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CUV HrU Medford Mail Tribune hSMnwm " SUBSCRIBERS rllln(f to vt pnpor will hv on dallvarta liy $uontuf of flo bjr o p. HU WEATHER Jbiln. Max. 17, Alln. ItH) a , ltd. Hum., 8(1 Per Cent, Dnlly-Hlxlh Tw, Korly-inrNt Ycnr. MEDFORD, OWflCJON, HATntDAY, NOVUM HICR 18, 1911. No. 207. r t ROAD BOND ISSUE LEGAL SAYS CALKINS PRINCETON'S LUCK HOLDS GOOD; BEATS YALE 6 TO 3 N SECURE EXPRESSION County Has Full Power Over Roads Rules Catkins Approval Under Constitutional Amendment Must no Obtained by an Election. CASE WILL BE SENT TO SUPREME COURT SOON Size of Bend Issue Has Absolutely Nothlrifi to Do With Question Involved. i'" Tim road bond Ihhiiu of . 1,500,01)0 puwed by an overwhelming mujoril by (In) otiire of Jueknon uoiiuty on Kuptuitibur DO, I legal, according lo n decision ruudured by Judgo Calk inn in (Iiii nil cult (Hiurt litMt nighl. TIid oiikc will lio npHtali'il ut once liy llm plaintiff, Kd. M. Andrew, to Ihu Hiiprunio oourl. A final deois'inu i expected liy January 1.1. In i enduring liiri dcoisiou Judge CalkiiiH nays in part: Tin' wlwlo huiduu of the plaint ifrH J objection in tlial tliu county tiulud without nntliority in milling tliu bond election, in Hint hiiiil I'liiiNtitntioiiiil quire lobulation (o provide method nmiuiilmeiit in not Helf-auting, hilt ra nt Harrying out Its provisions. A county in u Itoily politic ami uor jKirato with power 'to innkii con trnot anil tin nuuohmtry nuts mm corning properly uud concern. Tliu county unurt has full authority our muds. It in cuiilcinli'd that tint rouuty hn no affirmative uiitlimilv in law lo croatu iiiilittituilutwM, hut 1 think that i urroniioiiH. That right m not only rmiogiiirud in tint tn(utu in tho pro visions for earing for mieh iuitchli'd iitM iffttmtv warrant- hut in No generally rucngnirud ly tliu iluciriiou of tliu supremo oourt. Tliunu ch aUo recognize tliu right of tliu county (o iituato voluntary iiiduhtciluo to tliu limit prniiihtd hy nrtiulo 11, sou tion 10, before aiuuiiiluit. 1 think- thoro in no question that tlu ooiintv Iwih iho right lo oroalo itiiluht cilno for (ho imprnxemout of it until IIH lllllg UK II IIOOH llnl OXlHII'll liny uouHlitntioual liuiitH in that re gnrd. Tlio iilmiHc, "hut debt for punuti nuut muds hliall liu iiiuiiircil only on approval of a majority of (huso vol ink' on tho rpiuritiou is n limitation iiiuiiiiinir. "atop, unlowK you lmo tliu .approval of tliu volets." Tliu next question is, how shall that approval ho hail? It ooitaiuly tmit h hy an oloolinn, for it provide that W it Hliall liu of thoKO voting on tliu muiiHuru, nml thuro 1h no provision for securing tho voiuo of Ihu people in any otlitir way. It scums to tuu tliu inutlioil of ob taining (ho approval in immuturial iih long iih (ho approval in obtained iih a mittiur of fnut. Anil tho niiHwor hIiowh (hat ovory luKl volor of Iho county was rIvoh iiii opporl unity to o.xpros.s IiIh tip prnvul or ilirtnpproval; (hat '1,2811 vottm wuro uaht on tliu iiiiuhIIou, anil Hint U.Hin, a Iiu'ko majority, up. provuil tho uroalion of (ho iiiduliloil- ifOHH. Tho uo.xt qiicsllnu in, nnn tho ontin ly iHHiio lioiiilri for biiuIi iniluhluil iiohb? If (ho county wuro lo Ibbuu its IioiiiIh ami plaoo Iho iiioiiuy in tho troiiHiiry hoforo oruntiutf Iho iiuluht uiIiiohh (horo iniuht ho boiiio quuHllnii; lnt Iho orilor of (ho oourt statos thai tlio 'hondfl could ho 80 ilrawn ami diHpoNoil of ns not to ho tamicd or lo lraw inlcrost until tho inonoy bIioiiIiI lm aolually ruuolvud (horofor ami so "xponded for hiioIi porniauunt roails. Tim propoHoil iiulclilmlnoHH h mi Ini'Ko as to malco somo of tlio con Horvatlvc uitizoiiH Kiinp, hut Iho IukiiI jn-inoipIuH lire tho smuo n would lu Involved In uronlini; tlio uxpondilurp of .l-LfiOO or .fl.riO, for, under tlio prosont ooimtituliounl nmondmont, tliu county onu(l not IpkuIIv oronlo iniJiiflchloilniwH of .1.50 wilhoiil Ihu (Contintio'd on raffo Two.) "" f CAMPAIGN OPENS f HIHtttt t-f f i-M TibacnrM La Tbunrrz: S FOR LftFOLLETTE Mcdlll McCormlck, One of Little Gi ants' Mnnniicrs, Issues Statement Severely Critlcislnu the Presi dent. WASHINGTON, I). C. Nov. IS. I'lrliiK thu iiicuIiik Kun of tlio Lti t'ollutto CiiiupnlKU for thu ruiuibllcnn iiumlimtloii In 1012. ModllJ itcCor mlok, otio or Sountor Itoburt M. lo 1'ollitttu'n poltllool mnutiKuru, iiikiiioi! thu illnua nttnok of Tiiffa polk'tiM In a Htatomoiit Inauoil today, la which li,o aovoroly crltlolzod tho prualdiint. "I IiiiiikIiio that It lu not forgotten thai l'uwlduiit Taft'u iiiuhI nollvo mipportoni In tliu 1U0S oouvoiitlou wuro tho vory ropulilloauH wno nro now lu'llvoly opiioHltiK hlii roaoinlau llon," HBj-H tli Htatoiuuiit. "They bo llovoil, liy ruiiMou of lila iiHHorlatlon with ltooMovolt, ainl for other run. koiih, Hint Tall wn liorit flttod to tarry out thu unfinished policies of IiIh iirudoeofltmr. Tlio Tariff. "During tho flint Hpoclul soxHlon of rmiKi'OHH ninny wuro bitterly iIIk appolntuil when Taft hIkiioiI tlio tar iff bill. Later fhuy wuro Htartleil by Mh pialMu of Kuuator Aldrlch, whom (hoy huhl ruMpoimlblu for thu tariff l.uv violating party jiIuiIkom. Thoy wore Hlioekuil by IiIh Winona Hneoch. "Whun thu UnllliiKor-l'liirliot con tiovcmy reunited In tho dismissal of (lltnlfl ami IMiiuhot, ciilmlmitliiK In tho dlneovory that tho tto-cnllod Wlelturaliam hnil boon nntodntud by direction of tho protddunt, llku many othur proKroKHlvuH, I hugim to doubt Mr. Taft'H (juallflnitlona for tho piouldonry. White Houko VlNltom. "Sonutor CiimmliiH was culled to WaHlihiKton to attend tho oxocutlvo cuiiouson In regard to tho railroad blli, hut after IiIh that vlult, was novor iiBkod to return. Rallroud prcHlduntH callod at thu whlto Iiouho, Tho purpoHo o( tho bill ntt finally druftod waa to pormlt tho ellinlna tlon or compotltlon in tho railroad hiiBlnuim. Tho adnilnlatratlon rnll rond hill wont to conKroas with a notice that It must not bo touched. In cohkicbs tho prottrosslvoB amond ed tho bill. Tho prouldont procoodod to puulHh thorn, Ho was not iiHlinmod to uao his pntronaRO to coorco tho republlcauH fibm daring to differ from him la regard to a Hluglo bill, "In this mattor of patromiKO tho prcaldout'a roiirao can bo commended nolthor for Hh inornlu, Ha loglo, nor Ita political wlHilom, Aa Sonutor Cummins polntod out In ovory prob lem confronting tho admlnlatratlon tho proaldont Hldod with thoso oppos. Ing tho logltlmato doinauds of tho puoplo, "It la not that lio la not well numnlng but ho la unahlo to undor- Htand tho nooilfl of tho tltuoa and tho upproclntloiiB of tho Amorlcan pooplo and Is not oven nolo to npproolnto IiIh own IwoiiBlHtonoy," E CAMPAIGN JAPAN WOULD S American Legation Orders All Amcr lean Cltlens to Leave Interior for Treaty Ports, Fcarlnrj a Great Massacro Soon. DESPERATE FIGHTING LNDER WAY AT NANKING Gunboats Manned by Rebels Con tinue to Scle Shlppliin on River. LONDON, Nov. 18.-Japan Iuih iiHkoi (ho pimorn (o allow (ho mi kmlo'M Kovornmcnt to ant for Ilium in China, act'oriliut; U homi-offioial hi fonnation ficn out liuru today. In its reipiowt Japan in tillood to have poiiiluil out that it has two full divisions in Korea nml (hat it eau make any desired movement at'n momeut'rt notice. Thu JapanoHo (,'ov urnmunt naiil if autliorir.cil to take charge of (ho situation it would do ho in the interest of all the powers oonoomcil. 1'KKIN, Nov. 18. Tho American legation horo has ordered nil Ameri can rltlzona In Chlun to luavo tho Interior for tho treaty ports. Tho outlook for nn nntl-foroliin outbreak Is moro thruafcnlng today 'than ft Iihh been at any tlmo during the ro bolllou. Despernto fighting between the rubels and ImporlnllHtH at Nanking continues, according to reports re ceived hero. Tho Imperial troops thoro aro outnumbered, and Indica tions polut to a rebel victory. Tho city may fall Into tho hands of tho ruvoliitlotttntH hoforo night. If Nan king Is captured nnothor massacre, with tho Mauchus ns victims, seams Inevitable. Hoports (hut Admiral Sah has been onpturod havo been received horo nml whllo they tiro yot unconfirmed from official sources, tho reports nro generally credited. , Gunboats manned by rebel crows rontlnuo tho embargo of shipping on tho Ynngtso rlvor. Hoports cabled horo from London say that tho rebels plan to securo the services of Homor Lon, nn Amer ican, to maintain n military govern ment In tho New China, following tho full of tho empire, whllo ndmlu Istrallvo reformfl aro bolng InstI tilted. . Foreigners nro Intensely In terested lu tho- plan. SHANGHAI, Nov. 1R. RoportH from up tho Ynngtso Klnng Indi cate that tho battle Is proceeding nt Nanking with tho Chlueuo rebels slowly advancing against a desporato defense of tho Imperialists. Tho fighting began with sharp skirmishes fiom a dozen different quarters, with tho ultimate attack by the main rebel force. IS ON IIS WAV p Heavy Southwesterly Galo Duo to Hit Oregon Tonight or Tomorrow Wind Accompanied by Enow and Rain. PORTLAND, Oio., Nov. 18. A heavy southwesterly galo now sweep ing over Alaska in traveling inland and in expected to strike tho consts of Oregon anil Washington tonight or tomorrow', nooording to the wonthor bureau hero today. Tlio wind is neoompanied hy rain, snow nml low tompornturo, nuoord ing to u wireless message received from Yaldoz, Alaska, whuro the thor luomolor is steadily stnndiug below wro, W W M HARVARD BEATS DARTMOUTH 5-3 KIcAfnn Battle Proves Too Mucti for Dartmouth, Which Suffers Second Consecutive Defeat in tho "Big Four" Games. BLOCKED KICK&GIVES HARVARD TOUCH-DOWN Field Goal Is Best Dartmouth Could Do, Though Her Players Fought Hard. CAMIIIIIDGE, Mass., Nov. 18'. Dartmouth suffered her second con sequent dctcit lit tho "big four" games when Harvard won a kicking battle hero this afternoon by a S to 3 score. Harvard's touchdown came ae the result of a blocked kick near tho Dartmouth goal, when Hunting ton fell on tho ball behind tho posts. A Held goal In tho third period rep resented Dartmouth's only scoro. Tho teams seemed evenly matched In the boot lug department, and thoro was little attoniptat running or lino smashing, Tho first period? of tho Harvard Dartmouth football game hero this afternoon was characterized largely by punting, which, ended In a touch down for Harvard, alter .blocking an nttompted kick. $ Dartmouth secured tho ball near tbolr own goal alty a long punting exchange and attempted to kick out of danger. Harvard broko through and blocked tho punt, tho ball re bounding behind tho Dartmouth goal, J where Huntington, tho Crimson full back, fell upon It for u touchdown. Harvard fallod to kick tho goal, and tho scoro stoed: Harvard 5, Dart mouth 0. Tho second period was devoted al most entirely to punting. In tho third porlod Dartmouth Kicked a Hold goal, making tho score: Har vard 5, Dartmouth 3. Neither side could scoro again. FORESTALL U.S. Lovelt Fears Posslblo Anti-Trust Action and So Harriman Lines Will Dissolve Agreements Fear Prosecution. SAN KHANCISCO, Ciil., Nov. 18. Forostulliug of possible anti-trust action hy thu government is believed to ho tho ronton for the proposed tuition of Judge Kohort S. Loett, chairman of the exeolitivo commit tee of the llarrimtui lines, whose in tention to di.sMiho tho agreements between four wo-torn roads was an nounced today. 'Tho Southern Pacific, Union Pa cific, Oregon Slant Lino ami the Oregon ailway and Navigation com panies are tho euiporntions (o sever their ties, lo present any attempt by Iho government to declare them .. combination in restraint of trade. BURNS WILL BE TRIAL ON KIDNAPPING CHNRGE INDIANAPOLIS, Iiul., Nov. 18. County Prosecutor Haker declared today that Detective William J Hums, whoso men took tho McNu nmra brodiors lo Los, Angeles for trial (here, on the charge of dyna miting (ho Times, wil ho (ried luuo on a charge of kidnaping next spring TACOMA, Wnsli.Sontenco.l un der tho liny (hat makes attempted uioido a misdeme'auor, Samuel Strong, 10, will speiuf tho next two yours nt llio vol'ormntavy, IBTBI ROADS PRINCETON'S MAINSTAY DEWlTT.Or PR3NC3Z.TON MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW CHOSEN To Date 305 Men Have Been Sum moned in McNamara Case, But to Date Only Six Scats in Jury Box Arc Filled. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Xov. IS. When Judge nordwoll qualified tho olglith veniremen's panel In tho Mc Namara murder trial today ft total of 305 mon had been drawn for serv ice In this famous case and only six of tho twelvo seats In tho Jury box woro occupied. Ono of theso, Will iam Nicholson, a local grocer, Is still subject to peremptory challongo, but tho others aro permanently sworn to "well and truly try" tho caso. Evory effort Is being niado to complete tho 12 mon who will pass on tho Issues involved not lator than Docombor 15, and If posslblo by tho first of the mouth. It is cortnln that groat progress can ho niado during tho next fortnight, as owing to tho rulings laid down by tho couit as to how far eaoh sido may go In Its ex amination of vonlromon, tho limits aro woll known and Incompotont questions may bo easily dodgod. Tho rumor that tho stnto will do main! that H men bo qualified to servo, two to act ns rosorvo jurors In caso of tho Illness or death of any of tho regular 12, was rovlvod to day. Thoso behind the rumor de clared that tho court would grant tho motion whoii It is made. ATLANTA, On. President Snm uol Oompors of tho Amorionn Fed eration of Labor was tho target for nn nttnek by the Wostern Federa tion of Miners, which was mudo to day at the uouvontion of tho labor federation bore, when tlio miners introduced a resolution demanding that all members of tho American Federation of Labor resign from thu Nplionnl Civic Federation, IS THERE WITH THE KICK. 1911 .CATCHING S. PUKT BEEF BARONS NEARER JAIL Judge Kohlsaat Quashes Writ of Habeas Corpus Obtained by the Beef Barons as an Expedient to Delay Hearing of Their Cases. CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 18. Jnil sen tences for . Ogdon Armour and nine of his associates ut tho head of the beef trust onuio yoroeptibly nearer hero today when United States Cir cuit Judge Kohlsnnt, in whose court tho packers nro on trial for violation of tho Shorninn nnti-tniBt law, quashed n writ of huboas-corpus ob tained by tho beef barons ns an ex pedient ta dolny tho hoaring of their cases. Judgo Koiijsunt's dooision .enmo as n result of tho stnud tnkon by Spe cial Stale's Prosecutor Shoenn, who maintained in his argument thut the paokors uou'r liml boon in custody of tho United Statos authorities, and (lint therefore no habeas corpus pro ceeding possibly ooitld issue. It is probublo that the case of the pnekors will now go to trial on it merits. CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 18.Tlio trial of J. Ogdtm Armour and nine other beef Imrono indicted for vio lation of (lie oriminnl section of the Sherman not, will begin hero noxt Monday in the United Statu, district court hoforo Judgo Cnrpontor. This was decided today wbon United SUtos Circuit Court Judgo KohUunt granted tho paokors per mission to npponl from bis dooision quashing u writ of hnbons corpus, but at the same timo refused to take tho dofondnnts out of tho custody of (ho United Sntos ilistriot court, ami inquired their surrender back to their auioties, who arc pledged to the district court lo produce thoiu lor dial Moinluv, TIGERS SCORED TOUCHDOWN ON A TUMBLE Young Camp for Yale Plays a Spec tacular'and Hard Game, Smashing ' Through the Princeton Line Time -After Time, d ;-: CAPTAIN HOWE FALLS DOWN ON HIS KICKS Costly urrjblejs Made by Yale Team V v DeWitt Punts Exceedingly Well J A I NEW HAVEN. Conn., -Nov. 18. With tbreo straight ."fluke" victor ies, the Princeton Tigers today won the "big four" championship, the elnssic of the enstorn university foot ball circuit, by defeating Yule, 0 to 3. The contest was won by White, tho fast Tiger left end, to -whom may also be credited the victory over flnc vnrd. White beat Yale, as he did Harvard two weeks ago, by obtaining the ball on a miscuc, and running almost tho entire length of tho field to a touch-down. The winning of tho championship this year was decided entirely on three plays the two sensational touch-downs made by White, which lost fdr Hard and Yule, uTi'd tlio freak field goal by DoWitt, when tho ball took a lucky bounce over tho goal posts after having struck the ground, and defeated Dartmouth last Saturday after she had consist ently outplayed tho Tigers. Today Yale outplayed Princeton with one exception Cnptaiti Howe, who fell down ropoatcdly, missing ovon comparatively easy field gouls to the ono thut lie kicked. Princeton's Toss. Princeton won tho toss and choso Iho offeitbC, Frnnois of Yale kicking off. Tho expected kieking gamo was apparent at tho outset, both elevens punting several timos. Princeton's mueh-toutil ends showed their speed to good 'advantage, consistently smothering tho Yale runners on punts. Camp of Yale, however, evenod tip matters by long gains around the end after tho line-ups, which occasionally broke into thu kicking exchange. Tho Ynlo attack fuuuied to be built on the fleet-footed loft half, who was worked by bis tHiiininte8 nt evory opportunity. Captain Howe of Yale finally niado ii fair cuteh ut Princeton's fifty yard line, but tho dietuuca was, too groat for Yule's star bootor, and ho failed in an attempt at a placement goal. Punting Follows. Moro punting followed, Yftloifinnlry gotting thu ball on Princeton's forty yard lino Then followed n, ropoli tion of tho piny which dofealed Har vard when (ho Crimson mot the Or ange and Black two weeks ago, nod . hy tho samo player, White, thu Princeton loft end After Camp hud boon hammered through penter, oVumpling tho Princetons for n three yard gain, Kotohnm passed high to Quarterback Howe, who missed (lie hall. Whito, tho human bullet, broko through, sooopod tho ball on the doud run and fled toward tlio far-away Ynlo goal with tho entire Ynlo oleven at his hods. Ho flnshad across tho lino amid tho thunders of tho crowd, and moment lator Dakor jickod tin onsy goal. Soero: Piiucoton 0, Ynlo 0. An exchange of, punt resulted in tho hodoughly aroused Imlldog ieaui having nil tho best of it, and with tho ball on Princeton's twenty-yard lino. A possiblo (ic scoro was prevented horo, howovcr, when Captain lToxyo failed to kick nn easy field gonl, tho ball paining under tho bar. The pe riod ended shortly afterward with the ball in Princeton's possession on her own twetity-fivc-ynrd lino, Tho playors wore liberally plnstered with mud as ihoy loft tho field. In tho second porjoil Princeton puhtod to midfield. Cnijjjp. fighting (Continue!) 'on PW ?) ' r-. -rt