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4 m V .l.,4ptnmt40Httr ! MMeU artym HWerlea! , City MaH SJWwdi Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair and warm -Max Ml; , Mluflts He! HnmSH. $ n t Kr I ynrf imI Ymr. Unity .Hn veil Ui Yrsr. MEDFORD. OKBC10N, MONDAY, AIWNT 12, 1912 NO. 121 4 r to V y r f - w?l Vfl -' yi yfe, r - n it 3 t i JKr i."W 'i - 7i 1' i i i" SEVEN DIE IN ELECTRIC CHI AT OSSINING All Dcnth Records Broken for Official Executions Fivo Dlo Protesting Innocence and One Fnlnts nnd Is Unconclous When Shocked to Death Two Statn That "I Never Had No Chance Wlfo Murderer Meets Death Calmly OHKININtl. N. Y. A-ig, 13 All dun Hi rerords vwiri broken hro to in' when seven in nn, five or whom died crying their Innocence, woro electrocuted In I ho Slug King death rhninlmr. Oiio of the men fulntoil mill wnn iinionnflonn when shocked to dim Hi. Tln first of the vlrtlmn to tho Inw entered tho death chamber nt 4:& o'clock nml wnii pronounced dend tit r. : u r it. in., tun soventh entered the chamber nt C:(M nnd wim dend nt i!:H o'clock. Tho aulhtirltle pro nounced (ho "most skllfull nnd fen titleless ever hold." Wlm llm Victim Wer Tho vlctlmn of tho legal killing went 'John Collin, n negro, who murdered Policeman Michael Lynch of Now York whllo drunk; Joseph Fcrrone, who rut his wife's thront liccinmo iiho refused to lend n Ilfo of shame, nml Angola OulMa, Ixtrciuo Cull. Flllpo DiMiinrro. Halvatoro Do titnrrn nnd Vlnren Conn, who pnr trlinlid In n series of robberies In the Crotou Aqueduct ruction, culmi nating In tho nuirdor of Mm. Mary llnll In hor Isolated ho inn, near Cro ton l.nki. The, oMIclnU.und witness of tho rxcciitlQtis gathered nt tho prison be fore daylight nnd tho chair was tested n soon ns thoy entered tho dentil chamber. Colllim, tho negro, entered smiling nnd muttering pray ers. Tho lU'V, Mr. naumoyor. n Lutheran milliliter, accompanied tho innrderer to tho rhnlr nnd , knelt, praying hy Itn sldn whllo Collins' lips woro still artlaulnllng petitions to Cod when tho current flashed ItU hoiiI Into eternity. "Never Mail no Clinoro" dill wnii next to dlo. Three priest iiccompaiitcd him on hla inarch to tho rhnlr. Ill stop wns firm nnd hi face liloodloitH. Am ho nut In tho chnlr he niuinlilod, "I novor hud no chnnco," mid an tho head strap wnu ndjtmtod ho Mhrlokod thnt ho wao Innocent nnd hint hud no fnlr trlnl. Tho curront rut short his protestation. Halvntoro Domnreo died smiling, praying nnd protesting his Innocento. Tliroo contnctn wcro rcqulrod to ond hlit Ilfo. ITIlpo Doninrco wns noxt. Tho nlxxlliiK of hitlr anil tho nnusontliiK odor of hurnod flctih filled tho room iih tho Nocond contact wns npllod to his form which, boundliiR nKMiiHt tho Htrap.i nindo thorn cronk nnd Rronn under tho fnrro of Ills convulsion. AuroIo CluUtn, n moro boy, fol lowod. HIb volco tromblliiR with torror, ho orled: "Jraim Christ, I hopo ," but tho llRhtnlnR nhook of tho curront ondod his cry, nnd nont his soul out Into tho boyoud with tho pntltlon still unsaid. Killed Whllo Uiiroiirloiit Vlncuiuo Conn, crying "I novor lmd n chnnco," wah thou supported into tho donth rhntnbor on tho vorRo of collapHO. Whon ho unw tho chnlr ho fnliitod, In thnt condition ho wan forced Into position nnd shocked to dcutli whllo his IntolllKonco wh nh scut from tio suplno body. Throo coutactH woro rpqulrcd to looso hla spirit. JoHonli Forrono, tho wlfo nlnyor, wan tho liiHt to din. Ho wnu known to ho n dnsporato mnn nnd bad lioiiHtml ho would not dlo in tho chnlr. Tho Riturds woro ready for n Inst HtniRRlo, hut Forrono ontorod qulot ly, nhoutod "Oood byn nnd Reed luck," walked firmly to tho ohnlr, ItlHHod tho crucifix and pruyqrt hN luntly iih ho lud, Official ntitopsloH followed tho oxo cut Ions, (Hiding In duo form tho Krcntost numbor of Judicial klllltiRH over neon In Hlng BIiir In ono day. WASHINGTON, Au. 33. l'rtwl. dent Tu ft uniioiint'dtl thJH ut'tcniopu flint ho would coiiiiiiulo to lil'o im pilHoiinient thu (loath Kcnteiico of Muttio Lonin, u Nori'ohh conyiolod of iho jmirdor hQro pf Iwf uiiBlmud., TAFT TO VETO BUDGET BILL TO SAVE COURT Adjournment of Conorcss Will Do Indefinitely Delayed Unless Meas ure Can Be Passed Over Veto President Standlrifj Pat Cummins Demands Action In Amend ment Limiting President to One Term of Six Years WAHIIINOTON, Auk. 12 - "Con Kress will adjourn next Knturdny un less President Tuft vutoes tho bud Ktt bill," Maid IIoiiho Leader Oscnr Underwood today. "Hut If tho presi dent disapproves tho budget bill, ad journmnnt will bo up In the air." Underwood plans to call up tho wool bill tomorrow and try to pass It over the presldeutlnl veto, It Is Reiierully believed this Is Impossible. To I'hm )er Veto CottRressiiinu FltxRerald of New York this afternoon told President Taft If ho vetoes the hudKet bill tho session will bo prolonged until Hep. tember and nlso wiirned tho chief executive tho bill would bo paused over his wlo. President Tnft, It Is understood, Is stnudlnR pat on his threat to veto tho bill beratiso It abolishes tho com in err a court. Hy ii vote of ,17 to SI the senate ndoptoif today tho substitute to tho house provision In tho post otflco ap propriation bill oxtendlitR federal aid to states for tho Improvement of hlKhwn)ii, Tho ntiietidmenl creates n com mission to Itncstleato tho feasibility of n comprehensive system of Reed roads. Tho bouse provision contem plated federal nld. with nn annual appropriation of I IT.. 000, 000. HoiiroeV 11 mi Adopted Tho plan of Senator Hourno fot- parccls post zones wns ndopted with out discussion. It was substituted for tho limited parcel post ns pro posed In tho house bill. In domandliiR action on his reso lution to amend tho constitution so ns to fix tho presidential term nt six yenrs, with n limit of one torni, Bonn- tor Cummins of Iowa, today Ravo no tice In tho senate that ho would ln slst on n vote on tho measure before adjournment. I MOW YOUIC, Aur. 12. "Koep (ho prisoner from outsiders nl any cost." This was tho Inst word of District Attorney Whitman to his nssUtant, Kobort Ilublu and County Dotcctlvo Itobqrl Stewart buforo thoy departed for Hot HprltiRH thin nftefuoon to brliiR back Bam Bchopps, wanted horo for ulleRed Implication In tho murder of Gainblor Horman Hosouthnl before tho Hotel Motropolo, District Attorney Whitman oponly stilted this uttornoon thnt with tho arrival of Bchoppa bis chain of ovl donco nRnlnst tho police officer would bo complete. Bchopps, ho Bald, would have nothing to say until ho reached Now York, whon ho would rIvo n de tailed stutomont concerning tho plan to murder HoHonthul, tho num6 of tho gangsters who did tho actual killing nnd tho motlvo behind tho alaylng. AMERICANS DEFEAT MEXICAN REBELS ISl- l'ASO, Tomih, Auir. t'-'. -Triippccl by United SIiiIoh HoldiiUH while trying to smuggle nmmuiiiiloii uoroHH lite iiitermitioiiul liouiulury from CohunliiiH, N. M.( it Imnd of vebolH gave battle, mid us u result, mi Ameriunp Holdier wuh tdiot tlitottgh lliu body ami (ho hand of a Mexican torn from liin arm. Tito abovo repmt received today ly Colonel K. Z, Bteovor albo stated that tlio troopn eaptut'eil about fiO.OOO round of am munition, thu MoxIcaiiH rutieating in disorder, CHAIN COMPLETE A6AINS BECKER HERMAN ROSENTHAL'S MURDER CHARGED TO POBCPT H. ELDER . .lEOrEMAMT BgCKKg. IBKVIHIVPH silllllH?:'iilllllllillllliillVRSlliiIli 'H sHJi v i-, IBHr in'-: 'sriHIHK v & Isiiiiiiiiii .. 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F IS CRATER LAKE; Tho following Is n copy of tbe Crater I.nko Horn In tho Sundry Civil Hill, this Item having been Inserted as nn amendment at tho request of Bonatnr Hourno, after tho bill parsed tho House; "Crater Lnku National Pork, Ore gon For construction of a wagon rond ami necessary bridge through Crntcr Lake National Park, Oregon, together with n system of tanks nnd water supply pipes to provide for sprinkling, In nrcordanco with tho recommendations contained in tho re port of tho War IVpnrtment pub lished ns IIoiiho Document .128, GL'nd Congress, 2nd Session, to bo ox. ponded under tho direction of tho Secretary of Wnr, $100,000. Tho bill passed by tho Senate con tained this item. It was stricken out In tho bonne, and at Hourno's request reinserted by tho senate ronforos, Tho Wnr Department recommended 1100,000 n year for sovon yenrs and tho appropriation Ik in tho form of a continuing ono. 10 EA ClUOAdO, Aug. 12."A pailor for external reficsliincntrt where massag ing is practiced." Thin is (ho lettering in signs for shop windows us adopted heio today by the national convention of har Iiorfl. Tho delegates agreed that the term "barber hliop" in undignified and not in keeping with tho high plane of intelligence and expert service required of a "tonsorial artist." The delegatus will remain in session until Friday. BALLINGER WANTS ,S. VANCOUVKH, H. C, Aug. 12. "When Champ Clark made his Htato- mont that tho United States ought to annex Canada, I amnio ono to tho of- feet thnt Canada ought to annox tho United States for, In theso tlmos of political turmoil, our country noodH bolter government," yostorduy at tho Hotel Vancouver doclnrod It. A. Hal linger, formerly Unltod States secre tary of tho Interior. "Canadian laws," continued Judge Unlltngor, "aro moro conservative thnn ouib, Howovor, I boliovo that condltlonu will nettle down after a whllo, and President Taft, whothor ho Ih elected again or not, will go down In history na ono of our groat preHldouta." Judgo Hallluger snld Hint his aup- port la for Taft, BOURNE'StN LUENCE WHERE IS HAWLEY? CANADA TO HE APPERED BEFORE JUDGE FT m TRUSTS RECEIVED INi WASHINGTON, Aug 12 Testi fying before tho senate campaign con tributions Investigating committee hero today, Congressman William I). McKluley of Illinois flatly declared that not u penny wbb received from corporations during tho republican congressional campaign In that state in I90S. "Wo had n rule, " McKiuloy said, "thnt no contributions wcro to bo ac cepted from trusts and this rule was faithfully obojed." Although McKiuloy said he had no complete record of tho 190S cam paign fund, ho estimated that nbout 360,000 wns raised. Of this amount, ho said, ho peoonally contributed "Home five, six or seven thousand dollars." McKlnlcy estimated the totnt con tributions in tho republican congres sional campaign in 1908 nt $73,000. FINAL VOTE ON POSTAL HI AI 4 P. M. T WASHINGTON, Aug. ll.-Agreement was reached today in the senate to take a final olc on the post office npimipiiutioii ami the append ing amendments at four o'clock to morrow. Karlier tu tho day the senate had approved tho Hourno par cel poht plan and a substitute for the house plan of a commission to investigate federal co-operation with tho states in good road building and also nppioved the McGumbcr amend ment iuereasing the Milaric of rural i'reo delivery earner.. Another amendment, to the bill te quircs newspapeis and periodicals to file semi-aunuallv with the post master general ami the postmaster at the iilty of publication a sworn state ment showing the name of the editor, publishers, owneii and security holders of the paper. Another provision is that editorials and all other reading matter in the newspaper or periodical for the pub Motion of whieh money ov other con sideration was accepted must he market "ad ei liseiucnt." Senator La Follctto today urgnl that postal employees bo peimitted to unionize, and charged tluypostal oftU eials with intimidating and disehaig ing employees joining tho unions, lie ohm god that many replies by clerks to a circular ho sont broadcast asking opinion and advluo concerning unionising had been opeiod and held up by those hostile to tho iuitivry. Ulta Storwood will bo tho pilnm donna of "My Host Cllr," of which Clifton 'Crawford wl bo Uio star, ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN DAY POLICEMAN IN COURT. MULQUEBM E BY PROSECUTION E LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Aug. 12. Drawing comparison between Clar ence S. Harrow, accused of jury brib ing, and lxrd Francis Dacon, the famous English statesman of tho Ellzuuclhan era, who pleaded guilty to bribery before tho British. House of Lords, JudHs Iscarlot and Benedict Arnold, assistant District Attorney Joseph W. Ford opened today a atlr rlng arraignment of tho accused at torney before tho Jury which will de cide Harrow's fate. Ford mado a personal appeal to Juror F. E. Goldlng, nnd attempted to talk Goldlng out or tho belief that tbe case against Darrow was a frame-up. When examined for Jury duty, Gold lng admitted a suspicion that tho case might bo a frame-up. 1ST CONDEMNS OSSINING AFFAIR SALEM. Ore.. Aug. 12. Condemn ing capital punishment as "idiotic." Governor West today nttor rending au account of tho executions at Os 6lulng, N. Y made a strong plea for tho substitution of Ilfo imprisonment for tho death penalty. Governor West said: "To mo capital punishment seems Idiotic. It was not very long ago In England that moro thnn 200 crimes carried tho death ponalty. Tho man who robbed a rabbit warron was put to death. Rabbit stoallng did not stop, howovor, and somo ono with a little horso bonso secured tho repeal of tho law. "Capital punlshmont docs not do tor crime tor tho reason that tho man who commits murder never thinks or cares nbout tho ponalty at tho tlmo. Imprisonment for ono's natural Ilfo Is fnr moro ecnslbla pun lshmont nnd will permit and secure a moro prompt execution of our laws. "Ono of tho greatest objections I hnvo to capital punlshmont Is that as a rule only tho poor aro hanged. Tho rich can tako ovory advantage of our nntlquntod system of criminal law nnd thoroforo soldom hnvo their necks cracked." LA FOLLETTE ACCUSES POSTAL DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. That of ficials of tho post offlco department had rifled bis mail la au attompt to learn tho result or an investiga tion ho is making Into conditions In tho hospital sorvico was tho chargo made hero today by Seuator La Fol- lotte. Ho showed tho bouato a bundle of letters ho doclnrod had boon brokou open before ho received them, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm NA AU NTS HARROW AS PAYMASTER 0 BLOOD MONEY i ARREST Schepps who Paid Gangsters for Rosenthal Murder is Caught at Hot SpringsHay Confess to Se cure Immunity Between Two Fires Letter Written Jack Rose is Found Suspects Under Arrest Appreren sive of Confession HOT SI'MKas, Ark.. Aug. 12. Trembling with fenr nud rngc over the action of Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty in offering to send mem bers of the New York Police force to take him buck to N'ew York, Sam Schepiw, under arrest here for alleged complicity in the murder nt Gambler Herman Rosenthal, this afternoon begged t be sent home by a detective from District Attorney Whitman's office, offering to waive extradition if this was done. "Do not let them teinl the ikjIicc," he begged. "I would never get bnck to New York alive if they come. ' "If I squeal,' Schepps told his guards, "I can't live in New York they won't let me. And if I don't tell. God knows whut will become of me." lector Makes Admission Although Schepps Is reported to have admitted that lie tuid the mur derer, of Rosenthal to "pull off the job," he refused to tell who gave him the money. District Attorney Whit man declares the money was given Sclieppsrty Police Lieutenant C'i.'irle. Becker, under indictment here for Rosenthal's murder. Schepps wns arrested in Hot Springs just as he wns about to post a letter addressed to "Harry Smith, 133 Third Avenue, New York." Tiiis letter rend in pnrt: "All I can sny is thnt I am soirv it has turned out this way for you. dear old pal. I have read cry little about tho ease. I paid $1,000 to L. L., on 4Uth street, and n few others, which I do not dare mention. How ever, Jack, my name is Sara, and I don't go back on u pal such as you." Selects Apprehensive "Bald Jack" Hose, "Bridgio" Webber nnd Harry Vallon were ap prehensive when told today that Schepps had been captured nnd that a lotter he had written lo Rose had been confiscated with the one ad dressed to Smith. The letter to Rose, it is said, docs not agree with the confessions of Rose, Wcbbor and Vallon made to the district attorney. District Attorney Whitman is con fident that Schepps will talk nud is jubilant over tho arrest. Whitmnn unhesitatingly asserts that Lieuten ant Becker paid over to Schepps the money whieh was distributed among tho actual slayers of Rosenthal mid ho figures that with Schepps' testi mony, tho evidence against' Becker wns sufficient to send tho police official to the eleetrio chair. E NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Today's oponlng stock market dovoloped gon- oral strength and nearly all loaders mado fractional gains. Canadian Pa cific mado a now high record and Lpulsvlllo and Nashvlllo was up threo points, Southorn roads woro de cldoly strong whllo tho relutlve back wardness In Harrlman's was partly attributed to ponding Ponania Canal legislation. Amorlcau Tobacco was up nearly four points. Tho miarkot closed strong and ac tive. Honda were Irregular. ITALIANS AROUSED OVER ELECTROCUTION OF MEN NEW YOUY, Aug. 12. Tho Italian colony hero is thoroughly aroused over the electrocution at Sing Sing today. It was freely asserted by a number of angry ItulinnK that four of thoir countrymen electrocuted for the murder of Mrs. Hall woro iu- llOQOJlt, PERHAM STARTS WORK ON BEAR CREEK BRIDGES Following an Understanding With City Officials and Business Men Contractor Will Construct New Bridge and Move Old One If Injunction Suit is Lest In Supreme Court City Will Be Asketf t Vee Bonds for Payment ef Centracter Contractor Porham started work in earnest today on tho new bridge over Bear creek on east Main street and will movo th present structure to;Jackson street as son as possible. Supplies have been ordered and all possible speed will be made lathe removal of tbe old structure and tho erection of tho new. Contractor Perbara decided to be gin work at once on the bridge fol lowing a conferenco with commit tcotot the city council Saturday af ternoon and after having Interviewed a large number of local business men whe stated that they "would use their influence to have tho city vote bonds for payment of the contractor in case the supreme court should decide ad vesely tho Injunction suit brought by Ashland parties, which checked work on tho bridge. Mr. Perham will undertake the work In such a manner as to com plete the construction of the bridge as rapidly as' possible. He has a crew of men preparing the Jacksoa street Bite for the old bridge and will move tho present structure over Bear creek within the next few days. Mr. Perham was awarded a con tract by the coHHty cert hi June for the erection of tbe new bridge ever Bear creek In this city but aa 'in junction suit brought by 8. A Carle ton and Benton Bowers of Ashland was decided adversely to the county and was promptly appealed to the supreme court where It is now pend ing. Wishing to build the bridge Mr. Perham conferred with tho city coun cil and leading business men of Med ford who stated they would use their influence to have the city voto bonds to pay for the bridgo in case tho su preme court decides adversely to tho county. TO RESIGN OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 12. Declaring emphatically that he would not resign his offlco, Governor Hiram Johnson is preparing today for the big mass meeting to be held here tonight at which ho will bo the chief epeakor. Tho twelve other members of the California delegation returning from tho Chicago progressive convention declared horo today thoy had con sented to Governor Johnson's nomi nation to the vice presidency on the condition that ho should not resign, Tho governor brings word that Roosevelt will campaign in 40 states, taking the stump in ono part of tho country while Johnson la speaking in another. Johnson's part In tho campaign will tako him into tho At lantic states. WILSON TO TAKE PLATFORM LATER SKA GIRT, N. J., Aug. 13. 12. "I do nut want to give 'horseback' opinion," was tho anHwer iven here ' today hy Governor Woodrow Wilwou the democratio presidential nominee, whon asked -why it w'au that' his speech of uceoptance failed to com-' . inept on tho plank for ft single p,reT- dentin! term. , ,"I do not onro lo aay anything, on. this topic now," uddsd Wilon ",but later I shull make my partition r- feutly clear on all plunks in the; platform. A speech of aveeptHeel need not necessarily ewbraet) alr platform subjects. I eik for, wy initial utterance the t)4 whieh I liolieyed were (he wf pJMMwisjr,' JOHNSON REfLLSES i il i' f 11