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V 0 "' MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE wmammmm n SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight, witt-iticr. Mt r,H, Mln. la. Forty m mint Yinr MKDJrORD, 0KM10X, MONDAY, ! V (J, V.)V2. No. 38. Ihilly Hi-vi'iilli Yi'iir lr K I -r SWEEPS F. Heavy Rains In Louisiana and Mis sissippi Lcrul Additional Onn(cr to Scores of Cities Threatened Willi Iriiindallon From Swollen River. New Gaps In Levees Imperil Lives uf Ten Thousand Now Clliilnj to Tron Tops and Rafts. .N'KW UKI.KANS, I.H.. Mi.v II. Ilfty pomoin. wcto ilinwneil ul INiii mh I'ltfiali j'oily ImTiiy when ii flood ul' water from ii break in the Icvec iImIikiI Mitililitnlv into tin' ditticl. Siirrlvoiii riwitid iliat 12 hodicM Innl Ih'hh rei'iiveicd. Tlic kimhm'hI flood ullimliwi in tin thivntcucil tliftlrii'U h inii'liiiiiuitil, In KH- OiIchiih then wm n nHghl full ill llllt liVHf MtU(l', dill' tl Illl'Ilk in till IllVlttsj lit ptlillU llllllVl' IllTI'. Iliiny Itnlii Falling. llimvy niiiiM in Louisiana mid Mis iippi today li'itt addilioiiiil danger to iiflroi o' cities which have lici'ii Ihnwtiiufil with iiiiiiiilutiou liy tin' flood witters uf tin" Mississippi iiir. Willi tlin wilt r topping tlio lev en at ItHtnn Rouge, MorgiiUKcit, .M i 1 i 1 1 Hh.Voii Do (Unci, La., the situation wilt miii-Ii dm to i'iiiikc liovcrnor KiiihI n to iuiiiiwM into mm ice a large miiiilii'i of ni'grne, (orcing tin in to work on the lovcc. a .l'lt XliMtl MtiuUiuii ut Point Coupee in dueponitc. MotorhnntM linvi' been MMIt to tliu aei'iiu to take off tin? re- fUpl'OM. 10,000 .io Miirooni-il. Survivor, nscil tliat whole f n tu ition woie vvcpt to tlii'ir deaths I'd i m liuimoloiHt when ln levees broke to itny. (loYiMiimi'iit officer ha vi' been notified that at least lUJKIII persons an impctillfd by being innionni'il in live oM, liouiii'ti nail rat In. I'iimhi'iikim-m on a I nun which passed HiioiikIi .lorgnuou (oilav slated that people Mood at tlio depot in water wait deep, tdgualliiiK for I lie train to take them aboard. Tlio fiiinri'f anil I'omliiotoi would not btnp tin' tram bcenuno of tlio rapid rise of water. Tin' next train wliii-h passed was de railiiil ami its passengers tlunvwi into tlm flooil, .MF.LVILLF,, l.a., MnvH-The levee iiIiom here broke, ul noon, a, fifty fool yap spreading 'I'1' Wiitrr m all iliiei lions. Tlio fount rv in flooded for miles m every direction. I, DEFEAT AT SINALOA TTSCON, Aw., May (I.- Morn tluiii inm Ininilii'il rebels vvoio Killed, wiiii'h wnro wotimli'il ami tlio entire icbel ootitinand in (Yntinl Siunloa muted in a dospiirnto battle uenrMorocito, Kin aloa, lain Sunday, ncconliiiK to dis' pali'lniH itMicliliiK lii'iii today. Tim ivniniiiitH of tlio rolicl army am reported lo ho I'looin to tlio mouii taiiirt with tlio IViIim-iiIh in piirsuil. Tim fi'dcrul fori'o at iloro f'ity imiiilioivil Ilfill wliilo tlio icIh'Ih inidnd ml ITiOO woll arinod and diillod vol oraiiH of tlm Cliiliiiulina ciunpaigii, Tlio I'oiloralrt, liowovor, had an ailvan Jiiki'ihih piisition. II wiih in attcinpl iiif,' lo 1'iiplino tliin strati'Kio point I Iml hcoivh of itIiuIk mnt di'atli. Moio than 100 10I10I prisonoiH woro lakon in addition to fifty ImrsnH and a iiiaulity of KtiiiK and aiiiinnuilioii, Sovoral iiiiiidiinii uiiiik worn nluuidun cil to tlm IVdoraln in tlm flilit. FREIGHT HANDLERS OF CHICAGO pUT ON STRIKE CIIK'ACIO, May ll.-h.ur linndri'd and fifty ox Ira poliooiuon ato nuard iiiK tlu frciulit Iioiihoh nud railroad yard- lioro today ih ii romilt of tlio blrilm of tlio 1'rt'iulil Imndloi'H, Sixty l'm linndri'd uu'ii iu'o out. MU 1 TOPS OF HOUSES HCAN BH.S N Hi I . I II III I "' ' I ' ' ! ' I f i SIATE CAPITOL Governor of Orcnnn Takes Bit .In Teeth, Discharges Superintendent James of State Penitentiary anil Will Put It on Business Basis. Says State Is Burdened Willi Usclrss Commissions and Waste of Money to Petty Politicians. SAI.KM, On-., May 'J.- (Invi-rnm-Wi'nI (mlay look lint lot- in lii Icrtli and is diiinu a innratlioii. Il xtaili'il tliin inornint; v ln-n SiipeifnliTiimif Ihiiii'h of tin stale pi'iiitunlimy ihih- I up to tin Kovi'timr a pniH.i!loii to uoik for imtliiiii; iim Hiipi'riiili'iiili'iit, provided llie other I'liiployni wouln do tlm Hiuiie. The mernnr's answer wim to leinove .lames nlisnlulely, appoint iiiK priHi'iit W'nnleii Curti", iih ni'tnij: Miperiiiteiident nml ilirortnie, .Ininon to turn over tlm institution to him at niiee. He ileclateM that under the law llie institution need nut have it super iatendeat, and he will appoint none. He iiilciidrt to pat tlm institution on it htiniiiesx Inihis and will way who in to Htuy or ku- Tlm governor in hot, and teuip'.'ra lure Kumu tip all I he time. Ilo mi-?j lie will prepare a list of all state iiistitntioiiH, sliewiut: their appiopila tli'iis, Ihil niiiiihei' oT ol'lleials, depil tioH, iih1sIiuiIm nml hanuers-ou. Ilo nsricrlH the state in hunlened with iisttlfH eoininissioiiH, siiieeuro o It iocs, elerku mid plaeemen, all mirKin at the pnhlm tout and an UHeless an re pahlieau voters in Texas, lie will ivi' the hiilaries, hIiow that hosses aro employed to Iiosk other ho.-sos; (he hiiiiis vvoti' than wated, i'l milking phiee for Hiiiall polilieiaiis, (lieu he will as; ihe newspapers to investiati and verify his shovvint; and let the people know "why aes. are hiyh lie can't he headed ami there ix to he a state-wide Iniiise-eloaiHii;. AGIST JUDGE WASHINGTON, May C. Tito rilKht to ICurope of u vvltneKH In tlm allnKi'il Hcanilal which Ih tlireutenliu; llm liupeitchinoiit of JiiiIko Arclibalil of tlio coinineice court wan utoppott today liy tlm houtm Juillclary com mittee, tint noiio of Ita memhera would ilUcloso tlio Identity of tlio man. II Ih uiulonttuoil tliat tltlH vvlt iichh imrlli'lpateil lit an oIIokoiI pur tluiKO of S:i0,000 worth of maturlalH anil their Halo to tho Krlo road for ):iri,00(), lii connection with which deal Ai chimin Ih acctiKed. TIiIh vvlt iii'rb Iiiih liceit nerved with a mih poiiiia ami will appear lieforo tho jrdlolary coniiiillteo tontorrovv. II wiih hollovetl horo thin aftor noon Thai tlm Judiciary committee, nmlied tltroiiKh tho roHolutlon an thorlxliiK ho InvoHtlKUtlnii of JiuIro ArchlntlirH aliened ncKOtlatloiiH of rofiiHo coal propnrtleH of tho Krlo road In emlor to Hecnto tlio ItrntU nmiiy of tlilx wltnoHH. Tho papers, Htitimlttoil to tho roni ntlttoo liy PrcHlilent Taft will ho optiaoil toniorrow hut tholr coatontB will not ho piihllHhoil. HILLMAN FAVORED AT FEDERAL PENITENTIARY TACO.MA, Wm.i .May O.f. 1). Hill man tlmv sav "novor hmt a Hitlo," and mado millioiiH in real ostato only lo laud in IVduriu prinon on MnNcil a Ihlaiul for fraudulout uso of tho mniln. lint hlri nalivo HhrowdnosH wont with him and ho has won ovory nt taeho nml instead of uoiutr into tho elay with a pick ho has hoon nllowed to liuiltl londrt and do lamlheapo work. Ilo is workintr to Kot Into tho htrnw horry patch and officials hay lio will do It mid prohnhly ho itf trusty hc oiiUHti of fiootl liulmxior in it low weeks, m w IlLEANINi; HOLD WM With Teddy on s. ;1 ALSO IN RING COLL'M IK'S, Ohio, May C 1'ro pared for an earnest campaign lit advocacy of Woodrow Wilson's can didacy for tho doiuocrntlc nomina tion for president, William J. llryan Ih In Ohio today. I'reslilont Tatt Ik also In hla homo Htato, and Governor .luilson Harmon, Woodrow WIIhoii and Colonel Hooao velt will tour Ohio hoforo tho presi dential primaries u .May 21 In tho IntorestH of their icHpoctlvo cnitdl daclcti, llryan's cainpali;n will hei;ln to nlKht, under tho direction of Gov ernor WIlHon's Htipportors, and will end Thursday. Meunwhllo Governor Harmon will ho actlvo and expects to rfftict. tho effect of tho Hryan tour. l'renldont Taft delivered eovorai addroHHefl today from tho rear plut foim of IiIh train eu routo to Cin cinnati. IN STOCK MARKET N1CW YOUK, May 7.--Todny,a oponliiK Block innrUet showed de cided wenknesH and Iobsch of a point or uioro wore mado by Union l'a cine. Canadian l'aclflo, IteadliiK and I.oIiIkIi Valley. Other leaders mado rMghtly losH Iobhoh. With tho excep tion of Krlo tho general tendency woh downward. United Statet Stool ww under heavy hoIHiik pressiuo and roKlBterod a loa of .'I f-S. Tho mnrkot oIohoiI ateady. Honda wero eaay. BRYAN IN 01 AMPIN M One Side and Taft Upon the Other- " ' oV I K4M$i WHO WINS? CHAMP CLARK IN L( Al'STIN', Texas, May 0. Woodrnw Wilson of New Jersey overwhelmingly defeated Thump Clark and .lud-oii Harmon in Jsaturiliiy's. preeiuct con ventions, practically complete leturm front which today showed that the Now Jersey governor received threi times as many votes as Clark and llnriuon eomhiucil. The vote is a re pudiation of Senator Joseph W. Ihii loy, who stumped the state for Gov ernor Harmon, hciii e.spcciully hi' or in his denunciation of Wilson. Colonel Hooseu'lt is leading l'rosl. dent Taft in the voting, hut tho Taft pcoplo are propariii', to hcnd contesi inir delcKiitioiis from the vuriou ooimtics to the stnlo convention, and it is expected that tho fight will hi earned to the floor of ihe national convention in ('Iiichko. ICE CREAM PUS T 1IANTOU1), (ML May G. Pois oned by eating Ice cream at a picnic SO members of the Mutltodlst church hole are Blowing recovering today. Sovouty-fivo were terribly stricken and Home tlioiiKlit hopolcHsly so. All physicians from Hanford and Le nioinoro were summoned and worked oyer tho patients nil night long. Tho cream was mado by ono of tho parishioners, and after standing ovor night In the freezer was frozen tho next morn lap. Tho picnickers then procoeded to tho banks of KIuks rlvor, itcttr Hardwlck, whero they wero atiicken. WILSON DEFEAT JNE STAB SIATE HIRTY PICKS I I .Nw Xitl tlrralil THREE ASHLAND Percy Hale, Frank Casey nml George Hreuuiin of Ashland were ar rested at the Royal lodging house Sunday evening for gambling. The arrests were made by Policemen llellaus and Crawford after they had watched the game. The men were well supplied with whiskey and wero rather noisy. The officers found i?il.l."i mi the table when the men wcte picked up. Hale is tho ll)-year-old boy oi Ashland who lecently came to Bed ford with the Ashland chief of police and bought whiskey in three saloons, causing the indictments of three bar tenders, IALIST E SPWNGFIKLn, 111., May (!. A boom has been stavted here for tho nomination of Duncan McDonald, seerelary treasurer of tho Illinois rutted Mine Workers of America for president of Ihe L'nitcd States on the Socialist ticket. Illinois delegates will work for him at the national con vention in Indianapolis May 12. As this state has the largest social ist vote of tiny in tho union with the exception of Pennsylvania, it is be lieved McDonald will have a good chance. Job llarrimau of Los Angeles nud Charles Kdwnrd Mussel, the magazine writer, are said to bo the other two candidates most likely to get the nomination, BOYS ARRESTED FOR GAMBLING CALL MEETING m m A All Members of Commercial Club In terested in Good Roads Asked to Meet Wednesday Night .to Discuss Matter. Committee is to Be Appointed to Draft Bill Which Will Give Erch County its Own Say Aboat Roads. Heemw the good roacU bills pro posed at Portland not give !ie several counties of the state power to govern the amount they .shall bond for the purpose of huihlin g.od roads lite Medford Commercial nlulf will meet on Wednesday night tc appoint committees to draft bills gtvimr ej.eh county its own sny as to the amount of bonds to be voted. These bi'is will he circulated tinder the Initiative and placed tixn the ballot in Novem ber. AH irood roads , advocates an? urged to attend the meetintr. As was pointed out in mi opinion prepared by A. K. Itenme-. published in these columns Saturday the lIN beiut; circulated in Portland limit emit county to 2 per cent of its lumd ed indebtedness. This will leave Jackson county less than a half u.i' lion for good roads. The bills to be drafted bv the Medford Cummeroinl chili will remove. thi liuut allowing cadi county to speeiiy ins nmouti. it wishes to bond for. LEA A FREEING CHINA SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May C A physical aud mental wreck broken by the Orient. General Homer Lea, the California military genius, au thor, confidant of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and adviser of the little group of Cltineso revolutionary leaders, ar rived on the liner Chi Yo Maru this morning to regain his health at his homo In Los Angeles. He was ac companied by Mrs. Lea. Although he took little part In the actual field campaigns of tho revolu tionary army, General Lea devoted himself so assiduously to tho prob lems of releasing tho Chinese from the dominanco of the Mauchus to which ho has virtually devoted his wholo life, that his constitution was undermined and he suffered a severe stroke of paralysis. Ho was con fined to his rstuterootu during tho entire voyage from Shanghai aud had to bo carried from the Chi Yo In an Invalid chair. He was In no con dition to discuss tho situation and will be hurried to Los Angeles. IS HELD TODAY TACOMA. Wn.. Mav 0. Whether tho stato of Washington will send a delegation to the lepubliean national convention nt Chicago instructed for President Taft or for Theodore Roos evelt is said largely to depend upon the result of the republican primary election being held in Pierce county today. All counties in tho stnto have selected delegates to tho stato con vention with tho exception of Skagit, with It) and Piorco county with 01. Hoosuvelt now has 233 delegates, Taft 174, with 173 votes coittostcd. These contested votes iueludo 121 from Ktiitr county, where tho republi can primaries wero repudiated by the Taft organization, winch m turn nam ed delegates to contest tho seats of those elected at tho priniarios. Theo votes will practically decide which faction of tho party will control the statu convention ut Aberdeen, W BK SKAGIT I'RIMARY 115,000,000 IS LOSS BY FROST Professor P. J. O'Gara Back From Pomona, Cal., Where He Addressed 1000 Orange Growers on Preven tion of Injury by Frost to Fruit. Growers Know Very Little of Frost Prevention Work, Askinq Questions Which Are Considered Silly Here. That n loss of $12,000,000 to $!.". 000,000 this year has forced the cit rus fruit growers of southern Califor nia to turn their attention seriously, for the first time to frost prevention work, and that the growers nt present know nothitii; nt nil of the ntothoifs followed in this work, is the word brought from southern California by Prof. P. J. O'Gnru who has just re turned from Poinonn, Cnl., where he addressed u gathering of 1000 fruit growers, members of tho Citrus Pro tective league. Professor O'Oara had not intended to attend the convention but send a paper to be rend before the meeting. However he was induced at San Francisco to twike the trip to Pomonn. "I was reliably informed," states Prof. O'Oara," that this year the orange growers of southern Califor nia have lost from .1(12,000,000 (o $15,000,000 by frost. Hence they uru at last taking up the matter of scientific frost fighting in earnest. "rt is remarkable how very little they know of frost prevention. In fact, during an open discussion after my remarks the most sensible ques tion asked was too silly to be answer ed in the Iiogue river valley. I told them so, too. "I devoted n great portion of my remarks to the Kogue River valley. They had an impression that we only had about ."it) 00 neres of fruit here. When I showed stereopticon views of orchards in bearing after tho frost season had passed they could hardly understand it. Many of them after tlte meeting asked mo many questions regarding the land m tins locality, n number stnting frankly that thoy in tend to quit the orange business and turn their attention to pears." Prof. O'Oara purchased consider able equipment in San Francisco for the Iabratory he is fitting up here. VICTORY AT POLLS BALTIMORE, Mil., May 0. With ideal weather conditions prevailing, Maryland today is holding its fiifct presidential primary eleotiun. F.arly voting was heavy. Tho Roosevelt people issued n statement in which thoy claimed vic tory for tlm former president. Tho Taft following is reticent, hut tho president is tho favorite in yvhtit little beeting has beon done. It is not believed the result of tlio election will bo definitely known until tomorrow. TO HEAR LA FOLLETTE HANFORD, Cal., May 0. -Jltptl-ness was practically suspended and school children given a day off hero today to listen to an address by Senator Robert M. La Follette, pro gressive republican candidate for tha presidential nomination. Tho speak er was Introduced by Mayor Coe and was enthusiastically received. Sen ator La Follotte's speech- wan prae-. tlcally a repetition of that d9llm4 ut Stockton gturdly. N CALIFORNIA H MAW m ' 'I