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WEATHER
Fnlr Tonight mul THemtoy.
Max. o! Mill. II.
Ciirly-KtM'timl Year
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MISDFOHD, OMWON, MTKNHAY, MAY liH, )fl.
NO, 57.
C1HL NEGLECT OF NEARBY STEAM
LAMED FOR TITANIC LIFE LOSS
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SENATE PUBLISHES
REPORT ON WRECK
CALIFORNIAN IS
BLAMED FOR
INDIFFERENCE
01 Cluli! Vessels In Vicinity of Ti
tanic at Time of Disaster, Only
One, tin; Carpathla Responded
Four Warnlniis of Icrlnrfls lijnoreil.
News Withheld and Suit) fur Blood-1
Money Increased Life Savlnu. Ap-,
linratus Demanded.
WAMIIINOTON. May 2X.-Tin-,
Putted State somite niiheomiulltoo
which luvontlgntod tint sluicing of Ihel
Willi.- Htnr liner Tlluiilo Willi n Iuhh
or muni (turn I MX) IIvum, following it
rollUlnii with nu Iceberg off tho Now
foiiiHlliiiul coa.t Inst mouth, forinully
prcitented 1M report to llio minute to
ttuy tint riitlillH of this InvcMlgntlou.
Tin principal findings wore iih fol fel fol
eows: "That the Titanic wan running at
llin ralo of 2 K t-2 miles pttr hour at
tliu (lino of llio colllnlon.
('ullforiilun In Itlitmcil
Thai than worn 2,223 persons
aboard, o( whom 32 per mill were
ivmt.
That nil on hoard tho Tltnnlo
would have been navod hut for thu
"nogllwnl Indifference" of lint liner
Ciillfnrnlnn lo answer tin Tltuulv'n
illMlnmn signal.
That 150 pur rout of tho flmt claim,
12 pur cunt of tho kocoiiiI i-Ihhh, ami
Sfi per runt of the third claim pen
Kirn ami 2 1 pur cent of thu crow
WHrt saved.
That four winning of Iro ahead
mini IguuHid hy tho Titanic.
That of eight mhwuIh near tho 'Il
ia n It; at tho tlmn of tho dlwislor only
tho Cartiathla mutinied.
Thai (hero was no panic, hut that
a "nIioii crew" poorly drilled and
poorly niininunilcd, only partially
luuuuor tho Tltanl'M lifeboats.
Suppressed New
That tho White Htnr company Htip.
(Continued on I'ar.o (I.)
WOMEN'S CLUB DID GOOD
Tluil llio Orcnlcr Mcill'oril Cluli
loiew what It vnn uliout uhcii it luuile
ilri Hmiiliiry Hiirvey of the pulilie
hcIiooIh mul roiortcil iiiiHiilisriielory
eoiiilitioiiN in llio oiiiiiou of Dr. I'. H
Kreiieh, who iiIho iiuule mi cMiuiiiiu
tioil of the Hchool Imildinu. Ae
coidiiu,' to his statement, the juiiilorn
nre not ho much to hlame iih Hie ile
IVelive ii)iarutUH placed in Hie
h'IiooIh.
"Thu roiiorl f llio (Ircatcr .MciU'onl
dull," billion Dr. I'Vcncli, "covered llio
hcliool Hiiuitiillon iiui'hlion us it e,
ihled koIiiu tilne mk und diit'iliK the
winter iiiiiiiIIih.
"Dnriiij,' tho wiiiler inonlhs (here lh
lunch more wuler in the eclhii'H, mul
nil driiiiiuuo in diitrimciilul to heiillh
milieu properly curnd for. No one
would select a iudIhI cellar lo live
over in proforciico to n dry ecllur,
even n wcli-l'iiot., II is very easy lo
miilie reporlrt ol' dry cellurK during tliu
hcason whan there In little ruin mul
litllo HcepiiKi) tlunerroin. The lime
Hie board nIiouIiI huvo iiuule the ex
uiuiiiutloii, mid t lion made their re
port, which would mil he the Hiiine art
now, wuh during winter,
"The diHitil'cctuutH may he ill) riht
to iiho in tliu Hohnul iooiiih, mid should
he iihiiiI, Hill diHiiireetuiilH me nh
Holutely iiniioccHHiivy to tine in IoIIoIh
when (hey urn properly constriieted
mid cured for. The junitorH eaniiol
lie blamed under prcHunt eouditioiirt,
iik the cIohcIh are improperly con
Hlriietcd, uliHoliitely illKj,MiHlinj mid
not cnmneli'd, whh'li leaves tlioiu open
5UWATOR WlCllAKf LpjJN
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TITANIC OWNERS
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WAHIILNt'.TO.V. May 2S ToeinliiK
with olmiuenuo, combining pralso for
heroism ntid scathing rebuke for nog
llgHiivit and cowardice of the most
appalling marine iIUhkIit of hlHtory,
watt tho final and official requiem to
day Hi tho fcomttu for tho victims of
tho TKhiiIc. Senator Smith, of Mich
igan, chnlriiiau of t lie mm a to Investi
gating coiiitultteo, Ktiiniued up IiIh
views of the evidence developed.
That very noul ahoard the giant
uteaiUDlilp might have linen saved,
hut for the ludlffeience, In almost
criminal neglect of Captain Stanley
Lord and the other officers of tho
"Callforulau" wan tho mint startling
charge Smith hltterly made.
'Necillotw wierlfleo" of at least
five hundred liven because of tho
"strangely Insufficient uuiuher of
llfehoalH," weio not flllod, wan also
charged.
In eloquent terms, the chairman
depleted the folly of Bonding out thf
j; tea let l m1iIi afloat without suffi
cient teH(M, u HtraiiKe crew and no
drlllH or illHclplluo. Tho Titanic, he
mild wan following tho piopur course,
although one Ituowu lo ho dannernim
WORK IN
OF
to rust, llierefore lodmenl o' sedi
ineiil, which is u Hpleiulid culture me
ilium for jjernih, eiiiiHin j-iishch us
Well UK llihCIIMI,
"The fuel tlml I here lias been such
u uood ulteiiiliiuee mul so lillle sick
iteHs proveH Hint the janitor uses his
uutihcptics to piod iidviinliiKC, mul
Hint the children, due to Hie fine cli
mate mid health caused hy il, lire
forhmule to live here mul not he dis
ciiKCil. "The I'ael (hut Hie Lincoln school
hum luiili some .veins' nn mul proved
iiiiHutisfuctory, wuh no cause Tor the
beard I'ollowiiit; itx pntleru mul in
hlalliiiK in the new schools- its style
of plumliiiiK. which wuh out-or-diite
even then and should never have been
installed in u school intended to lie
up-to-date in situitnlion.
"The hoard should he careful n
spciihiii uhoiil the Indies of the
(lieulcr .Mcilford cluh's not knowing
of what, they nre sponkhiK. fer ninny
of lliein are up-lu-dale in sanitation,
ami were they not, they would lie
many more divorces in Mcdford, n
none of the board themselves would
he williiu; to have such plumbing in
stalled in their own homes, mid if
their wives did not cull uttentiou to
the installation of hiicIi plumbing in
thoir own homes, there would ho many
family juts, to say the least,
"It seems lo me criminal to allow
such eouditioiiH to exist, either on
the ground of economy or nny other
reason, when the health of the chil
dren 1h l slake." v
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NEBLBENC
LUST DRIVING
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A AYN OR
Eloquent Maryland Senator De
iionnces Worship of Wealth, Power
mill Amliltlon That Caused Disaster,
Like the Titanic.
Senate Swayed With Bnrnlnn OJdtory
of Southerner Who Discourses
Upon Committee Report.
WAHIIINC.TON. I). C, May 28.
"The Hooner wo awaken to a renlli:
Iiik Hcmu of mir roHpoiiHlhlllty. the
better It will bo for tho elevation of
the country -wo are koIiik mad with
the liiMt of wealth, of power and am
lbtlon. May the heart-ruudltiK hcciich
upon thu tilKlit of auKulnh and woe
on which thu Titanic sank Klve ug
faith and lead uh to tho altars of
our futliem."
ThiiH did Senator Itnynor. of Mnry
laiul eloiiunntly sum up the sermon
he preached to the senate thin after
noon on tho Titanic disaster. The
Maryland Mutator, one of tho most
forceful uppukorii In thu upper hotme,
swayed Ills audience with his burning
oratory.
"What this nation needu are Home
severe lesaoiis that will btrenj;tlicn
the plllurs and tho a I tarn of Its
faith," ho declared. "We nre to a
Kroat extent today defyhiK tho ord
inances of (iod. Wo are separating
society Into castes, with fabulous
fortunes upon the one side und desti
tution and poverty on tho other. It
takes a terrible warning to hrliiK us
hack tn our moorings and our senses.
If this disaster teaches no lesson or
points no moral, then let us pass It by
with stoical Indifference until tho
next disaster mid In the meantlmo let
the carnival go on. Hut may tho
lieait-readliiK scones upon that night
of anguish and woe glso us faith
and load us hack to the altars of our
forefathers."
VOTED DOWN By
CONGRESS TODAY
WASHINGTON, Mav 28. Hy n
vote of 1'-'.') to SO, the House this af
ternoon rejeeteed the Huberts amend
uiciit to the naval upproprintion biil
culling- for an appropriation of $V2,
1)1111,0111) for the building during 111 Id
of two linttleships, each vessel to
cost .f(l,()(l(),(l(l(). The amendment, in
troduced by Representative Hurtholdt
of Missouri, providing for only one
bulllesliip. also was defeated.
The debate on Hie two amendments
was extremely hitler, the Democrats
standing hy the argument reached in
caucus. Another fight on tho same
provision is expected when tho bill
comes to final vote.
WILSON IS LEADER
HAUOIGII, N. C, May US Uo-
tiiniH from the democratic county
conventions, now practically Indicate
that while: Woodrow Wilson will liuvo
more Instructed delegates to thu
statu convention, Juno 0, than Con
gressiuau Underwood, tho majority
of doloKtttcR will ho uninstructod,
Only 10 out of 100 counties Instructed,
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WARSMPS
CAROLINA
BHOOKLYX FATHER, EIGHTY YEARS OLD,
-, PROUD OF JUS PRETTY TWIN BABIES
CXI AND MGS. DAYfDALLYN CCQICN'.
HEAVY VOTE
KKWAHK. X. U May 28. With
political sharps Ul predictins that
Colonel Roosevelt wCI defeat l're-.i-dent
Taft in the presidential prefer
ence pKninry aim that the ilelegntio.i
to Chicago will lie divided, the Mill-
opened here toda at 1 o'clock. Poll
ing will continue until U u clock to
night. On the Democratic uide no tinmc
i'oiiiis boforo the eleotors snve that
of Governor Womlrow Wilson. Theie
are, however, two otg of dclegnte-'
being voted for iu opposition to thoe
pledged for WiU.m. .They are Hu
lender of the Dcm.iarntiu state inn.
chine mid uudcr-tond to be pledged
to "anybody hut Wilson."
Perfect weather Inoiight out a
heavy carl ote all over the state.
IS
WITNESS IN OIL
NRW YORK, May S. .John 1).
Rockefeller appealed hero this after
noon at 2:10 o'lhnk at the hearing
of tho action by II. Clay PIcrco and
his associates to prevent tho Stand
ard Oil company getting control of
tho Waters-Pierce Oil company of St.
Louis. Ho will he examined by Sam
uel Uiitormeyer, representing tho
Wators-PIerco company, In nn at
tempt to show that the dissolution of
thu Standard Oil company was not
bonaflde and that llio same Interests
now dominate the Standard mid Us
affiliated companies as when the
United States supremo court ordored
Its dissolution.
ltockofoller tool; tho stand at .1
o'clock. The healing was held before
Commissioner Abraham Jacob's. An
swering Unterinyer'a questions, tho
oil king said be had signed proxies
for tho annual nicotine of the Waters
Plorco Oil company without oven ask
ing what they were for, saying that
ho takes all for granted when papers
are brought to him for his signature,
and that his slgimturo Is merely a
mattor of routine,
Hockoroller declared ho did know
tho names ot those to whom tho
proxies wore, assigned, and did not
know at that time that thoro was a
contest among certain Interests for
control of the Wators-Plorco com
pany. Ho said Ida offlco men nro
old and trusted employes, and that
ho rollos absolutely upon thoni,
Viola GUletto was at ono timo an
nrtUt'a modol.
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FISHING LAWS
Attorney General Crawford lias re
i"eil hi decision of. u jear ago hold
ing flint no fish, caught with n rod
and line, in the Rogue river, could b?
sold or offered for sale, ns provided
in the law, and now holds that pulmon
caught with rod and line can be sold.
The Hop will iveoiutnodate
some fi-hennen at the month of the
Rogue, who are preparing to ship the
-nlinon caught "with rod and line."
The state game and fili comiuis--iou
have requested the Rogue River
ll'ixh Protective Aoi'intion to start
a test suit to have the courts pas-.
tiM)ti the point at i-m, and President
W. P. Isaacs has called a meeting
for Humphreys gun store, Wednes
day evening at S o'clock. A full at
tendance of local xporUment is de
sired and the entire situation will be
gone over.
LONE
14 IN OKLAHOMA
Tl'I.SA, Okla.. May 2S Tho town
of Sklatatook, 13 miles north of hero
was wrecked by a tornado this after
noon, 1 1 persons killed and many
Injured, according to reports received
here. Tho village of Palrfax Is also
reported badly damaged hy a torna
do. GREATEST FRUIT CROP
ON RECORD NORTHWEST
PORTLAND, Ore., .May 2S. It is
estimated here today that the Pacific
Northwest this your "ill have the
greatest fruit crop on record, the to
tal value of the ield to the orcluird
ists being .t1.I,000,UH) to $1:5.000,000.
CRAWFORD
CRAWFISHES UPON
K S
REVOLUTION OF BLACKS IN CUBA WORRIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,
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COA.1ING PETOTS AT GUANr"rN.rXAIvlO
The uprMtig of the negroes In Cuba has caused the government etllcliils considerable worry The iinrr"! tin
long been appareut, ami now bands of rebels are forming In several of the districts, principally Iu Suutn Clara, (Juuu
tauauio and HI Cuuoy, Tho blacks ure Iu rebellion bucuuso they yet no siiure of tho un urumuut utlkw.
GEM ROBBER
CONFESSES 10
LOOIGSIORES
Sinyler Brinrj Back Fred Schaffer,
Who Admits Burjjlariziiin Jewelry
Establishment of M. B. Enjilant! at
Central Point.
Tlree Hundicd Dollars' Worth of
Goods Secured Which Was Divided
j at Etifienc Between the Pair.
Constable Slngler returned Tues
day morning from Portland having
In his custody Fred Schaffer who waB
arrested In Portland last week charg
ed with burglarizing tho Jowelry
store of M. It. Hngland in Central
Point, on tho night of May 3, ID 12.
The prisoner was taken before
Justice of tho Peace Taylor, In this
city, where ho made a full confession
or tho theft and Implicated his part
ner, Frank McPherson. who Is still
at largo and his whereabouts un
known to tho police.
Schaffer and McPherson, who had
been stopping In Medford for several
days prior to the theft, went to Cen
tral Point on the afternoon of May 3
and that evening broke into tho
Jewelry store and stole $350 worth
of goods. This they brought to Med
ford and hid It tn some bushes along
tho railroad track just north of the
city. Schaffer was arrested June 4
by Constable Singler as a suspect
but none of tho stolen goods were
found on his person and he was re
leased from custody. Tho night of
the niext day but one Schaffer and
McPherson took their loot and struck
out for the north, disposing of small
amounts of It In cities along the rail
road. At Eugene they divided up
tho stolen goods and separated,
Schaffer going to Portland where he
was arrested while attempting to dis
pose of somo of tho goods. He still
had with him when arrested about
$73 worth of the goods.
Schaffer was bound over to the
grand jury In the sum of $2000 and
was taken to Jacksonville. He is said
to be an old offender and a parolo
violator.
HALL OF JUSTICE, LOS AN
GELES, Cal., May 'JS.Clarenco Dm
rowV attorneys will attempt to show
during the course of his trial on n
charge of bribery that there was an
an attempt, amounting to a conspir
acy, iu which the district attorney
was party, to entrap Harrow into a
compromising circumstances and con
vict him on a charge of bribery.
The outline of the defense'ss posi
tion wns stuted by Earl Kogors, nar
row's, chief counsel, iu open court to
day following a stormy conflict be
tween lingers und District Attorney
Fredericks, in which the prosecutor
usked that the court punish Rogers
for contempt of court for referring
to the nrrest of Franklin as "a per-forniance."
1D3 PERSONS
MEET DEATH
IN OAT
Iroquois Disaster Repeated in Spanish
City Doors to Playhouses Swing
Inward and Prevent Exit of Panlc
Slricken Thronfj.
Victims Mostly Women and Children
Fire Starts When Celluloid Film
Is Ignited hy Spark.
MADRID, May 28 Knnked down,
trampled by it frenzied gathering,
seeking escnpe, 10U persons, mostly
women and children, met death in a
fire iu a moving picture house -it
Villnreal, in the provinco of Cnstel
lon, according to udviees received
here today. A search of the ruins
today revenled 8IJ eorps.es piled in
the main entrance to the theatre, and
it is feared that the death list of 103
will he increased.
The fact Hint the doors to the
playhouse swung inward is responsi
ble in a large inennure for the death
list. At the first alnVm the nudienc,
panic stricken, rushed to the exit.
Their progress was blocked by the
inward swinging doors, and, hemmed
in, men women and children struggled
for life. The wenker women und
children were knocked down ami
trampled upon and scores met death
iu this way.
The fire stnrted from n spa'rlc
which ignited n celluloid film and
spread with lightning rnpidity. Be
fore the nudienco could lenve their
seats the theatre was in flnmes. The
death list undoubtedly would havo
been much greater had not cooler
heads opened windows, scores escap
ing in this manner.
In many ways the Villareal holo-
cause is a direct parallel to the catas
trophe at Boyerstown, Pa., Jan. 1,
1908, when more than 200 persons
met death. As at Villareal, the thea
tre doors swung inward, and in theo
fight to escape scores of women mul
children were trampled to death.
F
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CHICAGO, May 28. Completing
nor 1,070 mllo tramp from New
York city, Mrs. David Uoach, wife ot
a wealthy New York business man,
walked Into Chicago today and vaa
escorted by a largo crowd of enthus
iastic admirers throughout tho prin
cipal streets to tho offlco ot Mayor
Carter H. Harrison.
Mrs. lleach was just 43 days on tho
trip. During all this tlmo she lived
on a non-meat raw-food diet exclus
ively. Her dally food consisted ot
raw vegetables and fruit with cakes
make ot ground wheat, ra'sins and
apples. She drank nothing but fruit
juices,
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