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SECOND
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MEDFORD, cmiSOON, PRTDAV, OCTOHIOR 23, 1012.
NO. 185.
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EDITOR GREER
OF TIDINGS IS
HELD EL
In Ditlcavor to Get Dismissal of
Case Greer Offered to Publish Full
nnil Complete Retraction But Com
plainant Refused to Concur.
Editor's Bend Placed at $100 to Ap
pear Before Grand Jury A. E,
Reames Appears for the State.
Mori Greer, editor mid piiblMier of
the Ashland Tiding, wns hold l the
grand Jury for criminal libel on u
complaint filed by Col. Frank I.. Tun
Vlli, eundidiito for count V jtulK I'.v
.liirtlico of llit Pence Taylor lit Med
ford Prldny, iim it rcHidt of the prelim
innry homing held In the. latter'
court. K. I), Rrigg appeared iih at
torney for flrecr nnd A. I Reunion
reprcHenleil the stale. Tin houd was
fix. .1 nt $KI0.
A dNmlHsnl of the oiiho wax sought
liy the defenxfl, Kdllor flrecr ngrro
Ini: In print u full retraction of llin
charges.
When llm compliiiunnt rcfiiKcd to
concur in the suggestion, llm defon
dun! offered to waive examination,
provided no evidence wan Introduced
hy the proxeciitlou, Attorney Reunion
nHoerletl that the Mate had to sub
inlt evidence in order to comply with
the law's technicalities. Then the
defetitic filed tin nffidnvit alleging
prejudice on llm part of the justice,
woking n change of venue. Six conn-ter-uffidnvilM
wero filed, Attorney
KeaincK arguing that n change of
Amino 'ulilo''ll -token in n pre.
Ihniunry hearing, oiily In trial of the
en ic
Mcilront "Clang" On Stand
Justice Taylor overruled the mo
tion for a change in venue, and the
prosecution introduced the Oct. 11
Kmio of the Ashland Tidings as evi
dence. (Iconic Putnam, Dr. J. M.
Keene, Mayor rnnoii, W. W. Harmon,
Dr. C. It. Rny. nnd Porter J Neff, as
wilneMses all sworn that they were
not inriuhcrs of any "gn"K" orgunU
cd to loot tho county treasury, that
they none of them had received n
cent of county money as loot, Hint
iinno of Ilium had ever entered into
any ngrocmnnt with F. L. Ton Velio
or had any kind of an understanding
with him iih to hi enndidacy.
On oross-oxnmiuntion. hut two of
them testified that they had appear
ed before the county court in the
Medford bridge matter, most of them
had appeared in the Crater Lake
highway appropriation, which was
never mndfl, none of them on the Der
by road case.
Ilclit to (irnuil Jury
W. W, Hiirmon testified that an
county road master, warrants lind
been mndu to hint in county rond
building, but thut ho bad ucted un
der orders of tho county court nnd
bad nnvor profited a penny by the
traiiHai'tlomi but bad loHt money,
F. L. Toil Velio tentlflod tbnt bo
bud novcr boon party to any county
treasury lootlnit, or know of any by
tho men accused, thut bo bud novor
mndu any ogroomoiU with any or tbo
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TEDDY, WELL ON HIS
OYSTER HAY, N. Y., Oct. 25.
Colonel llonsoyolt Ih rapidly recover
ing from tho wound infliotod by John
Soli rank's bullet, nnd today put in n
bntfy day at Sagamore Hill. Tho
colonel uwoko early, dressed himself
in a khaki suit and uto n hourly
breakfast. Thon ho dictated hoiiui
lottorH and started to prcparo two
NpocohcH, one t) lio delivereii In Mad
ison Square Oarduit, Now York city,
next week ntid tho other at Oyster
Day on the vo of oleotlon,
Dr, Scurry h. Terrell, Hoosovelt's
jiorsoinil pliywloiau, said today that
tho former proslilout's uondition is
cxoollont anfl that he would 'rood ho
able to return to uotivo unmpaigu
work.
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GAS PLANT STILL
FAILS TO SUPPLY
MEDFORD WITH GAS
The phinl of the Oregon
(las and Electric company Is
still out of commission mid "
Inconvenience to patrons con-
tiilucH. Tho Mull Tribune lo-
day was forced lo install
gasoline hurncrs in its lino-
type machines to lake the
plnen of the gus burners and
it wiih after 12 o'clock before
a Hue of type wns nel for to-
day's edition, which accounts
for the small uinoiiul of read-
lug mailer in Ihe pajer. With
the gasoline burners in the
" hiih plant can no longer i;f-
feci the publishing of the pa-
per.
Itcslaumutx and botch
conliiiiut lo suffer from tho
failure of the find. The gns
company officinU stalo thai
the plant will be in itcnilioii "
" airain this cvcninir.
FRMHIORE.
AUASPARKER.HELD
Km nk Kcnnmrc, ulias Parker, was
held lo nwuit action hv the imiid
jury hy Justice Dox nt Jncksniivillo
Friday after a lengthy hcariui; which
opened Thursday aftcnioon at 1!
o'clock. Seamoro waived cxaminn
tion, the only move tuade nt this time
by bis attorney, W. P. Menlcy, being
it lengthy crosx examination of Mike
Kpanos, star witness for the Mate,
who recently confessed to participa
tion in thu murder of fleorgi! Dedns
knlous, ctoiinlui; (hat Setunore, or
Parker, did the actual killing.
SpaiioM could not he shaken hy At
torney Men ley in cross examination.
Ho did not waver from his story as
told in his confession to District At
torney Mulkey nnd Sheriff Jones.
Acting Chief Cingcndc testified re
garding the finding of the bloodstau
cd, lnK' wrapped gas pipe in the rear
of tho Seattle roomini; bonne where
Senmorc stayed tho night of the mur
der. Dr. K. it. Porter testified ns to
blood stains on Seamorc's coat.
Seamoro was visibly nervous
throughout thu hearing nnd seemed
to restrain himnelf with difficulty.
TO
MCMINNVII.I.E, Ore., Oct. 25
Tbo doiintlou of $.'0,000 toward tbo
onduwmunt fund ot McMlunvlllo
CoIIcro by JnmoH J. Hill, tbo rail
road king, Is the principal topic of
discussion hero today. Tbo tr0,000
will bo given on condition that tbo
college raises t-'fiO.OOO for develop
ment work and President L. Itlloy
of tbo college dcclnreH this will bo
obtained.
Mr, Illll bus given similar sums to
W'lllumottu Cnllcgo, Albany College
and tho Pacific University nt For
est drove,
DIRECTORS OF PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE TO MEET TONIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oil., Oct. 5.
Tho directors of tbo Pacific Coast
I.oagun will moot boro tonight, Tbo
principal matters to bo discussed nro
tbo Class A rating demnuded by tho
North Western I.caguo nnd tbo sal
ary limit. Although tbo Coast Loitguo
has put lUolt on rocord ns liolng op
posod to a Hulnry limit, a committee
will bo appointed to confer with oth
er Clnos AA commttteeea nt tbo an
nual mooting of minor baseball
louguca In Milwaukoo,
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Ool. 2fl.
Bloodshed marked an attempt hy
iiiino officials at Dinghuni this morn
ing to supplant Htrikiug minors with
fitrikebroakoifl,
L, ,T. Tldvvel), a spoeial deputy
sheriff, was shot through both arms
Buvorul times and )my die, Two un
onncME
$50,000
IM1
BLOODSHED MS MINE STRIKE
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GUILTY; BLAMES
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Claims Charye to Jury Was Mani
festly Unfair Prisoner Retains
His Iron Nerve Mrs. Becker Suf
fers Greatly.
Appeal Will Be Made at Once Jur
ors Refuse to Discuss Delibera
tions Becker Insists on Innocence
NF.W YORK, Oct. 2.V- Plncing all
blame for his conviction on Justice
John W. (Inrf'rt IiihI ructions to the
jury ami the refusal of his chief
counsel, John F. Mclnlyrc to allow
him to lake the stand in his own be
half, Police Lieutenant Charles '.
Decker, found miilty here late last
night of the murder of (lamblcr llcr
inuu Rosenthal, iimhtcd today that
he is innocent.
The jury in the Decker case
brought in n verdict of uuilty at n
late hour last night utter n compara
tively short deliberation.
"Justice flnffrt charge to the jury"
said Decker, "was tunnifostly iinfuir
lo mo. Had I been given u square
deal I would now liu u free man."
Itetului llli Nerve
The prisoner still retains hi iron
nerve. J lis chief concern seemed to
be for Mrs. Decker, who swooned
when the verdict wns broken to her.
"Oh, it can't be true!" she cried.
Then sbo fainted.
Attorney Me July re niinoimced this
morning tbnt he would file notice of
nppenl next Friday. He charged Jus
tice fluff ns so unfair thut the jury
wns forced to convict. Mclutyro in
sisted there were plenty of grounds
on which to nsk for a new trial and
that the verdict will not stand.
District Attorney Charles S. Whit
man and bis assistants ndmitted to
day that they had expected a (lis
agreement of tho jury.
Jurymen Silent
None of the jurors would discuss
today their deliberations. It was
learned, however that all wero agreed
from the start that Decker was guilty.
Tho first ballot stood 8 for con
viction of first degree murder, nnd
four for second degree murder.
The condemned mnn ate a hearty
breakfast this moniint; nnd insisted
that he felt fine. Later in the morn
ing Decker held a long conference
with his attorneys.
Not a member of the police depart
ment could bo found today who would
discuss Decker' conviction. Assist
ant District Attorney Moss ndmitted
that District Attorney Whitman and
Ihimself bad been thVcutcucd with
death for prosecuting Decker. Most
of the threats, ho said, came from
persons of the underworld. Moss said
ho had nothing to fear as whatever
part ho played in tho conviction of
Hooker wns in the regular course of
duty and could not lie held against
him.
Famous Painting Found
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2f. Al
though listed ns "missing" in all the
art catalogs of museums and con
noissours throughout tho world, one
of (ho enrly masterpieces of Rosa
Houheur. tho great French artist, is
today discovered in tho possession of
II. L. Cahill, a painter and decorator
here. Cahill bought tho picture among
a joblot of other paintings for $00
nt a public administrator's sale of
tho offeols of un ccccntrio druggist
nnmed Sunders.
Two Killed by Cave-in
HKDD1NO, Cat., Oct, 2.'). Hugh
Doylo mid Thomas Donovan, who left
hero last Wednesday for Trinity
Centor, Trinity county, to work their
mine, tho "Donanr.n King," wero kill
ed by u cave-in of tho shaft, neeord-
incr to word received hero todnv.
identified Greeks wero wounded and
may dio, Another man was shot
through tho left arm and this mem
ber wlf hnvo to bo amputated.
Tho deputies allege Btrikors fired
on thorn from ambush whon llioy
csenrtod Greek workmen to the Unit
ed States mine.
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"WHEN THE
SEEKING
FURTHER
WITNESSESIN
CASE
AGAINSTdOHNSON
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CIIICAflO. Oct. 25. Further wit
nesses in the case ngninM Jack John
son, negro pugilist, jwcued of ab
ducting Lucille Cameron, a vonng
white girl, nro heiitjcj sought by the
government prosecutors hero today.
Miis Cameron is diSliined in Rock
ford. HI. -
ilrs. A. I). Dank3 ncgrt'ss inger
in Johnson' onlVJtlin is wiil to
hnvo shot the blnolTfflPiternmt whose
htisbnud is suing tho pugilist for
$25,000 for nlicnntion ot his wife's
affections, probubly will be sub
poenaed. Mrs. Sarah Hcl, president of the
)ocal Women's club, wrote Mr.
Pciiuypacker, bend of tho national
Federation of Women's cIuIin urging
that united action betaken by the
women of tho I'nited Statc. against
Jack Johnson.
WITH TEDDY WELL,
WILSON WILL TAKE
PRINCETON. N. J.. Oct. 2.1-Goy.
ernor Woodrow Wilson, democratic
nominee for president, will resume
tho stump on Monday, according to
announcement here today. He is
scheduled to speak at two rallies in
Philndelpbia and then after u week's
rest will sneak throughout New Jer
sey in fnvor of the state legislative
ticket. On October 111, Governor
Wilson will address n inootintr in
Madison Sniinro Garden, New York
City.
"The Philadelphia meeliuas were
arranged mouths ago," said Governor
Wilson. "Colonel Roosevelt's
strength is returning rnpidly so he
will probably resume his enmpaign
next week. Rut if my opponent's
health fails again 1 will cancel even
theso Philndelpbia dates.'"
INSANE MAN SLASHES
WIFE AND KILLS HIMSELF
SAN FHANOISCO, Cab, Oct. 27.
Apparently Insane through brood
ing over a fancied wrong dono htm
by bla wlfo, Martin nocarde, aged
R7, entered tbo bodroomrof Mrs. Jea
bIo llooardo, bis wife, horo early to
day, cut a wldo gash In bor throat
and thon silt bin own nock from ear
to ear. Hoeardo Is not expected to
llvo.
Marshall at Tacomn
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 25. Gover
nor Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana,
democratic candidate for vlco presi
dent, arrived In Tneoma nt noon to
day and immediately began an ad
dress to a largo crowd at tbo Tneo
ma Theater, whoro olabornte propa-'
rations luul been muue for htm.
Charles Richardson presided. Fol
lowing tils address lu'ifo Governor
Marshall will go to Sonttlo at 2: 35
o'clock,
.
T1P0NCEMRE
FROST IS ON THE PUMPKIN"
10
DKRLIN'. Oet. 25 That Grand
Duke Alexis, heir to the Russian
throne, wbo is lying ill nt Spain, Rus-
' sian Poland, wns stabbed by n Nihi
list and is in grave danger, is the
i rejsrt in eirculatiou here today.
i The duke, wbo is but eight years
of age, it is asserted, wns stabbed by
! n NihilUt who lay in wait for him.
I The reports given out stated that the
I I M i ii f '
I mini ;ieu jnun mi pony. v also
'claimed that the Czarina nltcmpted to
'hurl herself from an upper window of
Ihe lodge.
GENERAL FIRMNESS IS
FOUND ON EXCHANGE
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. General
firmness In prices was evident at the
opening of the stock market hero to
day with Canadian Pacific tho
strongest Issue. Reading and Amal
gamated Copper also showed consid
erable strength. Some pressure
was shown on steel In a few heavy
dealings.
Some indecision was noticeable
during early dealings today, prices
fluctuating fractionally.
Money conditions wero responsible
for further weakness, local banks
losing more than 111,000,000 to the
Interior, principally on account of the
sub-treasury.
U'REN AND SHIELDS DEBATE
UPON SINGLE TAX PLAN
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 25. W. S.
U'Ren, state single tax manager and
Charles Shields, secretary of the Ore
gon Kqual Taxation League, are to
day resting from their strenuous pub
lic debate on Klnglo tax.
Shields opened tho debate by at
tacking tbo aleged fallacies ot tho
single tax idea, and U'Ren protested
that the single tax measure means
"No man will get a dollar without
working for It nnd no man will pro
duce a dollar without getting the
benefit of It. The single tax Is
drawn up with tho Idea of reducing
tho bunion of men who work for
what thoy get."
ELIHU ROOT CHOSEN TO
LECTURE AT PRINCETON
PIMKCKTON, N. J., Oclt 25.
The trustees nf Princeton university
today announced tho election of
United Status Senator Kliliu Root of
Now York ns Stafford Little lecturer
on public nffairs, succeeding Jos. II,
Choute, who held tho chair last win
tor. LABOR LEADERS
SALEM, Mass., Oct. 25. That
Joseph Kttor, Artuvo Qiovnnnitti mid
Antoiio Caruso, uccusod of murder
growing out of tho Lawrence textile
strike during which Anna Lopizzo
was killed, will testify in their own
defense, wns tho nssortion horo to
day of n lawyer for tho defense,
Captain Thomas Cody whon cross
RUSSIAN
THRONESTABBEDBY
NIHIL ST IS REPORT
B
MCORMICK
GETS
HIS $12,000 GIFT
TO
OXFORD, Mich.. Oct. 25. Public
announcement that Governor Wood
row Wilson bad ordered the return of
J12.000 contributed to Wiloon's prt
ennvention enmpaign by Cyms Mc
Comiick, an official of the Harves
ter trust, was made here today by
William Jennings Dryan. The money
wns returned by Clcv.eInnd-Dodgc.--au.
associate of Governor Wilson nt
Princeton, who collected subscrip
tions for Wilson's campaign.
In returning the money, Rrynn
said, Dodge wrote McCorraiek that
he did not propose for nnyoue to be
able to say thnt Wilson, if elected,
would he, under the slightest obliga
tion to anyone connected with any
enterprUc, involved in government
litigation.
E TO AID
OREGON CAVES
GRANTS PASS, Ore.. Oct. 23.
Tho situation regarding the Oregon
caves, located In Josephine county,
was explained to Senator Bourne
while In this city, nnd he pledged
himself to give immediate attention
to having certain details arranged
whereby the great natural wonder
could ho mnde more avallablo and
accessible to tho public. To this
end it is desired that concession bo
granted by tbo government for tho
construction ot hotels and roads,
capital bolng ready to develop the
caves ns soon as this is done. The
caves havo been set aside as a na
tional monument, .and authority is
required from the government be
fore buildings can bo erected within
tbo boundaries.
WILL ARRAIGN BLACK FRIDAY
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT OF LOAN
SAN JOSE, Gal.. Oct. 25. Indicted
by tho grand Jury on a charge of
embezzling a lonn ot $3050 obtained
from tho Bank of Mayfleld ns secre
tary ot tho Pnlto Alto Building and
Loan Association, Stato Senator
Marshall Black will not bo arraigned
until next Friday, according to the
announcement of Judgo J. E. Rich
ards, TO TAKE STAND
examined admitted that tho militin
mon stationed at Lnwreueo during
the strike, used U8 calibre, soft nosed
bullets, the sumo us thu one which
killed Anna Lopizzo. Thin statement
was corroborated.
l'rivuto Daniel Harrington testi
fied thut a striker clubbed him and
that another pointed a revolver nt
him,
WSON
BACK
BUN
BULGARIANS AI
T
TURKISH CITY
Turks Have Made But Feeble At
tempt to Check Advance Monte
negrin Troops Surround Scutari
and Start to Bombard City.
Turkish Troops Resdrt to Outrages,
Butchering Seventy Wmhhi ami
Children Greek Educator Tortured
PARIS, Oct. 25. Dispatches here
from Sofia today declare the Bulgar
ians at Kirk Ktllseeh captured Gen
eral Mahmud .Muktar Pasha, tho
Turkish commander. Prince Abdul
Hallm, several Pashas, 40,000 sol
diers and 118 canon. .
CIomi to City
SOFIA, Oct. 26. The main col
umn of tho Bulgarian army I but
three miles from the principal forts
of Adrlanople, and news that the
Bulgars havo started to storm the
city is expected here momentarily.
Official despatches received here
from the front early today said the
Bulgarian forces wore closing In on
tnc city, entrenchln as they ad
vanced. The Turks, Is was said, were mak
ing but slight efforts to repulse the .
advance.
Sctttnri Surrounded
CETTIXJE, Oct. 25. Montenegrin
troops surrounded Scutari this morn
ing and Immediately started to bom
bard the city, according to a despatch
received berefromheroltTheTO,
Is general rejoicing here'over the re
port. Scutari Is the most important
Thurklsh stronghold in Northern Ali
banla and Is strongly defonded.
Important I'osIUoh Taken
PODGORITZA. Oct. 25. Montene
grin troops last night captured a
position dominating Tarabosch, the
main fortress defending Scutari, ac
cording to a despatch received here
today from General Martinocltch.
Many Bulgarians Slain
CETTINJE. Oct. 25. Between
3,000 and 4,000 Bulgarians were
slain in accomplishing the fall of
Kirk Kilisseh and a similar number
wounded, according to official des
patches received here. The Turkish
losses, it wns said, wore much heav
ier. Women Butchered
ATHENS. Oct. 25. Turkish troop
at Serfidgo butchered seventy women
and children and horribly mutilated
scores ot itien, according to a mes
sage Just received here from tho
front. Tho eyes ot a Greek school
master, it was said, wero gouged out
wtth a pokor.
FELIX DIAZ OWES
HIS LIFE TO DIRECT
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 25. General
Feliz Diaz, nephew of Porfirip Dinz,
deposed president of Mexico, who
attempted to overthrow tho Mndero
administration, will not be executed.
His life was saved by direct order
from Mndero, who decreed thut tho
rebel leader should not bo shot but
imprisoned. The length of the term
Dinz will serve bus not been announc
ed. General Diaz surrendered to Gen
eral Reltran, the fedoral commander,
when tho government troops accom
plished tho fall of Vera Cruz without
firing a shot.
W. C, T. U. CONVENTION TO
MEET AT WASHINGTON, D, C.
ii i i i - i a
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 25.
Washington, P, C, wan choseu today
ns tho next couvontlon city of Ui
national W, .0. T. U. Th ooive
tlon will couveno the vek preaiK
the, meeting of congros jn tha fall of
ton.
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