Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEA? , 1 . .j r,-r ON TBAINS AND NEWS PRICE TWO CENTS stand nva cents SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1911. IOTA 11 DIE WITH HIS CAPVTAL A MASS OF RUINS Dictator Is Man Crazed by Ambitioi;, Bloodshed and Lust of Power GOVERNMENT HAS TRANSPORTS READY Popular Actor in Mexico City Interpolates Joke and Is Missing Today Oakland, Cal., May 21. Declaring lie had very little faith in efforts to mediate Gerr al Htterta out of tho Mexican jm dontial chair, Captain Johu T. Neville, of the Oakland En iiiifer staff, who saw much servico with the. Mexican lehcls in the late Francisco Madero's time and recently mude an interesting answer to Senator Lodge's attack on General Villa in the ni'I'er house at Washington, gave It as his opinion today that the better way would he to recognize the constitution, nlists' belligerency and let them take Mexico City for themselves. ."Uurrta." he paid,. "has no inten tion of resigning, lie will always place so many conditions on it that liis terms will never be accepted. But sup. posing, for the sake of argument, that they should he accepted, what are the constitutionalist going to do about it! "The rebels know they have every thing their own way and that in the cud Huerta will l.e eomt-martinlcd and lunged. They are not goin? to leave this revolution in Mexico t'rf inished hv sparing a large number of bitter eno ndes of the people, who would imme diately foment another internal strug gle. Will Not Mediate. "Carranza will never mediate witfi an assassin and traitor vho may try to proteit himself in order to seize the l "ins of government a second time. If lie did consent tn dn siwh a 1'iancisco Villa would not lend his aid, j nuiium una, i arranza is not of much force in a military sense. "Instead of mediating "with Kuerta the administration should immediately raise the embargo cn arms, recognize the constitutionalists' belligerency and ailow them to eaptm-e Mexico f'itv in one month instead of waiting" six months. "The rebels have always treated Americans with consideration. The federals ir.ve insulted and injured then on every occasion, them on every occasion. Huerta does not need mediation. He needs hang ing. He is a man crazed by ambition and bloodshed, who is desirous of hav ing his name go down in history, and who will die in tho presidential palace with the national capital a mass of ruins if he can do so." Transports Are Ready. Washington, May 21. Despite tie war department's silence, it was learn ed today that the tovernment has an entire transport fleet equipped to ac commodate an army, ready to sail from Galveston at an hour's notice. Tt was said, however, that this was merely precautionary. President Wil f on ami Secretary of State Bryan were understood to believe that ton day! will decide the oue.-tion of. peace or war and to be deteimined to be in a position to act promptlv if necessary. It was known that b"Vi the president ,nd Secretary Bryan were confident mediation would succeed. Officialdom here was considerably perturbed bv reports that t'v rebels were still discriminating acainst Spmv - lards wherever they trained control, it iv-tre.i that th:t pohev might giavely complicate the situation. By William G. Sr-.ephsrd. Vera Cruz, Mex., May 21. Because Senor Berystyn, the mcst popular actor in Mexico, referred during a perform ame in Mexi. o City to the broach be tween President Hucita and ex-Minis ter of the Interior llihuita as "a but encr-s quarrel," lie was mvstenouslv miSMiig today. He interpolated theaeuue of traffic, it is thought the loke in his lines Tuesday nnt. On his return to his hotel h" wr.j airei-tet. Nothing has been heard from his since, ins aumirers, or wuom lie lias tnoiv ; mis, were greatly enra2ed. believing' ,,a' Cfn execute.!. Huerta Is Angry. Mexico Citv, Mav 21.- -President Huerta was vervjinsry today when hf learned that publication ha 1 been made in the United States on the Associated Press' authority of the statement that h authorized his envoys at Niagara Falls to offer his resignation. "Denying it, with much empsasis, he declared: "The envoys are not author-1 headquarters here today that the fed- i'.ed to offer my resignation," andierals were evacuating Saltillo after added: "I intend to iold on to the only brief skirmishing. end.' Huerta. 's position was correctly stat 1 by the United Press. kuOSEVELT PIQUED BY DOUBTS EXPRESSED Visits Outlook Office, Dictates Letters and Superintends Unpackiug of Spec!, mens Politics Is Taboo. New York, May 21.--Culonel Roose velt wa at bis desk in the Outlook of fice for a while today. After dictat ing several letters to a" stenographer ho visited the Americau museum of nat ural history to superintend the unpack ing of some of the specimens he brought back with him from Brazil. Nearly everyone he saw had ques tions to ask concerning his new river. It wns clear that the colonel was con siderable piqued by the doubts cast on the genuineness of his discovery. "It's thcro," he exclaimed" emphatically, "and at least a Third of it is naviga ble. If any one wants to see it for himself, I'll tell him ijow to get to it." The ex-president's health did " ho seem to trouble him. lie said he felt better every day and would soon be in prime condition. Politics he still declined to discuss. Arrangement had been made at Oyster Bay' for the citi zens to give him a formal welcome home tonight. From the museum he repaired to his tailor to order new clothes in which vA-T'ti" T IV;.r"li1t'81W?'1'li,'"?1ini Anna Janscn, ....... ii... Aiu iic tiiiuci a iiui.i-i iiasui I to lay in more supplies for thcsame occasion. These errands attended to, he called on his publishers fo discuss the book he will issue ou his South American experiences. , The ex-president came over by auto mobile from Oyster Hay and made the rounds of New York in the same ma chine. It was not, ho remarked, that ho felt unequal to walking, but he had so much t do that he was compelled to save all the time possible. LONG BEACH HAS SUITS FIRST DAMAGE CASE AS BESULT OF COLLAPSE OF MUNICIPAL FJSR MAY. 21, -'fll3, TS ON. ' Lo-i Angeles, Cal., May 21. Presid ing Judge Wood, of the superior court, is considering tfljlay an application for a special judge to try tho first damage suit of a series brought against the city of Long Beach as tin result of the col lapso of that city's municipal piei-, -May ii4, 11)1,1, in which 40 persons lost their lives and 200 were injured, Suits aggregating more than $2,000,- 000 have be.-n filed against the citv, and it was expected that about 25 moro would be filed today. The statute of limitations expires next Sunday. SPENCE IS ELECTED. Monmouth, Or., May 2L The state grange, in session here, today re-elected C. h. Speuce, Oregon City, tiiaster. Rebel Leader Is Preparing To Cut Railroad Lines By Charles H. Raymond. (Ci.itcil Press Staff Correspondent.) U. S. ,S. California, May 20 (By wireless to San Diego, May 21.) Gen eral Obregon, the Mexican rebel loader on tho west coast, is preparing today to cut . tho railroad that connects Man zanillo and Mexico City to prevent possible shipments of arms and ammu nition to Huerta. His plan then is to concentrate his troops arouud Man zatlan and assail that port. N it li era Cruz occupied by the Am- 1 erica and Tampice captured by the j constitutionalists, Huerta has been un - -""- -"'I'o-'t ar's ana ammunition! from the east and his attention is said ,o have been tuned toward some of his I acif.c ports - Magnnillo Only Resource The ra. road running from Salina (ruz, on the west, to the interior nas . , J " . , , """lion, wnere ne trieii vamiv to see J'res- snrrouiided by the rebels. That leaves : i(iet Wilson. Hp was tnl.i tho his Manzanillo as nis only resource.1 u tne reueis succcea in culling oil tnat ..........'. ..... .,v ... Lineal loosing ,. .-ituation, not only as regards the im - .. iirirnf ll-lll ii a ,n nn a,i aa . ,m portction of war munitions, but in a to escape irom ins country snouiu -'-is flight be decided npon. I u nas oeen rumorcn many times tnat he expected to get ammunition from Japan to west coast points The rebel aeroplane which has been ied at Mazatlan was wrecked acci- dentally yesterday. oATJitT?nv rq PVTSTiTnin GARRISON IS RETREATING. By N. C. Parke. Juarez, Mex., -lay 'I General Felipe Angeles telegraphed to rebel He said they were retreating south - ward, but gave no further details. The belief here was that the retreat- GIRL FINDS LOVER Ill THROAT HIT WHEN SHE ARRIVE Anna Jensen Travels from Stockholm to Marry, But Finds Betrothed Dead GIRL IS NOT TOLD OF THE SUICIDE Keeper of Morgue, Touched by Tragedy, Unable to Break News Los Angeles, fal., May 21. Today was to, have been the wedding day of a pretty Swedish girl, who came all the way from Stock holm to marry A. Bergt Johannscn, who came to America two years ago to lay, the foundation for their fortune. Johannsen lies dead in the city morgim, a suicide. He cut his throat with a razor the night before the girl arrived. Sho must be told today. Miss .Tnnsen arrived here early yes terday and when her fiance failed to meet her at the trnia she took a taxi cab to his address. Johannscn 's land lady was unequal io the task of tell ing .the girl when she arrived at his lodging house and fcent her to another address, a block down the street. It was the morgue, and the attendant there, too, happened to have a heart, and tne girl was sent along to thu home of Carl Nelson, Johannsen 's cousin. Nchon, also, was unable to toll the story, with tho result that the (Jrl slept in ignorance, believing Jo hannsen to be out of town. Gottlieb Eckdahl, Swedish consul here, fiilly consented to talk to Miss Jansen to day. No reason for Johannsen 's suicide is known. GIRL SECURES WRIT OF MAN DAMUS AGAINST SCHOOL BOARD Vorth Yakima, Wash'., May 21. Alleging that although sho had n standing of 97 per cent, the highest in the class, and was elected valedictorian in tho commencement exercises. Super intendent O. W. Hoffman had declared her place forfeited, Miss Alice J. Dunn, a senior of the high school at Sunnyside, has today secured a alter native writ of mandamus returnable Saturday, to compel the school board to reinstate her. ing garrison was bound for San Luis Potosi, a 200-mile march across the desert, and that it would make a last stand there before falling back into Mexico City. This was the first official news of the past few days' doing at Saltillo. WILL BE BLACK PAGE. Chicago, May 21. For a man who declared he was not "sore," Robert Kerr, civil governor of Vera Cruz for ft feu. hnnrs fnllmvinor itu nnpnnatitn , v Admiral Fletcher, expressed himself i0(,uv " l toll Secretary of War Garrison, ho "H,t h.n tL f ; ,ast VP(lr Rm, tw0 months written , ,vas POnvino(,(1 it W0I,, be the ,,llck. Pi!t ,n the historv of Anlri(.an diplomacy. " Kerr had just arrived 1 from Vola Cruz wav. of Washing- dent was already in possession of all .u. i,1f.irmn)inn l.n nnn!n , Mexican conditions ami was ton h,iv . . ... ... i q grant him an interview. 1 . Was Stranga Selection. j-;err ;g a inwyer practising both In ; Chicago and Mexico Citv. Being in it.,. ,- ' i, a,'',i landed, he was given the civil cover- orship. He was considered a strange i selection at the time, having been a : ;,: u-oi,;nnt., ndniftrntion 's Mexican policy. His i tenure was brief, however. Secretary Oarrifon said he was responsible for j Vera Cruz conditions while American troops were in control there and want- itj affairs administered bv a man a. hv ,ler his nr,Ur. A'r,i;n. p wh'Bn General Funston arrived he a,,umed full charge of the situation :an,i the ivil onvemorshin was abol- : jded (Continued on page two.l WOULD HAVE FRISCO FAIR CLOSED SUNDAYS Sunday Observance Committee Says So- attle Keeps Sabbath Better Than Boston Japan's Divorce Sate Big. Chicago, May 21. With 800 dele gates in attendance, the 126th general assembly of Presbyterians convened hero today in tho Fourth Presbyterian church. The election of a moderator a as the first business to come before the convention. Tho Sabbath, observance committee recommended that the Panama-Pacific exposition be closed on Sundays, but its report Paid indications were "that the present fair management would re main deaf to all sum petitions." The committee said it hoped that a "rider" be attached to the bill providing a government evhibit which would insure the closing of the fair on Sunday. The Firs Presbyterian church of So attlo, of which tho Rov. Mark Mat thews is pastor, was given credit by the Sabbath observance committee for cleaning out vice in that city. Seattle keeps tho Sabbath bettor than Boston," said tile committee's re port. The Christian life committee urged legislation preventing the continued alarming growth of the divorce evil. "Japan," said the committee's re port, "has the highest divorce rate in the world and America is next." Tho committee priposed a country wide "educational campaign on "the sacred ness of marriage and the evils of divorce. i YEGOMEN DYNAMITE SAFE. Gucrneville, J'al.y May 21. Yegg men dynamited tho safe in the post office here early today and escaped with $75 in cash. CONDITIONS PAINTED IN GHASTLY COLORS Washington, May 21. Received by President Wilson indue. Jo, Inn Tt.n Lindsay, of Deliver brggod the chief executive to uso rogular troops to force Colorado mine owners to arbitrate with their striking employes. Lindsey was accompanied to tho White House by Mis. Lee Champion, representing tho Women's Relief asso ciation of Denver, and Mrs. Pari Jolly, Mrs. Mary Pctnieei ami Mrs. M. D. Thomas, survivors of tho Ludlow hor ror. Conditions in the slriko district were painted to the president in ghastly col ors. Lindsey, in conversation with tho president, bitterly denounced tho mine owners' and especially Joha D. Rocke feller, Jr.'s rofusal to arbitrate. Col onel Roosevelt, he remarked, forced op erators to get together when thoro was a strike in tho Pennsylvania anthracito field he hoped President Wilson would do tho snmo thing in Colorado. "Wo have not a Republican form of government in Colorado," said the judge. "Governor Ammons is incom petent. If tho president has the right to keep troops in tio stnto, ho has tho right to compel the operators to arbi trate. He could close every mino until such an agreement was made. " The Denverito addod that he and his companions wero going later to see John D. Rockefeller. Jr., in New York. "If the presidont of tho United Htn roceives us, surely Rockefeller should," he addod. "We don't believe opinion will be ready to admit that Rockefeller is more powerful than tho president." THREE SISTERS ARE FOUND MURDERED Mrs. Ludwig Larson, aged 49; Helen Olson, 23 years, and fgna Olson, 17, sis ters, were found murdered today on a fnrm 2(i miles cast of this city. Tony Gilsoul, a suspect, was believed sur rounded by a posso of farmers 'this evening in a nearby grove. Mrs. O. K. Larson, mother of the tiiree women, was shot, but probably will recover. WIJ.SON APPOINTS COMMITTEE. Wa iington, May 21. President Wil son today appointed a committee to arrange for the formal .opening of the Panama canal June 1. Its members are Colonel Ooethals, chairman: Richard Metcalf, vice chairman; Colonel Harry Hodges, Surgeon Gencrnl Oorgas, Colo nel Rossenu and Colonel William Si bert. Their work will lap somewhat over into lOiri, occupying nine months in all, for which th-y will be paid at tne rate or ifliywi a year each. The Weather WjnOER. HoT irii tuic ui.M Showers thunder and KEEP UP storms tonight or Fri- day; cooler Fri day except near the coast; winds shifting to south, it in T AT 11 General Finzer Ordered to Use Militia to Keep Road House Closed CASES ARE UP BEFORE GRAND JURY No More Monkey Business for West-Evidence Posi tive and Abundant Governor WeBt this morning stntod that the Milwaukie road houso would be closed today and remain closed in definitely. He stated Gonernl Finzor would be instructed to send a couple of militiamen there, or so many as might be needed, and to keep the place closed. The whole matter will bo left to General Finzer, and guards will bo maintained there until the governor has positive assurance that tho build ing will be used for boiiio other purpose then that to which it is now put. "I will keep it closet, until the end of my term, "'said the governor," and will bequeath it to. my successor, who will becomo my residuary legatee. The guards stationed there wero withdrawn because assurance was given that the house would be properly conducted and tho laws observed. This was not done, but almost as soon as the guards had left the same old business was resum ed, and while tho pretense 'was made that "fried chicken" wns tho main ' ar'u'le sold, it developed thut the main me9 were oot.w or some men A quiet investigation has been going on for some tiino mm this came to an end night before ln:-t when two girls, ono IS and the other 17, wero taken in charge at the placo by Mrs. Bald win. They had been taken to the place by two men wno are known, and whoso cases hnvo bcrn turned over to the Multnomah county grand jury. The governor says thero will bo no further monkoy business, but thnt the placo will ho closed and remnin so, and thai is all there is to it. Whilo the house will be under tho control of tho mil itia, tho mrttter will be tried out in tho courts, and as tho evidence is said to be positive and abundant thero is but little doubt tho famous or infamous resort will be closed. It is a caso of Milwaukio's bier" sure enough, and it is making Milwaukie notorious, if not famous. WARRANTS ARE ISSUED. Portlnnd, Or., May 21. Warrants (Continued on pago 2.) rnirn n mnin tutu mm ill Till Funston's Soldiers Guarding The Vera Cruz Waterworks x C t IT- w i'v Photo copyright, 1914, by American The waterworks at Vera Cruz arfl an important straUgie point, and the Mexican troops have several times threatened tho United Btates soldiers de fending them. General Maas is said to have mobilized several thousand fed erL for the mirnose of attemntine to retake the plant, which is located several miles from the heart of tho city. The illustration was made by a photographer, who, it great risk, penetrated the fightinjr ions and snapped a group ot r'unston soldiers in action anu a piece ot nciu aruuerjr, MELLEN REFUSED TO SELL STEAMER LINES Action Taken Waa Result of Interven tion of Boosevent When President Offer Was for 120,000,000. Washington, May 21. That Colonel Theodore Koosevelt personally lutei ferrod to prevent the New Haven rail road from selling its steamship lines to Charles W. Morse was the declara tion here today of Charles 8. Mellen, former president of the Now Haven, when ho resumed his testimony before the interstate commerce commission. Koosevelt 's intervention came, accord ing to MjUen, in 1907, whoa Koosevelt wns president. " At .President Roosevelt's request," said Mellen, "I refused to sell the steamship lines to Morse, although ho offered ifliO.OOO.OOO for thorn." AGENT SHOT DOWN AFTER HOT FIGHT Calls for Holp Over Wire and Is Kill ed by Bobbers Who Enter Station. Tappan, New York, May 21. "There are several robbers trying to enter tho station. They are goiug to shoot. Please rush help." While Clydo Hotauing, agont for the West Shore railroad, was Bonding this message to nearby points early today he was shot and killed by one off two robbers. William Forrest, who livos across tho street from the station, heard shots and .then saw a man run from llotalliiig's office. Every indi cation pointed to tho ngont putting up a desperate fight before he was shot down. BENSON FINALLY WINS 4 Portland, Or., May 21. Com plete teturns from all of the .14 counties in the state, but not official, give Judge Henry I.. Benson, of Klamath Falls, a lead of 183 votes over Judge ( har'cs L. McNary, of Salem, for the'"fotirth republican nomi nation for justice of the supreme court. The roniplnto roturns are Benson 34.(531. MeNnrv 34,316. 4 EDITOR SAYS MEXICANS SHOW SYMPATHY FOR AMERICANS Pasadena, Cal., May 21. "Dob 't let reports from Mexico alarm you, but just keep as tranquil as yon uro," said William L. Vail, formerly editor of tho Mexican Herald of Moxico City, in a letter receivod horo today by his fa ther, H. J. Vail. Tho letter is dated Moxico City, May 4. At that time, Vail said, everything wns quiet, and the, Mexicans of nil classes wero showing only sympathy and good will toward Amoricans. Vail and his family will remain in tho Mex ican capital. Press Association. FLU WEDGE IF UN MAKE WILD CHARGEJ1H POLICE Suffragettes March on Buck ingham Palace to Attack King's Residence FORTY ARRESTS MADE BY POLICE OFFICERS Storming Party Driven Back and Prisoners Sent to Jail in Spite of Throng London, May 21. Suffragettes and sufrngette sympathizers to the num ber of severul thousand had a hot en counter today with a force of about 1,000 policemen whilo marching on Buckingham palaco, King Cieorgo's London residence. Tho affnir was preceded by an an nouncement from Mrs. Emmeline Pank hurst of her intention to visit Bucking ham and demand an interview with the king. Her supporters promptly de clared they would accompany her to the pilnce entrance to give hor moral sup port. Thoy mobilized in Whitehall, formed a procession and started. In tho meantime a force of police about 1,000 strong had been rushed to thu royal park gates at the top of Con stitution 1UU. A hundred more patrol led the inside of tho park. When the procession reached the gate it was stopped. Thea. a flying wedgo of tho women tried to break through the police lines. A straggle ensued in which about forty arrests were mode, including several men, and finally tho Storming purt y driven 1 back. A few moments Inter another rust- iwas mndo in an effort to rescue the 1 prisoners. This engagement was live- iller than tho first one and for a time j it lookod as if tho police would be j overpowerod. At length, however, they t. succeeded in ui.sperHtng the demonstra- tors and getting their prisonors to jail. E Preliminary Formalities Have Been Dis posed of and Actual. Work of Conference Is Begun. PRESIDENT WILSON IS IN TOUCH WITH SITUATION Length of Negotiations May Be Pro longed Indefinitely or May Be Terminated Suddenly. By Fred S. Ferguson. Niagara Falls, Ont., May 21. All preliminary formalities having bem disposed of, tho "A. B. C. " mediators between the United States and Mexico wero ready for actual business today. Justice Lamar and Fiederick Lehmaun, the American envoys, had a long con ference with the mediators last night. All parties concerned were reticent relativo to tho natare of their dis cussion. President Wilson kept in close touch with the mediation conference by tele phone. Visitors See Sights. With the Mexicans, tho mediators had their first talk between 11:30 and 12:30 today. It wns expected thoy would have another interview with tho Americans tonight and a second one with tho Mexicans tomorrow. By tho6 alternate interchanges of views they hoped ultimately to reach a mu tually catisfactory ugrectnent. Whilo tho mediators debated at the Mexican envoys' rooms, Komulo" Xaou, tho Ar gentine minister's 11-year-old .son, played in the Clifton hotel corridors. The two daughters ot Senor Hubasn. who were also in Niagara f alls, amused themselves by walking about the town, seeing tho sights and visiting the falls with other Mexicans who were with the envoys' party. It was impossible to guess how long the negotiations would continue. They might drag along indefinitely, it was said, or they might come to a sudden termination. . ARRESTED FOR MURDER. El Paso, Tex., May 21. Wanted at Bisbeo, Arizona, for the alleged murder of J. F. Hnrrell, a Los Angeles banlt clerk, W. W. Kermeen, of San Fran cisco, was held by the EI Paso police today. Kermeen was arrested npon bis arrival here from Mexico. , .