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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
l'nc licit tonight m'I
Wcdiicsilny, orolmble mill.
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MISDKOftD. Oin-XlOX, Tl'KSDAV, MAIK'H 21, H)ll.
NO. 2
REBELS VICTORS IN BATTLE AT TORREON
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VILLA'S REBELS
JUSTICE MUST WAIT ON DEATH
ROUT ENEMY AT
I PALACO
Frdrrals Driven Within Last Defenses
of Torrron Aflrr Fljlilliij Desper
ately for Huurs Main Hotly Re
Ireat Behind Fnrlificatlons.
Attack on Torreon Ocgun at Once;
Cm Jy Estimates of Federal Losses
1500, Rrlirls' Not Given.
OO.Mi:. I'AI.ACIO. Mexico, Mar
X I. tirUoii within tint Hut deft-linen
of Torreon llm fiHMrnln were making
thulr Ut stand nitnlimt lionor.il
Vllln'i robots loilny.
The flicht fur Home I'nlnrlo rng"l
for hour with furious enrneiiliHtM
mi. I ended hi tho federals' rout
They fnughl tlieortttoly Inn tlitt Im
peluoiulty n( tlin ri'l'i'U' HMniilt w.t
finally l)oiitii their power to with-
KtAtlll.
'I'Iiii robot follow ml linnl on their
hinds in tlnr rnn for Tornon. (lo.i-
U Ml Vlllll lllll 111 Utlllllll to gilt be
tween tliHin mill Dim clly' defense
Inn till wit inn much for hlin to
accomplish. Many wore cut off and
killed or taken primmer hut tlm
liinlu body not nafvly behind the for
tltlcntlnn. tnkliiR with ttit'tii, It wm
believed, nil tliHr artillery except n
few iiimtl mountain gun abandoned
on Hut rdupo of t'orro del Pilar.
Attitrk mi Tut icon Itrguii
Villa )imi iinllliur liU own iium
nor the cnoitiy limn for nn Instant'
ropom. iiiui tint nttncK on Torreon
iMtiiiin nil toon n hi uimi, t tho
iloiililn quirk, yot within range of It
itnfimxitii.
Tint general himself win In llm
umlilhi nil nlKlit tivcopt during
brief Interval when ho visited Iter-
mljlllo to order fresh supplies mid
kiiiiiI imwHianiw to IIih roar. Ho wa
riiiilnutl ordering up fronh sun
pile ntnl troop to prevent the
xllKlilckt lull. In th lighting durl'ig
which the fodornli. might rot.
I 11m early cttlmato of tlin federals'
loMtim wn 1300 In killed, wounded
nml captured. 111m own lio illil not
ntnlo.
Itciuivlilc Vlclonuis
(laucral ItcnavldoK reported to him
that Im had driven hack every fed
oral outpost at Kant Torreon nml rnn
trnllml nil tho rnllronil lino ruiinliu
In III lit direction. With hln compli
ments to (lont-rnl Villa, ho expressed
lint hopo that Im might meet tho lat
ter at luncheon In tint Cnfo do Gam
hrliniH In Torreon.
tp to 'J o'clock nothing had heen
heard from (Icnomlu Saturn mnl Con
UtirnH.
Tho forro of Oouornbi I'rhlnn nml
Trinidad KodrlKUVz, who, after rap
turliiK l.cnln, niHiiultcil Torreon from
tho went, Joined (lelieral Vllla'n moll
In tlin attack on (Joiner. I'nlnrlo nml
today worn tnklni; part In tho utorm
Iiik of Torreon.
Villa cHtnhllHlii'il liuniliiuarliTH nt
fiomei'. 1'nlnclo iih noon iih ho hud
taken It, nrrntiKuil for more rcKiilnr
teleitraplilo communication to tho
northward nml tmld ho would hnro
trnlnn runnliiK )' tonight,
K' . IEwmI H If
uUtt M BUk ii ii
Mr-. I'. T. Amlerxim, I.o- Angi'li'i
iriliiilinii niliccr, wiit hciiI In Chi
lli Ho ui Ii it iiiiiiilion I'rom the (iiv
ernor of (iiliroriiin for MiM llelcne
Vouiir, wiinlcil in Ihe eoant eily fur
forKcr.v. She found llm jouiik wo
mini at Ihe Iieilidi of her d.viut; i
ter, Mr. I.nura Hull, nt IKKI Indinuu
nxciiui'.
Mr. Hull wiii nffllclcil with win-
eer, nml it wiin only n uiattcr of
lav -, tlin pliynieinu t-uiil, hcl'ore .he
would die. The hiter wux the only
one left In utir her. (If eourM', Mty.
Hall did not want the Miter to leave
her, nor did llelcnt want In go. She
pd ii law er In appeal to the coin 1 1
for a writ of hnlieus corpus nml
three judpiw deeided thai the voiiuk
woiiiaii eoulil stay Willi her tlyiiie, hin
ler In tile itld.
KOETTERS ON TR A
P
MURDER
1HU.SIIOIIO, Or., Mutch a I.--Tho
cilo;m pf IlilUhoro wcro In it Nlulo
of intourto o.M'Kcinenl an a rorttill of
nu uhniiiiII on .MisH (lladys IIciiko,v,
l(.,venr-ohl iIiiiikIiIoi' of City Slreol
Coniiuixhiouei' John lleiihley, IiinI
nielli, ilin iiiK' which nIih was neized
liy un uiiiilciililicil mini, thrown into
ii'litiKW '""I ilflvoii hoverul IiIooIeh Iio-
l'oro hhu Hiu ciled in freeing Iioi'noII'
nml lonpoil I'rom llm vehicle. Mho
wan found iincniiMiou In Iho nticcl
hy a milliliter of cilizcnn who wero
iiiouxcd hy hoi' hci'itnniM while tho
wild ilile u.u ill plonieH.
MUm llen-le.v n nmililn In kIvo ii
ili'Nciiplion of her iiuiluiil, OM'iil
thai ho hiuio wild II foieiuu licocul.
,lln IIi'ihIcv tux ipiilo hinlly
liiiiDt'il 111 lh" lull rioiii Iho hnyi,').
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OF
EMMA KRAFT
ClllC.UiO, March 21. "A cold-
liloodcd inurderer," wi the wny
"HnmUoino .Inek" Kocller, on lrinl
heie for Ihe murder of Mr. Hinmii
Knifl, wiu loferrod imlnv hy .il
nut Slut?' Allornoy Mnlnlo. The
piiiMiiirr at la hind hi thrre fciJcri
nml wlulo-huircd ihihiiN nml miiilcil
derlHivcly a Mahilu dcinniiilcd hi
dculh.
In lux oieniui; Millennia! Mnlnlo
churned that Mrs. Kraft wax iuful
uuli'd Willi Koettors; thai he lured
her lo the Sainloua hotel, ieuinered
under an a"uuicd name ami then
eriihheil the womuu'ri head with u
hammer.
"Then," ndded Mnlnlo, "Koetlor
rohhed Mrx. ICrnft of $111(11) nml Hod
lo Iho Pacific roil!. When he wnn
eapluicil in Man I'raneiM'o ho wa
tryiiiK liix wiles on another woman.
Ilor t i IV iiiiilouhlcdly wits kiivoiI l
hix nnohl.
"The clerk nl Iho hotel nml it hell-
hoy will oMtivcly iileulify Kootloi
iim Iho mini who lettered nt Iho
SnrntoKu hotel with Mr. Krnft."
Dr. .loKcph lthiko, house ih'rielnu
nt Iho Hnrnlopi hotel, wiih Iho fitt
witnesirt toilny. Ho teiilficd to find
ing Mih. Krnfi'H hotly,
CALIFORNIA
1IOKTON', Miirs., .Mnreh 2-1. Wil-
liam A. Dorr, inunlerei' of (leorgo 10.
Maili, wan electrocuted m tho Mate
nriHoii nt riiiitlchlowu this morninj,'.
Ho wuK calm lo Iho Inst,
Dorr blent until un hour heforo hi
execution. As ho wiih hI rapped into
tho cloclrio rliuir ho waved fnrowcll
to tho Itov. Hurriiuiiu, Attornoy Har
ney ami (lenernl Hiidcs, wmilen of
Iho peuilentinry.
After Dorr's hotly hud lioon oro
uiuleil Iho iinIich will ho (alien to
Mtoektou hy his inothor,
TWO WOMEN SEEKING
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
MALUM, Or., Mnreh !!l. Two wo
moil who iihpiro lo IckMiiIivo Iioiioih
filed ilcoluiuilioiiH of candidacy to
ilny. They urn t'oriv f. Tiilhul of
I'oillanil, hcckiiiK Iho iloiiiocinlli'
lioiuiiialiuii, nml Mm lit I-. T. Ilithlcii
ol' I'oiIImiuI, nccIJiih: tho piourcHivo
nomiiiiiliuii for icpicHciiliilivo in Iho
oililitu'iilh ilulili'l.
TO
VOTE UPON TWO
PROHIBITION LAWS
SAN FKAXt 1SCO, (nl., Mnreh '.'.
Oppotitton of Anti-Saloon lonstio
leadcr to tho dnihtiu fonttirrH of the
statewide prohihiliou eainpainn today
had rtsulted in it eompiomie pro
criuu heluiHMi the anti-saloon offic
ial. nml rcpificntiitives of the Cnli
fornin Dry fedenitiou. Under the
now program there will liu two initi
ative measures deuliiiK with prohihi
tion on tho hullot next Kovciuhor.
The tirM proliihits the Kale, manii-
fuoliiro nml transportation of iutox
ieutiu liipiorn in Ctilifoiuiu. II
hpocifioH no dnto for tho enforce
ment of ilH provisions and would, no
eonlimj to tho couslitulion, heeomo
effeelivo five tlnys nftor its ndoption
nt tho polls, Anti-Knlooii loii;tto of
ficials considered this measure ton
drastic mid for weeks have willed n
..Iioiil; eampaiu in favor of cstuh-
lisliinir n loiisonnhlo period of cruor
in which tho liquor interests could
close up their husincss, should thoy
ho voted out of industrial existence.
Tho compromise monsiiro, which is
designed to ho mi mnriidiueut to its
predecessor, fixes Iho effective dnto
for tho suspension of tho snlo of In
toxiennlson Fehrunry 15, Ul.ri.
ALBERT ABRAHAMS FILES
D0UGLAS REPRESENTATIVE
SAI.F.M, Or., March 'Jl. Alhort
Ahinhnnis of Koschursr, ivpuhlionii,
filed for representative in tho fourth
district toilny.
AM LAN
WOULD REPEAL
MME. CAILLAUX, WHO KILLED EDITOR OF FIGARO,
AND HER HUSBAND, FRENCH MINISTER OF FINANCE
ARM
LAW
Oregon Senator Introduces Resolu
tion for Elimination of Section of
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1684
on Account Effort to Repeal Toll.
Democrats Demand Sidetracking of
Waterway Improvements Until
Canal Measure Is Disposed of.
WASHINGTON', March 21. Im
pnlirnl bccmisc the riven, mid liar
hop hill was dolnyiog action on Pres
ident Wilson's rcipn-t for ri'iwnl of
American eoustwi-e shipping's ex
emption from Panama canal tolls,
several dmincritlic congressmen were
Ihreatcniag toilny to demand that the
rivers nml linriior measure he side
tracked in the rcjwnl hill's nvur.
Otherwise it was admitted that
prospects wero remote on the repeal
proposition before Monday or Tues
day. Chairman Spnrkmmi of the"
rivers mid harbors hill d'siKiscil ofl
hy tonight, but not tnnny lawuinkers m the I nitcd States of Mine,
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believed lie could accompli-li it be
fore Thursdiiy.i
Senntor Cliiimbeilain of Oregon
introduced today a losnlnt on in
tended to pave'u way to the repeal;
of n section of the rivers ami har
bors net of July . 188-1, providing
that no tolls or 0eruting charges be
made on nny veels "through nny
ciiniil or other work for the improve-
jmeut of nnvigntnu belonging to the
i oiieii .mint--.
The resolution set forth in detail
nil purposes that the government
sought in the net of 18S4 mid called
upon the secretary of war for in
formation relating to the mainten
ance of rivers mid eannls. A sec
tion of ChitHiberlaiti's resolution
rends;
"If Ihe free tolls cluue of the
Panama canal net is to bo repealed
ami tolls nre to be levied on the ves
sels engaged in the coastwise trade
of the L'nited Stntes, the olicy of
the government is to be completely
reversed mnl the net of duly .", 18SI,
ought to bo repealed mid tolls,
churged on all the improved water
wnys nml eanals of tho country, so
that there might bo n uniform system
for the use of these utilities.
the first piiturc nibl,lud who knU-d Oa ton ( a'metle, the edi
tor of hg.in. It was taken in 11)11
n n group with hir husband, who is
In ii x, wife of the minister of finance, shown sitting nt her left.
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COLQUITT
AGAIN
WORRES
WILSON
BY REWARD OFFER
PEN S
PON
DELINQUENT TAXES
ARE ED INVALID
CABINET WINS;
B OVER IN
HOMERULEFIGHT
Government and Ireland Appear Vie
torious After a Life and Death iat
tle All Misunderstandings Swept
Away Bill to Be Passed.
Army Officers Go Back to Pasta
Unionists Claim Government's
Hand Forced.
ROOSEVELT ALL RIGHT
WIS PARA CONSUL
NBW YOltK, Mar, 21 "House
Volt In all rlKht," wild it cable re
ceived hero today from United State
Consul rickercll at l'arn, Urazll.
"Arriving Mnnaos by way Tapnglo
river1' Tho message, get at rest all
worry growing out of nn earlier men
sage from Anthony 1'iala a member
of tho ltoosevelt party, stating thci
they had "lost everything In the
rapltU."
WASHINGTON'. Mnreh 21. Gov
ernor Colquitt of Taxsts was worry
ing the Washington administration
iignin todny by his qnti-.Mcxic.nn ac
tivities. ''General Ilutehini, adjutant gen
eral of the Texas militia,"' tolegrnph-
ed General Miss of the fedoml bor
der patrol, from Kngle 1'ass to Sec
retory of War Garrison, "states the
governor has offered n reward of
$200 ench for the delivery to the au
thorities of the five men charged by
the newspaiier.s with complicity in the
killing of C'lemente Vergnni."
Vergnra's suspected slayers being
Mexicans nml now presumably in
Mexico, Colquitt's offer was inter
preted here us somewhat in the tut
tu to of instigating nil attempt to
bring them bnek by force, as likely
to result in such an nttempt nml as
containing considerable possibilities
of future eoinplieutioiis.
ii i i i ii
WASHINOTON, Mar. 24. I'ro
posed cancellation of through and
joint rates on green fruit from polir.s
on tho Oregon Short Line to desti
nations cast of tho Missouri river
was declared unjustified by tho lu-
ter-state commerce commission The
commission ordered tho old rnt;js
maintained.
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rOHTLANI), Or., Mnreh 'J4. Cir
cult Judge Cleeton todny held that
the penalties of 1 per cent n month
imposed by the 10111 legislature on
taxes not paid before April 1 nre
invalid nml granted the restraining
order prayed for by Itoger It. Sin-
nott against Tax Collector Lewis en
joining the latter trom collecting the
penalties. Judge Cleeton held that
taxes do not become delinquent un
der tho law until September I and
that penalties can be collected only
on delinquent taxes.
Tax Collector Lewis said nfter the
decision that ho deemed the only
possible mode of procedure would bo
to take mi appeal mid on request
irom linn tue county commissioner
appointed Friday nfterr.oou nt '2
o'clock for n meeting nt which future
action will be determined.
To this meeting all elective, offic
ers win ne uiviteii, also uovernor
West mnl the members of the state
tax commission. The state officers
nre included because the decision is
exacted to throw the entire state in
a turmoil regarding whnt method to
pursue ns to tax collections.
Under the terms of the injunction
penalties can be collected on no
taxes whether the fist half before
,pril 1 or not. Siunot nsked only
that penalties on deferred half pay-
incuts be stopped, but Judge Cleeton
went further and declared invalid
tho entire provision as to penalties
on taxes unpaid prior to April 1.
SALKM, Ore., Mar. 21. AdvlsoJ
that Judgo Cleeton has granted an In
junction restraining tho comity offi
cials of Multnomah county from Im
posing a peii'ilty'on taxes not paid
by April 1 In the suit brought by II.
11. Slnnott. Chairman Charles V. Gul-
loway of tho statu tax commission
said ho would endeavor to get
meeting of the tax commission this
afternoon or tomorrow to decide
what action should bo taken regard
ing tho collection of taxes In other
counties or whether the commission
shall take somo action to tiavo tho
case In Multnomah comity currlod
to tho supremo court.
LONDON, March 24. John Red
mond stated here tonight that Ihe
nationalist party will insist on the
passage of the Ireland home rule bill.
His announcement forecasts further
disturbances In Ulster and bitter par
hamentnry fights.
Redmond's statement followed re
ports that Premier Asquith might
dissolve parliament even before tho
measure could be passed.
LONDON, March 24. The crisis
in the home rule for Ireland fight
was over today.
As mutters stood, the government
nml Ireland appeared victorious af
ter a life mid death battle between
three parties the king, the cabinet
ami tho opposition. The exact part
King George played in tbo momen
tous affair was not discovered, but
it was generally believde that bo
forced the cabinet to placate recal
citrant army officers.
Official statements issued today
declared that all misunderstanding
hnd been swept away. The home
rale bill, it was said, will be put in
force just as Premier Asquith and
the cabinet intended it should.
Army Officers itettirn
Following it conference in London
with government officials, General
Gough, Colonel MeKwan and Colonel
Parker returned to their regiment
today with the assurance, it was gen
erally understood, that they would
not be compelled to fight against the
Ulstenneii. Mnny considered this n
distinct surrender by the government
and Ulstermor. were jubilant.
The Unionists todny flatly charged
the government with making n senpe
goat of the commanding general, Sir
Arthur Paget, for their "own eolos-
sal blunder." Prior to their depnr-
turo for Ireland, Gough, MeKwan and
Parker said nil misunderstanding had
been cleared away nnd that they
were entirely sntisfied with the re
sult of their visit. Premier Asquith
also expressed satisfuctioii over tho
outcome mid he also declared that
the defection of tho army officers
who refused to servo in Ulster was
due to a misunderstanding and that
"it was a closed incident now."
Unionists Triumphant
Unionists insisted that tho nnny
has checkmated the government nml
that the covenanters of Ulster havo
won their fight. To tho outsider it
appeared as if the future of the homo
rule bill was still wrapped i;i dark
clouds, but government officials in
sisted tho bill would bo bent through
ns the cabinet wished.
Cnustio comment over tho entire
affair was voice dcditorinlly today
by Loudon uewspapors.
FINDS ANIIDOTE FOR
BICHLORIDE POISON
I'OHTLANI), Oro Mar. 21. Tho
contract for tho construction of thi
Kimt Hltlo public dock nt u cost of
1200,117 was awarded by tho publh
dock commission toduy to Guthrie,
McDougall and compuny Tho doc.lt
Is to bo built between Kust Washing
ton nnd Ouk streets, unit work U ox
peeled to bviiln about April 10,
SAN FRANCISCO, Col., March 24.
Dr. V. C. Thomas announced today
that ho hud discovered iodide of
potassium and albumen will save the
lives of persons who have swallowed
bichloride of mercury, if administer
ed without too much delay. The
antidote, he said, changes the mer
cury bichloride into Iodide of mer
cury, only one-eighth un potent.
He ndded iho remedy had one cure
to its creditthat of Mrs, Flomiee
M, F.llintt of Stockton, who HCIdwit
ally look novcn half kihIim wieroHry
bichloride three weU tigo hh4 U
how nearly well.
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