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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1915.
TWO MEXICAN ARMIES ;
FIGHT BUT BULLETS DO
; IT CROSS BORDER
Tffis Leads to Belief That
' Villa and Carranza Are Re-
j specting American Lives.
VILLA ADDS TO ARTILLERY
Followers of Carranza ltnrlXTiimit
Bombs, But Extant of Oamar JXot
Known la tTnltod Stat. ,
V Valtei rren t,rnl Wire.)
Brownsville, Texas, laroh'31. Brink
firing- between the Villa ami Carranza.
f,orce began early today to the west
ward of Matamoraa. across the Rio
. Grande from here. A heavy fogr cov
ered the river and little of the action
could be distinguished. -L
No shells fell on this side- of the
border 4n spite of the fact that artlll
. ry was being used. This Indicated
that both factions intended to respect
American lives and property right
i: It Is reported that 17 machine guns
and 10 cannon have arrived and been
added to villa's artillery.
A number ot aynamite bombs were
hurled by the Carranzistas with what
. effect It Is not known. .Firing on. both
ides -ceased soon after this' and each
army assumed, a waiting attitude. . In
The best Informed' circles it was be
lieved the real battle would be fought
Sunday.
Nnere Laredo Situation Threatens,
(International News Service.)
Washington, March 31. The situa
tion at Nuevo Laredo, across the bor
der from Laredo, Texas, is developing
In seriousness as the result of Mexi
can revolutionary activities there, ac
cording: to dispatches received here to
day. -The', matter is declared to be
equally as threatening to Americans
as the fight at Matamoraa, - between
the Villa and Carranza forces. .Mili
tary experts here express the opinion
that troops will be necessary to pro
tect American Interests. It is stated
that a regiment of infantry stationed
at Texas City Is awaiting orders to
rush to Laredo. '
Military advices from Laredo declare
that a strong- Villa force is moving on
Nuevo Laredo, which is controlled by
Carranza troops. The fighting "at
-Matamoraa is expected to be renewed
hourly, as Villa's artillery is under
stood to be nearing the scene.
It is expected that the American
troops at the border will be called Into
action only as a last resort. .
Carranza Would Make Showing.
(United TrpiM Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 31. General
Venustiano Carranza is . making a
.strong effort, to show the government
of the United States that he and not
General Francisco Villa dominates
Mexico. Official reports received by
the state. department today show he
has Stripped Vera Cru of troops and
has reduced his garrisons in the south
east to the lowest notch, In order to
provide men for the campaign against
Mat a moras and Mexico City.
New Fight Expected.
(International News Serrice.)
' Neuvo Laredo, Mexico, March 81.
Four hundred Carranzistas, under Gen
eral Maclovio Herrera, left here today
for Lampazos on a special train to
reinforce the garrison there. A battle
Is expected, this afternoon between
2000. Carranza troops mobilized .at
Lampazos and 5000 Villlstas at Golon
drlnas, 20 miles away. V
ALLEGED AMERICAN IS
. ACCUSED QF SETTING
FIRE TO LA TOURAINE
(Continued From Page One.)
according to a statement emanating to
day from the French line. He also
had a letter purporting to be from the
Cunard line requesting a permit to take
care of his extra baggage, but the
Cunard people deny authorship of this
epistle. : He gave his address as the
hotel Manhattan, but he is not known
there.
It is the belief here that Swoboda
mas commissioned to destroy the
I .hMWM .there's
.
LOCAL SOCIETY WOMEN ; 1
WRITE VAU DEVI LLE SKETCH
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Left- to right Mrs.
Waldo
Two society women of Portland
have won recognition as authoresses
in vaudeville. They are Mrs. Eleanor
E. Sawyer and Mrs. E. Waldo Johnson,
whose playlet called "Even Up" is to
be produced at the Empress theatre
here shortly. 'Such was the announce
ment yesterday of H. W. Pierong, man
ager of the Empress, who pronouhces
the Portland-made playlet to be of
sterling worth In that it is dainty,
has remarkable interest and tense ac
tion and teems with refreshing com
edy lines.
Mr. Pierong Is looking over the
field . of actors and actresses In Port
land to engage two to portray the
roles created by Mrs. Sawyer and Mrs.
Johnson. j .
While the Portland authoresses have
not heretofore reached the stage with a
sketch or playlet - "Even Up" is not
thelKfirst effort in the literaryline.
Mrs.' Sawyer has written for Llppln
cbtt's, Munsey's, Outing and other
magazines, and Mrs. Johnson, too, is
the author of several stories-and play
lets which have been published in
high-class periodicals. f
Mrs. Sawyer is a native of New Tork
state and was Miss Eleanor Ecob,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James H.
Ecob. She has lived in Albany, N. X.,
liner. Swoboda declared he was born
in Fresno, Cal., according to the steam
ship people. The Investigation of the
local ' angle of Swoboda's case is not
yet completed.
Germans Disown Him.
(International News Service.!
Washington, March 31. Attaches of
the German embassy declared today
that Raymond Swoboda, arrested in
Paris on a charge of attempting to fire
the French liner La Touraine is un
known to them. '
Not Known in Fresno.
Fresno, Cal., March 31. Raymond
Swoboda, under arrest In France as
the person responsible for the fire on,
here today tends to show that there
Is no truth In Swoboda's assertion that
M0YER
15 Suits
ways Score-
never a time in the
E.
game that the other fellow
gets the lead!
Right nowVa mighty good
time to be fitted out in one
of these new Spring mod
els. .'''' -
They're beauties, and they
have all the worth and all
the reliability for which
Moyer Suits are famed.
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MOYER
Second and Morrison
and Oak
Jonson, Mrs. Eleanor E. Sawyer,
Philadelphia and New York City. She
is a graduate of Bryn Mawr college,
has traveled extensively and for a year
and a half held a position on the edi
torial staff of Munsey's Magazine.
She . first came to Portland several
years ago as the guest of Miss -Genevieve
Thompson. Two years ago she
married Harold M. Sawyer, an at
torney of this city, and came here to
live. ,
Mrs. Sawyer is a member J of the
Waverly Country club, the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic club and is secretary
of the Grub Street club, an organiza
tion of short-story writers. She also
Is a member -of the Consumers
league In which she is particularly
active. i
Mrs. Johnson is a member of one of
Oregon's pioneer families. Before 4ier
marriage 'she was Miss "Edith Waldo.'
She Is a daughter of the late John B.
Waldo, chief justice of the Oregon
supreme court. She has spent most
of her life in travel. With her mother,
Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, she lived for
several years In San Francisco and
later in- Paris. She was married more
than a year ago to Folger Johnson of
the architectural firm of Johnson &
Mayer and has since resided In Port
land. Woman Celebrates
"Unwedding" Day
Mrs. Corlnn Amber Coffield Bets
Precedent for ItQa Anreles by Pes
tlTlties on AnnlTersary of Divorce.
(United Preaa Leased Wire.)
' Los Angeles, March 31. Mrs.
Corinne Amber Cof field had estab
lished, a startling precedent for Los
Angeles today by celebrating the first
anniversary of her divorce.
Just a year to the day when the
law's knife cut a love knot that had
become a tangle and which bound her
tr. rtr rM An A "VTfllT TLTm fntft-.
day Thf f ,nal decrl!
H,0 k r' I
I day.
Coffield is
I 25 years of age
and
unusually at-
i tractive.
Belgian Towns Are
Attacked From Air
' Bruges, Chietelles and Coortral Shelled
i b-r Allies' Avlmtors; Balrta-n rill.t
WO .Military Damage Done.
United Prena Leased Wlr.l
Berlin, via wireless to Sayvllle, L. I..
March 31. Three Belgian towns were
.bombarded yesterday, resulting in the
j death of one civilian and wounding an-
j oiner, me war orrice announced today.
I Bombs were dropped upon Bruges,
j Ghistelles and Courtrai. At Courtral
one Domb exploded near a hosDltaL
i The same bomb killed one Belgian and
( wounded a second. No military dam-
age was aone, it was stated.
Broke Up the Party.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem, Or., March 31. Chief of Po
lice Welsh last night broke up a party
on board the steamer City of Eugene
and arrested Captain T. B. Jones on
j a charge of dispensing beer in conflict
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wm ms cny oroinances. The boat,
which- has been out of service for some
time, was tied to the shore in Willam
ette slough. Ten men and five women
were in the party when the raid oc
curred. - , . . . i
Thomas Bradshaw Located, f
No attempt will b ; mnri. w 'um
i Portland police to return Thomas F.
u.w, lormerty superintendent?
I of the Ford Motor Car Co. branch )
, Vitui, to ims city rrom , Honolulu. M
, .. o-o ucou iwaieu Dy me ter
ritorial police. ? i J V
j Bradshaw disappeared mysteriously
September 22. and it has been believed
kUttl 10 met ioui piay. . Bradshaw re
ported to tha police that he had been
held, up a few nights previous to hi
disappearance, and robbed of $200. - 1
Porters 4 Salaries Next
Chicago. March 31. The Tn.lt...
trial Relations Commission will in
vestigate Pullman porter . salaries,
Robert T. Lincoln, son. of the president,
will be called to tell of the wages
; paid the negroes. 1 s
St. Louis Is driving out habitues of
vice andidope dens, " , j
OF WAGE
E WILL BE
DECIDED BY COURT
City Attorney La Roche Will
Be Instructed by Council
to Take Action,' v
ONLY ONE POINT RAISED
Sals of $100,000 Sock Bonds Author
ized at Session Held This Mora- "
- lng at the City Sail.
7
. The city council is to authorise City
Attorney La Roche to test the valid
ity of the minimum wage .ordinance,
which took effect last Saturday, in
the courts. The matter was discussed
this morning, but action was post
poned till tomorrow morning.
Accofding to Mr. La Roche, there is
no question a9 to the validity of the
ordinance in regard to city contracts
other than those for street and sewer
work. He stated, however "that there
was serious question as to whether
the city could fix the- scale of wages
for street and seweHwork where abut
ting property owners pay the cost.
"Property owners are only liable
under assessments,' he told the coun
cil, "for the going wage, and not for
the excess of cost between the going
wag and the minimum as fixed in
contracts by the council."
The council tomorrow will decide
on a case to be carried through the
courts, and it is probable that opera
tions of the ordinance will be sus
pended until a decision is reached.
The council also discussed the ad
visability of holding up improvements
on Cumberland avenue on Westover
terrace because assessments for other
streets in the same district are delin
quent. According to Commissioner
Blgelow, the owners of the property
owe the city approximately $10,000 for
Improvements. No action was taken.
The council referred back to Com
missioner Dieck his plan "for widening
Washington street at Sixteenth, and
he will negotiate with property own
ers for portions of property to be
taken.
The council this morning:
Passed ordinances reassessing cost
of Improving Albina avenue from
river to Page street Karl street from
Milwaukie to East Twentieth; East
Oak from Union avenue to East Sixth.
Assessments had been ..held up more
than 10 years in courts.'
Authorized sale of 3100.000 dock
bonds. 1 Money to be used for con
struction work. ,
AuthorlzeeVfeSurchase of five passen
ger automobile for Commissioner
Dieck's department.
Denied application of L. Trammer
and J. M. Toomey for transfer of
liquor license of Owen Mathew, 85
North Sixth, to them. Toomey and
T rummer had acted as surety for
Mathew.
Fixed April e as date for hearing
objections to proposed new; weights
and measures ordinance.
Adopted -a resolution asking the
county clerk to keep registration books
open after April 14 to allow voters to
register for June lelectlon.
TRAIN
MENACE
IS REMOVED
Cars Mast Not 'Stop in Front of
Fire Station.
No longer are the trains of the Port
VALIDITY
ORDINANC
"Quality" Roses in Quantity
come from bushes that receive nour
ishment from the soil proper nour
ishment suchs given to the soil by
applying ..: J ,
Animal in composition it is made ex
pressly for Northwest roses and other
flowers, and its use results in healthier,
stronger bushes more blooms, and in
greater abundance. t
To secure a lawn that has beiuty and body,
the use of this famous fertilizer is recom
mended. "Roselawn" Brand Fertilizer
is put up in convenient air-tight, 10-pound
pails. It is easy to apply, convenient and costs
but 50c 1 a pail from your Portland dealer.
Today order a trial can. .The results from its
use offers convincing proof. Folder R. L, 32
free on request.
MADE
llmoxj McArEimPAH
North Poatlancx
Opc:
What In the World
Is '-
land. Eugene & Eastern to. stop In
front of the fire station at Fourth and
Morrison strets to prevent egress and
ingress of fire apparatus. ;Thls de
cision was made by officials of tha
company meeting with fire officials
and members of the safety-first com
mission yesterday.
SOAP-SUDS TEST IS MADE
Means of Kxtingnlshing Oil Fires
Iff Being Tried Ont.
Believing that ordinary soapsuds can
be used to extinguish oil fires. Battal
ion Chief Holden is experimenting
this afternoon with a fire extinguisher
filled with a solution of water and
washing powder. The chief says that
oil tanks are equipped with apparatus
to extinguish oil, tank fires with suds,
and says he- sees no reason why ordi
nary oil fires can not be extinguished
in the same manner.
SOON WILL "SWAT THE FLY"
Manual Training Boys Engaged
in Making Traps.
With the boys of the manual train
ing departments of the schools now
making fly traps, it is expected that
the fly Campaigns undertaken by the
city health bureau will be started in
earnest within a week. Health Offi
cer Marcellus Bald this morning that
he had the cooperation of the city
beautiful committee and with the boys
of the schools to be appointed deputy
sanitary lnspeotors expects to Inter
est everyone in killing the germ car
rying fly.
DISMISSED, CHARGES FILED
J. L. Ambrose, lineman of the fire
bureau, a member of the party arrested
Sunday at Troutdale by Sheriff Hurl
burt, was discharged by Fire Chief
Dowel 1 this morning and charges filed
with the civil service board. Ambrose
is .charged with neglecting his duty by
leaving the city without permission.
To Sell Incinerator Bonds.
Will H. Daly, commissioner of pub
Mo utilities, proposes to sell 176,000
of the $200,000 bond issue for the con
struction of a second incinerator, the
money to be used to purchase a site.
The ordlnace authorizing the sale has
been prepared.
Expert Hurrying to
Repair Gt. Northern
Advices rrom Cramps Are That One
Turbine Damaged bat XTot Seriously;
Company Says Damage Hot Known.
With an expert marine engineer hur
rying from Philadelphia to San Fran
cisco to repair the idellcate mechanism
that, reports said, went wrong on the
trip of the Great Northern from the
Golden Gate toward Flavel, the local
headquarters of , the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship company had re
ceived no authentic Information today
as to the extent of the accident.
Advices obtained from the Cramp
shipbuilding company at Philadelphia
admit that one turbine is damaged, but
denied that the Injury is serious. The
company is sending a man out to in
vestigate and superintend the repair,
however, and until his arrival little
will be done except possibly the re
moval of casings to open up the Inner
works.
It was repeated at headquarters here
today that the extent ot damage was
not known. The ship is propelled by
three screw propellers, driven by Par
sons turbine engines. The feature of
the engines is that they condense the
steam once generated and the water
passing into the boilers again being re
heated with only a small percentage
of waste through evaporation.
The theoretical value of this, it Is
explained, lies first in the saving in
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fuel cost, as It takes fewer heat units
to raise the hot water thus condensed
back to the steaming point. The sec
ondary value is in the constant main
tenance of speed. It Is this feature,
according to announcements, that make
possible the - extra speed attainments
demonstrated by the Great Northern
on all her trips so far.
G. P. R0SSMAN INDICTED
George P. Ross man of the Canadian
Homestead company and of the Al
berta Land company, was indicted by
the grand Jury today on- a charge of
obtaining $3 from. Ashleif & Rummelin,
bankers, on a worthless check drawn
on the' Northwestern National bank.
This is not George Rossroan. the law
yer. COUNTY COURT NEWS
Barbara Welsh and othern ot flra
ham petitioned the county commis
sioners to grade and gravel the Bar
bara Welsh road. TUe petition was
referred to Road master iTeon.
Boss & Walker of Lents were al
lowed $50 indemnity for one cow
slaughtered because of tuberculosis.
The county commissioners yesterday
morning ordered the payment of $22,
000 to Harrington, Howard & Ash, su
pervising engineers of the Interstate
bridge.
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Pictorial Review
The New Embroidery
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