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Ornnon Hftforlcil Im?h . T 1W MEDFORD Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair and warm Ma IWj ," .Mm -in; net hhm ). forty neuml Trr. Dully Ho vo 11 Hi Vwir. MEDFORD, ORKCION, WKDNKSDAY, HKI'TKMBKR 25, 1912. NO. 159. lVAxxllj mr TAFT PROMISES TARIFF REVISION If RE-ELECTED President Snyi He Was Not Badly Advised and Is Fully Responsible for All Acts ot His Administration Sees Danger In T. R. Policies. Talks Favorably Upon Woman's Suf frage, Favors Immigration and Op poses Judicial Recall. N!iV YORK, Hrpt. t!ft. Uiipfiitvii- oitlly prtiiuiKing immediate ioviniou of tlio I ti riff downward if liu Ih re-elect-oil; Intimating Hint n special session F eongrenri fur such revision In his ilnii, anil ilatly denying Nlutomcnls iniitlii y Governor Woodrow Wilson Hint li Iiiik been budly ndvUcd, l'iiriiilniit Tnft hero today Issued a hliiti'iniMit of )xU position which I regarded oh IiIm most importntit plea for support lit Hid poll in November. Accept Full ltixiMiiikliltlt)' "i mill I nlnno iiiii rertpoiisilih' for tin nets of my administration,'' in the way t lit? president answers alio pathum tlint he h been ''handled" by anyone. I lu stamped oh entirely without foniulntion tin Uw of his activities which u'lm based nil the Into Hetiator Uullivor's epigram that "the president Ih n amiable gentle- ituuit entirely surrounded ly people who know exactly what they want." "The policy of the republican par ty on the tariff question Ih not o xhut out foreign tunuufucturcrs, hut to protect domestic manufactures ninl keep American wnrkingtnen em ployed. TlHLttyrjf t should he revised. Ko far as! nece&nry, lo keep rices from licit);? exorbitant and so that the manufacturer shall secure only en ongh protection to pay the senlo of high wngeH wbicli might to obtain lu Ibis country, and nl the same time M-euro reasonable profit from liusi- IHH. Create Autocratic I'mvrr "Tito publio may reHt nssured that should thu republlenu party be re stored lo owcr in all legislative branches that all' schedules in the present tariff, of wldch complaint ban been made, will ho subjected to investigation. 4,Tho proposal of the third party candidate to control trust through federal regulation would create, the most monstrous monopoly in the his tory of tho world. Thin power would prove much twin) autocratic than that possessed by Caesar or Napo leon. An unprincipled man, with such power an (bat proponed by thu progressives In bin Krnnp, could per petuate, bin autburity, perhaps under legitimate forniH, until it would re piiro a revolution to shake loose bU dictatorship." JVoHhlonft. Tnft cited figures of exports by American manufacturers Inst year and contrasted those fig ureH with tboHQ of 18011. the last year of bu Cleveland admiuiHtraliou, when tho Vllnon tariff law was in force. Tariff Held lllatuelcsN "This would seem," President Taft Hald, "o ho Hiiffleleut reply to Gov? eruor Wilson's talk about the Payne tariff law being a Htrnltjaekut for American iudtiNlrial energy. The (Contluuod on page 2.) E E Tho California Fruit Distributors report tho following sales ot Hoguo rlvor poara on Soptoniltor 23: JloHton, nurtlotta, U.0r; Clnlr geaiiH, 2. an. l'lillcdlphla, UnrtlottH, 2.70. Chicago, llartlottB, ?2.70; Clair genus, 2.30. Now York, UartlottB, 2.80. For Soptomber 2i, tboy report tho milo of a car of llartlottu ut Now York at $2,70, Tho pear market lu trongth.onlnB provalllng prices now ronglug for cur after oar nt 12,80, BARTLFTTS M AROUND S2.80 ON ASTERN WKft FIRST GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES ON OCTOBER 8 Toss of Coin Decides Date of Cham pionship Struggle Between New York Giants and Boston Red Sox New York Scene of Opening Game. Advantage Secured for Gothamltcs Who Win Toss Second Game to Be Played In Boston. ni:w vomc, Bpt. sr.. Tho first Kttinn of the series between Hie Now York (limits of tho National League and tlm Boston Red Sox of the Ameri can League for I lie world' baseball championship will li played In New Yorlc, October H, according to plans announced hero HiIn afternoon by tho Mtloiiol baseball commission, Tne iierond game will lie played lu Boston October J. Tho llonton team will bo uiidur thu management of thu league to which It belongs, tho Kamu condition pre vailing In tlie management of the New York club. Each team will con trol tho Rale of tlckulM In It own town. The tOKH of a coin decided the date on which the opealtiK Kamu Ih to bu played. The Ited Box wanted the norloH to mart Octobur 7, tho Olnntu October 8. The Olnntu won. Thli Klvc Mcdrnw'H chnmplonn a rent of lx ilnyn after tho cIokIiu; of the Na tional I .en kuii Bcftfon. y winning the ton uIko for thu opening tho kqiho the Olants believe they Hccured a lroii(t ndvantago and they exH)ct tho hontlto crowd In New York to bewilder tho Ited Kox play er a nnd throw them off their Hlrldo. Tho proportion to piny two came In each city beforo moving wa over ruled by tho commlniilon, althouKh thu plnyern strotiRly favor thin plan. 1mplrcH O'MxiKhlln nnd K'vbijb of thu American honRiic staff nnd IllKler and Kletn of tlm National or Ruultatlon wero named to officiate, at thu Rained. $25,000 IS I'll FOR 65 ACRES OF Mckhi-h. Perry mid Turner of St. I.ouw have purchased tho "e'nironW orchard, owned by A. C. AhrauiK of till city, pnyiiiK '2.r,()()U. J. V. Ber nini insisted by II. A. Hathaway made tho mile. "Kairoaka" Ik ono of tho most at tractive young orchards in tho valley, (15 wren being devoted to a Kplondid ly developed young grove. The new ownern plan lo mnke their home nn thu tract and further de velop It. Mr. Ahrnms docs not con template leaving tho valley hut will uiako oilier" investments, ' UPWARD MOVEMENT NBW YORK, Sopt. 2n. Tho stock market wan broad and strong todny under tho leadership of tlio Industrial and motul stocks. Great Northern ore opened a point higher. After a temporary reaction during tho first hour, tho market contluuod its up ward jiiovomont. Anaconda, Smol ters, Load and Huthlohom Stool woro among tho most active stocks, Read ing, Union Pacific and tho Illllu woro umlor prcusuro of realizing buIob. Cull money ruled around tlvo per cent. Tho market closed strong. Honda woro etoajy. COST OF TURKISH WAR TO ITALY $00,000,000 HOME, Sopt. 28, It wits official ly announced hero today that tho eoBt of thu Tiirkixh war for Italy for (ho year hIucu tlm conflict began Iiuh been .0.000.000. Of thin nmnniii tlio army has cost .f 03,000,000. YOUNG MARKET FJW KB JAP PROVINCES Millions of Yen Damage Done, and Many Lives Lost Flood and Wind Destroy Buildings Torpedo Boats Smashed and Many Vessels Lost. Three Thousand Homeless and In , definite Number Perish in City of Vatsuta. TOKIO, Japan, Hupt. 2(.. Swept by a terrific typhoon, which ban luHted lncy Monday, Japan today Im NiifrerliiK tin' Iom of million of men by rlooiU lu four or bur principal province Tokyo, 0ak. Achl and Shokiku. Overland linen which In moot par In of tho ntrlckcn province are proH (rated, (ulegraphlc reportH are com ing In of fntalltlcH and Iohsch the ex tent of which can only bo conject ured. Struck by thu utorm scorcM of bulldlngH ara reported to have col lapsed lu tho city of Nagoya, where twenty llvim are said to have been lout. Incomplete report from tho north coant nay that torpedo boat ilontroycrrt Kinlukl and Tachlbaua wore mnuHbed on tho rock and are complete wrecks. Two other navy vcicIh aro reported to have gone ashore. More than three thousand people aro honiulcuR and nn Indefinite num ber are tinld to have perished in tho city of Vntnuta. In thu liarbor near Toklo many vnoiclH havu been In jured by thu Htorin. When delayed roporta roach Toklo from, the outlying province. It Is feared tho damage will prove to moro KorloiiH. he 3 SOUTHAMPTON. Kngland, Sopt. 25. With threo guards stationed about IiIr cabin to bar newspaper men, John I). Archbold, president of the Standard Oil Company, sailed for Now York today on tho liner Ma jestic. "I am sick, tired and disgusted nt being bothered about polltlcls," wait tho explanation of this action glvon by Archbold. Just hoforo leaving for ISurope bov ural weeks ago Archbold, testifying beforo tho sonata campaign contribu tions Investigating committee, de clared that tho Standard Oil Com pany flnancord tho republican cam paign of 1904 when Theodora Roose velt was tho candidate, to tho extent of 1125,000. E HKNO. Nov., Sopt. 2B'. Friendly rolntloiiB between members ot tho Nevada fish commission and tho California r'sh and game commission probubly wIM result In an agreement between Oregon, Nevada and Califor nia ta permit residents ot any ono of tho Ftatcu to hunt or fish during the winter mouths In tho othor stntos by puylng a fco of l, according to announcement horo today. At presont rosldonts of , othor states must pay n foo ot 10. James Clark of tho Nevada fish commission Is said to havo boon ac tive In bringing tho proposition to a head. WOOD STARTS WEST TO INSPECT ARMY POSTS WASHINGTON, Sept. Un. Major General Leonard Wood, chief of Htnff of tlio army, aeeompauied by Captain Frank It, McCoy, Ids por soiml aide, in on his way west to day to luuko u personal inspection of all nnuy posts in tho west and Houthwest. At Fort MnoICoueio Qenoral Wood expoots to confer with Secretary of Wnr Henry L. Stiuison. M T Y P H ( ) 0 N nn suns WITH A Democratic Candidate for U. S. Senator """"'""" MMMMMM WMM mm is?.'- - . . am ,, -m2mjfi ..,. i ur Harry unite of I'or'land, w..o w I, I n.ioak on Progressive Demo cracy and campaign fsm'H at the Natitonum at S o'clock tonight. bosseToi ii teddyYfious NOMINATE WILSON DECLARES RYAN HAN FtlA?RCCK.Cal.J Sept CCal., Set After addressing nnuiudleiico Hint Jammed Dreamland Itluk here, later n crowd that filled the National Theater to overflowing, and then a big street meeting, William J. Hryan, campaigning lu tho Interests of Woodrow Wilson, democratic nomi nee for president, was today oscoiHed across San Francisco Hay to Oak land, where he Is scheduled to speak this afternoon beforo leaving for Sa cramento. Mosses Not In Control In his Dreamland speech Bryan re plied vigorously to the statement niado recently by Colonel Iloosevelt in Missouri that the democratic con vention nt Baltimore, was controlled by tho bosses, and that Woodrow Wilson was their choice for tho presi dency. Ho gave an eye witness account of both the republican convention nt Chicago and tho democratic conven tion nt Baltimore. Hryan admitted that tho Iloosa velt adherents woro "given the worst of It" in Chicago, and that the steam roller was used to n finish. "out. no snia, "tiiero was noi more Bteamrolllug dono than was dono when Roosevelt forced tho cholco of Taft," and ho Indicated that tho colonel should not kick too hard at a dose of his own medicine. "Why," asked Bryan, "should Roosovolt demand reward for foist ing a failure upon tho people?" Not l.lko a lVodlgat Ho declared that tho colonel did not como Into the progressiva camp as a prodigal son, with meekness nnd huuvillty, but that, unlike that biblical character, "ho camo homo at tho eleventh hour, wanted to kick out tho elder son and bo tho whole show himself," Tho Commoner denied vigorously that tho bosses caused tho nomina tion ot Wilson, declared tho bossos woro "soroiy benten" at Bnltlmoro and that tho result ot the fight thoro was that bosslsm novor again could domlnato tho democratic party, Aftor his speech ut Sacramonto to night Bryan will go Into Nevada to morrow and thonco will trnvo! oast. BARS LET DOWN FOR WOMEN WITH CIGARETTES NEW YORK, Sept., 25. "What's tho use You can't keep a woman from smoking if she wiits to. Now lot them go to it." This was Ihe statement hero lo. day of Manager liahu of the St. Ro gis hotel in uuuouneing Hint tho leading hostelries of Now York had let down tho bars. Ilouuofmih fash ionable femininity may tneklu tho coffin tank right out n publio with out fenr of crude mulo nmnugoriu! hands being lifted in protest. HAT IN TI GOES TO ASHPfLE I.ITTI.B ROCK. Ark.. Sopt, 25. Beaeu to a frazzle as a result of Its too strenuous use In hammering tables and waving to cheering crowds thn hat which Colonel Roosevelt. "tossed Into tho ring." after tho con vention, today went to the ashcan and a new sombrero was chosen as tho colonel's skyplece. Hardly less battered than the hat Is the ono suit of clothes In which the colonel has traversed the west, and If his experience at Oklahoma City are repeated, tho bull mooso may get back to Oyster Bay looking like u real "dusty roads." Tho suit was In bad enough shape beforo Oklaho ma City, but the last touch was given thoro when a woman grabbed tho ex presldent by the coat tails and yanked out a big chunk of cloth "as a souve nir." Roosevelt spent all ot today speak Ing at various towns in Arkansas. DEEMED LIKELY WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.1. That American intervention in the Santo Domingau revolution is almost cer tain was the admission hero today of government officials. Officials of the navy department want the num ber of marines to be sent to tho dis turbed district increased from 7.j0 to ;I000. Most of tho United States marino force at present is stationed nt Pacific coast ports, and if nn ad ditional force is sent to tho "hlauk republic" they will havo to como from western stations. Government officials here expert (ho opening of tho Panama eanul to increase disturbances iu the Latin republics, noeetsitnting gronler activ ity among (he marino force. WIN IN MASSACHUSEnS BOSTON, Sept. 25. Tho comploto' roturus In tho statewide primaries yostorday covering tho gubernatorial candidates aro as follows; Domocruts Governor Fobs, C3, 018; District Attorney Pollotlor, 30, 404. Republicans Walker, G3,9H; Benton, 43,Qt2, IG NTERVENTION SIT DOMINGO BLOE JACKETS SLAUGHTERED IN NICARAGUA Twenty-r.ine American Sailors Re ported to Have Been Massacred After Killing Forty Revolutionists In Pitched Battle With Gen. Mena. American Occupation of Country Likely to Follow If News Is Con firmed. PANAMA, Sept. 2.'i. It i report ed today that 20 American bluejack ets hae been mass-ncrcil at Ion, Nicaragua, after killing forty revo lutionists, MipiKiscd l be of General Menn's force, in a pitched battle there. While no confirmation of Ihe re fxrted massacre of American4 has been received here, great uneasiness in felt over the certainty, that, if the new in continued, nn American oc cupation of Nicaragua will follow. Leon which is n city of .Ti.000 popu lation, Iiuh been a Ktninghold of the rebels in all the reeent trouble- here. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. Naval officials here doubt the truth of a report from Panama that 2fl Amer ican bluejacket have been massa cred by Nienragunn rebels nt I.eon. Nothing confirmatory of the report has been received. .Admiral Souther land, commanding the Nicnraguan expedition, reported recently that there are -100 marines at Lwin with Lieutenant Commander I.ong com manding. BOSSES 00 NOT RULE IN JERSEY NEW YORK, Sept. 25. Beforo leaving for Hartford today Governor Woodrow Wilson expressed gratifi cation over the outcome of yester day's primary election In New Jersey. "Tho bosses cannot rul at least In New Jersey," said Wilson. Ho refused to discuss either Tammauy Hall or Its leador, Charles F Mur phy, who Is advocating tho re-noml-nation of Governor Dlx. Referring to President Taft's campaign statement hero today. Governor Wilson said: "I argue. In my speeches and not In my statements." Wilson was obscured in his hotel until his departure for Now England. Governor Baldwin ot Connecticut Joins Wilson at Hartford, where both will speak at two thirty. Wilson speaks tonight at New Haven and tomorrow has speeches schoduled for Springfield, Barro, VU and Fall River, Mass. He will speak In Boston tomorrow night and Friday lu Bridgeport. Saturday night he Is schoduled to address the collegemeu's dinner here. ROOSEVELT'S IP LOST HIM STRENGTH CHICAGO, Sept. 25. Former Con grossmun Duncan McKInloy of Cali fornia In an Interview here today stated: "Roosevelt's trip lost him friends In tho far wost becauso ho offorod nothing constructive. Ho had only nbuso nnd vague promises. A fow weeks ago wq thought California hopeless, now wo think It Is practic ally safely republican. I havo Just returned from a business trip reach ing every town on tho Pacific slope and I find tho Ropsovoltors generally nervous." BULL MOOSE TICKET LAUNCHED IN IDAHO BOISE, Idaho', Sept. 25. With tho filing iu tho office of Secretary of State Gifford, of petitions hearing 1100 signatures, (he bull mooso party todny is formally launched tn Idaho. A full stnto and national ticket is placed in tho field. ASSERT WILSON OFFICERS FAIL TOMAKESPANOS ADMIT GUILT Circumstances Surrounding Crime Ail Point to Mike Spanos But He In sists on His Innocence Have Evi dence Spanos Had Knife Used. Fails to Satisfactorily Account' for His Whereabouts, en Sunday Night Jones and Cingcarfe Prepress. Shortrf Jones 'and Acting Chief. Clngcado this afternoon feund: anoth or witness In tho Dcdaskalousfmur dcr caHe who wilt swear that ."'Mike Spanos loaned him tho knife whleY was found at the scene ot trie crime on Saturday to sharpen a pencil. This wo8 tho day beforo the murder; was committed and bears out tho theory of tho officers that Spanos committed the crime, although ho denies that ho had tho knife In question, In his pos session at any time during tho past month. This witness materially strengthens the Greek witnesses wbo dcclaro Spanos had the xnlfo one week ago. Given Tldnl Degree Despite n s!vore grilling on ;!:e t;t of Sheriff Jones and Acting Chief jf Police Cingcndt, who fir-d broadsuie after broadside of "rapid fire questions nt him Tuesday night for more than three hours, Mike Spanos, suspected of Inning; engi neered the murder and robbery of George Dednskulou's, a Greek, at the box factory Sunday night, maintain ed his,-Innocence and steadfastly .itood by hi story. When confront- od Tvilh evidence unearthed by tlTesV two official which connected Iiiiu with tho crime Spanos remained uu- moved and branded them lies. Not once, even by the quiver of nn eye lash, did he betray himself, even when he had been angered almost be yond control by the onslaught of tho officials. The cross examination was based upon a chain of circumstantial evidence which seems to unerringly point to Spanos ns the murderer, or one of them. Sheriff Jones and Chief Cingend5 have built up a strong case against Spanos, not overlooking other possi ble suspects. Three different trolls wero followed Tuesday but all led .back to Spanos. Ho is the only ono of tho suspects who fails to' account for his time. Briefly summarized tho case is ns follews: Case Against Spanos Spanos states that the only time he the robbery and murder, he went to the city park nnd took a short nap' by the fountain. After this hesitya' he visited the Ugo theatre, later leav- ing for home. He is unable to name , a single perhon iu the audience wlo knows him or to describe a siiiglb pictura presented at the theatre Sun day night. Spanos states that to only time ho was nt tho pool room on Fir street that evening was before nirno o'oIock. Threo other Greeks swenr that he was there about 10 o'clock for tho second time that evening and left the (Continued on page 2.) SMITH DEFEATED FOR SENATOR BY WW ENMir TRENTON. N. J., Sept. 25. Oov- ornor Woodrow Wilson's hold on the voters ot New Jorsey Is jndicated here today by complete returns from yes terday's state primaries. Through Wilson's support, Congressman Wil liam Hughes bus defeated James Smith, junior, for nomination to the. United Statos aonatorshlp by a voNy of 2 to 1. ' Tho policies advocated by the demo- v cratlc presidential candidate In V tfce ; primary campaign vera, overwhelm- Ingly carried, and the result Is be- ' Moved to foreshadow a sweeping ' democratic majority Ih the eewlmf ptesldputlal olectlon. ' I United States Skater frank O, f Brlggs was rtwiomlHiite4 by tkcNew Jorsey republicans wltkeut epjwrf- Hun, i y we M J I- 3-1 4