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il Medford Mail Tribune 1 ii SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'rtlr tonight nnil rlAtunUy Max. 81 J MIH. 01. l it 4V' ,v it. ftAi. W.. . i iv t rnrlytlilrd Yonr. Dally KIhMIIi Yimr. IIAMINETII NOT A I LIVID DETALSUNTOLD Luln Norrls, Accused Man's Compan ion, Ready to Testify Women of Defendants Not Present Marsha's Father Firm. Stern Man's Evidence Free From Threat Dlygs' Pat Introduced at Home Under False Name. HAN FRANUIHCO, (,'nl AK. 2'J. - "If tho girl tolls, tlm Irtilli. tin nilurt'd, then I'm not afraid of ttio iiutriiiiiii." said F, Prow Camliiottl on trial lii'fnni n federal Jury for vlo latlnn or (lit) whltn slave trnfflo net today, it fow inliiutnit before liln Nor rlH, companion on (ho llouo escapade, prepared lo tun tin) n tit ml. Marsha Warrington who linil again rehearsed lliti liiclilt'iitft In Ihn Illicit rtdnllmishlpa of tliu four during (tin morning nt'iilon was nuttiir cross ox uiiiliintlon by Attorney K. Iuku Howe when court ru-convened nt two o'clock. It witM uxpeeted thnt olio would fliili not ln(ur (hnn 3 o'clock, Kilo linil been precedent by her fitthur, Thomas Warrington of Hurra iihiiiIo, n stern initu, who answered nharply till questions put to hlin but refused lo 1:0 murh be)uud a curt "j.m" or "no." '.Vii rufort'iieo wni mnilo m lo threats against DIrk for his rola tlouit with tli daughter. Dlggs had testified (lint olio reason lin lull Ha crnmoiilo wnit (lint Warrington hail thruatoiiud "lo got hlin." Neither Mm, Drnw Cntnlnottl nor Mr. Maury DIkr ero In attend nnro. CamlmitH'a mother wAh nUo absent. Thnt Cnmlnrttl wnii permitted to rail nt I ho WnrrliiRtou homo under thn assumed n it mo of Whitman, nnd thnt (tin girl's fnlhur bolluvod ho was paying ronrt to Marsha for n consid erable tliiio prior to tho ulopmonl wan brought out by ThomnH WnrrliiRtou. Tho distressing Incident or thn trip lo Kuuo nnd tho llfn.of thn four In thn bungalow wnrn not dwell on Iniliiy by dm government In directing .Minn Warrington's reallmnny. Mnuy or (ho morn lurid episode brought oul nt Ihn Dlggs trlnl worn hold nit luadmlssablo ngalusl Cniul until. Attorney l.uKo Ilown began n searching cronti examination of Miss WitrrliiKton nt 1 1: 1 ft o'clock. "Thn reason Mnuto Austin Intro durril mo lo Dlggs," explained Mis Wnrrlngton whon ashed nhotit thu llrHt nicellng, "wnH bocauso Dlgg (old Auitlu Hint hu hud noticed inn on (ho streets and thnt ho would IIKn (o moot me, "It took plucu nftnr tho tlio.itor nt nlKht," nhu coutlnuud. "Mr. AiihIIii gave inn nn nvHUliiud naiiio. Mo Hit Id hit did thnt ln'cnuHo ho wnH n friend of initio nnd did not want Dlgga to know my family nnino. "In asking mo (o go out on thu firm nutouiobllo rldn with him, Dlggs (old mo Hint whllo hi roputn- Hon witMii't tho bent, around Sacra inonto ho wanted to provo to tun thnt ho could ho n gentleman, Uo told mo ho war married but did not llvo with his wlfo." Hho tloulod (hut AuhIIii over tonic her out nuywhoro, but simply called nt tho hotiBo, HtiiiiR to resontmont by Mivoral or Attorney Howo'h IiihIii untlug iiuoHtlonu, bIio rained lior volco and spokn moro frcoly, until adjourn inoiit camo. Miss WitrrliiKton wnH aubjoctnd to a grilling rroHH examination nt tho lutndii of Attornoy Iulco Ho wo. "Vou soy," ho nHkod MUb Warring ton, "thnt you flrnt bocamo Intlmato with Mr. DIkrh In Ills offlco during tho mouth of DooomborT" "Yoh," niiBWorod tlm girl. "And ot, you Buy," conllnuud llowo, "thnt Mr. Dlggs la rosponslblo for your condition?" "I moHt certainly do," was tho uiiBWor, llowo thou addrossod tho ceurt: "Wo shall Bhow, your honor," ho Bald, "hat DIbrh could not havo boon responsible for MIhh Warrington's condition. Wo will bring a promt mint physlclim tmro to provo" Judgo Van Float Inturruptod him and roftiBod to boar llowo furthor along this lino and tho cross exami nation of Mlsa WarrliiBton waa ro umiigd, , EVELYN THAW, IN FEAR OF HUSBAND WHO ESCAPED . M Wi Mr. i:idn Thnw, (ho yniinR wlfo of llnrry K Thnw, over whom ho killed Stanford White, I oun of thn thrnj punmiiH In fear of their live, now thnt hu ha enrnped from Mnt toawnn nN)lum, whero ho wnM com uiKti'd hm crlmlnnlly lunnno after hi (rial for murder. Thn other nro Dr. AuhIIii I'llut. (ho nlluulNt, who de cided thnt tho man waa I una no nnd no loHllflod, mKIi thn result (hat Thnw wa neiit to Mntleawnu nnd ha been kept (hum ilenpltn hi offort to gut out through hiibenn rorpu proceed Iiikh, nnd William T. Jerome, former dUtrlct attorney of Nmv York coun ty, who hnn bitterly fought every ef fort of Thnw to get out. , LIKES Ni:Wi YOHIC, Aug. 20. Viscount llnldauo, I-ord High Ohancellnr of Knglnnd, arrived hero today on thu l.usltnnln nnd wns met nnd escorted lo hi hotel by n ciiminltteo rnprosout lug thn lnw)or or lint city nnd thu government. Ho will go tomorrow to West l'olul on J. I. Moreno's jncht. "I nm nn nrdcut advocate or woman suffrage," mtld Lord llnldnne, "hut I dlsitpprovo of militancy. It Ih hurling thu rnuse," Of tho Mexican situation ho snld "Cnglnud feel Hint It In entirely America's nffulr. I nm sum you tnko Ihn right view and thnt you will sotllo tho trouble suHsfactorlly." E TAX BILL TO YlN!UN(TONr Aug. Ull.-Dis-ttUHxiiiK tho revolt led in Ihu Honute by SiniiloiH Viiiilamnn ami Asliurst against cdiiHctvntivn ilcnioernlie leadurHhip in tliu immmu tax fighl, Senator John Sharp Williams of Mid MHKippi today said; "Only diH'MiHt was exoited in the minds of tlm majority, Tho income tax rates probably will remain about as (hey nro now, e.eept the fitiauco I'onimilteo is likely lo Kugest two or threo mlditionnl ulassifieatious in orensing tliu tax on incomes exceed injr $25,000." . "Tho Ln Toilette amemlmenl," said Kunator Vanlamau, "ought to bo passed. 1 beliovo thnt 71 pur cont of Ilia demotuatio voters' favor tax ing groat fortunes higher than is ) uridt'd in tho present bill.'' $7,000,000 for Armor Plant WASHINGTON, Aug. 21). Itepro seutatiru Hiitlou of Illinois today in troduced in thu houso u bill for tliu appropriation of $7,000,000 to es tablish a government armor iilutu plant. ... .. , ! itii v 111 V '. .! ' H".l ENGLISH LAWYER HONORED VOTES 10 WOMEN INOM BIGS DEMOCRACY MEDFORD, JEROME BALKED I F Question of Sanity, Key to Lllicrty, to Be Decided When "Gentleman Roijcr" Thompson Has Trial on Canadian Charge. White's Slayer Jubilant at Defeat of Nemesis Prosecution Avoids De fense's Technical Poln Trap. HIIKUIIUOOKi:, Quo., Aug. 29. Willliim Trnver Juroina rnturnod hum today ndmlttlng that hi trip to Quebec, whero hn hoped (o Induce Kir Homer (lutiln. thn provincial promlcr, to turn llnrry Thftw over to tho New York authorities, was a flat fail ure. Thnw' lawyers nro jubilant through Jerome' defeat. They say Thaw will remain In jail horn until they nre ready lo rclenso hint which will hu when Im has established his right to go wherever ho pleases. Tho New York lawyur scored onn point over Thnw today when tho ensu of "IMurnteil Roger" Thompson, thn chauffeur with whom Thaw fled from Mattoawnn, wns brought to court charged with bringing a luna tic Into Cnnadn. Thnw' law) or Intended to inanngo Thompson' defense, nnd, assorting that Thompson brought no lunatic Into Canada proceeded to a test of thu sanity Isnuu at once. Thu prose cution, however, refused to bo thus trapped to nn Issue nnd merely charged Thompson with himself en tering tho country In a stealthy man ner. Thu Thaw manager at onro asked for an adjournment to consider till iletolopmnnU Thompson' ball waa fixed at SftOO which waa furnished by tho Thaw party. DE PALMA WINS ELGIN I TIME 4. 3: 56 kloin, in., Aug. 2D. Hniph no I'nliun, driving n Mercer car, won tho jr.000 trophy hero today hung up by thu Chicago Automobile club, thu first big event In tho Klgln races In progress hem. Joo Dawson piloting a Dollal car, was second. Do Talma drove tho dlstnnco In lour hours, thirty ono minutes and fifty six seconds. Dawson crossed tho finish lino nbout eight (minutes later. Do I'alma maintained an avurago speed of sixty-eight and eight-tenths mile hourly. The starters in thu Hlgin races to day nre: Car, driver and meclianieiaii. Delia Joo Dawson, II. GoeU. tcrocr ltalpli Do I'alma, A. Will man. Mason K, Kiekeubacher, 1'. O'Connell. Mercer S. Wisshart, J. Center. Mason William Chamllur, llutl Jones. Nyborg Henry Endicott, J. McNa luara. Mason ft. Miilfonl, V. Walker. Mercur C. Lullrell, lti llnyues. It vas officially nnuotineed that Ihn illstauco would bo !I01 miles and 1011 fcot PUT KISS IN KISSING, WIFE GETS ALIMONY !! I I I SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 29. "MuCay's disposition Is liko that of a kitten. He's so frolicsome." This testimony offered hero by twelve candy Moro jjirls and every ono of 'em pretty, regarding George MuCav. u camlv Moro proprietor, won iv divorce huro today for Mrs. Annie MeCay. When asked if McCav had ovor kisHcd them, all tho girls Rigglcd. "I should sny ho has," tosliticd ono of tho girls. "McOay used to tell us thnt ho was tho guy who put kiss in Kissing. Ho certainly know how, too," . w... ,. AW LAWYERS M REEEiriM ROfflY OKIKJON, Villi) AY, AUGUST 29, 1913. WISCONSIN HEAD TAKES SHOE AT Governor McGovcrn Attacks Govern ment's Oasis at Convention Leg islatures Called Beautiful Schemes to Do Nothing. Executive Takes Issue With Radical Stand Controversy Arises Over Reduction In Number of Legislators COLORADO HPHINflH, Colo., Aug. tiW. Tliu government eoufercnee enmu o mi end today uilli it ma jority of itH incmlirrri greatly per Inrliiil over mi iijlnck by Governor iledoverii on tlm federal efiustitu lion. Hi ulteriinrrx followed u ilis euxsion of the ilrsirnbility nm uu ilcxiruliilitv of reJueintr Ihu le of legiHlnturcH, nliolislilug double chain In' rn inn innkine; the liginlature more reMK)iisivo I" llio h'0Iu'k will. Sev ern executives ilcfcinleil llir ircenl Hj(crii, Governor Hpry snying lie bc lievcil the frnincr of tlic constitu tion wern inspired nnd the constitu tion divine. "I do not," brnko in Governor Mc Goveni of Wisconsin. "It ib the most licnutifiil Kchcnic ever iuvenletl to enable legislature to do nothing. "I favor n small number of well paid legislator with the member so directly reMinsible that they would not ilnm disobey instructions. The supporter' of tho present system virtually say Kiev arc willing the people should be poorly annetl for the wnr between !) masses and or ganircil capital." f' Goxeruors Ifodges, Html aid Dunn agreed with JfeGmern. OlherH ad mitted stnte legislature!) wer inef ficient, but opposed reduction in size. E OF- I.OS AXflKLKS, Cal., Aug. '20. That he will attempt to prosecute Jess Willard on n chnrgo of murder growing out of tho death of John Young, following n match with Wil lard hero, was tliu statement of As Mhtnnt District Attorney Joseph Ford today when Willard's hearing on a mnuhlauglitcr charge began. Font's statement nlso referred to tho promoters ami others connected with the fatal match, who wcro later ar rested. Ford declared Hint two eoun.es aro open to tho state. One, to view tho contest as a prizo fighl, prohib ited by law, and upon such a prem ise, prosccuto tho ilofcndants for murder. Tho other possibility is to treit tho contest ns n leal boxing match, nnd proceed against tho prin cipals on manslaughter charges. "Choosing tho latter altoniativo," Raid Ford, "it would ho difficult to provo that Willnrd didn't exercise proper caro in his part of tho con test, nnd I wouldn't put tho county to tho expenso of going to trial on such grounds. Therefore, I'm going to tako tho stand that tho contest was iv prize fight, nnd I ant going to nsl: (ho court to hold tho defend ants on n murder charge. I feol thnt wo should got n deeision front tho superior court whether this partic ular contest was not n prizo fight," Attorney Kail Rogers, for tho de fense, contended that tho superior com t in 1011 held that the contests nt Vornon wero not in violation of tliu statu law. Baseball Scores At Iloslon Wnshingtou-Hoston gamo postponed; rain. At Now York IMiiludelphiu-Now York gamo postponed; vain. At Brooklyn lloston-IJrooklyn gamo postponed; rain, QMS ON MURDER CHARG MA W YOUNG'S DBHH JAMES T. M'DERMOTT, CHICAGO CONGRESSMAN, ACCUSED OF BRIBERY BY HIS FORMER FRIEND lenders of the house of representa tive aro now considering their ac tion In regard to James T. McDcr mott, member from Chicago, who ha been openly accused by K. II. Mc Mlchnels, formerly chief pngo of the houiu and close friend. McMlchacls called to tho stand beforo tho house lobby Inquiry committee because he FRISCO WATER SUPPLY BILL WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. With unlimited debato progressing In tho bouM eMb(Uiach.HctcJJX,bUl-nt was not expected that a voto on the moasuro would bo reached before to morrow. The anxiety of somo of tho houso mombors to get away from tho capltot over Labor Day Is expected to forco on tho bill beforo noon tomor row. Roprescntatlro Willis of Ohio Is leading tho fight against tho meas ure. Ho demanded that Representa tive Ilaker of California tell tbo houso what benefits tho peoplo of tho United States would dorlvo If tho bill becamo a law.,Ilakcr responded eloquently. "Tho peoplo," said Rakor, "of tho city and county of San Francisco will bo benefited by from $30,000,000 to 150,000,000 annually; will bo as sured of Immunity front dlscaso and enjoy puro water. Tho peoplo of tho United States may enjoy tho samo assuranco of health when they co mo to San Francisco In 1915. Tho value of this project cannot bo esti mated In dollars and conts and It will bo a pormancnt ono." CITY LIFE HIS ' PAL DISCARDS WIFE SAN FRANCISCO, Oil., Aug. 20. "Tho city ruined me. 1 should havo stayed out in tho hills punch ing cnttlo and Winning' mules, out in tho open whero I was content." Thus philosophiized F. Drew Citm inetti today while waitiup; tho term ination of his trial on whito shiv ery charges for having taken Lola Norris to.Itono. "l'vo got to be tired nt night. My muscles must nciu with excttion. Otherwise well, you sco whore tho artificial life of tho city has brought mo. "Wlion I get out of this I am go ing back into tho hills. I'm sink of cities, Hack where I can sleep at night. "No, I nm not going to livo ngiiin with my wife. But I do caro a lot about my babies, espoeially tho older one, Naomi. Of course, I don't know tho littlu fellow so well. Ho wns only tt fow weeks old when I loft. "I'm going to look after my chil dren. I will support them. "What a mess I havo mado of it all." OPENS ORATORY RUIN D had been named In the testimony of Colonel Martin M. Mulhall, lobbyist for the National Association of Manu facturers, corroborated much tho colonel had said, and announced that McDcrmott received S7500 from tho money lenders of Washington when tho bill against loan shark was be foro congress. M'DERMOTT ON WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Flat de nial of charges that hu over accepted wis y f rtnn -JtyouU- of, bic -UHMtUMA to work against union labor legisla tion was made before Hie house "in sidious lobby" probers hero today by Representative McDermott of Illi nois. Tho witness was cool nnd col lected and gave his testimony in un even tone. McDermott firnt deniad Hint for mer Chief Page McMichacl of the house ever had been his pnvate sec retnry, adding: "McMichnel merely was a genial companion whom I trusted absolute ly." McDermott characterized ullegn lions by Martin Mulhnll, former self styled lobbyist for tho Notional As sociation of .Manufacturers, that lie (MeDcnnott) got $2000 from the National Brewers' association as "a great, big, beautiful dream.'' Ha de clared he could not havo given Mnl liall nny information concerning Hughes' eight-hour bill in 1010 bc cause he had not met MulhiiU at that time. McDermolt llien confessed to fin ancial embarrassments, explaining that ho lost money hi "n sucker plnv" with an aeroplano company in 1010. A little later, ho said, MIMlchaol Introduced Mulhall as a "guy with cash who might help him." Mulhall, tho witness said, gavo tho lnvontor of tho aeroplane which ho (McDor mott) "wont broko on" letters of In troduction to sovoral manufacturers and also ono to J. 1 nird of tho N. A. M. Theso letters, ho said, did no good. McDermott also admitted borrow ing money from Pawnbroker Horning or Wellington, "not as a pawnbrokor, however, but as a frlond." "Diamond Joe" Garcia Dead SAN RAFAEL, Cal., Aug. 20. "Dinmond Joo" Garcia, son of a Mexican general who ouco owned thirteen square miles of land in Ma rin county, California, nnd who many years ngo was given his unmo ho causo ho always glittored in gems, died early today nt tho county poor farm. Ho was 81 years' old. Horse racing, women nnd gambling brought Jiis finish. i i "Did More" Hearst Rebuffed NKW" YORK. Aug. 20. Because Hearst's Indencndenco league horo would not indorse other nominees of tho fusion convention, John Purroy Mill-hell (odiiv refused lo tnko tho Hearsttto mayoralty nomination. It is oxpeoteu Hearst will havo a candidate for tho mayoralty or will run himself .against tho McCnll and Gnyuor factions. . , STAND A LOBBY MONEY NO. 137 HUERTA FAVORS MEDIAWLlND AT VERA CRUZ Populace Unsettled by Change and Mexican Riots Loom Yankee Ref ugees Flee War-Ridden Land for Home and Coast. Provisional President's Attitude Alarms Wllfon Sees Reopening of Negotiations. VERA CRUZ, Moxlco, Aug1. 29.- John Llnd, President Wilson's per sonal Mexican onvoy, todoy, decided to mako his future headquarters hero because it Is easier for hint to com munlcato with Washington. Hucrta's latest messago said ha In willing to resumo conferences with Und and Is now dispose'd to accept most of President Wilson's proposals to secure peace In Mexico. William Dayard Hale, tho presi dent's special Investigator, sailed to day for tho United States carrying with him tho originals of tho corre spondence between Llud and Hunrta' Several hundred Americans arrived here today from Moxlco City and olso whero In tho Interior. Somo of them aro going back to tho United States but others think Vera Cruz Is safe and will stay here. Tho Mexicans hero aro greatly ex cited at tho news that Hucrta Is con sidering accepting mediation. They think ho should stand firm against any lntcrefcrenco by the United States with Moxican affairs and, in tho event that mediation la accoptod serious riots aro looked for. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Indlca- ' "'VUthi' t,'-VTf - '"'' '&- passod was seen hero today In the departuro of Sccrotary of State Bryan to Iccturo at chautauquas at Doylcstown and Kennct Square, Pa. Dryan will return hero tonight and tomorrow will leavo for Oxford, Pa., and Rclalr, Md. OIL SHIP AFIRE MENACES FLEET NKW YORK, Aug. 23. Fourteen hours after hor cargo had boen flrod by a spark created by friction whou two tin cases struck violently, the steamer nurgormolstcr Hackman, with six hundred thousand gallons of oil and benzine In her hold, was still a mass of flames nt noon, lying In tho Uuttormllk channel botweon tho South Brooklyn water front and Governor's island. A battery of throa tircboats surrounded tho vossul and pumped water on tho flames for hours but tho ship burned steadily. Other craft on tho rlvor aro me naced by blazlug blocks of wood, dis lodged from tho burning vessel. Up to a lato hour this afternoon, 9000 gallons of gaaollno had not boon reached by tho flro and It was hoped tbo vessel would uluk beforo It ex ploded. OF DEATH 10 LIFE OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 29. Act lug Governor Hart today commuted tho sentonco of Charles F. Nowcomb, convlctod of tho mturdor of Martin Kvalsahg, to life Imprisonment. Nowcomb, who has boon confined la tho Plorce county Jail for moro than four yoars, was under sontonco to be haugod. ' Nowcomb, waylaid and shot to doath Kvalsahg, tho xlctlm'a wlfo be ing Implicated ln tho crlmo. Slight Quakes Shake Messina MKSSINA, Aug. 20. Repoatcd earthquakes shook this city toduyj greatly alarming its residents". So far nB is known the dn'muge do'iie was trivial. w. ..,'' NEAR ATTERY 1 ii ti n ,t