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r- "J W? ' VW ! U $f Medford Mail Tribune TUB WEATHER UN'ITICI) 1'IIKSS ASSOCIATION Full Ijcnsctl Wire Report, z Tonight and tomorrow Fair anil warm. Tho only papor in tho world published In n city tho slto of Medford having a leased win. wx- MTTHYEAJl. i MEDFORD, OREGOX, 'TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1910. No. 121. LV1 .s- 4- MAYOR GAYNOR BY INSANE MAN SHOT 4. HAS EVEN CHANCE FOR LIFE; ATTACK CAME SUDDENLY HAD RE STEAMER ON HIS WAY 10 EUROPE; Assailant Is Discharged Employe of Dock Department of New York Would-Bc Assassin Caught by By-1 standers and Now in Prison. ' , IIOHOKEN, N. J.. Aug. 9. The following bulletin was is sued from St. Mary's hos pital at 2:30 p. in.: "Mayor Gaynor was shot in the right sido of tho neck, the bullet entering the pos terior and upper portion and ranging downward. The po sition of the bullet hns not yet 'been definitely located nml will be determined by means of an X-rny examina tion. Tho mayor is con scious and resting quietly. He seems in no imminont danger. (Signed.) "DR. J. AIIL1TZ. "DR. GEO. BREWER. DR. GEO. STEWART. "DR. C1IAS. E. DOWD." -t- -. IIOHOKEN, X. J., Aug. 1). Mayor William J. Gaynor was ehot and se verely wounded by James J. Gal lagher, discharged Now York .dock department employe, nbonid the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm dor Grob-o at the Hobokon pier today. Tho wounded man was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, suffering fiom a bullet wound in tho bnok of tho head. After a preliminary examination surgeons announced that he hnd an even chance for life. Tho mayor's assailant was taken to police headquarters under heay gua.d. Detective'? began a sharp cro-s-examinntion of the prisoner to make him reveal the motive for hi attempt to slny Guvnor. The Now York mayor had driven (Continued on Paso 8.) TRAINS MEET HEADONON P.&E. Eastbound Limited, Running Extra, Bumps Into Work Train and En Beauty Running at Slow Speed. The pacsenger train of the Pacitio & Eastern sent out n& an extra ye- tenli afternoon collided head-on Iwith the work train in the rook cut just oast of the Butte creek bridge. Slow speed limit was all that pre vented a bad smash-up. The oast bouud train hnd picked up a carload of wood and wa. piuhing it ahead, and this ear acted a a buffer be tween the two ugtoe. A it vvafe, the front ends of both looomotiven have lost thoir prutinc beauty aud the wood in the ear ahead was prac tically reduced to splinters. The fireman on the work traia juropod Knad landed just right to be buried in fthe wood, but osoaped with a few jminor bruises. iUSEFULLCAREER ; WAS IHAT OF Fought His Way, Round by Round, Up Ladder of Success That Leads to Honor and Fortune Held Many Important Places on Bench. William Jay Gaynor was born In f vvhitestown, Oneida county, New York, In 1S51. His early education was received at the Whlteotown sem inary and In Doston, where he re mained studying and working In a Journalistic capacity until his 22d year. In 1873 lie moved to Brooklvn. I where ho began tho study of law, at I the same time being employed on i New York and Brooklyn newspapers. He was admitted to tho bar In 1S75, at onco going Into active practice. n Able Lawyer. Gaynor rapidly gained recognition as an able lawyer, both as a practi tioner rid a theorist, his articles on legal subjects attracting much atten tion. Ho appeared as counsel In many Important cases, his concise and vigorous arguments winning him tho respect of bench and bar. In 1890 Gaynor was appointed Judge advocate on tho staff of General McLeer, com manding tho second dlvlolrn of the New York national guard. It was at this time that Gaynor gained national promlnonco. As a democrat ho used his Influence to break the corrupt rings within his party in New York stato. Ills ac tivity resulting In tho conviction of John Y. Kane for olectlon frauds. Elected Supreme Justice. In 1893, responding to the call of both tho republicans and Independ ent democrnts, Gaynor accepted the nomination for supromo Justlco of the state of New York. He was oloct- ed, stepping from the ber to n seat on one of the highest tribunals of the Cnlted States Dy declining the democratic nom- (Continued on Pncr 8.) EASTERN REALTY MAYOR GAYNOR Man Who Has Sold Thousands of Acres of Iowa and Nebraska Lands, But Intends to Settle in the Rogue River Valley Is Pleased With Local Conditions. O. V. Eckominn, general ale manager for the I'ayne Investment company, one of tho laruet firm in the wet, orjoratiug in Jowa and Ne braska lands, jiibt paid a fl.ving visit to Medford, remaining les than 24 hours, and loft with the fctatemont that he would return in October or November, purchase an orchard of 40 or oO aeroe and settle here. Thi vh his first trip to the Itoguo Hiver alley, whoe fame, he o.xpret'., prod far ami wide in it eoure aero tho praine tate, and thence to every corner of the Union. IIi intention to spend a few day in Medford looking around wa iiuiek iv changed after a brief look at the eity aad tho great o.xpan&e of orch ard at our very back door. Hi im pression of Medford and its future wa ktated in fow werds: "I never Two Prominent Men Want a Chance to Raise Battleship Maine From the Mud. x i - . v i.'v , "-y ' ",v''fi ' ' ilTnrtMifiit-.Sm."rnirAi i ii r in . ....il .....l )i linimiH wniiA.iln 4 1 11 fc II 1, 1 i, iiiimI JOHN F. O'KOl Two men prominent in the affair- of Culled States tfhippiiu; me seeking the coutracts to raise tliu battleship Malue from the bottom of Havana harbor John 1" O'ltourkc, head of a great engineering construction company, has a plan for building colTeidams about the bull of the historic tomb of many sailor and then pumping water from the giant caissons until the vessel will again llout Little Is Known about the Idea of John rbucklc, sugar king .aid toffee men bant ami successful salvor of several large steamers HcnsHcrts that he lias the Indorsement of Vdlnlr.U Dewey and has written rresldeut Taft ail.lug to be allowed to submit his plans to die ollieers of the war lit i .iitu.ent CRIPPEN DENIES ANY CONFESSION LONDON, Aug. 9. Attnrnev Nevv lon, counsel for Dr. II. II. Cnppen, held bv the authorities at Quebec (he H , nuuruer of hi- wilt., Belle Elmoro Crippon, in London, imiiMinxietl tndnv that Dr. Crnineii . t.nl))c(1 hm ft ,,,, ivi ,u,lllul , ,, ,.. ,,,,. . i,,.,,,,.,,,, j De ii " of mil Yard or to anv m i eKe. (Continued on I'ago K ) MAN TO LIVE HERE: nw such a marvelous big little city nor Hich a torritory of groat io oureo. The oxtont of tho eityV piii-H'ct cannot ho measured bv even your bet booator. It is not a country town, but a wonderfully live metropolitan city." Mr. Eekman was a visitor at the Medford Commercial club, and save Manager Malboouf some highly in teresting facts concerning the oper ations of bis company in the great corn and stock belts. The I'ayne people purchased and sold within three mouth the widely, advertised iirookraan farm, in Sae county, Iowa, consisting of 11 sections. This brought a straight price of 125 per 'aore, sales being made in pieces it 1 40 acros upward. They also pat on the market earlv this yoar some (Continued on I'age 5.) KKi; f -H- 4-f- -f-H- REAL ESTATE MEN TO MEET THIS EVENING All of tho teal estate moil in the cit aio lcqucxted to attend a meoting at the eoni lnereial club rooms Ibis eve ning, when inatteiH lelative to the general wellaro of the allov are to bo tliHoimtied. A huge attendaneo i re (inireil. l-f-f-f-f-f-f f 4-4 l FORESTS PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 9. Whon President Taft ordered tho 17,000 troops of tho regular army In tho Pacific northwost to respond to calls for aid In fighting forest fires, tho protection was given to tlm entlro forests of the wustorn country, and not limited to tho national forest ro sorvos. I'rlvato timber owners woro at first disposed to question tho effi cacy of tho order, 'bocauso of a possl bio conflict of authority, tho troops, howovor. are subject to call whon prlvute forosts aro In danger, as well as government foroat reserves. Tho most serious fires now In tho district covered by tho presidential order are In tho Clearwater district of Idaho and In tho northeast por tion of Washington. Mow flros woro reported yesterday from Wallowa In northeastern Oregon. It Is estimat ed that fully COO fires aro burning, but for the most part thoy aro not serious. Timber valued at $6,000, 000 was wiped out In a few days last August. An effective want ad tnakos your business pUn offostlvo. PROIECIION OR I I JOHN AltnUCKLK. :'30 REBELS ARE UNDER ARREST ti:iii:uan I'usia, ug y. - Twelve are de-.d, and the mtlonullst loador, Satar Khan, Is Imprlhoned as the roault of a bloody outbreak bo I ween tho government forces anil tho Insurgents. Tin, rebels nindu tholr attack of the guards In the northern pert of the cpltnl. retie.nlng before M'i' relnfo-cementH fent to the aid (Continued on But. t ) iBAlLEY IS GIVEN Flags Torn From Walls and Waved Aloft When Senator Bailey's Name Is Mentioned In Texas State Convention Hall Is to Be Boomed for Presidency. (JALVKSION. Tex., Aug 8. - A wildly chiiorliiH throns; today gave a groat ovation to Senator Joseph W. liulloy at tho democratic stato con vention here. For moro than 4 0 minutes the demonstration lontluued. Delegates, wlh'.ly enthusiastic at tho mention of Halley as a candidate for president In 1012, tore flags from tho walls nnd, waving Mom about their heads, marched up and down and around tho hall, Minuting tho sen ator'a naino. Senator Hallcy appeared after tho ovation had been In progress for ful ly half an hour. When ho entered the hall tho cheering broke out again, Land delegate, leaping on the tablet) and chairs, yolled and applauded lus tily. Furniture was snmshwl and tho delegate tried to push tholr way to tho platform In their wild enthusiasm. SAYS JAP I TOLD HER i OF CRIME I I Mrs. Starbuck Claims Ytimnfltichl I Visited Her in Oakland aiul Con- t fesscd "Making Away With" the I Kendalls Said Murder Followed 1 Fight In Which Jap Was Victor. SANTA ItOSA, Cal., Aug. 9. Dis trict Attorney Lor today rovoalod for tho first tlmo tho theory on which his 1 offlco Is working In regard to tho I myBtory that surrou ids tho murder I of tho Kendall family on tho Star- ouck rancn near uazauoro. District Attorney Lea said that, ac cording to a stntomont by Mrs. Star buck to hint, tho KondallB woro shot down by Yamacuchl, an omployo of Mrs, Starbuck, following n fight at tho ranch, In which YamnguchI and T. A. Kendall exchanged shots and which Is bellovcd to have ondod In J tho death of tho Kendalls. This Is tho Btory told by Yaningiichl to Mrs. ' Starbuck, Lea said. Mrs. Starbuck made a completo statement to Lea, In which flho told (Continued on Pace 8.) BUYS AT $25,000 SELLS AI $40,000 A. Conro Fiero Disposes of Orch ard Tract Near Talent at $15,000 Advance in Six Months Chicago Man Is New Owner. A. Conro Fiero has sold tho itlO nere orehunl tract near Talent, nlucli he purebiiHod in February for T.'.'i.lKKI, to Frank 1). Fraiur of Chi tTgu tor lll.UOO. .Mr. Fraziur will make hm homo on tho place. Mr. Fiero purchased the plane MX inonlliH ago and planned lo impiove it. However, he uiueo decided to dut I vote his attention entirely to Wood- lawn, near Central Point, where lie iii.ikc- In-, home. Mr Kinsricr'i lalliei b.is been a pm Imr of JnmoH A. l'atton, the ' lh il Kll . Ol ( llll It'll, I'll a iplin I'l 111 M .11-- Ilalloy was seized and carried to tho platform on tho shoulders of tho cheering doloKutoa, Fleet Off to Practice. SAN FIJANCIKCO, Cal., Aug. !). Led by the flHghi Whipple, the Paeilit' toipedo tint ilia steamed out of the harbor tin morning, bound fur Smii Pedro to engage in three week1' target praetiee. The boat , have been tboioughlv oveihauled and the crews expect (o huttei ome ree- uliU NO MORE BETTING OH ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA ATLANTA, (la.. Auk. 0 llettlug on elections Is now Itlegal In Georgia, Governor llrowa having signed the antl-betttng bill recently passed by tho legislature. Will) i 11 KILLED 11 IN San Francisco Train Collides Head on With Freight Train Near Iq naclo, on San Rafael Line Blams Is Placed on Conductor of Freight Most of Dead In Smoking Car. SAN HAFAKL, Cal., Aug. I). Elovon dead bodies are lying in tha morgue and cloven injured porsons aro in tho Norihwostoni Pacific hos pital in San Francisco as a result of tho wreck of a San Francisco train and a work train near Ignacio Inst night. Tho bodies of the dond woro brought to the morguo hero to day and the injured have been sent lo tho hospital in Snn Francisco. Othors slightly injured woro taken from Igunoio on n special train early today to San Francisco. Tho dead: II. W. Emerson, Pota luinn; P. Lnvin, Santa Hosa; V. E. Poehlman, Potalumn; Qcorgo Kiloy, Potaluma; .John Wilkinson, guard, San Qucntin prison; llorman Mayor, Santa Hosa; M. A. Banks, real es tate dealor, Ilockford, 111.; A. W. Hanks, real estate doaler, Ilockford, III.; N. Nielsen, San Hafaol; G. Crivollono, San Francisco; T. W. Hiclinrilson, Petnluma. Track Is Cleared. It was reported that three other bodies wero buried under tho wreck age of the passenger train, but with tho clearing uvvav of tho debris to day it was found that this report is untrue Tho railroad officials as well us the coroner place tho num ber of the dond at elovon. The track was cleared today and trains will be running past tho spot whore tho wreck occurred by noon Wilkinson, who hnd been married only ono month, was on bis way to see bis wife. The vvrook was a head-on oolli iou between a freight train and a passonger. The fruight was a hoavv train, eonsistliii' of about 40 oars, some of them loaded with railroad iron. A big stoam road roller wax part of the freight, giving tho train terrific! momentum iih it spoil lowarJ tho passenger. (CoutiiiiD'd on Page 8.) BALLINGER IN Secretary Notifies Portland Com mercial Club That He Will Bo There This Week Leaves Friday Night for Klamath Falls. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. U.-Soore-lnrv of thoOiiturior Hiohard A, Hal linger has advised tho Couunorulal elub that be will pay bis postpoued visit to Pot (laud on Thursday aud Friday of this week. Tho goorotary was announced for tho oarly days of last week, but uaiiuellud tho dates in order to join Senator (Van of Massaabiisetts at St. Paul. Mr. Halliugor will be iiouomiuuiiod by Mis. llMllingvr, K. C. Finney, -itMiil to the secretary, and II. l MeCabo, private seorotary. They ill be guests of tho Gommorclal, elub. On Friday evening Mr. Hullinger will deliver an address in wliieh he i espeeted to tuiiek upon a number nt subject of Interest to the west. The Ma Hinge r party will luavij Poitlaml Friday ultht for ICIauuith Fall Hid Crater Lake, and from that city will continue Into Califor nia. J NJURED 1 N 00N 9 . . i- j- . iiiiniMur MrrfiiiM- ! naan f I'rtMWnfftir m f V-,v ' ' -ii G iisW-vtfisMWW- . - ajj -.r . 1, , ,-kf iji,,:., ''.a fis' BJfff Y-- tr-'J ' il i. JL LWm i4. Tt r fc