jfrv TVTHrtpCffljpyS City Hatt WEATHER I'n I r tonight. Mav., ISflt MIm., -Its; Prrclp., .'-Ml Y SECOND EDITION J'nrly-hPi'nnil Vt'iir. Datlv Hi'Vintli Vriir Altliaiifih Former President Releases Detonates sit Larue From Any Ohll (jallmi to Him They Say They Will Stand by Him. Six Out ol Elnht Take This Stand Other Two Remain Silent In Re liant to the Matter. IIOSTON. Mush., May 2 Six out of the eight iluh'gntew nt large I'loclt'il nl the nrliiuirifH Tucduy in this "Ian will I'M! (heir vote ut llu convention nl CIi'ii-hrii for Colonel Theodore Koom'Vl'll UCCOnlillg l sllllCIUCIlt made Ii.v thrin today. The remaining two IlllVti lint milill' it tlltcilli'llt ill !' ganl t tlic matter. Tlii' m delegate iiinili' tlii'ir .tn(i' llll'llt today In l In t'lll'i' III" Colonel Itoinevnlt'h iluelarnlioii (lint lie would imt cliiiiii tli" villi lis PieMilcnl Tii 1 1 hnil iMiiricil the Htnti. Ill l'llNIlIIKIII'lt III' till1 Ii'Iii-mI i'n- situation arising I ruin the Mute pn mniics Im iickuowledgi'd by pitrlv list ilfm iim without it panilli'l in tin- hi torv nl' Mi" I'oiiiiuonwenllh. Although icpulilhuiiii of tin1 "li'l MC-lci'll'll I'llMltlll'llt 'I'll I' I IIH II I'lllllll- Into fur ri'iioiiiiunlion over Roohivc mi llio ritiiiliiiitiit prefcri'iieo ballot, nt the same liiiio they elected liy i ilccielvc villi' the i-iiliri' -lute nT ciuhl delegate t hug"' pledged RlIM veil. Now In spite uf Colonel Kimihi' volt's declaration tluit he will free I In delegate of iiuy obligation to liiin, thi'V U'ftixi1 In lake Hint Maud itml iiiniiiliiiii llmt tlii'V will i'iit tlii'ir oi-h for linn. Tin' mutter innv nol Ik- Mcttli'il until tin' convention incft-. ARE BLOWN UP CONSTANTINOI'LII, Mnv 'J. Wlllll) Inspecting II1IIICH lit till' i'll I inner- to tlm Dimliiiirllt'x toiluv it Turkish limit manned liy four officers mill ivvelve soldiers struck 11 mine, mnl was demolished. AH the occu pants were killed. Tin government is to proceed to re move the mines in compliance with protests from tin- powers of F.urope LONDON', May 'J. The ltnli-li Hurl of iinpiiry today opened its in vestigation into the Titanic disaster, l.onl Mersey, who In presiding, nn iioiiut'i'il thu probe wonlil ho sweeping, mnl every effort uiaile to determine whether iH'Hj'tH' wan responsible for tint catastrophe. A 'JO lainU'l of the Titanic hurt hecn iiiHlalli'il in the inquiry rooin. EXPENSES $1996 SALEM, Ore., May 2.- Senator Joiiatliiin Houruo, .li, although ma king no active campaign III fnrthor iiiicu of IiIh eainllilacy for tho repub lican iioiiiliiatloii of United Htatcn Hunator, expumleil $ll)!H!.liii an cma piiliju oxiiuiihi'h, iincorillni; to a ntnto 'iiiuiit on fllu with tho Hoiaotary nT hI a to hurt) today. Ismay Loaves for Enulantl NUW YOIIK, May S.AUIioukU J. Draco iHiuay, nmtiaKliiK ill rector of tho Wlilto Btar l.luo, owiioih of tho Htemuor Tltanlo, liiul ilimloil only an hour lioforo tho utoauior Ailrlatlo Hiilloil I hat ho would tnlo piihhiiko for lOiiKlnad today, ho was a imsKou 1501' on that vcbhoI when It loft Now York thlH uftornoon. Tho Adrlatlo iiIho cnriioil Offleora l.owo, I.lKhthollor, Uoxhall and l'ltt ninn of tlfo Tltanlo, who toHtlflod In WubIiIiikIoii lioforo tho Honnto Invoa tluutlng couuulttoo, A A W ONLY FOR TEDDY MINE mm TITANIC JONATHAN Medford WU TINCi-FAriO TO HKTUJU. Wii Tliie-f'Hij;. tor ninny yenrn Chi iicni' AniliiiMMiilar to the United Htatru will return here. ImvluR lieen nppolntrU hy (lie new lepuhllc to ri'"ruent his Kiiteriiiaeiil. Tl.,tti ICT A IN ENTIRE WORLD 'It i n never lailnn; ilehht in vif.it the KoKiie River valley. A- a fruit iliittiiet. it in without a peer in the eiitiri" world.'' Sueh wtin ilm (lilnite pniil tliU MUeliuii Wmlnwdny ly " V P'O' of thu New Yorfe fiftn tr Suanhcll & Hay, fruit liniki'i,' who i4 ill .Modfiinl on hin tiiinuul vii-it. Mr. Day Mpetit Weilnemlnv in eonfereiieo with local roweiM, "I inn pleaiteil to lenrn that you have it In ie crop in "ifihl." coutiiiueil Mr. I In v "and from all indication the price- this year will ho nioxt xat-i-fai'tnrv. ConditiuiiH nrv liulit for a lepi'litinii of 11110 when fruit flower-, fared eeeptioually well. "Califoinia will have n lurKe crop of HartlettN hut the Might t making jjreat iuroadn ami may interfere with the crop. "(icdcral cuudilinii indicate it plendid tnarkel in the fall," Mr. Day h ceeuuiiiameil hy Kciiucit II. Day, l i ou. I COKVALI.IS, Ore., Aliiv 'J (ienrj-o and CIiiiiIch lluiiiphrcy today have hecn found guilty liy a jury of Ihe hrutal. murder lat .lune of Mim. Klia (Iril'fith at her home near l'hilouiath. The hrotherh will he sentenced Fri day. The Humphrey received the ver dict without n mkii of emotion. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. PAYS FIRST DIVIDEND Ni:V YORK", May 'J. American Tobacco company directors today voted to pay .lune I, a (piartcrly divi dend of 'J 1-U per cent on the com mon slock, Ihe lirt dividend muco the ri'iiruaiiiziitliiii of the company. KATE O'CONNOR Thirty Medford women greeted Kno P. O'Connor, tho noted olub wo man, nl Ihe Hotel Medford Thursday inonuiii; nnd were given tho opiior tunity lo hear Miss O'Connor's views on a ureal variety f subjects. The talk Vih extremely interesting- as the Hpeaker through her connections with tho National Child Labor association, 1'uro Food league,. (Inod Roails nsno cialion mid Prison Reform league. vyiiH nlilo to give first Jiauil facts which hIio illustralcd with humorous storioH admirably told. Miss O'Connor spoko highly of (l')v. Wosl'ri prison poliov and whh grooled with upplauHo, Again when alio spoko n '' DGTO wmouT PER HUMPHREY FOUNDGUILTYOFMURDER MEDFORD, I ra nt TO BE DESERTED T Followlnu Consideration ol Gover nor's Tclcjiram Offcrlnji to Take Honor Men From County, Cntitt Decides to Give Men a Chance. Have Been Hindered hy Rain and Snow False Economy to Remove Them Now. Tlic cotinlv com I ThiirtMluy tleeid cd to rcliiiii ii' convict camp mi ihe Crater Lake mail until Mitch time ax the men would have .t ehauco lo dem onstrate what they could nccou.pli-h in hihuI weather. They have lieca handicapped during the' winter hv raiiis inn) miow mid the county court coii"iiler it to he fal-c 'ceoaoniv In give t hem up at picttcnl. Thin decision wax reached after the county court had cnuniilcicd a lelcuram from (lovcnmr Vet in uhieli it was .tilled that if III eon-vn-t wcii' not wantcil in ,ln"!u loimtv thai he would M'lid them once in other cnuntic clamoriiu for the cMnlilishmciit of oich camr. Tho Kovcruor's laessaKe to tin counlv coin t followed the rec.'ipt hy him of petitions nipicd liy L'.'i.'i las payers of the county asking th.it the camp he nhnlUhcil. County .liidc Neil stated today that the matter wan thoroughly coi Milcii'd and that the men win Id ht ictaincd until they had had a fhaiicc to hhow what they could do in cod weather. clovernnr NVut, when Informed of tlm court's .action today, mated that ho would tend men clown nt once to take tho place of the nine recently paroled. HI! JUNE 3 WIIITK PLAINS. N. Y.. May 2. Trial of the application of llarrv IC. Thaw for release from Mnttnwean insane asylum will come up hero Juno II. Tho ditto was fixed hy Justice Keogh today after argument on Thaw's rcipiest for it jury trial. The court will decide on Saturday or Monttnv whether Thau's fate shall rcs with the court or a jury. TEDDY'S FIGHI IS HOPRESS-TAFT WASHINGTON, May 2. Thnt Theodore llnosovelt'H fight for tho ropuhllcnn nomination Ik "utterly hopeless" whb tho clHt of a Btatontent Issuod from tho Tuft bureau hero to day. Tho statontont doclareil thnt Itoosevolt needs :t I a inoro doloKntes to control tho national convontlon, and that thoro remain only 314 dolo Katcs yet to bo elected, about whoso position, as between tho candidates, tho people huvo not already spoken. TALKS TO WOMEN for good roads tho ladies showed their active interest in tho subject. Public health, milk inspection, and publiu morals were also briefly dwelt upon, just enough to stimulnto the hearers for further study, and through all tho speaker noted tho in terest that women have taken in these subjects and pointed nut tho added effectiveness that they could vvicLl if I hoy had tho vote, Whilu Kuffvngo was not particularly dwelt upon tho talk was ono of tho host sutfrago arguments heard in Medford. Tho lndioa present wore all euthusiusiio ovor Miss O'Connor'n personality and were glad to hear that Mio may bo a frequent visitor to thu valley, HE HI M Mail Tribune OHMON", 'J'HUKSIMY, MAY 2, 1012. i3B ( -1 NOTED CARTOONIST. NEW YORK. May 2. Homer Ilav uiiKirt, the noted cartoonist, died 'n his apartments hrre today following' u brief illness. Homer Calvin Davenport was born at Silvcrton, Oregon, March 8, ISO", and was reared on a farm there. He won his way to the front rank of tho nation's great cartoonists without ever having: attended an art school, mid with only a common school edu cation. Previous to his entry into the car toonist ranks on the stuff of the San Francisco Kxaininer in 18D2, Davenport had been a jockey, a rail road fireman and a clown in a circle. Davenport vvu- the originator of tho Mark Haiiua f-innrk suit of clothes and the giant figure of the trusts in ISUH. His work caused a movement to pji ; an anti-cartoon bill in New York in 1SU7. Davenport was the author of ''Dav enport's Cartoons," "Tho Hell of Silvcrton," unit other -hurt stories of Oregon, and "The Dollar or the Man?" A notable feature of Davenport's life was his visit to Arabia, when he was granted permU-iou by the Sultan to export 27 Arabian horses, said to bo tho only genuine specimens ,n America, to this country. While crow ing the desert he drew the only pic ture over made of the Sultan, and was made the Desert Urother of Ak inut Iluffcz, the noted Redouiu. Homer Davenport was well known in this city and ha iniiny friends here. He visited Medford alioul three years ago. E NEW YOIIK, May 2. Today's stock market dovoloped a generally strong undertone at tho oponlug. Ciinnillan Pacific, with a'galn of aft, was tho foaturo of trading. Lohlgh Valley, Now York Central nnd a num ber of industrials showed strougth. Later Canndlnu I'aclflo declined somowhnt, and tho market took on a moro Irregular tone. Heading gained 1, Tho moro fnvorablo aspect re garding tho labor situation figured Jurgoly In tho .market's Underlying strougth, uud it closed firm. lionds wore sternly, STRONG UNDERTON STOCK Vi:.YT I3BGUN YET." --- NORTHWEST AIDED BY "t ADDITIONS TO BILL WASHINGTON, THa.v .2. Kight million dollar for wa terway improvements, which will materially benefit many Pacific coast points;, was ad ded today to the appropria tion bill, carryinsr .?2-J,000,000 its it pas-ed the house, for waterway improvements, by the senate eoniuiittee on rivers and harbors. The increases: include the follewing: Columbia river, belweon Ce lilo Falls and Dalles Rapids, $200,000. Columbia river above Celilo Falls, 520,000. Oregon Slough,- Columbia river, .foO.OOO. Lower Willamette river, fio.OOO. Nehulem Harbor, Oregon, $100,000. Dikes at Valdez, Alaska, $.w,000. Improvements nt the mouth of the Yukon river. .fKJO.OOO. Los Angeles Harbor $327, 2oO; Oakland Harbor $.10,000; Stockton Haibor .fll.000. -:i f ,' i i -f - - - f -f f HHt H E EAGER TO GET AT WORK AFTER RAINS "Kvory little garden hns nn object nit Its own" In Medford theso days, and tho school children nro so eager to get busy with their rakes and hoes that spollln' nnd "jogerphy" nre but fContliuKM on lia . L Acting on instructions from the library board, Miss Robinson, librar ian, at the Carnegie library, Tburs dny morning refused to ttllow the Suffrage club, organized by the lad ies of Medford, to hold any further meetings in the basement of tho li brary. Tho ladies wero forced ta ad journ to tho Hotel Medford for their session today, where tho Mezznxiuo floor was turned over to them. Members of tho Suffrago olph are for tho most purl members of tho Greater Medford club which took tho lead in scouring; tho Carnegie library LB ra -Xw Tert Utnit. 800 PEOPLE WILL BE SERVED BY THE NEW ROM ROUTE Leonard Robinon, temnorary mail carrier on Rural Route No. 2, made the firt trin over this new route Wednesday. Aside from delivering the mail to the patrons of the route Robinson placed numbers on 12.'J mail boxes. This Rural Route No. 2 is going ti prove itself to be one of the best patronized routes in southern Oregon. The route is 23 miles in length and covers as densely populated rural section ns there is in the county. It is estimated that when all mail boxes are up and numbered there will be more than 200 of them, and that the number of patrons served by the route will be bctweeh 700 and 800. 1 ARCHIBALD BUTT AUGUSTA, Ga., May 2. With buildings draped in crepo aud nil tings nt halt mast In memory of Mnjor Archibald Hutt, Into military aldo to President Taft, who was one of tho heroes of tho Tltnnlc disaster, Augusta today wore n mournful aspect, on tho occnslon of tho serv ices for tho dend officer. President Taft arrlvod this morn lug to attend tho services, nt which ho wns the chief speaker. Tho presi dent had breakrast with Mayor llar rott, nnd In tho afternoon nttonded a reception at tho commercial club. for Medford. They are indignant at tho action of tho library board, stat ing that as tin room was unoccupied they conld see no reason why they should not meet thoro. "We do not intend to makn it fight on tho matter," stated a pjoutiuent member of the suffrago club today, "as we do not think it worth while, but wo feel that the ordern of the library board wero ill advised and un called for." Tho tncmbors of tho library board aro Mrs. Hollis, Mrs. Thoisi, Mayor Canon, W, 1- Yawtor and P. J, O'Gnra. wrvpfq mo TO SUFFRAGETTES No. Ui"), T E E Joint Committee of Anthracite Mln ers Causes Prolonuatlon of Trou ble Full Committee of Operators Had Afjrccd to It. It Provided for a Continuance of tl Agreement for a Period of Four Years. NEW YOFtK, May 2. Flatly re jecting tho proposed compromise agreement prepared by a subcommit tee, the joint committee of the an thracite miners this afternoon caused a prolongation of tho dispute be tween the mine owners and the min ers. The action of the minors' com mittee wns taken after the compro mise had been accepted hy tho full committee of the operators. This ac tion may lead -to a severo strike, which was thought averted. Tho subcommittee's report, which the joint wage scalo commltteo of operators nnd miners considered this afternoon, was unanimous. It sug gested a new agreement providing for the continuation, for a period of four years, of the terms and condi tions of the Anthracite Strike com mission's award, supplemented by the agreements entered into subse quent to the award, excepting In tho following particulars: All employes were to get 10 por cent over the scale established by the strike commission in 1903 and the sliding scale is to bo abolished by mutual consent; there shall be an equitable division of mine cars; tho contract miner shall not pay his em ployes less than the standard rate for that particular class of work; there shall be a grievance commit tee of miners from each mine to dis cuss with the company all grievances referred to this company by the em ployes; If the mine committee fails to ndjust tho dispute it may refer the matter to u conciliation board from that particular mlno district. Other terms of the proposed agree ment referred to tho condition of the mines. SALEM, Ore-, May 2. Govornor West has chopped six official heads off tho payroll of the Oregon peni tentiary and officers still drawing pay are speculating If tho shake-up will extend further. Governor West actod, he says, In the Interests of economy. Governor West decided to dlspenso with tho services of the penitentiary matron, tho supervising engineer, ono head farmer, ono parole officer, two chaplains. Several brickyard employes of minor importance also woro discharged. Superintendent James of tho peni tentiary was notified by Governor West that ho would bo given a leave of absence until January 1, 1913, without pay. Superintendent James, It is understood, refused to accept theso conditions and probably will consider Governor West's movo as a complete dlschnrge. It Is said there hns bcon consid erable rrictlon existing for some Unto between Superintendent JntnoB und Governor West. BEEF REACHES SEATTLE, Wash,, May 2. .Hoot today renchod the highest prlco ever known In tho northwest. Prlnio steors wholesaled at 12 cents a nound. "Scarcity of cattle" Is tho reason given, nnd tha packers, hold out no hope of a fall n price until "grass fed cattle commons to flow Into markot," about the. middle of July. Hums aud bacon are ! H MINERS E MM N MN DO GOVERNOR S PRISON ma MRK H"i 'il