r had) 'with their Hands reclaimed the lands, ' drained It and CTPppad It Fields of alfalfa and of wheat waved tinder the sun. - Their homes were there But the Southern Pacific wanted tha land. Told to ZttaT. So the big railroad company served notice on the little band of settlers , that they must leave.- But the settlers were staunch and served notice, on their part, that they would defend their homes with their lives. The1' railroad took up the challenge and a posse of 15 man was Bent from Fresno to clear the valley. When they tried it. the rifles of the settlers spoke and not a ' man or the railroad posse ever went back to Fresno. But the railroad', backed by its mil lions and the lawyers it could hire, was too strong. Some of the settlers were tried for murder, many were evicted, and others were forced to pay the com pany for their lands. Evans and John and George Sontag were in the latter class. , -, Stealing "Hot Stealing." "Stealing from the Southern Pacific ; is not stealing." That was the feeling ", then In Tulare and the neighboring counties. So then Chris Evans and the Sontags started holding up Southern Pa- : clfic trains, while Chris Evans and John 1 Sontag boarded the engine and dyna mited the express car. They stole only from the express company and the rail road. They never molested the passen -, gers. Finally after years of effort and the expenditure of many thousands by the railroad, George Sontag's boldness led to the bandits' downfall. After holdup near Vlaalta, . George , Sontag remained with the . train and -rode Into tovn, where somebody tipped ' the sheriff and the arrest was made. ,' Wounds a Deputy. When a deputy sheriff went to arrest Evans at the bandit's home, both opened - fire. The deputy was severely wound ed and Kvans took to the mountains, ' rhere he was Joined by John Sontag. For. nine months posses pursued them through the Sierras and time and again, the bandits fought their way through, to freedom. Finally they were located . in a cabin , near Dunlap aud wheal tho pos3S arrived Evans and Sontag threw1 open the door and opened fire. Tw (Continued on Pare Three.) SIR IKING BREWERYIViEN AT LOS ANGELES MILLIONS TO CHINA FOR ESTABLISHING CORRENCY SYSTEM Loan Agreement Signed by Emperor and! Representa. tives of American, French, English, German Capitalists. (United Preas teed Wbe.1 , Los Angeles, April ' 15. After ; 11 months' strife the strike of the Los Angeles brewery workers has been ter minated In a complete victory, for the workers. Four days ef : eonferjence re sulted today iii' the anouheement that lerksi the Los Angeles Brewing company,' the of southern California showed that nojMaier Brewery company and the Ral Ucenae had ' been lsaud tha aged j nier Bottling company had signed wUh iu vmuna r - llktuiH uu uv;ri x couple up to tiay. ' ' ' ' 'A" Dnlted Pfm teased Win V Tekin. April 15.. The 6M0O,0 agreement for the wuhilahaient of a uniform currency system was signed br the emperor and '-' -representatives of American, French, Knglh and Oernwi financiers ' who are behind the Jo,n, The .loan we flrt weaotiati'i by a syndicate irompustHt ef 1'- M'rr, i Kuhn, Loeb A Co. Tart of ttn r., , will bev speiit.in. te deveio, 'it: Manchuria,.