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VOTING HOURS
TOO SHORT FOR
ALL TO VOTE
Full RcfiMcrcil Vole Out and Then
Some Voters Stand In Lino (or
Hours Election Peaceful anil
Quiet Willi No Disturbances.
Rrijlstration Board Unahle to Walt on
All Who Nentccted to Reulster
All Candidates Claim Victory.
'I'lit' iitgent need nf longer clcelioii
hour ntitl more clerks at thu ikih
wiin strongly shown nl todnv' rtco
lion. A 1:111) o'clock IhiH iittrriioiin
"lightly less I lift it Imlf of tlin icgis.
ton-il into liiul turn cast ami n (.euro
of HHI went uniting in lini' nl
Midi olg pllll'l'. At lliU llltc it
uill IiiI.ii llii' full tint tit nl tint
lllllll ICgWlcri'd lolll Without ClllllllllIK
IIih scmmhI IiiiihIii'iIn who were sworn
111 lisliiy.
The ruali of ocn stalled oiirlv
ami soon IihiI tin honiiU in each wind
(.Hiiiii'il. The clinks were t i r I
tti M without llitlr lMHclitsni mikI
lllilictitHUl Hie thst whcH '" oVInfk
1'iiiniHi I m no niimbsr nill lie turned
hhhv without haling IihiI a chance to
cud their Imlloth.
'I'lii' it(lrHtioii tumid l in Hie
first hhiiI voting 4hi'ii, Meeker old
slMIld Hill) worfcrd hII iiiV lOgmtcnilH
voter who untitled In uiti)r in Di
(fiiilu'r. foimldcrHhto talk i Koiug
till' roumU (lini wllM" who MRUl'd
hlHlcint'iitn fur muii.v of IIujm voter
Hill Mot I'lt't'llitlilill HHll wlll'll til'
ll-t In checked it U CpeUul tllHt till"
nill Iih hown.
Tlit. neutered vole i- 2171 uml
wild tin' HiMlliiMiiil nworii-iu voter
tin1 total toll oust olioiiM resell over
2.(101), prmidlug tlmt mimy fan be
given n chance to vlc I hi fori- .i
oYhiek,
At J1 o'clock (lu vole by wmi'I
stoed:
Hot ward, Itli.
Sts-on.1 wnnl, AS7.
Tliii.l wnnl, in I,
Thi iiwhiih a loial of l.MIl, Ichv
ia nl lent hill) Mile to lit cast in
till' ln-l to limit-
FLOODS OHIO VALLEY
I.OlUHVILI.rJ, K , Jim. tl -An
a result of llio Mood In Hid Ohio r Iv
or hero, more tliuii IMiou families aro
hoiuclims today. Many house lu thu
lowlands urn liiiiiiilulntuil.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jim. 1 1.
Miuili of thu MiiffurltiK follow Iiik tin-'
(looil of tlm Ohio rlwr In ImhiK rif
IIommI today. Tho rt'KlHtur va ut
01. ii fcut ourly tliU iniiriilni;.
CINCINNATI, .Ian. I l--l-'iw Uooih
of tho liiiililluu' iiitmiiii'il It v tha Stun
ilniil Ivxtiui't c(iiiiniuv In'itt wcuki'iii'il
IIM II IttMllIt Of till' IlllOlll, i;olllIM'l
loilav whiln ;l."t n'ivinis uii in tin
linililiii.
So I'm' ii. the imlti'o Jiiii leiuni'il
nil lliu (H'i'iiiiinls ot'iipcil i'luui tho
riiiiiM.
10 DECIDE
WAR OR PEACE
CONKTANTINOPU:, Jim. II. -Tho
Ki'iiinl iMiiiiH'il cnlli'il hy (Iraml
Vizier K'niinil i'lihlut lo ili'loiinliio
ulidllu'i1 lo I'lmliiiim thu win' iiKiiimtl
Ihn llalkau htutus met today, lint
lliu hliii'li'Ht Hi'dfony was nmiiiliiliH'd
ii'KUiilhiK thu pnu'i'i'iliiiKrt. Allhunuli
K'niinil 1'iinIiii 1h oppimcil lo iiriiimiiiK
hiititililli'M, it wiih li'iiini'd Hfini-ut'lii'-jnlly
Hint tlm mlliluiist), pi'oliahly will
mirm'il in plniiH lo cull oil' nil pence
'iiepillnllniiK,
ThoiiHiimlH o L' hiililiei'H liuvo liecu
pinning In licio fioiii Ahin Minor
hincii ilie iuiuIkIIcu wiih hIihM, ami
iiiiliiniy u.xpitrls hmu lielinvii that thu
I'oila in now prepared for a Unif,'
hi'B of will',
TURKS COUNCIL ;
MEEIS
GOOD POSITIONS
ON COMMITTEES
I FOR LOCAL MEN
Senator Von ilrr Mullen Chairman of
(loads and Hlnliways, on Fisheries,
Oanklnti, Prnal Institutions and
State and County Offices.
(feames on Judiciary, (lallways, and
Fisheries Cai kin on Ways and
Means.
HAI.IiM. On-. Jim. H. Dr T. I,.
1'iTkliiH of Miiltiioiniili count)' wan
tmluy plmi'il at tint ln;inl uf tint vmih
ami iiiiwiiih i'oniinllti'0 of tlm minute,
tlm I'Oliinillliii that nil) iui on all
IiIIIn iiiiniirltitltiK lliu money of tlm
tiui.t)crH.
I'rttilili'iit .Malnrkcy iintioiiiircl tlm
i'ontilott lint of rinnniltli'it itiiolnt
iimiitK. (Iim Miikit of I'ortlniiil, lio
ioiiu'K rliiilriiiun of tin) Jiullcliiry roiii
mlt (- Ceo. Nuliimr of DiiiikIiik
coiiniy U olinlrinan of ritvUlou of
lawn; C I'. I,ttir. of (!ntop routi
ly, IhhiiIi I he rinhnrlcH I'oiiuultti'c; It.
It. Ilnttor of Wimro rotiiity will pro
rIiIo ovtir ImnkliiR alfulrii; W. II.
HhkhiIhIi' uf Wlicnlitr ((unity In rhnlc
iiinii of AKrlciiltiuc nttil 1'oriwtry. nml
II. Von dor lli'llnn of JackKon roan
ty, Mill Im at tint IiimmI of tlm roaiU
ami lilxhwiiyH.
J(Hoih ami Kollulmr. wlio fmiuhl
Malurkoy for tlm priMlilmiry, Iird
Imm'ii hIiimoiI imny on two liartiiltHtH
roiiinilltic.
JnrkiHiii rotmty furml wll In lioth
liotiKon Iii roiiitnlttt'o nHlKiitiirntH.
Hfimlor Von lir llollcu In clinlr
man of I lie roiuln ami lili;liwn, ami
on tint following Ni'iiiito renmilttri'ii:
I'onul limlltulloiii. tlnliirlo. tiniikliiR.
cniinii nmt dtato nfflccH,
In tlm lioum) C. I., llfanm l
oliiilriimn of tlm rnllroailn ami traiiK
IMirlAllon roinmltlra, nml a I no on tlm
Judiciary nml Hh roininlttiM. Cor
kin U on Urn Important waa nml
miMiiiH (Miiniultti'o. WoNtorluml In on
tln rimdn ami hlKhwayn nml Imrtlrul
Inro. Howard of DoiikIiik. ii former
Modfiird until. In iilo on (InherlcK.
KILLED WIFE AS
J.3'SHE ATE
SAN rilANflSCO, .Inn. II. A
iMittinerV jury wiis Miniiiiniicd today
lo hold mi iiupicxl iniir tint lindlc ol
.Mr. ami Mi. P. Jiiduin, pitniiiiicnt
in society liiac. .Iiuhuu killed Iiih
wife nml Ihen liiin-ull'. The iuipiiry
will ho held nt week.
.Iiidwiu culled nt the home of hi
;vil'c'H limit while a dinner was in pro-
xrenH ami pihed n reoir nainl
her hohom mid i'hed. Mix. Jndwiu
died iiiNtiintl.v.
Hel'ore imoiio coiild' inlert'ere.
.ladwin eiit n Imllcl throiiKh lliu liiiiin
and died an hour later. Jeiilou fteur.v
eaued hy heavy drinking, was the
eaue.
FOUR BILLS 10 DEAL
SACKAMKNTO, Jan. II. Four
IiiIIh uihticiiled li lahor were placed
in tint hiuiiN of htnlu HeuutoiH lodny,
uml piohahly will he inliodiu'i'il to
morrow', Thu moot iuipoilaut ix that
prowd'nitf for thu MKri'iitiou of Mini
Koliatm in pnliliu xchoolx. Others me
to pioiidu for hotter hiiuitntioii in
eoiupauy hmik-hoiies mid iiihpeelinii
hy the hihor coinmixxionui'; eompolt
inu' I'ihlieuiicn who mo iiieli;il)lo lo
citizenship to pay an miiiuul lieuiixu
of 1(11), ami a ineiiHiiri) milking It
ciihler for imiployon (o enlh'i't wiikcii,
FRENCH GULCH POSTMASTER
IS SHORT OVER $3500
ItKDDINO, Cal., Jim. 14. Offlcura
inu cmluiivorluK today to locate.
II. Hliufonl, poHtmuHtur nt Kronoh
(lulch, nour luiro, who dlBiipponroil
liiHt nlKlit followliiK tlio tirrlvul of a
pout office Inspector to oxiunluo his
arcountH. Tho Imipoi'tor iiIIokou thoru
lu u J a 5(10 uhorlaeo In tho pout offlco
ruiulH,
MEDFORD,
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BRIEFSfFILEDIlN
MEDFORD-RATE
E
POUTI.ANn. Jan. II. I'Vllowiiic
iii-iinipiilh ill the I'mteil Staliw di
tnel court livfoir IVdernl Cireuit
Jmlce (lilhvrt uml Jiulos Iteaii ami
Wiih crlnii of the 1'iiilcd Slate tli
triet court, lo inuke permanent tint
temporary injunction in the Medford
rate eae, an enily decision is ex
pected. The ci lull iirtfumunt wiim shoit ami
outlined the point made nt the hear
iui; of the teniinirv injunction.
Attorney (leueral Cniwfoid siih
mittcd n liriuf in Mip'mit of the
staleV contention that this iiiitinttic
rale hill wiih coulilulioual ami the
atlomevH for the railroad coinpanic"
were nicii ;it) dus in which to file
Iheir hiiclV.
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SAN KltANCISC'O. Jan. H Tlio
feelltiR which Iiiib been HmoulilurliiK
butweun tho attorneya representing
tlm Kovuriuucut ami tho Bouthorii Pu
clflo compimy, uluco the lieKlniilnt:
of tlm preueiitutlou of tlm rallroad'u
uldu of tlm unit Involving J 15,000,
000 worth of oil IiiiiiIh In ICcm coun
ty liroku out In the panning of tho
Ho durliih' todiiy'u procoDilliiRH.
While C, It. Thompson was on tho
witness Btaiiil In tlio cliainliorH of tho
Keiloral court, Attorney Cliarlea U.
I.uwors, representing tho dotomliuit,
uald:
"I olijoet to tho control which tlio
Riivurnmont lu uxoicUIiik over this
wltnu8B. Ho turns to coimuel for tlio
Kovurnnioiit ut every uucutlou I nulc."
"That In an uuquiilltlcd fulso
hood," uald Assistant United States
Attornoy (lonerul Mills uhnrply. "Tho
fact runiuliiB us I ututcd," tutortcd
Low era.
Tho examination proceeded,
Thompson tostlfyliiK that us iniiuy us
GO Southern Pnclflo dutectlvea hud
boon employed to hound him and
Mrs, Thompson,
INJUNCTION
A
CLASH
AND
ORKUOVJ'UI'jSnAY, JANUARY M, JOR
BliLIUVK 1 SAT.C?N,a;Q.UlUUT.;
. . r. - . .-as ' --."- -i -'
JACK
JOHNSON
TAKENIOFF T
IT
TOIIONTO. Out.. Jim. 1 1. -Jack
Johiiou, the negro pugilist, has pur
chased it fine rcsidcticc in thu fash
ionable diktnel here, aceonliui; lo
rcMirlh eitnmit tmluy. Onco here, ht
friiHidk hoped, it i siiid. to preioiit
his iiiiiK to trial in Chietio on n
white hlniu chargo.
CHICAdO. Jan. 1 1 "Wo will hae
Jack .loliusou urivsled on n bench
warrant as soon as he return here,
mid I doubt if hu will tiffntii he ic
leiised lroiu jail until hi. eao i fin
ished." This wiim the assertion heio this
aflenioou of Charles do Woodsev,
special agent of tho tlepailinuut of
justice who hud thu nero tugili.t
uml hi while wife removed lrom u
tlrnnd Trunk Hani at Hattle Creek,
Mich., while eu route to Toronto.
'Johnson let! the stuto without the
know ledge of llie federal court," con
tinued I lie hpeeiul ngciit "uml 1 think
liiul he will go to jail for kecv thi
time. He will ho tiimlcd like any
other eiiuiiual who nttuuipt to jump
ii bond.
"I wits not notified until 'J o'clock
that the negro uu gone. I telephon
ed to lln'llo Creek ut Si-lo this lmn
niutf, hiirely giiing the police there
lime lo bet to thu station to make
(he urro.si."
Airttunt rniled Slates District
Attorney Parkin thi. nt'letuoon asked
Jmlgu Curpcnter to issuo n federal
bench warrant for Johnson uml can
eel the bonds on which ho wns ru
leaseil from jail. The negro's attor
ney promised to produce his client in
coutt tomorrow, uml notion on (he
proeeutor'h icouest will bo deferred
until then,
Judge Cni-ponler nniiouneeil Into
todny that unless Johnson vensonubly
explains hi sect el dciaiture from
Chicago his bonds will be cancelled
uml hu will he jailed.
SAOKAMKNTO, Cal., Jim, 1 1 .A
minimum wurq of $100 for all pcul
tontlury Riiurds and mi olght-hour
duv Is proposed In ti bill Introduced
today by Ausomblyaiuii J, M. lmniin
of SucruimMito,
RAIN
WI
raN
-M. T. RinU.
tSUFFRAGETTES TO
SEE LLOYD-GEORGE
LONDON, Jan. H. As soon as
the franchise amendment bill reaches
tho committee stago In tho House of
Commons next week. It was an
nounced hero today by Premier As
qulth, thu government would wel
come deputations of women on be
half of tho measure. Chancellor of
the Exchequer Lloyd George was ap
pointed by tho Premier to receive
these delegations.
Next Monday representatives of
tho Womcns' Socialist nnd Political
Union will be heard.
Members of the Union wero Jubi
lant over this announcement.
Mrs. Kiniuallno 'Pankhurst Issued
a statement following the Premier's
anneuncement:
"As long as the ministry Is dis
posed to give us u bearing," sho said,
"(hero Is no need of demonstrating,
and until tho amendment Is voted
upon such uetlon would only hurt tho
cause."
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VKNICB, Cal., Jan, li Failure
of John F. Cordoruy, of Portland,
Ore., to keep an appointment here,
and tho subsequent dUcovory of two
pocketbooks and u curd I'nso con
taining cards bearing bis unme near
tho end of a pier today, aro causing
much anxiety to frlunds horo.
Cordoruy, who is manager of tlio
Oaks Amusement Park ut Portland,
Is bald to buvo started for Venice to
incut Klwood Salisbury of Pittsburg
at u hotel horo. After his failure to
appear and tho discovery of tlio poc
ketbooks, Salisbury wired tho Port
bind 12lks' Lodge, of which Cordoruy
is u member, to aid In tho Search.
Tho pocketbooks ami card case
wero turuod over to Chief of Police
Llngon of Vonlco, who communi
cated with tho police of Ixm Angeles
uml Portland thu fucts ot Cordoruy's
disappearance,
mm
ASKS
EA
D AY
DROWNED
HE
I
BY TAFT HELD UP
Taft Sends to the Senate Names of
Officials for Oreoon Buruard for
Collector, KIrkpatrick (or Marshall
Parker (or Collector.
Smoot Serves Notice of Deadlock
Unless Confirmations Are Made
But Bluff Doesn't Work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. H.Presl
ik'iit Taft today sent to tho senate
tho nominations of the following
Oregon efficials:
To bo collector of customs at Port
land, John Ilurgar.
To be United dSdtadtes marshal
for the district of Oregon, U. C. KIrk
patrick. To be collector of customs at As
toria, Frank Parker.
Postmaiitern, Portland, Thomas
McCtiiker; Astoria, Frank J. Carney;
HoHcuiirg, F. W. Hayncs, and La
Grande. J. H. Pea re.
Unless the democratic members
Immediately confirm all nominations
s"nt to the senate by President Taft,
tho republicans will prevent tho en
actment of any further legislation,
according to a threat hurled by Sen
ator Heed Smoot of Utah, the repub
lican leader In that body.
Minority Leader Martin hastily
called a meeting of democratic sena
tors, and after a brief conference
said:
"Any deadlock In tho scnato at
this time would hurt tho republicans
more than tho ''emocrats. We de
cided to nllow nono but HillltsrV,
naval 'and, a fdw "diplomatics ppalnt
montatn be .certified Ve wUltd
pat."
Senator Hoot would not comment
on Senator Martin's statement
OF
SEEK QUIET
CHItlSTIANA. Jan. H.Tho wo
men of Norway uro taking a promi
nent pttrt In the nutlon-wldo move
ment for a complete rest day on Sun
days, which has becomo especially
vigorous slnco tho recent election
that resulted In returning n radical
majority to Parliament, with a big
Increase In tho socialist vote.
At a huge mass meeting It was
resolved to nsk the "Sunday Hesters"
In all tho municipalities to arrange
for muss meetings, nnd to send peti
tions to Parliament requesting consid
eration of thu desired legislation.
HEAVY VOLUME OF
NKW YOHK, Jan. U With a
heavy olumu of trading the mar
ket eihlblted an unsettled condition
ut tho opening hero today. Changes
were Irregular, but several stocks fell
oft sharply. American Can preferred
dropped 2 points, Smelting 1 quar
ter and Canadian Pacific 1. Al
though fltfull rallies uccorded boforo
noon, thoy fulled to reassure tho
market. Steal dropped to caVj,
Latur thu entire list Improved. Tho
market closed steady.
Ilonds wero easy.
L TOLL
IS
WASHINGTON', Jan. ll.-To ox
empt American Coastwise ships from
puyiug tolls, Senator Hoot introduced
u bill today to amend the l'umima
canal net. It U expected tliU amend
ment will reopen thu cutiio quetiou
of Panama canal tolls, still at issue,
with Great Britain.
Senator Root gave notice that hu
will UJK'ipia (ho meiisure Juuuury 'Jl,
NOMINA
IS
Y DEMOCRATS
NO. 252.
SCHOOL GRAFT
Cost of Superintendence of County
Schools Unnecessarily HIqIi As
serts Judjje Tou Velle Three Su
perintendents to Do Work of One.
Would Have LawRepealed by Legis
lature and Enforce Minimum Pro
visions Instead of Maximum.
I OPPOSED B
Q0UN1Y
y
"I would like lu cull tho -itteiitioii
of the tuxpnjiTH of Jaek-oti county
to tho cost of tho public H'hools un
der the present system" xlntes Coun
ty Jintye V. 1,. TouVelle. "Tho pooplo
of Juekoii county are paying fur
more for school than they urc for
stuto nml county or municipal gov
ernment. While I um nut opposed
to eilucutiuu or to the public tieliooN,
the cot is excessive fur tho results.
"The school mid library levy ii 1.0
mills. The special high school levy is
.11 mills. Then there is the district
school levy that in woine of tho big
dtriels. like Meilfnrtl, runs; 10 mills,
making 11.1) mills school tnx fur such
district, us iiKiiiust 8.1 for county
ami Mute, including special redemp
tion ami rout levies.
Cost of Huperlitteiitlcnn!
"Hut it is the Mtuution in thu comi
ty that I would cull attention to with
a icw to having it remedied. Wo
have u Miperiutendent ut Slb'OO u
year, $2U0 u year more for traveling
e.Ts.'nes, a clerk for him at .$301)
more; then wo have two assistant
superintendents or s it er visors ' ut
$120 a month cneh, beside'" thar ux
lMfnKS.AU thw brigade has to do
fttofiTer"JfflliarorTir2'Tjrhooirf
und enforce the course of study.
"In 1912 the taxpayer Of Jackson
county paid approximately .f.VJOO in
snlurie, for having thu schools iu
seeteil nnd supervised. Then thero
ure monthly hills for supplies, etc.,
that reach several hundred dollars
additional. There uro less than 100
school districts in the county mid
most of the pupils aro in the iucor
lorateil cities and towns, the schools
do not average over eight mouths of
school a year nml each has compar
atively few pupils so that nono of
these MipvrintemlentK hus much to
do. One superintendent ought easily
to supply till the supervision neces
sary. Unnecessary Kxpeuso
"At the lnt session of tho legjsht
tare, u hill was passed which is re
sponsible for the ussUtiiut superin
tendent or Mipervisor gruft. It per
mits counties having more than (III
districts to organize und divide tho
school district into supervisory dis
tricts, but no supervisory district
hull contain Ies than 20 nur more
than ."0 choo districts, und provides t
that the county superintendent chnll
be counted us supervisor for one su
pervisory district. Suluries for thu
siilH'rvi-or of from $100 to 120 a
mouth are provided for not lo! than
ten month in the year.
"This law ought lo be icpealcd by
the present legislature nml I um going
to nsk the Jackson comity delegation
to undertake it. It is evident that
the taxpayer i being bled in every
wuy isissible in this depaituieiit in
Jnckou county. We hnve the max-
(Contlnued on pago 3.)
D13NVKH, Colo., Jan. 14. For
mer Governors John F. Shufroth and
Charles Thomas, woro today elected
by tho house und souato lu soparato
session hero as United States senators
to succeed Senator Guggenheim uml
Senator Hughes respectively. Sena
tor Hughes died two years ago,
Tloth Shafroth und Thomas re
ceived a majority In tho popular voto
polled at tho last olectloiu
A Joint session or tho house and
souato tomorrow will ratify the elections,
COLORADO L S
SHAH
AN
THOMAS SENATOR
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KmMtlllW'i