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EDITION
I'nrOMwi'nmt Yfitr,
Unity Hrv..nHi Yi-Bft
EXECUTED BY
Tuthulcnt Scenes Which May End In
Anolhcr Revolution Follow Dicta
torship Tactics Practiced hy Presi
dent of Chinese Republic
Terrorists In Southern China Dcijrcc
Death for Tyrant Quarrel With
Dr. Sun Yat Sen
HIIANOIIAI, Aug. 17. -Turbulent
neeiics, which may end In nnnthor ro
solution, will result, It la predicted
hem today, form the execution of two
prominent generals by order of
President Yiiiiii Hhl Kill. Tho two
WiicmIn were suspected hy I'reiddonl
Yunti of opposing bin continued ne
IuIhII ton of power, Hint ho ordered
their execution without a hearing.
.Yuiui'm dictatorship Inntlcu nro mild to
h ri-npoimlhlo for tint threatening
oiitbrcnU, and tho executions today
added fik'l to tho flame.
Tho (wo general, who arrived
here hut recently from Ilnuknw, nro
trn I (I to luivo roiiio to Shanghai on
other tli ii n government IiiihIiiohk, nud
denied tho rhnrgeit made by Yuan to
till 411(1.
To make matters wort?, relations
between Dr. Hun Ynl Han, tho most
popular man In tho rutin try, nml
I'renlileiit Yunu Hhl Kill nro nlrnlucd.
Dr. Hun bullctcs nml openly charges
that tho prctddcut seeks complete dic
tatorship of China nml thin assertion
Ih generally accepted hy-lho nntlvcii.
Reports received horo today from
Hotilhorn China stale thut terrorists
I here hnvo decreed ttiat President
Yuan mmit tile, nml omlMitrlcn nro re
ported en routo to tho capital to bring
flUnut hi nMnvHlUHtlon.
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PORTbANI). Oro, Aug 17 - Tho
Oregon Journal, tho United Press
leaned wlro client In Portland, nml
nuo of tho mont powerful pnporti In
(ho Pacific Northwest, toolkit moves
Into Its magnificent now twelve story
building horo. In Its now homo tho
Journal will havo one of tho fluent
newspaper plants In tho United Slates
complete and down to ditto In uvory
particular.
Speaking of tho policies of tho
Journal, Colonel C. 8. Jackson, pub
Usher, Dald:
"You nak mo what tho Journnl
newspaper idiinds or. For advance
mont of tho raro of men for butter
rouilltloitH for n bolter dlHtrlhutlou
of wealth nml tho Joyn of llfo; for
government of tho people, for tho
people, hy tho people In short for n
'squnra deal.' "
NO FIGHT PICTURES
T
1'OllThANI), Ore, Auk. 17.
Notice today In wurvod on iiiiiuii;oim
or Portland tliuaterH by Ghlof of
Police Slovor that thoy will not ho
allowed to hIhiw iiiovIuk pIcturoB of
tho JohUHou-Klyiiu or Itlvoru-Wol-Kiiul
flulit. Hovural thentnru hud ur
rniiKi'il lo uho tho ploturos. 'llio oi
lier Ih IiiihoiI oh tho law forbidding
tho priiHontntlmi of criminal ncta on
it BtiiKO, It Is hold thut nti prUo
flKlitlnr, Ih unlawful u OroKon prtzn
flKlitorH' nctH nro thnxo of cilinlnulu
uccoi'illuK t tho tuto law.
ALASKA BOUNDARY SURVEY
, COMPLETED TO THE ARCTIC
DAWBOK, Y.
Ktonmur l'uulluo
T., Auk 17. Tho
Iiiih nrrivoil from
Kiitiipnrt UouMi, whuro hIio doltvoivil
u (iiu'ko of umiunil inoteliiuiiliHO taken
from IIiIh poll, Hlx memlioi-ri of llio
lioumlnry Hiirvoy nvrlvoil on tho bout
Mr, Hoeloy, n inemlioi' of tho party,
wu.yk:
"Tim viiiitiliipr (if llio liouniliiry lluu
hurt lump uiimntotml tliidiih'li to tho
Arctic, uiiil tho men uvo now mouu
inoiillii and oHior flulBhiiif,' worlj,"
II GENERALS
YUAN SHI KA
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Medford
TEDDY SAYS
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SAVE COUNTRY
Election of Himself and Johnson Is
Only Way to Restore Government
to tho People Asserts Roosevelt
to Massachusetts Crowd
Wilson Bitterly Scored for Apathy
to Platform and President Taft
Compared With Lorlmcr
UKVKKK IHJAOII, Maim, Am;. 17.
Coupling tho iinmo of President
Taft with that of William l.orlmur.
deponed United BtnlcM Senator from
IIIIiioIh, and sharply referring to "tho
apathetic attitude" of (iovernor
Woodrow Wllimu townrd Iho demo
cratic platform, Colonel ItoonevoK to
day flrd tho opening gnu hero In his
.Maxnachuiii'ttK riimpalKii for president
on tho proKrciulvo ticket.
Ill pleading for tho support of tho
proKrmwIvo platform, Colonel Kooio
tolt assorted that siicrosH of tho domo
crude ticket moan unthroning In
power ono set of homes, whllo vic
tory for tho republican party would
mean tho continuing In power of
another not of bosses. Tho proj;rci-
hIvo nioveiueiit, ho mild, wiim aimed
at rotten political umchlnert nml tho
only meuim by which tho uoverninent
could bo roHtorod to tho pcoplo wiik
by tho election of hlnmolf nml Clov
ornor lllrain Johiuon of Cnllfornln,
hlit ruiinlni: mate.
Itoonovolt'H denunciation of tho
democratic party, In plntforin nml
(Iovernor Wilson wan particularly bit
tor. Wllitou, ho until, had referred
to tho democratic platform In Mich
Kimrded termu nn to convey tho lm
preoiiloii that ho neither repudiated
nor tfiipportcd It.
Tho forinr p-pMSldentV roferonco
to Prenldent Tnfl wn brlof hut
pointed, llo openly chnrcod that
tho president recelvwl tho Hiipport of
Utrlmer In tho lllluolx prlinarleu,
when he knew thnt tho lattr'n lec
tion It) the United Htn(en sennto was
minted with fraud nml brotiKht with
a "niiiHU Jiiiui rniKuu tor imu pur
pone.
ROOSEVELT JUBILANT
PltOVIDHNCK, It- I, AtiK. 17--Jubllnnt
over tho reception accorded
him hero In IiIh flrxt political Bpeech
bIiico IiIh noinlnatlon for tho presi
dency by tho projjreBslvo national
convention, Colonel Theoiloro Hoosc
veil left Providence for UoHton today
confident that ho hits a Reed chance
lit Now Knidaud. ltoot-ovolt will
Hpenk at .1:110 thin nftornoou at
Itovoro lleneh. u nubtirb of lloaton.
Colonel UooHovelt devoted most of
his Hpeech hero to tho tariff, which,
ho mild, wan of especial concern to
tho Now KiiKland states.
TO SHOOT CRIMINAL
UMNO, Nov., Auk. 17. Omitted a
stay of execution by tho supromu
court, Auilrljo Mlrkovlch, Bontoncod
to death for tho murder of n country
man Ih today (ho iiroblom of tho
Novudad ituthotitloH who nro on
doavoiliiR to net lilin to uuuiiko hlu
Heloctlon of tho mode of execution
from shooting to hmiKlnK.
Whon ttlveu tho eholco us to how
ho should illo, nccordlni; to tho lawn
of Novnda, Mlrkovlch ilocldod on tho
luillot, but no itmirds could ho oh
Inlnod to carry out tho execution,
LAST MEMBER OF SUICIDE
CLUB GOES AFTER COMPANION
l'HANKMN, Ln., Ah jr. 17. With
the arrival hero totluy of Iho hotly
of (liirhiud Frere, llio oriKiiml "nuieitlo
oluh" of'whleli Froro was Iho hint
member to no, Ih exlinel. Ft oro oiuU'tl
bin life whllo enrouto hero on n
Hteiimur from I'nuiiinn.
"Do or ilio," wiih Iho motto f tho
fiiileltlo oluh, and whuu Frero wax
jilted recently hy a jjirl ho ooiiHldored
thai his io had m'oti a luilure,
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VOLUNTEERS
jMIDDFORD,
DARRO W PROMPTL Y
A CQ UITTED B T JUR Y
IS NOT GUILTY
E
Three Dallotts Taken hy Jury Which
Is 29 Minutes Rcachfnii a Verdict
Dramatic Scene In Court Room
Mrs. Darrow Embraces Husband
District Attorney Threatens to Take
Up Bain Case Monday Verdict
Received With Cheers
J.OH ANOKI.KH, Cnl., Auk. 17.
Chtreiico H. Dnrrow was found not
Kitllty of corruptly liifluvncliiK Oeorco
N. Lockwood, n Juror In tho trlnl
of J. II, McNumitru thin morning.
The Jury was out .17 minutes.
JudiJo . Ilutton Immediately do
clnred Darrow dlKchnrKod and his ball
rclunscd.
"Orntlomen of tho Jury, hnvo yoii
iiKreed on a erdlct7" nrked Judso
Ilutton.
"Not Kiillty." rend Foreman "Wll
Inms. Tho announcomuiit was re
ceived with cheers and nppluuse.
Mrs, Dnrrow embraced her huu
band, who merely sighed deeply and
looked around tho room. "Oh, I
cnu'l tnlk; 1 can't talk," she nobbed.
"I am too happy. It Is wonderful.
I know It I know It," as tenrs of
Joy streamed down her checcks.
'llireo HitllotM Token
For a time ntter (ho crdlct Dnr
row appeared tumble to comphrehend
what had happened. Then ho smiled
and started shnklnc hands with
scores of friends who surced around
Mmrv-w -' , . -V
Juror l. C. Paul Itltter. when
nsked If (ho verdict was reached on
(ho first ballot, said; "Yes."
This was denied, however, by
Juror A. M. Illnkesley, who eiiIi):
"Thoro wero three ballots. On the
first wo stood 9 for ncipilKnl nml
three for conviction. Tho second gave
Mr. Dnrrow ton votes nml tho other
two en in it over on tho third. Those
who did not vote for ncipilttal on the
first two ballots nro tho only ones
who will over know It,"
Standing In tho box, tho Jurors
hold n reception. Hundredth filed
past, HhnkliiK each man by tho hand.
Mitch Juror shook Darrow'H hnnd
heartily. Ho said llttlo to them but
bin fnro wreathed In smiles.
Unlit CliarRo Next
When nsked whedior ho would
proKCcnto Dnrrow on tho Haiti
chnrRC, District Atlornoy Fredericks
wild:
"I don't hco why wo should not
prosecute Mr. Dnrrow on tho Huln
charge. It Is really n stronger case
than (ho ono on which ho has
Just boon acquitted."
Tho Pain caso comes up to ho sot
for trlnl In department eleven of the
superior court nt 2 p. m, Monday.
"When nBkod for n Btutomont, Clnr
eitco Dnrrow said:
"118 boon n terrlblo ordenl nntl I
feel n great sense of relief. Nobody
who know mo could bellevo I wiih
corrupt. Tho Indletmonts could only
havo been returned under (ho stress
nntl otccltomout of tho dramatic- end
of tho MeNumnrn trial.
"I will ro on doltiK nil I enn to
holu tho cnttso of tho poor."
JtnlKO Jury ('huro
JudKO Ilutton In charging tho
Jury snld:
"Mxcoptlon has been taken to tho
district nttornoy.'s nrttumont. Do
not bo swayed by tho personal opln
ImtH of uttorneyB on either Bldo when
not supported by tho ovldonco.
"Tho dorondnnt at tho bur. Glnr
onco S. Dnrrow, Is chnfROd In tho
Indlctmout with Jury bribery. Uororo
you can convict tills dofondunt, ovory
ono of thu elomontH of tho ehnrKoa
nsalnst hint must bo provod boyond
a reasotmblo doubt. If thoy nro not
proved you muni return a vordlct of
'not guilty."
WEST ASKS RESIGNATION
OF REDMOND'S MAYOR
HAhF.M, Oro. Auk. 17. Governor
West getting a telegram from lied
niondi Oropini that the mayor had
lieen trltid and convicted for kiiihIi
litiKi this morniiiK wiied him and the
chief of milieu, domundiiij,' their
reMuimtionsj,
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OHMON". SA'ITRIM V, AWIl'ST 17, 1012
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STEAMERNEWPORT DEATH LOSfF
SUNK AT PANAMA TURKISH QUAKE
HALFMlLTIONLOSSf PLACED AI 3000
SAN KltANTISCO, Cnl., Au-17.
A erified reMrt bv wireloi-. lo (he
effect that the 1'arifiu Mail Stcam
hliip eoinpany's paeiicr and freight
Hleuiiier Newport had been sunk nt
midnight by the eollai.e of a large
ovcmmciit t-lied mi Hie dock ul
Kalboa, ltlunu of i'annma, wik re
cenved here todn liy (leiiernl Jlun
ager It. I. Selierwin in the local
offices' of Hie company. No word
has been received of any h-s of life.
Firnt report wero that the dock
had co!Iumm1, hut this wiik disproved
later. The dock t eouerole.
Tho value of the Newport's cargo
wns about .fJOO.OOO, ami of the
vessel $1100,000. Tho loss will be
lessened to home extent hy .salvage.
Tho order Iiiik been issued to at ouee
recover as much n possible of the
sunken freight ami lo begin opera
tions to raise the vessel.
"The Newport was heavily laden
with a general cargo of iron, steel
dry goods and other merchandise,
ami was (o have sailed today. Siie
was due bnek m (hi lort September
1'.'. Captain Dreauan was in com
mand. Tho big shed toppled over
without warning.
AMERICA TO TAKE
HALF CHINESE LOAN
NKW YORK', Aug. 17. Admitting
thnt after length) negotiations, plans
wero under way by foreign bankors
to loan China SiiO.000,000. Wllllnrd
D. Straight, representative In China
of J. P, Morgan, who arrlvod horo on
tho Steamer Mnurctutilti with his
wire, hinted todny thut his visit horo
wiib In connection with tho proposed
loan. Ho also expressed tho opinion
(hat America's sliaro woufd bo at
least half, despite tho resentment of
tho foreign bankers against such a
division of tho loan.
LONDON, Aug. 17. General Wil
liam Rooth, aged head or tho Sulvn
tlon Army, is reported steadily sink
ing tonight. Attending physicians
hnvo practically abandoned I10410 for
his recovery.
UOMIUY, Aug.M n.Hunter
Worknn, an Amerlcau'oxploror has
boon ktUod by an avaliuicho In tho
Hlmllayn mountains,. according to a
despatch received 1W9 today.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 17.
Tlnit not le.ss than 3,000 ersons
met death in the heries of earth
quakes which still continue to rock
southeastern European Turkey was
Hie word received here todny in an
oficinl message from Captain Upliam,
nil altnehe of the American embassy
here. I'phnm lelegrnphed frjjm the
iinkc zone, lie is cruising nbo.it
aboard the embassy's guttrdship, the
Scorpion, investigating conditions.
Hundreds- of people, Upham tele
graphed, were buried alivo under (lie
crumbling walls, slowly starving to
(leath. As the earthquakes still con
tinue, he said, the lives of hundreds
of others are continually jeopardized
by tottering walls and dnmnged
buildings.
The street of ninny towns and cities
are strewn with victims, the stench
from decaying corpses being sicken
ing. Upliam telegraphed thut fund?
and food were needed itnmediutely or
hundreds of others would succumb
to hunger.
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MKX1CO CITY, Aug. 17. Soul to
Investigate tho Serrano Indian upris
ing nt Xla, Oaxaca stato, eight hun
dred fedorals wore first hospitably ro
colved, then ambushed by tho In
dians. Tha chlof showed friendliness or
tho federals, serving great banquets
in thotr honoijj
Whllo tho fedorals wero returning
they wero trapped In a canyon and
two hundred of thorn slain.
Twelvo hundred fedorals havo been
despatched to relluvo tho survivors.
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REBELS TO RETREAT
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Steady
firing hy tho Aniorlcnu marines
guarding tho legation at Managua
forced tho attacking robels to re
treat, according to advlceH recqlvod
today by tho stato department, Sev
oral nnttvo women and children wore
killed during tho bombardment, but
only 0110 American was hurt,
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drcnon Historical faelriy
City Had UMum
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BILL ADOPTED
BY SENATORS
Tcrritcrial Legislature lo Consist of
Scnalc of Elfjht Members and
House of SIxfcu Members With
Governor Having Power to Veto
Bills Passed hy Legislature arc to be
Submitted to Ccncrcss for Approv
al Before Bccomlnn. Law
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Tho
conference report on tho Alaska civil
government bill was adopted this
nfternoon by tho senate.
It provides for a territorial legis
lature to consist of a senate with
eight members, elected for a term of
four years, two from each Judicial di
vision in Alaska; a house of 16 mem
bers, clccctcd for two year terms,
four members from each division In
tho territory.
The governor Is given the power
to veto legislation.
Dills passed by the legislature are
to be submitted to Congress for ap
proval. The legislature Is authorized
to create corporations.
GAMBLERS FLEE
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Panic
reigned in the underworld hero to
day when the news got abroad that
1Kb "supremo" court woufd "conduct a"
grand Jury Inquisition into the Rosen
thal murder scandal, giving Justice
Goff full powers to compel testimony.
Many gamblers and others hurriedly
left tho city.
Under "John Dee" proceedings,
Justice Goff can call gamblers and
keepers of disorderly houses and
force them to testify how much money
was paid for police protection and to
wham It ws paid.
The suspending of Inspector Hayes
on tho charge of falling to keep his
district clean Is believed to bo a fore
runner of a general shake-up by Com
missioner Waldo, now convinced that
tho pollco deceived hint as to gam
bling and vice conditions.
SKA GIRT, N. J.. Aug. 17.
Throwing dignity to tho four winds,
Governor Woodrow Wilson, tho
democratic presidential uomlneo, laid
asldo his campaign pinna and duties
here today and held open house for
tho residents of Now Jersey. Genuino
old Virginia hospitality was extended
by tho governor and Mra. Wllsou,
both natives of tho Old Dominion
state, to tho hundreds who visited
tho "llttlo whlto house" to shako tho
hand of tho man whom they ac
claimed as "tho next president of
tho United States."
Vendors of all kinds sold waros on
tho lawn. Huudrods of women vis
itors Joined tho Wilson and Marshall
loaguo of Now Jorsoy.
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NKW YORK. Aug. 17. Canadian
Pacific, with a two point docllno, and
showing marked woaknoss, wits tho
feature, of today's short session stock
market. This loss, howover. was
offset by a rlso of one In l and ?',
Gonornl Klectrlo and Consolidated
Gas and with tho copper and steel is
sues showing fair strongth. Soiling
prossuro later caused agonoral heavi
ness with a further docllno In Cana
dian Pacific and marked weakness In
tho coalers.
Tho mnrkot closod Irregular.
Ilonds wero steady,
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NEW YORK
WILSON
REEVES
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Mln n-l Itol Hum it.
NO. 12G
Warden Curtiss to Parole the Ten
Men Now at Wcstvlllc on Account
of Good Conduct While at Work
on Crater Lake Hhjhway
No Other Men arc Available at Pres
ent Time so Honor Camp Will Be
Closed for a While
1 CAMP
MP AW
Ml
Wcstvllle, Honor Camp No, 1, Is to
bo temporarily abandoned, owing to
the remarkably good conduct of tho
honor mon a"l work on the Crater
Lake highway who havo shown them
selves to bo entitled to parolo rind tho
scarcity of honor men at Salem.
Warden Curtiss of tho Oregon poni
tentlary nrrlved In cdford today for
tho purposo of paroling tho mon. Aa
thoro aro no other men available,
the camp will havo to bo temporarily
abandoned. Tho demand In state
Institutes and from other counties for
men far exceeds tho supply of mon
available Tho county court sonio
time slnco made application for mon
and greatly regret tho abandonment
of tho camp.
Westvllle. Honor Camp No. 1, was
established last November at tho
Peolor ranch on Upper Rogue River.
Slnco that time the honor men havo
constructed several miles of excellent
mountain road, their work receiving
the highest commendation from all
who havo Inspected it. Tho men
worked under the direction of a fore
man furnished by Jackson county,
but without any guards whatsoever.
All of the men proved worthy of tbo
trust reposed In them by Governor
West and faithfully kept their promises-
to hlmr -' --;.-:m.ww.
Several times the working force at
tho camp was cut down by men
whoeo sentences expired and theso
vacancies wero filled by other men.
from tho state penitentiary. Recent
ly- the number of men at tho camp
was cut considerably and no other
men wero available. Theso men. In
the estimation of Govoraor West, are
now entitled to parolo so they will
bo freed as soon as Warden Curtlsa
reaches tho camp.
Only threo men mndo an attempt
to cscapo from tho camp and It was
duo to tho activity of the other
honor men that these were speedily
retaken and returned to Salem.
TING WITH HIM
ALL OF HER MH
The authorities aro about to confer
tho title "meanest man in Jackson
county" on George Murphy lato of
Dittto Kails following his desertion
of his wlfoaud two children with all
of the money In tho family lenvlng
Mrs. Murphy and two young chllUron
destitute. And this, after Mrs. Mur
phy had wotlded an ax bIiico spring In
tho timber on their placo In order to
got n llttlo money ahead.
A warrant will probably bo Issued
soon for Murphy, and, If found, ho
will probably go to work on tho couri
ty roads and havo his wagoa paid to
his wife. Dut In splto of her treat
ment at her husband's hands Mrs.
Murphy Is reluctant (0 prosecute. '
l.nst wlntor Murphy and his wife
moved to Butto Falls. Thoy secured
a contract with a tolophono company
to furnish polos and slnco spring
havo boon preparing them, Mrs.
Murphy who Is a big strong woman '
assisted In cutting tho polos wcUdlng,
an ax by tho sldo or her husband. Ro
contly tho poles wero shipped to Mod---ford
and sold.
Last week Murphy camo to Med
ford, uccordlng to Mrs. Murphy, and
after collecting $160 due thent de
sorted her. Sho succeedod In rain .
ing a llttlo monoy at Ilutte Falls and
camo to Medford where she told her
story to tho pollco.
Murphy was seen at Ashland Tiiwj
day. Ho will ho apprehended P""0' ,
ably and returned to th(' city. In,
thq moan tm Mrs. Murphy l.soak-
Ing work In order to support herolC"
npd children,
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