r Full , Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR BALXK OMdOjf, TUESDAY. AF ML 23, 1911. ON TRAINS AND NEWS PRICE TWO CENTS stands, five cents 1M: ffll Ji0tttEEl FEDERAL TROOPS E T President Read Riot Act and Sends U." S. Cavalry to Enforce It DISTURBERS TOLD TO LAY DOWN ARMS Both Mine Owners and Strik- ers Sought Troops to Set- - x tie Labor War. Washington, AprilSS. Following a prolonged conference with Secretary of War Garrison, 1 President Wilson this afternoon ordered Bix troops of United Htates cavalary from Fort Russell, Cheyenne, into tho Colorado mine. Btrike zone to Testnre order. At tho same time that the troops ar rive a proclamation which has already been telegraphed to Colorado will be published, calling upon all disturbers to lay down their arms and go home. It will be in effect a Tending of the riot act by the federal government and the cavalry will be sent to enforce it. ' Private Secretary Tumulty an nounced in the president's behalf that "United States soldiers were not ordered to Colorado until both Colorado sen ators, tho state's entire congressional delegation and both mine owners and strikers had asked it. Tho chief executive's telegram to Governor Amnions was asfollows; "In response to your telegram describing the situation of domestic violence in your state, which you in form me has passed beyond tho ability of tho state to control, and conveying your request to me to dispatch fedral troops, pursuant to section four, arti cle four in the constitution of the Uni ted States, I beg leave to advise you that section four of the constitution provides that the United States shall protect such states on application of the legislature of of the executive when (Continued on page 8.) II D TO 1 STRIKE DISTftIC View on Deck of Florida and Water Front IF t I .1 - (r . 7 ' - t si- - ' r - - j, a- Pnotos bjr American Press Asioclatlon. THE FLORIDA IS THE FLAGSHIP OF BEAR ADMIRAL FRANK F. FLETCHER, IN COMMAND OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE ATLAN TIC FLEET NOW AT TAMPICO. PICTURE NO. 1 SHOWS SOME OF THE BIO GUNS OF THE FLORIDA. PICTURE NO. 2 SHOWS A VIEW OF THE . TAMPICO WATER FRONT. ' Admiral Mayo reported today that Tampico federal were making over tures to the constitutionalists there . deopite the fact that fightiag was in progress. . Major Clark at the head of a detach ment of marines from the British cruiser Hermioaa has-gone to Orange HilL forty milea from Tampico, to get a nnmber" of Americas refugees S retary of the Navy Daniel defended LOSES HER LIFE IN FIRE PRETTY PORTLAND GIRL BLIND ED BY SMOKE HUDDLES UP IN BLANKET TO DIB. Portland, Or., April' 28. Stunned by .fall,, blinded by smoke, confused and dazed with' fright, pretty Leone Preu itt, a lS-year.-okl shop girl, employed in a local 10-c'ent store, was suffocated in a fire that gutted her mother's rooming house at 235 Twelfth street early today. Others in the house, including the girl's mother and younger brother, reached the street in safety, but little Leone was not able to get out of her room on the second story. Dense smoke and flames cut off the narrow wooden stairway from rec.ers and the fire men reached her too late. .'. Folded in a blanket, she was found huddled on tho floor between her bed and. the wall of the room. The body was so hot that firemen were unable to to'ich it. Her face and hands were horribly burned while a bruite on her head loads to the belief that she struck tho wall in the dark and was stunned bo an to be able to find the door of her chamber. She was rushed to the Gooil Samaritan hospital in hope of resuscitation. A passerby, whose identity is un known, discovered the fire. The loss to the rooming housj is nominal. ODDS Or 10 TO 4 FAVOR WELSH OVER CEOSS Los Angeles, Cal., April 23. Freddie Wolsh and Leach Cross will meet at Vernon tonight in a Beheduled 20-round bout for the privilege of boxing Willie Ritchie for .the lightweight title July 4 if Ritchie -will niaKe the match. Welsh was favored today by the bet tors to the extent of 10 to 4. Some Cross money apieared but the Welsh admirers backed the 'price from 2 to 1 during tho afternoon. The figure was expected to prevail at ringside. Although the men had agreed to weigh -135 pounds at the ringside, Welsh waived his weight rights at noon when they met for an examina tion by tho club's physicians. They weighed in at tho doctor's office, CroBs being1 a shade ov the 135 pound mark and Welsh ' The Bky was cloudy late today, and a cool wind blew, but fair weather was predicted for tonight. Advance sales indicated a good-sized crowd. The first preliminary was carded for 8 o'clock. Welsh and Cross were to be taken over by Referee Eyton at 0:15 o'clock. Scenes in Tampico V Imind Mayo's failure to land marines and the acceptance of the offer of the commander of the Hermione to send British marines to Orange Hill for the refugees. - Other dispatches ' Secretary Bryan said the railroad- from. Vera. Crna to Mexico City was. bng destroyed by Mexican federals; It was said that the ties wr betag ' burned, and. the rails loaded on. ear ad hauled, away.. . - CAPTAIN GIBBONS,. . COMMANDING UTAH. f -T.tl--l.- 'V- N' 1 cr : lid , r...r ni.i Ali Thoto by Americnn Press Association. The battleship Utah of the Atlantic fleet Is a first line battleship of twenty six guns, commanded by Captain Jolin H. Gibbons. R. 1 TROOPS AS THEY ARE LANDED General Funston's Men Or dered Ashore at Vera Cruz to Relieve Marines. AMERICANS IN CITY Of MEXICO SAFE "Snipping" Has Ceased and Good Order Prevails in Captured City. Arcra Cruz, April 28. General Funs ton's transports entered tho inner harbor here today. The Amoricans on shore naturally cheered thorn. What was more significant was that a crowd of about 1,000 Mexicans also cheered enthusiastically. As the ships entered, an aeroplane ascended from the Mississippi's deck and circled the harbor. Funston's feroops were ordered,, to laud from their transports outside tho harbor here to relieve the blue jackets on shore duty. Funston and Admiral Badger were in wireless com munication last night and all details of the landing were arrangodv It was exjiected it would be begun at noon, and as soon as the soldiers were ashore, it was siad, the jaekies woujd be recalled aboard ship. The marines, however, were scheduled to remain In the city. ? I Aviator Bellinger made an - ascent during, the night to locate General Maas forces and reported about 1,000 of them east of Soledad. On the strength of this news the American outposts were reinforced, though it was still thought unlikely an attack would be made under the very muzzles of the big "guns on the fleet in the harbor. 12,000 Anns Surrendered. Mexicans of Vera Cruz had sur rendered 12,000 firearms up to today and 133,000 rounds of ammunition. "Sniping" had ceased and excellent order prevailed. The Mexicans appeared deeply im pressed yesterday aftornon by the ceremonies which attended the hoist ing of the stars and stripes over Admiral Fletcher's shore headquarters. President . Morcom of the British owned railroad terminal company here comjplained to Admiral Crfiddock, Eng land's naval commander in Mexican waters, that 'la-ft . night Admiral Fletcher seized the rompany's piers', yards and buildings despite the fact that the Union Jack was JJloJtintf over them. Investigation proved that Fletcher considered control of the property necesiry to resumption of business activity and would have rented it if the management bad not insisted on an exorbitant price. Finally the admiral took possession under martial law. Craddock merely advised Morcom to communicate with the London foreign office. It was said that he did so and I was answered that Fletcher acted within his rights. Mot Eeftigeea Arrive. . A tr.iinload of Mexican refugees left today for Tejaria, where it will meet a trainioad of Americans from Mexico City. There tlie nationalities will, be- exchanged, tha. Mexicans go ins on to the capital ami. the Ameri cana finishing their trip to Vera (Continued on page 2.) ill CHEER Situation in Strike District in Brief t President . Wilsin today ordered six troops of federal tavalry into ths Colo rado coal fiends to stop the warfare between militia a ad" mine guards and striking miners. , The eaief executive asked Governor Amnions t withdraw the militia as soon, as the regulars arrive. A proclamation by the president was tolegraphed t Colorado calling on the combatants to lay down their arms and go home. President Wilson, through Chairman Foster of the house committee on min ing, voiced, a personal plea to John D. Rockefeller to .end the strike through arbitration. Rockefeller flatly rejected all offers of arbitration, bnt Foster was expeeted to confer with J, C. Osgood, another of the largest .' Colorsdo mine owners, before returning to Washington. President Wilson and Secretary of War Garrison were conferring today regarding the advisability of sending federal troops into Colorado. Louisville, tafayctte and Marshall, three towns in the northern Colorado coal fields, reported attacked by min ers with machiue guns. Telephone com munication with all three towns was in terrupted. Present activity of the miners fol lows a clash between militiamen and strikers at Ludlow, in which 35 persons, mostly women and children, were kill ed. The strikers captured the McNally mine near Walseuburg; seven wero re ported dead. A battle was reported in progress at the Hecla mine, near Boulder. Two hundred militinmen, commanded by Adjutant Genernl Chase, are en camped at Ludlow, fifteen miles north of Trinidad. The strikers are erecting a new tent colony at Ludlow under the supervis ion of "Mother" Jones, the famous woman strike leader. Governor Amnions wirod President Wilson. Baking that a . committee of army officers from Fort Logan be sent to investigate the Ludlow situation. MAYO IS UPHELD , IN TAMPICO ACTION DEPARTMENT Sya THAT LAND ING OF MABlS'kd WOULD HAVE CAUSED TROUBLE,., 1,s, Washington,' April 28, In answer to complaints by refugees that Admiral Mayo did not exert himself as he should to protect Americans at Tam pico, the navy department issued an explanation this afternoon to the ef fect that the admiral was axmired on good authority that landing of United States marines would be calculated to cause rather than prevent trouble. ' Americans on shore, it was stated, themselves asked that the ships be temporarily withdrawn and Admiral Badger acceded to thoir request. The captain of the British cruiser off the port, however, offered to take off all Americans who wished to leave, and Mayo considered this tho best way of conserving American interests. "The result," it was added in the department's explanation, "justified the action taken." PRESIDENT SILEUT AS TO MEXICAN SITUATION Washington, April 28. President Wilson and his advisers were extreme ly reticieut concerning the Mexican situation this afternoon. There was a cabinet session and" it was known it was decided to hold the army anil na-y ready for eventualities but no further particulars were mad) public. The general impression was that the administration considered the next move was the mediators'. 700 DEPUTIES SWOBN IN. Denver, April 28. Seven hundred deputies were sworn in at Boulder this afternoon and started for Louis ville to rescue fiheriff Buster and County Attorney Martin, reported im prisoned Hy striking miners in the ill eel a stockade. There was an un confirmed rumor that Buster was wounded. Baldwin detective? , a rested t:rv William Hicket of the Wrn. WUI,1W. state federation of labor and President-John Carter of the MArsiiall miners local in. the outskirts of Denver on their way with an automobile loal of am-, munition, it was charged, for the northern - Colorado gtrikej-s. . Sample Ballots Beady. Sample ballots on which are printed the names of the candidates for nomination-for the various state and county offices at tiio primaries on May 15, may eh had at the county clerk's of fice. There are 73 precincts in Marion county and the ballots for each pre cinct are slightly different. . - The Weather, Fair tonight and Wednesday; light frosts west, heavy frost east portion tonight; variable winds, mostly . northerly. CAPTAIN RODGERS COMMANDS DELAWARE. Photo by American Press Association. -The Delaware, which Captain Wil liam I Bodgera commands under. Rear Admiral Fletcher, has twenty-fovr guns and Is a battleship of the first line. She Is of 20.000 tons. 234 MINERS DIE WHEN Fire Follows and Adds Terror to Disaster at New Rivers Colleriet. MN ARE ENTRAPPED IN BLAZING SHAFTS Rescue Parties Hurried to the Scene of Catastrophe to Save Lives. Bovkley, W. Va., April 28. Two hundred and forty miners were en tombed by an explosion this after noon which wrecked tho shafts of the New Kiver Collicrios company at Ec clcs, near here The explosion oc curred at 2:30 o'clock. It is feared that the loss life will be heavy. Latost reports indicate tin at least 234 men wore working in the mino when the explosion occurred. A tele phono messago from Kccles said all wore beilievcd dead. Fire broke out immediately after the explosion at tho entrance to. tho number five shaft. About 1!57 men were trapped horo, and about 74 in number 0 slutft. Roscuo parties wero enrouto to Ec cles this afternoon from both BIuo fictte and Fairmont. Tho New Kiver company is owned by tho Guggcnhoiins of Colorado. Reports Confirmed. Pittsburg, Pa., April 28. Tho bur eau of mines this afternoon partially confirmed the news of the Eccles dis aster. It was said the burcwi officials at Fairmont, W. Va., had asked for a rescue car and crew, and am apparent ly accurate report later estimated tho dead at 231. THINGS THAT ABE EATEN BY SOME OREGON BIRDS Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lis, Ore., April 28. Only two kinds of birds destroy cherry blossoms so far as observed by l'rofeosor (leorgo Hykee, of the Agricultural College, during a seven-day investiufcit'on, Theoe are tho t. I wrjiitf-iini:u mm vuu x.uiiru sparrow, "For seven days," says Profesnor flvLou ' oim.v W,rA tl.nt . ttrn a hah in I a chorry tree was put under inspec tion. In only two cases was thero any room for suspicion. To confirm tins evidence some of tho lrirds wore shot and their stoinficbs examined. The birds killnd and the contents of their stomachs wore as follows: Seven California purple-finches, cher ry blossoms 100 por cent; one of the same, 4 legs of CarahiiL One Knglish sparrow,- cherry blos soms 100 per cent. One pine siskin, 36 rag weed seeds, 8- conifer seeds, awl grit 20 per cent. One blue bird, beetle fragments 1001 per cent. ... One flicker, wood boring terniits, 50 per cent, black ants. One Oregon towce, beetles 50 per cent, one clover seed, tonsb, grit. "It is thus seen that several birds have been wrongly accused. Robins, bluebirds, goldfinches, pine siskins and other extremely beneficial birds nave been shot. It seems almost proverbial that man never knows his own luck Bebl in Conference. Chihnahon. City,- Mr., April 28. Generals Carranza,. Villa and Angeles were In conference here today. Villa and Angeles arrived in Chihuahua City last evening. EXPLOSIO CAUSES -I MAY GO AS CAMP COOK WEST MAT BE A TROOPER, TEAM STER, OB EVEN LIEUTENANT COLONEL. "Having noticed that several of the newspapers have been' kind enough to announce my selection as lieutenant- colonel of the proposed cavalry . regi- met," said Governor West this morn ing, "I wish to say that so suggestion in this 'direction, has ever come from me. It is true that I am deeply inter ested in bringing about the organiza tion of the proposed regiment and ex pect to go to the front with it if tropos are called. I cannot say at this time In what capacity I will go. It may be as trooper, teamster, or per haps camp cook. Should anything bet ter come my way It can come only at the hands of the officers and men who will largely have control of such mat ters. . " We hope to see a large majority of the officers, men who have seen ser vice in the regular srmy or aa volun teers during ' the Spanish-American war. By having experienced officers well scattered throughout the regiment it is bound to work to tha benefit of the less-experienced officers and mon and make for a high standard of effi ciency as far as the entire regiment U concerned." HUERTA WILL NEVER RESIGN SAYS EDITOR DICTATOR SATB REAL WAR WILL BEGIN WHEN AMERICANS IN VADE INTERIOR. Vera Cru, Mex., April 28. "Huorta will never resign, regardless of the United States' throats," said the edit or of FA Iinparcial of Mexico City to doy. Tho editor arrived here this after noon in his paper's interests. Ho in terviewed Huorta Saturday night. Ho quoted tho dictator as saying: "If you call this war, wait uatil tho Americans invade the interior, as eventually they must." Oeneral Velasco, said tho editor, had reached the capital, He declared he was only beaten at Torrcon becauso his ammunition v,ri-'''?-auBted. General Mrtnrl(urly was retreating toward the capital, destroying the rail road as he went. He promised to re lease the 85 prisoners, mostly Ameri cans, held at Cordova. One Cf the uiicortainitlcs who will be governor. Heads of War Council Withdraw Order to Save Defeat of Policy f.vt "J . "V'mtt ' ! ' ty v n v J) ' Pnotos by American Press Association. t THE ABOVE PICTURES SHOW A TYPE OF BRITISH INFANTRY SERVING IN IRELAND. KINO GEORGE (ON LEFT) AND PREMIER ASQOTTH, WHO TOOK OVER THE CONTROL OF THE WAR OFFICE AFTER THE RECENT TR-iLE IN ULSTER. ' London, April 28. That English army officers had balked again when called on to serve against the orange men in Ulster was assorted today by the London Evening News. : A report was current Sunday that when tho .gpvemmeut learned of a clandestine landing by anti-home rulers of 60,000 contraband rifles on the RECEtiT WAR CLOUD ISU1IGH PEACEFUL SKIES Huerta Sends in Official : Ac ceptance of .Offer to Medi ate Controversy FEW DAYS TO LAPSE BEFORE MEDIATION Carranza May Join Huerta If He Breaks ! with Rebel -General Villa Washington, April 28. The Mexi can situation seemed to be clearing today. No definite progress had been made with peace plans. On the other hand, war preparations went forward unin terruptedly. Yet there was a change in the atmosphere. It was known definitely that the Washington administration bad de tided war would be unpopular and, meant' to do everything possible to avoids it. President Huerta. was be iioved to bo grabbing eagerly alt the chance to extricate himself from a desperate situation by the compara tively dignified means of accepting mediation. lfis formal acceptauce was handed to Secretary of State Bryan in the course of t,he forenoon by the Sanish am bassador in Washington. The Wilson administration had already accepted. Argentina's, Brazil's and Chile's diplomatic representatives, the medi ators, hold themselves in readiness to Mfc'eive (proposals from Mexico "City aud Washington. As soon as they re coivad they they said they would got immediately down to the business of effecting a settlement. SllghtTDelay Necessary. lu any event, it wa"s said several days wero expected to elapse befote there would be definite developments, and in the meantime war preparations wore going forward as briskly aa (Continued on page two.) Irish north coast, three regiments were ordered to Ulster to prevent the weapons' distribution. The govern ment issued an official denial of thia report Monday. . According to the News the order really was issued but the officers re fused to go and. the purpose of the denial was to conceal the administra tion's defeat. f j