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rV ' pifjfr a;SVTw(,v " -rnufmfvr- .fiWPm , ,.WA1 "Cl' ty?W Wft!W. '"""Htf :::: & Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER FiUr tonlxlit ami FrMf Mill. 06 )( Mai. 00. ' n PorUMhlrri Tcnr. iMllv ICIhIiIIi Ycnr. MEDFORD, OKHCJON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 3913. NO. 130. "ixmj SPANISH COUNTESS SURPRISES NEWPORT GENERAL BIXBY, CHIEF OF U. S. ENGINEERS, RESIGNED SO HIS FRIEND, COLONE L ROSSELL, COULD HAVE PLACE AS TAMPERER L BILL, EDLIFE 0. S. TROOPS TO T WIDOW NAMED DEMANDRETURN MONEYLENDERS PENROSE U THAW RNA FIGHTING D6GS 1 A 0N1NDAY AN PROTECT UVES Juror Bliss Alleges Mrs. Lane Tried to Influence Him Federal Probe to Follow flcvclntlons Citation Issued for Appearance. BAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Aug. 81. A ollulinn was Ixhiu'iI hcin Inilny fur Mm, Charles I), 1.11111', widow of 1111 Alaskan mining engineer, to up prnr r 1 r 1 1 1 vv i 1 1 1 hitfuro tlin United Slates coin I to answer allegations iiiiiiIk Iiv V. K. Illiss, a Dlggn jiirnr, Hint Mrs. I.miki luul attempted In ilixi'iiM the Diggs en mi with lilm be fore tlm Jury rturiu't1 Its milli'l. At tlm lionic of Mrs. Luna process hi'iwim wcru tulil Hint she luul gone to Him Iliogn mill Hint It wns not known when she winilil return. This In (lie first step in a thor ough proliii liy tint gm eminent of tlm alleged attempt to Iiiiiiimt wiih tlm Diggs jury, liy .Mm. t hnrles I) I.iiiii', widow of a mining niillioiiiiiri' of Ahiskn, wiih today's iiflrriniitli of tlm notorious white slave ensn which Into ycsleiilay losulled In conviction uiiilcr four out of nix counts of Miiury I. Diggs. A searching inxPHllgntloti Mill be gin at oiu'c, it Ik declared. Judge Van Fleet, after rcceiiiig Hid icrdict ngniiinl Digg" lt night, onlereil Hint luryuinu Williuin W. Mil""', a mining capitalist of Snn IVaiicisen, nppenr at tlm United Mlntes district nlloniey'H nnd swear to nu affidavit containing tho nssor lions ho Hindu In open court .venter ilny relating to the alleged iiiiproMr suggestions of Mrs. Lnno relating to Hie Diggs case. Wis HhHcrtH Hint Hie woman first apprunelieil lilm nlioiit n min ing deal mid while that wiih being discussed ineiitloned the fnet Hint Mm. F. Drew Cmnlnetti, wife of ono of Hie defendants lit the while slave eases, was living nt her homo and attimpted to open n diKcsusfnn of the ease. She first linked me IP I stood In with the newspapers," Wis said. "When 1 told her M thought f.i,' hIic tried In discuss the I)iuurt.iiui iuetti cases. I told Iter I would have to forldd her mentioning Hum. l rh tint In nny way influenced." Action on the aliened attempt ( lumper with the juror wns delnved until nfter Iho erdiet ngniusl Diggs wiiM reliiriied Inst night, in older Hint no indirect influence might therehv In' exorcised over the jury. according to the i;ocriiincnt prose cutorH. The Iwelvn men who found Maury I. Diggs cuilly if . Iiilo slavery mi four out of nix eoiinls contniued In the iiidit'tmeul, were out just five hours to Hie mluiile. No show of emotion nu the pnrl of the defeudnnl or anyone con nected with tho en mi marked Hie an nouncement of 111" verdiel. Nine hallols were taken. Tlm jury agreed from tlm begin ring Hint Diggs Ii"l transported Marsha Warrington mid I.du Nor Hh, the two girls invnlved, from Sacramento to Reno for Immoral purposes, and Hint liu lind Ikhik'1' the llekols for the trip. On tlm Innl two counts, those charging persuasion mid enticement, thern wiih disagreement, And for F. Drew Cmninelii, wlinxo triul on a similar indictment Ik net (Continuod on page 1.) EVELYN THAW :SAYS NKW YORK, Auif. 'Jl.-Wtlor do iiuuiiiuliou of Hurry K. 'i'liuw wnn voiced hero thin afternoon by IiIh wife, AfrM. Kvelyn Nimlilt Tlmw, an hIio wiih iimpiu-iiiK to pi to her tho liter for tho mulineo perfoiinnuco, under Rimi'd: "Thu mini U crn.y," hIid Haiti. "It Ik nliHitrd to think Hint llnrrv Invert mo. Hu U uniitrollod liy Iiih cko timn. "When lio lenrued of my hupposh on Hie hIiiko hu wiih fuiiourt. He wuuted mo In tho gutter mid able to get out only with IiIh aid. When hu J 01111(1 IIIH llllll I WIIH lllllCpillHICIIl IIC iliitni'iiitiinil in cHdiinn nml l.ill im."l If B 1 1 TAT . V..- h. -4 .H tsr-rr- . .;!" tr- n j mrxjwiwl I. . J .-' iZ--' They ilnn't muni lemiln ocpcrtu to tho I'liltetl HtntcM from Hpiiln, (or Ihey don't know nmrli nlioiit pln)ltiK tho Kline, wfilrli flniln ltd homo lurr.o ly In Kiir.lnml nml tlm I'ultoil 8ttitcn. So Newport norloty,' whuro tho londora of tunny nodal faction of vnrlotu cltlim In tlm Unlteil Hlnte Knther lu tho miminer, In uiiriirlnml nt tho piny I in: of CoiintcHH Bnn Katohun tin Cnn oko, wlfo of tlm Bvcoiiil Kecrctnry of tho Hpanlnli IcKtitlon nt WnihlnKtnn. Hint linn hulil her own with tho other ninnteiim niiuniK women, nml linn enr- rleil off ninny prlxcn. Tho court where nlio (ilnyit urn uminlly Hiirrouml cil by ninny, both In ami out of so ciety. GERMANY WILL SEND ATHLETES 10 1915 F, HKItl.lN. Am;. '-!!. flcnimny Ik to xctid nu ulhlclic (cum to Snn Trail i'ihco in IPlfi o pnrticipnle in thu I'mimnu I'ncific exposition uiiiiich. l'romixi) to thin effect wiih iiiiule hern tmliiy when oiL'iinir.ntinn wiih effected of the Interniitiounl Amu tear Athletic IVilerntioii for the pur pooi) of drnfliiiK rulcH for iuleriin- tiounl evetitx, defiiiiuir amateur KUineH and proidiuc for the preser vation of miiuleiir and profeshiounl reeordrt. Amcrien, Knliim!, Ciinndn, (lermauy, I'rauce, Aimtnilin, South Afiiea, llcliuin, Sweden, Denmark, Kgypl, Norway, Finland, Hungary ami Switzerland and AiiHlria-Iluu-giiry weio represented at tho niuet iiiK'. Secretary Sulliwtn of Hie Aiueri- enn Athletic union wiih apimiuted an chairman of tho committee on rules. . FOR 1914 GOOD Special to the Mail Tiibune. KWItKICA, Cnl., Aug. Ml.- Mod ford wiik Huleetcd for the 11)1 1 con vention of Hid Pnelfio Const (lood Kondrt nHsoeiation, with J. Mc Coy of Ashland, vlee-presideut mid (Icoiko K, Jloori periniiiieiit seere lury. Jludford won this honor over a htroiitf field of rivals. Tho dalo of tho Jtlll I'onvpiilinu him not been KL't. (InvornorH llirntn Joluipon of Cal ifornia and hist or of 1ithhlii(,ton we io tho priueipnl speakurs, nud iniidu nddrossps favoriii); good roods legislation. Tho convention oIorch this after noon with a banquet to visiting dul egutoH tonight. AH tho now ooiiIh or wraps nro drawn very oloso around itho figure rrom tho kneo down. MEDFORD NAMED ROADS SESSION Actfrifj New York Governw Takes Steps Slayer Claims Conspiracy Exists Worries In Jail Brllicry Charges to Be Filed. OTTAWiA, Out., Aug. til. Tele- grnpliiug from Albnuy, N. Y., Act ing (lovernor (Jlyiin todiiy formnlly di'inmided Hint Cnniidiiiu immigrii- tiou uulhorlticH surrender I lurry K. Thaw to New York authorities. Im migration officials answered Hint such action would be imposHiblu un til proceedings pending hero and at blieibrooku nro linished. HIIKIimtnOKK. Que, Aug. 21. Colonel Frnyler, representing Hnrry K. Tliuw, minouiiced this morning that the hearing on tho writ or lind ens rorpiw obtained by Thnw's at torneys hud been poHtMiued until 'J o'clock this afternoon by mntiinl consent. Thnw showed increnslng worry wiih the increased certninty Hint tho New York htnto authorities nro go ing to spore no pains to return him to Mnttcnwnn. IIo deelnred bis ar rest n Miiipln conspiracy to prevent his return to I'ennsylvuuin. After tho postponement of tho ense, Pniseeutor Conger of Dutchess county, New York, produced a hnb CUB corpus writ reipiiring the pro diietiou of Thnw, served on the jail officials, intending to gel another judgo to release, Thnw, thereby en abling bis drKrliitinn. Iuslend of sending Thnw, Hie irovernor of the juil enmo to court himself, but found no judgo sitting. Thaw's nttiirnc.Vrt rushed to the court intending to demnnd his re lenso on bail if nnotber judgo had nppenred. Tho iJIscovory Hint n""Vnrrnnt lint lipen liiiiml clinging Thnw with en tering Canniln at nil lllegnl point of entry nml with violating tho Immlgra tlon Inwtt, today perturbed tho Plltn- liurger'n lawyers, hut they raid thoy hoped to e.t It oiildo. Hector Vorret, KIor'h counnol. linn been retained to roprenont Now York itnto In tho proceedings hero. OTTAWiA. Out., Aug. 21. As. suiuing Hint Harry K. Thaw escaKs deportation, which is believed likely here, tlm iiulhorities today said Hint New York's only hopo of extradit ing him will bo on tho ground of bribery of the nllnohos nt Mnlto nwnu, nn oslrndilnbte offense. This would hnvo to bo proven first in the New York courtH nnd subsequently in Cnnndn. Itoth aetioiiH would prne lienlly involve a repetition of the battle of alienists which wiih ix fen turo of his previous triul s. NKW YORK, Aug. 21. Chlof of l'olleo Young- of Adams' Cornor, N. Y today found an nutomobllo In a ham owned by John llankln, which ho bollovcH Is that In which Harry K. Thaw oacapod, according to ndilces received hero today. Two men loft tho car In tho custody of Hnnkln's daughter, lintel, promising to pay any amount for storage. Ilazot Itnnkln Identified tho pic turo of Thaw as ono of tho mon who had loft tho mnchlno In hor charge Tho pollco traced tho nutomobllo by Its description and nutnuor to John Collins, who owns, n Ilroadwny gar- ngo. CollliiR snya ho bollovoa tho car Is ono ho routed InBt Friday to for mer Assemblyman Hlchurd Uutlor. IMTTSHUHO, Pa., Aug. 21. A plon from Harry K. Thaw at Sher brooke, Quebec, nsking tho lawyers of tho Thaw family hero to seeure Governor Timer's aid in his behalf was received iu tho form of a telo grnni hero today. Thaw deelnred ie is u citizen of Pennsylvania nnd maintains that ho is tho victim of a conspiracy. "I think it is Iho duty of the gov ernor of Pennsylvania to protcot ine,'' ho snid. mi ii i p ummm4 Salem Man Kills Self BALKM, Or., Aug. 21. While- Ids wlfo wns conversing with friends iu tho front part of tho house, Charles Hiehtor, aged 57 yours, slipped out on tho back porch today nnd blow his brains nut with a shotgun, lie was despondent on nccouut of ill- health. Loan Shark Lobby Had Assassin Trail Kentucky Congressman Urg ing Passage of Law, Senate Probe Committee 1$ Told. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Dceln rntioti Hint ho luul received hundreds of anonymous letters threatening denth unless ho stopped ndvoenting tho pnssngo of tlm bill regulating loan shnrks was diced before the Iioiiho "insidious lobby" probers hero this afternoon by Iteprcsenlntive doluon of Kentucky, chairman of thu cnmmlttco which considered the Dyer bill to Hint effeet. Johnson showed mi nffidnvit signed by I'ntrolmnn Kpenccr Itob. erts Hint n mnii nnmed ('oniwnll told him Uiul ho (Cornwall) follow ed Johnson for three nights, hopiue for nn opimrtuuity to kill him. The witness nlso dednred Hint Itobcrts had said Hint Cornwall still intend ed to kill him. Johnson nsserted Hint ho nneo scored away a man whom ho believ ed to bo Cornwnll by drawing n re volver. Johnson snid he did not want protection, assuring tho com mittee Hint he in nmply nblo to take enro of himself. NAILS UP ROOM FLOCK STARVES IX8 ANClKIE3."Cal., Au. 21. Prlnotiem for three days without food or wntor. In rooms which had been boarded and nailed by Mrs. Myra Hull, Mrs. J. K. K. Stioror, C5. her mother, and Mrs. I lull's two small children wcro rescued today by pollco and flremon and carried to tho street down flro ladders. All threo wcro weak from hunger. Mrs. Hull has been charged with Insanity. , According to Mrs. Shoror's story, sho nwoko Tuesday morning to find tho windows of her room locked and tho door barred. Sho Inter found hor daughter had Imprisoned hor during hor sleep and nailed hoards across tho door. Tho children wcro simi larly Imprisoned in another room. For two days Mrs. Sliorer nt In tervals cried for help, but tho houso was Isolated and nono heard, until today, when n small boy responded. Sho Instructed him to toll tho police, and within halt an hour sho had been rescued. Tho children wcro found lying terrified and exhausted in a clothes closot, In tho room In which thoy woro locked. Mrs. Hull tho pollco found pacing up and down a hall In tho house. Sho was taken Into custody after sho had declared that hor mother was Insane, and that alio had locked hor up. TO l'OHTLAND, Oro., Aug. 21. To quiet neighborhood whisperings that sho had sold her husband's body to medical students, Mrs. M. I, Stovall had tho gravo openod and today has tho affidavits ot threo mon that the body was properly Interred. Shortly attor hor husband's death rumors bocamo rlfo In tho neighbor hood that sho had Bold his remains for dlssoctlon and that tho enskot had boon loaded to glvo It tho ap pearanco and wolght ot hor husband's remains. Benedict Held for Forgery PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 21. Charged with lmving attempted to ouhIi h check for $lflO nt tho l,xirst Nntionnl hunk, to which tho name of K. A. Hoitsche, n prominent busi ness mnn, is alleged to have been forged, C. A. Stuowo, n young ninr rieil mnn, is under arrest hero to day. Tho officials claim to hnvo in formation that ho is wanted for n similar offense, in St. Louis. CRAZED MOTHER i i Colonel WiWIIIani T. IIomcII Amid the selfishness nnd excite ment of polities, the enpitnl nnd al most every officer of tho United Stntes a nny have been interested in the unusual case of Oencrnl Willinm II. Hixby, chief of engineers of the. nrmy, and Colonel Willinm T. Hor- sell, next in authority in thntburcnuj of the nrmy. The men hnd been lifelong friends, nn.l d flip rut Itiyliv linnw it wnu lllf ' nmbition of Colonel Howell to nt - tain the iwsition of chief of cngin - THREATENS TO BY EXPOSURES ST. LOUIS, JEo., Aug. 21. Threats to ruin organized baseball with exposures of insido dealings wcro mndo hero today by William Grayson, former president ot . tho Louisville tenm in thu American as sociation. Tho Nntionnl bnschnll commission recently decided ngainst Grayson on n ?2000 claim ngninst Chnrles W. Murphy of tho Chiengo Cubs in con nection with tho transaction which sent I'ilcher Cheney Ur tho Cubs in 1011. In retaliation Grayson today publishes letters purporting to hhow Hint Murphy fanned plnyers to Louisville, Hint ho sent Pitcher Kroh to Louisville instructing Grayson Hint if Kroh wcro sold the money should go to Chiengo. Grayson de clares that unless tho hnscbnll com mission gives him tho $2000 ho will appeal to the civil courts. A3KSTHPARTMENT 10 BK THAW BACK YASlNGTO Aug. 21. Secre Jory of State Hrynn this afternoon received n telegram from Acting Governor Glynn of Now York' ask ing that the United Stntes govern ment move to secure Thaw's oxtrn dition. Hrynn said ho would refer it to Counsellor John Hnssett Moore of tho stnto department. Hrynn also received n similar request from Gov ernor SyUer. WILSON NAMES 3 ASSISTANTS TO CABINET FOR 1915 FAIR WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Tho president today npK)intcd A. C. Mil ler, S. W. Stratton and P. Lnmson Soribner, respectively, nssistnnt to tho secretary of tho interior, chief of tho bureau of stnndnrds nnd at tache of tho department of agricul ture. They will ho tho government's representations at tho Snu Fran cisco exposition. i - 1 1 Callfornlan Beats New Yorker NEWPORT, It. I Aug. 21. J. Strarhnn of San Francisco today eas ily dofeatod C. N. Dull of Now York lu tho fifth round of tho slnglos matches In tha tonnls tournament hero today. Strnchnn won tho first sot, 6-1, tho second C-3 and tho third C-2. Vote Against Flax Duty WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Tho senate this nftornooii voted, 30 to 38, ngninst n ono cent n pound duty on raw flnx. Preo flax wns sus tained by ft voto of 30 to 37. RUIN BASEBALL Genera) William II. HUlqr Jeers before ho retired, the ition which could only be renehed when Hixby himself pnt. His retirement wnH to come by the nge limit in five months. Hut before that time Colo nel Kosscll would also hnve been retired by tho nge limit. So ncnornl Hixby nnnounced he would resign before his term expired so his friend Colonel Kossell would step in ns chief of engineers. This photograph wlious the two old frietlds nt the jinomcnt General Hixby turned over , his office to the colonel. A FROM WIFE, HIS MEMORY LAPSED SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 21. J. W. Clay, tho street car conductor, who disappeared July 7 and whose cap, covered with blood, was found on the river bank hero, returned today with a story .ot having suffered a mental lapso. Ho uattl ho" regained Mr tnem ory while working as a railroad fire man In tho Cascado mountains. Do tcctlvcs have scarchod for him for two weeks thing ho bad either com mitted suicide or been murdered. "Whole thing seems like a dream to me," Clay said today. "I didn't desert my wlfo and am anxious to see her." His wlfo and three-year-old daugh ter aro out of town with relatives and will return this evening. ESPEE PLEADS "TIGHT ii SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 21. Pleading n "tight" money mnrkot, tho Southern Pneifio company filed nn application with tho state rail road commission today for permis sion to issue, tho balance of $10, 120,000 equipment trust certificates nt n 0 per cent discount, instead of t er cent, ns allowed when tho loan wns approved April 11. Tho cer tificates aro for rolling stock nud about one-half already hnvo been sold. FIND PLOT TO DYNAMIT HOME OF MAYOR GAYN0R NKW YORK, Aug. 21. Four sticks of dynamite with something resembling a fuo attached was found beside tho city hall this nftor nooii lying uifder Mayor Gaynor's window. Tho mayor sat insido nnd wns notified of tho find. IIo showed no alarm, conliuning at his work. Auto Turns Turtle, One Dies DALLAS, Ore, Aug. 21. Chns. Hlnek, nged 40, wns killed nud Miko Wall nnd Charley Bilyeti woro se verely bruised early today when tho automobile iu which thoy woro rid ing skidded nnd overturned ' ho tweon here nnd Salem. Cnrl W5II inms nnd C. P. Hamlin, nlso occu pants of tho enr, wcro not injured. Fire Hides Brutal Crime DUnUQUB, In., Aug. 21. Ilonry Storuweiss nud wife nud threo chil dren were incinerated in a fire which destroyed their farmhouse nenr hore early today. Cartridges found nenr tho ruins hnvo caused tho police to suspect that tho fumilv fjrst wns murdered and tho bodies burned to ooucenl tho crime. ONE MONTH Declares Step Would Not Mean War But Upholding Monroe Doctrine Huerta's Recognition Demands Brings Deadlock. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Tho plncing of .efficient Amoricnn troops in Mexico to net n n con stnbiilnc? to protect Amoricnn livoa nnd property i 4bvidcd in n reso lution introdneod in the nennto to day by Hcnntor Hoics Penrose. Tho resolution dcclnrcs this would not be nn net of wnr. Tho resolution deelnred Hint tho United Stntes ought U-. maintain tho Monroe, doctrino as tho only mean of preventing foreign interference. Scnntor Pcnroso offered his reso lution nn nn amendment to the de ficiency hill, nnd it provides for an npproprintioil of $25,000,000 to pro tect Americans in Mexico. Heptiblicnns nnd democrats joined in begging Penrose to not precipi tnte n crisis by a needless discus sion of his resolution. Scnntor Heed Smoot of Utah nid tho Mor mon colonics in Mexico preferred to sacrifice everything they owned there rnther than hnvo war between the United States nnd Moxico. Senator Penrose asked thnt Ids resolution concerning the Durnngo outrages nnd tho status of William Rnyard Halo ho referred to n com mittee becnuso his new xesolution "deals more extensively nnd morn comprehensively," nnd he hoped, "more effectively with the situa tion." Penrose's statement ended the debntc. WASHINGTON', Aug. dll The Mexican situation is practically deadlocked, according 'to th'et repre sentations here today of Washing ton officials. President Wilson is firm in his de termination not to recognize Provis ional President Huerta of Mexico, and Hucrtn considers the proposals technically have not been submitted to him becnuso ho has not been rec ognized by tho United Stntes. Tho situation, government offic ials sny, is n difficult one to deal with, but it is not critical. Senator Penrose asked for imme diate consideration of his resolution but action was postponed until to morrow. ON STYLISH "X RAYS' PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 21. Harassed by public ridicule and driven from pillar to post by hired minions ot tho law, "X-ray gowns" have disappeared from tho streets ot Portland. Tho policemen on tho beats who were Instructed by Mayor Albee to politely notify any ot tho fair box wearing translucent gowns to 'ro homo and comploto your toil ette," saw no ono on whom to oxer clso tbelr nowly acquired censor ship. Evidently all wearers ot "X-ray" gowns havo gone Into retirement as a result ot tho mayor's ban. A II NKW YORK, Aug. 21. A down ward trend marked tho opening of tho stock mnrkot today. Smolting, Amalgamated nnd Union Paclfio lost ii point each. National Hiscuit roso n point nnd General Eloutrio al most ns much. Southorn Pneifio exhibited heaviness, selling off to 00 C-8. Lntor Southern Pneifio dropped to 00 1-2. Tho market closed steady. . t Tlw WeatHtr PORTLAND, Oro., Aug. 21. Ore gun Generally fnir tonight and FrU ' day; vuriablo winds, mostly eost- PORTLAND PUTS BAN . xl ,1 J li ii 1 fr ft A A rVA(p ttWl 4 WftVvv 'V4'nr'1'Wl M .., n fi, vn vt ttttt, if f HU ( )4 n iMHU.4M,i, 4 M4 , a