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EDITION
I)nlly itlxili Yur.
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Governor Johnson In Scnlhlnu Terms
Denounces Action of Republican
National Commlttco for Action In
Turnlnu Down Primaries.
"UNFAIR, UNJUST, AND
PARTISAN EXTRA DODY"
Contracts Recent Action In Califor
nia With That of the Na
tional Commlttco.
OAPITOU KACRAMENTO. Oil.,
Duo, lfi. In u statement which re
news in scathing terms tho rofiiNiil of
tlio republican national roiniuit trtt (o
allow a presidential primary ami
which may result in lint oxoIiihIoii
from tilts national eonveutiou of del
egations, elected iy t lio people, Gov.
oriior Illrnm W. .IoIiiihoii toilay de
clared Unit tlio progressives of Cal
ifornia will stand on tliu principle
(hat "in the fiultM'tion of it president,
UN ill all mutter lliu people should
rule."
ll (iioliI a prttvioiiM Hlali'innit to
ilio effect that tlio roaotioiiaricK alon
liinl m I It in tc material to Knin hy tlio
ntlopllon oi a piwiilontlal primary
law at thiH time, since tlio progros
wives tiro in it ponition now to send
ii solid I ,u Kollrttit ilnK'Kiitioii lo tlio
tliu nominating . convention. TIioho
fnots ho contrasted with the aelion
of tliu national commttloo in Wiihh
ington last TuoVnlnv.
Commit ton Wan Conlrollcil.
"'Tlio committee," (lovonior .Inhit
Huiil, " Ih in control of reactionaries.
It fonmila'Jeil n oal) for n national
convention that in niiihiguniiN ami mi
intelligible. Tlio design of this eall
HeeniH to ho either lo iuiioro laws that
nro in foreo In progressive tnto
prouding for preHiilential primaries
or to render the way easy for ignor
ing (he law in the future.
"Senator llorah asked tie nati null
eoiimiilteo to ailopt a prrvWion that
delegate might ho ohiiKeu hy tliict
vole of republican electors, ami the
reactionary national eomniittee, rep
ronentiug Mr. Tuft, overwhelming!)
iloofntoi! Mr, Itm all's motion. We
find the progressives of California
yielding every advantage while (ho
reactionaries in the national oomniit
teo refiiriu every ilonntml In Iho hope
of future lomiKirary hiicoohs.
Anion Without Hffoct.
"The eall issued hy the nnlioiuil
eouwnittee uppnreutly conl'liels with
the lawH that have heeu ilnlv pnss"d
in some of Iho slates of Iho union
ami may ho at vatiaueo with the lirtv
eontiimplaleil in Iho stale of Califor
nia, hut that an unfair, unitwl ami
purlinim 'extra jmlieial hotly m.ty
rentier nugatory u duly onaeteil law
of any slate, eannot for ouu instant
ha eoueeileil or tolerated.
"The gentleman who Hat in a room
in Washington Tuesday litnt prepar
ing a eall hy whieh they thoinsolvos
ho)o to uomiunto a president, without
without the jnlorveiiliou or iiNsibtuiii'o
of (ho eleeloralo of the eouutry for
got one fnutrollhig'fuclor- they for
got the people.
Petty Politics Day Pnt.
"The tiiuo hah gono hy, certainly
In California ami 1 believe in most of
the states of the union, when petty
polities can ilouy the groat iiiiihh of
tlio electorate h voieo in government
and hope for ultimalo hiicoohh, ami it
isiiHl thing thing that makoH impos
sihlo Mr. Taft tliu oamliilato of this
Hytttoni.
"In Ootohur Inst, wlillo I had un
der eoiiHiilorallon iho tpicstiou of a
presidential preference primary, 1
wrolo to Senator La Follotlo mlviHiiipr
him that wo. woro foregoing a politieal
eurtaiuty bconuso of principle.
"I received from him u lot lor, which
I quoin in part:
I,a J'ollolto Writes.
'"If you omit the. presidential pro
foreneo law from the subjects to ho
considered hy tlio legislature at lite
extra session whleh you uvo ahout lo
convene, you will prnolioally control
tlio Holeoliou of iho dologntos to the
national convention in lUl'J and (hoy
will all ho progressives.
" 'It would ho a u'rout tiling to have
California loading the roll eall for
tlio progressives in Iho next conven
tion. If you pass a proHiilontial pref
erence primary law Iho Hlandpnttors
limy carry Rati FraueiKcn and hoiho
adjoining lorrilory on Iho e-o-.l-
N
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ANSWERED
AMERICAN ENSIGN KILLED BY FILIPINO OUTLAW.
CAPTURED AND HIS HEAD BROUGHT BACK IN A BOX
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il mF P i H. lew i&iilK lv . I "4j'L 2Wrm
B i i I' -HI ran -- "irrlB KhVJ t vaH I
Head
whom
or Tim
UUTbW
DetmlNofa fireee enKiiKement hi'tween Americans and a hit ml- led hy
Muuileux, an outlaw, have .pint been reeeivetl from the Philippine Inlanilrt.
KtiHiKii ( Itarle !'. Ilovoy, V. S, K., with n eompHiiv of private, wiih went
out to capture Mumlenr., who had heen rniiMmc the aulliorilicK eoiihiderahle
tiouhle. PikIiUiiic at cIohc rnnjje fulloued hix iIUcimtv Iiv the AmericaiiH,
mid Kmij(ii llovcy, who led the .attack, ta killed hv the outlaw, who oh
eiiH'd. Tun tln Inter home friendly MoroH pursued Mundeur. am! killing;
lilin, lirouitht lu head hack in a hox.
EUGENE FORGER
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IS TAKEN NORTH
Ormsuy Mechllnu, Insurance Agent,
Leaves for Euncno Accompanlct)
by Sheriff Forflcil Doctor's Name
to a Note Given for Loan.
Sheriff Harry Hrown of Lane
county left for Kimono on Friday
inoiuiuK'x loeal having in tuisttuly
Oniihhy iMuuhliiiK, it former iiiHurnuoo
iiKout of KiiKt'iie, arruNted in tlio.
city for forgery.
Meohliut; in churKi'd vtith fortcii k
tcli name of Dr. Itehhau, of Spring
fielil, to a note ivcn to Dr. D. A.
l'ame, tin feeiiritv for a muiii of iiiuii
ev loaned lo McchliiiK hy the doctor.
Thi wan hoineliine auo. Tlio forory
wiih not dihoovored until a few tlav
auo, when this note, toethur with
not oral others jjivun hy tlio man to
Dr. Paine, heeaine due. When an
offoit wiim made to collect tlio note it
mih found that Dr. ltehhau'H name
had heen forced and a warrant wan
Hworu out for Moohliiic'n arrest.
Mechlini; in a man with a family
and lived at Kaono for sonic time
prexious to oominc to Meilfonl. lie
wiih iiK'cnt of the Mutual Iifo Insur
ance eompauy while at Kiik'ciio and
appeared to ho hoiiont and trust -woithy.
Keeeutly ho Iiiih written kov
oral letteix to Dr. Paine in roKard to
the dehl ho owned him and promis-cd
to jiay it at once, hut it never came.
Only a few ilayn ni) ho wrote that
the money was in the humlx of Judc
Crowell, of this city, hut in answer
to a telegraphic iuiuiry, the judge de
clared that ho had no money of
Meelilinu's.
MooIiIuik'h wife was with him
when tlio arrest was iniulo.
An Editor With $400!
SAN FHANCISCO, Dec. lfi. Po
lieo hero hellovo Kditor CharleH 0.
llalliday of1 tlio Ukiah Time.s hun met
with foul piny. Thugs nro thought
to havo lured him into a death trap,
Ho had $101) In his possession.
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tion issue, and Home of the counties in
Iho southern purl of the state on the
lemon tariff, and Taft possihly will,
without reason, havo their Hupport on
hoth. issues. It will appeal that wo
nro divided. II will couio at a time
when it may turn tlio tide,
" 'Hut, governor, hard as it would
ho, there is just one thing that ought
lo ho and would ho hurder and, in
deed, more harmful for us, and that
would ho to throw our principles to
tlio dogH whenever an opportunity qf
fers lo gain a temporary advantage
hy soiloing, If it would enahlo us to
control tlio next national convention
and Iho nomination for tlio presi
dency wo could not afford to do St
and wo could not. afford to huvo you
do il, even If. yon woro willing.' "
RESTED
MICDtfORD,
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KvtnjMTd in
pifKuiT or
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PACTS OBTAINED
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Wlckcrsham Informed That Grand
Jury Has Sufficient Facts to War
rant Indictment of,. Four Califor
nia Labor Leaders.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dee. 15.
Iufoniiatiou was obtained hero today
that Attorney General Yickchntn
hiiw heen informed from Los Angeles
that sufficient facts havo heen ob
tained there hy the grand jury invest
igating the dynamite oasos to war
rant the indictment and iiftmedinto ar
roht of four California labor leaders.
It is said taht Special Assistant At
torney General Lawler who is eon
duelinir tlio Iios Angeles probe, hns
coimnuuieated tho whole facts to the
attorney general and is now nwaiting
instructions from him on the meth
od of procoedure.
It is now up to Attorney General
Wiokorshum lo direct whether I.aw
ler shall proceed and obtain orders
for the arrests from l'Vdoral Judge
Wellsborn in l,os Angeles or whether
the entire matter will ho put up to the
authorities in Indianapolis uud (he
arroiU he ordered from there.
AGED WOMAN IS
VICTIMJF FIRE
"Grandma" Williams of Murphy
Meets With n Painful Accident
Stand in Front of Fireplace anil Is
Badly Burned.
"Grandma" Williams of Murphy,
aged grauilinothor of Al Mnttliows,
mot with a Borlnus and painful acci
dent recently. She was Btnndlng in
front of tho flroplueu with lior back
to tho flro when hor clothing hocamo
Ignited, presumably by a spark, and
was ipilckly lu fliunoa.
She cried out and Mr. Johnson,
who wna In tho kltohon, soUed, a pu'l
of wator and ran to hor assistance,
dashing tho wator ovor hor mid ex
tinguishing tho flro.
Mrs. WllllauiH' body wbb painfully
burned from hor waist to hor knees.
H1NATING
LEADER
"Kitty Gordon" Is 'Dead.
NKW YOltK, Dee. 13. Mm, Oliver
A, Hiinkin, wife of MoKco Hnnkin,
and known to tho theatre going pub
lid of n generation ago as Kitty Gor
don, is dead hore today, tho, result of
uu iittauk of norehral hemorrhage,
whloh Boixed hor while alio wan in a
null) nh,
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OIMCION, XWIIXAY, DKCKMBBrt 15, 1911.
CONFESSION IN
TIMES CASE IS
RUMOR TOOAY
Prominent San Francisco Lahor
Leader 1$ Said to Dc Holdlnu 0-t
for Immunity and. If He Gets It,
He Will Tell All?
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OFFICIALS DECLINE
TO DJICUSS REPORT
y
Attorneys Admit That Sensational
bl
Developments ArejApt to Break
at AnyTlme.
I.OS AKCIKLES. ftik, Dec. Iff..
Itimiors that a prominent Snn Fran
cisco lahor leader to make a con
fession of complicity in tho dymunit
ing of the Los Angeles Times build
ing nro current this afternoon about
the federal building, where the fed
eral grand jury is conducting nil in
vestigation into tho so-called dyna
mite conspiracy.
While thcreMirl could not bo veri
fied, it was said tiih't this man hold
inc out for immunity in case he in
volves still more pdominunt union la
bor officials in tho local dynamiting.
Neither Assistant United States At
torney General Oscar Lawlor nor Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks would dis
cuss this phase of the matter, hut
each admitted that sensational devel
opments wero liable to break at any
time. '
Detective McLarcn.'a Hams ocr
ative, nud Lawler wore in conference
agnin today for more- than two houra
hut neither would uive an inkling of
the matters discuss1 It W0R be
lieved, however, that the conference
had to do with the transfer of Ortiec
MoManignl to Indianapolis, where he
is to be a star witness before the fed
oral probe to be conducted there into
tho alleged dyunmito conspiracies.
THINK SLAYER
Leon Lochard, Confessed Robber,
Must Face Charge of Murderinn
Little Barbara Holzman in a Room
ing House at Portland.
l'OHTLAN'D, Ore., Dec 1G. Id
ealise ho ntteinptod to Involvo Frank
Jointings, his ex-omjloycr. In a lar
ceny cnBo, Leon Lorhard, confessed
robber, serving a sentonco at Kolly's
Hutte, today faces a charge of hav
ing murdered little Ilnrbara Holzman
In a rooming houso lit Albitm last
March. Lochard has been partially
Identified by Mrs. llortha Nelson, a
landlady.
When Mrs. Nelson first saw Loch
ard sho said sho was "pretty suro"
hut reserved decision tinUl sho could
seo tho accused man In tho hat and
coat tho murderer had when ho en
gaged tho room.
Tho ovldcnco Includes alleged ad
missions to other criminals that ho
killed tho child.
At tho tlnio of the Holumnn mur
der Jennings was living In Portland
mid Lochard was doing soliciting
work for hint In tho vicinity of tho
ploco whoro tho crlmo was commit
ted. After tho murdor, ho said,
Lochard quit his work and would not
go soliciting lit tho Alblna district.
NEW YEAR'S ISSUE.
. - -
Do you wain (ho growth
"" and prosperity of Medford "
n ml the Rogue vivor valloy to ""
"" ho known broaeastt
Do you want the world to
know tho story of 11)11 and
southern Oregon's iirogressY ""
Then eo-oierato,vith us in
"" making the New Year.' issue ""
" tho biggest and mopt credit- ";
"" ablo production ovor issued in
ft Meilfonl.
"" Wo will, do our hnro. Do
"" yours.
f-f-r t-fii-ft t-ff-f-f-
OF CHILD FOUND
LILLIAN GRAHAM, ON WITNESS STAND, TELLS
OF STRUGGLE FOR LIFE WITH W. E. D. STOKES
I Jfcri jj?f-
HjjLJKID CVASTOO
20 on TmnsnGe'
HB TCXD HB HOI TO JSHOUt'
This picture of Aliss Lillian Gra
New York.Vhnrged with shooting W.
jirojirictor, was sketched in court as k
testimoney revealed for the first time
tnont. She told hov Ethel Conrad, w
struggled to free herself from the clr
intr the sen file a shot was fired hv S
SHOOTING S
LS
FREED BY JiY
"Most Remarkable Woman I Have
Ever Seen," Says District Attorney,
"If She Gets Away With This Case
at 1 9, What Will She Do at-25?-'
NKW VOItIC, Dec. 15. Lillian
Grnhani anil Ktliel Conrad, tlio two
Xew York show girls accused of nil
attempt to murder Millionaire K.
I). Stokes, after the Gniliain girl had
leen entangled with him, wero ac
ipiltleil of the charge by a Jury this
afternoon.
When tho Jury came In both girls
were at ontii brought Into court from
tho sheriffs office. When tho fore
man of the Jury announced tho ver
dict the Graham girl said nothing,
but Ml is Conrad began to shriek at
tho top of her voice. Ilnlllffs rushed
to her and forced her Into a chair.
Then Mio ls-camo so hysterical that
lew water was thrown Into her face
and Mio was finally carried from tho
room nmld tho greatest confusion.
NEW YORK, Dee. 1. Charges of
an attempt to murdor W. E. D
Stokes, the Now York millionaire, ,y
Ethel Conrad and Lillian Graham,
went to a jury this afternoon at 4:14
o'clock. Prosecutor IJuokner eon
eluded an address in which ho bitter
ly scored the girl's churaeter and the
court began his eharge at 2:'J0 p. in.
NEW YORK, Dee. 15. Character
izing Ethel Conrad, who, with Lillian
Graham, is on trial hore for the shoot
ing Millionaire W. E. 1). Stokes, ns
"a most astounding combination of
kitten and wildoat." And "the most
remarkable I havo ever seen," said
Assistant District Attomoy Duekner
today when ho began tho opening ad
dress for tho prosecution.
As Attomoy .Mooro closed the ar
gument for tho defenso and Duekner
nroso to address tho tho ivo de
fendant showgirls became visibly ner
vous, Duekuei nuuounqcd that ho
would not sjmro either girl and then
entered into a scathing arraignment
of Miss Conrad, sheuting:
"Tho master mind of this whole
fearful mess came upon tho scene
about May 1 Ethel Conrad, the twM
rcntnvkablo woman I havo ovor scon,
and, I hope I shall novor see another
liko hor. Only 111 years old, gontle
mon think of it 1 Tlio most astound
ing combination of kitten and wild
cat I have ovor seen. If sho gels uwny
with this case nt ID, what will bho do
at 2.-)!"
Throughout the attack Miss Con
rad hid her nervousness behind an
attitude of dofinaueo. Miss Graham
wept steadily during tho ordeal.
You really know where to find
tlio now homo after answering a lot
of "possible" ads.
iTllviR hB' Rp liiBPP
fT 4ut?i.yMyjAPalil .Pvi v
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QUICKLY
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l SMCtTl'U. SCREAM AS IOUO AS I CAM
ham, one of the shuw girls on trial in
E. D. Stokes the millionaire hotel
he told the story of the shooting. Mor
details of the struggle in her apart
ho al-o is accused of fchooting Sloke
tehes of the millionaire, and how dur
tokcv The bullet went wiln.
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THE-ROGUE FROM
MFIELOS
Master Game Warden Finley Writes
That He Is in Communication With
Game Warden of Oklahoma Re-
flardlnq Game Birds. - - -
Word hns been received from Wil
liaih L. Finley, master game warden,
to the effect that ho is at present in
communication with" the game warden
of the state of Oklahoma in an on
deavor to obtain a lare number of
Dob White for southoni Oregon and
that he believes he will bo successful.
Ho found it impossible to secure the
birds iu the northern states owing to
a quail discaso which has nttuoked
them.
Sir. Finley is now taking steps to
get certain large property owners m
this county to sigu up agreements to
havo their places used as a hint
refuge. This will be arranged soon.
Tho master warden statos that the
commission is now proaprins to fur
nish southern Oregon with birds and
fish as rapidly as possible. D-b
White and pheasants are to ho dis
tributed. Next season 000,000 block
spotted trout nro to be released in
local streams. In regard to fish the
wardon says:
" lhavo just ordored n million east
ern brook eggs from Rhode Island,
nud in ndditiou to those we shall se
cure through tho govormnont oastern
brook trout eggs, block spotted eggs
and rainbow eggs. Wo aro planning
to take trout eggs during the coming
sonson nt tho MoKouzie, Trask, Elk
and Coos rivers, and of those your
strenms will receive full quota."
TO CLIP LID
ON PORK BARREL
Democratic Leaders in the House Are
Prcparinn, to Carry Fiflht Intc
Party Caucus, Fcarlnp. Effect on
Party.
WASHINGTON, D. C Dee. 10.
Deinooratio leaders in tho houso are
preparing todny to carry thoir fight
into tho party caucus against the de
cision of tho commiiteo on buildings
to report a "pork barrol" bill.
Tho leaders assort that suoh nu
not would prove a hlnok oyo to tho
party. Thoy ostimnto Ihat suoh a
hill would carry nt least $30,000,000
and tins, with tho $70,000,000 pansioti
hill nlrendy passed will make, an ox
ponditujro of $100,000,000 annually
before the regular appropriations are
oven considered.
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Iti I ii. Cold. Max. tin, Mln.
no, Iti-I. Hum. in Per Cent.
No. 229.
Cabinet Refuses to Rcsiflii and Pea
pie Arc In an Inflamed Statc'or,
Mind in Spite of Russian Ultima
tum Situation Grave.
RUSSIANS FORCE THEIR . . , .
WAY INTO HOMES! ,
Antf-Britfsh Boycott ' Is 4 Spreading
4 71,
and White Cannot ObUjtn -, ,
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l-OOQ.
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SIIIKAZ, Persia, Dae. 15. Goad
ed to fanatical h'rftrcd ngalrfat Rus
sia and Great Urltdih by their chief, "
Mullah, MIrza Ibraham, tho pcoplo
here today aro shouting for a holy
war. Tho cablnot refuses 'to resign
and with tlio pooplo in an inflamed
state of mind throughout Persia, In
spito of the Russlan-'utfimatum star
ing them in tho face, tho elluatlo'n
is very grave.
Tho Persian cabinet has agreed to
the first two clausos. of tho .ultima
tum, it Is rumored, but refuses to
consider the third, to tho effect that
all foreign appointments must ho '
with Anglo-Russian approval,, until
tho Russian troops aro withdrawn
from tho borders of Persia. T
PERSIANS CRY
EOR HOLY WAR
AND VENGENCE
TEHERAN, Dec. 15. In indignant--mass
meeting tho Persian people aro
today denouncing tho action of , tho
Russian troops In invading Kaebtn ,.
and ouating 4000 Persians front their
homes. Several of tho evicted Per
sians wero frozen to death In "tho.
bitter -winter weather which prevalla'
and tho suffering among tho "otlicra"
Is Intense.
Tho citizens aro expected to romaln
loyal to W. Morgi Shuster, tho
American treasurer general of'Por-i'
sia, denouncing England and Russia.
A deputation has asked parliament
to Ignoro tho ultimatum of tho czar
of Russia that Shustor bo dismissed.
An nntl-Brltish boycott is spread
ing, the Persian shopkeepers refus
ing to supply tho British consular
guards with food.
UOWGED
IN PLAY HOUSE
Neflro Preacher Is Executed for Hav
ing Incited a Race Riot in Which
a Prominent Planter of the Local-'
ity Was-Killed.
JACKSON, Qcorsini Dec. 15. -Dunged
in a theatre before an nudi
cuco of his relatives and others, (he
Rev. William Tuninr. n negro preach
er, is dead hoor today. He was exo
cutod for having incited a race rio,t
in which Jesso Siuglcy, a piomimuit
planter wns killed.
Tho sheriff erected tho gallows on
tho stage uiul the negro's confession
was rem; from there while a mob out
side clamond for a 1 aching.
iWQii l ni'iiiii u " ' r 1'
ALDRICH SOON TO
QUIT PUBLIC LIFE
Monetary Commission, of Which Al- '
ilrich Is Chairman, Will Flic Its
Report to Conncss Early In tho,
Comliifl Year,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. V.
Formor Senator Nolsou W. Aldrieji of
Rhodo Island positvoly aunouneod to
day his retirement from piddio life.
Ho had an intorview with I'roaidcnt
Taft vostordnv. durim? which (ho af
fairs of the monotary commission, of
which Alilnoh ta elutirnutii, ,wo dn
(Upqd when IiP.tojdtlm jiic,Jtloiit.
that tho cauuuisaipn will send Its re
port to tmngrosH JJiulutiry 8,
i