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707' StMiK ttntt Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hnlii tonight ntul Friday m Forty.fourth Yar. !nllv.-Nitiih vr t . ' MEDJ70RD, OKIKlpy, TliTRSIMY, -MARCH A, 1913 NO. 21)5 WIN THREATENED TO KILL HUBBARD 1 ,: A Andy Poole, Fori'st Raiijrr, ami Wife, Tell of Threats Made hy Prisoner Aijnlnst Slain Warden Irwin Nervous on Stand and Confused Under Cross-Examlnallon, But Slicks to Otiulnnl Story Declares Hubbard Dlil Not Diaw Gun Sam Sandry Testifies Murdered Man's Coat Dut tonrd When Doily Was Found Wore Gun Under Mackinaw. Palace Where the Sultan of Turkey LivesWM ENDS THE JUflY (ten, L.wnnu, Gold Hill, fanner. II, ,M. Cliilc Aili'Miil fnnuer. .tnhnlMilholl, Meltdown, fin liter. W. A.VVAH lloitten, (Inlil Hill, flintier. .1. ('. (JoiIIomi, Itrri1ulf fanner. IIdii. W. linn. 'I'mIihiI. fiiiim,!'. Win. I.i!)vi, (lulil Hill, limner. . F. .IiicoIm, Tiili'iil, farmer. V. IC .Sfiilifur, Central Point, re- faint. V. A. Slnillnn, Tnti-nt, fanner. Ray ' Wilson, Mrill'iml, fanner. Fieri .1, .lack, Jacksonville, liter-i'IiiiiiI. 4-f M AGO r a- aaag m lira s MRiKSHaSaWmimi RUSSIA CUMf f8B63l DlY2TUl I ii (Hn ii nrrriT u-f r m W--- T "it1- ' Trwin i-nrrrrt hit mi-it AUMIflfflUtttAL aSWllif? rUKl5 flNIAU! STORMYS m BY ADJOURNING Tim luttii'il lluil l,(ii i Mnrlin, on trinl in tin1 I'iri'uil cuiiit, lion1 in hi lii'iut iiynitixt hi victim, (liutie W'ur .leu A. S. Iliililmnl, wiih told liy two witliehKiw, over the Mifltiinu ottji'c lillllM llf A I f 1 1 1 1 1 1 V Kllllllllta. Ill till Thnixlnv -ert-lnn, Hint foiiit.l n eourt-i!"1 ""',I,' '," " '""Vfivntion with him, loom imi'M wild .peetHtor llVUiiiitrIintfly nfter Iiimviih nrieMnl foi of thnn riiniilri o- the licet I. ' ,,,,a,,"n 'f ,l"' '' '. Ainlv Poole, n fora-ht runner, iiiij ''"Iih'h AUo limn I TlimiU n.iimiiilHiiei of Hie .lefi'ii.lnut for; u ,!, ,m,iUtkP lo ,V(. miv , left hid xiHlcr IiiIIjciI to Poole nlionl Hid HiiiiiiIh, ImiI UiIh eviilence vwts hnrii'il by n ruling of the nun I. How Tli.vai Wiih .Mniln In lint u'tuler of ill) Mini in cnllc nl Ihn Poole home, ninl while there wit hIihwii a iii.tn ciinl ilciiHin n hiiiiiII liny hiiiliut n hunk on n liMim;.' pole. Poole'H iliniulitcr wn enini; to innil .Mil rl in tlic ciinl, llm wiIucmh hiiIiI, Inil rciueil it would linger him, I'liileruenlh weie the woiiU, "Von ciin't cnleli iiny lih if you MVenr." The iliiiiKliter liowi'il him the ciinl iluriii" tho vi.it ninl it hrouht foith uuolher Hi rent iiiiiuiiHt Hie lifo of lliihluinl, the wiiui'HK Hiiiil, Poole, uiiiler rro..eumiuntion, whh ut'ttldl hy the iitlemptK of the ilofeiiNc uttornev to wwikeu hi nlory. Aheil if lie hint not Inlil n iliffereut .lory hefore the jjnuul jury, Poolo hoiiiei in mi iifiMorlivo nimuier, "No, Nir, I ilhl uo, HriiiK in the iniul jury ninl I'll hhow voti!" T. ('. (linnet, n iiiiii'lunmi living iiciir Tniil. uUo tohl of HiieutM .Mnr- Appropriations Several Millions. Un der Previous Connesses Presi dent Declares Business Now Has a Time of Calm and Adjustment Be fore It, Disturbed Only by War. Brusslloff Defeats Enemy South of Dallyrod Vienna Reports Repulse of Russians in Carpathians Ber lin Admits Retirement in Poland. Allied Fleet Resumes Bombardment of Inner Forts of Dardanelles Bij Guns Sent by Germany Still Un mountedMines Swept Out of Way twimty yi'iir, ninl mi iutiimitn Irienil for m yen r, pic tliunnniiitf teti inoiiy Hint pnlcil tho check of the pri-ouer ninl ciiunciI him to iiervouxly lillo lii liw, 'The coufiilent nir he wnrilen roniiiiy in here to arrest ino," Ouiiiei wijil Mnitiu tohl him in April or March of HKWI, while they went lalkiiif;. I'limier wilnesseR will he ralleil hy hole Whuil tho H.w.ion opeui'il fmlr.l ,l0 ,((,, (t) ww ,, fnm, f ,),;, hefore the aeeuiiif; wonU. Hi r-pti it wnn ilnuiiemit. .MaillnV Till cut of Oeulli "If llutilmnl lidtlicr- me, il u him, I'll hill him. He ilou't wnnl to hother nit," Poole Icntificil .Mm t in tohl hint one ilay in Hie winter of HMJ when the two were wnlhiiu' ilowu the roail tovvanl the A inly Poolu iniincr fotcxl xtatiou. They were tulhiiii; ithoiil luiiuiiiK ninl Poole ii'inml.cil: "l.oiiM, you oiiyht to he ciin'ful. Iliihhiiiil j in the eouutiy, ninl he iniulil muk'it you u vUit." Then ennui the Ihieut. 'You hmlu't oiikIiI In nay HiiiiR, liljc Hint," Poolu hiiiil'he hilnnuiUhnl IiIh frieiul, "even if you think them, for they in in lit i;e( you into oh of trouhle." In the winter of liiPI Poole mill Mm tin wore nl the Skynuun ranch home near Trail, mnl the coijverxation ilriftcil to u'iiiiic wniileim iipnin. Mih. Nkyiiuau (Mailiii'N mhIit) was ind ent. Aecoiiliuj,' In the wilnc, Mar tin hkiiIii ihreulciicil to kill Huhhanl, n-iii' praelicullv Hie hiunc woiiIh uh at the firnt mcelliiu'. After .Martin neutraT aovicF'" no! desired in BELGIAN AFFARS I.O.NIIOX, Maroh !, Pnlona neu tral nutloiiH nrq proiinrod to uhmJhI la thrnwlui; thu Uormitua nut of Hoi kIiiiii, an uuKosttoiiH (rum Hivni In tho mailer of nrovuntlpR thu furtlmr ilnviiHlnllon of thnt country aro want, ed, Hiild Hlr lOdwurd Oroy, tho for oIkh Hecrotnry, In tho hoimo of coin iiioiih today. Tho fnrulKii uocrotnry'H Htatuiuiuit wiih iiuulo in rosiioauo to an Inquiry from Krodorlalc .lowott, wlintlior tho Kovorniuoiit wiih "wIIIIhk to Invito HiiKBCHtloiiH from noutmlH with a vlow to nvoldliiK tho further doviiHtiUloii of Uol(;lmu hy tho kiciU liowci'rt which aro coutoadliiK for Ita inaHttiry." "Tho only Holutlon of HiIh quoa Hon," Hlr Kdward routluuod, "la tho nvacunHoii of llnlgliiu territory by (lorniaa troopH, tho roHtoratlon of hoc liidoiioadoaco and ropuratlnn for tho wroiiK douo lie i'. UuloHu mnitiul poworH aro propurud to iihhIhI la nn (Miilii that unliyflou, I don't hoo what could ho Kiiluoil hy tho eourno uuu-t'outod," defeuilautV iniiiil npiiiiht f.iiinc wur ih'iih in nciiciiil, mnl Huhhaid in par tinuhir, mnl hi defiaueo of pune law. To iniicficrillv every ipu'itiou of the Nlate ilirceli'd (o Poole and (luiucs the defeiiKO filed an ohjeetiou, which wiih n drilled hv llic com I. In which I T ' " - - r " --- !eeeption wcie taken. Hull the mnriiiiiif hcuhlnn wiih de voted to the cioHH-cMiiiiinnliiiii of Oonntnhle A. !,. Irwin of Aliliuid, xlnr wilucHi of the htatc, and only eye-witneH of the trnuedy. Iiwiu was ncivoiw mid jdaialy eoafu.ed hy the MiiToiiniliiiB. ('omparir.011 of hii kii(iiiiiN on the (laud WedncHlay with that at the coroner' impiod wus the lm.i of a Inn;; ici'ics of qiiChtioiw hy the iIoIYiim. IiiUu'n i:nnilimlloii. 1 1 win lewtificd that tho only words KoI.eu were, "Hello Huhhaid," and 'Hello, l.oris." Irwin denied that ho told John Pry mnl his wife the night ol the murder that lie hluiueil lluli liniil fin not stopping when Martin told 1 1 1 til. He also denied that ho tohl the couple. Hint he did not know the purpoxo of his iiiUmou to tho Trail creek country. The frame of mind of Irwin after tho murder, his c.vcituhilitv and nl-lej-ed refusal to return to tho Hceno of the eriino were repented, in which Irwin is Mild to lurvo told Sheriff Sin- gler Marliu would give himself up, and that ho was unlit physically and mentally to ninke the trip. Descrip tion of Mm tin's equipment when ar rested wero described and compari sons made with the inquest lestimouy, Details of the-road In Trail wero dis cussed. LONDON, March I. -Interest in the Hiisxjmi cnuipaifcii has iiguiu shifted to the extreme southern por tion of the line of battle, Petrorad repoits Hint Ocuenil llruiloff has won a noteworthy victory south of Mnlirod, inflicting heavy 1omcs on' the Austrimis. who were aniii pris.j inc iioilh to the relief of Piv.emvsl. At Hie same time an oftn:inl dispatch from Iluchaiest credits lhe Russian t fon'fs with the icoccupalion of Stan-1 i-lmi. in flalicin, nhout si.xtv uulo fimii Taruojud, At the Hiime time Vienna nqiorts the' repulse of dc.spurutc Russian counter nttnnk- in I lie Carpathians mm ciiiiiiniinnc inaciiviiy inoiiy me reiuninder of tho line. Ilcrliu mlinils officially the Ocimiin retirement from Prniiysz, north of Warsaw, which was made in pod order in spite of haste that necessitated the uhaudou men! of wounded. On the western bailie front in ltd- tjhiiii and Prance, the French now ap pear to be content to hold the posi tions they claim to have won in the Chumpajnio district. French mid (Ter mini repoits ench claim minor successes. Two vlewK or tho manoloiiH I'alacc of Uoliim-IloKtclic, the principal liendquai tern ot tho ruler or Turkey. Above, tlio Hospliorns view of tho lunrveloiiH Htrurture whlili In more Hi n'n n mllu and n half In clrcunifer cure and encloses the government off lee building, dwclllnc and ganlenu. Ilelnw Is how Hie famoim pnlnce lookn from the land aide. ANARCHISTS D I BY BOMB 10 CALL M milONl POOR ARGUMENTS R WESTERN RATE INCREASES BEGUN BRITISH 'STEAMER RMS MA E I Continued on l.aat Page,) WHEATSAGMN HITS 1 TOBOGGAN SLIDE CIIICACK), March I. WJieat mmlo a sudden downward plunge today in tho-liift fifteen minutes of tiiidin. KeporlH wero current that millions of dolluis' worth of order for supplies, mostly arms and ununiiuitiou, had been cancelled in the Inst forty-cight hours, Although eoiifirmutiou of Hie re ports was lacking tho market broke 7'.j cents a bushel under last night, the Mny delivery lunching 1.117, Pinal trading was excited at a rally of JU, ( o.u j'rlu ,0 huttoni lignum touelioil, LONDON, March I.- The slate meat of the captain of the collier Thordis, which arrived nl Weymouth two days ago, that his vessel hud rnmmed mid destroyed u (leruiau sub marine off Penally Head, appeal's to have been nubstuntiatcd. The cap tain and erew of the Therdis: prob ably will receive in consequence re wnrds muoiiuiiiig to .."i80(), which hnd .been offered by vnrious agencies (o tho first luorchmitinuu which smile a hiibmurine. The Thordis went into drydoek to day at Plymouth. Jt wns learned that one of her nropellor blades had been torn off and that her keel was damaged badly, indieatinnf (ho force with which the craft had struck the submarine. WASHINGTON BUILDING AT SAN FRANCISCO, Mnreh -I. Flnborato preparatiens: have been inndo for tho dedication at 11 o'clock this afternoon of thu Washington stale huilding nl tho l'anama-Paeifie exposition. At tho ceremonies, Kirn Meeker, of ox-team and Oregon (rail fame, plans to lly over tho building in nn nero- plnnu with Hubert 0. Fowler, an avi ator, and Hcatter Bouventrs to the crowds below. Tho objective f the Washington exhibit is to port my tho transition of tho slate from a wilder ness to a produclivo commonwealth. Hundreds of residents of tho Hluto of Washington already are in tho city NKW YOKIC. March I. -The exist ence of many idol's on wni.-li the po lice bnve been working, was mnde known tnilny in a statement by Ar thur Woods, police commissioner, in oiamentiug on the indictments hv the grand jury of Frank Ahamo mid ( harles Carbolic, ehnrged with at tempting to explode a bomb in St. Patrick's ealhedral on Tuesday. Com missioner Woods said (hat so far as this ease is concerned it does not go beyond Abamn and Carbone, but there wero other pints and other men which the police were solvini.. The commissioner indicated that Amedeo Poligniui, the youii" patrolman re sponsible for the arrest of Abaruo and Carboae, would have n part in exposing bomb plots. Justification for placing the bomb ia St. Patrick's was Muniued up by Ahamo with Iho statement that "we wanted to put n bomb in some rich neighborhood so that the rich would understand the sorrows of tho noor. "I plead guilty to tho act," Aburno said, when asked lo plead, "but I did not mean to do any harm. T was there, hut it wns all tho iden of this other man," referring to America Polignnni, Iho pnlmhunn. Cnrbone entered n pica of not guilty. STANDARD OIL LINER LONDON, March 1 Tho Stnndarri Oil Btoanior lMuturln, hound for Mal um. Sweden, has been detained nt Kirkwall, Scotland, by order of ad miralty officials, pending an Inves tigation. Tho Platurla, n steamer of 2201 tons, under command of Captain Car penter, pail from Philadelphia, Keb ruary 3, bound for -Mill mo nnd Hol-BliiBborK, C'IMCARO, March 2. Attorneys for il western railroads which are BeekliiK an increase In certain freight rates over S,000 milea of road wero prepared to begin their argu ment today before Coiumlaafoner W. M. Danlcla of the Interstate commerce commlaslon. Tho Increase asked for. according to tho railroads, would give tho roada involved about 110.000,000 more revenue annually. C. C. Wright, general solicitor for tho Chicago Northwestern railway company appeared with bundles of statlstlea on behalf of all tho roada, Clifford Thorne, chairman of tho Iowa state railway commission, was prepared to opposo tho application In tho Interests of various state rail way commissions and many shippers. .Mr. Thorao said that among tho or ganizations which would opposo tho rate Increase would bo tho American National Livestock association, tho National Council of Farmers Co operative associations, tho National Itroom Mnnuracturcrs' assoclatipn, the Corn Holt Meat Packers, associa tion and several hundred firms. Tho ratlroada will continuo their presentation of tho caso until March 30 when tho shippers will bo heard. Kntorlng a protest against tho rato Increases asked for, Mr. Thorne, In a preliminary statement to tho com mission, said tho Increases would bo approximately ten per cent and would incrcaso tho roads' rovonuo $75,000. 000 to $100,000,000. Mr. Thorno also outlined tho basis of tho ship pers' opposition to tho proposed increases. ASOUITH SILENT OVER BLCKAD E LINCOLN, Neb., Mnreh -LTho to tal snowfall for the winter hero was fl inches, according lo tho report of tho local weather observer, after n heavy fall of snow throughout tho night, which continued today. This breaks all official reoords for total fall of one season by five inches, The land mora were nrriviug by every train entire stato is reported covered with from tho north, a deep blanket ofbiiow, LONDON, March i Premier As- qulth declined today to throw furth er light on tho naturo of tho meas ures to bo adopted by Great Urltain and her allies in pursunneo of their announced Intention of cutting off trndo to jiml from Oormany, Speaking In tho houso tho premier snld; "Tho Intontlon of tho government will bo apparent when tho orders In council on tho subject aro published." Ills remark was prompted by a question, whotbor in caso neutral ships carried goods to or from Gor- many, or of Gorman ownorshlp and these goods wero soiled, tho Hhlpa would bo roleasod, LONDON, Mnreh -L The allied fleet this (Thursday) morning re sinned their bombardment of the inner forts of the Dardanelles, according to n dispatch received by Renter's Telegram company from its corre spondent ut Athens. The text of the dispatch follews: "The bombardment of the inner forts of tho Dardanelles was resumed Thursday morning. Ten warships took part in tho operations. Accord ing to a Ilritisb officer, only two of the Turkish forts remain intact. Al lied lauding parties found the chnrred remains of soldiers in the damnged forts, showing that the .Turks had uiuiieii uicir ueiKi uciurc cvaeaaims these positions." Wnrshliw Hatter nt Turks While liritih battleships are bnt tering fort No. S and fort No. !, in the narrows of the Dardanelles, from a point ten miles within the entrance to the straits, French warships from the Gulf of Saros are bombanling the Turkish positions nt Hulair. A report has been current in London that cer tain big Krupp guns recently sent to the Dardanelles are still unmounted and an aerial nvoanaisauee made over the straits last evening seems to bnve confirmed this report. The battleships of the allies, which now show all tho colors of tho triple entente by the addition of the Russian cruiser Askold, undoubterilv have turned the straits of tho Dardanelles into an inferno, which, according to Hritish nnd French claims, has spell ed destruction to the Turkish de fences. On the other hnnri, reports irom Constantinople deride this uc tivity ns ineffective. Turks Still Hojiefiil Tho Turks, however, do admit the destruction of tho oner forts, which they say they expected, but they rie elaro tho inner works are impreg nable. Tho Turks rely on mine, hut mine sweepers of Ihe allies have been busy within n milo and n half of the forts. Among reinforcements, now said to make tho fleet of tho Dardanelles to number more thnn fifty ships, the Itritislt battleship Cnnopus, Inst heard of ns anchored off tho Fnlklnnd isl- iiiiiis, in i no rniKinmi islands en gagement tho Cnnopus fired iho last shot nt tho Gorman squadron under Commander Von Spco. Tho only allied boat which has been compelled to withdraw from tho en gagement is tho Hritish destroyer Zephyr, which was built twenty years ngo. OVER MIDDLE WEST KANSAS CITV, Mo., March 4. Snow rain and Bleot fell today over most of Missouri, Kansas, Nobraska and Oklahoma and parts of Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana according to tho United States weather bureau horo, Nino Inches snow fell In cen tral Kansas, A driving wind from the northeast accompanied tho storm in most sec tions, causing tho snow to drift and tearing down telegraph and tolophono polos, greatly hampering wlro and tall communication. WASHINGTON, March . Con gress adjourned sine die today. Tho senate ndjournetl at 12:01 p. m. nnd the house after turning back tho bands of the clock, adjourned, at 12;1S p. m. Tho total appropriations of tho sua sion were approximately $1,120,484, 324, several millions under tho rec ord of previous congresses.' ' Two appropriation bills falldu. Current appropriations for tho postal servlco and the Indian office wore extended for another year. In the closing hours President Wilson algned the seamen's bill, tho neutrality resolution, empowering him to prevent ships leaving Ameri can ports with supplies for belliger ent warships, promoted Colonel Goo thals to bo a major general for his services as builder or tho Panama canal nnd gave promotions to other officers associated with tho work. Farewell to Perkins For many minutes before ad journment thero was a lull in tho senate. Absolutely no business was transacted. Senator Simmons paid a tribute to Senator Perkins of Cali fornia, who retired at noon. Sena tor Perkins sat for a moment In con templation of the tribute Then ho slowly halt rose from his seat, feebly waved his hand toward tho North Carolina senator and his colleagues in n gesture of farewell and then took his scat again too ovorcomo with emotion to speak. Senator Gallinger offered a reso lution of thanks to VIco President Marshall for his services as presiding officer of the senate. Tributes to Traders In the house the last hour was do voted to tributes to Speaker Clark. Representative Underwood, and Re publican Leader Mann. Ilepresentntlvo Palmer announced tho presentation of n portrait of Mr. Underwood to be hung In the halt of the ways and means committee. In doing so Mr. Palmer said: "There Is no doubt Mr. Underwood soon will bo the leader in the senate He is one of the greatest Americans In his time." Tho tribute to Speaker Clark "aa led by Republican Leader Mann, who eulogized the "able and loved, speak er," and presontod a resolution thanking him for his services. It was passed as tho houso roso to ita feet with a tumult of applause and cheering. When It subsided tho speaker said: "The multiplicity of honors and kindnesses that this houso has heap ed on me goes straight to my heart." Mr. Clark paid a tribute t Repub lican Leador Mann, Progressive Load er Murdock nnd Representative Un derwood. President Signs Mills While tho speaking was going on In both houses President Wilson worked steadily in his room signing many measures In quick succession. Among tho most Important wero tho neutrality resolution passed early this (Continued oa pag 1.) ITALY TO SUPPRESS T ROMR, Jlarch 4, -A state of siege has been proclaimed In tho greater portion of Cyrennlca, In an effort to; put down a rebellion. Cyrennlca Is ono of the independ ent administrative and military-districts of Tripoli, a under Italian con- i trol, A dispatch from Rome Feb. 10 said Information had been re- " ceiveri from Tripoli that relnforee inonts had reached Captain Volllno, whoso nativo troops had almost or- "" tlrely deserted htm as the result et a robolllou In Lybln, It was mkl that tho rebellion had bwn VHWHr-i , agod with the withdrawal of treey " to the Interior. ' L i .'1 ' "" ?5"T 15 4