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', Mail MEDFORD Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr today Mat. if; fln. lil; Del. IIiiiii, (17, i ' I t'lirly finirlh Yfr, Dully Nlnlli Vnir Historic Old City In Ruin Thous and Bulhlliifis Dcslroyed Semi circle Three Miles Long, Mile Wide Drsulatcd-Nellef for Sufferers Ponres In Three Lives Lost. HAl.F.M, Mass., Jtni" 2- llt'llof fur Hit' thousands u( sufferer fiotii l M. tirnnl llro wlilrli wiped nut n largo .clini of thin rlty last night poured In today In unstinted measure, Wlill,. the remains of liulf of the illy were- still smuiilitorlng, nrtuul want tit it been met iiinl stops tukon fur tiiiMniHwllk iiiiiiinguincnt tit the "llualliin. Tint greatest im lm fallen on I Im factory iiiiilui'ii, rhlefly French CaiiuillniiN ni)il Pole. They com promlne n majority of Dm 10,000 who iiiii homeless, nml lhy hnvo lost urn only lliflr home nml per sonal belongings, lull their itmplny in. 'lit. Tim loin to llin mill com pniiles, rninini'rclut houses, rlly In Mltutlon niul churches U protected In n largo exliuil dy Insurnnro. Tim ii.'niirn estlmnln the tntnl money toss lit $10,000,000. 'Ilirn I.Urx Uttt Tho lou of life, so for as known, was restricted to three persons, Mrs. Jcnnlo UunnliiKlinm, whose body wn recovered from her tone merit homo. w Hninui'l P. Wllhoy, burned lo deatlt In hi homo lo which hit hint returned In save personal belongings after lm htiil onco escaped, A llilnl lioity, round In the mill ills trkl, tint too limlly burned to deter mine ttif fc. Tin) rlly government met 101)11 noil formed plana for ttio taking rare of the hnutclcss. There Milt lio a tint nilouy of r.flOO people In the baseball pnrk, Tim conflagration which laid waste 10 morit limn 1000 building In tlio liUtorlc rlly of Halcm wan burning It self out today. Cltlcn, nftcr niakliu; 11 careful compilation of vntue, fig until tlm toM at 1 10,000,000. Tlio Iniruml dUtrlot followed tlm linen of 11 rotiKli seml-clrclo, threo m 1 1 on In length nml vnryltiK In width from linlf n mile to n inllo nml a half. Plan for llelnilldluK llofuro tlio flra hail noun fairly i becked relief measure nml plans for le-hulhlliiK were under way, Gover nor Wnlsh, Lieutenant flovuruor Hut ry nml Hecrotury of Hlnlo Dona linn spout Hut nlKlit hero. Tlio nov el nor announced teuln nml ten thousand nttlonn would ho shipped to the city ut once Ho also Issued a mil for n public uieelluK In Huston to take further nctlon. In tlio midst of the gloom canned hy the staggering blow lo llio city, residents foitml cause for thankful iiuiu In the fncl that Hut inoro noted laillillupi mid tlio miiHcuiun with their prleeleriH i-olluctloun of nutliutlleH, wem Hpnrod, Tlm hlrthplnco of Nn Ihmiliil llawtliorno, "Tlio IIouho of Smell (luhli'H," nml tlio old ciihIoiu limine, were threatened for a tliuo nud tlio fliuues npproui'hed ilmiKer oimly rliiHO to tlio I'ealioily Miuoum (Contlnutd on pc I.) OF VENZUELA. DEAD WAHIIINOTON, Jttuo 20.- I'rlvato dutfiuttrhoH rocolvod nt tlio l'au- Aiuerlciiii Union enrly today roported llin denth of I1, Kzequlol Aojaa. tula later front Votiozuuln, ut Atluutlc City, N. J. Dr. Itojmi, wtn wuu 70 yonr old, died of heart failure, with which ho had heeii threutoiind for novoral eiirM, I In wim pionilnontly Idvittl flint from youth with tlio polltln of IiIh country. I In hud lioen thrown Into diiuwooiiH durliiK miverul lovoltt llwnuiy purhulH, nml for muiiy year wim coiupulled lo Iho mi nulla from Wnuituulu, Dr. IIoJiik Imtl heeii mluUtiir hern for tlm IunI fivn )curi unit hud hnoit inliiUlnr lo ArKvnllim uml Chile. At linn limn lio wmh piimlilniit of llin liu lluiiul roiiHiea of Veimiii'lii uml hu liuil heeii uUo h lvi(tvululliu Mini dplitilui', 10.000INSALEM REBEL ATTACKS HOMELESS; LOSS NOT CALLED OFF MANY MILLIONS BY MEDIATION MINISTER ROJAS Constltutlonnllsts Determined to Carry Military Cnmnalfin to a Conclusion Renardless of Partici pation In Informal Conferences at Niagara Carranza's Statement. N'AKMINMUV, .1 '-Ml.- Tin- tMirintititttuiiitlirtlH or .Mexico urn ile leruilueil lo entry llieir inilllurv cum pnt);ti to 11 eoucliiNioii teuiirilleiH oi iurticiiiilloit in iuforuiiil uieiliiiliou eouferenecK ilenlrcil hy I lie I'nHcil SIntcH. Tlirtr iluii w'iih iuiliciileil heie loilny on Ihe nrrivnl of Alfrcilo lire eeiln, iirivnlo xeereluty of (lonerul Ciirrniirii, liil chief of the eon-.li- Itltlonnlixli, win clime In confer willi t'nrrunr.n' Vn)iinntoti neiitn. ('.infiiiiiiiliirv of Hie milicnrv ilnnt of llie reoluliouintH, it wiih lenrned lliul Oeiicrul Villa pliiim lo nttnek Hun l.nii I'oloxi next week nml ex pecln Inter In fi:lil the fcileruli in (heir luht hlniul 11I Uiiereturo, Soon ufler llie ntrivul of .fr. lire eciln lie received it It'lcrum from (leiiernl ("iirrmiru nunoiiueiiit; Hint llie firnt chief lin.l recelve.l iiHiuruneei. of coonrnliou nml Hiipport from nil tlio lemlinif KeueruU of the revolu tion, inclinluiu Villn, nml lie wiilinl llio Hople of llie t'uileil Sluten lo know llint the cituxe of the rcvolut ionnry inovemeut wns iitoteHhiiiK without iliHHcnxioit. At to tluinihpeet of participation liy Ilia eonitiliiliouiilititN in tlm iufor tunl eonlVrirttee out Mexico' inter mil iiffnlrc, Mr. Ilreeedii frankly hint fil Hint lm liml no ilcfinito kuowli'ilue. 1 tut he nerteil he hmt come lo con fer willi hw ehiefn repreenlulie'. here nud thnuiiili them with te W'uHhiuKlou nilmlnixlnitliin to prenenl (leiiernl (,'nrrnnlm fi hIciih. Mr. llreeeiliv conferred with LntiN Cnhrrrn, one of (icuentl rnrrmun'H eonfiileuliiil nueulu here, who in uru ini; participation in the meilintiou nml Inter with Itufnel .uhariin, chiet utliini;tnu iikciiI of the eouotituliou njliti, Knler the three eouferreil numu mid (leneriil Cnrr.inra 11 1 M011 lere wok In touch with tl'cui hy lele- Kruph. 10 W'ABMINOTON, Juno 1'C l'rel dent WIInoii'm einphutle declaration of (ho Intention to t;o utralKht ahead with Hit antl'trtiNl proKrnui and plnco thoiu mettRureii on the alntuto hooka of tho country, with tlio prediction of unpnrulled pronpor!ty to follow, at tracted widespread ntteutloit hero to day. In coiiKreniilonal circles, on peclally, tho president's utterance! wero read with keen Interest. In coiiKrenH tho belief was ex preyed that tlm president' nn nounced nttltudo would have tho ef fect of rallying democrats to tho plan to dlRpoio of tho truat program, Thin belief was further rtrctiKthcnod hy tho fact that tho entire MUnottrt delegation In tho hoimo had pledgod tho president tholr aid In bin fight. That tho proHldnnt feels nuro that cotiRruHs would complete tho proKram at nn early dato was mndo ovldent in his address to tho editors. Tlm Henato had boforo It agnln to. dny tho trndo coiuinlsRlon bill, It Is now tho uutlulHhod huBlncss boforo that body, VICE PRESIDENT'S AUTO WAHIIINOTON', Juno 2. It took a recull, a recapltulullon, a challenge of tho result, u second vulo which resulted In u tlo uml finally u third lolkull in llio Iiiiuso toduy lo decldo Hint Vice J'ritduiit Murnliull uml Hpnuknr ('lark would not net govern limnt uiitniuohllus, uml thru Iho ijiiu. lion wws luft in micii hupo (hut II w I htm lm lukvii up ii coiifreni' rMlllttlllUllUllUHM Ntllll liu sltuullou miii m umuiusI, B RALLIES 1 WITH PROGRAM MEDFOItD, CLAFLIN BEGINS Liabilities $33,000,000-Assets $44, 000,000 Defended Mfg. Co., Sub sldary Firm Thrown Into Bank ruptcy Noteholders Protective Committee in Session. NKW VOItK. June 26. With mi Niirnnres of co-operation from the lendliiK dryKoods firms, jnblierH mid rommlnrlon hoimeH and the orc.nnl ration of iiierchnndlmi rredltorii nn J tho holdnrM of tlm firm' paper, John Clafllu loduy tHt;mi tho task of re-orciinlintlnii of the II, II. Clafllu rouiiany, which went Into the liau'di of rel(ers )entcrday. In n stutetuent kIvIuk his reaoin for tho receivership, Mr. Claflln re KardliiR tho posxlblu re-orKnnliatlon sold that "a plan will noon bo pre sented which wo hope will prove ac- reptnldo to both creditors and ittock holders.' I.UMIItlc nml ,km'U The llnbllllles of tho company arc placed nt Lit, 000, 000 principally In tho form of commercial paper. Tho assets nro placed at 1(4,000,000 and In addition John Claflln, It Is said, list pledged his personal fortune of ten million. Tho outstanding paper Is hold by thousands of bank throughout the United States and so widely scattered as to prevent a fi nancial strain In any ono soctlan. A meeting of tho creditors to be held In about ten days will doter tntnn whether tho receivership shall Ih continued and If so on what ternu they shall bo allowed to borrow to continue tho business. At this meeting a committee of creditors may bo selected to cO'Opcrnto with tho receiver. Defender Company In Bankruptcy An Involuntary petition In bank ruptcy was filed hero today against tho Defender Manufacturing com pany of this city, makcrit of under wear, a subsidiary of tho II. II. Claf lln company, which failed yestorday. Itecelvors In equity proceedings were appointed at the tlmo of tho Claflln failure, but It was contended that the company wan solvent. Creditors now seek to havo It adjudged bank rupt. Counsel for tho Claflln Inter ests, It Is understood will oposo tho petitions. Members of tho noteholders pro tectlvo committee appointed veator day to safeguard tho Interests of banks having somo 130,000,000 of Claflln paper went Into session to day. A. C. Drew, serretnry of tho morchaudlso creditors committee, os tlmntod today that merchandise credltorH havo claims of about J2,- 000,000, "It Is our earnest hope," ho said, "that merchandise creditors wilt deposit claims with our commit too at tho earlleat moment. Immed iate co-oeratlon Is essential to pro duce satisfactory results. In view of Iho publlo Importance of this mat ter, this committee has consented to reprcsont creditors without cost to thorn." PEOPLE OF GUAYMAS ON IIOAHI) U. 8. S. CALII-'OUNIA, h VAX, Lower California, Juno 20, According to Information rocplvod from GuaymaH, conditions thoro nro dally growing worso. No flour 1 being received to replenish tho sup ply that gave out entirely n day or two ago and othor kinds of food arc scarce, Tho authorities In tho besieged city appear powerloq to check con stantly; recurring disorders among (ho hungry uml turbulent populuco. Thoro la much unrest among tho troops of tho fvderul gurrUou, Thy federal governor ttouurnl has Issiiud orders permitting various civilians, mostly women uml children, io leuvii (luuyiuus, About BOO huvu lukou advuntuKo of Iho ordir, )eeilloiis hiiiouk thu soldiery von llnueti. A volunteer twmipuuy nf 70 YwU Hilluns killed 1 i nf thdr of flrois loduy uml len went usvr lo lilVMIUlUIVUIUIll, REORGANIZATION OF FAILED FIRM OIM'XION, KlvlDAV, ."It'NM W, 1U. ALL IN HI'iADLVKSS lludUINtl laiillc neropluiie, couttructetl by (.lciin Curllxv nud lo Im cuiniuandnl by I.U'ti I tenant John C. I'orte. lias been iimniil the A merlin I'nirjrntlntu for the liiiiii hliiK of the crest aircraft It point 011 nt 11 rnpld pate at lliimmniiUmrt, V.. wbeie the (.'urtUi fnelory I Uf) ruloil The actual launitilui; will Inke plmc nt l.jUe Kenkn. Cither (leorpe i: A Mallet or John Ijinnltig Callan will .i--.Nl l.teiitenaiit I'nrte In piloting the nurhliie ncDU'i lie- ocean l.leuteu uut I i.rte It a retired ufflcer of the UritWli unty OF NEW BILL FOR n WASIIINCTON. June JtJ. A new plan for federal control of railroad Hceurity isues wnn Inld before the Semite inlcr-slnte commerce commit tee today by Iioui- D. Hriimlei-. The Hiirpi-timi, proposed in plnce of pottioiw of the hotue bill now lie fore llie hennte committee, re-ulted from nn nil tiny conference between Mr. Ilramlei'., Keprernfntive Stevens of New Hampshire, ono of the frnm ers of the houe bill; Chainiiiii) l.ov elt of the 1'nion I'lteific, President Willind of the llaltim'ore ami Ohio nml A. I'. Thorn, counsel for the .Southern Knilwny. It wn nNo to lm nnproveil hy I'tesident Kiplev of Iho Snutn Fe nml U jiresentntion to day may elenr llie wny for n retort on the entire hill within a t-lmrt time. FEDERAL TROOPS TO KEEP ORDER WASHINGTON, June 20. Clover nor Slewntt of Montana today nskeil that United Slutiw troops he Inni" ferreil from Fort Vuneottver, Wiinli., to Fott Mi-soula, in ortlcr to he in reailimvs in himi of further trouble ut ltutte. In suppotl of tho overnor's te nnesl for tho transfer of troops, Seunlov Myets of Montnun, culled nt the white hoiifc. lio paid condition in Hullo were umclted nml fin titer outbreak were apt to occur ut any lime, There nro no leiiernl ttoop in Montnun, be muiI, in tho event of 'Hcrious riotinj- it would toko loo loin; lo bring I hem front Fott Vun eottver for them to bo of uny sen ice. President Wilson took tho teipiet timler mlviscment, uml Inter look it up ut tho cabinet meeting. RECOfWM IN SOfJi STATES HT. I.orirt ,Mo Juno 3H, A wtH of oliiiinly hul wculher iciichcil u I'lluuu lit'in loilny ulirii li gmeiti lili'lil Ihi'iiiiiiiiii'li'i' i'Hllvii'il ll ile Ult'i's. 'J'bm wits llin Iciiipciiiluie oil lti of 11 yj loi' huibjini. 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C, present Northwest amateur golf champion was practically eliminated from tho Northwest amateur championship struggle now In progress at the links of the Seattlo Coif club today when Jack Neville, California champion, brought tho Victorian In 9 down at tho end of the first round of tho 2G hole match In the Feml-flnals. Neville was playing tho bust golf of tho weok when ho held Macan so utterly helpless this morning. HU htroko round of 70 tied tho course record mado josterday by Reorga Turiibull, Portland professional;' II. Chandler Kgnn had a slight lead over Paul Ford, the Seattlo boy at tho end of tho morning round. In tho opeu championship TurnbuH Increased his lead of four points by ono stroke on tho first round today, lio Is now1 five better than Robert Johnstone, of Seattlo. Johustono lends Leigh of Tacoma by ono stroke uml Is threo ahead of Charles Thorn of Now York. E NKW YORK, Juno 2C Tho stock market today shanod a tendency to break nwuy fiym tho depressing In fluence engendered by tho Claflln failure nud save for a brief Interval, showed a firm uudorloue.j Tho cloitu was Btrong, Wall Street recovered In a inuasiiro from tho alarm created by the Claf llu failure. Blocks wero strong In today's enrly dealings, advances ex tending to a point or morn In tho llur rlmmis, Now- York Central, Heading, Cmiudluu Pacific, United Slates HtucI uml Amulguiimled, while May Popurt ineiit Ktures rose lk, I'lsowhvni gains, while fruttluuul, wero innio or less geiierr.l. Tho only timrla'd n t'optloiis lo Ibis teinlency wuiu Aiuuijcuu Kxpioss mid Woslluuboiui), llin lulter, howeuir, soon lecncvur I11K ,uiiiiiii, wlimu our lui's weio Ml u lilulicr Ivul Mils ludpful iu Him OK OV FROM AM VE LAFN FAILU f CRUSHING DEFEAT YET SUSTAINED ZACATKCAS, MZexteo, Juno 2o. (Dtluyetl, ovor militnry wlr)., There is- no lotifror nny iloubt thnt the feilcr 11N fttstnineil in the Io of this city (he most crushiii'; dcfeul suffered by (hem fco far in llie present revolu tion. Jt wn learned that I hey bad anticipated lioldin their positions here for months. In no previous instance bail so mnnv earthworks been thrown up or had the scheme of defense been plun iied so ably. The mites of trench, stone parapets nml the many htnall earthworks forts which fell before the coiistilutionulist one after an other in eight hours on the last (lav of the battle, testified to this fact. In no sinsli- itist.tnee were these posi tions !iven up without n desjH'rnte Hw. MEDIATORS AWAIT NIAnARA FALLS, Oat., June 2. Mediators nml Amerteuu and lluer tn delegates weio inactive today n vvnitin; definite wonl'ftoin tho con stitutionalist agency in Wiuhington us to the time utul place for the in formal conference between the oppos ing Mexican factious. It is considered tiuliUly the parl eys between thV Iluertn ami eonli- tulionnlist representatives would take place hero nor is it prob.tble uny city iu the Uuuited States will be chosen for the conference, Ottawa nud several ieorts ou Lake Ontario have, been mentioned. The Unci! 11 dele gates refused to comment 011 the tak ing- of aeateeas. STOCK EXCHANGE fill WAK'fT(iN, June ol. - The (Wn bill for leiiernl legiilulioii nl ttoclt exchange H'iiAciI i llin null nln vcolcnluy, wu Miit Illicit to ihf bunking niiiiiiuilti'ii loilny. Kcimlois who ohjiuinil In llie i'u tumble ll'iurl fl'HIl lilt collillllllee IlieellllK ulcllii'l hi h- IIiiiii bulf the mi nilMi n' in 1 ciili'il hi veiling iliu svinilv In ID li'fvj lliif Mil, ZACATECAS MOS WORD FROM KEBELS NO. 83 CORNELL WINS JUNIOR RACE IN TODAY'SREGAnA Big Regatta nt Highlands Held Be fore fmmens Crowd of Spectators Dcttlng Favors Cornell for all Tlree Counts Columbia Second, Pennsylvania Third In First Race. MIOIILANI), N. Y June 2(1.- Tor nell freshmen won the two mile cight nnrcil wen y -even lengths. Syra cuse second, IVntiaylvnnln third, Cul iimliui fourth, Wiscolt"jiififlb. Tlm lnt four crewH bipiM'.l e'neb other at (he fini-lt. t 4 HKJIILAND, N."Y., JuUv2C. Cor nell won tho Junfqr clght-oarcd twn mllo raco by ono' a nrtRo no-half lengths; Columbia second, Pennsyl vania third and Syracuso fourth. At the quarter mllo Columbia and Cornell npixared about even, with Pennsylvania third and Syrncusn fourth. At tho half mllo Columbia led, with Cornell a closo second, Penn sylvania third, and Syrocuso last. Approaching tho brldgo Cornoll le, by half a length, with Columbia sec ond, a length ahead of Pennsylvania, with oven water between Pennsyl vania and Syracuse. At tho one mllo mark Cornell led by a length over Columbia, Pennsyl vanla third by a length and a quarter, with Syracuse last by four lengths. Official time Junior 'varsity eight: Cornell 11:15 3-3; Columbia, 11.55 3-3; Pennsylvania, 11:33 3-G; Syracuse, 11:50 3-5. POUQIIKEBPSIK. N. Y.. June 2ft, The six rowing colonies of Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse, Pennsylvania. Washington and Wisconsin were astir early today with their 120 oarsmen keyed up to high tension for tho day's contests on the Hudson. There were no changes In tho bet ting overnight and Cornell contlnuod the favorite again In all thrco races. Several bets at even money wore re ported on Cornell against tho field. There wero many beta of even money on Washington against Pennsylvania and somo wagers that Syracuse would not bo third or better In the varsity race. Threo Races In All Tho first race, between tho Junior eights, was sot for 4:15 o'clock; the second race, for freshman eights, at 4:45 and tho varsity raco at 0:15. Local river men stated that the two first races would bo rowed against the last of the floodtldo, giving the Inside crews, Cornell and Columbia, tho advantage. Fro tho 'varsity raco a strong ebb tlda was Indicated. Tho officials were as follows:: Referee, John Kustls, Weslynn; timekeeper, Hugh Cnbot. Harvard; assistant timekeepers, Harry A. Fish er, Columbia; Prodorlck I). Colsou, Cornell John W. Townsend, Jr. Penn sylvania; Rdmund L. French, Syra cuse; Frank J. Petura, Wisconsin; Ralph A. Horr, Washington, Judgej at finish, Fred It, Fortmeyer, New York A. C ; flag Judge, Clement II. Wood, Harvard. OYSTIJR RAY, N. Y, Juno 2C Tho three cup candidates, Resolute, Vuultlo and Defiance, started short ly after 1 o'clock In another of tho turning contests preliminary to tho choice of a defender for the Amer ica's cup against Thomas Llptou's Shamrock IV. Today's course was trjangular, to bo sallod over twice, The first leg was a broad reach o( i miles, tho second u K miles bent to windward, and (be third, a reach homo of &", niuklng In all 30 14 miles, Jltmolutu bud liirreuww! bur lHtd s tlm yachts Mulshed (ha first rouml nf tliu trlBHgU, IJ'iuffJtJsl tlw wiri: llesolule, I;80,05; VHlhl( 4teJ 63, Hoflttiiru, lilQill. Whuu Iho )Mi'h kM nmn4 fW fourlb Nark (lie lts -?) flvMHto, ( Mill)' VUK Hilt, RESOLUTE AGAIN YACHT WINNER si i 'I ( ), .,