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Oregon Hlntc'lnnl 8atti 207 Second Sfrcct r Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Itnln tonight nnd ftattirtlay Mat, 8.1 Mill, no. SECOND EDITION MEDFORD. OflKCJON, tfUJDAY, ftlWTEMBER 20, 3913. Pnrly.tlilnl Yfiir. Dully KlMhlli Ynr. NO. Ifll T SUED FOR A MILLION I T PRESIDING JUDGE OF SULZER TRIAL SULZERS FUND f RETURN 10 BE RE-SENIENCED i FOR $1,000,000 TELL OF EXTENT 1 111 ROBBERS MS MACK ON H SPANOS-PARKER MAKE 111 0.0 0 SUEOBYWMAN ' ,""k; '4&. I mi A ALABAMA Thrrc Masked Dnmllts Hold Up and Roll New York-New Orleans Ex press Near Tuscaloosa Rttnnlnu Gallic Willi Posse Follows Gaii Fled on Locomotive of Train They nobbed and Make Good Es cape to Hills Deputy Kills Deputy Tl'hTAI.OOHA, Aln, Hi'it. 26. 'I'll r tin mashed bandits held up mill lobbed Iho Now York-New Orleans 'prw on Dm Alabama (rnt South- rn rnllromt nt EnglnwoiMl today nud escaped Willi 1 1 00.000. Tlm gang fled on tlm locomotive of the train tlmy hnd robbed, ex changing shots wlthji ohh pursuing llii'iu on n nwltrli engine. Dlulnur tr their pursuers, lint outlaws cvl dimity ntiitnotutil their engine nt some lonely spot on llin llni. for tho luro live rnn wild through Tuscaloosa and (tiippml forty iiillfH from tlm scene ol tlm hold-up whon It steam wns ex hnunti'il. UurhiK tlto pursuit ono of tho Input)- sheriffs shot nnd killed nuothor officer hy nrcldnut. Ittilinl Ity HoIm-m Tho t rnlu wnii hroiiKhl to n Mop hy a fouled hlork signal nt Hnglnwood, n station, n few miles south of hero. Whll.t tho trnln crow woro Investigate lug. tho robber rushed them. Keeping Knplncor Daniels covorod with tlmlr revolvers, tho hnndlti or; dercd tho fireman to cut off thn conches from tho onr.lno nnd exprost mul mall rnrii. Thn flremRti refused nnd wait fnllud by n blow with n re volror Imtt. In response In n rnll for ntd In ta pursuit of tho bnndlln n posso with bloodhounds loft by trnln. Thu country through whlrh tho robber nro flcdlm; when Usl heard from I marshy, nnd It was feared It would b Impossible to trnll thorn If lmj khould nbnndon tlmlr loromotlvo. Unci llctuccu Trains With tho loromotlvo still piillliiR them, tlm gang forced tlmlr wny Into (Continued on parse 3.) TO SAN KltANCISCO, Cut., S.pl. 'J.'.. -Mrs. May K. Vaughn, u pruiniiionl social worker, recently indicted on a eluirgo of attempting to blackmail Judge H. M. Wtilui'v of Los Au gcloX, llllH disappeared flOIII III'!' lioino here, nceordiug to tlm iolii'i'. Judge Wldnoy, who is hero di'tVinl iiiK IiIh hod, Arthur, on cliiu-Ki'fi of ni'fftlin,' money from ii womiin f Dm unilorwnilil, alli'jjod that Mrn. YiihkIhi offori'd In Miu'itro llin ilii iuIhxuI of clinrKOH npitiiHl IiIh son for .'0(). Tlm polloo nlli'co Mrs. Vaughn diKnppearnl (hroo iIiivh np. After u week'n stay nt tlm lioine of AIvh. Vatiulm, .Mrn. Vivien LyoiiH of Denver, involved h hovernt af-faii-H with Itoliert J. Wldney, nlso a Him nf .IiiiIko Wiluey, ntlej;oH Him is a nervous wreck ami in taking the rest euro at a local Hiiuitarium. Mrs. l.yoiiH iilleROH hIio wan ho lmdly t rented Hint hIio was oi the veie of collapQ when taken from the ViuikIiu home, Uolmrl J. .Wldney, it was declared HiIh aflornoon, wn pecn in eoinpiiny lmro with MrH.. Ii.voim last Monday. W'idnoy disappeared from a Hiiuitar ium at llelinont and Ids relatives are now hcnvohliiK for hiu; in Son l-'rnu-oiseo, Meinliers of Iho W'idnoy family transferred W'idnoy from a Uxor morn hnidlnrluni, wliero lie was nenl reeoutly, to nn institution nt ltol iiiiuit, to prevent him from Keltic into communication with Mrs. l.y oiis, Kiiuday niclit, however, W'id ncy is Hiiid to have Rotten into tele phonio omnuuiirat ioti with her nnd in hnve rcnehed San Vranelseo Sun day nigh), WDNEY RETURNS DESPITE GUARDIANS R VIVIEN MM &' 4 BSf ' I ', iElHMn A' V II r , MRS MAC-CAY" E CONVOltD, N. II., Kept. UOV-Uon onior Samuel I). l-Vlkcr will jjivo Hurry IC. Thaw'n lawjorn until Oc tober (I to prepare briefs in snpjuirt of their claim thai Thaw oupht to not ho surrendered to New York, it was stated on official authority to lay. Tho pivernor hns not, how ever, officially announced his deeiiu ion. Iteforrint; to n report that his !o Kal udisers have ilixitKrccil concern intj tho dctdrahility of piviuc tlm IMttsburKer up, Folkor raid he had neither nsked nor received ndttee from anyone. Thnw'x inolher, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, IhsuciI this afternoon tlm fol low(ui; Htatement to the prces; 'W'lini men or women pet to be 70 they nlintild havo tho privilege of expressiup Ihefr opinions within tlm bounds of truth and riphlcouKucss. "In mv opinion, then, the three able lawyers wlmm ex-District At torney .Icroum iiiMiltcd uumistuk ably liv iimiiio at Hie hearinp of the extradition cno iinohiup my son, should have called him to account thou and Hierc. "Theoe lepnl pentlemen knew that Jcromo was fnNif.tinp, hut, beinp coiiHervnttc, are intuiting legal proof." lelaSrsha: e WARDS OF COURT HACItAMKNTO, Cnl., Sopt. 2C l.ola NorrU nnd Mamlia Wnrrlngtou, norlt'ty girls who eloped to Itono, Nevada, with V, Prow riunlimttl and Mnury I. DIkks convlctod whltu slav ers, nro to rcmnln chnrges at tho Juvo- ullo court lmro, according to n dec! hIou todny of tho probation cqmmlt teo. Thn young wonton mut fnco tho probation commltteo for trial, nnd If not punlRhod, will ho ndmonlshed and plurod under certain restrictions ac cording to tho opinion of n majority ot tho commltteo. "Thesn glrU hnvo boon going nbout rlncrnmento, ahopplng, laughing and chnttlug with friends," suld Mrs. W. 11. Morolnnd, wlfo of lllshop Moro Innd. "Soino restraint, chould bo plncod upon thorn," Two mombers ot tho commltteo pleaded thnt thn girls bad boon suffi ciently punlNhod, but tho voto on bringing thorn boforo tho commltteo wits four nyoi and throa nous. L HAI.KM, Oro 8opt. 20. Attornoy (leuoral Crawford todny fllod a mo tion In tho Biipromo court to dismiss tho appoal tnkou by Attornoy 10. It. Hlngo, for tho plaintiff, In tho work mau'fl coinnotiBfttton reforondum suit. Thu motion Is fllod on tho grounds that notice ot tho appoal was not served on Wilfred 10. Fnrroll, who wns inailo a party dofomlant In tho circuit court. Attornoy Hlngo said ho would file- no nnswor to thp motion. HAW MOTHER ASSET El WA A UN Wife of Dr. Joseph A. Blake Wants Heavy Damages for Alienation of Husband's Affections hy Million aire Suffragist. Malicious Gossip hy Members of the Smart Set Cause Jealous of Dc fendant's Prominence. PARIS, Sept. 20.- Clarence II. Mnckiiy of New York ntriwd here today from Iondon. lie rufutid to discuss the report that his wlfo had been served in New York with no tice of a 1,(100,000 dumage suit by Mrs. Joseph A. iilako for alleged alienation of n flections of her hus band, a prominent New York stir peon, NKW YORK, Sept. 20. Malicious gosip was alone responsible for the trouble which led to the service on Mrs. Clarence II. Maekay of the original notice of a $1,000,000 dam age Miit hy the wife of Dr. Joneph A. llhiko for the alienation of her huHbniid's affections, it was said to day hy friends of both families. (ioMmt Illninel Mrs. Mnckay hns been deeply in terested, it was stated, in Dr. Make's work as head of the l'ronhytcrinu hospital here, hut that there was the slightest impropriety in their rela tions was emphatically denied nnd attention was called to the fact that Mrs. Make has herself said ehe did not even suspect tho doctor of hav ing been nut rim to her. Thero would never lima been the sliphtOht difficulty, it was asserted, but for the M'iislenoy with which leaders in the "100" drought hits of gossip to Mrs. lllnkc, linking the, names of thn doctor and Mrs. Mae kay. Dr. lllnkc, it appear, refused to seq any reason for' dropping mi aciualataucn which even his wife rccoguired wns perfectly proper, nnd the result wns thnt tho two were virtually forced into a separation a year ago. Dcmniids Wake's llcttirn Mrs. Iilako having declared that only on condition that her husband returns to her would she drop her plans for damage suit, tlm strong ct prchsuro was being brought to hear on tho doctor today, it was un derstood, to consent to a reconcili ation. It was reported that Mrs. Miickny hnd also been appealed to to use whatever influence she ms sesses with him to return to Ids wife. "Dr. ' Iilako lias tho highest ideals," Mm. Iilako said in an inter view today. After living with him for twenty-ono years I ought to know something about him, No wo man has a mora devoted husband than ho hns been. ''Ho eamo to New York n stranger and succeeded on absolute merit. lie hecauio the greatest surgeon in Xow York yes, in tho world. His achievements mado mo tho happicbt woman imaginable. "Then this tcrriblo thing hap pened." Mrs. Mackny's friends nsserted tho gossip concerning lior and Dr. Iilako was started hy portions jenlous of her prominenco as nn ndvocato of woman suffrage. 'S 8EI FOR WEDNESDAY SAN FKANCISQO, CL Sopt. 20. Chargod by tho police with tho murder ot fleorgo Kovnck and Wil liam Ackor, Arthur R. Coulsou, a Market stroat merchant,, nppearod today boforo Ppllco Judgo Shortall. lie wns Instructed as to his rights nnd nrrnlgned, nttor which tho caso wont over until next Wednesday. Tho dato ot tho coroner's Inquost lias boon sot for Monday, whon It Is ex pected that Mrs. Kathorlno Oallaghor, Uoulson's common law wlfo, who was shot and seriously wouudod In tho neck whon Kavnck nnd Ackor woro killed, will hnvo recovered sufficiently to testify, Governor Wins Important Technical Victory and Suffers From Some Damaging Testimony Some Gave Money for Personal Use. Some Donators Assert They Were Asked by Sulzer to Forget About Donations, But Refused to. ALBANY, N. Y., Sepl. 20. Will- inin Sulrer won an nnporlant tech nical ictorv and hiibsenucatlv suf fered hv the iutroduetiou of some very damaging tcsittaouy ngniust him nt today's session nf the court, which will decide whether or not to re move him from the office if gover nor of New York. His victory took tho form of a vote, -tO to 2, to let contributors to his campaign fund tell whether their contributions were ghn with the iiuderslnnding that they were to he used only for nntnpnign purposes or if they meant to let Sulzer spend lliem ns he pleased. IVrk'n I)nniglng Testimony If Seizor can prove Hint Hie lal ter wns tho case, the bottom will be knocked out of the prosecution's claim thnt he used n part of the fund in private stock market speculations nnd thnt in doing Re he committed larceny. Tlm prosecution did not wnut to give him the ehnnce to show whether it was the ense or not. The dnmnging testimony was given hv Stntn Superintendent of Public Work Peck, hy Henry Morgenthnn nnd hy J. Tcmplo Gwntlunny, n cot ton broker. Peck relnted thttt, Sulzer nsked him to "forget" a r."00 contribution lie made to the Snlzer rmnpnipn fsud when nsked nbout it under onth. The defense tried to upirt hi tory on cross-exnminntinn, hut failed. 1'or I'crsotial I'mj Morgenthnn, who contributed $1000, snid Sulzer begged him t (rent it ns n pcrsonnl transaction if nsked conceniing it before Iho im peachment court. Morgcuthnu told him he could not do it. flwnthmny told tho court thnt he intended n $100 check he gave to Snlzer to he used for "cnmpntgu purposes only." Dr. John Cox, who followed nwnthmny, scored for Ihe governor. Ho gnvo $300 to the campaign fund. Sulzer's counsel nsked whether it was for enmpnign or for Mrsonnl use. Thn prosecution did not want to permit nn answer. Chief Justice Cullcn overruled tho 'objection, nnd the court sustained him, H.l to 11. "I intended Sulrer to hnve the $J100 for his own personal use, to do with as ho pleased," said Co.x. TO WASHINGTON, Sopt. 2C Intor- ferenco of President Wilson was sought todny by Senator P. M. Sim mons, who declared that the houso and senato tariff conferees aro dead locked on tho zinc rntos, tax on cotton futures and tho dato when tho wool schodulo shall becomo effective. BANKERS SEEK PLACE CHICAGO, Sept. 20. Members of tho Illinois Hankers' association, in session hero today, wero told by floorgo M. Jteynolds, president of the Continental Commercial Dank of Chicago Hint the proposed enrreney bill would bo entirely ncceptablo if modified by congress so as to give hankers representation on the board of control, nnd if the number of regional hanks wero reduced to five. "No law," ho said, "founded es sentially on prejudieo ngainst the poople most intimately affected hv AK WILSON H DEADLOCK Chief Judgo Kdgar M. Cullon of tho New York court of appeals will preside at tho trial of William Sulzer. governor of New York state, who a month ngo was Impcachcd'by the as - RUSSIA LIKELY TO I'KKINO, China, fiopt. 2C Htroag probability ot war botween China and Iluula Is seen hero today as a result of the attacks mado yes terday by the Russian army upon two Chinese forts and tho occupation by Cossacka ot the cities ot Kobdo and Tchougoutchaka. President Yuan Shi Kal and his adrlser consider Russia's latest movo as equivalent to a declaration of war, and command ing officers ot all Chlncso brigades havo been ordered to mobilize their forces. Tho latest trouble, It was an nounced hero today, has arisen over tho Insistence of the Russian govern ment that China quell tho disturb ances In certain provinces ot West ern Mongolia. Sixteen regiments of Cossacks yesterday captured Kobdo and Tchougoutchka after a short but bloody battle. CALLS MURPHY TIDBIT WARRIOR SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 26. "A mushy, slushy tidbit ot a 'war rior' who wroto Iovo letters to him self," was tho way Major Clarcnco W. Murphy was referred to hero today by Attornoy Walter II. Llnfortn, rep resenting Captain Henry C. Merrlam, U. S. A., who Is suing his wife, Dea sle, for dlvorco In superior Judgo Graham's court. Major Murphy, a member ot the staff ot tho governor ot Louisiana, was named in the appli cation by Captain Merrlam, and camo from Paris to testify In Mrs. Mer rlam's behalf, LInforth's denunciation ot Mur phy camo Just boforo tho noon ad journment ot court, when ho started summing up for tho plaintiff. After ho has finished his argttmont. Attor ney Darclay Henley will sum up tho caso for Mrs. Merrlam, and then Judgo Graham probably will take tho caso under advisement. "A face powder warrior," and a mnn who loves his mirror bettor than any other ono thing wero sonio ot tho tonus used by Llnfortn In referring to Murphy. SEATTLE SOCIALIST TO REMAIN IN JAIL SI3ATTLK, Wash., Set. 20. Mrs. Kntlierlno SUrtnn.wellI known ro formqr, Is 'in, tho TCIng county Jail whoro sho says sho will remain until tho legislature ot tho Btato ot Wash ington removes Judgo John E. Hum phries from tho bonch. Mrs. Stir tan Is ono of tho 99 persons whoso namos woro attached to a lottor to Judgo Humphries Informing him that If ho porsistod in his persecution ot those who Insisted upon their right to speak: upon tho stroo'ts, thoy would fill tho town with socialists from all over tho northwest. All of tho persons whoso names wero slgnod to this oplstlo woro ordorod nrrestod by Judgo Humphries. Mrs. Stlrtau gavo hersolt up nud refused to glvo ball. Ot tho 99 to bo arrested about 30 havo already boen approhouded, twenty of whom are out on bond, tho remainder being. In Jail, N WA CHNEE REPUBLIC psembly, tho lower house of tho lcgls- latere. Judgo Cullcn has long been a member of tho court ot appeal and hns stood high In the estimation of lawyors and laity L E NKW1 YORK, Sept. 20. -Max i lllnnck, former owner of the Triangle I Shirtwaist company, where scores of i girls-lost their lives in a disastrous i fire, wns convicted here todny of . tnnlflnr ffinx ovlta iti n nni, fnilftrv where 150 girls were employed. Jus tice Itusscll imposed n fine of $20, the minimum penalty. lilanck peeled off n bill from n large roll ami left the courtroom. I NEW YORK. Sept. 26. Dr. Er nest Murct. the dentist who was Hans Schmidt's partner In the counterfeit ing business, will be a witness tor the state against tho confessed, murderer ot Anna Aumuller. Muret's friends suggested to him tho wisdom of giving all tho aid In his power to tho prosecution In re turn for a comparatively light sen tence, and it was stated at tho dis trict attorney's offlco today that he hn'd decided to act on their advice. District Attorney Whitman has ar ranged for a three week's delay in his sentence and tomorrow Assistant Pro secutor Dclahanty will question him. Whitman plans to start Schmidt's trial October 23. Alienists aro now examining him. NEW YORK, Sept. 2G. Gains and losses wero about oven at tho opening ot tho stock market today. Reading and Union Pacific were up on freo buying, but United States Steel was slightly lower. Later Steel regained Its loss. Around noon tho general list began to rise, and Reading and Erlo showed marked strength. Ronds wero firm. Tho market closed steady. ROCHESTER, N. II., Sept. 2C Johnny Kllbaue, tho featherweight cbnmplon collected eg mo moro easy money hero today by outpolutlng Joo Goldberg of Rochester all tho way In a ton-round bout last night. In tho semi-final event Chick Slmler ot Scranton outpointed Earl Williams of Cleveland, LONGWORTH AND ALICE KISS AND MAKE UP NEW YORK, Sopt. 2 C Reports ot domestic trouble betwen former Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and his wlfo, formerly Allco Roosovolt, as a result ot reports that Mrs. Longworth would sail tomor row for Europe to Join a yachting party on a .trip around tho world wero dlspolled hero today. Long- worth said ho and his wlfo would leave tomorrow tor Panama, return ing to Cincinnati from there-, YSOFIKSFDR LOCKING FIRE ESCAP FACTORY HOLOCAUST MURET WITNESS AGANS SCHMIDT Convicted Slayers of George Dedask alous In September 1912, Brouoht From Salem Will Bo Sentenced Today. ' j. Spanos as Cheerful as Ever, But Worry Has Made Heavy Change In Seymour, "Crime Partner. Mike Spanos nnd Qcorgo Soymonr, alias Parker, convicted of tho mur der of Ocorgc I)cdaskaIout, n fel low countryman, September 22, 1012, were brought hack from tho state prison at Salem this morning hy Sheriff W. II. Singler nnd Chns. Ony, and will he ro-scntcneed Satur day morning nt 10 o'clock hy Judge V. M. Calkins of the circuit cotut. The stale will be represented hy Prosecutor Kelly and Iho two prU oner hy Attorneys ITcCnhe and Do Armond. Tho rc-entcncing is made neces sary by virtue of the fart thnt the date set for execution wns held up pending nn appeal to the supremo court. Appeal failed, hut ncted ns n stay of execution. Tho first date set was February 14, 1013. Spanos, who was well known in this city through n reckless life, wan glad to return to Medford nud looks little changed for ovor n year in prison. Seymour, alias Parker, is not as fleshy ns when be went nwuy, nnd worry hns caused a heavy change. Mrs. Spanos, wife of Mike, is in the city, and called upon her incarcerated spouso this afternoon. STAND TO TESTIFY LOS ANGF.LKS, Cal., Sopt. 20. The "Jonquil girls" returned to the witness stand today in tho Hixby trial, testifying in rebuttal for tho state. They wero called to counter act testimony given by Ilixhy, who into yesterday mndo n sweeping de nial of tho charge of contributing to tho delinquency of C)eo Helen Dar ker or any other girl, and nssorted Hint philanthropy was Iho solo motive- that prompted his visits to tho Jonquil. Dixbv denied vehemently Hint lie knew Mario Hrowu-Levy, Myrtle O'Dnir or Ksther Cochrane, girls who testified ngainst him. Mass Darker and Helen Nieblns, ho said, were tho only girls of tho Jonquil with whom ho was ncquaintcd. To help them to n better life, he said, he hnd given them almost $0000. After tho rebuttal of the stato is completed attorneys will make their final arguments. Tho case, it is be lieved, will go to tho jury Monday or Tuesday. Desperate efforts wero mndo to day to save Hixby from further in quisition on Hie subject of his rela tion with minor girls. After tho defense hnd reopened its case to introduce testimony by F. S. Parsons, a hank official, regarding cheeks alleged to have been drnwit bv Oetnvius V. Morgan, n witnoss, who also claims ho wns blnnkmnihid, Prosecutor Koyes announced that lip would produeo eortnln girls to face Hixby and chnrgo him with contrih utincr to their downfall. Heated objections wore interposed by Hixly's attorneys. The defend ant himself boenme exoitod nnd fre quently offered suggestions to hto nttornoys af they skirmished with Hie stnto's representatives. After hnlf an hour of pointed ar gument, Judge Hledsoo sent tho jury from tho room and tho dispute wns renewed with little hope of early set tlement. ' s ITAMHUrtO, Sopt. 20. Lieutenant Schulz, nn nrmy nviator, was kiljed today at Johannisthnl whon his mon"- oplnno turned turtle nt nn altitude Of 1C0 feot, i "A ' r -i.j I. JONQUIL RLS AGAINST RIXRY : M I y.1