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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1913)
jgtffr v.flA;,i;3w ; .; v;.(v.vr,:k.i ;:;VeW. jw.w : .w-a a,v.' .,; 'jv.j-j w ."j ji j-'.ui jjjwy jvuvw jwjli .vjij e 'rrrv ti'rfa -TKtirw-jY rnM "'? 207 Second strut fl '- MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight nnd Hnturdnr. Mat. HI, .Mill. 42 .! Kerty-thtnl Yrnr. Dully Klulilli Vrar. M78DFORD, OMWON, Kit! DAY, .ITNIO (5, HJ1JJ. NO. 05. SISTER STATES AK HANDS ACROSS BORDER California anil Orcpon Unlto In Bc Mnlf of Good nontis New Route Ovrr Slsklyotis Which Will Defl nllrly Locate Pacific Highway. One Hundred Fifty Good Roads En thusiasts to Participate In Infor mal Banquet at Mrdfnrd Tonluht. (Irnri'il ly the leine "f flln Highway Kugincer Hcdford of Call fiirnln, members of the iiUkivon County lllghwuy ('uiiiiuI'mi! Slnli' Tri'HNinor T. II. Kny of lln Oregon Highway f'MiiiiilH.Inii, the county courts of .SUkiyou, Jackson mid JoHcphlno counties, Hill Ii'ittllnir iti- reus 01 MiillU'ril uiiiormii mm Southern Oicgon nil down t mi in formal limi(iu't at tin) Hotel Mi'il fnnl ii guests nf tlm Mcdford -increlnl club at H o'clock tonight to cchhtutc tin locution of a new inter Mnio hallway oier tln Sittkiyous, which will ellmlnnlo tin preecnt Mccp grade and loll road, lfinll'lv locat ing lhi I'ltcifln Highway. 'IV oe nnsinti will li utilized to launch a cnmpnlgu for bonding Jiiokeon conn ly for $700,000 for good mail, the llntl effort In this direction midrr I lnt now bonding act which became ti law eMcrduy. This morning Hie Culiforninns wcru met ut the "Into line ly the coiinly court of JiicUou county and delegation from Ashland and Med V .. ford, and the route of Ihn new high- way Inspected. This aflcruooti llicv wilt he entertained at Aehlunil, com ing from there lo Medfonl. IVtltloiiH will ho circulated I'V the chili unking the notiiit url to call an election for tin issuance of $700,. llilll highway bonds, lo run :i() yciiw and draw interest al f per cent. Tin election call Issued liy (lie court niii-t Htinulato tlm rnuds to Im improved. Tin spending of llic moiii'V will I' al lliu diHorclion of llic courl. In teres! does not begin until actual sale of bonds mid utile in made only an iiioncy is ni'cdrd. The following program Inn been at ranged for tin buuiUcl: Music Prof. 0. Tiilllniiillor, Med fori! (,'onmrvntory of MiihIc, Music Hong, Dr. W. W. Ilownnl. Music Piano duet liy I'rof, Tall landlor nuil MUs Ivy llocck. Addresses 'Hon, V. II. lloro, tonst- master, Mr. Ilcdfonl, nlntu IiIkIiwhv cnl nrer of Cnllfornlu. Hon. Tom Kay, ntntu trcmurur, nud luciuliur Ori'Kou ntntu lilKliwuy com uilmiloii, Hnlom, JiuIko 1'. I. Toil Vullo, Juckxon roiiuty. Mayor .lohnnon of Anlilniul. Mayor llurliftiii of YruUn, Cnl, .N. i:. (lrnvra, clinlrainii Hlnklyou county lilRhwny coiiiuiIpmIou. Hon, J, I'. Cliurclilll, nreulilont C'allfornln-Orogon l'owor compuny. Hon. Win. M. CoIvIk, Mudforil. Hon. Ktopliou Jewell, county JuiIko. (Irantu iur. Hon. .1. K, llovMti it or DoiiKlnH rounty, Hon, J. W, McCoy, pronliloiit Ah land Couimcrclul club, J, H. Howard, Medford. ('oiniuliiHloiiur Cou l.ucvur, Ccutrnl I'olnt. Hcuiitor Von dor Holhm, Wollnn. Hon. W. I. Vawtor, Mcdford, Hull It, (Irccr, Auliluud TIiIImuh. ANSWERING JAPS WASHINGTON, Juno O.Tho enn lunt today roiiHldmud Jainin'H ro JoliuUir to Socnitary Hryan'H nolo to tlio Uiillfomla land law difficulty. No reply will lio fiamcd until tlio uoxt inciitluK of tlio lucHldoul'H advlHuiH Proxldniit WHhoii advlncd tlio rub Imit that AiuluuHiidor Cliluda uald Japan doalnid otirly lint not luuity action. Hu until tlio noitotlatlnuH would coiillniui Indeflultoly, prob ulily Ioiik iv t tin' tlio Wobb bill bn t'oinea u law, HASTE JAPAN RESTS ITS CASE UPON TECHNICALITIES Rejoinder to United States Allcnes California Land Law Is Violation of Fourteenth Amendment to Con stitution as Well as 1911 Treaty. Claim Constitution Requires States to Grant Equal Protection to All Per sons Within Their Jurisdiction. TOKIO, .lime (I. -AllcKiilioiin that Hie California laud law U in iola tion of Die fourteenth nmciuhurut to the couMlitiition of lint United Stale iim well ill in violation of attieln onn of llm ,lapaueHe American treaty of Hill, are made here today, declared to hae been the linU of .lapanV lejoinder In the I'nilcd Stalcx. which h now beiiiK couxidured in Vmliinu- toll. The contention of.laimu, It Hcini officially Htaled, that the I'liilcd SlatcM coiiHtltutlou rciiuircM the Mates to e,raut 'ciinl irotccliou to nil per noiim wihiu their jurixdictinu. It i aUo held that Hie .Ini'iiiic-ie treaty aulhorireM hubieetH or citircim of either country to own or Icnxc Iuhikcm. It Im contended thai Iioumcm iir in Hcpatahlc parlM of real elate, and that no diNoriminutinu iik to Inmlt I tllllM imihhiIiIc. MinlNlcr Vauininoln declared to day that Japan will not decide on participation in the San Fnmcinen eMi-tilniii until the land iiuettiou is xcttlcd. RESUME PROBE OF PHONE IRUSI SI'ATTI.i:, Wa-h., June (J. After a delay of four weekn canned by n i-it of the Mark to the home of Mrs. liny Tapcrt, the principal witness in the case of Hie North Wcttcru lnu; Distance Telephone company jicainst the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, the cliaiucrt of di-crimiua-tiou were taken up by the ntale hoard of ciiualixatiou in the chamber of eommeicu today. "Tiini) after tinio Kulwcribcw would call for mo ami kick because I hey had not been connected with pa it ion they had called for an hour liefoie. Thin would he the firot notice I had received that tlio call had been made. I would uo across the room lo the Pacific Stales hoaid and find that they were trying to pul It IhrouKh over their Hiich, and Hometlmes they would not let me have the li) until thoy tried ajjain." On cioHH cMiininatioit her test!, mony became ccu hIimukot ayainht lliu Pacific company, their attorney drawiiii; out Hcvcral points nnuinst htuiHcIf by bin (iiiextloiiri, .IuhI heforo noon the defeuxe opened its ciikc, callinu' Pacific States ofl'ieinlrt to hIiow that thu poor Hcrvicu was mil intentional. T SUFFERS A RELAPSE LONDON, Juno 0. MIkm Mllly nnvldmin, tho militant miff i:u;otto, who wax badly hurt whou alio grasped King Ouorgo'H liorHo Aumer u h hu wiih running hi tho derby, In In a critical condition today, Bho Hiiffurod n rolapso last night and l 1h now feared that her daring attack will result In bur death. An opera tion Is necessary and It probably will provo fatal. KILLS HIS BOSS BECAUSE WAGES WERE NOT RAISED lMTTRHUlin, I'n., Juno (1.-1)1. contented with hm wngen mid with bin I'uiluro to unin promotion when Hliil'ts were inn do in llm offino, Wil liam Rah''', a clerk In the l'ciiUHylva nlii tlehul ol'fieo huie, ut noon today nhot inn) killed .lumen McNnir, chief ticket UKCiil, t'litnlly wnuuiled Itnlpli I'miley, thu uhit'i' clerk, ami eaoaped. SUGAR TRUST D N UPON SENATORS Thomas of Coltirddo Produces Threatenlnn Telcnrams Sent at In stance of Powerful Sunar Lohliy Who Intimidated Senders. Iron antl Steel Men All "Honorable Gentlemen" Says Oliver Of Penn sylvania Who Is Worth $7,500,000. WAHIIINOTON, Juno Addi tional Rutipncuiiftt were prepared Imto today for wIIiichuch who will lentlfy before the "liiRldlnun lobby ' probem. In all ?n w1tuoMcn w-lll be iiummoiied, InrltldliiK former M-nn-torn and former reprcHeiitatlvoH who nro nrrum.'d of iuIiik the prlvllencn of (be floor to nrguo aKalnst the I'ndnrwood tariff bill. I'rol' Almitty V.ttvt tlo. ConKn'Minen nay the InventlKiillon already him ktopped a flood of liter' aturo and teluKrnmH to iim-iiiIkth and that practically all micnr iulerillni: linn reaited. Keuator Oliver ttlfled Hint bo 'h worth I7.ri00.no0, Ho uve a lotiK lint of IMttNburK m.'iuiifneturerH wiio bad called on li I til rcRunlliiK the tar iff. Nayinc t lint none of them were lolibylitu, but that tliey wcro all "bonnrable Keatlomeii nroklii); to ImpreNN on national leRlnlntorn the convict loim they believed to lie linn chI." Tlio men who called on Bon ator Oliver wero innxlly Interiiited In Iron and ttloel. Keuator TbomaH of Colorado tea llfled, cliarKlni; the runar traxt with malutaliilni; a xwerful lobby here and with the iiimlMaiicn of Rrent clilc hodlcH Intlmldattui: cltlzetm Into endliiK threatening teloKrani and let torn to member of rniiRremi. Mo lirodured a vast amount of documen tary evidence. Prmcs Intimidation. TbomaH declared that, follewlnr: the receipt of hundrcdn of tclcKramn from Colorado, ho had received per Houal Iettem from nome of tint ku ioned xlKnern oT the telegram nay Iuk they hud been forced lo end the ineHHiiKcH by financial powers to which they wero Indebted. Ho re fused tn iIIviiIko an me. Thomas declared that mtrntfi of the RiiKiir trust wroto tint tclcKrama referred to and then Hcrurcd the HlKiinttireR of huitncM men and other orKnuUatlonf, Ho Bald tlio miKar lobby wan upending cuormnun hiiiiim In nn effort to create a public mis conception of the niiKnr ultimtlon. I I.OS ANdKLKS, Cut., .luno 0. "Absuid" ii .Iim Jeffries' opinion of Hilly Nolan's demand for Joe ltivcrs to pel mil Willie llitchie to weigh in at Kill pounds ut 10 o'clock for their proposed battle July I. "It was thin Hitmo Nolan who made Joe Gnus weigh in nt lli:i ringside, clothes und all," hiilil Jeffries, "and 1 can't figure out how tho picsM and the pulilio will Mtund for the addition of five or six pounds to tlio rogulur figure. "Lightweight chiunptoiisliips have been won and lost for fifteen yearn ut 1X1. wiU someone would tell me what light a inuii who has not even a clear claim on the title bus to change tho weights to suit himself. At that, if Nolan will leave. JIIII nt 10 o'clock to Pneky MoFnrland, ho nuro will stir up soma excitement for his cham pion." LOST DOG LOCATED AT ASHLAND SAVES THRASHING SAN FltANClSrO, Cnl., Juno 0. floneral Manager Scott of tho .Southern Paeifio is leliuved today over tlm fiiuliuu of u ilojj nuuied Fluffy, which the company had Igst in transit. Walter Kuruuin, Jr., of Sent Ho, promised Scott "i licking when ho got big enough" unless Fluf fy cutuo. home. The Southern Paeifie's Hpecial po. lice were on tlm job ami Scott io eeived word today that Fluffy had been loimtcil ut Ashland, Uicgoii. JEFFRES NOLAN DEMANDS Huge Tower Vill Dominate Architecture of the Panama-Pacific International Exoo- sition at San Francisco in 1915 Will Rise 400 Feet and be Cleft by an Archway 125 Feet High fflflmlmm - wM II $fa l ' I P1 1 L mii J1USI Wi&m ." ' - mrKfiffWH Tha Tower Tho domination architectural fea (tiro of tho Panama I'ncKlc Interim tlunnl Kxiioultlon at Baa Francisco will bo thu Krcnt Tpwcr of JewoU at the Aouthcrn cntranco ot tbo grand court of l)nor, tbu''Qur ot Sun and Star. T)il iower. 400 feel In helnht, will bo Indcncrlbably bcnutlful, with etutuary, tnurcl palntlincs und mo- ales. Al tho summit of tho tower BY I SAN FUANCI8CO, Col., Juno fi. The strike of tho wireless oprators ngnlust tbo Marconi Wlreloas com pany has been holllcd and the men roported for work this morning. Tho settlement was a compromise. The union Is not recoRiilied, but all btrlk- ers aro reinstated, and conditions nro bettered. Tho wago Increase de manded was not granted. Tho strikers wero Instructed by International President S. .1. Konou knmp to report for duty today. While there Is no recognition of tho union, there Is an agreement that union men will not ho discriminated against, Tho company promised to reinstate the operators as fast aa vessels reach ports where they nro stationed. "Tho settlement la not a victory; neither Is It a defeat," said Kotieu- kamp. "Conditions mndo it hotter to effect a compromise than to con tinue the fight, and. tbo company was very willing to meet us half way," It was distinctly understood that tho opcratois have tho light to Join tho union, and tu company agreed to receive and treat with grlovmu-o cqmmltlees, despite tho fact that recognition of tho union as a wholo was not accorded. Thu matter cf promotions on tho basis ot ability and seniority was adjusted. Tho company promised to put Into effect rules which will protect tho men from summary dismissal with out a hearing and In case of dis missal for leconslderatlou of tho cabe. COLUMBIA FLOOD FIVE FEET ABOVE YEAR AGO KHNNKWICK', Wash., June (i. Fields and roads in the lowlands nenr tho Columbia river mo under water today following an overflow of the liver. The water ia now neaily five feet aliovo lust year's high maik. Seveial residents of an Island iiear here were taken off in u launch when the laud was submerged. WRELESS MEN COMPROMISE i WALKOU of JowoU will bo a grouping of itatuftry iup tortlns a globo typifying tho world. Tlio tower wilt bo cleft north and south by a liune archway 125 fcot In height. Mural pnlntlnga, dotlgncd by somo of American foremost artists. will bo set la tho vault of tha.sxcbf way Mpmm Carrere and Haxtlngs, nrciiitettt-in-chicf or tbo ran-Amorl can Kxposltlou nt IlutTalo. aro the ' (listeners of thu tower OF A BOSTON, Juno 0. The cae against William M. Wood, millionaire president of the American Woolen company; Frederick Attcniix, n wealthy manufacturer ami Dennis Collins of Cambridge, is in tho hands of tho jury. All three nro ohtirgetl with having planted dynamite ut Lawrence during the textile strike there ln-t year. Judge Cruelty began his charge to tho jury nt 11 o'clock, lie had intended to deliver his in structions nt 0:30 o'clock, but rum ors concerning Juror Shuman pre vented. With attorneys for the prosecution and defense, Judge Crosby investi gated the rumor that Juror Shuman had expressed nn opinion, but after u thorough investigation Sliunmn demonstrated his right to sit in the case. Under tho ruling of tho court ye,s. terdny tho jury is instructed to ac quit tho defendants on tho six count in tho indictment, alleging that Wood, Attea'uv and Collins conspired to plant dynamite "for the purpose of injuring buildings and persons therein." This leaves fivo counts standing against the dofepdnuts, all of tho same general nature. District Attoruoy Pollolior an nounced this afternoon that ho would bo satisfied if conviction is scoured on tiny single count. WELCHiFOR FIGHI KOMONTON, Alborta. Juno U. liy Instructions of the directors ot tho Kdmontou Athletic club, tho wealthiest sporting organization hole, llobort lluchanan wired Will lam Nolan, manager for Champion Willie Ultchle, offering to match Kivddlo WoUh, tho Kngllsh light weight champion, against Hltcbto for Slifi.OOO, winner tako all. An ofror of a side bet of JTiOrtO was also of fered. Tho I'Mmouton city council has agreed nut to stop prizefighting, WOOD CASE HANDS R WAGES PAID BY BIG BUSINESS UNDER PROBE Chicago Bankers Forbid Clerks net ting Less Than $1000 a Year From Marry Ino Merchants Think $12 a Week Ample for Family of Three. Some Think Minimum Vaqe for Men Wrcnq Others Favor Federal Law -417 Men Averse $14.48 a Week. rillCAnO, June . Tho state: jn vctigatiny committee today resumed its probe into vice conditions here. About forty witnv4iH, including tho head- of Chicago'. largcet banks and department wtoriv, and economist will testify. The witud'-es will be nskeil rc t. rdinsr wntrcs paid mule employes ami wnctiier tlio low wanes or men arc contributing factors to the ruin of young girls. They aleo will be nekeil whether married men average better wages than single men, nnd whether the wage-, paid married men lire sufficient to eiipHrt a family without compelling the children to leave M'hool and go to wyrk. It is expected the committee will recommend a minimum wage law as u result of the investigation. Ilillloii IteprCMMltltl. The bankers who rceondcil lo the subpocuncs of the committee repre sented .51,000,000.000 of capital. Today's witucsees were not sworn. Oeorge M. Iteynolils, president of tbo ( 'omiiicrcial-nod Continental Nation al )tanK the Jll'ilundniv- al(l-o(kur batiks, testified that tho wages of iuen in, the batikiiiaiinsiniy.-u,aYerr. i jniui ir ..? UK vii etiu u liar, lie "lliu : "We have never investigated Vthnl it eo-ts a man to support himself nnd u wife nnd child. In my opinion it would work a wrong to merit to fix u minimum wage for men. It would put nil labor on n par.- I believe merit should be awarded." James Simpson, manager of the great Marehall Field department etore, teetificd that his concern em ploys :il')00 men and boys nt an average wage of .fill a week nnd n minimum of $1- per week for men over 'Jl years of age. lie said that no married man gets less than $Y2 a week nnd that no boy gets Ices than ?3. Favors Minimum Ijiiv. Simpson thought n federal mini mum wage law lor men would be good but he was opposed to such n state law. He thought tho connec tion between vice and wages was re mote, ndding: ''Tito connection of low wages and thnee homo conditions which onuses immorality is indefinite, that is if it oxUts at nil." Kdvvard Ilillmuu, head of a de partment store, teetificd that bo em ploys -117 men nt an average wage of . 1 1.4S a week, and boys nt $3 per week. He thought $12 a week wni inadequate to snpiHtrt a fuiuily of three, including a daughter of 10 years. David Forgan, preeident of the National City Hank, when nsked if bad any married men employed in his bank who earned less than $1000 a year, replied: 'so. Wo don't lot them. A hank clerk must dress hot ter than a wurkingntan und ho can- (Continued on pago 2.) SMS DIAMOND THIEF FORTLAND, Ore., June 0. A long and honorable- sorvico in tho United States navy has today resulted in Frank Murray, who wns extradited from Denver, Colo., on a churgo of having stolen a valuable diamond ring from Kininn C. Clino, formerly of Medford, who ran a cigar stand at a Portland hotel, esenping a three years' term in tho penitentiury. Murray pleaded guilty but on tho showing of his attorney that ho had mi unusually good record in tho nnvy, ho was sontonced to threo years imprisonment and paroled, with tho provision thnt he redeem tho ring which had been pawned, and return it to Mrs. Clino, who formeily ran n spire on iNoitn uivei.suie uveuiiu In Medford. EESPEE T Application Made to Issue Bonds Do tails Expenditures for Improve ments in System Along Coast Nothing for Southern Oregon. Two New Ferry Boats for San Fran cisco Bay Two and a Half Mil lion for Electrifying Willamette. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal Juno 0 A detailed statement of Improve ments planned on Its lino durlnR tho next two years wan submitted to- uuj io mo uniuornia Jtanroaii com mission by tho Southern Paciric company. This follows tbo applica tion of tho company for permission to Issuo 830,000,000 In two year 5 per cent bonds. Tho plan provides for tho spend ing of J720.780 for terminal depot buildings and other IniprovomcnU nt San Francisco, Los Angeles and va rious other points. It Is also pro posed to spend $2S0,430 for build ing a bulkhead on the Oakland wa ter front and for a wharf at Port Costa. Further electrification of lines In Oakland, Derkeloy and Ala meda and" tho construction of now electrical roads at a cost of $303, 010 Is planned. Two Xew Ferry IloaU. Tho company also Intends to spend IC05.000 or two now forry boats for San Francisco bay and a now train transfer ferry at Port Costa. Other Improvements contemplated are: f For Interlocking blocluuana'.'olher signal appliances. flCMtO. For shop building and Improve merit of motlvo power service, $281, 030. For shop machinery nnd tools, J101.440. For an Ice manufacturing nnd siorago plant at Los Angeles and Hosevllle, 175,000. For electrifying now lines In tho Wlllamotto valley and tho recon struction of tho Shortdan-WIIIamlna railroad, J2.501.880. Tho expenditures planned to be made up to becombcr 31 next total $H,422,SCS and aro apportioned as follews: Klcvcu Millions In System. Southern Pacific company's Pacific system, SU,3SG,040. Portland. Eugene & Eastern rail road, $501,880. Corvallls & Eastern railroad, $270,580. Salem, Falls City & csteru rallrood JGS.GSO. Paclflo Kallroad & Navigation company. $340,540. Paclflo Fruit Express, $75,625. Coos Day, Iloseburg & Eastern Railroad and Navigation company. $4470. Testifying concerning tho com pany's financial standing. Assistant Auditor Ingram told tbo' commission ers thnt tho Southern Paclflo has avallablo uhplodgod stock to amount of $105,000,000 and pledged bonds to tho amount $100,000,000. tho uu cf IS 10 THE WATER'S EDGE SAN RAFAEL. Col., Juno C, Tho freight stoamor Mnrylaud, burned to tho water's odgo, Ilea today beached on tho Marin county shore. Ita cur go. vnluod at $16,000, la a total lo.s. Tho flro started lato last night while tbo vessel was opposite Anglo Island. Captain John Honrlquos sounded tho alarm and ordered a run for tlio boach, tho crew with scant hoso, wot sacks and buckets of wator attempting to extinguish tho flames. Mauy of tho mon received minor burns and others woro purtly ovorcomo by smoke. Tha crow fought valiantly on as the vessel nonrod tho sboro. Captain Hon rlquos was carried unconscious from his ship und was not resuscitated for. an hour. After tho Maryland was beached; tho flames burned their way out and tho ship was left a churred ruin ou tho beach. 1 PLANS TO SPEND II K Mlllil Si j i I