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OH"i"n Historic oni?, City Hall Medford Mail Tribune l-'Ol KTII YIOAIi. MISUFom OKIWON. MONDAY, YVAiHVAUY U, 1910. No. -282 JURY IN HERMANN CASE UNABLETO AGREE JURY REVEN TO FOR CONVICTION BEING OUT 4 ONE N AFTER 48 HOURS Guilt or Innocence of Former Conor cssman Blnrjer Hermann, Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud the Government of Public Lands In Creation of Blue Mountain Forest Reserve While Gen eral Land. Commissioner, Still Undecided An Agreement Out of the Question. LACK OF VINDICATION SPOILS PLANS OF DEFENDANT FOR SEEKING ELECTION TO CONGRESS Heney Moves at Once'for New Trla I to Begin Next Monday, But Dato Is Left Open Subject to Anrccm ent of Counsel Upon Both Sides Selkirk Lone Juror for Acquittal. I'OHTI.ANI), Or., Kli. H. Tho Eiillt or Innnncunrf of Hx-ConRrc mnn Illngor Hcrmnnn, charged with consplrncy to defraud tho govern ment o( public lands In the crnotlon of tho IJlue Mountnln foront rescrvo, whlle"llennann wns commissioner of tlio Rcncrul land offlco In Mtlll unde cided. Tho Jury which stood 11 for conviction nml one for ncnulttnl wnii dUchnrged by Judge Wolvorton nt 9:40 ' o'clock this morning nftor wcrntllnK with tho ovldenco In tho cane for nearly 48 hour. This ne tlon was taken following tho nn- nounromont by tho foromnn that nn "agreement won out of tho question, Tho Inability of the Jury to roach nn agreement Iuih onllroJy upsot tho plnn of the aged dofondnnt, It having boon nnnouncotl thnt In tho ovont of vlndtcntlon, llornmnn would bo a candidal" for rongrosn from bin old dtatrlct, tho first congressional dis trict, against Hoprosontntlvo Hawloy, tho present Incoumbont. Those of tho Jury fr conviction woro C. P. Pearson, J. II. Thompson, William Myors, tho foromnn; lion F. Skolflold, Fronk D. 8lmmonH, Bmlth Stephens, Henry II. Stone, Charles W. ItlHlcy, J. 0. Smock, Wonloy Houck, Albortus II. Motcnlf, Gonrgo Selkirk stood out for acquit tnl. Ho bold thnt ho could convict tho dofondnnt undor tho Inw, but not under tho ovldonco, and thnt hla con science would not pormlt of his dls rogardlng tho ono phnso of tho cnao for tho nupoprt of tho othor. After tho dUchnrRo of tho Jury, Pronccutoc P. J, Honoy Immodlatoly moved thnt a now trlnl bo com mnncod on oMndny noxt,.nnd mooting with tho objection of tho court thnt tho Jury pnnol hnd boon oxcusod un til n wok from Mondny substituted thnt dnto. Horo ho met with tho ob jection of oJhn M. Gonrln, who stnt od that ColonoV Worthlngton had boon compollcd to roturn to Wnsh InRton nnd could not roturn for some time, whereupon tho dato of tho noxt trlnl was nlolwod to Btnnd opon, sub Joct to tho agreement of tho counsel on both Bid on. Hormnnn'o own ovldonco, nccord lugtn Informntlon coining from tlio Jury room, 'provontod )Ih ncnulttnl. At tho oIobo of tho Rovornmont'B cubo contlnuoH thin Informntlon, hnd tho dofonso roBtod nnd gono to tho Jury with Itfl case, thoro would hnvo boon n vordlct In fnvor of tho dofoiiBO. Tho Jury, howovor, was chnnRod In Its nttltudo by tho onvoBlvonosH nnd tho contrndltrolnu found In tho story of tho dofondnnt nnd wna swung to tho government's sldo wlion Honoy on InBtructloiiB forced tho dofondnnt to admit mlutnkOB. mndo on dlroct ox amlnntlon nnd qualify his dlroct tos tlmony. Honry Moldrum told tho strnlght ost Btory of tho two, this Informntlon contonds, whllo It' Is also nrtjuoil that Moldrum'B toatlmony rogardlng Her mann's visit to his offlco nnd tho mooting thoro with Maya wna cor- robcrted In nil Km detnllB by tho ten tlmony of Hermann himself, which would not hnvo been trtio had Her mnnn not tnken'the stand In hit own dofenio, IHnger Hermann was Indicted on tho thirteenth dny of the month, nnd thirteen ballot were taken In nn nt tempt to decide whether ho wns kull tyor Innocent of tho crime charged against htm. PEOPLE ALIENATED FROM PRESIDENT Kansas City Star Comments With Sorrow on Lack of Confidence. Shown In Mr. Taft. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Fob. 14. Tho Kansna City Star, tho first pnpor In tho middle-west to urRo tho nom ination of Wllllnm II. Tuft for tho presidency nnd whoso editor, W. H. Nolsou, Is n personal friend of tho chief executive, said today: "In hla apoech In Now York Pres ident Tnft admitted n loss of popular ity for his administration that might causo tho Ropubllcnn party to loso tho lioiiso of representatives. Ho might hnvo gono ovon further. So groat has tho dofonctlnn boon that If n presidential election woro to no hold next November, thoro la probab ly but ono Republican, Roosovolt, who would atnnd a chnnco of carry ing tho country nngliiHt n ticket bend ed, for example, by Gaynor or Folk. "In all this transformation of pub lic Bonttmont thoro, lias been llttlo bitterness. "Instcnd thoro has boon general BQrrow over a loss of confldonco In a prosldont of charming personality and right Intentions, who, partly from tompornmont, pnrtly from laclt of Bngaclty, and pnrtly from a defi ciency la nggresslvo militant earn estness, has nllenntod tho pooplo who bollovcd thoy had found In him a man to cnrry outt ho work of Roosovolt." WISHES TO REACH PACIFIC COAST TO SEE SWEETHEART TWO ACCUSED NEW YORK OFFICIALS ASD MEN WHO MAKE CIIAJtGES AGAINST THEM. t BIDS OPENED ROOSEVELT OF EDITORS Poll by Chicago Tribune Shows That Teddy Is the Choice for President ' in States West of the Alleghany Mountains. PACIFIC COAST STATES ALL FAVOR LIOH HUHTER Taft Only Leads tn Ohio, Missouri, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Ten ! nessee .and Arizona. TAFT PLEASES STEEL TRUST Lincoln Day Talk Pronounced a Friendly Message to Big Busi ness and Very Timely Magnates Talk. NEW YORK, Fob. 14. Wllllnm G. MiiKimiiH, tho wiroloss operator whoso brnvory saved tho crow of tlio steamship Kentucky from doath ro- oontly off tho North Cnrollnn const, will inako nnothor utttompt to jour noy to Portland, Or., whoro It la ro portod thoro is n eortnlu younp; lady who will Rivo a cortnin nnswor to n oortain quoslion nsked hor by Ma Rinnis. So anxious wns MiiRinnis to.ronch tho Paoifio const that he "took n ohanoo" wlion ho replncod a timid wiroloss opprator on tho loaky Ko- NEW YORK, Fob. 14. Tho sentl nient of many of -tho big financiers war oxprcsaed today regarding Pres ident Tnft's Lincoln day speech by Chairman Genry of tho board of di rectors of the United States Steel Cor poration, who said: "Tho president's speech wns can did, clear and convlclng. It is n friendly messngo to business and la vory tlmoly. Tho prosldont Intends to bring about adjustments which will not disturb tho prosperity exist Inff." President IJrown of tho Now York Centrnl railroad, when naked for his opinion Bald: "Prosldont Taft'a snooch was reas suring, nnd will tond to inspire con fldonco. Tho corporations of tho country nrotrylng enrncstly nnd hon estly to comply with tho laws," Honry Clows rtoclnrod: "Tho pros ldont shows a firm nttltudo anglnst law breakers. Tho laws aro for all nltko and thoro can bo no discrimin ation botweon Individuals or corporations." ITO'S ASSASSIN TO PAY DEATH PENALTY TOKYO, Feb. 14. It wna nn nouuood by tho Kovornmont horo to day that Inohnii Angnn, who nssns sinatod Prineo Ito nt Harbin last full, has boon convicted nnd sentenc ed to death. Angan wns n mombor of tho oronn Liberal parly nnd his associates in Koroa hnvo soerolly honored him as a martyr, Spooial proonutloiis hnvo boon ordorod lo provont n domon8tVation in Seoul. HUGHES WILL PROBE GRAFT Legislative Bribers to Be Investigat ed by Governor, Who Intends to Drive Grafters Out -of Politics. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 14. Intense interest is manifested here in the espresood possibility of n general in vestigation of tho state legislature for tho purpose of uncovering alleg ed bribory in connection with legisla tion during the Inst ten years. Governor Hughes was in his office today nftor hnving conferred with President Taft nnd othor prominent lenders in Now York City, but refus ed to mnko nny comment regarding tho possibility of a genornl invest! gntion being lnunchod. The Bonnto investigation so far has been oonfinod to tho trial of major ity lendor Jothnm P. Allds upon the chnrgo of ncoopting a bribe of $1000 in 1001 to kill a highwftv bill. It Is romorod that Govornor Ilughos intends to drive out of pol itics in this stnto nny men ho can provo to hnvo boon connoctcd with alleged bribory of tho logislaturo. Two high officials of Now York stnto have been mndo tho objects of ohnrgos of misconduct while holding office Thoy nro Jothnm P. Allds, president pro tern, of tho stnto son ato, nnd Ilornco White, presiding of- TUESDAY NIGHT Bids for Central Point Water System Will Be Considered Tomorrow Night-Plant Will Be of the . Pumping Kind. The city council of Central Point will considor mas Tuesday evening for tho construction of n complete municipal water system for that city. Tho bids are to include everything pipe, powor house, pumping plant, etc. Tho city will depend for its water supply on pumping wntor from n well nnd a series of tunnels which tap tho great veins of wntor which underlie the surface nt that point. Tho water has already been found, nnd it only remains to construct tho plant nnd distributing system. George II. Osgood was in from his Griffin creok farm Monday to moot some of the boys ho taught railroad ing yonrs ago who were pnssing through on No. 15. William J. Clark, tho expert train er nnd well-known horsorann, wns in tho city from his ranch Mondny. WASHINGTON COMMENTS UPON TAFTS SPEECH WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14.- Tho loonl press today commonts ns. CHICAGO. IllB., Feb. 14. The Tribune today announces the result 'of a canvass which It states has been made of tbo Republican editors of newspapers west of the Alleghany mountains, regarding their present choice for president, with the fol lowing total results: Roosevelt. 13C0; Taft, 1093; La Follette. 197; Hughes, 122; Cum mins. 65; Pinchot. 30; Cannon, 14; Bryan, 40; scattering, 144. Tho paper prints tho following as the results of Pacific coast papers: Roosevelt, 51; Taft. 31; LaFol lette, 1; Hughes, 3; Cummins, 1; Pinchot, 1; Dolllver, 2; Cannon, 1, and Bryan, 1. Oregon Roosevelt, 32; Taft, 14; LaFollette, 3; Hughes, 5; Pinchot, 1; Cannon, 1, and Bryan, 2. California Roosevelt. 81; Taft, 45; LaFolIetU;, 4; Hughes. 4; Pin cbot, 2; Dollver, 1; Bryan, 1. In summing up the result of the canvass, the paper says: "Roosevelt has not only a mapor Ity of the votes, but his strength runs so uniformly that he Is Indorsed y a majority of the elates. He is strongly In the lake group, where he has 4S6 votes to Taffs 427. Ho leads In the fcralrlo states by 617 to 475, and on the Pacific coaat by 164 to 90. Roosevelt leads in 15 of tho 22 states: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Minne sota, North Dakota. Montana, Wash ington, Oregon, California, Ken tucky and Nevada. "Theor states have a population of 5,501,665 and will poll 294 votes In the Republican national convention." LIGATION N MYSTERY Who Is American Development Com pany That Seeks Blanket Fran chise en All Roads of Jackson Ct. Without Revealing Identity? NO FRANCHISE GRANTED BY COUNTY COURT Ashland Atterney Who Appears far Applicants, Does Hot Knew Their Names. ' GLAVIS ON STAND Ballinger Inquiry Resumed Before Largest Crowd Yet Assembled Before Deliberations. 1 - 1 it . 1 . M I licror cu mo sonaio dv virtue or ins fftnnWQ nAtl ilrt onnnnt (u office i of lion onnnt Rovornor. Sena- President Tnft nt tho Lincoln dnv 0 il vt ... ' tor Allds is chnrged by Bonn Concer, n follow mombor of tho stnto sonnto, with tnldnsr monoy for nidinpr in thp dofont of proposed highway legisla tion. Senntor Connor nlloces that tho bribo wns tnkon nine yonrs npro whilo bo and Mr. Allds woro follow mom bors of tbo assembly, Tim obnrpo is deniod absolutely by Mr. Allds. Mr. White is nooused of boinj involved in n fjnaneial transaction wboreby tho (Continued on Pago 8.) dinner of tbo Ropnblicnn club in Now York: Times (iudopondont) It is clear the prosldont feels thnt tho country won't pormit him to stnnd still in the matter of tbo Sbormnn nnti-trust law enforcement. Post (independent) Porhnps Wall stroot nnd its converging channels will not come to soo sound prinoiplos nnd honost motbods immovnbly fixed in tbo policy of the administration. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14.-- Tho Ballinger investigation commit too resumed its work today boforo tbo largest crowd tbiit has yet boon present at its deliberations. L. R. Glavis, former chief forester of tho field division of the general land offico, was ngain called to the witnoss stand. Prior to its official meeting tho coramitteo wont into ex ecutive session, which lasted more than half an bout. Albort Walker, ono of (be promi nent stockmen of Ply, Klamath counly, wns in Medford Monday on llis. way lo Jacksonville. Who is tho American Development Co.? Who are the backers and finan ciers of this concern that asks a blanket franchise over Jackson coun ty roads for a trolley line, a fraa chlso tbat has not yet been granted by the county court, though errone ously reported to bavo been granted? The secretary of state reports that the American Development company was organized under tho laws of Ore gon with E. M. Runyon, A. U Veagle and C. J1. Veagio as Incorporators. Bat all aro unknown here. Tho two latter aro Portland lawyers, but whom they represent Is unknown. Tho company applied for tho fran chise some timo since, and the coun ty court and commissioners have tak en the jnatter under advisement. Neither Judge Neil nor the commis sioners have any Information as to who the American Development Co, Is. what its plana are, what Its cap italization Is, or what Its Intentions are. Tho franchise as printed In the Mall Tribune Sunday was tho draft submitted to the county court, which tho court held up. Owing to a mis understanding over tbo phono It was reported as having been granted. Diligent inquiry on the part of the Mall Tribuno, both at Jacksonville and nt Grants Pass, whore supple mentary articles of IncorporntfeHi UIU OilIU IU UUVU UVUU W1UU, to roveal tho names of the officers of' tho corporation, nor docs tho cf& presented 6how nny namo except of tho "American Dovoloppmont Co.' G. F. Trefren of Ashland, who rep resented tho company ( betoro the county board, said: I rcaly cannot remember the names of tbo officers of tho company;, nor do I rocollcct who are the Incor porators. I had a momoranda of the - names which I sent to Josephine county, whoro a similar appllactloar has been filed. I understand that ar- ll.l t aaa . . . ucies oi incorporation woum do niea In both counties, and am surprised that thoy have not boen tiled horo. Tbo company Is composed of Portland and British Columbia partlos, who aro Interested In this section, that la. about all that I know of them.,v Tho county clerk of Josophlne county, by telephone, this morning disclaims auy knowlcdgo of tho com pany whatever. John It, Allen of Now York, build er of tho Pacific & Eaotern railroad, has obtained trolloy franchises in4 Medford and Grants Pass for an ln terurban electric lino, but, so far as known, has no connection -with the American Development Co. Ho la oxpected hero In March, wh'en the work ot securing additional fran chises as well as construction work bo undertaken. WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. Vessels sent out to search for tbo tug Nina rejjrtod today, tbat thoy bad found HO trace of ihn rnlnainn. jm. u. Aimer, secretary or tno vessel. Tbo ship is long overdue. Sutherlin Land, Water & Powor company of Douglass county, is n business visitor in Medford. today. While it Is possible sbo has been blown out of her course and may yet stake port, it is fred she la lost,