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'TV,- Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Max. f.flj Mln. .' tUIn tonight nnd tomorrow Knrty'in-roliil Yrr. DnllyHvniiUi Vr. MEDFORD, cmiSOON, PRTDAV, OCTOHIOR 23, 1012. NO. 185. y o Ian M (Sbw - 1 :l EDITOR GREER OF TIDINGS IS HELD EL In Ditlcavor to Get Dismissal of Case Greer Offered to Publish Full nnil Complete Retraction But Com plainant Refused to Concur. Editor's Bend Placed at $100 to Ap pear Before Grand Jury A. E, Reames Appears for the State. Mori Greer, editor mid piiblMier of the Ashland Tiding, wns hold l the grand Jury for criminal libel on u complaint filed by Col. Frank I.. Tun Vlli, eundidiito for count V jtulK I'.v .liirtlico of llit Pence Taylor lit Med ford Prldny, iim it rcHidt of the prelim innry homing held In the. latter' court. K. I), Rrigg appeared iih at torney for flrecr nnd A. I Reunion reprcHenleil the stale. Tin houd was fix. .1 nt $KI0. A dNmlHsnl of the oiiho wax sought liy the defenxfl, Kdllor flrecr ngrro Ini: In print u full retraction of llin charges. When llm compliiiunnt rcfiiKcd to concur in the suggestion, llm defon dun! offered to waive examination, provided no evidence wan Introduced hy the proxeciitlou, Attorney Reunion nHoerletl that the Mate had to sub inlt evidence in order to comply with the law's technicalities. Then the defetitic filed tin nffidnvit alleging prejudice on llm part of the justice, woking n change of venue. Six conn-ter-uffidnvilM wero filed, Attorney KeaincK arguing that n change of Amino 'ulilo''ll -token in n pre. Ihniunry hearing, oiily In trial of the en ic Mcilront "Clang" On Stand Justice Taylor overruled the mo tion for a change in venue, and the prosecution introduced the Oct. 11 Kmio of the Ashland Tidings as evi dence. (Iconic Putnam, Dr. J. M. Keene, Mayor rnnoii, W. W. Harmon, Dr. C. It. Rny. nnd Porter J Neff, as wilneMses all sworn that they were not inriuhcrs of any "gn"K" orgunU cd to loot tho county treasury, that they none of them had received n cent of county money as loot, Hint iinno of Ilium had ever entered into any ngrocmnnt with F. L. Ton Velio or had any kind of an understanding with him iih to hi enndidacy. On oross-oxnmiuntion. hut two of them testified that they had appear ed before the county court in the Medford bridge matter, most of them had appeared in the Crater Lake highway appropriation, which was never mndfl, none of them on the Der by road case. Ilclit to (irnuil Jury W. W, Hiirmon testified that an county road master, warrants lind been mndu to hint in county rond building, but thut ho bad ucted un der orders of tho county court nnd bad nnvor profited a penny by the traiiHai'tlomi but bad loHt money, F. L. Toil Velio tentlflod tbnt bo bud novcr boon party to any county treasury lootlnit, or know of any by tho men accused, thut bo bud novor mndu any ogroomoiU with any or tbo (Continued on Page 4) TEDDY, WELL ON HIS OYSTER HAY, N. Y., Oct. 25. Colonel llonsoyolt Ih rapidly recover ing from tho wound infliotod by John Soli rank's bullet, nnd today put in n bntfy day at Sagamore Hill. Tho colonel uwoko early, dressed himself in a khaki suit and uto n hourly breakfast. Thon ho dictated hoiiui lottorH and started to prcparo two NpocohcH, one t) lio delivereii In Mad ison Square Oarduit, Now York city, next week ntid tho other at Oyster Day on the vo of oleotlon, Dr, Scurry h. Terrell, Hoosovelt's jiorsoinil pliywloiau, said today that tho former proslilout's uondition is cxoollont anfl that he would 'rood ho able to return to uotivo unmpaigu work. . v WAYTO EMY HllS IN BUSY DAY .tMys,i.i-vtA'iMmr,kMrfirt... .xm4i ,,i.. .. ,1 t'-jr,t.i.-A ? GAS PLANT STILL FAILS TO SUPPLY MEDFORD WITH GAS The phinl of the Oregon (las and Electric company Is still out of commission mid " Inconvenience to patrons con- tiilucH. Tho Mull Tribune lo- day was forced lo install gasoline hurncrs in its lino- type machines to lake the plnen of the gus burners and it wiih after 12 o'clock before a Hue of type wns nel for to- day's edition, which accounts for the small uinoiiul of read- lug mailer in Ihe pajer. With the gasoline burners in the " hiih plant can no longer i;f- feci the publishing of the pa- per. Itcslaumutx and botch conliiiiut lo suffer from tho failure of the find. The gns company officinU stalo thai the plant will be in itcnilioii " " airain this cvcninir. FRMHIORE. AUASPARKER.HELD Km nk Kcnnmrc, ulias Parker, was held lo nwuit action hv the imiid jury hy Justice Dox nt Jncksniivillo Friday after a lengthy hcariui; which opened Thursday aftcnioon at 1! o'clock. Seamoro waived cxaminn tion, the only move tuade nt this time by bis attorney, W. P. Menlcy, being it lengthy crosx examination of Mike Kpanos, star witness for the Mate, who recently confessed to participa tion in thu murder of fleorgi! Dedns knlous, ctoiinlui; (hat Setunore, or Parker, did the actual killing. SpaiioM could not he shaken hy At torney Men ley in cross examination. Ho did not waver from his story as told in his confession to District At torney Mulkey nnd Sheriff Jones. Acting Chief Cingcndc testified re garding the finding of the bloodstau cd, lnK' wrapped gas pipe in the rear of tho Seattle roomini; bonne where Senmorc stayed tho night of the mur der. Dr. K. it. Porter testified ns to blood stains on Seamorc's coat. Seamoro was visibly nervous throughout thu hearing nnd seemed to restrain himnelf with difficulty. TO MCMINNVII.I.E, Ore., Oct. 25 Tbo doiintlou of $.'0,000 toward tbo onduwmunt fund ot McMlunvlllo CoIIcro by JnmoH J. Hill, tbo rail road king, Is the principal topic of discussion hero today. Tbo tr0,000 will bo given on condition that tbo college raises t-'fiO.OOO for develop ment work and President L. Itlloy of tbo college dcclnreH this will bo obtained. Mr, Illll bus given similar sums to W'lllumottu Cnllcgo, Albany College and tho Pacific University nt For est drove, DIRECTORS OF PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE TO MEET TONIGHT SAN FRANCISCO, Oil., Oct. 5. Tho directors of tbo Pacific Coast I.oagun will moot boro tonight, Tbo principal matters to bo discussed nro tbo Class A rating demnuded by tho North Western I.caguo nnd tbo sal ary limit. Although tbo Coast Loitguo has put lUolt on rocord ns liolng op posod to a Hulnry limit, a committee will bo appointed to confer with oth er Clnos AA commttteeea nt tbo an nual mooting of minor baseball louguca In Milwaukoo, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Ool. 2fl. Bloodshed marked an attempt hy iiiino officials at Dinghuni this morn ing to supplant Htrikiug minors with fitrikebroakoifl, L, ,T. Tldvvel), a spoeial deputy sheriff, was shot through both arms Buvorul times and )my die, Two un onncME $50,000 IM1 BLOODSHED MS MINE STRIKE F GUILTY; BLAMES F Claims Charye to Jury Was Mani festly Unfair Prisoner Retains His Iron Nerve Mrs. Becker Suf fers Greatly. Appeal Will Be Made at Once Jur ors Refuse to Discuss Delibera tions Becker Insists on Innocence NF.W YORK, Oct. 2.V- Plncing all blame for his conviction on Justice John W. (Inrf'rt IiihI ructions to the jury ami the refusal of his chief counsel, John F. Mclnlyrc to allow him to lake the stand in his own be half, Police Lieutenant Charles '. Decker, found miilty here late last night of the murder of (lamblcr llcr inuu Rosenthal, iimhtcd today that he is innocent. The jury in the Decker case brought in n verdict of uuilty at n late hour last night utter n compara tively short deliberation. "Justice flnffrt charge to the jury" said Decker, "was tunnifostly iinfuir lo mo. Had I been given u square deal I would now liu u free man." Itetului llli Nerve The prisoner still retains hi iron nerve. J lis chief concern seemed to be for Mrs. Decker, who swooned when the verdict wns broken to her. "Oh, it can't be true!" she cried. Then sbo fainted. Attorney Me July re niinoimced this morning tbnt he would file notice of nppenl next Friday. He charged Jus tice fluff ns so unfair thut the jury wns forced to convict. Mclutyro in sisted there were plenty of grounds on which to nsk for a new trial and that the verdict will not stand. District Attorney Charles S. Whit man and bis assistants ndmitted to day that they had expected a (lis agreement of tho jury. Jurymen Silent None of the jurors would discuss today their deliberations. It was learned, however that all wero agreed from the start that Decker was guilty. Tho first ballot stood 8 for con viction of first degree murder, nnd four for second degree murder. The condemned mnn ate a hearty breakfast this moniint; nnd insisted that he felt fine. Later in the morn ing Decker held a long conference with his attorneys. Not a member of the police depart ment could bo found today who would discuss Decker' conviction. Assist ant District Attorney Moss ndmitted that District Attorney Whitman and Ihimself bad been thVcutcucd with death for prosecuting Decker. Most of the threats, ho said, came from persons of the underworld. Moss said ho had nothing to fear as whatever part ho played in tho conviction of Hooker wns in the regular course of duty and could not lie held against him. Famous Painting Found SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2f. Al though listed ns "missing" in all the art catalogs of museums and con noissours throughout tho world, one of (ho enrly masterpieces of Rosa Houheur. tho great French artist, is today discovered in tho possession of II. L. Cahill, a painter and decorator here. Cahill bought tho picture among a joblot of other paintings for $00 nt a public administrator's sale of tho offeols of un ccccntrio druggist nnmed Sunders. Two Killed by Cave-in HKDD1NO, Cat., Oct, 2.'). Hugh Doylo mid Thomas Donovan, who left hero last Wednesday for Trinity Centor, Trinity county, to work their mine, tho "Donanr.n King," wero kill ed by u cave-in of tho shaft, neeord- incr to word received hero todnv. identified Greeks wero wounded and may dio, Another man was shot through tho left arm and this mem ber wlf hnvo to bo amputated. Tho deputies allege Btrikors fired on thorn from ambush whon llioy csenrtod Greek workmen to the Unit ed States mine. K ND M 0 "WHEN THE SEEKING FURTHER WITNESSESIN CASE AGAINSTdOHNSON i CIIICAflO. Oct. 25. Further wit nesses in the case ngninM Jack John son, negro pugilist, jwcued of ab ducting Lucille Cameron, a vonng white girl, nro heiitjcj sought by the government prosecutors hero today. Miis Cameron is diSliined in Rock ford. HI. - ilrs. A. I). Dank3 ncgrt'ss inger in Johnson' onlVJtlin is wiil to hnvo shot the blnolTfflPiternmt whose htisbnud is suing tho pugilist for $25,000 for nlicnntion ot his wife's affections, probubly will be sub poenaed. Mrs. Sarah Hcl, president of the )ocal Women's club, wrote Mr. Pciiuypacker, bend of tho national Federation of Women's cIuIin urging that united action betaken by the women of tho I'nited Statc. against Jack Johnson. WITH TEDDY WELL, WILSON WILL TAKE PRINCETON. N. J.. Oct. 2.1-Goy. ernor Woodrow Wilson, democratic nominee for president, will resume tho stump on Monday, according to announcement here today. He is scheduled to speak at two rallies in Philndelpbia and then after u week's rest will sneak throughout New Jer sey in fnvor of the state legislative ticket. On October 111, Governor Wilson will address n inootintr in Madison Sniinro Garden, New York City. "The Philadelphia meeliuas were arranged mouths ago," said Governor Wilson. "Colonel Roosevelt's strength is returning rnpidly so he will probably resume his enmpaign next week. Rut if my opponent's health fails again 1 will cancel even theso Philndelpbia dates.'" INSANE MAN SLASHES WIFE AND KILLS HIMSELF SAN FHANOISCO, Cab, Oct. 27. Apparently Insane through brood ing over a fancied wrong dono htm by bla wlfo, Martin nocarde, aged R7, entered tbo bodroomrof Mrs. Jea bIo llooardo, bis wife, horo early to day, cut a wldo gash In bor throat and thon silt bin own nock from ear to ear. Hoeardo Is not expected to llvo. Marshall at Tacomn TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 25. Gover nor Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana, democratic candidate for vlco presi dent, arrived In Tneoma nt noon to day and immediately began an ad dress to a largo crowd at tbo Tneo ma Theater, whoro olabornte propa-' rations luul been muue for htm. Charles Richardson presided. Fol lowing tils address lu'ifo Governor Marshall will go to Sonttlo at 2: 35 o'clock, . T1P0NCEMRE FROST IS ON THE PUMPKIN" 10 DKRLIN'. Oet. 25 That Grand Duke Alexis, heir to the Russian throne, wbo is lying ill nt Spain, Rus- ' sian Poland, wns stabbed by n Nihi list and is in grave danger, is the i rejsrt in eirculatiou here today. i The duke, wbo is but eight years of age, it is asserted, wns stabbed by ! n NihilUt who lay in wait for him. I The reports given out stated that the I I M i ii f ' I mini ;ieu jnun mi pony. v also 'claimed that the Czarina nltcmpted to 'hurl herself from an upper window of Ihe lodge. GENERAL FIRMNESS IS FOUND ON EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Oct. 25. General firmness In prices was evident at the opening of the stock market hero to day with Canadian Pacific tho strongest Issue. Reading and Amal gamated Copper also showed consid erable strength. Some pressure was shown on steel In a few heavy dealings. Some indecision was noticeable during early dealings today, prices fluctuating fractionally. Money conditions wero responsible for further weakness, local banks losing more than 111,000,000 to the Interior, principally on account of the sub-treasury. U'REN AND SHIELDS DEBATE UPON SINGLE TAX PLAN PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 25. W. S. U'Ren, state single tax manager and Charles Shields, secretary of the Ore gon Kqual Taxation League, are to day resting from their strenuous pub lic debate on Klnglo tax. Shields opened tho debate by at tacking tbo aleged fallacies ot tho single tax idea, and U'Ren protested that the single tax measure means "No man will get a dollar without working for It nnd no man will pro duce a dollar without getting the benefit of It. The single tax Is drawn up with tho Idea of reducing tho bunion of men who work for what thoy get." ELIHU ROOT CHOSEN TO LECTURE AT PRINCETON PIMKCKTON, N. J., Oclt 25. The trustees nf Princeton university today announced tho election of United Status Senator Kliliu Root of Now York ns Stafford Little lecturer on public nffairs, succeeding Jos. II, Choute, who held tho chair last win tor. LABOR LEADERS SALEM, Mass., Oct. 25. That Joseph Kttor, Artuvo Qiovnnnitti mid Antoiio Caruso, uccusod of murder growing out of tho Lawrence textile strike during which Anna Lopizzo was killed, will testify in their own defense, wns tho nssortion horo to day of n lawyer for tho defense, Captain Thomas Cody whon cross RUSSIAN THRONESTABBEDBY NIHIL ST IS REPORT B MCORMICK GETS HIS $12,000 GIFT TO OXFORD, Mich.. Oct. 25. Public announcement that Governor Wood row Wilson bad ordered the return of J12.000 contributed to Wiloon's prt ennvention enmpaign by Cyms Mc Comiick, an official of the Harves ter trust, was made here today by William Jennings Dryan. The money wns returned by Clcv.eInnd-Dodgc.--au. associate of Governor Wilson nt Princeton, who collected subscrip tions for Wilson's campaign. In returning the money, Rrynn said, Dodge wrote McCorraiek that he did not propose for nnyoue to be able to say thnt Wilson, if elected, would he, under the slightest obliga tion to anyone connected with any enterprUc, involved in government litigation. E TO AID OREGON CAVES GRANTS PASS, Ore.. Oct. 23. Tho situation regarding the Oregon caves, located In Josephine county, was explained to Senator Bourne while In this city, nnd he pledged himself to give immediate attention to having certain details arranged whereby the great natural wonder could ho mnde more avallablo and accessible to tho public. To this end it is desired that concession bo granted by tbo government for tho construction ot hotels and roads, capital bolng ready to develop the caves ns soon as this is done. The caves havo been set aside as a na tional monument, .and authority is required from the government be fore buildings can bo erected within tbo boundaries. WILL ARRAIGN BLACK FRIDAY FOR EMBEZZLEMENT OF LOAN SAN JOSE, Gal.. Oct. 25. Indicted by tho grand Jury on a charge of embezzling a lonn ot $3050 obtained from tho Bank of Mayfleld ns secre tary ot tho Pnlto Alto Building and Loan Association, Stato Senator Marshall Black will not bo arraigned until next Friday, according to the announcement of Judgo J. E. Rich ards, TO TAKE STAND examined admitted that tho militin mon stationed at Lnwreueo during the strike, used U8 calibre, soft nosed bullets, the sumo us thu one which killed Anna Lopizzo. Thin statement was corroborated. l'rivuto Daniel Harrington testi fied thut a striker clubbed him and that another pointed a revolver nt him, WSON BACK BUN BULGARIANS AI T TURKISH CITY Turks Have Made But Feeble At tempt to Check Advance Monte negrin Troops Surround Scutari and Start to Bombard City. Turkish Troops Resdrt to Outrages, Butchering Seventy Wmhhi ami Children Greek Educator Tortured PARIS, Oct. 25. Dispatches here from Sofia today declare the Bulgar ians at Kirk Ktllseeh captured Gen eral Mahmud .Muktar Pasha, tho Turkish commander. Prince Abdul Hallm, several Pashas, 40,000 sol diers and 118 canon. . CIomi to City SOFIA, Oct. 26. The main col umn of tho Bulgarian army I but three miles from the principal forts of Adrlanople, and news that the Bulgars havo started to storm the city is expected here momentarily. Official despatches received here from the front early today said the Bulgarian forces wore closing In on tnc city, entrenchln as they ad vanced. The Turks, Is was said, were mak ing but slight efforts to repulse the . advance. Sctttnri Surrounded CETTIXJE, Oct. 25. Montenegrin troops surrounded Scutari this morn ing and Immediately started to bom bard the city, according to a despatch received berefromheroltTheTO, Is general rejoicing here'over the re port. Scutari Is the most important Thurklsh stronghold in Northern Ali banla and Is strongly defonded. Important I'osIUoh Taken PODGORITZA. Oct. 25. Montene grin troops last night captured a position dominating Tarabosch, the main fortress defending Scutari, ac cording to a despatch received here today from General Martinocltch. Many Bulgarians Slain CETTINJE. Oct. 25. Between 3,000 and 4,000 Bulgarians were slain in accomplishing the fall of Kirk Kilisseh and a similar number wounded, according to official des patches received here. The Turkish losses, it wns said, wore much heav ier. Women Butchered ATHENS. Oct. 25. Turkish troop at Serfidgo butchered seventy women and children and horribly mutilated scores ot itien, according to a mes sage Just received here from tho front. Tho eyes ot a Greek school master, it was said, wero gouged out wtth a pokor. FELIX DIAZ OWES HIS LIFE TO DIRECT MEXICO CITY, Oct. 25. General Feliz Diaz, nephew of Porfirip Dinz, deposed president of Mexico, who attempted to overthrow tho Mndero administration, will not be executed. His life was saved by direct order from Mndero, who decreed thut tho rebel leader should not bo shot but imprisoned. The length of the term Dinz will serve bus not been announc ed. General Diaz surrendered to Gen eral Reltran, the fedoral commander, when tho government troops accom plished tho fall of Vera Cruz without firing a shot. W. C, T. U. CONVENTION TO MEET AT WASHINGTON, D, C. ii i i i - i a PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 25. Washington, P, C, wan choseu today ns tho next couvontlon city of Ui national W, .0. T. U. Th ooive tlon will couveno the vek preaiK the, meeting of congros jn tha fall of ton. GATES OF GREA ORDER OF MADERO o ,M R & rf V r. i' 1 .J