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