orwon Hlitwfoai M. City Hfllf frfW Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Ilnln inflight nmt WritnM tiny Mnt. !tO .Mln. iitt. SECOND EDITION MEDFORD, OUKOOK, ITLSDAY, DKCMSMUER 21, i12. NO, 235. rorijrrnni1 Tr. Dully Hnvt-nth Yrr. WAKB UP. EftRLY ON CHRISTMAS M0RNIN6JND LET THE BABIES ROMP. UPON THE FLOOR ML RESULT mmk mLAs -: -ri 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) - - -' v - " i 3 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 3 1 1 TV 1 '' wSteMb flktr