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MEDFORD, OftKCJON, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1012.
NO. 327
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BUDGET BILL
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HOUSES
Appropriation (or Commerce Court
Annln Eliminated One $15,000,000
Drcndnnu(lit to Dc Constructed
Soldiers Home to Be Probed
Six Year Presidential Term Amend
ment Discussed Favored by Cum
mins Seallnii Treaty Bill
WAHIUNOTON, Auk. 10. Tho
Mt'iuito toilny panned tlio now "bud
gel lilll." containing a provision
nbnllnhlug Old court or coiinnorco.
lly ii voto of .15 (o 23 ttiu Ovormun
amendment eliminating tin appro
priation (or the coiinnorco court wan
adoptm),
Tim Bonatn nml Itoiiiw ronforeH on
tlio iinvnl appropriation bill agreed
toilny on n romprutnhw of tlio battle
ship controversy oh tlio basis of ono
vml to coal 116.000,000. Till U
expected to end tlio dispute Tlio
vwutol to bu built wilt not bo u nupcr
tlroailiiauRlit, nn originally proposed.
HU Year Term 1Imcii-1
Tlio Hciintn tulnptoil today tlio re
itoliitloit of Senator Works of Call-,
foritln providing for nn Investigation
or rendition at tlio national soldlera
homo at Haw telle. California, near
lm Angeles. Worka charged that
tbo veterans worn mlHtrcatod and Im
properly fed.
Tim xctinto debated tbo rctolutlnn
of Senator Work of California which
propone nn Amendment to tho con
ntllutlon making tbo presidential
term mU Inntcad of four oarn, and
providing ulo that do prraldent shall
im"olKlbloMor?5!lecUon.
"It In tbo duty of every one who
respect tbo rlKbta of tho people to
voto for thin rnnolutlon. Tho hlKb
offlco of Provident should bo free
from Infliii'tico and coercion. Tho
prenldent should bo free to perform
hU whole duty, having no other
thought than to onforco the laws
which contrlbuto to the wolfarnof tho
pooplo."
Healing Treaty Itlll
Tho sonata anil It oh no ronforeH
agreed today on a bill making tbo
sealing treaty offectlvo. By tho
term of tho bill tbo United Htatcrt
agrees to Htop hunting fur seals In
Alaskan watora for a period of ftvo
yearn. Later tbo aonato adopted
tho conference report. Tho house
baa not yot acted.
L
MAN
mm
EAVES HIS MONEY
I-'it ward Tangc, nged about r0
yearn, a liukur who Iiiih been em
ployed by tlio Peerless lhikcry in
I bill city, disappeared Friday from
bin place of employment in litis oily
it ml Iiiih not been hovii hIihso. The
fact that ho left hi elotheH anil n
coiihiilutahlo huiu of tnottey behind
led his employers to report the case
lo tho police..
Tango is Hitiil to be it rugged mint,
in good lioitllli. No HittiKfantory
I henry concerning Ids disnppoiiruueo
Iiiih been mude,
ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY
TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER
SAN FUANGIBCO, Cut.. Aug. 10,
With tho tiiidomtandlnR that bo
will bo noutoncod to llfo imprison
ineitt at Dan Quoiitlit on August 21,
Kdward HattHbury who nbot and klllod
(loorgo IlonllnKton, HUporntondont of
tho Odd Follow comotory association,
' on April 30, today boforo Judgo Tra
bucco chuiiKed IiIh plea of not guilty
to one of guilty of murder lit tho first
degree,
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
RAGES AT LOS ANGELES
l,OS ANC1KLK8, rul., Auk. 10,-Kevenly-fivo
pornoinj mo iindor (imr
iintiiio for infantile pitrulytiiri hero
(oiluy. Ono doiitlt oomtrrod yeHtur
day, ami twenty-olio new oiiHoti of
the diriouHo wore rupoited iluritiK llu
week. Biuco Juno 1022H oiihoh ami
I I ihmlliH, due to tho (Uhohhv, wove
H'glslorod. by (ho city hunltli ol'fivvvj,
Sultan .of Turkey to Abdicate
SULTAN OF TURKE,,
CUNKTANTINUI'l.i:, Aug IP That the Hiittan or Turkey Ih coimld
crlug no Immi'dlato alidlcutlou of the throno Ih rumored hero today.
The Imperial iidvlKorn plan to trnnnfor the former Hultan, Abdul Ilantld
bore, from lilx prlnou ut Knlonlkn, wblthor tho Albanians nro reported
to be marching to proclaim hint Kul Utu.
SOLDIER
SHOOTS
ENTIRE FAMILY;
E
KASTHOl'KNi:. Knulnnd. Auk. 1.
'-Five bodiiM have been recovered
from the ruiiiK of a Iioiiko which wiih
Het nfiro here today by Captain Hick
Murray of tho Gordon Highlander,
after hhootiii): nud killing htrt two
children and wounding hi wife. Two
boillg ro-tlitu of tlir--Murmy
children. A third and a woman havo
not been identified Another charred
eonico In Uiought to be either Murr-iv
or a mint of his height and u eight.
Mm. Murray who wan rescued,
wounded, declined that she did not
know of anyone- cIm- being in the
limine.
The agent vvho rented the dwelling,
however, stated that the building had
been released lo Kichanl Mackie, an
American, who occupied it with In
wife and child. As the lease expired
today and had not been renewed by
Mackie the agent rented the house
to tho Murrays ychtcrday.
Mrs. Murray declared (hut at five
o'clock this morning her huhnnd
How into a frenxy and shot the child
ren nud herself. A nolo was found
in which Murray declaed he was
ruined and intended to kill all who
were dependent upon him. The police
believe that Murray escaped and thi't
the chdrred body is that of Mackie.
Captain Murruy's letter, which
cites the motive for the crime, reads:
"I am hopelessly ruined and have
for Huh reason killed Hiomi depending
tut me. I should like all of us to bo
buiicd lit ono grave, (lod forgivo
me."
T
DENIED IN SENAIE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Reply
ing to n atntomont by Francisco I.
Madoro of Mexico tbnt bis oncour
agemont of rebel activity In respon
sible tor tho continuation of tbo Mexi
can robolllon, United States Senator
Fall of Now Mexico In tbo sonato to
day ntampod Madoro'e cliargoa aa all
ium! iind ridiculous. Mndero, bo
Bald, ttuablo to copu with tho nltuti
tlon, Ih attempting to Hblft tbo
blnuto elsewhere.
COLORADO P0ST0FFICE
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN
l'LATTHVILLK, Colo., Aug. 10.
Four maakod men early today blow
open tho safe In tho PlattHvlllo post
office and escaped with $400 worth
of Htauips after engaging In u pistol
duel with I)r, J. F. Dnwaon. Four
Huspocts woro nrroatod near PlattH
vlllo a half hour after tbo robbory.
LIPTON TO TRY AGAIN
AT WINNING THE CUP
LONDON, Aug- 10. Sir Thomas
Upton will visit America next full
to arrange for another attempt to
win America's cup in an intenmiitinul
yaoht raue, according to ait an
liouucvmuut wudo Uovu today,
BURNS RESDENC
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MARTIAL LAW
KAI.KM, Ore., Aug. 10. In an
swcrlng a telegram recolvtsl from tho
city council of Itedmond telling him
that t bad tbo resignation of Mayor
II, l Jnnen, but that It was holding
It ponding further Investigation and
also asking blnito namo a committee
to make an Investigation, Governor
West today replied nalng that ho is
conversant of conditions In lied
muud, and (hat unices tbo council
given tbo city a clonn forco of city of
ficials bo will tako a band In tbo
matter and compel them to do bo.
Tho governor bad Intended de
claring tho town under martial law
today, untcsH tho resignation of
Mayor Jones was forthcoming, but
was prevented from proceeding to tho
Hceno by tbo National Guard hearing
which cornea up tomorrow.
Should tho council fall to act fav
orably upon bis telegram by
Wodnosdny bo will then declaro tbo
town tinder martial law and proceed
lo tbo scono with troops.
COUPLE KILLED WHEN
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
PKTAMJMA, Cat., Aug. 19.
Tholr automobile turning turtlo ear
ly today a mile from boro, a man
named Mason and his vvlfo, believed
to bo from San Francisco, wero tho
vlctlma of a fatal accident. Mrs.
Mason wiib Instantly killed and hor
husband ko badly Injured that It Is
feared bo cannot llvo until night.
Tho antomoblto turned completely
over nnd tbo couple, who woro pinned
beneath tho heavy par, woro so bad
ly crushed tbnt for n tlmo thoy woro
unrecognisable.' Identity was es
tablished by a lottor found la tho
pocket of tho man's coat.
Tbo couple woro fouud by a ranch
man, who with tho aid of two
traidps, brought thorn to tho city.
Doctors deolarod Mru. Maaon had
died Instantly, hor heart bolng
ernshod.
SEEKING NAMES FOR
SEELEY QUADRUPLETS
110KTON, Aug. ID. Selecting suit
able nnniofl for tlio fourteen dnys old
Seoley iptudruplotH. was llto question
which today occupied tho minds of
I'apa and Mama Soeloy. Already
tho fond pnrontH havo been delui;ud
with suggestions regarding tho mim
ing of tlio "iimidH." Dospito nil
poHHliniHtio nroplioriies, (ho little
Seeloys uclebrnted their fourteenth
day on earth by yelling lustily,
wriggling and ooiiduotinir themselves
much Ilka ordinary Imbies, Pltysi
oituiH and attendants nro becoming
convinced that tho "eltampioiiHliip
gitlies" uvo going to upset all pre
cedent and possibly jivo t,o "voto,"
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THREATENS
REDMOND
WITH
DR. SUN HEADS
REVOLUTION IN
NEW PUBLIC
Army of 300,000 .Men Will Be Under
Arms Within a Week to Overthrow
President Yuan Shi Kal Who Has
i.
Assumed Dlrtaforial Authority
Assassination of. Dr. Sun Feared by
Friends and Guard Accompanies
HlmtoPekln ' ,
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SHANGHAI, Aitg.5lH. -A new rev
olution, headed byDr. Sun Yat Sen,
tin- most popular rhiili in China, UkIjij
IbrciitviiH the Hfe."f the new rcub!ic
aifd the administration of I'resideut
Yuan Shi Kui.
Quietly, but without any pretense
of concealing their HirsiM-, ngents of
Dr. Sun here nro mobilizing an army
and it is exacted that a fighting
force of at least 1100,(1(10 men will be
under arms within a wick.
Alarmed at the outcry following 'u
order for the execution of General
Chang Chen Wit, President Yuan to
day issued statements intended to
fasten the blame wu Vice President Ii
Yuan Iluii).'. Dr. Suit immediate!
came out with a contradictory state
ment, oKMtly charging that President
Yuan is nlonu rcspvniiblc for the ex
ecutions. TIBN TSIN. China, Aug. !.- Con
fident that emntihs'nries of President
Yuan Shi 'Kni will attempt the nsas
siuntion of Dr. Sim Yat Sen when he
arrives hero en mute, to Pekin, friends
of Dr. Sun hero today are arranging
for Ids protection. 'iThey po'ml out
that .heretofore vrhoroMiMrieiiL .Yuan
wanted somothiug done without ap
pearing to do so, he cnascd an arti
ficial mutiny to be created, and his
troops accomplished tho desired re
sults during tlio rioting- It is feared
that such methods will be adopted
when Dr. Sun arrives hen-, nnd that
he, together with his bodyguard nnd
nnti-Yaun advisory council, will be
murdered.
Feeliit".' here against President
Yuan is intense and it is certain that
Dr. Sun eoitld put an nnnv of .',0,000
men into the field from this vicinity
alone. Several thousand natives who
fought in the revolution against tho
Manchu dynnsty, orgnnired today and
will accompany Dr. Sun to Pckiu,
whero they believe nn attempt on his
life is certain to be made.
BEE STING FATAL
AFTER TEN DAYS
VANCOUVKK. U. C Aug. 19.
After lying unconscious for ten days
aa a result of being stung by bees
whllo working in his garden, Fred
erick Gunter died at tho gonoral hos
pital horo today. Tho caso has been
tho mosl puzzling one local physicians
havo ovor treated. Af tor bolng stung
tbo man lay In a stato of coma until
ho died. A completo investigation
will bo nindo.
DIVORCED MAN STABS FORMER
WIFE AT CHURCH DOOR
TACOMA. Wash., All. 19. Not-
Icoably oxcltod and norvous and
claiming that he djd oiot k,now
wbothor or not ho tiaa killed his
wife. K. L. Halo, recently dlvorcod,
who stabbod Mrs. Dale Inst night ns
Hbo wua leaving oveulng worship at
tho First Presbitorlan church, watt
found In a room In a cheap hotel this
morning.
A charge of nssault was placed
agalnBt him nftor ho wub locked up.
CLARENCE DARROW DENIES
SAN JOSE REMOVAL STORY
LOS ANQKLKS, Cal., Aug. 10.
Clarence Harrow htated today that
there is no truth it a i report that ho
will remove, to San Jos.o when ho has
fiuibhed with hirf business in Loa
Angeles, He said:
"I never have thought ot huuli it
thing. I don't know who is restum-
siblo for this repott. I have no
plans for tho immediate future, nor
w 11 I havo any until l learn the
district attorney's disposition of ihe
vojuuiniuj,' charge against uje IjQj-e."
EQUITABLE TO HAVE LARGEST OFFICE
BUILDING IN WORLD ON OLD SITE
PLVN Or THE NEWt EQUITABLC BUILDINO
The Equitable block. In New York- city, is sobl and ihe Equitable Life As
surance Society again will have its oillces on the site it occupied for tblrty-flra
years.
No larger real estate transaction, Ipcludlng (he proposed lmproremcnt, lias
ever been consummated within the bounds of New York.
IIendel by General T. Coleman du I'nnt. of Wilmington, Del., as president,
a 112.000.000 company ba, been formed in thN State to purchase the block
bound I by Ilroadway. N.iK-tnu, Pine and Cedar streets.
Tbls famous site, wlitcl. was swept by tlr January 0 last, bas been held at
H ,000.000. and now will be Improved vrlth' a thlrtylx story raodera oOc
structure. It will I tho Isrsput oflW bulldlytg in the world.
.OARiSSlll
NEW M LIKELY
LOS ANGELES. Cal., "Aug. 19.
District Attorney Kredorlcks refuses
to make a statement, In regard to tho
Darrow caso but his general attitude
Is meant to convoy tho Impression
that he will proceed to tho second
trial of Darrow on a bribery charge
If tho caso comes to trial, Fred
ericks himself again will bo tho commander-in-chief
of tho state's forces.
Ho will bo assisted as In tho first
trial, by Assistant District Attorney
Joseph Ford and possibly Deputy
District Attornoy G. Ray Horton, who
was his chief lieutenant In tho trial
ot tho McN'amaras.
Darrow personally bollovcs that ho
must faco tho bar on tho Bain
charge. Ho stated today that If
Fredericks decides to prosecuto, ho
will bo dofendod again by Earl
Rogers nud possibly Horace Appel.
Rogers maintained an air of In
difference. Ho said:
"It Is Immaterial to us wbothor
they proceed or not. It tbo district
attornoy actually bolieved tho 13nln
caso tho stronger ot tho two against
Mr. Darrow, tho chancoa aro that ho
would havo tried htm on that first.
Wo aro ready if tboro Is anything to
bo rondy for."
Fredericks admitted today that tho
Darrow trial cost tho stato f'-u.pOO.
MO THE BANDIT
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 19. Tho
Moxlcnn bandit, Tobo, who bus at
tained nn unenviablo record because
ot bis dopredattous along tho boarder
during tho last your, Is reported to
bo In tbo field again across tbo Moxl
can lino near this county with a baud
of Bovouty-flvo desporodocs. Tobo Is
said to havo committed sovoral mur
ders along tho bordor In tho year,
but ho got his roputatlon fpr ilea
porato outlawry during tho recent
peninsula insurrection, Tbo report
that ho Is at largo again and prepar
ing for ntoro doprodntlons Is causing
no llttlo worry to tho Moxlcnn offi
cials. There nro rumors that tho
rebel loader, Gonornl Orozco, plans, a
dash o tho wo?t t9 WWl Tobo,
C0STSTATEJ25.000
It
EKDIHL1
AS FEDERAL JUDGE
WASHINGTON', Aug. 19. Clinton
Howard of Bcllfngham was today ap
pointed United States Judgo for tho
Western District of Washington to
succeed Cornelius Hanford of Seattle.
Hanford resigned whllo a sub-committee
ot the 'houso judiciary was In
Soattlo investigating charges against
him.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 19.
Clinton W. Howard, appointed by
President Taft to succeed Federal
Judgo Hanford ot Seattle la tho lead
Ing corporation attorney In Belllng
ham. Ho is counsel for tho Great
Northern Railway Company, tho
Stone-Wobster Traction Intoresta, tho
Bellingbam Bay Improvement Com
pany and other corporations. Ho
was ono of tho character witnesses
who testified In favor of Judgo Han
ford in tho recent Impeachment Soar
ing by tho congressional commltteo In
Seattle. Howard was also president
of tho Stato Bar Association a year
ago. In his work for tho corpora
tions, Howard has not only boon tholr
legul counsel In courts but has also
boben tholr chief lobbyist boforo tho
loglslaturo nnd tho city council ot
Bolllugham.
Soattlo progressives aro equally
aroused. Plans aro now being dis
cussed to arrange for a monstor pro
test mooting against tho confirma
tion ot Howard's appointment by tho
senate.
IS
FEATURE OF MARKET
NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Tlio
strength shown by tho Cunadlun
group wus tho only foaturo of today's
opening stock 'market. Canadian Pa
cific was up a full point and St. Paul
a point and a half. Othor changes
woro principally downward. After
tho opening prlcos becamo firmer and
Canadian Pacific Increased Us load
to three points whllo Amorlcan To
bacco tobogunnod over two polntB.
Reading nud Lohlgh Valloy wero un-
ler moderate pressure
Tho market closed steady.
Bonds wero Irregular,
SUCCEED INFlli
POLICE TRY TO
ME SCHEPPS
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raymaster of Murder Gang Demanded
From Prosecutor Upon Arrival In
New York Latter Denounces the
Police for Attempting ta Butt-In
Confession Will Complete Chain ef
Evidence Against lecker, Whs Will
Plead Wednesday
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R Ml MAN
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Met by u "
Hcoro of policemen who demanded
that the prisoner be surrendered to
him District Attorney Whitman nml
his assistant, Robert Rubin, arrived
here shortly before noon today with
Sam Schcpprf, who wag arrested in
Hot Spring, Ark., wnntcd here in
connection with the murder of Gam
bler Herman Rosenthal. Whitman
held back the police, nnd rushing
Schcpps through tho station harried
him to the west side prison in a ta.x
icub. Later in the day the district at
torney mued a red hot Htatcment,
bitterly denouncing the .jwlico for
"biittinjr in" and declaring that they
only manifested interest in the cane
when men liable to divulge incrimin
ating facts against them were ar-
rested.
With the arrival here of Scliepps,
Whitman Bays that ho i now ready
to so on with the trial of Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker. A confes
sion from Schepps, he says? will
make complete his chain of evidence t
against Becker and other police of-
ficals. Becker continneu to maintain
a defiant attitude and has asked Jus
tice Cntin -for-peraiiiHHJH to'Jnpect -the
evidence against him already pre- J
rented to the grand jury. .'Judge k
Cram will consider BeckerV requext
tomorrow,
Becker, who is alleged to have given
money to Schepp to pay the gang;
sters who murdered Rosenthal, will
plead to a charge of murder Wednesday.
KAN
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IMMW
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. With a
thousand dead lying unburled In the '
streets of the city, the Managua bat
tlo Is considered the bloodiest la tho
history of Central America, accord
ing to rpeorts received here, today ,
from United States Minister Weltxel
at the capital ot Nicaragua.
Tho city is threatened with pestl- ,
lonco. Tho revolutionists' strength '
Is said to beb Increasing.
WOMAN LOSES FIGHT
TO AID HUSBAND
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Effot'ta
by Mrs. Kathorlno McDonald ot
Butto, Mont., to secure part of the
bonds put up by contractors con
structing the Shoeshone Irrigation
project, to savo husband from finan
cial loss, tailed today.
During tho construction of tho Ir
rigation dam In 1905 Mrs. McDonald
and hor husband conducted a grocery
store In Butte. Thoy aqcopted for
groceries tlmo chocks issued, by the
contractors. Unable to redeem 111.
000 worth ot these checks, Mrs. Mc
Donald persuaded the house and sen
ate to pass a bill granting her buB
liand tho right to seize part of the
bonds put up by the contractors to
tunko good their loBsea.
President Taft vetoed the bill,
holding it retroactive. Tho uenate
passed tho bill over the president'
objection, but It tailed by lx vote
In tho hottBo to pass over the presi
dent's, voto, y
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LONDON, Aug 10. No change "
was reported in the condition of '
General William Booth, head of the i
Salvation Army, jto Iiuh bwm uritld- i
ally ill horo for several day While
his recovery in not exiM, it U .
tfald o muy linger JndefiiUUly.
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