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Today's News Printed Today OH TRAINS AND NEWS THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALM, OMOON, MONDAY, MAT 4, 1914. PRICE TWO CENTS stands, ttvb cunts Fu Leased Wire Dispatches fel f mil in m 'i Wmm i 4 v AMERICAN FORCES HEAD FOR ATTACK OF S Mexicans Near Vera Crux Are : Guarding Roads Into Mex . ico City. GUNS OF FLEET ARE TRAINED ON HILLS Huerta Hoped for Invasion of U. S. Troops to Unite Factions. Vera Cruz, May 4. Five thousand JMexican federals were encamped 28 miles from Vera Cruz today, guarding both routes to Mexico City. Besides C,000 federals at Soladad where Gen eral Maas is located, there are 5,000 federals at Jalapa and 1,500 more at Falina. In ease of a federal attack on Vera Cruz, General Funston could muster a force of 7,000 men, including marines and bluejackets. The bluejackets are Teady to land again within an hour if their services are needed, and the fleet is cleared for action and ready to shell the sand hills back of Vera Cruz on a moment's notice. Under a ennopy of flags of all na tions, including the Mexican colors, (ienoral Fiinston dined with Admiral Fletcher and other naval officers Cere yesterday( The naval officers wore whito uniforms and General Funston was dressed in a khnkhi suit. The flags on all American and foreign warships were lowered to half mast as the Montana sailed last night with the bodies of the American marines and bluejackets killed in the occupation of Vera Cruz. Huerta Beady to Fly. . Thnt opposition to the dictator has Yeaehcd a point Smong the people of his capital where he is personally in serious danger was known positively. I From Vera Cruz he had counted on the Americans to march promptly on Mexico City, and this, he felt sure, would unite all Mexican factions against him. By lingering in Vera Cruz the enemy upset all his plans. According to reliable information to day matters have reached a pass at which the president realizes that his position reached a pass at which "the president realizes that 'his position is hopeless. It was said that the best ho is figuring on now is to get safely out of Mexico, and that he can see no way of doing it but by making it impossible for the Americans to avoid capturing him. With this end in view it was the eon census of opinion among the best judges that he would force an engage ment as speedily as possible. The news rJIso leaked out from Mex ico City that. Foreign Minister Eojas resigned Friday night because Arch bishop Mora, who had undertaken to persuade the dictator to retire, had failed in his mission. It was said Huerta was exceedingly angry at Kojns and the latter's friends feared seri ously for his safety. ' Huerta Still Healthy. Mexico City, May 4. Four hundred more- American refugees were scheduled to leave here today for Puerto, where it was expected Admiral Dadger would have ships to take them on board. The Brazilian minister, meeting President Huerta casually Sunday, mentioned that the partv was starting. "When I referred to it," said the minister, "the president offered every facility,. He was particularly inter ested in the women's and children's comfort and promised to furnish sleep ing cars." Reports that the president's health iB breaking a-nd that he is on the verge of collapse are untrue. He is active, alert and in close touch with develop ments. In his habits he has made no change. Officials here are reticent concerning mediation.' "Any proposal," said Minister of the Interior Alcocer, "re ceived through the proper channels will be considered and decided on iU merits." It was learned today that the rebel chieftains Lechuga and Cabanzo have surrendered to President Huerta. No further details had been received today of the loss of the Pacific Rail way company's steamship Luella, which, according to at dispatch from Mazanillo last night, had been blown un there bv a mine planted in the harbor for "American war vessels. It was still uncertain whether lives were lost. Howard Bady to Fire. San Diego, Cal., May 4. The follow ing wireless message from Charles H. Raymond, United Press correspondent with thePaeific fleet in Mexican waters, was sent here today by the eruiser California. "The pier at Manzanillo has been burned. Refugees . are leaving that port by hundreds. Local papers start that Admiral Howard .will give .49 hours notice before opening fire. "An editorial in a . Mazatlan daily newspaper states that the rebels will GENERAL MAA 10 Speclil Session Called to Provide Fonda for Militia to Coal . Fields. IMPEACHMENT OF AMMONS NOT THOUGHT POSSIBLB Mine Owners Threaten to Prosecute Labor Leaders on Murder Charge. Donvor, Colo., May . The state leg islature met here at noon today in spe cial session to consider an appropria tion to provide funds to meet the de ficit caused by maintaining militiament in t'o Btrike-bound coal fiends. It was also to consider a compulsory ar- bitmtion measure, a bill providing for the establishment of a state consta bulary, and etill another measure reg ulating the use of mine guards. It was also practically certain that resolution Would be introduced provid ing for the impeachment of Governor Ammons, but the chief executive was confident it would fail. J. "H. Slattery, a conservative demo crat, was unanimously elected speaker of the hoi'se to succeed Onias Skinnor, who resigned to accept a federal posi tion. Slattory's election was Believed to mean that the attempt to impeach Governor Ammons will fail. Governor Ammons thon recited striko conditions and asked for an appropria tion of $700,000 to pay the expenses of the militia sent into the strike dis tricts. May Prefer Murdor Charge. Mine operators threatened today to prosecute John Whito, president; Frank Hayes, vice-president; John Lawson, John McLennan and other internation al and district leaders of the United Mine Wokrers of Ariierica on a charge of murdor or conspiracy to murder in connection with the fatalities at Forbes, wliero seven mine guards were slnin, and at Walsenburg, where Major 1 . 1'. Lester was killed. If such war rants are issued, Attorney Horace Hawkins, for the miners, said he would retaliate by swearing out a warrant for John D, Hockcfoller, Jr., charging him with murder and conspiracy in connection with the deaths at Ludlow and other places. The Ludlow horror was certain of a thorough overhauling bv ' the legisla turo. The finding of the military board which investigated tho tragedy was still a state wide sensation today. Tho board, indeed, blamud the Greeks among tho strikers colonv for start ing the battle, but for the militia's conduct subsequently it recommended the court-martialing of every officer and enlisted man who took part in the fiRl't. It found that, after the first tent took fire, the militiamen and mine guards deliberately npread the eonflag ration by pouring oil upon the flames and upon other tent. It was charged that tho state s forces also, looted tho tents. Poured Oil cn Flames. The board declarei'. that, at the open ing of the battle, the militiamen train ed a machine gun among the tents, poured a volley upon them and that the first ten was set on fire by tho con contration of this cannonade. The Denver News published today statistics showing that 90 per cent of e troop s members were emploved bv the mine owners. Linderfelt himself, toe military board discovered, had been in Colorado only five months. " It was brought out also that his troop bad never elected officers and had never held a drill. Finally, it was found that the militia shot Tikas anil two other strikers who had been mado prisoners. join forces with tho federals against tne Americana, "Th South Dakota is at Acapulco, the Maryland at Manzanillo and the California here." The exact position of the cruiser California, which sent the message, was not known here. Operators at the wireless station said they believed the cruiser was a.t Guapmae. Other mes sages received here today, however, in dicated that she might be at Mazatlan, several hundred miles further south Federal Bfugees Transferred. El Paso, Texas, May 4. Heavily guarded bv troopers of the 20tu Inited States infantry, "800 of the Mexican federal prisoners held here since they were, driven across the border by Gen eral Villa entrained today for Fort Wingate. It took 47 coaches to ac commodate them and their" guards. Following the sullen faced federals, as they marched from their barbed wire enclosure to the train waiting them on a Biding, came a procession of weeping Mexican women, burdened with pots and pans and generally accompanied by children clinging to their skirts. General Francisco da.'tro went with the first uetachment. . The remaining 4,000 prisoners will leave in course of the week. Special escorts will travel with Generals Sala .ar and Merrado and with the bandit chieftain. Meximo Castillo. General Cetrranza having refused positively to agree to sn armistice be tween the .constitutionalists and Huer iastas pending negotiations, agent George Carotbers of the state depart ment, has cancelled his proposed trip to Chihuahua City. DEBATE Oil TOLLS 10! : III SEIIA1E TODAY Both Factions Confident of Victory and Argument Will Be Lengthy. NO FINAL VOTE IS EXPECTED FOR WEEKS Senator Townsend of Michigan Takes a Rap at Present War Policy. Washington, May 4. With both fac tions confident of victory the debate on the legislation providing for the repeal of the exemption clause in the Pauama canal tolls act started in the enato today. It was not expected that a final vote will be reached for several weeks. Indications were today that the de bate would be long and bitter. It was 0ened by Senator Townsend of Mich igan. "I will not vote my government guilty of perfidy and dishonor, in order to obtain tho approval of tho Eelfish shipping interests of a foreign Jiation," declare! Senator Townsend of Michigan at the conclusion of a speech against the tolls exemption re peals bill in tho sonata this aftornoon. In the course of his speech ho paid attention to President Wilson's Mox ican policy. "Out of our Mexican relations no possible credit or honor cn como to our country," he said. "The war now raging between Huerta and the United States will be recorded in history as having originated in an unjustifiable stated cause. Popes FUng at Mexico. "Was it Cato, the Roman orator, who had such ai hatred of Carthage that he closed evory speech with tho words: 'Carthage must bo destroyed?' Our president assumed a similar atti tude toward Huerta. He has, however, entered upon armed intervention in Mexico and every patriotic American will he following the commander In chief 'right or wrong' in this instance. Huerta will probably be destroyed naid to accomplish this destruction thous ands of America's best boys and of Mexico's guiltless sons may die. "Action now may determine whether we shall continue to settle for our selves matters affecting our domestic affairs and our national honor or whether 'right or wrong' we shall, at the behest of ai president no matter how sincere, repudiate our past, weak en the Monroe doctrine, under which it has been possible to democratize the western continent and with no new reason except that the president de mands it. "If, in the course of this debate, the president had been too severely criti cised and if he shall hereafter be im properly arraigned, he cannot justly complain. He should tft least have taken the congress into his confidence and presented the real reasons which were evidently sufficient to effect a change in him. "It is impossible that the shorter Panama route will not have the effect of cheapening transportation or better ing the facilities, or both between the middle west and the Pacific const, I do not expect a great reduction in in dividual rates because of the Panama canal influence, but tho aggregate bene fit will be great, much greater than the aggregate of remitted tolls on domestic shipping." Townsend discussed at length the history of the canal negotiations and attempted to show that the exemption of the coast wise ships from tolls did not constitute a violation of its letter or spirit. FOEESTEES END CONVENTION, Short talks by timber owners at the luncheon given Saturday at the Marion hotel closed the convention of fores ters thnt was in session in the state honse Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Mars for the "coming sum mer's work were discussed at the ses sion Saturday morning. There were 33 men in attendance at the conven tion. Tho number was made up from employes at the state office, men of the lire petrol associations and govern mcnt foresters. Talks were made by W. J. Lander. Nelson F. McDuff, T, H. Sherrard, Karl Mealcy, John McDon ald, M. L. Erickson and T. A. Elliott $3,000,000 BANKING FIRM HAS CLOSED ITS DOOBS Philadelphia, May 4. With liabil ities exceeding 3,000.000, the firm of Cramp, Mitchell t Co., bankers and brokers, closed its doors here today. The firm has been in difficulty for some time as a result of severe losses on underwriting operations. An involuntary petition in Bankrup tcy was granted today by the United States circuit court here. The firm's liabilities were given as (3,600j000 snd the assets at $3,100,000. Theodore W. Cramp and Howard E. Mitchell com posed the firm. Guns of Battleship Utah Trained Upon Sand Hills Sheltering Maas7 -Troops Photos by American Press Association. A group of marines on board the battleship here shown are drawn up with their arms and receiving instructions preparatory to landing. The other pic ture shows the great guns of the battleship Utah, ENTRIES IN GUBERNATORIAL RACE TO EXPLAIN PLATFORMS AT ARMORY TONIGHT. Fight candidates for the republican nomination for governor will be heard tonight at the armory at a meeting held under the auspices of the Salem Republican club as part of its program of education of the voters as to the issues and candidates before the peo ple. Tho cdVHdatca who are sched uled to appear this evening and tell of their platforms are A. M. Crawford, attorney general; James. Withycombe, of the Oregon Agricultural college; William A. Carter, of Portland; George C. Brownell, of Oregon City: Charles A. Johns, of Portland;- Gus Moser, of Portland; Judge Grant B. Dimick, of Orogon City, and ex-Governor T. T. Geer. It is the purpose of the meeting to give each republican candidate a chance to give a short outline of his political views and a statement of his platform and what he would do should the people decide to elect him to the gubernatorial chair. About 20 min utes will be allowed each speaker. In addition to the program of speeches, Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges, Oregon's nightingale, whose reputation for song is as extensive as the borders of the state, will sing "The Star Spangled Banner" and "America." The public is cordially invited to at tend this mass meeting and hear tho candidates Bpcak for themselves. DIOGS' TRIAL RESUMED. San Francisco, May 4. Tho trial of Maury I. Diggs, former stato architect, charged with criminally attacking Miss Ida Pearring, was resumed here today before Superior Judge Cabaniss. The principal witness at the morning session was David F. Lessler. He swore that he worked for the PeTrring family for years an.l knew it to be a fact that Ida May Pearring was born in San Jose March 9, 1896. Although severely cross-examined by Dices' at torney, Lessler stuck to this assertion. The Weather Oregon: Fair to night and Tues day; light frost tonight; variable winds. ll tOJ NEM yf gT " : INDUSTRIAL MOVEMENT GAINS FOOTHOLD IN EASTERN ORE GON SCHOOLS. As Eakor Is his home county, it is very natural that Superintendent Churchill should be especially interest ed in thi report of his work in that county, just handed in by Field Work er N. C. Maris. "The wook'g work was bogun in the Baker City schools," said Mr. Maris, when he broke his own roeord by or ganizing soven clubs on Monday of last week. City Superintendent Strange had alroady worked up a good intorcst in the industrial movement, and when Mr. Maris appeared with greetings from their former superintendent, and stated that Mr. Churchill cxpectod him to get every boy and girl in tho Baker Bchools into the clubs, there was a very enthusiastic response. When tiie day's work was completed, tho total number enrolled footed up 492. This was in the grades only, as they did not have timo to visit the high school that day. Superintendent Strange is confident of securing a large, club membership in tho high schools, which would placo tho Baker schools in the front rank among the city schools of the state as to club membership, i ne remainder or tne ween was spent i by Mr. Maris, in company with County I Superintendent J. F. Smith, visiting the! BiMuuia vl mo Diuuiiri iuni inn rural districts. A large per cent of the lat ter had closed, thus making it neces sary to travel long distances to reach those that were still in session. Nine schools were reached and organized outside the city schools, and practically all the pupils allied themselves with the organization. Friday will bo educational day at the Baker county fair, when all school chil- dren will bo admitted free by the fair managers, who are co-operating and offering an attractive price list for the juvenile industrial contest. On educational day there will be no horse racing, and' the track will be turned over to the school children to be used for their drills and sports. County Superintendent Smith hopes to have 2,500 children in line of parade and to have an industrial exhibit that will eclipse any former attempt of the kind in the county. He will not be tne only one disappointed if they are not able to send a prize-winning exhiCit to the state fair. Mr. and Mrs. Abner Lewis spent 8unday with their son Clifford, in Cor vailis, who is in the mercantile busi ness in the little college town. 0 Whatever else is not done, Veep that Alaska steamship line going and well supported. Bloodless Duel Satisfies Rivals TWO ROUNDS REQUIRED TO SET TLE QUESTION OF HONOB JUS CONCILIATION roLLowa Paris, May . lUnanee Minister Jos eph Caillatix and Farnand l'Alliers fought a bloodless duel today In th Park do Princess. ' As the challenged eombatant, d'All- lleres chose pistols. The duelists wers placed 25 paces apart and fired two hots each; Caillaux both timo into the air and d Ailueres both times into the ground. A reconciliation followed. The two wero rival candidates ' for seats in the chamber of deputies at the tecent election, and Cillauxt who was elected, accused d'Aillieres of Insult ing him in a campaign poster. I RESIDENT OF NEWBERO SATS TOO MUCH BOOZE IS BEING SHIPPED INTO THAT CITY. Governor West ha? received a letter from a gentleman in Newborg com plaining tht the drug stores there are selling spirituous liquors at a great rati. Ho give9 in dotail the amounts of lirjuor Bbipped in and "says he got the fixtures from the 8. P. books. He says one got 93 gallons and another 78 gallons, lie nlso says there is a doc tor, there "who Booms to bo writing prescriptions for anyone who wants thorn whether drunk or sober. This la somewhat indefinite,, as from it it is impossible to toll whether the doctor or those for whom he proscribed was drunk or sober. Ho alleges that Now berg hns always claimed for itself the name of a clean town morally snd has always boasted that sho had no sa loons, but he adds: "Hore we find two blind pigs running in full blast under the gmso of drug stores." He asks tho govornor to writo the drug gists and do something towards stop ping the sale of linuors for. he adds "No ono seems to know how to go" at it, or else they are afraid to tacklo tho job.' ' BASEBALL TODAY. NATIONAL. At Boston R. H.E. Philadelphia 7 13 6 Boston .'.... 10 L3 U Alexandor and Killifrr; Rudolph and Gowdy. At New York R. It. E. Brooklyn L". 3 8 2 Now York 4 8 0 Uoulbach and McCarthy; Mathewson and Meyers. At Chicago R, It. E. St. Louis 8 9 3 Chicago 17 0 fiobinson and Snyder; La vendor and Bresuahan. AMERICAN. At Clovcland R. H. E. Detroit , 9 15 1 Cleveland 7 13 3 Dubue and Strange; James, Kahlor snd C'arisch, At Philadelphia R. JI.K. Boston 1 . 9 i ) Philadelphia 16 3 Looanrd and Carigan; Wyckoff and fichang. At Washington R.II. E. New York g Q 2 Washington 2 5 3 Koating and Sweeney; GBhion,sAy res and Ainsmith. FEDERAL. At Chicago Buffalo R. n. E. 0 6 1 Chicago .4 5 0 Moore, Houaer and Blair: Prender- gastt and Wilson. At Kansas City n IT V. Pittsburg 5 g 1 Kansas City ... 6 11 1 Knotzer and Berry; Henning and r.astoriy. At St. Louis ' R.1I.E.I lialtimoro . 3 8 0 8t. LoijL, '., 4 0 1 Quinn and Jackhtsch; Groom and Hartley. At Indianapolis R, IT. E. Brooklyn-Indianapolis game postpon ed; rain. EDES EXPECTS TO REACH " ALASKA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - Washington, May 4. ''We expect to reach Alaska as soon as possible that's about all there is to say as yet," was tho statement hero today of William Fdos, nowly-sppolnted member f tho Alaska engineering commission, which will have charge of the location of government railroads in the north ern territory. " Wa are kept busy here now by routine matters,'' he add ed, "but we plan to leave next week and to open an office in Seattle. After that we will got to Alaska as soon as we can." STEAMER REPORTED AFIRE. Tialifas, N. R, May 4. Wireless dispatches received tere this afternoon stated an unidentified steamer was burning off Sable Island. l'AIllFllOtlT,l.ffl BE SCENE OF LADOfl 11 III PORIIAIIO Shipppers Contend that Organ ized Labor Delays Develop ment of Port. - STRIKE SITUATION . . . REMAINS UNCHANGED No Attempt Made . to Unload Cargoes of Steamer Navajo and Bear. Portland, Or., May 4. Contending? that organized labor is interfering with, the development of the port, its shin- ping, the cltys Industrial activity and business in general, the Employers' as sociation or Portland is today plan ning retaliation agairst the waterfront federation because of the organization of. a freight checkers' union, in affilia tion with the longshoremen. It is In timated that the association will blgin a campaign to establish the open shop policy on Portland's watorfront with the backing of the lumbor manufac turers, the. grain, flour and feed ship pers and a largo number of industries of miscellaneous charactor. v W. C. Francis, Becretary-manager of the Employers' association of Portland, and secretary of the Federation of Pa cific Coat Employers' admitted today that meetings are being held by repre sentatives of the various industries to porfoet plans for action. . That Portland was on the brlnft of an industrial upheaval seemed assured. It was known that the waterfront fed eration would combat vigorously any attempt to inaugurate an opon shop policy in Portland's shipping indus tries. In the meantime the situation In tho1 strike declared by the longsho'romen last woek against the American Ha waiian Steamship company and ' San Francisco and Portland Steamship company ror refusing to recognize tha freight checkers' union remained un changed. . No effort was made today to work the cargoes of either the steamer Navajo, of the former com pany, or the steamor Bear, of the lat ter. Tho decision not to attempt to re move the cargoes of tho two steamers wqs reached late yo-storday after hos tile demonstrations .by friends and sympathizers of tho longshoremen. E INJUNCTION AGAINST INTER CHANGE OF TELEPHONE SERV ICE IS DENIED. Portland, May 4. The state rnilrod commission's order for an interchange of telephone service between the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany and the Home Telephone company in the Oregon and Benson hotels, Port land, was held lawful and the injunc tion Bought by the Pacific company to restrain its enforcement was denied in a decision handed down today by Federal Judge Bean. The opinion was written by Federal Judge Wolverton, who with Judge Bean and Judge Gil bert of the circuit court of appeals six weeks ago as a court sitting en Dane, heard the arguments in the case The Pacific Tolephono and Telegraph company questioned the right of the state railroad commission to impose the order requiring an interchange between the two companies, asserting that it amounted to confiscation of property. In the docision today the court held that the commission was adequately entitled to make such an order by tho very broad provisions of tho public! utilities act of the state. MALE STENOGRAPHERS AND TYPEWRITERS IN DEMAND The United States civil service com mission announces that while it has -no difficulty .in securing sufficient fe male stenographers and typewriters to meet tho needs of the departments at Washington, the supply of n;ale eligi bees has not beon equal to the demand. Young men who are at least 18 years of ago and who are willing to accept the usual entrance salaries, which are $840 and $000 a year, have excellent opportunities for appointment While the entrance salaries are low, advance cement is reasonably rapid to those meriting it. The examinations, whifh my competent Btenographer should be able- to pass, are held each month in the year, except December, at the prin cijal cities of tho Inited States. Full information in regard to the ex amination may .be secured by address ing the United States civil service commission, Washington, D. C. Miss Lei tha Wieat, a stenographer at the state house, is iU st her parents home. ' ,