OMIco CLEARINGS Hank clearing today were ? 1,580.87 EDFO IBUNE WEATHER Rain Tonight .v- Thursday Hnr. UD.HI). Temp. 10. k FORTIETH YEAR. aLEDFORD, OREGON, AVrODXKSDAY, MARCH 1, 1911. No. 293. UnUcrriW W "Vl A TT TrD , jxixlLi JL JtC JL f IS km FXONFR TE 46-40 Eighteen Democrats and Twenty two Republicans Vote to Oust and Eleven Democrats and Thirty-four Republicans Voted in His Favor. ACQUITTED ON GROUNDS . OF LACK OF PROOF Existence of Bribery Admitted but Not Brought to Lorimcr's Door Personally. WASHINGTON, I). C. March 1. William 1-orlinor, senator from Ill inois, was exonerated of the charge that he was Irregularly anil corrupt ly elected by a voto in the United States sonato today. Forty-six votes wore cast against the resolution that the sonato declare Lorimcr's seat vacant. Forty senators voted thnt in tliPlr opinion ho was corruptly. The -victory of Loriiner ends one of the inogt remarkable political fights or the United States. For many weeks the Issue has been before the sonato and the "Blonde Boss of Chi cago" has been flayed ns bitterly as any man over before the public. ,Tlio vindication of Lorlmcr was made possiblo only by an agreement reached lato yestorday after a fili buster which threatened to consume the remainder of tho session. Generally the chargo against Loii mer was that he hud corrupt know lodge of and in fact, was ho Instigator of a bribery plot through which demo crat In tho Illinois loglslaturo broke a long continuod deadlock and elected him senator after his nnmo had been coiiBidorod only twenty-four hours. Representatives Wilson, White and Link and State Senators Holtslaw and Rrodorlck confessed to having been bribed. Senator McCumbor of North Da kota endeavored to get a rule Hmlt- lug tho speeches to fifteen minutes each but was unsuccessful. Senator Owen of Oklahoma opened the do bate for the senators opposed to Lorl mor. Ho donounced the Illinois sen ator for his failure to appear bofore the Investigating committee, and read a long telegram from Governor Do noen denying tho statements mnde by l.orimer to tho sonato. On a motion to declaro Lorimcr's sent vacant, the roll call was as fol fel fol eows: Vote Against Lorlmcr. Yoa Uacon, democrat, Geergia: llevorldge, ropubllcan, Indiana: Rornh, republican, Idaho; Hourne, republican, Oregon; Brown, ropubll can. Nebraska; Brlstow, republican. Kansas; Burkett, republican, Nebras ka: Burton, republican, Ohio; Cham berlain, democrat, Orugon; Clapp, re publican. Mlnnosota; Clark, demo crat, Arkansas; Crawford, republi can, South Dakota; Culborson, demo crat. Texan; Cummins, ropubllcan, Iowa; Davis, democrat, Arkansas; Dixon, republican, Montana; George, democrat. Oklahoma; Gronnn. repub lican, North Dakota; Jones, republi can. Washington; La Follotto. repub lican. Wisconsin; Lodge, republican. Massachusetts; Martin, democrat, Virginia; Money, democrat, Mississi ppi; Nelson, ropubllcan. Mlnnosota; Newlands, democrat, Nevada; Over man, democrat, North Carolina; Owen, democrat. Oklahoma; Page, republican. Vermont ; Percy, demo crat. Mississippi; Raynor, democrat. Maryland: Hoot. republican, New York; Shiveley, democrat, Indiana: Smith, republican, Minnesota; Smith, democrat, South Carollua; Stone, democrat, Missouri; Sutherland, ro publlcan. Utah; Swansoa. democrat. Virginia: Taylor, democrat. Teunoa see; Warner, republican. Missouri; Young, republican, Iowa. 10. Voto for Loriiner. Nays Bailey, democrat, Texas; Bankhcad, democrat, Alabanw; Bradley. republican. Kentueky; Urandegee. republican. Connecticut; Brlggs, republican. New Jersey; nuk ley. republican, Cennecticut: Burn ham, republican. New .Hampshire; Burrows, republican, Michigan; Car ter, republican, Montanar Clark, re publican. Wyeming: Culloin. repub lican. Illinois; Crane, republican, Massacuhsetts; Curtis. republican, Kaunas; Depew, republican, New ( 'uiit.iiu. ij oi l'aS '" ) MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS WIN FIGHT WAGED UPON PROPOSED HIGHER RATES Hill to Raise Second Glass Postal Kates Diopited o Agreement Reached iiMu Reciprocity WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3. Vice President Sherman today de clared that it is his opinion thai mi extra session of congress is inevit able. It was stated ul (lie While IToue that President Tuft has not changed his attitude regarding an extra ses sion, and that one will he called pro vided a vote on tho Canadian reci procity agreement is not reached be fore Saturday noon. The magazine publishers wo.ii n victory when it was agreed that the bill to increase second-class postal, rales will he dropped. No agreement has been reached re garding a vote on reciprocity wilh Canada, but old tiiucbrs hope that an extra session will prove unnec essary. DELL CERTAIN OF ACQUITTAL American Imprisoned at Enscnada Confident That He Can Prove His Innocence of Conspiracy Charges Troops Receive Donation. SAX DIEGO, Cnl., March 1. Har ry C. Hell, tho American citizen cap tured at Tin Junna, Mexico, February 19, and charged with being a con spirator in the insurgent cause, has at last been heard from by means of a mesoago he sent tho San Uiego Sun, through Inspector Chadney of the United States Immigration service. Chadney roturned from Ensonnda today on the Steamer San Diego. Whllo there he had an Interview with Dell. In his message to tho Sun, Dell asks that a friend here, Harry Mc Call, bo asked to "gathor all evidence that he sees fit and such as would be of assistance to lilni In securing his liberty," and that ho feels that his attorney will securo an onrly trial. "It Is my purposo to demonstrate my innocence of the chargo against me," Doll says, "and I have several witnesses hero who wero with mo at tho time I am charged with having niado remarks dorogatory to tho Mexican government, who will prove tho falsonoss of the charges. "I have boon nccordod every cour tesy possible In prison here, nnd my rights In the case havo boon granted mo without objection." When tho Mexican army undor General Vega roturned from Its do foat at Mexican recontly tho cltizons of Knsonada raised $1500 by popu lar subscription to divide among tho men who hnd undergono tho hard ships Incidental to tho trip. Kuch soldier received about 20. POSSE ON TRAIL OF Sheriffs of Baker and Union County in Pursuit of Brace of Highway men Who Held Up and Killed Sa loon Proprietor. UAIXr'S. Or., March 1. Sheriff h'nud of JSuker oounty and Sheriff Childers of Union are hoadiug a pote today in eloeo pursuit of n brace of high waymou who shortly before midnight held up and robbed the Stockmen's Exchange saloon and killed Kdwtird .Mc Col lough, the pro prietor. The robbers first lined up soveral men who were in the juace and re lieved them of their valuables, then they demanded the contents of the cash drawer and upon McCuliough's refusal to comply with the request one of them sout hun down, killing nun instantly. M ... . . - I J tuu-d. Witbm two hours after tue murder, room of Mrs. Baldwin Drmnmond on ueen M" ' D concern ior j1( the tfovePiuoeni's altitude to Sheriff Hand with a posse, and Shar-! the Hamburg-American liner Aar- PPrt to teal airships' propellers. wurd tUe kKwom orders. CanalejaV iff Childers wtih bloodhounds were I ikn. I plana were not fully eudoraed, ami on the trail which led south. It )a As Mrs. Druinmond has an insur- H-eceotly Invented suspenders are lie mw ,Hat hjK resignation probable that the bandit will be cap- unee poli.v of 100,0)0 on the gern, "'"teiied at the front to resemble H.()(j rt.i,.vo tj1() ,,0c,mnent of cm- BOSS RUEF MUST SERVE PRISON TERM California Court Reverses Itself and Grafter Will Go to Prison Will Appeal to Federal Supreme Court as Last Chance. STAY, OF SEVEN DAYS IS GRANTED PRISONER Fourteen Years in Prison for Brib ery is Prospect Ahead as Soon as Personal Affairs Settled. SAN FHANCISOO, Cal., March 1. Just before noon Judge Lawlor gave Abo Huef a seven days' slay of execution. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 1. Abraham Huef, former political boss of Snn Francisco, sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery, in a cell in Ihe county jail today planned a last fight against serving his pen itentiary sentence. His case will be carried to the United States supreme court. Huef reached this decision after the state supreme court re versed its order granting him a 10 henring, and declared it had no fur ther jurisdiction in the matter, leav ing the decision of the state appel late court sustaining the finding of the trial court as the final action that can bo taken by California judges. Just what his plans are the former boss did not say but declared a con sultation with Attorneys, Ach, Cro&s and Ivoan would be held and stops would he taken toward a final nppcnl in tho case. Court Reverse Itself. After tho supreme court acted, Huef was notified, as were his at torneys of the final action, which was virlunlly a reversal of thoir own ruling by the supremo justices. Huef and his counsel hold a nasty confer ence and later the former boos noti fied the sheriff that ho was ready to go to a cell. Kiiof wont first to his homo and broke the news to his family. It was not until aflor midnight that the doputy sheriff's finally met him there and took him to jail. Huof rose early today. Ho seemed rofroshed nnd said ho had pased a restful night. He was more cheerful than whon ho had entered his cell a fow hours earlier. Ituef Prepared. "I am prepared for theinevitahle," ho said, "though thecr is still an other movo or two to ho made. 1 ex pect to take mv ease to the supreme court of tho United States at (dice. "While I am prepared to accept my fato philosophically T hope thoro may bo sufficient ground for rovorsal m the higher court. Thero should bo tho sumo consideration in the ease of a technicality in the defendant's I'tiso as in the case of the state." "Wo will take Huef over to prison just ns soon as his personal affairs aro straightened out," said Under sheriff Hamilton. "Hvory prisoner gels that much consideration half a day or a' day, may ho two days when he has a lot of litigation to dis pose of. I presume Huef will he roady by tomorrow. He will get tho Mimo troutment ns anyone olse, hut tliore ig no cull to be in any hurry in tho matter." CLOSED FISHING SEASON ON COLUMBIA BEGINS SALKM. Or.. March 1. The closed fishing boimon for salmon, stuigcon and all other species of fish in the Columbia river and it- principal trib utaries begun today and will continue in force until May 1. The miIiiioii run this year has been good and it is expected that the opening of the season in May will find an excellent ' mil from .present indications. PINKERT0NS SEARCHING FOR $130,000 JEWELS NEW YOHK, March l.-Pinker- i tons took a hand tnd.i in I be search for jewels valued at 4130,000 which were stolen Saturday from the stats ' ,-be ., taku,g the I j.hil.,-..1.hii..ll. BARBER AND JOHNSON BUY STEVENS RANCH FOR $275 PER ACRE Tract Adjoins the Austin Corblu Place (the Old IlrmMiaM Orchard) and Is l'articnlly Planted to Fruit. J.' R. Harbor, formerly of Yankee creek, and Slater Johnson, of Hoch esler, X. V., owner also of the old Von dcr llellcu tract, have purchased tho t Sevens place, adjoining ihe Aus tin Corbin orchard, formerly the old Dradshnw orchard, near Eaglo Point, paying therefor $27fi an acre for J DO acres. Tho soil is some of the best fruit lntul n tho valley and is par tially in young orchard. It will he at once improved and planted by the new owners. The sale was made by .1. K. Rnrkdoll. S. 10 WRITE Woman Whose Husband Carved J ere Lillis, Considering Writing Up Event in Realistic Novel Telling of Her Experiences. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 1. Mrs. Jack Cudahy, whoso husband seriously slashed llnaker Jero Llllls when he found the couple nlono at night In the Cudahy home, aim unc ed today that she Is considering writ ing a novel based on her oxporlonces. "Surely" bIio said, "I could niako a most thrilling story of the things that have happened to mo slnco my husband and I soperated tho silly comments of my frlonds, tho aston ishing th'ngs said to me and about me and also tho proposals 1 havo re ceived. Thoy wore ridiculous. And they came from men In Kansas City, In Now York uvWjwhoro; from old and now acquaintances nnd from to tal strangers." Mrs. Cudahy denied that sho had niado any movo toward reconciliation with her husband, but sho also denied a published statement that she would consider no reconciliation. Rate Decision Actually Bettered the Financial Position of the Railroads Eighty-six Million Stocks and Bonds Sold Since. NKW YOHK, March L Tho fact that tho financial position of tjio rail roads of tho country has been ac tually bettered by tho rocent inter state commerce commission's decis ion against higher rates is indicated today by a Wall street statement that since the decision $(J,U()(U)UU worth of new railroad and other securities have been sold. Tho amount includes $50,000,000 Central Pacific bonds, $ 10,000,000 St. Paul and Kansas City Short Mne bonds, $12,000,000 Krio (i per cent notes and . 1:1,000,000 preferred stock of the Studohaker corpora tion. It is understood the decision pleased the manufacturers, who ex pect a phenomenal business. IN WALL STREET! XKW YOHK. March 1. Today's oHuing price-, in the stock market as urulo were uboe yesterday's clos ing. L'nion Pucitic advuncsd , Pa- eific Muil and Miaou ri Pueifie 1. The market guined In strength nnd at noon quotations wore well above last night's level, although somewhut below the best. Roads were steady. The market closed strong. One hundred thousand dollars has ....... m I u ",- "'"king two garments 111 ', MR UD Iff MARKET OR SECURITIES MY GIVE 10 HELP POOR SICK YOUTHS Veach Brothers Improved by Fresh Air Rapidly Get Better in Tent Quantity of Bedding, Clothes and Food Given by Kind Hearted. SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS CASH IS CONTRIBUTED Doctor Stearns States That Present Needs Arc Supplied and More Donations Not Needed. f -f 4 -f -f f 4- f J VKACll UI'MKI' FUND. 4 i 4-4-4- 4 f f 4 f 4 4-4- .Subscription IJst. In order to provldo Clar ence Voach and Vornon Veach with tho nocossary ar ticles of food and other re quirements that thoy In their sick condition demand, tho uiidernlRiiod donate tho fol lowing sums: M, S. Johnson (collec tion $41.50 The Medford Mall Tri bune 5.00 Claudo Miles . . Jay K. Kff A. II. Sallng . . W. A. Folgcr . Col. Frank Ray "Lady" 5.00 11.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 4 4 Total to dato ?0.C0 -4-4-4-4- - - Dr. It. W. Stearns, city physician, who has boon attending Clarence Veach, the sick boy for whom a pub lic subscription has boon taken up, announced today that enough nionoy and clothes and food stuffs and boon contributed to tide tho boy over his slcknoss which, although It may keep him In bid In the tout erectod besides the home that has sorved tho family on south Front street, for some time yet Is gradually losing Its hold on tho boy. Altogother, a sum of $08.50, hnB been collected from different sources and a quantity of boddlng, clothoB, and food has boon left at tho house by kindly disposed people or deliver ed to the .Mail Trlbuno office for do llvory to tho Vouch family. Clarence Veach, tho oldest of tho two boys, Is recovering from his tub ercular trouble nnd will bo ablo to resume his work within a fow wcoks, whllo Vornon, tho other slok boy, who was III with pnoumonln, will bo earod for by tho Hoys and (llrls Aid socloly of Pot Hand as soon as ho is well enough to make the Journey thoro. HOMER DAVENPORT WORKS FOR STATUE OF MARK TWAIN HKNO, Newidn, March 1. -Nevada may yet secure Ihe statue of her pi oncer "Mark Twain," despite the re fusal sonif time ago of the board of capital commissioners to receive the gift of $'J.'),000 offered by the late II. II. Holers to he used for the construction of the statute. Homer l)aenporl of Now York city is ciicdnvorinff to interest capi talists in the east who were friu'nds of "Murk Twain" when Ilia latter lived in Nevada and ccuro subscrip tions from them for the project. ALASKA DELUGED BY UNPRECEDENTED RAINS s PAIHHANKS. Aln-ku, March 1. ils and oM'iliind trawlers are be- much delayed on account of the Miftfiiiug of the rails in the Taun nu district because of the hea ruins during the last two days. The rain, which is unprecedented at this time of the year hue fallen intermittently since Sunday mid the precipitation has amounted to ueurly uu inch. MAOHID, Kali. 28. Political cir oles here predict the early retire went of Premier Csimlejas. As a re sult of clerical agitation against Ca uulejas policies, King Alfonso and his advisers conferred today regard- JtU.raa,Iut.llU LEGISLATIVE INQUIRY STATE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA DROPPED ituef Decision Alters Situation, Hut Agitation Forced Court to Act Grounds for Inquiry Removed SACHAMKNTO. Cal., March 1. That mi investigation of the state supreme court by tho legislature will not be made at this session is the prevailing holiof among legislators today following the court's action in vacating its order for a rehearing for Abraham Huef. The general im pression eoms to be that tho grounds for an inquiry have eon removed. No senator would state definite ly what, action will be taken on the resolution, providing for Iho resolu tion which was adopted by the, as senihly, hut it is probable that the euiasure wil be allowed to die in Ihe senate. STRIKE UPON T 250 Printers in Chicago Offices Walk Out Men Not Upheld by Union Of ficialsAll Papers in Chicago Re duce to Four Pages. INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., March 1. Vice President Hayes, of the Inter national Typographical Union, today declared that international officials of the union regard the striko of the Hearst printers, in Chicago as un warranted. Ho says tho striko will not be supported. CIIICAOO, III.. March 1. Presi dent James Lynch, of tho Inteniiv lional Typographical Union, is ox peeled hero today to luko notion oi the striko of 'JdO printers which hns crippled tho Hearst newspapers bore. Members of tho Anioricnn Nevspapor Publishers' association think' Lynch will order Iho printers back to work pending arbitration. The Hearst type today is being set by union printers in the offico of Iho Chicago Journal, and National Or. ganizer Turner threatens to call a striko of the Journal's printers if thiH plan is continued. Tho Pub lishers' association declares I hat if such a strike is called Ihey will lock out all the union printers in Chicago. All the oily paporrt today are con fined to four pages until iho Hearst printers return to work, thus cur tailing all work to a minimum. Taking ndvantago of the othor pa pers' ditlieultios (ho Daily Soeialisl today issued a largo paper and cir culated it broadcast. When tho Socialist reached the streets employes of tho circulation dopailinents of (ho othor pnpor, agaim.t the orders of their employers, slugged Iho Soeialisl newsboys and destroyed their papurs. Members of Iho (Ionium and llohemiaii tiiruver eiiis and socialists generally volun teered to slug Ihe sluggers and there were scores of free fights through out the cliy. FEDERAL INDICTMENTS FOR CHICAGO PACKERS XKW YOHK, March 1. Fcder.il indictment of the Chicago puckers i predicted hero by attache-, of tin. dis trict attorney's office. The federal grand jury has begun an examination of the evidence produced by District Attorney Oiirvau of Jersey City, which resulted in indictments in the stale courts. The indictments wero not effective, however, because it was held that the packers oculd not he extradited START TRAINS TO L I'OHTUND. Or., Mard, 1. Hcy ulur (rain son ice into Central Oi cfon over the recently completed Oi--egou Trunk line wu inaugurated to day. A large number of passengers left Portland for the newly ouod country on the first train and it was rejvorted that an equal number of central Oregon eopIe were leaving Madras on the first traiu outbound today. 'Kluetj-flve percent of tho steel pens uittuuf.ictured In tho United States aro niado at Camdoii, N. J, HEARS R ROBIN PLEADS GUILTY-TELLS CONSPIRACY Bank Wrecker Rejects Advice of At torney Jerome, Changes Plea, and Refuses to Use Insanity Dodge to Escape Prison. TURNS STATES EVIDENCE; INDICTMENTS EXPECTED Men Involved in Ruining Institution to Face Grand Jury Cant Fool the People. . 'iym NEW YORK, March 1, Following a stormy session with his council, r-'ormor District Attorney Joromo, Jo soph a. Robin today withdraw his plea of not guilty and pleaded "guil ty" to tho larceny of 127,000 from tho Washington Savings Dank. Just bo foro this plea was ontorod Justlco Soabury permitted Joromo to with draw as Robin's counsel. In retiring from tho caso Joromo said that whllo ho was convinced from tho first that Robin was Insane, his actions today proved It boyond a doubt. Tho court room was jammed with persons who had lost their savings In Robin's bnnlts. Tho banker's bIb tor, Dr. Louise Roblnovlch, embraced hor brother nnd thoy hold n whisper ed conference for a fow minutes. When sho tried to talk to Jerome, ho refused to listen to hor. District Attorney Whitman nslced that tho sentencing of Robin bo defer red until March 27, as ho wished to uso Robin and IiIb slstor as witnesses hi a further lnvcHtlgntlon. Robin was roturned to tho Tombs. "You can fool tho nllonlsts easily," said Robin ns ho was boln-g led to his coll, "but you cannot fool tho common people, Hecauso I bollovo thiH, I decided not to tako any chan ces and pleaded guilty In tho hopo of doing everything possiblo to assist tho authorities." District Attornoy Whitman this af ternoon admitted that Hobiu had giv en him Iho names of tho men in volved with him in wrecking corpor ations for tho benefit of a eoterio of promoters and startling revela tions are expected. Hobin foriuorly was associated with a group of western finnneiors. Dr. Hobinovich, Hobin's sister, it was said, had confirmed tho story. Whole sale indictments aro expected. FREE SPEECH FIGHT ENDS Mass Meeting of Citizens Accept Proposition to Terminate Contro versy at Fresno With Industrial Workers. FH1CSNO, Cal., March 1. Tho end of tho Industrial Workors of tho World's campaign horo for "free speech" itt seen today in aocoptanco by a mass meeting of uiti.ons of a proposition by the Workors to termi nate tho controorsy. A oonunittuo was named to urge upon tho city council the acceptance of the pence proposal, and it probably will do so. Tho proposal of tho Workors pro vides that all couviutod members shall ho paroled and thoso hold, who aro not yet convicted, shall ho released with the understanding that "frob peech'' shull prevail only on two designated blocks of tho oity.- Should the council accopt tho proposition, the Industrial Workors of tho World promise that most o ftho members; will leave the city without delay and that the Industrial Workors of tho World newspapers throughout tho country wil nnnouiico that tho Fres no fight is off. ALIU'NY, N. Y., Maroh 1 An nouncement by William F. Sheehan thnt he was willing to submit his sen atorial ohnuooB to another domooratia canons failed to ohnugo tho situation hero toduv. Shoohnn rocoived Ida us ual vote and tho doudlcok is as firm as un or.