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o Un Medford Mail Tribune it CLEARINGS BANK CKSAKINOS $39,453.03. WEATHER ralr Bar. 30.03, Max. OS, Mia. N 40, Mean 48. Forty-Klrst Year. Dnlly Sixth Year. MMDJTORD, OttEaOX TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1911. No. 41. GREAT BATTLE RAGING AT JUAREZ .IvcrsUy Hws Ofllca" ,u 2!V Mt FEDERALS HOLDING OUT; FIGHTING DESPERATELY EI. PASO, Tex., May 9. righting with desperation, the federal garrison of Juarez was still holding out this afternoon at 1(30 o'clock, their rlflos and quick-firers spitting viciously from behind breastworks on the roofs of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Juarez jail and the adobe houses nearby. It Is estimated semiofficially that there are between 300 and 400 dead. The gambling rooms of Juarez are filled with the wounded and the dead lie nnburled In the streets, whllo over their bodies sing; the bullets fired in snoh a fight as few Americans thought would ever be seen in the Madero rebellion. Early this afternoon 400 rebol reinforcements arrived at Juarez. They took tho places of Colonel Garibaldi's force, which includes a groat many Americans. It had been forced to retire from the fighting line to replenish its exhausted stock of ammunition. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Colonel Garibaldi made a final demand for the surrender of Juarez on Colonel Tambourel of the federal forces. .The de mand was refused. The federals still hold out in the church and Jail. Bullets from the conflict continue to fall In El Paso, where this afternoon a Mexican girl was shot In the head and a Mexican woman was stnnned by a spent bullet. Scenes Along the Mexican Battle Front AMERICANS IN FEDERALS ARE PUT TO ROOT Rebels in Control of Juarez Although Fighting Still Continues General Madero is Said to Be Wounded Not Verified. EI. PASO, Tex., May 9. Fifteen Amor iounB wore killed and 150 (insurgents wore, killed und wounded In today's fight lug nt Juarez, according to Emlllo Gar olti nnd iln American named Cassldy who cume hero this nfternoon to secure mm piles for the rohel army. Tho fedeiul losses were said to 'greatly outnumber tlio rebel casualties. "I counted 17 dead federals In one street nnd ,13 In another," snld CasslUy. "Most of them were stripped of their clothing nnd weapons. Vlllnrenl, with GOO men and two pieces of artillery, one of which Is 'McCllnty.' tho brass cannon stolen from tho El Paso public squaro a few weeks ngo, nto now fighting with Madero." FIERCE FIGHT AT TIA JUANA Famous Old Buildings Are Destroyed by Fire Wounded Rebels Cross Line and Surrender to American Troops Rebels Put Up Stiff Fight. i-i EL PASO, May 9. At S o'clock this morning tlio lebels practically controlled Juarez. Tlio federal cannon were si lenced und the federal cuvulry had re tlied toward Hanclio 1'loretf, 12 miles from the city. The attack had continued steadily since 4:30 o'clock. Somo federal Infantry still remain In Juarez, who uro fighting desperately against overwhelm' lug forces from behind their barricade No list of the dead nnd wounded or of tlio forces engaged Is yet uvalluble. Kour uro known to be killed, uud six wounded on the American side. Iteports that General Madero has been wounded aro not yet verified. To add to tlio five dead and many wounded In El Paso yesterday, Airs. Jo sefa Garcia and her two sons were wounded here this morning by the Mex ican bullets which still ruin ucross tho ltlo Gruudo To Keep down tho cuauul ties hero os low us possible the Airier I can tioops who aro controlling tho river front eatly today begen to clear every body out .of th 0rrltnry within three v. blockage o(?tlie American bonk of tho V.T& Reinforcements on way. Insurgent lelnforcements are report ed u route to Juarez today riom UJIn aga The federals also expect reinforce ments, but It Is doubtful If either party will arrive beforu tlio issuo hero Is du el iled At 10.15 o'clock tho fato of Juarez was still undecided Hundreds of reb els had swarmed Into tho city und were storming tlio barricades and trenches In the streets, behind which tho demnant of tho federals still fought on with the desperation of despair. The federals still held tho Jail, the main customs house und tho cathedral, and from tho top of tlio Jail their guns pi i ii red shells along tho streets taken by the rebels and into i'uwliay p.uk,, which since eurly morning had sheltered a force of tho attackers. Oreat Exodus Today. There was a great exodus of tho resi dents of Juarez this morning when it appeared that tho city would bo wrecked by cannon fire. Throngs of men, women and children rushed to thelnternutlon.il bridge, fleeing for their lives to Ameri can territory. They weer allowed to come In without question, but neither rebels nor federal soldiers wore allowed to cross, oven the wounded bolng turned buck by tho American troops on patrol. Additional American troops which ar rived here thiB morning, aro closely guarding tho river banks and forcing hack the people from tho zono of fire along tho river. Despite repeated complaints by the American officers In charge, billets are still raining Into the heart of El Paso, and it Is reported that a number of Americans are constantly" being hit. Mo Surrender Yet. Juarez has not yet surrendered, and General Navarro, the federal commander, suys he will never do so, but wll fight to tlio last trenoh and with his last man Notwithstanding this defiance, the relml officers declare that muny federal tumps have abandoned tho city and that all the federal's guns oxc-pt those on the Jail have been silenced by the fire of thrlnsurreclos Whether or not the rebels ultimately triumph there is no doubt that the re sult of the day's fighting will leave Juarez a himsn of ruins. Margaret Anglln Weds. NKW YOKE. May . Margaret An giin. actress. Is today the bride of How ard Hull, a former artor now a maga zine man The cuuple weie inuirled In PI Putrttks cathedral b P.- father ili.ason and llev Father sirir.pt- They will sail this week for Europe and will motor through France. SAN DIEGO, Cnl May 9. Tla Junna was captured by rebels this morning. Several buildings wero on flro when tho rebels marched In. It is not known who sot them nflre. The bull ring was des troyed by tho flames. Tho old Estudll lo house, a landmark of tho place, also was burned. After the, robots marched In, little squads of federals began coming out of tho houses nnd surrendering to tlio vic tors. Other edornls hnd fled to tho line or scatteied In tho brush. A party or 3D, under Luerdo Gonzales, for whom tho United States Immigration officers have been looking for somo time, walked to tho lino and stood Just across In Mex ican territory. Tho Immigration offi cers tried hard to coax Gonzales across tho Hue, but fulled. When Gonzales reached tho lino he said: "We can do no more," Tho pitiful ly tired and heartsick federals with him nodded nssent. To tako euro of tho situation nt tho lino General Illlss has ordered CO men und two officers from Uikesldc. where tho maneuver camp Is located, to rein foico Captain Wilcox' men ut Tla Juanu. Crossed Line. Almost ns soon as tho firing began this morning, wounded rebels began to come, across tho American lino and sur render to the American troops. Ono of tho first wounded men to cross said ho was Henry King of Mobile, Ala. Ho had been shot In tho arm nnd was very weak from loss of blood. M. J, Collins of Hprliigflold, Mass., was wounded In both arms. James Dunce, who said lie hud no home, was wounded In tho right urm. A Frenchman called "Hlacklo" was wounded In tho groin nnd was apparent ly dying when drugged ncross under the protection of tho Stars nnd Stripes, That tho federals wore using the dreaded dumdum bullets, barred In civ ilized warfare, was declared to bo the caso after the surgeons on this side had examined tho wound of I D, Wilcox, who had been hit In the leg. Wilcex: comes from Grand llnplds, Mich., he said, nnd was formerly In tho Sixth United States cavalry. Wilcox said that Sam Woods, who took command of tho rebels nftor Jack Mosby was wounded, was killed in tho fighting yesterday, and that Captain Price was now In command of the Insurrectos. This band, ho suld, consisted of more than 100 men, most of thorn Americans, Bebels rougiit Hard. The fighting of. tho rebels compelled tho admiration of tho Amerlruii of fleets and men ut the line. Only onu company, from tho Thirtieth infantry, was sta- tloned there, but General Illlss, com mamllng tho brigade, and a number of his officers went down in automobiles yesterday to see tho engagement. Thoy were all loud In their praise, of tho rebel tactics. Tla Juana had expected an attack for months, and when it carno a force of rebels, estimated to be not much strong er, If any, than tho federal forces, sim ply had the town at its mercy in a few hours. When tho fighting began this morning a number of bullets ruined on the sides of tho American custom house near tho line. It wus declared that those camo from the gun of the federals, who had alined badly when tho flerco attack of the reb els started. In a few minutes, however, although the first rlpplo of battle had bocomo a roar, tho bullets stopped com ing across und so fur as tho officers on this side could find out, nobody on tho American sldo was struck. Physicians Busy. Near tho custom house wus n party of surgeons, consisting of Drs. John C. Chambers, Jumos Jackson and It. O. Sheldon, who had a Hud Cross nurso to assist them. Thoy weie kept busy In tho first few minutes of tho engagement attending to tho wounded rebels who sought protection and surgical uld under tho United States flag. Not long after the battle started tho robots fired tlio seats of the old bull ring, to which many a orowd of American tourists has been taken by guides from the city and whluli has become famous throughout the southwest. It did not seem to burn very briskly, for some time, and clouds of smoke In stead of flames, rolled up to tho sky, while the crack of bullets resounded In the morning ulr AWCTWCAN BAJvTO T.AJ-IUMAI2.J INDIAN 3GCyV7T3 WANT $500,000 DEFENSE FUND American Federation of Labor Ap peals for Gigantic Sum With Which to Carry on Defense of McNamara Brothers. M NAMR IS REFUSED BAIL Attempt of His Attorney to Have Bail Fixed Fails Judge Denies the Mo tion Without Prejudice May Come Up Later. OUTBREAK WASHINGTON, D. C, May 9. Appeal to tlio union men of tho countr yto pro vtdo ICOO.OOO for tho defense of John J, McNuniurn, secretary of tlio Internation al Association of Hildgu niul Structural Iron Workers, who Is charged with hav ing dynamited tlio Los, Angeles Times, vviib made today by tho American FedOt utlon of Labor. Tho nppeul declares tliat behind tho prosecution of McNamara "stands a de tective ngoucy with no scruples or hesi tancy In manufacturing nvldencoj tho National Electors' association and part of tlio great coiporatlons of tho country, with their millions And billions of wealth nnd all their power allied ngulnst organ ized labor," Itofet-rlng to tho Burns dotectlvo agen cy, tho appeal says. "It has long been known that this agency has spies In factories and labor organizations to misdirect tho Yorklng men's grievances Into prematurely pro voked conflicts with employers und to report to tho corporations tho names of tho labor men of highest Intelligence who uio most active among the workers nnd to thereby prevent tho men's well defined purposo to secuio redress of grievances and to bring nbout tho dls chatgo, victimization und blacklisting of tho men." Look for "worth-answering" want ads and answer thrm alll GRAND EXALTED RULER COMING Garry Herman to Visit Medford Is Off on Journey of 10,000 Miles Vis iting Elk Lodges Will Visit East, South and West. is CALMED IN CHINA Unrest is Still Manifest, However Riots Follow Interdiction Against Gambling Taxes Imposed on Llq nor, Opium and Salt. EL PASO KILLED Colonel Stccvcr, Commanding, Re ports to War Department Is Or dered to Use His Best Efforts to Strictly Enforce Neutrality. FOUR KILLED; FIVE ARE BADLY WOUNDED Protests Are Sent to Both Federal and Rebel Commanders by United States. 9. Pres-malntalu Mexican WASHINGTON. 1). C. May lilent Tart's dotci initiation to his "hands off" nollov In tim revolution was only Htronirthotteit he n cabinet meeting hoio today, which dis cussed the occunences along thu border. The Will to Mouse gets dunlleotPH nf e. ery telegram received on tho subject by win war uepariment. Tho president has determined that tho whole notion of tho government nt this tlmo shall bo to use tho army to keep Americans away from thu border niul natural zones of flro. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 9. In n message received today by Major Gen eral Leonard Wood, chief of stuff of the Amorlcnn army, Colonel Stouvor, com manding tho foieos at El Paso, report ed that nt least four Amei leans had been killed, despite protests sent to both tlio federal uud rebel commanders. In tils leply to Colonel Steovor, Gen eral vvoou said: GRAY AND HILL TO VISIT CITY Oregon Extensions of Hill Systems, Which Include Vacif(c & Eastern, Are to Be Inspected by Road Chiefs in Immediate Future. HILL SAYS PROJECTS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN UP Bcforo Announcements, However, Mr. Gray Must Go Over His Ter ritory to .Sec for Himself. LOS ANQELES. Muy 9. Attempts by Attorney Job Harilmau for the defense to have ball fixed for John J. McNumu in on the charge of dynamiting tho Llewellyn Iron Works hero, fulled to day. Harrlman's application for Imtl was dlsalowcd without prejudice to tlio defendant mid with the unilei standing that his motion may bo bi ought up "again nt any future time The proceedings, which wero In Judge Walter HordwuU's court, did not occupy more thun 10 minutes and vyoro utteniled by no undue flourishes. District Attor ney Fredericks In person represented the slate. Ho was unattended by any of his deputies and boro only u single legal book on his arm. Jlurrliimn was also alone. In presenting Ills motion, Hiirrlmuu snld that admission to ball was the In alienable right of ovury defendant not charged with an uiiballublo offense. It made no difference, ho said, that his cli ent was charged with murder on 19 other counts In connection with tho de struction of tho Los Angeles Times Ho asked that ball bo fixed at a rea sonable umount, ns there was no prob ability of his being released owing to the murder charges against him District Attorney Fredericks replied Hint a motion asking tho fixing of ball meant tho udmlsslon to ball. Judge Moid well's ruling wus delivered orally Ho denied tho motion, ho said, because ho did not consider ho was depriving MoNamura of any privilege and ex pressly stipulated that his decision should huvu no bearing upon tho cum when It was tried or upon any other case against tho defendant. McNamara did not appear In court. An account of tho hearing was taken to him uy liarriman Immediately lifter (ho pro feedings wero over WASHINGTON, D. C. May 9. Ac cording to advices received horo today, revolutionary disturbances In tho ICvvuug lung pruviucu of which Canton Is the cupltnl, Imvn subsided, though thero Is n deep undercut rent of unrest evident. Tho riots followed (in Interdiction ngulnst gambling and It Is admitted woio the result (if tho (igltatlon of tjio big gaiuhlerN who operated 2000 gambling houses In Canton and oJiplqycd 50,000 men. The government now has tho problem of decided what to do with tho gainblots thus prohibited from plying thulr vocation, Tho interdiction applies to both private und licensed establish ments. To offset tho revenue obtained from gambling licenses, tho viceroy has Im posed u tii on wines and splil(s und In creased the tax on prepared opium and salt. Walker Weds. HAN MATEO. Cal., Mitv J). Miss Car olina lUvciiH, daughter of Mr uud Mrs J Illvln of San Mateo, Is today tho bride of Clarence n. Walker, the daring young aviator, and Mrs Walker wll give exhi bition flights lu his Curtlss biplane BLOWS HEAD OFF WITH M E CINCINNATI. O., May 9. According to tho Itinerary arranged before ho loft Cincinnati, Garry Hermann, grand exalt ed ruler of the Elks, was due to arrive at Iloston today, tho first step In his proposed Journey of 10,000 miles, the longest trip over undertaken by an Elk on official business. The trip Is bolng made to Inspect Uie various lodges of the Elks in tho big oltles of the oast, south and west. San Francisco, Medford. Portland, Kan Diego, Los Angeles. Heuttlo and Hpokutie will bo among the cities ho Intends to visit. Moving- Pictures in Church. SEATTLE. Wash . May 9 Attempting to solve ti.c problem of short thureh at tendance. I(ev Sydney Strong Introduced motion pictures at Quowi Anno Congre gational church last ngbt. The church was packed, and the experiment, If It holds continued suer-iss. may le udopt- ed by other Seattle rhurt lies Dr Strong hopes, moreover that educational ef fects will be fruitful The first pictures shown wero "the life of Moses. ' MEN WHO HIT RAY CAUGHT Dunbar and Roby Are Wanted for Crashing Into Buguy With Auto mobile Late Saturday Night on West Main Street. After Killing Girl Man Places Stick of Dynamite Between Teeth and Calmly Lights Fuse Well, Hu's Dead. ns. posBlbto out of tho zone of flro." In n second telegram to tho war de partment, Colonel Hteever reported that General Madero had boon tumble toeliock tho JnsurgentH and had brought up his main force, with ttm Intention, appa rently, of ordering a genera! attack. As Steovor filed tho telegram, tho Insur gents wero mounting u cannon prepara tory to opening artillery fire. Steovor declared that tho bodies of several feilr oral soldiers could bo seen lying In tho streets of Juarez. Tho casualties on tho American sldo of tho Hue wore us follews: Tho dead; VICENT PASEDE8, killed at Firth and El Paso streets. It. II. KEUOUSON, Troop K, Third rnv ulry, San Francisco. W. I). CHANDLEU, cattleman, Dun can, Ariz.; shot through tho heart. ANTONIO GAHCIA. Tho wounded; Mrs. Joseph MorOhend, shot In tlio arm and body, Edmund Hcaton, Nebrnskn; shot In leg. Lois VlllaabOK, El Paso; shot In leg. Mrs. Macudoneu Garcia; shot In shoul der, O. W. Smith; shot In body. It Is known that thero tiro nt least 12 persons dend In Juarez nnd tho list Is repotted to bo us high as CO. Ono com mand of tho Insurgents Is reported to have been annihilated near "Peace Grove" by n federal discharge of shrapnel. Louis W. Hlli of the Great Northern and Carl It. Gray, the new head of tha Hill roads In Oregon, Including tho Pa cific; Si Eastern, aro to visit Medford In tho near future for tlio purposo of in specting tho lx.l lino and this territory Thoy will spend two or three days hero. Extensions of pending and authorized Hill railroad projects In Oregon havo been given over In full stewardship to Carl It. Gray, und they will recelvo his attention Just as soon ns ho has had tlmo to make n complete nurvey of the situa tion nnd fumlllarlzo himself with tho work before him. Not Postponed. This Is tho gist of Interviews given out by President Louts W. Hill of tho Client Northern, nnd Mr. Gray utter their return tu Portland Monday from As toria nnd Seaside. "These projects havo not been Indefi nitely postponed nor given up." said .ir. jiiu, -iiui with Mr. Gray, n now "LISO VOllr best offnrln In mifnrnn timi. tralltv and Imnresti mum in., .,..nni.. r inan, unfamiliar with tho field hero. It El Paso tho necessity of keening as much wm ,m "ocessary for htm to go over tho II N 'S SPEECH IN DEMAND Exhaustive Treatise on Inlatlve and Referendum is Wanted in Many States Oregon Senator Gave Much Study to the Subject. A. C. Hoby and a Mr. Dunbar of Grants Pass have been Identified us the until Ists who crashed Into a buggy driven by It. L. Itay ami It U lloblll Rutin day night. Constable Slngler departed for Grants Pass Tuesday morning with it warrant for their arrest and Ihey will be brought to Medford fur tllul Mr. Dunbar Is wild to have been driving the machine when the aieldunt occurred. STOCKTON. Cal, May 9. Crazed through Infatuation and Jealousy, Paul Miller, a wealthy mining man, request ed Margorltn Miutiue, 19, to play Nearer My God T Thee," and as the girl soutod heiseif at tho piano, Miller fired five shuts Into her body. Shu died without having uttered a sound, Miller then stepped Into an adjoining room, placed a stick of dynamite In his mouth, lighted the fuse and blew off his head, Martin Is Asssyer. WASHINGTON May . President Tuft today nomlnuted Merrill A Martin to bo uuei of the mint ut Hun i'lun-Cisco MAZf WANTED IN ARKANSAS CAUGHT ON THIS COAST SAN I'ltANCIKi'O. May 9 J. A. Train well of Memphis, Term., wanted In Paiugould. Ark . fur killing a mini numed Gregg, Is In the clt prison hero today The police say he has madu a full con fession. After traveling through the western status for IC months. Tram well camo to Run Kranolsco und secured a position us motormuii fur the United llullioads un der uu assumed numo A, ft lend of thu Tunnossveuii "tipped off" Ills wiicerw bouts to tho police and Tramwull was arrested tit tho controller of tho car After a "sweating" by thu detectives, Tramwoll Is ulleged to huvu udmltted that ho killed Gregg folowlng a quarrel In a Purugould saloon. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 9. The demand for tho speech of Senator Cham berlain or April 17 In thu senate on the Initiative and referendum grows upacu. Iteiuiests havo como from Now York. Now Jersey, Ohio, Minnesota, Okluhotoa, District of Columbia. Mlchlinin. Arizona. Maryland, Iiulluna and Washington state for copies of tho address, and plans aro (oriueii ror tho distribution or largo numbers in addition by supporters of tho populur government system of laws. A foatuio of tho Increasing demand for this speech Is tho largo number of lawyers who uro asking for It. Sena tor Chiimberlaln gave mouths to n study of the subject, and followed tho develop ment of the topubllc from tho beginning, tracing through It nil tho essential prin ciples that are at the base of tho pres ent system i ef erred to as populur gov ernment laws. The Important citations which ho made of tho constitutions and laws or conserv ative iviHtern states and of tho federal Constitution and tho prosonco of tho Initiative uud referendum and recall In practically all of thorn havo attracted the attention of the bar of tho nation, und members of It aro sending for tho Cliuuihorlaln speech, which bids fair to prove to bo thu accepted textbook on too law of this movement. Body of Idttle Ulrl round. CHICAGO. Muy 9. Indication that Little Elsie Piiroubcck, aged 1, for whom 330.000 school children hud been search ing for months, wus slain before tho body was found In tho drainage canal at Lookport, III , was found today In u cursory examination of her remains. Thuio wan no vvutcr In the lungs. FREE LIST DHL PASSED HODSE Aided by Twenty-four Republicans Democrats Pass MeasurePasses House by a Voto of Over Two to Ono. WASHINGTON. P. c. May 9. After houis of pounding by thu republican minority the hoiiho fullod to muko a change In the first democratic tariff bill. Tho bill passed tho house by i voto of 2M to 100, the democrats volinir .inll.llv and mustering 31 republicans with thorn. i ins camo srtor tho house hud voted down or ruled out of order mora than 100 amendments and had demonstrated again that tho domocrutlo majority Is a oomiMict and smoothly worklnwr machine for tho eiiuetnumt of legislation. Among tho republicans who voted for tho measuro were Wurburton of Wash ington mid Lnfrerty cf Oregon. WASHINGTON, a. a. May 't Th sonata this afternoon referred tho freu list bill to tho comiHlttw oh fiHonve, ground und acquaint hlmsolf with tho situation and conditions here. Tho new work plnnned Is entirely In his hands and will bo taken up whenever ho Is ready to do fto. Wo ure going to go over tho whole territory together and sco how tilings look and I expect to bo In this part of tho country till .Muy IS or 19. To night we leave for nn extended tour Into Central Oregon. AVo shall go over tho Oregon Trunk and will visit tho leadliiK interior points una expect to go over Into Hums nnd the southeastern Oregon coun try before wo get back. To Visit Medford. "On our return wo shall tako n trip down tho coast and visit Hoseburg, Med ford nod other southern Oregon optnts und In fact our trip will bo ono of tho most comprehenslvo ones I havo taken In this pint of tho country." llotli Mr. Hill and Mr. Gray are deep ly Interested lu studying tho outlook of tho great Oregon oinplro which the Hill forces havo done so much toward devel oping and It Is Intimated that somo Im portant iiunouucemenrs hs to their fu tuio plans may bo made before the pres ident of tho Great Northern leaves for tho east. One of tho things President Hill Is glv Ing attention to on tho current visit Is to arouse more united Interest uud co operation In the movement known as tho Northwestern Development league which has recently been on foot and which crystullzed at tho convention held lust week at Helena, Mont. Mr. Hill says that Oiegon should become ono of the most potent factors In this organization bo cuuso this state Is being opened up so rapidly to colonization und settlement. Ho will nppeul to all suctions which ho visits to take up tho matter In earnest and will rely upon the local Hill peoplo to keep up enthusiasm through collabor aoltn with the commercial bodies of Portland. Work to Do. Tho most important of the proposed extensions for which tho estimates havo been made ami the projects npproyed are The extension of tho Oregon Elec tilo from Salem to Eugene; the United Hallways from Tualatin Plulns to Tlhi mook und the closing up of tho gap be tween tho southern terminus of tlio Or egon Trunk ut liend and tho northern terminus of tho Puolflo & Eastern ot Unite Fulls It Is amorally understood that the Oregon Electric will bo tha first of these works to bo taken caro of That (it least was thelntontlon nrlor to th.t tlmo of former President John R Ste vens' rtlieiiicnt. s " a ss