WEATHER Maximum Yestcrdav, 77; Minimum Today, JO. FORECAST Fair ami warmer Tuesday. ' " '
edford Mail Tribun
Forty-seventh Year.
Dally Twelfth Year...
MEDFORD OREO ON. TUESDAY, JUNE ", 1917.
NO. 64
SIX MILLION DOLLAR; ROAD
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Portland With a Majority of Over
9000 Wins the Fight for Progress
and Good Roads Baker Elected
Mayor by Small Majority New Pen
itentiary is Snowed Under No Ex
tra Pay for Legislators Uniform
Tax Classification Carries.
PORTLAND, June o. Oregon will
Issue $0,000,000 in bonds during the
next five years to construct a system
of state highways, the electors having
voted yesterday in favor of the bond
issuance by a majority estimated be
tween 8000 and 10,000. The legisla
tive mgnway conunlttte, which con
ducted a campaign for the bonds,
i'jiinied they carried with a lead of
A proposal to issue $100,000 in
bonds to construct a new state peni
tentiary at Salem was defeated, re
turns today indicated. Some sections
voted two to one against it.
George L, Raker was elected mayor
of Portland over W. If. Daly by over
1000 majority. It is very close be
tween Kellnher and Mann for com
missioner. Looks like Kelhiher will
win out. Rarbour was elected as the
other commissioner.
Incomplete returns on the highway
bond vote from 25 out of 36 counties
in the state give: For 46,037;
against 36,596.
Simultaneous elections carried. In
creasing pay for legislators lost, uni
form tax classification carried, au
thorizing ports create limited Indebt
edness carried.
Multnomah county road bonds
For, 17,386; against 8000. These are
complete returns from 2 23 precincts.
LONDON', June .r. Official mi
nouncement is made (linn an airplane
raid is now in progress over ihe
Thames estuary. One German air
plane is reported to have been brought
down. Bombs were dropped over Es
sex and Kent.
The statement follows:
"An airplane raid is now in pro-
press over the estuary of the liver
Thames. Tile enemy have dropped
bombs over Hie adjoining distric t in
Essex and Kent. N'o further 1 -tail
are yet nt hand. I'p to the present
one hostile maehinc has been reported
brought down. '
Retween eight and twelve German
. taubes were the raiding aircraft. They
ere hotly engaged by British aircraft
Luns and aviators and driven back.
The German machine reported
brought down Is said to have tumbled
headlong into the sea. Still another
is reported to have been hit.
CHICAGO, June 6. A number of
large corporations here are buying
liberty loan bonds to give employes
at the annual Christmas distribution
In lieu of the customary wage bo
nuses or profit-sharing gifts.
One of the corporation heads who
will adopt the plan Bald today that
it not only provided the men with a
suitable bonus, but took care of the
Christmas giving at an early date and
would allow the corporations to profit
by the interest on the bonds for prac
tically a half year before the bonds
became the property of the men at
Christmas,
V I h M YrU IN
With All But Few Scattering Pre
cincts, Vote Stands 1756 Yes to
1294 No Only Third of Vote Poll
edNew Penitentiary Defeated as
is More Pay for Legislators.
YoU on Bond Bonds.
Precinct Yes
Med lord (185
Jacksonville 93
Gold Hill (18
Central Point 101
Flounce Hock 42
Rogue River .'12
Willow Springs 20
Phoenix 70
Ashland 319
Kagle Point 71
Griffin .Creek 38
No
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313
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Mound HI
Butte Fulls 12
211
43
75
48
Sams Valley 50
Applegato 24
Wntkins 21
18
Kuch 18
27
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Sterling (i
West Talent 55
24
1756 1294
Majority for 402.
Medford Wins County.
Tho $6,000,000 road bond issue
carried Jackson county by a majority
of approximately 4 50 votes, with all
but a few scattering precincts report
ed. The vote was very light, only
about a third of the normal vole being
polled. The new penitentiary jippro
prlation was lost by a three to one
vote. The port bill carried the Coun
ty as did the uniform tax amendment
and the uniform election bill. In
creased pay for legislators and the
harmony amendment were defeated
The Medford vote won the county
for the bonds, with 464 majority.
Ashland only gave 6 majority for the
bonds. The banner bond precinct was
Flounce Rock with 4 2 votes for the
bonds and !) against, and tho banner
opposition precinct, Butte Falls, with
4 3 against and 12 for. Central Point
and Hogue River, both on proposed
paved road, voted against the bond
issue.
Ashland's Vote,
The Ashland vote was as follows:
On Port bill, yes 313, no 225; on in
creascl pay for legislators, yes 111,
no 4 26; harmony amendment, yes
283, no 196; uniform tax, yes 339, no
178; uniform elections, yes 418, no
141; new penitentiary, yes 147, no
42'5; highway bonds, yes 319, no 313.
As under the new law, the sheriff
collects election returns, nnd no re
turns will be collected until the regis
tration returns are completed, it will
be a couple of days before complete
figures are available.
FRED JACOBS OF
PORTLAND KILLED
PORTLAND, June 5. Fred A. Ja
colis, principal owner of one of the
largest real estate offices in Portland,
was Instantly killed here today when
tho brakes on his auto refused to
work and the machine, In which he
was riding, rolled down an embank
ment in Rose City Park, a suburb.
Jacobs' neck was broken. He resided
In San Francisco several years before
coming to Portland 11 years ago.
SAX riSANnsrn, June 5. Klton
P. Murker, railway mail clerk on the
run between San Francisco nnd Ash
land, Ore., was nrre-ted here today
by United States postal inspectors.
A sea n h of his room revealed sev
eral thousand dollars worth of jew
elry, according lo Inspector Sttohen
II. Morse, who said that Mocker had
been under surveillance for &oine lime.
Naval Base at Ostend Bombarded
Force of Six German Destroyers
Engaged in Running Fight at Long
Range and One is Sunk Big Of
fensive in Preparation West Front.
LONDON, June fi. A German de
stroyer has been sunk and another
damaged in a running fight between
six German destroyed and Commo
dore Tyrwhitt's squadron, the admi
ralty announces.
The German naval base at Ostend
on the Belgian coast has been bom
barded by Rritisb warships, the ad
miralty announces. The British
forces were undamaged.
The text of the admiralty announce
ment reads:
"The vice admiral at Dover reports
that the enemy naval base and work
shops at Ostend were heavily bom
barded in the early hours this morn
ing. A large number of rounds were
fired with good results. The enemy
shore batteries returned the fire but
our bambardment forces suffered no
damage.
"Commodore Tyrwhltt also reports
that early this morning a force of
light cruisers and destroyers under
his command sighted six Geinan de
stroyers and engaged them at long
range in a running fight. One of tho
cnoniy destroyers, the S-20, was sunk
by our gun fire and another severely
damaged. Seven survivors of the
S-20 have been picked up and made
prisoner. There were no casualties
on our side."
Aerial Attacks.
LONDON, June 5, 12:25 p. m.
The aerial attacks on German estab
lishments in Relglum are being con
tinued by the British. Further opera
tions wore reported officially toady
as follows:
"Naval airplanes an Sunday night
attacked tho airdome at St.. Denis
Westrem, near Ghent. Many 'bombs
were dropped with good results. The
enemy's seaplane base at Seebrugge
was attacked by our seaplanes at the
same time and Bhipplng in Brugge
also was bombed. All our machines
returned safely."
Great Offensive.
All the familiar signs which her-
alda great offensive are reported
from the British front in France and
everything points to the near ap
proach of a resumption of f4ghtlng
on a great scale in the western front.
The thunder of the British guns in
creases day by day in olume while
trench raids and other felntlngs for
position multiply In number.
(Continued or Page Five.)
SUMMARY
No. I'RKCIXCT
'JO Medford No. Main
DO Medford So. Main
.'Il Medford No. Central
:i2 Medford So. Central
33 Bedford No. llivcrsidc
3(1 Medford Xewtown
37 Medford Park
38 North Medford
.'in Medford Northeast
40 East Medford ,
41 Southeast Medford -
42 'Southwest Medford
43 West Medford
44 Northwest Medford
31 Medford South Riverside .
3:. Medford Oukdule
Ttotals
Majority
BUILD SUPERDREADNAUGHT TO DRAW RECRUITS.
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A modern siiiiei-drcadnaiiglit is IwIiik built of wood In I iilon Siiiuire,
Xew York, wliorc millions. of people pass dully, lo draw lwrults. It will
have turrets and wood guns and a crew of several hundred men who will go
(Jim ull duties und tlrills of regular sailors.
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NEW YORK, June 5. The police
announced toduy that they had In
formation that tho head of the Ger
man wireless system came to this
country, made plans regarding wire
less outfits and other details thru
which information was to be conveyed
to Berlin and then departed, probably
tor Mexico.
This uisciosuro was made In con
nection with the arrest last night of
Herman Frencke, an electrical en
gineer charged with conspiracy In
violating the postal laws.
Others held on the same charge arc
Harry F. Perlssi, Irvin Bonaparte and
Axel D. Melchnr, the last named being
a saloon keeper In Brooklyn. Perlssi
and Bonaparte arc employes of a Ger
man electrical company.
The government alleges that the
men operated an "underground" mall
system to Germany by having letters
carried by members of the crews of
Norwegian ships. Documents found
In ufflces occupied by Perlssi are said
to show shipments of wireless electri
cal apparatus on Ward line ships to
Mexico.
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FOUR SHOTS AT
LONDON, June 5. The American
steamship 'Mongolia fired four shots
on June 1 at n German submarine
which discharged a torpedo at the
liner. Neither the Mongolia nor the
submarine was damaged.
The Mongolia was 250 miles from
tlx; British coast when the subma
rine appeared and fired a torpedo. By
skillful maneuvering the steamer es
caped the torpedo and opened on the
submarine with her guns. 1'iiiir shots
were fired, 'flu! ;ubuuirine fled, nl-
(hou.ch unhit. The Mongolia pr d-
ed on her voyage and has arrived at
a British poll.
It was (lie Mongolia which fired the
first gun for America in ihe war and
sank a (lermau submarine in April.
After leaving on the voyage just com
pleted, Ihe liner put back to port on
account of an accident to a gun in
which two nurses were killed.
WASHINGTON. June 5.- Viola
tions of Swedish and Danish territory
! German submarines and the firing
on tliem by authorities of those coun
tries were otlieially reported lo the
state department.
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YOUNG AMERICA
DOING PART IN
AIDING NATION
Registration Proceeding Generally
Thruout Country For War Service
Without Disturbance Few Arrests
Reported Weather Is Generally
Fair All 21 to 31 Must Register.
WASHINGTON, June S. Hegi-.l ra
tion iiroceeiled generally without dis
turbance thruout the country and the
few arrests reported were construed
by officials not us evidence of any
effective organized resistance, but
rather ns sporadic affairs to be ex
pected in an undertaking of such mug
nitude and importance.
Weather generally was fair nnd in
coming reports indicated a healthy
registration during tho early hours
and continuing ns the duy passed on.
Tho extent of evasion will not be
known until complete returns tiro as
sembled, but officials are confident
it will be negligible.
America is stepping forward today
to do ber part in making the world
safe for democracy.
In every city and town in the most
remote valley, hamlet, and at tho
wildest mountain cross-roads ten mil
lion sons of liberty aro Inscribing
their names on the honor roll of the
ages, that the free governments for
which their fathers died may not per
ish from the earth.
All Must Register.
Whlto or black, married or slnglo
sick or well, alien or native born
even enemy subjects of the kaiser-
all mon between the ages of 21 and
31 aro expected to present themselves
today between 7 n. m. and 9 p. m. for
registration. It does not matter that
a man for any reason Is unfit for army
duly; that will bo established later
It does not matter that he may claim
and bo entitled to exemption from
army service that will be attended
to in another way. It does not matter
that he is not a citizen of the United
States. lOvery man between those agos
is required to register toduy unless ho
already is in tho military service in
some brunch or other.
As each man registers today he will
bo numbered and nt a later tlmo the
numbers will be chosen for servlco by
lot. Not until then will any man
know whether ho has been drawn for
the first Increment of 050,000 men
who probubly will bo called to the
colors for training early In Septem
ber beforo they go to tho battlefields
of northern Franco or tho trenche
of outraged Belgium.
(exemptions Later.
After tho men have been drafted
the question of exemptions will come
up to bo decided by fair and impar
tial boards. They will determine
whether physical or mental defects
drhnr a mini from service or whether
tho dependence of others on him. or
tile country's need of him In civil life
make It necessary to exempt him
from service nt the front.
In tho meantime, today's duty Is
registration. Tho long arm of the
federal law Is renchlng out to seize
those who seek to evade this .first
duty to which all have been cnlled and
thoso who by counsel or influence
seek to prevail upon other to shirk it
Tho department of justice for the
tlmo being has put aside ull other
work: (he great machinery of the fed
eral government has concentrated to
day upon enforcement of tho law
Citizens have been called upon ns
(Continued on Pago Five.)
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., June -
Railroad officials Investigating the
finding of a large timber on the track
In front of the train which last night
morn Mnjor-Gcneral Leonard Wood
from ChiiltanooKa to llliiulngham are
Inclined lo bellevo the obstruction
fell from a passing freight train and
that Is presenco was merely an accident.
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Fish Lake Dam Develops Leak Which
Threatens Break Water is Drain
ed From Lake Rapidly Dirt Fill
ing Washed Out of Dam Leaving
Bare Rocks No Water for Irriga
tion Until Flood Is Past Diverting
Point and Stream Clears.
Telephonic reports received in the
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l-llj nun liwmi lllflll lliu 1-11IHO UUIU
of the lioguc River Cnnnl company, '
were to the effect that the break in
the dam was under control, that the
water was running from tho dam thru
the pipes, nnd that nil danger of the
dnin giving way wns past. The break
in tho wall of the dnui occurred Mon
day night. Outlets wcro nt once open
ed to drain the dam and by noon the
water level hud been lowered beyond
the danger point, according" to tel
ephone advices.
fhe ranchers nnd others riding
along Itullo creek in that viuinity were
greatly alarmed Monday night und
Tuesday morning by the escaping
water from the iTum rushing down tho
creek, took no chance today, how
ever, and n number of them moved
their household goods, to higher
ground, fearing that tho dam might
ive wuy and carry everything be
fore it down the creek, ' '
Civil Kngincer Ralph Cowgill of the
canal company had u crew of men nt
work at the dam. Me hurried to the
scene Monday night ns soon as the
news of the leak was received in the
eily.
Debris Clogs Intake.
Cily Water Superintendent Arn
piger, before leaving for tho dam
and the city water works intake
Tuesday morning, said (hut from re
ports he hud received during the night
from the city intake the water sup
ply of Medford was not endungered
I'rniu the break in the canal company
dam. Me said, however, that because
of ihe rush of waler from the dam
the intake and vicinity wns filled
with debris of various kinds which
would have to be cleared away beforo
Iho normal supply of water c;ouId
flow into Ihe intake.
However, as a precautionary meas
ure, before starting for tho intake
I his morning he ordered Acting Chief
of Police Crawford to stop ull irri
gation of lawns anil gardens in the
"ity until further notice.
City Knglneer Arnsplger tele
phoned from the dam at noon Tues
day that tho danger was past but that
It would require two days to drain
the dam, meauwhllo all irrigation In
Medford will bo forblddan. ,
Alarm ('routed.
Considerable consternation was
erciitod thruout the city when tho ru
mor spread that Hie dam nt Fish luko
had gone out, carrying with it the
water supply of Medford. Many peo
ple lately imbued with the prepared
ness idea al. once started to filling
tubs, buckets and other receptncles
(Continued on Page Four)
REPEATS APPEAL
I'KTIJOORAD, June The conn
cil of soldiers und workmen's dele
gates today sent n long statement to
the socialist parties and central fed
erations of trades unions of tlio world
repeating its appeal of March 28 to
the peoples of (lie world to unite ill
reMiliilo action in favor of peace und
in which it inscribed on its banner:
''I'encc without annexation or in
demnities on the hasiH of rights of na
tions lo decide their own destiny."
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