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MEDFORD, OUlSaON, FRIDAY. AUCWST 23, 3012
NO. 331
ROGUE RIVER ORCHARDIST TURNS BANDIT
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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MEUniES
STEAMER
SINKS
FISHING
MOTOR
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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
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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 $25,000,
Arehbold said:
"No, think tho money wns paid in
currency. Right hero I wish to stato
that no such letters ns have been
published, purporting to have passed
between Senutor Penroso mid mvself
esiit.
"3fy nfjreement and ths payment, I
think, were mado in my office. Tho
nature of the siRtiaturo attached q
the published letters muketj Jlicm look
suspicions,
"Mr. Bliss knew of tliQ monoy I
j,iivo Senator Penrose. Later I agaxn
conferred with Bliss, either tho fjnTt
or second of October. I belioo
Rogers wns also present. It wus nt
tliis conferenco thnt wo refused to
make further contributions."
Bliss Spoko for Teddy
Archbold dcclurcd thut ho bud
never conferred with Oeor" B. Cor
telyou, chairman of tho republican
nutioiinl committee in 1004. Tho
witness denied that lie was interested
in any other trust in 1UQ4 except tho
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OLD SETTLER ON
FOOT CREEK
H
Nelson Ilosmqr otto of the old set
tlors on Foots Creek passed away yea
torday at ono p. m., aged 80, he had
boon falling for some tlmo and hla
doath was not unexpected.. The de
cousod camo to tho Coast from Ver
mont in 1854 sottllng In Weaver
villo, Cal in 1870 tpok up the Jand
on Foots Crook where died, Mr.
Hosmor was of a retiring nature, re
spocted by ull, and l aequalotanaea
woro his staunch friends. Mr, Hos
mor wus a member of Warren
lodge A. F, & A.M. and Ream Cbap
tor Royal Arch Masons a Jackson
illo. Ho leaves to mourn hhi Ions,
bin wlfo Mattlo J, Jlenwer and tkrea
ftep children. Funeral at Roek Feint
Sunday at 1 p. i$,
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