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MEDFORD, OREGON, WKDNKSDAV, AUQUST 34, .1912
NO. 123
Dully llnvciiith Yrsr.
STEEL TARIFF BILL
PA SSED 0 VER VETO
AR MN
FOR STEEL VETO
President Objects to Steel Bill Do
clnrlnn It a Measure for Rovenue
Only, Which Would Injure Estab
lished Institutions
Admits Somo Items Should Be Re
duced and Outlines a Plan (or the
Tariff Board to Follow
WAMIINWON, Aug. 14. Ily n
volti or 17 n for to 83 against, the
Iioubo this nftornoon passed tho stool
Mil over President TAft'ii veto. 8lx
teen progressives supported tho demo
crats, tliln alliance- having but two
mill ono-thlrd morn than tho nccea
miry two-thirds vote In Insure Its pas
sage. If tint lilll In passed by tho
two-thlrdtt vole In tho senate It will
hnroino a Inw despite tho president's
voto.
WAHIIINOTON, Auk. H Objec
tions to tho measure "lacaus It
would bo disastrous to tho Iron nutl
lit ft? I Industry, nnd n ruvUlou of thn
tariff without umplo study nml In
vestigation," In'lilcnt Tnft In a spo
rial message ft thn homo totliiy,
M-toftl thn lent bill."
Thn voto mcMngn said that ttitptn
statement by democrats tlinl tho bill
was designed to revise tho tariff on
Iron and stool product, mly ono
thlrtl of thtt revision applied to these
products. It assorted that 00 alllod
Industries would bodlroctly affected
by thn meiuuro.
Tho, imingo ilio declared thnt tho
bill "ma tire clear out Issuo between
n protective policy std that of tar
iff revision only. Therefore without
further Information, I am obliged t
treat this measure na n revenue bill.
onn In which consideration of pro
serving thn ImltiRlry by maintaining
thn turlff necessary had llttlo weight.
There la nothing to show mo thn
duties provided will equal thn dif
ference In tho production cost horn
nml nbroad, and thai tho wagcB or
workmen will not bo reduced by a
measure avowedly discarding tho
principled of fair protection."
Tho president admits that hoiiio
Ileum In tho Hchodulca should Im re
duced. Ho outllnos a plnn of tho
tnrlff board, and declare IU report
Justified belief In Ita work, adding:
"Thn proposed hill haa not boon
framed oil n Inula of uny ntudy of
(ho stool Industry. Avowedly Ita
niter, nrn fixed with no consideration
of anything but rovonuo. Tho prln
elplo of protection In disregarded en
tirely." '
CABLES "ALL WELL"
MONTREAL, Quo., Aug. II.
flritvo ilouhta concerning the fiito of
thn HteniiiBhlp Corsican, which col
lided with an Iceberg, that worn felt
hern today despite tho wlroloBn ns
HtiritnccH of Captain Cook, worn fin
ully cleared away whon a wireless
incssugn from tho dimmed liner
iilted: "All's well; fog lifted ami
vessel proceeding."
HILL SYSTEM PLANS
COAST STEAMER LINE
PORTLAND, Oro., Aug. 1 1. Thut
tbo Hill IntoreaM noon (o establish
direct steamship service between As
lorlu, Oregon, and flan Francisco, la
n HeomliiKly well Kroundod report
here today, Fust train sorvlco be
tween Portland and Astoria to con
nect with Bteuiiuiu In planned, It lu
Minted.
PRISONER KILLS GUARDS
IN ATTEMPTED ESCAPE
CANANKA, Moxiuo, Aug M Four
guards ill (lie city juil huro uro cloud
today iiiui throe mure uro in u serious
I'ouilitiou uh ii niHUlt of mi encounter
with rYiincimm Oitleiuiu, ii prisoner,
(Iiilonuu, iiltuiuptiug to osuupo, cut
nil the telephone wires niul Hlulihud
'seven of U ton miunla. Ho wiih
ovorpoworo f(or i torrifio fi'lit.
corsican
SENATE PASSES
COTTON TARIFF
Alliance ot Progressives and Demo
crats Sends House Bill Throurjli
Impossible to Pass Wool Bill Over
Veto, Assert Senate Leaders
Sugar Bill Abandoned Because of
Deadlock Between the Senate and
House Over Sugar
WAHIIINOTON. Auk. 14. Ily n
votn of II to 40 the ttemittt today ro
Jectetl tho itubntlliito cotton iirlff ro
vUlon bill proponed ItiMtead of tho
hoiitto uieniurn liy Senator La Pol
lotto. Then paed thn Iiouko cotton
tnrlff bill by n vote tl 30 to Id.
That It will bo Imponnlblo to pasa
tho wool bill In Hit) Hotiato over Pres
ident Tnfl'a voto, a wni done In tbo
liotiKO, wiih tho opinion cxpremied hero
today by leadltiK democratic finna
torn. Prealdcnt Taft and bin follow
ers In cotiRrras are wrought up be
cause an many, republican members
worn nbxent when tho wool bill wna
pauHod In tho houito over his veto, and
they nrn determined that no such
condtlon shall obtain tho senate when
(ho ntouauro comes to a voto there.
It Is generally believed thnt It will
bo Impoialbln to pans uny turlff
lobulation at thin session of congress.
Tho conferees uro unable to agree
cither on tho sugar or exctso tax bills,
and this Is believed to mean that
these two measure-it uro doomed to
speedy deaths
Congressman Norrla predicted that
tho metal revision bill would also
pnss In tbo house over tho president's
voto.
Majority Leader Underwood an
nounced today thnt hope of reaching
an agreement In congress on tho
sugar bill had been ubondonod. Tho
hotiHo demands freo sugar but tbo
senate stands unalterably opposed to
such provision.
Only onn Important change was
made In tho bouso cotton mensuro
that of tho adoption of Congressman
Oronna's amendment repealing tho
Canadian reciprocity agreement with
thn exception of that section relating
to wood pulp and print paper
H1LLES SAYS FIGHT
IS AGAINST
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. Discussing
thn coming presidential election,
Charles I). Utiles, thn now chulrman
or tho National Republican commit
tee, arriving hero today, said:
"Tho fight Ih botwoua Taft and
Wilson ovor tbo tarlfr Issue. Tho
peoplo want protection and for thnt
reiiHon Tuft will win."
SAYS DARROW WON A GREAT VICTORY WHEN
HE SAVED THE LIEE OF M'NAMARA BROTHERS
LOS ANOKLKS, Cut., Auj;. 14. lu-
ilounoinp; District Attorney PrmleriukH
for iiKTociuj; to u plan whereby Juiiioh
it. MuNiiumrn'ri life wiih miyou" mill
John ii. MoNiimnrii uiven it fifteen
year Kepteuee in Kun Quoiitiii nml
ilutilarliiK tlint C'liuuneo Durrow uo
cnmplMuMi a e,rout victory in the
MuNuiuuru trial, when liu wived, tho
life of luiucri MuNiimurii after tho
latter hntl killeil twenty mon hy
blowing up tho Times ImililiiiK. Kuvl
ltnj;oi'ri eliiof couiiHol for tlm aemuictl
attorney continued his address to
tlm jury in tho Durrow bribery ensu
today.
"J havu called your attention to
tho l'u ut that the only -evidence
UKiiiuHt Durrow is thut of Kruiikliu,"
Hiiiil lingers in tliu opening. "Thoro
lias buon no eorroboratioii liuro.
"Did Durrow hnvo a motive or un
indit(iementrto bribe George N, Louk
woodf Wo liavo sliown you by testi
mony Jiit lip oho 1ms soon ft to
I
OF LITTLE GIRL
Elpht-Ycnr-Old Found Slain in Lodg
ing HouseLetter to Mother In
dicates That Father Killed Her and
Then Killed Himself or Pretended to
Missing Man Accused His Wife of
Breaking Heart and Making Life a
Hell for Him
I.OH ANOELKH, Cal.. Aug. 14.
Mrs. Charles V.. (ireeuflnld. mother
of Vivian Greenfield, tho eight-year-
oltl child who was murdered yester
day lu a Venice lodging bouse, today
received a tetter from her husband,
which the police bellevo establlsheH
that (Ireenflold murdered thn child
and then either took his own life or
sought to create that Impression.
Greenfield In tho letter accuses bin
wife or breaking his heart mid tolls
his Intention to make away with tho
child and ond his own life.
Tho letter rollewa: "My dearest
wire: Well. dear. It has como to
this. As 1 told you before, you broke
my heart and ruined my life. After
mother died you wore thn only one
for mo. but you turned against mo
and matlo Hell ror mo and baby too,
so wn arn better off out of yonr way.
I told you last night, and now you
will have to suffer as wo havo In tho
past. When you get this wo will ho
out of our misery.
(Signed)
"Charlie and Vivian."
I. s, ny tonight I will bo at tho
bottom of tho ocean. Hn by and I
are bettor ofr. Then jon can't find
fault with us. When you got this
wo will bo out of our misery."
VKNICH. Cal., Aur. 14. An un
identified friend of Charles Orocn
flold, whoso baby stop daughter was
found murdored bore Into yesterday
Is tho object of n determined pollco
search horo today.
GToenflold, who wna tho last per
son scon with tho llttlo girl, loft
Venlco yoBtcrday nftornoon at 3:G2
o'clock on an electric ear. This In
formation wbb volunteered by n car
conductor, who based his Identifica
tion on published phptographs ot tho
man.
Upon Croon field's nrrlvnl In Los
Angolcs ho wbb soon talking with a
man whom the pollco declaro to bo
his friend. Kvcry nvnllnblo officer
horo Is searching for this man, who,
It Is bollovod. started for Venlco fol
lowing his conversation with Green
field. Thn Instrument with which tho
child's throat was cut has not boon
rounif, nor woro thoro flngor prints
on hor body or tho bod clothoB In
which thn body waa wrapped after
tho crime.
Dayton, Wyoming, has followed
tbo example of Huunywoll, Kansas,
Ju electing a woman mayor,
contradict thut Durrow, eight days
before tho bribery, hud made pluns to
dispoho of tho oiiso.
"Muny porsous huvn liiouglit that
Durrow muilo a failuro of tho MoNn
mnra case. 1 loll you, and I have
tried fi) murder eases, tliut Durrow
muilo a tremendous hucooss of the
MoNaniara oase. Ho saved thn life
of J. H. MuNaiuuru, wlio killed
twenty mini. It is tho duty of a
lawyer to do tho host ho onn fur his
clients, lie accomplished a mugui
fieeiit, a remarkable thine; for his
clients. Hut tliu prosouutor entered
into a hideous pact. M. A. Schmidt,
the intiti who packed and hid tho
dyuumitu, and all tho rest John
Does, Jiuio Does, ote. who were in
that horrible plot, will not bo prose
cuted if they keep out of Los Angeles
county, The district attorney does
not deny this."
Humors thou took up llurringtoiru"
testimony, iloolurinc that as an an-
eompllco, UniTing ton's testimony
sliuuld, V rvjfrtrtled wjtli Bitspioipij,
U
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Three Million Dollar Baby Born
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KR3 JOHN
HEIR TO ASTOR'S
NKW YORK. Aug. 11. Weighing
7 3-4 pounds, a $3,000,000 baby a
boy was born to. Mrs. John Jacob
Aslor, widow ofCjJonol John Jacob
Astor, at tho ABiorfnan8lonrhoro to
day, Tho Infant was named John
Jacob Astor. after Its father, who
perished In tho wreck of the White
Stnr Liner Titanic.
Shortly before 9 o'clock this
morning Dr. 1-Mwln Cragln, who has
been attending Mrs. Astor for weeks.
Issued tho following bulletin:
"A son wns born to Mrs. Astor at
S:K o'clock this morning. Uth
mother .nud tho' boy aro doing well.
Tho child Is named John Jacob As
tor. This" was Mrs. Aator's clmlco
ot suggested names."
Morbid Crowd Gathers
A morbid, curious crowd gathered
In rront or the mansion early today,
drawn by announcements that tho
expoctcd visit or tho stork was near.
Tho nrrlvnl ot the holr Is oxpected
to strengthen the rlvnlry which now
exists hot ween Mrs. Mndollne Korco
Astor, mother of tho nowest Astor
heir, and Mrs. Ava Willing Astor,
divorced wife or Colonel Astor nnd
mother ot Vincent stxu chlet bono
riclary undor the terms nt tho luto
niultl-mllllonalro's will.
IJoforo sailing ror Kuglnnd on n
pleasure trip with Mrs. Astor, Col.
Astor drew up t now will, by tho
terms or which $3,000,000 was set
nstdo tor tho expected heir. Colonel
and Mrs. AHtor were eu routo to
Now York on the Titanic, in order
that thn expected evont might occur
on Amorlcan soil, when tho llnor
crashed Into nu Iceberg. Colonol
Astor went down with hundreds ot
othor victims utter scolng Mrs. As
tor safe. In a lifeboat.
Will Contest I'rtilmbln
Although nu posttlvo announcement
has boon made, It Is oxpected horo
that tho child's birth may compli
cate tho Astor estate. Mrs. Astor be
llovoa that hor baby has boon un
fairly treated In tho disposition of tho
Astor fortune, nnd bIio may contest
tho colonel's will.
Whon Mrs. Aster's futhor. William
Forco, was asked horo today wbothor
a contest was probablo. ho saltl tho
matter was under consideration, but
that no decision had boon ronchod.
ERI
LAT
WA3IIIGTON, Aug. 1 !. Advlcoa
received horo say WlUlum llruoo Mc
MtiHtor, Amorlcan vlco 'consul nt Car
tagona, Coluniblu, has beou muntorod
Tho crjmo Is liotlevea to bo the w-ork
of robols. ,,
Tho Btuto ilopnrtmonthns ordorod
ar lmmgillU' lvvffHtl9n,
MILLIONS BORN 10
YOUNG
WIDOW
CONSU
CARTAGENA
MURDERED
JACOB ASTXR.
DARROW PLEADS
E
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IX)S ANGKLES. Cal.. Aug. 14.
Clarence Darrow started speaking In
his own behalf to the Jury that Is to
decide his fate at 2:21 this afternoon.
More than 1.000 bpectutora Th6
had fought and struggled with the
bailiffs in the narrow corridor for
two hours listened as tho defendant
slowly arose and advanced to tho Jury
box.
"Gentlemen of the Jury," ho began
In a low voice. Then, thrusting his
hand deep in his coat pocket, "It's
hard to argue an Important case,
even when you aro not the defendant
yourself.
"I may not argue, as well as I can,
but I want to say something to you
twelvo men besides what I said on
the witness stand. I'm n defendant,
accused of a serious crlnio. They
want to send mo to the penitentiary
for It. It rests with you, gentle
men. Stranger la Strange Land
"I am a stranger In a strange land,
2.000 miles from home. I don't
know you gentlemen very well. I
dou't suppobo you know mo.
"You hnvo heard this district at
torney, Ford, call -me a coward.
What wns that? Nothing but cow
ardice, brutal and low, ror him, In
tho position which ho occupies, to
call mo thnt.
"I am entitled to somo rights, un
til you gentlomcn shall say differ
ently. I shall havo some, oven then.
"What am I on trial for, gentlemen
of tho Jury. I am not on trial ror
bribing n man named Lockwood. No
(Continued on pogo 2.)
WN
A
BEFOR
JURORS
WASHINGTON
GIVES Hi TO NEGRESS TO DIE OF STARVATION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Deep
ly touched by tbo pathetic story of
llttlo Joo VI!ford Johnson, a 10-yoar-old
white boy found living In uu
speakablo siiualor at the homo liuru of
Nora Johnson, a Negress, whore Is
alleged to havo been placed by his
mother, a hocloty woman, nil Wash
ington Is eavgorly waiting develop
ments. "Nora Is a biown-facod
muvvor," lisped tho lad today, "but I
got u white faced muvvor, too, I doss
alio don't euro much for mo, 'cause
she hardly over comes."
Major Sylvester, head ot Washing
ton's pollco forco, openly assorted to
day thnt tho mothor had deserted tho
boy, placing him whoro ho would bo
rurtatu to succonib to death by on
forcod Imprisonment. Joo was round
lu a dark room whoro )u hud beou
hold lor at least a mouth. His body
boro many bruises and wounds, In
dicating that he had boon brutally
L
BY
Odell Tells How Ralload Magnate Was
Summoned hy Roosevelt and at
Lattcrs Request Raised Money to
Carry New York for Republicans
$200,000 Turned Over to State Cam
paign and Balance Kept for the
National Committee
WASHINGTON, Am:. M. Te-ti-
fyiiiK before the senate todny, for
mcr Governor II. H. Odell Jr.., of New
York, who was republican slate cum
pnifii inn linger in 1901, dcelnred to
the heiiate tainpiiiii contributions
iiivcntixutiii" committee that the
word of that campaign were de
htroyed. He said thut the campaign
committee collected $200,000 besides
the $."i0,000 which the national com
mittee hail ashigncd for work in New
York titntv.
When asked re:anliiu; a letter
purjx'rted to have been written by
E. If. Ilarrimai! faying Colonel
UooMivelt had requested iiim to go to
Washington in 1004, Odell t-aid:
"In October, 11)0 1, ilnrritnnu in
vitcd me to lunch and showed me, n
letter from Hooscveit nhking him to
come to Washington. I told Hnrri
mnu thut it was m? belief that the
president wanted to ask about poli
tical conditions in New York, and
also to consult him regarding the
financial situation. Harriman saw
Knocevrlt. A few days later I took
breakfast with Mr. Hnrrinian and
learned thnt the president wns un
easy regarding the Plate ticket in New
4Yflrk.
Odell testified further (hat the
national committee was unable 10
rake money for a Mate campaign,
and Harriman raised .f"240,000, trans
ferring it to Treasurer Cornelius N.
BINs of the national) committee, who
then gave the committee $'200,000.
FEATURE OF MARKET
NEW YORK. Aug. 14. Canadian
Pacific featured today's opening stock
market with a gala of two points, to
a new high record. There was great
er breadth to today's market nnd
transactions wero lively. Steel sotd
at the year's best figure and smelting
showed marked strength. Standard
railroad Issues all inado material
gains.
Tho market closed strong and
active.
Bonds woro firm.
MULAY YUSSEFF NEW
SULTAN OF MOROCCO
RABAT, Morocco. Aug. 11. Suc
ceeding his brother, Mulay Hafid,
who abdieted the throne, Mulay us-
&eff was today officially proclaimed
Sultan of Morocco.
The Negress. Norn Johnson, Is
hold on n chnrgo ot mal-trcntlng tbo
boy. Judge Deluncy of tho Juvoulln
court Is thoroughly aroused ovor tho
case. Ho said:
"This Nogresa was merely paid us
a nurse. Joo was given hor as part
of a studied plan to place hint whero
ho would tile. It Is tho most heart
less example of unnatural mother
hood that has over como to my at
tention. Slow but sure murder was
tho futo this woman planned for her
boy."
To provont the child from bolng
kidnapped a heavy "guard was placed
ovor him todny. Tho pollco searched
tho homo of tho Johnson woman tc
duy nnd round lottors which confirm
tholr belief that Joo's mother Is a
promlnout socloty womau. Sovoral
valuable clows wero scoured and
Major Sylvester announced ho would
plncn tho city's entire dotectlvo forco
on tho case, If nocsssary to run thorn
down,
MM
UN
A MAN
SCWPP WILL
FIGHT RETURN
MANHATTAN
Accused Paymaster of Murder Gang
Changes Front on Arrival of Offi
cers and Refuses to Return Ex
tradition Proceedings iegin
Emissaries of Police Believed Re
sponsibleClearing Hsuse Aids
the Graft Probe
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Aug. 14.
That Sam Schepps, held here for Im
plication In tho murder of Gambler
Herman ftcmcntha before tho Hotel
Mctropole In New York, docs not In
tend to go back to that city with n
fight was Indicated here this after
noon with tho arrival ot Assistant
District Attorney Rublbn and County
Detective Stewart for the prisoner.
The two representatives from District
Attorney Whitman's offlco loft IJew
New York without credentials and
Schepps started to make trouble Im
mediately. Desplto tho efforts of tho Hot
Springs officers to keep Schepp from
nil outsiders both Ttubln and Stewart
assert that emissaries or the Now
York police department havo
"reached" Schepps and attribute bis
sudden change In front to this
source. Schepps denounced both
Rubin and Stewart and demanded his
liberty.
NEW YORK. Aug. 14. The pow
erful New York clearing house got be
hind District Attorney Whitman In
his war on grafting police officials
here this afternoon when It Issued
an order to 'ew York banks, eaafettag
Whitman, to inspect the accousts of
evorj member of the police depart
met. Whitman Jumped at the offer
and, assisted ,by Detective William J,
Burns, Immediately started to work
on the accounts of the men whom ho
suspects of profltlks through tho sys
tem by which police higher-ups are
alleged to havo shared In a yearly
Craft estimated at $2,400,000.
Whitman announced this afternoon
that the identity ot these men are
known to him and sufficient evi
dence against them, he said, had been
submitted to the grand Jury to make
It practically certain that at least.
seven Indictments will be returned
when tho grand Jury ro-assombles to
morrow morning.
How Bockor, could deposit $59,
000 In four New York banks, since
November last on a salary ot $185
a month is tho probiom confronting
tho members of the grand Jury.
REBELS THREATEN TO
CROSS BORDER LINE
. EL. PASO, ToxaB, Aug. 14. Six
hundred Mexican rcbols arrived at
Palomas, opposite Columbus, N. M.,
today, whoro they threaten to cross
tho line and attack Americans.
Troop D. of tho Third United States
cavalry, arrived at Colutubus to re
inforce tho border patrol.
Reports received hore say that 300
robols were victorious ovor 200 fed
orals yesterday near Ojiuaca.
SIX MILLION DOLLAR SALE
OF LUCKY BALDWIN'S RANCH
LOS ANQELES. Col.. Auc 14.
CIosiiiL' long negotiations between E.
J. Baldwin and tho Los Angelos In
vestment compniiy, thq oxooutorh' ro-
turn account of salo of the famous
Haucho Cienega o'l'uHo Do La Tijeru
is on file hero today, ''fjio ranch
compromises 3,-113.'28 ucres, and tho
transfer price named as $0,030,050.
Tho property lies close to I
AdkcIch and was a portion of thu
Into "Lucky" Buldwih's niost valu
able holdings.
BOYS CONVICTED OF PLOT
TO ASSASSINATE KITCHENER
CAIRO, Aug. 14. Convicted of
complicity in a plot to HawiiiHU
Viscount Kitchener, the British wgeu't ,
and couutiul general in-Ej,vptf three ,
hoys toduy begun jJ?rvlnj ,Mntino
of 15 years iinpririoutuiHt. 0" f
the youths will spend, biu Urw, at -hprtl
labor. '
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