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rirMrri Hlslf Irnl Hsell 207 Second Street Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight. Friday fair mill wanner. Mx. HO, Jin. 17 1'nfly third Ynr , Dully l;llilh Vinr. MEDFORD, OltlWON, TlimiKDAY, ,TNK n, Mm. NO. (M. JAP PROBLEM FAR AS EVER FROM SOLUTION No Settlement In Sliiht for Contro versy Arising From California Allen Land Dill Months of Neiiotla tlons Is Prospect. President Considers Reminder to America Note Presented Yesterday Discrimination Is Grievance. WASHINGTON', Jt fi-That .Inpmi mill America mi' iw fur npuil mi n Hetlli'ini'lit of the Cnlifutnin Iniul law ililTii'iillv iih thi'V were nix wn-U ugu mh ri'liiolinitlv lint etenrlv ml- lllitti'il III llll' Milt'' ili'piltltlli'llt lixlllV- Moulin of negotiations uiiil H fri' ipicnl Intcrchangi' of note urn ex pected, but n Milisfm'torv solution ti'Kiirilcil iih certain. President Wilson Imliiv is winM ering Japan's ri'jiiliuli'r tn the Aiucri i'iiii null', which wits presented !" lordtiy li.v AinbnwMidnr Cliiiiiln. Me dm mil regard t)t Mluntlnii us suf ficiently M-riiim to mil a special meeting of tln eithinel hut IhU after noon Iki ill iIIoiih tin' whole iiH" linn i.f Japan's altitude wiih Secro tnry lliyim ami Counselor Mount or the clnli' department. Seciolnrv Hi vim intimated toiln Hint In' will nut publish thi' content nf cither tlic American or the Jnpn iice imliM. Ho indicated howewr, Ilinl llii' .InpniioHc protest rests prin cipally mi ii general itHM'rllrtii of "studied anil widespread" ilmeriinl nation ngnbist tho Jiipuncsi' in tin' Unit til Stales. It U exie(fd Unit (lic'W'rhli law Hill In dwti'il In tin' Uniliil Stale 1'niiiix ni'inri' i'iiinr cnuniry iiim a ili'iililcil stand. Tliu various cschsmtwi of imto be tween Aiiiurlrnn ninl Jnpnu have brought no solution tn Iho rontro tersy, Problem Wilson lolil Ilia newspaper ini'ii this afternoon. II" wilil, however, Hint Japaii'ii rejoinder i'(l llii' way open for further friend-l- iiogiiHuiluiw ami tiltlmiitu mule aliln settlement. Il declined tn en llnmlc t lit (lino that may hn con kiiiiii'iI hi'fnri' a final settlement Im reached T L IN WOOD'S TRIAL IIOSTON', Juno Ti. -After rallliM a minor vtnnN, the diifi'imo In (ho trial of William Wonil, iniiltl-nill-llnnalrn, I'roilurlrk Attimux, wealthy niltliuan, ami Di'iiiiIm CoIIIiih of Cain hrlilKi'. charKOil with iilautlm; ilyua inllo In illcrcillt I.awronru ntrlknrM, Hiulilpiily rt'Htoit ItK ratio hero thin mornliiK. Attorney C'tialiley, ropro mintliiK Attunux, Imini'illately movoil Ihui tlm court liiHtnict tlio Jury to acquit lil client A luutithy arKii moiU follow ml. .IiiiIko CroHhy Jnltuit tho ilofonsn by iiiIIiik Hint tho Htntn la not forruil to olcrl to iuikI Hiivcuho to tho Jury mi any hIiiuIii point, IioUIIiik tho Jury could ooiiHldcr flvo or ilx or all thn coiiiiIh. Ho ftpoclflcally denleil all ilofoiiHo motlona to ucipilt Attonux anil Wood, lioldliiK tho Hlato'H coho Ih Hiifflclnntly MtroiiK to allow thu Jury to ilerlilo whulhor thu tlofoiulmiU uro t'.u uty. The ilofoiiHo start od MiiinmliiK up (h ciiho liiiniQillatoly aftur JikU;o CioHhy'H I'ltllut;, ALFRED AUSTIN, POET LAUREATE IS CREMENTED LONDON, Juno 0. Without nuy ecii'inoiiy llm body erf Alfiod Austin, Iho lulo pool Ituiiento, wan ciemoiitoil hero loiluy, At thu mimn hour n iiieiiiorial norvlen wuh held at the ithupcl Koynl at Bt .lames palaeo. FIRE CAUSES $00,000 LOSS AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Juno 5. Flro In thn pin ut of Iho Mum Motor Truck cninpaiiy hero tuduy oiuiacil u COUR REUSES ACQUITTA DE YOUNG AMERICAN SINGER WINS IN COVENT GARDEN IK4 1 IV Istilr 3bP Minn rrancrii Koeiler of Now York won ipilck micreitH In her iluhut at Coveiit Hnrileii tiuforn a lirllll.iut an illeure mIii'U hIio mini; Hut part of Courlta In "Tint Joel of tint Mn ilotiua. ' Ml mi IIiidiUt Ih (ho i!iiiii;Ii. ter of one of Hid lii'Kt known newn paper iiieii. Her fniher, dim Itoeder, Iiiin Ioiik I'i'Kll one of the chief liueil IlKatnrM of Ihu New York World. SHERIFF PINCHED BY CHE POLICE Sheriff Singer win "pinched" Thnrc.lhy by Chief ( I'olleo IIIIIkoii for Hpeediiitf on West Mniu ulreet. The hheriff wiik Koiut; nt a JKI-mile or better clip when hailed by the chief. The hheiiff won hailed before the mayor ami paid a fine of .fill. After mini he left for Trail to mtvo a warrant. Mayor Kifeil U ronHiderim; a prupiihal Hindu by Chief llillnon to compel all nnlo-hpeeilerH who have been nrrelfil to parlieipate in thn I'iiiiiIIi of .1 ill V aulo nice, subject to line if they e,n at it slower clip (hull when arretted. E CINCINNATI, Ohio, Junn fi. (li'iirKti II. Cox, oneo boss of Cinein nail; C. II. Davis N. S. Keith, F. It. Williams mid O. V. Pnrmh, by in Miuctioii of .IiiiIko Caldwell, were ai'iiiilted heio today oil chnrcx of having framlulently abstraeted a note tor .irri.OIIO t'roiu thu Ciuciiuui ti Turst ooinpany. Thu defense of Cox and bin nnso eiaU'H wan Unit that eiuiimny va.i iioil-piitent when tho note, which wurt also incomplete, wiih taken. CIS VON DER AHE I, ST. I.OHIS. Mo., .luno fi. Chris Von Dor Alio, thu most noted Ihihu ball club owner St. l.oubi uvor pro duced, died htiro thla afternoon, lie wuh head of tho famous old Ht. I.oiiIh HrowiiR, tho ponuaut wlnnerH of tSSl-2-:i. llo had boon 111 for iuoiiHih, Von dor Alio bad boon In thu anloon biiuluusa hcru for sovoral J OIUH. GOVERNMENT DOCKS AT VANCOUVER ENDANGERED VANCOUVER, WhbIi., Juno fi. Tho Kovuriiinent doek hero wuh In danger of mug out thin afluriioou nwiiif? to thu IukIi wnlur. Tho wosl end of tho deul: is entirely under wulcr nnd thu mipportti huvo been weakened by tho ovorflow. Wliilo Iiuko weighlH hnvo been placed on thn doek iu nu attempt to hold it in place, if thu river eon. tinuoH to rlao it may collapse at any time, RID R BOSS COX AR AI CHARG GOFF RICHEST OF SENATORS YET PROBED Solon Gets $05,000 a Year From Coal and Oil Lands Sherman Showed .Lobbyists .the .Door Suijar Lobbyists Deluned Senate. Labor Leaders Only Lobbyists to use Threats Gore Gives Written Statement. WAHIll.NdTON, Juiif f.. The takliiK or tKHllmony In tho "IiiMiIIouk lobby" InvoMtlKiitlon no far an tho evlilelico of t'nlled Hlaten Henntorn I concerned, will end thin afternoon. Tint aKeiitn of more thnn r,0 iiinnu fnrliirern and otherM, alrendy nerved with itibpoeuiiN, will then tentlfy. Heiiiilor doff tentlflfd rnitunlly of varlotiM roul and oil lundit ho own, pnyltiK him $sr,,000 nunually. ilo mild ho bad ontt oil well which for a time paid him 12000 dally. Sen ator doff mild a few perxoim had dhmiRHcd the tariff with him but hit could not recall their tinmen. Senator (torn presented u Ioiik ntntement In aunwer to ipiciiUonx. Kenaloi' Sherman named numerous rnllom. addlui;: "Until doom to my office were open when they went there" llo declared three sugar lobhlen had deluged him with litera ture for two mnnthH. Senator Sher man mild tho only "Improixtr" In fluence attempted on him wiih by la bor leaden who threatened bint with political extinction iiiiIckh bo fought for certain monHurcn. Senator ShleblH of TenrioKtioe and Smith of deorr.ln aim) tetlflud. FREE 10 FIGHT RITCHIE I.OS ANdKI.KS. Juno a AI (Ireonwnld, McCareyV partner, en ilorNed Dick DoiiiiIiI'm nHiiertlon today that Aiidenuiii hail promlKed bin nor vlci'ii tn Mc Carey only on condition that ho could not Kct tho Itltchlo match. McCarey left early today for mi automobile tour of thu citrus belt, but (Ireonwnld mndo It plain that' Andernon iuIkIiI, without breach of promlHe, cloxo a match with tho champion, beach Cronn, dreouwabl mild, Is unronervodly promised mid probably will bo matched with Klv era If Andorwon hIkua for tho chain plnu bout. PETITION OF CHILDREN RALKM, Ore., June fi. President Wilnoii has (odny aekiiowlcf;ed re ceipt of the petition signed by 02.000 Orcpui Heboid children, asking that thu battlcnliip Orcein be peimitted to lead the pageant that is Kelied tiled to mark (he opening of tho Pana ma canal, in a letter to Statu School Superintendent Alderman. The president stated Hint the po tion hnd been brought to tho atten tion of thu seerolmy of war. LIFE TERMER PARDONED BY GOVERNOR WEST SALV2M, Ore., Juno fi. It became known todny Hint fleo. K. Hlodgelt, who was convicted of tho murder of Alieu Miiithom in Portland, March 'Jit, 1000, nnd seuteiiued to life im prisoniuent bad been pardoned by Governor West. Tho pardon was effective May 1, but niudgett wm retained at (hu prison on salary un til thu first of this mouth. Ulodgolt was pardoned on recom mendation of (hu state parole, boiud. ADJUDGED CRAZY FOR OFFERING TEDDY AID MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Juno fi. Jaeoli Miles, n telegrapher, who wired former Provident Itoosovelt nt Mar quutto: "Stop thu trial; I hnvo evi deuen to win your easo," wns coin milled today to the insane nsyluni nt Hoolicster, Minn, BUD MAN II S V HI OM GALLOWS Governor Johnson Postpones Hantjlno Until June 20 to Permit Doomed Man to Receive Word From Fed eral Supreme Court. Lonn Fipjit for Life Continued for Four Years May Be 'Won Throurjh Aid of California Club Women. SACHAMKNTO. Cab, Junn r.. dmernor Hiram W, JoIiiikoii today Kranted a reprieve until Juno 'JO to Jacob Opiieiihelmcr, Hid "humiin tlKer,"' who wan scheduled to be hiitiKcd at I'olsom prison tomorrow tn connection with thu reprlexo doMTiior Johnson ImsiiciI thu follow - InK statement: "Kvery mnn Is entitled to proie ante every right Kilnratilced to him ijy tho law. It Is umcrted that Op penhelmer has a right of appeal which will liu pas4t upon next Mon day or within ti few days, by tho Cultcd Stales supreme courl. Tho reprluvo that I hnvo given Oppvti helmer today Is for the solo reason that ho may avail himself of any ixisslbla legal right Hint msy exist In his fnvor." Tho action of the governor In granting Oppenhclmer another two weeks Piano of llfo followed thu presentation of certains In tho caso and tho status of certain proceed ings, to tho governor'ii executive sec retary, Franklin A. drlffln, by At torney d. C. IHtiRolskV. SACItAMKNTO, Cab. June 6. Unofficial reports at the state cap Itol this morning wore thai dover- nor Johnson will reprieve for two weeks Jacob Oiipcnholmur, tho "ti ger of I'oUoin." whoso hanging was set for tomorrow at that prison. Governor Johnson's action, it Is reK)rted, will bo based on tho fact that proceedings now -before tho fed eral courts automatically act as a stay of execution. Another reason for tho governor's decision Is tho fact that petitions representing almost evury clubwom an In thn statu worn sent to the gov ernor asking him to postpone tho execution of thu "human tiger" as well ns other men sentenced to die In thu statu until thu antl-caplt.il punishment leaguu can put Initiative petitions before tho people to abol ish tho death penalty In California. WASlUNdTON, Juno 5. Tho sennto foreign affairs commltteo this afternoon recommended a renewal of arbitration treaties with Italy, dre.it Ilrltaln and Spain for flvo years. It also approved tho proposed extradi tion treaty with Paraguay and In dorsed the plan to make, tho post at Madrid, Spain, an ambassadorship. BLAME NORTHERN PACIFIC FOR TACOMA WRECK OL.Y.MVMA, Wash., Juno 5. Ito Rponslbllity for tho fatnl wreck of an Oregon-Washington pnssongor train running on thn Northern Pa cific tracks near Tacomn May 12 has boon placed upon tho Northern Pa cific by findings mndo today by tho statu public 6crv!co commission. Section Foreman O. M. Autrln Is charged with not maintaining safe track conditions In removing ton many spikes from tho ties, and tho commission says that bad n "slow flat;'' boon displayed as should hnvo boon (loiui tho wreck probably would not huvo occurred. Four pnssongers woro killed In tho wreck and many injured, OCEAN LINER DELAYED ON ACCOUNT OF MORGAN NEW YORK. Juno fi. Tho liner Lit Franco was dolayed fifteen min utes in starting hero today to allow J. Pierpont Morgan junior' to bid farewell to his sister, Anne, who sailed for Europu on n bummer vueu-tlou. TWO JAPANESE OFFICIALS NOW IH CALIFORNIA STUDYING A. Hultori and S Kbara. the two Japanese official who hne just ar rived in California oxtciiwildv lo sluds the alien laud fpu'stnui t their own - -. - - - y,-, :a. I OF FREE BY PETTY OFFICIALS WASIHNOTON. Juno 5. Declar ing that incidents In the recent strikes at Pntcrsnn nnd Passaic, N. J., lnwronri, Mass., Little Falls, X Y.. mid Charleston, W. Va.. Indi cated a gradual encroachment by tho police power on tho constitu tional guarantees of frco steccli. Frederick C. Howe, writer and econ omist, today presented to President Wilson and Senutnr- Kern 'a petition signed by a score of prominent so ciologists asking that congress In vestigate nnd serve a warning Hint constitutional rights must . bo ob served. Tho petition said In part: "Arbitrary state and local offi cials hnvo adopted Illsmarcklan, lltisslan methods to nnuilo tho press to break .gatherings of tho peoplo and to arrest mid imprison persons guilty of no moro wrong than thu gathering to discuss thulr common Interests. Tho most flagrant viola tion of public rights occurred at Pat erson. Whatever tho merits nf the controversy between the strlkors and tho mill owners, patriotic peoplo can not close their eyes to theso danger ous Invasions of Individual liberty.' OF FRISCO OFFICIALS WASHINGTON, June 5. It was admitted at thu treasury department hero this afternoon that tho resigna tion of Surveyor of Customs Duncan McKlnlay, Navat Officer George Stone, Appraiser John 0. Mattos and 1". A. Muentor, collector of lutornal revenue, all in tho San Francisco district, hnvo been requested. It was said their successors would bo men In sympathy with the new regime. MILLER TO BOX WILLARD FOUR ROUNDS AT FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO. Cnl.. Juno fi. Chnrlio Miller nnd Jess Willnnl may box four rounds hero on June 20 or 'J7, Iho dato depending upon tho se lection by Jim Griffin of his date. Tho bout, if nrrnnged, would bo staged by the University Mound Ath letic club. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED FOR NEVADA AND ALASKA WASHINGTON, Juno 5. Tho sen nto todny confirmed tho nominations of Clay Tallmnn of Nevada to bo commissioner general of tho land of fice and Emmet t It. Joidau to he United States marshal for tho dis tiiet of Alaska, division number 2. AVIATOR ATWOOD TO TRY AGAIN TO CROSS LAKE ERIE SANDUSKY, Ohio, Juno fi. Avia tor Atwood, who nearly cmito to griof yesterday in iv flight, planned to cross T.uko Erie, Mat ting fiom Amhet-btburg, Ontaiio, will make tvuothor try next Monday. H SPEECH NO ALIEN LAND QUESTION ".ilifjirtio; , h,ie iiriii-cd much in terest ii the I'.'m'h c.,.ist state. I hit tori is n f nm r u 'inber of pnr- liatni'iil, wlV Fb.ira i-, now it eun- tor. SOUTHERN PACIFIC iuuur SAN FRANCISCO, Cab. Juno 0. The Southern I'aoifiu plans to spend .?:i(),00l),000 im rc-couMrtiction nnd improvements of its linos iu Califor nia, Louisiana nnd Texas. Application wiih made by the com jviny to the stale railroad commis sion today for permission to issue ijilO.OOO.UOO in two year note.' Tho application slates that Ihu money is wauled. fiirux-tO'iistmetitin,-extends lug the electrifying of !h San Frnn riseo suburban lint's and a new furry boat. Ilea ring of the nppliuatioii will be held before the commisMim tomor row'. It a short term financing pro ject, the luoiicv to be refunded in two year. ESET E12 ST. PAUL, Minn., June .". -United StnlPi. Ciretiit Judges San born, Ilook mid Smith today set June l'J for the hearings of the lirst mid second iilaus for Ihu disositiiii of Southern Pacific stock now held by tite Union Pacific. Thoy ordered the petition, setting forth the plans, filed with the clerk of the U.titcd States .district court of Utah. P WASHINGTON, Juno G. Deter mined to inform hlmsolt first hand of just what tho "Insidious lobby" Investigation bus developed, Presi dent Wilson, without warning, aji peare,d at his office In tho capltol latu this afternoon. He Immediately summoned Chairman Overman of the sebnto Investigating commltteo for a conference. GIRL INCORRIGIBLES ESCAPE IN NIGHTIES I.OS ANGELES, Cnl., June fi. Es. eapiug from juyeuile'hull olad only iu their nighties, Cleo Kbers, 11, and T.ueindn Moore, 1(1, alleged incorrt- giblos, enjoyed but a brief liberty to day before they were captured in PnsiuU'iut. Tho girls were fully clad when found by officers, who are searching for tho persons who fur nished them with the clothes. Doth girls refused to explain. COLUMBIA PARK BOYS SAY THEY'RE NOT BROKE SAN FRANCISCO. Cnl., Juno fi. Flat denial of published icports that thu -17 boys of tho Columbia Park club, now touring tho world, wcro "stranded" in London is received here today in n cablegram from Major IViNottn. Tho inessiigo read: "Disregard newsnpers. Asuiue parents nil well. Going to Franco tomorrow." ENDS. 000. 000 ON RECONSTRUCT! T L First Publicity Work by County to Bo Alonrj Lines of "Orenon Almanac" and Devoted to Plain, Unvarnished Account of Resources. ' , t Contract Renewed With O'Gara County Fair Directors Reappointed Visit to Booscy Made. A Jackson county pamphlet, along lines or tho "Oregon Almanac" pub lished by tho stato immigration so ciety, will bo Issued In conjunction with tho Southern Pacific railroad, to adrertlxo tho resources nnd pos sibilities of Jackson county. At Its regular monthly meeting Thursday tho court decided to Issuo CO, 000 such booklets. Hot air and fancy pictures will bo eliminated from tho pamphlet, which will bo devoted to a plain, unvar nished account of Jackson county, Its various localities. Its resources nnd possibilities. Diagrams and maps necessary to Illustrate, tables of statistics and facts of all kinds, with special articles by experts, will fcattiro tho booklet, which lr Is es timated will contain 100 pazc. Kach locality will be written up and tho cooperation of tho various commer cial clubs and other civic nnd local organizations Is requested. Kach lo cality will bo supplied booklets for distribution. Tho court re-nppolntcd tho pres cnt directors of tho county fair as sociation, W. II. doro. J. P. Sullivan nnd S. I. Drown. TJrp contract with Professor i - -i- J P. J. O'Gara as horticultural expert and county pathologist was rone'wed for n four year period. ' Routlno business .was transacted, various roads approved and reject ed, according to tho report or tint viewers, mid too regular bills passed. Thursday afternoon Hie court vis ited W. J. Doosey, who has again fenced tho new county road, which was established satisfactorily to him h couple of mouths ago. T Upwards of forty applications for mothers' pensions hnvo been re ceived by County Judgo Toil Velio and many moro applications are on tho way. No pension will bo grant ed, states tho Judge, until ho la thoroughly convinced that tho appli cant Is entitled to ono. There is evldoutly a wild scramble on to scctiro somo of tho county funds on tho part of innny not en titled to It. Notlco ot tho applicants will bo printed and tho public Is re quested to send In Information con corning tho merits of each case. Uudor tho terms of tho bill every woman who ban ono or moro chil dren under tho ugo of 10 years ami whoso husband is cither doad or la an Inmato of somo Oregon stnto in stitution, or by reuson of physical or mental dlscaso Is wholly unable to work, nnd whoso support and thu support of who q children Is depen dent wholly or In part upon her la bor shall bo entltlod to assistance for herself mid nor children from tho county In which alio resides to tho extent of 310 n month for ono child, und It alio has moro thnn ono, S7.S0 per month for each additional child. Should sho have any Income other than Hint derived from her la bor, then sho shall bo entitled to such assistance as, added to tho lu como, shnll bo equal to tho sum sho would hnvo received did sho not pos sess an Income. Tho act does not apply to any child which has prop erty ouougu of Us own to support It nor to u child which does apt rosldu with Its mother. Tho juvoullo court Is charged with tho administration of tho act, and should It dotormlue that tho mother Is ImprovJdout, cure less or negligent In tho expenditure of the money received t may dtiect that thu money ho paid to Kopio oth er person for tho bqnodt of th mother and bor children. COUNT PLAN T RUE A BOOK ID SCRAMBLE R PENSIONS 0 HERS p i ' Ii t ! , II "! J l ifSii . - :fr i, A