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VOL. XIII. NO. 34 PORTLAND; OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1914. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ? taw3 aho mews HUERTA S10PS NEGOTIATIONS WIT H HAGGLING ABOUT SALUTE He Wants to Dictate Terms "Upon Which It Shall Be Fired and Would Rob Apol ogy of Us Forceful Effect. BRYAN IS HOPEFUL OF SATISFACTORY RESULT Mexican Ruler Apparently Is Undecided Whether to Give In or Not. (r nlicii pfPM l.rKi Wire.) I Mexico City, April 17. (Censored) I Xf Mexico salutes the American flay and America returns the salute, Uti- ico will consider that President Huerta has been recognised. This was stated at Foreign Minister Sojas' office here this afternoon. Washington, April 17. The adminis tration sent Ha ultimatum to Mexico this afternoon. President Wilson was determined to tolerate no more quibbling.. Be noti fied President Huerta plainly be must salute the' American flag according to International custom, and without im psed conditions, or the United States fleet will use force Huerta's evasiveness was revealed clearly when It was learned today that Admiral Mayo, in bis original demand for the salute, said be would return It. Bryan refiined to comment on a Uni ted Press' -telegram from Mexico City Maying the dictator wanted war. He lnintd that the American flag would yet bii saluted. His colleagues said, 'however, tlmt Huerta was taking every I posklhlc means to prevent it. Salute Wot Promised. It was learned that Huerta suggested .saluting the American flag if promised an acknowledgment in the form of an answering ealute but he did not prom- Ise positively that the salute would 1 be forthcoming on that condition. I I'Instead, in conference with Charge I .AtritKfrt'iJ'r:inossyi It WBs-HStd j fie wss apparently trying to surroundHV fl 1 T the exchange of salutes with such for- JT anaUia UaUai IS iiiniiiies as wouia aeprive Ji ot Tne er feet demanded. He wanted to dictate these formalities himself. Bryan expressed hopes that matters would have so shaped themselves that he could leave tomorrow night on his deferred vacation in Florida. "I do not think." he said, "there is any reason for discussing the situation or going Into what has been done or asked. I have tried to treat this af fair as frankly as possible. Encouraging But Unfinished. "Yesterday I said the situation was encouraging. Today I say It la encour aging but unfinished. That ls-exaetly What the situation Is. I have every reason for believing that It will work Itself out satisfactorily and that our demands wlll.be met Senator Shlvcly of Indiana, Acting chairman of the senate foreign rela tlons commlttoe, did not seem so con fldent of peace, in fact, he used the word "war'' freely. "Mexico will salute our flag In the way we want It saluted or there will . be war," ho declared. "I have been Informed that the Mexicans suggested simultaneous salutes and that the United States would not agree to this. I fully approve this stand, and person ally I feel most strongly about it Bo Simultaneous Salute. . "Our warships are now on their way to Mexican waters, and we are pre pared to enforce our original demand for a salute In reparation for an insult put upon us. Simultaneous salutes will not be acceptable as an apology for the Mexican Insult to our flag. It would be an entirely different propo altlon from a Mexican salute of 21 (runs to be answered by an American salute .of the same number of guns. ' "The president, I am Informed, will insist on the salute in the way origin ally demanded, and will inform Huerta to this effect "There will be no weakening so far as me aarrtiniair&Lion is concerned, and ators have said to me, that It will have the cordial support of both houses of congress In compelling a rigid ad- rierence to tne original program "If the Mexicans persist In refus ing there will bo war with all that it implies." Wot a Salute to Huerta. According to Admiral Blue, the naval regulations concerning salutes do tot apply to the Tamplco case. "A salite, if fired there." be said, "would be Be tween the Mexican and American na tions, without regard to Huerta or the ronsuiuuonansia. it would be im possioie to interpret It as a salute to uueria or as recognition of his gov eminent." Senator Simmons was still doubtful however. "I do not think- we should return the Mexican salute." wan h uniess ii is strictly enjoined uj iirniuuimi iaw ana custom. It tenths of their numBer had been killed, seems plain common sense that if we The other 300 were literally over return a salute fired by; one of the con- whelmed by fore of numbers and tending Mexican factions we imply at captured, nearly all of them wounded, least quasl-recogriitlon of that partic- According to the prisoners, General Ular faction." : Murdock Opposes Salute. . . "If we return the Mexican sa4ute," declared uongressman Murdock, of Kansas, "we might Just as well shoot off a few guns in memory of Robin Hood. Jesse James, Ralsuli or any other bandit." "I don't believe President Wilson and Secretary Bryan had given the proposition careful thought when they , said they would J)e following Interna tional usage tfcplhey return Huerta's salute.'f said Congressman Cooper. "In ternational means between nations. In . this case there is only one nation In volved the United States." Cornelius Editor Dead in the Road P. H. McEnery May Ear Bscs Victim of Heart Failure or Kay H Been Killed by Automobile. Oornelius, Or., April 17. P. H Mc Enery, editor of the ornelius Tribune, wan found dead in the road this morn ing by a liveryman who was driving from Banks to Hlllsboro. The body was found near Ccnterville, two miles north of here. It Is generally 'thought that Mc Enery was a victim of heart failure, though there are Home Indications that ho was struck and killed by an auto mobile. This is the view held by "Father TeMirrer of Verboort, at whose home McEnery had been living. An inquest is being held this afternoon at Hillsboro. It is believed that McEnery is sur vived by a wife in the east. McEnery had followed newspaper work all of his adult life, and was experienced in both metropolitan and country publi cation. Germany Stations Consul in Portland Federation of German Speaking Socle- ties Rewarded with Success After Tire Tears of Efforts. Efforts of the confederation of Ger man Speaking societies of Oregon to secure a uermaji consul ror Oregon and Idaho were rewarded today by the receipt of documents announcing the appointment by the German govern ment of Frits Kirchhoff. Dr. E. II. Dammasch stated today that the federation had been at work ever since the consul was removed fiom Portland to Seattle, five years ago. to convince the German govern-- ment of the necessity of stationing a representative in this city. Mr. Kirchhoff is representative In Portland of the Hamburg-American Steamship company. Spent $15,000 in Six Weeks, Is Jailed Count Serfflus Apraxln, "of Austria," Who Showered Champagne on Baln coated Cabaret Girls, Bold for $10. Los Angeles, Cal., April 17. Count Serglus Apraxln, Austrian nobleman, faces arrest today on a charge pf issu- lng a fictitious check for $10. H. Da- virison, an automobile agent, swore to the warrant before Judge Carrillo of Santa Monica, The count gained notoriety here by spending 116,000 in six weeks in the bright light cafes. According to -re- port, his favorite pastime was to equip cafe entertainers with raincoats and shower them with champagne, Eeady for Warships Largest "Vessels Could Get Through Slide' District on Three Days' no tice, Say Officials at Panama. Panama, April 17. With a view to the possibility of war with Mexico, canal official said today that warships tan he passed through the Panama waterway at any time now. Even the largest vessels, they stated, would be able to get through the slide district on three days' notice to the dredgers. T PROET RETREAT OF FEDERALS WITH LIVES Only Three Hundred Survive Fierce Attack of Rebels; Main Army Escapes.. (United Pres Leased Wire.) Torreon, Mexico, April 17. Seven hundred Federals were dead at Bena- vldes station, today and the pbsltion was in the rebels' hands, but the main Federal body had escaped again. The Federal force included the army divisions of tho North, of Kazas and of I th. ti u, t n..mK. 6000 and 7000 raen with generals in I command. Overtaken by the rebels at the end of the pursuit which followed San Pedro's fall, the Federals made a stand at Benavides. There was a six hours engagement late Wednesday and when darkness fell, though the Federals still held their position, it was evident that It was only a question of time when they must be exterminated unless they escaped or surrendered. Accordingly, leaving 1000 men to keep up a show of resistance. General Velasco, the ranking federal officer, succeeded in evacuating the town and getting safely away under cover of darkness. The maneuver amounted, however. to the sacrifice of the 1000 men left behind. Instead of surrendering, they put up a desperate fight until seven Joaquin Maas and General Emillo Campa were killed In Wednesday's fight. General Velasco, who was pre viously wounded at Gomez , Palacio, was said to have suffered a probably mortal hurt at- Benavides. General Hidalgo was shot through both shoul ders but was still able to sit his horse, and General Argumendo was hit in the leg. . General Villa was reported in hot pursuit of the fleeing federals. Twelve hundred federal prisoners arrived here toaay, bringing t-he total number of captured at San Pedro and Benavides up to about 3000. All took tne reoei oain or auegianoe ana a majority Joined Villas army. GALLAN THOUSAND PHOTOGRAPHS SNAPPED (TA DESIRES 10 START TROUBLE WITH U. S, SAYS DISPATCH United Press Correspondent Gets Brief Message Past . Censor at Mexico City, a United Pres Staff " Cor respondent. Mexico City, Mexico, April 17. Pres ident Huerta wants the United States to declare war against Mexico. This was bis object throughout the nego tiations concerning' the Tamplco inci dent. He has been in almost constant conference with his cabinet and with congress. It became known today that be wishes war between the United States and Mexico because be believes it would solidify tbe Mexican people In support of bis otherwise doomed gov ernment. The above message, coded, was re ceived at the New York office of the United Press this morning from a staff correspondent in Mexico City, who has been in close touch with the sit uation there for a year. The message was necessarily brief, as It was im possible to carry details in view of the extraordinarily strict censorship. This was the first Important news dispatch received from Mexico City since the Tampico incident, and it also threw the first light on Huerta's atti tude in connection with the crisis. Flood Has His Suspicions. Washington, April 17. "While I have no official advices to strengthen my belleff,"' said Chairman Flood of the house foreign affairs committee, commenting on the United Press Mexico City dispatch to the effect that President Huerta wants hostilities be tween Mexico and the United States. "I have suspected for some time that Huerta wants war with this country. He might be planning to prevent the salute at Tampico after our vessels arrive, although I have no information from Mexico or from the Washington administration to make me believe he plans such a course." Eecreation Pier Is ; Burned by Women Brittanler Pier at Great Yarmouth De stroyed With $75,000 Tjoss; Bomb Was Set In Pavilion During Concert, Great Yarmouth, England, April 17. Fire, started by the explosion of a suf fragette bomb, today destroyed Brlt tania pier, one of the firfest'in England, with $75,000 loss. The superstructure. Including pa vilion, bandstand and dancing deck. were completely consumed, and the iron substructure was too badly dam aged to make repairs possible. The explosion was so powerful that It was felt many blocks away. The police believed the bomb was hidden in the pavilion during last night's concert. Mrs. Wakefield Sobs at News of Ee-trial Connecticut Woman Sentenced to Death for Murder Says She Is Sure XTezt Trial WU1 Result in AoquittaL Weatbersfleld. Conn., April 17. Miss Bessie Wakefield, convicted of the murder of her husband and sentenced to death, was not notified until today of the action of the state supreme court last night In granting her a new trial. "Thank God:. she sobbed. "I feel certain that the next trial will result in my acquittal." DURING EXCITING MOMENTS OFTHE OPENING BASEBALL GAME YE3TERDAY AFTERNOON w m v i L OF FIRING SALUTE IN TO HUERTA'S Senator Who Objected ifes terday Admits His Criticism of Custom Was Mistaken. Washington, D. C, April 17. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, who yester day termed the proposal to fire a re turn salute to Huerta as "a rldicuious back down," today admits that he did not understand the situation, and said he was mistaken in his criticism. Lodge and Secretary Bryan had m. telephone conversation, at whic'i the Massachusetts senator was informed naval officers knew of no situation in which s. salute had not been returned. Furthermore, Rear Admiral Mayo, in making his demand upon the Mexican authorities, stated the salute would be returned, practically making It Impera tive, in accordance with International regulations, that this -be done. European Press Comment. London, April 17. The British press was divided today in its comment on the terms of settlement of the Tam plco incident. Some newspapers were of the opinion that President Wilson had gained a moral victory. Others Inclined to the view that Preslderft Huerta had had the better of the ar gument and that his position had been strengthened. Most of the European continental newspapers, however, agreed that it was Huerta who had scored. "The American salute to Huerta," said the Paris ,Mldi, for Instance, "turns the crisis into anotner victory ror the Mexican dictator, who obtains more from the settlement than does the Uni ted States." In Berlin, The Berliner Gazette com mented: "America should be thank ful that Huerta did not Insist that the United States salute first. Sen ator Lodge was right in declaring that the American salute made the affair only an exchange of courtesies, with out an apology. Huerta has again shown himself a better politician than President Wilson." "We do not profess to be experts on International etiquette in the matter of apologetic salutes," said the West minister Gazette of London, "but we have no doubt President Wilson is right."- "Washington," commented the Lon don Globe, "will find It difficult to deny Huerta's right to be regarded as head of the Mexican government af ter American guns have acknowledged him, but doubtless President Wilson feels that such a settlement is cheap at that price." RACE MEN ARE STRANDED ODGE NOW FAVOR RETURN Tulsa, Okla.. April 17.--Five hundred the flag was its outstanding feature, men, many of them owners of race I It happened over at the National laun horses. were stranded here today as dry. East Eighth and Clay streets. The a result of the cancellation of the j Mexican situation was the sole topic races at the Tulsa track. The state J of conversation this morning and pa milltia men were leaving the city this! triotism ran high. It only needed a afternoon. remark; by a girl operative to the ef Some of the things The Journal's camera man limned at the opening Portland-Oakland game yester day thai many of the 10,000 fans assembled at the ball park did jiot -see. He caught Manager Walter McCredie of the Beavers with the Wile of 4 to 2 victory on his face, lie snapped Billy Koflger Cr6TihJthe plate In the first inning for the first run of the game with Catcher Mitze and Umpire Guthrie looking on. He photographed Manager Arthur Devlin with his face revealing the bitterness of defeat; he surreptitiously caught Pitcher Irve Higginbotham, whose superstition causes him to refuse to allow himself to be photographed on the day he is to work in the box, and, finally, he was on hand when the sparkling play of the afternoon developed at third base, the stretching of a three base hit by Bill Kodgers of Portland on a long hit into center field, with Portland cap tain making third base by a beautiful 20 foot "hook" slide just ahead of the ball, which Is seen dropping to the ground between Hetling's legs as he tried to make a quick catch and tag of the fleet footed Beaver. SUBSCRIPTION PLEDGES ST Special Appeal Made to Young Business Men; Of fers of Assistance Made. Making the Portland-Alaska Steam ship line a community enterprise, backed by younger business men as well as older ones, is being aggressive ly planned. Kvidences of Interest add to the encouragement of those who are giving time and energy In attract ing public attention to Portland's pres ent Alaska trade opportunity. Not fewer than 400 of the city's younger business men will be expected to subscribe to the guaranty fund pro posed. The chief present significance of the subscription will not be the money paid but the proof of commun ity Interest afforded. It may not be necessary to call in these subscrip tions. Fledges Are Solicited. "If they are preferred, 8 per cent stock in the Portland Steamship com pany will be issued equal to the amount paid. In any case the sub scription of $100 a year for two to three years would not -exceed approx imately $10 a month. Selfish interest approves public spirit in making such a subscription. The pledge at the head of the subscription blanks now to be circulated further defines the plan. It was issued today and reads: "We, the undersigned, young men of the city of Portland, in addition to sub scribing for the shares of stock placed opposite our names on the accompany- (Concluded on Page Fourteen. Column Four) FOR PORTLAND ALASKA EANISHIP LINE ISSUED Portland Has a Miniature Mexican Crisis Girl Salutes Flag After Calling It a "Rag" With mighty battleships plowing through foaming seas toward Tamplco; with. Nelson CShaughnessy holding down the lid in Mexico City; with Huerta forced to accede to the Amer ican demand to salute the flag as an apology for the, insult offered Amer ican marines, Portland had a Mexican situation all of Its. own this morning. It was a replica in miniature of the hip- Mexican situation and a salute to Warmer Weather Elevates Ice Prices Manufacturers Beaob Agreement Which Will Cost Consumer 15 Cents More Per Hundred Pounds. With spring already winging its way toward torrid summer. Ice manufactur ers of Portland, by a "gentlemen s agreement." yesterday elevated the price of Ice 16 cents a hundred pounds. This means that householders who heretofore, paid 50 cents per hundred pounds will pay 65 cents, and restau rants, clubs, saloons and markets which paid 36 cents will either go lceless or pay 50 cents. The new schedule was announced simultaneously by all the big factories. The average consumption of ice In Portland during the three hottest months of the' year -.averages 800 tons per day and the raise therefore means that the total ice bill for each day will be approximately $2400 higher. For the last six years the price of ice has remained stationary. "The raise In price was absolutely necessary." declared O. M. Rankin of the Ice Kellvery company. "The plants have not been making money, and some of them I feel sure would have been compelled to go out of business if the same rates had obtained as have for the last six years. The cost of delivery and manufacture has risen steadily, and now we had to raise also to pay out." The agreement to change the prices was made without any meetings. As far as can be ascertained a few of the manufacturers let it be known that they were going to raise and others followed suic Will Call Warrants. Salem, Or.. April 1". State Treas urer Kay is .preparing to issue a call Monday for all outstanding state war rants indorsed prior to January 1, 1914. These Warrants amount to about $425. 000. This will leave $675,000 of war rants still outstanding and drawing interest at th rate of 6 per cent. fect that Mexicans would be fools to salute a "rag" like the American flag to precipitate a most tense situation In which watchful waiting was con spicuous for its absence. Girls ?and women left mangle and Iron and the Mexican sympathizer was glvn to understand there would be war unless she retracted her words and saluted .the flag. This she refused to do and work at the laundry came temporarily to a standstill. Like Mexico she finally temporized. however, and saluted an American flag. The incident was then consid-r Rankin, the veteran character actor, ered closed. Work was resumed. And died : here today after oeveral weeks' Portland's Mexican situation came to illness. For years Rankin' was iden a dignified end. a victory for the tified with Nance O'Neill, - In Shakes Americans, pearlan productions. WOMEN OUTDISTANCE MEN IN REGISTRATION RECORDS YESTERDAY Three Hundred of Fair Sex Qualify for Elections; 265 Men Sign Lists, Three hundred women yesterday es tablished a registration record, for they outdistanced the male registration In one day for the first time since the books opened. Men numbered but 25 and although they held their own on the west side an'd In the precincts out side of the city, but 191 east side women made 134 men from the same section take the rear Beat. iJurlng the day 5r registered, bringing the total for the present registration to 61,307. Men now number 39,Sa9 and women 21,448. Two weeks from tonight registra tion closes for the primaries. -Beginning tomorrow night the registration office will remain open each night un til 9 o'clock to accommodate those who I are unable to register during the regu j lar bours. County Clerk Coffey is ex pecting at least 20,000 more registra tions before the books close and with but 12 days of actual registration left It is feared that the office wtll be crowded and many will be compelled to stand in line for considerable time unless those who can register at once. This morning the entire family of F. P. Kendall, nouthwest manager of the American Can company, registered, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall, two daughters and a son. and all five profeesedal legiance to the Republican party. Yes terday Mrs. Rosamond R. Emery, grandmother of H. P. Emery, stage manager of Pantages theatre, was reg tstered at her home, 647 Fourth street, by Deputy County Clerk Gregory. Mrs. Emery celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of her birth four months ago and in respect of her advanced years County Clerk Coffey sent to her home to register her. She came here eight months ago, She is a Republl can. .f Party registration to date Is: Repub llcans, 3i,138; Democrats, 13.731; Pro gressives, 2832; independents, 2401 Prohibitionists, '2237; Socialists. 968. M'KEE RANKIN IS DEAD San Francisco, April 17. McKee CRANK SHOOTS AT THE HYDR OFNEWYORK, WOUNDS POLK Joseph Saloschein, Disap pointed Officeseeker, Tries to Kill John Purroy Mitchel, Who Captures Assailant. CORPORATION COUNSEL RECEIVES THE BULLET Attemnt at Accaccinntinn Takes Place in City Hall . (t'ntled rrM Wire New York. April 17. Mayor John Purroy Miu-hel of New York narrow ly escaped n.snsslnatlon here this afternoon at the hanil.H of Joseph Saloschein. a disappointed office seek er. The bullet intended for tbe nrnvnp first struck the arm of H. Duncan, a passerby, glancrri up and entered the chin of Corporation Counsel Frank Polk. The Injury was not serious: The attempted assassination oc curred at 1:0 o'clock In City Hall square. Hundreds of persons witnessed the attack. The assailant was arrest ed by Mayor Mitchel himself and rushed to the cny hall police station in the mayor's automobile. The shot intended for the bead of the city administration was fired by an old man, who at first refused to give his name but later said it was Jo seph Saloschein. He could give no co herent reason for the attack but in timated It was caused because he ob jected to Mltchel's treatment of the un employed. City hall attaches said Saloschein had called several times to see the .(Concluded on I'e Six Coluuio Oo) ELEVEN PERSONS DIE FIRE BLOCKS ESCAPE Theatrical People Victims of New York Blaze and Inad equate Fire Escapes. (TTolted Pr Taed Wire.) New York, April 17. Eleven persons perished and four others received pos sibly fatal hurts In a fire which de stroyed a six story rooming house today. Of the dead six were burned beyond recognition. The others were Edward Wallace and his wife, Mrs. Nellie Spen cer and Muriel Davis, aged 4. The nlured were rushed to the Polyollnw hospital, where Mrs. George Davis died early In the forenoon. The building contained 40 rooms. mostly occupied by theatrical people and cloak models. How the fire start ed was net known. A passing police man saw smoke coming from a base ment window and gave the alarm. The flames spread so rapidly that by tbe time the firemen arrived they were be yond control. There was a frightful panio among those in the house, men and women striking, scratching and tearing at one another's hair In the effort for first chance at the fire escapes, with which the building was inadequately pro vided. Those who perished were trapped In their rooms and burned or suffocated. The Injured were hurt In jumping. POULTRY Here are a few timely Items of poultry news taken from today's Journal Want Ads: Day old chicks and setting eggs for sale. Special discount of. Za for shipments now. White, Leghorn baby chicks tS per 100. We refund money for chicks not arriving in good condi tion. Incubators, with best possible . construction, $8 to $30. White Leghorn breeding hens $1. Baby chicks 12c. Hatching eggs $5 per 100. Eggs for setting. Specialty made of incubator lots. White Pekin baby ducks 20o each. White Leghorn baby chicks $13 per 100. Wanted Cyphers incubator la good condition and cheap. The Poultry Page In the Satur day Journal contains valuable in formation for all poultrymen -you had better read it. Remember that tbe closing hour far aoceptisg Want Ads for The Sunday Journal win be 8 o'clock Saturday evening instead of 9 o'clock, as hereto fore. Hew Today Ads will be accepted until 9 o'clock. Tot phone ads call Mala 7173 or A -6 361. N ROOMING HOUSE AS V