Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 23, 1912, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextjA 0 u i y i. ft Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER" Shower Mav. SH; Mb 125 rrrclp. .6. Korty-coiiil Timr, Dully Hrtvnnlli Yrnr, MEDFORD, ORECION, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1912. NO. 183. BALKANS WIN GREAT VICTORY O'ER TURKS Hi- ". BATTLE RACING DECIDES FATE BALKAN WAR Quarter Million Men Lacked In Ter rific Struyule Confllcllnu Reports of Outcome Battle Front Extends Thirty Miles. Servian Forces Wlnnlnjj Vctorles In Albania and Greeks Victorious In Southwest Turkey. SOFIA. ci. a:i. Tim wiping of it Hlrmigu Turhinli force- which xul lled forth from thu forln about Ailrt annplo (0 give buttle to Bulgarian troops In told in nil official tliMpatoli received here tonight fnun the front. Till) IIH'MHIIt-p Ntiltl'll illllt tll HOCOIld day of battle resulted in a "glorinu ietory" for tlio Bulgarian troop, Mint captured three TurkMi redoubt I hiding each filled with the corpses if Turkish defender. Another Bulgarian form ((might i" mulching biiulliwanl along I lid Illuek Sea coiifct following thn capture of 'uhillk, with Turkish troops in full rut rout. VIKNNA. Oel. a:i. Military ex perts hura today decline I he battle at Kirk KilNMi, which was stalled yesleidiiy, will prove I lie crisis of lln Ilalknit war. If the Bulgarians win, they will linve an alums! clear rend to Cnnstuiitiuoitlu. Kliould tin! Turk win, thinnrehsxpertcd to follow nli lX.1- .-, 1.Y. .... 1 !.. ...I tauir nnvuiiiugu "iiu iiiiiiiiiiiiun uui gurlaV army of I'J0,Q(i() men. It in not believed that Bulgaria could re finer from such n blow. Terrific llntllo Iwges IteportH received hero of the pro. it' of tha hatllii uru contradictory, anil it is not knovui wlieie the nd t).iii(agu lie. It 1h curtain, liow ever, that 'Jfdt.OOU men am looked in 11 teriiflit struggle, with the buttle front extending for IIU miles, The Iiihmch mi both sides will run into thousands. Hepirts of uiigntfi'inciits nlung the Servian frontier in southern Albania tell of Servian victories. The (Ireek troops aUo are meeting with success in their eaiupaiyu in southwest Tur key. SOFIA, Oel. J.W. Olfieinl de spatches today lo the Servian lega tion hurn today say the Turkish troops stationed (iIoiik the Servian frontier In MUilhcrn Albania are tleo i lit; in disorder before the attack of the Servians. Turks In Full Flight ATIIKNS, Oel. UU.-Crown IMnce Cotihtaiitluo telegraphed hero today thai tlm Tiiiklnh army are in full 1 light toward the Turkish town of Servitt with the Greeks in hot purNiiit. Thu TurkH fled after an all day but lie yesterday which wan resumed this inoraiuK' The crown prince miyn the Turku wuru routed early today ill 11 den ierate charge by bin i'orcux, and that the puruult hc(;aii immediately the Mohlcm i'oruoH fled. C0N8TANTIN0PLK, Oct. M. The Turkish l'leel which in refill iuj; hern wiih ordurod today lo nail im mediately to meet the Greek fleet in the Mediterranean kcii. It Is ex pected that thu fii'ht naval battle of the war will ho fouj-ht within thirty felx llOlllH. BEVERLY CEASES TO BE SUMMER CAPITAL nwvyJKi'Y, miihs,, out. aa.-r "Wlth thu departure from horo to day of l'roHldont,. Taft, Mra, Tad, Mltm Ilolon Tuft and Socrotary of Htiito Knox, llovorly coasod to bo thu Hinuiuur cupltol of tho nation, Tho president mid IiIh family boarded a whlto Iioiiho aiitomobllu to return to WaHliliiKton, whllo See rotary Knox gooa lo Malno, UosldoutH of Uovorly do not look for I'ronliloitt Tuft's return horo uo uinttor h?w tUv olwvtlvti fcaultti, WIF1C OF GUXMjIX ox lmwisssrjxtt yilsfliitit tfiu. MRS. LOUIft ROSENBERG Mm l.onW ltni'i lierp wife of one nt the Kiinuicu luiiivit i.f the am i't llcniitn niMcnilml, wn nip 1 tin chief wlliicsir nt ilir I1I.1I of (.lmili Berber PLACE UPON ALL After two dayx 111 the ulley .loaa thau llourne, Jr., t-cuior United SlutcH cuntorJftim Oregon. .l-j'WoiliKwdny forOrttfitftIMi? lo'X'lNitMlio'cltiiteim of that city III health mid inclement weather kepi him from visiting othur towux. Senator lloiirne stated that he was leaving inont reluctantly w ho had thoroughly enjoyed his visit hero and wanted lo Mop ' "" f the other valley towns, lie paid a high compliment to the character of the people he had met while here. "Jackson ruinit v i indeed one of the inohl iroKiciMve counties in the went," hlated Senator Bourne, "and it in indeed a Kieal pleasuiti to serve them. Whatcu'r I limn done for you in thu past will he discounted by what I shall do in thu future if I am re-elected." Senator lloiiruo was entertained Tuesday livening at the Itouo ltivur Valley UmverMty club where he mut a In ik e number of local people. He made u short address taking a Ins keyiiolo fcderul aid for the Imildiii': of uood roads, He iiImi diseiiHt-ed tl.o isHiu'H of the day. "One of the most important prob lems to bo hulvcil by eoui'resrt is the question of federal aided roads. It is estimated that it will cost twenty two billion dollars to perfect roads already in existence. There is spent auuimllv on roads about two hundred millions, A start has been made ejithcriut: data from fotcie.ii coun tries and probably a plan will bu worked mil for federal aid of fifty or u hundred million a year. As chairman of the committee in chaise, 1 expect, if re-elected to make' thi my principal woik. 'Thero in every prospect thai the appropriation for road building in the Crater Lake park will be ooiilin ued. 1 will see lo it that $100,000 it forlhcomiiiK in the next civil sun dry bill, mid if re-elected can prom (Contlnuoit on piiro 'J,) HAN FBANOISCO, Cal Oct. 23. Tho fighting days of Jack John son, tho black heavyweight champion of tho world, probably uro ovor. Disgusted by tho flaunting boaut of tho nogro that "all whlto womou seom lo 'fall' for him, ami that ho could win any nt thom," Johnson la harrod today by loading tight promo tors from appearing In any of (ho tight co ntcrs of tho world, with tho possible, exception of Paris. Tho dlshuriuoiit ot Johiibon na a fighting attraction was led by Hugh U, Mcintosh, tho Australian promo ter, Ho had virtually completed ar rangomontt) with thu negro for two fights at Bydnoy which would havo nutted Jolutupii BQuiotUlug llko fCO,- Jvhtu NE IS COMMUEES JOHNSON mm ARGUMENTS IN BECKER AS NEARING ND Attorneys (or Defense Claim Police Official Victim of Vile Conspiracy Among Lawless Detjencrates Reek inn With Filth and Infamy. Whitman Declared to Have Hatched Plot for Notoriety to "Get" Some Hloher-Up. NKW YOKK, Oct. 23. Jhn F. Mvlitlyre, chief vounsel for Police Lietitcnaul Charles F. IJeckor, churn ed with iiiHtiKiitlui; the murder of Gambler Herman Hosenthal, htarted his arcimiout in behalf of the accused man at JO'.'IO o'clock this momiui;. Meeker is confident of nciuitlul. Melntyrc's denunciation of the principal witnesses axuiunt Ik'ckcr was extremely bitter. "They ar vile conspirators," he shouted. "They are lawless deKCii erates, reeking with 111th and iufiunv. When thin ease is nil over they will bo free ujiitii to murder, if they please." Melntyre asserted that Becker is the would-be ictim of District At torney WhiUnuii, wlio wanted to "j;et" some bilier-up. Ha htiiitluiiK Iv denounced Morris l.ubiin, who hud tentificd that ho henrd. Itovkcr tell "Bald, Jack" Itoeq that tho Inltcr must iret Itoseutbal. "I.uban," Meliityro nrinied, "is n murderer nt heart and a criininnl by instinct. Ho is a crook of the 18- karat kind. Tho prosecution dares to brtutr this K'ouudrc), manacled from a New Jersey prison to furnish oorroborutWo testimony conncctiti' my client with this crime!" Jack Sullivan) who cave testimony favorable to Becker, was praihed bj Melulyrc. Meliityro finished this afternoon, enying: "Will you let tho defendant leave thu court room free or will you take him from his wife and a baby he has never seen and semi nun to tlr.it chamber of horrors where electrodes send torturing death through the body? Gentlemen, God bu you." with F N'BW YOUK, OcL 23. With the exception of BinoltliiB, nctlvo Ihhuc wore ullKhtly lower than yesterday at thn opoalitK of tho stock markot hero today. Missouri, Kansas and Texas recorded a one, point loss. As soon as bti&lnoBs got fairly under way, howovor, tho markot Rrow stablo and a fractional rlso roaultod with tho exception of Amalgamated. A rlso of threo points occurred In Chlno and f'4 la bonds, Tho markot closed strong. BondH woro steady. Kuropo has nil area of 3,800,000 B'liutro miles, 000 when word of tho alleged ab ductlbu ot Luclllo Camorou and thn nogro's boast reached tho Aua tralliiu motropolla. Tho next promotor to fall Into lino was James W, Coffroth ot San Fruucluco, who has staged inuuy champloiiHhlp buttlos, who wuu (ol lowod by otltor coust proiuotors, Months a go tho Now York boxing commission hung up a "nothing do ing" sign uo far as Johnson Is con corned, mid tho fight proiuotors ot Kansas City also liayo fullon In Hue. London burrod Johnson whou ho was matched to moot Bombardier Wolls, tho Urtttuh lioavywolght, thoro, and It la curtain that ho can noYor ap pear lu u LouUqu VlUjjJ. FROM A Nft FELIX DIAZ IS REPORTED TO Nephew of Farmer President and Staff in Cofifrl ti Vera Cruz Said to Have Btert Captured Will Be Shot SummarHy as Traitor. Attack Upon Insurgents in Progress Federals Number 3000 and Reb els 2500. i MKXICO CITY. Oct. 'ja Tlm full of Vera Cruz nm tho capture of Genera! 1'ollx Diaz, bead of Mexico's i) owed rebellion, U reported In an official communication received here tills afternoon from General Heltran who led tho fedoral troops In the attack on tho neaport. The futo of Diaz, who la a Irc'iIicw of Porflrlo Diaz, tho deposed' president of Mex ico Is nl)t known. U Diaz Ih Htill alive and nothluK to tho contrary hau been received hero It In reported that ho will be per mitted to leave tho country If ho promises never to, return. General (Jrdaz. Diaz' coualn was not cap tured. It Is believed that ho fled when ha realized that Vera Cruz wus doomed to capture. TS MF.XICO CITY, Oct. 'J.I.- Beports thnt have not yet-been confirmed are in circulation here today that Fcliz Diaz, in control ;of. Vera Cruz, and hw'ntHfr'kKVo'bsfe'enptnrciL - ! WASHINGTON,, Oct. 23. The at tack on General Feliz Diaz reb'.-I force at Vera Cruz, Mexico, by Gen eral Bcltran's. federal force bewail this morning, nccordinc to a cable gram just received hero from Cap tain ITiikIics of the United State, cruiser Des Moines. Tho despatch wave no indication of how Ihc battle was progrooinjr or tho probable outcome. It is authoritatively stated lice today that if Fcliz Oiaz is icapt tired he will bo shot summarily. A telegram received here today stated that 3,000 federals attacked Vera Cruz. It is presumed that Gen eral Beltrau. lending the federal forces, will bo reinforced during the day. According to reports Dins' troops number 'J.IOO. FAKE MASONIC E I'OUTlvANU, Ore, Oct. 23. Four offlcors of tho "Uoburt llruco Lodge" purported to havo been uftlllated with tho Scottish Itlto Masons, are under heavy bonds hero today on a chargo ot obtaining money under false protonsos, Tho chargo wus preferred by I C. Hunt, an attjornoy, who slated ho paid J35 as Initiation foes in tho lodgo, upon Information that tho samo would niako him a full fledged Mason. Ho subsoquontly tried to galii eutrauco to uuothcr Mnsoulo lodgo with tho credentials from tho "Itobort Bruce Lodge," but wna denied admission. Ho then asked for tho return of his S3G, hut was told that Instead ot tho money ho would bo given a neatly engraved diploma, Then ho took tho muttur up with thu dlstrlut attornoy with tho result that tho lodgo mooting was raided and Q, B, M. Suiiunervlllo "worship ful muster" and threo other officers ot tho organization wore placed un der arrest. Thoro uro alleged to bo many llko complaints against tho lodgo, EACH PARTY GIVEN PLACE jN NEBRASKA L1NCPLN, Nub., Out. 23. Tho bii promo 'oourl of Nebrnhku today hand ed down a decision unanimously up. holding tho district eo art's ruling that tho Tuft olectora on tho Nebras ka ballot should bo listed as ropubli uiiiih mpl tho Itooaovolt electors us lrojjresjalvos BE A PRISONER LD RAIDED THE TURKISH MINISTER OF WAR. Qft, J rt Ti. i "I I "" AJ5 &irmxk BVv. l -s?5-'v" w "vi v TH Bo NAZIN1 Naztui Patba I (he Ottoman War Mlnlxtcr win, giire the order for a genera) advance of the TurLUb army as.iUut the Italkun Simica $57,500 GIVEN BUDGE BUI COIN RETURNED WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. Six prominent politicians ot Indiana were examined by tho senate campaign contributions Investigating commit too today. Former Senator Albert J. Iiovcrldgo was among the wit nesses. Tho Clapp committee will ad journ this ovonlng until after tho November elections. Larz Whltcomb, former law part ner ot Senator Albert Boverldgo, testified that In 1904 Bevorldgo re ceived J57.&00 in contributions but subsequently returned tho donors the cutlra amount. Tho givers wore G. W. Perkins, $30,000; Edward Mc Lean, Bovcrldgo's cousin, 125,000; nnd Glfford Pluchot, 12500. Johu Hays, Bovcrldgo's former secretary, corroborated tho testi mony. COLONEL SPENDS DAY OYSTKIt BAY, N. Y., Oct. 23. By order of Mrs. noosovolt, all doorbolls at Sagamore Hill wore dis connected today. Tho colonol spends most ot his tlmo sleeping sluco ho reached homo, and Mrs. Iloosovelt Is determined that his rest shall not bo broken. BIUDGEPOUT, Conn., Oct. 23. Searching for tho motive which led flvo mon to shoot pretty Roso Bun ulo to death on a lonely road neur horo last night, detectives today found In tho dead girl's pocket tho card ot Mrs. Allcu Aldrlch ot Chi cago, tho woman who Is pushing tho prosecution ot prize flghtor Jack Johiiton, mid they bollovo that to the other malordordus features ot tho Johnson caso anay now bo nddod tho crime ot murder. Tho bullet ot tho police la that tho girl victim of tho qulntot ot as busstnu whs killed olthor. because sho is connected with tho Johnson caso oi because eho was Involved lu tho re cent vice cruBado in Chicago, Thoy are convlncod that her death wbb plotted lu Chicago. Of tlo flvo moti who driven to tho 8CUio of t,ho crJuiQ with MIb Bun CONNECT PUGILIST 2 PACHA IN THE CITY THIS EVENING TO SPEAK For the purpose ot meeting G6v ernor Thomas R. Marshall ot In diana, democratic nominee for vice- president, at Ashland and escorting htm through tho stato Governor Os wald West will at rive from the north at 3:30 o'clock this after noon. On this morning's train a number of democrats, prominent In state affairs, arrived for tho purposo ot meeting Governor Marshall.. These men were accompanied by Mayor W. H. Canon who returned from Portland. They are: Bert E. H aney of Portland, chairman demo cratic stato central -committee. George Smith of Portland, president ot tho Jackson club, Frank S. Myers ot Portland, and Herman WIso of Astoria who was a dclegato to tho Baltimore convention. Governor Marshall will arrive In Medford at G:45 p, m. and will ad dress a meeting nt tho Natatorlum. leaving at 6:30 p, m. for tho north. As ho Is almost certain to bo the next vlco president of tho Uultcd States no doubt a largo nuuibor will turn out to hear him. SPORTSMEN AND ANGLERS MEETING IS CALLED A joint meeting of tho Hague Itivpr Fibli Protective association and the Medford Ifod and Gun club will be held tht evening at Humphrey'! gun store nt 8 o'clock. Important busi ness is to be considered. Mo, threo wore' captured and are In ull bore. All three James Mattlo, Frank PlBXolJa and Joo Buononimo at first were silent on nil phases ot the case. Tho other two men In volved lu tho killing escaped. After bolng sweated by tho pollco Buonommo, howovor, confessed he murdered tho woman. Ho declared sho was his wifo, who hud come hero from Chicago yesterday and with tho other four men entered tho automo bile mid wore drlvou to tho scone of tho crime. Bounommo declared that his only reason'for killing tho wo man was that ho wus drunk. Ho could not explain thu prosouco in her pocket pt Mrs. Aldrlch's card and tho pollco are skeptical of his story. Tho othor two men captured are being sweated for their version of the tragedy and posses are on the trail of tlo two who oscaped. MARSHALL W LL BE W MUD GET EVIDENCE TO SEND NE 0 N NM Charles Johnson, Brother of Hack Champion Gives Damaging Evi dence Connecting Him With White Slave Traffic. Jack Expected TreiAfe awl Ded $200,000 Worth ef Prsfftrty te Mother Two Days lfre Arrest. CHICAGOy.iOcU .23, Testimony K which Is believed1 certain to send Jack JohnSon, heavyweight cham pion of tho world, to the penitentiary for a long term was given to the federat grand Jury here today by Charles Johnson, the prize fighter's brother. Much of this testimony was corroborated by a mulatto girl, Charles Johnson's sweetheart. The evidence adduced from Chas. Johnson Is said' to be sufficient to send not only the neoro pugilist, but a score of other black to jail on numerous white "lavery charges. Jack Johnson's brother is reported to hr.ve told the grand Jcry that the pugllut took white girls with him oa his private car while making thea trical trips, and surrounded himself with girls In his tralntiig camps be fore flfbUng. Hi furnished names and addresses. On emerging fryrn the grand jjry oo;n- Charle?..JchMoB vadmjtk 4,J that Jack had beer, expecting trotf ble. nnd two days befora he was ar rested deeded to bis mother 200. 000 worth of property. CImHffcHr Confirms Story Charles Johnson declared that. his brother recently appeared to be anxious to remain on friendly terms with him. Herbert Ocan, Johnson's whlto chauffeur, was next called and de scribed tho automobile trips with white girls accompanylug the negro. Attorney Erbsteln, representing Luclllo Cameron's mother, and gov ernment officials have received sev eral threatening letters, it li said. Tho post office department la in vestigating this report. Johnson recently had hU brothor Charles arrested for embezzlement. Owing to tho death of (he mother of Assistant United Stales Attornoy Parktns, Miss Lucille Cameron, tho nineteen-year-old white girl whom Johnson Is charged with abducting, did not continue her testimony today before tho federal grand Jury. Will Close Dive "I am ready to give up Jack now," tho girl Is alleged to have told her mother, Mrs. P. Cameron-Faico-nor of Minneapolis. "I want to go homo and bo llko othor girls." Just as soon as Mayor Harrison can find a legal way to closo John- sou's Cafe do Champion ho will or der tho pollco to act. "If I find that I am Justified lu revoking Johnson's llcenso," said tho mayor, today, "I ahull certainly do so." JOY RIDE ENDED BY SUICIDE AND PRISON OREGON CITY, Ore.. Oct. 23. John Flnucane and Harry Tlmmous, two Oregon City youths, aro today seutenccd to ouo year each in tho puultontlary on a chargo ot contri buting to thu delinquency of tlfteou-year-old Valorlo Profflt, who com mitted sulcldo after an all iilght Joy rldo with the youths. Clara John son, a young girl ot this place, who was also a member ot tho automo bile party, was called to the stand and told materially the same story as that told by Flnucane and Tm mons. It was stated that the ProfflU girl took thu poison because she feared thu wrath ot her parents for being out In the automobile ,ll night, and not because of any lllUlt conduct on the part ot her wale WW punlons. , iSl j-SI i r J IS ;. m 1 4 t ,7 l 11 u I I r,l ' S . k i ' I i; ": . ) ft WA ft "!. . i ''"'