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MEDFOUD, OKNCiON, W HUNKS DAY, APKIh 13, f)M.
NO. 21
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IY OR BLOODSHEOLTIMATUM SENT HUERTA BY WILSON
AMPLE APOLOGY
INTERVENTION IS I
THREAT SENT TO
Dictator Told Ho Must Not Only
Apologize, But Dc Good In Future
Long List of Offenses and Stud
ied Insults to Americans.
United States Warship Orderly Ar
rested After Assistant Paymaster
Is Ai rested and Released.
WASHINGTON. April IS. lrrl-
iluiit lluerta niiint mil oiil) npuloKlto
for various past offenses liut ho tntml
promise tu tin good In future, If Im U
mil to Mirloun ooimeiiueiHoii which
nmy iiii'itii armed Aiuerlcnu Interven
tlon In Mexico.
TliU, In effect, U what President
Wilson told the members of tin) sen
ate titul liotiau foreign committees to.
ilii).
Ho Insisted that tlio time for tem
porising had passed. Iln rharnrtor
Idol Hucrta's attitude ns n series of
studied Insult toward Wo Pulled
.State. American nnval officer nml
ini'ii h been arrested nt Vera Crux
nml nt Tninplro. Offlclnl despatches
to Charit" d'Affnlren O'Hhuughiieis)
have been hold up nml only delivered
win-it O'HhaiiKliiics)' demanded them
directly of lluerta.
Sltiintlnii Siiniiiiiirliil
It wnit learned fnim n high offlclnl
source nt tlio situation n uboiit
till!
Tor some time lint Mmlro City ilu
fncto government's attitude linn Indi
cated Hint It considered mero npolo
Kliii sufficient In cases where
American rights or dignity with In
volved Appltrrlllly liicro was III)
thought of reparation for serious of
felines ogalut Americans by Mexican
vl II nml inllltnry officials.
Immediately after the arrest ol
Assistant Pn tiinitti;r Kopp ittul his
until nt Hnmplro mi orderly from Ail
inlriil Fletcher's flnKKlilp nt Vera
Crux was sent ashore In full uniform
for mall.
With tlio offlrlnl mallsark across
liU shoulder Im was arrested, locked
MP nml not released until summary
representations worn made to the
authorities. Tlio Mexican federal
officer who miiilo tlio nrrnst was
punished only nominally.
AiiiciIcmh Oiderly IMi KimI Out
' "It was most atgulf leant," hiiIiI Ad
inlriil Fletcher In making hi report.
"Hint mi American orderly was picked
out."
In President Wilson's opinion the
moMt serious furl or nil was tlmt tliu
officials of tlio telegraph offlro In
Mexico City withhold offlrlnl ties,
patchen to Charge d'Affalroi
O'HhaiiKhnossy until they had been
sent to tlio co n nor nml bin permission
hint boon given for tholr delivery
0"8lmiiRlinossy only got ld to
initrhcH, It was slated, when ho do-
(Continued on pais I.)
Pl)l'TI,ANI, Or., Apill in. Willi
tint mlmlilcil olijccl of Imvliijj.lli"
Oitroii Nutiouiil (liuiiil In iitinilion
to lukii dm lii'lil on hlioil notice, the
Hdii'inl Mm IT nl' Urn Oicf-en Nutiouiil
(luiiril hold ii mcelinc in tliu ol'l'icn of
Ailjulunt (IuihtiiI l-'inxor loiluv nml
imimivoil the icccnllv ixsueil ki'Uui'iiI
oiiIci'h calling for the icoiguniir.iition
ol' the incilhiiil hlulT "f Hie Kiiartl.
Thin iielluu wiih Inlvcii with lliu view
of nulliiiL' the uiiiiid u n wur l'oot
hi);, ii Hinutotiiui which it Ih hiiiil
ciiine tliicct Ihuii Hie win' ilopMiliiiciu
a liliuil lime nun,
Tim ut'llt'l'iil hlulT hIhii deeiiled to
hiihl the niiihl iiilillciv i'iicnniiiiiciil
.liliie I J to 'J I, iIiiIch which hue ul
icmh Ini'ii iiiiroM'il hy the uur do
iiillineiil.
REFORMHUERTA
N
GUARD
PREPARING
OR
BAN
WAR
WARSHIPS OFF
FOR TAMPICO TO
F
Profjrnm Includes First Concentration
of Battlecraft at Tamplco, Then
Its Occupation, Blockade of Both
Coasts and Armed Intervention.
Wilson and Bryan Still Hope to
Avoid Intervention Huerta Held
Respcnslhle for American Lives.
HAMPTON IIOADS. Vu., April l.".
--The lmtllchhii ArkiiiimiM, Nuw
IIiiiiiiiIiiii', New .li'Mov nml Venmuit
nml the Kimhiuit YorUown, Aihnirnl
llmlitir cipimniiiiiliiij;, hiiiled I nun
here for Tniiipico nt WliW . in. !
iluy.
An curlier hlurt wim iircenlci ly
ilchiy in coitliii). the New lliuiiflilrc.
The fttitrtiuK ximil, it hiiiKle k"U
fired on lionnl tlie fhiKMiip Arkiui-
hiiH, mih uim'ii ut ir.:i(). An hour
was eiiiiMime.l in mmicuMTin into
line. Then the fleet Mourned hcuwiinl
in the order uiten nlioe. Tint eh
hoU were due lo tiuiLe oiioii m'h hy
U p. m. nml to rench Tmiipieo Mini-
iluy iiifiht or IiicmIuv.
The Holiiwiire wiih ropniriiijr when
the other hhipt Miilcd, hut it was er
peeled it would join them later.
The torpodiibout flotilla iiUo re
mained hern awaiting onlem.
l'iit;rnm of I'rtiretluro
Army ami navy officer believed
the program would include, firt, u
coucciilratioii of winliip-i at Tain
pico, then an occupation of Tampico
ami ith ileKicmitiou nx u neutral
roue, next n blockade o both Mom-
can ciniU, ami finally, perhaps,
iirmcd inlcrxculmu.
It wan known, however, that Pre-i.
dent WiUou ami Secrclary of Stale
llryiui both hope to axo'id intcrvrii
tioii. They no Imer hoped that the
American colon, would he Milulcd
voluntarily ut Tampico, but they
were hopeful that after the Milute had
been compelled, comlitiour. would im
UO0.
It wax l.hoiiuhl more than likely
that the Tampion naval deuiomdru
lion would emi-o anti-Aiuericau out
breakK thiouuhout Mcmco, nml
Charge de AffaircK O'Sluiiilmehhy.
at the capital, icporled that he liad
told lluerta he would he hod rc.-pon-hihle
pernonully for Auieriean liveh.
Army Offlcerw llellKbteil
Scerclury llryan at lii. dchk with
the most wot Hod man in iulminitni.
tlou circlch. Nay officco, on Ihe
other hand, were delighted. The or
der for the Atlantic lloofn voyage to
Tampico cauxht the navy wholly un
expectedly, hut preparations wcie
ncvei theloN completed in record time.
It was not much expected, however,
that the navy would m'c any leal ac
tion. Army officers did nol try to hide
their hope Hint intervention will fol
low the Tampico doiunnxtrnlioii. It
wan umleihtood Hint, hIiouIiI troop
Im needed, Ihey will he traiixpoitcd,
under command of (lenora) Wood
atul (Icueral Harry, from (lalvchlon
to em ('run.
KEEPING TAX MONEY
HAI.KM, Ore., April lR.llocnuso
tlio county trensurerH aro not pnylui;
over to tlio Htiilo tronHiiror tho first
half of tlio Btuto tnxcH now due, tliu
Htnto Ih Btlll pn)luK Mx per cent on
11,000,000 or outHtamlliiK warutn.
Htato Troimurer Kny uld today Hint
only ITiOO.OOO him boon paid lit,
which Ih ii mnall pur tout of tlio
amount duo.
TRANSPORT HANCOCK
SAILS FOR TAMPICO
Ni;V OllliKAKK, l.a., April IV
The !iuminit llaiicoek, with I'.VI
minim' on lionnl, Milled imliiy for
Tampion, ,
ORCEAPOLOGY
PARTIES UNITE THREEWARSH1PS SILENCE GREEK VILLA VIUiUK IN nil SALARIES
m m mil ohm nM uiroT nnAOT nnnnomnMTn mnAVO DftTTic I ncAM TCAOUCDQ
IU hiu vviLoun unnnoi uuhoi urruoniuii iu
AGAINSTKUERTA ORDERED SOUTH WILSON'SPOUCY
Forclun Relation Committees Work
In Harmony Willi Administration
No Rose Water Demonstration,
But Apolofjy or Bloodshed.
Senator Lodije Urges That President
Be Authorized to Use Force With
Vtit Formal Declaration of War.
WASHINGTON, April !.'.- Parly
lines were not drnwu at tho confer
ence between the piuxidctit and the
foreign eomuiitteeuieu, and tliu ut-
inoht harmony heeined to prevail.
The conference over, t oii;roMU(Hi
Mood, deiuociat and chairman of
the limine committee, and ('mnjrenH
uian Cooper, its ruukitu; rvpuhlicau
member, left the white house to
gether. The arrest at Tampico of
AsNUtiint Paymaster f'opp ami the
bluejackets from tho Dolphin, Hood
naiil. was hiiuidv tho erewuiin: inci
dent of a lolli; series of ItlMlltS to
Americans on both the Mexican en?l
and went coasts, and that the presi
dent had told tho committeemen that
the situation had become intolerable
mid u sharp Icmhi was necessary.
He added that be wanted ivorvthinu
done with the consent ami approval
of congress, 'and expected to consult
the committeemen freely mitl- frc
I'ltently. Prosldeul Suolnlueil
"We nre now In Missc-ioii of nil
the facts which led to this naval
demonstration," said Chairman
Shively of the house foreign H'ln
tmiiH coimnitloo when he left tho con
ference. "We nre satisfied that the
president took Ihe only action pos
sible. "Nothing has developed over night
and there is real alarm fell. No at
tempts have been made on the lives
of Americans.
"The president simply will insist on
the salute of the American flag. If
it is not fired voluntarily it will be
fired under compulsion.
"Olio thing is ceilnin every move
will he made iu ueeord with an agree
ment between the legislative branches
of the government. He fore marines
lire landed at Tampico or eNewhere
congress will be specifically nuthor-
feed.
No Itoso Water Apology
"It will ho demonstrated lo the
woild that America can make its de
maud effective In Mexico.
"The president assured us that this
would he no rose water demonstration
that there would be an ample upol
ogy forthcoming or bloodshed.
' "I would like to udd that there Is
no occasion for the popular belief
that some other power is involved.
This belief seems to be due to the
fuel Hint so many warships were or
deicd to Tampico. The reason this
was done was to make absolutely
ceitalu that all tho force we could
possibly need was where we needed
it. Anil, incidentally, to make the
demonstration as. impiesstvo ns pos
sible." No Declaration Needed
In the senate foreign relations
committee this afternoon Scuntor
l.odgo urged tlmt Ihe president be
authorized lo use force airniust Mex
ico without u foimal declaration of
(Contlnuod on Page 6.)
REACHES VERA CRUZ
VHHA ('IIP. Mexico, April 15 -A
regiment of federal troop arrived
hero today from Mexico City to
utroiiKtlien tho local gnrrbiou,
Tho American Htumunlilp Ksporan
xa, scheduled to null In u few houm,
received order from the Wiuhlngtou
war dopiirlmont to accept neither
freight tiur puimouKor. It wan uu
ilorklood It wiu wauled (u bring up
p I us and men rout (Jiilvcvlnu,
Pacific Squadron Sent to Mexican
Waters Makes Possible Blockade
of Entire Mexican Coast Line If
Desirable.-
Move Is Taken Merely to Be in Read
iness Should Occasion Require Ac
tionColliers Alfo Ordered South,
WASHINGTON, April 1.. My r
deriiiL' three vvarilnp from the Pa
cific coast to Mexican waters IhU
afternoon Secretary of Ihe Navy
Daniels made possible a blockade of
the entire Muxieaii coast line, should
this be deemed desirable.
Il uitx drilled lluit ailV dcflllltC
idea of such .i blockade cxitid at
the moment, and the explanation was
i-ivi'ii tlmt tho move was takru
merely with n view to being fully
preimred.
Daniels telegraphed to Admiral
Howard, eemiuandiui: the Pacific
fleet, to send tho transiMirt Buffalo
and the cruiser Marlni'l to Mexican
waters and the Clevelnnd to Jlarat-
lau, wlrther tho Chat anoogn i to
follow it shortly.
The Pittsburg wa ordered from
Pnoet sound to San Dici:o and the
torpedo-bout flolillu, with the tender
lri. nt San Prdrn' were ordered fn
stand by awaiting any orders lo
Mexican imrN which Howard mnv
deem necessary. Tho colliers .Jupi
ter and Saturn, both hmd-ng coal,
would also leave sMn lor Mexican
water., it vvns stated.
OF FLEET'S SAILING
10
I
WASHINGTON, April l.'i. The
powers, Secielar.v of State Hr.uiu
stated today, have been informed of
the fleet's drfmrtmo fop Tampico and
of America's present attitude. The
seurctury denied that the dispatch to
O'Shuugiiuossv which vvns withheld
by the Mexican censor was the into
which demnnded tho salute of the
Auieriean flag, but admitted that it
referred to the Tampico incident.
"Why was it," llryan was asked,
"after 0 p. tu. Friday had been set
as the hour before which the salute
must he fired, an extension was
granted, despite tho fact that no
messages had been sent from here to
Mexico City concerning the mntterf "
"It was because there had been an
apology," replied tho secretary, "and
lluerta had asked an extension of
time to consider tho demand for n
salute. Admiral Mayo granted
that."
GUILTY. FINED $500
SAN FItANClSCO, Cul., April IS.
A ple of guilty on white slavery
chnrgcH In connection with hla rela
tions with Cionovlovo Hunan Harris
wn entered horo toduy by J. Parker
Whitney, millionaire boforo Unltod
Stated Juilgo Maurlco Doollng. Ho
was fined f&OOO. He paid .ho fine
and wiih released.
Mri). Hunau-Hunia was not h
court, I'nltod States District Attor
ney PrcMon said she was In Clilcugo.
lleforo going Into court Whltuo)
suld:
"I decided to chango my plea to
guilty In order to avoid tho dlsucrco
able features of a long trial. Of
con io, 1 looked for iinjultlul event
ually, but It would bo only after n
great ileal of trouble and uuitlneis,
POWERS
NOTIFIED
BAN
M
Mondell of Wyoming in House Al
leges Anxiety to Protect Oil Inter
ests Cause of Sending Warships to
Tampico.
Wcrks In Senate Says It's a Pecul
lar Brand of Patriotism That Is
Aroused hy Insults to Sailors.
WASIMNOTON. April 15. Oppo
sition to tho administration's pro
gram wm voiced In both house and
senate today but the speeches were
received In silence.
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming
charged In the house that the fleet
was sont to Mexico becauso the ad
ministration was a frald tho stand
ard Oil and Cowdray syndicate oil
tanks at Tampico would be dctroyeJ.
To I'rotcct Oil Interest
"All these ships." Jio sa:a. "are
sailing for Tampico with hostllo In
tent to lino up before two measly
Mexican gunboats In order to enforce
tho administration's personal preju
dlco against Huerta."
Tho congressman rofcrrcd sarcas
tically to Secretary Bryan's peaco
nollcv and denounced ttio sending of
battleships to compel an apology for
the Tampico Incident' "VhHer over
looking "years of browbeating, In.
suits, destruction of American pro
perty and killing of American."
"The sending of an American fleet
to Mexico at this time." said Sena
tor Works of California this after,
noon, "discloses a peculiar phaso of
human naturo and exhibits a singu
lar brand of patriotism.
Works Voices Protest
"A hundred American cltlxens
have been slaughtered there, their
wives and daughters outraged and
their property destroyed and tho
government did not ralso a hand,
nut becauso a fow of our bluojackcts
who would havo been much bolter
off on shipboard, wcro arrcstod In
a city ongaged In civil strlfo nnd
Huortn refuses to satuto our flag, wo
are Kolng to war now or back down
nnd uiako ourselves ridiculous.
"Tho many American cltliens who
lost their lives In Mexico were
much cntltlod to tho protection ot
our Hag ns wore theso sailors, who
wore not uvea Injured, and the kill
ing of thosoicltlzoiiR wau as much an
Insult to our flag as tho trivial Inci
dent which appears to' ba driving us
Into war."
AMERICAN FLEET
N PRESENT CRISIS
WASHINGTON, April 13. Tlmt
Vera' Cnie might ho occupied as well
a$ Tampico iu tlio event' of President
Huortn refusing to salute tho Ameri
can colors, even after a landing at
the latter place, was iiilmUteil today
iu administration eircle, . Th'p ,was
teferred o, however, only lib u pos
sibility. , , .-,,(,
Tlio statu '.dejiiirtnijut mfivejl
three messages, froih' Charge MlAT
I'nire. 0'Sh.iughuer.Vs; iu hq course
of tho day, but it wn tittcd.Hhit in
none vvus there any intimation of
Yielding on lluerta'a part to the de
maud that he salute the Stats and
Stripes,
Tlio text of the dispatch was not
made public, hut it was learned that
they Mild, in effect thai llueitu in
sisted hu had niuilo all amend for
the Tampico affair Unit it was fair
to exMet of lilmi that ho leftised lo
assume lespoiisihillly tor a Miliar
ilumte's acts ami Unit hu seemed to
welcome rather than to dicad Ihe
piesenl cilMii,
HUERTAWELCOMES
10 DAYS BATTLE
WITH FEDERALS
San Pedro Victory Greatest Since the
War Began Velasco and Other
Generals Defeated Decisively,
Leaving 3500 Killed or Wounded.
Carranza Undisturbed by Tampico
Situation Affair Solely Between
United States and Huerta.
CIIIIIt'AllL'A CITY, Mux., April
1.). Itoport that ncncr.il Villa's
rebels hud won an overwhelming vic
tory over the federals nt San Pedro
were formnlly confirmed by General
Carranza today.
"You may say in regnrd to the
San Pedro victory'," he told the cor
respondents, "thut it was one of the
ureatest for the eunse of the Mex
ican icoplc since the revolutionary
era began in 11)10.
Most Complete Victory
"It wns a complete victory. Gen
eral Villa telegraphs mo that the
remnant of tho federal nrmy with
which he battled for ten days Is
panie-strieken and fleeing, having
left :.')00 killed, wounded and pris
oner." Carrnuzn telegraphed to Villa,
congratulating him warmly.
The force overcome by the rebels
included tho troops under Generals
Velasco, De Moure ami Maas. At
the time Vol.i-eo evacuated Torreon,
De Monro nnd Mints were marching
to his relief. Vclnsco did not wait
for them, but met them n lie re
treated, took over the command and
gave freh hnttlo to General Villa.
This time, the rebels nerted, Vc
laseo's nrmy was shattered beyond
hope of reorganization. The federals
set fire to San Pedro before leav
ing it.
.Mexicans Unconcerned
General Carranza did not diseu-s
tho Tampico situation, hut said hu
might issue n statement later, llo
seemed not ut all disturbed by tho
news tlmt the United States Atlantic
fleet had been ordered to Mexican
waters ami rebel officers said pri
vnlely that they considered the Turn
pico nffair one solely between the
Washington government nml Presi
dent Huerta. They didn't think the
Mexican people were in the least
concerned in it.
Thin attitude was in marked con
trast with that of 10TJ, when the
rebel leaden, declared American in
tervention would unite all Mexican
factious iu resistance of a common
enemy.
NEW YORKERSISEEK
SALI DEPOSIT LAKES
SALBM, Orei, April 13. Gover
nor West announced today that Jason
C. Moore, trusteo for a number of
Now York men, has offered tho stato
$1,000,000 at thu rate of SCO.000
n year, for Abor.t and Summer lakes,
which contain enormous Suit do
pdslts. C. M. Sain and associates
now havo a looso with tho stato cov
ering theso lakes, but It Is said they
havo beon unable to finance tho pro
ject,. Tho stato land board will
consider Moorea offer,
APPLE BOX BILL
TO BE RESURRECTED
WASHINGTON, April 13. -Uarn-lug
tlmt tho committee on coluugo.
weights uuil measures hud tabled tho
applobox bill, Iteprvseiitutlves I law
ley nud lluker have soon ludlvlduul
members of thu lommltteo who Imvu
an reed lo Uko up tho bill aud re
port It nut,
TEN PER CENT
All Employes' Wages Reduced Durlnq
Coming Year by Board of Educa
tionSaving of $450 a Month, or
$4050 a Year Thereby Effected.
Selection of Teachers for Coming
Year Made Collins Re-elected Su
perintendent. Reductions of 10 per cent in thu
salary of every toucher in the Med
ford public schools, nnd reaching
even unto the janitors, vvns ordered
hy the school hoard nt the regular
meeting Tuesday evening. The cut
will be effective nt the beginning of
the next school year, nnd means .1-I.'U
a month, or I0o0 n yeur less in sal
aries. The economy effects every
teacher from the superintendent to
the primary grades. This Hliey nlso
nffected the purchase of supplies for
the year, the buying being deferred
to a later date.
The establishment of a junior high
school, to embrace the seventh and
eighth grndes, with n new course of
studies nnd to be maintained iu' the
AYashington ftchool, was left in tho
hands of a committee composed of
Superintendent of Schools U. S. Col
lins, Principal Iiovvmnn, J. II. Coch
ran nnd Mr. Ilnttie M. Gore of tho
school board. This would increase
the efficiency of tho schools nnd of
fer new inducements to pupil from
tho country.
The selection of teachers for 1014
1.1 was made ns follews:
V. S. Collins, C. H. llowmnn, P. II.
Daily. A. J. Hanby, L. S. Heveridge,
Mrs. I. W. Gnlligar, Mabel SIcars,
Herlhu II. Welsh, Orn Cox, Ainhro
siue Murphy, Marian I. White, Knte
Stine, J. Jr. Gresslv, C. Harlow
Pratt, Ituih Merrick, I.ucile Marshall,
Eunice Munson, Florence Carpenter,
Jennie M. Snedieor, C. W. Frost, Sara
Van Meter, Mary K. Moore, Amy
Harding, Kathryu Dunham, Kmily
Devore, Anna Purueker, Myrtle L.
Clnyville, Illaneho Neff Canode, Grace
Pierce, Fannie Haskins, Mao K. Mor
doff, Julia Fielder, Ruth Coryell,
Elizabeth Ferguson, Viola Pheister,
Mabel Myers, Carrie Jacks, Anna
Jeffry, Maud 51. Philbrook, Josio
Hiley, Oenevievo Wortmnu.
Janitors Lewis Mischlcr, W. C.
Wilson, George Hishoo. O. M. Wolga
mott, W. II. Mullock.
TO TAKE FIELD AT
MOMENT'S NOTICE
WASHINGTON, April lo. Secre
tary of War Garrison wns authority
for tho htutcmcut that tho troops
were all ready tu take the field on a
minute's notice.
News that the federal gunboats
Zaragoza aud Progress had left
Tampico caused considerable com
ment, biuco it was tho general opin
ion that this would leave the town
very easy to capture, nud many were
heard wondering what Admiral Uud
ger would do if he should ftriivo off
the city and find the rebels iu con
trol. INTERSTATE BRIDGE
BOND ISSUE LEGAL
OU'MPIA, Wash., April 13.t
Tho stuto supreme court today held
that tho 150,000 baud Issue by Clarke
county for tho partial cost of lh In-ter-stutu
brldgu over tho t'oluwhU
river between Portland and Vh
convor was legal and ordered dis
missed thu suit ot H. M, KittuU Ut
restrain the ubhc f tk torn.
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