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nl 1 ' ;: vf h ' ' vfT11;;':';o ft iffli iiinflfli TOL.XXIL SALES, OREGON, MOXPAY, MAY IS, 1912. ho. us. B 0 L 0 L00I S LIKE A FAiLffi DATTLE TODAY flY El IT HAHY ARE READY TO DESERT fIDE A GRAVE RALLY TODAY Claimed Rebels Lost 500 in Yesterday's Battle, This is No Doubt Exaggerated, But Th ere is No Doubt the Rebels Met With a Crushing Defeat Deserters Say That if Orozco is Defeated Today Hundreds Will Desert Him The Fate of the Rebellion, and Perhaps o f Mexico Depends on the Result of Today's Battle. , UKITD rBBIS UMIBB WIHl El Paso, Texas, May l.1!. General Pascual Orozco' rebel troops, tired, hungry and discouraged, today are making at Rellano what may prove to he their last stand In the insurrection against the Madero administration. Decisively beaten In yesterday's bat tle, the rebel troops rallied about the leader again today and gave battle to General Huerta's victorious federal army. Latest reports received here staet that the rebels are fighting des perately, but with faint hope of ultl mat esuccess. Reports received here today from federal sources say that 500 rebels were slain In yesterday's battle at Conejos. Although the rebel leaders say this report is greatly exaggerated, It Is known that 300 wounded rebels arrived in Culdad Chihuahua last night, and a special train of wounded was expected there some time today. The rebels at Juarez are badly de moralized as the resul tot General Or ozco's crushing defeat at Conejos. Twenty men from Juarez deserted to day and crossed the border Into El Paso. T'.'Cy report another defeat of THE HEARST PAPERS ARE CRIPPLED (DNtTSD FB1SB LB J BSD WIRK.l San Francisco, May 14. The San Francisco Examiner Issued an e!i;ht page edition today, devoted largely to classified advertising. The paper contained a statement declaring there was no personal animus In the local pressmen's strlko, as their men were acting solely on telegraphic orders. In explaining the cause of the walk out of the Examiner pressmen, Web Pressmen's Union, Local No. 4, Issued the following statement today. "The fight started by the Hearst papers in Chicago against the web pressmen reached this city Saturday when orders came from the board of directors of the International Print ing Pressmen's Union of North Amer. lea to call out all pressmen In the em ploy of the Hearst papers here. "This strike Is called not because of local conditions, but because of the ab rogation of contracts by the Hearst papers between local No. 7, of Chica go, and the Hearst papers of Chica go." , The Examiner statement declares that the curtailment of the size of Its edition is only temporary. TROUBLE WITH I. W. W. GANG EAST Wakefield, Mass., May 13. A free Biteech war similar to that In San Diego, Cal Is expected today as a re sult of the action of the police in raid ing the home of Angelo Salvartl. an 1. W. W. leader, thereby preventing the meeting of the Industrialists, called to protest against, the holding of Ettou mid Olvlonlttl In Jail In con tortion with the recent textile strike In Lawi?nce. On Sunday Salvartl rented the O. A. ft. hall for the meeting. Upon protest lv a number of the veterans, the less was revkoe and the Industrialists then proceeded ot 8alvartl's home, where the raid took place. William Trantman, Kllzaheth O-ir-ley and National Industrialist Orga nizer Flynn were escorted to the de pot bv th police and threatened with arrest unless they left the city. ThVy went to Lawrence and retained cou nsel. The 'police allege that the Salvartl weeting disturbed the peace. REDELS OILY WFffl the rebel! will result In wholesale de sertions. ' j,f General Orozco Is defeat ed at Rellaao today, It Is believed that he will retire and make Chihuahua bis baset of operations, if he Is able to control enough men to offer serious resistance, Complete details of yesterday's fighting are still lacking. LA FOLLETTE HILL STAY TO THE EJiD (DMITID FKBSS LRABBD WIRS. San Francisco, May 13. Fresh from a hurried trip to San Diego, where be addressed 7000 voters, Senator Rob ert M. La Follette arrived here today to bring his campaign for California's approval of his candidacy for the Re publican presidential nomulation to a close, with an address In Dreamland rink here tnlght..' . Senator La Follette declared that in bis speech tonight, on the eve of the state primary election, he will make no reply toany personal charges that may have been made against him by California supporters of the other Re publican candidates. "At another time.'' said La Follette, "when the IsBueB of the present con test have been determined, 1 shall place all the facta connected with my candidacy before the American public. For the present, I will say that at no time since announcing my candidacy have I withdrawn It, or released any man from the obligation which be has assumed as a supporter. 1 shall remain a candidate to the very end." During the day Senator LaFollette addressed large crowds at the Union Iron works and at the Empress the. ater. This afternoon he spoke at the Relief home. A Coup ou the Coop dnitid rums uusu wihi.1 Mount Wilson, Cal., May 13. Car rying on his back a chicken coop In which he had been conflued, "Wash ington", an eagle wounded by a hun ter, disappeared today In the empy rean blue. He was one of the largest birds ever seen in this section, A Second-Class Turtle. (UKITSU rslSS LSASSU WIRS. Portland. Ore.. May 13. With a two cent stamp on his back, "Ed.," a snap ping turtle, arrived here from Kansas, being classified as second-class mat ter. TO LIMIT THE TERM TO SIX YEARS DNITSD riMI UUH WIBS j Washington, May 13. Favorable report is expected today on the reso lution of Senator John Works, of California, which proposes to amend the constitution of the United States so as to fix the presidential term to six years and prohibit re-election for a second term to this office. The Works resolution was consid ered ln'commmllttee today, a major ity declaring In favor of It. A MEDFOKD CHINESE L.U'MMIY IS ROBBED OKITKD J-RKH1 MAMCD WIRS.) Medford, Ore., May 13. Wo Lee. a Chinese lanndryman of this city was robbed at an early hour today of $S00 in gold by an unknown Chinaman, in a uiriiirirle with the robber Wo suf fered a severe cut over the heart. Wo Lee was asleep In his room In the rear of tho laundry when the rob ber entered and awakened him. In KnullBh and later In Chinese he de manded the key to a chest In the room In which the robber evidently knew thnt Lee kept his money. He at first refused, whereupon the robber drew a knife from beneath his blouse and at tacked. The roblier refused to touch about $400 worth of Jewelry. He Left the Bucket m Anreles. May 13. "I am aoc- lalist. I believe la fair division oi wealth," read a note left In one of a dnien half depleted dinner pans ai construction camp.' The nungry Marxian was not pursued. Five Jiew ftlshops. ' Minneapolis," Minn., May 13. That five new bishoprics will be created when the Episcopal committee of the quadrennial general conference of the Meth- odlst church makes it report to the conference here tomorrow 'is declared to be practically certain today. Bishops Warren, Mclntyre and Moore will be re- tired account of old age. A HOT OLD SCRAP IS M I.HUl. TAFT LEADEBS DETERMINED TO OVER-RIDE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IX WASHINGTON WILL KEEP ROOSETELT DELEGATES OUT OF CONTENTION. Seattle Wash., May 13. Whether there are to be two conventions at Aberdeen Wednesday to select Wash ington's 14 delegates to the national convention, depends upon the state central committee which meets to morrow. Taft leaders are openly boasting that this pro-Tart commit tee will arbitrarily disregard the Roosevelt-LaFollette majority, and will seat every contested Taft delej gate In the convention on temporary roll-call. The program. for the pro posed convention steal Includes an arrangement to admit no one Into the--convention hall unless he lias a certificate signed by Chairman'Coln er, the pro-Taft state committee chairman. The secretary of the com mlttee, Edgar C. Snyder, Seattle, is a progressive. Governor m. e. Hay, although a Taft man, has been attempting todls suade the Taft leaders from carrying out this urogram, so rs to avert de feat for re-election, which would In evltably result from a party split Insurgents, however, have little hope In his ability to get a "square deal" for them and they are preparing to use physical force to gain admission to the convention hall. If they fall, they will be in the peculiar position of a majority of the regularly elected dolegates "bolting" and holding a convention of their own. On the eve of the state committee meeting, the delegations lined up as follows: Uncontested. Roosevelt, 278 V4; uncontested, Taft 137 'A; con tested 228; to be elected today, 19. Franklin count has live delegates for IaFollette first choice and for Taft second choice. It la the only county In the state with this unnatural com bination. DIVORCE COI RT WELL PATRONIZED John A. Buchtel filed a suit for di vorce Saturday against Amelia Buch tel. alleging among other things that they were married in Stockton, Calif., In 11)06 and that she abandoned him In April, 1911. Ellen J. Wood who married Kleber N. Wood on May 2,'i, 1902, In Marlon county, has begun suit for divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. There are no children and no property Involved. Judge Galloway granted a divorce Saturday to IlPBsle L, Allen from Ar chie T. Allen, on the ground of cruel and Inhuman treatment. She was al lowed by the court to resume her maiden name of Hengle L. Itulcom. TAFT HOW SPEAKS Hi II0L1E STATE Iuwitrd rums muid wirr.1 Marietta. Ohio, May 13. Expressing his determination to eliminate all anti-Roosevelt personn lilies and confine his speeches to a discussion of his ad ministration and Its accomplishments In support of his claim for the presi dential nomination for a second term, President Taft arrived here today to begin his final ten days' campaigning before the Ohio slate pHmiirles. Colo nel Roosevelt will arrive toow. The president appeared fresh and strong. He made seven speeches to day, at Marietta, Caldwell .Newcom- erttown and Cambridge this morning and Denlson. Urlchsvllle and St. Clalrs rtlle this afternoon. Dellalre, Bridgeport and Steubenvlll. ; Tonigm tua president speaxs at (Coituued ob rr i.) PRO icrn J . For Rlcheson' Benefit. Boston, Mass., May 13. In- vestlgation into the mental con- dltlon of . the , Rev. C. V. T. Rlcheson, condemned . to the electric chair for the murder of his sweetheart, Avis Llnnell, was continued todayj with Drs. Stedman, Frost and Tuttle con- ducting the examination. Preparations for the electro- cutlon of the unfrocked pastor were begun today by the war- den at the Charlestown state prison, where Rlcheson Is to meet death May 19. The death cell was put in order . and the electric wires inspected. : '. Many Go From Salem to Attend the Funeral of Homer Dav enport at Silverton This Af ternoon. ' ALL FLAGS AT HALF-MAST One of Oregon's Greatest Sons, Whose Jflghty Genius Gure Him World Wide Fame, Is Laid to Rest at Sil verton Such as He Pass A nay, But Still Live, a Tender and a Sacred tMemory In the Minds of the Plain People, Whom They So Npendldly Serve. . Secretary of State Olcott went to Silverton today to attend the funeral of Homer Davenport. Quite a number of Salemites went over to pay the lust tribute of affection to the Oregon boy, whose brilliant genius placed him In the front rank of cartoonists, and gave him world-wide fame.. Davenport did not achieve success, he attained It, leaping Into prominence as a meteor flashes Into light out of the unknown. His wonderful conception was coupled with a remarkably facile hand, and an lucomparanie racuity of expres sion. His pictures talked and thev UBed Italics. They were poems In beauty and symmetry, and again whole volumes of history, spread for the eye to absorb at a glance. Ser mon and song; hymns of praise, biting criticism, scathing denunciation, bub bling humor all were at home in his gifted pencil, and leaiied Into being at his will. Poet and philosopher, troubadour and knight errant, soldier and statesman, philanthropist and hu. manltarlan, traits and characteristics of all were In him united, and, above all, was a fierce love of tho right, and bitter hatred of all wrong. The world Is better for the leBsons he hns taught, the evils he has pointed out, the wrongs he has helped to right, better for his having lived In It. And, no today flags on the state buildings are at half-mast In honor of the pass ing of one of the state's grcaatest sons. So today from all sections of the state friends and admirers meet at Silverton to show their love and respect for Homer Davenport, ud could all In the nation who have en joyed the magnificent children of his brain and pencil, drop upon his grave a single rose, ins body would sleep tonight beneath a mountain of fra grant blossoms. ALBANY TO MAKE SCHOOL EXHIBITS Albany, Ore.. May 13. The exhibit for prl.es In Linn county's first Indus trial school fair will be shown both at Albany and at Scio. The school fair will be held first at this city on August 23 and 21, and then the entire exhibit will be taken to Sclo and made a part of the Linn county fair, which will be held this year o August 28 to 30. Inclusive. Hundreds of school children are now making preparations to compete for the many prizes offered by business men of b)1 the leading towns of the county. The chief competition, accord Ing to present Indications, will be fur the prizes In the gardening and poul try departments. ANOTHER CAMP.UUN LIE IS NOW 'FIRMLY "NAILED" fnsiTsn fkkhs Wokii wmie 1 Sacramento. Cal., May 13. Indig nant denial was made today by Frank Orlffen, executive secretary to (lov. ernor Johnsnn, of the report publish ed by Taft promoters thnt the em ployes of the state printing office had been called on to pay part, of the ex pense of the Roosevelt campaign. ''That Is a deliberate and cowardly lie." said' Orlffen. "Under the old gang administration, the employes of the state printing office not only com pelled to pay campaign', assessments hut these assessments were deducted from their checks. Not a' cent hns neon solicited from any employe un der this administration for political purposes." OUEllEljflT OLD III gyg They Saw tho Circus. Sacramento. Cal., May 13. The state board of control today very cheerfully approved the bill for 600 crcus tickets Issued to patients at the Napa state 4 hospital last Friday. Superln- tendent Osborne had 300 each of the men and women Inmates taken to town on special trolley cars and Bliown the wonders of the menagerie and the "big tent." CLOSE GALL GIG POLE FELL W. H. SMITII KNOCKED SENSELESS BY FALLING TELEPHONE POLE, AND ONE OF HIS HORSES KILLED COMPANY BLAMED FOR CARELESSNESS. To be standing one moment the proud possessor of a fine team of horses, ready to go to work, and the next to bs lying senseless upon tho ground, with one horse killed and the othef . seriously Injured, was the ex perie of W. H. Bmlth this morning, when -a large telephone, pole fell In the street without warning. When he came to hlB senses Mr. Smith was bleeding profusely from a severe cut upon the head. He whs hastened to the office of t)r. O. B. Miles, where an examination disclosed the fact that one of th.arterles under the left ear had been severed and Internal Injuries to the skull sustained, which caused the loss of hearing. The blame for the accident Is being placed upon the shoulders of the Oregon Electric com pany, who had been warned to guy the pole In order to make It safe for the workmen. The accident occurred about 8:30 on the corner of Trade and Front, where Contractor Harrold Is removing the sawdust which has accumulated there, In order to fill In and pave. A large pole belonging to the Oregon Electric company was standing In the sawdust. and Mr, Harrold notified the com' pany to either remove the nole or guy It so that It would not fall on the men. The company sent men to' do the work, which was done In a very careless manner, only two wires be- Jlng put on the pole, so that when more sawmist was removed the pole sud denly fell. The men working under It hnd barely time to Jump when It enmo crashing down, striking Mr. Smith who was waiting for his wagon to be loaded, a glancing blow on the head and felling both his horses. Work. men quickly removed the pole from ncross the hacks of the horses, one of which failed to rise, however, and It was found that It was dead. The oth er slowly staggered to his feet, and may live. Mr. Smith Is well-known In the cltv and has resided In Yew Park for some time. He hns a large family, and the loss of his team Is a severe blow to him, but he takes his misfortune like a man, and Is thankful to get out of the tangle with his life. She Bawled Him Out. Portland, Ore., May 13. When her husband, James J. Lalne, whom she had 5iad arrested for heating her, kissed her as he was going to the rick pine, Mrs. Latiio relented and began screaming so loudly that the court quieted her by suspending Lnlne sentence. NEWSPAPER STRIKE IS UHSETTLED (tJKiTin rs uciann wirs Chicago, May 13. Strikes on several Hearst newspapers outside of Chicago expected by the union men here today. The publishers express them selves ss encouraged by the action of the printers In voting yesterday not to Join the striking pressmen. Several unions here voted to fine any of their members-purchasing cop. les of newspapers against which strike has been declared. Today 11100 police are guardlilfe the news stands Secretary CBry, of the Chicago branch of the American Publishers Association, Insists that the papers are getting out without any difficulty The afternoon papers today abandoned their early editions, Issuing home edltlous at noon. All sporting editions practically have been abandoned, he nniin orT'-nrvrn nm -i.ll 18 1 I I' llEfjflL 1; "llEiiliJ Li QECISI00 STIRS 00OOM REGARDLESS OF POLITICS IS GEOEOALLY COKIEE In This Decision Disfranchising Opinion- Hanford Refuses to Recognize the Right of the People to Change the Constitution The Decision Thought to Be an Effort of the Privileged Classes to Stem the Tids cf Reform Hanford is Opposed Bitterly to the Recall of Judges. tONITUD MSal UIIID WIRS. Indianapolis, Ind May 13. Over shadowing In Interest even the race for the presidential nomination, dele ;?tes to the National Socialist con vention here today lined up solidly behind a movement to compel United States Judge C, H. Hanford, ot Seat tle, to recall his decision annulling the cltlzennhlp papers of Leonard Olsson, of Tsconia, because the latter admitted be was a Socialist, or face impeachment, proceedings. Congress man Victor Berger, of Wisconsin, In dignant at Judge Hanford's ruling, promised on the floor ot the conven tion today take action in congress upon his return to Washington. Score of telegrams from Republi cans and Democrats In all sections of the country. In which they promised tc help the Socialists In their effort tU nrove that Judge Hanford permitted personal prejudice to rule Ills action, were read to the delegates. The de cision, the delegates say, will be car ried to the United Stutes court for reversal, If pecessary, and they freely charge thnt the dclalon Is the direct result ot Judge Hanford a opposition to the recall of the Judiciary, he be. Ileving, they say, that by depriving Olsson of cltizenshop, he would curb agitation In the west in this direc tion, The report of the recall commit tees and those of the permanent offl clals were presented to the conven tion today. Indignation was expressed by the delegates over the order of Chief of Police Hylnnd forbidding a display red flags In the Socialist parade here Delegates demanded an Investigation of the motive which prompted the or der, Tomllnson Hall, In which the con vention Is In session, Is decorated with red, and American flags. The morning ucHHlon was devoted to a dtscusalon of Judge Hanford's deci sion, the selection of a new chairman and the reading ot routine reports. Candidates for president will be placed In nomination Friday. Seattle rloclnllut Hot. Seattle, Wash,, May 13. Resolu tions condemning the decision of Judge Hanford depriving Leonard Olssun his rights as a citizen be cause of his socialistic atflllntlons, and the ffort to prosecute him crim inally, will be passed by the execu- WORKER HAS CROVJO AT' FUOERAL CNITSD mill IJMSID WKB. Ixis Angeles, Cal., May 13. Red clad men and women mar-hliig four abreaat In a procesalon three blocks long today composed the funeral cor tege of Joseph Mlkolasek, Industrial Worker of the World, who was killed during a riot at San Diego. Kinuia Goldman, anarclilat lecturer, delivered a funeral oration In a hall decorated with red flags and mottoes used by the workers In tholr "free speech" light. She roundly scored the San Diego authorities for tholr activities In the Hunt being waged there. Plain clothes officers who attended the funeral made no attempt to n- terfere, An Immense red flag, car ried at the head of the procession alao failed to evoke repressive action The police held back tralllc while the proceaslon moved through the city streets. Stands I'T LuKollrlt. fllNITSU MKKN IJIASSD flM.I Racrnmrnto, Cal., May 13. In de nlal of an aauertlon made In a speech here Friday night that Congressman 1. L. Unroot hud deserted IjiKoI leue's cause for that, of Roosevelt, Gilbert 8. Roe has today received the following telegram from Washington: "Report that I am opposing Sena tor IxKollette untrue. Have taken no part In campaign since Wlsoonsln primary. ' (Signed) "I. I Lenroot." tn n. r 4 f ,1 f, 1 l ! J Olsson for His Expressed tire committee of the county Social ist organization of this city, whlcti meets tonight. This committee will also prepare a campaign tor funds to carry Olsson appoo.1 to the United State supreme court If necessary. Against tbe People. Seattle, Wash., May 14. '"Judge Hanford' decision I the effort of the privileged classes to stem the tide ot reform," said Councilman 0!!vr T. Grlckson, municipal ownership lead er, here today. "Judge Hanford refuse to recog nise the constitutional right to change the constitution by the power of the ballot. Not only are foreign born So cialists deprived of citizenship under his ruling, but any man advocating re forms in existing governmental condi tions .such as the Initiative, referen dum and recall. It 1 outrageous that an American court should attempt to lay down tho doctrine that the consti tution should never be changed, no matter how great a majority ot the people should demand Itt" Krickson was elected to the city council a year ago tor a three-year term by the biggest majority ever gly en any man in Seattle. TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PEOALTY Governor West ha completed the draft of his bill to abolish capital punishment In the state, and It is now In the hands of the printer. Just a soon a sufficient cople have been printed petition will be put Into cir culation to have It Initiated at. the election to be held this full. The bill provides for the abolish ment of .capital punishment and the substitution of life Imprisonment A a complete repeal of the old law would have the effect of freeing mur derers condemned to death at tbla time, or before the enactment of the bill, a saving cluuse is Inserted that it shall not apply to them. Governor West has already granted reprieve to a number of men sen tenced to death. In view of the ear ing clause It will, therefore, be nec essary to commute their sentencee should the hill of abolishing capltaai punishment puss. An anti-capital punishment league has been organized In the city, and It work will he to wage a campaign In favor of the bill. R. J. Hendricks, ed itor of the Statesman, Is the presi dent, and "Percy Cotter the secretary. SENATORS WALLOPED WILD GATS The rtilem Senator met tti Mich igan Wildcats on the local diamond Sunday, and defeated them in a good game by a score of 6 to 3. The game was full of Interest from the begin ning. 10. Maker, In tho box, did some good work for the locals, as well us when he rnine to bat, when he hit one over the fence for a home run. Maxmeyer, of Portland, whom It wan expected would pitch for the visitors, did not pitch yesterday's game, hut played In a game between the Ma rooona, of Portland, and the McMlnn vllles. In this gume the Maroons suf fered defeat, owing to the fact that the buttery had very support. A game 1 scheduled for hext Sunday htween the locals and the Columbia Greys, on the local grounds. Manager (taker bse the Infield working now In good order but the outfield Is (till wak. He will not leave anything undone the coming week to make Sum! ay's g:tme a fset one, end I coutldent of sure-. J