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tiraumt MlMunul MtM City HiH 1 .4 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION weather; l'nlr nml warm, M Tljfij Mlu fl; Itel Hhiii 43. " i ' f v - ' k ,, ' -. ' I I.- I'lirly-m'notiil Ytmr, Dully -ll.'Vfitilli Vt.iir 12 HUES OF First Convention ol National Pro gressive Party In Orcijuu Begins Its Sessions at Portland Crowd Is Very Enthusiastic Committee) on Resolutions Is Named and Convention Adjourns Until To night Roijcrs Is President PORTLAND. Ore, July 25. With ImIvo roiiittli'M out of 34 In tho Htnto ri'iin'HonliMl. tliu first convention of tlni iiittlounl proKnuudvo party In Orison li.'Knn IU hoihIoiim at tint Kant Hhlo library nt 10 o'clock thU morn I it I,'. About I T. 0 iiirnoi)M roHpoutlvil to tin. cull, filling tint little hall ul- moNt lo rapacity. Tho itioriiliiit homIoii wan devoted lO orKiiiilnitlon and appointment of r-oiumlttoox, along with outlmrMti of orttlor)' that wero difficult to nuo promt. Ororuo Arthur llrown of rortliiiul wnn iiinilu "temporary chair hhiii, ami Oconto !'. Itodxom of Salem, former mayor of that city, wu ulrcti'tl permanent pri'itltlt'iit. ('nmil KiilliuxliiMlc Kuril of the chairman delivered npt'crhfii lu prnUit of linniovelt mid predicted victory In November. Wluit tho crowd lacked In number It mado lip lu viithiiHlnain. Aflur HkIimiIuk to upouchcn mid tho roitdlug of u lonir draft of ti proposed plalfonn, l ho convention Kclcctod n committee of uliio on ri'NOltitloitM and adjourned until 2 HO o'clock tliU af lornooti. It In expected that tho real liimliifM of tho convention, tho elec tion of five dclcKuten lo tho national convention til (Milcnuo mid tho choice of preiildontlnl elector, will lioL ho reached until tho nlnht clou, when It U expected n larger nttenilnnno will bo Heourod. llitieo IIimiiiU Thorn Prominent ntuoiig tho now mltll lloim to tho HooHovolt movement wnn llruw Dciinln, who yitordny noiit In hid renlKuatlon oh chairman of tho re pnhllcan ulnto commltteo, a poiltlon which ho found untenable wince IiIh oapnintul of the bandana cattiio. Tho committee on resolution, which will leport tho platform, wan named by Chairman llodgorri mid Is couipoxed of olio inomher from each or uliio rountloii. It Im n follewn: Oeorgo V, Jonoph of Miiltiioiniih, rhfilriiimi; W. K. Newell, or Wash ington; V. I). Runt of Marlon; M. ToUord of Cluokniiinn; L. W, WolU of Douglas; John Holmon, of I. Inn; I). J. Cooper, of Wnneo; T, J. Chor- ringtail, of Polk, nml H. W. I'IiIIIIph, of JoMophlno. i:pect Women to Help llrown In IiIk npoorh of acceptance declared that tho progroiiHlvo move ment Ih "tho harbinger of universal poaco to inun." Ilo roforrnd to tho peKenco of several women, mid mild that lu futuro conventions ho ex pect tho women to tnko n vltnl purt. Ilo tmld tho new party niUHt stand for ntrlct control of corporations, and finmuroil thu tnrlff for ovonuo only, miyliiK tho fnmora will ho first to complain of tho policy propoiod by tho democratic platform. Organisation was complotod by tho cholro of Ij. M. I.opor ns nocro tary, nml a commltteo of throo on credentials was named, consisting of Dan Kolluhor, II. L. Povoy nml I K. , Taylor. Thin coinnilttoo roportod that all votora of tho stato ahoulil bo ontltlod to Bouts, ami tho report wiih adopted. Hocrotnry I.oppor road n trlhuto to tho bull mooHO, which ho said was glonuod from his nxpnrlouoo In tho woods. This caused much merri ment. IE0DY TO ARRIVE .15 OVflTIOIt HAY, N. Y July aB. Announcement, wiih mado today hy Coloiuil HoohovoH that ho oxpocta to mirlvo In Chicago for thu national pi-ogrcsHlvo convuntlon or. AugiiHt G, tho day sot for Its convening. That night ho will dollvor.u declaration ot his prluclplcH, covering his porsonal view ot tho topics Included hy his Hiippoitora In their cull for tho con STATESEND MEN 10 CONVENTION C AGO WOOL TIFF ORDER IN THE SENATE Democratic Memhers Favor Bill Pas sed hy House, Identical to One Taft Vetoed, While Progressive Renubll cans Favor Senator Cummins Bill Adjournment of Congress Hopelessly Postponed hy thu Struijijle Aijalnst Bulldlnii ot New Drcntliiauijlits WABIIINOTON, July 25. Tho wool tariff mum iniido today a Mpcelal order of IhihIucmh lu tho ttemito. The demociiitlu members favor tho bill panHctl by the Iioiimo, which In Identi cal with oiio 1'rcHldcnt Taft vetoed, whllo tho proKremtlves aro biicklmt CiiiiiiiiIuh' bill, which takes middle Kroiiud and Is lu tho uutiiro of tt coinpromUo between tho practical abolition of iSutles as favored by tho hoiiMo nut) tho IiIkIi (urlffs demanded hy tho netiate. It U probable that u voto will bo runchod Into this afternoon. The adjournment of congress, which was hoped for soon, Is today expected to bo ureatly proloiiKed by tho democratic caucus voto last night of 70 lo G' against tho construction of two battleship as tho naval pro gram for next year. Tho voto Is taken am forecasting n conference deadlock on the naval ap propriation hill, In which tho senate Inserted thu amendment providing for two ImttloRhlps after tho house had guno on record ns being against their construction. Tho sennto con fores, It Is expected, will rofuso to recede from their position, and mem ber of coiiKritm Interviewed today declare that tho houso ponltlvoly will agree to no coiuprouilKO. TO GERMANY'S WAR FLEET LONDON, July 25 -That Kngland propose virtually to double (ho naval program contemplated by (lermauy Is I ho ituswor today of Klrst Lord of tho Admiralty Winston Spencer Churchill to criticisms Unit ho had miido Inadequate provision to moot tho Ooruimi menace. "We aro going to spend $225,000, 000 this year and zi turgor amount next year," said Churchill, "florninny this year Is laying down two now battleships. Wo will build four. Next year Germany In laying down one oxtra. Wo will build two oxtra war vessels. There Is no cnuso for alarm or panic." MARRIED WHILE DOCTORS SHARPEN THEIR KNIVES FKEKI'OHT, 111., .Inly 2."i. Ak ilootorx hliurponetl their InnooH jno pnrutory to tut operation, William P. Hici'kmuii, pmppoil up in pillowh, wiik miirriod to MinH Kthol Fogel, who ritood nt his lieilciilo. llicrkmeir, who in mil' ferine from uppemlioilis, explnineil Itnlny Hint his murriugo hml licou pohtptinod four times naiitl thnt not oven iipiiumlieiliH would i'oioo ii ril'lli pohtpoueuieut. Iiumcdiittnly uftor tho ooromony Hiorkmoir fainted nml wus InUoii to tho npoi'iiliui; room. Ilo U likely to live. T L WASHINGTON, July 25.- Apro pos ot tho Jail sentences moted out to himself as presldout, John Mit chell iih vlco-prcaldent, nml Frank Morrison aa secretary-treasurer of tho American Federation of Labor for contempt of court hy Justice pnnlol Thow Wrlclit of tho supromo court of tho District of Columbia, Haiuuol Oompurs, In tho Federation 1st, today prints thu following slgnod editerial: "Justice Wright dloolosos tho men tal attltudo ot a by-gone ngo when tho masters ownod thu workmon. Wright undertook to deny to tho workoiH of our ttmo equality boforo tho law mid tho rlgbta thoy have gained by tho courts' net. Ho would forbid men to ovon cri'tlolso a Judge WRIGH MEDEVA MICDFOIID, ..sHmi sMfiiTiirr it ifTwTnWrWriyiii3ftr nh L "" 1 wTTllBmWrWKaPiJyA BSCvTi.vnuUV I dcwU BY TO ELECT ROOSEVELT WASIIINOTON, July 2.'.. (Jeorgo .Sheldon, treasurer of Hie repuhlicmi iiutionul committee in I'.IOK, I -.-t iri--I today before (ho sMinto eoimnilteo whioli Ih proliini; euminipi contri bution. Ho said Henry CJuy Friek mid J, Pierpout Moignii hml conlii liutctl the republican fund in that your, but ho did not know in what mnoiintii. Repmlinj; the late 1-M-wurd H. Hnrrimuu, Sheldon Miitl: ' "The week before the eleetioli in 11)01, II. II. Oilell, (lie Now York .-.Into chairman, nuked t'oruelius N. Hliss, then iintiounl Iroiwurer, for money for the Now York slate oninpnign. Hllrift Ipul no money, mi ho miw Ilnr riiuun, who ruisod .f'J;l(l,0t)0, whieli wus Innu'il over lo the oominitti'o. Itoosoviilt know nothiiii; of this until nflor the election." Sheldon testified that .fl.O.lft.OOO wus contributed to tho republican campaign fund in 1008. MANY PERISH IN QUAKE THAT SHOOK PERUVIAN CITIES LIMA, Peru. July 'J.'. -Trnmw wore ordered loduv to Peru to relievo the victims of tho onrtliqunke vecteiilny. II is feared that inuiiv uorishcil in tho iiiinko but no dolnilsxif the ousunltios bus bon received. or his decision. In bo doing ho .Is propagating u dangerous dogma, for no theory Is mom tnibvorslvo vof democracy than tho theory ot Infalli bility. "Any court which Is compollod to resort to tho suppression of criti cism In order to protect Itsolt ugnlnst contempt Is not standing for tho Ideals of democracy, Justlco and lib erty. This opinion reflects this kingly viewpoint. Its psoudo-in-dlvlduallstle, political theory rovor boratOH like u voice from tho tomb ot tho 'vested Interests' philoso phers," Ono of the statements In tho edi torial wus that "Hu8sla could not go farthor In Judicial censorship than Wl'lKbt did In his contompt decision." 230.000 WD wmm ffl OM OItK(K)iVt TfirUKIMY, .JULY 25, lf)12 I WATCH. ME THROW HIM, PERKYl mm bias ay ALL WRONG SAYS PEERLESS LEADER LINCOLN. Nob., July 25--ltoose-vclt Is ti reactionary, according to an editorial published today in Ilrynn's Commoner. In It the "pcor less lender" says: "Koosevolt's whole bias Is wrong. Ho is more Hanilltonlan than Ham ilton. No public m nn since tho gov ernment was formed has treated the constitutional limitations so contemp tuously. Did ho not show In Chicago that ho Is more Interested In obtain ing office for himself than In ad vancing reforms? Could he not have nominated any ono of n number of progressives why did ho refiiBO to stand nslde? "Roosevelt stands for a number of progressive policies tho popular election of senators, tho Incomo tax nml tho regulation of railroads, for Instance but these have been vir tually secured. On questions llko the tnrlff, tho trusts, national Incor poration, Imperialism nml the third terms, he Is reactionary." WASHINGTON, July 25,. Taught by his creed thnt It would bo wrong for 111 in to submit to vaccination as a protection against typhoid fever, John J. Knpsa, Christian Scientist and ono time gunner's mnto on tho battleship Delaware, lived up to It, and ua a result of disobeying nnval ordois was court murtialod, reduced to tho rank ot seaman without pay and today is serving a. sentenco ot ono year nt bard, lnbor nt tho discl pllnnry barracks at Port Royal, S. C. Senator John I). Works of Califor nia, who also Is a Christian Scientist, Is aroused over Knpsa's caso and in tends to bring the facts boforo tho navy department lu person. Tho vaccination orilop was Issuod December 1, 10 It. Khpsa balked, explaining that bis rollglon forbudo such treatment; thai his rocord provod ho nevor wasIll, nml that ho did not nood tho troatmont. Whon Knpsa persisted In his refusal ho was put hi tho brig mid lils'court martial nml sontoueo followed, ft' VACCINATION PR0M0T0N HARVESTER Tfuni- . s--rfvRT .Nc Xut ILmkM TO TO SKAOIRT, X. J., July 25. That William J. Hymn's work to secure the election of Woodrow Wilson may be second only to that of tho gover nor himself Is the campaign plan be ing mapped tit hero today by tho presidential candldnto and his advis ors. It Is planned for Dry an to take tho stump and chase Roosevelt around tho country, taking tho colo nel to task for the "mysterious In fluence" that induced Ceorgo W. l'orklns to become his enthusiastic supporter. Colonel Bryan, it was said today, will visit Wilson a few days after tho latter lias been notified, Aug ust 7, that ho is tho democratic presidential candidate, at which time the campaign plans will bo perfected. PACIFIC LOGGING CONGRESS IN SESSION AT TACOMA TACO.MA, Wn., July 25. The Pacific Lojjjjiiij; Congress is in ses sion here today with n largo attend ance front the entire const. The meeting will hold over tomorrow nml much interest is shown in the ilis eussions. Tons of new logging inuchinery is shown by demonstrat ors. Much stress is being lnitl on modern methods, employment of ex port engineers to plan logging opern tions nml a curtailment of wusto by old systems, BRYAN STUMP ENIRE NATON HELPELECTWILS ON ANTI-F N CIIKNG TIT, July 2o. Alarmed by tho spread of nnti-roroign feeling- m Western Chiiui, President Lo Luon of the Ko-Lno-lIuei, it politienl secret society whoso power throughout tho country rivals thnt of tho government itself, bus issued wnriiiue; to tho mout hers of the organization to ally them selves with no nnti-foieign movement under tho pennlty of tho soverist dis ciple. "You must uudorstiuid international luws," tho probliunation explains, "Under whieli nations jiormit com merce, and preiK'hine; in ono country by subjects of another. Mnny Chin ese ro ubroud and bstublislt temples or otig-ugo in busuess in foreign lands just us foreigners do in China. "As lopublietius, too, you ought to I N PLUM FOR AID Norris of Nebraska Attacks Cliicano Convention and Asserts that Han ford's Successor Named as Reward for Assistance given Steam Roller Plum Tree Shaken to Put President Taft Over Humphrey to Reply for the Administration WASHINGTON, July 25. Ridicul ing, to wild applause hy the progrcs RlveR, the Taft claims that the re nomination of the president at Chi cago, was regular Congressman George W. Norris of Nebraska replied today to Congressman Mondell's speech of yesterday in the house. Norris, in reviewing tho work ot the "steamroller" at Chicago, analy Ized at length the contests made by the Roosevelt men from Texas, de claring that unseating of tho Lyon delegates was "one of the grossest frauds of the whole Chicago rob bery." Defeat In Ohio "In Ohio we find Taft telegraphing his friends not to compromise. lie was defeated by 47,000 votes In the state, but by giving orders to cap ture tho state convention and get tho delegates, he got them. This was President Taffs position In Ohio." Norris roasted Beverly Coiner, Just appointed United States district at torney for tho western dlstlct of Washington. In describing the situa tion in that state convention Norris said: "They removed tho flro escapes and policed tho door of tho conven tion hall. Nobody was allowed to enter without a ticket from Coiner. Let's see what he wanted In patron age. Do was a candidate for United States district attorney. Ho mado good. Tho legally elected Roosevelt delegates wero ousted. Tho Coiner delegates were seated at Chicago. Coiner got tho nomination. IMum Trees Shaken "All other plum trees wero shaken for the men who helped to 'put Taft over.' In many states the same thing happened. Appointments hung ripe ovorywbero. Coiner got his pay from tho hands ot tho man ho helped; tho taxpayers ot the country must pay tho bill." Congressman Humphrey of Wash ington announced today that) tomor row ho will reply tot XorrlsB state ments that the Washington republi can state convention was fraudulent. Norris said during tho course or bis speech: "Tho salaries of southern federal office holders at tho Chicago conven tion would total $1,000,000 ft year. This is more than the republican or ganization or tho republican party Is worth down there." HEAT KILLS TWO IN CHICAGO TODAY CHICAGO, July 2.'.. Two deaths nml 2."i prostrations resulted from the torrifio lion t today. Tho day opened hot, tho mercury continuing to climb until noon, when Lnko breezes tem pered the bent. Cooler weather i- forecasted for tomorrow. study freedom, ono item of which Is religious liberty. It would hardly be fair for us to insist on tho right to bo Confucians, Buddhists, Taoists, or Mohnuimednns and to deny others tho right to beliovo in Christianity. "Kvou if Chinese missionaries in China have sometimes been violent, it is because tho men were bad not tboir religion. The monks of Yuan dynasty nml tho Toaist priests of tho time of Sumr wore guilty of treachery, debauchery nud violence, hut their religion were not stumped out. Un scrupulous mid liigb-hamled Confu cian priests in China prey on tho peoplo in pntinbly, but no ono spenks against Confucianism. "In fuot there nro good in every thing nml tho innocent must not ho made to suffer for tho black sheep." AT CONVENT ON FEELING NA NO. 10(5 WEBBER N F E' Protection of Witnesses Insured In Preliminary Heartily Detectives Invited to Appear Before Jury But Told to Waive Immunity Rights Coroner's Inquest Is Postponed Until, Monday to Await Further In forma- -tion Regarding Case NEW YORY, July 2ii. A clean breast of the part he played in the: murder of Herman Rosenthal, tho New York jrarnbler, wiih given to Dh-' trirt Attorney Whitman this -after- ' noon by Willimn Shnpiro. His von fession is said lo be complete, con tainiuc full details of nil which trans pired on the night Rosenthal was slain. Shapiro most likely will be called i as n witness for the state. Details of his confession arc withheld. NKW YORK, July 25 Protection to witnesses in the Rosenthal murder ease who have been intimidated by New York gangsters woh assured today when the investigation was re sumed. The doors lending to the court room were guarded by detect ives. To prevent friends of the sus pected slnyers of Rosenthal frdm en tering the building, admission to tho room where Coroner Feinborg is hold ing the inquest mid where the grand' jur3 is carrying on its investigation", is by tieket only, and these nro being very carefully distributed. AVitncsses Fear Death District Attorney Whitman is de termined to prevent a repetition -'ofr the ca.e of John Reissler, otherwise known as "John the Bnrber." When Reissler was asked to repeat on the witness stand evidence that he. had given the district attorney, Jio quailed ami cried: " "I dare not. They. would be certain to kilt me." Reissler, who wns one of tho first witnesses called before the grand jury today, testified that ho saw Webber running nwny from tho seeno of Iho murder ten minutes after Rosenthal was shot. Lieutenunts Becker, Costigun and Reilly were invited today by District Attorney Whitman to testify boforo the grand jury but he stipulated that Becker must waive all rights of im munity. Although neither of theso men were subpoenaed, nil nppenred in the grand jury room. Bepkor wns accompanied by nn attorney, who ex plained that tho office; could not testify without securing Commis sioner Wnldo's consent. Becker as serted that he would testify nlthotigli he bnd been ndvised not to do so. Coroner's Inquest Monday At the request of Distriot Attorney Whitman, the coroner's inquest wus set over until Mondny. The application of a writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of Paul was withdrawn today. No reason was assigned for this action. After Lieutenant Becker bad wait ed around the court room for nn hour expecting to bo called, tho grand jury adjourned until Monday. Beek or was told to return Tuesday. 20,000 PRAY FOR FLEEING M I S SCENE LONDON, July 25. Fearing that somo zealot from tho strikers' ranks may try to nssnsinato Lord Devon port, chairman of the port of Lon don, us u result of thu public prayers of 20,000 strikers on Tower Hill that "Qod strike Lord Devonport dead,". 24 policemen today oro guarding Lord DevoniKirl's homo here toduy. Hourly tho suffering among tho striking dockmen is growing. luu- dreds of women nml children are vir tunlly starving, and with tho growth of their distress tho fear of tho gov ornniont increases tmt boiiio bloody . usnssinuiou may bring the trouble to a crisis whore u settlement, of hoiiio kind may bo forced. iy, ' Tho Shuberts announce, that they havo changod' tho' name'' of' "The Night ninls" to"-"The Merry Counti?- 688," -fc ., y -1! r t M O I K I