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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Ilnlii tonlftlit nntl HatHnlsy
Max. (I7t Mill. KM Pre. ,0
1ortjrfoiirlli Venr,
Dully Nlnlli Vrnr
Mi'inii'oitD. oin-xiON, kimdav, may 8, ihm.
NO. 41
HUERTA TO WITHDRAW FROM MEDIATION
, SCENES II I'liltO, ID FOREIGN HI SUPS PBOTEETED KMERICAHS FOLLOWIHG SHT!-IVIEBIG1N MOTS COUNTY COURT'S
T
EXTRA EXPENSE
MAYO REQUESTS
SLA D
V,
OIL FIELDS
Dictator Tin cairns to Withdraw
Rom Mediation as Pretest Against
Advance il American Lines Mayo
Wants Laiiillnn ;i Tnmplco.
Dtunlnii ot Two Oil Wells Causes
Trouble Hard to Pick Mediators
-GiltMi Subject Killed.
WASHINGTON. May S. A thrciil
(rum ('resident lluurtn lo withdraw
from mediation niut n rsrotnnntiuln
t Ion (nun Admiral Mnjo (or it In ml
liiK l Tninplmi lo guard foioitfn o),
troMtrtlim were newln ili'Vdloi'iiiiuiti I
todny III til" Mexican crliln. I
lliiiirtn'H mil" look tin form of n
pruteM against tin' dlnrrotlonnry nil
Jhrlt glum lo Otinurnl I'unMnu lo
udvnuro tin' Amcrlriwi Hum i evond
the Vorn Cm waterworks Tim die
, , . i ii . ,i i . . i .
inmr niMiKi nun mis miiiniiiii'ii i' j
a xlohitlon of tlir tcnim of tlio nriuls- j
tlci ntnl irnitrnll liillmntpd to tliti
inrilliitorn Hint Ik lulslit break off
iii'KotlntloiiN If III it prolixin worn dis
regarded. (Ill UYIU lix,ini)iit
.Mn)oV roi'oiiimcudntlnu, nroord
IBK to somo rnM)rtH followed the
ImriiliiK o( two oil wiilln In llio Tu in
jilio field. Whether or not tht
report wn well founded. It was ror
tnln foreign oil iiii'ii had been thrcnt
I'lii'il niut I tin t imirli foreign proper
ly was believed to tii' In dnugrr.
Tlin niliillliNlnillon vtm having
trnuhln todny to (lint tho rlKlit sort
of moll to represent It lin'orn the "A
II ('." mediator between tlio Pulled
State niul tlio Mexico. President
Wilson iiml lili (iililni'l illnf iimI tlio
iiintlor lull no selections were made
Tim difficulty was Hint tlio Nlftgaru
Falls negotiations promUo to In loiu
drawn out niul whneter It chosen to
nipriM'i'iit tlio disputants will hnvo lo
do prepared to nlinmloii other affairs
Indefinitely. Few IiIk iiumi, It was
poluti'il out, rim nffnril to do this.
Horretnry of .Statu llr nu hnd no'.
vl rcpllml todny tlio nioillntiirs', not I
(Irntloti Hint President lltii'rtn hnd
ilomnndod notion liy tlio t'ntli'il States
to prevent tlu rebels (rum olitnln
ItIK llllllllllllllH.
Tlio hIiiIo di'piirtmi'iit received a
(rliimlly nolo from Kuglmiit calling
litlttntlnn to the fait Hint it llrltlsli
subject limt been killed lit Oiindnln
Jnra niul Hint .Mnnnger (2. II. Coxsou.
of tlio Vera Ornx street rnllrond, also
Cngllsh. was held prisoner by Gen
eral .Mil n nl Holmlnd.
Consul Still Mlxxlng
Tlimo was growing niixlcly, loo.
concerning .lolin Kllllmmi. of tlio
t'nlli'd Klnti'H consulate nt Hnltlllo.
with Hiipponod to In' ii prlHonor. oltlu'r
tliiTo or nt Hun I. ill ToIohI. Hoero-
tnry of Klnlo lUynn font word to
(tmii'rnl MmiM t tint lio would lm liuld
pnrHonnlly riipoiiHllilo for Hllllmnn'n
unfoty,
At tliu Hume lliim tlio Kroucli mid
llrmtlllnu oihIiiihhik In Moxli'o City
Horviid whnl wiu priirlli'iilly mi ultU
(Contlliiiud on I'iiko Klvo.)
FREED BY FUNSTON
t
VHHA CHI', May 8. -Tlio
.Mnxlnui wuiiinii iirrctitud
liorii rinvornl dnyH iiko mid
clinrKoil with "hiiIpIiik" Amur.
Irmi liliioJui'kolM mid iiiuiIiich
wiih (oiind millly loilny liy tlio
ciiiiit iiiurlliil whirl) tried her,
H'lltltlli'lld 10 NIX IllOlltllk' 1 11-
irloiimmit mid ii'leimed lior.
Her nili'iiNii will) liy (Utuernl
ruimtoii'H ordiir. "I'm for
mi)1 woiniiii with iirw
miuiiilh In Mhool for Iter nuni
II)," lie milil
t
; . i j .. -
lr wtr P-r - JBBHjBBBpPWI.JWt'1 ' (uf)f& TeM.v mkealoco. A . -J-Ht' ''SS
ViKtH.y cBrs.-'iMtKQXcC s!Pr.ipSt1' A ',tlT VpaUO rAMymow $-mM!LVi rr.7.
HCRALO
AMORICAN R.eFlXiEEG
WASHINGTON, Mn K. Ailmiiiil
llowntil upoltiil lo Hie lui ili'l'iul
nii'iit loiluy limt I'ri-nli'iit llitertii
Iiml oriteiiil Hint no Amerii'iiii ex
el lie ieriiiiltei In elisir from .Mil
ntliiii. The meKiiKe wiih ilntcil e
teiilny. llowiinlV iteliiyi'il iiii'kiiiii' iiImi
Miid Iiml (loiierol Ohieeuii, Hie rebel
eommiiiiiler, luul nuicril lo the oMnli-li-liini'iit
nl' ii iieiilrol xiini' in Miinl
Inn. He ulo iiiiinii'Oil to protect
lliill-i'iiiiilinliiiits mid rolei)i;uel).
Ailinirnl llownul'ij ineiiiie iiImi
ileeltireil Hint ninny AmeiieuiiN weie
iiiriilu the rebel linen niul iliil not
cure to leave.
In xiew of llttetlii'n older, Ailmirnl
Howuiil Kiiiil ho iilmmeil lo imm the
l'irt I'lieit'ie Mull liner toiielrni; at
Muullaii a letter to the Sun Trait
elsi'o ciiMoius orrieiuU niiiiiiniioin);
Hie onler mi lliey niny lie i;uiil(,il no
i'onlin),'ly. .Mexieun vexM'ls were llhewino for
liiilileu lo elear for Ameneait poitx.
The onler indicate-, that lluetla
wlhluw nil Iraile helween Hie two ie
pnhlics hluppcil.
Word wiih reeeieil from Ailinintl
llowanl, on Hie wiwt eoiiht, to the
efl'eel Hint (leiieral Olueoii, in
cliaie nl' lh rebel attack- on Mny.nl
Inn, bad cniisculcd to chtitblixh a
neutral y.onn for iroleelioii of for
eicueiv. His notion followed a com
plaint by Admiral Howard niul the
(Ionium iiiimiI coimmiudcr Hint for
eigners were hciuj; emlaiiucred by the
iulieiimiunt( liiNsiiiK of hoinbn into
the cil I'ioiii rebel aeroplaiicH.
10
FUNERAL WARSHIPS
WAHIIINdTON, Mux S Seciotiirj
of tlio Navy DiiiiIcIh plmiued to hiiII
at iiildulKlit on Hie .Mi flower to
Join tho rrulxor Mniitiinu, nuryliiK
llio liodli'H of Ilin iiiiirliioii mid blue
Jncliiitit killed In tlio (HTuptitlou oi
Vnru (Ji ir, off tho VirKlulii (.'iipoK
It wiu itxpiu'lml Hint Hut Monlmiii.
louveyod liy llio .Mu flower mid I lie
luillliiililpii U'yoinliiK mid Toiineioiec.
wuiibt i en rh llio llullitry. Nuw Vork,
Kilinlu)' ufluiiimiii,
AMERICAN
S S
ED
BARRED
ROM
MAZATLAN
SHJUBSKlf t'nt AMERICAN RJsPUCjeeS DOWN " '
--SJid2JEi TLp"0 THe panuco RivErc for. co.
OGNG TRANS5rCKM:t FROM TAMPiCO WMATtf5 TO
GUKMAN SHIP
E
BY
TO
INMANAI'OI.IS, ,1., m S. la
it Mnlouicnl i-ui'd here today by tin
e.xeeutiM' board of I'liiti'il .Miuuwotk
ero of America, it wax uiiitoiiueed
that no ucnenil b(rike of ."00,000
minor-, would he ealled in KniUilliy
with the Colorado walkout, the com
mittee. deeidiiiK it would be better for
the iniiicn. in oilier xtates In ivmaia
at work in order to finance Hie Col
uniiio fislit, "for one jenr or It'll
yoar."
The btatiitiuinl mi id in part:
"A jjeneral hi like now instil jeop.
nnlie our poxitiou ami add nntliin;,'
to the material xuiioo.-b of the Colo
rado htrike. It in vitally neeexMiry
Hint we continue to food, clothe ami
Mtellor imlefiiiilely the splendid men,
wotnuit and ehiblrun ennncd in the
strike With proper moral and fin
uncial Mipport fioni all trade union
Ut and li'ierly-loxin eiti.enx, we
are confident that the Colorado ftrika
m'oii will hi won.
'if we don't reerlve the proper
firoteelioii from Hie federal poteiit
mi'iit this noliey may be chunked to
meet Hie exixenciex of any new hit
nut ion. The iniiierri will be held in
leadiiiexx n aiixwer any call."
The btiitomi'Ul recited the hUlnry
of the htuke and blamed nets of vio
lence lo the "viciou ki'""!'"" hired
by the opeiator-.
MAY BE HALTED
WASHINGTON, May 8 --Shortly
lifter ." o'clock thin nfteruoon I'ronl
dimt WIIdou and Seerethry of the
Nity DiiiiIi'Ih held it oonference. It
wnB iiHiitined that It wni) rolntlvo to
roporlH of (iermmi khlpn lirliiKliiK
inmiltloiiK of war lo I'renlduat lluertn
wlili Ii weru IuuiiIiik Puerto, .Mexico.
It wiih mid thlii rnUiul a pieolnely
nlmllnr Nltnalloii to Hid oiiu iniuiud
litluly icnpitnlliln fur tliu voUmo of
Vera Cnu. Tlio United Htutc It
powcrleioi lo cut off tlil KUpply, arilv-luu-
In linutiul vckiiuU, except l
kcnliiK llm pint fur wiih Ii tliu ruiK"
luiri Ihoii ileiHlit'd
N
RAL STRIKE
MINERS
UNION
COLORADO
ISHOOTS FATHER
TO SAVE HIMSELF
XOItWAI.Ix". (at.. May 8. Valcn
tine O'Conuell, IJ, a tanner, wax liot
and in.-tnntl killed in hi-, home here
early today liy his miii, Varney
O'Conuell, 111. The boy, who wax ar
reted, claimed that ho t-liot when his
father, armed with a rnr.or, threaten
ed to kill him ami his mother.
According to the story told by
Vainey O'Conuell, his father came
home drunk al ilnvlihl. He entered
the room where Mrs. O'Conuell lay
in bed. The boy followed him and
when he ni-liod to it cloxet for liix
rnxor. M'iml a retolver and held bun
off while Hie 'woman CM'iipcd.
"I didn't xboot until he ruhotl ut
mo with tliu riuor," Vnruey told
Sheriff Hummel.
O'Conuell wax shot through the
hoait. A razor wax found flipped in
his hand.
LOUIS D'ANTIN
ASIUNOTON, .May 8. When tlio
history of tho Mexican crlala comet)
to bo written, l.ouU d'Autlu will flK
uro muoiiK Itn heroes, Secrotury of
Htato Hrynn snlil todny.
D'Autlu wits left In chniKO of tho
United States onilinssy in Mexico
City on Cltnri;o d'Atfalrcit D'ShntiRh
nenny'n depnrlure, uud iioconlliiK to
the stories told by American funlthet
from tlioiu had defeaded It mid tliu
archives It contained nKulust tho
inoliii which huil mailo ropeitted ut
tumptK to burn It
That hU llfo hnd been In dmiKoi'
f Secretary Hrynn conceded but ho
tin Id ho wiih now safe and wits under
utood to liaxo heen tukoit In nt tho
llnulllan einlmmiy. lteports of tliu
sltnnllun D'Autlu fa evil hnvo been
(liirroul .before, but Hecretnry UryuuV
Htaleinent wiih Hie firm official con
firmation of them.
i iip " - n m mm
Andy MnUou. it l'ortlmid Ioiik
nIioiuiiihii. In lonlimtliiK tlm Inlmr
wile with O. I' Huff fur fnctur)- In-Kpctior.
FROM DAD'S RAZOR
AMONG
E
ifviiirci- iw fT.nuiwwni ii'hw..ii.
kJl
m ATTACKED
FOR DISCOVERY BY
NKW YORK. Muy S.-(k'oj;rapli-crx
hero are rttxhin to the defenxe of
Coloiii'l Theodore Koiwcvelt today,
following adverc criticism in tho
Ioudou ncwopnpers its to whether he
really discovered a new river in Hrn
ril. It was Mi(r'eted that the Kuk
lish press mid Sir Clements Mar
ham. formerly of tho Koynl Oco
rapbical Mieicty, withhold further
crilieiiii until full detaHs are receiv
ed front Colonel Itno-evolt.
lleforo xailin for New York front
Para ycMorday, Coloiui Itooxevelt
aiiiiounecd ho had scut a letter to the
Itoyal society offering to deliver u
lecture refuting the remarks of Savage-
l.niiilor. who said that the prov
ince of Amaxoiias lacked the- germs
of eiviliration. Sir Clement Murk
ham Mipcxted that tho river iaipht
be the Canuiuii river, traced fuii'ier
Miuth than 11 had been followed be
fore. K-. JU
OF STRIKE ZONE
THINIDAt), Colo., Mny S- A pro
clumiitlon onlciln evoryanu in thW
district not connected with tho regu
lars to surrender their arms between
'. a. in, and a p, m. tomorrow wna
Issued horo today by Col, I.ockott.
.Major H. C Cnbol wits doslKiiod to re
ceive tho woivpona bore. Nuinorous
other places whero arms will bo re
ceived were nlto named.
Tho ordor applies to Individuals,
firms, dealers, corporations niul as
sociations. William Dliimoud, strike lender, Is
sued an order this afternoon calling
upon every striker u tho district to
obey llio proclnuuitlon to tho lattor.
Colonel l.oclvolt rovokod today tho
license of a saloon Hint hud violated
bU uIosIiik order.
llliner Dover of the Oregon I'owur
Co nu) with clicap power tliu throe
1'tttiflo i oust slules wl have vuvtm
million popuiulluu by 1VX0.
BRITISH
PRESS
ORDER
M
OU
120.000 MEXICAN
TROOPS IN VICINITY
OF
Z
WASHINGTON, .May S The army
general staff U considering tho Vera
Cms situation with some uneastnesi.
The Mexican troops In the city's vi
cinity wcro said now- to number 20,
000, excellently anaeil. Tho sug
gestion that another brlgado bo sent
to strengthen Gencitl FunBton's
forro was roscted bv tho adminis
tration, however, ns likely to em
barrass mediation. Tho general
staff chared at this decision and con
tinued to mark time.
Should It finally bo decided to
send more troops. It was understood
that Major Franklin Hell. Just back
from tlio Philippines and on his way
today to Texas City, would be In su
preme command with General Funs-
ton under him. At Texas City Hell
was expected to take command of tho
second division ot regulars, Hnd ot
this division tho force under Urlgn
dler General Funstou Is u part.
General leonard Wood was origi
nally announced as slated for the
command, In the event of u Mexican
campaign, but It was understood his
services In tho field would not bo re
quired unless operations on a larger
scale should bo undertaken than
would bo involved In tho sending ot
the rest ot tlio bocoud division to
Vera Cruz. At any rate, it whs said
Hell would command until Wood's
urrival.
QUERIDO HO DEAD
VKKA t III.. Mat S. Refugees
from Mexico City said today that the
death was rumored there of Querido
Moheuo, minister of eommercu ami
industry, ami ox-Minislcr of Foreign
affairs,
Some lepoits had it (hat he com
milted suicide when tiosldeut lluurla
refused to nocopt his resignation.
Olher ai'coiiuu that he died Irnin an
uukiiovMi can"!' and was iiiictl Inil
ieil. Nunc oi iIikc rumors was con-Jiimcd,
RU
DUE TO MADDEN
Judge Tou Velle Replies to Attack
Upon Administration Made In le
half of Central Point Orcharrtist,
Who Seeks Cormnissionershlp.
As Chairman of Orchardist Commit
tee, Madden Requested Extra In
spectlon, Approved Compensatlwi.
County Jmle Frank U Ton Velio
i- highly indignant over nn nttavk
tiRn the county court in the Medford
SiiiiiI in nu editorial written in behalf
of the candidacy of Frank II. Mad
den, the wealthy Central Point orcb
nnlirt, who is u candidate for county
commix.xioncr. Said Mr. Ton Velle:
"Only n few days since the Kim as
serted that the ciuilidnry of Mr.
Madden was not nu attack upon tliu
present county court, and thut there
could be no Usue with the court save
that of efficiency, and this moruiu';
an insidious attack is uiude upon the
entire court in an effort to discredit ,
Joe Smith.
"Who Pjr tlie Hw"
"The editorial, entitled, 'Who PuyK
for the Hccrf' says that Front street
is 'lining up to a man' for Smith, and
conveys the insinuation that there is
mi alliance between Smith and the
xnloons, when the facts of the matter
are that Joe Smith i a teetotaler and
nexer tnkea a drink of beer T otKer
booze.
"The Sun says that 'the jwlie.v of
hirinj.' l fruit iiwpectors at 10 Kr
day when the rfcrvico cpuld be He
cured nt slightly over half that
amount,' will not be continued if Mr.
Madden is elected.
"Thes-e fruit inspectors were hired
for a few mouths only, and the time
is nearly up, upon the crsunal re
nuext of Mr. Madden, ns chairman
of a committee of orehurdists who
urgently petitioned for a campaign of
blight eradication. They are paid 1
a day and allowed $3 for transporta
tion and expenses, and the amount
was approved by Mr. Madden mid the
blight committee. They were np
Hiiutcd on the recommendation of
Coiumixsioner Qursoti, to whom they
reMrt. Mr. Madden wus insistent
upon the appointment of many more
inspectors that the court employed,,
Muihlen I'rgetl Increa.Mil Pay
"Mr. Madden farther urged that
County Inspector Myers' Milury be in
creased from fit a day to !j:4 it day,
with lit it day for ue of automobilu
which Hie court approved, only to
he aeeuxcd now by Mr. Maddeu's sup
porters of 'padding payroll?..'
"Furthermore, Mr. Madden is at
prexcut head of a committee that
seeks to havo llio countv court em
ploy a pathologist to take Professor
O'Garit's place, and I presume if tho
court complies with this ropted, Mr.
Maddeu's friends will have another
excuse for shouting about the 'coun
ty cottrtV extravagance.'
"The present county court Iiuh
granted every reasonable request of
the orchardists, most of them present
ed by Mr. Madden as chairman of the
orehardixts' cimmiittec, and dous nut
(Continued on I'ueo Five.)
TO TRY BECKER
NKW YOItK, May 8. Tho Jury
which Is to coiiBldor tho evldenco la
the second trial of former Pollcu
Lieutenant Chas. Decker for tho mur
der of llermuu Itoseuthal wan com
pletud Just botoro I o'clock tills
afternoon.
Gilbert Schutil was tho last juror
choneii. After tho Jury was com
pleted Jurors Furllo and Hinth woro
escorted lo Justice Sesbury's uhaiu
burs, whoro they were reported
pleading tu bo excused, It wus M
nuiiuced that District Attorney Whit
man would inskn his opnlng aildrMi
tomorrow morning of Fsrlk smt
Hiullli wero not excmwl,
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