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MEDFORD, OttKOON, TJlTOSDAV, APWL 25, 19.12.
No. 29.
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THAT COL THEODORE ROOSEVELT SEEKS J DICTATORSHIP
TAFT IN ROLE
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COUNTY HA NO
POWER TO PASS
Prcsldrnt Says Ho Believes l( Roosc
vrlt Were Elected, It Would Be Im
possible to Dlsloilnc Him From the
White House.
"Neither In Thounht Nor Word Have
I Bern Disloyal to the Friendship
I Had (or Theodore Roosevelt."
SI'I'INOFIKI.I), MiiNH., April 115.
lllir denunciation of I en iiiii r I'resi
Ihiu Tlwoiloiy ItooMivcfl Ity the mini
"limrt ho put into (tut White House
lodny featured President Tuft's firct
appearance in lliii present campaign.
u a fighting man gtul he brought
forth hi'itilv cheers from . big and
it'tic, who fancied him in that role.
I'rtmidcnl Tall declared flnlly Unit
ln IikIiiiumI Itoosovolt, if again ejected
would lie almunt iinMutMhto to li.
luiln from the Wliil.t limine, anil 'hut
another trim for the "rough ridei'
miKht icmilt in a li foliate dictatorship.
Not at All llloynl,
Aiimm'iI ItooMivclt's linrgpfc,
Tn 1 1 recited (Im former president'
lluiil term statement in Will ncd
nguin in ll'OH. lie gave Koosovelt
full credit for fleeting him in 1110 1
nml then said:
"Nelthur in thought, word or u !
.-hiiir I lieeifilinloynl to thn friendship
I hail for Theodore Itnnscvclt."
Piosidtnil Tuft went at length into
KooM-velt's iiminuuccu'u:ut of hi ciiii
duhicv anil his "charter of ilenioein
i'V," dchxcicd al Columbus. He eon
tilineil: "I tin 'charter of ileiiiocrnev' v. a
ineffective, ami hi lie utliu'ked the
nilmiiiiMtiiilioii ami myself. Ker
xinee then he Iiiih been abusing the
Hitiiuiiixt ration ailil licensing inu. So
far in my peroonul feelings are eon
eerueil, I would not have replied, lull
I represent I lie muisc of that element
of the repnhlieiin party which believes
in the MicrctlncfK of the coiiNiitutioii.
.Mr. Kooxcxcll Iiiih misled miiny lion
ol people to behove hix clinigcs, Th.
caiiHc which I it'pri'M'nl is entitled to
defeiiNii."
Croud dicers Wiltlly.
I'icsidoiit Tall then went on to
aiiHVer Hoosovelt's charges.
"lie says," declared the president,
"llml I 'favor the oligarchy of bosses'
or represent the spoeiul interests and
that my iiihninistriitiou Iiiih prodiiccl
nothing progressive, that I am a ro-
actiiinary and other ehtirges too
niimeroiiH to mention."
Seeing llic- president for the flrt
time us a lighting mini, the crowd
cheered him throughout his speech
of an hour and a half, which practi
cally. anticipated thn address ho is to
deliver in Huston tonight.
"Tho ro-iioiuiuutlou and ro-cleelion
of ItooHovcIt to u third term," naid
President Tall, "would ho ilnngcrous.
lie Iiiih forgot Ion '1 hit NtiiudnrdH of
ilia iiiiuv deal. Jin nays tho bosses
are supporting mui His definition of
a lions depends upon whom thn boss
is, siiiioiling. If lie is Hupnrtiii
HooiSnvcll, lio h a leader if hji is
hiipioiliufj me, ho in a Iiosh." y
Diiiikci' of Dictator.
With hin voli'o tiomhlini; with emo
lioii, llio president concluded with a
wiirniui; to his hcarorH thai In Koohd
vcll (hey aro in "diuipir of n dictator
who, once ho received tho third term,
would cling lilui u loi'ch to tho White
Hoiiho mui never leave, it until'doath
riiiiiovcil liim."
The preHident added: '
"I am Hurry to say il, hut HoohovoH
is a man of Midi Atroug purHoiiulity,
a man of hiiiiIi Hti'ont h of purpose,
and who Iiiih no lit tlu regard for tho
coiiHiilulion, for legal procoeduro or
''fill' tho courtH, (hal ho is not to ha
trusted with tho pnimdoixiy, J am
sorry to Hiiy It, hut 1 heliovo it iu my
ITS WN LAWS
TYPE OF LIFEBOAT USED ON HE STEIIHSOIP TIIINIC IS SEWEflELY CHITIGISED
Justice McBrldc Raises Many Ques
tions In Decision Filed Dcuyiiifi Rc
liearlno of Jackson County Road
Bend Case.
County Cannot Proceed, He Declares,
But States That Matter Has Never
Been Aruurd In Supreme Court.
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hoiil, nml i miiHi Hlaio my" coime-lioiiH."
Now IliimpHhlrn ilinuoorntH havu tle
chlcil to hold tliolr Htuto ooiivontlon
In Coiiconli May 11, for tho Bcloctton
of dulogiito tn tho national convon
t Ion at llaltlmoro.
In mi opinion tiled TiiDMilay in the
siipieuii! court hy .liixticu Mollride in
which a petition fur a i ('hearing of
the liickitoii county road hoiul caxu h
hiiiicd, it is held that a county can
not pass legixlatioii at a general elec
tion as wan deduced from the flt-st
opinion filed in the case. While the
mutter was not argued mid was not
ifel'iiiitclv settled Judge .Mcllride min
i'H (iiuwtintiH as o the cutttodiaii of
such n loual law if passed; how it
shall he promulgated, where it hIiiiM
llii recorded ami the like. In fact the
decision ends all discuion as to tic
power of a county to proceed to init
iate and pass lawn under the. initia
tive which followed the rui'cut ronti
homl dociMoii. "".
The decision follew:
.Mcltrldc'rt Opinion.
Mcllride, .1. In an .ihle and vigor
ous pctitvn filed liy iiiiinVel for ro
spoudent, w are ii"l;'l t tat iluf
initcly the views of this court, as to
whether a county can, hy a local law
suhmillcd to the voters at a general
election, provide for the creation of
an iuiUhtrilncHH and the issuance, of
IioihIm for the purpose of huildiiig
pcrmauenl nnls.
The picseiit case wn taken up out
of its regular order and a dcciio:i
cpediled at the reipiest of the par
lies in order that the county ,ilin -ities
might he infoiiiied :ii to th
validity of tho atteinptvd election,
which had hecu held fo; tlio pin io,e
of uiithorir.iug a houded iudelitedues.
The validity of that special election
and (hu authority Tor holding it were
Ihe only ipientious luifoic llu'coicl,
and are 'the only (picntioim which tins
rccoiil prchcntH. Hut in view of the
Tact that lluwriter of the opinion in
that case nil minted (horcm that there
was a lack of authority in counliis to
hold Mich an election under any ur
ciimstaiiccs, olhei memhers of the
court, as a mailer of l'irt impro
s,o;ik and uo docmiiig that ipictiou
to he involved, thoiignt hest In ipinlify
such o.picssioiiH nil', hold thfir judg
ment on that ipiestiou iu reserve until
occiihion hhottld pMperly aiisu for its
CNcreiM'.
Any opinion expressed in this case,
upon what might he the roniilt if uu
olhur election should ho held, would
no meruiy niciiim ami oi no moio
authority than if tho Judges individ
ually hud iiuiioiiuoed tho miiiio views
upon lliiilnu't corners,
jiicNtlous Italscil,
The effect of atteinptiug t,ueh
county legislation, without u further
eniihliug-iict, has never hecu thor
oughly nualixed iu any argument
mado iu this court. For instance,
if tho county passes u local law, vhi
shall ho its custodian; how shall it ho
promulgated, ami where shall it ho
recorded and authenticated and puti
lished, so that the pulilio gonenilly
shall lake notice of its provisions
These ami other matters of detail arc
too grave, loo important, and too far
reaching in I heir coiihoouciicd, and
their omission iu the amendment too
suggestive of an intent on tho part
of tho friuuers of tho aiiiondmuut to
Icavo them for future settlenunit hy
legislation, for us to pass upon thum
iu u liiipluiziird nianuor in a enso in
which thoy aro not involved. Wo do
not nay that any of tho difficulties
siiggcfltcd am iusiiporahlo hiioausu
thatiiuestiou is not hoforo us, hut it
should ho feinumhored that this court
aciiuot hy moro lint miiko or aitioml
Iho law or provide forms of proooiul
u)e, and that iu many mat tors per
taining to tho (axing powers our de
cisions aro not filial.
Tho valito of h hond issuo or ovon
i)t an isuuo of county orders, iu tho
ordinary lonn uojionds upon tl0 opiu
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TKLTITANIC5 LIFE. BOATS BROUGHT IN BY THE. CMiPATHIA. .
E! A N K DEPOSITS
INCREASE $113,000
IN TWO MONTHS
During (ho past two months ha
deposits in the city have increased
$ll.'l,;i7-i.0U according to hank state
ments isMii'd today ami on Kahruary
(i at tho rcijitest of the comptroller
of the currency. The hanks reflect
increasing huMiifhs iu the city and
have hei'n milking steady gains since
tho fit of the year. The increase
will Ik greater at the next call as hy
that time various construction works
will he midcr way.
On I'ehninry 2 there was on do
isisit in local hniiks the Mini of .$1,
7atl,7l8.0l. Tho present cnll hhows
on deposit l,(IO(),tll)2.7:i.
H. VON DER HELLEN
REGEN
T
TO SUCCEED OLWELL
Senator II. Von
der Mullen of
Welleu has heen
appointed regent
of the Oregon
Agricultural col
lege to succeed
John I). Olwell
w ho Iiiih served
for the past nine
years. Senator
Von der Hellen
was niiined for 11 like term of nine
years.
Seuutor Von der Hellen is a happy
ehoieo for the phiuo as he is closely
in touch with tho agricultural inter
ests of taint horn Oregon and take
great interest in tho work. He is a
graduate of foreign universities and
has long heen identified actively with
all movements for tho heltermeiit of
this section.
Mr. Olwell declined a reappointment.
olipicIll
en m miT
IlLUUFBIolhft
OVER
LIFEBOATS
I B tJrU
KOUTUAMI'TON', lyighiud. April
'Ji. At 11 late hour today the liner
Olympic of the While Star line, wu
still lying off Ryic, Ule of Wight,
hecause of its iniihilily to secure en
ough stokers trt trjHifec the 300 men
who struck yesterday ju-t five niiu
utcs hefore the vessul was scheduled
to sail for New York. Warned hy
tho disaster of llii- sister ship Tilunic,
the Olympic stokerstileserted in .1
hotly, declaring tlwv'$tlo .callupsihlo
lifehonth installed on the vessel were
1111 sea worthy.
When offieials of the White Stai
line announced their intention of get
ting non-union stokers to fill the
places of the htrikers, the crew on
the Olympic threatened to desert, and
tho plan was abandoned.
Although tho stokers nt fimt de
clared they would not sail unless
wooden limit were substituted for
tho metal ones, they finally agreed
today to give the collapsible boats a
test and if they proved seaworthy to
cull off ihe strike. A deputation of
strikers then watched mental boat
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MARCONI TELLS
ABOUT SALE OF
WRELESS NWS
Message Demandinp, Story of Disas
ter Be Held (or Four Figures De
clared to Have Been Sent When
Carpathia Practically in New York.
TVPE OF BOAT .SHOWING MAST, SA I US. ETC.
AIM
HP
IS
SUBMERGED
TITANIC
ME
GOVERNOR ATTACKS
CRAWFORD'S OPINION
NKW YOniC. April 2o. The nuk
ing of an S.00U ton steamer about
100 miles north of the position vhero
the Titanic went down, was witnessed
by the officers and erew of the-Norwegian
bteamer Romsdel, which is iu
drydoek hero today, according to
statements made public. Tho officers
sav the wreck occurred March 20.
The identity of the lost vessel 1ms
not been established.
Rockets attracted the attention of
the Romsdel to the distressed phiji.
On the way to the scene the Romsdel
ON PRIMARY
LAW
itrikers tlien watched mental Inuit-. hutl seven holes stove iu her hull by
owcred, and if the metal boats come' the L-reat iceberg. After renairi.
up to the expectations of the White had heen made. Captain Heil mid, tllo
Star officials, the Olympic probablv Romsifel at daylight was unablo to
wilt sail tonight.
ODD
FELLOWS MET
find any trace of the disabled vessel.
The distress signals ceased about
midnight, ami soon afterward the
lights of the disabled steamer disap
peared beneath the water.
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AT ASHLAND FRIDAY TEDDY'S TRUST
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TUCSON, Ariz., April 'Jo.Kighl
ing between Mexican federal troops
under Ucuornl lliirho am more limn
1,000 rebels near Topic was resinned
today after 12 hours of steady fight
ing ami gained little for cither side.
According to tho reports received
horn, many lmo been killed on each
side. Tho exncl number cannot ho
lournod, for fedora! censors aro 011
duly ut all telegraph points,
ai uuiiiicuu minus 01 looters soi.ed
Iho opportunity offered by tho fight
lug and began a systematic pillage of
houses and stores,
Heavy iliiniago is reported dono at
To pin hy tho rebel machine guns.
fireat interest is being manifested
in tho I. O. O. 1" congress to bo held '
1 Aol. !,..,. 1. ..,.1 ....I t
i ...-iiiiiim minimi'", iui limy llllioug
the Odd Fellows. Rehekahs and can
tons, hut their friends as well. It will
bo 1111 occasion to bo long remem
bered and judging from tho number
of inquiries for tickets it begins to
look as if the one special which ar
rives ut 0 a. 111., will not accommodate
all who want to go at that time.
Through the courtesy of' tho railroad
company a special faro 0110 one and a
third has been granted for tho round
trip, good 011 all trains. Only round
trip tickets will he honored on the
special. The special train will ho
held till 11 p. in., thus, allowing all
lo tully enjoy the entire, day's fes
tivitics.
LETTERS PRINTED
IRREGULAR I0NE IS
MARKE
T
ionoC lawyers and purchasers as to
Ihoir validity and any dioluni of our
in advanoo as to their regularity or
validity would only tend to oonfitsiqu
and uncertainty.
Tio pptition is denied'.
N13W YORK, Ajirll 25. - Tho
opening stock market today tlovol-
onoil an Irregular tono.- Internation
al llurvoutor and National UuUwuya
of Jloxleo second nretorred woro
down 1 1-2. J.ohlsh Vnlloy ahowod
marUod strength with n gain of 2
mui Now York Central 11 nil Missouri
Pacific worn' up 0110. Uijltoit Statea
Stool, lliiriimnu uml Hill stocks woro
uogloctod, ami tho metals rose n
point,
Tho market closod (Inu,
Bonds woro steady.
WASHINGTON, April 25. Doth
condemnation and approval aro ex
pressed hero today over tho reudlug
Iu the senate yeatonlay of confldeii
tllal correspondence which passed
between Herbert Knox Smith, com
missioner of corporations; Theodore
Roosevelt, thou presldont of the
United States, and Charles J. Itoua-
purto, fortnor attorney general, re
garding tho government's antl trust
suit against tho International Har
vester company,
Adheronts of President Tuft aro
jubilant, declaring Unit tho depart
ment of Justice manifested no undue
hasto lu sending tho letters to tho
somite, while tho lloosovolt support
ers aro admittedly angry, assorting
that it was nothing but n political
mnvo, ami one intention to uijuro
Koosovolt's candidacy for tho re
publican presidential nomination.
Attornoy (lonorul WlcUorsluun
and other officials of tho department
of Justlco said today thoy had noth
ing to add to tho publication of tho
lottors mid Commissioner Smith ro
fiiBcd to discuss tho nuittor.
EALb.M, Ore.. April 25. Governor
West today has given out n statement
in which he vigorously attacks tho
opinion of Attorney General Craw
ford on the presidential preference
primary law, in which Crawford con
strues the law to mean that there is
no legal obligation resting on dele
gates to national party conventions o
vote for the presidential eantlidnto
unless he shall have received nt the
primary election a majority of all
votes cast. Crawford holds that as
Colonel Koosevelt did not receive a
majority of all republican ballots enst
delegates to the republican national
convention at Chicago tb not have to
vote for him.
Denouncing what he terms Craw
ford's "siirbsloue opinion," Governor
West declares the law is plnin and
that by it all delegates to tho national
party conventions are bound to carry
out, to the best of their ability, the
will of the voters as expressed at the
primary polls.
"The man who goes to a national
convention ami violates his nledird
obligation to carry out the wishes of
his jMiIitical party," said Governor
W est, 'i sn crook and a perjurer, the
opinion of the attorney general notwithstanding."
Offense Under British Laws for Op
erator to Give Out News Operator
Justified in Sale.
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SOCIALISTS WIN
ABERDEEN SUIT
STEAMER CREOLE ABOARD
MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
NKW OHLEANS, La., April 23.
Tho Southern I'ncifio stoiunor Creole
with 205 persons aboard, lfi reported
aground near tho mouth of tho Mis
sissippi. Tugs luivo been rushed to
her assistance.
ADEKDEISN, Wn April 25.
That socialism was on trial for tho
first tlmo in Washington and that it
won is tho contention of local social
ists today, following tho granting of
an Injunction against tho socialist
hall.
Tho Finnish Socialist hall, tho
only meeting plttco for tho equal
rights party, had been closod by tho
police Tho stato organization em
ployed Attornoys Homer llono mid
Howard Wright of Tacotna to onjoln
tho city. Judge Mason Irwlu grant
oil tho writ nftor a two days' hoar
lug. "Hut If tho I. W. WYs aro allowed
to moot thoro, tho pollco must closo
tho hall," said Irwin.
Tho city attornoy charged that se
ditious, troasomiblo Bpeochoa hod
boon mado in tho hall. Ilono and
Wright put on tho stand eleven mom
bora of tho party, All testified that
thoy bollovod In tho constitution, that
thoy woro not overturning tho gov-
orumont by force and that thoy had
WASHINGTON, April 25. A
breach between Senator William Al
lien Smith of Michigan, chairman of
tho senate sub-commlttco which is
Investigating tho Titanic disaster,
and his associate probers, is reported
to hare occurred today ovtr tho
question of releasing some 'of tho
members of tho Tltanlc-'n crow from
further detention. Chairman Smith
favors holding every member of the
ciew in Washington until the In
quiry Is finished, but other members
of the committee bellevo this la un
ne cfcs&ty
Senators Jonathan Bourne of Ore
gon and Theo. E. Burton of Ohio
constantly break Into tho question
ing, frequently Ignoring Chairman
Smith. Interest in tho hearing is
wan Inf. us indicated by tho small
cr.,vnl present today when tho iu-
ulry opened.
Marconi Explains Order.
William. Marconi, head ot th&
Marconi Wireless company, was the
first witness today. Ho admitted
thrt tho New York offices of his
company fc.nd sent he following wire
less order to tho Marconi operator
on tho Carpathia:
'Held news story of disaster at
font figures."
Tob message, Marconi explained,
was not sent until tho rcscuo ship
was off Sndy Hook, practically in
Now York harbor.
Marconi denied all porsonal knowl
edge of tho message, saying that
Chief Operator Sarmis of tho New
York office was responsible. Ho In
slited, however, that tho message
.eforred to Interviews with Ouoru
tor Cottum and not to wireless nies
j. ct. sent from the Carpathia.
Explains News Messages.
Marconi said that every liner
should have two wireless opjorators.
He said be understood tho difficulty
of tbe'Carpathla's operator sending
messages on account of tho Inter
ference ot amateurs.
"It Is tin offenso under British
laws for a wireless operator to glvo
out news. Cottam used his discre
tion Iu refusing to glvo tho story
while he was aboard the Carpathia.
In New York, at 2 o'clock Friday
morning, Cottam told ho could got
something for his story. I told him
to give It It ho wished."
"Tho following radiograms woro
Intercepted hy Wireless Operator
Simpson and nppear to mo to bo sig
nificant enough to bo brought to
tho department's attentien:
" 'Seagate to urputhlu and Titanic
oporators, 8:110 p. m., April 18 Ar
ranged for your oxcluslvo story ot
wreck for dollars In four figures,
Marconi agrcolug. Say nothing un
til you sco me. J. M. Sanunla, op
erator C
Marconi said of theso messages:
"I know nothing about thorn. I
told Sainmls as an official of a
British company I would not prevent
tho oporators making what they
could out of tho Information thoy
had."
PROB
E
AGAINST MONEY TRUST
WASHINGTON April 21. -By u
vote of 2:)5 to 125 tho house (his
morning passed the, 1'ujo reaolutivr;
calling for nn investigation of the
money IruHt, Tho measure empower
the committee on bunking uml cur
rency to Inquire into tho rltioiu. x-
istinc hotwocn the nutioiiiil luuikd of
nevor advocutod anarchistic prlncl- Now york una indutrul Slid rnlrMMl Tl
nles In tho bulldlmr. .......,i:,...,. ., "
pies lu tho building,
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