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THfRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1911.
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LONDON BOBBIES"
HAVE A STRENUOUS
TUSSLEWITHWBMEN
Suffrage Speakers in Famous
Parks of England Pelted
and Nearly Stripped
CHURCH IS SCENE
OF MILITANT CHANT
Demonstration at the Horse
Show Ends Quickly; Expect .
Trouble Wednesday
London, June S. Arraigned in Bow
Street police court today, Hurry Pike,
who una caught enrly (Sunday prowling
about the inside of Buckingham palace,
the royal residence here, told the mag
istrate his exploit was the result merely
of bravado due to drink.
"1 am no crimimil," he assured the
court in contrite tones. "My plan was
simply to prove that it was possible to
enter the palace. If I hud been myself,
of course, I shouldn't have done it."
Despite his explanation, he was re
manded for a week pending further
investigation into his antecedents. The
police theory at first was that he was
u suffragette sympathizer. He was
charged with being found on enclosed
premises for unlawful purposes.
Tlio king and queen were in the pal
ace at the time Pike paid liis visit.
He was in the servants quarters when
arrested, but to get to them had passed
close to the queen s apartments.
Though the supposition that Pike
was a worker in tho suffragette cause,
seemed to be wrong, real suffragettes
did keep the police fully occupied yes
terday. In ninny cases the blueconts bad hard
work to save the militants from viol-
ence. iney nave, as a matter or tact, i
many sympathizers, but in tho crowds j
their demonstrations gather they have
also numerous opponents. Also there is,
to be reckoned with the hoodlum ele-
ment which is eager to seize an oppor- i
tunity for manhandling someone from
pure love of mischief.
Women Are Pelted.
On Hampstead Heath and Clapham !
common, in Hyde Park and elsewhere,
women speakers were pelted, stnndsJ
were upset, attempts were made to
duck and beat their oecupants and sev
eral militants wero nearly stripped by
mobs before tho policemen could get
tlicm to places of safety.
Especially exciting scenes wero en
acted in Westminister Cathedral and j
Church of Oratory, where attempts j
were made by suffragette demonstra- j
tors to interrupt the services.
The incident at the Cathedral was
brief, the vergers quickly expelling a
woman who, entering one of the pul
pits, startled the congregation by
shouting: "In tho presence of the
Blessed Sacrament, I protest against
the forcible feeding of women."
Trouble in Churches.
At the Church of Oratory there was
more trouble, a good sized band of
militants chanting "Ood save Emily
l'ankhurst and all our noble pr'soners;
open the eyes of this'ehurch arid of the
priests to put an end to the torture;
in the name of the blessed Joan of Arc,
hear them in their hour of need!"
There were too many of them to be
ejected,' and confusion continued for
some time, in the course of ieh one
cuffragette received a blow on the nose
from a woman worshipper, bathing her
face in blood.
At the Horse Show this afternoon
there was still another demonstration,
a militant rising from a seat near the
royal box with a Bhout of protest
against forcible feeding. She was hus
tled out by the police before she had
uttered more than a few words.
The police looked for serious trouble
Wednesday, when Miss Sylvia l'ank
hurst is scheduled to lead the suffra
gette demonstration to see Premier As
quith. The premier had no intention
of receiving the party, and !n a speech
in East London last night Miss Pank
liurst called for volunteers to assist
her in an effort to reach him forcibly.
The king was present at the horse
show at the time of the incident, and
it was to him that the suffragette tried
to address herself. Later, two other
women tried the same thing, but both
were ejected.
CALIFORNIA SHIPPERS WIN
"SWITCHING CHARGE" CASE
Washington, June 8. San Francisco
and Los Angeles shippers won today
their "industrial switching charge"
litigation again9t the Southern Pacific
and Sante Fe railroads by a United
States supreme court decision. Tie rul
ing reversed the decree of the com
merce court revoking the interstate
commerce commission's order directing
railroads to cease charging $2.50 for
delUering freight cars to industrial
Fidetracks.
TOLLS
I
Senate Leaders Believe President Will
Sign Resolution Providing for Se
ptal of Exemption Measure.
SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONFER
OB WAIVE TREATY EIGHTS
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He Did Not Expect Any Action on the,
PlUlippine Independence Bill
at This Session.
Washington, June 8. Flat dedara-
non tnnt ne considers the Morris amend- state water eommmission 'o be ap
nient to the resolution providing for: pointed by the state land' board, and
the repeal of the exemption clause of , the salary of which sha!! be -?,400 a
the canal tolls bill unnecessary was vcar.
voiced here today by President Wood-'" Commenting on Eiiiji'ieer Lewis'
row Wilson. I statement in the Oregonian this morn-
The president, however, declined to ing the governor said:
indicate whether he would approve the j rjat TJsuaily Howls,
bill if soon amended. Seuato leaders j "When vou attempt to t'ke a piece
said there was no doubt but that the of ,eat a'wnv from a eat. the feline
president would sign the measure, but uslmllv humps its l,aok and howls. So
predicted that if the Norris amendment it is ith tho average, offi, "r holder.
is adopted no will rue a memorandum;
outlining his views.
Conferring with the newspaper cor
respondents today, President Wilson
said the Norris amendment, which Sen
ator Simmons had accepted, had not 1
been submitted to him. He said it was!
impossioie eitner to router or waive :
treaty lights by such legislation, and,
in his opinion, tho attaching of a
cliuution that the United States re-!
serves all rights under the treaty,
though repealing the fre tolls provision, j
was most unnecessary, ino president
does not believe the amendment raises
the question of whether the United
States was right or wrong in the free
tolls legislation, and paid he would not
announce his position until the bill
finally reaches him.
"Expects Program to Pass.
The president expects the adininistra
tion 's conservation program to pass the !
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house before adjournment but admitted
e
the
senate to consider only the trust and
appropriation hills after the tolls meas-1
lire is out of the way; - America, Snn r rancisco; me payers
Tho president also declared that he I and Helpers International Union; and
did not expect actiou on any Philippine i Commercial Telegraphers Union, at De
independence bill before next session, i troit.
He said he had not yet approved the
independence bill submitted by Repre-
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h wol,,, not ))0 ma(le a .,art ot the
Ministration 's program,
Jn re ar(1 to tne ('olora.lo coal mine
strike i.r,,Hi(I(,nt Wilson said he was
sti hopeful that the dispute would be
compromised. Ho said he expected to
retain federal troops there tor some
time. He was merely awaiting develop-
ments, he added, and hoped that better
judgment would prevail.
The nominations of the members of
the federal reserve band board under
the new currency law, the president
said, probably-would be sent t othe sen
ate Wednesday.
RICHES, OF SILVERTON,
REFUSES NOMINATION
While some of the candidates whose
names figured in the election returns
are talking of running on the inde
pendent ticket because only one out or
about seven could be elected, there is
at least one successful candidate who
promises a unique election contest.
Not a recount but one of fists. J. H.
Riches, of Silverton, was duly chosen
as a nominee for precinct committee
man without his consent and in time
was sent a certificate of nomination
by County Clerk Gclilnar. Today the
following answer was received accom
panying the certificate 'unsigned:
"Sir: Find enclosed certificate of
nomination for precinct committeemah
unsigned.
"1 am not a caudidate for office,
and if you will show me the man that
put my name up for committeeman 1
will lick him.
"Respectfully J. II. RICHES.'" '
Mr. Oehlhar was obliged to reply
that he could not disclose the name of
f. p;,.r.a' .nnnrin, ... ha ,lid not
know who it was, but that it would be
noor nolicv as he m B it be a friend Of
the cleik and who did not wish hisj
majority reduced by one, at the bands
of Mr. Riches.
SITUATION IS ENCOURAGING.
Washington, June 8. President Wil
son and Secretary of State Bryan con
ferred this afternoon concerning Mex
ico. Later Bryan said:
"The situation is "very encouraging."
There was an air of jubilation at the
Wrjite House and state department.
President Hucrta's backdown at Tam
pico was believed to mark the begin
ning of the end of the Mexican diffi
culty. It was expected the rebels wonld b.
tmn;en wi negotiations ai Niagara
r'al's without granting an armistice.
HEAT CAUSES 3 DEATHS.
Chicago, June 8. Three deaths were
renorted today in Chicago and vicinity
as a result of the excessive heat. At
o'clock this afternoon the thermometer
registered i0 degrees and was still
climbing.
State Engineer Lewis Vigorously
Protests Against Elimination of
Department Gov. West Gives Answer
The bill to be initiated by V. P.
George providing for the abolishment
of the office of state engi'iecr and the.
desert lan. I board has ca i-ed vigorous
protest from State Engineer Lewis, who
is also a candidate for re-election. Mr.
Lewi9 at once sees an iiu r.mse of ex
pense to the state and proceeds to
point it out. The bill also provides for
the abolition of the state water board
of which Mr. Lewis is a member, and
the transferring of its duties to a
ur fuMv expected -Mr. l.i,;.: wuld
set up a howl if an attempt was made j
to take away a slice of his meat.
'.'When he states that a saving willistato engineer, ami ni me shium as
not be made through abolishing his of-1
t:a ,a : ttut.n.r untruth, nml is !
.i.,i;iiur:,. Btr.miitimr tn hoodwink the!
i,i:
MVe jiave to(lllv two engineers a
de-!,, vn;.r ; Irrigation I'ro-
; i.-,.i,,Pi.nii .imwimr salaries !
from t'ho state ill Mr. Lewis serious- i
,y C01lU,n,i ti,at to abolish oue of these '
riVE UNIONS MEETING TODAY.
Washington, June 8. Americnn Fed
eration of Labor officials today called
the attention of union labor throughout
the country to the fact that five unions
are holding annual conventions today.
They are tho International Stereotypcrs
and Electrotype of North America,
at Newark, N. J.; International Mro
therhood of Bookbinders, Denver; In
ternational Brotherhood of Builerma-
kers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers ot
KLAMATH FALLS IfilSONER
DIGS WAtf.TO FREEDOM
Klamath Falls, Ore, Juno 8. Be
lieved to have been given an excavating
implement by someone on the outside,
Jay Groomc, heid to the grand jury for
burglary, and f'harles Spencer, awaiting
a federal grand jury hearing for alleged
bootlegging, dug around one of the
stones in the wall of the county jail,
removed it and escaped early today.
BILLY SUNDAY IN
DENVER REVIVAL
Colorado Springs, June 8. Rev. Bil- Although it is not publicly a.n
ly Sunday, who opened a five week re-, Bounced, it is tacitly admitted and dis
vival here last night, predicted today I cussed on, the street that Councilman
that he would have one of his most i ,;, p. .(ones, known as the "watchdog
successful campaigns. It is expected
that after his local campaign he will
begin a revival at Denver. Arrange
ments for the Denver meetings have
not been completed.
ALLIANCE IS FD1ST LINER
TO PASS THROUGH CANAL
Panama, June 8. To test the electric
: locomotives provided to tow vessels
through the canal, the Panama railroad
steamship Alliance, a ship of 4,000 tons,
passed from ocean to ocean ami nacK
today, taking about an hour and a half
each way. It was the first liner to
make the trip.
PLANT IS STRIKEBOUND.
East Pittsburg, Pa., June 8. The
Wcstinghouse plant here was complete
ly stsike bound today. Even those who
were not members of the striking union
failed to report for work. A parade
and mass meeting were held. Pickets
surrounded the plant.
MERCURY GOES UP.
Philadelphia, June 8. Ti e hottest
June 8 in 14 years was predicted for
i Philadelphia touav. At ii o ciock me
mercury had climbed to 8(1 and was
sun going up. no immcuiaie ,
weather bureau officials ssid. was in
sight.
HEAT PROSTRATES EIGHT.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 8. Light pros
trations from the heat were reported
here as early as 10 a. m. today. At
that hour the thermometer stood at 85
degrees. Free ice was distributed in
the poor districts of the city, where
suffering was great.
SUPREME COURT. RECONVENES.
Washington, June 8. With the far
reaching railroad rate cases still to be
.1 1.1 ,1 Vr n...n.P it t T.
" i'od.y ttoU.U.
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ed States supreme court, in recess since
May 25, reconvened at noon.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thank our friends for
their floral offerings and kind sympa-
2! thy offered in our recent bereavement.
Mrs. L. M. Herren, Mrs. T. K. llerren,
Mrs. B. N. Morris and Mrs. G. H. Bai
ley.
.offices and place the duties now per-
formed by tho present incumbent upon
the sholders of the other official, aad
without an increase of salary, would
not mean a saving for the state?
"The legislature provided for a Pro
ject Engineer to have charge of tho
Tumalo Irrigation Project, and for two
reasons: First, because the friends of
the measure did not consider Mr. Lewis
competent to construct the works, and
second, because he did not show a de
sire to assume the responsibility. So
inasmuch as tho Desert Land Board is
obliged to employ a Project Engineer to !
supervise the construction of the said ;
Irrigation Project, there is no reason
why he should not also perform tho
.l,inn ..hi, duties of nnr State En-
sineer, and thus do away with a super
fluous office and make a great saving i
to the taxpayers.
is fixed by tho Desert Und Board, of
wheh Mr. Lewis is a member. Under
the proposed measure, the Ioject Kn-
(inocr is to perform the duties of the ,
then fixed by the board mat is at tne
time the law takes effect. The board
may see fit to fix his salary at $!
100
or even $1,200 a year. It is a matter
entirely in the hands of the board, of
which Mr. Lewis is n member. What-
ever salary is fixed becomes the salary
o. the engineer for the year 191H. After
that, the service of the Project En-
WHO WILL BE NEXT MAYOR
CITY OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN. '
Municipal Politics Begin To Simmer ,
J. F. Jones Namett as If obable Candi-;
date For Mayor Councilmen Out.
"Who will
be. tl.- ext mayor of
Salem?"
That is a nuestinn that is heina asked i
:.. .i. ..t.. c c, i.i... .i.o..v, Inv nml
as yet there has been not even a ten-.
tative answer propounueu. in view ui
tho fact that a mayor is to bo elected
this coming fall and also seven council-
men, city politics are beginning to sim-
iner somewhat, though the choosing of j
municipal officers is thrown into deep 1
shadow on account or the uominaating
stato elections.
From statements made at various
times by Mayor Steovos, it is practical
ly certain that he will not be a candi
date for rc-clectioh to that office.
Mayor Steeves .gives press of private
business as the reason for his retiring
of the City Treasury," will be a can
didate for election to the mayorality
of Salem. Councilman Jones has mado
it a point to sand for tho elimination
of useless exeiiilitures during his
terms as councilman. He is rpresent-
ng tho Fourth ward for the second time
j and at the last election was chosen for
the two-vear term. So far no other
probable candidates have been sug-
j gested,
Th councilmen whose terms expire
with the ending of this year, and whose
places will have to be filled at the
fall election, aro as follows: First
ward, F. B. Southwick; Second, O. O.
Constable; Third, Walter Spaiilding;
Fourth, W. E. Cummings; Fifth, E. C.
Minton; Sixth, H. W. Hatch; Seventh,
liert W. Macy.
It is probable, from statements made
st times by the councilmen, that few if
I any, will be up for re-election. If such
tho case the neui win pra-ic.i.r
,.ft nnen for a new set of councilmen
t to go in to direct and guide the destiny
of th'c Capital City.
TRADE WAS "SIGHT UNSEEN.'
Portland. Ore.. June 8. Asserting
that ue traded a lot in Cliff, Wash.,
fora carpenter's horse, a baby buggy
and an old set of harness, minning. no
real dobbin and full
was acquiring a
vohielc. A. J. Parker, a real
estate dealer, today complained against
R. E. Neill to Deputy District Attorney
Deich. The trade was "sight unseen,"
Parker said. Deich told Parker there
was no element of fraud in the trans
action and advised him to go into the
civil courts. '
The Weather
Showers this
afternoon and
tonight; Tuesday
generally fair,
with rising tem
peratures; south
westerly winds.
f' oT A coov
1
gincer ends, and the State Land Board
is authorized to appoint au Engineer
ami at a salary not exceeding 2,400
per annum.
Abolishes Water Board.
"In addition to abolishing the office
of State Engineer, the measure also
abolishes the office of State Water
Board and that of the Desert Land
Board, and wipes out .-9,400 annually
in the way of appropriations.
"Under tho proposed plan of con
solidation ami abolishment of these
"'
;h'ff of tl", l,rMBt c08t wl11 be
".?' ., ... , . ,
hen wFre'?V'
'" a8 nn appropriation of lo,000
was made. Since that time the depart
ment has grown to pretty lusty pro
portions.
At the last session of the leg
ie appropriation for this de-
l'artment lone for ha biennial period
wafl -(lrt'' A "emiaed statement
snows as roiiows
s 1 "
Desert Land Board
State Water Board 40,000
State Engineer's office:
Standing -appropriations ..
Special surveys
Topographic maps
( ooperativo survey
20,000
13,800
45,000 j
.iii.iiiio
Celilo investigation 1.1,000
Other surveys, estimated 0.200
Total $200,000
BASEBALL TODAT.
federal.
First irnme R. II. r.
Brooklyn 3 12 2j
; Chicago l
Summers and Owens; McGuiro and
Wilson,
I?. II. E.
3 10 1
2 7 3
Koupper and
I'ittsburg
Xt. Louis
Walker and Berry;
Hartley.
t
' American.
R. II. E.
Boston 11 11
0
'nn;f Cardigan;
ri,.....ln,l
Bowman,
Blnndiiig and Oessler.
R. H. E.
Now York 0 2 0
Chicago 1 2 0
Fisher and Nunnmnker; Russell and
Schalk.
National.
R. H. E.
Cincinnati 3 0 0
Boston 2 4 2
Benton and Clark; James and Oowdv.
R. H. E.
Chicago - 3 0 'J
Brooklyn 2 0 2
IVerce. and Bresnnhan; Kuckor and
Miller.
It. IT. E.
Pittsburg 1 13 0
Philadelphia - 6 12 2
Harmon and Gibson; Alexander Rnd
Killifer.
U. IT. V..
St. Louis 1 3 1
New York .'. 4 8 0
Steelo and Wingo; Tesrcau and
Meyers.
WOMAN SWALLOWS POISON.
Los Angeles, Cal.. June 8. After
writing a note in which she said she
intended to kill herhelf to avoid a lin
gering death from an ailment that had
ended tho lives of her father and
grandfather, Mrs. A. O. Purcell, 50, of
Chicago, swallowed poison today and
died in her luxurious apartments at the
Auditorium hotel here. The note gave
instructions for the disposition of her
body. According to persons at the ho
tel, the woman was wealthy and well
oonnected in Chicago.
JUSTICE BARNARD RETIRES.
Washington, June 8. Upon reaching
70 years of age today, Justice Job Bar
nard, for 15 years a member of the su
preme court of the District of Colum
bia, retired, bench and bar united in '
a public demonstration, .lustice linr
nard was appointed by President Me
Kinlny. He is a civil war veteran,
having enlisted in Indiana. His retire
ment leaves only on civil war veteran
among local judiciary Justice Holmes,
of the United States supreme court.
The National Mercantile Company la
having pretty hard sledding in Wash
ington as well as in this state. Com
missioner Watson has received a let
ter from the auditor of King county
saying bench warrants had been issued
for Stilling, the president of the com
pany, and five of his agents, and one
has been convicted of gross frauds,
Reports from other places are to the
effect that the company is a fraud and
its officers grafters of the worst kind,
Commissioner Watson is determined
to put it out of business.
The rains- have Injured the earlier
cherries some, but with clear weather
promised in a few days the outlook for
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a vm Bull iirsi. uiatio iiuij ui iii wnvi
; onnnnrnnim, The rain isn
damaged the strawberry crop, but the
bulk .of it was picked before the rains
came. For the grain and general crops,
however, the weather has been bene
ficial and did much more good than
harm, taken as a whole.
E
Sent Out to Hoe Potatoes, Three Toung
Men Duck Into Brush East of
Penitentiary.
DOGS PUT ON TBAHi WHICH
LEADS TOWARDS PRATUM
Boys Have Been Model Prisoners, Ac
cording to Prison Officials, Until
They Made Break Today.
Three of the youngest prisonors in
the euitentiary, W. E. Clark, Frank
Miller nud Henry Bakor, mado good
their escape this morning about 9
o'clock when they ducked into the
brush bordering a potato patch jits' t
cast of tho prison walls where thoy had
been working but for a short time.
The youthful prisoners wcro sent out
into tho potato gardcu to hoo tho
woods which were brought up in great
numbers by tho recent rains, and thoy
had no guard over thorn. They had
been out of tho prison only a short
time when one of the wall guards no
ticed that tho young men wore not to
)() Bt,cni n aiurm was aout in and
investigation brought out the fact that
the Imls had ran away. Guards and dogs
were iinuiedintuly put out on the trail
of tho prisoners and tho last news
heard from the runaways indicated
they were headed toward Pratum, a
small town several miles cast of this
city. '
According to tho prison authorities,
tho younger prisoners "duck" whon
over they aro given the slightest oppor
tunity, and tho three who ran away to- j
iiuv are oi jum, auoui mo rigni nge lo ,
try their U'"V - - ' I -
than a usual opportunity.
All "Kids."
j Young Clark was committed from
i :-niltiiiii.h county January 2!), 1D14.
file was serving fro.a one to five1 yoars '
ror oiiiaining money under rniso pro
teuces. Ho is only 22 years of ago.
The youngest of tho throo is Frank
Miller. Ho was serving an indotor
ininato sentence of from ono to sovou
years for larceny from a dwelling com
mitted in Umatilla county, and is 20
years old. Ilo was committed Septem
ber I, 1013.
Henry Baker, tho third escape, was
committed to prison from Multnomah
county and was serving a 12-year seii
tencc for robbery. Ho was turnod over
to the penitentiary authorities March
8, 1010, and is 22 years of ago.
"Tho boys have been model prison
ers until this morning," stated a pris
on official today, "but they evidently
wished a vacation and took advantage
of the brush along the sido of the spud
patch and ' beat it.' "
"13" IS HOODOO FOR
JUDGE H. L. BENSON
H'esides Over Thirteenth Judicial Dis
trict, Lost Out by 14 Votes, etc.
Will Support McNary Nomination.
Jiulgo Henry L. Bonson, of Klamath
Falls, who was in Salem today, has
conio to tho conclusion that "13" is
Ins hoodoo number. As judge of tho"
i.un .policial district he was beaten
for the nomination for the supreme
bench by 13 votes and now he says the
governor is going to issue the proclama
tion declaring his opponent elected on
tho l.lth of June.
When asked about the canvas of tho
primary vote that was started in Port
land today, Judge Bonson said that it
was truo that ho had put export ac
countants to work on the tally sheets
but that they were meroly looking for
errors in the recount and that it was
being made only to satisfy himself. Tho
accountants are examining the sheets
only in tho prosenco of the proper of
ficials of the county of Multnomah.
"Should the checkmg np of the re
turns show that I am featen for tho
nomination I am satisfied and I will
get out and whoop it up for Chorlie
McNary and hope that ho is elected."
said Judgo Benson this morning as ho
left to take the train for Portland
where be will meet Mrs. Benson to
spend a few days at the Rose Festival.
TREATY BIGHT INTERPRETED.
Washington, June 8. Treaty rights
with Canada, involving free navigation
in waters between tho United States
; wcre interpreted by tho United States
supreme court here today, whon that
i tribunal declared void a Hanlt Bte
; uIarie ordinance taxing ferryboats of
the International Transit company, a
Canadian corporation.
VEILED PROPHETS MEET.
i ,
Richmond, Va., June 8. The annual
three-day convention of the opreme
i '-which 7"
Prophets opened here today. "Cara
vans" brought "prophets" from
"grottoes" from all parti of the country-
HUERTA
ORDER TO CLOSE
Danger of a Resumption of
Hostilities Averted by the
Action of Dictator
MEDIATORS PUZZLED
BY CARRANZA'S DELAY
President Wilson Is Handling
Situation Personally; Is in
Close Touch With Mayo
Mexico City, June S. President flu
ertn decided today to countermand his
order for a federal blockade of the
port of Tampico.--lt was believed this
followed the receipt of advices from
his envoys at Niagara Falls that the
United States would not permit the
blockade. At any rate it temporarily
removed tho danger of renewed hos
tilities between the American and the
Mexican federal forces.
CODE TELEGRAM SENT.
By Fred S. Ferguson.
Niagara Falls, tint., Juno 8. A code
telegram from his envoys hero was be
lieved to have been responsible for
rresiilent lluerta s decision not to
blockade Tampico,
jt wnH lin,.. .U1),
, . ,.,):,, .
IU4Luia -
Tampico situation and the uuclorsiauu
ing was that tho mediators would pass
ino inroiination along to tne American
nvys at a meeting .with them sched'
uled for today.
The mediators were puzzled by Gen
eral Carranza's delay in replying to
iiiuir niviiiiuuii 10 nun to Menu repre
sentatives to tho conference. Their
view was that it was to his interest to
join in the negotiations, and they could
not see why ho was so slow in doing
Americans Have Plan.
Tho "A. B. C." niodiatora had a
plan before them today for Mexico's
pacification.
The American envoys submitted it to
them during a 20-niiuutes' conference
this forenoon, it was thoir counter
proposition to tho plan previously sug
gested by tho Mexican envoys.
Its details hud not boen made public,
but it was understood that its purpose
was not only to furnish a basis of
agreement acceptable to the Mexican
federals, but that the rebels' wishes
also were taken into consideration.
The next step will be for tho me
diators to lay tiio plan before tho
Mexican envoys. Probably this will
bo followed by another full conference
between tho mediators and both the
American and Mexican envoys, and al
bo, if the rebels docide to send repre
sentatives, with them as well.
That the constitutionalists would de
cide favorably to participation in the
negotiations was thought today more
than likely, the atmosphere having
been greatly cleared by President llu
erta 's order countermanding the block
ado of Tampico. The Washington ad
ministration was said in fact to be
bringing all tho pressure it conld exort
to bear on General Carranza to join
tho Niagara Falls circle. It was under
stood that the medintors maintained
that the rebels could not be officially
represented unless Carranza agreed to
an armistice, and a discussion of Mex
ico's internal affairs, but the belief
wail general that some way would be
found around this difficulty.
Complication Is Eliminated.
When word was received in Wash
ington that tho Tampico complication
had been eliminated by lluerta 's decis
ion to abandon the blockade, the state
department made repeated efforts to
get in touch with Justice Lamar, oue
of the American envoys here, but fail
ed, and he received the first news of
tho development from the United
Press. Later confirmation of the in
formation reached him from Washing
ton. TAMPICO IS OPEN POET.
By John Edwin Nevin.
Washington, June 8. The aduiinisi
tration's attention was centered today,
on the Tampico situation.
It was known that Admiral Mayo
was under orders to enforce the Amer
ican mandate that the port is an open
one. He had not been instructed, how
ever, to use force. In view of Presi
dent lluerta 's decision to countermand
his order for a blockade, it was be
lieved, too, that force would be un
necessary. Officials Await Events.
Officials here were simply awaiting
events. They said it was impossible to
plan in advance for happenings they
could not forecast. It was agreed that
everything depended on the action of
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