Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1913)
ii , '. t-jv- 'Wv.3''TVi:""',lrJ'V'CT?,.: , S! " ""J 4, ttk Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hhowrrn anil cooler. .Max., H(l Mln., 17. nl Korly llilrit Ywir. Dully Klklitli Yrnr, AIEDFORD, OHKCJON, WEDNESDAY, .MAY 7, 19i:j. NO. 31). B UPSETS CIVIL SERVICE President Revokes Rule Plnchm Fourth Class Postmasters In Class ified List hy Executive Order no iliilrliin All to Pass Examinations. Reiiubllcans Holtllnu 01 lice Must Pass HInlicr Than Other Aiill rants to Keep Their Jotjs. WASHINGTON, May "-iW.lrnl WIIxiii thl iiflcrnoon nwu turned for tiicr President 'I'n f I'm order JinIiitc till iHllllllMtlUHH mllllltHllTH ill llll' luifi('d civil Hirviiti lint. Thiw was IH'INIIIiplitdll'll ill llll I'XCOIllUl' Older, icipilriug llmt hi'iircfutlh nil fuurlli- iIho MiMliiuiNlirf iiiiihI pnM ciiinpc lltito I'miuiiinliiuiN. Tin order Mpciiirii'M Unit nil fourth cImm wiiiiit'rn receiving nmnt limn lbl u ywir hcrcufter muni iuim w I'Uil mirvieu iuniiruuTllfiii. TliU itii'iiim Hint republican fourth-clam Mtinnii'fti muit iuim n higher ex Hinliiiiliim limn other iipplleiinU In Imlil their Job. Tin' new regain timiN pnivlili llmt nil npplii'iiiiln mint iiihkI i(inlirtiTiillntiH for fllnoM pro vlili'il liy postal Iiikm'oI(ii who will vinlt Iiiwiik whenever it vitoiiiiny oo cur. Announcement to thli effect wnn made hero thin iiflcrnoon liy !tt-t-mitxivr (Icnerul Hnrliou following n conference willt President Wilnon. Tim new mcntuiro lluilcon nabl, pom plicH in both letter nnil iiirit with llin civil Kcrvli'i' irnnlri'ini'iilH. Iliirliw.iu Jmlils Hint rrctfhlrnl Tit ft 't order pliii'lug imKttiiimtprH who lutvi' lint pnnM-il examination hi Hip cliiMillicd scrvlro violate the Ppiril of the olvil nervlco law, IWdeut Wilton IliU nflcrnnon went In tlio i'iiiilol In eoiifep with n uiiiiilinr of HennlorH in the preii ilcnt't room. Ho expect In ilitputt ii.M.inliiH'iilH willi litem nml will send n Imtcli of uniniiintiiiiiN to tho Hennto tomorrow. Senator Lew It of IIHnoU ennfered with the preiddcnl earlier hi lh day lie declared llii jirwhlenl wax now ii'inlv lo take up tin' distribution of pntmniige, nmn'rliiiK Hint Hie weed ing out of I'ltudldnlei wilt practically I'liiiklinl. KOHT SCOTT, Kim., Mnv "- Ad lug mi order fiom AHorncy Criicrtil McHcynoliN, Iho government miiU ngiiiiiHt Kugciie V. leh, I'''l Wnr n nnil .1. T. Hhcpnrd in ponneelion wilh iu-HiiIph printed hi Hie Appeal " Iti'iiiniii, a Hoelalitt publication, weic iliHiniMNi'il liy the United Slate di triet point hero toilay. It i nix .vi'iirn iik-o iniliiy hIiipo Wnrreii wiih first iuilielPil for iiiiIiI1n1iIii un offer of ri'tviinl to iinyonn who would khl nap foiiuer (lovcnior Tnylor of Ktu lucky fiiiin- liiilinnix lu connection with tliu killtiilt "f WilHnui (Jimliol, piveruor of Keutunky. HOI RULE BILL I.ON1.0N, May 7. Hotli tho IrUh homo rulo ami WoIhIi illHCHtuhllBli iiimit IiIIIh worn re-lntroiliicml In tho lioiino of coiiiiuoiiB today. Thorn will lui no ihilmto on homo rulo tintll tho hilt roni'licH Itu rivP(iiul remlliiB o Juno fl. EIOBE WAMUNOTON. Mny 7. l'rcal ilont WIIhuii Hnt to tho Honato tho follevlnKnoinlnntloiiH: To ho aiii haHnalor to Jiipiui, tloorKo Ourthlo of 1'jhi.irK. To ho roglstor of tho Imiil orftvu M, North Yiiltliim, Wh.. Illehiua ,B(tt;ohiil. T 1'P lumtnmBtor ut Astnrlit, Oio Ilonimii Wluo. ORDER Bf TAFT DEBS PROSECUTION ORDERED DROPPED POSTMASTER AT ASTORIA J.S. HOI LOCATE Pioneer Civil Enulucer Instructed hy County Court to Locate New High way Which Will Eliminate Steep Climbs nml Toll Road. Howard States That He Can Locate Grade Which Will Never Be Over 0 Per Cent, Mostly 2 Per cent. I. S. IIoiviiiiI, pioiieir civil engi neer of Hi! Nfi'limi, wiih iiihlriii'leil liy llii' iioiiuly court WcdncHilny In pioei'iil ul oiiee xx tilt n Hiirvey for u nen1 mtikoii mini over Hie Hitkiyoii iiioii ut iihiH to tin Calil'iiruia line. The potist ruction of (hit mail will clluil- uiile the prieut toll nunl over lite inountuiut, will cut down the graile to mi dixy cliuili, nml innke the trip far tuiire pleuNiiut for loiirihtn. The county court will make nrniiip'mciiU for the eoiiNtruelioii of (lie road Inter. It will he a part of. the Pacific. High way. Mr. Iliiivanl kuotvx the Ki"kiyout heller thiiu uuy other eiiKiueer who him ever endeavoreil In put a mini over Hip HinUyou. lie locateil a line for it railroad many year iiro and cnginecrx later prououuceil it tho licet ever put over the mountain. Hi) will follow thin line with tho new mad mid deelarcH that when eom pleted iiiitomohile will hu nhle to follow U ut HO miles an hour. The Urado will lie i! per cent the j;ronlir part of the dihtauee with a few II Mr cent clliuht. At prwent hoiiip of HiV' jr,,di'i, Piipniintercd rnnso from 2i lo It.'i per rent. l-'or homn time Hip innllcr of pur I'hniduj; Iho toll road over the Sit kiyoiiH Iiiin heeii di"cuncd hut tho prieo demuuded wnt poiiMidered loo IukIi. Mr. Howard Male that Hie new road can li eonMrueled nl le pokI lhaii it would reipiire to pur pIiiui' the loll road ami placo it in repair. Mr Mounul will html Hie Hiirve nl once. OF TO BE MADE CRIME SACIIAMRNTO, Cul., May 7. The California iiKHPinlily is on record to day iim axhcrtiui; that no man Iiiih the moral HkIiI to dentroy foodntuffH while another is hungry, mid that the eeonomiti hiipeniiper who dump pro dueo in Iim river, in order to hold up prices, shall ho aiiHwerithlo lo tho puh lie, Their deelnralioii of policy piiuip with the paHMiKO of the KoIiimIk hill, which plan to redueo lu piihI of liv iuk, and which provide n fine of $rt)0 or Mix month imprisonment for violation of iU provisions. The measure now koph n the hcuiiIp. I WASHINGTON, Mny 7. Tho hopes and happiness of many demo orals haii); on Iho contents of n black, Ipitlhcr-covcred hioso leaf leduor that lies on Iho desk of Joseph 1. Tu midly, seorolury lo President Wil son, Thorn is liltlo about Iho out side of tho book to nltract attention mid were it not for Iho fact Hint Iho hook is always taken homo when Seorolury Tumulty leaves for tho day, knowledge of iln existence would probably never hnvo beeoiuo known. The hook is indexed and loduy it developed that thorn is ut least ouo pago for every Hlute in tho Union, while some hIiiIoh have half a dozen, And the pngos ure covorod with miniito HteiioKi'nphta entries which Tumulty proudly boasts could linrd l.v bo read by anyone but himself. Within Iho covers nro Blnlemeulsol' Iho exact political situation existing in tho doinnorntio party In eaoh of tho stales, names and data about job haulers and the men who, having no desire themselves for jolm, nro try lug lo hold the veto power over OA OER KY UMULTY KEEPS Speaker Clark Calling Congress to Order ' ' ' ' A WHITE SLAVERY PROBERS ATTACKED El M spKiN'nnnu), in., Mnv 7. Cliargpi of tho Knivpst iinluro ncaitiNt I.iputpnnui flovcnior llarrctt O'Hurit wrre Kuhmilted today to n special cxnmiiiine eoiiiioiltco of tho Illinois fcnale. O'llara and another meiuher of the M'imtc Kpceial invithti Katiut; Ciuumittce which has beou pmliiiiK htnrvutiou waPti and prot titulioii tiro uttaoked. The charxoH UKainut the lieulemint Ktenior liepwino public when Depu ty Sheriff Sitllivmi of Sunuamon county presculod an afflihnit which ho re f u seil to Kuhmit until ho had been nxxtircd that tho nniiira of tho affiants would not he mndo public. Senutor KttidMiii of tho special committee told tho Kcunlu the affi davit continued the irrnot. oharuei, and said that tho eommiltoo needed time to invpiliKiitP. On thirt hIiow intf tho senate poKlponi'd considera tion of the matter. Later O'Hura declared that Iip wns npipininled with Iho oontentn of Iho affidavit and Hint tho charges mndo were all perjured. Ho snld: 'Tho 'interest' nro hard hit as it result of Iho pmho into white slav ery mid luivp rcKorted lo their usual luetics when their methods of oppro siou are rpvealed. They Imvo simply oblalned porjured leslhiimiv to al liti'k tho 'utitrviitinii wngit. iitvmli Kiithn; ponunittee." L Ihoso who nctuallv ure seeking gov ernment employment. The whole is mi application to the affairs of the United Stales of it liltlo plan that Tumulty tried out fiit In his law pructieo in Jersey City, Inter ns n member of tho assembly mid finally as secretary to (lovcnior Wilson. Ho jots down everything Hint ho hoars about a state situation. The various delegations which call to get tho president's car nro always anxious to talk to Tumidly. He is a good listener-nml the lender who is having trouble getting plucos for the faithful can ho assured llmt ho will get a cordial hearing and much sym pathy 1'ioin Iho president's seoretury. Hut there is one thing Hint few of them have us yet found out, mid llmt is Hint the "high spots" of their stiiteinonts to Tumulty nro mndo a part of his privato records, And In tho vnrious slntes whoro Ihero is a reul fight on, Tumulty's notes will be the "filial word" when the president of Iho United Stules taken up for seltleiuoiit Hie vnrious difficult problems of patronage hi thubo Hcotkmy, LAM NTERESTS MIA I HI! FIND SKELETONS OF ENTIRE FAMILY , UNDERJ HOUSE! OAKLAND, Cat . May 7 The no Urn here bellcvn that nil entire fam ily, mother nml five children, was wiped out by a murderous maniac, their liodles coiiHiimeil by ncld anil then burled, on tho finding today o! nix complete ukulctonn beneath nn old Iioiimii nt 532 Seventeenth Direct. The skeletons were thone of n woman nix (cot lull, nml five children be tween the age of four months and li ear. Tho babies' bones were carefully wrapped In n well pre served piece of paper bearing tho tiaiuo uf n Tailored business mnn. Tho skeletons were found by Mare Cochran, who has resldod In the house three months. Uc was clean ing the collar at the time, when his rake uncovered a portion of a. skele ton. The house Is about HO years old and Is next door to tho" abandoned old SwedlHh church under which robbers a your ago attemuted to tun nel to the Hank of Commerce. The skeletons were burled within u half foot or tho surface of tho ground to tho oust of the entrance to the tumemeut and were mingled to gether, with the exception of that of the baby. Detectives who wero detailed :o Investigate the caso believe that n orltno has been committed recently, an tho welt preserved state of tho paper In which the baby's boncw wero wrapped supports the theory that the bodies have not been burled long. Tho police department Is extend ing Its Investigation to every part of California In order to learn of the disappearance pf some family who had previously occupied the house. Following the cluu of tho paper which bore the namo of a Tailored, Cnl business man, the police will canvass that town for n posslblo so lution of thu mystery. E LOS ANOKLKS, Cnl May 7. John Shcuk and Henry Uoso will op pose ouo another lor the mayoralty of Los Angeles nt thu regular oily election Juno It, This was assured today when complete returns front yesterday's primary election showedJ nlipiik anil Koso to no tno two mayor alty oandidntes polling tho highest vote, Job Harriiuan, socialist, was a close third to Hose. The vote was; Shenk, :i(l,:i8l; Hose, 'Jl,137j llar tiiuun, UOJol). for Debate Over Underwood Tariff Bill PROFITS SHARED jCOMPLETE JURY . WITH EMPLOYES ESCAPE TAXATION WASHINGTON, May 7. Officials of the corHiratiiiii tux division of the treasury department explained today that llio-c corporations which main tain a contract relation with their employes to share in profits will not come under the provisions of the cor poration tax law for payment of revenue on actual amounts shared with employes. SH'iiking in this connection today. Chief Spee of the tax division said: "Shares of profits by corwrntions with their employes must not be bouous nor a voluntary distribution of profits, but a contractual relation with an employe giving the latter a legal right to demand his share." TO FIGHT FOURTH OF JOLY SPOKANB, Wash.. May 7. Flat assurance that Willie Itltchte, light weight champion of tho world, will defend his title July 4, elthor In California or New York, was given hero today by Hilly Nolan, the cham pion's manager. "Willie will surely fight July i," said Nolan. "Wo do not know yot who will bo his opponent or whoro the fight will be staged. I am con sidering several offers from New York and California. 'New York has nmilo a strong bid for a match between Itltciile and elthor Leach Cross or l'ackoy Me l'niiand." E TAX IN WASHINGTON, May 7 With consideration of tho Income tax par agraph concluded, the house began today a long debate on tho adminis trative features of tho Underwood tariff bill. Tho debate Included a renewal of tho fight for authoriza tion of u tariff commission. Other proposals dobated included authorizing tho president to nego tiate reciprocal trade treaties with foreign countries, taxing l'hlllpplno imports, exempting exports to Porto Hlco; providing retaliatory duths ngalust merchnudUo from countries whl:h tax similar merchandise from tho United States, mid permitting a rebate of 10 per rout on merchandise Imported In American vessels, Tho only Important Income tax changes wero; To exempt ru-lusiu- Ill ; TO TRY JOHNSON R MMORALITY nilCAOO, May 7.-Tho nctunl trial of Jack John-on, Hie negro prizefighter, on cbnrges- of violat ing the Mann white slave act, began here at 2 o'eloek this nfternoon with Assistant District Attorney Parkin's statement. The jury was completed and sworn in at noon. Parkin declared in his outline of the case, that Belle Schreiber, whom Johnson is alleged to have carried from state to state for immoral pur jvises, or C. P. Dewoody, a white slave prober, would be called to tho stand within an hour. Parkin's opening statement wns very brief. Yank ICcuiiv. who trained Johnson for his Reno fight with Jeffries mid who split with the negro over finan cial matters, is still missing today, and the polico fear ho has been mur dered. Kenny was to hnvo been one of the government's most important witnesses. Angered by newspaper stories Hint efforts have been made to tamper with the jury. Judge Cnrpentor nil nounccd today that ho intended to hold to strict accountability all news papers covering the trial and Hint he would not tolerate misleading reports. The court room is under closo guard to bar nil but persons entitled to ad mission from entering. THIRTY GUESTS CARRIED FROM BURNING HOTEL ONTARIO. Cat., May 7 Trapped lu the second story of tho Dark hotel which burned early today, 30 guests wero carried down ladders to safety by Frank naker, manager of the hotel, and othor employes. TARIFF DEBATED nbco reserves of mutual fire Insur ance companies and exempt pay ments to beneficiaries of life Insur ance policies of matured proceeds be fore reinvestment. Efforts to reduce tho minimum In come tnxablo failed. To house minority proposod to demand separata roll calls on many features of tho bill, but Majority Leader Underwood Insists that the passage of tho bill tomorrow Is cer tain, Tho house this aftornoon defeated a republican incomo tax amendment exempting nil mutualjnstimnco com panies without capital stock uud stockholders or share holders. Tho vote was US to 108. Itcprcscutative norland of Miss ojirf criticised tho big mutual life in surance companies. OIL MACADAM PAVEMENT TO LEAD TO SUIT E. A. Welsh, Property Owner, Says He Will Make Fight in Courts ' Against Laying of Oil Macadam on Cottage Street. Says He Wants lo Pay for a "Real" Pavement and Nat for Work Which Will Have to le Done Afafn. That the oil macadam parcment laid on Taylor fttroet is far from at Isfnctory and that ho does not pro pose to hare It laid on Cottage street where his property faces If an Injunc tion can bo obtained to atop It, the declaration of B. A. Welch today. Mr. Welch has retained Porter J. Neff to bring suit to restrain the city from granting the contractors, Hehell & Bchcll, a contract for the work on Cottage street, and falling In ihhi will bring a suit to prevent a collec tion of tho amount to he OMesed against tho property. Pavement Joke. Mr. Welch charges that the oil macadam pavement is a "Joke," de claring that be can tako an ordinary match anywhere and dig through the wearing surface. An examination of Taylor street seems to bear hi state ment out es tho wearing surface of tho street Is very soft and seems to creep, rut and became uneven eas ily. Flushing has not been practiced and Mr. Welch state that la front Of his property ho wants a pavement "you can wash." II HeoMB.te .Kick. "I have a reason to kick," Kates Mr. Welch. "When tho council de cided to grant Schelt & Schell a con tract to pave Taylor street, which bounds my property on the south, I made no protest, as I wanted to know first what I was talking about before I complained. Now I know and I do not want a pavement which will havo to bo replaced within two years, and which is entirely unsatis factory nt any time. It Is really a Joke ns & pavement. "I hare nothing against Schell & Schell. I am kicking about the pave ment. Neither am I pulling for any other contractors. What I want is a pavement that will stay there, letting of Contract Queer. "Tho courso of the city council In (Continued on page 2.) SEEK SUBSCRIPTION LIST OF GRAFTERS SAX FRANCISCO, Cab, May 7, Search was begun here today for an alleged subscription list started by Italian bunco men for the widow of "Danny," n gambler who was mur dered In Portland, to which, It U said, San Francisco policemen placed their names for various amounts. Michael C-allo told District Attorney Flckort today of tho existenco of such a list, but knew nothing as to Its present whoreabouts. C-allo relteratod today his charge that bunco men operated In Oakland with tho knowlodgo of the Oakland police. lie said ho had no charged to make agalust Chief of Police Pe terson of Oakland but that It the proper Inducements were offered ho would show thut certain members ot tho Oakland police worked In con junction with tho swindlers. 10 QUIZ FISHER ON ALASKAN ENTRIES WASHINGTON, May 7, The sen ato committee on territories wan pre pared today to question, former See rotary ot tho Interior Walter L. Fisher when he appeared at tho Alaskan railroad hearings this ufte--noou why Alaskan coal claims should not be patented to private Interests under tho law of 1008. Senator Walsh of Montana Intends to usk Fisher why he advised former Presi dent Taft to sUspeud the operation ot tho law,