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... uon HlilufiutJ fol n lit ii m j,," a ' I I. CLEARINGS HANK CI.KAItlNtJN iiiin,Mmui.', Medford Mail Tribune ! I J'l WEATHER Fair llnr. 2tt.80, Mat. 07, .Mill. IK, .Mean 00 l-'J. Kiirtyriirit Vtuir. Dully -Hlxth Ynnr. MMJWCMD, OlflSCJON, THUKSDAY, JUNK 35, 1911. No. 73. COL ROOSEVELT GRAY S EX-PRESIDENT VERY BITTER Says Los Anodes Mnn Has Shown Himself to Do n Consistent Enemy of Men In California nnil to Bo Guilty of Bad Conduct. NF.W YOHK, .liititi If). "Oitiiiu capitalist newspapers of ii Ht it mi 1 1 uf Hint owned liy General llitriiriini (I my Olirt, liavn been ti'Hi)iiHililii for mom Iniitiil iillornuooH than thoso uttiib utiihlo In any iccngnioil labor leader," says Thcndoto ltoosowdl, in llin lending edlloiinl in the ouiicnt number of llin Oiilloiilt. The edi torial is headed ".Mr, Gouipors, Goii ral Olin ami t It Dynamite Charge," In the mlioh) Itooxewdt directly an swers cdlllll litis of General Otis in Ilia Los Angeles Tunes ami President Samuel (lninMrrt uf the American Federation nf Labor in llm "Amcii i'iiii FcderntiouiKt." Roosevelt infers lo Ins original editorial on tho Me .Vanillin nrreslH, printed in tlio Out look, which, ho ways, was only a per Hiuial pli'u fur a fair, iinpailinl trial. Mo llii'ii quotes t lie following us Otis' teply In liim: "If Ilia Tunes liitililiiiL' wan dwin mitod, says Mr. Facing Itoth Whjh, llit'ii those ulin dill thn otk should ho punished. Tint Tunes feels Hint the 'if is upholding tin' cause nf dis order and irt it distinct aid In (lie villain wlm incited and procured llii' murder nf 'JO innocent men and tin ib-M motion nf tfioU.WItl woilh nf properly." Coaili'iniiH nil. - Ittil continues: "General OliH. in IIiIh nrlfele, Iiiim taken llm very position ngaiiixt which nil good oilixens should protest whan taken liy lalmr iiumi. "Thai in, tlio purMm nf my ntti rli) wiih In protest against assuming before llm trial thut it wiih hoped In prove or diHpnna at ihe tiial; and. in thin way, OtU ih guilty nf conduct which could not he ton eorclv con demned if tha offender ueia u lalmr Imidtir, and which, therefore, onnimt ha Ini) severely denounced when the offender in a violent opponent In or gnniod lalmr, a oniiMMloiit eaeaiy of every, inoeineiit for social and ceo nninii' betterment -jimt. us Iio Iiii shown him himself a cnusiHlciil ene my nf men in Cnlil'ninin who have dared iesoutoly In stand against enr rnplinii and in favnr nf houohly. Sii)n (Join per I 'a lr. "Tim nrliolo hy Samuel Gninpcrs in llm American Fedcrutiniiisj offois Iho moHt striking contrast, in lone and temper, In Iho article nf General OtiH. dompei-H' editorial is a lair and lionorahla ntalement nf his pmi tion, with whieh I only in part disa Kiw, and h i'imicIkmI in Innnnnut' uliieh warranto icHpeetfnl and eaie fnl attention. "Tim atlitinhi of (leiieral ()i in hi papar affnrds a cinious inMniiee nf thn anarehy nf hhiiI whiah imiiiii'm In a man who, in eoiiHeieneeh'HH 1'iihh imi, ili'fii-H iilnpriely at tho iwpeimn nf hiitiian rinhtrt-no i miialy thai it ('nines (n n man who, in tho iianm nf human iikIiIh, warn upon all men nf prnpi'ily, Knnit nr had." niiN(ii) then ipmteH (Inniparh' iu ilatinn In lend mirrcnt Ira da union liloratnra In mtt'iiro first Inind iiil'ur inatinn on llm lalmr tiiiinn hilualion and Hiiyn: Want I 'air Trial. "TIiIh is an honoialilo invitation, evpiesHed in nil hnnnrahlu way, and I hIiiiII eartuinly take advanlnna nf !t. (IninpniH HiiyH thai triuh'H iininniHlH only wiint u fiiir tiial. Thai h all I winli. Let us find out wlm Ik guilty and who in innocent. Now, lot um raruimtly nnk Onmperri and IhifKo iih Hoiiialed with him in thn eauwe nf la hor that tho.V, In I urn, inaka it ciinal ly ovident Hint I hay do not intend In nt m ltd hy llm moil, WkIiI or wioiie,; Hint tliay wish (ham In linvn an ali Milutoly fair (dinncu In prnvo their iniioeeiice, hut will join with ovary oilier citizen lu hoarty condemnation nf them and will endeavor In hiin them to piminhmciit if thoy aro guil ty. Nn IVoIIiik nf hostility to llm l,nn Angeles Thnos must ho allowed lo itnorforo with this, It may ho quite trim that this panor has ntun and iiKiiin shown itsolf to ho as much un enemy of i;oud olti.onuhip, honest, FLAYS GENERAL HARRISON ! AND UPHOLDS SAMUEL ROMPERS i'iHKiiimmii n ci?miPTrmmmft WFrflnmh mWW ilmm w& I I r S V Xk il M X If S ,4 ""-r VMrf7 ' i COBURG PASTOR SENT TO JAIL Indicted for Contrihiitinu to the De linquency of a Minor Begins Sen tence) of One Year In County Jail To pay Costs. Kt'UKNi:, Or., .Iiiim ir.. Ui.v (ieorr.e lluiliauk. it MiiUiiiiIIhL iiiIiiIh (or of ColinrK. wlio wiih Indicted li ttm i; in ml jury for roatrlbiitliiR to Ilia (lellinpieucy of it minor, today tic Kim NorvliiK a Kcntenro of ono your In llm ronnty Jail. Ilo will iiIko liuvo to pay llm coMs of proHOciiilon, lliirlittiik wait imntunri'd by JiiiIro HurrU, after ho had pleaded millty, lliirlmiik's arroHl anil ronvlclloii ciiiim. ed a HoiiiiiUlon In tlilrt dUtrlct. THINK otY NEARJORTLAND Assault Is Made on Dairyman hy an Unidentified Man Near Ardenwaltl Where Murder Was Committed a Few Days Ago. PORTLAND, Or., diino 15. l-'ol-lowinu an nsHiuilt early today on (Ins Ohisl, n dairyman, hy an unidentified mnn who suddenly appealed finm tho thick brush near Ardonwald where tho Hill family was mindeied a few dayH nj;o( jiosses of eitizons heoitr iiiir tho hills suiioundin tho town for llm mini whom many people ho ilovo i htho innrdoror. Tim polico wore nnstioeehsfiil though members of Iho party found u pilo of newspapers where iho mnn had ovidenlly Hlopt. Ohist was badly healeu heforo ho was able to escape his assailant who attacked him front behind, I'ilizens at Aidenwahl aro tltor niifjldy nrniised, Woinon aro kept within tho doors at night, and llm majority of tho men go armed as they fear llm ipiadruplo murderer is still in tho vicinity. dooont government, and every effee livo effort to seonro fnir play for working men and women as any an archist could show himself, hut that has nothing to do with Iho ease, If llm imper dynamited had lieen Iho socialist paper in Milwaukee I should strive just as hard to hring to justice tho wrongdoers as now when Iho paper dynamited linppous to ho tjm capitalist paper of Low Au-golos," ASTORIA GETS HEU50.000 Olcott Turns Money Over to Be Ex pended In Making the Astoria Cen tennlal a Success Tax Mattel Satisfactorily Adjusted. HALK.M. Or., Juno 15. A war rant for J50.UOO which was uuthorli "il by llm leglHlaturv for tlio ARtorla centennial was IkkuoiI by Secretary of 8tto Oleott anil turned ovor to the centennial committee, today. Pre- vloimly Oleott dvclnrcd ho would not Ihhud tho warrant tocau80 ClnUop county, in which ARtorla Ih Hltunted, owes tho Blato 1-1000 In taxes. Olcott yalil ho ehatiKcd Ittti mind as a result of n declaration of tho attorney gon oral that Olcott would not bo enjoin ed from iBHiiIng tho warrant, DICKlERRJSlS UNDER ARREST Says There Must Be Some Mistake as He Has Never Conspired With Any Person Violation of Neutral My Charged. SAN DIFXIO, Oil., Juno 15. Diok l-'eriis of Ks Angeles who has been identified to some extent with Mexi can rebel affairs at Tin Juaiia, was taken into custody this nmrniiig by United Stales Marshal Hurry Place, on a warrant issued on nu indictment hy the United States grand jury sit ting ut Loo Angeles. Konis was called before the grand jury nt Los Angeles last week, re turning to San Diego tho following day, Ferris furnished n surely hond,, and made Iho following statement at noon today: "There must ho sonm mistake as I have never at any time conspired with anybody, hired anybody or nu- (homed anybody to engngo men to act as soldiers in themsurrecto army in Lower California. WOMAN UNDERGOES STRAIN TO SAVE HER CHILDREN SAN IIKUNAHMN'O, Cal., Juno 10. Mrs. Kthenno llarvoy today lies at her homo hero in a stato of nervous prostration following an en counter in Ciijun Pass with two mountain lions, Mrs. Harvey was walking down tlio canyon accompanied hy her little daughter and n ntirao when she, auw BANK MAKES GREAT GROWTH Informal Rcceptloh Js Held at First National, the Occasion Being the Sixth Birthday of That Institution Congratulations Pouring In. INCREASED FROM $25,000 TO $1,051,499 IN SIX YARS Every Birthday Statement Reflects Growth New Building Now Being Erected. - t 4- Tim following total- from 4- thn Htateincnta of the KlrHt f National hank, taken on each 4 4- of IU annlvcnuulr bIiowb Hb 4- phenomenal growth during 4 4- the hIx years of U cxlatenco: 4- 4- June, IDOfi.... 25.000.00 4 4- Juno, 1000.... 129,029.16 4 4- June, 1907.... 358.348.54 4- 4- Juno. 1908.... 478,170.24 4- 4 June, 1909...,. 607,059.06 4 4 Juno. 1910..."; 1.03C.371.89 4 4 Juno, 1911... t? 1.051.449.00 4 i f t44f4 4f444 An Informal reception ban been In 'iroRmtn today at the First National iiank, ncoroB of friends calling upon ho offlclnlH of tho Institution and xtendlng their felicitations on this, he bank's sixth birthday. A num ber of friends Bontliugo bouquets of flowers to grace- the desk of Presl lont 8. Crowoll, as a mark of their ippreclatlon of hlsjsuccessful admin istration or the bank's affairs. Tho First NatloMl bank, the first Institution or Itajklnd In sputhern Oregon to pass M&.- tnUtlon-dollar nark, has inada a wonderful, almost ihenoinennl growth during the six 'ears of Its existence. Its statement has steadily Increased since Juno 15, 1905, when it first opened Its doors for business until now It totals $1, 051,449. a gain of several thousand per cent. The bank was started In the old frnmo building now occupied by Dr. Goblo on tho corner of Main and Hartlott. Later It moved Into Its own building on Main between Central and Front, w'hlch at tho time, of Its orcctlon was ono of tho flnext busi ness houses In tho city. These quar ters In a few short years have been outgrown, howovur, and tho bank Is now housed In temporary quarters whlto a splendid new building with a stono front Is bolng erected for It at a cost or $50,000. When this build ing Is completed It will bo ono of tho finest, U not tho finest, bank homes In tho stato outside of Portland, re flecting tho faith or tho bank's offi cials In tlio future of Mod ford. When tho bank opened Its doors for buslnoHS six years ngo today, only two mon woro needed to transact Its business Judge Crowoll and M. L. Alford. Thcso two men have remain ed with tho Institution, Mr. Crowoll as president and Mr. AUord as cash ier. Today a clerical forco of eight Ih employed. In discussing tho growth of tho bnnk today with thoso who called to tender their congratulations Presi dent Crowoll gnvo much or tho credit to his directors, his assistants and tho public generally, and declined to accept all of the credit to htmsoir. However, thoso who aro In touch with tho hank's affairs know that tho suc cess or tho Institution In duo In a groat degree to Mr. Crowoll's person ality and his counsel nt tho sessions or tho board of directors. Tho growth of the bank reflects In ii great dogroo tho growth of tho city, and resldenta of Modford, whethor patrons or tho bank or Qthorwlso, aro giving full credit to tho Institution for Its aid In tho development and material advancement of tho city. OY An s w OFFICERS Youngster Who Has Robbed Ten Sa loons Since His Escape Recently From Reform School, Engages In Desperate Battle. REINFORCEMENTS ARE ASKED BY OFFICERS Believed to Be Without Food or Water and That He Will Soon ' Be Driven Out. tho linns. Sho commanded tho nurse to continue down the canyon with the child, whilo sho stood Htill. When the nurse and child hud reached a point of safety Mrs. llarvoy trudged two miles in an opposite direction to make sure that no harm would befall lior daughter, the lions following not more than 'J5 feet behind. Georgo Taylor, who had been sent to tho roscuo, shot Iho largest lion. Tho other tied. Look for tlio ad that onlls for yoti among tho help wuntod wd.8. VALLKJO, Cal.. .June l.'i. Fred Melville, boy bandit, alleged to have robbed 10 saloons since his escape two weeks ngo from the Preston re form school, today engaged in a des wrntc battle with n posse of J.'iO men. Melville was surrounded on a hilltop between Vnllejo and Iknicia. At 0 o'clock lo0 shots had been fired. The fight began nt 0 o'clock. The boy is said to have three pistols, and l."i0 rounds of ammunition. For three hours he stood off the sssc and ut U o'clock reinforcements were nbked from Vnllejo, Ueuicin and Le non. Thoy hastily gathered and were rushed to the scene of tho fight. Hides In Thicket. Melville took his stand in u thicket at tho top of the hill. On nil sides of him the open hill side gnve him n good view of the movements of the iwjisc. Although they were concealed in bushes at the foot of tho hill they had no chance to rush tho young ban dit's stronghold. Melville was believed to be without provisions or water and the author ities believe he must soon surrender. They kept up their fire nnd mclville returned it volley for volley. The sheriffs believed that Melville's am munition would soon be exhausted and that he could bo captured by night. Melville escnped two weeks ngo from the Preston reform school nnd since then hns frequently been seen in the neighborhood, it is nlleged. A number of saloon robberies in the neighborhood of Preston have oc curred and it is asserted by the au thorities thnt Melville has been the person who held them up. An attempt to nrrest him was made but tho au thorities say he fled heavily armed nnd threatened to fight. Attempts to Flee. Shortly after 9 o'clock Melville at tempted to leave his stronghold at tho top or tho hill. Sherirr Arthur Vealo or Contra Costa county, who was in n motor boat off Glencoo, saw him. Ho fired 15 shots at tho lad. Melville ran back towards tho top of tho hill and disappeared among the bushes and rocks. Tho posso ceased firing aftor this encounter and tho lad was lett sur rounded. Tho posso under Sheriff Vale, Chler of Polico Sanrord or Val lojo nnd Sheriff Frazlor of Solano county completely encircled tho base of tho hill. They aro about a mtlti from tho spot whoro tho boy bandit Is hlddon. Mclville has had nothing to eat, tho ofMcers say, slnco 8 o'clock last night and his desperuto attempt to rieo and break through tho lines Is belloved to Indicate tho ract thnt ho I slit desperato Btralta. Hungor, tho officers bellevo, would soon win tho battle for them. Tho officers got track of Molvillo last night when Shorlff George Fra iler met him near tho Threo-Mllo House, tho two rought a pistol thiol. Flvo or six shots wero flrod. Molvillo dropped, Shorlfr Friulor says, and crawled Into tho bushes. A search last night tailed to reveal any traco ot his whereabouts. POMERENE BITTERLY ASSAILS ROCKEFELLER ND HIS METHODS El t jB Erf. .B T il5HH ATLE.E POMTER.EN-E., ! At MAN THEN HUSBAND Woman Resents Action of Real Es tate Man and After Throwing Him In the Street Takes It Out On Her Old Man. Cudahy Will Probated. LOS ANOBLES, Cal., Juno IB. Tho will or tho lato Michael J. Cud ahy, tho multl-mllllonnlro Chicago naeker. who died Novombor 27 In Cook county, Illinois, was probated today by Judge Jnmes C. Ruvos. Jo- soph Cudahy was namod ns oxecutor, and ordorod to supply a bond or $ 100,000 bororo ho could qualify to sorvo. Tho proporty loft by Cudahy will run into tho millions. It wlss bo distributed among 14 holrs. lu order to dotormino dotlnltoly just how much ho paid tho state as un Inheritance tax, Judgo Itlvea appoint ed threo appraisers to roport to him tho correct valuo or tho Cudahy estate In California PORTLAND, Or., June 15. One lono woman, namo suppressed, threw V. D. Lewis, a real estate man, Into tho street for attempting to hug her, then turned and threshed her own husband because he railed to do tho job for her. according to tho police records today. According to tho polico report. Lewis was stopped by an acquain tance on Second street and tried to hug the man's wlte. Arter ho had been trounced, tho report says, Iwts retired to the opposite side ot the streot and challenged everyone to bat tle except tho woman. Ho was arrested. SEAMEN'S STRIKE NOI SON-EASING Is Far Less Satisfactory Than It Was Yesterday When Walk Out Was Or deredAll Members Will Complete Their Present Contracts. IAKES A SLAP AT WICKERSHAM Speaks On Behalf of His Resolution Demanding That Criminal Proceed ings Be Brought Against Leaders of Standard Oil Company. LONDON, Juno 15. Leaders ot the striking seamen admitted today that tho general strike outlook wus less satisfactory than yesterday, when the walkout was ordered. Hen Tlllett, In chnrgo or tho union headquarters, said tho desire of tho union to keop within the law caused Its orrieors to order all members to completo their contracts boforo leaving their vessels. As a result of this, ho said, row ships In port wero affected. Ho asserted that as soon ns other llnors arrive their crows will quit work. Officials of tho shipping federation, which represents 13,000,000 tyns. characterizes tho strlko movement us a flzzlo. Thoy say fow men walked out and that thcso nro now ready to return to work. Secretary Iloett de clared that tho shipping fodoratlon will fill tho strlkors places and black list tho Boamen who deserted their ships. "WILL SEE GEORGE TRY ON NEW HAI," JATO JHUiv LONDON, 'Juno 15. Jack Johnson dusky heavyweight champion had tlio first triumph of tiio coronation, enormous crowds greeted tho negro at Pnddington station. Jack, his us ual swagger, which had been tem porarily vanquished by seasickness, restored aftor tho fow hours since his laud greeted tho crowd with his cus tomary good nature. - "I intend to see Georgo try on his now hut," tho negro told tho local correspondents ns ho walked toward a big automobilo waiting for him. Thousands of persons wero lined up to watch him pass as his oar sped from Pnddington station to Alovnn dro, mansion, whoro ho had engaged quarters. Thoy cheered voi'ioorously. WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno J5. Speaking for his resolution direct ing tho department of justice to boing criminal proceedings against the personal defendants in tho Stand ard Qr'l nnd tobacco trust enscs, Sen ator Atlce Pomerccn (democrat, Ohio), in the senate toduy, flayed John I). Rockefeller and his methods nnd took a slap at tlio nltorncy gen eral for failure to brine such proso ctitions on his own initiative. "Hocke feller's pathway," ho said, "is marked hy more victims whose business careers have been ruined by unlawful methods thnn thnt of any man in the industrial history of America; yet ho is unwhipped of jus tice. I think it is high time thnt tho people understood whether the Stars and Stripes are to be the emblems of power nnd authority or the emblems of the oil barrel and tobacco tag. Xo Respecter. "The law is no respecter of per sons, and the government ought not to be. The poor nnd lowly arc not nbove tho law. "No statute was over more plainly written thnn the Sherman law, nor, more easily understood by. thoso wanting to understand it. Any $100 country lawyer can tell whnt the law means. It takes a $100,000 Inwyer'to point out ways to evndeita provis ions. Vast corporations and their, learned counsel nttempt to evndo tho law nnd make it conform to their business. What excuse can any sworn official give tho people for failure to enforco tho law when thoy daily exert themselves to punish other transgressors with less money nnd influence ut their command? What respect have the oil mid tobac co men for the law? John 1). Responsible. "The history of tho men of tho Standard Oil company has been a continuous record on their behalf and on tho behalf of their officers, in eluding Rockefeller, to monopolizo tho oil business and to destroy com petitors by menus fnir or foul. But it is said he is not responsible us he retired from active life 10 years ago. Do you menu to tell mo that a man 'can organize a bund of law violators, furnish them with tho sinews nf war, servo us captain, mark out nnd guido their course for n generation and then when he has grown tired, can con tinue in tho snme way, can receive a. greater portion of the earnings and yet not bo responsible for their nets civilly nnd criminally? "Thoy ought not to ho above thu law. Is the government frightened nt its own victories?" STATE WILL NOT PAY ALL ITS WARRANTS NOW SALKM, Or., Juno 15. Owing to tho fact thnt tho state board nuulo n tux levy before the session of tho , lust legislature and failed to antici pate what amount would bo neces sary to meet the uppropriutions nunlo by Iho legislature the first of tlio year, it is now incumbent upon tho present board to issuo stato war rants in sum approximating $250,000 in order to cover deficiencies which cannot bo paid. The present state of affairs is said by Stato Treasurer Iuty to bo duo to tho legislature in creasing appropriations for btatc in stitutions besides making appropria tions for subjects uulooked for, such ns tho 'Astoria Centennial, which tho board could not have possibly looked forward to when making tho lax levy last December, The tax lovy is now three nnd it quarter mills, which ia lower than it has over been in this state, and it is predicted that next Decembor tho lovy will bo incroiiHeil considerably in order to meet tho de ficiency of $250,000, Tho pooplo of this city should buys "Mndo In Oregon" goods rroui, tho local merchants whenever tho prfco and quality aro equal to Eastern, nuulo goods. ii I il l I -4 ,4 - W-V - i, U4 4 AArilA-i4ik