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If Stconil sirtol ,, gf Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Hliim-crs tonight, fair Htnr il.ij- Mut. NO( MIh. m. SECOND EDITION JNirly-fciurlli Yenr linllv Nlnlli Vmr MEDKOim OKWION, FRIDAY, MAY TU 1011. NO. -17 MEXICAN MEDIATION MEET IS POSTPONED DELAY DUE 10 TARDY ARRIVAL OF Urnzillnu Amliassmlor nciiie&ts Two Days' Postponement Denial Is sued of Sensational Stories Con tlilence Expressed In Ultimate Success ol Conference. WASHINGTON, May IS.' In vlow of thi circulation of tnjwiatlnunl io porl ilutf (ho KMtiiiiU'iiuul of Hit' NltiKiiru Full imidlntSnu rouforuiuo H Iie l. it serious lillili. tin' Hpnti lili HtitlMWfmtnr Mr Itltino. who It lifting (or Mmlru in tiio United Rtnlo. nitlliniU.il lint slntoiuout Hint lliiri wn no oltlenf nlKtiKlvniu n whatever In thw d'.hi) which was iIiic wtoljr to tin) Into arrival of lln Moxl- CM llttlHgtltM Tim opmiliiK of tlio ni'KutlHtluiiH of tlix ijtoitth Aoittrlniii nimlliiior In tlw .MoxtfOji wtMtrr Ml Nhmttrn- IiIIh. 0l(. n tollfljr HMlM(ltl nit- III WinIimmmIh. Ma) SO. tho stiilo do purtiimut nuuouticeil. Tim njmlouo wont orlnliuilly clndiili'd lo begin Monday, Muy IS. ii'iitltiitt llt-lii)ctl After (lit) pintpoliomoiil n tin iiiiiinioil It was learned llir.t llnixll Inn AmliitMntlor ts llama had ! filled thitt lm would not lonxo Wash liiKtttn rur xN'lagara Kit I In loility iu ho litfd iliinni)il. Tlio ftinli!tinlor do la) ml IiIm departure pending (ho do xi.topmoul of plan following thf ioMtioiiiiiiHtnt. Minister Humes, the Chllt'iiu envoy, nlnti tillered III it pro Kwtii, Hliloli.urjsiiiftliy tontuinpl.ited IiIh tlmrturii from Washington to morrow. Tint Arncntlyn minister. Mr, Nnnn. it Uo cancelled lila arrangement for ItmvliiK Washington tonight mid an nounced lit) ronlil lint nay definitely whtin lm would Htnrt for Niagara Fall. After tlio postponement wan an iiouiicod the mediating enxii). roil furred at tlio Argentine legation a to tttxrixMHtry changes In their plans. Incident In tlio cfftfl II"' dolny would hiivo on tlio plans of thn Mexican ilulogato now on their way north. It was thought possible Hint tho Mexi can ropro.etitntlxo would intttit tlio mediating onvo)it In Washington, and Hint preliminary conferences would ho titihl before tlio entire peace party proicodod to Nlngnrn Falls. Arranged I')' Hrnl Tlio delay In tlm oihmiIiik of tlio ntiKollntloiiH wn itrrniiKtM nt tlio ro Hii.'Kt of tlio llrnxlllmt nmlmmiulor, Mr. On tlmiin. In onlor Hint llio Moxl enn ilolfitntpa to tlio conffrttnro, who nro niifmlln northward from Koy WVnt totlny inlRht not ho muliily hr rltil In tliulr trip lo N'litKnrn KnIU. Tlio Moxlrnn tlolcuntlon will ronch WimhliiKlon uliorlly oflor noon tomor row. Tlio iiiPiHntliW nvoy It wnH lntr Inornoil. will it'tiirn to tUo whlto hoimo thin nflornoon for n ronfor miro Willi tho irthlf"l. II wn uUo Htntoil thnt tho Aniorlcim tloloBHlo. .Iinttlro I.umnr nml Mr. l.elimnnnl would ho jiroMtnt. Tho inirpono of tho ronfornnro mh nut tllncloHftl, hut It wiih liollovutl jiomlhlo Hint nomo fnrthor rcmoii for inmtimiioinoiit of forimil 0itnliiK T tho NliiKiiru KulU cnnfoii'iiro mlKlit Imvo iromd'd tlio IIM'dlllW. SHERIFLSELL LAND CI.UVKItANI), Ohio, Fny 1 R. Hlmilff Hmllli ht 7r 00u wo,,,, of hiiiil on Kut-lia HolKhtu iiooiikIiik to I'ntilfl. t'lilhniiii. Hpi.thMi nmumilo of Now Yorl. itiid Hun KiiinrlMCO, to iit Hfy n morlwiKonr 1, 018,000 hold ni;iilnt Ciilhoiin lV tlm Mmyliind IhiMimlly tompiiiiv Tho nhorlffV NuliMiimuri im Iho ii'imli 'f " "U h Iho uiiiviilninl TiiihI omiuiny i Inm lt.U for Iho MiiDhiml V-mnHY nun. piuiy. Ho)oiiiI liitndioil Ihoiuiiiiil dnl )ur vtoilh of 1 1' I il'" 'x ,",l,, )i.mmiiity. All loiii. IT imn-uU r lllllll, HIMHIlllillll "I II.hU"1"1' l M lIlNIHIMKll llf .llllllllllll"0lll mniiii imiIm) nml v)iiii'i","l iii pi"- J.I.I IX HO Mtllll'f Hill llHIIIIIU'l VMlhlHIl (MIIIIIK'hl MM CALHOUN SEES TEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION OF RUBBER PLANT Gnsollito Dellevctl to Have Caused Explosion Whljh Destroys Plant ol Mrxlcan Crude Rubber Company at Detroit Victims Skilled Me chanics Three Fatally Injured. mrntoiT, Mirii.. r.'ny ir. - Tt-n limn twru dlllcil hud ihrco Injurnl In an (xplimlnn toil.iy which Mow tlio pliint of i ho Mexican (!riitu: ltnhlur romimii) to iiIito Thuro worn nlioiit 2R ttmiiloytw In tho plnnt KIcv.mi Niirvhom linvo linMi nt-t'oiintt'd for (lanollnit In hollovtol n niivo ruiufil tho oxpltlon. Mont of tlm vIiIIiiih wuro hKIIIciI intH'hanli' One ImkI) ;i lilown Hi roil h Iho hulldltiK Thifo olhor hodliHt wirti liiirnml licytim- rt'roRiil Muiu - TJirtH nifit-wnrit rtunnvod lo n liORpllnl nml ploilrlniiM itnhl tin-) tlln not i'XH't nny of l In' limn wonhl mir tlo. DoronH tif liiiloH In lnilhl Iiikm nunr ihn riihlmr rompnny'H plnnt M'ii nhntti'riHl. Tlmro vturo im)iritl roporln an lo tho fit u no of tho ttxploNlon hut nur l)lrit nld n )nt rontnlnliiK n InrRo loiintlly of iiiolimi rnhlmr oxplotloil OfflrlitU of Iho rompnny tlirlliuil to Imiio u ntntKinunt until limy con iltiiloil nil liDoMlKntlon. Tho plnnt. n ont'titory roiierolo liiilhlliiK In 'til Dolrolt, wnn nlmoM ohlltornti'd. KlyliiK cilniiikti of mih Btniico rlddh'd ndJolnlliK hullillllKn nml livavy loncroto hlorUit wn found moro Hutu tUo hlockii from tho cino of tho fiphmlon. Tho fntiory of thft rommorro Motor Cnr compnny, nhtmt 100 foot from tho ruhhor coiuorn, wnw Imdly tlnin ncod. OF BY REBEL FORCES 121, I'ASO, Tox., Mii 15. non ornl Corrnnii, who in In Diirnno, I" in ii'foipl of iit'ttH of lifiiu'iiilmiH mltiliiry notlxlly in nil iiiiirli-rH of tlm founliv iH't'onliiiK lo moMinto fioin Uiulro l'nht'ln, iioIIiik mininlfr of foiolKii rt'htlloiiw, loilny. (Iron! ni'lixlly wns loporlotl to Omnium from Iho forri's under Cloiiorul 1'nlilo (lonmlos ul Tompioo nml (Ifiu'nil Alvnio OIiU'koii lm wnl wt,r,l lht ho fxpoflt'il lo uninniiifo Iho tnpliut' of Muxiitlnii, on tlio l'lioifio fount, within u few tlnvn. (li'iifinl Oarrnnxn oxpt'i'ls Iho fiit nltiii'k mi Snllillo by (Ifiifinl Vilhi lo ho innil" this woiik, nml Ik oonfi ilcnl liml tho fiiptuiu of Hint totui will follow mioii, iilthoiinh llio jioi.hU hilily of n ilfitifiiito ifsinlnni'o fiom llio ffdpiiil Kiniison is not oer lookt'il. Hi'iioinl Out lorn Ton f, in com mtiiiil of llio oonxtitiitiomilUt ttoops Imfoio Son I.iiIh I'olosi, nUo U f M't'tt'il to iishiiuII Unit ft'ili'iul t.tioii)liolil llilrt wci'V, whllo tlio nn- uoimi'ouioul hiis fouio 1 1 out Vno mhiiii Unit (li'imrnl Ziiputu, ocoupytuc OiminiiMifn, lm h Hloniifd nud inkoii llio town of AjiiHHo. Tho Aiiu'iii'iin t'oiisul nml ii,o-fou. hiils icpifst'iiliiiK Spain, Uoiumny iiinl l-'riniff, Imvo imulo violls of i'iHiili'-.v lo Cim-mixa, who nvo llu'in iiHtiiiinnoo liml I'nioljtuor would h piolfi'lod. STOCK MARKET CLOSES EASY-GAINS CANCELLED Ni:V YOIIC, .Mux "i. Tho kIih-U iiiiiiI.i'I oloufi fiuy oiln,. Dxhiiiis Inm of tho ci ilv hiixlnir nmvriiunl pitililplrd iio lUlilkihK null's mill Iho iln hiniill xiiIiim iw'io Ki'iii'iiill) rnn iillril Tlio klmv ili'fljiii. in Iho nil I'lllOIIII I'lll'IIIII'lM1'.! l"Hl'Wi t-lii. 1 1 -illi.nf, on ))hlri CiHiinlliiii I'ni'ilM liml Aniiiljjiiwt'ilctl ivuvUd oinl. IISIITUTIIML nrTi""' ir f MA7ATLAN D.D.EH MAffi IN I i i .,.,.. i f i T Aii in ' it r of the Atl.itlon Corp of tho cuiutltulluiui ami) itroppx'U tlytinmllv buiub Into tUe streets or Jinutian. on tte racmc ctum tir..xivico on May h. and r.-ur iutmiii were Initnntly kllltsl mid upwir.l of n icon- crlouly woundwl. It U hrllcxcd the axlator who dropped tin. tt.no.ti xvn lildli Mi..u or .,iiic iiltiet nlr pilot of Hie rebel army. Klrlibetweon the rebel nml ferteinl fort Iflcnt Ion conlluuei. In the artillery duel Hie bvleclS forif hate lii. I the Ih'Hit of It . far. TELLING LIES UPON SKW YOKIC, May 1'. Ilnnv Vl Ion, fellow eon-piintor with "M.ild .look" Itixf )i"d idhiif. iu tho plot nhifli rontillell in tho munler of Iler imtn Itimi'iilliM, for whifh Olinrlon lleckor is beinu' liifil for llio hoeoml time, uuilenxeiit lodn Iho onlenl of crosK-i'Mimitiiitiou. lie uilmittfd he hail lied on ilmiiy oeounions in rospoot lo tho murtlor, bill fwnio hi ftory of llio t'tciils lendiui: ii" to tho orimo wns correct in its tleluils. Oouiit.fl for tho tlofeiihO filed tpion linn uftor iiu-tion at tho witucx iu mi vmlf iixoi lo chow Ins testimony eonnei'liiic Meeker with llio eonpir ney wns false. In no important points however, was Iho xvilness' story broken down. II hi'fiuiu) known today Hint Ohas, I'litl, known as lleel.orV lilies ajeut, probably will bo rolled ns a witness for llio state, l'litt liml no jtait in Iho eonspiiaey lo minder Ito-enthal nml is lo bo iiM'd iih a ('onoboratiiiK witness to snppoit Iho htoiios of Hose, Vullon mid Webber. Ho was not called nt tho foimer trial. Tlio t'iisl wilue.s nt tho afternoon Mtisiim was lsaao While, employed by Iho Now Yolk Woibl. Uo was ipietioued aholil a jirnTl expoo bloty Hint ajipcarcil in h's jmper and which was based on mulct in! fuiii ihhcii by KoNcnlhal. This mticlo was publisheil u few tla.x bofoio the inui'tler. While said lleckor nud his nllor ucy, .lohu Hail, culled on him and asked to seo an altidaxil Itiweatlml had tinned over to llio Woihl, iu which lleckcr wiw cliaicd Willi beiiiK u niafliT A coii ol tho Woihl ar llclo was iulioilueeil. LOBOS ISLE INCIDENT E WAHIIINUTON, Mny III Keero tury of Hlalo Hi) an iimiouuioil tmluy Hint ho hug IciiiiioiI from llio nicillii (iiih liml Iho impluiiullon of Iho Lotion Ulund Imbloiil iiimto by Iho I'lilU'd Hlulci f kullnfiii'lni) uml lltut Mvii lillll Will ll'llllll llicio In lul.u iuio of llio HtHitu, BALD JACK ADMITS OS XAMINATION XPLA1NED SATISFACTORY BOMS DROPPED ri r Ogt SfBK,LfgUWtt CANAL TOLLS TO WASI1INOTOK, May 1. - Arbitra tiou o tho Panama tolls ipie-tion was advocated in the ceniito today by Henntor Mcl.ean- of Connecticut. I'lilo- Mieh a course wns itiri.iieil, he predicted Hid "prelly little lard of jioneo the railed States is talking about will be known to the world a i a ven in-lead of u dove." "I wniit the now xvork which we haxe done at l'aiuinia lo jay in money mid inornU both," said .Sena tor McLean. "I want it to mark the hour of io,lory 111 elbies as well as enj,,iaceriii','. "1 don't xvant Ihi- un'at triuniph to ilcpMiurutit iuio a liial' xvilb 1'nelo Sam in Iho dock and In-, own mother the couijilaiuaut and chief xvitiiess ajjiunM him. lltiwexer un just ninl lmih xhe has been iu the jiast nud slill may he, she will haxe the sympathy of exoiy other nation iu this coal i ox ci -y. If we sit iu judgment iu our own ease, tho xer diel of tho woihl will bo, '1 told you mi, Onclo Sam kix willi loaded d oe onb.'" LUXURI OLYMIMA, -l-. May 15. Tho nine confeiei, iiiiesonliii; Inundr.x employes, luuuili'x owners nud the Kcueral jmbllf, who nro consideiiii; Iho iiiiuimum wane for women hum diywoikcrs, whuli I hoy will iceom mciul lo Iho slate industrial well nro coiiiiiHM.ii.il, coiitiniicd Ibelr si'Ksious today. Ouo cmph,xer( Frank Nixon, of llii.xuionil, proMi-tH 7.1i a week as a minimum. An estimate of the aiiiiual expenses ol a liiliudiy wo inaiii iiKieeil upon I V Ihuo oiiiuns mid tin to cinpliiw. fixes Iho total at ill.ilH a week. This list piotnlon for such liixnilc. h- ll,ilil for mu lion mnl 4K.H7 l" iiimiscmcnts. Il is I'xpcoliti tluili a- hi Ihn cum! of the loin mnl fat'loix iinilow', (In. in- I'lill pilbllc'x llpl'lllilliwit will Ulhl llio ici'i.u vole. I'iiIU it iiiioimiiiii hlilhil limn Hint ''lillll In b) Hie cH.j.lo)i'io' nj.ii'Miiluthv. X " CHANGE PEACE BIRD NO BLACK RAVEN FROM SKt KILLS FOUR I MAZM. PlOiBR MAfOM WHO ImCLV.P JOft-iATLAM WOCi THt 5KV SCALL AT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, May IB. Tho threo South American etivoyi. ou whom reetg tho hope of a pcacoful so lution of tho Mexican tmbroKllo, paid a formal visit of farowell today to President Wilson beforo ttiolr do parturo for .Nlapara Falls, Ontario, to begin their peaco nepotlatlons. In tho blue room, tlio president, with his military and naval aides, at tired In full dress uniform, greeted tho envoys. Uo xvlshcd thorn suc cess In their mission of peace and ex pressed tho hope that wnon they re turn to Washington they will have found tho solution of tho Mexican problem, which has confronted the I'nlted States government for thrco years. '. On tho three mediators dox'olves tho real burden of llio conferouco at Niagara Falls. Tlmy aro to mako nil suggestions mid Initiate all moves. From them must como tho plan which all parties xvlll'tako under considera tion. Frederick W. I.ehmann. former solicitor general of tho United States wnd Justice Lamar of tho supremo court of tho United States, xvlio com promise tho American represeata- 'Uvea, and H. Porclval nodgo, their secretary, wero m too s:aio uoiiim- incut .today, going over officials re- j porta and famlltiirUlng themselves I generally with tho work ahead of thoni. Whllo thoy cannot act final 1) on propositions submitted them, thoy will bo oiupoxxurod to answer n good many questions about tho Amor lean position without roforQuro to Washington. Thoy leave early to morrow for a daylight rblo to Nlagura Falls. N. Y. Their quimors will bo on tho American shlo of tho lino to facilitate coininuiilcntloii with Wftsli liiglou by telophouo mut tulouraph. 4 '( 1 1 1 1 )( lV ATAIkn , "AlTiy 1 -'lu' Conlovii clmiiilinr of couimerco calilcil In Heciclarx of Iho Inlciior liiio ilskhiK wlielht'i n siinf would ho ninth' of Iho rhiliniiTulihmiks runic for Iho propoocd gineiiiini'iit mil roiiil, Thmmis llluiss, Jr., u iiu'inhfi' of Ihn Ahisk.i niilioml i'ommistiou, In villi. in I lie iliiimhi'i' liitstiiKti ns (turn by Mr Une, inhlul Ihu ltd luwiii ivi'lyi MEDATOR UPON PRESIDENT LOSES VOICE AS E IN MEXICAN JAIL LOS ANGELES. Cal.. May IS. Tortures Inflicted upon him by Mexi can federals at Manzannlo, deprived Charles Ilema of tho power of speech for several days. Dema, who arrived here today, Is &:::! unablo to completely control his vocal organs. Ilema Is a German. lie tuj aboard a steamer in Mantanlllo harbor pre paring to como nortn -rraen two Mexican soldiers boarded tho vessel and told hliu there was a money on der nwnltlng him on shore. Ho ac companied tho soluter and, once landed, was promptly thrown Into jail, tho charge was that ho was "a personal frlond of Presldont Wilson.'' Later ho xvas accused of being a spy and sentenced to bo shot, but ho was released ou demand of the Ger man consul. When ho was released from tho Cuartel ho was dumb and did not recover his speech for sev eral days. RESERVE BOARD T! WASHINGTON, May 15.- Harry A. Wheeler of Ohicauo, viee-ptosi-ileut of the Continental Trust com jiany, bus declined a membership ou tlio federal icseixo board. Presi dent WiUon has Meoeivul u letter from Mr. Wheeler exiiic-ring; hi re gret Dial he in unablo t" accept (he uppointiiHiit iccently offeied liini, bccmiso of biihien coiiucetious whieli ho oauuot noxef. The pieiileni now lias (wo places lo fill ou Iho homd. )r. Adoiph 0. Miller of Hun Kraueisco, Paul M. Wiiihmt: or Now York Oily mid W. I'. (1. Ilitulmg of Itiiiiiliijjliiim, Ala,, hnxo nil iicccplcil, Heidi's kcki'iliiK lo iimn men, Ihu pietl.linl niut ileilimitii ohm of Ilium us uneinor mnl uiiolhcr it iii't'-uovoumri Uo U i'unwiiiiK "Ki'Hi Ihf ll'l of 111 I ten inline wlin ii Him In fine him )ht'M ku Hindu hu Uft ihiUk'v, RRSULTOF-TORTUR NAMES SHY PA HY RULES AT POLLS TODAY Little Interest Manifested Veters Slow In Going to Polls, tut They Remain Open Until 8 o'clock Es timated But Fifty Per Cent af Fref Istration Will le Cast. Candidates seeking office In thn democratic, republican mid jirojjres sixc pnrties were bciaj; selected to day in Oregon's primary elections. XominnlioiiK were beiin; mnde for ouo Onitcil Saje.4 senator, thn'e rcpre-sentntix-es and complete stale mnl county tickets. Voters were slow going lo Iho noils, this being due lo the fact (hat the Milliug p'accs were to remain open until 8 p. in., by which time it xvnn PXH'c(eil a largo vote would bo enst. Although tnnuy prohibitionists and socialists had taken advantage of the opimrtunity to register, their interest iu tlio election xvns indirect, as they already had named their candidates nt nominating conven tions. Itcconl Number Cnil!iwU"n While there are a record number of candidates seeking nomination, interest in general wns not ns great as hail characterized some previous primaries. U was climated that the vote would be about ,0 jter cent of the regUlrnl'on. Fair weather in most wrts at the slate gave im-wlus to the city voter to o to the polls, whereas it bait the ojntosilo effect on the nirnl xotcr who xvas busy xvith bis crop. General npnthy ruled the primary election throughout Jackson county today, in country and city. Up to noon in the twelve xoting places in this city, Ids than 250 bad been enst, or 10 jter cent. In South Riv ornidp precinct, in the heart of the residence district, nt 1 o'clock but seventeen votes had been cast. Kf forts to bring out the vote were met with calm indifference. General Apathy Itulcs At 1 o'clock the women voters be gan to go to the H)lls, but tho offic ials bad gone to dinner, taking n full hour. Soma wailed for (ho reopen ing, but the majority returned home. In Jacksonville and Ashland tho same conditions exist, anil reports from the country districts show the farmers xVere voting slowly. This afternoon it is expected that an increase in the vote will be regis tered, but it will take Herculean ef forts to bring tho totnl up to 50 per cent of the registered vote. MEXICANS FREE VKKA CRUZ, May 15. A. J. Sut ton, n Washington newspaper re poiter, has bee.u relented byjtho Mex icans after three days' imprisonment nt (Ymliilm. iliirim which he xvas sub- jected to iv fcevere pressure to mako bun confess that ho xvas a spy. Ho Is (o arrive here (oday on tho refu gee. The release of Mr, Sutton, who was first taken into custody xvith other nv'xvspnpvr men in Mexico. City on May U, wa effected by agentsof the Hriti.sb consulate, hero, who in duced Mr. Sutton to promise ho would leave the country iiaineiliately. PLACED UPON TRIAL HAN rilANCIHCO, Cat., Muy 15. Kiel Fox nml .Maurice Plliitti were plucul on (rial In iho lnilwl HIhIm dUliict com I loilny for nlUwpliuK (n .iiiiiln Chiuou Into lh UhIIwJ Hlnlts ul Monlurcy, (l by w4mm wC ii iiiMuch, (WrMry lo h rmr (twl lha mvii vtt'it rsJy in wtMftww w4 iJl.rb. h hw tmwtiim lim Mm mu vUhU'4 t ft U ("Wi , SIGHTVOTFCAST NEWSPAPER MAN