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XOXj. XX. SALEM, OREOOX, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1010. No. 112. BATTLE IN Rebel General Madriz Whips Estrada's Forces and Is Ad vancing on Bluefields In habitants Terror Stricken. GUNBOAT VENUS IS "SASSY" Fires on Estrada's Custom House, and Threatens to Bombard the City Undo Snni Has Three Gun boats In tho Harbor and Will Trob ably 'Not rermlt tlio City to Bo Bombarded May Intervene and Stop AVar. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIEB.I Bluoflelds, Nicaragua, May 18. Three American gunboats are lying within wireless call of Blueflolds to day, waiting a message that may come to thorn at any moment to rush to tho NIcaraguan city and prevent its pillage by tho forces of President Madriz. Tho situation, hero is crit ical today. With lighting going on at Rama, and with tho port 'block aded by the Madriz gunboat Venus, it is belioved , that the final chapter of tho NIcaraguan revolution will soon bo written. Couriers who have reached here from Rama report that the loss in tho fighting yesterday was very heavy Skirmishing is still in progress and OUR To give 20 per cent off to hold a meager share f their business. Wesolely stick to low prices, not mark ing the prices up 20 per cent and then taking it off to make the people believe they are getting wonder ful bargains. Such tactics were good enough In ancient days when schemes to. work tho people were not so plentiful as now. Were you In our storo last week? Were you In our store on Monday? Tho crowds will show you how much they think of tho 20 per cent forlorn scheme. LOOK OUT FOR THE HOOK That Is Bated With the 200 They May Catch You . No 20 per cent at tho Chicago Storo, but beat these prices if you can. Wo do tho volume of business and can afford to glvo yoij the prices. 12c and 15c chamnrays, all the latest colors, yard, 8 l-3c. $15, $18 and $20 now spring Tailored Suits In the latest materials and shades, now $7.50, $8.50, $9.90, $10.50 and $12. 50. $7.50 Linen Suits, highly tailored garments, $2.45 $5,00 Linen Suits, all tho latest shades, now $3.90 ' 85c Fancy Dross Silk, all tho now shades, .bought at Cue on the dollar, yard, 39c. , r -Ladles' $1.00 white and colored embroidered and lacp trimmed shirt waists,, 1910 newest styles, 45c THE GREATER Chicago it Is belioved that Madrlz's army will advance on tho Estrada for a genoral attack before nightfall. Should they be victorious they would have a clear road to Bluefields, and the city's last defenso would havo been crushed. ThelVenus has today established a complete blockade of tho harbor. Tho Venus fired several shots at tho Es trada custom house, which is three miles from Blueflolds. As yet no damage Is reported from the gunboat shots. Residents of Bluoflelds are In a state of panic today. They fear the city will bo sacked and pillaged by the Madriz troops. Tho American consul here has T ci ted Madrlcz against allowing his a o to enter Blueflolds, but the fa at tho German consul recently cat n Madriz, virtually recogniz ing1 government, has caused the Nlca In president to take the stand ho has a right to send an army Bluefields if ho so desires. The Ut States government once beforo t 1e him to enter the city. Amerlt ."esidents havo asked for protection, and it is believed that It Madrlz's 'troops endpavor to enter tho city tho three waiting gunboats will bo rushed to tho scene. Should the Venus fire on tho gunboats when they attempt to enter tho harbor in ternational complications may follow. Should it bo necessary to call the gunboats to protect property Interests in Bluefields, It is believed here that tho United States would intervene to put an end to the revolution. It Is believed hero that the state depart ment at Washington has already con sidered this question, and that It may bo waiting only for somo plausible reason to act. Closed Immoral Show. UNITED PRESS 1.BAHED WIHK.I Chicago, May 18. Club women of Chicago won a victory for morality today when tho management of the Cort theater was ordered by Judge Scanlon to stop tho production of a musical farco, which the women de clare Immoral. Judge Scanlan made an order dissolving the injunction restraining tho police from closing tho doors of tho theater. COMPETITORS WATCH Comet Crosses Sun Today. First Contact Being at 7:39 and in Center at 8:09, and Emerges 8:38. ITS TAIL IS SHRINKING Earth Enters Tail at 5 O'clock and Completes Trip at 11, Being In Itonnd Numbers Sl.v Hours on the Trip Owing to tho Moon Being Nearly Full the Faint Glow Given by the Tall Will Not Be Visible. Berkeley, 'Calif., May IS. Hal ley's comet will begin Its transit across tho, face of tho sun at 7:39:10 tonight, Pacific standard timo. Thl is tho latest and most authentic computation, and was made by Prof. A. O. Leuschnor, astronomer at tho University of California, at the re quest of the Astronomical and Astro physical Society of Washington, D. C. Because observatories located fartherest west are nearest the com et and tho sun at tho latest moment that tho comet was visible in Amer ica, tho photographs and observa tions taken along tho Pacific coast are regarded by scientists as tho most accurate dta for final compu tations ef tho comet's passage. For this reason, Prof. Leuschner was 5000 yanis of 1910 newest weaves and colorings of stylisn wool dress goods, 75c values, a lucky buy, yard, 29c. i Remnants of wool dress goods, calicoes and ging hams now selling at half price. WE MADE THE OLD-FASHIONED MERCHANTS OF SALEM COME DOWN ON THEIR PRICES and from novv on wo will keep them busy wondorlng where wo got the goods and how wo can sell them so choap, 9c bleached muslin, now, yard, 5c. Ladles' $1.00 white shirt waists, slightly soiled, now only 25 c. $3.00 parasols, slightly soiled, ail now and fashion able values up to $3.50, $4.50, $5.50 and $7.50, now on sale for 95c, $1.25 and $1.49. 3000 yards Val and Torchon laces, now yard, 2',o, 3o, 4c,5c and up. SALEM -OREGON Tho Comet Tonight. Washington,. D. C, May 18. Official data Issued here today sots forth tho following facts concerning Halloy's comet: The earth enters tho comet's tall at 11:30 o'clock tonight, Eastern tlmo (7:20 here). Tho estimated thickness of tho tall at tho point of Interception by tho earth Is 1,000,000 miles. Tho length of tho tail is es- tlmated at 20,000,00. Tho distance betwoon tho earth and the head of tho comet is computed to be 14, 000, (101 miles. An illumination of the west- em sky Is predicted, with a pes- u slbie meteoric display. asked to compute tho timo of tho passage. of the comet across tho face of tho sun and the passagp of the earth through tho comet's tall. These figures aro sent out by tho United Press today. By Professor A. O. Leuschner. Tho comet will bo in transit across the face of tho sun tonight. The time of Ingress will bo 7:39:10 p. ni. Tho middle of transit will bo 8:08:46 p. m. and tjio time of egress 8:37:40 p, m.s Theso figures are Pacific Standard time. Tho transit, theoretically, may bo observable from points only In tho Pacific, ocean although it is doubt ful If astronomers of tho Oriont will bo able to dtscern.tho transit. The earth will enter the tall of tho comet tonight at 5 o'clock and will emerge at 11 o'clock, passing through at tho rato of 50 milea a, second. It therefore taay bo seen that the ' earth will tako about fivo hours' longer in passing through tho tall of i tho comet than tho comet will tako in passing tho faco of tho sun. Theoretically beforo, during' and after tho transit tho tall of the comet will cover ISO degrees of the arch of tho sky or will extend from horizon to horizon. Tho tail at tho point where the earth will pass has diminished greatly within th& last week. On May 11 tho tail was estimated to be 2,000,000 miles wide. Today, us the earth approaches it, it measures 1,000,000. Theso figures, of course, are in round numbors. The time earth will consumo in passing through tho comot's tall ap proximately will be six hours. Tho comot's tall, If thoro was no moon, would pause a faint Illumina tion of tho skyj but it is doubtful if tho glow will be seen as the moon Is particularly bright at this timo. In addition to tho foregoing state ment, Prof. Leuschnor Issued the following bulletin: "Tho first part of tho calculations on Halley's comet undertaken by tho .Berkeley astronomical department of tho University of California at the request of the Astronomical and As rrophysical Society of Amorica was completed today. These calcula tions wero conducted on a program decided upon by Professors A. O. Louschner and R. T. Crawford, but practically all the numerical work Involved was carrlod out by Prof. Crawford with tho assistance of W. F. Moyor and other mombers of tho dopartinent. "Tho work Just completed refers to a timoly prediction of tile phe- Continued nn Pa ire n.t WHERE IS Ballinger's Letters Show He Was Deeply Interested in Getting an Engineer to Ac Company Morgan's Man ager to Alaska. ASKS FOR A "BLIND" LETTER Itelgnald Thompson, tho Engineer v Selected, Writes That Mayor Got Wonderfully Curious, But Ex pressed n Willingness to Help Bal llngei" Thomson Wonts to Fool tho Mayor Into tho Belief Ho Is Going on a Vacation Trip. UNITED PBE88 UUSED W1EH. Washington, May 18. Tho pro diction that George W. Perkins, of tho J. P. Morgan Company, would be called as a witness was a feature of tho Balllngor Investigation today. Letters marked "nerso'nal" and "confidential." tin record beforo tho committee, show that Ballinger, soon after ho becamo secretary of. the interior department, was In com munication with Perkins concerning tho plans Perkins and Reginald H. Thompson, city engineer of Seattle, had mado for a trip to Alaska last summer. That Thomson will also bo called to tho stand Is considered probable The correspondence which was brought out by Frederick M. Korby, former stenographer -for tho Interior department, shows that Balllngor wrote a personal lottor to Thomson May 9, 1909, telling of a visit of tho secretary to Porklns.- "I was a geust of oPrklnsat Yon kers, last Sunday," Balllngor wrote. "Perkins is tho head of tho Morgan company. "Perkins told me he had arranged for a special boat to tako himself and his party, Including his family, to Alaska, to investigate tho feast bllity of exploiting Alaska in rail road construction and other lines in which lie Is deeply interested. Ho will sail from Seattle about tho mid dle of July. "PorkinB Is insistent that I recom mend an engineer to accompany him who Is connected In no way with any Alaskan Interests, railroad or other prlvato concern which might Influ onco his Jurgment. I could think of no ono so well equipped as you and as tho trip is ono of Importance, great pleasure and profit, it occurred lo me, you might onjoy this form of vncatlon. I hopo you will not un derstand by this suugostion that I havo In any sense abandoned hope about socurlng your services In tho matter about which wo conferred at Seatle. I anticipate that not later thap, Soptombor I will bo ablo for- THAT DOGGIE? tBerrymen in Washington Star. mally to present that matter to you." Thomson roplled in. a personal letter to Balllngor: "I havo Just wired 'Can nrrango northern trip but may interfere with Spokane Congress.' " Tho Spolfono congress to which ho roforred was tho irrigation con gress hold In tho Washington city. "On recolpt of your letter," Thom son's answer continued, "I, of courso, went to tho mdyor with ref erence to a possible leavo of absonce. I Bald to him. that you had asked me to nmek a trip for an unknown puv poso with unknown parties to an un known part of Alaska beginning about tho middle of July. Much to my surprise this worked upon his honor's curiosity in a most wonder ful way. For two days ho tried to sco if ho could lead mo to tell some thing that would reveal tho purpose of tho trip. Ho said to mo lato this afternoon ho hadmado up his mind that you wanted to catch a bunch of thieves and ho would liko to help and Would like to know who they wore. ".Ho said: 'You wlro Judge Bal llngor you can go but will miss the irrigation congress.' Under these conditions, Judge, please write mo a blind letter which I can show him to satisfy his request, if not his cur ioslty. I must confess that consider able disappointment and curiosity (Continued on page eight.) o GET OUT SPLENDID EDITION OF MEDFORlT MAIL-TRIBUNE AND GIVE ROGUE RIVER AND MED FORD GREAT BOOST. Tho horso editor of Tho Journal takes ofkhts, hat to the ladles of Med ford, who, all by their own sweet selves, got out tho Sunday, edition of tho Medford Mail-Trlbuno on tho 15th.' On that day Mr. Putnam turned tho plant and mechanical corco over to the ladies to work their own sweet wills upon thorn, and, with a saplency that is creditable to tho profession, hied hlmsolt to tho cool banks of a mountain stream, whero nothing moro babbling than the care free wators of tho limpid brook could disturb his peace. Tho ladles roso to tho occasion, too, and they covored tho news flold thoroughly.' True, the news items had rather an editorial twang, hut they wero well written and had a suggestion of violets and "Oh, dears I" rather than of cob pipes, and "who tho is holding this paper back," but as an innovation tho horse odltor pronounces it a decided suc cess. Tho rango of subjects was wide, reaching from "Suffragettes" "Higher Ideals," "Arts and Crafts" and kin dred topics, to "Bad Smells" and "A, Dead Cow,," Tho editorial work was fine, the social page a model for us old "lies," and well Tho Journal ad man took one look at the adortlslng and wont limp at his desk. There wero somo mistakes, ol courso, and tho horso editor is glad of It, for ovory woman who worked cm tho paper will feel sympathy in stead of contempt for tho average (OontlniiPd on tK 4.1 MEDFORD LADIES AS EDITORS No Other Life Insurance Company Is So SUCCESSFUL in Oregon The Policyholders Company BEST FOR OREGONIANS Home Office, Corbctt Bldg., A. L Mills L Samuel 1 PRESIDENT GEN. MANAGER SALEM, OREGON. Room 210 U. S. National Bank Buhumu PaymasterjGenera(of the Navy EustaceB. Rogers Clashes With Secretary Meyers nad Quits the Service. LINE AND STAFF IN FIGHT Secretary Meyers Says Admiral's Re moval Wns Caused by His Refusal to Obey Orders and His Inefficiency in Maintaining an Adequate Ac counting System for Bureau The House Committee. on Naval Affairs Will Interview Hccrctary. . UNITED TOXSS LBltBQ WUU0.1 Washington, May 18, Tho resig nation of Rear-Admiral Eustace B. Rogers, as paymastor-gonoral of tho navy, which Secretary df tho Navy Moyer dropped Uko a bomb in tho ranks of tho staff that is opposing Meyer's reorganization plans, la or- poctod today to havo ,lts aftermath in congress. A majority of tho members of tho houso naval committee havo boon in sympathy with tho staff point of vlow as opposed to that of the Una officers and It is quite likely thnt they will want to know Just why tho paymostor-Eoneral ha3 decided to re sign. In spite of tho assertion that rea sons for tho ousting of Admiral Rog ers did not anto-datJ"Miirch 2, thoro is a g6noral Inclipatlon to bollevo that his opposition to tho Moyer re organization plan may havo Influ enced his actlqn. Secretary Moyer insists that tha admiral's removal was duo to his re fusal to oboy tho secretary's ordor to bring tho naval supply fund within tho legal limit and to tho paymas ter's alleged inefficiency In maintain ing an adequate accounting system for bureaus. . Before tho illegality of tho supply fund was discovered, say those versed In naval affairs, It was Inti mated that Rogers would havo to go. Rear-Admiral Capps was known to be under tho ban because of his op position to the Meyer plan but he did not carry on tho fight with such persistency as Rogors. Whatver tho ultimate result of Rogors' romoval from office the Im mediate result, It is predicted, will bo a renewed and vigorous light bo tween tho lino and tho staff. Naval officers ore anxiously watching developments and many oxpect to receive orders for sea duty. First Mcteorlto Arrives. Topoka, Kan., May 18. A small meteorite fell through, the roof of tho Shuwneo building at 10 o'clock this morning. Tho aorial projectile struck within a few feet of tho desk of J. W. Going, manager of tho Shawnoo Flro Insurance company. ' Tho fall of the metoorlto causod a panic among tho four or five clerks In tho ofllco. The stone was so hot that it could not bo handled. Fifth and Morrison, Portland B. W. SCOTT Resident Agent,