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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.'
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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,
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