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city Hall Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair. Mnv., 10; Mln l Itclntlvo Humidify, 70 I'ct. a Dully lllxlh vr, Forty-flint Ytmr, 1 10 DtfORD, ORIWON, WKDNKSDAV, ,IANlrAltY 31, J912. No. 208. l " " 0 . COUNTY CLER PUBLIC OFFICIAL ADMITS USING STATE FUNDS FOR PERSONAL USE THEREBY CREATING A SUORTAG Coleman Admits Ho Wns Farced to Treasurer (or Game and Fish Olio General Dank Account In Srrcjatlon Checked Out of GAME WARDEN FINLEY AGREES TO DROP MATTER UNLESS BOARD DEMANOS INTEREST County Clerk Very Frank In Admissions and Makes Complete State ment Regarding Laxity of Methods Prevailing Friends Owe Him Considerable Flnley Denies Politics Played Part. Guiltily Clerk V. It. foloinuu freMiittfr Un ImlHiii'it of liloy duo (InniHMil of V. I' Klutoy. tnl gnmo warden. Mr. I'lnlny deuiNiidod an explanation from .Mr. ('oleuinu reKurdlug (hi fund for lli ml I VMt yearn and .Mr. CoIimiihii ndmllted: That ho Und kept nil of (Iik fund of IiIm office, liolli xtutt. county arid peiwiiml. In ont Koiiernl tin nk account, with no at lit) p( at NtiKriwiHou bo Iwuhii M own ftindit and tlnmit of I ho statu and comity. 'I'lint iIiIh inouoy wim dopotdlod In ntnrul hunks of tlio romily In IiIh men naniu nnd not rk "V. It. Coleman, county olurk." TliMt hu lihN ilrnwn cheek on thn fund for his personal uo. Tlmt lit wan forced to borrow flOOU In older to pay the anioiint due tho Mliuu for fishing and IiuiiIIiik Hconae. That n publhihod htutemoiit of IiIh to tlio of fuel Hint ho "had nil of tlio monoy In thn bnnk Indict" wan u mistake, duo probably to tlio fact Hint tho Interview wax kIvcii over n telephone. Tlmt liw has nUo tiMil tlio fund to buy rounty wnrrnnt for his friends to Hccohiiuoilnto tlioui, but tbut ho never piufitod thereby. Mr. t'olouutu innliitnluH that bo Iihm not derived one runt of benefit Khtr tbtoiiKb Interest or otliorivhto from tho fund. Mr. 1'lnlwy wtiuml to Mr. Colomnu this inorulUK that InaHinucli 11 bo t Sf'fiitNimbtjilnto-tlHi htnto trimmiry nil of tlio monoy duo, bin Interest In tlio . matter bad Censed iiiiIom tho Mnte decided to doiunnd Intercut on tho money. . . I M ISM it sucn n (ininn in! u mndo Mr. lntnit, If 'l bo demnudwd by tho Illuming I In system under which f hi iiffU'u Ih run, and uinliituliiliiK Unit ho ban not dono anything with crlmlnnl liilwnt. V. It. Colouian, iHiuniy clerk, thin moruluK admitted lo W. K. Klnloy, Mtnto khiiio wardon. mid to ipnHiutHllviMi of (ho two Mtslford nowMiniinni, tlmt ho wan (dreod to borrow inouoy to moot tho itoumiidit of thu Mtato for muiioy duo by him for fhihliiK and huiitliiK ll iioiun(m luMiind durliiK tho paxl two your, that ho kopt only ono fund In tho liaukH of tho county Into which wont all of tho inouoyH rueolvod by IiIm offlco undor tho niiiiio or "V. It. C'olomuu" und not an " It. Colo man, county olork," and Hint ho Iihm clnH'ltcd aKulunt thlri fund for nil pur Ikhmjh, uvoti for IiIh pomounl iiho. Jlo udmlttod tlmt tho HlntomouL cnidltnd lo him In a puhlhdiud lutorvlow to (ho offiMit. Hint ho "hud all of tho inouoy In tho lmnltn intact" wiih a uilHtako, iih woll au a Htnloiuont by IiIh utloinoy lit tho JiihIIco court to Hint nffuot. Mr. Colunmu inndu tboHii iiiIiiiImhIoiih wIioii proriHud for an luicotiutliiK of tho fiimlH for tho pimt two yimrn by (lamu Wardon Klnloy. Cobiuiau alii paid ovur to tho Ktato trciiMiiror ftioi), Ibo bulunco duo for I ho pant two juarii, itiarliu; thn ao couut In full. (lamo Waidou Tluloy, followliq; tho iidinltuiloim by Mr, Coloumu and tho payment of tho balauuo duo, Htalod Hint iih far iih ho wan con cm nod ho wiih Hii'oiikIi wllli tho mnt tor iiuIokh tho iitato huw fit to do maud liiloroiit for tho funilH hold Imok for two yoaifl. In turn Mr, Colouiuu tiald that hIioiiIi! hiicIi u domauil ho undo by thu Htuto Hint ho would pay It. ('oIciiiuh'h .Statement. "I want to clear thlrt matter up lu full," ntated Mr, Coleman, thin inoin liiKi "for I want tho people of Jack hoii county to know tho truth of tlio matter, I lmvo made It n prnctlco to doptmlt all auoiioyH received by my offlco In u cominon fund which I lmvo Hpllt between Hoveral lmnka In tho county, Thin money Iuir been dopoBltod In my nnmo and I hnvo eheokud UKnlliHt It iih I lmvo eoon fit. When tho doiunnd of tho nnmo wnr don wns mudo to mo on Monday nf ternonu 1 Immedlntoly wrote out ohookH for ?U720. I wuh forced at that llmo to borrow $1000 of thlu amount from tho Hank of JaokHon Vlllo and 1 iUho later borrowod an lUldltloiml $1100 with which I paid tho bulunco of tho account, Borrow to Refund Money Duo State Licenses Kept All Funds In Office In His Own Name With No Attempt at 1 1 for His Personal Expenses. thin morning I"''1' '"'r tn tho slnto fr f ImIiIiik mid IiuiiIIiik Medlines at the Coleman nay bo stands ready to jiny mate. "On my books In my offlco I hnvo outktnmllUK nccouutH nmouutliiK to more than SiiOO which Is duo mo from frlondH whom I hnvo accommo dated. 'Hiotio for (ho moHt pnrt hnvo boon attorneya nnd tho monoy duo Is for fllliiK feoH. Ab I wiih foreod to turn thin money over boforo tho pa per wore flloil I cheeked uKaliiHt my account nt tho bnukH. ThU tic coiiiiIh ror $00 of tho monoy In tho hunk tho other SI 000 went for pemoaal expeiiHOH I HUppono, I ul wnyn regarded tho account In tho Imuk uh a private account for al IlioiiKh It conlnluud county mid atnlo money I wuh rwpuiiRlliIo for this inouoy und my bond wnn up. I never looked nt It lu tho light of it lieliiK mi account for tho Ktato and Mint I wa checking out Htato money. Itoirowcd .Monej" to l'ay. "I did not know what tho exact balance of my account wna nnd did not know that there wan not oiiouith In tho bunk lo meet all clalnm for public uioiioyH, llouco when I found that I wuh abort 1 nlmply borrowed tho money und paid tho claim. "I enn iiIho hop, iih Htntuil by Mr. Kin ley, Hint In looking nt it In one way tho latere At on this money amounted to u good deal. If the Htato Hhould want mo to pay HiIh Intermit und will determine from tho account at tho bank tho nmotiut duo I will pny It. "Not a thing Hint I have dono him been dono with a crlmlnnl intent hut rnthor to accommodate my frlondH, I reulUo tlmt tho syHtem la at fault und I lmvo taken HtepH to remedy it. On January 1 I crontod u llceimo fund and In It today Ih over S-100 bo that at tho end of tho qnnrtor tho money can ho Hunt In promptly. Mil Not Profit liy It. "I have checked ngnliiBt this com mon fund for all purposoa. I lmvo not howover profited ono cont by tlio matter, I have imod It to accommo date my frlondH only. Strictly spank ing I hco whoro I should hnvo kopt tho utato moiioyH In separate funda but I did not do so. "I wiwli it publicly known tlmt 1 have at no lime elitirged Hint politics luul unything to do with Mr. Finloy'H activity in thm mat Ice. He luul his duty to perform und on my urroHt 1 pleaded guilty iih charged. Ho did no more than wus required of liim und f believe bo wiih actuated by hi duly alone. "I defy nnyoiiP to sliow wliere l (Continued on vagu a.) MAN 4 - f4t - f 4- t t f f f 4 4-4-4-4-4-4 4- Tho fauioiix CJivciilwick .Mlno In ml U fioni llio Miuiilil't I-mumI iHjS i " iBcr" '"' ? RjTrtf'i" W3ktj& SiBSiBBBt i 2& AuAflBHKinlHHJ 4K 4444 4 44 444f44 f 44 44 4 44 4 4 4 IAFI LONELY AI President Tells Ohio Editors That He Has Lacked the Knowlcdijc of What Sad History Told Him The Need of Constant Reiteration. COI.t'M lll'S, Ohio, Jan. 31. "r think that whonn wo got Htrlppod for tho fight and got into tho nro.ua with only two antagonlHtH nnd thoir par tlos drawn up on each side, wo will bo utile to hIiow warrant for our con lluuniice lu power." Thin wuh tho koynoto of n Bpeooh by I'rosldout Tnft horo today boforo the republican editors of Ohio boforo he left for Akron, where ho will speak tonight. Ilofeirlug to hluiHolf the proHtdent hiiIiI: "BomotlutoH It Ih lonoly nt Wabblngton bocaiiHO I fool It Ih hard to bring out to tboxt really Inter- OHeteod and who hnvo tho right to know tho real reason certain things nro dono and why certain thing are not done, "Thero nro thoho who, In doing things, uro able to maku ho clear the right tlieyo are upholding Hint they don't feel tho luck of a general uprend of Information on auch n Hub Ject. Hut I am not of tliono. I lmvo lacked .the knowledge of what pad hlHtory told me- -that you canuot hammer u thing Into tho people too often; that reiteration Ih the thing (but tollrf lu Bprendlug any doctrine." MARKET IS STEADY BONDS ARE Ell NBV YORK, dun. !. At the opening of today's slock market heavy helling of Ihiited Stales Steel forced that icsue down nearly u point. Willi this exception (he market was fairly steady with irregulur iduiuges. Missouri, Kansas & Texas gained !l-l, American Sugar S-S and Hctlile bem Steel a lialf point. St. Paul and Union l'aeijlo were heavy. The market closed steady. Heads were firm. DAILY MASSACRES IN PROGRESS IN MANCHURIA TIRN TSIN, Jun. !. itorugcoH arriving liero today from Mukden, Manchuria, tell stories of daily mas- siiercs tliore, Tliey declare tlmt U0, 000 brigunds are ovor-ruuuiug till ler- vltoi'y iibout M'ukdeu undnre killing inttHll'Cila ol Uuuicao, WASHINGTON ROWS $1 - f - ft4 - f - - - HlHHlHHHf4 MEDFORD, OREGON, f.'iiivo Vet'vU ilUli-Iil, Hblrh lum milled out !?a,(l(IO,(HHI In !(! null ulildi foi ilio Mrdforil'Mlnlii); ('oiin'hH I-'rhriiary 2 ami It, SON OF HEAVEN WILL ABDICATE Quarrels Over Division of Annual Al lowance Only Obstaclo to Emper or's Leaving Throne Sum of $2,000,000 Insufficient. l'KICIN', Jan. 3l.-wS(iiubbles over the division f hhuuuI' allowances of 2,000,01111 tiie rt'iKiblicans nro willing lo pay to the iniporinlists are today rife nmoiitf tiie .Mnnohu prinee: ami are erediteil with being the only ob stnelo to the cmiwror's ubdieHtion. The .younger Manolnt princes de oinro the Mini is insufficient unit be sides tlicy are dwsntislicd with tlio 8lmro of the annuity proportioned to tlioui. The belief is general here, however, that abdication is only a mutter of a bnrt time, nnd that the Mnnohus llnallv will ngreo to fight out the division of tho annuity be tween Hiemselvc- after peace ha boon established. CHINESE EMPEROR SIGNS ABDICATION ARTICLES LONDON. J ii ii 31. Dispatches received hero today from Ttou Tula Buy Hint thu emperor of Chlnn and thu Mniichu primes lmvo signed ar ticles of abdication but will reinnln for a month at I'ekln, owing to the threats to shoot (hum If thoy try to loavu. Hundreds of natives, tho dispatch erf say, have taken refuge In tho for eign (punier or Tlou Tsln, and mi outbreak of Hie Imperial troops Is Imminent, DARROW'S DEFENSE IS OUTLINED BY ROGERS LOS ANCIULKS, Cal.; Jan. at. Karl Hogors, c""iuho1 for Clarence harrow, Indicate today Hint the de fense will seek to provo Hint Uort II, Krauklln becnino Identified with tho MuNuinnrn dcfoiiBo only tiftor coming to a deflnlto understanding with tho opposing side. Asked to outline- so fur as ho Is willing to divulge tho general Inten tion of tho defense, Hogors propnred tho following stntemeiit: "I do not want a verdict of 'not provon.' I wnn t a vordtct or 'not guilty.' I oxpeot not only to pre vent u conviction, but hopo to ro hubllltnto Mr. Dnrroyv in publia esti mation, If shell tie necessary. "Tho dofoiiBO expocts tho suit to provo Mr. Duiiow'b Innoconeo. Thore foro, while there will bo no sncrl flco of his legal rights, thoro will bo no interminable, plcnyunlsh ntton tlou to Binall dctull, It will ho no technical fight," TO PAY MONEY Of SM AS A MINING CENTER mmmm. bath provided ! FDR MORRIS '&ip "' - -. ''tis S 10 OHIO PEOPLE "Give Ohio Government by Majori ties Not Government by Pluralities," States Senator Robert M. La Fol lette. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 31. "Give Ohio government by majorities, not government by pluralities." So wrote Senator Kobort M". La Kollette of Wisconsin to l'rosideat Herbert S. Higelow of the constitu tional convention, in session here to day, in urging up on him the prefer ential plan of voting at both primaries and general elections, particularly tor members of tlio general assem bly. "I attribute noarly till the misfor tmio in Wisconsin during tho past six years, including tlio election of a re actionary legislature nnd a United States senator who misrepresented tho people," said La Follette, "through tho flagrant us of money, to our failure to adopt the second choice plan when we enacted our pri mary law." BURNS WITNESS E Detective Tells How He Was Em ployed by Senate Committee and Then by Chicago Tribune to Un earth Bribe Scandal. WASHINGTON, Jun. 31. Detec tive William .1. Hums today took tlio stand in tlio Lorimer hearing" before the senate investigating committee. Ilurus lohtillcd that Hie Lorimer commit too employed him from lust June to October to investigate Hie testimony of Charles McOownu, a Lorimer witness. Ho dropped tho ease in October, he said, because tho com initteo stopped his fees. Afterward, tho detective said, bo met Kditov James Keeley of the Chicago Tribune in New York, who guaranteed to pay tho bill if lJurns continued bis inves tigation. "I found," said Hums, "tlmt Mo Oowiui lived with ids father near Toronto. I telephoned tlio elder Mo flowan ami asked that bo and his sou visit mo in Toronto. Ho asked mo wbv. nnd I told him I would show BOB ADV LRIME tlmt his eon bad perjured himself bo- Hlf 4l-f4tt4-fl44 4 44444fi4 im llllllllllfli ' imm 4- 4--f -t-4-4- 4-4--f f -f - t- 4- 4- 4 -f 4- 4- -f f 4- 4- has Intoly U-oii rt'oiKMicd. Tho f444 444 4 LONE ROBBER ROBSJBTEIRY Daylight Burglar Holds Up Guests of San Francisco Hotel After Binding and Gagging Elevator Man Rifles Hotel Cash Box of $875; Escapes. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Jan, 31. -Holding several guests of the Win ohostor hotel at buy with two auto- mutio revolvorx, a lone bandit today, after binding and gagging Elevntor muti A. A. Robertson, rifled the hotel ensli box of .Sr5 and escajwd. The bandit entered the hotel at 3 o'clock this morning and registered as B. Hardy. Nearly two hours later he asked to ba hown to his room, Elevatonnan Robertson turn ing on the lights. As Robertson turned to lenvo the robber struck him on the head and thou bound bis bands and feet with the bed sheets. Then tho robber entered the ele vator and descended to the lobby. Night Clerk Tvcd hud left bis post for a moment, but throe guests were in tho office. "Mnke a move- or shout and I'll kill every mint of you," warned the bandit. Then ho entered the en closure and proceeded to loot the ens box. Tvcd returned while this was in progress, but the bandit's re volver brought him to a stop. Stuff ing the coin in hi pookets, the bandit backed out of the door and fled. Several officers joined in tho chase, but the bandit eluded bis pursuers, dodged into nn alley and disappeared. BltlSBANK, Australia, Jan. 31. Over 10,000 men are now out in the sympathetic striko bore. This morn ing tho mechanical und editorial staffs of the Daily Mail and Courier went out and as a result only four pago papers were published, All tlio strikors are orderly. foro tho Lorimer committee. He called me a liar and I culled him a damned liar. Finally ho asked me to eonio nnd seo him, saying I would be in no dunger. I answered Hint I would not bo in dangor anywhere," Burns said lie wanted to adviso McGownn to" return boforo tho sentito committee nnd admit that ho had per jured himself. Ho declared that lie left tho service of tlio senate com mittee because it considered tho ox ponso of his investigation prohibitive At this point Judge Klbridgo Hun coy, counsel for Lorimor, snid some thing about Burns "inciting his ways." Burns replied; "My reputation is as good us yours. I think it wiil bo found to bo oven better, Any tiiuo you hand me any thing like, that I'll band it back." :101MB T Judrje Gatens Refuses to Consent to Dismissal of Indictments AgainsT Convicted Bank Wrecker, Despite Promises of Prosecution. TESTIMONY SAME AS FIRST GIVEN IN CASE Afternoon Consumed in Cross-Examination of State's Leading Witness" Who Pleaded Guilty Yesterday. PORTLAND, Jnn. 31. The trial of Louis J. Wiide for embezzlement in Judge Kavannugb's court wos given over this forenoon to the re-direet examination of W. Cooper Morris, formerly cashier of the defunct Ore gon Savings and Tniit company, who recently pleaded guilty to the indict ment which jointly cltnrged be and Wilde with looting the bnnk of $00, 000. His testimony was practically the same as that given when he first testified against Wilde. He took the stand again this after noon. PORTLAND. Jan. 31. Despite tho fnet that Presiding Judge Gntens of the circuit court has refused to dis miss the 11 indictmentu niminat V. Cooper Morris, formerly .caahTiof r j the wrecked Oregon Saying? nnd Trust bnnk, Jrorris, twhVg?ye testi- . mony" against Louis gv jyjlde in ex change for such actioji, was not downPaj'tdday. His iriHnner indi cated y&ti-io'me understanding had been 'arrived at between him and the district aftlrncyf8.affico anjl'itiftfhe would not lobbythe'trndo," v ' In making 'hto'WitpiU Judgo Ga tens said he did not -aiil to tmrtiei- pate n any action tJin'C-w'ould put a premium on dishonesty nnd.tthnt be hold Morris unfaithful nnir" unde serving. - Gatens' action, however, will in no way affect Morris' testimony ngainst Wilde, who is on trial for embezzle ment of the bank's funds. Lawyers today do not think tho statute terminating tho Jifo of a jury at the end of a court term, which in this instance comes today, will in terfere with the progress pf the trial. BILL FOR T QWNE1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 31,-Victor L. Berger, socialist congressman from Milwaukee, today introduced a bill in the bouso providing for row eminent ownership of railroads and of telegraph, telephone und express companies engaged in interstate com merce. The bill provides for tlio purchase by enforced condemnation of tlio properties the government to pay for the corporation securities in govoru mont bonds. Another provision in the bill provide a new federal de partment of transportation. THOUSANDS WELCOME CARDINAL O'CONNOR HOME DOSTON, Mns3 Jan. 31. Thou sands of persons wolcomod Cardinal O'Connor on his return to tho United Stutes from Itomo. Ho waB escortod from tho steamer Canoplo, at tho Long wharf, to his homo by a big parade. Rough weather delayed tho vessel's arrival two days. BOY SCOUT CHIEF ARRIVES IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Welcomed by nn oscort of 11 American boy scouts, headed by William Waltor, hearing u mossaBo of welcomo from President Tuft, Lieutenant General Robert Daden-Powoll, founder of the boy scout movement, arrived hero today from tinglund on tho atoamor Arcadian,