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Medford Mail Tribune
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1 10 DtfORD, ORIWON, WKDNKSDAV, ,IANlrAltY 31, J912.
No. 208.
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COUNTY CLER
PUBLIC OFFICIAL ADMITS USING
STATE FUNDS FOR PERSONAL USE
THEREBY CREATING A SUORTAG
Coleman Admits Ho Wns Farced to
Treasurer (or Game and Fish
Olio General Dank Account In
Srrcjatlon Checked Out of
GAME WARDEN FINLEY AGREES TO DROP
MATTER UNLESS BOARD DEMANOS INTEREST
County Clerk Very Frank In Admissions and Makes Complete State
ment Regarding Laxity of Methods Prevailing Friends Owe
Him Considerable Flnley Denies Politics Played Part.
Guiltily Clerk V. It. foloinuu
freMiittfr Un ImlHiii'it of liloy duo
(InniHMil of V. I' Klutoy. tnl gnmo warden.
Mr. I'lnlny deuiNiidod an explanation from .Mr. ('oleuinu reKurdlug (hi
fund for lli ml I VMt yearn and .Mr. CoIimiihii ndmllted:
That ho Und kept nil of (Iik fund of IiIm office, liolli xtutt. county arid
peiwiiml. In ont Koiiernl tin nk account, with no at lit) p( at NtiKriwiHou bo
Iwuhii M own ftindit and tlnmit of I ho statu and comity.
'I'lint iIiIh inouoy wim dopotdlod In ntnrul hunks of tlio romily In IiIh
men naniu nnd not rk "V. It. Coleman, county olurk."
TliMt hu lihN ilrnwn cheek on thn fund for his personal uo.
Tlmt lit wan forced to borrow flOOU In older to pay the anioiint due
tho Mliuu for fishing and IiuiiIIiik Hconae.
That n publhihod htutemoiit of IiIh to tlio of fuel Hint ho "had nil of tlio
monoy In thn bnnk Indict" wan u mistake, duo probably to tlio fact Hint
tho Interview wax kIvcii over n telephone.
Tlmt liw has nUo tiMil tlio fund to buy rounty wnrrnnt for his friends
to Hccohiiuoilnto tlioui, but tbut ho never piufitod thereby.
Mr. t'olouutu innliitnluH that bo Iihm not derived one runt of benefit
Khtr tbtoiiKb Interest or otliorivhto from tho fund.
Mr. 1'lnlwy wtiuml to Mr. Colomnu this inorulUK that InaHinucli 11 bo
t Sf'fiitNimbtjilnto-tlHi htnto trimmiry nil of tlio monoy duo, bin Interest In tlio
. matter bad Censed iiiiIom tho Mnte decided to doiunnd Intercut on tho
money. . . I M ISM
it sucn n (ininn in! u mndo Mr.
lntnit, If 'l bo demnudwd by tho
Illuming I In system under which f
hi iiffU'u Ih run, and uinliituliiliiK
Unit ho ban not dono anything with
crlmlnnl liilwnt. V. It. Colouian,
iHiuniy clerk, thin moruluK admitted
lo W. K. Klnloy, Mtnto khiiio wardon.
mid to ipnHiutHllviMi of (ho two
Mtslford nowMiniinni, tlmt ho wan
(dreod to borrow inouoy to moot tho
itoumiidit of thu Mtato for muiioy duo
by him for fhihliiK and huiitliiK ll
iioiun(m luMiind durliiK tho paxl two
your, that ho kopt only ono fund
In tho liaukH of tho county Into which
wont all of tho inouoyH rueolvod by
IiIm offlco undor tho niiiiio or "V. It.
C'olomuu" und not an " It. Colo
man, county olork," and Hint ho Iihm
clnH'ltcd aKulunt thlri fund for nil pur
Ikhmjh, uvoti for IiIh pomounl iiho. Jlo
udmlttod tlmt tho HlntomouL cnidltnd
lo him In a puhlhdiud lutorvlow to
(ho offiMit. Hint ho "hud all of tho
inouoy In tho lmnltn intact" wiih a
uilHtako, iih woll au a Htnloiuont by
IiIh utloinoy lit tho JiihIIco court to
Hint nffuot. Mr. Colunmu inndu
tboHii iiiIiiiImhIoiih wIioii proriHud for an
luicotiutliiK of tho fiimlH for tho pimt
two yimrn by (lamu Wardon Klnloy.
Cobiuiau alii paid ovur to tho Ktato
trciiMiiror ftioi), Ibo bulunco duo for
I ho pant two juarii, itiarliu; thn ao
couut In full.
(lamo Waidou Tluloy, followliq;
tho iidinltuiloim by Mr, Coloumu and
tho payment of tho balauuo duo,
Htalod Hint iih far iih ho wan con
cm nod ho wiih Hii'oiikIi wllli tho mnt
tor iiuIokh tho iitato huw fit to do
maud liiloroiit for tho funilH hold Imok
for two yoaifl. In turn Mr, Colouiuu
tiald that hIioiiIi! hiicIi u domauil ho
undo by thu Htuto Hint ho would
pay It.
('oIciiiuh'h .Statement.
"I want to clear thlrt matter up lu
full," ntated Mr, Coleman, thin inoin
liiKi "for I want tho people of Jack
hoii county to know tho truth of tlio
matter, I lmvo made It n prnctlco to
doptmlt all auoiioyH received by my
offlco In u cominon fund which I
lmvo Hpllt between Hoveral lmnka In
tho county, Thin money Iuir been
dopoBltod In my nnmo and I hnvo
eheokud UKnlliHt It iih I lmvo eoon fit.
When tho doiunnd of tho nnmo wnr
don wns mudo to mo on Monday nf
ternonu 1 Immedlntoly wrote out
ohookH for ?U720. I wuh forced at
that llmo to borrow $1000 of thlu
amount from tho Hank of JaokHon
Vlllo and 1 iUho later borrowod an
lUldltloiml $1100 with which I paid
tho bulunco of tho account,
Borrow to Refund Money Duo State
Licenses Kept All Funds In Office In
His Own Name With No Attempt at
1 1 for His Personal Expenses.
thin morning I"''1' '"'r tn tho slnto
fr f ImIiIiik mid IiuiiIIiik Medlines at the
Coleman nay bo stands ready to jiny
mate.
"On my books In my offlco I hnvo
outktnmllUK nccouutH nmouutliiK to
more than SiiOO which Is duo mo
from frlondH whom I hnvo accommo
dated. 'Hiotio for (ho moHt pnrt hnvo
boon attorneya nnd tho monoy duo Is
for fllliiK feoH. Ab I wiih foreod to
turn thin money over boforo tho pa
per wore flloil I cheeked uKaliiHt
my account nt tho bnukH. ThU tic
coiiiiIh ror $00 of tho monoy In tho
hunk tho other SI 000 went for
pemoaal expeiiHOH I HUppono, I ul
wnyn regarded tho account In tho
Imuk uh a private account for al
IlioiiKh It conlnluud county mid atnlo
money I wuh rwpuiiRlliIo for this
inouoy und my bond wnn up. I
never looked nt It lu tho light of it
lieliiK mi account for tho Ktato and
Mint I wa checking out Htato money.
Itoirowcd .Monej" to l'ay.
"I did not know what tho exact
balance of my account wna nnd did
not know that there wan not oiiouith
In tho bunk lo meet all clalnm for
public uioiioyH, llouco when I found
that I wuh abort 1 nlmply borrowed
tho money und paid tho claim.
"I enn iiIho hop, iih Htntuil by Mr.
Kin ley, Hint In looking nt it In one
way tho latere At on this money
amounted to u good deal. If the
Htato Hhould want mo to pay HiIh
Intermit und will determine from tho
account at tho bank tho nmotiut duo
I will pny It.
"Not a thing Hint I have dono him
been dono with a crlmlnnl intent hut
rnthor to accommodate my frlondH, I
reulUo tlmt tho syHtem la at fault
und I lmvo taken HtepH to remedy it.
On January 1 I crontod u llceimo fund
and In It today Ih over S-100 bo that
at tho end of tho qnnrtor tho money
can ho Hunt In promptly.
Mil Not Profit liy It.
"I have checked ngnliiBt this com
mon fund for all purposoa. I lmvo
not howover profited ono cont by tlio
matter, I have imod It to accommo
date my frlondH only. Strictly spank
ing I hco whoro I should hnvo kopt
tho utato moiioyH In separate funda
but I did not do so.
"I wiwli it publicly known tlmt 1
have at no lime elitirged Hint politics
luul unything to do with Mr. Finloy'H
activity in thm mat Ice. He luul his
duty to perform und on my urroHt 1
pleaded guilty iih charged. Ho did
no more than wus required of liim
und f believe bo wiih actuated by hi
duly alone.
"I defy nnyoiiP to sliow wliere l
(Continued on vagu a.)
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IAFI LONELY
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President Tells Ohio Editors That He
Has Lacked the Knowlcdijc of
What Sad History Told Him The
Need of Constant Reiteration.
COI.t'M lll'S, Ohio, Jan. 31. "r
think that whonn wo got Htrlppod for
tho fight and got into tho nro.ua with
only two antagonlHtH nnd thoir par
tlos drawn up on each side, wo will
bo utile to hIiow warrant for our con
lluuniice lu power."
Thin wuh tho koynoto of n Bpeooh
by I'rosldout Tnft horo today boforo
the republican editors of Ohio boforo
he left for Akron, where ho will
speak tonight.
Ilofeirlug to hluiHolf the proHtdent
hiiIiI: "BomotlutoH It Ih lonoly nt
Wabblngton bocaiiHO I fool It Ih hard
to bring out to tboxt really Inter-
OHeteod and who hnvo tho right to
know tho real reason certain things
nro dono and why certain thing are
not done,
"Thero nro thoho who, In doing
things, uro able to maku ho clear the
right tlieyo are upholding Hint they
don't feel tho luck of a general
uprend of Information on auch n Hub
Ject. Hut I am not of tliono. I lmvo
lacked .the knowledge of what pad
hlHtory told me- -that you canuot
hammer u thing Into tho people too
often; that reiteration Ih the thing
(but tollrf lu Bprendlug any doctrine."
MARKET IS STEADY
BONDS ARE Ell
NBV YORK, dun. !. At the
opening of today's slock market
heavy helling of Ihiited Stales Steel
forced that icsue down nearly u point.
Willi this exception (he market was
fairly steady with irregulur iduiuges.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas gained
!l-l, American Sugar S-S and Hctlile
bem Steel a lialf point. St. Paul and
Union l'aeijlo were heavy.
The market closed steady.
Heads were firm.
DAILY MASSACRES IN
PROGRESS IN MANCHURIA
TIRN TSIN, Jun. !. itorugcoH
arriving liero today from Mukden,
Manchuria, tell stories of daily mas-
siiercs tliore, Tliey declare tlmt U0,
000 brigunds are ovor-ruuuiug till ler-
vltoi'y iibout M'ukdeu undnre killing
inttHll'Cila ol Uuuicao,
WASHINGTON
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MEDFORD, OREGON,
f.'iiivo Vet'vU ilUli-Iil, Hblrh lum milled out !?a,(l(IO,(HHI In !(! null ulildi
foi ilio Mrdforil'Mlnlii); ('oiin'hH I-'rhriiary 2 ami It,
SON OF HEAVEN
WILL ABDICATE
Quarrels Over Division of Annual Al
lowance Only Obstaclo to Emper
or's Leaving Throne Sum of
$2,000,000 Insufficient.
l'KICIN', Jan. 3l.-wS(iiubbles over
the division f hhuuuI' allowances of
2,000,01111 tiie rt'iKiblicans nro willing
lo pay to the iniporinlists are today
rife nmoiitf tiie .Mnnohu prinee: ami
are erediteil with being the only ob
stnelo to the cmiwror's ubdieHtion.
The .younger Manolnt princes de
oinro the Mini is insufficient unit be
sides tlicy are dwsntislicd with tlio
8lmro of the annuity proportioned to
tlioui. The belief is general here,
however, that abdication is only a
mutter of a bnrt time, nnd that the
Mnnohus llnallv will ngreo to fight
out the division of tho annuity be
tween Hiemselvc- after peace ha
boon established.
CHINESE EMPEROR SIGNS
ABDICATION ARTICLES
LONDON. J ii ii 31. Dispatches
received hero today from Ttou Tula
Buy Hint thu emperor of Chlnn and
thu Mniichu primes lmvo signed ar
ticles of abdication but will reinnln
for a month at I'ekln, owing to the
threats to shoot (hum If thoy try to
loavu.
Hundreds of natives, tho dispatch
erf say, have taken refuge In tho for
eign (punier or Tlou Tsln, and mi
outbreak of Hie Imperial troops Is
Imminent,
DARROW'S DEFENSE IS
OUTLINED BY ROGERS
LOS ANCIULKS, Cal.; Jan. at.
Karl Hogors, c""iuho1 for Clarence
harrow, Indicate today Hint the de
fense will seek to provo Hint Uort
II, Krauklln becnino Identified with
tho MuNuinnrn dcfoiiBo only tiftor
coming to a deflnlto understanding
with tho opposing side.
Asked to outline- so fur as ho Is
willing to divulge tho general Inten
tion of tho defense, Hogors propnred
tho following stntemeiit:
"I do not want a verdict of 'not
provon.' I wnn t a vordtct or 'not
guilty.' I oxpeot not only to pre
vent u conviction, but hopo to ro
hubllltnto Mr. Dnrroyv in publia esti
mation, If shell tie necessary.
"Tho dofoiiBO expocts tho suit to
provo Mr. Duiiow'b Innoconeo. Thore
foro, while there will bo no sncrl
flco of his legal rights, thoro will bo
no interminable, plcnyunlsh ntton
tlou to Binall dctull, It will ho no
technical fight,"
TO PAY MONEY Of SM
AS A MINING CENTER
mmmm. bath provided
! FDR MORRIS
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10 OHIO PEOPLE
"Give Ohio Government by Majori
ties Not Government by Pluralities,"
States Senator Robert M. La Fol
lette. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 31. "Give
Ohio government by majorities, not
government by pluralities."
So wrote Senator Kobort M". La
Kollette of Wisconsin to l'rosideat
Herbert S. Higelow of the constitu
tional convention, in session here to
day, in urging up on him the prefer
ential plan of voting at both primaries
and general elections, particularly
tor members of tlio general assem
bly. "I attribute noarly till the misfor
tmio in Wisconsin during tho past six
years, including tlio election of a re
actionary legislature nnd a United
States senator who misrepresented
tho people," said La Follette,
"through tho flagrant us of money,
to our failure to adopt the second
choice plan when we enacted our pri
mary law."
BURNS WITNESS
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Detective Tells How He Was Em
ployed by Senate Committee and
Then by Chicago Tribune to Un
earth Bribe Scandal.
WASHINGTON, Jun. 31. Detec
tive William .1. Hums today took tlio
stand in tlio Lorimer hearing" before
the senate investigating committee.
Ilurus lohtillcd that Hie Lorimer
commit too employed him from lust
June to October to investigate Hie
testimony of Charles McOownu, a
Lorimer witness. Ho dropped tho ease
in October, he said, because tho com
initteo stopped his fees. Afterward,
tho detective said, bo met Kditov
James Keeley of the Chicago Tribune
in New York, who guaranteed to pay
tho bill if lJurns continued bis inves
tigation. "I found," said Hums, "tlmt Mo
Oowiui lived with ids father near
Toronto. I telephoned tlio elder Mo
flowan ami asked that bo and his
sou visit mo in Toronto. Ho asked mo
wbv. nnd I told him I would show
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LONE ROBBER
ROBSJBTEIRY
Daylight Burglar Holds Up Guests of
San Francisco Hotel After Binding
and Gagging Elevator Man Rifles
Hotel Cash Box of $875; Escapes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Jan, 31. -Holding
several guests of the Win
ohostor hotel at buy with two auto-
mutio revolvorx, a lone bandit today,
after binding and gagging Elevntor
muti A. A. Robertson, rifled the hotel
ensli box of .Sr5 and escajwd.
The bandit entered the hotel at 3
o'clock this morning and registered
as B. Hardy. Nearly two hours
later he asked to ba hown to his
room, Elevatonnan Robertson turn
ing on the lights. As Robertson
turned to lenvo the robber struck him
on the head and thou bound bis bands
and feet with the bed sheets.
Then tho robber entered the ele
vator and descended to the lobby.
Night Clerk Tvcd hud left bis post
for a moment, but throe guests were
in tho office.
"Mnke a move- or shout and I'll
kill every mint of you," warned the
bandit. Then ho entered the en
closure and proceeded to loot the
ens box. Tvcd returned while this
was in progress, but the bandit's re
volver brought him to a stop. Stuff
ing the coin in hi pookets, the bandit
backed out of the door and fled.
Several officers joined in tho chase,
but the bandit eluded bis pursuers,
dodged into nn alley and disappeared.
BltlSBANK, Australia, Jan. 31.
Over 10,000 men are now out in the
sympathetic striko bore. This morn
ing tho mechanical und editorial
staffs of the Daily Mail and Courier
went out and as a result only four
pago papers were published, All tlio
strikors are orderly.
foro tho Lorimer committee. He
called me a liar and I culled him a
damned liar. Finally ho asked me to
eonio nnd seo him, saying I would be
in no dunger. I answered Hint I
would not bo in dangor anywhere,"
Burns said lie wanted to adviso
McGownn to" return boforo tho sentito
committee nnd admit that ho had per
jured himself. Ho declared that lie
left tho service of tlio senate com
mittee because it considered tho ox
ponso of his investigation prohibitive
At this point Judge Klbridgo Hun
coy, counsel for Lorimor, snid some
thing about Burns "inciting his ways."
Burns replied;
"My reputation is as good us yours.
I think it wiil bo found to bo oven
better, Any tiiuo you hand me any
thing like, that I'll band it back."
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Judrje Gatens Refuses to Consent to
Dismissal of Indictments AgainsT
Convicted Bank Wrecker, Despite
Promises of Prosecution.
TESTIMONY SAME AS
FIRST GIVEN IN CASE
Afternoon Consumed in Cross-Examination
of State's Leading Witness"
Who Pleaded Guilty Yesterday.
PORTLAND, Jnn. 31. The trial of
Louis J. Wiide for embezzlement in
Judge Kavannugb's court wos given
over this forenoon to the re-direet
examination of W. Cooper Morris,
formerly cashier of the defunct Ore
gon Savings and Tniit company, who
recently pleaded guilty to the indict
ment which jointly cltnrged be and
Wilde with looting the bnnk of $00,
000. His testimony was practically the
same as that given when he first
testified against Wilde.
He took the stand again this after
noon. PORTLAND. Jan. 31. Despite tho
fnet that Presiding Judge Gntens of
the circuit court has refused to dis
miss the 11 indictmentu niminat V.
Cooper Morris, formerly .caahTiof r j
the wrecked Oregon Saying? nnd
Trust bnnk, Jrorris, twhVg?ye testi- .
mony" against Louis gv jyjlde in ex
change for such actioji, was not
downPaj'tdday. His iriHnner indi
cated y&ti-io'me understanding had
been 'arrived at between him and the
district aftlrncyf8.affico anjl'itiftfhe
would not lobbythe'trndo," v '
In making 'hto'WitpiU Judgo Ga
tens said he did not -aiil to tmrtiei-
pate n any action tJin'C-w'ould put a
premium on dishonesty nnd.tthnt be
hold Morris unfaithful nnir" unde
serving. -
Gatens' action, however, will in no
way affect Morris' testimony ngainst
Wilde, who is on trial for embezzle
ment of the bank's funds.
Lawyers today do not think tho
statute terminating tho Jifo of a jury
at the end of a court term, which in
this instance comes today, will in
terfere with the progress pf the trial.
BILL FOR
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QWNE1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31,-Victor
L. Berger, socialist congressman
from Milwaukee, today introduced a
bill in the bouso providing for row
eminent ownership of railroads and
of telegraph, telephone und express
companies engaged in interstate com
merce. The bill provides for tlio purchase
by enforced condemnation of tlio
properties the government to pay for
the corporation securities in govoru
mont bonds. Another provision in
the bill provide a new federal de
partment of transportation.
THOUSANDS WELCOME
CARDINAL O'CONNOR HOME
DOSTON, Mns3 Jan. 31. Thou
sands of persons wolcomod Cardinal
O'Connor on his return to tho United
Stutes from Itomo. Ho waB escortod
from tho steamer Canoplo, at tho
Long wharf, to his homo by a big
parade. Rough weather delayed tho
vessel's arrival two days.
BOY SCOUT CHIEF
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Welcomed
by nn oscort of 11 American boy
scouts, headed by William Waltor,
hearing u mossaBo of welcomo from
President Tuft, Lieutenant General
Robert Daden-Powoll, founder of the
boy scout movement, arrived hero
today from tinglund on tho atoamor
Arcadian,