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,j , Orcnon Historical Society Clly Hall f - V ' i t Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Cloudy. Mux. flfl, MIh.'JM. I'rcclii. .3 K MEDFORD, OKlflaON, WliDNKSPAV, MAY 1, 1912. No. 34. ltillv Htivcnlli Yiiir. TAFT CARRIES MASSACHUSETTS BY 4000 COUNTY COURT ORDERS $40,000 BRIDGE OVER BEAR CREEK k A k N CITY WILL PAY $13,500 AS ITS SHARE OF COSI Work on New Structure Will Com mence In Near Future Will Bo Built of Steel ami Concrete, Withl All Girders Encased. Present Bridge Will Be Moved to Jackson Street by City Call (or Bids Soon. Tim county emu I Wednesday mor ning ordered the I'oiihtnidioii of n $10,000 bridge over Hear Creek in this city. Tim oily In to pay f 13,500 toward Ilic I'ost of tin structure, nnd receive in turn the present Hlrtiiturt over the crock, which will liu moved to .InckMin Houlcmrd. Ono of tin" conditions untyped by tlu county court wus tlutt hereafter, I lu bridge will l) city property nml niiiht lie maintained nml repaired bv the city. It will bo erected inula- the hiipcrviMou of the city engineer. A ropri'Hciitntivo of n bridge eom pituy submitted pluiis nml specifica IIoiik to the county court on which bids will be nsked. Ho staled tluit he estimated tluit the brido will cnt $10,000 and tluit he will hid for the work. Ho agreed to sell the plans lo the court for $250 if other purlieu secured the contract but tlmt he would iiiuke no charge for them if In kIioiiIiI be HiiccciiHful In M'curiug tint work. The structure will ho of concrete mid steel, all of I ho tinier being en ciiMid. Work will begin iik soon as bids cun be received mid u contract let. A large delegation of Iuimiivmm met. together with clly officials culled on the court. Tim city will pny $111,001) providing the structure costs over $35,000. If tlm cost in lens than that figure the city will pay $1 1,000 towar.l the erection of the bridge. The city also agrees to allow the county use of it rock ipiarrv above Jacksonville. JAPANESE ACTIVITIES WASHINGTON, May I. Replying to tho resolution of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts culling for an imoi-li-Ration by the United Stutcs vmveru incut of the report-, that tho Juiuiiiomi nation Iiiih ucipiircd u huge tract of laud upon which to found u c ilonv o.i Magdulcun Hay, Mexico, Piusldmit To ft todav hunt to tho Hcunto u j-tuto-nient signed by Sei retury of State Philander C. Knox, which denies that the htutndeparlimint I:imiii evidence mleiptate to hIiow tlm acquisition of land, or tlm dosiro to aciuire liiml, directly or indirectly, by Jupunoso in Mexico. Though denying any "udcipuvte" in foriuatiou the slntoiucnl gives tlm dc- ii i In of negotiations with u .lapaue.se syudicuto for tho purohusj ul lauds about Mngdnleuu Hay, 'S SAYS VOTE TOO LIGHT 1.08 ANGELES, Cab, Mny 1. Tolograni" roeolvod today nt Wood row WIlHtin hoadciuurtorn boro from William F. MeNarry, WIIboii'h Miih hiioIiuhoUh munugor, iitnto MoNurry'H bollof that tho domoorntla proforonco vote In WiiHHUKluiHottfl wiih too light to bu significant, Tho nioHHiigos also Hlato tliat George Frod Williams, Hponkor Clara's. Massachusetts mun ugor, wiih dofoulod for dolognto at large mid that Fobs' dologuto, hoadod by Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, woro elected, Many of. thoso, MoNarry ulaJniH, favor Wilson as a second choice, WILSON MANAGER PUSHING TITANIC INQUinY. .BBBBBBBBBBBvTtV 'fjMBBBBBBBBBBBl LbbbbbbbbPt 'kvjHBH SUWATOd WlCLIAWf AkPCN rviiiH. Where nre the fdk who Imvo ticcn ii tnu tlm t'liltcd Htutex Sruiite Is !ow? They nro not lienrd In public idiii'CN ItMlity. One inuti Iiiih clinncd Ihetii away. Tlmt ninn In Wllllum Allien Hiulth, nf (J rami HnpldN, Mb-h .vim hat in.nle n nvnr! of which the niito It proud. Through hit vnor(a he world h Irnrnltic olllclnlly tiow nnd vy the Tllnntc went lo tho bottom t- he Atlantic Ocean. (lovenior West Iiiih notified County .Iiidp" J. It, .Veil that if the honor imiu al work on the Crater hake road urn no louder wiuited by tho citizens of this county to notify him at once and the men will be taken to other HeetiotiH of the htatc, uskiiiK for the cstablihli uient of Mich road camps. Tho county court will coithidcr the mat tor during this hCbhioll. (lovenior WcitV telegram to Jmle N'eil followed the receipt at Salem of tho petitions circulated some weeks n;o uHkinn the governor to recall the men. (lovenior WomI stutoh that if the men arc not wanted in Jackson count v that he will at once mmuI them to other counties wanting them with out dcluv. NICW YOmC, May I, Fifteen thousand wliareH of United KtiiU-H Stool were mild at tho opeuluK of tho Htock market today, hut tho price hold remarkably firm and Boon ro Kiiluod It h Initial fractional loss.i Tho fcuturo of early trad hit; wiih heavy flollliiK biiHvd on tho uiifavorablo iiuartorly report of tho Bteol corpor ation. Outttldo of tho metal hUioUh, Knlns wcro uutmirotifl, lueludliiK ad vauccH of I to 'Jt polutH In HeudtiiR, boblKh Valley, International liar veHter and American Tobacco, Around noon Union 1'acltbi becamo lumvy and tho Koneral niarkot Hlumpod, Tho oloao wan utoady. IIoihIh woro eitBy. UTILE NAY BE ABANDONED IN NEAR FUTURE GENERAUMARKET Ul nevTyorkslumps MRS. COLBY PLEADS FOR WOMEN Dcelimiitf Ihul tduMvuH certain that Oregon would soon follow tho lend of luii' sister stales, California on the south ami Washington on the mirlh, nnd uriinl to women the rijjlit of suf frage, Karali How-ink Colby, ono of the pioneer worker fur cquul sul'frup;o loft this uftornoou for Ashland whero she will address an umlieuco before hmvlinj for Portland. Mrs. Colby is tin onthusiuHtiti worker and ono who ban dotio it grail work for lior duuso, Sim Ih n thorough debater us well us a brilliant spoukar. "Stiff rKi" status Mrs. Colby, "is it natural riht and eauiiot bo limited by pox. II in imperative in a Kovorn- TO SEEK EFFECT OF aECTRICITY ON PLANT LIFE With New Wireless Station at Central Point as a Basis Professor O'Gara Is to Delve in New Scientific Fields. Known Now That Beneficial Effect is Secured But Nature and Extent is Yet to Be Determined. Prof. V. J. O'fiiirn, patlioloslst for J nek no n county, hriH nrrmiKcd for u number of vxporhneutB to aHcortalu the offecU which electricity has upon plant life, these, nxiicrlmcntn to ho conducted nl the wlrolcus ttdcBrnph Mtntlnn near Ccntrnl Point. The new wlrelcsH ntatlon nffordn a Mplcndld opportunity for theao pxper iinontK In that the air nml earth for a comddcrnhlo dlstnnrn Burroundlnc the Htntloti In heavily charged with electricity. From tho top of tho two 300 foot high window polen thoro nro 10,000 feet of wlro connectltiK with power plant. HchIiIpm thcao when there nro laid In all directions two foot under ground oepially an ninny feet of heavy copper wires, lloth tho air and ground for n distance around tho power houiio in bo heavily charged with electricity tlmt a noronjaifilnK iit-nr tho plant cannot buffed 'tho electrical effect. It has been proven that (hero Ih a mnrked good effect produced upon plant life by electricity, but tho ex periment which Prof. O'Gara will ninko will ho tho first over under taken whero n wireless ntatlon la imed art n baslH. Tho wlrelosH company owns 11 acrcH of land, tho major portion of which Ih covered by tholr poles, pow er plant nnd underground wiring, and this Innd, which wah previously an alfalfa field, Is now holng cleared of roots and gotten In ahnpo for Prof. O'tiurn'n experiments. Mr. O'Gara expects to put out several varieties of vegetables for this aoa Hon'n experiments, nnd this full ho will set out 1000 ponr trees on tho land Unit bo may arrive at boiho defliilto conclusion as to tho offecta which electricity will huvo on tho horticultural Industry of southern Oregon. All tho vnrlotles of pears grown In tho valley will bo put out. Tho wlroless station Is now In operation nnd tho operator bus no trouble In communicating with Los AngolcB and San Ulcgo. SIX FOR WILSON DOVHH, Deb, May lj Six dele gatus to thu national convention at Ilaltlmoro, all favorable to tho can didacy of Govornor Woodrow Wilson of Now Jorsoy for democratic presi dential nomination, today have boon mimed by tho democratic statu con vention. meut founded on consent. Amoriea's special mission is to cmpbasi.e this right Kgypt excelled in eugiucerinp, (Iroeeo in art, Home in law it is loft to America to develop thu individual, If it fails in this, it Una failed in its mission. "Amoricit lias tnado great strides ulotii; these linos. Its women as wives and mothers nro maguilicont. Individuals dovolop tho idea of free dom, MJpn ounnot do this alone, Ihoy euro too nuiel) for material tilings, whilo ii womun's wholo euro is for life and itH doveloptnont. Tho loworinp; woman of tho futuro mtiBt bolluvo that (Contlnnoii on Page c.) NSTRUCTS TAFT T SPRINGFIELD, MASS., WHLRE HL DEKUUM D ROOSEVELT. x vt 1 ' BU,. Wtim 't& TiHMiM iwBf MA hi 1 1 i i iTiWiil PsBbiBBBKBBBBBBBBBBhBBb i lx rm flTBBBkBL-- Y Tj.CHpBI vX' S Ti ABBBBBBBfcB wH vEBZVBBBfllPBBBBBBBBBBBBHBHE- J k 3 BmvsBBWviBWxv. TjJfrJPVftB'VBk yBwBBVBHS r ''MBBBJVBBBBBBH'HrTHk .BvhaB'raAHBBmSP'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBk X '. VflP ':ft' 'BM feflBTjBlEL3k!kBvMEHHMJP ' I'FfllBRiBBBB I jw ' E 'J.BVCSXyBBBMBBBBBMlV!r iBfc Z-lMwJliMi l3f" " r-BBBBM MJhBBBm t JPBBB?B4BE'.iBl'BBBinBBBBBKrtirL. 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T ' '.in 1.31 0.14 1.47 .23 T . . .10 T 15 .10 .10 T .18 .08 .10 ' T .2 .03 276 MB MEET DEA1H IN IAPI TOKIO, May J. Confirmation of tho report that 270 minora met deatli in an explosion nt tlm Ivokkiado com pany's mine at Yuhari yesterday was received hero today. Tho work of recovering tho bodies is in progress. Sweeper II Wins NKW MAKKBT, EhrIiumI, May J. Sweeper II, an American entry owned by II. H, Duryoa, won the two thousand guineas milo raoo hero today, thu first of tho Beason'ft Ibreo olassio vaoes for tlifeo year olds. Date. Max. - Miu. 1 7.1 33 2 (i(i.r 3.ri 3 ...('' I3..'i I A!) -,l3..ri fl (1" ?2I) (1 7i'..o 4.31..-I 7 fig iH.C 8...' 7 w a,vr 0 71 i 3 d.." 10 'il..) . -It) n ..)3 ;i(i 12 fl0.3 J12 13 -lo :m M u.r '31 15 (m 31.o id (ifi.o . .iti.r. 17 (iti 38.5 18 k.l 38 10 53..") 33 20 52 30.5 21 51 37 22 58.5 31 23 (it) '.-lo' 21 55.5 M2.5 25 52.5 37.5 20 03 38.5 27 03.5 30 28 58 -10 211 57 41.5 30 50.5 30 PRESIDENT TAPT PP.AK'NG IN SPRIN3REtX i GREAT CONFERENCE T MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. May 1. With S50 delegates, from every cor uor of the world where theto aro Methodist churches, In nttendanco, tho quadrennial conforenco of tho Methodist Episcopal church, the lar gest Protestant gathering In tho world, opened Its convention hero to day with prayer by Bishops Burt and Werner. Bishop Henry Warren pre sided. Tho conference will contlnuo In session f or one month deliberating ovcry day on tho problems which confront tho church. Besides tho delegates, all of whum aro leading Methodist pastors, tho entlro IS active bishops of tho church aro lu nttendanco as advisors, to gether with seven missionary bish ops and practically all ot tho leading executive officials ot tho church In tho world. Ono ot the chief probloms which confronts tho conference Is that of a union ot tho threo branches of tho Methodist church tho Mothodlst Episcopal, tho Methodist Protestant, and the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Another Issue will bo tho de mand of laymen for grontor author ity and activity by them In -fchureh affairs. An effort Is also almost certain to bo iniiilo to restore tho old-tlmo limitation upon tho length ot tlmo a minister shall remain In tine church. Election ot bishops will be an Im (Continued on "Page Two.) U'REN POINTS:SINGLE TAX BENEFIT OREGON CITY, Ore., May 1- That for tho first time in tho history of Oregon, public hervieu corporations, big laud speculators and big business interests generally will pay into the public treasury a small part of what their special privileges aro worth, if the voters of the stale approvo at the November election an amendment to the constitution providing for a grad uated specified tax on tho owners of laud and public servico corporation fraucbisos. Tluit is tho assertion of W. S. U'llen of Oregon City, father of tho "people's power" movement, made today iu a statement to the United Press. Tho single tnxers of Oregon will BODE ORPHIC VICTIMS SHIPPED TO RESTING PLACES HALIFAX, N. S., May 1. Atiiid scelies of sorrow following upon the urrivul hero of the coffin ship Muo-kay-Hcnnett, with the bodies of vic tims of the Titanic disaster, n number of special cars are preparing to lenvc here tonight with corpses which nro being shipped to various destinations in charge of relatives and friends. All the identified dead will be ready for shipment tomorrow. Tho Mnckny-Hcnnett recovered 300 bodies, of which 110 were buried t sea. Fifty-seven of those identified were buried nt s-on, and 130 identified wcro brought to Halifax. Fifteen women's bodies were recovered of which eight were identified. Eleven bodies of women, including four iden tified, were buried at sea. A pntbetie scene was enacted when fleorge Newell, nn undertaker brought from Yarmouth, who was busily en gaged in embalming bodies, suddenly cried "My God," and collapsed. Ilo bad come unexpectedly umu tho body of bis uncle A. L. Newell, who had sailed on tho Titanic. The body of Colonel John Jacob Astor was placed in a privato car. Vincent Astor, bis twenty year old on. sat weupiug till night beside tho casket. Young Astor is on tho vergo of collapse. The body of Isidor Straus was placed in an o.pres car with tboso of seven others. No traco was found of tho body of Airs. Straus. submit the nroposed amendment by initiative petition. U'Kou is ono of those who tiro making a hard fight iu behalf of tho mensuro. "This mensuro exempts personal property and laud improvements from taxes," suid U'Hou today. "Hut tho right is reserved lo the peoplo of every county to provide by local law for taxing such improvements and personal property, and to order a spe cial election tit any time on such a bill. "All hind vulttoH and franchises nro to pay the regular, general and special tax levies of tho taxing districts in which tho same is situated. In addi- (Continued en Page a.) TAFT GETS 26 :T1 SECURES TEN Roosevelt Announces That He Will Withdraw From the Primary In Massachusetts so Far as the Deb ates at Large Are Concerned. Roosevelt Carries Five State Districts Which Will Give Him Ten De(ctw Taft Carries Nine. HOSTON, Mny .1. President Tnft gets 20 Massachusetts delegates to the republican national convention jit Chicngo nnd former President Theo dore Koosevclt ten. This wau the net result today of tho firccst political fight New England lla over seen when complete returnx from all but three small towns in tho stnte were tabulated. On figures themselves Tnft nnd Roosevelt split even. Each hud eigh teen delegates. Roosevelt got ten straight out delegates nnd his list of delegates nt Inrge, eight in nil de feated those pledged for Tnft. This left the count nt evens each having eighteen. This afternoon, however, Roosevelt issued a statement that, us. President Tnft had won in the presi dential lifofercttcc primary he (Roosc veJC) woyld iiot insist that the eight dejdgntes nl large cast their votes, for.-.bcm-Whtr Chicn'gVconventfri!!. ' Wlw-" ther or not the delegates at Inrge will full in with tho suggestion that they shall support Taft is us yet uncertain. Tho returns gnvo the Roosevelt dclegntes at large, headed by Buxtcr, 82,087 and tho Tnft delegates at large, headed by Senator Crane 74, 835. Following aro tho figures for tho almost complete returns from tho state ns u wholo on the preferential primary vete: Toft 87,117. Roosevelt 83.114. La Follette 2,003. Clark 33.401. Wilson 14,470. The results in the city of Boston ulono were: Taft 11,281. Roosevelt 10,051. Lu Follette 240. Clark 2,300. Wilson 1,432; T. It. Withdraws Cluliu. OYSTER HAY, N. Y., May 1. Flat announcement that he would not insist on tho delegates at largo from Mussuchusetts supporting his cnmli ducy wus mudo horc today by Colonel Theodore. Roosevelt. The former president declared that as President Taft had carried tho preferential pri mary vole ho would withdraw from tho prinutry so fur as the delegates nt large were concerned. If Colonel Roosovelt carries out this determination he will have hut ten of tho Mussuehusetts delegates. Uoose volt's statement suld In part: "It would seem unllkoly that a majority of tho voters who voted for delegates pledged to mo should si multaneously express a preference for Taft, but. apparently, that la what happened. Such being tho caso I hereby announce that I shall ox pect tho delogatou at largo to dis regard tholr pledge to support mo and to nupport Taft. If any hesi tates, I shall Immediately write him with all tho emphasis and Inslstonco posatblo to tuko tho action Indlcatod. "In this fight I am standing for certain great principles which I ro gurd as vital to tho prosont and fu turo welfare of tho nation, and my success Is vuluablQ only as un Inci dent to securing these principles. "Tho foromout principle la the right of tho peoplo to rttlo and tho duty of tholr ropresontattvcit realty to roprcaent them In tho nominating convention, no less than In legisla tive and oxocutlvo offices, "If tho majority of tho rank and fllo of tho party do not want mo nominated, tbon I certainly do not wish to bo nominated." Itoosuvolt sent copies of his state ment to till delegates at large from Massachusetts, d Ae w?l