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y ffrrgon Hfatwlcal Society Lity Hall iC Medford Mail Tribune i SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mm. I7 Mln. nt in. .01; IVnlblo rnln tomorrow. I'orly.prifniil Ynir. Dully Hivmilh Yrnr MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OfTOUEU lf 1912. NO. 390. rr-a .. - -i '-' TURKS MEET DEFEAT IN DECISIVE BATTLE r '1 K i BULGARIANS IN PR OF I Rout of Turks at Ltileliurnas Com pleto Rctrcatlnij Army Numbers 200,000 Men Friend of Sultan Abandon All Hope of Turk Victory Atlrlanoplo Said to Have Fallen Constnnllpolo Next Object of At tack hy Allies. SOFIA, Oct. Ml. II in officially announced licit) today Unit tho Talks vnrn cnmplululy nulled nl IutrliurjjnH mill inn now fleeing with tin Hutgur iuiiH In lint pursuit. Tlit) war office wdiiuulcd that tho relienling Talks nuinbrr nl least 'JllO.OOd men. SOl-'l A, Oot. 31. It was olflcinlly announced hero IIiIh afternoon Hint I In- TurkUli wing in notion near the Black Sea hint brcn driven bnuk. The war offluc denies reiMirlut! TurkUh iolories near Vina. Bulgarian troop hint completely mil rounded Ailriaiioilo Inst night. Tho Turk hail been making dally Miilii'H along I lu Maiitx rier. No mention was made of thu huriouder of Adiliiunple. VIENNA. Oct. III. Tim end l Ottoman ruto in Europe in the uuiitii inoui prediction of all diplomats Ihmc l.MlnvfoHviii JIu' reports ijjMln? TrrrkTili""niantor nt LulchurKus. Friends of Ilia sultan here hnvn aban doned nil hoi" w f Moslem vic tory nml cxpres tho belief that the Bulgarian troops will ho in Constan tinople within a week. Reports front Sofia mill tlur Hal kan capitals nay thu Tniktt.li defeat at l.ulchurgus wuh tin? inoM complete much tho war Marled, Although no official ooiiflnnation of the battle Iiiin been received here, tho Bulgnr ian nocnunts of thu climli uud thu re lort that the Turks nro in fall io treat, with tho Bulgarians in close pursuit, in orrditod on all sidos. .Militaiy expect Nimut Piihhu, tin' TiitUsh uonuniindcr-ui-ohicf, to rnllj Ii'ih troops for another stand at a point forty mlli'K wcM of I'oiiHtnnti nopli). Defeated here, tho Ottoman general is o,pcutod to niako his lif t stand on tho narrow peninsula on which Iho elly Ih located. Although runiuis that Adiianopli) had fallen Itnto not heen officially confirmed, military observers here gonornlly credit tho report, and he liuwi that Iho end of 'ho mltun's do. million in Europe is nenr at hand. Another miveiified report U that Itodorila, a Turkish oily on tho hoii of Marmora, ulsti Iiiih heen eaptnied. No iIoIuIIh of tho fighting at l.ulo burgas havo boon received hero o. ei.pt that 100,0(10 TtilkMi troops, soundly shipped, aro in full flight in the Kennral dirootion of ('onhlantino pie. No indication of thu nninhor of caMtinltioH in K'nen. Dispalelien from Alliens and Hel uradn indlmiln uninterniplod flroek and Rem ian ndwtneoH. II jh oxpeoled thtiKo I'm co noon will bo in full eon. trol of Maoodonlu and all Albania, ttilh Iho pi.imlilo oMieplion of Sun tail. E 10 SAN UIKtIO, Cab, Oc.1. til. Tim ciiho of Hubert 0. I.ow'ih, eharKtul with tho mnrilur of Inventor-1 T. Tollvor rind Mrs. Cnthoriiiu Tolivor, hlx wlf, prohnbly will o to Iho jury tomorrow, Tho liiHt toHtbnony was taken thin iimrniiiK nml AHHiHtnnt Distrlol At torney Molvoo HubiultU'il li! iu'kh moat, Molviui doularod to thu jury thai I.owIh wiih not Iiihiiiio at tho timn ho killed tho Tolivorn. Alloruoy O'KoqlV, for llio dofonHo, Ih oxpeutod to uoiihuiiio nil of thu al'tonioon oohhIou and n pari of to Ujprrow n U urumvult DF SOON I VICE PRESIDENT DEAD PRESIDENT AND CAPITAL MOURNS IDENT YVAHIII.NOTON. Oil III Tho mi llon'i) niiltal In In deep moraliiK ' iluy over tab ileal h of Vleo t'rent ileal .1 amen H Kliorinnu. 1'liiKn on all government IiiiIIiIIiikh arc at linlt imut nml Kenulnu Borrow wiih ox predneil on nil olden over thu ileuth of "Hutiny Jim" an lio vu offec tlountely ealleil In WaNliliiKloa. OtflclnlH or thn t'nltoil Statfit sen ate proimreil (oilny to notify Menu torn of llio urrniiKinenU for Hlicr mnn'M funeral, ho that tho Hnuato may lio wall roircneuteil at tho Horvlcoa, foil Muster vJeneruI 1'rnuk It, Hitchcock In the only cahtnot momlicr hero, ami ho nrolialily will uttoiul Ilia funeral, I'rolilent (irelviNl I'roKlitenl Tafl arrived at the whltu liouxo till moraliiK nml won deeply rtrlitvetl and HhockvU by tho vleo prertltloatV iP-nlh. Only two inrmtxir of tho "old Kiinrd", now tiat Hlierninn In dead aro left In coiiRroim. Tho remain ing two uro Com;reHmnn Jovph G. Cannon and Horvuo K. I'ayuo. Con creMamnn Dulrell ami Tawney wero ilofiuited In tho icrout jirlmarleH, mid Hlierninn Ih ileail. I'reHlilout Tafl will attend tho vleo prcHlttoul'H funeral, hut ho linn not decided whether to eaurol his npeulduu eiiRnKlueul at Newark, N. J., or not. An official proclamation of tho vleo piertldonl'H death wan Itmuod by 1'renldont Tuft, accompanied Hint nil public offlclnlH pay Hpechil trlbuto to tho memory of tho dent tuten man on tho day of tho funeral, when nil Kovcrumoat bimluehd probably will bo HUHpeiiduil. Tho proKldout thin aftornoon can celled hU oiiKUKomont to pealt nt tho tiuvollliiK coromnnleK nt tho WuhIiIiikIou monumont In Nownrlc, N. J , Saturday, and will lenvo for Utlcn Friday ovoiiIiik to attouil tho fuuorut. lio lum not decided wheth er to return to WiuhliiKton after tho serviced or to proceed directly to Cincinnati from I'tlca, All army pouta anil nnvnl veaxoU (Contlnuod on pngo y.) SJau.jr 4r OYSTI3U. MAY, X. Y, Oct. 31, Showing no visible nlgns from fatigue from last night's excitement or his forty-two nilnuto speech ut Madison Squaro Harden, Colonel Thoodoro ItnoHovolt was up curly today nud roady for work. "Ily tloorgol" ho said, "I feol flno." Referring to tho lomarkahlo dem onstration In IiIb behalf last night, Colonel ltooHovolt Hiild: "Tho crowd was most nttimtlvo. It uoouiud to nppreeluto ovory point I imiclu and responded Immediately. It wits tho ybest mooting by fur of tho campaign. "llio pnueipioH oiiunolntud ut last night's mooting will bu takon up by tho two 'other main parties within tho next fuw years. Tho only per Holm who will not OBpouso thorn will ho tho Uobsltos ou ono hand and tho Klrhy olnmont ou tho other." Colonel ItoouQVott plana to attoud tho Straus .mooting In Madison Squaro Qardou tomorrow night. Ho Is not scheduled to speak but may dismiss tho statu ticket. Snlisfuotlon was expressed hy Col. Itoosovull today nt tliu Now York lirogresHlvo (jocm-inff (1)0 ijvrviecs of V - ROOSEVELT FEELS FINEOVER SPEECH SHERMAN'S LIFE SACRIFICED 10 AID HIS PARTY Completely Dlsrerjardcd Warnlntjs of Doctors and Insisted on Campaign Inn When Told It Would lie Suici dal Funeral to Be Held Saturday. All Utlca In Mournlnii and All Cam paign Rallies Called Off Immense Funeral Planned. UTICA. N. Y Out. !. Tliv fu neral of .lames Sehoolcrnft Hhermuu, ieo prohidenl of the United Staton who died hero luM uiuht of Briht's diMeasi) after a linuorin;,' illnehK, will ho held ill tho Kirwt PreHhyterian ehureh hero nl 2 Saturday arteruoon. All nrniiiKi'ini'iitM for tho ohheueii were completed Huh nflernooii. Tho hervioert will ho c-oiiduetei! by Itc. Striker, piOKident of Hamilton eollojje, atitted hy tho Hev. Iaju'ik llolden. Tho nelivo pallbearerH will bo cmployon of the Uliea Tnit and UeHihit i-ompauy, of which mutila tion Sherman wan president. Sher man himself Mdouted tho honorary pallbearer a month m;n, hut the lint of their Humes is locked up in hi, desk. It could not ho learned Unlay when the dek would be oihmiciI. Tho body of tho Into ieo president in to lio in state in thu Oneida county court hoiiHo tomorrow afternoon, be tween the hours of It and 0 o'clock. Alt Ultra .Mourn All Utiea Is In moo mine today over tho death Inst uiht of James S. Sherman, vice president of the Unit ed States, followiui; u Inn;; illness. Fines on nil publiu buildings aro nt half mast, mid nearly every homo in tho city is draped in muumiup Sher man was tho moht popular citizen of Utiea,' mid a meat public funeral is planned. I'hyxiciaus who attended Sherman say that ho Micrifieed his life to tho repudienii party. Ho completely dis regarded warning of his doctors mid insisted on speaking at times when ho had been notified that to do .so would ho hiiieidal. Tho vhynieians contend that bis fatal illness started from oiiu of these occasions. Later, they say, ho insisted on ping to the IIIk to register, npiiu in disregard of their orders. Immediately after ward, ho suffered n relapse, and death followed in )ct.s than u week. It allies Called Off All Mili(ieal meetings hero liuxe been abandoned out of respect to the Into vice president. Tho democrats aro removing all Wilson and Marshall huuucrs from tho streets mid the pro gressive meotini; scheduled for to iiicht at which Governor Hiram John son of California was to huvo heen (Continued on pngo 2.) Detoetivo William J. Iturus mid for mer District Attorney Jerome of Now York to guard against fraud in the coming election. "Whilo I knew that Hums win, hiiiporliii(,' my candidaoy," said Itoosovell, "1 also know that Joromo was not, mid for thnt reason I was glud to havu them join together in mi effort to giinrmitoo mi honest eluo tiou. "I o.plaincil to holh .leromo mid HuniK that nil wo wished to souuiv was thu right of ovury qutilifioil volm to i-iist his ballot ttH hu wisliedhtnil to htop ovury species of fraud with out regard us to who committed it or thu form it may take. It does not piatter what tho outcome of thu elce tiou may ho wo intend to follow ur. oery suoh fraud, and if it is human jy possible, to put pvory man enguged iu such praiiliees hohiud tho burs. "I do not wish n single volo to whielt I am not entitled, nud ou thu other hand, wo do not intend that either of my opponents shall reooivo u volo lo whloli ho is not entitled,'" Colonel Itoosevelt said thnt holh UuriiH nud Joromo hud refused to uooopt imy Xooa for thoir sorvioos, BARNUM SAID T TROLLEY LINE Surveys Made for Extension of Road and Franchise Rumored Sought, Though No Information Is Given Out hy Road Owners. v( Road Bed Resurveycd and New Line Laid Out Along East Main to Sis kiyou Heights. - 'A That V. H. IJariiimi, president of tho Hoeho Iltver Valley railroad, will nwk tho .Medford city council for a franchise for n street railway system ofcr certain street In Medford Is a topic of dlRcuiudon on tho streets to day, Ono member of the council Kavo out tho Information that ho bail un derstood such a fraiicblao would be nsked for hue. he did not know that such an application' as before the council nt thU time. KiiKlnec-m havo been at work for Momctlmo rc-surveyJni; tho line now owned by Ubmuiii, between Medford mid Jacksonville, for what purpose Is not definitely known but the pre sumption la thnt It was made for the purpose of tralRhu?nlnK the lino In Home place and for Bathcrlng data from which a profile or map of the lino might be made. The survey recently mndc did not conflno ttelf to the lino between Medford and Jackfonvllte, but cx- londcd soma little 4tstonco boyonil Jacknonvtll-on OifntcL cud. and on tho Medford end tho survey was madp from tho company's depot cast on lnlu street to tho city limits on Siskiyou Heights. Coupled with tho rumor that n franchlso will bo asked for and a poslttvo knowicdno that the survey lias been made la the report that Mr. Ilnrmini tins recently bonded his rond for $100,000 and that ho tended electrifying the cntlro tern. John C. Uarnum, secretary coneral mnnnKcr of the road, In- SJS- aud this mornlUK Bald, thnt so far as tho sur vey of tho old lino was concerned his company was simply having a map of tho lino made. With regard to tho survey of Kast main street, Mr. Ilaruum did not deny that such a survey had been made but ho would Klvo no Information as to tho ob ject of tho survey. Touching upon tho electrifying of tho lino and tho franchlso from tho city of Medford lio was equally non-committal, but ho did not deny that there was some foundation for tho rumor. TWO NATIONS BEGIN OTTAWA, Out., Oct. 31.- Post innMor Clcner.i! Hitchcock of tho United States and Honorable I'. L. I'cllcticr nro unitintr in n eriibiido ngninst mail order hhurks, who nro using' tho mails of holh countries for fraudulent purposes. Gct-rich-quick men are, according to tho poit office authorities iucrcnsiu? in Canada nt u disturbing rate, many of them who huvo boon driven out of New York, Chicugo and other American cities having turned their attention to Cnn niliv as a partioulurly rich field for their lino of endeavor. THIRTY-TWO STATES FAVOR INCOME TAX WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Notifi cations of approval of tho proposed Income tax amendment to tho fod ornl constitution from thirty-two states nro In tho hands of Secretary of Stato Knox today. Four states havo announced thoir rejection of tho umomlmunt. To bocomo offectlvo It Is noces sary for thlrty-slx states to ratify the- niousuro, 0 BE PLANNING (COPY) XJ:liia V county records, in order thai the taxpayers may, a casilv as the bank depositor, learn tit any time the condition of his finances, and also simplify the matfer of ex amination of records and 'titles. As it stands today the taxpayer cannot get a line ou the financial affairs of his county and is hardly in position to prevent extravagance. This can aWbe over come, however, and as I believe I have a solution to the problem T earnestly hope you will be in office during the coining year in order that I may have your able assistance in working it out. ' With best wishes for your success, I am , Youi-s sincerely, To Al r. Frank L. Ton Voile, (Signed) OSWALD WEST. K. jv. D. No. 2, Medford, Oregon PIER At NTERVENTION TO SAVE TURKEY I'AHIS, Oct. 31. -That in no cir cumstances will the iKiwcrs iicnnit Hulguriaii troop-, to enter Constnuti nople, was the nuthoritativc an nouncement here today which diplo mats agree may hold tho kernel of grave troubles for Kuropc. The Bul garians, it is declared, havo deter mined to enter the sultan's capital in any ease mid the situation is tetihc. Tu Constantinople, Czar Ferdinand could make his own penco terms uud, should he demand control of tho capi tal of Turkey, only armed force could compel his evacuation. The jwwers want to limit Ferdinand's nin bitious, and it is reported interven tion iu tho near future has practical ly been agreed upon. Messages look ing to this action today, are speeding between the powers. LONE ROBBER GRABS GEM TRAY AND ESCAPES WHKBL1NO. W. Va., Oct. 31. Entering tho Jewelry storo of An drew Stauvers hero nt noon today, a lono robber grabbed a tray of dia monds and escaped. As tho robber loft tho storo lie was chased to tho cntranco of the McCluro Hotel, whero ho oludod his pursuers. Tho loss Is estimated at several thousand dollars. SUFFRAGIST RALLY DIG SUCCESS Tho reception gien the local suf fragists at Itoguo lliver Wednesday was ono of tho brightest spots in the present voles for women campaign, Tho Itoguo Hicr women left nothing undone in thu way of outertninmont, nud in turn wore regaled with ora tory from Mrs. Couklin of Grants Pass and B. V. Mulkoy of Medford. Tho ready rospoiihO indicates that there is not a vote against tho cause iu (ho village. Tho suffragettes and malu sym pathizers wero met ut tho train mid escorted to tho Waldorf Hotel whoto dinner was served. Tho speeches wero dolivorcd in a beautifully decor ated hall, fir houghs uiUl suffrage colors hoinj; used in profttbion. Four pretty young ladies, Jessie Martin, flcrlrudo Young, Bernico Carroll, and GriU'o Slovens, bedecked with "votes for women" ribbons, noted as ushers. Tho committee of Itoguo River worn on iu chargo were: Mrs, Joseph A. McCord, Mrs. Judge Gilmoro, Mrs. Chapel, Mrs. K. H. Itossor, Mrs. J. W. Jacobs, Miss Booker, nml Mrs. D. F. Wilson. Judge Gilmoro, formerly of Wood stock, III,, noted us chairman nud mado u brief (alk in which ho btutod that the movement uffootod tho whole country mt thnt (Jja wjves aud STATE OF OREGON EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT SALEM OCTOBER 20, 1912. -My JMirTou Veile: Jit'ing ono of those good roads advocates who wore inslninieiital in inducing you to become a candidate for County Judge I drop you a luic to say I am wishing for your uticcess. Jackson County takes the lead in so many things I hope to see her again take the lead by electing to the office of County Judge one who is live enough, and pro gressive enough to lend a hand in a movement to bring about ,t greater co-operation between the state and coun ties, not only in road building, but in the -matter of a new account ini; svsteni and si uniform svsfVin nf knrmiitr DEATH REVBU.S SMUGGLING PLOT SAN FttAXCISCO, Cal.. Oct. 31. Through the Investigation of Fed eral District Attorney McNab Into the death of E. F. Morse, fourth of ficer of the Steamer Manchuria who was drowned in Manilla harbor, al leged smuggling operations by offi cers and crew of tho Manchuria arc today brought to a head. According to the testimony, Morse was drowned while attempting to land a largo consignment of opium from tho Manchuria in Manila Bay. Fifth Officer It, W. Lock is alleged to havo been on shore connected with1 tho plot, and W. W. Reihi tho man who paid out tho ropo lowering Morse from tho deck of tho vessel. A watchman was also in the plot. No arrest is to be made until tho Jurisdiction of tho local court Is es tablished. BECKER . 62.738 SING X PUN OSSININO, N. Y., Oct. 31. For mer Police Lieutenant Charles F. Decker, convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, and sentenced to bo electrocuted early in December, now convict No. (J'2738 in Sing Sing prison today expressed himself as confident of securing n new trial. Becker slept soundly throughout his first night in tho condemned row. daughters of tho nation were rapping for admission nt tho doors of the commonwealth. Mrs. Conklin of Grants Pass mado a decided impression with tho few re marks t-ho mndc. Sho pointed out that thu ignorant vote would not bu increased us there nro moro women iu tho schools today than men, mid (old of tho itifluciieo of women ou Hlitics elsewhere Tho man may hayo n largor viowKint but tho woui an weighs tho details. A loiter of rcgrot was read from Clarenco Reamos who is busy cam paigning in Douglas county, nud then B. i Mulkcy closed tho meeting with n strong plen for tho woman's cause. As ho is not u candidate for office und is not courting votes his speech hud an added effect. Ho ridiculed tho theory that man is n superior of woman uud culled attention to the awakening of public consciousness nnd tho dawn of bettor politics und government. Tho stook nnti-suffrngo arguments wero takon up one by one und answered to thu conclusion that tho only argument nguinst woman's suffrage is tho one that places thu woman on n podcstal. Tho Itoguo River band furnished very enjoyublo music and tho visitor ovory one, agreed that tho reception wus tho best of tUo busy cuuipuigu. HOCKIN PLAYED TO INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 31. Swom testimony that II. C. Hockin, present secretnry-trenaurer of the International Association of Bridjjo and Structural Ironworkers, save, De tective William J. Barns the first tip that James B. MeNamnra and Ortio jMeManignl dynamited tho LoS Aif- isreies limes was jriveii bv J. A. O. Badorf, attorney for tho National Erectors' association, today at tho trial of the forty-f-oven union men charged with illegally transporting dynamite. Tho witness asserted thnt infor mation furnished by I foe kin oNo "turned up" tho defendants in tho present trial." Hockin, Badorf swore, got (into communication with Burns shortly nftcr the Los Angeles dynumiting mid indicated that he might plead guilty himself if indicted, but that he would not turn state's evidence against his associates. "I think you nro n fool," Badorf said Hockin told him, "lo gie nil your information to Burns uud let him build up n reputation of it." Badorf also identified many ex hibits, which form part of tho evi dence ngninst the accused men. FEARS ENTERTAINED ;ts BERLIN. Oct. 31 Gravo fears for tho safely of tho pilots of tho but loons Isle of France, carrying Alfred LeBlanc, und Dusschlorf II, piloted by John Walts, uu American, conten ders for the Gordon Bonnott interna tional balloon trophy, ure entertain ed hero today. Nothing has been heard of these two contestants since Sunday. Wutts wus disqualified after his nscont hecauso his balloon wus uuc inflated according to tho rules gov erning tho contest. Thu other balloons, eighteen in number, havo been heard from, STATE RESTS CASE J SALEM, Mass., Oct. 31 Thu stute will rest its case today in the trial hero of Joseph Ettor, Antonio Caru so nud Arturo Giovannitti, who uro charged with murder growing out u tho Luwrenco textile strike. Tho defense, it is said, plans to move for dismissul of the charge ou tho ground of luek of eviduueu. If this motion is denied, tho dufenwe will begin tho presentation of evideucyjo'r HOR IRON UNION GffiAlS STRIKERS 4 tM l,V M i it i '"SI -vi a m m X I v i, .4rt V,c-.rfHv V !" - -H v "" " (vV mtfiMiM Mifcy UUWU!""" " V