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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND.
EDITION
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OHIO TO VOTE
AS UNIT FOR
GOV. HARMON
In Spite ol Fact tlint 10 Wilson Dele
gates to Baltimore Were Elected,
State Convention Instructs Them to
. Vote ns Unit for Ohio Governor.
Recall Plank Is Rejected Wilson
Men Will Protest at National Con
ventlon, Telling How Chosen.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Juno fl.- The
Ktiiln democratic convention hero to
lay adopted tho unit rule, thus fare
tut: (It! iiliiitini delegates en id u rod
liy Wood row WIIhoii nt the recent pri
iiinry election to vote for J miaou llur
iiidii ut llalttinoro.
Aftitr an all night fight tho rcio-
lllllOIIH CUIIIIIllttCU Of till Olllo llolllO-
critic convention oted today, H5 tu
ft, for it plnuk ItlmlliiK nil OIiIo'h dele
BMes tu thu llnltlinoro t'oiivi'iitloti to
ott tor llnrmoii, ivtn Including the
It delegates who tiro pledged to Wll
nm. Miiyur Newton llokur of Cleveland
led tin fight In opposition to tho unit
nil and when ho Iff t thu committee
meeting a C o'clock thin moriiltiK
prepared to iiiuko u fight on thu floor
of (ho convention.
Huluir aUo Introduced Into the re.
oIiiiIoiim committed n plan fuvorlug
tho recall, Including Judges. This
wub defeated hy a vote of 12 to !.
linker Iteflen llnrtnoiiltcM
Mayor llaker defied thu Harmon
IIoh, IieiiIIiik:
"You cannot control mo, nor moke
mo tote. ngnlimt thu IrmlructloiiH of
I ho voter who eluded too."
tinker will demand. .tho aMUtunco
of William J, Hryau In a right on
tho floor of tho Dnltlmorc convention
ngnlnst tho adoption In Ohio of tho
unit rule.
Tho democratic platform approved
tho Initiative and referendum, thu
direct election of United Htiitcn ncna
oi s ami thu short ballot,
.'o for (iowruor
Tho majority report of thu resolu
tion committee, embodying thu null
Idle, wan adopted hy a vote of 597 to
:if.7, Mayor Uaker of Cleveland,
head of tho WIIhoii faction, presumed
a minority report,
Congressman James Cox wan nom
lutited for governor hy acclamallon.
WON BY TAGAUA.
LONDON, Juno ft. King (lenrge
mill Queen Mary Hat in u liox ut
I'psoin Downs today unit hiiw Taga
lin, a rank outHldcr in thu betting,
win thu tlorhy, thu "liluu rilihou of thu
Kngliidi turf," uiul thu print of
.lO.OOl) which koch with it, Thu royul
eiiuiliiliitu for turf, honors, King
(loorge'n Pilitudcau, run fourlli.
.lucgar, owmiil by l.udwig Neumann,
finished second nitil Tracery third.
Tiigiilio was ridden to vietory hy
Jockey John llelff, u native of San
dose, Oal, ' The winner's tiinu over
I he mile mid u half course was
2::iH -1-5. Tiigiilio Ih owned hy to'.
Ituphncl, uiul thu piiou against t lit
wiiiuur wan 100 to 8. .lucgar wiik
third at H to 1 mid Tracery at 00 to 1.
Joekuy Ht'ilT rodo u ulovor rncu. llu
tool; thu leitd at tliu start anil wiik
nuvr headed, winning hy four length1.
11. It, Durycu's Sweeper II wiih ii
red hot favorite, tu tho belting, but
never figured in tho raou, AuiericiiuH
Ioh luuivily on Sweeper, expecting
iiim to win tliu dorhy aft eiihiy iih hu
captured thu two thoiiHiiud guineas ut
Nowiuiirkot recently,
Olhor hui'rioH heavily bucked wuru
.1. 11. JouI'h Wliito Star, K. IIiiIIoii'k
Lomond uiul C. Howuih iHinny'H Hull
CroKH,
Thu weather vuf chilly.
NAVptH BTAIN
In preparing vegetables, especially
tht odorous onion, Blip ovor tho fore
finger or tho right hiuid a kid finger
cut 'from an old ulovo, It will buvo
thu hand from an uiiHlghtly Htaln.
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IIIIMIOI
HAM GETS
CONTRACT FOR
NEW BRIDGE
Aihlanil Leader of Opposltluii to Med
ford's Dear Creek Drldyo Gets
Ready for Action As Guardian of
Jackson County,
Not Open to Conviction and "Sot" in
His Intention to Strike a Blow at
Medford through the County.
The county court thin afternoon
awarded a contract for the erection
of a new bridge over Hear creek In
thin city to K, (I. I'erhiuu of Murhh
field, Ore., the contract prlcu for thu
lirldKe complete hitliiK ia:t,ii(lO. I'er
haui pltiiiK to ntnrt work at once.
Thu lirldKit will liu built according
to thu plaim and Hpeclfleallons which
have been on file with the county
court for tho pniU two iiioiiIIih.
"To protect the iuteri'HtH of the tax
payer of JnekMon county 1 hIiiiII en
join the coiiHtructiou of thu .Med
ford liridpe." stnted llenloii ltowern
of AhIiIiiiuI Wednexday tiiorniui;.
"Then you conxitlcr yournelf guar
dian of the eonntvf " wiik linked.
"1 wouldn't put it that way," ie
plied Mr. How urn, "hut I urn dixinter
cntfd in the matter and acting solely
in behalf of the tax puyern, wImmc
fuiidH have hccii sliamcfiilly siian
dered liv thu coiinly court mii'or
Medford'rt dictation,"
ArKiiiueiitH LVeleRH
Mr. Itowurn wiih reminded of Ihu
fact that none of thu county road and
bridge fund had hern npciit in Mol
ford in many year, that .Medford
paid n fifth of the county'H tnxon mid
wiih entitled to o portion of what w.ih
paid in, that Medford had never at
tempted to control the county court,
that road and bridge improvcmeiitH
had been made in every road district
in the county, that threo Hteel bridges
had been built across the Itoguu mid
numerous other improvements made,
none of them requested hy Medford,
but it made no difference to linn us
he evidently considers bin guardian
ship of divine origin.
"From nil purtn of thu county,"
Hiiid Mr. Dowers, "have come offer.-,
of financial assistance mid moral
NiiniHtrt. Kvi'ii Kd Hiinluy wrote
from Alaska offering assistance. Tho
entire county Ik lined up against
Medford."
When informed that thu opposition
lo Medford wiih fostered and created
largely by Ashlaipl 'mliticimiH mid
newspaper during thu primary cam
paign hu indignantly denied that hu
wiih u citizen of Ashland.
I loners' KcnIiIciico
Tho fnelH are that Mr. Dowerrt te
to all intents mid purposes u citir.eu
of Ashland, though it is true hu docs
not live within thu city limits. Hu
ruccivon all thu benefits of city gov
ernment, lesH the burden of city tuxes.
Thu only reason ho is not in thu city
limits in because of thu fight hu put
up when thu normal school wiik voted
iusiilu the city, thus forcing thu limits
to rigzug urouiid his property and so
relieve lum ol taxation, t ity water
mid city lights pass within fit) l'cct
of his front door. He has thu hiiiiiu
police protection that other citizens
of Ashland huvo mid receives bin nini
at thu Ashland postoffieu and u few
yeurs ugo ran for ntntu Konutor us
an Ashland man.
Unable to convince, or ho convinced,
Arr. Dowers luft for Jnoksonvillo ao
eoinpanied by S. A. Carolton of Ash
land, who is associated with him
thu effort lo block thu bridge. Hu will
appear before thu court to nerve no
tieu of injunction proceedings.
As the circuit court !h not in ses
sion and Judge Calkins is on the
bench in Portland for thu euliie
month, Mr. Dowers will huvo to uwnit
his return before beginning proceed
ings, so that it will bo impossible for
him to enjoin the letting of thu con
tract. SULLIVAN GIVES MANTELL
BATTLE OF HIS LIFE
SACItAAlKNTO, Cab, June f.
Siiermnonto fight funs are today
loudly proclaiming their disapproval
of Hilly Johnson's notion in giving
decision to Frank Miuitcll nt the close
of his 20 round fight with Mont mm
Dan Sullivan hure lust iiiuht. It
should have been n draw,
MEDFORD,
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U. S. WAR SHIPS,
WASHINGTON, Juno fi Follow
ing n conference between President
Tnft and Secretary of State Knox, It
wiih decided today to rush four bat
tleships from Key Went to Guautaiin
mo. Knox said that tho dcchtlou wan
reiiched flrut for thu purpose of being
In better communication with Guiiii
ttinamu by wireless mid, second, to
huvo the additional marines near In
case thuy weru needed.
Tho bunion of despatches from
Cuba received by (hu statu depart
ment hero today Is that 150 marines
havo been luuded from tho United
Htatos transport l'ralrlo at (itiantuna
mo and that thu revolution Is passim;
rapidly beyond tho control of Presi
dent Jose (lomoz.
Consular reports from all parts of
Cuba Indicate that tho revolution haR
reached proportions with which
President Gomez Is utterly unable to
copu.
The rebels tiro threatening a gen
eral attack on American property
around Santiago, It Is reportud and
marines probably will bo lauded from
thu crulsor Paducah thoru this after
noon. Council Committee Between Butchers
of City and Women Who Clamor
for Cheap Meat Sold hy Cut-Rate
Independent.
"Oh, I hope they don't make then
stop selling meat in this market. Lust
Sunday was the first day for six
weeks that wo could afford to have
it. And how I wuehed for tho mar
ket to open again."
It was ii little, tired faced woman,
showing plainly thu efforts of u hut
tin with the high cost of living, who
spoke. Tho place wns ut (hu public
market, the time, (his morning. She
voiced tho sentiments of n long lino
of women who were patiently wniting
their turn to ho served before the
meat booth ut tho public uiurket.
Humors (hut the meat stalls weru to
be closed had been Dying about town
for several days, and hud redoubled
today with tho reopening; of the stnll.
Shu was one of the many who havo
done without meat since tho price Ins
soured, Twice lms moat been offered
for Halo at tho market and twice has
the market been erowdud with eagee
patroiiR, Now It seems that it must
stop, for thuy arc about to say that
MEAT HEREArtER CAN BE SOLD iff PUBLIC MARKETTNLY BY PRODUCERS
OIIMON, VJ3DNKSIMY,
WITH MARINES AND AMMUNITION, SPEED
? cAtrrAiN 3 re. r lack coujrir t. GroeaE rarhbtt, u s m c - t-
If, PONT J AC.
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ROOSEVELT WIN IMPEACHMENT OF RALPH WOODFORD
SOUTH DAKOTA &
15.
SlOl'X FALLS. June .'..- Victoiy
for W'nodrow WiImiii in tho South
Dakota primaries was indicated by
til) available rtetirn-. late this after
noon, it appearing (hat tho New Jer
sey governor ha- captured the Ktute'n
10 delegutes to Baltimore by two o
one over (Mark.
Sterling, progreive, also lias de
feated Gamble, standpatter, for the
Republican nomination,
Roosevelt'.- plurality over Tnft i
now indicated us beinsj about l.i,0UU.
SlOl'X FALLS, S. I).. Juno 5. In
complete returns received today Indi
cate that yesterdav's primaries gavo
Theodore Uoosevelt tho solid repub
lican delegation from South Dakota,
with n plurality of 10,000 to 12.000.
Hob Crow dor, who gavo Modfoid
cheaper incuts, must not soil again in
thu public market. And this mcmiM
that fanners must hutehor livestock
they have grown to supply the market
Xot a Producer
Tho market coiimiittoo of tho city
council will decide upon tho niut'er
this ni'ternoou. Thoy stuto thut they
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JUDGE ARCHBALD :
IS RECOMMENDED:
WASHINGTON', June fl. -That the
impeai'hmeut of Judge liobert Arch
hold of the commerce court will be
recommended is privately stated by
members of the hou-o jndieiury com
mittee, which went into executive ses
moh here today to consider Archbold's
ease, following the conclusion of
their oh:i investigation of the char
ges against him. The committee'.-,
report in the ease is expected next
week.
l'arty lines evidently have boon
abolished in the coinmittuei Jud:e
Archbold mid his two sons are re
maining in Washington to nwuit the
report. Jud;e An-hhold i- not Mt-
tinir in the commerce oourt.
are "between tho devil mid the deep
blue sea." They say that Unh Ctw
der docs not produce tho meat ho is
selling and that they cannot permit
him to sell meat in the public market
on this nccount mid they admit they
realizo Jit" justice of tho woiucn in
doninuding cheaper meats. To oolvo
the high cost of living) tho women say,
FOR VICIMiTV OF CUBA
SUCCEEDS FATHER
AS POSTMASTER
Knljdi Woodford, who for the past
i mid a half enr-. has been assist
ant potmaster of the local postoffice,
has been named postmaster to suc
ceed hK father, A. M. Woodford, who
retires. .Mr. Woodford has served
eight years potnni.--ter, recently
being reappointed for the third term
of four years. Halph Woodford's
name was .sent to the senate for rati
fication by President Tuft Mondu.
At .-oon ns his bond is forwarded to
Washington mid accepted he will
succeed his father.
So fur no appointment has been
made to fill the assistant postmaster's
place. This, will bo done either bv
'promotion, examination or transfer
I from some other office.
is the object primarily of tho public
uiurket, and because n man is a
butcher or not doesn't mnttor-'hey
want cheaper meats. And theie you
ure.
There is little doubt nhcut the
wording and intent of the public mar
ket ordinance. It states tint pro-
(Contluued ou Page C.J
NO. G4.
POLITICAL POT
Probability of Roosevelt Bolt Grow
Ing as Indications Are That Taft
Forces Will Be In Complete Control
and Decide Contests In Their Favor
Committee Begins Hearings Tomor
row With Public, Except Newspaper
Men, Barred From Rooms.
CHICAGO, June 5. Talk of Theo
dore Koosovolt bolting tho Chicago
convention and running ror president
ar. tho head of a third part grow
louder today with tho arrival hero
or Senator Joseph Tm. Dixon or Mon
tana, commander In chief or Roose
velt's campaign rorces. Tho Roose
velt leaders are exerting every effort
to prevent old guard Republicans,
led by Congressman McKlnley, Tail's
right hand man, Irom carrying out
their avowed Intention or flattening
Roosevelt's boom by means or steam
roller tactics.
"All wo ask Is a square deal," say
the Roosevelt people, "and It this Is
not forthcoming thero Is going to be
trouble."
Tnft Victory Forecasted.
Every indication pointed today to
a victory ror Tart In tho contests be
fore the Republican national com
mittee which meets hero tomorrow
to pass on the seating of contested
delegations. It appears certain that
Tatt men will he seated In every case
excepting those or Washington and
Texas. Congressman McKInlov. as
sisted by Charles D. Hllles. secretary
to the pronident. Is in active charge or
Tart headquarters whllo Dixon Is
looking aKer Roosevelt's Interests.
Roosevelt men insist that a big ma
jority or tho unlnstructed delegates
are favorable to Roosevelt's cnndl
dacy and expect to demonstrate this
on the first roll call. The Tart peo
ple ridicule this claim. General
Charles Dick," who will represent Tart
In the right ror tho contested delega
tions said:
Not Personal Organ.
'Why would Roosovelt and his
henchmen be so anxious to Impress
tho national committee with the
strength or their absurd contests, it
he had enough votes to overthrow tho
result. Whether Roosevelt comes
here or stays away, tho Republican
party will demonstrate In the aext
three weeks that It still Is tho peo
ple's party and not an organ ror Indi
vidual ambitions."
The national committee will meet
at 2 p. m. tomorrow and tho session
promises to bo tho stormiest In tho
history or the party. A roll call of
tho committee will bo called and tho
(Continued on Page C.)
OE FEDERATION OF
HALL OP JUSTICE, LOS ANGE
LES, Juno 5. A pemonal and bitter
conflict between Clarence Harrow
and District Attorney Fredericks
marked tho morning sosslon of the
bribery trial hero. It wns tho first
time that Darrow has mudo an open
remark In tho court slnco tho trlul
actually began, and tho flrut tltno hu
has exhibited his old-tlmo fighting
spirit.
Tho prosecution had produced In
court cancelled chocks drawn by Sec
rotary Frank Morrison of tho Amer
ican Federation ot Labor In ravor of
Clarence Darrow, aggregating more
than $200,000. In tho argument
which followed, when his attorneys
contended that nothing could he
gained by tho stato through the Intro
duction or tho checks, Darrow ad
mitted in opou court having received
tho monoy, as a part of the McNa
mara defonso fund,
Just boforo the noon adjournment
Judgo Hutton, indignant at u bitter
wordy conflict between the oppolag
attorneys, stopped proceedings lonjt
qnough to reprimand both Ditrlt
Attorney Fredericks and Dfn At
torney Appel for tfcolr eo4wC
AT CHICAGO S
N W BOILING
CANCELLED CHECKS
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