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f "rwi Httm My Hut CMl -.: x&ma Medford Mail Tribune At SECOND EDITION WEATHER Bhowcrs Mat. I1 IIh. -I M rrccip. .am. Korty.imconil Ynar. OnllyHovunlli Ymr MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 19J2. NO. 207. NATION WIDE CRUSADE AGAINST QUACKS i $ iiP , I DRAGNET OUT FOR FAKIRS OF ALL VARIETIES Postal Authorities Order Wholesale Arrests of Patent Mcdlclno Men In 72 Cities on Evidence Accumulated for Months Federal Departments. Quacks Qettlna Rich Since Supreme Court Ruled They Could Not Be Prosecuted for MIsBrandlnu. WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.-Pol-in n mi-r General Prank II. Hitchcock orderod today tho Mlmultniiuotm ar rest or 175 manufacturer of nlloged Utiaok patent medicines In 72 eltlc throiiKliotit twenty-two nlntvti. Thin action Is thu result of months of Investigation directed against flruiH manufacturing medicinal pre parations' roimlilurcd njurlous to tho puhlc health. Ilcalrrs AImi Included The dragnet it uhned lit nil sorts tif uunekH, cure venders, healers, ma ternity tlnelors mul "specialists." Tint evidence wiih nreiiinidnted for mouth during which limr Hit) post office authorities probed the iirtiv ilies of tho medical mhortitnTH in various now tampers llnoinjliont thu country. It ii understood Hint thu depart ment of agriculture oliniitKlH co-op-united ill tin) work. The indictments ehurgri limiting of obscene iiiuttor or using lo iiinlU to defraud. The ipiiickM, it is said, huvo been gelling ?n5rhrfjnrni(rtlmtiitTrin rntirj ruled tluit tho jiiirn footl law could not bo iim'iI to troMjctito pulonl mod it'ftit iiiuiiufucttircrx for 'luUhrnniliiij:" except when tho labels fnlNoly in formed tlio public tcgurding tho ipiuutily or o,iinlilv of tho niiitotiulH used in their eoinixiMtiou. Ah a re Mill tho government wiih isiMorlrss to net until today's niovo wiih plann ed. Mini) on Con! Aihices received tip to 'J o'eloek this aflertioon show Hint one urrost wiih niiiilo in Kansas City, thren in Milwaukee, two in St. I.onis, four in Indianapolis, one in Peoria ami two in Piltsbtirg' Tho iiiiiulier of inilicliucitts isMied, in unions cities wiih anuotineed hero today. They iiielude: Kew York two, Chicago I). Poithiud, Ore. nine, Oak laud 8, I .oh AiiroIos 21, San .lose 11. Seattle 8. Spokano ft, San Francisco 7, Alnuieda 'J, one each in Salt Lake City, lb'llhighiiiu, "CiOHeeul ami Tn coma, Wash,; Kitcramcnlo, IVtuliiiiin, Fiosun and (lleudale, California. AicsstA at San l-Vaiii'lico - SAN' FltANCISCO, Nov. 'JO.-I'our miosis woro uiiulo today from the of fieo of tho United States marshal in San IVaiieihco in coinieclion with the nationwide prosecutions for using Iho uiailri to Mill illegal drugs, In Sail Fruuoisco .Mrs. Dr. W. Trojan of 2002 Mission stioct,iiiid (Continued on Pugo !l) BALKAN STATES TO 1IUDA I'UST, Nov. 20, Through Dr. Danoff, prosldont of thu nulur lan cjianibor of doputloB', AiiHtrla Ih offlelnlly Informed today or tho In tention of tho Ilnlknu Louguo to Htaud Holldly huhlnd Sorvla In ItH dltt puto with AiiHtrla over Albanian mm porta. Thin nollco wuh glvon per sonally to AiiHtrlun offlululti hero liy Dr. Danoff, although It wan attomptod to dlsgultu tho rout objoct of hlu iiiIh hIoii to Hilda 1'ohI, "If AustrU-UitiiKiiry docldod to bar Korvla'H road to tho Adrlutlo by forcu of urniH," J)r! Danoff Ih reported to hiivo liifonuoil Aimtrlan otflolalH, "you will find tho llulknn Loukuo liattllim uu liiiliiHtrloiiBty for our uly itH wo aro doing lu tho war with Tur- BACK SERVIA ARAINST AUSTRIA ASK$660,000DAMAGES MURDER TALE VS R DM TD Gantjslers Who Turned States Evi dence Aualnst Becker and Gunmen Released for Their Confessions Gunmen to Bo Sentenced Tuesday. Justice Goff Denies Motion for New Trial and Appeal Will Be Taken Wives Arc Liberated. NBW YOHK, Nov. 'JO.-Freedom in in hluhl today for the four New York (umhlcrri wliono (cfdiuinny reultcd in tho conviction of former Police hleu tciiaul tharloH P. Meeker and hi hired uiiiimcn. The four men "Hald Jack" Kohc, "Ilriducy" Webber, Harry Valloii and Sam Schcppn think they may be rcleaxrd thin after, noon nH a lowaril for their oonfen hioiiH. All four will leave New York at once, hul have promised to icluni if needed to tehtify. Kcolciuc on Tuoatlny Hote Ih coiuir to Ioudoii to com plele a book on tho underworld and later will K" into the theatrical biioi iichh. Webber, who is wealthy, plans a tour of tho world. Valloii ban an nounced bin intention of uoiui to tho Argentina Hepublic, where ho phiiiH to i)K'ii n Kiunhlinc chtablihliincnt. Schvppii avH ho will no to Hot HprincH, Ark., to recuperate from the effeeta of bin loiic eonfiiiciiiciit. Seuteiico on llnrrv llorrowilr., uliii "Oyp Iho (lood";,"Urt.vL!)5ip" Ho ohbe, WliJli'y'' TiwJh and "Dago Prank'' CirofJei, convicted of first degree murder for hlayinc Oambler Herman Iomulhal, will bo impoHcd next Tuesday, November till. Itrlaln Tlielr Xcnn Thin date wax fixed by Justice John V. Golf in Iho Hlalo Mipremo court nfler niolioim to net aside the verdict and demands for a retrial had been denied. Tho Kiiiiincn ictaiued their nerve today and were defiant and sullen throughout tho procecd'uin, Jiihtice doff crauled a inotion to release the wives of llorrowitr. and Cirofici, who have been held in the Iioiiho of detention bore since the ar rest of their husbands several weeks api. Sffi GIRL PROPOSED TO IMTTHMJIUJ. Fa., Nov. 20. "If tho report Ih true, I hot tho girl had to pop tho question," Bald Harney DroyfiisH, president of tho Pittsburg I'lrates, dUuussIng n report today that Haas Wagner, star shortstop, Is soon to marry pretty Miss HosbIo Smith of West Pittsburg. "Hans Is so Imshful," added Drey runs, "that ho prefers to Hit up all night In tho smoking ear rather than sleep In a Pullman If tho cor carries women passengers." "You'll huvo 'to ask Mr. Wagner about It," was all tho satisfaction tho reporters could got from Miss Smith. FOR 2 YEARS IN JAIL SKATTLB, Nov. ,J0.-Found not Ifiiilty nflor beinc held in jail for two yearn al Nome, Alaska, on tho cliargo of loolinc sluieclioxos, John Tilborc i Kiiiuc ill" Pioneer Miiiinc company for .ttitlOtUOO ilaiuuKcH in tho hiipciior uourl boro today. Tilborc was night foreman for (ho company for u tinio prior to tho arrest which was not Hindu until ho camu to Soattlo and Hold gold for $11,11(10, which ho olainiH was his own. Ho alleges that a roipiisiliou for him wiih Issued be fore Iho complaint was sworn to. Ho uskH .$5 n day for tho timu hu wiih detained in jail and balm for hoiuc "advort'iHed to (ho world at Irj;o us U cold, tlijof.0 . AM ULTIMATUM TO SERVIA SENT FROM AUSTRIA Two Countries on Verne of War Servla Yields to Austrian Demands and Permits Courier to Prohe Al leged Murder of Consul at Prlsrend General Savoff Chosen as Bulgaria's Representative in Peace Negotia tions. IlKltl.lN, Nov. 20. Tho AiiHtrlan Kovornmeut today hoiii an ultimatum to Korvla rcKirdliic tho dispute over A limn Inn port, accord I tic to an nouncement made here todny In tho TuRoblntt. A motKOKo from Vienna nUo (piotcx tho ltuIclipot, ono of tho Icndlnc nnwtpnpern of Hint city, as saying that Austria and Borvln aro on the vcrK of war. HOMi:, Italy. Nov. 20. Following dispatches from Ilcrlln which said that Austria bad scut an ultimatum to Servla It wns reported hero today that Italy also has demanded that Horvlu explain her treatment of Ital ian consuls In Albanian towns cap tured by tho Servians. Hen In Yields to Prwmuro VIHNNA, Nov. 20. Under 'pros sure of Austria, Servla today allowed a courier from tho Austrian foreign offlco to start tor Frlsrond to Inter view tho Austrian consul, Prochaska. Sd lltfoforiBilihtteJreHtr-li (allow tho courier to proceed to Frls- rond to Investigate why Prochaska failed to answer messages nlnco tho Servians captured that town. It was roported horo at tho tlnio of tho rnpturo of Prlsrend that Pro chaska had been murdered by Serv ian troops for having sheltered Al uinninns who sought protection In tho Austrian voitsulatc. Morn Tronldo Hcctctl FAKIS, Nov. 20, Despatches ro cclvod hero today from Vienna Indl cato that Servla Ih yielding to Aus tria's demands that sho bo allowed to probo reports that Consul Prochaska was ill-treated when tho Servians captured Prlsrend. This, however, Is not hcllovcd to huvo removed all danger of a clash between Austria and Servla, and If tho Prochaska charges aro confirmed moro serious troublo Is certain. SOFIA, Nov. 20. General Savoff wits chosen today as llulgarla's rep resentative In tho pcaco negotiations with Turkey. Feuding tho negotia tions, all hosUlllllcB hnvo ceased along thu Tcliatalju Hues. TAFT PREPARES TO HIE HIS MESSAGE WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Frcsl dcut Taft today cancollod nil engage ments for tomorrow, Intending to Htart preparations for what may bu his last message to congress. For weeks tho president has boon dlsuiisslnc tho tenor of tho message with his cabinet officers and solecUng data but tho text of tho mossago In still unwritten. It Is gouorally bo llovod that tho messago will otnpha sUo pleas for a workmon's compen sation law and currency reforms. I NMW YOHK, Nov. 20. An agree ment between tho Grand Trunk and tho Now York, Now Huvon and Hurl ford railroads Is uudor Investigation horo today by tho federal grand jury to determine vliuthur It lu la re straint of trado and stlflea competi tion. Tho Inquiry la being personally conduotod by D8trJ9t Attorney Wise. AMERICAN AMRASSAfJOU APPCAI-S rOU AID HOR 'I W W. Thnt choleraj !tloii and dovtltution are tncrcaslns among the mnnj thou nnds of wnuudt wtriler nod rcfut:cM lu Coiisiuntlnnple wan Itir iibtaiice of a ilcupntcli reTclrcd by Ucar S. Siruu. of New York, from V. W. Itockblll. the American Amtunador lo (he TurklsU cnpltut. The despatch read us fol fel fol eows: i "There arc now more ibon H.OOO sick and wounded soldiers here. Cholera Keenit to tie Incrennlns fust. Much sickness and destitution among the many thouiuind refugee." Mr. 8lrau us AinliaKsador to Constantinople few years ago. nnd .Mr Itorkhlll already ImiI appealed to blm by cable to obtain roller for the Turkish wounded. SUFFRAGUTES PLAN WASHINGTON, Nov 20. -When Prcsldeut-Klcct Woodrow Wilson marches In the Inaugural parade to tako the oath ot office next March ho will be accompanied by a body guard ot suffragettes, according tn tho assurances given today to the ICuffrugc association of tho District of Columbia. This will bo the first time In tho history of tho United States that women havo acted in such a capacity. It Is expected thnt 10,000 sul rragottcs will be in Hue, many of them having cast their votes for Wil son lu tho equal suffrage states. A general call for volunteer marchers will bo proponed tn tho National con vention of the American Woman Suf frage association, which meets to morrow in Philadelphia. I HOCHKSTKU, N. Y., Nov. 20. An all-day debato tn tho American Fcdorutlou of Labor convention hero was oxpectcd to rosult todny from tho Introduction of a resolution by delegates of tho United Mlno Work ers of America stipulating that tho federation should cater to Indus trial ruthor than craft unionism, to "ofror cohesive opposition to a united association of employers." Immediate objection to tho reso lution was offered, and a red hot do butu followed. LOS ANGKI-KS, Nov. 'JO. -A sen uloriul iiivestigatinc cominittec. tunn ed to probe condition's al thu na tional boldior' homo t Saw telle, bo can Uu work here todav. The. tout- mitteo is composed of Sonat jv Jones of Waslitngton, tairon oi iow 'Mox ioo and Chamberlain of Oregon, John K. Mefliomtv. u Lui Ainreles nutlior nnd publishor, wua tho first witness called. JleUi-onrty tcMilicd that ho personallv had obsoived Unit tho ImrruckK tit I'm-hoino wore unfit; that the inmates woro subjected to indignities ami Unit' their toad witg ol SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN PROBES SOLDIERS HOME 'IO CONSTANT l,"Of'l E HI: 'I URKISH VVOUNDIiD fcOCKHJLL - OB RAW THAN SALK.M, Ore., Nov. 'JO. Governor Wot this moruiiic announced that Lieutenant Colonel Hcrton Iv. Law son of the Oregon National Guard had been uppoiutcd to supercede Krunk II. Curtis as superintendent of tho Oregon state enilentiary. Super intendent Curtis has resigned. That the chance wns pendinc was not known outsido the executive office nnd came ns u surprise. Tho gover nor refuses to state what led to the chunge. Among tho first duties of tho new superintendent will bo to officiate tit tho hanginc of five mur derers on Friday, December 13. FLEECED LABORERS AS WELL AS WOMEN SAN FltANCISCO, Nov. 'JO. He sides beinc charged with fleecing moro than 800 looal women on a suit club swindle, Charles W. Iliekcy appeared in Superior Judge Dunne's court hero today to answer to a more serious charge of scudinc laborers to Siski you county to fill imaginary posi tions after acceptinc fees from tho victims. In tho employment ngvncy scheme Mickey is alleged to bu associated witli Arthur Meadows. Upon nrrivitiR iu Siskiyou county, tho men sent there were informed thnt no place was open for them. Thoy appealed to tho authorities. Tho suit club charge against Mickey in Judge Wellcr's court was called today but set over. LONDON STREET CARS UNITED IN MERGER 1A1NDON, Nov, 20. Through tho efforts of Sir Kdgur Sproyor, curry lug on tho work of the lato Churlos T, Yorkcs, tho nowor tubes ot tho Loudon general omnibus company nnd tho United tramways company aro consolidated today with tho Cen tral London railway, city and South London railway and tho Metropoli tan oloQtrlo tramways company, A now corporation is to bo formed to combluo tho two companies. Tho total Issued capital of tho combluod concerns exceeds 1,325,000,000, (Ml RESGNS mm mmum TRIED TO STEAL EVIDENCE FOR CONSPIRITORS Woman Testifies that Business Agent for Alleged Dynamiters Offered Her $100 to Get Incriminatory Pa pers From Former Union Auditor. Dugan Identifies Check for $25 Given to Pay for Dynamiting of Garage. INDIANAPOLIS, lud., Nov. 20.- Sworn testimony that Fred J. Sher man, business agent for tbo Indiana polls Ironworkers' local, offered her $100 to steal incriminating dyna mite evidence from tbo home hero of Patrick Dugan while the latter was In Los Angeles as a witness In tho McNamara trial was offered at the dynamite conspiracy trial today by Mrs. Mary Jarrell. Sherman Is ono of tbo defendants and Dugan, a former member of the auditing committee for the Interna tional association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers, gave damag ing testimony earlier in the da"y against the accuseC men. Itansackcd Iluguii House Mrs. Jarrell admitted sho ran sacked the Dugan home several times but could not find any papers bear ing on dynamltings. Mrs. Dugan corroborated much of Mra. Jarrcll'a testimony, tolling ot the numerous visits she made to -her horae. .She said, that Mrs! Jarrell several times had tried to Induce ber to Icaro home. Mrs. Jarrell promis ing "to take care of things." Dugan then Identified the bank book which tho government repre sentatives produced. He also Iden tified n check for $25, made payable to A. Fitzgerald, which Dugan said was "In payment for tho fool dyna miting ot a non-union garage in In dianapolis." Jerome Drought In Dugan testified that in May, 1906, John J. McNamara declared that William T. Jerome, then district at torney of Now York, had summoned President Ilyan to Now York regard ing eastern dynamltings, chiefly those In Hoboken, N. J. He sworo ho heard Hockln discussing Detroit dynamltings at union headquarters In Indianapolis in 190S. SAN FltANCISCO. Nov. 20 True bills against threo former public of ficials, Henry Ford, attorney nnd former United States commis-iouer at Eurekn; John A. Prentis attorney nnd former deputy United States marshal for Humboldt county, and William Murphy, former comity clerk of Humboldt county, now under in dictment for extortion, aro expected to bo returned Friday by the federal grand jury, according to United States District Attorney Gavin Me Nub horo today. The iudioted tuon aro charged with urrcsling salooumen for selling liq uor (o tho Indians and accepting $100 cash bail from them which was never roeeivod by tho government. Tho ar rest of thirteen suloonmen wns umdo in ono day by the defendants. All of theso thirteen arc hero as wit nessos. The expose followed a silent inves tigation on thu part of government officials lasting moro than throe months. RQCKERFELLER SENDS $5000 FOR RELIEF OF WOUNDED WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. John D. Hookefellor sent to tho Hcd Cross horo today $3000 to bo used for the relief of tbo woliuded lit tho Ilalkan war without regard to race, creed or color. Houkefcllor expressed Ins willing ness to contribute more money if it is neodod, EUREKA OFFICIALS CAUGHT GRAFTING ILLNESS LEADS WHTOMBFIED TO SHOOT SELF Cam Here Last Winter From ieston in Search of Health Purchased a Small Tract East of City and Later Invested at Portland. Left City Tuesday Nl&tit fer Rose burg and Was Found 'Dead in His Room Had Shot Himself. ROSEBUHO, Ore, Nov. 20. Whitcomb Field, representing n largo eastern syndicate in a Douglas coun ty land colonization venture wns found dead in his room today. Ho had shot himself through tho temple. It is thought a nervous breakdown from which he had suffered for bev cral months wns the cause. Cheerful Hcforo Itctlrlng Field arrived from Medford on tho midnight train nnd occupied room No. 43 of the McCIallen Hotel. Upon reaching the hotel Mr. Field conversed with parties for nearly an hour when he retired. At the ttmo of the conversation last night the de ceased evidenced no symptoms ot mntal depression and appeared In tho best of spirits. Falling to reach the dining room for breakfast this morning. John W. Parker with whom Mr. Fields was associated in business went to the latter' room where ho attempted & awakoa hU jurtH&Jv Fallfng to aroiiso the inmate of the room, Mr. Parker appealed to hotel attaches who forced open the door and found Mr. Fields lying on iho bed. A bullet wound In the right temple furnished mute evidence ot the tragedy that had been enacted. Owing to the fact that the body -wan still warm when discovered, Dr. Seely was notified. A brief examina tion of tho body on the part ot tho physician showed that tho bullet en tered tho right temple., The Tovolver which was ot tho 38 calibre variety waa found In tho bed as It had dropped from the deceased hands when the fatal shot was tired. None Heard Shot Although nearly every guest at tho hotel was interviewed this morning no one heard tho shot which ended tho life ot tho unfortunato man. lu fact persons occupying tho adjoining rooms to the ono occupied by Mr. Fields claim they hoard nothing out ot tho ordinary during tho night. That tho deqd was fully promedl tated Is evidenced In a note written by Fields and found In his room fol lowing his death. Tho note reads, "Plcaso notify my brother Honry C. Fields, G17 Western avenue, Seattlo, Wash., also John W. Parker of tho McCIallen Hotel." Tho nolo waa unsigned but notwithstanding tho handwriting was ldoutitlod as that of Mr. Fields this morning. Au In quest will bo hold tomorrow. Field formerly practiced luw in Boston, coming west a your ugo in liopo of benefiting his health. Mo lefl a nolo saying to notify his brother, Henry C. Field, in Seuttlo. Mo wns 30 years of age. Me graduated from Harvard in 1005 mid was one of thu most brilliant members of tho class, being elected class orator. Mo after wards lectured in tho Harvard law school and wits associated in Itostou (Continued ou page 2,) FIFTY LIVES LOSI ey j KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 20i Moro than fifty porsons were kllM In a hurrcan,o which struck th town of Savannah, on thaorlh twwt ot Jamaica Island, uccordlRK Iks crow of a frull steamer whleh ar rived horo this at ternoen, The twii Is roported to have been ralwd by thi hurricane, ' ,! HURRICANE IWAM trl s ' ' )