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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Fair tonight, limvy fro't
Max, nt; .Mln. lit Pre. ,!il.
Putty fmirlli Veiir
Dully Ninlli Ymr
M13DKOUD. OlfKOOX, 'JIH'KSDAV, Al'UUi Hi, 1011.
NO. 22
HUERTA WEAKENS-WILL SALUTE FLAG
21 GUN SALUTE
IE
In Rrliirn, in Arconl Willi Naval
Precedent, United Slates Ships
Will nrtiiin Salute Crisis Ended
Unlrss Action Disapproved.
Opinions Dlffrr Among Congressmen
as lo Wlirlhrr Hucrla's Olfer Is
Salisfaclory.
WA8IIIN0TO.V. April !. I'nnl
lent WlUnu thin afternoon Intttrtirtcd
Churn" d'Affsln-n O'.HIiniiKhniMhiy to
toll I'ri'ililfiit Unarm Hint ho nc
nit'n Hit' Intter'n offer In Knliiln the
Aiiiurlmu Hut: mid Hint. In accord
with inivnl pnceiliint. tho United
Htutnn alili wilt return tin mlnto
Thin, It unt stMeil, olid the
crlnU tittle illniiiinl of tho ngrco
ni.'iil hoiilil roniit (rout Mexico or
from Hih Untied Hint en tomcrcm.
Stinilinu Continue South
Attmlrul lladnerV ImttlrMilp niuiid
rim Mill continue southward ill nil)
rnto until tho Milule nrtunlly In flrod.
It wit thought likely they would lu
l.ot In Mevlcmi water In rcndlncM
(or Ibn crrlhU which It was thought
might follow miotlier uiortanl
n-lml victory.
I'nwldtinl VVIUon nml Herretnry
llrywi Iit7tlil. n majority of thn
oeniitn fore Ik ti telutloim coiuuilttcc
intm iHiholtlliut llicm. thnt returning
tho 'Mnxlrnh snluto would no con
miiiito recognition of tho lluorln
KutitruMoiil. Kiff) irfe(ent In
hi will" history. It wiih Mated, culled
for nrUnoivdNlni'inunt of iturh ru
in tint
Unci (it IHitiiiktcil
llncrln's pcrtouitlll) miim tho onlv
lliliiK which It mum IhoiiKht might
)tit canto n hitch. Iiiiimuiim ns he
linn distuned front onto or twice
dully since, tho IiihI erluls, govern
maul officials hero until they would
not believe tho picnelit Incident wait
closed until tho iii I ii to uctuully wan
fired.
WAKIIINOTON, April HI Not a
gun Ions thnu . I will ho incepted iin
MoxIco'h unlulo of tho American
flag, I're.ldenl Wllnoil nnld this af.
lernoon.
lie declared ho had not even con
sidered a pmpoidtlnit that tho com
niandor of tho gunboat llotphlu,
wIioho until worn iirri'Hltl nt Tamplco.
ho Minted IliRteuil, Tho Dolphln'n
coiuinanilor, ll woa pxplnlnwl, was
not entitled to a hoIuio or hnlf -I
guns, so It would not ho u unlliiual
dilute.
WASIIINUTON, April Ifi. Prosl
ilnnt llucitii mild today ho wiih icudy
to salute thn American flu,;, Ho
Hindu oiio condition, liowovor, Iho
United Blittes niiiHt tmliilo tho Moxl
cuii colon In return.
Opinions differed an to whether
HiIh wan an ncropliibln prniswlllon or
not. Ohiilrninu Rhlxely of Iho non
nto forulgn relations coinniltteo mild
yen, It wan. Ordinary courlony, ho
added, would call lor an nckuowl
I'dKomeiit of thn Mexican hhIiUo,
.Senator I.odgo toel: tho contrary
vlw. In hht opinion, Mexico would
ho icpologUIng to tho United Stnlos
for mi affront If It Minted wlthuut
getting iv rcHpoiiHO hut If It did net n
roHpoiiBo tho lliliiK bocamo u menu
limlciHH. oxchuiiKo of com tenlcH.
I'nwldmit Wilson nppoaruil to
ngroo with Sunittor Hhlvoiy. I'ruro
limit, ho Mild, provided for nckuowl
eilKOUiellt of Mtlutoit fired u lipoid-
(Ooutlnuoil on pna I.)
BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA
OFF FOR TAMPICO
NliW VOIIK, Aptil III IIi'ituIiik
no iiii"-ne I'roin WiiMiiukIoii omIciiiik
ililuy, liiiliuii (IiIiIioiih of Iho liinilH
mini lui.l mii'lior IioWIc.I nl 'J ID Hil
nlleiiiooii nml llie liiillli-lili Mi'iiinrtl
inwiy, ImmiDiI I'nr 'J'iiiiiico,
AN
NO
ON
N SALUTE
Ml
SAY SENATORS
No Recondition f f lluerta as Hrail of
De J lire Government of Mexico Is
Implied, Assirls Chairman Shlvcly
of Forelipi Relaticns Committee.
Lodtje Takes Contrary View and
Holds Action Places United States
In Ridiculous Position.
WASHINGTON, April III. I'ri-M.
limit line-In of Mexico In williiii; l
xillutit the Aliieiiriiu llutf on eonditioii
Ihllt Hie Alllt'Cl'llll r.li rellllll Hie
(lllle.
AetiliK Clinil iniitl Sliiielv of llie
xt'llitte roieiKtl leliilioiH eoniliiillee
uilmlttiil thi ullcllioon thnt lie hint
hecn nfneiullv ndvicd Hint III i-i mi
MHer to tin 1'inlcil SI at e' iIhiiiiiiiiIk
wax Iriiiixiuitti'il to ('If ii rue il'Affuiii'
O'.SInui-jliiH'Hi.y loiluy.
"Thin xtipiiloliou," Miiil Sliixelv,
"Jk merely ,i iciiie-t llial the iimiiiI
foruiH he eoniplicd wild, OT I'olirM1,
II' I tie Mexii'iiiiH Milule we will hiilule
in riliiin.
.Vol it IteioKiilltoii
"TIlU, however, will not eon-litllle
iceoHiiilion o lluerta UK Instil of u
ile lure iMivf-niiiiciil of Mexico, ll to
ri-cii-tilrlnii -mily of n tic fro ptiv
eruuient, jut on our ilcimind vwi u
iccounltloii of u tie I'iicIo noieriiiiicnl.
"Thpre i no ilc jute oicinmcnt in
Mpxieo lo iceonnir.e.
"I -iippo,. llueltliN eouiplilltiec
with our ili'iiimiiU will inl the iricuti
nliiHlioii mill Icnve iimter wlieie
hex were hcloie. In furl, I enn't
lliinl. of ii ti i olliet' wu.x in whieli Hit'
limit. on eitii work out if llueitn iloe
whut lie xeeins loiluv lo ilitmiil iloiuK."
The illoll in whether the I'nited
Slntcw eoiilil lellllll (he Mexienu Mil
lite wilhout leeonnii'.inK' Hie llueitn
pii eminent llieiehy wn nil neule
niie, however. Mnuv inlliienliiil men
ilinnurectl with Scnalor Sluvel.V. Sen
ntor l.oilxi' wiim one of Hietii. Ile
eouleiiileil (hut u iclllin of the hiilnte
would lie mi Ainerienii ''InieKilowii,"
".Makes Vh Ulillctlliitis"
''To reluiii llie .Mexienu hiilnlt
uonlil niiiko its liilimilou," iid
I(imIk'. "It ii ineouceivnlili'. The
Mexienu Milule of our I'lnj; n- nit
ii polony for mi iuii1t is syinliolienl,
lull tin iniiiiite wo iclllin the Milule
it heeouies it mere e.xeliuii(-e of coin I -t'sy,
"Not only would mi Aiucrieiiii sn
lule wipe ou tin itMilo)-clit- niiture
of thn function, hill it involve
American iccoj-niiion of the lluerttt
j-oMTiimciil. The whole piocccd'uiK
would ho cIiiiiikciI hy litis exeliuiiKO
of couilcMi'S heeuiiMi it, would he
teccilinj,- front out' ileiunuil for nn
apology nml ncccpliui; Hoiui'lhiiiK l
Kolulely valueless, lint 1 feel con
fident tho proposition will not he ac
cepted," Ordinary Ituli-s of Courtesy
Sliively, ilcspito this view, stuel; o
his juns. "It Is perfeetly oltvions,"
(Contlnuea on page 3.)
SHOT IN QUARREL
WOSKIIUIUI, Or., April III. Mor
risou C'uinpliill, nn uj;eil resident of
Clovt'liinil, 111 miles weht of lime, mr
feiitletcd lo Hie hlicriff nt IIoscIiuik
loiluy, Mi.xinj,' Hun he hud hhot mid
killed John llcelicr, n iiciitldioi-, iikciI
.'I'.1. Meeker wiih Inuud dead ill ll
field cully lodny, liul il wits suppoM'il
Hint dentil hud lieeit fioiu liiilunil
eniihCN,
Ciimplicll's Hiinciiiler wiih llie i'nt
liitiiiiulloii Unit tho ol'fteiiilH hud lliul
Meeker lunl como lo mi iinliincly mid.
I'niiiplicll siild Hint lie hud ipiiuiclcil
with Meeker mid Hint llie luller ncifcd
him mid Mini led In din him iii'tiis
a I'li'hl, JltifiiKiiiK in icIciimi him,
Ciiinplicll Hays ho tihul, Ihu Ihlrd hid
let liillllii; Jli'vkiT.
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eoiicrelf with urmtonl Mtrfitee mid
.
WARSHIP FLEET
IN BATTLE LINE
ON HOjUil) I'NMTKIi STATl'.S
MATTI.KSIIIl' ARKANSAS (h.x
wireless via Capo llntlerns, April 1(1.
lTuder eleiiiiup; xlae the liattliv.hip
fleet under Admiral Madder wnA
hteituiiiif; Miulhwuiil lodny.
The admiral unlet ed a speed of
twelve, knots. The (diips, htrtiuj: out
in line, 1000 feet upitit, pluucd
tlnoiili the munch, .the ArkaiiMis
Ifiidini.'. II wits esliinuted tliey would
tuako Tmupieo hy Wednesday noon.
The crews were enlhusiustio mid
drilled with Minppy precision.
My Sectelnry of the Navy Diiiiielh'
orders, Admiral Mailser xvtin tefnsinj;
lo miswer any of thu ipti'Minn. put
to him hy Iho eotresiondents on
hoitrd or (o say u word eoueerniiij;
Iho Mexican situation.
EXCLUSION SWITCHED
BY NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, April 111. -Flnt
eluii'ncs Hint Intel uuiioiiul poljlies
weio involved In the sideltuekiiii; of
Jiiptinexo exclusion lct;ls!iilioii weie
voiced hy I(ciicm'uIiiIimi Moo in ol
I'eiiusyhmiiit ut a mecliiij; of Die
house liiiuilKi'iiliun eommltleo lodny.
Commissioner (Icueinl of Immiyiit
linn Ciiiuliielli Mii.l hn hud nut
httllfhi'd In pi'silimi ii'KnidiiiK '
elusion, hill held Hull he nhoitld dm
i'iinm mil) tlmdil lu; khilioii n ha he
llcwil lliti .lupiiiii -c pliu-e tin-i hciiiH
liwiliil hy diploiuiille luj;ollillluil,
STEAMING
SOUTH
ROAD-MAKING REDUCED TO A SCIENCE
the (Vntml l' t. Mni.ord rn.-tt. Ox
the d.alx nmou it t 100 fut end dmc
protioiincul i i xperts the hist ro.nl
STATE TREASURER
SCHOOLFUNDNOTES;
SAI.KM, Oi.. April Hi. In a de
eision today tmit lude (l.illouny
upheld the contention of Oovcruor
Wot Hint Slaie Tiiiusinei- Ix'av ha
no Iej,';il iiulhoiily for rclniniiit,' pos
ioiioil of the S000 eotiuuoil school
fund noles, mscritgiitiiij: in xttlue
nhoiit .'fli.OOO.OOO, held hy hitu. The
deeiiioit was in a friendly suit filed
hy (lovetnor West and Secretary of
State Oleott in hclutlf of the state to
compel Treasurer Ixitx- to deliver the
notes- to I lie eletk of tho hind hoiud.
Judge (lullowax in overruling the de
murrer to the complaint Muled Hint
the ulnto treasurer is the custodian
of the funds ol the slate, hut these
notes nre not funds, hut only evi
dence of funds.
NAME SATUROAY AS
SAI.K.M, Or, April 10. I'alhin;
upon iho people of the stale to co-op
crate in liil,iu nelioi) to prevml
needles fires nt tint slule, Oowtuor
Went lodny issued n iioelmuuinii
set I in),' iihidt' Sntiiiduy, Aptil lb, us
file n event ion day.
lie iisl. Hint "uiueliiiu's of eiit-
yiuix, citie hoilu-H, lonul iiupiotemcul
ulilhs, seliooi mnl nlluein. iiullvniit 11
ullv litkn lime 011 Mils tiny In lutl
lllcmiM of lite plew'iilinli and In te
MUST
SURRENDER
move. iuol.ii us possilile, all ilun 1 !lenve on slioii iiuiire 'Hie ..i..il..
or linliicit cm-is uhnli nuiilil hud limit Mnhli Ml 1- . ihc N.-iil
In llli 1 tic ici.ilu lltvltl liMilu dill uilljlloil,i, whi'h la itiwiil igtii I14 or
lu onlliiiiiiuh." ilvn,
ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN
WegVJMgTf LrMrr1
r .on lit-l ,t d.x, It it w dc, i-
n-e tin co't tu it ii-1 r ,i xnni or
w.x ever liu'l.
MOTHER JONES
COLORADO PRISON;
PHNVKIt. Colo , April lfi
'"Mothor" Jane, fuiuous wonnm
ftrlko loader, was roleusod from Ha
county Jnll at Wnlsenhuri; at 10
o'clock this morning. Sho had been
hold la romiuiinlcado there since,
March :!:'.
Horace Ilitwklns, local attorney
for tho United Mlno Workers of
America, announced that when
"Mother" Jones' linbeas coriuia aiipll
cutlon comes up before the United
Slates circuit court tomorrow that
ho will demand tho punishment of
( i en oral Chase for coitteinpt of court.
Kerontly tho court onlered Oenoral
Cliaso to prodtico "Mothor" Jottea lit
court hero tomorrow, nstciul ho or
dered her released.
Ueueral Chase said that ho con
sidered his authority over "Mother"
Janes ceased when Governor Amnions
ordered tho troops to leave the striko
rono today.
"Mother" Joiiob will arrlvo
Denver tonltUU.
lu
WARSHIPS LEAVE
F
I'llll.AM I.I'lllA.
111 In a dense lo
Apul 10. Ot
the hulllnliili
Mieliimin, hoiiiul lor Tiiuiileo, did nut
U;I3 . m. lodny. The initio's ami
Mu.uiin were cimlinu In leailliii-.. lo
RELEASED
FROM
JACKSON COUNTY
V"?!"
- (.'tirtisx Oregon Joumnl.
lin?' .(xir.iil at it cost under $1.10
k's - .. Tltf juxencut is the richest
1
EMPLOYERS FILED
SAI.I'.M. r., April 10. .Imlse
Ciullowiix todiiv-Mistainod the de-
nnii'iir 10 the complaint in (he uit
drought hy W. ('. Francis of the Ktn
pliiyetV AsMuintiou of Oregon mid
Jame Archer mid P. !? lhtsnrd,
Jr., of I'm Hum), nguiiist Stale I'tin
ter K. A. llnrris-, tneinherh of the
stale priutiitg hoard and the Allied
l'rinting TrmW council of Salem, to
enjoin the state printer trout carry
ing out the provisions of the "closed
hop" contract entered into between
the Mute printer mid the unions.
Tho demurrer wits sustained on tho
grounds llmt no shoiviug wits made
thnt the plaintiffs would ho person
ally injured us a result of the uiiiks
iug of Iho contract mnl because tliu
eomplniut did not show Hint the con
tract wits in existence nt the time
the suit was filed.
T
GIVE UP TO GOVERNOR
Tll.SA, Okhi., April 10. Meemise
of the decided (11111111 tiiKCii ngiiinst
rtit'iiti; hy (loxt'i'iair l.ee t-ruce, ttffic
ml of tint TuUa Itiieiug niiciuliou
this itfternoun caiiccllcd thu luccting
at Hit TuUa truck.
oiliciuU of Hit) association declar
ed tht-y iuleuiled In innHtuta heavy
iluuiwge ull ii,-iilllt both (lovetnor
INJUNCTION
CLOSED
S
(nice mnl d. limit (leiiernl ('anion,
Tr- - win uitlidinitu from (Im
lr.il n o in tin Iho luvct li Mil"
liunctlKd.
I
FEDERAL ARMY
OFNORTHMAKES
US SAND
Remnant of Huerla's Army of the
North Baltling Desperately at ften
avhfes Villa Determined to Ex
terminate -Force.
Federals Defrndinrj Strong Position
With Reckless Determination
Rebel Coil Tightens About.
SAN I'KDIIO, Mc.x., April 10.
Surroiinilfd by rebel, Iho Inst rpm
nnnt of President llucrta's nnny of
the north nns making its lust stand
fight ut Ilcnnvidcs station today.
The federal force was reduced by
the battle of Han Pedro from l'J.OOO
to about OSOO men, but they were still
resisting de-erately. General Villa
wns determined to exterminate them.
He wii in personal ehnrge of Hie
rebel attack, hod nil his available
troops in aetion mid bail scut for
;I000 more from Torreon.
I-'oiccnst of llelx-lllon
Runners front the scene of the en
gagement reported it one of the fierc
est of the rebellion. They suhl the
federals occupied a strong position
unl .xtvre dcfvnding.4tMdluxuckltt
(lelcnmniition. The rebels, hoivever,
were tiglilcning the cordon about
them mid it ,xus declared (hey wero
cortn'n to be wipeil nut unless they
surrendered. There wns no chance
f r them this time, said witnesses of
the battle, to slip through Ihu rebels'
line as they did nt Torreon mid Sun
Pedro.
According to Oenernl Or.cga,
among tho prisoners his men took
when they captured San Pedro Mon
day night wete five American news
pnper nml uutgnziue writers who had
been accompanying the federals. Oen
ernl Villa ordered that every consid
eration he shown them mid they wero
held nt n hacienda on Lnke Mayran,
between San Pedro mid Ilenavides
station.
Thousand Wounded Arrlvo
Since San Pedro's capture 1000
wounded have arrived from the scenu
of the various battles mid skirmishes
fought in its vicinity.
Oenernl Villa captured hero twenty
locomotives, 300 empty freight cars,
twenty-five carloads of conl, eight of
ice, twenty of xvnter, thirty of niu-
muuitiou, fifty of cotton mid five of
clothing mid general merchandise.
lie took also eleven camion in Sun
Pedio and a dozen more which tho
federals abandoned along tho line of
their retreat.
Fifteen hundred federal prisoners
have been taken thus fur.
OHIO MLITIA ORDERED
TO BE READY FOR WAR
TOLEDO, 0.. April 10.
The Ohio militia received ar
dors this afternoon to bold
itself in readiness for quick
dispatch to .Mexico. Thu re
ipient for it to do so was re
ceived hy Oovernor Cox from
thu war depattmeiit. He
said eight regiments could he
mobilized In short order,
OREGON CITY VETERANS
WANT TO 60 TO WAN
! -.
OIMXION (TIT, Or., April 1(1.
Fifly-llino iiieii of Oregon C'ily, muuy
of theiii Spanish war vuterna, tmluy
signed a petition In Hie war dwit
ineiii asking for urvH, lu av iwny
Hi t'luo of Iroiiblii wMh Wfxh'o, t'ip
lulu M, U. I'hlllljw,, wlw mrvixl wW
lh Oick"ii voluMliHcrK Jt4rltH
S'iinl.h'AmnlcMH who w' mm t
thn irl nlHttvr. TW iMUUm U
M
'n