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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Fair tonight nnd Hnturdnr.
Mat. HI, .Mill. 42
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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.
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