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Slnrvliin Miners ami Sympathizers
Flnlit Willi Dotccllvcs Employed hy
Mlno 0wnrr8 Two Detectives are
Killed and Many Miners Shot
ncnurtril 'that Bomb was Thrown
Into Onrrncks Occupied hy Guards
Tclruraph Wires Down
('IIAItl.I'.KTO.V, W. Vn.f .Inly 27.
Win in wr-leniim (o hliilo militiamen,
w li tin llixy bcllevit will hliivhl I hem
fiuiti alleged brutalities of private
di'leiiliwi (,'iiiuiliiij; (lie mines along
the Ptiiiit Creek section, wiih nn
entiled by- hundreds or Mrikers tit
n htiiiulimi of Niitlniiul (IiimkI, under
rutumuiid oT Mnjur Jnines I'rnll, ar
rived from (Miuili'Ntoii, Tim minors
ehccied miuI hugged I'ttt'lt other fnun
joy. explaining lo Mnjur I'rult Unit
"the linliuinun hiutulitics practiced
on their women and children must
h0l."
Tim ilcinoiiriliiilioii wiih purtifipnt
iil In hy wooilntiutii and minor, lint
few of the fighters iii yesterday's
figlitiug engaged hi Ihu welcome to
I hit troop, iiiont of tlii'in having
'scattered, fearing urreM,
.Sentiment Km or Hlrlkcr
Hceniixo of Mid wide ami affected
tln authorities a ro finding much
difficulty in compiling Hut lint of
oitMinltius,' lint it Is believed (lint
hii0 dead and twenty injured in
a 'fAir i',ilinnit'.
Sentiment in growing rapidly In
fin or of tliu minors invi-Ktigiitiuit
having hIiimsii Hint women niul child
ton have lieen subjected to various
iifdiguitic. and that the strikers wrru
.jIuhliiiuttuiiiLJuiKifeiiMuorllit'ir
women iiinl home limn from tiny
loiing imiuiixi lite (leionnveH lie
rnuso (hey were sent into the dis
trict to jjtinid I he initios. Moun
taineers who wore not dtiootly In
lerohlutl in the strike woro aroused
mer ln alleged inhumiiuitios of (ho
gun ids, mid oluulanly joined in
yiMtordux's ehihh with the dolccliu'n.
t'oitimiialoatloii Cut Off
CHARLESTON, W. V.. July 27,
With both telephone and telegraph
wires down, making verlflrnllou dif
ficult, loports rouehed hero today
that a dozen men have lieen Hlnln
In the I'aliil Oioek xortlou, a clnHh
liittweeu mliiern and Italilwlu detec
tives mint In to the dlxtrlct to Kunrd
mine property. 'Hie initio of tntink
etry In heard voutliiuiilly on hnth
nldeii of tho creek, and an women
unit children are fleolnr, from tho
dUturlied territory It Ih helleved here
that lnventli(ntlon will hear out the
reportg of raiiualtlen.
Ooveruor (llumrork, alarmed over
tho nltiiatlnu, ordered threo compn
iilea of mllltlti to riuh from Mount
(tret mi. I'a.i where tho Htnte tronpn
are In nnuiinl onrnmpmunt, and tho
noldloiH arrived here today on a pn
elal train. They will march Into tho
I'alul Creek nectlon at onco.
Tio TlioiiNaml Out
Mora than 2,000 mlnnm wont on
Htrlko April 20, hut no dlnordorH wer
repotted until tho arrival or tho do
loctlvcH. The only accurate nowa nh
tatnahlo Ih that furiilHhod hy cour
lorn, and thoy report tho ltmtlon
au dRaporato,
Tho flrnt norloiiH cIiihIi hotweon
(Continued on ptiKQ 2.)
DIOTItOIT, Mich., July 27. -Two
of tho tun elty iildormon arrested
hero on oIhu'koh of having accoptod
bilboH and conspiracy to accept a
bribe for thulr voten and liifluoncu
In tho piiHHliiK of a moaHiiro uffoctlitK
elty property recently truiiBforroit to
the Wamuh tallioad, lmvo confoHBod,
acconlliiK to u Btatomont Klvon out
today hy tho police. Thron othorn,
It was Bald, liavo mado partial cou
fuHHlnu, Tho arniHt of two other ill
duiniou In uxpootod tills nftornoon.
The acuiiHod men wore ouch roloiisud
on n. 000 hull. Duma dotoetlvuu
have beon working on tho caHo for
four months,
GRAFTERS
CONFESS TO BRIBES
POOR DO NOT
NEED R
SAYS LODGE
Massachusetts Senator Maintains
That Sugar Tariff Is Primarily .1
Tax on tho Rich Who Purchase
Luxuries In Which Sugar Is Used
Amenduient to Excise Dill ncpcallnn
Canadian Reciprocity Will Dead
lock Both Houses
WAHIIINCJTON, July 27 -Piishiiko
or i he sugar tariff rovlnlon bill, with
pi u Irion for a reduction In duty of
.10 cents per liuuilred pounds on raw
ciifar, making the duty IJ.fiO per
hundred, wax today presaged liy a
vote i f tin- "onnte In romtnltle0 of
tho whole. The volo was 37 to 2T
nu tho pnritnKe of tho Lodge amend
meiil providing for hiiuIi reductions.
WA8IIIN(tTON, July 27. Renntor
Henry Cabot I.wIko of MiiHHiicliiiKettH
led tho attack In the itenntu today on
the hoimu miRiir tariff revlnlou hill,
tunliitnlnliiK that the tax on HiiRnr
doe not coino larely on tho poor,
niul that the Iioiiko hill, reuinvlnR
tho tax. would In no deureo lower the
cott of living for lhono nu whom It
jireHneH hardeiit.
"Kvory rlvlllxed tint Ion tnxeti
HiiKar," raid I.oiIko. "Thono IkmI
aide to do no InrKoly pay the tax ho
cniiHo they nrn tho chief purchaiicrH
of thoHo luxurk'H In which miRiir In
imed, Tho free miKnr theory otn
hodled In the Iioiiko bill appear to
ho that of the duty on miRar Ih re
moved tho entire benefit will comu to
thn ronnuntor."
Tito dninncrntle minority of the
Kcnntn finance cnmmltteo filed Hh re
port today on a nuhntltuto for tho
hono, .niKurblll. lt ald tbo jiipiu
boriCot the rommltteo did not belUno
It wine o mirreuder fifty million
dollar of the public rovenun In one
hill.
It Ih expected hern today that the
HCtmto'n amendment to thn oxelno hill
repealing Canadian rclproclty proh
hbly will deadlock both hoimo. and
pniHlhly block tariff leKlnlnllou IIiIh
ear.
CotiRreHHtnnn Underwood oppoKen
the repeal of reciprocity, and hln In
fluence prohahly will control tho
bongo,
TO DEATH UPON
BAY CITY STREETS
HAN KHANCISCO, July 27. Ah
Holutely at Hea In their hunt for tho
man or men who abot to death Po
llremnn Clmrlea II, Dates, on a atruet
In tho heart of tho city hero last mid
night, tho police today Hlralued overy
nerve to capture two iinen who lmvo
vanlHhed and one of whom, a prob
able pervert, Ih helleved to have com
mitted the prime, a llatoa was do
tached to Htipprctm crimen of thlc
character.
Ouo of theno men, tall man,
droHsod In Bin)', l Borally be
lieved by eye wltncHncs. to liavo fired
tho fatal flhot. Tlio other, a foreig
ner, who wiih In IiIh uhlrt bIoovoh,
wiih book to run from tho Hpot na
HateH foil nnd to tnkn a street car
from tho scene of the tnutodyv
Dates, who had been on special
duty, wan not In uniform at tho (lino
ho was klllod. According to tho host
evidence presented so far, Dates In
believed to have accosted tho tall man
In i;ray, tho tui spooled porvort. Ho
wait Keen talking with tho stranger
who h moinont boforo tho almt was
flrod reulod back nu though from a
blow from tho policeman's flat. Thon
tho ruii flashod, Dates fell, and his
murderer fled down an alloy and
vanished Into tho night.
CHICAGO PUTS BAN ON
JQHNSON-FLYNN FILMS
CHICAGO, July 'J7. Over the pro
testH of Jnok JohuHon, world' huavy
wuIkIiI (Oiampiou, nnd .lack Cut ley,
two 'ChloiiKoiitiH niul tho tnost inlcr-
ohIuiI partieH, Mayor UurrUou today
htifl put tho Imu on thn Johnson
Flytm fight piotiiros,
POLICEMAN
SHOT
MEDFORD,
BURNS SEEKING
EVIDENCE FROM
DARK DUNGEON
Lahor Union Committee Reports
Powerful Influences at Work to
Drcak Down McNamara hy Keep
Inn Him in Solitary Confinement
Detectives Visit Prison in Guise of
Deputy Sheriffs and Hold Con
versations With Guards
HAN KUANCIRCO, Oil., July 27. -
"Thero Ih no doubt In the mind of
the tomiultteu that powerful In
fliiences are at work to baniiis tho
McNamani brothers and to brcitk
tlioin down to secure Home sort of
evidence wanted by the Hums I)e
tectlvo Akciic)'."
With these words the committee
of seven appointed by the Ran Fran
cisco labor council to Investigate the
circumstances surrounding James It.
Mr.N'amnrn'H punishment In "soli
tary" at Han Qiientln penitentiary.
where ho Ih serving a life- sentence
In connection with the l.os Angeles
Times dynamiting, concluded their
report to the council.
Huron' Men Huh)'
Tho labor council by unanimous
vote decided that the committee start
further Investigation today to ferrot
out tho purported attempt of Burns
detectives to roach San Quetlu prison
officials In order to liavo their way
with the McNamara brothers. Tho
committee declared It was prepared
to produce positive proof of nil as
sertions It bad mado to Wardon
John lloylc, nnd this will bo done
within tho week.
According to tho report, James D.
McKnninrn, declnred by Warden
Hoyio to bnvo been placed In "soli
tary" because of Insubordination,
wan placed In tho dungeon July 5,
remained, thero threo days and was
thon placed In tho Incorrlglblo ward,
whom ho now Is. Iloylo declared
ho did not know how soon ho would
terminate McNamarn's punishment.
To Probe Situation
"This Investigation Hhould go moro
deeply than an Interview with War
don Iloylo," said Delegnto Sollg Sul
herg, "It should bring to light cer
tain facts In the coudu t of men now
In Hnn Quontin working In tho In
terests of the llurtiH Detective Agency
which I know to bo tho case.
"Ran Quontin has been a peculiar
place for certain crimes. I clto the
action of tho Ran Krnnclsco police of.
flclals who wero permitted to go to
the prison and torture John lingers
to wring a confession from him of
the Dcnjamln Goodman murder. 1
wnnt to seo HiIh thing sifted, nnd I
mnvo that this committee remain cor
porate until McNamani leaves soli
tary confinement."
Tho most Hlgnlflcant Information
unearthed by tho commit too nt Ran
Quontin wiih that on July 31, Mal
colm McLaren, a Hums detoctlvo from
l.os Angeles In tho gulso of n deputy
sheriff, had visited tho prison nnd
had n long conversation with cor
talu guards.
To InvcMlgnto fliiurri
Wardon Iloylo promised tho com
mltteo that ho would lnvostlgato tho
allegations ttat n guard named
Orubb, who Is said to havo declared
thnt If tho MeNamaras woro placed
undor IiIh supervision ho would "rnlso
Hell with thorn," hnd Intorostod him
self particularly In tho case.
Tho committee of sovon nro John
I, Nolan, Beorotary of ttho labor
council; J, P. McLaughlin, stato
labor commissioner and president of
tho council; P. H. McCarthy, presi
dent of tho stato unit local building
trades councils; Olaf A. Tvoltmoo,
aoorotary of tho Btato and San Fran
cisco building trndes council, H, A.
Clancy, M. J, McGuIro nnd Frank C.
McDonald,
LOGGING CONGRESS ADJOURNS
AFTER ELECTING OFFICERS
TACOAfA, Wiibh., July 37. Tho
Pneifio Losing Congress adjourned
lust uluht nftor eleetiug Spokane for
tho mooting in 1DUI nnd re-electing
the following efficers: President, 10.
It. Hluko, Seattle.; vieo president, II,
C. Clnlr, Portland; huerotnry, Cloorgo
Cornwall, I'ortlnud.
Today tho convention wont to
Kupowsiii to the logging entnp of tho
St. Paul and Tiicoum Lumlior eoni-wny,
OREGON, 8ATTM)AY, .IVY 27, 1912
Defends High Cost of Sweet Things
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HENRY CffiCrr LODGE.
rrnrt wrote.
NEWSBOY
NEW
SUSPECT
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NKW YOUK. July 27.231611111
vn ii, the Now VOrk "Klng'f tho
Newsbo8" who wKyerlerday point
ed out at tho Itolcuthal Inquest as
having been In tho "murder automo
bllo" when tho gambler was killed,
was today hold byj,the coroner with
out ball for co'inpisity In 'the murder.
Rttlllvnt) was nt onco sent to the
Tombs.
Demanding an aldernianlc Investi
gation of tho Itoscnthal killing nnd
of tho alleged league between the
police of Uo elty nnd tho "under
world," Alderman Curran today wroto
lo Mayor Gnynor. Ho said:
"Yon Bay wo aro trying to em
bnrrasH you. How would It em
barrass you If we find how nosonth.il
wan so oaslly nnd theatrically mur
dered? How do wo 'stultify our
selves by undertaking an Investiga
tion? "In complaining of tho hoard of
aldermen you said you had au affi
davit that an alderman bud accepted
n $fi00 bribe for giving a privilege
for n bootblack stand. What linn
that to do with your duty In the
Hoscnthnl case? Was It a bluff?
Let us havo the facts no more 'stul
tification' talk."
SHAGlllT, N J, July 27. -With
hln speech of acceptance written In
his own shorthand notes completo,
Govornor Woodrow Wilson of Now
Jersey arrived at his summer homo
hero today, bringing to an end the
porlod of Bocluslon which ho went
Into when he started his address.
Tho speech, Is was announced, will
bo printed Monday.
United States Senator Goro of
Oklahoma conferred with tho demo
cratic presidential nominee this af
ternoon. It Ih cnnsldored likely that
tho blind Bonntor will mnnngo Wll
sou's western campnlgn. Western
hendnunrtors for Govornor Wilson
will bo established olthor In Donvor
or San FrancUeo.
LOS ANGELES BEGGAR HAS
$300,000 CASH AND LAND
LOS ANUKLKS, Cut., July 27.
Mrs. Loottn Soybold, n beggar, was
Adjudged insane, and today is in the
Pat ton Asylum. Mrs, Seyhold hns
for years been a beggar on tho streets
of l.os AtiL'elos. When her affairs
wero gotiQ over, it wns discovered
that she had n foititue amounting to
$1100,000, $00,000 of which is on
deposit in several local banks.
l)r, J, A. Roliu of (ho county hos
pital h.vs thut tho eoutitiued monot
ony of vomiting riiuklcs. and dimes
WH' tho woman. t Kso tor mind.
ROSENTHAL CiHM
wJrVi'Wl
WLSON COMPLETES
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
SI
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AND POLICE CHIEF
PORTLAND. Ore., July 27. That
Mayor Kushllght, Chief of Police
Slovcr, Detectlvo Captain Baty, cx
Delectlvo Held and Patrolman Mad
dux "openly outraged public decency,
grossly disturbed the public peace,"
and committed an act "injurious to
public morals," Is tho charge made In
another Indictment agnlnst thorn
growing out of tho alleged attempted
bribery of District Attorney Collier
in marked currency which was re
ported by tho grand Jury.
Tho Indictment Is based on the
public nuisance statute, tho offenso
being a misdemeanor and tho penal
ty not moro than a flno of $500.
This Is tho second time that tho
present Indictments has been drawn
up against Mayor Rushlight and his
co-defendants. On tho first occasion,
nhout threo weeks ago, tho grand
Jury returned a not-truo bill.
SOUTHERNER AS
RUNNING MATE
TI
CHICAGO, July 27. Prediction
that a southern progressive would bo
nominated for tho vlco-presldency by
tho "Hull Mooso" convention was
ttindo hero today by Renntor Joseph
M. Dixon of Montana, manager of
Colonel Roosevelt's campaign forces.
He anticipates a big industrial pro
gressive vote to result from n special
appeal which Is to bo made to tho
working men of tho country.
"Wilson," said Dl.xon, "roachod
the crost of his wnvo of popularity
flvo days after his nomination. Ho
has been losing ground slnco. Tho
democratic nomlnoo Is not popular
personally, and his platform does not
appeal to tho people Incidentally,
thero nro no cheers tor Taft, elthor."
CONTINUE EFFORTS TO
FREE HARRY THAW
NEW YOIUC. July 27. That of
forts to secure tho roleaso of Harry
K. Thaw, from Mattowean would not
bo abandoned, despite tho ruling of
Justlco Keogh that tho Pittsburg
millionaire Is still Insane, wns tho do
duration here today of Cluronco J,
Shoarn, Thaw's loading counsel.
"While tho blow fnls hard on
Thaw's irged mother." Bald Shonrn
today, "Itmoroly means n slight post
ponement of tho day whon ho can go
homo, Wo Intend to try again
Boon,"
PORTLAND
MAYOR
AGAIN
ilCTEO VICTORY RES
BANDANA
IKET
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ONDON DOCK
STRIKE ENDED
BYSTARVATION
Lonn Drawn Out Contest Comes Sud
denly to an End Quarter Million
Sufferinrj Pantjs of Hunrjcr and
Ditsincss is Demoralized
Employers Promised to Consider
Grievances hut Men Were Starved
into Submission
LONDON. July 27. Without a
word of public explanation by cither
the workers or employers, tho great
London dock strike ended suddenly!
today. It had lasted ten weeks tind
thousands upon thousands of work
men an their families suffered great
privations, while the business of tho
city wa badly crippled.
It Is believed that a fulf statement
of the cause of the. abrupt ending of
the strike will be soon made.
loiter In the day It was announced
that the men returned to work when
tho strike committee recommended
a resumption, declaring that the em
ployers had promised to consider
their grievances.
The strike leaders declare the jnen
were starved Into submission.
CENTRALIA, Vn. July 27:T.Iie
ieciHive battle of the mimic wnrfnro
started shortly after noon today. The
blue defenders aro today making
their final stand at lilnek river," two
mile we.sf of Gate City, to which point
they were driven in the hard fighting
of yesterday.
At dawn today tho two armies wero
decidedly disorganized nnd oousider
nblo difficulty was encountered in
re-nhembling tho troops. During
the fighting lust night a battalion" of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry broke
completely through the blue line nnd
today were forced to light hard to
evado eaptnrc.
Continual cliches occurred during
the night between detachments of the
two armies nnd continued today,
about half of the troops being in
action.
HEAVY UNDERTONE
NEW YORK. July 27. With Gen-
eral Klectrlc and Dethlehcm Steel los
ing a point today's short session stock
market reflected a heavy undertone.
After tho first hour General Electric
made up Its Initial loss but again
eased off Canadian Pacific was
down a point and American Tobacco
sustained a two point decline Read
ing wns nhout the only notable ex
ception to tho genornl weakness.
Tho market closed heavy.
Donds woro steady.
ASTORIA MOTOR BOAT
REGATTA IN AUGUST
ASTORIA, July 27. With suf
ficient funds on hand to provldo for
liberal prlies for tho various contests
tho Astoria Motorboat Club is today
arranging for tho annual regatta to
bo hold August 27. 28 and 29.
Ono of tho features of tho regat
ta will bo motorboat races for tho
championship of tho Pacific Coast,
undor tho auspices of tho Pacific
International Powerboat Association,
Sailing, Bcullllng, and swimming
races will also bo held,
BANKER BUNCOED INTO
CASHING $10,000 DRAFT
SEATTLE, "vyuBh., July 27 Tho
oaglo oyo of Claud A. Phllbrlck Is
credited today with saving a paymottt
of $10,000 on a bogus draft. Phil
brick Is assistant cashier at tho
First National Ilank horo. Tho
forged draft, which boro tho sup
posed slgnaturo of tho cashlor of an
Abordoeu bank and was sout to
Seattlo from tho cast for collection,
was passed by the clearing house-,
Phllbrlck, howQvor, was not satis
fied, Ho callod Abordoon by tolo-
photio. and learned of tho forgory. I
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REOS IN MANEUVERS
NO. 108 .
E
SAYSW. F. GWIN
General,. Manajjcr of Northwestern
Fruit Exchange Sees Britjht Out
look for Bartlctts This Year To
' .i i
Catch Redounding Market'
Thinks One orTwo'Cr8 of Bartlctts
Should be Shipped to England
Apple Export .Trade' Prtmlslng
'That good prices will he received
for the Roguo Hivcr valley Ilartlett
pears this year, is tho prediction 'of.
W. V. Owitt, general rrinringbr of the
N'oftn'wcs'fcrti Fruit PTxi'hnnge who is
in Mcdfdrd to meet with the officers
nnd members nfr.the' Roguo Hivtr
Fruit and Produce rtisocintion. Mr.
Gwin has just returned from nrcx
tcnJlecf eastern nnd Eurofjenn trip
where he enrefnlly invcstlgnd fruit
market conditituts. He met with n
large numehr p bVcnl orchardings to
day and fliscub'cd the situution tit
some length.
-.'VFlic onUook for.gojdv.riecH for
Hartlctt penois very good," Htntes
Mr. Gwin. "The hulk of tho Cali
fornia crop hns gone ca.st nnd while
ricsttiro" coiriing down iJ n result,
nnd RartletlwVilrp'r"hnhly slump lo
?!, the Rogue River eron will catch
Jjic market on the rebound ttnd will
comtrtniur good irfes.-'Thc New
York crop is oft'tfiis year and will not
come into usual competition with tho
Oregon ,fruit. We have nlrendy sold
n number of cars af.fj F. O. B. Med
ford." 4I would like very much to co two
br three vara of Bartlctts shipped
this year to Europe. England wants
Hnrtletts and I believe that we would
do well wjh' therm'
"The npple" export trade this year
will be good. Tho Hudson river cr.ip
is less than 15 per cent of normal
nnd it is from (his section that tho
bulk of tho exported npples nro
drawn. While there will bo need of
n great cure in marketing npples this
year prices should be good.
"I bcliero that n largo number of
enrs of fruit from this section should
go to Europe. Wo havo recently
opened offices in London nnd expect
to do u considerable business there."
FORMAL NOTE IS
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WASHINGTON. July 27. Cfiargo
d'Affnlrcs Inncs of tho British em
bassy hero notified Secrotary Knox
today that Great Britain will not pro
test tho freo passage of American
vessels through tho Panama Canal
beyond tho formal not which already
has been presented,
The British nolo to Secrotary Knox
said that a long nrgumcut tending to
show that discrimination In tolls vio
lates tho Hny-Pouncofot treaty will
bo submitted within n fow months.
Meantime tho canal legislation pro
bably will havo passed congress.
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LONDON', July 27. Kid McCoy.
accused of rohbiitg u princess at
Ostoiid of her jewels, was in How
Street nolico court aeiiin today. Tho
magistrate said bail wuH impossihtu
iniless tho ccousodt of tho Hegiun
minister could he obtained, and te-
mniided tho former puftilUt lutt'd
August 2, dosnito iis renowed pro
tests of innpcoiioo, , -..,,
McCoy's wife finally induced tho
Helgiun minister to Mefcruph tho Os
tend authorities asking approval of
McCoy's releiiho. Scotland Yard Is
convinced that McCoy w innocent,
Its officials point out (hut the' pnly
ovldenco agnlnst him is thftt o,H
woman arrested in Ostetld. Hlld tfltU
thoy boliovo is trying to shield the
real entnliiwls
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