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CMy Hull 3g Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hltowot. Max. HI), Mln. . I'rerlp. .110 roMy-ii"0imit Veiir , Dully Hnvinili Vrur MIODFOM) OKKdOX, WKDN'KSDAY. MAY 22, 11)12. No. 02. ROOSEVELT CARRIES OHIO WILSON GETS 14 D TAFT GETS 10 OF DELEGATION Roosovcll Sweeps Ohio hy Immense' Majority and President Gets Only Elht or Ten Out ol 11 Delegates! Harmon Leads Wilson. Tad's Withdrawal Is Denied Should He Pull Out of Race, His Strenijlh Will Go to Ellliu Root. COM '.MIU'S, Ohio, Miiy 22. Available tclum front tin prinutiy ' election received lulu lliin iilltMiMHin indicate I hit t l(ii(tnoit carried I lit Pi fill, Si.xth, Hiulilh, Kin Hi, 'iVnlli, Kli'VKiitli, Hwolfth, Pniiilcculh, Si- ti'l'lllh, ScWIltoOlllll. Kltilltci'lllll, Twentieth anil Twenty-fir! iliMin". Iln itlno e,oH imik ilulogiitit each in tlit Tliinl, Fourth iiimI Fifteenth diMriot. I .u I'olh'lli failed to i'nituri' itnv deltiHe. Hiioirll will have at It'll t-1 .'l ilihlrii'l delegate. Tli I lit i -iiioii propd an still claiming (In I'li'c timi of nil district delegate except four lint tint returns indicate lli.it U'iNtni Iiiih elected 1 I district ili'l.-. gates. Return fiiiiii 'J, I til precincts i' oeived this iilti'iiionii mm lluiuton fiU.KJI mill WiIm.ii ;0,277. COLUMM'S, ()., Miiy 22.- While return i'toiti the Ohio piiuinry iIim. tints ilo not kim1 direct Kimikiivi'Ii Tuft figure (ur Huj reason Hint their mum tlltl not appear on tin bulbil, cutry Indication at noon tadny um Hint Koohovi'II Iiiih enrrii'd oiiiiugli ilintrii'lH to giut liim emit ml of :in stale convention. Kooscelt's uiuun pr, Walter llrown, declares that Tuft will linvt only eight delegate I'ioiii tin IK Ohio xi'iiiIh to Chicago. The Till I managers I'lniin ten. While it will In iiuiHiKxililt' foi' some hours to secure uootirnto figures, it i tcgurdod as iM'iltiiu Hint complete ligurcs will show that Roosevelt bus carried Ohio hy a pliiiulily miywluri from :i(),()l)0 to oO.OOO. Oil Hid doiuociulit' sitli retains I'ioiii 1H.VJ precincts of tin .'lUIII-iu Oliio give Harmon i:i,7.V ami Wooil row Wilson .'1-1,178 voles in the prosi ilmtial pieforonoo primary. Walli't' llrnwu, inn tiiiu of Hit Knnsovoll Ohio campaign aid leiluy: "HiMisi'vt'll will In uoininati'tl on tin first hallot. livery cudonoo shows that Taft Ik impossible. Dark hoot talk is iiilii'iiloiiN, Ko otlirr reaction ai'v will In acceptable to tin ptopli (Continued on Page Two.) BY CANDIDATES IN MCE NIJW YORK, May 'i'i. -I'iohIiIoii. tlal eumpnlgu managers horn toilay miiilu tho following claims for tht'lr rcHportlvo candidates, tho figures In rluilliiK imtlinatin rocnlvml up to iiiioii In tho Ohio olt'ctleu: HoiuilillcaiiH Clalmod for Taft, r.r.!). OIlllllltHl for HllOHOVdlt, l(i:i, Couroilod to HooHovult, 11 0 . CoiicdiIoiI to Taft, 1 81. liiHtruotoil for I.a Kollotto, an. liiHtriititcil for CuiiimliiH, 10, (hiliiHtnirlt'il tli'k'KuU'H, 111-. UiiliiHtrtU'tix! (lolt)t;atin iilalmcil for ItdOHOVUll, 7U. DdloKnluH (outcHtoil hy HoohovoU, 18'J. DuloKiitim ciiiitoHtml hy Taft, 110. nomonratH (JlalmiMl for Clark, HOI. fJlalmml ror WIIhoii, UIH. Concoddil aiurlc, 'J 10. Coiicoiloil WIIhoii, 10(i. Clnlmoil for Harmon, H'J, liiHtrtietml for Uiulorwnod, K'J, IiiHtrtictod for MarHliall, !10, IiiHtriidtnd for Kobh, IIO. HiHtriuitud for llaldwln, II, UuliiHtruelt)il illffuton, 1!I0, t K LAB mm IS SETTLES IT SAYS ROOSEVELT Vlclcry In Ohio Shows That It Will Be Huneles-s to Try to Bunt Us at Chicago hy Unseating Our Dclc- dates Who Represent PcoplcT.H. Colonel Prepares (cr Strenuous Hew Jersey Campaign Which Opens To morrow Many Couiiratulntious. OYHTKIt HA V. X. V., May 2: Tho riiHtill In Ohio Kittliix tin rou tiiht." wiih tho Mtatotiinnt lnirtt toil i (IT COIOIK'I Tlll'OllotO ItllOHt'VOll wht u mtniirml that all thu ItooHovutt ih If MatOM In Ohio hail lit'iui t'lt'i'ti'il hut 10. Hi Mild: "Xut urally I aii plmiai'd with OIiIo'k 'IiiiiuiIhIm Jiitti;iiicnt' hut I hollovt wi could hnvi won without Ohio. .My oppoin'iiU n(l Huti(iui tlnll) a nolld ott ilicri to ;lw tlicm a rh(iiiit) to niiikt a roiitimt at the Chlrauo run voulloii. "Tin victory In Ohio bIiowh that It will ho hopi'louM to try to hunt no nt ClilriiKii hy uiiPimtlm; our dil KatoK who P'irfM'iit tho popular will of tho pt'oplo of WaHhliiKton, Indi an n, Koutiii'Ky anil iilHowimro, nor will It ho iiohhllilu for thorn to win hy HoalltiK diili:atoji oloi'toil hy fraud In Moiithont Htatnii, "I atniri'dlato what tho pitoplo of Ohio did. It riproont vlrtory for not only plain inpiihllntux hut for ovory kooiI rltlxon, for In this ioii ttittl wo linvo Hlood for tho fiindii moiital rlKhtH of kooiI cltUuimhlp Kvory honont ami tlcront cltlzou, no mnttor what hln polltlvn, tdiould ho profoundly conrornod In our vic tory." l'oloittl KoorovoH wn Hhowortnl with roiiRratulatloiiH toilay. Ilo and IiIk mm Koruilt wont for n liornolmck rldo In tho moruliiK. Tho forniiir pioKldoiit will Htnrt IiIh .Now Jurat)' 1'nmimlKii on ThurBday. 9 I.OXDOX, .Mny n. .Mm. I'nnh hurvt wan kIvimi a uluo moutlm lm prlHouiiuuit without hard labor koii tonoo for hor part la tho rccont win dow hroalHm; rriiBado in hohalf of woman HiiffniKo. .Mm. I'aulihurHt almoHt collaiixod whon hor Hontonco wiih pronouncod today ami tho tiiari;o doalKuatod an a criminal and not political offenso an hIio had oxpoctoil. Slio plciulotl with tho JiiiIko for inorcy, HuyliiK: "1 havo ant had a fair trial," SAN DIEGO VIGILANTES ONE OF HAN DIKdO, Oil., May ill!. Tho much advortlMid doiuoiiBtratlou of vlnlluntim al tho romi Iioiiho hum fulled to matoiiallzo toilay. When tho cnHO ot J. M. 1'ortor, an alloKcd loader or tho c.UIzoiih' committoo, charged with coiilompL of court for mi alleged Intimidation, of tho I. W, W. uttornoyH, h'red Mooru mid M. W. ItohhliiH, woiUIiik lioro In tho froo Hpeeeh flht, wau called thu courtroom was crowded, thu lialla and HtreetH HiirroiindliiK tho county ImlldliiK woro lluod with a nurloiiH throiiK, hut tho crowd wiih thoro not la protoHt to tho fliHt attomiit to proHocuto tho vlKllaiitoH. Thoro woro fow AmorK'un riiiKB Houn In tho crowd, Mont ot tlio upoe tatotH woro apparontly rroo Hpooch ByiupathUora. Whon tho iloiira to Superior JiuIko fluy'H cluviuhorH woro locked tho room wub piuitod with mon mipioHO(l to lu oppnuod to tho 50,000 EEEGAIES AN Carries the E FOR TNT TO CONTINUE WASHINGTON'. May 'S2. "ItV a oriino for I'lcMtlcnt Tall to ooutiiim in thu ooiiIomI," wait tho tatciumit f Smuitor .lohoph ,l. Di.Miu of .Montana, Colonol Hoonovi'll's 1'iiiiipiUKii iiiiuia :or, on tho rcMilt of tho vluotioii in Ohio. 'r'riuiulb of Ilio pro.sitlont," oontin iictl Dixon, 'slitnilil not permit him to ku into Now .It'iM-y. Ilo frankly .stnt oil in Clcvolmitl last Tliuivtlay that Hit Mito in Ohio would la ilooi-ivo ami hottlo tho iituuiiiatiou (piotion. Thu ropuhlioau paity is hior tliiin tho nuiliitioii of anyoiio. "Tho wim anil patriotic lliiuj; for I'lo-iilout Tuft to do in to aoi'opt the uuuuimou verdict of tho Ohio pri mary election mill withdraw." The Tall liureaii hero tlii after noon conceded KntiM'voll Hiiity-ciirjit of OliioV forty-oijjhf iIoIokiiIon, while Hit 1iOomoII iiiiiiun'ei. ttoueedo To It lint ei)ht di'leuiiIeK, ilccliiiin the oili er two still are iloiilitful, Tho Hotel and KoMtatiraut Km ployoH and IlarteudurH' Iohkuo Ij proHoiutliiK a vlKoroim nampalKii to InrreiiHo tho nieinliorshlp to 100,000. FAIL TO MAKE THEM IS PUT ON TRIAL iiutloiin of tho viKllauloH. Whoa tho ciiko wiih oallod State Senator I.. A. Wright, ropresuiitlm; Portur, at onco Hiihmlttod a domiir ror to tho citation for contempt. JiiiIko (lay promptly ovorruloil tho (Ionian or. Tho luiarhiK wiih ad journed until tomorrow. llmulhlllH woio hcattorod alioul town Hiiylnjjc: "Ono of mi Ih to appear hoforo .luilKO Guy at ! a. in. WoduoHday, May '2'2, 11)111, to miRwor to clmroa of contempt, Tho federal Kratid Jury at I.oh AukoHmi In Invtmtlgutlnt; oth er a of iih, who may ho prosomitod under ttootloiiH 5 5 OK mid finit), U, S. rovlHod BtatutoB, ' Somo of u h Htatid in tho Hliudnw of tho ponltoitlary. AH of ua may ho proHocuted for coiiHplraey, So far tho offlcoi'8 of tho law am with iih. Wo miiHt keep thorn thoro, A bin iiiootliiK will uhow tho courts whoro wo Htmul," zfir.rr -- , i RACE SAYS DIXON PLURALITY i 0 HARM M Buckeye State cJu-cison "Harmon Vvw TAFT TO FIGHT WASHINGTON, May :! Presi dent Taft iirrii'ii here from Ohio at 11 o'clock this merning: mid went illr ootly to Hie White House. Tho prei dont will tnkoa root lioro, prepanitory to tipoiiiny his New Ji)iey cainpaijjn. lo oiidorM'tl an extunsion of his pro posed campaign tliroujli New Jersey until noon of Tuestlay next, the day on which the primary election will ho Imld in that xlate. This decision w.i lenelicil alter a iiiiifvrunuu with At torney (leneral Wiekoiliam, Secre tary of l.ahor ami Comiueroo Charles N'nel and Sciiiitor .Murray Crane of .MasMiehiiselts. Tho president inteiuls to fitslit do perately tor the twonly-ei;lit dele gates m New Ju-tv. Hi will make most ot his tup tl'H)U)l) the .state in an mitoiunhilc. ( ii IWI1KNS. Ti. -Mny 22. With a hattlo hotweeu M.lcan robots and Kovoruiiient troops across tho Inter national houndar) Uuo from hero Ini inlnont, stops were tnkon today hy tho Pnltod Stiiten govornniunt to pro tect American lle aiul property. With tho 1th a or proven ting Hrlni; or flight h) eiiher fgrcojiito Ainorl can territory, Coloagl Stoovor, com niuudluj; the depattniom of Toxna, today went a detacliniont of troops to follow the line of fiBhtln.; nloiiR tho border. CHICAGO, .Mav :!LV-.TI.ui. l.'i.OUO to 10,000 freiKht luitulluns HiroiiKliuit tho United Stales mav soon ho on htriko was indicated huro today whon it was announced iroiu tho local lYoijht liaudlcrs union lieadipiarUvs that all union ireilit liumllers in (he oojiiitry would he failed upon to striko at noon today. The teanibters union Intro is also planiiimr to htnko in synipathy with tho froijjlit liandlei. DESPERATELY FOR ERSEY E SENT HLU PLAN GENERAL STRIKE wi O'ER BEAST BY Famous Juvenile Judge of Denver Sweeps the Field With Independent Ticket, Defeating Both Old Parties in Bitterest Contest in City. Victory is Vindication and a Revolt Against Machine Vote Women Rallied to Help Children's Friend. DKNVKIt. Col., .May TJ. Hacked hy the woiaoa of Donvor, to whom he particularly appealed In his fight aKalimt the forces he typifies as th" brant" Municipal Court .Indue licit H, I.lrulHoy today Ih re-'lected an one of a citizens ticket by n vote wllih swept ovory ward In the city In his favor. Tho citizens' ticket wrn by at least 20,000 majority over I bo democratic ticket and Troiii 5000 to 7000 over tho republicans. Headed by Henry Arnold for may or, j.luiliujy'H ahFodates were opposed to both tho republican and democrat ic machines. Tho campaign was the moHt bitter In tho city's history. Lfndscy made a strung appeal to the women of the city to vindicate him against the attacks of bis foes and they gao bis party victory for his full ticket In every d'vlslon of the city, oven down to tho last alder man. Undscy, who has fought the ma chine hero for years, Issued tho fol lowing statement teday: "This victory Is a vindication for me, for It Is, In one sense, a rovoU against 'tho beast' which caused nib to be vUllficd and violently assailed." Arnold and other candidates on tho citizen's reform ticket are pledged to resign if the commission form of government is adopted in Dcnvor and an effort probably will be mado next fall to secure- an en dorsement of the citizens for that plan. L BE HELD TONIGHT A rousin-jr booster meeting will ho held this- evening at the Opera Iioum nt which time many unit tors of grout importance to MoiU'ord will bo dis cussed, among them being the matter of a road to Hie Ithie l.cdge, tho home rule good roads bill, ami the matter of securing signers for water in or der that the Itoguo Hivor Valley Can al company can go ahead with the completion of its project in tho valley. Kvory live wire in the citv is urged to attend the meeting. An attractive program has- hceu arranged as fol fel fol eows: Tho program follews: Opening remarks by President W. M. Colvlg. Violin solo, "Faust Fantaslo," Miss Carrie h. Alton. "Tho Irrigation of tho Uoguo IUvor Valley," Professor A. P. Stoval, Pro ro.ss.or 1 C. Rolmor mid Fred N. Cuuimlngs. Vocal solo, Miss Fransllno McNas ser. "Permanent Road Legislation," A. K. Kennies and Kd Andrews. Vocal solo, William Vawtor, Jr. "Tho National Gathering ot Klks," V, I.. Kennies. "Shall Wo Havo a City Carnival?" 10. J. Arnold. "Tho Medford Commorclal Club," W. M. Colvlg. A sketch, Whltconib Field. POST-INTELLIGENCER CONCEDES TAFT IS DEFEATED SKATTLK, .May 22, Tho Seattle Post lntelligeiieor in an uditoriul to day practically concedes Taft's do feit for tho republican nomination u a result of tho Ohio primary yester day. Local political loiulurs take tho same view of tho situation. f IF W IN N MASS MEETINi; i',1 STRIKE TIES UP 24 Freight Handlers Demand Minimum Wage of 25 Cents an Hour and Quit Work at Noon When Demands Arc Rejected Clerks Also Go Out. Strikebreakers at Work in Yards Un disturbedUnion Teamsters May Refuse to Touch Freight. CHICAGO, .May 'SI. - Fulfilling their threat to strike mado a week ago by President Klaiuiery when llicir union fiiiluil to nsree with reprcxentn-tive- of twenty-four railroads enter ing Chicago, the International Freight Ilnudlor union, representing practi cally every railroad" in tho country, struck today. The mon demanded a niiuiiniiii wage of 'J." cents an hour ami extra pay fur holiday and Saturday nftcr- IIOIMIs. The clerks in the railroad freight houses walked out with the freight handlers when their demand fur an increase of .f.'i pur month in salary wiii refused. Strikebreakers aro working in the railroad yard ami freight houses here this afternoon. There have been no disturbances so far. A conference between representa tives of tho freight liaudler.s' tnul the teamsters' unions was called today. The freight liaudlcrs predict that un ion teamsters will refue to haul or handle any freight which is handled in the railroad freight houses by mm. union men taking the places of the strikers, pin! as all members of the freight handlers' union are affected bv the iiimouticcd .strike, the expected strike of teamsters may be nation wide aNo. CROWN MILLS DESTROYED BY SAN FRANCISCO FIRE SAN- FRANCISCO. Mnv 2' Fire totally destroyed today the Crown -Mills and adjoining premises here. The fire started when coal iilaced near n furnace burst into flames. The damage was .f 10,000. SERVICES lilt IN DOSTON, Mny 22. -Funeral ser vices were conducted over the body of the Rev. Clarence V. T. Rieheson, slayer of Avis Linucll, who was elec troctited in Churlestowii prison early yesterday morning, nt the Warren Haplist church here. The Key. Her bert S. Johnson, who acted as Rich- esoii's spiritual adviser during his last days officiated. Tho services were attended only by Miss h. Rieheson, u sister, and Doug- Ins Rieheson, a brother of the former pastor; Attorney Morse and several newspaper men. It was announced that the body would bo buried in or near Huston. MEDFDRD LEADS FOR .O.O.F. .I'KNDl.HTON, Ore., May 22. With nearly J, 000 Members present tho annual grand lodge encampment of thu Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Oregon was begun hero today. Tho Odd Fellows and Rebekahs paraded through thu business section of tho city tin's afternoon. Tho oncauipnieiit will bo adjourned tomorrow. Jledford is in tho load for the llllll encamp ment. HERRICK GIVES BANQUET TO EXPOSITION COMMITTEE PARIS, May 22.- Tho membors of tho I'aiuinia I'acifie exposition for eign committee, who aro touring Kuv opu miller tho leadership of John Hays Hammond, wore guests of Unit ed States Ambassador Myron T, ller rick at a baiiipiut hero today at which u number of leading hankers and liiorehauts of tho French capital were their follow diners. AD AB A MESONS FIERI AWN FREE PASSAGE FOR AMERICAN SHIPS IN CANAL House Passes Bill Permitting Amer ican Owned Vessels Engaged in Coastwise Trade to Pass Through Panama Canal Without Cost. Railroad Owned Ships Must Pay Same Tolls as Any Foreign Vessel to Prevent Stifling of Competition. WASHINGTON,. Mny J2. -That the house will reverse its notion of last night when it voted to permit American-owned ships engaged in coastwise trade to pass freo of tolls through the i'anama canal, was the prediction here today of Representa tive William C. Adamson (demoprat, Georgia). A final vote on tho mea sure will he taken in the house to morrow. Discussing the bill, Adamson said teday: "The vote last night was close. I think that after the advocates of freo tolls have had time to deliberate thev will reverse themselves and charge all ships, irrespective of nationality, for the privilege of using the canal." The I'acifie coast delegation, how ever, is confident that Hie final vole will show flint a majority still favor the Dnremus substitute amendment, which provides free tolls for coast wise vessels. This bill was' carried last night by it vote of 100 to 00, leaving the matter of passing free American-owned shis engaged In foreign trade up to the president. The UoremiH amendment also provides that ships engaged in coastwise trade owned in whole or In part by n rail road company, -or-rW which the rates are controlled by any railroad com pany for the purpose of preventing ocean competition, must pay the samo tolls and transit charges us any for eign vessel. The provision inserted in the bill by Representative Knowiaiid of Cali fornia providing ngninst tho stifling of water competition hy tho transcon tinental railroads remained in tho measure after heated debate. L E LOS ANGKLES, May 22. The jury which will try Clarence Darrow on the charge of jury bribery in the McNamara ease is complete. Thu twelfth man was secured at 11:10 o'clock this morning. All but four of thu jurors eomo from outside of Los Angoles city. Six are ranchers, one a cement con tractor, one a real estate man, one i landlord, one a carpenter mid one a transfer man. Tho defense, used eight peremptory challenges in the selection of the jury and tho prosecution three, leu villi; two for each side whon tho jury was finally accepted. After tho last man hud been sworn u recess was ordered and whon court reopened, Karl Rogers, Darrow's at torney, suggested that an alternate juror bo selected. Judgo Huttou stat ed ho had thought of inakiii;.' such mi order on his own motion if thoro was no objection, ilu finally decided to have a thirteenth juror, and tulesmuu borrowed from the other departmentr. of tho superior court so (hut thu caso might proceed at ouco. Tho jury consists ef: W. It. Wil liams, orangegrowor, Monrovia t L T. Lainniors, rancher, CIcarwator; K. K. Pierce, rancher, Ausa; A. J, Snyder, tanoher, San Gubriol; O. S. Coppock, cement contractor, Whittier; KJgitr A. Moore, orangegrowor, Diiario; P. 0. Paul-Rittor, real estate, Los An goles; L. A. Luuult, rancher, Kl Mouto; F. !. Golding, lumber denloi, Los Angeles; Q. M. Dunbar, lamHotd, Los Angeles; Kliju II, Loflor, mr pouter, Los Angelus; John L, l)ic mau, transfer man uiid nuiehor, .Mon rovia. Altonp.tu to ho cIiohcii. Halifax Dock Collapses HALIFAX, N. K., May 22, Forty stoveduros working on the 1) WW wharf had a nanow cMHfWt )nt n'it when Hixty feot of thu duck (wUhjwJ DARROW OMHD M NOW N WAY M i .y '1