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1 t teT "... SECOND EDITION WEATHEITJ I Fair tonight, nnil Wednes day Mat. 87 J Mln. 41. JCiJLr JL VA wJL JL? A.jLAAji A. AVJL JL kj JL i Jlj f Pnrty.tlilnl Vfior Unity -liliililli Vimr, SCHMIDT ISO COUNTERFEITER CLAIM POLICE Partner In Cilmu a Hew York Den Ust Cotniilcto Outfit Seized Ad mlts I'lnnnliifi Making of $10 Bills In Wlmlcsnlo Quantity. Prisoner Wlllliily Confesses to Most Grevvsomo Details of "Hu man Sarrlfii'c." NEW YORK, Kept, ID. Dihmh 't.v Mint Ihi U h I'nuulerleitcr n nll mi n murderer promimd today Id tnettti tin oleiitiiii chair fur limn Mflwii.ll. Tha wry hidt'oiuuiaaa of (In il Inlla or liU niunlur "T Anmi AiiimiiI lir led imiuiv ranna In IhIIihi' nt fint that he wna miane. 'Proof thnt h waa nh ordinal y oriiuinul well mh mm cxtraordinnrv imip not vetted moat or llifiu, however, to m belli i tn liia aauity. "A mnu with a mlml wound imw(ih to Jmi money ma king by counter foiling U utile In tell tight frin nhmu when it ri'itiri to murder," mid Coroner Painharir. "I think NcHmiill'a mind U of (he Wtwat." Partner It .tniliu'l Dr. Krneal Arthur .Munl, the dan- lint in ahonti lnuiae the deleeUvea found tlio counterfeiting plant in wliltli Schmidt iitiurttnnttly i n partner, win. artaigiicd today mi a rliargo of uarrying fi r iinii, n pnileillitll'.V llffetiwa HllttlT till' X Ymk inula, xiitliiig further iuvei- gallon into lhe otMiulcifi'iling ea. The Nilira maitiatrale remanded him to jail litMHiaiily. Ilertha Zaek, 1 1 gill or -0 who ha lii)ti acting na liU aervmit ami posing n hi wife, m'd whom ihv iaie hroiufhl in to head- uiaulera vrflli (ken at 111 lint of Murot'a hitm), waa rahii-iil, n them wait mi i-vWcaoa thitt she knew of any onniderfeitlng. ' Agnl .tnliH Henry of the secret aervie cvauiiuad the dentiM nl length, luul it waa understood that Mure I nitwitted to him that lie nml Srlnniill luii I ittamirit the utHiiiifiK turf of oounUifi-it fin bill. Father Rvera, (he Tomb chaplain, again talked with Schmidt tiiilav. The primmer, lie aniil, willn v'.v lb c imat-d tin nnt gnieaoiao ih tail of hia crime. He tUi'lt imnli mi ln "luiiiiaii aai'i ifice' ' nml lolulnl Iuih h llavaiimi niiro ilacrilii'il to him in tlm eonftmaioiiul n rail It rocriwil to Ktn'rifiiMi liin wifn nml iliiiiKlitcr ami the niniiui't in whii'h in lullnl thiiin. Nrliinlitt TiiIKm ltuliillln Scliiiililt lall.cil no rninhlitii; thnt Ilia lii'i witc ilouhtful iiiomI of till' (imo wlmt auhjm't ho ih to ilia l tliNmiM. Al tliu tUatiii't ntliirnej'h oTfii'K Hint aiiiontt Jnil iiiitliorilicn H una tlio i'ontrnaiia of opinion Unit tlm inifotiur la fnii;iiinr iiiHimitv o i'Ki'MHi I Ihi (ilcct rin I'lmlr, lint nlii'ii iita wito Mtiiinntlly of tho opinion thnt hn ii a iniitiitin. Kccpt for Dr. Midiiiin, (ho 'J'omlia ililfiiin, no inmlii'iil ninn lina Hin Sclnniill, how i'(r, tin' nlhmlata liubiiiK I Iit'ii jinliz nii'lila on piilillHlii'il icpnilrt of tlu ciiao. . Mnri'l'a nrrowt, topi'tlicr with Hint of hin hoivnnt, lloilllu och, nj:cl 20, who pomul lis Iho ilontihl'H wifo, fiilliiucil tho iliHcovory iuiioiik Hi'IiiiiIiU'm I'fffcJa of n plain for piinliiiK it'.'() liills, loyctlii'r with let tura In whluli Mnrct wna incntiuiioil. l'oninl Coiiiluto Hunt Wlh nthrr ildtcotlvi'H, Itihpcclnr Fiuinil wont iinnit'ilinti'ly to tlm ilcntlHl'ri hanilhiium homo at HOI St. Nii'lmlna avoniii', ranwni'lii'il lli plnci', fonml, in Fiuiinl Haiti Inter, a eomplulo cnnntoifi'itinir plant, nml luals Mnrol ntul Mih Zt'oh in mis ioily hlmrlly ufti'r niiiliiittlit. G. A. R. OlIATTANOOfJA, Tonn., Sop.t. 10. Vlultoi'H for tho (Iraml Army nt tlm Uopnlillo onrampmunt contlnuod to pour into ClinttanooKiv today by tlm tliouHSiiulB. Tlio Sovcntoimtli voku lnrn from Tort Mnl'liorHon nml tho Third Tonnoaaoo Infantry buvo nn exhibition drill ilurliitf tho forouoon HARRY THAW'S NEMESIS, WILLIAM T. JEROMCI rimiDmc r&zszx?. iftssr hiM 72Ax . . ktiif . u' La M mat Ink GRIP OF HOTTEST SPELL OF YEAR SAN I'llANflHfO, Cnl., Ki-pl. in. - Knn IVanciico i nwcllHrinn IihImv in lJin hitt-t ilny of Hoi annHiier. At l'2:t.'i lliU afti'rnomi Iho Ihur itioniftar rHitar'il HH iloffroaa nml Ilia iminnry iaa climbing rapidly. 'Ilin wi'nlhi'r hiirenn proilictfil the IhtJiiiioinetcr would r(tiati'r KI'J di rifa by '. nYloi-k. with n at roller proliHliuily of il I'hmbiVK to 105. OAKISri). Cnl., Sapt HI. Two hunt pioalrntiona nccnrinl hern to dnv m a iimiiIi of the intpiiNi' brut f the lnt throw daya. At 1 o'i'lool. tmlay the ihennuintKter of Chnlxit oh acnatoiy nsjcixtfrwl I) I in tlm ahmlo. laoae who wero overcome u.uro A. II. t''rtthlmi ami Dr. Amlrmv II. Cu)U, ltnlh nam rAiiwvi'd In liimpl talc hhiI revive!. a,ruAMi:NTO, ri.. Srpt. in. The fitnl rlty awi'llrtvd lodny. At iiihiii tbrt thi'nnono'ter lii(ilci'il 10 1, mid wna atill I'liiubinjf. I.OR AXnni.KS, ChI., Sept. 1(1. With (he tnerenry elamiinir nt (HI di l.'rii'a nl I nVlock, l.o AtiBi'li" awel ti'ifd toilnv in th tmlti'i-t wralhiT of thr xrn-iiii. A h"t, drv wind prv Mil Ird. URGESNEW FACES ON LONG GEN BILLS WASHINGTON, Sopt. 111. Con- Knuwaian Jnhtuon ot WnililiiKton to day mnvml nn ninuudmunt to tho our ruuey bill iIohIkiukI to kiiI cortaln por traltH of Rlatoaimm ho particularly ndinlriHi upon tho new currency. Ilia tiiKKeetloim worn an follewa: l'lo dollar htlla Clutittrnl Jnmcu U'onvor, tlio original (Irconlmckor. TmiH Hwnntnr l'forfor of Knnins. Twentloa "Hllvor Dick" llland. 1'lftloa "Tom" Wntiion. Uundroda CotiKrosHinan OlnHS, nu tlmr of tho peiitllni: currency bill. Tlm special now two hundrod and flftlofl William JonuluKH Hrynn ml ilrouoliu: n chautjiuiua nmombly. E NIJ WYOltIC, Sept. 10. Ucadlni? and copper Hlinrcn worn tho nctlvo la riioh at tho opmilni; of tho stock mar kut today. AmalKamntod and Horid liiK roo n polot nud Canadian l'a iirio h'ulnod 1 'I. Altornatoly tho niarUot nvorngod a rrnctlon aliovo nml bolow yestor- day' oloso, with tho trond upward for tho jnon't part. Now Huron was tho weakest of tho nctlvo Issuos, fall ln back nearly two points. Honda woro on8or, Tho market closod stroniT. SEATTLE PROMOTER IN JAIL AT SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Sept. 10. J. Ii. Hunch, avScuttlo promotur, Ih held lioto today at (ho it'ipicst of Scattlo nutljoritics, Hn is' Miid to io wnntcd in tho norlhorn oily for jraml Inrccny of .f l-50i jrrssKa r;sm CALIFORNIA MKHKOUJ). STREET WING AROUSES IRE OF CITY MINISTERS Preachers cf Medford Flic Formal Protest Willi Council Aplnst Tur key Trot ami Grizzly Bear as Im modest and Indecent. Not the Feet, But tlio Body Action That Is Pronounced Vulijar Want Dances Prohibited. Tlie .Mitiinli'iV nnmicinlion lina hiiIi inilti'il tlm follimiiiix prclit iiniiiht "licet ilniieliii to (he city ceuncil: "To the City Ceuncil: "We, the member of the Minioter ml nMicia(ioii of Mrdfoid, do here by jiroleal to you, llic city cimiiii'iI, nml to lie puhlie nniuat (he illi nium! dmieca held on the puhlii -lrieN nud In the Spnrtn hiiildinjs In-t week. Tin U n eily or 1(1,0(10 people, and the deinnnda of tho pio pie Hre for tnurnlity ami decency. Tln public offieinla nrn the MTnnin of the Moplc (o pronudo (he nmml welfare na well ua the nunHcial wei fnre of our oily. "The dnnee were pronounced hy lho(! who witiiewed Ihein a the ex treme of Militarily, and the influence of them dcinotnlixiiiif. 'Hie Interim- liiuint AxHoclulion of .Masters of DmieiiiK, wliieh met nt Hridtjeort. Conn., on September I, had (hit to any: 'The Turkey trot, the imrao lint, the Kfifcxlv henr nml rnKKnisf ore utunr. ( in riot ao mueli what (In- tin key (miter do with their feet. Thai doca not eonul. It i the Kiaitioii which lends to minor ity.' They anid fuither: 'Tlie tniipo, the heailHtinn wnllx, (ho hitch-koo mid the pancoek slide nre n'uht only when iliineed wilh doconnn.' "Jnim Addanift saya: 'Tlie dnncc hall is (he procurer' harvest field. In the iliinco proprieticH nre always imMly tniin-sreancil, ami in ninny public ilnncea iniproprielies nre de liberntolv fonterod. The couplet. leaning lienxily on each other, or in eneh otlier'a ciuhnice, the effortw (o obtain pi en mi re, or feed tlm innim ution nre Uiiik concrvctl iijmmi the KcitNcs which it ia already difficult for the younjj people to understand nml to control.' "We find thce indecent nud Mil Kiir dunces barred in tho f;rcnl cit ies of our laud. lit many place not onlv is the dancer liable to nrret, hut the propiielor of (he hall on wlioon floor the rncsine; (nkes place is nlfo Biihjcct to punishment. In dine cities Hie juw'iiilo court has ruled that no prl or hoy under 18 can frequent n dance hall. The do iiinnd is (hat the dance be moral, or it uiiihI he prohibited. The physical and moral welfare of our youn; pco. plo outweigh dollar nud cents ), far. All our umuecuicutH should he clean nud moral. Hecauso (ho ilane Inir in our oity in Hio past week un der Iho snnolinn of (ho oily nuthori (iea was vulgar and indeeenl, we he linvo that it is our duly to flod and to tho people In speak in an enm proinisiuj; way our united condem nation of it. D. 1). HOYLi:, T'rcs. WHSTON V. SHIKLDS, Sec. J. K. ItAlLMR J. V. VKHNON. J. K. HRAIHiKY. l.Ol'IS M ANDKUSON. u. r. nit anita. CONRAD WATiKtill. K. O. KLDUIDOH. 11. Y. JIAC Cl'LLOnOH" SAN niKCIO, Cal., Sept. 1C Ono hundrod nud thirty-six Amorlvnu ro fiiKecB, floolng from Mexico, will ar rive In San Diego on tho crulsor Buf falo at daybreak tomorrow;, accord ing to wlrolcss despatches rccolrod horo today. Mrs. (loorgo Ilallou, president ot tho local Ilod Cross society, announces that everything Is ready for their re ception. After U a. in, all who linvo friends or acquaintances among tho refugees will bo nllowod to visit thom In tho Sprockola Thoator. All refu gees who nro without friends will bo cnrpil for by tho Hcd Cross society. AMERICAN OWWON, Tl'KKDAY, StiPTKMIMCIt Hi, 1913. MARGARET A. CARTER, IN OHIO BLACKMAIL SCANDAL, AND MISS LILLIAN HUNTINGTON, HEIRESS, THE VICTIM .MIh Mlllnu UuiitiliKtoii Northern Ohio society I a itlrrod by tliu chad of .Mm. Mansard A. Carter, under nrroiit and In jail on tliu chargo of trying to blackmail Mls I.llllan lltintliiRton, tho.hclre of one of the wenlthluiit men In Hlyrla. rostofflco Impoctora who can nod tlio nrrotl be llovo Mra. Cartur Ik the author of many other lettora to prominent per koiim In Klyrla which ham disturbed buiduoiM men for monthx. MIkd Hunt luctou's father. W. It. Huntington. ts the on of thu lato John Hunting- ton, who left more than Sl.000,000 to the Cleveland Art Museum. He waa once commodorff'fl'f tho Cleveland Yacht club nnd his family stands high In Clovolnnd society, as well as in Hlyrla. Mrs. Carter, too, has fig ured some in KIrln Bocloty. This Is tho letter she Is alleged to hao written to Miss Huntingten: FIGHT TO FINISH T S PAI.l'MKT, Muli., Sent. 1(5. -Malinger Jaiucs MmNmiglitou of the Calumet & llcclu mines Is determin ed to fight the striking miners to a finish. Yeslerduy ho spumed the good offices of the government, dip Innmtieiilly teudcied through Special Kepreseiitutive Joint Moffilt of the labor department. Moffilt vniH turned down "cold" nnd emphatically, hut. determined to giro every mine munnger n chance to necept the government's food of fices, struck a human being todny in Mannger Theodote Dangler of thf Mohawk mines, ww arranged n con ference between Moffilt and the op erators for Wednesday ovouing at the Houghton club. l'lght to a Finish When Moffilt arrived Salutdny MneNnughtnn got busy. The local chamber of commerce mot, nud, af ter finding the sinkers guilty, de cided to try them hy means of nn in vestigation to he conducted liv three business men. Meantime tho miners hud concluded Hint there was no hojui .of nibitralioii nud hud begun preparations for a siege, believing it was MaoNnughton's gaino to Piling them along until tho wenther grew Horere nnd their funds ran low. President Mover of tho Western Federation of Minora- suid today that lie had received checks totaling !fTJ.r,000, of which $100,000 was from tlio Illinois minors nnd $ 1,000 wns from a single local of tho Wes tern Federation. It costs $10,000 weekly, ho ndded, to keep tho miners nnd their fnm- ilies from starvation. Tho Mnglo moil rcccivo $;i weekly nnd tho max imum allownnco to thoso who nro married is $7. There lias heen un complaint of suffering. An intense feeling oxis(s nmong men nud wo men nike, however, that unfonfan liou is their only salvation. OPERA PLAN CALUMET IN Mm, .MnrKiirct A. Carter Klyrla. Aug. 2, 1013. Hoar l.llllon I.llllan, you nro about to marry., 1 am from Cleveland and ho has promUcd to marry mo. I nunit havo him or he will havo to pay you well, I am not going to let him go. I think jour father will help mo out, hut It would be best not to tell him anything about It. Now, I.llllan. If you will cnd ntc a check for $3000, I will let you hare him. and If you don't I nhall come on to rut-tn-liay ana linvo mm ar "ted and then the law will mako : ti I mi tiinrrt tun Lillian, I must havo him or tho money. Wrlto mo nt once. I will stay at Klyrla until Tucsdny. If not I will go bnck to Cleveland nnd take tho night boat to Put-in-Dny and bring my lawyor with jno nnd sue him for breach of promise. If you loro him you will settle with me. MISS ItOSK BIXBY ON TRIAL LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Sept. 30. After various delays covering n per iod of threo months, the trial of Ueo. II. lti.xby, millionaire hanker of Long Hcnoh, began hero today in tho su perior court. llixby is being tried on charges of contributing to (he delinquency of Mnno Hrown-I.evey and Cleo Helen Barker, minors. It wns ammunccd that llixhy would he died first on tho cliurge thnt named Cleo Helen Darker, n JO-ycnr-old nurso girl. Hixhy was present in court when the case was called. Defense nltorneys questioning the first veniremen indicated that a de termined attempt would he niado to fill the box with uon-churchmcii nud bachelors who were not members of any nuti-vieo societies. F.mil I.nud gard of Pasadena was the first talesman examined. VOIES FOR UN PROMISED BY QUEEN TDK HAGl'K. Sept, 10. "Votes for women," wero promlsod In Queen WUliolmlnn's "speech from tho throne," road to tho lawmakers at tho opening of tho stntos general today. Tho concession was one. of sovoral Important reforms to bo Included In tho now general frauchlso bill In courso ot preparation. CLAY ALLEN OF SEATTLE TO BE FEDERAL ATTORNEY WASHINGTON, Sept. 1(5. It was lenvued from an authoritativo source horo today that Clay Allen of Seat tle is to bo appointed United States district nttornoY for the western di&iiot of Wusliinjjlon. .. i FOR WHITE SLAVERY Tl CHARES T AW CHEERED IE AT LITTLETON Federal Judrje Postpones Hearlnfl of Hahcas Corpus Case Against Jer ome's Protest on Request of Pitts uurger's Attorneys. Governor Fclkcr Continues Hearing of Extradition Matter Until Next Week. I.1TTI.KTON, N. II., Sept. 1C Shouts of "Down with Jcromo," nnd "Hurrah for Thaw," greeted Harry K. Thaw, the famous prisoner of Mat tenwan, when ho arrived hero today to appear before United States Judge Aldrlch. Thaw was taken to tha United States marshal's offlco, where ho wns held until tha hearing started. Complying with tho Thaw lawyers' request, Federal Judge Aldrlch today continued thu habeas corpus proceed ings brought by tho Plttsburgcr's friends. It wns expected Thaw would bo taken to Concord .beforo night to bo present at Governor Kelkor'a hear ing ot tho request from Acting Gov ernor Glynn of Now York for Thaw's extradition. , No Time U Set Tho court did not set tho exact time for a resumption of tho hearing, which will bo taken up on n dato to bo chosen Inter by agrcoment. In tho meantime Thaw has been turned over by Sheriff Drew to tho custody of Marshal Nuto. Attorney Jerome argued vigorously aRalnst tho delay, questioning tho good faith ot tho defense and of fered affidavits In support of his con tention that Attorney Grossman, rep resent Thaw, had intimated that the federal writ was applied for only to gain time, "Do you Intend to raise this ques tion formally?" asked Judgo Aldrlch. "Unless you aro suro you havo a good case tho Issue of good faith Is better not raised." Jcromo Acquiesces After a moment's hesitation Jcr omo said ho would accept tho state ment of tho defenso that It was act ing In good faith. Tho judgo questioned Thaw min utely and finally ordered tho contin uance, saying: "If I Insisted on proceeding with the hearing of this habeas corpus case against tho applicant's wishes I should bo doing tho Tory thing the supremo court orders mo not to do." Thaw grlnnod triumphantly at Jerome as tho Judgo was rendering his decision. A tolcphono niessago from Concord announced that Governor Folkor had continued tho hearing of tho Thaw extradition matter until next Tues day. It was to havo been bold to morrow. J NEW YORK, Sept. Ilk Tho hodj of n. well-dressed mun was found hv hoys todny in tho woods on a clift nbovo tho Hudson river. Hepeated visits of a young woninii dressed in widow's garb to tho cliff attracted tho boys to tho spot. Tlio police be lieve tlio woman has visited the corriso daily since tho murder. Near the body lay a woman's tun glove. Tlio muu's skull was crushed. The police believe a coat sleevo filled with t.and, found nenr tho body, vvitb the instrument of death. OTIS SENT BOMB THROUGH THE MAIL I.OS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 10. Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of tho I.os Angeles Times, received through tho mail a pncknvo containing a box of dynamite, equipped with cap nud ROME A ANOTHER MURDER IS Y GOTHAM fuso to oxplodo when tho box was, opened. ' It was turned over to tho police. NO. 152 PHONECQMPANY HEAVY LOSERS FIGURES SHOW Average $2000 a Month Loss In Medford in Operation No Line Pays, Public Utility Commission Hears. Blue Ledge Line Maintained hy the Farmers, Tolls Charged by Com panyManager Vance on Stand. Figures tending to show thnt lio Home Tclephono company loses .'J0M.8."j monthly in operating ox peiiftcs were introduced nt tho pub lic utility commission henring of tho application for nu inorense in rntcH in Medford nnd Jnckaonvilla thin morning. It wns nlso shown by evi dence thnt the plants nt Gold Hill nnd Rogue River lose nbont .''00 u month. This nflernoon -Auditor Willy of tlio commission, who hns inspected the company a boo-ks, will testify. Manager Vnnce of the lo- cnl office occupied the atnnd nil morning. Tlio IJluc Ledge line questioning brought forth some unknown fncis nnil admitted dincriminntion Tho line is maintained by subscribers be yond Illicit, yet 2Z cents toll is charged Mcilford subscribers. Tho commission held this diseriminntory nnd Mnnngcr Vnnce held it n cor poration vicissitude not easily aur mountcd. Further delving into this line will be pressed this nftcrnoon. Kven with tho flnt increnso of rates to nil subscribers of 30 ecns a month, ns applied for, tho tele phone enmpnny, Manager Vnoe.e snid, will lose $1000 monthly. Tho rates nroposcd nre $3.."0. $3 busi ness houses; $2M, $2. $2.75 por month, according to parly line num bers. This would mean nn increnso of 3 1-3 cents dnily in Medford nnd 1 1-3 cents on fanner lines. Asked by Commissioner Miller if he thought tlio increnso would menu the Ios of nnv subscribers, Mnn ngcr Vnnce snid it probnblv would, but he would hate io think it. Mnnnger Vnnce dwelt nt length on the enuipment difficulties cn Iniled in keeping the system in or der. Hnrmnnie sets wero in use, entailing henvy purchasing expense, nnd the unused stock scoured with Hie merger with the Pacific Stales lines last yenr. Different kinds of phones, mnde ticcessnrv tho purch ase of a variety of enuipment. Nine teen hundred nnd forty-ono phones nro inslnllcd in Medford nnd Jack sonville. The testimony nt this afternoon's session that began nt 1:30 will in clude verification of tlm compnny's figures regarding operation, nnd checking un of (he inventory. In vestigator Bussell will give tho re sult of his work. II is expected o conclude the hearing th's nflernoon. A decision will bo forthcoming in from thirty to sixty dnys. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. It wns announced at headquarters of thu National Woumn'a Suffrage nasocia tiou hero today that two .lawyers havo been retained to assist Mrs. Emmelino Pnnkhurst, tho noted Lon don suffragette, in tho event of im migration officials seeking to pre vent her entry into America. Atra. Pnnkhurst plans to visit the United States soon. SALEM TO VOTE ON SALEM, Ore, Sept. 10. Tho clfy council today has authorized tho mayor to appoint n committee of nine citizens and threo cuuueilmeii to draft n tentative form of govern ment charter to bo presented to tho pooplo at tho primary election No vember 3. If tho charter is adopted tho commission officials' vviil be elected in December,, t " ,i1