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PERNICIOUS POLITICAL ACTIVITY
.ST. PAPL, .Mum., May 8. A-M-tinl
Attorney (lenenil William Stev
enson, who has charge of (ho folloi
tion of MinnoMtln'-, uilit'iitnnoe (axes.
Mns planning today n thorough invc
tignlion of tlio value of tho estate
hit hy tho Into Frederick W. Wejcr
hat'iiM'r, tlio timber kinj.
A rt'iMirtod to the itnte million
tic, tho o-tato represented only
.87.'510ll0. StovciiHin believe, in
common with most other ell-M.tcd
men, Hint Wcverlineuscr 3 fortune
rivaled that of John I). Kockefeller,
totalling somewhere between .'flllO,-
000,000 iiml .100,000,000.
Kither, sniil Stccn.on, the Into
timber miipinte made as( gilt-, be
fore his death or the bulk of his
holdings were outside of .Minnesota,
lie did not think gift made Under
Mich circum-tnnees would btnnd, ami
while he ngreed that this Weier
hneuser proortis doubtless were
widely scattered, ho doubted if u
paltry ?87.'i,000 was nil the dead
iiiulti-inillionniro owned in his homo
btnto.
Tho executors will be allowed three
months to list the projM.Tties. After
that Steenson will take a hand.
BLACK MASK MAN TRAMPS
BEFORE HOMES OF JOHN D.
NEW YOKK, May S. A hooded,
black shrouded figure among picket
ith beforo tho homes or John D.
Kockefeller and John D. Rockefeller.
Jr , in West Fifth street, was arrested
last night. Persona making a demon
stration agalnit tho alleged policy of
tho younger Kockefeller toward tho
Colorado mlno war, were allowed to
pass back and forth until a man drap
ed in black appeared. Then tho de
tectives interfered and the plckcters
left after the man's arrest.
Tho prisoner said he was Albert
Turner, giving his address as tho
headquarters of tho l'reo Sllencs
league, and arraigned In night court,
charged with masquerading In tho
stroot, Upton Sinclair, tbo organizer
of the l'reo Silence protest said to
night bo would Hart for Colorado to
morrow to Investigate tho labor trou
bles thero.
WOODMEN ELECTION
GOES TO REGULARS
HOCK ISl.A.ND, ill., May 8. Head
officers of tho Modern Woodmen of
America said today returns from jes
terday'u election hao assured the
regular control of tho comlni; bead
tump by a oto of 220 to CG dele
Kates Tills computation did not In
iludo 150 delegates from Illinois,
louu, Nibiuska uud Minnesota whero
tho bolting delegations are named.
Insurgents conceded Wisconsin
Vtah, Mtssoiir.1, and Kansas The
total number of delegates in tho beud
camp is 43C. Tho insurgents count
ing the bolting states with them and
having a fow direct returns, insist
thoy will hao 2-15 delegates, a ma
jority of 27 in tho head camp. Tho)
predicted further returns will streng
then their position.
T OSTMASTEK F. S. MYFKS oC Portland admits in
JL the Portland Oregonian and Portland Telegram tho
truth of pernicious political activity niado against him
by the .Mail Tribune. Mr. .Myers atlnuts:
1. That he persuaded 11. M. Fsterly of Portland tt
become a candidate for democratic national committeeman
from Oiegon in an effort to defeat Mr. Canon.
2. That ho wrote numerous persons, including federal
officials, newly appointed postmasters and applicants for
post masterships, requesting their support for lCsterly.
!l That he forwarded to postmasters petitions for the
nomination of Fsterlv, requesting them to circulate the
same and return to him for filintr with the secretary of
state.
In brief. Mr. Myers admits using his position as post
master of the largest postoffiee in Oregon to influence
other postmasters and secure their assistance in tho nom
ination of a national eonunttioenian whom he .selected, lie
pleads guilty to the charge of political activity, but claims
that the law does not apply to him and that an exception
is made in his case.
Section 162 of the federal code reads as follews:
Ol fleers and emploes not to' use position for political purposes. No
person In the executive civil service shall use his official tuitliorlt) or In
fluence for the purpose of Interfering with an election or affecting the re
sults theivof. Persons who by the provisions of theu rule are In the
competltUe classified service while retaining the right to vote as the please
nnd to express privately their opinion on nil political subjects shall take no
active part In political management or political campaign.
Section 2. Officers hnd emplojes of postoffiee department nnd postal
service are not precluded from exercising their political privileges, but
shall not use their official position to control election or political move
ments. At the secretary of state's office in Salem Ksjorly
petitions arc on file, circulated (at Myers' request) hy the
lollewim: i tost masters:
Victor P. Moses. Corvallis; H. K. Ilagennan, Milwau
kie; Herman Wise, Asteria: August IluckcHteiu, Salem;
Lewis Ulrich, Jacksonville; V. A. Alder, Stayton; John
Lark in, Nowherg.
In addition. Esterly petitions, a n on file, circulated (at
Myers' request) hy the following applicants for postmas
torships: John 0. Foster, Haker; R A. Mills, Oregon City,
and E. K. Phhms, Ashland, tumorous other persons cir
culated Esterly petitions at Myers' request. These circu
lators did not know Ksterlv, had no interest in him, but
followed instructions from My el's.
Tho postmaster at Portland has made use of the fed-
I il I !
oral patronage to name uie national committeeman in an
endeavor to create a federal political machine to control
Oregon democracv, and make himself partv boss.
Postmaster Myers has not stopped his political activity
here, but, as an excuse for his misuse of office, publishes
a malicious falsehood attacking the political regularity of
Judge Canon, accusing him of voting against Bryan in
189G and of being a reactionary statements to support
which Mr. Myers' has introduced no ovidenctutud to vjiieh
Judge Canon has given tho" lie diretjt. ' '- '
It is amusing to hear talk 'ff party regularity front-the
postmaster of Portland, who as late as 1912 registered as
an independent, until Dr. Lane became a candidate, when
he changed his registration to democratic, lis shown by the
Multnomah county records. It is more of a joke to have
these efforts to protect the regularity of the party made in
behalf of Mr. Esterly, who will not today agree to support
the democratic nominee for governor, unless his personal
choice is named.
While it is a matter of record that Judge Canoii, then
United States marshal for Wisconsin, supported Bryan in
1896, but if he had not it would be no justification for the
attack upon Canon made bv this self-constituted defender
of progressive principles. Woodrow Wilson did not sup
port .Bryan m 2890, and it was a matter of common talk
that Dr. llarrv Lane bolted tho ticket.
Mr. Myers stands convicted by his own confession, of
flagrant prostitution of otfice for pernicious political pui
poses it violation of the spirit and letter of the law.
WORTHY OF REELECTION
An Ashland View of Canon's Candidacy
(son euuntv had auhstrlhed more funds
of than nits countx sae mil) Miiltno
U'rom tho Ashland Itoenid)
In riinxliliM-Ini' llu I'iUnllilni'v
JiulRo Canon of Medfoul for national inah The campaign In Jackson
committeeman on the democratic
ticket It might bo borne tn mind that
tho United States senators nro resi
dents of Portland mut uml four of
tin candidates for
nomination for
Portland and the fifth Is located at
Tlio DalleM, a small clti it little east
of the metropolis ud Southern
Oregon Is on tho ticket with nothing
but a candidate for national commit
teeman of the democratic mrl for
Oregon. One faction after another,
In Portland nnd other northern
points, asked Major Canon to be
come a candidate t the Infct min
ute Portland pat tits Rot a gentleman
of that city to file for that plno also
Portland Is Just broad enough 'o tako
that otfice toomen though many
protest that it is resting tho limit
too far, Southern Oregon will cant
Its vote for Judge Canon very l.vrguli
Mr Canon has been ilnsoly con
nected with the democratic organUa.
tlon for thirty years, botn In Wiscon
sin and Oregon not merel) as n vot
er of that ticket hut as uu actlvo nnd
live part of tho orgauttatlon. Dur
ing that Period he either held the po
sition of chairman of tho demecratic:
committee or. member of-tho stato
central committee,
For tho past six jears ho has been
I.... ,..!.. ...... .. ..Hl....l u. ul.. till. li till.'
imiiuj iin iiutnvii pjruMitiuiinn."
and thoroughly and met no fall-
downs. This Is mentioned (or tho
reiisou that It Is too coniiutm for poo-
the democratic pie to allow theiuelos to ho elected
tud tin
water falling on a
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gonornor aro from, to inese part positions ami tnuii saou
1110 WOIK IIM
dmk's back
Mr, Canon Ukot that kind flt wolt,
and a look at his campslgu subscilp-
Don sheet shows tedious and tliolnis
work getting small amounts froii)
iiutnv-cltUitiiH, such as was necessary
In the Wilson campaign, for the
reason thnt snccl.it m l lieges worn
cut out In order that the democratic
parti might get Into power uutrani;
moled. The assuming uf man debt?
left Mr, Canon to pay the balance of
the campaign from his private funds,
another liuldeut that -goci with the
honor when held hi a conscientious
worker
the Jackson t-uunty uiwMiernt Jh.i
taleCeiitrul eommltti e, Wsojnjt'iubor
uf the ovecuthe'iommltlee of tho
htble i, tint ml cotitmltdo. .'lie attends
iovijry meeting1 of the pjtte commit,
tee.
In tho Into campaign for the elec
tion of Woodrow Wilson tho state
committee assessed the several coun
ties for a fund to rarr Oregon fin
tho democratic candidate Mr. Canon
personally solicited the fund of J300
assessed to Jackson count) and ad
vanced the mono) himself. It was
made a feature of Jackson lounti's
Interest in the WiMon campaign nnd
was advertised to the credit of the
democrats of Jackton county In or
der to rally tho Wilson campaign
throughout the counties
When the ufato was carried for
Wilson and Harry I.ano for t'nltq-1,
LACK OF FRESH AIR
CaUM't Itmidowii Coiiillliun, How to
Keep Slicing
Statistics ptio that the death tale
Is vty much greater In the winter
mouths than In summer, and that
the lack uf fresh air Is largely re
sponsible Tor this comllthiu
If the hj at win become rundown,
blood thin and nuten, ilreutatlon
pour, no appetite, don't dose with
drugs, hut take our delicious cod liv
er mid Iron Ionic Vluol. not a pnto'it
medicine, as ever) thing In it Is named
on every package mid If It does not
glvd ou a hearty appetite, enrich
the blood nnd create strength, we
will return lour mouei, that shows
our faith In Vluol
A case has Just come to our at
tention from Knoxvlllh, 'Vitn. Miss
Carrie King sals- "For three jears
t was all run-down, weak, had lio
appetite and after all that lime I am
glad to sa Vlnol lias brought hark!
my health and strength."
Tri a bottle of Vitioi, on our guar
antee, Medford Pharmacy, .Mcdford,
Ore
PS- Tor Kcxeiua of Scalp try our
States senator It was found that Jack-1 Saxe Suho, Wo KUafJiiten It
FREDERICK HOLLISTER
From Coos Bay to Congress
MR. DIGGS LIBERATED
FROM NEW CHARGES
SAN l'ltANCISCO, May 7 Tho
trlul of Muury Dlgg charged with
nssuult ou Miss Ida May Pearring
ended voktordui wheti tho Miporlor
court Jur) u'ter .ui boiir' delibera
tion returned a verdict of not guilty
The case iigulnst Waller dHHgon.
oharuwl, by Mm Peurrlug with Paul
Hfwtf, florin I'lu'hur uud Dliitci n
prtlli'U in tho itttutk upon hor
January ) "' "' dnipiedn cording
(0 tUkw of Hie dlMllit utlotiieyn
UW,
AMONG the candidates for the supreme bench arc two
of the present justices who have earned re-election.
Tlicy arc Chief Justice Thomas A. McBridc and .Justice
Charles L. McNary, the oldest and the youngest members,
respectively, of the court.
Judge McBridc ranks very high in the legal fraternity,
and his constructions of the statutes tire regarded as mas
terpieces by members of the bar. For many years he has
honored the bench. He is a lovable character, as well as
an able jurist, find should receive the unanimous vote of
Ins party at the primaries.
iiiuige Aio.ary is a justice 01 uitiereut type. A young
man, his viewpoint is often diametrically opposed to that
of his associates. Jfe strives to brush aside the verbiage of
technicalities, to make a court of law also a court of jus
tice. His ideas are embodied in a recent dissenting opin
ion he filed in the case of state vs. Start, as follews:
Tho value of law Is its proximity to reason, Its certainty and univer
sality The two latter elements are the support of the rule known us stare
decisis to abide by decided cases. Tho abuses in the administration of
law is to udnere blindly to a rule that savors of Iniquity Blmply because, it
is a Judicial decision. The first duty of a court Is to decide the law cor
recti) so far as it lies within the human mind. Tho next duty Is to smite
that rule of human action which Is found to bo unjust, however well It may
bo buttrcBct by precedent, fireat leluctance to overthrow an established
doctrlno would naturally proceed from an established rule wlieie property
rights or Individual liberty were at stake; but, where neither one nor the
other of these long-respected rights have been Intrenched by reason of
Judldal utterance, no hesitation should deter ouo from uprooting that rule
which he believes to be subverslio of common Justice.
Judge McNary here sets forth the view of the averaut
layman and it is of great importance that a justice holding
the views of the "court of last resort," the people, bo kept
upon the bench he honors. As, in addition, he is familiar
with the needs ol southern Oregon, ho should receive the
solid republican vole
Over In the' Coos nay countri tnotportpnlty to receive official advance
cverhodycalji Jtlnj Fred his for-, ment in his home, count) or stale
mal title Is Frederick nud ope and In Coos count) he bears the reputa
all' agree. that llMllster I t"li happy , tlon of having been prominent))
succession to ll.wloy as congress-) identified with nnd for every pro
man from tho first illsrVict. Also, gresslvo movement transpiring dur
splnfoctlotts Is th homn sentluivnt l"V his residence there. Through
of those who have. ,l)non him best, out the stato he Is widely known as
tho samo feeling Is common In tho an exceptionally talented attorney
corner councils of state democrat-) So much for llolllster at home.
Politics aside, the nomination of Krd
llolllster by the party at tho primary
would effectually serve tho state by
presenting a candidate upon whoso
election falr-mtyidcd and progressive
men everywhcrucould unite.
While Uollliter is of tho coast
country, his democracy Is broad
enough to dwarf tho Io.t.t selfishness
of many who have aforctlmd sought
tho halls of congress to further pet
locality measures. A trained bust-'
nesB man and attorney, with faith In
his state and energy to further Its
advancement, he possonsss tho nh-i
Ity to transform his Ideals Into con-'
rrnln nnri lionnflntat rilflllltil Alit
would be dlsilnetlv i Wressman """ f "I'lTOVal and
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Nomination of tlio Coos count)
man by the state democracy at the
primaries would almost Infallibly
predict tho defeat of I law ley, who
seeks the republican renomlnatlon
and election, and whoso record con.
tains little to recommend him to tho
elcctqrnto of Oregon. llolllster has
been hailed by a certain coast paper
as the "man to bent Haw ley." In
tho clear light of a growing state
wide sentiment this scorns to bo as
politically probable as It ma) wull bo
surely It Is devoutly to ho wished.
Jactaon county demncrnls are
talking llolllster with every expres-
will uphold
J " . I mui, u....l.. ,...... tl,.. ,.nlu
from all Oregon & ,,""". """""" -
Fred llomn-r'H honS Is nt .Vtfrtli t'''by serving tho dl.trl., the slate,
. .... """ l"" imiiiiiii. i rum i ooh Jin to
Congress" Is written In the political
Head, so named from the conforma
tion of Coos Hay at ttiat point At
the present time he Is serving nrt a
member of the routc!I--;ttJ which ho
was elected by tho blghe'st majority
of any membir now In office He
bus been u dweller and a done In tho
city with the curvntunid name fur 11
years, and the homo folks want him
to keep on residing which Is, In It
self, no slight tributo to popularity.
Ho Is a bank din ctor and bank pres
ident in two financial Institutions.
Heretofore he has declindd nil op-
horoKopu of llolllster uud' tho fall
of the lalltlial home of llawley Is
already attested by tho rapid mid
alarming decay of the present ton
gressmau's prestige at homo mid else
whnro. It Is kismet the unalter
able and unavoidable, Oregon will
again signify that party politics have
ceased to charm when tliu way to our
benefit Is plain, From the (iohl Hill
News, April IK, ID1I.
(Pnld Adv)
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Medford Meno show to bo held Hie, In o Holland hotel, (ho use of th
lust of this month holds u meet building being lontilbiiled by Mr
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MAY 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 MAY
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Something Doing Fery Minute.
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