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W. ( -. ', QrtSZ J?!""' wiy Hal .?. ivnm ( t Medford Mail Tribune ( .'"n SECOND EDITION a r $ WEATHER Ilaln tonight anil tomorrow Mn, 41 f MIm. ad. iJM 'S lporty.nroml Ytsr. Dally flnvmitli rrnr. MEDFORD, OREGON, JPIUDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1912. NO. 209. i n .Ji '. . ' BALK RUSH AUSTRIAN ARMY JOHNSON FEARS SHAKE-UP FORI! COURT RAISES CARNEGIE ASKS ARMIES TO HIT PREPARING FOR INFLUENCE OF ARMY PLANNED DYNAMITER'S PENSIONS FOR DECISIVE BLOW SERVIAN WAR "HIRED THUGS" BY DEMOCRATS BAIL $10,000 EX-PRESIDENTS Thirty Thousand Greeks' Ordered to Help Dulfinrlnns Before Constanti nople Scrvln Also Semis Troops Allies to Risk All In Front Attack Most Bloody and Desperate Battle of War- In Prospect Greeks to At tack Warships. ATHENS, Nov. JU.-oliiiliimliiiii Unit Hit' Balkan allies will venture nil on n tcriifin frontal nttuek mi the lines (if. Tcliutalja lit I lit; hope of for ever mushing Turkey with ono blow came hero today when ,'10,000 (Ireek lioops wero iinluu'd to help (hi) Mid gut iaus before Constantinople. In pursuance of tho evident plan, Sorvia is uxpeoted also to send a heavy force to join (leiiernl Suvoff and it ih repelled on uppntcutly good authority t It it t while t ho land attack h being delivered the (Ircck licet will effect a diversion y a determined nlloiii'pl to run the cordon of I'd it h there and force the passage of the Dardanelles!. While no official confirmation i obtainable, it irt tho general belief Imni llial the (rek from the ieiuily of Salonika iiih! .MomiNlir inul t 1m Sorvinns from tlm latter forties will rush at onco toward Constantinople. Them it U believed, they will In; join rd hy ocry Hulgur who ran be spur i'd from thu iini'dmcnt of Adriuti ople. Terrific Untile In Pnnccl .. .VXUIuUifiaurqlnfjirccjiicntH Genorul "WhuVoff probably will lio'lii n position otieotlveiy to upHinn tlm freMi Turk ish levies from Asia, who liavu rnl Hod to tho defcaso of llioir capital and tho clash of armies in likely to lie ono of tho most Idoody and des perate in tlm history of modern war. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 22. The Turkish Imttlenhip llamidielt was toned into isn't hero today and dock ed, The vessel had keen torpedoed ami liuilly damaged, lint whether it mini; any of tho Bulgarian torpedo boats which atlaeked it in the lllaek eu could not ho learned. righting Continued SOFIA. Nov. 22.Oflieinl an notineemeiit (hat peace iicgoliutiniis with 'turkey had heen resumed, hut that thu fighting eoiitiuued about the Tohatalja forts wan made lieu? today. It lit expected (hat the allien will modify llicir lerniH, TO CARRY FIGHT CIIICAOO, Nov. S'J.-Tlio ChieiiKo Daily NewH prints tho following do spatuh from Canton, China, heiu to te day: "Tho lieutenant wnora! IIH deh iljiHtled Llmiloiiuiil (leiiural CIuiiik Wing Moil),', commander of the (Tan tonerto i'oreerf Koilij? to Mouj;olia, (o hold tho territory for the republic, Ited UrotftJ NOehitioH are prepaiiu to follow tlm army. " 'hut tin fi(,dil and unit onco for nil these foroijju invasions' is thu war cry that has been raised in Cnnlon. An aiili-ltusNiim society opcutj head (inurtura liero tomorrow." TO RETAKE POLOMAS KU PAHC), 'fox., Nov, 152. Unilu'r oriJorn to ro-tfeku tho Imrdor town, PnlouutH, cuiHuroil yoHtonluy by tho Mexican rol6 furuou, four buiulrod 'foderal riidnforeoouta nro today 'bo Iiik niHltod from tho Ohbiis Giundo dUtrlut. United Stutea troopH pa trolling (ho 'border opnoidto i'nlomus have atrlut ordern to provout any reboln crosultiK tho lino, M PREPARES INT MONGOLIA Most Extensive Military Movement Underway Mobilization of Re serves Ordered All Railroad Cen ters Active Troops Ready Austrian Archduke In Consultation With Kaiser Wllhchn-Naval Dem onstration Planned. LONDON, Now 22.Thu Aiihtrian government Iiiih called six moru army corps of iommvch to the colors, nc cording to a dispatch teeeived here, today from Vieiiua. 1IEWLIN. Nov. 22. The Wisehc filling thin evening claims itidisput alilo authority for the statement that Austria has "commcnccil tho immr (hi extensive military uiovenieutH aftemooii. Vienna telegraph that the miuiKtry of war Iiiih oidered the inoliilir.ation of the three fin I chiht-et of rexencx. All railroad cciileiH are most active and preparation) for the traiiswirla (loii of troopn am iudiealioiiK thai jjtave cxcntH are hook to ho expected. liKKM.V. Nov. '2.1. -The attitude of AiiHlria rcmdiuj: Servian inva sion of the Albanian coaht may lie tletermined al a conference which ix on here today between Kaihnr WIN helm and ForeiKii Miuihter Kidcrliu Waeuhter of (lenuaiiy, and Arch nuke Franr. Kordiuand of Austria. Tho visitor wan met at the htalion by the kairtor and Kiderliu-Wncrhter and tlM' diHcussion over the Hulkan ituu. Tioiihtarrt'd ntonco. 7 lnvorified refmrtk here mv that Austria is planning an auli-Kervlau naval ilemouxtratiou alonu tho coast of Albania. NKW YOIJIC. Nov. JJ.-New York society women today are expected (o fall in line with the innovation in tarter decorations Mt at the horse hhow by Mix. lfennaii Oelriehs. An Mr. Oelriehs started to mount the broad staircase at Madison Sipiare (Inrdcii, she daintily lifted her skirt and a diamond (uhscI, scintillating brilliantly, stood out in slrouu relief against n black silk slocking. Thu cluster of gemn was suspended from a point a little below the kueo and Mrs. Oelriclm rained her skirls so all could see. She also wore a diamond doj? eollur this about her neck. TO HAMILTON, Ilenuuda, Nov. 'J'-V "You uru no genlleumn and 1 will thrash you if you do that iiRam!" This is what I'resident-eluot Wood row Wilson told a photographer here today who persisted in taking a snap shot after I he goenior had refused him permission. Wilson's face Hush ed and ho clinched his fists ready to "do business" if tlm photographer snapped him ayain. Tlm photogra pher, however, humbly apologised and tho incident was closed. (Joveruor Wilson and his daughters spent (ho ufleruoou bicycling. SIDNA ALLEN GETS 15 YEARS SENTENCE WYTHHVILLI'J, Va Nov. 22. Hldna Alloa, leador of tho Allen elan tif outlaws today was Bontonced to fifteen yours lprluonmont (or tho part ho pluyod in tho murdors com mitted by tho. Alien gung lu Hills vlllo uouuty eourt houso. Alton whh coitvlutod of socoud dogrco murder, Doth Allen and his wlfo brolco dawu whoa sontonco was pronounced. PHOTOGRAPHER California's Governor Censures Ap pellate Court for "Hypocritical Pretence of a Judicial Decision" and Urjjcs Fight Be Continued. Asks That Every Effort Be Made to See That Los Angles Vote Be Squarely Counted as Cast. HACKAMKNTO, Cal Nov. 22. ChuraeterlzliiK thn dcclnlonu of tho apiiellate eourt lit connection with tho I.ok AiikcIoh election ultuntlon an uiijiinl mid rererrliiK to thu tircscnt Htatim that ban reunited there from the cliitlleuK" of certain precinct re turn favorable to KoobovoU hh duo to tho efforts of "hired thiii;i) nt tho polls" and "tlm hypocritical pretence of a judicial decision" after thu polls wero cloned, Governor Jobnuou to day sent a lout? telegram to .Meyer l.lfiHtier, of l.os AukcIon, urKlng that the fight of the progressives lie vig orously continued. Johniion expresses hlmneir as being Utile concerned now how tho elec toral voto of California, blnglng largely on tho los Angeles count, Is cant, but Is gravely concerned how thu vote Is counted. The message to Llcnicr fallows; tolniMiii's .Me.ssngo "It Is reported In tho- press that progressives, because of the decision of thu court last evening lit tho mat ter of tho tauvass of tho Los Angeles returns, arc going to ipilt. 1 trust this report Is erroneous. "As I understand tho situation the voto in certain precincts la your county Is known and tho result In theso precincts Is unquestioned. A proceeding was commenced In tho nppollato court to lutvn tho result declared othorwlso than as known, and to hnva tho voto certified by yoai supervisors otherwise titan as cist. It being aBsurtcd, that this last rodiilt by a technical construction construction may bo obtained, "It Ih of llttlo consequence now how tho electoral voto of California Is cast. It Is of gravo conscquonco, how tho voto of tho citizens of tho statu of California Is counted, Hypocritical DecNIon "Voles legitimately cast by our men and women must bo counted as cast and votus legitimately cast must nut bo prevented from being counted, either hy thu hired thugs at tho polls or tho hypocritical pretense of a judicial decision after tho polls arc elosed. I hope, thoroforo, that ovary effort will bo made by you and every other progressive In Southern California to sco that tho voto of I,o Angeles Is squarely counted as cast, and that tho decision of the votors of J.on Angolos .shall not be nltcred or overturned by unjust Ju dicial decision or othorwlso. (Hlgnod) "II1UAM W, JOHNSON." AS IGN HE WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Wil Ham It. Hearst, tho publisher, will bo' 0110 of the first, wftno.ssoa called be fore tho Clapp Hoimtu committer when it resumes no.xt month its in vestigation of campaign contribu tions, it was learned horo today, Standard Oil political gifts and congressional activities will bo thu lino of Hearst's examination. Hu will ho asked for unpubliHhod lottors hotwoon Standard Oil offiuials and congressmen. How tho Hearst pub liuatiotiB obtained alleged loiters from tho privato files of John 1). Arch hold, addressed to Senator Penrose mid former Congressman Sibloy of I'ennaylvanlii will ho another ques tion. When Arohbold was n witnosj. boforo tho Clapp oommitteu ho de manded that Hearst testify, doolnring soino of )iis 'ArohbohVs,' lottoys hud been stolen and 6omo forgod, SUMMON HEARST WITNESS CAMPA General Reorflanlzatiou Is Scheme of New Administration Useless Army Posts t Be Abandoned and Cavalry to le Reduced. Bureau Aristocracy Aliened to Have Been Built Up by General Wood's Administration. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. That the war department will be the most severely shaken up of all the execu tive department? with the advent of a democratic iioaiiiiisttatiou uu the belief today Of democratic leaders KcorKuiiiwition of (he army, forced hy the democrats in the house dur ini' the hibt srMHimi mid already in swiii,', is (he hit problem for (he new admiiiinlratioii. The last hotic sought uusucecsfiilly 0 reduce the cavalry ,'13 1-3 er (rent. The demo crats vainly iittrmplcd to abandon as useless several nroiy sists. Major Guncnil Leonard Wood, chief of staff, in a possible demo cratic (argot. Thul a bureau "ariH locrncy" has been built up in the general staff has lit-en openly chiirj ed. Abolishment of sfop-watch sys tems for workmen 'in thu urcunls i another pnimiscd reform. Fortification of the Panama canal will be completed under the next ad ministration. Tho democrats arc openly opHned to extensive or ex pensive armament of the canal. They favor its policiuj; rather by battle ships to avoid in&tnllatiou and main tenance cost afnv$ artillery with' ninny giinn and men. SAN DIKGO, Cal., Nov. 12.-The cruUcrs Mars land, Colorado and California, arrived in port today, ea teriiiL' the harbor under full steam. Tho torjiedo flotilla is nlso in ort and (he entire fleet will indulge in maneuvers and (argvt practice. Hear Admiral Southcrland, in com mand of tho Heet, told tho United Press that he and his men were especially glad to return to tho Unit ed Stales, after a long stay in Nica ragua and other tropical ports. He said the trip up tho coast was un eventful, except for' a hard storm encountered off Acapulco, Mexico, llo said the Nicaragua!) tumbles huvo been settled satisfactorily. Lilllo illness was reported ou hoard tho warship. Tho Heet will remain in Krt nt least a mouth, according- lo present plans. OF NKW YOKK, Nov. 22. Hesuuip- tion of hostilities in tho ISnlkaus is ascribed us reason for thu sagging of prices nt the opening of tho stock markot here today. Except loi 1 iidinn Pacific, vliich drooped a point, thu losses were fractional. Louis ville inul Nnshvillo was among tho few stocks that advauoed with noted strength. Profit taking hero today followed tho sharp rise in prices during yes terday's market, Sneoulation nur rowed down to a fow well known issues timl pool operations appar ently wero suspended. Tho market closed weak. Honds wero steady. CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN GIOVANNITTI CASE J SALEM, Mass., Nov. 22. The closing statement for tho state in tho oaso of Jos. Ettor, Arturo Glo vunuitti and Antonio Caruso, charg ed with murder of Anna Lopiezo at Lawrenoo was niado today by Dis trict Attomoy Atwill, SQUADRON BACK FROM NICARAGUA Tho case will probably go to tho jury tomorrow. Indications Tjiat Jud(jc Anderson Be lieves Government Has Made Strong Case Against Edward Smythc McManirjal Continues. Dynamite Stolen From Quarry, Kept in Union Vaults Until Taken to Jones Barn. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Nov. 22. Strong Indication that Judge Ander son believes the govcrncnt has pre sented a strong case at least against Kdward Smytho or Springfield, III., ono of the union men on trial hero for Illegally transporting dynamite, is seen by Indianapolis attorneys to day by the action of the court In In creasing Hmytho's bond from ,'00U to $10,000. Tho amount of ball demanded for James A. Kay, nlso of Springfield, was not changed, It re maining at $5000. Stole Dyiiaiull,. Itcsiimlug his testimony today. McMaulgal declared he stole 1200 pounds of dynamite from the Franco quarry company at Bioomvlllc, Ohio, early In 1911. He said ho trans ferred tho explosive piecemeal on Inter-urban cars and trains to Indian apolis. This dynamite, ho said, was Kept In the vault at the Ironwork ers headquarters hero until it was transferred to Jones' barn. John McNutnara, McMnnlgal said, objected to promiscuous storing of dynamite about the Jones farm, fearing that boys might use tho boxes for t&rgcts and kill themselves. McNamara, Ortle saId;cauttonedhIra to remove tho trademarks, saying It was a mistako to leavo tho trade mark ou nltro-glyccrincs purchased at tho plant of tho Giant Powder company at Giant, Cal., as It fur nished a cluo to the dynamiters of tho Times building in Los Angeles. Trailed by Detectives McManlgal testified that Burns detectives trailed Jim McNamara and himself on ono trip from Ohio to Indianapolis, whllo they wero carrying dynamite. Tho dotectlves ho said, examined tho register of a hotel at Tiffin, Ohio, where they stopped. Ortio said ho wont to To ledo and remained there three days In an effort to learn whether Ohio papers printed anything about tho stolen dynamite, taken from Bloom villo. McMnnigal testified that before the Iroquois explosion Jim McNamnru thawed dynamite in n suit case on tho radiator of Oitiu's homo in Chi cago, lie said tliat lie and Jim visit ed It. IT. Houlihan, ono of tho defen dants, tho latter saying that I'nddv Ityan, u member of thu Chicago local. had investigated tho Iroquois job and that it was all right to pull it off. Tho Iroquois explosion, MeMnnigal said, did but little dnmngc, 1200 IMS LOST IN OLD MEXICO MEXICO CITY, (Nov. SU. That 1U00 porsous and possibly hundrods moro, lost their lives In Tuosday's earthquake Is roportcd hero today in a despatch from tho stricken Moxi can districts. Communication with piuny points is cut off but tho towns of Acambay and Timllpa appear to have suffered most. At Acambay u church was filled with peoplo attending onasa when tho tromor shook down tho walls, crushing ovoryono within thorn. In thu center of tho stricken roglon a lurr.o hill suddenly burst Into an active volcano, hurling smoko and rock in ovory direction. Tho scene of tho disaster is less thau fifty mllos from horo. SOFIA, Nov. 22. Now eotnuiuni oatious from tho powers urging that tho Balkan allies modify thoir de mands on Turkey wero received horo this evening, FROM EMiKE Iron-monger's Proposal Meets With Almost Unanimous Disapproval Taft Does Not Want Pension But May Approve Plan for Future. Congressman Henry Suggests That They Be Sent to the Poor House If They Can't Care for Themselves. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Govcrn cnt officials and other prominent men hero today almost unanimously disapproved of Andrew Carnegie's plan to pension fnturo retiring presidents or tho Uultcd States. It was tho general opinion that the ac ceptance of a pension would be be neath tho dignity of cx-presldcnts. President Taft, busy on his aios sago to congress, was Inaccessible today and his vlow could not bo ob tained. Congressmen arc discussing the possibility of congress providing for former chief executives. Many favor tho plan advanced by William J. Dryan to scat them either In tho house or senate. Tuft to Decline Pension President Tart docs not want a Carneglo pension but ho would not comment on tho pension plan now because of his friendship for Carnegie. Friends who have dis cussed the matter with President Taft say ho probably will endorse- the plan but will decline the pension himself, first, because ho may run again and docs not wish to bo obli gated and second .because bo saved money during his term and besides having property In Cincinnati is re ported to havo saved $100,000 from his salary as president. Congressman Henry of Texas said: Send Them to Poor House "If It has como to a point whero former presidents can't tako charge of themselves wo ought to make some provision for their admission to soma charitable Institution." Senator Porter J. McCumbcr of North Dakota took an opposite view of tho matter. "Tho scheme strikes mo favor ably," ho said. "Former presidents should not bo dependent upon pri vate charity. I'm advocating a "bill giving them $10,000 annually as past commanders-ln-chlct of the ar my and navy." 10 KILLING FATHER PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 22. That Gleun Gault, ulnoteon, killed nia step-ratner, 1). .M. Lultzel near Oregon City two years ago because of unbearable persecutions practiced toward his mother and himself, is today tho opinion of tho pollco, fol lowing tho "shaking down" of tho clear-eyed stripling. Tho boy sticks closo to his first story that ho did not fear arrest, but confided In tho otficors 'because ho "simply bad to toll someone about tho rrtuio to rellovo tho awful strain." W. L. Taylor, an old ncquulntaco, visited tho station today and stated that tho boy had an oxcollent char actor. Officers will tako yoiinh Gault to Scott Mills, tho scono of tho murder tomorrow, and ho will show thorn whoro ho burled Loltzcl's body aftor slaying htm with nn axo. LOSE MICHIGAN DETROIT, Mioh., Nov. 22. Com plete returns from sixty-one of eighty-four counties in tho state, not in eluding Wayne county, in which De troit is situatod, gives a plurality of 14,250 in favor of woman's suffrage. Detroit rolled up u plurality of 1-1,000 against the measure. Tho delay in reporting tho Wuyno county voto caused suffragettes to make charges of fruud. J WIFE SLAYER PAYS PENALTY OF HIS CRIME Alexander Szafsvar Hanged at San Quenlln Walks to Death With Firm Tread and Has Nothinrj to Say Pronounced Dead in Two Minutes. Murder Committed in Drunken Frenzy Attempted to Slay Himself Af terwards. SAN QUENTIN, Cal., Nov. 22. Walking with firm trend and showing little or no emotion, Alexander Szaf svar, wife murdcrdr, mounted tho scaffold 111 the state peniteut'iary here this morning and nt 11 o'clock sharp tho trap was sprung whiuh shot him into eternity. He wan pro nounced dead nt 11:02. There were no features connected with tho hanging other than that tho condemned man endeavored to turn around whilo standing on the scaffold. It was necessary for tho hangman to lioht Ssafsvar over the trap while adjust ing tho noose. He had nothing to say. About nine persons besides prison officials witnessed the execution. Szafsvar was 42 years old, a na tive of Hungary, tailor by occupation. He shot mid killed his wife Kmma, in their home in Sna Francisco, April 5, 1910. Szafsvar was in n drunken frenzy when he committed tho mur der. After shooting his wife he at tempted suicide but failed to inflict a fatal wound. Milton, u ten year old son, wit nessed the slaying oC ids mother. His cries brought neighbors, who,conyey; ed the dy.lng woman to the'ParJcEm crgency hospital, whero sho died three minutes after, boing placed up on (ho operating table. Szafsvar fled, following the assault on his wife, to Golden Gate Park, whero ho sent n bullet into bis own head. Tho boy Milton (old tho police that his father had been drinking heavily up to a week beforo tho shooting, and on the night of tho murder de manded money from his wife. Mrs. Szafsvar gave bun $1, asking him to leave und permit tho family to eat alone. At this the husband flew into n rage, drew a revolver and shot down his wife. COMPLETE GETAWAY Lestur Jones, youthful desperado, at tho point of a gun Thursday af ternoon, forced Marshal M. D. Jones of Jacksonville who was attempting to place him under arrest, from his carriage and after making tho officer march u mile up tho .road abovo Jacksonville, suddenly turned and plunged Into tho 'brush making his gotaway. Sheriff Jones was notified lato last night and this morning took tho trail aftor tho young offondor. Lestor Jones is wanted for breaking Into sovoral houses nt Jacksonville. The warrant for tho boy was Is sued Thursday. Marshall Jones of Jacksonville took it, secured a rig and loft to mako tho arrest. - A short distance abovo Jacksonville ho camo upon tho boy. Driving up ho told him to got Into tho rig. Tho bo asked him first to road tho war ruut. As tho offlcor was doing this tho boy suddenly drow a gun and or dorod tho marshall to got out of tho rig und keep his hands in tho air, This ho did. Ho was then marched up tho road a considerable distance, whero tho boy relluvod him of his guu und ordered him to turn up a side hill. Thu boy -watched him un til ho wus distant about a 100 yards whou ho turned and plunged Into tho thick brush nearby. It was dark before Marshall Jona roachod Jacksonville and reported tho affair to SherUf Jones, At day light tho shorltf took the trail. Young Jones la said to by rwpou-'' Bible for the plllajjlng of iwvwal houses at Jacksonville. Although the on en all bear Out same name they are HotitelaUd. ' ; BOY HOLDS GUN ON OFFICER AND MAKES " A i- I. l M f f ' i t r t o .