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Orcnon HlntorJoal 8siii' BllyHftll "- t; Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight, rnln Friday. Mat., n."j mlii,, lli.fi. Dully HU Hi Vur I'uiiy I iiNi Yi 11 r MJ8DFORD, OKIOCION, JWIDAY, FVAMUARY 9, 19J2. No. 27G. 9 IE REGULATION M FREIGHT u I Ban East' Q J 1 wJ . " V If tWT I i I 10 REGULATE FREIGHT RATES BY INITIATIVE Mnlforil Traffic Bureau lo Circulate for Sluuaturos for Submission to Pronto Measure Provldluu for Uni form Percentage of natlnus. WILL PERMIT CREATION OF DISTRIBUTING CENTERS Proposed Law Will Remove Discrim ination In Favor of Portland Job bers Antiliist Small Towns. Th Mwlftinl Tnifflr llureu, coin (mhmhI uf local johlHtm mill )iliirii. Una printed il will whiii clreutoiw fur Mlitniitiirm mm Initiative petition for BiliWlMKt In tlio peoplo of On KOli Ml lit Kovumbor oIhcIIuu fur Hit Kill In itnivMu for a iinlforni pr- iwnUim In tli rtUtlonhlp of (li ebiricMlnu rntliiRN, providing for tho mlnblUliiimitl of iiilnliiiuiii eur- Umi u Highlit, tn fix tlm miulmuiu rut on IaoU of thtu I tw tliini onr- liwil rato of the article hiiiI lh iiiIii Iiiiiiw carload mmIrIiI tliiil limy bo ohnrBwl mm carload tOilpuittutti of properly, defining Hit) rutin upon which tno carltmd ri ahull be com pute!, mi.l iwmtIUIiik pciiiilllo for Uih vlolatluii. 1l.. kill ka itiMtirutuI lit lllit Ulllllll &"' thi. iiftii.nitt.ninl lllllllit llliMMlllll) Hill liiillilltiK HP "f illHtrlhutliig cuntem (111UI1I0 of Portland. It Ik undomed by Oregon Wiinl Halt' imiHicliilioii, compiling lh commercial orgatilxu Ilinif Him various mimll Iowiih from linker Olty on the oast to Medford o l ho south. Thtt Mil. which wi prepared by Trunk It. MeCuiio, Ibo wwoulatloii'n tariff fMri. rul hh follew: An Act. lCnllttal "An act lo provide, for u uniform ptrctutMg(t In tlm relation hlp of tlm vlHwIfluHtloii ratings, pro viding for tliu ONtulilUhinunt of mini mum ourlimd weight, lo fix tho IIIHXlllllllll THtO Oil llHHlH Of tllU Id limn carload mto of tho nrtlcln unit tho .minimum rniload whIkIiI that tuny hit ehnrKod on carload MhliiiiiontM of property, defining tho rating upon which tho carload rato hIiiiII bo com puted, and iiruHcrlliliiK lmnltl for violations of tint provisions of tho nrl." Iln It minded hy tho people of the talH of megen: Wool ton I. Tho olnwtlflcntlou rat lug of freight Hhall huar a uniform lulutloutfhlp of ono oIiihh to another dlaaN, unit thumttrcentugo of tlm firnt ciI-mih hIiiiII ho 100, mid tho other uhiMWM nlinll ho tho following pur- t'OlltllgOH Of thO fllHt OlUHH! Clawi 1, too poiTont; olatm a, S-l porcont; oliiHti !l, 70 porcont; ciIuhh I. fill juircont; claim fi, 50 pdicontj oIiihh A, lli porcont; oIiimh II, IIH pdrccnt; (iIhmi C. 'iV porcont; uIiihh I), 2-1 por cont; cIiihh 1-3. 20 purcoiit. Hwillun 2. A iiilnlinum carload woIkIiL Hhall ho provldod for ouch art kilo, hut un minimum carload wolKhl Hhall ho Kruntor than tho iKituah wdlnlit that can ho hmdod In a cur, nor uliall u hiiiiiII minimum carload wtdKliI ho flxod with tho nolo object to Huciiro a Itluh carload rate. Whom no .minimum carload woli-.ht In provldo'd for imuh urtlclo hyj rail road, or flxod hy un order of tho rallrond co)iiiiiIhhIoii of Orcein, tho minimum carload wolKht ahall hit IK), Oil 0 poiuxlM. Ho(illoi SI, It Hhall ho uiilawful for liny rallroiid, n,i ()iu turiu Ih dufluod In chaptqr nil, lawn of Oregon for tho your of UI07, tirimtliiB u railroad commluHlou, to duinaud, chui'KO, col hint or rccalvo u itrimtar coinponHa t Uih for tho traimportatlon of prop iirty In carload Iota than tho follow- ' Inn: When tho minimum carload volnht for mi nrtlulo Is fixed nt 80,000 liounilH or loHH, tho carload rato aliull not oxcoml 70 porcont of tho Iobh than carloud provided ror tho ur tlolo. When tlio inlnlimini carload weluht (Coutluuotl on jiubo 8) INITIATES CANON TO BE CANDIDATE EOR COUNTY JUDGE Mayor uf Medford Will Seek Demo cratic Nomination at Primaries Nrll May Opposo Him, tint Mas Not Yet Determined. WHISTLER AND WESTERLUND WOULD GO TO LEGISLATURE Owens of Aslilaud Out for County Commissioner Bob Taylor Would Be County Recorder. Mor V. II. Canon Krlday mi iioiitiivil IiIm mmlldacy for county JiulRit iiHiii tho iliHiiocrullo tlckol. Ho km Id: "IIhvIujc Ikhiii ropoaioilly urxi'd hy frlMiiiU lo hiicomv a cniKllduto for tho (ItouiM'i-nMc iioiiiliintloii for county JiiiIko, I havtt coniH'iitwl to mako tin rnco. If idiH'toil, I prtiiulhii a IiiihI ik KiliiilulHtnitlou of con nly uf falra. My record uh mayor of Mod ford U an Index of what my record mm county JihIko would ho." J'ounty JihIko J. It. Nell limy op pitHo Canon for tho democratic iiottil untloii, hut Iiiin not at this time duloruiliidd. If ho doca, ho Htntc, tl outt will ho a friendly one, iid tho ilefodleil man will Kiippoil tho victor for runaiiiliiullou. .luili;o C. H. Wiitmtn of AM'ilaud In roporttMl to ho flKurln: on tho r- puhllcHii iioiuliititloii for county Juiliio. t!corn( W. Owiiii of Anil liuiil In flKiirliiK upon heliik' U ruudfdato for county coiiiiiiIk Hlonor Hitd It Ih Konomlly couced ml that AhIiIiiihI Is ontlUrd to inein horiihlp lu tho county court. V. i. Whlntlor or Mt'dford has flluil III aiinoiiuceiiiont of candidacy for lint rupiihllcaii nomination for Joint ropidHcutnllvo from DoiikIuh and JurkMou coiintluH. J. A. WVtUor lund hait announced hlw condldaoy for rcpuhllcan noiutnatlon ntt repru Hontatlvo from JackBon county. JihIko W. M. CoIvIk, It Ih reported, will iiIho he u caudldato for tho lOKlHluturo. Iloli Taylor aunounroH IiIh candi dacy for county recorder on tho democratic tlokot. Mont If not nil of tho prcHcnt county offlclnlH will he candidate to Hiiccecd UioiukoIvoh. GOMPERS PREFERS JAIL HUPOLOGY Labor Leader Asserts That He and His Associates Would Rather Pay Penalty Than Humble Themselves in Buck Case, WASHINGTON, 1-Vli. . Peolurn tioii Hint be mid liw usooeiulus would mllier o lo juil thuii npolonico for (heir hluml in the contempt coko KrowiiiK mil of Iho piihlieatiou of it Wo Don't I'utrtniie" list in the l'Yd erulioniHl wiih inuile hero today hy Saiiiuel nomperK, imwiiluut of the Aiiierienn I'Vderation of l.alior. Thin Htiilcmeiit was forlhcomiiiB from tlie Inboi lender when hu wuh oross o. umiiieil hy tlie tlneo utlorueyH up poiuleil by DlHlriot Supreme .lustico Wrij-lit lo luko leHlimony in the con leiupl euhCH upiiiiht (lompem, John iMiteliell mill l'Yiiul; Morrison. Attorney Durlingloii, netiuur nn HpokeHineii for (he coimuiHsiou, inti mated that (loniporH umi his associ ates could avoid punishment by un upnloio'. Gonipers was on hin feel in un instant. "You liuinilinlo niul insult me," be eried, ,"Yo would rutlior spoml tho rcinuinder of. our iIuvh in .tail tliuu offer upoloKy for our notion in tlie Hunks htovo umi rnuye ohhu," A uh (reinutory for I)iunlni refuo iu bouses, holds or liospitulB in u novelty. EMPLOYES OF STEEL TRUST 1 A Avcranc of GO Per Cent of Workmen Get Out $10.50 a Week, While $15 Is Needed to Support Normal Standard of Livluij. POVERTY AND DISEASE BRED BY CONDITIONS From Three to Five Persons Crowded Into the Small Rooms In Which' Whole Families Must Live. WASHINGTON, lcli. l).Orh Idiilly ditfieriliiiiK 'he harrowing (toil dllioiiK of the luhoiern in Iln Homo (itiinl, 'a., lfcl mills during llie try liljr winter of 11107 mid 1IIIIH, .M's M. Ilyiuxtoii, n Kocinl Hiirvny worker. t(t ttay appealed heloro (he Stanley in 'otialiii(f enuiiiiittce prohin tlie "steel Iriiht." She cinpliiihi.i'd tho fuel thut the wnrkiTK arc uuderi'aiil mid iiro houxcil like cuttle. ItcNiilt of liirly. "Sixly-lho per cent of the eiu ployi'H of (he Homestead plant K('t but sl(l..'(l u week. It is imptiHhihlc to iiiiiintaiii the normal tttnudnrd of liv iiiK on lens than $15 n week," who lottlilli'tl. "Ah a reMilt, hent umi dis ease Mrickcn wJSuumi live in dirty, nrowtlcd. half furrlltdied rooms, which ore without windows or other ven tilation. From three In live person are crowded into (he small rooms iu which whole families live. "Children are forcqd to play in dirty courtyard and tlie sun seldom reaches them. "Many families jet lww than $2 n wok. Thohtt families spend their weekly incomes as follews: "Kent. $.S8: food, $1.10; elothin;,'. Ill cents; furniture, nine-tenths of n cent a week; fuel, 118 cents; iusur nuce, 70 cents; iniseellnneoiH, )2 cents." Plfly.flvo Cenls for Heer. Continuing Misx Byinton said that some of the familios increase their incomes hy hoartlini; single men. They j,et .,'! a mouth for sleeping (piurtcrs. Mis Hyiugton also said that the average family spends 55 cents a week for heer. Attorney Heed, representing the IiiihI, urged Chuitinnu Stanley to ask Miss Hyiiigtou uhoitt conditions umoiig the families employed hy steel firms pot in the trust. "Compared to ideal conditions," the attorney said, "we will admit that tlie conditions at our Homestead plant are had. lint when compared to conditions iu tlie plants of our competitors, the families of our em ployes' nrc better off than the nver- ngc .." SELLING LIVESTOCK IMCKIN, Feb. . Confirmation of the imminence of republican triumph iu China, is seen hero today in the fuet that Muiidbii princes tiro selling oven their horses and carriages. Ovor tho main gate tit the cntruiicu of I'riuco Citing's V'luoo today is the following netice: "Horses, mules and carts, in lots of three, sold nt reduced prices.'' On Nu Tung's gnto Ibis milieu Is conspicuously displayed : "Sale. Horses, mules, carriages must bo sold, Prices greatly re duced," GRAND JURY PROBES NATHAN HARVEY AGAIN OnUOON OITV. Ore. Fob. 9. Tho grand Jury today begun Investl Kutltng tho murder of tho Wllllnm Hill family at Aidenwald station. Witnesses to toatlfy aguluBt Nathan 11. Ilarvoy, tho wealthy nuraorymun, woru Huminouod. Harvey was ar rested on u chtu-KO of remmlttini: tho crlino onco boforo, hut was dlamlasod at tho piollmluary homing. X s;,,. tV ''? OF EAGLE POINT SUCCEEDS DAIII51 J. H. Wilson of Corvallis Named to Expert Books of County Had Same Job Several Years Ago Want to Silence Criticism. Immediately before adjourning county court Thur.-day, Frunk Hrown of Eaglo Point was appointed county commissioner to succeed George L. Davis, wlio.se re.igaation was earlier accepted. It wus aNo decided that tho books of the county be exported and thut the work he given to J. 11. Wilson of Corvallis, whoso bid, every thing considered, was tho lowest. Mr. Drown will be notified nt once of bis npiMiintment as ('ommissiouer nud will attend his lirst meeting on February 1-1, to which time the court ndjourucd. .Mr. WiNon, who is to ex pert the hooks, is tlie man who did it iu 1008. There was somo argu ment river the mutter of hnvinr ibU auditing done, Judge Noil holding that tlio leeling in the county demands such work and thut all criticisms may in this wny be silenced. "Theru bus not been ono penny misnppropriutetl," slated tho judge, "nud theso insinuations might just ns well hu silenced at once." Commissioner Owens for a time ur gued that bo thought it bust to wuit until (hu close of (he county ndmiu istratiou ami then turn over newly exported books to the now admini.s t ration. FIVE WORKMEN KILLED.. BY PREMATUREEXPLOSION FOR FUANOKS. Out., Feb. 9. John Casey, Into of Kobanon, Pa., and flvo Auatrlans tuul Unitarians, whoso nnmca aro unknown, woro killed and flvo more explosions woro sot off by u proumturu explosion of dyniunlto at tho camp of Johnson & Cnroy, contractors of Fort Francos, who woro engaged In building n brldgo uud blowing out rook Into Unlny Lake to mnko n roadway. It la noHslblo a number more aro bur lod amontj tho dobrls, BROWN MBBLLLLLLLLLm r I I aaK tB tlti -JBaBBaflnf f I IH 7. a44 N 1 V "'MY "V: JHE GARDEN OF HOPE. S ! IN AT WESTVILLE John Grieve Reports That He Has Best Gang of Road Workers He Ever Managed Leaves for Salem to Secure More Men. Work is progressing satisfactorily at Honor Camp No. 1 at Wostville, the men aro in good physical trim und well pleased with the conditions, according to tho report mndo by John Grieve before the county court Thurs day. .Mr. Grieve says that tho men never worked in better spirit than they arc now nud that tho results on the road work aro very gratifying. TIero is no complaint on tho score of food or treatment. Mr. Grieve left for Salem to bring down nine new honor men which bo will select, to tuko the place of those whoso tonus have expired. He said before bis departure: "Somo of the men in the first crew sent down proved poor workmen, but these have njl been weeded out, and the men nt present employed form the best crow 1 bnvo ever bad, free or otherwise. They nro nil good workers and despite unfavorable weather conditions are contented uud sutislled." DOYLE ON TRIAL EOR TRUCKKK, Cab, Feb. 9. Tho pre liminary trlul of P. M. Doylo, who shot nud killed W. H. II. Smith, editor of tho Truckoo Republican, on Wednesday, was bogijn horo today. Throo witnesses, Br. J. 11. Dnvnurd, Albort Kdwarda and Jack Doty, woro oxamlno.il, but tho evidence thoy gavo did not bear directly upon tho actuul shooting, 13yo witnesses will bo placed on tho stand at this nttor nuon'a session. Tho prosecution rolles mainly upon Smith's dying statement, lu which ho declared thut Doylo started the quar rel that ended in tho shooting. WORKER u 0 CI ,.. :&" - V'Jr . r -.". I. Ura!0. COURT ACCEPTS HARMON'S REPORT Detailed Expenditures for Year Given Telling Where the Money Went Harmon's Salary Paid In Warrants Instead of Cash. A a conference between the county court and former Headmaster W. A. Harmon, Thursday, the bitter's report covering road operations for the past year, was approved and ordered printed. It shows iu detail nil re ceipts and e.xtouditiiros of tlio road master's office, and is the first de tailed report covering rond work ever issued in Juckson county. Financial affairs between the court and Mr. Harmon were gonq over and tlie bank balance remaining in the name of "W. W. Harmon, Hoadmas ter" was turned over to the court, whereupon the court mado tho fol lowing statement: "This is to certify that wo, tho un dersigned, have this day settled with W. W. Harmon, roadmaster, iu full. Dated February 8, 1912. J. K. Noil, county judge; James Owens, com missioner; G. L. Davis, commission er." Tlio question ns to whether Mr. Harmon was to bo paid bis salary iu cash or iu warrants camo up for ad justment. Mr. Harmon claimed that under bis contract bo was to bo paid ;?:100 a month, uud not $270, ns it would amount to if paid in warrants. Ponding a settlement of tho question, tlio warrants bad boon placed in escrow, and Mr. Ilimuon paid out of the rondmaster's funds. Upon the decision of tlio court, Mr. Harmon accepted tlio warrants nud returned tlio cush. - FORGER ARRESTED AFTER CHASE ACROSS COUNTRY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Fob, 9. After floolng twice across tho conti nent to cscapo otflcors who woro seeking thorn on chargos of passing fictitious checks, Paul H. Martyn, un attorney and public accountant, was urrosted horo today by llurus detec tives and police ROAD li TEAM CRASHES THROUGH PLATE GLASSpOW Heavy Horses Become Frightened and Dash Into Weeks & McGaw an's Furniture Store No One Hurt and Horses Escape With Few Cuts. FALLEN HORSE DRAGGED ALONG BY COMPANION Wheels of Wagon Catch on Base ef Window and Bring Team to Stop. Otherwise Would Be Going Yet. A team of heavy horses belonging to tho Standard wood yard this noon dashed full tilt through ono of tho large plate glass windows of tho Weeks & McOowan company's atore on West Main. The noise of tho Impact was heard several blocks away and people within the storo thought the whole front had col lapsed. No one was hurt and the horses escaped with bnt few cuts. The horses broke loose from an attendant who had half hitched them to a wagon In Moore court, the alley between Hussey's and tho Mooro hotel, and ran north ut full speed. Ah they emerged from tho alley and were half way across tho street, headed directly for the Weeks & McQonaa store, one horso tell tho other dragged 'ftf 'to t b5 i QBa curb, across the walk and straight Irrtblhe, glass where a little sign within read. "Welcome." When tho wheels of tho wagon caught on the base of tno window"4 , tho horses camo to a stop, were " thrown completely out of tho har ness onto the floor of the store, where they kicked about and dam aged a number of rugs, a clock and several pieces of furniture. Blood and mud were spattered on draper ies and the attractive show frout was made to look like tho aftermath of an explosion. Spectators wonder how far tho team would have gone had not one of them fallen and It is probable that they would havo pulled wagon and all Into the store. Ono plate glass window was broken to small bits and tho ono next was badly cracked. The dnmago will amount to between ? 1C0 and 1200. The marks on tho floor showing where the fallen horses slid extend 20 feet toward the center of the store, and show thoy wont tt:jnngh a Hue of draperies, overturning three flower pots and scattering chairs in every direction. A new shoo, torn from ouo of tho horses, still lies 1(5 feet lustdo the building. EIGHT HUNDRED VOTES CLAIMED EOR TAET WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. Predic tion that President Tuft will sweep tho republican national convention and receive not less than 800 votes for rouominution was made horo by Tuft's campaign managers. Con gressman McKiiiloy of Illinois, who is in charge of President Tuft's cam paign forces, today conferred with Senator Crane nud Secretary Hilles preparatory to opening headquartors hero. In tlio event of Profeidont Tnft be ing renominated Congressman Mot Kinloy will bo appointed national chairman of tho republican campaign committee. BATTLE WITH MEXICAN UPON AMERICAN SOIL EL PASO, Texas, Fob. 0. A bat tle between Mexicans on American soil U a probability today. Mutlneora arrived at Juarez today and Hovcral hundred Mexican regulars aro on route to Juarez. Tho authorities hero four that whon tho regulars at tempt to march through the streets of 121 Paso they will bo uttucked by tho mutineers,