207 Second Slrccf
Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
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MEDFORD. OREGON, AVKDNKSDAV, MAY (5, JOM.
NO. 3!)
HA
N
N M CO CJTY
SAY REFUGEES
Antl-Hiirrta rtevolt Imminent Dlc
talcr Again Drlnklnn Heavily and
Irresponsible Capture of City by
Rebels Seriously Threatened,
ADMINIS
I
AON
RELIES
1 VILLA
Villa Agents Amonu Police Stir Up
Discord Grading Americans De
ported by Military Court.
TO SAVE DAY
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan icllevc Rebels Will Over
throw Huerta Before Mediators
Can Accomplish Anything.
ll William (I. Sliephoiil)
VI'.IIA CIH'Z, Mex., Mmv il. filer
i'Iimii leign in .Mexico Cilx, accord
ing In tcfugci- ftmn tho capital, who
Mill oiuilinue lu rciii'li lirrn a Vv lit
It linii'.
An iiiili-lliii'rlii rev nil uiiipit-Mluu-
llllly ix lllllllilll'lll, llll Mill). 'I' 111' lilt-.
tutor via ili'.'lnit.l to lie drinking
heavily again niul in mi irr'iMiiiilii'
niul ilungciiiii condition.
Tho people nri" legluiiig..ti'. .real
ize, lluil the city's capture liy (leucinl
Villa U seriouy throntcuril. Hul
wliul llic.x four Mill limn- is (hut
(leuenil Zapata will capture i first.
Of Villn niul liU mrii llii'.v arc iifrniil.
Of Zapata mill ln infinitely mum
cruel follow ci ilii'y r- literally in
nlijt'iit terror.
VIIU Agent In 't4tiil
The police an another source nf
worry. Huerta is fiiiii In know lluil
thorn nti' Villa agents mining llii'in,
Iml lo hesitate ill mi attempt (o iIin.
Ill-ill them, lot lli plfclpitlilc till out
bleak mi their iuit. Ill tin' inriiii
t iii r there nil' rititior lluil tin1 Villn
agents among lliriu nti' ptiiiiiiiii lo
M'iO l' 'lllltlll.
(Ii'iirrnl l'iitn't attitude in tin
other sntirro of uiioatlnrH. Iln is
urn' nf llii' strong mm mupug tin sol
diers, niul mi nttcnipt liy liim tn gniu
control of lln iirmy in considered n
possibility n( nny moment.
Tin' iiH'rnii i'Iiii.m of Mexicans
is even iiiiim uiiMoiix In gel nut of
Ilio city llinu mi' tlu foreigner. All
lio run Miilil iln no nil' llcciug.
The) Ion), for tolllc floill within
mill fur attack fnnu without,
Amcilam depot led
In Vnru Ciii. the military court
wu working In Us i'nini'ily. Three
American liiixc lii'i'ii deported.
Aiiinui' I Ihmii wns It. (', Muli'uliy. IIk
ii'Hiiti'i in tin- iiiilitur.x authorities
lluil In' knew of ii I'lirlic of .Mi'xii'iiu
iiinin iiinl iiuiuiiiiiitinii mill was given
u kiiiin of marine In capture llii'in.
Instead of lending tin' murine In Hie
i'iii'Iii? In leil llieiu In ii loi'iil gam
bling liiti where lir knew tin play
er knew no Kuglish uml the soldiers
knew mi Siiiiinli. He thru dc
lumiili'il lliut Hie occupants of the
Humbling liiniM' give him money. IHh
trick xx mm iliM'meied mnl he was ur-
losiod.
Word wn received from Hm oupi
lul Hint llui doparluic of miothi'i'
pin I v (if .lull Ainerionn lofugeos for
Win Ciii. Inn! again lieen ileluyeil.
Villa Says He Will Capture Three
Cities in Ten Days, Opening Way
to Capital No Mediation Plans.
N
OPPOSES
E
PAYMENTS FOR
UNEARNED
IN
WASHINGTON, Muy (I. Score
lury nl Hie Interior l.nue tulil Hie
liuuso eoinmillee mi public lauds !"
ilny Unit he xxiim opposed lu paying
In cniporatioiis Hie iiui'iiriu'il ineie
iiuut mi llmif properlti'ri If llui j;o
eminent luki'n oer the hydro-elee-
hie plmitx I illy yeniK henee, an pro
iileil in llui KerriH hill,
If IIin uoMMiuiii'iit piireluiKi'H the
pliiutH, hn I'xpluiui'il, Mi HituiKht it
hhoiihl nny only uhut they me uoilli
toiluy, pint a lensonnhle profit lo
IIin iiiM'lnrri. lu iiippuil of hU ill'
fsuiiieiil he eileil mi iiiNlnnee in uliieh
(Ileal Noilhern riiilriiinl enuiueer-
inUeil IIin pnee of .Miuilmiii ImuU
which Hie mi iiinunl hiiiuIiI liy 7JV
IHIII.IIIIII,
Tim him, Lmin inhleil, xxiim iiiiiiim'iI
user iniliKl'iiAtinliMl iniielllltx III ilu
tiiuiiii II.
TIlU N) I'lll'IDHI fiului) I'll Ihu
HiiuIim liver In Muuh muilu It 33'J
imiimkIm nf ilicintu
WASIIINdTON. Miiv II. The
Wiihhinloii iiiliuitliNtriitltiii Miis te
l.xillt; mi the lilieln to mixe the Mexi.
run hitiintiiiii.
Thiil I'reslileul Wilhiui mnl Sri-re-tnrv
of Klute llrxiin heliexeil the eon
stltiiliiiuiilixtH wuiiM ovnthrow
1'iit.iileut lliiertu liefnre the "A 11
('" ineilititiirx eiiiilil aei'iiiuplish any
thin); tmiKihle "lis leanii'il ilefinitelx.
This ns why Hie pre-iilint wiu will-
inn to lull i' the stmt on .formal iu-r,o.
tintioiiH ileliixeil iiulil May IK, when
they xi ere M'hciliilctl lo Injjln nt Ni-
iiKiira FhIIh, Camiiln.
VIIIm (Um .sMirmiro
(leiienil Villa has nnMireil (leur);e
Carothetii, the statu ileparltiientV
IM'ciiil llieiu in northern Mexico,
Hint he ami liis men xrlll occupy SnN
lilln, San I, uis I'otosi niul Tmnpieu
xiilhiii ten iIiix'h, I'liuehiiiK Hie rebels'
hold on the north mul opening In
llieiu to direct routes lo Hie capital.
The only thing which worried ml
ministration officials- was the fear
of ilisriihoii uiuninr the rclieln. Thrre
were rumors that Villa ami other
eonr.titutioniiliht lemtrrii were ipiar
rclini; ami sotae ohscrvers of I he hit-
uiitioii were n fluid n split inicht "C
eur, one relicl faction Joining Hurrla.
Nevertheless the mliiiiulslratloii was
hopeful.
o Heflullo IVnro I'Uns
III (he lueautiiue Secretary llryau
said the mediators hml siihinitteil no
definite plans. I was considered
etaliiiu that the I'nilcil Stales would
reject mix proposition disposing
uicicly oT the Tmiipieo incident, on
the ground that that involved u ipics
lion of nalioiial honor, mnl that ipies
lions of national honor are nut sub
ject to mediation. On the other hand
it was understood Huerta would not
consider any suggestion involving his
own retirement.
(Icncral I'uiislon icporleil from
Vera Cru. lluil the .Mexicans- were
coiicenlriiling al the most fuxorahle
Kiinlh for attacking Ihc citv. Major
Hiitler of the Vera Cm, force was
authority for the statement thai not
inly wan Ihc Iraek itself, hut the
bridges on the Vera Cru.-McxIeo
City railroad were mined.
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DECISIVE
VICTORY SCORED
I AT ACAPONETA
Obregon Disperses Strong Federal
Command Under Soiares, Captur
ing 1600 Men and Million Rounds
of Ammunition.
Rebel Forces Begin Attack Upon Sal-tillo-Main
Attack Begins This
Afternoon, Villa Joins Gonzales.
WILL THEY LAL-tt Lb'AR.N?
Ilrrtl.
REFUGEES FROM
PRETTY SENORITAS 'MARTIAL LAW
i
WEST COAST OF ACT AS SMUGGLERS
'E FOR VILLA'S TROOPS AT
110
ARRI
I'OHTI.AN'D, Or., May (I. After a
spirited fight the state prohibition
convention in session today adopted
u plat I'm m including Ihu following
plunks;
Declaration for the unfegiin riling of
the initiative, lefnreiioiun mnl recall;
nholitiou of iiselesrt commissions;
Kiihermiloiiiil veto on separate ap
propriations mnl semi-annual pay
ment of lllM's,
The party also went on record fa
voring additional legislation for the
suppression nf I raft in in girls. At
iiuou adjournment nominations for
slate offices bud lint been nimle.
DULLNESS RULES
NKW YORK, Mn ll. DullnesH
ngaln ruled llui slock market loilav,
l.lllle liitsluess was triiiiHiclcil at (lie
slurl, hul Ihu gcneull inovcmeul was
ilnvviivviiiil, Nu heavy ilcclincii oc
mill cil, however, us hear prctiii'i'
wus mil in evidence. I.acl. of de
iiimiil kepi Ihu limliug at n low ebb
I lit ohm limit Hio ilny, Inidci appar
ently walling for ilevi'lnjiiiiciilii in Hie
MVkii'iiii lliiiiiiii,
IIiiiuIm ttvio klemly
'J bn jinn ltit iluKil iircuului'. (
SAX DIKdO, Cul., May l. Willi
(he Mexican flag flying from her
staff, the former mail liner Maatlan
arrived in port today with 'J00 refu
gees on hoard.
The Mnallmi, formerly Hie Jason,
of Hie ilvpsun Slcainsntp line, xvas
chartered by the United Slates gov
ernment to bring lefiigecs north from
the west coast of Mexico.
The refugees cmiie from Maat
Ian, Topolomlmmpo and nearhy
towns. On hoard the Maatlan were
I Id men, J.'i xvoinrii mul II" children,
all of whom left their jiroperty in
Mexico mul hurried on hoard the
Memner.
No th ten Is of violence were made
against Hie refugees, but n party of
fifty-live, en route lo Jnitolnhniupo
vvuro held up for a day hv the Hu
erta officials mid were not released
until crews of Ihc torpedo hoats in
port (hero made preparations tn
form a lauding parly mnl secure
their release.
A number of the refugees me des
titute and aru being caied for hv the
licit Cross.
Those arihiug toiluy decline that
tliu wildest minors are being circu
lated by Huerta official. The latest
was (hat Hie Japanese navy had conn
to the ussistanee of the Huertii gov
ernment mnl hail captured three
Aiui'iicuu win-ships on Hie east coast.
CHANGE OF VENUE
DENIED TO BECKEP
NKW VOItK, May tl. AppUrutlan
by iitturnejB representing ruruior l.
lieu Lieutenant Chorion l I tod; or, re-
eently gninteil u now trial on a
charge, of tiluylug lloruuin ItuHcntluil,
(or a i-huugo of vuuiio wiih donleit
hero (mln)- liy Jimtlco Senlmry Do.
funno Attorney Miirtln .Muutuii moved
(lint Dlnlrlet Attorney Wliltnmu ho
docluroil lu eontoinm liecauyo of al
iened IntvrvlevvH given In now simper
proJuilli'lHl In llnekor' ruiikii, Tho
court will rulu on MhiiIou's iimllou
(hit utlernooii.
KERMIT ROOSEVELT TO
WED IN MADRID, JUNE II
llll'IIMOM), 11.M11y ll A 1'iiblK
ftoiii Aiiibiiskiiilnr WHIuiil til Mil di id
RULES ROAD HOU
E
MILWAUKIE
HI. I'ASO. Tc.x.. Ma Ii. -That
numbers of senoiitu-- from Hie other
sido of Hie border have hern suing,
gling cattridges from K.I I'aso to
Jiinre. wholesale leaked out today.
There was nothing complicated or
mysterious about it. The young wo
men simply looked so innocent mul
smiled mi prettily nt Hie customs
guards and soldiers on the interna
tional hridge that it never occurred
lo any one to usk them cmhiirrussjug
questions.
Finally, however, an infantryman
in Ml Paso happened to hear u jing
ling sound us u pretty young Mexican
girl hoarded u .!unre.. hound street
car and followed. He was rewarded
by seeing a carl ridge or two drop
from Hie suspect's hloue before she
reached the Mexican side of the Itio
(I ramie.
Accordingly, Customs Collector
Cobb bus stationed women iu-peetois
on the bridges to interrogate sus
pected women ammunition runners,
mul, if neee arv, to search them.
NOOAI.KS, Ariz.. May S Details
of a decisive n-uol victory over tho
Mexican federals at Acaponeta. an
Important city on the border of tho
state of Topic ami Slnaloa were re
ceived today br the consti'utlonallit
Junta at .Nogalcs, Sonora.
A racsrago direct from General Al
va ro Obrcgon, commanding the rebeU
lu that section, said that Ills men had
dispersed a strong federal command
under Ucncral bolarrs, capturing
1600 men. three cannon. 200 rifles
and a million rounds of ammunition.
ObrcRon had under bin standard the
troops of the rebel Generals nianco,
Dleguex and Huelna.
A later mcaagc from Orebogn,
dated at noon estcrday, said that
tho rebels had almost entirely sur
rounded the port of Mazattan and
that Its fall was but a matter or
days.
Itebcl artillery had exchanged
shots with the federal gunboat More
los In Mazatlan harbor. It was stated,
and bo badly damaged It that it wan
grounded.
It al;o was claimed that the rebels
have taken the Isla dc I'ledra, com
manding the harbor.of Mazatlan, and
arc mounting cannon there.
STEAMER
WRECKED
BY EXPLOSION AT
SEA; MANY LOST
SAIII.K ISI.W'I), May fi. A wlro
lona iiicBb.ige received hero today
from tho steumer Manhattan stated
that tho vessel hnd picked up Captain
MuDouald and Kl members of tho
crow of (ho bteaniur Columbian and
was searching for u mlmilug bout
containing I'J others. Tho liner Kraii
ronla xestordav picked up lit of tho
Columbian's company.
Tim .Manhattan wirelessed that an
oxplobiun on tho Columhlun had
killed one engineer, and thut another
man hud been drowned whllo leav
ing tho vouhcI. Tn Columbian's
rrvv loluled between 00 and 70 unl
only 27 men so fur Iihvu boon re-mud.
I'OUTLVND. Or.. May O.-Tlu-
clubhouse of the Friar' club nt Mil
waiikie, near here, was under martial
taw today nnd a s-fprnd of statu mil
itiamen under Captain Moshbcrger of
WiHidhurn, Or., was on guard to pre
vent any one from visiting the resort
Martial law was deehfrcd yesterdaj
by Governor Wet because of alleged
violations of the law.
The squad of militiamen, consisting
of Captain Moshhorgcr, Lieutenant
Joliu-on, Sergeant llovtnna uml Pri
vate Salxiu, arrived nt the clubhouse
at S:.'I0 o'clock last night nnd after
reading the governor's proclamation
declaring martini law, sean-bed (he
building nnd threw out picket lines.
All persons nro pronlbltrd from
Ire-passing uml nothing is allowed to
bo taken in or out of (be building.
Automobile parties are being turned
away. It was nt first announced
that automobiles entering the prem
ises would be seized, but this xvut, not
done.
The Friars' club is composed of
Portland people, many said to be
prominent. Its purpose us outlined
in the articles of iuuorporution is to
promote the moral, physical nnd men
tal welfare of its monujcrb, bitid to
number several hundred.
Governor West, however, alleges
the organization is a "fukc,' being "a
recoil where men, women mid young
girls congregate to indulge in de-baucberic.-."
Y,, I'ASO. Texas. May C The
federal outposts at Saltlllo had al
ready ben engaged carry today by
(Icncral Pablo Gonzales' Mexican
rebels, according to a despatch re
ceived here from Torreon. Only
preliminary skirmishing was golut
on, however. It xvas Mated, tho main
attack not having begun. General
Villa expected to Join Gonzales thU
afternoon.
MINERS
FiEfEIS
E
ffi
IS
TROUBLE LOOMS
Suspect Ooerators Plan to Employ
Jap and Negro Labor in Colorado
Strike Belt Protected by Federal
Troops.
Conditions Reported Bad Strikers
Fear Mines Will Be Operated Un
der Soldiers.
MEXICANS
M
ASS
Tl
0 GUARD RAILROAD
GREEK INSURGENTS CRUCIFY
ALBANIAN MOHAMMEDANS
DI II A .(), Alhiiul, Mux II Won!
wn m icci'lied Hint 1 1 reck iiimiiki'HU
nud June 11 hml been (moil ilell- III minlliriu Albuuiu hud i lucilie.l 'i'ttt
iillrly l'r lua duulili'i iiiuHidtlD Mobuiiiiiinluii Albuiiliui )irimiri at
I hoc Id Kenuil Huukiull. Koiliid
DIGGS TAKES S1AND
IN HIS OWN BEHALF
SAX FKANCISCO, Cnl., May 0.-l-'ormcr
Stale Architect Maury 1.
Diggs, accused of criminally attack
ing Mi. Ida I 'earring hero New
Year's ovo, took the stand Unlay in
his own defense. Attorneys for the
defense promised Hint his testimony
would he sensational. It was expect
ed the case would be urgued this af
ternoon and probably would reach the.
jni v before noon tomorrow,
THIRTY'FOUR INJURED
IN WRECK ON WABASH
m;CATI It. Ilk. Mux (I. I'm! of
Ihu Wiihimh' ('miliiii'iitiil limited uu
illlcliid while cliuking u ki'clloii of
llMik under leiuir Tlilily iuen
jfcit. and iruiiiinii) wne iiijim-d uml
four Illil luboii'M Ui'li kllMi
WASIIINOTON'. Max- li. General
ruiistou notified the war department
today that the Meiuoiins xvero con
centrating tit various points "to
guard lite railroad in ease we ad
vance." Secretary Guni-on mtiunited that
Kunstou bud been clothed with dis
cretionary powers.
Consul Honey and hts wife of Sun
I.uis Poto-,i worn reported safe in
Mexico City and preparing to leaxe
for Vera Cnu tonight. There were
still rumors, however, Hint Con-.nl
Sillimau of Snllillo wa9 iu jail at
Sau I. ins Poiosi.
DKXVKIt, Colo., May G. Trouble
over the surrender of arms In tho
striking miners- hands was threat
ened In tho Colorado coal fields.
That the strikers suspected tho
owners planned to operate their
mints with negro and apancse em
ployes, protected by federal troops,
was plainly Intimated In a telegram
sent by Sccrcary William Hlckey, of
the Colorado Federation nf Labor, to
Congressman Keating In Washington.
Union leaders hero agreed that
their rifles were the strikers' Indi
vidual property and If they declined
to surrender them there was no way
In which tho leaders could compel
them to do so. Tboy did say, how.
ever, that they would advlio dis
armament. Governor Amnions also announced
that Captain Dorn, commanding tho
militiamen who reached Oak creek
last night, had reported to him that
conditions were bad and ho reared an
outbreak.
"It is Impossible to convince the
striking miners that tboy will get a
square deal." telegraphed Secretary
of the State Federation of Labor Wil
liam Hlckey to Congressman Keating
In Washington today, "with the coal
companies Importing negroes and
Japanese under armed guard. Wo
take this to mean they have tho pro
tection of tho federal troops."
Officials of tho miners' organiza
tion did not try to conceal their anx
iety to know whether tho owners
were to bo permitted to operate tho
mines with regulars guarding thorn.
Attorney General Farrar ruled
that Governor Amnions' call tor a
special session of the legislature re
stricted the lawmakers to considera
tion of an appropriation to pay tho
jullltia and of tho constitutional
amendments which the call sug
gested. Accordingly ten of tho legislatures
petitioned tho governor to extend the
call's scope so as to permit passage
of a bill regulating tho leasing and
mining of tho stato's coal lands.
Tho strike district was quiet today.
Tho Inquest xvas proceeding at Trini
dad on the victims of tho battlo at
Forbes.
JULY 10 IS HOPE
WASHINGTON', May O.-Senalor
John W. Kern predicted today that
congress would adjourn about July
10. He issued tho following state
ment after ho had conferred with
President Wilson nt llui while heuse:
"1 figure that thirty senator will
discuss the tolls hill for an hour and
u halt each. Ami surely not more
than fifty senator will talk on the
trust program. If my figure prove
correct xve will have three weeks'
clear time in which In consider mis.
celhincous ipicslioiis without interior
ing with Ihu adjournment."
FRANKFORT ARSENAL GETS
CONTRACT FOR SHRAPNEL
l'IIILm:i.l'IIIA. Mn ll. The
I'lUlikfiiil nroeiiiil hein teen ci o
ilny ii manrium-iil older fur 1011,1111(1
I hire nub hiuiiil liel, Ihu liUtfiM
roilllMi't il hu ever 1111111111)11. Out
hundred uml Hiiv wuikiuen wi
Ul'lkllllf HllH blfl
ABSENT OWNERS
CAOSE OE TROUBLE
LF
ELDS
WASHINGTON, May (i. "Abseu
tec ownership is the iinderling caii-o
of the Colorado miuo xvur,'' wiu tho
statement hero today of I ly well Da
vies, Hie eastern mine owner, chosen
by Secretary of hubor Wilson us one
of the conciliators iu the struglc m
the western stutc.
"Hut it is unforiuntitc," bo added,
"that criticism lias centered on the
Rockefeller,.. I do not think they
own more than u tenth of tho Colo
rado mines,
"Wo coneilintors intend to hi-ck
the fuels first niul llicii u working
biinis will be arrived at. We mean to
interview everyone, from tho gover
nor dowiiwiiids.''
Davie bad jiut I el limed from it
in.vtorinu trip, bu puipo of which
ho would not leveal, though ho did
deny Hml In hml conferred with
either of Ihu llockelellur. Ilu aild
his fellow conciliator, William Fair
le.V, a I 'lilted Mlnewoiker' nT)ou,
lie mnl, would lnil fui I loin or Hunt
Vll'l'k.
Hcrioliio of War (luriioi imwiV
ni ii imlWnmlliiii fri'M Colonel Jwwt
1,4'i'kHli I'limimiiiillinr lb fvwilb
I'lillfd Stale ciivslry at TlWJiwi, nt
!b ttiir' ill fur lk wrr4r ut
u m at kl kuMtdtwuHuM Umm
k