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til fl III Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR ON TRAINS AND NEWS PRICE TWO CENTS stands, rnre cents SALEM, ORXGON, WEDNESDAY, AFBIL 29, 1914. m -i r t t r J-y, , " SEVEN KILLED 111 CLASH Willi COAL I Camp Burned After Falling Into the Hands of Attack ing Strikers. MINE GUARDS AND ; ! STRIKEBREAKERS FLEE Mutinous Feeling Among Mili tia Is Reported Officers ' . Resigning. Trinidad, Colo., April 29.-Seven strikebreakers were killed this morn ing at Forbes during a clafth with strik ing coal miners, according to news brought here this afternoon by auto mobile parties. Among the dead were four Japanese. The strikers were said to have cap tured Forbes camp, burned the tipple nd other buildings. Then they aban doned the camp. The mine' guards and strikebreakers fled. Tho strikers were said to have al lowed Superintendent George Alberts and his wife and baby to leave before attacking the camp. Union officials herd declared they bad received no reports of alleged fatalities but said they had heard that soveral Greeks wero wounded in to day's fighting. Two troops of the 12th United States cavalry reached Cunon City at noon amf immediately detrained. They will occupy tho iniuos in Fremont county this afternoon, relieving the state militia now on duty. The regulars were not mounted and will serve as infantry. Mutinous Feeling Eejorted. . i Reports of a mutinous feeling among the militiamen were revived today. It was said that numerous militia officers had resigned their commissions because Governor Amnions had asked for the regulars, thereby branding the state national guard as incompetent. Scattered shooting about the Walsen burg hills was reported at noon but do tails were lacking. Sharp Fighting Eeported. Denver, Colo., April 29. At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon Governor Am nions said reports of a serious clash at Walscnburg between strikers amd mili tiamen had just reached him. He un derstood, he said,, that the clash was precipitated when Colonel Verdeek fmrg ordered the state troops to chargo tho strikers, who were entrenched on a ridgo west of town. "One report indicates thnt five mili tiamen were killed," said the governor. "Another says that ten soldiers were sent to capture ono section of strikers and that only two returned alive. The other eight wero said to have been left dead on the field." Officials of the United Mine Work ers of America here admitted they had received reports that eight soldiers were slain at Wa'seuburg. It was impossible to confirm reports, as the wire service was bally dis rupted. Troops Leave for Canon City. Denver, April 29.With Captain F. U. Parker in command, Troops E and H of the 12th United States cavalry passed through Denver at 3 a. m. to- (Continued on page 2.) MIR FORBES LTOFB WITH Till CAfI TOP! San Diego, Cal., April 29. After a mouth of labor with tin can covers, sticks of wood and other crude uten sils, Mexican refugee prisoners in the Fort Eotecrans camp here completed a 70-foot tunnel from the camp last night and before discovery of the meaus of egress 75 of them had escaped. Of these, 14 bad been rounded up early today. All of the escaped men are jenniless and unarmed. ' The camp harlored more than 500 refugees, men, women and children. It is the belief of Captain Benteen that all of the men had ' intended to get away. The discovery of the delivery was made late last night by the cap tain. .He noted an unusual activity in the camp about l'l o'clock, and when he searched for the cane of the unrest lie found the tunnel. The camp end of it was under a cookstove. The outer end, 70 feet away, was in tho yard at the quarantine station. At one point the tunnel went under a drain ditch 12 feet deep. The ends of the tunnel are about, three feet in diameter. .The main portion is so small that to get through the men had to crawl. . - In several places where the dirt was West Enforces His Order With Fists GOVERNOR OBLIGED TO PUMMEL MAN WHO 8W0XB WBXLB CRANKING AUTO. Portland, Or., April 29. For refus ing to heed Gorernor Went 'a demand that he atop swearing; in front of paw ing women, an unidentified man, who used vigorous language when hit auto mobile would not crank, is nursing bruises today inflicted by the chief executive's fist. According to by standers, Governor West asked the mf&n to moderate hia language and met with refusal. Thereupon the governor is said to hare wielded his fists with tell ing effect. The police were Bummoned, but before they arrived the man suc ceeded in starting hia machine and drove awjiy. AT- 180 IN H DISASTER Fire in No. 5 Cuts Off All Hope of Roscue of 172 Entombed Mens GRAVES FOR VICTIMS BEING DUG ON HILLSIDE Widows and Orphans Gather in Little Polish Church for Memorial Services. Eccles, W. Va., April 29. Fire start ed this afternoon in the Now Biver Collieries company's No. 5 mino here, wrecked by an explosion yesterday, ending the last hope of rescue work. Official of tho company this afternoon fixed 180 as the number of men killed in yesterday's explosion in mines num bers 5 aud (. In the' -ormor, they snid, 172, perished; in the latter eight. One hundred widows and 300 orphans gathered in the local polish- church for memorial services, though, the bodies of the victims of the disaster had not yet been recovered On a hillside near the mina ISO graves were being dug. The choked entrances, fire and gas filled tunnels of number 5 made it im possible for rescuers to get into the workings, but Manager II. C. Bnyless of the company and Chief Enrl Henry of the state mine inspection service agreed there was nothing to bring out but corpses. Mine number six, though dangerous, was not so bad as number five. Of the 60 men who escaped alive many were frightfully burned and it was feared some of them would not re cover. From this mine 12 corpses had been recovered. Three of those known to have been at work in it were un accounted for ,and it was believed they were surely dead. Widows and orphans surrounded the mouths of the shafts crying hysterical ly and begging th'at an attempt be made at rescue. TREASURER WILL FAY ALL OUTSTANDING WARRANTS State Treasurer Kay will issue a call within a day or two for all outstanding warrants, amounting to about $800,000. This was made possible by the receipt of $780,000 Tuesday, several counties paying On that day. This is the largest sum ever received at the treasurer's office in one day. With taxes coming in for the first half of the amounts due, there will be no further shortage and there will be money enough to carry the state until the second half of tha tax is paid. loose it was reinforced with kindling wood. Aurclio Cabin, a Yaqui Indian of cunning, stealth and energy, was the real maker of the tunnel. Work on it, according to information secured from arrested men, was started nearly a month ago. just a month Bgo Captain benteen had the '.'J-foot drain ditch made. The tunnel wag not made then. Work on it was done after dark and in the most secret fashion. Cabin, al ways in the lead with his crude tools, dug dirt and passed it to the men be hind him. They carried it out in their pockets, in their handkerchiefs and in their hats. It was distributed all over the camp so evenly that evidences of it wero hard to find today, in spite of the fact that it was known to be there. Captain Benteen said that he be lieved the first of the men got away last night a soon as it wae dark. The tunnel, he believes, was completed last night. After the first men fled the departure were constant until shortly before 10 o'clock, when the activity was noticed, the investigation started and the discovery made. . . The closest watch, ia being kept, to day. .. , - , it MEDIATORS SEEK ARMISTICE WHILE PEACE PLANS HANG Efforts Being Made to Include Rebels in Suspension of Hostilities. HARD TASK AHEAD OF AMBASSADORS Department Officials Beliere . Huerta is Taking Time to Unite Factions. Washington, April 29. An . uncon' firmed report this afternoon had it that the South American mediators be tween the Unitod States and Mexico had asked both .sides to refrain from further military or naval movements pending further efforts to restore peace. (. - Minister Suarcz of Chile, (mestioned concerning the report, would noither confirm nor deny it. Ambassador Da Gama of Brazil called at tho state department aud handed to Secretary llryan what he said was a etisratch trom tho Brazilian legation in Mexico City. He would not say, how ever, what it containod. It wag understood that the media tors proposed to include not only the United States, ami the Huerta govern ment in the armistice, but also the rebels. It waa also reported that they suggested that it continue for 30 days. The White House did not comment on the proposition. Unofficially it was said that the administration, at any rate, would not withdraw any of its forces rjreadv on Mexican soil or recall any of its warships from Mexican waters. The chief obstacle in the way of tho plan, however, 'was thought to be the inclusion of the rebels, who were said to be planning operations on a large scivlo at Saltillo and probably would not to delay thorn. By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. Washington, April 29. The Mexican situation apparently had resolved itself today into a diplomatic puzzle. Ambassador Da Gama and Ministers Taon and Suarez of Brazil, Argentina and Chile respectively were in almost constant conference at tho Argentine legation. They admitted privately that their task was nearly an impossible one, but they declared nevertheless that they had uopes of accomplishing it. Between the trio of mediators and President Huerta long messages were exchanged by telegraph. Spanish Am bassador Riano, acting for Huerta, had frequent interviews- with Secretary of State Bryan. . Concerning , actual de velopments the interested parties were densely silent, declaring that premat ure publicity might defeat all their plans. President Wilson and Secretaries Bryan and Daniels of the state and navy departments were at least out wardly optimistic. Secretaries Garri son and Lane of the war and interior departments and Postmaster General Burleson did not try to hide their pes simism. It was undcrstod they be lieved that while peace negotiations are in progress Huerta is doing his utmost to consolidate the venous Mexican tac tions. Gloomy View Taken. Brazilian Ambassador Da Gama was said to take as gloomy a view as Gar rison, Lane or Burleson, but he did not give it out for publication, and unques tionably was doing his best, with his colleagues, in the interests of peace. It hud leaked out that Huerta wants an international court of amitration. President Wilson, according to all ac counts, would not consider such a proposition, since it would amount vir tually to recognizing the dictator. The mediators were getting the views of both sides and intended, when this work wag finished, to map out a compromise program. At the constitutionalist junta here it was insisted that Generals Carranza and Villa were on the best terms but government officials doubted it. They were convinced that Villa was irre concilably at enmity with Huerta but Carranza was believed to favor a com bination with the dictator. It was even reported ' that the two were in communication. Messages from Galveston reported government officials there swamped by the ' number of constantly arriving refugees on their nanus from Mexico. Disease a Menace. More inspectors were rushed to the Texas port and Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo appealed for a $.-u,. appropiratiun for the health bureau's nse in meeting the situation. Tnis fol lowed the discovery of cases of yellow fever, smallpox and typhoid among the tralveston arrivals. Official reports that 1500 Americans, German and English left Mexico City laft night bound for Puerto, where a British warship will protect them until a transport arrives to take them off. Transports and colliers were also said to be gathering up foreigners on the Mexican west eoast, espeieally at (Continued front page 3.) ' Rear Aclmiral Boush, Captain Snjith and Vera Cruz Scene f P )Cs ) n. J H mTWtwfiP'i' "ii im.ii" '! I - , If I 'isWsi LfjisWsist i lstsiV'Tfr'lrh-' tV Photos by American Press Association. WHEN tbe Atlantic fleet was ordered to Mexican wntem the Arkansas was chosen as temporary flagship, It being the sister ship or tbe official flagship Wyoming, which was Inld up for repairs. Bile is coin manded by Captain Roy C Smith (1 Itenr Admiral Clifford J Boush (2) Is In command of tbe Second division of the lleet A view of Vera Crui Is bere shown, SUIT TO QUASH SERVICE OF "BLUE SKY" LAW DISMISSED Portland, Oro, April 29. Circuit Judge Morrow today dismissed the suit brought by the Great Wostern Mining and Milling etimpany, the United Placer Mines company, Oregon corporations, the International Concoa Plantation company, a Washington corporation, and W. Davidson a t o., .portianu broaers, to enjoin Corporation Commis sioner Watson from carrying out the provisions of the "blue sky" law on motion of attorneys representing Wat son. The motion to quash tho service and dismiss was made on the ground tniit tho suit must be brought in Mar ion county in which Watson resides. BRYAN DENIES EXPORT OF BEQUEST FOB ARMISTIO Washington, April 29. Sccretiwy of State Bryan denied this afternoon that the "A. B. C." mediators had asked the United States to agree to an ar mistic. with Mexico. "No such request," ho said, "has been made, either formally or in formally. It is natural, however, for hostilities to stop while tho mediators havo the situatfin under .considera tion." From a source close to the envoys it was learned that tho trio had tentative ly discussed an armistie, proposition as one of the routine steps in the ne gotiations. ASTOB WEDDING WILL TAKE PLACE TOMOBBOW New York, April 29. Vincent Astor was almost completely recovered to day from his recent severe illnoss and it was announced that ho would wed Miss Helen Huntington tomorrow as originally scheduled. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Dr. Duncan in the unostenta tious little church of St. Margaret at Staat.sburg, where both the Astor and Huntington country places are situ ated. The ceremony will be very "im pie. Directly after it the young couple will leave on a long honeymoon tour. CANNOT SELL GROCERIES ON SUNDAY IN PORTLAND Portland, April 29. After May 30th it will be unlawful to sell or other wise disposo of groceries on Sunday, under an ordinance adopted today by the city commission. A penalty of $-0 fino is fixed for violation. Better not , get hold that we can 't let go. of Mexieo so The Weather Fair tonight aid Thursday; light frost to night west, heavy frost east portion; norther ly winds. ( OUi-D JANiA . -w-' ' VUi yil-uH -"rsa 'X- BRITISH WARSHIPS ANCHOR AT BANGOR GOVERNMENT MAY LAND MAR INES IN EVENT OF TROUBLE OVEB IRISH HOME RULE. Belfast, April 29. Eleven British warships dropped nchor today in Bangor bay at the entrance to Belfast that they had hopes of accomplishing No explanation of their prcsonco wus forthcoming from I pndon, but it was the general belief that tho government planned a landing of marines in tho event of troublu over Irish homo rule. First Lord of the Admirality Winston Churchill admitted he hud such a step in mind at the timo of the last crisis, when he found the army officers could not be depended on. WILLIE RITCHIE AND HARRY FOLEY PABT COMPANY San Francisco, - April 29. Willio Ritchie and his manager, Harry Fcrttf parted company today. The lightweight champion notified Foley this afternoon that he no longer needed his services, and that hereafter his brother, Frank Stvffen, will look after hig affairs. The notice came as a shock to Foley, who had been given no intimation that Ritchie had decided to let him go. "We will have to part company, Harry," he Bald without any prelimin ary remnrks. "I am going to take my brother Frank with me. I am entirely satisfied with the manner in which you have handled me, but I have to take care of my brother and can't afford the services of two men." BRYAN DEMANDS RELEASE OF AMERICAN MINE OWNER Douglns, Ariz., April . 29. Reports were circulated here late todnv that Secretary Bryan hs demanded that General Carranza scure tho release of James Byington, an American mining man who is in jail (Jumhas, Sonora, charged by the constiutionalists with operating a mine without a permit. The offense is punishable by a fine of 20 pesos and 30 days in juil. He already has been in jail eight months awaiting trial. VILLA WILL BEGIN ATTACK ON SALTILLO TOMORROW El Paso, Texas, April 30. General Pancho Villa will leave Torreon at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, beading 12,000 rebels in an attack on Saltillo. Word to this effect was brought here this rtftcrnoon by one of General Car ranza's confidential agents. "EXTRA I ALL ABOUT THE CAPTURE OF EL PASO" Galveston, Texas, April 29. . A copy was received here to- day of El rniarcial of Mexico City describing the capture of El Paso. Texas, last Thursday, by a combined federal and rebel force, under Generals Velasco and Villa. It was added that 4- the Mexican commanders com-. pelled the Americans to . cede - the southern half, of the city, . - ITRATI Board Wrestles with . Weighty Prob lems which Also Worry Maft wood Folks. LONG SLIM BEACH TOWN - . QUIBBLES OVEB DEPOT Question May Be Settled by BoUdiag Portable Depot for Both Ends -, - - to Moot," The little station of Maplewnod in Tillamook' county on the Oregon Elec tric, near Portland is halving a hep of trouble. " Recently the company In taV. ing'a kink' out of Its road loft Maple wood about 1,000 foeb from the new line, whereas boforo it ran through the heart of the town. Now Maplowood folks have to walk a distance equal to three blookg to reach the dopot, and they have petitioned the railroad com mission to compel the company to oper ate its line through their town. In straightening the road Maplowood was left on tho periphery of the kink, at the very outermost point in , the sinusoidi(l line formerly, followed by the road, and Maplowood objocts. - It is a suburb of Portland now,-and it putting on city airs, hence it wants to put off all vostagos of countrydom and havo the railroad within resell. Tho petition is Bigned by tho entire population and has almost two dozen signatures. Maplowood is ambitious, but it is probable that its en ergot ie citizens will either have to walk to tho depot, n long three blocks, or make some arrangement for boing autoed thoro. . . As a sort of standoff for Maplo wood 's troubles the railroad commis sion is having gome troubles of its own. On the P. R. & N. R. R. there's a little to'n known as Wheeler, sometimes. This is located on the borders of Tilla mook bay, the railroad skirting the boach. Whoelor is built on the woiner wurst plan, boing inclined to bunchi ness in places, while in others it, to uso tho minor's term, "pinches out." This givos it a sort of string bean ap; pearanco, a "linked swoetness long drawn out" build, like the everlasting farewoll between two school girl's, or a cnine of puppy love ripened over the tolophono wires. Tho town In fact is all length and no thickness, and this Is what causes the railroad commission trouble. The town is so long that tho two ends of it cannot agree, and while the depot is now located njmidship of tho string, both ends want it moved noaror to them, whilo tho middle would retain it where it is, holding that a middle course is always tho best. Two years ago tho commission held an inquest on tho matter and finally located the depot Bt Whcelor. You see tho town is so long and so narrow that one name will not do for all of it and one sec tion of it, south of tho equator, fs known as Vosborg. Vosberg however has no postoffice whilo Wheeler has, and hence is puffed us as much as its elongatod condition will permit. This morning the commission was looking at the blue print which looks like a ball of bluo yarn unrolled, and ono of them suggested that the only way to establish peace rtnd get a sim ultaneous Bnliito from both ends of tho town, was to put the dopot on wheels and give each soction possession week about. If this proves acceptable tho troops will not bo called out, other wise well otherwise. One of tho gubernatorial candidates is named Uus. Be careful not to make tho "u" look like an "a". New York, April 29. Upton Sin-1 clair and four women today established b "mourning" picket line boforo the Standard Oil offices here as a protest to tho refusal of John D. Rockefollor, to arbitrate strike differences in the Colorado coal fiolds. All four were immediately arrested. Sinclair appended in front of the Standard Oil building at 10 o'clock. He wore a small piece of erepa about big arm. Mrs. Belle Seilberman, wear ing a black dross, arrived next. She carried a white flag, bordored with black and five black stripes. In the center was a big red heart. Mrs. Seilberman triad o see Uocklofellor but failed. Later Miss Elizabeth Freeman and Miss Doiua Tvoitner, English suffra gettes, and Mrs. Remington Charter joined Sinclair. The sidewalks in front of tho building wero packed with peo ple. None ol the five resisted arrest. They were charged with having "ren dered the sidewalks in front of No. 20 Broadway impassable." "From 26 Broadway," said Sin clair, "orders to crush the unionr in Colorado- have gone out. Mourning badges worn for the dead could not be 'bettor displayed ' thaa in front of STANDARD OIL OFFICE PICKETED AS PROTEST MADEROS WILL PAY VILLA $75,000 IF. HUERTA IS KILLED Rebel General Will Remain an - Enemy to the Dictator " Despite Reports .' ; RAOUL MADERO IS . HELD AS HOSTAGE Report Says that Chieftain la "A Pretty Decent Sortin a Mexican Way" By Fred J. Wilson. San Antonio, Texas, April 29. "The day Prosidont Huerta dies a violent death the Madoro family will pay Gen eral Villa 75,000 iu gold," was the statement here today of a prominent San Antonio business man who is in a position to know what he is talking about but ' who would not permit his name to be used. - "This may seem a '.'Strong state- mcnt," he continued, "but I know it is true. I don't say that Villa has agreed to kill Huerta, That's not the bargain. Simply, on the day Huerta is killed villa will get the money. "Moreover, Villa practically has & hostage young Raoul Madero is in his on in p. It is certain that this promise was mailo to him and that he will in sist on having it kept. "Possibly Huerta might settle his differences with the other rebel chief tains, but he can't with Villa." Referring to the killing of the Eng lishman, William Benton, the same au-' thority said: "Benton got exactly what was com ing to .him. I know Villa well. He's a pretty decont sort in a Mexican way. " "Weeks bofore he was killed Benton was storming around El Paso denounc ing Villa becauso he would not assign 300 men to guard propretiea of which the Englishman, as trustee, was in chargo. Villa around his hatred by saying he could spare neither the men nor the guns. "After they quarreled at Juarez Ben ton whs placed under arrest and started for Chihuahua City In custody of a de tnchmont under Major Rudolfo Fierro. Just outsido Juarez Fierro sliot his prisoner with his own gun and buried tho body beside tho railroad track. "Thou Villa manufactured tho story about tho drumhead courtmartial. Ho ought to have exocuted Fierro, but he is afraid to now on account of the effect it would have on his troops, though ho knows England will insist on satisfaction later." May Stop In Salem. Inquiry was received this morning by Fred S. Bynou, secretary of the promotion department of tho Salem Commercial club, from tho Merchants' Trade Journal, of Des Moines, Iowa, asking information regarding whether fBalom would be a suitable stopping point iu a trip of businessmen through tho west coast in the summer of 1915. The trains on this excursion will leave Now York City and take 30 days to make tho trip to Snu Frauciaco. Sec retary Bynon said this morning that he was going to send a strong letter in reply, tolling about Salem, and also send some literature doscriptive of tho city. the officers who gaivo orders that the men in the mines should not be per mitted to organize." In reply to published stories of his interview with Chairnu JVster of tho congressional committee which in vestigated tho Colorado" mine Btrike, the junior Rockefeller issued a long stntemeut last night. He and his father, he said, were in terested only in the Colorado Fuel aiid Iron company, which, , he asserted, controls but a third of Colorado's coal output, and besides this, said tha statement, they are only minority stockholders even in that company. Waiving this question, however, tho oil king's son went on to argue that tho company granted all its men's de mands before the strike was so much as thought of. The only issue between the company and its employes now, bo asserted, is that of the open shop. "This," the statement anuouneed, "is a matter of principle which wo could not accede or arbitrate." I At noon b relief picket line reached the Standard Oil building and resumed picketing. The line included Mrs. Sin clair, who was attired in a white suit (Continued on page two.).