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MEDFORD, OHlSgON, MONDAY, ,JlTNI0 9, lUl.'J. -
STATES GIVEN
POWER TO FIX
TRAFFIC RATES
RnHronils Loso Minnesota Case In
Supremo Court Which Upholds
Mflhts of State to Repulatc Rail
roads Within Their Limits.
FAULKNER FIRST
LOBBYIST TO BE
PUT ON RECORD
WASHINGTON, June II. Sliiiuirh
I.V upholding (liti tiullinrilv nf the
hlnli'fi tn icgubiti! niilriiiiil lilies with
in their own hnidcis, tint United
.SI ut ex supreme, cum I tuility diitihiicd
constitutional a Mlnnrsnln law re
ducing freight iiinl passenger rules
within Hint commonwealth.
Tlin deathblow aimed lit "stales'
rinht" li.v forty allied inilroiuls ni-
fceting sit slate immediately, iiinl
-MTV Mult- J 11 tlu iiiiiuii ultimately,
nun defeated liy tint decision, which
was leml by Justice Charles I!.
Hughes. It was specifically staled
tlint iiitruslulc rale regulation hy
Male railroad commissions In not In-
deference uitli iutcr-Mutii com
ineiio or n iihiiriatinii nf federal miw
er. ,
Tim decree generally riiiiHiiIcicd
n gieut lclnry lor tint states an
itii iiiht lln railroitiU,
Tim court held Hint stales rim
leguhito lulrn-stale rules when eiieu
grt.s hns not aeleil In that field,
subject to tlin rights of tlm railroads
to iiiily to the eoiirt to uncertain
whether the. rat en made mid emifiscn.
tiny.
Point, of lie Mini
Tin conn held In the Minnesota
ease that two cent fares were rra
mumble an (o the Northern Pacific
iiinl (Irvut Northern cases hut were
confiscatory as to tlm MinncnisilU
mid ,Sl. LoLui railroad. The. court
declared:
I. The roiiHlilulion gives congress
uulliiirity adequate to Hccuro free
ilnin of inlorMiilo commercial inter
eon rio from Male control mnl to
iroide regulation of that inter
course iin iiutiuiuil InlorcHt may de
hire. ''. Commerce lliul is confined
within oih Mate mnl which dues not
n I fee I other ft a ten is rchcrvcd to the
slate. Thin reservation is only of
Hint ixiwcr which in consistent with
the grant to congress. Tint author
ily of congress extends to every part
01 iiiier-Hiaiu commerce mnl every
instrumentality mnl agency by which
it is cariied on, mnl full control hy
congress over the, subject eonunilteil
to itri regulation is not to he denied
or thwarted hv the etiiiuniugling of
iutra-hluto mnl inter-htuld opera
lions.
Hughes Heuili HecMnii
II. F.ven without netion hy eon
gicss the cuininoreo clause of the
constitution iiecossnrily excludes the
stales from direct control of those
subjects emhraccd within Hint eluiiM)
which are nf Mich n nature. Hint, If
icgiilntcd ut nil, their Jcgululinii
should ho prescribed by n single mi
thuiily."
Thin wiih Hit) court' Miyopsis of
Hie decree. In rending tho decihiou
Justice Hughes ulnci Hiiid:
"The states may uinko regulations
nllhniigh intor-htalu commeicu !h in
eideiitully nffeeleil by congiess must
he tho judge of the necessity of fed
oral action or legulntlon or of a ne
cessity (o displace local Iiiwh hy laws
of its own. Until congress netH tho
liower of tho Mute is iiloiiury,"
No Power Otcr Trolleys
The United .Slates supioino court
denied to tho intur-Mutc. eommereu
coiiiiiiisslou today jurisdiction over
iuleriii hmi lines doing mi inler-Htalu
business in a decision continuing the
pieseut uphold ruling of tho com
inerco court, which enjoined tho in
ler-fnrcH from Ouinlin, Neb., to
Council llliifl'ri, Iowa. It prohibited
the inter-Htuto eonimerce coinmisslou
from making ol'foclivo its order re
ducing flllCS.
Former United States Senator Ad
mits ncprcscntlnii Railroads and
Companies Before Committees-
Permanent Lohliy Kept at Capitol.
FORBID PUBLIC
FUNERAL FOR
SUFFRAGETTE
American Players Win in
Tournament With Australians
Authorities Resent Attempt to Make
Horse Grapplcr "First Martyr of
Cause" Ason hy Women Analn
Common-r-Grandstand Destroyed.
NWKIIINtlTON, Juno II. The
lit si nlhed Inhhyinl to appear lie-
lore tint hciiuin Hiilfeocuuiutleu in
vcslipitiiiK' President Wilson's "in
sidloiis lobby" elinrje here hthis nf
leruiioti. The witiiM wns I'oimer
I'uiled Slates Hcnulnr I'milKuer ol
West Vlrj-iulu.
I'aulkncr udmilteil Hint twelve
.M'ars nfler lenUng Hie senale he
had rcpnseutcd a uuiuher of mil
roads mill commercial companies here
hy uppciiriui beforu congressional
couilliltlees,
Keuutor Siltheilmiil of Plah wiih
the fiis witness today when the
licuriuj; tvns toiimcd, I hi leslificil
Hint his principal tariff callers were
Secretary McCluro of tlm Wool
(lrowci' association mnl .lames
Molc, a prominent wool grower of
I'tuh.
The witness declared he believed
some itien weie here perinuueiilly nt
lemptiiiK to inlliiuee lenislation. He
nmned leprcseututivi's of Hie Sen
men's t'nioii, the llrothcrliood of Ii
eouiotivc Kuginceis and the American
federation of Labor us "pennnnent
lobbyists."
Senator Iteed of Missouri denied
knowledi'e of nny lobby nttempliiiK
improperly to influence tiuiff leis
lution. Senator Heed nssertcd that lobby
ists wero uuiiecesKiiry mnl declared
that Iho-d allachiii tariff revision
were mi "nircn'ssive eoinbiuiition."
LONDON, June O.-hYiitlmi.l Yard
niiljiorilies are todny coiiNidcring pro
hibiliiig a big public funeral which
Hut militant sulfraj-ollo nre uiranu
ing for Miss Hmily )avisouf who died
nfter grasping (he bridle of Kmj
(leorge's entry, Aimicr, in tlm derby.
It is feaieil that grave disordcis may
nccoinpniiy (he burial of Miss Davi
son, whom the siilfrugvtlu rnnhs re
ganl us their frist martyr. The flag
over Miffmgctto hendipiurters wax
at half mast todny.
The trials of seven suffragettes
arrested in the police raid on their
headipiarlers begun todny. Mrs.
Flora Drmamond who is critically ill,
was ubsent. All the defendants woie
seeebands of erepu in moiiruiiig for
Miss Davjsoll.
Arson by the suffragettes is agniii
becoming coniomon. Lust night Hie
destroyed the jTO.OOO eouit grnnd.
stand ut the Hurst Park course, and
early today the grandstand ut the
North Middlesex cricket grounds and
u hoathoiise on the river Lea was
burned.
HSkfl '
ALLIES FIGHT
NO. G7.
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SPOLS 0
BALKAN
WA
CLAIM BOOSEY
DRIVEN INSANE
Scrvla and Bulgaria Unable to Agree
at London Conference Many
Points Unsettled Greece to Sup
port Scrvla's Claims.
ROSE
SHOW
OPENS
WILLIE RITCHIE
T
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134 AI RINGSIDE
TODAY A
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PORTLAND
HAN KIUNCIBCO, c'nl . Juno 0.
Willie ItKehle imiHt weigh lU-t rliiR
sldo for libt Hght with Jou Hlvor on
July I.
This was the decree tusned todiy
by MaiuiKer Joo Levy upon hln ar
rival hern from Lou Angeles. Ac
conipnujlug Levy were Itlvcra ami
his rorpi of irnliiern.
At a conference Saturday night
lietween Promoter LMillu (Irnuey and
llllly Nolnn, the latter nKreeil to
levy's weight terniH. which rolled
for I. II rlugxldo or 133 two hoiim
before the linltle. It wan left to
Levy to choime between them, mid
after pondering over tho mutter for
twenty-four hours ho selected tho
ringside weight, believing that a two
hour leeway would have. giver,
ltltchlo at least two additional
pounds.
Tho Indications wero todny that
the Klghth titrcot arena will bo rent
cil by (initiey for tho big foment,
Jim Coffrolh having agreed to let
him liuvu It. Tho arena will scat
between 10,000 and 11,000, which at
prices which are expected to bo $-
S3, Jr., $7.50, $10 and S20, will lie
sufficient, If nil aro taken, to give
Ornney a nlco margin over tho money
ho will liavo to pay tho lioxorg.
WUTLANr) .Or.,. ..Jtino 3. Ucjc
Orrgouui, the merry monarch of tho
Ho-o IVitlval, arrived at noon today
on tho royal barge Hen Otter from
bin mytlilcal land ot drenms after n
trliimphnl cruUo up tho Wlllumettu
river.
A Inrgo number of crafts of ill
slicK, brilliantly decorated, nttendod
tho carnival king, wiionu Identity
will not bo known until tho fentlvl-
ties and tnerrymnklng como to a
cIoho Saturday night.
Immediately nfter landing Uex Or
egonua, at tho head of a parade, went
to the city hull, where Mayor Kush
1lK.it turned the key or tho city
over to hi in.
There will bo six brilliant page
ants during the femlvnl, which Is
held nnmially to pay homage to tho
flower that ha canned Portland to
bo known ay tho "Itoso City" tho
world over.
NKW YOIIIC. June 0. Maurice K.
McLoughlin of H,m Frmieisco. Hie
national tenuis champion, by defeat
ing Stanley N. Dotisl, of Australia
in the straight sets, today won for
the Tinted Slates the nlit to com
plcte in the semi-fitmls with Oer-
iuiiiiv for the Daxis international cup,
McLoiiuhliu won by the heorcs of
0-1, (M mnl O-'J.
Mclaughlin's victory eliminates
the Au-traliaiis fmui the contests in
the singles, the Americans now play
ing Hie (icrmaus in the semi-rninis.
The ('alifoniian's terrific service mid
tree smnslies routed Dou-L
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LABOR
LEADERS
NDCTED
VIOLATION
ANTI-TRUST LAW
ALASKA VOLGANOS
AGAIN IN ERUPTION
ON KATMA
I ISLAND
LONDON, June JJ. -More war in
the llalkatis was seml-officially ad
mitted to be a serious possibility here
today when the peace conference ud
joiirned nfter n final session of three
rind a half hours. Servia did not
participate in tho conference.
The lialkan delegates will not meet
until the powers force a renewal of
the negotiations-.
All the envoys ngrcc that many ini
Mir!nut points growing out of the
Turkish struggle remain unsettled,
mid while it is not admitted openly,
there is imw- little doubt Hint tho
chances of Servia mid the Bulgar
ians reporting to the arbitrament of
war are more than grae.
No intimation was given out an to
(IrecceV attitude i-hoiild Iiulgnria nnd
Servia come to blows. It is prob
able, however, that as 0 recce nnd
Hulgaria arc ut hwords' point
around Salonika, Greece will be
found aligned with Sen in if the
clash comes.
SHE PROBE TO
BY LITIGATION
Complaint Sworn to AIIcjjm That
Perpetual Lawlntj Over Ten Dollar
Strip of Land Has Unbalanced
Mind Now Quarrellnn with Court.
BEGIN
Tl
OMORROW
E5PEE GUN ISSUE
EN
REP
SENT
E
MEDFORD IN GOLF
UPPER COLUMBIA FALLING
FLOOD DANGER PAST
KHNNKWIGIC WiihIi., Juno .
The Uoloiuubiii river wiih receding to
dny, a fall of two inches mving been
registered sinco yesterdny. Tito
Kuake river is also fulling. Tlm
water is nlill very high mid a foot
Chandler Kgnn loavoa Monday u
roproHcut tho Medford dolt and
Country club mid tho ltoguo Itlver
vulloy at a soiiou of coutcstH lietween
tho crack plnyora of tho middle west
and tlniHo ot tho Pacific conut at
Portland, Boattlu and Tacomn.
MohI of tho middle west players
aro from Chicago, headed by Chick
l-vans, 'against whom Mr, Kgnu will
play, Mr, Kgnu U champion player
of goutheru Oregdu and for govern'
yonrH was nntioiinl clmniplon, Tho
biHt fow yeara ho hns been too busy
with his orchard to dovoto much
tlmn to tho g'nmo, Imt still rotulns
rise would make the situation grave
here. The islands near here nre only ' "km " of tho fluoat idayoiH
n few I'eet of holnr undor vner, lit tho nation.
SAN I'HANCISCO, Cal., Juno .
Pennissiou granting aulhoiity to the
Southern Pacific to issue ifllO.OOO,
001) in Hceuritics for improvements
nnd extensions on the Pacific coast
was given today by (he California
railroad commission. The notes will
be Bold through New York finnncinl
houfces, mid work probably will start
at once. The notes will carry a five
per cent interest mid will run two
years.
Tlm commission gave itri permis
siou on statements by the company
showing that tlm surplus earnings of
the road for the fiscal jour will total
f'J 1,835,000.
FRISCO POLICEMEN
10 BE TRIED JUNE 16
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., June I).
The ease of the eight Snu Fraueitieo
patrolmen indicted recently for a
conspiracy lo obstruct justico in con
nection witli the operations here of
mi Italian bunco ring, will go to
trial Juno 1(1. This date was fixed
hero today by Superior Judgo Lnwlor
when ho denied tlm motions of tho
accused men for neperato trials.
Detective Frank Ksola, convicted
of hhariug in tho earnings of the
bunco men, was in court today, lie
will hu sentenced tomorrow,
CIIAUl.KSTOW.V, W. Va.. Juno 3.
Labor leuders wero greatly ln
council here today over tho Indicting
of John P. White, president of tho
United Mlno Workers of America;
Vlce-Pronlilent Frank J. Hayes anil
seventeen officials and subordinate
officials of district No. 17 of the
miners' union, for alleged violation
of tho Sherman nntl-truet law.
Tho Indictment allego there U a
conspiracy In restraint of trado mid
commerce between tho tulucworkom
nnd the coal operators of wentern
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois ngalnst tho West Virginia. La
bor men declared tho convictions of
Whlto mid others would stop stato
nctlvlty In organizing labor. They
do not expect conviction, however.
Government officials say they Intend
to domain! an Immediate trial, Whlto
ItiMatti the charges against him aro
baseless,
Several of tho Indicted offlcla s
of tho miners' union announced this
afternoon that they would appear
voluntarily within a few days, not
waiting for summons. Thomas Hag
gerty, n member of the miners' Inter
national body, said:
"Wo welcomo this procedure. Wo
will tight tho case, and If wo lose
will tuko our medicine. 1 know c.f
plana or schemes by officials of tho
niluoworkcrH' organization and tho
coal operators of other states to ruin
tho trudo ot West Virginia operat
ors."
E
AGAIN POSTPONED
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June D.-
The Merrimu nrmy divorce contest,
set for today before Superior Judgo
Oraluim, wns ugain postponed to give
Major Murphy, tlm co-respondent
nmned by Cupluiu Merrimu, time to
arrive in San Frnuci&eo.
SKWARD, Alaska, Juno 0. The
Katmai group of vnfcnuocd, tho
eruption of which caused great dam
age on Kodiak Island and Seward
peninsula last year is again in ac
tion. Katmai is belching great columns
of smoke and flames, the odor of
which was noticeable here last night.
The sun is visible yet, but tho sky is
overciist and copper colored.
The volcanoes. in eruption include
Mounts Katmai. Redoubt, St. Augus
tine nnd llinmua and Pciilil;, the lat
ter overlooking llecherof Lake.
The disturbance is widespread for
Mount Shishaldiu on Uniiuak Island
is also iu eruption according to re
ports brought hero by the steamer
Dora from Dutch Harbor. This
eruption which wns seen by tho pas
sengers wns spectacular. A great
column of flume shot straight into
tlm sky from the nioiiiitainfnp, while
the smoke rolled away to tho cast,
mid ashes fell in all direction.
The eruption of Shishnldin is of
particular interest to scientists be
cnuso it is in a heparato zono from
the Katmai group which broke forth
last year after being dormant for
ages, and last year, also from Pav
loff mid tho llocgolof Island which
have been in continuous eruption for
years. I hey point out that is ovi
dent Hint the volcanic disturbances
in the Seward peninsula mid Alcutiu
islands is increasing.
WASHINGTON. JUNK 9. Tho
senatorial probe Into the Went Vir
ginia coal mlno strike, made pos
sible by the adoption by tho senate
W. T. Orievo nnd K. K. Kelly, (his
morning filed n complaint before
County Judge Ton Velio charging W.
J. Dooscy with litngiouu insanity and
us soon as tho defendant is appro
hended he will bo given n hearing on
his mentality.
District Attorney Kelly stated Huh
morning that IJooscy's mentality had
been m seriously impaired by his
years of continuous litigation that he
was no longer n safo person to bo at
large.
A number of yenra ago Bdosey got
into a law suit over n roadway Ktrip
on tho south boundary of his laud
near Jacksonville, although the ac
tual value of the land in controversy
wns not over ten dollars the case
was taken to the supremo court and
the judgment rendered ngains't IIooh
ey was there sustained. Hooscy how
ever would never conform to tho
mandate of the supremo court nnd
hns been nrrestcd several times! for
contempt of court.
Hoosey recently served a jnil kcii
tencc for pointing a loaded shot, gun
at C. C. Sanderson who wns at that
time owner- of the property adjoin
ing the contested rond strip. It ii
also alleged that Booscy has inade
numerous threats against others'.
The county court recently con
demned a road through the laud -adjoining
Uoosey'-j tract, granting
Boo'sey's claim, in tho hope that the
long drawn out bickering nnd con
tention would' bo dropped, but nfter
establishing this line, Dooscy feuei'd
of a resolution by Senator John W.
Kern of Indiana, will begin tomor " hc new road nnd again ob
row at Charlcaton, W. Va. Senator nictcd the highway.
Horah ot Idaho Intimated today that
federal legislation will follow the
commlttcos report.
"We Intend to get tho facta and
go to tho bottom of tho case," said
Senator Kenyon of Iowa today. "Wo
intend to kco who Is responsible for
conditions, and whether congress
can 'do anything to permanently pro
tect tho community from a repeti
tion of tho trouble. Wo will exercise
great care and not grant witnesses
immunity irom criminal prosecu
Hon.
MARSIIALLTOW.N. Iowa, June 0.
News of n double murder mid sui
cido by a Grundy county fanuer. Hen
Kuiscley, reached here today. Knise-
ley first shot mid killed his sou,
Ralph, four years old; then he shot
his daughter twice with a fehotgun.
Tho first shot blew off the 13-year-old
girl's arm, and tlm second blow
n hole through her chest, killing her
instantly. Kuisely then fired twice
at two other daughters, missing both,
and finally blew out his own brains.
Ho is believed to have been insane.
According to the District Attoniov
the various civil and criminal ac
tions brought in tho Inst ten. years
over this leu dollar strip has cost
Hie county considerably over n
thousand dollars. Hoosey ho says
has for years harassed nearly every
official of the county and state with
a continuous correspondence over
his fancied wrongs. Tho Dritish
consul, premier of Canada nnd tho
king nnd his secretaries have been
repeatedly petitioned 'to for protec
tion. Although Hoosey claims to bo
a subject of Great Britiuu ho fre
quently votes iu the Oregon clect'ious.
DAMME
USED
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
AT SPRINGFIELD, MO.
ARMED POSSE HUNTING
MANIAC IN MICHIGAN
KALAMOO.O, Mich. June 0.
Sheriff Chapman mid posses arc
scouring Iho woods nenr here today
for u uiauiae armed to the teeth, who
brutally assaulted Mrs, Cyrus Lovy
Into Saturday night after wounding
her husband mid ullcmptiug to kill
lour other men. Mrs, Levy is in u
critical condition,
SPRINGFJKLD, Mo. Juno n.
Tlm entire noithenst section of this
oily was swept this morning by fire,
causing a loss variously ebtimated
at from .js'OO.OOO to $1,000,000.
Fanned by n high wind, the flume
spread rapidly mid for u time
threatened Hio entire city.
The Springfield Traction company
mid the Hell Telephono company
wero heavy losers, their wires being
centered in tlm public .square, whore
tlm flames started, The square was
swept clean. The Heer Dry Goods
company, iu whoso hnsoment the
fire started was the heaviest losers.
I tlm lo&s being estimated nt $250,00.
FREED FROM JAIL
Albert Mitchell, tho uegro arrcstad
Saturday morning, suspected with
holdlug iit Kim Yung, n Chinaman.
Friday night on Oakdulo avenue,
was rcloased front custody this
morning. An Investigation or the
evidonco against Mitchell dlsclosod
nothing upon which ho could bo helil.
The pollco aro working upon tho
aso and aro milking ovory effort
to locato tho holdup.
OREGON CHINAMAN MUST
HANG SAYS SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON, ,Juno 1). Tho
United States supremo court today
affirmed tho decision of tlm Oregon
supremo court iu convicting Lem
.Moon, a (Tiinmiinu, of first degree
murder. Moon killed Lee Tai liny in
Portland, March 7, 1008, during n
long war.
IN SELF DEFENSE
Virgin Dasom, tho 15-ycnr-olil
Phoenix boy charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon upon Jti
Iub Wattenburg. a Medford youth,
was given a hearing before Juvenile
Judgo Touvello Monday morning mid
after taking the testimony ot sev
eral boys on ouch sldo the casu
against young Ilasom was dismissed.
According to tho testimony, Wat
tenburg and four othor boys wont
down to Phoenix last Wednesday In
search of worTS. Not finding any
other employment, they repaired to
tho banks of Hoar crook In seurch of
a swimming hole. Hero thoy found
Voting llasom and two younger
brothers repairing u fence. Young
Wattonburg having previously de
clared that ho wou d "lick tho first
Phoenix kid" ho met, precipitated a
fight with the llasom boy und at
tempted to tako a hammer which tho
latter wus working with away from
him, and In tho scufflo that followed'
Dasom struck Wattenburg on the
head with tho hammer, inflicting a
dangerous scalp wound.
A number of citizens ot Phoonlx
tostlfled to tho good churactor of
Dasom and tho boy companions who
wero with Wattenburg admitted thut
thoy had sturtcd tho troublo.
PANIC AMONG INMATES
OF CINCINNATI HOTELS
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Juno O.-Oe-cupauts
of four hotels on Walnut
istrect hero were seised wlh panic,
curly today when fire destroyed 7i
livc-Mnr.v building nearby. No one
kvs injured. ,
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