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MEDFORD, OKlflaON, WliDNKSPAV, MAY 1, 1912.
No. 34.
ltillv Htivcnlli Yiiir.
TAFT CARRIES MASSACHUSETTS BY 4000
COUNTY COURT ORDERS $40,000 BRIDGE OVER BEAR CREEK
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CITY WILL PAY
$13,500 AS ITS
SHARE OF COSI
Work on New Structure Will Com
mence In Near Future Will Bo
Built of Steel ami Concrete, Withl
All Girders Encased.
Present Bridge Will Be Moved to
Jackson Street by City Call (or
Bids Soon.
Tim county emu I Wednesday mor
ning ordered the I'oiihtnidioii of n
$10,000 bridge over Hear Creek in
this city. Tim oily In to pay f 13,500
toward Ilic I'ost of tin structure, nnd
receive in turn the present Hlrtiiturt
over the crock, which will liu moved to
.InckMin Houlcmrd.
Ono of tin" conditions untyped by
tlu county court wus tlutt hereafter,
I lu bridge will l) city property nml
niiiht lie maintained nml repaired bv
the city. It will bo erected inula- the
hiipcrviMou of the city engineer.
A ropri'Hciitntivo of n bridge eom
pituy submitted pluiis nml specifica
IIoiik to the county court on which
bids will be nsked. Ho staled tluit he
estimated tluit the brido will cnt
$10,000 and tluit he will hid for the
work. Ho agreed to sell the plans lo
the court for $250 if other purlieu
secured the contract but tlmt he
would iiiuke no charge for them if In
kIioiiIiI be HiiccciiHful In M'curiug tint
work.
The structure will ho of concrete
mid steel, all of I ho tinier being en
ciiMid. Work will begin iik soon as
bids cun be received mid u contract
let.
A large delegation of Iuimiivmm met.
together with clly officials culled on
the court.
Tim city will pny $111,001) providing
the structure costs over $35,000. If
tlm cost in lens than that figure the
city will pay $1 1,000 towar.l the
erection of the bridge. The city also
agrees to allow the county use of it
rock ipiarrv above Jacksonville.
JAPANESE ACTIVITIES
WASHINGTON, May I. Replying
to tho resolution of Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts culling for an imoi-li-Ration
by the United Stutcs vmveru
incut of the report-, that tho Juiuiiiomi
nation Iiiih ucipiircd u huge tract of
laud upon which to found u c ilonv o.i
Magdulcun Hay, Mexico, Piusldmit
To ft todav hunt to tho Hcunto u j-tuto-nient
signed by Sei retury of State
Philander C. Knox, which denies that
the htutndeparlimint I:imiii evidence
mleiptate to hIiow tlm acquisition of
land, or tlm dosiro to aciuire liiml,
directly or indirectly, by Jupunoso in
Mexico.
Though denying any "udcipuvte" in
foriuatiou the slntoiucnl gives tlm dc-
ii i In of negotiations with u .lapaue.se
syudicuto for tho purohusj ul lauds
about Mngdnleuu Hay,
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SAYS VOTE TOO LIGHT
1.08 ANGELES, Cab, Mny 1.
Tolograni" roeolvod today nt Wood
row WIlHtin hoadciuurtorn boro from
William F. MeNarry, WIIboii'h Miih
hiioIiuhoUh munugor, iitnto MoNurry'H
bollof that tho domoorntla proforonco
vote In WiiHHUKluiHottfl wiih too light
to bu significant, Tho nioHHiigos also
Hlato tliat George Frod Williams,
Hponkor Clara's. Massachusetts mun
ugor, wiih dofoulod for dolognto at
large mid that Fobs' dologuto, hoadod
by Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, woro
elected, Many of. thoso, MoNarry
ulaJniH, favor Wilson as a second
choice,
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idiii'CN ItMlity. One inuti Iiiih clinncd
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Allien Hiulth, nf (J rami HnpldN, Mb-h
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(lovenior West Iiiih notified County
.Iiidp" J. It, .Veil that if the honor imiu
al work on the Crater hake road urn
no louder wiuited by tho citizens of
this county to notify him at once and
the men will be taken to other HeetiotiH
of the htatc, uskiiiK for the cstablihli
uient of Mich road camps. Tho county
court will coithidcr the mat tor during
this hCbhioll.
(lovenior WcitV telegram to Jmle
N'eil followed the receipt at Salem of
tho petitions circulated some weeks
n;o uHkinn the governor to recall the
men. (lovenior WomI stutoh that if
the men arc not wanted in Jackson
count v that he will at once mmuI them
to other counties wanting them with
out dcluv.
NICW YOmC, May I, Fifteen
thousand wliareH of United KtiiU-H
Stool were mild at tho opeuluK of tho
Htock market today, hut tho price
hold remarkably firm and Boon ro
Kiiluod It h Initial fractional loss.i Tho
fcuturo of early trad hit; wiih heavy
flollliiK biiHvd on tho uiifavorablo
iiuartorly report of tho Bteol corpor
ation. Outttldo of tho metal hUioUh,
Knlns wcro uutmirotifl, lueludliiK ad
vauccH of I to 'Jt polutH In HeudtiiR,
boblKh Valley, International liar
veHter and American Tobacco,
Around noon Union 1'acltbi becamo
lumvy and tho Koneral niarkot
Hlumpod, Tho oloao wan utoady.
IIoihIh woro eitBy.
UTILE NAY
BE ABANDONED
IN NEAR FUTURE
GENERAUMARKET
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MRS. COLBY PLEADS FOR WOMEN
Dcelimiitf Ihul tduMvuH certain that
Oregon would soon follow tho lend of
luii' sister stales, California on the
south ami Washington on the mirlh,
nnd uriinl to women the rijjlit of suf
frage, Karali How-ink Colby, ono of the
pioneer worker fur cquul sul'frup;o
loft this uftornoou for Ashland whero
she will address an umlieuco before
hmvlinj for Portland. Mrs. Colby is
tin onthusiuHtiti worker and ono who
ban dotio it grail work for lior duuso,
Sim Ih n thorough debater us well us
a brilliant spoukar.
"Stiff rKi" status Mrs. Colby, "is
it natural riht and eauiiot bo limited
by pox. II in imperative in a Kovorn-
TO SEEK EFFECT
OF aECTRICITY
ON PLANT LIFE
With New Wireless Station at Central
Point as a Basis Professor O'Gara
Is to Delve in New Scientific
Fields.
Known Now That Beneficial Effect is
Secured But Nature and Extent is
Yet to Be Determined.
Prof. V. J. O'fiiirn, patlioloslst for
J nek no n county, hriH nrrmiKcd for u
number of vxporhneutB to aHcortalu
the offecU which electricity has upon
plant life, these, nxiicrlmcntn to ho
conducted nl the wlrolcus ttdcBrnph
Mtntlnn near Ccntrnl Point.
The new wlrelcsH ntatlon nffordn a
Mplcndld opportunity for theao pxper
iinontK In that the air nml earth for
a comddcrnhlo dlstnnrn Burroundlnc
the Htntloti In heavily charged with
electricity.
From tho top of tho two 300 foot
high window polen thoro nro 10,000
feet of wlro connectltiK with power
plant. HchIiIpm thcao when there nro
laid In all directions two foot under
ground oepially an ninny feet of
heavy copper wires, lloth tho air
and ground for n distance around tho
power houiio in bo heavily charged
with electricity tlmt a noronjaifilnK
iit-nr tho plant cannot buffed 'tho
electrical effect.
It has been proven that (hero Ih a
mnrked good effect produced upon
plant life by electricity, but tho ex
periment which Prof. O'Gara will
ninko will ho tho first over under
taken whero n wireless ntatlon la
imed art n baslH.
Tho wlrelosH company owns 11
acrcH of land, tho major portion of
which Ih covered by tholr poles, pow
er plant nnd underground wiring,
and this Innd, which wah previously
an alfalfa field, Is now holng cleared
of roots and gotten In ahnpo for
Prof. O'tiurn'n experiments. Mr.
O'Gara expects to put out several
varieties of vegetables for this aoa
Hon'n experiments, nnd this full ho
will set out 1000 ponr trees on tho
land Unit bo may arrive at boiho
defliilto conclusion as to tho offecta
which electricity will huvo on tho
horticultural Industry of southern
Oregon. All tho vnrlotles of pears
grown In tho valley will bo put out.
Tho wlroless station Is now In
operation nnd tho operator bus no
trouble In communicating with Los
AngolcB and San Ulcgo.
SIX FOR WILSON
DOVHH, Deb, May lj Six dele
gatus to thu national convention at
Ilaltlmoro, all favorable to tho can
didacy of Govornor Woodrow Wilson
of Now Jorsoy for democratic presi
dential nomination, today have boon
mimed by tho democratic statu con
vention. meut founded on consent. Amoriea's
special mission is to cmpbasi.e this
right Kgypt excelled in eugiucerinp,
(Iroeeo in art, Home in law it is loft
to America to develop thu individual,
If it fails in this, it Una failed in its
mission.
"Amoricit lias tnado great strides
ulotii; these linos. Its women as
wives and mothers nro maguilicont.
Individuals dovolop tho idea of free
dom, MJpn ounnot do this alone, Ihoy
euro too nuiel) for material tilings,
whilo ii womun's wholo euro is for life
and itH doveloptnont. Tho loworinp;
woman of tho futuro mtiBt bolluvo that
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fall iluriiiu' the mouth, April is re
markable for the rcat exechs of pre
cipitation. The normal for a 1M year
period is l.Uft incbes.vhich shows nn
nviikn ,f !l.TI iiifiVrniir Anril. I'll '.
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certain funning ojicrations to some
extent, it is, nevertheless, of grent
benefit. No damage, has been done
through lack of pollination, since the
bloom was very heavy and there were
sufficient clear days to injure fertili
zation. The mean mcxiumm tempera
ture of the month wus fj.." degrees be
low normal, while the menu minimum
tenienttiiro wn" only .8 degrees be
low normal. There were hcvcn clear
days, ten partly cloudy and thirteen
cloudy. The maximum temperature
was 7o.. on Anril (i, and the minimum
11) on April .".
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DEA1H IN IAPI
TOKIO, May J. Confirmation of
tho report that 270 minora met deatli
in an explosion nt tlm Ivokkiado com
pany's mine at Yuhari yesterday was
received hero today. Tho work of
recovering tho bodies is in progress.
Sweeper II Wins
NKW MAKKBT, EhrIiumI, May J.
Sweeper II, an American entry
owned by II. H, Duryoa, won the
two thousand guineas milo raoo hero
today, thu first of tho Beason'ft Ibreo
olassio vaoes for tlifeo year olds.
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21 51 37
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PRESIDENT TAPT PP.AK'NG IN SPRIN3REtX
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GREAT CONFERENCE
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. May 1.
With S50 delegates, from every cor
uor of the world where theto aro
Methodist churches, In nttendanco,
tho quadrennial conforenco of tho
Methodist Episcopal church, the lar
gest Protestant gathering In tho
world, opened Its convention hero to
day with prayer by Bishops Burt and
Werner. Bishop Henry Warren pre
sided. Tho conference will contlnuo
In session f or one month deliberating
ovcry day on tho problems which
confront tho church.
Besides tho delegates, all of whum
aro leading Methodist pastors, tho
entlro IS active bishops of tho church
aro lu nttendanco as advisors, to
gether with seven missionary bish
ops and practically all ot tho leading
executive officials ot tho church In
tho world.
Ono ot the chief probloms which
confronts tho conference Is that of a
union ot tho threo branches of tho
Methodist church tho Mothodlst
Episcopal, tho Methodist Protestant,
and the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Another Issue will bo tho de
mand of laymen for grontor author
ity and activity by them In -fchureh
affairs. An effort Is also almost
certain to bo iniiilo to restore tho
old-tlmo limitation upon tho length
ot tlmo a minister shall remain In
tine church.
Election ot bishops will be an Im
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U'REN POINTS:SINGLE TAX BENEFIT
OREGON CITY, Ore., May 1- That
for tho first time in tho history of
Oregon, public hervieu corporations,
big laud speculators and big business
interests generally will pay into the
public treasury a small part of what
their special privileges aro worth, if
the voters of the stale approvo at the
November election an amendment to
the constitution providing for a grad
uated specified tax on tho owners of
laud and public servico corporation
fraucbisos. Tluit is tho assertion of
W. S. U'llen of Oregon City, father
of tho "people's power" movement,
made today iu a statement to the
United Press.
Tho single tnxers of Oregon will
BODE ORPHIC
VICTIMS SHIPPED
TO RESTING PLACES
HALIFAX, N. S., May 1. Atiiid
scelies of sorrow following upon the
urrivul hero of the coffin ship Muo-kay-Hcnnett,
with the bodies of vic
tims of the Titanic disaster, n number
of special cars are preparing to lenvc
here tonight with corpses which nro
being shipped to various destinations
in charge of relatives and friends.
All the identified dead will be ready
for shipment tomorrow.
Tho Mnckny-Hcnnett recovered 300
bodies, of which 110 were buried t
sea. Fifty-seven of those identified
were buried nt s-on, and 130 identified
wcro brought to Halifax. Fifteen
women's bodies were recovered of
which eight were identified. Eleven
bodies of women, including four iden
tified, were buried at sea.
A pntbetie scene was enacted when
fleorge Newell, nn undertaker brought
from Yarmouth, who was busily en
gaged in embalming bodies, suddenly
cried "My God," and collapsed. Ilo
bad come unexpectedly umu tho body
of bis uncle A. L. Newell, who had
sailed on tho Titanic.
The body of Colonel John Jacob
Astor was placed in a privato car.
Vincent Astor, bis twenty year old
on. sat weupiug till night beside tho
casket. Young Astor is on tho vergo
of collapse.
The body of Isidor Straus was
placed in an o.pres car with tboso
of seven others. No traco was found
of tho body of Airs. Straus.
submit the nroposed amendment by
initiative petition. U'Kou is ono of
those who tiro making a hard fight iu
behalf of tho mensuro.
"This mensuro exempts personal
property and laud improvements from
taxes," suid U'Hou today. "Hut tho
right is reserved lo the peoplo of
every county to provide by local law
for taxing such improvements and
personal property, and to order a spe
cial election tit any time on such a
bill.
"All hind vulttoH and franchises nro
to pay the regular, general and special
tax levies of tho taxing districts in
which tho same is situated. In addi-
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TAFT GETS 26
:T1
SECURES TEN
Roosevelt Announces That He Will
Withdraw From the Primary In
Massachusetts so Far as the Deb
ates at Large Are Concerned.
Roosevelt Carries Five State Districts
Which Will Give Him Ten De(ctw
Taft Carries Nine.
HOSTON, Mny .1. President Tnft
gets 20 Massachusetts delegates to
the republican national convention jit
Chicngo nnd former President Theo
dore Koosevclt ten.
This wau the net result today of tho
firccst political fight New England
lla over seen when complete returnx
from all but three small towns in tho
stnte were tabulated.
On figures themselves Tnft nnd
Roosevelt split even. Each hud eigh
teen delegates. Roosevelt got ten
straight out delegates nnd his list of
delegates nt Inrge, eight in nil de
feated those pledged for Tnft. This
left the count nt evens each having
eighteen. This afternoon, however,
Roosevelt issued a statement that, us.
President Tnft had won in the presi
dential lifofercttcc primary he (Roosc
veJC) woyld iiot insist that the eight
dejdgntes nl large cast their votes, for.-.bcm-Whtr
Chicn'gVconventfri!!. ' Wlw-"
ther or not the delegates at Inrge will
full in with tho suggestion that they
shall support Taft is us yet uncertain.
Tho returns gnvo the Roosevelt
dclegntes at large, headed by Buxtcr,
82,087 and tho Tnft delegates at
large, headed by Senator Crane 74,
835. Following aro tho figures for tho
almost complete returns from tho
state ns u wholo on the preferential
primary vete:
Toft 87,117.
Roosevelt 83.114.
La Follette 2,003.
Clark 33.401.
Wilson 14,470.
The results in the city of Boston
ulono were:
Taft 11,281.
Roosevelt 10,051.
Lu Follette 240.
Clark 2,300.
Wilson 1,432;
T. It. Withdraws Cluliu.
OYSTER HAY, N. Y., May 1.
Flat announcement that he would not
insist on tho delegates at largo from
Mussuchusetts supporting his cnmli
ducy wus mudo horc today by Colonel
Theodore. Roosevelt. The former
president declared that as President
Taft had carried tho preferential pri
mary vole ho would withdraw from
tho prinutry so fur as the delegates nt
large were concerned.
If Colonel Roosovelt carries out
this determination he will have hut ten
of tho Mussuehusetts delegates.
Uoose volt's statement suld In part:
"It would seem unllkoly that a
majority of tho voters who voted for
delegates pledged to mo should si
multaneously express a preference
for Taft, but. apparently, that la
what happened. Such being tho caso
I hereby announce that I shall ox
pect tho delogatou at largo to dis
regard tholr pledge to support mo
and to nupport Taft. If any hesi
tates, I shall Immediately write him
with all tho emphasis and Inslstonco
posatblo to tuko tho action Indlcatod.
"In this fight I am standing for
certain great principles which I ro
gurd as vital to tho prosont and fu
turo welfare of tho nation, and my
success Is vuluablQ only as un Inci
dent to securing these principles.
"Tho foromout principle la the
right of tho peoplo to rttlo and tho
duty of tholr ropresontattvcit realty
to roprcaent them In tho nominating
convention, no less than In legisla
tive and oxocutlvo offices,
"If tho majority of tho rank and
fllo of tho party do not want mo
nominated, tbon I certainly do not
wish to bo nominated."
Itoosuvolt sent copies of his state
ment to till delegates at large from
Massachusetts,
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