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fc MklL MEDFORD Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair unit warm Mm, 70 Mln. 10; ltd lltitn 10. 'A n l'ortyiTonrt Trr. Dally Hevrnlh Yenr. MEDFORD, OHIOOON, I'MilDAV, (HTOWM 18, 1912. NO. 179. 9 ft?' PERIS A $250,000 GIFT Dover Gives List of Contributors to Roosevelt's Cnuso Sliowlnn noiicrs, Dcpcw, Harrlmnn, Gould and Stan ilnrd Oil In $100,000 List. Lovctt's Testimony Flatly Contra dloted liy Government Prosecutor Who Proves Suits Dismissed. WABIIINtlTO.V, Oil. 18. KltiUT Dover, foriiiur nwdiitaut secretary of the republican national committee, xuhmlttud Id tlio Ht'iwttn InvuntlnntlnK committee today tm aliened dupli cate IUI of contributions to tliu re iuililirnn campaign In IHO-t. Dover told tliu committee III) found thu IInI of tlui contributor! In a Chicago vault, mid Hint It unit u du plicate of lliu record kept I')' Ttciiii urer Cornelian N. DIIhm. This lint produced ! Dover showed thn following contribution); (Jeori:o W. I'itMiih, I'JtO.OOO; J. IMcrpoul .Morgan uud Company, J If. 0.0 (10; II. II. ItDKum. $100,000; Cliimticey M. Dopow, 100.000; K. II. Ilurrlinnn, $100,000; George J Could $100,000. . Olio contribution of $100,600 wan llnt.d uiiditr tliu Initial of "II. II. It." mill "J. I). A." Thoso Initials are Hiipponodly IIioho of Henry II. Honor and John I). Archbold, and Hid xiibm'ripllun probably tliu Btnnd ard Oil contribution. .Mil leu (lave .10,OIH Uovnr tcnlMlod Hint HIInh guvo IiIiii a lint of tho coiitrlUutlotm In book form, made front tho original copy. Ho wild liu could not vouch for tlin Accurucy of tho llt.,,a ho had not compared ll with IHIm orl- Klual copy. Thn committee, how ever, derided to receive, "for what It U worth." Othor contributor) tihowu In tho list follow; Charles H. Mellon. 150.000; II. C Krlcli, $50,000; A. II. Wnlnwrlght, ISO, 000; John t Drydoii, 125,000; .lames Spoyur, Isri.OUO; Ulcliard .Mat her. $2,'i. 000; John lluzon llydc, $3.1,000; Richard Howes, of tho In ternational Harvester Company, $20,000; II. V. Kendall, $20,000; George Von U Mour, $20,000; Clarence II. Mticltny, JIG, 000; Mnrlt llauuii, $r.,000; tliu llothlohoni Stool Company, $5,000; tlio American Can Company, $10,000; K. Htoteabury of Philadelphia, ovorul coiitrlhutloiia, agKli'gallng $2(i5,000. Tho lint showed coutrlbiillonii totalling $2,270,000. lulled' ToMlinniiy Refuted Tho testimony of Judge Roboit H. (Continued on Page Three I KEEP THE FIGHT GOING IN FULL BLAST SAYS T. R. CHICAGO, Oct. 18. Speaking .it tliu (Innick t hunter, Governor Iliniui Johnson Hiilil that present conditions in llliuoiH duplicate lliohu formerly prevailing in (JiilllWnlii. ' "It iihoiI to lio in Culiforniu," mud .loliiiHiiii, "(lint n mult ul Sun rVuii elseo iioiniiMiluil nil tliu republican I'muliiliito mill then, with kindly benol'icioneci, noiniiiiitcil nil tliu demo (initio unudithiloH," .IoIiiihoii Kiiiil In) lintl been licensed of preaching hociuliKiu, adding; "I do not know what socialism is nuil I do mil know whether this U hociiilihiM. It duo nut uiutlur. Tho important (hint; )h lliul il in right and wo aii) going lo it." Mrs. Aliuu I.ougworlh, AIIhh F.thol Roosevelt uud Thuoiloi'o Roosovoll, junior, eliililreii of tho former presi dent uheurrd .IoIiiihiiii'h renin i1h from a lio.v. Right uflur Ills npeeeli John him guvu out Koosevelt'b patting in junction rogurdhig thu campaign, "Kuep llm fight ioiiiK in lull blunt" l)u Niiii llootiuvell told hiii), "Du not lbt I ho boya Mlmikun up bmmutui I (Uiu't hu there. Toll tho pcoplu .you luhlrohu that I winh 1 eould hu thuru vorl;im,'4i;o urn that I uortuiuly will hu tliero just ua boon uh thu doutorii juuiiiil," 0 CAMPAIGN JEW NOT BOURNE GIVEN PERMITTED TO HIGHEST PRAISE AID BECKER BY ROOSEVELT Former District Attorncy"s Testi mony Ruled Out of Evidence De fendant Asserts That He Can Ex plain Evcrytliluii If Allowed to Talk Informer's Testimony a Tissue of Lies Asserts Decker Asked Waldo to De Relieved Weekly. NKW VOUIC, Oil. 18.--Tint ,. fciiM) of I'oliee Mniileiimil ChailiiH I". Ilecker, on liiul lie re I'nr iiiHliutint: the nun der of flatuhter Herman lt" clillinl. wiim dciill u hIiiui Jtiir blow Huh afternoon when the ttwtiuiony of fonaer Dinlriel Attorney Win. Trav el .leioiue wan iiiletl out liy Juxliee (lorf. The dofciiMo hud lelieil on .leii'iue In dJHpiove lue' htory of ll lele phoaie coiivi'miilioii tvilh lleeker iin mediately after ItoM'iithu! wan nlaiu. The defciiM. nlteinpled to hhow lluil imiuediatiilv lifter the alleged conver Hiitinii )efeiir.e Altoruov Hurt Meat to where Komi wiik hidiiiu' and pit Ioo affidavit lluit lleeker hud not loaned Itobunlluil .!.' (HI. lerotue Ituled Out leniuie iidiuilted (lint be wiik (ires, out when Meeker telephoned but Hiiid he did not peixniully know whether Kom! wan on the other end of thu line mid ho did not recall (he number lleeker linked for. An this IcHliinony wnn coiihidered irrevelaut il wax or deted out of the records. I'oliee Coiumisrtioiuir Wnldo wiii the iie.M witness. The objections in terpoxod to mtl of t U-nlimony wnn xiislaiued by Jimlieo (loff. I'mmihO lo "explain every thin);'' if bin attorney would but allow him to take the htnnd was made to newspa permen here today liy I'oliee Lieuten ant Cliiirli'x Heeker, on trial for in xtiKUtion of the murder f Oainbler lleiman ltoxcnllml, shut to death by KiuijHers in front of the Hotel Me-ti-opole hiKt July. Assistant Dihlriet Attorney Mohm uiiyn he will force the defeiiHo to produce Meeker's hank books if the licensed man is allowed to tcxtifv in his own behalf. Claims UN Innocence "I can fliihily show my innocence of the terrible. ehurj:c," Meeker told tho rcportei'M today, "and can prove that 'Mahl .lack' Koo wax really my toolpi"ron.' I wan forced lo use him lo k'( iul'ormalioii of ambliii); eouditioiH in order to do my full duly iih head of (he vice H(Uiid. 1 used IliiHtf widely uud he wiik nlwajh afraid that tlio Kiuuhlers would cet wixo lo just what hu wnn doiiif,'. Con He(iieiily I had to lake e.xlrnordiniiiy preeaulloiiH lo protect his uxOI'iiIiiush lo n It!, "If Ihoy will ullow me to toll my htory, I can easily show the tissue of lies that Uohu and the othcrn have woven about inc. Thu host evidence that I did Dot piofil by as head of Ihe uiiiiibliii;; mpiiid is the l'uet that uvorv week I asked Commissioner Wiililo to reniovo inc. I knew the i,mnhlers wore trying to gel me, and thai no nuil) Iiiih aver been strong enough (o hold uguiiwt them, mi I was anxious to ho rcinowd. My story of my (;oniieetioii witli Itoso does not reipiiru miieli plot to support it, I will show (hat it was natural and run Mumble, ami will explain everything." BOOKKEEPER STOLE POIlTliANU, Oro., Oct. IS. Hum uul I), llyudiunii who liuu coufuHUod lo dofaleatlonu to tho extent of JliO, 000 or moru from tho wholesalo plumbing establishment of M. Uuvd & Sous while umployod as salos man agar, Is today being hold aiiBWur ablu to thu courts. This Is thu third tlmo Hyndntnu has beon Jailed for llko otfuiiuus, Dlseovoiy of his shortages woru inailo when uuvoral Hupposudly dila tory uuutoinorB protuutod to tho of lleo tW tholr lillls hud bcou paid. Ilyndniau was thuroupou dlHuhurgod and tutor urroutod. It Is stated that his defalcations may roach f 100,-000. $20,000 Dull Moose Candidate Denies Aliena tions That Orciion Senator Acted in Interests of Standard Oil In Ar rnn(lii Interviews Willi President. Oourno Commended for His Peculiar Fitness for Senatorshli) Fulton Coutradictct1. I'Oim.ANl), OH. J.- Senaloi Jonathan Moiiruu of Oregon, indepen dent candidate for ro-iituHioii, toia iiiude pulilic a lengthy telegram fioin Colonel Theodorii Ifoocevelt dated Chicago, October l'J. in which Itoose veil denied ullegatiouH (hat Monroe acted in (he interest uf t lie Slun durd Oil Koplo during Ids admiui trillion. The telegram was dispatch ed two days before Hooscvclt was shot al Milwaukee and stilted that Mourne in nrrungiug inturviettM be tween Ihe chief executive mid .lolin I). Arehbohl mid other repiTHenla tics uf Ihe interests without use of iutcimciiruricn i- doing u greut pub lie service. ' "Von asked for Ihe right lo ar range such interviews iih did oilier congressmen of Inch churaelcr," Ihe telegram stales, "ll wns often uee essnrv for me to iirriinit direct in terview willi Archbold mid oilier. ami in effecting Ihe same for me you weie doing n service for the wholu country. I doubled the sin cerity of Arehhold, and this made the interviews with him nceessury.'' The telegram goes mi to praise Mourne for his peculiar fitness for tho particular pot-.t designated and his character ns n public official. Tho telegram i directly contradic tory lo certain statements Hindu re cently by ex-United State .Senator Fulton that Mourne acted in the in lercsts of the Standard Oil company TO I.OS ANtJKLHS. Cal Oct. 18. lteturnlng from a conferenco with Secretary of the Interior Walter U. Klwlior In Youutulto Vulloy, n delega tion roinenoutlng thu Automobile club and other organizations of Southern California announced to day that they had won their fight to huvo Yosomitu Valley opened to automobiles. They any Secretary Fisher assured them that thu Wawona road na far ns Inspiration Point would bo opened to motorcars as soon us uecnuHury repairs to tho highway could bo made. SIATE LAND AGENT WOULD ABOLISH JOB SAliK.M, Ore., Oct. 18-Stalo Lund Agent Khiiicliiirl is today pluyiug the riilher, parudoxieul rolu of a man holding u publiu office desiring him- sell disitharged. In u strong letter lo thu governor, Ithiuehurt declare thn office has fulfilled its missiuii uud should now ho abolished us tin uuuumhruuuo on tho state. Tho of fice was established to settle, a squnhhlo in regard to I ho land throughout tho slate, and checking over seeunties for thu irredueiblo school fund. Tho position pilots well mid is one of tlio most desirable in thu state. JUMP'S FROM SEVEN STORY WINDOW TO PAVEMENT DIONVUIt,' Colo., Oct. IS. Jump lug from tho seventh story of tho Colorado building, Lester lliidliam, a prominent souloty man, committed biilotdo hero today. It Is said fi nancial rovorsos woru responsible- for the. act. Two months ago Diidham sovcrucl business relations In l)uuvor and went to Seattle. Ho returned two ,veol(8 ago, PEN YOEMTE AUTOMOBILES Rooscvely Clears Bourne of Being Standard Oil Emissary i I EjRT JtKKBKKtimtmitt Mm , t iWnnrwrTiHnntBHBM mr BKk. .JnMiHiiHHHiSHBHH Senator .nuuittuMi Jlounie, Jr. DIAZ TO RETURN BIG SMOKE IS IFNEPHEfWINS ARRESTED FOR r MBim ABDUCTING GIRL MEXICO CITY, Oct. IS --That 1'orflro Dlnz. deposed president of Mexico, will resume thu office- of chief executive, nrovlded his uenhuw. Fell Ola, succeeds In his prosent j rebellion. Is tho report current hero today. With tho younger Ola In control of Vera Crur, one of tlio mobt Im portant seaports of Mexico, the mat ter of Importing arms and ammuni tion to support the revolution would be an easy matter. WASHINGTON'. Ocli 1& Alumi cd over the imminent iliiiigor to American residents in Vera Crux. Mexico, the I'niled Slates cruiser Des Moine is (oda on- the way lo that port under sealed orders. I'roiu tho iiuxy depurtmeiit. .' roinniander Hughes, of the Des Moines, has full power In um) bis own discretion re garding the Kiifctv oi Aiuericiiiis am) j mil V mini ii lorce l lilue,iacNei. willuuit further orders from Wash ington. ' NUW VOh'lv. Oit- 18. llcnwiies', defiant attltudo. tho young woman in tlio foreign inurkeH resulted in a; declared hlio loved Johnson, ami nl downwind tendency when the market . though tho negro had not ruailo her opened hero Unlay. Onuailian l'aei-a proposal of marriage, she expected fie, SI, J'nnl, liock Kltuul preferred, to become his wife. At this tho Mending uud thu 1'oppurs display edi the most weakness. ' - Soiihiilionnl upwind ''movement uniong scuunl t-peeialihig recently recorded were resumed Shortly nfler tho opening here tiuluvj'1-' Tho coiidilion of thu'f6rcign mur kuls, where u marked hijiiviuess is shown, has resulted from ihe trouble in the Halkuus. VOTERS MUST REGISTER AI ONCE H I H t t H H H H in order to 'Jovut (ho general registered. f Registration elopes this week, at day. , ins if you huvo ii'ltu already registered do so ul oneo, Regislrnliou blunks nt l'u&lnl Telegraph office i Mull Tribune. ' T & REGISTER t t t t H H t HH CHICAGO, Oct. IS. Jack John- . son. negro hem y weight champion pugilist of tho world, was arrested ,,crv thitf aernooii on a charge ot abducting Lucille Cameron. IS years old. a white girl of Minneapolis. ,,oltco JutlKC AVoIIlt rlseil tho cgro.g bond at $S00, which he promptly furnished. Miss Cameron was taken Into tho custody by tho police last night nf- ; ter her mothur had told of her fall j uro to get tho girl away from tho negro's Influence. Attorneys- tried in vain to secure Miss Cameron's re lease on ball. In tho presouco ot her mothur, she told tho pollco that she loved .loltusou nud intended to become his wife. Miss Camoron's mother becauiu hysterical at this an nouncement. T''e girl spent the morning In tho pollco station rending theatrical magiuluus. "I think I could succeed la vaude ville," she said. "I would play 'Tho woman they inado a fool of.' I guuss when I go on tho stago that I will got along. 1 huvo plenty of In fluence, too." Itofuslng to leave her apartments, Miss Cameron was taken into custody by the police and brought beroro Captain N'ootbuar. Maintaining a mother became hysterical. To Chlof or Police McWeoucy Johusou denied absolutely any rota tions with tho girl. Ilo further giiM) tho llo to thu report that his former wlfo committed aulclilo bo- cause of his Infatuation fdr Miss Cameron. Miss Cameron Is described as a striking blond, H H H I I i f eleotiou Xnw ,", you imnt be Saturday, Out. Jtl being lhc or at tlio TODAY, H t H t t t t i ROOSEVELT TO L Colonel Rapidly Convnlcscinn and Vill Leave for Oyster Bay Next Week In Two Weeks Will Re sume Campainn. I Governor Johnson and Wife Visit Head of Ticket No Politics Dis cussci!. CIIK'AOO, Ocl. 18. The rollo-.v-iig liulb-liit concernitlg the condition of Colonel Throdiire Iloosevelt wiih '-sud nt Mercy Ho-piiul heie at Jl:;ii) this nieniing: "The general condition of Colonel Roosevelt is so tiut that he will he allowed to sit up for an hour today. Thi pain in the Hiet U greatly di minished uud hi- breathing i easier. M ::!() icWk the cMle-ncI- tem- perattire was- 0l!:l; hi pulse wn 70 and respiration IS. His efinvnlej eeiieu is progressing fnvonibly uud iiiiluh-4 some latent infection mani fests il-elf his recovery, will be mjnd." The doctors were practically agreed today, tlutt, barring eomplicn- tions. the colonel cmUd leave the hospital next Tuesday. He will not be permitted, however, to enter into campaign work for twelve day.s thereafter. In Rxrellent Shape Following a conference with Mrs. Iluiisvvrlt, the physicians agreed to the removal of the patient, the t.turt for Oyster Day to be made Tuesday afternoon. T)r. Terrell, one of. the attending physicians jnid; 'The colonel is quicL He cenH resigned to his imprisonment, and :. in good humor. lie hjis had n fine rest Inst night and is in excellent shape." Governor Johnson reached Mercy hospital nt 1110 o'clock nml went into conference with Colonel Roose velt. It is believed the two progres sive standard bearers mapped out plans for the remainder of tho cam paign. When newspapermen met Governor Johnson entering the hospital lu tlatly refused to comment on the bhootiug, but said: JoliiiMin a Visitor ''I will say, however, that 'while 1 am no prophet, from the receptions I have received everywhere, I am con fident that Colonel Hooscvclt will he. elected." Johnson found the colonel sitting in mi armchair, ultircd in a dressing gown. Tho two leaders were not disturbed during their conference. Mrs. Johnson accompanied Jhm husband into the sick room. Thev remained but a short time, Governor Johnson declaring Roosevelt looked fine. "We did not talk politics," sni 1 Johnson, "although the colonel did tell mo to 'keep up tho fight1 as I was leaving." Leaving the hospital Governor Johusou hurried to the Garrick thea ter, where he addressed a gathering of progressives nt noon. 10 TRTiiK AFTER ELECTION MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 1S. Judgu August llackus of tho muiilcl pal court will try Johu Schranlc, tho would-bo assassin of Colonol Theo dore Roosuvolt, soon after tho No- 'voniber election, uccordlug to an nouncement today by District Attor ney Kabol. As Schrunk has already pleaded guilty to his attack on thu formor president, It Is 'not bo) loved tho trial will consume more than ono dny. Zabol ordered Schraiik'a bait In crctficd from $7,500 to $16,000, Ho uald ii Schrank raised this amount, tho ball will bo again lucroasud, Schrauk told hi guitrds today that ho had written his will. The ballot now in Colonel Roonuvelt's body mid the rovolver used, ho mild, had been bequeathed to n yw York historical society, Schrunk. when told that RootfuveR was recovering, expressed autiofuu-tNi QUIT HOSPTA NEXT TUESDAY onu LOSES LIFE IN .SAVING Maimed Newsboy, Clmcrnly Sacri fices" Himself liy Giving Durnetl Girt Skin Which Enables Her lo Recover But. Fails to Rally. Gary Chamber df Commerce Takts . Charge . of Funeral Thousands of Dollars-of Flowers Ordered. ' , GARY. Ind., Oct. li"I.iim glad I did "t. feiri.Jiop3-W.will got well quick, boc"," . These words whispered In tho ear . for hnfS.rA. Craig.-' were I the ' last YOUNG WOMAN uttered by WHIiam Ruga, crippled I'Cwsboy, who died hero early-today after sacrificing his withered leg that the skin might be used to save the life of Miss Ethel Bniltfi, a girl whom he had never seen. "It makes no difference qbout me," Hugh gasped. "A cripple can't do nothing. Everything's against him. She'll get well and bo strong again. I am satisfied." Miss Smith was frightfully burned recently In a motorcyclo accident. Physicians announced she would die unless so moo no volunteered skin which could be grafted to her body. Rugh volunteered. After the opera tion Rugh rallied and it was believed he would live. Miss Smith, prac tically recovered and was sent home TUesday. ( Rngh, however, contracted pofiu monla on tho same day Miss Smith left the hospital. A relapse came last night and he sank rapidly, Mli3 Smith sent Rugh a bouquet ot American beauty -roses -yesterday!'-' These were on a stand near bis-bed when he died. When Miss Smith was advised to day of Hugh's death, she broke down completely mid refused to ho com forted. ' John Rugh, brother of the dead uowsboy, arrived here today (o ehilni the body. Mrs. Ida MeCube, mi aunt, has been summoned. Proud to Help Her Hugh, who was 41 years of age. and the oldest of four brothers, died ..a n -..!.. t. .1.:. -. ,, .. iii ui'iwk ini inuruuig. ma uro-?; thers, who lived in San Francisco,' Denver and Butte, were notified of his denth. ' , The funeral will be held here Mon day with the Gary chamber of com-'1' tncrce in chnrge. Thousands of dol lars worth of flowers already havo been ordered. Gary city councilmen will act as pallbearers. Yesterday Rugh was shown u newspaper containing a picture nf liimclf mid Miss Smith. lie smiled. "I am proud that I helped her," hq1 said. BLOWN UP WHEN E LONDON', Oct. 18. -An uncon firmed leport was received here lq day that u largo Turkish wnrsftlp struck u mine uud wns blown up (it the outraneo to Varim Uurbor whilo tho &hip was mauouvoriug for u posi tion to hurl shells into tho Ilulgiirimi port. , VIHN'XA, OoU 18, Turkish irreg- ular crossed thu border near ,Miw-, tupliii Pasha today and defuated u force of llulgariaus, uceording lo re-, ports received here. No detuils -of tho hattlo were given. LONDON, Out. 38. Official do A spatehoa hero from Cottinjo deeluro tho Turkish garrison of Bcrnun, qijn- ,, sisting of 7,000 men, took flhf, he-i " foro tho eupturo uf that town h.V Montenegrin troops. Tho I)iikiiir.' forces hovfever, nro sahl lo JjuVo pui'-' ; sued thu Turks and to hnvq taken 'J,000 prisoners uud three field guus. . i l'ltohor Pickett, ot the Illponilng- ; ton team of the Three-f leajsuW'1' pitched two no-hit np-ruus gamwi tlitjr ' ' season, i" TURKSH 1 HE HI MN -'- X 5 v, - - . f- . u