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r ?f t ,- 5 K n . , ? ..TV A t I 4 ' rv ?, n Y I SECOND EDITION I lull v Hovi'iilli Vi-nr HOUSE VOTES RATE COURT Conuress ly Vote of 120 to 19 Ajrccs to Eliminate Commerce Xrlhunnl Fifty Republicans Includlu" Pro gressives, Support Democrats. Arclilmli! Scandal Renews Feuil Willi Interstate Commerce Commission Impcaclimcut Uudrrway. WASHINGTON. May II- H.v rt vl of .1!0 In 111 llu Iioiiko today !! In nliuliuli tilts coiiiiuoroo ctiiitt, I'oily lepublloniiw, Including most of llii' plOglltsiv', Supported (III' lll'llioerillil' majority. 'I'lin vot, uhii'li n taken in com mitten of lliti whole, i iiliiully t'timl iih I'm t' us tint Ihiiiki) in concerned. Another fight is potibh', however, when llu legislative, executive mill judicial iiiiri)iriiitinii hill coiiioh up lor liniil passage. Thi' regular topuhlioau defended tliii eoininoroo court mill tried to pio M'lil a vole mi llif resolution calling fin' abolishment. Tlit provision adopted ciiIh off salaries mill appro priations alter July 1 mill transfer tin eoiiit's work In Iho I'liilcil Stale district colli Is. I'ongrossmuu Sinm of Tennessee toil I ho fiejit to abolish the court, fliiiiiii'ti'iiriiiu' it iih a "court of spe cial privilege," mill one serving Iho railroads against llif public Ho said: "I I is n L'liurl of a delay -n special court ami olio antagonistic ami ob structive, wllli tun sweeping powers of iiijiini'liiin. It is fully to continue such a I'ouit mill it in extruviik'unt. 'i was urgaaircd In expedite eases Im forti tho ititurntntu omtiineree com mission, hiit It oxK'dltos only tlu ob jection of tint railroads against the aiders of thi' commission," To examine llii' documents submit ti'd h.v President Tatt in tlio proceed nis's ngniiist Judge Archhuld of the commerce court, llu Iioiiko judieiur.v I'liiiiinilliM', which is comliiulutg I ho investigation, nrdcicd a recess lodiiy. Hearings will In resumed inumriow. Edward William, of Si'ianloii, Pu wlio testified yotcidav llmt Judge Archhuld owned mi interest in nn op tion on a oonl pih belonging to tin llrio railroail, Is viitually uinlor nr ii'Ht Inilay, in diihloily of a Horjifiint it t -ii i iii4. Thi' iioiiiinilli'it exports It in t to llihdohO otllL'l' llllhilK'fN lU'llIrt ho hail with .IiiiIku Arohlialil. It is oxpootod (hat .ludo Archhald will I n l,o tlio htiiuil in Ids own dofriiKo. If thn coiiiiiiitti'o rooomiiioiidh im poiiohinoiil, Archhald will ho NiHpciiil cil fioui tlio coiiuiicico coiirl unit it i-. frooly prcdicli'd thai hiicIi mi olit 'oino would piovo "another nail in t Ik coffin of tint ooimiioivo conrl." .MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May l. I'Yoiu rcliuhlo hut iiuofl'icial sources it wiih hiariicd (hat tlio quadrennial on oral coiil'oicnoo of tint Molhodi'-I Kplhctipal eliureli hero decided to re tiro l)lshow CrmiHtoii, Warren, Moore, .Smith and Nucly mid (o cicnto ten or twnlvo new hlnhops. iMelhodiNt KpiHcopal residenciw prohahly will ho eHtuhlishcd at llel euu, I, oh AiikoIoh, PiUriltui'Ki ICiiiihiim t'lt.V and Cluvolnud. The offico of general Hcmcliiry of Iho Kpwiuili heiiKiio and the editorship of the Kp worth Herald will ho coinhiiu'd. Dr. M. M. ltaudall of (ho I'iircI Sound coiifereni'ii Is uenorul Heeretary of thw lIKpwortli huiiuo. T WINNIPKO, Man., May 0. -Prcin-ier Hoblitt itiiuoiiiicl'ii hint night that ' government olovutorrt wore n failuro and tliat (buy would bo Hold lo private coueoriiH at tlio mid of tio pi'imont Kcason in August. Ho deolurod tlio I'ni'iiHH'H doniaiidcil govornmout ulovu lui'H mid tllon did nut patroni.o thorn. FO HOUnON NEW BISK FOR MEK GOVERNMEN ELEVATORS FAILURE Medtord Ml n LEASE OF LIFE BY CONGRESS Effort to Abollsb San Francisco and Oilier Money Colnlnn Institutions Falls by Vote of 92 to Ol-Clark Votes to Keep Alive. Move Occlareil to Re Instituted for Benefit of (iiiiiiicnlielm and Suit trr Trust. W'AHIIINdTON. May H lly a vole of V2 to CI tint Iioiihi loilay rofiiHOil lo aholUh (oIiiiiko iiiIiiIh al Hull l-V;inelKco, New DrlcaiiH iintl Ciirhon, Nov., ami hIx nxitiiy oifki-H. Kiumker Clnrlt voted lo retnlii thi' iiiIiiIh. All party lluen uere ahol ImIioiI In (lie votliiK. Tin iroioHltlou to iiIioIInIi the iiiIiiIh wiih friiiiii'd hy the Iioiihi coin inltlci' on aiiroirlatloiiH. The ipiuiitlou of aliollHhliiK tlio in I it tn aroHe durlm; the cotiKldera tlou of the "IiikIki'I" npiiioprliitlon hill. Ktiih nioiiilior wiih llinlteil to live minutes' debute. . In defeuxe of the Kan I'maclRco mint, IViiiKrcHftiiuin Itaticr xahl tlitit tint mint In that city rout the r.ov- iiruiiioiit sa.r.no.oiin, Inn that Its profits for last year nlmio wero $:t(;o.ooo. CoiiKreHinimi Humphrey of WiihIi liiKton declared that the (iiiKKoiihclin IntereHtH would ho the principal heneflrlarles If the inlatH were ahol IhIiciI mid I'oiiKi'ewMiiiiii Martin of .South Dahota routended Hint the provlnlons of the bill would ccntrul lie koIiI bullion and money In Wall ntroot. CoiiKreKntniiii KiiIiii of Man lran cIkcii unlit : "The Han Krnnaluro mint hn been ne)f utipportliiK tliroiiKh colnnco of money for the people of the comit. for foreign governments and the Philippines. It Iiiih realty made money on these transactions." The vote was then taken, ami the limine decided to give appropriations to the snine amount as heretofore, thus tiHsiirliiK the continuation of three mints ami tlio assay offices at Seattle. Helena, Ilolse, Salt Lake City, Deadwood and Charlotte, N. C. ZAPOTLAN CITY NI3W YORK, May !. Tito Now York Nows llureau today prltitu a dlHpatch from Mexico City snyliiK that :il persona were killed and half the city of 'apotlau was destroyed In an earthipiako last night. Sixteen are reported killed at Cludiu! Ou.o iiiiiu, and 13 Injured, Tlio dispatch mys that 112 Hliocks woro felt fol lowing an eruption of the Collma volcano, which threw out floods of lava and Baud. Mexico City Is terror roaring another quake. In BATTLE RAGES ON MONTHUWY, Mexico, May 9. It Ih reported hero today that laborers on the plantation of Charles Hamil ton, an American, In tlio stato of Uaxaca, revolted and attacked the fodoral troops iiuartored thoro. Twonty-four of tlio attackora, two rurules and ono statu soldlor woro killed and many woro wounded In tlio buttle, which lasted for two days. HEINZE LOSES STOCKS HE HOCKED FOR LOAN MORTON, May H H.v a ruling bote today of V, Hookwood Hall as niiiHtor V. AtiguHliiH llcizo Iopos $(100,000 in copper Btookn which ho, M. M, Joyeo of Now York and other plaintiffs pledged with D, V. AdiiuiH and olbor llostop nolo brokers in 11)08 iih col lateral for n loan of !IOO,000 ob taini'd by llelzo and bis associates), EARTHQUAKE mm MS MEDFORD, AY AIM TRIED TO BRIBE Bryan Asserts Thai Friends of Ohio Governor and Presidential Candidate Used Corruption to Win Away His Delenatcs at Denver Convention. Letter Written by DeVanncy, Har mon's Cainpa!p.n Manaijir Is Made Public at Columbus. DKI.I'IKIS, Ohio, May !. IJeilc r aliiti; his elm I ye that (loi-iii' Harmon's fiicuils tried to hnho hi (HiyiiuV) ilelciileH in IIIIIH. William .1. Itrymi pol.c hen today in hohall of Woodrow WiImhi. I'ioiii Dolphin he ucnt lo Vim Wert, wheie at noon he delivered hi forty -eighth He ii since eomiiii; o Ohio. Ilrvnu stiirted for his hunif m N'e hriiskn this ntlerimoii. COI.I'MUrS, Ohio, May !. Sup pleuieiiliiit; William .1. Itryau's chiir iH'H Hint friends of (iovernor .ludsnii llarmoii in 1IM1K "Oiiyht to luiho ilole-galo- lo deseit the Nehraskan, llar ey Onrher of the dciiioeratie pro gressive league ileelaied hero today that the letter eiicloHim; the offer to bribe was written by Michael DeVnn no V of Cincinnati, Harmon's- cmn paii;u iiinnni.'cr. Harmon declared today that he had telegraphed Dryail nkin him to pnhli-b the letter, a copy of which Itrymi declined wiih in his possession. Later in the day Umber himself published the letter, it wii- dated Cincinnati, .lum- 2U, 1!I08. hut the names of the persons who received it or the delegates referred to were not made, public. Signed' by DeVunney, the letter says lnv timler-tnnds that the recipient in "ip touch with two delegates" in a certain district mid urges him to have his two delegates at Columbus July , saving thmr transportation to the Denver con voli tion would In.' taken care of. The let ter cencludes: "Hy thin letter you will see that there is 'something doing' mid whilrt endorsements have been given in your district, I hope your two delegates will see their wav clear to vote for Harmon on the first ballot at Den ver." KNOX TALKS FOR TAFT'S RE-ELECTION LOS ANOIILKS, May P. Secre tary of State P. O. Knox will deliver here tonight his first political speech since leaving Washington on bis trip to Central America. Ho will advocate ronoiniimtion by the republicans of William II. Tall for the presidency. The meeting will be the las) big Taft rally of the primary campaign in Los Angeles, Former Senator Prank P. Flint will also speak. niltMINtJIIAM, Ala.. May 9. Tho participation of sonio of the foremost golf experts of tho South assures In teresting and keen competition In tho annual Invitation tournament which opened today on Iho golf links of tho Hlrmlugham Country club. AN IN COUNCIL REVERSES ITSELF ON II AMENDMENTS Boxinn and Municipal Court Amend ments Withdrawn $20,000 Bonds for New Bridfjo Asked Election May 28. That tho solo dcslro of tho city council la calling u city election .to vqto amendments to tho city charter was to tako a slap at tho newspapers of tho city and that tho councllmon aro not hosltiitlug to play potty pol itics In order that tho inoiiBuro re lating to city printing may carry at an olectlon, was conclusively shown at a mooting of tho city council Wednesday afternoon whon nn order was mado rescinding tho .olectlon cullod for May 1 1 and u now olectlon Mail Tribune OIMWON, TJIl'KNDA V, MAY i), 1012. i HE FIRST PICTURE OF MOTHER EH ROUTE TO CLAIM THEM NKW YORK, Miy 'j Tlio two! little French lo)s. Louis ami I.olo' j Nuvralrel. whoso rather went down with the 'IHnnlc. today huve been i ed over to the children's society turn by Miss Margaret l!us. who has cared for the boys since finding thorn on the rescue .ship Carpnthla. The boys' mother has heen located in I'ranco ami Is coining to America to claim them. It Is understood 'that Mine. N.iv ratll revently was. illviirced from her huBbuml. The man who had the. children In hls-LS?;-on "board the Titanic and Is belfivfcd to have boon their father, was one of the second class piissougers None of the other possenRers who survived can remem ber seeing the man rescued. HONO KONO, May . HinulrvuS of bodies are reported seen tloating in llu Wi'-I rni'r Iitilnv. ns n result. it is said, of campaign recently in- nuguruled for (he extermination of! river pirates. Thousands of Chinese soldiers stationed to the north of Swatow, in the province of Kwang Tung, are returunu: to Canton, kill ing the pirates s they come. Men caught stealing ou-n tho most trifling sums are summarilv .shot. Foreigners in South China expect n renewal of anarchy on account of the depleted condition of the treas ury. Dr. Sun Yet Sen is reliving lo Ma oao, a Portuguese depondeney on the Canton rier, to reside. ANACONDA. Mont.. May 9. I Anaconda is gnllv ducordtcd In tho national colors In Honor or tho an nual encampment of tho O. A. It., department of Montana, which as sembled here today for a three days' session, called for May 2S, which omitted two of tho amendments submitted to tho people on the first call. The amoudments omitted aro tho ono re lating to boxing contests and tho ono fronting a municipal pollco judgo. During tho past week tho council inou realized that a g,roat opposition to theeo. measures luul dovoloped mid that If thoy romaliiod to bo voted upon, tho city printing niensuro which substitutes tolophono posts for nowspapors, would probably bo de feated. So In the now call thoy woro omitted and an amendment providing for a bond tssuo not to oxcood ?20,000 with which to pay tho city's aharo of tho now brldgo ovor Hoar creel;, Included, This measure and tho ono covering city printing was submitted, tho council men evidently boUqvIng that tho bond Issue would curry tho posting ordinance. ' TITANIC WIS WAGE WAR ON NO N CHINESE PIRATES' BY TAFT'S TITANIC WAIFS' MOTHER PROVES IDENTITY MME. NAVRATIL WITH LOUIS : TO ST AS LINCOLN, Neb.. Muv 1). William Ilrvau announced todnv i'iimllv and iMtsitivelv that he will not be the com- vmm. republican candidate for the prtsidenev. Making his statement through Jr Commoiier, the "Sage of Nebraska" fcays : "Hryan will not he the compromise candidate at the republican conven tion. True, lie is more progressive than Til ft and U's- dangerous than Hoosuvelt ; it is ' prohahly true uUo that either the president or the ex- iire.siofiu womii rniuer ec mm pnsi- .1.,.,, ti... ,i... ..n...- it. . i... r,.i iii iiiiiii tin. 1'iiivi tiii niT irn.1 under no oIitienl obligation to eithor of them, ami is willing to lot them i hiii mil ineir on icroiices pveu II a r:..i. i...:.. i:n. . split-, the republican party." UMHMPVTfl f'..l Mr... ci I U.ll ll.l.lll... I V, VllM II ' Kxiiiniuntiou of the original nffidav- il" of ''"'ididates for delegates to the republican national convention from California in the office of the secre tary of state today revealed tho alounding fact that none of the Taft ' delegates has declared a preference lor j an as tno party nominee, nor has any ono of them agreed to ac cept tho decision of tho voters in the preference primary next Tuosday us to tho presidential nominee in ease of his election as n delegate. Such preference and acceptance of the popular verdict bad been formally made in the affidavits filed by tho Woosovolt and La Follelto delegates as well as those supporting Wood row Wilson and Champ Clark on the democratic ballot. Kviduntly the Taft eonuuiltte has taken action which gives it, in ease of tho election of nuv part of its tiiket, n purely trading delegation. According to statements made by tho city eounellmon following the session, tho city dads have seen a groat light during tho past week. They have discovered that they can regulato boxing contests within the city without having tho people vote upon tho matter and that tho croa tlon of a municipal Judgo Is tit pres ent not for tho best Interests of tho city. Ten days ago tho members of tho council woro firm In their belief that these two measures should be submitted to tho peoplo for their adoption or rejection. According to tho order mode Wednesday tho peoplo ot the city will on May 28 voto on the nmond mont substituting phono pules for nowspapors and on bonds In nn amount "not to exceed 120,000," with which to pay tho clty'tt share of tho cost of constructing a new bridge ovor Hear crook at Hiq lino of East Mula street, 1 DECUNES LEAD I REPUBLCAN i M TTPcnon Historical Society " Cllv Halt " - " fiUO LOLO. it.. v IS GEniNG BETTER SMS J J. SCOTT That business comlit'ous have im proved wonderfully durimr the past months and that this summer will see a gradual but constantly iuereasiiiK business awakening is the word brought to Medford by John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the South ern I'auific lines in Oregon who is ;i Medford on a brief business trip. Mr. Scott if very much pleased at the increased business as shown in the, railroad world, stating that it' is V siiro index to business throughout the Wrion. --- I "I am alwavs oleascd to visit .Mod- i ' - j frI." states .Mr. Scott, "for I alwny.-i I f,ul ,,ur-' n "tmi f,,itl' " the future of Oregon. .Medford always make; a man feel better it i a great tonic. "I believe that business will con stantly grow better during the sum mer ami fall. This is indicated by tho increasing amount of business done during the past month. Oregon will welcome several large excursions this summer and these always are u help as tlio-i who come on a visit are very likely to return to make their home with us." A SEATTLE. Wash.. May S. H. V. Urodle. general passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific at Vancouver, H. C with the aid of detectives em ployed by tho company, has un earthed a graft participated in by ticket sellers, freight clerks and assistant pursors in Vancouver, Se attle and Taconm, which netted thorn $000 a month. Fourteen Canadian Pacific employes havo been dis charged and lirodlo says ho Is not through with tho Investigation. Tho alleged method was for a freight clerk or assistant purser to stand at a steamship gangplank, taking tickets, somo of which ho would fail to punch, later returning tlioiu to the ticket clerk to ho re sold. WASHINGTON, .May 9.- Senator Dixon and Uepresontativo MeKinley, managers respectively of Colonel Uoosovell and President Tatt, aro (linking plans today for the transfer of their campaign headquarters to Chicago in time for tho opening meet ing of the national committee in Chi cago, Juno U. The last state to select delegates to the national convention is South Dakota, where primaries wiM bo held .luno 4. Dixon and McKinley expect to tube personal charge of the delegate- con tost fights, which must be decided bj tho national committee betore the meeting of tho convention Juno 18, B 1 K'S GRAFTEO :n MONTH N CAMPAIGN FROM A WEATHER Fair tonight iiimI Friday. Mm. Hit, ,MIii, in. No. 'It. RIVER LEVEES Gravity of Flood Situation Increases Loss of Life Feared as Residents Ipnorcd Warnings to Move Out Motor Boats Used to Rescue. Cervasse at New Roads a Mile Wide Vandals Reapinn, a Harvest by Lootinp Inundated Houses. NKW OKLHAN'S, !n., Mny I). New breaks in tho levees along tho Mississippi river are increasing tlio gravity of the flood situation today. At Torras MOO feet of embankment crumpled today making the orevasso there II.OOO feet wide. Two break at Morcativille ami one at Long Mridge flooded two populous pnrislies. Loss of life is feared in theso sec tions, ns the residents ignored warn ings to move out or take proper mea sures for protection. NEW ORLEANS, Ln Mny I). With 1400 feet of the levee above here swept away and the crevume expected soon to be n mile wide, New KondS today already party inundat ed, is threatened with destruction by the flood waters from the Mississippi river. Vandals in skiffs tire reaping a harvest, by looting inundated bouses. Motorbonts are being used to res cue refugees from upper stories and trees. MEXICANS STILL AWAITING BATTLE EAGLE PASS. Texas, May 0. -Strongly entrenched in the two rail road towns of .Mnpirrimi and Bermi- jillo. near Torreon, Mexican federil troops today awaited the advance of the rebel force which was yesterday ordered by General PukcimI Orozco, cominaudcr-iu-ehicf of the revolu tionary army. Both sides realize that the battle may prove the deciding contest of the rebellion, and each is preparing for a determined con flict. Should victory rest with the rebels, the federals planned to retire to Tor reon to make another stand. Orozco will then move on Torreon, and re new tlie attack. The rebel general announced todnv that be was exper iencing great difficulty in securing provisions for his men. He charges that the federals are poisoning tlio wells. KETCHELS MURDERER lEFFErjSON CITY, Mo., May 0. Walter Dipley must spend bis life in tho penitentiary for the murder if Stanley Ketehel, former middleweight champion pugilist, while his compan ion, Goldie Smith, will go free, ne- cording to the decision of the Mis souri supremo court today in affirm ing the sentence of life imprisonment on Diploy and reversing the convic tion of the woman with an order foi' her release. Dipley shot Ketcbel, following n ipmrrel, on a farm near Springfield, Mo. E E VIENNA, May 0. Fran Kapritc znn of Lippa, Hungary, lias been ar rested for oarryiug on a wholesale blaebeard husincsH. In addition In murdering four husbands on her own account, she used to itsnist other wo inou to kill off their husbands whim they becnnio tired of them and hvr" confession has led to the arrest of five other women who sulinht bur !! to become widows. Tlntro w ihj monetary motiva for tUf criw. ffiW BREAKS SWAMP S m.-.xim$2mm