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MEDFORD, OUKOOK, ITLSDAY, DKCMSMUER 21, i12.
NO, 235.
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Dully Hnvt-nth Yrr.
WAKB UP. EftRLY ON CHRISTMAS M0RNIN6JND LET THE BABIES ROMP. UPON THE FLOOR
ML RESULT
mmk mLAs
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SANTA CLAUS TO
-JV8toFl " MMar, . AIL 1
II
OF CONSPRAGY
H
K N
McMnnlnal's Story Pronoimccd Plcco
nf Fiction Inspired hy Revenue in
Cluslnii Ariiumcnt (or Defense
Prosecution Grilled.
Praise lor Unionists on Trial nnd
Condemnations for Informers nnd
Defrayers.
INIMANAPOMH, Ind., Ilw. 21 -Olnf
A. TvellmoK, HCflretnry of the
AMiilio Inclusion longim, nnd KiiK"'
A. Olnimy, lioth of Hun FronoUcn,
worn eloquently extolled nt tin hii
idled dynamite conspiracy trial hen
IiiiIhv hy Fulled Stntrn Konntnr Jolin
V. Krn f Indiana nf counsel for tlm
lefollSP.
"Those ohnrgp," Kern mild,
"against Tvnlliiuii nnd Clnnov nro
nillouloiiM. They my here Hint those
two men are guilty of romplirity in
the dynnmillng f the '" Angeles
Timon building, lint 1 1 toy did not in
did Ihrm on Hint chnrgn In tlm juris
ilii'liuii f Cnlifnniin. Thov try In
lirinx iiRHliut them here whnt tlic.v
haw ihi tried thrni for in their own
jiirifdlolion, There has boon u vol
ume of evidence presented nt thin
triu! tlml wan beside Hip issue. These
inrn nro ohnrged wild illegally con
spiring to Irwmfer explosive from
om stale lo another. V(. n mini
1 1 end ml' lint evidence, nnd mil know-
tut the elinrgn would say theso men
vyoio being I tied for dynamiting build
lnr nnd destroying tin l. Angeles
Tunes."
MrManlgal Arrnlnrl
Orlio .MoMunlgul, tho self-confessed
ilyiinmitor, was Hcnthfngly nr
rnigncd ly Kcm.
"Tim government's enso i ton cir
ruinstnntlnl nnd links the mind to in
fo r loo much. Tim uncorroborated
IHirtioiiH of Me.Muuignl's romnrktihlo
piece of fiction damns the whole tide.
II I founded on spite nnd revenge,
nml the mnlivn of llm confessed nroh
fiend wiiN expluinod when lm said:
'Whop I nm ouuglil, wh nro nil
ought.'
"Itv unrcful ooiiohing thin mnii has
lirrn helped to defile tlm names of
innocent men."
Kern then referred to tin' corn
mmndenco taken in lli mid on Hi"
ironworkers' headquarters hero, giv
ing legitimate Interpretations lo those
sections which llio KOM'rninonl nl
h'Kcd howi'd kiHMvU'dcn of dyniimil-iitvr-
Ho iirjriu'd Unit John McNn
ninrn nlmic wiih rrMt"iiidblo for the
dviwiinltiiiK'
lrfwhr ! Drnnnnrwl
KriiiV di'iiimrinlion of 0nir l.nw
lor, Koveiiimi'iit nlloiney of I.os An
Ki'Ick, nnd of AhhiMnut Dilrifl At
lonii'v V. J. Tord, iiIho of Iaw Aiix
ji'Ii'm wiih iat-lti'tihillv hilli'i'.
'I nm not koIiik " dUi'iins tin cvi
doiipn invented iiKiihihl riniicy," ho
miid, "hy llinuo Iwo inii'nihh' Cull
I'oinlu InwyiTH, Lnwlor nnd Kuid. I
will only any Ihi'ir not ion in or"
oxiiininlni; Cliinoy whoii lio wiih ill
mid under the onro of u nuixu rivnl
id th' worst third iIcrivo nii'thoiU
over priu'liiiod hy iolk'Q nnywln'tv.
(Coiilluiiod on 1'oko 0)
I,A 1'OIITK, Ind., I)oo. 21. At
least twenty "Mr. Hollo dunesa"
havo boon noon In dlfforont purtH of
tlm country and reported to tho au
thorities ulncu tho confession mudo
by Hay l.iiinpurt boforo his death In
prison mid now doiilod by Convict
Moyors. 'I'hls confusslou wim uup
pOHod to huvo said that Mrs, Ounoas
imcnpod whon tho Iioiiho on bor
"niiirdor" farm burned down,
I'nlleu Jioru nro payliiK no ntton
tlon to tho "confoBBlon" rovoload by
Moyors, They think Moyors' story Is
u rnumi-up to got out of prison,
whoro ho Is sorvliiK n soutoncu for
horso-stoalliiK.
As for Mrs, aunogs, thoy nro sat
isfied with tlm vordlrt of tho jury
whlcli found that Mrs. (lunoaa had
Ulud In thu flro,
RND
TWENTY
M
NES
uU - fit timifflF&bfflr7r 'WW' ; T ui',r nft r3 m
MELLEN PLEADS ,
NOT GUILTY TO
Tl
NKW YOHK. Dop. ti -l'rpldpnt
Midlim nt tlio Npw York, Now llavoit
ami llnrtford rnllroad nnd rroildnnt
Ulmmburlln of, I In (Jrud Trunknp
voiiroil In tlio tlultoit Hlsilon rourt
horn toilny (iroimrod to annucr tlm In
dlctiiioiitu roltiriuul yodlordny which
nlloKo 'criminal ronilrary In re
straint of triulo.
"Clinmbrrllu nnd Mollon," said
Frank Crawforil, Chuniberlln'a attor
tiny, "wolcomo an Invpntlnntlon and
will ntmoliiloly dlnprovo any criminal
cliarK''. Wo will show tlio roal roa
sou for dUcntitlniilnK thu (Irand
Trunk oonimctlon lo l'rvldoneo wbh
tlm condition of the monoy market
nnd that ttui (IiiiiiicIuk or tin oxtcn
slon was Impoislblo bocnuso of tho
ruinous rato di'inaudod for tho mono)'
noodod."
Moth Mollon and Chaiuborlln
ploadod not Kullty. Judito- IIoiirIi
was Inclined to roloaso both of tho
urcusi'd mon on tholr own rocoKUli
anco, but when counsol for tho kov
ornmont objected, ho fixed tho bonds
at J 1 0.000 uaelt, whloli woro promtly
furnished.
Mollon waited In court thirty mln
utos boforo ho wiu called. Tho pro
ceodliiKs wcro ontlroly formal. Tho
pleas woro entered with tho prlvllcKo
of chaiiKliiK boforo Jnnunry 0.
TUHNTON. N'. J.. Doc. 21.
Prcsldont-Kloct Woodrow Wilson
was not forgotten by Santa C'laus
and gifts of all kinds nro reaching
him hero today. I'rom Vleksburg,
Miss., u young lady udiulror sent tho
president-elect, a handsoino gold-
mounted pipe.
"I tried smoking only onro In my
llfo," said Wllbon, "and thu results
woro so disastrous that I am utrnld
to try ngiiln."
Othor gifts offered woro n -HI
pound turkey, accoptod; thrco smal
ler turkeys, accepted; ouo cow, do
ollucd; a barrel of specially fattened
oysters, accoptod.
OF
GOLD BULLION IHEFT
SBATTMil, Doc 21. Clem Shop
nrd, purser on tlio sloniuor Ilmnholdt
wns nrroHtod lioro todnv on ft ohuruo
of having purtleipnted in tho hit;
Kohl thell two yeui-H nj,'o by wliluli
57,000 worth qt' jjold bullion wna
oseluuigcd l'or load,
MANY
IAS
GIFTS
SENT TO W00DR0W
flScfevA SEYMOUR AND
i-Mmm nszm
vients i zmmx r)
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TRAIL OF BANDITS
SPIUNOPIKI.U. III., Doc. 21
Tho four masked bandits who hold
up a Chicago and Alton passenger
train five miles south of hero at mid
night last night are reported sur
rounded near the Wabash tracks
oloxo to tho scono of tho robbery,
illoodhoiinds wuru ruthad to tho
senno nt daybreak nnd officials wy
the capture of tho robbers Is certain.
Tho train held up by tho four men
Is known ns tho "hiiminor." After
uncoupling tho engine and express
cars from the rest of tho train tho
bandits forced tho engineer to drive
sotoral miles down the track, There
thoy exploited four charges of dyna
mlto In mi unsuccessful attempt to
open tho express safes. Tho rob
bers then filled sucks with package
and ecaped Into tho dome woods.
Tho engineer ran bnck nnd sound
ed a warning. A poena of fifteen
deputy sheriffs nud railroad detec
tives left hero for tho scene aboard
n switch engine.
SPITE OF HOLIDAYS
NI-:V YOHK, Dec. 21. Huslnoss
w.is light at tho opening of tho slock
market today, nnd prlco changes
woro winnll Many speculators woro
absent on account of tho holiday to
morrow, and IhoBo present took but
Utile, interest In trading. Lacka
wanna Jumped five points. Chicago
(Iront Western foil one. ltoports of
an agreement In tho subway negotia
tions added strength to tho local
tractions, ho money market was
strong. Tho close, of tho stock mar
ket wns strong. Honda woro steady.
MS TURKEY GIFTS
"TO
WA8I1INOON, Dee. 24. I'roal
dout Tnft'a Christinas turkey gifts
woro distributed to employes of tho
whlto houso today. Of tho execu
tive's family only his daughter llolon
and son ltobert nro spondlug tho
holidays nt tho whlto houso. Another
sou, Charles, Is with tho prosldont's
party now In tho Panama Canal xono.
A ChrlstmnH danco Is to bo glvon
by Miss llolon Tuft nt tho whlto houso
Friday ulght.
ifll
MB BOISE CONTEMPT
CLOE MURDER
CIIICAOO, Dec 24. That u miss
ing '.'H carat diamond valued at
SG00 may prove a solution to tho
mysterious murder of Joseph I.ogue.
diamond merchant, who was found
(lend In his office here, I tho belief
of tho police, who are today search
ing for the missing Btono.
Tho diamond was left for sale by a
blonde woman Just before the crime
was committed. White admitting
that two blonde women had business
dealings with her husband, Mrs.
l0gup steadfastly maintains that
they had no connection with the
killing.
Tho police teamed that u Jewish
woman, alleged to havo been estab
lished In tho hair dressing business
by Loguu, frequently visited tho mur
dered man, and that she woro a stone,
a gift from him.
All of tho women arrested In tho
raid on tho "bandtt flat" have been
released. Stratton, Hampden nnd
Wllllnms, nrrestoil ns suspects, are
still In Jnll
E
THROUGH DEEP SNOW
I.IVINGSTONK. N. Y., Dec. 21.
Garbed In tho heaviest clothing and
tholr feet encased In men's hugo
rubber boots, the flvn suffragettes,
all that nro left of tho baud who
started to walk from Now York to
Albany, loft lied Hook at noon bound
for this city.
For tho whole six miles of today's
trip, tho buow Is drifted In hugo
piles, nnd on tho level It Is nlno
Inches deep. Tho walk Is oxpected
to tnko four hours.
All along tho Hno of march ar
rangements havo boon mado for thb
determined women to got hot drinks
nnd to warm thomsolvea A big
carry-all Is following them along tho
roud to pick up any who may fall by
tho wayside.
STOLE KEY TO DRAWBRIDGE
TIED UP ALL TRAFFIC
A 1113 HOICKS', Wash., Dec. 24.
'Somo practical Joker stolo tho "key"
to tho North Aberdeen drawbrldgo
yesterday nud carried It threo blocks.
As n result trnffio in tho Wihhknh
river was tlod up tho groater part of
tho day. ho koy, or crank, was
filially found In n vacant lot,
!ISI
HOISK, Idaho, Dee. LM. The su
preino court uiinnunoed today Hint
the decision in the onto of 11. S.
Sheridan, publisher nud C. O. Hro.xon
mnnngins; editor of the Kvcninj; Cnp
itol Now., charged with criticizing in
the nper the deoi-ion of the court in
climinnlini; lloosevelt electors, would
he given Jnnunry '2. This is the firM
dnv of tlio January term.
Xo evidence wns submitted by eith
cd nf the defcndnuU nnd no argu
ment were made in their behalf. The
only testimony given wns in behnlf of
A. It. f mzen, alleged stockholder in
tho News, who was indicted jointly
with Sheridan nud Hro.xon.
In nnjuing the once for the btnte,
Attorney (icncrul MeDougnl stated
that Sheridan nud Hro.xon Htood eon
ictod nud nil thut remained wns for
the court to render its decision. A.
A. Frnrer, nttomey for Cnuen fol
lowed, nnd the case wns then sub
mitted. TO
SPARE THAT APPENDIX
DKNVnit, Colo., Doc. 24. "Doc
tor sparo that appendix!"
Tills Is what tho next legislature
will say to tho surgeons of Colorado
If i bill now being considered by tho
now houso of representatives Is
passed. Tho measure will make It a
misdemeanor, perhaps a felony for
n doctor to cut out . porfoctly good
appendix. Tho surgeon will bo re
quired to show that tho appendix ho
has taken out was dlsenocd. Many
prominent doctors In this and othor
states havo declared that at least
flfy por cent of tho appendixes taken
out aro all right.
HEAVY SNOW FALL
THROUGHOUT EAST
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. Snow
foil heavily horo today, causing sor
lous delays In train sorvlco north
and south Many homecoming trav
elers uro dolaed,
HOSTON, Dee. 24, A heavy
snow-full prevailed hero this after
noon, tho woatlior bureau forecasting
u billiard for Christmas Day.
DECISIONS JANUARY
SPANOS TO SALEM
AFTER CHRISTMAS
In order o xhow the greatest
amount of kindnes josililo under
the eirruni'diitireri,' J inline Frank M.
Cnlkin.s of the circuit eourt, who on
Saturday sentenced Fnink Seymour
nnd Mike Smnos In death for the
murder of George Dediihknlous 1ms
delayed signing the commitment pa
per of the two in order that they
might remain in Jackson county until
uftar Christmas This will allow
thorn to have friends cull nnd see
them. As soon ns the commitment
papers are figned the two wdl he
tnken to Salem.
Jailor Kutou litis prepared un elab
orate Christmas dinner for the pris
oners nnd due deference will ho given
Spnnos nud Seymour ns it is probab
ly the last Christmas dinner they will
ever enjoy.
AptenN will be taken in eneli cno
nnd this will net ns n stay of execu
tion. OF
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 An exe
cutlvo order ro-organltlng the cus
toms service nt tin annual snvfig of
$750,000 is to bo submitted for Presi
dent Taft's approval after the holt
days by Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh. It was' learned today.
Tho order has beeii submitted to
tho houso committee ou expendi
tures In tho treasury department con
fidentially. As it would reduce tho domocratlo
patronage by a Quarter of n million
to halt a million, tho committee hits
taken no action. Tho plan reduces
tho number qt surveyors In the cus
tom sorvlco nnd supercedes many
collectors by deputy collectors, who
will bo under civil 6ervIco. It Is re
ported that 1'rosIdent-Klect Wilson
favors tho plan.
BIG RABBIT HUNT
STANFIKLD, Oro., Dec. 24. Tho
people of this city, young and old to
day nro preparing for the blggost rab
bit hunt in tho history of Oregon.
Not only tho villagers hero but a
thousand visitors from tho country
side about will join In tho hunt and
a special train from Pendleton will
bring rabbit chasers from that point.
Tho lino will extend for ten miles
and It Is expected that 10,000 rabbits
will bo corralled.
PLAN
A1G
S750.000GUST0MS
1 TON H
T
Clerks and Shopgirls See Day of
Rest Tomorrow After Strenuous
Campaign of Christmas Shopping
Everybody's Been Buyln' 'Em.
Fraternal Orders and City Make
Provision for All the Poor and
Needy of the City.
Tonight belongs to Santa Clans,
and what ho will do to Medford chim
ney will bo n plenty according to tho
outlook. For two weeks a strenuous
campaign of Christmas shopping has
been wagd In tho city and today
scores of worn out clerks and shop
girls aro looking forward, not so
much to Santa Clans' coming, as to
tho relief and rest Christmas wilt
bring to thorn. Their hours havo
been doubled lately all of tho stores
being opened during tho evening
and tho stores havo been Jammed
with patrons. It has boon a busy
two weeks.
While an epidemic of scarlltlna
has Interfered with some of tho
Christmas entertainments planned In
the city, there will be scores of pri
vate trees In the homes and tho lit
tle, tots will have the tlmo of their
Urea when dawn awnkens them to
morrow. Papa will gut his later
when the bills romo In.
A splendid effort has been mado
this year to nlbjvlato all of tho suf
fering nnd privation In tho city as
far as possible. Tho Klks, tho K.
of P., tho churches and the city havo
taken step lolenvu ftxfd unit cloth
ing with the poor, aud In this tho
children hare not been over looked,
toys-find candy being Included In the
supplies left with each family.
While Medford has not tho number
of poor that many other places has,
there are a number of families to
which food and clothing mean much.
The weather man has promised to
behave. A cloudy day Is predicted
but the precipitation will bo slight.
BAY CITY BURNS
T
SAN FHANCISCO. Cal.. Do-. 24
"Rurnlng the hammer of knockery
will bo colebrated here tonight, whon
at 6:4r, Miss Mae Josephine Dennett
set a match to the funoral pyre which
will bo the signal for the festivities
to commence.
Madame Ilernlce Do Pasqualo,
opera singer, aided by a largo chor
us, will load tho musical numbers.
Tho choir Is to consist of C00 voices,
speclully rehearsed and trained for
tho occasion under direction of John
W. McKenzlo.
Tho celebration Is to signify tho
destroying of tho III feeling and to
promoto harmony In San Fruncliico.
It Is planned to have tho festival
ovor by 7;4o,
STEEL TRUST VOTES
INCREASE OF WAGES
NKW YOHK. Dec. 24. As u
Christmas present to its omploycs and
particularly to Its unskilled workmen
tho gonoral offices of tho United
States Stenl corporation announced
today that a guuoral wago Increaso
had been decided on.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
IS
Tho first snow of winter bognn to
full today in Medford nud from pres
ent iudieutioim Medford will enjoy u
white Christmas, ulthnugh tho pre
diction for tonight is ruin. '
Tho weather hits grown wanner
since tho first C tho week when (ho
low murk of thu year was touched,
HAMMER
TONIGH
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