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Newspaper Page TextV ' FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES o ft . CIRCULATION IS OYER 4000 DAILY : MOT PRICE TWO CENTS KfUS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1916 . m mm? , IS it rt Americans Arriving at Chi- ' huahua Today Confirm ! This Story ' IS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BACA REPORTED KILLED Latter Story Unconfirmed More Infantry Sent Across the Border - ' By E. T. Coukle. 1 I'nited Press staff correspondent N Kl Paso, Texas, April 24. While 'ho careNs of Pnbloa Lopez and Manuel Baca, Yillista leaders, were reported ended today, renewed activity liy Cami td Reyes, outlaw goireral, was seen In an attack on a Mexican Central tr-iin and the reported killing of 24 passen gers. The bandits' shots were said to have -.diiin four and the final wro-iing of the train killed 2(1 more, sccor.tfi.a to advices received here. Thi w.n rte flared to have happened between Tor icon and Jimincz. Constitutionalists at Chihuahua Ohv to, lay gnvo Lopez the "third degree" to make him tell Villa's whereabouts. Hi-curding to Consul Garvia. V American arrivals from Chiliii ih,i:i confirmed the report that PahMo I.oj c. Villa lieutenant, had been captured. They said ho was -mmded in but! thighs and that they had seen him be ing carried on a litter. His life wiM b spared if he gives information leading to V ilia 's capture. Citizens or American troops, nec-nd ing to ilittering reports, repulsed an at tack on Santa Tomas, killing Baca. Hot) Lopez nnd Baca have been repeatedly riniiored slain, and Americans Me awaiting . confirmation of this lntcsr story, (iarcia has asked that Baca l.i Kent to Juarez. General Pershing is aware of Fran. v i.-i-o ma s approximate location, ac cording to Columbus advices. But he will not resume the pursuit until his lines of communication have been rem 'forced. Pershing is ulso wntchi.iT the 'urranzista concentration at Chihuahua in view of the request for a withdrawal t' I'nited States forces nnd the hosli iry of the populace? iinultaiieously with reports from i.enerai i-unsion yesterday that an in mediate withdrawal was not planned, a column ot infantry a mile long ma'-che 1 from Columbus. It was the second de tachment ot the reinforcement-,) which ' are being sent into Mexico. The unofficial view of the border .sit uafion is that the American expediiion wii; continue lo mark time until Cat r.-wiza overcomes the admittedly critical conditions which are facing him. A-iev m.-u are frankly opposed to a fu-il.er advance which might increase C.irrni. za's difficulties, yet they hesitate tj withdraw and leave Mexico to th mercy of the anarchy which it is ex jic-led would follow s"uch a withdraw-!'. WANTS TO KNOW STRENGTH OF COAST MILITARY POSTS Washington. April 2 J. Secretary of Wir Baker today was directed by a somite motion introduced bv Senator M nmberlain to submit detailed infor mation .concerning the strength of mil itary posts in Oregon and Washington, including .imminent, men, equipment -i. ,1 iv... ,.t-,rti, 5 ABE MARTIN I v . ..VY., 4,' m " "V f . n 1" V;: I newest wavs o' trvin ' t' One o' th1 npitear deeit PABLO LOPEZ CAPTURED Gil Till lit Ill' thl.tlglltful is t' loiiklll.ll .,. I'lMil in t,-i ..'.i ai'nv oft' in th' distance an' sav, half regretfully. "Well, it begins :"' lnol; hi e we'd have t' take .Mexico.'' What's become o' til' girt whe used t ' -l-'v nt It. .no. I,..-.n:s,. sde didn't have bully a thing t ' wear f The Dream Proved Real and the Boy Is Dead! San P.erdardino, Cal., April 24. Dreaming he was practicing with a re volver, Horace Marlenee, aged 14, shot himself through the head early today. This is the theory tins boy's parents ldvanced. Yesterday he had been practicing dth a revolver and put it under his illow when he retired List night. Karly day a shot awakened the boy's fatii 1 and mother, Dr. nnd Mrs. C. L. Mar When they, investigated they their son dead. His hand n.t died the pistol, which was still r the pillow. The bullet had ?d through a portion of the pillow ,.-e striking the lad. SEATTLE WRESTLES Young Boy, Wearing Mask, Shoots and Kills Old Man on the Docks rseaiuo, nusu., aprii -i.-inc bo. in knickerbockers who Sunday even- big, hell up and fatally shot Frank Healer, an aged mill.nan. near 2!37 Itith avenue, S. , is being sought today in Youngstown, a Seattle suburb from lor ow buttle fronts to cause aay Healer died at the city hospital at material change in the military sitna 3:30 o'clock this morning of a gun- tion in France. But even a small body shot wound, inflicted bv the lad. of contributed to France must r , ' ., 1 exert a powerful moral influence in Dr. John Henderson read of the tirent H,itlllll at a time wllcn the Br. shooting in the morning paper and then tish ministry is threatening to break telephoned the police their first di- up over the question of impressing more red clew to the murderer. I men for the French front. ,, , ... . ,,. Since the beginning of the eidti.: Henderson was dnving out Watcom offensive t,R Bitish ave nilsishH, avenue in his autoinolule about 8:10 French bv taking over the western front p. in. Sunday, he said, when he was from Ar,:na fo , somme.' This has re a.-costet by a boy about 14 yeais old 1(1,lspJ ,)r),ai,y no,(IOO French troops who asked him for a rule. ;.f()r 01)0nltiolls at v,rnun, But there has Henderson said he judged, from the ),,,. I10 nctive aid extended to the boy's manner of speech, that he was French by the British so far as known, weak minded. The youngster mumbled The reason for this probably H that the something about a gun that he had ,,ri.fl(M1t number of trained" British sol sold to a man for a dollar, the doctor ,ii(lra un(or al.ma ,iol.s not permit an said. 1U also said something about x extension of the British front bevon. mask, lie told the doctor his father its ,,rcal,t length. To eontribute'stil worked in the steel null at oungs- ful.thcr to ti,e nilio military strength Tr , , , 1 in the western area, Oreat Britain must Dr. Henderson nsserts the bov urg- .,,. .. , ti. nf the ...I I.:... ii .: i i. , lie saitl lie was afraid of the police. 4. ()..! .. v 11' ....1 D 1 l ..nu ueiiue . una o uoivaue avenue the bov got out of the machine o'f'vJungstown!110 h-i" direotion! Victim TbIIo of Tt. Seattle, Wash., April 24. Police and detectives are still senrchinu- tnd-iv for tho H-yenr old bov who tied a hand- kerchief over his face and then mur- dered Frank liealer, aged ,rS, on the waterfront here Sunday evening. " The lad escaped, after talking to neighbors (it ins victim and has baf fled officers who have searched for him during the last 14 hours. liealer, who was shot near the heart, .lieu at the city Hospital at o clock u ",or","' t e , . , f v lie made oriel statements before he died that, have added to the mystery of the crime. Th lad, liealer told the police, wore short trousers, nnd the handkershief, or white rag covered the lower part of his face. '" I was walkim' along the nlank road way, " liealer told the officers, ' ' on bread, when tiie boy shot, lie was about 70 feet away. As 1 fell he walk ed toward me, nnd when I yelled ne look off his mask and said: 'Shut up and don't make so much noise.' Then he ran a way." liealer said that the bov made no ef- fort to search him, but insisted that he had a $J0 gold piece and some change in ins pocket when lie was shot. There was no g.ild piece in his pock ets when the police searched his cloth ing at the city hospital. DIAZ SUPPORTERS GATHER Washington, April 24. Strong bands of Felix Diaz supporteis are concen trated in the mountainous district of Mexico oposite the Texas border, ac cording to information received today y the department of justice. TOTAL OF 14,743 VOTERS REGISTER IN THIS COUNTY A total of H.7.V1 voters have been registered in Marion county for the gain oi'2lv while the democrats show pii'iiary election May 111 according to i loss of 1iS in two years. Since Ore 'he fiiui coinpiit-ilion of I'ounty clerk ;r,in is now a dry state the prohibition Gchlhar nhidi was given out today. ' ists have turio-d their nttenfion to Of this number X'.C'.'i were men and ' oilier issues nnd i'- out'of 1010 do V2S were women. According to par- s rtcd the ranks. Tiie progressives also tics lu.",r,r ure republicans, .".o7! are appear to be losing strength and only deipoeriiN, UK are pioejes.-ives. 47-1 are ll'out (if 221 in Hill adhered to Ted pi.'liildtioiiists, -'s are socialists and dv's principles. The socialists rcgis :il7 of miscellaneous extraction. tcred 272 in l!tl 1 nnd 24S in I'.Hil and The registration for the primaries in tlii-t timelier .V:v, uer.t pet, lit, 1 i,.,, ,,4 .1 'i, were i eniocrats I 10 nurp t.nt- 7. . . " . r-" .iil.itioinsts, L,L socialists and 221 were progressives, t.lil registered from mis - .,,..,.,..,.- ...,,-i- i re rceiri i a ion lor linn year snows a toiul gain ot Uj2 over the registru- ENGLAND UNABLE T0SE1 ICO FRONT No Active Aid Extended French In Two Months' Battle at Verdun T00K0YER TRENCHES AND MADE 100,000 AVAILABLE (French Made Slight Gains During Night Both Sides Take a Rest By J. W. T. Mason. (Written for the United Prr-ss.) TVew- York. A nri 1 24. The landing of Russian troops in Franco to participAti' in the fighting along tho western front is probably an effort to support the out ami out conseripiiouis.s in i-..,g land liiissin cannot snare n sufficient fo'ce iav- u.v... ..lr-; ,0.;a :,. Vr..n..n nnmlinnlCM the it i " ficulties the British government is ex- . . i..,rt.,:,. .... .iUi,,.nj l'-'l''"-'B "''i""B i' Trench Made Small Gains. 1 aris, April z. rrencu iruupi mmic slight progress around Verdun by hurl- mg hand granaries during the night, r was officially announced today. Thirty Hermans were captured northwest of Cnurette wood. A violent bumtmninient occurred in the region of Dead Man's hill, but there was no important infaa- try fighting near erdun French Attack Repulsed. Berlin, April 24. A French attack east o( fnii 'b hill, wns repulsed during the night, official announce 1 ' 8Uid to,1iiy- ' ; I SBnglnnd Stands Pat. I Washington, April 24. Ambassador .Sir Cecil Springliice of Cfreut Britnir today delivered his government's reply I to the American protest against an il 'legal British bglockade of the central ' '0"e"' It is understood the reply re fuses to acknowledge the justice of th American demands and cites civil wai precedents for the blockade. Drive British Out. London, April 21. Three thousam' hostile troops forced the British t , evacuate (Juutin, Egypt, yesterday, il -as officially announced today. The British repulsed a simultaneous attack on Dueidar, said the war of fice. Both the places mentioned are vil lages. This announcement: indicates tlr large groups of tribesmen are again campaigning against the British i Aeroplane Visits Dover. London, April 24. A German aero plane flew over Dover at 11:15 a. in. today, it was officially announced . timi of BUI. The republicans show a the (ill! independents have dwindled to -I 1 " 1,IU ....... ' Tl... I ........ i,-.,,,p. .. iim p,...n-. -.'. .v... '' k " i""i" i e. . r.-tary of state's office, is 217,77!, of ; which 1 III.OOO are republicans, 5-1,251 i:m- oemocrais. inn arc progressives, - I p I!ld0 nre so- sccllaneous. i.u arc prolnuitionists, cialitts and C'123 are mis DEN I 1 if t CUMMINS LEADS FORD Omaha, N'eb., April 24. With three-fourths qf the state presi dential preference vote counted today Senator A. B. Cummins was still ahead of Henry Ford in the republican division,' knv ing 23,423 votes to the automo bile manufacturer's 22,5:'.t(. The result will not be known until the official count is tabulated. L AT Refuses to Discharge Chief Deputy Upon Recommenda tion of Lewis The state highway advisory board to day decided to retain the services id Chief Deputy F. I. Cantine at his reg ular salary of 3.000 per year. StaU Kngineer John H. Lewis reeommeuded the discharge of Cantine since he had no further work for his chief deputy but the board voted to keep him on the payroll and Mr. Lewis will be obliged to skirmish about until he finds something for Cantine to do. This is the last step in the long con troversy that started over a year ago. shortly after the session of the legis lnture. The legislature passed a law abolishing the office of state highway engineer and gave the work to the state engineer. Mr. Lewis attempted to hike charge and the board nbolished Henry L. Bowlby and put F, I. Cantine in charge of the highway department. Then Cantine said he would take his orders from the board alone and tbci. a suit was brought in the supreme court to establish the answer to the question as to who was who in the eng ineering department of the -state. The supreme court decided that the legis lators knew what they were doing: when they consolidated commission and held that Lewis was head ot the high way department. Lewis used Cantine until the work then pending was com pleted and recommended the dismiss-ii of Cantine in the interests of economy since he had no further work for a $3,000 man. Today the board decided that Cantine should be kept regardless of Lewis' recommendation of dismissal and Can tine remains on the state payroll. Land batteries, said the statement, drove away the flyer before he con. drop bombs. ! TODAY'S BALL SCORES National. Pi. H. K. ... 5 1.1 2 ... 2 8 0 St. Louis 'Cincinnati Meadows and Snvder: Schu'. and Clark. Davenport replacill Meadows Williums replaced Davenport. Gon zales replaced Snyder. All other National games postponed on account of rain. American. R. H. F. New York 2 " 2 Washington S !) I Shaw key and Nuiiamaker; dohnsoii and Aiiisiuith. Cullop replaced Shaw key. Shocker replaced Cullop; Wallers replaced .Nunainaker. TJ. H. 4 X .... l H Crowell i, Boston Philadelphia Leonard and Carrigan Movers. H. IL K. Cleveland .'ill 1 St. Louis 4 0 2 Loulermilk and O'Neill; Groom and Hartley. Bagbv replaced Loudciuiilk. 1!. IL K. Chicago 2 H 1 Detroit 4 Ij 1 j Scolt and Schalk; ( ovaleski and I Stallage. Williams replaced Scott. MONEY FOR PACIFIC COAST I Wmhiugton, April 21. Five million dolhus cii'di will be given to the Co hiiiibin. Snake, Sacramento. San Joa quin and other rivers of the great in i hud basin and southern I ali I'orui i as ;thev arc auiniig the projects receiving i $iio.ixiii,iiui in t Ii ' administration 's na itional waterway.! commission bill. As introduced, it proposes a permanent and comprehensive plan of river and flood appropri itiuns icstead of the present so-called "pork barrel". Murray Wade, the well known fish erman and cartoonist, caught n l l-iin-h Dolly Yardcn trout in North -Mill creek yesterday. This is the l'iist Dolly Var ilea th it has ever been euuiiht in North Mill creek. The Dolly Vaiileu trout makes its home in the headwaters of the McKenzie river and for vears fish- I t . i e . . i . . i .i jermeii oae ot'cn ooncti 10 iihimii incsc ,,,,, to nit,h this-game trout. Of 1 ,,., however, a few pio -r-Dolly Yar- t ueilS HUM? iiineic.i mtii Hie ii inti.M- ,.It(, river and mule their way up the 1 .mailer creeks iu the lower valley. j,.,,, i,ave traveled down the Vt ilium III AMERjCAM SIDE Bitterest Opponents to Change of Policy look On It More Favorably "MAY MAKE AMERICA ACT SHARPLY WITH ENGLAND" Situation More Hopeful and May Be Settled Without Diplomatic Rupture Berlin, April 24. Emerging from 05 minute conference with Imperial Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg, Am bassador (iernrd was besieged by crowds of German and American corres pondents today. He refused to discuts the conference. "Are you preparing to leave Ber lin?" ono German nowspaper nrm asked. "I can say nothing," replied Gerard "It will be impossible for me to speak for perhaps two or three days." Gerard carried no papers. This led to an inference that he had not yet re ceived the German reply. He immedi ately went back to the American em bassy and began writing a confident iul cablegram to President Wilson. As fust as he finished a -sheet it was coded and prepared for the cable. Americans are constantly calling at the embassy asking for passports. Many are leaving, believing that a brea:c be tween tho United States nnd Germain is -imminent. Many Americans are sending their families to Copenhagen to await the outcome of the crisis. A large number appealed to the embassy for fundi ai:d advice. President Wolf of the Amer ican chamber of commerce railed a meeting for Tuesday to decide what course should be followed in the event of a diplomatic rupture. Situation Brightens. Bq Carl W. Ackerman. (United Press staff correspondent.) Berlin, April 24. President Wilsi.i may know within a day what reply Gcr many will make to his submarine de mands. Ambassador Gerard seat a long mis sage last night following a conference with Secretnry on Criimm of the t;oi eigti office nnd Dr. Heeksher of the foreign relatio mioemmittee of til1 reichstag. It should reach Washington today. Its contents are secret, but it was freely rumored the message at loi.st outlines Germany's reply. Imperial Chancellor Yon Bcthinanu Hoilweg returned from the kaiser's headquarters at the front Sunday, bir he has held no conference so 'far with officinls. He has given no intimation of the result of liis talk with the em peror. But there was a general feeling among officinls that the situation was hopeful and a solution of it pr.ssiblc without a break. Neither Foreign Sen . .. Jn gow, Von Holtzendorff nor Under See rotary of Foreign Affairs Zimmerman were present nt the nendipiarters con ference. Apparently the kaiser, Chan cellor Hoilweg and 'Chief of Staff Von Valkenhave made the decision. Gorerd's early return coupled with newspaper statements favoring a peaceful settle ment were interpreted as meaning that Germany had found a way to meet the demands without suffering a loss of honor. Many who previously favored tin un yielding submarine-policy now thin'c that if Germany yields President Wil son must net sharply to round up Lir; land for violations of inteniatiou:.l law. Ambassador Gerard conferred wi.h Imperial Chancellor Voa B. thma.ia llollweg this morning. Maximillian Tardea in a remarkable article in his weekly upheld Preside?;; Wilson's stand both with regard to mu nitions shipments and the submarine campaign. He taiiiuoil Wilson's Gi. man critics with the reminder that Ger many in modern wars, though neut.al. had supplied munitions to the hid" which hud the most money to buy tiiein. The Lokal Aneiger by n special i r langemcnt with the I'nited Press re printed the exclusive Interview wilh Admiral Von Holtzendorff, Will Go Par to Meet Dom,n:d. By Robert J. Beimer. (United Press staff correspondent. Washington, April 21. Official in formation today indicates that Gorman officinls do not want a break with the 1'nited States. But they nre in a ipian diiry as to how -simultaneously to nieel the American submarine demands and the popular German desire for continu ance of the undersea warfare at this time. The United Press learned tho,o fa.!, today from a high official. Aihiiv from Berlin describc.i the situation '.s similar to that indicated by the I'nit-d Press interview with Admiral Von II-ili zendorff, who said Germany could no', make further couccf.doiis to. Ainciiin but positively did not want a didj- GERMA1 AT MATTER FROM Easter Creations Were la Evidence Everywhere Portland, Or., April 24. Bright sun shine greeted Portland easter morning and thousands took advantage of the good weather to display the latest cre ations in millinery and gowns. During tho morning all churc'u ser vices had large attendances, hundreds of new automobiles, new or bristling with new varnish, carrying the wor shippers to the different churches, but many women with cars at their com mand preferring to walk and show the latest from New York, if not from I'aria. In the afternoon mea discarded silk hats and went to the ball game, but milady made the most of the day and went for a stroll to see and be seen. Narrowly Avoided Clash With Carranzistas Was Near Villa Once By H. D. Jacobs, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Xamiquipa, Max., by wireiess to Col umbus, N. M., April 24. Major How z.e's Eleventh cavalry detchinent ar rived here today after 30 days of cam paigning. They brought the first ink ling of the fact that a clash with Car ranzistas under General ('arias had bcon narrowly averted at San Borja. The garrison was drawn up for a chargo and the Americans were formed to ro pe them when Major Howze rode be tween the lines, waving his hat. The expeditions mission was explained and trouble avoided, Howze withdrawing his troops. This occurred ten days ago. Howze at one time was only 38 hours behind Francisco Villa. He found an abandoned cart, supposedly Villa's lit ter. It contained a number of bloody bandages. The column heard contradic tory stories that Villa was only slight ly wounded in the calf of the leg nnd that ho had been jseri iiisly wounded in the head. Howze believes that Villa is still in Chihuahua state. Howzc's detachment is in rags. They claimed they went 20 miles farther south than any of the other detach ments. Stock Market Recovers Prices All Advance New York, April-24. The New York Evening Sun's financial review today said: Tho markets uctions went fir toward confirming the hcVref that Saturday's liquidation originated in n bear raid. Professionals oversold the market and sharp recovery was apparent in initial tradings. First prices ranged ono to tnree points higher. Munitions and indiist-ial specialties made the greatest gains. Some further liquidation wns occasioned by the failure ot specula tors to respond to margin culls but pools and cliques took up the offerings. A more hopetul German anil Mcxicun sentiment had in influence on short coverings. The activity was large but the bulk of the business was confined to a comparatively few issues. Steel, war stocks and specialties were con spicuous. MALTHA IN CONTROL Beatrice, Neb., April 21. A com puny of malitia is in control of the riot, situation here today. I lie Greek railroad laborers quarters is being pn- trollcd by sentries follow-in:; the "shooting up" of the town last night 1,' liquor-maddened men. .No casual ties have been reported. mntic break. Indications today arc that the tenor of (lermuny's forthcoming reply to th- American submarine note is known. A mes:mge from A mbass.-iilor (leiard re ceived during the night is believed to nave conveycil it. Whether this incssug.i supports the unofficial report that it is likely (ieruiany will concede i'resi dent Wilson's demands is not known. Tin? kaiser's nnswel' itself is expected this week. It is though possible liuit (ierard may have forwarded (iernniiiy 's tentative proposals -.-coking light ns to how they would be received if eiiibodie.l in u formal conimiinicati'in, (Ierard will be advised to reject any thing short of compliance with the Am ericun demand that the submarining of merchantmen cca--c until new ni't!i oils for coinluctiiii; sm-h a warfare are devised and ratified by the Ciii!"l States. The significance of I'rceden' Wilson's suggeat ion that submarines neutrally cannot meet the reipiirenien's of cruiser warfare is not lessened, tie' ninny must understand that unless i' demonstrates its ability to operate sub murines legally ngniu.-l shipping, sin.li operations inii-t cense entirely. Authorities here think flennnny w;ll find a way to lunke the concessions. There had been no report from in bassador (Ierard aw to ivlo'ii the (lermni: reply may be expected. The authorities promised it "as curly ns possible." It was adniiltcd thM it would be verv difficult to frame an answer sntsifac tory to both America and the German people. l'resident Wilson notified Senator Stone to confer with I'. im 'Tl devoir; meats in the (leinit.ii ritual Ion Wednes day evening. GEHERALS SCOTT ID QBREGOi! TO MEET 01 in May Agree On Plan Iinitintj Sphere of American 1 Military Activities MEXICAN OFFICIALS HELD HOSTAGES TO END SNIPING Administration Not Willing to Stop Pursuit at Carraaza's Suggestion By Carl D. Groat (lTniM Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, April 21. The question of withdrawing American forces from Mexico is far from settled toduy. That announcement that the Americans will be redistributed for the purpose of re cuperation, pending an opportunity for further cooperation with vie facto gov ernment troops, means that the expe dition widd remain south of tho border longer than army men believed. Withdrawal questions apparently rest u)on the negotiations between Secreta ry Lansing and Ambassador Arreden.lo, which are likely to begin soon, 'fan administration is not disposed to order a retirement solely ou Currauza's sug gestion. Tho redistribution of American forces is interpreted to mean that while the administration wishes to avoid an othor l'urral incident, it likewise de sires to bo ready to meet any activo opposition. Ambassador Arrcdendo has been granted an interview with Secretary Lansing at four p. in. today. The redistribution of United Rtntes troops at present contemplated consists largely of recalling scattered bodies from the arid, pasturclcss and foodlrss regions of Mexico. Mexican Snipers Busy v. Columbus, N. M., April 21. Mexican officials are reported to he held as hostages in American ramps in Mex ico today to stop sniping by Mexicans, A returning- rancher stated that tho mayor of l.as.Cnues coin in i t tod sniciilo with a table knife taken from a mess kit rather than be a prisoner of tho "gringocs". Another official, it was declared, attempted to cscapo and was shot dead. Inhabitants of Mexican villages ara said to bo increasingly hostile and snip ing at American soldiers is frequent. Persistent sniping from ambush south of Namiquipa wns reported to have caused the plan of holding officials at hostages. Obregon Has Authority to Act Mexico City, April 21. Consul I!od gors planned to hand tho Mexican gov ernment a note from Secretary Lansing today suggesting that (leneral Alvaro Obrugon, (urranz-V's wtir minister, meet (leneral Fred l''uuston somewhere on tho border and discuss questions per taining to tho American expedition, lioilgers has learned that tho de facto government would probably accept such a proposition. Obregon plans to leave hero tomor row empowered to deal with tho ques tion of provisioning the expedition and limiting the sphere of action. Kl 1'iiebln, a semi-official newspaper, today expressed editorial hopo that the expedition would s-oon withdraw, de clining that in nay ciiho (,'arraui.a would have the support of tho nation. Generals to Discuss It San Antonio, Texas, April 21. Gen eral Hugh Scott, chief of staff, is pre paring to go to Mngle Pass for a con ference with Alvaro Obregon, tho do facto war secretary, it was learned re liably today. Though Scott declined to comment, (leneral l-'iinston partly confirmed the report, although ho refused to discuss the subject of the conference. Sentt is preparing to leave for tho border. Government ngents worked for days to arranee a conference between Scott and Obreuiin or sonic official very closfl to Cnrrann. Kunston announced the receipt of in formation from reliable sources locat ing Villa nnd stating that he was sli'dillv wiiuudcd. lie would not di vulge the location. TV.U wvkTmv iiiu (iLiniiiJuu Oregon: To night nnd Tues day fair except probably show ers northwest portion, cooler tonight except near tho const; vnriublo winds. poor A FlWyfi it