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I U -- SECOND EDITION Kniiy-MM'itml Yunr, Iliillv Mnvi'litli Yrur. L E Dlltcr Excoriation of Liimlirr Mnij iintc as "Egotistical Monger of Drlhcs" Made by Reed of Missouri, Who Scores Scators. Conspiracy Before the Act and Good Fellowship After With Self-Con-fessed Orlhc Giver hy Lorlmcr. WASHINGTON, Julv II. -With packed galleries mill it it attentive mi dienco itti tln I'd Mir. Senator Williinii K. l.oiitiK'i ill' Illinois this afternoon Milt lit IllK llM'lll t(l till helllllc (O II' lniii his scat in (hut liiulv. Hi' cloned Ilin debate anil lor the heeoud linn' niiiili' n ih'IhoiiiiI iIi'I'i'iimc of liin right III Hit III Hill M'lllltO. Km inicr was cool mid collected unit Mod lii'liiiul n desk littleted with llOolH, piipoi'ti mill IIOlKX. Mil 1 1-4 11111 diagrams formed exhibits which h' liihl icndy to iihc. " (will hIioiv (hat not oho vole wan corruptly oast fiir mi'." dxrlaied I.iiriiui'1' in opening his Miitcmciit. "Tin Hi'iiato wiih hum bugged byjuy enemies into a second iiin nt ivcut ion. This in no joke; it : n serious inn I tor. If tin senate tie nida to adopt llic recommendations of llii- minority of thn investigating committee it will lie u iruvcsty u .ill civil jurisprudence and a mockery o h'Xiil procedure. It will mean that I ho somite Iiiih ilroiili'il to follow the red Hat; of miari'hy and adopt the principle of that nidi. advocate of tho iccall of judge mid judicial ilivi- MOMS. Anlli .Nounimiimt "If wo had a laiv officer ill Co k iionnty who would prosecuto viola ilmTsflmTlntr'Hie knave and orim- hinls who control (ho Chicago news papers would Imi in tho peuiclntlnry. I will piovc heforn I conclude that (hey should ho thus puiisliido." Loiimor traced mi alleged onnspir acv hv which ho said thn owner of certain Chiougn iiewnpapors in lH'.lo sought to "loot" the school fund. The "net robbery" hy the Chicago Tribune, tho senator deolared, wax $71,0110 a year. Tho nsi runs for HII yon ix and tho "robbery," ho al lowed, would aggregate '.flt.'i.OIKI.OOII at tho end of that lime." I.oriinor cited other figuios, which, ho Hiiid, involved the Chicago Record Herald, and declared; "Mr. I.awnon would hi' in the peni tentiary if tho district attorney would oulv prosecute him and if ho wasn't owned hv tho press trust of Chiongo." WASHINGTON. .Inly 11.- A litt ler excoriation of Kdwnrd IUiioh, tho alleged "Honatnr maker" Jn tho I.orl nier case, as nn "egotistical monger of bribes" wiih tho dramatic contri bution of tho senate on Itorlmor'ti right to IiIh seat, ftmilahod UiIh nf tornoon hy .Senator Hood of MlHHonrl. Ho scored senators for "hUIiihiiIiik over" IIIiioh' connection with tho (Continued on I'ngo fi) iWf"ff 1 BILL TO PASS WASHINGTON, .Inly 11, With doinoomtlo louden h expecting to iiuin lor a majority for piiHHiigo of thn nieimuro Into thin aftornoon tho hoimo roHifniiiil today consideration or tho Clayton hill providing Jury trhilH In contempt ciihch whom tho orroiiHo Is not committed In tho pros oui'o or tho court., Chnlrinun Clayton, In chnrgo of tho hill, announced that tho democrats had tho votcH to pass tho measure, doHplto hlttor opimltlon from tho ro puhllcuiiH, It wiib IiIh plan, ImmodI atoly attor tho voto oil tho contempt hill, to call up tho Arehbnld liu poachmont roaolutlon. Although It liun not yot hoon do c Id ml hy tho Honnto whothor hi tho light or what Ih hollovod to ho tho practical cnitalnty of tho hoimo pnHH Iiik tho linpoaohmont artlulus, tho trial Hhall ho hold at thin hohsIoii, tho Iioiiho uiiuiiiKorn aro .umldtiK nil jiromrtloii8 to )y, pn, GRILL HII AS NA MAKE M A mi m, Medford AMERICANS A! OLYMPICS WIN MORE HONORS Ralph Rose Secures First In Shot-put for Doth Hands and H. S. Qahcock of Columbia Breaks Pole Vault Record With 12 Feet II 3-5 Inches. Portland Doy Wins RaceItaly Se cures First In Gymnastic Finals, Htinnary Srcontl. HTOCKIIOI.M. July II Kalph Crnlft. or tho Detroit V. M. (' A , came homo alicnd or IiIh field In tho ritial of tho yi)0 motor Hat Mice. (.'rale' time wiih 2t 7-10. Donald l' l.lpplneott or tho tlnlverHlty or I'oniiMylvanla wm hocoiiiI mill Applo garth or KiikIiiiiiI third. Amerlen landed rimt and necond placoH In tho fholptit with both liandH, Itnlpli Hoko dereiilliii: Pal Mc Donald, tho IiIk New York policeman. Mcldiinder, tho I'IiiiiImIi heavywolKht, wan third. DiiiIiik tho (trot halt hour (IiIh afternoon Amerlen ncorod ten poliitn In tho 200 motor final and (ho idiot put and now load with a total or S2. Kwoilon Ih next with a total In all oventn or every charnctor of no. Port limit Itoy Winn "'ThrTofflclal rinnnm ror tho idiot put iltHlniici'N were: Hone. rlKht hand. lo.'J.T molers; loft hand 12.47 melnrs. McDonald rlRlit hanil. 15. 0H motorii; left hand I2.U. motorH. In tho flrnl heat or tho 400 motor KwlmltiK rnco for men, llardwlrk or AiiHtrnllu won. CliMnplon, aluo or Anittrnlln, wim hocoiiiI. TIiiio ri:.ir,. Hocond limit: Hattomhy. KiikIiiiiiI. won; JnhtiMon, .Vorwy j.cconJ. Time C,;03 3-B. Third hint: Hlttor, (lorninny, won; Kemycry, lluiiRary, second. Tlino OH i a-r. Fourth heat: lmtorrcH, HunRnry. wen: Taylor. KiiKlimd. norond. Tlmo r,:4r, 1-5. Tho .'Iml heat or tho Honil-flnalK of th 110 motor luirdlcK wan won hy Pow.ll of KiikIiiiiiI, In IT. 3-R scc oiiiIh. John P. N'loholKon or tho Unlvor l(y or MlHHonrl won IiIh heat In tho Mi'inl-ritial 110 motor hurdloH In IT, 2-5 HoeondH, mid John It. Ciiho of tho Unlvornlly r Illinois won IiIk heat In 15 :t-10. Martin W. HuwkltiH or Portland. OroKn, won IiIh heat oaiilly In 15 7-10. JamoH Wondt'U or tho Now York A. C, was not oxtondod (o win IiIh heat In (ho miml-flnnlH of tho 110 motor hurdloH. Ills tlmo wnn 15 hccouiIh. Fred Kelly or Reattlo nlno won hi hoat, IiIh tlmo helng 15 3-10 HCl'OlldH. Americans Victors. America Hwopt tho hoards In tho polo vault. Klrt honor wont to II. H. IJahcock of Colunihla University with a total height or 12 feet, 11 3-5 InchoH, a now Olympic record. Tho old murk wiih made hy W. It. Dray or Danhury. Conn., and wim 12 feet 0 3-5 InchoH. V. T. NoIhoii (if Yalo and Maro S. Wright or Dartmouth tied ror econd place. While tho polo vault wnB liolnR completed tho gymnastic flnnls woro rinlHhed, Italy winning first: Hun gnry second, and Knglaud third. Tho American oiitrantH for tho Marathon, which will lio run next Huuilay, stopped actlvo training to day and will tako only nominal ox orclso until tho tlmo for thn Htnrt of tho hlg rnco arrlv'H. Tlio ohnnces or tho AmerlcniiB nro declared hy tho oxportH to ho very poor, and tho Ilrl tlsh HharpH nHSort that none of them will Hhow In tho rirst twelvo homo. llowovor, none or theso hiuiio ox portH gnvo Johnny HnyoB a chnnco In tho liondon Marathon, whluh ho won, bo tho AinerlcaitH nro not worylng. According to tho experts, Cockory of Caudnil and Wldo or Sweden scorn, to n:iyo tho host chnnco to win, TURKISH MINISTER RESIGNS BECAUSE OF PEACE TALK VINNNA, .Inly 11. High officials say today they holiuvo War Minister Cliefkel i'lishii of Turkey resigned ih u protest ngaiiiHt his fellow ministers' determination to ml the war in Trip oil hy eoneossioiiK to Italy. Chel'ket fnvored fighllng to tho last ditch. I'onoo overturcH tiro now looked for Bjieilily fvom ConstlUitiuoplo, MIODKORD, WRECK OF LACKAWANNA TRAINS, IN WHICH . --- . "- i hi i . i . .i ' i I 1 1L-L imrwKi- 'tm&ujM.iKi?!f-miRUtt'w wmmKmmnmgi I-'orly-ono pcrsotm wcro klllcil on cniKhetl Into a pajoK-'tigcr truln. g the dliiihter. peetl llk-iitlni; the dltnMcr. DEHEEN DEFIES ROOSEVELT PARTY; WILL FACE RIVAL CIIICAdO, July II Governor riiarloM H. Doiiooii of llllols In Chi cago today In conioroiico with his llciitouatitH Is expected to nuiioiinqu Ills rinal Intention (o defy tho "hull inoosii" party and roftmo iidhorenco to Itnoitevelt. That this action will ho promt ply mot hy tho third party placing complete state and congres sional tickets in tho field In Illinois this tall Is pracilcally certainly. Mciillll Mccormick's atatciiiout' yes terday, made arter a conrcrenco with Colonel Koosevolt, wiih regarded as n chnlleugo to Deneon cither to como into tho Hoosovolt fold or face a rival republican cnndldnto at tho polls. At a conrorenco last night,, tho old Uil'olletle crowd nnd tho Koosevolt adhorontii compromised tholr dllfcr encos nod a call was IshiioiI for a stato conference In Chicago next Mon day. At that tlmo a dato will ho set nnd a call Issued for tho Btnto convention to select delegntcs to tho Roosevelt, national convontlon, Aug ust r. With (low neneen's decision he foro Monday's conference, action prohahly will ho taken at that tlmo on a Roosevelt stato ticket ior 1111 nolii. SIX MB DEAD By GAS EXPLOSION WHKHI.IXl'i, W. Va., July 11. Six moil aro dead as a result of ti gnu explosion of tho Panama inliio of tho Den Prnukllu Coal company, at MoundBvllIe, ten miles south or hero. There were 100 men working In tho mine nt that time, hut only nlno of theso woro In tho entry where tho explosion occurred and threo of theso were rescued shortly after tho explosion, prohahly fatally hurnod. At 12:40 tho hodlea of .loo Cara loonls nnd .loo l.nrnchalakl woro ro movod from tho Panama mine, both dead. Tho four other bodies, woro In sight of tho reaeuors. ELKS WILL BUILD A NATIONAL POHTLANI), Ore., July 11. -Tho grand lodge of the B. P. O. Mlks ap propriated iji'JfiUiOOO for the erection of u national homo at Bedford, Va. A 'Jo-cent per capita tax will he u menus to raise funds for the homo. TWO SWITCHMEN KILLED IN BOX CAR COLLISION KliKHNO, fill., July 1 1. -Hiding on the footboard of an engine, Thomas Montgomery nnd Kdwiu .liimes, two switchmen in the Simla Fe railroad yards hero, were killed today when tho engine golliileil with u ho. oar. Mail Tribune CM ISO ON, TIirifSIXA Y, .JIL.Y 11,1012. m t i M PROTESTED : : , ' M&JKm A BRITAIN the I.ncUawnnnn llallroad nenr Corning, N. 1'.. when nn ixprc, going at fill Hlxty others were badly Injured. 'Iho Btato aud federal uutliorlllei are lnvc , - IOWA SITS DOWN UPON ITS GOVERNOR DKS MOINKS, I..H.I. .Inl II. AM town todav in (alkinv' of the dr.iuuiiK' eloxiiig f the Wepiibllciin .tate pl.il I'onn eonvention lt night when, af ter nomiimting two jiir-lioeH of the NUpreiiM' court, the iiiiivoiilimi vit down upon (iiivnmor H. F. Ciirpdl. the oulv Tuft miui n the re-olutionx oommittoo of eloi'co, and tabled lii iinieiidiuent to the progressive ro.) llllioilS t ollyJKk1hJuC!uolU,', j(U. fonn by n vote erT7: 1-2 to :ni 1-U. Not ilisooiimgcd. Ciundl tried to have the platform amended to endorse "o'ir uatioiuil leader" hut this was hooted down. Inadvertently Carroll, in h'w pooeh warning the progroHnivo that they might loco the legislature nnd defeat Senator ICenyou for le-eleotion if they lingered tho Taft men. mentioned the nnuie of lioo.-evell nod n deuion stratiou followtd. Haudaiiaft were hwung, T. K. haunors were unfurled nnd the delegates elieoreil a picture of Itnscvolt. hung 1'iiiin the gallery, for l.'i minutes. The platform is ullra-progiet.i-ive. eudoiviug pre.ideuliiil priiuiiries, elec tions of United Stntge; MMiutors hy the people, the initiative mid referendum and oven proposes to Mibniit woman suffrnge to u vol oof the people. On plank attacks, the Chicigo con vention method and absolves otcr who refuse to vote for President Taft Republicans are urged to support th state, legislative and county ticket-, hut can vote as they please for pivi dent with a clear conscience. Following the convention ItOO Koosevolt men, nearly all delegates, held a Woosovolt meeting nnd issued a call for a stale convention, to he held July '2, at which time delegates to the third parlv convention in Chi cago, nnd prcsidentiul electors will be chosen. orozco cheIhy rebels at juarez nil PASO, Tex . July 1 1 -General Pascual Orozco who arrived In Jua rez shortly licforo midnight Inst night was cheered by ,1000 rebols. Itebel Holdlers today nro guarding tho border tor two miles nbovo and he low Juarez. Uohel loaders say It Is to prevent deserters from taking ad vantage or General Iluorta'a oTfor of amnesty and suirendorliiB to tho Mexican consul In El Paso, hut It Is stated freely In Juarez that the pa trol la to prevent Goneral Orozco from fleeing to American soil. TAC0MA PEOPLE WIRE BRYAN AN INVITATION TACOMA, Wash., July 11. Local Pomoornls at their weukly dinner ap pointed Inst night a committee which wired William J. Bryan, asking him to come to Tacoum at any time soon convenient for him to address a great stato ratification meeting in the Ta uonm stadium. A crowd of fiO.000 is pledged hm for (ho ouonsion, AND HE R TEDOY MANY WERE KILLED. BRYAN'SGALLANTRY ; EUMINATED TAFT Fl II-:M-:x, Mont, July II. That William .1 llr.vau.ttt Mie la.st moment, eliminated from his famous Ryan-Heluioiit-Morgiin resolution, at Balti more, a denunciation ot President Taft wns tho statement inndo horc today hy Hobort ltose, former private secretary to tho Nobrnskan. Conald oratlou for tho feelings or Mrs. Taft cauiHMl Mrynn to (ako this action. Hebo was Ilryau's confidential BWliogniplior uf Haltlmort. Jlo'safd teday: "As dictated to mo orlglnnlly by Mr. Bryan the resolution contained a caustic reference to tho Chicago convention's steamroller nnd de nounced Taft as tho henoflclnry of such methods and as the reclplont of favors from tho Interests.' When he entered tho hall that night with the report Brynn was advised of the presenco of Mrs. Taft In tho hall. Uislikleg to do anything offensive to tho first lady of tho land, Brynn cut out all reforonco to tho presldont when ho prosentod the resolution. He afterward told mo ho eliminated this part of his resolution because Mrs. Taft occupied a box and ho did not desire to do anything that might tond to humlllnto her." E WASHINGTON, Julv 11. Formal consideration of the thirteen articles of impeachment profundi against Judge Koliert W. Arehbald o fthe raited States commerce court wus begun hy the house today. Chairman Clayton of the judiciary committee called up the committee's rosolutiin, deiuandingvtrial of the jurist for mis demeanors shortly after 1 o'clock. Speaker Clark directed the sergennt-nt-nrnis Jo bring in all nliM'nt mem bers, that a full membership might I he present for the proceedings. A grass fire started iu lligluroft todav and for n time threatened a number of residences and tho slaugli ter house in that section, fleorge Nichols immediately organized a force of fire fighters and by effective work prevented the flumes spreading. WIRE PROMOTER TO BE PAROLED FROM PRISON SKATTIiK, Wash., July 1 1. Aftor serving nine months of a two years' sentence, it is reported today that George 11. Parker, promoter of United Wireless stock, will ho paroled with in tho uoxt fow days. Parker in im prisoned nt JleNoil's Jsliid., 101 DENUNCIATION SE CONSIDERS AC1ENT CASE HIGHCROFT Orenon Historical Swjrty U&V City Hau CANAL IS BY Government Notified That Proposed Legislation Exemption American Vessels From Tolls at Panama Is Rerjsrdcd as a Violation of Treaty. Germany, France and Other Shipping Nations In Accord With England- Canadian Pacific Real Objector. WASHINGTON'. July II. -Alfred Ini;is, charge d'affaires of (Ik; British embody here notified Scorelary of State Knox today that Orcat Britain would regard the proposed Panama ennui legislation which excepts Amer ican vessels from paying tolls, while (louwiig (m( privilege to vessels of other nations, as a violation of the Hay-Psiiinceforte treaty. Inncs letter slated that (Ireat Brit ain's objection in detail are being lorwardcd from Kughiud. Orcat Britain's objection to free use if (ho Panama canal hy American uels will he outlined in u formal note, expected soon, according to in formation at the state department to day. An indignant protest is not expected, but the British icw-, alleg ing unfair discrimination against for eign ships, will he untitled n the note for presentation to the senate. Con sideration in the senate of (he Pan ama canal bill will not be postponed, however, to await the receipt of Great Britain's .statement, it wns de clared today by Senator Braudagce. chairman of the committee in charge of the measure. Germany, Franle "and other 'ship ping nations are rejxirted to be in al- coriUwitU.theiHritUlirprotcxU-lnit-am letting John Bull act as spokesman, according to rejiorts at thestntc de partment. It is understood that part of Great Britain's objections are founded on the extensive interests of the Cana dian Pacific railway, heavily subsi dized hy tho dominion. LONDON. July 11. -Strikebreakers were again furiously attacked when tho left tho Surrey docks for luncheon today. Sympathizers with tho striking transport workers union greeted them with showers of stones, from which several men were ser iously hurt. Tho attacking party did not glvo when rushed by tho police and tho riot raged during tho entlro noon hour. On both sides there wero many casualties. HAWKINS GENERAL NEWS MANAGER UNITED PRESS XKW YOUK, July It. Announce ment is made today of tho appoint ment, affective at once, of W. W. Hawkins, first vice president of the United Press, us general news mana ger of tho organization. The new news head of the United Press, who at various times has serv ed us manager of the Albany, San Francisco, Washington and Now York bureaus, succeeds Boy W. Howard, recently elected to tho chairmanship of the hoard of directors. HANFORD'S CLERK BEGINS SENTENCE AT M'NEIL'S SKATTIiK, Wash., July 11. Hub ert M. Hopkins, former clerk of the court for Judge O. IFr Htinford, who is now under impeachment charges, is today beginning a two-year sen tence at tho McNeil's. Island peniten tiary for enihuzzliing money that came into the dUtriot and circuit courts during his term of office. Hopkins was charged with tho em hezzlqmout of .10,287,10. CLAYTON CONTEMPT BILL IS PRAISED BY HOUSE WASHINGTON, July 11 Failing to sidetrack the passage of tho Clay- I... ...Mil.Mttnl l.ill K i'ttiltttutiii'imf luu t'iPiuuuiib win j iniunwiiBi Minority Loader Maim this aftornoou iiiuiuy yjuiut'u u nil "ui wuvuuiufc iniiinriK' nnd thn JioiiKC. hv n voto of 233 to 180, passed, the- pleasure. tm WEATHER Fair uiitl warm, Mn 0'J Mlu 18. NO. 04. lIUODOOIN F Gcorrjo B. Cortclyou Conveniently Forflcts Details as to Who Put U) Coin and Says That Treasurer Bliss Destroyed All Records. Senate Investigating! Committee Tries to Brinrj Out Facts Regarding Cam paign Expenditures for Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, July 1 1.- George n. Cortclyou chairman of tho repub lican national committee during tho presidential campaign of 1904 vrns unablo to tell tho nenate- Investigat ing committee today where It would bo likely to find detailed records ot the campaign contributions and ex penses of that contest. Personally, he said, ho know almost nothing about tho funds, nnd ho be lieved tho complcto records had been destroyed. Cortclyou testified that ho be lieved tho campaign fund In 1P0 1 amounted to a llttlo less than $1,900, 000. HIIss Alono Knew Facts "Cornelius N. Bliss of New York was treasurer of tho committee In 1904," tho former cabinet officer eald. "and had been treasurer of pro ceeding committees In natlonnl cam paigns. Mr. miss retired from his position as treasurer of (ho commit tee beforo tho 1908 campaign. Ills death occurred Inst year. At tbo tlmo- of his retirement, I undorstood ho destroyed the records." Cortolyou said he mA heard noth ing of tho "Harrlman fund," raised by tho railroad magnate- to8avo NeW 'York tS'tho republicans' In 1904, un til after the closo of that campaign. Ho was not awaro that several big Insurance companies had contributed $50,000 each to tho campaign fund of 1904 until that fact was dovclopcd In the Investigation of tho Insurance companies by a commltttco of tho Now York legislature. Protests Ignoranco Senator Clapp asked Cortolyou whether he knew of any contribu tions by Chauncey M. Dopow, J. P. Morgan, George W. Perkins, II. II. Rogers. J. II. Arehbald or William Rockefeller of tho Standard Oil Company and Speyor & Co., cither mado by them or in tholr bohalf. "I did not I do not recall," woro answors mado by Cortolyou to all such Interrogations. ey w. i. LINCOLN, Neb., July 11. Under the caption, ".Mount Wattorsoti in Eruption," Hryun's Commoner today replies to the recent bitter editorial attack of Colonel Henry Waltormm ou William Jennings Bryan, The Commoner's "come-back" suys u part : "Well, .Mr. Bryan coufosscg that ho has not tried to pleasio Mr. Wattor siiii that may account for any popu larity Mr. Bryan enjoys. He con fesos that ho did not commit Mr. Wat terson when he made hid fight against Judge l'aiker for temporary chair man. He did not commit Mr. Watter .son when ho introduced the resolu tion nguiiiht Belmont, Jtyau and Mor gan -..wonder if Mr. Wnttoraon feelH flighted, like one of tho financiers, hecauso he wns not included, aud Mr. Bryan did not consult Mr, Wntteraoii when ho declined to join with Mr. Murphy in nominating u candidate for president. ,, ' "Mr. Bryun Ima pursued tho course which Heemed to him moKt calculated to advance the iutorcstu of the Uciuo oratio party, and, through tho Demo cratic party, the intorests of tho country. Ho has doiio most of his work not only without Mr, Walter. bou'h aid, hut in spite of his oppo sition, He has lived to op the thing ho lius advocated hecomo the accepted doctrines of a great nation, nnd ho awaits without fear tho verdict of thn people upon his work H't Baltimore," 111 IAN MARSE HERTS MX mm M M A