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ffrtffon Historical SMfity City Hall Vi?ai & MEDFORD SECOND EDITION Tribune .? WEATHER Cloudy tonight stnrf tr day Mhx HT MIh 99. Poriy.aoeonil Trar. Dally liuvcnlti vtiir, e . MEDFORD, OUliXJON, IWDMY, HIOITBMHMn 27, 1f).l2. 1 ", '( NO. 161. I! Mail ' 'It tr,- f H fc- ..." h 'V s .V, Uj .4. . 7" ii . i DAVIS ORCHARDS SOLD FOR $350,000 SALE MADE TO EOF SYNDCA1 A NAN 5IAINWHK WQRNBYSPANOS MADE By BLOOD M. T. Minnie Company of Oakland Purchases 840 Acres, 200 In Golf Grounds, lalance Orchard Proper ty at Davit on Pacific & Eastern. Property Will le Subdivided and Sold In Small Tracts-Davis Will Reinvest In Local Property. Dr. E. B. Plckel Completes Microsco pic Examination and Declares Stains on Shirt and on Five Dollar Bill Were Made by Blood. JUL! mm G NOMINATED BY NEWYORKG.O.P. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT ADDRESSING CROWD ON WESTERN TOUR Pledges Himself to "Prevent Mono tony'" During the Campaign James Wadsworth, Jr., Is Nominat ed for Lieutenant Governor. Tim largest realty deal of Ilia year was conatimatcd today when A. A. lhvl noltl to llio M, T. Mlnnlo Real ty Co,, of Oakland, Cal., 810 ncroR of liitul for $350,000. Two hundred ncrrn of tho land adjoins Medford city limits on tho runt nnd until ro rently wna mod as n koU courau by tho Medford Country Club. Tho bnl uiico la orchnrd properly flvo miles iturtlirnnt of Medford on tho Pacific A. ICmtoru railroad, 4.10 acrca being In young applo nnd pear orchnrd from two to flvo years of nKo. Tho now owner will plant tho balance to orchard, sub-dlvldo and noil In small trnctft. Tim unlo wna ntado by Col. J. F. Mundy. Tho orchnrd property which brought 1 4 00 uu aero consists of n Mimro mile of laud, bisected by tho rnllrond, Tim entire trnct la undor water. It la Ideally altuatcd for or chnrd purposoa, Tho land la sticky, with gcntlo alopoa. well drained. In cluded are-the. buildings t Davis, nnd tho towoHlte. WiU HulxDIvltlo Orchard Tho Mlnnlo company will carry out Mr. Davis' original Intention of sub dividing and soiling In small trncta. Tho property la laid out with road way for dlvlitlon Into r., 7 nnd 10 ncro trncta. Mr, Davis purchased tho property flvo yoara ago at n fraction of Kit proHOiit value, but assorts ho can do tho annio thing over again and prob ably will, JIo anya: "I hnvo tho utmost confldouco In thn futuro of tho Rogtio rlvor val ley, nnd could do over again what I hnvo dono, with equal or greater profit, for 1 will have tho boiioflt of my mistakes, No pluco that I know offers hotter opportunity than this section to tho InvoHtor and dnvelopor. "When I paid (50 nu ncro for thin unimproved property yearn ago, puo- plo said I wag crazy, but I worked with a dotlnlto plan, each year plant Iiir u largo acrongo to fruit, nnd aonin of tho orchards will soon ho In hearing. Thoro la a great deal of unimproved land horo, Just an avail ublo nu thla wan flvo years ago, which tan bo dovolopod with equal profit. Will Reinvest Hero "I nhnll probably, after n fow iiiontlin roHt, do tho same thing ovor again, for I do not know any bettor InvoBtmniit than Roguo Hlvor real ty. I hnvo novor lout faith or had "cold foot" on my vonturo und my Witness Found Who Declares Spanos Tried to Borrow Pair of Trousers Monday to Get His Cleaned. (Continued on pngo 3.) in MM SECURES MO KAN KRANCISC'O, Rapt. 27. Lured to u vuuiuit shod ut the corner of MoAllHtqr nnd Lurking streets, by ilio Hound of mouiis und a cull for help ourly today, Alexander OIh, vieo president and general iimuiigor of tho Htorugo Hu'ttory and Motor I'omjmiiy horo, wiia held up by Ihroo men nrmud vh rovolvurs and ro- liovoil of nourly $3,000. OIh, who Iihh boon viwllin I'rioudH, wuh walking' to IiIjj homo in thu Koo hiimpton ApnttmontH. Iluariu u ory lor help, lin tuilihikhit,'ly oulored tho hIiuiI ifiid found u inuii l.vinn nioaninj,' on lila buck. Ah OIh utoopud to iih kIhI lilin tho inuii nhovcd n rovolvor into IiIh fa co und ordered him to throw up IiIh lmiids. Two othor men, weurhiK niiiskH, leaped out from ii dark uonior nnd thu trio unoudilv wenj through (hvlr vIvjIih'b oothhip. Thn ituoNtlou whothor tho alulna on tho ahlrt worn by Mllto Mpnuoa on Holiday worn made by blood or not wnn definitely nettled lliumduy af ternoon when l)r, K. II. Plckel made a mlcroHcopto examination nnd clear ly found evidence of blood. A micro acoplc examination or tho flvo dollar bill handed by Hpnnoa to Acting Chief Clugradn whh ntao made by Dr. Plckel who has determined that tho HtnliiH thereon nro blood. The lamp chimney had bneu hcatod nnd did not rcapoud to th teata which la nat ural, declarcH tho phyMlclan. Tho dvtormlnlng of tho unturo of tho Mtaliia ou tho ahlrt la a very Im portant link In tho chnlu of evidence which la atowly but aurcly connecting Hpaiina with tho murder of (loorgo Oodaaknloini at tho box factory on Inrtt Sunday night. When Hpunon wna first taken Into custody ou Mon day evening ho wna naked for tho ahlrt hn wore ou Sunday. Ho handed tho offlcera a ahlrt which waa not-hls own nnd Intor a ahlrt positively Iden tified iih tho one worn by Hpnnoa on Hiinilay wna found hanging In a locker at tho Hotel Medford which 1.1 occupied by Frank Parker. Thla ahlrt hnd boon washed nut by Spanoa ou Monday morning according to tho employees at tho hotel. On It wero a fow stains which looked nu It they might hnvo boon mado by blood but thu washing of tho shirt hnd dimmed them, to audi an extent that tho of ficers wero not certain whether they wore blood stains or not. Dr. Plckel after a careful Investigation and sev eral tests doclnrca positively that tho stains woro mado by blood. Wauled to Morrow Pants Another Important wltnesu waa found Thursday nftornoon by Acting Chief Clugcndo. Ho learned from Nick Chrlsto that Mlko SpntioH had uskod Chrlsto to loan him n pair of tronsors Monday morning stntlug that ho wished to have his cleaned. Chrlsto did not make tho rocptostod loan. Thla will tend to provo that SpanoH was very oagor Monday to havo tho clothes ho woro on Hunday cleaned Immediately. That ovonlng -ChrlHto did loan Spanos n pair of Iron sera which ho claimed at- first woro his. Rpanos' hearing which waa to havo been hold In tho Justlco's court In this city Thursday nftornoon was post poned until 'i o'clock today owing to tho abuunro of District Attornoy Mill koy. Sheriff Jones loft Thursday af ternoon for Orants Pass to confer with Mr. Mulkoy and acquaint him with tho nature of tho evidence which ho has unearthed during tho past fow ilajH. So far no traco has boon found of tho missing $700 with tho oxcoptlon of thu S5 bill found ou Spanos. Tho officers havo nlso failed to connoct any iiecond party with tho crime. Kranlc Parker who was hold Thurs day waa roloasod from custody. It lu expected that Spunoa will waive examination this nftornoon nnd following tho Introduction of testimony by tno state will bo bound over to await action by tho grand Jury. Hedges Nomination Followed Three Futile Ballots Rush Made to Chango Votes. HAHATOOA, N. V cpt. 27. With .lob Hedges lending, thn first ballot In tho republican atnte conven tion horo today for governor resulted lu no choice. Tho second ballot stoed: Hedges, 387; James Wadsworth, 208; William Dennett, ISC. Thu rest of tho votes wero scattering. Hedges pledged hlniHolf to "pre vent monottuuy" during tho campaign. .i nines wniiswortn, junior, was unanimously nominated for lieutenant governor. Hodges' nomination followed three futllo ballots. When tho third bal lot wna completed a rush was mado to change votes. Chairman Ilrackott flral ruled that tho changing was Il legal and called for another ballot, but on a point of order being called ho reversed himself und declared Hodgca nominated. Doforo tho result was announced a motion to maKa tho - nomination unanimous carried. WMMamaamaEttai-JE LBBBBHBBBBH''HHalBKiaBMBBBBBBBBfl mmmSmm J "SJWBW SPEAKING AT ISSSSi jwL , M GOVERN NOW OUT FOR TEDDY, SPLIT WITH BOB lOJOWOU Wisconsin Governor Changes Front Once Again and Reverses Decision That He Would Support Wilson for the Presidency. ATLAWRENCEGQ OUT ON STRIKE Change is Regarded as a Split Be tween Him and Senator La Fetfette Little Giant on Teddy,fs Trail. Governor WooJrow Vlon. of .Ww Jersry, has bren trying for some time to vitNf.v the grt'RUlhnmg of curious rotcrs. throughout the country, who are jinxlu to eenod hear the democratic candidate for President IJfror election ilny Oorernor Wilson will hnre covered all of the States believed b tor itrmnprntlc rnrty to be doubtful HANI) CAUSED HIS FAIL PALO ALTO, Cal., Sept. 27. Lending a helping hand to friends nnd employes with only vorbal prom ises for security, today la said to bo responsible for tho downfall of Stnto Senator Marshall Illack, who has con fessed to misappropriating $100,000 or tho funds of tho Palo Alto Mut ual Dulldlug nnd Loan association. Illack, his friends horo any, novcr was known to turn down n needy person and they contend Hint ho pro fltcd but slightly through his speculations. An Instance or mack's gonoroslty Is told by thu Instlutlon's books which show that ho lent 1 4,000 to u former oftlco boy to start in business. No return ou this loan wus ovor mado. Thn books bIiow n number of similar iiitances. ALL EUROPE IS EOE DEP SUE LEADERS ITALIANS AGAINST UNITED STATES LONDON. Sept. 27. With tho greatest returns reported from Italy u commlttco appointed to swell tho defunso fund fur Joseph Ettor and Arturo Glovnnnlttt, held In Lnw renco, Mass., on charges of murder, today nro soliciting contributions in every metropolis of Europe. Hun dreds of dollars aro being added dally to tho fund. Glovaunlttl and Ettor. two of tho union lenders in tho Lnwrcnco tex tile strike, are held without bull. Tho police alleged tho two men aro responsible for tho death of Anna Loplczo, a striker, who was killed by a stray bullot during a Lawronco atrce.t meeting. Although witnesses nt tho preliminary hearing swore thq shot was fired by a policeman nnd that Ettor and Glovaunlttl woro a mllo away when tho shooting oc curred, thoy wero thrown In jail without a privilege of securing rc- loasn on ball. Labor loaders charge their triads bulng purposely delayed by Lawronco officials. BASES JUSTIFICATION OF MURDER ON MOTHER-IN-LAW AMAMMiO, Toxuh, Sept. U7. Hiih1ii juKtifietition for tho not on tho "unwritten law" AttornuyB for !. II. hneiul, millionaire hunker, htuyor of A. O. Jloyoo, junior, today aru arguing for liin roleasu on habeas oorpiiH proocedings. SoVoral moutliK ngo Biiontt also killed A. Q. Hoyoo, Houlor, following an argument ovor young Hoyoo'H elopement with Mm, Snoud, Buoud'rt first trial rosultod ill S flisugroouiviit, UEItNE, Swltxorland. Sopt. 27. Screaming "down with tho United States." flvo Ifundrod Italian work nun on Htrlko horo lu sympathy with Joseph Ettor and Arturo (llovaunlttl, hold In Lawronco, Mass,, charged with munlor as mi outgrowth or tho roeont'toxtllo Htrlko thoro, today at tacked the houso of tho American mlulstor horo. Tho pollco and sojdlnrs soon dis persed tho mob and no sorlous dam ago waa dono, UNION PACIFIC PLANS EXTENSION N COLORADO UHNVMH, Colo.. Sopt. 27 An oxtontlon of Kb Wyoming linos Into Northern Colorado und tho Uintah Uuslu, Utah, to contost for traffic In tliut torrltory with tho Moffat linos Is arranged by Union Pacific rail road, according to uuuouncomont horo today. ' ytco Prosldont Mouroo is duo horo uoxt week to porfoct details of tho "lttllt PLAN MONSTER PARADE AGAINST CHICAGO VICE CIUCA(K), Sept. S7. IMims for n monster parade hero tomorrow to protest tig."jiii.t the vieo which is op enly i'lminted in thn restricted dN tnet, with Urigiidivr Ueuorul Knuisey D. Polls, U. S. A. ml u dutnelimeiii of troops representing thu govern ment's protest uguiiLSt organized mid hcgregulod vieo are under vny hero' today, Tho parade will represent u com pnet. orguiiixntion of religious mid oiviu bodies, numbering 10,000 por Huns, of which li-oOO will he "women. LA FOLLETTE STARTS AFTER TEDDY'S SCALP MORGAN PLEADS FOR DELAY IN SENATE HEARING WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Plcn.l iiu; imiMirtntit business ongugements, J. Picrpout M'orgnn, the world' greatest trust organizer, summoned to npiwar before tho ticiiuto cam paign contributions investigating eonuniltce next Aromlny, usked tho eommitteo today to postpone the ddto of m nppenranee to next Kridny. s i oioncl 'I lieodore Koo'-uvelt is sched uled to testify on this date, Morgan's request could not bo granted. It is probable, howovor, that tho financier will bo excused until next Saturday. Morgan's examination, committee membors say, will bo extensive. He will bo asked to givu thu amounts tho trusts in which ho is interested hnvo contributed to the democrats and republicans in tho last three presidential cniupaigus. Morgan also will bo asked to produce correfenon- deneo with Ormshy Mellnrg. MADISON. Wis., Kept. 0. Ifnck ing down fpm the recent wtand be took when he declared be would sup port Governor Wilson of New Jersey for president, Governor Mi-Govern of Wixeoiihiri changed front again today mid came out for Colonel Roosevelt, tho prgressivc candidate. "Theodore Hooscvelt,"' MeGovcrn declared in a formal statement today "is the choice of all republicans and progressive1." Thu statement of Governor McGov eni is regnnlvil ns the parting of the ways between Senator Lu Kollctte and the governor. The latter declared that President Tnft was renominated through fraud; that the history of bis administration js 'iu (10 man H rc. cord of Hilitical iiiconi)ctene.v nnd retrogression." Governor MeGovent further declared that thu progressive platform is a model ' " ' La Follcttc's luugaziuc, out today, carricH nu editorial favorius-ttie. re-' publican state ticket, and promises the publication of five articles show ing whether Hoosevelt "left n straight or a crooked trail." The editorial wiys: "McGovem's sorry attempt to servo tho influences that caused him to dip his fingers into the Hoosevelt tar-barrel at Chicago should not be weighed against Inn record while in the governor's ehair." Serious Disorders Again Occur In Massachusetts Mill Town CWef Engineer Pummelled WHen He Rs fuscs te Shut Off Mafcfftery. Leaders of Industrial Wwfctr f Mw Wcrld Insist m Men Rrfunfag ft Work at Once. , , TURKISH TROOPS IN SAMOS RIOT ME TO FALL ITO $2,000,000 FORTUN E XKW YORK, Sept. l7. -As Mrs, Susan llutehius Dimock, daughter of tho lato Henry Dimock, tho steamship owner, who married a sister of tho Into William C. Whitney nnd died hero April 1, 1011, bus no children, H is believed certain that Yalo uiu vbrMty will ho tho beneficiary ac cording to tho transfer tax appraisal oi tho estato on file horo today. Dimock left an estato valued nt $l,877.'J2U in trust for his widow, Mrs. Susan Whituoy Dimock, and hor daughter with tho provision (lint ou tho doath of the survivor of them tho estato goes to Yalo university. LONDON, Sept. 27. Much appro beiisiou is felt in Constantinople over reports from thu Island of Samos that the Turkish troops rioted there recently, killing many women and children. Tho Porto has virtually de cided to )K)stponc the maneuvers in Adnnuoplo in order that troops may bo mobilized nt tho seat of tho dis turbances. Tho Durgariau war party has de manded from tho Porto an answer to its many impiirios why Turkish troops should bo mus&ed ut Adriau oplo. Seini-offiuinlly tho Bulgarian government has been udvised that tho troops are there for practice pur- jKises merely, but the Bulgarian min ister in Constantinople seos in this mobilization preparations for wur against his ceuntry: Thoro nro 200, 000 troops in tho district. LAWRENCE, Mass., Sept. 27. More than 10,000 workers Involved In tho recent strike In the, textile mills bcre, went out again today, and serious disorders occurred In several parts of tho city. Den Robinson, chief engineer at the mills of William M. Wood, bezd of tho woolen trust, waa badly beat en by strikers wfcsn ho refused to shut off tho mill machinery upon the calling of tho walk-out. Two thous and operatives left these mills alone, badly crippling the plant. Many Claahe Occur Clashes between the strikers and workers sent to take their places are of hourly occurrence. Three per sons aro already In jail for partici pating In riots. Tho strike was called In opposition to the wishes of the Indwirial Workers of tho World leaders here. Two thousand of the workers quit last night and the other eight thous and this ' morals?." TIM. alrlESrr ' participated In a long parade teday; urging a general strlko.ftll along the line of march by shrill cries and the display of banners. General Organizer Yates of the, In dustrial Workers of the World .der dared. thlB dmornlng that at various mass meetings thla, afternoon the strikers will be strongly urged Jo re turn to work. To Vote on Strike ir these meetings rail or their pur pose, monster gathering will ba heJd tonight and tho question put to a vote. If tho majority favors the striko today's walk-out will be de clared official, and tomorrow plans will be completed for a general strike of tho Industrial Workers through out tho country. Yates asserts that such a call will cause a strike oi 3, 000,000 workers. Balked In tho endeavor to secure strikebreakers In sufficient numbers to continue operations, the Wood mills closed down this aft-jmoon. Many signs of "closed Inderinltely"' wero placed about the plant. Un-v less tho situation changes the Wash ington mill will close tomorrow. nu CHICAGO, Sopt. U7 Tho Tuft headquarters horo miuouncod this afternoon that Sountoj Robort M. La Kollotto of Wisconsin will Btart a campaign ugalnst Colouol Roosovolt noxt week, Ho will help Uorah, Konyon and othor sonators lu statu campaigns far U Tft Jw8o. BY BOSTON DEMOCRATS TEDDY APPEALS FOR DIXIE VOTE OF FEDERATION KEY TO UTAH ME 110STON, Sopt. 27 Govprnor Woodrow Wilson, domocratlo candi date for prosldont waa given an In formal rocoptlon horo today by tho domocratlo loadors. At noon Wilson spoko nt, tho Tro mont Tomplo and thou started for Rrldgoport, Conn., whoro ho Is schodulea to speak tonight, NKW ORLEANS, La., Sopt. 37. A now koyuoto and one which, It Is bollovod will win him thousands ot votos In Dlxlo Land was sounded horo this aftoruoon by Colonol Theodore Roosovolt, tho progressiva candidate tor president. in one ot tho moat powerful spQoclioa slnco ho started on his coast to coast tour tho colonol assorted that tho progrobslvo party offorod tho only solution to tho southern voter who desired tho south to havo a groator volco in tho nmnagopient ot tho govornmout. Totty jealousy and factionalism ho Bald, which provnllod In tho southorn democrats would pre vent tho democrats from ovor Bolvlng tho problems which confront this' section of tljo country. ,. , .SALT LAKK CITY, Utah, Sept. 37. That tho koy to a settlement 6 differences between the miners and tho owuors of tho copper mines at Bingham is tho recognition ot the Western Federation of Miners Is the general belief horo today. No annoiiucomont was made aa.to the result of tho conferenco yea.tr; day botween Govornor Spry and; A. " T, Wild, business agont of the Bteam ahovolmon'u Union, but tho governor .' Intlmntod today that It might have a . ravorablo otrect on the situation. Operators with interests at lllutf ham aro arriving here and declare" tholr willingness to meet reprwenla- ' tlves ot tho moti, but not the union ' leadors. Somo oxcitment wa caused today when tho militia, after sleeping la tho armory all night, went to the rifle rango. Officers declared this aetlon had no connection with, the strike alt- uatlon. President Moyer ot the WeterH ' v Federation telegraphed t&ay tfm ' Nevada that 'the winery ttare r ' preparing to strike Ik aympatky1 wit "' '' the Blughaaa ,Wfi, -j. -a y-Vi-( i - I