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II I" Valuable' Articles Lost ft But not beyond recovery. A Journal "want ad" will usually - find (b finder. . THEY COST I YOU BUT LITTLE ' The weather Fair tonight and Friday; northerly winds. CCAST TEMPERATURES 8 A. M. Today. ; :,'Vv olsa ....... M BMttl 84 pokans i Marsbfieii , . . , a an Francisco Portland , 40 VOL. X. NO. 39. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1911. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ftJJS?- DIAZ IN TART NOTE BLAMES AMERICANS FOR BORDER TROUBLE F INTIMATES REBELS ARE LARGELYFROM U S. SIDE OF LINE President Diaz Makes Specific Charges of Aid Given to In surrectos by Citizens of This Country. TWO IS COMPANY, THREX IS A CROWD ATTACK JUAREZ THREATENED FOR O'LOKONOT (t'nlt.d Preaa lr4 Wire.) Washington, April 20. State and -war department officials here today are agog through the receipt of unofficial Information that the reply of Preslden Diss to President Taft's note regardln fighting on the border, in a sharp re tort and In no way pacific In Its tone It Is reported that Dlai In his state' ment strives to create the Impression that the Mexican revolutionary forces are mostly Americans. It Is said th note does not promise to protect Amerl cans, but merely repeats old army orders and blames Americana for the border trouble. It ts said to charge that Lieutenant Tronsoro of the feJ rals was wounded at Agua Plieta by a bullet which was fired from the American customs house. Special complaint la also made against "Major Gardner," commanding at Douglas, alleging that he Interferod in the combat there on behalf of the rebels. The reply, It Is said, also cites the fact that a rebel whose gun was out of order crossed the border, whore It rn. rA iir mn Im.rlrnn mldl.r ' W I K . I J . I . 1 I I 1 1 ne jtinxiuan reBiuein, u jb amu, miwi quotes an affidavit by John Dean of Douglas. Aria.. In aupport of the asser tion that the rebels are mostly Ameri can cltlaens. In conclusion, the report says, Dlai deplores the troubles, but blames the United States for them, and declares that Mexico has nothing for which to answer. Th note states plainly that Dlaa thinks the United States Is either Madero Sends Ultimatum to General Navarro to Surren der; Noncombatants Are Warned to Get Out of City. s,. (Continued on Paa Twelvie,h CONFER ON PEACE AT FLORES RANCH Officials of Federal dnd Pro visional Governments Get Together. (Uulti-d Praat Leaaed Wire.) SI raso, Texas, April 80. A pesos conference at Madaro's camp began late this afternoon, when two automobiles flying; white flags and bearing officials of the federal and provisional govern ments, were driven from Jauxea to the floras ranch. The officials, It is stated, bore concessions from the federals. (t'nllfd Pre. Leases Wire t El Psso, Texas, April 20. "There will be neither armistice nor delay In the attack on Juares. The battle will br fought and we will either win or Idse be fore we will consider any further dis cussion of ptaar." Interviewed before Juare today Fran cisco I. Madero, Jr.,- provisional pretl- aen'; or Mexico, tnui aeciarea that m had determined to launch his forces I against the federals immediately aft.': the expiration of the time in which h' had given General Navarro to surren der 6 o'clock tonight. "The federals meiely want delay to enable them to bring up reinforcements,'' he added firmly. That has hurt our cause before. This time there v. II" be no delay. The battle will be fought." El Paso, Texas, April 20. An ulti matum by Madero demanding that Gen eral Navarro surrender Juarex. Just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, by S o clock tonight on penalty of a gen eral assault on the city Is In the hands of the Mexican federal commander to day, but so far he has refused to make any answer. Instead, Navsrro Is rush Ing the completion of his defenses. To make good his- demand, Madero ts moving his troops upon Juarez In four columns which are under the respective command of Garibaldi, Oroxco, Villa and Raoul Madero. The advance a-uard or the -Garibaldi and Orosco columna are hovering in the hills Just south of Juar es apparently, taking; position for an at- ; (Continued on Page Twelve.) INTERVENTION IS OUT OF QUESTION Sulzer, Foreign Affairs Chair man, Says 250,000 Men Would Be Needed. Washington, April 28. After Presi dent Taft had conferred with Secretary Knox, Congressman Sulzer and the mem bers of the house foreign committee, a statement which came direct from the ? resident was given out to the effect hat he will keep his hands off the Mexican situation, despite the fact that he expects a repetition of the Douglas incident. Me thinks that absolute neutrality laws, the border sentiment which favors the rebels, the inability to control irre sponsible persons and the fact that the border towns are customs ports will all contribute to the disorder. He believes that th. al.ii.tlnn I- ,mM,Mll.hU xtt thinks that the proposition of a neutral sone is Impracticable. I (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, April 20. Members of the house committee on foreign affairs are unanimously against Intervention in Mexico. This statement was made here today by Congressman William Sulzer, chairman of the committee, after its members Gardner, Sharp and Foster had conferred with President Taft on the matter at the White House. After deolarlng that intervention for the present at . least, was out of tho question, Sulzer said no offensive move would be made without the most se rious deliberation. He asserted that any effort to Invade Mexico would. mes.n immediate reorganization of the United States army to double or triple Its present strength.. A quarter of a million men, Sulzer said, would be nec essary to success in such a project, and to gather that - number, according to army experts, would require a year. Referring to press reports of Presi dent DlaV alleged answer to President j art's demand ror assurances or pro- ? - WUJ VrT AUTOMOBILE HI IIB STEW SHAVER SHORT LINE ENGINE rji in nuiin iiniir nmiinrn nu nnr rwni nnrn iii i inn iu nv u i in ii uiiiwil nnnini'Lii uv liul. i lyuiiiiilv miiiiivii' IV HI II MM II I V H HI 111 II' I All Hill .1 IV 1111111 llllll WUIbV llWIIIk. IS I II I II I VII-IS 0 I I Ilia.) Ufll U l-Va I 1IU&.U 1 VI Tflm e nnn rrfw am .wn rnf khai rinrtwr w ww. wwwswww wis .- wi .a I vui. wvi iiw ;. 1 I I GUGGENHEIMS GET CONTROL OF COAL LANDS OF ALASKA SYNDICATE SEIZES TAFT ANXIOUS HAVE N TO POT I E R HIS BANNER President Said to Be Ready to Make Peace Terms With Bourne; Ellis Says He Is No Lame Duck. Site Not Yet Selected, but It Will Be Located Near City on Riverfront, Is Plan of Board of Directors. (Continued on Page Five.) BRITISH SOLDIER OF FORTUNE WINDS UP CAREER BY JOINING SALVATIONISTS ' (United Prew Leaned Wlrs.) New York. April 20. Liegeman of King George V and baronet of the Brit Ish realm. Sir Genllle Cave-Browne- Cave, who 4s now Jalntor or the saiva tlon hall, Brooklyn, resigned today as vice president of the Boy Scouts or America and declared his intention to enter me oarvation Army training i:ui ege with the position as an officer In that organization as his ambition. cav- Browne-Caves conversion winas up a remarkable career as a BOldier of for tune. He exniDits a Dirtn certificate, documents ana pnoiograpns to prove that he is the tweirtn Baronet cave Browne-cave. They snow tie was porn in 1869 ana tnrst ne served as a tmusn officer In India and Bur man. He re igned from, the British army 10 years For-the last three years the haromt has been a rough rider in a wild west how. LAter ne woricea as an actor in r moving picture show, receiving $1Q dal'y. anuivoiu ns negotiator wun a marriage broker to wed a Washington heiress, whose name ne refuses to dis close. declares ne was arranging with the parents or tne young woman to give mm uu,uuv wnen ice negotia tions wers oroaen orr. Cave-Brown-Cava Joined the Salvation Army isat Beptemoer, alter oeing con Verted at a "hallelujah meeting. 1 am f pariecUjr .contented," . ha said1 today, "even if my Janltorshlp pays me only $S. B0 a week. I have proof of the legitimacy of my title, but I am no longer the drinking, roysterlng fel low I once was. and J care nothing for the title. I lost all taste for tobacco and alcohol the very day of my con Version. The very smell of either makes me 111. It will cost $100 for me to go through the Salvation Army training college, but I expect to borrow that from my brother-in-law. In future I shall devote my life to helping my fellow' men." Plans have been launched hy the Port land Automobile club for a magnificent home for the organization, to cost $50, 000, and to be located on the river at some point convenient to Portland. The property now owned by the club on Sandy road Willie sold, and It is likely that work on the new building will be started before the summer Is over. At a meeting to be held Saturday night tho project will take definite form. The Sandy road land is desired by a local real estate speculator, and he has offered a price about f0 per Cent In advance of what the club paid for It. It is believed, however, that a greater um can be obtained, and a price will be fixed on the property at the next meeting. It is planned to greatly enlarge the membership of tho club, the new board of directors havlug energetically started reorganization, it is proposed to at once Increase the membernhlp rolls to 1640. One popular plan discussed and practically adopted is to take in 600 10-year members. These will pay $100 each In advance for the 10-years' dues, creating a sum of $60,000 to build the new clubhouse. With 1000 members pay- ng $12 a year as dues there will be no difficulty over tho maintenance of the building and grounds. "We have not as yet selected a site for the building, although It Is settled that river frontage is desirable and necessary," said T. I. Potter, secretary of the club, this morning. "The grounds we now own are too far out for our purpose. The location of an automobile club building on the river will naturally enhance the vnlue of surrounding prop erty. For this reason we will undoubt edly have property donated to us for the purpose. The $60,000 will be ex pended entirely on the building proper. The sum realized from the sale of the nanay roaa grounds win give us a splendid nucleus for other purposes." Sternwheeler Suffers Injury Estimated at Over $15,000 Waterfront Is Endangered; Vessel's Canary Bird Burns. JAPAN FURIOUS OVER CHINESE SECURITY (United Pft-i Leued Wire.) Peking, April 20. Japan is angered today by the discovery that a portion of the revenues of Manchurlaa provinces has been allotted as. part of the secur ity for the four-power loan of $60,000, 000. The ,Toklo papers teem with bitter criticisms, claiming that China disre garded . tna - contentions of Japan and Russia that they have superior rights In JUaBchurla, . , . v ' , - w t - - BARK PORT STANLEY WRECKED: ALL SAVED (United Preo tensed Wlre.l London, April 20. Tho British bark Port Stanley Is breaking to pieces to day off the coast of England. The ves sel sailed from Portland, Or., November 15 and was driven ashore In a heavy storm. Its crew, numbering 25 men, was rescued. Tha Stanley's cargo when she sailed from Portland last November consisted of 131,607 bushels of wheat valued at $114,49:. ' Her owners are Crawford & Bowat of Glasgow. Coy Signed by Oakland. (United Prc Unwd Wlr. Los Angeles, April 20. Bert Coy, the Vernon outfielder, who was released by Manager Hogan several days ago, has signed an Oakland contract and may be placed in his old place In today s game against his former teammaton, Wolver ton said the signing of Coy does not mean that P.ight fielder Bowser will be released. He will be kept 'on the team with the hope that he will ' coma pack" as a Wtur. ;.. . Fire, originating from some unknown cause, in the fireroom of the steamer Shaver shortly after 3'o'elock this morn ing gutted the amidships and after portion of the Interior of the vessel. cremated the ship's mascot, a canary, whose cage was hung in one of the burned cabins, and narrowly missed causing a disastrous water front fire. when the boat was carried by the cur rent from her moorings at .the foot of Davis street to the proximity of the gas company's oil and gas tanks at the foot of Everett street. The damage to the vessel Is approxi mated by the police at $15,000. She is Insured for that amornt, hut J. M Shaver, owner of the Shaver Transpor tation company, which operates the vessel In the towing trade here, said this morning that the loss was prob aDly greater than this figure, as the fittings of the boilers and engines had suffered irreparable damage, as had also the electrio lighting plant The hull of the vessel was Undamaged ex cept for being badly scorched inside. Owing to the headway gained by the flames before their discovery by C!di Petett, the vessel's watchman, several of the crew, who were asleep in the after part of the ship, barely escaped with their lives. None of them wer able to save any clothing. Mrs. Alm.i Seely, the ship's cook, who was asleep in one of the upper en bins, made her escape to the deck clad only in her nightgown. She left the canary behlivl In her haste. A collie dog, which w is thought to. have been caught in the flames, was discovered after the fire hiding under a berth In an empty state room In the forward part of the ship. "The watchman told me this morning," raid Mr. Shaver, "that he and til's watchman of the No Wonder, which was moored alongside of the Shaver and between her and the dock dis covered the flames. He communicated with Patrolmen Cameron and Robson, who turned in the alarm. The firehoit and a shore company responded and, although the boat was cut from her moorings to allow the firemen morn freedom, she was almost gutted before the flames were subdued. "That none of the crew were burnej Is a miracle, as S. A.. Knowles and Stephen Maney, firemen, were forced to escape from their quarters at the stern of the boat by crawling through a man hole. We will rebu;ld the vessel as soon as possible." The Shaver Is 155 feet long by 81 fen beam. She ts of the stern-whpel type and capable of a speed of 14 miles per hour. She was built here in 1908 at the Portland Shipbuilding company's plant at a cost of J4,000. The No Wnder was damaged to the extent of about $250 through bei::g scorched. Seven Cars Are Blown From Track, Wreckage Blocking Traffic Over Night; Engi neer's Body Is Buried. (Whtnftn Buretti of The Jirnil.) Washington, Apiil 20. Kornier Con gressman William R. Kills is a candi date for collector of customs at Port land to be sorioualy reckoned with, ac cording to information which has leaked out here. Although he lacks the back ing of any of tho Republican congres sional delegation from Oregon for Col- lector P. H. Malcolm's place. It Is said the first suggestion came from Presi dent Taft himself. Another interesting development is an Intimation that President Taft Is weary of the .Urugrle over appolnt I ments to federal offices in Oregon, which he has been seeking to fill with out consulting Senator Bourne. The suggestion is made that Taft would be very willing to make peace with Bourne, allowing Bourne to name the appointees In Oregon If the senior senator will not oppose a Taft delegation from Oregon In 1912. There la reason to believe this suggestion has been made, although no confirmation of the report can be ob tained from Senator Bourne. Oregon Worries Taft. It ts known the Taft organisation Is somewhat worried over the Oregon ituation. The Taft managers would prize the delegates from Oregon far be yond their numerical strength because Oregon will be the first state to ex press Its choice by popular vote for president. As an opening gun next spring Oregon will have the forca of an entire battery. Senator Bourne ts on record for Lewis IH. Adams, president of the Baggage & Omnibus Transfer company of Port- WATER FRONT ON CONTROLLER BAY (Wttblnftnn Buret a of Th. Jnnrnil.) Washington, April 20. --The discov ery was made today that as early as last October President Taft signed an order which will result In giving the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate control of Alaska coal lands. The order re stored to public entry and eliminated from the Chugach national forest re serve 12,000 acres of land lying along the water front at Controller bay, the last water terminal facilities remaining outside of the control of the big syndW cate. , ' That persons acting for the syndicate immediately filed on the valuable lands Is freely asserted, the lands being quick ly taken. The claim Is made here today that with the waterfront of Controller bay in the hands of the coal land ma nipulators it matters not who gets the Cunningham coal claims, as the syndi cate will be able to control every harbor In southern Alaska, thus having abso lute control ef Alaskan transportation) facilities. (Special DUiMtch to The Journal.) Shoshone, Idaho, April 20. One of the worst Oregon Short Line accidents In years took place near here late yes terday afternoon when the engine draw ing special freight. No. 1022, blew up, killing the engineer, Bert Chapman, whose body was burled beneath the wreckage; scalding and terribly man gling both legs of A. F. Nichols, the fireman, and scalding Brakeraan H. A. McDanlels. Seven freight cars are off the track. blown from the mils by the explosion. and the wreckage of the engine and the tender blocked traffic until today. A special train was rushed to the scene and the two Injured men were carried to Pocatello ds fast as possible. The wrecker from Glenns Kerry was on the scene two hours after the explosion, and at once began lifting the hundreds (Continued on Page Five.) OREGON GAINS I HOUSE MEMBER Census Committee Reports Bill Making Reapportionment of Representatives. house a bill (United Preia Leaned Wire.) Washington. April 20. The census committee today 'reported reapportioning the house to a member ship of 433. No state loses a member. Kach of tho following states gain one: Alabama, Colorado, Florida. Georgia, (United Press Leased Wlra.l Washington, April 20. An Investiga tion of the charge that the Morgan Guggenheim syndicate had been given opportunity ' to seise a route through the Chugach national forest from the coal lands to Controller bay was begun this afternoon when the senate adopted a resolution Instructing the secretary of the Interior to transmit to the senate a list of all claims, locations, filings and entries made In the Chugach for est. A strip of this land was recently opened to entry by executive order. It is the only opening to the Alaskan coal lands, it is alleged, not already con. trolled by the Morgan-Guggenheim crowd. The resolution asking about the entries was Introduced by Senator La Follette. The resolution was presented in order that It might be determined whether . the land which was opened is being seised by the syndicate for a railroad right of way. . PATROLMAN BEATEN BY GRAND RAPIDS RIOTERS TrlHho. Louisiana. Michigan. Minnesota. of tons of steel and Iron which buried j Montana. North and South Dakota, Ohio, iha riArlv A IT t-i r i i'Mi a v-rm n . -. . . . . . L the body of Engineer Chapman, WM. DAY ELECTED EQUITABLE PRESIDENT New Tork, April 20. William Pay was this afternoon elected president of the Equitable Life Assurance society, succeeding the late Paul Morton. Three of the directors, it is reported. opposed Day, but he had sufficient votes to insure his election at the meet- ng. Day, it is said, opposes strongly the mutuallzatlon of the company. Op position to his election came from the members who favor thfs plan. It is un derstood that J. plerpont Morgan favors mutuallzatlon. It was reported this afternoon that State Insurance Superintendent Hotch klss opposed the election of Day. Day promised to make a statement later in the day. Oregon. Rhode Island, I'tah and West Virginia. California and Oklahoma gain three. Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas and Washington gain two. New Tork gains six and Pennsylvania four. ILLINOIS SENATE ADOPTS INITIATIVE (United Preai Leaaed Wire. 1 Springfield. 111., April 20. By unan imous vote the state senate today adopted the initiative and referendum resolution. (United Preaf Leased Wlra.l Grand Rapids, Mich., April 20.-"Th first rioting in the strike of furnltura , workers occurred today when Patrol- ' man Mlnogun attempted to disperse a crowd of strikers who were parading the streets. Minogue was badly beaten, with stones and clubs before other po-v! ltce came to his assistance. Two thou sand trimmers and iron workers failed to report for work today, having Joined the strike of the furniture workers. Manufacturers announced today they were preparing to Import strikebreak ers. If this Is done serious trouble 1 certain to follow. SCH0LL NAMED FOR HUBBARD POSTMASTER (Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, D. C. April 20. Presl- dent Taft has nominated Lawrence H, Scholl to be postmaster aj'Mubbard, Or. , n .X:''- LOVE'S SWEET DREAM RUDELY INTERRUPTED . CaJifornians Beat Japs. (United Pma Laaaed Wire.) Palo Alto, Cal., April 20. Inability of their pltcner, Omura, to deliver any thing to puzzle the Californians, was the cause attributed today for the -e-feat of the Japanese from Waseda uni versity by the Stanford varsity nine. 11 to 2. The little brown men, however, put up a clean and sportsmanlike game and possess, plenty of good material. New Tork. April 20.- Through Jacob Colter and his sweetheart, Mary Bloom field, being so busy looking into each other's eyes that they wandered one flight above Miss Bloomfleld's flat In a Market street apartment house, a chapter of frenaled happenings occurred here today which is nearly a record. First, another tenant mistook the pair for burglars and shot Mlss Bloomfleld in the thigh: then he fired out of the front window to arouse the neighbor hood; 1000 persons soon filled the streets: the Madison street reserves were called out; policemen with drawn revolvers Invaded he apartment house, and the man who did the shooting was Jailed, Finally it was deelded a simple mistake had Tfeen made, the shooter was freed, and Miss Bloomfleld went to a hospital. PORTLAND IIIEN TO WAGE FIGHT FOR MUNICIPAL COLLECTION OF GARBAGE Guggenheim Divorce Case. Chicago, April 20. After having de clared the Same decree valid two years ago. Judge Lookwood Honors this after noon Is hearing a second motion to re view the divorce decree ' obtained by Mrs., Grace Guggenheim from William Guggenheim. With ward organizations and a speakers' list, Portland women led by the Woman's club, have commenced a unique campaign for tho proposed mu nicipal collection of garbage. Immedl ateljf .following the primary election the club women will hold meetings in every ward. In fact, they expect to have sev eral meetings going on at once in vari ous parts of the city. I'nttl the pri maries the -women are depending upon a personal canvass to win fav6r for the $75,000 bond issue which will meet the expenses of Installing the sanitary and economical municipal collection syS' tern. Nearly all the people of Portland sava the garbage men who profit from it, are opposed to the present system of col lecting garbage, but. In behalf of the bouse wives of the city, the members of the Woman's club havei particular qbr option Tlaf bags collectors, they" say;' rarfve wagons with wobbling wheels and wooden bodies that leak liquid refuse upon the streets before their homes, and furnish breeding places for flies and disease germs: - : J -V,': Cause of Complaint. ' . The garbage collector empties the gar. bag can 'into his wagon and when" the wagon bed Is nearly full he tramps it down with hla feet, and. then," leaving the wagon be tramps through th halls of the tenement dwellers, leaving behind him at every step the particles of gar bage filth. s If the bubonic plagua ever reaenea Portland, -the women say, it will be spread throughout the city by means of the unsanitary garbage collection sys tern. : ; ' The fact that the garbage, collectors'' work lndeperdently, charging each fsm lly as much as they can get. as "much as the traffic will bear," Was less Signi ficance to the members of th Woman a club than to the men u-ho pay the bills. The unsanitary featurea of the system now in use have, organised in opposition the women, the Health authorities, the i physicians, and the men who pay tna '. Heaas Mtf BarliigV . , , : v 1 Harry Kapler, superintendent, of 'tha garbage crematory, -says that that, Mel of. municipal collection wilt "be-anly about half tbe-oatf-thaprasaratnaTff- -tern, but that the serrlce wilj be doubia ) in value k Undr municipal supervision collection of gatbag ; would be sys tematically dona with rwagona hvtn iron beds oirbodies, that iWlll nt and with,, close fitting covers 'that ! ,i prevent th escape of udors. Collection would all be dona at eight and the dti- slghtly garbage wagons that have rt,s ' Portland sometimes subWfat untt. rorable comment from visitors wou'i i, . forever barred from the str j 4 th pours of dayiignt President Taft Restores to Public Entry Part of Forest Reserve That Is Quickly Gobbled Up by Interests. 4'