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1G MEDPORP AIAfL TRIBUNE, I.IEPFORP, OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 2.1, 19,10. BANDIT CAUGHT: NEARLY ALL IN Robber Who Escaped During Run- nlnn Fight With Sheriff, Is Run Down and Captured Showed No Fight Owing to Wound. 1 LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aur. 20. Oscar Chitwood, who escaped from Sheriff after a running fight In tvhich his brother George Chitwood was killed and tho sheriff fatally -wounded, was captured In tho moun tains near Llttlo Rock today. Mem tors of ono of tho many posses that vere searching tho hills effected tho capture. Chitwood was wounded when ho escaped and showed no fight when taken, Lis wound having weak ened him. The Chitwood brothers were want ed by tho sheriff for horso stealing. Last Monday they entered tho sher iff's office, heavily armed, and sur rendered. While being tuiten to jail the two men suddenly leaped from jtho vehicle in which they were rid ing, shooting tho sheriff and terror izing tho town. IS Aftnr n. nnoptneular running nlstol jfbattlo Oscar Chitwood succeeded In If reaching a stable, where ho seized a horse. From Little Rock he fled Into lithe wilderness, pursued by several inunurea men. MAN-OF-WAR RUNS AM CK South Dakota Breaks Loose From Her Moorings, Smashes Tug and Then Goes Ashore Investigation to Follow. VALLEJO, Cal., Aug. 20. Tho ar mored crutser South Dakota "ran amuck" at tho Maro Island navy yard today, smashed tho tug Unadllla and wont aground near tho recolvlng ship Independence. N'nvy yard tugs tried unsuccessfully to refloat tho war ship. The South Dakota broko from her moorings at 3:15 p. m drifted In near tho traveling crano and smashed tho piling of tho yard wall. Then tho cruiser ran down tho Unndllln, staving a three-foot hole In tho tug. The tug Is still afloat. It Is probable a board of inquiry will bo appointed to investigate tho Incident. EXPECT CLASH AT ST. PAUL Since tho Proponents of Two Dia metrically Opposed Theories of Conservation Will Meet, Big Fight Is Looked For. DICKERSON NOW ON W.C.T.U. BLACKLIST TO PROBE CHARE OF WEST POINT, N. Y., Aujj. 20. To restore the departmentnl-eq'uilib- i rium upset yesterday when the navy (department turned a deaf cur to tho .IIIBV TiHPFBINR ipta'nce'of'iOO cases of wine by the UU11 I I null L.I1IUU crH;ser California, the war depart- ' ' ment today ordered four senior ca dets into seven months barrack con finement for drinkinjr milk punches. This sentence is n commutation by ST. PAUL, Aug. 20. SInco tho proponents of two diametrically op posed theories of conservation will bo In St. Paul at tho samo time, during tho big national consorvr.tlon con gress from September 5 to Septem ber 9, it is expected that there will bo t. bitter clash. Colonel Roosevelt, advocate of tho prlnciplo that the fee simple of tho public domain is tn tho fodornl gov ernment, is scheduled to speak be foro tho congress on Soptomber 6. Senator W. E. Borah of Idaho and Senator Reed Smoot, wanted In Utah, both vigorous advocates of tho tho ory of tho right of ownership of wn tcr power rights, Is Included in tho sovereignty grt.nted each stato by tho Constitution, will be floor managers of tho conclave. It is believed that if tho advocates of tho stato control theory assail tho policy of government control, Col onel Roosevelt will defend tho poli cies he has advocated throughout. State's rights will bo thu chief top ic of the entire congress. NEWSPAPER MEN RIDE ON NEW SPECIAL TRAIN CHICAGO Aug. 19. The trial of Lee O'Nell Browne, which will begin ilia earnest Monday, will be followed , President Taft of one of dismissal .toy an Investigation or the attempts from the service, imposed by tne Jglnade to lnfluenco veniremen sum-; judge advocate of n West Point court Jmoned in tho case. The jury was(niartial completed late yesterday and the tearing of the case will begin Mon day. State's Attorney Wayman said today that the grand jury would be gin a probe of tho attempted Jury Using on September 12. Eight hundred veniremen were .summoned before the Jury was fl- !nally completed. Many of the ven- 'had been approached, either directly 'or Inrllrectlv. Thev will be asked to go before the grand Jury and repeat the stories told to the Judge. . DEATH SEPARATES SHOEMAKER TWINS PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 20. Death today separated the Shoemaker twins the first ones ever housed in an in fant incubator in the state of Ore gon. When the babies made their appearanco at tho Good Samaritan hospital August 9 and seemed to thrive, the attending physicians were hopeful after tho first week that both j infants would live. The llttlo girl, tho older of the twins, died, however. Each of tho babies weighed exactly three pounds at birth. The boy will live, It Is be lieved. The mother of the twins is Mrs. II. R. Shoemaker, 145 East Sixty Eighth street. I jROSEBURG TO ADVERTISE RESOURCES IN THE EAST As a result of the action, the W. C. T. U. is jubilantly claiming that Secretary of War Dickinson is a prohibitionist, and Secretary of tho Navy Heyer is .permanently on the blacklist. The culprits are: Wilfrid Blount of Maryland; Charles L. Bryne of Washington, D. C; Harry James Keeley of Illinois and Bethel Wood Simpson of Michigan. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 20. Carrying more than a hundred newspaper men from all parts of the United States, the luxuriously equip ped Wcy-tern Pacific special, the first westbound passenger train over the new transcontinental line, steamed away from Snlt Lake today. The train will arrive at Winnemueen, Xev.. tonight, where Another cele bration await the travelers. They will continue on to Oroville on Suii dny. This arrangement has been made 13 the Western Pacific offi cials so that the pioneer tourists can seen the entire road by daylight. Sunday night will be spent in Oro ville, the trip to Oakland being con tinued on Monday morning. In Onk land n monster jubilee will welcome the opening of the new line. T LONDON, Aug. 20. Port authori ties of the United Kiugdom today were ordered to examine all arrivals from the continent to prevent the in troduction into England of cholera. Reports from Russia indicate that conditions there are far worse than the Russian officials will permit to be published. English health offi cers say that estimates of 112,000 cases and 50,000 deaths are not half the total actually existing .in the czar's domain. A report that cholera had gained a foothold in Rome wus officially de nied today. EXPECT H0D0C RAILROAD TO BE BUILT AT ONCE ROSEBURG, Or., Aug 20. At n lniibs meeting of tho citizons of Ifoseburg in tho Commercial club rooms, the question of instituting an I nt Neu. York the contracts for build- MERRILL, Or., Aug. 20 An nouncement is expected any day that construction has been ordered be gun on the Modoc Northern railroad, tho local officers of the Southern Pnuitio company having forwarded their reeoinraondation that tho road be built immediately, and as soon in, it i npproved by the head office campaign in -m will bo open for bids. extensive advertising iiouffias county una tho Linpqun Ti10 mii-vcv nf tho railroad throueh valley was considered nt length. Mulin, the Bohemian town ten miles Jt is tho plan of the club to in- at nr Hi!c ni,i. lm rniiKnl lw, duce tho eastern homcbccker to Io-jnew 0f ti, townsite to replnt cato in tho Urapqua vnlloy. As wn .i,-,:,. lm!,lin.- mid oxMinnc lots In . generally expressed by members ofj(ho ew I)Iat for tj10Se already dis- i uKu.uw.iii i uiu HicciHiK, me p06C, of in tho old plat. Tho rail TJinpn.ua valloy is well adapted tolrond cros6eg the town diagonally care i for tho man or woman withi.,,,,1 Cl,ts through tho business seo- biuan capimi in senron oi a noino. 1 C. C. Chapman of tho Portland Commercial club wan present, ami j upon invitation of Pre&idgut Seuly addressed tho assembly briefly. Mr. Chapman snid that Inn vihit to Ro.se- burg, although of brief duration, had - caused him to wonder nt tho prog ; ress that had been limdo in Doug jlas county the pn&t two years. It ! was tho speakor's nim to impress upon tho minds of Jus listeners that ihoy had made an excellent begin ning, and ho encouraged them lo eontinuo their offorts until llio Val- fley is fully developed. f If there's a good storo in tsIs city that's not woll-ndvcrllced, Jt desorves to have a more progressive manago- ia&t. ' Don, which has been located in the resiirveyed plat a couplo of blocks ti tho south, bringing it closer to Tule lake and allowing the residence lots to occupy tho higher ground near the Point. The drainage of tho lako will reclaim many acres of lund that will lio between tho new town und tho lako proper when it is re duced to its former bed. Molssant Delayed. UPCIIURCII, England, Aug. 20. -John Moissunt, exlir'jFQlr-dwp-R John Moissnnt experienced another dclny in his neriul flight toward Lon don today. Ho left Upchurch at 0:15 this morning and after flying a milo Jiis motor balked and ho was forced to descend. K. OF P. AT KLAMATH FALLS A great deal of intteri'st is being aroused in the Southern Oregon District Convention Knights of Py thias which is to convene in Klam ath Falls on Septt. 7. The Klamath FalN Knights lire figuring on a large delegation from Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford. About 50 Knights" and Ladies nro going from Medford. If you are a Knight of Pythias you surely are getting ready to go. The Klamath lodge promises the finest time ever known in that counttry. We want to toe what will be doing There will be several Mdc trips nnd everj' delegate will be -.hown a first clnss time. ly S00 cam. Tho Cashmoro Vnlo will put out from 300 to 2C0 enrs, and tho Entlat district between Wouat cheo and Lake Cholan expects to find markets for 100 cars. Tho Cholan dlctrlct. 40 miles above Wonatcheo, yot In Hb infancy, will ship moro thnn 12G cars, exclusive of largo Quantities contracted for by mining camps and hotels in north central Washington, nnd orchnrdlsts In tho Ilrowor illotrlct, 30 miles north of Cholan lock for from 40 to CO cars. There will be sufficient fruit for moro than 100 cars, but there aro no facilities for getting It to trans portation lines at tho present time. Upper Hirer Country. Tho Methow valley and Okanogan and Stevens counties will sond out sovernl hundred cars, as will tho growers at White Salmon, Undor wood nnd Goldendalo, and it Is esti mated that other dlstrlcta In Klicki tat. Ponton, Whitman, Columbia, As otin, Franklin and Spokane counties will hnvo from 100 to 1G0 cars. Tho crop of the west sldo of tho Cascado mountains Is estimated at from 300 to 350 cars. Thero aro many growers In tho stnto who bollovo tho crop will go above 5,250,000 boxes or moro than 7250 cars, and In proof of this thoy point to tho fnct that orders for 10, 000,000 boxes havo been placed with mill companies in Spoknno and other parts of tho stato this year, and that less than 4,000,000 boxes fill go to tho adjoining states. Competitors of Washington. Colorado and Oregon, tho chief competitors of Washington In the box npple Inductry will havo good, but not exceptionally heavy crops. The Colorado crop of this year will bo considerably lighter thnn thnt of 1909, but the yield promises to bo much better. Delta will havo only ono-thlrd of what It had last ceaaon, whon the crop was 75 per cont nor mal. Grand Junction will havo about tho samo as last year, or S20 cars. Silt, which had 90 per cent of a full crop last year, will ship only 10 per cont of a normal output. Rocky Ford will hnvo a normal yield, or about 300 cars, while oMntroso will have only 30 per cent of a full crop. Oth er sections will show i falling off, except Manznnola, which will havo four times the quantity It had Inst year. -- --- -- - .. -.. . . 4...4.4 Win. H. Crime!!, President M, 1 1. Alfortl, CnMilor, OiIn Omvfonl, AM, Onulilor, ST. ALWAYS THE ST. NATIONAL BANK OF MEDFORD A Resources MILLION DOLLARS Idaho Crops. ROISE, Idaho, Aug. 12. Tho bum per fruit crop from tho Bolso, Pny etto and Wclser valleys will net tho raisers this year tho lump sum of $1,900,000 in profits. Xo less thnn 2000 carloads of fruit, consisting of The Leading Bank of Southern Oregon It Leads Because it is Safe Your Money is Safe You Feel Safe You Sleep Well Because You Are Safe -THAT'S ALL -------. - -- --- --- t . 11 .i apples, prunes, pears and porches, Juttt returned from an iiiHpcctlon of will bo shipped out of this district, tho crop. Thcflo nro the estimates of Charles ! Tho fruit crop for 1910 will bo by .1. Slnsol tho authority on fruit and ' far tho greatest ovor gathered In thu extensive' pneker of this city, who Iibb ' state. TIiIhI n truo of all sections and till kludH of fruit. In many plncec, In cplto of the f.ctt hat tho orcliunln havo been hnnd'thlttnod, tho trees are breaking down beneath their bur-denii. IN THE FRUITGROWING WORLD. (Continued From Page 0.) 1,1 2"&70'0"0 boxes were sirippe(lout"of tho state, while officers of tho Wash ington Horticultural ."nsocirtlon aro of tho opinion tho yield will bo from 125 to 1C0 per cent larsev than any yot boxed. Yakima's Khtimated Output. Growers In tho Yakima valloy ex pect to ship from 2250 to 2500 cars and shlppom in tho Wonatcheo vnl loy predict about 2500 cars will go forward from hero. Wclla Walla and Spokane valloys should ship ful- Keep Your Eagle Eye on The Medford Furniture Co. for the next GO days. Furniture and Carpets have got to move, regardless of price. AVe must have room for the vast amount of goods in transit. You name your wants, we'll name the price and guarantee you will ho satisfied. . Medford Furniture Co. THE OLD RELIABLE HOUSE FURNISHERS Sole Agents for the ARCADIAN MALLTCAI3LI0 RANGE a AVorld-Beater. MEDFORD Ail0' OQflj Monday Morning ilUg 671II One Performance Only in Medford at 10 a. m. Circus mcK.c?n rfVi aft TUB Glottf07 vwraf uwia m CflG JAUAUIV: ZMXBVEiOVS ISIW EUPEANTS 3 o Kl OTHERS , wstA AMD mus r house' ASCt'Yo ITIIEDOMEV lor THE BIG TENTM AEStfrt -nif'f.U'i-i r -- AND mwsi JDEft.1 DF.0ENDSI J AMID A DUWTj h. or . ''tu..!?! mn MnWflWn mm iiMiiqBa 1 miJII, 's I Children Byes Tho Child with glaiut l inert likely lo b lh Adull ullhoul flatlet than It Xh wak.cctl chaq whote tyct ar not flun llmclr attention. I'U 1 Take the Little Ones to Dr. Coble and have their eyes examined before school starts. JIc fits them with the aid of the latest scientific optical instruments used by the profession, thus avoiding un certain answers as to what they can see. No guessing as to what the child sees here. NO, 301 EAST MAIN, LOOK FOR THE BIG EYE SIGN. m THE-WdllL'DlTTFIELD Its Triumphs Reach Boyond the Seas 'CAPITAL INVESTED,$3,500,000 fiasU PERSONS, 700 HORSES 1 100 OAOI8 nnd OCN8 or WILD ANIMAL8, 40 tLBPHANT8 , 85 H?,uoAScoTnT0H 100 aonrclUclCurTo0Ni iCHAHLEY I.JIib Manlike Bicycle RldfngCtoauzeB 1THB GREATEST TRAINED ANIMALO BVBR 8BBNi i--- ... r-w.-..u r. tm5 MtvoUVINQ TADUCO, vv nsmnbigis nnu TUB l CO RIOT-D I LQ O NB ww KunuHATS AND THE PATTV FRANKS, .w ...w.,, , I1B, unnArcBTin tho WORLD, on wlowho, TUB WOM.O'8 fONHY MBM r.-.k, or ciaarMi, INClUOmO (Aiy UMtllita WOIIlMIMII.O,N1,rcM, iooowoJ." .fk.mw w . TtiK HIPfOOHOMI ww n hvbi ur ,nt (JIHOIVT inr iv in MtPli Tiiev puv and 1MNCI! 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