OH"i"n Historic oni?,
City Hall
Medford Mail Tribune
l-'Ol KTII YIOAIi.
MISUFom OKIWON. MONDAY, YVAiHVAUY U, 1910.
No. -282
JURY IN HERMANN CASE UNABLETO AGREE
JURY REVEN TO
FOR CONVICTION
BEING OUT 4
ONE
N AFTER
48 HOURS
Guilt or Innocence of Former Conor cssman Blnrjer Hermann, Charged
With Conspiracy to Defraud the Government of Public Lands In
Creation of Blue Mountain Forest Reserve While Gen
eral Land. Commissioner, Still Undecided An
Agreement Out of the Question.
LACK OF VINDICATION SPOILS PLANS OF
DEFENDANT FOR SEEKING ELECTION TO CONGRESS
Heney Moves at Once'for New Trla I to Begin Next Monday, But Dato Is
Left Open Subject to Anrccm ent of Counsel Upon Both
Sides Selkirk Lone Juror for Acquittal.
I'OHTI.ANI), Or., Kli. H. Tho
Eiillt or Innnncunrf of Hx-ConRrc
mnn Illngor Hcrmnnn, charged with
consplrncy to defraud tho govern
ment o( public lands In the crnotlon
of tho IJlue Mountnln foront rescrvo,
whlle"llennann wns commissioner of
tlio Rcncrul land offlco In Mtlll unde
cided. Tho Jury which stood 11 for
conviction nml one for ncnulttnl wnii
dUchnrged by Judge Wolvorton nt
9:40 ' o'clock this morning nftor
wcrntllnK with tho ovldenco In tho
cane for nearly 48 hour. This ne
tlon was taken following tho nn-
nounromont by tho foromnn that nn
"agreement won out of tho question,
Tho Inability of the Jury to roach
nn agreement Iuih onllroJy upsot tho
plnn of the aged dofondnnt, It having
boon nnnouncotl thnt In tho ovont of
vlndtcntlon, llornmnn would bo a
candidal" for rongrosn from bin old
dtatrlct, tho first congressional dis
trict, against Hoprosontntlvo Hawloy,
tho present Incoumbont.
Those of tho Jury fr conviction
woro C. P. Pearson, J. II. Thompson,
William Myors, tho foromnn; lion
F. Skolflold, Fronk D. 8lmmonH,
Bmlth Stephens, Henry II. Stone,
Charles W. ItlHlcy, J. 0. Smock,
Wonloy Houck, Albortus II. Motcnlf,
Gonrgo Selkirk stood out for acquit
tnl. Ho bold thnt ho could convict
tho dofondnnt undor tho Inw, but not
under tho ovldonco, and thnt hla con
science would not pormlt of his dls
rogardlng tho ono phnso of tho cnao
for tho nupoprt of tho othor.
After tho dUchnrRo of tho Jury,
Pronccutoc P. J, Honoy Immodlatoly
moved thnt a now trlnl bo com
mnncod on oMndny noxt,.nnd mooting
with tho objection of tho court thnt
tho Jury pnnol hnd boon oxcusod un
til n wok from Mondny substituted
thnt dnto. Horo ho met with tho ob
jection of oJhn M. Gonrln, who stnt
od that ColonoV Worthlngton had
boon compollcd to roturn to Wnsh
InRton nnd could not roturn for some
time, whereupon tho dato of tho noxt
trlnl was nlolwod to Btnnd opon, sub
Joct to tho agreement of tho counsel
on both Bid on.
Hormnnn'o own ovldonco, nccord
lugtn Informntlon coining from tlio
Jury room, 'provontod )Ih ncnulttnl.
At tho oIobo of tho Rovornmont'B cubo
contlnuoH thin Informntlon, hnd tho
dofonso roBtod nnd gono to tho Jury
with Itfl case, thoro would hnvo boon
n vordlct In fnvor of tho dofoiiBO.
Tho Jury, howovor, was chnnRod In
Its nttltudo by tho onvoBlvonosH nnd
tho contrndltrolnu found In tho story
of tho dofondnnt nnd wna swung to
tho government's sldo wlion Honoy on
InBtructloiiB forced tho dofondnnt to
admit mlutnkOB. mndo on dlroct ox
amlnntlon nnd qualify his dlroct tos
tlmony. Honry Moldrum told tho strnlght
ost Btory of tho two, this Informntlon
contonds, whllo It' Is also nrtjuoil that
Moldrum'B toatlmony rogardlng Her
mann's visit to his offlco nnd tho
mooting thoro with Maya wna cor-
robcrted In nil Km detnllB by tho ten
tlmony of Hermann himself, which
would not hnvo been trtio had Her
mnnn not tnken'the stand In hit own
dofenio,
IHnger Hermann was Indicted on
tho thirteenth dny of the month, nnd
thirteen ballot were taken In nn nt
tempt to decide whether ho wns kull
tyor Innocent of tho crime charged
against htm.
PEOPLE ALIENATED
FROM PRESIDENT
Kansas City Star Comments With
Sorrow on Lack of Confidence.
Shown In Mr. Taft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Fob. 14.
Tho Kansna City Star, tho first pnpor
In tho middle-west to urRo tho nom
ination of Wllllnm II. Tuft for tho
presidency nnd whoso editor, W. H.
Nolsou, Is n personal friend of tho
chief executive, said today:
"In hla apoech In Now York Pres
ident Tnft admitted n loss of popular
ity for his administration that might
causo tho Ropubllcnn party to loso
tho lioiiso of representatives. Ho
might hnvo gono ovon further. So
groat has tho dofonctlnn boon that If
n presidential election woro to no
hold next November, thoro la probab
ly but ono Republican, Roosovolt,
who would atnnd a chnnco of carry
ing tho country nngliiHt n ticket bend
ed, for example, by Gaynor or Folk.
"In all this transformation of pub
lic Bonttmont thoro, lias been llttlo
bitterness.
"Instcnd thoro has boon general
BQrrow over a loss of confldonco In
a prosldont of charming personality
and right Intentions, who, partly
from tompornmont, pnrtly from laclt
of Bngaclty, and pnrtly from a defi
ciency la nggresslvo militant earn
estness, has nllenntod tho pooplo who
bollovcd thoy had found In him a man
to cnrry outt ho work of Roosovolt."
WISHES TO REACH PACIFIC
COAST TO SEE SWEETHEART
TWO ACCUSED NEW YORK OFFICIALS ASD
MEN WHO MAKE CIIAJtGES AGAINST THEM.
t
BIDS OPENED
ROOSEVELT
OF EDITORS
Poll by Chicago Tribune Shows That
Teddy Is the Choice for President
' in States West of the Alleghany
Mountains.
PACIFIC COAST STATES
ALL FAVOR LIOH HUHTER
Taft Only Leads tn Ohio, Missouri,
Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Ten
! nessee .and Arizona.
TAFT PLEASES
STEEL TRUST
Lincoln Day Talk Pronounced a
Friendly Message to Big Busi
ness
and Very Timely
Magnates Talk.
NEW YORK, Fob. 14. Wllllnm G.
MiiKimiiH, tho wiroloss operator
whoso brnvory saved tho crow of tlio
steamship Kentucky from doath ro-
oontly off tho North Cnrollnn const,
will inako nnothor utttompt to jour
noy to Portland, Or., whoro It la ro
portod thoro is n eortnlu younp; lady
who will Rivo a cortnin nnswor to n
oortain quoslion nsked hor by Ma
Rinnis. So anxious wns MiiRinnis to.ronch
tho Paoifio const that he "took n
ohanoo" wlion ho replncod a timid
wiroloss opprator on tho loaky Ko-
NEW YORK, Fob. 14. Tho sentl
nient of many of -tho big financiers
war oxprcsaed today regarding Pres
ident Tnft's Lincoln day speech by
Chairman Genry of tho board of di
rectors of the United States Steel Cor
poration, who said:
"Tho president's speech wns can
did, clear and convlclng. It is n
friendly messngo to business and la
vory tlmoly. Tho prosldont Intends
to bring about adjustments which
will not disturb tho prosperity exist
Inff."
President IJrown of tho Now York
Centrnl railroad, when naked for his
opinion Bald:
"Prosldont Taft'a snooch was reas
suring, nnd will tond to inspire con
fldonco. Tho corporations of tho
country nrotrylng enrncstly nnd hon
estly to comply with tho laws,"
Honry Clows rtoclnrod: "Tho pros
ldont shows a firm nttltudo anglnst
law breakers. Tho laws aro for all
nltko and thoro can bo no discrimin
ation botweon Individuals or corporations."
ITO'S ASSASSIN TO
PAY DEATH PENALTY
TOKYO, Feb. 14. It wna nn
nouuood by tho Kovornmont horo to
day that Inohnii Angnn, who nssns
sinatod Prineo Ito nt Harbin last
full, has boon convicted nnd sentenc
ed to death. Angan wns n mombor
of tho oronn Liberal parly nnd his
associates in Koroa hnvo soerolly
honored him as a martyr, Spooial
proonutloiis hnvo boon ordorod lo
provont n domon8tVation in Seoul.
HUGHES WILL
PROBE GRAFT
Legislative Bribers to Be Investigat
ed by Governor, Who Intends
to Drive Grafters Out -of
Politics.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 14. Intense
interest is manifested here in the
espresood possibility of n general in
vestigation of tho state legislature
for tho purpose of uncovering alleg
ed bribory in connection with legisla
tion during the Inst ten years.
Governor Hughes was in his office
today nftor hnving conferred with
President Taft nnd othor prominent
lenders in Now York City, but refus
ed to mnko nny comment regarding
tho possibility of a genornl invest!
gntion being lnunchod.
The Bonnto investigation so far has
been oonfinod to tho trial of major
ity lendor Jothnm P. Allds upon the
chnrgo of ncoopting a bribe of $1000
in 1001 to kill a highwftv bill.
It Is romorod that Govornor
Ilughos intends to drive out of pol
itics in this stnto nny men ho can
provo to hnvo boon connoctcd with
alleged bribory of tho logislaturo.
Two high officials of Now York
stnto have been mndo tho objects of
ohnrgos of misconduct while holding
office Thoy nro Jothnm P. Allds,
president pro tern, of tho stnto son
ato, nnd Ilornco White, presiding of-
TUESDAY NIGHT
Bids for Central Point Water System
Will Be Considered Tomorrow
Night-Plant Will Be of the
. Pumping Kind.
The city council of Central Point
will considor mas Tuesday evening
for tho construction of n complete
municipal water system for that city.
Tho bids are to include everything
pipe, powor house, pumping plant,
etc.
Tho city will depend for its water
supply on pumping wntor from n well
nnd a series of tunnels which tap tho
great veins of wntor which underlie
the surface nt that point. Tho water
has already been found, nnd it only
remains to construct tho plant nnd
distributing system.
George II. Osgood was in from his
Griffin creok farm Monday to moot
some of the boys ho taught railroad
ing yonrs ago who were pnssing
through on No. 15.
William J. Clark, tho expert train
er nnd well-known horsorann, wns in
tho city from his ranch Mondny.
WASHINGTON COMMENTS
UPON TAFTS SPEECH
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14.-
Tho loonl press today commonts ns.
CHICAGO. IllB., Feb. 14. The
Tribune today announces the result
'of a canvass which It states has been
made of tbo Republican editors of
newspapers west of the Alleghany
mountains, regarding their present
choice for president, with the fol
lowing total results:
Roosevelt. 13C0; Taft, 1093; La
Follette. 197; Hughes, 122; Cum
mins. 65; Pinchot. 30; Cannon, 14;
Bryan, 40; scattering, 144.
Tho paper prints tho following as
the results of Pacific coast papers:
Roosevelt, 51; Taft. 31; LaFol
lette, 1; Hughes, 3; Cummins, 1;
Pinchot, 1; Dolllver, 2; Cannon, 1,
and Bryan, 1.
Oregon Roosevelt, 32; Taft, 14;
LaFollette, 3; Hughes, 5; Pinchot,
1; Cannon, 1, and Bryan, 2.
California Roosevelt. 81; Taft,
45; LaFolIetU;, 4; Hughes. 4; Pin
cbot, 2; Dollver, 1; Bryan, 1.
In summing up the result of the
canvass, the paper says:
"Roosevelt has not only a mapor
Ity of the votes, but his strength runs
so uniformly that he Is Indorsed y
a majority of the elates. He is
strongly In the lake group, where he
has 4S6 votes to Taffs 427. Ho
leads In the fcralrlo states by 617 to
475, and on the Pacific coaat by 164
to 90.
Roosevelt leads in 15 of tho 22
states:
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Minne
sota, North Dakota. Montana, Wash
ington, Oregon, California, Ken
tucky and Nevada.
"Theor states have a population of
5,501,665 and will poll 294 votes In
the Republican national convention."
LIGATION
N MYSTERY
Who Is American Development Com
pany That Seeks Blanket Fran
chise en All Roads of Jackson Ct.
Without Revealing Identity?
NO FRANCHISE GRANTED
BY COUNTY COURT
Ashland Atterney Who Appears far
Applicants, Does Hot Knew
Their Names. '
GLAVIS ON STAND
Ballinger Inquiry Resumed Before
Largest Crowd Yet Assembled
Before Deliberations.
1 - 1 it . 1 . M I
licror cu mo sonaio dv virtue or ins fftnnWQ nAtl ilrt onnnnt (u
office i of lion onnnt Rovornor. Sena- President Tnft nt tho Lincoln dnv
0 il vt ... '
tor Allds is chnrged by Bonn Concer,
n follow mombor of tho stnto sonnto,
with tnldnsr monoy for nidinpr in thp
dofont of proposed highway legisla
tion. Senntor Connor nlloces that tho
bribo wns tnkon nine yonrs npro whilo
bo and Mr. Allds woro follow mom
bors of tbo assembly, Tim obnrpo is
deniod absolutely by Mr. Allds. Mr.
White is nooused of boinj involved in
n fjnaneial transaction wboreby tho
(Continued on Pago 8.)
dinner of tbo Ropnblicnn club in Now
York:
Times (iudopondont) It is clear
the prosldont feels thnt tho country
won't pormit him to stnnd still in the
matter of tbo Sbormnn nnti-trust
law enforcement.
Post (independent) Porhnps Wall
stroot nnd its converging channels
will not come to soo sound prinoiplos
nnd honost motbods immovnbly fixed
in tbo policy of the administration.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14.--
Tho Ballinger investigation commit
too resumed its work today boforo
tbo largest crowd tbiit has yet boon
present at its deliberations.
L. R. Glavis, former chief forester
of tho field division of the general
land offico, was ngain called to the
witnoss stand. Prior to its official
meeting tho coramitteo wont into ex
ecutive session, which lasted more
than half an bout.
Albort Walker, ono of (be promi
nent stockmen of Ply, Klamath
counly, wns in Medford Monday on
llis. way lo Jacksonville.
Who is tho American Development
Co.?
Who are the backers and finan
ciers of this concern that asks a
blanket franchise over Jackson coun
ty roads for a trolley line, a fraa
chlso tbat has not yet been granted
by the county court, though errone
ously reported to bavo been granted?
The secretary of state reports that
the American Development company
was organized under tho laws of Ore
gon with E. M. Runyon, A. U Veagle
and C. J1. Veagio as Incorporators.
Bat all aro unknown here. Tho two
latter aro Portland lawyers, but
whom they represent Is unknown.
Tho company applied for tho fran
chise some timo since, and the coun
ty court and commissioners have tak
en the jnatter under advisement.
Neither Judge Neil nor the commis
sioners have any Information as to
who the American Development Co,
Is. what its plana are, what Its cap
italization Is, or what Its Intentions
are.
Tho franchise as printed In the
Mall Tribune Sunday was tho draft
submitted to the county court, which
tho court held up. Owing to a mis
understanding over tbo phono It was
reported as having been granted.
Diligent inquiry on the part of the
Mall Tribuno, both at Jacksonville
and nt Grants Pass, whore supple
mentary articles of IncorporntfeHi
UIU OilIU IU UUVU UVUU W1UU,
to roveal tho names of the officers of'
tho corporation, nor docs tho cf&
presented 6how nny namo except of
tho "American Dovoloppmont Co.'
G. F. Trefren of Ashland, who rep
resented tho company ( betoro the
county board, said:
I rcaly cannot remember the
names of tbo officers of tho company;,
nor do I rocollcct who are the Incor
porators. I had a momoranda of the -
names which I sent to Josephine
county, whoro a similar appllactloar
has been filed. I understand that ar-
ll.l t aaa . . .
ucies oi incorporation woum do niea
In both counties, and am surprised
that thoy have not boen tiled horo.
Tbo company Is composed of Portland
and British Columbia partlos, who
aro Interested In this section, that la.
about all that I know of them.,v
Tho county clerk of Josophlne
county, by telephone, this morning
disclaims auy knowlcdgo of tho com
pany whatever.
John It, Allen of Now York, build
er of tho Pacific & Eaotern railroad,
has obtained trolloy franchises in4
Medford and Grants Pass for an ln
terurban electric lino, but, so far as
known, has no connection -with the
American Development Co. Ho la
oxpected hero In March, wh'en the
work ot securing additional fran
chises as well as construction work
bo undertaken.
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb.
Vessels sent out to search for tbo
tug Nina rejjrtod today, tbat thoy
bad found HO trace of ihn rnlnainn.
jm. u. Aimer, secretary or tno vessel. Tbo ship is long overdue.
Sutherlin Land, Water & Powor
company of Douglass county, is n
business visitor in Medford. today.
While it Is possible sbo has been
blown out of her course and may yet
stake port, it is fred she la lost,