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. A .-' ..-.- V - v ,J'',-,e4 Aww-. t-4r t yw tkfimmrtitifl'l li flrffW W(... ... Hir"" Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mnx. 17) Mln, M Precipi tation .22. Kiirly.iMiiiml Tmr. Dully MovmiIIi Voar. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER .17, 1012. NO. 229. MEDFORD WINS BEAR CREEK BRIDGE CASE 0 . i i a.1 Wffi LOSES E Supremo Court Holds Court Was Mjlit lu tract as Charter ol Provided. That County Lcttlnn Con Medford So Judijo Calkins Overruled In Opinion Written hy Justice Dean and Coun ty's Position Sustained. HAI.KM, Ore., Hit. 17. In an oiilnluii written hy Jusllro llran I ho supreme court today In the roso of lli'iitoii Mowers nnil H. A. Carlton, nwpondents against tint county court of Jackson county tiud others, appel lants, decided In favor of tlm appel lants, holding Hint Iho Medford har tor compnllfil thn county court to Imllil thu bridge across Hear creek In lh oily of Medford Involved lu tlm null. County Held for llrldgo The higher court restrains tlm Is suance of payment of any county war rants on account of tlm bridge con tract, In excess of slS.000, tlm uiiioutil tlm county agreed to pay until niicli Hum a tlm city of Med fori! and tlm Pacific A eastern rail way company shall huvo paid Into tlm treasury of Jackson county IlC.OuO nrcordlUR to agreement Tlm plaintiffs lu tlm milt main ' tntuml,-umi-T.iaiim,'"lirldRn lu iiiiwtlon being In tlm Incorpaled nlty, In not upon tlm county road, anil that thn county has no author ID to hutld Much a bridge, and, sec ond That llm carrylnR out of tlm contract lu question would Increase tlm voluntary Indebtedness of Jack son county beyond the constitutional limit. Concerning tlm first question llm opinion sny In part: flintier N SiioIaIui'iI According lo tlm plnln provisions of seuMon Kin of llm charter f the nlty of Mndforil, It I lucumtmut upon tlm county of Jackson to hulld, main lain and repair alt bridges and cul verts upon county road lu the city mid road district, the cont of which U lu excess of f 20. Taking this sec Hun together vlth other sections re furred to and In view of tlm Kctieral legislation of tlm mate, wo think It wiih tlm Intention of tlm legislature that the county of Jackson should rutuln JurlHdlctlou over tho county rninU within tlm limits of the city o( .Medford lo that extent uuleiiit till reiiulreinvnt l clearly within moiuo luhlhltlon or tho constitution tho jiiundiitit Hhould ho obeyed. "The highway upon which. Hi" bridge U supposed to ho erected la embraced within the provUlon of sec Hon 1)37. sub-dlvlslon I, Lord's Ore gon lawn, authorizing tlm county court to coiiHtruct tlm bridge, and for mi eh purpose Is to all lutontii and purpose n county road ' CASE EVIDENCE CLOSES 1NDIANAPOLIH, lml., Dee. 17 A inovo Intended hy tho defense to force tho ftovorninuiit to show It hand In Iho so-culled dyuumlto con Hplracy trial fell flat hero thltt af ternoon when Attornoy Kriiiu, ropre. iiontlng Dofonduuts I'nul Morrln and John II. Harry, iiiovod that tho gov ernment kIvo notice on what coiiutH It elected tho Jury should ti'y tho two defendants. Judge AnderHon prompt ly ovur-rulod tho motion. Tho government also sprung a Htir prlso on tho defense hy unexpectedly closing Kh ciiho without offering any testimony In roliuttal, Tho jury loft tho room whlhi the defoiiHo attorneys niKiiod suvoral molloiiH. WASlllNaTON, Dee. n.Kvi donco favorahln to tho dofondant wbh riiHhcd today at tho Impeachment trial lu tho nonato of Judge Hohort W, Archlmld, clinised with mlscon duel lu office, tho dofomio liopliiH to cloao Itu cuwe Tliiirmluy. ill BRIDGE BUILDING TURKS TRY TO N EK S Heavy Flrlnn Off Dardanelles Indi cates Renewal of Attempt to Pass Greek Cordon In Afiean Sea No News Coiiccrnlnn Outcome Battle. Grrmany Plans to Seize All Socialist Leaders In Case Mobilization ol Troops Is Ordered. CONSTANTISOPI.K. Dee. 17. Hcnvy firiiiK lienrd today off the Dnnlniiclli'H iniliralcM u renewal of llm Turkish attempt to run Hie litoekmle eotnliliiheil there hy Hie (Ircek llect in the Aegean Ken. The battle bi'tf'in Hliorlly nl't it ialireuk nml liiftlcit tunny lioiim, the dull boom of euiiiinn from the wunliiH and llm foil makiuu it certain (hat the eon 1 lift Ih NcriiuiN. II in tiMirti'il here that the Turkixli nhim in (heir altempt lo run the (Ircek I'linloii are eili;iii uloui the tiliore xhelleieil iiuilcr the Jlre of the TurU-li titrtr. No iufonuatlmi Iiiih hceu reeeicil here u lo whether eitlier flee! Iiiih lout any vcmhcIh in the f'lKltl. HKIM.1N', DiV. 17.-"Should inoh iUxalion of the (l.'iiuiin tinny lie or dered preparatory to war, it it ipille probable Hint every promiuwit MiriaU ilemoemlie leader would iinniiilintely he nrrenlcif- or at leant plaeed under Nimcillnuco mid taken in eliaie, Hie moment he Iickhu any nuliwnr kI Inlion." So ileelared u prominent (Ionium tinny officer hire today. With all llie MteialiMm nnli-wnr prouiiiK'iiHin'iitox, it is Miitl, that the niilborilii'M exueet little fmm that source in event of umhiliratiou or war. It in uilmilleil, however, that the rirt hikiih of Kiieh n movement will he ciuxheit with all iulhteNiieHH by Hie xnsetiimcut. E FOR LOWER RATES WASHINGTON'. Dee. 17. In com plntnt of the Maker (Orei;ou), com mercial club, the interxtato commerce commiHtdnu today ileelured uureabou able the cIiinh nil en from linker City to Hiinta on Hie Oregon Short Line between Old'n l'erry, Idaho, mid Vale, Oregon. linker's cuhi was linudleil hy V, II. MeCune who alio uppeuied in the complainlH filed hy tlm Medford Truffle horcnii. LOSES JOD FOR DINING WITH JACK JOHNSON CIUCAUO, I)ee7T7rHecauiio ho accepted thn hoHpltallty of Jack JouuBou, ucRro puRlllat nnd attend ed a dinner given by tlm latter when ho married l.uclllo Cameron, n white girl recently, Kdward C, Mnr imlcri, deputy United States marshal, waH dUmlHHed from tho aervlco, It wait learned hero today. MumalcH wan dUmlHHed Saturday on telogrnphlo ordera from Attorney (leneral Wlckomham, RAN ntANCISCO, Dee. 17. With llm oeeuii bench ami the bay hhore patrolled, the police launch noting about (he bay, ami pohhoh pcouriug the purl; ami outlying; districts, (he scinch for Mrn. Uchh'io L. Hunter, nen Cooper, Iho nix day hrido of Jo Koph Hunter of Portland who ilinup peuved yesterday after Hemling1 a iiu'rtHiih'o hinting miiulde, i slill nu here today, with hut slight hopo of finiliiiK Iho iniHsiiiK wife alive. This is the nolo received by Hun ter: "Dear Joo;--,0h, I don't know how to begin this terrible little letter, When you vooelvo it, or Iioforo you can do nnylhhij,'i I probably will be jw'DBirMwInGiaN HEARST STATES LEHERS GIVEN BY EDDY Yellow Publisher Does Not Know How Archhold's Letters Were Stolen, But He Secured Photo fjraphs of Orlfjhtals. Hearst Denies That He Paid London Author Anylhlnn for Correspon dence Printed In Magazine. WASHINGTON". Dec. 17 How hn acquired ponnmdon of alleged cor rcitondence between John I). Arch bold, problem of tho Standard Oil company and memhan of coiiKren", wa told on tlm wltneim stand here today by William It. I learnt, tlm newspaper publisher, when tho aeu ntti committer resumed Its probe Into campaign contributions. The wit nc produced photographic copies of hoiiiii of thu published letters, admit ting that he never saw the originals. Hearst said ho secured tho latter In September, t'JOS. but hesitated when asked where from. When thu committee Insisted Hearst said ho got the letters from John IMdy, ,an au thor, who now lives In Ixindon, letter Kt III UhpuhlMu-il Tlm witness said his magazine still had copies of letter written by Arch- bold which had not yet been pub lished. Iln handed photographic copies of some of Archhold's alleged correspondence, to Senator Clapp, chairman of the committee, who read sevoral of them to the probers. One fo tho letters," purporting to bo from Senator Penrose of Pennsyl vania to Archbohl, was written In 1903, It referred to a conference between Penrose and Senator Aid rich, "to discuss the matter referred to" In on earlier letter, alleged to hnvu been written by Archbohl to Penrose. Another letter, purporting to be from Archbold to Senator Tor aker, said: "We are willing to loan you I'iO.OOO. Another letter from Archbold lo Karaker urged that a rertnlu clause "lu house bill fiOO bo stricken out." Whom Did Ho (Set Them? Tlm committee demanded that Hearst produce tho correspondence not yet published. He at first de clined, but Inter agreed to submit tho letters if tho committee would con sider them lu executive session. Hearst wna cross examined by Son ntor Oliver of Pennsylvania, He do nled lio paid for tho photographs but wns unable to say how thoy wero ob tained from the (Hen of tho Standard Oil Company. The committee adjourned at noon, to re-aRBomblu at the call of Chair man Clapu. Hearst said Kddy submitted tho letters to him wlion the Independence league was started, believing publi cation of the correspondence would holp the movement. Ho denied re warding Kddy In nnywny. Hearst admitted ho had letters showing Sen ator Koraker had repaid tho money ho Is alleged to havo borrowed from Archbold, Ari'liltold to Sibley Tho lotters produced by Hearst In- (Continued on Pngo 3) dead. Yon will never know how mis erable I am. I could never make you u happy wife because I eanuot sliuul married life. God pity you if you love me very much I 1 do pity you but it would ho impoHihlu for you to ho movo miserable or unhappy than 1 am. Am leaving you this way bo eauso 1 think It belter. You will per haps go to Salt Lnko nnd our friends in Portland never need know thin, as (hoy would if I wnlled till wo went baek. It is nil u terrible mistake, nnd it would bo impossible to con tinue, l'leaso forgive mo and forgol. Your heartbroken llessio, "l S. Send my effects fo mother." 11 HHHHf SERVIA WILLING TO EVACUATE DUBAZZO TO GREAT BRITAIN LONDON, Die. 17. -To aid the pi-nee cntovs hero, in doling iiegOlIali'iuM nml ii mi evidence of Iot faith in the jtiHlieu of I lie N)verw, Servia i willing lo evacuate Huritrro, on eH(lilioii that (treat llrilnln oceupv the fort until thn fate of Albaniu in definitely nettled, nci'iinliug (o a llelgrade dirfiteh loday to the London Mail. llKItl.l.V, Dee. 17 - rulfllllng his promise to display lo the world tho efforts of the turtle serum which he declares a suro'cure for tuberculosis, Dr. I'rederlck Frans Krlcdmann opened today n public Institute here for the treatment; of certified cases of phtlsls under the supervision of fatuous physicians! Scientists and plo.lclans from Paris and Londonand other cities of Kuropo besides a large number from America were present at the opening of thu clinic, whlcji It Is hoped may deal the greatest , blow at the "white gau. -J sconrco" nlnce mimical history bo Dr. KreldiaannfiH'rsonally Inocu lated severel jWu". with js secret serum. All wero vldentlyvictTius of consumption. The action of tho serum In their eaten will bo watched with close attention by a large com mittee of prominent Ilcrlln specialists and on their dictum probably will hang the verdict of the wholn med ical world as lo whether tuberculo sis can or cannot bo cured by Dr. Frledmann's discovery. E NKW YOUK, Dec. 17 Despite tlm rapid rise of Heading yesterday, tho stock fell back at tho opening of tho stock market today, dropping two points on the first few transactions. Tho goueral list waa'lrrcgular, with the principal Issues tending down ward. I.ohlgh Valley dropped 1 1-4 and smelting and Tcnnesseo Coal 1. Canadian Pacific roso 1. Tho market declined sharply after tho first few minutes, bullish senti ment being weakened by tho fall of Heading. Tho market cloned heavy. lionds wore easy. T OF E POIlThAXI), Ore., Dee. 17. Dr. Hurry Start, the first member of the alleged Portland ico rinj? lo bo tried was this afternoon found guilty of technical assault on the person of Krnest Taylor, a Portland youth. He will bo sentenced Friday. No notice of appeal has yet been filed. Con viction curiico a sentence of from ouo (o five yours imprisonment. The jury reached its decision on the sec ond ballot, RAIN FALL IS STILL L Tho rainfall thus far this season 'while S.I7 Inches below normal Is 2.G4 Inches In excess of that of last Benson at this tme. Tho total rainfall to dato this sea son, from September 1st, has been O.tiK; for the name porlod last year It was only 3,0-1. Tho normal rain fall for this same porlod for tho past twenty odd years has been !).05. SCIENTISTS WATCH TESTS UNDERWAY OF TUBERCULAR SERUM HM Adft AnniiiAYA !nrini-f rr-i-rr-t :lb UUNVIUI5 IHIKU ULUKLt ! GET PARDONS j IS ALLEGED IN I IN ARKANSAS! SEYMOUR CASE Governor Donaghey Gives Death Blow to Leaslnfl System by Which Pris on Inmates Are Peddled Out to Contractors. Tells Legislature That Prison While Not Sunday School is Not a Re vengeful Hell. I.ITT1.K HOCK, Ark., Dee. 17. Wiping out of the convict camp in Arkansas, coupled with a desire to deal a deathblow to the leasing sys tem by which prison iumntes are ped dled out to eontrnetorx, N the ad mitted motive of Governor Donaghey here today for pardoning three hun dred and sixteen state convicts. Don nghey nleo promised to liberate forty four county convicts before night. "The penitentiary wns not designed for u Sunday school," was the pro testing telegram received by the gov ernor today from members of the Atato legislature. "No," nnswercd Governor Donaghey, "thals true. Hut let me say Ibat Hie penitentiary was not designed for n revengeful hell, either." Three convict camps were wiped out clean by the governor's uel, nnd under the order, the former prisoners merc-lurcd to fulLcitueiihip.r "The leasing of prison convicts' said the governor today, "is gTeatly nbuxcd. Miscarriage of justico has sent scores of men to the peniten tiary and convict camp for pelly of fense. The system is all wrong. All the men I pardoned were convicted of petty offenses. .My net is inteded as u blow to the lease system and oilier jolts equally ns crushing will be dealt before I go out of office." Hobcrt Hodgers, former attorney general of Arkansas, bitterly de nounced (lovernor Donaghey. "The governors act," said Kod gers, "was tlm act of either a maniac or of a man allowing splto and re venge to outweigh the Interests of tho public. These pardous turn loose more than one-third of the state's convicts." WALL STREET KING ON WAY 10 TESTIFY NKW YORK, Dee. 17. To testify at tho money trust investigation in Washington, J. P. Morgan and his sou started for tho capital loday in a special train. Morgan and liis son were accom panied by numerous lawyers, clerks, secretaries nnd stenographers. GERMAN POLICE SEIZE SOCIALIST PAMPHLETS Dl'SSKLDOKK. Germany. Dee. 17. Tho polilienl police havo confis cated 20,000 copies of ft socialist nnti. military pamphlet printed in Dusscldorf. With tho war cloud still hovering over tho political horizon, (he agitations nnd propugnndu ot tho socialists aro receiving closer at tention from the police than has been tho easo in years. SPEEDY END OF WORLD PREDICTED DKS MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 17. "There won't bo any Danama I'aoifio exposition. Tlioso poor, ntisu"ulod persons on Iho Paeifio slopo nro wasting (heir money. They had bet ter bo directum their energies in pre paration for Judgment day. For thu good Lord J Kemp: to imnj- tins .world to an end in 1013." This wns tho declaration hero ol ttov. William Parkhurst, pastor of tho First Adventist church, who backed his assertion with many quo- tationa from tho lbblo. IIo also poinled to (ho Balkan war aa partial proof, of his predicliou, Blame (or Confession Put Upon Per secution hy Attorney for Defense Jury Secured, Majority From Ashland, to Try Accused Man. Five Doctors Summoned to Explain Effect on Mind of Third Degree Treatment Given Defendant. After examining 45 veniremen a Jury was secured to hear the case of the state vs. Seymour alias Park er for the murder of George Dedas katous a Orwk In this city on tho night of September 22. 1912. Tho jury Is as follews: J. A. Cook. blacksmith. Gold Hill; M. M. Shel don, Ashland; Fred llcrrln. stock man, Ashlaud; C. H. Hosley, mer chant, Ashland; F. W. Adams, or chardlst. Central Point; A. J. Dun lap, former, Willow Springs; C. M. Chapman, farmer. Talent; S. S. Stevens, farmer, Phoenix; P. Provost, merchant, Ashland; M. C. Edlngton, Ashland: F. L. Camps, photographer, Ashland; Peter Flck, farmer, Jack sonville. Claim lAst Mind Tho attorneys then made their opening statements and the taking of evldtinco-'began. The-case-will probably go (o tho Jury Wednesday morning. Attorney McCabc for the defenso In his opening statement declared that Seymour had gono to tho pool room on Fir street with Spanos and that about 9 o'clock ho went to tho Seattlo rooming house and went to bed. Ho stated that his client for threo weeks remained In the city following the crime, making no attempt to get away. McCabo then charged that follow ing Seymour's arrest lie. was placed In close confinement by himself. He stated that Spanos' confession was continually drilled lu upon Seymour until he lost his mind and finally made an alleged confession, lio charged that tho officers had threat ened him continually, when not hold ing out promises of liberty to him. "They continued this," declared McCabe. "until Seymour's tnlnd yielded and he repeated word for word almost tho statements ot Spanos. Then they took him out of tho cell and giving him full rations permitted him to llvo as tho other prisoners did. "All this," thundered McCabe, "took plalo In the twentieth century lu tho county jail at Jacksonville with Sheriff Jones, Jailor Kuton and that sleuth-hound, that pusedo de tective, Harry Hack, of tho Malt Tri bune, working upon his mind with nil ot their Intelligence to beat him down. Gentlemen we will prove alt ot this to yen." Physicians Called It became known today thai tho defenso has subpoeaned four physi cians of Medford who will bo ex pected to testify as to tho psycology ot tho human mind us to tho offect of suggestion, hoping In this manner to show that Seymour was In an tin- (Continued on Page 3) "All (he seas and rivers and foun tains will turn to blood," said Park hurst. "Hailstones weighing fif(y soveu pounds will fall, nnd tho sun will bo so hot that men will literally bo burned alive. Next summer will bo so hot that peoplo will bo cooked on (heir bones. When you turn the kitchen faueel next July warm blood vill flow, and (ho soft skin of women will break out in lonlhesomo sores, nnd seven plagues will devastate the earth." Dr. Parkhurst mlvises the people lo read (ho 2-UU chapter of Mntlhow, verso 27, if thoy don't beliova it. WAN CfflNL KEEP OUT OF Bulgarian Premier Alleges That Fi nancial Interests are Arrayed With Turkey In Diplomatic tattle Over Term3. Financiers Endeavor to Maintain In tegrity of Sultan's DentAdrian ople is Threatened. A MEN LONDON, Dee. 17.YnrnTng to European capitalists not to meddle into the pence negotiations between Turkey nnd tho-ltalknn allies unless they wish to see rt renewal of hos tilities was sounded here Ihts after noon by Premier Daneff of Bulgaria, one of the envoys, to the conference in progress here, who alleged that fi nancial interests are arrayed with Turkey In (he diplomatic batllo over pence terms. Despite the pessimistic nttitude of military observers here, who expect the negotiations to fail I Premier Daneff said there was hopo of on arnicablo adjustment if the envoys are allowed to fix the terms without outside interference. "Wo will concede minor points lo Turkey," said Daneff, "anil tho tennB of our indemnity demands may perhaps bo ultered, but the sultan wast weet oHrprwiim'dBMHd,in,"" eluding the disposition of Salonika nnd Albania. "If Turkey refuses lo accept the boundary line we havo proposed I ntn authorized to cable Sofia to fire on Adrianople. "European financiers nro attempt ing to make fnvornblo terms for the sultnn by maintaining tho integrity of the Turkish debt, which can mean nothing but that the financiers aro opposed to the allies. They should remember that I have (he orders lo have tho army renew its uttnek on Adrianople." WHITE SLAVER E MONTREAL. Que., Dec. 17.--Implicating many local Italians, at least one of whom occupies a prominent position In the community, Carlo Dl Uattlsta, who Is lying within tho shadows of tho gallows In the local Jail today, In tho presence ot Judge Leet, his counsel and court steno graphers, gave a thrilling recital of the countrywide operations of tho black hand society and white slave, traffic throughout Canada and the United States. Dealing with the white slave traf fic. Uattlsta admitted that ho was one of the moving spirits In tho work, and claiming that the business was organized on a systematic basis throughout tho country, not only lu Hastern Canada, but across tho con tinent to the Pacific coast. Many ot tho girls aro Canadian born, but quite a per centage are brought from tho old country for tho solo purpose ot supplying disreputable houses throughout the longth and brcudth of Canada, Ho gave a cluo to the numerous murders ot Italians which havo taken place In Montreal and olsowhero during tho past few years. PLOT FOR DICTATOR I LISBON, Dec. 17. Great excite ment prevailed here toduy over tho discovery of u plot to establish a military dictatorship in Portugal, in which a part of (ho army wns sup posed to bo implicated. After an nil night session (ho cab- tnct today kept nil wurshipa in (ho harbor cleared for action nnd all available troops under arms. MAKES CNF SSION -a i m