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Newspaper Page TextWES TON EADE VOL. XXXV. WESTON, OKEOON, FRIDAY, A WML 21, 1910. NO. 44. R BANDIT VILLA DEAD; BODY IS EXHUMED Persistent Mexican Reports Sa; urranzaistas Have Corpse. VD1A0IY Of RUMOR SI1U D006IED Incidents Confirm Story of Blood Poisoning Supposed to Have Ended Outlaw's Career. Mexico City-Villa's dead body h been dug up out of a two weeka' old grave by Carlos Carranxa, newphew of General Carranxa, tha first ehlar or lb ronstltulionaliata. and it now being brouxht by him and an cart of ! tfUra to the city of Chihuahua. Thia Information waa eontalnad in a tele- gram received by tha War department lata Sunday. El Paso Francisco Villa ia dead and hit body, disinterred auma daya after hia burial, la in poasslon of tha Car ranta troone. according to a aarlaa of Ulgrhlc meeaegee received In Juar ai Sunday by tha Maiican ortlclala. For mora than a week raporta that Villa bad diad from wound hava baan currant both hara and in Juaret. Sun day 'a aeeounta wara tha moat elrcum- atantial and apparently reliable yet re ' calved. Thay wara accepted with re- una t A marl ran ofllciala. Including General Ball, but tha Mexican official . exrweaeed confidence In their relia- hiiit-. Tha dUpatchar of tha Mexican Wast am railroad at Juaraa reported to Gen arml Gabriel Gavira. Carranxa eom- manrlar at Juum. that ha had haard MHimrmation ovar tha talea-raiih wiraa ' to the effect that Villa'e body waa In tha banda of Carranaa troopa. Gen oral Gavira notified Consul Andrea Gariea hara. who ruahad meaesfc-ea to tha telegraph, operator at Madaro and Cualbulriachie operator anawarad eon- 1 . . . a a . a. & a firmed the report ami aaio tne nouy m halnr La km Lb Chihuahua. Tha talirranh otwrator at San An tonio, Mexico, 50 milea weat Chihua hua, tolairrapbad Conaul Garcia that Villa'a body waa In poaaaealon of Colo- nal Cerloe carranta, napnaw oi uen- ral carranaa, wno waa taxing u in . anarall train to Chihuahua. In renlv to thaaa maaaana. tela ' grama war aant to tha Carranaa gen eral In tha flald and to officers In Mexico City, Chihuahua and othar point, aaking confirmation, but no an- awara hava yat baan received. Arart from tha telffirram aant hara thara ara noma known facta which hava baan pointad out by Max lean offlclala aa lending atrong aupport to tb truth or the report mat tna oamm chief 'a earaar haa bean cloaca by aeain. Villa haa baan Buffering for mora than a Tear from a virulent form of hliwwt nolaAfilnff. Ha waa treated for thia dleeaae .hlla In Juara b Dr. W. L. Brown Dr. Brown aaya that tha condition of tha bandit waa auch that even a minor wound would b fatal in ten daya unleaa treated promptly and with the beat medical akill and care. Even under tna moat favorable condition auch a wound would be of tha graveat character. Jtastna-Bangary WB Avoid : Break m United States Buda Peat Tha probability of war between America ana uie central env nlrea la a e-rava concern to Auatria and Hungary alike, for mllllona of Hun-a-arlana and Austrisns in America would auffer considerably in cate re lations wara broken off and everything la being dona in tha Vienna foreign office to perauade Germany to evade a rupture If possible. Austria-Hungary tnaiata nn halno consulted III the mat ter sod nejfotlatione ara going on be tween Berlin snd veinna. Should a break occur, tha Austro Ilunirarian government wilt not taka nflvtal notice of It and even if It Bhould come to war between Germany and tha United State the monarchy will disregard the alliance aa a con sideration, aa in tha caaa with Ger many and Italy. Tha press is devot ing marked attention to the aituatlon. Author "Peck'a Bad Boy" Dies. Milwaukee George W. reck, 75 year old, former governor of Wiscon sin for two terms, and at one time mayor of Milwaukee, died here Sunday after a short illness. Mr. Peck was one of three Democrats who, since the admission of Wisconsin to tha Union, In 1848, held the position of governor.. In 1893 hit opponent on the Republican ticket waa ax-United States Sonator Spooner, whom he defeated. Mr. Peck achieved national fame aa a writer of humoroua tale, hi best-known book being "Peck's Bad Boy." Mary Phagan Suit Ends. ' Atlanta, Ga. Tha suit brought by Mrs. J. W. Colemsn to recover $10,000 from the National Pencil company on account of tha death of her daughter Mary Phagan, for whose murder Leo M. Frank waa convicted, was dismissed in Superior court here Saturday after . attorneys announced that a settlement out of court hsd been agreed upon. Mary Phagan'e body was found In tba pencil factory. PRESIDENT VISM FRAMES VIM uin 10 tm GOYETCT Washington, D. C President WiU ton completed his Indictment of Ger many Tuesday for her submarine oper ations and It will go forward at once to Berlin. Tha communication, according to those who hava aean It, will leave nothing to tha imagination. It la vir tually an ultimatum without a time limit for reaponaa. Aa tha alternative of refusal to make thorough reparation and give complete guarantee that eubmarlne operation hereafter aball be conducted In accordance with the prlnciplee of humanity and interna tional law, Ambaaaador Gerard will withdrawn from Berlin. It develop that tha President baa been considering three course to pur sue with reference to Cermany. They ara: 1. To present all tha facta In poa- seaaion of thia government to Germany and to demand an explanation of how that nation can square Its deeda WIU it promises. 2. To send a not reciting that Cermany haa violated tha aolemn aurancee made to tha United State. and notifying bar that unleaa prompt reparation be made Ambaaaador Ger ard will be withdrawn. 8. To break off relatione without d tarnation. It la not understood tha President fa prepared at thia moment to adopt the third proposal It la the second which sppeala to him and which probably will meet with bia approval. Thirty Ban U DcaUi Kcw fovea Train Wred Bradford. R. I. Thirty or mora per- aim antra reoorted to have been crush ed or burned to death In collision of trains on tba New York, New Uaven A Hartford railroad here Tueeday nlaht Tha an-lilant occurred at 7:30 o'clock and four hours later wrecking and Hospital crew were saia v nave recovered SO bodies. . Tha dad were In tha rear car of four-coach local train, bound from llnaton to New London, and which bad lomed at tha local etation when it waa run down bv Uie lillt EAikO ex presa. bound from Bo ton (or New Thia coach was Ulcere pod. set afire and burned. Tha oar ahaail aian took lira, and l ha flam, mmmuniratinff to the Dee- aenger etauon ana ireigni nouae, ue Lroyed both building. it waa atated that tna re were Known to hava been 87 person inthede- alroyed car and that only aix or tbeaa had bean accounted for several hours later. Amour those reoorted to have been hnntal tn itath ware Miaa Janet Clark. tUnirhtar nf William Clark, nreeident of tha Westerly mill of the American Thread company, and w. at. tsaroer. alao of Westerly. ca Papca and Four Others Are Indicted for Hot to Destroy Canal New York Captain Frana von Pa pon, recalled military attache to the German embassy at Washington, waa Indicted Tueeday by tha Federal grand jury here; aa the organiser ana nnan- cier or an alleged conspiracy to oiow up tha Wetland Canal in Canada. With him also were Indicted Captain Han Tauscher, alleged agent of tha Kruppa n tha United Stale and husband or Mme. Johanna Gadski, tha prima donna: Constantino Govanl, Alfred J FriUen and another man whose name haa not been revealed. It waa teamed from a reliable eource that tha last named la a prominet German whoaa name haa been mentioned frequently in connection with German propganda, Federal offlciala do not expect to brine: Von Papen to trial. While he ia no longer Immune from prosecution by tha United Statee civil authorities, alnca ha ceased to be a member of the German embassy staff, tha offense with which he is chsrged is not ex traditable under any treaty with a for eign government. The indictment. It la understood, waa returned with the aanction of the Department of Justice, and ia believed to establish a precedent No effort will be made to hava Von Papen brought here, but the Indictment will be hold In abeyance In caaa he should aver return to the United State. Wast Point Bill Pssssd. Wsshintgon, D. C A bill doubling tha i number of cadets at tha Weat Point military academy, the second of the both branchea of congress, waa passed tne house alter il naa oeen amenu to eliminate a aection which would thnvl.ut tha Prnaiftant to All 11.1 M.HV. . - " vacanciea at tha beginning of a scho lastic year rrom tne auernaiea wnoae ti(nntn1.i haI antaivwl- A aimllar hill. doubling the personnel at the naval . i i .1 . n : i a academy, was signea oy in freemen. several weexs ago. 208 Gold Nugget Found. Grant pass, Ore, One of the larg est gold nuggets aver found In the Southern- Oregon placer field waa brought to Grants Pasa TuesdJy by Ben S. Watts of William. It meas ured three and a half inches in length and a like distance In width with a thickness of about ha!f an Inch. It weighed 11 ounces, 11 pennyweights and IS grama when placed In the scales, it value being $205. It waa found 25 miles from here. Made Record Flight In ' .'I 1 ? - w.'. - ."( - .awcitiaaWMl Lieutenant Edgar S. CorrelL Lieutenants Edgar S. Gorreil and Herbert A. Dargue, now with General Parahing'a troop In Mexico, made a record flight the other day "when they went from San Antonio, in Chihuahua, to Columbus. N. M., a distance of more than 850 miles in loss than four hours. They made a eingle atop, that at Caaa Granoea, where they heard report that Villa had died of bia VOTES ARMY Makes Total, With lion Volunteer Washington, D.' C An Army i organisation bill that would produce regular army and reserve military force in tha United State aggregat ing 1,000,000 men waa passed by the senate Wedneaday night without a rec ord vote. It ia a substitute for the Hay bill passed by the house and the differences will be worked out In con ference. On tha eva of a joint aeession of the houses of congress to hear a message from tha President on grave interna tional Issues, the senate hastened com pletion of the bill amid scenes of ex citement, repeatedly rejecting all amendmonta pending to reduce tha proposed strengthening of tha army. The argeement to vote Wednesday waa reached two weeka ago, and Vice President Marshall, enforcing the de termination of tha administration lead era, ruled that a vote waa required by midnight. The amendment making the army a peace strength Z50. oou msteaa oi 180,000, aa provided In the bill aa framed by the military committee, waa adopted, 43 to 37, 21 Republicans and 22 Democrats voting for it A proposal to make tha figure 150,000 previously had been rejected, 68 to 13. peace strength of only 140,000 is provided for tha army bill passed by the house, and a sharp contest over Ten-Hour Law Argued. Washington, D. C The Supreme court Wednesday took under advise ment at the conclusion of oral argu ments the -constitutionality of the Ore gon ten-hour workday law for men in mills and manufacturing establish ments. The statute, the first of the kind ever brought before the court, ia being tested in the case of Frank Bun ting, a mill employe convicted or vio lating it. Hia. counsel, W. Lair Thompson, attacked the law chiefly on the ground that it waa an increased wage rather than a health measure. Hatters to Ask Pay Rise. Danbury, Conn. Demands for a wage increase approximating iu per cent are to be made by union hatter throughout the country on May 1, or as soon after that date as present wage agreements expire, it wss learned here Wednesday. This ac tion. It was said, was authorised by the National board of directors of the United Hstters of North America, at meeting held last week in New York. Mexico In This Aeroplane "HI, at i J a. - -wa Lieutenant Herbert A. Dargue. wound. Lieutenant Dargue said: "There aeema to be no doubt that Villa waa wounded; conversation with native and with phyaiciana having convinced me that ha waa ahot through both lege and one of them being broken by a bullet, while another shot lodged in bis stomach. A man In that condition without medical attention could ly live long." Of 250,000 Reserves, One Mil Provision Kept. that feature ia looked for in confer ence. Another amendment adopted would create a reserve regular army force in time of war, to be composed of echool and college youths, and to provide a meana of recruiting the proposed vol unteer army force. Thia ia expected to provide a trained reserve of from 200,000 to 400,000 young men. The DroDosal submitted by Senator Hard- wick waa agreed to 56 to 24, the result coming aa a surprise to senator on both sides of the chamber, since pre dictions openly had been made that the volunteer army ' feature, already in cluded in the bill, would be rejected in conference. Senator Hardwick'a amendment pro vides for military instruction by com missioned army officers under direction of the secretary of war in every school and college in the United. States hav ing 100 or more male students over 15 years old, when autnorities ox sucn school apply for such instruction and tha requisite number of students agree to accept the training and become part of the reserve force of the army of the nation. Application for the training would be purely voluntary, but all students over 1& years old re ceiving training would be subject to a call to the colors by the President in time of war, actual or threatened, dur ing their training term. ' Blue Overalls at Premium. Chicago Blue will be the excep tional color for overalls thia year, and only the aristocrats in the trades will wear them. The lack or proper indigo dyes is sending up the prices on this article of apparel. Brown and white will be the prevailing shades, un bleached khaki ia becoming popular, and white is setting a vogue. Logwood vegeable dyea from Jamaica ia being extended to goods of this character, with varying results. The best dyes, that come from Germany, produce in digo blue that haa long been popular. New York May Aid Widows. New York A municipal movement to provide pensions for widowed moth ers with children waa begun Wednea day with the adoption by the board of aldermen of a resolution under which would be appropriated 1300,000 to be placed at the disposal of the Child Welfare board. If tha resolution is acted on favor ably next week by the board of esti mate, the proposed allowancea will be granted. NEWS ITEMS - Of General Interest About Oregon Irrigation Project Revived and Prosperity Returns to Irrigon Irrigon Not ainee tha collapse of tha Irrigon Irrigation project in 1207 hava tha people of thia little town been able to look into tba future with tha certainty of s final prosperous out come aa today. When tha government took tha project over a few years ago and began the great cement-lined ditch there waa a feeling of jubilation when tha ditch waa flnlahed there waa rejoicing. But until tha present time there haa usually been a pro pert of procrastination and delay, which pros pects proved realities. Hence the lit tle town practically stood till Now, however, all ia changed. Tha Tba government ia about to take charge of tha project and handle tba water diatribution, there ia much more water than will be used for years to come, landowner are jubilant and are going ahead planting and seeding aa never before. Buyer have just eloeed the lar treat purchase ever made here. 240 acre of raw Land a few miles weat of Irrigon, The price paid waa well over $10,000.- The new owner are now busily at work with a large force aeeding the tract to alfalfa. Paat aeedinga of the kind here have return ed two crops the first year, showing that there ia no quicker alfalfa land in tha country than at thia beautiful spot on the bank of the majestic Columbia. Another sale waa made whereby Ote Henkla, now of Crook county, aold 80 acres of bia homestead aouth of town. Improvements ara going forward on thia tract alao. Coos Bay Road Allowed. Washington, D. C Authority haa been granted by the auperintendent of the Coast Guard Service for the con struction of a road from tha Coo Bay station, along tha edge of the bluff for a distance of three milea overlooking the aouth entrance to Coos Bay. The construction of thia road waa urged by the North Bend chamber of commerce. it being their contention that tha road ia neceaaary for tha transportation or lifeaaving apparatus in ease or a wreck in the vicinity. It la pointed out that had there been auch a road when the Santa Clara waa wrecked recently, the Coast Guard might hava aaved tha Uvea of thoae who perished because of tha inability to reach the wreck promptly. Cherries Thrive In Hood. Hood River Prospects are bright in Hood River for a bumper cherry crop thia year. Orchardists in all dtatricta report that their trees are loaded with buds. Cherry trees are in full bloom along the lowlands of the Columbia and in the city. J. R. Nuna maker. who owns the largest cherry orchard in tha valley, estimates his crop at 60 tona. Strawberries are begimng to bloom in protected parts of .the Lower valley. The apple trees of the district probab ly will be in full bloom . during the first week in May. Governors' Day Fixed. Salem Announcement haa been made by A. H. Lea, secretary of the State Fair board, that Friday, Septem ber 29, haa been designated aa Gover nors' Day at the State Fair. Gover nor Lister, of Washington, haa ac cented an invitation to attend, and it ia believed that Governor Alexander, of Idaho, will also be in attendance. Governor Withycombe has accepted an invitation to attend on uovernors Day at the Washington State Fair, at North Yakima, which will be on Sep tember 21. s Merrill to Vote June 13. Merrill If the council can have its way, this place will nave a water sys tem in the near future, ir only for tire protection. A special meeting of the city council waa held recently, , when ordinances were adopted for a special election of the legal vote re for June 13. at which time they will be asked to vote for the amending of the char ter ao as to permit bonds being issued to the amount of $6000 to install fire fighting apparatus. The action of the city council ia a result of a recent fire in which a general store was destroyed. f-' L . I I I I Ditch Cost Is Protested. Salem Orchardists of Sutherlin, have filed complaint with the State Public Service commisssion against the J. F. Luse company, alleging that the company 'a charge of $3.60 an. acre for maintaining an irrigation ditch is excessive. A. bearing wiu do neia Dy the commission. The complainants point out that the cost of ditch main tenance in the arid districts of Eastern Oregon sa shown by the 1915 report of the desert and board ia but $1 an acre- Bridge Plana Finished. Salem Plana and apeciflcations for reinforced concrete bridge across Ochoco creek, near Prineville, were completed by the State Highway de partment and forwarded to the Utook county court. The estimated coat of j the atructure ia $3900. The Highway department haa received a request to prepare plana and specification for a 180-foot wood span which la to be con structed near Myrtle Point, Cooa coun ty.,. I nw cass coxf dp io ana! sussa a$f; ninuis waigi Washington, D. C While President Wilson and Secretary Lansing Monday were engaged in marshalling tha ac cumulation of evidence that Germany in her submarine warfare had violated aolemn pledgee given to tha United Slatee, official word of two mora ahip plng disasters apparently due to Illegal acts bv German eubmarlne eomma.no- ara waa received at tha State depart ment. - Consular disrate he that tha ataanv ahip Marram Abbey waa attacked without warninsr on April 8. and that tha Aberdeen bark Inverlyon, with cargo from Portland, Or., waa aunk by hell flr after the crew had been forced to tba small boats mora than 100 miles from ahora. Americans were aboard both ahipa, and were endan- rered. Theee two case are being investi gated and may be included In the American indictment of German meth od of conducting submarine warfare which it was understood probably would be ready for tranamiaion to Berlin earlv next week. The President and Sercetary Lan sing devoted a large part of the day to consideration of the eubmarlne situa tion. They had before them several affidavits secured from American aur- rivnr of the Sussex and other veaeele recently attacked and document con taining information forwarded by the British government. It became known here that the con templated action of tha United State. which ia expected to bring the sub marine controversy to clear-cut issue, ia beine? watched closely by the diplo matic representatives of other neutral nationa. fcfawrs is Aid ia IsYeJary of New York The names of 250 prom inent engineer who are to organize state board throughout the country to make a complete eurvey of American manufacturing and producing Boureea, as a first step toward indus trial preparedness, were announced Monday by tha committee on Industrial preparedness of tha Naval consulting board. The engineers, who will serve with out pay. - become associated members of the Naval consulting board, of which Thomas Edison ia chairman. Following ara the names of some of the directors: Idaho M. S. Parker, St Manes ; Stanley A. Easton, Kellogg; George F. WaddelL Squirrel; O. G. F. Mark- hus, Boise; J. Shirley Jones, Moscow. Oregon George C Mason, Bert C Ball O. B. ColdwelL Portland; A. M. Swatley. Corvallia; O. F. Stafford, Eugene.. ' ' - ' ' n Agios Cap&t Sx Spokane, Wash, Two masked high waymen, traveling in anauxomoDue which they captured at tha point of guns, ran over a large part of the South Side between Can no Hill and Union Park for nearly four hours Sat- urday night and Sunday morning. They held up, robbed, assailed or muti lated citizens, chased automobiles. defied pursuit and concluded the night's work with a profit of $44 and SIX passengers in weir possession, amonsr them a woman. Shortly before 3 o clock the high waymen reached the eastern outskirts of the city in a futile search for more live one and disappeared. "Don't you want a souvenir?" called! back the younger of the robbers to tne woman. A coin waa refused, but cartridge waa accepted. Mi of lost lad hzzi Kcar Trail Eusrene. Ore, Lost in a snowstorm after wandering for many milea in the wilderness of Saddle mountain,- tha wildest region of Western Lane coun ty, Lyman Maddaria, aged 19, perished from exhaustion and cold when within sixteen feet of the trait Hia body waa found Monday by searching party, which started out to investigate a report that fresh tracks of shoes without nails, such as worn by the boy and very uncommon in that aection. had been found near the trail. giving hope that the lad might yet be alive. Maddaria left the home of Thomas Cullen, at the aouth end of Saddle mountain, in an effort to reach the home of hia father on Big creek, Jan uary 15. J " 165-Foot Pole Shipped. Chehalis, Wash. From the piling camp of Henry Hall at Onalaska will be shipped one of the tallest flag poles ever set East irom tne racinc koitd- west. The pole is 165 feet long and measures SO inches at the base and eight inches at the top. It is con signed to a concern in New York City, where it will be located. It ia under stood tha shipment, will go East via the Great Northern and that four flat cars will be required to transport it. In addition to the flag pole the cars will be loaded with other poles. Coffee Consumption Big. . Washington, D. C The Ameri can people consumed last year more than a billion pounds of coffee, or 40 per cent of all aold in the markets of the world. Germany ia normally sec ond, but ownig to the war, her im ports hava been cut off. France is now second, but consumed only one- fourth the amount used in the United States. The American per capita con sumption is 10 pounds a year of coffee and seven pounds of tea. WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRtllT Wffll Brief Rcssntt cf Gcntrd Ifavs live News Items of All Nations snd Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. Efforts to amend the army reorgan isation bill in the senate was quickly defeated. : . Tha first tan-pound box of cherries shipped from California sella in Chica go for $100. Premier Ryah, of Queensland, Aus tralia, arrived at San Francisco on hia way to London on a mission "arising . indirectly out of the war." Gasoline in SL Louis Wedneaday old at 19 cents a gallon, a drop of 1 cent. The decline waa attributed to tha importation of oil from Borneo. "The French have captured the sub marine which torpedoed tha Sussex and have made prisoners tha captain and crew," aaya the London Daily Mail A second protest against detention . of mails by the British authoritiea, with a demand for indemnities. Is said by the Overseas News agency to hava been made by the Dutch, government. Neutral ahipownera ara warned by the British foreign office that all ear goea or banker of coal of German -origin in neutral ships would be liable to seizure under the order in council of March 11. v Th. PnL-t.h uMmmMifc KaA Intm. . riiircd thai old standard, with the Bold ' piaster aa tha monetary unit. Long standing debt will be paid in accordant- with, the former standard, a dispatch aaya. , . TVio fnMiini nffli-a fif fThane- f!hnw CS, Cnkian tnnn ta that 82 soldiers of the northern army, and upward of 40 . ... ... i I . 1 T .. Civilians not Belonging in in wcaiiiy, havo hcen killed bv a mob. Disturb ances also are reported in Haicheng. In a arauwh hafcif-a tha Mmve-ntion of the Daughters of the American Revo lution, President Wilson says: "And tha only excuse that America can ever ha-a tnr tha aaaartinn of bap nhvsical force ia that she asserts it in behalf of the interest of humanity," The Overseas News agency made public the following; "Russian sol diers at Nikolayevsk, government oi Samara, mutinied and set fire to tha barracks. Twenty-seven soldiers per ished in the flames. The men com plained of ill-treatment by their offi cers." ,. .... An Ininnrtinn temoorarilv restrain- in- the enforcement of neero segrega tion ordinances of St. Louis is granted by the Federal District court. Tha ordinance prohibits whites or blacks fVnw i livinir in a block in which 75 per cent of the houses are occupied by per- .... fin.- . 1- sons oi tne opposite race, ins ouwr malraa aimllar rMtrictioitfl On a basiB of 100 instead of 75 per cent. Tii. riAwman ,i fnan nrliM-A- accom panied by his staff and a number of correspondents, approached to within range of a heavy French gun on tha Verdun front, when one of tha shells ixploded near the party, is is saia that several persona were wounded slightly and that others, including Colonel Mueller, correspodnent of the Berne Bund, were xnocxea aown. A rabbit drive at Lorella. Or, netted about 2860 dead bunnies. Rifa nf the skeleton of a prehistoric animal were dug up in gravel beds near Baker, ur. : j-. .; g v ? The sugar ratio in Germany haa been fixed at one kilogram 2.2 pounds rjer person per month, according to the Overseas agency. ' ' Tha rianinh steamer Frederick VIII arrived in New York without 597 sacka of mail with which she started from . Copenhagen, . Christian! and Chria- tiansand. t ne mail was nnwTN vj the British authorities. rifffoial announcement that sailors of the Pacific Coast will strike on May 1 if shipping Interests fail to comply with certain demands relative to wages and conditions wss made at a meeting of the Portland Labor Council. , , Evidence relating to the rise in trnanline la being considered by the department of Justice with a view, it ia understood, to aeiermwe ii prose cution can be brought under the law it stands or whether additional leg islation will be required. , The Overseas News Agency says that according to wireless report from Badajos. Spain, several Portuguese provinces are in open revolt. The revolution in China is causing some disquietude in Japan, where the opinion is thct it wiii be difficult for Yuan Shi Ksl to retain the presidency. Chinese newspapers express alarm concerning the reported Rueso-Japnee treaty, which is said to grant Jar" control m Far feastern a.:.ra. ma journals say that Russia' need of wr materials doubtless broug at aooui ma reported agreement.