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0 J.-lvorsHy Mws Offle TW w MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE CLEARINGS BANK CLEAKinaS $30,001.01. WEATHER Wr- r 39.69, Max 6 34.0, Moan 49.0 Kan IN IS jj I 4 X r Forty-First Yrar. Dally Sixth Year. MNAMARA IS BRYCE SAYS WOMAN IT COMPLETE AND MM FLAW District Attorney Issues Statement AAfter a Visit to the Jail Where Woman Stood and Watched Mc Namara for Many Moments. "DID NOT HESITATE" DECLARES THE ATTORNEY If Statement is Corect Then Burns Has Indeed Got the Goods on Suspects. LOS ANOHLKa Cal., Apilt 27. A statement Hint Mrs. D. H. Ingersoll of San Francisco 1ms positively Identified James It. McNamara as J. It. Ilryco, was Issued this afternoon by District Attor noy Fredericks. Mrs. lugorHojrH ldcntl ucntlon, lio said, was complete. Tlio .statement was Issued by District Attorney Fredericks after Mrs. Ingor aoll had accompanied lilm to tho jail, whcTu hid behind a screen, she had n good chanco to carefully scrutlnlzo James It. McNnmarn, who was brought from his coll, osteslbly to confer with Fredericks. Mrs. Ingersoll was very positive In her Identification and Fred ericks says that it was comploto and full in every detail. Tho woman did not hesltato to stato that McNamara was Ilryco says tho attorney TIES SUSPECTS SAFELY LODGED Triple Guard Keeps Watch Over. Mc- Namara Brothers and Allcycd Ac complice, Ortie McManlgal Slier iff in Los Anyclcs Fears Cranks. LOS ANGHL12S, Cnl , April 27. He hind tho buttress or n trlplo guard, John J. McNainara, his brother, James 11., and Ortlo McMunlgul, under arrest in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times plant and the Llow ullyn Iron Works lust October and De cember, spent last night in tho Los An geles county jail. Llku ordinary pris oners, they wero shouted out of bed at 7 o'clock today. Llko 50 others con fined neat by, thoy folded their blankets, passed them through the wicket to a trusly and swept out their cells Two hours later thoy wero given two cups of black coffee, u bowl of mush and a hit of stoak. The men wero given tho option of eating at the "bo.irders table," whero prisoners who can pay may eat what (hoy like, hut for their morning meal thoy chosu tho regular prison fure. races Women. John J. MeNutnurn occupied a coll in tho right wing of tho "tanks" on tin upper floor. Ills coll faced on tho wo men's ward, but a portable screen placed three rent from tho bars shut him out from the rust of tho corridor. On the opposite sldo of tho room, but facing at right nugles, wore tho colls of Mo MunlKiil nnd "Jim" McNamara. Tho latter two onn overhear tho con versations of other prisoners, but John McNumaru Is completely Isolated. Locked in tho 'tank with each prisoner during tho whole night was a trusted deputy sheriff, nl'trolllng tho corridors nrouiid tho cells wero two more, besides tho usual number of turnkeys. On the nutsldu of tho jail three deputies spoilt tho night. Pears Crank. Sheriff Hummel said that perhaps these, precautions wore, unnecessary, hut ho feared Unit Home crunk might be coma active, and ho was taking no chances, either of losing his prisoners or having them harmed. Dozens of applications to sco the pris oners wore tnudu at tho jail today. All these wero denied. Sheriff llammell an nounced that there would ha no objec tion to attorneys talking with tho men, but that all others, at leust for the time being, would bo barred SAN FRANCISCO GIVES TO BIG DEFENSE F SAN FRANCISCO. April IT. Rallying to the defence of lit McNamara broth er ami Ortie McManlgal. the labor men accused of dynamite outrages in Los Angele. San FrencUoo ledge. No. 63, of the IniWNftUeiMl Association of Machin ists, t4uy has appropriated HOW far the defense of tho trio. The money Is to b avuiiahle May 10, to be paid in au one if a cAll Is made for'oontrlbu-turns. Gives Away $300,000 on Birthday ' " -i -M m'SZ.lm-imX, Dr. D. K Pearson, familiarly known an tho 'ffrana old man" of ninudalo. Dr. Poarson a few days ng"o reached tho ripe old affo of 91 an,d colobratod tho occasion by giving- away 5300,000, the last of lil vast fortune, ne ban trlvon up his fine Illinois homo aad is living- In a sanitarium. IS NOW UNDER FIRE Judiciary Committee of Wisconsin Lcijislature Asks United States Senate to Investigate Election of Wisconsin Man to That Body. MADISON, Wis., April 27. Charging that election of Senator Stephenson was the culmination of wholesale bribery and other nets In Violation of tho cor rupt practice law, tho stnto senate Ju diciary committee of tho Wisconsin leg islature today recommended tho adop tion of a joint resolution requesting the United States senate to investigate "tho manner, nieanH and methods by und thtough which Isaac Stephenson secured his election to tho senate." It was freely predicted today that when the rcbolullon comes up In the leglslattuo tomorrow It will ho ndopted, although adherents of Stephenson ate expected to do everything In tholr power to defeat it. Incorporated In tho resolution wns n recommendation that tho United States senate start prosecution against the per sons guilty or alleged corrupt prac tices In connection with Stephenson's election. TELLS OF TRIP TO LOSJNGELES Detective Sergeant Who Brought John J. McNamara to tho Coast, Eluding Habeas Corpus Writs Tells of Schemes to Block Delay. LOS ANGHLKS, Cnl., April 27. The story or the thrilling flight nf dotso- tlvtta with John J. MuNnmarA. from In dianapolis was told today by Detective Sergeant Jumei lloslck of the local po lice force, and Detective Guy Illibllngef of ChloAko, to whom MoNmnHrn wn given In custody after hlsallegeil kid naping in the Indiana olty by Detective William J. Hums lllddlnger wild Hoslok went directly from Chlongo to Indianapolis to be- In "on the killing," as they characterized tin- pclzure of MrNanAirtt In ills oMc s in that city late last Saturday afternoon Went to Police Court. ! "As soon as we iuul made the pinch Ho re." said Illdillngt-r "we hustled our man Into mii automobile and went straight to the polio eourt with him There h uiistt't-rvd to bis name willing ly and waa turned over to us on the req uisition papers made out by the Call fomla authorities and honored by Gov ernor Marshall of Indiana. i "After leaving the oourt we Jumped into tlieautomobtla and tar led on our trli to Lo Amk Um MeNamare did r- ' kmsvv wlirre he was going and we did not tall him ny n.ore than the law al lows. "W- Tna.li II.-- run in lh night to T i ra liaut. in itrl Win. i. "OUgil mud up 'u tin lini. a of t!,--Miit.in.oIjile wliela. At Term Haute we onught the fast I'iiimhs I. aula train liitu HI I.oulx . STEPHENSON MEDHXHiD, OUISOON, SENATE ORDERS TILDEN ARREST Determined to Prohc to the Bottom That Talc of .a $ I OO.DOO Slush Fund Which Elected Lorimcr to United States Senate. SlMtlNGli'IRLD, III., April 27. Deter mined to piobu to the bottom tho story told by Clarence S. Funk, munugor of tho International Harvester company, that lMward Tllden, piesldent of the National Packing company, acted as col lector of a $100,000 "slush fund,'' whlol elected William I.orlmur to t(io United States senate, tho state senate today ordered tho arrest of Tllden for having refused to tdstlfy. Orders weroaIso given to Lieutenant tlnvumor Oglosby lo Issue writs for con tempt ugalhst George M. Henedlot, cash ier of trio 1I overs' Deposit National bank, und for W. C Cummlngs, piesl ilunt of tho Drovers' Trust & Savings company, for refusal to produco tholr records of Tllden's finances before tho senate committee Investigating tho Lor imcr on se. lodge Nalhanlo Seats. Tllden's attor ney, Is preparing 'to Hick n liabeus cor pus In Chlongo to prevent TIIdsn's ar rest. Tlu senate has rutulnud John J. Henley lo force Tllden. Cummlngs and Benedict o appear before tho bar of tho senate. arrived there early Sunday morning nnd Immediately, after grubbing n hai" hrcukfast, purchased tickets for tho three of us stialght tlirouteli to l'uelno. Col, over tho Missouri PaotflCf This was u blind to elude writs of habeas cor pus en route. "At Dodge City wo went to a hotel, where wo w-ulted for the limited lo arrive. We were there for several hours. W hud no Intimation tiiat that was the train which carried MoManlgal and James IS McNainura. It was only an HcoldHiit that we caught up with tho other party Bull Ring In BVLL EJir3 .A.T JAXJK PR.IKTA., 3CRin3OF FIaKrirrd. WAVJRi THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1911. EXTRA IlAL TELLS ALL BULLETIN 3:C0 P. M. LOS AKQELE3, Onl., April 27. A complete confession similar to that al- t leced to have been given to William J. nurai, was given to District Attornoy Fredericks of Los Angolos county by Ortie It. McManlgal 'alleged, dynamiter, this afternoon. McManlgal was closeted with Fredericks and a stenographer from twolvo o'clook until 3 p. m. At its conclusion McMangal declalnod to accept the services of Attornoy O. 1. Hilton, retained by the Structural Iron Workers to defend him. Hilton, after a short talk with Mc Manigal, conflrmoA tho report that he had confessed. "McManlgal has been promised Im munity," he said, "and in return is pro pared to swear away the lives of the McNamara brothers and fix responsibil ity for the Tlmos dlsastor on union labor." Further than this Hilton rofused to make a statement. ABOLISH SENATE WASHINGTON. April 27--A resolu-l tloti to abolish the United States senate was presented today by Victor L. Mer ger, tho Milwaukee socialist member of the house of representatives. A constitu tion amendment doing nway with tho "greatest dellbeiatlvo body In the world" is tho means piovlded In tho resolution. Burger asserts that tho senate has be come an obstructive body, many of whoso members represent no stato at all, but only vast combinations of pred atory wealth. It Is for this reason that he offered his constitutional amendment. "A Useless Body." "Tho senate has become an obstruc tive, useless body a menace to the peo ple's liberties," the resolution rooltos, "a body many members of which aro representatives solely of certain predar tory combinations; a body which, by reason of the corruption of 10 attending tho election of its memhors, has fur nished the gravest public scandula in thu history or the nation." Iierger proposed an amendment giving thu house or rcprcHiitutlvoH all the du ties now held by the senate, with a rcf. oroudum on Its piovlslnns to holnvokcd on petition of five per cent of tho qual ified voters of threu-foui ths or tho states, to bo filed within 1)0 days after Iho passage of uny law. ii lino with his opinion that the mi- piemo court of tlie United States should not bu permitted to declare Iiiwh uncon stitutional, Merger's resolution stutes that all laws enacted by the proposed house should be tlie supremo law of tliej land. j n presenting his resolution Ilergur said: "Tho senate bus run Its course und must, like th-house or lords in Hng-i laud, some day to yield to the populur domain! for Its ilffonnutlnii or abolition, There Is nothlnir as conservative as thu gn-at mass of tn- pt opli-" Town Which Was 1 "":,' n - Girl Fights In Mexican Revolution w,jt. Vs aril BBBBBBBasM 'JlflP i.rrrjooAKA vasue Who fought in the battle of Casus Orandes with the lusurrectos against the federal army under Colonel Samuel Garcia Cuellnr. Although but slxtoen years old, she fought like an Amazon with the two old pistols that her father had given hex. 7000 JAPANESE AREJTARVING Numhcr of Deaths Due to Famine Re ported From Ibarakl Prefecture- Floods Swept Crops Away An thorities Arc Slow to Act. VICTORIA, 1). C. April 27. Over 7000 persons ate suffering ftoin a fnin- no In the Ilmiakl prefecture In South Japan, according to advices Jusl received here. A number pf deaths from starva tion, and illness directly traceable to it, have been reported. The famine was caused by floods which swept oil the crops. With only slender l ('sources Iliidjllst priests hae iclleved miicli of tho dis tress mid through them a petition for government alii was forwarded to tho home depiii Inn-lit at Toklo. Tho authorities have taken no oteps to relieve the starving people, according lo tlio dispatches. It Is said tho entire population nf thu afflicted region plan to march on To klo en masse and pray for aid unless Iho government takes action soon to end the famine. Domes to De Aide;!. WASHINGTON, April 27. It was an nounced at the Mexican revolutionary Junta hero today that Or Vasquois Go mez, tho chief peace commissioner of tlio Insurgents, will lie assisted In tlio nego tiations with thu Mexican government by Abraham Gonzales and Gonzales Garu. Gomo. Is now on his way to Kl 1'uho. Fastor Get Bich Cilft NKW YORIC April 27. Although he protested that his salary or $12,000 was really twice ns miicli as he needed, Rev In. John If. Joweett. new pastor or tho Firth avenue 1'iesbytuilan eliuich, has also received fiom his admiring Hock a bouse, the annual rental of which Is 18.000. and mi iintrminlilln In whlnl, tn make pastoral rails. a Battle Field othde. mrngR .viasis CLUSTER LIGHT PETITION OUT Movement for Installation of Clus ter Lights on Main Street Meeting Willi Success Ten Year Provis ional Contract is Approved. A petition, calling for the Installation or cliiNter lights In tho city of Medford Is being circulated ami appears to he meeting with universal favor. There has been considerable talk of Installing the bouleynrd system of lighting for some time but It remained for Alvlu O I-'Ohh and J. 1 1. Lawrence or tho Rogue River Hieotrlo company to circulate the petition among thu property owners. The petition as It now stands calls for posts equipped with three 10 watt Tungsten lumps, to bo Installed at a cost or not morn than $37 each with a maximum cost or 37 rents n root for Installing the connections. " II. C. Ournott, president or thu .Mer chants' association und Porter J. Neff, city attorney, have approved tlio pet I Hon, which provides that all money for this purpose shall be paid Into tho hands of a committee appointed for thu purpose and nut directly to any company or Indi vidual connected with the work. A provisional lighting contraot for u leitu of 10 years has been approved by tho city council and nil that remains lo he iloiin Is to gain the consent of the people. Tho work will commence us soon as this Is obtained and Medford will then put up a miichtbetter appear iiuee to those passing In tho night time. SEATTLE GIVES TO DEFENSE FUND Trades Stand Pledged to Raise $50, 000 for the Dcfcnso of the McNam ara Brothers-Resolutions Adopted Denouncing Burns and His Methods SKATTLi:. Wash., April 27 The Sc uttle trades today stands pledged to r i si $50,0011 for thu ilefeiiHu of the Mo Samara brotheia and Ortlo McManlgal. KmolutiunM wr adopted protesting against the methods of Detective Hums m kidnaping" the men and then taking hni nut of Indiana without a court I'liuilng to betrleil In a "hostile" country. I a portion of th fund subscribed will in devotvil to wurfure upon private do-liictlw- agencies which uro accused of ' in iiiufaetiirliig and planting evidence I inder pay fiojn "money powers who oon spin- lo ilcitti oy labor unions." I'iiIuu lut.or will unite with socialists Huiidiiy liig'it -In H llionslir II Wi u liieat ing to eonii- mii the "high ImmlcHl" urn-ate ami Mitt i-onfdnue in tlio ucuunihI men. Look ror Iho loser or iho articles you havo found for u prompt ml may muvo him u lot nf worry. No. 31 is REPUDIATED BT ORTIEJINieiL Attorney Opens Defense by Stating That Plot Is Most Nefarious Ever Concocted Claims That Mrs. In gersoll Failed to Identify iryce. ABSOLUTELY DENIES THAT McMANIGAL HAS CONFESSED "A Tissue of Lies, Manufactured by the Detectives," Is Hilton's Char acterization of the Case. LOS ANQULKS, Cal., April 27, Abso luta repudiation of tho alleged confes sion of Ortlo McManlgal to Detective William J, Rums, a statement that Mrs. D, H. Ingersoll of San Francisco, has fulled to Identify James B. McNamara as J. R. Ilryco nnd a declaration that tho three prisoners under arrest here ns suspected dynamiters aro tho victims of tho most nefarious plot over concocted to railroad Innocent pien to jail, or worse, were, .tho broadsides with which Attorney O. M. Hilton opened tho battlo for tho dofensu or John A. and James U, McNamara und McManlgal hero at -noon today, Xas Conference. Following a two hours' conference with tho prisoners in tho jail, Hilton Issued u statement setting fortli what he stated was tlio truu stato of affairs which has branded tho McNamara broth ers nnd McManlgal as tho greatest crim inals of tho age. "McManlgal at no Umc mada any part of a confession to Rurna or to nnyono else," said Hilton, "A tissue of lies, miinufnotured by tho brnlns of tlio de tectives, who hnvo unearthed tho 'ovl donco ugalnst thu Ihreo men uu'dor-ar-rest has been moulded Into a typewrit ten document. This hns been flung onto nn unsuspecting public by greedy nowa papers, glad to got nnythlng whatever bearing upon tho case, anil denied, by the flight of tho detectives with their prisoners, any way of verifying it. Wants Sedress. McMnulgnl's first statement to mo was: "What right hnvo tho nowspupers to print columns or stuff that I am sup posed lo havo written? s tliero any re dress?" "Does that sound like the talk of a man who has confessed to n string of atrocities that would uiako oven Nero pale?" Details of tho meeting between Mrs. Ingersoll of Han I-'ranclsco and Jumca R. McNamara, withhold by District Attor ney Fredericks, wero supplied by Illl. ton. According to Ills version, Mrs. In gersoll did not directly confront Mc Namara. Insfead sho wnH "planted" in thu Jail corridor and McNiunarn wrh led forth, ostensibly to talk to District Attorney Fredericks. Fredericks nnd the prisoner paced up und down tho cor ridor, passing each tlmo within n few feet or Mrs. Ingersoll. McNamara told him, Hilton said, that tliero was no conversation between him and Mrs. ngersoll. MoNainarii said liu hud never heforoseon Mrs. Ingersoll un til ho say her leavo tho corridor fr.om which sho hud been watching him. That tho trial of tho McNumarus und McMunt gal will surpass nnythlng of Its kind ever held In America, wns Rio predic tion of Judge Hilton. Rasing his opin ion on his knowledgu or tho Moyer, Pet tlboiio nnd lluywood cuse, ho said tliero were nioro different angles to the pres ent case than any ho had ever heard of LOCAL EASTERN STAR Renmes Chapter No. 60 O. K. S. colo brated lis Eleventh anniversary last evening the lodgo having boon lstltut eil the I'd of April, 11)00. Tho kuests of the evening wero Alpha Chapter No. I or Ashland. Adoiel Chapter No. 3 of Jacksonville and Nevltn Chapter No. 93 of Central Point. Tho regular lodgo meeting was held nftcr which it banquet was served and a program rendered ut St. Murk's hull. WOMAN 1'IQHTS rOK HER CHILD IN COURT OAKLAND, April 27- Hucceodlntt a seusutlonul gunplay pf yesterday uf ternoon with u ilrniuutlo and pathetic court enactment today, Mrs. Kllzaboth Jonnlson. fighting for possession of hor 13 year old daughter. Alice, is using every nrllflco against her divorced hus band, who Is alleged to huvo kidnaped the girl und placed her in a convent here. Mrs. Jennlson, one of her attorneys ami it trained uuiso crossed from Hun Fran cisco today lo attend I ho hearing on u writ of habeas corpus sho obtained. From tho tttno thoy left Iter Han Francisco apartments unlit n taxlcuh whlhked thom away front the court house, Mrs. Jennl son wuh on tho vorgn of nervous prostra tion. Once shg fainted and vus rovivod with difficulty by thu nursu und court uttachos. , N 1 OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY 1.6- a v z