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' FiOTR BIX KfEDFORD ArTH TTtTRrXF. WDFOTCT), Ol.I.OW wi:dyi:m)y ... my u win ., $ vi il'h-- ? i S"-': .1 X 'SI!1'!1 HUGHES STILL PARTY SPHINX on mm Hitchcock Admits Work (or Justice Is Unauthorized Hilles Donles Report of Phonlnq to Find Out Wicks Arrives in Convention City to Look After His Own Candidacy. CHICAGO, May .11.- Frank JI. IIilehok, who Im.s been in Chicago for vrnl ilv working aa an inii vhIubI in behalf of Ju-tiro Charica JJ. Hagfaca, whom friend desire him nominated by the republican national convention for president, todar In miwI n statement dttnvinjr that he over fii! .Mr. Hughe would accept tho lionor if it were tendered liim. Mr. Hitchcock anid: "W'lit'H I firat arrived hero I wm inlorviewd and among olliur Hmi tiorw waa naked whether Jiiaiieu Hughes would accept thu republican nomination for ptosiilunt. My reply to that quasi ion wna that ho man could rtfuao a presidential nomina tion tendered liy his mrtv in timwa like these, and particularly if the party felt that )ih was thu man alHivo nil other who could unite a divided force ami lead them In victory." Illlclinxk Denial Mr. Hitchcock reiterated his pre dion statement that lie haa ho au thority whatever to represent ifr. Hughes. "I liavH come to Chicago solely on my owh reHnsihility to work for what I consider to lie the best inter est of the republican party and the country," ho aaid. Charles I). I lilies, chairman of the national republican committee . itemed cmidiatieally and t cruel v todn n published reMrt that he had culled Justice Hughe over thu long-distHticc telephone in au effort to learn whether Mr. Hitchcock represented the latter. "The nHrl that I had such a con einntioH is an absolute untruth," Mud Mr. Ilillut. Weak t'laiii Sieno Senator John V. Weeks r ,MKitn i-huseds, a delegule-itt-ltiiRc to the republican national convention, and a presidential candidate, arrived today. He ia the second presidential candi date to come to the convention, Cole man Dul'oiit of IMawarc hnviiitt ar med several daya ago. Senator Week issued a statement nyiHR he could discern u "demo ernlja attempt at preparedness for the aproaching political campaign," hut could see slight evidenc of am satisfactory attempt at itreparcduess for national defenao. "Here in Chicago, however," he continued, "I e.k?et to ace effective meana adopted toward this end, cul minating in the framing of a platform and tbe nomination of a candidate such aa will injure the support of all the people in thia country who believe in 'America firat aa i real, vital na tional doctrine. iv action a a del. irate will be guided solid) by this I riucilc." .Mn)r for Toddy (leorg Von I.. Meyer of New York . rued tola and assumed direction "I the republiciin Roosevelt cam lnign. "I'ulil e hear either from air. Ilugiieh himwlf or a statement i made from an authentic source we will continue to believe thai r'rauk II. Hitchcock ia political campaign manager for Mr. Hughe," kind Mr. Mcver. "We find that the Kooevelt Hcntuueiit among btihine men in e trv tate i growiug daily. The great ocarednc uimde -thow ihut llu-v fnvur preiuirmhiioo mid true Amer icunixin u expounded b Mr. Koo-c velt. "('ongrM.ii lui- liven ao buv with Hk official duties in Uaolnnuton that it ia not w touch with the buinci inlereU of the count rv. The but nana men are nroued m thi eriin Md are rallying to the upport ot Itoottelt. Thev feel Ihut he i u!ie U tbe count r' ncctU." rkillppiH IMauk Manager of Kcnator I.. Y. Sher Mtatn'a camiaign are planning to de vote particular attention to getting pUdge ,r,HU delegate to tote for Sbermaa for aecond choice. ItulimNue republican will work bard to bate a plank in-ericd in the pialfonn derlanng for jk rnmneiu und gbaolMo Amenean eontnd (' the i-l aada. aeettrdMig to t xlnnel llcnrx It ie'e, ltiilipfne member ot tlic LtMfeftl etwnmMtee, who arrived in In eaag today, lie ud four other rep. TmutUea or tin' i-iainl h p.irt or CftOjuutun, now en route to ( In 'iigo. vond devote their time to omHittiiiu tbe detporrutio doctniic of idtnii.ite lliwVpeUiJrui'r for tbe isl.md-. Why 8mk rnt C1r wjictt J. d4w jure en)' uio, ( " YT T J I'dltTLANI). dr. Miin ill The thieiitciied strike of longshoremen and mermen all along the Pacific const from San Diego to Cape Nome, which will be declared nt (I a. m. to morrow, unless un eleventh houi set tlement is mnde, begun to develop prematurely hen toduy. longshore men in the employ of the Oregon Sleedonng eoniany of 1'ortlund refused to go to work when un at tempt wiis made today to begin load ing the schooner Alumna wjth IiiiiiImt for Australia. At the Mime tune, a new clew of nonunion deckhands, tiremeu, oilers and watchmen was placed on the steamer State of Washington, pl.wng between Portland and The ttnlhs, liv The Dalles, 1'ortlund k Astoria Nov igation company. The men who wete discharged are members of the unions that haxe demanded higher miv. If the strike is culled tomorrow it in feated that the Ilig Three Inn r Heaver, which reached hen vrsicrd.iv from Kan I'runciseo, nun be dclnxed in londinu her cargo. For loading lumber, the union- nsk a wage scale of 60 cents per hmn und t per hour for overtime. Hie pres ent scale i .'tO cents per hour and 7.' cents for overtime. J'or loodntu' ucn era I cniifia-s 'i'i cent- nn houi and 7'i cents un hour tor ovirtime. ritENCM FORCED BAQK (CgUMuat tram paga one oilers were hi ken The lupltiie on Muv '2S of ii uuval gnu and cii;Ii!ciii i machine guns during the tulitun; ut : Cnurettes wood was also uunoiiiici il Aiisiro-IJuutjariuu troops oN'iutnu to the west ot Arsicro m the Tien lino district liov forced a miu.'i j iicrons llie Pooiii.i liver mid Iiiivi I taken the hciulit on the -.0111111111 bank, -a - tin 0II1. ill r-tiilemi nl 1 sip d at the Aii-iio llniiL'iittmi .itnv headipiarter- 11111I1 1 date of M u Tile I'iiplule ot tlic tortilud It.i 1 .1 Works on I'uiit.ie Oldin 11U0 m.i- ,11 1 liolllierd The Ailllo-iint,'Hiuu udwuui ..n Italian tcrrilorv li.i-. luvn nine. I 1 it l I her in the reuion o! Amivi;o .111, Ai sicro. Tin ottn'i.il Aiitii.in -tuti ttlelit toduv -n- tli.it llii it.1h.111 have been dnviu lloiu liu'lni an.! hi'ttihl-. to t'ie uoillivv.iid M..11 1 Italdo .nut Monti r'l.ii.i Iiivi tut n cuptilleil li I In' u--l 1 1.111- N1111 1' tin In , inn," ' ' 1. 'i-' 1 drive Isss ,i i-.i'h r- ii . . In. 1 1. tr-.i Jtshln vrLtxuon jv ARROW COLLARspnnv; style. Jii tvv.j lu-.ts S IE THREA EN COAST SHIPPING ' I JM, . STILL, LISTENING! F. 10 rillCUId. .Muv il. A box ut tin national progii ne iiM'iilioii, mi the llllillloriuni hcri , will lie npu-il by Mrs. Thcodnic I! cm It .mil otlu i members of the nl"in!'- iminlv, it was announced ImIh. 'I In- (oo-cw It imrty will include Doir.'l.i- I.'uIiim on of New; York, Mr-. olnii-ou. vlio i the colonel's sister, und Mr. and Mi--Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs. No hu las Iongwoith o t tnciiiii.iti, t oloiicl Roosevelt's daughter, will loo. although her liulmn.l i attend, ' a dele-' gate to the republican couv ution. The llt of bo-lndder- ill tin cull- venliou will include (loveiuor llu.nn John-on of Calitornm, liwiu It Kirl. miiihI of Kaiisus Ciiv, Flunk P i nek o( Nebraska, tieorgc ('. Pm-tlv of Oklahoma, Mr-. ClunU- Wood ot Washington, I. C. , O. K. Duv is mid tleorge W. Perkins ot Ni w . k, und Victor Murdoek of Kuuu-. Among the present K.vdnev ch it em y student who have lolmd i In tanks of the ts.Mti I Mi Ki tun- oli ii son OIIC of llle uiosl 'o.nlu' -i ml ars The Hvilnev i iih i 1 1 . ulm r BOLIVfR HEDGE SAYS' IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO SWIM IN ONE LESSON TRY PADDLING A YOUNG AND GIDDY CANOE. HE ALSO SAYS IF YOU DONT WANT TO SMOKE, DON'T T?Y A (Fthe CIGARETTE iffS N wiFYAk yA valuabueV F Si- S )B !BN PAYS TRIBUTE 10 HILL'S I'i tit I I.AM . Or.. Muv 11 Oicgon ut noon tmliiv luiucd with the other -tiitc- of the uoithwest in ving tiilniii to the memory of Jumea J. Hill. At the hour set for the funeral in m. Iul every wheel on the Hill IJ in On. iiii and tbe propellers ot tin Mill -iiiiinliips stopH'd for five uiiinito. 'I'I otfices ot the SiMikanc, I'oitliiud ik. shuttle railfoud ,vstent mid the tlreat S'oi them Pacific Steii.nhip iniiip.inv were elned at noon lor the ii'MmiihIi i of the duv. rvnrnTrn Tfi nir rArr i 1 I" ' Ll LUILU IU UIL ; ! IXIMANAI'OI.IS, Ma 31 - Jack I .('.mi nutomolille driver, who wa a rruitured skull, broken Jaw and In injured In the .too mile rare here ves-' ternal Injuries terdiiv, wan reported In a iiltlcal con- Tom Itooiu-v und Jim McAlister, ditiou at tin' l ih.idist hoKpititl to t lie two otliet men Injured in tbe l.it 'I In- i li -i, un, do not ivi,i'i r.n e wen -.iid to lie in little dan- In i i to 1 1 i n i i llii -oi If ei tit trot ii ;;i i HES TRIED BOTH OF EM MODERN BAKERY 10 REPLACE OLD Initial -tcp- in the ic-'incnitmn of I'Vont xtreet IniM lieen token with the pnnlui-e bv It. Nurnn f the Nurmi Inikerv of the Scuttle rooming-hotiae t met lire on South Front trfreel, in which he will in-tnll n $1000 bnk mg plant and machinery. The truc ture will he remodeled and itminted ami n new front intnlled. The con Irnct for thi-i work hif been let to Contractor Linen, who lots begun the work o tearing down the rear. Jt i the intention of Mr. N'urtni to iMntnll modern breud-makiiig plant, with all the machinery in full view, and exKctx to he in full operation within two months. The aecond tor will nlo undergo rcpMira nud remod eling. The new enterprise will add new tone to n imrlion of the biininem di-.-triet of the city, anreiiMticHlIv known in the )mt an "Whiskey ifow." Ac cording to Commercial club repot t-, n move i under wnv for the teuriic.' down and remov.il of the iintiuhtlv "hack at the end of the liloi k. loi the lotildni:: ut nmtc -mhtl IniiMnu- Work upon the oxen to ho ti-cd li the linkcix wil1 In .'in li t week 24 The Tinted St. ties civil service commis-ion announces that u uuilc c'crk-cnrricr examination will he held at Medfoid, Or., on June '.'I. l!li. I" etablih an eligible register In'n j which selection may be made to !U viiciiucics as thev muv occur in in po-itimi of clerk or corner .it ili jMidford postot'fice. The age In ni nrc is to l.i venrs. Jlcn oniv wnl In iiluiittcd to this examination. The entrance sularv for cleik oi currier, tm-toftlee -erviec, i SUO pi r uiintim, with annual proniotnn- ii. t . $ltWW pr annum lor eliieient -cm ( i Application blank and p.inipli ! t instructions muv lie ecu ret I iron tiu iKal secretary, board of civil -civ ice exumineis, ut the Mcdlord potot lice, or from the secretary, eleventh civil service district, ,lli:t Postotlnc building, Seattle, Wash. OTTAWA. Onl.. May .'It. Ocncrnl Sir Sam IInghc, minister of militia. .i witness aifiuil IihIiiv lietoic the coiuuii-ioii investigating miiuilion contract-, -vn.rc that he had "no p.-r--oniil interest" in the commission - l"', ,,v ,"1'""'1 J- w- - H"Hnir -uch cmtrnct vxt.r,tu.n, l( ,.t he di 1 by Colonel J. W. Allison lor tor the lid not pro vide tor AUi-i'ii'- receiving uny such commission. N SALOON m OREADNAUGHT FIGHT WASHlNtnoX. Muv :!. Advo-cute-i of two diendnatighta thin year were iiiiir-hiilling their forces today lor another fight in the house Friday when the final vote i taken on the no ul appropriation bill. They were not ilicoiirn"ed b action of the house yesterday in defeating an amendment to add two dreadnaught to the building program. The houe adopted nn amendment to increase from twenty to fifty the number of submarines to be built, but rejected prupoanN to provide wis bat tle crtiiaem instead of five and add Jive scout cruiser. The house took up other features of the nnal bill today. The quality of cake, biscuits and other quickly raised Hour foods depends largely upon the kind of baking pow der used. itfMc&rrta. seess BFum eyw k etW Ra 6rJ nvar sv 3 vJH . S t-rrf M ! wur - aking Absolutely Pure renders the food healthful, appetizing and digestible. No Alum No Phosphate Irf eQAun&t'Ki&fa ViD'c&ZXZZZf. TEACHERS' COURSE PrfjiariiisT l"t .Inin .iiniii.iti'ii.. n m msiou. SUMMER SCHOOL Ilalt'-l)a Sivsiii .Ititn , .Ittlv .mil noiist. Sjicrial pairs. 'i..rlniiu l.fs tM ijfjuli' juiiitl. now lu'injr I'lirim l. I'hiiiir 1." I. Medford Commercial College A Big Social Dance Eagle Point June 39 p. m Good Music and a Good Time TICKETS 50c Refreshments Served in Hall r. NEWPORT THROWN AT TEOOY KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Mar 31. The police today recovered the knifo that wn thrown toward Colonol Itooevelt' motor car during the Memorial dav parade yesterday. Il was a cheap one, having the two and one-half inch blade and ft wooden handle. George Stivers, ft patrolman, Maid the knife had been givun to him bv E. C. Shell, a member of tho American legion, who picked it up after it hud fallen to the running board of Colonel Roosevelt's motor car. Stivers declared he looked into the crowd and could sec no one acting suspiciously. afiSa t&L llstbk gffiSnffi&J Powder at- Opera House e $ u avi m 1 pasaa