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Ornnon Historical Soctefv City Hall " ' lited MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER Showcri, Max 8 Mill 57 prcclp ,!U I'mly nci'ihhI Ti'iir Piilfi i. vi hili ViMir MKDKORD, ORKOON, Til ILKSDA Y, .IVStt V.i, DV2. NO. 7.1. "S.O.S" SENT TO BRING T. R. TO CHICAGO W h " N- ROOSEVELT 10 ARRIVE lOHY 10 STAMPEDE REPUBLICAN I CRY FOR HELP 1 Hut ry-Up Call fur Trtlily fllot on Floor of Convention Planned Root Hiiniis Pirsonal Mr.ssnn From Tall to ClitiT His Supporters. Oarncs Claims Clrar Majority tor President Roosevelt Mass Mcnt lni Is Postponed. Clllt'ACO. Juno 13. Theodore ltiiiM'll will arrive noxi Monday In Chlcnxo to penmuiilly lend hU fight for tin pnwiilontlnl luiuiliiiillnii bo foro tin loptihllcnti iiiitliiiitit conven tion, A inmiHlnr tloniotiNt rat Ifiit will li (trtinloi in convince the dole galu n( lilrt popularity. 111m boom tm lninvi llmi 100,000 HmiPHndl Imutont will oll for lliolr tuu!irn Hint tttU move will luflllfiiro enough (if lilt llttlltgtlll! to give HOOtO'Volt control nf tho roiivtiullnu. After nn iiII-iiIkIu conference the Imulum In tin' IIoohovoIi nomination jj(lt iifi'Mii today ut,, notify tho miliniiil Hint trvln needed hunt ami iiovtlcil Imilly. Governor Johiinnu of California mill I'rniicU J I tunny of Sun rriiin Inch declared positively to In Dint Colonel Itoonovelt Is coming explitlnliiK that tint t In why the Knoftcvoll muM IlleetlllK. w tilth wax to luive been held at the Atnlltorlnin Tlieater tonlKht. won postponed to Moiiitay iiIkIU. Tuft ('onfeteini' llehl. Follow In tlio iinnoiiiirnient that hurt -up call hail benn sent for Itniimnoll. tlin Til ft Itmilortt. Includ ing William II. Unities, junior of New York. .Senator Pennine of Ponu Hjlvanlii, Kenator Cruno of Mnssn rlnmetiH ami Senator Steiilunmon of WbteniiMln. tielil n coilfoiiilieo. Later they ileclareil tlivy expected the pen pie to alleinit u iloiuoiirttnttlon In the hope of taiiliellliK the conven t Inn. 'I'lio 'I'nft lenders aihnlt I hoy have arrnnueil to ojot tlie noisy one, nllhniiKh It tuny ulnrt a ilot on the floor of the convention. Chiilrniiin lliirnos of tho New York Slain ieitihlli'ini committee, who Im the bond ami front of Tnft'H steering brlwutle, announced today thai lie him tallied with all (he dole Kiillon li'iideiM lieie, iiml says that he him a llHt of signed delegate which mIiiiwm that ProHltlonl Taft will have a clour majority. (Conliimi'il on I'nui' 'J.) VICTORY IM IN CIIICAdO. June H There nre scores of men here iniriialit , sliilcsmcii, neur-stiilesincu, nml ptuY liciiiiis who nit perfectly ctituin Hint they know just what in uniim; In happen; who is uoiiiK to he 1101111 iinlcil for president, 011 what ballot, what the plulform in Ktiiui; to be, nit., elc. The fact is tliu'l iiobo'l.v Iiiih (he xl'mlilest ideii what is miiu to huppeii. In the history of American poli ticH there novot1 Iiiih been 11 pre t'ouviiulioii hiliintion pri'uniiiit with inure pimsibilitieri, Tuft imiy he io uoiiiiiiiilcil; RooHovelt mny bo nuiiii niilcil; they both may bo nominate I; neither may be nominated, Events may ho hIiiio tlu'ius(ieH Unit eitlir Ln Kollette or Cuniiniiiw, the only ol Imr avowed cnudldiitos, mny be chosen. Ami finally it in not nt nil beyum! llio nino of itHHihilities tlmt soiue mnn not .vet inciiliouetl, nt tho psychological inonitml, may nay or do u Hiintr which will iiiukti him tlio iioinilice, iih llryiiu did nt Chicui;o 1(1 yen ih uyo. catlloclc Probable, TIiSh h ccitnln neither Taft nor SEN mm CONVENTION IF POSSIBLE TO 00 "Merrily We THIRTY FEET DEEP ALASKA VILLAGES cnitllOVA. Aliil;n, .lime i:t. It is lepin led lliik miMiitiiK that Cold Hay, a I miliim: iminl owneil hv On ptniti l.nllnni, Ihik lien ietroe'il hy vol ennie nrniiliolix. ViieleH ineHMiet from llie rev cinie iMitU'i' MnntiiiiK in Kmlinl; liar Imr tnlr Hint tin Iokh of life linn ln'i'ii i dmii ttil on tlie ihliiinl. N'o wont Iiuh llceii leeeivi'il frnm tile xi'ttlt'liUMltx oil the iniiinlnml nl the font of K'nlinai voletino, The iihIick in xonie pliifc. are frmn Jll to III) feet ili'i'p. Neiul.v all houeN nie in niiiih, IhiiNo which villitoel the hail of iihIi ninl stone, liininir filleil iii with the line ilritl, which has completely spoiled nil Moiok of provisioiix, mnhiiii; the piolilcin ol fecdinir the ilclilule u serious one. There is no water evccpl sen wnlcr ilislillcil on (he Maiiuin. The erup- RooscM'lt hits enough iiistructnl del chutes to uoiuiuiite him, assuming that nil or neaih nil of the'coiitesls be fore the 1111 1 in 1111 1 committee are de cided in Tail's favor, which seems likely. Theie is not miieu tllfftMcnee in hIiciihIIi between Tuft mid Roosu el iih to instructed dolomites, the udvaiitaKe liein,' sliiilitly with Taft. Will Taft or Roososoll be able to win cnmiiih of the unlustructoil dele fiiili's Io uiv li'm 111" voles necessiiry to noiuinule The Taft inunujjors say yes. The Roosevelt iuuiiuo,mvi si(y yes. In both eases tho wish is father to (IioukIiI. Manipulators at Work. It is doubtful whether any man In either cniiip hiih the cnnlidouon which the HtutcmentH nicn out from time to time lire intended to convey, These "sliilciueiits" and claims are ult.i jjothor hluff tor tho moral effect on comiiiK tloli'Kiiti's ami the folks buck liome. It is tloublfiil whether any mnn will know wit limiv throo nt cerluiulv how these uninstruclcil tlel cuatcs uro K"'ntf " lute up nnlil the fii-Ht roll call lui'i been completed nt tho opouiiiK Husbion of tho euuvou- i V - v.i,2rL i irA un0'' - mmzm 's -v k w, 0s"1 r 4? JR. :SF,'?mtf ftffli. ,' 'V-'y 'J J UJSMW rtJ. Mtw Tuin lln'.. J1UCKINO THE NON-BKID STEAM ItOLIiEll, 101SJ H.VX3X.U IVOLCANOE'S ASHES FORMAL NOTICE RIVAL CAMPS IS PRONOUNCED PURE MOONSHINE Roll Along" OF BOLT ON TAFT BOSSES (MUC'AfiO, June lit. Tito mem hern of the national ooinmltlteo from the flftmin HUttes in which presiden tial lulinurles were held ami which were carried hy lloohoelt, Iioksiii this afternoon drawing np a formal reno lntlon to bo presented to the com mittee protesting amtlust tlie com mittee's action on tho contested dolo Kiites' seats. It Is expected that the prottiHl will he slKiietl hy the fifteen coininltteeiiien-elect, ami presented to the national committee tomorrow. It Is reported that the protest will decline that If President Taft Is iioinlmitod hy tho national conven tion, the fifteen state organizations affected will ho for Uoosevelt. 'lions, hv polluting tlie water, has vir tually ruiiu'tl the fishing seitMOi nt nil Istntioiis-. tloii next Tuesday. In the mcaiiliiiio the most eneructic, craftiest, not to say unscrupulous, political inuuipulntors in the country will be nt work 011 these uiiiustriietod delegates to win tlk-ui either to the Taft or Roosevelt cnuso. Of coiifsii efforts uro Iiointr made to win over deleuutoH plodded to either side mid largo claims of success iiIoiih; this iuo nro being mado by both sides. Hut it is not probable that much head way will bo made. tlc('oerii lor riialruiau. On tlio choice, of a temporary chair man for tho national convention the first test of strength is likely to come between the Roosevelt mid Taft forces. Root is the Tuft caudiduto; MoOovern of Wisconsin probably will be the Roosevelt candidate, If Root wins, (ho sumo vote would not necessarily be available for the uomiuntinii of Roosevelt. After tie feutiiiL Root ami checkiiiL' Tuft, the votes of Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa would go back to their favoiito candidates, Thus the result of Mo (loveru's selection as temporary cliairimm might easily ho a temporary SERVED Missouri teddy m$m$mWk MISSISSIPPITAFT KB Cotcnel Wins First Victory When Taft Men on Committee Give Him Dcle (jatcs at Large From Missouri, Sur prislnii His Supporters. V Mississippi Given Taft, Except One Dclenate, Win Instructed for Taft Will Vole for Roosevtlt. I'llICAflO. Jiim. -j:i. Thcoilore KoohcmII'h fir-t ii Mcliirv hefoiv the itepnlilieati iuiIIoiimI enmnittee wns -eoreil thi- uftflrniHiii uhen the Kooexflt delej:ntt at hnue from .li-snnri were svatvtl over the Tuft eonlcMnnts. For the firt lime since the hearim of contents stm toil, the Taft inemhor-i of the committee show oil a ili-im-i-tion to t.n to tlio vjry heltoin of the contest nml ns n3iilt the Hoose el( ilolentos proved to the satisfac tion of tlie committee, tlmt there was no ipii'stions its to the legality of their election. ,-y,.. , , lVnroso .MakiNMoiIen: v The motion to scat tlie Mi-eclt delegates at In rue was maik by Sen ator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who. with Senator (."raue of .Mn-suoluisotts have hecn elinractcrioil its tlie two most radical Tall men op the na tional committee. The lead Penrose tool; in tlio contest eanie ns :i surprise to tlie Roosevelt coiiiniiltcoiuoin and lawyers. Originally there were eilit ilelc atos nt large, oaeli with halt' u vote, electctl troin Missouri. The commit tee1 lesircil that the representation from (hut .state he the same n- in oilier stntc.s, ami the proposition wa mailo that the first four jiamos put on the list of ileleyales to' the nn liouul oonvention he made the iculnr dcpilar, each with a full vote, mid the four other delegates he made al ternittes. As (!oi'iiior llatlley headed the lclcj;nlinii, lie tpiickly n;rceil to this proposition. .Mississippi or Taft. routrnrv to epectations, the Mis. souri contest was marked by bettor temper than anv of the bi; contests which preceded it. It seincil to he tho purposo of tin1 Taft committee men, ns well us the tooMolt follow iii, to ivo every contestant u chaiu-1 to tell the entile ston, The Taft ilele;atcs in the Missis, sippi contests, which preceded tlmt (Continued on 1'aKO Two.) deadlock between Kooscudt and Taft, with tho balance of power temporarily in the hands of ('miliums and La Pol lotto. Point of Agrcenioiit. On one proposition, Roosevelt, Cummins mid l.a Foiled 0. nre agreed that Tntt must not luivo enough votes to win on the tirst- ballot. In .order to prevent this it prnhuhly will ho necessary for Roosevelt, Cummins and ha Pollette to unite on tho organ if.utiou of the convention, v It is now figured hv tlio Roosevelt malingers tlmt the addition of Wis consin, North Dakota and Iowa to the Roosevelt strength would iuiiko the defeat of Root certain. If this figuring is con cot thu snine vote could reject tho report of the creden tials committee ami seat Roosevelt delegates in place of those seated by the national committee. Hut it is reasonable to expect tho Cummins and l.a Pollette forces will see that only enough delegates are, seated for Roosevelt (o spoil Tail's noininuting majority and to leave Root with less than enough to put over his nomina tion, This is the plan ol' tho ,,bnl iiiiuo of power" parly. RIOTING CAUSES REIGN OF TERROR IN BOST w v SCGNE-IN THE BOSTON RAILROAD .STRIKE. ItlotliiR marked tho opening of the strike by four thousand employes of the strike has Iwtlly crippled the cle-ntod and surface service of the company xvsiein mid Indication are that conditions will be much worst. ROOSEVELT PLAN EARLY START FOR NI'.W YOHK. June l.'l.-Tlint Col onel loouelt is J niiikiti; plans In start for Chica;o cither tomorrow or Sntiiidnv is insisted hero today by friends nml political siipporturs wlio-o relations with tho colonel are very close. ' ;.,'.- -J Sairnmoro Hill is hfcidy exoited. tol cpliono and toleniph win to rhi cayo boiiisr worketl to the limit. Uoosevelt is in fine himior. NEW YORK. Juno i;i. The Evon imr Mail, the loading N'ow York news paper supxtrtinjr Theodoro Roose velt's ciiuilidacv for the Reublicun presidential uomiuutioii in today's edition, on its first pnjio, says: The Kveninu' Mail has not beliosed it possihlf tiiat a situation could arise in ('hicayo which would justify Colonel Roosevelt's presence there. Hut we now demand, in tho umuo if tlio majority of Republicans in the Republican states of the north, that he assume personal direction of the struj-'ylo in Chicago aj;iiiiist the theft of the presidential Humiliation by .1 candidate who was repudiated at ev ery primary election and by the pop ular poll in tho north mid south. "'flic next president must be a He puhliciu'i, ami 110 candidate with .1 tainted title eau he elected." AIRY FAIRY LILLIAN OUT FOR ROOSEVELT CHICAOO, Juno 13. "Mrs. Mooro s for anything progressive, you hot!' declared Alex P. .Mooro, proprlotor of the Pittsburg Leader, who married Lillian Ittibsoll, tho actress tu Pitts burg yesterday. .Mooro Is Hiking In tho political situation hero ' la the Interests of Colonel Uoosevelt. "Wo did have not much timo for a honoyniou In theso times," con tinued .Mooro. "Sho Is working and so am I." Mrs. Mooro Is tilling an engage ment with tho Wohor and Klelds company In tho oast. LANDSLIDE BLOCKS 0. W. R. AND N. LINE lll'NTINGTON. Ore., Juno 13. A cloudburst today caused a slide of earth mid rooks on tlie main lino nf the 0. W. It. and N. between Lime and Wouthorby in Raker county, Oregon. No one was injured ami so far as known no other property dmuagod, The slide is about -100 foot long mid completely blocks all enst and west traffic. Two hundred men wore rushed to the scone of (lie slide and pat to work clearing tlio track, It will ha impossible to clear the track before tonight, STORM CENTER B ROOSEVELT TAFT HELO CHICAGO. Jitno 13. That the La FoIIetto ilclegnti's consider both Pres ident Taft and ex-President Rooso velt unworthy of the nomination for president of the United Stoles ou tho Republican ticket, and tlmt they will positively .refiifte Inlaid either iircatu they hold the balance of power at the national convention next week, wns declared today in a statement issued by Walter 1 looser, national compatgn manager for Senator La Follette io his fight for tlie Itoublicati presiden tial nomination. "No vote will bo on.st by tho La FoIIetto delegates in any way helping either Roosovelt or Taft." declared Houser's xtnlomcut. "Koth are bad probably equally bad. Neither in or ganization or contest matters will wo oast a vote making us in the slightest' degree resxnsihe for the nomination of either of them. "On the contests wo will be guided wholly by the merits of tho individual cases. If we hold the balance of power wo will refuse to make it a tradimr stock for plnee, power or platform." T T: LOS ANGELES, Cat., Juno 13. Coiistan t wraiigliiiff, participated in by Defense Council Apnel mid Assist ant District Attorney Foul, featured the morning session of the trial of Clarence Harrow oi a charge of jury bribing today. Dana Ong, detective for the dis trict attorney's office, was under cross examination by Appol. Noth ing now developed ami his testimony was uuimpoached by the rapid cross fire of tpiostioiis. Tho only point made by Appol was a statement v Oug that ho did not see Captain C. E. White pass money to George N. Look wood at Third and Los Angolor, Sis. at the time tho nllced biibory is said to have taken place FOR CRATER LAKE WASHINGTON, Juno 13. -Congressman llawloy was uiinblo to ac cept a detail to attend Congressman Wickliffo's funeral, as ho desires to remain hero to push the Crater Lake appropriation during tho considera tion of the sundry civil bill. Bust of Cornell Unveiled. ITHACA, N. V Juno 13. A life sizor bust of former Governor Al 011x0 Cornell, tho gift of his widow, wns unveiled at Cornell University library today as a feature of tlio commencement exercises, AN UNWORTHY BY BOB ON RAILROAD STRKE. the Boston Elevated Railway. That L admitted even by tho official of U IS CHICAGO. Juno 13. Furious at published charges of McKInley, di rector or the Taft bureau, that Roosevelt leaders wore resorting to bribery to control tho national con vention. Senator Joseph M. Olxon of Montana, osevelt'a campaign man ION FK warn mm n ager, issued today" the 4aHliX8?Jif statement: i . """ "I dare thorn to name any of our men they say aro Involved In -tho bribery of delegates. In this fight It Is a case of McKInley being a pot and calling tho kettle bla'ck. , Let y him name tho Roosovelt men .who offered a bribe to a Taft dolegao or the delegate accepting tho bribe. ".McKInley Is In a glass house. I want a shffw-Cown on the bribe charges. It is easy enough to put out cheap claptrap. McKInley Is like a cuttlefish which muddies the water so its own lildcousness may not bo seen. They know wo are not nslns disreputable methods to securo dele gates Ilko that bunch at the Coliseum men who already aro gtulty of stealing nioro man 100 votes," Era CHICAGO, Juno IS. Committee man Sturgis offered a motion befoto the Republican national committee to day providing that tho proxy hold by Francis J. Honey of Sail Francisco bo 1 ejected on tho ground that Jleuoy is a Democrat. Sturgis' motion was something of a shock to Honey, who immediately tool; tlio floor to deny thu oueusution. The motion was tabled on 11 viva voce vote. Honey holds thu proxy of Committeeman Thorsou of South Da kota. Senator Ilornh spoke iji dt)fonso of tho Sau Francisco attorney, saying: "I know that Frank Heuey has boon a Republican candidate for office 111 California." "I refused to aceopt tho Democratic. iiominiitiou for district attorney. In refusing it 1 announced imblicly tlmt I wns a Republican and t ran inde pendently," Commit teomaii Chubb of Florida hero interrupted Ileuey. "This man soius to bu mi expert on Abo Ruef," said Chubl), "Ho has boon injecting Roof's umuo into the contests ovorv timo ho gts a chance. I' or one, I think wo ought to let him stay, so ho can further enlighten tho country on this R110C proposition,." Committeeman Dovme of Colorado defended Henoy and inoved to tahlo Sturgis' motion. U wa.ft curried, The Tlrltlsh trade union GongriMHj to bo held this your ha bfsn flxd for Soptombor 2 and following days at Newport, IV A HY mm Aran 1 in, , 1 M-