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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.
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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. ,
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