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F,. I" Medford Mail Tribune mm SECOND EDITION WEATHER RIiowpi- tonight Mid SatMf day, Ma. fW Mln.M. -i -3,3 Knrly.rntirlli Ymr. Dully Nlnlli Vinr, MEDFORD. OrtlftlOiV, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 19M. NO. f3 BECKER AGAIN FOUND GUILTY yy REACHES VERDCT IN FOUR HOURS Fonwr Police Lieutenant for Second Time Convicted of Instluntlnu the Murder of Gambler Herman Rosen, thai Took Court Three Hours to Deliver Cliarue. NI'.W YOHIC. May 22. Chillies Hccker wan today fiiitinl guilty of liillKnling.lht' tiiiinlff of Herman KomhIIimI. The jury reached 11 ver dict In four limim iiimI four minute. They iihUi 1 t or no instructions and tuii'lii'il mi ngricuienl without leav ing llu jury mom, When ilic jury entered tlic iimiiii the fnreumn, I'. Mi Ilth llliiKiliii, uiin in I iMi ix. After Hcekcr liiul been (nought in. Clerk Penny requested tin jury In mini'. When lllngdcu wa nked whether ii verdict had been mHcIiiMLnfe lirindicd tin' tcui awny with a handkerchief nml mi" wered: "Wit hate. WV (Inil the defendant guilty n charged." I'rtliH) Hearing Wnllit Hccker, lil hands grasping llu' mil in front of dim. paled in tlit fore IIHUI ml,C find NWII)Cll fur II IIUUIK'Ilt tin if iiliuiit to swoon, lull inuni'di ulil.V straightened nml tcmnlucd rigid while each juror confiiiiifd the U'lilll't. Court nfflcrrH mill reporter wcie tint only persons in thu room bcMdrs tin' juilj;r,.tlin defendant nml the lawyers. Mrs. Heekrr was not prcs. lit. New of lu verdict was ear. ried to Iiit 'n tlit office of llio hIiit iff i'oi lo lliu courtroom. Ihekcr was brought from llu pic, ciii'i' of liU wife into tin courtroom to liciir llio eidiel. Mis couiihcI nki'il for nml rcccivcil one week in wllll'll ll lllllkl motion. Iti'ckcr wit ii'iimmli'il to the Tombs until May lit l. lie won taken fiom tin nun I mum to lii cell. NKW YOHIC, May aa.--Tln case of Charles Decker, on Iriul for the M'coiiil limn for Instigating tlm inur tier of I lei man ltncuthul, was given to tlm juiy soon ii II it noun. Su- pi cine Court Jiixl leu Seiilmry liml been iicmly three hour in delivering hi" charge. "This ilefemliiul," began Justice Miiiiury, in eiinrgiin; tlm jury, "i chanted with minder in the first lf gieo. Tin' people ilu nut cliiim lie fireil the hIihI Unit killcil Itovulhiil. Hut tlino cliurge liim with prneurine; the commisslim of tlm crime. ClmikV by Judge Kcnhury "If Ihi ilefemhiiit. iih u lleiiteiuiut of police, liu.l u minder tnV', justice demand lie he convictcil it it tl pun ilicd hy being sentenced lo ileiith Hut he unlet hu proveil guilty hcyoml rciisouuhln ilouht," .lustlcii Senhury rend the jury sev ciul NiutulcH dealing with the crime of murder, lo hhuw tluil in law a man who pioeiireil or aiiled in (lie coin iiilxhlon of miii'iler in to lie coiiHiiU crcil a principal. "If thin defendant," he went M, "either directly or indirectly proour cil the miiidur of Herman UoM'iitliul, he ix Kiiilly tin eliiii'Ked." (Coiitliuiuil on l'nfio l'lvo.) SILLIMAN SAFE IN 110 CITY Ml. ICO CITY, Me.v May t!L'. Ylcc-CoiiHul loliil H. Killiiiimi arrived in the federal capital thin morning I'ioiii Kullillo ami wax taken to llio lliniliiiii h'Kiition. WAHIIINdTOX, Mhv '-'2. - Lata lo. day tin llriixlliau minuter in Mexico City imlificd tlm Mule ileparlmeut thai Yicn-CmiNiil Killiiuau had airlv I'd hein IhW iiiiil'iiliiK ilh tin Milli-h I'oii.iil and ivun u tlm llnmliiiii ! -lion, Tlm liU'nlKi' lidilcd (lull Klllliiuill tvoili lent a Ionian inv lui' Ilia Hlnli' h tui cf Vein C'nu, MELLEN LIED TO SHIELD MORGAN FROM PUBLICITY Politicians Forced Tribute Over 1000 Newspapers Subsidized Prayer From the People to LeoUla turo Paid For by New Haven Story ot Indictment. WAHIIINOTON, Mny :'2. Clmrlos S. Mi'llen, former prcNldcut of the Nnw York, Now I la vim nml llnrtfonl rnllroml, roucliiiliul IiIk lelniotiy lie font tlm liilnr-Htnio roiiiinerro com iiiIbhIoii nt 10:20 todny after four Inyn nail n linlf of InterroRntlon con rcrnliiK (tut Now IIiivl'Ii'h flimnrlnl nf. fulrn. Mr. Mi'llen cxprcimeil liU opinion of III u "I'olltlrnl imtiieH," inrly In (hu dny. Joncpli Folk, chief rouniel for (ho ioiiiiiiIkbIoii nulled Mr. Mellen nlioul llio iiirlint) of (ho Tnrrylown, W'lilto I'lulnn nml Mnmnronerk mil mny, nn electric Hue, mIiIcIi llio Nuur llnvun liounht nt miction for Hourly 11,000,000." 'Who hid tiKnlimt you?" nuked Mr. Kolk. "The Third Avoiiuu orRnulintlou roiiimltteu of Now York." I'ollUral IIohms Itlildcrn Mr, Mellen Intlninted tlio nooplo who onjerieil lo .Now Iliiveu'n pur rlmni were, (ho political ltoc. "Thny mtmlly nro on Imiid," ho until. "I iiKVon't hnd much oxporlcnco with thniii. I hml my cxperlonro with thoiu n (hu Wot Chontkr (rjinjjactlou. Thnt wn riioiiRli." Mr. Mellen tctlfled llio Now llnven' entry Into tlio HkIiHiik: himl liens uni dun to Hi IcnuliiR (ho Con necticut rnllroml nnd IlKhtlnc com. pniiy. Tho pnr vnluo of tlio Wntor Imry K" tock mh $US. Mr. (oik IntcrroKntcil Mr. Mellen roiicernliiK tlio ticiilidtloii of tho Wlrrchter Hnltwny nml lnvcitmunt coiiipnny. Ho linked why Wllllnm A Iteml nml company of New York Rot $10, mora n nlinro thnn hml hcen paid (o oilier. "Thnt m n hold up," mmwerod Mr. Mnllnu, nildluK. "An Intimation cnuin to mo Hint H we umitcd IckIh liitlon It would ho n Reed Idea to trndn for utock." "Wh Ihln In wrltliiR?" "Tlinno IhliiRii neer eonio In writ Iiir, Imt they reach tho wpot never. lhele." Tliuiikful for OuiNhIoiin Mr. '.Mcllun, repentluR proWou tcHtlmouy rIvcii hy him rcgnrdliiK the pnymeiit of $1(0,000 In cummin hIoik to .S. !'. Kelly, wiih mkod hy Mr, Felk: "Have you told tin ovcrythlai; ntiout t It Ik trniunctloii?" "Well, nfter I ro to bed nt iiIrIU, Hturo I hnvo heuu toHtlfyliiR, 1 think of HiliiRH thnt mlRht hnvo been hroiiRht out nnd I turn over nml con Riatulate inyHelf thnt they woro not." In efforts to Ret control of tho Worcester strcot rnllwny, It wn.i iiccesiiiry for tho New Mavcu to hnvo it bill pnsuud by tho Mnnanchusutts leRlslnturo. "l-'lnnlly wo Rot our bill pawed throiiRh tho loRlHlitturo hy tho uprln Iiir of tho body politic In our favor," Kiild Mr, Mellen, "HiiiycrH I'Yoiii (ho HIIU" "Hid thu 'prnyur from tho hllU' of tho lllltowu UHMoclntlou havo any tbliiR to do with tho ouactmuut or that loRlHlntlonT" "Yon, I think ho, nil prnyem of thnt kind toward tho rlRht nro offlcnvlous, "It mado no dlftoronco to you whnt parly wiih In power1' "Well, wo iilwityn tried to Rot mi- (Continued on Thro Five.) INMATE WC BILL AGREED UPON WAKIIINdTON', May '-"J.- Tlm In tei'hliilii trmle hill, the liml iiiciimiic nn Hie iiiliuhilhtnilion iuitl-lrut pro liram, won huichI mi lulu today h Ilia lioiihc In commlltcii of llio nhulc, nml Mfl imhle for llnal puUK0 hi (he linilkii nlli'l' Hie ulhi'l' Iwn mill liiinl hllU die it'Hily fur imnaie, HUNDREDS KILLED AND INJURED' BY EARTHQUAKE AND ERUPTION OF MOUNT ETNA i ', ! . . . ' .' . ' " - . I i , . . w . 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It In U'lleieil Hint n Rrenier cntustruptie uirn pretented b.t (U f.ui il.it the final tevire !i" I; of earthquake bad been preceded by sixty others and m'miy of the population bad nb.iuduiictl their Ihmim'h and flul into the op'" ctiiuiry Itallro.nl trnckw were lorn up. rhuuhes rnseil to tic tfmitul Iiuim -.iiil.ni to ui.:i nml tor.ii.'i pi.!rs overturned vvah.u a radius of several mites of rV!t"i In nt Hie foot of Mount Hum, which dUph.iril n e.v n-inr nn it . MEDIATORS HEAR WILSON'S SIDE OF MEXICAN Rll NIAOAHA I'AI.I.S, Onl May '-.' The two dvciMtc defeats Hud An Tlm iiieliou or allowing the con- deivon underwent al the nrtiMie Hlitutlonalisl to iiaiticipute in the ,mm,s f ,.,.,, (.,fS (li(, ,,, ,.,,. mediations was di-ciiK-cd al a con- ,. , ,. , ,. .. . . fereueiv lu'teeu the American cm- ,ire,' radicate the notion lion. In. iiiIn-Iimu'W and the three South ".vMem that lie can whip tlm llehrew, Auiciican mediiilorx. nccordiii to loiters received in t Ii Tlm eonfeicnce lusted nearly nit;iv from the former Pride of Med- hour, hut the talk, (tiCKtioncr were uxMiicd, was "of a confidential na lure." Tlio Aincrican conuni.ionerH, it was iindcrslood, ireieuted the viewpoint of President Wil-ou ns Riven them in diatches heat after; today's eabinet meeting. It was also umlerstooil no defi nite answer was fiixon by the nu'tli ators to the Ameiicans and that no answer would ho Riven until after the inedintors had discussed the subject fuither with the Mexican delcRiites, who were to be accorded an audience after the Americans liml hecu heard. STAGNANT DAY T NKW YOUK, May 22. Tho stock market cIubuiI firm today, FoIIowIur their ohiiIiik It soon heeamo so stnR nnnt Hint It failed to exerclsu tho HllKbtest liifluenco In either direc tion, Hnlus amounted (o loss thnn 8000 iliures, WHITE STAR LINER BALTIC COLLIDES WITH CLARRIE MVKItl'dOh, May 22. Tlm While Hlur lliu'i' Hallic, which nulled ye leiilay for New Ymk, collided with Hie nleiimer Cliinln oil' lolhi'iuL Tlm I till I li did iio KiiflVr any diiui e mid piiM'i'i'di'il, The I'lni'im ivm only nllnMly iliiiuuiji'ili BUD STILL THINKS ! CAN COME ford, who is in Vaneouver, II. C, traiuiii" for u return inateli with Frank Harrieau. May ',". "Tliey want to bring Cross up from I.os AiiReKs for me to TiRlit if I beat Harrieau," writes, Hml. "They will have u chance to liriu him up. for 1 can beat Harrieau within the muff ii i til mil mm- ivjitttil it1jtii.ii mo ,, . r.. .i. . ' . . i ittt.v more iiiiiu auoiiier uiiick ai l.each. I will wci.uh in at 1 Id pounds, urn techno line nnd c.spect to win in short order.!' I BACK A NT CROSS The latter part of June Hud and Oil nnl 1111 lA I I O his mother are coin jo Los An ,l-, ,W NK HWIV hMI nnd Medford friends Veo in ,is uVUnllUI Lnllll I HLUU, iH'innin of a minion wiih Ins nidi manager, Dick I'ouald. Hud will trade his 111 1,1 Huiek for u 1!1 1 model mid make the return trip liv way of Crater Lake, spendiii,' the summer season in this citv. WAHIIINHTON. May 22.-8inntor Hrudley of Keiitui-Ky U In a critical condition In hl upiirtuieuty here, lie curdliiK to plDvlclHiis In iilteudunce. The vemitur, who Is 07 yours of iiko, Iiiu bemi In poor heallli for revernl iiiunths mid his Illness wus nuKru vated curly HiU imiutli by suvcio In Juries nuUliicd In ii fu ncsr Hm ("I'ltol, MOUNT ETNA IM ACTION T PARDONS TO SEVEN SAI.KM, Ore.. Mny 22 Uenoune Iiik the ludlctmcut ot T, Scott Hrooko, J. C. Heck, i:. T. Amea. M. Henry Wenime, T. Iilntblcum, II. W. Pier niiK nnd J. A. Johnson, Portland hii8lnci8 men, Governor Oswald West, In a formal statement to tho pros tldny, declared that If they woro con victed ho would pardon tliuin, Tlio men woro Indicted by a Mult nomah county grand Jury a fow days nRo for tho alleged criminal Hbollng of George Heusncr by means of car- tooiiB at tho tlmo that Heusnor sought to obtain a Portland street railway franchise. Tho govornor, In his statement accused T. A. Ketchum tho 'jury foreman, of having eloso rola- tionfl wlth Heusnor. 'l look upon tho ludletments ns most dnmeable," ho said. TWENTY PERSONS NKW YOUK', Mnv 22- A ijmiir plauk leiidlnj,' to the Scandinavian American line Mcauicr Frederick VIII gave way today just befortS the vessel sailed from llohokeu -nmd moie Hum twenty persons, men, wo men and children, fell iulo, the Hud son river. Many were icsciii'd, hut three lire luishiu-,'. I hey niej ,Mr, .1. Kd winds of New York ..rk'(Jli mid her ;t-year-old daiighter, er, .Mrttyi mid O.car FelUlii'id l-.vi,iir. il l-M'tir-oli buy from A-lonii, I. I- Heveral pel soiih were badly Injured mid "etc nihed to hu-illul. livery awululile iiinlniluiu'O hl'H'. WE PROMISES PORTLAND MEN FALL INTO HUDSON OF MURDER t OF ON CANAL TOLLS WASHINGTON'. May 22. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, ono of the most active democratic opponent of tho hill to repent the toll c.xoniptlon provision ot tho Panama canal act, declared In tho sonnto teday: "Tho same Insidious Influences," that had been exerted for repeat would soon be "Industriously at work cultivating a stronger sentiment In favor ot open ing tho eaual to railroad-owned ships." Ho declnred tho trans-continental railroads had fought the construction of the canal nml no waoiight to havo thu toll 'exemption law repealed, Tho Oregon senator Insisted tho Bal timore platform buuud tho democrats to support tho exemption. Tho senator contoudod that tho exemption was not a violation ot tho treaty. DEFICIENCY BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE WASHINGTON, May 22 An ur gent deficiency bill carrying un ap propriation of $0,300,000 and Includ. lug many Items covering tho expenses ot tho troops in Mexico, was passed hy tho senate today. Tho measure passed tho housu yesterday, ijr".Ti l bokeu wus hurried to the scene. I'.s linmU's varied u to the number of pei'soiiM who were throw u into the wu I cr, home j mi im high n fifty. Only ipm h wink Ii the ntcmiihlp' pivw nml hy dock laborer wiih idke poles nml lopi'M nml ladtleik prevcnl' vd Inner lo of IllV, CHAMBERLAIN N PEAKS SUFFRAGEHES HARANGUE K NG CUT PICTliS King George and Queen Mary Art Forced to Listen te MMHsfet Speeches VahiaWe Art Treawm wMAvVWH By WIHI WBWWl w Unien. LONDON, Mny 'S2. Kin Oeorge nnd Queen Mary were compelled to listen today to the harangue nf it militant suffragette while they were attending it matinee nt Hih Mnjcnty' theater. A woman rose in the Hlnlln nnd begnn lo addresn the kinjr: "You Kutslan enr," Mie shrieked. The nttcndnnt.s quickly ru-dicd in nnd tried to get her out, but found she wk chained to the heat. They had to file n link before tdic could be removed. ' Shouting nt Mujcfily WTiitc thirf wns in progress half n dozen women in different imrtx of the theater started shouting at Iih majesty. One of them junied on the ritflgo and commenced a speech. Wlirn she had been thrown out, oth ers began. Eventually nil the disturbers were ejected. The police had n difficult struggle to save the disturber from rough handling hy the crowd. The "wild women" of the Woaea's Social und Political Union, the .mili tant suffragettes' organization, con tinued todny their terrorizing tactics by 'making- two separate attacks on national art treasures. Ataxic Art TrcMure Tho turmoil of the battle in the vicinity of Uuckiiigham I'ulace, where n column of determined women yes terday attempted to reach the king with it petition, had bnrly biibsided when early this morning a woman armed with it loaded cane ruined five mnsterpkees in the national gal lery. Almost himultaueotisly another woman wrecked a picture hanging in the Hoyul Academy of Art. ltutlt women were arrested. A little later the magistrate before whom were, brought the fifty-seven women arrested in connection with yesterduy's disturbances was com pelled to suspend the proceedings be cause the accused created such a din that nothing could be heard, ricturca Destroyed Tiie pictures damaged at the na tional gallery were a "Madonna mid Child with Infnfit Saints," n "Por trait of (Jiruloum Mulutiui," "Saints John nnd Christopher and Hie Doge," a landscape with thu death of Saint Peter, nnd 'Christ's Agony in the Garden of Eden." The painting gashed nt the lloynl Academy wan "Prima veru," by George Clousen. Tho academy was filled with a fiibli iounble throng when it woman drew n butcher's cleaver and dashed at the picture. Attendants nt oneu seized her nnd it was only the presence of the police which prevented her from being roughly handled by the wi tutors'. IJoth women refused to give their names. Tlio national gallery vaudal left a trail of blued behind her from tuts from broken glass. Thu uu liinnl gallery was immediately dol ed and all the students turned out. (Continued on Page 3) INVITE REBELS TO MEDIATION MEET WASHINGTON, May 22. In cir cles cloo to the Mojficiin comititu tloualists here it wa definitely ex- pected today that within twenty-four lioiie u reuawvd invitation would he extended to tlm coiMlliilowiliHU to ho ii'preseuted nt the XmkmVm Fulbt mediation conference. Whether Ow end ('iiiruiir.u would ncept lh )Hvf liitlon mux imt kmiUH, hut it wii mM ilhi'ly iiskciImI I Imt shoU hf tin kit It winilil he wilhmil ihiclitrUiit mm hd' lllce or HKlirrlNK l flMAJtf MiM' wu hhuImi,( HwtttM'n burnt, .4 ' 1 ri 2 'i I ,vva ui 1 I i f .i '