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,.! nislumui HLg City Hall wjiii fi I FIRST 1 1 SECTION 1 Medtord Mail Tribune WEATHER Max. oo.ft; rel, humidity S!3 per cent: mill. ttO. Dully -IIUili Vcur. li'tirlytKlrnl Ymr FOURTEEN PAGES MVAWORD, OlllSfiON, SUNDAY, A MUST (5, 1011. TWO SECTIONS. No. .110. ROOSEVELT APPROVED STEEL MERGER SAYS ACTION NC RVTO BEGGARS WANT MILLIONS. AVERT PANIC Formcr President Violates Prece dents by Aiicnrlii Before Inves tigating Committee and Justifies His Action. FAVORS STRICT CONTROL OVER BIG CORPORATIONS Reviews Panic of 97 ond Says His One Intention Was to Avert Financial Calamity to Country. NEW YOIIK. Anjr. 5. Well nut is I it'll with their heckling of Room--velt, the Stanley committee returned tonight to WllHllillgtllll convinced Hint (Inry mid Prick uru pivots upon which they must turn their ctntit n to the absorption of the Tennessee "! and liiui Company. They gave Koom'VdK practically nil She inl'or iiuilinii Imi Kot during tlui panic mill Colonel Roosevelt today iiiMHtrd he liil Hie right tiling throughout. NEW YOIIK. Auk. &. Accepting full reipouidlilllly for IiIh approval of I hu koIiIiIIiik ,tii of tli.i TonnrwitHt Ciml unit Iron Company by the Mcel truHt durliiK Hie pun In of 1907, Col. nnol Theodore Itooitovull toilny told tin' Htnuloy ttol Invi-iitlKiitlUB com mittee thai I ho merger wiih "iiecen ary to savo tho country from finan cial ralnmlty." Tin rormitr"pnl(liuTt nttented that K. II, (Jury nnil llunury 0. Prick, who visited tho whlto linuxo to secure pur. mliodoii to nlmorh tho Tmiiifiuico Com puny told him that If wat tint only way to Mop tho panic. With old tlnut vigor ami ardor, with charar torlitllo gesture mid cinphruilii, Hooko volt rnvfwed tho panic. Ho declared hln ouo object wan to prevent din imtor. Anion Wan JiinllflciU For two hours tho members of the committee bombarded him with lines- tloiiH. In HiimmnrUlug (ho tcKllmony lit tho I'lOHU Of till) ItlVI'NtlKlltlOU Roosevelt declared! -.mi or tho ftiformntloii I had at that time mid all tho Information I Iiiivii received Hlnro, leads mo to be llovo that not only wiih my action JiiHtlflud but that It would havo boon criminal, In my poHltlon iih ropreHon tatlvo of tho pcoplo of tho United States hud I failed to tnkn such no tion." Tho rolounl admitted, however, that at tho time of tho merger ho had no luformatlou un to tho linmoimo. com mercial coal and Iron holdings of tho Tchiiohhcu compuny which woro turn ml oyer to tho steel trlmt, according to evidence now hoforu tho commit loo mid which wive It practical .mono poly of tho Iron mid Hteel business, KvimIcn tlio Query. "If you had known of theso hold. IngH would you havo permitted tho merger?" Chairman Stanley demand-ed. With n Hinlln Roosevelt evaded the ueHtlou, declurliiK tho query clearly hypothetical und embraced factu of which ho had no knowledge. Colonel ItooHuvult wnH drawn Into a discussion of tho triiHt prohlem In tho abstract mid agreed with Stanley In IiIh mitl-triiHt uttlludo. Stanley iiHled' I ho coloiiel'H opinion of tniHt biiHtlng. "Vou will novor uolibwo your ttur poHii hy splitting up big corporations Into their component parta mid ex pecting them to compote with each other," wiih the reply. "I am In favor of ,our national government taking tho poHltlon of tiermany und by ac tion and liiterforouco In favor of tho poople'H Interest oxorelaliig more Htrlct control over IiIk corporations with moiiopollHtlu tendencies." Ktop nil DlHCilinlmitloii. "I hellevo," tttunloy comnieutml, "thai wo idmulil at ouco proceed to divorce the Hteel corporation from every common carder In the country, Itato ruhutcH and illnciimlnattou muut bo Htoppnd Immeilliitply, and I would, by ICKlHlutlnn which 1 think would bo coiiutltutloual, prevent any direc tor of tho Hteot corporation buluit a VifRT '"Wj4'ti jvrt-i JKi rXBZZ lTK.'WA(itifMAK. MRS. HARRIMAN CAR STRIKE ENDED WH ORORDR AIR RACE FOR S5.000 PRIZE. W Five Thousand Strikers at Oes Moines Spent Day in Rioting Mob Storms Cars and Strikebreakers and Burn Manayer in Effigy Po- JUDGE ORDERS DISCHARGED EMPLOYE TO BE REINSTATED NOT TO SELL PELICAN LODGE In All Probability She Will Spend Several Weeks There Before Re turning East May Make Hf.r Summer Home There. SAN niANCISCO. Aug. i.Tln recent order mmle hy Mr. 1!. II. Uar riuiiiu hot to iliNiM! or I'elieau May I.mIk('i in Soutlierii Oregon, which wax n fnyoritc ichorl of her litm- liauil, the late railroad mnpiulu, wax explained hole today when it wan learned Unit Mrw.lfitrrimmi inlcmlrt to vill IVIiemt Has for Hevcral weekn before her return Kast if nothing arihis to prevent. It w nihM that hhc will nnler xeverul improvcmeulrt in the properly anil visit Hie loilpi ouch MIIIIIIMT. Mr, llaiiiman Inin been in San FraiieiM-o for tlie past cii days look ing after propel ty interestH mIio Iiiik hi mill about this eity. Men Ordered to Return to Work it Once and Union to Revoke Strike Order. DK8 MOINKK, la.' Auk. fi.--Thc street car htrikc, with ,r),000 men ri otiiif; all day, came (o mi abrupt end tonight when DiHlrict .finite I)cj:raff issued a mainlatory writ of injunc tion at the request of the city of I)t Moines, directum General Maunder UamVmi to iumicdiutelv rciiihtnte Conductor Haiti, whoso discharge Marled the Htrikc, and also onlcr iui: llin street car men to return to work. He ordered the union to re voke the Htrike order mid continue work until the court further ordered. II is i!XM!eteil the union men will meet ntinidnihl mid (hat earn will bo riiiiniiii: tomorrow. NEW CABINET GIVEN CANADA Several Changes In Personnel of Government to Bo Made Before Election, According to Announce vmcnt. OTTAWA, Out.. An?, f.. Several cabinet cIiiiukoh will he made lioforo election according to autioiiiicomcutti made today. .Milliliter of tho ' navy mid flNhcrlcH Hrodeur will accept a Htipremo court appolutuumt, l'ost- maHter (leneral l.omleux will ho trunti- ferred to tho porlfollao made vac ant by llrodeur'H appointment mid II. S. Delaud, liberal representative from Ileaco Quebec, will become post must er general, tl Ik bullnved that tho chiiUKCS will BtreiiKtheu the llburnl party In Quehec. The liberal Kovnnriucut iiIho re Kiirda tho dcclidou of Premier Me.Hrlde of UrltlKh Coluinhhi not to bo a can didate for tho federal hnutto as an Indication that t hero Ih no charge of defeatlutt tho government with tho reciprocity Ihhiio. GOT $900 FOR VOTE CAST FOR HER I)UH MOINKS. lown. Aur. 5. Ser ious troublo In the Btreot car strike which today gave Des M'olncs tho worst rlota It hnn seen In yrars. was Qxpccled'-tOAlRhl with tho arrival of Iiu ml reds of miners from neighbor ing town who nro uald to bo comlni; to tho aid of the strikers. In anticipation that the riots, al ready Kfrloiis enough, will become much worse with nightfall. Mayor llannn this afternoon ordered all the saloons closed Immediately. Throughout tho day only ono at tempt was made by tho street railway company to glvo servlco. It failed. A mob of nearly r.,000 men and boys attacking tho strikebreakers who wcro forced to run their car back to the burns. Then tho crowd surround ed tho bariiH and nearby hotels, whero the strikebreakers havo been lodged Several small riots resulted and boiuu of tho strikebreakers wcro roughly used when they ventured forth. Manager llurrlgan of tho company sent letters to 'tho mayor and chief or police protesting against tho failure of tho city to afford protection. The company Ih carrying tho United States mtillR in automobiles, thus fulfilling Its contract with tho government. More than r.,000 men nnd boys, af ter burning (leneral Manager llurrl gan In effigy, charged the hotel where thu strikebreakers were quartered. Tho policemen were powerless nnd Bovoral who attempted to boat back the crowd were struck down with stones. A nn tuber of cltlions also got In tho way of the flying uiIrsIIcs and wero more or losa seriously hurt. Sevoral street cars wero wrecked, the mob venting Its wrath on ovcry car that It encountered. Two Htrlke hreakers who attempted to leavo their hotol when tho frontlod mob surrounded tho building and dared Inmates to como out, woro bad ly boaton up mid wcro arrested by tho polico whon they made a feoblo attempt to defend thomsolvos. Reports nro curron tlits afternoon that befof'o morning a call for troops may bo sunt. It Is understood that the United States Infantry at Omaha Is ready to respond on short notice Vloloneoigrow In tho troublo until finally u mob of men, women nnd children tore down tho trolley wires,' wrecked u number of cars and stoned Wholr crows. Four poisons woro bad ly hurt In tho riot. mmm III'., 'BaHK?! 4li ufa. ' IB.i - ill 'l . H IHH'i-;--',:loH BEftGHY WHS GREAT m rice m m open sun FINDING FAVOR IN THIS CITY T. S. Alexander, Representing the Employers' Association of Oregon, Says Nearly Every Merchant and Contractor Has Signed. WOULD PROTECT FIRMS AGAINST "LABOR GRAFTER" FKMIN 15 A CANDIDATE WmmMmmm vHsKiHaaaaf' jffl&mr TOGO FETED Y PRESIDENT Practically Every Town In State Has Joined in Movement, Says Alexander. Flies From New York to Philadelphia In One Hour and Fifty Minutes Much Interest Taken in Flight Crowds Line Roads. tCoiillliiKHI on Paip) U.; WASHINGTON, I). 0 Aug. 5. Former Statu Hopresentattvo Charles A, White or Illinois today flnlshod before tho senate I, or I mor Investiga ting comiultteo his tulo of how ho got SHOO from tho St. l.oula Jijckpol for his vote for Lorlumr. In winding up his testimony Whlto declared thut tduco ho hud confossed hht letters huvo been stolen und his life threatened -on several dlfforont ncciiHlmiH, GAMBLING AT STANDSTILL AT GOLDFIELD, NEV. (IWilWIKM), Nov., Aug. 5. (luuibliiiK is ut u standstill hero to day for tho t'ivnt time. Dospito the fuel that tho last legislature made all forms of gambling- a folony, faro, "twenty-one" and poker luwo flour isluul. Laril night Sheriff lugalls look a hand and brought things (o un abrupt clone, IMIIKADKLIMIIA, la Aiir. S. Lincoln Heaehtly circled the city hal at l:-47 this afternoon winning the N'ew York-Philadelphia aeroplane race ami $5,00(1. Ho oittdUluucec Kugeuo Kly and Hugh Robinson stopped ten minute-, at Trenton, N J., for fuel, yet maile practically (hi same time hum; up by Hamilton ii hs inter-city flight last year of hour 50 minutes. All birdmen usee' tho Mime make of biplanes. There was n great deal of inter est taken hi the race mid thousand) of people witneM'i! the flight at va riotis positiniiK along tho course. Kugeuu Kly had a comfortable lead in the race for the tirst few miles but he had trouble with his engine mid was troubled to somo extent. He was forced to slow down. It was thought for a time lie would have to descend, but he id not. TO OBSERVE LABOR DAY i Central Labor Council Meets and Ap points Committees for Monster Celebration of Day Here on Sep tember 4. Nearly all the employers of labor in Medford and Ashland, including contractors and merchants, have signed for the "open shop," accord ing to P. S. Alexander, representing the Ktnploycrs1 Association of Ore gon, with headquarters nt Portland. He backs up Ids statement with the signatures of (hose who havo joined the association. "The object of the association is not to htir up trouble with the work- iiigruitn but to prevent the labor graf ter, who lives by fitirrinj up trou ble between employes nnd employers', from demoralizing business" said Mr. Alexander. "Beginninj: with Portland, practically every town in Oregon is represented in the associ ation by a majority of the employ era and business men. Our aims can best be stated by our declaration nl principle., which are as foIIdli-sT "This association is formed to fos ter nnd protect the industrial inler ests of our state, to be aggressive only in maintaining the good nnnie and promoting the progress of our community. "To unify the action of its mem bers upon matters wheer united and coneerte dnetion and determined fix ed M)Iiey may seem wiso and neces sary. "To secure for employers and em ployees the freedom of individual contract in tlio manner of employ meat, irrespective of whether or not an employer or an employee is n member of any organization. "To opiwso restriction of output, sympathetic strikes and bycotts and illegal persecutions of individuals, all of which nro a menace to the indus trial progress of our country and tend to the undermining of our con stitutional rights. "To prevent any interference with persons seeking through honest ef fort to work and earn a living. "To prevent or avert industrial disturbance, to hnrmouizo differenc es between employers nnd employes with justice to all concerned, and to assist in the enforcement of tho laws of the land." AT CAPITAL REBELS M Hi 10HC SELVES PRESIDENCY Believed That Seafighter Brought Personal Message from Emperor to Taft Leading Toward an Arbi tration Treaty with United States JAPANESE NAVAL HERO CHEERED UPON EVERY SIDE Washington Turns Out en Masse te Greet Nation's Guest Thinks " Warships Will Still Be Built.' w - -.i : i General Firmin Approaching Port au Prince to Take Command of Forces and Give Laconte Battle- Clash Seems Inevitable. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. 5. General Kirmin, former president nnd head of one of the presidential parties, is approaching Port au Pnnce m n steamer from Porto Rico today to take command of the forces here. General Lecontc at .the head of the army, is encamped on the outskirts of the city and a clash seems inevitable. Bloody riots in tho interior are reported. The central labor council met Sat urday evening ami discussed plans for a suitable observance of l.aboi Day in this city which will he Sep tember !. Various committees wore appointed to make tho arrangements and a big celebration is planned. There will be a big street parade, a barbecue, baud concurts, speaking, athletic contests und a grand ball in tho evening at the Niitatorium. Last year the labor unions held their culehralion of httbor Day nt Ashland. At that time nil of the unions in Southern Oregon attended, and when Medford was chosen for this year's celebration they agreed to turn out to help tho local unions obsorve (ho day. So a lurgo crowd is expected, BAD BLAZE ON GRIFFIN CREEK Supervisor Erickson Takes Large Force of Men Out and After All Night Fight Succeeds In Getting Flames Under Control. GAME VIOLATORS SUFFER PENALTY Sam Sandry and Deputies, Doing Good Work Construction of Fish Ladder Extension at Gold Ray Be gins Monday Who Paid the Fines. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 That Ad miral Togo brought a personal mes sage to President Taft from tho Emperor of Japan expressing a de sire to open negotiations with tho United States looking toward an ar bitration treaty, was the belief ex pressed by those who heard Tnft's greeting to the Japanese seafighter at the formal dinner at the White House tonight. The president later said: "I entertain the hope with con fidence that the tiem may bo not far distant when Japan will tec fit to join in, n movement so auspiciously inaugurated." After tho dinner, which was a brilliant affair, over a thousand peo ple attended the reception. Togo praised Taft's efforts for peace, but said ho believed that nations would continue building battle ships. Sam Sandry, chief deputy game and fUh warden for Southwestern Oregou, was An Medford Saturday, after soveral parties wanted for vio lation of the game and fish laws. He has just returned from Evans creek, whero several arrests were made for shooting grouse. Monday work begins repairing the fish ladder at Gold Ray Col.' Ray having agreed to raise each end of tho dam four feet and blast a deep channel to tho main river channel and extend tho walls of the ladder 100 feet. It is thought with this done n extra fishway will be un- WASHINCTON, D. C, All. E. Greeted by cheers no leas enthusias tic than those which marked his visit In New York Admiral Togo's wel come today In tho capital gave proof of tho universal admiration with which Americans regard tho man who broke Russia's sea power. Following an exchango of formal calls with Japanese Ambassador Uchida, Secretary of State Knox and Assistant Secretary of tho Navy Book man Winthrop, tho admiral held a reception for naval officers. In full dress uniform, tho officers of many nations formed a brilliant assemblage. Togo'H call upon President Taft was tho occa'sion for much mutual exchange of greetings and felicita tions. Afterward, the admiral was taken in charge by tho president's naval and military aides and given an automobile ride around the city. The state dinner and oflfctal recep tion at the whlto houso tonight will bo one of tho most notablo functions of Its kind ever held during tho pres ent administration. Tho Japaneso naval hero was tho center of attraction wherovor ho went. During his automobilo rido through tho city ho was greeted by cheer upon cheer, citizens pushing and crowding each other in tho of- A fire well up in tho mountains not far from the Sterling mines for a while Friday night threatened seri ous proportions. Supervisor M. L. Erickson was notified early in tho evening mid soon had a ranger hud fivo wood choppors on the soene. Early this morning ho reported tho flumes woro well controlled, hut u constant watch is still necessary. R. Hruco Wilson fonnor suporvi- syr of tho forest reservo at Mount U6od, win) has been on duty in the eity for a few days, was among llioso who wont nut to size up the bitua tion and to offer aid, Ho returned Saturday eveniuc; with Supervisor Erickson, iinnnoL'n "l"""'J' Ifnrf in nnfh n fllmnm nt tUn. rnn,na Mr. Sundry reports among the , ar- Warrior. It did not need brilliant rests and convictions imtde from Juno 20 to July 20, 1911, tho follow ing: r. E. Hodges, arrested for fishing without license, plead guilty nnd sen tenced to servo ono day in county jail of Joscphino county. Fred Muc Clungj arrested for hnvhu; trout un der sizo in possession, plead guilty and was sorved to servo ten days in county jail of Joscphino county. Roth parlies refused to pay fines. Arrests mado by Deputy Warden E. Wright of Grants Pass. J. M. Rerdiue, arrested for dump ing sawdust in Stout Creek, tfino suspended on account of defendant's bavins no money. Albert Robinson nnd J. E. Voso, arrested for dumping sawdust in Myrtle Creek. Roth pleaded guilty and wero fined $25 each. Arrests woro mado by Deputy Warden Chns. Tabor and h. Piatt of Douglass county. John Amunds, O, h. Martin nnd C, E. Beebo arrested for tishing with out ueeuso on Hoguo luvcr near Prospoet. All plead guilty und paid $25 each, Arrests woro mado by Deputy Wurdon A. S. Hubbard of Trail Creek, Jackson county. uniform to apprise tho crowds that the little man in tbe rear seat of tho speeding car was tho hero to whom tho entiro nation Is doing honor. Washington, accustomod as it Is to notables of overy country, turned out en masso to greet tho sea fighter. PFHIGHWAYAGITATION Look at all of tho roal ostato ads and at much of tho real ostato ad vvrUsod, boforo investing, PORTLAND, Oro., Aug. G. Radi cal changes In organization woro ac complished by tho Pacific Highway Association iiouvontlou today. lu sted of working through Individuals as horotoforo tho association will work through organizations plodgod to work for highwuy Improvements lu their immodluto vicinity, By this means, It is expected, much more can bo accomplished than undor tho old system. Tho association also wont on rec ord as strongly in favor of tho move-' ment for tho construction of a sconio', highway on tho Pacific Coast oxtond Ing from San Diego to Vun.cou.ver, D. 0. II I ) , 'U
