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' v- n rh-.M IHttMTlMl Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER: Fair AHd warmer Ma KM I Mlu sntlcl IhttHMtf. forty. cnm1 Trr. nfitlyHnvnntli Yrnr. MEDFORD, OUlSaON, FRIDAY. AUCWST 23, 3012 NO. 331 ROGUE RIVER ORCHARDIST TURNS BANDIT t-1 PENROSE PUT W. LOUNSBERRY DR. DENNISTON ATTEMPTS ROB IN GREAT PAIN. TRAIS SHOT Owns 57 Acres Fine Orchard Between Central Point and Jacksonville- Wife and Two Children Reside There Greatly Respected Here Rods Mall Car Near Topekn, Kan., and In Struggle With Conductor Is Fatally Injured TOIMSKA, ICn Auk. 33, TIio post o((lrn officials of thlH placo thla afternoon positively Iden tified tho robber who was tihot nnd nTloiiBly wounded by his own rovol vor while restating capture after ho had robbed tho mall car on tho Union Pacific Colorado Limited trnln No, 101, near Lawrence, nit Well 1,011ns Imrry of Medford, Oregon, a former railway mnll clerk, Lounsborry for merly ran between St. Paul nnd Jnnii)town, N, I)., on tho Northern rnrlllo rnllroml. Ho wnn Indontlflod by means of n lottcr found on hla person addressed to Mra. Lotina- berry nt Medford. It In estimated thnt $2500 wak secured from tho ri'KlMlcrd mall. KILLS HIMSELF Buys Revolver, Rents Room at Moore Hotel and Takes Own Life, While Temporarily Insane as Result of Acute Stomach Trouble MANAMA i Came to Medford About Three Years Ago Having Retired From Active Practice Leaves Widow Only TOPBKA, KniiH., Auk. 23. Aftor hoarding tho mull trnln of thn Union Pacific Colorado Limited an It pulled out of tho Union Dopot hern nnd loot Iiik the mall in) uc lie near Lawrcnoc, n loiin bandit todny Urn In a Topekn hospital fatally pounded from n bill lotwound, frpta thn man' own sun during a struggle with thn conductor. At first tho bandit ntfueod to re veal hla Identity, but Inter atatod thnt hln nnmo was Wolla Lounsborry of Medford, Oregon nnd thut ho has a wife nnd two children tboro. The bntidlt compelled tho clork In tho mnll car to tlo up curb other. With bin loot ho then walked back nnd went to sloop In n Pullman. Tho conductor bocamo auspicious and n ntruggln eusiiud, A letter found In the pocket of thn matt'n clothes wun addressed to Mra. Wells Lounuborry, Medford, Ore. Tho loot wnn nil recovered. Well TtioiiKht of Hero Welln Lounsborry, wlfo nnd two children, llvo on n ranch next to tho Daggett plncn on the rond between Central Point nnd Jueknonvlllo. Ho rnmo to Medford flvo yenrn ago from Kt. Paul, Tor year ho wna n mall clerk on tho run between 8t. Paul and Jamestown, N. 1)., on tho North ern Pacific. Kow men havo moro wnrm por sonnl frlenda or a better reputation for hnuosty than Loumiborry oujoyn hero. Friends find It hunt to bo Ilovo ho committed tho robbory nnd tiny thnt If ho did, ho wun no doubt demonted nt tho time. They point out tho fact thnt bo was nt ono tlmo injured on tho bond In n railroad wreck and thnt thla intuit havo ef fected IiIh mind. Mm. IoiiiwlK'rrjr Prostrated Mra. Louneborry H proHtratod ut tho nows and stlcka to tho bollof thnt n mossago from hor husband will cleur up tho rnnttor. Bhu la hoping that tho robber wont through mall pounchos and In that manner ob tained possession of tho lottor. Last hoard from him ho waa at Donvor. Tho Loumiborry ranch In a modol ono with a flno crop of fruit now ms Iiik hnrvostod. Nolghbora nnd frlonda believed that tho ownor wnn on tho way to .bocomo rloh and stato no poouulary difficulties could havo Influenced him to commit tho crlmo. Ono, Medford bank official doclnrod today thut ho would loan Louneborry monoy without uny security but hlH nolo, ho lionoBt did ho boltovo him, Mr, Lounsborry's fathor waa a North Dakota ptouoor and Indian fighter and promlnant In tho early hlntory of thut stuto. i ' NHW Y0UK, Aur. V!3. Prices nt, (lie oponliiK ot today's Htuok market Hliuwoit few uhnuROS of importuni'o, Anioriuuii Telephone, Hriu first pre form! utul a fow others dovolopud wonknoHH, Tho only noteworthy nlu was n point by Wo'stum Maryland. Tho market wiib dull and extremely Hltlu hitorost ww (jhvwn, Driven Into tempornry Insanity by ncuto stomach trouble Dr. Charles II. DonnlMton who twin realdod nt 1123 Wont Mnln Htreet during tho pant thrm eat, shot nnd Instantly killed liluuelf In n room be had Juitt secured nt the Hotel Moore. Tho action waa premedlated an ho had Just purchased the revolver with which ho ended hln life. Ho placed the barrel of the gun In his mouth the bullet omorKlnK Just behind hla right oar. For some tlmo Dr. Dennlston linn been 111 suffering great pain. Re cently ho tried fnstlng In order to rp llovo tho pain but wnn not successful. Ho complained to a number of frlenda thla morning that ho wns In n very bad condition. A short time before tho tragedy ho walked Into tho Onrnott-Coroy Hardware store and Inquired concerning revolvers. H. C. Oarnott who waited upon him noticed that he wns acting qucerly and after Informing him that they did not carry revolvers remarked to Mr. Cor oy that bo thought the man Intended doing away with himself. Dr. Den nlston waa also greeted while tho atom by V. K. Merrick who In quired as to -Jils health. "Oh, I am bad, very bad," ho replied. Huys rt Hevolver Leaving tho Gurnott-Coroy ntoro Dr. Dennlston wont to Humphrcy'n Gun ntoro and purchased a .38 re volver. Ho then walked across Main street to tho Moore Hotel nnd askod for n room. Ho registered na J. Jnmeson of Chicago. Rhorlly after ho had reached hln room n ahot was honrd by thn nt tnchea of tho hotel. They rushed to hln room but tho door wnu lockod, Looking In over thn transom tho doe tor wna Hcon stretched across tho bed, dead. Tho pollen worn summoned who noon gained entraneo to tho room. Dentil Instantaneous Death had evidently boon Install tuueoiiH as tho body had Hlmply fal len backward on tho bed. Thoro was no struggle. Ho had evidently removed all pnporn which would tend to Identify him nn no lottorn woro found, only a chock book, without u name. A pocketbook with ttomo chnngo In It waa found. Dr. Dennlston resided at 1123 WeHt Main street having purchased u homo there about thrcu years ago. Ho In aurvlvod by n widow. Ho had novor practlcod In this city having re ttrod tioforo coming horo. Ha wan formarly a resident of Crookston, Minn. Tho body was romovod to tho Tori Undertaking pnrlora whoro an in qucat will bo hold Iator. BY ROOSEVELT Statement That Perkins Underwrote $3,000,000 Campaign Fund De nounced by Colonel as "Deliberate Falsehood" Progressive Candidate Flays Penn sylvanla Boss and Gives Telegrams Sent to Cortelyou NKW YORK, Aug. 23. -Regard-lug tho charge by Hennlor Penrose of Pennsylvania that an enormous fund hit been raised by George W. Per kins to necuro for Colonel Itoosovolt tho regular republican nomination at Chicago and letters and telegrams Instructing Chairman Cortelyou, In 1004, to refuse campaign contribu tions from tho Btundurd Oil Company, Itoonovolt Issued today the following statement: "Senator Penroso would do well not to attrlbuto to othors tho bnno nens which actuates hln own nets. Tho statement thnt George W. Por klnn underwrote a primary campaign fund for S.'t.OOO.OOO or any fund re- motel,)' resembling that sum Is n de liberate falsehood, which ho knows to bo n falsehood when ho makes It. Deliberate KiiIhcImhmI "Tho statement that my loiters and telegram to George 11. Cortelyou in 1904 woro written only for tho purpose of getting thorn Into tho record and that they wcro not gen ulna In n dullbcrato and wllfull false hood, "which ho knows to bo such when ho makes It. "Until Senator Penrose spoko tho other day I had novor hoard Arch bold's name mentioned In connection with any contribution. "Ponroso's attitude In this mat- tor symbolizes his habitual attitude, which has finally brought disaster to his: In Pennsylvania. Ho is novor ablo to understand that other men urn not actuated by his own Incur able basonoHH of soul and character." Cortel)oii Obeyed Orders Colonel Itoosovnlt given his letters of October 27 and 29, 1904 nnd his tolcgrnm of October 29, to Chnlrmnn Cortelyou, demanding that Cortol you refuso Standard Oil contributions and Cortleyou'n lottcr In complalnco with tho demand. Hoosovelt'H ntuto inont udded: "I am certain that when Cortolyou told mo my orders would bo thus acted upon ho wns saying what ho undoubtedly understood to bo the exact factri." RCHBOLD ACCUSES ROOSEVELT OF ATTEMPTED POLmCAL EXTORTION AGAINSTSTANOARD OIL m9rmmS& prosecution followed refusal SllJHK OF BIG CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS if 'ijH& iJi,HBw i -i i-'iB-:m ., j am trim iMmrmmmmmmmw&-,l tra JH.yBBBBBBBBW UM If1 l'WrmmmmmVtAf k KK.dLIIIIIIIIIIIH MM l. ijHMt mWji1 dMHSKilllllllllI Mill lT rtW'IBJllHVBJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJHl t if A rmmmmmmmLmmmmmml W I BV''lV-BBJiBBBIBBHBBlBBIBHS IN ' BBBw? vlKHltlBBBBBflBiBHBtlBBlBBBBBBBBBIl tit JmM il '- MHsbHsbbbbVmm A AlB ii ' 5-. M?" ?tmmwLLYmMn tZZ. Cfu 'OJs President of Standard Oil Tells of Giving $125,000 to Republics Party Fund and of Roosevelt's Dema nd for $150,000 More Msney WMeh Was Refused, Which Was Folio wed by Attacks of Government Upn Trust Darkest Africa Never S aw Anything Like Unjust Persecu tion Declares Archbold Bliss Denounced Roosevelt for Inratltwle but Admitted Different Results Had Request Been CempHe'wIMi 30M1M' D ARCKBOtD rrww oy twji a pcittMtrrtJ! WES I GOES BEFORE GRAND JURY 10 START CLEAN-UP CRUX IN PORTLAND UMNA1GSTCK POKTLANI). Ore.. Aug. 23. Much Blgnlflcnnco is nttached to the an pearanco of Govornor West as a witness beforo the grand Jury of this county todny. While no definite in formation could bo obtained as to tho matters on which the governor testified, It was bellovcd his testi mony was relntlvo to tho Immoral conditions nnd lawlessness which Governor West declares exist here. After ho left tho grand Jury room Governor West declared ho had not changed his attitude as regards his proposed clean-up of Portland, which ho declared several days ago ho would accomplish, even It It should prove necessary to declare martial law to do BO. "I am going to clean up Portland." said Govornor West today "I don't know how long It will tnko or whether It will be necessary to em ploy state troops to do bo, but tho city Ik certainly going to bo cleaned up." Later It wns stated Governor West had been before tho grand Jury at that body's request to testify regard- THREATENS ENG L MEUniES STEAMER SINKS FISHING MOTOR I VICTORIA, II. 0 Aug. 23. Com ing Into tho atrnlta thin morning on route from San Francisco, tho Drltlsh Btoamor Ikalls, Captain Clarkson, col lided with and sank tho power fish ing boat Dove, Captain Weaver of Seattle, Tho crow of two m on, Cup tain Weaver and Kngluoor C. H, Mo Mastor, woro rescuod by tho crow of tho IkallH and woro landod horo 'by tho Nannlmo pilot lioat thla morning, Thoy loft by tho Stoamor Iroquola at 8:30 a. in. hound to Soattlo, having boon given a iiausago by Captain Car tor. Thoy woro dostltuto, all tholr effects oxcopt tho clothing thoy woro wearing botng lost with tholr vobboI, which was broken and practically out In two by tho propeller of tho frolghtor, LONDON, Aug. 23. Tho culminat ing strike of tho series which has crlpplod tho British carrying business during tho past two yoara la throat ouod by the officers of tho Mercan tile Marino. Tho movomont bogan today whon tho nowly formed Union of BhlpinnBtoro and Mates tried to provont tho Canadian Pacific Llnor Mount Royal from Balling Tho chiot offlcor had 'boon dismissed and tho union domwandod IiIh ro-lnstntomont. A substitute was obtained by tho com pany, however, and tho vessel loft port. Tho officers are woll organized. Thoy tiro vlolontly dlscontontod nnd thoy propose to put forwnrd botoro tho end of tho year what thoy con ndor tholr logttimnto demands. Fail ure to moot thoHo on tho part of tho shlpownora will bo met with a strlko "which may starvo tho nation." tended by himself, Mayor Rushlight, Chief of Police Slovor, Sherrlf Stev ens and District Attorney Cameron. At this conference it waa stated tho moral problems confronting Port land would bo discussed nnd retne dies' considered. "This is tho parting of tho wayB for the people of Portland," de clared tho governor this afternoon. "They can fight with mo against tho corruption thnt infests Portland or thoy can lino up with tho grafters, tho degenerates who llvo from tho earn ings of fallen women nnd tho other rotten elements that aro disgracing Portland. "Conditions hero aro deplorable. Grand Jury after grand Jury has been 'double crossed' by officials who havo broken their faith with tho peo plo nnd refused to onforco tho laws. Now If necessary wo will havo now offlrlnls. If thn grand Jury wishes I will appoint a special nttorney to prosecute crlmo hero and apeclal of ficers to enforce tho law. "This Is no grandstand play. I am not n. cahdldato for ro-oloctlon. Ing Immoral and lawless conditions j Hut tho laws of tho stuto of Oregon In Portland. He arranged for a will bo enforced In Portland and conferenco to bo hold late thla aftor- Multnomah county It takes stato noon nt tho mayor's office to bo at- troops to do It." STOLE $26,000 TO , BET UPON RACES' TORONTO, Ont., Aug. 23. Over 26,000 In tho amount that Arthur Richmond, toller of tho 121m stroet branch of tho Hunk of Toronto, is now said to have taken to use for L CONDTIONS L BE WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Presi dent Tuft signed todny tho bill which provides for an Industrial commis sion to invcstlgato labor conditions throughout tho country and to rocom mend leglblntlon Booking to establish hotting on tho rncoa. This morning moro nmlcablo relations botwoon cup thn I'hnnrn nt Rloallnir SROO from tliiV.tl mill lUUOr. bunk was amended to rend "did steal Au Prowler Kills Resident PORTLAND, Oro Aug. 23, unknown prowler wukod II, Qoorgo up at midnight to uslc a utroot dtroo ton and whon George went to tho door tho strmigor floored him with a kick In tho stomach. 120,087.03 from tho bank of Toron to," Tho bank offlcora and pollco havo boon busy blnco tho arrest of tho young clerk and thoy havo como to tho conclusion thnt tho bank hns boon robbed of this much money, It Is now the Intention of thn pollco to get after tho haiidbookmen who nro blamod for tho troublo which young Richmond nnd Roland Harris of tho Standard Rank aro now In. Tho president also slgnod today a bill making offcctlvn tho Alaska fur treaty between the United Statos and Great Britain, BY PRESIDENT TAFT WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Presi dent Tuft sont to tho senuto today tho nomination of Major D, Ray, U. S, A to bo deputy pnymnstor gonorul Burrjlnrs Steal Rats PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 23. Police aro preparing to search tho Htuto lusano asylum for thn robbers with tho rank of lloutonnnt colonel. who entered a Portland rosldonco and Mujor Ray s caroor In tho army George flrod noloctod n "rat" and a number of was rocontlv tho subloct of Invnsti. two uhoij ftt Ms cullora bu,t mlasod. particularly handsome hairpins. igatton by tho wo,r flonartmont. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. That Theodore Roosevelt attempted politi cal extortion on the Standard Oil Company during his second adminis tration because tho trust failed to follow up an alleged $125,000 contri bution with a second and larger con tribution in tho presidential cam paign of 1904, was the substance of testimony given the senato campaign contributions committee hero today by John D. Archbold, president of tho Standard Oil Company. Archbold's denunciation of tho former president was extremely bitter, tho witness openly asserting that "tho attacks waged on tho Standard Oil Company by Roosevelt, which he said were un warranted, directly resulted In tho deaths of Henry H. Rogers and Henry rilford, two of tho company's dl D'ctors. IcttcrK Were Forgeries Archbold freely admitted that his c mpany had contributed $125,000 to the republican national campaign In j iuu-1 nut no stamped as a wilful and malicious forgery letters published In certain magazines and newspaper purporting to havo passed between himself and Senator Bolso Penroso and In which it was intimated that $2 ,000 was paid Penroso to secure favorable Standard Oil legislation. Archbold testified that ho had every reason to bellovo that Roose velt knew and approved of the con tributions mado by tho Standard Oil Company In 1904. Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of tho republican national commltteo In 1904. Archbold de clared, told him that Roosevelt had been told of tho contribution, and would be pleased with a second and largor contribution. Archbold said ho regarded Bliss cs an entirely ro Ilablo nnd truthful man. Threatened by Bliss Later, Archbold said, when Stand ard Oil directors refused to further Iooso their purse Btrlngs, Bliss again called at his Now York offlco, and advised him that It would bo for the good of tho Standard Oil Company to make another larger contribution. Archbold said that $150,000 was tho amount suggested. This, ho said, was taken up with Standard Oil di rectors and tho request voted down. Thou Archbold alleged that imme diately after Roosovolt's election he started his attacks on tho Stnndurd Oil Company. Archbold'B Jaw sot bard when ho reached that stugo of his testimony. "Thoro Is nothing Uko It," ho Bnappcd, "In tho annals of American history. Nothing has over occurred In ovon Darkest Africa to compare with It. Wo havo all tho nvallablo data concornlng theso attacks and some day tho Inside facts wilt bo given tho to world." Cites An Injustice In nn effort to provo his conten tion that tho Standurd Oil attacks Inaugurated by Roosovolt woro un just, Archbold cltod the caso of tho, Vacuum Company of Buffalo, a Standard OH subsidiary: Tho fedoral district attornoy nt Duffulo, ho cold, notified tho do uurtmont of Justlco at Washington, that thoro wus no morlt In tho case and that It was doubtful If a con viction could bo secured. Archbold allogod that this word was thon flashod back to tho government's Buffalo ropresentatlvo: "Damn tho merit; go ahoad and got a conviction." Archbold thon told tho commit-, too how ho and Honry H. Rogers, now doiul, had paid a visit at tho white houso to Colonel Roosovolt, Whtlo Roosovolt, ho sad, mado no direct refeienca to th lVui contri bution ho was extromely polite nnd affable. "There has been some criticism," he alleged Roosovolt told thorn, "but that Is always to bo expected." Before tho commlttoa adjourned to meet again at 2:30 o'clock" this afternoon Archbold asserted that the $100,000 contribution alleged to havo been mado to Bliss or tho'$25, 000 given Penroso had nover been returned. He said no request for its return so far as ho know had been made by any of the Interested parties. Senator Boien Penrose, before tho session was opened, inquired a 'to whether tho reporters bad been per mitted to be present nt tho hearing nnd seemed anxious thnt the inquiry have full publicity. After the news papermen had been seated, Everyone -elbo with the exception of "senators nnd congressmen were excluded from tho committee room. ' Arehbold testified thai ho mado two contributiotiR to the 1904 campaign of the republican party, but said ho could not locate the receipts which he received from Treasurer Blips mid promised to make another search. Paid In Cash, Not Check Archbold said that enrly in Sep tember a conferenco wus held in his office, attended by Treasurer Blirf, Henry 11. KojjcrH nnd himself. Asked directly by Ciinirninii fjlnpp if ho bent Penrose a check for $25,000, Arehbold said: "No, think tho money wns paid in currency. Right hero I wish to stato that no such letters ns have been published, purporting to have passed between Senutor Penroso mid mvself esiit. "3fy nfjreement and ths payment, I think, were mado in my office. Tho nature of the siRtiaturo attached q the published letters muketj Jlicm look suspicions, "Mr. Bliss knew of tliQ monoy I j,iivo Senator Penrose. Later I agaxn conferred with Bliss, either tho fjnTt or second of October. I belioo Rogers wns also present. It wus nt tliis conferenco thnt wo refused to make further contributions." Bliss Spoko for Teddy Archbold dcclurcd thut ho bud never conferred with Oeor" B. Cor telyou, chairman of tho republican nutioiinl committee in 1004. Tho witness denied that lie was interested in any other trust in 1UQ4 except tho (Continued on Page 0) OLD SETTLER ON FOOT CREEK H Nelson Ilosmqr otto of the old set tlors on Foots Creek passed away yea torday at ono p. m., aged 80, he had boon falling for some tlmo and hla doath was not unexpected.. The de cousod camo to tho Coast from Ver mont in 1854 sottllng In Weaver villo, Cal in 1870 tpok up the Jand on Foots Crook where died, Mr. Hosmor was of a retiring nature, re spocted by ull, and l aequalotanaea woro his staunch friends. Mr, Hos mor wus a member of Warren lodge A. F, & A.M. and Ream Cbap tor Royal Arch Masons a Jackson illo. Ho leaves to mourn hhi Ions, bin wlfo Mattlo J, Jlenwer and tkrea ftep children. Funeral at Roek Feint Sunday at 1 p. i$, ..' rr &$ $ .,; ?t9Ji .