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" m ,..,".,. -" . 7 Second Sfrecf V 1 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonlRlit nnil Wrlnedy Mitvlimini .87, Mtntntttm .Bt '.. f". Knrly.llilnl Yunr. Iinllx HlKlitli Ynr. MEDFORD, OlttiCION, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1f)1JJ. NO. 92. , , lr. LAMAR'S EXCUSE ONLY PARI OF STREETS GAME Rrokcr Who Impersonated Connrcss men Olfircd to Deliver Both the National Government, Except Wil son, and Mornnn Company. Snys Plot Was Only Counterplot of Wall Stret Conspiracy Actuated hy Hlhrst Motives. WAHIIINHTO.V. July H. The flrht wit iiimn tiiiiiirliii: before the liifititloiiM luliliy proliltiK coiiiinlit n today wuh Uiitld i.uiimr, tint Now York broker who admitted having liiipiiiiinnalnd Kirliilii iiinnri-HHiiKHi mid others li rninorHiilloiiH iimt tint liliiiliiiint wllli iiriMiilni'iit Now York tlnitiii'lurH In behalf of IMwurtl l.uii toihnrh, tint Now York attorney, lit iiiiiltiK his ntntoiueiit. I.iuniir until In won mitUflnd to leave lili fatu In tint IiiiiiiU nf Chairman Over mini nml Ht'iiutiim Nelson ami Cu mi inlim. "Ah fur n Senators Hoed nml Walsh inn concerned " Jut start ed In wiy, Jiut was ltilirriiittil 'iv Honiilor Overman, who ipilrkly kiU(ii'IiihI iiny attempt to Mir n i frlrlltm iiiiieiii: (tin moiuborii of tint committee, Hold out" Overman ordered, "wn will hnvit iioii of till. If you want to innko a statement w 111 lionr It, hut wo will not iiuriult any per Miiinlltli'n." To ttnrmrr iilrnrjf l.aiimr then reiterated t It til Jut Iml planned tint lmporouatlnuN of Con r.ri'fMiii'ii Illoriliiii, of Now YorK, nml Palmer, of I'enimylvanlii, In or dcr to unrovor what hit called r. roimiilrnry (tiilnst hi frli'inl, Hd ward l.nutiirbnrh, "It wan a Wnll tret ilnn," l.n innr continued, "dmlKiicd In brln I.ewM Can l.nlynnl mill III iiiw rlnti out Into tint open. They hnvo riilni'il many men before now, mid I wim I ml to get tlimii. It won n Kiiiint of duplicity on their part s muII iii intuit. I wanted to ;lve lliein a dead open ami Mint rani', no they would liitvo to rouin Into Hut open. hi I iiki'iI l.iiuterliarliV numo, They fell Into tint I rap. It wait an ope'i name, ami I Kot wlinl I wanted, "I fell curtain Hint l.eilyard know It wan l.nnmr who wan talking, and not Calmer, My ear had become ko nttiiued Hint I could hear liliu put Hug liranrh toloplinnn IIiioh on. I railed for ledynril mid offered him thn entire national government In partiiumhlp with Murgnu H. Co,, ex cept the pronldollt. 1 knew my ii.an, mid I know JiIh nature. Then 1 went to I-nulcrbach nml sent htm to l.eil yard liiii'atiHi) I know l.mlynrd would think Jut had J.uutorbach In a lie." Itlt:lil Cross ICmiilimlliiii, l.utunr was Niihjoetml to a rigid iroHH examination by Bonators Herd mid YVnUli, Walsh In particular halt ing Hut w linens fiercely, l.aimir ad inllled that hU orliUiml teKllinony did not nlludo directly to Beiintor Hliine, of MlHHourl, or Hpeakor Clark In cuntiecilon with l.auter Imrli'i vlalt to I.itdynrd. I Jo nald ho had told IiIh wlfo mid l.uutnrlmdi iitiout IiIh ImpurHomitlouH before ap pearing hero, t Heiiator Heed Kot I.nmar to ills ciimk inilillti iiiih1Ioiih. Thn wltiurH iiiild It wiih wroiiK for any coiiKreHS iiiau to ho Influenced "by iiuythliu: oiiIhIiIo IiIh duty," "I'.'ntitrtalulUK theno vIiiwh, how over," .Senator lU'od demanded, "you did nut lumltato to inalin It appear (Contlnuod on pano 2.) I I'lTTfllllJHOU, I'a., July K. I)n idle tho anuouncoment by tnumury offlclalH nml rimiucluru that bankliiK (omllUomi hern ant wound, dm run which Minted yuKlnrday on the l'ltu liuilili Hank fur HhvIiikm continued loiluy. The Intitllutlou U coutrol'jd by thn Kuhii lnlerentH, owneru of I ho iiinjoilly ulnrk In Hut I'Mrnt'Hecond Niitlniiiil bunk, which climud It iIiioih IuTu yimlvlilityi N CN E KUHN BANK MEN INVOLVED IN THE MULHALL CHARGES W MM ! I l Rt".r inl ! III.. . M .lniii. W. Van Clemo II.x I'rchiilent .MuuuractiirerH John Klrliy, Jr. I'li'uiilent Nalinmil Anhocialinii of Maiiiifai'liircrH Jnliu Kirbv, Jr., the president of Hut Niilional AsMiciatinii of Atnuu fiicluter, nml .Imncs V. Van Cleave, tin fminer pniik'iit, Imtli of whom wrro Hi nffire ilitrliu: lh hue that Colonel M. M. Mulliall wiih employed n h u (ddivi-t ami general huiidymmi in uiulerliuiiitcil work, will likely ln railed liefori' the "ciiale lobby lueH tiunlinn to tell of the rlmnjeM iimilo by .Miilliull that monev wiih spent for nml nunin-t mi'iuberx of cniiKrcfcH. The iw-ociation i-. one of the Inrpwt in the eiuintrv, nml iU members in iliviiluallv have n capital of .f 10,000, 000. There nre more limn 1000 mem- hiTM. It jrcw to ilH uient ctrenytli iimler Hie uiliniiiihlrutinu of Van Clene nml Klrbv. E HELD 10 GRAND JURY UOHIHHHHJ, Ore.. July 8. Unv I in; waived examination hero In Jus tice court on a charge, of anKault with n dmiKcrouH weapon nml rob bery, Hay Diamond, alleged (Hen dale bniik robber, In today belli;: held under bomlH of $fi,00i to appear be fore the ('.rand jury In July, Thn Militate under which ho wan arraigned provide for mi Indoler mluaiit term of from five yearn to life In the penitentiary. PLAN LAYING EL NKW YOltK', July 8. 1'repnrn. lions were Htnrlcil ni tint Hrooklyn navy yard today for laying (he keel of Hut IntcM Ihiilcd Stale bal Heship, for whicli eoni;res8 upprn prialc.l .f I (1,111)0,01)1). The plans for Hie vensel o be out) of tho InrKCHl imiu-of-wnr iiflont. It will ho (108 feet lone, '11,11)0 toim (lirtplaceincnt, nml will liuve n 117 foot beam and u drnujjlit of 'JH feet, 10 Inchon. SALEM LOSES THE ONLY WOMAN ON POLICE FORCE NAU'.M, Oie., .Inly 8. On no roiiut of n ilixiiKreement iih to Hie duly of Kiilem'n only polieowomiiu, Ihii clly council linn today repealed mi oiiliiimico ercalinj; Hut poMilion, nml Mih. I, villi Lyneli finds heiM'lf 4l)llltKH, Two of Hie coiiiicIIiucii who volcd lor the repeal cliiimcil Hint Mi". If.Mich hud heeii ilnlllu ilclccllvit wolk, wlilch wiih not hpeniUcil in pail of her ilpliN, TURKEY N MR1Q REGAN LOST COUNTRY Porte Decides to Rcoccupy Territory Allies Took Durlnn, Campalnn Continued Duluarlan Victories Re portedServians Cut-off. Roumanian Army Mobilized for In vasion of Bulfjaria Turkey .De mands Diilnarln Evacuate Territory CONKTANTINOPM-:, July H,- Tl.u I'nrle decided this uflcrmmii to re ni'i'ilpv the (erritorv Hie lllliitt took from Turkey ns the ieull of tho lunliin pence ttenly. TIuh iiicuiih Hint Turkey, will fiuht ami invmlu thn territory. The I'nrle ix pre paiing to moe imineiliutely. I.ONDKN', .Inly 8. Continue.) Hul gariaii ietorie4 nre icpoilnl here to day in ditxpatclntn fro'ui Sofia. Af t( r entertin Vranje nml eapturiiitr ' larc Hiipply nf nmiuiiiiition, the Hul (arians pioeeeded uoilhwiird to the .riri in rler, the ileHpatchv.i way, thercbv cultinu' off the retreat of the Servian troops. An unconfirmed rcKrt received from Coiihlanlinopli' lodny states Hint Turkey has ilcmniiili'il that Mill garia evaeiiale part of the Turkihh territory uivi-n the allies bv Hie tenm of Hie pence treaty. Turkish troops it was said, are preparing to tnke the field. Itiirehnrcst wires that the Itoimiaiiimi iirniv will he innbilicd Thursday uud Fridny nud o.k.oIh to invade HnlKiiria imtncdinlely. CUBAN POLICE CHIEF WOUNDED HAVANA, July S. (Jonernl Ar mando Itlvn, rhlcf of tin natlou.il police, lien mortally wounded hero today an thn rcHtilt of n revolver du el In which (Jeneral llrncHt AHbort, governor of Havana province, Hotin tor Vld.tl Morales and lteprcnenta tlvo Arias were Involved. Thn trouble Htnrted when (Joneral Itln stopped at tho Adhort club and canned tho arrest of tho doorkeeper for Illegally rarryhiK a revolver. An hert, Morales and Arias arrived about tho same time. Wltnenses us Hurt that Abert and Morales Htnrtud Hhootlng, Oeiieral JHvn falling with n bullet In bin head mid another I'l his andomcii, MILL VALLEY FIRE MILL VAI.I.KY, Cnl., July 8. Oue of the most disastrous fires of the many which have scorched the scrub oak and chapparel of Mount Tuiiinlpniri in recent yours was hu lieved to lie under control early today after mi nil night fight by about six hundred num. A detachment of 'JoU soldiers from Ihe San I'Vaneiseo pre sidio relieved tho exhausted slate foresters nml others, who Hiteeeeded in turning the blare uwuy bv seientifio baekl'iriug from the (own of Mill Val ley, us well us tho inns uud taverns dotting the tdopo of tho mountain. About -000 uoros of ground were burned over, but no buildings were touched. The blaze was still raging in several places Unlay, but nil dan ger of casualties or loss of build ings Was believed to ho past. The .fires in Fern Canyon uud along tho Hogback mo tho most' serious nud it is upon tlieso Hint efforts are being ennceutrnted lodny with every pro spect of success. Among tho firefighters who went lo tho scene Monday soon after tho firo Htnrled wero soino Sun Frnneisco deparliuenl momhers nml 1 M. Houghton president of the Tmualpais Conservation Association, Colonel Hell of (ho Presidio sent t'liplain Wolf wiih several companies of iiifmitry uud tho Northwestern Pa. cifin railway nut special I rains lilled ilh fiiolighlcrs. Ilonghloii says Hut iliiinage will hi cniiliitcil In soiuo ul' hu low livori III lm Cuiiyuu, m o uvs TTO Governor Takes Hand In Municipal Fltiht at The Dalles to Forces of "Booze and Prostitution" hy Of ferini) to Make Special Afjcnls. Police Refuse to Enforce Laws and Clly Council Refuse to Confirm Mayor's New Appointees. KAI.II.M, Ore., .Jnlv 8. (lovcrior West toilny took ii hand in the mu nicipal fight at The Dalles and gave what he -niihli'rs n knockout blow to the "cohorts of Imoe nml pros titution" by leleirraphius.' Mayor ' K. Anderson that he would make the mnyorV appointees iM'cinl ngeiits ho Hint the laws can be enforced. The city council had held up tho ap pointment. The governor wind: "III view of llni fuel Hint certain members of your police force by fnil- ing in the pat to perform the sworn duties of their office thereby laying HieuihelveH open to prosecution un der tho laws of this state, uud the further fact Hint your council has refused to confirm your uppnint inenls, iindouhU'dly for the ptinosi of furthering tho eniixu of the en horls of vicn nnd proHtitntion, please he advised that this office Mnuds ready not only to nnmc your ap pointees ns special agents, hut to render you promptly any and every assistance which you may request in your fight in behalf of the homo uud fireside nnd against organization ot viee nnd its sympathisers." COMPLAINTS FILED T ASTOKIA. Ore., July 8. Ileforc leaving this port for San Kraneiseo today tho coinauindiug officer of the Itevenuc Cutter McCulloch filed with the customs authorities a list of e.- pres violutioiis of the special navi gat ion liiws dealing with race courses uud involving twenty-four fishing boats, five launches, two government boats, two passenger Mcniuers and ouo tugboat. The offenses wero committed dur ing the races held in connection witli the AMoria regatta n few days ago. E 10 F E I'OrtTI.AN'n, Oro July S.To further tho bimlnesH relations exist ing between Japan and tho United States, particularly tho Pacific const cities, Is tho purpose ot Or. Julelii Soycda, honorary inombor of tho chambor of commerce of Toklo, for merly vlro inlnUtor of flnanco in Japan, mid until recently governor of tho Industrial Hank of Julian, who will arrlvo In Portland Friday after noon, lie la a Bpoclul representative of tho prominent business mon of Japan and la representing tho Jap anese chambor of commerce. BUI RECOVER FOLLY NKW YORK, July 8.Notioenbo weakness in Union I'aeifie, which do eliued nearly a point, marked tho opening of tho stock market today. Stock moved in a hesitating way and ulthniigh there wero t"uto largo tran sactions in Heading and Steel, trad ing in the other leading issues was light. The majority of thn nelivo Bales slarled fractionally under yester day's close. He fore noon, however, full recovery was iniule, HomU went irregular, Tho mm l.ct closed dull, Frod N'lbln la to Iih aeon In "llrimd- 1 Jo,u,,," '" Atiittrtilla. KNOCKOU BOOZE COHORTS COL. M. M. MULHALL, LOBBYIST OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, WHOSE CONFESSION COVERED TEN YEARS A Colonel Jr. M. Mulliall, who for ten years was u lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers, he sides engngitiK in the husincsfs of bribim: labor leaders and even mm inter of the Kospol, has become the central figure of the lobby investi gation now conducted bv the Over- BiEiiiir The executive board of the Great er Medford club held its monthly meeting Monday at the Hotel Med ford. Much routine btiMiie.ss was transacted mid many plans discussed uoiiceruiui; work to be done this sum mer ns well as in the full. Mr. Seliiefeltn was unanimously clioscu secretary to take the place of Mr. Sehiixtor who-c nbouoc from the city necessitated ho reiijtnation. Mrs. Streets was appointed head of the recently orguui.ed department of literature. At the reipic-t of tho Commerei-il elub, colors blue mid white wero cho-en to he known as Medford colors and to he first worn at tho Aslihiud Chuutntiiptn on "Medford Day" which is next Friday, May 11. A motion was passed that this meatu: bo taken to express too thanks of the club to all those who so ably assisted in milking the ''Hot ter Hnby Contest" nnd tho Flower Festival the success that they un doubtedly were. Special mention wns made of tho Mail Tribune, the Medford Furniture and llnnhvuro company, llaskiiis' Prut; company, Medford I'lmrmncy. St. Mark's (luild Mr. Perl, Mr. J. It. Knot, Weeks & MiOownu, flarnett-Cnrey, Slinpleigli Hardware company, M. J. lteddy and the prize doimrs. Special votes of appreciation are to ho tent to the nioes nud doctors who so generously gaw their time nnd o.erience. 10 VKNICR, Cal., July 8. Fear of n prison sentence for passing worth less checks hero prompted Simon Ilcliiustiuo's declaration that ho was guilty of seven murders in Ohift HtUiustiuo is held in jail hero, await ing hearing on tho check charge. Tho "confessions." he admitted, wero made in the hopo Hint ho would ho taken from California and thus evado facing the charge. AVIATION OFFICER DIES IN FLIGHT IN TEXAS MOl'STON', Texas, July 8. Lieut enant l.orcu (all of tho I', h. Army aviation corps was killed lodny in a fall at the iniliturv nvlalioii field near hci. Just ullitr mi apparently siie cosrful lucent hia uiiicliliie auildnily l'o11.iimiI uml pluiigvil to vat ill. CHOSEN AS COLORS OR MEDFORD 'man committee of the United States -ennte. The colonel has written his confessions for n newspaper telling of hw work for ten years. While the story has been denied by thoae 'vl,-m he accuses, it promises to bc cne a scandal which will occupy 'lie .senate committee for n long time. SUFFERING FROM OF FIGHT SANTA MONICA, Cnl., July 8. Suffering from nn inflamed kidney, complicated with intestinal trouble, Hud Anderson, the Medford, Oregon boxer wns taken to n hospital here today. Dr. Byron Maimer who is at tending him, declared his condition, while not necessarily critical is dua gerous. He admitted that the con dition may be due to his fight on July 1 with I.enho Cross. Dr. I'ulmer stated Hint he will be nimble to decido finally regarding Anderson's case until tomorrow. He believes, on cursory examination, however, that it will respond to treat ment. Dick Donnld, Anderson's manager, has postponed his proposed depart ure tonialit for Medford. Ho will re mnin in Is Angeles until Dr. Pal mer passes uhui the boxer. DYING GIRL CLEARS FIANCE OF CHARGES I.OS ANO.KI.F.S, Cnl., July 8. Completing exonerating her fiance, Fred Kolb of an nteinpt to kill her, Mls.s Irene Noble, who is near death from a bullet t wound inflicted two months ago, has today made a state ment, denying her earlier charge that Kolb shot her. Miss Noblo wns shot while she and Kolb wero ulono in n relative's home. Kolb declared that the shooting occurred while ho struggled with her for possession of revolver with which she hud threatened to kill her self. The girl's final statement corro borates his version. BRIGHT BLUE CABBAGE OAKLAND, Cnl., July 8. The vegetable market mav bo soon flooded with bright blue cabbage n the re sult of n successful experiment which has just been occoinplished by Hugo Licnthel of Berkeley, who first at tuiucil fnmo when ho grafted a hun dred vari tics of roses on ouo bush in tho gardens of Ocorgo Sliiina, tho polato king. Purpling pickling cabbage nud lis cousin, while cauliflower, were wnblcil uud their offspring is h hright blue vahljiigu, BUD HOSPITAL INJURIES SALE OF BLUE LEDGE MINE IS AGAIN REPORTED H. C. Russell and Associates of Mar quette Mich., Reported to Have Closed Deal Pendlnu Since First of Year and Acquired Mine. Transaction Delayed by Difficulty In Securing- Patents, OpwaUwi WmM Mean Erection of Smelter. YItF.KA, Cal., July B'-Privnto ndviccs received in (his city nre' to tho effect that thn deal for the sale of the great Jflue Ledgo copper-gold mines, in the upper part of this coun ty, near tho Oregon lipe. has been practically culminated. Thn proper ty is owned by Itobert 8. Town.e nnd New York associates ami is consid ered one of the greatest coppef-g'old propositions in California. For over six years developments linvo been under way and the endits and drifts have disclosed nn enormous tonnage ot commercial ore. The do positis show a good copper content nnd the gold values promise to defray a large portion of the 'operating costs. Michigan people, havo lieen interested in the group for some time nnd it is understood that If. C. Rus- sell and associates ot Marquette arc the intending purchasers. The sale of the group would havo been probably consummated many months ago, but tho opposition of government officials delayed grant ing of pntcntn to the owners. The clnims carry considerable excellent timber, nnd it is said that many oC the government men opposed granting of patents because of this. Excel lent water facilities are available ami the situation of thq great deposit arc such that mining can' be carried on nt an exceptionally low cost. The operation of the Blue Ledgo properties on a broad scale means tho erection of a large smelter In tho immediate vicinity of the mines. Be sides facilitating operation of the copper properties, the plant wou'd also afford an excellent mnrkot for the gold bearing ores nf numerous small quartz producers in Siskiyou nnd Southern Oregon, E 10 HETCHHETCHY WASHINGTON, July a The Hetcfi Hetehv water suply for San Francisco ndvauced a step nearer ac complishment today when the house, following tho closing of public hear ings on the project, went on record as favoring the bill granting a per mit to Han Francisco to secure rights to the valley for a municipal source. The bill was considered in execu tive session by the committee ami nmended so as o give tho secretary of the interior broader authority in providing regulations governing tlm right of way for a city waterway through tho Iletch Hotehy valley, etc. Public hearings were ordered closed, and tho committee expects to com plete tomorrow its favorable report on tho bill. YACHT MAYFLOWER ESCAPES BIG SHELL WASHINGTON, July 8. OfficiaU of tho navy department said that no report hud been received of a "near accident'' to tho yncht Muyflowt lust week when a piece of a shell from the Indian Head proving grounds struck tho water pour the vessel, which hnd President Wilsoh on board. It is not known whether nn investigation will bo ordered. When lio returned to Washington from the cruise the president msdo no comment. Frequent complaints havo been made hy J'otnman river captains of the danger le iwwen ger i-hips from firing, (if M gum nt Indian Head, but mm-yet ho Jsw IIK htU hvfcH d,H. 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