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Associated Press
Dispatches
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f .VOL. II.
MED FORI), OR., FRIDAY, JAN FAR Y 1!)0S.
NO. 21)7
SHOT
BY ROOSEVELT
AT TRUSTS
President Sends Spec-j
ial Message Regard-
ing Employers Liab
ilityLawtoCongressj
WASHINGTON, Jan. Id. A special
message from the president to emigres
oil the subject of the employers' liabil
ity act and on injunctions in labor cases
was presented in the senate u few min
utes after 12 o'clock today. But a
handful of senators were present. The
vice-president at once handed the mes
sage to the assistant -secretary of the
senate, who immediately began its read
ing. Printed copies were distributed to
the senators present. Many of them
appeared to satisfy themselves concern-j
ing the nature of the message by -scanning
the - printed document. Only a
few followed the reading carefully until!
its conclusion. I
At its conclusion, mid when the strih-f
ing passages were rend, many senators;
looked ii nm int the chamber and ex-1
changed smiles. Tillman was especially
pleased by tin reading of the message.!
In the house it was listened to with I
intense interest by members, of whom i
there was an unusually large number !
in attendance.
Cheered by Democrats. I
pr-enator Davis moved that J 0,000 cop-j
tes he printed as public documents.
"It, is the best Democratic doctrine I
ever heard emanating from a Kcpuh
lical source.'' His motion was agreed
to without argument.
During the reading in the house mem
bers were heard audibly to exclaim, "It
is most unusual; this is red hot." At
its conclusion, members without reganl
to party loudly applauded and cheered,
thumped desks and gave other evidence
of their approval. After a moment's
silence the applause broke out ngaiu,
several members, including Democrats,
arising from their seats and clapping
their hands. .
The message was as follows:
"To the Semite and House of Repre
sentatives: The recent decision of the
supreme court in regard to the employ
era ' liability act, the experience of
the interstate commerce commission
and of the department of justice in
enforcing the interstate commerce und
anti-trust laws, and the gravely signifi
cant attitude toward the law and its
administration recently adopted by cer
tain heads of grent corporators, ren
der it desirable that there should be
ndiltiional legislation as regards certain
of the relations between labor and cap
. it ii I and between the great corporations
and the public.
Would Re-enact Law.
"The supreme court has decided the
employers' liability law to be uncon
stitutional because its terms apply to
employes engaged wholly in interstate
commerce as well as to employes en
gaged in interstate commerce. By a
substantial majority tiie court holds
1 hat the congress has power to deal
with the question insofar as interstate
rommeree is concerned. As regards the
employers liability law. I advocate its
immediate re enactment, limiting its
scope so that it shall apply only to
the class of cases as to which the court
says it can eonstitutionally apply, but
Hrengf henhig its provisions within this
scope. Interstate em ploy merit being
thus covered by an adequate law, the
field of interstate employment will be
left to the action of the several states.
With this clear definition of responsi
bility, the states will undoubtedly give
the performance to their duty withtn
t heir field t he coinidornt ion. t he itu
portanee the subject demands.
"I also very urgently advise that a
comprehensive ad be passed providing
for comprehension by the government
by all employes injured in the govern
ment "ervice. 1'nder the present law
an injur-d workman in the employ of
tie government lias no n tto-dy. 41ml the
entire burden of the accident falls on
the helpless man. ills wife and his young
children. This is an outrage. Tins is
n matter of humiliation to he nat ion
that there should not be en .mr -' itnte
books provision to meet and paitiallv
o aton" for cruel mi?-fortune u h- n it
conies upon a man through no fri'ilf of
his own. while faithfully serving the
I public
Abuse of Injunctions.
'! ngain call your attention to the
red of some action in connection with
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LEMONS
ARE GROWN
IN VALLEY
Mild and Pleasant
Climate Produces
Citrus as Well as
Deciduous Fruit.
The mild and pleasant climate of
Rogue River valley will raise lemons
as well as apples. As the lemon is more
delicate than the orange, there is little
doubt but that oranges can be success
fully raised, though neither have been
tried on a commercial basis.
Polk Hull of (iriffin creek has th
honor of being the first Rogue River
valley orchard ist to raise lemons on
his ranch. .Mr. Hull shows a fine sam
pie of lemons raised on a 2-venr-old
tree. The tree is but two and one-half
feet high, but produced five lemons.
three ot which are very large, weighing
10 ounces each. I he ot her two are
larger than the ordinary sized lemon.
This lemon tree has had no greater!
can- than other trees in Mr. Hull's I
orchard, and was planted as an ex
periment. As regards the rights and wrongs of
labor and capital, from blacklisting to
boycotting, the whole subject is cov
ered in admirable fashion by the re
port of the anthracite coal strike com
mission, which report should serve as
a chart for the guidance of both legis
lative and executive officers.
"tl is all wrong to use the injunction
to prevent the entirely proper ami le
gitimate action of labor organizations
in their struggle for industrial better
ment, or under the guise of protecting
property rights unwarrantably to in
vade the fundamental rights of the
individual.
On Recent Panic.
"I do not for a moment believe that
the actions of this administration have
brought on business distress, so far as
this is due to local and not to world
wide causes, and to the actions of any
particular individuals, it is due to the
speculative folly and flagrant dishon
esty of a few meir of great wealth, who
seek to shield themselves from tl f-
fects of their own wrongdoing by as
cribing its results to the actions of those
who have sought to put a stop to the
wrongdoing.
Hut if it wer true that to cut out
rottenness from the body politic meant
a momentary check to nn unhealthy
seeming prosperiy, 1 could not for one
moment, hesitate to put the knife to
corruption. On behalf of nil our peo
ple, on behalf no less of the honest man
of means than the honest man who
eanls each day's livelihood by that
day's sweat of his brow, it is necessary
to insist upon honesty in business and
politics alike, in nit walks of life, in
big things and little things; upon just
and fair-dealing as between man and
man.
Striving for the Right
Those who demand this are striving
for the right in the spirit of Abraham
Lincoln, when he said: 'Fondly do we
hope, fervently do we pray that this
almighty scourge may speedily pass,
away, yet if (toil wills that it continue;
until all the wealth piled by the bonds- j
men of 2.o years of unrequited toil shall
be sunk, and until every drop of bloody
drawn with the lash shall be paid by ;
another drop drawn with the sword, as ,
was said :ionn years ago, so still it
must be said, "the judgments of thftj
Lord are true and righteous alto-j
gother." ' j
' ' With malice toward none, with
charity for all. wit Ii firmness in the ;
right, as Cod gives us to sec the right.'
let us strive on to fint-h the work we
are in. ' I
In the work we. of this general ion .
are in. there is, thanks to the almighty,
no danger of blood -de-d and no ne for
the sword; but there is grave need of
those stern qualities shown alike by.
the men of tke north and men of the
otith in the dark days when each vali '
nntly battled for the light as it was
gien each to see the right. Their spirit
-hoiiM be cur spirit as we strive to
bring nearer the dav when greed and
trickery and cunning shall be trampled
nii'b'r foot by thno who fight for the
right eon-Mess t hat exalt et h t he nat ion.
digued. ) TH KolMUiK RiMiSKVKLT.
'The White Hoos... .Ia,t. .11. '.m." ,
J. 11. rit7gerahl returned Thursday
from the Film Ledge mine, where he
?id been on business for several days.'
AFTER AMPLE
WATER SUPPLY
Council Makes
Initial
Move For Securing
Pure Water For City
From Mountains.
The new city council Thursday night,
tackled in earnest the water problem,
appointed and empowered a committee
to arrange for bringing an adequate
supply of pure water into the city, vot
ed for the immediate construction of a
city distributing system ami ordered ad
vert isements for bids for $40,000 muni
cipal water bonds to pay for the same,
ami for bids for the excavation and lay
ing of water mains. A committee was
also appointed to view street paving in
other cities and arrange for the immedi
ate paving of Seventh street.
All members of the new council and
the mayor were present for t he first
time under the new regime. Petitions
for several miles of sidewalk grades
on numerous -st rcets were referred to
the city engineer.
Committee Appointed.
Mayor Reddy made a brief tain upon
the water problem and the urgency of
immediate action toward bringing water
into the city. ( 'nunc i linn n Merrick
moved and Councilman Wort man sec
onded the following motion, which was
unanimously passed :
"That the mayor appoint a commit-,
tee of three, with full power to act in
the matter of investigating and ar
ranging for the installation of a water.
system for the city of Medford."
The mayor appointed Messrs. Mer
rick, Wort man and Kifert.
The plat of King's Addition was or
dered accepted. It was moved by (In
fer and seconded by Trowbridge that
the city recorder be instructed to order
the pipe for the city distributing sys
tcm, as per the estimates made by Kit
gineer Kclsev. The motion carried.
It was moved by Kifert and seconded
by Trowbridge, a ml u na n i mousl v car
ried, that the citv recorder be instruct
ed to advertise for bids for the sal
of $10,000 ,") per cent ten-year water
bonds on Fobryary IS, lilOM.
For Street Paving.
It was moved by Hafer and second
ed by Olwell that the mayor appoint
a committee of two to go to Portland
and investigate the different kinds and
cost of paving, and report to the city
council what they deem is the paving
fur Medford for .Seventh street, and
expensed to be paid by the city.
Messrs. Trowbridge and Dr. I 'age were
appointed.
Moved by Hafer and seconded by Ol
well that the city recorder be instruct
ed to advertise for bids on the exca
vation ami laying of water pipe along
Seventh st reet from t he plant to the
schooJhou.se, according 1o Kngineer
Kelsev's plans and specifications, bids
to be received mil il February is, 1'uiS.
New Committees Named.
The mayor appointed the following
committees:
Finance Trowbridge, Hwell and
Hafer.
Light and water Kifert, Merrick
and Wortman.
Street, sewer and drain Mweil,
Merrick and Trowbridge.
Huildiug committee Kifert, Olwell
and Trowbridge.
Health Keddy. Kifert and Wortman.
IDLE MEN ENLISTING
WITH BOYS IN KAHKI
NKW YORK. Jan. 111. S.- i-ral ill
sand men, it is estimated, haw h
turned away from the I'nit'd St;
army recruiting stations in this i
iiice it began reeei ing .-nlist no
two months ago. K' rv rei-rui' ing
tioTi is so rapidly enlisting U" u for
army that the, former rt .in
creased per Cent.
At no time since the war h.i- -i"
rush lo recruiting stations been
great, and many aie a-cepied. the
ficers in charge of he -Ta:on; .
ing it would be possible to acc-pt tw
I he number of men now enlisted
millor defects Were eHooi.ed.
majority of the no who are uivr
t he army after w 1 -j of id h ie -s
chide former rnhh r. ! r ! s niel
chanics.
C. M. Plteister left on th uthbouml
train for Ashland to per..j the ftltv itl,
old acquaintance.
OFFICIALS TO
KEEP OFFICE
Mayor Reddy States
That Old Appointees
Hold 0verWe r e
Named forTwo Years
Chief of Police Tnrpin, Street Com
missioner Higgins and others of the
mayor's old appointees will hold over
another year, declares Mayor Reddy
" 1 was elected mavor for a two
years term," states the mayor, "ami
I aiutle my appointments for the en
suing two years. The mayor is not
called upon to reappoint each year, his
appointments, under the charter, hold
ing for his term. Therefore, 1 will
send in no appointments."
A la rge a u m her of spec t a t ors were
on hand at last 'night's council meet
ing, expecting to see a clash over ex
pected appointments, and were disap
pointed when none were forthcoming.
Some of the eunneilmeu are said to be
opposed to Chief of Police Tnrpin, and
would welcome a chance to oppose him,
though a majority favor his retention.
NEW YORK WOMEN PLAN
IMMENSE STREET PARADE
NKW YORK, .Ian. III. New York
women who an1 interested in obtaining
for themselves the right to vote are
planning a monster street parade in or
der to show their strength. The recent
visit of representatives of the "Mili
tant Suffragists" of Kngland has cre
ated renewed interest among the advo
cates of equal suffrage in New York,
and several open-air meetings have been
held in Madison Square garden, at
which women have spoken in support
of their cause. At a general meeting
to be held ararugements will be made
for teh parade, which is in contempla
tion. Il is hoped to have a very large
turnout of women to parade through
the principal streets, bearing banners
announcing their principles in the hope
that this may be the means of interest
ing more women in the campaign and
showing men that the women are deter
mined in their efforts to secure equal
ity before the law.
Red Men's Big Show.
Tfehenrsals for the Red Men 's big
musical show to be given at the Med
ford Opera House Monday eve., Feb
ruary It. are going on daily and the
people of Medford will have just cause
to feel proud of t heir schoolgirls, ns
Miss Dare says she has never handled
school children who possess the Talent
these little girls do. The show could
be put on tonight without a single
hitch. Carpenters are busy building
the garden wall for the ' ' Cubes of
Toyland " act, und a more complete
scene has never been seen on the local
stage.
The older members who constitute
the Florodoru Cirls have t heir songs
and dances perfect, and when cos
tumed for t hese numbers will rival
the originals. Miss Dare is in fine
voice herself ami everything points to
an entertainment long to be remem
bered by those who attend.
Reserved seats on hale nt Husk ins.
NOTICE ISSUED TO
REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS
The follow ing not ice has been re
reived from oui in issioner Hnlliiiger:
"Office of the Commissioner. Depart
ment of the Interior, lieneral Land f
fice, Washington. .Ian. 21. Iim. Hgis-
ters and Receivers. Failed States Land
: Offices; ( lent lenn a There has been in
' dostriously circulated bv way of news
j paper ,ad ci t isem- ut s and otherwise,
oj-r the name of K. P. Uolfe, statements
:.i t lo- eftei-t thai Congressman Tavvney,
, at'', r a couf.-pio c with the commission
! er of tl. general hm.l office, ndvisid
Ins son that ;.er-oTe filing on the Ore
gnu i California railroad land- won hi.
! . it h-int doubt, be able to secure t lie
land-. Tie "o advert jt-crueiitM are untrue
: and r.is. eding. Tie- tendency of such
:.oi r! 3eriel,t s i s . impose Up'OI itllio
cent a mt in:-n--ji -cT ing p Ts-oju. You will
ple.-i-r gi- e : w nli publicity n n
sibb- to th- -tateinent- above -Of forth.
j V. ry P-,-,' f'nllv.
I " U. A. P.ALLI VCKR,
; ' ' ( otnm is.,io r.
W. II. Hudson of the Automobile Oar
age. K'ti left for several days on a buI
liess t rip t
Northern Caftfornia
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'S FATE
NOW RESTS
Retires Before Noon
to Consider Case
Court's Charges Re
garding Insanity.
NKW YORK, Jan. ;tl. Today for
the second time the fate of Harry IC.
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, passed
into the hands of his peers. The jur
ors retired at 11:40 o'clock, after lis
tening to the charge of Justice Dowl
ing, who sought to impress upon them
that, the burden of proof of the insan
ity of the defendant rested upon t he
prosecution throughout the trial, and de
clared that if from all evidence in the
case the jurors entertained a reasonable
doubt of his sanity the defendant was
entitled to the benefit of that doubt.
At the same time he pointed out the
provisions of t he stat ute, which pro
vides that t ho only persons ek cased
from criminal responsibility are those
who suffer from .such a defect of rea
son, as either not to know the nature
or (lie quality of their act, or not to
know the act is wrong. The reading of
the charge took 40 minutes. Thaw lis
tened intently. The jury requested nil
t ho exhibits in t he case.
"If your verdict should be not
guilty, ' ' the court said, ' ' under t he
specif ic at ions of the defendant 's plea
as to insanity, you will add a clause
on the ground of the defendant ' in
sanity at the time of t he commission
of the acts charged in the indictment.
In nny other verdict you render, you
will specify the degree."
SEVERAL SALES MADE
OF PROPERTY IN CITY
The Rogue River Laud company re
ports the following sales:
Clarence Kads to licssic Sheppard,
property in South Medford : considera
tion $l.ioo.
Henry C. Mackey to Warner & Wort
man, house ami tots in North Medford;
consideration. . IS0O.
Rev. C. L. Hall has purchased t he
II nil property in North Medford ; con
sideration, $)N."i0.
Al Ntnrgis has sold to W. T. York
property in South Medford; considera
tion, $:(ooo.
Redmen Attention!
There will be class initiation nt Ited
Mcii'h Hall, Saturday evening, Febru
ary 1. All members are requested to
be present, as there will be important
business transacted. The members of
the degree team ure requested lo all be
I rsent aNo,
LADIES WORKING HARD
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
The (ireater Medford clllb held its
regular monthly meeting Monday, Jan
uary 7. There was a large attendance
and much enthusiasm prevailed, and a
determination lo start t in library as
soon as the new city hall in ready for
occupancy. I'eople in every walk of
life are benefited by a good library,
and it will be a lasting monument to
the generositv and progren-i etiess of
'Medford people. (iood school, public
'libraries and churches are always an
j incentive to newcomers to h-cato in a
town.
j The committee appointed to solicit
j library funds from the business no r
I reported verv good success, but a 01 on
I : horongh ca ir. ns of t In- ton n will be
! made until th- i s-ary niieemt is col
! leeted. Tie- lihratv will b- a gnat
; benefit to the young , Nple. and wnh
I the Hid of the -choot teachers quite
an an nt can be c, .!.- -ted bv a-hing
each child to c n' riiiiite a -mall sum.
I Kach clii I) member is n-kei to col
!'-el .". Many hae ninadv responded
-and thoe that have not. including new
.members, an a-k-d to biing it to the
next meeting, the hi-t M.oolay of t he
moot h
Among the in w nu mbers are Mi s
dnmex t att.-r. Miles. Kent. Wel-h. JSu
ker. T;io.., MtlhT. c,,rev ami I'alni.
.1. F. Ilutcha-on. (.) th linker -Hutch
a-oti firm, left Tl'iiisday for San Fran
i-ico on hn -ones for thi firm. He wil!
pun lMt-e -t of k tor the enlarged store.
The storeroom aJiirig the present
twi- will also bi oc'Cf'i'L
THAW
SAYS HENEY
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FultonDeniesCharges
Made Against Hin by
Prosecutor-SaysCan
Prove Him a Liar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Senator
Fulton tonight, when shown a tele
graphic summary of Francis J. Honey 'a
attack upon him in Portland, made tho
following reply:
"It is not possible, of course, and t
shall not attempt, without a fuller
statement than you give me, to answer
fully or in detail lleney's charge. It
is proper to suggest, however, that tho
diameter of his slanders substantiates
my statements heretofore published
that he is act ualed solely by malice,
I denounced him before as a malicious
liar; his answer proves the assert ion
and just ifies t he language.
"The charge that. I paid Smith tiny
sum at any time for Mitchell or any
person is, of course, unirue. I never
have engaged, und would no? engage, in
any such business. The contrary will
hardly be deemed satisfactorily estab
lished by one who professes and con
fesses that he deliberately robbed tho
old man out of $lo00 by false pretenses.
With such cattle as Smith and the Rev.
Mr. Hurklcy, it is impossible for me to
have any controversy. True, they aro
fit witnesses for Money."
Mr. Knit on says he can disprove the
charge that, he agreed to support Hall
to secure immunity from Itrnwnoll, Ho
asserts that he never was Hammond '
attorney. He concludes by stating that
when he receives a full report of Ho
ney 's charges, "I will answer in such
way thai no one will doubt either tho
falsity of his statements, Hie malicious
ness of his purpose or the integrity of
my conduct. Haffled in every attempt,
to involve me in some violnt-ioa of law,
in order lo justify his malicious and
malevolent attacks on my character, he
has descended to (he .sewer and dug up
old, stale and f ilt hy slander, hoping
therewith to cover his ignomiuous re
treat. Thev will not suffice."
Chamborlain Confirms Smith,
SALKM, Or., Jan. :tl. Governor
Chamberlain confirms statements made
to him by Senator Fulton as to t he
money transaction the latter hint with
Smith in the alleged legislative hold
up, when Mitchell was a candidate. Il"
said:
"Kulton made his statements lo me
entirely voluntarily, and there was no
pretense of secrecy and I furnished no
confident in I informal ion lo I he federal'
ant horit ies. The in format ion I gavir
was in the line of my public duty relat
ing to a matter that was called to my
attention by Fulton and in pursuance
of an effort to get at the facts or the
matt r.
' ' I made t he invest ignl ion at t he
time to protect myself against appoint
ing an unfit man ami am clearly of
the opinion that il win an attempt mi
the part of the Mitchell managers to
bribe a man. although Smith claimed
to be acting in concert with others in
bearding the boodling lion in his den
fram what he claimed was a good mo
1 ive lo ascerta in if money was actu
ally being used. "
LOWNSDALE TALKS OF
GOOD APPLE PACKING
ALHANV. Or.. Jan. .'tl.--Millard O.
,own-lale of Lafayette delivered 111)
address to the appb-growers of this sec
tion. He i-oiiftiied htinuclf to an actual
den miration of the proper method in
v, hich to pack commercial apples. A
Inige and enthusiastic audience heard
his dicoui se on t he value of up to date
methods in appb growing. Thirteen
hoxe of apples Were pack. J nod pre
pared f..r tie- market in I lie most ap
proved manner.
Mr. Lown-dale advised that all old
orchard- be overhauled and placed in
fir.t . !n ouditinn. He nd is- d that
tli.s.- (. I nt down to within alemt
tuo e t of the ground, find, after a
v .-a , -Ml ing grafts into the hoots. This
i:H mal.e a produ.-ii- e orchard Wih
a vi ry -l.ot time, he aid. The vd
v New I own pippin :t- I he apple most
i ored bv thi- expert for all. grow
Mr. und Mr
filled ror'lr
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