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Newspaper Page TextOrcnon HUtuttiOj IftifrtB Oily Hnll sfc Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnlu. Mav., .""! Mln., fft Itelntlvo Humidity, Oil Vet. m Dully Hlxth Ynr. I'"nrlyl'lrl Your. MI3DFORD, OIMUON, 'PliniKDAY, .JANUARY 25, 1012. No. 203. J !-. -i '. Jll UNDER SUPREME COURT DECISION, SAYS NEFF, COUNTY CAN BE SELF-GOVERNED 'f. A V NOT ONLY Ci COUNTY ISSUE TO GET WARM WELCOME - BONDS, BUT IT Ci WORK OUT ITS OWN PUN OF OPERATION! Under the Decision mi Ennbllnn Act liy (ho Legislature Is Saltl to Do Unnecessary People of Count y Can Pass Thrlr Own Local -Law Under this Initiative and Refer riiiluni, So Loiiji ns They Do So at (lit! Time Provided by Law or at n General Election. IN ALL LOCAL MATTERS JACKSON COUNTY CAN SECUR E ABSOLUTE SELF GOVERNMENT Can Work Out Plan for Operations as Completely as Can the City of Med ford Can AtiollMi Antiquated Road Supervision System and Place Business on Modern Basis. ' f Arciinllng lo I'm hi- .1. NY If, nl torncy for lln plaintiff In the .link mmi county IhmiiI cjim', (In" ilccinloit uitiiil down by l lie Miprt'iuo court liml.c It Hxlllt fort The uniiity lit In nlnnlutcly t.clf. governed In nil local outlier. The county In proceed under Ihi' liil(lnlli anil referendum nl u gen nil t'liwllmi to Nhiio iHtniN In any ninuiiiil. 'Mix county to work nut n illill of 0h-iiIiii iibolMilug tlu null qiinlcit itmd MipcrtNInn )(cui, paying adequate utilities null piotldlug fur doing Id" work on n iimilcm UiIn. .liirltMin county to hiI, nut Hh nun h)Meni iin completely im Mod find cull fr.iino Ii oui eliuricr. ii i m ii tJ ill ) fti n ' wr im fci ji i a i? 1 1 in? mii mnm 11 i H j UNITED STATES SENDS EXPERT TO STUDY HERE Professor Cox, In Charge of Lake Region, Will Spend Three Months Learning How Rogue River Keeps Jack Frost at Bay. VIEW OF CHINESE CAPITAL AND PRINCE WHO OPPOSED ABDICATION. CaKUINA). O'CGNNIXL, r.rss. Ciwillii.il 0"( '. m.i i', nidi hit suite will i.-icji ii.ti.n j.iiiiiiry '.'. ilxmril I tlir t'niiuii . nf I In1 Wlillc Stir lliu', A u nr in leceptlmi. like Hint mxuriliil CiihIIuhI I'urlpy In New rfc, uwiili till' tJCW C'MllllllUl III ItuMUII. 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS BELIEVED TO F IS HIGH COMPLIMENT TO ROGUE RIVER VALLEY i Professor Cox Is Foremost Weather, Scientist and His Coming i Will Mean Much. I 9 PEK3N-THS OttINE5E CITY FROM CHIENtrEN" dftTMl. PKJNdS KTOTG. I Acknowledging Jlio fMrt t lift t the Rogue River vtilldy Imi1s the nation I in tin mailer of gclenlillo Trust pro vcution, the United SI nl ! govern I incut has arranged to send its fore-, most iuvestigntor, Profe-.sor Hurry J. ' I ("ox, in charge of tin lake region I I i witli liemliiiirtiTd t (.'liieflco, Jo, nouijcry Is Tliouglit to Have Been ,"M,"r """- "v "'" "' " tlircc iniiittliK (luruij; tin TniKt 'a- Tlie sllnallon In PcUIn Cflcr tlic alKlIcatlon etll.-t hail l.ccn nroparnd nnd apt'rmcd bj Hie heads of the Imperial Korcruinorit nnJ nw:iltrl thu ecal of the UowastT Hiiiiir-sA. wis tike a o:ianI- orator Antl foreign placards were IKistvd In tin- South City, nnd foreigners were udbed to move Into the legation quarter. 1'rlucs Kunf bitterly opposed abdicatloii. BOBPEH MORRS KNQWO MURDER (II.V I'orlnr J. NVff, AUmiii'V fir I'lHinlilY in JHikon Cuiinly Knmt lloml CiitO TIih hiIh nf .lnckoii county Imvr Mj?ltjfil'W''',,l " tuiiiH!H8 tmMir- HiiKKi mill mint of tlio iliiirimoti in Hid muinty liomt i'iii. In t lit oml it will hit worth far niorw o lliin tuniiily ninl In KVory roiiiily in tlu xlHlti thmi u ilecihion iipliolilini; lh" IihiiiIm. I'nili'r IIiIm ilfci.ion nn ctinlilin net liy llio lculiitiii'( i wholly un- IIIHIWNMiy. Til KMilt) Iff ihU t'Oltll- ty tMn pimii tltttir own litenl lnw mi ller llit inilutiv' iwul itrTHnilnni mi llioriiiiitf I lit iMMiiMiti'ft nf hmiiU in nti.v MiiioiiHi Iht'v i't 111. U milv iiomiftpmry lliMt I hoy l ni in Hit iiiMimoi' ami nl Mm tiiHH proviilml hy Inw, ulilcli inonnii at h gfiit'inl clot' lion. Hut whnl Is tivcii iiiiiin iiuiorlniit, iim I vittw lliu tuHlliu', Ihi ileciHiou iiiohiim f hat .liicUnii I'oiiuly in nil Iim'mI iiintti'1-i Iiiim mIimiiIiiIi' noil' gov urniniHit mid vmi work out it own ilnn I'lir iiinitinii hm tnntipliiti'ly ti OMll tlllt ,iy of Mitilfonl. Wu I'll II nliolitih I lin iiiiliiiiiitil mini wupcr vlinir hymloMi. We chii proiiln lor wiln Hit for imii' county 'oiniiiiinioii 'I'm (lint will I'oiiipoiiMnlii thdiu for tlutir ttiiin unit itiMiiniul lluil duty vsivf int'ir uiiiiiviudd Htlciiiioii to tlio t'liun ly'n IminIiiihim. Wo ciiii pioviilo ii wii.v of plimiiiK n porliou of tint t'ot ol puriiiiiiuuit iuikU iiKiiiiiMt the prop tirty upmiiiilly luiiii'liteil. In fuel, no ouii imml ovi'i' itKiiiu couiplMiii of iiioHnliiink lnuitjliilliin, or mi iiiillipint i'i MyNlmii of i'oiiuly Kovrriiinent, for liii'liNou I'liunty ciiii work out Hhouii nyl'iii iik t'oinpldti'ly un Moilfonl enn J'riiiiut il own I'linrler. Al it Inter (lulu I kIiiiII Iiiivo morn t siiy on thiri hiiIijcH. I ilo not hit lii'vn Unit tlicin in any (iuciimIoii for iliti'oiirnKiiiiitiiit, Wo woro hoi up Tor u your liy litipilion on our wntor yHtoin, It wits iliHoouriiKiiii; ut tlio tluio, hut wo now hnvo tlio fluoht wn lor Hyeloiu 'of nny city in tlio wowt. AVIuit iMotlford Iiuh ilmio with itn wuior Hyntoin, JiioUhiiu coiinly onn do with Hm ronilH. Wo ciiii do it ho ouiihi) llm looi in upon unit wo ciiii provldo our own Hyxtoin nnd our own Iiiwk unilor whloli to oporuto. Wo uro no ImiKiir tiod lo (hi. Wilninniolto vnl-toy. 2000 JOBLESS FAIL 10 SHOW "Riot of the Idle," Promised at Port land, Docs Not Materialize So cialists Round Up 150 Idle Men, But Only 25 Will Work. Motive for Murder of Younn China man Whose Body Was Found in Trunk at Seattle. I'OUTLANI). Oro.. Jnji. "if!. Tlio IiivhnIou or 2000 Joliliwn iiiou on Ihutr doMcoiit on tho city hall tins not niii torlullxod and today tho polleo and city nrnolaltt uro hroathliu; oaslor. Tho "i lot of tho lillo" waH proinlsod hy Hovoral hoi'IiiIIhIh and IndtiHtrlal Worker of tint World HpcmkorH hero lovoral daH iiko iiiiIohh "aid was ox toudod to thu tinuiuployod," Of 150 "iinoinployod" hordud Into tho hureau's officii by soolaliHt load- r, only Zn aeooptod Jolm offured. Tho roinaludor advaurod varloim ox- runt', hoiiio wiyliiK I hoy woro not "stroiiK oiitniKh" and oIIioch that tlioy "did not waul to loavo lliolr hoiuoH In thin city." I'OKTLANI), Jhii. 2... Moinhcrs of the family of Soid lliiifr. tho Chi- nt"o whowo iliHtiii'iuliorPil lioily wu foiiiiil at llio Kin;; Street depot yes terday, re en route (odny lo Sun Frnnoieo, SoHttte, Tucoum unit tos Anolo-. lo cim roll for Choi Sin, tho ll)-yeurnld Cliinomt hl nnd a "tall, thin'' CliiiiMiimn, who n ro strongly iit.Ktcled of SeidV murder, Dotootivo have triicod the uirl fntin Tho Dallen ,Oro., where hlu him rolativex, to Seutlle. It is holieved hho may ho lit San I'riuloUoo, where her iaronts rohide. She left them muiio tiiuo no after a family ipiurrel. The inline of the Chiiiammi who oniixotf a sopiirntion hetweon Soid mid Choi has not hoeu ascertained. Tho Soid family have turned over $'J0II to local detectives to aid in the search for tho couple. Detective .loo Dny left hint nipht for Seattle with Soid Hack, head of the family, to claim the hody. It will he returned to I'ortlmid, The fact that .flllll) in oanh and .f'JUO worth of diamonds were inissiiij from tho hody indicates that rohhei,. was the motive for the crimp. son studyini: local eouditioiis. The seiidint: of Professor Cox to thi val ley to study this Htihjeet is n ureal compliment, uotwub ti Professor O'dnni. who nW&od' and worked the mntter up to 1!t present excel lence, hut lo llio fruit growers who hnvo co-operated with the local of fice mid made it possible. Professor Cox is in charge of dis trict No. I of the United States woHther bureau. He is one of the foremost scientists in the government service uloiitr these linos and has much frost prevention work to do m tho middle west. That he is sent here to learn the methods followed shows that the government recognixos the excellence of the loenl station's cam paign. Professor Cox will spend March, April mid .May in the office of Pro fessor O'Guni, co-operating with him and studying his methods. He will then put the plan in operation in the east. m BIG PRICE FiraiMOIT Demands That State Dismiss 10 In dictments Against Him Before He Wilf Take the Stand and Testify Against Wilde. Cardinal Welcomed. NKW YORK. Jan. 25. Cardinal Farley was today formally received at St. Patrick's cathedral hero amid all tho solemn omp nnd splendor accorded a prince of tho lloman Cathollo faith, 700 priests and high er eecloslastle dlKtiltarlos escorting tho veiiorahlo prelate nnd Cardinal Ollibona from the cathedral college to tho church. PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 25. Ad mittedly holding Important evidence V. Cooper Morris, formerly cashier of tho defunct Oregon Savings and Trust bank, who Is Jointly Indicted with Hanker Wlldo of San Diego for the embezzlomont of $90,000 from the Institution, demanded today that tho state dismiss all indictments agaltiHl him. Otherwise ho said he would not take the stand against Wilde. Unless Morris testifies It Is believed tho prosecution has no chance of convicting Wilde. There are 10 Indictments against Morris, who is now serving a term in the Oregon penltontiary. Whether Morris' demands will bo granted Is not known. UNDERWOOD DILL TO REVISE IRON TARIFF FAVORED House Ways and Means Committee Files Favorable Report Demo- crats Will Caucus Saturday in Ef fort to Pass the Measure. MEDFORD WOMEN BALLY TO Al i F H 50 E Two Workers for Votes for Wwwn Here to Meet Local Women and Start Movement Will Be BafioSHNjl On at Election In November. WASHINGTON', Jan. 2."). The house ways and menus committee re jtorted favorably today on the Under wood bill to revise the iron and steel tariff measures. The house demo crats will hold a canons Saturday In an effort to secure the adoption of the hill. Tossed Coin for Property. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25. Un able to agree over what each con sidered an eipiltable division of tholr fathor's estate. Hoy McCarthy and his brother Frank avoided litigation by tossing pennies. Roy wou. MOMENT'S DELAY IS CAUSE OF MAN'S DEATH SAN FRANCISCO. Col., Jan. 2.'). A moment's hesitancy in throwing up his hands at the command of a high wayman, who shot him down on his own doorstep and in the presence of his lmthor, today may cost William Deberau his life, lie is at the Emerg ency hospital with a bullet in his abdomen. Police are searching the district for the thug. Deberan and his brother were en tering their homo when they heard the command "hands up." Dobornn hesitated. Instantly tho thug pulled tho trigger and disappeared in tho darkness, Deberau fell into his brother's arms. DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT WHICH KNOCKED OUT COUNTY ROAD BONDS ARGETINA MAY GO TO WAR WITH PARAGUAY 11UKNOS AYItKS, Jim. '.Vi.-Wnr between Argentina mid Paraguay Ih threntoiiod today mid tho Argentine government Iiuh ordered four wur hhipw Immediately 'dispatched 0 Paraguayan wuloiw. Diplomatic- ro latiiuiH between tho two governments uro expected o ho Hovered tonight. Pnriignny failed to give Argentina a nii I iw foe lory iiiihwop to demands for (oiupoiiHiitiun for iinmerouH Iohhch caused cltizt'iiH of Argentina, residing in INiniRiiiiy, through utlucbi on their holdings. This suit tt- instituted hy u resi dent freeholder uud lax payer of Jackson county, ugaiiist (he county judge, counuiswionorK and clerk of (hut county to enjoin them "from) either ordering, issuing or causing to ho issued, negotiated or sold" the bonds or other obligations of tho county In the sum of $1,, 100,1100 in e.vcesH of more than $.1000 voluntary indebtedness, of tho county nl ready contracted. The plaintiff asserts that tho do feudaulH, composing (ho county court and its clerk, threaten to mid are preparing lo wrongfully negotiate .fl,.100,000 of county bonds or other securities for tho purpose of con structing pormaiiont roads in that county in ooiiHcquonoo of which, un less sumo bo enjoined, his burden of taxation will bo greatly increased to his irreparable damage, After denying in tho nnswer the wrongfulucKH of tho purposes im puted (o them, (ho dofoudiiuls trace with great wealth of detail tho his lory of tho adoption of tho constitu tional amendment hereinafter dm (tunned, even going to tho extent of (piotiug ut length tho argument pub lished in llio political paiunlilets for itso at the hustings when tho mon- seok to justify under that ainend menr. Reduced to its lowest terms, tho stibstunco of the answer is, that be ing urged thereto by the petition of numerous taxpayers of the county, tho defendants, county judge mid coiniuissiouers, called an election for September 110, 1011, and submitted to the electors the cpioslien: "Shall the county oroutojndebtednoss not to oceod $1,.100,000 for the building of pennanciit roads therein, said in debtedness being in addition to the interest and lo its present indebted ness and independent of any other indebtedness, however created, mid to bo evidenced by tho 20-year bonds of said county, drawing interest at not to exceed (I per cent per iinnuni" and being so advised by an affinna-. live ninjorily of tho votes cast at said election they uro proceeding to issue and negotiate such bonds, or fo inuoli of them ns may be deemed necessary to raise money for the purpose named. The oiroult court overruled a gen eral demurrer to the new mutter of the auswor and, as tho plaintiff clout ed to stand on bis demurrer, made a decree dismissing llio suit. The plaintiff appeals. M'UNKTT, J.--At the election icld in 1010 tho people of tho Htuto, section 10 of article II of the con- 'untnrv liabilities of the county should j by voting in some manner and that stilution of the -statu so as to read not ho increased thereby to exceed i no legislation is necessary on th.it as follews: "Section 10, No count v ,.f.1000. Hitherto the establishment of 'subject. That an election of some shall create anv debts or liabilities 'countv roads has been one of excu-kind will be necessary to remove the which shall singly or in tho aggre- sive functions of county courts. Sei gate exceed the sum of $5000, except ! lions 0117, 0278 et sen h. O. L. Tho ..'i. ..'.. mo wiib Hiibinlllod to the peoplo, and by (ho initiative process, nmendod ponnmient roads, provided tho vol to suppress insurrection or repel in vasion, or to build permanent roads within the county, but debts for per manent roads shall bo incurred only on approval of a majority of those voting on the itiestion." Of this amendment the courts will take ju dieinl notice the snnio as of any other law of the land. It is unneces sary to plead the same. Much less is it requisite to set out tho history of the adoption of the amendment or tho arguments used .to carry the measure. It is conceded that tho voluntary debt of Juckson county, incurred since (he people adopted tho original constitution of the state far exceeds $.1000. Tho question presented hero involves tho construction of the amendment above quoted in its ap plication to tho facts stated in tho answer. Tho issue includes not only tlio amount hut also tho form of tho proposed indebtedness, Tho amendment confers no new power upon any county. Kvory coun ty has always had the power to cre ate debts for, (he purpose of building ideal of an imporishahlo road sur face has not yet been attained and probably never will be, but many highways have been permanently es tablished by the authority of tho countv courts. The law making pow er has "prescribed the minuter in which county indebtedness is cre ated. It is in the form of county orders or warrants. Only upon proper orders issued and attested by tho county clerk is the county treas urer authorized to disburso tho coun ty funds. Section 21)34 L. O. L. Tho only innovation made by the amend ment upon the previous order of pub lie affairs is to chango the form of restriction upon tho power to go in debt for the particular purpose named. All the affirmative author ity of the county court exists now just as it did before. The contention of tho defendants, in its ultimate analysis, is that the quoted section of the constitution as it now stands is self executing and invests the county with full disero restriction upon the amount of in debtedness for permanent roads may well be implied. The question on this branch of the case is whether an election has been authorized. The amendment in question must be con strued, if possible, to stand with the rest of the constitution, for the peo ple inaugurated constitutional gov ernment and hnvo not yet abandoned the constitution they promulgated in the lici'initin.r. Knntiim K 11P nWii.ln ...- ... (,. ,. , ... .,...., provides as follews: "The legisla tive assembly shall onaet laws to support tho privilege of free suffrage, prescribing tho manner of regulating and conducting elections, and pro hibiting, under adequate penalties, all uuduo influence therein from power, bribery, tumult and othor improper conduct." Of courso this section cannot be ooiibtrued to oxeludo the rights of tho peoplo to legislato on tho stibjoct of elections under the terms of section 1 of article IV, known as tho original initiative and referendum section, It is clear, how over, that until the legislative power of (ho state has declared that an Votes for women in the statp of Oregon will be the object of a, largo gathering of local women who will meet Friday to form a local woman suffrage club and take up the work of outlining a campaign Jo bo waged until next November when the state will again ballot upon the subject of suffrage for women. Two lending suffrage workers from California Miss Charlotte Anita Whitney nnd ifrs. Helen Hoy Greely are in the city and are to meet with tho local women and to advise them in regard to the formation of n local club. Miss Whitney is the president of the College Kqunl Suffrage league of Sun Francisco, while Mrs. Greoly is a graduate of Vussar and a prac ticing attorney of New York city. These two are thoroughly versed in the matter of campaigning for equal suffrage and doubtless will have much to say of Interest In regard' to votes for women. Mrs. J. F. Reddy is lending her assistance to the two women and is arranging for the meeting to he held Friday. Tho nnnouncjement of the place and time for tho meeting will follow later. Mrs, Reddy is enter taining with n luncheon today to which a number of women interested in the movement hnvo been invited. The women of Oregon are planning' to conduct an earnest campaign for votes this year, as Oregon is the only coast state not granting tho right of suffrage to women. DUK Hon to devise the means of securing election shall ho held on a particular the "approval of thoso voting on the, kind of question no decision of such question" so long as it ascertained (Contluuou on Page 8.) e mm ENGINE HIMSELF Makes Democratic Start for Wash ingtonDuke Says Tunnel Is Marvelous Piece of Engineering Work. NKW YORK, Jan. 2.1. Tho Duko of t'onnaught iniulo a democratic, start for Washington at 11:10 o'clock today when ho himself took the throt tle and drove electric engino No. 2tf through the tunnel under the Hudson river to Hie Manhattan transfer sta tion at Harrison, N. J. The duke's private car "Syngat" was attached to the train ho drovo under tho river. Coming out of tho tunnel the duke said it was (he most marvelous piece of engineering ha over saw.