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MEDFORD, OREGON, WNDAy, JULY 2f), 1912
NO. 101)
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JUDGE CALKINS PERMANENTLY ENJOINS "
CONSTRUCTION OF BEAR CREEK BRIDGE
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APPEAL WILL
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Injunction Secured by Bowers and
Carlton et al of Ashland Against
Construction of Bear Creek Bridge
ul Medford Made Permanent
Finances of the County Only Point
Touched Upon In Decision by
J u (I (j e Calkins of Circuit Court
Circuit Judge F M. CalkliiH of
Aflhlmid, In it decision n'iiilriMl "Moil
ilny miulo permanent tho Injunction
neinip'il by llonton Bower and H, A.
Carlton til it I of Ashland restraining
J nek nun county from building tht
Mmlford bridge. In hi decision tlio
iMjttrt doi hot answer many of th
tiucNllnim rnlfii'tl by tin? Attorney for
llio county, nor docs lio pass upon
tint (iuHtlon of tlin diversion or roml
fiiiulH lo tho Ktirnt fund,
Tim ciue will nt onco ho appealed
to tho supremo rotirt. Pending a
iIi-oIhIoii. tho Injunction oeurd by
tho bridge contractor against tho re
demption of warrants with road
fuiidH vl lio continued.
JuiIko Calkins' dccUlon reads tin
follews:
Calkin' Periston
... ."Tho jrjicord, In thin case shows
thntThoftTwaii on hand In tho treas
ury on January 1, 1013, $0340,04,
nml Hint thuro hat slnco Iwson re
ceived from othor sources than 1011
luxt'N, $0,000, that tho gcnornl levy
or l.'.i milts will produce approxl
matoly $72,000, and tho road lovy
will produce approximately $70,000.
Then tho total assets of tho county
for tht purposes In thin cane, are,
nfin.340.ot.
"Tile trt'amiror has paid out of
tli In money for redemption of road
warrants, $10,724.80, aud for war
rauU for general purposes, $40,027.
4S; thnt tho sheriff baa recolvod for
taxes, wnrrniil for road purposes,
$l2.sri.1.4 0, and for general purposes,
$4, MO. HO, or a total of $l02,r!G,34.
Thla miiiii Iiiih been pnld out and Is
r.ono, mid iniiHl ho deducted from tho
assets of tho counly In ordor to as
certain whether thorn In any money
aiiywhoro for tho bridge.
Finance Discussed
' "It nUo appoint that tho running
cxpnnno of tho county la $4000 per
month, and for flvo months prior to
bringing thin Hiilt, $30,000 hna boon
appropriated from tho general fund
by operation of law for thla purpoao.
Thou tlio amount of crodjt In nny
fund which tho county can apply
to tho brldgo must bo roilucoil thin
lloni. Or If It bo urged that thla la
a debt anil Hhotild not bo 'deducted
from tho nvullablo general fund, for
It hua nil boon appropriated by opora
(Inn of law to pay tho oldest out
standing wurrnnta, which tho record
ndiullH umount to upwurda of $200,
000 Involuntarily contracted,
"Thou from thla balnnco wo de
duct tho warrantH Inauod thla your
against tho road fund, for work dono
thlH your, $10,110,02, and tho locond
' rContlnuod on pago 2.)
HAPPY H06AN FINED
FOR ASSAULTING PLAYER
RAN riMNCIBCO, Cnl., July 20.
lluppy lloaan, manager of tho Ver
non toiun. and Hill Lonrd, Oakland
aocond baaoman, wore ouch fined $25
today by President Damn of tho Pa
elflo Count Ioiikuo its it result of their
flHt right during tho game at Ouk
laud yesterday morning,
Iliuiiu hoB ordered tho umplroa to
Imnlul'i Hogan to tho club house in
futuro Just as boou ns ho aturta tin
iipnrtHmanUho tactics.
During tho early part of tho sorlos
Our IletlliiK wub itognn's mark, hut
fulling to get dim' "goata," Hognu,
It la mild, turned his uttoiitlou to
heaiil,
HIGHER U
TEDDY AGAIN
SHOUTS FRAUD
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Colonel Answers Hilles' Statement
and Compares Taft's Nomination
With Lorlmer's Election as Senator
Says No Room for Doubt
If Honestly Organized, Convention
Would Have Been Against Taft by
One Hundred Majority
OV8TKK HAY. N. V., July M.
C'oloiH'l oMi'lt today look ilirocl
Ihhiio with llii- hIiiIoiui'iiIh imiile from
Hut whiti' Imminc' liiht niuiit in which
llio ri'ptililii'iiu iiiitioutl comiulttcH
iieliou in Ihu I'onti'htH nt (he eon
volition in Chicago wcrt jiiKtifii'd,
The Colonel hhhitIi'iI that Senator
Kliliu Knot hail inlinltti'il that he
would luivo voted lo Hunt the Itooxe
velt ilfleateH in the 'IVxiih fonteit.
He refrnvil to NleholiiH Murray Hut
ler'H xtiitemeut that the KuoNevelt
ilt'lcgateM from WtiNliiitKtpu should
have hi'i'ii Keuted, unyiii in part:
"Thin utleinptod defenuu by Tuft
ilof not nml rnniiot controvert n
htiiKte htatemeiit made in my throe
nrtieleH in the Outlook. I did not
miirtiiler one third of tho cnncx thnt
hlioulil have been conmderi'd. I
merely took I lio tifttorioiiH ciihim,
where tliere wuh no onihility of tlio
fm-trt beinu dinputetl. Thi.i ciihom
alone, if it had not been for the
ilotMiiifilit tbeft perpctinted by Tuft'-
lictitcuniitrt would uhnolutely hnvo
pruveutcd Tnt't'ri nomination. If
honestly organized, tho convention
would have been iigainit Taft by
more lliau 100 mnjortty.
"" Ilnrvfacrd Fraud
"I wihh to Ntnte with all empluiHiH
that therein no room for holiest doubt
rvgnrdiiiK "'hut hupHned at Chieago.
The friiud wnn bitrefnced and hhame
Icmh n any ever committed by Hokh'
Tweed's maehiuo in the days when
there was no pretence of holding a
fair election in New York.
"Milieu, it in reported, recently e.-pri-HHiMl
eiitluirtiiitio gratitude to
Humeri for the wny be held the
bridgu nt Chicago. It is uonHeiiNe to
miiimhc Taft mid llilles did not know
how the bridge wiih held.
"It Is not n mere coincidence that
iiino-tenths of the senatorial leaders
in the tbeft nt the Chicago conven
tion were ulso the lenders in the fight
to retain Lorimer's seat. Penrose,
Guggenheim, flalliiigi'r and Crane, for
instance.
ItetcrtHt.o Larimer
"There nre politicians and news
papers who continue to uphold lori
mer's innocence nml assert there was
nothing improper iiboul bis election.
Nearly all of these politicians mid
newspapers assert there was no fraud
in tho Chicago convention, One as
sertion has us much merit us lite
other. It is us idle to assert that
Taft was honestly nominated us it
is to assert that Lorimer was honest
ly elected'
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NEW YOHIC, July 20. Twonty
flvo families of tho Lowor Eaat Sldo
uro today rojolclng over tholr eoom
lugly miraculous oscapo from death
by an oxploslon bomb, following nn
uttompt, as tho pollco bollovo, to de
stroy tho tenement In which they
live,
Part of a cot placod on a roar
flro oscapo and containing a alx
months old infant was domollshod,
but tho baby waB not ovon awaken d
until tho mothor picked It from
among tho debris and Joined tho
screaming women in tho back yard,
Tlio pollco found an iron bar
wedged against a roar door to pro
vont ogrosH,
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DEATH COMES
EMPEROR OF
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Yoshlsblto New Mikado End Comes
While Monarch Is Unconscious,
Worn Out by Loin Struggle and
Constantly Increasing Dellbity
Funeral .of Great Magnificence Plan
ned to Emphasize Fact that Nation
Is No Longer Medieval
TOKIO, July 30. Worn out by
conatantly Increaalng dubltlty duo to
his dlabotla condition, .Mutsuhlto,
Mikado aud Kmperor of Japan, died
herd early In tho Imperial pulnco this
morning while (lie elder utatcumen
of tho nation and Yushlshlto, bin son,
Htood by Ills deathbed.
For hours tho dead Mikado had
been unconscious aud only bin feebly
fluttering heart gave Indication that
life had not fled. Oxygon was being
constantly administered during tho
last fow hours of his life but tho shal
low breathing of tho ruler mndo It
certain at midnight thaht tho end
could not long bo delayed. ,No ar
rangements havo yet been announced
for tho funeral of tho dead ruler, but
It Is expocted thaht It will bo one of
great magnificence and thaht tho ob-
soquctles of tho head of tho nation
will bo such as to oinphnslro tho
fact that the land of tho Dalmyos is
no longer mediaeval, but Is in tho
forefront of modern progress.
New ltulcr Ascend Throne
Immediately after tho death of
Mutuuhlto his son aud heir Yoshlshlto
assumed tho supremo authority and
under his hand tho elder statesmen
of the nation will have charge of tho
funeral rltea of tho dead ruler.
Tho Mikado for years had been a
sufferer front kidney troublo but
acute noprhltls developed a few days
ago and his physicians declared that
ho could not recover.
Tho stroots wero crowded for hours
boforo tho omporor's death but tho
voices woro hushed, an atmosphere
of sadnesH being everywhere. The
crowds Immediately dispersed when
tho bulletin announcing their ruler's
death .was posted outside tho palaco.
Tho Mikado was born November
13, 18G2, ascending-tho throne when
but flftoeu yearn old.
Dynasty nn Old Ono
Mutuuhlto wan tho 12st. emperor
of tho dynasty, tho first of his nn-
cestbrs ascending tho throuo about
2500 yearn ago. Tho ability of tho
doad emperor manifested Itsolf dur
ing tho Chlneso-Japnn war, and Japan
became n recoguliod power. Then
ten years later, when tho Mikado's
Boldlora and navy defeated tho Rus
sians, Japan took rank with tho
really big powers,
Mutsuhtto waa always cordial to
foreigners and spoke In a low, cloar,
plousliiR volco. When but 17 years
of ago ho married llaruko, tho daugh
ter of n noblomau. Tho empress has
had no children. Tho omporor,
howovor, was tho father of several
chlldron, only four of whom nro now
living. According to custom, tho
Jnpancso rulor has 12 ladles in watt
ing, who sorvo as socondnry wives.
Ilia annual Incomo was about $3,000
000, halt of which was paid by tho
government and tho rest derived
from prlvato ostatos.
WEST MEETS HAWLEY
AT CALDWELL TONIGHT
VALE, Ore., July 20, Governor
Oswald West left Vulo early today,
eontlniiinix his horsobuuk vide from
Salem to Hoiso, He will bo mot to
night ut Caldwell, Idaho by Governor
Hawloy, who will ride into Hoiso with
him Tudsdny. Tho governor has
oovered 450 miles. Governor West
in on his wny to attend n eoufereimo
of governors nt Boise,
COMES
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BODY OF MISSING
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CATSKILL. N. Y., July 29. A
body positively Identified as that of
Miss Dorcas SnodgraBs, the missing
Now York heiress, was found here
today.
Tho naiiio "Snodgrass" on an un
der garment furnished the conclusive
link In the identification of tho body
which was found In tho mud of Cat
skill Creek.
Mrs. James Crlder of Mount Vor
non, Miss Snodgrass' sister, declared
tho description exactly fitted that of
her sister Dorcas, and that as tho
name "Snodgrass" was found on tho
garment, she was auro tho body was
that of her missing sister.
Physicians here say tho body had
been In tho water at least four days.
PLAINVIM.B, Ga July 29.
Bont on vengeance for tho slaying
hero yesterday by whites of soven
mombers of their rnco, nrmed no
groos today nro In possession of this
town and they threaten bloody re
tribution boforo night. As tho ne
groes outnumber tho whites two to
ono, it Is feared that it will bo neces
sary to call out stato troops boforo
order is restored.
In addition to tho seven nogroes
slain, olovon black and four whites,
Woro wounded, sovoral of tho negroes
probably fatally,
Tho troublo started when a whlto
man whipped ft negro and tho latter
shot hlu chastlaor. This startod n
race war in which tho nogroes took
rofugo In a railroad section house.
Tho whites charged tho building, and
flvo nogroos woro killed outr'ght.
Two nogroes who woro woundod
woro tied to tho railroad tracks and
tholr bodlos riddled with bullets just
ob an express train dashed by,
Sheriff Owous ami a posso rushed
to tho 80.0HO and In tho battlo which
followed Owens wub wounded.
HEIRESS
FOUND
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JAPAN
EFFIE ID HER
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dreon, Mrs.
Ureon being known in this city as
"Efflo" a medium, wtio recently re
moved their car from this city after
It had been attached and placed in n
local garage by Constable Singlor,
nro under arrest at Provo, Utah, ac
cording to a message received by Sing
ler today from George T. Judd,
sheriff. Tha tolegram states tha.t
tho runaway pair will fight extradi
tion. Efflo and her husband camo to
town somo weeks ago and secured
an engagement In a local playhouse
whero Sfflo professed to confer with
"spirits" on tho other sldo of Jor
dan. However tho "spirits" failed
to warn her thut William Smith, an
old friend of tho couple, who had
loaned them $125 sovoral years ago
was in town. Smith recognized
them and Immediately attached tho
largo touring car they travolod In.
Tho car was placod In a local garv
ago and that night tho couplo re
moved It while tho night man waa
at his midnight lunch. They started
for California making a record run
over tho Slsklyous.
Tho removal of proporty under at
tachment Is grand larceny and it Is
on this charge thnt tho couplo la
held. Extradition papers will be
taken out and tho couplo brought
back.
WATERS OF KANKAKEE
KANKAKEE, Ills., July 20. Four
persons uro added to tho death list
of the Knnkukee river. Tho- dead:
Walter Webster, Mr. Paul Mnstello,
Miijs Widu Hemstoek mid Louis
Herkbarlter.
The first tbroo woro batbinjr in the
river wlion tho current caught tliom
mid dragged them under. Horkbaltor
stnrted to tlio rescue but tho whirl
pools woro too strong for him mid be
went down before roaobing tho strug
o.liug trio.
Thesis donthft, mako a total of nix
drownings hoiu this summer,
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TAFT OPPOSES
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Kllles Writes Resume Agreeing with
Minority Report, Urglnq Federal
Incorporation and Supervision of
All Interstate Corporations
Senate Finance Committee Refuses
Congressional Committee Right to
Probe Money Trust
J WASHINGTON, July 20. That
I'rcnideiit Taft is more in m-conl with
the findiup. of the minority members
i of the house tecl inwMisntM!;; com
mittee (In ta with the report of the
tinnjontv members was indicated hen;
(today by the issuance of a pamphlet
headed: "Itcstime by ii eometent
leron" of n statement relating to the
investigation, which was released to
day simultaneously wth the report of
the minority members. It was ad
mitted ii the white house that the
resume was prepared by Charles D.
llilles, chili nna n of the republican
national committee, and until re
cently secretary to the president.
In bis recent menage to congress
on the anti-trust, act. President Taft
urged federal in uoruo ration as a sup
plementary means of curbing the
trusts and this method is one of Hie
features of the minority reort. The
minority members Imi agree that
the burden of proof in suits brought
under the Sherman law should rest
upon defendant corporations. The
The document, which was signed by
representatives Gardner, Danforth,
Sterling and Young, ,all. republicans,
recommended federal supervision of
all corporations engaged in inter
state commerce, and criticized the
majority report as "overdrawn, pre
judiced, innceurate and exaggerat
ed."
The senate finnneo committee today
decided by a vote of bcven to six to
adversely report on a bouse bill de
signed to give congressional com
mittees equal rights with the comp
troller of the currency in the investi
gation of tho conditions of national
banks.
The bill -was framed to give author
ity to the money trust investigating
committee of the house to probe vari
ous financial institutions.
McCumber and La Follette, repub
licans, favored the measure. Hailey
was tho only democrat against it.
It was announced that the minor
ity of the finance committee intends
tp forco a vote on tho proportion
on tho floor.
Aims as
Fi
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EL PASO, Texas., July 29. As a
result of tho edict Issued by tho
Mexican rebol commanders that all
Americans regardless of sex, leave
tho country or Join tho ranks of tho
rebels against tho constlutlonal gov
ernment, 500 American women nna
children of tho colonists from Poar
son, Casas Grandes. Coloula, Dub
Ian and Colonla Juarez, havo arrived
here. It Is expected that 500 more
will reach this city this afternoon and
200 additional aro coming as quickly
as thoy aro able.
It is planned to erect a tent city
near Fort Bliss In which to Bholtor
tho 2000 refugees from Mexico who
havo been driven out by tho robol
raids.
COLQUITT RENOMINATED
BY TEXAS DEMOCRATS
AUSTIN, Texas, July 20. Tio re
turns from tho stato primary indicate
that Governor Colquitt has beon re
nominated by a plurality" of 20,000
voteH,
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ACTS ADMITTED
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ARCHBALD
Accused Judge Files Answer to im
peachment Charges in Senate Old
Things Accused of, but Judicial In
fluence not Corruptly Used He Says
Friendship and Relations Used as
Cloak to Explain Acceptance ef
Money and Notes From Litigants
WASHINGTON, July 23. Admit
ting practically all of tho acts la the
Impeachment charges against him
but emphatically denying that he
corruptly used his Judicial Influence,
Judge Robert W. Archbald of the
commerce court, today filed hi -formal
answer in the senate. Ho - as-'
sorted that no casb had been made
against him by tho bouse of repre
sentatives. Archbald admits being involved In
numerous coal deals while on the
bench. He admits soliciting high
railroad officials to further auctt
deals. He admits that prositflaer)
notes bearing his endorsement were
presented to attorneys and litigants''
In his court. Ho candidly concedes"
he wroto letters to, and visited rail
road" officers to .futrtl)er,,BrJvate busi
ness' negotiations for himself, asso
ciates and' friends. ' '
All Acts Innocent
But the Jurist says every such act
was , innocent. Ho declares many
were, without hope of private gain.
although realizing , the railroads
would havo cases before him in tho
commerco court. He does not even
admit that he acted Unethically. Ad
mitted he visited Erie railroad offi
cers in New York and Scranton to
aid Edward J. Williams In securing
their proposed option upon the
"Katydid" culm pile, Archbald says
his part in tho caso was that of a
friends to Williams. He did not at- (
tempt unlawfully or corruptly to use
his Judicial office.
Archbald admits ho figured in ne
gotiations with rail road heads for'
the settlement of tho suit of William '
F, Boland, Archibald's accusor,
against tho carriers, but denied he
did so for any pecuniary constdera
tlon. Tho Judge also admits writing lot
tors to Helm Bruce, attorney for the
Loulsvlllo and Nashville railroad
without consent of other parties in
tho case, to get Bruce's. opinion, upon .
evidence in tho case. He denies such
action was wrong.
"Solely Out of Friendship"
"Sololy out of friendship for Fred
Warnke." Archbald says ho asked
Heading railroad officials to extend.
Warnke's coal leaso. ,
Tho answer assorts that a $2,500
noto Archbald endorsed In 1908 was .
presented without his knowledge to
an attorney In whose favor ho had
decided a case Junt sovon days bo
foro. Tho jurist denies he endorsed
tho noto as a partner In any Hon
duras gold mino deal, but says he
afterward recolved stock "as collat
eral security," of tho $C00 note pro-
(Continued on page 2,)
150 AEROPLANES FOR
ITALY'S AERIAL FLEET
HOME, July 29. One hundred
and fifty uoroplanes are to be added
to Italy's aortal fleet as the result .
of a popular subscription undertaken ..
for that purpose. Announcement .
was made today thnt to date the sub
scrlptlon totals 2.8Q0.0Q0 lire..' 'Uf '
not to bo closed until 3,00000
has boon collected. " ,
Of tho 160 aeroplane that this '
amount will purchase at least 12 will
bo tho result of donations wade by
tho Italians living in the United
States, while a sliUlar number will
come from the doatIH'oftajkjw "
in South Amerloa,
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